novelraw Chapter 1064: Successive Slashes!
Chapter 1064: Successive Slashes!
"Fourth Brother!!!"
Three streaks of long rainbows arrived belatedly, only to helplessly watch the Spirit of Water Witch Immortal Venerate being swallowed whole by Ning Fan.
A chilling murderous intent emanated from these three Immortal Venerable Immortal Kings, turning the originally pleasant Sea Witch Sect into a harsh winter in an instant!
There was no need for further words, no need for further communication, as if these three Eternal Old Freaks had become enraged lions, each unleashed their Divine Skills, encircling and attacking Ning Fan.
These three, aside from Water Witch Immortal Venerate, were the remaining three Eternal Elders of the current Sea Witch Elder Council!
Yun Wu Immortal King, Shuilong Immortal Venerate, and Zihai Immortal Venerate!
The two Immortal Venerates were of First Calamity cultivation, while Yun Wu Immortal King was a rookie Immortal King who had just ascended tens of thousands of years ago.
Three Eternals striking simultaneously, creating a formidable momentum, under the sweeping wild wind, each Sea Witch clansman here turned pale, prostrating on the ground, unable even to stand.
Wuxx Na’s heart was in her throat, anxiously shouting to the sky the words ’big brother run’ ’big brother flee’, but her voice was drowned by the roaring wind, rendering it unheard by ordinary people.
Yet Ning Fan heard it.
But he was disdainful of fleeing under the besiege of merely one King and two Venerates!
Only the Death Emperor, with his absolutely overwhelming power, could force him to retreat, but these three before him were evidently not qualified!
"Purple Sea Eight Bursts!"
"Water Dragon Slash!"
"Immortal King One-Finger Mountain!"
The three exerted their utmost strength, even the strong among Triple Calamity Immortal Kings would struggle to counter directly.
Yet Ning Fan remained unmoved, directly unleashing the Black Cat Fusion, his aura surging, his demeanor faintly reaching the level of an Immortal King, then he turned his hand to summon the Reverse Sea Sword, gathering all his cultivation onto the sword.
No matter your myriad of attacks, I split them with just one slash!
Zihai Immortal Venerate’s overwhelming Purple Sea attack was forcefully cleaved into countless scattered waves by the Reverse Sea Sword, the powerless seawater transforming into torrential rain, pouring over the entire Sea Witch Sect!
The dragon-shaped flying sword strike from Shuilong Immortal Venerate was decapitated by the Reverse Sea Sword, the fragmented sword light burst across the sky, dazzling the clansmen of Sea Witch, causing them to shut their eyes!
Yun Wu Immortal King’s finger becoming a mountain was likewise shattered into countless rubble by a single strike of the Reverse Sea Sword!
The joint attack of the three Eternals was casually parried by Ning Fan with just one sword!
The shocked expression instantly appeared on the faces of the three Eternal Old Freaks!
"This person’s aura is so peculiar! Originally just at Second Calamity level, but for some reason, suddenly surged to the level of a Triple Calamity Immortal King!"
"To think he shattered our combined assault with just one sword, what sword is this person using! How could it possess such power!"
"It seems like a Dao Weapon!"
"Impossible! The power of Dao Weapons is always inferior to treasures of the same level, how could it possess such might!"
Ning Fan had no idle interest to entertain their exclamation!
At this moment, fused with the power of the Black Cat’s Tao Soul, in an extremely brief time, he was a Triple Calamity level Immortal King!
Moreover, among Triple Calamity Immortal Kings, he was of mid-range strength, far from comparable to the Yun Wu Immortal King before him!
Hiss!
A flash of red light emanated from Ning Fan, vanishing without a trace, almost simultaneously, the vision of Yun Wu, Shuilong, and Zihai was shrouded in red light.
It was Yun Wu Immortal King who reacted a bit faster, spitting out a brilliance to protect the front, but still got blown away by the red light with a pained grunt, coughing blood while retreating, his posture utterly embarrassed.
As for Immortal Venerates Shuilong and Zihai, upon witnessing the red light, their eyes dizzied, directly falling into Illusory Art.
No dodging!
No defense!
The two stood hovering in the air like puppets!
Then, like a knife slicing through tofu, the bodies of these Immortal Venerates were cleaved into halves by the Reverse Sea Sword!
Even their Spirits didn’t escape, blood splattered the sky, one life extinguished!
Beneath the red light, Ning Fan appeared with a cold expression, emerging slowly, behind him were the two Immortal Venerates’ remnants falling from the sky!
First was Water Witch Immortal Venerate, then Shuilong and Zihai Immortal Venerates, in less than ten breaths, three Immortal Venerates from the Sea Witch Sect perished one after another at Ning Fan’s hands!
