Grasping Evil

<strong></strong>The cultivation base of the white tiger was without a doubt higher than Ning Fan's.

If he fought Ning Fan directly, he might not necessarily lose the fight. Unfortunately, he was born to be timid. When he identified the formidable origin of Ning Fan's Blood Dragon Demon Sword, he was completely pervaded with fear. The only thought in his mind was to flee at all costs.

Just as he was running away, he heard a whistling sound which cut through the air tailing him from behind. When he turned around to look, what he saw nearly scared him to death. The sword light was flying at him with an extremely violent momentum. It could even split the blood sea into halves. A sword light that could sever the sea was certainly something that could not be ignored!

While he was running, he was frantically spreading his blood umbrella. It gave off several faint red halos which looked rather similar to the ones released by the jade ornament.

Looking closely at it, the umbrella actually had the same strange circles as the ones on the jade ornament.

"This blood umbrella has also been etched with the 'spirit wheels', making it an excellent magic treasure…"

The ancient demon muttered inwardly. At the next moment, the blood sea behind him roiled violently. Sea waves rose into the sky, forming layers of blood-red walls which tried to block the incoming sword light.

Each of the walls which the blood ocean created was abnormally durable. They might not break even if they receive Void Glimpse Stage attacks.

However, the blood dragon demon sword seemed to have a natural restraining effect on the blood ocean. The sword light it delivered effortlessly pierced through all the walls and had now almost caught up to the ancient demon.

Suddenly, a higher-pitched whistling sound cut through the air. The sword light sped up and landed directly on the white tiger's back.

At this moment, light green halos came out from the white tiger's sleeves which formed a protective layer over him.

When he received the slash of the sword light, he quietly groaned and fell into the blood sea like a kite with its strings cut.

A few moments later, the white tiger looked invigorated and dashed out from the blood ocean in a ray of travelling light. He glared at Ning Fan in anger. Even though his qi was in disorder, he did not seem to have suffered severe injuries.

"That was a close one! I thought I was going to die to the immortal blood dragon demon sword… Luckily, I have the jade ornament to keep me safe. My master's treasure definitely is powerful. Brat, you really pissed me off! I am not running anymore. I am going to fight you with all my might!"

The Blood Dragon Demon Sword with only its first seal lifted was only equivalent to a Low Grade Mortal Void Treasure which was not strong enough to kill a Void Pierce Stage ancient demon in a single strike.

Moreover, as if to protect its master, the Spirit Bone Jade Ornament the white tiger had kept under his sleeve released faint green halos just as the sword light was about to hit him. These halos neutralized most of the sword light's strength which prevented him from being grievously injured despite taking a direct hit.

The white tiger beastman was truly frightened by the Blood Dragon Demon Sword as the bones of the immortal blood dragon were just too impressive. He was quite knowledgeable to have recognized the blood sword's origin.

However, when he realized that he was still alive after receiving the sword slash Ning Fan delivered using the blood sword, he immediately understood that the power of his blood sword had not been fully unsealed.

Thinking that he still had the Spirit Bone Jade Ornament which could protect him, his courage and confidence returned to him. The fear he had for Ning Fan diminished quite a bit and he now looked like he wanted to go all-out against him.

Ning Fan's brows were slightly knitted together as he adjusted his grip on his sword.

After having a few exchanges with the white tiger, he noticed that although this ancient demon had a strong cultivation base, he lacked courage and had a weak temperament. Moreover, he also lacked combat experience. That was why his combat strength was not that strong.

However, the magic treasures he possessed certainly could not be disregarded. If it wasn't for the Spirit Bone Jade Ornament which automatically activated to protect its master and save his life, Ning Fan was very confident that he would have been severely injured after receiving that attack.

"I'll fight you to the very end!"

As the white tiger continued with his provocation, he took out his third magic treasure. It was merely a small golden metal handheld furnace but its grade was quite extraordinary. That gold metal also seemed to be some kind of precious immortal mineral which even Ning Fan could not identify the type.

