Grasping the Evil-Chapter 929: The Ceremony Begins
Saying that, the Eye Orb Monster released a gray beam, taking Ning Fan and disappearing from the spot.
In the next instant, they appeared in a very remote valley within the Bronze Tower Space.
The valley was lush with vegetation, and deep within it, there was a freshwater lake brimming with spiritual energy.
"Hmm, let’s break the Blessing Technique here. Kid, can you set up a formation?" the Eye Orb Monster asked.
"That depends on the level of the formation. If it surpasses my cultivation level too much, I cannot set it up," Ning Fan replied.
"Forget it. I’ll do it myself. Got any Dao Crystals for me to use?"
"How much do you need?"
"Not much, just a trillion will do," said the Eye Orb Monster with a look suggesting that a trillion Dao Crystals was just a drop in the bucket.
"...What level of formation are you setting up? Demanding a trillion Dao Crystals at once? I don’t have that many Dao Crystals."
Ning Fan looked at the Eye Orb Monster with a peculiar expression.
After seizing the storage pouch from Ancestor Dulong, Ning Fan now possessed nearly ten trillion Dao Crystals. This wealth was more than most Eternal Immortal Venerables, yet it was only a tenth of what was needed to set up the formation...
It’s known that the strongest Mortal Void Realm Formation in the Rain Immortal World required just 100 billion immortal jades, equivalent to only 20,000 Dao Crystals, to set up.
In the Four Heavens, the Sect Protection Array of a Fate Immortal Power would require just a few million Dao Crystals.
The Sect Protection Array of an Enlightenment Faction would cost tens of billions of Dao Crystals at most.
The Sect Protection Array of a Renouncing Emptiness Powers could be set up with several hundred billion Dao Crystals.
The Sect Protection Array of a Broken Thought Powers wouldn’t exceed a trillion Dao Crystals at most.
Yet the Eye Orb Monster immediately demanded a trillion to set up the formation. What level of formation is he setting up...
Even the Godly Void Pavilion, such a superpower, didn’t spend that much on their Sect Protection Array...
Seeing Ning Fan hesitating and not handing over the money, the Eye Orb Monster said impatiently, "Brat, do you think the Blessing Technique is that easy to break? It’s the strongest Corpse Seizing Technique of the Barbarian Clan! At the very least, you need to set up a Saint-Level Great Formation to break it, understand? My cultivation is insufficient; I can only set up a corner of a Saint Pattern Formation, and asking for a trillion Dao Crystals to do so is already very little. A complete Saint-Level Great Formation would cost several hundred times more Dao Crystals to set up."
This Eye Orb Monster intended to set up a corner of the Saint Pattern Formation here! Ning Fan’s gaze wavered slightly.
"Brat, how many Dao Crystals do you have on you? Give them all, and if it’s not enough, I’ll help you gather the rest," the Eye Orb Monster said impatiently.
"Only ten trillion..." Ning Fan said with a bitter smile.
"What! You only have that little, which means, to help you break the Blessing Technique, I have to front the remaining ninety trillion Dao Crystals!" The Eye Orb Monster felt incredibly pained.
He truly didn’t expect Ning Fan to be so "poor," with only ten trillion Dao Crystals to his name, not even enough to meet the required trillion...
Even an ordinary Eternal Immortal Venerable might not have this much wealth. Ning Fan was not truly destitute. It was just that the Eye Orb Monster’s standards were exceedingly high.
"What a loss, what a loss. If this kid doesn’t help me, those ninety trillion Dao Crystals would be money down the drain..."
"Yet if I don’t help break this kid’s Blessing Technique, the chance of success is only at most thirty percent... I must help him."
"Sigh..."
The Eye Orb Monster sighed heavily, then suddenly launched a gray beam towards the sky. In an instant, Dao Crystals fell like rain, covering the entire valley.
"Merge!" The Eye Orb Monster cast gray beams, each gray beam merging ten trillion Dao Crystals into a gray Dao Crystal Tower, forming a total of ninety Dao Crystal Towers standing around the freshwater lake.
Ning Fan contributed his ten trillion Dao Crystals to the Eye Orb Monster’s formation, forming another ten Dao Crystal Towers.
This formation setup cost Ning Fan all his Dao Crystals, leaving just a pitiable few million Dao Crystals unused in his storage pouch...
Money can be earned or seized again, but what is more important than life?
As long as the Blessing Technique can be broken, Ning Fan wouldn’t mind spending more money.
He didn’t worry about the cost, but the Eye Orb Monster was very concerned. The money had been spent, if Ning Fan’s Blessing Technique wasn’t broken, it would be a huge loss.
"Kid, watch closely how I set up the formation. This is a once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity; there aren’t many in the Dreamland Realm whose Dao of formations surpasses mine. Regarding the Dao of formations alone, even the Ancient Chaos is a far cry from me!" the Eye Orb Monster boasted proudly.
