novelraw Chapter 601: I Have Come to Deliver Your Death!
Chapter 601: I Have Come to Deliver Your Death!
At the rupture of the large hole, there swirled the purple-gold smoke that could weather away everything.
Ning Fan, clad in black, stepped out from the golden space!
Following him out of the space were Teng Xianrou and Five Puppets, but not the tree devil, Baili King, Ling Zhuzi, and others.
"You were actually able to break the sealing skill of the Shattered Sixth Realm! Hmph, it seems I underestimated you. Where are Ming Luo Tree, Ling Zhuzi, Baili, and Sunx Yu! Why haven’t they come out of the sealed space yet! You all, quickly block Lu Bei for me. I’m busy unsealing the fourth head of the Nieli and have no time to deal with this person!"
Wan Changkong shouted in the direction of the golden space, intending to command the tree spirit and others to emerge and slay Ning Fan.
But unfortunately, until the gap of the golden space completely healed, the tree spirit and other living puppets did not come out.
Wan Changkong’s expression changed, and he suddenly slapped his storage pouch, taking out a puppet life disk.
On this disk, it automatically recorded the soul imprints of all the living puppets he had subdued.
At this moment, the soul imprints of Sunx Yu, Baili, Ling Zhuzi, and the tree spirit on the life disk had already vanished!
"Impossible! All the living puppets I collected in the golden space are dead!"
Dead! All the living puppets collected in the golden space are dead!
Moreover, all these living puppets were killed by Ning Fan!
The relentless murderous aura emanating from Ning Fan told the entire story!
"Lu Bei! You are just a mere child of the Great Void Sect. Even if you have the assistance of Teng Xianrou and five Fragmentation-level puppets, it’s absolutely impossible to destroy Fragmentation Three tree spirit! What on earth is going on! Could it be..."
Wan Changkong was suddenly alert!
"I, too, can cultivate twelve Fragmentation-level spirit sense beings with my First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm cultivation and subdue Fragmentation Three and Four living puppets with the Living Puppet Art. So how can Lu Bei, who has mastered the Hei Yue Shen Tong, not destroy the Fragmentation Three tree spirit!"
Hei Yue Shen Tong... Yes, it must be the Hei Yue Shen Tong!
If not for this divine ability, no matter how heaven-defying Ning Fan is, it’s impossible for him to kill the Fragmentation Three tree spirit with his Absolute Void Stage cultivation!
What exactly is that Hei Yue Shen Tong!
At the moment, Wan Changkong had not recovered his mana fully and was wary of Ning Fan’s Hei Yue Shen Tong, naturally not daring to confront Ning Fan directly.
He glanced sideways at the three Nieli puppets, suddenly letting out a cold chuckle.
"Why should I fear Lu Bei! I still have three Nieli puppets by my side; killing him would be a trivial thing!"
"Nielis, obey my command, slay Lu Bei!"
Screech——
In response to Wan Changkong, were the bloodthirsty and ferocious cries of the three Nielis!
These three Nielis had become Wan Changkong’s living puppets, unwilling in their hearts yet had to obey his orders.
Concerning the task of slaying Ning Fan, the three Nielis were more than willing, aligning their intentions with Wan Changkong!
They had once betrayed the Fu Li race, were stripped of their lineage, degraded to Nielis, imprinted with Sinful Marks, turned into slaves of the Fu Li.
The Nielis, forever barred from reincarnation, remained as slave to the Fu Li race, free from aging but turned to dust if they perish.
Unrepentant, they hated the Fu Li race, and after countless years of sealing, sensed a hint of Fu Li’s aura from Ning Fan, directly channeling their countless years of resentment onto him!
Kill him, he is of the Fu Li lineage, kill him!
Kill him, his aura disgusts us, kill him!
Kill!
Kill!!
Kill!!!
The Fire Phoenix Nieli, White Bone Nieli, and Nine-Headed Nieli all flapped their wings, charging fiercely towards Ning Fan and the others!
In their minds lingered only one thought, that is, to kill Ning Fan!
Though they were marked with Sinful Marks, they did not believe this Fu Li clan person Ning Fan could control those marks.
It was only the royal Fu Li who could manipulate the Sinful Marks and punish disobedient Nielis.
Only an ancestral-level Fu Li could break the Sinful Marks, allowing Nielis to be reborn anew!
