Chapter 402 - A Single Move! (2/2)
As soon as that elderly man revealed himself, an extremely obscure spirit sense aimed at Ning Fan. It obviously harbored bad intentions.
It felt as if that individual wanted to directly subdue Ning Fan with his spirit sense without giving the latter a chance to summon his spiritual puppets.
“Who are you?!”
Ning Fan’s eyes turned grim.
This person’s speed is far beyond mine. But his spirit sense is just nearly the same as mine.
Trying to land a sneak attack on me using his Early Void Refinement Realm spirit sense? Impossible!
He made a stomp and black sword sense suddenly encircled his body. The elderly man felt a sharp pain in his spirit sense and immediately retracted it. His eyes were filled with astonishment.
“You have a strong spirit sense! I suppose the level of your spirit sense is already on par with mine. It’s no wonder you are able to control three Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppets at the same time!”
“You are quite extraordinary too. By flying with your six wings, you can travel up to one hundred and fifty thousand li* (500m per li) every time. If you sacrifice your blood essence and force yourself to travel at the fastest speed possible, I suppose you would be able to travel three hundred thousand li* (500m per li) at a time. With such an incredible speed, I believe you must be extremely confident of your capabilities. You must be thinking that I won’t be able to catch you even if I summon my three Void Refinement spiritual puppets, right? However, do you believe that I don’t have the means to make you stay even without summoning my spiritual puppets?!”
Ning Fan made an incisive remark. Then, he withdrew his black sense. He could already guess the identity of the individual who had come to pay them a sudden visit.
His tone changed. When he unleashed all of his baleful qi, the bright and clear moon was instantly dyed red by the baleful qi, becoming a blood-red moon.
*Hiss*
The silver-robed elderly man was astonished once again.
He could not imagine a Divine Transformation Realm junior actually having a baleful qi which was tens of times stronger than his own!
Judging from the intensity of Ning Fan’s baleful qi, he had taken the lives of at least one thousand Divine Transformation Realm cultivators.
No. It’s even more than that!
Within his baleful qi, there was a trace which was especially intense… A cultivator would only have that trace of baleful qi after killing a Void Refinement Realm being!
At first, the elderly man bore malice towards Ning Fan. He intended to sneak attack Ning Fan, thinking that the latter would be caught off guard. However, all of his efforts were futile. Only then did he give up the thought of performing another sneak attack.
However, when he heard Ning Fan’s warning later claiming that he could make him stay where he was currently at depending only on his own capabilities, the elderly man certainly did not believe it. He only thought that Ning Fan was merely boasting.
But the one thousand traces of Divine Transformation Realm baleful qi and one Void Refinement Realm baleful qi that Ning Fan released made the silver-robed elderly man no longer have any doubts in the authenticity of his words.
This man is capable of killing a Void Refinement Realm being! Besides, judging from the concentration of his baleful qi, he took that Void Refinement Realm expert’s life without using any external items or force to assist him. Aside from that, it was done with a single fatal blow!
When a person kills others with the help of an outsider or the battle went on for quite some time, it’s impossible for that individual to carry such a deep and immense baleful qi!
“My young friend, please calm down. I am Xuan Yi[4], the great elder of the Six-Winged Clan! I came here tonight bearing no ill will!”
“Oh. It’s Great Elder Xuan. I’m sorry for not recognizing you just now. Please excuse me for my lack of manners! I wonder what noble errand brought the Great Elder here at such a late hour. Could it be that the Great Elder has come to condemn me for my crime?!”
Ning Fan’s face was expressionless. However, he was sneering internally.
It was not true that Xuan Yi did not harbor any malice. In fact, he was intimidated by Ning Fan’s baleful qi which made him not dare to act on that intention.
Since Ning Fan was brave enough to reveal his spiritual puppets, he was obviously unafraid of letting others know about it, much less being sneak-attacked by Void Refinement Realm experts.
As a matter of fact, his combat power was already strong enough to battle against a Void Refinement Realm expert. However, he could at most protect himself from being defeated without being able to gain victory as he had to refrain himself from using his sovereign qi.
“My young friend, you must be joking. I am already fully aware of the incident that had happened during the day. You’re not at fault. The one who was in the wrong is, of course, the member of my Six-Winged Clan, Hei Yi. When Venerated Moon went missing in the past, the outside world has been spreading the news of her death. I didn’t know that she is actually still with us in this world. Thus, I made a bold decision to conquer hundreds of islands including Tianqi Island. This is our first mistake. Then, Hei Yi acted on his own and clashed with Venerated Moon. His self-absorbed act injured Venerated Moon and it was an utter disrespect to Revered Ming’s woman. This is our second mistake. Evidently, Hei Yi brought the trouble to himself and he deserved to be killed by Revered Ming.”
