The Strongest System - Chapter 243

Chapter 243: World Of Swords

p>Lin Fan was flying through the skies and rushing towards the Dead Demon Seas. His initial plan was to slay monsters all the way till he reached there so as to level up his Blood Sea. However, what puzzled him was the fact that all the monsters seemed to have vanished altogether, leaving only a measly few here and there.

Lin Fan had thought that perhaps it was due to his overpowering presence that had sent these beasts knowing their places and they had gone into hiding.

But just then, a loud roar rang through the skies, and a red flash shot out from a distance, covering the skies.

Looking over, Lin Fan was stupefied.

It was a beast stampede!

Lin Fan knew what a beast stampede was all about. It was written in the Glory Sect’s records. Since the rise and creation of every single empire and dynasty, there would be a beast stampede once every 10 years. The reason behind it was unknown to everyone.

But the number of empires that had been destroyed by the beast stampedes in the Dongling Continent alone were in the hundreds, and their people had all died miserable deaths. However, compared to the gigantic Dongling Continent, it was still a negligible incident. Thus, nobody had bothered about it much.

Looking over, Lin Fan frowned.

When every empire faced a beast stampede, there would be members of different sects lending their assistances. Why was this county fighting alone?

Strange, this was strange indeed.

And just then, the tragic cries of the residents rang through the skies together into Lin Fan’s ears. Lin Fan was somewhat hesitant. He wasn’t sure if he could deal with such a huge number of beasts.

Especially the eight-tailed humanoid beast who was covered in flames from head to toe, that beast didn’t seem like something easy to handle.

Although an ant bite might be nothing to an elephant, if the elephant was totally surrounded by ants from head to toe, there was no guarantee that it could remain alive.

Even though the essence blood of all these beasts was somewhat useful to Lin Fan, he did not really have to take such a huge risk for it. The beasts were like a tidal wave. Once he stepped in, he would definitely be engulfed within them in seconds.

‘Forget it. Let’s just pretend I hadn’t seen it.’ Lin Fan had prepared to change his course of direction. After all, this small county had nothing to do with him. There was no need for him to risk his life for them.

But after traveling a distance, Lin Fan slowed down.

His ears were still filled with the helpless cries of the residents. Using his godly vision to pierce through the skies, he caught sight of all the tragic and miserable faces of these residents.

The desolate look of the residents, the resolute looks of the soldiers, Lin Fan took in all of it.

Surrounded by mountains and seas, the tens of millions of residents here would lose their lives once the beasts broke through, without a single person being spared.

Lin Fan couldn’t help but recall that painful memory of back then, the day when Saint Devil Sect had been annihilated. Those Senior and Junior Brothers of his…the moment they heard that Saint Devil Sect was in need, they stood by it without any fear of death. Wasn’t that the same thing that these soldiers were doing right now?

And the dismal looks on those residents, wasn’t that the same as the painful ending of Saint Devil Sect? How futile were their struggles back then? How helpless were they?

‘Damn it…’

Lin Fan cursed at himself.

He then took out Chicky from his storage.

‘Cuckcuck…!’

The moment Chicky came out, he had to perform his cries of happiness as usual. But this time round, before he could even continue on, Lin Fan slapped him on his head.

“Alright, no more messing around, Chicky. I know you’re not stupid. Look at this situation. I would like to save all these people here. Are you in with me?”

Chicky stopped his cries and looked at Lin Fan wide-eyed. He then looked at the county before turning to the beast stampede.

‘Cuckcuck koo!’ Chicky hopped onto Lin Fan’s shoulders and raised a single wing. His eyes were filled with pride as he tilted back his head and called out. It was as though he was saying, ‘Let’s go and take them down!’

“Very good, I like your guts.” Lin Fan chuckled and flew over. But even at this point in time, Lin Fan knew that he had to make a grand appearance.

‘Activate ‘Faceless Sky Demon’.’

‘Activate ‘Will of the Sword’.’

‘Activate ‘Firmament Sword’.’

‘Activate ‘Dragon King’s Hegemony’.’

…

Lin Fan flew towards the rampage with everything he had, the demon behind him giving off a fearsome, black aura. A long sword materialized out of his sword will rotated continuously around Lin Fan in a circle, surrounding him.

Lin Fan’s power had risen, with a golden dragon flying up and down on his body, radiating a golden glow at the same time.

