Chapter 587: Used Once

Ding Huan swept his divine sense across the hundred-plus warships; fewer than six were truly late-stage or peak Immortal Emperor, the rest were all early- or mid-stage Immortal Emperors, and even a pile of Immortal Sovereigns.

Ding Huan was speechless—were they planning to overwhelm him with numbers?

What kind of oddball was this Ku family?

"Whoever dares move against the Ku family dies!" A nasal-deformed man burst out with a roar.

But he didn't rush to Ding Huan's front—he stopped himself voluntarily.

Clearly, he knew Ding Huan's strength: one punch had nearly killed Ku Wang, and killing him would be effortless.

These hundred or so people meant nothing to Ding Huan; his gaze fixed on the colossal warship approaching.

The warship halted directly before Ding Huan's Cosmic Cauldron, and a plain-looking woman stepped out.

"Why did you kill innocent travelers without cause? Do you think the vast universe has no moral or legal constraints?" The woman stared coldly at Ding Huan.

"Heng Xianzhu, why waste words with him? Just strike!" The nasal-deformed man snorted, clearly annoyed by her tone of reason.

The woman called Heng Xianzhu regarded the nasal-deformed cultivator calmly.

"Ku Zhi, everything must follow reason. If we strike without knowing right from wrong, what distinguishes us from him?"

Ding Huan sensed the subtle tension between the two and formed a rough guess.

Heng Xianzhu and the Ku family shared the same warship, but they were clearly two separate factions.

He had just killed a woman of the Ku family and nearly crushed Ku Wang—anyone with eyes could see that.

Yet when Heng Xianzhu arrived, she didn't strike immediately—instead, she wanted to reason with him.

If they were the same faction, such behavior made no sense.

She was using him as a weapon, planning to let his blade exterminate and suppress the Ku family.

No matter how this woman intended to wield him as a blade, Ding Huan would not strike first.

He could watch the show, he could lend his blade—but don't expect him to draw it himself.

If they provoked him, he had no qualms about wiping out every ghost and demon here—regardless of their faction.

"Heng Xianzhu, these two attacked me on sight, trying to seize my spaceship," Ding Huan said coolly.

"Do you have proof?" Heng Xianzhu still fixed her gaze on Ding Huan.

Ding Huan replied coolly: "You're all of the same gang. If I produce evidence, will you still act for me? If you won't, then come together—I, Master Huan, will take you all on."

Heng Xianzhu's tone suddenly sharpened: "I, Yue Xingtian, have never oppressed fellow cultivators. If you can produce proof, I, Heng Luane, will surely give you a proper reckoning."

As she spoke, several more figures landed beside Heng Luane.

Heng Luane's tone turned icy as she stared at Ding Huan: "If you cannot produce proof, then blood must pay for blood—there's nothing more to say."

Even the Ku family fell silent.

They clearly knew Ku Wang had coveted Ding Huan's Cosmic Cauldron and provoked the conflict—but such matters could never have evidence.

The arrays and prohibitions engraved on flying treasures were priceless; they were almost always defensive or killing arrays, never surveillance arrays.

Even if one did engrave a surveillance array, another problem arose: once the spaceship reached a certain speed, ordinary surveillance arrays couldn't fully record anything.

What baffled everyone was that Ding Huan actually pulled out a crystal ball and tossed it to Heng Xianzhu:

"The entire incident is recorded on this crystal ball—if you're going to judge, you can watch the footage—"

Before Ding Huan finished speaking, the nasal-deformed Ku man smashed the crystal ball with a punch.

"Ku Zhi, what do you mean by that?" Heng Luane glared coldly at the nasal-deformed man.

Ding Huan continued watching their performance—Heng Luane had clearly been able to block the crystal ball's destruction but chose not to.

Now she was asking the Ku family's nasal-deformed man.

Combined with the several figures who had just appeared beside Heng Luane, Ding Huan guessed she was trying to paint the Ku family as the rude ones who destroyed evidence.

Moreover, Heng Luane surely had a second piece of evidence.

Heng Luane not only wanted to portray the Ku family as rude and guilty, but also pretend to side with them.

Just like now—she could have stopped Ku Zhi from destroying the footage, but didn't.

This woman was calculating—likely even a green tea bitch.

He was merely a pawn being used.

Soon, she'd probably try to make him lead the charge under the guise of "delivering justice."

Before Ku Zhi could answer, Ding Huan tossed out another crystal ball and activated it.

On the crystal ball, Ku Wang's arrogant image was crystal clear.

Ding Huan said nothing—just watched Heng Luane perform.

Heng Luane's face grew even colder as she saw the crystal ball: "Is this how the Ku family operates?"

"Heng Luane, don't play your little games—you Yue family can't even control Yue Xingtian…"

Another Ku Immortal Emperor stepped forward, speaking with disdain.

"Attack—slay every one connected to the Ku family…"

Heng Luane gave the order; sudden waves of killing Dao rhythms erupted from the warships, engulfing every vessel that had emerged.

Ding Huan stared in shock—these killing Dao rhythms were… cannonballs?

"She's using this chance to exterminate my Ku…"

The nasal-deformed man finally understood Heng Luane's intent and screamed in frenzy.

But he realized it too late.

Boom—boom—boom!

One after another, the Dao-rhythm cannonballs exploded in the void; the hundred-plus ships turned to dust under their assault.

Several late-stage Ku Immortal Emperors had barely escaped their ships when the cannonballs locked onto them again…

Yet these cannonballs clearly couldn't trap late-stage Immortal Emperors—they could only further injure the Ku cultivators.

