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During this time, Ding Hong also left the Hundred Daybreaks Pavilion. It was already late at night and there were no pedestrians on the street. Under the guidance of the moonlight, Ding Hong slowly walked towards the inn. Suddenly, he felt light footsteps on the nearby rooftop. It was obvious that he had done this on purpose. He raised his eyebrows and said in a clear voice, "Which friend?" Do you dare to show your face? "

"Hmph." A cold snort came from the side and a fiery red figure appeared from the side of the roof. It was a woman wearing a fiery red veil. Standing on the rooftop, he looked at Ding Hong and said coldly, "Why do you want to obtain the Divine Bird Golden Crow's information?!"

Ding Hong did not have the slightest bit of fear as he smiled and said, "Of course it has other uses."

The woman said, "Do you know that the Golden Crow Divine Bird on the Fusang Tree is Fusang's guardian beast? Your actions have already angered the Fusang Country!"

"Oh?" Ding Hong frowned and thought for a moment. Then, he asked, "Then can you provide me a method to investigate the Divine Bird Golden Crow without offending Fu Sang?"

The woman looked at him coldly and said, "No!"

Ding Hong laughed. "Then that's it!" Then he ignored the woman and continued walking.

The woman coldly snorted. With a flick of her wrist, she tossed out an exquisite bronze bracelet towards Ding Hong.

Ding Hong was already on guard against her. When he heard the sound of movement behind him, he immediately leaped and arrived on top of another house's roof. But as soon as he dodged it, the bracelet curved and flew back. Shi Mu raised his eyebrows, and a competitive spirit rose in his heart. He stretched out his right hand and secretly channeled Yin Yang power to catch the bracelet. Shi Mu felt a strong force being transmitted to his bracelet of holding. He was shocked. He then quickly circulated the Yin Yang energy to dissipate the force.

When the woman saw that Ding Hong was about to break the bracelet, she unwittingly let out a cold snort. That bracelet was one of her favorites, and as long as she injected a small amount of spiritual energy into it, it would have the effect of a thousand people using their full strength. If he were to forcefully break through it, who knows how many times he would have been smashed by the bracelet! However, the next scene caused her to be stunned.

After Ding Hong held the bracelet in his right hand, he frowned. Then, the bracelet stopped moving, just like it was in his hand. In the eyes of outsiders, Ding Hong was a valiant and formidable figure! However, Ding Hong himself was suffering from unspeakable pain. He circulated his Yin Yang energy countless times after holding the bracelet before he managed to counteract all of it. Even so, half of his body, led by his right hand, was still numb. Thinking about how this woman could be so effective with just a random item, it was even more difficult to continue pestering her!

Thinking of this, he pretended to be relaxed. He didn't care about her previous move at all. He jumped off the roof and continued walking forward.

When the woman saw his expression, she couldn't help but retreat. Although she still had a few powerful magic treasures on her, seeing Ding Hong take all of her items in one move just now, she was even more surprised at his strength. After a struggle, he could only grit his teeth and leave.

Ding Hong's heart skipped a beat as he walked. His gaze would occasionally glance behind him, but he didn't notice the woman after he walked past a few streets. His eyes narrowed, and he walked towards the inn after he hid his figure.

If a single person was this powerful, wouldn't he have no choice but to sacrifice himself when a helper came?!

When he was close to the inn, he stopped for a moment, put away his mask, tidied up his clothes, and calmed his breathing before walking in. Most of the people who stayed in the inn were here for business, so the shopkeeper didn't ask any further upon seeing Ding Hong's return.

After returning to the house, Ding Hong let out a sigh of relief, washed up, and went to bed.

After waking up, he didn't eat anything and directly headed towards the south gate of Fusang City.

There was a small tea shop not far from the south gate. Ding Hong saw the masked man dressed in black drinking tea in the tea shop with a single glance. Even during the day, he was still dressed the same way. Ding Hong came to the tea shop and sat opposite to him.

He raised his head and looked at Ding Hong. Ding Hong was also looking at him. After a while, the masked man laughed, "Young Master is punctual."

Ding Hong smiled and said, "Sir, please excuse me." Ding Hong was not a sloppy person. He paused for a moment before continuing, "To be honest, I feel that my strength is mediocre. Why would you allow me to enter a time of tribulation?"

At this time, there were only a few pedestrians on the streets, which was why Ding Hong dared to directly ask this question.

After the masked man in black heard his question, he first raised his hand to send out a faint light barrier around them before saying, "Young master is too modest. Young master's mantras are rare and mysterious! If I am not wrong, when Young Master has mastered his Tao technique to perfection, I am afraid that there will be a place for you in this chaotic world! " After he finished speaking, he looked at Ding Hong, seemingly waiting for his answer.

Ding Hong pondered for a moment. He thought that it wouldn't do him any harm anyway, so he said, "I want the keepsake, I want the mask."

