Chapter 909: The Tenth Layer Forbidden Zone (Sixth Watch)

Jiang Fan slowly woke up. His consciousness quickly cleared after a brief haze. A quick glance around revealed his location.

He was startled, "The Tenth Layer!"

He quickly said, "Chaoge, wake up!"

Xia Chaoge then feigned just waking up, asking groggily, "Uncle-Master, where are we?" She reluctantly moved away from Jiang Fan's chest. No wonder Liu Qingxian and the others would lean into his arms whenever they saw him. Lying on Uncle-Master's chest was truly comfortable.

"Don't ask, let's go!" Jiang Fan quickly stood up and put away the jade phoenix chair. He grabbed her hand and flew towards the Ninth Layer on his sword.

But then, he realized he couldn't use his spiritual power!

"Chaoge! Try your spiritual power." Jiang Fan felt an extremely ominous premonition.

Xia Chaoge paused, "Oh, I'll try..." The next moment, her expression also turned grim. "Uncle-Master, my spiritual power... it's sealed."

Jiang Fan's heart sank. He hurriedly took out the Spirit Crystal and looked at Hua Xin within it. "Do you know what's going on?"

Hua Xin had already been grimly surveying their surroundings, a trace of fear evident. "You can't use your spiritual power? Then I must congratulate you; your luck is truly something. You've fallen squarely into the forbidden zone of the Tenth Layer! This is a place even the beings of the Tenth Layer dare not set foot in. Here, human spiritual power, Nascent Soul power, demon race's innate abilities and demon power, and the Asura race's various divine abilities are all rendered ineffective."

Jiang Fan's heart skipped a beat. "Forbidden zone? Is there something here?" He thought of the slumbering ancient saint that the Heavenly Secret Pavilion had been searching for over a millennium. The beings in this layer, capable of killing even late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, dared not come here. Clearly, there was something in the forbidden zone that terrified them.

"I don't know," Hua Xin replied, "But you'd best leave quickly."

Jiang Fan's expression was grave. Looking up at the gap above, he said, "I hope we're lucky and this forbidden area isn't as large as the gap above." If the entire gap was within the forbidden zone, they wouldn't be able to use spiritual power to fly up on their swords. To go back, they would have to traverse the Tenth Layer to reach the teleportation array. What fierce creatures they might encounter during that journey was unimaginable.

"Let's go." Jiang Fan pulled Xia Chaoge and immediately walked outwards. Their surroundings were shrouded in a hazy gray, making everything unclear. Even a soul scan was blocked. They couldn't discern any direction; walking anywhere was the same.

*Clatter—* But they had only taken a few steps when a sound came from the ruins ahead. A burly figure swayed and climbed out of the ruins.

It was Kui Xing! What the hell! So many black crystals exploding, and they still hadn't killed him? However, while not dead, he was in a miserable state. A large hole had been blasted through his abdomen, revealing his mangled internal organs. Additionally, his body was pierced in several other places. Black blood gushed out from all over his body, making him resemble a shattered sculpture.

After regaining consciousness, Kui Xing also spotted Jiang Fan not far away. His face immediately filled with murderous intent: "Little human! I'll slaughter you!"

With a wave of his hand, he intended to unleash the terrifying power of a Three-Aperture Nascent Soul. To his surprise, he only stirred up the dust in the air before him. He couldn't exert even a shred of power. "What's going on? Where's my Asura power?" Kui Xing asked, startled and bewildered.

Jiang Fan completely relaxed; it seemed Hua Xin was right. Even the Asura race would lose their power in the forbidden zone. He just didn't know if other powers were also sealed. He tried to circulate his Void-Flow Thunder and Fire energies and was pleasantly surprised to find that both worked. This meant he didn't need to fear Kui Xing too much!

"Even without my Asura power, killing you will be effortless!" Kui Xing's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he charged forward with thundering strides. His physical body was still at the level of a human Three-Aperture Nascent Soul; how difficult could it be to crush Jiang Fan?

Jiang Fan's expression hardened. He decisively took out the Five-Magnetic Primordial Mountain and struck it with a hand seal. The Five-Magnetic Primordial Mountain, whose volume had doubled, grew larger as it flew through the air. Previously, its maximum size was that of a small mound. Now, it could barely be considered a small mountain.

The five-colored small mountain immediately flew out and landed on Kui Xing's head. *Boom—* The small mountain pressed down fiercely, forcing Kui Xing, a Three-Aperture Nascent Soul, to bend at the knees, almost kneeling.

"Get off me!" He shook both arms, intending to blast the Five-Magnetic Primordial Mountain away.

"Five-Magnetic Divine Light!" Jiang Fan attacked again. The Five-Magnetic Primordial Mountain radiated a six-zhang radius of divine light. This divine light not only had a larger range than before but also stronger binding capabilities. Kui Xing immediately felt a portion of his physical power sealed, rendering him unable to exert his full strength. His knees could no longer bear the weight, and he dropped to his knees with a thud.

Jiang Fan's eyes flashed, and he immediately charged forward. With Void-Flow Thunder energy in his left hand and Void-Flow Fire energy in his right, he simultaneously struck towards Kui Xing's head!

"Little human!" Kui Xing roared, lowered his head, and thrust his two pointed horns towards Jiang Fan. A Three-Aperture Nascent Soul level Bloodthirsty Asura was forced to ram someone like an ox!

Jiang Fan immediately freed his left hand and grabbed Kui Xing's horns with Void-Flow Thunder energy. His right hand, with Void-Flow Fire energy, struck Kui Xing's face. The blood-red Void-Flow Fire energy immediately scorched his face. One of his eyeballs couldn't withstand the scorching heat and burst on the spot.

Kui Xing let out a painful roar. Perhaps spurred by the pain, he powerfully blasted the Five-Magnetic Primordial Mountain away before his other eye could also explode from the heat. Then he punched towards Jiang Fan's chest.

Jiang Fan, however, had already dodged in time when the Five-Magnetic Primordial Mountain was blasted away. The incredibly powerful qi force brushed past Jiang Fan, scraping a trench over a thousand zhang long into the ground.

"I'll destroy you!" Missing his strike, Kui Xing, clutching his profusely bleeding eye, threw another punch. He swore to kill Jiang Fan! He regretted it deeply. He regretted not having killed him sooner, leading to such a great disaster!

Jiang Fan's expression changed. Even a heavily injured Three-Aperture Nascent Soul was far beyond what he could contend with! He immediately grabbed Xia Chaoge and fled without regard for direction. But having lost their spiritual power and without their thunder power restored, how could they escape from a Three-Aperture Nascent Soul based purely on physical strength?

Just as they were about to be caught, suddenly, a massive, dark shadow appeared ahead. They realized upon getting closer that it was a tall pyramid. It was built entirely of black stone bricks. Its walls were covered with dense claw marks and ancient, dried bloodstains, as if it had endured fierce attacks.

Around the pyramid, countless skeletal remains were scattered. They maintained a worshipful posture: kneeling with raised hips and heads touching the ground. As far as the eye could see, the area around the pyramid was filled with the remains of worshipers. At least ten thousand! It was as if something terrifying resided on the pyramid, something that had made them worship until death.