Chapter 1018: One Sword Becomes a Hundred Thousand Swords

"These turtles are truly too clever."

"They can endure far too much."

Jiang Ding looked into the distance at a towering city looming in the yellow sand storm, countless spiritual lights flickering within, with various experts vaguely visible shuttling through the clouds.

This was the strongest Sand Overflow King family branch in the Yellow Sand Small Realm, the Flame Stone family branch.

Jiang Ding had chosen this place, preparing to annihilate it.

The reason was already chosen: the first family king to betray the Flame Flow Emperor's son deserved the death penalty.

"The Blood Demon Disaster is too severe!"

"Nowadays, family members dare not step out of the family; all matters are entrusted to servants to handle. They can only huddle in one place, which is truly stifling."

In the main hall of the Sand Overflow King family, numerous Horned Demon Emperor clan General-level cultivators were discussing the matter.

"The Flame Flow Emperor's son has truly made a mistake!"

"How could he allow the Slave King to act this way? This will surely lose the hearts of the Emperor clan!"

The head of the Sand Overflow King family was named Sha Fengshi, a red-faced old man with a single earth-yellow horn on his head, who sighed with regret.

The surrounding General-level cultivators wore similar expressions.

As a branch of the Flame Stone family, they naturally felt it was only right to lean more towards loyalty to the Flame Flow Emperor's son, yet at this moment they had to hesitate, calculating for the family's interests.

"Hundreds of family members who went out have already died at the hands of the Blood Demon clones..."

"When I see the Emperor's son again, this old man will definitely impeach this Slave King. Such a servant, no matter how capable, must be executed; otherwise, it shakes the foundation of the Emperor clan..."

The surrounding General-level cultivators spoke with raging anger.

It could be seen that compared to the worried King families in various regions who guarded their family formations constantly, fearing the sudden arrival of the Blood Demon, they were actually quite relaxed, even having the mood to think about how to kill the Blood River King with their General-level status, and with considerable confidence.

Because they were a branch of the Flame Stone family.

The Blood River King was merely a servant of the Flame Stone family; the Blood River King was equivalent to their servant.

Clang!

At this moment, a crisp sword sound resounded through heaven and earth.

Bloodlight covering the sky and earth poured down like real, tangible blood, enveloping the entire Sand Overflow King family, flooding into every tiny corner, reaching every Horned Demon Emperor clan member, rushing into their mouths and noses, drowning them completely.

The thick scent of blood and the viscous bloodlight obscured everything.

The cold killing intent froze all the General-level cultivators of the Sand Overflow King family.

"Blood..."

"Blood River King!"

Sha Fengshi, the head of the Sand Overflow King family, was stunned.

"Blood River King!"

Panic and disbelief

appeared in his heart; fear turned into intense anger, and he shouted sternly, "Have you looked clearly! This is the land of our Flame Stone family!"

"If you withdraw now, this old man can pretend nothing happened!"

"You had better think clearly!"

"Sha Fengshi, it has been a long time since I saw you, this ant who loves to strut arrogantly."

"This Lord has not made a mistake."

Jiang Ding smiled, explaining calmly, indicating that everything he did was reasonable, not just picking a place to kill at random.

"I warn you all."

"Anyone and any clan that does not surrender to the Emperor's son and pledge loyalty to the Emperor's son may be killed!"

Jiang Ding said coldly, "The kings of the Flame Stone family are even more so!"

"The Flame Stone family gave you glory, gave you cultivation resources, gave you Gong Fa, gave you high status... gave you everything!"

"These things given to you are for you to pledge loyalty to the Great Emperor and the Great Emperor's son."

"Not for you to betray at any time and place!"

"To bargain at any time and place, to rely on your own troops! To use the Flame Stone family's name to resist the Flame Flow Emperor's son!"

"The family's glory is not for you to squander like this!"

"Those who do not understand these things must die!"

Clang!

The sword struck down.

The blood-colored sword light, like Lei Ting, like a dragon, crashed down, swallowing thousands of li of heaven and earth's spiritual energy, bearing the endless momentum of heaven and earth, transforming into a blood river falling from the sky.

Roar!

Roar roar!

The ten-thousand-li yellow sand smoke cloud formation of the Sand Overflow King family was also triggered; the earth's qi and spiritual veins churned, endless yellow sand arose in heaven and earth, each forming nine lifelike yellow sand dragons.

These nine yellow sand dragons were grabbed by an earth-yellow horned giant appearing in the formation, like dragging a yellow sand world, and with extreme force, were brutally smashed towards the blood river in the sky.

Boom!

The sky-reaching blood river and the nine yellow sand dragons collided with a thunderous crash, releasing a world-shaking roar; countless spiritual lights scattered, and blood flowers and yellow sand shattered across the sky.

After a moment of intersection, it was found there was no stalemate; the blood river easily overflowed the yellow sand dragons, swallowing the nine yellow sand dragons and devouring and annihilating all the formation's wind and sand.

Finally, the blood river, slightly smaller in size, crashed straight into the angry, roaring earth-yellow horned giant.

Boom!

The earth-yellow horned giant generated by the formation punched out with a world-shaking blow, emitting powerful pressure; the place where the fist was located became a chaotic black hole, intending to swallow everything and shatter everything.

The blood river struck down, neither retreating nor dodging, but cutting directly onto the giant's strongest fist.

Crack!

Only a heaven-

shaking roar was heard. The earth-yellow one-horned giant's arm snapped, its sternum caved in, and it staggered backward, slamming hard onto the ground, triggering the collapse of countless surrounding mountain peaks and the shattering of the array's foundation.

"Not bad."

"A bit stronger than the Mo Ye family's formations."

Jiang Ding Zi murmured.

Clang!

He struck out with another sword.

This sword carried none of the Blood River's domineering force — formless and swift as a clear breeze, arriving in an instant.

"Roar!"

"Roar roar—"

The earth-yellow one-horned giant, smashed hard into the ground, struggled and bellowed, still wanting to do something, but its body suddenly stiffened and collapsed into a skyful of spirit light.

At the same time, across an area of several thousand li, countless mountain peaks collapsed, rivers were severed, and the earth boiled over. The entire formation's array foundation crumbled, utterly losing its function.

"Dong Xue He Wang!"

"Do not misjudge yourself — if you dare to kill anyone of the Yan Shi family…"

Amid the skyful of earth-yellow dust and smoke, Sha Fengshi and the others were in total disarray, fleeing in panic, yet their faces still bore the lingering remnants of that loathsome, lofty, condescending gaze as they issued warnings and threats.

Clang!

Jiang Ding's response to them was a single sword strike.

One sword was unleashed, transforming into one hundred and two thousand seven hundred and twenty-seven swords — struck out and arrived in an instant, landing simultaneously on every throat, severing them in two.

Upon the earth, a spectacular scene instantly appeared.

The bodies of one hundred thousand frantically fleeing Horned Demon Imperial clansmen stiffened in unison; blossoms of blood bloomed upon them, then flew toward the sky, circling the blood-robed Daoist as they danced, clustering around him.

Hum!

Just then, the transmission array of the Sha Yi Wang family hummed into operation. Over ten Kings arrived in an instant, gazing at the blood-robed Daoist with fury.

Especially one red-faced, one-horned elder of the Horned Demon Imperial clan, who looked utterly crazed.

"Sha Yi Wang, long time no see."

Jiang Ding greeted him warmly.

Then, blood light erupted violently from his entire body, and he shot away in a swift blood escape into the distance, vanishing from everyone's sight in an extremely short time.

He'd have to be a fool to fight people of unknown strength right beside a super transmission array.