novelraw Chapter 654: Strong Condemnation—Does It Work?
Chapter 654: Strong Condemnation—Does It Work?
How could the three rogue yellow dragon devils have anticipated that Ning Fan had an Immortal Talisman, which could instantly enhance his escape speed to the Loose Immortal realm.
As the three rogue devils attempted to flee, they vanished in an instant without a trace.
Ning Fan, holding the Purple Gold Serpent Spear, pursued them fiercely with the power of the Immortal Talisman, and also disappeared without a trace in an instant.
The entire assembly around the Dragon Rearing Pond was deathly silent.
They guessed the ending, but not the result.
Everyone believed Ning Fan couldn’t escape death, everyone thought that Earth Yuan Palace was at death’s door today, but who would have thought it would end like this.
Dragon Suppression...
Ning Fan actually possessed a Dragon Suppression Treasure and single-handedly slaughtered hundreds of yellow dragon experts, even nailing Ancestor Cheng Xiao with a spear!
Thus, Ning Fan took out an Immortal Talisman and rushed to hunt down the three rogue devils!
When did such a scene, of three rogue devils being hunted down, ever appear in the Demon World...
"Ancestor Baimu pursued three rogue devils with a Fragmented Realm First Level Cultivation... this, this..."
"Dragon Suppression Treasure, Dragon Suppression Treasure, sigh... if only Fate Immortals and True Immortal realm experts could descend to the lower realms, I fear many powerful beings would be eager to come down and seize this Dragon Suppression Treasure."
"Alas, for Ancestor Baimu to have such a treasure, he indeed is a person of great fortune. If it were other upper realms demon cultivators against him, it would be fine, but if it were the Dragon Clan cultivators, no number of rogue devils would suffice for him to kill..."
The elders began to sigh one after another, their respect and awe for Ning Fan shot to an unprecedented high.
The Old Fox Emperor, the Old Red Emperor began to feel some regret.
If they had known sooner that Ning Fan had a Dragon Suppression Treasure and was not afraid of rogue yellow dragon devils, they would have certainly stood up for Ning Fan like the Old Yuan Emperor, to establish a relationship with him.
Unfortunately, they did not make the right choice and missed the best opportunity to establish ties with Ning Fan.
It’s easy to add flowers to brocade, but hard to provide timely help... Like the Old Yuan Emperor, those who stand up in Ning Fan’s most ’difficult’ moments certainly win his genuine affection.
"Elder Tan, did you foresee this outcome, and that’s why you bet on the entire Earth Yuan Palace to protect Baimu?" The Old Red Emperor said with a bitter smile.
"Sigh... how could this old man have known the outcome, the Dragon Suppression Treasure, the Dragon Suppression Treasure..."
The Old Yuan Emperor looked towards Talk Zixin with an emotional gaze.
The Dragon Suppression Spirit Iron was something he found in his youth, but due to its severe impurity, it could not be used for Spirit Augmentation.
It had never been put to any use until his later years, when he gave it as a birthday present to his granddaughter, Tan Zixin, to play with.
Since Tan Zixin loved crafting weapons, he gave her the useless Spirit Iron to play with.
Who could have foreseen, Tan Zixin would be able to cleanse the impurities from the Spirit Iron and augment it for the fishing pole for Ning Fan.
"Alas, Zixin made the Dragon Suppression Treasure, not for her own grandfather, but gave it to Baimu... truly, a grown girl can’t be kept around."
Seeing Ning Fan was out of danger, Tan Zixin quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
When she saw how much the fishing pole she made helped Ning Fan, she couldn’t help but feel sweetness in her heart.
She had crafted the fishing rod for Ning Fan, originally intending for him to capture the Yin Yang Twin Dragons to heal the Old Yuan Emperor’s injuries.
But at this moment, she felt that if her Taigong Fishing Rod could protect Ning Fan and keep him safe, it was also a good thing.
"This little girl is truly generous towards Little Fan Fan..."
The little demoness pouted, feeling an inexplicable mix of gain and loss in her heart.
When Ning Fan brandished the Dragon Suppression Treasure and wreaked havoc, she was truly shocked.
When she saw Ning Fan turn danger into safety, she truly felt at ease.
