Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 643 - 641: Nine Hells Demon Realm Trial

"What kind of game is this?"

Ning Daoran frowned and asked, though his heart was pounding with apprehension. The Nine Hells’ Emperor was an unimaginably terrifying existence. Playing a game with him... the most likely outcome was the Emperor flipping the table and turning hostile.

Win and die, lose and die—it was a rather despairing dilemma.

"Take a look!"

The Nine Hells’ Emperor flicked his sleeve towards the barren area behind him, and immediately, a pocket of heaven and earth opened up—a lush, small valley.

"This is the Nine Hells Demon Realm, a space condensed by my immortal power."

The Nine Hells’ Emperor crouched on the ground, looking down at Ning Daoran, and laughed, "Young friend, are you willing to accept the challenge I’ve prepared for you within the Nine Hells Demon Realm?"

"A challenge?"

Ning Daoran asked skeptically, "Senior, you could crush me to death with a mere wave of your hand. Why bother setting up a challenge? And what kind of challenge would that be?"

"I won’t hide anything from you."

The Nine Hells’ Emperor said, "Killing you would be no harder than squashing an ant. However, it would be a shame for a peerless genius who has achieved Five Elements Unification to perish like this. So I’d like to play a little game with you. As for the challenge... you only need to enter the Nine Hells Demon Realm, where you’ll face me back in my Nascent Soul Early Stage. If you can defeat him, you’ll be considered victorious."

"..."

Ning Daoran’s heart trembled. He was hailed as unrivaled at the same level and had defeated countless Nascent Soul Stage opponents while in Nascent Soul Early Stage. By rights, this challenge should be easy for him. But his opponent was the Nine Hells’ Emperor—someone far more fearsome than Ning Tianyi, a great human emperor. Such a person’s Nascent Soul Early Stage would undoubtedly be terrifying.

"Young friend, why hesitate? You don’t even have a choice."

The Nine Hells’ Emperor smiled faintly. "If you are unwilling, alongside the human clan cultivators turned into stone statues, I can obliterate all of you in one breath. Do you still wish to consider?"

"Please forgive me, Senior."

Ning Daoran respectfully clasped his fists and said, "Though my strength is weak, I wouldn’t dare ruin Senior’s amusement. However, some matters must be clarified. I accept the challenge wholeheartedly. If I lose, I will admit to being outmatched and leave my fate to you. But if, by chance, I win, what then, Senior?"

"If you win..."

The Nine Hells’ Emperor squinted his eyes. He had not considered this possibility and fell into thought.

After a brief pause, he said indifferently, "If young friend truly manages to defeat me at that time, I will let you go. Additionally, I will release Ning Tianyi and the other human clan cultivators from their confinement and allow you to take them away. How about that?"

"Senior’s magnanimity is truly awe-inspiring!"

Ning Daoran frowned slightly and continued respectfully, "However... Ning City Lord, as Guiru City’s Lord, would not tolerate another ruler so close. He might still lead the human clan cultivators against Jiuyou City even if you let them leave, which won’t resolve the problem entirely."

"Tsk-tsk..."

The Nine Hells’ Emperor jeered, "You insolent brat, you truly don’t know when to stop."

Then, with a sudden self-mocking laugh, he said, "Fine. I’ve lived underground in limbo for countless years and have grown weary. If young friend truly wins, I will lead my subordinates in dispersing this lingering resentment and return to the earth. How about that?"

"Senior..."

Ning Daoran frowned and said, "If you can say such words, this junior truly respects you greatly..."

"Hmph!"

The Nine Hells’ Emperor crossed his arms, smiling idly. "Your flattery is quite enjoyable. Still, defeating me when I was in Nascent Soul Early Stage—how could it be easy?"

"Precisely because it’s not easy, this junior has one more request."

"Another request?"

The Nine Hells’ Emperor’s temper flared. "Speak, what else do you want?"

"Senior’s merits are towering, and your cultivation unfathomable. This junior is merely a mediocre, worthless youth. Defeating you at the same stage is naturally extremely difficult. Thus, could Senior allow me unlimited attempts at the challenge? With only one or two chances, I surely cannot pass, so I hope Senior might grant some leniency and allow me to try endlessly. What do you think?"

"Granted."

The Nine Hells’ Emperor surprisingly agreed readily, saying, "Since I set up this challenge out of boredom, giving you unlimited chances won’t make a difference."

"Thank you, Senior!"

Ning Daoran was thrilled. "Senior truly has a broad mind, unmatched by the ordinary!"

"Enough."

The Nine Hells’ Emperor said, "You may begin now."

"As Senior commands!"

Ning Daoran, wielding the Big Green Dragon, turned and stepped into the Nine Hells Demon Realm.

...

"Swish!"

The moment his feet crossed the light curtain, he found himself in a completely different world.

The Nine Hells Demon Realm’s terrain was a valley, and from deep within emerged a sharp-featured, elegant youth holding a longsword. He was the younger version of the Nine Hells’ Emperor.

Ning Daoran released his Divine Sense and scanned him, discovering that the other’s age was merely ninety-six!

Ridiculous!

Only ninety-six years old, and already ascended to Nascent Soul!

"Hmph!"

The young version of the Nine Hells’ Emperor smirked coldly. "What kind of trash are you, daring to challenge me?"

He was arrogantly defiant.

Ning Daoran said nothing but secretly lit a Fourth-order Lower Grade Divine Speed Talisman in his sleeve. Azure lightning flashed around him, and he instantly appeared in front of the Emperor, slashing down with the Big Green Dragon!

A sneak attack!

