Published at 18th of June 2026 6:23 pm

Chapter 1197: The First!

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Ning Fan doesnt care about Ancestor Leizes astonishment. Hes committed plenty of acts that defy heavens rules; offending the Saint Ant Sect is bothersome, but not a big deal.

Having finally managed to take down the Silver Armored Quasi-Saint, Ning Fan hasnt had the chance to collect the spoils of war. Those few Light Ant Clan experts who were fusion quasi-saints were all annihilated by Illusory Arts. Light Ants belong to the Dao Soul Clan, they dont cultivate Demon Souls, but Dao Souls. Upon their demise, Ning Fan collected their Dao Souls into the Refining God Cauldron and refined them into the Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits, marking Ning Fans first spoil.

The second spoil is an Immortal Emperor level Light Ant Inner Pill! When a Light Ant dies, it doesnt explode into a Dao Fruit, but into an Inner Pill. The chance of dropping an Inner Pill is extremely low, so obtaining an Immortal Emperor Inner Pill will considerably enhance Ning Fans cultivation.

The third spoil is the Innate Mid-grade Treasurethe Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella.

Ning Fan already possesses several mid-grade innate treasures, so capturing this treasure doesnt excite him too much.

He stretched out his palm and invoked, successfully grabbing the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella from beside one of the Light Ant corpses, holding it for a careful analysis.

Upon holding the umbrella, a wave of Rain Intent hits him, giving the sensation of being bathed in a gentle breeze; as the umbrella opens and is slightly activated, it emits countless strands of celestial light, enveloping Ning Fan in a faint blue glow.

Once enveloped in this blue glow, Ning Fan immediately feels his physical strength enhanced substantially! Power, agility, defense... all aspects of his physical prowess improved significantly, making this umbrella seem more practical than he expected. No wonder the Silver Armored Quasi-Saint initially wielded this umbrella, capable of withstanding his Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike for a short duration...

"Huh? Could this umbrella be... is it the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella!" Ancestor Leize is surprised once again; unlike before when he heard about Ning Fans sky-breaking exploits, this time its out of thrill.

"You recognize this umbrella, Senior?" Ning Fan is taken aback.

Ancestor Leize comes closer, carefully examining it, and confirms that it is indeed the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella, becoming even more excited.

"Of course, I recognize it! This is the treasure once used by the Eight Sons of the Water Sect during their siege against the Ancestral Emperor of the Eastern Heaven; its exceptionally powerful! But as far as I know, it seemed to have been lost due to certain incidents, and the Water Sect has been searching for this item; unexpected to find it here in the Light Ancestor Abyss!"

The Eight Sons of the Water Sect sieging the Ancestral Emperor of the Eastern Heaven?

Oh, something like that indeed happened. Ning Fan recalls encountering another reincarnation of Aflo in a secret place, which was also the burial grounds of the Water Sect Eight Sons...

The Eight Sons of the Water Sect were figures from the same era as the Ancestral Emperor of the Eastern Heaven. Rumor has it that the Eight Sons joined forces in besieging the Ancestral Emperor of the Eastern Heaven and ultimately emerged victorious. Although the battle was won through sheer numbers, it still brought considerable fame to the Eight Sons of the Water Sect.

However, one aspect confuses Ning Fan... Ancestor Leize seems to highly regard this umbrella. Yet, according to Ning Fans observations, while the umbrella possesses great divine skills, it doesnt appear to be overwhelmingly powerful enough to excite a quasi-saint to the point of losing composure, does it?

"Is this umbrella very powerful?" Ning Fan asks.

"Powerful, absolutely powerful! This is a Rain Masters Seal-class Instrument! A treasure long sought after by rain cultivators everywhere!" Ancestor Leize explains.

"Seal-class Instrument? What is that..."

"A Seal-class Instrument is an innate magical treasure crafted from special materials and techniques. Its forging difficulty surpasses that of ordinary innate treasures by over ten thousand times, and thus its rarity level is over ten thousand times that of regular innate treasures. Ordinary individuals can only utilize the basic attributes of a Seal-class Instrument; only cultivators corresponding to the seal can activate its hidden attributes..." [Ning Fan].

Despite not fully understanding it, Ning Fan senses that the umbrella seems very formidable...

