Chapter 31: The Migrating Shaoyan Clan

Within the formation restrictions, the scattered immortals and earth immortals of the Shaoyan clan had been utterly at ease. Except for those who had already migrated the mortals under their command, some had even stopped the migration. They had only been tense and worried when they saw the nine hundred plus gods and demons earlier, but when they saw that only Ji Ning remained, they were very relaxed.

But—

"This, how is this possible? How could he break through the formation of the eight celestial immortals?"

"Didn't five celestial immortals and Ji Ning just fight within that formation earlier? They knew each other's strengths. How could such a huge mistake occur?"

"Heavens."

This group of scattered immortals and earth immortals was completely dumbfounded.

How noble were celestial immortals? Yet two had died in an instant, and they were celestial immortals of their own Shaoyan clan.

"Quick, continue the migration immediately." The Fufeng Old Demon transmitted his voice, roaring, "This Ji Ning's body is like a magic treasure, unafraid of celestial immortal attacks. If our Shaoyan clan's celestial immortals cannot deal with him, he will likely go on a killing spree."

"Right, right."

"Continue the migration."

"Hurry."

Those scattered immortals and earth immortals who had not yet fully migrated went back to migrating mortals and cultivators.

…

"Wow!" Xiao Qing's eyes were wide as saucers, with an expression of seeing a ghost. "Two celestial immortals… celestial immortals, those who have truly leaped out of the Three Realms and are not within the Five Elements, carefree celestial immortals who have already passed the tribulation. They are far nobler and far more powerful than those Return to Void gods and demons. And yet, two of them died in an instant."

Mu Zishuo was also stunned.

Beside him, the Whitewater Marsh was even more shaken. Celestial immortals were the true foundation of a top-tier tribe. In the entire Grand Xia Dynasty, barely one might appear in a million years. And now two had fallen in an instant?

…

Ji Ning looked at a flying shuttle in the distance. The shuttle was entirely black, a hundred zhang long. The six celestial immortals from before had all hidden inside the belly of the shuttle. Only the horned, golden-robed man stood on the shuttle, staring at Ji Ning.

"They fled quite fast," Ji Ning muttered to himself.

Just now, he had suddenly killed two celestial immortals, causing the other six to flee immediately into that flying shuttle. They had even closed the shuttle completely, leaving him no room to attack.

"How could this happen?" The Shaoyan Ancestor, standing coldly in the shuttle, was burning with rage. He transmitted his voice, roaring, "Chixin, didn't you say earlier that the eight of you joining forces would be enough to hold off Ji Ning? Didn't you say that Ji Ning's strength had increased significantly since the ambush, but was still only about equal to you?"

"We don't know either."

"When we were lurking in Mu Zishuo's residence and ambushed Ji Ning, his strength was indeed very ordinary, even a bit weaker than Jinzhong Kumu."

"Yes, that was indeed the case. Just a short while ago… we five were still fighting him in that great formation, and we were surprised that in less than half a month, his strength had greatly increased, approaching Chixin. But now, in the blink of an eye, his strength has soared again? He's even stronger than Chixin."

"It's only been the time it takes to drink a cup of tea! His strength has increased this much!"

"It's not that we were careless; it's simply too unbelievable."

Chixin Celestial Immortal, Kumu Celestial Immortal, Jingyu Celestial Immortal, and the others all felt aggrieved.

They had just fought him earlier, but after Ji Ning released the nine hundred plus gods and demons, his strength had increased again. The improvement was too fast! Generally, the higher the level, the slower the improvement. That Ji Ning had a sudden surge after being ambushed was one thing, but then his strength soared again in an instant?

"Damn it, damn it." The horned, golden-robed man gritted his teeth. Those who had cultivated to the level of celestial immortals were very cautious; if they couldn't win, they could flee. But this time, they had indeed been careless, mainly because they had fought him before and knew his strength. That carelessness had cost two lives.

Facing over nine hundred gods and demons, they had fought desperately and survived.

Facing Ji Ning, they had been careless and lost two lives.

"You are already injured. Don't interfere with Ji Ning now; leave everything to me." The horned, golden-robed man transmitted.

"Yes, master."

"Yes, ancestor."

Each responded.

The horned, golden-robed man looked into the distance at Ji Ning and roared, "Ji Ning, you killed two celestial immortals of my Shaoyan clan. This enmity is irreconcilable. I will definitely kill you, kill you!"

"Earlier, when you pulled out the bronze pillar, didn't you swear that you would definitely make me die, exterminate my tribe, and kill all my relatives? You've said such harsh words once; I've already engraved them in my heart. Rest assured… killing those two celestial immortals just now was only the beginning. I will kill all the celestial immortals of your Shaoyan clan, kill all the scattered immortals and earth immortals. As for the other cultivators and mortals… I believe there are plenty of major tribes that will destroy you without my needing to act." Ji Ning said.

When a wall is about to collapse, everyone gives it a push. There were not a few tribes that had grudges with the Shaoyan clan, such as the stronger Zhuanshui clan and others.

