novelraw Chapter 602: The Might of Nieli
Chapter 602: The Might of Nieli
In the early morning, Ning Fan left Jishui with the Bamboo Sovereign, and when he returned, Jishui was already enveloped in night.
He stood upon the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend, his spirit sense spreading far and wide over Jishui.
Throughout the entire city of Jishui, countless masters were dead or injured, falling by the moment, whether mortals or living puppets.
Not only Jishui City, but the entire Muye Kingdom was in chaos, filled with dense Evil Qi and sorrow...
This catastrophe left countless in the Eastern Tree Ocean to die with grievances, while many as living puppets slaughtered their kin, wracked with despair...
Ning Fan was always a cold-hearted person. In the past, he wouldn’t care about the life and death of outsiders, nor would he involve himself in such irrelevant chaos.
But this time, he decisively chose to intervene in this war, to wade into this turbulent mire!
He promised to watch over the Min Luo Race for Mu Luo, a debt of blood that must be avenged for the massacre by Void Inquiry Stage!
He had been hunted by the Vine Palace for long, today should be a day of counterattack!
He once received help from Youhuang, refining the Rain Ancestor’s natal blood rain. Although Youhuang had good intentions, it led to bad outcomes; nonetheless, he owed Youhuang a favor. Youhuang was a former Bamboo Sovereign, and the Bamboo Hall’s demise was imminent. Ning Fan had no affection for the Bamboo Hall, yet he couldn’t stand idly by!
He was further moved by the plight of the unyielding martyrs, stirred by the lament of the living puppets who longed for death but could not find it.
At this moment, Ning Fan seemed to hear thousands of sorrowful cries.
Who will kill me!
Who will kill Void Inquiry Stage!
Who will deliver us from this torment!
"Lu Bei, you killed my spirit sense, seizing the control of the Crushed Five Nielí. I am irreconcilable with you!"
Ten silver-haired elders left the Bamboo Sovereign and others, suddenly launching a surprise attack on Ning Fan, summoning countless silver threads as fine as rain.
Void Inquiry Stage thought it well, wanting the ten spirit senses to take over Ning Fan to make him a living puppet and through Ning Fan control the Crushed Five Nielí.
The ten silver-haired elders secretly ordered, three Bamboo Hall living puppets of the void fragmentation, and four Vine Hall of the void fragmentation, all left Bamboo Sovereign and others, launching an assault on Ning Fan, attempting to seize him in one move.
Ning Fan’s left eye flashed black, spitting out a heaven-covering Black Flame, incinerating all the silver threads.
He secretly used the Life Imprisonment Technique to augment the Yin Yang Devil Flame, utterly prevailing over the puppet thread of Void Inquiry Stage, completely unafraid of the silver threads.
The Purple-Eyed Netherfiend suddenly opened its mouth with a screech, layers of purple sound waves extending in the sky, with destructive power, repelling all seventeen Void Fragmentations.
Each void spell cast towards Ning Fan was forcibly shattered by the purple sound waves.
"How could this be! My puppet thread is completely countered by Lu Bei’s magical flame!" The ten silver-haired elders were shocked.
They were not the real bodies of Void Inquiry Stage, just spirit senses. They could only vaguely sense the fall of their spirit senses in the Bamboo Realm, not knowing what transpired there, naturally unaware of Ning Fan possessing the Life Imprisonment Technique.
"Is this Crushed Five Nielí extraordinarily powerful, merely a screech could repel 17 void fragmentation cultivators!" The Vine Emperor was astonished, while Tianqin Lao Guai’s eyes burned with a fervor.
Such a formidable Crushed Five Nielí, if devoured, his cultivation would surely soar, perhaps breaking through the Sixth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm in one go!
Void Inquiry Stage and others, 17 Void Fragmentations and 3 living puppet Nielí, all retreated to the side of the Vine Emperor and Tianqin.
Liu Haoyue, the Bamboo Sovereign, and six Liu Hall Void Fragmentations, all withdrew to Ning Fan’s side.
