Grasping the Evil-Chapter 816: Battle Is the Only Way!

Except for Mengxx Xiu, no one else knew in advance the number of war flames Ning Fan possessed, based on the Battle Fire Compass, and knew the fact that Ning Fan had six war flames!

Even Luo Shix, Luo Xiao, and the five Shekong Ancestors were all shocked at this moment.

They only knew that Ning Fan had developed the first battle flame, but did not know that Ning Fan now had six battle flames!

Others did not even know that Ning Fan had cultivated any battle flames at all, so their shock was even greater.

The existence of six war flames in itself isn’t surprising; within the Luo Family, there are even cultivators, who have yet to cultivate the first transformation, that have developed six war flames.

What is surprising is that Ning Fan took less than ten months to cultivate six war flames!

This pace of cultivation is even faster than the War King of the Luo Family.

This only proves one thing, that even though Ning Fan is not a War Body cultivator, his aptitude for cultivating battle techniques has already surpassed everyone in the Luo Family!

"Old Six, didn’t you say this kid’s aptitude was ordinary, just mediocre! What nonsense! If this person is mediocre, then aren’t we worse than dogs! Find someone right now who can develop six battle flames in ten months like him! If you find one, I’ll take your surname!"

Among the five Shekong, a slightly hot-tempered old man in a red robe immediately shouted to the Sixth Ancestor.

This person is the Luo Family’s Second Ancestor, known for his straightforward and forthright character, who cultivates a fire-based technique.

"Second Brother, you do have the same surname as Old Six... we are all surnamed Luo..."

Among the five Shekong, an old man dressed in a green robe, who looked like an old child, snickered.

His face soon turned serious, and he scolded the Sixth Ancestor, "Old Six, I mean it, your eyesight is truly not as good as Luo Xiao!"

This person is the Luo Family’s Fourth Ancestor.

"I misjudged, I really misjudged!"

The Luo Family’s Sixth Ancestor was now utterly embarrassed, I couldn’t justify the criticism from the other Shekong, only responding with a bitter smile.

When Ning Fan first arrived at the Extreme Cold Palace, it was he who personally granted the battle technique to Ning Fan and supervised him.

However, he failed to see that Ning Fan had such high aptitude for cultivation, not even giving him a second look...

If he had noticed even a hint of talent in Ning Fan that day, he would not have let someone of Ning Fan’s caliber remain obscure for ten months within the Luo Family before gaining recognition...

"Good boy, sharp eyes! Better than your Sixth Ancestor! For bringing this person to us as a guest elder, you deserve the highest merit! Here, this is your reward, take it. With it, you’re likely to break through your late Ghost Profound bottleneck in one go!"

The Second Ancestor snorted, stopped paying attention to the Sixth Ancestor, and instead took out a jade box, smiling broadly as he handed it to Luo Xiao.

Though Luo Xiao held a certain status in the Luo Family, he had never received any reward from the five Shekong Ancestors before.

Now, suddenly receiving the reward from the Second Ancestor, he was overjoyed and startled.

Upon opening the jade box, he immediately showed a look of surprise, exclaiming excitedly,

"’Dao Essence’! It’s actually Dao Essence! With this, I can definitely enhance my physical strength further, using this opportunity to break through the late Ghost Profound stage!"

"Don’t get too excited! It’s just a diluted drop. The undiluted one isn’t for you; it’s probably kept for this person..."

The Second Ancestor patted Luo Xiao on the shoulder for encouragement, but his gaze was towards Ning Fan, hiding a trace of excitement.

The Luo Family had searched for countless years for a guest elder, aiming to find someone with unparalleled battle potential like Ning Fan.

Only someone like him has the potential to achieve the Fourth Transformation of the Battle Art.

Only someone like him has the hope to awaken War King Luo Hou...

Finally, finally... finally found!

Not only were the five Shekongs excited, but all the cultivators of the Luo Family were also wildly excited at this moment.

They looked at Ning Fan as if gazing upon a savior they’d been awaiting for countless years.

Even the four Enlightenment introducers of Wang Meng, now, none had any dissatisfaction with Ning Fan.

One among them even quietly approached Wang Meng, patted his shoulder, and said to him with a smile,

"Accept it; although you are a War Body cultivator, this person’s battle potential isn’t something you can compare to... From this day forward, likely everyone in my Luo Family War King will stand on his side."

"Accept it... Do I have a choice... haha..." Wang Meng laughed dryly, quietly stepping back to distance himself from the former introducer.

This person’s decisive change in attitude made him dissatisfied.

But now, he was no longer the Luo Family’s favored one, lacking the arrogance he once had.

