Ning Fan doesn’t care about Ancestor Leize’s astonishment. He’s committed plenty of acts that defy heaven’s rules; offending the Saint Ant Sect is bothersome, but not a big deal.

Having finally managed to take down the Silver Armored Quasi-Saint, Ning Fan hasn’t had the chance to collect the spoils of war. Those few Light Ant Clan experts who were fusion quasi-saints were all annihilated by Illusory Arts. Light Ants belong to the Dao Soul Clan, they don’t cultivate Demon Souls, but Dao Souls. Upon their demise, Ning Fan collected their Dao Souls into the Refining God Cauldron and refined them into the Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits, marking Ning Fan’s first spoil.

The second spoil is an Immortal Emperor level Light Ant Inner Pill! When a Light Ant dies, it doesn’t explode into a Dao Fruit, but into an Inner Pill. The chance of dropping an Inner Pill is extremely low, so obtaining an Immortal Emperor Inner Pill will considerably enhance Ning Fan’s cultivation.

The third spoil is the Innate Mid-grade Treasure—the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella.

Ning Fan already possesses several mid-grade innate treasures, so capturing this treasure doesn’t excite him too much.

He stretched out his palm and invoked, successfully grabbing the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella from beside one of the Light Ant corpses, holding it for a careful analysis.

Upon holding the umbrella, a wave of Rain Intent hits him, giving the sensation of being bathed in a gentle breeze; as the umbrella opens and is slightly activated, it emits countless strands of celestial light, enveloping Ning Fan in a faint blue glow.

Once enveloped in this blue glow, Ning Fan immediately feels his physical strength enhanced substantially! Power, agility, defense... all aspects of his physical prowess improved significantly, making this umbrella seem more practical than he expected. No wonder the Silver Armored Quasi-Saint initially wielded this umbrella, capable of withstanding his Ancient Demon Mountain-Shattering Strike for a short duration...

"Huh? Could this umbrella be... is it the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella!" Ancestor Leize is surprised once again; unlike before when he heard about Ning Fan’s sky-breaking exploits, this time it’s out of thrill.

"You recognize this umbrella, Senior?" Ning Fan is taken aback.

Ancestor Leize comes closer, carefully examining it, and confirms that it is indeed the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella, becoming even more excited.

"Of course, I recognize it! This is the treasure once used by the Eight Sons of the Water Sect during their siege against the Ancestral Emperor of the Eastern Heaven; it’s exceptionally powerful! But as far as I know, it seemed to have been lost due to certain incidents, and the Water Sect has been searching for this item; unexpected to find it here in the Light Ancestor Abyss!"

The Eight Sons of the Water Sect sieging the Ancestral Emperor of the Eastern Heaven?

Oh, something like that indeed happened. Ning Fan recalls encountering another reincarnation of Aflo in a secret place, which was also the burial grounds of the Water Sect Eight Sons...

The Eight Sons of the Water Sect were figures from the same era as the Ancestral Emperor of the Eastern Heaven. Rumor has it that the Eight Sons joined forces in besieging the Ancestral Emperor of the Eastern Heaven and ultimately emerged victorious. Although the battle was won through sheer numbers, it still brought considerable fame to the Eight Sons of the Water Sect.

However, one aspect confuses Ning Fan... Ancestor Leize seems to highly regard this umbrella. Yet, according to Ning Fan’s observations, while the umbrella possesses great divine skills, it doesn’t appear to be overwhelmingly powerful enough to excite a quasi-saint to the point of losing composure, does it?

"Is this umbrella very powerful?" Ning Fan asks.

"Powerful, absolutely powerful! This is a Rain Master’s Seal-class Instrument! A treasure long sought after by rain cultivators everywhere!" Ancestor Leize explains.

"Seal-class Instrument? What is that..."

"A Seal-class Instrument is an innate magical treasure crafted from special materials and techniques. Its forging difficulty surpasses that of ordinary innate treasures by over ten thousand times, and thus its rarity level is over ten thousand times that of regular innate treasures. Ordinary individuals can only utilize the basic attributes of a Seal-class Instrument; only cultivators corresponding to the seal can activate its hidden attributes..." [Ning Fan].

Despite not fully understanding it, Ning Fan senses that the umbrella seems very formidable...

"The Water Sect places great importance on this item; if you return it to them, they would even offer you two, no, three treasures of the same level in exchange!" [Ancestor Leize].

