novelapdf Chapter 561 Core Formation Kills Nascent Soul? This kid is terrifying!
Chapter 561 Core Formation Kills Nascent Soul? This kid is terrifying!
Meanwhile, on the high platform of the Forbidden Garden outside the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, a huge spiritual water mirror floated in mid-air, displaying the scene in the valley in dozens of images simultaneously.
The candidates from the thirty-six prefectures were scattered throughout the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, and every battle was faithfully reflected in the Water Mirror.
The officials in charge of supervising the examination sat scattered around the high platform, each holding a jade slip that recorded the scores of the prefecture they were responsible for.
Their attention was mostly focused on the scenes in major prefectures such as Youzhou, Yunzhou, and Leizhou, where Nascent Soul level demonic beasts were being killed from time to time, and the score numbers kept jumping, causing the officials to nod frequently.
It wasn't until the skirmish in the valley that anyone noticed the situation in the desolate state.
"Huh? The Desolate State is actually fighting the Blood River Sect? Isn't that Old Monster Chi? A late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator against two mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and they're evenly matched?"
"Wait a minute, look at that early-stage Core Formation cultivator, what kind of magic weapon is that black banner in his hand? It actually absorbed the blood soul of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!"
"He killed the Blood River Sect's soul cultivator! A mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, his soul and spirit annihilated! How is this possible? An early-stage Core Formation cultivator killing a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator? Am I seeing things?"
"You're not seeing things. This person is either hiding his cultivation level, or the grade of that black banner is far beyond our imagination. A magic weapon that can kill a Nascent Soul cultivator at the mid-stage with the power of a Core Formation cultivator must at least be a Nascent Soul Great Perfection level soul magic weapon."
"What's this person's name? I've never heard of him before?"
"Chen Mu, a guest elder of Desolate Continent City. He performed admirably in the Desolate Continent Grand Competition before, but nothing quite as exaggerated as today. Just how much strength is this person hiding?"
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On the main seat of the high platform, Qin Taiyue sat upright in the purple-gold official chair, his gaze shifting from the image of Dugu Jian of Youzhou to Chen Fan.
His face was expressionless, but a faint hint of inquiry flickered in his calm, still eyes.
After a moment, he looked away and closed his eyes again, as if he hadn't seen anything.
But his attendants clearly saw that Minister Qin tapped his fingers lightly twice on the armrest, a habitual gesture when he was thinking.
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Inside the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, Chen Fan and his group continued to venture deeper into the valley.
The atmosphere within the team had clearly changed after the shock of the battle they had just fought.
Han Yueshan and Ma Chengkong continued to lead the way, but every now and then they would turn back to look at Chen Fan, and their tone was more polite than before.
The Nascent Soul elders of the seven sects of the Desolate State followed behind. Golden Sword True Man occasionally took the initiative to say a few words to Chen Fan, and Medicine Daoist even came over enthusiastically, saying that he wanted to give Chen Fan a few of his treasured spiritual herbs.
Tie Zhenshan and Sha Wanli deliberately lagged behind a few steps, neither getting closer nor further away, maintaining a delicate and safe distance.
Chen Fan ignored these changes, maintaining his early-stage Core Formation cultivation level, with the black soul banner at his waist swaying gently with each step.
Since the Black Soul Banner had already been exposed, he figured he no longer needed to hide it.
After all, the demonic beasts in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons are the best nourishment for the Black Soul Banner. The more souls a Nascent Soul level demonic beast can absorb, the stronger the millions of souls within the banner will become.
He wasn't about to miss out on such a good opportunity!
In the following days, when the allied forces encountered monsters again, Chen Fan no longer hid in the rear.
Every time a Nascent Soul level demon beast appears, he is the first to take action!
Under the attack of a million Black Soul Banners, early-stage Nascent Soul demonic beasts crumbled upon contact, and even mid-stage Nascent Soul demonic beasts could not withstand more than ten breaths.
Those ferocious monsters were like lambs to the slaughter before the Black Soul Banner, their souls drained and turned into nourishment for the banner in the blink of an eye.
Han Yueshan initially tried to coordinate the formation to hunt, but after a few attempts, he realized that he was completely superfluous.
Chen Fan alone, with just one banner, was worth the entire team. The main role of the others was to help dissect the monster corpses and collect materials after he took down the banner.
Ma Chengkong's shrewd and worldly old face was full of bitter smiles, but he dared not say anything. He could only obediently lead the people of Liangzhou to follow behind and divide the points.
The group made steady progress in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, and along the way they killed seven or eight more Nascent Soul level demon beasts, and their points climbed at an astonishing speed.
At this rate, it's a certainty that Huangzhou and Liangzhou will enter the top twenty, and they may even challenge for the top ten.
On the evening of the seventh day, the team set up camp and rested at the edge of a dense forest.
Han Yueshan took out the talisman to examine it, then suddenly frowned and looked up into the depths of the dense forest.
Almost simultaneously, Chen Fan also raised his head, his gaze passing over the layers of branches and leaves and falling towards the end of the dense forest.
Several powerful auras were rapidly approaching.
"There are no fewer than twenty people from Leizhou and Yunzhou." Han Yueshan put down the talisman, his expression solemn.
Ma Chengkong's face turned extremely grim as he stared intently at the edge of the dense forest. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and uttered a name:
"Old Monster Red is among them."
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen streaks of light lit up in the dense forest.
The first to land was Old Monster Chi, whose crimson robe was particularly eye-catching in the night, followed by three Nascent Soul cultivators from the Blood River Sect.
This time, it wasn't just the Blood River Sect members who came!
The other four Nascent Soul cultivators from Leizhou followed closely behind, and then there were seven more Nascent Soul cultivators dressed in Yunzhou attire.
The leader of the Yunzhou cultivators was Zhou Yuanhua.
As soon as he landed, he spotted Chen Fan, who had a black banner hanging from his waist, in the crowd, and his eyes flashed with undisguised killing intent.
"Chen Mu, long time no see!" Zhou Yuanhua said coldly.
Old Monster Chi stood in mid-air with his hands behind his back, a cruel smile playing on his lips: "Han Yueshan, Ma Chengkong, I've said I won't give you a second chance. Hand over that Chen fellow, and I might spare your lives. As for him..."
He stared at Chen Fan with the same look he had on a dying man. "That black banner is indeed impressive, but even the best magic weapon depends on who holds it. You think you can roam freely in the Ten Thousand Demon Valley with just a magic weapon, being only at the early stage of Core Formation? I brought the Supreme Yang Talisman, which is specifically designed to counter Soul Dao magic weapons. No matter how much Yin energy is on your banner, it can't stop the Supreme Yang Fire."
Han Yueshan and Ma Chengkong exchanged a glance, and their hearts sank to the bottom at the same time.
Although Chen Fan was strong, that black banner was, after all, a soul-path magic weapon, and it was most afraid of something that could restrain it.
If Old Monster Chi truly possesses a supreme Yang talisman specifically designed to counter the Soul Path...
They dared not think any further.
Zhou Yuanhua is at the peak of the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and given his desire to kill Chen Fan, their combined strength would be greatly reduced if they were to entangle with Chen Fan.
Besides Old Monster Chi and Zhou Yuanhua, the opposing side also had sixteen Nascent Soul cultivators, almost twice the number of the Desolate Alliance.
However, Chen Fan remained expressionless, simply taking the Black Soul Banner from his waist and holding it in his hand.
He raised his head, looking at the Crimson Monster high above in mid-air, and said calmly:
"Enough with the nonsense. Let's fight."
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