Chapter 1145: Chapter 1145: The Might of the Thunder Infant

At this moment, the true form of the Profound Tail Daoist’s tail burns hotter with toxic fire. After the divine skill was activated, the toxic fire spread across his body, transforming him into a verdant fireman.

Under the effect of toxic fire, the true form of the Profound Tail Daoist undergoes significant changes in appearance and cultivation.

Firstly, his true form exhibits many features of a scorpion man. Initially just a giant human-faced figure with ten large tails, he now resembles a flaming scorpion giant.

Secondly, there’s a change in his cultivation. With the toxic fire, the aura of the Profound Tail Daoist skyrockets again, previously just barely reaching the level of a First Order Quasi-Saint, now it’s at least at fourteen or fifteen thousand tribulation mana level of a Quasi-Saint.

"It’s actually the second stage transformation of the Eternal True Body!" Wansheng Dragon King and other strong beings of different races are shocked.

Ning Fan’s gaze also sharpens.

As far as he knows, in the Era of Decline, people who can enable their Eternal True Body to reach second stage transformation are rare. But for the ancient cultivators, there are not a few who have done this, didn’t expect the Profound Tail Daoist to be one of them...

Previously facing the Profound Tail Daoist, even though Ning Fan’s cultivation realm was at a disadvantage, because of the special nature of his cultivation technique, he actually had a mana advantage. A total amount of thirteen thousand five hundred tribulation mana, surpassing Profound Tail significantly. This was the fundamental reason he could fight back and forth with Profound Tail.

But at this moment, Profound Tail’s mana total for the first time surpasses him, causing his slight advantage to completely disappear, genuinely preparing for a tough battle.

Perhaps Ning Fan’s Slaughter Technique triggered Profound Tail Daoist’s fear toward this technique. At this moment, facing Ning Fan, Profound Tail Daoist doesn’t dare to hold back at all, truly unleashing full power.

"Ancient Buddha Lost Art, Flame Surge Charge!"

The aura-increasing Profound Tail Daoist steps forward, flames bursting around him, seeming like a meteor blazing fiercely, crashing directly toward Ning Fan.

His impact speed is too fast!

Fast enough that just as the flame starts bursting, Ning Fan gets hit, the destructive collision force spreads, the world resounds with the clamor of two powerful beings’ clash.

Boom!

Ning Fan’s true self-defense is incredibly strong. Even though now Profound Tail Daoist’s aura is surging, this collision still doesn’t break his defense, merely sending him flying away.

But if one thinks that Profound Tail Daoist’s collision attack is just this degree, it would be wrong. The collision is just auxiliary, the true purpose of Profound Tail Daoist is to weaken Ning Fan’s outer layer golden flame with strong force, and leverage the collision’s momentum to directly inject poison into Ning Fan’s body.

Poison application is the key!

If not using this technique, Profound Tail Daoist would need great effort to penetrate Ning Fan’s unbreakable true body defense, to poison Ning Fan’s internal.

In other words, this Flame Surge Charge is actually a poisoning technique with collision as an aid, capable of bypassing the enemy’s external defense to directly attack internally, extremely rare.

"Using barbaric collision force to inject poison into my body, huh? Never seen this poisoning technique..." Ning Fan’s eyes covered in azure spike, seeing through the essence of this Ancient Buddha divine skill of Profound Tail Daoist.

While flying backward, Ning Fan’s unharmed body suddenly groans slightly, inexplicably having wounds.

Those injuries didn’t come from Profound Tail Daoist’s collision, but because of poisoning. Profound Tail Daoist’s collision injected a lot of Jade Wave Fire Poison directly into Ning Fan’s critical spot. The aggressive Jade Wave Fire Poison once inside started ravaging Ning Fan’s Ancient Demon Bloodline. If the Jade Wave Fire Poison’s harm to an ordinary person is one, its harm to an ancient demon is ten, a hundred. Ning Fan’s identity as an Ancient Demon, initially an advantageous factor, now turns into a disadvantage, making him very passive facing the Jade Wave Fire Poison.

Luckily, he possesses the power of Poisonous Yin-Yang, and utilizes the Fire Toad Sacred Poison within to counter the poison, finally temporarily suppressing the invading Jade Wave Fire Poison.

But this only temporarily suppresses it, to eliminate it is not something that can be done swiftly!

This Jade Wave Fire Poison in terms of quality, is far inferior to the inherited holy poison from Fire Toad Great Saint; but in terms of quantity and purity, it far exceeds the ancient holy poison of ten percent power left that day.