“Who said that I am this little cucumber’s woman?!” Yue Lingkong tried to argue. However, Ning Fan secretly pinched her wrist and shook his head, signaling her to quiet down for a while.
“If the Great Elder has something to say, you may go straight to the point.” Ning Fan indifferently uttered.
The muddy eyes of Xuan Yi flashed with a hint of struggle. He clenched his teeth, cupped his fists and slightly bowed towards Ning Fan.
“Actually, I have come here with two requests. Firstly, I hope that the misunderstanding between Revered Ming and the Six-Winged Clan can be resolved. Revered Ming must not take your anger out on my Six-Winged Clan because of Hei Yi’s wrongdoings. As compensation, I will return each and every island which used to be under the Divine Space Island in the past. Secondly, I have heard that Revered Ming has yet to eradicate Hei Yi’s primordial spirit. May I ask Revered Ming to return his primordial spirit to me. If Revered Ming agrees, I will sincerely express my appreciation towards Revered Ming on behalf of the Six-Winged Clan for your generosity!”
The female corpse was staring at the moon with an indifferent face as usual. It seemed like whatever that was happening around her had nothing to do with her. There were only Ning Fan and her in her world.
As for Yue Lingkong, however, she was so surprised that her jaw dropped a bit. What had she seen? The Early Void Refinement Realm great elder of the Six-Winged Clan was asking forgiveness from Ning Fan?
Even though the great elder did not act very humbly and did not lower his voice, it was already extremely rare for him to make requests, give compensation and even bow as a gesture of courtesy.
Which of those who were able to attain the Void Refinement Realm was not arrogant and haughty? Ning Fan certainly had a great face that he could make a Void Refinement Realm expert to bow and apologize.
“Since the Six-Winged Clan had seized the forces under the Divine Space Island, returning them is something you should do. It can’t be considered as compensation. As for Hei Yi’s primordial spirit, it’s useless to me. It’s not impossible for me to return it to you. However, you have to show me some sincerity!”
Ning Fan’s eyes turned serious. He was not a young brat who had just entered the cultivation world. This Void Refinement Realm expert was a little too presumptuous to think that this matter could be resolved by bowing and verbally apologizing.
If there are benefits, Ning Fan would naturally let the Six-Winged Clan off the hook. He had too many things to handle. Thus, he was lazy to deal with the Six-Winged Clan any further.
If there are no benefits, he would not mind annihilating the entire Six-Winged Clan!
Apparently, Xuan Yi had yet to have a clear grasp of his current position in this situation.
Did he think that he was giving Ning Fan enough face by negotiating with him face to face?
No. He was not on an equal footing with Ning Fan.
Ning Fan had the capabilities to eliminate the entire Six-Winged Clan whereas he could at most ask for forgiveness from him.
“Humph! What kind of sincerity does Fellow Daoist want?!” Xuan Yi’s face darkened.
“I heard Yue’er saying that there’s a stone platform in your clan which is called the Reviving Platform. It has a unique healing effect on physical wounds and the wounds on the Sea of Consciousness of a cultivator. My wife’s Sea of Consciousness has some injuries. I intend to borrow the Reviving Platform to use it.”
“Impossible! According to the ancestral teachings of our clan, no member of a foreign clan or race is allowed to use the Reviving Platform!” Xuan Yi refused immediately, not allowing any concessions for this matter.
“What if I insist?!” Ning Fan’s tone was filled with a hint of menace.
“One move… If you are able to make me retreat for half a step, I can lend you the Reviving Platform once… This is also based on the ancestral teachings of our clan!”
Xuan Yi’s eyes became even more solemn.
He felt that he had the need to let Ning Fan know how strong he was!
Even though he had shown tolerance towards Ning Fan, he was still forced to ask for forgiveness from the latter due to the pressure from the members within his clan.
He felt that he had already given Ning Fan enough face by bowing and apologizing. But Ning Fan was going overboard!
“A single move? Alright!”
Ning Fan touched his glabella and the Separation Slayer Sword appeared in his hand. Under the moonlight, the shadows of the sword multiplied.
From a single sword shadow, it became ten. Ten became a hundred. A hundred became a thousand and a thousand became ten thousand!
Ning Fan was comprehending the profound principle of turning one into ten thousand.
A terrifying sword qi was condensing in his body.
The Myriad Sword Style!
Xuan Yi’s aura force became weak for a while. He suddenly had a feeling that he did not have one-hundred percent assurance of winning against Ning Fan.
“What level of sword qi is this?!”
Translated by Tommy, edited by Roel
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[1] Feiyue Mountain (Chinese: 飞月山) Literal meaning: Flying Moon Mountain
[2] Zang Yue (Chinese:葬月) Literal meaning: burying moon
[3] Giant Devil Clan was previously known as Giant Devil Sect. The name had been changed to better suit the context.
[4] Xuan Yi (Chinese: 玄翼) Literal meaning: Profound wings