"Return it? Why return it? Didn’t Senior say that the crafting difficulty of the umbrella is over ten thousand times greater than that of ordinary innate treasures? Such a rare treasure, exchanging it for a few ordinary innate mid-grade treasures would be too wasteful." [Ning Fan].

Ning Fan shakes his head, taking another look at the Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella, his gaze now holding a touch of respect.

Since this umbrella is so precious, why should he return it to the Water Sect? He is also a rain cultivator, and his Rain Yin Yang has already half-stepped into control positions. Obtaining Rain Control Position is just a matter of time, and he would also like to spend some time cultivating the Rain Seal, aiming for dual cultivation of control positions and seals... If one day, he truly masters the Rain Seal, he would have the qualification to unleash this umbrella’s hidden attributes. If Ancestor Leize speaks so highly of this umbrella, it likely possesses exceptionally powerful hidden attributes...

"What! The Sky-Dueling Jade Umbrella was originally a possession of the Water Sect from ancient times, and you obtained this umbrella yet won’t return it... If they learn of this fact, they won’t let you off lightly!" [Ancestor Leize].

"Then I won’t let them find out. This treasure has changed hands many times, ultimately ending up with me. Once in my hands, it becomes mine. If I want to return this treasure to the Water Sect, that’s a courtesy; if I don’t, that’s my prerogative. Hehe, does Senior murder and seize treasures, then go out of his way to verify each spoil’s origin and return it to its original owner? I’ve never heard of any master being so exceedingly benevolent." [Ning Fan].

"That’s a valid point, but... it’s still unwise. What if the Water Sect learns about this... While the Water Sect may not be as formidable as the Saint Ant Sect or the Light Clan, it’s still among the top powerful forces of Northern Heaven... You’ve already offended the Saint Ant Sect, adding a risk of offending the Water Sect wouldn’t be wise..." [Ancestor Leize].

Ancestor Leize truly appears concerned about Ning Fan’s situation, as Ning Fan belongs to the Black Demon Sect, a branch of the Liangyi Sect’s incense lineage. He can’t stand by and ignore Ning Fan’s safety...

Ning Fan is unwilling to continue discussing this matter with Ancestor Leize. Ancestor Leize possesses many good qualities, but he is too timid, fearing the Zi Clan, fearing the Saint Ant Sect, and fearing the Water Sect... If the path of cultivation eventually leads to constant fear, it makes the path rather dull.

"Little friend, you really should..." [Ancestor Leize].

Ancestor Leize tries to persuade him further, but suddenly his old face twitches, his expression changes dramatically.

It turned out that during their conversation, many Light Ant experts and corpse puppets have tracked Ning Fan down by the blood-red halo above him, arriving right in front of them!

The first one to reach the place is a Light Ant Clan quasi-saint with six-zhang-long light wings!

This is not a fusion quasi-saint!

This is a genuine quasi-saint, possessing a force of thirteen thousand calamities, bringing Ning Fan a sense of threat far beyond the previous Silver Armored Quasi-Saint.

Ning Fan can slay fusion quasi-saints like the Silver Armored Quasi-Saint within half an hour, but he cannot eliminate a true quasi-saint in a short time!

"It’s an Eagle Soaring Venerable, one of Yin Mu’s generals! This person’s strength is slightly inferior to mine, but is far superior to those fusion quasi-saints, not to be underestimated!" Ancestor Leize’s expression changes, immediately identifying the visitor’s identity, seemingly familiar with the Light Ant Clan’s quasi-saint experts.

"Hmph! So, Daoist Leize is here too! Does this mean you are also involved in this matter? Didn’t you claim to enter the twelfth layer to find someone? Why are you killing our Saint Ant Sect’s disciples!" Eagle Soaring Venerable shouts angrily.

Seriously! I’m just passing by, this matter has nothing to do with me, okay!

Ancestor Leize wants to cry but can’t shed tears; why did he come here to watch the spectacle? Well, now he’s entangled in the trouble Ning Fan caused. Even if he explains to the Saint Ant Sect... will they believe him?

Besides, can he truly stand by and let Ning Fan face the Saint Ant Sect’s pursuit alone...?

No one knows how deeply Ancestor Leize feels for the Liangyi Sect. Ning Fan is part of the Black Demon Sect, a branch of the Liangyi Sect’s incense lineage; if Ning Fan were killed by the Saint Ant Sect, the Liangyi Sect’s incense lineage might truly become extinct...

