Grasping Evil - Chapter 246

Chapter 246: Chapter 246 Lu Bei, The Slayer from the Luo Yun Tribe!

Demon General’s Residence of the Northern Desert City.

In the guest room, the ungrateful Little Stammer was sleeping soundly on the bed. For a 10-year-old girl like her, it was normal for her to easily get tired.

As for Ning Fan, he sat on the floor in a meditative position and looked at the battle points plate in his hand with a smile on his face.

After crushing the Ming Yu Building, he obtained fifty thousand battle points as promised. Now, he only had to kill one more person as what was agreed previously, he would then obtain another fifty thousand battle points. After that, his battle points would be enough for him to enter the Bloodline Pool for the Second Bloodline Awakening!

Although his power was exposed, no one had figured out that he was not the real Lu Bei as the former Lu Bei had more enemies than friends.

The secret of the Eastern Ocean Bell was uncovered, allowing him to obtain half of the inheritance of the Heaven Sealing Technique from the Demon Ancestor!

The most delightful thing was none other than the drastic increase of his aura force.

Late Divine Transformation Realm aura force!

Not only that, climbing to the top of the Ming Yu Building had also helped him develop the Emperor Shadow!

It was truly beyond Ning Fan’s expectations.

The three Void Fragmentation Realm divine abilities were Soul Incarnation, Soul Extraction and Emperor Shadow. Only Void Fragmentation Realm experts would be qualified to cultivate those abilities. However, not every one of them would be able to comprehend these three abilities.

Anyone who could master any one of them would be regarded as a rare being, just like the feathers of a phoenix and the horns of a qilin. But Ning Fan alone had learned all three of them before he had even attained the Void Fragmentation Realm!

With his current level, he might not be able to use the three abilities to their fullest potential.

But once he advances to the Void Fragmentation Realm…

“Void Fragmentation Realm is divided into nine heavenly layers. The difference between the layer is immeasurably vast like nine skies. Under normal circumstances, experts at the First Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm wouldn’t be able to win against experts at the Second Heavenly Layer. However, if I attain the Void Fragmentation Realm in the future, even if I am just at the First Heavenly Layer, with the three divine abilities, I will be unmatched among the experts at the first three Heavenly Layers!”

Ning Fan had never guessed that he would congeal the Emperor Shadow in Ming Yu Building.

As such, there were quite many demons who had witnessed his Emperor Shadow. But no one knew how many among them truly recognize that divine ability.

Perhaps some troubles might arise or maybe I will be at peace. No matter what, there is nothing I can do as it has already happened…

“Assimilating the golden blood of the Demon Marshal requires a type of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual grass, Jade Fire Grass as supplement. The Luo Yun Tribe does not have this item. However, the first division among the nine – Pure Flame Tribe has a large amount of it…I intend to increase my demon power but it seems like the item is beyond my reach at the moment. If that’s the case, I shall go to the Scripture Tower and learn some words of their language. The language must be terribly hard to learn. With the intelligence of the Wind Demoness, she could only learn 31 words… If I am able to learn their language, I will then be able to decipher the verbal spell of the Secret Art of Prestige. If I have both verbal spell and mental spell, when I kill Divine Transformation Realm experts in the future, it will be much easier for me to condense my prestige… As for the Bloodline Awakening, I can only proceed on it after killing that person assigned by Demon General Lu Sheng…I wonder who that person will be!”

Ning Fan stood up and caressed Mu Xiao Huan’s cheek. He then shook his Cauldron Ring and momentarily kept her into the red mist realm so that she would be taken care of by the women within.

After that, he went to meet Lu Sheng that night.

Lu Sheng gave him ten days to kill a single person. To him, however, the faster he could accomplish his mission, the better.

According to Ning Fan’s conjecture, since Lu Sheng was the general who guarded the edge of the base of Luo Yun Tribe, he might want Ning Fan to assassinate the general of the enemy.

