431: In my next life, I want to be a good person!

"It's right inside!" Han Bao pointed towards the depths of the depression and walked in first.

Simple Ruffian followed closely, seemingly casually staying half a step behind Yao Delong, subtly forming a pincer attack.

Yao Delong's Divine Thought had long since covered the entire area like mercury spilling onto the ground.

Just as his footsteps entered the seemingly ordinary scorched black earth at the center of the Mountain Depression,

his Divine Thought clearly "saw" the hidden, complex Array Patterns on the ground formed by dozens of special Formation Stones—a Killing Array of considerable power!

Just as expected!

The moment Yao Delong stepped into the core of the Array Core,

Han Bao in front and Simple Ruffian to the side suddenly retreated violently backward like startled rabbits!

At the same time, Han Bao crushed a black jade talisman in his hand!

"Activate!"

Buzz—!

The Array Patterns on the ground suddenly lit up with dazzling bloody light!

A sharp, violent, and destructive Killing Power instantly erupted!

Countless golden Sword Lights, condensed from pure Geng Metal Qi, shot toward Yao Delong in the array from all directions like a torrential rain!

Every Sword Light contained terrifying power sufficient to severely injure a Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator and threaten a Golden Core Perfection Cultivator!

This Killing Array was clearly capable of unleashing the offensive power of the Early Nascent Soul Stage!

"Kid! In your next reincarnation, keep your eyes peeled!"

Han Bao sneered, as if he could already see the scene of Yao Delong being subjected to Ten Thousand Swords Piercing the Heart and turned into meat paste.

However, facing the strangulation of this Killing Array, which was enough to make ordinary Golden Core Cultivators despair,

Yao Delong showed no panic on his face; he didn't even lift an eyelid.

"Qiong Shuang."

He calmly uttered two words.

"Awooo—!"

A Dragon Roar, young yet carrying supreme majesty, suddenly sounded!

A white light shot out from Yao Delong's sleeve like lightning, expanding upon meeting the wind!

In an instant, a majestic White Flood Dragon, entirely snow-white with scales as clear as jade,

with a crystalline small horn on its head and dozens of meters long, spanned across the Mountain Depression!

The terrifying Yao Beast Pressure of an Eighth-Tier Peak (Nascent Soul Perfection) Yao Beast erupted like a substantial tsunami,

instantly scattering the Geng Metal Evil Qi of the entire Killing Array!

Qiong Shuang's pair of ice-blue vertical pupils coldly swept over the golden Sword Lights shooting from the sky, and she opened her Dragon mouth, inhaling sharply!

Whoosh—!

An Extreme Cold Dragon Breath, seemingly capable of freezing the Soul, was spat out!

Wherever it passed, even space seemed to freeze!

The violent Geng Metal Sword Lights collided with the Dragon Breath, shattering and annihilating instantly, like fragile ice crystals hitting a steel torrent!

Along with the precious Formation Stones on the ground that constituted the Killing Array,

they all exploded and turned into powder under the impact of the Extreme Cold Dragon Breath!

The Killing Array, which was quite valuable and sufficient to trap and kill a Golden Core Perfection Cultivator, in front of an Eighth-Tier Peak Yao Beast,

was like a paper toy, blown to ashes by a single breath of Dragon Breath!

"Wh-what?!"

"Eigh... Eighth-Tier Peak Yao Beast?! A Flood Dragon?!"

Han Bao and Simple Ruffian, who were preparing to enjoy the miserable state of their prey,

had their sneers instantly freeze, replaced by boundless shock and terror!

Their eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets! The blood in their bodies seemed to be frozen by that terrifying Dragon Might!

This kid... this ordinary-looking Middle Golden Core Stage Loose Cultivator... is carrying a terrifying Nascent Soul Great Perfection Vicious Beast with him?! How is this possible?!

Run!

This was the only thought in their minds!

However, just as the thought arose, a terrifying pressure, more vast and heavier than Qiong Shuang's Dragon Might, as if the sky had collapsed,

descended upon them like an invisible Primordial Divine Mountain!

Plop! Plop!

Their figures, which had just leaped up, were smashed heavily onto the ground like swatting flies,

their entire skeletons groaned under the unbearable weight, and their internal organs seemed about to shift!