All Sea Witch clansmen witnessing this battle were terrified by Ning Fan’s revealed combat prowess, cries of fear echoed!
These were dignified Eternal Immortal Venerates, a realm countless masters strive a lifetime to achieve! Yet... so easily three were slain in succession!
This scene... could it be a dream!
Even if the aura Ning Fan displayed at this moment reached mid-level strength of Triple Calamity Immortal Kings, it should not be possible to achieve such one-sided instantaneous killing! Understand that in the level of Eternal duels, even with two or three realm differences, it’s unlikely for one to instantly kill the other!
Could it be Ning Fan is not a Triple Calamity Immortal King... but rather a Fourth, no, Fifth Calamity Immortal King?
Or perhaps a Quasi-Emperor who is half a step into the Immortal Emperor Realm!
"Second Brother! Third Brother! This is... this is really..."
Yunwu Xianwang exclaimed, and in his exclamation, there was a trace of fear.
He was not like those Sea Witch Clan members who guessed recklessly without insight!
He could see that Ning Fan’s true strength was only at the level of a Second Calamity Immortal Sovereign, yet somehow he used unknown means to elevate his cultivations to that of a Triple Calamity Immortal King in a short time!
Theoretically, not even an Immortal King at the peak of the Triple Calamity should be able to kill an Eternal Immortal Venerable in an instant with a single face-off!
But this person’s methods defy the heavens!
Relying only on a look, he managed to immobilize two First Calamity Immortal Sovereigns, trapping them in an illusion from which they couldn’t extricate themselves!
What depth of illusory art is this! Even the Five Emperors of the Middle State might not be capable of achieving this with illusions!
If not for this person’s overwhelming illusory art, even if Shuilong and Zihai could not match him, they could have at least held out for a while...
"Damn it! Since when did the Witch Guards of my Sea Witch Sect provoke such a great enemy! Is he a strong figure who emerged from the Holy Mountain Mausoleum, or an invader from the Sanyan! With such powerful illusions, this person cannot be an unknown figure; is that why he wears a mask to hide his identity?"
"This person’s illusions are not only formidable, but his Dao Weapons are equally exceptional, and without Innate Treasures, it is impossible to contend with his Dao Weapons, making it impossible for me to rely on my magical treasures to suppress him! Also, this person’s speed seems to surpass mine, making any attempt to sneak attack or escape from him merely wishful thinking. In a duel, I must constantly divert some of my Heart Spirit to defend my divine sense, lest I unknowingly fall into his illusion! It truly is a hassle!"
"This person is too dangerous; I can no longer hold back! Hmm! My Eternal True Body is not yet entirely perfected, not meant for dueling... but right now, I can’t worry about that! If I don’t go all out, even as an Immortal King, there is the faint possibility of falling at this person’s hands!"
With thoughts racing, Yunwu Xianwang made a decision, flipping his hand to summon several Eleven Nirvana Magical Treasures, attacking Ning Fan while retreating into the sky, performing hand seals with ten fingers, muttering incantations.
Subsequently, his body emitted a dazzling azure light, and within the light, his body continually enlarged, transforming into a giant a hundred zhang tall in an instant.
This wasn’t the flesh body transformation most commonly seen in the cultivation world at all!
In the moment of becoming a hundred zhang tall giant, Yunwu Xianwang’s aura surged violently, elevating from barely achieving the level of a Triple Calamity Immortal King to the upper echelons of a Triple Calamity Immortal King!
Judging purely by momentum, he significantly surpassed the Ning Fan who had merged with Black Cat!
"An Eternal True Body, huh... I did not expect this person to have cultivated into an Eternal True Body as a Triple Calamity Immortal King. That changes things; I can’t underestimate him."
Ning Fan swung the Reverse Sea Sword, shattering all the Eleven Nirvana Magical Treasures coming his way from Yunwu Xianwang, then transformed into a crimson glow, hurtling towards the giant Yunwu Xianwang had turned into, the Reverse Sea Sword charged with the weight of seven stars, aiming directly at the giant’s Dantian with a fierce stab.
Faced with Ning Fan’s fierce attack, the giant merely sneered disdainfully. With a trigger of his Divine Skills, countless azure scales suddenly grew over the location of his Dantian, blocking the Reverse Sea Sword’s tip.
The sound of clashing metals echoed as the sharpness of the Reverse Sea Sword failed to pierce through the scales on the giant’s abdomen, sparking only a few sparks.
Ning Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly, gaining a more direct understanding of Yunwu Xianwang’s defensive Eternal True Body.
