Chapter 1108: Strong Practitioners from Multiple Kingdoms, Pressuring Nanshan Kingdom
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Mottian changed the subject, not directly answering, and said, "We're almost there."
Lu Ding smiled, a look of satisfaction on his face.
Good.
Sometimes, silence was also an answer.
As for the details, Lu Ding didn't care about them for now. He would deal with them later.
They were still cooperating at the moment.
If he encountered something he couldn't tolerate, he was afraid he'd strike right then and there and kill the man standing before him.
Lu Ding didn't say a word. He simply swept past and headed into the city.
Meanwhile.
The foreign strong practitioners, who had laid down an inescapable net around the Baoji Kingdom, received word the moment Lu Ding set out. They learned that Lu Ding had escaped their encirclement and arrived at Nanshan Kingdom to carry out a rescue mission in the Ghost-Occupied Zone.
This enraged the God Ascension cultivators from other countries.
How the hell did he get out?!
Damn it!!!
This inescapable net was so tight that not even a mosquito could fly in or out.
Yet he managed to escape, and it seemed he even brought people out with him.
Was Lu Ding really that godlike?!
They refused to believe it.
A large group of them immediately changed course and bore down on Nanshan Kingdom.
By the time Lu Ding reached the city where Ghost Tribulation Eight was located...
These strong practitioners had already arrived at Nanshan Kingdom's royal capital.
A weak kingdom has no diplomacy.
So-called laws forbidding flight in the Nanshan royal capital only applied to the locals. These invading strong practitioners flew directly above the Nanshan royal capital.
Their voices boomed like thunderclaps.
Carrying a tone of interrogation, they resounded throughout the entire Nanshan royal capital.
"Nan Linfeng, come out!"
They addressed the Nanshan King by his full name without any courtesy.
Inside the palace.
The Nanshan King frowned and flew out.
Seeing the crowd of veteran God Ascension cultivators from multiple kingdoms before him, his heart tightened!
Feeling their questioning gazes, a chill ran down his spine!
This is bad!!!
He knew that Nanshan Kingdom definitely had spies from other nations—every country did, that was unavoidable.
But he never imagined that foreign spies had already climbed so high within Nanshan Kingdom?!
After all, news of Lu Ding's comings and goings to Nanshan Kingdom had been blocked.
Even the members of the Chiye division who had attended the meeting and seen Lu Ding were ordered to remain on standby and not carry out missions until Lu Ding finished his business over there.
Therefore, those who could move freely and still knew about Lu Ding's whereabouts were few—all of them were high-level officials!
The fact that these people were here now meant that the upper echelons of Nanshan Kingdom had been compromised.
When it rains, it pours.
Nanshan Kingdom...
The Nanshan King sighed inwardly and nodded in greeting. "May I ask, fellow God Ascension cultivators, what business you have in my Nanshan Kingdom?"
A God Ascension cultivator from the Divine Sword Holy Land shot a glance, stirring up sword energy that sliced through the sky and hurtled straight toward the Nanshan King.
Though the Nanshan King deflected and dispersed it, the sheer power still sent out shockwaves.
The cultivator snorted coldly. "Don't play dumb! We're not here to question you—we're here to reprimand you!"
"Your Nanshan Kingdom is in a critical situation, and you still dare to hide Lu Ding's whereabouts? Nan Linfeng, you've taken the wrong path. You'd better think long and hard about how to explain yourself to us after we deal with Lu Ding."
"Don't think the Great Han can back you up. They can barely save themselves right now."
"You'd better weigh carefully which side you should stand on from now on!!!"
After speaking, the Divine Sword Holy Land strong practitioner drew his sword and slashed.
The Nanshan King opened his mouth to stop him. "Wait."
Boom!!!!
The sword energy swept across, leaving a hideous scar on the Nanshan royal capital.
The Nanshan King, who had wanted to act, found himself locked in place by the combined aura of several veteran God Ascension cultivators, unable to move. He was like a powerless husband, forced to watch his beloved capital suffer harm while he could do nothing about it.
A feeling of powerlessness flooded his heart.
Along with humiliation and frustration!
He had let down the people of Nanshan Kingdom! He had let down the Nanshan royal capital!
After completing this act, the Divine Sword Holy Land strong practitioner slowly sheathed his sword, turned around, and walked away, leading the others straight to Dong'an Province.
The Nanshan King stood high in the long sky.
He watched their departing figures. On the ground, the subjects of Nanshan Kingdom watched their king, alone in the sky.
Until the Nanshan King turned and returned to the palace.
His back was lonely.
He ignored everyone who called out to him.
He went alone to the grand hall, sat down on the dragon throne, and pulled out his phone.
"Lu Ding... Great Han... can I trust you..."
Though the Great Han was also overbearing, and Lu Ding was also ruthless...
They wouldn't bully Nanshan Kingdom without reason.
Although Lu Ding's words were equally infuriating, he was real, always consistent, and he could get things done.
But these people... they were wolves and tigers!!
His heart was torn. As the king of Nanshan, he should consider the bigger picture and weigh the pros and cons. But he also had his own personal wishes—he had been bullied!!!
Nan Linfeng was not that sage-like or rational. Otherwise, he wouldn't have indulged the Nie family so much.
So now...
Personal wishes won the upper hand!
These other countries had bullied Nanshan Kingdom—they were bad!
Lu Ding and the Great Han hadn't bullied Nanshan Kingdom—they were good!
Damn it! Tip him off!!!
I'll gamble!
[Lu Ding, those people have come looking for you. They're heading to Dong'an Province now and should arrive soon. Think of something fast. Don't say I told you.]
Meanwhile.
On the other side.
Inside Tuojin City, where Ghost Tribulation Eight was located.
Explosions rang out everywhere.
Boom boom boom boom boom...
Buildings collapsed one after another, kicking up clouds of dust.
A ghost with two heads on its neck kept darting and dodging through the city, its face panicked.
Until it hid behind another building.
It glanced down at its slightly damp crotch.
Let out a long breath.
Scared me to death.
It thought it was sweat, but it turned out to be just urine.
"I found you again!!!"
Boom!!!!
Lu Ding's fist came crashing down, and the building turned to rubble. One of the two heads on Ghost Tribulation Eight's neck instantly burst, and the whole ghost was sent flying.
Terror was written all over its face.
"Stop him! Stop him!!!"
It shouted loudly, and from the dark corners of the city, small ghosts kept emerging, trying to block Lu Ding's advance.
Ghost Tribulation Eight staggered to its feet and fled desperately.
It was going crazy!!!!
Where the hell did this guy come from?!
Just moments ago, it was sleeping, digesting its last meal of blood and flesh, when a palm imprint descended from the sky.
If it hadn't set anchor points all over the city, making the entire city its home turf, it might have died completely unaware under that palm strike, reduced to nothing but dust.
So terrifying!!
Where the hell did this guy come from?!
During its escape, Ghost Tribulation Eight looked back.
It saw its army of ghost minions being sliced to pieces by Lu Ding's casual slash of the Way of the Jinche. Flesh and blood flew everywhere. Several blocks of the area were instantly leveled, covered in gore, as if a carpet of flesh and blood had been laid out to welcome the king of slaughter!!!
Lu Ding was wreathed in black smoke, a smile on his face.
Terrified, Ghost Tribulation Eight leaped into the air and was about to escape using its anchor points.
Suddenly.
A heavy blow came.
Bam!!!!!!
Ghost Tribulation Eight spat out a mouthful of blood.
Mottian's voice rang out: "Hmm, though its actual strength is mediocre, its escape technique does have some skill."
The familiar voice made Ghost Tribulation Eight look up in delight.
Hey!?