The Rain Monarch speaks with such audacity, actually claiming to detain three Immortal Emperors!

Everyone was shocked by Ning Fan’s almost arrogant words. Although the cultivators here were prepared to accompany Ning Fan into battle, they never entertained the crazy thought of killing three Immortal Emperors!

Because to kill an Immortal Emperor was, in the eyes of all Eastern Heavenly cultivators, an impossible task. The difficulty of killing an Immortal Emperor is universally recognized. Even when a high-level Immortal Emperor hunts down a lower-level Immortal Emperor, it’s easy to win, but still extremely difficult to kill. Haven’t you seen that even Shenluo, when he assassinated the emperor, needed to prepare for a long time!

But the crowd only marveled for a moment, and in the next instant, they were all roused by Ning Fan’s words, filled with enthusiasm!

To kill an Immortal Emperor, how magnificent! If this could be achieved, what other regret would one have!

Even if it is an impossible task, as long as the Rain Monarch is willing, they are willing to go mad with him once!

Throwing caution to the wind, daring to pull the emperor down from his horse, at this moment, everyone had already put life and death aside, what was there not to dare!

Kill the emperor, so what!

"Hahaha! Hahahahaha! This boastful youth actually says he will detain the three of us!"

The Three Emperors of the Calamity Clan burst into laughter, guffawing together, even the previously sullen Helian Xuanzong cracked a smile.

Of course, it was mockery!

They mocked Ning Fan’s overestimation of his abilities, his self-righteousness! They mocked how Ning Fan was presumptuous enough to think he could kill Immortal Emperors! This youngster’s talent may defy heaven, but he... is a fool! There must be something wrong with his brain!

"It was the seventh level of ’The Dao has No Boundaries’ that made me overestimate this child. In the cultivation world, there is never a lack of one with extraordinary talent, but what truly determines a person’s achievement is often not talent, but character! This child is overly arrogant, looking down on the world’s heroes, he cannot become a great vessel, and one day will die on the road of cultivation due to his arrogance. In that case, it would be beneath me to even kill him personally!" Emperor Sang Hai said disdainfully.

"Those lacking in character often fear illusions. Even if this child possesses two innate treasures, just one illusion from me and he will turn to dust before he can even use his treasures! Since you two have little interest in this child, go deal with others, leave this youngster to me!"

Emperor Fushan laughed heartily, transforming into a beam of seven-colored fortune light, charging fiercely towards Ning Fan.

He intended to substitute himself for Helian Xuanzong to fight Ning Fan, speaking with the confidence that he could kill Ning Fan in just a few moves!

Helian Xuanzong did not stop Emperor Fushan, as the wound on his right arm, inflicted by the Demon-Subduing Pearl, suddenly flashed with starlight and healed in an instant, without leaving a trace of a scar.

This scene seemed as though even an innate treasure could not cause him significant harm. The reason for his previous anger was more due to the loss of face; after all, as a dignified Eight Tribulations Celestial Emperor, he was actually hurt by Ning Fan, merely an Immortal Venerable, in an ambush; it was too humiliating, rather than because of severe injury.

In the distant starry sky, many distinguished figures of the Eastern Heaven, through various means, were observing the battle in the Slaughter Hall.

Whenever Immortal Emperors are involved in a battle, it always attracts attention. Today, with three Immortal Emperors of the Calamity Clan invading the Eastern Heaven, it was naturally impossible to hide from everyone.

In the extreme west of the Eastern Heaven, amidst a suspended yellow earth desert in the starry sky, the Yellow Turban Emperor, through a kind of mirage-like divine ability, was secretly watching the scenes in the Slaughter Hall, and upon hearing Ning Fan’s boastful claims, he sneered disdainfully.

"Humph! This boy thinks having the White Emperor and Luo Hou in his camp allows him to kill the three Southern Heaven Immortal Emperors? He’s underestimating the Immortal Emperors too much! Or does this child think that inheriting the false title of the Eighth Generation Slaughter Emperor makes him invincible in the world? Foolishness! But as for Luo Hou... this person is strong, indeed, but he insists on wading into this muddy water. If he had truly become an emperor, that would be another matter; today, victory or defeat is hard to say, but he ultimately hasn’t become an emperor... if he dies in this calamity, it’s his own fault, what great pleasure it would be!"

Mentioning Luo Hou, a trace of resentment appeared on the face of the Yellow Turban Emperor, evidently still holding a grudge over the event months ago where Luo Hou forced him back with three punches.

Mentioning Ning Fan, the Yellow Turban Emperor held only disdain, completely disregarding Ning Fan, firmly believing that Ning Fan’s harsh words would only result in his own humiliation.

To become another laughing stock of the Eastern Heaven!

Those who held such beliefs included several other Eastern Heaven Immortal Emperors, who also looked down on Ning Fan.

Even the three emperors Yuan Dan, Chonghe, and Maha, despite having disciples sent into the Inner Sanctum of the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain bringing back astonishing intelligence, did not take Ning Fan seriously at all.

