Grasping the Evil-Chapter 912: The Eighth Life of Young Barbarian Su (Part 2)
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
One by one, the Barbarian Beasts charged fiercely, fearlessly crashing into the Nanli Fire Formation.
Quite a few Barbarian Beasts ignited their own blood, self-destructing, and the resulting shockwaves pounded the fire formation, creating hideous cracks.
Sixteen Sui Nian Barbarian Beasts gathered together, simultaneously spewing Barbarian Flashes, bombarding the fire formation. Instantly, the entire boundary of the fire formation shook violently, as if an earthquake had struck, the ground quaking and mountains swaying.
Cracks increased on the Nanli Fire Formation. Seeing this, Liuhe Immortal Lord suddenly clasped his hands together and shouted,
"Nanli Three Peaks, show the mountain souls!"
Immediately, the three fiery peaks began shaking in unison, each producing a phantom shadow from beneath.
As soon as the three shadows emerged, they transformed into three giant Vermilion Bird apparitions, their bodies composed of illusory flames.
Liuhe Immortal Lord changed his spirit sense, and seven million fire symbols instantly flowed into the first Vermilion Bird’s body. Initially, the Vermilion Bird’s eyes were hollow, but after merging with the fire symbols, it became fierce.
With the integration of seven million fire symbols, the Vermilion Bird’s aura reached the Shattered Thought Peak realm.
Under Liuhe Immortal Lord’s control, the Vermilion Bird burst from the fire formation, almost immaterial, burning the Barbarian Beasts it encountered into ashes with its raging fire.
A Sui Nian Barbarian Beast roared, charging at the Vermilion Bird and self-destructing, the resultant shockwave shattering the Vermilion Bird into seven million fire symbols.
Yet as the fire symbols coalesced, the Vermilion Bird reformed, resurrecting through fire, once more charging toward the Barbarian Beasts.
Soon, a large number of Barbarian Beasts were once again screaming and falling.
"Fellow Daoists, quickly like this king, integrate the fire symbols into the Vermilion Bird apparitions to kill the enemy with half the effort!" Liuhe Immortal Lord transmitted to Miaoyan and Ning Fan.
Miaoyan Immortal Honorific nodded, pointing at the Vermilion Bird apparition formed by the second peak, six million fire symbols merged into this Vernilion Bird’s body. Subsequently, with a gentle flick, the second Vermilion Bird also flew from the fire formation, commencing the massacre upon eight hundred thousand Barbarian Beasts.
Ning Fan likewise activated his Divine Skills, merging a million fire symbols into the third Vermilion Bird’s body, then commanded the third Vermilion Bird to launch a counterattack against the beast horde.
The three Vermilion Birds were nearly immortal; even if destroyed by the Barbarian Beasts, they could resurrect through fire.
Under the joint assault of these three Vermilion Birds, within just one incense stick’s time, nearly a million Barbarian Beasts had fallen!
The First-Generation, Second, and Fourth Ancestors watched coldly as the Barbarian Beasts perished, without a trace of sympathy.
To them, the lives of Barbarian Beasts were as light as a feather, not worth their concern. What mattered was how much Ning Fan’s Barbarian Pattern could advance from the death of these beasts...
Above the sky, ashes continuously fell, with countless Barbarian Beasts perishing to the attacks of the three Vermilion Birds every moment.
Whenever a Barbarian Beast fell, its blood aura would be absorbed by the Barbarian Pattern on Ning Fan’s left cheek.
The Barbarian Pattern on Ning Fan’s left face gradually spread to the right, the number increasing from 46, continuously rising.
47, 48, 49... After one incense stick, nearly a million Barbarian Beasts had fallen, and Ning Fan’s Barbarian Pattern had reached 73 in number.
92, 93, 94... Another incense stick passed, and two million Barbarian Beasts had fallen, bringing Ning Fan’s Barbarian Pattern count to 95!
When the Barbarian Pattern reached 95, a totem of nine leaf clusters in black and red emerged on Ning Fan’s right cheek.
At the arrival of the 96th Barbarian Pattern, a hexagonal snowflake design suddenly appeared at the center of the nine leaf clusters.
