Chapter 1159: Chapter 1159: Blasting Gengwu!

Unfortunately, Ning Fan didn’t have much time to contemplate the matter of the hundredfold Calamity Flash, for Niu Manshan was back again to seize control of his physical body.

The shield and sword in the Golden Flame Giant’s hands had already dispersed, and now, once again activating the evasion glyphs of the Heavenly Bull Clan, he unleashed the Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike with one punch, easily obliterating that hundredfold Calamity Flash into dust.

The shattered Calamity Thought Red Glow illuminated the waters.

All the powerhouses here were awestruck by the strength of the Golden Flame Giant; not even Blood God Geng Wu could do anything to Ning Fan; Ning Fan was simply too powerful!

"Is this the true power of the White-Clad Yama! Was all the strength he exposed to us before just a façade? His real power can easily suppress Blood God Geng Wu!" one different race powerhouse broke into a cold sweat, not considering the possibility that Niu Manshan might assist Ning Fan.

In reality, although the Golden Flame Giant had the strength of an Ancient Great Cultivator, it was not entirely accurate to say it was Ning Fan’s Eternal True Body.

It wasn’t just Ning Fan.

It was the product of the merging of Ning Fan and Niu Manshan!

Niu Manshan managed to escape the Sealing Tower by attaching his True Spirit to Ning Fan’s body, using a secret technique akin to partial possession from the Heavenly Bull Clan to fuse his True Spirit with Ning Fan.

The last time he pulled off a similar trick, there was an unfortunate Heavenly Shadow Clan powerhouse who had ventured into the Sealing Tower, whom he used as a medium.

Unfortunately, once he left the Sealing Tower, he detached from that different race medium, exterminating them, so the different race side remained unaware of Niu Manshan’s similar possession techniques, capable of channeling all cultivations into Ning Fan’s body.

This kind of partial possession technique differs from ordinary possession, posing a major risk. If Ning Fan had a vicious heart and ruthless cultivation, he could even swallow Niu Manshan’s Ancient Great Cultivation, absorbing it into himself.

Of course, if Ning Fan did such a thing, the short-term benefits would be immense, equivalent to directly receiving all the cultivation of an Ancient Great Cultivator; but in the long run, it would ruin Ning Fan’s foundational Dao base, halting him forever at the level of an Ancient Great Cultivator, virtually raising cultivations through force, with clear side effects.

Thus, although Ning Fan wasn’t a benevolent person, he disdained betraying someone after crossing the river, secretly devouring Niu Manshan’s cultivation.

And it was precisely this reason that Niu Manshan dared to borrow Ning Fan’s physical body to use the secret technique to escape the Sealing Tower.

For several hours, he and Ning Fan would share the physical body; a few hours later, this partial possession would fail, and his True Spirit would detach from Ning Fan’s body.

By that time, Ning Fan would revert to his original cultivation; but for now, he could freely use Niu Manshan’s cultivation to be arrogant, to be unrestrained!

This partial possession state blurred Ning Fan’s sense of identity. Was he still Ning Fan, or had he become Niu Manshan? His mind felt somewhat confused.

The sensation was peculiar; although his mind was somewhat muddled, his entire body was brimming with power, capable of plucking stars and grasping the moon with just a thought, effortlessly!

During the previous primitive and wild battle, Ning Fan briefly experienced the sensation of an Ancient Great Cultivator when the Eye Orb Monster possessed him, and he battled the Yin Mo Ancestor, shocking the world.

This time, by chance, he again had an Ancient Great Cultivator possess him, temporarily gaining the strength of such a level.

Unlike before, Ning Fan’s cultivation was previously weak, thus during the Yin Mo battle, he nearly played the role of a spectator; but this time, his divine sense can faintly contend with Niu Manshan’s consciousness. The first punch severely injured Blood God Geng Wu, and the second punch shattered the hundredfold Calamity Flash, half coming from Niu Manshan, and the rest due to Ning Fan!

"Bull! Bull! Bull!"

Blood God Geng Wu seemed to go mad, repeatedly launching the hundredfold Calamity Flashes at the Golden Flame Giant. Although others couldn’t recognize Niu Manshan’s possession in Ning Fan, how could it not recognize! With Niu Manshan so close, it definitely wanted to beat him to a pulp!

Bang Bang Bang!

Strike after strike of the hundredfold Calamity Flashes capable of exterminating weak Quasi-Saints were recklessly unleashed by Blood God Geng Wu, only to be nonchalantly crushed by the Golden Flame Giant’s iron fist.

The Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike used by the Golden Flame Giant wasn’t an ordinary Mountain-Shattering Strike but a Mountain-Shattering Strike fused with the Heavenly Bull Clan’s evasion glyphs, its power vastly exceeding Blood God Geng Wu’s hundredfold Calamity Flash.

And when the Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike’s combination advantage initiated, each punch from the Golden Flame Giant grew increasingly heavier, with its advantage becoming more apparent!

When the combination reached around eight hundred strikes, the Golden Flame Giant’s single punch obliterated ten pillars of the hundredfold Calamity Flash, its power ten times that of the hundredfold Calamity Flash!

Bang!

Another punch with eight hundred Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strikes!

The immense, indescribable flesh of Blood God Geng Wu was pierced by a single punch from the Golden Flame Giant, staining the waters with blood!

Seriously injured!

This punch directly hit a vital point, drastically reducing Blood God Geng Wu’s blood capacity by approximately a tenth!

Blood God Geng Wu let out a piercing scream, a sound that shook the ears of the powerhouses here, leaving everyone speechless with shock.

Is this Ning Fan’s actual power!

Blood God Geng Wu seemed to have no power to resist in his hands!

"Well, Xi Xi Lu Lu Lu Lu!"

Amidst the screams, Blood God Geng Wu’s anger intensified, releasing millions of parasitic leeches inside him to attack the Golden Flame Giant.

These millions of leeches, strengthened by consuming Blood God Geng Wu’s vital blood, were incredibly strong, with even the weakest possessing True Immortal strength; among the army of leeches, there were over a hundred at the Immortal Emperor level!

Over a hundred Immortal Emperor-level leeches, leading millions of True Immortal-level leeches, exhibited an impressive aura, capable of making even Second-Grade Quasi-Saints shiver.

Yet, unfortunately for them, they weren’t facing a Second-Grade Quasi-Saint but a Third-Grade Ancient Great Cultivator!

"One hundred Immortal Emperors; even for me, it would require some effort..." Though words of caution spewed from his mouth, the Golden Flame Giant’s face displayed no trace of apprehension.

Only the usual disdain of Niu Manshan and Ning Fan’s unwavering composure.

Summon, Heavenly Bull Stomach!

Niu Manshan chuckled coldly, actually summoned his gut space, then continuously swung his iron fists, the Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strikes easily annihilating countless leeches.

No leech could approach him!

For this wasn’t an ordinary Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike but a furious Ancient Great Cultivator swinging fists, even an Immortal Emperor would perish with a single punch!

Bang Bang Bang!

Thousands and thousands of leeches were exterminated, their corpses and blood consumed by his writhing Heavenly Bull Stomach.

In less than twenty breaths, Niu Manshan unleashed hundreds of punches, killing all the millions of leeches before him.

The leech corpses were all eaten by the Heavenly Bull Stomach...

Hiss! 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The sound of gasping filled the depths!

Anyone witnessing someone killing one hundred Immortal Emperors within twenty breaths couldn’t remain calm!

Contrarily, the Golden Flame Giant looked disgusted, dismissing his gut space summon, loathfully burping.

"Terrible flavor! These leeches taste disgusting, as if I’ve held back feces for millions of years! If it wasn’t for needing strength recovery, I’d rather die than eat these wretched things raw!"

Roar!

Blood God Geng Wu was enraged by the Golden Flame Giant’s insulting words!

Never in its life had it been so furious as now!

The unprecedented anger resulted in its giant body emitting some peculiar light, beginning a certain evolution.

Gengwu Bearing Ring evolution!

Rumor has it, the Gengwu Clan under extreme anger may briefly evolve into [Ring-Bearing Gengwu].

Ring-Bearing Gengwu, as the name implies, possesses the Saint’s Ring, significantly enhancing the Gengwu Clan’s power!

"Great! With the Bearing Ring evolution, Blood God is about to evolve into the legendary Ring-Bearing Gengwu! If it holds the Saint’s Ring, no matter how mighty the Yama Child is, it stands no chance against Blood God!"

The different race’s Quasi-Saints, familiar with the Gengwu Clan, upon witnessing this moment, rejoiced uncontrollably.

Originally, having seen Ning Fan’s power, they had lost hope in defeating him. But now, with Blood God Geng Wu’s evolution under extreme rage, their confidence was rekindled.

