novelraw Chapter 687: You Can’t Escape!
Chapter 687: You Can’t Escape!
"Little demon Ning, if you are not confident in winning, you can seek your master’s help. He will assist you..." Little Dugu leaned close to Ning Fan’s ear, whispering softly.
The faint fragrance made Ning Fan’s heart flutter.
Unintentionally touching Little Dugu’s soft lips, the cool and moist sensation made Ning Fan’s gaze darker.
"Rest assured."
Ning Fan nodded to Dugu, leapt up, and ascended to the sky.
Looking at the Xudaozi surrounded by a thousand lotuses, a serious look appeared in Ning Fan’s eyes.
Immortal Technique, Walking on Lotuses...
These thousand lotus flowers could both attack and defend, enhancing Xudaozi’s aura and replenishing his mana.
This technique incorporates life and death techniques, making Xudaozi not weaker than the Old Yuan Emperor.
Ning Fan knew that on that day in the ancient Heavenly Court, he relied entirely on the power of the Dismantling Technique to slaughter countless rogue devils.
Due to the excessive use of the Dismantling Technique, he had left a significant aftereffect in his body... demonic thoughts!
Although these demonic thoughts are now sealed, as long as Ning Fan uses the Dismantling Technique again, they will erupt.
The Dismantling Technique cannot be used...
Ning Fan must use other methods to defeat Xudaozi!
Not just a move or two, but complete victory!
Even without the Dismantling Technique, he has absolute confidence!
A step, transforming into black clothes.
Raising his hand, he extracted and devoured souls.
Using the Clone Technique, Ning Fan’s aura soared in an instant to the mid-level Fragmentation Nine Realm.
With the Soul Extraction Technique, Ning Fan’s mana increased greatly, making him a peak Fragmentation Nine cultivator!
The gap in mana between him and Xudaozi was negligible!
Xudaozi’s eyes shook, his face suddenly turning serious.
He seemed to have underestimated Ning Fan... Just judging from Ning Fan’s current mana, he was no less than an ordinary rogue devil.
Ning Fan is worth his attention!
"Immortal Technique, Crow Slaughter!"
Xudaozi formed seals with ten fingers, countless black crows flying out from within him.
These crows were all transformed from the power of death!
If a low-level cultivator was hit by these black crows, the situation would surely be either death or severe injury.
Even a Fragmentation Eight cultivator would certainly die if surrounded by this flock of crows!
"Xudaozi Senior is truly formidable, successively casting two Immortal Techniques with such thick mana!"
"It is said that Xudaozi Senior is close to becoming an immortal; it seems this is not false..."
There was a stir below, while in the sky, Ning Fan looked at the black crows charging at him, his gaze also serious.
Each black crow gleamed with dazzling black light, covered with ancient runes, exuding a thick death aura.
The death aura spread, turning stretches of snow mountains black in an instant.
Many low-level cultivators enveloped by the death aura saw their life force quickly drain away.
Even the Ling Emperor and Miao Emperor could not resist the death aura dispersed by this Immortal Technique.
Dugu was also enveloped by the death aura, but a mysterious power within her body protected her, truly mystical.
Ning Fan’s gaze gradually turned icy; he could ignore anyone else being eroded by death aura here, but Dugu was the exception.
Though Dugu was protected by a mysterious power and remained unharmed, Ning Fan was truly angered.
"Infinite Swirl Space!"
Suddenly, a gigantic illusory vortex appeared at Ning Fan’s feet, followed by a second, even larger vortex surrounding it.
The third, the fourth, the fifth...
Countless illusory vortexes appeared beneath Ning Fan’s feet, startling Xudaozi, who then shook his head with a cold smile.
"The Swirling Void Technique? Apart from the first Sect Master’s formidable use, the rest of the Three Realms Sect practitioners are insignificant... Your Swirling Void Technique is the same..."
Just as he finished speaking, his expression drastically changed!
He saw each black crow rushing towards Ning Fan, yet before they hit him, they were all absorbed into the illusory vortex beneath Ning Fan’s feet.
What Ning Fan utilized was indeed the Swirling Void Technique, but his technique could even absorb Immortal Techniques!
"Virtual Whirl Realm! This boy has cultivated the Swirling Void Technique to the Virtual Whirl Realm! No, not a true Virtual Whirl, but this technique is comparable to a low-grade Immortal Technique!"
Immortal Techniques have grades, and the two Immortal Techniques Xudaozi used, Walking on Lotuses and Crow Slaughter, were both low-grade Immortal Techniques!
