Chapter 692: A Not-So-Perfect Act

“Benefactor, well, what should we do with the Gleaming Blood Lord now?” Reverend Shakya looked at the Gleaming Blood Lord with sparkly bright eyes. If he could reform someone as powerful as the Gleaming Blood Lord, that one be one hell of an awesome experience!

“Bald monk, let Yours Truly kill him. A single glance is more than enough to tell that a demon as such must have massacred countless of innocents.” This Gleaming Blood Lord was one hell of a powerful being. If Lin Fan could kill them, that was going to be quite a bit of experience points there! Who knew, there might even be some good stuff that might pop out of it!

“I don’t think that’s too good. The Heavens value the virtue of compassion. How about letting this poor monk reform him instead so that he can repent and amend for his sins in the past.” Looking at the pitiable state the Gleaming Blood Lord was in right now, Reverend Shakya’s heart was thirsty at just the thought of reforming him.

After all, reforming such a powerful being would really be one hell of a huge gain!

“Haha…!!!” At this moment, the Gleaming Blood Lord, who was still clutching his groin with both hands, burst out laughing wildly. That laugh was vile and evil.

“Do you guys really think that you can suppress me?!” Both of the Gleaming Blood Lord’s eyes had regrown out by now. However, the pain at his groin was still the most substantial damage to him.

He did not know what sort of a method this human had used to render him defenseless against it.

“Eh? Oh, we can’t suppress you? How about you flip over and let Yours Truly take a look then? Are you feeling a strong energy that’s ramming itself at your inner heart? And this energy is causing you immense pain while you’re unable to draw yourself away from it at all?” Lin Fan smirked smugly.

“You…!!!” The Gleaming Blood Lord had not expected that he would let these two ants get what they wished for. He was way too careless. If he hadn’t been, there was no way these two fellas would be able to match up to him all alone.

“Benefactor, this skill of yours is way too strong. Is there any way to be released out of it?” Reverend Shakya asked curiously.

“Naturally.” Lin Fan chuckled.

“What’s the way to break out of it?” Reverend Shakya asked once more.

“Bald monk, I can tell it to you. But, you must not let this fella hear us at all.” Lin Fan put on an act as he inched closer to Reverend Shakya’s ears and whispered.

However, to Reverend Shakya, this method of being released from the pain was so shocking that he leaped up in astonishment.

“What? The way of releasing it is to cut off that ding dong down there?” Reverend Shakya looked at Lin Fan in disbelief. To think that the release method would be this cruel! This is absolutely inconceivable!

“Not good! I’ve accidentally revealed the method of release!” Reverend Shakya was surprised as he covered up his mouth quickly. His eyes were startled now, knowing that he messed up.

“Bald monk! What are you doing? How could you spout out something as important as such?” Lin Fan’s expression changed immediately, “Run! We’ve got to run!”

The moment the Gleaming Blood Lord caught sight of their expressions, he burst out laughing once more.

“HAHA! So that’s the release method!” The Gleaming Blood Lord had been using all his might to resist the immense power that was cruising through his body right now. However, there was no use at all. Therefore, the moment he heard this method mentioned by the Reverend Shakya, he leaped with joy in his heart.

“The both of you have got to die today!”

Slice.

He acted as quickly as he spoke. A bright flash of light streaked by as the Gleaming Blood Lord chopped down with his hand, severing that ding dong of his.

“Cruel!”

“Perverted!”

“Inhumane!”

Lin Fan and Reverend Shakya exchanged glances with one another before sighing out.

“Finally, the Six Senses have come to find peace. If you were to convert over to the Buddha race, your achievements would definitely be limitless.” Reverend Shakya remarked.

“Hais! How can you come out to play in the adult’s world with that level of intellect? Believing in the words of just about anyone… Gosh! You really deserve to be suppressed.” Lin Fan commented regrettably.

“Does it hurt?” Lin Fan and Reverend Shakya asked with the same weird tone as they cast their sights at the Gleaming Blood Lord together.

“Y-you guys…!!!” The moment the Gleaming Blood Lord severed his ding dong, he did not feel the pain disappearing in the least bit. Instead, that malevolent face of his turned ever more berserk.

“Benefactor, how was my cooperation earlier on?” Reverend Shakya asked Lin Fan.

“Yes, it wasn’t too bad. However, it’s a little exaggerated. But that’s fine as well. The intellect of this Gleaming Blood Lord isn’t too high. He couldn’t even tell that we were putting on an act for him.” Lin Fan said.

“Benefactor, you’re right. The moment I made that small action, this poor monk did realize that it was a little over the top. In fact, I think it came off as a little fake. I thought that this Gleaming Blood Lord would be able to see through it. To think that it’s as you have mentioned, benefactor. The Gleaming Blood Lord’s intellect isn’t all that high. He couldn’t tell at all!” Reverend Shakya rubbed that gleaming bald head of his as he revealed a bright smile.

Looking at the two degenerates before him, the Gleaming Blood Lord nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. He was the great Demon Lord! How could he be toyed by these two ants?

“Alright! ALRIGHT! Even if I have to expend all my core, I would ensure that you two are killed!” The Gleaming Blood Lord screamed out. Those eyes that were hidden beneath that mask were ever more venomous right now.

“The boundless blood sea that possesses all living beings!”

“This isn’t good! The Gleaming Blood Lord’s about to manifest into his true body!” Reverend Shakya’s face changed. He could sense a vast amount of energy bursting forth from the Gleaming Blood Lord’s body. The void of the Buddha’s Land began to vibrate out violently.

“This…” Looking at the sight before him, even Lin Fan was getting startled.

Instantly, the Gleaming Blood Lord turned into a puddle of blood. The puddle of blood began to boil as a tremendous amount of tainted powers filled up the entire world, causing all sorts of negative emotions to breed from it.

Broop. Broop. Broop.

The puddle of blood was getting larger. In the blink of an eye, it encompassed the entire world and caged them within.

“How dare you two ants humiliate Your Lord as such? Your Lord is going to devour you guys!” The boundless blood sea that was filling up the sky suddenly opened up with a huge mouth. That titanic mouth was akin to a black hole. Far in the depths of that mouth, the head of the Gleaming Blood Lord was embedded within.

“Benefactor, that skill of yours isn’t working anymore!” Looking at this formidable might of the Gleaming Blood Lord right now, Reverend Shakya commented out nervously.

“Bald monk! No sh*t, Sherlock! I know that too!” Lin Fan was pretty taken aback by the Gleaming Blood Lord right now as well.

At the same time, he did not expect that the Gleaming Blood Lord would be able to remove the BUFF from Twisting Heaven and Earth after reverting to his true body!

“Benefactor, what should we do now?” Looking at the Buddha’s Land trembling under the might of the blood sea, Reverend Shakya knew that this would no longer contain the Gleaming Blood Lord. Even the Sarira of the Dragon Elephant Buddha within was finding it hard to hold out soon.

“What else can we do? Pack up and run!” Lin Fan did not dare to hesitate and fled immediately.

“Right, right!” Reverend Shakya did not dare to dilly dally either. Keeping his Buddha’s Land Paradise back into his body immediately, he followed closely behind Lin Fan and darted into the distance.

“Haha! There’s no way you guys can escape. Within this boundary of Your Lord, there’s nowhere you guys can run off to.” The Gleaming Blood Lord bellowed out with a booming voice that quaked the entire world.

“Bald monk, how is this guy so strong after returning to his true body?!” Lin Fan was a little bewildered right now, and at the same time, this was quite the frustrating situation.

“Benefactor! The true body of the Gleaming Blood Lord is the strongest blood in the entire world! However, returning to this form expends up a lot of his energy. After being struck by our sneak attack, he had no other way out but to turn back to his true body!” Reverend Shakya explained.

“Bald monk, how can you speak like this? Could you consider that as a sneak attack? We were attacking righteously in his face!” Lin Fan said.

“That’s right. You’re right too, benefactor. That’s a righteous sneak attack in the face.” Reverend Shakya was realizing the errors in his speech.

“F*ck! Isn’t that still a sneak attack nevertheless?”

“Benefactor, we had better stop talking and save some breath so that we can continue fleeing. Otherwise, once that Gleaming Blood Lord catches up with us, both of us wouldn’t even have any scraps left at all.”

…

Translator’s Thoughts

Lam_ Lam_

HAHAHA. The interactions between these 2 guys are just epic. Also, anyone who doesn’t now what Ding Dong is? 😉

Chapter 693: Might Of The Utmost Treasure

Lin Fan had not expected the Gleaming Blood Lord to be this strong after reverting to his true body. The blood seas flooded the sky, covering the Heavens and the Sun. There was no way to escape out of this at all.

The moment the Gleaming Blood Lord opened his mouth, countless streaks of bloody light streamed out and attacked Lin Fan and Reverend Shakya, who retaliated immediately and dismissed them all.

“Benefactor, we’ve got to think up something! Otherwise, we’re not going to get out of this alive!” Reverend Shakya did not know what he should do now as well.

