novelraw Chapter 611: The Might of the Rogue Devil
Chapter 611: The Might of the Rogue Devil
The Swirling Void Technique is the prized divine skill developed by successive Tri-Realm Sect Masters, a single technique that seals Ning Fan and the Moksha Emperor within a golden world.
The reason for sealing the Moksha Emperor along was merely to provide him the opportunity to personally kill Ning Fan.
Within the golden world, atop a golden continent, Ning Fan and the Moksha Emperor face each other in confrontation.
Ning Fan’s eyes are filled with an unimaginable icy gleam!
The enemy is right before him, the sole motivation for his relentless struggle day and night!
That once-unreachable figure of the Moksha Emperor has always been Ning Fan’s target and his imaginary foe.
He raises the Emperor Xia’s Sword, the Sword Finger pointing at the Moksha Emperor, his entire being filled with killing intent almost reaching its peak.
Only after a moment, his gaze upon the Moksha Emperor suddenly reveals a trace of disappointment, "It’s just a spirit sense..."
Ning Fan gradually realizes that the Moksha Emperor before him is not his true self, but rather a presence similar to a spirit sense.
"Oh? Your insight is not bad, but this is not my spirit sense; it is one of the Nirvana Trinity! The three bodies are all me, indivisible; only when all three bodies are annihilated will I fall! This is my ’present body’!" The Moksha Emperor’s eyes squint, revealing a few traces of a dangerous aura.
"Nirvana Trinity...present body...only when all three bodies are annihilated, I will fall..." Ning Fan’s eyes gather once more into icy gleams, calmly saying, "So, killing this body of yours is not a pointless act but has significant meaning, right?"
"Hahaha!" The Moksha Emperor bursts into laughter as if hearing something amusing.
He practices the Nirvana Devil Veins, cultivating the Nirvana Trinity; only when all three bodies perish will he truly die.
This body is one of the three, and if it dies, it can never be repaired.
If all three bodies are entirely eliminated, the existence of the Moksha Emperor will be erased.
If Ning Fan could slay his present body, it would definitely cause him great harm.
But unfortunately, the Moksha Emperor fundamentally does not believe Ning Fan possesses such capability.
A mere Return to Origin Grand Void Realm, no matter how defiant, would not be a match for him.
"Ning Fan, I am genuinely surprised that in just over fifty years, you have made it to this point. What on earth did Han Yuanji leave behind, enabling you to cultivate at such a remarkable speed that makes me envious! Han Yuanji is surely as partial as ever!"
The Moksha Emperor’s thoughts seem logical, yet are utterly ludicrous.
In his view, Ning Fan’s rapid cultivation speed must naturally be due to the full support of the old monster.
Little does he know, the old monster has never extended any assistance to Ning Fan, never taught him advanced divine skills, nor bestowed high-level Dao Fruits or expensive pills; he merely did one thing, which was to impart the true path of evil cultivators to Ning Fan.
Upon hearing the mention of his master, Ning Fan’s gaze turns cold, unwilling to say more to the Moksha Emperor.
The greatest regret today is that the Nirvana Trinity didn’t all arrive, or he could bury them here in one fell swoop.
Regardless, the Moksha Emperor managed to bring one of the three bodies, and Ning Fan is determined to let this one die here!
The Moksha Emperor’s gaze also turns cold; he swiftly transforms into a black-armored giant, appearing exactly as he did when he descended upon the Yue Country years ago.
The black-armored giant raises a finger, sneering, "Young one, if it weren’t for the Ancestral Sword Qi bestowed by the Godly Void Pavilion, do you think you would have been able to harm me back then? You are but an ant! Void Technique, White Bone Finger!"
With the pointing of the black-armored giant’s finger, dark flames ascend to the heavens, forming a burning White Bone Finger that stretches for miles.
In the past, Ning Fan relied on the Ancestral Sword Qi to break this finger; back then, he couldn’t even withstand a single aura of this finger.
Even now, he still cannot fully contend with the power of this finger, but to make him submit to it, is absolutely impossible!
This White Bone Finger arises from fire, and what Ning Fan can think of to break the fire is the Stele of Sun and Moon.
He retracts the Emperor Xia’s Sword, activates the Yin Yang Locket, and raises a hand to summon the shadow of a giant stele.