Because the information was too absurd, making it unbelievable, where less is more aptly described this situation!

"This child capable of killing an Immortal Emperor? What a joke! That day he almost couldn’t withstand even a casual move from me! Flying Thunder’s words are not credible!" Over at Zaoyang Mountain, Great Emperor Chonghe, through a white ape water mirror, watched everything occurring in the Slaughter Hall, scoffing.

"This child... is too arrogant! Today the Slaughter Hall’s destiny has run its course! But my disciple says that this Ning Fan has the power to force the Sacred Mountain into retreat, could it be my disciple unknowingly fell under this person’s illusion, implanted with false memories?" On an abandoned cultivation star, Emperor Maha, having just absorbed the power of the stars, sensed something, and said disdainfully.

"How did the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain handle it, allowing such a youngster to stir up so many rumors, and not even killing him in the domain, my setup was wasted... and the Ancient Thunder Cauldron ultimately fell into his hands? I still have some disbelief..." In the Supreme Pill Divine City, Emperor Yuan Dan said perplexedly.

Within the Dark Clan, a skeletal old man, covered in black rods, stared unblinkingly, resembling a dry corpse, lay in a massive uncovered coffin.

The coffin, made from some unknown extraterrestrial black stone, harbored a mysterious power.

If it weren’t for the faint traces of hidden vital energy emanating from the dying old man in the coffin, one would likely assume it was a dead body that couldn’t rest in peace.

Outside the coffin, there were five Quasi-Saints of the Dark Clan and eleven Immortal Emperors serving the dying elder with utmost respect. This scene was as if this dying elder held a higher status than all the Immortal Emperors and Quasi-Saints within the Dark Clan. It was truly amazing!

A powerful figure of the Dark Clan projected the battle at the Slaughter Hall onto a black mirror for the dying elder to see. However, the dying elder’s eyes remained empty and unfocused, as if he was not watching the battle at all.

"It seems the elder is not interested in this inheritor of Ancient Chaos," speculated one of the powerful figures of the Dark Clan.

"It’s not exactly uninterested. Initially, the elder was certainly interested in this person; otherwise, he wouldn’t have ordered me to challenge him with honor, nor would he have me show the battle and observe his strength. Perhaps it was the arrogant words he uttered earlier that made the elder lose interest at all. After all, the elder’s lifelong wish is to surpass Ancient Chaos honorably, even if it is merely through disciples. But if the opponent is such a flawed inheritor of Ancient Chaos, even if we surpass him, there would be no satisfaction... The elder should be quite disappointed now," another person responded.

As if hit right on the heart, the dying elder’s eyes in the black coffin revealed emotions of resentment, disdain, and hatred, but soon, his gaze returned to emptiness.

"Our hundred young ones of the Dark Clan have been waiting for Ning Fan for a long time on the Dark Continent, and he doesn’t even dare to face the challenge, truly cowardly! It’s no wonder the elder would feel this person isn’t even worth killing."

"The most ridiculous part is that our clan’s most talented Seventh Young Emperor, Yin Luosha, actually agreed with that unreliable Baizu Daoist, exaggerating this person, saying he killed Immortal Emperors at the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain and even attacked the Holy Mountain, mocking several Great Inferior Clan Quasi-Saints... It’s simply nonsensical, words that even a three-year-old wouldn’t believe!"

While the Dark Clan was having a heated discussion about Ning Fan, the Southern Clan was doing likewise!

But unlike the Dark Clan’s contempt for Ning Fan, the Southern Clan took Ning Fan’s arrogant words very seriously!

After all, the Southern Clan’s Quasi-Saint Man Daosan’s body double was once killed by a single palm from Ning Fan! Killing a few Immortal Emperors would be no harder!

Tantai Weiyu laughed with great amusement.

Several Quasi-Saint elders seemed to already fear Ning Fan like facing a tiger. Every time they mentioned Ning Fan, they became nervous, unable to be more amusing!

Even if Ning Fan’s true abilities shown today were not as terrifying as back then, when he killed a Quasi-Saint, those old men would most likely believe Ning Fan was purposely holding back and letting things slide...

"Weiyu, this Ning Fan is truly terrifying, definitely an Ancient Great Cultivator with hidden power. Just wait and see! The Huo Clan is in for trouble, especially since even Huo Dou couldn’t kill my body double with a single move! Huo Dou is inferior to this man!"

"What hidden power Ancient Great Cultivator, nonsense! From what I see, this person might not even be a real inheritor of Ancient Chaos; he might well be the Ancient Chaos Great Emperor reborn through unknown divine skills!"

"If so, then the previous Ancient Chaos heartbeat was likely due to this person merging his previous life’s power and accidentally leaking it to the world! But then he perfectly concealed it again, all to hide this truth! He is, in fact, the Ancient Chaos Great Emperor! Otherwise, why did he visit the Divine Tomb just before the Ancient Chaos heartbeat occurred?"

