Chapter 742: Cultivate The Universal Elixir

“Could this skill of Purification really not even have that slightest chance of success here?”

Lin Fan was almost falling asleep on the couch right now. He did not know how many times he had used Purification by now. However, if he were to roughly estimate, it would be 10,000 times at least.

However, even though the effects were flashy each time, the impact was actually minuscule.

“Purify!”

The Buddha light wrapped around the entire place as all sorts of weird phenomenon occurred. The Buddha power of Purification was flushing over the bodies of these three old men. However, they could only feel some slight tremors in their hearts.

It was a feeling of breaking through the mold and being guided towards a fresh start in life. However, this feeling lasted momentarily before disappearing.

The three old men exchanged glances with one another. They were used to this by now.

Suddenly, they realized that this Lin Fan before them must be a lunatic. Obviously, his skill of Purification was far from accomplished and yet he wanted to purify them with it. Wasn’t this just a fool’s dream?

Given their Eight Desolates United cultivation state, if they could be reformed by this weak Purification power, they would have lived their lives for nothing.

“Little buddy, you’re not going to be able to purify us. How about letting us go?”

“That’s right. Little buddy, you’ve been at it for more than 10,000 times now. That resilience is worthy of admiration. I, the Saber Emperor, am willing to impart to you my ultimate moves.”

“Me too!”

Elder Immortal Xu had thought for a long time, wondering how he had fainted. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t get it at all. But, given the situation right now, he had thrown in the towel. He realized that this little buddy before him had a mental issue.

Lin Fan was pretty displeased at this point. His face then flushed up. ‘Yours Truly refuses to believe that there’s no chance of the skill of Purification working today!’

“Purify!”

“Purify!”

…

“Hais…!”

The three old fogeys sighed out in exasperation. After that, they let out a look of helplessness with nothing to look forward to. Since this was the case, then they could just let him purify as he wished.

The best would be for him to try purifying for a good eighty to hundred years. Perhaps the Utmost Being, Saint, might come searching for him and rescue them back by then.

And then, they went through another 10,000 attempts at Purification.

Lin Fan was stopping in anguish right now.

“This doesn’t make sense at all! Even crafting weapons have a slight possibility of creating a legendary weapon! This Purification doesn’t make any sense at all!”

“You only gain experience points after a successful Purification. But, if you don’t, you get jacksh*t experience points? That’s right, there must be something wrong with this!”

At this moment, Lin Fan could not help but enter a deep state of thought as his brain churned really quickly while an endless amount of knowledge streamed into his mind.

Suddenly, Lin Fan thought of a crucial point.

He had once played a game called ‘The Legend of Mir 2’. Within it was a wizard who had a Bewitching Light skill, the equivalent of Purification here. However, there was a prerequisite for it: The monsters had to be crippled. By then, the chances of them being converted would be significantly higher.

“Aiyo! Holy f*ck! How could I have taken such a long time to understand such a simple logic? These three old fogeys are no weaklings. And right now, they’re at their peak status. No wonder there is no chance of the Purification skill working at all!”

Lin Fan looked over at the three old fogeys and his brows twitched in happiness. Now that he had thought things through, he was way more confident than ever.

As for the three old fogeys, they could tell that something was amiss right now. The gaze that Lin Fan cast at them had their hearts beating a little faster.

“What do you intend to do?” The three of them felt a chilling sensation entering their hearts due to a bad feeling.

“Hehehe… Nothing…” Lin Fan chuckled out calmly. No matter what, he had to give it a shot.

Lin Fan gripped his fist tightly, “Don’t worry. Yours Truly will be gentle.”

“Little buddy, we can talk things through! We’re all living beings of the thousands of races!” Elder Immortal Xu felt his heart thumping even faster at the sight of this guy before him.

“Hehehe…”

A sinister laughter came out of Lin Fan’s mouth. The sound of it was extremely shivering.

“Saber Emperor, Spear Emperor… Seems like we’re destined to die here today.”

“I’m not willing to accept this! After hundreds and thousands of years, how can I possibly die here? Your Emperor here is only one step away from attaining that Eternal God state!”

The three old fellows clamored amongst themselves, venting the indignance in their hearts.

At that instant, Lin Fan took action. Without any hesitation, he punched out with a calm aura as though there was no killing intent behind it. However, for the Saber Emperor and the Spear Emperor, this punch was ever so horrifying, as though they had just met with the Devil himself.

Blood Bursting Fist of the North Star!

Boom! Wham! Bam! Thump!

“NOOOO!!!”

The tragic cries were relentless. By now, the Saber Emperor and the Spear Emperor were thoroughly fearful of this move.

“Haha! Spear Emperor! Saber Emperor! Isn’t this just a normal punch? Why are you so scared?” Elder Immortal Xu asked indignantly.

“Y-you…!” Looking at how fearless Elder Immortal Xu was, the Saber Emperor and the Spear Emperor had to give it to him. However, when they saw how his face turned pale right after, they sighed out deeply.

They did not know what sort of skills this guy was actually cultivating. Why the hell were each of them sicker than the other?

Blood Bursting Fist of the North Star!

As though he was possessed at this moment, Lin Fan’s hands and legs moved nonstop as they rained down on the three old men.

With the restriction of the Mythical Parasol Tree, those three old men were rendered immobile. They could only accept the fists of Lin Fan like raindrops on their faces.

Bam!

Bam!

Along with the passage of time, the auras of the three old men turned weaker.

Lin Fan’s eyes shone with a glint, “Alright! Seems like it’s about time now!”

“Purify!”

‘Ding…Purification failure.’

‘Ding…Purification failure.’

…

Yet another round of countless failures…. However, this time around, Lin Fan did not lose faith. With the Buddhist light shining brightly, countless Buddhas surrounded the three old fogeys while chanting out sutras.

At this moment, Lin Fan’s face was benevolent. It seemed as though he was the most compassionate man in the world right now. That Buddha heart of his shone down on the entire world.

“Purify… Repent for your sins now and you shall be absolved of all crimes.”

Lin Fan’s voice boomed out like thunder that revolved around the minds of the three old fogeys endlessly.

The malevolent faces of the three old fogeys were starting to change gradually. They were turning merciful as that ominous intent that laid deep within their hearts was vanishing slowly as well.

From the get go, one could tell that these three old fogeys were immensely strong. Even though they were always greeting people with smiles, one could tell that they were vicious and cruel beings who possessed an intense killing aura behind those smiling faces of theirs.

“Amitabha.”

‘Ding…Purification success.’

‘Ding…Experience Points +100,000’

‘Ding…Congratulations. Purification has leveled up.’

…

At this moment, Lin Fan’s heard leaped with joy. Indeed! It was as he had expected! Most people might have to train up this skill of Purification slowly all the way down from the very bottom. However, for Lin Fan with his system, all sorts of possibilities laid in front of him. Otherwise, how was it befitting to call it ‘The Strongest System’?

‘Ding…Congratulations. Purification Level 19.’

Suddenly, Lin Fan was starting to realize that the Buddha’s Light of Purification within his body was getting more intense. In fact, it had even transformed into different figures of Purifying Buddhas.

Now that he had purified three Divine celestial level 9 state beings in a row, Lin Fan had brought his skill of Purification to this state. If he were to level it just one more time, it would be time for it to evolve.

“I’ve just discovered the most beautiful scene that awaits me in this world. The true path I should undertake is to follow by the side of my Master.”

Elder Immortal Xu, Saber Emperor, and the Spear Emperor had let go of all attachments right now and were leaning towards Lin Fan with utmost conviction.

Lin Fan grinned out and slammed down with his palm as a massive burst of aura exploded out. Instantly, it turned into a heaven encompassing gigantic hand that pinched the three old fogeys within it. With a tight squeeze, they exploded instantly.

Their powers, Paradise, Law, Universal Elixir, Essence Spirit, and every other attainment was converted into energy of its purest form and spread out within the Paradise.

‘Ding…Congratulations on killing Divine celestial level 9 state beings.’

…

‘Ding…Congratulations on leveling up.’

‘Ding…Cultivation State: Divine celestial level 8, Universal Elixir state.’

“The three of you old fogeys are worth jacksh*t to Yours Truly. It’s more than enough to kill you guys and take the experience points that I require.”

BOOM!

All of a sudden, the energy within Lin Fan’s body burst forth.

Divine celestial level 8, Universal Elixir state.

At this moment, Lin Fan had to cultivate the Universal Elixir.

Translator’s Thoughts

 Lam_

Okay! 2 more states to go! I’m all ready for us to start whooping some asses!

Chapter 743: This Is Really F*cked Up!

The Paradise vibrated as the crystallized walls started pulsating, as though they were made of flesh and blood. Lin Fan’s powers transformed into a Colossal Dragon that coiled itself around him.

At this moment, Lin Fan bolted forth from his Paradise as a massive surge of energy burst out of his body.

