Grasping the Evil-Chapter 859: Harbinger of Calamity
"Brother Food! Xianxian has been looking for you for a long time! Finally found you!"
The little girl excitedly snuggled in Ning Fan’s embrace... The scent of lightning on Ning Fan was really enticing.
Ning Fan was speechless... He hadn’t even asked, and this little girl had already confessed everything.
As expected, she had followed him all the way here...
Roar!
With a commanding beast roar, a dark wave of beasts halted a hundred feet in front of Ning Fan.
Tens of thousands of Barbarian Beasts, most with blood-red eyes and low spirit awareness.
Only a few with higher cultivations showed a glimmer of intelligence in their eyes.
The blood-red in these beasts’ eyes gave Ning Fan a sense of familiarity, yet it felt somewhat different.
It was very much like the scent of Calamity Thought, yet slightly different...
"Foreign Clan Cultivator, hand over this girl, and I might leave you a complete corpse!"
Among the horde, a giant black-scaled Barbarian Dragon, as large as a mountain, coldly spoke.
It was the only Enlightenment-stage beast among the horde, and the only one capable of human speech.
The beast’s eyes shone fiercely, looking at Ning Fan as if he were already a dead man.
No matter what, it wouldn’t let Ning Fan go... Though the beasts came for the sacred fruit, they didn’t mind exterminating some foreign races along the way.
To the Barbarian Beasts, whether they be the Four Heavens Masters or the demon race, they were all foreign, all enemies!
"Leave me a complete corpse? That depends on whether you have that ability!"
Ning Fan’s eyes flashed coldly; he put down the little girl in his arms and said indifferently, "Your matter will be settled later... Go and hide first!"
The silver-haired little girl, despite being able to perform mid-stage Shedding Void lightning powers, lacked combat awareness; it wouldn’t be surprising if she got eaten by an Enlightenment-level beast.
"Okay, okay... Brother Food, hurry up, I’ll go find a place to eat fruits first..."
Swoosh!
The little girl turned into a flash of lightning, disappearing from the spot, reappearing on the roof of the highest building in Mulan City, swinging her bare feet, happily munching on wild fruits.
As soon as the little girl left, the horde’s attack came.
Countless Barbarian Beasts surrounded Ning Fan like a tide, while the Enlightenment-stage black-scaled Barbarian Dragon opened its massive mouth. A black-red glow immediately condensed into an intense beam within it.
With a piercing sound, the black-red beam shattered the skies, striking Ning Fan.
The ground began to split on both sides from where Ning Fan stood, spreading destructive waves, indiscriminately killing countless Barbarian Beasts...
Barbarian Beasts were ruthless, even among themselves, they could kill without batting an eye.
"This is bad! It’s Barbarian Flash! The Senior..."
The beautiful woman defending the city, along with three Void Fragmentation Elders, were instantly thrown into a panic.
That black-red beam was named Barbarian Flash, a signature skill of Enlightenment-stage above Barbarian Beasts, with immense destructive power.
For a Master of equal stature to these beasts, being hit directly by Barbarian Flash left little chance of survival...
In their view, Ning Fan most likely died from this one strike of Barbarian Flash.
Only Liu Yan knew that Ning Fan wouldn’t be defeated by just a mere Barbarian Beast. In her memory, Ning Fan was capable of slaying Shedding Void Realm old monsters like the Lord Xuanlei!
The black-red light continued to ripple through the air, smoke and dust filled the sky.
The wind rose, the smoke dispersed, revealing Ning Fan, dressed in white, with silver hair flowing, unscathed, his gaze beneath the Ghost Mask icy and impassive.
"So this is the Barbarian Flash of the Enlightenment-stage Barbarian Beast... Indeed, there’s a hint of Calamity Thought’s aura within this Barbarian Flash, yet it’s distinct from it..."
"Barbarian Beasts are formed as Barbarian Humans transform into beasts, losing their memories, becoming ferocious, acknowledging no kin... This behavior is akin to a cultivator controlled by Calamity Thought..."
