Grasping the Evil-Chapter 799: Who Can Be an Enemy Beneath Enlightenment?
After Ning Fan appeared, with a flick of his finger, he extinguished the Void Fragmentation, injured the Human Profound with one glance, and harmed the Ghost Profound with one punch. The formidable strength he displayed during these brief moments left all the Masters present in awe!
Whether it was Ke Long and the demons from Spiritual Platform Star, Liu Zhou and the cultivators, or the beautiful woman in the black dress and the Punishment Pavilion Masters, everyone’s gaze was filled with deep respect.
Even the scholarly middle-aged man with the highest cultivations here showed a look of shock.
However, within that expression of surprise, there was also an inexplicable meaning.
His name was Luo Xiao, a member of the Dongming Luo Family.
The Luo Family is an eighth-level force in the Dongming Star Domain. In Dongming, the Luo Family holds a significant position, even those ninth-level Sects with Eternal Immortal Venerable backing don’t dare underestimate the Luo Family.
Firstly, because Luo Family Head Luo Shix is the current Ninth Elder of Godly Void Pavilion, already half-step into Mid-Phase Shattered Thought, holding great power in the Godly Void Pavilion, even the Eternal Old Freaks within the Godly Void Pavilion must show respect to Luo Shix.
Secondly, because within the Luo Family lies an Immortal King who has been in slumber for forty-five million years...
Speaking of this slumbering Immortal King, among the older generation in the Eastern Heaven Immortal World, there’s hardly anyone who doesn’t know.
His name is Luo Hou, and the reason he has been slumbering for forty-five million years is related to the Great Senluo.
Forty-five million years ago, Senluo first wreaked havoc in Dongming.
On that day, Luo Hou, relying on Eternal Third Calamity level, fought Senluo who was at the Eternal Fifth Calamity, ending in mutual defeat. Severely injured, he fell into deep slumber!
Senluo of that era was far less formidable than now, yet he had fought across the eternal five calamities without finding a match.
Luo Hou managed to cross two small realms and inflict severe damage on Senluo, stunning countless people.
With this proud battle achievement, Luo Hou’s name spread across Eastern Heaven. Even though he was severely injured and in slumber, he’s still respectfully called ’War King’ by countless old monsters! The Luo Family also became known as the ’War King Luo Family’!
War King Luo Hou was in deep slumber due to heavy injuries; no one knows when he might awaken.
He is a formidable being capable of severely injuring Senluo across ranks; if he awakens, even the Eternal Fifth Calamity Immortal King wouldn’t dare provoke the Luo Family!
The Luo Family possesses an unshared spell, called "Warsoul Spell," which is Luo Hou’s signature technique.
It is precisely with this spell that Luo Hou can unleash astounding battle power, defeating stronger foes and severely injuring Senluo.
Few in Godly Void Pavilion know that the key to reviving War King Luo Hou lies within the "Warsoul Spell"...
Thinking of the slumbering Immortal King in their clan, Luo Xiao’s eyes lit up with calculation in his heart.
His gaze towards Ning Fan gradually ignites with battle intent flames, beneath which lie countless probing intentions.
He wants to test the aptitude of Ning Fan in cultivating the "Warsoul Spell"!
Encountering someone like Ning Fan, whose combat power is so high, Luo Xiao doesn’t want to let it slip by!
"This Luo Xiao isn’t weak. Taking my evil punch, he is merely lightly injured, knowing that even Late Stage Ghost Profound practitioners couldn’t have handled it easily..."
Ning Fan, with his evil qi forged into a punch, punches Luo Xiao away. Seeing Luo Xiao only lightly injured, Ning Fan’s eyes lit up but he said no more, intending to leave with the two little girls.
The Punishment Pavilion Masters, including the beautiful woman in the black dress, dared not stop Ning Fan further. However, Luo Xiao swallowed the sweet blood from his throat, flashed his figure, disappearing without a trace, in the next instant, he blocked Ning Fan’s path, gazing fiercely, he spoke.