"The Water Sect places great importance on this item; if you return it to them, they would even offer you two, no, three treasures of the same level in exchange!" [Ancestor Leize].

"Return it? Why return it? Didnt Senior say that the crafting difficulty of the umbrella is over ten thousand times greater than that of ordinary innate treasures? Such a rare treasure, exchanging it for a few ordinary innate mid-grade treasures would be too wasteful." [Ning Fan].

Ning Fan shakes his head, taking another look at the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella, his gaze now holding a touch of respect.

Since this umbrella is so precious, why should he return it to the Water Sect? He is also a rain cultivator, and his Rain Yin Yang has already half-stepped into control positions. Obtaining Rain Control Position is just a matter of time, and he would also like to spend some time cultivating the Rain Seal, aiming for dual cultivation of control positions and seals... If one day, he truly masters the Rain Seal, he would have the qualification to unleash this umbrellas hidden attributes. If Ancestor Leize speaks so highly of this umbrella, it likely possesses exceptionally powerful hidden attributes...

"What! The Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella was originally a possession of the Water Sect from ancient times, and you obtained this umbrella yet wont return it... If they learn of this fact, they wont let you off lightly!" [Ancestor Leize].

"Then I wont let them find out. This treasure has changed hands many times, ultimately ending up with me. Once in my hands, it becomes mine. If I want to return this treasure to the Water Sect, thats a courtesy; if I dont, thats my prerogative. Hehe, does Senior murder and seize treasures, then go out of his way to verify each spoils origin and return it to its original owner? Ive never heard of any master being so exceedingly benevolent." [Ning Fan].

"Thats a valid point, but... its still unwise. What if the Water Sect learns about this... While the Water Sect may not be as formidable as the Saint Ant Sect or the Light Clan, its still among the top powerful forces of Northern Heaven... Youve already offended the Saint Ant Sect, adding a risk of offending the Water Sect wouldnt be wise..." [Ancestor Leize].

Ancestor Leize truly appears concerned about Ning Fans situation, as Ning Fan belongs to the Black Demon Sect, a branch of the Liangyi Sects incense lineage. He cant stand by and ignore Ning Fans safety...

Ning Fan is unwilling to continue discussing this matter with Ancestor Leize. Ancestor Leize possesses many good qualities, but he is too timid, fearing the Zi Clan, fearing the Saint Ant Sect, and fearing the Water Sect... If the path of cultivation eventually leads to constant fear, it makes the path rather dull.

"Little friend, you really should..." [Ancestor Leize].

Ancestor Leize tries to persuade him furthr, but suddenly his old face twitches, his expression changes dramatically.

It turned out that during their conversation, many Light Ant experts and corpse puppets have tracked Ning Fan down by the blood-red halo above him, arriving right in front of them!

The first one to reach the place is a Light Ant Clan quasi-saint with six-zhang-long light wings!

This is not a fusion quasi-saint!

This is a genuine quasi-saint, possessing a force of thirteen thousand calamities, bringing Ning Fan a sense of threat far beyond the previous Silver Armored Quasi-Saint.

Ning Fan can slay fusion quasi-saints like the Silver Armored Quasi-Saint within half an hour, but he cannot eliminate a true quasi-saint in a short time!

"Its an Eagle Soaring Venerable, one of Yin Mus generals! This persons strength is slightly inferior to mine, but is far superior to those fusion quasi-saints, not to be underestimated!" Ancestor Leizes expression changes, immediately identifying the visitors identity, seemingly familiar with the Light Ant Clans quasi-saint experts.

"Hmph! So, Daoist Leize is here too! Does this mean you are also involved in this matter? Didnt you claim to enter the twelfth layer to find someone? Why are you killing our Saint Ant Sects disciples!" Eagle Soaring Venerable shouts angrily.

Seriously! Im just passing by, this matter has nothing to do with me, okay!

Ancestor Leize wants to cry but cant shed tears; why did he come here to watch the spectacle? Well, now hes entangled in the trouble Ning Fan caused. Even if he explains to the Saint Ant Sect... will they believe him?

Besides, can he truly stand by and let Ning Fan face the Saint Ant Sects pursuit alone...?

No one knows how deeply Ancestor Leize feels for the Liangyi Sect. Ning Fan is part of the Black Demon Sect, a branch of the Liangyi Sects incense lineage; if Ning Fan were killed by the Saint Ant Sect, the Liangyi Sects incense lineage might truly become extinct...