"This matter indeed has some relation to me... hehe, isn’t it just a fusion quasi-saint, they’re already killed, what more can be done? At worst, I’ll offer your Saint Ant Sect some compensation, and let this matter be resolved peacefully with no harm done..." [Ancestor Leize].

Ancestor Leize actually doesn’t try to clear his name but instead takes part of the blame!

Ning Fan’s gaze slightly shifts; naturally, he can see that Ancestor Leize is worried about him facing the Saint Ant Sect alone, willing to accompany him in the risk.

This person truly is exceedingly kind... Clearly terrified of the Saint Ant Sect, yet choosing to confront them with him...

But this individual’s personality is just too weak. The opponent is already upon them, yet he’s still discussing resolving the matter peacefully... Does that work?

Indeed, the soft stance of Ancestor Leize not only didn’t calm Eagle Soaring Venerable’s killing intent but instead made Eagle Soaring Venerable’s arrogance grow even more.

"The death of a fusion quasi-saint may not be significant, but this event has disgraced our Saint Ant Sect, you all must pay with your lives!" [Eagle Soaring Venerable].

Eagle Soaring Venerable presses out a finger displaying a silver glimmer, instantly dyeing the entire world silver, with a silver crack splitting the earth open. From its depths, a giant corpse puppet emerges.

That puppet isn’t ordinary; it’s like an aggregation of countless corpses, its cultivation also reaching quasi-saint level, seemingly possessing spirit awareness, making its formidable nature nearly akin to a true quasi-saint!

In the distance, more immortal corpse servants were rushing towards this place. As these immortal corpse servants arrived, they fused onto the corpse servant giant, causing the giant’s cultivation to continue climbing. It seemed that the more corpse servants fused into it, the stronger the giant became!

"Damn! The Sacred Ant Sect has really gone mad! They’ve even summoned the Corpse Servant King! Let’s get going! Eagle Soaring Venerable is relatively easy to deal with, but this Corpse Servant King is terrifyingly formidable. Even I, facing the Corpse Servant King, would likely be severely wounded or fall!"

Shush!

Lei Ze Ancestor dared not battle the Corpse Servant King, executing a wind escape technique, carrying Ning Fan along, escaping countless distances on a whirlwind, clearly uninterested in tangling with Eagle Soaring Venerable or the Corpse Servant King.

This was a wise decision.

The experts of the Light Ant Tribe were not limited to just Eagle Soaring Venerable and Corpse Servant King. If entangled with these two, it wouldn’t be long before other experts of the Light Ant Tribe arrived, which would indeed be dangerous...

Yet Ning Fan had no intention of fleeing!

His little Niba was suffering somewhere, and he had to rescue little Niba. Always running away was not an option!

He had already used illusion arts to interrogate for Little Niba’s location. The urgent matter wasn’t to flee but to save little Niba. However, he continued letting little Niba make soup for him...

"The Sacred Ant Sect is not to be reckoned with. I’ll take you upward, escape from the Earth Abyss, hopefully. I haven’t lived enough yet, it would be too unfortunate to die with you..." Lei Ze Ancestor’s face was heavy as water in the whirlwind. Ning Fan was involved in a bloodthirsty pursuit from the Sacred Ant Sect, and the situation was more serious than imagined! In his view, Ning Fan’s chances of leaving the Light Ancestor Abyss alive were nearly zero, even with his help, Ning Fan would struggle to leave alive...

"Senior, don’t rush to escape just yet. I have a place here on the twelfth level I wish to visit."

"What! A disaster is upon you, yet you’re not thinking about escaping, but still want to visit some place?" Lei Ze Ancestor’s face turned green. He was unhappy, very unhappy! This was like an emperor not worried while the eunuch is! He was worried sick for Ning Fan, while Ning Fan was acting carefree, wanting to wander around this twelfth level?

Wait a minute? Ning Fan is the emperor, and he’s the eunuch? This analogy is off; it should be reversed, the eunuch worried while the emperor is not... Uh, still seems off somehow...

"I must go to this place. My pet is still in the hands of the Sacred Ant Sect!"

"What! Your pet got caught by the Sacred Ant Sect? Just a pet, leave it be. As long as we escape today, we can capture another one later..." Lei Ze Ancestor was frantic. Ning Fan wouldn’t seriously risk the pursuit of the Sacred Ant Sect just to rescue a pet, would he? Couldn’t joke like this!