"Daoist, please halt! No matter what, today, you must battle me!"
As he spoke, a vigorous punch without equal followed, mobilizing the grand force of the entire Spiritual Platform Star, roaring towards Ning Fan’s face.
This punch doesn’t employ any Divine Skills, merely an ordinary punch, yet holds infinite might.
Luo Xiao is not only a Mid-Phase Gui Xuan Cultivator but also a Physique refinement cultivator of the fourth slash!
The Immortal Physique Fourth Slash, just relying on his physical strength, is enough to rival the Human Profound Peak. With dual cultivation of mana and physique, even without revealing his bottom cards, Luo Xiao is unmatched among Mid-Phase Gui Xuan.
"A physique refinement cultivator of the Immortal Physique Four Slashes, huh..."
Ning Fan’s gaze turned cold, with a flick of his left fingertips, two swirling void black holes appeared beneath the feet of the two little girls beside him.
With a flash of the black holes, they were teleported to Ke Long’s side, out of the battlefield.
Ning Fan clenched his right fist, facing Luo Xiao’s fist light, punching forward. This punch mobilizes all the essence of the Si Chen Fourth Layer Heaven.
In terms of physical strength, Ning Fan is absolutely not weaker than Luo Xiao, instead, he is even slightly stronger!
The Si Chen Fourth Layer Heaven corresponds to the Silvery Bone Realm of physique refinement, yet is stronger than the Fourth Slash, all because Si Chen Demons are Ancient Chaos Grand Emperors, unmatched in body refinement!
Boom!
This punch-to-punch confrontation is controlled to disperse with no trace; no mountains or rivers have collapsed, yet the entire Spirit Platform Star shakes slightly from the shockwaves of the confrontation.
The two fist lights collide in the mid-air, waves surge within the darkness. Moments later, Luo Xiao’s fist light shatters first while Ning Fan’s residual fist light erupts with destructive waves, bombarding Luo Xiao fiercely.
Boom!
Another loud noise, followed by smoke and dust filling the air.
When the dust settles, the surroundings of the Oblique Moon Mountain Range are shattered, rivers diverging.
The Demon Marsh beneath Ning Fan and others’ feet is riddled with holes, devastated. Only where Ke Long and others stand remain untouched due to Ning Fan’s intentional control.
The spot where Luo Xiao stood has already become a massive celestial pit, tens of thousands of meters deep.
At this moment, Luo Xiao is bloodied, robes torn, after being smashed to the bottom of the pit by Ning Fan, coughing blood continuously, extremely haggard.
Yet his gaze shows neither fear nor anger, instead it reveals a hint of joy.
"This senior is truly a body cultivator comparable to the fifth slash of Immortal Physique!" Liu Zhou, Ke Long, and others of the Void Fragmentation looked at Ning Fan with shock.
"Hehe, Daoist, what a formidable body you have; if I hadn’t used my clan’s secret technique at the crucial moment to protect myself, I would have been severely injured by your punch."
Luo Xiao seemed slightly haggard in spirit, but his gaze was filled with even stronger battle intent as he leapt from the pit, standing above the ground.
Standing high in the sky, overlooking Ning Fan, his gaze was piercing.
Upon him, a spirit of indomitable battle intent burns like flames!
He discovered Ning Fan is a physique refinement cultivator with an extremely resilient body, very satisfied with the probing outcome.
Knowing that the precondition for cultivating "Warsoul Spell" requires expertise in body refinement...
"Perhaps this person truly is the one our Luo Family has waited for countless generations..."
Luo Xiao eyes made a decision, floating above, solemnly speaking,
"I have no intention of enforcing any crime on Daoist regarding a mere Punishment Pavilion Suixu. Neither do I have interest in eliminating demons in the Spiritual Platform Star Cluster, all I wish is for one all-out battle with Daoist; that is the entirety of my intentions at this moment! Daoist, do you dare accept my challenge, standing in the sky, and contest against me decisively!"
