The Illusion Mask on Yang Dingtian's face had a long history.
At the same time, it was the most precious mask in the world.
Because this was a completely real face, and also a living face.
No one, even the most intimate people, would be able to tell that this face was fake because it was so real that even the eyes and pupils were exactly the same. It was completely alive.
The creation of this mask was also extremely difficult and accidental.
First, it needed a Illusion Beast.
The Illusion Beast was one of the rarest demonic beasts in the world.
Its battle talent wasn't that great, but it had a heaven-defying ability, and that was its ability to transform.
It could transform into almost any appearance it wanted, even a person!
Just this point alone was enough to make people's hair stand on end.
Because perhaps one day, the woman lying on your bed would no longer be the woman you loved. Instead, she would be transformed from a Phantom Beast.
Of course, this kind of situation wouldn't happen because the Illusion Beast couldn't speak, and its transformation time was relatively short.
In order to make a Shapeshifting Mask, one had to catch a Shapeshifting Beast and peel off its skin.
(This demonic beast was extremely heaven-defying. Every part of its body could be peeled off without harming its life) After planting its face, one needed to find a person who was about to die and put the face on that person's face.
Why did it have to be a person who was about to die?
Because once the Illusion Beast's face was put on the person's face, it would grow into that person's face and become one with that person's face.
If that person lived for a long time, then the face would completely disappear into that person's body.
And if that person died in a short time, then the Illusion Beast's face would automatically leave that person's face and look for a new host.
Even when the Illusion Beast's face was put on until the person died, there was a strict time limit. It couldn't be too long, it couldn't be too short.
Therefore, it was very difficult to fulfill these two conditions.
Just the Illusion Beast alone was simply impossible to catch.
First of all, its speed was simply too fast.
Second, even if you met it, you wouldn't know that it was an Illusion Beast because it could transform into any appearance at will. Not only demonic beasts, it could also transform into stones, mud, and so on.
And Ximen Ningning got this Illusion Mask purely by chance.
At that time, Ximen Ningning met the Floating Ray. It was a very rare and beautiful mount, and Ningning wanted to tame it.
Thus, he chased her for thousands of miles and arrived at the depths of Jialan Mountain Range. There, she met a dying man, the owner of this face. In front of him was a dead illusion beast.
The man told Ningning that his name was Ning Fu, the young master of the Ning Clan in the South Sea.
Because he didn't have long to live, but reality required him to live, so he wanted to live in another way.
Therefore, he had to make a Phantom Mask that looked exactly like him and put it on another man's face so that that man could live on in his place, complete what he should do, and take care of the people he should take care of.
It took Ning Fan three years to find a mirage beast and chase it for tens of thousands of miles to reach Garan Mountain Range.
By the time he caught the Phantom Beast, he was already nearing the end of his life.
Ximen Ningning spent a lot of effort but couldn't save him.
Ning Fu asked Ximen Ningning to remove the Illusion Mask from his face after he died and give it to someone called Sha Wuming.
Of course, Ningning searched for a long time and didn't hear of anyone called Sha Wuming.
She even went to the Ning Clan in the South Sea to ask around, but she didn't hear of this person.
Therefore, Ningning wore the mask with her. Later, when Yang Dingtian needed it, she temporarily lent the mask to Yang Dingtian.
She didn't expect that something would happen later. Yang Dingtian didn't have time to return many of his things to Ningning.
One of them was the Illusion Mask.
…
After the beautiful woman finished cursing the Punisher of the Temple of Annihilation, she knelt in front of Yang Dingtian and kissed Yang Dingtian's toes. "Ning Bi greets the young master."
Then, the beautiful woman started sobbing uncontrollably.
As for the woman who called Yang Dingtian Ning Lang, she threw herself into Yang Dingtian's arms and cried until she couldn't make a sound. She hugged Yang Dingtian tightly and fainted.
There was no doubt that there was a sad story behind this.
As for the Punisher of the Temple of Annihilation, he looked at Yang Dingtian's face and his entire body started trembling violently.
