"The second stage of the Barbarian Dao Stage begins! With the protection of the God Vanquishing Shield, it shouldn't be difficult for you to pass this stage. "
As Barbarian Daoshan gave his order, all the scenery in the world disappeared as if a pair of invisible hands had wiped away everything in the world.
Only endless darkness remained.
In the darkness, Ning Fan floated alone in the air. His eyes narrowed slightly. "Another divine ability that can change the heavens and earth … The first test tested one's willpower. I wonder what the second test will be …"
There was endless darkness all around, and the air was somewhat damp. There was also the intermittent sound of water dripping coming from the end of the darkness.
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock...
This place was dead silent, only the sound of the water dripping was exceptionally clear.
Even with Ning Fan's Second Level Heavenly Being Realm eyesight, he could not see through the darkness here. Ning Fan tried to use a few common illumination techniques in the cultivation world, but it could only illuminate a radius of ten zhang. He still couldn't see anything beyond that.
Was this the second stage of the Barbarian Dao Test?
"Barbarians are the ancestors of nature, the great sects of all realms. The barbarian was born in the mountains and seas, attaining the Dao in nature, returning to the mountains and seas after death. The nine mountains and eight seas are one world, the reincarnation of heaven and earth is opened in the palm … "
Sounds of chanting scriptures that seemed to come from the ancient times suddenly resounded. At this moment, Ning Fan's body could no longer stay in the air. His body felt light and fell towards the darkness below.
"The forbidding force of this place is very strong!" Ning Fan's heart shuddered slightly.
As his body fell, he sensed several faint killing intents in his surroundings. Without any hesitation, Ning Fan immediately activated the fragment of the Divine Extermination Shield and summoned the shadow of the God Extermination Giant outside his body.
In the next instant, several black shadows the size of small mountains crashed heavily into the God Destroying Giant. The resulting shockwaves shook heaven and earth!
Boom, boom, boom!
The surroundings were too dark, and he couldn't see what it was at all.
Ning Fan's expression changed. The impact force of those shadows was definitely comparable to the attacks of Immortal Venerables of the past ten thousand years. They possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth. If it wasn't for him being vigilant and summoning the God Destroying Giant in time to protect himself, he would certainly be severely injured by those shadows!
The second stage of the Barbarian Dao was indeed filled with danger. He could not afford to be careless.
When the dark shadows missed their attack, they roared furiously and continued to attack the God Destroying Giant. However, none of their attacks could hurt Ning Fan who was inside the giant's body.
Ning Fan kept falling downwards while those dark shadows were also chasing after him. The deeper he fell, the denser the dark qi in the surroundings became.
When the density of the dark qi in the surroundings reached a certain level, those dark shadows no longer dared to pursue Ning Fan. It was as if they were afraid of something and did not dare to get close to him.
The surroundings gradually became quiet. Ning Fan was still falling. He did not know how long he had been falling. Finally, he landed on the ground and found a foothold.
After he successfully landed, the Forbidden Space Force disappeared, and the sound of water dripping became even clearer.
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock...
The ground beneath his feet was as cold and hard as a rock. Beside his ears, the sound of dripping water could be heard.
Ning Fan used the Illumination Technique again, but he found that it was only enough to illuminate a radius of 10 meters. The darkness aura here was even stronger, not allowing any light to exist.
He roughly sensed that there was only his aura in this dark land. There were no other living beings.
The absence of other creatures did not mean that there was no danger. Ning Fan did not let his guard down. Instead, he waited at the same spot for a long time. Only when the magic power in his body was faintly insufficient to support the consumption of the God Exterminating Shield, did he try to keep the giant God Exterminating Shadow.
After keeping the God Exterminating Shadow, Ning Fan still did not receive any attacks. This place seemed to be very safe. There were no aggressive dark shadows around.
The second stage of the Barbarian Dao Stage was very different from what he had imagined. Ning Fan had no idea how he should pass this stage.
"Seventeen days! If you can stay here for seventeen days, you will pass. If you can walk out of this place, you will also pass! "
"You have the protection of the God Exterminating Shield. Even if you can't walk out of this place, it's still very easy for you to stay here for seventeen days. However, if it's possible, I still hope to see the scene of you walking out of this place. "
The voice of the Barbarian Dao Mountain resounded.