"If Daoist is willing to battle, no matter victory or defeat, I am willing to promise. From now on, this Spiritual Platform Star will receive my War King Luo Family’s protection! These two little demons that you care for will, from now on, be under my Luo Family’s protection, and live without worry for life!"
At this moment, in Luo Xiao’s eyes, the flames of battle intent are almost tangible, his presence gradually rising with an unignorable aura, along with a sense of pride.
That pride belongs to the honor of the Battle Cultivators.
The words spoken made Ning Fan’s gaze shift.
"This person’s sole purpose in fighting me is not to exterminate these star beasts, nor to avenge that Punishment Pavilion Master. He seems to have another motive, yet this battle intent is open and pure. And what surprises me is that this person is a cultivator from the War King Luo Family..."
Ning Fan had heard of the War King Luo Family’s information, picked up a few things from the little demoness.
Within the Flowing Sand Star Domain, there was once a Luo surname elder at the peak of the Crossing Truth realm, who constantly protected the little demoness.
That Luo surname elder was someone from the War King Luo Family and one of the four hundred eighty elders of the Godly Void Pavilion; however, he was ranked low and did not hold power.
This person was sent by the Luo Family to protect the little demoness.
The masters from Godly Void Pavilion are generally divided into two camps: one is the Void Camp, and the other is the Divine Space Camp.
Both the Luo Family and the little demoness are affiliated with the Void Camp, and as the little demoness once inadvertently mentioned, the Luo Family is one of the few major forces in the Void Camp that cares for her...
Ning Fan does not fear the Luo Family’s background nor care about Luo Xiao’s promise. He dared to kill the Punishment Pavilion Master, so what fear does he have of the Luo Family.
He dislikes Luo Xiao’s aggressive insistence on challenging him.
Though, considering the care the Luo Family has shown the little demoness, while Ning Fan dislikes Luo Xiao, he also does not wish to harm this person’s life excessively.
"Do you truly not wish to battle Luo Mou!" Luo Xiao once again spoke for a duel,
Ning Fan frowned slightly, finally making a decision. His figure soared, flying into the sky, standing tens of thousands of feet apart from Luo Xiao, and spoke calmly.
"You desire a battle, I shall grant you a battle. Considering your lineage from the War King Luo Family, Ning Mou will naturally hold back."
Ning Fan’s words were not intended to boast but were spoken with full confidence in defeating Luo Xiao.
Luo Xiao is considered a master among the Ghost Profound Cultivators in the Eastern Heaven Star Domain, but he by no means reached the invincible realm of the Ghost Profound.
As for Ning Fan, he has already become unmatched below the Enlightenment realm, even having the power to duel a True Immortal at the initial stage of Enlightenment.
"Daoist friend, your surname is Ning? My apologies. Holding back is unnecessary, do exert yourself fully! Luo Mou knows well, your strength is certainly beyond the Ghost Profound Middle Stage, yet you do not know, I Luo Xiao am no ordinary Ghost Mystery! War God Transformation, First Transformation!!!"
Luo Xiao stepped forward, his tightly bound hair suddenly came undone, and his entire head of black hair abruptly turned blood red.
His originally delicate physique suddenly doubled in height, and his muscles began to swell, filled with explosive power.
A shadowy figure of a blood-colored god suddenly appeared behind him!
From his body, tens of thousands of strands of blood-red divine light erupted!
The shadow of the god was indistinguishable in appearance, but at the moment of its appearance, Luo Xiao’s physique refinement realm of four slashes suddenly surged to the sixth slash of the immortal physique.
No one knew what kind of secret technique Luo Xiao employed, yet his physical defense was greatly enhanced at that moment.
From his body grew blood-red scales, and on his head grew a pair of blood-colored horns.
At this moment, Luo Xiao’s eyes were filled with almost maddening battle intent, and as this intent surged like a tsunami, even Ning Fan’s expression changed slightly.
"This is... a secret technique divine skill that amplifies the physical realm!"
