novelraw Chapter 732: Bei Qinghan
Chapter 732: Bei Qinghan
After Kuang San finished speaking, with a sweep of her hand, the earth elemental force beneath the ground condensed into her palm, forming a deep yellow handprint which descended from the sky, slapping towards Ning Fan.
Kuang San is at the Intermediate Human Profound stage, her battle prowess far exceeding other cultivators of the same level, enough to dominate the Advanced Human Profound stage.
The power of this handprint was almost infinitely close to an attack from the peak of the Human Profound stage!
"No good! My grandson is within the attack range of this palm!"
"My disciple is in danger!"
"My child is in trouble!"
Various old monsters stared at Kuang San’s domineering handprint, their expressions changing greatly.
If Ning Fan cannot withstand this palm, it would strike the entire inner city ground, annihilating all the severely injured and unconscious Eastern Heaven’s Chosen!
Numerous old monsters took action, not to help Ning Fan block the handprint, but to frantically snatch people, displaying their divine skills to rescue every unconscious cultivator from the inner city battlefield.
Qiantuzi’s gaze also shifted slightly, casting a spirit sense to capture the unconscious Heaven’s Chosen unassisted by others.
This time, the entire inner city was completely cleared!
Except for Ning Fan and Kuang San, there was no one else in the arena!
Ning Fan’s gaze sharpened, not daring to underestimate this Heaven-Concealing Palm Imprint.
With a change in spirit sense, millions of black holes suddenly appeared above Ning Fan’s head, exerting an endless suction force, forcibly drawing the handprint into the Swirling Void Realm!
Fortunately, this handprint was only infinitely close to the peak of the Human Profound stage attack; if it had truly reached that power, the Swirling Void Technique would have been ineffective.
"Spatial divine skills..."
Kuang San nodded with satisfaction, her towering body suddenly disappeared from its original place without warning, instantly reappearing behind Ning Fan, with no difference in time whatsoever!
This escape technique wasn’t spatial teleportation but a time node switch!
Twenty breaths ago, she stood in this spot, so she could use the Time Secret Technique to return to where she once stood!
"A Time Escape Technique!"
Countless old monsters suddenly stood up, staring at Kuang San in disbelief.
Even mighty beings like the Minghai Celestial King squinted slightly.
Kuang San had unexpectedly appeared behind Ning Fan, so he couldn’t possibly not be shocked.
With almost no time to react, Kuang San’s massive fist was already smashing towards Ning Fan’s back, a force unthinkably capable of shattering a Lower-Level Cultivation Star effortlessly!
If this punch landed, Ning Fan would either perish or be gravely injured!
"Immortal Physique Body Cultivation!"
The Second Step Body Refinement realm is divided into three major realms: Immortal Physique, True Body, Immeasurable.
Immortal Physique Eight Slashes, True Body Three Extremes, Immeasurable Nine Tribulations, are the entirety of the Second Step Body Refinement realm.
Ning Fan could discern that Kuang San was not only an Immortal Physique Body Cultivation but also a third slash of the Immortal Physique!
The third slash of the Immortal Physique, fighting with just her physical body, could match an Advanced Human Profound stage cultivator!
This woman cultivates both her magical and physical forms, no wonder she can sweep through the Advanced Human Profound stage!
Ning Fan was surprised but remained composed, in an instant, his white garment turned black, and his body dematerialized into a shadowy stream to avoid the punch.
The punch missed, tearing apart swathes of the earth, crashing towards a grandstand.
A few Ghost-faced Assassins tensed their expressions, simultaneously acting to extinguish the punching force, protecting the stand without causing any casualties.
The shadowy stream recondensed, Ning Fan clothed in black, gazed indifferently at all life, his dark hair wildly fluttering in the fierce wind, appearing ten thousand feet away from Kuang San.
In just one face-to-face confrontation, Ning Fan deeply realized the strength of Kuang San.
Dual cultivation in both magical and physical forms, utilizing a time secret technique, this Kuang San came from a notable background.
"Not bad, indeed the renowned devil lord Ning of Eastern Heaven. It seems I need to show some true effort to defeat you. Immortal Technique, Snowy White Lightning!"
Kuang San’s gaze wild like a demon, she squatted fiercely, her fists surrounded by lightning, striking the ground.
The thousand-mile ground of the inner city suddenly shattered into fragments, countless white lightning bolts shot forward fiercely, besieging Ning Fan!
This technique is an immortal-level physical technique, of middle-rank.
Unleashed by Kuang San, this technique was enough to instantaneously obliterate Advanced Human Profound stage old monster!