So this is the way to pass the second stage … Ning Fan pondered for a while.
After a while, he seemed to have made up his mind and began to explore the dark land.
After he landed, this place was no longer forbidden from flying. He could use the golden light to fly and explore this dark land.
This land seemed to be extremely vast. Even with Ning Fan's speed, he had yet to reach the end of the land after spending a day and a night.
Moreover, this place gave Ning Fan an extremely strange feeling. It was as if he would not reach the end even if he walked for a hundred years or even a thousand years …
This feeling was really strange …
On the first day, there was no danger in this place. However, on the second day, some strange changes began to happen.
The ground which was originally cold suddenly became warm, just like the body temperature of a human body. Some ravines began to appear on the ground.
Gradually, a mysterious power appeared in the world. After the appearance of this power, Ning Fan's body began to show signs of aging without any warning.
It was not aging due to the loss of vitality. Instead, it was a kind of aging of Dao. Ning Fan's Dao Persistence was aging and walking towards death step by step!
"This power … is the power of samsara!" Ning Fan's eyes widened.
There was no mistake. This power was clearly the power of samsara. However, it was different from the samsara power that he had seen in the past.
The power of samsara was a power that only cultivators at the Third Step could cultivate. Ning Fan had seen Immortal Sovereign Zi Dou's samsara power before. It was a terrifying power that could erase all memories and eliminate all existences.
However, not all samsara power had the ability to erase people's memories. Ning Fan had seen Sen Luo's samsara power. Even though he was not an immortal emperor, he could fight against the emperors of Eastern Heaven with the power of samsara. That kind of samsara power had very strong offensive power. It was suitable for battles.
Ning Fan had seen the grey moon on the ninth floor of the Heavenly Imperial Court. That grey moon also contained a trace of samsara power. That kind of samsara power seemed to be able to petrify everything.
As his experience grew, Ning Fan gradually realized that not all samsara power was the same.
The samsara power in this dark place could make his Dao disintegrate and collapse bit by bit, just like a human aging. This kind of aging had nothing to do with vitality. It could not be suppressed by replenishing vitality. Unless one possessed a power that was equal to the samsara power, he would not be able to resist this kind of aging. Even if there was still vitality in his body, once his Dao Persistence is destroyed, he would also die of old age in this place.
"If I want to stay here for seventeen days, I must resist this samsara power …"
Ning Fan's eyes flashed with a hint of enlightenment. While he was exploring this place, he also covered his entire body with the red light of the tribulation sense.
The only thing that could resist the samsara power in this place was the tribulation blood power in his body. That was a power that was equal to samsara!
With the protection of the tribulation sense, on the second day, the aging power in this place could no longer make Ning Fan grow older.
The third day, the fourth day, the fifth day … With each passing day, the samsara power in this place would become much stronger. On the sixth day, Ning Fan finally could not resist the samsara power in this place anymore. His body showed signs of aging again.
More and more ravines appeared on the ground. Unknowingly, those ravines began to give Ning Fan a feeling of fear and trepidation.
"The sixth day seems to be this young man's limit … If he doesn't have the protection of the God Destroying Shield, he can at most last six days in the second stage. He won't be able to pass it. With the God Destroying Shield, he can use its power to suppress this place. It won't be difficult for him to endure for seventeen days … "
"In the past, when I tried to challenge the second stage with my cultivation base at the Quasi-Saint Realm, I could only endure for fourteen days. I couldn't make it to the end … If it wasn't for the Third Barbarian God who saved me, this stage would certainly be my burial ground …"
Xi Zihua peeked at the second stage with complicated feelings. Ning Fan was the Tai Cang Tribulation Spirit. Originally, she wished that Ning Fan would die. However, Ning Fan inherited the fragment of the God Destroying Shield and became the inheritor of the Dao Barbarian Lineage. Moreover, he was acknowledged by the Dao Barbarian Mountain …
The God Destroying Shield was not only a heaven-opening treasure with immense power but also the symbol of the inheritor of the Dao Barbarian Lineage. The person who possesses this item has the right to kill and punish any barbarian. Even the Barbarian God would be punished by the God Destroying Shield if he or she makes a mistake.