"The Barbarian Wilderness Ancient Domain is a world without reincarnation, where any cultivator, regardless of their level, will be abandoned by reincarnation upon death... What exactly is this Barbarian Wilderness Ancient Domain?"
"Barbarian Flash is a body art... Driven by Calamity as power, a body technique..."
Ning Fan’s mind raced; if not to verify a guess, he wouldn’t have taken a direct hit from the Barbarian Dragon.
Yet with his formidable Heavenly Demon Physical Body, even a direct hit from Barbarian Flash wouldn’t cause him any harm.
Moreover, after taking a hit from Barbarian Flash, he surprisingly gained significant insights into this technique.
Amidst the fierce wind, Ning Fan’s fingers formed seals, executing the First Transformation of the War Mantra.
The force of 102 flames of war instantly converged in his heart, swiftly brimming through his entire body, causing his Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor cultivation to soar.
However, due to the suppression of the Innate Ghost Mask, the transformation of the War God Art did not turn his silver hair red, making it rare for anyone to recognize that Ning Fan had used the War God Art of the Eastern Heaven Luo Family.
This could be another powerful aspect of the Innate Ghost Mask.
The moment the War God Art nearing its second transformation was employed, Ning Fan’s Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor cultivation broke through the Second Nirvana of Sky Demon and continued to escalate to the peak of the Second Nirvana.
At this moment, Ning Fan’s physical defense alone was sufficient to contend with a Late Stage Enlightenment!
Under the Dual Cultivation of body and techniques, Ning Fan was undoubtedly a master among the Late Stage Enlightenment, even before unleashing the Rain Yin Yang!
"The Barbarian Flash is essentially a divine skill akin to Calamity Thought... With my Heavenly Demon Physical Body and the Power of Calamity Blood within me, I should also be able to perform a Barbarian Flash!"
A trace of the Power of Calamity Blood within him was mobilized by Ning Fan. Immediately, a crimson light of Calamity Thought appeared in his eyes.
Just then, Ning Fan abruptly raised his hand and pointed a finger, from which a black-red beam of extreme light burst forth, fiercely sweeping across the Barbarian Beast Horde!
This light was so pure, far exceeding the usual level of barbarian beasts.
With genuine Calamity Blood within him, Ning Fan’s Barbarian Flash was unmatched by any barbarian beast!
Utilizing the peak physical strength of the Second Nirvana of Sky Demon to wield this Barbarian Flash blow, its power was enough to astonish any Late Stage Enlightenment!
"Ba... Barbarian Flash! Could it be that this senior’s true self is actually a barbarian beast!"
"Impossible! Human-shaped barbarian beasts have no cultivation; how could this senior be a barbarian beast!"
"Among the Four Heavens Great Powers, occasionally there are elders interested in the Barbarian Flash of beastkind, creating similar divine skills... This Barbarian Flash must be a divine skill this senior comprehended and created!"
"Makes sense... This senior’s Barbarian Flash is evidently mightier than the barbarian beasts, clearly not an ordinary Barbarian Flash..."
Mulan City was abuzz with speculation.
Meanwhile, panic started to flow among the Barbarian Beast Horde.
These beasts were ruthless, merciless, even daring to gnash their jaws at Shedding Void Realm old monsters and Fragmented Thought Elders.
But at the instant they witnessed Ning Fan’s Barbarian Flash of Calamity Thought, for the first time in their lives, they understood fear!
To them, the Power of Calamity Blood within Ning Fan’s body seemed like heavenly might! The Barbarian Flash unleashed by Calamity Blood exuded a pressure akin to a higher being!
A Turtle-shaped Barbarian Beast of Ghost Profound Peak-Stage cultivation, paralyzed by terror, forgot to dodge the Barbarian Flash attack. As the flash descended, it was instantly blasted into pieces...
A Bear-shaped Barbarian Beast of Ghost Profound Late Stage was trembling all over, crouching on the ground, attempting to resist the Barbarian Flash blow, but was immobilized with fear...
That Initial Stage Shedding Void Realm Black-scaled Barbarian Dragon, at this moment, had no trace of fierceness in its eyes, only fear, rising for the first time a thought of escaping!