Ning Fan didn’t say anything, simply watching the Eye Orb Monster set up the formation attentively. It was indeed a very rare opportunity to observe.
The Eye Orb Monster released one gray beam after another, and under the control of those gray beams, the hundred Dao Crystal Towers circling the lake constantly shifted positions. The great forces of heaven and earth also continuously changed with the movement of the Dao Crystal Towers.
On the ground, gray formation patterns constantly emerged, those patterns wriggling as if they were alive.
The formation patterns increased in number, gradually connecting with each other to form an incomparably cryptic formation map.
The scope of this map covered the entire valley, with its center being that freshwater lake.
This formation hadn’t been successfully arranged yet. Just the appearance of the formation map brought an immensely oppressive feeling to Ning Fan.
The power of one hundred trillion Dao Crystals gradually integrated into the formation map, and a tangible gray pressure immediately enveloped the entire valley.
Ning Fan only felt a sharp pain in his knees, and the pressure from the formation was about to crush his knee bones. His legs wobbled, almost wanting to kneel!
The pressure was too heavy, as if countless eons of reincarnation were bearing down on Ning Fan’s shoulders.
This pressure was overly domineering, attempting to make anyone facing it submit!
The pressure carried a hint of a Saint’s oppressive force, though it was only extremely faint, yet it had already surpassed the power of the Second Step of cultivation!
This was merely a corner of a Saint pattern formation. If it were a complete Saint formation, the pressure alone could crush Ning Fan into pulp!
The might of a Saint was enough to suppress countless eons of reincarnation, something Ning Fan at present could not contend with!
But, he could not kneel!
Even if this was a corner of a Saint formation pattern, he could not submit!
Ning Fan endured the sharp pain in his knees and suddenly took a step forward, the angle tricky and peculiar.
After stepping out, the pressure around Ning Fan reduced significantly, and his body emitted a faint golden glow.
With a more resolute gaze, he took the second step, the third step, the fourth step... where he stepped, a golden glowing footprint appeared on the ground.
With each step taken, the pressure of the formation on his body diminished somewhat, and after nine steps, the oppressive force was completely lifted from Ning Fan!
He used the Secret of the Character ’Weixx’ from the Ancestral Demon of the East, incorporated into the Nine Steps, Sky Treader, to shed a corner of the Saint array’s pressure and did not submit to the formation!
"Oh? This brat actually knows the Secret of the Character ’Weixx’ of the Ancestral Demon of the East? Not bad." Seeing Ning Fan resisting the formation pressure with his own strength, the Eye Orb Monster secretly praised.
He had initially intended to help Ning Fan resist the array’s pressure, but now it seemed unnecessary.
"The formation is already set, but it still lacks some ferocious evil qi, insufficient to suppress the curse power of the Blessing Technique. Alas, it looks like some blood needs to be spilled... At least a hundred residual souls of demonesses are required to gather enough evil qi for the hundred Dao Crystal Towers. I only have forty-three souls left in hand, which might not be enough... Well, if not, I’ll think of something!"
The Eye Orb Monster swept out a ray of gray light, and instantly, an apparition of an elderly soul appeared in the center of the formation.
"Branch twenty-seven of the Ancient Barbarian Realm, Priest Gu Liezi of the Gu Family, return to your position swiftly!" The Eye Orb Monster commanded.
It was a residual soul of an Eternal Immortal Venerable! His name was Gu Liezi, a formidable expert fallen countless years ago.
Gu Liezi bore a strong barbarian aura and was indeed a Pluck! Moreover, his malign qi was stronger than Ning Fan’s now; in life, he was definitely a butcher of many in the Evil Sect!
With the Eye Orb Monster’s command, Gu Liezi’s soul immediately flew toward one of the Dao Crystal Towers, merging with the tower and dispersing into nothing.
In the next instant, the ferocious evil qi of the entire formation increased manifold!
"The primordial spirit of an Immortal Venerable barbarian!" Ning Fan’s expression showed slight surprise.
This Eye Orb Monster sacrifices an Immortal Venerable residual soul for my formation!
The noble residual soul of an Eternal Immortal Venerable was discarded by the Eye Orb Monster like trash...
"Hehe, you don’t need to be so surprised, kid. I have plenty of such souls. These residual souls are all my lifelong enemies, deserving their fate, and today they’re sacrificing for your need to break the curse of the Blessing Technique!" The Eye Orb Monster forcibly suppressed his inner heartache, pretending to be calm.
Using up the scarce strong residual souls naturally hurt him, but seeing Ning Fan’s surprised expression felt worth it.
Hehe, this stone-faced kid is finally awed by me. The Eye Orb Monster felt immensely proud, basking in glee.
With his pride, the pain of sacrificing the residual souls seemed negligible.
