novelraw Chapter 653: Sweeping Through the Dragons, Hunting Down Rogue Devils!
Chapter 653: Sweeping Through the Dragons, Hunting Down Rogue Devils!
Baimu was dumbfounded, completely dumbfounded.
He had rushed over excitedly, hoping to cozy up to the Huanglong Clan expert, only to find the other party wanting to kill him right away.
Baimu was full of grievances; he had no idea what on earth was happening.
He was clearly a demon servant of the Chenghuang Dragon Prince, and was even considered part of the Huanglong Clan. So why was he being attacked by them...
Wait, what did that rogue devil senior just say?
Only now did Baimu gradually regain his senses, replaying the rogue devil’s question in his mind.
Who gave you the audacity to dare to have Chenghuang killed!
Audacity... killed...
Killed...
Dead...
"Wh-what! Could it be that Chenghuang Dragon Prince had an accident and died, and this senior suspects it was me who harmed him, so he attacked me!!!"
"It’s a wrongful accusation, a wrongful accusation indeed, senior please listen to me, Chenghuang Dragon Prince was by no means harmed by me! I can make a great vow on my sword spirit!"
Facing the sky-covering demonic fire, Baimu felt his life hanging by a thread. He suddenly knelt, pleading to the demon-armored rogue devil.
The demon-armored rogue devil was surprised, paused his fiery attack with a flick, and looked at Baimu with skepticism.
His name was Cheng Xiao Ancestor, a senior of Chenghuang.
At first, he had attacked straight away because of the anger in his heart.
But seeing the so-called Baimu with his own eyes now, he couldn’t help but calm down a bit.
Something seems off...
The Baimu in front was only at the Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, and from a glance, was clearly indulged in excess, with weak energy. One could tell at a glance that this person’s strength was pitiably weak and shouldn’t have the capability to harm Chenghuang.
Chenghuang, after all, was one of the twelve dragon children of the upper realm Huanglong Clan, how could he be taken down by such a weakling?
Looking at Baimu who looked so wrongly accused and full of grievances, Cheng Xiao Ancestor couldn’t help but start to have second thoughts.
Could it be that he had found the wrong person?
Could it be that this person was not Baimu, not the murderer of Chenghuang?
"Was it really not you who harmed Chenghuang?" Cheng Xiao Ancestor tried hard to suppress his anger, asking coldly.
"No, it wasn’t me, it really wasn’t me!" Baimu slightly relaxed, seeing that the senior didn’t mean to destroy him straight away, he still had a chance to explain.
"Then let me ask you, do you know who Baimu is?"
"In response to senior, I am Baimu," Baimu chuckled flatteringly, his expression full of flattery, fearing any word would displease the senior.
Who knew that this answer was like a spark falling into a pile of dry grass, instantly reigniting Cheng Xiao Ancestor’s anger.
At this moment, Cheng Xiao Ancestor no longer cared to listen to Baimu’s excuses!
"You are clearly Baimu, and you’re spouting nonsense to me. Our Huanglong Clan’s Resentment Dragon Stele shows that the one who killed Chenghuang is Baimu! Since you are Baimu, then prepare to die!"
Without another word, Cheng Xiao Ancestor flicked out again, and the deep yellow sea of flames engulfed Baimu in an instant.
Baimu almost had the urge to vomit blood.
What did he hear? Cheng Xiao Ancestor actually said that the Resentment Dragon Stele indicated that the one who killed Chenghuang was Baimu...
For heaven’s sake!
Baimu’s head seemed suddenly clear, and his eyes, full of grievance, turned toward Ning Fan.
He understood now, it must be that Ning Fan had used his name, getting Chenghuang Dragon Prince killed!
Framed, utterly framed! If he had known earlier that Chenghuang Dragon Prince was dead, if he had known earlier that the Huanglong Prince was after Baimu, he wouldn’t have admitted to being Baimu unless he lost his senses!
"I am not Baimu, I’m really not Baimu... He is Baimu, he is! I’m Chenghuang Dragon Prince’s demon servant, we are on the same side!"
