"May I ask the monarch, what is the corpse puppet of the Underworld Luo Clan …?"
A ray of cold light flashed across Ning Fan's eyes. He did not expect that the corpses of the members of the Ming Luo Tree Clan would be refined into spiritual puppets and given out as a reward for a mission.
Before he came to the Tree World, he promised the Mingluo Tree Spirit that he would come to the Tree World to look for the Mingluo Tree Clan and help them when necessary.
Today, Ning Fan had yet to start searching for the Ming Luo Tree Clan but he had already seen this kind of mission reward. His heart could not help but sink.
Could it be that the Nethersift Tree Clan was in the Eastern Forest Sea?
Could it be that the Nethersift Tree Clan had declined to the point that they were bullied and humiliated as they pleased, capturing their clansmen to be refined into puppets as rewards for missions?
Who was the one who used the Underworld Tree Clan's clansmen to refine the puppet? Was it the Bamboo Emperor?
If that is really the case, Ning Fan might have to stand on the side of the Min Luo Tree Clan and become enemies with the Bamboo Sovereign. After all, from a moral point of view, the Underworld Sifting Tree Spirit was protecting the State of Yue. He had the responsibility to protect the Underworld Sifting Clan on behalf of the Underworld Sifting Tree Spirit!
The moment Ning Fan's eyes flashed, even Tang Xiong who had an Absolute Void Stage cultivation base felt a chill in his heart. His face turned pale with fright.
At first, Tang Xiong thought that Ning Fan was just an ordinary Void Inquiry Stage expert. Now, however, he felt an extreme sense of danger from Ning Fan's eyes!
That gaze contained a shocking killing intent. That kind of powerful killing intent was unimaginably terrifying!
Tang Xiong felt a sharp pain in his Sea of Consciousness after being glared at by Ning Fan. Layers of illusions appeared in front of his eyes!
They were the scenes of seas of blood that Ning Fan had gone through!
In those seas of blood, countless people had died. Countless Void Refinement Realm experts had died. There were even Void Fragmentation Realm experts who died in Ning Fan's hands!
"Could it be that this young man has killed Void Fragmentation … Void Fragmentation Realm cultivators before?! But how was that possible? No matter how heaven-defying a Void Inquiry Stage cultivator's abilities are, it is impossible for him to kill a Void Fragmentation Realm expert! "
"But this baleful qi is absolutely not fake … This old man has seen countless people in his life and seen many devils, but I have never seen a devil with such a terrifying baleful qi! Just one look is enough to throw this old man's mind into chaos! "
All of a sudden, Tang Xiong had an illusion … Even though Ning Fan was a Void Inquiry Stage cultivator, killing him was as easy as taking something out of his pocket!
Tang Xiong was extremely nervous. Only now did he realize how dangerous Ning Fan was!
That gaze was something that even Yun Jinghong could not endure, so how could Tang Xiong endure it?
Tang Xiong forced himself to calm down. He knew that Ning Fans eyes suddenly turned cold because he was angry.
He carefully considered Ning Fan's question and thought about the reason behind Ning Fan's anger. Immediately, he realized that the reason was because the Bamboo Sovereign took the Ming Luo puppets as the reward of the 5 stars mission …
"Could it be that Lu Bei has some sort of relationship with the Underworld Tree Clan? Or is he a Underworld Tree Demon? Was that why he was so angry when he saw his clansmen being refined into puppets? Yes, that must be it! "
"This man's baleful qi is terrifying. He has definitely killed Void Fragmentation Realm cultivators before … No wonder he dared to offend the Vine Sovereign. He has always been fearless. I'm definitely not a match for him! As for the Underworld Sifting Puppet's origin, this old man must clearly explain it to him so that he doesn't misunderstand! If he gets angry and kills this old man by mistake, this old man's death would be too unjust … "
Tang Xiong's thoughts raced. He laughed dryly and explained with an apologetic smile, "Fellow Daoist, please calm down! Fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand. These Nether Net Puppets were given to me by the Bamboo Emperor, and it was also this old man's decision to take them out as a reward for the mission. However, these Nether Net Puppets weren't refined by the Bamboo Emperor! I don't have any malicious intent towards the Underworld Tree Clan … "
When Ning Fan heard that the one who refined the puppets wasn't the Bamboo Emperor, the cold light in his eyes lessened slightly.
When Tang Xiong saw Ning Fan's expression soften, he inwardly thought that he had guessed correctly. Ning Fan was most likely a Underworld Tree Demon. That was why he got angry when he saw the Nether Net Puppets.