After the beautiful woman finished crying, she pointed at the Punisher and said, "You lowly slave. You keep saying that the young master is dead and then sneaking around Miss Xue Yi. What are your intentions?
Speak! "
After saying that, the beautiful woman pulled out a blue sharp sword condensed from energy from her sleeve and said coldly, "Today, I will kill you."
Then, the beautiful woman charged straight at the Punisher.
Yang Dingtian could tell at a glance that the beautiful woman's cultivation was around the Martial Honorable level. She was no match for the Punisher.
But in reality, the Punisher was dodging left and right in a very sorry state. In the blink of an eye, he was stabbed several times.
Yang Dingtian was shocked. Could it be that he was wrong? Was this Yin-Yang person from the Ning Clan of the South Sea not the Punisher of the Temple of Annihilation?
At this moment, the Yin-Yang person was stabbed a few more times and was on the verge of death.
Yang Dingtian hurriedly said, "Stop, I …"
As soon as he said that, the Yin-Yang person unexpectedly rushed at Yang Dingtian and said sternly, "Young master, I have something to say!"
The Yin-Yang person didn't seem to want Yang Dingtian to finish his sentence.
"Ning Bi, help Xue Yi out first. I have something to say to him," Yang Dingtian said.
That Ning Bi obviously obeyed Young Lord Ning Fu.
Immediately, she bent her body slightly and left with Xue Yi in her arms.
Suddenly, in the secret room a few hundred meters underground, only Yang Dingtian, Dongfang Bingling, and the Yin-Yang person from the Ning Clan of the South Sea were left.
…
"Yang Dingtian?" The Yin-Yang person from the Ning Clan of the South Sea said.
Yang Dingtian was stunned. He didn't expect the other party to call out his identity directly.
Nodding, Yang Dingtian asked tentatively, "Sha Wuming?"
At that time, Ning Yu asked Ximen Ningning to give the illusion mask to Sha Wuming.
Sha Wuming was actually not a real name.
In the South Sea, there were many people called Sha Wuming. They all had a common identity, which was that they were illegitimate children.
Therefore, this name was completely synonymous with lowly.
"No." The Yin-Yang person shook his head and said, "Are you here to find the Punisher of the Temple of Annihilation?"
Yang Dingtian nodded.
"I am the Punisher," said the Yin-Yang person.
Immediately, Yang Dingtian's hair stood on end and he instantly prepared to fight.
"You are far from being my match."
The Yin-Yang person said, "Dongfang Bingling is very strong, and I am slightly inferior to her. However, she has been poisoned by my Soul-Devouring Devil Mystic and is destined to be controlled by me.
Therefore, if we really fight, you can't do anything to me. Instead, you, Yang Dingtian, will die here. "
Yang Dingtian said, "I'm here to negotiate. In the Northwest Qin City, you were willing to pay such a huge price to get this Yin-Yang Samsara Crystal.
Now, I am willing to give this Yin-Yang Samsara Crystal to you for free. "
"Then what do you want?" asked the Punisher.
"I want a way to cure the Soul-Devouring Devil Mystic," Yang Dingtian said.
"Impossible." The Punisher said, "There is no cure for the Soul-Devouring Devil Mystic.
This is a supreme evil technique that the master of the Temple of Annihilation, Wan Wentian, modified from the Soul-Devouring Mystic Qi 200 years ago. There is absolutely no cure. "
"You really don't have any solution?" Yang Dingtian said.
"Absolutely not," said the Punisher.
"Alright then. If you don't have a solution, then listen to my solution."
Yang Dingtian said, "If I remember correctly, you just need to force out the evil spirit energy in the body of the Soul-Devouring Devil Mystic. Then, you can cure it."
"The principle is correct. However, what are you going to use to force out the evil spirit energy?" The Punisher sneered.
"You planted the Soul-Devouring Devil Mystic in Dugu Fengwu and Dongfang Bingling. There is an evil spirit parasitic in your body.
As long as you are killed, this evil spirit will lose its host.
