Chapter 282: Hexapedal Spider-Type Robot Troop

Rat-tat-tat!

Boom!

Gunfire and explosions erupted within the complex, mine-riddled tunnels of the Black Stone Sect. The mechanical puppet troop advanced in an orderly fashion, clearing out one target after another as they appeared on the radar.

Even though the Shadow Ghosts numbered in the tens of thousands, they were continuously annihilated by the barrage of gunfire and artillery. Their semi-liquid corpses were incinerated by thermite and incendiary grenades.

Only those Shadow Ghosts converted from Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Black Stone Sect, capable of complete liquefaction, remained unaffected. They approached silently, emerging from the ground and walls to engulf over a dozen hexapedal spider-type robots.

Rat-tat-tat!

The surrounding spider-type robots reacted instantly. Their light machine guns and grenade launchers pivoted, drowning the liquid Shadow Ghosts in a barrage of bullets and incendiary shells.

The vast majority of the bullets passed through empty space.

They pierced through the liquid bodies without causing any damage, and the grenade launchers were destroyed before they could explode at close range.

With a *pop*, the Shadow Ghost's body burst apart, transforming into a sinister, metallic iron net that ignored the dense hail of bullets and covered the remaining dozens of spider-type robots.

Clang!

A sword hum rang out. A deep blue flying sword flew out from the wall, its Destruction Sword Intent flashing for an instant as it pierced through a single point in the Shadow Ghost's iron net before vanishing.

The sinister iron net stiffened in mid-air for a moment before turning into a puddle of silver-gray liquid that splashed to the ground.

The remaining spider-type robots reorganized their formation and continued to advance into the depths of the mine.

"There are more..."

Jiang Ding remained standing beneath the skylight where sunlight could reach. He closed his eyes slightly, his fingers tapping rhythmically like he was playing a piano. The Taiqing Flying Sword shuttled back and forth within a radius of ten miles, slaughtering the liquid Shadow Ghosts one by one.

No matter how they boasted of being immortal and indestructible, or impervious to blades and axes, once the sword pierced through, the soul was extinguished—there were no exceptions.

Swish, swish!

Occasionally, in areas he could not attend to, or where Shadow Ghosts gathered in large numbers, causing heavy casualties to the spider-type robot troop, missiles would descend, delivering a devastating blow to that section of the underground mine.

Under these circumstances, the Shadow Ghosts refined from Black Stone Sect disciples died in droves and were soon mostly cleared out.

"Next, I will have the spider-type robots sweep through every single location to find the concealment array where that late-stage Jin Dan cultivator is hiding."

"An array capable of interfering with the Array Spirit's tracking must be massive in scale, even with the advantage of terrain. If I search carefully, I will definitely find it."

Jiang Ding muttered to himself, then suddenly sneered.

"Can't hold back anymore?"

With a tap of his toes, he flew back up to the high skylight.

Boom!

On the ground, where he had previously been standing, a violent explosion occurred. Countless black-gray metallic spikes erupted from the soil, turning the original chunk of black stone into powder, resembling a sea urchin.

On the dense, bristling spikes, countless resentful spirits shrieked.

"Eastern Ji Mo Men!"

Seeing the target take to the air, it refused to give up. It roared and bellowed, firing ten thousand arrows at once, locking onto and pursuing the figure in the sky.

"True Person Zhen Shi?"

"You have grown stronger; you possess the strength of a mid-stage Jin Dan cultivator."

Jiang Ding's expression was indifferent.

Clang!

The magnetic field-assisted virtual line array patterns covering the ten-kilometer radius flickered. With the power of the electromagnetic main cannon's magnetic field spiritual energy gathering array added to his brow, the Taiqing Flying Sword appeared amidst a sonic boom, slicing through the ten thousand spikes in a single stroke.

On the mid-sections of the countless black-gray spikes, white marks appeared, and the aura of Law-Breaking and Law-Destruction emerged.

The ten thousand spikes stiffened, then suddenly exploded and collapsed. Countless black-gray metallic liquid splashed in all directions, melting deep, small holes into the stone walls of the mine.

