Bitter Realm: My Feet Step Through the Flames of War

"It's not out of concern, but because I suspect Feng has ulterior motives. This secret is known only to you, me, and my disciple. No one else who knows about it can be allowed to live."

"Should I be glad that I am your disciple, or should I be glad that my Blood Tears Eyes are too beautiful?"

"Do you, master and disciple, have to speak in this tone?"

Just then, Xigong Diaoying rushed over: "Master, we have discovered the whereabouts of the Giant Demon God."

"Ok?"

"It was a woman and a boy who had stopped the troll god's attacks several times. They are now in the desolate forest of Beicun, three hundred miles away. However, the troll god is not there at the moment; perhaps he has hidden himself."

"Take your men and bring these two back to Yandu."

"Yes."

Xi Gong Diaoying led a group of Yandu soldiers and hurriedly arrived at the depths of the desolate forest where Liaotian and Ji Wuxia were.

A cold wind blew, and a murderous intent surged.

Before the campfire, the young man sat cross-legged in meditation, while the female warrior with unparalleled swordsmanship rested her head on his lap, seemingly asleep.

Xigong Diaoying asked, "Was it the two of you who repelled the Troll God?"

Liao Tian looked up at him and said, "Exactly."

"Yancheng would like to invite you all."

"Excuse me, my friend is sleeping peacefully. Please leave."

"Then I can only offend you."

With a wave of his hand, Xi Gong Diaoying sent his men rushing forward, and several sharp sword energies shot towards Liaotian.

Liao Tianjiangji gently placed the flawless object down and stood up.

Suddenly, a large purple sword appeared in his hand: "Wolf-Slaying Earth-Burning Technique!"

The dragon soared through the heavens, its flames engulfing the land. A powerful blade of energy cleaved through the darkness, striking the people of Yandu.

Chapter 222 Unsealing the Demonic Essence, the Boy Instantly Turns Twenty

Initially, Liao Tian thought his martial arts talent was inferior to his younger brother's. There were many masters in Tiandu, and each of them had taught the two brothers their secret techniques. Xianling learned them in no time, while Liao Tian needed a long time to comprehend them.

My father said it wasn't important.

My father said that everyone has their own strengths, and since we can't avoid our weaknesses, we should play to our strengths.

Liaotian's strength lies in his divine power; he can subdue ten techniques with one force and break through ten thousand laws with one force.

He chose to practice his swordsmanship in silence.

While Xianling was learning painting from Nanfeng, Liaotian was practicing swordsmanship.

While Xianling was learning to play the xiao (vertical flute) from Qinghaichao, Liaotian was practicing his swordplay.

While Xianling was playing with the little fox and the little rabbit, Liaotian was practicing his swordsmanship.

While Xianling was training Zhuque, Liaotian was still practicing his sword.

Until the night before his journey through the martial world, his father told him: "It's not that your martial arts talent is inferior to your younger brother's, but that I have sealed your demonic energy. The details are as follows..."

While in their mother's womb, one of the twins inherited Rahu's demonic essence, and the other inherited the King Tree Spirit Essence of the Shattered Island of Slaughter. In addition, each of them inherited a small portion of Buddhist essence and divine essence.

The demonic energy was violent, while the spiritual energy was gentle, and they were able to maintain a balance within the mother's body.

The situation changed instantly at birth. Liao Tian's demonic energy lost its balance and immediately surged against his eight extraordinary meridians. In the critical moment, Luo Hou intervened and sealed his son's demonic energy.

"Liaotian, demonic energy occupies 80% of your true essence. After it is sealed, you will only have 20% of your true essence to practice martial arts, so your progress will naturally be slow."

"Can the younger brother also lose his balance?"

“Xianling is different. He takes Wang Shuling Yuan as the main element. Ling Yuan is the source of life force. He constantly integrates and regulates Buddhist Yuan, divine Yuan and demonic Yuan, transforming it into a brand new extreme Yuan.”

“Father, I understand.”

Having resolved his doubts, Liao Tian was not disappointed. On the contrary, because his innate conditions were worse than others, he practiced his sword even more diligently.

His father told him that once he had a foundation built over a hundred years, he could unlock the demonic energy.

After a century of cultivation, the Buddha's essence, divine essence, and spiritual essence should be able to reach a balance with the sealed demonic essence.

The wind is cold tonight, and there is no moonlight in the desolate forest.

Liao Tian stared at the six enemies in front of him. A leader dressed in a golden robe stood behind him watching, while the other five had already surrounded him.

Perhaps he was no match for these people in front of him, but Liao Tian felt no fear whatsoever.

"Wolf-Slaying and Earth-Burning Technique!"

With a single slash, a dragon roared across the wilderness, and twin flames blazed forth with a devastating force.

The Cang Er Blade is forged from the seven-colored Nuwa Stone, with a purple dragon hidden within its blade, and its aura can even unleash a layer of cloud and fire.