"This matter indeed has some relation to me... hehe, isnt it just a fusion quasi-saint, theyre already killed, what more can be done? At worst, Ill offer your Saint Ant Sect some compensation, and let this matter be resolved peacefully with no harm done..." [Ancestor Leize].

Ancestor Leize actually doesnt try to clear his name but instead takes part of the blame!

Ning Fans gaze slightly shifts; naturally, he can see that Ancestor Leize is worried about him facing the Saint Ant Sect alone, willing to accompany him in the risk.

This person truly is exceedingly kind... Clearly terrified of the Saint Ant Sect, yet choosing to confront them with him...

But this individuals personality is just too weak. The opponent is already upon them, yet hes still discussing resolving the matter peacefully... Does that work?

Indeed, the soft stance of Ancestor Leize not only didnt calm Eagle Soaring Venerables killing intent but instead made Eagle Soaring Venerables arrogance grow even more.

"The death of a fusion quasi-saint may not be significant, but this event has disgraced our Saint Ant Sect, you all must pay with your lives!" [Eagle Soaring Venerable].

Eagle Soaring Venerable presses out a finger displaying a silver glimmer, instantly dyeing the entire world silver, with a silver crack splitting the earth open. From its depths, a giant corpse puppet emerges.

That puppet isnt ordinary; its like an aggregation of countless corpses, its cultivation also reaching quasi-saint level, seemingly possessing spirit awareness, making its formidable nature nearly akin to a true quasi-saint!

In the distance, more immortal corpse servants were rushing towards this place. As these immortal corpse servants arrived, they fused onto the corpse servant giant, causing the giants cultivation to continue climbing. It seemed that the more corpse servants fused into it, the stronger the giant became!

"Damn! The Sacred Ant Sect has really gone mad! Theyve even summoned the Corpse Servant King! Lets get going! Eagle Soaring Venerable is relatively easy to deal with, but this Corpse Servant King is terrifyingly formidable. Even I, facing the Corpse Servant King, would likely be severely wounded or fall!"

Shush!

Lei Ze Ancestor dared not battle the Corpse Servant King, executing a wind escape technique, carrying Ning Fan along, escaping countless distances on a whirlwind, clearly uninterested in tangling with Eagle Soaring Venerable or the Corpse Servant King.

This was a wise decision.

The experts of the Light Ant Tribe were not limited to just Eagle Soaring Venerable and Corpse Servant King. If entangled with these two, it wouldnt be long before other experts of the Light Ant Tribe arrived, which would indeed be dangerous...

Yet Ning Fan had no intention of fleeing!

His little Niba was suffering somewhere, and he had to rescue little Niba. Always running away was not an option!

He had already used illusion arts to interrogate for Little Nibas location. The urgent matter wasnt to flee but to save little Niba. However, he continued letting little Niba make soup for him...

"The Sacred Ant Sect is not to be reckoned with. Ill take you upward, escape from the Earth Abyss, hopefully. I havent lived enough yet, it would be too unfortunate to die with you..." Lei Ze Ancestors face was heavy as water in the whirlwind. Ning Fan was involved in a bloodthirsty pursuit from the Sacred Ant Sect, and the situation was more serious than imagined! In his view, Ning Fans chances of leaving the Light Ancestor Abyss alive were nearly zero, even with his help, Ning Fan would struggle to leave alive...

"Senior, dont rush to escape just yet. I have a place here on the twelfth level I wish to visit."

"What! A disaster is upon you, yet youre not thinking about escaping, but still want to visit some place?" Lei Ze Ancestors face turned green. He was unhappy, very unhappy! This was like an emperor not worried while the eunuch is! He was worried sick for Ning Fan, while Ning Fan was acting carefree, wanting to wander around this twelfth level?

Wait a minute? Ning Fan is the emperor, and hes the eunuch? This analogy is off; it should be reversed, the eunuch worried while the emperor is not... Uh, still seems off somehow...

"I must go to this place. My pet is still in the hands of the Sacred Ant Sect!"