Under mutual negation, this poison’s lethality is completely not inferior to that drop of Fire Toad Sacred Poison of that day.

Additionally, this poison causes enormous harm to ancient demons, Ning Fan though barely suppresses the penetrating poison power, the pain and injuries his body endures are extremely severe.

His internal organs burn with severe pain, a pain as if a mortal’s internal organs are being burned with red-hot iron, proof of his current deep fire poisoning.

Even if he exerts all effort to suppress the Jade Wave Fire Poison, preventing its poison power from rampaging internally, he still suffers substantial injuries from Profound Tail Daoist’s single strike. And if the poisoning deepens to a certain extent, even if he has Poisonous Yin-Yang for survival, he might be poisoned to death by Jade Wave Fire Poison.

Ning Fan has to admit, at this moment, the Profound Tail Daoist with his toxic fire and second stage transformation brings unprecedented pressure on him. Facing this person in a duel is like directly confronting an old monster of Xiang Mingzi level.

Victory chances are slim...

The strength of an ancient Half-Saint is not something comparable to a Decline Half-Saint... his Immortal King cultivation, in front of such an existence, is still somewhat inadequate. But for him to meekly surrender, it’s also impossible!

"Hmph! Turns out it was a false alarm! I thought when you opened the Slaughter Technique, how fearsome you would be, that’s why I hurriedly used my strongest backup card. But I didn’t expect, you haven’t grasped the essence of Slaughter Technique at all, far from capable of condensing the [Destroying Demon Reincarnation Force] Lord Mo Zhong created... it’s me making a big deal out of nothing, once you opened Slaughter Technique, overly paranoid. To deal with you, Jade Wave Fire Poison is completely unnecessary! But since I’ve used it, might as well poison you to death in one go! Flame Surge Charge!"

Profound Tail Daoist snorts disdainfully, takes another step forward, clearly intending to launch Flame Surge Charge again, injecting more poison power into Ning Fan’s body.

Unfortunately, just as Profound Tail Daoist takes this step, body yet to fly out, he sprays a mouthful of poison blood for no apparent reason, under poison disturbance, internal essence is thrown into chaos, left with no spare energy to crash into Ning Fan, fortunate enough not to clumsily fall from the sky.

Previously, indeed he crashed Ning Fan with one strike and truly hurt Ning Fan with fire poison. Yet at the moment of crashing Ning Fan, Ning Fan secretly used a dark move, leveraging the reflexive force to inject the poison power of Fire Toad Sacred Poison into his body.

Force acts reciprocally!

Profound Tail Daoist can utilize collision force to inject poison power into Ning Fan’s body, Ning Fan equally can use reciprocal shaking force to inject poison power into Profound Tail Daoist’s body!

Profound Tail Daoist’s physical defense is also exceptional, but Ning Fan mimicked the Flame Surge Charge’s poisoning method, directly bypassing Profound Tail Daoist’s external defense, penetrating poison into Profound Tail Daoist’s internal...

"Impossible! You actually saw through the poisoning method of Flame Surge Charge and imitate it, countering me!"

Profound Tail Daoist feels incredulous, moreover a sense of humiliation spontaneously arises, causing his killing intent to surge, laughing in rage.

Poison techniques have always been his pride, unexpectedly being calculated by a little Immortal King’s poison technique, truly laughable!

"Unfortunately what you used was just a minor poison, even not worthy of carrying the shoes for my Jade Wave Fire Poison, I just need half a breath to eliminate your inferior poison! There’s one thing you cultivators in the Era of Decline might not know, I am the legendary [Myriad Poisons Primordial Body]! You using poison against me, simply a waste of effort!"

Profound Tail Daoist glances disdainfully, conjures divine skill to activate the Myriad Poisons Primordial Qi within him, intending to forcibly eliminate the Fire Toad poison within.

The crowd upon hearing Profound Tail Daoist is surprisingly the legendary Myriad Poisons Primordial Body, their expressions change. Myriad Poisons Primordial Body is a congenital physique similar to natural born Bewitching Physique, people with this physique have innate poison resistance, suitable for practicing poison; moreover, through acquired cultivation, it can directly neutralize most poisons in the world by virtue of physique, known as a nemesis for poison cultivators.

The crowd regards Profound Tail Daoist with even more reverence. Heart saying the Profound Tail Daoist truly lives up to the ancient monster’s reputation, possessing such rare physique, truly remarkable. None believe Ning Fan can hurt Profound Tail Daoist by poison technique.

Yet the truth always holds surprises, the crowd’s eyes soon grow peculiar due to the following detoxification behavior from Profound Tail Daoist.