The masked man in black said with a smile, "I have prepared it for you long ago." He took out an extravagantly crafted golden butterfly mask and placed it on the table, "Young Master, what do you think about this?"

Ding Hong's eyes lit up. He picked it up and examined it. In his hands, he felt that the mask was not very heavy and did not feel coarse at all. Moreover, there were even decorations made of feathers and jades that he did not know what was on the mask. He could not bear to part with it.

The black masked man continued, "From today onwards, young master will be wearing this mask, which means he will be a member of the Twelve Tribulations. If Young Master has any needs in the future, you can mention them at the meeting, but you can also carry out the orders issued by the Tactics of the Time. The eleventh of each month will be the day of the regular meeting, so I hope that Young Master will remember this well. "

Ding Hong took off his mask and solemnly said, "That should be the case."

The masked man nodded his head and said, "Yesterday, I bought the intelligence report as a gift for young master to take advantage of when he first entered the sect. Tomorrow is the twelfth of the ninth month. If Young Master is not in a hurry, you can also go and take a look at the princess' Groom Search Competition.

There seemed to be some hidden meaning behind his words, but Ding Hong could not figure out what it meant. He nodded.

Seeing that he agreed, the masked man stood up and said, "Because I still have some matters to take care of, I will leave now. Please forgive me, young master."

Ding Hong also stood up and said, "Of course not, Mister, take care."

The masked man nodded. With a flick of his right hand, he retrieved the light screen and left. After Ding Hong returned to the inn, Liu Ming closed the doors and windows before taking out the mask to examine it again. Only after going back and forth for four hours did he finally confirm that there was nothing on the mask that was detrimental to him. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.

"That person's words are extremely pleasant to hear. However, I do not know whether they are true or false. In the future, we should be even more careful when we do anything." He muttered to himself.

Ding Hong also felt a little hungry while he was researching the mask. After coming to the hall of the inn to eat something, he went to the Hundred Daybreaks Pavilion to collect the information about the Divine Bird Golden Crow. After that, he asked for some information about the Groom Search Competition tomorrow and changed into a new set of clothes before returning to the inn.

When night came, Ding Hong suddenly felt waves of spirit energy fluctuations coming from the mask. His heart brightened as he knew it was the prelude to the regular session of the Trial. When he put on the mask, he realized that it was similar to the original Golden Butterfly Mask, because they both used their eyes as a trigger. He narrowed his eyes, and the scenery around him changed in an instant.

It was a land of ice and snow, and only seven people had arrived. The locations of the seven people were all different. According to the sequence, they should be ugly, yin, a certain, or just a few. Ugly appearance was very strange, because he was a faceless person without any facial features! Yin was that pretty girl. When she saw Ding Hong looking over, she even smiled at him amicably. One of them was a beggar. In his hand was a broken bowl and his body was still trembling. He wasn't a handsome young man. There was a blood-red sword behind his back, and he had his hands folded across his chest, resting with his eyes closed.

While he was sizing up the others, there were also people sizing him up. Suddenly Chou said in a muffled voice, "Are you the new man?"

Ding Hong knew that the sound came from his abdomen the moment he heard it, so he was not surprised. He answered, "Yes."

"I heard that you were chosen as one of the top disciples because of the sword formation and the mystery of the Tao technique?" The handsome young man suddenly opened his eyes and looked at him.

Hearing this continuous stream of questions, Ding Hong could not help but feel a little angry in his heart. His voice also could not help but turn colder as he said, "What does it have to do with you?"

When the youth heard his tone, his eyes suddenly turned blood-red. With a wave of his hand, the longsword on his back flew into his hand. The originally handsome face became incomparably savage.

Ding Hong ignored him. No matter how strong you are, you still dare to fight here? Who knew that just as he thought this, the youth had already flown up and stabbed out with his sword. That stab was as fast as a shooting star. Before Ding Hong could even react, that sword had already pierced into his chest.

Everyone had seen this scene, but no one stopped him. It was as if they had discussed it beforehand. Yin seemed to be unable to bear it. Looking at Ding Hong who had been pierced by a sword, he sighed softly.

At this moment, Ding Hong's head was bowed, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. Everyone thought that his injuries were not light. The corner of the young man's mouth curved up in a smug smile. Suddenly, his smile froze. He seemed to have discovered something unbelievable. He tried to speak, but the sound came from his throat. The youth couldn't see it for himself, but others could. Those people were surprised to see a stream of sword Qi shooting out from his neck.

Ding Hong suddenly raised his head and swept everyone with his ice-cold gaze. He said, "Hmph, I originally thought the time tribulation would be like this, but it turns out to be like this." He looked at the angry young man and said coldly, "Don't worry, I only pierced some of your meridians, so that you won't be able to say anything in the future." He pushed with his left hand and pushed the young man a few meters away.