…

“Look…God!” The residents of the Green Ridge County had noticed this phenomenon and were pointing at the skies.

Hope. That’s what they saw. Hope.

They moment their route out of the river was destroyed, they had lost every single bit of hope. But there it was once again, hope.

“Sir…what’s that?” The aura of the Heavens was so powerful that it encompassed the entire skies. Xiao Lie’s body couldn’t stop trembling. But he wasn’t trembling from fear; he was trembling from excitement.

“Is that God?” Xiao Lihai whispered gently. The figure within was so radiant that he could not make out the features of this person at all.

Just then, a dragon roared as it descended down from the skies under the gazes of these awed residents. Submerging into a void, it disappeared along with all the glows and lights surrounding the figure.

And finally, the man in the skies stepped forth.

“Ah…That’s God! That truly is God!” When the mortal residents saw the person who had exited the void, all of them were so touched that they kneeled down to the ground and started kowtowing.

They knew of martial artists, yes. But when else in their lives would they encounter such a Godly being?

The demon was the perfect selling point for Lin Fan. Just the presence of this demon alone was enough to render fear into everyone’s hearts. At the same time, the long sword materialized out of sword will seemed to be able to tear apart and disrupt Heaven and Earth.

Divinely imposing… This was a deity from the Heavens.

Lin Fan was very pleased with his style. Not only one’s cultivation base and skills needed to be strong, one should also possess an extremely wonderful image.

And the way he sold his image, he dared to say that he was number 1 in the entire Dongling Continent.

Xiao Lihai could feel his body trembling as he kneeled down and bowed, crying out loudly, “Oh, honorable sir! Please save us! Please save all the residents in our county!”

Xiao Lihai could tell that this man was a martial artist, and one who was extremely strong at that. Whether Green Ridge County could continue to exist beyond today would depend on the sole will of this man from the skies.

Xiao Lihai expended every single bit of True Energy he had and roared into the skies, screaming out his sincerity.

All the despaired residents did the same, begging out while bowing, “God…please save us! Please!”

“Save us…!”

…

SHING!

The skies changed color. A sharp sound pierced through the hearts of everybody, as though it was from the nine heavens.

An unbelievable scene appeared before their very eyes. From the void, the imposing long sword started dividing.

1 to 2.

2 to 4.

It divided continuously.

Eventually, the clear blue skies were filled with an uncountable number of long swords, covering the skies like a blanket. They were just floating around silently, peacefully.

Everyone who was looking at this scene could only watch with their jaws agape.

This was…a world of swords.

Those soldiers standing guard atop the walls suddenly realized that their long swords in their hands were vibrating tremendously. Eventually, the swords broke out of their hands and flew towards the skies as well.

“Sir! This…this…!” Xiao Lie was so stunned he did not know what else he could say.

VING…! VING…!

Suddenly, the entire Green Ridge County started vibrating.

Down to every single last corner of the county, any long sword which was laying down silently or kept in storage all swung out and flew into the skies. At this moment, Green Ridge County had truly turned into the world of swords.

Everyone could only stare in amazement…

Chapter 244: Disdain Of A King

p>Lin Fan continued flying through the skies, his gaze fixated forward.

‘Will of the Sword’ was a Heaven Upper-grade skill. Its powers were 2nd to none. It was practically the ancestry of swords.

Complemented by the Firmament Sword, the powers that could be produced were boundless. And what astonished Lin Fan was the fact that his Firmament Sword was actually giving signs of breaking through to the second state.

RAWR!

The humanoid beast arched back his head and roared to the skies. Those eight tails danced around menacingly, as if it were extremely riled by the appearance of this man.

The sky was filled with long swords packed together densely, shining brightly in the sunlight.

“Destroy.”

Lin Fan gently waved his finger, as the aura around him reached its explosive climax. The entire sky was buzzing with the vibration of the longswords and his Sword Will aura.

‘SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!’

A series of sharp, crisp, clear sounds tore through the sky as though they were bent on ripping apart everything. Like a sword rain, the swords poured down onto the beasts beneath them, covering them like a blanket.

Those soldiers standing on the county walls were just rooted at this scene. This was probably the only chance for them to witness something like this in their lifetime.

This was more extravagant than anything they could have ever dreamt of. This was a world of swords.

SHING! SHING!

‘Ding…congratulations on defeating precelestial upper-level beast.’

