The Black Turbulent Separation Art was a divine skill created by Ning Fan during his time in the Rain Immortal World. Though not the strongest of his self-created divine skills, it is a technique that pushes the avatar ability to its extreme.

At this moment, Ning Fan used this technique as a carrier to integrate various divine skills into it one by one.

He recalled the scenes when he first comprehended the Black Turbulent Separation Art, using the Soul Incarnation Chant of the Divine Art Chant as a foundation, and step by step created this technique.

He remembered the trials in the Endless Sea, where he borrowed the power of Lightning Emperor Tai Su to transcend time and fight against Moro the Great Emperor. At that moment, he was on the brink of life and death, and by chance, entered the realm of Unity of Heaven and Man, comprehending the Black Turbulent Separation Art to the state of a hundred billion separations.

Powerhouses like Moro the Great Emperor and Lightning Emperor Tai Su were both shocked by the hundred billion separations at that time.

The hundred billion separations of the Black Turbulent was Ning Fan’s ultimate understanding of this technique, but due to insufficient spirit sense strength, he ultimately could not truly perform it, which was a great regret.

But now things are different!

After achieving the Divine Spirit Wasted Body, Ning Fan’s divine sense and strength both reached an incredible realm. A hundred billion separations might still be insufficient, but creating thousands or tens of thousands of separations was possible!

Moreover, with Ning Fan’s Divine Demon Cultivation having reached the ancestral level, his vision was no longer comparable to the past, and he further integrated other properties into the foundation of this technique.

The boundless power of Endless Sea gave his divine sense unprecedented clarity, making every thought of his at this moment full of creativity.

The black-clad Ning Fan’s eyes flickered with the light of the ancient demon, and with a clench of his fingers, his body suddenly split into two, then two into four, four into eight, multiplying unceasingly... In just a few breaths, over ten thousand black-clad avatars appeared on the sea surface, each showing off their skills.

The black-clad Ning Fan glanced around and approached one of the avatars, which carried all his understanding of Escape Technique, nearly reaching the essence of the Dao. Any casual step taken was even faster than the Vertical Golden Light!

The black-clad Ning Fan gazed at the Escape Technique avatar for a long time before finally asking, "Would you be willing to become my divine skill imprint?"

The Escape Technique avatar smiled and said, "I am you, and you are me. To become an imprint, why not?"

With those words, the Escape Technique avatar transformed into an ink shadow and dissolved, flowing beneath the feet of the black-clad Ning Fan and forming hundreds of Escape Technique rune imprints, which then merged into Ning Fan’s body!

Everyone was deeply shocked by this scene!

No wonder this mere avatar of the black-clad Ning Fan gave off such a terrifying vibe; it turned out to be a special avatar that could directly imprint other divine skills onto itself!

This scene was like Spirit Augmentation of a magical treasure, forcibly injecting a divine skill.

But people are not magical treasures, and in the Era of Decline, how many dare to treat themselves as magical treasures, forcibly imprinting divine skills?

And the so-called Spirit Augmentation of a magical treasure is merely mimicking spirit equipment, which in turn mimics true ancient demons...

Ning Fan’s Black Turbulent Separation Art gradually absorbed the characteristics of ancient demons, capable of forcefully imprinting the Dao Principles of Heaven and Earth onto oneself, treating oneself as if a magical treasure, a piece of spirit equipment!

Others’ avatars find it hard to achieve this, but Ning Fan is an ancient demon, and an ancestral blood ancient demon at that—achieving this is not hard!

He also possesses a Divine Spirit Wasted Body, with remarkably incredible physical resilience, sufficient to withstand the physical damage brought on by the imprints of divine skills, preventing explosive physical destruction from imprints, which is exceptionally precious!

After integrating the Escape Technique avatar, the black-clad Ning Fan moved towards a second avatar, one enveloped in the Five Elements Radiance,

"Would you consent to become my imprint?"

"I would!"

That avatar turned into an ink shadow, flew into the black-clad Ning Fan, and transformed into hundreds of rune imprints, etching into the black-clad Ning Fan’s body.

Then, the black-clad Ning Fan approached a third avatar, allowing it to transform into rune imprints; it was the Soul Extraction Technique avatar.