The Soul-Devouring Devil Mystic in Dongfang Bingling and Dugu Fengwu's bodies will weaken. Then, you can use the energy black hole to suck it out. Then, you should be able to cure them. "Yang Dingtian said.
"You have an energy black hole?" The Punisher was shocked.
"That's right." Yang Dingtian said, "Do you think my solution makes sense?"
"It is definitely a genius idea. However, the prerequisite is that you have to kill me, right?" The Punisher said.
"That's right." Yang Dingtian said.
"It is a pity that the two of you together will not be able to kill me. Instead, you will die in my hands." The Punisher said.
"Then, let's give it a try."
Yang Dingtian said. Subsequently, he unsheathed the golden soul sword and yelled out, "Men, kill this evil slave for me!"
Once he said that, several figures rushed in from outside.
Not only was there the beautiful Ning Bi, but there was also that young girl called Xue Yi and three Martial Supreme elders.
After these people came in, they shouted in unison, "Yes, Young Lord!"
The Punisher's expression changed greatly. He looked at Yang Dingtian and said coldly, "You are despicable."
"Sorry!" Yang Dingtian said, "Go, kill him!"
Instantly, the experts of the Southern Sea's Ning Clan pounced on the Punisher like lightning.
Almost instantly, this Punisher was at a disadvantage. It was as if he was afraid of harming the innocent. Especially when he was facing that girl, Xue Yi, he was very careful, afraid of hurting her.
Then, Yang Dingtian rushed in with his sword.
Dongfang Bingling frowned. She really didn't want to join in at this time.
She, Dongfang Bingling, had always fought alone. Now that she was ganging up on someone, it went against her pride.
She looked at Yang Dingtian helplessly. Dongfang Bingling also rushed into the battle with her sword.
After Dongfang Bingling entered the battle, the situation changed completely.
Originally, although the experts of the Southern Sea's Ning Clan had the upper hand against this Punisher, they did not have any results.
However, the Punisher seemed to be unwilling to hurt them at all, so he fought with restraint.
After Dongfang Bingling entered, her sword was like lightning and like a ghost.
Almost instantly, this Punisher was on the verge of death.
The Punisher's expression changed, and he said, "Excuse me."
Then, his eyes suddenly changed, and he opened his palm.
"Swoosh …" Suddenly, the air froze, trapped by a terrifying evil energy.
The four experts of the Southern Sea's Ning Clan were all fixed in place in an instant, completely unable to move.
Yang Dingtian revealed a horrified expression. What kind of move was this? It was actually so powerful that it could freeze four experts in place.
Then, he looked at Dongfang Bingling and said, "Originally, I was a little weaker than you, but after being hit by the Soul-Devouring Devil Spell, you are destined to be very passive when fighting me.
Don't you know that after being hit by the Soul-Devouring Devil Spell, even a Great Grandmaster will become a puppet and be controlled by the caster? "
Then, the Punisher's face abruptly turned into a terrifying, eerie blue color. A dark aura abruptly burst out of his body.
In an instant, like a demon, it rushed out of his body and rushed toward Dongfang Bingling, burrowing into her brain.
"Uh …" In an instant, Bing Ling's footsteps stopped.
Then, something strange happened. She couldn't control her sword at all, nor her hands, nor her body.
The sword that was originally stabbing toward the Punisher was now stabbing toward Yang Dingtian.
Her speed was too fast, and Yang Dingtian was completely unable to resist the cultivation of a Great Grandmaster.
"Senior Brother, run …" Bing Ling exclaimed.
However, her sharp sword was still completely out of control, and it suddenly stabbed toward Yang Dingtian's chest.
"Hiss …" In an instant, an incomparably powerful energy hit Yang Dingtian's chest.
"Pfft …" A mouthful of blood spurted out.
Subsequently, an ice-cold and dreadful energy instantly tore apart all of Yang Dingtian's defenses and drilled into his mystic meridians and qi vessel. Instantly, his qi vessel was going to be torn into pieces.
The Nine Yang Profound Veins and the Heaven and Earth Profound Flame were almost completely unable to resist Dongfang Bingling's powerful energy.