"Hehe, it’ll be hard to come across such an interesting little Niba again... This lump of little Niba, I must rescue. Rest assured, Sacred Ant Sect doesn’t scare me in the slightest! According to my previously interrogated intelligence, the power structure within the Sacred Ant Sect is quite intriguing. Among the quasi-saints, the strongest group is all females; if they encounter me, those female quasi-saints would suffer greatly; as for the male quasi-saints, none have mana exceeding fifteen thousand calamities, making them hardly a threat." It seemed Ning Fan had obtained some intelligence that made him confident in defeating the Sacred Ant Sect.

"Women? What of women, as long as their power is strong, women cannot be underestimated! The fearsome reputation of the Four Beauties of the Sacred Ant Sect, maybe you haven’t heard. Among the Four Beauties, although Princess Fireflower is a newly advanced quasi-saint, she is not to be belittled. As for High Priest Yin Mu, General Red Lotus, Disgraced Emperor Hua Zhao, their strength surpasses mine! Especially High Priest Yin Mu, who reportedly obtained fortune in recent years, advancing to Second-Grade Quasi-Saint. If it weren’t for the Ant Queen Contest and her seclusion, she alone could crush us both! The most terrifying aspect is, damn Sacred Ant Sect actually knows how to fuse! You know, when the disaster of Sacred Ant Sect first appeared, the Light Tribe attempted to annihilate them, but after they fused their quasi-saints, they combined into an Ancient Great Cultivator, severely wounding the Light Tribe, ultimately only able to concede to the existence of Sacred Ant Sect..."

"Oh." Ning Fan had interrogated this information, so he merely responded casually.

Lei Ze Ancestor was even more collapsed!

He had spoken for so long, and Ning Fan just replied with an "oh," what kind of feeling is this, like punching into cotton!

Lei Ze Ancestor decided!

No matter what, he would not accompany Ning Fan to save a pet from the Sacred Ant Sect! Even if he had to bind Ning Fan, he was determined to flee!

"Humph! A bunch of trash, always fleeing! Alas, you cannot escape! No matter where you flee to, my Sacred Ant Sect experts await ahead!"

Eagle Soaring Venerable sat cross-legged on the Corpse Servant King’s massive shoulder, pursuing Lei Ze Ancestor and Ning Fan.

Lei Ze Ancestor was a cultivator with the Wind Master title, his wind escape speed extremely swift, rendering Eagle Soaring Venerable’s pursuit ineffective. Choosing to sit atop the Corpse Servant King’s shoulder, using it as a mount, saving mana, chasing Lei Ze and Ning Fan like a cat catching mice.

Unknowingly chased for quite some time, suddenly, Eagle Soaring Venerable’s eyebrows twitched and he burst into laughter.

He sensed it!

Ahead, there were reinforcements from the Sacred Ant Sect!

Blocking ahead were none other than Sacred Ant Sect’s Princess Fireflower and her ant general, Ke Bixiong!

Now, they were cornered, with him and Corpse Servant King behind, and Princess Fireflower and Ke Bixiong blocking the front, Lei Ze and Ning Fan couldn’t escape even if they had wings!

However, wasn’t it decreed by the High Priest that the ant queen candidates need not come personally?

Unexpectedly, Princess Fireflower, for such an insignificant reward, personally appeared to capture the wanted, trying to accumulate some merit for the Ant Queen Contest. This woman truly used every trick imaginable...

...

Lei Ze Ancestor controlled the whirlwind, carrying Ning Fan swiftly in an escape attempt, when suddenly, the whirlwind seemed to encounter substantial resistance, the forward wind unable to advance, rolling backward.

The resistance grew larger, ultimately blocking Lei Ze Ancestor’s whirlwind right on the spot, unable to proceed.

Then, in the flaming sky above, a male and female figure flickered, revealing their forms. Clearly, the ones stopping Lei Ze Ancestor’s escape technique were these two.

Upon seeing the two blocking ahead, Lei Ze Ancestor’s face turned black.

Terribly unlucky!

He was actually blocked by a quasi-saint and a fused quasi-saint!

That quasi-saint was surprisingly Sacred Ant Sect’s Princess Fireflower! Although she was a newly advanced quasi-saint, being an ant queen candidate, her methods were extremely difficult!

