Nine generations of loyalists

The ankles of these corpses were tied, and they were hung upside down.

On the ground beneath where they hung, there was a large pool of blood.

Their bodies were covered in numerous dense wounds.

They weren't knife wounds; all of them were flesh torn open by the claws of wild beasts.

"What kind of thing tortured them!"

Zhou Ziming said.

Qian Dafu nodded.

"It's more than just that. This isn't just torture; it seems like an interrogation!"

At that moment, Da Huang quickly rushed toward the inner rooms.

"Boss, come quickly!"

Hearing this, Zhou Ziming and Qian Dafu hurriedly ran inside.

Just as they entered the door,

They saw a small boy leaning against the wall, at death's door, his eyes even becoming unfocused.

Zhou Ziming's pupils contracted sharply.

He recognized this person.

No, to be precise, the Original Owner recognized him.

This young boy was named Zhao Di.

The Original Owner had suffered torture and been targeted in various ways for nine lifetimes.

But throughout those nine lifetimes, only Zhao Di had remained consistently kind to the Original Owner.

Furthermore, every time the Original Owner came to Demon Hunting Island in those nine lives, it was Zhao Di who helped him survive.

Of course, Zhao Di was also the person who caused the Original Owner's Dao Heart to completely shatter.

Because Zhao Di was close to the Original Owner, he was ultimately tortured to death in front of the Original Owner by Jingangzi of the Vajra Gate.

Even while being tortured back then,

Zhao Di had still smiled and told the Original Owner: "Live well!"

Zhou Ziming quickly walked over and stuffed a Medicinal Pill into Zhao Di's mouth.

The Medicinal Pill melted instantly, then began repairing the injuries all over Zhao Di's body.

Zhao Di's eyes gradually regained their focus.

When Zhao Di saw Zhou Ziming's face, his tears flowed uncontrollably.

“Brother Zi Ming!”

Zhou Ziming's whole body jolted.

"You... know me!"

Zhao Di forced himself to sit up.

"Brother Zi Ming, I, I don't know how I should explain it, but I, I..."

Zhou Ziming waved his hand.

"You saw the future, didn't you?"

Zhao Di nodded frantically.

Zhou Ziming looked at the clothes on Zhao Di's body, which had been turned into rags by the beast claw marks.

Zhou Ziming asked again: "What happened here!"

At the mention of this, Zhao Di became furious.

"It was her, the Sacred Hall's Second Division Head. She came here secretly and took away the Opportunity that belonged to you!"

Zhou Ziming frowned.

"The Sacred Hall's Second Division Head!"

Zhao Di nodded.

At the same time, Zhao Di couldn't understand it.

"Moreover, from her appearance, she clearly knew about this Opportunity, yet she still came to snatch it away early. Brother Zi Ming, she betrayed you!"

Zhou Ziming: "..."

At this point, Zhou Ziming waved his hand.

"That doesn't really matter. I just want to ask, were all the people here killed by that Second Division Head?"

Zhao Di nodded.

Zhou Ziming narrowed his eyes.

This Sacred Hall—isn't it a bit too abstract?

First Wanle City, and now Zhao Di's family.

Furthermore, Zhao Di's family suffered extermination because of their relationship with him.

Is it really true that everyone around a Child of Destiny suffers misfortune?

This made Zhou Ziming extremely displeased.

Zhou Ziming then said to Qian Dafu,

"If one day I truly encounter some difficulty, or if my Dao Gate faces a catastrophe, don't foolishly talk about living and dying with the Dao Gate!"

"I can die, but the Dao Gate cannot be destroyed!"

"As long as you are alive, the Dao Gate will always exist!"

Qian Dafu opened his mouth to speak,

Then nodded seriously.

"I understand. I will tell the others!"

But Zhou Ziming hesitated for a moment before asking, "What Realm are those Sacred Hall Directors usually at?"

Qian Dafu was stunned for a moment.