Baimu pointed towards Ning Fan’s direction, only having time to utter this single explanation before letting out a miserable cry as he perished in the sea of flames.
His demon soul was burned to ashes, yet his body wasn’t reduced to flying ash.
His charred corpse fell from the sky, only to be collected by Ning Fan with a sleeve flick.
The Green Sun Physique is the weakest of the Seven Yang Physiques, but it has a sturdy physical defense, making it hard to destroy the corpses unless the internal yang energy is exhausted.
Even after a cultivator with the Green Sun Physique falls, the corpse can remain undecayed for tens of thousands of years with no protection.
Cheng Xiao Ancestor’s expression slightly changed, turning his angry gaze towards Ning Fan.
Had he killed the wrong person? Could this be the real murderer of Chenghuang?
Standing in the sky, Cheng Xiao Ancestor’s sharp gaze swept across the scene, suddenly asking,
"Who is Baimu!"
Many of the old monsters lowered their heads, giving no answer.
A few old monsters quietly cast their eyes toward Ning Fan.
"This young one only has cultivation in the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, could he be Baimu? Chenghuang had broken through to the Shattered Three Realm, could he be taken down by someone from the lower realm with only the Broken First Layer?"
Cheng Xiao Ancestor showed suspicion, he, did not believe it.
However, his principle had always been to rather wrongfully kill a thousand than let one go.
Before the descent into the lower realm, he had already decided to massacre anyone named Baimu in the Demon World.
Even if he killed the real Baimu, it would not be a mistake. Regardless if the current Baimu was the murderer of Chenghuang, capturing his demon soul and carrying out a Soul Search would reveal everything.
If it truly was him who killed Chenghuang, killing him would be considered avenging Chenghuang.
If he wasn’t the one who killed Chenghuang, then it was just a mistake, but what did it matter!
"Two hundred Dragon Guards, you go, capture this person, and perform Soul Search and obliterate his memory!" Cheng Xiao Ancestor stood with his hands behind his back. Now that he had killed the real Baimu, his anger slightly subsided. He now disdainfully wouldn’t attack Ning Fan, this Broken First Layer cultivator, personally.
Behind him, two hundred dragon-horned Void Refinement experts, and seven experts in the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, upon hearing Cheng Xiao Ancestor’s command, immediately prepared to attack Ning Fan.
Before they could act, two voices suddenly echoed above Tianyuan City.
"Stop!"
These two voices were both those of young women.
Suddenly, two graceful figures appeared in front of Ning Fan, shielding him from harm.
One was Tan Zixin, the other was the little demoness.
The little demoness brought along Huayu and hundreds of women from the White Feather Clan, all standing behind Ning Fan.
Though fear was evident in their eyes, they glared defiantly at the cultivators of the Huanglong Clan.
They wanted to protect Ning Fan!
Tan Zixin saw Ning Fan in danger, purely on impulse, her body involuntarily moved to block him.
The little demoness felt the enemy was quite formidable, thus she had no choice but to step forward to protect Ning Fan.
With her personality, even the little demoness’s dark eyes slightly sank at this moment.
She had not anticipated that four rogue devils from the upper realms would come to trouble Ning Fan.
Although she knew Ning Fan was formidable, she definitely did not believe he could handle this huge problem on his own.
Hence, she had no other option but to step forward herself.
If she were in her peak state, she could match four rogue devils of Huanglong with her own strength.
Unfortunately, due to the drawbacks of the Void Scripture, her cultivation was in a decline, dropping to Harmonious Spirit cultivation.
Though she had trump cards that could narrowly save herself against rogue devils, she absolutely couldn’t defeat four rogue devils with her current strength.
If they were resolved to kill Ning Fan, she could only flee with him; facing four rogue devils, there was no chance of winning, but she would never allow those four rogue devils to harm Ning Fan.
"Why did you all come out?" Ning Fan frowned slightly, but his heart felt warm.
Though the four rogue devils were powerful, Ning Fan never thought of asking for help, yet unexpectedly, so many people stood out in his moment of peril.
