The axe-wielding tree king flipped his right hand and a black copper lamp appeared in his hand.
Currently, he was severely injured. It was not advisable for him to fight Ning Fan directly in case his injuries worsened. Thus, he decided to use his magic treasure to kill Ning Fan.
The body of the copper lamp was in the shape of a tree. There were seven copper saucers on the branches.
Among the seven saucers, only four of them still had a few drops of lamp oil. The other three saucers were completely empty.
The axe-wielding tree king activated his magic power. Among the four saucers that still had lamp oil, the wick of the first saucer immediately lit up with a dark red flame.
"The first lamp, Scarlet Lamp, ignite!"
Ning Fan's eyes fell upon the dark red flame and his expression instantly turned solemn.
At the moment when the copper lamp was ignited, Ning Fan's heart suddenly felt a sense of danger.
Without hesitation, he retreated a hundred steps. Under the moonlight, his black robes fluttered in the wind, making him look like a fluttering black butterfly.
Just as he retreated, a huge crack suddenly appeared where he was standing just now!
What was hidden under the crack was the heavenly dwelling space of the copper lamp!
Suddenly, pairs of gigantic hands reached out from the crack and tore it open.
The crack became bigger and bigger. From the crack, the shadows of gigantic ghosts that were tens of thousands of zhang * (3.33m per zhang) tall walked out with loud rumbling sounds.
One, two … Twenty-four of them.
There was a total of twenty-four gigantic ghosts. Each of them had a Void Glimpse Stage cultivation base. They lined up in a row in the night sky. Their ghostly qi was dense and terrifying!
"This is … the Ghost Illumination Technique!"
Ning Fan's eyes turned cold. He had seen through the copper lamp. He had been cultivating the devil path for many years. He had heard of many secret techniques of the devil path and he had also heard of the Ghost Illumination Technique. However, he had never seen it with his own eyes.
The gigantic ghosts in front of him were not real ghosts. They were shadows that were illuminated by the lamp!
Each of the seven saucers of the copper lamp contained a heavenly dwelling space that contained numerous ghost shadows.
These ghost shadows were refined using a secret technique. Each of them could only be refined by killing countless cultivators.
After the ghost shadows were refined, they would be kept in the saucers. When the wick of the lamp was lit, the flickering ghost shadows would be reflected.
The lamp oil that was ignited in the saucers was the oil from the human body … Each drop of the lamp oil was refined by killing countless cultivators and extracting the oil from the dead bodies.
Each and every one of these ghostly shadows had an extremely strong cultivation base. Moreover, they did not have a physical body. They were just shadows illuminated by the lamp. As long as the lamp was not extinguished, the ghostly shadows would not perish …
There were only four light saucers with oil left in them. When the first light saucer was lit up, 24 Void Glimpse Stage ghosts appeared.
If the axe-wielding tree king continued to light up the lamp, it would definitely light up more ghosts …
Ning Fan's eyes darkened. He suddenly raised his right hand and pointed at the twenty-four gigantic ghosts in the night sky.
Although it was just a finger, it contained an unimaginable sword radiance. It was the Lesser Void Sword Art.
In the dark night sky, millions of Void Sword Lights instantly appeared and swept across the night sky like rainbows.
Millions of swords flew towards the ghostly figure, with the power to shatter the void!
Currently, Ning Fan unleashed his full strength. His cultivation base was close to the Origin Returning Absolute Void Stage. The Small Void Sword he displayed was enough to kill ordinary Absolute Void Stage experts!
Each of the twenty-four gigantic ghost shadows was at the Void Glimpse Stage. In the eyes of cultivators of the Absolute Void Stage, a Void Glimpse Stage cultivator could exterminate them with a raise of their hand!
Chi! Chi! Chi!
One after another, the gigantic Void Glimpse Stage ghosts were cut into pieces by the Lesser Void Sword. All of them perished but not a single piece of flesh and blood was left behind.
