Chapter 522 - I Will Never Regret Even If My Wings Are Burned to Ashes, I Will Defy Samsara with My Butterfly! (1/2)
Ning Fan stood in the fire cauldron of heavenly tribulation. Columns of fire sea that appeared in the form of a qilin engulfed him. The runes of the flames interweaved with each other and the power of Great Dao suppressed him.
He hurled punches, trying to disperse the fire sea. However, even if he had used his Stele of Sun and Moon that had the ability to restrain fire, he could not scatter the flames. All he could do was to protect himself from being injured.
The sea of flames that was infused with the ancient runes was far too strong. The runes had increased the power of the void flame to a frightening level, making Ning Fan unable to move a single step.
This was the fire tribulation that was personally given by a Dao Guardian. Ordinary Void Glimpse Stage experts would definitely die within the cauldron!
It was already extremely unbelievable for Ning Fan to protect himself from injuries temporarily.
Everywhere around him was occupied with flames. Neither could he get out of the sea of flames nor break the fire caldron, much less escape from it. Hence, there was no way for him to execute his plan of capturing Giant Zhi Huo.
He carefully travelled amidst the sea of flames. However, the flames would follow him wherever he goes without giving him a chance to flee at all.
*Roar*
In the sea of flames, columns of deep red flames suddenly transformed into thousands of fire qilins. All of them charged at Ning Fan while letting out angry roars.
Ning Fan immediately stopped moving and activated his essence qi to throw punches. His actions were blazing fast, killing each of the fire qilins that tried to approach him. At the same time, he was inwardly surprised by how difficult it was to deal with these fire qilins.
These creatures were produced by the flames. Each of them had a cultivation base at the Divine Transformation Realm and above.
Ning Fan kept killing the fire qilins. Each of them would break down into columns of flames after they were killed. However, the flames would condense into the form of the beast moments later and continue charging at him.
Ning Fan could not completely kill any one of the fire qilins. As for his magic power and essence qi, they were quickly depleted every time he attacked.
“This fire caldron is the tribulation cauldron of the heavenly tribulation that is summoned by Giant Zhi Huo. It contains the eight trigrams. As long as the eight trigrams are not broken, the tribulation cauldron will not disintegrate! The flames within the cauldron are tribulation flames. All of the flames were infused with ancient runes by the giant. As long as the runes are not destroyed, the flames will never extinguish! Now, this giant uses the Qilin Technique and commands the flames to turn into qilins to attack you. This technique doesn’t kill you in one try. Instead, all it does is to deplete your magic power and cause you to be killed by the tribulation flames. You must find ways to leave this cauldron as soon as possible. Don’t spend too much energy on these fire qilins which will just waste your magic power for nothing!”
“The arrangements of the fire sea within this cauldron are actually the Yin Yang Eight Trigrams Formation Technique. I also can’t see through the mystery of this grand formation. You must be careful. If you make a single misstep in this sea of flames, you will be burned to ashes even if you have the Stele of Sun and Moon protecting you!”
Inside the Yin Yang Locket, Luo You warned Ning Fan.
Ning Fan nodded. He also understood that he could not break the tribulation cauldron and flames by attacking them forcibly.
He activated the power of Heart Formation and his eyes were fixed at the marks of the formations. Gradually, he saw through the grand formation that was hidden in the sea of flames.
The fire sea might seem disorderly but it actually contained a formation technique. Every wall inside the cauldron was carved with the runes of the eight trigrams[1] which included the Qian[2],Kan[3],Gen[4],Zhen[5],Xun[6],Li[7],Kun[8],Dui[9]. Unless these eight trigrams were broken, the tribulation cauldron will never break.
Li was the trigram of flame. The power of flames at this trigram was the strongest.
Xun was the trigram of wind. In this direction, there was only wind but no fire. Even so, it produced masses of smoke that could blind a Void Glimpse Stage cultivator’s eyes.
Kan was the trigram of water. Water and fire were incompatible elements. This direction was the weakest part of the sea of flames. Thus, it had the most fire qilins standing guard in this direction…
After dismissing the network of his Heart Formation, he made up his mind.
Why don’t I kill my way out from this sea of flames through the trigram of Kan?!
As long as Ning Fan gets closer to the wall and uses all his magic power to attack that area, he had high assurance to break the cauldron in a single try!
Ning Fan stepped on the abstruse formation without making a single misstep across the sea of flames. His level of formation technique was so profound that even Luo You was too inferior to bear comparison.
Those qilins seemed to understand Ning Fan’s intention and rushed towards him with angry roars, trying to stop him from approaching the wall of the trigram of Kan.
Ning Fan did not show any mercy toward them. He opened his mouth and blasted out columns of black devil flames, commanding them to transform into thousands of black butterflies and collide against the fire qilins to perish together with them.
Trampling upon the corpses of countless qilins and ashes of butterflies, Ning Fan slowly got closer to the direction of the Kan trigram and smashed mercilessly against the wall.