Even though Huayu and others had low cultivation, and might not even withstand the aftermath of a Void Fragmentation battle, they insisted on standing behind him.
Tan Zixin, without having much interaction with him, also stepped forward in his ’hour of need’.
Especially the little demoness...
The little demoness had a special identity, enough to intimidate many old monsters of the Four Heavens.
But to the Huanglong Clan, her identity was barely intimidating, and could even make her a target for attack due to it.
The Four Heavens Immortal World is the ascension place for most Profound Sect cultivators, although it’s not the mainstream for demoness and devil cultivators.
Land of Demons is where most demoness ascend, though it also has Xuan and devil cultivators, but they are not mainstream.
The Four Heavens Immortal World and the Land of Demons are opposing forces!
Every millennium, they have a boundary war, with numerous cultivators falling in each.
The Four Heavens Immortal World has several dominant forces as the main troops of these wars.
Lost World Palace in the North Heaven, Kunlun Jade Pool in the Western Heaven, Zifu Academy in the Southern Heaven, Godly Void Pavilion in the Eastern Heaven...
Hex Shixiu dared to reveal his identity as the Dao Heir of Qiongdao Sect to the lower realm sovereigns because Qiongdao Sect is barely considered a mid-tier force among the Four Heavens, not drawing much attention from the opposing realm.
But the little demoness is different; her identity shouldn’t be disclosed freely, else it would invite assassination from the opposing realm.
Thus, she entered the Demon World discreetly, posing as Ning Fan’s partner.
Even in the Rain Immortal World, she didn’t let the Rain Sovereign know her identity.
If the four rogue devils learned of the little demoness’s special identity, they’d likely capture her and take her back to the Land of Demons to curry favor with the True Spirit Race...
The little demoness was the least expected to step forward, yet she did...
Ning Fan gazed deeply at the little demoness, who smiled at him playfully and said,
"Hehe, what are you staring at? I’m your partner; how could I not help when you’re in trouble."
Ning Fan turned around, looking at Huayu and the women of White Feather Clan.
The women stood above the clouds, some blushing and looking down, while others proudly puffed up their chests, as if saying the women of the White Feather Clan have spine and wouldn’t flee.
Ning Fan then looked at Tan Zixin, who awkwardly said, "Zixin saw Senior Baimu in trouble, wanting...to help Senior."
Tan Zixin sought help from her father and grandfather with her eyes.
Though she might not be able to assist Ning Fan, the Earth Yuan Palace could.
The Yuan Emperor sighed and transmitted a message to the Void Fragmentation masters of the hall beside him; each Yuan Hall Old Monster immediately prepared for battle, ready to act.
The Old Yuan Emperor stood up, hand behind his back, looking coldly at the cultivators of the Huanglong Clan.
Lilong also walked to the front, with a look of utter resolve to fight for his master.
"What do you lower realm cultivators want to do? Do you plan to oppose my Huanglong Clan for one Baimu? Hm!"
Cheng Xiao Ancestor’s gaze carried a sharp threat as he looked at the Old Yuan Emperor.
He didn’t consider Huayu and others of low cultivation.
The little demoness only displayed Harmonious Spirit cultivation, and he didn’t consider her either.
Tan Zixin was not yet in the Void Refinement stage, also not worth fearing.
Although Lilong was in the shattered seventh realm, Cheng Xiao Ancestor didn’t concern himself with Lilong either.
Within Tianyuan City, the only ones Cheng Xiao Ancestor slightly feared were three rogue devils.
Now, among the three rogue devils, two remained silent, not daring to intervene in the Huanglong Clan’s affair.
Only the Old Yuan Emperor stood out, seemingly intending to protect Ning Fan.
"Though I am a cultivator of the lower realms, I will not let the upper realm cultivators bully us. Baimu is my friend; if you make a move against him, I will mobilize Earth Yuan Palace to fight you!"
Tan Tianyan’s gaze was equally sharp; he was unafraid of Cheng Xiao Ancestor’s threats and wouldn’t watch idly as Ning Fan was in trouble.
However, he also knew well that the Huanglong Clan had dispatched top experts, sending four rogue devils after Ning Fan.