‘Ding…congratulations on defeating precelestial full cultivation beast.’

‘Ding…congratulations on defeating pericelestial lower level beast.’

…

Lin Fan’s mind was about to be torn apart by the furiously ringing notifications from the system. One by one, the beasts fell, and one by one, the essence blood dropped out. The rate at which his experience points were rising was frightening.

Even though the experience points of these beasts did not amount to much individually, with such a large number of them being exterminated, his experience points did take a spike as well.

The Sword Will that filled the air was boundless. Flowing continuously, there was no hint of it coming to a stop anytime soon.

Within the beast stampede, the humanoid beast was howling to the skies at the sight of these sword wills that had materialized into long swords were and raining down on it, letting out the clanging sounds of metal clashing.

As for those beasts with lower cultivation bases, they were turned into beehives in an instant by the sword rain.

ROAR!

The humanoid beast was extremely enraged by now. Its eight tails were waving wildly in the air, slapping away the swords that were flying towards it. It then dug both of its arms deep into the ground, getting on all fours. Pulling up a large piece of the ground, it tossed the entire piece of Earth at Lin Fan.

Looking at the incoming projectile, Lin Fan smiled. Waving his finger, those segmented Sword Will of his merged together into a large force and disintegrated the piece of earth immediately.

The system had stopped giving out notifications. From this, Lin Fan understood that the remaining beasts were not those that he could kill with just his Sword Will.

Xiao Lihai and the rest of the soldiers and residents of Green Ridge County had long lost their sense of reality. This sight before them was not something that belonged in their world.

‘So…strong…!’

To Xiao Lihai, that was no longer the strength of a human. Compared to him, even disciples of a sect would look like mere ants.

Lin Fan waved his hands, and the encompassing aura of Sword Will in the skies dissipated in an instant.

The battle that was happening right now had no room for anyone from Green Ridge County to intervene. At the brink of Green Ridge County’s destruction, it was their great fortune to be able to meet with such a godly being.

One step.

Two steps.

Lin Fan floated down gently in front of the humanoid beast and stared at it.

He frowned.

Lesser Celestial Full Cultivation.

Based on raw power, there was no way Lin Fan stood a chance against him. But based on physical body state, Lin Fan could probably put up a fight.

Perched on Lin Fan’s shoulders, Chicky cowered slightly at the sight of this gigantic beast. He had quietened down, stopping his usual arrogant cries.

“Chicky, I’ll leave the weaklings behind for you. I’ll take care of this big piece of rockhead.” Lin Fan patted Chicky on the head before letting him down from his shoulders. Lin Fan then looked at the humanoid beast straight in the eyes.

“Follow me if you’ve got guts.” Lin Fan curled his fingers to beckon at the beast before flying away to a forest nearby.

“RAWR!” The beast flew into the skies with flames exploding around its body, and followed closely behind Lin Fan’s tracks.

…

“Chief…this…” Xiao Lie’s expression was anxious. Even though the godly being had brought the humanoid beast along with him and left, the other beasts were still around.

“What’s…that over there?” Xiao Lihai pointed at the distance in puzzlement.

Chicky stood there in the face of these massive beasts, trembling non-stop in fear.

‘Cuck…cuck…koo.’ He crowed out softly. The crow no longer had his imposing and domineering aura and seemed rather weak.

It was as though he was saying, ‘Erm…guys, I won’t stop…you if erm…you wanna leave…’

These pericelestial beasts arched their heads towards the air and howled. Looking at one another, they headed for Green Ridge County, disregarding Chicky entirely.

“Chief…this is bad. Those beasts are heading here…!” Xiao Lie was panicking right now. He did not know what was going on. Why did the godly being leave behind this weird thing?

“Yes. Hmm… Everyone! Enter combat mode once more!” Xiao Lihai rallied through once again. Now that the godly being had lured away the humanoid beast, they could probably only rely on themselves for facing the rest of the beasts then.

Mighty and fearless, the beasts trod forth one by one. With every single step they took, the earth trembled along with everyone’s hearts.

Even without the humanoid beast, the sight before them was no less scary in any bit.

As the beasts walked by, Chicky straightened up his body nervously, standing extremely still, keeping his wings by his side. Those small beady eyes of his flickered with fear as his beak chattered slightly.

In the face of these gargantuan beasts, Chicky was like a small pebble.

