Chapter 71: Luring and Killing Dugu

Dahuang noticed someone was following him and immediately became tense, quickening his pace.

Looking at the big yellow dog running ahead, Dugu's eyes showed a cold and sinister smile. "Stray dog, where do you think you're running? Help me find that little beast surnamed Ding obediently!"

In the dark forest, the man and the dog thus engaged in a chase.

Not long after, when Dugu saw the cracked rock, he suddenly remembered that this was the very place where he had waited for hours for Ding Hao early yesterday morning!

"How did I end up here!" Dugu was startled. At this moment, he realized he had been lured here.

"Ding Hao, do you think you can deal with me just by luring me here?" Dugu's face turned cold. He took a few more steps and approached the cracked rock, where he suddenly saw a fiery red object.

"What!" Dugu rushed over and found the corpse of the human-eared fox. "Damn! Ding Hao killed my beast pet, die!"

Seeing the corpse of the human-eared fox, his eyes turned bloodshot, and his face was filled with rage.

What he did not expect was that just as he lost his composure, a black shadow suddenly darted out from behind a tree. The black shadow, as big as a fist, rushed out from behind the tree, drew an arc, and pounced on Dugu.

"What is this?" Dugu, still immersed in his grief, tried to dodge the black shadow.

However, everything was meticulously planned by Ding Hao. From this location to the placement of the human-eared fox's corpse, it was all meticulously arranged. Dugu had no chance to dodge.

Slap! The black shadow, like a piece of mud, slapped onto Dugu's face, sticking to the spot where his ear had been.

This red, black, and pus-filled blood, with its foul and bloody smell, was precisely what Dugu's ear had been transformed into. Like a leaf returning to its roots, this pus was highly attracted to its original body and instantly seeped into Dugu's body.

Since this pus was originally part of Dugu's body, his body did not resist and allowed it to enter.

Dugu touched his face and found it covered in blood, the smell of which was nauseating. However, this was not the main issue. The critical problem was that he felt his qi and blood flow obstructed, his meridians blocked, and his cultivation level plummeting!

"What is this?" Dugu was panic-stricken.

The oil lamp was lit behind the tree, and Ding Hao, holding the lamp and accompanied by the yellow dog, stepped out and said, "This is a blood-contaminated substance, refined from your ear."

"Damn!" Dugu gritted his teeth and cursed, "Ding Hao! I never thought you would practice blood magic! You are truly beyond redemption, you deserve to die!"

Ding Hao sneered, "You can conspire with a demon master to kill me, so why can't I use blood magic to kill you? The cycle of heaven and earth, an eye for an eye, you are the ones who are beyond redemption and deserve to die!"

After the initial panic, Dugu calmed down and said, "I didn't expect you to know we brought a demon master." He smiled faintly, "Do you really think you can kill me with these petty tricks? It's a pipe dream. If I'm not mistaken, this thing can only temporarily hinder my cultivation! An attack at the innate level, trying to harm me? You are too naive!"

Ding Hao took out the ordinary treasure knife from Mao Changhai, "Let's see if you can still be my match after your cultivation level drops!"

Dugu laughed, "Do you think I will fight you?"

At this moment, Song Que inside the oil lamp shouted loudly, "Quick, kill him! He has the means of a demon master!"

However, it was already too late.

Although Dugu was only at the second level of the Qi Cultivation stage, he was already a demon master! The difference between a demon master and an innate level was like the difference between heaven and earth. Even a small trick used by a demon master was beyond the reach of an innate level!

Dugu slapped his spirit treasure pouch, and a spirit talisman appeared in his hand.

A first-grade spirit talisman, the Golden Light Talisman!

Among the nine grades of spirit talismans, the first grade was the lowest. The Golden Light Talisman was the lowest and cheapest defensive spirit talisman in the first grade. Dugu flicked his wrist, and the talisman burned to ashes like a flame!

At the same time, a layer of golden light enveloped his body, tightly adhering to it. This layer of golden light was like a golden armor, with extremely strong defensive power!

"You are going to die!" Dugu's eyes were filled with malice. He pointed at Ding Hao and coldly snorted. Then he sat down on the spot, swallowed a pill, closed his eyes, and began to heal in front of Ding Hao!

Clang, clang, clang!

Ding Hao's ordinary treasure knife stabbed at his body, but the layer of golden light did not budge at all! Ding Hao then switched to the ordinary treasure finger guard, his eyes shooting cold light, and he launched a full attack, "Eight-Fold Fire Fist!"

This was already Ding Hao's strongest attack, but Dugu, protected by the Golden Light Talisman, remained unmoved! With this layer of golden light, Dugu was like a mountain, sitting there motionless!

At this moment, Dugu had roughly found a way to clear the blood contamination. He opened his eyes and sneered, "Stop struggling! Fool! This is a spirit talisman, a spiritual-level defense! Even a regular flying sword can't kill me, let alone your ordinary-level weapon and attack? Fool, wait to die!"