This Yunwu Xianwang’s Eternal True Body seemed to vastly enhance his defenses. His flesh alone, with those scales, could probably withstand most attacks from Twelve Nirvana Magical Treasures; despite the considerable power of the Reverse Sea Sword, it still fell short of breaking through.
"Die!"
Boosted by a successful defense, Yunwu Xianwang’s confidence surged, the giant’s body roared, and the scale-covered massive palm charged with Dao Principles bore down on Ning Fan’s head.
The force of the massive palm wasn’t inferior to a full-force strike from a Twelve Nirvana Magical Treasure!
Ning Fan blocked with the Reverse Sea Sword, barely managing to fend off the giant palm’s attack but was still knocked out of the sky, heavily crashing to the ground.
It wasn’t enough to cause injury.
But he was somewhat at a disadvantage.
Presently, Yunwu Xianwang’s cultivation surpassed Ning Fan’s, rendering illusion techniques somewhat ineffective without powerful illusions.
The Reverse Sea Sword alone wasn’t enough to break the defense, thus, other methods must be deployed.
"Rain..."
Ning Fan slowly rose from the giant pit on the ground, holding his sword aloft. The Reverse Sea Sword was suddenly enveloped in moist Rain Intent, transforming into intricately interwoven Rain Dao Principles, causing the sword’s edge to emanate a chilling gleam of Dao Principles!
"War..."
The second type of Dao Principle light blessed the Reverse Sea Sword!
"Dark..."
The third type!
"Wood..."
The fourth type!
"Phoenix..."
The fifth type!
"And now, newly mastered... Thunder!"
The sixth type!
Rain Yin Yang is inclined towards enhancing perception, War Yin Yang amplifies wills, Dark Yin Yang boosts illusions, Wood Yin Yang aids recovery, Phoenix Yin Yang enhances fire attacks, and Thunder Yin Yang boosts thunder attacks.
The first four provided an attack boost to the Reverse Sea Sword, but were largely overshadowed by the amplification thunder and fire forces provided.
At this moment, Ning Fan channeled the powers of six Dao Principles into the Reverse Sea Sword, turning it from a flowing water-like sword into a dazzling, six-colored, otherworldly light sword!
Ordinary people cannot perceive the terror of the sword’s six-colored light!
However, Yunwu Immortal King understands!
One moment he was basking in triumph, the next moment he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up in fear!
"Six kinds of Dao powers! And this young man has used each Dao power to almost touch the edge of mastery!"
"How could such a thing be possible!"
"I spent a lifetime cultivating one kind of Sea Dao Principle, yet this young man... mastered six! Even Immortal Emperors wouldn’t be so distracted to cultivate six Dao powers... and this young man..."
With a flash of red light, Ning Fan vanished from the ground.
Then, above the sky, in front of the giant, without any warning, a torrential rain descended and within the downpour, a ghost-faced silver-haired figure emerged abruptly.
Six-colored light sword, a single strike in the sky!
The crisis of death swept over Yunwu Immortal King’s heart in an instant!
Yunwu Immortal King felt a moment of hesitation, but soon that hesitation was replaced by madness. The giant roared explosively, and countless Dao water arrows as fine as cat fur shot out from his pores, surging toward Ning Fan’s strike.
The sheer number of Dao water arrows and their immense power could potentially severely injure even unsuspecting Triple Calamity Immortal Kings.
At this moment, Yunwu was already prepared to fight to the death. He didn’t know if he could withstand Ning Fan’s strike of six Dao powers; if defense wasn’t enough, he had to counterattack!
However, Yunwu Immortal King was going to be disappointed.
His immensely powerful million water arrows had not yet reached three feet from Ning Fan when they were blocked by the body-protecting golden light emanating from Ning Fan, unable to pierce through.
Then came Ning Fan’s strike with six-colored brilliance descending upon the giant, splitting him in two from head to waist!
The dense scales covering the giant’s body proved ineffective in defense...
The two halves of the giant’s body presented a horrifying scene!
The left half of the body was burned by the Phoenix Race’s flame, turning into charred remains before falling to the ground.
The right half of the body was eroded by the Thunder Dao Principle, eventually disintegrating into ashes.
With an aura of repellent evil qi, Ning Fan dispelled the black cat fusion, retrieved the Reverse Sea Sword, and slowly landed on the ground, his expression still calm, as if he hadn’t just slain four Eternal Old Freaks.
But the surrounding Sea Witch Clan people erupted into chaos, exclaiming in shock!
"That ugly man... actually won! Singlehandedly defeating four elder Eternal monsters!"
"We won! Finally won! Finally got rid of the cancer placed by Baihua Great Emperor in our tribe!"
