Chapter 1206: Chapter 1195: Who’s Outsmarting Whom?
“What? Is there a True Dragon living in the Crystal Palace? Are you by any chance the reincarnation of a True Dragon?”
Nalan Jiuhuang was deeply injured due to the turmoil within her body and for a moment believed it to be true, blurting out.
“Although I am a Phantom Asura, Jianghu’s Uncle Ninth, I’m not really the reincarnation of a True Dragon. However, I do have a trace of a dragon’s aura.”
Ning Fan was not wrong. Having refined a Dragon Ball within his body, it naturally possessed a strong aura that harmonized with his body, complementing each other.
Now, a portion of it was absorbed by Nalan Jiuhuang, whose fire and water attributes clashed fiercely, fighting until a victor emerged.
“Dragon’s aura?”
Nalan Jiuhuang grew more confused and slowed down the absorption of Ning Fan’s vitality, clearly feeling some improvement within herself.
What did this signify?
Could Ning Fan’s words be true?
Did this guy truly have a dragon’s aura?
How could that be possible?
Yet, before she could figure it out, she felt Ning Fan’s aura increasing inside her, transmitted faster and faster, beyond her control.
“What’s happening?”
Nalan Jiuhuang’s complexion turned extremely pale, her body trembling like epilepsy.
Finally, she realized the gravity of the situation and understood the true meaning behind Ning Fan’s words, choosing to believe in him.
Facts speak louder than words; the current circumstances proved all of it to be true.
The dragon’s scent within Ning Fan took full control, ricocheting through her body, suppressing her fire attributes into a corner.
“Old witch, if you kneel and beg for your life, kowtow three times to me, I’ll let you go.”
“Don’t even think about it.”
Nalan Jiuhuang had been proud all her life; how could she admit defeat?
She formed various hand seals with both hands, chanting under her breath, then shouted loudly, “Ning Fan, if you possess a dragon’s aura, I didn’t earn the title of Fire Phoenix for nothing. Dragon and phoenix are hard to distinguish as superior; let’s see how I refine you.”
“What the heck?”
Ning Fan was taken aback, pondering Nalan Jiuhuang’s words might be correct.
In ancient times, dragon and phoenix together was considered auspicious, indicating they were actually equals.
Nalan Jiuhuang practiced the Nirvana Phoenix Technique, evidently having a trace of phoenix spirit.
This resulted in a fierce confrontation between dragon and phoenix.
At this critical juncture, Ning Fan decisively chose to transmit the dragon pearl’s breath in his body to Nalan Jiuhuang, quickly gaining absolute advantage.
Nalan Jiuhuang exhausted all her strength, attempting to resist the dragon pearl’s breath, but it was too late.
Her remaining fire attribute power crumbled, unable to gather strength to resist.
Then, she let out a cry, “Cruel brat, you really won’t stop until I’m dead.”
“Why? Is it acceptable for you to kill me, but not for me to kill you?”
Ning Fan retorted without giving her any face.
A puffing sound.
Nalan Jiuhuang spat another mouthful of blood, her face turned paper-white, her figure fragile like a kite with a broken string, on the brink of collapse.
Yet her hand still remained on Ning Fan’s head, as if being sucked in, unable to pull it away.
But this was far from over.
Ning Fan smiled smugly, pressing his hands down, settling his qi in his dantian, beginning to reclaim his dragon pearl aura.
Swish…
It was visibly clear the image of high-frequency vibration, like a blower, reappeared now on Nalan Jiuhuang’s face.
The dragon pearl aura returned to Ning Fan’s body, along with Nalan Jiuhuang’s Fire Phoenix aura.
When the dragon pearl aura was completely reclaimed, Nalan Jiuhuang’s Fire Phoenix aura was fully absorbed.
Nalan Jiuhuang’s vitality weakened to the extreme, her face withered terrifyingly, her cheekbones protruding, teeth falling out, leaving bare gums bleeding, dripping to the ground tragically.
With her vitality depleted, Nalan Jiuhuang’s life reached its end.
She fell to the ground, unsatisfied, constantly trying to grasp something.
Was it wealth?
Riches and power cannot be brought in life nor taken in death, using joss paper after dying.
Was it conscience?
An over a hundred-year-old woman forcibly absorbing others’ vitality for herself to maintain the appearance of a thirty-year-old, inherently heartless, harmful to celestial balance, enduring the Eighteen Levels of Hell after death.
Was it descendants?
Apparently not, since she could absorb vitality from people like Nalan Xiaotian, she couldn’t have too much attachment or affection for her descendants.
Nalan Jiuhuang grasped nothing in the air.
When her figure fully collapsed on the ground, she only managed to grasp a handful of dirt.
After death, one is destined to be with the earth, nothing else.
Maybe this is fate.
Born with nothing, leave with nothing, from dust to dust, fragmenting into nothingness.
Puffing sounds…
Nalan Jiuhuang’s legs struggled a little more, eventually stopping completely.
The handful of dirt slipped back to the ground, as if unwilling to be with her.
Sigh…
Everyone finally emerged from the influence of the Soul Capturing Technique, feeling relaxed, experiencing for the first time that breathing was life’s greatest delight.
See how at this moment Nalan Jiuhuang’s soul has returned to the underworld, with no opportunity to breathe.
“Indeed, good is rewarded and evil is punished, not not repaid, just hasn’t arrived yet.”
“Mr. Ning’s actions can be seen as doing justice, eliminating this menace.”
“Though it’s killing, eliminating this old witch can be considered accumulating virtue.”
The crowd discussed passionately, some sighed, some excited, some expressionless.
Ning Qiankun approached, patting Ning Fan’s shoulder, concern flashing in his eyes, “Fan, are you alright?”
“I’m fine.”
Ning Fan moved his legs and feet, feeling energized, he checked his body and cultivation.
Originally, he had just entered the peak of the True Origin Realm, not having stabilized in this small realm.
However, in this battle with Nalan Jiuhuang, he absorbed her Fire Phoenix aura, accepted and fused by the dragon pearl aura, further thickening his dragon pearl aura.
Along with his cultivation, he made rapid progress, reaching a half-step Aerial Mastery Realm, only a step away from formally entering the Aerial Mastery Realm.
However, this required opportunity, great opportunity to achieve.
This kind of misfortune turning into fortune was something Ning Fan never anticipated.
“Congratulations Mr. Ning, your cultivation has advanced rapidly.”
The crowd all clasped their hands, bowing, unwilling to hold back their praise.
Only Ouyang Feifei and Steward Zhang exchanged a glance, full of worry.
“Did not earlier mention that over a hundred Nalan Family members are still battling my Ning Family members? I wonder what the situation is now, who won and who lost?”