Grasping the Evil-Chapter 778: Death God Crystal, Arrival of the Twin Emperors
The second aperture of the Ancient God just opened a tiny hole, and nearly ninety percent of all the Ancient God Power within the Seven-Pointed Star Array surged toward Ning Fan!
The Three Revolution Dan Master immediately felt a significant reduction in pressure, stood up from the ground, and looked at Ning Fan in disbelief.
At this moment, the Ancient God Might on Ning Fan’s body was rapidly increasing.
Although Ning Fan was clearly only in the Ghostly Profound Early Stage, he made the Three Revolution Dan Master at the Shedding Void Realm feel an invisible sense of oppression as if facing someone superior!
That was the oppression only lower-level Ancient Gods would feel towards higher-level Ancient Gods, unrelated to cultivation or bloodline level!
"No mistake, this is the might of a Two-Apertures Ancient God! This pressure isn’t solid; the second Ancient God Heart Aperture opened by this boy hasn’t fully stabilized yet!"
The Three Revolution Dan Master took a deep breath, their gaze filled with astonishment.
Under the altar, the Senluo Immortal King’s blood-red eyes flickered, though he too showed little fluctuation, muttering to himself.
"Is this boy trying to open a second Divine Aperture by borrowing the Ancient God Power from the Seven-Pointed Star Array? This method of forcibly opening a Divine Aperture carries significant risks, it’s either success, becoming a Two-Apertures Ancient God, or failure, leading to heart extinction and death..."
"He previously consumed 466 Ancient God Heart Lotuses, which may have laid the foundation for his second aperture; otherwise, with this boy’s character, he definitely wouldn’t dare to forcibly open a Divine Aperture. Even so, his chances of success or failure in opening the aperture are about fifty-fifty. Will he successfully open the aperture, or will he... fall!"
Senluo’s gaze deepened.
If Ning Fan succeeds in becoming a Two-Apertures Ancient God, it would greatly aid him.
Conversely, if Ning Fan dies, it would critically impact his plans.
The Three Revolution Dan Master is unaccomplished, Mu Tu has no fate with the Ancient Gods, but Ning Fan is quite a promising helper...
So, should Ning Fan fail to open the aperture, it would be best to save him; otherwise, he will lose a valuable container of Ancient God Power...
"Hmph, if this boy truly fails in opening the aperture, I will forcibly interrupt his attempt and save him!" Senluo snorted coldly.
In the center of the Seven-Pointed Star Array, the Ancient God Aura around Ning Fan soared, divine light illuminating the world.
He has already preliminarily opened the second aperture of the Ancient God, and under the continuous impact of the Ancient God Power, the aperture is gradually expanding.
There is no joy in his eyes, only seriousness.
The second aperture was initially the size of a needle hole, gradually tearing larger until it was the size of a finger hole, similar to the first Divine Aperture.
But the edges of the second aperture are continuously tearing, gradually spreading across the entire heart, then extending throughout the entire body!
A black void hole the size of a finger suddenly appeared in Ning Fan’s left chest.
The hole gradually expanded, reaching half the size of the heart!
The second aperture had been opened, but was on the verge of collapse!
At this moment, half of Ning Fan’s heart had been destroyed due to the opening of the second Divine Aperture!
The pain and emptiness in his chest brought an unprecedented seriousness to Ning Fan’s gaze.
He had indeed underestimated the risks of forcibly opening an Ancient God Heart Aperture!
The saying "success and failure are but one" holds true.
The reason Ning Fan was able to open the second aperture in one go was not only due to the immense medicinal power of the Ancient God Heart Lotus but also the vast ocean of Ancient God Power in the seven-pointed star formation.
It was because this Ancient God Power was strong enough that Ning Fan could quickly break through the aperture and open the second heart aperture.
Also because this Ancient God Power was too immense, even after the aperture was opened, it continued to be battered by the Ancient God Power, leading the aperture to the verge of collapse, bringing the entire heart close to collapse.
This method of forcibly opening an aperture is too risky, and without the aid of the Ancient God Heart Lotus, the success rate would be less than ten percent.
Even though Ning Fan consumed a large amount of Ancient God Heart Lotus, he only had about a fifty percent chance of opening the second aperture.