The fourth avatar was the Slaughter Technique avatar.

The fifth avatar was the Dao Principle of Wood avatar.

The sixth was the Dao Principle of Rain avatar.

And so forth, with avatars of the Darkness Law, the War Law... the number of rune imprints embedding into the black-clad Ning Fan continually increased.

Others naturally could not perceive the mysteries each avatar held, only Ning Fan knew that all these avatars possessed some divine skill or ability he had learned throughout his life.

He separated each divine skill ability within his body through the avatars, and then... absorbed and condensed them one by one.

Not every avatar wielded an earth-shattering ability; some only held first-step divine skills, yet even these were absorbed by the black-clad Ning Fan for their essence.

Phoenix Nirvana avatar, Immortal Bloodline avatar, Black Star Technique avatar... such avatars turned into imprints, enhancing the recovery capabilities of the black-clad Ning Fan.

Void Ignition Technique avatar, Sword Finger, Heaven Breaker avatar, Reverse Big Dipper avatar... the black-clad Ning Fan acquired more and more imprints, his momentum growing ever stronger!

Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike avatar, Yin-Yang Five Swords avatar, Returning to Ruins Finger avatar, Obliteration Art avatar...

Sword Control Technique avatar, Avatar of Heaven Seizing Seal, Heaven Holding Seal Separation, War God Mantra Separation, Peeping Heaven Rain Technique Separation...

Bone Fragmenting into Soldiers Separation, Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Separation, Reverse Spirit Technique Avatar, Shanhai Curse Separation...

Time slowly passed, and thousands of avatars were eventually refined into imprints by Ning Fan in black.

Countless black shadow imprints spiraled around the black-clad Ning Fan, giving the impression that each imprint was like a planet scattered across the starry sky, and Ning Fan was the only sun guarded by these planets.

Black-clad Ning Fan’s ten fingers formed seals, and among the countless black shadow imprints, those sharing similarities began to merge, their numbers gradually decreasing, yet the oppressive feeling from black-clad Ning Fan became increasingly intense.

When the black shadow imprints reduced to only a hundred thousand, Ning Fan finally stopped forming seals, slightly furrowing his brow, seemingly dissatisfied with even the remaining hundred thousand imprints.

The hundred thousand imprints formed a cross-shaped halo, several zhang in diameter, surrounding black-clad Ning Fan at the center like a planetary ring; yet akin to the ubiquitous black hole halo in the cosmic sky, except this halo was black, resembling the mysterious deep ink, even more demon-like.

Black-clad Ning Fan then shook himself, returning to his previous form, yet the cross-shaped halo formed by the hundred thousand imprints around him did not disappear and was retained, becoming a part of Ning Fan’s body!

First, use the Ancient Demon Spirit Augmentation method to attach Divine Skill imprints to the body!

Then, in a crisscross form of the Ancient Demon Spirit Wheel, unify those imprints to form a gigantic cross-shaped halo!

This technique requires compatibility and inclusion of Yin Yang Transformation to balance the discrepancies between different Divine Skills, which is extremely difficult for cultivators outside of Yin Yang Transformation.

This technique, due to its immense power, also carries heavy backlash, and only someone like Ning Fan with a Divine Spirit Wasted Body could dare to attempt and create this technique.

This cross-shaped halo embodies all of Ning Fan’s supreme skills and techniques, extracting their essence and integrating them into one, giving a sense of immeasurable power. In such a state, Ning Fan’s capabilities in attack, defense, speed, recovery, illusion, perception, and supporting abilities are elevated to a mind-boggling realm, which he can tangibly feel!

Once this cross-shaped halo is activated, Ning Fan can use numerous Divine Skills like the Slaughter Technique, Soul Extraction Technique, Demon Starfall, Phoenix Nirvana, and others simultaneously without needing to activate various abilities individually during a duel!

Ning Fan felt that presently, even a punch or a sword would wield the power equivalent to hundreds or thousands of Divine Skills!

The mana within his body seemed almost endless, able to replenish continually from between heaven and earth!

