Chapter 407 The Nether Ghost King

The power of devouring manifested in Yun Fan's hands at this moment was not unfamiliar to the clan leader and the few elders who had lived long enough.

Ten thousand years ago, the masked man possessed the same devouring power and was incredibly formidable in combat.

Though his cultivation realm was not as high as his father's, he could easily defeat him. At that time, the clan leader was still young, and this scene became a childhood trauma for him.

Unexpectedly, after ten thousand years, another monstrous talent had entered. How could they possibly play this game?

However, at this moment, he did not back down. After all, in his opinion, as long as Yun Fan's cultivation realm was far inferior to his, even with the devouring power, it would be fine.

At that time, he could still easily kill Yun Fan.

Thus, he immediately said coldly to Yun Fan, "Are you trying to scare me? Let me tell you, this clan leader wasn't scared into existence! Don't think you can be reckless just because you have the devouring power. This is not your territory!"

"Is that so?"

Yun Fan asked doubtfully. It seemed his devouring power wasn't enough to subdue these people.

"Hmph!"

The crowd snorted and stood up, not paying Yun Fan any mind.

The next moment, Yun Fan unleashed the formidable power of the Fifth Realm, directly crushing the clan leader's First Realm. Coupled with his ability to fight across realms, this meant that the clan leader would need to be in the Seventh Realm to match Yun Fan. To kill Yun Fan, he would have to reach the terrifying Eighth Realm of the Immortal Emperor.

With such strength, why would they still be lingering on the Path of the Universe? They would have been arrogant and overbearing outside long ago!

The next moment, those who had been so arrogant and stood up with the clan leader quickly sat back down.

"This chair is too slippery!"

"Exactly, it kept sliding me off. Next time, don't wipe it so clean!"

Everyone complained.

The clan leader was instantly in tears. He never expected this person to be so monstrous. If a real fight were to break out, it wouldn't just be a matter of defeat.

This person could probably instantly kill him.

At this moment, he said awkwardly, "Young friend, there's been a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. I was just joking with you earlier. Here's your pass!"

With that, he personally presented the pass with both hands. But Yun Fan showed no intention of accepting it, leaving the clan leader stranded.

"Oh my! This pass is a bit hot to hold!"

Yun Fan expressed his difficulty.

The clan leader immediately understood Yun Fan's meaning and placed a storage ring on top of the pass.

"To celebrate your passing the second trial, these hundred thousand catties of spiritual materials are your reward!"

The clan leader said awkwardly.

However, Yun Fan still showed no intention of accepting it. "Although it's not as hot to hold anymore, I'm still not entirely satisfied!"

Upon hearing this, the clan leader gritted his teeth and added three more storage rings. Together with the previous one, that was at least four hundred thousand catties.

But Yun Fan still said with difficulty, "The sentiment is there, but it's still lacking something!"

Helplessly, the clan leader added two more, a total of six hundred thousand catties.

Seeing that Yun Fan was still not satisfied, the clan leader pleaded, "Young friend, this is truly all we have. Even our strong clan has no more reserves. Please, have mercy on us!"

At this moment, he deeply regretted it. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have held Yun Fan back. He would have just let Yun Fan pay ten thousand catties and leave.

He never expected to end up shooting himself in the foot. The regret was immense, but it was too late.

Yun Fan reluctantly said, "Since it's the clan leader's reward, if I don't accept it, won't I be letting down the clan leader's good intentions?"

"Indeed, indeed. You must accept it. Not accepting it is not giving me face!"

The clan leader quickly agreed.

Yun Fan heard this and said, "Then I shall respectfully accept your kind offer. Thank you for the clan leader's generous gift!"

"You're welcome, you're welcome!"

Only then did the clan leader swallow his pride and let Yun Fan leave. This person was called a prodigy? This was clearly an unadulterated bandit!

They had guarded this place for countless eons, but they had never seen such a ferocious bandit as Yun Fan. From now on, they would be poor again.

He was utterly devastated.

Yun Fan himself didn't expect to pass the first and second trials without a fight. It seemed the so-called Path of the Universe was not as difficult as he had imagined.

After the second trial, Yun Fan traveled for nearly half a year before reaching the third trial.

But the third trial was different from the first two.

The first two trials were obvious and could be seen at a glance, but the third trial was incredibly bizarre.

In this third trial, Yun Fan saw no checkpoints. Along the way, he only saw countless stars filled with deathly energy, not a single living being.

Finally, as he advanced, he arrived at a low-level martial continent.

He called it low-level martial because there wasn't even an Immortal King. On the Path of the Universe, such a situation was unexpected and abnormal.

Although there were no high-level martial artists, in Yun Fan's opinion, it was definitely not simple. After all, there were countless trials on the starry path.

But generally, they could be divided into nine trials. This was the third trial, much more difficult than the first two. Therefore, in Yun Fan's opinion, this trial was definitely not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Subsequently, Yun Fan landed on this continent. As expected, this continent was not prosperous at all. The air was filled with thick deathly energy.

Besides the aura of death, Yun Fan felt no other energy. Clearly, he did not like this deathly aura.

Just then, on a dilapidated city wall ahead, many people stood, aiming their weapons at Yun Fan.

The leader among them was the strongest, existing at the Eighth Realm of the Ranked Immortals.

Such an existence could only be described as an ant on the Path of the Universe.

"Who are you?"

The old man at the forefront asked Yun Fan.