Upon realizing she hadn’t been much help to Ning Fan, whereas Tan Zixin had been of great help to him, the little demoness couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss.
As if her own Little Fan Fan was being snatched away by another woman...
"Have I gotten too into playing Little Fan Fan’s Dao companion role... that I even feel petty jealousy for him..." The little demoness shook her head, dispelling the negative feelings and once again displaying a cunning gleam in her eyes.
"I’m the Godly Void inheritor, he is the inheritor of Ancient Chaos; according to our ancestor’s will, I can only entangle with him for a lifetime, but cannot develop feelings for him..."
She seemed to have rediscovered her position, giving a sly smile, "Little Fan Fan sure is a magnet for butterflies chasing honey."
She then turned her head slightly and instructed the dumbfounded dragon beside her, "Collect those items. Your master loves nothing more than killing and seizing treasures. Just now, he left in a hurry and didn’t manage to collect those treasures, you better gather them all up for him."
The little demoness pointed her delicate finger at the sky.
In the sky, the corpses and bloody storage pouches from the yellow dragon cultivators slaughtered by Ning Fan were continuously falling from above.
Ning Fan had pursued too hastily and hadn’t the time to collect his spoils. Now, many elders were regaining their senses, looking at the countless spoils with greedy, fervent eyes.
Both the storage pouches and the demon corpses and blood were invaluable items for the demon clan...
Many elders were already itching to make a move and ready to snatch them.
"Ah, thank you, Mistress, for the reminder. I shall collect the treasures for my master!"
The dragon came to his senses, stepped into the air without a word, and began collecting the myriad storage pouches, shattered demon corpses, and the scattered demon blood one by one.
His gaze held a fierce glint, akin to indicating that if anyone dared to snatch Ning Fan’s spoils, he would attack.
With his esteemed Fracture Level Seven Cultivation, naturally, no one dared to contest Ning Fan’s spoils under his watchful eyes.
"The master has gone to chase the three rogue devils; I don’t know when he’ll return..." While collecting the treasures, the dragon mused, yet his gaze grew more excited.
His master was chasing down three rogue devils, just thinking about it was enough to make his blood boil.
His admiration for Ning Fan uncontrollably intensified.
...
The three rogue yellow dragon devils fled northwards, escaping from Tianyuan Continent.
Ning Fan pursued north relentlessly, unwilling to let anyone escape.
He and the Yellow Dragon Clan were already at odds, naturally he intended to exterminate all rogue devils from their clan.
The idea of enslaving these three rogue devils had crossed his mind, but it wasn’t feasible.
Earlier when he killed Ancestor Cheng Xiao, he discovered that Cheng Xiao’s body had been planted with a demon seal by some Fate Immortal from the Yellow Dragon Clan.
Ning Fan suspected that the current three rogue devils had most likely been marked with a demon seal by that Fate Immortal.
Their lives were controlled by that Fate Immortal, rendering them useless as Ning Fan’s servants.
Thus, Ning Fan was determined to pursue and eliminate the three individuals, holding onto a resolution of slaughter.
"How can Baimu’s escape speed be so fast!"
The hearts of the three rogue devils gradually sank.
Just as they were considering whether they should split paths, a sudden burst of purple-gold light pierced through from behind, nailing one of them in the air!
The two rogue devils who were lucky enough not to be killed felt even more terrified and hesitated no longer; they split up, escaping east and west.
Ning Fan chased along their route, casually storing the corpse of the rogue devil in his storage pouch, his face showing a mocking expression.
"Can you escape? Die!"
Once more, he raised the Purple Gold Serpent Spear and thrust it westward.
The purple light instantly pierced through a million miles, striking down the rogue devil fleeing west.
Afterward, Ning Fan collected this one’s demon corpse and storage pouch, and continued his pursuit eastward.
"Even old monster Yan has been killed!"
Upon hearing the tragic screams coming from the west, the rogue devil fleeing east felt even more fear.
Ning Fan’s Dragon Suppression Treasure was truly terrifying; ordinary Dragon Race Masters had no resistance against such a magical treasure!
This was precisely why, during realm battles, countless elders from the Four Heavens coveted the Dragon Suppression Spirit Iron.
