Chapter 491 - Killing the Devil General (1/2)
“Harmonious Spirit Realm…”
Ning Fan did not answer Dao Yan’s question. He just muttered those three words while wearing a reminiscent expression.
Even though it had only been forty plus years in the outside world from the time he was still at the Harmonious Spirit Realm, his bone age was already close to five hundred years and had gone through the four seasons nearly five hundred times.
The assassin Moksha Sovereign sent after him merely thought that he was still at the Harmonious Spirit Realm.
Thus, in Moksha Sovereign’s eyes, Ning Fan only deserved to be at the Harmonious Spirit Realm even after forty years have passed.
“It seems like Han Nietian has greatly underestimated me.” The name Ning Fan uttered was none other than Moksha Sovereign’s true name.
“Impudent! How dare an ant like you call Moksha Sovereign’s name directly?! So what if you’re not at the Harmonious Spirit Realm? So what if you have a frightening aura force?! Do you think I am afraid of you?!”
Three devil stars flashed and appeared in Dao Yan’s right eye successively. All of a sudden, the intensity of his body’s aura force got boosted by a few folds, enabling him to withstand Ning Fan’s aura force.
Clearly, one of the three devil stars had the ability to drastically raise Dao Yan’s aura force.
The moment he was able to keep Ning Fan’s aura force at bay, he made a sneer. He then took a step forward and turned into a six thousand zhang* (3.33m per zhang) giant in the sky that was clad in black armor.
The giant took out an item which transformed into a black spear that was four thousand and eight hundred zhang* (3.33m per zhang) long and held it in his hand. It was his giant form’s weapon for battles.
This black spear was a One-Star Divine Weapon but it did not seem to be as simple as the typical Immemorial Divine Weapon.
The giant’s eyes scanned across the area indifferently and noticed the silver boat behind Ning Fan. He also saw Su Yan and the others. However, he did not pay them any attention at all even though Su Yan was also a Void Inquiry Stage expert.
As Ning Fan sniffed the air, he smelled a horrible stench. After the giant summoned his black spear, the surrounding atmosphere immediately reeked of rancid odor which resembled the stench of dead fish that had been left to rot for a couple of days.
The body of the black spear was covered in a black lustrous poisonous coating. It gave Ning Fan a strong sense of danger, as if it could corrode everything that comes into contact with it.
If someone or something were to be struck by this black spear, they would certainly be corroded no matter what they were.
“I am one of the top ten devil generals under Moksha Sovereign. I hold the ‘Immortal Decaying Spear’ to kill my enemies. Out of ten Void Inquiry Stage cultivators, none can withstand a single spear strike from me. As for you, you will suffer the same fate as them. You won’t be able to withstand one spear attack from me!”
*Chi*
The giant’s voice was thunderous. He raised his hand and tried to pierce Ning Fan with his spear. The weapon was like a black lightning ray which immediately produced countless black gusts which blew across the vast sky.
The black gusts would leave countless countless holes wherever it passed by due to the corrosion from the wind. Even the hollow space was not spared from this.
The force behind the black spear thrust was extremely formidable that it could instantly kill a Void Glimpse Stage expert.Moreover, with the black spear’s corrosive effect, not one out of ten Void Inquiry Stage experts would be able to withstand this spear.
Ning Fan merely glanced at the black gusts, acknowledging that the spear was indeed extraordinary. However, that was all it had going for it which was still far from enough to harm him.
Traces of essence qi flowed throughout his entire body. He suddenly summoned his Eight Black Burning Wings and his body burned with black searing flames. As he flapped his fire wings, his travelling light headed directly towards the gigantic spear which was rushing straight at him.
The massive spear was four thousand eight hundred zhang* (3.33m per zhang) long and was naturally countless times larger than Ning Fan. Black wind blew past his white robes, leaving marks of corrosion on them.
Ning Fan sent out a wave of his aura force, scattering the layers of incoming black wind. After that, his body glowed with a dark golden radiance, giving off an aura force that was similar to the Second Level of the Golden Body Refining Realm.
“The Second Level of the Golden Body Refining Realm!” Devil General Dao Yan was slightly surprised.
Ning Fan calmly withdrew his fire wings and fearlessly stood in front of the tip of the gigantic spear with his dark golden body. As he waved his hand, he pushed one single palm which seemed to be carrying a terrifying force towards the tip of the spear, resisting it with all his strength.
*Bang*
The current scenario looked just like a mantis trying to block a car with its arm or like an ant shaking a tree.
An ear-splitting sound of collision was produced. That sharp spear which rushed toward Ning Fan with an unstoppable crushing force had slightly pierced through the golden light at the center of his palm with its tip. But after that, it no longer had the momentum to continue piercing deeper. Its momentum had already been stopped by the strength of Ning Fan’s single palm before it could even harm him.
As for the corrosive effect of the spear, Ning Fan got rid of it using his aura force before it could even touch his skin.
Every ounce of Ning Fan’s palm force landed on the tip of the spear without reservation.
By just using a single palm, Ning Fan literally left a crack on that black spear which was a magnificent One-Star Divine Weapon.
