Chapter 1102: The Four Pillars Divine Calamity Strikes - The Nie Family Gets Hit En Masse!

...Lu Ding pulled out the Misfortune Pillar and swung it fiercely at Nie Shen's cheek.

Bam!!!

It directly smashed flesh and blood, shattering teeth and sending bone fragments flying—physically forcing him into silence.

"I didn't say I wouldn't kill you."

Qin Jinghao also spoke up at that moment: "Grand Guardian... may I?"

Lu Ding casually tossed the bloodstained Misfortune Pillar to him: "Of course you can."

"But wait a moment."

The moment Qin Jinghao caught it, he felt an immense weight.

He could barely even lift it.

This thing wasn't a physical object; it belonged to Lu Ding's spells category.

Lu Ding's current realm and strength had long since surpassed Qin Jinghao's by countless times. So, his spells, even when he willingly lent them for Qin Jinghao's use, were extremely taxing on the younger man.

Fortunately, Lu Ding casually formed a hand seal.

This made things much easier for Qin Jinghao.

Lu Ding looked at Ding Baiting: "Remember what I just said. If you can't make the decision, find someone who can to negotiate with me."

"Now, I'm going to deal with the Nie Family's matter. After I'm done, I hope you'll have called someone who can make the call here. Understand?"

Ding Baiting frowned in thought and slowly nodded: "I'll try my best."

It was unclear what he was thinking.

But those three words annoyed Lu Ding—they lacked sincerity.

Still, it didn't matter. They weren't from the 749 Bureau anyway.

He cast a glance at Gongyang Qingrou, who pulled Nie Shen out of the ground where he'd been embedded.

Lu Ding turned around: "Let's go. First stop, the Nie Family."

"Later, I'll show you the effects of what happens to those who've been hit."

After a casual remark to Qin Jinghao, he looked at Yin Aosi: "Want to come along, Commander Yin?"

Yin Aosi stood to the side: "Oh? I'm allowed to come?"

Lu Ding smiled: "Of course. Killing the chicken to scare the monkey, right? Seeing my methods firsthand can help you decide your attitude when talking and cooperating with me. It's mutual understanding."

"I've already gotten to know you all. You haven't gotten to know me yet. They say seeing is believing."

Lu Ding's directness caught Yin Aosi off guard.

"Grand Duke Lu's way of speaking is indeed straight to the point and unique. Then I'll gladly accept your invitation."

But Lu Ding's words were indeed true. His fierce reputation spread far and wide, but Yin Aosi felt she should see the actual situation for herself.

The earlier incident only proved that Lu Ding's strength was as formidable as his reputation suggested.

As the group flew off toward the Nie Family,

Ding Baiting turned and ran to the palace to report.

Elsewhere.

Inside the palace.

Nie Lei's mother, older brother, sister, and the others had successfully met the current Nanshan King's most beloved consort, who was also their aunt.

The moment they met,

Nie Lei's mother immediately rushed to speak: "Pingmei, go take a look quickly! Your brother has lost his mind—he took Leilei and went out. I don't know what he's doing. He even lost his temper. None of us could stop him."

"You have the best relationship with him, and I know you love Leilei the most. He'll listen to your advice."

"Go and persuade him for us!"

"If something happens to Leilei, I won't live anymore."

With that, the woman, sobbing, collapsed directly to the ground. She was no easy person to deal with either.

Nie Ping, dressed in luxurious robes and wearing a pearl crown, bent down to help the woman up: "Sister-in-law, don't panic. Do you know which direction he went?"

The woman said: "It should be south, toward Chiye headquarters."

Nie Ping pulled out her phone: "Alright, Sister-in-law, wait a moment. I'll call Chiye right away and ask what's going on. Then..."

Before she could finish speaking,

Right there in the hall,

Nie Chuan, the weakest in cultivation among them, suddenly grabbed his neck: "Mother... Aunt... I... I think... huff... I can't... breathe..."

As he spoke, his body slowly collapsed and weakened, his face turning pale and his lips blue and purple.

Something like a living worm—a black-purple striped object—kept squirming beneath his dermis.

"It... hurts... so... so painful..."

Trembling, convulsing, blood began seeping from his seven orifices.

His expression twisted into a grimace.

The sudden scene

Terrified everyone.

Nie's mother hurried forward to support her son: "Xiaochuan, Xiaochuan! What's wrong... Don't scare me! You... Pingmei, call the imperial physician, quickly!"

While she wailed, she completely failed to notice that the Essence, Energy, and Spirit of her other children were also rapidly depleting.

More cries for help sounded.

"Mother... I'm... I'm so hot... it hurts... Mother... I'm in pain... it hurts so much..."

"Mother... Mother... what's happening? I'm scared... my heart is racing... I feel like I'm going to die... Mother... I don't want to die... I want to live... Mother..."

Voice after voice, cry after cry of agony.

Tore at Nie's mother's heart like a knife.

She couldn't understand, couldn't comprehend what was going on. Everything had been fine just moments ago—how could they all suddenly become like this?

Even Nie Ping's body began to show eerie black-purple lines squirming beneath her skin.

She raised her hand to circulate energy and perform techniques,

But nothing could stop the strange changes within her.

Stumbling a step, Nie Ping spat out a mouthful of black blood: "A secret technique!!! It must be some kind of curse secret technique! Someone is harming my Nie family!!!"

"Someone!!! Ugh..."

She spat out another large mouthful of black blood.

Nie Ping shouted: "Quick, inform His Majesty! Go, ugh..."

Nie Chuan and the others, with their low cultivation, only knew they were in a bad state but couldn't find the source, unable to resist, forced to endure the torment.

But Nie Ping's cultivation and strength were considerable. She could sense roughly what the problem was, and once she sensed it, she could resist. Resistance inevitably caused fluctuations and conflict. So, compared to these juniors with poor cultivation, she suffered the most severe injuries.

Soon,

The people she'd called for arrived and saw this scene—they collapsed in a heap, nearly scared out of their wits.

They turned and ran to inform the Nanshan King.

Soon, when the Nanshan King received the news and rushed over in panic,

All he could see was Nie Ping and the others, their Essence, Energy, and Spirit rapidly depleted, shriveled like dried corpses. Black blood pooled on the ground, spreading everywhere.

The Nanshan King pressed his hand against Nie Ping's back, channeling energy.

His eyes blazed with fury as he roared: "WHO THE HELL DID THIS!?"

"WHO DARED TO HARM MY BELOVED CONSORT!?"

"GUARDS! SUMMON THE ASTRONOMICAL OFFICIALS IMMEDIATELY!"

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