The stele shadow splits into ten, then ten into a hundred, instantly transforming into immense sun and moon shadows, overturning the heavens, rising in reverse to clash with the White Bone Finger.
Relying on Ning Fan’s own cultivation, it is challenging to withstand an attack from the Fragmentary Fifth Emperor. But with the Sun Moon Monument Technique’s flame-breaking divine skill and his current Second Heavenly Layer cultivation of the Void Fragmentation realm, he is able to block the Moksha Emperor’s fire finger strike.
Under the overwhelming smash of the sun and moon, the White Bone Fire Finger gradually extinguishes, ultimately disappearing without a trace.
The Moksha Emperor’s gaze sinks; he cannot be mistaken; Ning Fan accurately and effortlessly blocked his attack using his own divine skill!
"He hasn’t yet reached the Void Fragmentation realm, yet he blocked one of my attacks! Han Yuanji is so biased, actually entrusting him with such incredible flame-breaking divine skills, not passing them to me!"
Consumed by jealousy, the Moksha Emperor’s killing intent intensifies.
He crushes a finger bone, summoning a hundred thousand Golden Core level demon soldiers...
Ning Fan’s eyes flash with disdain; he too crushes a finger bone, summoning six million demon soldiers!
As the demon armies clash, within an instant, Ning Fan’s demon soldiers annihilate all the hundred thousand demon soldiers summoned by the Moksha Emperor.
"How could this be! You not only mastered the art of crushed bones turning into black rays but also managed to perfect it to such an extraordinary level! Han Yuanji must have taught you! It must be him!"
The Moksha Emperor is indeed incorrigible; in his perspective, the White Demon Sect, Black Evil Sect represent the most powerful forces, the old monster, White Demon Sect Master are peerless experts, their divine skills are the strongest spells in the world.
Yet, the Moksha Emperor does not realize that Ning Fan’s Sun Moon Monument Technique is a divine skill of the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor, and crushed bones turned into black rays was learned from Immortal Emperor Mo Zhong.
The old monster never favored Ning Fan; it’s only the Moksha Emperor trying to comprehend what doesn’t make sense.
The Moksha Emperor’s expression grows colder; this time, he intends to be serious, no longer holding back with minor divine skills from the past.
He exits the giant body, reverting to a middle-aged form clad in black.
He flexes his palm with a gesture, and immediately his palm surfaces with enigmatic grey mist swirling within.
As the grey mist revolves anew, the surrounding air chills a note.
This is an ice-cold divine skill learned from the White Demon Sect, named Wheel-turning Technique.
The revolving grey mist can repel all attacks and has the power to tear apart the Fragmentation Fourth Emperor.
"This is the Wheel-turning Technique with a total of eighteen layers; I have cultivated to the fourteenth layer. The six-wheeled technique can instantly kill Fragmentation Three; the nine-wheeled technique can instantly kill Fragmentation Four; the twelve-wheeled technique can instantly kill Fragmentary Fifth Emperor. You cannot withstand this skill!"
"Indeed, I cannot withstand it..."
Ning Fan shows no signs of frustration, conceding that he cannot withstand it is simply the truth.
This is one of the strongest divine skills of the Moksha Emperor, naturally it is extremely formidable. It’s not surprising that he couldn’t withstand it without having cultivations equal to that of the Moksha Emperor.
Just because he couldn’t withstand it doesn’t mean no one can.
What cannot be taken directly, can be taken by the opposite; what cannot be taken by strength, can be taken by gentleness; what cannot be taken by Yang, can be taken by Yin.
What I imparted to Ning Fan is not the Dao of cultivation, but the Dao of demons.
As a demon, even if one’s realms are not as high as others, one may not necessarily lose!
"Twelve turns!"
The Moksha Emperor pointed out, countless gray gases circling Ning Fan like a wandering dragon, revolving fiercely around him with a radius of ten thousand feet, forming gray rings, trapping Ning Fan within.
A total of twelve gray rings imprisoned Ning Fan within.
The tearing wind formed by the twelve gray rings was enough to tear Ning Fan into pieces.
"Within three breaths, you will certainly die. You are merely an ant!" The Moksha Emperor laughed heartily, feeling great joy.