"What! Your pet got caught by the Sacred Ant Sect? Just a pet, leave it be. As long as we escape today, we can capture another one later..." Lei Ze Ancestor was frantic. Ning Fan wouldnt seriously risk the pursuit of the Sacred Ant Sect just to rescue a pet, would he? Couldnt joke like this!

"Hehe, itll be hard to come across such an interesting little Niba again... This lump of little Niba, I must rescue. Rest assured, Sacred Ant Sect doesnt scare me in the slightest! According to my previously interrogated intelligence, the power structure within the Sacred Ant Sect is quite intriguing. Among the quasi-saints, the strongest group is all females; if they encounter me, those female quasi-saints would suffer greatly; as for the male quasi-saints, none have mana exceeding fifteen thousand calamities, making them hardly a threat." It seemed Ning Fan had obtained some intelligence that made him confident in defeating the Sacred Ant Sect.

"Women? What of women, as long as their power is strong, women cannot be underestimated! The fearsome reputation of the Four Beauties of the Sacred Ant Sect, maybe you havent heard. Among the Four Beauties, although Princess Fireflower is newly advanced quasi-saint, she is not to be belittled. As for High Priest Yin Mu, General Red Lotus, Disgraced Emperor Hua Zhao, their strength surpasses mine! Especially High Priest Yin Mu, who reportedly obtained fortune in recent years, advancing to Second-Grade Quasi-Saint. If it werent for the Ant Queen Contest and her seclusion, she alone could crush us both! The most terrifying aspect is, damn Sacred Ant Sect actually knows how to fuse! You know, when the disaster of Sacred Ant Sect first appeared, the Light Tribe attempted to annihilate them, but after they fused their quasi-saints, they combined into an Ancient Great Cultivator, severely wounding the Light Tribe, ultimately only able to concede to the existence of Sacred Ant Sect..."

"Oh." Ning Fan had interrogated this information, so he merely responded casually.

Lei Ze Ancestor was even more collapsed!

He had spoken for so long, and Ning Fan just replied with an "oh," what kind of feeling is this, like punching into cotton!

Lei Ze Ancestor decided!

No matter what, he would not accompany Ning Fan to save a pet from the Sacred Ant Sect! Even if he had to bind Ning Fan, he was determined to flee!

"Humph! A bunch of trash, always fleeing! Alas, you cannot escape! No matter where you flee to, my Sacred Ant Sect experts await ahead!"

Eagle Soaring Venerable sat cross-legged on the Corpse Servant Kings massive shoulder, pursuing Lei Ze Ancestor and Ning Fan.

Lei Ze Ancestor was a cultivator with the Wind Master title, his wind escape speed extremely swift, rendering Eagle Soaring Venerables pursuit ineffective. Choosing to sit atop the Corpse Servant Kings shoulder, using it as a mount, saving mana, chasing Lei Ze and Ning Fan like a cat catching mice.

Unknowingly chased for quite some time, suddenly, Eagle Soaring Venerables eyebrows twitched and he burst into laughter.

He sensed it!

Ahead, there were reinforcements from the Sacred Ant Sect!

Blocking ahead were none other than Sacred Ant Sects Princess Fireflower and her ant general, Ke Bixiong!

Now, they were cornered, with him and Corpse Servant King behind, and Princess Fireflower and Ke Bixiong blocking the front, Lei Ze and Ning Fan couldnt escape even if they had wings!

However, wasnt it decreed by the High Priest that the ant queen candidates need not come personally?

Unexpectedly, Princess Fireflower, for such an insignificant reward, personally appeared to capture the wanted, trying to accumulate some merit for the Ant Queen Contest. This woman truly used every trick imaginable...

...

Lei Ze Ancestor controlled the whirlwind, carrying Ning Fan swiftly in an escape attempt, when suddenly, the whirlwind seemed to encounter substantial resistance, the forward wind unable to advance, rolling backward.

The resistance grew larger, ultimately blocking Lei Ze Ancestors whirlwind right on the spot, unable to proceed.

Then, in the flaming sky above, a male and female figure flickered, revealing their forms. Clearly, the ones stopping Lei Ze Ancestors escape technique were these two.

Upon seeing the two blocking ahead, Lei Ze Ancestors face turned black.

Terribly unlucky!

He was actually blocked by a quasi-saint and a fused quasi-saint!

That quasi-saint was surprisingly Sacred Ant Sects Princess Fireflower! Although she was a newly advanced quasi-saint, being an ant queen candidate, her methods were extremely difficult!

