Chapter 1143: Chapter 1143: One Man Against a Thousand

Under great reward, there will be brave men.

The Eight Tribulations Celestial Emperor of the Shenzao Clan forcefully suppressed his fear of Ning Fan. With the transformation of his eternal true body with three heads and eight arms, the power of the remaining ten Immortal Emperors, at this moment, followed the force of the ancient formation of the Ziwei Star Formation, converging onto him alone!

A mighty aura emanated from him. At this moment, he resembled not an Eight Tribulations Celestial Emperor, but a Half-Saint enhanced by the starlight of Ziwei!

"That White-Clad Yama recognized that I am the key to this Ziwei Star Formation, so he seeks to kill me first to break the formation. His approach is both correct and wrong! The method is right, yet he underestimates me! Since I am the key to this formation, I can control the majority of its power. Killing me won’t be such an easy task!"

"Fellow Daoists, increase your mana output. I shall use the supreme Ziwei Star Technique to slay this villain!"

The Immortal Emperor of the Shenzao Clan suddenly shouted, like the roar of an Arhat subduing demons, or the exquisite Buddhist chant of a Bodhisattva saving souls.

With that roar, even more Ziwei big stars transformed into meteor showers, crashing down from the sky, no longer attacking the formation of Wansheng Pass, but heading straight towards Ning Fan.

Thousands of large stars fell, their power not inferior to a full strike from a Half-Step Quasi-Saint! The star shower formed a formation, completely blocking the path between Ning Fan and the Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor. If he continued forward, Ning Fan would surely collide directly with the attacking stars.

Yet, Ning Fan neither dodged nor avoided, facing the assault of thousands of stars, undeterred, and still charged toward the direction of the Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor.

Finally, midway, he collided with the meteor shower of thousands of stars!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Thunderous sounds of collision echoed, the purple starlight instantly engulfing the entire battlefield of Wansheng Pass.

No one could open their eyes under such intense starlight, even formidable figures like Profound Tail Daoist and Wansheng Dragon King shielded their eyes, not daring to look directly at the starry glow.

"Is he dead? This White-Clad Yama was hit by so many Ziwei big stars directly, he should be dead..." The Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor couldn’t hide a trace of excitement within his heart; if he truly killed Ning Fan, the opportunity of Quasi-Saint empowerment would fall upon him!

"Such a fierce strike, even if the White-Clad Yama isn’t dead, he must be severely injured..." whispered the Immortal Emperors of other races and the Rebel Emperor of Eastern Heaven.

After a long while, the blinding Ziwei starlight dispersed across the sky.

A scene of disappointment for all the foreign powerhouses was revealed before their eyes once the starlight cleared!

Ning Fan wasn’t dead! Not only was he not dead, but he hadn’t suffered even a tiny injury!

At the moment of collision with the thousand stars, Ning Fan activated his eternal true body and the cross halo, holding the Reverse Sea Sword, he sliced a hundred times, shattering all the Ziwei big stars completely!

Although Ning Fan’s strength surged a hundredfold after consuming the Ten Lions and Elephants Pill, who thought the advanced Reverse Sea Sword was so heavy? To slash a hundred times in an instant was no easy feat for Ning Fan.

He had to admit that the falling stars released by eleven Immortal Emperors were indeed formidable, forcing him to execute a hundred slashes, which was commendable. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to take his life!

At the moment of annihilating the stars, Ning Fan’s figure flickered, appearing in front of the Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor, and without a word, he swung the Reverse Sea Sword down!

Ning Fan knew well that this person was the key to the formation. As long as he killed him, the enemy wouldn’t be able to use the troublesome starfall attack anymore!

A moment ago, the Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor was fantasizing about great achievements.

A moment later, he was stunned by Ning Fan suddenly closing in.

No one expected Ning Fan to shatter all the big stars easily and seize the chance to close in on the Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor. Because it was unexpected, no one had time to rescue him; this unpredictable and astonishing sword could only be resisted by the Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor himself!

At this time, the first round of the star attack had just passed, and the second round would take some time to brew. The Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor’s momentum, boosted to Half-Saint level by the starlight, had already fallen back to the Eternal Eight Tribulations.

He didn’t know if his cultivation could withstand Ning Fan’s strike. He only knew that if he couldn’t, he would face the same fate as the Water Minion Clan Immortal Emperor!

"Blood Ignition!"