"Possible!"

"Very possible!"

"Extremely possible!"

"This Ning Fan really shouldn’t be provoked!"

"Absolutely shouldn’t be provoked!"

"Extremely shouldn’t be provoked!"

Throughout Eastern Heaven, only the Southern Clan had absolute confidence in Ning Fan, but this confidence was actually wrong, and it was so wrong that it was laughable...

Sly Tantai Weiyu decided not to reveal Ning Fan’s true cultivation to the elders because the nervousness of the Quasi-Saint elders was truly amusing!

Before this battle, aside from the Southern Clan, everyone underestimated Ning Fan!

Emperor Fushan charged out aggressively, with his path causing the Dao laws to collapse, shattering even the Great Dao.

At the moment he made contact with the ground, Ning Fan activated the newly created Cross Halo. In his white robe and blood cloak with a black cross, Ning Fan stood within the Cross Halo, like an untouchable ancient deity! A massive aura constantly radiated from his body, giving Emperor Fushan immense pressure!

Emperor Fushan’s heart shook, the oppressive feeling making him start to panic, but he forcefully suppressed it, turning it into even stronger disdain.

He did not believe Ning Fan could give him such an extent of pressure!

It was all fake, all of it fake! This pressure was merely some unspeakable minor trick; it must be!

He decided to use a single Immortal Emperor illusion technique to instantly kill Ning Fan here, exposing Ning Fan’s disguise!

He wanted to show Ning Fan why Immortal Emperors are exalted and not to be disgraced!

Bang!

Emperor Fushan, in his advancing state, suddenly exploded, his physical body shattered. Instead of blood mist, large chunks of white flesh scattered throughout the starry sky!

The pungent wind instantly entered Ning Fan’s nostrils!

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that the white remnants are not flesh but countless tiny white maggots, wriggling and devouring the path, eerily abnormal!

Those white maggots exude boundless illusory power, giving an indescribable feeling; both Xian Luoli and Luo Hou Lv Wen cannot restrain themselves, wanting to assist Ning Fan and resist the illusory art of this Calamity Clan Immortal Emperor, due to the danger that this illusory art brings, which makes everyone shudder.

Even Xian Luoli, whose mind is greatly impaired, sees the mystery of this illusory art, which attests to its terrifying power.

Ning Fan, however, maintained a calm gaze, allowing countless illusory maggots to sweep over him, gnawing at his flesh, without feeling any pain when the agony spread.

Under the activation of the Cross Halo, his illusory art cultivation had already reached its pinnacle! If Emperor Fushan used other divine skills to attack him, he might have to defend slightly, but if it’s illusory art, it’s no matter; he can simply rebound it!

His illusory art was taught by the Sword Ancestor personally!

Taught by Ji Qingling...

Yes, she taught him...

Ning Fan’s gaze showed a trace of bitterness for a moment, but then it calmed.

On the Cross Halo, ten thousand ink seals spread with soaring demonic energy, and the scene in heaven and earth flickered; originally, Ning Fan was being gnawed by countless maggots, but suddenly, his position changed.

The one being gnawed by maggots was no longer Ning Fan, but Emperor Fushan, caught off guard!

Ning Fan stands unharmed to the side, quietly watching Emperor Fushan being gnawed at by his illusory art!

Under the maggot’s gnawing, Emperor Fushan suddenly coughed up blood, even the fresh blood he coughed up contained maggots, and his divine sense was also infested with maggots!

Since this art is illusory, of course, it doesn’t just attack the flesh, but primarily targets the divine sense!

Emperor Fushan could feel the wounds constantly spreading from his divine sense, and the pain of having his divine sense gnawed by maggots was countless times more agonizing than execution by slicing!

"This is... an illusory arts rebound! Impossible! How could you possibly rebound such a high-level illusory art! This is a secret art personally passed on by the Clan Leader!" Emperor Fushan made a crucial decision, terminating the illusory art, but internally, he was already quite severely injured; in just one encounter, he was pushed to a disadvantage by Ning Fan!

Originally intending to immediately attack the Slaughter Hall, both Helian Xuanzong and Emperor Sang Hai were astonished, halting their escape light, standing quietly in place, watching this bizarre scene.

An Eternal Immortal Venerable confronting the Immortal Emperor has taken the upper hand from the start... how can this be possible! Is this child not only gifted in aptitude but also his battle strength comparable to that of the Ancient Immortal Lord!

Ning Fan did not respond to Emperor Fushan’s words; he did not plan to waste words with his opponent in today’s battle, since although the Cross Halo is strong, it cannot be sustained for long; he must fight quickly to conclude it, as the rapid depletion of his heart spirit drained him with a sense of fatigue, having paid a price, therefore requiring his enemy to pay an even greater price for this art to hold value!

Swoosh!

Ning Fan took a step and his figure suddenly vanished from the spot!

Emperor Fushan had not even seen Ning Fan’s movement, when he felt a severe pain in his neck, having already been grasped by Ning Fan’s neck and lifted high!