The sword light dispersed. The night sky was filled with dense ghost qi. The atmosphere was extremely strange.
The axe-wielding tree king's eyes flashed with surprise. Then, he revealed a cold smile. "What a powerful Void Sword Art. Unfortunately, the power of this sword art is still not enough to kill my ghost shadows! This treasure of mine is called the Seven Life Lantern. It is the defining treasure of my Ghost Wood Clan. Its power is far beyond your imagination! Condense! "
The axe-wielding tree king struck out a magic seal towards the copper lamp in his hand. The light on the first light saucer became brighter. The ghost qi that filled the night sky instantly condensed into gigantic Void Glimpse Stage ghosts.
Ning Fan frowned. These ghosts were much harder to kill than he had imagined.
At this moment, the axe-wielding tree king's face suddenly turned pale. His life force was constantly slipping away. His body seemed like it was about to decay but his aura force was becoming more and more terrifying.
It was an aura of magic power that had experienced the vicissitudes of life. It was as if tens of thousands of years were flowing in his body.
That aura of magic power was definitely not something that the magic power of sixty years could compare with …
That was the magic power of Yuan Hui! Yuan Hui was 129600 years which was 2160 years!
The aura of Yuan Hui's magic power was far thicker than the magic power of sixty years. The destructive power of the magic techniques he used was also far beyond that of sixty years.
Even though Ning Fan had also fought against Void Fragmentation Realm experts in the past, he had never had such a clear sense of Yuan Hui's magic power before due to his limited cultivation base.
Only when one's magic power returned to their primordial state could they break through the bottleneck of the Void Fragmentation Realm!
Yuan Hui and sixty years were not different in terms of quantity but in terms of quality!
"The second lamp, green lamp, light!"
The axe-wielding tree king channeled all of his magic power into the second light saucer. The wick of the lamp immediately lit up with a green flame.
At this moment, the night sky cracked open for the second time. Twelve gigantic ghost shadows crawled out from the crack.
Each of these twelve gigantic ghosts was at the Void Inquiry Stage!
"Kill him!"
Under the command of the axe-wielding tree king, the twenty-four Void Glimpse Stage giant ghosts and the twelve Void Inquiry Stage giant ghosts stepped across the vast sky and surrounded Ning Fan.
Ning Fan raised his finger and slashed out the Minor Void Sword. One million rays of sword light swept across the sky, killing all thirty-six gigantic ghosts.
However, as the light of the lamp flickered, the thirty-six gigantic ghosts regathered and reappeared in an instant. Then, they waved their fists and attacked Ning Fan again.
Ning Fan's body was surrounded by void sword light. Every time he waved his hand, one million rays of sword light would appear. They could easily crush the ghost shadows but they could not kill them completely.
Even though those ghost shadows could not be killed, they were not strong enough to hurt Ning Fan.
The axe-wielding tree king frowned and his eyes flashed with a hint of gloominess.
His black hair turned white and his face began to age. Just now, he still looked like a burly man but in the blink of an eye, he had turned into an old man.
He had paid a huge price just to light up the third light saucer!
The Ghost Wood Clan had seven life lamps. The scarlet lamp was the first lamp and the green lamp was the second lamp. The further the light was, the more powerful the ghost shadows would be.
With the axe-wielding tree king's cultivation base, he could only light up the fourth lamp at most. Moreover, from the third lamp onwards, he would need to pay a huge price to light up each lamp.
"The third lamp, golden lamp, light!"
As the third light saucer was lit up, the third crack of the heavenly dwelling appeared in the night sky and seven Void Pierce Stage giant ghosts crawled out of it.
When the seven Void Pierce Stage giant ghosts joined the battle, Ning Fan's pressure immediately increased tremendously.
Facing the thirty-six Void Glimpse Stage and Void Inquiry Stage giant ghosts, Ning Fan could still deal with them with ease.
Even though he could not kill those ghost shadows, he would not get hurt from the clash of fists and sword light.