Even his Dragon Elephant Buddha Sarira wasn’t able to suppress this. What else could he do?

“YOU GUYS ARE NOT GOING TO ESCAPE.” The Gleaming Blood Lord coiled over, and wherever he passed turned into a world of blood. That tainted Qi was even infecting the entire world. In fact, some of the Spirit Qi in the surroundings was being devoured by it as well.

“Scream like your mother did when I did her! You haven’t even caught up with us till now!” Looking at how insolent the Gleaming Blood Lord was, Lin Fan could not bear with it any longer. Instantly, he tossed out his hand as a rain of Sword Wills burst forth, piercing the blood sea. However, the blood sea regenerated to its prior form immediately.

“You’re just wasting your efforts! Now that you have successfully riled Your Lord here, both of you shall die today!” The head embedded within that titanic mouth of the blood sea bellowed out.

Pshew!

Just at this moment, a streak of bright light bolted over from the distance.

“Benefactor, check it out! What is that?” Reverend Shakya remarked hurriedly.

“That’s my second Essence Spirit.” Lin Fan did not say anything more. Controlling it with his mind, Lin Fan’s second Essence Spirit turned into a starlight that entered his body.

At the same time, the second Essence Spirit brought with it the connate Element of Wood.

“Benefactor, what’s wrong with you?” Reverend Shakya asked anxiously, noticing that Lin Fan wasn’t moving at all.

“Bald monk, help me hold him off for a bit.” Lin Fan requested.

“Alright.” Even though Reverend Shakya did not know what Lin Fan was up to, he still stood forth valiantly against the Gleaming Blood Lord.

“Gleaming Blood Lord, this is all a misunderstanding! Please hear this poor monk out for a bit!” Reverend Shakya called out calmly. However, he was pretty flustered in his heart.

“HAHA! Bald monk, have you just realized that there’s no way out of this and you’re feeling fretful now? But sure, Your Lord just has to see what else you can say.” The Gleaming Blood Lord burst out laughing.

…

Within the Paradise…

“Connate Element of Wood!” The moment the Big Ancient Demon sensed this aura of the connate Element of Wood, he grew impatient in his heart. If he could fuse this connate Element of Wood with him and have all five Elements work together, he would definitely evolve into an Utmost Treasure!

For every single treasure out there, it was a dream of a lifetime to evolve into an Utmost Treasure.

“Whether we can succeed or not depends on this.” Lin Fan pointed out with his finger. The connate Element of Wood that was emitting out a strong lifeforce began to swivel as it seeped into the Demon City.

“Master, assist me in evolving!” The Big Ancient Demon floated above the Demon City cross-legged as he gave off a sturdy aura. The Five Elements were churning out right now as the Demon City was evolving as well.

“Alright.” Lin Fan knew that the Big Ancient Demon had to undergo a calamity. If he tided through it, he would turn into an Utmost Treasure. If he couldn’t, it would be a hell of a torment for him.

Lin Fan opened up his mouth and instantly, a large dragon of powers coiled out and entered the Demon City.

“Yin Yang Five Elements… Revolting the Heavens and Earth!”

Slapping out with both palms, the powers of Yin and Yang burst out instantly, mixing the powers of the Five Elements harmoniously.

Bam!

Bam!

The body of the Big Ancient Demon exploded out repeatedly, with each explosion being an evolution of its own.

“Shengyang Pills, burn!”

Without any bit of hesitation, Lin Fan incinerated 100,000,000 Shengyang Pills. A long river of the Qi of Shengyang Pill that was akin to a heavenly ocean gushed straight into the body of the Big Ancient Demon.

The Utmost Treasure was the highest state any treasure could reach. Therefore, the amount of power required by it was akin to that of a vast ocean.

“Master! I can feel the calamity!”

BOOOOOM!

All of a sudden, a weird looking cloud vortex appeared overhead the Paradise. Black, Red, White, etc… Clouds of every single color gathered in the sky above the Demon City.

“The Three Plagues and Nine Calamities!”

BOOM!

Earthen Fire, Heavenly Winds, Thunderous Bolts, Flood Waters, etc… All sorts of calamities fell at the same time.

The Big Ancient Demon growled out. His might was supreme and matchless. In the face of these calamities, he wasn’t fearful in the least bit as his tough body resisted it all.

Crack.

The body of the Big Ancient Demon began to shatter. In the blink of an eye, the Five Elements churned out as the strong vigor of the connate Element of Wood flushed over its body, repairing it continuously.

…

“Bald monk! Was this the crap that you wanted to tell Your Lord here?” The Gleaming Blood Lord roared.

“Ah, Benefactor Gleaming Blood, where was this poor monk at?” Reverend Shakya shook his head. He didn’t even know what in the world he was talking about at all right now.

What in the world could he have in common to talk with this bloody demon about? Therefore, even Reverend Shakya himself did not know what in the world he was crapping about with this guy about.

Reverend Shakya looked at Lin Fan behind him, getting a little worried, ‘Benefactor, just what in the world are you up to? Why are you not done yet?’

“Bald monk, go to hell for Your Lord here!” At that instant, the Gleaming Blood Lord bellowed out as that boundless blood sea came gushing down once more.

“Benefactor Gleaming Blood, don’t be brash about this! It’s bad to engage in fights and killings!” Looking at the scene before him, Reverend Shakya was scared silly. This poor monk wasn’t done with saying what he had to! Why was this guy striking out just like that?

“Bald monk, make way!”

Just as Reverend Shakya was caught at a loss and could only fight back with brute force, Lin Fan, who was motionless behind him, suddenly blasted out.

“Alright, benefactor! I’ll leave this bloody demon to you!” Without any bit of hesitation, Reverend Shakya dodged to the side.

Instantly, a bright flash streaked through.

A Demon City that brought with it a vast and endless Demonic Qi collided forth with the rumbling blood sea.

By now, the aura of the Big Ancient Demon had undergone a thorough change. A single fist could tear through the stars in the sky. That single fist was more than enough to completely destroy that rumbling and surging blood sea.

“Impossible! You’re only a human! How can you possess a Lower Grade Utmost Treasure?” The Gleaming Blood Lord howled out at this moment.

A Lower Grade Utmost Treasure could be considered as something beyond a weapon. It could even be considered as a race of its own. The Weapon Spirits of an Utmost Treasure could possess a sense of self-consciousness. Not only could they comprehend the Laws of the world by then, they could even cultivate their own bodies.

“Hmph! Aren’t you surprised?” Lin Fan was very approving of that punch by the Big Ancient Demon. Indeed, that was really strong.

This guy hadn’t let all his efforts gone to waste.

“Benefactor, the surprises and joy that you’ve brought for this poor monk is truly one too many!” Reverend Shakya gasped in astonishment. This was an Utmost Treasure! Even he himself had yet to come across a true Utmost Treasure just yet!

“Haha! Bald monk, are you stunned too? I’ll let you watch something more stunning soon.” Lin Fan burst out laughing. With an Utmost Treasure in his hands right now, the world practically belonged to him.

“Gleaming Blood Lord! Your doom is here! Today, I shall let you know of the prowess of my Utmost Treasure!”

“Shengyang Pills, burn!”

“Demon God’s descent!”

Waving his hands, 300,000,000 Shengyang Pills were burnt as they allowed the Big Ancient Demon to go completely berserk.

ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

This single growl of the Big Ancient Demon brought forth with it an unparalleled Demonic Qi while his body began to expand rapidly. In fact, there were even sounds of cracking as though he was breaking out of his cocoon shell.

All of a sudden, three pairs of arms burst forth from the body of the Big Ancient Demon along with a set of wings made up of flesh!

This was the great god of the Demon race, the Eight-armed Demon God.

“Hmph! Even if it’s an Utmost Treasure, Your Lord here isn’t afraid!” The Gleaming Blood Lord screamed out as a bright red light flashed above his blood sea and swallowed out at the Big Ancient Demon.

The eight arms of the Big Ancient Demon danced, forming a ferocious typhoon that tore the blood sea apart entirely.

“How could this be?” The Gleaming Blood Lord wailed out in pain, “Damn it! You burnt up Shengyang Pills to allow that Utmost Treasure to go into a frenzy!”

The head of the Gleaming Blood Lord that was embedded within that gigantic mouth looked at everything in disbelief. Instantly, the Big Ancient Demon sent a punch into that titanic mouth of the blood sea, causing it to rupture out entirely.

“IMPOSSIBLE! I’M THE GREAT GLEAMING BLOOD LORD! I’M IMMORTAL AND UNKILLABLE!” The Gleaming Blood Lord had never expected that he would come to such a pitiful end.

BAM!

The blood sea was destroyed. The only thing left standing was the Big Ancient Demon with his unparalleled supreme might across the world.

“Huh? What happened to all my experience points?” Lin Fan was overwhelmed with joy in his heart. However, he suddenly came to the realization that there were no notifications of experience points from the system!

Could it be that the Gleaming Blood Lord wasn’t dead yet?!

“Benefactor! The Gleaming Blood Lord has seized the opportunity to escape with a single drop of blood!” Suddenly, Reverend Shakya pointed out to a shining red spot in the distance and yelled out.