In an instant, Yang Dingtian's Qi Sea was about to be completely torn apart, and his entire body was instantly smashed to pieces.
Dongfang Bingling had only used one sword to directly shatter Yang Dingtian's body.
"No …" Dongfang Bingling cried out miserably as if she was weeping blood.
"No …" Dongfang Bingling's delicate body trembled violently, and she instantly gritted her teeth to bleed. A terrifying willpower suddenly condensed in her beautiful eyes.
Then, her delicate body shook violently, and an incomparably powerful blue energy instantly vibrated out of her body.
"Boom …" The ground shook violently.
From a few hundred meters underground, the ground began to crack, layer by layer.
In an instant, all the trees and pavilions on the ground were instantly shattered.
Dongfang Bingling's willpower was actually so astonishing!
Just now, her body had been controlled by the Soul Devouring Devil's evil energy, and she wanted to kill Yang Dingtian.
In order to save Yang Dingtian, in order to prevent this tragedy from happening, she actually used her terrifying willpower to attack the evil energy in an instant.
Moreover, she actually succeeded.
But the consequence was the collision and tearing of her Qi Sea, the collision and tearing of the energy in her entire body.
This tearing allowed her to successfully prevent her from killing Yang Dingtian.
But the consequence was self-destruction.
It was as if a nuclear bomb had exploded in her Qi Sea.
The punisher was very close to Dongfang Bingling, and it was he who used the evil energy to control Dongfang Bingling's will.
But he didn't expect her will to be so astonishing, violently resisting the control of the evil energy.
This powerful collision directly backfired on him.
A mouthful of blood spurted out violently, and the punisher's body flew out directly, slamming into the wall and falling down.
And the experts of the Ning Clan in the South Sea were all unconscious, and it was unknown whether they were dead or alive.
"Senior Brother, let's go …" Dongfang Bingling looked at Yang Dingtian, covered her lower abdomen, and collapsed to the ground.
Inside Yang Dingtian's body, Dongfang Bingling's terrifying energy was still colliding, almost tearing his body apart inch by inch, and blood spurted out from his ears, nose, and mouth.
Seeing Dongfang Bingling collapse, Yang Dingtian was almost inconsolable. He rushed over frantically, helped her up, and frantically poured Holy Water Pills into her mouth.
Dongfang Bingling clutched her lower abdomen, and blood kept flowing out from between her fingers.
The punisher got up from the ground, gently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Dongfang Bingling in disbelief, and said, "In hundreds of years, you are the first to succeed in resisting the energy of the evil energy.
I have never seen or heard of it before. "
"But …" The punisher continued, "Now, your Qi Sea has cracked.
Moreover, the evil energy will devour your soul even more frantically. Originally you could hold on for a month, but now you won't last more than ten days.
After ten days, you will completely become a Succubus.
Unfortunately, your Qi Sea is damaged, and perhaps you won't be able to become a powerful Succubus.
But you are so beautiful, even if you can't become a powerful Succubus, the Young Master will still dote on you. "
The punisher came in front of Yang Dingtian, took Yang Dingtian's golden soul sword, pulled it out, and placed it across Yang Dingtian's neck, and said, "What a peerless sword. If there is an Emperor-grade soul sword in the world, then this is it.
If I offer it to the Young Master, I wonder what kind of reward I will receive. "
The golden soul sword's blade gently cut open Yang Dingtian's neck, and blood immediately flowed out.
"What a peerless sword. To be able to die by its blade is absolutely worth it." The punisher smiled faintly.
After saying that, he used more force, and Yang Dingtian's flesh was cut open millimeter by millimeter.
But he didn't care in the slightest, and he frantically poured his profound energy into Dongfang Bingling, trying to control the terrifying energy rampaging inside her body.
"Slash!"
The punisher suddenly used more force, and the golden sword stabbed into his body, causing blood to spurt out.
Instantly, Yang Dingtian was stunned.
Because the sword didn't stab into his body, but into the punisher's own chest.