Gradually, blood light detached from Blood God Geng Wu’s enormous body, materializing a blood-colored halo in its mouth!

Compared to Blood God Geng Wu’s tremendous body, the blood-colored halo seemed too small, too small. Yet, none of the powerhouses dared ignore this blood-colored halo.

Because this blood-colored halo wasn’t anything ordinary but the Ring of the Initial Saint, which only a Prime Saint could possess, materialized due to extreme rage from Geng Wu!

"Ring-Bearing Gengwu, huh? This might be troublesome..." The Golden Flame Giant frowned.

At the moment Blood God Gengwu evolved the Saint Ring, a scarlet column of light shot from its mouth, heading straight for the Golden Flame Giant.

It was still the single-approach Calamity Flash!

But this time, it wasn’t the usual hundredfold Calamity Flash; it was... three thousandfold Calamity Flash!

Such power in the Calamity Flash was definitely not something Blood God Gengwu in its normal state could unleash; under normal circumstances, a hundredfold Calamity Flash was its limit.

But it was beyond normal now!

The Saint Ring held by Senluo and the Saint Ring held by Blood God Gengwu were on completely different levels!

At this moment, Blood God Gengwu held the Saint Ring, and with its power, its Calamity Flash entwined with the Power of Reincarnation at the third step, causing the Calamity Flash’s might to reach an astounding three thousandfold!

The Golden Flame Giant unleashed punches with full force to resist, even pushing the defensive limit of the Evasion Glyph to the extreme, yet it still couldn’t fully deflect the damage from this attack.

Poof!

The Golden Flame Giant coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood, barely repelling the three thousandfold Calamity Flash but still suffering some injuries.

Due to these injuries, a look of fierceness appeared in the Golden Flame Giant’s eyes, momentarily switching Ning Fan to command the body.

A three thousandfold Calamity Flash was fearsome indeed, but how could it compare to the Three Thousand Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike!

"Child, Ring-Bearing Gengwu is an enemy we cannot match in strength; let’s retreat for now. With me here, even if I can’t defeat Ring-Bearing Gengwu, leading you safely out of this place will be easy..." From the depths of consciousness, Niu Manshan advised Ning Fan.

"Senior wanted to eat Squid Dumplings, right? Leaving before tasting them would be quite regrettable!"

Roar!

Blood God Gengwu released another three thousandfold Calamity Flash Light Column, an apocalyptic assault rushing forth!

Around the Golden Flame Giant, the Cross Halo abruptly activated, rapidly consuming large quantities of God-Returning Rice Grain, and its fists flurried, charging toward the three thousandfold Calamity Flash Light Column.

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!

Seventeen punches!

The Golden Flame Giant unleashed eighteen punches of Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike to fend off the three thousandfold Calamity Flash. Although it was repelled, it was once again shaken by the Calamity Flash’s power.

Blood God Gengwu didn’t give the Golden Flame Giant any time to rest, quickly following the initial three thousandfold Calamity Flash with a second strike.

But this was exactly what Ning Fan wanted!

This was how it should be!

This was how it should be with one strike after another!

Only with an assault like a violent storm could the power of the Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike truly be demonstrated. If the attacks were intermittent, it would interrupt the combo flow of the Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike, requiring a restart of the hit count!

If a highly intelligent Ancient Great Cultivator could see through the weaknesses of the Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike, they would certainly time their intervention to disrupt the Golden Flame Giant, breaking its combo.

But did Blood God Gengwu have that level of intelligence?

No!

Its intelligence was inferior even to a three-year-old child, and with blazing fury, it lost even the last ounce of thinking ability, thus evolving into the defiant and unparalleled Ring-Bearing Gengwu.

For a creature without wisdom, why should Ning Fan fear!

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!

Without the slightest fear of the three thousandfold Calamity Flash, the Golden Flame Giant punched like a relentless downpour, aiming to annihilate every three thousandfold Calamity Flash that came its way!

Before three hundred punches, the Golden Flame Giant needed seventeen punches to fend off one strike of the three thousandfold Calamity Flash.

After six hundred punches, to fend off a Calamity Flash strike required only twelve punches!

After eight hundred punches, it required only ten punches!

After one thousand punches, it required only nine punches!

After two thousand punches, it required only three punches!

After three thousand punches, it required only one punch!

The might of one punch could shatter the three thousandfold Calamity Flash head-on without sustaining any injury!