What none of these three Nielis realized was that Ning Fan possessed the bloodline power capable of motivating the Sinful Marks within the three beasts!
The three beasts should have felt unfortunate, for standing before them was an ancestral-level Fu Li!
The three beasts should have felt fortunate that Ning Fan had not obtained the complete inheritance of the Fu Li race and did not yet know the method to activate or break the Sinful Marks.
Ning Fan took a deep breath. He possessed unparalleled Fu Li Demon Bloodline yet did not know how to exhibit the secret techniques or divine skills of the Fu Li race, nor how to use the Sinful Marks to kill these three rampant Nielis.
Fortunately, his bloodline was extremely powerful; if he fully unleashed the bloodline suppression of the four drops of ancestral blood, even if he could not kill the three Nielis through the Sinful Marks, he could greatly weaken their abilities.
Just like in the past with the little sable, relying solely on his innate suppression of ghosts, he could significantly weaken the ghostly creatures’ powers in the Demon Sinister Forest.
"I’ve only managed to recover two to three tenths of my mana. I don’t know if it’s enough to use the Emperor Xia’s Sword once again. My bloodline may be strong, but I’m not sure to what extent it can suppress the cultivation levels of these three Nielis..."
"In the battle with these three Nie Li creatures, I have no guarantee of victory. But since the battle is unavoidable, then it must not be avoided!"
In Ning Fan’s left eye, two purple-black demon stars flicker with an enchanting gleam.
His entire bloodline pressure rises slowly, waiting for the moment it fully disperses, surely it will weaken the strength of the three Nie Li creatures!
When destiny cannot be avoided, then contend with destiny!
If the doom of slaughter cannot be escaped, then reverse it and become a demon!
"With the might of my Fu Li ancestor blood, I command you..." Before Ning Fan could finish speaking, and before the pressure could disperse, suddenly, the entire Bamboo Realm exploded with a massive roar and began to shake violently.
Yet above the ground, a flash of purple-black light appeared, and a semicircular purple-black ring shadow suddenly cast upon the earth, sending ripples of purple-black waves throughout the Bamboo Realm.
The moment this halo appeared, the great formation array of the Bamboo Realm shattered abruptly, and all the bamboo mountains collapsed!
Screech—
The fourth Nie Li, broke the seal!
This screech did not convey any hostility towards Ning Fan. Instead, it had a hint of submission.
This cry was so similar to the lamenting sound Ning Fan heard that day!
"The fourth Nie Li actually unsealed itself!" Wan Changkong rejoiced, summoning two life lanterns and extinguishing them all.
With a raised hand, he sent out countless Silver Locks directly towards the fourth Nie Li!
Little did he know, at the moment the fourth Nie Li appeared, the other three Nie Li, reduced to living puppets, showed a hint of fear in their eyes.
The fourth Nie Li has the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm’s cultivation, an exceedingly beautiful giant peacock with purple eyes and black feathers.
Its purple eyes are like gemstones, brighter than the stars in the sky.
Its black feathers resemble a black crystal stone, shining with a strange brilliance under the sun.
An extremely ominous aura emanated from its body, like a vengeful spirit from beneath the Nine Netherworlds.
Its purple eyes are more dazzling than the eyes of any woman; when it saw the silver locks in the sky, its eyes showed a hint of disdain.
Screech—
It let out a long, mocking cry, shook its black feathers, and half a circle of the purple-black ring shadow appeared in the sky once more!
The ring shadow rippled out purple-black waves, and as soon as those waves touched the silver locks, they immediately shattered and vanished!
"How is this possible! My Living Puppet Art has always been unfailing, even after sacrificing two life lanterns, how could it be broken by this Nie Li creature!"
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! Even if this Nie Li is at the Fifth Realm, it shouldn’t be this defiant of nature!"
Wan Changkong did not know the origin of the semicircular ring shadow, naturally unaware of how the Purple-Eyed Nie Li could break his secret technique.
But the moment Ning Fan’s eyes touched the ring shadow, he couldn’t move his gaze away.
"This is... a Spirit Wheel! The Spirit Wheel of the Fu Li race!"
"Even if this Spirit Wheel is only half, its divine power is something a mere Wan Changkong cannot imagine!"
With this half Spirit Wheel, this Nie Li is powerful, exceedingly powerful!
Although it’s at the Fracture Tier Five cultivation, even some Fracture Tier Six cultivators may not be its match!