Even at his peak, Tan Tianyan couldn’t defeat four rogue devils alone.
Now with his demon soul separated and his cultivation greatly diminished, victory was even less likely.
Helping Ning Fan in this battle would surely lead to a bloody outcome on the Tianyuan Continent, risking the destruction of Earth Yuan Palace, making resistance unwise!
Yet if he didn’t aid Ning Fan... Tan Tianyan’s lifetime of cultivation would be for naught.
He despised those who prey on the weak, especially the haughty upper realm demon race like the Huanglong Clan!
And with his granddaughter standing right in front of Ning Fan, he couldn’t possibly stand by idly.
"Elder Tan, opposing the Yellow Dragon Clan is unwise... Baimu has stirred up trouble with the Yellow Dragon Clan, and today he cannot escape death. Why drag the entire Yuan Hall into this for one person..."
The Old Fox Emperor and Old Red Emperor advised.
The two of them absolutely didn’t dare to oppose the Yellow Dragon Clan.
"No need to say more, I have my own discretion in my actions! Where are the Yuan Hall cultivators!"
The Old Yuan Emperor took a step forward, just one step, life and death to follow!
He had long placed life and death under his feet and seen through mortality!
After taking this step, his entire aura suddenly changed, with his eyes glowing blood-red like a peerless fierce beast that had killed countless times.
And with a shout, his voice resonated, spreading throughout the entire Tianyuan City, the entire Tianyuan Continent.
At this moment, throughout the entire Tianyuan Continent, countless Yuan Hall cultivators, whether Void Fragmentation Realm experts or Opening Vein cultivators, all responded.
"Subordinate is here!"
"Who will follow me in battle against the Yellow Dragon!" The Old Yuan Emperor coldly laughed at the sky, issuing a second question to the entire Tianyuan Continent.
"We are all willing, what fear in death!"
"What fear in death!"
"What fear in death!!!"
To be a demon, stand tall and unyielding!
In ancient times, demons were the rulers of all ages, demons were the lords of a billion realms!
The Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign who shook ten billion worlds was a demon cultivator!
True demons, how could they fear death!
"How bold!"
The Cheng Xiao Ancestor was furious, feeling a sense of humiliation.
As an honorable upper world demon cultivator, he was looked down upon by lower world demon cultivators, and so many dared to oppose him.
It seemed he must teach these people a lesson, to show them the fearsome power of upper world cultivators!
The Cheng Xiao Ancestor resolved in his heart that Ning Fan must die today, and all defiant cultivators of Tianyuan Continent must die too!
He transmitted a command to the other three Yellow Dragon rogue devils, secretly ordering all Yellow Dragon cultivators.
First, kill Ning Fan, then bathe Tianyuan in blood!
Yun Youmu looked extremely worried; at this moment, he had flown out of the Dragon Rearing Pond with Gongyang Zi and Black Fire, arriving at Hex Shixiu’s side.
The group of cultivators within the Dragon Rearing Pond had long lost interest in fishing for dragons, all flying away from the pond, escaping this place of trouble.
Yun Youmu had a demon seal planted by Ning Fan, and if Ning Fan died, he would die too.
"Dao Heir, Godly Void inheritor has already stepped in; shouldn’t we step in too and help Baimu..." Yun Youmu advised.
"Wait and see!" Hex Shixiu’s face had already turned pale.
The Qiongdao Sect had limited resources; although he was a Dao Heir with some means of self-preservation, he could not contend with the rogue devils.
Though he ambitioned to pursue the little demoness and ride her identity to a good future, he dared not risk his life against four rogue devils for her.
He already held animosity toward Ning Fan, only suppressing it for the sake of obtaining a map.
He was not Ning Fan’s friend, so why should he get involved in this mess for Ning Fan?
Yun Youmu sighed, and since Hex Shixiu was unwilling to help, he could only take action himself to assist Ning Fan.
Though his cultivation might hardly aid Ning Fan, his life was already tied to Ning Fan’s, so he couldn’t just watch Ning Fan die.