At this moment, the terrifying aura of the Golden Flame Giant was so overwhelming even Niu Manshan feared it, yet Ning Fan felt no fear, only Ancient Demon Annihilation Will coursing through his body!

Demon Might as high as the heavens!

Three thousand punches were not Ning Fan’s limit!

From three thousand punches onward, the Golden Flame Giant gradually gained the upper hand, beginning to pressure Blood God Gengwu again.

Four thousand punches!

Five thousand punches!

Six thousand punches!

Blood God Gengwu’s three thousandfold Barbarian Flash could no longer rival the Golden Flame Giant!

At seven thousand punches, the Golden Flame Giant’s punch shattered the Saint Ring held in Blood God Gengwu’s mouth!

"The Yama Child actually shattered even the Saint Ring! In this Era of Decline, is there anything he cannot do?" The other clans’ Quasi-Saints all quivered with fear.

When the eight thousand Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike was unleashed, Blood God Gengwu’s colossal physical body was shattered by a single punch from the Golden Flame Giant!

The entire waters were filled with the fragmented corpse of Blood God Gengwu, and ancient treasures fell from within its body!

The punch wave swept forth, encompassing all creatures in this vicinity within the storm of punch waves!

The different clan Quasi-Saints were directly swept away by the punch wave, spewing blood wildly, while weaker other race powerhouses were directly felled by the punch wave!

The Reversal of Heaven Great Formation that had previously struggled to resist Blood God Gengwu was finally shattered by the punch wave, and all Eastern celestial cultivators beneath the formation were swept into the punch wave storm!

"Oh no, I’ve gone overboard..."

The Golden Flame Giant’s expression changed, maximizing the Body-protecting Golden Light to shield all Eastern celestial cultivators within.

Fortunately, he acted quickly to protect them; otherwise, many of those Eastern celestial cultivators would have fallen in the punch wave storm, which was not the outcome Ning Fan desired...

It seemed Ning Fan’s control over power wasn’t sufficient yet, but it’s understandable; such power, enough to shatter even Blood God Gengwu, couldn’t be fully mastered by Ning Fan, who was still at the Immortal King realm. A single mistake could lead to backlash not only against his allies but potentially against himself.

"Shishiruu... Shishiruu... Shishiruuruu..." So terrifying, so terrifying, this person is a monster!

Amid the countless squid flesh pieces, a squid True Spirit the size of an ant quietly escaped.

Ning Fan, of course, noticed the escaping squid True Spirit and intended to pursue, but was dissuaded by Niu Manshan.

"Let it go. If the Gengwu clan fights to the death, they can detonate their True Spirit. Their True Spirit explosion is exceptionally powerful, many times stronger than a normal True Spirit detonation, hence many True Realm Cultivators favor capturing Gengwu True Spirits to use as explosives, with extremely formidable destructive power... Given this Gengwu’s cultivation, if it decides to detonate its True Spirit, the entire Eastern Boundary River would be leveled, and its explosive power could even extend to the Eastern Heaven Immortal World, destroying over half of it... If you don’t possess Saint-level strength to subdue it, don’t force it into a corner..."

Upon hearing these words, Ning Fan felt a chill and dared not pursue the ant-sized Gengwu True Spirit any further.

Such an inconspicuous True Spirit, if detonated, could level the whole Eastern Boundary River and obliterate half the Eastern Heaven Immortal World... If truly pushed to self-detonate, it’s uncertain whether Ning Fan could even ensure his own survival...

The other clans’ Quasi-Saints, witnessing Blood God Gengwu being blasted apart, dared not linger, each frantically fleeing, fearing they might be slain by Ning Fan.

Today, Ning Fan’s demonic figure would undoubtedly become a shadow over their spirit sense, hindering them for life!

A sense of exhaustion spread through Ning Fan’s body, not from Ning Fan himself, but from the power of Niu Manshan.

The seemingly simple battle against Blood God Gengwu had utterly depleted the power Niu Manshan had just awakened, using it all up.

The Cross Halo could infinitely replenish Ning Fan’s mana, but couldn’t restore Niu Manshan’s mana.

After defeating Blood God Gengwu, Ning Fan’s cultivation had already fallen back to normalcy, no longer able to wield ancient great cultivator-level strength, with no capacity left to eliminate those other clans’ Quasi-Saints, he could only watch them escape helplessly.