That fused quasi-saint, Lei Ze remembered was Ke Bixiong, also one of the Sacred Ant Sect’s few experts!

"This is bad! Really bad! Front and back combined, there are three quasi-saints and a fused quasi-saint! Even if we fight to the death, we’re facing nine deaths and one life!"

Lei Ze Ancestor’s face was extremely ugly.

Yet, even at this moment of life and death, he had no intention of abandoning Ning Fan to escape alone, as if Ning Fan’s mere identity as a disciple of the Liangyi Sect meant more than his life by countless times.

At this moment, Ning Fan’s interest in the predecessor of the Black Demon Sect—the Liangyi Sect was truly out of genuine curiosity.

The sect that Lei Ze Ancestor valued more than life itself, what sort of existence was it...

"Lei Ze, since you insist on involving yourself in this matter, don’t blame my Sacred Ant Sect for being ruthless. Today, you must die!"

The woman named Fireflower, at first glance saw Lei Ze Ancestor controlling the wind within the whirlwind, spoke with a remarkably arrogant tone, as if Lei Ze Ancestor was merely an ant that could be crushed at any moment by her Sacred Ant Sect.

Then, Fireflower looked at Ning Fan.

At first, she was astonished, and then she felt great regret.

She had seen Ning Fan, she had seen him on the first level. At that time, her subordinate Ke Bixiong wanted to duel Ning Fan, but she stopped him.

One reason was that she saw some potential in Ning Fan, fearing Ke Bixiong might suffer if they battled, not wanting to lose her sole ant general before the Ant Queen Contest arrived.

A second reason was that she indeed had some desire to recruit Ning Fan, thus slightly showing goodwill. Help was needed for the Ant Queen Contest, although Ning Fan was an outsider, the Sacred Ant Sect had precedents of recruiting outsiders as helpers. If everyone could utilize outside help, why couldn’t she!

Unfortunately, Ning Fan killed the Saint Ant Sect’s merged Quasi-Saint. As a result, there is now an unending vendetta with the Saint Ant Sect, and she has completely given up on trying to recruit Ning Fan.

The pride of the Saint Ant Sect cannot be violated!

Anyone who harms the Saint Ant will have their entire family killed!

"I didn’t expect we would meet again so soon, but unfortunately, this time I must kill you with my own hands to gather some support for my struggle to become Ant Queen..."

Princess Huahuo sighed softly, speaking to Ning Fan through the whirlwind.

She presented herself as if she was reluctant to kill Ning Fan. But Ning Fan knew that her reluctance was just a façade, meant to lower his guard. Her conversation was more for delaying time, as the speed of Ancestor Leize was not slow, and in the chase, he had already left Venerable Eagle Soaring far behind.

Princess Huahuo needed to stall for time until Venerable Eagle Soaring caught up, so they could attack Ning Fan together, thereby increasing their odds of success.

Neither Ning Fan nor Ancestor Leize were weak; Princess Huahuo wasn’t arrogant enough to think she could take them down with just one merged Quasi-Saint, being Ke Bixiong.

"This woman wants to stall us; don’t pay attention to her! While Eagle Soaring hasn’t caught up, let’s change direction and escape!" Ancestor Leize said anxiously.

"No, not yet, the Saint Ant Sect captured my people, and I need to capture some of theirs, otherwise I would be losing out."

Ning Fan’s eyes flashed coldly, he was not someone who liked being hunted or bullied.

Venerable Eagle Soaring and the Corpse Puppet King are difficult to deal with, but Princess Huahuo and Ke Bixiong are different!

"Wait, don’t be impulsive!" Ancestor Leize’s complexion changed, attempting to stop Ning Fan, but it was too late.

Ning Fan’s figure flickered, and he darted out from the power of the whirlwind, full of evil qi, heading straight for Princess Huahuo and Ke Bixiong!

What an overwhelming evil qi!

This was a fierceness that had even slain Quasi-Saints!

Instantly, the previously confident faces of Princess Huahuo and Ke Bixiong transformed.

The aura of fourteen thousand and eight hundred tribulations of mana!

A fierceness that had slain Quasi-Saints!

The three blood-red characters above his head further intensified Ning Fan’s ferocity!