At this moment, countless old monsters hung their heads, acting as if it had nothing to do with them.
Moreover, some were scheming whether to help the Yellow Dragon Clan attack Ning Fan and Yuan Hall.
Clearly, with four rogue devil experts on their side, the Yellow Dragons appeared overwhelmingly superior to Yuan Hall.
Today, the Old Yuan Emperor might spill his blood over Tianyuan.
Today, the Ten Emperors of the Demon World might be reduced to nine...
Those wanting to meddle amidst the chaos were naturally eager to move.
Ning Fan’s spirit sense spread far, and he saw everyone’s expressions clearly.
No one believed he could defeat the Yellow Dragon Clan; no one thought he could match four rogue devils.
Even Tan Zixin, who personally gifted Ning Fan the Taigong Fishing Rod, had no confidence in this.
The Immortal-grade Spirit Iron, ’Dragon Suppression’ Spirit Iron, Tan Zixin was unsure of its true power.
Ever since obtaining the Taigong Fishing Rod, Ning Fan knew well its power.
With the Taigong Fishing Rod in hand, as long as Fate Immortal did not appear, no matter how many dragon cultivators came, Ning Fan had confidence in exterminating them all!
Let today’s battle test the power of the Taigong Fishing Rod!
Let today’s battle flood the Yellow Dragon cultivators in a river of blood!
Ning Fan’s eyes gleamed with a cold light as he walked forward step by step, bypassing the two girls, bypassing Li Long.
"For this battle, I alone am enough! You do not need to take action!"
He walked towards the Yellow Dragon cultivators step by step, halting his pace ten thousand feet away.
The faces of the Old Yuan Emperor, Li Long, Tan Zixin, the little demoness, and Huayu all changed!
Anyone who heard Ning Fan’s nearly arrogant words could not help but change color!
They wanted to know what skills Ning Fan possessed, daring to utter such a boast, planning to battle a group of dragons alone!
The Cheng Xiao Ancestor’s gaze was extremely sinister; he thought that the Yuan Hall cultivators daring to oppose the Yellow Dragon Clan were already arrogant enough, never expecting Ning Fan to be even more arrogant, wanting to challenge them all alone!
In his nearly hundred thousand years of life, it was the first time he was so lightly regarded by a mere Broken First Layer junior.
"This old man has his eyes opened today; indeed, there are many reckless people in the lower realms! Commander Xu, go kill this boy!"
With a single order from the Cheng Xiao Ancestor, a robust man with red horns immediately stepped out of the line, walking step by step towards Ning Fan.
He possessed an unrivaled strength at the Shattered First Layer. In Cheng Xiao Ancestor’s view, sending Commander Xu was more than enough to kill a single Ning Fan.
"Are you Baimu? You’re nothing special! You dare to conspire against the Dragon Prince of my clan, and speak such insolence against the Huanglong demon cultivators. Today, Xu will teach you a lesson, so you’ll know how high the heavens are and how thick the earth is!"
Sneer!
The sneer remained on Commander Xu’s face, but he suddenly stopped in his tracks, his expression frozen forever.
A cold, golden sword arc flickered like a chilling star across the universe.
That cold brilliance cleaved down on Commander Xu, splitting him in half, destroying even his demon soul!
With one sword!
At this moment, Ning Fan held a golden sword, pointing it at the remains of Commander Xu!
He wielded the Emperor Xia’s Sword, annihilating the man, using just one sword arc!
"Who else wants to die?" Ning Fan’s eyes flickered with a red glow, and his whole body radiated an evil aura, staining the sky over Tianyuan Continent red!
"How dare you kill my kin!"
A commander of the Shattered Three Realm roared in anger and charged at Ning Fan.
Ning Fan stepped forward, turning into a figure in black, raised his hand and performed Soul Extraction, shattering the void!
His aura rose to the Shattered Three Realm, and he lifted a sword in his right hand while forming a seal with his left to summon a silver glow from the Cauldron Ring.
Four enormous silver whirlpools appeared around the Shattered Three commander!
From each whirlpool shot the silver glow, forming a cross!