The person who possesses this item can once again suppress the luck of the barbarian race. This was also the most crucial point as it was related to the rise and fall of the barbarian race.
The Dao Barbarian Mountain had yet to tell Ning Fan about these things. Instead, he was waiting for Ning Fan to discover the meaning of the God Destroying Shield on his own.
"The samsara power in this place will become stronger as time passes. The sixth day is already the limit for me to stay here. If the samsara power gets stronger in a few more days, I'm afraid I will die here … "
Ning Fan sighed softly. With his current cultivation base, it was really a little difficult for him to pass the second stage.
Fortunately, he had the protection of the God Destroying Shield. The more dangerous the situation was, the more he could feel how strong the shield was.
The fragment of the God Destroying Shield was extremely intelligent. As soon as it sensed that Ning Fan could not withstand the samsara power in this place, it actually released a force on its own and easily blocked the samsara power in this place ten zhang * (3.33m per zhang) away from him.
Even without summoning the God Destroying Giant, the shield was still so powerful. It really surprised Ning Fan.
With this treasure, it was really not difficult for him to endure for seventeen days in this place.
As for him, he had spent six days but he still could not find the end of this dark land. He could not get out of this place. I'm afraid that I won't be able to get out of this place even if I search for seventeen days … Ning Fan thought to himself.
Anyway, with the protection of the God Destroying Shield, it is not difficult for me to stay here for seventeen days. It seems like there is no need for me to continue searching this dark land …
As soon as this thought appeared in Ning Fan's mind, a voice resounded in his mind like a plea.
"My soul is in my hand … Find him … Find my soul …"
"I am … the sixth fragment … I have a soul … After I die, my soul will return to the mountains and seas …"
"Find my soul … I am the real God Destroying Shield … My soul is in my hand … The edge of my palm …"
That voice was actually produced by the God Destroying Shield.
It was not a voice that could be heard by the ears. Instead, it was a voice that came from the soul. Before Ning Fan comprehended the Mountain and Sea Incantation, he could not hear such a soul voice.
Now, however, he could hear it. With his Dao Comprehension, he could communicate with the mountains, the seas and all the inanimate objects in this world as long as the other party is willing to.
Be it the mountains or the seas, as long as there is a soul, he could hear the other party's voice. This was the Great Dao of Nature of the barbarians.
Of course, not every barbarian cultivator could achieve this. Those who could cultivate the Mountain and Sea Incantation were the young barbarian cultivators.
Only the Young Minister of Barbarian Tribes could communicate with nature, and there were only a few among the Young Minister of Barbarians.
Ning Fan, however, was able to do it. He could be considered as a heavenly genius.
The soul voice of the God Destroying Shield was begging Ning Fan to find his lost soul. It kept telling Ning Fan, "The soul is in my hand … The edge of my palm …"
The soul is in my hand … The edge of my palm … What does it mean? Ning Fan frowned slightly. He did not mind helping the God Destroying Shield to find his lost soul. However, he could not understand what the God Destroying Shield was saying.
"The soul is here …" This time, the God Destroying Shield changed the way it said it. Ning Fan finally understood what it meant.
The soul of the God Destroying Shield was lost in this dark place!
Since I have to stay here for seventeen days, I might as well find the soul of the God Destroying Shield here. However, I do not know where it is …
"The soul is in my hand … The edge of my palm …"
"The soul is in my hand … The edge of my palm …"
The God Destroying Shield did not have any spiritual intelligence. It could only instinctively send out the soul voice to remind Ning Fan.
Ning Fan suddenly felt helpless. Communicating with the God Destroying Shield was like talking to a babbling infant. It was extremely strenuous.
Even though barbarians could communicate with the mountains and seas, the mountains and seas were not humans after all. Their intelligence was not on the same level …
Ning Fan shook his head. It doesn't matter if I don't understand it. I'll just casually look for it in this place first.
Ning Fan continued to search in this place. In the blink of an eye, another three days had passed.
He had already flown in this dark place for nine days. On the ninth day, Ning Fan still could not find the soul of the God Destroying Shield. He also could not find the end of this dark place.