But Ning Fan did not die. His palm rested on the Demon-Sealing Pouch, his eyes gradually filled with determination.
"The rogue devil can only be used three times, today is the first! Demon, appear!"
He unlocked the Demon-Sealing Pouch with one swift motion, immediately unleashing a torrent of demonic mist skyward.
Even the Moksha Emperor, a Demon Emperor, felt a jolt of trepidation under this wave of demonic mist.
Once unleashed, the demon immediately transformed into the form of a Twin-Horned Giant Demon, swinging three punches without hesitation!
The first punch shattered the Moksha Emperor’s Twelvefold Turn, the second punch pulverized the Moksha Emperor’s physical body to dust, and the third punch broke all the seals of the Golden World!
"Rogue... rogue devil... im... impossible..." The Moksha Emperor’s eyes widened, unable to believe that his physical body had been shattered to pieces.
He was even more disbelieved that someone as insignificant as Ning Fan could tame a rogue devil as a helper!
If he had known earlier that Ning Fan was protected by such a rogue devil, he would never have recklessly dispatched his physical form to hunt Ning Fan.
A black Spirit fled from the body, desperately escaping outside the Golden World.
How could Ning Fan let the Spirit escape, coldly commanding the rogue devil, "Bring it back!"
"Understood!" The rogue devil reluctantly responded, its escape light flashed, and with a big hand captured the Spirit of the Moksha Emperor, handing it to Ning Fan.
Ning Fan glanced coldly at the Spirit of the Moksha Emperor, sealing it and placing it inside the storage pouch to slowly destroy this soul remnant later!
"I am somewhat worried about Zili and Rou’er, I must rescue them now!"
Ning Fan leapt, landing on the shoulder of the rogue devil giant, commanding the giant to stride outside the Golden World.
The Moksha Emperor’s Trinity has already had one body perished, today’s enemy also includes the Three Realms Sect!
Ning Fan had resolved that all enemies who came to trespass today must die on this Land of Demons!
...
Outside, time retraced slightly.
After sealing Ning Fan, the Tri-Realm Sect Master glanced at the battlefield on the Land of Demons, letting out a cold hum.
The Divinity Transformation cultivators dispatched this time were almost all dead or wounded, the losses of Void Refinement cultivators were also severe, thirty to forty had already died.
The Tri-Realm Sect Master glanced at the battle circle of the lower-level cultivators, slightly frowning.
The six hundred Void Inquiry puppets of Ning Fan are indeed fierce and brave. Compared to these puppets, the Divinity Transformation and Void Refinement cultivators of the Nirvana Palace and the Three Realms Sect are not worth mentioning.
Six hundred Void Inquiry puppets paving the way, even a typical Broken First Layer Cultivator may not dare to face the sharpness of the puppet swarm.
"Suppress!"
The Tri-Realm Sect Master waved his sleeve, countless golden character runes drifting out from his sleeve, falling upon each Void Inquiry puppet.
Once the golden characters struck a puppet, they immediately dissolved within, locking the puppet’s magical treasure.
In a split second, all six hundred Void Inquiry puppets were sealed by the Tri-Realm Sect Master and were swept away by his sleeve.
The Tri-Realm Sect Master glanced at Teng Xianrou, snorting coldly, not regarding this woman at all.
His gaze passed over the Heavenly Calamity Quintuple Puppets and finally showed a trace of surprise.
"These are heavenly tribulation puppets? Haha, that little brat in plain clothes is indeed arrogant, daring to capture even heavenly tribulation puppets..."
The Tri-Realm Sect Master chuckled softly, but a gleam of cold light flashed in his eyes.
He raised his hand, casting countless golden character runes towards the Heavenly Calamity Quintuple Puppets.
The golden character runes’ power was extremely formidable, the Heavenly Calamity Quintuple Puppets couldn’t resist the golden character runes at all, they were fully sealed in terms of power and became motionless.
The Tri-Realm Sect Master waved his sleeve, taking away all the Heavenly Calamity Quintuple Puppets, finally directing his gaze at Teng Xianrou.
"You belong to my disciple, thus you belong to me. Betraying my disciple is betraying me."