"Indeed, the secret technique Luo Mou employs is the unpassed secret technique of my War King Luo Family—the ’Warsoul Spell’! The first transformation was just now, now it’s... the second transformation!!! Roar!!!"
Luo Xiao’s spirit sense changed again, the battle intent surrounding him surged once more. Under this torrent of battle intent, his heart spirit was almost on the brink of collapse, yet he gritted his teeth and roared to the sky.
His physique soared once more, and his muscles became even more robust.
His blood-red hair began to grow longer, his face visibly distorted, fearsome.
His physical realm, after employing the secret technique a second time, surged from the realm of six immortal slashes to the peak of seven immortal slashes!
At this moment, Luo Xiao’s sheer physical prowess could sweep through Late Stage Ghost Profound cultivators. In a fusion of mana and physique, even Peak Ghost Profound practitioners could be challenged!
"Battle God Dao, War King Halberd!"
Luo Xiao bellowed, and the blood light surrounding him suddenly condensed into a red crystal trident, fiercely grasped in his hand.
He strode forward, and immediately, cracks of blood red appeared in the sky above.
He shouted in power, throwing the radiant trident towards Ning Fan’s direction, coming like a dragon, stirring up countless layers of fierce winds!
This strike clearly reached the power of a Peak Ghost Profound strike!
"Such a ’Warsoul Spell!’ It can unleash such astounding power from a physique refiners’ four immortal slashes!"
Ning Fan sincerely praised—this ’Warsoul Spell’ is undoubtedly an extremely powerful secret technique divine skill for physique refinement cultivators.
The War King Luo Family truly lives up to its name.
But, ultimately, Luo Xiao’s Taoist Practice is shallow. Even though he used the ’Warsoul Spell,’ he’s still not Ning Fan’s match.
In terms of mana alone, Ning Fan reached the pinnacle of the Ghost Profound realm, infinitely close to Enlightenment.
To him, although the trident’s momentum is strong, breaking it is not difficult.
"This battle, you lost."
Ning Fan uttered flatly, and at the moment these words were spoken, he lifted a finger, and a black gold sword light emanated through his fingertips, instantly transforming into a vast array of 108,000 sword lights; sword shadows like illusions, forming an array.
At this moment, the breath of all masters on the Spirit Platform Star was held, only because the sword qi of the Memory Severing Dao Sword was too sharp, locking the flow of spiritual energy across the entire Spirit Platform Star.
Between heaven and earth, it seemed there were only endless phantom sword shadows left, and that was Luo Xiao’s only feeling.
The 108,000 swords swept past, and the red crystal trident Luo Xiao tossed immediately shattered into starlit points of blood glow.
While Luo Xiao himself was shocked by the sword light’s remnants, immediately coughing blood and retreating. In his War God second transformation physique, he shattered pieces of the sky with each step back.
With each step, the surprise in his eyes grew deeper!
"I have used all my strength, even activated the ’Warsoul Spell,’ to be defeated by this person’s casual sword! Is this person truly only of Ghost Mystery cultivation? The power of his casual sword almost matched that of an Enlightenment senior’s strike!"
This expression of astonishment passed in an instant, and the next moment transformed into resolute conviction!
"This person’s strength across realms is so formidable it reached such an extent! Under Enlightenment, who can be an enemy! This person might possibly master the legendary fourth transformation of the War God... and then, awaken the War King!"
Amid the astonishment of all cultivators present, Ning Fan calmly withdrew the myriad sword shadows, landed upon the ground, saying no more.
Considering the little demoness, he had fought with Luo Xiao yet did not harm his life, unwilling to be entangled more with the Luo Family.
Just as he was about to leave, Luo Xiao dispersed the War God Transformation’s manifestation, hurriedly landed on the ground, wiped the blood from his mouth, forcibly suppressed the injury within, bowed his fists to Ning Fan, extremely courteously, earnestly speaking.
"Daoist Ning, Luo Mou has a matter to ask, may we speak a step aside! This matter offers great benefits to you!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)
