NovelSearch Chapter 455: Victory Banquet! Power Boost
Chapter 455: Victory Banquet! Power Boost
Like a fast ship splitting the sea, in just a moment, Ding Ling caught up with Ao Bai, and amidst his roar, launched another Dogless Under-Heaven attack, striking heavily yet lightly on various parts of his body!
Ding Ling showed no mercy.
This time, the Dogless Under-Heaven move carried the force of nine parts Fusion Qi.
Before the move was even executed, the sound of wind and thunder could be heard. Once the Dogless Under-Heaven was fully unleashed, one could clearly see the shadow of a giant cudgel capable of piercing the Celestial Palace in the Ten Directions Realm!
Such a move was unavoidable and unstoppable! Ao Bai was terrified to death, feeling trapped with no escape. Driven by desperation, he fully activated the Thirteen Grand Protectors’ Cross-Training Golden Bell Shield, wielding a large broadsword to slash heavily at Ding Ling’s face.
"If you want me dead, I’ll drag you to hell with me!"
Bang!
In the next instant, the divine whip and the broadsword collided heavily, only to stalemate for a moment before crack! The divine whip shattered the blade. With a great force, bam bam bam! Countless cudgel shadows landed on Ao Bai’s body.
In an instant.
Ao Bai’s head, chest, heart, and other vital points were all struck.
Crack!
The Protective Gang Qi shattered on the first strike from the cudgel shadows, and as the shadows fell, Ao Bai’s entire body was pierced, his head shattered on the spot, his heart punctured, and his towering figure collapsed like a falling mountain.
"...!!!"
Ao Bai’s death was so tragic, so quick.
All the soldiers present were momentarily stunned, followed by shock, confusion, anger, and fear...
Some charged at Ding Ling on the spot, claiming vengeance for their leader!
Others hid within the Great Army, slowly retreating; Yuwen Chengdu was among them. After Ao Bai’s mount was slain, he retreated into the depths of the army, and upon witnessing this, decisively spurred his horse to flee.
No one understood just how terrifying Ding Ling was.
No one understood more than him.
Even that freak Li Yuanba met his end at Ding Ling’s hands, so how could Yuwen Chengdu dare to confront him head-on?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
And indeed, as Yuwen Chengdu anticipated, after Ding Ling killed Ao Bai, he let out a long howl, wielding two divine whips that moved like swimming dragons within the Great Army. Wherever they went, they crushed everything like dead branches, and no one could withstand a single whip from Ding Ling!
He seemed like a Celestial God with the power to hold up the sky, charging forward with two divine whips in hand, unstoppable!
"Too terrifying."
Yuwen Chengdu galloped away even faster.
Of course, there were still commanders who refused to believe in such evil, directing formations of cavalry to charge at Ding Ling repeatedly, attempting to overwhelm and drown him with sheer numbers.
But it was futile.
Ding Ling’s physique and defense were unmatched.
The Nine Yang Divine Skill was continually in motion, rendering the attacks of lower than first-class peak masters almost ineffectual against him. He made no attempts to block, charging straight through and, like a bamboo splitting, he reached each commander, bringing a divine whip down on their heads, smashing dog heads!
One strike from the Dog Beating Stick Technique crushed a commander’s head, and Ding Ling continued charging in other directions.
Little Dragon Girl led a few hundred people, clad in armor and wielding a long spear, closely following Ding Ling, handling cleanup operations.
If anyone attempted to ambush or assassinate Ding Ling, Little Dragon Girl would charge out on her horse, spear in hand, and kill them on the spot.
She killed so many.
Little Dragon Girl’s armor was stained with blood, as if she had been fished out of a Sea of Blood.
Yet even so, her cold and beautiful eyes always followed Ding Ling’s path, rushing wherever he rushed, staying close with her few hundred followers.
But inevitably, many fell behind, overwhelmed and drowned by the dense Mongolian Army.
Those who remained felt both excited and nervous, looking at Ding Ling and Little Dragon Girl with fervent admiration.
Ding Ling’s strength was self-evident, and to call him the World’s Number One War God was not exaggerated.
