Grasping Evil

Luo Sen attempted to escape using the 'Sen Luo1 Sword' under his feet which was glittering with faint blood-red light. Despite being just a Mid Divine Transformation Realm cultivator, his movement speed was fast and was comparable to a Late Divine Transformation Realm expert's.

However, compared to the giant's terrifying speed, Luo Sen's was totally nothing special.

"Why can this giant still travel at such a speed even though he's carrying an entire island!? Who exactly is he!?"

Luo Sen could feel his scalp tingling. When he took a proper look at the island on the giant's shoulder, he immediately recognized that it was Gusu Islnd, the island on which he, Wang Kun and Yu Ge committed a massacre.

His heart thumped heavily. He instantly realized that… this giant in purple armor came to seek revenge!

However, there was one more thing that Luo Sen could not figure out. Why would the purple armored giant with such a terrific cultivation base be enraged over a mere mortal island?!

No idea. Luo Sen had no idea!

What he currently knew was that he must immediately escape to Ying State Immortal Island. As long as he could reach there alive, he had an army of one million cultivators from the Alliance of Ming Assassins by his side. He would then have no need to fear the giant anymore!

That purple-armored giant was doubtlessly the avatar that Ning Fan transformed into.

With the strength of his physical body on top of his Third Level of Jade Life Body Refining Realm combined with his Corpse Devil Body, he could totally be on par with an expert with the Fourth Level of Jade Life Body Refining Realm. Thus, it was completely possible for him to transform into a massive giant with a height of three thousand zhang* (3.33 m per zhang).

This giant wasn't a technique of his Dao of Body Refinement. This time, however, he deliberately turned himself into a giant because of his grievance and rage for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of mortals in Gusu City! He wanted to crush the waves of the Endless Sea and completely uproot the Alliance of Ming Assassins!

There was a heavy lump of killing intent building up in his chest that was difficult to vent out. It was like thunderclaps that kept exploding within his mind, urging him to kill and get revenge!

Such an immense killing intent had been triggered multiple times within him. For example, during the time he eradicated the Green Clan in the Demon Sinister Forest, the time he wiped out the entire sea in the Star Sea and so on... This time, however, it was different from all the previous instances.

In the past, he killed someone to settle old grudges, seizing opportunities and resisting his fate.

This time, his intention to kill was different. He only harboured one belief in him. That belief was a vow he made to avenge those innocent mortals of Gusu Island and vent out their grudges!

In the past, it was always the killing intent that dyed Ning Fan's heart red.

At this moment, however, Ning Fan felt that he could manipulate all of his killing intent at will!

Originally, he would not show compassion to any strangers. In the past, he was nothing more than a butcher who killed heartlessly like a killing machine.

However, when Ning Fan saw the mournful teardrops in Xu Qiuling's eyes, the resentment in Little Stone's gaze, the helpless look on Bai Su's face and each and every one of the cultivators who chose to detonate themselves to protect Gusu…

Their cries of despair… Their unreconciled questions… Their futile struggles!

Rage consumed Ning Fan!

The broken land of Gusu Island was forcibly restored by Ning Fan using his magic power.

After the indiscriminate attacks on the island, half of the city was turned into ruins. Each and every one of the mortals there who survived the flames and bloodshed were all terrified.

They were in disbelief as to what had happened today. They were in even more disbelief that the Young Master Zhou who had purchased the haunted mansion would transform into a giant three thousand zhang* (3.33m per zhang) tall and stride across the vast sea with their island on his shoulder!

"That Uncle Zhou can actually carry our entire island on just one of his shoulders! He's actually such a powerful immortal being!?" Those children who made fun of Ning Fan in the past were now dumbstruck.

"That young man who won twelve consecutive games against me is actually a Divine Transformation Realm expert. Moreover, he is an expert so powerful that he can even instantly kill Mid Divine Transformation Realm experts!" The Chess Madman, Uncle Qi was feeling extremely shocked while taking some pills to treat his injuries.

"My niece, Qiuling… Your husband is actually so powerful! Is he going to get revenge for us? Is he going to get revenge for our Gusu!?"