Ning Fan’s momentum was utterly terrifying, not something these new Quasi-Saints, merged Quasi-Saints, could withstand. In terms of demonic nature, he was even more terrifying than Ancestor Leize, who wasn’t an evil cultivator. Still, Princess Huahuo and Ke Bixiong believed that at the level of Quasi-Saint combat, even if their strength wasn’t equal to their opponent, they couldn’t be defeated instantaneously. Even the likes of the Silver Armored Quasi-Saint, such an inferior product, could fight Ning Fan for half an hour. They just needed to delay a little longer until Venerable Eagle Soaring brought the Corpse Puppet King over to crush Ning Fan!

"Boy! Last time, we didn’t get to fight, but this time, let’s battle well!"

Ke Bixiong roared, transforming into a stream of light, charging at Ning Fan, but before he got close, he was blown away by a giant fist shadow striking out from the void!

Afterward, the Eternal Soul-sucking Treant emerged from the void without sympathy, followed by the Eternal Ink Qilin and Eternal Dragon King of Ten Thousand Saints!

"This boy secretly summoned Netherworld Ghost Flowers in the instant the enemy appeared, such a terrifying cunning! Did he plan to take on these two from the start?" Ancestor Leize exclaimed.

Everything happened in an instant!

Ke Bixiong was sent flying, entangled by Ning Fan’s secretly summoned Eternal Ghost Soldiers, while Ning Fan dashed to Princess Huahuo’s side!

Seeing this scene, Ancestor Leize wouldn’t dare to delay anymore and was about to assist Ning Fan.

"Not good, this boy is being careless! The poison from Princess Huahuo of the Saint Ant Sect is extremely terrifying at close range; if he engages her from afar, it’s fine, but if he engages in close combat, he’ll absolutely suffer!"

But he couldn’t help Ning Fan!

Far away, although Venerable Eagle Soaring hadn’t arrived yet, he had already cast a silver light to bind Ancestor Leize’s feet.

That silver light was Venerable Eagle Soaring’s life-bound magical treasure—Immortal-binding Silk!

Tangled by this silk, not even Ancestor Leize with his strength could break free quickly; he could only watch as Ning Fan and Princess Huahuo fought at close quarters!

"Eagle Soaring old bastard, you’re courting death!" Ancestor Leize was furious, he wouldn’t tolerate any mishap for Ning Fan, he couldn’t allow it!

"Hehe, who lives and who dies isn’t certain. Ancestor Leize, the one who should die is you!" Venerable Eagle Soaring scoffed coldly.

Boom boom boom!

The Corpse Puppet King carried Venerable Eagle Soaring, its massive feet pounding the flaming land, each step leaving over ten thousand zhang-sized footprints, shaking the earth!

At the speed of the Corpse Puppet King running at full force, within thirty more breaths, it could reach Ning Fan and the others!

By then, Venerable Eagle Soaring and the Corpse Puppet King would join in the assault on Ning Fan; but... could the condemned Ning Fan stay conscious under the toxic assault from Princess Huahuo for thirty breaths... it might not even take a few breaths before Princess Huahuo ends up capturing him...

"This boy doesn’t know Princess Huahuo’s background; choosing close combat is the path to death!" Venerable Eagle Soaring said disdainfully.

As expected, Princess Huahuo used her trump card shortly after trading punches with Ning Fan!

Five Poisons Immortal Veil!

Princess Huahuo’s body suddenly surged with toxic power, transforming into a canopy of light spanning a thousand zhang, enveloping herself entirely.

Ning Fan, who chose to fight closely with Princess Huahuo, naturally got enveloped, but his expression remained steady, treating the surging toxic power as if it was nothing.

The enemy’s toxic power seemed potent, not aiming to poison, but rather... paralyze! This was a paralytic poison of extreme potency; even a wisp was enough to paralyze an Immortal Emperor! If trapped within the Immortal Veil, enduring the attack of hundreds to thousands of strands of toxic power, even a Quasi-Saint could be paralyzed by Princess Huahuo, directly captured home.

Unfortunately, Ning Fan wasn’t ordinary; his resistance to poison was intensely formidable. Unless it was a top-grade toxic cultivation master among First Order Quasi-Saints, no one could poison Ning Fan in the slightest. Princess Huahuo? A newcomer to the Poison Path, having just upgraded to Quasi-Saint not long ago, would need to hone her skills for tens of millions of years to even hope to poison him.