"Detoxify!" The voice of Profound Tail Daoist activating the detoxifying ability of Myriad Poisons Primordial Body, detoxifying the Fire Toad Sacred Poison within.

However, this poison... is non-detoxifiable!

"Strange, your poison does have some tricks, maybe half a breath isn’t enough, but at most, it will let me spend two or three breaths more... Detoxify!"

Two or three breaths passed.

Twenty or thirty breaths passed.

Profound Tail Daoist still couldn’t eliminate the Fire Toad Sacred Poison within, instead sweat pouring due to overusing the detoxifying ability of Myriad Poisons Primordial Body, wasting much stamina for nothing.

"Interesting... Just now I only used thirty percent Myriad Poisons Primordial Qi, this time, I’ll use fifty percent... Detoxify!"

Still cannot detoxify!

"If seventy percent then..."

Still cannot detoxify!

"Ninety percent..."

Cannot detoxify!

"One hundred percent..."

Unbreakable...

"The twelvefold Primordial Qi beyond limits..."

Still unbreakable!

Even with Profound Tail Daoist’s thick skin, he couldn’t help but feel a bit awkward and embarrassed at this moment.

He, a dignified ancient Half-Saint, with the Myriad Poisons Primordial Body, couldn’t break a nameless toxin from an Immortal King of Decline! How is this possible!

What kind of poison is this! The quantity is not much, and the purity is not high, so the toxic damage to him is quite limited. But the grade of this poison seems not to be low, lurking in his body like maggots on bones, harder to remove than his Jade Wave Fire Poison, surpassing the detoxification limits of the Myriad Poisons Primordial Body!

Myriad Poisons Primordial Body can only neutralize second step toxins.

This nameless little poison, could it be a third step toxin! No, this is absolutely impossible! How could a mere Immortal King of Decline possess third step poison!

"You bumped into me, now it’s my turn to bump into you! Demonic Surge Charge!"

Ning Fan’s eyes flashed green, and in an instant, he mimicked Profound Tail Daoist’s Flame Surge Charge, creating an Ancient Demon Divine Skill, with toxic glow bursting out from his body, transforming into a toxic rainbow, crashing towards Profound Tail Daoist.

Boom!

Profound Tail Daoist, who was distracted by detoxification, didn’t expect Ning Fan would dare to actively collide with him, and was hit flying backward by Ning Fan, with raging blood in his chest. Although the injuries were not severe, it was very shameful.

Moreover, more Fire Toad toxic power was injected into his body by Ning Fan’s collision, making the residual poison in his body even harder to resolve.

"What kind of perception does this kid have to replicate my Ancient Buddha Lost Art in such a short time and create a similar Ancient Demon Divine Skill!" Profound Tail Daoist’s expression changed drastically.

Not because this collision from Ning Fan caused him much impact or toxic damage, but he was shocked by Ning Fan’s exceptional perception.

Ning Fan’s temporary creation of the Demonic Surge Charge, of course, did not have nearly the grade of the original Flame Surge Charge, nor could it be of the lost level. No matter how high Ning Fan’s Heavenly Human perception was, it could not instantly create a lost level divine skill, he merely slightly mimicked the toxic release technique of Flame Surge Charge, reversing the intention of the Ancient Buddha to simplify into a set of Ancient Demon toxic release technique belonging to him.

The simplified Demonic Surge Charge wasn’t particularly sophisticated toxic release divine skill, but for Ning Fan at this moment, it was an extremely practical technique.

It could use the force of collision to penetrate one’s toxic power through the enemy’s defenses, directly piercing into the enemy’s body. Even if the enemy’s shell was hard, poison could still be inflicted, truly practical!

Because it was an Ancient Demon Divine Skill, Ning Fan even integrated the Ancient Demon Annihilation Dao, infused with critical strike essence, making the toxic attack effect quite remarkable, the effect of critical strike compensated for the newly created skill’s low grade.

If the toxic damage effect of Flame Surge Charge was ten, Profound Tail Daoist, as an Ancient Demon, forced to use this Ancient Buddha Lost Art could only exert one or two points of toxic damage, even though Jade Wave Fire Poison could cause additional damage to Ancient Demons, Ning Fan taking a hit from Flame Surge Charge would receive at most a few dozen points of toxic damage.

Compared to the lost level Flame Surge Charge, Ning Fan casually created the Demonic Surge Charge, perhaps could only cause one or two points of toxic damage, but if it was critiqued with Ancient Demon Annihilation Dao, one or two points of damage could be critically struck into ten to twenty points of damage...

