The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 329 The Bull Demon King's Choice
Suddenly, alarm bells rang in Ding Lin's mind. He sought pleasure in order to clear his mind.

If the Bull Demon King fails to make a deal, will he just accept the status quo and not think of taking any other measures?
Ding Lin remembered that when he arrived at Cuiyun Mountain, it was right at the moment the Bull Demon King left.

Another white cloud drifted overhead, blocking out the sliver of sunlight.

A gloomy atmosphere descended.

The thought flashed through my mind in an instant.

It could no longer be put aside.

not good!

Ding Lin was suddenly startled and emerged from the clouds. He carried Princess Iron Fan in one hand and Princess Jade Face in the other, and rode his escape light towards the Azure Wave Pool.

The light was dazzling, and a wisp of Taiyi's aura inadvertently spread out. Wherever it passed, no matter which mountain peak it was, all the demons bowed their heads and trembled in fear.

……

Bibo Pool.

After Ding Lin left, Qingyi looked down at her red robes. Unlike last time, this time she had truly become an official of the Heavenly Court. Feeling somewhat uncomfortable, she waved her hand and changed back into her usual green robes. She looked inward, then closed her eyes. In her inner vision, the Six Laws stretched across the cave.

This is the source of power, and also a constraint.

A touch of jade light appeared next to the golden elixir in the inner realm; this was the manifestation of the divine seal within the grotto-heaven.

Suddenly, the jade light flashed slightly, as if giving a warning.

Warning?

But I clearly don't feel anything.
Ignorance and lack of awareness—that is the real danger.

Qingyi suddenly opened her eyes and, without thinking, unleashed the Six Laws of the Path. In an instant, the demonic energy on her body was pushed to its limit. She never lacked decisiveness in the face of the unknown. Just as Qingyi made this act of resistance, her senses finally reacted, first with a sudden throbbing, then with a frantic warning.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the Crystal Palace trembled. Qingyi barely managed to turn her head and saw a monkey-like monster, completely unfamiliar to her. The monkey seemed somewhat surprised as well, a flash of annoyance in its eyes. Then, an overwhelming demonic aura, as vast as a mountain and as deep as the sea, pressed down, an irresistible force. The six laws surrounding Qingyi collapsed instantly, and the demonic aura binding her body was easily restrained. Her resistance lasted only a moment before it was shattered.

Damn!

The Bull Demon King was annoyed. He had originally intended to kidnap Qingyi quietly, but he hadn't expected her to notice. With that moment of resistance, the secrecy had turned into openness. The Bull Demon King guessed that Ding Lin would probably be attracted soon. Although he was surprised, he wasn't panicked. It was just the worst-case scenario he had anticipated. Since it was still within his expectations, it hadn't reached a truly uncontrollable point yet.

brush!
Like a thousand rivers flowing into the sea, the pool was emptied in an instant. The Bull Demon King folded his palm into a claw, took the green robe in front of him, and leaped away in a burst of light. However, even after he broke the restriction and rushed out of the water, Ding Lin did not appear.

"what!"

The Bull Demon King laughed.

He suddenly realized that Ding Lin was not in the pool.

A false alarm.

go!
The Bull Demon King activated his escape technique and randomly chose a direction to leave.

Just then, he suddenly sensed a powerful aura of the Taiyi Realm coming from the direction of Cuiyun Mountain.

Unabashedly.

Or rather, it was so that he could sense it.

The Bull Demon King seemed to suddenly realize something, and his face showed surprise and doubt. The escape light he was about to launch paused.

For Taiyi, thousands of miles are but a moment. The Bull Demon King hesitated only slightly before Ding Lin rushed over. Then Ding Lin saw the scene he least wanted to see: on the Bibo Pool, a monkey-like monster was holding a blue robe and looking over. There was no monkey at all. Ding Lin was absolutely certain that it was the Bull Demon King. In an instant, his eyes burned with murderous intent.

The Bull Demon King was equally furious. Ding Lin was holding Princess Jade Face in one hand and Princess Iron Fan in the other. Although he was slightly obscured by clouds and mist, at this point, just as Ding Lin easily recognized him, he naturally recognized Ding Lin at a glance.

Before Ding Lin even arrived, he sent a burst of magical power over from afar. The power forced the water's surface open and pressed down on the Azure Wave Pool. The Bull Demon King stood with his feet on the ground, the strong wind making his hair stand on end. He retaliated with a palm strike, and the two demonic energies dissolved into each other before dissipating.

This attack was merely a probe.

"Bull Demon King, release Fu Hai!" Ding Lin said in a deep voice, directly provoking the situation.

The Bull Demon King no longer hid. He straightened up, and in an instant, his aura changed. He seemed to connect with heaven and earth. His hair gradually receded, revealing his true form. His two horns pointed to the sky, exuding an indescribable domineering and arrogant aura.

"Red Scales, release my wives and concubines!" the Bull Demon King also said.