However, when the seven Void Pierce Stage giant ghosts joined the battle, the situation began to change.
After all, Ning Fan was just one person while his opponents were forty-three unkillable giant ghosts.
Each time he attacked, he could only send out one million rays of void sword light. It was not enough to kill all the ghosts and he still had to divert some of his strength to block the attacks of the giant ghosts.
The thirty-six Void Glimpse Stage and Void Inquiry Stage giant ghosts used their bodies as meat shields to resist all of Ning Fan's sword light.
The seven Void Pierce Stage giant ghosts stepped on the broken limbs of the group of ghosts and swung their fists at Ning Fan's chest.
* Boom * * Boom * * Boom *
With the strength of Ning Fan's physical body, he would inevitably suffer some injuries if he withstood the attacks of seven Void Pierce Stage experts.
Fortunately, the moment his chest was hit, Ning Fan's body turned into a black shadow and dissipated, allowing him to avoid the seven Void Pierce Stage fist lights.
Ning Fan's eyes turned grim. The Seven Life Lamps of the Ghost Eye Clan were indeed a little difficult to deal with.
He had just lit up the third light dish and he had already summoned a Void Pierce Stage ghost shadow that he could not kill.
Based on this, the fourth light dish might be an Great Void Ghost Shadow …
It seemed like the axe-wielding tree king could not light up the fifth, sixth and seventh light dish.
If he could light them up, perhaps he would be able to summon Void Fragmentation Realm ghost shadows with just these seven lights …
"I can't drag this any longer … If this person lights up the fourth light dish and summons an Great Void Ghost Shadow, even I will have to retreat … Perhaps only the Void Ignition Technique can eliminate this ghost shadow. However, if it's just the Void Ignition Flame from the third flap of the butterfly wings, I'm afraid it won't be enough to eliminate this ghost shadow …"
Ning Fan's mind raced. All of a sudden, he turned into a black shadow and dispersed. He avoided the attacks of the ghost shadows and flew towards the axe-wielding tree king.
The axe-wielding tree king was slightly shocked. Ning Fan who had turned into a black shadow actually gave him a sense of danger.
He inwardly guessed that Ning Fan was about to display a powerful ability when his incarnation was disintegrating and condensing. His eyes turned cold. He suddenly bit the tip of his tongue and spurted out a few mouthfuls of blood essence towards the Seven Life Lamps.
After spurting out a few mouthfuls of blood essence, his qi which was already severely injured became even weaker.
The blood essence landed on the Seven Life Lamps and seeped into them.
All of a sudden, the fourth light dish was lit up. It was burning with a black flame.
"The Fourth Lamp, Black Lamp, Light!"
At the moment when the fourth lamp was lit up, the fourth heavenly dwelling crack suddenly appeared in front of the axe-wielding tree king. Four Great Void Ghosts crawled out from it.
As soon as the four ghosts appeared, they immediately waved their fists at the black shadows that filled the sky.
The combined attack of the four Great Void Ghosts was not any weaker than the Primordial Returning Attack.
Even Ning Fan who was in his black shadow form did not dare to take the punches of the four ghosts head-on. The black shadow hurriedly condensed and turned into the figure of a black-robed young man. He avoided the four punches but could not get close to the axe-wielding tree king.
The axe-wielding tree king sneered. He had already lit up the four light dishes and summoned so many ghost shadows.
There were 24 Void Glimpse Stage ghosts, 12 Void Inquiry Stage ghosts, 7 Void Pierce Stage ghosts and 4 Absolute Void Stage ghosts.
There was a total of 47 Void Refinement Realm ghost shadows. Moreover, these ghost shadows could not be eliminated. Any Primordial Returning Void Stage expert would not be able to escape death if they were to be besieged by so many ghost shadows!
At this moment, the axe-wielding tree king did not doubt that these ghosts could kill Ning Fan.
The only thing he was worried about was that Ning Fan would run away in fear after seeing how powerful these ghosts were.
