Grasping Evil

"The Zhou Clan of the Internal Endless Sea… Hmmph. Luckily, my master gifted me this treasure. This was meant for dealing with people from the Zhou Clan!"

The long lost confidence returned in his eyes. With a slap on his storage pouch, he took out a golden beast statue made of copper which was as large as his palm.

The golden beast looked ancient and had a single horn on top of its head. According to the memories of Ancient Chaos, its appearance was very similar to an ancient beast.

Yes. The Lightning Beast!

Undoubtedly, this golden beast statue is another Offering Vessel of an Ancient Demon!

"Phoenix Summoning Art, The God of Thunder arrives!"

The Eagle Crane Elder placed his finger on the golden statue as if breathing new life into it. A millisecond later, it fluttered its wings and circled around him. The living beast now emanated a terrifying aura. After circling around him for several times, it cast a golden light on his body. That golden light and aura were specialized in restraining the element of lightning!

Without uttering a word, Ning Fan attacked the Sun Evading Sword with his whip again. The red lightning found its way to the Nascent Soul in the Eagle Crane Elder's dantian through the connection of his mind and magical treasure. But this time, the lightning strike was deflected by the golden light of the beast. The zapping sound of lightning disseminated into the air.

The Eagle Crane Elder retrieved the Sun Evading Sword and the golden stamp which he had given to his now deceased disciple earlier. He grinned confidently towards Ning Fan.

"Zhou Ming! Your whip is no longer effective on me! Hahaha!"

"Is it? I seem to have underestimated your power as a Late Nascent Soul Realm expert by thinking that I can end your life with just my whip… Phoenix Summoning Art… Is that secret art really the correct technique to utilize your Offering Vessel of an Ancient Demon?"

Ning Fan blinked his eyes and the Lightning Whip in his hand disintegrated into red lightning rays and entered into the blood-red star on his glabella.

He had yet to actually give the whip a proper name. It was crafted after the immortal treasure – Spirit Striking Whip. The ability it had was to destroy a cultivator's Nascent Soul by just hitting their magical treasures! Moreover, this whip would be more effective when facing a cultivator with Immemorial Divine or Devil Veins! He could kill any cultivator at the Mid Nascent Soul Realm in a single strike with this whip when they attack him with their magical treasure.

The Eagle Crane Elder mentioned that the Zhou Clan of the Internal Endless Sea also possess a similar secret art of lightning…

Never mind. He is just overconfident with his judgement. Does he really think that he can kill me once he can block my Lightning Whip?

The Lightning Whip was an Immemorial Divine Weapon which was newly created in the Lost World Tower. It was his first time testing this weapon in battle. Now, he found another way to deal with his opponents.

Even if he did not have this whip, he still had countless techniques he can use to deal with his opponents. That is to say, he could still finish the Late Nascent Soul Realm expert before him without fail!

After he kept the whip, the expression in his eyes changed! They flashed with the combination of his sword qi and the Divine Intent of Rain!

A sea breeze swept across the area, giving rise to fog dotting the landscape.

The air of indifference emanated by Ning Fan did not diminish. He strode towards the Eagle Crane Elder's direction!

Every step he made would create a ripple effect in the air.

His power level quickly went up. The next moment, the vicinity within a thousand li* became gloomy as if a rainstorm was coming!

Sword Art – Rainless Swords!

Ning Fan held no intentions of asking anything about the Zhou Clan or the Demon Sealing Sect. All he wanted to do now was to simply kill the Eagle Crane Elder. Then he would search his soul and memory to understand everything!

For the Eagle Crane Elder, he still considered Ning Fan as a mere Early Nascent Soul Realm cultivator and underestimated Ning Fan's ability.

Even the most notorious secret art of lightning from the Zhou Clan would be restrained by my Lightning Beast! Whether you're a member of the clan or not, you're still an Early Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. There is nothing I should fear!

However, the next second where this thought surfaced in his mind, he felt that he was badly mistaken!

The first step Ning Fan made was like he was stomping hard on his Heart of Dao, crushing it!