"Impossible! You’ve entered my Five Poisons Immortal Veil’s range, why are you unscathed! This is impossible!" Princess Huahuo was shocked, her face paling in disbelief.

Even a Quasi-Saint with thirteen or fourteen thousand mana tribulations would be skinned alive if they entered her Immortal Veil’s range. To disregard her toxic power, mere impressive mana isn’t sufficient; one must have deep cultivation in the Poison Path. Evidently, Ning Fan’s expertise in poison was no weaker than hers, making her proud poisonous powers difficult to affect him.

"Is this your trump card technique... if this is all you’ve got, then this is where it ends. You’re the one who’s careless." Ning Fan said ruthlessly, as he suddenly activated the Cross Halo!

He wasn’t careless in stepping into Princess Huahuo’s close range; those who dared to fight him up close were the truly careless ones!

The beings of different races on the Boundary River had protective talismans, unaffected by the Cross Halo’s Body Locking effect, but that was only after Ning Fan’s Cross Halo gained notoriety.

His infamous name in Northern Heaven hadn’t fully spread!

The people of Northern Heaven were completely unaware there was such a rule-breaking ability like the Cross Halo in existence!

When Ning Fan’s Cross Halo was activated, when Hua Huo was immobilized by the Heaven Sealing Art within the Cross Halo thousands of times in an instant, she was terrified!

She didn’t fear the mimicry of the Reincarnation-Fixing Technique!

But such a frequency of mimicry of the Reincarnation-Fixing Technique—it was the first time she encountered such that she couldn’t move even an inch under this kind of divine skill!

Fortunately, she had a trump card in her hand, requiring only about three breaths to activate. Once used, she could ignore the body locking and fly out of the Cross Halo’s confinement range!

Hua Huo asked herself, with her Quasi-Saint cultivation, even if she stood still and endured Ning Fan’s attacks for three breaths, she wouldn’t die. Quasi-Saints are just that resilient! After three breaths, she could easily change the battlefield and fight again!

"Your Cross Halo is truly against the heavens, giving me a feeling of a Saint’s Ring, too bizarre! This time, the princess was indeed careless. But if you think a noble Quasi-Saint would be calculated by such a small trick, you’d be very wrong! The ancestral force of ants, activate!"

"Haha, my ancestral force has already been activated, your end is near!"

"Ants like you dare to oppose my Saint Ant Sect? This princess will make you know the price of offending the Saint Ant Sect!"

Hua Huo’s aura changed suddenly, revealing a fierce light! It seemed that some terrifying aura was awakening from her body under the urging of her mana!

Ning Fan’s gaze changed slightly, that aura gave him a quite dangerous feeling. If Hua Huo was really given a few breaths of time to activate that thing, he might truly suffer.

Even if Hua Huo stood still to let him chop, he couldn’t kill a Quasi-Saint in a few breaths... Quasi-Saints aren’t so easily killed; the Silver Armored Quasi-Saint was completely overwhelmed by him, yet it took him half an hour to actually kill her, using half an hour to exhaust all of the Silver Armored Quasi-Saint’s energy...

Ning Fan didn’t use the divine skill of the Cross Halo to aggregate attacks on Hua Huo; it wouldn’t work. Even divine skills can’t eliminate a Quasi-Saint in a short time.

Ning Fan’s normal means wouldn’t be able to finish Hua Huo in a few breaths, preventing her from escaping the immobilization of the Cross Halo.

Since that’s the case, then use unconventional means.

Ning Fan used a method faster, simpler, and more effective than any divine skill, gently touched his finger to Hua Huo’s lips.

"Shut up, you’re too noisy!"

A massive bewitching force invaded her body along Hua Huo’s lips.

Her mana became chaotic!

With chaotic mana, she couldn’t muster her mana to activate the ancestral force of ants!

The activation of ancestral force failed!

She had no other means to escape the Cross Halo’s immobilization thousands of times per breath!

She was foolishly immobilized within the Cross Halo!

Though her Quasi-Saint vitality was extremely strong, not easily slain by Ning Fan in a short time, Ning Fan didn’t use any means to slay her!

Instead, he used extremely vile, indecent, shameless bewitching techniques!

She was a Quasi-Saint, not easily toppled by a bewitching technique, yet under the immobilization of the Cross Halo, she couldn’t evade, suffering greatly.

Her innate mana wanted to resist that bewitching force, but ultimately, it was suppressed and sealed bit by bit by Ning Fan’s bewitching force!