Little Dragon Girl, a heroine of remarkable prowess, was equally rare in the world, and they were greatly awed, their worship for both growing steadily.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ding Ling fought with increasing courage, deploying the Dogless Under-Heaven move frequently, sweeping large areas, obliterating entire groups! Limbs and broken arms flew, reaching the utmost carnage and bloodshed where he passed!
His strength was immense, combined with the ever-operational Fusion Qi, exerting force continually, like a deity sweeping away ants, it was almost a one-sided massacre.
His endurance was formidable.
After an hour of slaughter.
He remained in perfect condition, vibrant and energetic.
However, Little Dragon Girl and her group were exhausted.
Ding Ling noticed and protected them out of the Great Army’s ranks, only to charge back in again.
Singlehandedly, he terrified a hundred thousand-strong army into retreat, backing down over ten miles in fear.
Guo Jing and others observed this with great enthusiasm, seizing the opportunity to lead their army in pursuit, chasing the Mongolian Army for dozens of miles, killing them until the blood flowed like rivers and the Mongolian Army completely collapsed and dispersed, before jubilantly returning in triumph!
On the way.
Guo Jing and his companions praised Ding Ling unceasingly.
They all said Ding Ling was the World’s Number One War God! The hope of Xiangyang! The stronghold of the Great Song!
With Ding Ling, the Great Song had a future!
And this battle.
Also completely established Ding Ling’s fame in Xiangyang.
Initially, those who didn’t know much about Ding Ling and even doubted his abilities, were now fanatically supportive to an extreme degree.
With one battle.
Ding Ling’s reputation was beginning to outshine and surpass Guo Jing.
Because Ding Ling killed so many, his stamina was so astounding, it exceeded everyone’s imagination!
Breaking a hundred thousand-strong army by himself!
Such an unbelievable feat was accomplished by Ding Ling almost singlehandedly!
How could a divine being like him not be revered by the common people of Xiangyang as a deity?
In less than a day.
Ding Ling’s deeds were spreading wildly through the streets and alleys of Xiangyang.
Even three-year-old children knew that Ding Ling was the contemporary War God! Xiangyang’s Guardian God!
Guo Fu naturally heard of it too.
After confirming the matter thrice, and especially after visiting the battlefield and seeing the tragedy and Ao Bai and others’ miserable dead appearances with her own eyes, she couldn’t help but be fainthearted.
Her fear of Ding Ling deepened, and at that moment, she finally realized that her mother’s special instructions were truly for her own good! Ding Ling was indeed as bloodthirsty as never heard or seen before!
Having realized this.
Guo Fu dared not confront or throw tantrums with Ding Ling, and didn’t even dare to look him in the eye.
Even more so for Da and Xiao Wu, who were restless with fear. With the Divine Doctor’s help, their severed hands and legs were reattached, but Wu Santong never forgot about avenging Ding Ling.
The two brothers clung to Wu Santong, pleading bitterly, and he finally came to his senses, no longer mentioning revenge.
...
On this day too.
The Xiangyang City Lord’s Mansion specially threw a celebration banquet for Ding Ling.
Guo Jing and Huang Rong insisted on inviting him, so Ding Ling could not refuse and went.
At the banquet, Lü Wende’s attitude completely changed from when he was on the city wall, treating Ding Ling with extreme warmth, apologizing and giving gifts.
Ding Ling saw that these gifts were Great Medicine, and there were even some Martial Arts Secret Manuals, so he accepted them.
Needless to say.
Lü Wende giving gifts in this manner was surely under the guidance of Huang Rong.
Lü Wende saw Ding Ling accept the gift and was naturally ecstatic, immediately wanting to share a drink with Ding Ling.
Regarding this kind of celebration banquet,
Ding Ling wasn’t all that interested.
After it ended,
he finished reading all the Martial Arts Secret Manuals.
Reached full level for all.
[Inner Power Value +90]
[Strength +0.5]
[Agility +0.5]
[Constitution +0.5]
Among them, there was actually a first-class Inner Power Heart Method.
It contributed 90 points to Ding Ling’s Inner Power Value.
There were also a few high-tier martial arts. Compared to Spiral Nine Shadows and the like, they were naturally much weaker, but not bad. The contributed points were quite even.
It was like getting them for free.