"Ah!!"

On the ground, the sea urchin-like sphere let out a painful wail. A pair of blood-red eyes appeared within the black-gray iron ball, regaining a trace of sanity, tinged with fear.

A moment later, however, it was forced to pounce upward.

Swish, swish, swish!

Three hundred and sixty Hunter missiles descended in an instant, equivalent to the simultaneous attack of ten early-stage Jin Dan cultivators!

Amidst the violent explosions and flames, the house-sized iron sea urchin was shaken violently. Its spikes snapped off in patches, and countless black-gray metallic liquid that had lost its spiritual light splashed everywhere, corroding large pits into the surrounding mine walls.

*Thwip! *

The familiar sound of breaking air locked onto his soul, causing his soul to instinctively tremble with uncontrollable fear, as if facing a natural predator.

"Very good, you've appeared again."

Jiang Ding looked up toward the deepest part of the cave.

At the edge of the underground Gang Sha layer, nine kilometers deep, stood a Daoist with a refined and immortal appearance, his body wreathed in wisps of shadowy black mist.

Ten kilometers underground was where the Gang Sha layer lay.

Even a Jin Dan cultivator would die rapidly under the immense pressure and the erosion of the Gang Sha if they entered it.

Boom!

Amidst a sonic boom, the Taiqing Flying Sword appeared once more. Golden Law-Breaking Immortal Gold patterns coiled around the sword body, and the Primordial Magnetic Light around it was hazy. With a flicker, it vanished at extreme speed.

When it reappeared, it effortlessly locked onto the Nail-Head Seven-Arrow Book, which possessed powerful concealment capabilities, and struck straight at the sharpest point of the arrow's tip.

*Ding! *

Sparks flew in all directions. A shallow scratch appeared on the arrow's tip. The pitch-black arrow feathers trembled; it was extremely slippery, collapsing at the slightest touch and fleeing in the direction it had come from.

"Roar!"

The black-gray spiked iron ball refined from True Person Zhen Shi roared and attacked the youth in the sky, ignoring the fact that its own body was continuously shattering and shedding chunks of black-gray metallic liquid under the constant bombardment of the Hunter missiles.

"Courting death."

Jiang Ding's expression was indifferent.

The Taiqing Flying Sword's light suddenly brightened, and together with the three hundred and sixty Hunter missiles, it slashed into the house-sized body of True Person Zhen Shi.

Destruction Sword Intent permeated the air, and the sword body, surrounded by Law-Breaking Immortal Gold, pierced through the soul and the core of his magic power.

The black-gray spiked iron ball refined from True Person Zhen Shi stiffened for a moment. Its scarlet eyes regained a trace of clarity, filled with misery and resentment.

"Xuanwu Heavenly Palace, I curse you with all my past and future lives! May your Heavenly Palace fall, and may every cultivator within it die a miserable death!"

Boom!

The Hunter missiles exploded. Amidst the flames and roaring, the black-gray sphere shattered violently. Severed limbs and arms splashed in all directions, and the last wisp of the living soul's aura perished in the flames.

Swish, swish, swish!

Three hundred and sixty Hunter missiles streaked across the sky and fell into the earth. Layers of pitch-black rock were parted by the light of the Earth-Splitting Technique. One wave of missiles was exhausted and crashed automatically, while another wave of missiles followed closely, continuously tearing open the earth composed of rock and soil.

One kilometer, two kilometers... six kilometers...

Above the underground area where the old man in the shadow robe from the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace had set up his concealment array, layers of rock and soil were parted, as if a giant had torn open the earth with both hands, revealing the plump little bug in the deepest cave.

"Found you."

Jiang Ding flew into the sky, the Taiqing Flying Sword circling him, following the Hunter missile cluster as it killed its way downward.

The final hundred meters.

The soil layer exploded violently, and the concealment array was broken.

The Array Spirit once again clearly locked onto his position.

The third wave of Hunter missiles descended, drowning the place where he was located. Flames and explosions engulfed everything with a living soul.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 283 =====