Grasping the Evil-Chapter 936: Tenfold Shields

As the Fourth Generation Barbarian God issued an order, millions upon millions of savage cultivators fell to the ground, reverting back to corpses, ceasing their assault on Ning Fan.

Ning Fan’s gaze swept lightly over these corpses, retracting the black fire, with no intention to burn them.

From the brief words of the Fourth Generation Barbarian God, Ning Fan understood his current situation.

At this moment, he was located at the first layer of the Ancient Barbarian Tomb, while the Fourth Generation Barbarian God was on the seventh layer.

Only by fighting his way to the seventh layer would he have the chance to survive the Eighth Calamity; otherwise, he must activate the Heaven-Deceiving Formation and relinquish the Eighth Calamity.

Ning Fan closed his eyes, sensing the situation outside.

His consciousness was trapped by the Fourth Generation Barbarian God in the first layer of the Ancient Barbarian Tomb.

His physical body was still sitting cross-legged outside at the lake bottom, but it was as if his soul had been lost, unable to move at all.

Ning Fan tried to return his consciousness to his body, but found it impossible to do so.

The Eye Orb Monster was still at the lakeside, infatuated, drooling towards the sky, completely captivated by the beauty of the Fourth Generation Barbarian God, showing no signs of waking...

Surely a teammate-hindering lecher!

Ning Fan’s original plan was to survive the Eighth Calamity if possible, otherwise activate the Heaven-Deceiving Formation and abandon this calamity.

However, his consciousness could not return to his body, unable to activate the Heaven-Deceiving Formation outside; he could only rely on the Eye Orb Monster.

But the Eye Orb Monster was unreliable, uncertain of when it would awaken. Before it awakes, it naturally cannot activate the Heaven-Deceiving Formation to save Ning Fan...

"In other words, before the Eye Orb Monster wakes up, I cannot use the formation to leave this place, unless I survive the Eighth Calamity..."

Even amidst thousands of dangers during the Eighth Calamity, he could not leave, only grit his teeth and press forward...

This troublesome Eye Orb Monster!

Ning Fan frowned slightly, and finally transformed into a golden light, flying towards the sky in the direction of the staircase.

At the end of this sky staircase, there was an altar showered with paper money. The altar was octagonal, yet standing on it were nine stone pillars, forming an ancient teleportation formation that led directly to the second layer of the Ancient Barbarian Tomb.

After this altar appeared, more and more wooden boxes began to appear in the sky, floating aimlessly.

The seals on the wooden boxes were extremely mysterious, capable of blocking the spirit sense of Masters.

When Ning Fan’s spirit sense touched those wooden boxes, it was gently pushed away by a soft force, unable to explore them.

He had no idea what was contained within these wooden boxes...

After covering his eyes with azure light, Ning Fan looked at those wooden boxes again, and this time, his gaze slightly penetrated the prohibitions on the boxes.

He saw that inside each box was a sealed magical treasure. Most of the treasures were low grade or middle-ranked immortal treasures, while the better ones were only high-grade immortal treasures, with not a single Acquired Immortal Treasure in sight.

Moreover, these treasures were mostly covered in rust, their spirituality diminished greatly, unsure of how many years they had existed, now so worn that they were difficult to use.

With low grades and worn conditions... Ning Fan had no desire for these treasures, directly flying to the altar, intending to use the formation to enter the second layer.

But as soon as he stepped onto the altar, an extremely dignified elder’s voice suddenly echoed between heaven and earth.

"By order of Zundao Barbarian Mountain, those who pass the test of the first layer of the Ancient Barbarian Tomb may take one treasure from here..."

"Not taking treasure is considered as forfeiting the reward and is not allowed to enter the second layer..."

"Those who take more will suffer the punishment of Dao Man Mountain’s fingertip..."

Ning Fan was slightly taken aback; this voice was left by some ancient Master in the heavens and earth here, existing for countless years.