Simultaneously, inside Ning Fan’s body, threads of Barbarian Blood were regenerating. Upon creation, they were immediately devoured by the domineering Calamity Blood.
Ning Fan’s Calamity Blood Level had already surpassed the Seven-Star Remnant Blood Rank, now climbing steadily towards the Eight-Star Remnant Blood level, before slightly slowing.
"Calamity Blood Level, about to break through to Eight-Star Remnant Blood, huh..."
Despite the clear advancement in bloodline rank, Ning Fan’s expression remained solemn, betraying little joy.
Using the Summon Barbarian Technique’s perception, Ning Fan understood that those attacking the Nanli Fire Formation included not just eight million Barbarian Beasts but also three Barbarian Ancestors!
If his senses were correct, those three Barbarian Ancestors were currently concealed behind the horde of Barbarian Beasts, yet showed no urgency to intervene...
"Strange. With just the strength of eight million Barbarian Beasts, breaching the Nanli Fire Formation is not an easy task. Even if by chance they broke through the fire formation, it would come at a heavy cost. Why do these three Barbarian Ancestors remain hidden, not helping the beasts breach the formation... Do they not care about the beasts’ casualties..."
The First-Generation Barbarian Ancestor kept a cold gaze on the events unfolding before him, his expression indifferent.
The Second and Fourth Ancestors wore cold smiles; if their perception wasn’t mistaken, Ning Fan’s Barbarian Patterns now numbered 96.
"96 Barbarian Patterns now, haha, good, very good! I wonder, can this one break past a hundred Barbarian Patterns? One hundred Barbarian Patterns is a bottleneck, and also a chance for the Barbarian Pattern’s qualitative change. Only by breaking through a hundred Barbarian Patterns can this one be considered a delicacy!"
"The ’First Loss among the Nine Barbarians’, I wonder if this one can overcome this calamity!"
The Second and Fourth Ancestors each revealed a look of anticipation.
The Barbarian Beasts continued to fall, and the Barbarian Patterns on Ning Fan’s body continued to increase. Once the patterns covered the right side, they began to extend across his entire body.
patterns, 98 patterns, 99 patterns.
When the number of patterns broke through to a hundred, Ning Fan’s eyes suddenly changed; at this moment, the patterns within his body began to counterattack their master.
An unimaginable suction came from within the patterns, and this time, the patterns were not absorbing spirit sense but life force!
Ning Fan’s life force within him began to madly flow into the patterns. Though cultivators achieve boundless lifespans after stepping into the Second Step, if their life force dissipates, they will still age gradually, their vitality will be exhausted, and they will perish!
This was Ning Fan’s current state, his life force was being ravenously consumed by the patterns, and his entire body began to show signs of aging due to the loss of vitality.
His hand started to wither, his appearance began to age, and if it weren’t for the Ghost Eye covering him, others would notice that within the brief span of ten breaths, Ning Fan transformed from a young man into an old, haggard figure!
"Mere Barbarian Patterns, daring to counterattack their master!"
Ning Fan’s gaze immediately turned icy as he activated the suppression of his Calamity Blood within, attempting to subdue the backlash from the patterns once again.
Unfortunately, this time, the Calamity Blood suppression failed to subdue the backlash of the patterns.
This backlash was too unusual, fundamentally different from the previous one.
This backlash bore a name, during the era of the Barbarian Ancestor, it was known among Pluck practitioners as the ’Nine Barbarian Calamity Tribulations’!
The High-Order Barbarian Technique is perilous partly because using this technique to awaken the Young Master Barbarian triggers nine calamity tribulations.
Among practitioners, each time the Barbarian Patterns surpass a hundred thresholds, a calamity tribulation arrives, and vast amounts of life force are consumed by the patterns.
This consumption cannot be halted, only by continuously replenishing life force can one survive the calamity tribulation, allowing the number of patterns to continue growing.
Ning Fan’s life force was being consumed because he was facing the Young Master Barbarian’s first calamity tribulation!