After sacrificing Gu Liezi’s soul, the Eye Orb Monster summoned a second residual soul. Again, with the cultivation of an Eternal Immortal Venerable, this soul’s malice was significantly denser than Gu Liezi’s.
"Branch one hundred and six of the Ancient Barbarian Realm, Elder Lei Liekong of the Lei Family, return to your position swiftly!"
With the Eye Orb Monster’s command, Lei Liekong’s soul soared toward the second Dao Crystal Tower.
"Another Immortal Venerable residual soul!" Ning Fan’s eyes showed deep emotion.
"This stone-faced kid is surprised again! Haha!" The Eye Orb Monster felt even prouder.
"Branch forty-nine of the Ancient Barbarian Realm, Leader Ge Xuan of the Ge Family, return to your position swiftly!"
"Seventy-fourth branch of the Ancient Barbarian Realm, Priest Zhux Feng of Wuxx Mountain Xuan Palace, quickly return!"
"Eighty-first branch of the Ancient Barbarian Realm, Loose Cultivator Zhuyan, quickly return!"
Numerous residual souls of Immortal Venerables were sacrificed like trash by the Eye Orb Monster to the Dao Crystal Tower without a blink. In total, the Eye Orb Monster sacrificed twenty-four Immortal Venerable residual souls.
"The twenty-fifth soul is different from the previous twenty-four. Do you know how it’s different?" The Eye Orb Monster suddenly asked mysteriously.
"Could the twenty-fifth soul be the soul of an Immortal King?" Ning Fan speculated.
"Correct! To help you break the Blessing Technique, I even used the soul of an Immortal King. Heh heh, I’m quite generous, aren’t I?"
The Eye Orb Monster was satisfied to see the shock in Ning Fan’s eyes and began summoning the next soul.
"Fifty-fourth branch of the Ancient Barbarian Realm, Clan Leader Dong She of the Eastern Land Clan, quickly return!"
As the Eye Orb Monster’s voice fell, the soul of an old man with a human body and snake tail appeared slowly, flying towards the twenty-fifth Dao Crystal Tower with a dazed look.
This person truly was an Immortal King!
After Dong She, more and more residual souls of Immortal Kings were sacrificed by the Eye Orb Monster. After sacrificing sixteen Immortal King residual souls in a row, the Eye Orb Monster suddenly became solemn.
In his hand, there were still three residual souls left, and he was somewhat reluctant to use them.
The Eye Orb Monster looked at the evil qi within the formation array and found that the amount of evil qi was still somewhat insufficient, feeling quite helpless.
He couldn’t afford to be stingy; without using these three residual souls, the Blessing Technique couldn’t be broken.
If the Blessing Technique wasn’t broken, the chances of killing Yin Mo would be significantly reduced.
That cannot be allowed! He was determined to kill Yin Mo at any cost!
"Yin Mo must die! You can’t catch a wolf without sacrificing your kids. Damn it, use them all up!"
"Nineteenth branch of the Ancient Barbarian Realm, Barbarian Ancestor WuSitezang of the Wu Clan, quickly return!"
After this voice fell, a faint golden residual soul appeared in the center of the formation array, flying towards the forty-first Dao Crystal Tower with a dazed look.
A faint golden residual soul! This elder named WuSitezang was actually an Immortal Emperor!
Not a regular Immortal Emperor, WuSitezang was an Immortal Emperor of the Eternal Seventh Calamity!
"It’s actually the soul of an Immortal Emperor!" Ning Fan was quite startled.
To help him break the Blessing Technique, the Eye Orb Monster sacrificed even the soul of an Immortal Emperor. This move was indeed significant!
Moreover, Ning Fan was curious where the Eye Orb Monster obtained so many residual souls of Immortal Venerables, Immortal Kings, and even Immortal Emperors.
Could it be that these people were killed by the Eye Orb Monster and their residual souls were collected?
"Heh heh, surprised, aren’t you? The real surprise is yet to come!"
The Eye Orb Monster almost gleefully soared to the sky; what could be more satisfying than defeating a stoic face?
Hmph, let you be stoic, let you pretend; brat, I’m going to shock you to your core!
"Fourth tribe of Taicang Dust Realm, Brahmic Heaven Sect Calamity Child Fan Shoufeix, quickly return!"
The forty-second residual soul was a youth dressed in a black monk’s robe, with a black totem of the Heavenly Dog devouring the sun painted on half of his face.
This black-robed youth had a formidable aura no weaker than the Seventh Generation Slaughter Emperor!
"This is... the Immortal Emperor at Nine Tribulations Peak!" Ning Fan gasped.
This was a soul of a formidable power no weaker than the Seventh Generation Slaughter Emperor, yet it was sacrificed as trash by the Eye Orb Monster.
According to the Eye Orb Monster’s nature, the later the soul, the stronger it is.