He originally thought little of the broken magical treasures here, but this voice demanded he take a treasure from here, otherwise he would be denied entry to the second layer.

Ning Fan tried, and indeed, without taking a treasure, he couldn’t activate the teleportation formation to enter the second layer. There was a rule set by a certain ancient Master on this teleportation formation: one must take a treasure from here before entering.

What a troublesome rule...

Forget it, although he thought little of the broken magical treasures here, he would still take one.

Ning Fan didn’t pick and choose, randomly selecting a nearby wooden box and gesturing at it. The box immediately floated towards him and opened on its own.

The treasure sealed within the box was a palm-sized, worn-out golden shield, merely a middle-ranked immortal treasure. Given its dilapidation, the power it could exert likely fell short even of Shattered Void Treasures.

What a useless shield...

"This boy actually chose a shield... does he know something, else why would he choose a shield among countless magical treasures..." The Fourth Generation Barbarian God’s beautiful eyes revealed the first look of solemnity.

The Ancient Barbarian Tomb was a sacred place of the Barbarian Clan, created by the First Generation Barbarian God Dao Man Mountain with his own strength. It was not only a burial place for the savage cultivator corpses but also a place for each generation of Barbarian Gods to test their disciples.

Of course, the Ancient Barbarian Tomb had a more crucial mission... Here, a supreme treasure was buried...

In the Ancient Barbarian Tomb, there was a rule set down by the First Generation Barbarian God Dao Man Mountain: every Master who made it through the first layer could receive a reward.

This rule was one that the Fourth Generation Barbarian God could not interfere with or stop. Her original intention was to have Ning Fan fall within the Ancient Barbarian Tomb, yet she could not prevent Ning Fan from obtaining a reward...

"You have chosen a Five-Star Intermediate Barbarian Instrument, the Gilded Shield. Now, you may enter the second layer..."

That elder’s voice rang out again.

The instant this voice arose, all the wooden boxes disappeared entirely. Ning Fan finally availed the teleportation formation to enter the second layer of the Ancient Barbarian Tomb.

The worn-out shield was already put away by Ning Fan, left aside and forgotten.

At this moment, he cautiously looked at the corpses in the second layer. These corpses were clearly fewer than those in the first layer, but each was a Corpse of Enlightenment.

Though scattered, there were over ten thousand in total. At the moment Ning Fan entered the second layer, each corpse swayed and stood, eyes gleaming fiercely, as if gaining life.

"Kill Taicang Calamity Spirit!"

"Protect the Ancient Barbarian Glory!"

"Kill!"

Roaring voices echoed, carrying the hatred of annihilation. Nearly ten thousand Crossing Truth Realm barbarian cultivators, long dead, surrounded Ning Fan in this moment.

A middle-aged man at the Initial Stage of Crossing Truth rushed the fastest, choosing to self-destruct mere thousand zhang away from Ning Fan!

Centered around his self-destruct point, the frenzied Great Dao Laws poured out like a flood, a destruction storm capable of destroying a Cultivation Star swept over a thousand zhang, intending to engulf Ning Fan.

The self-destruct of a Crossing Truth Realm cultivator is incredibly powerful; even Fragmented Thought Elders wouldn’t dare stand idly by, letting the explosion attack them.

Ning Fan was certainly not going to foolishly stand still. He raised his hand suddenly, pressing forward with his five fingers, seemingly solidifying the heaven and earth ahead.

That destructive storm was forcibly extinguished by him!

Not even a Shedding Void Realm old monster could easily withstand a Crossing Truth self-destruct, but Ning Fan did it effortlessly.

He began to emanate overwhelming red glow; in this moment, he used the power of Blood Lightning, his aura violent and frenzied.

At this moment, his strength almost matched the Shattered Thought Peak elder, and easily extinguishing a Crossing Truth self-destruct was no challenge! His power is incomparable to a Shekong Cultivator.