Passing by Chicky, one of the gigantic beasts lifted its paws contemptuously. Knocking on Chicky’s tiny head with it, it growled mockingly before continuing forward.

The beasts trod forth slowly and unhurried. Chicky could only lower his head and peek from beneath his featherless wings.

Back on the walls of the county, the soldiers had begun their attacks once more. But in the face of these pericelestial beasts, it was all futile as well.

“Chief…it’s no use…” Looking at the state of affairs, Xiao Lie’s heart sank once more.

Xiao Lihai’s body was trembling nervously as well. Just the aura being emitted from these beasts alone was enough to render these mere mortals helpless.

‘It’s over. It’s all over.’

Even with the assistance of a godly being, this was all they could put up a fight up. Was Green Ridge County really doomed for?

Is this the work of the Gods?

At this crucial juncture, the Earth shook.

From the Heavens bellowed a mysterious sound.

‘CUCKCUCKKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!’

The cowardly Chicky, who was standing in the midst of these beasts, had changed his attitude entirely. In a single leap, he jumped up into the skies and spread his featherless wings. Stretching out his claws, he arched his head towards the skies and cried out.

What a domineering pose he was putting up! This stance was too beautiful, as Chicky shook his head in circles. A sharp gaze shot out from Chicky’s eyes.

That look was just like…the disdain of a king…

“What’s happening?” Xiao Lihai and everyone else looked in the direction of the sound and then the middle of these beasts.

The skies changed…

Chapter 245: Different Encounters

p>From Chicky’s beady wide opened eyes shot a look of disdain from a king towards the peasants. This gaze alone was enough to have the beasts clench their butts as they slowly sniffed in the air of superiority being emitted.

Chick,y who had leaped into the skies, began crying out loudly. With his body as the core, a massive red beam erupted from within him.

In this typhoon of red light, lightning crackled as though a phoenix had just swept through the entire place.

These bloodthirsty beasts who had set their sights on the destruction of Green Ridge County were now just looking at this typhoon of light in fright.

The beasts wanted to run. But at this instant, the red light seemed to have crossed time and space and pierced the bodies of every single beast present.

Xiao Lihai and the other soldiers on the wall could only watch in awe at this sight. Just what in the world was happening right now?

This was the third shock of the day. Were their fragile little hearts ever going to get any rest?

‘CUCKCUCKKOO!’

The red light disappeared as a shadow leaped down from the skies. It was a figure so imposing, so flirtatious… A featherless figure. To Xiao Lihai and the other soldiers, this figure was so grand and tall.

Chicky lowered his head as he continued walking forth, patting the dust off of his wings. Time seemed to have stopped as the countless bodies of the beasts laid lifelessly on the ground.

In the midst of the bodies, Chicky stood waving his wings, looking glamourous and prideful.

‘History shall tell his glory on this day.’

In the eyes of Xiao Lihai and the other soldiers, this tiny little chicken had never seemed bigger and greater. And just like that, with the simple action of spreading his wings, countless beasts fell in an instant.

Slowly and steadily, Chicky’s two claws strutted towards Green Ridge County.

“We’re…safe…!” Xiao Lihai let out all his pent-up emotions and shouted towards the county. Soon, the news began spreading to the other edge of the county within minutes.

Suddenly, loud cheers erupted from the center of Green Ridge County. The residents were filled with tears. This was a feeling of rebirth…!

‘Cuckcuckkoo!’ Chicky arched his head towards Green Ridge County and looked at the locked gates in dissatisfaction.

“Hurry up and open the gates!” Xiao Lihai shouted out and hurried down to greet their savior. The moment the gates were open, Xiao Lihai and everyone else gushed out to welcome Chicky.

When Xiao Lihai saw the creature for the first time, his face was stunned, but he recovered almost immediately.

Featherless and shaped like a chicken, these were Xiao Lihai’s first thoughts. But then again, this was something the godly being had left behind. At the thought of this, Xiao Lihai resumed the passionate welcoming.

Even though it might look like a chicken, how could a mere chicken be this strong?

‘Cuckcuckkoo!’ Raising his head and one wing, Chicky patted his chest proudly and strutted in.

Placing his claw on the entrance of the county, Chicky stopped for a moment. He turned to look at the dense forest. Crying out, he tossed Lin Fan to the back of his head and continued into the county.