One was the normally-sized Ning Fan, the other was Emperor Fushan, whose body was obese like a mountain of flesh, the thin man lifting the fat man high; that scene seemed somewhat comical.

But no one could laugh; this scene only stunned people, shocked by Ning Fan’s terrifying power in casually humiliating the Immortal Emperor!

The coverage of the Cross Halo suddenly expanded, extending to a thousand zhang around, as if within it, is Ning Fan’s absolute domain!

Emperor Fushan, being grasped by Ning Fan’s neck, felt the utmost humiliation in his life, wishing he could tear Ning Fan to pieces!

Wanting to resist, wanting to seize control, he then marveled in horror as he found his body frozen, unable to move, as if just within Ning Fan’s Cross Halo, he’d be permanently immobilized, his Spirit sealed, his Mana flow halted, his spirit sense rendered inactive!

Moreover, at the instant Ning Fan clutched his neck, Emperor Fushan’s body underwent hundreds of prohibitive seals, locking away the numerous spirit insects infesting his body...

"Heaven Sealing Art! The Ancestral Emperor from the Eastern Heaven’s renowned masterpiece, executed by a finger; yet you didn’t even use a finger... Impossible, absolutely impossible..."

"Wait, why is my fortune dissipating!"

"How is my mana being taken by you!"

"No! The seven-colored fortune umbrella is about to collapse!"

"Let go of me, let go of me ahh!"

Emperor Fushan cried out in anxiety; under the scrutinizing eyes of the onlookers, his seven-colored fortune was being forcibly taken by Ning Fan! His mana was being forcefully borrowed by Ning Fan under the name of divine spirit!

He could not resist!

He found it hard to restrain his inner fear!

This scene, more than Ning Fan killing him with a single sword, stunned him and filled him with dread!

At this moment, he seemed like a mere mortal fat old man before Ning Fan, possessing no power to resist!

What kind of trick is this Cross Halo!

Not just him, even if Emperor Sang Hai or Elder Helian entered rashly, they too...

"Useless! As an Immortal Emperor, to be subdued by a mere Immortal Venerable in just one move! How disgraceful!"

Helian Xuanzong and Emperor Sang Hai both despised Emperor Fushan’s incompetence, yet unable to watch him perish without aid, the two figures flickered, rushing into the Cross Halo’s range to help, but were simultaneously immobilized!

Unable to move!

Upon entering this Halo range, they were directly frozen; how could such incomprehensible events occur between heaven and earth!

So, it wasn’t Fushan who was too a failure, but Ning Fan’s Cross Halo... was far too incomprehensible in its abilities!

Everyone was stunned!

Whether it’s the cultivators present here or the distant East Heaven powerhouses witnessing the battle, apart from the Southern Clan who overestimated Ning Fan all too well, none could imagine that Ning Fan could singlehandedly, casually subdue three Immortal Emperors!

And among these three Emperors, there’s one Seventh Tribulation and one Eighth Tribulation!

Xian Luoli and Luo Hou, who originally planned to make a move, after witnessing this scene, restrained themselves, no longer hurried to act.

Those hiding in ambush, including Burying Moon, were too shocked to speak, instead losing urgency in assisting.

The raised hands of Xiang Mingzi and the three Quasi-Saints were all lowered!

They wanted to see to what extent Ning Fan alone could achieve!

An Ancient Immortal Lord? Hehe, this child’s battle power definitely takes him closer to an Ancient Immortal King, right? The fight had started, stunning everyone!

"Collapse!"

Keeping the posture of holding Emperor Fushan’s neck, Ning Fan inhaled Emperor Fushan’s mana and fortune power, ignoring the two emperors who entered the Halo afterwards, and only uttered a word.

In an instant, from within the cross halo, boundless divine skills appeared out of thin air, assailing the two emperors!

The Yin-Yang Five Swords launched with a piercing strike!

The Gui Xu Zhi pressed down overhead!

The Obliteration River swept forth!

Countless thunders roared above, and the black dragon evil fire burned like a dragon!

Also, fist rays from the Ancient Demon Mountain Breaker punched down one after another, forming hundreds and thousands of combinations!

At this moment, Ning Fan’s mana was limitless!

At this moment, within the Cross Halo, he could use as many attacks as he wished!

He even disdained using low-grade Innate Treasures because even the power of low-grade innate treasures pales before the pile of myriad divine skills combined together, horrifying and spine-chilling!

"Use Substitute Insects! Abandon Fushan!"

Helian Xuanzong only felt a chill running down his spine; the boundless divine skills, regardless of single types, might not instill fear, but combined, they seemed to have world-shattering power, making him afraid to meet them head-on!

He quivered a call, and Emperor Sang Hai instantly understood; the two did not know what divine skill they had used, but suddenly a flash of light took them out of the Cross Halo range.