The bloodline of his ancestors was ignited by the Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor!

His eternal true body with three heads and eight arms, as the bloodline burned, manifested a shadow of Innate Treasure in each giant palm!

These were not real Innate Treasures but were transformed by spells, they only had the power of one strike, and then scattered!

All these Innate Treasures were grass-and-wood treasures, of low-grade variety. Among them were the Water Grass Divine Sword, the Divine Wood Small Cauldron, and others, each possessing unimaginable powers.

This was a life-saving method left by the Shenzao Ancestor for future generations, which could only be activated by burning the bloodline, not to be used unless absolutely necessary.

Facing inevitable death, the Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor activated this Divine Skill, launching the eight illusory Innate Treasures against Ning Fan’s ghost-like sword.

In an instant, the water-blue sword light clashed with the green brilliance of the eight Innate Treasures.

All the foreign powerhouses were astounded by the Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor’s life-saving method, knowing well that the simultaneous attack of eight Innate Treasures had devastating power.

No one believed that Ning Fan’s sword could break through the blockade of the eight Innate Treasures.

The next scene rendered everyone bewildered, unimaginable.

Those grass and wood Innate Treasures had just collided with Ning Fan’s Reverse Sea Sword Light, and they withered and shattered one after another, collapsing into nothingness.

Such a thing was utterly unbelievable!

It seemed as though those eight Innate Treasures had been completely drained of their wood power by Ning Fan!

Subsequently, the unstoppable blue sword light, unobstructed, struck upon the Eternal True Body of the Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor.

The weight of eighteen stars pressed down on the sharp edge of the Reverse Sea Sword, easily breaking through the armor of the Immortal Emperor’s true self and cutting into his body.

The moment the sword pierced the body, the Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor felt his entire cultivation suppressed by an immense Palm Position Power, leaving him unable to escape with his Demon Soul!

The Demon Soul was firmly sealed within by the overwhelming Palm Position Power!

Thousands of Sky-hook Jades, like thousands of suns, exploded violently!

Boom!

With just one strike, the Immortal Emperor’s true self shattered, blood mist filled the sky, and the Demon Soul was captured!

Earlier, Ning Fan’s one strike having killed a Six Calamity Immortal Emperor was already terrifying enough.

Now, striking down an Eight Calamity Immortal Emperor with a single blow left all the other race powerhouses speechless!

Instantly killing an Eight Calamity Immortal Emperor—is this something a cultivator of the Era of Decline could achieve!

Even a true Quasi-Saint couldn’t accomplish this, right? An Eight Calamity Immortal Emperor isn’t an ant, and should be able to hold against a Quasi-Saint for a little while; how could one be struck down in one blow!

Emperor Xukong, Shenkong Emperor, Emperor Chituo had forgotten to cheer for Ning Fan’s stunning strike. They resembled the situation of the Child of Minghe; at this moment, they were struck by Ning Fan’s power far beyond the Era of Decline, starting to doubt themselves.

To know that none of them were as strong as the Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor. Ning Fan being able to kill the Shenzao Clan Immortal Emperor should not be placed on the same level as them anymore!

With such strength, they dared not call him Daoist in the future, calling him Senior would be more appropriate!

"One strike killed an Eight Calamity! This is impossible! This is impossible!"

Not only were Emperor Xukong and others deeply struck by Ning Fan’s single blow, but also the other race Great Emperors.

As Immortal Emperors, which one isn’t proud and firm in their belief that they’ve reached the peak of the Era of Decline.

Eight Calamity is just one less than Nine Calamity, it’s practically the pinnacle existence among Immortal Emperors!

Yet such pinnacle existence among Immortal Emperors could be slain by Ning Fan’s sword... Is being in the Immortal Emperor Realm really something to be proud of, something to boast about...

As Immortal Emperors, they’ve not felt the sensation of the Dao’s boundlessness for years, complacent and self-satisfied.

They thought they had reached the summit of the mountain of Dao.

Yet Ning Fan let them feel once again how high and insurmountable the mountain of Dao is...

"No, wrong! The reason this old monster Yama can strike down an Eight Calamity Immortal Emperor in one blow is through trickery! He truly can’t achieve such a feat, he used Palm Position Power!"

"It’s the Palm Position! It’s the true Palm Position! He possesses the Wooden Control Position! He is a Palm Position Immortal King!"

"An Immortal King with Palm Position in the Era of Decline is born!"