This Ancient God Power was not something Ning Fan cultivated step by step and couldn’t be controlled freely, making it difficult to manage the force when opening the aperture.
"Inviting a god is easy, sending a god away is hard..."
The continuously expanding void black hole in his chest reminded Ning Fan that he must immediately find a way to suppress the collapse of this aperture. If the void hole in his chest spreads unchecked, the consequences would be unimaginable.
His only fate would be... heart extinction, body death, and then complete demise!
The opening of the first heart aperture brought Ning Fan boundless pain.
The opening of the second aperture brought Ning Fan a fifty percent risk of demise.
Apertures indeed are not easy to open, but so what!
The more dangerous the situation, the calmer Ning Fan became.
He clearly realized that the crisis he faced was due to the overwhelming amount of Ancient God Power descending upon him.
He, alone, bore ninety percent of the Ancient God Power from the altar.
The Three Revolution Dan Master bore only ten percent of the power.
Thus, simply redistributing the excess Ancient God Power would alleviate the crisis!
Ning Fan lifted his head, his gaze sweeping towards the Three Revolution Dan Master beside him!
In an instant, the Three Revolution Dan Master suddenly felt a chill run through him.
The Three Revolution Dan Master couldn’t understand why, being a Shedding Void Cultivator, and Ning Fan merely a Ghost Profound Cultivator, he felt anxious under Ning Fan’s gaze!
It was all because Ning Fan, at this moment, was imbued with ninety percent of the Ancient God Power from the altar, his pressure incredibly overwhelming.
Ning Fan suddenly raised his palm, and the vast Ancient God Power within him condensed into an extremely brilliant golden sphere in his palm, flicking it toward the Three Revolution Dan Master.
This golden sphere contained almost forty percent of the Ancient God Power from the altar.
Such a large amount of Ancient God Power, to any Ancient God, would be a great fortune.
Any Ancient God refining such an amount of Ancient God Power would greatly benefit.
Seeing this sphere flying towards him, the Three Revolution Dan Master’s eyes suddenly filled with extreme shock and anger, cursing aloud,
"Despicable! Since you can’t bear this Ancient God Power, you throw it to me, whelp, how dare you!"
He didn’t see the sphere as fortune, only as a disaster!
The Ancient God Power that even this Two-Apertures Ancient God Ning Fan couldn’t handle, how could he dare to take it?
He was just a Half-Vein Ancient God, unable to digest this Ancient God Power, nor did he dare to forcibly open an aperture with it.
Just bearing the Ancient God Oppression here was already causing him unbearable pain.
The sphere flashed and disappeared, transforming into strands of golden light exploding around the Three Revolution Dan Master, moving at incredible speed. At this moment, the Three Revolution Dan Master was shackled to the altar, unable to escape the countless golden lights.
This golden light, every thread was the Ancient God Power revived by the Flowing Sand Ancestor!
Standing on the altar, Ning Fan and the Three Revolution Dan Master each continually bore a portion of the Ancient God Power.
Ning Fan initially bore ninety percent of the power and unhesitatingly tossed forty percent of it to the Three Revolution Dan Master.
At this moment, the Ancient God Power on the altar was redistributed, and both Ning Fan and the Three Revolution Dan Master each bore fifty percent of the Ancient God Power.
The Three Revolution Dan Master was not truly a One Orifice Ancient God and could not withstand too much Ancient God Power, and immediately screamed in agony.
Ning Fan, having disposed of the excessive Ancient God Power, instantly felt much lighter, and the spreading speed of the black hole in his chest significantly slowed.
He nodded in satisfaction, paying no heed to the Three Revolution Dan Master’s screams, sitting cross-legged at the center of the altar, starting to suppress the collapse of the second aperture little by little.
The black hole in his chest gradually shrunk.
After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the black hole in his chest completely disappeared, and the size of the second aperture returned to the size of a finger hole, the edge gradually stabilizing.
At this moment, the second aperture was finally successfully opened and would no longer collapse!
Once the aperture stabilized, Ning Fan exhaled a long breath, no longer fearing the oppression brought by the Ancient God Power.
He hadn’t forgotten that he was a vessel for the Ancient God Power of the Senluo Immortal King.
Once the aperture stabilized, Ning Fan changed his spirit sense continuously, taking his heart as the medium, beginning to absorb the Ancient God Power in the altar.