Regarding this, Ning Fan felt a sense of regret but also heaved a sigh of relief. If the enemies hadn’t escaped and had instead turned to attack him, it would have been a headache.

Ning Fan was aware of his own capabilities. Defeating the Blood God Geng Wu was largely due to Niu Manshan’s cultivation; although Ning Fan also contributed significantly, he was not the main factor for victory.

He couldn’t even defeat one Quasi-Saint; if he were to face the siege of thirteen Different Race Quasi-Saints with his own cultivation, it would definitely end badly for him.

"I don’t have the ability to chase down those Different Race Quasi-Saints, which is the most troublesome part. If those Quasi-Saints realize I’m not pursuing them, it won’t be long before they figure out that I’m out of strength to fight anymore... Before long, they will certainly return. Fortunately, the Immortal Emperor Seal has already been repaired. Before they figure it out, I have plenty of time to lead everyone away from here..." Ning Fan thought to himself.

Of course, there are two things to do before leaving here!

First, conveniently gather all the Geng Wu meat chunks and ancient treasures here.

Second, bring a person from the bottom of the Boundary River...

Ning Fan exited his Eternal True Body form, and with a wave of his hand, collected all the Geng Wu meat chunks and ancient treasures within the entire water area, then returned to the surface with a group of Eastern Celestial Cultivators.

After sending these Eastern Celestial Cultivators out of the water, Ning Fan turned around, preparing to return to the water and go back to the bottom of the Sixth Path Boundary River.

"Daddy, where are you going?" Xian Luoli grabbed Ning Fan’s sleeve, not letting him return to the bottom of the Boundary River.

The scenes underwater had frightened her quite a bit, and she didn’t want Ning Fan to go back to such a dangerous place.

Burying Moon and the others, although not stopping Ning Fan, looked at him curiously, waiting for an explanation.

"Don’t worry, I’m just going to the bottom of the water to pick someone up; I won’t be fighting those Different Race Quasi-Saints again," Ning Fan said with a smile, patting Xian Luoli’s head, then turned and leapt back into the water.

Upon hearing this, Burying Moon immediately pouted.

Even with just toes to think, she knew Ning Fan was risking going back for a woman, not a man.

To be so infatuated to the point of ignoring one’s own life, she didn’t admire anyone else, only Ning Fan...

As for Xiang Mingzi and the other Old Monsters of East Heaven, they exchanged understanding smiles.

Heroes have a hard time resisting beauties; it seems the hero who saved Eastern Heaven is going underwater to pick up his beauty... Hehe, such a romantic tale will soon become the talk of the Eastern Celestial Cultivators.

As for safety concerns, they weren’t worried about Ning Fan going back into the water encountering danger, because they had already started to believe in Ning Fan’s power.

In their eyes, Ning Fan was either a deeply hidden Ancient Great Cultivator or had some means to temporarily reach a great cultivation level.

There’s no need to worry about someone like Ning Fan; who should be worried would be those Different Race Quasi-Saints...

"But I’m still worried about Daddy... Others can’t see it, but Xianxian can. The ancient great cultivation power Daddy used before didn’t feel right, it was definitely not his own power... That power should have been exhausted when fighting the giant squid, what if Daddy encounters danger going back underwater..." While other Eastern Celestial Cultivators were rejoicing for having survived the calamity, Xian Luoli couldn’t smile, she was worried about Daddy.

"Alright, don’t worry about that little lecher. He’s too cunning to take risks, this venture must be well-planned, even if he’s low on power he can protect himself. We are the ones who should be worried. Our group, more or less, has suffered injuries, especially a few Quasi-Saints, who are the most seriously injured. If we don’t quickly return to the nearest stronghold for treatment, there might be a risk of Quasi-Saints dropping in realms due to their serious injuries..."

"Even if there’s no trouble for Daddy, I’m still worried. I think Daddy will bring back another woman... Xianxian is unhappy, Xianxian dislikes others competing with her for Daddy."

"Hmph! It’s not only Xianxian who’s unhappy, even Sister Burying Moon is unhappy. No, why would I be unhappy? He can pursue as many women as he wants, how does that concern me!"

...

Burying Moon and the others guessed partially right, Ning Fan returned to the bottom of the Sixth Path of the Boundary River indeed to pick up a certain woman.

However, it had nothing to do with infatuation; Ning Fan owed Aflo a debt of gratitude, and this move was just a convenient way to return a favor.

Of course, if it wasn’t convenient, whether he would rescue Aflo at all was uncertain.

