Grasping the Evil-Chapter 982: Subduing the Witch God
Ning Fan nodded, indicating that if they dared, it was a good thing.
Thus, for the entire next day, Ning Fan stayed with Luo Xuan, from noon to dusk, then into the night, and finally until dawn. They didn’t do anything unnecessary, just walked along the mountain path of Broken Spear Peaks, chatting casually. Their topics included the changes in Eastern Heaven, the plight of the Luo Family, and their insights into cultivation, yet they didn’t speak of romance.
This greatly relieved Luo Xuan. As long as they didn’t talk about love and emotions, she felt much less awkward around Ning Fan and could relax more.
Ning Fan walked in front, with Luo Xuan trailing half a step behind. To those Guest Elders of the Luo Family coming and going at Broken Spear Peaks, this scene appeared unexpectedly harmonious.
"Hmm, Miss Xuan and the Rain Monarch..." The Luo Family Guest Elders whispered to themselves, seemingly uncovering a remarkable secret affair.
If this were to spread, it would surely become a hot topic among the Old Monsters of East Heaven... The Rain Immortal Monarch is indeed charming, even Miss Xuan, who usually keeps her distance from men, is charmed... It makes one truly envious.
As dawn broke, Luo Shix sent someone to invite Ning Fan, saying everything was ready.
Given the gravity of the situation, Ning Fan naturally wouldn’t linger with Luo Xuan any longer and brought along Lv Wen and Wu Laoba to the Luo Family great hall.
According to Luo Shix, to awaken the War King this time, the Luo Family spent thirty trillion Dao Crystals to set up a "Sealing Witch Formation."
Thirty trillion Dao Crystals was an enormous expenditure that nearly emptied the Luo Family’s Dao Crystal reserves.
This so-called Sealing Witch Array was an ancient formation passed down by the Luo family ancestors. It was only this time at the Luo Family that Luo Shix fully disclosed to Ning Fan the details about the War King’s prolonged unconsciousness.
Forty-five million years ago, Shenluo caused a massive upheaval in East Heaven. At that time, beneath the Immortal Emperor level, almost no one could withstand the Eon-old Five Tribulations of Shenluo. With chaos imminent, the cultivators were fearful. Yet, the Eon-old Three Tribulations’ War King Luo Hou stepped forward, resolutely fighting to protect the Godly Void Pavilion.
Shenluo of those days was naturally not as powerful as Shenluo later became. Even so, it was nearly invincible below the Immortal Emperor level and had even killed an Immortal Emperor of the Dark Clan. No one believed Luo Hou could be Shenluo’s match. However, the valiance of War King Luo Hou exceeded everyone’s expectations. Using all his means, he surprisingly fought evenly with Shenluo at first. Of course, Shenluo wasn’t using full strength initially, yet this feat was still astonishing.
War King Luo Hou’s reputation spread across Eastern Heaven due to this battle. Sadly, as Shenluo fought with all his might, the War King was ultimately defeated, his Fourth Transformation Combat Method’s power was scattered, and he fell into a slumber.
Shenluo had shown mercy, appreciating Luo Hou’s strength; otherwise, he likely would have killed Luo Hou directly.
These matters were rumored outside, but some details were unknown to the public.
For example, the Luo family indeed descended from the Southern Clan’s castaways, but that was a long time ago.
Another example, War King Luo Hou’s strongest divine skill wasn’t the Fourth Transformation Battle Art but the Southern Clan’s Combat Unit’s bloodline talent known as "Witch God." Regrettably, Luo Shix was merely a servant of the War King and knew little about Witch God; even within the Southern Clan, few understood it. Luo Shix had only seen the War King use the Witch God’s power a few times, thus couldn’t provide Ning Fan with much information about it.
According to Luo Shix, the War King was able to challenge Shenluo above his level ranks not only due to the Fourth Transformation Combat Method but because he also utilized the power of the Witch God within him. This fact was rarely known. Therefore, in this rescue of the War King, two precautions were necessary: one was relying on Ning Fan’s Fourth Transformation Battle Art to restore the scattered cultivation of the War King; the second... was guarding against the Witch God’s attack within the War King!
This Sealing Witch Array was an ancient formation passed down by the Southern Clan, and today it was its time to shine.
During the rescue, Ning Fan would need to focus solely on saving the War King and couldn’t divert his attention to defend against the Witch God’s attack, necessitating strong protectors for him. In fact, before Ning Fan arrived at the Luo Family, Luo Shix had paid a heavy price to invite an Eternal Immortal Venerable to join forces with Ning Fan to save the War King by controlling the Sealing Witch Array and acting as Ning Fan’s protector. That Immortal Venerable was the Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerate of the Godly Void Pavilion.
The Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerate was also shrewd, knowing the risks involved in rescuing the War King and initially unwilling to help the Luo Family. However, upon hearing that Ning Fan would also join, he agreed to the Luo Family’s request.
The Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerate obviously agreed to help due to Ning Fan’s influence, apparently seeking a friendship with Ning Fan.
This was an opportunity to befriend Ning Fan, though it carried certain risks...
Luo Shix’s intention was to have Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerate as Ning Fan’s protector. However, since Ning Fan brought along Lv Wen and Wu Laoba, these two could also protect him. This meant three ancient level experts would be his protectors, and with the power of the Sealing Witch Array, rescuing the War King would likely not be too difficult.
When Ning Fan and his entourage arrived at the Luo Family great hall, many old monsters of the Luo Family were already there, clearly paying great attention to today’s matter.
Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerate was also present, resting with closed eyes. When he saw Ning Fan and others arriving, he naturally didn’t put on airs, greeting Ning Fan, Lv Wen, and Wu Laoba.
Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerate felt, perhaps it was a misperception, that since Ning Fan’s last visit to the Godly Void Pavilion over ten days ago, he seemed to have grown much stronger...
It should be a misjudgment; at the Eon-old level, progressing wasn’t easy. Ten days is definitely not enough.
"Haha, unexpected to see, besides myself, that two more Daoist friends have come to serve as protectors for the Rain Monarch today. Let’s not mention the Plague King, but this one is..." Cloud Thunder recognized Lv Wen but not Wu Laoba.
This was reasonable, as few across the Four Heavens knew Wu Laoba. Even among those who knew of him, he was rarely mentioned, making him almost anonymous.
But, this person must not be underestimated! This was the first impression the Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerate had of Wu Laoba!
Cloud Thunder was at the Second Calamity cultivation level, while Wu Laoba was only at the First Calamity. Yet, at first glance, Cloud Thunder felt an intense aura of misfortune from Wu Laoba...
"This person is certainly not as simple as he appears..." Inwardly, Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerate gave Wu Laoba a rather high evaluation.
"I am Wu Laoba, a slave of Rain Monarch." Wu Laoba said with immense pride, as if being Ning Fan’s slave was something to be proud of.
"Hiss! This Eternal Immortal Venerable is actually Rain Monarch’s slave!" Instantly, Cloud Thunder, Luo Shix, and the many old monsters of the Luo Family were all shocked. Only Lv Wen was already aware of this and was not surprised.
Previously, even Luo Shix did not know Wu Laoba was Ning Fan’s servant, and merely thought Wu Laoba was Ning Fan’s friend. An Immortal Venerable servant; this is something that only an Immortal Emperor can have! That Ning Fan could subdue an Immortal Venerable as a servant, even if the person were inconspicuous, was enough to move anyone.
"So, it is Daoist Wu, no offense, no offense..." Cloud Thunder bowed his hand towards Wu Laoba, internally, his evaluation of Ning Fan soared.
Anyone could see that Wu Laoba was willing to be Ning Fan’s servant. To make an Eternal Immortal Venerable willingly serve... This Rain Immortal Monarch is truly impressive!
Wu Laoba returned the courtesy politely but inwardly scoffed at their shocked expressions.
Why the surprise? Do you think my master doesn’t have the ability to have Immortal Venerable servants so you are shocked? Know that my master has even killed Quasi-Saints, such a powerful being, taking an Immortal Emperor servant isn’t too much, let alone just an Immortal Venerable servant... Truly a group of people who have never seen the world.
Ning Fan’s group only exchanged a few pleasantries with Cloud Thunder before diving into the main topic, confirming that there were no omissions in the plan. Then Luo Shix and five Shedding Void Stage members from the Luo Family led Ning Fan and four ancient strong experts into the Luo Family’s highest forbidden place—the Dao Essence Secret Realm.
This place, a hundred years ago, Ning Fan visited it once, obtaining a lot of Dao Essence from here, greatly advancing his Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor cultivation level.
This place is also the Land of Slumber for War King Luo Hou. The entire area seemed like an ancient and vast cave, with droplets of spirit liquid continuously dripping down from above, forming a sea below.
At the center of the ocean below stood nine profound black cauldrons, each cauldron containing swirling spiritual energy. Around the ocean, many Dao Crystal mountains stood tall, occupying strategic positions, forming a formation. Faintly, beneath the ocean, a grand formation was laid, precisely the Sealing Witch Formation.