Of course, the activation of the cross-shaped halo would significantly drain Ning Fan’s heart spirit. It could be said that this cross-shaped halo unleashes Ning Fan’s highest battle power to its fullest; ordinarily, during combat, he would often only display one-tenth or two of his maximum power, sometimes even unwilling to use that one-tenth excessively, to avoid excessive depletion.

As for the potential of this newly created cross-shaped halo, it still requires practical testing to determine its extent...

"A hundred thousand Divine Skill imprints, cross spirit wheel halo... What kind of Divine Skill has this Ning Fan boy created! Even an old man like myself senses a hint of danger..." Emperor Fushan was severely shaken deep within, then felt deeply ashamed.

For an Immortal Emperor to feel fear toward an Eternal Immortal Venerable was utterly absurd, this oppressive feeling must be a mere illusion!

"This isn’t just a single Divine Skill but a fusion of Divine Skills. The theory is simple, but truly achieving this is beyond the reach of even a Quasi-Saint! For instance, two Divine Skills, one controlling fire, the other controlling water, inherently opposed, how would you fuse them? Yet this lad manages it, partially due to his identity as the inheritor of Ancient Chaotic Grand Emperor... This lad is indeed somewhat dangerous..." Emperor Sang Hai looked incredibly serious, now regarding Ning Fan as an equal to an Immortal Emperor!

The Slaughter Hall has tremendous good fortune, to acquire such a talent as the successor for the Eighth Generation after the Seventh Generation’s demise. If this boy truly grows, will the Calamity Clan ever have the chance to obliterate the Slaughter Hall!

"Brother Sang Hai, this boy must not be allowed to survive! Once he grows to become an Immortal Emperor, our clan will never be able to seize the Slaying Saint Heaven Desolation again! He must be snuffed out in the cradle! Disregard this child’s identity as a descendant of Ancient Chaos, chaos is in its last legs, even in fury, it can’t reach Southern Heaven!" Emperor Fushan’s killing intent flashed as he spoke seriously.

"I think so too, once Elder Helian arrives, we’ll make our move! Even if we can’t annihilate the Slaughter Hall today, we’ll strive to kill this child! The specific capabilities of that cross-shaped halo I don’t know, but just mentioning the seventh tier of Dao Wu Ya, it’s clear this child is absolutely a monster, even among those ancient Immortal Lords, he’s undoubtedly an anomaly..." Emperor Sang Hai, equally filled with killing intent, viewed Ning Fan as the obstruction to the Calamity Clan’s rise.

The Dao Fish of Endless Sea, without anyone knowing, grew to several zhang big, sprouting short wings. Thousands of fish leapt from the water, low-flying above the sea, a magnificent sight.

This is the seventh tier of Dao Wu Ya, a tier that’s been the limit of all second-step cultivators throughout history, as for the eighth tier, only Saints can comprehend it.

Even back then in the Northern Dipper Immortal Domain, those Ancient Great Cultivators, comparable to Ancient Chaos, at their peak during baptism, could reach about the seventh tier.

Ning Fan, with a cultivation not yet reaching Immortal King, managed the baptism at the seventh tier, illustrating his extraordinary nature. Unfortunately, Ning Fan himself had little concept or concern for the twelve tiers of Endless Sea, nor did he find exceptional joy in this mere reputation.

He cared more about tangible benefits; he’s a pragmatic man.

With a thought, Ning Fan withdrew the cross-shaped halo into his body, instantly halting the intense expenditure of his heart spirit, his eyes revealing deep exhaustion.

Indeed, using all learned Divine Skills simultaneously couldn’t be sustained for long, and the depletion of heart spirit, unlike mana or injuries, was hard to recover. It was best to use this cross-shaped halo sparingly when unnecessary. If heart strength dwindled to exhaustion, even an Immortal Emperor could meet immediate death...

Ning Fan’s heart spirit intensity was considered quite outstanding among those of the same level, yet even he couldn’t sustain this cross-shaped halo for long at once. According to his estimation, he could activate the halo for a maximum of two hundred breaths before overwhelming heart strength loss.

Like now, with half his heart strength already lost, he could at most activate it again for a hundred breaths...

"This cross-shaped halo is a fusion of Divine Skills, the more fused skills, the more formidable the capability... I should probably name this technique now that I’ve developed it, but... coming up with names is such a hassle, maybe I’ll leave it for now..."