In fact, he had long heard that Aflo was confined in the Different Race death cell, but had delayed rescuing her for this reason. Although the kindness still existed, he had already repaid the favor of guidance from that day. Returning to the Different Race was Aflo’s choice, and Ning Fan had respected that decision by letting her go; but as a result, Aflo was imprisoned in the Different Race death cell. It was Aflo’s choice to return to the water, and she should bear the consequences herself.

All said and done, perfect as it may be.

But if Ning Fan could conveniently rescue Aflo, he didn’t mind saving her.

Previously, there were surely Different Race Quasi-Saints surrounding where Aflo was imprisoned, limiting his ability to rescue her.

Now it’s different.

At this moment, the Different Race Quasi-Saints were busy fleeing for their lives, scattered like lost dogs, leaving Ning Fan an opportunity to exploit.

In a certain place in the Sixth Path’s waters, the fleeing different race Quasi-Saints suddenly came to a halt.

"Grand Deity Director, why did we stop!" someone asked in confusion and uncertainty.

"This is bad! We’ve been tricked! We’ve been running for half an hour, but that Yama child hasn’t caught up with us! Something’s not right here!" the Foreign Clan Great Deity Director said with a grim face.

"Are you saying, Grand Deity Director, that after defeating Blood God Gengwu, that Yama child no longer had the strength to face our siege, so he didn’t pursue us?" Another different race Quasi-Saint speculated along with the Grand Deity Director’s reminder.

"I didn’t expect that Yama child wouldn’t even come to chase us, and yet we fled in panic for half an hour. This is so disgraceful! If this spreads, what honor do we Ziwei Immortal Cultivators have left to speak of!" someone said in anger and shame.

"Since that Yama child no longer has the strength to fight us, why don’t we go back and launch a counterattack?" someone suggested.

"Not appropriate, not appropriate... The key issue is, we only know that Yama child is running out of strength, but we don’t know exactly how much strength he has left. We are sure he has little left, but how little that is, is hard to say. Perhaps he still possesses the power to kill seven Quasi-Saints? Or perhaps he still has the strength to tear apart five Quasi-Saints? Maybe he can still kill three? Or perhaps he can’t kill even one? Or maybe, in a desperate fight, although he would die, he might still be able to wipe us out to the last one... Before figuring this out, returning rashly might lead us to pay a heavy price due to recklessness," the Foreign Clan Great Deity Director rejected.

"But this is a rare moment of weakness for that Yama child! If he recovers, who among us will be his opponent! He was able to blow up Blood God Gengwu, an ancient Fiendgod! If we wait for this person to recover and come back, none of us Ziwei descendants might survive!"

"Humph! He wouldn’t dare! If pushed too far, Blood God’s True Spirit will self-destruct, and he won’t have a good ending either! If not for this, why would he have let Blood God’s True Spirit escape!"

"But this is a rare moment of weakness for that Yama child..."

"He might have already escaped the waters, who’s to say..."

"I still think we should go back and take a look. Even if we don’t engage him, we should investigate his true condition. Escaping in such a panic without understanding anything is definitely not the usual style of us Ziwei Immortal Cultivators!"

"Indeed! We should go back to investigate... Firstly, to investigate this person’s details, if he is not there anymore, we should also check on the repairs of the Immortal Emperor Seal, to see if there’s any chance to destroy it... And one more thing, Blood God’s exploded flesh is an excellent nourishing material, and it’s unknown whether that Yama child has collected all the pieces..."

With the Foreign Clan Great Deity Director’s order, all the different race Quasi-Saints turned back, heading towards the Heavenly Shadow Clan Ruins.

While the different race Quasi-Saints were busy with this matter, Ning Fan quietly swam towards another direction—to the location of the Sixth Path’s Water Domain’s different race shrine!

With Ning Fan’s intelligence capabilities, he easily learned that the dead cell of the different race was inside the shrine.

For the different race, the death row inmates in the dead cell were excellent sacrifices, meant to be offered to Blood God Gengwu for consumption.

The sacrifices in the dead cell were of great importance, and usually, no one was allowed to approach the dead cell, not even a Quasi-Saint without the Grand Deity Director’s order.

The dead cell was heavily guarded, usually with over one Quasi-Saint and ten or more Immortal Emperors on guard.

But things were different now.