He secretly released his magic power and performed the Palm Opening Heavenly Dwelling Technique, sealing off the vast sky within hundreds of thousands of li * (500m per li), not giving Ning Fan any chance to escape.
"This young man's abilities are not weak. However, he can't do anything to the ghost shadows of my Ghost Wood Clan. He will die for sure!"
"Ghosts, listen to my command. Kill him!"
The 47 giant ghosts heard his command and let out a thunderous roar.
The four Great Void Stage ghosts occupied four sides of Ning Fan and attacked him from all directions.
The 36 Void Glimpse Stage and Void Inquiry Stage ghosts approached Ning Fan fearlessly, creating a gap for the 7 Void Pierce Stage ghosts to attack him.
Under the attacks of the ghosts, Ning Fan's black shadow was shattered and reformed again and again.
After the four Great Void Stage ghosts joined the battle, the destruction of his black shadow was no longer enough to offset all the damage. Injuries began to appear on Ning Fan's body.
He summoned his Primordial Lightning Armor. With its terrifying defense, he was barely able to withstand the attacks of the ghosts.
Even though the Primordial Lightning Armor was already at the peak of the Golden Armor Realm, its defense against the attacks of the Great Void Stage Gui Primordial Origin Returning Void Stage gradually cracked under the attacks of the ghosts.
The vast sky in all directions was locked down. There was no way for him to escape.
The four Great Void Stage ghosts were guarding the four sides of the battlefield. They could not get out of the battle circle of the ghosts.
Ning Fan took a deep breath. He knew that if he does not use forceful methods to truly kill these ghosts, he would not be able to defeat the axe-wielding tree king.
Both the Weapon Incineration Finger and the Stele Technique of Sun and Moon were very powerful. However, they were not abilities that could kill the ghosts.
The Small Void Sword could slash the void. However, its usage of the void was obviously not as good as the Void Ignition Technique.
In the end, I still have to use the Void Ignition Technique …
Ning Fan raised his finger and pointed at the void sword shadows, causing the ghosts to retreat slightly. All of a sudden, he steadied his footsteps and black flames flashed in his eyes.
A massive black flame formation diagram suddenly appeared beneath his feet. Countless black fiery butterflies appeared in the night sky.
"The third fan isn't enough to kill the ghosts … I wonder if I can use the fourth fan …"
Ning Fan was not confident that he could use the fourth fan.
When he fought against Yun Daoku, he had yet to reach the Void Glimpse Stage. Thus, he could not use the fourth fan of the butterfly flames.
When he fought against Bone Sovereign, he had just attained the Void Glimpse Stage. Similarly, he could not use the fourth fan of the butterfly flames.
Now that he was already at the Void Inquiry Stage, his understanding of the void had become much deeper. After using the two great abilities of his incarnation and soul extraction, his cultivation base was infinitely close to the Origin Returning Great Void Stage.
If he uses the fourth fan of the butterfly flames with his current cultivation base, he probably would not be turned into ashes by the backlash of the butterfly flames. However, he would most likely suffer severe injuries …
"The Origin Returning Great Void Stage is indeed powerful … With my current abilities, I can only kill the Origin Returning Great Void Stage by giving it my all and risking serious injuries …"
Ning Fan's eyes flashed with determination and he performed a hand seal.
At this moment, the millions of black fiery butterflies burned their wings and condensed into a massive fiery butterfly.
That fiery butterfly was too massive. Its pair of black fiery butterfly wings was enough to cover the entire night sky!
As soon as the fiery butterfly appeared, the axe-wielding tree king's body began to tremble uncontrollably!
"What … What magic technique is this?! Why does it give me such a strong sense of danger?! "
After all, he was a cultivator of the Origin Returning Great Void Stage who rarely had a match for him below the Void Fragmentation Realm.
He had also been attacked by an old monster at the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm in the past. However, even when facing an old monster at the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, he had never felt such a strong sense of danger.