When wielding a Dragon Suppression Treasure, one would almost always triumph against True Dragon Myriad Clans Masters of the same level during realm battles!
During realm battles, the old monsters of the True Dragon Clan would often first eliminate the Masters with the Dragon Suppression Treasures to prevent excessive casualties among their clan.
Witnessing Ning Fan’s swift dragon-slaying speed and watching all three rogue devils perish left this last rogue devil without the courage to resist Ning Fan.
Seeing Ning Fan once again catching up, the rogue devil fell into despair. He knew now that he couldn’t escape.
Having been set with a demon seal by the Fate Immortal of his clan, he could no longer recognize Ning Fan as his master to save his life.
He realized that apart from a desperate fight to the death with Ning Fan, there was no longer any chance of survival.
"Enough, enough... since this old man is doomed, I’ll perish with you!"
The rogue devil’s white hair danced wildly as he formed incantations with ten fingers, and the dragon horns on his head emitted a strange blood glow.
Knowing that he was destined for death, he sacrificed himself, utilizing an Immortal Technique and Divine Skills, hoping to perish alongside Ning Fan.
"Immortal Technique, Dragon’s Blood Spill!"
The rogue devil showed a crazed expression, looking at Ning Fan with extreme hatred.
Suddenly, he transformed into a gargantuan dragon fifty thousand feet high, surrounded by a bloody glow.
He opened his dragon mouth wide, spewing forth countless blood rays, instantly exterminating all life in the seas within thousands of miles!
The countless blood rays converged toward Ning Fan, as if to dissolve him into a pool of blood.
Enveloped in the bloody light, all spaces were sealed, preventing entry into the chiliocosm for refuge.
Upon performing this technique, the dragon’s gaze gradually grew vacant, nearing death, as he reverted from dragon form and plunged downwards into the sea.
"Baimu! I must witness your death beneath this technique!"
Strenuously maintaining the last thread of consciousness, his eyes bloodshot.
He was determined to personally witness Ning Fan fall under this technique to be content!
He couldn’t believe a mere First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation realm Ning Fan could withstand his life-sacrificing technique!
"An Immortal Technique, indeed, is beyond my reception, but with this talisman in hand, I can sufficiently shield myself."
Ning Fan slapped his storage pouch, extracting two Royal Immortal Talismans, adhering them to his chest.
Immediately, two layers of immortal power barriers rose around him, blocking all blood rays outside the light walls.
As the blood ray strength depleted by seventy percent, the first layer of light wall was gradually pierced through by the blood rays.
However, the remaining blood rays ultimately failed to penetrate the second light wall, leaving Ning Fan unharmed.
A single Royal Immortal Talisman was enough to withstand a Loose Immortal strike; even a rogue devil’s desperate attack couldn’t penetrate the two layers of immortal power defense.
"Die!"
Ning Fan raised the Purple Gold Serpent Spear once more and thrust at the rogue devil across the air.
With the flash of purple light, the rogue devil was nailed to the sky.
"He possesses... so many Immortal Talismans..." The rogue devil gasped in disbelief, dying with unclosed eyes.
Ning Fan collected this one’s storage pouch and corpse, withdrew his clone technique and Soul Extraction, restoring the fishing rod’s form from the serpent spear, seeking a nearby Demon Island to recover his mana.
Though Taigong Fishing Rod was formidable, its mana consumption was also considerable.
At this moment, having slain four rogue devils, thirty-nine Void Fragmentation, and hundreds of Void Refinement Realm experts, Ning Fan’s mana was almost depleted.
Recovering mana took an entire day.
A day later, Ning Fan returned to Tianyuan City, where the Dragon Fishing Conference had naturally concluded.
Yet the Masters in the city had not departed, awaiting Ning Fan’s return.
They wished to learn the result of Ning Fan’s pursuit of the three rogue devils.
When they saw Ning Fan return safe and sound, when they beheld the awe-inspiring Evil Qi surrounding him, they knew Ning Fan had successfully slain all the rogue devils of the True Spirit Yellow Dragon Race!
At this moment, the intensity of Ning Fan’s Evil Qi was such that even rogue devils were in awe.