More than ten Crossing Truth Realm barbarian cultivators sneak-attacked from behind; this time, Ning Fan didn’t even glance back, the red glow on his body intensified and transformed into countless tangible red lines flying out.

These red lines, once released, immediately formed thumb-sized Calamity Thought Red Glow, producing piercing sonic booms targeting the barbarian cultivators approaching Ning Fan.

A Mid Stage Enlightenment barbarian cultivator didn’t get the chance to attack Ning Fan before the red glow engulfed his view. In the next instant, a Calamity Thought Red Glow easily blasted through his Tian Ling, entering his divine sense, leaving a thumb-sized blood hole on his forehead. As Calamity Thought Red Glow wantonly destroyed within his body, this cultivator perished...

Another Body Refinement man tried to sneak close to Ning Fan with a punch, yet as he swung his fist, a red glow pierced his Tian Ling.

One, two, three... The number of Crossing Truth Realm barbarian cultivators Ning Fan slaughtered increased, and with the strength of his Blood Lightning, exterminating Crossing Truth Realm cultivators was like reaching for a bag.

The Fourth Generation Barbarian God furrowed her eyebrows, knowing the dead bodies on the second level couldn’t stop Ning Fan. But this time, she didn’t prevent this massacre.

After half a Two hours later, Ning Fan stood amidst a mountain of corpses and a mist of blood on the second level, bloodied. Though he exterminated all Crossing Truth Realm barbarian cultivators, he incurred many wounds.

This was the reason the Fourth Generation Barbarian God didn’t halt it; the dead bodies of the second level were not sacrificed in vain, their sacrifice made Ning Fan pay a price.

The Heaven Ladder leading to the third level appeared gradually, and at the end of it remained an octagonal altar, with nine ancient stone pillars forming a teleportation formation.

As the altar appeared, countless stone boxes made of blue stone appeared in the sky.

Inside these stone boxes, magical treasures were similarly sealed, the lowest being Post-Nirvana Immortal Treasure, highest even Three-Nirvana Immortal Treasure.

Of course, all the magical treasures were extremely worn, even half-ruined...

"Three-Nirvana Immortal Treasure... still useless."

Ning Fan didn’t pay much attention to these stone boxes, instead transformed into a golden spear, rushing straight to the altar.

As he stepped onto the altar, an elder’s voice resonated through the heavens and earth.

"By the order of Zundao Barbarian Mountain, to enter the third level, one must exchange a treasure taken from the first level for another."

"Only the same type of magical treasure is allowed in the exchange..."

"Forcibly taking magical treasures here shall incur punishment from Dao Barbarian Mountain..."

The voice disappeared after reverberating in the heavens and earth a few times. There were originally tens of thousands of stone boxes here, but as that voice rang out, countless stone boxes vanished from the heavens and earth.

Within only a few breaths, merely over forty stone boxes remained here for Ning Fan to choose from.

Ning Fan was slightly stunned; it seemed to enter the third level, he had to use the Gilded Shield obtained from the first level to exchange for a magical treasure from the second level.

These remaining forty stone boxes, each sealed shield-like magical treasures.

Ning Fan chose a shield in the first level, so in the second level, he could only exchange shield for shield.

Among over forty stone boxes, the highest grade shield was a White Silver Small Shield of Acquired Second Nirvana. Ning Fan pondered for a moment, then chose this stone box.

After making his choice, the Gilded Shield in his hand, along with the other stone boxes, disappeared instantaneously.

Only the White Silver Small Shield he chose flew from the stone box, into his hand.

"You chose Six-Star Intermediate Barbarian Instrument, Lingxiao Shield; now you may enter the third level..."

Holding the White Silver Small Shield in hand, Ning Fan pondered slightly.

In the first level, he obtained a mid-ranked Immortal Treasure Gilded Shield.

In the second level, using the Gilded Shield, he exchanged for an Acquired Second Nirvana Lingxiao Shield.