With various factors affecting, the poison techniques duel between Ning Fan and Profound Tail Daoist could barely reach an even match.

Boom!

Caught off guard again, Profound Tail Daoist was hit flying by Ning Fan once more. His expression was extremely unpleasant, the feeling of being stolen of divine skills by an enemy was truly unbearable.

In terms of poison, he had more than one method like Flame Surge Charge, witnessing Ning Fan seemingly wanting to hit him again, Profound Tail Daoist chanted True Words, instantly countless emerald green fire balls flew out from around him, transforming into millions of fire raindrops, burning towards Ning Fan.

"Ancient Buddha Lost Art, Brahmic Holy Light!"

Clearly a divine skill of millions of fire raindrops, yet named after light, quite odd.

Ning Fan’s movements were incredibly agile; even if there were many fire raindrops ahead, he wouldn’t be hit by those fire raindrops, dodging past them one by one.

He could see that these fire raindrops contained intense Jade Wave Fire Poison, being directly hit by them would certainly cause toxic damage.

The strange thing is, Ning Fan clearly dodged all the fire raindrop attacks, yet his eyes were stung, shedding two lines of black blood.

The Jade Wave Fire Poison in his body intensified!

"What’s happening! I clearly avoided all the fire raindrops, yet still got poisoned, could it be the medium for spreading toxic power of this skill isn’t just the fire raindrops but also something else..."

Ning Fan’s eyes flashed green, under Heavenly Human Dao Enlightenment, quickly figured out the details of this skill.

So that’s it, no wonder this skill is called Brahmic Holy Light. The medium for spreading the poison of this skill wasn’t the fire raindrops themselves, but... light!

The attack of light, difficult to avoid completely! Ning Fan could see the sky full of fire raindrops because he saw the firelight, and all those firelights were toxic; seeing them meant being poisoned!

Ning Fan had to admit Profound Tail Daoist’s poison techniques were too marvelous, previously having collision method for poisoning, now using light method for poisoning, all unheard of techniques indeed.

"Brahmic Holy Light!"

Seeing Ning Fan fall into the trap, Profound Tail Daoist smiled with pride, once again using Brahmic Holy Light.

Even though Ning Fan timely closed his eyes this time, he was poisoned again. He realized it wasn’t by avoiding looking at those firelight that he could escape poisoning, once illuminated by the light, he would be poisoned.

To avoid being illuminated by light was actually very easy for Ning Fan.

When Profound Tail Daoist used Brahmic Holy Light for the third time to shine on Ning Fan, Ning Fan promptly activated the power of Dark Yin Yang, unleashing the long-unused Dark Illusion Technique, plunging the surrounding world into darkness.

No light could shine under Ning Fan’s controlled darkness.

All those firelights carrying toxic power extinguished in the dark world.

"Hmph! An insignificant trick! Compared with the great powers of the Dark Clan, your dark technique is somewhat lacking!" Profound Tail Daoist scoffed contemptuously, he had other methods to slowly poison Ning Fan to death.

"An insignificant trick... Ancient Demon Technique, Black Demon Light!"

At this moment, Ning Fan learned the technique of poisoning with light, integrating it into the Dark Illusion Technique, giving the yet-to-be fully shaped Dark Illusion Technique toxic damage.

At this moment, within the boundless dark world, suddenly millions of demon fires were burning, those demon fires transformed into fire raindrops, attacking towards Profound Tail Daoist, further scattering poisonous firelight, shining on Profound Tail Daoist.

Profound Tail Daoist’s poison deepened now!

"Damn it! This kid learned another toxic release technique from me again!"

Profound Tail Daoist’s expression grew uglier, he tore the dark world apart, breaking Ning Fan’s Dark Illusion Technique, and used other Ancient Buddha toxic techniques to attack Ning Fan.

There were techniques for poisoning with the scent.

There were techniques for poisoning with sound.

There were techniques for poisoning with natural phenomena like wind, thunder, rain, and electricity.

Even more, all kinds of strange and unusual toxic techniques.

Profound Tail Daoist seemed to open a brand new door of toxic techniques in front of Ning Fan, making him realize that playing with poison had such a myriad of strange methods.

It turns out a real poison cultivator, with only a glance, a Daoist thought, could poison an enemy.

The toxic world he initially came into contact with was too superficial. Cultivators of the Decline era couldn’t compare with ancient poison cultivators!

Steal learn! Steal learn! Steal learn!

He was one of the rare cultivators in the Cultivation Realm of Decline, a Heavenly Human Second Realm cultivator!

Allowing him to fully learn the divine skills of others at a glance was impossible; but if it was just stealing those strange toxic release techniques, then blending and creating some low imitation toxic skills, he could manage it!