Where they stood, only two fat beetles were left within the halo, seemingly becoming the substitutes for the two emperors, being reduced to ashes by Ning Fan’s series of divine skills.

As soon as the two emperors escaped from the Cross Halo, they turned to flee without a word. This scene made Emperor Fushan completely give up hope. He also had a Substitute Insect, but it had been sealed by Ning Fan in advance, rendering him unable to activate it and thus awaiting death!

He felt desolate inside, cursing the other two emperors for their cold-bloodedness and self-preservation, abandoning him; yet he knew that if Ning Fan had captured the other two, he certainly would have abandoned them to escape.

Staying behind was almost tantamount to courting death, unless they could find a way to break Ning Fan’s Cross Halo! Clearly, they couldn’t come up with a countermeasure in a short time and could only run, or else they would end up like him!

But, they couldn’t outrun it!

Just as the two emperors were about to flee, Burying Moon took action. Suddenly, moonlight flickered across the starry sky, then over ten thousand disciples from the Qianqiu Sect appeared in front of the two emperors, forming a crescent-shaped formation, encircling like a pouch to intercept them right as they attempted to escape!

All these ten thousand disciples of the Qianqiu Sect were carefully selected by Burying Moon. They had been practicing a certain secret formation from the Guanghan Sect for quite a long time in preparation for today!

Celestial Burial Ancient Array!

The ’Bury’ in Burying Moon directly relates to this formation, which requires a massive collaboration of cultivators and can only be used when she is at her peak. Today was the day to use it!

Helian Xuanzong and Emperor Sang Hai had not anticipated an ambush on their retreat path, and caught off guard, they collided head-on into the Celestial Burial Ancient Array, terrified to death!

Although the crisis presented by this array was not as menacing as Ning Fan’s Cross Halo, it was still dread-inducing, sending chills down their backs. As soon as they entered the array, both felt a buzz in their heads, their mana directly sealed by five to six-tenths. And when they saw that the array master was Burying Moon, they were almost scared to death. Due to her injuries, Burying Moon’s aura was somewhat unstable, but after absorbing part of Ning Fan’s Extreme Yang Water, she truly became a Half-Step Quasi-Saint and was gradually advancing towards the full Quasi-Saint realm!

"Half... Half-Step Quasi-Saint! How could the Slaughter Hall have such powerful support! It’s not good! We need to leave quickly!"

The two attempted to flee the Celestial Burial Ancient Array, but finding an exit was as difficult as climbing to the heavens!

Burying Moon controlled the central array flag, while Ouyang Nuan, Hei Xiaolian, Wu Laoba, and Yang Zhu each held a subsidiary array flag; the over ten thousand disciples held sub-array flags!

As the array flags wavered in all directions, the starry sky burst forth with moonlight, and an Immortal Emperor, completely condensed from moonlight, its body illusory and eyes hollow, appeared within the great array.

"Tonghuan Great Emperor of the Ancient Path Sect, here to follow orders, willing to swear eternal allegiance to my master Burying Moon..."

This was once an ancient emperor who died at the hands of Burying Moon, whose remaining will had been transformed. Once this array was opened, he was controlled by Burying Moon and had long become a puppet within her formation!

As soon as the moonlit Immortal Emperor emerged, it rushed towards the two emperors Fushan and Sang Hai, with only the word ’slaughter’ in its mind.

Afterwards, more and more moonlit Immortal Emperors appeared around them, manifesting the ancient demonic reputation of Burying Moon Immortal Concubine!

"Zhaixing Zi from Zhaixing Valley, here to follow orders, willing to swear eternal allegiance to my master Burying Moon..."

"Monks Cheng Kong and Cheng Ye from Monan Path, here to follow orders, willing to swear eternal allegiance to my master Burying Moon..."

"Feng Yun Ancient Demon from the Sea Demon Clan, here to follow orders, willing to swear eternal allegiance to my master Burying Moon..."

"Zhen Jie White Dragon of the Primeval Immortal Realm, here to follow orders, willing to swear eternal allegiance to my master Burying Moon..."

"Ancient Demon Fengdu, here to follow orders, willing to swear eternal allegiance to my master Burying Moon..."

These moonlit Immortal Emperors, the lowest were of the six calamities cultivation, with seven calamities, eight calamities among them, even a couple of Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperors!

Nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two...

When the twenty-third moonlit Immortal Emperor appeared in the formation, no more Immortal Emperors emerged.

Throughout her life, Burying Moon indeed killed more Immortal Emperors than these, but many had not given her the opportunity to capture their souls into the formation; indeed, only these many had been forcibly enslaved.

After all, that was from the ancient era, not the Era of Decline where Immortal Emperors were scarce; she had to slay Immortal Emperors in her campaigns across the Zi Dou Immortal Domain, so such feats are not surprising.

However, in the Era of Decline, such achievements are quite terrifying, as throughout Eastern Heaven, there are just about a dozen Immortal Emperors on the surface, let alone to kill!

There were cries of astonishment!