From the memory within its bloodline, emerged a terrifying term, describing Ning Fan’s kind of strong presence!
At that moment, how could it dare to remain here, or utter wild words, pledging not to leave Ning Fan’s corpse whole... It could only strive to flee for its life!
The Black-scaled Barbarian Dragon flapped its massive wings, turned around to escape, but unfortunately, it could not escape!
As the Barbarian Flash arrived, it was facing its calamity, as unavoidable as heaven, leaving no route for escape!
With the arrival of the black-red extreme beam of Barbarian Flash upon it, its dragon scales, which could withstand attacks from a Post-Nirvana Immortal Treasure, were completely broken at this moment.
Dragon scales, shattered!
Dragon blood, dried!
Dragon bones, crushed!
Dragon destiny, extinct!
It barely managed to issue a wretched scream, and in the next instant, everything it possessed was buried in that Barbarian Flash!
"...Messenger of Calamity..." The last memory to arise from its bloodline, although it did not comprehend what it meant...
Tens of thousands of barbarian beasts were enveloped by the extreme light of the Barbarian Flash, their mournful cries incessantly echoing.
The sound of exploding beast bodies continuously spread far in the vast ancient battlefield...
As the extreme beam of Barbarian Flash faded away, not a single barbarian beast was left in sight, only blood rain, dyeing the soil of the ancient battlefield black... All barbarian beasts perished under Ning Fan’s Barbarian Flash blow!
Hiss!
A deathly silence descended upon Mulan City.
No one, including the four Void Fragmentation Masters, anticipated that Ning Fan would be a powerful old monster comparable to the Late Stage Enlightenment, obliterating tens of thousands of barbarian beasts with a single blow!
Liu Yan was equally stunned, witnessing Ning Fan’s unstoppable side for the first time.
On that day in the Tianyue Sect, she only saw Ning Fan killing some small fry, though knowing he eliminated Lord Xuanlei, after all, she did not witness it firsthand... Now, abruptly seeing Ning Fan wipe out the entirety of the beasts with Great Divine Power, naturally felt visually impacted.
Even the little silver-haired girl focused on chewing the holy fruit frowned, puzzled, "What is this power... Never seen it... Never before witnessed..."
Staring at the utterly destroyed ancient battlefield, Ning Fan was inwardly shocked.
"Is this... the power of Calamity Thought! A force comparable to the Power of Reincarnation!"
"If I had more Calamity Blood within me, the power of this Barbarian Flash could rise even further!"
Ning Fan patted his storage pouch and took out a sealed jade box, which contained Calamity Blood from an Innate Thunder Spirit.
This Calamity Blood was ten times more than what he had in his body; if it were refined...
"...perhaps this Barbarian Flash could become a Great Divine Power I wield to traverse the heavens and earth in the future."
Ning Fan’s eyes flashed, and he put away the jade box. Now was not the time to refine the Calamity Blood.
Through the strike of Barbarian Flash, the bottleneck of Ning Fan’s Second Transformation of the War Mantra had loosened. He only needed one closed-door meditation to break through the second transformation...
Closed-door meditation was not the priority. The priority was understanding what that silver-haired little girl was up to...
Ning Fan stepped out and vanished from the ancient battlefield outside the city, appearing in Mulan City.
Jumping onto the rooftop of a building, Ning Fan walked step by step towards the silver-haired little girl, his brow slightly furrowing.
This little girl was not an enemy; otherwise, Ning Fan would not have shown her mercy.
But this little girl was a presence comparable to the Mid Stage of Shedding Void, and her constant entanglement was not something to be easily ignored...
"Brother Food! You’re amazing! Xianxian admires you so much!"
Seeing Ning Fan walk towards her, the silver-haired little girl jumped up and plunged into Ning Fan’s arms with a strange cultivation speed, leaving Ning Fan somewhat defenseless...
Feeling the little face rubbing around in his embrace, Ning Fan felt a headache coming on and sighed slightly, speaking directly.
"You’re so persistent in following me; is it for those shattered lightning?"