Unfortunately, the spear radiance struck only the Emperor’s afterimage.

"Cunning wretch!"

The Emperor’s voice sounded from behind him.

Ning Daoran quickly spun around, summoning the Cold Dragon Stone Plate for defense. At the same time, he unleashed the Nine Dragon Treasure Mirror, Fire God Sword, Blood-drinking Sword, and other treasures for an all-out assault on the Emperor!

Thunder erupted throughout the valley as the two Nascent Soul Early Stage combatants clashed fiercely.

...

After half a cup of tea’s time.

"Rustle..."

Ning Daoran staggered out of the Nine Hells Demon Realm, his face swollen and discolored.

Outside sat the colossal figure of the Nine Hells’ Emperor, hugging his knees, stifling his laughter with visibly twitching lips.

The battered Ning Daoran sighed, "Senior, just laugh if you want to. Why hold back?"

"Hahahahaha~~~"

The Nine Hells’ Emperor couldn’t suppress his laughter any longer, bursting out loudly. "Young Friend Ning, how did you get beaten into such a sorry state? Weren’t you hailed as unrivaled in the Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World at the same level?"

"..."

Ning Daoran looked embarrassed. "Who’d have thought that there are always stronger people out there? Senior’s Nascent Soul Early Stage combat power was truly extraordinary."

"That’s natural."

The Nine Hells’ Emperor smiled faintly. "During my Golden Core Stage, I stumbled upon a rare opportunity and mastered the Five Elementals Destruction Technique. You should have sensed during the battle that ordinary Five Elementals Immortal Techniques couldn’t harm me in the slightest. Even your painstakingly cultivated Chaos Spiritual Power barely fazed me."

"Precisely."

Ning Daoran slumped to the ground, regulating his breath to heal his injuries. "Senior, then the source of the Black Tide... could it be related to your Five Elementals Destruction Technique?"

"Not at all."

The Nine Hells’ Emperor shook his head. "The Black Tide naturally exists in the rift between the Human World and Earth Immortal Realm. The opportunity I gained back then was a piece of Original Gem imbued with Black Tide power. So you’re mistaken—Jiuyou City isn’t the source of the Black Tide. It merely possesses a fragment of its power."

"I see."

Ning Daoran said in a serious tone, "I will heal myself for a few days and then challenge again."

"Good. This Emperor shall await your return!"

...

Several days later.

Ning Daoran got beaten into a swollen face yet again.

As he walked out of the Nine Hells Demon Realm, he realized this repeated attempt was futile. The strength of the Nine Hells’ Emperor in Nascent Soul Early Stage was rooted not in his fight technique but in his Five Elementals Destruction Technique. No matter how he refined his technique, he couldn’t defeat the Emperor. The key to victory lay in strengthening the Chaos Power.

Thus, Ning Daoran decided to focus on the Five Elementals Immortal Vine.

Since his cultivation originated from the Evergreen Technique, if he could perfect the Five Elementals Immortal Vine and eventually merge it into one, he would obtain a Chaos-attributed Immortal Vine. By enriching the foundation of the Evergreen Technique, he could achieve a more potent, refined Chaos Power—his only chance of overcoming the Emperor’s Five Elementals Destruction Technique.

"Senior, I need to enter closed-door training for a while."

Ning Daoran said honestly, "If I keep attempting endlessly, I could battle for ten thousand rounds and still wouldn’t prevail. Thus, I hope Senior can grant me time for secluded cultivation."

"Granted."

The Nine Hells’ Emperor chuckled lightly. "I’ve waited for tens of thousands of years, so why not wait a few years for you?"

"Thank you!"

...

Ning Daoran entered the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven to begin his closed-door cultivation. freёweɓnovel_com

In the face of such a Great Power like the Nine Hells’ Emperor, his actions were entirely transparent. The Spirit Garden Cave Heaven hardly counted as a secret; the Emperor had likely seen through it at first glance.

"Hmph~~~"

The Nine Hells’ Emperor crossed his arms and rested, his eyes closed in quiet meditation.

Above him, the True Dragon circled in the air but made no sound, as it had long been dead.

Thus, the underground world turned silent.

Meanwhile, outside...

Ning Tianyi’s army of cultivators charging into Jiuyou City vanished without a trace, leaving no news behind. Subsequent attempts to enter Jiuyou City failed, as its surroundings were sealed by the Nine Hells’ Emperor. Any cultivators trying to breach it were thrown out effortlessly, making Jiuyou City a forbidden land.

As for Returning Ruins Immortal Land, it remained under the command of two Nascent Soul Middle Stage Elders from Guiru City, preventing it from descending into chaos.

However, if Ning Tianyi continued to remain absent, the hidden factions might suspect that he and his cultivators had perished in Jiuyou City. Returning Ruins City, in turn, could fall into others’ hands!

...

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

"It’s done!"

With a face full of elation, Ning Daoran stepped out of his hut, golden vines coiling around him, brimming with Geng Metal Essence!

After six months of secluded painstaking efforts, he had successfully merged the Eternal Immortal Vine with the Golden Cauldron Profound Technique to create the Golden Vine!

Without hesitation, he strode forward with newfound confidence and exited the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven.

"Senior, I’m ready to challenge again!"

"Very well."

The Nine Hells’ Emperor opened his eyes, his face brimming with amused anticipation. With a flick of his sleeve, he reopened the Nine Hells Demon Realm. "Young friend, I wish you fortune."

"Thank you, Senior!"

Ning Daoran stepped back into the pocket dimension.

Moments later, he returned the same way, his face beaten so badly it looked like a pig’s head.

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