He had already reached the Origin Returning Great Void Stage. The difference between him and a Void Fragmentation Realm cultivator was no longer the difference in quality but the difference in magic power.
However, what he sensed from the black fiery butterfly was clearly the difference in quality and the difference in cultivation base!
This Void Ignition Technique still had flaws. It was not perfect. Even so, it was already infinitely close to an immortal technique!
Facing the Void Ignition Technique, even Yun Daoku felt afraid, let alone the axe-wielding tree king who was just a cultivator of the Origin Returning Great Void Stage!
"Kill him. Don't let him use this technique! Even if it means self-destruction, we must kill him! "The axe-wielding tree king ordered anxiously.
The self-destruction of the ghost shadows was to let them self-detonate and use the force of their self-destruction to injure Ning Fan.
The ghost shadows could not be killed using ordinary methods. However, if they self-detonate, they would still die.
In the future, if the axe-wielding tree king still wants to use the Seven Life Lamps, he would have to kill more people and refine more ghosts.
The axe-wielding tree king felt a sense of impending doom from the fiery butterfly. He wanted to stop Ning Fan from using the technique at all costs!
Twelve Void Glimpse Stage giant ghosts strode forward. All of a sudden, their self-ignited ghost shadows exploded in front of Ning Fan.
Six Void Inquiry Stage giant ghosts dashed towards Ning Fan fearlessly and self-detonated all of a sudden.
Three Void Pierce Stage giant ghosts were engulfed in ghost flames and detonated themselves in front of Ning Fan. Even an Absolute Void Stage cultivator would not dare to face the self-destruction of three Void Pierce Stage experts head-on!
Two of the Absolute Void Stage giant ghosts wore cold expressions. They suddenly performed hand seals on Ning Fan's left and right, detonating their ghost shadows. The self-destruction of two Absolute Void Stage experts was enough to severely injure even the Origin Returning Great Void Stage cultivator!
* Boom * * Boom * * Boom *
Ning Fan was at the center of the self-destruction. The black shadows were scattered by the self-destruction of the group of ghosts.
The black shadows condensed again. Ning Fan's injuries were extremely severe and he was barely breathing. However, his eyes were as cold as a stone, unaffected by anything.
If he was determined to burn his wings into ashes, he would not allow anyone to extinguish his flames!
"Void Ignition …"
He uttered these two words indifferently and his hand seals suddenly changed. The gigantic fiery butterfly that covered the night sky immediately flapped its wings towards the axe-wielding tree king!
With the first flap, the remaining twelve Void Glimpse Stage giant ghosts turned into ashes!
With the second flap, the remaining six Void Inquiry Stage giant ghosts turned into ashes!
With the third flap, the remaining four Void Pierce Stage giant ghosts turned into ashes!
The fourth flap!
Ning Fan felt that his physical body was about to collapse and he was about to be buried in the butterfly flame.
The level of the Void Ignition Technique was too high. It was infinitely close to an immortal technique. With his current cultivation base, it was still not enough for him to perfectly display the fourth flap of the butterfly flame.
However, he was no longer the same as before. His cultivation base had improved and his comprehension of the word 'void' had also improved. Moreover, he had cultivated the Minor Five Elements Physique, which gave him a certain level of defense against fire techniques.
Even if he forcefully uses the fourth flap of the butterfly flame, he would not be burned to ashes by the backlash of the flame.
All of his internal organs were ignited. His immortal veins were burning and his primordial spirit was burning!
Ning Fan's injuries worsened. His face was extremely pale but his eyes were filled with ruthlessness!
"Void Ignition!"
At this moment, Ning Fan's entire body was engulfed in black flames!
When he used the butterfly flame to burn his enemies, he himself was also engulfed in flames!
At this moment, the giant butterfly flapped its wings for the fourth time. An unimaginable might of void flames turned into black smoke and swept towards the axe-wielding tree king!