Ning Fan had to admit that Kuang San was quite formidable, but he was unworried by same-level Thunder Dao divine skills.
In front of numerous mighty beings from Eastern Heaven, Ning Fan wasn’t foolish enough to activate the Tai Su Lightning Diagram, which might provoke other troubles.
Without opening the Tai Su Lightning Diagram, Ning Fan merely activated the Tai Su Lightning Star at his brow, relying on the strength of the Grand Five Elements Body, confronting lightning with his body!
Stepping out from the sea of Snowy White Lightning, Ning Fan remained completely unharmed.
Kuang San’s face changed, abruptly rising and retreating, throwing a punch towards Ning Fan’s face.
The punching force transformed into a white Thunder Dragon, its fierce giant maw swiftly approaching Ning Fan, attempting to swallow him whole.
Countless Void Fragmentation and Fate Immortal old monsters cried out in shock.
In their eyes, Ning Fan, having taken that punch head-on, would likely be either dead or injured.
However, Kuang San’s brows furrowed deeply, suddenly shocked, and hastily retreated, but it was too late.
The light of the Thunder Punch gradually dissipated, and at the attack’s point, there was no one visible.
Behind Kuang San, strands of inky shadows abruptly coalesced into the silhouette of a young man in black, who raised a hand and conjured a Yin Imprisoning Rope to bind Kuang San.
"The Yin Yang Transformation Secret Technique! That Thousand Autumns Old Demon is actually a practitioner of the Yin Yang Transformation!" Some experienced old monsters recognized the origin of the Yin Imprisoning Rope and were amazed.
Kuang San, caught off guard, was instantly wrapped into a bundle by the Yin Imprisoning Rope.
The power of imprisonment seeped into his body, and his body softened, unable to maintain disguise any longer. With a flash of light, the disguise vanished, and he was no longer a strong man but transformed into a young girl in black attire.
"What a powerful bewitching technique... Forbidden Technique, Temporal Reverse Journey!"
The girl in black bit the tip of her tongue, forcefully activating a Forbidden Technique, her charming face slightly pale.
Though bound by the Yin Imprisoning Rope, suddenly, the rope loosened, and she fell to the ground.
And then, the girl in black bizarrely appeared dozens of steps away, standing at her previous spot.
She looked deeply wary of Ning Fan, quickly retreating thousands of feet and regulating her breath, eliminating the lingering power of imprisonment from her body.
The surroundings fell into dead silence; in the next instant, countless old monsters stood up in disbelief, staring at the girl in black.
"This is the Forbidden Technique of the Lost World Palace of the Northern Heaven! She is a Beitian Cultivator! She’s from the Lost World Palace!"
"It’s her! Hundreds of years ago, during my travels to the Northern Heaven, I attended a grand assembly at the Lost World Palace and caught a glimpse of this girl! She’s the Second Mistress of the Lost World Palace, Bei Qinghan!"
"Rumor has it that among the four mistresses of the Lost World Palace, the eldest, Bei Shi, has the highest aptitude, yet the Second Mistress is the only one in the entire Lost World Palace to master a Time Forbidden Technique! Seeing her today, it’s indeed true; the technique she used just now, the Temporal Reverse Journey, is undoubtedly a Time Forbidden Technique from the Lost World Palace!"
"I see, I see... I was still wondering how that fiery-tempered old man from the Thick Earth Sect could tolerate a disciple defecting from the sect without holding them accountable. Turns out he knew all along that the one who defected was the Second Mistress of the Lost World Palace and wouldn’t dare hold them accountable..."
"But why has this girl, a Beitian Cultivator, come all the way to our Eastern Heaven to compete with our Eastern Heaven’s Chosen for a spot in the Slaughter Hall to accept disciples..."
The murmurs and discussions among the cultivators from all around rose like a tide. The girl in black’s dark eyes dimmed, and with a bewitching sneer, she said, "When has the Slaughter Hall ever stipulated that cultivators from outside the Eastern Heaven cannot join? Enough with the nonsense! Anyone who wants to compete for a slot, come down and challenge me! Those dissatisfied with me, feel free to strike directly! If I hear more nonsense, I’ll kill all of you!"
What an arrogant woman!
But indeed, she has the right to be arrogant.
She is the only one in the Lost World Palace to have mastered the Time Forbidden Technique, holding great significance to the Lost World Palace.
No elder from the Lost World Palace would be willing to see her die, not even the Great Elder of the Lost World Palace who harbors a grudge against her mother, would want to harm her.
Should anyone dare to harm Bei Qinghan, they would surely incur the wrath of the Lost World Palace!