Three steps later, the Eagle Crane Elder's face became deathly pale and his breathing had gone irregular!

Five steps later, he was unable to muster any of his magic power. Even breathing became difficult!

Eight steps later, the Eagle Crane Elder felt a life-threatening danger before him. In his eyes, Ning Fan who was walking step-by-step towards him turned into a blood-red sword which appeared to be floating in mid-air!

Only then did he realize that Ning Fan had displayed some kind of sword technique when he was walking towards him!

This technique is imbued with primordial energy! It must be a Nascent Soul Realm sword art!

If I'm not mistaken, when he makes the ninth step, the power of every step would pile up and become a fatal blow. At that time, I would then die!

"It really is a strange but mighty sword technique! It's a skill that could even kill the enemy without a sword!"

He gathered all his strength to forcefully wave his arm to summon the Sun Evading Sword in front of his chest. It was also at that moment when Ning Fan took the ninth step!

Ning Fan's eyes were like razor-sharp swords, piercing through those of the Eagle Crane Elder's and filling with murderous intent! Droplets of blood-red rain began to fall within a thousand li*. Each and every droplet of rain took the shape of a sword and penetrated the earth, filling the surroundings with red sword light!

"The first technique of the Nascent Soul Realm Sword Technique, Nine Steps, Sky Treader!"

When he shouted the name of the technique, all the red sword-like rain droplets pointed at the Eagle Crane Elder!

That situation was similar to a fly dropping into a pond full of fish!

His Early Supreme Grade magical treasure, the Sun Evading Sword was destroyed by the boundless blood-red swords within seconds!

The Eagle Crane Elder narrowed his eyes in distress!

This sword technique is capable of effortlessly destroying an Early Supreme Grade magical treasure. Evidently, he can simply kill any Early Nascent Soul Realm cultivator!

"It's impossible! There aren't any sword cultivators in the Zhou Clan! How did he learn this technique?! Killing Early Nascent Soul Realm cultivators with just a technique… Not even Mid Nascent Soul Realm cultivators can withstand it without getting themselves injured!"

This time, his confidence was shattered once more as he could not form any logical explanation for the technique displayed by Ning Fan just now. He hurriedly held the golden stamp in his hand and placed it before himself to replace the broken sword. He then commanded the beast to guard his back.

His Early Supreme Grade magical treasure disintegrated just like that. So what if he took out Middle Supreme Grade magical treasures? Could they really protect him?

The red sword light passed through his magical treasures like ghosts passing through a concrete wall and stabbed directly into his body!

As a matter of fact, the red swords were originally intangible. They were rainless swords created using the power of heaven and earth combined with the Divine Intent of Rain. After he displayed the Nine Steps, Sky Treader, he borrowed the immeasurable power of heaven and earth to solidify them! They were different from swords created from magic power and also those created with spirit sense. They were swords created from the power of heaven and earth. This technique was similar to the offensive techniques used in formations!

It was only when the sword qi entered into the Eagle Crane Elder's body that he realized the essence of the technique… But it was already too late!

The sword qi was tearing him from inside-out, slashing all his internal organs and veins. Finally, the sword qi found its way to the Nascent Soul that resided in his dantian!

Within a breath, blood spurted nonstop from his mouth!

Just when he was about to give in, his expression turned ferocious and spat out a red pearl from his mouth!

This pearl was known as the Pearl of Disruption! It specialized in destroyingDivine Transformation Realm formations! When the pearl is detonated, the power of heaven and earth would be disrupted, thus cutting off the power source of the formation!

Magical treasures might not be able to stop the swords of heaven and earth. But I believe this pearl can crush the swords!

This pearl was extremely precious and rare. A pearl like this could be sold for millions of immortal jade. However, the Eagle Crane Elder couldn't care less as it concerned his life!

"Crush! Crush! Crush! Crush all of the swords!"

The Pearl of Disruption was detonated!

The explosion created a massive disturbance to the surroundings. The power of heaven and earth was torn apart easily like paper!

The power source of the red swords was cut off and they all dissolved into the air!

Ning Fan was slightly astonished.

