I Only Stomp on Weaklings

"What are you standing there for? Come and help!"

The black-clad First Grade warrior grew more fearful as the battle progressed and shouted angrily, "If we don’t join forces to kill this woman, none of us will be leaving here today."

At this point, he finally stopped referring to himself as "this seat."

His companion, the Second Grade man, suddenly awakened from his daze and drew his sword, but he dared not approach, merely slashing a Sword Gang from a distance.

Such an attack could only serve to harass the opponent.

Nearby, Yu Haitang saw the Second Grade man make his move, her eyes flickered slightly, but she had no intention of stopping him.

The black-clad Second Grade man, seeing that his slash was ineffective, turned back angrily and scolded, "Deng Ziyang, stop standing there stupidly and go support Second Senior Brother!"

Just as he turned his head, a figure suddenly appeared before him.

His reaction was not slow; as soon as he sensed something, he raised his sword to block.

Clang.

The treasure sword in his hand was cut in two, from the top of his head to his abdomen a long blood line appeared, nearly splitting him in half with that one strike.

"Ah—"

He let out a heart-wrenching scream as he was severely injured by a single sword strike.

At that moment, a sword tip suddenly emerged from his chest.

"You—"

He turned around abruptly, looking with hatred and unwillingness at Deng Ziyang, who had attacked him from behind. He could never have imagined dying at the hands of this unremarkable junior brother.

After finishing off this person with a single sword, Deng Ziyang withdrew with the corpse into the cave behind them, soon disappearing from sight.

No one would naturally care about the internal strife between these two Blood Demon Sect disciples.

At this moment, the black-clad First Grade seized the opportunity while Chen Ming was dealing with his companion and roared angrily, as a crimson drop of blood oozed from his brow, which was none other than the "Blood God Pearl."

When the "Blood God Pearl" appeared, everyone present felt an intense wave of fear, as if faced with a natural enemy.

The blood-red pearl emitted an aura that was terrifyingly powerful, a power not belonging to the First Grade.

Chen Ming only felt an evil and filthy spiritual shock coming at him, and in an instant, his head buzzed with a momentary dizziness.

"Got you!"

The black-clad First Grade laughed maniacally, "Die!"

He manipulated the "Blood God Pearl" to ram into Chen Ming.

This was simply a matter of crushing him with his superior realm, using the "Blood God Pearl" as a medium to amplify his Divine Sense tenfold, converting it into an indiscriminate attack to affect the other’s mental state.

As soon as one touched the "Blood God Pearl," it would immediately devour one’s life essence and result in instant death.

Buzz!

At that moment, the "Taiyue Sword" in Chen Ming’s hand glowed with an earthy yellow light, dispelling the evil and filthy spiritual shock.

He immediately regained clarity, once more executing the ninth layer of "Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens," appearing behind the black-clad First Grade, and with a sweep of his longsword, blood was spilled on the ground.

"No—"

The black-clad First Grade roared, and even after his head was severed, he wasn’t immediately dead, and his headless body lunged at him.

Chen Ming struck again, shattering his heart into powder.

[You have slain an LV93 enemy, gaining 1.8 million experience points.]

After confirming that the man was truly dead, he cautiously watched the "Blood God Pearl," which suddenly changed targets and lunged at the black-clad First Grade.

In an instant, the black-clad First Grade became a desiccated corpse, and the blood-red pearl rolled to the ground, flashing with a sinister light.

Everyone present felt their hair stand on end. This Blood Demon Sect was even more sinister than the legends; even in death, one would be backfired by their cultivation technique.

They were all martial geniuses, proud and with bright futures, expecting to at least reach the First Grade, with hope for the Divine Treasure Realm. Naturally, they wouldn’t consider practicing the Blood Demon Sect’s evil skill.

Chen Ming thought for a moment and decided to keep the pearl. He didn’t touch it with his hands, but used the "Taiyue Sword" to lift it into a jade box.

