Chapter 1144: Chapter 1144: Battle of the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperors!

"Thirty percent, too low! Whatever...might as well give it a try. This boy’s methods are extremely strange; if you can make him into an Eternal Ghost Soldier and present him to the Grand Divine Minister, you’ll claim the first merit! If you fail, there’s no need for you to continue living!" Wansheng Dragon King coldly snorted.

Lady Guihua turned pale upon hearing this. To survive, she resolved that no matter what, she must succeed...

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On the battlefield, Ning Fan moved like a butterfly weaving through flowers, dodging and leaping amidst the barrage of divine skills from the different race army, moving freely as if in a no man’s land.

The Immortal Emperors who attempted to besiege him had all been slain by him. Although millions of other race powerhouses continued attacking him, there were no Immortal Emperors involved in the attack, so they were no threat.

Each of the Immortal King Immortal Venerables with high stature among the different race were effortlessly killed by Ning Fan, without causing a ripple.

One man crushed millions of different race troops!

The more the different race deceased around him, the heavier Ning Fan’s sense of unease became. At this moment, he grew more certain that Profound Tail Daoist and Wansheng Dragon King had some kind of backup plan.

Gradually, a chilling wind began to blow across the Shuitian.

The floating corpses on the water began to undergo subtle changes. From the blood and flesh of the dead different race powerhouses, dark red plant roots started to grow.

The surface of those plant roots bore small spikes, resembling thorns, and their number increased rapidly, gradually covering the entire surface of the water. At a glance, it seemed as if a vast forest of dark red thorns had sprouted on the water’s surface.

These thorny forests seemed capable of using the blood and flesh of the dead as nutrients to grow rapidly. More and more thorns appeared, and ghostly white giant flowers started to bloom among them.

These gigantic flowers were a pale color, an unnatural white, like the stiff skin of the dead. A strange fragrance emanated from these flowers, and even Ning Fan felt dizzy and secretly alarmed when inadvertently smelling it, despite his power.

"What kind of flowers are these..."

Ning Fan did not recognize these flowers but faintly sensed a trace of Lady Guihua’s aura in them, suggesting that these flowers were all her creations.

Ning Fan had little impression of Lady Guihua. He only remembered that when he first arrived at the Boundary River, this woman had eagerly invited him for a romantic encounter, which he refused; he knew she had betrayed Eastern Heaven, but the details of the betrayal were unclear to him.

Lady Guihua was merely a Seven Calamity Immortal Emperor, theoretically unable to threaten Ning Fan. However, the eerie giant flowers she had created posed a hint of threat to him...

Recalling how Profound Tail and Wansheng allowed him to slaughter all around, these giant flowers feeding on the dead, Ning Fan had a suspicion.

It seems Profound Tail and Wansheng’s backup plan involves these giant flowers...

Seeing the ongoing growth of these giant flowers, Ning Fan couldn’t just let them grow unchecked. Amidst the battlefield, he seized a moment to spew a sea of Flame Thunderfire, intending to scorch the thorny giant flowers before him to ashes.

Since subduing the Destroying Path Thunder Infant and making it into a Thunder Map Thunder Spirit, the thunderous power within his Flame Thunderfire had become even stronger, making it more potent than most Innate Mid-grade flames of the Era of Decline.

Normal plants and trees certainly couldn’t withstand the scorching of his Flame Thunderfire.

However, these thorny giant flowers remained unscathed in the sea of Flame Thunderfire, seemingly entirely unafraid of such caliber of flames and thunder...

"Even Innate Mid-grade Flame Thunderfire can’t harm these flowers?" Ning Fan was genuinely surprised.

He then summoned the Seven Treasures Marvelous Tree to sweep the flowers, the Sun Moon Stars Stele to smash them, and even wielded the power of the Godhood of Wood, attempting to directly drain the life force from the thorny giant flowers.

However, Innate Mid-grade attacks were completely ineffective against these giant flowers.