"Previously, I’d learned too many Divine Skills to handle; now it’s different, any potent skill I learn in the future can be transformed into an imprint and integrated into the cross-shaped halo, enhancing its power, and I remember among the three grand skills of Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor, there’s one called Void Stripping Path, which can plunder others’ Divine Skills. Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor once said, let me comprehend this skill myself once my cultivation is sufficient through the Sun, Moon, and Stars Steles..."

Ning Fan pondered as congratulatory voices suddenly resonated from all directions.

"Congratulations to the Eighth Generation Slaughter on comprehending a new skill!"

Turns out the baptism had already ended... Ning Fan felt slightly disappointed that the cross-shaped halo still had many shortcomings and couldn’t be further perfected with the power of Endless Sea, could only be refined later.

The fish flew back to the seabed, disappearing, after which, the seawater of Endless Sea, because the summoning time was up, evaporated into mist, dispersing into heaven and earth.

Amidst the mist, suddenly large swathes of starlight flew from the Slaughter Star Master Star, forming shadowy images of Dao Fruit Trees around the altar.

Those Dao Fruit Trees were not physical, mere illusions, but the Dao Fruits on them, each was undoubtedly real!

Ning Fan knew that after the baptism ended, the coronation ceremony would enter the most anticipated banquet time.

Seeing the Dao Fruit Tree appear, numerous female immortals from the Slaughter Hall waiting nearby began to burn incense and pray, then carrying flower baskets and using Golden Knockers, they struck down and picked the Dao Fruits brimming with spiritual energy, and sent them to the venue to be shared among the guests.

It is said that during the coronation ceremonies of the previous Slaughter Emperors, when it reached this stage, there were often more people than fruits, and sometimes one fruit would be shared among several or even dozens of people.

But today was different; so few people had come that even including the Slaughter Hall’s own members, their numbers were still far less than the Dao Fruit Tree’s, often allowing one person to eat two or three Dao Fruits.

Truly a delight for hosts and guests alike!

On the surface, Ning Fan had joined the banquet and was drinking heartily with the guests, but in truth, his spirit was continuously maintaining the Ice Rain Technique, watching over the two Calamity Clan Immortal Emperors in the distant outer starspace.

His Ice Rain Technique was so secretive that these two Immortal Emperors weren’t even aware they were being monitored by Ning Fan!

The reason Burying Moon and others had not arrived yet was that they were under Ning Fan’s covert order, ambushing these two Calamity Clan Immortal Emperors. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Ouyang Nuan and the other women wished to come with the group from Qianqiu Sect, hence Qianqiu Sect agreed to arrive together at the last moment to congratulate Ning Fan.

"One Six Tribulations, one Seven Tribulations... and these two seem to be waiting for that Elder Helian... Elder Helian appears to be more formidable, but unlikely to be a Quasi-Saint... With Burying Moon here, dealing with Elder Helian is no worry; if I invite War King to make a move, handling the remaining two Emperors won’t be too difficult... It’s hard to say when Calamity Clan’s people will act..."

They hadn’t considered Xian Luoli, after all, Xian Luoli had shrunk again, her mind declining tremendously, which would surely affect her strength in battle...

While Ning Fan was drinking, suddenly a little demoness came over, under the guise of toasting, she seized the chance to hold his hand and wrote a few words in his palm.

[Ancestor Xiang has arrived]

Ning Fan was startled, then his heart warmed, no one could have expected that even a Quasi-Saint such as Xiang Mingzi would be moved to attend his mere coronation ceremony; this prestige was truly tremendous!

Xiang Mingzi’s cultivation was far beyond Ning Fan’s; if he intended to hide and bore no malice or killing intent towards Ning Fan, it would naturally be difficult for Ning Fan to detect Xiang Mingzi’s arrival.

With Xiang Mingzi present, today’s coronation ceremony was even less to worry about.

Since he now knew Xiang Mingzi had arrived, under intentional perception, Ning Fan vaguely sensed Xiang Mingzi’s direction, raised his wine bottle, and toasted to a distant direction in the star-filled sky.

Ming Hai was surprised and asked why; Ning Fan merely smiled without explaining.