If the Swirling Void Technique is cultivated to its highest realm, it becomes a middle-grade Immortal Technique!
Ning Fan returned to Yue Country for a month and devoured 37 World Creating Stones.
Now, among the 72 floating continents within the Swirling Void Realm, 38 have become illusory.
This technique’s power is already comparable to low-grade Immortal Techniques!
If caught off guard, even a rogue devil might be directly absorbed and killed by Ning Fan’s Swirling Void!
The endless black crows were absorbed, and Ning Fan raised his hand, pointing towards Xudaozi.
A gigantic illusory vortex appeared immediately beneath Xudaozi!
Xudaozi’s gaze shook, and without a word, he retreated swiftly, barely escaping from being absorbed and killed by the Swirling Void.
But his back was already drenched in cold sweat!
He looked at Ning Fan in disbelief, unable to imagine that Ning Fan could cultivate a secret technique from the Immortal Realm to such a realm!
Seeing Ning Fan about to summon another illusory vortex to attack him, Xudaozi gritted his teeth and, with a flick of his sleeve, sent all the burning black and white flames from the thousand lotuses towards Ning Fan.
The black and white flames were extremely bizarre, one moment being thousands of feet away, the next appearing in front of Ning Fan, transforming into a sea of fire, submerging him.
Ning Fan stood amidst the layers of fire, casually walking out.
These black and white flames were enough to seriously injure an ordinary rogue devil, but were useless for Ning Fan.
With the completion of the Minor Five Elements Constitution, unless it is Immortal Flames, nothing can harm Ning Fan at all!
"Swallow!"
In disbelief, Xudaozi watched as Ning Fan swallowed all the black and white flames in one gulp.
Then, raising a finger, nine black fire dragons burst forth, transforming into an endless sea of fire, submerging Xudaozi!
The thousand lotuses were all burned away!
This was Immortal Flames ranked at the peak of eighth level low-grade!
As these flames emerged, Xudaozi’s dead soul trembled, sensing that unless he used all his means, he would surely be burned to death in this sea of flames!
"Summon Tao Spirit!"
Xudaozi took out a water-blue jade token full of cracks, bit his teeth, and crushed the jade token.
Water-blue light scattered from the jade token, condensing into a translucent blue unicorn phantom.
The unicorn opened its mouth, spewing layers of cold mist, slightly extinguishing even the Immortal Flames!
Xudaozi looked at Ning Fan with lingering fear, gritting his teeth, he said to the unicorn, "Tao Spirit, let’s join forces to defeat this boy!"
Roar!
The unicorn nodded, with a roar, as if agreeing to Xudaozi’s request.
It is a Tao Spirit, a beast formed by condensing Tao power, and ordinary means cannot harm it.
It possesses strength comparable to a rogue devil, and if it joins forces with Xudaozi, they might still have a chance to defeat Ning Fan.
It is proud, looking down on all living beings, for as a Tao Spirit, once chosen, it even has the qualification to master the Heavenly Dao!
"Two against one, now the Rain World is in danger..." Some Ling Palace sword cultivators worriedly said.
They had a good impression of Ning Fan because he overturned Tianjiang, alleviated Ling Palace’s power, and would be Ling Emperor’s son-in-law in the future.
"Little demon Ning, you’re not allowed to lose!"
Dugu stood in the wind, independent and alone.
She lifted her delicate chin, looking expectantly at Ning Fan, believing he would not lose.
She knew how much effort the stubborn boy from back then had put in to reach this point today.
So, he will not lose, he will definitely, definitely not lose.
"Tao Spirit..."
Ning Fan patted his storage pouch, raising his hand to summon an item.
No one could clearly see what it was, only witnessing a flash of black light that dashed straight towards the unicorn.
The arrogance on the unicorn’s face instantly disappeared, replaced by an indescribable look of terror, and without a word, it started to flee!
"How is it possible! Tao Spirits are inherently proud and are not afraid of most magical treasures and divine skills. Why does it show fear, and why does it flee! What treasure did Ning Fan use!"
Xudaozi also displayed an expression of astonishment, and in the next moment, all astonishment turned into shock beyond imagination!
Then they saw in the sky, a black light quickly approaching the unicorn with unimaginable speed. The unicorn wanted to escape, but was overtaken by the black light in an instant as it turned to flee!
Then, a single scissor of black light, and the unicorn, a Tao Spirit, was cut into two, dead on the spot!
Its corpse turned into Dao force and dissipated, leaving not a trace behind.
After the black light executed the Tao Spirit, it returned to Ning Fan’s hand. Only then did the crowd see clearly that it was a completely black, scissors-shaped magical treasure.