This place held the corpse of a Divine Treasure Realm master. He couldn’t leave the "Blood God Pearl" here, or who knows if it would devour the Divine Treasure Realm master’s corpse and create a terrifying monster.

Buzz buzz...

The "Taiyue Sword" seemed to be protesting why it was made to touch such a disgusting thing.

Chen Ming could only carefully appease it, injecting a stream of Gang Yuan using the "Artifact Nurturing Technique," and it quieted down, sending over a sense of happiness.

He sheathed the "Taiyue Sword," turned to Yu Haitang, and said, "Thank you, Miss Yu, for standing by me."

Not mentioning at all how she had watched indifferently as he faced danger earlier.

With her character, it was already good that she didn’t add insult to injury by teaming up with the Blood Demon Sect’s First Grade to finish him off.

Yu Haitang’s eyes flickered, her face smiling, "Sister truly has great methods, with a Second Grade cultivation, to cross realms and slay a First Grade. Such strength is rare in the world; soon sister will likely become renowned across the world."

At her feet, Jin Yu lay there, his life or death uncertain.

A moment ago, seeing things go wrong, Jin Yu wanted to escape, but she captured him.

Chen Ming said, "An evil First Grade from an unorthodox sect is nothing to worry about. With your strength, it wouldn’t have been difficult for you to deal with him either."

This wasn’t just polite talk; within the Longevity Sect, the Blood Demon Sect disciples were of the lowest quality, only capable of showing off at lower levels, and after reaching Third Grade, they often couldn’t match martial artists of the same realm.

After all, the strength of Blood Demon Sect disciples wasn’t achieved through hard work, and their Martial Skills lacked training, only able to suppress with their level.

Of course, no matter how weak a Blood Demon Sect disciple might be, there’s still a large gap in realms. Anyone able to slay them across realms is an exceptionally talented genius, near invincible in their own rank.

Chen Ming spoke of the pressing matter, "The urgent task is to interrogate this person and find a way to leave here."

"Hahaha—"

Lying on the ground, Jin Yu suddenly laughed wildly, "Want to leave here? Dream on, you’ll all stay and be buried with me! Haha..."

These words provoked curses from those severely injured men once again.

Chen Ming frowned. It seemed that this guy had gone mad. If he was determined to drag everyone present to the grave with him, there really was nothing to be done about it.

After all, the Split Soul of the Immortal Demon Venerable had already been destroyed, and Chen couldn’t devour this man’s soul or search his memory.

Suddenly, he glanced at Yu Haitang and saw her looking composed and calm, saying, "It looks like Miss Yu knows how to leave this place."

Yu Haitang said, "This is a Secret Realm. As long as one of us can become the master of the Secret Realm, leaving here will be as easy as pie."

He asked, "And how can one become the master of this Secret Realm?"

"Very simple."

As Yu Haitang spoke, she suddenly kicked, striking Jin Yu’s throat, killing him instantly. Then, with a gentle motion of her hand, something flew out from Jin Yu’s arms and landed in her palm.

It was a dark red Token, appearing to be made of some kind of jade.

When Chen Ming saw the Token, his heart fluttered slightly. This jade tablet looked somewhat similar to the one in Xie Jianqiu’s hand...

Yu Haitang smiled and said, "As long as the previous master is dead and you leave an imprint on this Token, you can become the master of the Secret Realm."

She then flashed a blue Gang Yuan in her hand, and the Token lit up with a dark red glow.

Subsequently, with a wave of her hand, everyone else present disappeared.

Yu Haitang toyed with the Token in her hand and said, "Alright, now that irrelevant people are gone, we can have a chat."

"What to talk about?"

Chen Ming’s face remained expressionless, but his heart was inexplicably tense. Could it be that she had recognized him?

"Elder Sister need not be nervous. I just want to discuss with you whether I can obtain a copy of Senior Jin’s Cultivation Technique? I will surely repay it."

So that’s what it was about.

Chen Ming couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief and said, "You jest, Little Sister. Where would I get such a Cultivation Technique?"

