novelraw Chapter 735: Beidou Dust Calamity Extinguisher
Chapter 735: Beidou Dust Calamity Extinguisher
Ning Fan’s mana surged dramatically, which was certainly a good thing, yet it also brought new troubles.
It took more time than before to replenish his mana by consuming the Eighth Revolution pills.
On the forty-second floor, he sat cross-legged for half a day before replenishing his mana and stepping into the forty-third floor.
Guarding the forty-third floor were three golden-armored giants at the peak of the Human Profound Realm.
The moment Ning Fan stepped into this level, the three golden giants launched a ferocious attack, blasting out three golden palm prints.
Ning Fan’s gaze was indifferent to the extreme, as if all of heaven and earth held no worth before him, and eons were but negligible.
His state of mind gradually merged into the Will of Heaven Seizure.
His eyes were as brilliant as the Big Dipper stars!
On the forty-first floor, Ning Fan initially comprehended the Heaven Seizing Seal.
On the forty-second floor, Ning Fan performed the Heaven Seizing Seal for the second time, slightly more adept than his first attempt.
This floor marks the third time!
He was perfecting the hand seal he comprehended bit by bit with his own insight!
His fingers moved rapidly like shadows, and in the blink of an eye, his palm had condensed seven layers of hand seals, merging the seven seals as one!
Within the entire Golden Palace on the forty-third floor, layers of anomalies suddenly emerged.
The world turned into a vast night, within which seven stars gradually rose and interconnected as the Big Dipper!
"Seize the Heaven!"
At the moment the seven stars linked, Ning Fan struck out his palm; his mana was drained in an instant!
From the sky descended a giant golden palm, obliterating not only the three golden-armored giants but also their blasted palm prints under Ning Fan’s palm’s might!
The anomaly of the descending night and the seven stars shining upon the world also gradually faded away.
At the site where the three golden giants fell, three golden Dao Fruits slowly appeared.
Ning Fan waved his palm to take the Dao Fruits, consuming them one by one, then took a few Eighth Revolution pills and sat cross-legged to recover his mana.
His eyes revealed a trace of satisfaction,
"Only the third time performing this technique, and it is already possible to manifest the anomaly of the technique... it seems that if I execute a few more hand seals, I can preliminarily perfect the hand seal technique."
After manifesting the anomaly of the Heaven Seizing Seal, Ning Fan was able to ascertain two matters.
Firstly, the Heaven Seizing Seal he practiced was only an initial seal art, with subsequent seal arts yet needed to be cultivated.
Secondly, the level of the Heaven Seizing Seal’s spell was incredibly high; a divine skill manifesting such an anomaly was at least an Eternity Realm spell.
Half a day later, Ning Fan stepped into the forty-fourth floor, killing four Human Profound Peak cultivators with one palm strike.
Another half day, Ning Fan broke through the forty-fifth floor.
Another half day...
All the way up to the fiftieth floor, Ning Fan gazed at the Teleportation Formation leading to the fifty-first floor, resolutely stepping into it!
Within the fifty-first floor, a golden giant at the Ghost Profound Early Stage guarded it!
At this moment, Ning Fan’s mana nearly matched a cultivator who had stepped halfway into the Human Profound Late Stage!
However, the Heaven Seizing Seal would still drain his mana in one go, though the power of the hand seal simultaneously increased, almost reaching the power of a strike from the Ghost Profound Late Stage.
Fifty-first floor, fifty-second floor, fifty-third floor!
Ning Fan ascended all the way to the sixtieth floor; his mana already approached that of a genuine Human Profound Late Stage cultivator!
The power of the Heaven Seizing Seal finally matched the full force of a strike from the Ghost Profound Late Stage.
Guarding the sixty-first floor was a golden giant at the Ghost Profound Middle Stage!
With the current power of the Heaven Seizing Seal, he could at most kill three Ghost Profound Middle Stage giants with one palm strike, or heavily injure one Ghost Profound Late Stage giant.
If faced with four Ghost Profound Middle Stage giants, Ning Fan could kill three with a palm, but could never defeat the remaining one relying solely on his own strength; he would need to use Immortal Talismans, jade slips, Array Plates, and other means to have the power to fight.
Half a day, broke through the sixty-second floor.
Another half day, broke through the sixty-third floor.
Another half day, after consuming quite a few Secret Technique pills, Ning Fan stepped into the sixty-fourth floor of the tower.
Without any hesitation, Ning Fan raised his hand in a palm strike, killing three Ghost Profound Middle Stage golden giants, and immediately conjured all Immortal Talismans, jade slips, and Array Plates!