In an instant, one hundred and eight layers of palm imprints combined into one, heavily blasting upon the wall on the Kan trigram. That attack directly destroyed the runes of the Kan trigram and emitted a deafening bang.
The entire tribulation cauldron began shaking violently. A large opening was created on one side of the walls. Right afterward, the entire fire cauldron began and the other walls were breaking successively.
Giant Zhi Huo who had blank eyes firmly believed that he had already eliminated Ning Fan.
However, what he saw next was completely beyond his expectations. After the loud bang, the tribulation cauldron he summoned was actually destroyed by Ning Fan!
“Impossible!”
The giant could not believe his own eyes. He could only watch Ning Fan step on countless layers of fire waves and soar into the sky, flying at him with immense killing qi!
The giant waved his hand. He seemed to be summoning the next fire tribulation to trap Ning Fan.
This time, however, Ning Fan did not give him another chance to do so.
He performed a series of hand seals with his ten fingers. In the meantime, his eyes suddenly became indifferent and dignified.
His eyes stared at Giant Zhi Huo with a glint of coldness. Then, he pointed a finger at him, using the Heaven Sealing Technique!
“Seal!”
With Ning Fan’s current cultivation base, he was definitely not strong enough to seal the giant’s movement with a single move.
However, he had infused this technique with his persistent belief. He did not wish to seal the giant’s movement. All he wished was to prevent the giant from summoning the tribulation again.
As Ning Fan pointed his finger, blood threads suddenly grew out from the giant’s body, tightly binding his arms.
Giant Zhi Huo roared in fury. He gathered his strength in his arms and broke all the blood threads, breaking free from Ning Fan’s Heaven Sealing Technique.
Even though he was not sealed by the technique, he could not summon the second wave of heavenly tribulation in time when he was interrupted by it.
When Ning Fan’s technique was forcibly broken, blood flowed out from his seven orifices, making him look like a deranged devil.
Without even wiping off the blood stains on his face, he dashed toward the giant, displaying his second magic technique on him.
He closed his right eye and only opened his left eye. At that moment, the mark of a black crescent moon appeared in his left eye!
It was his first time using the Life Imprisoning Technique using his strength at the Peak Void Inquiry Stage!
This was the Grievance technique of the Ancestral Emperor of the Northern Heaven! This technique allowed him to sacrifice his life force and lifespan to seal a puppet’s life!
Back in the Lost World Tower, his cultivation base was still weak and he did not have a long lifespan. Thus, he could not seal a great number of Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppets.
Now, however, there was only a puppet he needed to deal with. On top of that, his cultivation base was widely different from before and his lifespan was extremely long!
Since this giant dared to summon the heavenly tribulation to eliminate him, there was no need for him to hesitate capturing the giant and turning it into his slave!
Facing Ning Fan’s cold and imposing eyes and the black crescent moon in his left eye, Giant Zhi Huo sensed an exceedingly dangerous feeling from him for the first time!
The look in his eyes was truly terrifying. It was as if he ruled over every puppet in the world, standing at the pinnacle above all living beings! It was as if the person who was standing in front of Giant Zhi Huo was not Ning Fan but the Ancestral Emperor of the Northern Heaven who once controlled all the puppets in the world!
Fear!
As the messenger of the Heavenly Dao, Giant Zhi Huo actually felt a hint of fear for Ning Fan!
His instinct told him that he must never let Ning Fan get closer to him! He must never let Ning Fan display the complete crescent moon technique! Otherwise, even if he was a Void Fragmentation Realm spiritual puppet and had a stronger cultivation base than Ning Fan, he would also be in danger!
He opened his large mouth and shot out a crimson-red void flame that covered the entire sky. The flame condensed into a colossal mountain of fire. The light of the fire shielded the sky within one million li* (500m per li). Then, the mountain fell upon Ning Fan at high speed!
Giant Zhi Huo had infused the colossal mountain with all his magic power. Even if a Void Fragmentation Realm was knocked by the mountain, they would also be severely injured!
Luo You wanted to help Ning Fan to get rid of the mountain in the first place. However, Ning Fan declined her help directly.
Ning Fan was already able to capture the Divine Transformation Realm Stone Warrior when he was at the Nascent Soul Realm.
Now, his magic power was on the verge of advancing to the Void Glimpse Stage. His ancient devil cultivation realm had even reached the Mid Reckless Devil Realm. Thus, it might not be impossible for him to capture a Void Fragmentation Realm spiritual puppet!
If he borrows Luo You’s magic power, he would certainly suffer a grievous backlash again even if he could capture the giant successfully. He did not want to rest for another few months to treat his wounds.
Looking at the fire giant, he suddenly patted his storage pouch and took out three Void Fragmentation Realm jade slips. Despite his reluctance to use them, he gnashed his tenth and broke all three of them.