Is this dark place really so vast …? For the first time, doubt appeared in Ning Fan's eyes.
He had continued flying for nine days and nine nights. However, he had a strange feeling. It was as if he had been going in circles on the same spot for the past three days. He did not move too far away at all.
In the darkness, he saw a magic power imprint that was shining brightly. That made him even more convinced of his guess!
While moving forward in this dark place, Ning Fan would leave some magic power imprints along the way from time to time. He kept moving forward in a straight line. However, after flying for nine days, he saw the magic power imprint that he left on the first day ahead of him!
Could it be that I am really going in circles in this dark place?!
Perhaps this place is not really vast. Instead, there is some kind of power that prevents people from walking out of this place. That's why people are unable to walk out of this place.
After pondering for a while, Ning Fan changed his direction and flew in another direction. On the eleventh day, he once again encountered the imprint that he left in the past.
He changed his direction again. On the thirteenth day, he returned to the same spot …
"Is this young man … unable to walk out of this place …?" Dao Man Shan sighed softly. If he cannot walk out of this place, he would not be able to find the soul of the God Destroying Shield.
If he cannot find the soul of the God Destroying Shield, he will not be able to restore the might of the shield to its peak even if he collects all of its fragments …
If this young man cannot find the soul of the shield, I will have to help him personally … Dao Man Shan thought to himself.
"This is samsara. No matter where I go, I will always return to the starting point. Because it is impossible to change. This is samsara … "
Xi Zihua let out a faint sigh. It was already the thirteenth day. It seemed like Ning Fan could not walk out of this place with his own strength.
Without the God Destroying Shield, he should not be able to pass the second stage with his own strength …
With his current cultivation base, he could only stay in this place for six days. It was not enough for him to pass the second stage. Besides, he could not find a way to leave this place either.
To this young man, the second stage seems to be a little too early …
From the thirteenth day onwards, Ning Fan no longer blindly moved forward in this dark place. Instead, he stopped.
Moving forward aimlessly would only make him go around in circles. There was no meaning to it.
"The soul is in my hand … The edge of my palm …"
"The soul is in my hand … The edge of my palm …"
The God Destroying Shield was still repeating those two sentences foolishly. It made Ning Fan feel helpless.
He could not understand those two sentences at all.
I will pass the second stage in another four days. It seems like … I will also lose the chance to find the soul of the God Destroying Shield …
The reason why I got lost is because of the darkness in this place. What will happen if I sweep away the darkness in this place …
"The reason why this place is dark seems to be intentional. It doesn't want me to see some things in this place clearly."
"With my current cultivation base, it is not enough to sweep away the darkness in this place. However, if I pay some price, I should be able to do it in a short period of time."
Ning Fan's eyes flashed with determination. Finding the soul of the shield seemed to be a great opportunity. In order to obtain this opportunity, he did not mind paying some price.
He suddenly hammered his chest with his fists. Enduring the intense pain, he coughed out twelve mouthfuls of blood essence in a row. Instantly, his qi became much weaker.
With the power of the twelve mouthfuls of blood essence, Ning Fan pointed his finger at the sky. The black and red flames of the Evil Beast immediately covered the entire heaven and earth. They burned fiercely and the light of the flames soared to the sky. There were even sounds of wind and thunder that pierced the ears.
The flames of the Evil Beast were originally not enough to illuminate the darkness in this place. Ning Fan had tried this several times before. However, after absorbing the power of the blood essence, he was able to achieve this.
The soaring flames gradually tore apart the darkness. With the help of the flames, Ning Fan finally saw the true appearance of this dark land. His heart was filled with shock.
The place where he was standing was not a piece of land at all. It was obviously an incomparably huge palm which was as vast as the entire continent!
The wrist of the gigantic palm seemed to have been cut off by some sharp weapon. Blood was still flowing out of the wound. After countless years, the blood had lost all of its spiritual nature. However, it was still flowing.
The dripping sound that Ning Fan heard just now was the sound of blood dripping from the broken palm!
The crisscrossing ravines were the palm lines on the broken palm.
The samsara power that lingered in this place was flowing out from the palm lines!
Ning Fan's speed was very fast. Even though the broken palm was extremely vast, theoretically, he would only need a few breaths to fly out of the range of the broken palm.