The Shattered Three commander was caught off guard and pinned at the intersection point of the silver beams, unharmed but immobilized.
This was a technique of the Swirling Void, known as ’Swirling Void Intersection’!
With Ning Fan’s Swirling Void skills, it wasn’t enough to trap a Shattered Three commander for long, only for a brief moment.
But that moment was enough!
He took a step, his entire being turned into a chilling sword arc, fleeting away.
His body and sword as one, he pierced through the Shattered Three commander’s body, impaling his demon soul on the Emperor Xia’s Sword!
Shattered Three cultivator, slain with one sword!
Swirling Void Intersection, one cold sword star!
"This lad isn’t an ordinary Shattered One! But so what? Attack together, tear him to pieces!"
Engulfed in fury, Cheng Xiao Ancestor ordered all Huanglong clan members, excluding the rogue devils, to charge at Ning Fan.
Among them were 37 Void Fragmentation experts, with the minimum being Great Void Sect!
Among the 37 Void Fragmentation experts, six were Fracture Sixth, and ten were pulverizing!
"With Baimu’s strength, killing a Shattered Three is the limit. Shattered Four would be a hard fight, and Shattered Five is hopeless... I must lend him a hand!"
Just as the Old Yuan Emperor was about to attack, his face turned to shock!
At the moment when everyone believed Ning Fan couldn’t match the Shattered Five or Six cultivators, Ning Fan made his move!
He put away the Emperor Xia’s Sword and brought out a purple-gold fishing rod.
The rod was twenty-four feet long, adorned with twenty-four mysterious constellations, radiating demon light, suddenly transforming into a purple-gold serpent spear.
The spear emitted a Dragon Suppression aura that made all dragon-blood demon cultivators, including four rogue devils, turn pale with fear!
"Dra... Dragon Suppression! This is an Immortal-grade Spirit Augmentation divine ability that can instantly kill any dragon cultivator below the Fate Immortal!"
"This is bad! With such a treasure, he can single-handedly slaughter any weak True Dragon clan without a Fate Immortal’s presence!"
"Retreat quickly!"
The Huanglong clan experts who had charged at Ning Fan with menacing smiles instantly showed fear and began to retreat.
But trying to retreat now was too late.
As Ning Fan activated his divine abilities, the purple-gold serpent spear instantly extended to a million feet long, its shaft turning insubstantial.
With a sweep capable of wiping out thousands, countless Huanglong experts were swept away by the spear!
Despite pulling out defensive treasures, manifesting protective dragon scales, and donning defensive armor, they couldn’t withstand the spear’s might!
As the spear became intangible, it could penetrate all defenses, undamaged any treasures, and only killed dragon cultivators!
Roar!
Roar!
Roar!
Echoing, heart-rending dragon roars resounded through the sky, unending.
In just one clash, all Huanglong cultivators, except for four rogue devils, were wiped out!
"Dragon... Dragon Suppression Divine Ability! How can he possess this divine skill!"
Fear gripped Cheng Xiao Ancestor’s heart as a sense of impending doom dwelled within.
Without hesitation, he summoned a small blue shield, placing it before him.
In the next moment, a purple-gold phantom spear light pierced through the shield, stabbing into his Dantian.
With one strike, his Dantian was pierced, his demon soul impaled!
Wielding the purple-gold serpent spear, Ning Fan nailed Cheng Xiao Ancestor to the sky!
For a moment, silence fell over the entire Tianyuan City, not a single sound was heard!
Meanwhile, the other three Huanglong rogue devils, horrified, turned to flee!
As dragon cultivators below the Fate Immortal, going against a cultivator with a Dragon Suppression treasure was pure suicide!
"Do you think it’s too late to escape now?"
Ning Fan slapped his storage pouch and took out a Cloud Duel Talisman, sticking it to his chest.
In an instant, his escape speed was faster than the three Huanglong rogue devils, quickly pursuing them!
Seeing Ning Fan’s defiance of the heavens and his direct pursuit, the three Huanglong rogue devils were instantly plunged into despair...(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com) with your recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)