Song Que inside the Blood Cultivation Soul Lamp also sighed, "It's useless! Really useless! Who would have thought he had such a defensive means! A first-grade defensive spirit talisman, worth more than 20 spirit stones! It's useless, Ding Hao, stop struggling. Before he clears the blood contamination, run away quickly!"

Ding Hao's face changed repeatedly, never expecting that despite all his calculations, he still couldn't kill Dugu! If not for the experience, who would have thought that the means of a demon master could be so powerful! Just this layer of golden light, no matter how you attacked, it was useless!

Song Que added, "Run quickly! It's really impossible! This is the means of a demon master, not something an innate level can imagine!"

However, at this point, Ding Hao did not give up. He stared at Dugu and slowly said, "I have one last method, I want to try it."

Dugu sneered, "Fool, you are truly unrepentant! Let me tell you, the pill in my body is quickly clearing the contaminated blood! Wait to die!"

Ding Hao reached out and grabbed a green demonic vine, which was covered with fine golden threads!

Dugu sneered, "A vine demon? I knew you raised a demon, but what can you do? This is a first-grade Golden Light Talisman, and you think a vine demon can hurt me?"

Ding Hao ignored him and shouted at the vine demon, "If you can break through him, I'll let you eat as much ancient bait grass as you want!"

The vine demon, recently neglected by Ding Hao, had been lying next to the ice crystal, hungry and cold. Hearing this, it became excited and quickly slithered over like a snake, circling around the golden light on Dugu's body, and then suddenly tightened!

Dugu was still laughing, and Song Que in the oil lamp was still advising, "Don't waste time," but they did not expect that as the green demonic vine tightened, the golden light on Dugu's body began to wobble.

"How is this possible!" Song Que in the oil lamp exclaimed, "What kind of vine demon is this? A top-grade vine demon! Absolutely a top-grade vine demon! Tell me, what kind of vine demon is this?"

Ding Hao chuckled, "I don't know what kind of vine demon it is, I just picked it up by accident."

Song Que in the oil lamp almost spat blood. To pick up such a good thing by accident, this guy's luck was too strong!

Dugu's face was now pale. As the vine demon slowly tightened, the golden light began to deform, some parts concave and others convex.

"No!" In his panicked scream, the golden light on his body burst like a bubble.

Slap!

The golden light burst!

"What kind of vine demon is this!" Dugu was almost in tears. Even a regular flying sword would find it hard to break through the Golden Light Talisman, and it was so easily crushed!

Ding Hao's dagger was the answer.

This dagger, seized from Mao Changhai, was extremely sharp. When it sliced across Dugu's neck, it didn't bleed at first, but after a few seconds, blood began to seep out, then gushed forth, and Dugu's head separated from his body.

Ding Hao killed Dugu and knew he couldn't waste time. He quickly tore off the spirit treasure pouch from Dugu's waist, threw the vine demon and the spirit treasure pouch into the Star Absorption Stone, and took the oil lamp. Song Que was still muttering, "What kind of vine demon? It's too strong. If you refine it well, it can definitely reach the Foundation Establishment stage and break through this realm!"

Ding Hao said, "Stop talking nonsense, teach me how to collect the soul!"

"What, you want to collect his soul?" Song Que was stunned, then ecstatic, "Do you know, this Blood Cultivation Soul Lamp can only have one wick. If you collect his soul, you have to let me go!"

Ding Hao did not hesitate. In fact, he had already guessed. He nodded, "I can let you go! Teach me how to collect the soul first!"

Song Que immediately recited a spell, "This is the Soul-Attracting Spell! Hold the oil lamp and shine it on his face, recite the spell, and his soul will be drawn out!"

Ding Hao listened carefully and quickly shone the oil lamp on Dugu's face, then recited, "To plant the root of eternal life, to cultivate the yin soul and yang spirit. First, let the Mystic Mother return to the House of Li, then send the Empty King to the Gate of Release."

As he recited, a faint shadow, resembling Dugu's distorted face, flew out, creating a very strange scene that left Ding Hao stunned.

Song Que quickly shouted, "Quick, quick, quick! Recite the Release Spell! If I don't leave, he can't enter!"

Ding Hao said, "Quick, tell me the Release Spell!"

Song Que said, "The Release Spell is a pardon, then blow out the soul fire!"

Ding Hao said, "If I let you go, what if he doesn't enter?"

"I've lied all my life, but this time I'm telling the truth, just believe me once!" Song Que said.

At this point, Ding Hao had no choice but to believe him and shouted, "Pardon!" After shouting, he blew out the soul fire of the Blood Cultivation Soul Lamp.

Whoosh, the forest was instantly plunged into darkness, and in the darkness, Song Que's voice came, "Ding Hao, that vine demon is a treasure, take good care of it, farewell..."

"In the next life, I hope to be born into a righteous demon master's family; in the next life, I hope to have a genius talent; in the next life, I hope to enter the Nine Provinces Academy and break through the realm to ascend to the heavens!"

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End of Chapter 71