Chapter 511 - Striking Awe Into One Hundred Sects (5) (1/2)
The third jade slip was left behind by the Mist Horn Clan’s thirty-first generation ancestor. That expert was adept in magic techniques of the ice element.
When this jade slip was crushed, the shadow of an ice giant suddenly emerged in the sky. The snowflakes falling over the Northern Cold Country were literally frozen in midair.
The giant’s qi was as cold as ice. When all of the one million and four hundred thousand plus cultivators around the area felt the rush of coldness, their hearts pounded with fear.
The giant pointed a finger at the sky. Instantly, countless ice crystals appeared in the sky, forming into a massive throne that was ten thousand zhang* (3.33m per zhang) tall!
“Cold Ice Throne!”
In the endless chants of devil scriptures, the giant suddenly let out a roar and the throne plummeted from the sky. It immediately froze everything wherever it passed by!
The giant of eyeballs which Marquis You Gui had turned into looked really shocked. He wanted to evade the falling throne but then he realized that both of his feet had actually been turned into ice, completely preventing him from moving.
Without hesitation, he violently made a series of hand seals with gritted teeth and a violent expression. Countless eyeballs on his body closed with black blood flowing out from every one of them.
Every time Marquis You Gui closed one of those eyeballs, his injuries would worsen but his aura force would increase slightly.
When all of the eyeballs shut their eyes, he was already in a grievous state but his aura force came extremely close to the Void Fragmentation Realm. He activated all of his magic power and hurled a punch at the throne in the sky!
“True Hell Punch!”
*Bang*
The destructive power of that punch was infinitely close to the Void Fragmentation Realm. It immediately made countless cracks on the falling ice throne and knocked it back into the sky. The loud bang reverberated across the heavens.
However, the moment his punch came into contact with the throne, Marquis You Gui surprisingly discovered that even both of his fists were also turned into ice!
All of his magic power was nearly frozen just now by the power of the throne!
As the ice giant made an angry roar, the ice throne that was sent flying upward by Marquis You Gui actually began to fall down on him again.
“This is bad!” Marquis You Gui whose limbs were completely frozen had not expected a follow-up attack from the throne. It was already too late for him to try stopping it.
In the next moment, a painful wail resounded across the air. Marquis You Gui’s entire body was completely turned into ice. With him at the center, the ice power continued to spread, filling the sky within the vicinity of one million li* (500m per li) with intense ice qi. The whole area nearly froze!
The shadow of the ice giant slowly disappeared. The frozen heaven and earth was also gradually defrosted like nothing had happened.
Amidst the icy mist, Marquis You Gui appeared again with labored breath. Ice sludge was all over his hair and beard. His qi had become extremely weak and feeble while the condition of his injuries was extremely grave. Moreover, his Heavenly Ghost Armor had already been broken entirely…
Even so, he was actually still not dead yet!
“Zhou Ming, as long as I’m still alive, I will certainly destroy the families and clans related to you and tear their remains to shreds!” Marquis You Gui screamed furiously. He had already put the Pill Sovereign’s previous warning to the back of his mind.
He wanted to kill Ning Fan, regardless of the cost!
Marquis You Gui faced Ning Fan once more. This time, however, none of the cultivators from the one hundred plus sects dared to say that Marquis You Gui would certainly win the fight.
Perhaps Zhou Ming still had a fourth Void Fragmentation Realm jade slip up his sleeves…
This thought surfaced in the minds of countless cultivators. Even though they clearly knew that the probability of Ning Fan possessing another Void Fragmentation Realm jade slip was extremely low, whatever is impossible would become possible if it was him.
After witnessing Ning Fan injure Marquis You Gui three consecutive times, King Lan Ling had already regarded him as his nemesis.
The current Ning Fan was just too brilliant as he overpowered an Absolute Void Stage expert despite his Void Inquiry Stage cultivation base. His impressiveness had even outshone King Lan Ling.
King Lan Ling could not accept Ning Fan overshadowing him. However, he was also worried that Ning Fan might possess a fourth Void Fragmentation Realm jade slip at the same time. Therefore, he did not dare to come forward and fight with him.
It was not just King Lan Ling. After witnessing Ning Fan overwhelm Marquis You Gui, who else would dare to resist Ning Fan on their own?!
The wind and snow were as somber and desolate as usual. Marquis You Gui’s expression looked deranged. He did not believe that Ning Fan would still have another Void Fragmentation Realm jade slip!
Just like a gambler, the more they lose, the more they desire to gamble. The more self-conceited one was, the more likely they would refuse to admit defeat and the easier for them to lose everything.
Marquis You Gui patted his storage pouch and took out a soul flag that was emanating thick ghost qi.
That flag contained eight hundred million souls which include those of both mortals and cultivators.
A soul flag was the most vicious magic treasure a cultivator could wield. The user of the magic treasure would need to kill others and take their souls to refine it. The more souls they obtain, the greater the power of the soul flag. The power of a soul flag with eight hundred million souls was equivalent to that of an Immortal Void Treasure!
It was a magic treasure that Marquis You Gui had spent tens of thousands of years refining. He still had yet to completely finish refining it and it was still a semi-finished product. Originally, he planned on harvesting up to one billion souls and use this soul flag to seek his revenge on the Thunder Sovereign afterward…
Today, however, he really detested Ning Fan for harming his foundation and destroying his heavenly armor. Therefore, he wanted to eliminate him at all costs even if he had to use this soul flag at this moment!