Things would work when the conditions were right. At the moment when his experience points requirement was fulfilled, Lin Fan experienced a change in his body.

BOOM!

The sky was filled with thunderclouds as lightning snakes squirmed around them. Within the Paradise, the thousands and thousands of living beings bellowed out as the vast powers surged within Lin Fan’s body.

“Our Master! He’s trying to cultivate the Universal Elixir! Everyone, come on out!” The Spirit of Biggra floated out as he looked at the situation outside the Paradise right now.

Pshew! Pshew!

The Big Ancient Demon bolted out from within his Demon City. Within that thick and dense Demonic Qi stood a country of demons whose might threatened the world beneath.

The Thunder Trainer King started changing Buddhist chants as the aura around him turned even more mystifying. However, at this moment when he pointed out with his finger, an infinite Buddhist light of immense brightness shone out.

“Skill of Reform! Dao of Purification!”

“The Seven Emotions and Six Sensory Pleasures! Dao of the Heart Demon!”

“Doomsday Living Spirit! Dao of Calamity!”

“Destruction Firmament! Dao of Destruction!”

“Rebirth of the Blood Sea! Dao of the Blood Sea!”

…

At this moment, all sorts of Skill Spirits started howling out as well as an endless light beam shot forth from them. Within this beam was contained everything that had ever existed, as it was so strong that it could almost cleave the world apart.

Lin Fan floated up into the void with a stern expression. Right now, the strange phenomenon was getting way too huge. However, the arrow was nocked on the bow right now. There was no way he could stop firing at this moment.

“Roc’s Breath! Devour the world!”

Lin Fan opened his mouth as a bright voice boomed out. The void started quaking furiously as countless black vortices appeared behind his back.

A monstrous suction power formed vigorously as everything within the world started gravitating towards it, as though they no longer had any way to resist at all.

Saint Spirit Qi from a radius of millions of miles started gathering over as well as they formed a gigantic dragon that descended down from the Heavens.

“The disturbance is really way too phenomenal! Just how profound is my foundation? For most normal powerful beings, when they form their Universal Elixir, they would only take in the Saint Spirit Qi of a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles, that’s all!”

Lin Fan had read intensively by now. This was especially the case after he had read through that Review of Cultivation gifted by Feng Qingzi.

Now that the impact was this big, things were looking a little dangerous.

…

In all directions in the lands far away…

Countless powerful beings could sense this phenomenal change that was happening.

“The Heaven and Earth are quaking and the Saint Spirit Qi in the air is all gone! Who in the world is cultivating their Universal Elixir?”

“Tyrannical! This is really tyrannical! To think that he could suck dry every single last drop of Saint Spirit Qi within the void! This is practically a pillage!”

The faces of countless hidden powerful beings changed all of a sudden as they could sense this tremendous change in their hearts.

Countless Ancient race beings were moving out in armies as well after sensing the change that was going on right now.

Guarded Ground…

Feng Qingzi was chatting merrily with the elderly figure. However, all of a sudden, his face changed as he looked over into the distance.

“This is bad. The lad’s cultivating his Universal Elixir! However, why would there be such a huge disturbance?! Isn’t he just looking for death!?”

Feng Qingzi did not dare to think more or hesitate as he immediately delved into the void in Lin Fan’s direction.

At this moment, Lin Fan’s body was expanding rapidly as though it could explode at any moment. However, he suppressed it back and returned to normal once more.

“This Saint Spirit Qi here is really way too much! If not for the suppression from the system, I would have long exploded from it!”

Right now, Lin Fan still had no idea about the troubles that he might have to face from here on forth. However, he knew that now that he had started on cultivating the Universal Elixir, there was no way of stopping things at this point.

Lin Fan realized that every single blood cell within his body had a single Saint Spirit Dragon wrapping around them.

“ARGH!”

Suddenly, Lin Fan’s skin was tearing apart as blood started dripping out of every single pore of his body. In the blink of an eye, Lin Fan was turned into a bloodied man.

“F*ck! Just how much more is there? Every single cell within my body is already at its max capacity! If this were to continue, I would really explode to death!”

Lin Fan’s face changed as his powers started churning.

The life force of the Mythical Parasol Tree flushed through his body as, causing his cells to divide on their own.

Within his Inner World…

A small little golden, sparkling Universal Elixir that was about the size of a soybean was revolving furiously, covered by a shroud of mist that resembled a galaxy.

“Master, we’re coming!”

All of the many Skill Spirits were standing guard around this Universal Elixir.

“Yes.” Lin Fan nodded his head.

“Roc’s Descent!”

Lin Fan’s body jerked momentarily as a great amount of power ruptured forth. Instantly, an illusory figure of a million feet tall Roc stood behind Lin Fan.

“Universal Elixir, Cultivate!”

Lin Fan shouted out as the endless Saint Spirit Qi that had entered his body went berserk at this moment. The Universal Elixir within his Inner World that had suddenly received such an astronomical amount of Saint Spirit Qi instantly turned stronger.

“All of the infinite Dao… Gather together!”

All of the Skill Gods transformed themselves and fused into that Universal Elixir in a single moment.

Each time a Skill God entered it, a single thread would form on the surface of that golden shimmering Universal Elixir.

This was the Thread of the Dao.

Right now, all the skills that Lin Fan had learned were already pretty strong to a certain extent. As such, they had already attained the Dao of the skills.

For the Universal Elixir to be formed, everything was in place by now.

The Universal Elixir was where the secrets of the universe lied.

This soybean sized Universal Elixir was getting stronger by the second.

Gradually, it was as big as a Longan.

Next thing Lin Fan knew, it was as big as a pearl.

Lin Fan’s aura was getting monstrously huge as well as the void around him was long torn apart by him. The void currents that were leaking out were wrapping around his body like banners.

…

“HAHA…!”

Just at this moment, a howl like laughter broke out from the void as a gigantic golden arm reached out through all the void currents. It was as huge as the Heavens, and the entire world seemed to be dimming down because of it.

Lin Fan jerked his head up and felt his spirits rattled, “Something big is going to happen!”

Just a single look over and Lin Fan knew that this gigantic arm wasn’t something that he could defend against. Especially not now when he was at the most crucial moment of cultivating his Universal Elixir.

Lin Fan’s mind went to the Heaven and Earth Smelt instantly. Seemed like he could only hide within that to tide through this at this moment.

But in the blink of an eye, Lin Fan started wondering as well.

If he were to hide within the Heaven and Earth Smelt, then all his efforts that he had spent thus far cultivating this Universal Elixir would be wasted, wouldn’t they?

‘This is one hell of a f*cked up situation!’

At this moment, the boundless power was slamming out at his face. The sheer force of that power was causing Lin Fan’s body to shiver unsteadily as the Universal Elixir within his body began to tremble as well.

‘For someone to have a power of this level, it should definitely be an Utmost Being of the Ancient race!’

Given Lin Fan’s current powers, anything below an Utmost Being would just be f*cked by him anyhow. But, the momentum that was brought forth by this single palm was enough to have Lin Fan feeling jittery inside him. Therefore, this must definitely be an Utmost Being.

‘F*ck you! It’s not like Yours Truly has murdered your entire family or something! Aren’t I just cultivating a Universal Elixir here? Why do you have to come at me like this?’

Lin Fan cussed in his heart.

“To think that you would grow to such an extent. Since this is the case, you must definitely not be allowed to stay alive.” The booming voice had a magnitude similar to mountains as it pummelled down towards Lin Fan.

Under the might of this single palm, even the shape of the world was starting to change.

Ever since Lin Fan had entered the Ancient Saint World, he had been extremely audacious, and had slain countless Ancient race beings.

Now that the phenomenon of him cultivating his Universal Elixir was this great, it was sensed by an Utmost Being instantly who was bent on killing him.

…

Chapter 744: Impending Danger

“Saint, how about we hold this off for a little bit. You let me finish cultivating my Universal Elixir first, THEN we go for a good fight later on, eh?”

Lin Fan was thoroughly exasperated right now. This was the most critical moment right now! This was practically taking away his life!

No matter what Lin Fan said, Saint neither bothered nor replied. He just increased the strength within that palm of his. If this palm were to plummet down, given Lin Fan’s current situation, he would most likely die with a single hit.

“F*ck! I gave you some face, but you didn’t take it! You had better pray that Yours Truly doesn’t get a chance to come back! Otherwise, I’ll definitely whack you into the sky!”

Lin Fan bellowed out.

“Hurry up! Faster, please!”

The speed at which the Universal Elixir was churning increased rapidly. However, if Lin Fan did not come up with a plan soon, not only would his Universal Elixir not be completed, he might not even get to keep his life!

The pressure was getting intense as the sweat on Lin Fan’s forehead dripped down in huge beads.