"Oh? So, this is the inheritor of the Ancient Chaos Grand Emperor whom Daoist Wood Pine regards so highly? We three Quasi-Saints combined to conceal ourselves, and yet this child still sensed us. Although this child’s cultivation is average, his perception is truly impressive! Not bad, not bad!"

In the starry sky, a hidden Quasi-Saint remarked to the other two Quasi-Saints beside him with some surprise; the voice was unfamiliar, one Ning Fan hadn’t heard before.

To think that an unfamiliar Quasi-Saint would come to attend his coronation ceremony? Ning Fan was quite surprised upon hearing this voice with his mind sweep.

"Hehe, this child’s perception is remarkable, and his other methods are equally abundant. If this child lacked some genuine skill, how could I, Wood Pine, owe him a favor, thus entering the mortal world?" A Quasi-Saint answered with a laugh, the voice surprisingly being Wood Pine!

Even Daoist Wood Pine had personally come!

"Speaking of which, I find it odd that you, with your Houtu personality, would stand by this child’s side, opposing the Dark Clan and Calamity Clan. Could it be you owe this child a favor as well?" Daoist Woodman asked.

It turned out that the other mysterious Quasi-Saint was none other than Hou Tu Elder from the Houtu Sect!

Ning Fan had heard of the fame of Hou Tu Elder; Houtu Sect was a major sect in Eastern Heaven too. But Ning Fan had never known that the reclusive founder of Houtu Sect was a Quasi-Saint! And furthermore, had come today!

"Hehe, favors I do not owe, merely given some benefits by Old Xiang to stand up for this child." Hou Tu Elder responded.

"Oh? For you, Hou Tu, to be beckoned forth, Old Xiang must have paid quite the price." Wood Pine remarked with curiosity.

Xiang Mingzi merely smiled, refraining from detailing the price paid.

He naturally wouldn’t disclose to Wood Pine that he had divided half of the Extreme Yang Water Ning Fan gifted him and gave it to Hou Tu Elder, thus securing Hou Tu’s support.

And in passing, exchanged it from Hou Tu’s hand for a Heaven-Opening Stone, precisely what Ning Fan needed.

The three Quasi-Saints went silent; Ning Fan felt even more reassured.

Judging by the situation, the coronation ceremony had unexpectedly garnered support from three Quasi-Saints in secret; in this way, let alone the Calamity Clan dispatching only three Immortal Emperors to cause trouble, even if they sent three Quasi-Saints, it wouldn’t bode well!

Today’s coronation ceremony could indeed be secured!

Time slowly passed, and the banquet was already halfway through.

Ning Fan was competing in drink with several Eastern Heavenly giants when suddenly his brow furrowed.

Almost simultaneously, three figures surrounded by seven-colored radiance appeared, traversing through the starry sky!

The seven-colored aura was evident of the Immortal Emperors; these three Immortal Emperors further made no effort to hide their killing intent—it couldn’t be clearer that they were enemies, not friends!

All guests at the venue, and the Slaughter Hall cultivators, gasped in shock, their hearts sinking.

One of them is of the Six Tribulations, one of the Seven Tribulations, and one of the Eight Tribulations! This trio of emperors forms a luxurious lineup, with an aura even stronger than many Immortal Emperors of the same level, clearly all masters of astonishing Divine Skills!

The emblem of the Dark Clan has, with each incident, spread across the world! However, the emblem on the hem of these three emperors’ garments is not that of the Dark Clan, but something else.

Many sharp-eyed individuals have speculated that these three Immortal Emperors are likely sent by the Southern Heaven Secret Clan!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Everyone heavily placed down their wine bottles, stood up suddenly, drew out their magical treasures and weapons, glaring at the arrivals, ready to fight at any moment, even if the intruders are the elevated Immortal Emperors!

In usual times, they wouldn’t dare harbor killing intent against an Immortal Emperor even if given eight times the courage.

But now, they are resolved to die with Ning Fan, caring not for their lives anymore, why would they fear Immortal Emperors!

"Interesting, interesting indeed! A mere group of ants dare to show killing intent towards this old man. People say Eastern Heavenly cultivators are mostly fierce, quite different from us Southern Heavenly cultivators, hehe, indeed very different, just like when Pojun was around back then."