What was even more peculiar was that these flowers appeared to be plants, but they weren’t made of plant structures; the giant flowers and thorny roots were all constructed from the blood and flesh of the dead. Being non-plant, they naturally weren’t constrained by the Godhood of Wood, which also surprised Ning Fan.

Seeing the giant flowers continued growing unimpeded, Ning Fan’s eyes were covered in Azure Spike, trying to discern the true nature of these flowers.

On the other side, Profound Tail and Wansheng sneered disdainfully when they saw Ning Fan at a loss against the Netherworld Ghost Flowers.

Being at a loss was expected!

The renowned Netherworld Ghost Flowers, even Quasi-Saints would avoid confronting them, how could little Ning Fan resist!

"Hundreds of ghost flower stalks have already bloomed; isn’t it about time for me to make a move?" Profound Tail Daoist chuckled.

"Yes, the ghost flower formation is nearly complete, the mother flower will appear soon. Let’s strike together and eliminate this boy! Only in this way can the Netherworld Ghost Flowers absorb his power..." Wansheng Dragon King’s eyes flashed with a murderous glint, smiling.

"Joint strike? No need for that! I said it before, I will be the one to defeat him alone!" Profound Tail Daoist arrogantly declared.

Despite having witnessed Ning Fan’s prowess, Profound Tail Daoist still believed he could easily defeat Ning Fan.

Wansheng Dragon King’s eyebrows furrowed, hesitant to speak. He knew Profound Tail Daoist’s personality, he always meant what he said. Offering help uninvited would only incur his resentment.

Ancient demons are truly troublesome, all muscle-brained battle fanatics!

"In that case, I’ll just stay aside and protect the field for you, Daoist." Wansheng Dragon King conceded.

"Very well! All you ants, clear the way, I shall single-handedly battle the White-Clad Yama!" The latter words were directed at the remnants of the different race army.

Upon hearing the command from Profound Tail Daoist, the different race troops quickly retreated, leaving the battlefield to Profound Tail and Ning Fan alone.

"They have two Half-Saints, yet send only one to fight me, why..." Ning Fan narrowed his eyes, the Golden Flame Giant Body coldly fixating on Profound Tail Daoist.

He was accustomed to the scheming of cultivation and did not believe that the opponent would engage him in a fair one-on-one duel when holding such an advantage.

The opponent had two Half-Saints, yet only dispatched one to fight him, which was the first suspicious point.

The opponent painstakingly summoned countless bizarre giant flowers, yet those flowers simply grew on their own without attacking him, which was the second suspicious point.

Sometimes, a smart person gets caught in a dilemma, and at this moment, Ning Fan was in such a situation.

Suddenly, Ning Fan seemed to understand something.

He saw a deep sense of arrogance and disdain in the eyes of the Profound Tail Daoist!

The opponent summoning the giant flowers might be a part of a scheme, but sending only one Half-Saint to battle, was truly devoid of any scheme.

It was merely disdain!

The Ancient Demon Half-Saint in front of him utterly looked down on him! Even if he had demonstrated various strengths before, in this person’s eyes, he was still unworthy of mention!

"I am Xuanwei. Boy, I heard from my brother Baizu that you are also an Ancient Demon?"

The Profound Tail Daoist laughed heartily with a look of disdain.

"Since you are the inheritor of the Ancient Chaos, achieving the form of an Ancient Demon in the Era of Decline isn’t too strange. But you should know, even among the Ancient Demons, there is a distinction between high and low. I come from a well-known family of Ancient Demons in the Real Realms. Whether in noble status or the number of Ancient Demon Lost Techniques mastered, I am beyond compare to a humble Ancient Demon like you! In my opinion, an Ancient Demon of the Decline like you is not worth a fart! I can kill you with just one finger! If I use two fingers, I will consider myself defeated!"

Arrogant, so arrogant!