Round after round of confrontation, round after round of toxic skill duels!

The Jade Wave Fire Poison within Ning Fan intensified, and his breath grew weaker; but Profound Tail Daoist was not easy either, the Fire Toad Sacred Poison within his body intensified too, and his breath grew weaker!

Profound Tail Daoist was nearly incensed to death!

He had exchanged hundreds of rounds of poison techniques with Ning Fan, yet failed to kill him. Instead, both sides suffered injuries, and Ning Fan even pilfered a heap of ancient Buddha Sect poison techniques...

What a huge loss!

This brat is utterly detestable!

He must be killed! Must be killed!

Profound Tail Daoist had chosen to battle Ning Fan one-on-one because of his pride, looking down on engaging in a group attack against such an ant like Ning Fan.

Now, enraged and embarrassed, he no longer cared about Ancient Demon honor or the ethics of the martial world, only wishing to squash Ning Fan quickly, indifferent to others intervening.

"This child is hard to kill. If Wansheng Daoist does not join forces with me now, then when?" After exchanging another poison technique with Ning Fan without success, Profound Tail Daoist roared in anger.

Wansheng Dragon King’s expression was strange: Previously, Profound Tail Daoist didn’t allow him to intervene in the duel, and now he was asking for his assistance. Truly a hard-to-please master.

However, given Profound Tail Daoist’s overwhelming strength, Wansheng Dragon King dared not ignore his request, and he also wanted to kill Ning Fan swiftly. After all, the summoning of Netherworld Ghost Flower had a time limit. If Ning Fan could not be killed within the time limit, it would be impossible to turn Ning Fan into an Eternal Ghost Soldier...

"Daoist, don’t worry, I will assist you!"

Wansheng Dragon King, half-dragon and half-human, though one of the horns on his dragon head was broken, it did not diminish his Half-Saint presence.

He floated in gracefully, joining the battle circle, exhibiting a refined demeanor.

He was about to attack Ning Fan from the sidelines when suddenly everything went dark before his eyes, and he was dragged into Ning Fan’s Dark Illusion Technique World. A million fiery rain crashed down on him, with beams of poison light enveloping his body.

Pfft!

Wansheng Dragon King barely tore through the darkness and escaped the illusion, only to be severely wounded by Ning Fan’s poison in just a single faceoff!

His expression changed dramatically. Merely observing from the sidelines had not given him the sense of the peril of Ning Fan and Profound Tail’s poisonous technique duel, but joining in personally revealed the terrifying power of each poison attack from the two.

He, a Half-Saint, was actually injured by a single strike from Ning Fan!

The poison technique duel between these two was horrifying, and he somewhat regretted joining the battle circle...

"Why are you still standing there! Help me hold this brat off! I want to finish him with a Forbidden Curse level poison technique!" Upon seeing Wansheng Dragon King heavily injured from a single blow by Ning Fan and showing fear, Profound Tail Daoist shouted in extreme dissatisfaction.

"Forbidden Curse level poison technique! No! Divine skills of that level involve large-scale damage. If used here, I’m afraid many of my clan’s powerhouses will be dragged in..." Wansheng Dragon King’s expression changed upon hearing those words.

"Hmph! I care not for such matters; I must kill this child!" Profound Tail Daoist said coldly, showing complete disregard for the life and death of the different race army.

The Lost Art and the Forbidden Curse Technique were both categorizations of divine skills during ancient times.

The Lost Art varied in strength and required the bloodline of special races to use. The cultivation threshold was slightly lower; even Opening Vein cultivators could start cultivating it, but an eons-level cultivation was often necessary to truly unleash the power of a Lost Divine Skill.

It can be said that Lost-level divine skills were tailor-made trump cards for special race cultivators above eons. Some more formidable Lost Divine Skills could even serve as trump cards for Third Step Saints.

The Forbidden Curse level was higher than the Lost level. The lowest threshold for Forbidden Curse Techniques required having a cultivation of Ancient Great Cultivator Level to fully unleash its power.

Not all Ancient Great Cultivator level divine powers could be classified as Forbidden Curse level. Firstly, Forbidden Curse Techniques must pair with the bloodline of special races; secondly, they are more complicated than Lost Arts, often requiring the chanting of a vast array of spells to enhance power and range.

The casting process is extremely complex, but the power is equally considerable.

Seeing Profound Tail Daoist stubbornly determined to unleash a Forbidden Curse Technique against Ning Fan, Wansheng Dragon King had no choice but to grudgingly hold off Ning Fan, buying time for Profound Tail Daoist to chant the spells.

