Chapter 430 - Slaughter the Tower (6) (1/2)
Translator: GE_Team Editor: GE_Team
Ning Fan gently inhaled. Standing in front of him was Lightning Lord Tai Yue who was an expert at the Second Level of the Golden Body Realm. His very presence made his breathing heavy.
With his body at the Peak Level of the Jade Life Body Refining Realm and adding up the strength of his corpse devil body, he still ended up being a little weaker than Tai Yue.
The body of this burly man which was tall like a black tower glowed with pure golden light. His physical body seemed to have turned into the body of gold. Aside from that, his body was filled with different marks.
He stood there like an insurmountable mountain. Even Lei Shiyi would not be able to take a single punch from him without suffering grievous injuries!
As for Chu Nanfeng and the others, Lightning Lord Tai Yue’s aura force made them directly fall back tens of steps before they could regain their balance. They could not resist Tai Yue’s domineering aura force at all.
“This man is not only a body cultivator at the Golden Body Realm but he has even attained the Second Level… He really is strong! His blood qi has a tinge of gold and gave me a bit of enlightenment… The Dao of Body Refinement begins with the ten levels of the Silver Light Realm. Then, it’s the Silver Bone Realm which is all about tempering the bones. After that, it’s the Jade Life Realm which focuses on tempering one’s life and soul. When one attains the Golden Body Realm, is it about tempering blood qi… Blood qi, huh…?”
Ning Fan muttered inwardly. He also took a step forward without any fear in his eyes.
Every trace of Lightning Lord Tai Yue’s qi could suppress mountains and rivers and freeze the vast skies.
However, when Ning Fan clawed at the air with his five fingers, fragments of the Golden Body Realm aura force shattered like glass. It was nullified just like that.
“Fine. I will withstand a single punch from you! If I remain uninjured, I want a drop of Golden Blood from you!”
“Golden Blood? That’s for sure, provided that you can survive my punch.”
Seeing Ning Fan break his aura force so easily and agree to withstand a fist from him fearlessly, Tai Yue’s eyes flashed with approval. He then stared deeply into Ning Fan’s eyes.
He had seen through Ning Fan’s true body refinement realm which was only at the Peak Level of the Jade Life Realm. He was still far away from attaining the Golden Body Realm. However, with his strange corpse devil physique, he could battle against a cultivator with a body at the true First Level of Golden Body Realm.
The reason why Ning Fan asked for his blood was naturally to comprehend the difference between the Golden Body Realm and the Jade Life Realm.
If Ning Fan’s strength proved satisfactory, there was no harm in giving him just a single drop of his blood to help him comprehend the Golden Body Realm!
“Be prepared to take my attack!”
Tai Yue took a step forward. At this moment, his aura force reached its peak, becoming as sharp as a razor-sharp sword. As soon as his aura force spread to all directions, countless undead spirits, be it the enemies or Ning Fan’s allies, hurriedly retreated and went out of the battlefield!
Countless summits of mountains were pressed by his powerful aura force and broke into half as if a razor-sharp axe had split them in the middle. Gigantic mountain ranges crumbled and even river currents were cut off, as if the area was flattened by a large divine hammer.
A scarlet ferocious light flashed in Tai Yue’s eyes. His body turned golden as if he became a man made of gold, his qi permeating the air. As he swung his fist, it emitted an earth-shattering crumbling sound.
A ray of pure golden fist light flashed past the sky, crushing layers upon layers of clouds. The hollow space was immediately pulverized and then a violent tremor spread across the earth as if it was about to crumble to pieces.
It was only a matter of seconds before that ray of fist light reached Ning Fan. He took a step forward with eyes filled with immense battle intent.
This attack is very strong! It can even defeat Lei Shiyi!
So this is the strength of a being who is nearly invincible among all Void Inquiry Stage experts in this lightning tower, huh?!
“Lightning armor, appear!”
All of a sudden, lightning armor with golden lightning marks covered Ning Fan’s body. When that golden armor covered his white robes, he looked like a divine general.
At this moment, the defense of his physical body had instantly increased to a terrifying level.
The lightning armor which was already at the third level of the gold grade could withstand a single strike at the Void Pierce Stage. Throughout his journey in the 22 levels, he had already obtained one hundred thousand traces of primordial lightning for free. Hence, his lightning armor was already halfway towards the fourth level.
This level of defense could even disregard attacks from ordinary Void Pierce Stage old monsters. Thus, attacks from those at the Void Inquiry Stage would not be able to break his defense at all!
When that ray of fist light which could restrain Lei Shiyi landed on his lightning armor, a frightening loud bang echoed across the air as if the world was being destroyed.
Wind and lightning moved in reverse. As the force of that punch spread across the vast land, it filled the area with desolation and bleakness. However, Ning Fan who was standing at the center of the impact did not suffer an injury at all. He seemed to be invincible!
With the help of countless traces of primordial lightning, his defense had reached a frightening level!
After a while, the force of the punch dissipated. Ning Fan dismissed his lightning armor and faintly said.
“I have already withstood your punch. You should fulfill your promise!”
*Hiss*
Even Tai Yue could not help but suck in a cold breath in surprise. All the other experts who witnessed that scene were also stunned.
They were aware of how strong Tai Yue’s punch was given it was strong enough to instantly kill any Void Glimpse Stage experts and it would also be able to restrain Void Inquiry Stage experts at Lei Shiyi’s level.