The furnace contained many dark charcoal. Just as the little golden furnace came into contact with the wind, the charcoal instantly burnt in golden flames.

The white tiger stole three magic treasures from his master in the past. Other than the jade ornament and the blood umbrella, there was also this golden handheld furnace.

He held the golden furnace up in the air and it grew upon touching the wind, reaching a height of ten thousand zhang* (3.33m per zhang). It then plummeted towards Ning Fan's head, wanting to engulf him and burn him alive using the flames.

Those golden flames were not a flame of any kind. It was just flames being given off by the charcoal. Even so, it was much stronger than many Sixth Grade spiritual flames.

There were circular marks on the surface of this golden furnace. They seemed to have the effect of increasing the power of the flames.

When the white tiger incited the flames using the golden furnace, their destructive power greatly increased. Now, even a Void Pierce Stage old monster would have to lose a layer of their skin if they are burned by the flames.

"My 'Golden Furnace', burn him to death!" The faint-hearted white tiger put up a fierce guise and roared. The golden flames immediately turned into multiple light golden halos and rushed toward Ning Fan.

Although the golden furnace was unique and its golden flames were powerful, Ning Fan was not afraid.

His Stele of Sun and Moon restrained every flame beneath the heavens. All he needed to do was use his fire plucking technique and he could then get rid of the flames from the golden furnace.

However, the only thing that worried him was that be it the jade ornament, the blood umbrella or the golden furnace that the ancient demon was currently using, all of them could give out strange halos. It was Ning Fan's first time encountering such uncommon attacks.

"Fire Plucking Technique!"

Despite the countless thoughts running across his mind, his actions remained swift. He pointed a finger at the sky and displayed his fire plucking technique with all his strength.

Black flames emerged at the tip of his finger and transformed into a large vortex of flames in an instant. That fire vortex eliminated all the golden fire halos which were pouring down on him.

Afterwards, Ning Fan flapped his eight wings and dashed upwards into the sky, approaching the gigantic golden furnace that was falling down toward him. He raised one of his palms and slammed it on that massive furnace.

*Bang*

The momentum of that falling ten thousand zhang* tall golden furnace was indescribably huge. Even so, Ning Fan stopped it from falling any further with just a single palm.

He then placed his finger on his glabella and took out his White Lightning Whip which he had not used for a long time. Each lash he made would summon a blood-red lightning which struck the golden furnace.

Even though the current White Lightning Whip would be able to harm one's primordial spirit without even striking their treasures, if there is a magic treasure that serves as the medium, the destructive power of the whip would certainly be greater.

*Bang* *Bang* *Bang*

Every time Ning Fan hit the golden furnace with his whip, a blood lightning would strike the white tiger's dantian. It was none other than the ability of harming one's primordial spirit by striking their magic treasures.

His technique had scared the white tiger who had just regained his confidence. It was because a faint-hearted person like him recognized the origin of this ability once again.

"Hurting one's primordial spirit by striking their treasures!? I've heard of this technique before. According to my master's jade slip, it's a technique of an immortal emperor who controlled lightning in the past. This technique allows the user to injure their enemies' primordial spirit using the power of lightning. Even though there are many people who cultivate this technique, it's rare to find someone who managed to attain the level of blood lightning. Even my master couldn't do it… But you… You managed to achieve it!? This is terrifying. This is way too terrifying!"

One strike. Ten strikes. A hundred strikes…

In a matter of seconds, Ning Fan consecutively lashed the golden furnace a hundred times, summoning countless rays of heavenly lightning.

After the series of attacks, the white tiger was already in a grievous state. He hurriedly used a secret technique to protect his dantian and only then could he withstand the blood lightning attacks summoned by that White Lightning Whip.

Then, Ning Fan took advantage of that opportunity to activate his Wind Mist Finger and used it on the golden furnace, erasing all traces of spirit sense controlling the magic treasure.

The white tiger wailed in agony, feeling a sharp pain in his Sea of Consciousness. He had lost his control over his golden furnace.

As Ning Fan waved his hand, the golden furnace immediately shrunk and became a small handheld furnace again. He then hid it in his sleeve.