Unfortunately, Wansheng Dragon King was not Profound Tail Daoist; he couldn’t keep Ning Fan at bay and was instead suppressed by Ning Fan.

The Fire Toad Sacred Poison left him yearning for immortality and death, the Seven Treasures Marvelous Tree peeled off layers of his dragon scales, the Sword of Severing Bonds left scar after scar on his body, and the Sun Moon Stars Stele repeatedly struck him until he spat blood.

He was completely outmatched against Ning Fan!

Yet he had no choice but to reluctantly hold off Ning Fan!

Wansheng Dragon King activated his Eternal True Body, his frame radiating white light as he transformed into an Eight-Headed Serpent over a hundred zhang tall before everyone’s eyes.

"Eight heads? Wasn’t it said that Wansheng Dragon King cultivated a technique for seven heads?" Ning Fan frowned, feeling the intelligence was inconsistent. He wielded the Sword of Severing Bonds and with a single cut, severed two of the serpent heads of Wansheng Dragon King.

But the severed heads of Wansheng Dragon King flashed white and grew back instantly. All eight heads sneered at Ning Fan as if mocking the insignificance of Ning Fan’s slashes.

Ning Fan attacked repeatedly, inflicting severe wounds on Wansheng Dragon King, but no matter the severity of the injuries, as long as the white light around him flashed, he could heal instantly.

This was the art of eight heads discovered by Wansheng Dragon King during his secluded cultivation. Had it merely been the previous art of seven heads, he would likely have been killed by Ning Fan. Fortunately, the art of eight heads made him resilient. Although Ning Fan could suppress him, it was difficult to deal a fatal blow.

Ultimately, relying on the troublesome art of eight heads, he managed to hold off Ning Fan.

Meanwhile, Profound Tail Daoist seized the moment to leap out of the battle circle and chanted a series of ancient incantations.

[Feathered flight, Brahmic Holy Masked Sparrow, Hundun beings. Spirit Mountain of the west, Bamboo Sea of the south, Golden Clouds of the north, Dharmic World of the east, this poison reigns supreme, unbreakable. Broken wings, tempered feathers, illusory spirit takes form, ethereal bones like mountains, ethereal soul universal salvation...]

What follows cannot be shown: one thousand words are omitted here.

One can imagine how long it takes to prepare for the release of a Forbidden Curse level divine skill.

The vast majority of spell divine skills require incantations to be cast initially, yet with proficiency, the chant can usually be dispensed with.

Unfortunately, Forbidden Curse level divine skills are an exception. These divine skills can have the chanting dispensed with but for cultivators who haven’t entered the Third Step, it is far too difficult to forego chanting at this level...

Thus, for Second Step cultivators, using such divine skills in one-on-one duels is impractical. But if a teammate provides delay, granting sufficient time to chant the incantations, a Forbidden Curse divine skill becomes a world-ending killer move. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

As Profound Tail Daoist’s incantations increased, a gigantic firebird spanning millions of miles appeared in the sky above the battlefield!

Those knowledgeable recognized the form of the fire sparrow as one of the Ten Great Buddha Birds revered by Cultivators of Decline: the Jade Wave Vedic Sparrow.

This firebird was entirely conjured by Profound Tail Daoist’s pure poison power. The surrounding flames were not hot but imbued with a destructive poison aura, summoned using Jade Wave Fire Poison as a medium. If this firebird were truly to crash down, millions of miles of water would be leveled and poisoned. Within its range, cultivators below the Immortal Emperor would essentially be doomed, and even Wansheng Pass, despite its formation protections, could be razed in a single strike.

Even a defensive master like Ning Fan might suffer a grave injury or even fall under such an attack.

Ning Fan initially intended to swiftly deal with Wansheng Dragon King and then stop Profound Tail Daoist from chanting incantations. Unfortunately, Wansheng Dragon King was too troublesome, hard to kill, and difficult to shake off.

With the gigantic firebird becoming more corporeal and the Forbidden Curse incantations nearing completion, Ning Fan knew he could not delay any longer.

Profound Tail Daoist must not finish all the incantations!

All enemies must be resolved before this technique is unleashed!

"There’s no time. With my current strength, defeating Profound Tail Daoist is impossible; at most, I can only tie, which is the limit. Killing Wansheng Dragon King is also unlikely in a short time. If this Forbidden Curse truly strikes, even if I can miraculously survive, none of the Eastern Celestial Cultivators behind me at Wansheng Pass would survive... and those Thorn Giant Flowers constantly unsettle me... It seems, I must rely on external force after all..."

