Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 18: Ants Shake the Elephant, Barehanded Crushing of Fragmented Yuan Warriors!

Chapter 18: Chapter 18: Ants Shake the Elephant, Barehanded Crushing of Fragmented Yuan Warriors!

Ning Xuan frowned.

Wang Mingfeng must have examined the wounds of Wang Lin and the others; he knows how fast my sword is. Condensing Element Force into a long spear is definitely the smartest move. After all, an inch longer is an inch stronger. No matter how fast my sword is, if I can’t get close, it’s all for nothing.

At that moment, Ning Xuan sheathed his sword.

"What is he going to do?"

"Could it be that he knows he can’t win and is preparing to give up?"

Amidst the crowd’s confusion, Ning Xuan gave them their answer.

"I’ve already killed two so-called Profound Realm experts, so using a sword is getting boring. Wang Mingfeng, I’ll take you on with just my bare fists."

Gasps echoed through the crowd.

"HISS! What did he just say?!"

"I... if I heard correctly, he wants to fight an expert of the Profound Realm’s Fourth Layer Heavens with his bare hands!"

"This is..."

Wang Mingfeng froze, his voice bone-chilling. "Courting death!"

He was a dignified family head, an expert of the Profound Realm’s Fourth Layer Heavens. How dare Ning Xuan insult him like this!

Immediately, the spear in his hands vanished.

"Family Head Wang, this kid is tricking you! He’s intentionally provoking you!" Zhou Cheng shouted from the high platform.

He and Zhao Qian, trapped in the Beast-Trapping Formation, had come to a sudden realization: the eighteen men had been feigning weakness! Now trapped in the formation and completely stuck, they desperately needed outside intervention.

The heads of their two families had to be personally overseeing their own clans to prevent a repeat of the Wang Family’s downfall. The only one who could help them was Wang Mingfeng!

Ning Xuan’s sword was too fast; if Wang Mingfeng were to suffer an unexpected defeat, they would be next!

"I finally understand why Wang Lin was defeated!"

As Wang Mingfeng spoke, the long spear reappeared in his hand.

There was no regret in Ning Xuan’s eyes. He always kept his word. The reason he put his sword away was, of course, that he had another plan.

"Let’s see if that spear of yours can actually kill anyone!"

With a roar, Ning Xuan took the initiative and attacked!

If his former self in white robes embodied pure elegance, then his current blood-soaked figure was that of an Asura emerging from the Nine Nether.

He unleashed a punch, his body erupting with an overwhelmingly domineering aura! A bright white light covered his fist. The Xuan Wu Divine Meridian, one of the Twelve Divine Veins, was forcefully activated.

Xuan Wu... master of defense! This is the source of my confidence, the reason I dare to challenge an elemental weapon with my bare hands!

Wang Mingfeng sneered viciously and spat out a single word, "Die!"

However...

BANG!

His spear, condensed from Element Force, shattered inch by inch!

Under the powerful impact, Ning Xuan was sent flying backward.

SWISH!

A flash of cold light.

The two men within the Beast-Trapping Formation felt a sharp pain in their necks and instinctively clutched at them. Looking down at their open hands, they each saw a thin line of blood on their palms.

By the time Ning Xuan landed, his sword was already back in its sheath.

Wang Mingfeng landed on the high platform. The Eighteen Death Warriors immediately moved to shield Ning Xuan. The two from the formation were now visible to all, both clutching their necks as they faced Wang Mingfeng.

Wang Mingfeng’s pupils shrank. Below the platform, countless pairs of eyes went wide in shock!

Only now did everyone understand Ning Xuan’s true intentions. His target had always been the two men in the formation!

"He... he shattered Family Head Wang’s elemental weapon with his bare hands, and not only was he unharmed, he even managed to kill the Great Elders of two major families!"

"Did Family Head Wang just become his accomplice in murder?"

"Heavens, am I dreaming?"

The crowd was shocked beyond measure. Even seeing it with their own eyes, they could hardly believe it.

How old was Ning Xuan? He had been missing for six years and was only eighteen! Who else could achieve such an astonishing feat?!

Even Ning Yang, whose fame in The Capital was currently unrivaled, probably couldn’t have done this at the same age!