He truly deserves to be a Late Nascent Soul Realm expert. It's beyond my expectations that he would own an item that is able to disrupt the power of heaven and earth.

The Eagle Crane Elder successfully survived through the ordeal. But he was in a complete mess.

He lost the Sun Evading Sword and used his precious pearl. Moreover, he also suffered grave injuries from the technique! The technique might only be an Early Nascent Soul Realm sword technique, but it would be able to kill Early Nascent Soul Realm cultivators without fail. As for Mid Nascent Soul Realm experts, they would certainly suffer great injuries! If Late Nascent Soul Realm experts were careless while facing this technique, they would be injured severely as well! Only Peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivators who had already comprehended the aura of heaven and earth would be able to endure this technique without any injuries!

As for Ning Fan, the technique he displayed did not use any of his magic power… That was because the technique borrowed the great power of heaven and earth. Therefore, he was still in peak state.

Although the Eagle Crane Elder was still alive, the fear that Ning Fan instilled in him cannot be expressed…He wasn't just any ordinary Late Nascent Soul Realm expert after all. He would even be considered quite outstanding among the experts of the same realm as him in the Internal Endless Sea.

How is it possible that I can't even counter the attacks of an Early Nascent Soul Realm cultivator?

In other words, Ning Fan's combat power had already surpassed that of a Late Nascent Soul Realm expert even though his cultivation realm was just at Early Nascent Soul Realm.

"I still have a few of those pearls! Zhou Ming, please spare me as a token of respect to the Demon Sealing Sect! When I recover, I'll never be your enemy again in my whole life!"

He hid his hatred towards Ning Fan within his eyes. After he cupped his fists, he teleported away.

He knew Ning Fan could have finished him without expending any effort in his current weakened state. But he thought Ning Fan did not do so because the latter was afraid of the name of his sect.

"Hmmph?! So what if he's a member of the Zhou Clan? He's still afraid of the Demon Sealing Sect after all. This Zhou Ming does not dare to kill me! Hahaha! Once I return to my sect, I'm going to request help from Peak Nascent Soul Realm experts to avenge my fallen disciples!"

The Eagle Crane Elder who seemed to be living in his own thoughts was totally wrong in his judgement! Maybe that was the cause of his arrogance and ignorance.

Yes. Ning Fan could kill him with a wave of his hand. Since the beginning of the battle, Ning Fan had yet to use his true killer moves. There was absolutely no relation between the name of the Demon Sealing Sect and his reluctance to use his killer moves… Instead, he was testing out his skills on the Eagle Crane Elder! He wanted to test out the techniques he recently learned during his cultivation in the Lost World Tower.

To him, the Eagle Crane Elder was nothing more than a training puppet!

Back then in the Lost World Tower, Ning Fan invented a new sword art which was known as Rainless Swords. Furthermore, he modified the Harmonious Spirit Realm sword qi, Fire Transformation Sword and the Gold Core Realm sword qi, White Bones Piling Mountain. With newfound comprehension towards the primordial power of heaven and earth, he upgraded them into three new Nascent Soul Realm sword qi! Adding up the Heart Drawing Sword technique which originally was a Nascent Soul Realm technique, he had a total of four sword techniques, known as the Four Swords of the Nascent Soul!

Upon seeing the Eagle Crane Elder trying to flee, Ning Fan shot him a contemptuous look.

"Did I allow you to run?! Second Technique of the Four Swords of the Nascent!"

He pressed against his glabella which twinkled brightly, making a sword appear in his hand.

It was the Separation Slayer Sword!

As he wielded his sword, his primordial power flowed within it! When the sword moved in a curve, the primordial power of the sword unleashed towards the escaping foe's direction, interrupting the Eagle Crane Elder who was gathering the primordial power of heaven and element to teleport!

There's no escape for the Eagle Crane Elder anymore!

"Zhou Ming! I'm the Seventh Elder of the Demon Sealing Sect! Do you dare to offend my sect?! Besides, are you even able to kill me?! I'm not like you. My master has granted me different kinds of magical treasures to protect myself. It's something that you would not be able to imagine!"