The only remaining golden giant moved extremely quickly, only a fraction slower than Ning Fan; its palm print was already upon Ning Fan.
Fortunately, the Array Plates had been activated, one formation light after another rose, just managing to block most of the golden giant’s palm power.
The remaining few golden palm prints shattered into points of golden light, piercing into Ning Fan’s body like broken glass, instantly leaving Ning Fan severely wounded.
The Ghost Profound Middle Stage was not something Ning Fan could defeat. Even a mere wind from the Ghost Profound Middle Stage was enough to heavily injure Ning Fan.
The disparity in their powers was clear, yet the Heaven Seizing Seal inexplicably granted Ning Fan the ability to kill three Ghost Profound Middle Stage opponents with one palm!
"The Heaven Seizing Seal surely has a significant origin..." Ning Fan murmured.
The myriad Immortal Talismans and jade slips transformed into various Human Profound and Ghost Profound divine skills, striking down on the golden giant.
The golden giant finally perished...
The last attack jade slip in Ning Fan’s hand was a jade slip containing an Initial Stage Enlightenment strike.
He would not use the Divine Blast Technique.
Although this jade slip was precious, it could be used, and there might be a chance to obtain another one.
After consuming four golden Dao Fruits and a large number of pills, Ning Fan started recovering both his mana and healing his injuries.
Only after a day did Ning Fan barely recover to peak state, stepping into the sixty-fifth floor.
On the sixty-fifth floor, there were five golden giants!
Upon entering the sixty-fifth floor, Ning Fan, without a word, unsheathed the jade slip with an Initial Stage Enlightenment strike, unleashing a spell from an Initial Stage Enlightenment cultivator, annihilating the five golden giants with one blow!
After consuming five golden Dao Fruits, Ning Fan sighed lightly, as the sixty-fifth floor was already his limit.
At this point, his mana was comparable to that of a Human Profound Late Stage mid-level cultivator.
Relying solely on the Heaven Seizing Seal, he could not break through the sixty-sixth floor.
If he used the Divine Blast Technique, Ning Fan had confidence he could reach the sixty-ninth floor, but that would be the extent.
From the sixty-sixth to the seventieth floor, there were a total of 40 Ghost Profound Middle Stage giants; even the Heaven Seizing Seal combined with the Divine Blast Technique couldn’t slay that many golden giants.
After all, Ning Fan’s Soul Bag contained only 146 Fate Immortal Nascent Souls; using them all together might instantly kill a Mid Stage Enlightenment, but if used separately, they couldn’t kill many Ghost Profound giants.
Even using the Divine Blast Technique, he could at most reach the sixty-ninth floor, clearing four more floors.
It was too unreasonable to use his current strongest life-saving trump card just to clear four more floors.
"This floor is already my limit. Trying to clear the sixty-sixth floor would only result in unnecessary injury, making it impossible to pass. My realm is too low..."
"As a person cultivating the Dao, one must be decisive when it’s time to act and discard when it’s time to let go. Since I can’t proceed any further, there’s no need to force it."
"Even though it’s unnecessary to continue ascending the tower, I still wish to know what is on top of this tower!"
Besides the golden Dao Fruit and the Seven Seals of Heaven Seizing, perhaps there’s another fortuitous chance hidden at the top of the tower...
Ning Fan’s eyes deepened; his person could not reach the 210th floor, but that did not mean he couldn’t witness the scenery on the 210th floor.
Each Golden Palace within the tower had the effect of isolating spirit sense. Even an ordinary Immortal King couldn’t peek inside the tower from the outside, nor could they view the top of the tower from its base.
Ning Fan attempted; as soon as he wished to extend his spirit sense into the sixty-sixth floor, it was immediately blocked by layers of golden light, rendering it impossible to spy.
His eyes flickered slightly, as a cyan hue representing the Rain Intent gradually rose in Ning Fan’s eyes, his fingers forming a seal, and suddenly rain began to fall within all 210 levels of the tower.
Ning Fan’s spirit sense merged into the raindrops, bypassing the layers of golden light, advancing upwards!
Seventieth floor, eightieth floor, ninetieth floor...
He saw the gold-armored giants of the Crossing Truth Realm, those of the Shedding Void Realm, and even the Shattered Thought Realm!
Above the 210th floor, ten gold-armored giants of the Shattered Thought Peak guarded it!
Behind the ten giants stood a giant Blood Jade Stele!
The stele was too ancient, faint inscriptions of the Seven Seals of Heaven Seizing cultivation methods could be seen on it.
On the stele lay a mighty divine skill; with Ning Fan’s spirit sense level, he couldn’t discern the specific content of those cultivation methods.