"Burying... Burying Moon Immortal Concubine! She is Burying Moon Immortal Concubine! She actually survived from ancient times to this day!"

"Celestial Burial Great Array, those slain by this array, if without means, would become slaves of Burying Moon even after death. This array was rare even in ancient times and difficult for ordinary Immortal Emperors to execute, said to be due to some early opportunity of Burying Moon Immortal Concubine, only then could it be used!"

"Rain Monarch’s followers actually have such powerful support, truly deceiving us thoroughly!"

"The ancient emperor’s divine powers are beyond the imagination of the Immortal Emperors of the Era of Decline. The once Burying Moon Immortal Concubine, only a Nine Tribulations peak, roamed domineeringly during her time; reborn in the Era of Decline, her cultivation surged to the Half-Step Quasi-Saint level, even more terrifying than before! Under the heavens, who can stand against her now!"

"Presumably, Rain Monarch must have paid a great price to persuade the proud Burying Moon Immortal Consort to lend a hand!"

Wrong, all guesses were wrong.

Ning Fan invited Burying Moon to act, without paying much at all, merely compensated with his body, which caused the other party to angrily rebuke, but ultimately complied without refusal...

Burying Moon savored the sensation of being the focal point of many, joyfully manipulating the array flags, enabling twenty-three Moonlight Immortal Emperors to desperately besiege Helian Xuanzong and Emperor Sang Hai.

The Substitute Insect was extremely precious, even the Calamity Clan Immortal Emperor only had one each, making it impossible for them to sneak away from the Celestial Burial Formation, forcing them to face the onslaught of emperors with despair!

Twenty-three against two, and on Burying Moon’s side, there are two Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperors, leaving no suspense in this battle.

Moreover, since those two Calamity Clan Immortal Emperors cannot escape the Celestial Burial Formation, it’s just a matter of time before they perish within!

"Damn! Damn! Damn! Are we really going to die here? If only we’d known the Slaughter Hall possessed such power, we..." Emperor Fushan and others felt despair in their hearts, regretting their arrival.

In the starry sky, a hidden Calamity Clan Quasi-Saint couldn’t hold back anymore, it was Calamity Clan’s Sixth Elder Huo Feng!

Strong as the Calamity Clan is, there are only over ten Immortal Emperors in the clan, losing three at once here would be an enormous loss!

Even if taking action now might result in being cut down by the Sacred Slayer Sword of the Desolate Heavens, Huo Feng couldn’t care less, he had to act and save these three emperors!

Unfortunately, before Huo Feng could display his divine skills, he felt his body lighten as he was forcibly moved away to over one hundred thousand starry skies outside the Massacre Star!

He was taken aback, thinking to himself that he was a dignified First-Order Quasi-Saint, and for the other party to calmly move him, they must be at least Second Rank...

Huo Feng widened his eyes in anger!

It was Daoist Wood Pine leading Xiang Mingzi and Hou Tu Elder, tearing open the heavens as they appeared, it was them who moved Huo Feng!

"Younger generations are fighting, we shouldn’t meddle, unless you wish to challenge us three old guys alone?" Wood Pine’s tone was threatening, his eyes slightly squinted, a flash of purple light hinting at his Second-Grade Quasi-Saint aura, intimidating Huo Feng into not daring to act recklessly.

"Wood Pine! Xiang Mingzi! Hou Tu! Have you three decided to stand against my Calamity Clan! Don’t you know the consequences of offending my clan?" Huo Feng gritted his teeth, although he was unfamiliar with the East Heaven, he couldn’t possibly be ignorant of the East Heaven Quasi-Saints.

After all, there are only those few Quasi-Saints in the world!

"Heh, at our level, all we need is a reason to act, there’s nothing that can bind us. Ning Fan has given us reason enough, that is sufficient. Three breaths, if you don’t leave, you’ll be sent back to Calamity Clan lying down!"

Wood Pine’s tone was exceedingly arrogant, he didn’t regard Huo Feng as significant at all! He could see that Huo Feng was merely a newcomer who had just entered the Quasi-Saint status for millions of years, and was far from being comparable to Xiang Mingzi and the others!

He’s always had a solitary and aloof personality, treating everyone the same!

"Hahaha! Great, great indeed! You three Wandering Saints of East Heaven, remember this well! My Calamity Clan will certainly reclaim this position someday!"

Huo Feng was so angry that he laughed, but he understood, with these three blocking the way, even if the Clan Leader were present, they might not save the three emperors, so the only option was to leave angrily.

Anger!

Anger filled his heart!

Angry at the audacity of the three Wandering Saints of East Heaven, and furious at the incompetence of Helian Xuanzong and the three Immortal Emperors!

Three dignified emperors, falling at Ning Fan’s hands, unable to even escape, splendid indeed!

The Slaughter Hall has truly produced an extraordinary eighth generation, apart from the first generation, none have made Huo Feng so afraid, even feeling a chill in his heart!

Once this child truly grows...