White Tiger Hall of the Demon General’s Residence.

Ning Fan pushed the door open and entered the hall where a man and a woman had been waiting for him.

As they caught sight of Ning Fan, the woman curtsied to him while the man nodded his head with a broad smile.

“Commanding Officer Lu, finally you have come!”

“Greetings to Demon General and Mistress Wan’er. May I ask whom does Demon General want me to kill?!” Ning Fan greeted them with cupped fists.

“Haha, I like straightforward people! This jade slip has a record of the information about that person. Take it and kill him. Once you have succeeded, you can vigorously spread his death in order to crush the enemy’s morale and boost the confidence of our main force.”

Ning Fan spread his spirit sense but he was not surprised at all after knowing the person he had to kill.

Because, as he expected, Lu Sheng wanted him to kill the commander of the Fallen Peak Guard of the Lie Tu Tribe on the other side of the Vast Meadow – Xiong Rui!

The Fallen Peak Guard was the elite guard which was led by Demon General Bai Yuan of the Lie Tu Tribe.

Xiong Rui was a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert with 3000 units demon power.

Defeating this guard and killing their commander could lower the spirit of their main force. When the time comes, Lu Sheng would lead the main force of the Luo Yun Tribe to initiate a full-scale attack on Lie Tu Tribe himself!

About the details of the battle strategy, Ning Fan had no concerns about it. The only thing that mattered to him was killing the people who were assigned to kill.

“This is easy!” Ning Fan muttered.

After keeping the jade slip, he cupped his fists and left.

During the war between the two forces, assassinating the enemy commander was just a normal thing.

As long as the target was not a Divine Transformation Realm Demon General, it would be as easy as flipping hands to Ning Fan.

“Wait! Commanding Officer Lu, you can bring Wan’er along with you.”

Lu Sheng pointed at his sister, Lu Wan’er and put on a smile while the latter blushed in shyness and nodded.

However, Ning Fan shook his head in disagreement.

“Mid Nascent Soul Realm expert will only be a burden to me.”

“You…” The shyness within her heart was instantly consumed by discontentment.

Experts who achieved the Mid Nascent Soul Realm at the age of 900 was considered to have outstanding inner potential. Besides, she had followed her brother participating in wars, making her extremely familiar with matters regarding troops and formations.

The reason why Lu Sheng intended to send her to follow Ning Fan in battle was because he was worried that Ning Fan did not know how to lead the troops.

Lu Wan’er felt ashamed and displeased.

After all, she was regarded as one of the outstanding figures among the female demons. But Ning Fan saw her as a burden.

Internally, she thought to herself, “In the past, you pestered me almost every day with honeyed words in order to smear your own reputation. However, I can’t believe that you are such an indifferent person when you exposed your true self.”

But such indifferent attitude of not being moved by a woman’s charms made Lu Wan’er have a completely new opinion of him.

“Fine. Since you are unwilling to bring me along, it doesn’t matter to me… However, for this battle, how many soldiers does Commander Officer Lu plan to bring? The Falling Peak Guard consists of approximately fifteen thousand small demons. I wonder if ten thousand soldiers are sufficient for you… If you still need…”

“I, alone, will suffice. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have rejected Mistress Wan’er to follow me for the mission. Don’t get me wrong for my answer earlier. Actually, I am aware that Demon General Lu asked Mistress to follow me to supervise the troops but I don’t need them.”

“You want to assassinate Xiong Rui yourself?! Isn’t it too risky?” Her tone revealed a hint of worries.

“Wan’er, you don’t have to speak much! Since Commanding Officer Lu has such confidence, I really look forward to see him go solo on this mission. Besides, the main force lacks some troops for a direct frontal attack on the enemy base. If Commanding Officer Lu is not bringing the Blood Orchid Guards, it is a good thing. I will be able to transfer some troops to the main force…”

“If there’s nothing else, please excuse me!”

