Chapter 737
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It truly is the Li King Ding!
Ye Wushuang’s expression was one of astonishment.
The token bore a dense array of tiny characters.
“The Li Clan’s Li King Ding, a royal-grade spiritual artifact, was brought back from the Tianyuan Continent by a former clan leader of the Li Clan.
“This ding can be elevated to the heavenly king grade, but it requires the flesh and blood of a male infant born at the Yangtianyang hour, precisely on the hundredth day, for the ritual.
“To enhance the quality of this ding, members of our Li Clan have secretly abducted thousands of male infants born at the Yangtianyang hour, on their hundredth day. This is inhumane!
“Li Yun of the Li Clan could not bear to continue and thus stole the Li King Ding, fleeing from the clan and hiding for the rest of his life.
“But this ding is truly domineering; it requires the nourishment of blood and energy. Even as a cultivator of the Wanfa Realm, I could not sustain it and had to leave it here, awaiting someone with fate.
“I sincerely hope that future martial cultivators do not become obsessed with this ding and turn into demons of slaughter!”
Ye Wushuang gazed at the fine script, his expression stunned.
If the Li King Ding merely required the killing of people and the absorption of their life force to ascend, it wouldn’t be considered evil. After all, in the world of martial artists, countless lives are lost every day.
However, using male infants born at the Yangtianyang hour, on their hundredth day, for the ritual is indeed inhumane. To refine this ding, the Li Clan has already killed thousands of infants!
No wonder Li Yun stole the Li King Ding, even at the cost of his reputation.
Now, Ye Wushuang faced two choices.
One, to leave the ding here and let it continue to gather dust.
Two, to take the ding with him. But the Li King Ding was not easy to control. Even a cultivator of the Wanfa Realm could not withstand the ding’s thirst for flesh and blood. It was unimaginable.
However…
To leave behind a royal-grade spiritual artifact?
That would be foolish!
As for the ding’s need to absorb life force, that could only be addressed after gaining control over it!
Without a word, Ye Wushuang took a step forward and grasped the two ears of the Li King Ding.
Buzz…
Suddenly.
A thousand-zhang radiance soared from within the Li King Ding.
In the next moment, the ding’s ears directly adhered to Ye Wushuang’s hands.
And then, a terrifying suction force emanated from within the ding.
“Want to absorb me?”
Ye Wushuang snorted coldly. The Golden-Winged Fire Crane’s essence blood he had collected earlier spread across his palms.
The Li King Ding seemed delighted at the blood, swallowing it like a parched traveler finding a lake, consuming it all.
The essence blood was continuously depleted.
Yet the Li King Ding showed no sign of satisfaction.
Until finally, the Golden-Winged Fire Crane’s essence blood was completely consumed, and the ding still wasn’t satisfied. It began to directly absorb Ye Wushuang’s life force.
At this moment, Ye Wushuang distinctly felt the depletion of his essence blood, flowing at an extremely terrifying speed.
“Damn it!”
With a low curse, Ye Wushuang clenched his hand, and the Nine-Heavens Spirit-Subduing Pagoda was activated within his mind.
A nine-layered, ancient green tower appeared before his brow.
“Subdue!”
With a mental command, an ancient, yellowish aura immediately spread from the Nine-Heavens Spirit-Subduing Pagoda, descending upon the ancient ding.
Instantly, the Li King Ding’s terrifyingly voracious aura vanished.
Ye Wushuang panted heavily, using the Nine-Heavens Spirit-Subduing Pagoda to directly store the ding in its second layer.
When the Li King Ding appeared in the second layer of the Nine-Heavens Spirit-Subduing Pagoda, the terrifying pressure of the Nine-Yuan Tai Xu Sword made the ding seem like a lonely child, shrinking into a corner of the pagoda, trembling with fear.
It was only then that Ye Wushuang collapsed to the ground, panting heavily and pale-faced.
This was truly a royal-grade spiritual artifact!
Even a cultivator of the Wanfa Realm couldn’t subdue it!
Fortunately, the ding had not yet ascended to the heavenly king grade; otherwise, he might have been drained dry in just a moment.
“Requires the nourishment of blood and energy… and needs the flesh and blood of a male infant born at the Yangtianyang hour, on the hundredth day, to upgrade…”
Ye Wushuang gradually calmed his breathing and muttered to himself, “There will be a way in the future.”
However, upon further reflection, Ye Wushuang felt somewhat helpless.
The Nine-Yuan Tai Xu Sword in the second layer, which he had once swung to display its power, had almost drained his life force.
Now the Li King Ding required life force as well.
Moreover, to break through to the third layer of the Nine-Heavens Spirit-Subduing Pagoda, life force was also needed!
But where could he find so much life force?
He couldn’t just keep killing people endlessly!
And at that moment, from above the pit, faint sounds echoed from the surrounding passages.
In the next moment, a figure descended.
Ye Wushuang’s gaze fell upon the figure, his eyes cold.