"No wonder Daoist Shenzao was slain by this demon’s single blow; it’s because of Palm Position’s restraining power. If it had been another Eight Calamity Immortal Emperor, it shouldn’t have been this pitiful!"

"This demon isn’t truly unbeatable! He cannot genuinely contend with a Quasi-Saint!"

"But even the identity of a Palm Position Immortal King is enough to astonish the world! In the Era of Decline, how many great Palm Position existences are there? None are below the level of an Immortal Emperor, and yet this child could claim the Palm Position with the identity of an Immortal King..."

Gradually, someone revealed Ning Fan’s identity as a Palm Position Immortal King, causing even more gasps, only that the shock shifted from Ning Fan’s instant kill of an Eight Calamity Immortal Emperor to his identity as a Palm Position Immortal King.

The Refining God Cauldron followed behind Ning Fan on its own, as if endowed with spirit, waiting for Ning Fan to throw the newly-captured Demon Soul of the Shenzao Emperor into it.

Ning Fan sensed the desire of the Refining God Cauldron and casually tossed the Demon Soul of the Shenzao Emperor within, allowing the cauldron to refine it into the Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits.

His gaze scanned the other race army; clearly stepping out of the protection of the Wansheng Pass Formation, clearly entering the encirclement of the other race army, yet without any fear.

Instantly slaying the Shenzao Immortal Emperor did not evoke any pride in him, after all, he did take advantage, and having slain too many Immortal Emperor experts, he was already numbed, devoid of feeling.

Surprisingly, although he had been surrounded by the other race army, and even arrogantly slain an Eight Calamity Immortal Emperor, the two half-Saint figures among the other race still sat composedly at the central army position, refrained from joining the attack or striking against him.

This does not make sense.

It would take two Half-Saints and ten Immortal Emperors working together to maximize the chances of killing him.

Why aren’t those two Half-Saints taking action?

Are they confident that their Immortal Emperors alone can annihilate him?

Or are they so arrogant that they disdain participating in a siege?

Or is there another scheme at play...

Ning Fan doesn’t know why those two different race Half-Saints remain in the middle army at this moment, but for him, this should be a good thing.

In this way, he can more easily hunt enemy Immortal Emperors! With the Half-Saints not taking action, the other side’s remaining ten Immortal Emperors have lost the key to their formation, unable to form a formation, they are just sitting ducks!

"Kill!"

A few different race Immortal Emperors suddenly mustered their courage and attacked together, and with them came dozens of Immortal Venerables and Immortal Kings.

Ning Fan’s true self brandished the Reverse Sea Sword, slashed a few swords, and several different race Immortal Emperors were struck down, spitting blood, while all those Immortal Venerables and Immortal Kings fell under the slashes, turning into a rain of blood in the sky.

He already possesses the mana of 13,500 tribulations, and in the future, his mana will only increase!

He is no longer the Ning Fan who had to use clever tactics to defeat the enemy when besieged by Immortal Emperors!

He already has the strength to face the siege of Immortal Emperors head-on!

At this moment, he is the wolf; the different race forces opposite him are the flock!

"Kill!"

One wave of Immortal Emperors was repelled, and others joined forces to attack him, among them, surprisingly, was the rebel Immortal Elder Dongling!

Ning Fan, with a few slashes, repelled several different race Immortal Emperors, slew dozens of Immortal Venerables and Immortal Kings, and also sent Immortal Elder Dongling into a sorry retreat.

However, this time, Ning Fan did not stop at repelling Immortal Elder Dongling but flashed forward instantly in pursuit, delivering another slash towards the retreating Immortal Elder Dongling.

Immortal Elder Dongling, with only a Seven Tribulations cultivation, was unable to withstand Ning Fan’s sword, and was struck flying again, even more seriously injured!

Ning Fan pursued again, swinging the third, fourth, fifth sword... When it reached the seventh sword, finally killing Immortal Elder Dongling.

Immortal Elder Dongling had some survival skills, taking Ning Fan seven swords to kill. Although it wasn’t a one-shot kill, and not as shocking as before, when this notorious Eastern Heaven traitor was slain, countless cheers erupted throughout the Wansheng Pass, celebrating the victory.

Some masters shed tears of joy. These crying people were mostly disciples of Emperor Tielie, and Emperor Tielie was murdered by the different race due to Dongling’s betrayal. Ning Fan killing Dongling at this moment was tantamount to avenging their master’s great vendetta, earning their gratitude in tears.