That treasure no longer belonged to the white tiger. Instead, it was Ning Fan's from now on!

When Ning Fan touched the circles on the surface of the golden furnace, a strange feeling rose within him and his Fu Li Demon Bloodline trembled!

These circular marks are certainly not simple!

"How dare you seize my magic treasure?! I'm going to kill you! This time, I'm really going to go all-out!" The white tiger gnashed his teeth in anger.

"…"

Ning Fan did not bother with the white tiger's threats. He had now found out the truth behind that ancient demon.

This white tiger's cultivation base might be at the Void Pierce Stage, but he was just like an embroidered pillow, pleasing to the eyes but essentially useless. His mind was weak and his combat strength was low. He would not even be able to fight against some Void Inquiry Stage cultivators if were to rely on his own power.

The only thing on this puny ancient demon that could capture Ning Fan's attention was the three magic treasures.

"There is nothing scary about this demon! However, his magic treasures are quite troublesome. It seems like I won't be able to finish him off without using my ultimate technique."

Ning Fan's expression changed. He no longer intended on showing any mercy. Because the white tiger had the jade ornament to protect him, Ning Fan could not even hurt him using his Execution Devil Palm which could already be considered as his strongest attack.

Thus, Ning Fan decided to directly use the Stele of Sun and Moon to suppress him and settle the fight once and for all!

After witnessing Ning Fan seize his magic treasure, anger had gotten the best of that white tiger. For a while, he actually completely forgot about his fear of Ning Fan and wanted to give his all to fight him.

He took out his Spirit Bone Jade Ornament and infused it with all of his demon power. Immediately, that jade ornament emitted a strange light green radiance.

All the marks on the jade which resembled the growth rings of trees also lit up.

An unusual aura force rose around the white tiger's body.

In the past, he only activated thirty to forty percent of the jade's power by using one-third of his demon power. That amount of power was already enough to withstand Ning Fan's strongest attack, the Execution Devil Palm.

This time, he channeled all of his remaining demon power into the jade, nearly activating seventy percent of its power.

The light green halos given off by the jade ornament with seventy percent of its power activated carried a destructive power that was extremely close to an Absolute Void Stage attack!

The white tiger was still not satisfied. He made a powerful stomp, crushing the hollow space beneath his feet.

From the broken space, traces of black void power gathered and formed a black ocean which followed him beneath his feet.

It was the Ocean of Void, a technique that only Void Pierce Stage experts could display! Standing above that black ocean, the user's magic power would become inexhaustible unless that ocean is destroyed!

The white tiger also began to fill the jade ornament with the power from the Ocean of Void, making that black ocean shrink to one-third of its size. Only then did the jade ornament's power fully activate.

When one hundred percent of the Spirit Bone Jade Ornament's power was activated, its destructive power was comparable to an Absolute Void Stage attack!

Additionally, attacks from this jade ornament were also infused with energy from the great forces of heaven and earth.. With that much power, the jade ornament was capable of injuring any Void Pierce Stage old monster and instantly killing any Void Inquiry Stage cultivator with a single attack!

"The destructive power of my attacks has already reached the level of the Absolute Void Stage. There is no way this brat can withstand an Absolute Void Stage attack. He will definitely die from it!"

The white tiger had formed a conclusion in his mind. As he raised that jade ornament, it immediately gave off a dazzling green light. It was bright like a mini sun that radiated faint green light.

The jade ornament sent out countless halos with every one of them being light green. They spread out like ripples on water at an incredible speed.

Everywhere the halos passed by, the hollow space would be torn apart and heaven and earth would crumple up.

All of a sudden, Ning Fan's mind seemed to be trapped in an illusion. The sky he saw was like a flat lake while halos were the wavelets on it, forming ripples on the sky. As for him, he was similar to a mayfly floating on the surface of the lake which could be overturned by the wavelets and drowned in the lake's depths anytime.

