Chapter 416 - Ying Longzi (1/2)
Translator: GE_Team Editor: GE_Team
Ning Fan had to admit that his luck was indeed very good. Being able to exchange those useless lightning jades for excellent items upon meeting Lei Shiyi was undoubtedly a great fortune.
He then went into the Profound Yin World and refined the primordial lightning and Heavenly Cold Qi with the help of the accelerated cultivation speed within the realm.
Just half a day later, Ning Fan came out from the Profound Yin World with his qi slightly stronger.
After assimilating the Long Sentiment Tears, Ning Fan’s magic power increased by one thousand units. Now, there were already nine types of Heavenly Cold Qi within him!
To Ning Fan who had more than six hundred thousand units of magic power, one thousand units of magic power was merely a drop in the bucket.
However, Ning Fan was quite satisfied with the added effect that the Long Sentiment Tears had given him.
A drop of tear creates affection and another drop severes it. This cold qi which ranked second of the twelve Heavenly Cold Qi had the unique effect of aiding a cultivator in calming and strengthening their state of mind.
As soon as Ning Fan devoured it, he felt his entire body become cool. During his cultivation, there was not the slightest trace of a Heart’s Devil disturbing him and his Dao Heart was also as strong as thick ice!
It’s no surprise why this item could be sold for five hundred million immortal jade. Its effect was indeed worth the price.
Ning Fan had also refined every last one of the one thousand and two hundred traces of primordial lightning.
After refining the first five hundred traces of primordial lightning into the Primordial Lightning Armor, it made the silver light of his lightning armor become more dazzling. Without a doubt, it had made it break through to the fourth level of the silver grade.
The remaining seven hundred traces of primordial lightning caused the lightning armor to continue advancing towards the peak of the fourth level. Then, traces of golden lightning rays began to appear on the lightning armor.
When all of the one thousand and two hundred traces of primordial lightning had been refined, his Primordial Lightning Armor was almost completely glowing faint gold. Only one to two traces of silver lightning rays remained.
If all the silver rays on the armor vanish and it completely glows with golden lightning rays, this lightning armor could then break through to the gold grade. It would then be able to withstand a strike from an expert of the Void Glimpse Stage!
“Suit up!”
When Ning Fan willed it, the lightning armor covered his physical body.
When the Primordial Lightning Armor is not in use, it would naturally protect the owner’s primordial spirit.
When it is summoned by its owner, it could protect the owner’s whole body.
Faint gold lightning armor enveloped his entire body. When Ning Fan donned this set of golden armor, he resembled Konjin1.
His body flashed with golden lightning. As the golden light from his body shone, it attracted the attention of countless undead spirits. They spied on his actions and attempted to initiate attacks on Ning Fan.
These golden lightning rays were similar to a delicious dish which lured undead spirits to come at him.
A trace of chilly and frightening killing qi rose in Ning Fan’s eyes. He took a step forward and turned into a ray of golden lightning, beginning a massacre!
He dashed into the group of undead spirits directly. The group consisted of nearly a thousand undead spirits which were at least of the Nascent Soul Realm. The strongest among them were at the Peak Divine Transformation Realm. All of them displayed their lightning magic techniques at the same time.
Countless attacks went towards Ning Fan but none of them could penetrate the defense of his lightning armor.
He spread his sword sense and swept across the surroundings. Nascent Soul Realm undead spirits were shredded to pieces one after another.
He then formed a set of hand seals and summoned multiple black dragon tombstones which fell from the sky, crushing countless undead spirits.
His eyes were indifferent, as if he was back to the times in the past where he was plunged into bloody killings and massacres.
He opened his mouth and devoured seventeen traces of primordial lightning and kept the seventeen pieces of lightning jades away with a flick of his sleeve. After that, he released his vigorous aura force and dashed straight towards the location of the lightning lord of the fifth floor.
Along his path, more and more undead spirits came after him, attracted by the golden lightning ray.
They attempted to kill Ning Fan and seize his golden lightning. However, the price they had to pay for acting on their greed was none other than death!
*Shua* *Shua* *Shua*
Traces of black-colored sword light spread on the fifth floor.
Shadows of the blood lightning whip snatched the lives of countless Divine Transformation Realm undead spirits.
The number of creatures on the fifth floor was even more than that of the four previous floors combined.
The blood of these creatures trickled down his robes. After killing one hundred thousand Nascent Soul Realm and 105 Divine Transformation Realm undead spirits, he appeared outside a massive palace.
Inside the palace stood an elderly man in dragon robes. That man wore a somber expression. He was none other than the lightning lord of the fifth floor of this lightning tower!
Prior to this, he had obtained some information which claimed that there was an undead spirit from the lower floors who had intruded the fifth floor and the number of those he had slain were as countless as clouds.
He had also heard that this wild and mad person who killed people like scything flax possessed a secret technique that blessed him with golden lightning armor. The strength of that lightning armor was enough to defend against all kinds of Divine Transformation Realm attacks!
All the life plates of the subordinates he had dispatched to pursue Ning Fan broke one after another. That undoubtedly meant that all of them have been killed.