Ning Fan sighed, using his Heart Spirit connection to command the patiently waiting Destroying Path Thunder Infant.

To outsiders, his ability to battle evenly with Profound Tail Daoist with Immortal King cultivation was already boast-worthy. Yet he himself was unsatisfied with this achievement.

To guard the Boundary River and protect Eastern Heaven, his strength alone was too insignificant; just one Profound Tail Daoist left him struggling. What if a more formidable foe appeared, what then...

He could not afford satisfaction from the continuous victories of recent years.

He must calm down, continue accumulating, continue deepening...

"What are your orders, Master!" came Destroying Path Thunder Infant’s respectful voice in his Heart Spirit.

"Destroy that firebird for me! Can you do it!"

"If this bird fully forms, the little infant won’t manage; but at the moment it’s only sixty percent formed, destroying it is easy!" The words of the Destroying Path Thunder Infant exuded a strong confidence.

She, capable of killing ten Immortal Emperors in one move, is the Destroying Path Thunder Infant!

She, enough to give Quasi-Saints headaches, is the Destroying Path Thunder Infant!

This insignificant once-incomplete Forbidden Curse Firebird is nothing!

Be it the Wansheng Dragon King or Profound Tail Daoist, in her eyes, they are all nothing!

She decided to help Ning Fan make achievements by destroying all enemies of Ning Fan, only then would the leader of the Black Evil Sect stop hitting her...

Rumble!

Suddenly, there was thunder roaring through the heavens and earth. Within the depths of the thunder, a lightning diagram opened, revealing a giant Thunder Infant sitting at its center, riding the Ancestral Thunder Sparrow, appearing before everyone.

The Thunder Infant raised its chubby little hand, pointed at the massive fire sparrow in the sky, and immediately a blood-red lightning column filled with destructive aura struck the not-yet-fully-formed firebird, turning it to flying ash!

Then, waving out its chubby little hand, it swiftly shot two lightning columns: one scorched the Wansheng Dragon King’s body inside and out, and seven of the eight snake heads were instantly burnt; the other tip ignited toxic fire on the surface of Profound Tail Daoist, instantly severing five of the ten giant tails!

Everyone was astounded by the powerful entrance of the Destroying Path Thunder Infant. Even the previously arrogant and overbearing Profound Tail Daoist now appeared pale, feeling a surge of frustration.

"Damn his ancestors! Why would the Destroying Path Thunder Infant appear here! Which Immortal Emperor is undergoing a tribulation and is so unfortunate to attract this creature! Is this some trick played by the Eastern Heaven Immortal Emperor within the Wansheng Pass! But why is this Destroying Path Thunder Infant attacking us instead of the tribulation Immortal Emperor!" Furious, Profound Tail Daoist explodes in profanity. As he was originally an Ancient Demon, his language was rough and direct, unlike his previous calculated speech, which was all an act; his true nature was exposed in shock.

Upon first glance at the Destroying Path Thunder Infant, Profound Tail Daoist never expected this infant to be anyone’s captive.

After all, he was a newcomer and didn’t know Ning Fan had previously captured a Destroying Path Thunder Infant on the third path.

But the Wansheng Dragon King knew!

Not just the Wansheng Dragon King, many powerhouses of other races had heard of this rumor.

But most people didn’t believe it!

No one believed Ning Fan could capture the legendary Destroying Path Thunder Infant; even less did anyone imagine Ning Fan would be able to truly subdue the proud Thunder Infant and have it aid in battle.

It’s too absurd!

Even a Third Step Saint couldn’t possibly subdue the proud Destroying Path Thunder Infant!

Additionally, why is the Destroying Path Thunder Infant riding an Ancestral Thunder Sparrow!

This combination is simply too strange! Unheard of!

"The Forbidden Curse has been broken, follow me to kill the enemy!" Ning Fan commanded the Destroying Path Thunder Infant in a solemn voice.

"Yes! Master!" The Destroying Path Thunder Infant grinned malevolently, eyeing figures like Profound Tail as if looking at food.

As the Destroying Path Thunder Infant once again released several destructive lightning columns, the faces of powerful ones like Profound Tail and Wansheng changed drastically; they didn’t even hesitate to abandon the painstakingly summoned Netherworld Ghost Flower and, with a mutual glance, fled swiftly.

One Ning Fan was already troublesome enough!

Adding a Destroying Path Thunder Infant, Profound Tail greatly feared he might be defeated today! Despite the widespread renown of the Netherworld Ghost Flower, its summoner, Lady Guihua, was too weak to be of significant use!