"Good! Very good! Ning Xuan, you have thoroughly enraged me!"

Wang Mingfeng’s eyes were bloodshot, his fury soaring to the heavens. Who did Ning Xuan take him for? Putting aside his status as a family head, he was a genuine expert of the Profound Realm’s Fourth Layer Heavens!

That brat, Ning Xuan, using nothing but his bare fists to shatter his elemental spear and kill two Profound Realm experts—this wasn’t a spontaneous act, but a calculated plot. This meant Ning Xuan had never taken him seriously from the very beginning!

This was an unprecedented humiliation!

"He’s all yours. I’m going to pay a visit to the Zhou and Zhao Families."

Ning Xuan turned a deaf ear and prepared to leave.

"You motherf..."

Wang Mingfeng went completely berserk!

The Eighteen Death Warriors moved with unprecedented speed. Before he could erupt, the Beast-Trapping Formation was already complete!

"Young Master, rest assured! We will trap and kill him here!"

Their voices shook the heavens!

In a short time, their Young Master, with only his Spiritual Realm cultivation, had...

Destroyed the Wang Family!

Slain three Profound Realm experts!

Such a heaven-defying accomplishment made their blood boil and their hearts pound with excitement!

In their eyes, Wang Mingfeng, an expert of the Profound Realm’s Fourth Layer Heavens, was no longer a master. He was nothing but a lamb to the slaughter!

"A swarm of ants dares to challenge an elephant! I’ll make..." Wang Mingfeng’s aura surged as his Element Force roiled.

However, a Death Warrior forcefully interrupted him. "Shut up! Haven’t you been humiliated enough already?!"

"Die!"

Wang Mingfeng immediately decided to make an example of him. However, the Eighteen Death Warriors moved as one. Every time he struck, he wasn’t facing one man, but all eighteen!

His attack was useless.

"This... is Wang Mingfeng really going to be trapped and killed?"

"Look, Ning Xuan is leaving. That direction..."

"He’s really heading for the Zhou Family!"

"This is insane!"

Watching Ning Xuan’s retreating back, the crowd stared, stunned for a long time.

In a deserted alley, Ning Xuan suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

The gap between my Realm and the Profound Realm’s Fourth Layer Heavens is just too great. Even with the Supreme Scripture and the Invincible Divine Meridian, I still got injured! I originally planned to use the Strange Fire to settle this once and for all. But now... it seems I need to leave them alive to temper myself.

Wiping the blood from his lips, Ning Xuan leaned against a wall to regulate his breathing.

Annihilating the Wang Family, killing two Great Elders, and trapping the Wang Family Head... any one of these deeds is enough to make the Zhou and Zhao Families wary and hesitant to act rashly. This will buy me more time.

Clashing fists with Wang Mingfeng had given Ning Xuan a deeper understanding of how crucial it was to increase his strength.

With that, Ning Xuan changed his route and headed straight back to the Ning Family.

Beheading Chen Tai in public was a victory in itself, not to mention the unexpected gains. As for the safety of the Eighteen Death Warriors, I’m not worried at all. As long as I remain hidden, the Zhou and Zhao Families will have to think twice before making any move.

Back in the Ning Family’s courtyard, Ning Xuan, seated cross-legged, opened his eyes with a flash like lightning.

He had just consumed all the Element Crystals he had obtained. Not only had his injuries fully healed, but his cultivation had also advanced two layers!

Spiritual Realm, Fourth Layer Heavens. Now, even if I face Wang Mingfeng again, I won’t be injured by a single blow from his Condensing Yuan. However, a true head-on clash is still out of the question.

Ning Xuan was perfectly aware of his own limitations and thus wasn’t satisfied with his current cultivation.

If anyone else knew what he was thinking, their jaws would drop. Since when could the Spiritual Realm be compared to the Profound Realm? But these were Ning Xuan’s standards.

The Zhou and Zhao Families are each stronger than the last. I have to raise my cultivation level as quickly as possible. Otherwise, challenging them at my current level would be to court humiliation! I’ve already drained the surrounding Element Mines, and I’ve plundered the major families once in my guise as a Spirit Pill Master. To improve quickly, I need to start refining pills!

Ning Xuan stood up, his gaze blazing as he stared off in a certain direction.