“What a powerful soul flag. It has kept at least eight hundred million souls! Even though this soul flag has yet to be completely refined, Marquis You Gui would remain undefeated among cultivators below the Void Fragmentation Realm with this soul flag. Even if Zhou Ming still has a Void Fragmentation Realm stored attack, he might not necessarily be able to defeat him! That old man, Marquis You Gui, actually kept such powerful means hidden so secretly… However, because that soul flag has yet to be fully refined, it’s extremely fragile and would break if it’s used rashly. Marquis You Gui has really lost his mind for trying to use it out of anger.” King Lan Ling said with an expression filled with mixed feelings.
Ning Fan’s eyes became solemn upon seeing Marquis You Gui trying to use the soul flag containing eight hundred million souls. The soul flag was extremely formidable as its destructive power was probably beyond the common Void Fragmentation Realm jade slips.
He still had 14 jade slips and talismans that stored an attack at the First Heavenly Layer of Void Fragmentation Realm. However, the power of these stored attacks might not be able to defeat the soul flag.
In this case, I have to use that jade slip which contains an attack at the Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm.
Ning Fan made up his mind and patted his pouch to take out the fourth Void Fragmentation Realm jade slip. All of a sudden, a huge commotion erupted in the surroundings.
“What?! Zhou Ming actually has another Void Fragmentation Realm jade slip!?”
“Holy Crap! How many Void Fragmentation Realm jade slips does this man have exactly…? How heaven-defying is his luck to possess so many of those jade slips!”
“However, Marquis You Gui’s soul flag is extremely powerful. The destructive power of the three previous Void Fragmentation Realm jade slips were noticeably only at the First Heavenly Layer of Void Fragmentation Realm. They would be unable to go against the power of the soul flag that is filled with eight hundred million souls… This time, Ning Fan can no longer hurt Marquis You Gui.”
Marquis You Gui’s eyes were blood red. He already could not wait to kill Ning Fan and vent out his anger.
He suddenly waved the soul flag and then countless evil spirits rushed out from it. The vicinity of several hundred thousand li* (500m per li) was teeming with black ghost spirits!
In the sky, there were a total of eight hundred million ghosts but the qi each of them were giving off was not even at the Vein Opening Realm!
Then, the ghosts began devouring each other. In a matter of seconds, the eight hundred million ghosts were reduced to one hundred million. But the aura force of all those ghosts had risen to the Harmonious Spirit Realm!
After that, the one hundred million ghosts continued on devouring each other and only thirty million of them were left. The aura force of the remaining ghosts reached the Gold Core Realm!
The process repeatedly occurred. When there were only one million ghosts left, every ghost’s aura force had attained the Nascent Soul Realm!
When only ten thousand ghosts were left, their aura forces had reached the Divine Transformation Realm!
After they devoured each other again, the ten thousand Divine Transformation Realm ghosts were reduced to one hundred Void Refinement Realm evil spirits that had hideous and ferocious faces.
The one hundred Void Refinement Realm evil spirits went through the same process and only one evil spirit was left standing in midair in the end. It only had one eye and its body was ten thousand zhang* (3.33m per zhang) tall.
However, the qi of this single-eyed evil spirit had reached the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm!
“A Void Fragmentation Realm soul! The eight hundred million souls actually condensed into a Void Fragmentation Realm soul!” Every cultivator in the audience seats turned pale!
Those who were below the Vein Opening Realm were mortals while those below the Void Fragmentation Realm were ants… Even though the Absolute Void Stage was only one step away from the Void Fragmentation Realm, when a person advances to the Void Fragmentation Realm, it would be impossible for them to lose to any Void Refinement Realm cultivator!
In the snowy sky, that single-eyed evil spirit floated in the air. Every trace of its aura force could instill fear into everyone because it was the aura force of the First Heavenly Layer of Void Fragmentation Realm!
Using eight hundred million souls to condense a Void Fragmentation Realm evil spirit. Marquis You Gui’s means was truly heaven-defying!
“Hahaha! You can die now!”
Marquis You Gui let out a cacophony of laughter. As he waved the soul flag, that single-eyed evil spirit immediately let out a bone-chilling roar and lifted its foot to crush Ning Fan.
The force of its stomp was equivalent to an attack at the First Heavenly Layer of Void Fragmentation Realm. Moreover, the force was slightly stronger than the attacks from the previous jade slips!
“Break!”
With a calm expression, Ning Fan crushed the fourth Void Fragmentation Realm jade slip.
No one believed that this Void Fragmentation Realm jade slip would withstand that Void Fragmentation Realm evil spirit. However, the moment Ning Fan broke the jade slip in his hand, Marquis You Gui who was laughing wildly was nearly scared to death!
“This isn’t the power of an attack at the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm! This is… of the Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm!”
*Bang*
As the jade slip with a stored attack of the Second Heavenly Layer of Void Fragmentation Realm broke, a gigantic figure suddenly appeared in front of Ning Fan. It raised one of its fingers and touched the single-eyed evil spirit.
Even though it was merely a light and gentle touch, it contained unimaginable power. The single-eyed evil spirit looked as if it had received a heavy blow and was immediately sent flying away like a kite with its string cut. It was actually injured by a finger of the gigantic figure!
“W-What is this?!” Countless old monsters fearfully stared at the gigantic figure which Ning Fan had just summoned.
Su Yan, who was currently protecting Feng Xueyan and the others at a corner, raised her head. The moment she saw the shadow in the sky, she suddenly felt a strong urge to shed her tears.
That was a feeling of connection between their bloodlines that she could not describe with words.
The gigantic shadow in the sky was a giant that was several million zhang* (3.33m per zhang) tall. He wore a set of devil armor and had a head with two devil horns but his appearance was vague. He sat on top of a large throne.