The Minghai Celestial King showed a thoughtful expression, looked at the girl in black, then at Ning Fan, but said nothing more.
Bei Qinghan is indeed of the Lost World Palace and would never abandon it to join the Slaughter Hall.
So, why is she here to compete at the Slaughter Hall?
Is she here to play? Or is it another ploy targeting Ning Fan?
"A boy plagued by love troubles... and each trouble more significant than the last." The Minghai Celestial King glanced at Ning Fan’s back and suddenly chuckled.
The black robe of Ning Fan fluttered wildly in the wind; he gazed at Bei Qinghan, his eyes briefly flickering with a hint of emotion.
"So, you are Mistress Xiao Man’s second sister..." These words were transmitted telepathically.
The girl in black before him wore a tightly-fitted black attire, her figure extraordinarily graceful.
Her snow-white arms were exposed in the air, with black silk wrapped around her forearms.
Her feet were adorned with black embroidered shoes, without socks, revealing the white ankle.
Her long black hair reached her waist, and the ends were tied with black hairbands. Her long bangs obscured half of her face.
Her beauty was peerless, though her expression was icy, her eyes filled with a devilish determination of a Zhimo practitioner.
If Mistress Bei Xiao Man’s personality is presumed to be willful, and Bei Li’s personality is approachable, then Bei Qinghan’s character is dismissive of others, with an unrestrained arrogance.
"Indeed, I am Mistress Xiao Man’s second sister. I was traveling incognito in Eastern Heaven when I suddenly saw the bounty notice for you... and so, I came!"
Bei Qinghan curved her lips in a bewitching sneer, communicating telepathically while cracking her knuckles, the sound echoing in the air.
She sought Ning Fan out of sheer curiosity, wanting to see what was so extraordinary about the man on whom Mistress Xiao Man had set her sights.
If the man Mistress Xiao Man fancied was truly exceptional, she wouldn’t mind playing a part and seizing him!
Among the four sisters of the Northern Heaven, she was the most like a demoness, and in the North, she was referred to as the devilish little lady.
The four sisters of the Northern Heaven shared good relations, and she treated Mistress Xiao Man very well.
Yet, she particularly enjoyed bullying Mistress Xiao Man, snatching away her things and watching her fume with anger.
It wasn’t until Mistress Xiao Man pleaded and coaxed her that she’d return what she’d taken.
It has to be said; this second sister’s personality is somewhat twisted.
Today she is here to snatch Mistress Xiao Man’s man away.
Just for fun, of course, she can’t actually mean it.
If she accidentally, truly took away Mistress Xiao Man’s man, it would mean that man wasn’t Mistress Xiao Man’s destined one, just a scumbag, and in that case, she would kill him with her own hands!
"I wonder what brings Second Sister here?" Ning Fan clasped his fists in a salute, his tone quite polite.
Bei Qinghan was slightly taken aback, not expecting such courtesy from Ning Fan, this cold-blooded demon.
Perhaps this courtesy was merely feigned, not heartfelt. Who among cultivators doesn’t wear seventeen or eighteen masks?
With a cold sneer in her heart, Bei Qinghan’s expression turned alluring,
"I came here to snatch away Bei Xiao Man’s beloved, and you must be Bei Xiao Man’s beloved, right? How about it? Consider giving up Bei Xiao Man and coming with me; whatever she can offer you, I can give as well. My favorite thing in life is taking things from Xiao Man for fun."
Bei Qinghan’s face was stunning, and suddenly displaying a seductive expression, she exuded a kind of beauty that could captivate one’s soul.
Outside, many low-level male cultivators with unsteady temperaments saw Bei Qinghan’s peerless beauty and found their faces flushing red, their breathing quickening.
Ning Fan, however, was not swayed by Bei Qinghan’s beauty, and the few traces of politeness in his eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by a cold gleam.
He would show no courtesy to Bei Xiao Man’s enemies!
"You really enjoy bullying Xiao Man?" Ning Fan’s voice had turned icy and sharp.
Isn’t this woman Bei Xiao Man’s second sister? Why does she keep taking things from Xiao Man!
"Yes, my favorite thing is to bully her hard and snatch her stuff. However, most of her things are given by me; I’m quite kind to her, and after bullying her, I coax her fiercely."
Bei Qinghan naturally wouldn’t say the latter half.
She hadn’t expected, upon saying she likes to bully Bei Xiao Man, the indifferent man before her would show such a murderous expression.
Interesting, this man is actually not afraid of her status, doesn’t get moved by her peerless beauty in the slightest, and is even willing to fly into a rage for Bei Xiao Man; he really seems to be a good man...