“F*ck! Let’s hurry up and chase!” Now that he was at the end of this slaughter, how could he allow the Gleaming Blood Lord to make his escape?

Lin Fan’s body flashed nimbly as he hunted after that blood drop.

Chapter 694: The Master Of Geniuses

“This motherf*cker really knows how to run!” Lin Fan chased in hot pursuit. Damn it! He was just that single step away from killing that Gleaming Blood Lord entirely! How could he let that fella get away?

“The Gleaming Blood Lord is not the Gleaming Blood Lord for show! To think that he could escape this fast with just a single drop of his blood! This is truly startling for this poor monk to witness!” Reverend Shakya lamented with a look of respect in his face, “Seems like anyone can produce an astounding amount of power when stuck in dire straits. This Gleaming Blood Lord is a very good example of that.”

“Bald monk, the f*ck are you praising him for?”

“Benefactor, it’s just a slight acknowledgment that I was giving him, that’s all!” Reverend Shakya said exasperatedly.

“You little scoundrel, Gleaming Blood Lord! You had better stop there for Yours Truly!” At this moment, Lin Fan was giving it his everything. However, there was still quite some distance between him and the Gleaming Blood Lord.

“You two beasts! Your Lord will definitely not let you guys off!” The Gleaming Blood Lord was raging with fire within his heart right now. He was in so much turmoil he couldn’t even bring himself to tears. To think that he would be relegated to such a state by these two ants!

If he hadn’t experienced this personally, he wouldn’t have believed that this would one day happen to him even if he were threatened with death.

“That’s right! Even if you don’t want to let us off, you’ve got to come to a stop and fight us for a good 300 rounds!” Lin Fan yelled out.

However, to Lin Fan’s dismay, the Gleaming Blood Lord was only focused on running. He had no intentions of fighting Lin Fan for a good 300 rounds at all.

“Damn it! All of you just wait for Your Lord here!” The Gleaming Blood Lord did not want to say anything any longer.

“Benefactor Gleaming Blood, the Heavens take mercy on the living. The torments of life are endless. It is for the best that you repent as soon as you can. This poor monk swears that I’ll definitely not kill you!” Reverend Shakya was truly sincere about reforming the Gleaming Blood Lord. Even though it was only a single drop of fresh blood right now, as long as he put in the effort, he was sure that the Gleaming Blood Lord could return to his initial self. By then, if he could reform that Gleaming Blood Lord with that cultivation state, the amount of faith provided would be limitless!

“Bald monk, you had better shut your damn mouth for Your Lord here! Wait till the day Your Lord regains his power! That will be the day of the Buddha race’s annihilation!” The Gleaming Blood Lord lashed out in anger. He wouldn’t even trust a single one of the words of this bald monks.

For the Gleaming Blood Lord, everyone from the Buddha race was sanctimonious.

“Fck! You bloody sht, to think that you would refuse the dignity that this poor monk has chosen to offer you? Today, this poor monk is going to reform you! Benefactor Lin, after you catch this fella, please hand him over to your poor monk here! Otherwise, this poor monk would not have peace of mind!” Reverend Shakya said.

“Fart off! You can’t get peace of mind? What has that got to do with Yours Truly here? Yours Truly has spent so much effort walloping this Gleaming Blood Lord till he’s left as just a single drop of blood now. I’ve even wasted hundreds of millions of Shengyang Pills! If I don’t kill him, I won’t even recoup the losses in the slightest bit! Bloody bald monk, if you dare to snatch him away from Yours Truly, Yours Truly will ensure that you spend the rest of your life carrying those two lumps on your chest!” How could Lin Fan not know what this bald monk was thinking about? At the same time, how could he allow the bald monk to do as he wished?

“Ah benefactor, those of the Buddha race possess the virtue of generosity. Since you desire it, this bald monk shall naturally grant it to you. Then, I shall hand this Gleaming Blood Lord over to you then, benefactor!” Even though Reverend Shakya felt miserable in his heart, he did not dare to defy the words of Lin Fan. What if this fella truly did not revert his chest back to normal? Wouldn’t he be dead meat then?

“Bald monk, you’re simply way too dirty. However, I’m not going to continue crapping with you here. Yours Truly is going to increase my speed now.” Lin Fan did not want to continue nagging along with the bald monk. In the blink of an eye, he used So Near, Yet So Far.

“Gleaming Blood Lord, there’s no way you’re going to escape!” Lin Fan could be considered to have gone all in for this battle. All of his Shengyang Pills were completely expended. If he did not kill this Gleaming Blood Lord, then he was going to take a hell of a loss!

The Gleaming Blood Lord turned around hurriedly and took a look in a shock. To think that the speed of this human would be this fast!

In the blink of an eye, the Gleaming Blood Lord burst forth with a beam of glowing blood as his speed increased as well.

“Damned fella! To think that you would be forcing Your Lord here to waste the last bit of my Essence Blood!” The Gleaming Blood Lord was burning with rage in his heart. If he managed to escape this time around, who knew how long it would take him to recover back to his peak status.

Back when he was suppressed by those three Buddhas, it took him a thousand years to recover just a mere ten percent of his powers. This time around, it would definitely be nothing short of a few dozens of thousands of years if he wanted to recover fully.

Damn it!

The Gleaming Blood Lord was filled with an endless amount of hatred right now. However, there was nothing he could do about it.

“Benefactor, watch out!” All of a sudden, Reverend Shakya suddenly yelled out.

Far in the distance, a gigantic hand suddenly appeared. The hand seemed like a hand of the Firmaments itself that could grab at everything in this world. The entire world beneath seemed to be under the control of this one hand.

Piak!

All of a sudden, the escaping Gleaming Blood Lord was suddenly grabbed by this gigantic hand. There was no chance for him to fight back at all.

“What the f*ck?” Lin Fan came to a stop and was taken aback. He did not know what in the world was going on with this hand.

“ARGH! LET GO OF YOUR LORD HERE! YOUR LORD IS THE GREAT GLEAMING BLOOD LORD!” The Gleaming Blood Lord was trapped within that hand. However, no matter how hard he tried to struggle, he couldn’t break free of it at all.

“Benefactor, what’s the situation right now?” Reverend Shakya was slightly rattled at this situation that was happening. He was pretty bewildered at what was going on.

“Are you dumb? Can’t you tell? Obviously, someone’s here to steal away the fruits of our labor! The Gleaming Blood Lord was walloped by us till he was down to a single drop of blood! And this gigantic hand is just trying to seize the opportunity to steal our prey away! Damn it!” Lin Fan was utterly displeased right now. ‘Daddy has been fighting here for half a day, and now someone wants to come and take a cheap victory?’

“To think that even the supremely unparalleled Gleaming Blood Lord would meet with an end as such today. Seems like what goes around comes around. Karma isn’t a pleasant thing to receive.” From the void, a figure suddenly stood out.

This figure was wearing a grey cotton shirt, and had a long white beard hanging from his chin. Standing there, he did have some sort of a resemblance to a deity.

“This is Feng Qingzi here. Nice to meet the both of you.” The bearded old man had a benevolent look on his face as he remarked calmly.

“What? To think that it’s him!” The moment Reverend Shakya heard this name, his face changed immediately.

“Bald monk, you know who he is?” Looking at the expression on Reverend Shakya’s face, Lin Fan asked curiously.

“Yes. He is a renowned powerful being of the Ancient Saint World. Many geniuses were under the guidance of this Feng Qingzi here. One could even say that he’s the Master of geniuses.” Reverend Shakya’s eyes were sparkling right now. It was as though the best thing that could happen to him right now would be if he could receive some guidance from this man himself.

“F*ck! What a bigshot! But, I can’t tell that at all!” Lin Fan looked at this old man before him in shock. To think that this plain and unassuming looking old man would be that big!

“Everything is just a reputation that was blown up by the world. Seems like this little monk here knows a thing or two about this old man here, eh?” Feng Qingzi’s face grinned as he felt gleeful in his heart.

While a tree lived by its bark, a human lived by his skin. Even though Feng Qingzi’s cultivation was mighty and deep, he still could not contain that pride he felt when his juniors were looking at him with such reverence.

“This poor monk here is Shakya. Greetings to Senior Feng Qingzi.”

Lin Fan’s mind started tinkering. Based on the situation right now, he had better give it some proper thoughts.

“Bald monk, do you think this fella is going to give us some guidance?” Lin Fan whispered softly.

“Most likely. Usually, the places where Senior Feng Qingzi appears would be places where geniuses would receive guidance from him. Seems like I, Shakya, am truly a genius of the Buddha race. To think that I could catch the attention of Senior Feng Qingzi.” Reverend Shakya replied in ecstasy.

“Fck! You shameless sht!” Looking at the self-important look on Reverend Shakya’s face right now, Lin Fan cast him a look of disdain. If it were truly a genius they were talking about, there could be no one else but Yours Truly here!

However, Yours Truly would have to first check out just what the cultivation state of this old man is first.