"Thank you, young... thank you, Brother Lu, for aiding my Bamboo Hall. Should this emperor survive, I shall owe Brother Lu a great favor." The Bamboo Sovereign spoke complicatedly.
"Haha, it’s been years. Brother Lu, do you still remember Liu? Who would have thought that after our parting that day, we would reunite in such a manner, truly intriguing." Liu Haoyue laughed loudly.
Ning Fan clasped his fists towards the Bamboo and Willow Two Sovereigns, yet his expression was indifferent. Just as he was about to speak, from the opposing void fragmentations, stepped out Tianqin Lao Guai, standing with hands behind his back, a thousand feet away, arrogantly addressing Ning Fan,
"I am the Fourth Elder of the Tri-Realm Sect, known as Tianqin. Young one! The destruction of the Bamboo Hall today is the intention of my Tri-Realm Sect. If you help the Bamboo and Willow Halls against the Vine Hall, you are an enemy to my Tri-Realm Sect! If you turn your back to aid my Vine Hall, and let me devour the Crushed Five Nielí you have subdued, I shall let you off without any blame! But if you insist on opposing my Tri-Realm Sect, I promise you’ll die a horrible death!"
"Tri-Realm Sect?!"
Ning Fan’s eyes flashed slightly, he hadn’t expected the person before him to be Tianqin Lao Guai of the Tri-Realm Sect, nor had he expected the Tri-Realm Sect’s intervention in today’s matters.
The Tri-Realm Sect is a Loose Cultivator alliance in the Upper Three Worlds, its sect leader said to be an old monster of the Shattered Void Eighth Layer.
The Tri-Realm Sect is a colossal force, one Ning Fan originally did not want to offend. However, he neither wished to aid the Vine Hall in annihilating the Bamboo and Willow Halls, nor did he want to hand over the Crushed Five Nielí for Tianqin Lao Guai to devour.
Even if he disagrees, not even the Tri-Realm Sect could force him.
He disliked Tianqin Lao Guai’s threatening words even more, Tri-Realm Sect, what of it!
"You are an elder of the Three Realms Sect. In deference to the Three Realms Sect, I will give you a chance. If you leave the Tree Realm now, I can spare your life."
"Spare my life? Hmph, such arrogance!" Tianqin Lao Guai’s face turned livid.
The Vine Emperor’s gaze darkened, and he transmitted a few words to Tianqin, informing him about Ning Fan’s killing of Du Yu.
Tianqin’s eyes widened in shock, then a sinister smile crept across his face.
"Your name is Lu Bei, isn’t it? You killed Du Yu? Hehe, you’re doomed. Du Yu was someone my Three Realms Sect Master valued highly. You’ve killed him, and you will certainly die at the hands of the Sect Master! Pretend I didn’t say the previous words; whether or not you offer the Crushed Five Nieli, you must die today! Kunli Palace, capture!"
Tianqin Lao Guai remotely summoned a golden palace, exquisitely crafted, only palm-sized, but encompassing tens of thousands of pavilions and towers.
Once the golden palace was summoned, it immediately grew larger with the wind, becoming as large as all of Jishui City, with an increasingly heavy falling momentum.
In the center of the golden palace doors, a golden vortex appeared out of thin air, exuding endless suction as if it aimed to draw Ning Fan into the Golden Palace.
The Golden Palace was filled with numerous deadly formations, and even a cultivator of the Fracture Fifth Stage absorbed inside would surely face great peril!
This golden vortex looked very familiar, similar to the Fracture Six Sealing Technique used by Void Inquiry Stage before splitting spirit sense.
This was a unique secret technique of the Three Realms Sect, known as the ’Swirling Void Technique,’ a powerful technique to trap and seal adversaries.
Ning Fan sensed a considerable threat from within that Golden Palace; naturally, he wouldn’t allow Tianqin to capture him.
He commanded the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend, who immediately retaliated against Tianqin Lao Guai.