"Shut up! Fire extinguishes, lightning disappears, leaves split, hills crack, ice shatters… The Third Technique of the Nascent Soul Realm Sword Technique, Elemental Sword!"

Every incantation that Ning Fan muttered was drawing power of the five elements!

This technique was modified from the Fire Transformation Sword Technique. After the improvements made, not only could he transform fire into swords but also the other four elements!

Now, the Separation Slayer Sword was covered with a thick white primordial energy.

As he raised the sword and slashed it down, a thousand li of the sea parted in half.

The cutting edge of the elemental power imbued in the sword was a thousand zhang wide. The deafening whistle of the sword echoed in the skies, with the sword landing on the Eagle Crane Elder's body with an incredible speed!

The Elemental Sword was a Mid Nascent Soul Realm sword art. Cultivators below Mid Nascent Soul Realm would die in just a single strike! If the Eagle Crane Elder was not seriously injured, he could have resisted it. But in his current state, he was not capable of blocking it. With the thought that Ning Fan would not dare to kill him in his mind, he had not expected the attack to come so quickly!

The pressure of the sword attack almost crushed his Nascent Soul!

All of a sudden, a golden plate that hung around his neck emitted golden light and broke apart. An unparalleled power that can annihilate everything was released, eradicating the sword light of the Elemental Sword that was able to cut down a Mid Nascent Soul Realm expert.

This time, the Eagle Crane Elder did not feel lucky at all. He was gasping in horror.

"The sword of primordial power! Only Peak Nascent Soul Realm experts who have deep comprehension on primordial power of heaven and earth can congeal the power of the elements and wield it as a sword! How am I a match for him?! If it was not for the death-exemption plate given by the sect master, I would have already died!"

It was now his last chance to escape death from the fatal blow of a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert… After this, he had no more magical treasures or techniques to defend against Ning Fan!

"Hmm? You're still alive… It seems like I need to use another technique…"

"What?! You still have another technique?!"

The Eagle Crane Elder was trembling in fear.

The first sword that Ning Fan displayed, the Sword of Heaven and Earth was only a Low Grade Nascent Soul Realm Technique.

The second sword, the Elemental Sword was a Mid-Grade Nascent Soul Realm Technique.

The final sword, although it had yet to be revealed, must be at least a High Grade Nascent Soul Realm Technique!

"I must run! Even if I haven't mastered the 'secret art' yet, I have to try!"

He rotated the primordial power in his dantian and teleported to try and flee while performing hand seals. It was his final struggle to save his life.

Zhou Ming's combat power can rival those of Peak Nascent Soul Realm experts! I stand no chance against him! If I don't go all-out and display this 'secret art', I will end up dying a horrible death! If I fail this incomplete technique, my life force will all be engulfed by it. But it's better than doing nothing!

When he completed the hand seals, two demon corpses grew out from the Eagle Crane Elder's body. One of them was a hundred zhang* tall eagle while the other one was a hundred zhang* tall crane!

More blood gushed out from his mouth. His Blood Essence now was almost completely drained. There was a strange connection between him and the two corpses!

"Demonic Art, Corpse Fusion Technique!"

A sudden ferocity took over him. He separated his Sea of Consciousness into three, using two of them to control the two demon corpses. However, the two Nascent Soul Realm corpses had no reactions.

If he fails to cast this technique, his Sea of Consciousness would crumble, thereby killing him!

Just as desperation began to fill him, thinking that his technique had failed, the corpses opened their piercing eyes together. The next moment, they shapeshifted into human forms, standing at the sides of the Eagle Crane Elder. One of them wore an eagle robe while the other wore a crane one. They were refined corpses at the Late Nascent Soul Realm!

It was a little inaccurate to call them 'refined corpses'. This demonic technique was to separate a portion of the caster's Sea of Consciousness and insert it into the demon corpses. In this manner, the corpses would become one with the caster. That is to say, Ning Fan would now have to deal with three Late Nascent Soul Realm experts!