In a flash, Lin Fan sized up the old man from head to toe.

‘Divine celestial level 10, Eternal God state.’

However, the feeling that this old man was giving to Lin Fan was pretty frightening. In fact, even the Utmost Being of the Ancient race, Cruel, might not be a match for him at all.

Strong! Indeed, he was really strong!

Translator’s Thoughts

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Alright. Time for us to see Lin Fan get a mentor and hit straight up into the Heavens. With that said, WHERE IN THE WORLD IS MY DEAR CHICKY >:((((((

Chapter 695: Let’s Make A Wager

“Little buddy there, your potential is unparalleled. The extent of your growth in a mere span of four years has been amazing. If I were to give you even more time, wouldn’t you truly be something?” Feng Qingzi came before Lin Fan with a smile.

“You know of me?” Lin Fan was slightly taken aback. However, it became clear to him before long. Damn! Yours Truly was a flirtatious character. Wherever he went, he would naturally be the center of attraction. Therefore, it was understandable that this old man would know of him.

“A year ago, little buddy, you fought against the Essence Spirit of the Utmost Being of the Ancient race solo. This old fellow here is aware of that event.” Feng Qingzi’s sight did not leave Lin Fan in the slightest bit. It was as though he was trying his best to see through Lin Fan entirely, to see just what sort of capabilities this young lad here had that he could grow to such an extent in just four years.

As for Reverend Shakya by the side, he had long been left in the dust by Feng Qingzi.

“Senior Feng Qingzi, this poor monk…” Reverend Shakya wanted to make an introduction so that Senior Feng Qingzi would pay him some attention. However, just as Reverend Shakya had started with his sentence, he was interrupted by Feng Qingzi.

“Little monk of the Buddha race, this old fellow knows who you are.” The moment Feng Qingzi was done with this sentence, he did not say anything any longer and continued staring at Lin Fan fixedly.

“Indeed, your caliber is unmatched. This old fellow here has seen many, many, many geniuses. However, there is none with a potential like yours.” Feng Qingzi acknowledged.

“Se…nior…!” Feeling like he was neglected, Reverend Shakya was feeling pretty dejected right now.

This was especially the case when he caught sight of that gloating smile on Lin Fan’s face. Reverend Shakya felt even more pained at that moment. This poor monk could be considered as a genius of the Buddha race as well! Why wouldn’t he just take an extra look at him?

“Little buddy, what do you think about taking me as your master?” Back when Lin Fan’s name was skyrocketing up the fugitive list, he had already attracted Feng Qingzi’s attention.

On the fugitive list, it was unheard of for a living being to bolt up the list this quickly. There was no precedence to this at all.

As such, Feng Qingzi took the liberty of exiting his seclusion in search of Lin Fan.

And this one search took him a couple of years.

In fact, there would even be times when Feng Qingzi would pay a visit to the jails of the Utmost Beings of the Ancient race to check them out. That was just in case a genius as such might be captured by an Utmost Being of the Ancient race.

Later on, he caught wind of some news. With that, he started searching all the way and eventually found Lin Fan here.

When he caught sight of how Lin Fan suppressed the Gleaming Blood Lord, Feng Qingzi was especially determined on taking this lad as his disciple.

‘This old man must be sick.’ Looking at that penetrative look being given off by Feng Qingzi, Lin Fan could feel his spirits being rattled. There was a feeling of his anus being peeped at by someone.

The moment Reverend Shakya heard that Senior Feng Qingzi was keen on taking Lin Fan as a disciple, he was extremely startled.

Feng Qingzi was a great man, whose name was starkly known across the entire Ancient Saint World! There were countless geniuses who wanted to take him as their master, but none of them could catch his eye at all.

To think that Feng Qingzi would take the initiative to step forth and even ask for Benefactor Lin to be his disciple? This was something that had Reverend Shakya envious to no ends.

If only he could take Feng Qingzi as his master, he would have truly gone up in status to a whole new level by then!

However, the moment Lin fan heard these words, he could only scoff in his heart.

‘Huehue…Take in Yours Truly as a disciple? This guy has got to be dreaming!’

What sort of a person was Yours Truly? This was a God with a system to his name! Furthermore, he was the Grandmaster of Saint Devil Sect! If he were to take someone as his master, wouldn’t he be below someone then?

“Benefactor Lin, what are you still hesitating about? Senior Feng Qingzi is a great man like no other! There have been countless geniuses who had wanted Senior Feng Qingzi as their master, but they were far from qualified!” Looking at the hesitation on Lin Fan’s actions, Reverend Shakya hurried instantly. He could not wish for more than for Senior Feng Qingzi to take him in as a disciple!

But, it was a pity that Senior Feng Qingzi had not set his eyes on him.

This was pretty much a sin for Reverend Shakya.

“Bald monk, cut your crap.” Lin Fan tossed a glance over at Reverend Shakya. However, there was a strange glint in that look.

Reverend Shakya was a sharp person. The moment he caught sight of Lin Fan’s expression, his heart jerked momentarily.

‘Not good! Benefactor Lin is plotting something again!’ Even though Reverend Shakya had not been with Lin Fan for all that long, he could tell what sort of a person Benefactor Lin was in general already.

“So, you’re Senior Feng Qingzi, right?” Lin Fan sized him up from head to toe.

“Once you formally acknowledge this old fellow as your master, you can call me Revered Master.” Feng Qingzi said in a calm tone. Given his prestige, if he ever mentioned that he wanted to take a disciple in, it would be probable that there would be no genius in the Ancient Saint World who could sit still over the news.

And this little buddy of the Human race was pretty decent indeed. To think that he could maintain his composure up till now. This was truly befitting as a disciple that this old fellow himself had taken a liking to.

“Huh? I’ve yet to acknowledge you, man. Furthermore, I don’t even know if you’ve truly got what it takes.” Lin Fan said.

“Haha… Those are needless worries, little buddy. This old fellow has traversed through the entire Ancient Saint World. There is no one who doesn’t know or hasn’t heard of my name. There have been many geniuses who had wanted me to take them in as my disciples, but most of them haven’t been to my taste at all.” Feng Qingzi chuckled out.

“It isn’t because I’m over worrying. The fact remains that I’ve lived my entire life without a master, and have gotten to where I am because of my own self learning. There have been countless great men such as yourself who have wanted me to take them as my masters. However, because none of them have ever passed my test, they all backed off in failure eventually.”

“What? Self learning?” The moment Feng Qingzi heard the words of Lin Fan, his expression changed instantly, evidently somewhat disbelieving of it.

Reverend Shakya looked at Lin Fan as some disbelief was starting to bubble in his heart as well. Who was he trying to bluff? Bloody hell, no master? How could anyone get this strong without a master?

“That’s right. If you can get through my test, then that will be the time when I’ll acknowledge that you have the capabilities to be the Revered Master of me, Lin Fan. But, by the looks of it, I don’t think that you have the confidence to pull through it either.” Lin Fan said with an unconvinced tone.

“Haha! What a joke! Is there anything in this world that this old fellow here is not capable of?” Feng Qingzi burst out laughing as though he had just heard some sort of a funny joke.

“See! You’re bragging again. How about you go slay the Utmost Being of the Ancient race right now?” Lin Fan said.

‘Cough!’ The moment Feng Qingzi heard these words, he coughed out instantly. He then waved his hand dismissively, “L-little buddy! This is a grave matter. The Utmost Beings are not people whom you can kill as and when you like to.”

“Alright, we’ll skip that for now then. Do you wish to accept my challenge then?” Lin Fan asked. However, he sniggered out sinisterly in his heart. He was going to lure this old man in bit by bit.

Even though this old man was really strong, Lin Fan had never once thought of taking someone as his master. After all, he was someone with a system. As long as he were to progress steadily, he would definitely turn into an invincible existence someday. That was something that he could say with certainty.

“Hahaha! This is a first in the world indeed! The world has only known of disciples going through tests in order to acknowledge someone as their master. To think that there would be such a thing as a master taking in a test for a disciple! Alright, speak your mind then. What test is it? This old fellow here might as well open up your vision to a brand new world.” Feng Qingzi chuckled out. However, it wasn’t something he was really bothered about.

“Give me some time to think about it.” Lin Fan snickered in his heart as he began to contemplate deeply.

On the sidelines, Reverend Shakya was watching with a throbbing heart. Indeed, comparisons would be the death of someone. To think that he wanted to be Senior Feng Qingzi’s disciple so badly, yet the other party wouldn’t even look at him at all!

But at the same time, he did not know what sort of a test this Benefactor Lin was thinking of. However, given the crafty nature of Benefactor Lin, there was no way in hell this was going to be something good.

“I’ve got it.” Lin Fan’s heart leaped with joy, “The test is simple. I’ll run for a duration of ten breaths. If you can catch me, we’ll consider it as my loss. However, if you can’t find me, it’ll be your loss. How about that?”

“So simple?” Feng Qingzi looked at Lin Fan suspiciously. To think that the test would be this simple!