Anger flickered in the eyes of the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend; she wouldn’t allow anyone to harm Ning Fan because he was the last member of the Fu Li Race!
She suddenly opened her massive beak, stirring a fierce virtual wind within, forming a purple-black void wind eye.
The suction of that purple-black void wind eye was several times stronger than the wind eye of the Bamboo Realm!
Utilizing the suction of the wind eye, the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend opened her mouth and directly swallowed the magical treasure of Tianqin Lao Guai’s Kunli Palace!
As Kunli Palace was swallowed, Tianqin Lao Guai’s expression changed dramatically, his mental connection with Kunli Palace was severed!
Kunli Palace... was seized!
"Daring to seize my magical treasure, seeking death! Attack together, kill him!"
Tianqin was furious, leading the people from the Vine Palace to charge at Ning Fan.
Liu Haoyue and others also joined the battle, and soon, the scene devolved into chaos!
Tianqin Lao Guai and the Vine Emperor were intercepted by the joint forces of Liu Haoyue and the Bamboo Sovereign, while Ning Fan, riding on the Netherfiend, seized the opportunity to engage in slaughter among the crowd.
He rode the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend, charging towards the ten silver-haired subservient spirits of Void Inquiry Stage, locking onto all of them with murderous intent!
The Vine Emperor and Tianqin were formidable beings at the Fifth Stage, not easy to kill, whereas Void Inquiry Stage had many spirits but was not difficult to slay.
"Seeking death!"
Locked on by Ning Fan’s murderous intent, the ten silver-haired elders collectively flew into a rage!
Three silver-haired elders each flashed into escape light, leaping onto the three living puppet Nieli, each controlling one, daring to challenge Ning Fan.
The three living puppet Nieli had always feared the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend, reluctant to fight her.
But now, with the direct control of three Void Inquiry Stages’ spirits, even unwillingly, they had to fight Ning Fan.
Screech——
The single eye of the Fire Phoenix Nieli shot out a light, transforming into a vast blazing fireball, entwined with layers of purple-black flames, resembling a purple-black sun, charging at Ning Fan from a distance!
The White Bone Nieli spread its wings, unleashing oversized white bone feathers that shot out like locusts, each feather steeped in purple-black poison capable of easily killing a Void Refinement Realm cultivator!
The nine heads of the Nine-Headed Nieli simultaneously opened, each spitting out frigid beams that solidified into nine purple-black ice mountains, crashing down from nine directions, merging into a major force. The combined might of nine mountain crashes nearly matched a Fracture Fifth Stage attack!
As the three attacks combined, the three silver-haired elders atop the Nieli snickered continuously.
"The combined strike power of the three Nieli is something even the Vine Emperor and other Divine Emperors may not withstand unharmed. Though the Crushed Five Nieli is strong, it may not stand against my three Nieli!"
Just as the three silver-haired elders entertained this thought, their eyes suddenly widened in shock!
Under the moonlight, in the cold night, Ning Fan stood atop the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend’s head, standing amidst the fierce wind, his black robes flapping loudly.
Facing the attacking three living puppet Nieli, he showed no fear whatsoever.
Under Ning Fan’s feet, the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend was dismissive and dissatisfied with the three attacks.
"No need to hold back!"
A single command from Ning Fan and the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend understood immediately.
In her purple eyes, a purplish-black ominous light appeared, and in the sky, a massive purplish-black ring shadow suddenly formed!
Within that ring shadow, countless black flame runes emerged, a strange script Ning Fan had never seen before.
From that ring shadow swept strands of pure black ominous glow.
The glow seemed as light as cotton, but once it hit, it was as heavy as the sky, capable of crushing all divine skills and magical treasures.
The glow swept once, and the talents of fire beads, bone feathers, and ice mountain were all destroyed, the spells obliterated.
With another sweep, the glow targeted the Fire Phoenix Nieli among the three Life Puppet Nielis. With just one sweep, the Fire Phoenix Nieli with Third Stage Shattered Void cultivation screamed in agony, directly being seriously wounded!