The clouds and mist surrounding Ding Lin were blown away, revealing his true appearance.

Both sides had their own concerns and did not make a move for the time being. As for the reasons why they raided each other's bases, there was no need to look into them anymore, as they were no longer important. It was simply because each side had hostages in their hands, and at this point, they had already dropped all pretense and were just waiting for the right moment to start a big fight.

Neither Ding Lin nor the Bull Demon King let go.

The Bull Demon King sneered, raising Qingyi with one hand: "Do you believe I can kill her right now?" At this point, recalling Ding Lin's previous clues and his strange, few words, the Bull Demon King was already suspicious of his relationship with Qingyi.

Ding Lin's eyes were cold as he silently nudged Princess Iron Fan.

Their eyes met in mid-air, neither willing to yield.

"How about we each release the hostages?" said the Bull Demon King.

“Sure, but I have two. Which one do you want to exchange for?” Ding Lin asked.

"What do you mean, which one? If we're going to exchange, we'll exchange them all." Bull Demon King said, his eyes flickering. He could only be sure that Qingyi and Ding Lin had a close relationship, but he couldn't be sure of how far it had gone. Ding Lin, on the other hand, truly held his wife in his hands. He felt a little regretful. He should have kidnapped Princess Wansheng as well. Using that child as leverage would have been the most effective way to win. But now that Ding Lin had returned, there was no longer any chance.

“Wouldn’t I be at a great disadvantage in that case?” Ding Lin said.

"You rushed back in such a hurry, even risking to expose your aura to delay me. I don't believe your relationship with Fu Hai is really that clean. Believe me or not, I'll kill him first." The Bull Demon King revealed his ferocious nature.

“I don’t deny that Fu Hai holds some status with me. You might as well try. You kill him, and I’ll kill your wife, or your concubine. I’ll always have one left.” Ding Lin remained unmoved. At this point, whoever gave in first would be at a disadvantage.

The Bull Demon King's eyes were icy. He lifted up the Sea-Overturning Sword and tightened the restraint inch by inch. Ding Lin also grabbed Princess Iron Fan's neck and slowly applied force.

"Give me the iron fan, and I will return the ocean to you," the Bull Demon King said after a moment.

“It seems that the wife is more important in the end. Let’s switch. After all, husband and wife are one, while a concubine is just a piece of clothing,” Ding Lin said. He then looked at Yu Mian and said, “If your man doesn’t want you, then you have no choice but to die.”

Ding Lin released his grip, and Princess Iron Fan looked at the Bull Demon King with a complicated expression. In the end, at this crucial moment, he still considered my feelings.

Most of the resentment from so many years was released all at once.

Princess Iron Fan was almost about to forgive the Bull Demon King.

Princess Jade Face turned pale. Although she had long seen through the true nature of the Bull Demon King, after spending hundreds of years together, she still felt a pang of heartache when these cruel words actually came from his mouth.

"Don't be afraid, Jade Face, I won't let him hurt you." The Bull Demon King looked at Princess Jade Face again, still unwilling to tear off his disguise.

"Pretentious!" Ding Lin scoffed. Everyone in the arena knew that if they couldn't escape before the battle, they would have no chance of surviving once the two Taiyi Realm experts started fighting.

"Swap."

The Bull Demon King did not want to continue the conversation. He threw the green-clothed figure over first. It seemed grand, but its aura was locked on and did not relax at all. As long as Taiyi was locked on, he could be killed instantly.

Ding Lin also threw Princess Iron Fan over.

Two figures passed each other.

Although the release of the weapon occurs at different times, the moment they fall into the opponent's protective range will be the same.

In the next moment.

Suddenly, the Bull Demon King's eyes flashed, and in an instant, his killing intent surged like a tidal wave, his aura locking onto Ding Lin. At this moment, Princess Iron Fan was not truly safe, but such a sudden attack undoubtedly gave her the upper hand. He had been accumulating power for a long time, and his torrential magic swept across the area. Nine laws above his head condensed into a bundle, striking Ding Lin with the force of Mount Tai pressing down.

All the previous apprehension and choices are now being made.

"Iron Fan," said the Bull Demon King, unleashing another burst of magic power, slightly delayed in protecting Princess Iron Fan. This timing might save Princess Iron Fan, but it would definitely cause her serious injury, showing that the Bull Demon King had already weighed the options.

He did care about Princess Iron Fan, but his care had its limits.

Princess Iron Fan looked on in disbelief.

Meanwhile, Ding Lin reacted the instant the Bull Demon King attacked. He had also been planning this for a long time. Of course, he couldn't really kill Jade Face as he said. He had his own ulterior motives for bringing Jade Face Princess along. He thought that he could use this to better suppress the Bull Demon King, and that the Bull Demon King's ruthless actions would make Jade Face Princess give up. But now it seems that he has backfired.