Given his cultivation state, a thought was all it took for him to control the world in his palms. Not to talk about even ten breaths, a hundred, heck, even a thousand breaths would be no issue at all.

“Of course…not! How could it be that simple? You’ve got to hand over all the storage rings on your fingers. Oh, also that Essence Spirit of the Gleaming Blood Lord. Otherwise, if I were to hide and you were to choose not to find me or something, wouldn’t it be a waste of my time?” Lin Fan said.

“Sure, no problems.” Feng Qingzi was really confident in himself. Therefore, he did not hesitate at all.

“Okay. You must be willing to lose if you make a wager. Then, this is a done deal as such!” Lin Fan received over the storage rings of Feng Qingzi. His heart was overwhelmed as though flowers had just blossomed within.

“Bald monk, let us take our leave.” Grabbing Reverend Shakya with him, Lin Fan tunneled far into the distance.

Feng Qingzi stroked his white beard and smiled calmly. This was in the bag for sure. Everything was in the palms of his hands. Even if they were to escape to the ends of the world, they wouldn’t be able to escape his grasp.

‘How the young ones are these days… They are truly too naïve, and do not know of the immensities of the world at all.’

A duration of ten breaths? This old fellow could catch up with them by just blinking a few times.

Translator’s Thoughts

 Lam_

HAHAHA. Honestly, I thought Lin Fan was going to dump Reverend Shakya here with Feng Qingzi. But seems like he’s got a heart heh. Also, I was just thinking about it. Could Feng Qingzi be the first well-meaning elder we’ve come across in this novel so far? If that’s the case, could there be a reason why he’s choosing not to fight personally and train up these young ones? Makes you wonder. But honestly, I’m still chuckling out over the robbery of Feng Qingzi. HAHAHAHA. Cheers!

Chapter 696: Little Buddy, Come On Out!

“Benefactor, why do you not want to take him as a master? This is Senior Feng Qingzi we’re talking about! Do you know how many geniuses have tried bowing to him as a master but failed?” Reverend Shakya said with a throbbing heart.

“If you want to take him as a master, go and do it on your own! Bald monk, are you going bonkers over wishing for a master?”

“Oh, I’d LOVE to! But, it’s a pity that Senior Feng Qingzi does not take an eye upon this bald monk. No matter what, this poor monk here is a genius of the Buddha race! How is it that I turned into someone incapable in the eyes of Senior Feng Qingzi?” Reverend Shakya remarked regrettably.

“Cut the crap! This old man isn’t too smart anyways. Did you see that? His storage ring! The amount of treasures within this must be immeasurable!” Lin Fan said excitedly.

“So what if they are immeasurable? I guarantee that Senior Feng Qingzi would definitely appear before you instantaneously once the time’s up. By then, all you can do is look at this storage ring go.” Reverend Shakya replied.

“Bald monk, why are you so stupid? Forget it, I’m not going to bother talking more with you. Later on, don’t resist me. I’m going to keep you within my treasure first.” Lin Fan remarked.

“Benefactor, are you for real? This is the storage ring of Senior Feng Qingzi!” Reverend Shakya called out in astonishment. Feng Qingzi was a crazily powerful being! If his items were to be so easily taken, everyone would have done so long ago!

“Of course, I’m for real. Who’s kidding with you now? Alright, time’s about to be up. Once I’m done with this heist, I’m going to be helluva rich!” Lin Fan did not wait for the bald monk to say anything anymore as he kept him within the Heaven and Earth Smelt.

By now, five breaths had already passed. This time around, Lin Fan ran faster than anyone could have ever done so. However, he knew that this Feng Qingzi was someone with real capabilities as well. No matter how far he ran, he would definitely be caught by this guy in a jiffy. He had to think up a plan.

“Old man, you’re the one who came knocking on my doorsteps. You can’t blame Yours Truly for this!” Lin Fan did feel a little guilty for taking this old man’s storage ring all for his own. However, when he thought of his accomplishments to come in the future, he forgave himself.

He was definitely someone who was going to go at the Ancient race with his life from here on forth! Well, this storage ring of the old man? He might as well just take it as a form of support from an elder for his junior then!

“Stealth!”

“Aura retract!”

Lin Fan laid flat on the ground, staring up at the skies. He did not believe that the old man could truly find him out. He had the system to help him hide his aura. Even if it were a super duper ultra powerful being, they would definitely not be able to find him out.

…

Ten breaths were up…

Back when Lin Fan had run away, Feng Qingzi sent out his consciousness to check it out. He found out that this lad had run all the way forward before coming to a stop somewhere. He then grinned.

After that, Feng Qingzi did not hurry at all. He just waited out slowly as he took back his consciousness.

The strength of this little buddy from the Human race was decent. At the same time, his potential was unparalleled. However, even if that were the case, it was still far too weak for Feng Qingzi.

There were all sort of mythical uses unlocked when one got to Divine celestial level 10, Eternal God state. If one weren’t of this cultivation state, they wouldn’t be able to sense it at all.

No matter how far he ran, Feng Qingzi could appear before him in the blink of an eye.

“This little buddy is interesting indeed. But that’s fine. Ten breaths are up now. Time to go seek him out.” Feng Qingzi stroked that white beard of his as he smiled gently. With that, the disposition of a great man was emanated out from him instantly.

However, just as Feng Qingzi was trying to seek out Lin Fan’s location, his face changed.

“How can this be?”

Feng Qingzi’s face was turning terrible right now. Unable to believe it, he tried searching once more. Using his consciousness to sweep through the world, no matter which direction he looked at, there was no trace at all.

“Impossible! How can this be possible?” Feng Qingzi was no longer able to maintain his composure. This was something that was absolutely inconceivable in his mind! Even though that little buddy of the Human race was strong, how could he possibly escape his search?

At that moment, Feng Qingzi leaped forth from the ground and headed in the direction where Lin Fan was.

“This old fellow’s storage ring is still in the hands of the other party!”

“No. Things probably wouldn’t go wrong. That little buddy of the Human race has his mind set on killing the Ancient race beings. Naturally, he is someone just and righteous, and would definitely not covet my storage ring. Now that the little buddy is in hiding, if I can’t find him, he would definitely show himself out for sure!”

Feng Qingzi consoled himself at this moment.

“Little buddy, where can you be?” Feng Qingzi called out. His long, white beard started to quiver slightly as well. Evidently, he was pretty restless right now.

“How could this be? Even if it’s a mere skill that hides one’s aura, he should definitely not be able to escape the detection of this old man’s search!” Feng Qingzi looked out in all directions and spread his consciousness out as well. However, he still could not find any trace of Lin Fan at all.

“He’s here!” Lin Fan laid on the ground and looked up into the sky. At this moment, Feng Qingzi was floating there and searching for him in all directions.

“Hehe. This time around, the old man truly got scammed, eh?” Lin Fan smirked indifferently. Ever since he had entered Stealth mode, Lin Fan did not budge at all. This guy was such a powerful old man. If that were the case, the amount of treasures within his storage ring must definitely be inestimable.

If he were to just waste time as such, it would definitely belong to him eventually!

Time passed by the second and minute…

Feng Qingzi was starting to feel really uneasy. Looking at the darkening skies, Feng Qingzi sensed that something was not right.

“Little buddy, come on out! You’re right, this old fellow here has lost. I’m not going to insist on having you as a disciple any longer!”

Feng Qingzi called out. However, other than the cold, lonely breeze that was accompanying him, there was nothing else moving at all.

“Little buddy, don’t mess around anymore! Yes, this old fellow was the one bragging! I truly can’t find you! Please come on out!”

“Little bug, if you don’t come out and you’re caught by this old fellow here, I’m not going to be courteous to you at all!”

“Aiyah! Little buddy, please! I’m pleading to you! Please come on out!”

The supreme great man, Feng Qingzi, was pained beyond words right now. He had a feeling that he was scammed. He was truly scammed by that little buddy from the Human race!

The current Feng Qingzi was bashing on himself for making that gamble. At the same time, he was deeply regretting that confidence of his right now!

Given his strength, he was certain that no one in this world would be able to escape from under his eyelids. However, the current situation had Feng Qingzi feeling as though he was given a tight slap across the face.

‘This robbery by Yours Truly…Am I being a little too much?’ Looking at the heart wrenching expression of Feng Qingzi, Lin Fan could not help but feel like he was in a spot right now. However, in the blink of an eye, Lin Fan had already come up with the perfect excuse for himself.

‘It’s all for the sake of the thousands of races.’

Even though this old man’s strength was decent, he wouldn’t even dare to go kill the Utmost Being of the Ancient race! The guts he possessed were simply way too small.

Since that was the case, the burden of the responsibility would lie on Lin Fan’s shoulders then.

‘Even though the Ancient race is strong, Yours Truly isn’t afraid.’

The wealth of such a powerful being must definitely be immense. If he could make use of it, his strength would definitely skyrocket for sure!

After he had thought through things, Lin Fan no longer had the same feeling of guilt any longer.

The days and nights switched places.

The sun was shining brightly as a pair of sleazy eyes were checking out the situation up in the void.