And there it was, under the grateful gaze and accompaniment of Xiao Lihai and the soldiers, Chicky entered Green Ridge County.

Just then, an elegant and gracious hen passed by Chicky. He couldn’t help but turn his eyes to gaze at her beautiful bum, revealing a glimmer in his eyes. But instantly, the glimmer died off as his stomach growled. Realizing his hunger, he then continued forth.

“Xiao Lie, go and prepare the best dishes we have available and welcome this…erm, entertain this…erm.” Xiao Lihai did not know how to describe Chicky.

“Yes!”

…

Within the forest…

Lin Fan was engaging in a staring battle with the humanoid beast. A notification rang through the system, and he chuckled. Chicky did not let him down indeed.

But the important thing was dealing with the matter at hand.

Now that there was no one else around, Lin Fan returned to his usual self.

“Come at me if you’ve got guts.” Lin Fan pointed at the beast and curled his finger.

“RAWR!”

As though it was enraged, the flames hidden within the body of the humanoid beast reignited once more as it hollered angrily and sent that massive fist flying towards Lin Fan.

Lin Fan took out his Eternal Axe, ready to fight with the beast. However, he was clearer than anyone else about the fact that this beast’s fighting strength was above his.

Lin Fan sidestepped and dodged the fist of the beast. Making use of the dodge, Lin Fan cleaved towards the beast.

Suddenly, a huge force slammed towards Lin Fan. The tail of the humanoid beast had slapped itself onto Lin Fan, as though it had broken through the void.

BAM!

Like a rocket, Lin Fan’s body flew off towards the distance.

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +500,000.’

Lin Fan stood up and wiped the blood off the side of his mouth. Bloody hell, that was aggressive! Indeed, a lesser celestial full cultivation beast wasn’t just for show.

Even though his physical body state was that of a lesser celestial, he was knocked bleeding nevertheless. But if that was all, then the beast was far from taking down Lin Fan.

With the power dealt by that blow just now, even someone with the same cultivation state as the beast would have to suffer huge damage after bleeding out blood. But for someone like Lin Fan who was all rounded, that was far from enough.

Even though martial artists would have to train up their Blood Energy, for most people, the best they could achieve was to maximise the potential of the human body. With that, they could probably withstand mere sword and knife blows. If they wanted to train up further than that, they would probably have to undergo specialized training.

However, that was an extremely difficult task. Even for martial artists who were at Greater Celestial Full Cultivation state, only a handful of them would have a physical body state which was that of a lesser celestial.

“Again…!” Lin Fan bellowed angrily. Pointing out his finger, the void began to rip apart.

Lin Fan knew that an attack of that level would definitely not be enough to take down this beast. But since this was such a good chance at target practicing and sparring, Lin Fan could definitely not let this chance pass by.

The humanoid beast howled, and all eight tails started whipping around wildly, deflecting the changes of the ripped void.

BOOM! BOOM!

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +500,000.’

‘So…bloody strong!’ Lin Fan spat out a cough. He then took out a pill and popped it in. This pill turned into a warm stream of energy and began rejuvenating his wounds.

If he had just let things be, he might really die in this process of squeezing out experience points.

The humanoid beast opened its mouth, and a destructive fireball flew towards Lin Fan furiously.

“Yours Truly wants your punches, not weak a*s flames like these!” Lin Fan screamed angrily and cut the fireball with his axe.

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +10,000.’

This flame burning on Lin Fan’s body did not injure him in the least bit. At the same time, the mediocre experience gain pissed Lin Fan off.

The humanoid beast stood slightly shocked. It could not believe that this man could withstand his flame without a single bit of concern at all. It yelled angrily and pulled a punch towards Lin Fan once more. This fist was so strong that a tornado began to whirl around his first as the air around started vibrating violently.

BAAAAAAM!

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +700,000.’

“Yes! So fucking pleasurable!” Lin Fan was buried feet below the ground as he spat out blood. This punch was way stronger than the previous one.

“Again…” Lin Fan shook his head a couple of times and popped a few more pills.

‘RAWRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!’

The humanoid beast was extremely riled up by now. To think that the measly human before it would dare to challenge its authority!

Chapter 246: It Just Wants To Go Home

p>Green Ridge County…

“Please enjoy! These are the finest delicacies we have to offer in Green Ridge County!”