"Yes, yes, the thunder fruits in the Extreme Thunder Palace are not delicious, and the fruits here are not tasty... Brother Food’s shattered lightning is the best!" Mentioning shattered lightning made the little girl drool all over Ning Fan...
"My shattered lightning is naturally delicious..." It was the shattered lightning left after the death of an Innate Thunder Spirit, rare and unattainable...
Looking at the silly girl in his arms, Ning Fan’s mind spun quickly.
From the silly girl’s few words, Ning Fan learned that she came from the Extreme Thunder Palace.
Thinking a bit further, Ning Fan immediately understood that only a place like the Extreme Thunder Palace could raise a little girl at the Mid Stage of Shedding Void...
"Your Thunder Body Evolution requires lots of thunder bodies; my shattered lightning is not enough for you to eat... and those shattered lightning, I still need them, can’t give them all to you." Ning Fan spoke straightforwardly.
"Give me, give me... I really want to eat..." The little girl desperately rubbed in Ning Fan’s arms, but Ning Fan remained unmoved.
Suddenly, the little girl remembered something, smiled mischievously, lifted her little head, and with a "pop," kissed Ning Fan on the face, smiling smugly,
"Little Rourou said not to kiss boys casually; if you do, the other party must be responsible... Hee hee, I kissed you, you’re mine now, you have to be responsible for me, not giving me food means I’ll starve to death! You’re not being responsible!"
A female scoundrel!
These three words instantly popped into Ning Fan’s mind.
He didn’t know where this little creature learned all this nonsense... Kissing a man means he has to be responsible for her, on what grounds...
"I’ll give you at most one-tenth of the shattered lightning, and... please stop pestering me in the future..."
Ning Fan almost had the impulse to throw the little girl out of his arms, but after some thought, he held back and made a compromise.
Giving one-tenth of the shattered lightning could be seen as forming a good relationship with the Extreme Thunder Palace...
"Not enough, Xianxian wants to eat more, wants to eat it all!" the little girl yelled.
"Don’t push your luck!" Ning Fan’s eyes sharpened, though facing cultivators with no grudges, he wouldn’t be cold and ruthless, he wouldn’t let the other party manipulate him either.
Even if the other party seemed like a little girl... but since the other party was an old monster of the Shedding Void Realm, it was needless to say that she was likely hundreds of years older than Ning Fan.
"Uwaa... you’re so fierce! You’re fiercer than Little Qianqian!" The little girl buried her face in Ning Fan’s chest, crying loudly.
Seeing Ning Fan remain indifferent, the little girl sneered, wiped away her tears, and huffed.
"Brother Food, you have no sympathy!"
"..."
"I’m already yours, and you don’t even care about me!"
"..."
"Give me all the shattered lightning to eat... I can help you fight if that’s not enough; I can protect you! I’m very strong!"
The little girl suddenly jumped out of Ning Fan’s embrace, waving her little pink fists, full of confidence.
"You protect me... in exchange for shattered lightning? Are you sure..." Ning Fan’s eyes slightly flickered, this proposal seemed interesting.
If in the future Ning Fan ventures to other Barbarian Domains for training, he will definitely need someone to guard the gateway as a protector.
Liu Yan cannot be relied upon, and the Shekong Puppet is a Desire Puppet, requiring Ning Fan to personally manipulate it with Puppet Threads to fight, which also cannot be relied upon...
If this little girl, who can match the Mid Stage of Shekong, could help keep watch, Ning Fan would feel more assured in closed-door cultivation.
"Hmph, don’t look down on me, I’m really strong! Let me tell you, just a few years ago, I killed a big red-haired demon king, he was really strong, what’s his name... Oh right, he was called... called Big Mushroom..." She accidentally mixed up the name of Senluo.
"Alright, I know, you killed a Big Mushroom, you’re very strong..." Ning Fan responded with a hint of exasperation, unaware of a red-haired demon king named Big Mushroom in Eastern Heaven.
"Hmph! You don’t believe me! I’m really strong! Just yesterday, in my dream, I had a sister named Little Momo, who had a magical pen, and whoever she wrote died instantly!" The little girl pouted angrily.