At the center of the formation, in the middle of the nine cauldrons was a square sea altar. At each corner of the altar, a copper lamp was lit with violet flames. At the center of the altar lay a copper coffin, lidless, with a black-faced big man asleep inside.
That black-faced big man was naturally War King Luo Hou, but compared to a hundred years ago, the deadly aura on War King was heavier. If he couldn’t reunite his cultivation to awaken, he might only have a few years left to live.
"Master, Stone Slave is here to save you, just wait a little longer..."
The other strong members of the Luo Family didn’t have much emotional fluctuation, but Luo Shix, upon seeing the heavy death aura of War King, was overwhelmed with tearful grief, falling to the ground.
Old slave... is guilty!
Only today, able to save the master, allowing the master to slumber for countless years, old slave... is guilty!
One kneel, knelt for this old slave’s incompetence, delaying rescue for the master.
The second kneel, Luo Shix knelt before Ning Fan and the four ancient strong experts, clasped his hands and spoke solemnly,
"If you can save my master, I, Luo Shix, will gratefully repay with life and death!"
Each word like thunder, echoed with strength!
The members of the Luo Family were all descendants of War King except for Luo Shix, who was an outsider, taken in as a servant after being enlightened by the War King during one of his outings. Many Old Monsters of Eastern Heaven had heard about this.
As an outsider, only due to remembering the master’s kindness, he sacrificed his life guarding the Luo Family, diligently and sincerely. Upon seeing the master suffer, he was filled with genuine emotions, tear-filled eyes, humbling himself seeking help... This scene moved even those with a cold-hard disposition like Cloud Thunder and made them feel warmth. Internally, they gave Luo Shix a high evaluation.
Luo Shix, a loyal servant! This person’s loyalty is as firm as gold and stone, rare in this world!
Cloud Thunder originally participated to form ties with Ning Fan, but now secretly grew serious, unwilling to fail Luo Shix’s loyalty.
Lv Wen, though a villain, valued loyalty highly throughout his life. Otherwise, he wouldn’t stand against the Southern Clan due to Ning Fan’s guidance and appreciation; his expression also turned serious.
Wu Laoba found a kindred spirit. Luo Shix, a loyal servant! He, Wu Laoba, was also Ning Fan’s loyal servant! Sharing similar compassion and understanding... This person’s loyalty nearly rivaled mine, remarkable, truly remarkable! Wu Laoba, long determined to be the world’s most loyal servant, now viewed Luo Shix with respect.
Ning Fan’s expression remained calm, without any unnecessary words, merely lifting Luo Shix up. He disliked idle talk and simply said succinctly,
"Senior Luo, there’s no need for this. I promised you back then, and today, I will definitely fulfill it!"
He didn’t address him as Daoist Luo but called him Senior, just like in the past.
From Luo Shix, Ning Fan saw something rarely found in the cultivation world and increasingly lost. It was something that every Purple Dou Immortal Cultivator once possessed—an unyielding valor that treated promises as light as the Five Sacred Mountains, a heroism that faced life and death with ease, willing to die for someone amidst the ancient westerly winds.
Integrity... The current cultivation world lacks this.
Without further ado, everyone confirmed some details once again and began to take action. Luo Shix and five other Shedding Void Stage members of the Luo Family controlled the auxiliary formations on the periphery, while Lv Wen, Wu Laoba, and Cloud Thunder managed the main formations within, providing protection for Ning Fan against any sudden appearance of the Witch God.
Ning Fan, meanwhile, entered the altar at the center of the great formation alone, using the flames of the Battle Art Fourth Transformation to assist the War King in recondensing his cultivation.
Standing before the War King’s copper coffin, Ning Fan gently closed his eyes, activating the power of War Yin and Yang. The battle laws of the world were immediately stirred by his presence, transforming into an endless stream of battle intent flames that filled the sky, blazing brilliantly!
"Gasp, this is the power of Palm Position Path! It’s actually the Palm of War!" the crowd of cultivators was shocked; Ning Fan had cultivated the Palm of War to a profound level with his Immortal Venerable cultivation, truly remarkable!
This level was beyond what the Fourth Transformation of the Battle Art could achieve. Such flames of battle intent would undeniably help the War King consolidate his cultivation!
"Activate the formation!" Luo Shix gained considerable confidence, waving the array flag, causing the periphery formations of the Witch-Sealing Great Array to start functioning immediately.