"If one can ascend to the 210th floor, can they obtain the complete seal art of the Seven Seals of Heaven Seizing?"
"Perhaps only those strong enough to reach the 210th floor can see the hand seal techniques on the stele clearly."
Ning Fan sighed softly; it’s impossible to cunningly learn the Seven Seals of Heaven Seizing.
Suddenly, a sharp light flashed in Ning Fan’s eyes.
Due to the immense antiquity, some of the stele’s protective divine skills have nearly vanished, allowing Ning Fan to barely discern the contents with his cultivation!
"...Beidou’s Dust Tribulation Extinguisher, remnant soldiers transform into emperor, Slaying Saint Tianhuang, will to seize heaven emerges. Xianhuang Three Thousand Seals, realize Seven Seals, refine heaven into palm, transform palm into seal. Sweeping across Purple Immortal, defeating Northern Emperor, unable to resist Mo Chong, abandoning the will to seize heaven, founding Slaughter Hall, commanding galaxies, guarding the remnants of the Blood Realm..."
These words do not describe the cultivation method for the Heaven Seizing Seal; rather, they seem to introduce its origins.
Ning Fan read the words over and over, his gaze growing increasingly grave.
Beidou’s Dust Tribulation Extinguisher... Beidou, what’s it referring to...
Xianhuang Three Thousand Seals... Immortal Sovereign, is it referring to the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign...
The Seven Seals of Heaven Seizing are extracted from those three thousand palm seals?!
Combining three thousand seals, they become the Immortal Sovereign’s offensive divine skill?!
Sweeping across Purple Immortal, defeating Northern Emperor, unable to resist Mo Chong... this Mo Chong sounds familiar...
Ning Fan’s gaze shifted; he had seen Great Emperor Mo Chong atop the Demon-Sealing Peak.
In this text, Mo Chong refers to Great Emperor Mo Chong?
Abandoning the will to seize heaven, founding Slaughter Hall... the one who wrote this, after being defeated by Great Emperor Mo Chong, abandoned the will to seize heaven, and created Slaughter Hall?
"Could it be the one who erected this stele is the First-Generation Slaughter Emperor?" Ning Fan muttered to himself.
Dispelling the Ice Rain Technique, retracting his spirit sense, Ning Fan remained silent for a long time.
With only a fragmentary text from the stele, it’s hard to gather much useful information.
Ning Fan believes, if he possesses sufficient cultivation, he will surely unravel the ancient secrets hidden within this stele.
For now, he can only speculate based on the text.
At least he has deduced the Seven Seals of Heaven Seizing are of great origin, split from the Immortal Sovereign’s divine skills.
He also deduced the First-Generation Slaughter Emperor was an extraordinary figure, although defeated by Immortal Emperor Mo Zhong, he was nothing ordinary.
Clearing all miscellaneous thoughts, Ning Fan calmly gazes ahead, declaring to the Tower of Heaven, "The sixty-sixth floor, I surrender."
Upon his words, the Tower of Heaven emitted a golden light, spiriting Ning Fan away, outside the tower.
As Ning Fan appeared outside the Tower of Heaven, all seasoned cultivators’ gazes converged on him.
Not just the True Immortal old demons, even the Fate Immortal old demons viewed Ning Fan as if he was some anomaly!
Sixty-five levels!
Ning Fan, with mere Fracture Summit cultivation, managed to reach sixty-five levels! How is this possible!
Ning Fan has only 146 Fate Immortal Nascent Souls; if used separately, these nascent souls aren’t enough for him to break through to the 65th level!
From the 11th to the 65th level, Ning Fan exterminated more than 146 Fate Immortal gold spirit bodies; how could the Divine Blast Technique alone reach such levels!
"May I ask, Young Friend Ning, how many Fate Immortal Nascent Souls are left in your Soul Bag?"
Hesitating for a moment, an Enlightenment stage old demon seated at the left jade platform frowned and asked.
"146."
Ning Fan slapped his Soul Bag, summoning seventy-six thousand Nascent Souls of Shattered Void into the air, then 146 Fate Immortal Nascent Souls.
Not a single nascent soul was missing from his hand!
His Divine Blast Technique still threatens Enlightenment Mid to Late Stage old demons!
The reason he answered the inquiry and displayed numerous nascent souls was to convey to those Enlightenment stage old demons!
Do not assume running out of nascent souls means an opportunity to strike; such actions lead only to self-destruction!
"What! This kid didn’t even use the Divine Blast Technique, yet broke through to the sixty-fifth level! How is this possible!"
Sunx Nian’s eyes were wide with shock; he was at a loss for words!