"Oh? The second aperture genuinely opened successfully?" It was not until this moment that Senluo showed a slight surprise, swept his gaze over Ning Fan, but said nothing further.
In any case, Ning Fan, having become a Two-Apertures Ancient God, would significantly aid his plans.
Mux Tu gradually controlled the formation of the first layer of the stone cave, and in the Flowing Sand Star Sea, the third, fourth, and fifth stone caves gradually turned completely golden.
At the moment the sixth stone cave turned golden, the heart of the Flowing Sand Ancestor fully awakened, and the strength of the ancient god power in the seven-pointed star altar reached its peak!
Ning Fan sat cross-legged at the center of the altar, akin to a grain of millet in the vast ocean.
At this moment, the altar contained half of the Flowing Sand Ancestor’s ancient god power!
Outside the altar, the body of the Senluo Immortal King also contained the other half of the ancient god power, which he had forcibly taken from the Flowing Sand Star Sea earlier.
Although his cultivation was high, the Senluo wasn’t an ancient god and could only bear half of the Flowing Sand Ancestor’s power at most.
Since he couldn’t take all the power, he stayed in the Flowing Sand Star Domain, plotting for the remaining power.
Therefore, he needed a container, a vessel to help him store the power.
The Three Revolution Dan Master was a poor-quality container, whereas Ning Fan was an excellent one!
Ning Fan continued to seal the vast ancient god’s power within his heart apertures.
After opening the second heart aperture, this enormous ancient god power no longer held much use for him.
Having taken the risk of opening the second heart aperture, he wasn’t planning on rashly using this enormous power to open a third one without preparation.
Even with the consumption of the Ancient God Heart Lotus, laying the foundation for the second heart aperture, Ning Fan nearly perished during the process.
Without preparation, attempting to open the third heart aperture would be too reckless, risking his life nine times with only one possible survival.
He sealed the ancient god power within his heart apertures, holding it for the Senluo to use as needed.
In the Senluo’s plan, Ning Fan was just a container for storing the heart power, to be extracted in one go when needed.
The Flowing Sand Ancestor was a Six-Apertures Ancient God, and the Senluo had forcefully swallowed the power of three apertures.
Ning Fan was already a Two-Apertures Ancient God, gradually sealing both heart apertures with the resurgent power of the Flowing Sand Ancestor, unable to seal any more power.
Ning Fan’s existence was to serve as the Senluo’s two ancient god heart apertures!
As for the Three Revolution Dan Master, he was merely a Half-Vein Ancient God...
After Ning Fan sealed away countless ancient god power, the ancient god pressure on the seven-pointed star altar reduced by two-thirds.
The Three Revolution Dan Master, free from pain, stood up once again, casting a resentful glare at Ning Fan.
Ning Fan returned his gaze with a calm look.
"Younger generation, remember what happened just now!" The Three Revolution Dan Master, angry to the point of laughing, threatened.
Ning Fan, as if not hearing the Three Revolution Dan Master’s threat, continued to sit cross-legged on the altar, focused on his breathing, consumed an expensive pill, and remained silent.
Sealing the ancient god power had significantly depleted Ning Fan’s mana, so he was busy recovering and paid no mind to the Three Revolution Dan Master.
"Three Revolution Dan Master! It seems you haven’t completed your task!" Senluo’s voice suddenly cut in coldly from outside the altar, reminding him.
Upon hearing Senluo’s words, the Three Revolution Dan Master’s expression changed drastically, his mind no longer on quarreling with Ning Fan. He immediately sat cross-legged like Ning Fan, rapidly performing spirit sense to seal the scattered ancient god power into his half heart aperture.
Chains were wrapped around him, clanging with each movement.
Gradually, the Three Revolution Dan Master’s half heart aperture was fully sealed with ancient god power.
Ancient god power still flowed above the altar, but he was unable to seal any more.
"Master, I’ve reached my limit and can’t seal even a sliver of ancient god power more..." The Three Revolution Dan Master looked at Senluo, smiling deferentially.
"Three apertures plus two apertures, and a half aperture... five and a half apertures, not six apertures... without six apertures, I can’t fully unleash the Divine Abilities of the Flowing Sand Ancestor..."