Did he really have to stop the cultivation of his Universal Elixir right now and just retreat into his Heaven and Earth Smelt?

Lin Fan was hesitant right now. He wasn’t willing to accept defeat if it came like this.

Ever since he had ascended into this world, everything had been smooth sailing for him. Since when had he encountered a situation like this?

Lin Fan knew that if he were to successfully cultivate the Universal Elixir, there would not be many powerful beings in this world who would be able to take his life from then on.

“Saint, I’ll give it to you this time around! But, mark my words! One day, Yours Truly is going to have you stomped under my feet!” Lin Fan bellowed out, ready to stop everything right now.

He did not know what the consequences of him doing so would be. But, he knew that if he didn’t do so, he might very well just lose his life right here.

“Saint, are you really going to attack someone under this old man?”

Just at this moment, a figure tore through the void and appeared right before Lin Fan.

“Revered Master!”

Looking at who it was that had appeared, Lin Fan’s heart leaped with joy. That rock that was pressing down on his heart right now was relieved instantly.

With this old man around, his life would be safe for sure!

“Disciple, just continue cultivating. Your Revered Master shall handle everything here.” Feng Qingzi raised his hand and, the palm of the Utmost Being Saint dissipated instantly.

“Saint, this is the disciple of this old man here. Are you trying to wage a war with us?” Feng Qingzi glared at Saint with a hardened tone that was unfazed by the pressure.

Seeing the reverberations caused by his disciple’s cultivation of the Universal Elixir, Feng Qingzi was startled as well.

This sort of a phenomenon was practically heaven-defying. To think that the Saint Spirit Qi in a radius of a million miles would be sucked dry instantly!

Even a powerful being of Divine celestial level 10, Eternal God state might not be able to achieve something like this!

When Feng Qingzi caught sight of the threads that were on the surface of his disciple’s Universal Elixir, he was even more astonished.

To think that his disciple would be able to push these many skills up to the state of Dao! Even if it were a supreme genius of this world, they might not be able to achieve the same feat!

Just this point alone and Feng Qingzi knew that he must keep this lad alive, no matter what.

The reason for the Guarded Ground’s existence was to retain seeds of change, so that they could continue fighting against the Ancient race.

As for Feng Qingzi, Lin Fan was his hope.

“Feng Qingzi, are you trying to stop Your Utmost here?” Utmost Being Saint blasted out. Today, he had the heart to kill Lin Fan right here.

Now that the Gleaming Blood Lord had seemingly evaporated from the world, Saint knew that it must have been done by this human here.

“This old man has no intentions of stopping you. However, he is the disciple of this old man. If you want to cause harm to him, this old man wouldn’t mind going for a good round with you.” Feng Qingzi’s expression was stern. Even though the outcome of him going against the Utmost Being was a 50-50 match, the calamity that would ensue from it was definitely unimaginable.

As such, unless there was a dire need to do so, Feng Qingzi was not willing to exchange blows with the Utmost Being.

Many powerful beings had gathered from all directions right now. However, when they caught sight of the Utmost Being, the colors drained from their faces. Some of them ran away instantly in order to safeguard their lives.

“That’s the Utmost Being Saint! And that old man there, he seems to be the Guardian of the Guarded Ground!”

“Then, who is that young man over there? To think that he would create such a phenomenon through cultivating his Universal Elixir! This is unimaginable!”

“Hurry up and leave! If they were to fight, we’d definitely suffer from the collateral damage!”

…

Now that Feng Qingzi was around, Lin Fan was able to focus every bit of his attention on cultivating his Universal Elixir. However, there was something that was bugging him still. What was up with the system this time around?

Back in the past, breaking through states was something that happened instantaneously. Why did he have to cultivate the Universal Elixir on his own right now? Could it be that the foundation of his powers was way too profound, that even the system was unable to cultivate it for him instantly?

“Hurry up! I’ve got to hurry it up!” Even Lin Fan was getting anxious at this moment right now.

That glimmering Universal Elixir floated up into the sky gently as a series of tremendous aura burst forth from it. This aura was incredibly strong. Even the Utmost Being Saint frowned on sensing it, showing his surprise towards this.

‘This living being must be slain. If I were to let him grow, he might be another being like the Fire Water Empress.’ The Utmost Being Saint’s mind was fluttering as he secretly made his resolve.

The thought of the Fire Water Empress was one that was troubling for the Ancient race. That was a Female Empress who had reincarnated countless times, an existence that had grown from an ant like being to one that caused even the Ancient race to feel shivers over.

If there were a second being just like her, then it would be a calamity for the Ancient race.

“Feng Qingzi, you are the Guardian of the Guarded Ground. However, right now, you’re overstepping your boundaries. Do you really think the Ancient race is one you can just bully over? Fine then. Today, it’s time to see if you’ve improved over the past thousands of years.”

The moment the Utmost Being Saint struck, the void currents in all directions began to culminate. Instantly, a long spear was formed from them.

This spear was filled with a strong killing intent. In fact, there was even a Weapon Spirit that was howling within.

With just the flip of his palm, a Lower Graded Utmost Treasure was formed.

A method as such was enough for everyone to feel chills down their spines.

Feng Qingzi did not dare to be careless as well. Even though he was a powerful being who had obtained the Eternal God Seat, this Utmost Being Saint here was no weaker than him.

In fact, if one were to consider their base foundations, the Utmost Being Saint would even have an edge over Feng Qingzi.

Feng Qingzi’s white robes started fluttering without any wind as a Half Mooned Golden Chakram revolved behind his back. The moment this Half Mooned Golden Chakram appeared, day and night exchanged places as the sky turned into a dark one, with stars all over.

An endless power of starlight shone down on this Half Mooned Golden Chakram as it emanated out with a chilling glow.

“Feng Qingzi, that Half Mooned Golden Chakram is something that belongs to the Ancient race. It’s a pity that there was a traitor within the Ancient race who gave that to you. But, it doesn’t matter. Today, Your Utmost Being is going to take it back from you.” The Utmost Being Saint scoffed coldly as he drew out two frosty streaks of light from his eyes. In a jiffy, he tore through the void and appeared before Feng Qingzi.

For a powerful being of that level, any simple move made by them could practically shake the entire world and devastate the universe.

Feng Qingzi wasn’t shaken at all as his long white hair danced in the sky. That long white beard of his rose up and penetrated into the void, encompassing the sky around them instantly.

At this moment, Lin Fan’s attention was fully engrossed in cultivating his Universal Elixir, so he did not pay much attention to everything happening around him. However, he knew that the fight between that old man and the Utmost Being Saint must be really intense.

Right now, the entire Ancient Saint World was feeling the tremors.

All the powerful beings could sense two monstrous forces opposing each other and spreading out slowly within the whole Ancient Saint World.

It was rare for something as such to happen within the Ancient Saint World after all.

They did not know what was happening right now.

“Universal Elixir! Unbridled and limitless!”

Suddenly, Lin Fan shouted out, causing a series of gigantic cyclones to form around him. These cyclones were like dragons that sucked in every single bit of Saint Spirit Qi around them.

The Universal Elixir that was glimmering within his Inner World was now more luminous than ever. It was bedazzling like the days and nights of the universe, bringing with it an unrivaled might.

“DAO CULTIVATED! UNIVERSAL ELIXIR COMPLETED!”

Suddenly, Lin Fan bellowed out as his entire body took on a shade of gold, as though a Heavenly God had just descended down.

PSHEW!

“ANT-LIKE LIVING BEING… DIE FOR YOUR UTMOST BEING HERE!”

In one billionth of a second, the void behind Lin Fan quaked intensely, as a gigantic hand tore through the void and grabbed out at him.

Lin Fan felt his heart sink down as a chilling feeling shot down his entire spine. A never before feeling of impending doom surged up into his mind. The speed of this gigantic hand was way too fast! As though it had sealed the time of the surrounding space, there was no chance for anyone to retaliate at all!

Pierce.

Translator’s Thoughts

![Lam_]

Holy shit. Is Lin Fan’s body going to be able to take this? Or will Feng Qingzi take the blow for him? Or is it all just another bait? Find out in the next chapter of The Strongest System! 😛

Chapter 745: Who’s Afraid Of Whom? Let’s Harm One Another Then!

Lin Fan’s incredibly tough body was pierced by that gigantic hand.

‘Ding…Eternal God Body Experience Points +1,000,000.’

By now, Lin Fan was no longer concerned about the notification from the system. The thing that Lin Fan was frightful of right now was the fact that the gigantic hand had not only pierced through his body, it had even extended itself into his Inner World.

“Prevent! I’ve got to prevent this guy from succeeding!”

All the skills burst forth as the living beings within the Paradise hollered out.

“Hmph! You wanna stop Your Utmost here? You must be dreaming.” Under a single slap, every single bit of resistance was futile as the palm came before the face of the Universal Elixir.