Ning Fan opened the door and vanished in the night sky.

As soon as he left, Lu Sheng bitterly smiled and heaved a sigh.

“Brother, why did you allow him to go alone? What if something bad happens to him?”

“If he dies, are you not planning not live anymore?”

“Don’t talk nonsense!” Lu Wan’er’s cheeks flushed red.

Privately, her own brother really liked to tell jokes. However, who could have guessed that the callous black-armored Demon General actually had such an attitude.

Lu Wan’er admitted that after getting in touch with Ning Fan several times, her heart was moved by him.

After all, a fine man like Ning Fan in a woman’s eyes was just akin to a peerless beauty in the eyes of men. It was hard to find someone in the opposite gender who would not fall for him.

However, she just had good feelings for him. She was not that desperate to the point where she couldn’t live without Ning Fan.

Brother really likes to talk nonsense…Does he really think that the reputation of a woman is a joke…

“Brother, anyhow, I think it’s improper for Lu Bei to enter the enemy’s territory himself… What if I bring the Blood Orchid Guard to assist him?”

“You don’t trust this man so you want to keep watch on him?” Lu Sheng’s eyes flashed.

“No! It’s not like that! I am worried about his saf… Brother! Please be serious!” Lu Wan’er seemed to have fallen into Lu Sheng’s trap once more.

“Alright. Let’s be serious now. Speaking of him, I am really worried about him when he has to lead the troops. It was why I suggested sending you to supervise the troops and assist him in arranging the formations to kill the enemy. Apparently, I seem to have misjudged his intentions…He rejected to bring Blood Orchid Guards with him. It surprised me a lot. He seems to be uninterested in gaining control over the Blood Orchid Guards at all… Ten thousand Harmonious Spirit and Gold Core Realm subordinates. If he is a spy from the enemy, he doesn’t have to do that. His aspiration is not about commanding an army. Getting promoted to be a Demon General is not something that can satisfy him…What he is after are higher cultivation levels and power. I…I am not as good as him…”

Lu Sheng gazed into the vast night sky and sighed.

“I have a feeling that this man will be the key to victory of our battle against the Lie Tu Tribe… Wan’er, it’s already late. Let’s gather our men for a roll call. It’s almost time to set out to the Vast Meadow!”

The darkness of the sky was infinite.

In the Cloud Mountain of the Vast Meadow.

Fifteen thousand demons were garrisoned in the mountain as thousands of bright torches lit up the area.

Within the biggest tent of the army camp, a dark-complexioned burly man was studying the military map. He was in the midst of discussing the next advancement of troops with a few Demon Soldiers.

However, all of a sudden, the heavily built man’s expression drastically changed and slammed on the table in anger, shouting. His thunderous shout reverberated across a few thousand li* away from the camp.

“Who is it?! Don’t sneak around like a ghost. Show yourself!”

As his voice reverberated, all the flames of the torches within the camp turned grey.

Then, the shadow of a winged demon in white robes gradually emerged in the night sky.

With the blood-red moon hanging in the sky, the presence of this man made the scene even more eerie!

Staring at Xiong Rui who hurriedly dashed out from his tent and the other experts who followed behind him, the young winged demon indifferent said, “I am Lu Bei. I’ve come to take your head…”

“Absurd! How dare a mere Early Nascent Soul Realm winged demon who has yet to achieve the Second Bloodline Awakening intrude the territory of my Fallen Peak Guards and talk in such an arrogant manner?! Pass my order. Demon archers, shoot this man down!”

As his words fell, five thousand shadows of small demons lined up one after another in an orderly formation. Their efficiency reflected how well-trained they were.

In the next second, each of them took out their spiritual bows and aimed towards the sky. Within a single breath, five thousand fire arrows were shot out.

“Shooting using spiritual bows? What a reminiscent sight. I haven’t seen them for more than three hundred years…”

That scene reminded the young winged demon of the memories back in Ning City.