The Bull Demon King's attack was ruthless and decisive, but Ding Lin couldn't ignore Qingyi and Princess Jade Face. Princess Jade Face was alright, as she was right beside him, and Ding Lin quickly hid her behind him. As for Qingyi, he had to spare a bit of his magic power to protect her. Further ahead, Ding Lin had previously locked onto Princess Iron Fan's side, igniting his reserved magic power in the hope of slowing down the Bull Demon King.

By the time Ding Lin finished doing all this, the Bull Demon King's attack had already arrived.

The Taiyi Dao Principle flew out from above Ding Lin's head, and a huge yin-yang fish hovered around it. He could only passively defend against it, as the mixed iron cudgel formed by the Bull Demon King's Taiyi Dao Principle struck down heavily.

Space trembles!

Ding Lin saved Qingyi and Princess Yumian, but lost the initiative.

On the other hand, although the Bull Demon King later used his magic to rescue Princess Iron Fan, it was too late. He only managed to neutralize most of the magic that Ding Lin had placed on Princess Iron Fan, and a very small portion of Ding Lin's magic still penetrated Princess Iron Fan's body.

Princess Iron Fan spat out a mouthful of blood, her face turning pale instantly.

Just as the Bull Demon King had predicted, Princess Iron Fan survived, but was severely injured. Her body swayed in the air, and she was then affected by the aftershocks of the collision of the Taiyi Dao principles, flying away to an unknown destination.

The principles of Yin and Yang rotated like a millstone above Ding Lin's head.

The Bull Demon King pressed down with his iron rod, pushing the Law of Force to its limit, about to break Ding Lin's tortoise shell.

"What a great Sage Equaling Heaven, what a mighty Bull Demon King! I thought you still had some true feelings. You really treat women like clothes, abandoning your bedmate of hundreds of years so easily, and using your wife of thousands of years as a pretext. How decisive you are!" Ding Lin mocked.

"Do you think I can't see through Jade Face's intentions? You still want to use her to deceive me. As for Iron Fan, she is only injured. I naturally considered my actions before making a move, but having gained the upper hand, things are different. After I kill you later, I will go and find Iron Fan. Everything will be as before. She is only injured, not beyond redemption. It is you who are so indecisive and unable to make a choice. I really don't know how you cultivated to the Taiyi level."

The Bull Demon King's face was ashen as he spoke, and another flame burst forth from his body, burning red on the yin-yang fish formed by Ding Lin's Dao principles.

"I just don't know if Princess Iron Fan thinks the same way you do." Ding Lin had lost the initiative and felt somewhat strained. While talking to the Bull Demon King, he also transmitted his voice to Qingyi, "Qingyi, I will open a passage later. You take my sister to Nanchanbuzhou. Do you remember the token I gave you earlier? With your current official rank, you can temporarily manage the Yellow River without any obstacles. You wait for me at the Yellow River. I will ask this old bull for help and then go to meet you. Nanchanbuzhou is favored by the human race and is constantly monitored by the Heavenly Court. You should be able to go there first without any problems for the time being."

"We are both Taiyi, even if he loses the initiative, he can only seriously injure me at most. How can we fight to the death? Don't worry, I'll be fine," Ding Lin said.

"Alright." The woman in green's lips moved as if she had a thousand words to say, but in the end she only nodded. She knew that with her current cultivation level, staying would only be a burden. "If you..."

If you die, I will not live either.

These words swirled in my mind, but I didn't say them aloud.

"Sister, I'm sorry to have dragged you into this. Don't worry, you'll be fine. You'll go with Fu Hai later. I've already made arrangements. She will take you to Nan Chan Bu Zhou. I'll come find you after I've asked the Bull Demon King for help." Ding Lin then transmitted his voice to Princess Jade Face.

"You...be careful." Princess Jade Face's expression was complicated.

"drink!"

Ding Lin gave a low shout, and with both hands raised, the yin-yang fish formed by the Dao principles above his head was forcibly pulled upwards by three zhang.

The space trembled.

"A cornered beast's struggle!"

The Bull Demon King snorted coldly. If it were a battle of attrition, he would naturally have no confidence at all. But now the battle had been dragged into a war of attrition. He had attained the Dao through the law of power, which was pure and unique. This was exactly what he was best at. Ding Lin's Yin and Yang, on the other hand, was all-encompassing. Although the Yin-Yang fish was also extraordinary, it was only one aspect of the Yin-Yang law. It was also a top-level law, but how could he possibly defeat the whole by using only one aspect?

Maybe we can really kill him!

The killing intent in the Bull Demon King's eyes faltered.

at this time--

"go!"

Ding Lin shouted, and in the instant the space trembled, he threw out the woman in green and the jade-faced princess with all his might.

"Oh!"

The rotating yin-yang symbol, however, is no longer flawless and has a weakness.

It was smashed by the Bull Demon King's staff.

(End of this chapter)