Lin Fan truly had to give it to this old man. To think that he could stand there for an entire day and night. It seemed as though he was ready to wait it out with Yours Truly.

At the same time, Feng Qingzi was truly regretful of his actions. If he had known that this would be the case, he would have never handed his storage ring to the other party! At the same time, he was remorseful over accepting of this wager.

Scam. This was a downright scam!

‘This lad should still be nearby somewhere. If I’m going to continue standing here, this lad would certainly not appear for sure. Seems like the only way is for me to go into hiding as well.’ The moment Feng Qingzi thought of this, he disappeared from where he was in the blink of an eye. Entering the void, he waited from there patiently.

‘Eh? Has he gone away?’ Looking at Feng Qingzi’s departure, Lin Fan was puzzled.

‘No, that can’t be. The old man is trying to scam me. This trick has been used by me countless times. There’s no way I’m going to fall for it!’

‘But, since that’s the case, then so be it. It’s been a long time since I’ve taken a good rest as well. I’ll just sleep here for an entire month then!’

After that, Lin Fan did not think of anything much any longer. He closed his eyes and went straight to sleep.

First, he would sleep this guy off for an entire month before deciding on his next course of action.

Translator’s Thoughts

Lam_ Lam_

HAHAHA. WHAT IS THIS EVEN? But honestly, I feel a little bad for Feng Qingzi. Gosh. This man spent years seeking out Lin Fan for this?!

Chapter 697: While Virtue Is A Single Foot Tall, The Demon Is Ten Feet Tall

Within the void, Feng Qingzi was watching the situation below with eyes wide open. As long as this lad were to come out, he would definitely arrest him right there and teach him a good lesson. How could he take the items of this old fellow here? Where was the heavenly justice in it all?

At the same time, Lin Fan was observing the situation up in the void with eyes wide open as well. He was feeling a little exasperated. This old man was simply way too crafty!

But fine, so be it then. Time to see who could hold out for the longest.

Right now, Lin Fan laid on the ground without daring to budge a single inch.

Such a powerful being would definitely be able to pick up on even the slightest changes in the air currents. Therefore, for safety’s sake, Lin Fan chose not to move at all. Even if there were no disturbances, he kept his still.

Three days later…

Feng Qingzi did not appear any longer.

Lin Fan felt that by now, that old man should have left. After all, anyone with a normal intellect would have definitely assumed that he would have run off instead of staying where he was without budging an inch at all.

However, just as Lin Fan was about to get up, a figure appeared in the void.

The moment Lin Fan caught sight of this figure, he was momentarily scared sh*tless as he went back to being a dead corpse obediently.

‘Bloody hell! This old man is really dodgy! To think that he would choose not to emerge for the past few days. But the moment he emerged, it was really earthshattering!’ Lin Fan was truly speechless right now. He was nearly shocked silly by this old man!

“It’s been three days. Could he truly not be here? Seems like I can only head elsewhere to seek him.” Feng Qingzi checked out the situation outside. He looked way more haggard than he was just a couple of days ago. After he said that, he delved right into the void once more.

However, this time around, Lin Fan discovered a golden beam descending from the sky.

To his surprise, that golden beam was from a storage ring!

‘Holy f*ck! This old man here is luring me to commit a crime!’ The moment Lin Fan caught sight of that golden sparkling storage ring, he was rendered pretty speechless.

‘Just what sort of a person is this old man taking me for? Did he really think that Yours Truly was someone with an insatiable greed?’ Lin Fan was angered in his heart right now.

This was a form of provocation! This was one last ditch at scamming him before he left!

How could such a powerful being neglect something just like that! Was he taking Yours Truly for a fool?!

‘No, I’m not going out. Definitely not going out.’ Lin Fan shut his eyes tightly, determined not to be seduced by this storage ring before him.

At this moment within the void…

Feng Qingzi looked at the storage ring he had just dropped with a fixated gaze. If he wanted to catch the wolf, he must be willing to pay the price. He refused to believe that he couldn’t lure that lad out.

From the unknowns, there was a gut feeling that Feng Qingzi had, telling him that the lad from the Human race did not leave and was just hiding around in the void.

This was a sort of sixth sense that one would obtain after entering the Divine celestial level 10, Eternal God state.

Towards oncoming danger, towards treasure, they had a sense towards things.

‘Hmph! This old fellow here refuses to believe that you wouldn’t come out. And once you do, this old man is going to give you one tight slap to teach you a good lesson. At such a young and tender age, how can you learn something such as stealing and scamming an old man?’

Feng Qingzi was angered right now. If one did not experience it for themselves, they would not understand the pain in his heart right now.

Within the storage ring that was scammed away by Lin Fan were treasures that were accumulated by Feng Qingzi over a few thousand years. If he were to lose them just like that, it would truly be heartbreaking.

Just like that, yet another ten days passed…

Lin Fan was close to his breaking point now.

‘Holy f*ck! Is this old man going to leave or what?’ Lin Fan was utterly exasperated right now, ‘Could it be that the storage ring on the ground is truly something that the old man had left behind due to a moment of carelessness?’

After hesitating for quite some time, Lin Fan decided on waiting still. By the looks of it, this old man seemed like someone cunning with many plans. The only reason why he had managed to deceive him this time around was all thanks to the old man’s overconfidence.

However, now that the old man knew that he was scammed, he must definitely be making all sorts of plans to capture him back.

BOOM!

All of a sudden, a loud explosion rang out.

“Feng Qingzi, what are you doing over at my territory?” An aura of unparalleled might burst forth from the void. This aura was extremely overbearing, filled with a tyrannical nature.

‘Isn’t this the aura of the Utmost Being, Cruel?’ The moment Lin Fan sensed this aura, his face changed immediately.

“Cruel, this old man came forth to settle something. I shall leave now.”

…

‘Indeed! That old man did not leave at all!’ The moment Lin Fan heard the voice of Feng Qingzi, his heart jerked a little. Holy f*ck! This old man was really too good at enduring! To think that he could tolerate for this long!

“Hmph. Do you think you can come and go as you wish? Stay here!” The voice of the Utmost Being, Cruel, was akin to a booming thunderbolt right now. The moment he struck out, the void trembled.

In a flash, Feng Qingzi’s body shifted out nimbly as he dived into the void in the distance.

Bang! Boom! Thump! Whoosh!

The battle that ensued was earthshattering. Eventually, it moved further and further away into the void at the far reaches of the skies.

‘To think that the one who would save me eventually would turn out to be the Utmost Being, Cruel.’ Lin Fan heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. If not for the appearance of the Utmost Being, who knew how long more this old man was going to wait for.

But, as they said, ‘all’s well that ends well.’ Eventually, the old man still left.

However, right at that moment, Lin Fan’s sight was caught by a dazzling golden flash!

“Hahaha! That old man has forgotten about his storage ring!” The moment Lin Fan saw this, his heart leaped with joy.

What was this called again?

Right, trying to catch a chicken but ending up losing the rice used to lure it? Did Yours Truly really come across as someone that easy to deal with?

Based on the outcome? Obviously not.

“Rich! I’m definitely rich for sure this time around! Oh well, this storage ring that you’ve dropped, old man? I guess it should belong to me, oh ho!” Lin Fan stood up straight and walked towards the storage ring immediately.

But right now, safety came before anything else. Lin Fan still did not exit his Stealth status.

Looking at the storage ring, Lin Fan gulped down his saliva and stretched out that kind and compassionate hand of his.

‘Ding…Congratulations on discovering Jail of Greed’

“EH?”

The moment Lin Fan touched the storage ring, the notification from the system rang out. When Lin Fan heard the sound of the notification, he was stumped entirely.

“Holy f*ck! That old man scammed me!” The color drained from Lin Fan’s face immediately. He wanted to toss away the storage ring. However, before he could react, a bright burst of light shone out from the storage ring. It took on the shape of a jail, trapping Lin Fan within it.

“Earth tunneling!”

Without any bit of hesitation, Lin Fan wanted to tunnel into the ground. However, he realized that the ground seemed to have been sealed up! No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t get into it at all!

“Haha…HAHAHA!!!” All of a sudden, a cheery laughter chirped through the world.

“How now, lad? You’ve been tricked, haven’t you?” A figure appeared before Lin Fan. And when Lin Fan caught sight of who it was, he was flabbergasted.

Two streams of tears flowed streaked down his face gently.

“While virtue is a single foot tall, the demon is ten feet tall.”

“Old man, weren’t you chased by the Utmost Being of the Ancient race?” Lin Fan could not even bring himself to cry out over his anguish right now. This was the last stretch now. To think that he would be done in by this old man.

“Utmost Being of the Ancient race? Oh, did you see him? That’s just an aura that this old man here simulated out. How now? Do you submit?” Feng Qingzi laughed out brightly. All of those sulky feelings he had accumulated over the past few days had disappeared entirely by now.

“You…!” Lin Fan had nothing to say right now. His plan was already well laid out. To think that this old man’s plan would be even craftier than his.

There was always someone better than one out there. Seemed like there were people who were way more cunning than he was.