Even without grudges, the three commanderies occupied by the Shaoyan clan were each much larger than Anqi Commandery. How could such vast territories not be coveted? Once all the celestial immortals died, the cultivators and mortals of the Shaoyan clan would be finished. They would be easily swept away.

"You? I, Shaoyan Chou, roamed the four directions in ancient times, and no one dared to say they could kill me." The horned, golden-robed man's eyes flickered with murderous light. "First, taste the methods of my children."

The three ten-thousand-zhang poisonous insects and strange beasts blotted out the sky and covered the sun, flying rapidly from all directions, their momentum overwhelming, charging straight at Ji Ning.

Ji Ning stood in midair like a tiny speck, but he was three-headed and six-armed. His arms swept across the sky, his golden palms forming sword fingers, manifesting thousand-zhang black divine swords… The terrifying sword intent was palpable, and anyone could feel the determination within that sword intent. Just one glance made it feel as if this sword could not be blocked.

"Pfft!" A large wound appeared on the body of the black venomous snake, but it quickly healed, recovering completely in the blink of an eye.

"Puff." The belly of the winged rhinoceros was extremely tough, but Ji Ning still stabbed a hole in it. However, the winged rhinoceros's iron hooves directly trampled Ji Ning's palm away, and the hole in its belly also healed.

The shelled poisonous insect had even stronger defenses; Ji Ning barely left a wound.

"What formidable poisonous insects and strange beasts." Ji Ning was secretly shocked after one exchange. "These three poisonous insects and strange beasts are this powerful?"

In terms of the realm of the Dao, these three strange beasts and poisonous insects were far inferior.

But their physical close-combat abilities were too strong.

Each of them had an extremely tough body. Even their thick hides and scales reached the level of celestial magic treasures. The muscles inside were very tough; every inch torn felt strong resistance. And even if the strange beasts were wounded… they could recover in an extremely short time. Moreover, their strength was great. The black venomous snake and the shelled poisonous insect each had nearly half the strength of Ji Ning when he used the fourth cycle of the Star Picking Hand and his three heads and six arms. The winged rhinoceros even matched the strength of Ji Ning's six arms!

"Activate!" The horned, golden-robed man in the distance watched coldly and uttered a soft command.

Immediately, a large number of divine runes appeared on the back of the shelled poisonous insect. The runes flashed, and the shelled poisonous insect rapidly shrank while beginning to split. When it shrank to a thousand zhang, it split into two shelled poisonous insects. When it shrank to a hundred zhang, it split into four. When it became ten zhang in size, there were eight shelled poisonous insects.

"Roar~~~" The winged rhinoceros also let out a furious roar. Its four powerful hooves began to merge into its body, while from the center of its belly, a thicker, longer hoof rapidly grew.

From a four-hoofed winged rhinoceros, it became a one-legged rhinoceros.

"Hiss~~~" The black venomous snake bit its own tail. Instantly, divine runes lit up all over its body. Its snake scales continuously changed, becoming more elongated, and gradually a golden light appeared on the scales.

"Die." The horned, golden-robed man unleashed his signature technique.

But Ji Ning suddenly transformed into the Nine Heavens Oblivion Wind and charged straight at the winged rhinoceros.

"Kill."

Ji Ning, like a brutish god or demon, madly attacked the winged rhinoceros with his six massive arms, engaging in frenzied close combat!

"Clang, clang, clang~~~" The eight shelled poisonous insects attacked Ji Ning repeatedly, but Ji Ning completely ignored them. Only clanging sounds came from his body.

"Whoosh." The black venomous snake, now coiled into a ring, directly enveloped Ji Ning, trying to constrict him.

Ji Ning immediately split off two palms, turning them into two sword lights. In terms of the mystery of the Dao, how could the snake compare to Ji Ning? It was directly sent flying by Ji Ning's sword light.

"This kid." The horned, golden-robed man's eyes flickered coldly.

His shelled poisonous insects were completely suppressed by Ji Ning. He had hoped that Ji Ning would also be careless and let the black snake get close to constrict him. Once constricted… even if Ji Ning's strength was greater, it would be hard to break free. But now Ji Ning simply didn't give the snake a chance to approach.

"Kill."

"Die for me."

Ji Ning and the one-horned winged rhinoceros exchanged furious blows. Ji Ning was unharmed, but large chunks of flesh were torn from the winged rhinoceros. Under Ji Ning's sword-sharp palms, with a furious roar from Ji Ning, he even tore off the winged rhinoceros's head.

"What to do, what to do? What should I do?" A sense of powerlessness arose in the horned, golden-robed man's heart, along with… hesitation!

"Should I have my other avatars come too?"

He still had other poisonous insects and strange beasts!

If all the poisonous insects and strange beasts he controlled gathered here, he could overwhelm Ji Ning with overwhelming force.

"No, I can't go mad. Going mad will bring me closer to death." The horned, golden-robed man knew well that his ruthlessness had earned him many enemies in the Three Realms. For example, that celestial deity of the Zhuanshui clan very much wanted to kill him. But precisely because his many avatars were scattered, and he never brought out all his poisonous insects and strange beasts, that celestial deity was also wary and never truly started a war to exterminate the Shaoyan clan.