Ten breaths!

In just ten breaths, Ning Fan sealed all of Hua Huo’s mana within the Cross Halo!

In just ten breaths, he captured a female Quasi-Saint alive, and it was his first time capturing a cauldron furnace at the Quasi-Saint level! If he tapped into her... Ning Fan couldn’t fathom how much his mana would surge!

Since the Saint Ant Sect insisted on hunting him, don’t blame him for being ruthless! Whether you are a princess or a fallen emperor, don’t think about escaping!

"Congratulations on becoming the first cauldron furnace Ning found upon arriving in the Northern Heaven! Your name is Hua Huo, right? It’s quite a nice name."

In the complex look filled with shame, anger, shock, and regret in Hua Huo’s eyes, Ning Fan even sealed Hua Huo’s language ability, instantly throwing her into the Xuan Yin Treasure, imprisoning her in the repentance palaces.

Quasi-Saints are not far from Saints; words and actions are rules, sealing Hua Huo’s language ability was to prevent this woman from using Spirit Speech and employing some self-preservation means to escape...

"No, impossible!"

At this moment, whether it was Ancestor Leize, Eagle Soaring Venerable, or Ke Bixiong, all were deeply shocked by Ning Fan’s action of capturing a Quasi-Saint in ten breaths!

Even if Hua Huo was a new Quasi-Saint, she shouldn’t be captured so easily, should she? How did Ning Fan accomplish it! Through the Cross Halo, they couldn’t sense the details, just saw Ning Fan pointing a finger, and Hua Huo surrendered...

Capturing a Quasi-Saint with one finger! Could this kid actually be... an Ancient Great Cultivator!

"Everyone take note! The assailant’s cultivation was severely underestimated; he is suspected to be an Ancient Great Cultivator! Don’t get isolated! At all costs, don’t get isolated! Especially don’t let the other few Ant Queen candidates be isolated! Princess Hua Huo... she was captured alive by the enemy, lasted only ten breaths in the enemy’s hands!"

Eagle Soaring Venerable trembled in speech, transmitting this intelligence to every corner of the Twelfth Layer of the Earth Abyss.

In an instant, the originally aggressive Light Ant experts pursuing Ning Fan all underwent drastic changes in expression, and became fearful!

Even the Light Ant tribe’s strongest—the Yin Mu High Priestess was shocked with a pale face by this news!

"Ancient Great Cultivator! How could the opponent be an Ancient Great Cultivator! My Heavenly Fate Red Name Technique, once planted, can roughly ascertain the opponent’s cultivation, the opponent’s mana is surely only around fifteen thousand calamities... how could he be an Ancient Great Cultivator! Could he possess a hiding technique sufficient to deceive destiny... Eagle Soaring would definitely not lie, and I can sense Hua Huo’s aura has truly vanished from the Twelfth Layer, apparently captured by the opponent in a single move! Even a top expert among Second Rank Quasi-Saints couldn’t capture a Quasi-Saint in one move; the opponent... truly an Ancient Great Cultivator! The Four Heavens’ Ancient Great Cultivators don’t have this person, who is he! He chose this timing to appear, could he be here for the Ant Queen contention! What deep enmity does he have with my Saint Ant Sect to come ruin our major affair!"

No one knew, Ning Fan used bewitching techniques to cunningly defeat Hua Huo.

This also caused the intelligence to diverge seriously from the truth, making the entire Light Ant tribe, from the Yin Mu down to ordinary Light Ants, all panic.

A man’s name is like a tree’s shadow! If a true Ancient Great Cultivator comes to obliterate the Saint Ant Sect, no Light Ant expert would dare ignore this threat!

At this moment, the three words above Ning Fan’s head saying "Kill without mercy" became a joke!

Who dares to hunt Ning Fan alone!

Instead, be worried about being caught alone by Ning Fan and slain one by one!

"Corpse Puppet King, take the rear! I must go, I must go!"

Eagle Soaring Venerable, without any sense of martial ethics, cast aside the Corpse Puppet King, attempting to use the Corpse Puppet King’s power to block Ning Fan, this "Ancient Great Cultivator", while himself fled miles away, trying to gather several Quasi-Saints, then fuse together to face Ning Fan in battle.

It was a mistaken judgment.

Because of his mistaken judgment, the Saint Ant Sect’s pursuit of Ning Fan underwent a fundamental change!