Starting today, the most valued guest elder of the Luo Family would undoubtedly be his master—Ning Fan...

"Don’t think about it; the reason the Luo Family Patriarch supressed the entire city to support Ning Fan must be because he saw this person’s extraordinary battle potential, abandoning me..." Wang Meng sighed deeply.

Luo Xuan hid her fair hand in her sleeve, tightly clutching the fragment of white cloth.

Ning Fan’s astonishing battle potential far exceeded her expectations.

Another slightly absurd thought quietly grew in her heart.

"Perhaps that person is also him... If he can surpass the War King in terms of battle prowess, it’s not impossible for him to surpass in cultivation speed over eons..."

"Perhaps, it is truly him..."

In this Secret Hall, almost all the masters were moved by Ning Fan’s display of the six flames of war.

Ning Fan paid no heed to any of it.

At this moment, his eyes were shimmering with the light of war flames, and around him, the six flames of war were swirling.

His gaze was locked intently on the Reverse Star Giant Rock in front of him.

In his heart, there was only one thought: no matter what, he must smash this rock!

No matter what, he must seize a spot!

No matter what, he must take first place in the tomb competition!

No matter what, he must free the little demoness, the Sacrificial Body!

At this moment, his heart harbored no thoughts of hesitation or fear.

Attacking the Primordial Star Reverser would inevitably result in severe recoil injury.

This scene was akin to a mortal striking a blade with a bare hand; no matter how courageous one might be, there would be a hint of hesitation, a shred of fear.

However, at this moment, Ning Fan was that mortal pressing his hand against the blade, yet his heart knew no fear.

Fearlessness did not stem from courage.

True battle intent was not about a thirst for war, but rather an unwavering conviction: never retreat in a hundred battles, never flinch at the prospect of death!

Just as Luo Shix had guided him... The true essence of the War God Art was that if you have a single resolve, you must not retreat!

"As long as I shatter this Reverse Star Giant Rock, I shall become the Luo Family Tomb Keeper!"

Suddenly, Ning Fan took a step forward, and the six flames of war swirling around him suddenly flared up brightly and, in a flash, rushed back into his body.

In his eyes, the battle intent was growing wildly!

His black hair suddenly transformed into a blood-red hue and seemed to grow longer!

His slender frame abruptly became taller and more robust!

His white robe was flickering with spots of blood-red light, as if it had turned into a blood robe!

All this transformation could only be triggered by a master who had truly mastered the first transformation!

Though he had not fully mastered the first transformation, at that moment, with Luo Shix’s words, he grasped the essence of the first transformation through the resolve in his heart.

That was the ’battle heart’—to never retreat, but to fight with all one’s might!

His physical defense realm was originally the Si Chen Five Heavens.

An Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor at the Si Chen Five Heavens, whose physical body was comparable to a master at the peak of the Immortal Body Five Cuts!

At that moment, merely by relying on the six flames of war within his body, Ning Fan manifested the blood-body change of the first transformation.

His Ancient Devil Cultivation Realm in an instant skyrocketed to the peak of the Si Chen Sixth Layer Heaven, and his physical defense realm was comparable to a master at the Immortal Physique Seventh Slash!

Immortal Body Seven Cuts was equivalent to the Ghost Profound Late Stage!

"Break for me!"

Ning Fan abruptly raised his fist and fearlessly punched down on the Primordial Star Reverser, and a fierce aura immediately turned into a gale, erupting wildly from within his body!

His blood robe rustled in the fierce wind, and his red hair danced chaotically in the storm!

With that punch, a resounding explosion was instantly triggered, and fine cracks appeared on the Reverse Star Giant Rock, but it did not shatter!

A force several times stronger than the punch smashed back upon Ning Fan, crashing into his chest and abdomen, and his whole body.

The overwhelming force was hard to bear, and Ning Fan staggered back ten steps; with each step back, a blood-stained inch-deep footprint was left on the incomparably hard floor of the Secret Hall...

At that moment, Ning Fan felt as though countless long needles were piercing through his body, the agony unimaginable.

His entire body had been severely injured by the recoil force, riddled with thousands of wounds, bleeding profusely!

"He actually dared to punch the Primordial Star Reverser directly! And that punch carried not the slightest fear or hesitation!"

In the Secret Hall, countless masters were shocked by Ning Fan’s fearless punch.

The five Shedding Void Stages of the Luo Family almost acted in unison and all intended to rush forward to help Ning Fan heal!

In their eyes, there was an uncontainable tension, as if Ning Fan’s injury was more severe than if it were their own.