Screech—
The Purple-Eyed Nie Li flashed its black wings, generating a vast gust of wind, directly annihilating all of Wan Changkong’s formation-breaking living puppets, while Wan Changkong’s trace of divine sense was blown a hundred thousand miles away, severely injured and nearing death!
Its escape light flashed, directly crossing countless distances to appear before Ning Fan.
It turned its back to Ning Fan, seemingly with a protective heart, and towards the other three Nie Li, whose eyes were filled with terror, it fiercely flapped its black wings!
Whoosh—
A fierce purple-black wind surged, likewise blowing the three Nie Li a hundred thousand miles away, each heavily injured, utterly no match for the Purple-Eyed Nie Li.
Faced with the Purple-Eyed Nie Li, Ning Fan felt a peculiar emotion rising.
This Purple-Eyed Nie Li cannot speak, only screech.
Its Sinful Mark is planted in its throat bones and divine sense; only by unraveling the Sinful Mark can it speak, can it transmit its divine sense through sound.
Though it could not say anything to Ning Fan, it let out a gentle screech towards Ning Fan, the sound showing a friendly emotion.
It was trying to tell Ning Fan that it held no hostility towards him.
And that might have sufficed, but it suddenly gathered its wings and prostrated in the air facing Ning Fan, clearly signaling submission!
"This is..."
Before Ning Fan could react, the Purple-Eyed small peacock raised its head, lifting Ning Fan onto its head, carrying him gently with its screeches.
It was asking Ning Fan to ride it, accept it as his steed...
Ning Fan’s gaze gradually softened, kneeling down to stroke the top of the Purple-Eyed Nie Li’s fur on its head.
Its fur was as black and glossy as oil, even smoother than a woman’s long black hair, and felt incredibly comfortable to the touch.
"You wish to submit to me? Why?" Ning Fan asked softly.
Screech——
The only response to Ning Fan was a mournful screech, as if there were thousands of words it wanted to say to Ning Fan but couldn’t articulate.
It cannot be spoken, the Sinful Mark must not be revealed...
She had been waiting, waiting for a Fu Li of royal blood to appear, yet unexpectedly, she awaited the arrival of a Fu Li of ancestral blood...
So it turns out, even after all these years, Fu Li still exists in the world, and there are even ancestral bloodline Fu Li in existence.
The Fu Li race has not perished; this is truly wonderful, truly wonderful...
Ning Fan is the last member of the Fu Li race; she will surely protect him well, ensuring the safety of the Fu Li bloodline...
"How is this possible!" Wan Changkong exclaimed in shock, unable to understand how Ning Fan had subdued a Nieli at the Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation realm so effortlessly!
Hei Yue Shen Tong, it must be Hei Yue Shen Tong!
His Living Puppet Art was unable to claim this Nieli as a Living Puppet, yet Ning Fan’s Hei Yue Shen Tong could subdue this Fifth Heavenly Layer Nieli!
"This is bad! Lu Bei’s Hei Yue Shen Tong is too powerful, and now with the addition of a Fifth Heavenly Layer Nieli, how could I be his match! I must flee, must escape! Must first regroup with the Vine Emperor!"
Wan Changkong had already recognized the might of the Purple-Eyed Nieli, showing a look of fear, and immediately commanded the three Nielis to lead them rapidly toward the exit of the Bamboo Realm!
"Trying to leave, don’t you think it’s a bit too late!"
Murderous intent filled Ning Fan’s eyes. Although he didn’t know why the Purple-Eyed Nieli submitted to him, he could see that this purple-eyed peacock had no ill will towards him, only intentions to protect, and had genuinely submitted to him.
Knowing this is enough!
Had it been before, Ning Fan might have feared Wan Changkong and the three Nielis somewhat, but now, with the Purple-Eyed Nieli as an ally, what was there to fear from Wan Changkong!
"Let’s go! Chase down Wan Changkong!"
Ning Fan beckoned to Teng Xianrou and Wukui, indicating everyone to board the Purple-Eyed Nieli and pursue Wan Changkong.
This Purple-Eyed Little Peacock had an extraordinary escape speed, perhaps three times faster than the average Sixth Heavenly Layer cultivator!
Unexpectedly to Ning Fan, when Teng Xianrou and the others attempted to board the Purple-Eyed Nieli, they were rebuffed by it, a slight gust of wind blowing them down.