"What exactly is the power of these halos? It can actually alter the great force of heaven and earth at will…"

Ning Fan did not think too much about it. He activated his Yin Yang Locket and raised one of his hands. Black flames flowed out from the tips of his fingers. He then drew the patterns of the Stele of Sun and Moon in the sky using the black flames like it was pen and ink.

In an instant, the mass of black flames condensed into a one thousand zhang* (3.33m per zhang) tall fire stele. In a pose similar to carrying the sky with one hand, Ning Fan single-handedly carried the fire stele over his head and hurled it towards the white tiger.

The white tiger had used up all of his strength to unleash the Absolute Void Stage attack. He had thought that he would achieve a total victory against Ning Fan.

However, when he saw that one thousand zhang* (3.33m per zhang) tall fire stele, he was stunned at first. Then, his face turned pale. His entire body then began to shiver in fear.

"A Void Fragmentation Realm attack!? The power of this attack is comparable to an attack at the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm! This can't be possible! After using up all my strength, I only managed to deliver an Absolute Void Stage attack. Why can you display a Void Fragmentation Realm attack so easily?!"

Once again, Ning Fan's technique chilled the ancient demon to the bone.

When the light green halos the Spirit Bone Jade Ornament sent out collided against the one thousand zhang* (3.33m per zhang) tall fire stele, the halos failed to reduce the momentum of the fire stele at all.

Well, Ning Fan's fire stele carried Void Fragmentation Realm destructive power. How could those halos stop it?

For every loud bang emitted by the collisions, the fire stele would break through one layer of the halos, gradually getting closer to the ancient demon.

After the fire stele broke through several hundreds of halos, it was already nearing the ancient demon's head. When it forcefully struck the demon, it was emanating an aura force of complete destruction.

"This is not good!"

The ancient demon let out a cry. He wanted to flee but the falling Stele of Sun and Moon was much faster. It was as if it had teleported across countless distances in an instant and landed directly on that demon's body.

"Ah!"

A high-pitched scream of pain immediately resounded across the entire umbrella world.

The fire stele then dispersed into a boundless sea of black flames, burning across ten thousand li* (500m per li).

In the sea of flames, a pure white and illusory remnant soul of a tiger was hugging a jade ornament and a blood umbrella while avoiding the flames anxiously.

Even though he was at the Void Pierce Stage and had three extraordinary magic treasures, he had no way of withstanding a Void Fragmentation Realm attack. All he could do was to perish with resentment. However, he still managed to escape with a trace of his remnant soul by chance.

"Frightening! This literally is too frightening! This brat can actually send out a Void Fragmentation Realm attack. He's too heaven-defying… Luckily, I was smart. I hid the last trace of my remnant soul inside the jade ornament at a critical moment and managed to avoid getting eliminated by that Void Fragmentation Realm attack…"

"Smart?"

Ning Fan's menacing voice suddenly echoed through the sea of flames. At the next second, he appeared behind that demon soul.

He waved his hand and caught the demon soul, the jade ornament and the blood umbrella.

"If you really are smart, you should not have provoked me in the first place. Soul searching!"

Without mercy, Ning Fan performed the Soul Searching Technique on the miniature demon soul of that white tiger beastman.

The combat strength of this ancient demon was nothing special but all three magic treasures he had were extraordinary. Besides, his knowledge was also quite broad and profound.

Ning Fan really wanted to know this white tiger's background and where exactly he came from.

The white tiger's remnant soul continuously cried in pain. Eventually, he stopped wailing and was turned into a mindless idiot.

As the soul searching process continued, Ning Fan's expression became more and more ghastly.

"The master of this white tiger is actually the True Immortal Realm being who plotted against Ming Que!?"

"The Sect Master of the Pill Sect in the Eastern Heaven Immortal World!"

Ning Fan's eyes flashed with a cold light!

He did not expect that the one who was plotting against Ming Que was this person. His past guess might be a little different from the truth but it was generally not far off.

The sect master of the Pill Sect was a Ninth Revolution Pill Master. He wanted to use the pill devils he raised to concoct a pill that was higher than the Ninth Revolution – the "Ancestor Pill"!

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