Despite facing such a powerful attack, Ning Fan was actually able to withstand it uninjured with his lightning armor!
Those who had discerning eyes could tell that that lightning armor was not a magic treasure but some kind of magic technique which condensed primordial lightning into armor that could increase the user’s defense!
They finally understood why Ning Fan was gathering primordial lightning everywhere. Without a doubt, his goal was related to this mysterious magic technique!
A massive sense of frustration filled Lightning Lord Tai Yue’s heart. He closed his eyes and remained silent.
He had used all of his strength to deliver that attack without using any body techniques.
However, judging from the impact, he would still not be able to break that lightning armor even if he displays his strong body techniques.
The defense of the lightning armor was absolutely heaven-defying. Even an expert of the Void Pierce Stage would find it troublesome to deal with.
“You can go to the twenty-third floor!”
Tai Yue reopened his eyes which carried a hint of reluctance and disappointment. After that, he made a cut on his arm with his finger which was sharp like the edge of a sword and kept a drop of his golden blood into a jade bottle. He passed that bottle and the gifts he had prepared beforehand to Ning Fan.
The golden blood only flowed through the tiny blood capillaries beneath the skin.
With Tai Yue’s current body refinement realm, he had only managed to condense no more than five hundred drops of golden blood.
Ning Fan nodded his head. Even though the way Tai Yue dealt with things was domineering, he was still a person who was willing to accept failure or defeat.
Ning Fan kept the gifts, swallowed the primordial spirit and briefly scanned the golden blood in the jade bottle. Then, without uttering any words, he moved towards the teleportation formation to the twenty-third floor.
“Fellow Daoist Zhou has widened this old man’s horizon again… The defense of that primordial lightning armor is really heaven-defying. Since this Tai Yue could not break it, perhaps Ying Long will also be unable to do it as well. I suppose Fellow Daoist is already incapable of losing in the final battle against Ying Long.”
“I can only guarantee that I won’t be defeated… Ying Long might be unable to harm me but I might not necessarily be able to hurt him too. Just like Lightning Lord Tai Yue, I can defend against his attacks but I may not be able to hurt him. Even if I display the sword of sovereign qi, I might not even be capable of breaking his physical body’s defense. At the end of the day, I am still limited to my cultivation base… If I really want to eliminate Tai Yue, perhaps I can only use the ‘Third Finger’…”
“The ‘Third Finger’? What is that?” Lei Shiyi asked doubtfully.
“It’s nothing. We are going to meet the lightning lord of the final floor, aren’t we? The floor after that, it will be where Ying Long is…”
Ning Fan and the others came to a halt. Heavy lines of defense which comprised countless undead spirits was vaguely visible in front of them.
As soon as they noticed Ning Fan and his group, they immediately yelled.
“Please stop moving forward! Lightning Lord Mo Lei has ordered that if Fellow Daoist Zhou Ming wishes to use the teleportation formation, you must answer one question from the lightning lord. Whether your answer can satisfy the lightning lord or not, all of you will still be allowed to pass through the teleportation formation as long as you give an answer!”
As soon as that voice fell, more than one thousand Divine Transformation Realm cultivators who were clad in armor and holding halberds in their hands heavily surrounded Ning Fan and his group. Those who took the lead were 20 Void Glimpse Stage experts and 1 Void Inquiry Stage expert.
The person who said those words just now was none other than the Void Inquiry Stage expert of the lightning palace on the twenty-third floor. Even though this person had a Void Inquiry Stage cultivation base, he was not Lightning Lord Mo Lei but a general under him.
“Answer a question? Are they going to play tricks on us and turn it into a fight?!” Lei Shiyi bared his yellow teeth and made a wretched smile. His eyes, however, were filled with intent to battle.
Ning Fan did not say a single word. He just indifferently scanned across the cultivators who had surrounded them and waved his hand to stop Lei Shiyi who was getting ready for a fight.
“What question do I need to answer?” Ning Fan said to the general.
“Fetch the lightning lord’s personal order, the gifts, a pen and some ink!”
With a solemn expression, the general commanded his men to bring forward countless items.
The items they brought included the dark golden bamboo leaf, some primordial lightning, silver grade and gold grade lightning jades. These items were, of course, their gifts to Ning Fan.
Other than these, there was even an expert who approached Ning Fan and knelt before him while holding a wooden plate. On the plate, there was a pen and an inkstone, an inkstick and a piece of paper.
Aside from these, there was also the question from the lightning lord which was written on the paper. It was just a single word…
Lei (雷,literally means ‘lightning’)!
“What f**king question is this?!” Lei Shiyi curled his lips. Even though he behaved frivolously, his eyes had a hint of solemnity as if he had noticed the difficulty behind this question.
“I’m sorry. The lightning lord is currently in secluded meditation. He only said that he had something he wanted to ask Fellow Daoist Zhou Ming and then left this word to us without telling us in detail what he wanted to ask.” The general said apologetically.
“Never mind. I understand what he means.”
The purple star in Ning Fan’s left eye flickered. His enhanced vision could nearly see through all the traces of magic power in the character ‘Lei’.
Each of the strokes which formed the character ‘Lei’ had retained some magic power. Each stroke contained the Dao of Lightning of Lightning Lord Mo Lei.
However, the character that he had written using his lightning power was not smooth and round. There was a lack of elegance and smoothness in the strokes that formed that character, making each of them unable to integrate with each other to form a perfect character.