Despite activating the suppression of Calamity Blood, he could not restrain the backlash of the patterns, Ning Fan’s gaze became even more serious.
He could not halt the patterns from consuming his life force and had to find a way to replenish it. If the life force within him was depleted, his body would age, step by step towards death...
"I have a way to replenish life force! Let’s see how much life force these patterns can consume!"
A memory suddenly flashed before Ning Fan’s eyes of the old man named Nifan, devouring Xin Jia’s life force to restore his strength.
His gaze changed, and suddenly a surge of overwhelming Yin Yang Transformation emanated from within him; his white robe and silver hair all transformed into black clothing and black hair.
Black-garbed Ning Fan, now revealed!
At this moment, Ning Fan was no longer leading his body with mana, but with demonic power!
Now he could use the Fu Li race’s Protecting Clan Divine Skill—Lost World Palace! With this finger, he could devour others’ life force, seize their cultivations!
Countless experts focused on the battlefield, watching the three—Liuhe, Wonderful Speech, and Ning Fan—who conducted the formation to repel the enemy. At the moment Ning Fan transformed into black clothing and emanated demonic power, many old monsters naturally witnessed this scene and exclaimed.
"Hiss! Senior Zhao Jian’s aura has changed, it has transformed into an aura of Yin Yang Evil Vein!"
"Such strong Yin Yang Transformation, such eerie Yin Yang Transformation... what kind of demon race aura is this!"
"Unexpectedly, Senior Zhao Jian, as human, can wield demon race power... could it be that Senior Zhao has consumed the Primordial Fruit, and nurtured a Yin Yang Evil Vein within?"
Though these experts exclaimed, none doubted Ning Fan’s human identity; they merely assumed Ning Fan had consumed the Primordial Fruit to obtain demon race power.
Liuhe and Wonderful Speech were controlling the Vermilion Bird to annihilate the Barbarian Beasts. Seeing Ning Fan transformed into black clothing, they merely glanced at him and said nothing more.
Yet among the crowd, only the masters who previously traveled with the Demon Yuan Boat revealed surprised expressions at the instant Ning Fan transformed into black clothing.
Demon Yuanzi and Jin Hua Ancestor’s expressions all changed, especially Jin Hua Ancestor, who had once been injured by Ning Fan in black clothing, deeply aware of how terrifying Ning Fan would be once transformed into black clothing.
"Ancient Moment!"
Ning Fan suddenly pointed his finger to the sky, that finger held indescribable might!
This finger was named Lost World!
This finger possessed the power to return one to Lost World silence, and it could seize others’ life force, devour others’ Taoist paths, replenishing himself!
Outside the fire formation, within the void, a rolling black fog immediately appeared under this finger. The black fog permeated the entire battlefield, and any Barbarian Beast falling into the black fog, their life force began to frantically drain away!
Their life force was being taken away by Ning Fan’s Lost World finger, and these Barbarian Beasts lost a thousand years of Taoist cultivation with each breath!
After ten breaths, a large number of Barbarian Beasts lost ten thousand years of Taoism, their cultivations severely damaged!
Ten breaths marks the limit of Ning Fan’s Gui Xu Zhi, yet it was sufficient for him to seize enough Life Force for the Barbarian Pattern to devour!
Upon Ning Fan’s execution of this supernatural power, the Liuhe Immortal Lord immediately showed a surprised look. Initially, he had not paid much attention to the black-clad Ning Fan, but at this moment, he was startled by Ning Fan’s Gui Xu Zhi.
It was the first time in his life he had seen such a domineering power, capable of erasing others’ Taoism alive! The mystery of this power has already surpassed his understanding!
Miaoyan Immortal Honorific’s beautiful eyes were filled with continuous amazement. She could not discern the arcane workings of Ning Fan’s power, making Ning Fan’s image in her heart even loftier and mysterious.
The Second and Fourth Ancestors, who had been watching from the sidelines all along, breathed in deeply, sensing a hint of danger from this Gui Xu Zhi, enough to threaten the Blood Spirit within their stone statue bodies.
Even the First Ancestor of Beasts sighed softly, showing a trace of seriousness, muttering to himself, "This child of technique seems not as simple as we imagined..."