The unfavorable situation forced them to temporarily retreat! The ferocious reputation of the Destroying Path Thunder Infant made it clear that engaging in full force was not wise!

"Master! That Destroying Path Thunder Infant is actually calling Ning Fan ’master’! This is so unprecedented, so absurd!"

Profound Tail Daoist couldn’t hide his shock, dodging several lightning column attacks, swiftly escaping far away.

He didn’t flee together with the Wansheng Dragon King but chose separate escape. He thought while the Wansheng Dragon King as a Half-Saint might not match the Destroying Path Thunder Infant, it would still be easy for him to escape alone. Although he would undoubtedly escape, it was likely he’d suffer heavy injuries due to the pursuit from the Destroying Path Thunder Infant.

He didn’t want to be severely injured!

Profound Tail left the Wansheng Dragon King behind with the intent of using him as bait, attracting the firepower to protect himself from disaster.

Since Profound Tail escaped faster and the Wansheng Dragon King was slower, the Destroying Path Thunder Infant indeed chased the Wansheng Dragon King exclusively, throwing lightning columns mostly at him and not attacking those who were farther away.

"Oh, Wansheng Daoist, be kind and take some hits for this old man. After all, your eight-headed technique can withstand some beatings, unafraid of injuries..." Profound Tail Daoist thought a bit darkly.

Suddenly, Ning Fan’s figure appeared out of nowhere from his blind spot, coming directly at his back, and struck without a word!

With just one strike, Ning Fan nearly exhausted all his remaining energy.

Ning Fan had been saving his strength, not using the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle, waiting precisely for this strike!

"Oh no! Can’t dodge!"

Ning Fan’s opportunistic attack was too perfect, so perfect that Profound Tail Daoist was just focused on defending against the Destroying Path Thunder Infant, unable to evade in time, only slightly turning to narrowly avoid the vital spot at the critical moment.

The Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle fiercely struck Profound Tail Daoist’s true body’s left shoulder.

With just one hit, the shoulder bone of Profound Tail Daoist was shattered into powder, and the damage couldn’t be repaired or fully restored in a short time!

Blah!

Profound Tail Daoist spewed fresh blood, knocked from the sky by Ning Fan’s strike, dared not tangle with Ning Fan, glaring at him with resentment, clutching his drooping left arm, and plunged into the boundary river’s depths, escaping desperately.

"Kid, the old man remembers you! You just wait!" This was Profound Tail Daoist’s fierce words left before fleeing.

Ning Fan wanted to pursue him into the water, but halfway through, Profound Tail Daoist unexpectedly opened a Demonic Channel and vanished instantly.

No one knew whether he crossed the domain and fled out of Eastern Heaven or still remained in Eastern Heaven, still in the boundary river but escaped to another part...

Ning Fan sighed silently. Unable to kill Profound Tail, this level of existence was truly a regret. But thinking again, such a being wouldn’t be easily eliminated; if he could dispose of him so easily, then people of Xiang Mingzi’s tier would be pointless.

However... although Profound Tail fled, Wansheng couldn’t!

Ning Fan ignored other races, focusing his gaze solely on the Wansheng Dragon King.

At this moment, the Destroying Path Thunder Infant was riding the Ancestral Thunder Sparrow, chasing and beating the unlucky Wansheng Dragon King severely. The Wansheng Dragon King could only run, completely powerless to counterattack.

Certainly, the Wansheng Dragon King couldn’t escape either.

The two Half-Saints came at him, if Ning Fan didn’t manage to leave one behind, this battle would yield nothing!

"Seal!"

This time Ning Fan had learned his lesson.

To prevent the Wansheng Dragon King from fleeing as well, Ning Fan activated the Momentum Character Secret, sealing the heavens and earth, first cutting off the retreat of the Wansheng Dragon King, and then to capture within the urn.

Seeing Profound Tail Daoist abandon him and escape alone infuriated the Wansheng Dragon King.

He couldn’t beat Ning Fan alone, and now with the Destroying Path Thunder Infant added, is he really going to meet his end here!

No, he still had the Netherworld Ghost Flower! Although the summoner, Lady Guihua, was not strong, he could still use those Ghost Flowers to save his life!

"Guihua Daoist, hurry and save me!" For the first time in his life, the proud Wansheng Dragon King spoke so politely to an Eastern Celestial Cultivator, and that cultivator was one he had always looked down upon, a traitor.

Lady Guihua paled; she couldn’t let the Wansheng Dragon King die here, otherwise due to the prohibition, she as the Rebel Emperor of Eastern Heaven would die along with him!