Instantly, Yang Dingtian was completely stupefied.
This punisher actually stabbed his own heart to commit suicide when he had the absolute advantage.
Why was that?
Was he crazy?
That wasn't all. The punisher pulled the blade back, and a huge gash was cut open in his own chest.
Yang Dingtian saw it. His heart was a terrifying dark blue, and it emitted a strange light. At this moment, it was directly pierced through by the sword.
"Dongfang Bingling, actually, you don't have to be so resolute. I won't let you kill Yang Dingtian at all. I just want to show you how terrifying Evil Spirits are." The punisher smiled helplessly and said, "Yang Dingtian, actually, there is a solution to the Soul Devouring Demon Mystic.
If you want to know, then you have to agree to one condition. "
"Tell me," Yang Dingtian said in a trembling voice.
"Continue to pretend to be Ning Yue. When you're strong enough, go to the Ning Clan of the South Sea to save my wife, save the Ning Clan of the South Sea, and kill Sha Wuming!" the punisher said.
Yang Dingtian asked in shock, "Why?"
The punisher tore off his face. It was a thin mask, and he instantly revealed his true face.
This was a handsome yet strange face.
It was handsome because the facial features were almost perfect.
It was strange because the muscles of this face were completely transparent, a dark blue color. Even the blood vessels and bones inside could be seen clearly. It was completely like a ghost.
However, what shocked Yang Dingtian wasn't that this face looked like a ghost, but that this face looked exactly the same as his mask.
"You're Ning Yue. Aren't you dead?" Yang Dingtian asked in shock.
The punisher nodded and said, "That's right. I'm already dead.
Before I died, I asked Ximen Ningning to give the mask to Sha Wuming.
So when you appeared, I knew you were Yang Dingtian because Ximen Ningning would only give the mask to you.
I was already dead at that time, but then I used another method to come back to life. Do you know why? "
"Evil spirit!" Yang Dingtian said.
"That's right, evil spirit." Ning Yue said, "Look at my heart. It's transparent. It's disgusting and strange.
It had already stopped beating, but the evil spirit made it start beating again. It also helped my cultivation advance by leaps and bounds, allowing me to become a Master before I was 30.
Otherwise, according to the original plan, I would have become a Master at least in my 40s. "
The hair on Yang Dingtian's back stood on end.
This evil spirit's energy could bring people back to life and make their cultivation advance by leaps and bounds. How terrifying was that?
And this energy was already in the hands of the Temple of Annihilation.
Ning Yue said, "But living like this is even more painful than dying.
I'm not a living person at all. I'm a living dead.
If I had a choice, I'd rather die than be resurrected in this way.
But I had no choice. When I woke up after I died, I was already a living dead, a walking corpse. "
Before Ning Yue finished speaking, he coughed and blood kept gushing out.
"I released the Soul Eater Devil twice and completely overdrew my life force. I don't have long to live.
To me, death is not scary at all. Instead, it's a relief.
The only thing I'm worried about is the Ning Clan of the South Sea, my wife, my lover. "
Ning Yue said, "Sha Wuming is my father's illegitimate son. I personally rescued him from the slums.
At that time, I knew I didn't have long to live, so I wanted to let him inherit everything of the Ning Clan of the South Sea. I was afraid that his identity as an illegitimate son would be shameful, so I made the Illusion Mask and let him take over the Ning Clan for me.
But what I didn't know was that under his humble and loving face, there was a heart as venomous as a scorpion's.
He sold himself to the devil, raped his sister-in-law, and killed his clansmen.
He made the entire Ning Clan of the South Sea fall into the abyss.
If he doesn't die, the Ning Clan of the South Sea will only fall into the eighteenth layer of hell. "
"Then why didn't you kill him? You're so strong," Yang Dingtian said.
Ning Yue smiled sadly and said, "The person he sold himself to is my master. In front of the devil, his status is higher than mine. I'm just a walking corpse, and he's a minion. My cultivation all comes from evil spirits. I can't kill him."
"Promise me, Yang Dingtian!"