That fused quasi-saint, Lei Ze remembered was Ke Bixiong, also one of the Sacred Ant Sects few experts!

"This is bad! Really bad! Front and back combined, there are three quasi-saints and a fused quasi-saint! Even if we fight to the death, were facing nine deaths and one life!"

Lei Ze Ancestors face was extremely ugly.

Yet, even at this moment of life and death, he had no intention of abandoning Ning Fan to escape alone, as if Ning Fans mere identity as a disciple of the Liangyi Sect meant more than his life by countless times.

At this moment, Ning Fans interest in the predecessor of the Black Demon Sectthe Liangyi Sect was truly out of genuine curiosity.

The sect that Lei Ze Ancestor valued more than life itself, what sort of existence was it...

"Lei Ze, since you insist on involving yourself in this matter, dont blame my Sacred Ant Sect for being ruthless. Today, you must die!"

The woman named Fireflower, at first glance saw Lei Ze Ancestor controlling the wind within the whirlwind, spoke with a remarkably arrogant tone, as if Lei Ze Ancestor was merely an ant that could be crushed at any moment by her Sacred Ant Sect.

Then, Fireflower looked at Ning Fan.

At first, she was astonished, and then she felt great regret.

She had seen Ning Fan, she had seen him on the first level. At that time, her subordinate Ke Bixiong wanted to duel Ning Fan, but she stopped him.

One reason was that she saw some potential in Ning Fan, fearing Ke Bixiong might suffer if they battled, not wanting to lose her sole ant general before the Ant Queen Contest arrived.

A second reason was that she indeed had some desire to recruit Ning Fan, thus slightly showing goodwill. Help was needed for the Ant Queen Contest, although Ning Fan was an outsider, the Sacred Ant Sect had precedents of recruiting outsiders as helpers. If everyone could utilize outside help, why couldnt she!

Unfortunately, Ning Fan killed the Saint Ant Sects merged Quasi-Saint. As a result, there is now an unending vendetta with the Saint Ant Sect, and she has completely given up on trying to recruit Ning Fan.

The pride of the Saint Ant Sect cannot be violated!

Anyone who harms the Saint Ant will have their entire family killed!

"I didnt expect we would meet again so soon, but unfortunately, this time I must kill you with my own hands to gather some support for my struggle to become Ant Queen..."

Princess Huahuo sighed softly, speaking to Ning Fan through the whirlwind.

She presented herself as if she was reluctant to kill Ning Fan. But Ning Fan knew that her reluctance was just a facade, meant to lower his guard. Her conversation was more for delaying time, as the speed of Ancestor Leize was not slow, and in the chase, he had already left Venerable Eagle Soaring far behind..

Princess Huahuo needed to stall for time until Venerable Eagle Soaring caught up, so they could attack Ning Fan together, thereby increasing their odds of success.

Neither Ning Fan nor Ancestor Leize were weak; Princess Huahuo wasnt arrogant enough to think she could take them down with just one merged Quasi-Saint, being Ke Bixiong.

"This woman wants to stall us; dont pay attention to her! While Eagle Soaring hasnt caught up, lets change direction and escape!" Ancestor Leize said anxiously.

"No, not yet, the Saint Ant Sect captured my people, and I need to capture some of theirs, otherwise I would be losing out."

Ning Fans eyes flashed coldly, he was not someone who liked being hunted or bullied.

Venerable Eagle Soaring and the Corpse Puppet King are difficult to deal with, but Princess Huahuo and Ke Bixiong are different!

"Wait, dont be impulsive!" Ancestor Leizes complexion changed, attempting to stop Ning Fan, but it was too late.

Ning Fans figure flickered, and he darted out from the power of the whirlwind, full of evil qi, heading straight for Princess Huahuo and Ke Bixiong!

What n overwhelming evil qi!

This was a fierceness that had even slain Quasi-Saints!

Instantly, the previously confident faces of Princess Huahuo and Ke Bixiong transformed.

The aura of fourteen thousand and eight hundred tribulations of mana!

A fierceness that had slain Quasi-Saints!

The three blood-red characters above his head further intensified Ning Fans ferocity!