As he stepped into Tianyuan City, no one dared to stand within ten thousand feet of him!
Nor did anyone dare to meet Ning Fan’s eyes, from which the residual Evil Qi remained untamed!
Slaying four rogue devils, Ning Fan’s Evil Qi had increased excessively, unable to be restrained back into his body momentarily.
He proceeded directly to the Demon River Palace, where the little demoness, Miss Zixin, and Huayu awaited his return.
The dragon obediently presented all the spoils of war Ning Fan hadn’t collected on that day upon his return.
"You all, take some rest. I need another day of seclusion. Miss Zixin, please return to Earth Yuan Palace and wait. I will visit the Earth Yuan Palace tomorrow to heal Old Yuan Emperor."
With that, Ning Fan offered a grateful smile to everyone before retreating to his room, sitting cross-legged and meditating, gradually withdrawing the Evil Qi into his body.
"The master must have already killed all three escaping rogue devils! The intensity of the Evil Qi in his eyes is overwhelming, beyond my resistance!"
The dragon briefly met Ning Fan’s gaze, but his aura was immediately thrown into chaos, even leaving a blemish on his spirit sense, tainted by the evil qi.
The deadly aura from killing four rogue devils was unimaginably strong, far beyond what he could resist.
Seeing Ning Fan return safe and sound, the little demoness, Tan Zixin, and Huayu all let out a sigh of relief.
Lie Long was the first to leave; he needed to retreat and immediately erase the taint on his spirit sense. This blemish had been unintentionally left by Ning Fan and wasn’t difficult to remove.
Tan Zixin took her leave; she needed to return to the Yuan Palace to make preparations. In one day, Ning Fan would help the Old Yuan Emperor heal.
Huayu also withdrew on her own; she wanted to inform the other female cultivators of the White Feather Clan about Ning Fan being safe and sound.
Finally, only the little demoness was left in the grand hall.
The little demoness sent a message-transmitting flying sword towards the direction of Hex Shixiu, containing just one line.
"In six months, retrieve the image of the burning immortal."
Her tone was very distant; she had no fondness whatsoever for Hex Shixiu.
The only man she had a bit of a favorable impression of was probably Ning Fan.
"In three days, the Yixiang Dan will completely lose its effect. It’s time to return to the Rain Immortal World..."
...
An entire day passed before Ning Fan could slightly suppress the evil qi from slaying four rogue devils.
His gaze gradually cleared as he began to sort through all the spoils from this battle.
There were over two hundred storage pouches, most belonging to Void Refinement Realm experts, 39 were from Void Fragmentation experts, and 4 were from rogue devils.
There were 50 billion immortal jade, which could only be found in the storage pouches of Void Refinement cultivators.
In the Land of Demons, the primary currency is the Dao Crystal, with not much immortal jade.
Coincidentally, the 39 Void Fragmentation cultivators were not very advanced, and could still absorb Dao Crystals to advance, hence they had very few remaining, quite impoverished.
Just like Cheng Huang, who just broke through the Third Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, using up all his Dao Crystals, leaving his storage pouch quite lacking, making Ning Fan dismissive.
Among the over two hundred storage pouches, there were a total of 2.7 million Dao Crystals, mostly belonging to the four rogue devils!
Having cultivated to such a realm, the four rogue devils no longer needed the power of Dao Crystals, thus they had many left.
This made Ning Fan’s eyes light up; with this amount of Dao Crystals, he now possessed 3.22 million Dao Crystals, equivalent to 16 trillion immortal jade!
Of course, Ning Fan wouldn’t convert the Dao Crystals into immortal jade; only a fool would do something like that.
If he had enough time in the future, he would refine all the Dao Crystals in one go and dramatically increase his cultivation!
On the bodies of the four rogue devils were decent cultivation techniques that could develop the Yellow Dragon bloodline. These techniques were naturally of no allure to Ning Fan, who possessed the Fu Li Demon Bloodline.
But if given to Lie Long, they would be quite beneficial.
He pointed a finger at the techniques and used the Swirling Void Technique to transfer them directly to Lie Long.
This was one of the major uses of the Swirling Void Technique.
Moreover, each of the four rogue devils had cultivated an immortal technique, each requiring the Yellow Dragon bloodline to activate its divine powers.