But just as the five of them were about to step forward, a vast Daoist Thought immediately pressed down, halting their steps.

"Hold on! Let him decide for himself!" Luo Shix’s voice, with an undeniable tone, echoed in their ears.

The five people’s expressions changed, but they gazed deeply at Ning Fan, ultimately choosing not to intervene.

Only he could shatter this Reverse Star Giant Rock!

Because at this moment, Ning Fan had poured every ounce of his fighting spirit into his determination to smash the Reverse Star Giant Rock.

If anyone were to assist him, his fighting spirit would have no outlet and would thus collapse, with unimaginable consequences...

At this moment, Ning Fan could hear no sound, except for the continuous gush of blood from his ear canals.

He was injured by the rebound of the Primordial Star Reverser, the injuries were far from minor, yet the fighting spirit in his eyes was unwavering.

Countless years ago, he was a butterfly, a butterfly charging towards the Immortal Emperor with a mortal body!

Just for a bit of persistence in his heart, he fears no danger ahead!

"Break for me!"

Ning Fan stepped forward again, raising his fist, shaking the heavens and earth, smashing heavily onto the Reverse Star Giant Rock.

With this strike, the cracks on the giant rock multiplied, and the force of the rebound hit back, worsening his injuries once more.

But this time, Ning Fan only retreated seven steps!

The more severe his injuries, the closer to death he was, the more he could feel the boiling fighting spirit of dissatisfaction in his heart!

It seemed as if a voice kept questioning his mind...

’What to do when the enemy is strong and I am weak!’

’What to do when the nation is broken and the family is destroyed!’

’What to do when besieged on all sides!’

’What to do when the world is your enemy!’

What to do!

If retreat is not an option, then there is only one answer!

"Fight to the end!"

The light of the flames of war in Ning Fan’s eyes grew even more intense, as he shouted coldly, stepping forward again without fear, swinging his fist!

Blood splattered, this time, Ning Fan retreated five steps, without any hesitation, he advanced again!

Four steps, three steps, two steps...

The distance he retreated became less and less, while the cracks on the Reverse Star Giant Rock became more and more.

For the final punch, Ning Fan held back almost nothing; with the strength of this punch, and his current injuries, further retaliation would indeed endanger his life!

But for this punch, he still did not hesitate, nor waver in the slightest, before thinking was possible, his body had already instinctively moved!

This punch contained his endless belief since starting on the cultivation path.

For this punch, if there was even a slight hesitation, a bit of bewilderment, a bit of apprehension, he would no longer be Ning Fan!

As this punch was thrown, it immediately turned into a downpour-like bloody fist glow, falling in hundreds on the Reverse Star Giant Rock.

Before all the loud bangs could spread, Ning Fan’s cold shout had already reached everyone’s heart.

Anyone who had cultivated flames of war trembled internally, resonating and responding to the flames of war within Ning Fan!

It was as if the laws of heaven and earth had a hint of resonance with Ning Fan!

It was as if the fighting spirit of the whole world merged into Ning Fan’s punch!

"Break for me!!!"

The fist glow suddenly exploded in the Secret Hall, Luo Shix’s eyes changed, and he immediately waved his sleeve, withdrawing everyone from the Secret Hall.

At the next moment, with the Secret Hall at its center, the ground began to collapse and sink, the collapse spreading crazily across the entire Purple Luo City!

Countless cultivators cried out in shock, swept into this collapsing force, filling the entire Purple Luo City with extremely terrified screams.

High in the sky, Luo Shix had just taken the people from the Secret Hall out, stood in the sky, and upon seeing the collapse still tending to expand, immediately smiled bitterly,

"This child’s single punch could actually trigger the power of Dao Laws... This joke seems to be a bit too much... Initially, I only intended for this child to use the Reverse Star Giant Rock for some practice, never did I expect him to destroy the entire Purple Luo City with one punch..."

While smiling bitterly, Luo Shix immediately spread out his Daoist Thought, and in the next moment, all living beings in the entire Purple Luo City were teleported into the sky to avoid the disaster with a single thought.

Amidst the roar of heaven and earth, beneath the covering smokes and dust, a wild wind suddenly rose.

The center of that wild wind was Ning Fan, standing atop the ruins, and at this moment, in front of and beneath him, there was only a field of shattered Reverse Star Rocks.

He was already a man of blood, and the fighting spirit on him retreated together with the blood.

An unprecedented feeling of weakness, accompanied by countless pains, surged straight into his heart.

However, Ning Fan’s expression remained as calm as water.

He merely lifted his palm, then tightly clenched it, a satisfied smile playing at the corner of his mouth.

