The ck loop seemed quite ordinary, but as Xiangliu Fang struck out with his massive, dark, cloud-like hand, with those giant, serpentine fingers... the ck loop actually passed straight through it. The giant Fiendgod’s hand wasn’t harmed at all; it was as though the ck loop wasposed of a different type of force, as though it was illusory. It passed straight through.


    “What’s this?” Xiangliu Fang waspletely bbergasted.


    “Kill him.” Youngme Nong’s eyes were filled with a murderous intent as well, but then... he too stared in amazement at the ck loop which had appeared.


    A seemingly ordinary ck loop, but it caused both Youngme Nong and Xiangliu Fang to feel nervousness, because they had no idea what sort of a treasure it was.


    One of them was an ancient Fiendgod with vast experience. The other was all-but-guaranteed to be the next Godplume Duke, who simrly had seen many things. The two of them had seen countless treasures... but they had never seen a treasure like this before. In fact, they couldn’t even tell what it was.


    “This ck loop easily passed through Xiangliu Fang’s massive, Fiendgod hand... and didn’t injure it in the slightest?” Mu Northson waspletely awestruck as well.


    It was like an ordinary person being ‘struck’ by a ghost; the ghost would pass straight through the person. When Xiangliu Fang and the sphere collided, the sphere shot straight through him. But Xiangliu Fang, as a Fiendgod, had an incredibly powerful level of divine power; if it had been a ghost or something like a ghost, it would have been shattered.


    “What queer thing is this?” NInelotus was amazed as well. She came from the Dongyan n, but had never heard of such a treasure.


    “Eh?” Adept Vastriver had long ago awakened fragments of his former memories, but he felt puzzled as well.


    Yu Wei originally had a look of puzzlement, but then she revealed a look of astonishment. “Can this be... how can it...”


    ......


    The ck loop flew into the air directly above Youngme Nong and Xiangliu Fang, and as it did, it suddenly emanated a soft, hazy glow, causing it to appear dreamlike and illusory.


    “Shatter,” Xiangliu Fang howled angrily. A long awl appeared in his hand, filled with a boundless, savage aura, and Xiangliu Fang stabbed the ck loop viciously with his awl.


    “Protect me.” Youngme Nong also felt that this ck loop was extremely bizarre. He had already taken out that leaf-like Dao-seal earlier, in order to protect against the ck-armored golem’s sudden ambush if necessary. He now shattered it right away. Instantly, a hazy golden aura covered him with a tight defensive aura. “This would be able to withstand for a few moments against even a full-strength attack from a Loose Immortal.”


    Whoosh.


    Xiangliu Fang’s ferocious stab... missed. It was as though the ck loop didn’t exist at all; or perhaps, it existed on apletely different ne.


    The ck loop continued to emanate that hazy light. Suddenly, an invisible, devouring ripple swept out.


    “This is...”


    Youngme Nong and Xiangliu Fang’s faces both changed dramatically. They could both sense that invisible devouring force... and it was aimed directly at their souls.


    “AHH!! NO---!” Youngme Nong’s face turned iparably savage and terrified. He let out a hideous howl... and then, his soul left his body. Twisting and distorting, it was forcibly drawn into that ck loop.


    Youngme Nong was a peak Wanxiang Adept, and ever since he was young, he had ess to an extremely high level visualization technique; his soul wasparable to a Primal Daoist’s by now, and so naturally it could almost take physical form. Ning and everyone else personally witnessed his twisting, distorting soul howl in anguish as it was drawn into the ck loop.


    “What sort of treasure is this? How can it absorb my soul? How can... how can... how can this be my end? How could I have died to this Ji Ning? Is my soul about to be destroyed? Ji Ning, Ji Ning, spare me, spare me!” Youngme Nong’s soul let out a soundless screech, continuing to twist and distort as it was drawn deeper and deeper within.


    “I, I...” Xiangliu Fang was struggling in a berserk manner. And yet... his powerful Fiendgod’s soul was still being forcibly ripped out from his Fiendgod body. As a Primal-level Fiendgod who was capable of creating a clone of himself, it was clear that his soul had long agopletely merged with his Fiendgod body, fusing into one. And yet, it was still being forcibly ripped out right now.


    It was an enormous soul, and it was letting out earth-shaking bellows that shook the entire hall... but it, too, was being drawn into the ck loop.


    And so, just like that...


    Youngme Nong and Xiangliu Fang, despite their protective treasures or powerful divine bodies... had their souls forcibly devoured by this terrifying, bizarre treasure.


    Crack. The ck loop let out a clear sound, like a piece of ice breaking. Instantly, it shattered apart, dissipating and melting in midair, leaving nothing behind at all. Even Youngme Nong and Xiangliu Fang’s souls hadpletely vanished.


    Slump.


    Youngme Nong’s body remained standing there for a moment, eyespletely nk, and then his body slumped gently to the ground. The mighty Xiangliu Fang remained standing for a moment as well, but then he too copsed to the ground, no longer breathing. This ancient Fiendgod, who had been born in the Fiendgod Era, then been enved by the Youngme n... finally died on this day.


    “Youngme Nong and Xiangliu Fang just... just... just died, like that?” Northson stared with huge eyes. He cleared his throat repeatedly,pletely awestruck.


    “Dead. This... this...” Adept Vastriver waspletely awestruck as well.


    Ninelotus and Yu Wei both looked at the two copsed, lifeless figures as well; one master, the other a servant. They felt as though they were in a dream.


    Xiangliu Fang had been so powerful! He was an ancient Fiendgod! As for Youngme Nong, his background and status were both mighty as well; earlier, when dealing with the monstrous Dao-soldiers, he had taken out the likes of the ‘Lock’ scroll and the ‘Pris Starshifter’ treasure. They had watched him do this and had realized how truly extraordinary the next Godplume Duke truly was, and how many protective items he had. But the end result? They had both died.