Yun Fan said, "A prodigy here to undergo trials on the Path of the Universe!"

"Those people from a year ago?"

He looked at Yun Fan doubtfully. He wasn't as ancient as the clan leader from the second trial or the bloody curse from the first trial.

Clearly, he knew nothing of the trials thousands of years ago. Perhaps he hadn't even been born then.

Yun Fan glanced at his age, definitely not exceeding four thousand years. Although in remote places like the Immortal Realm, he would be an absolute powerhouse, here, he was just a nobody.

Yun Fan nodded and said, "That's right!"

"Enter!"

He ordered someone to open the city gate and let Yun Fan in.

At this moment, Yun Fan asked, puzzled, "Everyone, why do you look so tense? Is there some danger?"

"You've guessed correctly!"

The old man said to Yun Fan, "On our continent, there are countless ghost legions. Among them, the Nether Ghost King is the most powerful. He is the strongest ghost king in the east!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Fan understood. This Nether Ghost King should be the boss of the third trial.

As for the other three directions, Yun Fan had no interest. What he wanted now was to pass the trial.

At this moment, Yun Fan asked, "How much do you know about the origin of the Nether Ghost King?"

"I don't know. All I know is that the legend of the Nether Ghost King has existed since I can remember. I've lived for over three thousand years and witnessed countless predecessors being devoured by the Nether Ghost King. We are the prey raised by the Nether Ghost King. Once he's satisfied, he'll devour us!"

"Has anyone resisted?"

Yun Fan asked doubtfully.

"Yes!"

The old man said, "But for thousands of years, all who resisted the Nether Ghost King have died. A year ago, many powerful individuals like yourself suddenly arrived from outside, no less than a hundred people!"

"They wanted to leave this place, but they could only break the Ghost King's confinement and leave by defeating the Nether Ghost King!"

He explained the situation to Yun Fan.

At this moment, Yun Fan asked, "Did anyone succeed?"

The old man said, "There should have been, but most failed. The Nether Ghost King was also injured in that battle, but after a year, the deathly aura has returned. It seems the Nether Ghost King is coming back!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions instantly became desperate and terrified. If the Nether Ghost King were to attack again, among them, only children might survive.

For them, this was undoubtedly a world-ending disaster.

Yun Fan said, "It's a small matter. Since I'm here, let me help you kill the Ghost King!"

Upon hearing this, everyone clearly did not believe Yun Fan. Of course, there was a reason for their disbelief.

It should be known that a year ago, hundreds of powerful individuals had joined forces just to barely defeat the Ghost King. Yet, very few of these hundreds of people managed to leave alive, with most perishing at the hands of the Ghost King.

But only a year later, the Ghost King had revived and returned. Now, there was only Yun Fan alone.

In their eyes, Yun Fan would absolutely not succeed.

Yun Fan said, "No matter. At this rate, when will the Ghost King return?"

He wanted to clarify the timing. If the Nether Ghost King came too slowly, he would have to go find him himself.

After all, time was of the essence. The further he went, the harder the trials would become. In the later stages, it might take years or even decades to pass a single trial.

Therefore, Yun Fan did not want to waste time on these trials.

The truly challenging parts were still ahead.

The old man calculated the time and said, "At most, tonight!"

"Very good. Notify me when he arrives!"

Yun Fan said.

"Yes!"

Subsequently, everyone left with trepidation, while Yun Fan went into seclusion to consume these spiritual materials. After pouring in hundreds of thousands of catties, he thought he would be able to break through to the Sixth Realm.

However, he still underestimated the quantity required for his breakthrough. He had only reached the peak of the Fifth Realm, and there was still a significant gap to the Sixth Realm.

Thus, in his helplessness, Yun Fan decided to give up.

As expected, that very night, when the old man and his group arrived, Yun Fan knew that the main event had begun.

At this moment, the deathly aura grew even denser. A troop of Nether Nether Army had arrived. Looking from the city wall, it was impossible to tell their numbers.

Because the grim green light stretched endlessly.

"These are the Nether Nether Army. They are immortal!"

The old man informed Yun Fan of the situation.

"Immortal?"

Yun Fan said, "I don't believe it!"

The next moment, everyone began to resist the invasion of the Nether Nether Army. But with their numbers, it was not even enough to scratch the surface.

Let alone resist.

The Nether Nether Army charged forward. Yun Fan made his move. His speed was incredibly fast.

After a powerful surge of energy, it spread out, and these Nether Nether Army fell before his power.

One-third of the Nether Nether Army fell in large numbers, but at this moment, no one could be happy.

Because soon, these spirits revived again. As they had said, they were immortal.

If they could be killed, the powerful individuals from a year ago would have already dealt with them. At this moment, everyone closed their eyes, resigned to their fate.

In that very instant, Yun Fan unleashed another surge of power.

"Great ones, it's useless. Give up!"

The old man said despairingly.

"Is that so?"

In the next moment, wherever this power passed, countless Nether Nether Army did not fall, but directly disappeared.

Everyone's expression changed drastically. What kind of technique was this? Why was it so terrifying? It was actually effective against the Nether Nether Army.

In fact, the power of this surge was comparable to the previous one. However, this time, he had injected the purest Battle Heaven Power into the energy, so it was not surprising that it had this effect.

"We're saved, we're saved!"

Everyone was overjoyed. But in Yun Fan's opinion, this third trial was definitely not that simple. The real show was just beginning.