She was extremely proud, allowing only Ning Fan to ride her and not tolerating anyone else.
"This... well, Rou’er, you were injured in your battle with the tree devil; return and heal first."
Seeing the emotion of the Purple-Eyed Nieli, Ning Fan took Teng Xianrou back into the Cauldron Ring and withdrew Wukui.
The Purple-Eyed Nieli didn’t want anyone else to ride, so Ning Fan would give her at least this respect.
With the help of the Purple-Eyed Nieli, there was no need to send out the already injured Teng Xianrou and Wukui for battle.
On the battlefield outside, perhaps even those as strong as the Vine Emperor are no match for the Purple-Eyed Nieli!
"Let’s go, just you and I, to chase down Wan Changkong!"
Screech—— The Purple-Eyed Little Peacock gave a soft cry, carrying Ning Fan as it raised a howling, sharp purple-black demonic wind that, with a single sweep, charged out of the Bamboo Realm, and with another sweep, traversed through the void tunnel, appearing outside the void’s wind eye!
Wan Changkong and the three Nieli had barely just escaped the wind eye of the void.
Seeing Ning Fan riding the Nieli behemoth in pursuit, Wan Changkong was nearly scared to death, shouting in anger and shame, "Lu Bei! Why are you chasing me!"
"You know the reason well! Kill!"
Ning Fan pointed at his brow, the Separation Slayer in hand, and pointed the sword at Wan Changkong from afar!
The Purple-Eyed Nieli carried Ning Fan, charging ferociously towards Wan Changkong’s position. Its terrifying speed was beyond Wan Changkong’s imagination and defense!
"Not good!"
At that moment, Wan Changkong’s mana was depleted, and after his hurried escape for life, his mana was nearly exhausted, how could he withstand the might of Ning Fan’s sword!
The purple light flashed, and again the sword gleamed, slicing the long sky into two halves!
Subsequently, Wan Changkong’s spirit sense was vertically cleaved with a single sword from the center of his Tian Ling, splitting his physical defense in half and dying on the spot!
Dead!
Wan Changkong’s corpse was blown by the void wind, the sword radiance crushing it down like a meteor, plummeting from the sky.
The three Nielis, witnessing Wan Changkong’s spirit sense perishing, were shocked and fled downward, daring not confront Ning Fan!
The three Nieli burned their Demon Souls to flee; their escape speed was unimaginable to ordinary people!
While trying to flee on the ground, they launched heavy assaults against the space above them, attempting to obstruct the pursuit of Ning Fan and the Purple-Eyed Nieli!
In Jishui City below, Liu Haoyue had already fallen into a bitter battle, and though Bamboo Sovereign had the aid of six Liu Hall Void Fragmentation cultivators, they were still severely injured and dying under the siege of seventeen Void Fragmentation cultivators.
Despair flashed across Bamboo Sovereign’s eyes, a despair stemming from the fact that the fourth Nieli had already had its seal broken.
Now, he was no longer a match for the Vine Emperor and others. Once the four Nieli joined the fray, the Vine Emperor faction would hold a dominant advantage.
Liu Haoyue also had a grave expression. Although he was severely injured, he still single-handedly withstood the combined assault of Vine Emperor and Tian Qin Lao Guai, two Fifth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm cultivators.
However, he knew all too well that dealing with two Void Fragmentation cultivators was already exhausting for him. If a third Fifth Heavenly Layer Nie Li came, he would certainly die at the hands of the Vine Emperor...
"Liu Haoyue, I, the Emperor, acknowledge your talent. If you obediently let me place a restriction spell on you to become my servant and protector, I can spare you and only kill the Bamboo Sovereign!" Vine Emperor tried to sway him.
"Haha, I, Liu, would rather die, but I shall never bow down and beg for mercy!" Liu Haoyue laughed wildly to the sky.
"Seeking death! All four Nie Li have been unsealed. If you continue to be stubborn, your death will come when the four Nie Li descend!" the Vine Emperor coldly laughed.
"I, this old man’s spirit sense, have successfully unsealed Nie Li. You all have no chance of turning the tide. Why not resign yourselves to your fate and die, so you won’t meet such an ugly end!" Wan Chang Kong’s ten projections also laughed coldly.
At this moment, a heavy object, carrying an overwhelming bloody aura, was swept by the whirling void wind and sword qi, crashing fiercely onto the ground of Jishui City, creating a large crater in the earth.