"Daughter, can you see from heaven, this Masked Hero avenged you!"
"Hero! Ugly brother, you are the hero of our Sea Witch Sect!"
What the...
Ning Fan was speechless.
Typically, when he erupts in violence, killing four Eternal Old Freaks of another tribe, the tribe should be bitterly hating him.
Yet many Sea Witch Clan people knelt, bowing constantly, grateful for slaughtering the four Sea Witch Clan Eternals...
He admitted he spent a considerable part of his life committing acts of violence and murder, but this seemed to be the first time he was thanked by those opposite.
"Big brother, you really are Wuxx Na’s great hero! No, you’re the hero of the entire Sea Witch Clan! Wuxx Na is so happy, really happy! With the elder council destroyed, my sister can see the light again! No longer will she undergo Sea Valley punishment!"
With a smile hinting at tears, Wuxx Na held Ning Fan’s hand excitedly.
More Sea Witch tribe members suddenly gathered around, lifting Ning Fan into the air, tossing him into the sky, celebrating jubilantly.
This is chaos...
Truly chaotic...
These Sea Witch Clan people aren’t scared of his aura of slaying a king and three sovereigns... Ordinary folks would have been scared out of their wits by such an aura.
What a weird bunch... The Great Humble Ones sure have peculiarities...
Ning Fan naturally couldn’t just let a group of Sea Witch Clan people toss him around foolishly. With a single motion, he disappeared on the spot.
Also disappearing from the spot was Wuxx Na, along with the storage pouches scattered around containing dead bodies.
Seeing Ning Fan suddenly disappear, taking Wuxx Na with him, the Sea Witch Clan people were all stunned, then most showed an ’I understand’ smile.
"This ugly hero really did take action against the elder council for the beauty!"
"Wow, just killed the enemies with urgency and took the beauty away, is the ugly hero perhaps seeking a place to hmm hmm ah ah with little Wuxx Na..."
"Little Wuxx Na is so young, isn’t that a problem..."
"Relax! The ugly hero appears to be steady and reliable, surely he will be gentle with little Wuxx Na, it’s quite a fortune for her to serve such a prairie hero. As I see it, the little girl is shy, seemingly willing deep inside..."
"Decided! The Ugly Hero is a great benefactor of our Sea Witch Sect, I want to set up a monument for him! Commemorate his accomplishments!"
"Bad luck! It’s not a dead person, why erect a monument! If you’re going to erect something, it should be a statue!"
"Alright! Let’s all build a statue for the ugly hero to thank him. Unfortunately, we don’t know the true face of the ugly hero, so we can only make a statue with a mask."
"Doing good without leaving a name, it seems the ugly hero wearing a mask isn’t just about being ugly; maybe it implies doing good without claiming credit."
"Wait, erecting a statue is a big deal, but before that, there are more important things to do! The guards that Baihua Great Emperor arranged have been dominating in our Sea Witch Sect for years, imprisoning and executing the original elders. Shouldn’t we first rescue the imprisoned elders and then, under their leadership, rebuild the Sea Witch?"
"Yes! That’s right! We should first go and rescue the imprisoned elders, and also rescue the former witch! She only defied Baihua Great Emperor, and the Great Emperor’s hand stretches so far to meddle in our Sea Witch Sect! Hmph! Such a good witch cannot remain imprisoned in a place like the Sea Valley forever! Let’s quickly go rescue the witch!"
"But the Sea Valley Forbidden Land has human sharks; we’re going there is certain death..."
"Hmph! Even if it’s certain death, we must rescue the witch; we can’t let her become food for mere human sharks!"
After some bustling, the Sea Witch Clan people went their separate ways.
Ning Fan cared little for all of this; at the moment, he was located at the far east of the Sea Witch Clan, on a barren land swept by salty fishy sea winds.
On the surface, this place looked like an ordinary barren land, but Ning Fan managed to detect a subtle spatial fluctuation from the extremely faint flow of forces here.
"Underneath this space, is where your tribe’s Sea Valley Forbidden Land is, right?" Ning Fan asked the little girl Wuxx Na beside him, whose face was blushing.
"Yes, my sister is imprisoned here; big brother, are you here to save my sister?" Wuxx Na asked shyly.
She had been carried here all the way by Ning Fan, holding her by the waist.
A twelve or thirteen-year-old girl already had feelings; in a moment of despair, a hero suddenly appears to save her, playing out the scenario countless girls have imagined many times.
Who would’ve thought that one day, such a scenario would really occur.
Even... even if her big hero is quite ugly, it doesn’t matter, right? Yes, it doesn’t matter. Sister always said that when looking for a husband, one should look at character, not just for good looks.