On the third sweep of the glow, the Fire Phoenix Nieli and an elder with silver hair on its back both turned to flying ash and perished!
The glow swept towards the White Bone Nieli, the Nine-Headed Nieli, and both Nielis were severely injured and retreated, while the silver-haired elders on their backs turned to ash!
The glow swept towards the Void Fragmentation cultivator of the Vine Palace, and immediately two Vine Palace cultivators with Broken Void Sixth Level Cultivation fell, including the large-headed boy who had pursued Ning Fan!
The glow swept over the Vine Emperor and the Tianqin Elder, and both were in the middle of a battle with Liu Haoyue. They had no time to dodge when the glow swept over them. Both hurriedly summoned their Divine defensive armor, but it was broken by the glow, and their chest and ribs shattered. Both coughed blood as they retreated, with every step shattering the sky!
"How is this possible!"
The Vine Emperor was shocked and dismayed, and Tianqin Elder was equally stunned. Everyone present, whether ally or enemy, was in shock at this scene!
The divine abilities of the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend were terrifyingly powerful and formidable!
In mere moments, she had slain one Third Stage Shattered Void Nieli, three Void Inquiry Stage spirit senses, and two First Heavenly Layer Void Fragmentation cultivators!
Even the Vine Emperor and Tianqin Elder, in their defensive panic, could not withstand the attacks of the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend!
The strength of this Purple-Eyed Netherfiend was nearing that of an ordinary Fracture Sixth Old Monster!
Her strength was unparalleled by the Vine Emperor, unmatched by Tianqin, unequaled by Void Inquiry Stage, the Bamboo Emperor couldn’t compare, and even Liu Haoyue was ashamed!
At that moment, with the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend under his control, Ning Fan alone possessed battle prowess surpassing an ordinary Broken Five Old Monster!
After the Fire Phoenix Nieli’s death, numerous Sinful Marks inside it locked its cultivation, condensing into seven purple-black fruits full of runes, floating towards Ning Fan.
Each purple-black fruit contained energy equivalent to a Void Fragmentation Realm Dao Fruit!
Each of these purple-black fruits exuded an endless ominous aura, giving ordinary cultivators the feeling that consuming them was certain death!
"This is... a Sinful Fruit?!" Ning Fan’s eyes shifted.
The so-called Sinful Fruit is a special Dao Fruit only usable by the Fu Li Royal Clan, and any non-royalty who consumes it will suffer a backlash!
The Sinful Mark not only seals the Nieli as a slave but also allows the Nieli’s cultivation to condense into Sinful Fruits upon death, thus enhancing the cultivation of the Fu Li Royal Clan!
Ning Fan originally did not know what these were, but the moment he saw them, his Fu Li bloodline heated up, and suddenly some ancient memories hidden in his ancestral blood surfaced in his mind.
He waved his sleeve, collecting the seven Sinful Fruits without a word.
He stepped on the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend, rushing towards the remaining seven Void Inquiry Stage spirits!
The Purple-Eyed Netherfiend unleashed her demonic power, a half-circle shadow appeared in the sky, birthing endless black glow!
After this appearance of the glow, all the Vine Palace cultivators, including the Vine Emperor, felt their scalps tingle!
"Void Inquiry Stage! Ten thousand years ago, you massacred the Ming Luo Tree Clan, and ten thousand years later, I will kill you here as the Mingluo Tree Emperor!"
The cold gleam in Ning Fan’s eyes intensified, all his repressed emotions vented at this moment!
He transmitted this scene into the blood-colored paper umbrella, for Qingdai and others in the umbrella world to witness.
He wanted the Min Luo Race to see Void Inquiry Stage’s blood spill across the sky!
Screech—
With each sweep of the black glow, it would kill one Void Inquiry Stage spirit!
The second sweep, the third sweep, the fourth sweep... the sixth sweep!
Of the Void Inquiry Stage’s last seven spirits, six were dead, leaving only the last, desperately escaping, it was terrified of Ning Fan.
