A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality (Chapter 801-Chapter 1000)

Afterwards, a line of black light strangely appeared where Han Li was staring.

The black line intermittently flickered, closing the distance toward the two fleeing cultivators with each reappearance. A short moment later, it was only two hundred meters away from them.

At that moment, a silhouette could be seen from within the black radiance. Although it appeared vague, Han Li hastily focused his attention on it. As a result of some sort of unknown technique, Han Li wasn’t able to see the figure’s cultivation with his spiritual sense. He was only able to see his vague figure. However, his figure appeared rather familiar to Han Li and after a moment of thought, Han Li recognized him, much to his shock.

‘Marquis Nanlong? How can he be here? And there seems to be something different about him.’ Han Li was shaken with bewilderment. Unknown to him, the person before him was the devil possessed Marquis Nanlong.

Although Han Li didn’t know that a devil soul had possessed his body and he was no longer the original Marquis Nanlong, the overwhelming devilish Qi emitted from his body and his audacity to pursue Ancestor Linghu and the Grand Elder of the Masked Moon Sect was clearly bizarre and out of character.

At that moment, Marquis Nanlong reappeared in his black light only a hundred meters away from the two. He eerily laughed and the black light surrounding him ruptured. A ball of pitch-black devilish Qi wrapped around him and he disappeared in a flicker of black.

When Ancestor Linghu and the white-clothed woman saw that Marquis Nanlong had disappeared, they were greatly alarmed and came to a sudden stop. They each took action, with one person taking out a pitch-black mirror and the other brandishing a jade scepter, both of them covering themselves in a barrier of light.

Then, a black light shined not far away from them. Pitch-black devilish Qi suddenly spurted forth and instantly enveloped an area of over thirty meters. Marquis Nanlong’s figure could be vaguely seen from within it.

“You clearly know that you aren’t my match. Don’t do something so foolish as to resist me!” Marquis Nanlong sinisterly smiled from within the black Qi and he casually waved his hand before a loud bang sounded out. A black hand suddenly appeared out of nowhere and struck the white-clothed woman. Afterwards, she was repelled over twenty meters away within the barrier that formed from the mirror before managing to steady herself.

Ancestor Linghu’s pale complexion grew even more unsightly after seeing this.

With a harsh tone, Ancestor Linghu yelled, “What are you? Not only have you possessed Fellow Daoist Nanlong’s body, but you dared to devour the primal soul of our fellow cultivator. Do you truly believe that there is no match for you within Devilfall Valley? There are several tens of Nascent Soul cultivators that have entered Devilfall Valley. No matter how powerful you are, you will find it difficult to escape death.”

Marquis Nanlong show no fear, only to respond with a sinister grin, “Several tens? Haha! Fantastic! I originally believed there were but a few humans in this valley. But there are actually so many Nascent Souls for me to devour, so I’d better finish up here and go and retrieve them. With so many Nascent Souls devoured, my soul power will mostly recover!”

Then with a huge bang, black Qi instantly ruptured and scattered. A silhouette clad in black Qi blurred as it shot towards Ancestor Linghu, leaving afterimages in his wake.





Chapter 842: Sneak Attack


Ancestor Linghu’s expression changed when he saw the black silhouette rushing towards him and without further thought, he pointed to the jade scepter. Suddenly, the barrier around him thickened and he spat out a small block stamp that flew out as a ball of green light.

‘Marquis Nanlong’ sneered and punched the jade block without hesitation Bang. As black and green light weaved together, the black Qi suddenly shrunk and expanded, blowing away the green light.

The jade block was sent flying back and fiercely pounded towards Ancestor Linghu. In his alarm, Ancestor Linghu hastily grasped his hands in an incantation gesture and repeatedly strengthened his protective barrier with successive spell seals to stop the incoming jade block. But in that short moment of distraction, a pitch-black fist appeared in front of the barrier and fiercely smashed down.

The barrier trembled and Ancestor Linghu felt a huge force travel through it, immediately sending him flying. However, he hadn’t lived for a thousand years in vain. With his rich battle experience, he had already shaken his sleeve and released a fire-red flying dagger in the direction of the Marquis Nanlong’s new position.

Marquis Nanlong sinisterly grinned as his expression filled with black Qi. While the flying dagger streaked towards his head, he didn’t bother to dodge. Rather, he took a breath and spat out a streak of black-red demonflame. The flying dagger attempted to cut through the black-red flames but was instantly entangled. With several flashes of red light, the dagger groaned before being cleanly devoured by the flames and falling to the ground as a lump of spiritless iron.

When Ancestor Linghu saw this, he felt a wave of shock. The dagger may have appeared ordinary, but it was in fact a famous treasure in the Heavenly South Continent, the Evil Slaying Blade. It was a difficultly acquired treasure that was particularly effective against evil souls and spirits.

Since it was clear to see that Marquis Nanlong had been possessed by a ferocious evil spirit, Ancestor Linghu had decided make use of this blade. While he hadn’t thought it would be enough to heavily injure Marquis Nanlong, it still came as a massive shock for it to have been destroyed with such casual disregard.

As Ancestor Linghu turned pale from fright, the devil-possessed Marquis Nanlong pursued the old man without him to regain his bearings. Marquis Nanlong leaned forward and his body suddenly folded and extended like a snake. His torso extended forward and pursued Ancestor Linghu, only to pound at his barrier once more.

Shaken by another strike, Ancestor Linghu was sent flying once more. Marquis Nanlong strangely flickered his entire body in front of Ancestor Linghu and began to rain down punches upon him. Powerless to resist, he was struck like a sandbag.

The jade scepter in his hand was clearly a top-grade defensive ancient treasure. Although the dark-green barrier continued to tremble, it remained steadfast underneath the immense force of these strikes. Even Marquis Nanlong let out a gasp of surprise, but never once stopped pounding down.

Fear completely overwhelmed Ancestor Linghu’s mind. At that moment, he found himself in the same situation as Lu Weiying. Every punch scattered most of the spiritual power he managed to condense in his body, preventing him from activating any further abilities and treasures.

After a dozen or so punches, the jade scepter’s barrier finally began to warp underneath the blows, causing Ancestor Linghu’s heart to sink with fear.

An evil grin appeared on Marquis Nanlong’s face when he saw this. His body blurred and had one hand continue to pound down on the barrier while he held his other hand like a blade as if concentrating power into it in preparation for the lethal blow.

Ancestor Linghu’s complexion turned deathly pale. The barrier was finally cracking. He gritted his teeth and gripped onto an item he kept near his heart, preparing to stake it all for his life.

But at that moment, a thick beam of rainbow light suddenly appeared and enveloped Marquis Nanlong inside of it. Marquis Nanlong originally didn’t care for it, but when it touched his body, he suddenly felt his body grow heavy and his movements greatly slowed.

“Yi!” Marquis Nanlong yelped in surprise and glanced in the direction of the beam of light.