"Yes, you have a very strong sister... who could kill me with a single stroke..." Ning Fan said, exasperated.
"Boo hoo... just let me eat it, please, good brother..."
No matter what, nothing worked. The little girl sat on the ground, pouting and throwing a tantrum.
Ning Fan let her cry and ignore her, contemplating whether to give all the shattered thunder to this little girl.
His original intention was to use those shattered thunders to condense Fierce Origin Crystals and cultivate Thunder Yin-Yang. However, judging from War Yin-Yang’s cultivation progress, those shattered thunders were far from enough for Thunder Yin-Yang’s cultivation...
Giving them to this little girl wasn’t out of the question...
"You promised to give me the shattered thunder, and I’ll... I’ll sleep with you!" The little girl finally abandoned all dignity.
Ning Fan was speechless; he didn’t think this little girl, with the body of a six or seven-year-old, was qualified to sleep with him.
"Alright then... there’s no need to sleep with me. I can give you the shattered thunder, but you have to stay by my side temporarily. When needed, you must protect the gateway for me. If you agree, I can give you one-tenth of the shattered thunder right now, and when you finish eating it, I’ll give you more."
"I agree! I agree!" The shameless little girl drooled and agreed without hesitation.
"...Here, come along..."
Ning Fan flicked his finger, immediately extracting one-tenth of the lightning power, sealed it in a jade box, and handed it to the little girl.
The little girl took the jade box, almost giddy with happiness, and followed Ning Fan, skipping towards Liu Yan and the others.
The entire Mulan City was silent at the moment, with every eye fixed on Ning Fan, not daring to breathe loudly.
"Senior... who is this little kid? Quite adorable..." Liu Yan asked curiously, looking at the silver-haired little girl.
"She will follow us from now on. Just call her Xianxian... that seems to be her name." Ning Fan replied coolly.
"How did you know I’m called Xianxian!" The little girl was startled.
"...You’ve mentioned it several times before..." Ning Fan was speechless, realizing that this little girl was somewhat scatterbrained, eccentric, unruly, and a bit off-kilter...
The little girl was handed over to Liu Yan for care, and once the beast tide subsided, Ning Fan began closed-door cultivation again.
This time, the secluded cultivation lasted for four months. During those four months, Ning Fan not only refined the Blood Lightning of the Innate Thunder Spirit, but also completely mastered the Second Transformation of the War Mantra.
Four months later, Ning Fan and his party left Mulan City, heading towards the unoccupied Barbarian Domain.
The unoccupied Barbarian Domains near the Gouchen Barbarian Domain did not possess particularly strong battle intent.
The farther north they flew, the stronger the battle intent in the air became.
Above a Barbarian Domain filled with ancient forests, Ning Fan slowed his escape light and descended with Liu Yan and the little girl.
This ancient forest, with its intense battle intent, ranked among the top three in the entire Barbarian Wilderness Ancient Domain, being one of the main battlefields of countless world wars.
Here, middle-ranked Fierce Origin Crystals could likely be condensed...
Roar!
The moment Ning Fan and company set foot in the ancient forest, dozens of powerful beast roars echoed from its depths.
The owners of these beast roars were all savage beasts beyond the Enlightenment stage, and they harbored murderous intent towards everyone as soon as Ning Fan and others entered the forest!
Savage beasts are inherently domineering, and anyone trespassing into their territory is to be killed without mercy!
Ning Fan frowned slightly and was about to act, but the little girl boldly stepped forward.
"Big brother, you go ahead and train, leave these fierce beasts to Xianxian!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl turned into a flash of lightning and shot into the depths of the ancient forest.
Soon, wails of savage beasts weeping and howling came from all directions...
It was then that Ning Fan realized that when this little girl got serious, her battle awareness was extraordinary...
Vaguely, Ning Fan seemed to have seen such a heroic figure somewhere before, but couldn’t recall where...
(2/2) No more updates, time to wash up and sleep... don’t complain about ’Barbarian Flash’...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