No, he mustn’t be given such an opportunity! Once back in the clan, he must request the Clan Leader to issue the South Heaven Ancient World’s kill order to hunt Ning Fan!

Just after Huo Feng’s disgraced departure, in a matter of dozens of breaths, two earth-shattering self-destructions resounded from the direction of Massacre Star, carrying the might of obliteration.

Helian Xuanzong and Emperor Sang Hai, seeing inevitable death, unwilling to suffer humiliation like Emperor Fushan, severely injured and dying, chose self-destruction!

Emperor Fushan painfully closed his eyes. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

He knew he was not far from death either, the only difference being he would die more humiliatingly, more shamefully than the other two emperors!

These two emperors were at least killed in battle, at least slain by an ancient existence like Burying Moon, or at least besieged and killed by twenty-three emperors.

As for him, he was killed by Ning Fan, an Eternal Immortal Venerable, and the whole time, he only used one move against Ning Fan before being captured alive!

The one time he used an illusory art, it was... reflected back by Ning Fan...

He couldn’t even self-destruct...

But with his hard temperament, even when his mana was exhausted and his golden primordial spirit was extracted and refined into the Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits by Ning Fan, he never begged Ning Fan for mercy. Maybe that was the only bit of integrity he had left, enough for the descendants of the Huo Clan to remember him slightly...

When Emperor Fushan was refined into a pill by Ning Fan, everyone was shocked, horrified by Ning Fan’s defiance of the heavens and his terrifying power!

Even daring to use the primordial spirit of a Secret Clan Immortal Emperor for alchemy, is there anything this one wouldn’t do!

Especially among the Eastern Heavenly Emperors, those who had minor conflicts with Ning Fan felt their souls fly away in fear.

"He killed the Southern Heaven Immortal Emperor so easily, how hard would it be to kill me!" Great Emperor Chonghe felt a chill pierce his mind, frozen to the bone!

On Zhaoyao Mountain, he once plotted against Ning Fan. Would Ning Fan pursue this matter?

If he pursued it, what would happen!

This Eighth Generation Slaughter Emperor is simply a monstrous entity!

...

That day, the entire Eastern Heaven was in an uproar!

Because three Southern Heaven Immortal Emperors died at the gates of the Slaughter Hall, unable to even escape!

Ning Fan, the Eighth Generation Slaughter Emperor, became an indelible nightmare in the hearts of countless Eastern Celestial Cultivators, so formidable that even the Shenhao Twin Emperors and Emperor Cang, these Great Emperors of Eight Tribulations, felt apprehensive!

None dared to mock the Eighth Generation as having an undeserved reputation; none dared to underestimate the Slaughter Hall!

On the Dark Continent, the Hundred Young Ones of the Dark Clan heard the news and collectively petitioned their seniors to call off the duel with Ning Fan!

A moment ago, they were mocking Ning Fan for not daring to accept the challenge; now, they wished Ning Fan would never come!

Such a monster, capable of easily slaying an Immortal Emperor, with even a hundred of their young talented cultivators gathered, how could they be his match!

If they fought, they would surely die! Even if it were the patriarch’s order, they were unwilling to throw their lives away!

Once that black cross halo was activated, it could kill Immortal Emperors as if they were dogs—terrifying!

All the demonesses of Eastern Heaven were spreading Ning Fan’s glorious achievements and spreading the word! Countless voices arose, calling for Ning Fan to be revered as the First Demon of Eastern Heaven.

The title of the First Demon of Eastern Heaven was just an empty honor, without the substantive benefits of the title of Slaughter Emperor.

However, in the eyes of some Evil Sect disciples, the title of the First Demon of Eastern Heaven was obviously more resonant than that of the Slaughter Emperor!

"Have you heard! Rain Monarch used a technique called the [Evil Overload Halo] to render three Immortal Emperors utterly powerless!"

"What Evil Overload Halo! Clearly, it’s the [Butchering Dog Halo], meaning slaying Immortal Emperors is like slaughtering dogs!"

"No, you’re all wrong! This supreme skill is evidently called the [Immortal Execution Halo], I’ve seen it referenced in some ancient texts! It specializes in killing Immortal Emperors!"

"Nonsense! It’s obviously a divine skill created by the Rain Monarch himself, how could it be recorded in any ancient texts! Immortal Execution Halo isn’t fitting, it’s more appropriately called the [Black Hole Halo]. After all, it’s said that the cross halo resembles a cosmic black hole’s cross halo, the only difference is that the Black Hole Halo is white, while Rain Monarch’s halo is black..."

"That doesn’t sound good! None of those sound good! Wouldn’t [Rain’s Halo] be more fitting, considering it’s from the Rain Monarch!"

"Then I say it should be called the [Slaughter Halo], being that it belongs to the Eighth Generation Slaughter Emperor! It should be called the [Thousand Autumn Halo], since it belongs to the Thousand Autumn Ancestor, it should be called..."

"How about calling it the [Ancient Chaos Halo]?"