Only then did everyone see Ding Hong's situation. A blood-red sword pierced through the left side of his chest, continuously sucking up some of the blood. Ding Hong looked at the blood-red longsword and coldly snorted. His left hand suddenly pulled out the longsword and held it in his hand. Soon after, the wound healed itself. In the past, it would absorb blood essence at noon. However, ever since the Heavenly Symbol had bound its soul to it, the Heavenly Symbol no longer sucked blood. At this moment, he had become an indestructible body! Only now did Ding Hong realize the true power of the Heavenly Talisman. He couldn't help but feel a bit excited in his heart.

The expression on everyone's faces changed from that of laziness to a serious one. Suddenly, the sound of clapping could be heard in the air. Zi slowly walked out from the air, clapping his hands and laughing. I've just arranged all of this personally. I just wanted to test out Young Noble's capabilities. If Young Noble's capabilities are insufficient … Therefore, I hope that Young Master will forgive me. "

Ding Hong frowned as he looked at him, but he snorted coldly in his heart.

The young man who had just been sent flying by Ding Hong slowly stood up from the ground. The wound on his neck had also recovered. The young man suddenly laughed: "Young Master has great skills. I'll apologize for what happened just now. " He clasped his hands in a bow, bent his body in a very bent posture, and was very sincere.

When Ding Hong saw the man winking again, he was shocked to see that he could already speak. He had just cut off the meridian channels on his neck. He didn't have the Heavenly Talisman, so how did he repair it? As Ding Hong thought of this, he gradually understood the power of the Time Tribulation. Seeing that Zi had given him the steps down, he did not pursue the matter. However, he still maintained a cold expression on his face. Seeing that Ding Hong did not mind, he nodded apologetically and said, "Alright, there's only the five of us at this meeting. "It's still the same old rule. When there's a disagreement, the winner will still be decided."

The others all agreed. Only Ding Hong was baffled and asked, "What is a disagreement?"

Yin laughed, "In times of disaster, two people will be randomly selected to listen to the opinions of others. If both agree on this matter, then carry it out. If both disagree, then the winner will be decided." She paused for a moment before continuing, "The last generation of the Wu Clan had to withdraw from the calamity because they had lost and refused to carry out their orders."

This was the first time Ding Hong had heard of such a method, but he also nodded his head in agreement.

Seeing that he had agreed, Zi said no more, "This mission belongs to Ju Yang City's Wang Zhong Chong's second brother, Wang Er Cheng! This person had colluded with the Cursed Curse and the Nether Limitless to lure him to the eastern part of the Sky Region. This mission was to kill this person and cut off all contact between the Curse and the Nether Realm in Ju Yang City! The task of assassinating Wang Er Cheng was handed over to Yin to carry out. I have to cut off the connection between Ying Yang and Ying Yang so I didn't guard the Sleep Spell and the Nether Enlightenment to prevent them from taking any measures to reinforce him. "

When they heard this, they nodded their heads.

Zi's eyes swept the area before asking, "This mission is special, anyone can bring up anything that's dissatisfied with it."

In this situation, no one objected. Since Ding Hong did not participate in this mission, he naturally did not have the right to speak. Seeing that no one had any objections, Zi nodded and said, "Alright, this year's meeting is over. You can carry out your mission later on."

Chou, Yin, and Yin disappeared in a flash after not hearing anything.

In a vast snowy plain, only Ding Hong and Zi were left. Zi looked at Ding Hong and said, "Are you satisfied with the time tribulation's operating system?"

Ding Hong nodded. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt something amiss with his surroundings. He hurriedly loosened his grip on the light in his eyes and returned to reality. As soon as he came back to his senses, he rolled over and hid under the bed. Just as he dodged, he heard a few whooshing sounds, followed by beams of cold light piercing through the window and landing on the spot where Ding Hong was just standing.

Ding Hong hastily went to retrieve the keepsake, put on the golden butterfly mask and hid himself. He did not stop and directly left the house, leaping onto the roof. He looked over and saw a row of guards with small barrels and crossbows staring at the house he was in. A violet-gold robed youth stood behind the guard with a calm expression. Just as Ding Hong's gaze landed on him, he sensed something and also looked in Ding Hong's direction. This gave Ding Hong a fright, thinking that he had discovered him. However, after the youth glanced over, he only frowned for a moment and then no longer paid any attention to it.

He waited for a while longer and found that there were no movements in the room. He then said to a guard dressed in black armor, "Send someone to take a look. If this person is dead, drag him back. If he is not dead …" He pondered for a moment. "If he isn't dead, then find a scapegoat to block this matter. Don't let Imperial Father find fault with this matter again.

The armored guard moved, and the sound of his body colliding with the armor could be heard. After saluting, he left. The young man glanced at where Ding Hong was once again, intentionally or unintentionally, before leaving by himself.