Due to the shocking battle aura coming from the Heavenly Shadow Clan Ruins, all the different race Immortal Emperors, unclear of the circumstances, had gone to the Heavenly Shadow Clan’s foreign race.

This was the time when the different race shrine’s defenses were at their weakest.

And it was also Ning Fan’s best opportunity to save people!

The dead cell had over a thousand cells, with Aflo locked in a row of cells at the deepest part.

The walls of the cell were covered with runes sealing Water Essence Force, which had a greatly suppressive effect on the Shui Clan.

Aflo, neither sad nor joyful, gazed at the cell walls, but if you looked closely, you would find a hint of bitterness hidden in her eyes.

She shouldn’t have come back.

Shouldn’t have returned.

Aflo never would have thought that when Ning Fan captured her that day, he unknowing saved her life.

During the days she was captured, most of the Merfolk Clansmen warriors were used as sacrifices, fed to Blood God Gengwu.

The Grand Deity Director deceived her...

The Grand Deity Director had clearly promised that only she would be needed as a sacrifice, but in actuality, apart from the Grand Deity Director’s trusted Merfolk Clan members, everyone else was predetermined to be sacrifices, with no innocent Merfolk able to survive...

All dead...

Her people were all dead...

The few surviving male Merfolk also became traitors to the Merfolk Clan, selling their souls to the Grand Deity Director, just to save their lives...

"I thought that my return could save all the Merfolk Clan people, but in reality, I couldn’t even protect myself..."

"Soon, I too will become a sacrifice, offered to the Blood God Gengwu... All my clansmen are dead, only I am left. Perhaps dying isn’t so bad..."

"But why am I unwilling... I want to avenge my clan..."

"Whether it’s the Great Divine Minister or the Blood God Gengwu, they are entities I cannot defeat with all my life’s effort. Yet, I don’t want to give up... I’m unwilling! The sight of the clan members’ bones left over after being eaten by the Blood God Gengwu is so tragic, I cannot forget!"

Aflo smiled bitterly.

What use is unwillingness...

She couldn’t even escape the prison, let alone talk of revenge.

The laughable thing is, the Foreign Clan Great Deity Director saw she possessed the Seed of True Self’s Karma and had infinite potential, actually willing to help her remove the identity of a sacrifice and recruit her to deal with Ning Fan.

Upon learning all her clansmen were sacrificed, how could she agree to do anything for the Great Divine Minister?

Especially when it involved dealing with Ning Fan, she could never agree to it.

Meeting another self, she shared many memories, along with that woman’s complex feelings for Ning Fan.

This feeling is unreal, built upon dream encounters with only physical contact, no spiritual exchange.

But regardless, Ning Fan’s presence was imprinted deep in her heart.

Whether in this world or another world, they both kept Ning Fan in their heart.

Aflo softly extended her hand to retrieve half a golden arrow.

That day, she broke the golden arrow, giving half to Ning Fan and keeping half for herself. She promised to repay Ning Fan’s kindness, but alas, she was already struggling to protect herself, fearing she’d have no chance to repay that kindness.

It was the great favor of the Seed of True Self’s Karma...

[If you face difficulties, as long as it doesn’t harm my Ziwei Immortal Cultivator’s interests, bring this arrowhead, and I can fulfill one task for you. You have given me the favor on the Path of Saints, and if I have the aptitude to become a Saint, perhaps the Great Divine Minister might spare my Merfolk Clan... This favor is heavy and will surely be repaid! My Dream Lover, no, Ning Fan, farewell!]

Farewell...

Farewell...

"I hear your clansmen are all dead... the things you wish to protect seem to no longer exist..." A voice suddenly sounded outside the prison, accompanied by the cries of the Immortal King guards around.

Aflo’s heart trembled; this voice entangled in her two worlds; how could she not remember!

It’s Ning Fan!

But how could Ning Fan be here! He is the White-Clad Yama, whom everyone in Ziwei Immortal Cultivator wants to kill!

Separated by the prison’s barrier, Aflo couldn’t sense the battle aura outside, naturally unaware of the big events happening out there.

She stood up suddenly, holding onto the prison bars, only to be bounced back by the runes on them.

She stared in disbelief outside the bars, as Ning Fan parted the blood-stained stream, stepping over the corpses of the guards, arriving before her.

With one slash of the Reverse Sea Sword, he cut open the cage!