“You want to cultivate the Universal Elixir before me? That’s a fool’s dream.”

That gigantic arm grabbed hold of the Universal Elixir within it. No matter how hard the Universal Elixir struggled, it was all useless.

“Not good!” Feng Qingzi, who was engaged in battle with the Utmost Being Saint right now, suddenly took a change of expression when he noticed what was going on with Lin Fan right now.

To think that Cruel would appear here as well!

“HAHA! Feng Qingzi, your disciple is as good as wasted right now! The Universal Elixir is already in the hands of Cruel right now! Do you think that you’ve got the capabilities of protecting him still?” The Utmost Being Saint laughed out wildly.

“You’ve planned this from the very beginning!” Feng Qingzi’s eyes were reddened with rage as he shouted out.

“Hmph! Now that another living being with an unlimited potential has appeared in the midst of the thousands of races, Your Utmost here would naturally not allow him to continue growing as such. Now that the outcome is already determined, are you still intent on dueling all the way through?” The eyes of Saint were extremely vicious right now.

Feng Qingzi’s breathing was getting heavier right now. To think that the Utmost Being Cruel would cross the boundaries to head over here. This was something he hadn’t expected at all.

“Cruel, you had better put down that Universal Elixir for this old man here!” How could Feng Qingzi allow Lin Fan to be crippled here like this? If he were to lose the Universal Elixir, all of his efforts from before would have been for naught!

No matter how high Lin Fan’s potential was, he would turn into a handicapped person from that point on and truly turn into an ant like existence forever!

“Feng Qingzi, your opponent is me!” Utmost Being Saint instantly blocked the path forward. “Cruel, destroy his Universal Elixir and kill that ant!”

Cruel was laughing out maniacally right now as the hatred within his heart was seeping out. This ant like living being had killed countless of his underlings, and had caused him to bow his head down in shame in front of the other Utmost Beings.

For Cruel, that was an intolerable humiliation he had to go through.

“Ant, your death has arrived! From the very day you offended Your Utmost Being here, your fate has already been determined!” Utmost Being Cruel laughed out in a frenzy. With a jerk, he pulled out his palm from within Lin Fan’s body.

“Cruel, your happiness has arrived way too early!” Lin Fan’s face was entirely pale right now as he grabbed onto Cruel’s hand. “Yours Truly is not someone you can bully this easily!”

“Heaven and Earth Smelt!”

BOOM!

All of a sudden, the entire world trembled as the Heaven and Earth Smelt appeared in the sky all of a sudden. That vicissitude aura flushed through the entire world.

“What’s that? How could the aura of it be this strong?” When the Utmost Being Saint caught sight of that Heaven and Earth Smelt, his face changed into one of disbelief.

Feng Qingzi was slightly startled as well due to the Heaven and Earth Smelt.

From the Heaven and Earth Smelt, he could sense an extremely destructive aura, as though everything in the world would have to bow down to its might. This wasn’t even an Utmost Treasure! However, the aura was way stronger than an Utmost Treasure!

“What’s this shit…?” Cruel’s arm was still within Lin Fan’s body right now. When he caught sight of this humongous object, he froze up as well.

“This is a sh*t that will take your life!”

Lin Fan was close to scolding his mother by now. These guys were giving him no chance at all! All Yours Truly was trying to do was to cultivate out a Universal Elixir, wasn’t it? Did they have to f*ck up Yours Truly like that?!

A single Utmost Being wasn’t enough that they had to bloody sneak one more in? Enough was enough!

Now that the Universal Elixir was in the hands of Cruel, it would be a fool’s dream if Lin Fan thought that he could break free of his grip. But at the same time, it was an even bigger dream if Cruel thought that he could just steal Yours Truly’s Universal Elixir like that.

“You…!” Cruel had not expected things to turn out like this! From the unknowns, he could sense an ominous feeling surging up his mind, warning him of danger. He wanted to retreat, but it was all too late.

“Get in here!”

The Heaven and Earth Smelt could refine anything in this world. And, this was Lin Fan’s only method of destroying everything indiscriminately.

So what if it were an Utmost Being of the Ancient race? In the face of the Heaven and Earth Smelt, everything must be destroyed equally.

In the blink of an eye, the Utmost Being Cruel and Lin Fan disappeared from where they were.

“Where is this?!” The Utmost Being Cruel looked at everything around him as his face took a huge turn into one of disbelief.

“Cruel, I’m giving you one last chance to let go of Yours Truly’s Universal Elixir!” Lin Fan was glaring the Utmost Being Cruel in the face right now. There was only the distance of an arm between them.

“Ant, you’ve got to be dreaming!” Now that Cruel was holding on to Lin Fan’s Universal Elixir with a death grip, there was naturally no way he was going to let go of it. “Do you think that you can rest easy just by trapping Your Utmost Being in here? Wait till Your Utmost Being kills you…”

“You’re not going to get the chance to.”

Lin Fan did not wait for Cruel to continue with his crap as he started smelting instantly.

All of a sudden, horrifying flames blazed within the Heaven and Earth Smelt.

“ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

Snakes of fire coiled around everywhere. Under the might of the smelt, even Lin Fan could not withstand it despite his current physical body state.

‘Ding…Eternal God Body Experience Points +100,000.’

…

Two tragic cries rang out together. Cruel could only feel his consciousness, in fact, his entire soul enduring an endless torment that was so painful that he could literally die now.

This feeling was bringing forth fear towards Cruel.

“I’ll give you one last chance! Are you going to let go or not? If you do, I’ll let you out! Otherwise, you’ll just have to die here!” Lin Fan’s skin was tearing apart as he sweated profusely. Even a single breath of smelting within this place was more than enough for Lin Fan to endure.

This was no ordinary smelt.

Not only was it unbearable for one’s body, even one’s soul and consciousness would undergo an equal amount of torment. This wasn’t something that any ordinary beings could handle at all.

“ANT… LET GO OF ME!” Cruel screamed out. There was a hint of fear hidden deep within his eyes.

Even though he was the weakest of the eight Utmost Beings, he was still an Eternal God state being who had obtained an Eternal God Seat no matter what! He wasn’t someone who could be compared to those Pseudo Eternal God state beings.

But, that flame just now disregarded all his powers entirely and was incinerating his body directly! That was something extremely horrific for Cruel.

“You let go!” Lin Fan’s breathing was heavy. In order to let Cruel know of his strength, he had purposely increased the power of smelting within this place to a certain degree.

“ANT, YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS TO SPEAK TO ME ABOUT TERMS! I’LL JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW LONG MORE YOU CAN ENDURE!” Cruel blasted out. “I AM ONE OF THE UTMOST BEINGS OF THE ANCIENT RACE. HOW CAN SOMEONE LIKE YOU COMPARE TO ME?”

“You’re belittling me. How dare you try to bargain with me when Yours Truly would even dare to torment himself? Forget it. Today, whoever begs for mercy shall be a dog then!” Lin Fan was angered right now. He knew that Cruel was a tough nut to crack. But, if that were the only case, he was not going to be the first to bow down either.

“SMELT! SMELT FRANTICALLY! GO!”

Lin Fan bellowed out.

Instantly, an even scarier power of refinement burst forth.

“ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

The two screams of pain like that of pigs being slaughtered rang out together within the Heaven and Earth Smelt. This was a torment of the deepest level, one in which there was no way to fight back at all.

This was a sin of its own.

Translator’s Thoughts

![Lam_]

Holy shit? I did not expect Cruel to be here as well. Wow? So, who’s going to get them out of this predicament then?

Chapter 746: Torment One Another! We’re Both Resolute!

“So, are you letting go or not?”

After being smelted for a while, both Lin Fan and the Utmost Being Cruel could be considered to be on an even ground right now. Losing their limbs and legs would already be considered to be a good state in the current situation.

“Your Utmost Being is not going to let go!” Right now, the Utmost Being Cruel was sweating profusely, with bead-like drops of perspiration dripping down from his forehead with a splash. He was almost on the breaking point from all that pain.

But, if this were the only case, it still wasn’t enough for him to loosen his grip on the Universal Elixir.

“Come at me if you’ve got the guts! What sort of pain has Your Utmost not endured? You think that you can have Your Utmost bowing down in defeat over such a pain? Then, you’ve got to be looking down on me.” The gaze of the Utmost Being Cruel was harsh right now, filled with a frenzy. That hand of his which was gripping on to Lin Fan’s Universal Elixir was still shut tightly, with no intentions of letting up at all.

Lin Fan was enduring an urge to cry right now. All of these Ancient race beings were some bloody sickos! They were all lunatics! And, the Utmost Beings were practically the machine guns of the lunatics! He was evidently on the point of being unable to endure it, yet he was still talking tough!

If it were any normal sane man, they would have been scared pissing just looking at the crazed look of Cruel.

However, even if that were the case, so what?