After consuming some pills, Wang Si managed to suppress his injuries. Upon seeing what Ning Fan was going to do, his bloodshot eyes revealed a hint of excitement.

"Mm. Big Brother is going to avenge you all!"

Xu Qiuling wiped off the tears in the corners of her eyes. Her expression looked pained and depressed.

Little Stone was already in the state of unconsciousness after the incident earlier. While taking care of Little Stone, Bai Su's eyes were filled with confusion.

She finally knew that Ning Fan wasn't a swordsman, but a sword cultivator instead. He was a sword cultivator who was so powerful that even ordinary Divine Transformation Realm experts would flee for their lives upon only hearing his name!

Bai Su was not the only person who felt shocked. Almost every single person who witnessed that scene on the island had the same feeling as her.

Luo Sen's sword light was extremely swift and did not make much noise. As for Ning Fan, however, he certainly would stir up fright and commotion everywhere he passed by while travelling in his giant form with an island up on his shoulder.

Gusu Island was located on the northern domain of the External Endless Sea. Ying State Immortal Island, meanwhile, was located at the far east of the External Endless Sea.

As Ning Fan was travelling all the way to Ying State Immortal Island in his giant form, he would of course pass by a lot of other islands along the way.

Although carrying an island with him had inevitably slowed his movement speed down, his aura force had grown much more imposing.

The rogue cultivators who were passing through immediately retreated in fear upon seeing a colossal man in the sea horizon that was moving towards them with an island on his shoulder.

"A-A three thousand zhang* (3.33 m per zhang) tall giant! Who is he!? This man's body refining realm is so powerful!"

"Nope! It might not be the case. Perhaps this man used some kind of illusory technique which made his body look bigger. I suppose the island on his shoulder is probably an illusion too… What kind of madman in this world would carry a whole island with his own body?"

"This man is exuding a tremendous killing intent. Where is he going?! Who is he after!?"

"It's Luo Sen! I have just seen a sword teleportation light. A man was standing on a sword trying to run away and that man was Luo Sen!"

"What!? That Mid Divine Transformation devil lord who was ranked within the top fifty on the 'Board of Devils'!? Isn't this guy a member of the Alliance of Ming Assassins? Not to mention who that giant is and whether he is able to hunt Luo Sen down, is he trying to challenge the Alliance of Ming Assassins?! Doesn't he know that the alliance is being backed by the Demon Sealing Sect!?"

An expert with a higher body refining realm would usually be able to transform into a giant with a larger size. Usually, only experts of the Peak Divine Transformation Realm could transform into a three thousand zhang* (3.33 m per zhang) tall giant. Of course, there were some secret techniques or secret magical treasures that could allow one to increase the size of their physical bodies to that extent. However, it would only be an illusion without any substance.

Each of the cultivators who were studying the giant could not be sure of whether the giant was a Peak Divine Transformation Realm expert or not. Thus, they intended to follow him and have a clearer look. However, as soon as they began to trail after him, the giant shot them a cold stare. What came along with the bone-chilling stare was a blood-curdling bellow which reverberated across the sky like multiple rays of sword light!

"Get lost!"

By just uttering those words, these old monsters who have at the very least Gold Core Realm cultivation bases, felt like they had been cut by the sword light, making their gold cores be on the verge of crumbling. That incident scared all of them half to death.

"What a formidable aura force! The body of this giant is not an illusion, but a real one instead! He really is an expert with Peak Divine Transformation Realm strength!"

"Sword intent! This guy not only has a strong physical body, but also an unrivalled sword intent!"

"Retreat! Don't mess with this person."

"But why does he seem to be so familiar to me… Yes, it's him! This giant, this look… It can't be wrong! It's really him!"

"Who are you talking about?"

"Zhou Ming! That devil lord! Zhou Ming is clearly going to attack the Alliance of Ming Assassins. How could he be just hunting Luo Sen down? By the looks of it, he is totally preparing to wipe out the Ying State Immortal Island in its entirety!"

*HISS*

Each and every one of those old monsters who had seen the giant with their own eyes were not as terrified as when they heard Zhou Ming's name.