His gaze swept towards Nieli, his coldness intensifying, "A mere wretched beast, yet your cultivations are not weak. I shall take you as my mount!"
The Tri-Realm Sect Master clapped a large hand, his power forming into a massive golden palm, smacking down towards the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend.
The Purple-Eyed Netherfiend was engaging in battle with Tianqin and others, and when it suddenly saw the Tri-Realm Sect Master attacking, its violet pupils flared with anger, its wings spreading wide, instantly creating a giant shadow of the Fu Li Spirit Wheels above the Land of Demons.
The spirit wheels generated overwhelming suction, drawing the golden palm print into the shadow ring.
But soon after, the golden palm print exploded within the spirit wheel shadow ring, shattering the ring brutally.
The Purple-Eyed Fu Li shrieked, feeling considerable pain, suddenly realizing that the Tri-Realm Sect Master was not easy to deal with.
The Tri-Realm Sect Master was also slightly astonished, being a Fragmented Eighth Layer old monster, yet failing to succeed in one strike against a mere Fragmented Fifth Level beast.
"Not weak, but that’s all there is! Void Technique, Flowing Gold Shield!"
The Tri-Realm Sect Master pointed down, a flow of golden light in the air, forming a massive golden shield, enveloping the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend within.
Enclosed within the golden barrier, the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend desperately struck against it, yet found it difficult to break free.
She displayed an anxious expression, wanting to break open the barrier, hoping to find Ning Fan within the vortex and rescue him.
However, no matter how she struggled, escape from the barrier was impossible.
"Caw!" The Purple-Eyed Netherfiend let out a sharp cry of anger, and the Tri-Realm Sect Master showed a hint of impatience, pointing a finger at the golden barrier and coldly said.
"Make any more noise, and I’ll kill you, beast!"
With that point of his finger, numerous golden character runes instantly appeared in the flowing golden barrier, striking onto the netherfiend.
Instantly, the Purple-Eyed Netherfiend let out a mournful cry of pain.
Teng Xianrou bit her lip, her heart in turmoil.
The Tri-Realm Sect Master first pointed out her crimes, yet did not punish her, but instead punished the netherfiend, giving her an opportunity.
Teng Xianrou was a subordinate of the Vine Emperor, and had heard some rumors about the Tri-Realm Sect Master.
It was said that the Tri-Realm Sect Master practiced a special dual cultivation technique, especially fond of absorbing from cauldrons, and most cauldrons that he had supplemented died, only a few survived by taking the life-preserving secret medicine.
The sect master’s absorption technique was highly unique, requiring a woman’s willing cooperation to achieve maximum effect. Of course, forced absorption also had considerable benefits.
Teng Xianrou was a woman, one with a Void Fragmentation cultivation.
The reason the Tri-Realm Sect Master did not directly declare a punishment was to give her a chance.
As long as she offered herself to be his cauldron, he would let her go!
Teng Xianrou did not want to die. She had witnessed the sect master taming the netherfiend and sealing off the puppets with a wave of his hand, knowing full well that with her strength, she couldn’t even tear a piece of his robe.
If she resisted the sect master, she would undoubtedly die.
If she agreed to become the cauldron, she might live a little longer, perhaps even survive the absorption with the gift of a secret medicine.
"What’s wrong, you aren’t willing?" The Tri-Realm Sect Master’s tone suddenly grew cold.
Teng Xianrou bit her lip until it bled, but ultimately did not plead.
She realized that some things, if unwilling, simply couldn’t be forced or submitted to.
She pondered, if it had been Ning Fan threatening her, would she agree to become his cauldron?
Perhaps, she would...
Thinking of Ning Fan suddenly caused her heart to be in turmoil. Today, the sect master personally visited, and Ning Fan was sealed within the Swirling Void Technique. He most likely faced certain death.
Would he die...
The possibility of this made her heart ache so intensely that she found it hard to breathe.
Her mind grew more chaotic. Previously, she feared Ning Fan’s death because she was afraid that if he died, she, marked with a slave seal, would die with him.
But now, she simply couldn’t bear to hear the news of his death...
If he dies, she too would eventually die, so why bother pleading?
Teng Xianrou’s heart suddenly calmed down, refusing the sect master’s proposal with silence.