The five Shedding Void Stage members of the Luo Family left to control the formations, while the three of Lv Wen didn’t remain idle, constantly vigilant against the possible appearance of the Witch God.
Ning Fan, fully focused, extended his hand and struck the copper coffin, causing the War King’s physical body to rise up.
Ning Fan’s eyes, covered with an azure glow, could clearly see the disorderly and intertwined lines of laws on the War King’s Spirit. Many had even been severed completely... What Ning Fan found most daunting was a shadow next to the War King’s Spirit, emitting a rather dangerous aura comparable to that of a Pinnacle Immortal King...
First, the chaotic laws of war within the War King must be corrected and restored! As for this shadow, it would be left to his sworn brother and others to handle!
"Descend!"
Ning Fan pressed forward with his five fingers, causing the flames of battle from the heavens and earth to surge into the War King’s body.
It was as if he had forgotten everything in front of him, with only the War King’s physical body remaining in his eyes. The body magnified and became increasingly clear in his vision, precise down to each cell, further breaking down into even finer details. Ning Fan could nearly see the most microcosmic units of energy forming the structure.
Thus, in his eyes, the War King’s body no longer resembled a person but rather... a vast starry sky!
Each energy unit composing the physical body was akin to a cultivation star, gathered within that starry expanse!
Connecting these energy units were the laws the War King cultivated throughout his life!
This was Ning Fan’s first detailed observation of the human body with the eye power of the Second Realm of Tianren, a fleeting insight that resembled seeing each person as their own autonomous starry sky...
Such a peculiar realization...
Yet, this realization was brief, and Ning Fan didn’t dwell on it. He carefully examined the residual and chaotic laws within the War King, subdividing the repair processes to each energy unit, gradually repairing them...
Xinyi, Qian, Gen, Kun, Zhen, Li, repair this position...
Jiashen, Kun, Qian, Dui, Xun, Li, repair this position...
Kuiwei... The damage at this location was significant, not easy to repair, requiring more precision...
Ning Fan was entirely engrossed in saving others, paying no heed to the shadow within the War King.
Firstly, he had the God-Extinguishing Shield for self-defense, immensely secure.
Secondly, he trusted Lv Wen and the others, believing that even if the Witch God attacked, they would protect him.
"Another ant trying to save Luo Hou? Kill, kill, kill!"
Suddenly, a sharp and chilling voice emanated from within the War King, and the next instant, a shadow flew out from the War King’s Dantian at a lightning-fast speed, heading straight for Ning Fan.
A single burst of force, comparable to a strike from a Pinnacle Immortal King, changed the color of the sky and earth, booming like thunder!
"Be careful, my brother!"
Lv Wen’s expression froze, and he wouldn’t give the shadow a chance to attack Ning Fan. With a pinch of his fingers, the inner formation suddenly accelerated. The shadow that was originally charging towards Ning Fan was directly moved through space, from beside the copper coffin to the middle between the outer and inner circles.
From the top of the nine cauldrons, each shot out a violet flame, transforming into nine fire seals, which forcibly sealed the shadow in mid-air.
Only then did everyone see the true form of the shadow—a headless monster with nipples for eyes, a navel for a mouth, fangs protruding from its mouth, emitting strange howls. In its left hand, it held a dark red axe, and in its right, a pitch-black iron shield, a sight quite terrifying. Fortunately, those present were seasoned old monsters with years of cultivation, having seen all sorts of strange things, so they remained unfazed despite the surprise.
This monster was the Witch God within the War King!
The nine fire seals binding the monster each held the powerful force of sealing a newly ascended Immortal Venerable. Combined, they could slightly seal even an Immortal Sovereign. Unfortunately, trying to seal this monster was somewhat forcing it.
The monster suddenly roared with anger, its bones creaking as if struggling mightily. In the next instant, all nine fire seals shattered, and the monster broke free from the seal!
"Ants, all of you ants! Kill, kill!"
The monster moved swiftly, appearing within a meter of Lv Wen in a blink, giving Lv Wen a feeling of heart-pounding fear. He hurriedly summoned the Bright Yellow Pearwood Sword to shield in front of him against the monster’s powerful axe strike.
Boom!
The might of the axe was so great it seemed to split the starry sky. Lv Wen was not a physique refinement cultivator; taking the attack head-on shook him, person and sword, into flying backward, spitting blood in mid-air.
This was the power of a Pinnacle Immortal King, beneath the Immortal Emperor, the Pinnacle Immortal King stood supreme! Far stronger than the current Lv Wen, beyond just a little!