"It wasn’t created by the Ancient Chaos Great Emperor, naming it that would cause misunderstanding!"

"Then perhaps [Inheritor of Ancient Chaos Halo]? Uh, that doesn’t sound good either..."

"Might as well call it [Unsolvable Halo], since so many Old Monsters of Eastern Heaven are trying to figure out how to break this technique, yet to no avail, it’s truly unsolvable..."

As Ning Fan never named the cross halo, the Eastern Heaven demonesses began arbitrarily naming Ning Fan’s newly created supreme skill.

A Sealing the Heavens Art was enough for the Ancestral Emperor from Eastern Heaven to be remembered throughout history, yet within Ning Fan’s cross halo, who knows how many abilities of the same level as Sealing the Heavens Art this supreme skill already surpasses many ancient sages! Such a divine skill deserves to be inscribed in history, and without a resounding title, wouldn’t it be a pity!

In the blink of an eye, several months passed.

The interest of Eastern Celestial Cultivators in this matter had not faded in the slightest; on the contrary, many people traveled from far and wide to the Slaughter Hall, seeking the true name of this technique.

Some out of curiosity, others with ulterior motives... Knowing the true name might offer insight, a way to find a method to counter it...

To these busybodies, Ning Fan gave no response.

For several months, he sat cross-legged in the starry sky, contemplating that battle.

The more he pondered, the more he realized how profound and unfathomable the cross halo was, to the point that... even as its creator, some aspects of the cross halo remained a mystery to him.

He later realized that the cross halo he created was quite... heaven-defying.

Ancient teachings say, the Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao, the name that can be named is not the eternal name. With no name, it is the beginning of the heavens and the earth; with a name, it is the mother of all things.

Initially, he didn’t name the cross halo out of laziness.

But the more he thought about it later, the more he felt his cross halo shouldn’t have a name.

Only nameless can gather the Dao of all living things, only then can it be called the beginning...

The Beginning... Ring.

The Ring of the Initial Saint!

Months later, he was suddenly astonished to realize that the cross halo he had comprehended might very well be an embryonic form of the... Ring of the Initial Saint!

But it wasn’t an ordinary form of the Ring of the Initial Saint; instead, it was two intersecting halos forming a cross, giving a sinister feeling, an existence in a state of absence of the Dharma age!

"What did I create after all!"

"If the ring I created is the Ring of the Initial Saint, then why is it different from Senluo’s Ring of the Initial Saint and from the Rings of the Initial Saint I’ve seen along my way..."

"...The Dao is like a circle... The Dao of others expands outward, so as one’s cultivation grows, the circle’s diameter grows larger, and the world they touch expands; but I’m different, my Dao is protective, so my circle seeks not to grow larger but to guard the center, to add to itself on the existing basis, and to solidify this ring... Is it because of this, that an initial ring of a saint became two, and cross each other, making it more solid?"

Ning Fan could only speculate; he couldn’t even truly confirm whether the halo he created was an embryonic form of the Initial Saint’s Ring.

He even consulted the first-generation senior brother on this matter, but even the senior brother couldn’t provide a definitive answer.

"This divine skill of yours, I cannot fathom! If you continue cultivating this path, I do not know what changes will occur! However... I’ve seen a sentence related to your cross halo in some classified manuscripts of the Zi Dou Immortal Domain... ’First there were spirits, then came immortals, when the immortal’s path opened, incense flourished. The true realm’s ancient immortal domains formed from the destruction of the ancient immortal spirit domains, thus containing the power of reincarnation, nurturing ten thousand beings. Saints imitated reincarnation, creating the Initial Saint’s Ring, Nirvana Saint’s Ring, and Desolate Saint’s Ring, not unlike the mysterious reincarnation of the immortal spirit domain, but before the immortal spirit domain, there was the divine spirit domain...’"

So the Senior Brother advised...

That black cross halo even made the First-Generation Slaughter Emperor feel a hint of terror!

Ning Fan may have created something that shouldn’t exist in this world...

Ning Fan may have created something called the [Divine Spirit Domain]...

First came the Divine Spirit Domain, then the Immortal Spirit Domain, and then the True Realm Immortal Cultivators and the Saint’s Halo...

Ning Fan’s ring wasn’t an imitation of the Saint’s Halo; if anything, it was likely a form of returning to the ancestors, having a connection to his status as having a Divine Spirit Wasted Body...

"I don’t know much about ancient spirits, but you must never mention what I’ve said today to anyone else! Know that this cross halo’s secrets, if thoroughly investigated, could become classified as one of the world’s top secrets! Remember! Remember!"

"Rest assured, Senior Brother, Ning Fan knows the importance, and will not speak of this matter outside!"

"You performed very well in that battle, far exceeding my expectations. I somewhat understand why the Seventh Generation valued you so much... With you here, I feel at ease! You will surpass me one day, becoming the strongest in the history of the Slaughter Hall, I dearly hope to witness that day!"

I will, I will definitely let you see it...