Using the Life Force devoured by Gui Xu Zhi, Ning Fan’s internal Life Force was replenished, and his previously withered appearance returned to youth.
The Barbarian Pattern on his body continued to greedily swallow Ning Fan’s internal Life Force but could no longer endanger Ning Fan’s survival.
Gradually, the Barbarian Pattern calmed down, as if having devoured enough Life Force, indicating Ning Fan had safely passed the Young Master Barbarian’s First Tribulation.
Upon transcending the tribulation, a large quantity of Barbarian Blood appeared within Ning Fan again. By devouring this Barbarian Blood, the Calamity Blood level completely broke through the Eight Stars Remnant Blood!
"Eight Stars Remnant Blood!"
Ning Fan’s eyes flashed brightly as the Barbarian Patterns on his body multiplied again. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
patterns, 102 patterns, 103 patterns, 104 patterns...
The Barbarian Beast casualties here exceeded five million, and Ning Fan’s Barbarian Patterns finally reached 156.
When the number of Barbarian Patterns reached 156, Barbarian Blood was once again born within Ning Fan.
Devouring this Barbarian Blood, Ning Fan’s Calamity Blood level gradually approached the Nine Stars Calamity Blood, but still failed to break through the Nine Stars level.
There were only three million Barbarian Beasts left, and the three Barbarian Ancestor did not show themselves, causing Ning Fan to feel a sinking suspicion.
"Could it be that these three Barbarian Ancestors intend to wait until all the Barbarian Beasts are dead to attack me..."
"Perhaps, they are deliberately sending these Barbarian Beasts to death..."
patterns, 158 patterns, 159 patterns, 160 patterns...
The casualties here among the Barbarian Beasts exceeded seven million, and Ning Fan’s number of Barbarian Patterns steadily rose to 199.
Both Second and Fourth Ancestors’ expressions were heated; they eagerly wondered whether Ning Fan could surpass the second tribulation and possess over 200 Barbarian Patterns!
"This boy knows the supernatural power of extracting Life Force. Having passed the first tribulation, he should also pass the second tribulation!"
"If he overcomes the second tribulation... heh, imagine the taste..."
Ning Fan still wore his black clothes, controlling his body primarily with demonic power. When the 200th Barbarian Pattern appeared, he faced the Young Master Barbarian’s second tribulation!
The Barbarian Patterns within him once again reacted with backlash, this time much stronger than before.
Ning Fan swiftly pointed his finger, again executing the Gui Xu Zhi to use the Life Force from Barbarian Beasts outside the formation to replenish his own.
In this way, Ning Fan safely overcame the second tribulation, and a substantial amount of Barbarian Blood was birthed within him once more.
Shelter, shelter, shelter...
The Calamity Blood devoured the Barbarian Blood ravenously, its level gradually overcoming the Eight Stars bottleneck and reaching the Nine Stars Remnant Blood realm.
If the Nine Stars Remnant Blood advances further, the next stage is the One-Star True Blood Realm, achieving minor success in Calamity Blood!
The Taicang Calamity Spirit of Nine Stars Remnant Blood is enough to rival ordinary Shedding Void Stage; the Taicang Calamity Spirit of One-Star True Blood would render one invincible below Shedding Void Stage!
The strength difference between the two is enormous; hence, the breakthrough from Nine Stars Remnant Blood to One-Star True Blood is exceedingly challenging...
The number of Barbarian Beasts outside the formation decreases further, with only a few Sui Nian Barbarian Beasts not yet dead; the rest have all been annihilated by the three Vermilion Birds.
The Nanli Fire Formation under the assault of eight million Barbarian Beasts is long shattered.
The remaining Sui Nian Barbarian Beasts suddenly exploded in unison, the power of their self-detonation directly shredded the depleted Nanli Fire Formation to pieces!
At this point, all eight million Barbarian Beasts have perished.
At this point, the number of Barbarian Patterns on Ning Fan’s body reached 224.