After the Bai Chi clan's Immortal Emperor was severely wounded, he was immediately surrounded and attacked by a dozen Immortal Emperors who burst out of the warship.

Ding Huan silently wondered: what kind of being is Yue Xingtian?

Has the family power struggle really reached this point?

And this cannonball—not only contains terrifying Immortal Qi energy, but also violent Dao rhythms that tear through the air; only top-tier Array Masters and Artificers could forge such a thing.

Soon, Ding Huan noticed several people beside Heng Luanner also rushed out to attack the Bai Chi Immortal Emperor.

Ding Huan's spiritual sense swept over the warship—the warship itself was also engaged in slaughter.

It must be Heng Luanner cleansing the Bai Chi clan members aboard the warship.

Heng Luanner is ruthless and decisive; she even seeks a righteous justification before killing—she's a formidable figure.

If Heng Luanner is searching for an excuse, then Yue Xingtian must contain forces far stronger than the Heng clan.

Heng Luanner likely longed to exterminate the Bai Chi clan; today, finding this pretext, she finally moved.

The Bai Chi clan are fools—over a hundred ships all charged out of the warship; it's no surprise they were annihilated.

The Bai Chi Immortal Emperors were now all slaughtered.

Heng Luanner turned to Ding Huan, her tone still cold: "Our Yue Xingtian absolutely will not tolerate the existence of the Bai Chi clan, who oppress fellow cultivators.

As a witness, now come with us back to Yue Xingtian."

Ding Huan sighed deeply—Heng Luanner hadn't just wiped clean every Bai Chi cultivator aboard the warship; she intended to return to Yue Xingtian and exterminate the entire Bai Chi clan.

Ding Huan said calmly: "No time."

Heng Luanner frowned slightly; before she could speak, one of the men beside her snorted:

"Just now, Immortal Lord Heng intervened for you, and you did nothing—but now you're asked merely to serve as a witness, and you still hesitate and refuse.

The vast universe is filled with filth and chaos because of selfish bastards like you."

Ding Huan's expression remained blank: "If you want to fight, do it quickly. Don't play the virtuous woman after being a whore."

"Such an ungrateful wretch—kill him…" the man roared.

Heng Luanner waved her hand, turned again to Ding Huan, and her tone grew far more sincere:

"Brother, you must have some misunderstanding about Yue Xingtian. Yue Xingtian is the only realm in this universe capable of ascending to the Divine-Buddha Realm.

If you're willing to accompany us as a witness, I, Heng Luanner, guarantee you a place within Yue Xingtian."

Ding Huan froze—could Yue Xingtian enable ascension?

Is the realm higher than the Immortal World the Divine-Buddha Realm?

That's odd—he thought Ji Luo had said it was the Divine Realm; why is there a Divine-Buddha Realm now?

"How many cultivators ascend from Yue Xingtian?" Ding Huan, intrigued by the word "ascend," asked.

Heng Luanner smiled: "Naturally many. This time, when we return to Yue Xingtian, it will be when my cousin Heng Fei ascends—you may attend the ceremony."

Ding Huan laughed heartily: "Fine, I agree. Lead the way."

Saying this, Ding Huan raised his hand and recalled his Cosmic Pot, then stepped onto the colossal warship without hesitation or caution, accompanied by Yi Jie.

Ding Huan's action left Heng Luanner stunned, and the several experts beside her were equally stunned.

Is he mentally deficient?

Heng Luanner assumed that even if Ding Huan agreed to follow them, he wouldn't board their warship—she naturally planned to have her ship trail behind.

She had seen Ding Huan's Cosmic Pot—it was undoubtedly a top-tier treasure.

The Bai Chi clan's Bai Wang had coveted this treasure, and she seized the chance to obliterate him entirely with Dao-Inscribed Immortal Cannons.

"May I ask your name, brother?" Heng Luanner recovered from her shock.

"Ding Xiaotu."

After giving a simple name, Ding Huan asked: "How long will it take to reach Yue Xingtian?"

"About half a year. We came out this time to search for Guangming Tian," Heng Luanner replied.

Why they sought Guangming Tian, or what Guangming Tian was, Heng Luanner did not explain; Ding Huan didn't care to ask.

"Could you provide me a place to meditate? My cultivation is too weak—I wish to temporarily boost my strength."

"Of course. Heng Feng, take Brother Ding to a meditation cave," Heng Luanner smiled; the cold, decisive killer was gone.

She was pondering one thing.

Is Ding Huan truly so powerful he fears none of us—or is he just a fool?

To fear none of an entire warship's experts is impossible.

This Ding Xiaotu is at most Mid-Immortal Emperor; even if stronger, he couldn't possibly fight so many Immortal Emperors, let alone follow us to Yue Xingtian?

If he's a fool, that's plausible—otherwise, how could he have smashed Bai Chi's Bai Qier to death with a single punch?

Under the guidance of a female cultivator, Ding Huan arrived at a modest room.

After the woman left, Ding Huan began setting up a shielding array.

Half a year should be enough to push him to Immortal Emperor Level Five.

His reason for going to Yue Xingtian? He truly wanted to see what this ascension was.

What kind of realm was this Divine-Buddha Realm?

As for Heng Luanner and the other forces of Yue Xingtian, Ding Huan didn't care.

He had wiped out an entire star-land of bugs on Ban Shen Starland—he wouldn't care about one Yue Xingtian.