The monster struck Lv Wen away with a hit, and with another flicker, appeared in front of Lv Wen again, cleaving down with the axe once more. This time, Wu Laoba and Yun Lei were prepared, flashing to Lv Wen’s side as the monster approached, launching a joint attack.
Wu Laoba spat out a stream of black sewage, forming a water arrow that shot straight at the monster. It was his life-bound Black Water, related to Black Fortune, restrained by Ning Fan. He had not used this divine skill against Ning Fan the other day.
Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerate, meanwhile, summoned a bolt of lightning, his Dao Weapon Lightning Sword, aiming directly at the monster.
Lv Wen continued using his Pearwood Sword, and the combined attack of the three carried considerable force, nearly equivalent to a strike from a Four Calamity Immortal King. It barely managed to hold off the monster’s axe for a moment.
Unfortunately, the monster, after its initial futile strike, continued with the second axe, the third, the fourth... Axe lights relentlessly hacked at Lv Wen and the others. Yun Lei and Wu Laoba, being slightly weaker in cultivation, were the first to be struck, coughing blood as they flew back. Then it was Lv Wen’s turn, making it hard to withstand the monster alone, retreating swiftly as he shouted,
"Luo Family cultivators, form a formation to protect me!"
Lv Wen had clearly realized that even the combined power of three Ancient Strong People was no match for this fierce creature. Until now, this creature had not even used any divine skills, relying only on brute force to slash at them, making Lv Wen and the others hard-pressed to cope. This monster was too formidable to confront head-on, all they could do was maintain distance to delay it, gaining time for Ning Fan to rescue the War King!
Luo Shix and others dared not delay, activating the outer formation to its maximum power, with more fire seals flying out from the nine cauldrons, sealing down on the monster.
The monster looked on with disdain, swinging the axe and shattering all the fire seals with ease, then flickering to appear before Yun Lei.
Lv Wen had the highest cultivation among them, and killing him would not be easy, so... starting with the others it was!
"Not good!"
Seeing the monster approach, the cold hairs on Yun Lei’s back stood on end. Such a level of crisis, though not unheard of in his life, was not a common experience. This time, the monster did not use the axe but opened its mouth to spurt out a stream of black gas, which transformed into a ghostly head and crashed toward Yun Lei’s chest.
In a hurried retreat, Yun Lei had no escape, no time to evade, forced to receive the black gas’s attack. With a shout, a layer of thunder armor appeared over his body, majestic, as he swung the Thunder Sword toward the ghostly head. The head was quite peculiar; the sword strike passed through it as if it were intangible, immune to any slash damage.
The ghostly head heavily struck the armor, provoking a cascade of thunder lights, yet it neither shattered the armor nor collapsed the barrier, instead passing right through to hammer against Yun Lei’s chest.
What kind of divine skill was this, so strange it ignored spirit equipment defense!
The blow from the ghostly head gave Yun Lei the illusion of being hit by a Cultivation Star. This strike was too deep, too heavy! His breaths weakened directly, his face turned pale, and he spat blood as he flew backward—this time, genuinely injured.
The monster appeared slightly surprised not to have killed Yun Lei in one blow, opening its mouth again, it spat out dozens of ghostly heads, wailing and howling, breaking through the void.
Yun Lei’s face changed drastically—a single ghostly head could gravely injure him; dozens of them might very well be able to wipe him out completely!
Lv Wen and Wu Laoba saw that the situation was worsening and rushed over to help, but the situation suddenly changed again.
Dozens of ghostly heads suddenly turned their direction and flew towards Wu Laoba.
"Not good!"
Wu Laoba didn’t dare hold anything back, instantly transforming into his Eternal True Body and hiding within a turtle shell.
Unfortunately, those ghostly heads plowed straight past Wu Laoba’s turtle shell defense, crashing into his undefended flesh.
Boom!
Wu Laoba, with his cultivation of the Eternal First Tribulation, was hit by those dozens of ghostly heads and burst open like being struck by a meteor shower from a Cultivation Star, his body exploding into a mist of blood.
Amidst the blood mist, a black light suddenly shot out, revealing a tiny turtle shrunk countless times.
Once the little turtle escaped, it immediately shook and turned back into Wu Laoba. Although alive, his face was pale, obviously severely injured.
"What a close call! It’s just my Eternal True Body is good at protecting life. If it were anyone else, they would have been killed by these ghostly heads! The monster’s divine skills are incredibly formidable!" Wu Laoba still had lingering fear.