After delivering that palm attack, Ning Fan immediately sent out several tens of palm attacks which mercilessly struck the gigantic spear.
The powerful recoil from the palm attacks passed through the spear’s body and into the giant’s palm. It made the giant’s fingers numb, nearly making him let go of the black spear in his hand.
As for the gigantic spear itself, the number of cracks on its body grew more and more and eventually, it directly broke into pieces in the vast sky. Ning Fan had just destroyed a rare One-Star Divine Weapon just like that!
“This kid can actually destroy my Immortal Decaying Spear. What frightening strength. Could it be that his physical strength is already comparable to the Third Level of the Golden Body Realm?”
Dao Yan’s eyes widened in shock. He was aware of his own strength and he obviously knew he wasn’t capable of destroying the Immortal Decaying Spear.
At their current cultivation level, it wasn’t strange for a One-Star Divine Weapon to break during the fight. As for the reason why Dao Yan lost a divine weapon, he could only blame himself for underestimating Ning Fan’s strength.
The price he had to pay for belittling him was losing one of his precious treasures. Therefore, Dao Yan no longer dared to look down on Ning Fan at all. His gigantic body began casting divine abilities in the sky.
“Decaying Devil True Body, appear!”
All of a sudden, Dao Yan’s gigantic body created a black gale.
The black wind condensed into a set of armor linked by black skeletons in front of his chest. The armor gave off a stench of death.
His hands, on the other hand, were now holding a huge magic treasure which looked like a fishing net. It also had a lustrous corrosive coating like his previous weapon.
This Dao Yan was a cultivator of the Decaying Devil Veins. He had also managed to cultivate the true body of his devil veins just like Shi Kun, the lord of the Shi Le Country. He could create an imitation of the devil weapons used by ancient fiendgods using his magic techniques and abilities.
That skeletal armor had a terrifying defense which was capable of withstanding any Void Inquiry Stage attacks. Its durability was almost that of the Primordial Lightning Armor.
That fishing net magic treasure gave Ning Fan a greater sense of danger, as if it could imprison every single person who gets caught into the net. Hence, Ning Fan did not dare underestimate that weapon.
“The fishing net and skeletal armor, were these the ancient devil armaments the creator of the Decaying Devil Veins relied on to become famous in the past?”
Without any hesitation, Ning Fan summoned his Primordial Lightning Armor for his protection. Since he was battling against the true devil body of an ancient fiendgod, he naturally could not treat him lightly.
When Dao Yan saw Ning Fan put on his Primordial Lightning Armor, his eyes flashed with an obvious hint of surprise which then turned into envy as he had sense that Ning Fan’s lightning armor was obviously a bit stronger than his skeletal armor.
“I’ve even made my own primordial spirit decay and had spent a ton of effort just to refine my devil armor. Only with those sacrifices did I manage to cultivate the skeletal devil armor during a near-death experience. The devil armor that I’ve shed my blood on and took painstaking efforts to cultivate actually can’t compare to this kid’s lightning armor. This should be impossible! This is clearly unacceptable!”
“If I am not mistaken, the armor that this kid had just summoned is the Primordial Lightning Armor of the Rain World’s Thunder Sovereign. The Thunder Sovereign… That person is a Void Fragmentation Realm sovereign existence that is even more terrifying than Moksha Sovereign… According to hearsay, the Primordial Lightning Armor is extremely difficult to cultivate. In the Rain World, only the Thunder Sovereign who has already died long ago successfully managed to cultivate this technique. Since this kid managed to cultivate this lightning armor, could it be that his innate potential is comparable to the Thunder Sovereign’s?!”
“Humph! Since I came here at Moksha Sovereign’s command to kill this kid, I must not let him get out of here alive no matter what!!”
Dao Yan’s killing intent rose. He waved his hand and hurled the fishing net magic treasure while speaking with a threatening tone.
“This net is the heavenly net. The net of heavens might have large meshes but it lets nothing through. No matter how terrifying your capability is, you won’t be able to escape from it. You can only die!”
As soon as the giant casted the fishing net, it disappeared into nothingness in the air. It was extremely strange for such a large item to suddenly vanish.
At the next moment, nettings that were intertwined with each other appeared in the areas above Ning Fan’s head, below his feet and in every direction in the vast sky.
The nettings were formed by the corroded parts of the great sky’s power. That technique was clearly an ability that corrodes heaven and earth and turns them into a net!
From Ning Fan’s perspective, the heavenly net completely covered the entire area, leaving with him no path of escape. It was as if the entire sky had turned into Dao Yan’s magic treasure.
At the next moment, Ning Fan’s expression looked like he was slightly stunned. He realized that he could no longer move a single step.
It was clear that not a single rope was tying up his body. However, he felt that the great force of heaven and earth had become dense nettings and thick ropes that restricted his movements and made it difficult for him to breathe.
“The heavenly net, huh. Even though it isn’t as profound as the Heaven Sealing Technique, it’s still quite extraordinary. I suppose the ancient devil who created the Decaying Devil Veins was certainly not a nameless person in ancient times. Unfortunately, this net can’t stop me! Incinerate!”