His caution had become his iron rule. He never violated it. Even if this rule occasionally caused him to suffer losses, it allowed him to live long.

…

Relying on the Eighty-Nine Arcane Art, Ji Ning was even more ferocious than the three poisonous insects and strange beasts. He forcibly tore apart the winged rhinoceros. In the end, the remains of the winged rhinoceros flew toward the horned, golden-robed man, turning back into a thousand-zhang winged rhinoceros that flew into the man's mouth.

"Split!" Ji Ning's six arms frenziedly attacked the black venomous snake. Two arms slashed wounds into the snake's body, while the other four arms pulled hard in opposite directions. With a ripping sound, the black venomous snake was torn apart, black, stinking blood splattering everywhere.

Ji Ning was exceptionally狂暴, completely dominating the three poisonous insects and strange beasts.

…

"What to do?"

"Can't our Shaoyan clan stop this Ji Ning?"

"This Ji Ning is too terrifying."

A group of earth immortals and scattered immortals saw this from within the formation restrictions, each filled with fear and unease.

"Fufeng, all cultivators and mortals within the formation restrictions have been migrated. Even if this Ji Ning breaks through the formation, he won't be able to harm our clansmen." This group of scattered immortals and earth immortals all followed the Fufeng Old Demon as their leader. In the Chenyu Mountain Range, Fufeng Old Demon held the highest status.

Fufeng Old Demon nodded: "Give me your Qiankun Pearls."

"Alright." The scattered immortals and earth immortals each took out their Qiankun Pearls.

A Qiankun Pearl was a cave-heaven type magic treasure! Generally, it was created by a celestial immortal who had considerable insight into the Grand Dao of Qiankun, opening a small space within the pearl. In fact, there were many such treasures, like pouches with internal spaces used specifically to store people or magic treasures. The internal space of a Qiankun Pearl was not small, spanning ten thousand li, but it could not be cultivated and could not sustain life; it could only be used for temporary living.

It was most suitable for migration.

"Mm." Fufeng Old Demon collected all these Qiankun Pearls.

…

"Damn it." The horned, golden-robed man in the distance watched furiously but could do nothing to Ji Ning.

Ji Ning was frenziedly killing the black venomous snake. Even when torn apart, the snake turned into two smaller snakes, but their aura was clearly weaker. Ji Ning chased them madly.

Suddenly, a spatial fluctuation appeared—it was a great teleportation.

"Hm?" Ji Ning turned around and saw the Fufeng Old Demon suddenly appear in the distance.

"This Fufeng Old Demon isn't dead?" Ji Ning was startled.

"Fufeng, don't go mad."

"Fufeng, retreat." Xuanji Celestial Immortal, Chixin Celestial Immortal, and the others had long been observing the battle with their divine sense. Seeing Fufeng Old Demon suddenly appear, they all transmitted urgently.

"He killed my disciple and destroyed my true body. This enmity is irreconcilable." Fufeng Old Demon waved his hand, and suddenly densely packed hundreds of starlight dots appeared. In the sky above, a huge phantom of the Taiyin Star appeared, all flying toward Ji Ning.

Ji Ning said coldly, "You old demon still have a second avatar. I didn't go to kill you, yet you seek death yourself."

How could Ji Ning take this Fufeng Old Demon seriously? He immediately swung his palm, and a huge golden palm crushed forward. With booming sounds, the hundreds of Stardust Sand were sent flying back.

Crack!

A very special sound rang out.

Like an eggshell breaking.

But those Stardust Sand were all at least immortal-grade magic treasures. How could Ji Ning shatter immortal-grade magic treasures with a single slap?

"Ah~~~" "No~~~" "No~~~"

Countless screams.

In that space, countless mortals and cultivators were gathered—these were the cultivators and mortals who had been migrated this time. But now this space was collapsing and shattering. Although it was only a small space, how could mortals withstand the collapse of space? They were all torn apart, and only some powerful cultivators could survive.

Under Ji Ning's golden palm, some people suddenly appeared—cultivators who had survived the shattered space. But the might of Ji Ning's slap against the Stardust Sand was immense. Even just the residual force crushed these appearing cultivators into ashes.

Boundless despair… overwhelming despair instantly enveloped Ji Ning.

Boundless resentment!

Hatred!

"No, I don't want to die."

"Heavens."

"Who, who…"

"Who killed us."

Countless voices directly rang in Ji Ning's mind.

"Hahaha…" In the distance, Fufeng Old Demon was utterly mad. "Killing ten billion mortals—this is great sin, great sin…"

Boom~~~

Boom~~~

The sky instantly turned blood-red, a terrifying red. An extremely dense, heart-shaking red flame appeared out of thin air. On both Ji Ning and Fufeng Old Demon, a fearsome red flame appeared—this was the legendary… Karmic Fire!

Two clusters of red karmic fire shone upon each other.

Karmic Fire Descends!