Not just the cage, the entire Foreign Clan temple was cleaved open by Ning Fan’s sword! This place at the Eastern Boundary River is the most sacred place for Ziwei Immortal Cultivator, yet Ning Fan destroyed it. This time, Ning Fan has forever nailed Ziwei Immortal Cultivator to the pillar of shame.

"Why are you here..." Aflo’s eyes reddened.

She didn’t know what she felt at that moment.

Betrayed by her closest comrades, yet saved by a former enemy, what is this, what is this!

"Since you’re so unwilling, don’t just wait to die here. Though you’re a different race, you can live in the Eastern Heaven for my sake in the future."

"Eastern Heaven, I..." Aflo remained silent.

She had never eaten an Eastern Celestial Cultivator.

After coming ashore, she didn’t even have time to slay an Eastern Celestial Cultivator before being captured by Ning Fan.

In theory, she bore no deep blood enmity with the Eastern Celestial Cultivators, but she was a Ziwei Descendant, could she live together with those Purple Dou Descendants...

Could she abandon her ancestors, abandon her faith...

"I’ll give you three breaths, hesitate any longer and I’ll capture you again, imprison you in the Xuan Yin Treasure, and take your tears..." Ning Fan said irritably.

He was confident the other Clans’ Quasi-Saints would not return to the temple soon, yet dared not waste much time here; what if a Quasi-Saint returned ahead of time? It would be difficult to escape then.

"Imprisoning, imprisoning me in the Xuan Yin Treasure is fine; after all, I don’t want to live in Eastern Heaven..." With a reminiscent thought of some fragrant memories, Aflo’s pretty face flushed red.

"So you’d rather let me imprison you in the Xuan Yin Treasure, humiliated, than live well in Eastern Heaven, huh..." Ning Fan’s mouth twitched.

Wondered if Aflo had a tendency to be abused, accidentally awakened by him.

He misunderstood Aflo.

In reality, Aflo just didn’t know how to face ordinary Eastern Celestial Cultivators. Once treated as enemies, now difficult to change perspectives quickly.

But Ning Fan didn’t know...

He had never encountered a woman with a tendency to be abused, pondering how to arrange things to satisfy her.

Since this woman wishes to remain in the Xuan Yin Treasure, let her stay, Xuan Yin Treasure is vast enough for one more.

But how to reside...

"Senior Niu, you’re experienced, have you heard of women with a tendency to be abused?" Ning Fan asked in the depths of his mind.

At that moment, Niu Manshan’s spirit was weak, in no mood to chat, perfunctorily answered when asked, "Oh, this kind of woman, I’ve heard, each one is a tormenting little fairy, won’t eat unless whipped, to make them happy, absolutely don’t treat them well, you must do this and that..."

Niu Manshan rambled a bit, then due to weakened consciousness, slumbered.

So later, he knew nothing and bore no responsibility for what happened due to his ramblings.

Hence.

When Aflo resided in the Xuan Yin Treasure once more.

She was tied to the bed by Ning Fan with ropes.

"Why tie me, so, so shameful..." Aflo instinctively wanted to resist, but having accepted Ning Fan’s life-saving favor, she already had thoughts of offering her body, even if Ning Fan treated her so, she just considered Ning Fan quirky, not resisting.

Just enduring shyly...

"Actually didn’t oppose being tied up, seems Senior Niu didn’t deceive me, women with tendencies to be abused indeed have peculiar habits, actually like being tied up..."

Ning Fan secretly complained, yet showed a kind smile, saying to Aflo, "You’ve been imprisoned long, today rest well here. I have things to do, if you need anything, you can contact me. I’m connected to Xuan Yin Treasure’s heart spirit, will satisfy your needs... Rest assured, towards women with special inclinations, I always show no discrimination."

After remarking, Ning Fan swiftly departed Xuan Yin Treasure, leaving Aflo alone, extremely ashamed.

Ning Fan actually said she had special inclinations!

Ning Fan has special inclinations indeed!

What normal man ties a weak woman spread-eagle on the bed!

Pervert!

Too perverted!

Aflo internally complained about Ning Fan’s actions, which Ning Fan naturally didn’t know.

After rescuing Aflo, Ning Fan sensed through the Treasure-searching Compass several Quasi-Saints rushing back to the temple.

No doubt they sensed the temple’s destruction, hastening back.

With Other Clans’ Quasi-Saint reinforcements returning, Ning Fan dared not linger, rapidly departed, naturally not considering Aflo’s feelings...

Poor Aflo was thus tied to the bed, bound for a very long time...