Upon reaching the third level, could he perhaps exchange for even higher-level shields?

What about the fourth level, the fifth level...

Maybe this worn-out small shield isn’t entirely useless...

Putting the Lingxiao Shield away for now, Ning Fan used the altar’s teleportation formation to enter the third level of Ancient Barbarian Tomb.

In the third level, there were fewer corpses, only a scant thousand, but each was a Shekong Corpse.

"Kill Taicang Calamity Spirit!"

"Protect my Barbarian Cang Mountain and Sea!"

"Kill!" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

More than a thousand Shekong savage cultivators rose from the ground, roaring to the sky, their pressure shaking the heavens and the earth.

Ning Fan’s gaze finally showed a solemn expression. Without waiting for these Shekong savage cultivators to launch an attack, he waved his hand directly, releasing countless red lines, taking the lead in launching the attack.

The red lines transformed into surging Calamity Thought Red Glows, attacking the Shekong savage cultivators one by one. Only a few Shekong initiates failed to withstand the attack of the red glow, which broke their Tian Ling and destroyed their divine sense, leading to their death.

The vast majority of Shekong savage cultivators, although injured by the Calamity Thought Red Glow, did not die, instead gaining a power of resistance in front of Ning Fan.

After all, all the cultivators had reached the Shekong realm, in the Four Heavens, Shekong cultivators were giants famous in their areas, not something that could be mass annihilated.

Each Shekong savage cultivator displayed their divine skills, and countless Dao Images appeared between heaven and earth.

There were Dao Images of Barbarian Apes striking the sky, Dao Images of Thunder Chariots crashing into the sun, and Dao Images of ancient barbarians creating people, all of which were preludes to these cultivators performing Great Divine Powers.

In the next instant, over a thousand Shekong divine skills attacked Ning Fan, the multicolored magical light dazzling, making it hard to keep one’s eyes open.

"Can’t withstand it..."

Ning Fan sighed slightly, although his current strength had skyrocketed, almost comparable to the Peak of Shattered Thought, it was still impossible to face the combined attack of over a thousand Shekong cultivators head-on.

Not to mention him, even a true Eternal Immortal Venerable couldn’t withstand it.

Although he couldn’t withstand the combined attack of the group of cultivators, it didn’t mean he couldn’t evade it. Ning Fan’s figure flickered, transforming into a golden rainbow, and in an instant, he dashed out of the group’s attack range, causing their combined attack to fall into thin air.

He stood high in the sky, looking down at the cultivators below, thinking for a moment before deciding to use the Obliteration Technique he had just learned.

This technique was the signature skill of the Seventh Generation Barbarian God Tagu, and among the Immortal Emperor-grade divine skills, it was considered top-notch!

This technique can turn a long river into the Dao, causing all indestructible things to dissipate, to become like an obliterating current!

Ning Fan had already cultivated 11 million Obliteration Runes, and the power of this technique was already considerable.

"With my bones as the mountain!"

Around Ning Fan, 11 million Obliteration Runes whistled and flew out, instantly covering the entire sky, pitch-black like a doomsday magic cloud.

Beneath countless runes, a black bone mountain phantom slowly appeared.

Gradually, the bone mountains in the sky increased continuously.

The second mountain, the third mountain, the fourth mountain... until the ninth mountain, then it stopped increasing.

At the moment these nine bone mountains appeared, all the Shekong savage cultivators’ expressions changed, feeling a tremendous force descending from the sky, pressing them so hard they couldn’t breathe or fly into the sky!

It was as if on each person’s shoulder, they were burdened with nine giant mountains, suppressed by the power of the nine mountains!

Under the suppression of this mighty force, the group of cultivators could hardly perform divine skills to attack Ning Fan, their breathing became rapid, their aura chaotic, struggling under the heavy burden. A few Shekong cultivators were directly crushed by the immense force, kneeling to the ground, unable to withstand the might of Ning Fan’s nine mountains!