On a round table, dishes were lined side by side with countless of them spread out as Xiao Lihai introduced politely.

‘Cuckcuckoo!’

Standing on a chair, Chicky observed the food with sparkling eyes. He then hopped up onto the round table, and began pecking around furiously like a drill.

The table was lined with delicacies made up of extremely rare ingredients.

For the sake of this chicken before him, Xiao Lihai had thought hard and worked effortlessly to come up with this warm hospitality. If he could entertain this honorable chicken nicely, the godly being should be pleased upon his return as well.

Even though Green Ridge County did not have many treasures to offer, all they could do was to take care of the godly being’s pet with a sincere and earnest heart.

If Lin Fan knew that Chicky was having such an extravagant experience right now, he would definitely puke blood. After all, Yours Truly was struggling left and right dealing with the humanoid beast, and this bloody featherless chicken was enjoying a grand feast? Where was his conscience?

…

In the forest…

“Come! Is that all you’ve got?” Lin Fan was already slightly dazed from the beating of the humanoid beast. However, he was also extremely pleased with the experience gain that Eternal Demon Body was having.

BAM!

Lin Fan was sent flying once more.

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +500,000.’

Rage, this was all that the humanoid beast had been feeling. Why wasn’t this human going down after everything that’s been sent his way? The humanoid beast arched its head into the skies and howled. This was the most humiliating thing that it had experienced in its life.

There had never ever been a puny human who could endure its fist in its entirety.

But to think that this one little man could take so many of it in one go?

“Again!” Lin Fan thumped at his chest and shouted.

From that thump, Lin Fan could feel that one of his rib bones had been broken. But it didn’t matter, he could still deal with it all. After all, Lin Fan was beginning to fully understand the wonderful effects of Blood Sea.

Along his way here, he had leveled Blood Sea to Level 3.

Level 2 involved the rejuvenation of wounds through blood. As for Level 3? Even bones could be rejuvenated.

Instantly, the bone that was broken cracked back into place under the magical effects of the Blood Sea.

As it howled, the beast was looking more and more incensed by the moment. If it were capable of human speech, it would have cursed and cussed long ago.

‘Bloody hell! Why can’t you just fcking die?’

At this point, Lin Fan was no longer interested in even trading blows with the humanoid beast. He was just using his body to provoke the beast. Even though it hurt so badly that at one moment, he could feel himself moments away from death, he was eventually revitalized as though nothing had happened.

The humanoid beast reached out with its gigantic hand and gripped tightly onto Lin Fan.

The beast howled and yelled as flames surged through its arm. Those black muscles began to expand rapidly and massively. It was determined to squish Lin Fan to death.

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +500,000.’

“AH…!” Lin Fan screamed tragically.

The moment the beast heard Lin Fan’s tragic cries, it was turned on. Those eyes burned brightly, emitting boundless strength. The cries of Lin Fan had brought to this beast an indefinite amount of motivational energy.

Squish! Squish! SQUISH!

“AHHH…!” Lin Fan continued screaming.

But suddenly he looked at the beast straight in the eye, “Hey brother, could you like, change it up a little? You’ve been squishing for like half an eternity now. It ain’t working man.”

The beast who was enjoying squeezing was taken aback at Lin Fan’s apparent lack of injury. Roaring furiously, it released its hands, and the eight tails began whipping Lin Fan in midair, tossing him around, and refusing to let him drop to the ground.

Slap slap! Slap slap!

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +500,000.’

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +500,000.’

“Hey buddy, how about you use your arms too? That would be the perfect combo now.” Lin Fan remarked casually while popping pills at the same time.

The beast was really incensed right now. Its heart was burning red with flames, and it had to turn towards the skies to howl and scream. Otherwise, there was no way it could release its current frustration.

This. Human. Just. Wouldn’t. DIE!

The beast took its fists and punched Lin Fan in the air nonstop. The void ripped continuously as a strong current destroyed the trees in the surrounding area, creating a devastated empty field around them.

“Mmm…nice…!” Lin Fan shouted out enjoyably while spitting out blood and popping pills at the same time.

This humanoid beast was like a machine with infinite energy. It was quite nice to know that the strength it was using in its blows did not go down despite the energy toll it was taking on its body.

‘RAWRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!’

Raising both fists, it pummelled Lin Fan down into the ground. It then pounded the ground repeatedly in anger.