The Profound Tail Daoist raised a finger and shook it at Ning Fan, with an attitude of contempt as if overlooking the most insignificant ant.

For cultivators of other races, if they were as arrogant and underestimating as a Half-Saint, they would definitely be brainless.

But Ancient Demons are different! Ancient Demons are natural berserkers; the more arrogant, the more domineering, the more they disdain the world, the stronger their combat power becomes.

The saying by the Wansheng Dragon King that "the brain of an Ancient Demon is filled with muscles" is not just talk.

Only those Ancient Demons whose brains are filled with muscles would still choose to engage in a one-on-one fight with Ning Fan even while holding every advantage.

Ning Fan frowned slightly but was not angered by the Profound Tail Daoist’s scornful words. With his disposition, although he was an Ancient Demon and rebellious, he never showed it on the surface but expressed it through actions.

His Golden Flame Giant Body slightly shook and disappeared from the spot, intending to take the initiative by using the Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike to attack the Profound Tail Daoist.

Seeing Ning Fan’s figure disappear, the Profound Tail Daoist laughed heartily and also vanished in a flash.

In the next instant, in a previously empty sky, the void suddenly shattered, and two figures fell out from it!

The Profound Tail Daoist fell out of the void more composed, still maintaining the raised finger posture, but that finger was slightly reddened and swollen, seemingly injured by a strong force, his expression slightly displeased.

Ning Fan seemed a bit more embarrassed; on the first encounter with the Profound Tail Daoist, he was blown away by a single finger. The Profound Tail Daoist wasn’t bluffing; his one finger’s power was stronger than many Quasi-Saints’ punches during the Era of Decline!

This person’s physical body is terrifying beyond belief! Is this the kind of power an Ancient Demon who has lived since ancient times possesses!

Ning Fan was unwilling to admit but had to acknowledge that despite taking the Ten Lions and Elephants Pill, purely in terms of physical strength, he was several levels below the Profound Tail Daoist.

He acknowledged the existence of this power gap.

But it did not mean he would willingly admit he couldn’t defeat the Profound Tail Daoist even with just one finger.

At this moment, he clearly had more choices in the duel; he could use the Reverse Sea Sword, Seven Treasures Marvelous Tree, Sun Moon Stars Stele, Sword of Severing Bonds, Flame Thunder Fire, or the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle... but he wished to use none of them.

The opponent was an Ancient Demon, and Ning Fan was also an Ancient Demon. The pride of an Ancient Demon did not permit Ning Fan to evade a direct challenge with tricks; he must break the enemy’s might with raw power and counterattack head-on!

Only those who clash with strength against strength are worthy of being called Ancient Demons!

If one punch is no match for the opponent’s finger, then deliver a second punch, a third punch, a fourth punch!

Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike!

Ning Fan’s Golden Flame Giant Body roared out, delivering another heaven-destroying and earth-extinguishing punch towards the Profound Tail Daoist.

The Profound Tail Daoist had already experienced the might of Ning Fan’s Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike; even though the opponent’s punch strength was entirely inferior to his finger force, the Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike’s explosive damage still made his finger bones sharply ache...

Logic told him that Ning Fan’s second punch should not be underestimated by using just one finger against him.

But the pride of being from a well-known family of Ancient Demons did not allow him to take back his previous words.

Since he claimed to only use one finger to deal with Ning Fan, he must use only one finger!

If he used a second finger, he would damage the face of well-known family Ancient Demons! It should be known that the opponent was just an Immortal King Ancient Demon of the Ancestral Regression Third Realm, while he was a Half-Saint Ancient Demon of the Ancestral Regression Complete Realm!

With such a level of suppression, if he could not defeat him with one finger, that truly would be a disgrace!

"Ancient Demon Lost Technique, Star Marrow Finger!"

At this moment, nine devil stars in the right eye of the Profound Tail Daoist rapidly rotated, activating an Ancient Demon Lost Divine Skill from the Real Realms.