“Now, are you willing to take this old fellow here as your master?”

Lin Fan, “…”

Chapter 698: I Was Brought Up Being Threatened.

Lin Fan had not expected this old man to be so crafty and have such a deeply laid out plan. To think that he would fall into his trap in a moment of carelessness.

“Young lad, the path that this old fellow has been through isn’t something you can imagine. Then again, when I was young back then, I was also someone with an immense caliber to my name. But, the fact that you’re able to make a fool out of me to this extent is something worth being proud of. You’re a disciple that this old fellow is taking in for sure. Under my guidance, you will definitely be able to surpass me for in the future.” Feng Qingzi was extremely pleased right now. The more he looked at this lad before him, the more he was satisfied with him.

Cultivation wasn’t dependant on one’s potential only. It depended on one’s smarts as well. All of those stone-heads who only knew how to cultivate day and night without having any brains would ultimately come to no good end.

Furthermore, there were so many geniuses and people with unparalleled potential amongst the beings of the thousands of races. But as the saying went, ‘The true king is the last one left standing.’

Only those who could manage to live till the end could deserve to be the winner.

Lin Fan rolled his eyes. Why in the world did these words sound so familiar?

‘You should be proud.’ Bloody hell! These were the type of words that Yours Truly had always told everyone else out there! However, given the situation right now, Lin Fan could only sigh out helplessly.

At this moment, Lin Fan released the bald monk out from the Heaven and Earth Smelt. After trapping the bald monk for such a long time, he didn’t even know if the latter would go crazy because of it.

“Aiyah! I’m finally let out! How now, benefactor? Did you manage to run away? I’m gonna say this first! Those who were present are entitled to a portion of the share as well! We’ve got to split the loot properly, eh?” After being locked up within the Heaven and Earth Smelt for such a long time, Reverend Shakya had given it a deep, long thought.

This was the storage ring of Senior Feng Qingzi! How great would the treasures within be? If he could even get his hands on one or two of them, he would be rich!

However, when he saw how strange Lin Fan’s expression was right now, Reverend Shakya’s face changed as his heart stopped beating for a second. He turned his head to the side instinctively, and all of a sudden, Feng Qingzi’s figure came into his view.

Thinking back at the words he had just spouted out, Reverend Shakya knew that he had f*cked up.

“Cough, cough! Benefactor Lin! How can you just take the storage ring of Senior Feng Qingzi just like that? Do you know how immoral that act of yours was? We’ve got to return the storage ring to Senior Feng Qingzi! Ah! Senior Feng Qingzi! You were here as well? Indeed, the arms of justice are overreaching indeed! Nothing escapes from them!” The moment Reverend Shakya thought of the words he had said earlier on, he felt extremely messed up and tried to salvage the situation.

“Bald monk, don’t bother acting now. Bloody hell! Even though you’re someone from the Buddha race, I know just how cheap you are, gosh!” Looking at how this bald monk would speak according to the circumstances, Lin Fan felt that he was long used to it.

Damn it! He had really done it this time around. However, despite that, there was still no chance if someone wanted Lin Fan to be convinced so simply.

“Old man, I’m indignant. We’ll have another test if you’ve got the guts.” Lin Fan’s brains were running wild once more. No matter what, he must get out this place today. Taking Yours Truly as a disciple? No one in this world had the capacity to do so.

“Oh? What sort of a test is it again this time around?” Feng Qingzi chuckled out calmly. After being scammed once, he wouldn’t be taken in so easily for the second time. Feng Qingzi knew that this lad was really crafty.

“It’s really simple. You see this brick in my hand? Let me knock you with it. If you don’t puke blood because of it, we’ll take it as my loss.” Lin Fan took out the Nine Five Legendary Brick. This was his final resort.

As for stuff such as Black Tiger Steals Heart and True Origins Crushing Kick, Lin Fan felt that it’d be better not to use those. If he were to deal any damage to this old man, it’d be hard to say that the old man wouldn’t come seeking him for revenge.

If he were to gain someone else by his side just like this bald monk, that’d be quite the tragedy as well.

“Why should this old fellow let you take the knock?” Feng Qingzi could not sense any power emanating out from this brick. However, looking at how cunning the lad was, it was as though he was determined on going with him at it.

“Oh, so you don’t dare to?” Lin Fan would dare to guarantee that as long as this old man would let him knock even just once, he would be lying on the ground like a dead corpse. However, the most important thing was that if this old man wouldn’t let him knock, there was nothing he could do about it.

“Lad, you’ve already lost.” Feng Qingzi said.

“I cannot accept that outcome!” Lin Fan yelled out.

“Even if you can’t, you’ve got to accept it.” Feng Qingzi replied.

“No, I can’t accept it! No!” Lin Fan tossed his head to the side indignantly.

“Senior, I accept it! Please take me in as your disciple!” Reverend Shakya was on the brink of tears by now. On one side, one refused to accept the other as his master. On the other side, there was someone like him who would die to have this guy as a master. Yet, this master wasn’t impressed by him in the least bit at all. Who could understand the pain in his heart right now?

“Your potential is way too low. This old fellow here isn’t keen.” Feng Qingzi was being pushed into a fluster by Lin Fan. Therefore, he did not even have the emotional capacity to give Reverend Shakya any face at all. This caused Reverend Shakya to feel really sad as he squatted down, drawing circles on the floor.

“Old man, why do you have to hurt this bald monk so severely? Even if his potential isn’t good, you don’t have to be this direct!”

The moment Reverend Shakya heard how Benefactor Lin was speaking up for him, he was filled with immense gratitude. However, he felt his heart being pierced through at the second half of the sentence.

‘His potential isn’t good? How is that possible?’

‘This poor monk has cultivated for a hundred years to reach this state. Who else in this world could compete with him?’

“Lad, this old fellow will ask you one last time. Are you convinced?”

“Hmph! No, I’m not. Even if I were to die, I wouldn’t be!” Lin Fan kept a stiff upper lip.

“Alright. Very well. Since that’s the case, this old fellow shall not be bothered with you guys any longer.” The moment Feng Qingzi was done with that sentence, he left immediately.

“Oi, old man, you can leave if you want to! But you’ve got to get rid of this thing here first!” Lin Fan was stumped. He did not know what in the world that old man was planning. However, since he was going to leave, he should get rid of this cage first, shouldn’t he? Otherwise, how else was Yours Truly supposed to leave?

‘Bloody hell! Truly, a single mistake may result in everlasting sorrow! Yours Truly has tread through the Pugilistic World for so long. Yet, this is the first time I’m taking in such a huge loss!’ Lin Fan hated it in his heart. However, all of a sudden, he leaped with joy. “That’s right! The two storage rings of that old man are still in the hands of Yours Truly! Haha! That guy must have dementia or something! To think that he would even forget something so important as such!”

“Bald monk, you can stop acting now. That old man is gone. We’ve got to find some way to get rid of this protective barrier. Once we get to leave, I’ll pass you some treasures.” Lin Fan said.

“Benefactor, you mean what you say?” The moment Reverend Shakya heard the topic of treasures being brought up, he was elated and invigorated once more.

“Naturally.” Lin Fan knew that he was a generous man. He would just pick some of the lousiest ones for the bald monk in order to fulfill his promise.

And just then, the void in the distance rumbled and shook, as a repressing aura tore through the void and pressed down towards them.

“Human. I’ve finally found you!” Lightning crackled and black clouds surged as a pair of evil eyes akin to those of the Heavens bore on them along with an immense amount of essence glow that pressured across the world.

Lin Fan frowned before tossing his hands back. “F*ck! Old man, you’re bloody trying to scare me again? Yours Truly was someone who grew up being threatened by others! There’s no way in hell I’m going to be afraid of you!”

“Feng Qingzi, we said that we would never intrude on one another’s territories. And yet, here you are in the territory of Your Utmost Being here. Are you trying to renege on our agreement?”

The booming voice reverberated through one’s ears so loudly they could almost go deaf due to it. As though they were waves on an ocean, the clouds and sky began to rumble furiously.

“This…can’t be for real, right?” The moment Lin Fan heard these words, his heart sank. He had a bad feeling about this.

However, he cast that ominous feeling to the back of his head. Lin Fan was almost certain that this was something that the old man had come up with once more.

BOOM!

A thunderbolt split the Heavens and Earth apart as a hulking figure appeared between the world.

At this moment, the world went silent. Every single living being was subservient to this presence as though it was the descent of a king.

The moment Lin Fan caught sight of that figure in the distance, his face froze up immediately.

“Holy f*ck! He’s really here?”

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Translator’s Thoughts

Lam_ Lam_

HAHAHA. What. Did this just go from 0-100 instantly? Is Feng Qingzi really going to leave him here? Though honestly, the star of the show is still Reverend Shakya. Goodness, that guy is just plain hilarious.

Chapter 699: The Imposing Old Man.

“Benefactor, check it out! It’s an Ancient race being! We can head over to reform him!” The moment Reverend Shakya caught sight of that figure that appeared between the world, his heart leaped with joy.