"With blood as the sea!"

Underneath the nine mountains, a black ocean suddenly appeared, and soon, the second sea, the third sea followed, until the eighth sea appeared, then the anomaly stopped.

After the eight seas appeared, the world plunged into darkness; everything seemed to vanish, the universe changed!

Some Shekong savage cultivators were directly bewildered in the darkness, beginning to succumb.

At this time, Ning Fan lifted his palm, and where his fingers passed, he easily tore the heavens and the earth.

"With the palm as the Dao!"

He lifted his palm, pressing down towards the forward Shekong below, just as Tagu did that day.

Under this press, all nine mountains vanished, and the eight seas merged into one, transforming into a silently flowing black long river.

Ning Fan stood on top of the river, while the Shekong cultivators were all submerged beneath the river, each showing a look of horror.

They were horrified to discover that once they fell into the river, with their cultivation, they were unable to escape!

Unable to escape, powerless to resist, they could only gradually sink to the riverbed!

Furthermore, their cultivation, Daoist thought, vitality, memory, everything, began to dissolve in this black long river.

Bit by bit, returning to Obliteration, bit by bit, disappearing without a trace...

"With the Dao as the Obliteration!"

Ning Fan lowered his palm, skillfully forming hundreds of spirit senses, causing the dark river to immediately surge with undercurrents.

This technique, named Dao Like a Submerged Current, was currently the most powerful divine skill Ning Fan could perform!

Unfortunately, his Obliteration Runes were not as abundant as Tagu’s, therefore, this technique couldn’t be as powerful as Tagu’s.

If Tagu performed this technique, once the thousand Shekong were submerged to the riverbed, they couldn’t last a few breaths before all would perish, none would survive.

When Ning Fan performed this technique, it could not instantly kill all Shekong, only a few Shekong would die in the first few breaths.

Most of the Shekong managed to survive over a hundred breaths under this technique, before gradually dying one by one.

However, there were over twenty Shekong at the peak level who, by working together, even after a thousand breaths, still survived.

But how much longer could they endure?

Ning Fan stood on the Obliteration Long River, trapping those over twenty Shekong peaks at the riverbed, for a full day and night.

After a day and night, the over twenty Shekong peaks, unwilling as they might be, eventually died and were buried at the riverbed.

After killing all the Shekong, Ning Fan released the Obliteration Technique, feeling a wave of exhaustion.

This Obliteration Technique was indeed powerful, but it also consumed considerable energy from the body.

The ladder to the fourth level has already appeared, and in the sky, tens of thousands of iron boxes appeared.

Without immediately ascending the altar, Ning Fan chose to sit cross-legged and meditate. Only after slightly recovering did he ascend the altar.

"By the order of Zundao Barbarian Mountain, you have passed the test of the third level. You can exchange your shield for one of the Ten Kingdoms Shields... and thereafter, you may enter the fourth level."

The authoritative voice of the elder rang out once more.

The iron boxes in the heavens disappeared one after another, leaving only ten iron boxes floating before Ning Fan.

Within these ten iron boxes, each sealed a shield, and outside each box, the name and grade of the shield were written.

"Yan Kingdom’s Terrestrial Mysterious Fire Shield, Seven-Star Intermediate."

"Chii Kingdom’s Shining Sea Shield, Seven-Star Superior."

"Yuan Kingdom’s Cloud Sun Shield, Seven-Star Superior."

"Shenhai Kingdom’s Misty Sky Shield, Seven-Star Superior."

"Leichen Kingdom’s Thunderclap Shield, Seven-Star Peak."

"Xu Kingdom’s Sea Turtle Shield, Seven-Star Intermediate."

"Ruo Kingdom’s Colorful Wing Shield, Seven-Star Superior."

"Chi Kingdom’s Dongshan Shield, Seven-Star Peak."

"Ancient Kingdom’s Battle Sky Shield, Six-Star Peak."