Then once again, with the force of a single finger, clashing Ning Fan’s Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike.

Boom!

Ning Fan was once again sent flying by Profound Tail Daoist’s finger, while the finger bone of Profound Tail Daoist swelled even more due to Ning Fan’s second punch.

Being able to send Ning Fan flying with a single finger, Profound Tail Daoist is by no means comparable to the Semi-Saint of the Era of Decline. Although he has the cultivation of a Semi-Saint, his power is not inferior to that of Xiang Mingzi, a First Order Quasi-Saint.

It was unsurprising for Ning Fan to be sent flying by Profound Tail Daoist’s finger. Even Wansheng Dragon King, even Wanxingzi, would also be sent flying by Profound Tail Daoist’s finger!

Everyone was shocked by the overwhelming strength of Profound Tail Daoist. Whether they were Other Race Powerhouses or Eastern Celestial Cultivators, it was actually the first time for everyone to witness Profound Tail Daoist’s moves. No one had expected that Ning Fan, who had previously rampaged undefeated, would at this moment be completely suppressed by Profound Tail Daoist with a single finger.

Ancient Demon who survived from antiquity till today, too strong! Could it be that in the Era of Decline, is there no master able to battle against ancient cultivators without relying on realms?

Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike!

Ning Fan unleashed more Ancient Demon iron fists. On the surface, he was sent flying time and again by Profound Tail Daoist, appearing quite miserable. Yet, in reality, relying on his increasingly powerful Divine Spirit Body, he wasn’t actually injured much by Profound Tail Daoist.

Occasionally, a little hurt by the Finger’s shock force, relying on formidable recovery, Ning Fan often could instantly heal his wounds.

No matter how miserable he appeared, he was not harmed!

Though Profound Tail Daoist assumed a lofty stance, his finger bone was sustaining heavier injuries!

Ning Fan’s Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering punches became heavier with each strike. Within mere dozens of breaths, he had clashed with Profound Tail Daoist for eight hundred rounds.

Eight hundred Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strikes had begun to show fierce tendencies, and with a crunching sound, Profound Tail Daoist’s finger bone was broken by Ning Fan’s force!

This time, Ning Fan was not sent flying by Profound Tail Daoist’s finger force!

The one who let out a muffled groan and was sent flying was Profound Tail Daoist!

"Gasp! Such a powerful Senior Profound Tail was actually sent flying by the White-Clad Yama!" The Other Race side was all shocked and discolored.

The Eastern Celestial Cultivator side was all greatly invigorated.

Profound Tail Daoist’s face turned extremely unpleasant. He had previously uttered bold words that dealing with Ning Fan didn’t require using a second finger, but the harsh reality had given him a harsh slap.

He had to admit, he greatly underestimated Ning Fan. Though power was not equal, Ning Fan’s Ancient Demon combat technique was unimaginably sophisticated, making up the power gap!

"Unseen Ancient Demon Divine Skills, absolutely of the Lost level! Damn, my brother wanted to inform me about this person’s divine techniques, but I arrogantly refused, not expecting him to possess such unimaginable ancient demon lost divine skills, with punches that could stack to form consecutive strikes!"

"As an Ancient Demon from well-known families, most of the ancient demon lost divine skills in the world I have heard of. Yet this technique I have never heard of, likely because this technique was created in the end times, not an ancient ultimate ability!"

"All divine skills in the world have a compatibility theory. If it’s not self-created, no matter how suited the divine skill is, it can’t reach one hundred percent compatibility. Therefore, we cultivators need to continuously innovate and create our own divine skills. This person’s execution of punches definitely reached the highest grade of one hundred percent compatibility, and there’s only one explanation... this technique is self-created! He actually created an ancient demon lost divine skill as an Immortal King with Ancestral Regression Third Realm status! Moreover, it’s a highly powerful Lost level divine skill, far beyond my Star Marrow Finger!"