As the five thousand fire arrows got closer to him, he opened his mouth wide and engulfed every one of them, turning them into nutrients for the Yang Power of his Yin Yang Locket.

After that, he clapped his hands together and performed a hand seal, displaying the small demonic technique – Fire Arrows.

Such demonic technique was only at the Core Realm. Almost every enemy in the Fallen Peak Guards knew how to perform it. However, a Harmonious Spirit Realm demon could only conjure ten fire arrows, a Gold Core Realm demon could at most conjure a hundred fire arrows while a Nascent Soul Realm demon could conjure up to a thousand fire arrows.

But when the young winged demon displayed that technique, a single arrow split into tens, tens into hundreds, hundreds into thousands. When there were fifteen thousand fire arrows in the sky, only then did Ning Fan stopped duplicating them. However, he clearly still had sufficient demon power to conjure even more fire arrows.

A common fire arrow was only enough to kill an Early Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator!

But the fire arrows conjured by the young winged demon were lit up with grey flames, making them be able to kill even Gold Core Realm cultivators!

Xiong Rui’s eyes narrowed with worry. The greyish flames on the tip of the arrows gave him a strong sense of danger.

“Earth Vein Demonic Flames?! No. It doesn’t look like any of them. The power of that flame is much stronger than those flames. What kind of flame is that? Could it be…the Sixth Grade Spiritual Flame that can only be devoured by the Demon Marshal?!”

He was wrong. That grey flame was actually the combination of two types of Earth Vein Demonic Flames and three types of Heavenly Cold Qi! The power of a fusion of five types of Fifth Grade Flames and Cold Qi would of course not be any weaker than that of a Sixth Grade Spiritual Flame!

The young winged demon flicked the sleeve of his white demon robes and immediately, the fifteen thousand arrows fell upon the enemy demons in torrents. The sky seemed to be raining greyish flames, turning the entire encampment of the Fallen Peak Guards into sea of flames!

In a flash, seven thousand Harmonious Spirit Realm demons were burnt to death, leaving only 8000 Gold Core Realm demons in the troops. All the surviving demons suffered different intensity of injuries after defending themselves against that small demonic technique!

However, the aftermath of the attack was either having their defensive magical treasures destroyed by the fire arrows or having their limbs burnt to a crisp. They were all in shock and trepidation.

Gosh! Is this a minor demonic technique? The rudimentary technique for the novices of the demon race?!

Who in the hell is that person that can annihilate 7000 Harmonious Spirit Realm demons with just a small demonic technique?

Even an Early Divine Transformation Demon General wouldn’t be able to perform that!

Lu Bei… This person is Lu Bei!

Since this person has come to the territory of Lie Tu Tribe to kill us, this person is probably a member of the Luo Yun Tribe. But since when did the Luo Yun Tribe have a Demon General called Lu Bei?!

None of them had even heard of his name!

After the torrent of grey fire arrows, before the groups of enemy demons could catch their breaths, a dense, jet-black cloud spread across the night sky, surrounding the vicinity of up to three thousand li*! It was the dark sword sense!

Under that sword sense, even Mid Gold Core Realm demons would instantly be killed when they become caught within. As the black cloud swept across the entire enemy base, 6000 lives of Gold Core Realm demons were taken.

In just a brief moment, the base of the Fallen Peak Guards was turned into a wasteland with dead bodies all over the place.

A minor demonic technique and sword sense. They were all it took to nearly destroy the Fallen Peak Guards. There was not even any interval between the two simple attacks. Before the enemy could react, they had already suffered huge losses!

Before achieving triumph in battle, all the troops had already dead… Even though they are the elite troops of Demon General Bai Yuan!

“Retreat…Retreat! Now!”

Xiong Rui rose into the sky and went to the frontlines while ordering the remnants of the troops to quickly retreat.

He knew that the young winged demon before him was not a pushover! But he also noticed that the latter only had 2150 units demon power. In other words, the young winged demon was not at the Divine Transformation Realm!