As he thought of this, Tang Xiong asked.
"May I ask if Fellow Daoist Lu is a survivor of the Underworld Tree Clan ten thousand years ago?" Tang Xiong could not see through Ning Fan's background and could not identify his demon blood. That was why he asked.
"Survivor?" Ning Fan did not answer Tang Xiong's question. Instead, he was moved by the word 'survivor'.
Judging from Tang Xiong's tone, the Underworld Tree Clan seemed to have suffered some kind of great disaster ten thousand years ago. So, all the members of the Underworld Tree Clan who are still alive are all survivors …
"It seems like Fellow Daoist doesn't know about the great disaster that the Underworld Tree Clan faced …" Tang Xiong was inwardly surprised. Many cultivators in the Tree World had heard about the great disaster that the Underworld Tree Clan faced. It was unexpected that Ning Fan actually knew nothing about it …
Tang Xiong did not delve into the reason why Ning Fan did not know about the great disaster that happened to the Underworld Tree Clan. He just cleared his throat and revealed a reminiscing expression.
"Ten thousand years ago, a great disaster happened in the Tree World … A Void Fragmentation Realm puppet master from the Western Tree Sea snuck into the Eastern, Southern and Northern Tree Seas and massacred more than thirty members of the Tree Clan. Then, he used the corpses of countless members of the Tree Clan to refine his puppets. The Underworld Tree Clan was located in the Eastern Tree Sea and it was one of the members that was massacred by that person … Rumor has it that the Underworld Tree Clan once had a Tree Sovereign. It was one of the top forces in the Tree World. However, ever since the disappearance of a certain Tree Sovereign, this clan gradually declined and no Void Fragmentation Realm experts were born anymore … "
"Until ten thousand years ago, the Underworld Tree Clan still had ten Void Refinement Realm experts to protect it. It was still one of the first-rate forces in the Tree World. However, in that great disaster, all ten Void Refinement Realm experts of the Underworld Tree Clan perished. Almost all of the members of the clan were wiped out … Today, there are still survivors of the Underworld Tree Clan. They are still living peacefully in a corner of the Eastern Tree Sea. However, it is said that the clan no longer has any Void Refinement Realm experts to protect it. Even the Divine Transformation Realm experts are few and far between. The clan has already declined to become a second-rate force … "
"These ten Void Glimpse Stage Underworld Puppet Masters were refined by that Void Fragmentation Realm puppet master in the past. After he finished refining them, he wanted to bring them out of the Eastern Tree Sea. However, he was stopped by the Bamboo Sovereign who intercepted this batch of puppets … However, the Bamboo Sovereign did not return these puppets to the Underworld Tree Clan. Instead, he kept them by his side …"
After listening to Tang Xiong's explanation, the coldness in Ning Fan's eyes gradually faded away.
From the Bamboo Sovereign's point of view, there was nothing wrong with taking the ten Underworld Luo puppets as the reward for the mission.
The Bamboo Sovereign had snatched the puppets from that Void Fragmentation Realm puppet master. Thus, these puppets naturally belonged to him.
Since the Underworld Luo Tree Clan had declined, the Bamboo Sovereign naturally would not return the puppets to them. There was no need for him to express his goodwill to a declining second-rate force.
In this matter, the Bamboo Sovereign did not make any major mistakes. The one who committed a major mistake to the Underworld Luo Tree Clan should be that Void Fragmentation Realm puppet master.
Ning Fan's eyes turned cold. Since Underworld Luo Tree Spirit helped him protect Yue Country, he had the responsibility to protect the Underworld Luo Tree Clan.
No matter what, he must obtain all the Underworld Luo puppets that were the reward for the mission and send them back to the Underworld Luo Tree Clan for burial …
All of them were the clansmen of Underworld Luo Tree Spirit. If he knew that his disappearance had led to the decline of the Underworld Luo Tree Clan and that they were slaughtered and refined into puppets, he would certainly be filled with regret.
The reason why Ning Fan wanted to bring the corpses of the members of the Underworld Luo Tree Clan back to their homeland was just to return the favor to Underworld Luo Tree Spirit.
"The ones who slaughtered the members of the Underworld Luo Tree Clan aren't the forces of the Eastern Tree Sea. You can't blame the Eastern Tree Sea for this matter." Tang Xiong advised.
"… Who is the Void Fragmentation Realm puppet master who massacred the Ming Luo Clan?" Ning Fan suddenly asked.