Upon his technique's success, he no longer teleported away. Instead, he let out a hearty laughter, feeling confident that he could now fight back!

"I did it! Hahaha! I'm really lucky to be still alive after casting this technique when I only had a 10% success rate! Apparently, the heaven does not want me to die! From now onwards, I am them, they are me. I now have three bodies at the Late Nascent Soul Realm! I can now even fight back against a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert! Zhou Ming! It's your time to die!"

Thousands of li* away, the cultivators were amazed by his technique! They had never seen a technique like that before which enabled the caster to seize corpses without sacrificing their original bodies!

If someone is really lucky, they might even be able to use this technique to create tens of demon corpses at the Late Nascent Soul Realm. At that time, even Early Divine Transformation Realm experts would have to be careful in dealing with them!

It was the most terrifying technique of the Demon Sealing Sect…

It was also the main reason why they raise many different kinds of fierce and powerful beasts!

After witnessing the technique, the Nascent Soul Realm experts who were watching the battle became even more fearful of the Demon Sealing Sect.

Nearly every one of them thought that Ning Fan would lose this time.

No matter how strong his combat power was, he was still an Early Nascent Soul Realm cultivator at the end of the day. His opponents now were three Late Nascent Soul Realm experts!

If the three of them attack him at the same time, Ning Fan would not be able to endure it. It's because this technique established a strong connection between the three of them. Their combination attacks would definitely be flawless. Even a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert might need to avoid fighting them!

But Ning Fan did not utter a single word.

He shook his Separation Slayer Sword and it enlarged, taking the form of a large, white bone! The aura emanated by his sword was like that of a mountain. When he held it up in the air, a faintly visible sword light soared into the sky!

In a blink of an eye, Ning Fan was already standing behind the three experts. His sword was pointing downwards and blood was dripping down from its sharp edge. Neither the onlookers nor the Eagle Crane Elder and his corpses were able to see what had happened!

White Bone Virtual Shadow. It was originally a Gold Core Realm technique but it was then modified by Ning Fan himself, adding in the concept of how the Shadow Carrier Sword work.

Before he launched the strike, he had to focus all his strength on his legs. When he leaped to attack, his speed would become so fast that others could only spot his shadow. Moreover, the speed of his movement would increase the sharpness of the sword.

"The Fourth Technique of the Four Swords of the Nascent Soul, Shadow Sword…This attack almost exhausted all my strength. Unless I break through to the second realm of Silver Bone, I must not display this technique frequently… *Sigh* These three Late Nascent Soul Realm bodies are really a waste…"

Just as his words fell, the Eagle Crane Elder and the two demon corpses burst into a mist of blood. They actually suffered hundreds of cuts from Ning Fan's giant sword.

It was a High Grade Nascent Soul Realm Technique. Although it used up all his strength in this single attack, its destructive power was overwhelming!

Time to keep the loot!

As for the unconscious Nascent Soul of the Eagle Crane Elder, he was sealed by Ning Fan in the storage pouch.

Ning Fan kept his sword and he turned towards the onlookers.

"Give me a million immortal jade and let me plant mental seals on you. If not, everyone dies!"

"Wha… What? We're just rogue cultivators of the External Endless Sea and we don't have any kind of relation to the Demon Sealing Sect. Why do we have to give you anything?!"

"You want to plant mental seals on us?! Even if you're a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert, you shouldn't bully the rogue cultivators of the External Endless Sea. You must know that…"

"Shut up!"

A greyish primordial power encircled Ning Fan's body and he disappeared in a blink of grey. In the next moment, he was a thousand li* away from his original spot, standing in front of the cultivator who tried to refute Ning Fan's words. Ning Fan gave him a smack on his head. Without having the chance to flee, his entire body trembled and perished, leaving his terrified Nascent Soul!

"So all of you are rogue cultivators. I thought you all belonged to some sects of the Endless Sea which is why I behaved a bit kind just now. Since you're just rogue cultivators, you shall all die!"

Ning Fan turned into black mist and swept across his surroundings!