Black Demon Scissors!
This treasure was refined by the old monster with meticulous care; it can even cut apart Dao force.
This treasure was originally given by the old monster to the Moksha Emperor, but now it belongs to Ning Fan!
"Tao... Tao Spirit was killed in an instant! What kind of magical treasure is that, so formidable!"
Xudaozi’s expression revealed a hint of fear.
He naturally didn’t know that the Black Demon Scissors itself was not of high grade and could barely destroy Fragmentation Eight.
The reason it could instantly kill the unicorn was because the unicorn was in the form of a Tao Spirit, and these Black Demon Scissors specialize in cutting Dao force.
"Daoist Ning, today’s incident was my mistake. I will leave the Sword World immediately and never interfere in the disputes of the Sword World again!"
Xudaozi already felt fear in his heart; at this moment, he only wanted to retreat, not caring to back up Tianjiang.
Ning Fan looked at Xudaozi coldly, directly locking him with a killing intent!
"You say when you come, you can come; you say when you go, you can go. How can the world offer such convenience! If I let you leave the Sword World safely today, next time, would there not be some random cat or dog coming forward for my enemies! You, cannot leave!"
The ancient Heavenly Court saving Nine Worlds cultivators was grace.
Leaving Xudaozi today was might.
Using both grace and might is the righteous path. Since Xudaozi came to make trouble today, Ning Fan certainly wouldn’t let him go, just right to use him to establish might!
If Ning Fan were not as skilled as others and lost to Xudaozi, how would Xudaozi have dealt with Ling Palace?
In the cultivation world, there’s never been a thing called reason; whoever has the bigger fist has reason. This is what the old monster taught!
"Ning Fan, don’t bully too much! If you annoy this old man, this old man will make you regret it immensely!" Xudaozi postured, but in his heart, he was already extremely afraid.
"Bully you, so what! What do you think I am!"
Ning Fan laughed up to the sky, evil aura soaring into the heavens!
He is a demoness, why should he reason with others! To the enemy, bully as you will, why be gentle!
In that evil aura are the lives of dozens of rogue devils!
Upon realizing this point, Xudaozi’s legs almost went weak with fear.
Dozens of rogue devils’ lives! Ning Fan’s hands actually have dozens of rogue devils’ lives!
Is it true that the rumors outside of Ning Fan having fought a Fate Immortal are real!
A Ning Fan like this, how could he be defeated by him!
Xudaozi regretted it immensely, why did he have to stand out for Tianjiang!
He merely heard that another Sword Ancestor’s Secret Land was hidden within Tianjiang, and wanted to plot against Tianjiang for it.
As for the nonsense about old ties with Tianjiang, it was just a cover, merely to have an excuse.
He originally wanted to protect Tianjiang, protect Encompassing Heaven Hall, and stay right there, using the name of an old acquaintance of Encompassing Heaven Hall to search for the Secret Land.
Unexpectedly, this greedy move may cost him his life!
At this moment, being in a difficult position, he can only fight to the death, hoping for a slim chance of survival.
Xudaozi took out a Golden Imperial Seal Magical Treasure, offered it to the sky, and the seal immediately transformed into an ancient golden palace, descending from the sky towards Ning Fan.
Meanwhile, Xudaozi without a word leapt onto a white crane, pulled out a Realm Gate Jade Slip, and crushed it.
No matter what, escape back to the Four Heaven’s Immortal Worlds first!
"This is..."
Ning Fan looked up at the golden palace, feeling an unexpected familiarity.
That familiar feeling came from the Xiahuang Sword Intent within his body, vague and hard to describe.
The power of this treasure is decent, perhaps it won’t hurt him, but it’s enough to delay him for a moment.
If Ning Fan evades this treasure, it would suppress countless Sword World cultivators below, slaughtering innumerable people.
Among them, including Dugu!
Xudaozi was gambling, gambling that Ning Fan would spare him to save others.
This behavior sometimes is the right path, but in cultivation matters, self-preservation always comes first, right and wrong are merely perspectives.
Ning Fan certainly wouldn’t waste time deflecting this treasure, letting Xudaozi escape.
He patted the Demon-Sealing Pouch, summoned a demon, and commanded without allowing refusals, "Large skull, block this treasure, no one in the Sword World is allowed to get hurt!"
"Master, rest assured, I will complete the mission with honor, doing my utmost until my death!"
The large skull laughed heartily, his body surrounded by demonic Qi, unleashing hundreds of punches, and forcefully revealing the true form of the Jade Seal Magical Treasure, feeling exceedingly pleased with himself.