"These ghostly heads seem to only dare to wander around the periphery, could it be they fear the power of the inner formation... Let’s try attacking these ghostly heads with the formation!" Lv Wen seemed to discover something, immediately making gestures to activate the inner formation, sending sealing flames from the nine cauldrons to seal the ghostly heads.
Indeed, these ghostly heads feared the sealing flames and could be sealed by this Witch-Sealing Great Array...
ROAR!!!
The monster was enraged when its divine skill was broken, igniting a battlefield fire in its eyes, swinging a battle axe that set half the sky ablaze.
The sea of fire engulfed everything, its scorching heat was unbearable for cultivators below the level of the Eternal.
"Collect!"
Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerate flipped his hand to summon a Gourd Magic Treasure, attempting to absorb the sea of fire, but unfortunately, the gourd turned to ashes after collecting only one-tenth of the fire.
It was still Wu Laoba who excelled in the Water Dao Principle, spitting out a vast ocean and borrowing the power of Lv Wen’s Twelve Nirvana Fire-Avoiding Pearl to extinguish the endless flames.
However, with this strike, Wu Laoba’s mana was depleted by nearly seventy percent, and Lv Wen’s Fire-Avoiding Pearl was also damaged.
If another sea of fire came, the three of them together couldn’t fend it off!
"Damn it, usually this monster does harm people, but not to this extent, why is it so fierce today, even the Witch-Sealing Great Array isn’t very effective, do we need to summon an Immortal Emperor to subdue this monster!" Luo Shix said unwillingly.
Usually, when others tried to save the War King, the monster simply swung its axe, and when people were repelled, it would stop. But today, it’s as if it’s fighting for its life, why...
Luo Shix didn’t know. Normally, those people couldn’t save the War King, so the monster had no sense of crisis, wouldn’t go all out.
But today was different, Ning Fan indeed possessed the ability to save the War King. If the War King awakened, the monster would lose its freedom, being controlled by the War King, even assimilated by the War King...
From Ning Fan, the monster indeed felt uneasy, it couldn’t hold back, had to kill all who intended to save the War King!
ROAR!!!
The monster roared, axe after axe, rendering Lv Wen and the other two helpless.
Moreover, this monster was extremely strange, as its battle intent grew stronger, its attack power seemed to increase, each axe dealing varying degrees of serious injury to Lv Wen and others.
Couldn’t hold on!
ROAR!!!
Numerous sealing flames bound the monster, but it only held for a few seconds before it forcibly broke free.
During those few seconds, Lv Wen and the other two’s relentless attacks landed on the monster, but the result was no harm to the monster, its physical body was too powerful, without an innate treasure, they couldn’t break its physical defense!
Boom!
The monster broke free from the sealing flames once again, not attacking Lv Wen and the others this time but charging straight into the inner perimeter, diving into the core of the formation, and from a high position, an axe swung down towards Ning Fan’s back.
"Watch out!"
Lv Wen and the others exclaimed, unable to rescue Ning Fan in time.
Focused entirely on healing, Ning Fan was startled by the axe light, the golden light of the God-Extinguishing Shield autonomously transformed into a wide golden wall of qi, blocking the rear.
Boom!
This axe, filled with the monster’s hatred, was already infinitely close to an Immortal Emperor’s strike.
Yet this strike only caused Ning Fan to sway slightly before he steadied himself.
"Blocked...blocked it!" Lv Wen and the others were greatly astonished.
Having personally fought against the monster, they deeply understood the monster’s brute force; no Immortal King could easily withstand such a desperate axe swing.
But Ning Fan only wobbled slightly, stopping the monster’s attack... What kind of divine ability was that golden light, with such strong defensive power!
The others didn’t know, but this was Ning Fan without completely transforming into the God-Slaying Giant. If Ning Fan were shielded by the complete God-Slaying Giant instead of a golden qi wall, Ning Fan wouldn’t even budge.
"It seems just relying on elder brother and the others can’t hold back this monster..."
Ning Fan was slightly helpless.
Lv Wen and the other two could not beat the monster together, so he certainly couldn’t defeat the monster either.
Not continuing to heal the War King; with the monster disturbing, it was impossible to concentrate on healing. With a flip of his hand, he summoned the Memory Severing Dao Sword, and with a swing, four kinds of Palm Position Paths entwined around the blade, stepping onto the altar, transforming into a golden arc, charging directly towards the monster.
"Daoist, don’t be reckless!" Cloud Thunder shouted in surprise. Such reckless charge towards the monster, even he, a Second Calamity Immortal Sovereign, dared not. Ning Fan’s action was too dangerous, facing this monster, evasion wasn’t enough, how could he directly confront it!