This was already a residual soul of a peak Immortal Emperor, and he wondered if there were even stronger souls afterward...
"Heh heh! Surprised, scream, brat, scream and delight me with your screams!" The Eye Orb Monster appeared calm on the outside but was laughing madly inside.
After finally finishing showing off, the Eye Orb Monster slowly summoned the forty-third soul.
This was the last residual soul he held, and it was also the strongest!
The forty-third soul was an elder whose entire body seemed to burn like flames, covered densely with runes, with eyes that were transformed by the thunder.
Behind him, a gigantic black ring suddenly appeared, radiating like the sun!
That black ring was the Ring of the Initial Saint, only possessed by the Prime Saint Talent!
"This is... a Saint soul?!" Ning Fan’s face changed drastically. Faced with a residual soul of a Saint, he couldn’t remain unfazed.
"Brat, don’t be so jumpy. That’s not a real Saint soul. He’s just a clone from the Saint himself. I’m not so extravagant to fetch you a genuine Saint residual soul for sacrifice," the Eye Orb Monster said, somewhat exasperated, but inwardly he was delighted.
He knew Ning Fan would foolishly think it was a Saint soul and be utterly shocked by it. Haha! All as predicted!
"Third tribe of Taicang Dust Realm, Flash Thunder Sect Heavenly Master and the clone of Youyan Ancestor, quickly return!"
As the forty-third soul returned, the entire formation’s fierce evil qi transformed into hundreds of blood-colored giant dragons, stirring up winds and clouds above the valley.
To help Ning Fan break the Blessing Technique, the Eye Orb Monster used up a trillion Dao Crystals and forty-three residual souls of strong beings, yet, it still wasn’t enough!
"The evil qi needs to be heavier. It seems I’ll have to use that item..."
Once again, the Eye Orb Monster was agonized.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally retrieved a drop of ink-like black blood and dropped it into the lake.
No one knew the origin of that drop of blood; once dropped into the lake, all lake water immediately turned jet black, and a monstrous Immortal Qi shot skyward!
The evil qi within the formation became several times heavier after this drop of blood!
Whose blood is this?
Just a single drop of blood contained evil qi that was several times the sum total of forty-three strong beings’ evil qi!
"This is the Primordial Spirit Essence Blood of the Immortal Emperor, containing a trace of Immortal Power from the Immortal Emperor! Brat, I’ve exhausted my efforts to help you. Hope you won’t forget the promise you made to me!" The Eye Orb Monster warned.
"Alright, quickly enter the lake bottom, and I’ll perform the Barbarian Clan ritual for you to break the Blessing Technique!"
"The process can be painful, and might even ’kill’ you, but you must persevere, as I won’t let you truly die!"
The Eye Orb Monster showed a serious demeanor; the upcoming ritual was critical, and any mistake could not be afforded.
Ning Fan wanted to ask the identity of the Eye Orb Monster and where he obtained so many residual souls of strong beings. Even the Immortal Emperor’s Primordial Spirit Essence Blood was procured for a drop.
"Don’t ask too much, quickly enter the lake bottom!" As if sensing Ning Fan’s curiosity, the Eye Orb Monster basked in satisfaction, yet seemed old and stern, urging Ning Fan to promptly enter the lake.
After a moment of silence, Ning Fan walked slowly toward the lake.
He could sense that the closer he got to the lake water, the more the Blessing Technique on him seemed to weaken.
The formation truly possessed the power to break the Blessing Technique. It seemed the Eye Orb Monster didn’t deceive him.
Still, keeping a trace of vigilance is wise...
Ning Fan’s figure flickered, transforming into a gold light, diving into the lake, directly toward its bottom.
The lake water was as black as ink, as thick as blood, carrying a bone-chilling coldness.
This cold proved helpful in weakening the Blessing Technique.
"Previously, did you encounter the Summon Barbarian Technique and thus experience three Calamities of Loss, becoming the Young Master Barbarian?" The Eye Orb Monster’s voice suddenly transmitted from above the lake.
"Yes." Ning Fan replied.
"It seems that old man Yin Mo suppressed your remaining six Calamities of Loss... boy, hang on!"
In the valley, the Eye Orb Monster muttered constantly, and gray runes kept flying forth, vanishing into the lake.
Amidst the gray sky, projections of ancient barbarian statues began appearing alongside the chanting and sutras of the barbarians.
As time passed, three huge projections of barbarian statues emerged gradually.
The three colossal statues were blurry, their specific forms indiscernible.
The Eye Orb Monster focused intently on the three statues and began a prolonged prayer, until one hour later, he suddenly cast a complicated gaze at the leftmost statue, chanting with a trace of complexity.
"The good corpse sacrificing life, appear!"
With this chant, the leftmost statue finally began to change...(To be continued. If you love this story, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