Upon seeing what had fallen into the crater, Wan Chang Kong could no longer laugh, overwhelmed with shock and anger!
Vine Emperor was also greatly astonished upon seeing the fallen object.
The reason being, the object that fell into Jishui City was actually the bisected corpse of Wan Chang Kong’s projection!
The projection of Wan Chang Kong responsible for unsealing Nie Li had been killed with one sword strike, but who was so audacious to kill Wan Chang Kong’s projection so boldly?!
Before Vine Emperor could figure it out, three purplish-black streams of light descended vertically from the sky in a panicked attempt to flee.
Those fleeing streams of light were actually three heads of Nie Li, each possessing profound cultivations of the Third and Fourth Heavenly Layers of the Void Fragmentation Realm. Yet why would they flee?!
To their shock, there was yet another stream of light in hot pursuit!
It was a young man in black robes, whose eyes were as cold as a demon’s, standing arrogantly upon the head of a Nie Li Fierce Beast, pursuing the three fleeing Nie Li fiercely!
"How could this be!" the Bamboo Sovereign exclaimed in horror, recognizing the young man in black as none other than Ning Fan!
The very Ning Fan whom he once looked down upon was now standing upon a Fifth Heavenly Layer Nie Li, chasing down Nie Li of the Third and Fourth Heavenly Layers!
"It’s him! Brother Ning! He truly, truly...never ceases to exceed my expectations!" Liu Haoyue laughed heartily, feeling an immense joy.
He could vaguely guess that it was Ning Fan who had slain Wan Chang Kong’s projection.
He had long known Ning Fan and Vine Emperor were mortal enemies!
Although he didn’t know how Ning Fan had tamed a Fifth Heavenly Layer Nie Li as an ally, his arrival was undoubtedly the biggest game-changer in this Eastern Tree Ocean calamity!
With Ning Fan’s arrival, he would certainly oppose the Vine Emperor, joining forces with the Bamboo and Liu Halls, thereby reversing the defeated stance of the Bamboo and Liu Halls!
Mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; a friend indeed has not deceived me!
"Lu Bei! Lu Bei! Lu Bei! Why have you come here, why disrupt my grand plan!"
The Vine Emperor, who had long anticipated the assistance of the Fifth Heavenly Layer Nie Li, was infuriated, seeing it subdued by Ning Fan and used as a mount to chase other Nie Li. How could the Vine Emperor not be angry!
If he had this Fifth Heavenly Layer Nie Li’s help, he could flatten the Bamboo and Liu Halls in one fell swoop and unify the Tree World!
But this Fifth Heavenly Layer Nie Li had defected to Ning Fan, and Ning Fan was his sworn enemy!
Without a doubt, Ning Fan’s arrival would certainly align with the Bamboo and Liu Halls to besiege the Vine Hall!
"Why have you come here! What on earth do you want to do here!" The Vine Emperor’s anger surged within him, as he recalled Du Yu’s previous death and hated Ning Fan immensely, yearning to kill him on the spot!
In the face of the Vine Emperor’s fury, Ning Fan merely replied coldly,
"I’ve come here to deliver your death!"
Deliver your death, bring you death!
The past enmity ends today!
After this day, there will be no more Vine Hall, and no more Vine Emperor!
"How...how could this be..."
In Jishui City, Tang Yuan hid within the protection of the Fusang Clan, avoiding the havoc wreaked by the Living Puppets.
Her position was directly below Ning Fan!
She once looked down on Ning Fan, declaring him a coward, afraid of the Baili King.
But now Ning Fan did not even fear the Vine Hall, daring to face Vine Emperor in a decisive battle during the Bamboo Hall’s crisis!
He wasn’t cowardly, he merely scorned risking his life needlessly.
He was not weak; when enraged, he even dared to battle the Vine Emperor!
"This is his true self...I was mistaken..." Tang Yuan sighed softly.
No wonder he always looked upon her disdainfully. Indeed, for a woman as shallow-sighted, willful, and unreasonable as herself, why would he bother to even take a glance...
Even someone like the Vine Emperor, a Divine Emperor of the Tree World, wasn’t regarded by him...
"I’m sorry, for my past offenses, I am willing to make amends. I only beg for you to save the Bamboo Hall, save the Eastern Tree Ocean..." Tang Yuan silently prayed.
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