Ning Fans momentum was utterly terrifying, not something these new Quasi-Saints, merged Quasi-Saints, could withstand. In terms of demonic nature, he was even more terrifying than Ancestor Leize, who wasnt an evil cultivator. Still, Princess Huahuo and Ke Bixiong believed that at the level of Quasi-Saint combat, even if their strength wasnt equal to their opponent, they couldnt be defeated instantaneously. Even the likes of the Silver Armored Quasi-Saint, such an inferior product, could fight Ning Fan for half an hour. They just needed to delay a little longer until Venerable Eagle Soaring brought the Corpse Puppet King over to crush Ning Fan!

"Boy! Last time, we didnt get to fight, but this time, lets battle well!"

Ke Bixiong roared, transforming into a stream of light, charging at Ning Fan, but before he got close, he was blown away by a giant fist shadow striking out from the void!

Afterward, the Eternal Soul-sucking Treant emerged from the void without sympathy, followed by the Eternal Ink Qilin and Eternal Dragon King of Ten Thousand Saints!

"This boy secretly summoned Netherworld Ghost Flowers in the instant the enemy appeared, such a terrifying cunning! Did he plan to take on these two from the start?" Ancestor Leize exclaimed.

Everything happened in an instant!

Ke Bixiong was sent flying, entangled by Ning Fans secretly summoned Eternal Ghost Soldiers, while Ning Fan dashed to Princess Huahuos side!

Seeing this scene, Ancestor Leize wouldnt dare to delay anymore and was about to assist Ning Fan.

"Not good, this boy is being careless! The poison from Princess Huahuo of the Saint Ant Sect is extremely terrifying at close range; if he engages her from afar, its fine, but if he engages in close combat, hell absolutely suffer!"

But he couldnt help Ning Fan!

Far away, although Venerable Eagle Soaring hadnt arrived yet, he had already cast a silver light to bind Ancestor Leizes feet.

That silver light was Venerable Eagle Soarings life-bound magical treasureImmortal-binding Silk!

Tangled by this silk, not even Ancestor Leize with his strength could break free quickly; he could only watch as Ning Fan and Princess Huahuo fought at close quarters!

"Eagle Soaring old bastard, youre courting death!" Ancestor Leize was furious, he wouldnt tolerate any mishap for Ning Fan, he couldnt allow it!

"Hehe, who lives and who dies isnt certain. Ancestor Leize, the one who should die is you!" Venerable Eagle Soaring scoffed coldly.

Boom boom boom!

The Corpse Puppet King carried Venerable Eagle Soaring, its massive feet pounding the flaming land, each step leaving over ten thousand zhang-sized footprints, shaking the earth!

At the speed of the Corpse Puppet King running at full force, within thirty more breaths, it could reach Ning Fan and the others!

By then, Venerable Eagle Soaring and the Corpse Puppet King would join in the assault on Ning Fan; but... could the condemned Ning Fan stay conscious under the toxic assault from Princess Huahuo for thirty breaths... it might not even take a few breaths before Princess Huahuo ends up capturing him...

"This boy doesnt know Princess Huahuos background; choosing close combat is the path to death!" Venerable Eagle Soaring said disdainfully.

As expected, Princess Huahuo used her trump card shortly after trading punches with Ning Fan!

Five Poisons Immortal Veil!

Princess Huahuos body suddenly surged with toxic power, transforming into a canopy of light spanning a thousand zhang, enveloping herself entirely.

Ning Fan, who chose to fight closely with Princess Huahuo, naturally got enveloped, but his expression remained steady, treating the surging toxic power as if it was nothing.

The enemys toxic power seemed potent, not aiming to poison, but rather... paralyze! This was a paralytic poison of extreme potency; even a wisp was enough to paralyze an Immortal Emperor! If trapped within the Immortal Veil, enduring the attack of hundreds to thousands of strands of toxic power, even a Quasi-Saint could be paralyzed by Princess Huahuo, directly captured home.

Unfortunately, Ning Fan wasnt ordinary; his resistance to poison was intensely formidable. Unless it was a top-grade toxic cultivation master among First Order Quasi-Saints, no one could poison Ning Fan in the slightest. Princess Huahuo? A newcomer to the Poison Path, having just upgraded to Quasi-Saint not long ago, would need to hone her skills for tens of millions of years to even hope to poison him.