Ning Fan shook his head helplessly.
Proficient in the Mind Reading Technique, he could easily perceive Wuxx Na’s feelings, but alas... he wouldn’t be interested in a strange girl he had only met twice.
"You... you’re not here to save my sister?! How, how could..." Misunderstanding Ning Fan’s shake of the head, Wuxx Na was almost crying out of urgency.
"No, I am indeed here to save her." Seeing the glass-hearted girl about to cry, Ning Fan felt a headache and explained.
He had heard that Wuxx Yan became involved with him, leading to her being imprisoned with shattered Witch’s Bone. Bone-breaking imprisonment doesn’t sound like a comfortable confinement, at all.
Thus, though Ning Fan was eager for alchemy, he didn’t mind rescuing someone before refining pills.
Moreover, the Sea Valley Forbidden Land... how to put it, it gave Ning Fan a feeling that made it seem more perfect than the dry location of ancient seas where he previously performed alchemy.
If he entered this Sea Valley Forbidden Land for alchemy, perhaps he could refine a very high-quality Heart Inquiry Pill...
"Indeed, big brother is a good person." The little girl’s eyes sparkled with admiration, and she humph-ed and handed Ning Fan a good person card.
"A good person..."
Ning Fan shook his head indifferently, those two words had nothing to do with him. He was not a good person; he was the rebel of the era.
"If big brother wants to enter the Sea Valley Forbidden Land, he must be cautious of the human sharks. Human sharks are the guardian Corpse for our Sea Witch Sect, not a human-shaped Corpse, but a Corpse transformed from a Demon Beast after its death, very powerful. It is said that in life, human sharks were once the rulers of our tribe’s ancient seas. Even now, with only a corpse left, becoming a Corpse, their strength is exceptional. It is said tens of thousands of years ago, a Holy Mountain Sixth Tribulation Immortal Emperor came to cause trouble in our Sea Witch Sect, but was shouted to vomit blood and was shocked to retreat by the power of human sharks... For a long time, human sharks were the protectors of our tribe, in love with this land. But then came Baihua Great Emperor, and human sharks inexplicably became slaves to Baihua Great Emperor, obeying their every command, guarding my sister, preventing her from escaping the Sea Valley... Alas, without the protection of human sharks, our tribe can no longer resist the power of Zhongzhou Immortal Emperor... Of course, all these are things from before Wuxx Na was born, whether true or not, Wuxx Na also isn’t clear, it’s all heard from sister."
Ning Fan frowned.
Within this Sea Valley Forbidden Land, there is actually lurking a terrifying Corpse that can frighten away Immortal Emperors with a roar...
And that Corpse even obeys Baihua Great Emperor, guarding this Sea Valley...
This means that upon entering the Sea Valley, there will be a battle to fight...
Across space, Ning Fan could still feel the hidden aura within the opposing Sea Valley...
Very strong, probably at the upper level of Sixth Calamity Immortal Emperor...
Oh well, what of an evil battle, he doesn’t need to kill this human shark, only to take away the imprisoned Wuxx Yan within the Sea Valley.
Such an entity is not something Ning Fan can kill, but if Ning Fan’s God-Extinguishing Shield is fully deployed, that mere Sixth Calamity Immortal Emperor would have no way against him.
As for performing alchemy in the Sea Valley Forbidden Land... If he could refine pills here, it would be even better. If not, he can retreat to the previous market tent for alchemy!
Ning Fan raised his finger and pointed forward; this gesture seemed to aim at the air but actually targeted the center of the spatial forces converging here.
In an instant, the originally empty sky above the barren land revealed an entrance to an ancient space.
There was a stench of rotting sea breeze emanating from within the space, the smell of corpse decay... This odor caused Wuxx Na to gag, but after days without food, she only retched a few sour fluids and felt uncomfortable.
Ning Fan sighed slightly, transferring a strand of Mana into the little girl’s back, instantly causing her nausea to disappear and also blocking the stench from the space.
Ning Fan used the unique power of the Shedding Void Stage Cultivator to block the little girl’s sense of smell.
Having her back touched by Ning Fan, Wuxx Na’s little face immediately flushed red, filled with a mix of unspeakable joy.
"You stay outside and wait for me to bring your sister out." Ning Fan said calmly.
"No, big brother, please take Wuxx Na with you, Wuxx Na wants to personally rescue sister! Wuxx Na knows this request is quite willful, but Wuxx Na isn’t a burden; Wuxx Na is the only one in nearly a million years of our Sea Witch Sect who can converse with human sharks! If you take Wuxx Na, there will be unexpected help!"
Wuxx Na said confidently, raising her head.