"Self-created divine skills, I have too! Ancient Demon Lost Technique, Primordial Chaos Divine Void Strike!"

Profound Tail Daoist’s gaze sank, casting aside previous boastful remarks of not needing a second finger, he unleashed an iron fist with another Ancient Demon Lost Divine Skill to counter Ning Fan’s punch edge.

With one punch collision, Profound Tail Daoist held a slight advantage, but this did not mean his self-created Primordial Chaos Divine Void Strike was stronger than Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike. Quite the opposite, he used Ancient Demon power far exceeding Ning Fan, only slightly gaining the upper hand, showing his self-created technique was inferior to Ning Fan.

Yet as Ning Fan’s consecutive strikes continued to rise, his power advantage gradually diminished.

Nine hundred consecutive strikes, one thousand consecutive strikes, one thousand one hundred consecutive strikes...

Like countless waves, layer upon layer surfing, the clamor of angry tides.

Like countless mountains, peaks connected in succession, vast fields stretching unlimited

Once consecutive strikes reached two thousand, Profound Tail Daoist clearly felt, he had fallen into disadvantage, repeatedly being repelled by Ning Fan’s punch force!

When three thousand Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering strikes launched, Profound Tail Daoist was for the first time pummeled by Ning Fan to the point of coughing blood, fists raw and defenseless, being blasted away.

A deep sense of humiliation filled Profound Tail Daoist’s heart, his self-created Ancient Demon technique completely defeated by Ning Fan’s self-created Ancient Demon technique!

"I refuse to accept this! With my family lineage, there’s no ancient demon lost technique available that could surpass yours!"

Eternal True Body, unleash!

At this moment, Profound Tail Daoist made no reservations, unleashing the Eternal True Body. Upon activating the Eternal True Body, his presence barely reached the level of a First Order Quasi-Saint.

He was a Ten-tailed Giant, suffused with incredibly pure Ancient Demon aura, standing there, as if becoming the heavens, becoming everything in the world!

Ning Fan’s gaze changed, unexpected that Profound Tail Daoist activated Eternal True Body, able to reach Quasi-Saint level. The leap from Semi-Saint to Quasi-Saint, though small, represents an immense differential, a chasm between heaven and earth!

The Other Race side was also startled, such Profound Tail Daoist released an unbeatable oppressive feeling!

"Ancient Demon Lost Technique, Ten Step Bow Drawing!"

Profound Tail Daoist transformed into a Ten-tailed Giant, in an instant strode ten steps, ten steps evolved into a demon bow, using essence as an arrow, shooting an arrow at Ning Fan.

Ning Fan’s Golden Flame True Body, immensely powerful, though sent flying by Profound Tail Daoist’s arrow, didn’t break the defense, therefore uninjured, merely stirred by the arrow’s strong force into blood surges.

"Hundred Steps Bow!"

Seeing Ning Fan take the arrow unscathed, Profound Tail Daoist’s expression grew even more grim. He took a hundred steps forward and released another arrow, which consumed nearly ten percent of his essence.

The power of this arrow was nearly double that of the previous one!

Ning Fan was once again shot back by the arrow, the golden flames on his true body’s surface scattering considerably under the impact of the arrow light.

"Still can’t break his defense! What kind of Eternal True Body is he cultivating, to be so incredibly powerful!"

Profound Tail Daoist’s face was grave as water, surrounded by countless demonic shadows, he took a thousand steps in an instant.

"Thousand Steps Bow!"

This was the strongest magic arrow he could shoot, the mightiest attack he could unleash in a fair confrontation. It required more than half of his essence to release this arrow. Its power was enough to seriously wound the majority of First Order Quasi-Saints, he didn’t believe Ning Fan could withstand this arrow! Absolutely didn’t believe!

Whoosh!

The arrow light pierced through a thousand miles, tearing through the heavens and earth, and in an instant, it penetrated Ning Fan’s defenses, piercing several inches into his Eternal True Body!

