“No. It is not! Pour the Secret Blood and activate the devil marks!”
…
Quietly, a month flashed by.
After pouring the Secret Blood on the tattoo, the black mountain and clouds became slightly red. To be more accurate, it was dull-red.
Within this month, Ning Fan’s mind was trapped in a faintly discernible devil mist.
In that realm, the sky and earth were covered with mist. Under his feet, there was an abyss emitting devil aura. Up in the sky was a massive dark mountain that pressed against the abyss. He stood at the top of the mountain, trying to conquer it!
“I am the soul of the ancient devil mountain… Little junior, you are not worthy enough to stand on top of me. Get lost!”
“Hmmph! Not only will I stand on top of you, but I will also conquer you! And I will activate this devil mark!”
One month later, Ning Fan abruptly opened his eyes and stood up. His hair danced wildly as wind blew!
Now, his body refining realm drastically improved! His body was overflowing with devil qi!
“The third step is finished!”
The second realm of Silver Bone, the third… the fourth… the peak!
There was only one more step left before he attains the Jade Life Realm that would enable him to withstand the attack of a Spirit Severing Realm expert!
However, the strength of his punch also magnified making it difficult for any Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert to resist!
“In my current state, I will only need three punches to finish off Xiang Liao!” Ning Fan’s eyes flashed with domineering thought.
Slowly, his aura dispersed.
Upon the completion of the process, a black earth star formed on his right eye!
The first Divine Star he had was the Star of Imperial Lightning!
The first Devil Star he congealed was the Star of Earth Controlling!
As he set his foot on the land of Peng Lai, a weird feeling surged within his head…
He felt that he would be able to extract the soul of the entire Peng Lai Immortal Island if he wanted to!
Everything had a soul. A mountain had its soul; the water had its soul; even the sky had its soul!
Soul Extraction was a secret art that could only be displayed by a minority of the Void Fragmentation Realm old monster. Even if they were to display the technique, they could only suck the souls of some small mountains and rivers to increase their magic power temporarily…
However, Ning Fan had a feeling that he could use his Devil Star of Earth Controlling to draw the entire soul of the island for his own use!
If he manages to do that, his earth element magic power would increase to a terrifying level…
Unfortunately, the Jade Life Body Refining Realm would not be able to contain the massive power of the island soul, let alone his current body.
He cleared his thoughts. The Earth Star in his right eye flashed and he stretched his hand towards the ground and grasped the air.
Since I can’t draw the soul of the island, let me try drawing the soul of the ground in just Mo Nan City!
As his pulled his hand upwards, the spiritual qi of the entire city crumbled immediately!
He felt his hand catching something intangible that emitted heavy and boundless qi. He placed it into his mouth and swallowed it. The next moment, his entire magic power surged crazily like he had just cast a secret art. There was an additional two thousand units of magic power within him, making him a Peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivator!
His gaze became even more indifferent and old, as if he himself was the earth which existed since ancient times!
“Such enigmatic secret art… With this technique, I can simply borrow power from the souls of nature whenever I have insufficient of them…”
He dispersed the soul from his body, returning the spiritual qi to the ground of Mo Nan City.
He took a deep breath and exhaled the foul smell within him.
“After regulating my breathing, I will start plucking the Flower Demon and the Wind Demon! I wonder how they will react when they witness my current cultivation realm…”
…
The spiritual qi of the earth in Mo Nan City was restored to its original state after disappearing for a short while.
Xiao Wanluo who was pacing with his hands clasped behind his back outside the stone chamber began to feel impatient.
He had been waiting outside the chamber for two months.
This Zhou Ming sure is arrogant. Anyhow, I am a half-step Peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. Even a Spirit Severing Realm expert would be polite with me. On the contrary, this Zhou Ming made me wait like an idiot outside the chamber. He’s such a conceited person!
“A conceited person can never walk far in the path of cultivation!”
He cursed inwardly. If it was not for using Ning Fan’s devilish reputation to save his own sect, he would never stoop so low as to wait for Ning Fan like a servant.
But when the spiritual qi under the ground vanished, Xiao Wanluo’s expression changed!
He was the only Late Nascent Soul Realm expert who stayed closely to the stone chamber. Perhaps, he was the only person in Peng Lai Immortal Island who sensed the changes of the spiritual qi!
When the spiritual qi disappeared, he felt that the ground that he was stepping on died, as if it lost its soul!
“This is… the Soul Extraction Technique that only Void Fragmentation Realm old monsters are capable of using! Don’t tell me this Zhou Ming is studying this ability in his seclusion! This person… This person… It has been rumored that anyone who could comprehend any one of the three techniques: Soul Extraction, Sense Soul Incarnation and Void Manipulation, would certainly attain the Void Fragmentation Realm! Furthermore, they would have a greater chance than common cultivators to ascend and become immortals!”
Xiao Wanluo was so shocked to even utter a word!
Deep inside, he decided that he should hold tightly on Zhou Ming’s thigh even if the Pill Cauldron Gate did not face any danger.
Comprehending the technique of Soul Extraction… That is to say this person will definitely attain the Void Fragmentation Realm and become an immortal!
If Xiao Wanluo knew that Ning Fan had even congealed his Sense Soul Incarnation, he might not just want to hold on to Ning Fan’s thigh tightly. Perhaps he might even recognize Ning Fan as his own father.
Now, the admiration that Xiao Wanluo had towards Ning Fan was immeasurable! It’s even stronger than what he had towards the Spirit Severing Realm experts of the External Endless Sea as well as the Venerated Seven of the Internal Endless Sea!
Note :
Measurements :
a. li(里) = 500 m
b. zhang(丈) = 3.13 m
c. chi(尺) = 30.7 cm