"Zhou Ming" was like an unspeakable name. The reason why he would be so scary to them wasn't because he had a powerful cultivation base. It was because when he goes crazy, no one could stop him!

In the Purple Primordial Immortal Island, Purple Charm Sect!

Today was the day when the Purple Primordial Sea was sealed off. All of this was because the old ancestor of Purple Charm Sect - Zuo Tong, was going to conduct his cultivation beneath the sea. This practice would be held once every ten years and it was called "Sea Refinement and Talisman Condensation".

The water of the Purple Primordial Sea contained a unique kind of nourishing spiritual qi. It was the most nutritious item for those cultivators who practiced the secret techniques of the Talisman Record.

The most famous quote that had ever been uttered by the old ancestor of the Purple Charm Sect, Zuo Tong, was 'A spark of spiritual glow is a talisman. The techniques in crafting a talisman not only requires one to have the right calligraphy skill, but also has to cherish the spiritual glow inside your heart!"

Every decade, the Purple Charm Sect would seal off a vicinity of one million li* (500m per li) above the sea and set up a grand formation to completely draw out the spiritual qi of the sea. This year was no exception.

A dozen Nascent Soul Realm elders led groups of Gold Core Realm cultivators to guard the grand formation carefully, not letting anyone enter the Purple Primordial Sea. No one was able to pass through the restricted area of the sea unless they were the disciple of the sect or holds the token pass issued by the sect!

Tens of boats were blocked outside the Purple Primordial Sea by groups of experts from the Purple Charm Sect. None of the boats were permitted to continue sailing.

Most of these boats had no powerful backing. Upon hearing that the blockade was for a Divine Transformation Realm old ancestor to cultivate, no one dared to utter any complaints against the Purple Charm Sect.

The Endless Sea which was also known as the Grave of Cultivators was a place where the strong were respected and worshipped. Thus, it was very normal for a Divine Transformation Realm old ancestor to borrow a million li* (500m per li) vast sea domain to cultivate by blockading the entire area.

"Fine. We'll make a detour. However, with our boats which are only Core Realm treasures, we have no idea how many additional months it will take to take a detour around one million li* (500m per li) to cross the Purple Primordial Sea…"

Many cultivators on the boats inwardly sighed. At this moment, however, they all heard an ear-splitting sound of a giant treading on the sea.

Hundreds of thousands of li* (500m per li) away, one could faintly see a giant in purple armor heading straight towards the Purple Primordial Sea with an unstoppable aura while carrying an island on his shoulder.

Due to the large distance between them and the giant, no one was able to tell the aexact size of that giant.

"A cultivator who turned his physical body into a giant? What is he carrying? It seems like he's moving towards here."

"Who is he? Is he going to rush into the Purple Primordial Sea? The Purple Charm Sect has already sealed off the sea now. If this person rushes into the Purple Primordial Sea, he will definitely disrupt Old Ancestor Zhuo Tong in his cultivation. Wouldn't he offend the Purple Charm Sect and get himself in danger of being killed?"

While this group of cultivators were discussing spiritedly with each other, a burly man in linen robes wearing a haughty expression stepped out from the group of elders of the Purple Charm Sect who were responsible for blockading the sea. He directed a calm glance at the giant and spoke indifferently.

"Where are the Spirit Crossbowmen? Aim your crossbows at this giant! Once this man tries to intrude the Purple Primordial Sea, fire all your arrows to kill him!"

"Understood!"

At the next moment, nearly ten thousand experts of the Purple Charm Sect drew their Spirit Crossbows and aimed at the giant who continued to charge at their direction, going against the movement of the sea waves.

The behavior of this burly man in linen robes was somewhat bossy and domineering. He laid an order to shoot down the giant just because the latter might disrupt the cultivation of the old ancestor of his own sect.

However, no one thought that the burly man was wrong. In the Endless Sea, power was everything. If there's a Divine Transformation Realm expert overseeing your sect, you can surely be domineering and bossy too.

All the cultivators who were stopped and remained on their boats looked at the giant who was advancing from afar, inwardly feeling pity for him.

None of them knew who this expert who transformed himself into such a gigantic being was. Judging from how reckless he was by charging towards the restricted sea domain, his life was probably not going to be spared.

