Post-Mythical Era: I don't want to die in the third reincarnation-Chapter 1125 - 1118: Void

"How to make this old guy fall for it?" Mo Wuji didn't know Ding Huan's trump card, but he trusted Ding Huan.
The biggest taboo in cooperation is mistrust between partners.
If he hadn't trusted his partner earlier and had fled to protect his body, Ding Huan would have certainly died.
Once Ding Huan perishes, he probably wouldn't fare much better.
"Tai Xu can guess that we took out Si Wu, although he thought we'd assume he'd certainly left, I'm sure he hasn't left at all."
Under normal circumstances, Tai Xu or Si Wu, having been taken down by the combined efforts of Ding Huan and Mo Wuji, would certainly not stay in the same place waiting for Ding Huan and Mo Wuji to come and ambush him.
"Why wouldn't he leave?" Mo Wuji asked.
Logically, Tai Xu should have left long ago.
"This old guy wants something from me, and he thinks as long as we believe he's gone.
He can ambush me and severely injure me, grabbing what he wants from me.
Do you know why Si Wu's punch toward you weakened earlier? Because I placed a Source Principle fallback on Si Wu's Dao body."
Tai Xu has similarly placed a Source Principle fallback on me; I wouldn't have known it originally. I should thank Pang Bozi for forcing my hand; otherwise, I wouldn't bear to restart my Slaying Dao.
After I restarted Slaying Dao, I realized that I thought I had freed myself from that guy's grasp, but it was really just my own assumption.
In reality, that guy has been condensing Dao Pearls on me, and all my efforts and my own Dao Blood would eventually condense into a Dao Pearl he wanted in an instant and be taken by him."
Mo Wuji cursed: "That bastard is really sly, no wonder you need to take this guy out."
"So when we go out later, Tai Xu will definitely be lurking nearby to ambush me, then when he controls me, he'll grab the Dao Pearl from me.
You must seize the right moment to act when he tries to snatch what's on me.
If you act too early, he will fail; if too late, he might really severely damage my Tao Foundation."
Mo Wuji understood Ding Huan's thinking, chuckling, "You're as cunning as they come, not worse than Tai Xu, rest assured, leave the rest to me."
For ten millenniums, Ding Huan has continuously added all kinds of mottled Dao Rhythms, corrosive Taoist poisons, various fierce Great Dao Qi, and filthy aura into the Dao Pearl...
After preparing for so long, if this Dao Pearl doesn't end up in Tai Xu's hands, wouldn't all the effort be in vain?
"Let's go, we should leave now. Delaying longer might cause that old guy to become suspicious." Ding Huan said, then dashed out.
Mo Wuji immediately followed Ding Huan out.
He understood Ding Huan's meaning, they were here to rescue Ye Xuan.
It wouldn't be right to linger after killing Si Wu and not rush to save Ye Xuan.
Outside of Tongti Star Land, very few Loose Cultivators could be seen, those few were in a hurry.
Apparently, the matters of Si Wu capturing people here and depriving them of their Dao Blood to restore his Dao body are known among the cultivators of Tongti Star Land.
Most people would not come out unless absolutely necessary.
Even those who did come out were mostly low cultivation level cultivators. Those with slightly higher cultivation levels, even if active, would be around Tao City.
Ding Huan and Mo Wuji raced to the exit of the Tongti Star Land's position realm restriction.
There were unexpectedly many cultivators here.
But Ding Huan soon understood, these cultivators were summoned to maintain order.
After all, even Tai Xu wouldn't want Tongti Star Land to collapse immediately.
And although Tai Xu guarded this place himself, it wouldn't be possible for him to personally handle the ins and outs of Tongti Star Land.
As soon as Ding Huan arrived here, his Divine Will swept out.
This fit with the current situation of him and Mo Wuji.
Having just slain Si Wu, at the peak of their spirit, arriving here, they wouldn't be cautious.
To Ding Huan's surprise, he didn't see Tai Xu.
On the Void Square of Tongti Star Land, there were at least hundreds of cultivators, Tai Xu wasn't among them.
Could he have guessed wrong?
Ding Huan felt a bit annoyed, he had planned meticulously, yet Tai Xu was so cunning to have not thought of plotting against him but chose to leave first.
"This fellow Daoist, Tongti Star Land currently does not permit anyone to leave, to do so, application to the Dao Alliance is required..."
As Ding Huan reached the exit of Star Land, he was immediately stopped.
The one stopping Ding Huan was an ordinary medium-sized cultivator, at the Fifth Step of the Great Dao.
Something feels off, even if working here, the cultivators shouldn't be so dedicated.
How could he be so calm and responsible in stopping him?
This guy has issues.
Just as Ding Huan thought of this, he felt a hidden aura fall onto the Dao Pearl, and then it exploded.
Without any hesitation, Ding Huan's body stiffened, his eyes filled with unease and disbelief.
The next moment, a hand seal reached for the center of Ding Huan's forehead.
Ding Huan wanted to struggle to tilt his head, but his movements were slow.
Following this, the Dao Rhythms around Ding Huan turned chaotic, infinite Taoist Aura converging onto his forehead.
Not only that, but the Great Dao Blood Qi around Ding Huan also madly gathered toward his forehead.
Ding Huan was still unable to move, the unease in his eyes had long turned into terror and regret.
"Puff!" Blood light burst, a Dao Pearl was grabbed by that hand seal from Ding Huan's forehead.