"Let’s fight, the competition is almost over, it’s time for a quick conclusion!" Ning Fan said coldly, murder intent already locking onto Bei Qinghan.
He never knew that Bei Xiao Man’s situation was so difficult, even being bullied by her second sister!
Thinking of Bei Xiao Man suffering inside Lost World Palace at this moment brought a stabbing pain to Ning Fan, an anger he could hardly contain!
For Bei Xiao Man’s sake, he wouldn’t kill Bei Qinghan, but he must teach her a lesson!
Inside Lost World Palace, a spoiled little girl who was eating well and sleeping well lay comfortably on a chaise longue, stretching lazily, utterly unaware that her man was fighting a deathmatch with her second sister.
Bei Qinghan was very pleased with Ning Fan’s expression, even more pleased with his killing intent.
At this moment, she had forgotten her original intent was to snatch a man; now, she just wanted to have a good fight with Ning Fan, to see who was more skilled!
"Immortal Technique, White Thunder!"
Bei Qinghan’s petite figure was filled with terrifying explosive power, her delicate fists danced chaotically, instantly unleashing hundreds of thunderous fist beams, an awe-inspiring might.
Ning Fan’s ink-black hair danced wildly, cold gleams flashed in his eyes, he opened his mouth and swallowed, shockingly devouring the sky full of thunder light into his abdomen.
With a flick of his finger, tens of thousands of black holes appeared above Bei Qinghan’s every path forward and backward, leaving her no chance to escape.
"Swirling Void!"
Black holes emitted boundless suction, instantly pulling Bei Qinghan into the Swirling Void Realm.
Bei Qinghan’s heart was taken aback, noting how formidable this Swirling Void Technique was; her finger seals changed, once again deploying the Time Reversal Art, her figure appeared like a ghostly charm in every corner of the Inner City.
Every place in the Inner City bore her footprint.
With the forbidden time technique, she could return to any time node where she previously stood.
"Immortal Technique, Star Fragmentation!"
Bei Qinghan leaped forward, standing in mid-air, dodging the black holes, her delicate fists danced along a mysterious trajectory in the sky.
At this moment, the Blood Sea Star, an Empyrean Star, emitted a trace of fear.
It was just that the Star Fragmentation technique Bei Qinghan exerted possessed the power to shatter Cultivation Stars!
Certainly, with Bei Qinghan’s current cultivation, it was impossible to shatter the Empyrean Star with a punch.
But if Bei Qinghan reached a certain level of cultivation, with this technique, it wouldn’t be impossible to smash the Empyrean Star with one blow.
The grand momentum of the Cultivation Star was disrupted by Bei Qinghan, condensing into fist beams, Bei Qinghan stood in the sky, peerless in style.
When that grand momentum nearly exceeded Bei Qinghan’s ability to bear, her fist moved, specifically her white tender and soft palm possessed a power too frightening.
That fist beam transformed into a sky full of star light, impossible to catch its traces.
Ning Fan’s gaze suddenly changed, where he looked, the star light lit up the night sky, all these sky full of star light were fist beams, impossible to defend against, impossible to evade!
Without any hesitation, Ning Fan took a step, ground-born lead-colored lotus flowers.
In just an instant, the lotus flowers turned into millions of shadowy lotus images, bloom into five petals, guarding ten directions!
The unavoidable star-light fist beams were firmly blocked by the flawless sky full of lotus images, none could land their blows!
Standing beneath the sky full of lotus images, Ning Fan continuously transformed his finger seals, a black hole stretching for thousands of miles suddenly appeared beneath Bei Qinghan’s feet.
"This move again? This move doesn’t work on this lady, even if caught within, this lady could easily escape."
Bei Qinghan gave a disdainful cold laugh, suddenly, her expression changed, wanted to escape, but it was too late.
This time, Ning Fan didn’t use the black hole to devour Bei Qinghan but used the black hole for instant movement, appearing behind Bei Qinghan, suddenly scattering into countless ink-shadow black butterflies, enveloping Bei Qinghan within.
Earth Escaping Technique!
Trapped in the shadows of ink, Bei Qinghan’s heart trembled inexplicably.
This Black Turbulent Separation Art wasn’t enough to instantly kill her, but it was enough to seriously injure her!
Without hesitation, Bei Qinghan wanted to form hand seals with her ten fingers to cast the Time Secret Technique and escape, but suddenly realized her hands were being held and bound behind her back.
Moreover, strands of Yin Plucking Finger power coursed from her wrists throughout her entire body, making it difficult for her to use mana.