After that, the remaining five Nascent Soul Realm experts let out painful cries. The sword sense went inside their bodies and sliced apart their Nascent Souls. Their physical bodies weren't harmed since Ning Fan had plans for them.

If they were members of the sects in the Endless Sea, their sect masters must have their soul plates. If they died, their masters would know and they would be able to trace Ning Fan using his qi. As such, Ning Fan did not intend to kill them at first since it would be bad to provoke any Divine Transformation Realm expert.

However, if they were just rogue cultivators, their deaths would mean nothing in the Endless Sea. Besides, every rogue cultivator had their hands stained with the blood of others. In the Endless Sea, the law of the jungle applied. If you're strong, then the others can be considered as fellow rogue cultivators. If you're weak, then the others would turn into bandits who would eventually kill you and rob you of all of your precious treasures!

Since Ning Fan had awakened the path of defiance, his attitude became even more cold and indifferent.

There was at least 20 million immortal jade inside the storage pouches of the Eagle Crane Elder, the first elder brother and also the six onlookers.

This was the law of survival in the Endless Sea which was also known as the 'Grave of Cultivators'. The only way to survive in this place was either to get protection from the sects or kill others in order to obtain their belongings! Those who entered the Endless Sea and became rogue cultivators must always be cautious and alert!

After Ning Fan kept all the storage pouches, he did not immediately leave the place. On the contrary, he lifted his indifferent gaze from the ground, gazing on a cloud in the sky and sneered.

"Miss Bei. You seem to be in a good mood after watching the battle."

"Aiya. You really have terrible killing intent…"

Behind the cloud, a young lady in red robe and red skirt emerged. Her beautiful gleaming eyes looked at Ning Fan.

"Precisely. I was here to watch your battle. You're pretty good. You don't display any hesitation at all when you kill. The way you do things is clean and smooth… Do you have an interest to be my servant? Aiyo. Why are you showing that look to me? Don't tell me that you're going to kill me as well?"

"*Cough* I'm not that ignorant to kill a daughter of a True Immortal when she is being protected by a Divine Transformation Realm puppet… Farewell!"

Ning Fan vanished in a grey light.

As for Bei Xiaoman, she licked her lips while a red light flashed within her eyes.

"That killer qi sure is delicious… If I eat this person, the killer qi of my Gui Star would be… Hehe…"

"Miss Xiaoman, you must not offend this person!" A stone man who emanated a Divine Transformation Realm aura appeared beside her.

"Hmmph. He only possess an inferior type of devil veins. Although he has combat power equivalent to a Peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivator while he is still at Early Nascent Soul Realm, he's still nothing."

"No… This person brings me a sense of danger… He must still have techniques which he had yet to use… I don't have 100% assurance that I will survive when he really goes all-out."

"Are you telling me the truth? Did I underestimate him? I don't think what you say is true. Even cultivators with powerful devil veins would find it difficult to withstand an attack from a Divine Transformation Realm expert when they are still at the Early Nascent Soul Realm… Don't tell me he can…"

…

After teleporting for quite some distance, Ning Fan stopped above the Peng Lai Immortal Island. He lowered his head in contemplation.

"That girl displayed her killing intent to me even though it was faint… Evidently, she intends to kill me. But she can be a good human cauldron for me. If I can secretly subdue her, I would be able to enter the Lost World Tower at will using her identity. This island would then be my territory in the External Endless Sea… If only the Divine Transformation Realm puppet isn't around her…"

In the past, he would not dare to utter those kinds of words. Before he entered the tower, he was able to kill Mid Nascent Soul Realm experts. After his time spent in cultivation inside the tower, he could now battle against a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert!

Since he had chosen the path of defiance without cutting down his Heart's Devil, he became a little more cold-hearted.

Since I've chosen this path and my Heart's Devil, there's no going back. I must achieve the pinnacle among devil cultivators!

Even if he has to dirty his hands, he would never give up on his goals!

So what if I have to rule the entire Endless Sea and pluck every woman in this place to achieve my goal?!

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<strong>Translator Team:</strong>

G-Team [Tommy (TL), Roel (Editor)]