However, after ten breaths, be it the cultivators on the boats or the cultivators from the Purple Charm Sect, all of their expressions changed greatly.

Within ten breaths, that giant in purple armor traversed hundreds of thousands of li* (500m per li) of the sea at an unbelievable speed by treading on the waves, appearing at the border of the Purple Primordial Sea!

It was indeed astonishing to anyone who witnessed such an incredible speed!

When the eyes of all the cultivators fell on the giant's three thousand zhang* (3.33m per zhang) tall body, all of them gasped in horror and stared at him in disbelief, especially at his shoulder as it was actually carrying a real island!

"A three thousand zhang* (500m per li) tall physical body! Could this man be a Peak Divine Transformation Realm expert?! What should we do? Should we stop this man from entering the sea?"

The eyes of the burly man in linen robes were filled with shock. When the giant approached them, just a trace of aura from this giant was enough to nearly make his nascent soul collapse…

What exactly is this person's true cultivation base?

Unfortunately, he had no idea… The only thing he was aware of was that this man must not be provoked. No one could fire any spirit arrow or launch any attacks at him!

While he was hesitating, another immensely strong aura force surged from within the formation and transformed into a purple-robed old man. He stood outside the grand formation as his frosty gaze locked onto the giant. His presence continued to emanate a massive aura.

An Early Divine Transformation Realm aura force?!

This purple-robed old man was none other than the old ancestor of the Purple Charm Sect - Zuo Tong! He was one of the thirteen Divine Transformation Realm experts of the External Endless Sea!

"Who are you?! Why are you trespassing in my Purple Primordial Sea?! I am Zuo Tong and I need to use this area for my cultivation. Please take a detour!"

Zuo Tong's words carried the majestic air of a Divine Transformation Realm old ancestor. Except for a handful of Divine Transformation Realm experts in the External Sea, no one else would dare to go against such majesty.

At the moment his voice fell, he flicked his sleeve and produced twelve fiery purple charms with mysterious runes. Each of the charms was equivalent to an attack at the Early Divine Transformation Realm!

If the giant insists on intruding the sea domain and does not take a detour, Zuo Tong would then fire the twelve Divine Transformation Realm attacks simultaneously at the giant to eliminate him!

"Whoever stands in my way shall die!"

Ning Fan's eyes flashed with coldness and he slammed his gigantic palm forward. An unimaginably tremendous force rolled up a thousand waves which then took the shape of a massive palm imprint, rushing towards Zuo Tong.

At the moment the palm imprint appeared, an immense sense of danger seized Zuo Tong, depriving him of all his will to resist!

Countless parts of the sky shattered and cracks appeared amidst heaven and earth. All the waves within the vicinity of a hundred thousand li* (500m per li) were overturned by the force of Ning Fan's palm!

Zuo Tong narrowed his eyes. The force of this incoming palm would crush him like an ant!

*Whizz*

Without even thinking, Zuo Tong immediately turned into a trace of mist and dodged the attack in a hurry. Right at the moment he made a quick dodge, that giant palm brutally slammed on the formation which sealed off the sea domain. In an instant, a loud bang resounded within the vicinity of a million li* (500m per li) and sounds of innumerable formation eyes collapsing were heard.

Half a breath later, the formation shattered and countless fragments of the formation glowing in a variety of colors fell off one after another!

*Hiss*

An overwhelming sense of shock rose within innumerable cultivators, including Zuo Tong who had a Divine Transformation Realm cultivation base!

In order to seal off the Purple Primordial Sea, the Purple Charm Sect established at least hundreds of Nascent Soul Realm formations and seven Divine Transformation Realm formations.

With all the formations overlapping with each other, it might also be possible to withstand a Mid Divine Formation Realm expert's attack without collapsing.

However, under the giant's palm attack, not a single layer of formation light was left within the vicinity of a million li* (500m per li).

This giant's cultivation base is terrifyingly high!

Zuo Tong noticed that the giant had already shown mercy while delivering that strike just now.