Slice!
Responding to Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerate was an unimaginably sharp four-colored sword light.
The monster, confident in its strong body, completely ignored Ning Fan’s sword light. However, this strike was the first to breach the monster’s physical defense, leaving a very fine wound on its left shoulder.
A few beads of blood seeped from the wound, not a severe injury, but enough to astonish Cloud Thunder.
Teaming up with Lv Wen and others, they couldn’t break the monster’s physical defense, yet Ning Fan breached it with only a Dao Weapon!
Though the wound was only a trace, this trace indeed injured the Pinnacle Immortal King!
"That’s... four kinds of Palm Position Paths! This boy, this boy..." Cloud Thunder was so shocked he couldn’t speak.
Lv Wen had seen even more astounding feats from Ning Fan, so although surprised now, it wasn’t overwhelming.
Wu Laoba was incredibly expectant, hoping Ning Fan could still unleash that one strike which could kill a Quasi-Saint, confident that if his master unleashed that divine ability, the mere monster would be annihilated with a flick!
With the master taking action, a mere Pinnacle Immortal King was nothing worth mentioning!
Unfortunately, he overestimated Ning Fan...
Being able to make a cut on the Pinnacle Immortal King dedicated to physical cultivation was already Ning Fan’s current limit. To kill the monster, was extremely difficult.
It’s not impossible, because there’s still Origin Qi, the means of Blood Ignition, and the Slaughter Emperor’s Jade Slip. If Origin Qi exploded, even an Immortal Emperor would retreat, let alone this monster; however, Origin Qi was too precious, and Ning Fan didn’t want to use it unless absolutely necessary.
Blood ignition is even more of a waste. Ning Fan has noticed from the act of ancestral blood merging into the demon symbol. The cultivations of god, monster, and demon in the future will likely face this step of ancestral blood fusion, so unless necessary, ancestral blood cannot be wasted; otherwise, it will be difficult to cultivate again later.
As for the Slaughter Emperor’s jade scroll...
Alternatively, Ning Fan can invite others to help slay this monster, like Xiang Mingzi... But asking Mingzi for help means owing him a favor, and it seems he’s already owed Mingzi quite a bit...
Luckily, Ning Fan still has a slight upper hand in facing the monster.
Without the God-Extinguishing Shield, he wouldn’t be a match for this monster, but with the shield, the monster can’t even touch him, while he can at least inflict a tiny wound on it...
And this wound, because it is caused by the four positions of the Dao Principles, is surprisingly difficult to recover with physical healing ability.
"You should leave this realm for now; I will first test if I can kill this monster. If this beast isn’t killed, I’m afraid rescuing people won’t be peaceful."
Ning Fan was dismissing people primarily to avoid revealing the complete form of the God-Slaying Giant in front of everyone.
This matter concerns the primitive war. Many Immortal Sovereigns have seen the full form of the God-Slaying Giant and know what the true form of the God-Extinguishing Shield looks like. To Lv Wen and others, it might not be a good thing; they could get involved in some cause and effect.
Upon hearing that Ning Fan is going to fight the monster alone, Yun Lei and others are worried. Only Lv Wen and Wu Laoba know that Ning Fan has numerous methods; even if not victorious, he won’t be in any danger.
If victorious, it wouldn’t be surprising... After all, Ning Fan has killed a Quasi-Saint before... They were all seriously injured, staying here wouldn’t help much, and could even be a burden...
Thus, Lv Wen and Wu Laoba decisively led their group out of the Dao Essence Secret Realm, leaving Ning Fan and the headless monster confronting each other.
Seeing everyone leave, Ning Fan had no further scruples, directly summoning the God-Slaying Giant’s Dharma Form, the giant holding a shield in his left hand and the enlarged Memory Severing Dao Sword in his right.
Roar!!!
That monster saw Ning Fan unleash the power of the God-Extinguishing Shield, inexplicably feeling a fear originating from its bloodline.
The four divisions of the Southern Clan, Witch, Gu, Barbarian, War, few know that these four divisions, the entire Southern Clan, are the descendants of one cultivator family.
War Witch!
In the immemorial era, the War Witch tribe was one of the subordinate tribes of the Barbarian Clan. After the Barbarian Clan was enslaved by ghost servants, few remained of the War Witch lineage. The remaining people were later subdued by the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign, becoming guards of the Da Luo Heaven at the southern heavenly gate of the Zi Dou Immortal Domain, and gradually split into four divisions.
The Barbarian division received gifts from the Barbarian Clan, allowing them to cultivate Barbarians and have Barbarian identities.