"Impossible! Youve entered my Five Poisons Immortal Veils range, why are you unscathed! This is impossible!" Princess Huahuo was shocked, her face paling in disbelief.

Even a Quasi-Saint with thirteen or fourteen thousand mana tribulations would be skinned alive if they entered her Immortal Veils range. To disregard her toxic power, mere impressive mana isnt sufficient; one must have deep cultivation in the Poison Path. Evidently, Ning Fans expertise in poison was no weaker than hers, making her proud poisonous powers difficult to affect him.

"Is this your trump card technique... if this is all youve got, then this is where it ends. Youre the one whos careless." Ning Fan said ruthlessly, as he suddenly activated the Cross Halo!

He wasnt careless in stepping into Princess Huahuos close range; those who dared to fight him up close were the truly careless ones!

The beings of different races on the Boundary River had protective talismans, unaffected by the Cross Halos Body Locking effect, but that was only after Ning Fans Cross Halo gained notoriety.

His infamous name in Northern Heaven hadnt fully spread!

The people of Northern Heaven were completely unaware there was such a rule-breaking ability like the Cross Halo in existence!

When Ning Fans Cross Halo was activated, when Hua Huo was immobilized by the Heaven Sealing Art within the Cross Halo thousands of times in an instant, she was terrified!

She didnt fear the mimicry of the Reincarnation-Fixing Technique!

But such a frequency of mimicry of the Reincarnation-Fixing Techniqueit was the first time she encountered such that she couldnt move even an inch under this kind of divine skill!

Fortunately, she had a trump card in her hand, requiring only about three breaths to activate. Once used, she could ignore the body locking and fly out of the Cross Halos confinement range!

Hua Huo asked herself, with her Quasi-Saint cultivation, even if she stood still and endured Ning Fans attacks for three breaths, she wouldnt die. Quasi-Saints are just that resilient! After three breaths, she could easily change the battlefield and fight again!

"Your Cross Halo is truly against the heavens, giving me a feeling of a Saints Ring, too bizarre! This time, the princess was indeed careless. But if you think a noble Quasi-Saint would be calculated by such a small trick, youd be very wrong! The ancestral force of ants, activate!"

"Haha, my ancestral force has already been activated, your end is near!"

"Ants like you dare o oppose my Saint Ant Sect? This princess will make you know the price of offending the Saint Ant Sect!"

Hua Huos aura changed suddenly, revealing a fierce light! It seemed that some terrifying aura was awakening from her body under the urging of her mana!

Ning Fans gaze changed slightly, that aura gave him a quite dangerous feeling. If Hua Huo was really given a few breaths of time to activate that thing, he might truly suffer.

Even if Hua Huo stood still to let him chop, he couldnt kill a Quasi-Saint in a few breaths... Quasi-Saints arent so easily killed; the Silver Armored Quasi-Saint was completely overwhelmed by him, yet it took him half an hour to actually kill her, using half an hour to exhaust all of the Silver Armored Quasi-Saints energy...

Ning Fan didnt use the divine skill of the Cross Halo to aggregate attacks on Hua Huo; it wouldnt work. Even divine skills cant eliminate a Quasi-Saint in a short time.

Ning Fans normal means wouldnt be able to finish Hua Huo in a few breaths, preventing her from escaping the immobilization of the Cross Halo.

Since thats the case, then use unconventional means.

Ning Fan used a method faster, simpler, and more effective than any divine skill, gently touched his finger to Hua Huos lips.

"Shut up, youre too noisy!"

A massive bewitching force invaded her body along Hua Huos lips.

Her mana became chaotic!

With chaotic mana, she couldnt muster her mana to activate the ancestral force of ants!

The activation of ancestral force failed!

She had no other means to escape the Cross Halos immobilization thousands of times per breath!

She was foolishly immobilized within the Cross Halo!

Though her Quasi-Saint vitality was extremely strong, not easily slain by Ning Fan in a short time, Ning Fan didnt use any means to slay her!

Instead, he used extremely vile, indecent, shameless bewitching techniques!

She was a Quasi-Saint, not easily toppled by a bewitching technique, yet under the immobilization of the Cross Halo, she couldnt evade, suffering greatly.

Her innate mana wanted to resist that bewitching force, but ultimately, it was suppressed and sealed bit by bit by Ning Fans bewitching force!