In his mind, he admitted that the young winged demon was indeed powerful. But the latter gained the upper hand because of the surprise attack. If he could fight the intruder fair and square, he did not think he would lose!

After all, he had 3000 units demon power!

Even if this young winged demon possesses a greater combat power than me, it’s still possible for me to resist him for a while!

However, Xiong Rui’s judgement was utterly wrong!

The winged demon made a step forward and suddenly vanished into a column of black clouds. His physical body burst into countless black sword sense and dashed towards Xiong Rui.

“Black Tempest Rupture Art…”

As soon as Xiong Rui got engulfed by the black cloud, his body was shredded to pieces, leaving only his Nascent Soul. In the form of a Nascent Soul, he hurriedly fled away. His mind was already overwhelmed by fear.

A Peak Nascent Soul Realm demon with 3000 units demon power like him did not even stand a chance against the winged demon!

As the demon’s Nascent Soul tried to escape in a panic, the young winged demon pointed at him.

“Seal!”

At that instant, his Late Divine Transformation Realm aura force was unleashed!

At that moment, traces of red threads emerged from within the demon Nascent Soul and bound him, like reeling silk from a cocoon!

That was the true form of the Body Sealing Technique! Deterring the opponent with his prestige and pressuring the person with his aura. The opponent would then be paralyzed from within!

This Sealing Technique was able to at least immobilize an Early Divine Transformation Realm expert for one breath and the seal could not be broken even if the targets inflict damage on themselves to exchange for a temporary boost in power! It was because this Body Sealing Technique was now able to even seal the thoughts of a cultivator, other than the movement of the body!

“Crush!”

A grey light shone. The young winged demon teleported to the front of the Nascent Soul and pressed against it with his finger.

Instantaneously, the Nascent Soul disintegrated into blood mist which was then absorbed by the young winged demon.

After that, he shifted his attention to the remaining troops of the Fallen Peak Guards and took out a green ancient dagger-axe.

“Eradicate!”

The shadow of the dagger-axe multiplied into thousands of them and swept across the entire base once more!

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, there was not a single living creature in the area.

Ning Fan glanced at his battle points plate. From this skirmish, he had acquired a total of 94607 battle points.

Including the battle points which he earned previously, he had accumulated more than one hundred and fifty thousand battle points. Not to mention the Bloodline Awakening, it was more than enough for him to learn the demon language.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Ning Fan walked to the foot of the hill. He pressed against his glabella and took out his Separation Slayer Sword. Wielding the sword, he carved a few words on the hill.

Lu Bei, the slayer from Luo Yun Tribe!

Perhaps the Demon General of the Lie Tu Tribe had discovered the death of Xiong Rui by now and had sent someone here to investigate.

If this incident is exposed, the morale of the troops would surely waver.

Besides, if the enemy found out that the entire Fallen Peak Guards were slaughtered by only a single person, it would weaken the morale of their troops even more. Whereas such an outstanding deed would without a doubt enhance the morale of the troops of the Luo Yun Tribe by several folds.

To the winged demon, however, be it the morale of the enemy troops or the morale of his own troops, none of them was his concern but Lu Sheng’s.

His only duty was to kill!

The Lie Tu Tribe would definitely be shaken by what had happened tonight!

After all, other than the Honorable Demon General, who else would be capable of single-handedly exterminating the entire elite guard?!

…

Three days later, the Lie Tu Tribe suffered a crushing defeat!

In the Lie Tu City, the Earth General, Bai Wu Zun, flew into a rage!

“Lu Bei?! Who is this man?! Pass my order. In the name of Lie Tu Tribe, hunt him down no matter what! The bounty on his head is 30 million immortal jade!”

The name of Lu Bei was spread throughout the Second World in an unimaginable speed!

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Translator Team:

G-Team [Tommy (TL), Roel (Editor)]