Ning Yue grabbed Yang Dingtian's hand and said with all his strength, "Promise me that when you're strong, you'll kill that bastard Sha Wuming and save the Ning Clan.
Continue to pretend to be me. Don't let the Ning Clan destroy us. "
Yang Dingtian said, "But I have my own mission. Do you want me to always bear this responsibility?"
"Have a child with my wife, and then train him to be the successor of the Ning Clan. Then your responsibility will be over," Ning Yue said. "Promise me. Otherwise, I won't tell you the way to break down the Soul Eater Devil."
"I've already told you the way to break the Soul Eater Devil. The key is to kill you. Once you die, the evil spirit will weaken, and I can use the energy black hole to force it out of Bing Ling's body," Yang Dingtian said.
"It's useless, Yang Dingtian," Punisher Ning Yue said. "This evil spirit is the strongest energy in the world.
Do you know the origin of the energy black hole? "
"Of course," Yang Dingtian said. "It's formed from the water of the Celestial Red Sea."
"Then do you know how the Celestial Red Sea came about?" Punisher Ning Yue said. "The water of the Celestial Red Sea was originally normal water.
But one day, the world burst open, and space overflowed.
The evil spirit energy seeped into the sea.
Suddenly, the sea in the sky became the Celestial Red Sea.
The energy black hole was formed by the corruption of the evil spirit energy.
Tell me, between the two of them, whose energy level is higher? "
Yang Dingtian was completely stunned.
The energy black hole was the product of the corruption of the evil spirit energy?
Then what energy in the world could resist the evil spirit?
"So, only I know the way to break the Soul Eater Devil," Ning Yue said.
"As long as you agree to my conditions, I'll tell you."
"Okay, I agree," Yang Dingtian said.
"Swear," Ning Yue said.
"I swear that if Ning Yue tells me the way to break the Soul Eater Devil, I'll kill Sha Wuming within three years and save the Ning Clan of the South Sea. I'll also pretend to be Ning Yue and take on the responsibility of protecting the Ning Clan of the South Sea." Yang Dingtian said, "If I violate this oath, I'll …"
"Swear on your master and Ximen Wuya," Ning Yue said.
Yang Dingtian glared at him and said coldly, "If I violate this oath, I'll make sure my master and Uncle Ximen will never have peace in the underworld."
Then, Yang Dingtian stared coldly at Ning Yue and said, "Now, you can say it, right?"
Ning Yue nodded and said, "Yang Dingtian, I've been observing you for a long time.
I once thought of snatching your mask and handing it to someone else who's worth trusting.
But after observing you for so long, I'm sure you're the most worthy person.
Now that you've made the oath, no matter what happens, you have to fulfill your promise. "
Yang Dingtian said in shock, "What do you mean? You don't have the method to break the Soul Eater Devil?"
Ning Yue said, "Hall Master Wan Wentian used his body to feed the devil and created the Soul Eater Devil.
But for his beloved woman, he left behind a flaw.
Only by finding this flaw can you break the Soul Eater Devil.
Of course, as for where this flaw is, no one in the world knows. You, Yang Dingtian, will definitely not be able to find it.
So, even if I tell you this method, you won't be able to save Dongfang Bingling and Dugu Fengwu. "
"Are you scheming against me?" Yang Dingtian said coldly.
"I've already told you the method, and I didn't go back on my words. Furthermore, you've already made the oath." Ning Yue said, "You won't be calculative with a person who's about to die, right?"
"What's the flaw that Wan Wentian left behind?" Yang Dingtian asked.
"It's useless. You won't be able to get it. You won't be able to find it within hundreds of thousands of miles of heaven and earth." Ning Yue said, "You can give up."
"What exactly is it?" Yang Dingtian asked.
"A teardrop. The tear of the Temple of Annihilation's master, condensed into a crystal." Ning Yue said, "This is the supreme token of the Evil ways. How did you get it?"
Tear?
Yang Dingtian was instantly stunned.
He recalled the teardrop hanging on his neck. It was the teardrop that Ningning gave him.