Senluo seemed to be calculating, murmuring to himself.
Without glancing at the Three Revolution Dan Master, his figure blurred and vanished, only to reappear a moment later in the middle of the altar, between Ning Fan and the Three Revolution Dan Master.
In his hand, he held a diamond-shaped blood-red crystal, emanating an aura of ancient desolation.
With just one glance at the crystal, Ning Fan was visibly shocked, for within his ancient god bloodline, a memory of this object appeared out of nowhere!
Thus, he recognized it!
This object was known as the ’Death God Crystal’, a primordial treasure!
Every Death God Crystal was formed using the hearts of ten thousand ancient gods, refining over a hundred thousand years. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
For one crystal to form, ten thousand ancient gods must be slain, their hearts extracted for refinement.
Consuming a crystal offers a chance to directly open an ancient god heart aperture, but also risks backlash.
To create a single crystal, ten thousand ancient gods must be slain, using the power of the Death God’s heart to bolster godly cultivation, hence its name Death God Crystal.
Anyone can only consume one Death God Crystal in a lifetime. Consuming a second poses a thirty percent risk of direct death.
Consuming a third, a near-certain death!
Consume a fourth, and death is assured...
The higher the grade of the Death God Crystal, the more effective it is for opening heart apertures.
The more heart apertures an ancient god has, the weaker the effect of a Death God Crystal becomes.
The grade of a Death God Crystal is determined by the grade of the ten thousand ancient god hearts used for its creation.
Holding the Death God Crystal, Senluo glanced at Ning Fan and then at the Three Revolution Dan Master, sneering coldly,
"This is the third Death God Crystal that I possess, and it’s also the last one. Three Revolution Dan Master, would you be willing to consume it to increase your ancient god heart apertures and help me achieve the sixth aperture!"
"Mas... Master, please spare me! Even after consuming the first Death God Crystal, I suffered backlash. The second only just barely managed to open half a heart aperture... The third, I can’t possibly consume it! I don’t want to die, I truly don’t want to die! Consuming the third Death God Crystal, to open a heart aperture successfully would be one success out of ten thousand deaths! The hope is meager, truly meager!"
Upon hearing Senluo’s intent to have him consume the third Death God Crystal, the Three Revolution Dan Master displayed an extremely fearful expression.
His half heart aperture was fortuitously opened through the consecutive consumption of two Death God Crystals.
This Death God Crystal was a matchless treasure that the Senluo Immortal King had happened upon, originally having five.
Having consumed one himself but failing to open a heart aperture due to poor fortune, he refused to risk the second.
He gave one to Mux Tu, but Mux Tu failed to open a heart aperture.
He gave two to the Three Revolution Dan Master, who managed to open a heart aperture.
Now, he was left with the final Death God Crystal in his possession.
He intended to use this single Death God Crystal to complete six apertures, to return to the Godly Void Pavilion, and assault the Heavenly Prison!
Seeing the Three Revolution Dan Master’s fear and reluctance to consume the Death God Crystal, Senluo sneered and turned his gaze to Ning Fan.
Senluo never intended to waste this crystal on the Three Revolution Dan Master, planning instead to give it to Ning Fan to achieve six apertures!
As Ning Fan noticed Senluo’s gaze upon him, he understood immediately that Senluo intended to give this treasure to him.
Yet before Senluo could speak further, a series of deafening explosions resounded throughout the Black Hole World, echoed across the Flowing Sand Star Sea, reaching the ears of everyone in the Cave of Time!
It was the sound of shattering!
The Black Hole World seemed to be under an extremely powerful attack, breaking and collapsing bit by bit!
"Hmph! The Shenhao Twin Emperors move fast, arriving in this star domain in less than a day!"
Senluo’s eyes turned cold, then he let out an evil, mocking laugh, throwing the Death God Crystal at Ning Fan, ordering,
"Refine this, without error!"
Whoosh!
As soon as he spoke, Senluo vanished in a shrill whistle, disappearing without a trace.
Senluo knew that the Shenhao Twin Emperors had arrived at the Flowing Sand Star Domain!
With both emperors present, a battle was inevitable. In this battle, he would not avoid confrontation!
(1/1) The update is late, apologies, wash up and sleep. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, visit qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)