Because he understood Zhou Ziming too well.

If Zhou Ziming asked about someone's Realm, it meant that person was already on Zhou Ziming's death list!

But now asking about a Director's Realm—this was having killing intent toward a Director of the Sacred Hall.

Qian Dafu quickly said,

"Master Zhou, Directors are all in the Dao Integration Realm. Killing a Director is very difficult!"

"After all, Master Zhou, you are only at Spirit Forging!"

After Spirit Forging is Void Tempering, and after Void Tempering is Dao Integration.

This was a difference of two major Realms.

Killing a Director was indeed somewhat like a pipe dream.

Zhou Ziming narrowed his eyes.

"Actually, the greatest difficulty lies with the Master of the Holy Hall and the Star Sea Holy Land!"

"What is the cultivation level of the Master of the Holy Hall? And what is the strength of the Star Sea Holy Land?"

Zhou Ziming's counter-questions made Qian Dafu break out in a cold sweat.

Master Zhou, you're looking to poke a hole in the heavens!

Qian Dafu shook his head.

"Master Zhou, I really don't know about that. The Hall Master of the Sacred Hall is mysterious; even a Director might not be able to see the Master of the Holy Hall. As for the Star Sea Holy Land, people like us know even less."

"After all, that is a Holy Land!"

Zhou Ziming said, "How about you leave Demon Hunting Island for a while and go investigate the Star Sea Holy Land?"

Qian Dafu's face showed bitterness.

"Master Zhou, it's not that I don't want to, but with my strength, it's truly impossible to investigate matters of the Star Sea Holy Land. That is a Holy Land, after all—the top power in the entire Northern Continent!"

Zhou Ziming could only nod helplessly.

It didn't matter. If I encounter some Director from the Sacred Hall again, and they trip me up or disgust me, if I can't kill you, the Director, I'll kill the people under you.

If you target me, I'll cut you down until you're a leader with no followers.

I'll make it so that no one dares to serve under you.

Zhou Ziming could only decide on this.

After all, in a world like this, if one isn't ruthless, one cannot stand firm.

If I can't kill you big shots, I can only let your subordinates help me clear my Dao Heart.

Thinking this, Zhou Ziming stopped dwelling on it so much.

But just at that moment,

A Dao Gate Disciple came running over hurriedly.

"Master Zhou, this is bad! We've been surrounded by the Yao Race and the Demon Race!"

Zhou Ziming was speechless.

"What kind of talk is that? What do you mean 'we've been surrounded'? It's the Yao Race and the Demon Race coming to seek their deaths!"

The Dao Gate Disciple was stunned for a moment,

Then restated: "Oh, right, Master Zhou, the Demon Race and the Yao Race have come to seek their deaths, but this time they've sent quite a lot of them!"

Zhou Ziming stood up.

"Old Qian, you arrange things for Zhao Di. I'm going out to take a look!"

Qian Dafu nodded.

When Zhou Ziming came out, he found Sun Tianming and Sun Dahai already waiting.

Seeing Zhou Ziming come out,

The two were also very excited.

They also wanted to fight now.

Zhou Ziming looked at the two of them and smiled.

"Have the Dao Gate Disciples hold the line; we'll charge in and kill!"

The two nodded.

Immediately after, the three of them headed toward the city walls of Wanle City.

Sure enough, when the three reached the Wanle City walls, they saw dense crowds of demons and yao flying in the air.

And those leading them were naturally the Geniuses of the Yao Race and the Demon Race.

At this moment, seeing Zhou Ziming come out,

The Geniuses of the Yao and Demon Races directly questioned him.

"Humans, you truly have a lot of nerve, actually daring to occupy Wanle City!"

"I'll give you a chance, kneel... Pfft~"

Before that Yao Race Genius could finish speaking, half of his head was sliced off.

And Zhou Ziming's figure had appeared behind him at some unknown time!

For a moment, the scene was deathly silent.