Ten breaths!

In just ten breaths, Ning Fan sealed all of Hua Huos mana within the Cross Halo!

In just ten breaths, he captured a female Quasi-Saint alive, and it was his first time capturing a cauldron furnace at the Quasi-Saint level! If he tapped into her... Ning Fan couldnt fathom how much his mana would surge!

Since the Saint Ant Sect insisted on hunting him, dont blame him for being ruthless! Whether you are a princess or a fallen emperor, dont think about escaping!

"Congratulations on becoming the first cauldron furnace Ning found upon arriving in the Northern Heaven! Your name is Hua Huo, right? Its quite a nice name."

In the complex look filled with shame, anger, shock, and regret in Hua Huos eyes, Ning Fan even sealed Hua Huos language ability, instantly throwing her into the Xuan Yin Treasure, imprisoning her in the repentance palaces.

Quasi-Saints are not far from Saints; words and actions are rules, sealing Hua Huos language ability was to prevent this woman from using Spirit Speech and employing some self-preservation means to escape...

"No, impossible!"

At this moment, whether it was Ancestor Leize, Eagle Soaring Venerable, or Ke Bixiong, all were deeply shocked by Ning Fans action of capturing a Quasi-Saint in ten breaths!

Even if Hua Huo was a new Quasi-Saint, she shouldnt be captured so easily, should she? How did Ning Fan accomplish it! Through the Cross Halo, they couldnt sense the details, just saw Ning Fan pointing a finger, and Hua Huo surrendered...

Capturing a Quasi-Saint with one finger! Could this kid actually be... an Ancient Great Cultivator!

"Everyone take note! The assailants cultivation was severely underestimated; he is suspected to be an Ancient Great Cultivator! Dont get isolated! At all costs, dont get isolated! Especially dont let the other few Ant Queen candidates be isolated! Princess Hua Huo... she was captured alive by the enemy, lasted only ten breaths in the enemys hands!"

Eagle Soaring Venerable trembled in speech, transmitting this intelligence to every corner of the Twelfth Layer of the Earth Abyss.

In an instant, the originally aggressive Light Ant experts pursuing Ning Fan all underwent drastic changes in expression, and became fearful!

Even the Light Ant tribes strongestthe Yin Mu High Priestess was shocked with a pale face by this news!

"Ancient Great Cultivator! How could the opponent be an Ancient Great Cultivator! My Heavenly Fate Red Name Technique, once planted, can roughly ascertain the opponents cultivation, the opponents mana is surely only around fifteen thousand calamities... how could he be an Ancient Great Cultivator! Could he possess a hiding technique sufficient to deceive destiny... Eagle Soaring would definitely not lie, and I can sense Hua Huos aura has truly vanished from the Twelfth Layer, apparently captured by the opponent in a single move! Even a top expert among Second Rank Quasi-Saints couldnt capture a Quasi-Saint in one move; the opponent... truly an Ancient Great Cultivator! The Four Heavens Ancient Great Cultivators dont have this person, who is he! He chose this timing to appear, could he be here for the Ant Queen contention! What deep enmity does he have with my Saint Ant Sect to come ruin our major affair!"

No one knew, Ning Fan used bewitching techniques to cunningly defeat Hua Huo.

This also caused the intelligence to diverge seriously from the truth, making the entire Light Ant tribe, from the Yin Mu down to ordinary Light Ants, all panic.

A mans name is like a trees shadow! If a true Ancient Great Cultivator comes to obliterate the Saint Ant Sect, no Light Ant expert would dare ignore this threat!

At this moment, the three words above Ning Fans head saying "Kill without mercy" became a joke!

Who dares to hunt Ning Fan alone!

Instead, be worried about being caught alone by Ning Fan and slain one by one!

"Corpse Puppet King, take the rear! I must go, I must go!"

Eagle Soaring Venerable, without any sense of martial ethics, cast aside the Corpse Puppet King, attempting to use the Corpse Puppet Kings power to block Ning Fan, this "Ancient Great Cultivator", while himself fled miles away, trying to gather several Quasi-Saints, then fuse together to face Ning Fan in battle.

It was a mistaken judgment.

Because of his mistaken judgment, the Saint Ant Sects pursuit of Ning Fan underwent a fundamental change!

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