Chapter 1009 - 959: Too Afraid to Fight, Even More Afraid to Flee!

Originally, upon returning to Cangqiong Continent, Qin Fan had already restrained his initial bloodthirstiness.

After all, this situation is different from before.

Previously, he endured the hardships of Earth, watched as those around him drifted away one by one, which led to his despair in life, focusing solely on proving his path through killing.

But now, having returned to Earth, not only did those past ill fates not occur, but he also established absolute safety for his many friends and family.

How could the mindset of these two lifetimes be the same?

However, although his mindset is no longer as extreme as in the previous life, it doesn’t mean Qin Fan will tolerate their provocations!

Just as he said earlier, the Shura Venerable is not someone they can provoke!

The Prison Fire, infused with True Qi, was like blooming flowers.

Under Qin Fan’s control, it struck precisely, unerringly, at an elusive speed, hitting those cultivators attempting to escape.

Before the Prison Fire struck, they had no reaction, or rather, couldn’t react at all!

Yet as the Prison Fire ignited upon them, the hysterical, bleak screams immediately resonated across Qingcheng Mountain.

Once the Prison Fire touched them, their bodies were immobilized.

The Prison Fire, imbued with Qin Fan’s True Qi, didn’t claim their lives immediately; instead, it slowly spread, consuming their bodies.

Right before their eyes.

Consumed inch by inch.

Erased inch by inch.

An entirely alive person, utterly unable to move, enduring excruciating pain while watching their body turn to ashes under the fireball — what kind of torment is this?

Perhaps only those cultivators enduring it could understand.

The devouring by the Prison Fire continued.

Yet those heart-wrenching screams gradually faded into silence.

When the Prison Fire reached their Dantian, the screams abruptly stopped.

Soon.

There was no more sound in the entire Qingcheng Mountain.

The cultivators who attempted to flee and got touched by the Prison Fire vanished without a trace, leaving nothing behind, everything obliterated!

Even their souls were completely incinerated!

One must admit, it was brutal, exceedingly brutal!

Suffering non-human fireball consumption before death.

And even after death, their souls were entirely burned away!

If reincarnation exists between heaven and earth, they wouldn’t even have a chance at reincarnation.

What is a more tragic fate in this world?

Witnessing those cultivators being engulfed by flames right before their eyes.

Those cultivators, who had previously raised the banner of eradicating demons, began to tremble instantly.

Fear was evident on their faces!

Death, in itself, is fearsome.

The dispersal of souls without a trace, what kind of end is that?

Originally they thought Qin Fan had fallen from the divine altar to a negligible Nascent Soul Early Stage, but who could have guessed he still possessed such divine skills?

With such ease, in the blink of an eye, he could obliterate those cultivators not much weaker than them, some even stronger; could they possibly contend?

Without the Fire Stick, perhaps they could dare to dream, but with the power of the Prison Fire Stick unleashed, their thoughts ceased!

Nobody wished to die senselessly, nor dared to uphold the flag of eradicating demons and maintaining righteousness under the threat of complete annihilation!

The petrified shivering spread rapidly among these cultivators.

At this moment, no one dared to boast about restoring Fire Origin Country’s peace!

"What’s wrong? The demon is right here, are you not coming to eliminate it? Will you not restore peace to Fire Origin Country?"

Holding the Prison Fire Stick, Qin Fan didn’t swoop down to harvest more lives, hovering in the air.

Looking down at the self-righteous, cowardly cultivators below, he laughed disdainfully.

Yet those terrified cultivators didn’t make a sound.

Cold sweat soaked their entire bodies instantly.

Fight, they didn’t dare!

Flee, they didn’t dare!

If they tried to flee, they were utterly convinced they’d meet the same obliteration of soul fate!

Fight or flee, both paths destined for a tragic end, regret surged from the depths of these cultivators’ hearts.

If they had chosen to leave the moment the Shura Venerable appeared, what would the situation be now?

Undoubtedly, they’d have escaped calamity, they’d be safe!

Recalling the old saying on Cangqiong Continent, upon encountering the Shura Venerable, run as far and as fast as possible, these cultivators finally realized the truth.

Unfortunately, there are no "ifs."

"With such cowardice, you dare provoke this Venerable? No one’s coming? If not, this Venerable shall send you on your way!"

The words spoken with extreme arrogance, the stance overwhelmingly high.

Regarding the trembling figures below, Qin Fan’s eyes revealed endless disdain.

If someone were to bravely step forth now, perhaps he might have mercifully spared them.

However, these cultivators missed the chance to cling to life!

As the words fell.

Qin Fan grasped the Prison Fire Stick.

Diving down from midair.

The Prison Fire Stick raised high.

"No!!"

"No!!!"

"Spare us, Venerable!"

"Spare us, Venerable!"

Reflectively, the cultivators lifted their heads towards the sky, crying out in horror and despair.

Under the flowing Prison Fire of the Prison Fire Stick, they completely forgot to resist.

Perhaps they felt resistance would only hasten their death.

The cries of "Spare us, Venerable" echoed throughout the sky.

Unfortunately, Qin Fan remained unmoved.

Both hands firmly gripped the Prison Fire Stick.

Without waiting to touch the ground.

He fiercely swung down towards the cultivators below.

At that moment.

Under the searing heat emitted from the Prison Fire Stick.

Some cultivators instinctively dodged.

But it was too late; could anyone be quicker than the awakened, inherited Qin Fan?

Indeed, Qin Fan was now at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, but this was no longer within the realm classifications of the Cultivation World.

Not to mention being at the Nascent Soul Early Stage now, even during his tribulation and ascension, he remained at this stage.

For with the awakening of his legacy, he was no longer bound by realm constraints.

All he lacked was an opportunity for ascension!

This was clear to him from the moment his legacy awoke and his Prison Suppressing Body evolved into Nihility.

One swing, and the insane, heaven-defying power of the Prison Fire Stick was unleashed.

Those struck by the Prison Fire screamed and died immediately.

The entire Qingcheng Mountain split into two, swaying.

"Don’t think of escaping, this Venerable did not intend to cause slaughter today, but since you seek death, I might as well oblige, to announce the return of Shura Venerable to the world!"

Feet landing, stepping on the swaying cliffs, after stabilizing Qingcheng Mountain, Qin Fan laughed wildly.

With that said.

One-handed swing of the stick, True Yuan surged fiercely, True Qi burst forth from within.

The True Qi radiating outward merged with the swing of the Prison Fire Stick, instantly transforming into a sea of fire, setting Qingcheng Mountain ablaze.

The screaming cultivators missed the best time to soar, perishing directly in the inferno laid by the Prison Fire.

Patches connected, spreading a horrifying purgatory on earth!

After the swing.

Qin Fan turned his head.

Looking to the other side.

Over there.

Those Divinity Transformation and Body Integration Realm cultivators who hadn’t attacked Qin Fan earlier had already leaped into the air.

Seeing Qin Fan turning with the stick, they knew, it was this side’s turn.

This demon wouldn’t just let it go.

At that moment, those who survived a few breaths longer on the other side of the mountain, observing the Divinity Transformation and Body Integration elites ascending, instinctively sought to follow suit.

But in the next second.

What happened left Qin Fan dumbfounded and in shock!