Lin Fan wasn’t going to be afraid of that.

Since he was going to be tough, so was Lin Fan! If he wanted a competition of who was tougher, then he better come at it with everything!

Lin Fan did not say anything anymore as the Heaven and Earth Smelt vibrated once more.

Vrrrr! Vrrrr…!!!

The fiery flames were blazing as they brought forth torment from outside all the way in. Even if it were the toughest treasure in this entire world, it would have been smelted into ashes by now.

“Cruel, neither of us would need to speak anymore today! At the very most, we can both just die together! I’ll just have to see how much more you can endure!”

“ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

Lin Fan and Cruel glared at one another. Under this immense suffering, both of them were knocked kneeling on the ground. Their bodies were like clay slurries at this moment that were corroding nonstop.

The Inner World and foundation of Cruel was starting to quake as well. Even those uncountable years of cultivation gained through hard work couldn’t withstand this power of refinement here right now.

‘Just what sort of power is this?! Why can’t I endure it even with my ancient body as an Utmost Being of the Ancient race?!’ The heart of the Utmost Being Cruel was frightened right now. However, when he looked at the state of Lin Fan right now, he could not help but grit his teeth as well. He refused to believe that a puny human would be able to endure to such an extent!

‘Ding…Eternal God Body Experience Points +100,000.’

‘Ding…Congratulations on Eternal God Body leveling up. Level 7.’

‘F*ck! My physical body state did not level up at all! Damn it!’ Lin Fan’s heart was about to break down right now. However, in front of Cruel, he had to put on a strong front. He must not cower at all!

Right now, his physical body state was that of a Divine celestial level 8 state. If he were to level up, it would be Divine celestial level 9 state.

And, once he got to a Divine celestial level 9 state, how far could he possibly be from a Divine celestial level 10 state?

By that time, who else in this world would be able to kill Your Daddy?

So what if it were an Utmost Being who had obtained an Eternal God Seat? By then, Your Daddy could stand there and have them whack him for thousands and thousands of years, and even then, they might not be able to kill Your Daddy!

“F*ck! Come on then! Whoever bows down is a dog!” Lin Fan was enraged at this moment. Wasn’t it just to be smelted? One might as well bring it on!

The fresh blood within his body rumbled furiously as his body temperature reached a frightening degree. Under this temperature, just a single touch would be enough to burn anyone to death, let alone having it boil within his body.

“Heaven’s Will Utmost Being! Bestow and bless my Ancient body!”

The Utmost Being Cruel shouted out as a mystifying energy burst forth from his body and gathered above his head, before shooting out towards the void. However, all of a sudden, Cruel’s face changed as he realized in horror that the energy could not penetrate through these walls!

“Cruel, stop wasting your efforts. In this place, I am both the Heaven and Earth. This is isolated from the outside world. You were hoping for the Heaven’s Will to bless you? That’s a fool’s dream!”

The Ancient race were heavily blessed, as though they were the very son of the Heaven’s Will itself. If an Utmost Being were to receive the blessings from the Heaven’s Will, the power that would erupt forth would be astoundingly horrifying.

However, if he thought that he could receive the blessings from within this Heaven and Earth Smelt, he would undoubtedly be dreaming.

The Utmost Being Cruel glared at Lin Fan and opened his mouth in rage. Instantly, it transformed into a gigantic mouth that could devour the world. “I’M GOING TO EAT YOU UP!”

“DREAM ON!” Lin Fan bellowed out as the power of refinement within the Heaven and Earth Smelt shot up once more.

“ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

‘Ding…Eternal God Body Experience Points +120,000.’

‘Ding…Eternal God Body Experience Points +120,000.’

The Utmost Being Cruel howled out as his face turned ever more menacing. But, Lin Fan was nowhere better at this moment.

BAM!

One-third of their bodies were destroyed at this point.

Lin Fan endured this limitless and endless pain. The only bit of sanity left within his mind seemed as though it was about to collapse. This feeling had Lin Fan doubting his life entirely.

Mad. He had really gone mad!

Lin Fan’s mental state was about to crumble down as his entire person started going insane.

“SMELT! SMELT US ENTIRELY!”

Lin Fan’s eyes were bloodshot red as his expression turned ever more venomous. With the Heaven and Earth Smelt, it would be an extremely easy task for him to raise his physical body state to a peak state.

However, the equivalent suffering from that exchange was endless and boundless. That was a pain that could cause one to entirely lose their sanity.

With the existence of the system, Lin Fan believed that he would be able to become a powerful being who could rule over the entire universe through his hard work one fine day.

Therefore, unless there was really no other choice for him, Lin Fan would definitely not depend on the Heaven and Earth Smelt to raise his physical body state.

That was because every single time he was smelted, it was a world of torment for him.

Even the type of devastating pain that could be caused by the True Origins Crushing Kick was not even one out of 10,000 compared to the power of refinement.

“CRUEL, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU’VE FORCED ME TO DO! ARE YOU GOING TO LET GO?” Lin Fan screamed out, but his heart was extremely pained.

If this guy before him weren’t an Utmost Being of the Ancient race, he would have been smelted long before him! But, the guy before him WAS an Utmost Being.

Lin Fan had made a rough calculation. Given the current physical body state of the Utmost Being Cruel, if he wanted to kill off the other party, the only way was to die off with him.

“HAHAHA…!!!”

Cruel laughed out sinisterly, “Human! Your Utmost knows that you’re starting to feel fear! But, Your Utmost here isn’t afraid of death! For countless of thousands of years, Your Utmost has been through all sorts of pains and tortures! Yet, I’ve never once bowed down! And yet, someone like you thinks that he can get Your Utmost to bow down? You aren’t qualified just yet! Even if I have to die, Your Utmost will let you die with an insufferable pain!”

“The Universal Elixir is the root of your belonging! I’ll have you disappear into nothingness where your consciousness will not even get a chance at reincarnate!” The Utmost Being Cruel laughed out wildly. This was a crazed laughter.

“I AM CRUEL, AN UTMOST BEING OF THE ANCIENT RACE, A THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD IMMORTAL BEING THAT REIGNS OVER ALL THE LIVING BEINGS IN THIS WORLD! I HAVE FEARED NOTHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! YOU OUGHT TO BE PROUD OF YOURSELF FOR BEING ABLE TO FORCE YOUR UTMOST TO SUCH A STATE!”

“F*CK YOU! STILL BRAGGING BEFORE ME AT THIS POINT? F*CKING SMELT HIM!”

Lin Fan could not endure it anymore. To think that this Utmost Being Cruel would still think of flaunting himself before Lin Fan in such an insane manner! This was something that Lin Fan could not tolerate at all! And furthermore, he had even used a common phrase that Lin Fan loved to use while flaunting!

“ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

Before the Utmost Being Cruel could even finish his words, Lin Fan had raised the power of refinement once more. A series of pig slaughtering sounds rang out through the smelt, capable of bringing goosebumps to anyone who could have heard them.

Cruel grit his teeth harshly and was filled with immense bitterness. When he saw that crazed expression on the face of that human, he felt a deep part of his heart losing a portion of his courage.

While this was an infinitesimal feeling, this single seed of doubt was enough to crush Cruel.

He was an Utmost Being! How could he feel something such as fear?

“Cruel, you are an Utmost Being of the Ancient race while I am a lone man with nothing to lose. The fact that I can have an Utmost Being such as yourself accompany me to death is more than enough! However, everything you possess shall be gifted out to everyone else. All the other Utmost Beings would also feel spurned at your death in the hands of Yours Truly as well!” Lin Fan burst out laughing.

Actually, Lin Fan was really giving in right now as he acknowledged defeat in his heart. This was really pushing him to his limits with no chance at all!

Now that he had already pushed this far, the outcome of him continuing to push forth was obvious.

He would have to die.

It didn’t matter if he had the system.

Even the system couldn’t allow him to reincarnate for no reason.

However, he had already said it out: Whoever bowed first would be a dog.

Lin Fan didn’t want to be a dog man!

Since that was the case, they could only choose to continue hurting one another.

Translator’s Thoughts

![Lam_]

Well, I for one know that Lin Fan isn’t going to die because a drop of his blood is somewhere. Remember? 😉

But I would be quite excited to see how much of a mess it would cause for the ranks of the Ancient race if Cruel were to die here! Cheers!

Chapter 747: The Only Two Powerful Beings Of The Human Race

Everything that Lin Fan had just said was being knocked hard into the head of the Utmost Being Cruel.

Just as Lin Fan had said, even if he were to die, there would be a new Utmost Being of the Ancient race to take over from him. Everything that he possessed would be gifted to others. At the same time, he would be mocked by the other Utmost Beings.

This wasn’t something that Cruel could endure. He had not expected to have to pay with his life by coming here to slaughter this guy this time around.

And, within this mystifying treasure, even the Heaven’s Will could not be transmitted in. What else could he do?