However, no matter how far he flew, he would never be able to see the edge of the broken palm. The broken palm seemed to keep growing bigger as he flew. He could neither fly nor escape from it. It was as if he was just a fly and the palm that trapped him was the entire world …
Whose broken palm is this?!
With just a broken palm, it was enough to imprison Ning Fan whose cultivation base was close to the Immortal Venerate Realm. This kind of strength was truly terrifying!
Ning Fan carefully sensed it. Finally, he sensed a trace of Dao Man Shan's qi from the broken palm.
Perhaps … this broken palm is Dao Man Shan's palm … Then, isn't the blood flowing in this place the blood of a Saint?!
Unfortunately, the blood seemed to have lost all of its spiritual nature. It was useless now …
"The soul is in the palm … At the edge of the palm …"
The God Exterminating Shield's silly voice rang again. This time, Ning Fan understood what it meant.
The soul of the God Exterminating Shield must be at the edge of this broken palm. As long as I can get out of this palm, I will certainly be able to find the soul of the God Exterminating Shield!
However, he was trapped in the palm. How was he going to break free? How was he going to get out of this place?
The light of the Fire of the Adversity Beast was gradually swallowed by the darkness, and the world once again fell into darkness.
In the darkness, Ning Fan closed his eyes for the first time. Since his eyes were useless, why should he use them?
There was no way to get out of this place as it was a Saint's trap. If one wanted to get out, they would have to use all their strength and only then would there be a slim chance of success …
On the fourteenth day, Ning Fan stood still like a statue.
On the fifteenth day, Ning Fan still did not move.
On the sixteenth day, he still did nothing.
He was secretly calculating something in his heart. He activated the secret of the word 'Force' to the extreme, causing the forces of heaven and earth to move according to him.
"It has already been sixteen days … Has this young man still not given up yet …?" Xi Zihua shook her head gently. She no longer held any hope for Ning Fan to walk out of this place alive.
On the seventeenth day, Ning Fan finally opened his eyes. His expression was resolute as if he had made up his mind.
"Divide!"
As soon as Ning Fan uttered a word, a copy of himself who looked exactly the same as him walked out of his body.
That Ning Fan's entire body was shrouded in black qi which was filled with the power of an ancient devil. It had six wings on its back and a devil horn on its head. Its body was covered in scales. It was actually Ning Fan's clone that was formed from the Devil Dao that he had cultivated throughout his life.
Ning Fan rarely used cloning abilities. However, it did not mean that he did not know how to do it. On the contrary, when he was at the Harmonious Spirit Realm, he was already able to create clones. He had once created two clones, Bai Fan and Mo Ning.
The reason why he created an ancient devil clone at this moment was naturally to deal with the current situation.
As soon as the ancient devil clone appeared, it did not say anything. It immediately turned into a ray of devil light and dashed towards the east, trying to get out of the range of the broken palm.
"Divide again!"
Ning Fan used another ability and created an ancient god clone from his body. The ancient god clone was enshrouded in the will of rain and emitted a threatening divine light. As soon as it appeared, it immediately flew towards the west.
"Ancient Demon Clone, appear!"
Another Ning Fan who wore black robes and had runes on his face walked out of his body. There was a hint of purple on his black robes. It was none other than Ning Fan's ancient demon clone.
As soon as the ancient demon clone appeared, it directly turned into a Fu Li Demon Butterfly and flew towards the north.
The continuous creation of the ancient devil, ancient god and ancient demon clones was extremely taxing on Ning Fan. However, it was not the end yet.
Ning Fan took a deep breath. Then, he created another clone which was shrouded in red light from his body. This clone was his Tribulation Spirit clone. It was also the strongest clone among his four great clones!
As soon as the Tribulation Spirit clone appeared, it immediately flew towards the south. There were clones flying in four different directions.
After Ning Fan's true body created the four great clones, he seemed to have lost all of his cultivation base. He stood on the same spot like a mortal. However, he opened his eyes which shone with green light as if he was plotting something.
"Does this young man think that he can escape from my broken palm just by creating four clones …?" Dao Man Shan shook his head in disappointment.