The Tri-Realm Sect Master’s old eyes showed a sinister hue; he had never imagined Teng Xianrou dared to refuse his ’kindness’.
He possessed the Purple Yang Constitution, one of the Seven Yang Physiques, which was why he needed Du Yu.
Du Yu had the Crimson Sun Physique, which was greatly useful to him.
The women he absorbed who didn’t take the precious secret medicine all died.
Initially finding Teng Xianrou somewhat attractive, he considered gifting her the secret medicine, sparing her life to slowly absorb from her.
Now, seeing her stubbornness and unwillingness, the sect master decided to use the most brutal method to capture Teng Xianrou and directly absorb her, killing her if necessary!
"I’ll count to three, if you don’t obey, you’ll definitely regret it!"
"One!"
"Two!"
Before he reached three, a Twin-Horned Giant Demon suddenly shattered the golden Swirling Void Technique and reappeared on the Land of Demons.
On the shoulder of that giant demon stood a young man in black robes. As soon as he appeared, he rolled his sleeves and swept Teng Xianrou onto the shoulder of the giant, lightly embracing her.
The giant demon, without a word, raised its fist and struck at the sect master.
With the punch, countless void vortices immediately formed. Wherever the punch passed, every single Nirvana Palace member and Tri-Realm Sect cultivator was crushed to pieces!
"A... rogue devil!"
The sect master had not yet reacted when his chest was struck by the rogue devil’s fist, shattering his spirit equipment and armor as he retreated a thousand steps in the air before he could stabilize himself, already vomiting blood.
His gaze was filled with terror as he looked at the giant demonic creature!
It was a rogue devil, one that had once cultivated beyond Void Fragmentation!
Though now, for some reason, this rogue devil’s realm declined to only the Shattered Void Eighth Layer, with its formidable strength, even an ordinary Fragmentary Fifth Emperor would be a challenge!
The sect master thought to himself, absolutely not a match for this rogue devil.
His gaze scanned towards Ning Fan on the rogue devil’s shoulder, his heart skipped a beat, wondering if the rogue devil was summoned by Ning Fan.
The rogue devil emerged from the swirling void’s sealed space, could it have any connection with the Moksha Emperor?
What happened with the Moksha Emperor? Could he have died?
What the sect master couldn’t suspect was that this rogue devil was Ning Fan’s captured puppet, completely obedient to him.
In the sect master’s impression, anyone who reached the realm of a rogue devil must be either a terrifying old monster in the Demon World or someone from the Four Heavens, definitely not an ordinary figure.
The idea of someone in the lower realms capturing a rogue devil as a slave was like a fairy tale, something impossible.
"Friend, I am the Sect Master of the Three Realms Sect from the Four Heavens’ immortal worlds. Today’s matter is a private feud between our Three Realms Sect and others. I hope you can show some respect and not interfere! If you leave now..."
Before the Sect Master could finish, the second punch from the rogue devil came again, sending the Sect Master flying with a single blow.
This time, the Sect Master was quick to react, taking out a magical treasure for protection, but was still injured by the rogue devil’s punch, burning with anger.
"Even if you are an elder figure of the Demon World, even if you are an evil cultivator from the Four Heavens, daring to harm me today, you will pay the price! Do you know, in the Four Heavens, I know a few Immortal friends..."
"Scram!" The rogue devil’s third punch came, blasting the Sect Master away for the third time.
In terms of strength, the rogue devil was far superior to the Sect Master.
The rogue devil sent out a fourth punch, shattering the flowing golden barrier sealing Nieli, releasing her.
Ning Fan gazed around, seeing Nieli badly injured and Teng Xianrou in danger, his heart was filled with rage.
Seeing that all the puppets had disappeared, he knew the Sect Master must have taken them.
"Li Er, come back and rest. Rou’er, you too come back!"
Ning Fan retrieved Teng Xianrou and Nieli, his gaze coldly sweeping across the scene, giving an order to the rogue devil.
"Leave no one alive!"
The enemies who came today, all must die!
The Sect Master’s eyelids twitched, the previous aloofness vanished entirely.
At this moment, with no concern for anything, knowing he was no match for the rogue devil, he decided to retreat first.
