Chapter 1193: Chapter 1182: Nalan Xiaotian Is Shocked
“What?”
Nalan Xiaotian and the others were fleeing hastily, yet they saw this old witch pursuing them again. Instantly, they were shocked, fearing that Nalan Jiuhuang would once again absorb their vitality.
After all, just moments ago, Nalan Jiuhuang had absorbed the vitality of more than ten people, using the lives of others as the cost to restore her appearance to that of a woman in her thirties.
At this moment, she was being chased by something unknown. With her cultivation at the Intermediate Stage of the Aerial Mastery Realm, she was in a sorry state of retreat, let alone these younger members of the Nalan family.
They exchanged glances, quickly forming a circle, their bodies trembling as they muttered amongst themselves.
“What the hell is going on? Just now, Ninth Aunt was so domineering, and now she’s running away?”
“If I’m not mistaken, it’s definitely Ning Fan using some secret technique for a long-range attack, and Ninth Aunt fell for it, getting beaten and forced to flee in disgrace.”
“How is that possible? There’s a realm difference between the two, and a big one at that. It’s absolutely impossible to have such an outcome.”
“Then how do you explain the current situation?”
“This…”
The crowd was at a loss for words as they looked at each other.
Nalan Xiaotian clenched his fists, his expression unprecedentedly tense.
He was a descendant from a collateral branch of the Nalan family, exceptionally promoted by the ancestor to become a leader of a hundred-man team, promising a boundless future.
As the saying goes, success can be one’s rise, and failure one’s fall.
His former glorious achievements were bestowed by Nalan Jiuhuang, yet his reputation’s downfall was also due to her.
Nalan Jiuhuang, this old witch, not only wielded significant power within the Nalan family and oppressed others fiercely.
But in times of crisis, she was never lenient with her own, embodying the ideology of individualism to its fullest extent.
Nalan Xiaotian felt disheartened, but he still had to follow Nalan Jiuhuang’s cold orders. Otherwise, he might be the next to have his vitality drained.
He was indeed correct. Nalan Jiuhuang, once her body was harmed or excessively exhausted by the Nirvana Phoenix Technique, would rapidly age.
At that moment, she could restore her appearance and physical condition by absorbing the vitality of martial cultivators.
This secret technique was extremely frightening, verging on evil cultivation.
If cornered, Nalan Jiuhuang would undoubtedly revert to her old ways, absorbing others’ vitality to restore her strength.
Thus, whoever had the highest cultivation among them would be her first target.
Among this group, Nalan Xiaotian undoubtedly had the highest cultivation level, having reached the half-step True Origin Realm. Otherwise, Nalan Jiuhuang wouldn’t have promoted him to the position of squad leader.
Realizing the severity of the situation, Nalan Xiaotian immediately shouted, “Everyone, put your distracting thoughts aside. Right now, the honor of the Nalan family comes first. Protect Ninth Aunt and fend off the strong enemy!”
“Alright then.”
The members of the Nalan family knew that facing such an invisible threat, since Nalan Jiuhuang wasn’t the enemy, they were even less so.
However, executing the order might mean death, but not obeying could mean being immediately drained of vitality by Nalan Jiuhuang.
At that moment, they had no choice but to gather around Nalan Jiuhuang, defending her against the unseen threat.
Ning Fan, observing in his invisible state as Nalan Xiaotian and others protected Nalan Jiuhuang during their rapid retreat, was also anxious.
His Invisibility Technique lasted only one minute; he’d used about half a minute earlier to knock Nalan Jiuhuang down the mountain, indicative of their incredible speed and movement.
Such efficient killing techniques belong only to experts, unmatched by ordinary people.
Ning Fan had just half a minute left to defeat Nalan Jiuhuang, making the timeframe quite tight.
He needed to break through the surrounding Nalan family members, carve out a path of blood, and then kill Nalan Jiuhuang.
Bang bang…
Clap clap…
In his invisible state, Ning Fan attacked the Nalan family members with unprecedented lethality. Though he was in the void, his strikes were merciless.
A single punch would leave a Nalan family member spitting blood.
A single kick would result in death and soul dissipation for another.
One after another, Nalan family members fell to the ground, spitting blood, their fates unknown, with the rate of collapse accelerating.
Nalan Xiaotian, by Nalan Jiuhuang’s side, watched as their outer circle’s numbers dwindled. His pupils constricted as he cautiously said, “Brothers, have you noticed? Although this guy is invisible, like he’s in an invisible state, he must get close to kill. Watch his direction move from outside to inside, taking this chance to surround him. Then cut him down, leaving him no place for burial.”
“That makes sense.”
The group understood this was their only option, the most ideal current plan.
They observed the constantly falling Nalan family members, deducing Ning Fan’s possible location as they swarmed in, aggressively hacking and slashing at the void, hoping to inflict unprecedented damage on Ning Fan.
As a result…
Ning Fan was indeed pressured by their formation. Although in his invisible state, his cultivation level was far from the peak of the True Origin Realm, significantly reducing his strength.
His ability to severely injure Nalan Jiuhuang stemmed from her inability to see him, attacking unprepared and catching her off guard.
Yet, his position was roughly deduced by the prodigy Nalan Xiaotian, leading to him being surrounded and hacked at blindly.
Fortunately, the Dragon Ball’s Breath formed an invisible barrier, neutralizing their attacks.
However, Ning Fan still needed considerable time to break through these dozens of people.
Bam…
Poof…
These Nalan family members kept slashing wildly but were constantly knocked down by an invisible force.
Watching as time ticked away, with less than ten seconds before his Invisibility Technique expired, Ning Fan grew anxious and glanced at the location of Nalan Yanfeng.
Yet upon seeing it, he was dumbfounded.
Nalan Jiuhuang had disappeared without a trace.
Ning Fan, furious and ashamed, vented his anger over Nalan Jiuhuang onto the Nalan family members. In a frenzy, he attacked relentlessly, displaying the prowess of defeating ten men in a single breath, leaving no traces in a thousand miles.
Crackle pop…
One after another, Nalan family members fell, and their falling speed escalated.
Though a team of dozens might sound like a lot, under Ning Fan’s onslaught, they were no more than baby chicks.
Ten seconds passed, and as Ning Fan reappeared, only Nalan Xiaotian was left from the Nalan family.