“Reform your mother! That’s an Utmost Being of the Ancient race.” Lin Fan had once exchanged blows with the Essence Spirit of the Utmost Being. Therefore, he was extremely familiar with this guy.

Given his current strength right now, if he had to go head-on with this fella, it would undoubtedly be a straight road to death.

“What! He’s the Utmost Being?!” Reverend Shakya was stunned at this moment. For every single living being of the thousands of races, the Utmost Being was an existence of unparalleled might.

“Are we all going to die here?” Reverend Shakya’s face was pale with fright. “Can we not? This poor monk has yet to live long enough!”

Cruel floated gently in the void. Looking at the two living beings trapped within that protective barrier, his eyes shone with a matchless essence.

He had felt the presence of Feng Qingzi. Because of that, he came forth with his true body immediately. To think that he would discover that accursed human instead.

“Human, you couldn’t have expected meeting me here, could you?” In the blink of an eye, Cruel appeared before the protective barrier. “The current you are just a fish in a net. There’s no way Your Utmost here is going to let you escape.”

The moment Lin Fan caught sight of Cruel, he could not help but gulp down his saliva.

“You must have gotten the wrong man! I’m not a human!” Lin Fan was nervous in his heart right now. Given his current strength, there was no way he was a match for this fella!

Just that Essence Spirit alone was nearly enough to have him killed. Now that his true body was here, wouldn’t he be squashed into a pancake for sure?

“Haha! To think that that cheap skank Fire Water Empress would take a liking to a human of this standard. Bow down before Your Utmost or you shall receive death.” Cruel’s aura was supreme. Just that aura alone was enough to send shivers down Lin Fan’s spine.

‘So strong! Seems like the difference between Yours Truly and him is still quite substantial.’

“Benefactor, what should we do?” Reverend Shakya was trembling right at this moment. He was truly afraid. Now that he was before an Utmost Being of the Ancient race, no matter how deep a Buddhist nature he had, he was still scared sh*tless at this moment.

Lin Fan truly did not know what to say any longer. That old man had truly f*cked him up big time now!

“Screw that sht! What can an Ancient race being such as yourself do to Yours Truly? Fine, you’re right. Yours Truly is the Motherfcking Human King, Lin Fan, who specializes in culling the Ancient race dogs. Come at me if you’ve got what it takes! Today, if Yours Truly were to bat an eyelid, Yours Truly would even follow your surname!” Lin Fan was angered by now. This Ancient race being had insulted him time and time again. This was intolerable!

Wasn’t a fight all he wanted? Even though he knew that he couldn’t match up to the Utmost Being, one must never lose their dignity!

“Benefactor, p-please calm down! You must not anger him at all costs!” Reverend Shakya remarked hurriedly.

“There’s no way I can calm down. If I’m unhappy, I fck them up. So what if it’s the Utmost Being of the Ancient race? Today, we’ll work hand in hand to fck up the Utmost Being! We’ll see who’s the stronger one then!” Based on the current situation, there was no use crying for mercy at all.

This old man was too damn bloody savage! At the same time, Lin Fan could have never imagined that the Utmost Being would find his way here.

“Courting death!” Cruel’s face turned green with rage as he grabbed at the protective barrier with his palm.

Clang!

The protective barrier vibrated immensely and a massive surge of energy rippled out. Even Lin Fan could sense that repressive pressure.

“HAHA! And you call yourself an Utmost Being of the Ancient race. To think that you can’t even break open a protective barrier!” Lin Fan jeered out really loudly. However, his laughter was more terrible than it could have ever been.

At this moment, worry was the least accurate emotion to describe Lin Fan’s mood right now. Even his heart was thumping furiously.

“Hmph! Even if it’s the protective barrier of Feng Qingzi, it will not stand up against the might of Your Utmost! Get destroyed!” The abysmal hand of Cruel descended from the sky and squeezed onto that protective barrier. Instantly, a tremendous amount of power rippled forth from it.

Creak.

Dense cracks began to appear on the surface of the protective barrier as though it could shatter apart at any moment.

“Benefactor, what should we do? This Utmost Being is trying to kill us!” Reverend Shakya was fearful now. Even though he had not personally had a taste of the powers of the Utmost Being, he knew that this was an invincible being.

“Don’t worry. No need to fret.” Lin Fan’s brain was fluttering rapidly right now. However, no matter how long he took to think, he couldn’t come up with any good ideas at all.

Looking at that calm expression on Lin Fan’s face, Reverend Shakya began to regain his composure as well. To Reverend Shakya, the only reason why Benefactor Lin could be so composed right now must be because he had thought up of some plan or something.

“Your Utmost here shall ensure that you undergo endless torments and suffer harshly. Evidently, that piece of trash Gleaming Blood Lord has already fallen in your hands.” The Utmost Being, Cruel, laughed coldly. Meanwhile, the power in his arm was increasing.

Lin Fan knew that this protective barrier of the old man was not going to hold out for much longer. Once this protective barrier shattered, it would be the time of their deaths.

The thought of hiding within the Heaven and Earth Smelt did come across his mind. However, if he had to hide within, it would be really messed up. By then, he would be under the control of the Ancient race forever.

“HAHA! Go to hell!” The Utmost Being hollered out as a torrential aura burst forth from him, causing the entire world to darken.

Lin Fan could no longer keep his cool anymore as he started slapping out at the protective barrier. “Old man! Hurry up and come save our lives! This mess was created by you! You can’t just sit back and watch us die for nothing!”

Looking at the state Lin Fan was in right now, Reverend Shakya was almost close to tears. “Benefactor! Didn’t you say that you weren’t afraid?”

“What crap are you still spouting? Hurry up and call for help with me!” Lin Fan was exasperated right now. Bloody hell! Was it really that easy putting on an act? This person before them right now was the Utmost Being!

“Senior! Please save us!” Reverend Shakya screamed out.

“Old fellow, I’m convinced now! Save us!” Lin Fan yelled out in a bout of snot and tears.

This life of his was what Lin Fan cherished the most. If he had to die in such a humiliating manner, it would be one hell of a loss for him!

“What should you be calling me?”

All of a sudden, a voice rang out from the void. This voice belonged to Feng Qingzi.

Lin Fan’s heart leaped with joy. He knew it! This old man hadn’t left at all!

And to Lin Fan, this old man was really one hell of a bloody harsh motherf*cker! In order to have him convinced, did he really have to go to this extent?

“Feng Qingzi, do you wish to interfere in this matter?” Cruel barked harshly into the void.

“Lad, let this old fellow ask you once more. What should you call me?” Feng Qingzi ignored Cruel’s question and asked out again.

“Y-you…!” Lin Fan was almost going to spit out blood right now. This was the first time he was forced to such an extent by someone. Cheap old man! This old man was simply way too cheap!

“Benefactor, hurry and go on with it! Otherwise, we’re going to die!” Reverend Shakya requested.

Lin Fan took in a deep breath, ‘Damn it, old fella. Fine. You’re tough.’

“Revered Master…” Lin Fan’s eyes were streaming down with tears of shame. He was being forced to do this.

“Haha. Are you finally convinced now?” Feng Qingzi was feeling pretty good right now.

“I am.” Lin Fan replied. He was totally disgraced today.

“HAHA! This old fellow has trodden across the Ancient Saint World and has never failed just yet. Now that you’re calling this old fellow your Revered Master, I’ll naturally watch over you.” Feng Qingzi chuckled out.

All of a sudden, a colossal hand broke out from the void and grabbed Cruel’s gigantic hand away from the protective barrier.

“Feng Qingzi, you’re breaking the rules here! Unless you’re wishing for the place you guard over to be overrun by the Ancient race?” Cruel seethed out in a sinister tone. To think that Feng Qingzi would dare to save someone in front of his face?

“Break the rules? Cruel, you’re trying to kill this old fellow’s beloved disciple here. Do YOU wish to incur the wrath of this old fellow? If the Ancient race dares to trample over the place which is guarded over by this old fellow, this old fellow shall destroy all the cities of the ANcient race as well.” Feng Qingzi’s expression changed, no longer that cheeky and childish one. In place of it was a domineering and ominous one, no weaker than an Utmost Being of the Ancient race.

“You dare?” Cruel roared.

“What wouldn’t I dare to? You’ve got to remember this. You had better not anger this old fellow here, or I shall speak of no ties with you. At the very same time when you guys are striking over at my guarded place, I can overrun and annihilate all of your Ancient race cities. Do you believe it? Try me.” Feng Qingzi’s tone was cold.

“Imposing…!” Lin Fan was initially in a tragic state. However, the sight of this old man acting as though he was a completely different person right now, Lin Fan was convinced. This motherf*cker was even cockier than Yours Truly!

He was so cocky that even Cruel could not rebuff his words! Such capabilities were something Lin Fan had to acknowledge as well.

“Hmph!” Feng Qingzi snorted coldly. Ignoring how terrible Cruel’s face was looking at that moment, he brought Lin Fan and Reverend Shakya with him into the void and left the place.