In that moment, the Void Inquiry Stage had none of the arrogance it possessed when it slaughtered the Ming Luo Tree Clan ten thousand years ago.
At that moment, the Void Inquiry Stage was panic-stricken, fleeing like a dog with its tail between its legs!
"Die!"
Ning Fan didn’t ask the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend to kill the last spirit but instead patted his sword pouch, raising his hand to strike at Void Inquiry Stage’s back with a golden sword light!
That golden sword light was the flying sword glow of the Emperor Xia’s Sword!
Ning Fan only had twenty to thirty percent of his mana remaining at this moment, using just ten percent to drive this sword, the power of this sword strike was equivalent to a Fracture First Attack, but its speed was incredibly fast, making it impossible for the Void Inquiry Stage to dodge.
The Void Inquiry Stage’s last spirit was escaping when suddenly, a golden sword light pierced through its back.
As the gold light entered its body, it wreaked havoc from within.
In an instant, the Void Inquiry Stage’s last spirit perished.
But Ning Fan showed no sign of relaxation, instead, he coldly gazed up at a position in the night sky at the edge of some dark clouds, then suddenly pointed his finger, directing Emperor Xia’s sword light towards that dark cloud.
"Do you still not come out!"
The golden sword light shattered the sky, within the shards of shattered space, a massive thousand-foot-tall silver-haired giant slowly emerged.
This person was the true body of Void Inquiry Stage!
This person only emitted the mana aura of a Fracture First Realm, but his physical form was as terrifying as a Nirvana Fifth Heaven cultivator!
This person was a puppet! The Void Inquiry Stage had turned himself into a puppet, hiding here, secretly leading countless life puppets in the Eastern Tree Ocean into a struggle of self-destruction!
He never expected for his hideout to be discovered by Ning Fan!
"It’s him! It’s him!!! Void Inquiry Stage!!!"
In the umbrella world, the entire Ming Luo tribe displayed expressions of grief and anger.
After the calamity ten thousand years ago, memories of that calamity were passed down through jade scrolls within the Ming Luo tribe.
On that day, Void Inquiry Stage, in the form of a giant puppet, stomped countless Ming Luo tribe members to death.
On that day, he casually refined ten Void Refinement elders of the Ming Luo tribe into puppets.
"Brother Lu! Please, kill Void Inquiry Stage, please avenge us!"
Qingdai said with tear-filled eyes.
...
The Vine Emperor was aghast to see Void Inquiry Stage’s true body suddenly appear, and it was indeed in the Nirvana Fifth Heaven of Body Refinement.
Clearly, he did not know about Void Inquiry Stage’s presence, nor did he know that Void Inquiry Stage had cultivated his true body to this level in ten thousand years!
"It seems Void Inquiry Stage has hidden things from me... Hmph!" The Vine Emperor’s expression darkened intensely.
"After this battle, if I unify the Tree World, I’ll definitely dispose of Void Inquiry Stage... This person is no ordinary being, I absolutely can’t underestimate him!"
"But before that, I can take advantage of this person’s true body’s strength to resist Lu Bei and the Crushed Five Nieli..."
Just as the Vine Emperor thought so, the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend already unleashed countless black glows, sweeping towards Void Inquiry Stage’s true body — the silver-haired giant!
Struck by the glow, the silver-haired giant spat blood as it retreated in horror. The glow inflicted countless cracks on its puppet body!
Unfortunately, even this physically formidable silver-haired giant was no match for the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend!
"Kill him!"
At Ning Fan’s command, the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend unleashed more glow.
The silver-haired giant turned pale with fright, abandoning the Vine Emperor and others, only taking three Fracture void life puppets and two life puppet Nielis, tearing open a void rift, fleeing into the void in a desperate escape.
If the spirit perishes, so be it, but if the true body dies, its life will end here.
"You cannot escape!"
The Purple-Eyed Netherfiend carrying Ning Fan directly pursued into the void... Such a dangerous figure as Void Inquiry Stage, once an enemy, must not be spared! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)