Ning Fan’s True Body defense grew stronger with each passing day, such that even a First Order Quasi-Saint would find it difficult to injure him. However, this arrow was too powerful and still broke through his defense, shooting several inches into his body.

The rampant arrow energy tore through Ning Fan’s body in an instant.

Ning Fan’s body surpassed the limits of what it could endure from the arrow’s power, and with a loud boom, his physical body exploded.

"Is he dead..." Profound Tail Daoist panted heavily, snorting disdainfully.

However, in the next moment, his expression suddenly changed, becoming somewhat frantically furious.

Because after Ning Fan’s body exploded, it did not transform into a cloud of bloody mist and flesh, but rather... into over a hundred billion shattered raindrops!

Each raindrop was Ning Fan’s cultivations in the Hundred Billion Rain Clone Technique!

This was a life-saving divine skill, and when Ning Fan had been cultivating it, he never expected to use it so soon.

The hundred billion raindrops merged, reforming into Ning Fan’s Golden Flame Giant Body.

At this moment, the arrow wound on Ning Fan’s chest was bleeding profusely, difficult to staunch due to the residual arrow energy acting up.

He had indeed been injured by an arrow from Profound Tail Daoist.

Fortunately, having lived with rain day and night, his use of the Hundred Billion Rain Clone Technique was seamless, and in this perilous moment, he utilized the technique to shed most of the arrow energy, sustaining only minor injuries.

The Profound Tail Daoist before him was indeed a formidable opponent...

Open the Lifestealer Technique!

Ning Fan’s demeanor suddenly changed!

Though the Cross Halo’s black seal contained the ability of the Lifestealer Technique, it was only when Ning Fan himself actively initiated the Lifestealer Technique that his demeanor would change in an instant, towering above all Ancient Demons!

That was the aura one could only possess as the former Lord of the Demon Sealing Summit!

That was an oppressive feeling that only Ancient Demons could sense!

"This is... the Lifestealer Technique! Impossible! This technique was supposed to have vanished from the world with Lord Mo Zhong, how do you know it!" Profound Tail Daoist’s expression changed drastically, lacking the previous composure and arrogance.

The Lifestealer Technique was the bane of all Ancient Demons! It could seize the essence of demons and devour their cultivation!

Ning Fan himself was already bothersome enough, if he now used this technique, as an Ancient Demon, his essence might very well be devoured, leading to his defeat at Ning Fan’s hands!

Using the divine skills within the scope of Ancient Demons, he had no confidence in defeating the current Ning Fan.

In that case... he could only resort to using the [Jade Wave Fire Poison]!

This was not a method of the Ancient Demons, quite the contrary, it was a tactic of their arch-enemies—the Black Buddha Sect!

Against ordinary people, this poison was extremely potent, and in ancient times, Profound Tail Daoist had even used it to poison a Quasi-Saint to death.

Against Ancient Demons, its power further increased by thirty percent. This was the exclusive poison used by ancient Buddha cultivators to poison fallen devil cultivators, extracted from the poisonous feathers of the Jade Wave Vedic Sparrow, extremely destructive upon contact with Ancient Demons.

"Ning Fan, you brat, don’t be arrogant. With this poison, you will surely die!"

Profound Tail Daoist made a quick motion with his spirit sense, igniting the ten poisonous tails behind his giant form with emerald green flames. The beauty of the flames was indescribable, yet it gave Ning Fan a sense of peril, as Poisonous Yin-Yang emitted intense feedback from within those flames!

Ning Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

It seemed that Profound Tail Daoist’s tails harbored potent venom... He wondered how this person’s poison compared to the Inherited Holy Poison of the Fire Toad Great Saint...

The opponent seemed unwilling to continue the confrontation using Ancient Demon body techniques, and if so, Ning Fan would also hold nothing back, his full arsenal of methods ready for use...