"Lu Kingdom’s Eyeball Shield, Seven-Star Lower."

Ning Fan’s gaze swept over the ten iron boxes; the ones that intrigued him most were the shields that had reached the Seven-Star Peak grade.

The Thunderclap Shield of Leichen Kingdom, and the Dongshan Shield of Chi Kingdom.

According to Ning Fan’s estimation, Five-Star Barbarian Instruments are equivalent to Immortal Treasure grade.

Six-Star Barbarian Instruments are equivalent to Acquired One to Four Nirvana grade.

Seven-Star Barbarian Instruments are equivalent to Acquired Five to Eight Nirvana grade.

These two Seven-Star Peak shields were already equivalent to an Acquired Eight Nirvana magical treasure, thus they are not considered weak treasures.

If he were to exchange the Lingxiao Shield for one, Ning Fan might very well exchange it for one of these two shields...

"Which one to exchange for..." Ning Fan murmured slightly.

While he was pondering, the porcelain-doll-like face of the Fourth Generation Barbarian God revealed slight tension for the first time.

The Ten Kingdoms Shields were a test given by the First-Generation Barbarian God Tao Man Mountain to his descendants.

Only the fated who could select the inherited shield from among these shields would have a slim chance to inherit the supreme treasure left behind by the First-Generation Barbarian God...

The Fourth Generation Barbarian God certainly did not want that supreme treasure to fall into the hands of Ning Fan, this Taicang Calamity Spirit... that would be a desecration of the sacred item of the Barbarian Clan.

If no shield-type magical treasure was chosen in the first level, there would be no subsequent chances.

If the inherited shield was not chosen in the third level, there would likewise be no opportunity to obtain that sacred object.

"This child chose a shield in the first level, which might just be a coincidence. The secret of the heritage of the Ancient Barbarian Tomb is only known to the first four generations of Barbarian Gods; even the fifth-generation Barbarian God is unaware, as all the Barbarian Gods after the fifth generation are slaves to Taicang, unqualified to know this secret... This child is not a Barbarian God, there’s no way he could know the secret of the Ancient Kingdom’s God-Destroying Shield..."

"He won’t choose the inherited shield, definitely not..."

Under the slightly tense gaze of the Fourth Generation Barbarian God, Ning Fan finally made a decision and raised his hand towards the Thunderclap Shield.

This shield not only had the highest grade but also had the condensation of Thunder Dao on its body, possessing extraordinary power indeed.

If he had to choose one from the ten shields, Ning Fan would be willing to choose this shield.

"He chose wrongly!"

The Fourth Generation Barbarian God breathed a small sigh of relief, and in her heart, she held a slight contempt for Ning Fan.

The disdain was because Ning Fan was indeed very superficial, only seeing the greatness of the Thunderclap Shield without seeing the awe-inspiring potential of the inherited shield...

It was no wonder; even with her vision almost comparable to that of an Initial Saint, it was challenging to see the extraordinary nature of the inherited shield. It wasn’t surprising that Ning Fan couldn’t see it either.

"No need to look anymore; this child’s step of choosing wrongly means he won’t have the opportunity to obtain the Ancient Kingdom’s God-Destroying Shield..."

The Fourth Generation Barbarian God slightly closed her beautiful eyes, as if scornful to look again.

But in the next instant, she suddenly opened her eyes wide, a hint of tension returning to her clear gaze.

Because Ning Fan’s raised hand was lowered again.

And his gaze moved away from the Thunderclap Shield of Leichen Kingdom, and landed on the ninth iron box.

The Ancient Kingdom’s Battle Sky Shield.

This shield was merely a six-star peak barbarian instrument, equivalent to an Acquired Four Nirvana magical treasure, its power should be no match for the Thunderclap Shield.

But as Ning Fan looked at this shield, he frowned for the first time.

No matter how he looked, it was an ordinary shield, so why did it give him a heart-pounding feeling...

It seemed... peculiar... (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)