Admit defeat?

The thought did cross his mind. However, as an Utmost Being of the Ancient race, how could he admit defeat? As such, the Utmost Being Cruel was still waiting.

Since this was the case, he could only continue to wait this out all the way.

To wait till someone acknowledged defeat first.

The Utmost Being Cruel had wanted to slaughter Lin Fan. Therefore, when he saw that Lin Fan had stepped into the territory of Saint, he was initially overwhelmed with joy.

However, now that he was thinking about it, if he were to pay with his life for killing this brat right here, it would totally not be worth it at all.

He should hand the headache over to Saint instead. At the same time, this kid could wreak havoc in Saint’s territory!

“Human! You admit defeat and let me out. Then I’ll let go of your Universal Elixir.” The Utmost Being Cruel said.

“Impossible. Yours Truly has never lost in my entire life. Even if someone has to admit defeat, it should be you.” Lin Fan truly wanted to admit defeat in his heart. However, he clenched down on his teeth and refused to bow down no matter what.

He had already obtained an answer right now. The inner heart of the Utmost Being Cruel had already started cowering. As long as this thought was something he was mulling over, things would be easy from here on.

So long as they could go through a few more rounds of smelting, the Utmost Being Cruel would be sure to bow down. By then, after his Universal Elixir were to return to its rightful place, he would be able to come up with all sorts of plans against this guy.

“Hmph! You’ve got to be dreaming if you want Your Utmost here to acknowledge defeat!” The Utmost Being Cruel replied harshly.

“Alright, since that’s the case, let us continue then. Yours Truly will just have to see how long more you can hold on for!” Lin Fan set his resolve. Now that things had come to this, he might as well just bear with it till the end.

BOOM!

The power of refinement struck out once more.

The eyes of both Lin Fan and Cruel shone with a frightful look. However, the expression on their faces were equally unfazed.

“This sort of torment is nothing!” The Utmost Being Cruel declared sternly.

“Huehue.” Lin Fan sniggered out, expressing his disdain.

With this power of refinement that tore at their very spirits, the fact that these two could still face it like this showed the hardened wills of both of them, which was worth admiring.

‘ARGH!!!”

…

Instantly, that pig slaughtering sound rang out once more. This time around, the power of refinement was way stronger than before.

‘Ding…Eternal God Body Experience Points +150,000.’

Lin Fan had long forgotten how many times the notifications from the system had rung out by now. Under this power of refinement, Lin Fan was not the only one yelling out in pain. All the living beings within his Paradise were on the brink of breaking down as well.

The Big Ancient Demon that was within the Demon City howled out continuously as an endless amount of demonic powers burst forth. However, under this power of refinement, it was destroyed instantly.

The Thunder Trainer King shone with a bright golden shade and had a composed expression. However, his body was as broken as it could be while he was still cultivating that skill of Purification.

Outside…

The battle between Feng Qingzi and the Utmost Being Saint had long caused the entire world to practically topple over. When two powerful beings fought, even if it were just a single breath, it would be enough to destroy a single part of the entire world.

“Feng Qingzi! You don’t have to dream of leaving alive today as well! It’s long due for one of the four great Guarded Grounds to disappear by now!” Brandishing his spear, the Utmost Being Saint disintegrated Feng Qingzi’s attack instantly.

“And you think that you alone would have the capabilities to do so, Saint?” Feng Qingzi no longer knew what was happening to Lin Fan right now.

What was going on within that smelt? No matter how powerful he was, he could not peer through the secrets behind it at all.

Each time he wanted to use his consciousness to check out the insides, he would find himself being blocked by a mysterious barrier of energy.

This caused Feng Qingzi to be startled. Given his current powers, even if it were an Utmost Treasure, he would be able to check through it. But to think that he couldn’t peer into this smelt. That was something that was bugging Feng Qingzi in his mind.

“Well, what if you were to add me in?”

At this moment, the void was sliced apart by a sharp glow of light as though it was a wave. From within, an Ancient race being walked out briskly. Every single step he took caused the powers of the Earth to go berserk with it.

When Feng Qingzi caught sight of who had arrived, his face changed, “Fault…!”

“How about now, Feng Qingzi? Do you think that you can still hold out if you were to count me in?” At this moment, a third Utmost Being of the had arrived.

Out of the eight Utmost Beings of the Ancient race, if one were to include Cruel, there would be three Utmost Beings gathered at this place right now.

Even if Feng Qingzi were extremely confident towards his own capabilities, he could not help but tense up at this moment.

A single glance over and one could tell that the Utmost Being Fault had a body as vast as a thousands of feet tall mountain. As he approached closer, his body began shrinking down, until it eventually looked the same as everyone else. However, that explosive body of his still retained that boundless amount of power that it had.

“Feng Qingzi, do you really think that you can hold down a part of the world just with your position as a Guardian? The other three Guarded Grounds are like fishes in a pond that are just living by sneakily and lowly after being suppressed by our Ancient race. If not for the fact that Cruel is too weak, do you think that those living beings that are guarded by you would be able to move around with such freedom in this place?” The face of the Utmost Being Fault was calm as he commented indifferently.

However, there was an authoritative tone within that voice, as though a single word was enough for him to kill off all the living beings.

“Fault, I’m sure you can understand now how much of a burden Cruel is. If not for him, how could this old man here be so brazen right now?” The Utmost Being Saint laughed out icily.

With the eight Utmost Beings of the Ancient race, other than the place where Feng Qingzi’s Guarded Ground was, all the other places were oppressed harshly.

It was totally unlike this Guarded Ground, where the living beings were free enough to roam about easily.

“It’s inevitable that the Utmost Being who rose up later on would be that bit weaker. But, it doesn’t matter. Not long after, the Infinite Worlds will open up. By then, the Heaven’s Will will awaken. From then forth, all the Infinite Worlds shall quiver and serve under the might of the Ancient race.”

“Feng Qingzi, this Guarded Ground that you guys are guarding over is only a place which the Heaven’s Will had arranged for you guys to live in. Did you really think that a miracle could happen?” The Utmost Being Fault’s mouth smirked out.

In their eyes, the beings of the thousands of races were only beasts that were reared in enclosed areas.

Even though some of these beasts might be fiercer than others, the only outcome awaiting them was nothing but death.

“A bunch of crap!” Feng Qingzi blared out.

“Haha!” The Utmost Being Fault chuckled out. However, he did not say anything more and raised his head and looked into the depths of the void. Those deep eyes of his seemed to be able to pierce through the world as though all living beings were revealed before them.

“Female Empress, Namo Saint Emperor… I guess it’s about time for you guys to come out as well. Why? Does Your Utmost Being here have to invite you guys out personally?”

The void rippled out as a pair of tender hands tore it apart. An unparalleled and dignified figure strode out from the void briskly.

On the other side of the void, Namo Saint Emperor tore through another part of the void with a stern expression.

“Haha! To think that there would be two beings of the Human race who would appear within the Ancient Saint World. Unless, you guys are here for that human, eh?”

Thousands of years ago, there were countless of beings of the Human race within the Ancient Saint World. However, there was something that caused the eight Utmost Beings to feel restless in their hearts.

The Human race did not have a mighty body like that of the Vajra race. They did not have the potential of the other races either. Neither did they have any special bloodline to them.

Yet, the amount of potential that burst forth from them was something that left the Utmost Beings feeling really uneasy.

As such, the eight Utmost Beings of the Ancient race joined hands to massacre the entire Human race. After they slaughtered the entire Human race, the Utmost Being Ancient One was scammed and killed by some powerful beings of the Human race. At the same time, they set up the ascension barrier within the Ancient Saint World. From then on, there were only two beings of the Human race left within the Ancient Saint World.

They were the Namo Saint Emperor and the Female Empress.

However, both of them were extremely well hidden, and had never appeared within the world at all. The Utmost Beings of the Ancient race knew that a mere two human beings could not possibly cause any huge ruckus. Therefore, they weren’t bothered by it at all.

“Hais.”

The Female Empress sighed. Ever since Lin Fan had ascended from the Ancient Saint World, she had been watching over him.

However, to the shock of the Female Empress, even she could not figure out what he was up to at times despite her strength.

And right now, this human had grown to such an extent in the short span of a mere four years.

He was now an existence that required the personal appearance of an Utmost Being in order to stop him.

This was something the Female Empress could have never imagined.

“Naturally I’m here for him. Even though Your Emperor here has a grudge against him, Your Emperor is here to guard over him today.” The Namo Saint Emperor spoke up.

Back in the Lower World, everything that Lin Fan did had long caused the Namo Saint Emperor to burn with rage in his heart. He could not bear to squish this person to death instantly.

Ever since Lin Fan ascended into the Ancient Saint World, the Namo Saint Emperor could have easily killed him without any effort at all.