Among them was the Dragon’s Blood Spill Technique.
Ning Fan did not intend to cultivate these four immortal techniques and gave them all to Lie Long.
Besides Dao Crystals, what slightly moved Ning Fan was the collection of expensive pills.
Having slain so many Void Fragmentation cultivators and rogue devils, he naturally acquired plenty of expensive pills that could enhance his cultivation.
And what pleased Ning Fan the most was that Ancestor Cheng Xiao’s storage pouch contained a low-grade Eighth Revolution pill.
Demon God Pill!
This pill is a healing pill, specifically for treating injuries to the demon soul and spirit.
"This pill can be kept for Little You Er," Ning Fan said with a satisfied smile.
Once he had roughly sorted the storage pouches, Ning Fan began organizing the vast number of demon corpses and demon blood.
All the demon blood was stored in the Xuan Wei Bloody Gourd by Ning Fan, to brew blood wine.
The blood of so many strong beings, including four rogue devils, should the blood wine brewing succeed, would likely significantly enhance his cultivation.
However, given the high grade of the raw materials, the brewing time would naturally not be short, taking at least a century.
"As for these demon corpses, how should they be handled..."
Most demon corpses were damaged; otherwise, they could be sold for a good price as bodies for others to possess.
If consumed, these demon corpses would provide Ning Fan with only a limited increase in mana.
Ning Fan couldn’t help but recall his intention to find a female corpse for Little You Er, a matter yet unresolved, not knowing where to start looking.
As he pondered, a low humming came from the Cauldron Ring.
"Caw~"
It was the voice of Nieli, who seemed eager for these damaged demon corpses.
Ning Fan’s eyes brightened.
Nieli wanted to absorb the demonic power within these remnant corpses?
If so, let her devour them. However, these remnant corpses must be processed first; otherwise, having Nieli devour them would be too disgusting.
Ning Fan himself had eaten remnant corpses raw but didn’t wish for his demon pet to do the same.
He extracted each remnant corpse, combined them with some Spiritual Medicine, and casually condensed them into blood-red pills.
Only the essence of the remnant corpses was extracted, with all the dregs removed.
Afterward, Ning Fan entered the Cauldron Ring and presented over two hundred blood-red pills to Nieli.
These pills contained the physical essence of 39 Void Fragmentation cultivators and 4 rogue devils.
After Nieli consumed all the pills, her purple eyes shone with a faint light as she activated a secret technique to absorb the power within them.
She slowly lay down, and a huge purple-black demon cocoon began to form around her body.
She was about to advance! Breaking through to the Sixth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm!
This is not surprising, after all, swallowing the bodies of four rogue devils naturally results in a massive cultivation enhancement.
"Chirp..." She softly called out, full of gratitude towards Ning Fan.
"Oh? Does Nieli need to swallow demon bodies to advance?"
Ning Fan murmured to himself, still somewhat oblivious.
If that’s the case, I’ll refine the bodies of slain demons or other strong enemies into pills for Nieli in the future.
Nieli’s increase in power is undoubtedly a good thing for Ning Fan.
Aside from the dragon, there’s no loyal demon servant more trustworthy than Nieli.
"With my current strength, the Moksha Emperor is no longer to be feared!"
Ning Fan smiled, leaving the Cauldron Ring and the palace, heading towards the Earth Yuan Palace.
Today, he would heal the wounds of the Old Yuan Emperor.
Then, he would leave the Demon World and return to the Rain Immortal World!
Of course, he hadn’t forgotten about purchasing Yuan Cleansing Pills from the Earth Yuan Palace, but healing the Old Yuan Emperor was of utmost importance, hence he planned to buy the pills before departing.
His escape light flew past Tianyuan City, and cultivators in the city avoided him like the plague, not daring to have any contact with him.
After a fierce battle with the Huanglong Clan, Baimu’s fearsome reputation had alarmed the Demon World, and none dared to confront him!
In a certain palace, Hex Shixiu sensed Ning Fan’s escape light streaking through the sky, clenched his fist tightly and then sighed.
"Is this why Xiao Qianci values Baimu... He has the Dragon Suppression Treasure and can slaughter the entire Huanglong Clan’s dragon population, and he likely has other trump cards that could easily defeat me..."