Forget running away, even moving a finger became a luxury!

The pressure of Nascent Soul Great Perfection was an irresistible Heavenly Might for Golden Core Cultivators!

"Se... Senior, spare us! Please spare us!" Han Bao was scared out of his wits, tears and snot streaming down his face, screaming desperately,

"This junior was blind! We offended Senior!

We have eighty-year-old mothers above us and one-year-old infants below us waiting to be fed. We beg Senior for mercy!

Spare our wretched lives! We are willing to offer up all our wealth!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Senior, spare us! It's all a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!"

Simple Ruffian was also scared stiff, kowtowing frantically, his forehead hitting the scorching hot rock and bleeding profusely.

Yao Delong slowly walked up to the two men who were pressed down like mud, his eyes cold, as if looking at two ants.

"Have old ones above and young ones below?"

His voice was calm, yet carried a bone-chilling coldness,

"Did those Cultivators you lured into this array and killed not have parents, wives, and children?

When they begged for mercy, did you ever show pity?"

"I..." The two men were speechless, their faces ashen.

"If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?" There was no pity in Yao Delong's eyes, only indifference,

"Those who kill will be killed. Next life, be a good person."

As his voice fell, he joined his fingers like a sword, and lightly pointed forward.

There was no earth-shattering momentum, only two streaks of crimson-gold Sword Light, condensed to the extreme,

containing the Sword Intent of the Glorious Great Sun and the invisible Heart Sword Power, flashing past!

Poof! Poof!

Tiny blood holes appeared simultaneously on the foreheads of Han Bao and Simple Ruffian.

The terror and despair in their eyes instantly froze, and then their vitality completely dimmed. Their Divine Souls, along with their Sea of Consciousness,

had been completely shredded by the overwhelmingly tyrannical Sword Intent and the mysterious Heart Sword Power!

Their bodies slumped softly to the ground, utterly lifeless.

Yao Delong was expressionless, waving his hand to retrieve the two men's Storage Pouches and Storage Rings.

His Divine Thought swept inside, and he raised an eyebrow slightly. Good heavens!

The Mid-Grade Spirit Stones alone were piled up like a mountain, roughly estimated to be over fifteen thousand!

There were also Medicinal Pills in various bottles and jars, glowing Ore, Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicine emitting fragrance,

and several Magic Treasures of decent quality... Clearly, these two were habitual offenders,

who had killed countless Cultivators to accumulate this "family fortune."

"Hmph, Ill-Gotten Gains, all confiscated."

Yao Delong unceremoniously put everything into his storage ring.

"Awoo~"

Qiong Shuang's massive body rapidly shrank, turning into the adorable Little White Flood Dragon about a foot long,

darting onto Yao Delong's shoulder with a whoosh, affectionately rubbing her head against his cheek,

her large ice-blue eyes full of pride, asking, "Praise me quickly."

Yao Delong chuckled, reaching out to rub her cold, smooth little head: "Well done, Little Greedy Dragon."

As he spoke, he took a Jade Bottle out of his storage ring,

pouring out a few ice-blue Medicinal Pills that emitted rich Cold Qi and pure Spiritual Power.

Qiong Shuang's eyes lit up, and her little claws quickly grabbed the Medicinal Pills,

chewing them "crunch, crunch" like eating jelly beans, a look of satisfaction on her face: "Big Brother is the best!"

Looking at Qiong Shuang, who was completely carefree, only focused on absorbing the Medicinal Power to increase her Cultivation, Yao Delong couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Yao Beasts have naturally favored Physiques; as long as resources are sufficient,

and their Bloodline is strong enough, advancing is much simpler and more direct than for human Cultivators.

He stopped delaying, took out the map from the White Cloud Merchant Guild and the ancient Parchment Scroll recording the location of the Earth Core Blazing Flame Fire, and carefully compared them.

A moment later, his gaze locked onto a location marked with a special symbol on the Parchment Scroll,

the location of a Volcano in the deepest core area of the Demon Skeleton Mountain Range.

"The Earth Core Blazing Flame Fire... it's right there!"

The flame of determination ignited in Yao Delong's eyes.

The distance was still great, and the map indicated that the area was marked as extremely dangerous.