He patted his storage pouch, took out a jade scroll, and crushed it with a lift of his hand.
Immediately, a light gate appeared out of thin air in the Land of Demons, and the Sect Master stepped into it without hesitation, intending to escape.
"You want to leave, can you? Did I ever say you could leave!" The rogue devil went berserk, smashing the gate with a single punch.
The Land of Demons collapsed, the Sect Master coughed blood as he fell out, shocked in his heart.
This rogue devil was formidable, even able to shatter the Land of Demons!
With this rogue devil interfering, no one could open a gate to escape today!
"By the order of the Nirvana Palace, and Three Realms Sect cultivators, surround this devil with me!" The Sect Master regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth.
The rogue devil grabbed them with a big hand, and countless black demonic chains shot out from his palm, piercing the bodies of the Nirvana Palace and Three Realms Sect cultivators, turning each one into a dried corpse in an instant.
Nascent Soul and Spirit Severing were killed by a chain in an instant.
The First and Second Heavenly Layers of the Void Fragmentation Realm were all instantly killed.
The Four Demonic Elders of Nirvana Palace, though not instantly killed, were skewered by the rogue devil like roast meat, sealed with demonic chains, and handed over to Ning Fan.
Tian Qin Lao Guai turned pale with fright, never having seen such a powerful monster, turned to flee, but was pierced through the chest by a demonic chain, sealed and handed to Ning Fan.
In an instant, all the cultivators present were wiped out by the rogue devil!
"Not good, I am far from the match for this demon! Quick, retreat!"
The Sect Master took out a purple ancient shuttle, leaping onto it and flying away swiftly.
"Chase him down!"
Upon Ning Fan’s command, the rogue devil laughed heartily, immediately striding after them.
The Sect Master’s escape speed was not slow, but much inferior to the rogue devil.
Seeing the rogue devil chasing closely and being utterly obedient to Ning Fan, the Sect Master’s heart sank, thinking to himself that this rogue devil might be Ning Fan’s servant or something, only following Ning Fan’s orders?
He gritted his teeth, took off the storage pouch containing 600 Void Inquiry puppets and the Heavenly Calamity Quintuple Puppets, and tossed it behind him, returning it to Ning Fan.
"Young Friend Ning, the puppets I took have all been returned to you. Please spare me a way out, stop the pursuit! If you push me too hard, you’ll regret it!"
Watching the rapidly flying storage pouch, Ning Fan did not extend his hand to receive it but let the rogue devil handle it.
His eyes were cold, seeing through the tampering on the storage pouch.
The rogue devil caught it with a curved hand, and immediately, some concealed golden character runes struck the rogue devil’s hand.
Even with the toughness of the rogue devil’s physical defense, many blood marks were drawn by the golden characters.
"Courting death!" The rogue devil was enraged, chasing even faster.
Ning Fan retrieved the storage pouch, taking back all the puppets, coldly watching the back of the fleeing Sect Master.
Dealing with such an old monster, indeed, one cannot be careless even for a moment.
No matter what, the Sect Master must die, and must not be allowed back to the Four Heavens!
"Why are you still chasing!" The Sect Master glanced back, seeing the golden character runes on the storage pouch didn’t harm Ning Fan, his expression immediately darkened.
Seeing the rogue devil’s face filled with fury, the Sect Master felt his scalp tingle.
He took out a stick of golden incense from his sleeve, his gaze sinister.
"It seems there’s no escaping without paying some price, hmph!"
The Sect Master grabbed a handful of Thunderquake Artifacts from the storage pouch and tossed them backward, not caring if they hit Ning Fan or not.
Amidst the rising smoke and dust, the Sect Master lit a wisp of Violet Flame at his fingertips, intending to ignite the golden incense.
His face showed a pained expression that was certainly not faked.
"This is ’Ancient God Incense,’ once lit, it has great destructive power against demon cultivators, while providing heavenly benefits to Xuan cultivators... This item is extremely precious, originally essential for my breakthrough in realms, but now it cannot avoid being used to kill these two demons following me!"
"The rogue devil is a demon, and Ning Fan is also a demon cultivator. Once this incense is lit, the rogue devil is bound to get injured, and Ning Fan will unquestionably die!"
"Ignite!" (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)