However, he didn’t. He wanted to see just what sort of a potential this man possessed. If he were useless, the Namo Saint Emperor was prepared to just strike out and kill this person entirely to vent the frustrations in his heart.

However, with the way this lad was growing right now, the Namo Saint Emperor would not kill him no matter how infuriated he was. After all, this was the future of the Human race here.

Translator’s Thoughts

![Lam_]

Holy shit. This is one of the most ground-breaking chapters so far ever since he entered the Ancient Saint World. The number of chills I got from all the appearances and revelations is too real. We’re technically ¾ done with the novel by now. Seems like this is where we’re really going balls deep into this now guys. TIME TO GO BIG OR GO HOME! CHEERS!

Chapter 748: Let Us Hug

“Cruel, you see that now? Do you see how this Saint and that Fault or whatnot are humiliating you? Saint is the worst to be honest! To think that he would say something such as you being a burden! How can you endure that!?” Lin Fan pointed out to the situation outside the Heaven and Earth Smelt.

“Hais! You know, now that I’m hearing it, even I am finding it hard to tolerate it. If you were to die just like this, not only would you gain nothing at all, you would be ridiculed like this forever! I’m feeling really pitiful for you right now honestly. That is one place in history I wouldn’t want anyone to be in.”

“Shut up!” Within the Heaven and Earth Smelt, Cruel was looking at everything that was happening outside through the walls of the smelt. Every single word said by Saint was transmitted into his ears.

For Cruel, this was an insufferable shame.

As for Lin Fan, he was a little startled right now. The face of that Female Empress was one that he would never ever forget. As for the other man? The one named Namo Saint Emperor?

When Lin Fan thought of him, he felt his nuts feeling a little crushed.

Back when they were in the Lower World, these two fellas had been thoroughly humiliated by him. The sight of it all was unbearable to watch.

A single strain of the Female Empress’s consciousness had her chest expanded to a state where they were almost exploding with Lin Fan’s Black Tiger Steals Heart. As for that beautiful, ravishing face of hers? It was walloped into the state of a pig’s.

But, Lin Fan of now was a man who knew how to treasure and cherish a woman. He could not understand how he could have done what he had in the past.

But, none of that mattered anymore. After all, the Female Empress had played him out once as well.

Towards this Namo Saint Emperor, Lin Fan had always thought that he was an enemy. But now that he looked back, he might have overthought things.

After all, back when he had just ascended into the Ancient Saint World, this man did not come seeking him out right away to kill him. By the looks of it, he couldn’t have been too angry after all.

‘Forget it. Let bygones be bygones then.’

Towards how the situation outside was progressing, Lin Fan did not want to know too much about it for now. After all, the biggest issue before him right now was Cruel. If this Cruel weren’t going to let go of his Universal Elixir, everything would be for naught.

“Cruel, even though we’re both enemies, I’ve got to say that I, Lin Fan, have truly never respected any Ancient race beings. But you? You’ve got my respect right now. Let go of your hand, and I’ll escort you out. Let’s pinky promise this. Once we’re out, we’ll do what each of us wants to do from then on. What do you think about that?” Lin Fan’s voice was gentle right now.

This was a discussion as well as a negotiation.

Given the current situation, if they were to just endure it on both sides, neither side would gain from it.

Cruel looked at Lin Fan, “You send me out first. Once I’m outside, I’ll let go.”

The moment Lin Fan heard this, he was exasperated. “Cruel, we’ve been fighting for so long now. Can’t we just have some mutual trust between us?”

“It’s just as you’ve said. You should trust me.” Cruel replied.

As far as Cruel was concerned, he would definitely crush this Universal Elixir once they got outside.

Initially, Cruel had wanted to endure it to the bitter end with Lin Fan. He didn’t even have any fear towards death at all. However, the words of Saint were causing Cruel to feel really resentful within.

If he were to die just like this, everything that had belonged to him would belong to someone else for free.

“Hais! To be honest, you’re just like me. We’re both pitiful beings. Back in the Lower World, I was a lonely orphan with no relatives since I was young. In fact, I didn’t even have a single friend. I even had to fight with a dog for a meal back when I was a kid. For the sake of living on, god knows how many times I’ve been ridiculed and laughed at. Even after I entered a sect, I was bullied by everyone else and beaten up all day and night…”

At this moment, Lin Fan paused to sigh for a moment. It seemed that there was so much pain in his heart that he could not describe it all.

This mouth of his was full of lies. And they were told in such an honest manner that even Lin Fan was about to believe them.

“How about you?” Lin Fan asked.

“Shut up! You either let me out of this place or we’ll both die together.” Cruel hollered out.

“Cruel, don’t do this. The fact that we’re both able to be in this place right now is a form of affinity as well. No matter what, we must both choose life over death today. I can tell that you’ve got a lot of pain within your heart. How about you tell me about them? Talking it out will help you feel happier. Look at Saint. Don’t think that he’s living it up right now. He’s not going to be alive for much longer.” Lin Fan continued.

“…” Cruel looked at Lin Fan while that menacing face of his was gradually softening. It was as though he was being moved slightly by that phrase of Lin Fan that ‘Saint is not going to be alive for much longer.’

“Now that we’re both inside this place, we’ve yet to reach a common consensus after such a long time. Additionally, your hand is now pierced right within my Inner World. What can I even do to you?” Lin Fan asked.

Cruel closed his eyes gently before opening them up slowly as though he was busy recalling about something from the past.

Normally when Cruel spoke, it would always be sinister and creepy. A single word of disagreement would be enough for him to break out into a fight. Everyone from the thousands of races were akin to fish meat while even his own race was equivalent to mere ants.

At this moment, Cruel’s voice was somewhat more peaceful, as though it had returned to normal. It did not sound like that of some evil being anymore.

However, Lin Fan knew that this was all on the surface. Once he seized the opportunity, he would definitely bare his fangs.

“I was born way more than 10,000 years ago, and was one of the lowest classes of all Ancient race beings. Due to that, I had to endure all sorts of torments. From an Ancient race soldier to a decanus, a centurion, a tribunus, et cetera… I’ve been through all sorts of battles and was practically living on the brink of death countless of times. My life before the recent 10,000 years was a life of darkness. Within the Ancient race, the strong would prey on the weak, and the weak Ancient race beings were just ants…”

As Cruel recalled, he gradually spoke out slowly. On the other hand, Lin Fan was getting astonished as he heard the tale.

The story that Cruel had mentioned sounded even more tragic than his!

Because he was weak, he was nearly eaten up his fellow Ancient race beings!

Lin Fan almost could not believe that he could live on till now given how tragic his life was back then. Could it be that he was guarded by his own life’s fortune?

However, Lin Fan was sure to not let out that look of astonishment on his face. Instead, he sighed out, “Hais! Seems like we’re both pitiful beings. To think that your life experiences would be even worse than mine.”

“I’ve said what I have to. Now, let me out, and I’ll loosen my grip on your Universal Elixir.” Cruel’s eyes shone with an ominous glint as he said it.

“No. Right now, the both of us have let go of the barriers within our hearts. You ought to trust me. I am an honest man and would never deceive others. As long as you loosen your grip, I will definitely let you out.” Lin Fan shook his head while saying.

“By this, you’re showing that you do not trust me, eh?” Cruel barked harshly as his face started to look menacing once more.

“It’s not a matter of trust. It’s a matter of principle.” Lin Fan replied.

“Hmph! Principle… Since that’s the case, you can continue smelting then if you’ve got the guts. I’ve just got to see who can hold out all the way to the end.” Cruel shouted out angrily.

“F*ck! Are you threatening me now? Smelt then! Let’s see who’s afraid of whom!”

A single word of disagreement meant f*cking it up till the end!

In a jiffy, that power of refinement surged forth once more.

Two cries of pigs being slaughtered rang out once more. This time around, the sounds were even more sorrowful than before.

‘Ding…Eternal God Body Experience Points +150,000.’

‘Ding…Eternal God Body levelled up. Level 8.’

‘Physical Body State: Divine celestial level 9 state.’

At this moment, Lin Fan’s heart leaped with joy. To think that his physical body state would actually level up under such enduring times!

Lin Fan closed his eyes gently as two streams of tears flowed down the side of his eyes. This painful price that he had to pay was finally starting to give back the returns.

The question was, what should he do now?

So what if it were Divine celestial level 9 state? What sh*t use would it be?!

This was an Utmost Being who had obtained an Eternal God Seat!

Cruel was heaving out in fatigue right now as he perspired profusely. Right now, his body was severely damaged, and he did not know how long more he could last.

But, he knew that if he were to loosen his grip on the Universal Elixir of the other party here, he would have to fall here for sure.

“Cruel, let us stop harming one another, shall we? You are the most tenacious Ancient race being that I have ever met. This resilient state of mind that you possess is enough for me to respect you.”