"The spot is mine!"

"But repeating this punch will definitely be difficult..."

Countless gazes descended from the sky, falling on Ning Fan and the ruins of Purple Luo City.

These eyes held shock and awe, even Enlightenment Old Demon felt a chilling sensation when looking at Ning Fan.

Ning Fan’s final punch had absolutely touched upon the War Law!

Otherwise, that punch would certainly not have been enough to provoke the flames of war within others, nor would it have been exerted with such terrifying power.

"Wow! Is this the power of my master? If he had used this punch against me earlier, I would have been reduced to ashes!"

Wang Meng shivered involuntarily, unaware that after Ning Fan’s shocking display, saying "master" rolled more smoothly off his tongue.

Unconsciously, he held a respect for Ning Fan as his master, shedding some of his previous reluctance...

The five Shekong members of the Luo Family all looked reluctantly at the Family Head Luo Shix, their expressions mixed with helplessness and relief.

They had been worried that Ning Fan would be countered by Primordial Star Reverser, putting his life in danger.

Now it seemed they worried too much.

However, living in this Purple Luo City that Luo Family relied on, it seemed it would have to be rebuilt...

...

For three full days, Ning Fan secluded himself on the First Peak of Broken Halberd to heal his injuries.

With many supreme healing treasures given by the Luo Family, his wounds were healing quite swiftly.

With Luo Shix’s almost Heavenly Fragmented Thought Cultivation, rebuilding Purple Luo City was merely a matter of a thought.

With just one thought, countless pavilions and towers rose from the ruins, the debris instantly vanishing...

Three days passed, and Ning Fan’s injuries had stabilized initially.

Without continuing treatment, Ning Fan left his cave and flew towards Purple Luo City.

Luo Shix wanted to see him, claiming to give him the Tomb Guardian’s token, and to take him to the Luo Family ’Dao Essence Secret Realm’ to aid his healing.

The Dao Essence Secret Realm is the highest forbidden area of the Luo Family, rumored to contain Dao Essence with the mystical ability to heal the physical defenses and refine them.

Walking in the newly rebuilt Purple Luo City, every Luo Family cultivator’s gaze upon Ning Fan was as fearful as a tiger.

Just because Ning Fan’s punch that triggered the Dao Laws was truly terrifying...

Only Ning Fan knew that his punch that day would be hard to replicate and even harder to execute again...

That day, Ning Fan was stirred by a word from Luo Shix, fearlessly punching the Reverse Star Giant Rock.

In the midst of those punches, he actually slightly touched upon the War Law...

It was a feeling hard to describe, unclear, beyond expression, just touching the edge of the Law realm, but controlling it, using it again, seemed impossible...

Just because Ning Fan’s cultivations were insufficient to wield the Power of Dao Laws, that punch was merely accidental, like a giant rock dropping into the deep sea, eventually stirring thousand layer waves...

Recollecting the mindset of that day, a faint smile curved Ning Fan’s lips.

"I didn’t expect that after cultivating for so many years, my blood could still be easily stirred by certain people and things..."

"However, this is me. Without these, I would be like a butterfly without wings, no longer myself..."

"Having obtained the Tomb Guardian’s spot already, with the token, I now have the qualification to enter the bottom layer of the Divine Tomb and seek the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor’s legacy..."

"There’s still ten years until the next Tomb Contest, and during that Tomb Contest, I must take first place...earning first place, with one request, to relieve Aci of her Sacrificial Body status, allowing her to peacefully live in Eastern Heaven, that would be the best outcome."

Ning Fan walked all the way to Luo Shix’s seclusion ground—Guard Stone Palace.

Outside Guard Stone Palace, a red-robed elder with Mid Stage of Shekong cultivations happened to walk out.

Upon seeing Ning Fan arrive, the elder halted his steps, promptly smiled and cupped his hands towards Ning Fan.

Ning Fan immediately approached, clasped his fists, and saluted to the elder, "Guest Elder Ning Fan, greets the Luo Family Second Ancestor."

"Haha, my young friend, no need for formality, the Family Head has been waiting for a long time in the hall. My young friend should hurry inside! By the way, how is your recovery going? Did the injuries affect your foundation? Do you need to use the Cauldron Furnace for healing? As I understand, Dongming Chen Family has several enticing Crossing True Cauldrons, such rare beauties, a pinch would yield water...hehe...if my young friend has a need, I can intervene, snatch these cauldrons from the Chen Family for your recovery! That sensation, hehe..."

After speaking, the Luo Family Second Ancestor gave Ning Fan a knowing look.

As men, you understand...

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