The entire movement was as smooth as flowing water, without the slightest pause.
"Courting death..."
Almost at the moment Ding Huan's Dao Pearl was snatched away from his brow, Mo Wuji roared, and the Mortal Halberd was already smashing towards this cultivator of the Fifth Step of the Great Dao.
From when the Dao Pearl left Ding Huan's brow to when Mo Wuji launched his halberd, it was almost simultaneous.
Boom!
As space shattered, this cultivator of the Fifth Step of the Great Dao had already disappeared without a trace.
"Ding Huan, are you alright?"
Mo Wuji asked urgently.
Ding Huan opened his mouth, and a blood arrow spurted out, while his entire Dao Rhythm was already weak and listless.
He could barely stand.
Even though Ding Huan didn't say a single word, the people around could see that Ding Huan's Great Dao was collapsing.
"Take me away from here, now..." Ding Huan struggled to finish saying this, and his aura was almost at the point of collapse.
Mo Wuji waved his hand, carrying Ding Huan away from Tongti Star Land's Protecting Array, then disappeared without a trace.
Half a day later, the two stopped millions of miles away from Tongti Star Land.
"How are you?" Mo Wuji looked at Ding Huan.
Ding Huan recalled for a moment and said, "I feel there's a flaw. The state of the Dao Pearl planted inside me by Taixu when it was taken was entirely simulated by me. I don't know if that guy will discover anything suspicious."
Mo Wuji laughed aloud:
"No problem. Just look at Si Wu, and you'll know. That guy planted a Dao Pearl in you. When stripping away the Dao Pearl, he could definitely control your body and Great Dao Rhythm.
Otherwise, why would he bother planting a Dao Pearl? If it weren't for the two of us, he would have already taken you away.
With me around, he could only forcibly take away the Dao Pearl. That old guy also knows, your strength has reached such a degree that if he doesn't take the Dao Pearl now, there really won't be an opportunity later."
Ding Huan chuckled, "I just hope that old guy fuses with the Dao Pearl after returning.
But Wuji, your timing was really perfect.
I suspect if you had been half a breath later, that old guy would have really torn apart my Great Dao Foundation.
At that moment, it would not only expose me but also let the opponent succeed."
Mo Wuji waved his hand, "If we can't even handle this, what is the point of cooperating?
The process of taking the Dao Pearl won't be an issue; my worry is whether he will discover a problem with the Dao Pearl when he's fusing with it."
He has collaborated with Lan Xiaobu countless times; grasping the timing is hardly an issue for him.
Ding Huan shook his head, "If he can see the Dao Pearl has a problem, then his strength is surely not inferior to Si Wu's, and there's simply no need to ambush us."
His confidence was due to Ding Huan being confident in his own Great Dao Origin Rules.
Though the Dao Pearl was filled with corrosive and mottled Daoist aura, Ding Huan wrapped it entirely with his own Great Dao Origin Rules.
Unless Taixu is completely clear about his Great Universe Technique and also about the Tao World Origin Rules constructed by the Great Universe Technique.
Otherwise, Taixu won't be able to penetrate the Great Dao Origin Rules.
As soon as Taixu fuses with the Dao Pearl, all mottled aura within the Dao Pearl will merge into Taixu's Great Dao in an instant.
At that moment, even if Taixu realizes he's been deceived, it's already too late.
"Can we locate where Taixu is?" Mo Wuji knew that the moment Taixu began merging with Ding Huan's planted Dao Pearl was their best chance to attack.
Ding Huan shook his head, "I don't know yet; I can only tell when that old guy is merging the Dao Pearl.
I reckon that old guy won't easily merge the Dao Pearl; he's very cautious."
"He can't wait long," Mo Wuji said with certainty.
In Taixu's eyes, stripping away the Dao Pearl was equivalent to stripping away all of Ding Huan's Great Dao.
In fact, Taixu only succeeded halfway.
Under normal circumstances, after Ding Huan's Great Dao is stripped, Taixu would take Ding Huan away.
However, with Ding Huan and Mo Wuji together, and Mo Wuji's timing being frightfully precise, Taixu simply couldn't take Ding Huan away.
Unable to take Ding Huan away, it added a layer of uncertainty for Taixu, and it wasn't necessarily a bad thing for Ding Huan.
Because with the Dao Pearl stripped from his body, although Ding Huan was devoid of Essence Blood, with his Tao Foundation stripped away.
He was given a chance to rebuild.
As long as Ding Huan's resolve was firm, he would have a chance to return after tens of thousands of years.
So Taixu couldn't wait too long; he needed to fuse with Ding Huan's Great Dao first.
In the Vast Universe, the uniqueness of a peak Great Dao, Taixu, as a strong expert, is naturally clear.
Once Taixu fuses with Ding Huan's Great Dao, Ding Huan would have no chance of making a comeback.
Even if he cultivates, he can only look up to Taixu, and in the future, be crushed by Taixu.
This is also the reason why Mo Wuji judged Taixu couldn't wait too long.
Ding Huan and Mo Wuji can only wait now, and Ding Huan can't even go to collect the Cosmic Pot.
Before Taixu absorbs and merges with Ding Huan's Dao Pearl, they can't take any action.
As expected, after waiting for about four days, Ding Huan's eyes lit up, "Wuji, that old guy finally couldn't resist and started merging with the Dao Pearl.
This bastard is, at last, in Mr. Huan's hands."