As a Ghost Profound Middle Stage cultivator, he could only reach the sixty-second level even with all his cards played.
Ning Fan, merely a Fracture Summit cultivator, ascended to sixty-five levels without using the Divine Blast Technique!
What does this imply! It implies under equal conditions, Ning Fan’s Fracture Summit cultivation surpasses Sunx Nian’s strength!
Gold light, Gao Yuan, and other Human Profound cultivators were even more astounded; they sensed Ning Fan, after the Tower of Heaven’s slaughter baptism, harbored stronger Evil Qi, with terrifying strength!
Facing Ning Fan at this moment, Gold light and Gao Yuan felt an unbeatable presence, as if a mere palm from Ning Fan could crush them to dust!
Lux Xiner’s cheeks, already flushed, reddened further! Her gaze toward Ning Fan was increasingly besotted!
Never has she seen such an unparalleled man, ascending to sixty-five levels of the Tower of Heaven during Fracture Summit, receiving the spotlight of thousands, with an unchanging demeanor.
"By the way, Brother Sun, I won the bet, you owe me the Flowing Sand Pearl and fifteen billion Dao Crystals..."
Lux Xiner suddenly remembered; she seemed to have made a wager with Sunx Nian and others.
She bet Ning Fan could reach the thirtieth level, and now Ning Fan’s not only reached the thirtieth but ascended to the sixty-fifth; she won thoroughly.
Lux Xiner turned, preparing to demand the Flowing Sand Pearl and Dao Crystals from Sunx Nian, only to find Sunx Nian had long escaped.
Even though Sunx Nian lost the bet, he neither intended to pay Lux Xiner Dao Crystals nor return her Flowing Sand Pearl.
In an instant, Lux Xiner’s eyes reddened in grievance.
Afterward, she realized, she was tricked by Sunx Nian... her Flowing Sand Pearl was swindled!
Yao Qingyun’s tranquil gaze on Ning Fan, beneath the calm exterior, concealed innumerable surprises.
She never imagined Ning Fan could achieve such an exceptional feat with Fracture Summit cultivation.
Among Slaughter Hall’s strong contenders, anyone reaching sixty-five levels was of Ghost Profound Middle Stage or above.
Ning Fan, at Fracture Summit, reached a level Ghost Profound Middle Stage cultivators could achieve.
If he possessed Ghost Profound Middle Stage cultivation, how many levels could he reach?
Fei He’s gaze on Ning Fan was somber, intermingled with growing greed.
Perfect, perfect, perfect...
In Fei He’s mind, not just these two words emerged.
He intends to kill Yao Qingyun not out of animosity but greed.
It’s not Yao Qingyun’s appearance he covets; he desires Yao Qingyun’s cultivation!
He needs a medium to seize Yao Qingyun’s cultivation!
Ning Fan is that perfect medium!
"A perfectly flawless Corpse Decay body completing three Corpse Transformations, this child is a Yin Yang Transformation cultivator; his soul-capture technique is undoubtedly strong. Using this child as a medium for Yao Qingyun’s plan... Perfect, perfect! If the plan succeeds, I might break through to Mid Stage Shedding Void, perhaps even Late Stage Shedding Void!"
"With seventy-six individuals qualified, remaining spots will be decided by drawing lots. The third round of the competition begins in ten days."
Minghai Celestial King transmitted a message to Qiantuzi, chuckling, transforming into escape light and departing.
Before leaving, he cast a meaningful glance at Ning Fan and transmitted a message.
"Well done."
Ning Fan’s eyes flickered; he hadn’t expected to receive a compliment from Minghai Celestial King.
Qiantuzi announced the competition’s results, determined the list for the third round participants through drawing lots, and finally notified them of the third round’s time and content.
Ning Fan exited Blood Palace; glancing at the giant stele outside, his score had transformed from 4,771,200 to 14,271,200 points.
After merely two rounds, his score reached 14.27 million points, equivalent to 14.27 million Slaughter Value, equivalent to 1.427 billion Dao Crystals.
Ranked second was Chi Zhen, with 280,000 points...
The lead is truly substantial...
Reportedly, previous Slaughter Hall competition victors scored only around six to seven hundred thousand points...
"In ten days, the Blood Sea Altar..."
Ning Fan murmured the location for the third round.
Holding the blood-colored jade slip given by Qiantuzi, his eyes reflected contemplation.
The third round’s contents indeed exceeded his expectations.
The third round entailed no danger, no difficulty, the procedure was simple, easily distinguishing among the hundred participants.
The third round tests, is spirit sense! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) and vote for recommendations, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)