Yu Haitang said, "Since you have obtained the Taiyue Sword, you naturally are Senior Jin’s successor. If I’m not mistaken, Senior Jin would have left the Cultivation Technique in the Primordial Spirit of the Divine Weapon. One glance and you will know."

Can it really be like this?

Chen Ming attempted to communicate with the Primordial Spirit of the "Taiyue Sword" and indeed received an affirmative response. Immediately, the content of a Cultivation Technique flowed through his mind.

Seeing her standing there still, with unfocused eyes, Yu Haitang knew she was receiving the inheritance of the "Profound Earth True Skill."

It would take a while for her to recover.

Yu Haitang suddenly vanished into thin air, heading towards the depths of the cave.

...

Shortly after, Yu Haitang appeared outside a cave several hundred meters deep. Seeing Deng Ziyang sitting inside, she said, "Congratulations on successfully breaking through to the Second Grade."

Between Deng Ziyang’s brows, a round "Blood God Pearl" was slowly merging in. He opened his eyes and looked at her coldly, "Aren’t you afraid of being discovered for colluding with the demons of the Blood Demon Sect?"

"Afraid of what? At worst, I can just join the Longevity Sect."

Deng Ziyang paid no mind to her words; this woman’s words could never be trusted. "Why have you come to see me?"

"An accident happened this time. Your second senior brother’s Blood God Pearl was taken by a woman named Yuan Ziyi who appeared out of nowhere. Without it, you cannot break through to the First Grade. Are you confident you can refine that old man Jin’s corpse?"

Deng Ziyang looked at the Token in her hand and chuckled coldly, "If I say I can’t, will you let me go?"

Yu Haitang said calmly, "If you wish to leave, I can send you out right now. You are his friend; I don’t want there to be one less person in this world who remembers him."

After a moment of silence, Deng Ziyang replied in a deep voice, "Rest assured, what I’ve promised you, I will certainly accomplish. After I’ve refined that Divine Treasure Realm corpse, I will definitely help you get rid of Pan Zhiyuan."

Yu Haitang gave him a deep look, then turned and left.

This was their agreement from the beginning. In the Fire Element Space, had it not been for her protection, Deng Ziyang, with his meager strength, would have long been killed by those present.

This time, it was also Deng Ziyang who informed her in advance of the Blood Demon Sect’s plot.

The two decided to turn the tables against the plot.

However, Yuan Ziyi suddenly appeared, disrupting their plans.

Luckily, things generally went smoothly.

As long as they could obtain the "Profound Earth True Skill," this trip would not have been in vain.

As for whether Deng Ziyang could advance to the First Grade, it would depend on his own fate.

A moment later, Yu Haitang returned to the pool. Yuan Ziyi was still standing in place, her eyes vacant.

After waiting for nearly a quarter of an hour, she finally regained her senses. Clearly, she had received the Cultivation Technique inheritance.

Yu Haitang said, "So, I didn’t lie to you, did I?"

Chen Ming nodded and said, "This ’Profound Turtle Divine Skill’ I can give to you, but I have one condition."

In the message conveyed by the "Taiyue Sword," this Cultivation Technique was indeed called this name.

Yu Haitang said, "Speak."

"I want the content of the first three layers of this Cultivation Technique." Chen Ming continued before she could respond, "Don’t tell me you don’t have it. You have plotted so meticulously to obtain this Cultivation Technique, you must have had the first missing three layers.

"Otherwise, with your talent and cultivation, in such a dire situation, you would never risk coming here to seek an incomplete Cultivation Technique. I believe the lady certainly doesn’t lack Secret Techniques, right?"

Yu Haitang looked at this woman with an increasingly peculiar gaze, "You seem to know me very well?"

"Is Miss Yu willing to agree to this condition?"

"Of course, no matter how you look at it, this deal is in my favor."

"That’s good."

PS: Only two updates today, can’t write anymore. Taking a break for a day.