“Hmph! Let me go then!” Even though Cruel was little more than a shell compared to the dying strength within him right now, but he still had to maintain his overbearing attitude.

“Alright.! It’s not that I can’t let you go. However, a brave warrior such as yourself is truly someone that I can’t help but admire. Therefore, I feel like hugging you. Can I?” Lin Fan could feel the entire sky almost toppling as he said this.

“You’re trying to humiliate me? Where would my face go to if I had to hug an ant?” Cruel rejected vehemently.

Lin Fan, “…”

Translator’s Thoughts

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LOL WHAT THE EFF?! HAHAHAHA. I WAS ALREADY LAUGHING HARD ENOUGH AT THE LIFE STORY BULLSHIT. BUT WHAT’S THIS AT THE END?!

Chapter 749: I’m Sorry, I’m A Human

The curt reply of Cruel broke down Lin Fan’s plan.

“Cruel, even though I’m of the Human race, but heroes appreciate other heroes. Let us hug together as a form of mutual respect for one another.” Lin Fan said.

“Haha! Hug? We of the Ancient race are powerful beings are born savage by nature! It’s either live or die for us! There’s no such thing in our lives as a disgusting hug that you living beings of the thousands of races do.” Cruel scoffed coldly.

“Smelt!”

“ARGH!”

‘Ding…Eternal God Body Experience Points +150,000.’

Without any warning, what followed the moment he spoke out was a wave of smelting, and his body shuddered with it. Even now that his physical body state had strengthened, it did not help the issue at all. The pain was still ever so intense.

“Cruel, I revere you and would wish to hug you. Yet, you refuse my invitation. This means that you’re not giving me face! And since you don’t give me face, then I’ll just have to continue smelting!” Lin Fan was angered.

Cruel looked at Lin Fan and burned with equal wrath within his heart. How could there be a living being like this in this world that would want to hug an Ancient race being?

At the same time, Cruel could not break through this barrier within his heart of having to hug an ant-like living being. That was a humiliation for himself.

“You’re dreaming!”

The Utmost Being Cruel rejected once more. As an Utmost Being of the Ancient race, he was a supreme existence! How could he hug an ant-like living being? Even if he were to die, it would be impossible!

However, under the power of refinement and the immense torment, Cruel’s heart was starting to waver.

“Hmph! Yours Truly has already given in. Yet, you refuse to do what’s good for you. This is courting death. So what if I were to die with you? At the very least, Yours Truly can be proud to say that I’ll be dying with an Utmost Being of the Ancient race. As for you? Everything you own shall be given away and you’ll turn into the laughing joke of all Utmost Beings for eternity.”

Lin Fan was attacking the heart of Cruel. Even though the Ancient race beings were brutish, they were full of emotions. Though, it was also true that most of those emotions are negative.

Even though the relationship between the eight Utmost Beings of the Ancient race might seem amicable from the outside, it was full of strife and plots.

If they were truly so united, Saint wouldn’t have insulted Cruel like that, and neither would Cruel bear such hatred towards the former.

“Hmph! Damn it! Don’t think that you’ll be able to rile Your Utmost Being here just by saying those things!” Cruel yelled out. However, he bore a grudge in his heart over it.

He felt indignant about his situation right now. If he were to truly die here, everything that he had ever possessed would disappear instantly overnight.

“Yours Truly is not trying to rile you up. All I’m doing is speaking of the facts. Take a look. Saint is taking a jab at you outside once more.”

At this moment, a big war was breaking out outside the Heaven and Earth Smelt. Saint, on the other hand, was still spouting nonsense.

“In the eyes of Your Utmost Being here, all of you, just like Cruel, are mere ants!”

The moment Cruel heard these words, he spat out in rage with bloodshot eyes, “SAINT…!!!”

Lin Fan sighed helplessly in his heart as well. Were Saint and Cruel some foes in their past lives or something? To think that Saint would continue to mock him so mercilessly.

But, that was good as well. It was helping Lin Fan out after all.

“Cruel! How can you continue to endure this? If you were to die with Yours Truly here, you would be left with nothing! If it were me, I would definitely bear with it and bide my time so that I can kill Saint in one fell swoop.” Lin Fan goaded.

“Are we hugging?” Looking at how the situation was about to fall into place, Lin Fan asked.

“N-no…! ABSOLUTELY NOT!” Cruel shrieked out shrilly.

“Smelt!”

“ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

“Hug?”

“N-no…!!!”

“Smelt!”

Time passed by the second and minute. Lin Fan was truly close to breaking down right now. His body had long been destroyed to a pitiful state, and the situation was the same for Cruel. So what if he were an Utmost Being of the Ancient race? He was still having a hell of a time.

As for Lin Fan, he was truly hating this Heaven and Earth Smelt of the system right now. What kind of dogsh*t strongest system was this? This Heaven and Earth Smelt should be his own treasure! And yet, it did not distinguish between him or and anyone else! If only he could separate the smelting, how good would that be?

The tragic cries were relentless. So sorrowful and bitter!

Lin Fan had never experienced something as such.

Within his mind, all sorts of memories recalled back his previous experience back in the Xuanhuang World when he was completely smelted away. However, that time around, his physical body state wasn’t all that great. So, he did not have to suffer as much. But this time around, his physical body state was much stronger than before. Naturally, he had to keep increasing the power of refinement so that Cruel would bow down in defeat.

For Lin Fan, this was an unimaginable pain.

“Hug?”

“NOOOOOO…!!!”

“ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

Cruel was half kneeling on the ground right now as the pain was intolerable. Even that hand of his that was gripping tightly onto the Universal Elixir was starting to quiver.

“Smelt…!!!”

“S-STOP…!!!” Cruel could no longer hang on anymore.

“You’re agreeing?” Lin Fan looked at Cruel and smirked.

Cruel did not say anything much as he eventually nodded his head silently.

However, the vengeance within his heart was surging up like tidal waves. He even swore that as long as he could get out of this place, he would definitely kill this human harshly.

“You should have said so earlier. Say, why do you think we had to endure this much pain together? Even though you’re an Utmost Being of the Ancient race, heroes acknowledge one another. A hug will mean that our affinity of knowing one another is not wasted.” Lin Fan said.

At that moment, the entire world fell silent.

This was a scene of a miracle.

An Utmost Being of the Ancient race hugging with a being of the Human race… This was a historical moment that had never ever happened before in the world.

When Lin Fan and Cruel were hugging with one another, Lin Fan shut his eyes gently. He could only feel that all his efforts had not gone to waste.

“Is this the feeling of hugging?” Even though Cruel was hating in his heart, his face changed ever so slightly at this moment. It was as though he was feeling a sensation he had never once felt before.

This feeling of hugging was one that was really distant to Cruel. In fact, he had never felt this before.

The birth of the Ancient race beings was decreed by the Heaven’s Will. Every single Ancient race being took the Heaven’s Will as their parents.

This was a feeling that Cruel could not describe in words.

Lin Fan felt the thumping heart of Cruel calm down a bit. Suddenly, a hand of Cruel placed itself on Lin Fan’s back.

This was an improvement!

“How does it feel?” Lin Fan asked as he placed a hand on the back of Cruel’s head.

Cruel did not reply as though he had gone silent.

‘Heroes acknowledge one another?’

Cruel acknowledged that he was a true hero, a hero of all the Ancient race beings.

“Very…”

Piak.

Cruel had wanted to say something, but he was cut short as his mind swirled all over the place before he fainted over.

Wielding the Nine Five Legendary Brick in his hand, Lin Fan knocked out Cruel with a single slap.

At that moment, Lin Fan raised his head. His face was full of tears as his lips twitched endlessly.

“Cruel, Yours Truly knows that this hug was wonderful. But, I’m sorry. I am a Human.”

At this moment, Lin Fan truly cried out.

Was this life of his easy?

Without any absolute power or gale to push him forth, he was still always treading on the path forward. This was a lifetime of dominance!

“And with that, the first Utmost Being of the Ancient race has been subdued by me.”

Even though this Utmost Being of the Ancient race he had defeated was the weakest one, it was a form of improvement for Lin Fan.

Lin Fan pushed Cruel away while that shimmering golden Universal Elixir floated back freely within his Inner World.

“That was risky. This time around, it was really way too dangerous. If he had really stolen my Universal Elixir, I would have turned into one hell of a tragedy!” The moment Lin Fan thought of that, his goosebumps rose up.

“As an Utmost Being of the Ancient race, Cruel would have immense uses. And not only that, he’s an Eternal God state being who has obtained the Eternal God Seat. While killing him may bring about tons of benefits, it would be quite the pity to do so as well.”

Lin Fan tossed Cruel directly into his Paradise, then churned his powers as the life force within him began to heal up his body.

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Translator’s Thoughts

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HAHAHAHAHA. And there we have it, boys and girls. The very first Utmost Being conquered by us! Wew! Cheers!