The Witch and War divisions were direct descendants of the War Witch tribe. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
The Gu division is a newly emerged tribe of the War Witch lineage.
The ancestor of the War King is the abandoned cultivator of the Southern Clan’s War division, and the Witch God is the legendary divine skill of the War division, with very few War Witches able to cultivate their own Witch God during the War Witch era.
If talking about origins, the Witch God is the flagship divine skill of the War Witch lineage, and the War Witch is a subject of the Barbarian Clan.
Even this Witch God himself doesn’t know that the unease he feels from Ning Fan is not only because Ning Fan has the power to awaken the War King, but also because Ning Fan is a legitimate Tenth Generation Barbarian God and possesses the Barbarian Clan’s inherited object, the God-Extinguishing Shield!
Unfortunately, the Witch God is not a Barbarian cultivator; otherwise, Ning Fan could directly suppress him with the power of Slaughter and Punishment.
Despite this, when faced with Ning Fan, a little fear has already formed in the Witch God’s heart. This fear further amplified in their subsequent confrontation. He attacked Ning Fan with all his might, yet was completely ineffective!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Axe after axe, ghost head after ghost head, this Witch God exhausted nearly all means but couldn’t break through the defenses of the God-Slaying Giant.
And Ning Fan, with each sword swing, left a faint wound on the Witch God. Later, Ning Fan even used the Liangyi Square Seal, with its first transformation Yin Phoenix, to strike the Witch God.
Limited by Ning Fan’s cultivation level, even using innate treasures could only inflict near-insignificant damage to the Witch God.
Yet, do not underestimate these wounds. As the Witch God accumulates more wounds, the injuries gradually deepen.
One day, two days... three days!
Ning Fan fought this battle with the Witch God for three full days!
With his cultivation level, without using Origin Qi, ancestral blood bottom cards, he indeed couldn’t kill the Witch God. However, he inflicted quite significant injuries on the Witch God.
Having cultivated Wood Yin-Yang, gaining nearly heavenly mana recovery, allowed Ning Fan to engage in battle with the Witch God for three days, mana still abundant. Relying on the defense of the God-Extinguishing Shield, remains innately undefeated.
Theoretically, if this cutting could last for dozens of years, Ning Fan indeed has hope in killing this Witch God with these ever-deepening injuries.
However, the problem is that the War King couldn’t survive for dozens of years, and he couldn’t truly waste decades in splitting with the Witch God here.
Indeed, to kill this monster, using bottom cards might be needed...
Origin Qi, Slaughter Jade Scroll are indeed precious, but to fulfill promises, Ning Fan wouldn’t be stingy with these external items.
Turning, Ning Fan simultaneously took out Origin Qi and Jade Scroll. One of these feared must be used to kill this Witch God.
With Ning Fan determined, this time, the Witch God on the opposite side lost his last shred of luck in his heart.
In his sparse bloodline memories, Shienie Wilderness’s Three Energies are extremely fearsome. Just one Origin Qi could annihilate him...
And that Jade Scroll... What Jade Scroll! So dangerous, extremely dangerous! How can this child refuse so easily and have this endless array of means!
"Don’t... kill me! I and Luo Hou... are one! Killing me, Luo Hou dies! I wish... to submit!"
The Witch God was terrified of Ning Fan, putting away his shield and giant axe, half-kneeling before Ning Fan.
This is... submission!
The Barbarian God’s might from Ning Fan brought fear to his heart, making him not dare to contest.
Ning Fan’s defenses couldn’t be broken through; Ning Fan’s attack deepened his injuries bit by bit, making him increasingly uneasy.
What truly made him despair was Ning Fan’s final revealed bottom cards, Ning Fan... entirely capable of killing him!
Compared to death, he’d rather be recomposed by the War King or directly assimilated with the War King. After all, he was Luo Hou, the awakening of Luo Hou’s War Witch bloodline, not losing much.
Better than dying!
"Oh? Killing you, the War King Luo Hou would also die?"
Ning Fan took a deep breath.
What a close call!
If he had used the bottom cards directly without knowing, killing the Witch God, wouldn’t that create a big blunder, failing to save people and instead causing the War King to die?
"Requesting the Divine Transformation Realm, spare my life..."
The Witch God bowed to the ground once more. Deeply convinced, the mighty Barbarian God cannot be opposed by the little Witch God of the War Witch tribe.
Barbarian is master of the witch!
Even though today’s era leans towards ghost servants, losing the former positions of the barbarian, this fact will not change! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