With the extreme fire unleashed by this move, the twin flames instantly engulfed the desolate forest and the five people who had surrounded them.

The moment the Cang Er Blade pierced their bodies, Liao Tian's only feeling was that their bodies were not as resilient as the Giant Demon God's.

"Uh~"

"Pfft~"

With a single slash, the three men coughed up blood and retreated, one of them falling into the flames and letting out a shrill scream.

"How could this be?"

Xi Gong Diaoying stared in astonishment at the scene. Amidst the swirling flames, a young man, barely reaching Xi Gong Diaoying's shoulder, gripped a long-handled broadsword tightly, his eyes shining like stars, his expression as arrogant as a king.

Having successfully landed a blow, Liao Tian said in a deep voice, "If you retreat now, I will forgive and forget what happened."

Xi Gong Diaoying quickly regained her composure: "Young brother, why don't you come back to Yandu with me? With your talent, your master will surely grant you a position."

Liao Tian was surprised that his opponent would say such a thing. Although he didn't know what the palace was, he had no interest in it.

Since the opponent won't back down, then respond with a knife.

"I've learned something from you, Sun-Shattering Slash!"

With a sudden shout, the purple blade reappeared, and a blade aura ten feet long swept towards Xigong Diaoying and the people of Yandu.

Killing one person is one strike, killing a group of people is also one strike.

The blade rises, the blade falls, and the purple dragon soars into the sky.

The man rose, his head fell, and blood splattered high.

The three who were originally injured were beheaded by this one blow, and the remaining two screamed and dodged.

Xi Gong Diaoying swiftly flicked her sleeves, sweeping away the sword energy in front of her, and demanded, "Who exactly are you?"

“Young Master Liaotian of Tiandu.”

"So it was the son of Wu Jun Luo Hou. Xi Gong Diaoying has offended him."

Xi Gong Diaoying's dislike of fighting does not mean that his martial arts skills are poor. Those who can be granted a palace rank by a grandmaster all have extraordinary abilities.

He twirled his sleeves, and two fair and slender hands clapped out.

The wind rises from the tip of a blade of grass.

It is gradually gaining momentum.

The Hanging Shadow Hundred Winds Hand moves like a hundred winds, with only a golden figure visible in the wind, fluttering and dancing.

Liao Tian remained unmoved, continuing to slash with his sword as if it were a regular practice session.

Wherever the blade's energy passed, trees were pulverized, and a three-foot-deep trench appeared in the forest, dividing the desolate woods in two.

The scorching heat rising from the blade shot out in all directions, pressing close to the figure in the wind.

Bang bang bang.

After three exchanges, palm against sword, neither could gain the upper hand.

"You are indeed the most talented young man I have ever seen, even surpassing my junior brother Gong Wuhou, but your foundation is too shallow. Sorry, Diaoying's victory today is dishonorable, drink!"

With a soft shout, Xi Gong Diaoying's palms changed rapidly, from light to heavy. In an instant, a whirlwind rose in the forest, and the palm shadows surged like a great river.

Upon clashing again, the few blade shadows instantly dissipated, forcing them to retreat several steps.

Before Xigong Diaoying could catch his breath, another copper bead suddenly slammed out amidst the flurry of palm strikes.

Click.

The copper bead struck Liao Tian squarely in the chest, producing a crisp sound of bones cracking and tendons snapping.

Liao Tian secretly channeled the spiritual energy of the tree, and the bloody wound slowly healed.

He raised his sword to fight again.

Xi Gong Diaoying was startled again.

Night is fading, dawn is breaking.

The flashing blades of their entangled combat revealed the murderous intent in Xigong Diaoying's eyes: "Originally, I only intended to invite you to Yandu, but now I've changed my mind. My master will never allow a successor like you to live. Die!"

Taking advantage of Liao Tian's injury, Xi Gong Diaoying darted forward, unleashing the highest form of the Diaoying Hundred Winds Hand. A strange, sinister force descended from the sky, striking Liao Tian's Baihui acupoint.

Liao Tian once asked his father if he could use his father's Falling Star Slaying Technique if he could unlock the Demonic Essence.

"Yes, but you will have to pay a considerable price for it, possibly even your life."

Liao Tian knew that he absolutely could not die here. He was the son of Wu Jun Luo Hou, and he could not die silently in a desolate forest.

Moreover, there was someone behind him waiting for his protection.

Now is the time to unlock the demonic energy.

Liao Tian raised his hand and slapped between his eyebrows. The force of the impact sent a sharp pain through his brain.

Immediately, a colossal demonic aura erupted from Liao Tian's body, blasting the entire world apart.

"Heaven-Shattering Star-Slaying Technique, Kill!"

Amidst the churning demonic energy, a crimson, blood-red blade appeared, cleaving the entire mortal realm and the heavens in two from bottom to top.

"Ah~~"