Chapter 34: Ji Ning Returns, the Final Battle

It was already dusk; the outline of the Golden Crow could still be seen on the western horizon.

At the bottom of Winged Serpent Lake, near the northern shore.

Whoosh!

A figure shot up into the sky like lightning. It was Ji Ning, who had just been teleported out of the aquatic estate. In his left hand, he held a flying sword, the 'Extinction Demon-Slaying Sword.' This sword was about the size of a palm, faintly translucent, with a faint bloodstain on its black, semi-transparent blade.

'Windwing Evasion!' Ji Ning activated the Windwing Evasion technique, transforming into a streak of light that far surpassed the speed of sound, instantly crossing dozens of miles.

'Father, wait for me.'

Ji Ning's eyes were filled with anxiety.

Earlier, as soon as he obtained the 'Extinction Demon-Slaying Sword'—the most suitable magic treasure for assassination—in the aquatic estate, he was immediately teleported to the northernmost part of Winged Serpent Lake. Even the process of 'refining the treasure' was done while flying, as he refined and familiarized himself with it.

'I spent nearly half an hour in the Divine Abilities Hall. Father, you must hold on.' Ji Ning's heart burned with impatience.

Whoosh!

Like a roc, he flashed past in an instant. Even a Xiantian lifeform would be hard-pressed to catch sight of Ji Ning.

……

About two minutes later, Ji Ning saw the enormous sealing formation in the distance, shimmering like ripples of clear water. The entire formation completely enveloped Oxhorn Mountain.

From Winged Serpent Lake to Oxhorn Mountain was several thousand li, but Ji Ning's speed was extremely fast.

Consider this—

A Zifu cultivator flying on a magic treasure at full speed could cover two hundred thousand li in a day. Earlier, the Wanxiang Adept 'Xu Li' had brought Dong Fanyu and the others from ten thousand li away to Swallow Mountain in just one hour. Three to five minutes would cover several thousand li.

Ji Ning, using the divine ability 'Windwing Evasion,' was far faster than Xu Li. Covering the distance from Winged Serpent Lake to Oxhorn Mountain in two minutes was normal.

'Break!'

Ji Ning held the Northmoon Sword in his hand, the palm pattern faintly visible on his grip. The Northmoon Sword thrust directly at the sealing formation ahead, with no intention of slowing down.

Pfft!

Like a streak of light, Ji Ning pierced straight through the sealing formation, passing through it in an instant!

'Father!' As soon as Ji Ning broke through the formation, he saw the massive nether dragon coiled around Oxhorn Mountain, exuding nether qi. He immediately sent out his vast divine sense, enveloping the entire Oxhorn Mountain and the entire Nether Dragon Sealing Formation.

Under his divine sense, every detail was revealed.

The anxious and worried clan leader, Ji Jiu Huo...

The silently waiting Granny Ying...

His father, Ji Yichuan, whose aura surged from using forbidden arts...

A white-robed, white-haired man who looked exactly like his father but had the aura of a 'Whitewater Hound'...

Each and every one was within his range of perception.

'Good.' Ji Ning relaxed slightly. He had made it in time.

Ji Ning's divine sense also enveloped Xu Li, Nong Zidao, and the others. Under his divine sense, the nether qi maze formation was useless, unable to affect him. Everything in the formation was clearly observed by his divine sense!

'Kill.' Without slowing down, Ji Ning used the Windwing Evasion technique and charged straight at Xu Li.

……

Halfway up Oxhorn Mountain.

Ji Jiu Huo, who was controlling the formation, suddenly changed expression. Others couldn't see it, but as the formation's controller, he noticed as soon as Ji Ning entered the Nether Dragon Sealing Formation.

'Ji Ning?' Ji Jiu Huo's face turned pale with fright. Ji Ning was the hope of their Ji clan's rise. He had even given Ji Ning the Wan Jian City vassal token. As long as Ji Ning lived, even if they died, the Ji clan would still endure. Knowing they would die one by one, Ji Jiu Huo had remained calm because Ji Ning had escaped earlier.

But Ji Ning had come back?

'Ji Ning! Leave, leave now!' Ji Jiu Huo sent a harsh voice transmission, his voice frantic. 'Who told you to come back? Go, go!'

Ji Jiu Huo was truly panicked.

Burning with anxiety, on the verge of madness.

If Ji Ning died here, the Ji clan would be completely annihilated. He would have no face to face the clan's ancestors.

'Go!!! Are you looking for death?' Ji Jiu Huo roared through voice transmission, his voice almost tearful. But in his perception of the formation, Ji Ning's speed did not decrease; he still charged toward the Snowdragon Mountain group.

Ji Jiu Huo was so panicked at Ji Ning's appearance that he lost his wits. If he calmed down, he would realize that since Ji Ning was inside the Nether Dragon Sealing Formation and he hadn't opened a nether qi passage for him, how could Ji Ning see clearly and charge straight at the Snowdragon Mountain side?

But Ji Jiu Huo was frantic, on the verge of madness, even tears in his eyes. How could he calm down?

'Ji Ning, go, go, go now!' Ji Jiu Huo transmitted urgently. 'Yichuan, Yichuan, stop your son! Ji Ning didn't leave; he's charging at the Snowdragon Mountain group!'

Whoosh!

Ji Yichuan was leaning against a crooked tree trunk when he suddenly heard the clan leader's voice. Then the nether qi in front of him parted, creating a passage leading into the distance. In the distance, a figure was moving like lightning, heading roughly in his direction. Ji Yichuan was now very close to the Snowdragon Mountain group.