Pojun refers to the imperial title of the Seventh Generation Slaughter Emperor, Slaughter Emperor Pojun.

Between Emperor Fushan and Emperor Sang Hai, an old humpbacked man leaned on a cane with one hand, his other sleeve empty as if he had no arm. His eyes were half-squinted, coldly scrutinizing everyone present.

He is none other than Elder Helian mentioned by Emperors Fushan and Sang Hai, Helian Xuanzong! His cultivations are at the Eternal Eight Tribulations, and he is only slightly shy of approaching the Nine Tribulations, with an exceptionally powerful aura, more formidable than the Shenhao Twin Emperors whom Ning Fan had encountered!

Three Immortal Emperors of the Calamity Clan hovered high above the venue, their overpowering might falling like heavenly imposed might upon everyone!

Elder Ming Hai’s expression was as deep as water, ordering the opening of the protective star array of the Massacres Star, yet that humpbacked elder merely stamped his cane casually to shatter the entire protective star array!

Countless formation-controlling masters suffered backlash from the shattered formation, spitting blood!

As the aftermath rippled, hundreds to thousands of other masters were swept away by the fierce winds, utterly disheveled, yet they still returned to their original positions, shivering, yet glaring in anger at the three emperors.

Shivering, trembling, is the body’s instinctive fear when facing Immortal Emperors!

Yet, the glaring back is an expression of their resolve, ignited by the heat of the moment, passionately rising!

No one fled!

Elder Helian’s gaze grew even gloomier, the scenes of the past with the Six Emperors attacking the Slaughter Hall replayed in his mind, his lost left arm subtly throbbing with pain.

Slaughter Hall! Really, Slaughter Hall indeed! This old man just wants to see, without Pojun, how the Slaughter Hall will withstand his arrival!

"Who is the Eighth Generation Slaughter Emperor!"

Helian Xuanzong’s killing intent was sky-high, seeing the masses of masters below as mere nothing!

Here, only Xian Luoli is an Immortal Emperor, capable of being handled by Fushan and Sang Hai, as for the rest, to Helian Xuanzong, vanquishing them was mere child’s play!

"I am, what teachings do you have for me!"

Ning Fan’s form flickered, soaring to the sky, confronting the three Calamity Clan Emperors head-on, his aura surprisingly not the slightest bit inferior!

After all, having slain so many Immortal Emperors, the number of Emperor souls under his hand alone exceeded that of these three combined!

Helian Xuanzong’s brow furrowed, not expecting Ning Fan, a mere Eternal Immortal Venerable, to have such a formidable aura, not even he could rival it at this moment.

Previously, when Fushan and Sang Hai spoke so highly of Ning Fan, he was somewhat disbelieving, but now he believed it somewhat.

Of course, more prevailing was disdain, it was the pride of a senior Immortal Emperor, how could he be intimidated by a young lad merely tens of thousands of bone age!

Seeing Ning Fan step forward voluntarily, Helian Xuanzong didn’t even bother to banter, opening his mouth, an extremely cold ray as thick as a bowl shot straight toward Ning Fan’s head.

At this moment, as the God-Extinguishing Shield was hardly feasible, Ning Fan simply abandoned defense, opting instead to attack!

Before that cold gleam could reach Ning Fan, it was wrapped away by a suddenly appearing Kasaya, disappearing entirely.

Simultaneously, the Kaluo Emperor Subduing Demon Bead shot out from a starry shadow at an oblique angle. Caught off guard by the sneak attack, Helian Xuanzong was startled, dodging immediately, but was still a step too slow, struck by the bead on his right arm, skin torn and peeling, nearly losing his grip on his cane!

A slight pain surfaced, even causing a trace of blood to drip at the corner of his mouth, his expression filled with astonishment and fury.

In the past, the Seventh Generation severed his left arm, now, a mere Eighth Generation has wounded his right arm!

What a humiliation!

They must die, all of them!

"You strike without saying a word, Ning will show no mercy as well, be it Immortal Emperor or Secret Clan, since you’ve dared to cause trouble, don’t expect to leave alive!"

Ning Fan said coldly.