"I can’t provoke him..."
Hex Shixiu dejectedly closed his eyes, his pride no longer able to rise before Ning Fan.
"In half a year, the Great Void Sect will seek the map... Half a year, huh..."
Hex Shixiu turned to Gongyang Zi, Black Fire, and Yun Youmu and commanded.
"Return to your own realms first, we’ll meet in the Rain Immortal World in half a year."
...
Eastern Demon Sea, Ape Palace.
The Ape Emperor held a piece of intelligence, his face alternating between green and red, and after a long while, he sighed dejectedly.
Meanwhile, his good disciple Yuan Tong had long been ashen-faced, seemingly mad.
He continuously muttered.
"Baimu can actually kill rogue devils... Baimu can actually kill rogue devils..."
...
Upper realms, Land of Demons, True Dragon Myriad Clans Territory, within the Huanglong Clan.
The Fate Immortal Ancestor overseeing the Huanglong Clan looked at the shattered soul plates of powerful figures in the clan temple with a face full of fear!
He was terrified!
The masters sent to the lower realms included 4 rogue devils, 39 from the Void Fragmentation realm, and over 200 Void Refinement realm experts—all slain by one person!
The Resentment Dragon Stele was engraved with the words ’Baimu’ everywhere!
"Is this Baimu truly a Fate Immortal, having killed Cheng Huang was bad enough, but to have slaughtered four rogue devils..."
He is a Fate Immortal, unless suppressing his cultivation, he cannot descend to the lower realms.
If he suppresses his cultivation, he can suppress it only to the realm of rogue devils, and he dare not provoke Baimu...
He refrained from dispatching rogue devils to pursue Baimu.
The Huanglong Clan initially had 7 rogue devils, and after losing 4 people, only 3 remained.
If they were all sent and killed, the Huanglong Clan would truly be devastated.
If he descended and perished, it would be an even bigger loss.
"Ancestor, Baimu killed so many of our Huanglong Clan’s masters, this hatred cannot be left unavenged!" a rogue devil angrily declared.
"Hmm, send a skilled speaker from the Divine Transformation Realm Demon General to the lower realms to find where the Huanglong Clan members died and vehemently condemn the forces there."
"Condemn? Uh, not pursue?" another rogue devil exclaimed in surprise.
"Pursue? Are you going, or shall I suppress my cultivation and go? Baimu can easily wipe out four rogue devils, dare you go? Betoken, old me, I dare not go! If you dare, I shall not prevent you!"
The Fate Immortal Ancestor snorted coldly, the three rogue devils present immediately looked changed, all lowering their heads, not daring to further question their ancestor.
They likewise dared not pursue Baimu. Who was Baimu? He slew four rogue devils and annihilated all the Huanglong Clan members sent to the lower realms this time.
The Resentment Dragon Stele is engraved with Baimu’s name throughout!
Baimu, Baimu, Baimu...
This is a star of misfortune that the Huanglong Clan dare not provoke...
Send someone to express strong condemnation... How good to condemn, it doesn’t trouble the people, it doesn’t cost money, haha.
But everyone knows, facing someone as ferocious as Baimu, condemnation is utterly useless.
...
Demon World, Tianyuan Continent, Tianyuan City, outside the Earth Yuan Palace.
Ning Fan’s escape light just descended, as Elder Zhou Nan brought the Earth’s Yuan Palace cultivators to greet him personally.
Each Void Fragmentation realm expert looked at Ning Fan with deep reverence.
They knew that before them stood Ning Fan—a man who had slain four rogue devils!
"Haha, Daoist Baimu finally arrived, the Old Yuan Emperor has been waiting in the Yangxin Hall for quite some time. The Old Yuan Emperor instructed that if Daoist arrived, he could directly proceed to the Yangxin Hall."
Zhou Nan was smiling, yet his eyes still held a sense of awe.
Even though Ning Fan had somewhat restrained the newly acquired evil aura, Zhou Nan still felt a bloody aura from Ning Fan.
Thinking about this aura stemming from the slaughter of four rogue devils, Zhou Nan naturally found it hard to truly remain calm. (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)