'Ji Ning?' Ji Yichuan's face also turned pale, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He had prepared himself for death.

His heart was utterly calm because his son had left, and the Ji clan would flourish because of his son. His son would become famous across the endless lands.

But!

Ji Ning had come?

'Go!!!' Ji Yichuan roared through voice transmission, his face twisted. 'Ji Ning, who told you to come back? Go!!! If you don't go, I will die with my eyes open! Go now!'

……

As soon as Ji Ning charged into the Nether Dragon Sealing Formation, he heard the clan leader's voice. Then the nether qi in front of him parted, revealing a passage to the distance, where his father Ji Yichuan stood. His father was only a hundred zhang away from Xu Li and the others.

'Go!'

'Go now!'

'If you don't go, I will die with my eyes open.'

'I will have failed the ancestors of the Ji clan.'

Clan leader Ji Jiu Huo and father Ji Yichuan had been utterly calm in the face of death, but now they were on the verge of collapse. Ji Ning's appearance was a nightmare to them. They would rather have their souls scattered than see this. They were nearly driven mad.

Ji Ning's heart trembled at his father's and clan leader's voices. He understood their thoughts.

'You'll know soon enough.' A fierce light flashed in Ji Ning's eyes. A streak of light shot deep into the ground. Under Ji Ning's divine sense control, the Extinction Demon-Slaying Sword sped through the earth toward Xu Li.

Swoosh!

Ji Ning himself also used the Windwing Evasion technique, moving like lightning toward Xu Li and the others.

……

Surrounded by nether qi, a white flood dragon coiled there. Xu Li, Lu Huang, Nong Zidao, and the other cultivators were all inside the white flood dragon, looking very relaxed. Only Nong Zidao was frowning with his eyes closed, frantically deducing. The earth's energy veins within the nether qi maze formation were now much more complex. Fortunately, they had experience breaking it before, so it could still be broken, but it would take longer.

'Hmm?' Xu Li's expression changed slightly. He turned to look into the distance, sensing that the sealing formation he had set up had been pierced through.

'Who broke through the sealing formation?' Xu Li tensed up, becoming cautious. A small teleportation talisman appeared in his hand.

As a Wanxiang Adept, he had faced danger many times and was naturally cautious. He considered retreat before victory...

'Whoosh!' 'Whoosh!'

The two Earth-ranked magic treasures, the Blacksnake Rope and the Earth Suppression Seal, floated around him, on constant alert.

Suddenly—

Swoosh!

A figure burst out of the nether qi in the distance, like a roc, holding two swords. His speed was such that even Xu Li had to admit inferiority. But seeing the figure, Xu Li relaxed and shouted, 'Ji Ning! Are you here to die—'

His voice echoed and spread.

Seventy-two flying swords appeared out of nowhere, surrounding Ji Ning. Having dealt with Ji Ning's speed before, Xu Li planned to use these swords to trap him.

'Boom!'

A loud explosion.

Flying swords were sent flying. A sword light reached Xu Li in an instant. 'Boom!' 'Boom!' The Earth-ranked treasures 'Earth Suppression Seal' and 'Blacksnake Rope' were also sent flying. The sword light flashed past Xu Li's head, and his head flew off.

Xu Li was dead!

Whoosh~~~

The coiled white flood dragon vanished into thin air. The Zifu cultivators were still stunned, not reacting.

'Pfft!'

A phantom shot up from underground, piercing straight through Nong Zidao's head!

Nong Zidao, whose mind was entirely absorbed in deducing the formation, remained immersed in his deduction even now...

Nong Zidao was dead!

……

In the blink of an eye!

Xu Li and Nong Zidao were dead in an instant.

Ji Ning had used the divine ability 'Starseizing Hand.' The Northmoon Sword in his hand naturally executed his strongest sword technique. The power of that single strike was terrifying. The seventy-two obstructing flying swords were sent flying, and the two Earth-ranked treasures were also blasted away. The sword light pierced through the white flood dragon and killed Xu Li!

Too fast.

Xu Li had been confident when he first saw Ji Ning. But Ji Ning's terrifying strike was too fast and too fierce. He was still thinking of using his two Earth-ranked treasures to block when Ji Ning's sword had already killed him.

'You, you...' The other Zifu cultivators finally reacted, staring at Ji Ning in shock.

Too fast.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Li and Nong Zidao were dead? The Wanxiang Adept 'Xu Li' had fought Ji Ning before, so how could he be killed instantly at first contact, without even having time to flee? How was this possible?

'Ji Ning, go! Go now!'

'I will die with my eyes open.'

'I have failed the ancestors.'

The voice transmissions continued, then abruptly stopped. The clan leader Ji Jiu Huo, controlling the formation, was completely stunned. His father Ji Yichuan, who had rushed across the hundred zhang in desperation, his face twisted with pain, anger, and anxiety, was shouting, 'Ji Ning, quickly—'

His voice was choked in his throat. He stared at the two corpses on the ground. One was the previously calm and immensely powerful Wanxiang Adept Xu Li; the other was the formation expert Nong Zidao. Blood and brain matter were on the ground. Clearly, the two were dead beyond doubt.

'This!' Ji Yichuan was utterly shocked, looking at his son in disbelief. Ji Ning stood beside Xu Li's corpse, holding the Northmoon Sword.

'Ji Ning, you may be arrogant for now, but Snowdragon Mountain will avenge us!' One of the seven Zifu cultivators let out a shrill, frantic roar.