The two giant ghosts of the Great Void Realm that were protecting him were directly turned into ashes by the butterfly flame!
The axe-wielding tree king with a cultivation base at the Primordial Return Realm did not even have the time to escape from the fourth flap of the butterfly flame. His old physical body was instantly turned into ashes and dissipated!
If he was in his peak state, he could still escape from the attack of the butterfly flame while sustaining severe injuries.
However, he was severely injured by the Burning Weapon Finger and the backlash from forcefully igniting the four light dishes was not light. How could he withstand the destructive power of the butterfly flame?
Amidst the screams, the tree king's primordial spirit was filled with fear. He picked up the Seven Lives Lamps and tried to flee.
Even though he was a member of the Ghost Wood Clan, he was not a tree demon. Instead, he was a wood element devil cultivator of the human race who cultivated the Tree Devil Technique.
At this moment, he was afraid!
Theoretically, no Void Inquiry Stage cultivator could defeat the Primordial Return Realm cultivator. The gap between the Primordial Return Realm and the Primordial Return Realm was already an insurmountable gap.
However, Ning Fan could not be judged by common sense. The axe-wielding tree king was scared silly by the Void Ignition Technique. He could already tell that this technique was a divine ability that was infinitely close to an immortal technique!
"This technique is infinitely close to an immortal technique. If this young man can fully display this technique, he can even put up a fight against a rogue immortal!"
"This young man can't be defeated by force. I'm not his match. I must run!"
While he was running away in a panic, Ning Fan raised his hand and pointed at the air.
With just a single point, dense blood lines spread out from the tree king's primordial spirit, fixing it in the night sky.
"You won't be able to escape!"
Ning Fan raised his hand and sucked the tree king's primordial spirit into his palm. He planted a dense restriction on it and sealed it. Then, he temporarily kept it in his storage pouch along with the Seven Lives Lamps.
In the night sky far away, five sword spirits used their sword silk to tie up a weak primordial spirit and brought it back.
That primordial spirit was none other than the Blowing Snail Tree King!
Under the combined efforts of the five sword spirits, they also eliminated the Blowing Snail Tree King. However, the process of the battle was not easy.
The four sword spirits were slightly injured. As for the fifth sword spirit, his entire body was covered in blood. His body was extremely illusory as if it was about to disappear …
"Little Fan Fan, quickly save Tong Tong! Tong Tong's injuries are too severe. He's about to die! "
The four little sword spirits looked at Ning Fan with a pleading look.
Especially the first sword spirit, Jingjing. She looked at Ning Fan with teary eyes. She no longer had the arrogance she had before.
Logically speaking, the combined strength of the five sword spirits should be above the Blowing Snail Tree King.
However, the five of them were too conceited and underestimated their enemies. Jingjing, in particular, was even more arrogant as the eldest sister.
She did not take the tree king seriously. Due to her carelessness, she was plotted against by the tree king and almost died.
If it wasn't for the fifth sword spirit, Tongtong, who blocked the attack for her at the critical moment, the one who was severely injured would certainly not be Tongtong but her.
"Tongtong, I'm sorry … Please don't die …" Jingjing's eyes were filled with tears. The other three little girls were also crying their eyes out.
Tongtong's small face was extremely pale. Similarly, she could not stop her tears. Her body was in pain everywhere. She was so afraid of death. She did not want to die …
Ning Fan took the primordial spirit of the Blowing Snail Tree King and sealed it. Then, he kept it in his storage pouch.
Raising his hand, he carefully held the heavily injured Tongtong in his palm and sighed softly.
"Don't worry. You are my Sword Spirits. I won't let you die."
Ning Fan's injuries were also severe, but he decided to treat the Fifth Sword Spirit's injuries first.
No matter how severe his injuries were, he could heal himself with the Black Star Art. However, the body of the fifth sword spirit was extremely fragile.
If I don't heal this little girl, it won't be long before her spirit body dissipates …
(First update) (To be continued.)
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