The three fire peaks collapsed one by one; the three Vermilion Bird’s shadows dissipated and vanished in the void; the three formation Command Banners also vanished altogether, transforming into a greatly damaged spiritual flame chart, drifting down to Liuhe Immortal Lord’s hands.
The Nanli Fire Formation shattered, and the Nanli Fire Chart’s power was greatly lost...
Witnessing this scene, Liuhe Immortal Lord’s face turned terrifyingly cold, yet he said nothing more.
Though the Nanli Fire Chart’s power was diminished, it obliterated eight million Barbarian Beasts in one strike, still a significant achievement. Without the aid of these Barbarian Beasts, the balance between humans and demons is no longer tilted towards the demons...
Continuously directing the formation to kill enemies, Liuhe Immortal Lord was quite exhausted but hadn’t had time to rest when suddenly his gaze shook.
At this moment, all human experts and Stone Warriors held their breath, with expressions of tension.
Now, the continent where human masters reside has completely lost the Nanli Fire Formation’s protection.
Meanwhile, from the exceedingly remote void, a menacing escape light approached, the visitors were hostile!
The arrivals were the First Ancestor, Second Ancestor, and Fourth Ancestor!
These three Barbarian Ancestors came for Ning Fan, and at the moment of their arrival, Ning Fan’s eyes turned icy!
"Hehe, 224 Barbarian Patterns, a substantial supplement, a substantial supplement indeed! If we devour this boy..."
The First Ancestor’s eyes were filled with killing intent, and the Second and Fourth Ancestors sneered incessantly. The killing intent of the three swept across the human continent!
Liuhe Immortal Lord’s eyes became even more solemn, the cultivation of these three Barbarian Ancestors was not beneath his, especially the aura of the First Ancestor posed an extremely dangerous feeling to Liuhe...
Secretly, Miaoyan Immortal Honorific channeled her Demon Starfall, preparing to strike at any moment; Xian Luoli’s little face was already serious, ready for battle.
A great war was imminent, but suddenly, as if hearing some transmission, the three Barbarian Ancestors’ expressions changed greatly.
The transmission was from the seven ancestors to the three.
Receiving the transmission, the three immediately lost interest in dealing with Ning Fan, determined a direction, and left directly!
They didn’t have time to deal with Ning Fan!
There were more important matters beckoning for them!
"Damn, why has the ninth celestial towers first layer manifested early... No time to capture that boy, first to the ninth celestial towers first layer! The seizing of this boy’s Barbarian Patterns is not urgent!" The Second and Fourth Ancestors complained inwardly.
Human experts were quietly puzzled as to why these three formidable as Immortal Venerable were leaving after arriving.
Seeing the three Barbarian Ancestors departing, naturally, no one would pursue them.
"Curious, why did these three Barbarian Ancestors suddenly leave..."
As Ning Fan pondered, the sky above suddenly erupted with a boom!
Unknown whether it was just the sky above, or the skies of all primitive and wild layers of life and death stirring, all echoed with a boom!
Above the heavens, slowly emerged a majestic palace gate phantom, and on the gate, hung an emblem inscribed with three ancient characters in ancient celestial script.
This script was a language passed down from ancient times, and few masters recognized it here, merely a dozen or so.
But Ning Fan recognized this script too, softly reciting the three ancient celestial characters on the gate emblem.
’First Layer Heaven’!
He did not know what these three characters implied; few people here understood their meaning.
Only those originating from the Black Devil Sect, long stationed in the primitive and wild, the Liuhe and Miaoyan Immortal Honorific knew the real significance of First Layer Heaven...
First Layer Heaven refers to the first layer of the ninth celestial towers!
And the ninth celestial towers is another name for the ancient wilderness channel!
"The power of Heaven-Sealing Celestial Decree hasn’t exhausted, yet the ancient channel appeared early, how can it be!" Both Liuhe and Miaoyan were taken aback.
...
In the Crimson Penetration Passage, among the hundreds of Immortal Emperors of humans and demons, quite a few suddenly changed their expressions.
"Today marks only the fifth day of the primitive and wild collapse, yet not the seventh day, why has the ancient channel appeared early!"
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