Ding Ling was satisfied.
However, it could also be seen from this that although Lü Wende was opportunistic, he did indeed know how to win people’s hearts, willing to spend lavishly, evident from the secret manuals—likely emptying his coffers.
As for those Great Medicines?
Ding Ling checked them too; some were a hundred years old, some were decades old, and there were even ones hundreds of years old.
The decades-old and hundred-year-old ones were basically useless to him.
Ding Ling planned to keep them for Little Dragon Girl’s medicinal baths to enhance her physical quality.
As for the other Great Medicines, Ding Ling consumed them.
He must reach the peak standard of this world as quickly as possible.
Only then could he better protect Little Dragon Girl and help her improve rapidly.
Just like Diao Chan in the Three Kingdoms World, or Qu Feiyan in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer World.
Crunch, crunch!
Ding Ling quickly chewed and finished off dozens of Great Medicines.
With the full operation of the Five Great Breathing Techniques, these Great Medicines were rapidly refined.
They were fully refined in a matter of moments.
The four-dimensional attributes improved to:
[Strength +0.9]
[Agility +0.9]
[Constitution +0.9]
[Defense +0.9]
Ding Ling glanced at the Character Panel:
[Root Bone 3 (ordinary people have 1 point), Wisdom 4.2, Strength 53.2, Agility 54, Constitution 55.9, Defense 48.1, Charisma 11.7]
His Constitution was almost reaching 60 points.
Ding Ling could clearly perceive that his endurance and speed were significantly improved!
"It seems 60 points might be the limit value of this world?"
As Constitution broke through the 55-point boundary,
Ding Ling could clearly sense that he was getting closer to the world’s limit.
This mysterious feeling had also appeared in the Three Kingdoms and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer Worlds, so it likely wasn’t wrong.
But it seemed a bit illogical.
"If 60 points is the limit value, then how does Dragon Elephant Wisdom Skill explain itself?"
Ding Ling was perplexed.
But then he thought about how his Fusion Qi propelled the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms to exert a force of tens of thousands of pounds.
He felt relieved.
Perhaps Dragon Elephant Wisdom Skill follows the same logic?
As for the specific facts.
Perhaps he’ll only know when he witnesses this Divine Skill.
The next day.
Huang Rong proactively came to find Ding Ling, expressing wishes to teach Peach Blossom Island Martial Arts.
Ding Ling was eager for this.
So he followed Huang Rong into the inner room.
Huang Rong, being extremely clever and ingenious, seemed to know Ding Ling’s straightforward nature. Without unnecessary words, she got straight to the point and introduced the first Martial Arts of Peach Blossom Island.
Luoying Divine Sword Palm!
She asked Ding Ling whether he needed an explanation of the esoteric truth and essence.
After Ding Ling declined,
she started practicing the moves step-by-step, reciting the mantra.
Her practice took a moment.
Yet, Ding Ling mastered this palm technique to Great Perfection in an instant.
[Luoying Divine Sword Palm Full Level]
[Strength +0.1]
[Agility +0.2]
[Constitution +0.1]
This was a high-tier palm technique.
Upon reaching full level,
Ding Ling flipped his palm and executed the technique. Instantly, palm shadows filled all directions; sometimes five fictitious, one real, sometimes eight fictitious, one real, like falling blossoms, akin to a gust of wind sweeping through a peach blossom forest, with flowers scattering, graceful in posture, stunning in beauty!
Yet, this graceful palm technique carried sharpness, resembling an autumn wind that suddenly bursts forth with a desolate intent to kill!
Truly marvelous!
"...!!!"
Even though Huang Rong had long known from Hong Qigong’s letters and Guo Jing’s words how incredibly fast Ding Ling learned martial arts,
witnessing it firsthand was still somewhat hard for her to accept.
Because in the past, she suffered immensely learning this Luoying Divine Sword Palm, taking a long time to hardly reach Great Perfection.
Yet Ding Ling achieved Great Perfection in an instant.
Comparing the two,
expert and intelligent as Huang Rong was, she couldn’t hide the sense of loss in her heart at this moment.
It was as if she, once considered a peerless genius, had been overshadowed by Ding Ling in seemingly effortless fashion!