Immortal Elder Dongling had betrayed Eastern Heaven during the decades when Ning Fan was in seclusion. Ning Fan didn’t know why Immortal Elder Dongling betrayed nor did he care about the details.

He only knew that Immortal Elder Dongling was a traitor, betraying the alliance covenant, and was thus an enemy to be punished collectively.

After excessively using the Reverse Sea Sword, Ning Fan’s true self was slightly panting, seemingly quite exhausted.

Seeing this, a few different race Immortal Emperors launched a counterattack, attacking Ning Fan with airtight coordination, intending not to give Ning Fan any respite.

"The Dao Weapon of the Yama Old Monster is powerful, but it seems too heavy. He is already starting to pant, probably from excessive energy expenditure, we must not give him time to rest..." This was the consensus among the different race Immortal Emperors.

Ning Fan also knew that he had used the Reverse Sea Sword too many times, exerting too much effort.

He retracted the Reverse Sea Sword, no longer using it, but instead summoned the Seven Treasures Marvelous Tree, and with a few sweeps, sent several attacking Immortal Emperors flying.

He then spat out a Flame Thunder, incinerating a large number of different races into ashes.

The Sun Moon Stars Stele and Sword of Severing Bonds were also continuously summoned by Ning Fan, massacring all around, turning the different race forces into rivers of blood.

He did not use the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle, because it consumed even more energy than the Reverse Sea Sword, but in terms of power, it was far more formidable, better kept as a trump card...

"Boohoo, master, little infant was wrong, little infant has reflected, please let little infant join the battle, please let little infant earn some credit for the master..."

Suddenly, a voice, transmitted through heart spirit connection, reached Ning Fan’s heart.

Ning Fan was surprised, thinking how incredible it was that this item would proactively request to battle. Since being subdued, it had never asked to battle, always non-cooperative unless threatened, unwilling to serve him.

Has the sun risen in the west today? This item is willing to battle for him?

This request to fight was none other than the Destroying Path Thunder Infant, which Ning Fan captured while blocking the tribulation for Luo Hou.

This item’s power, Ning Fan experienced it firsthand that day. If this item were to be combined with the T-Tai Su Lightning Diagram, along with his Flame Thunder Fire that had truly attained the innate middle-grade, it would be a true weapon of mass destruction, more worthy of anticipation than the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle’s destructive force...

"Are you truly willing to subordinate yourself to me?" Ning Fan seemed a bit skeptical as he communicated through heart spirit with the Destroying Path Thunder Infant.

"Yes, master, little infant has been beaten...convinced by Black Evil Sect eldest sister. Black Evil Sect eldest sister’s reasoning was right, before an existence like master, we, the Heavenly Dao Spirit of the Dao Soul Clan, are nothing, without the right to be proud. Being a servant is absolutely not shameful. The Ninth Tail, ranked fourth in the Dao Soul Clan, can be a servant; the Ancestral Thunder Sparrow, ranked within the top four hundred, can be a servant; why can’t the Destroying Path Thunder Infant, ranked ninety-fifth, be a servant? Little infant has thought it through, little infant doesn’t want to be beaten any longer, little infant is willing to serve master, please master control Black Evil Sect eldest sister, don’t let her hit me anymore... I beg you, good master..." The Thunder Infant conceded.

Upon hearing this, Ning Fan chuckled.

He understood now; this Destroying Path Thunder Infant had been thoroughly frightened into submission by Black Evil Sect’s beating.

Coming to the Boundary River Alliance this time, Ning Fan did not bring any followers, but Black Evil Sect strongly insisted on following along. Currently, Black Evil Sect was residing with the pseudo-emperor puppet Hei Xiaolian within the Xuan Yin Treasure Realm, seeking a place to stay. In her spare time, Black Evil Sect would train Hei Xiaolian and Que Gu, the Ancestral Thunder Sparrow, trying to turn these increasingly useless footmen into more useful existences.

In this matter, Ning Fan let Black Evil Sect do whatever she pleased, for him it made no difference whether they were of any use or not. If Black Evil Sect could indeed train them into something worthwhile, it would be considered an unexpected benefit.