"That person is one of the three great Void Fragmentation Realm experts under the command of the Vine Sovereign. His name is Wan Changkong. Even though he is just a cultivator at the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, his puppetry techniques are extremely shocking. In his entire life, he has created more than one thousand Void Refinement Realm spiritual puppets. Most of them are given to the Vine Sovereign while he keeps two hundred Void Inquiry Stage spiritual puppets for himself. When he fights against others, he only needs to summon these two hundred Void Inquiry Stage spiritual puppets and even a cultivator at the Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm would have to retreat … This person has a cruel nature. In order to refine his spiritual puppets, he can kill millions of people without batting an eye …"
"Is it Wan Changkong …?"
Ning Fan memorized the name. With a wave of his palm, the jade slip containing the mission of killing the Tree King fell into his hand. Then, he said to Tang Xiong, "I will accept this mission, but I wish to take on the entire mission alone. He did not need anyone else's help to kill the two tree kings. As for the Underworld Sifting Puppets, they're all mine! "
Ning Fan did not want to accept this Five Stars Mission at first, but now, he decided to accept it.
He had no other purpose other than to bury the members of the Underworld Sifting Tree Spirit.
Of course, Tang Xiong understood Ning Fan's motive for accepting this mission. After witnessing Ning Fan's terrifying baleful qi, he did not doubt that Ning Fan had the strength to kill the two tree kings.
Even though the two tree kings were at the Origin Returning Great Void Stage, Ning Fan had even killed a Void Fragmentation Realm being before …
Nine people had already accepted this mission and Ning Fan was the tenth.
According to the rules, Ning Fan would be the last to accept the mission. He could not kick out the other nine people and complete the mission alone to take all the rewards.
In Tang Xiong's heart, Ning Fan was much more important than the other nine Void Refinement Realm beings who accepted the mission.
He dared to offend the other nine people, but he absolutely did not dare to offend Ning Fan.
"Since Fellow Daoist has spoken, I won't say anything else. I will leave this mission to Fellow Daoist alone. As for the other nine Void Refinement Realm Fellow Daoists, I will discuss with them and ask them to give up on the mission … Even if they don't do anything, they will still be allowed to pass through the realm gate. It can be considered as an exception …"
Just as Tang Xiong's voice fell, seven to eight sneers suddenly resounded from outside the palace gate.
"Humph! We are the ones who accepted the mission first. Why should we give up on the mission and let this person monopolize the reward of 10 Ming Luo puppets?! "
"Those are the puppets refined by Master Wan Changkong. They contain his secret puppet technique! All of us are puppet masters. The reason why we accepted this mission is not to pass through the realm gate but for the puppets! "
"We can't hand over these puppets to you alone!"
A moment later, nine Void Refinement Realm cultivators flashed and entered the main hall. There were both men and women among them.
All of them were Void Refinement Realm cultivators. One of them was a Void Glimpse Stage cultivator. There was no Void Inquiry Stage cultivator, four Void Pierce Stage cultivators and four Absolute Void Stage cultivators!
Among the four Absolute Void Stage cultivators, there was no Origin Returning Great Void Stage cultivator.
The strongest among the four Absolute Void Stage cultivators was an old man with white eyes. His pupils did not have a trace of black color. He said to Ning Fan with a disdainful smile.
"All of us have already accepted the mission to kill the tree kings. You are just a Void Inquiry Stage junior. How dare you try to monopolize the mission? How arrogant of you! Do you think you can fight against two tree kings alone? Or do you think you can defeat us nine Void Refinement Realm puppet masters with your strength alone?! "Ning Fan's eyes swept across them indifferently.
Most of the nine Void Refinement Realm cultivators in front of him were puppet masters. Their bodies had a strong puppet qi.
The reason why these people were fighting for this mission was self-evident. They wanted those Ming Luo puppets!
It was not because the Ming Luo puppets with Void Glimpse Stage cultivation bases were powerful but because they were refined by a Void Fragmentation Realm puppet master!
Most of these people were hoping to improve their puppet techniques by comprehending these Ming Luo puppets …
The only thing that puzzled Ning Fan was that there was actually a Void Glimpse Stage cultivator among the nine of them.
It was a young lady in green robes. Her cultivation base was just at the Void Glimpse Stage but she was also participating in this mission.
How could a Void Glimpse Stage cultivator participate in the mission to kill a tree king of the Guiyuan Taixu Stage?
"Lu Bei! Don't even think about monopolizing this mission! The Ming Luo puppets are mine! "The white-eyed old man sneered. (To be continued.)
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