    Ji Ning, who had been knocked flying backwards and had vomited out blood, revealed a look of astonishment as well. He had never imagined that the ck loop would be this powerful.


    When he had originally selected the ck loop, the giant yellow bear had said to him, “Ji Ning, to tell the truth, I originally didn’t want to give you this treasure. However, after you grow more powerful, it will no longer be of much use to you, as by the time you be a Primal, you’ll be able to carry around this underwater estate with you. The Wanxiang Adept period... this is the period in an Immortal cultivator’s life when he is most susceptible to dying. This treasure was personally forged by my master; although he did so casually, it is more than enough to keep you alive. You can consider it a second life... but it can only protect you once.”


    “A treasure personally forged by Daoist Threelives... even though he made it in a casual way, it was simplicity itself for it to devour the souls of a Primal Fiendgod and a Wanxiang-level noble of a major n.” Ning couldn’t help but sigh in astonishment to himself.


    He only knew that this ck loop was meant for the sole purpose of drawing in and eradicating souls... but up till now, he had no idea how powerful it was.


    ......


    Ning was only amazed for a second. In the next instant, however, he understood that he had embarked on a path of no return.


    Actually, ever since Youngme Nong had determined that Ning was a descendant of the Yuchi n and moved to kill him, Ning had already embarked on a path of no return. Either he would be killed by Youngme Nong, or he would kill Youngme Nong. These were his only two options! But by killing Youngme Nong, someone who was virtually guaranteed to be the next Godplume Duke, and whose background was incredibly astonishing...


    Youngme Nong’s status within his n was simr to Ning’s former status in the Ji n of West Prefecture City; Ning had both the Lord Prefect and his own father supporting him. For it to be all but determined that Youngme Nong would be the next Godplume Duke meant that he definitely had an incredibly powerful figure supporting him as well!


    Youngme Nong had died. If only for emotional reasons alone, that powerful figure woulde to seek revenge! Aside from saving face for the Youngme n, revenge for Youngme Nong would also be an important reason!


    “Hahaha...” Ning actually began tough loudly. With a wave of his hand, he sent out a streak of earthfire, which burnt the corpse of Xue Hongyi to ash. He then collected the magic treasures which Xue Hongyi had left behind. Xue Hongyi had that Immortal-ranked magic treasure; naturally, since Ning was about to flee for his life, he would want to carry as many treasures with him as possible.


    Whoosh.


    With a single step, Ning moved to Youngme Nong and the Fiendgod Xiangliu Fang’s corpses. A streak of earthfire burned Youngme Nong’s corpses to gray ash, but the earthfire waspletely unable to damage Xiangliu Fang’s Fiendgod body at all. This caused Ning to frown.


    “Come in here.” He simply stored the entire Fiendgod body into his storage-type magic treasure. Then, with a wave of his hand, Ning collected the key to the Immortal estate.


    Ning quickly began to bind it. The key to the Immortal estate was merely a talisman; binding it was quite simple.


    The nearby Northson, Yu Wei, Ninelotus, and Adept Vastriver just watched as Ning burned the corpses of Xue Hongyi and Youngme Nong, then took away all their magic treasures. All of them were still in a state of shock.


    “Senior apprentice-brother, you, you... you killed Youngme Nong?” Northson’s mouth pped open a few times. He was still speechless.


    More than ten or so Zifu Disciples were still alive. They all watched Ning intently, especially those two female Zifu-level maidservants who served Youngme Nong.


    Swish!


    Ning’s gaze flickered past them. Suddenly, the air was filled with sword-ki, which howled downwards, instantly killing all of the Deathsworn.


    “If the Deathsworn remain alive, they would only reveal everything which happened here.” Ning knew very well that these Deathsworn werepletely loyal to Youngme Nong. They had watched everything happen; once the Youngme n found these Deathsworn, everything would have been exposed.


    “Ji Ning.” Ninelotus had a look of panic on her face. Tears actually began to appear. “How could you have killed Youngme Nong. This... next... this... the Youngme n is definitely going to pursue and kill you. There’s no way... no way to stop the Youngme n. He was one of the Four Dukelings of the imperial capital of the Grand Xia Dynasty. He was extremely famous... for the sake of their reputation alone, the Youngme n would spare no expense in pursuing and killing you.”


    Ning looked towards Ninelotus. “I had no choice. I only had two options; to let him kill me, or to kill him! Either he died or I died. What should I have done?”


    Ninelotus was so frantic, she began to cry. Previously, she had been trying her best to prevent hatred from developing between Ning and Youngme Nong, but in the end... the result was even worse than what she had feared. Youngme Nong, the exalted heir-presumptive to the position of Godplume Duke of the Youngme n... had died.


    “No need to panic,” Ning said with cold calmness. “I killed Youngme Nong, but I trust that none of you will voluntarily report me. There’s no way the Youngme n would be able to ascertain, within such a short period of time, who the killer was. They will need to spend time to investigate. I’ll immediately send you all out of this Immortal estate. By then, you can return to your own homes, to the Dongyan n and to the ck-White College of Stillwater City. Nothing which happened here had anything to do with you. I was the killer; the Youngme n won’t act against the rest of you. But by the time they’ve fully investigated this matter, I’ll have already arranged an escape n and executed it.”


    “Junior apprentice-brother Ji Ning, you are wrong.” Yu Wei was frantic and restless as well, and she said hurriedly, “ording to legends, some extremely powerful figures, such as Celestial Immortals, arepletely capable of causing a temporal inversion, resulting in scenes from the past being reyed in the present. From this, they can discover right away that you were the culprit.”


    Ning instantly felt his heart clench.