She wanted to bite her tongue and forcibly activate the Time Reversal Art without forming seals, only to find her jaw cruelly dislocated by someone!
Bei Qinghan’s eyes flashed with surprise, thinking she had played too big this time and couldn’t evade the Black Turbulent Separation Art, surely doomed.
If her mana was still intact, she might at most be seriously injured, but now with her mana restrained, she was bound to die.
As the ink shadows gathered to strangle her, Bei Qinghan sighed lightly, closed her eyes, and exhibited a serene demeanor, as if calmly accepting her fate.
Ning Fan had killed many, but it was the first time he saw someone like Bei Qinghan, so indifferent to life and death.
The more cold-blooded and murderous a demon, the more they feared death.
The more self-assured the individuals, the more they pleaded for mercy.
Even among those with steely resolve, though not fearing death, they still showed emotions like resentment, regret, sorrow, or helplessness before dying.
But Bei Qinghan did not. She was cold-hearted and emotionally detached, regarding everything with indifference. To her, life and death held no difference.
The ink shadows ultimately did not crush Bei Qinghan. Ning Fan never intended to kill her, only to teach her a lesson.
The ink shadows coalesced into the form of a black-clad Ning Fan, his left arm wrapped around Bei Qinghan’s waist, pinning her arms behind her.
His right hand pinched her smooth jaw, dislocating it to prevent her from biting her tongue.
This position seemed somewhat intimate, yet neither felt it.
Without the anticipated pain, Bei Qinghan opened her eyes, greeted by a face as cold as ice.
"If you dare bully Mistress Xiao Man again, I’ll ensure you regret it endlessly!"
Without compassion or gentleness, Ning Fan reattached Bei Qinghan’s jaw, casually retrieving her storage pouch, extracting only the Slaughter Badge, leaving all else untouched.
After all, she was Bei Xiao Man’s sister, and it wouldn’t be appropriate for Ning Fan to take her Dao Crystals.
Releasing Bei Qinghan’s hands and returning her storage pouch, just as the time for one stick of incense had passed.
As Qiantuzi offered up another spirit arrow, the first round of the tournament officially ended.
Ning Fan was the only one to advance to the second round, having obtained a Slaughter Badge.
Of course, the Minghai Celestial King would use drawing lots to decide other participants, but that’s a story for another time, irrelevant to Ning Fan.
"Why didn’t you kill me?"
"Because you’re Mistress Xiao Man’s sister!"
"What if I say I bullied Mistress Xiao Man because I really like her, would you believe it?"
"I don’t believe it!"
"Hmph, self-righteous guy, though quite formidable. Ouch, my jaw hurts, and so do my wrists, all bruised by him..."
Bei Qinghan glared at Ning Fan in irritation.
Even if he wanted to stand up for Mistress Xiao Man, he didn’t have to be so ruthless.
Ning Fan merely gave Bei Qinghan his back, showing no courtesy, landing on the ground, and heading towards the Blood-colored Monument.
There, numerous Slaughter Hall masters awaited the participating cultivators to submit their badges and register their scores.
The unconscious contestants were gradually being revived, gazing in silence at the irretrievably destroyed Inner City.
Seeing only Ning Fan submitting his badge, the myriad of talents could only smile wryly.
"First round of the tournament, number one score, Ning Fan! Submitting 79,442 Silver Badges and 159,820 Bronze Badges. Bronze Badges count five points, Silver Badges fifty points, total score, 4,771,200 points."
The bloody monument displayed Ning Fan’s score alone.
The remaining 999 positions were all vacant.
No one could have anticipated such a result.
"It’s boring, just in the first round you’ve amassed 4.77 million points, even if others have the chance to join the remaining rounds, who could surpass you? Speaking of which, these scores can be converted into Slaughter Value, 4.77 million points are roughly equivalent to 47.7 billion Dao Crystals..."
Bei Qinghan elegantly stretched, glanced at Ning Fan with a faint smile, and suddenly turned into escape light, leaving for the outside of Blood Sea Star.
She was tired of playing and was leaving.
The surrounding old monsters watched Bei Qinghan depart with varied expressions, but none moved against her, nor did they try to stop her.
Ning Fan suddenly lifted his gaze, deeply watching her retreating figure.
Because as she left, she once again sent him a voice transmission.
"I bullied Mistress Xiao Man because I truly like her, believe it or not! Today I lost to you, but I’ll avenge this shame someday. I’m returning to Northern Heaven. If you visit, remember to find me for a fight. Next time, I’ll definitely beat you to a pulp."
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