Otherwise, he definitely would have not been able to avoid that strike. If the giant had used his maximum power, what has been destroyed would not only be the formation light within the vicinity but also Zuo Tong himself! Both his physical body and primordial spirit would have been eliminated under that single palm attack!

"Zuo Tong! Considering that we have met once before, I won't hold you accountable for attacking me today. If you dare to direct your charms at me again, your Purple Charm Sect will surely be eradicated!"

The giant's indifferent voice was filled with a terrifying Baleful Qi. At the moment he spoke, blood-red Baleful Qi dyed half of the sky red!

Zuo Tong would never forget this voice even in his dreams!

The owner of this voice had once received Yan Zhongze's Combined Five Palms in the Pleasure Devil Immortal Island. Twenty years ago, he dominated the External Endless Sea and no one dared to mess with him!

"You are Fellow Daoist Zhou, Zhou Ming!"

Zuo Tong was in great shock.

This giant was doubtlessly Ning Fan!

Twenty years ago, Ning Fan gave his best and the strength he exhibited was only strong enough to fight with a Divine Transformation Realm expert. At that time, he only managed to make Zuo Tong feel slightly dreadful of him.

However, twenty years later, he had become so powerful that if he did not show any mercy, he could instantly kill the latter!

The formation light broke! The blockade of the Purple Primordial Sea had been lifted!

The giant trod on the waves and continued to pursue Luo Sen while Zuo Tong and the other cultivators were all rooted to the spot, unable to recover from the feeling of immense shock.

The disappearance of the formation meant that the cultivators on the boats no longer needed to take a detour as they could directly pass through the Purple Primordial Sea.

The disappearance of the formation also meant that Zuo Tong's 'Sea Refinement and Talisman Condensation' had to come to a sudden end this time.

Each and every one of the Gold Core Realm and Nascent Soul Realm cultivators found it difficult to believe that the purple-armored giant's power was heaven-defying. With a single strike of his palm, he was able to break a formation light which was a million li* (500m per li) large and would have been able to kill Old Ancestor Zuo Tong as well if he had not gone easy on him…

Who is this man?!

Despite being forced to stop his cultivation, Zuo Tong totally did not dare to harbor any grudges against Ning Fan. His action of sealing off the sea domain for himself was extremely imperious. He was bold enough to do so because he was stronger than the rest!

However, Ning Fan possessed the capabilities of killing Zuo Tong in the blink of an eye today. If he insists on passing through the Purple Primordial Sea, who else would dare to ask him to stop outside the sea domain let alone ask him to take a detour!

At the very least, Zuo Tong was not bold enough to do that! After twenty years, Ning Fan had changed, just like the saying 'things might still look similar as before but men don't'. Now, Zuo Tong did not even have the qualification to stand beside Ning Fan as an equal!

After witnessing such a huge difference, he could not help but continuously sigh with emotion.

He now no longer had the courage to provoke Ning Fan.

"O-Old Ancestor, what should we do? The grand formation that sealed off the sea domain has already been shattered. The spiritual qi has already dispersed. I'm afraid that there is no way we can gather the spiritual qi for Old Ancestor to cultivate this year…" The burly man in linen robes spoke with a dispirited tone.

"Cultivation? Cultivate my arse! Zhou Ming is seething with killing intent and he had just displayed an aura which sends out a message - 'WHOEVER STANDS IN MY WAY SHALL DIE'. I think some senseless people have provoked him. He is now going to kill them… Judging from the direction he is moving, he seems to be moving towards Ying State Immortal Island in the east… I am going there to have a look! If Ying State Immortal Island is eradicated, the forces of the External Endless Sea will be reshuffled… It's a significant matter!"

When Zuo Tong thought of the might of Ning Fan's palm, chills ran down his back again.

Terrifying... It's too terrifying…

"The members of the Ying State Immortal Island truly deserve it for messing with Zhou Ming… No matter what, we, the Purple Charm Sect, must not offend him! In the past, Old Man Dong Xuan tried to lure me into joining the alliance. It's lucky that I didn't do so. It was really a wise choice… Old Man Dong Xuan, there is no way you can save your estate in Ying State anymore!"

"Because you have just offended a madman!"

<strong>Translated by Tommy, edited by Roel.</strong>

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