The eyes of the elderly man in dragon robes were filled with absolute rage. When he sensed Ning Fan’s arrival outside the palace, he became so angry that he laughed. He smacked the table beside him and rose to his feet.
“This young man is really bold! I didn’t look for you but you sent yourself here at my place! Hand over the secret technique of your lightning armor and I’ll leave your corpse intact after killing you!”
“Hand over the dark golden bamboo leaf. Then, I might consider leaving yours intact.”
“You’re courting death!”
*Rumble*
The elderly man in dragon robes was filled with great rage. He made a stomp and his terrifying magic power which was at the level of the Void Glimpse Stage directly shattered the massive palace, turning it into ruins and rubbles.
His forceful aura force transformed into a golden lightning dragon which rushed towards Ning Fan.
Facing the incoming golden lightning dragon, Ning Fan actually did not plan to evade or hide. Instead, he let the countless arcs of electricity from the lightning dragon drown him.
“Humph! This is the consequence of going against me!”
The elderly man in dragon robes sneered coldly. At first glance, he saw through Ning Fan’s cultivation base that was just at the Half-Step Void Refinement Realm.
From his perspective, Ning Fan, who was merely at the Half-Step Void Refinement Realm would without a doubt be killed after taking his Dragon Transforming Golden Lightning Technique head-on.
The only thing he felt unfortunate was that he had yet to find out about Ning Fan’s secret technique before eliminating him.
However, after feeling pleased with himself for a short while, his satisfied expression was replaced with a look of shock.
The golden lightning rays which shone across the entire sky after hitting Ning Fan were fading at a frightening speed.
“What exactly happened? Why are my golden lightning disappearing by themselves?!” The elderly man in dragon robes was flabbergasted.
That technique he used just now had always been effective even when he faced experts of the same level. Why would such a strange situation happen today?
He, of course, was not aware that Ning Fan had condensed the Tai Su Lightning Star and possessed the Tai Su Lightning Diagram. With them, Ning Fan could absorb all the lightning attacks at the same level as him without suffering any injuries.
He stood in the middle of the sea of golden lightning but he did not have the slightest hint of fear. After his lightning armor had taken in the 105 traces of primordial lightning, the silver lightning rays on his armor completely disappeared. It now turned into a pure faint golden armor.
His lightning armor was already at the peak of the silver grade. It was just a hair’s breadth away from breaking through to the gold grade.
It just needed one final step to complete that advancement and the key of this breakthrough was to kill the elderly man in dragon robes and devour his primordial lightning!
Even though it had yet to attain the gold grade, the strength of his current lightning armor could already withstand nearly all of the damage of the elderly man’s lightning attacks.
Despite being at the center of the golden lightning sea, Ning Fan remained unscathed even without summoning his natal stars!
When a flash of lightning ray flashed beneath his feet, a blood-red lightning diagram unfolded like a painting scroll, extending into an area of ten thousand li* (500m per li).
Just as this lightning diagram appeared, the golden lightning rays in the sky shook and stopped. Then, they were all absorbed into the diagram with an oppressive force.
Just like that, the full-powered attack of that elderly man in dragon robes was literally crushed!
“Tai Su Lightning Diagram!”
An overwhelming astonishment rose within the elderly man’s heart. He finally understood why his lightning technique could not leave even a single scratch on Ning Fan at all but was absorbed by the latter instead!
With the Tai Su Lightning Diagram, all lightning attacks of the same level as the caster can be absorbed!
Ning Fan condensed the golden lightning armor. His comprehension of the Dao of Lightning had already reached the gold lightning grade from the silver lightning grade.
Thus, the elderly man in dragon robes who also wielded golden lightning was definitely unable to hurt Ning Fan at all!
The thunder sovereign had once said: The one who holds the Tai Su Lightning Diagram will be the lord of all lightning!
“Throughout myf cultivation journey, the magic power I have been cultivating is only lightning. Even though I have attained the Void Refinement Realm, all of my lightning power will still be restrained by this young man. I can’t even hurt him using my magic techniques and magic treasures. As such, the only way to defeat him is through physical combat!”
The elderly man smirked. His physical body had already attained the Fourth Level of Jade Life Realm. With the strength of his physical body alone, he was already able to win against someone at the Peak Divine Transformation Realm. Besides, with all of his high-grade body strengthening techniques, it should not be difficult to overpower Ning Fan.
When he made a step forward, his physical body grew one thousand zhang* (3.33m per zhang) tall.
After he had taken ten steps, his physical body was already five thousand zhang* (3.33m per zhang) tall.
He had turned into a giant in dragon robes. Each step he took crushed mountains and rivers.
Whenever he inhaled, he would suck in clouds and air. Each breath he took was so powerful that it seemed as if he could also take in the mountains and rivers. He lifted one of his hands and swung it down on Ning Fan vertically, carrying the massive force which could overturn the sea!
“Trying to suppress me using your physical body? Unfortunately, you are too weak!”
Ning Fan sneered. Stepping on the lightning diagram, his physical body enlarged. He also took ten steps and turned into a five thousand zhang* (3.33m per zhang) tall giant clad in golden armor.