Now, he only wanted to do one thing, and that was to make a name for himself.
He believed he had figured out his master’s character; as long as he achieved enough merits, his master would certainly not mistreat him.
By then, if he wanted to change his name, his master would surely agree.
If he wanted to learn his master’s techniques for courting women, his master would certainly teach him without reservation.
"A rogue devil! The Rain Emperor actually has a rogue devil as a servant!" Countless old monsters in the Sword World were shocked.
Only those above the Void Fragmentation stage were not surprised.
Ning Fan having a rogue devil as a slave was already known since the Heavenly Court closed.
Of course, it was only circulated among the Void Fragmentation circle; low-level cultivators could not know such information.
With the rogue devil defending against the magical treasure, Ning Fan didn’t waste any time, he directly took a step forward, transforming into countless ink shadows, disappearing from his spot.
The ink shadows swept across the long sky, rolling towards Xudaozi who had half a foot in the realm gate, instantly drowning him in layer upon layer of ink shadows, causing Xudaozi to break out in a cold sweat and curse.
"Despicable! Despicable! Actually summoning a rogue devil for assistance!"
He wouldn’t even consider who first invited the Tao Spirit for assistance, who was despicable first.
Under the strangulation of the ink shadows, Xudaozi was instantly severely injured, spitting blood and falling from the white crane.
As for the realm gate he summoned, it was destroyed by the ink shadows in an instant.
With a loud boom, Xudaozi’s body heavily crashed into a snow mountain below, his falling momentum completely flattening the snow mountain!
He lay in the midst of the heavy rubble, coughing up blood incessantly.
The ink shadows reformed, a cold and ruthless young man in black stepped on his Dantian, needing just a step to extinguish his Spirit.
"Become my servant, and you may live. Today, Ning Fan does not wish to kill, but if you don’t appreciate the kindness, I don’t mind shedding blood."
Ning Fan’s foot applied a little force, causing Xudaozi to be frightened pale.
He was only half a step away from becoming an immortal, yet he had to submit as Ning Fan’s servant, naturally unwilling.
But if he didn’t agree to Ning Fan’s terms, he would die, not to mention becoming immortal, his life would be hard to preserve.
"Three breaths!"
The same words fell into Xudaozi’s ears, making him break out in cold sweat.
He didn’t wait for Ning Fan to count to three because he couldn’t be sure Ning Fan had the patience to count to three!
"I agree to be your servant! But I have one condition, you must not stop me from ascending to immortality... After all, I am close to it..."
"No problem, if you become immortal, you will still be my celestial servant."
With a cold expression, Ning Fan spread his spirit sense, planting a Restrictive Spell in Xudaozi’s divine sense.
Gaining another rogue immortal as a servant was indeed a significant gain.
"Now, tell me your reason for plotting against Tianjiang, don’t force me to search your soul and erase memories. Don’t talk about old ties with Tianjiang, I don’t believe it!"
Ning Fan reverted from his black-clad self to a white-clad form, quietly observing Xudaozi.
From the beginning, he saw through Xudaozi’s deceitful words.
If there were truly old ties with Tianjiang, would he have stood by as Ning Fan crippled the Heavenly Emperor and planted Restrictive Spells before acting?
If there were truly old ties, he would have acted at the first opportunity.
The reason Xudaozi delayed action was purely to observe Ning Fan’s methods.
With a bitter smile, Xudaozi thought to himself that though his master was young in age, he was too shrewd, even noticing such unreasonable details.
With a sigh, Xudaozi imprinted the information he knew onto a jade scroll and handed it to Ning Fan.
Ning Fan swept the jade scroll with his spirit sense, then stored it, maintaining a serene demeanor, and led Xudaozi back outside the Sword Ancestor’s Secret Land.
The Ling Palace Sword Cultivators looked at Ning Fan with eyes full of fervent worship.
Being one of the three great rogue immortals in the Four Heaven’s immortal worlds, Xudaozi was only half a step from becoming immortal, yet Ning Fan forcefully claimed him as a servant!
Ning Fan’s strength was proven before the eyes of countless people!
Tianjiang as the dowry, rogue immortals as slaves, most of the nine worlds would be shocked once again.
"Little demon Ning, are you hurt?"
Little Dugu hurried over, scrutinizing Ning Fan.
Large skull was surprised at first, then looked at Ning Fan with eyes full of admiration,
"Oh my, the master has ensnared another mistress, truly impressive! When will I ever have such charisma?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to recommend it and vote for it at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)