If Ning Fan only has this little bit of ability, he would not be able to get out of this place. At first, he thought that Ning Fan had found a way to get out of this place after planning for a few days. Unexpectedly, after waiting for this young man for a few days, all he got was a clone technique …
The four clones flew in different directions but none of them could get out of the range of the broken palm. This broken palm was simply boundless …
"Split!"
Ning Fan uttered another word. His four great clones actually split into two and then from two into four … In an instant, there were millions of clones flying in countless directions.
To low level cultivators, transforming into one million clones was considered a peerless ability. However, it was not difficult for him to use it after his cultivation base had reached this level.
"Transforming into one million clones, huh … With just one million clones, I won't be able to get out of this place … Even if I transform into ten billion clones, the result will still be the same." Dao Man Shan shook his head and said.
However, at the next moment, Dao Man Shan's eyes widened in shock.
At this moment, Ning Fan's one million clones suddenly acted crazily. All of them raised their fingers and pressed down on the broken palm in all directions.
Each of Ning Fan's clones was displaying the Heaven Sealing Technique. The one million Ning Fan's clones attacked at the same time. Clearly, they wanted to use the Heaven Sealing Technique to stop Dao Man Shan's broken palm!
"It's actually the Chaotic Kun Sacred Sect's Reincarnation Sealing Technique! No … It's not the real Reincarnation Sealing Technique. This technique just looks like it. It doesn't have the power to seal the Reincarnation Sealing Technique … "
Dao Man Shan's eyes narrowed. He realized that he had underestimated Ning Fan from the beginning until the end.
Even though this technique was not the Reincarnation Sealing Technique of the Chaotic Kun Sacred Sect, it was still very extraordinary. If Ning Fan's one million clones were to display this technique, it would probably be able to stop the broken palm for a moment …
The one million clones that Ning Fan had created each took a direction and secretly coordinated with each other. When the Heaven Sealing Technique was linked together, it was like a formation that greatly increased the power of the technique.
If it wasn't for that, Ning Fan certainly would not be able to stop the palm of a Saint with his current cultivation base even if it was just a broken palm that had existed for countless years and had lost all of its spiritual nature!
This young man's understanding of formations must also be extremely profound … Ordinary Immortal Venerables from the ancient times would definitely not be able to stop the broken palm, not even for a moment. Only this young man …
"Seal!"
As Ning Fan shouted, he activated the One Million Heaven Sealing Technique to its maximum!
At this moment, Ning Fan forcefully performed the technique and stopped the broken palm for a moment. However, he also suffered a severe backlash.
Each of his clones could not withstand the backlash and collapsed one after another. Their cultivation bases gradually returned to Ning Fan's body. However, those injuries were also brought back to Ning Fan's body, making him feel like his body was on the verge of collapsing.
Unfortunately, the God Vanquishing Shield had its own undying power. As soon as it noticed that Ning Fan was injured, it automatically protected his soul and physical body from being destroyed.
If it wasn't for that, Ning Fan's action of forcefully stopping the broken palm of a Saint would at least destroy half of his physical body.
Ning Fan's one million clones collapsed and his cultivation base returned to him. He did not even have the time to wipe the blood from his mouth. Instead, he turned into a ray of golden light and flew towards a certain direction.
At the moment before the broken palm regained its mobility, Ning Fan flew out of the prison of the broken palm. Then, he saw a trace of soul at the edge of the broken palm.
It was the indistinct soul of the shield. It was illusory but extremely bright like the brightest star in the sky. Even the darkness of this place could not devour its light!
This was the soul of the God Vanquishing Shield!
Ning Fan had a premonition that once he obtains this soul, the God Vanquishing Shield would undergo some kind of qualitative change …
"This young man actually managed to escape from the broken palm of the Dao Barbarian with his cultivation base which is not even at the Immortal Venerable Realm!" Xi Zihua was so shocked that she could not close her mouth.
Even though she had the cultivation base of a Quasi-Saint, she could not escape from the prison of the Dao Barbarian's broken palm. However, Ning Fan did it!
He stopped the broken palm for a moment even though he was severely injured … This young man's abilities are unimaginable. His ruthlessness and decisiveness are even more unexpected.
What a terrifying junior … (To be continued.)
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