That day when Ning Fan captured the Destroying Path Thunder Infant, he planted a slave restriction, trying various methods of persuasion, yet the infant was stubborn and proud, refusing true submission despite all of Ning Fan’s reasonable words. With no option left, Ning Fan resolved to seal the Thunder Infant’s cultivation and entrust it to Black Evil Sect’s tutelage within the Xuan Yin Treasure Realm.

This Destroying Path Thunder Infant, wielding the emperor’s thunder tribulations, was also part of the Dao Soul Clan, though its clan was incomparable to the Jiuli Clan.

Black Evil Sect, being part of the Royal Jiuli, could transform with wrath into the Royal Bow, capable of killing other Dao Soul members and seizing clan fortune, posing a great threat to ordinary Dao Soul powerhouses.

For her to discipline and convince the Destroying Path Thunder Infant was only natural.

"Since you’ve decided to submit to me, I’ll give you a chance to prove yourself. Today’s battle seems unusual; the enemy’s two Half-Saints haven’t made a move. I’m suspicious of their trickery, potentially planning a trap for me. If the opponent does have a plan... I will use your power. As long as you perform well, I will persuade Black Evil Sect to be gentler in her future training sessions, refrain from beating you."

"Thank you, master!" The Thunder Infant replied joyfully, refraining from speaking further, waiting for Ning Fan’s call at any time.

On the battlefield, Ning Fan continued his one-sided slaughter, as if no one was there, the entire river surface covered with corpses and blood; within just a quarter-hour, nearly a million of the different race had been massacred by him alone.

His Golden Flame Giant Body was stained with the blood of different races.

He seemed like an unparalleled war god, defending single-handedly, invincible, with no Half-Saint opposing him, and the Immortal Emperors in the area were no match!

The Different Race Immortal Emperor from the Sand Soul Clan, his bodily structure bizarre, was burned into glass by Ning Fan’s overwhelming Flame Thunder Fire.

The Flying Fish Tribe Immortal Emperor, with six wings around his body, attempted a sneak attack on Ning Fan, but Ning Fan smashed him to a pulp with the Sun Moon Stars Stele.

An Immortal Emperor from the Eight-Legged Tribe spewed Dao Ink in a surprise attack on Ning Fan, but Ning Fan severed his head with the Sword of Severing Bonds.

Another Immortal Emperor from the Golden Scales Tribe was struck by Ning Fan’s Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike, burst into a sky of blood mist...

Unstoppable!

Millions of different race soldiers, a dozen different race Immortal Emperors, unable to withstand Ning Fan alone!

Ning Fan rode through the battlefield, unequivocally becoming the Yama, slaughtering without mercy amidst the different race army, with not the slightest hesitation or leniency!

His Evil Qi was terrifying enough to suffocate common Immortal Emperors!

His power caused all different race powerhouses to turn their heads!

Numerous different race powerhouses pleaded for Profound Tail Daoist and Wansheng Dragon King to make a move, but these two Half-Saints merely said the time wasn’t right, refusing to intervene and stop Ning Fan’s rampant brutality.

Finally, on the different race side, aside from the two traitors Maha and Guihua, all other Immortal Emperors were slain by Ning Fan!

For some reason, as the number of slain Immortal Emperors increased, Ning Fan finally sensed a peculiar feeling, as if something unexpected was causing him unease.

Seeing the dead on the battlefield had reached sufficient numbers, Profound Tail Daoist couldn’t hold back any longer and said to Wansheng Dragon King, "Is it still not enough? This child is too powerful, I can no longer endure; I want to fight him myself!"

"Don’t rush, let tens of thousands more soldiers die, then it will be enough." Wansheng Daoist reassured Profound Tail Daoist, while fiercely glaring at Maha and Guihua nearby.

These two had long withdrawn from the battlefield, hiding beside them.

Their fear of battle and cowardice was partly due to their unique role...

"Guihua Daoist, how are your preparations?" Wansheng Dragon King transmitted coldly, always looking down on the Eastern Heaven Rebel Emperor. If it weren’t for her usefulness, he wouldn’t bother wasting words with her.

"Fear not, Lord Wansheng; through massive blood sacrifices, the consumption level of the [Netherworld Ghost Flower] has reached ninety-seven percent, just a few more sacrifices will awaken it..."

"What’s the probability of transforming this Yama child into the [Eternal Ghost Soldier]?"

"About... thirty percent..." Lady Guihua cautiously replied, fearing Wansheng Dragon King’s dissatisfaction due to the low chances.