The Earth shook relentlessly. As though it could not withstand these vicious attacks, the ground gave way and cracked continuously.

Like a gigolo, Lin Fan laid there peacefully on the ground, awaiting the fists of the beast in pleasure one after another.

And just like that, time passed by the seconds and minutes.

Looking at the experience points of Eternal Demon Body climbing consistently to fill up the bar, Lin Fan was excited beyond words.

…

Finally, the attacks of the beast came to a stop as it huffed out tufts of white smoke from its nose. Looking at the human buried deep within the collapsed Earth, a smile appeared on its brutish face. This puny human had finally died.

“Eh? What’s up? Why did you stop? Continue please.” Just then, a soft voice rang out from underground. Hearing the voice, the humanoid beast stood there, dumbstruck and trembling slightly in disbelief.

Lin Fan took a few breaths, and when the fist did not come flying, he climbed out of the deep crater himself.

Seeing the reappearance of Lin Fan, the beast screamed in anger and with hatred in its eyes, threw yet another punch to send Lin Fan flying.

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +500,000.’

‘Ding…Congratulations on leveling ‘Eternal Demon Body’. Level 16.’

‘Ding…Physical Body State upgraded to Lesser Celestial Full Cultivation state.’

“Ah…what a wonderful feeling.” Lin Fan was relishing within this wave of pleasure. ‘Eternal Demon Body’ was inching closer to evolving once again.

Now that his physical body state had upgraded as well, the beast’s attacks no longer had any effect on Lin Fan anymore. The only thing left to do was to come up with a plan to get close to the beast before rewarding it with a brick.

But just then, a loud sound came across. Lin Fan raised his head and took a look.

Holy sht. The beast was trying to run!

The beast slammed its fist on the ground, and a crack opened beneath the surface of the earth. Within that crack, a black light was being emitted, and the bottom surface shimmered like black water.

Bending down, the humanoid beast got into the posture of a diver.

It did not want to stay here any longer, not even for a split second more. It wanted to head back home to enjoy life once more.

But soon, the beast realized that no matter how much he tried, his body was stuck before the gap that had opened in the ground, unable to dive all the way down.

“Hey, buddy. You can’t leave, you know? If you were to leave, who am I to look for?” Lin Fan had made it in the brink of time. Lying flat on the floor, he had managed to pounce forward just in time to hold on to the ankle of the beast with one hand.

With his other hand, he took out the Nine Five Legendary Brick. “Come up, and we’ll talk.”

The humanoid beast was struggling. It did not want to stay here any longer. All it wanted to do was to leave!

It had originally thought that destroying a county was such a simple task. To think that it would meet with such a sicko!

“Come up. I’ll just say one sentence and you can leave!” Lin Fan begged. This piece of experience points that was right at his doorsteps mustn’t leave just like this!

The humanoid beast howled and grasped furiously at the rocks around the gap, trying to dig itself inwards. However, no matter how hard it tried, the human above would not relent nor let go of his grip!

Just then, something happened. Turning around, the beast used its sharp black claws and severed its leg.

“That’s so cruel of you…!” Lin Fan was stunned. He had not expected this beast to self-mutilate.

As the beast continued its descent downwards, two streams of fire appeared on the face of the beast.

These were tears made up of flame…

…

Chapter 247: Lin Fan: The Man Who Does Not Hanker for Fame and Fortune

p>‘Hais…’

A simple sigh, but it carried all the regrets in Lin Fan’s heart. After all, who would feel good watching something good slip off right at his doorstep?

‘Why did you choose not to believe me? All I wanted to do was to say a single sentence to you.’

Lin Fan held up the brick in his left hand and twirled it around before keeping it in his storage sack. Oh well, even though his prey had gotten away, he didn’t make a total loss in the end. After all, his physical body state was finally at a lesser celestial full cultivation level after these few months of hard work. This was his golden ticket to running amok.

Looking at the 10 feet wide gap, Lin Fan hesitated. Should he chase and bring back that fella? But when he looked at the murky black shimmering water-like screen, Lin Fan gave up on the thought.

Who knew what laid below that thing, or what sort of place he’d end up in?

Tossing the leg severed by the beast back into the gap, Lin Fan walked off.

And slowly, the gap closed by itself, as though nothing had ever taken place at all.

…

Green Ridge County…

Now that Chicky had his fill, he was lying back on a chair in relaxation, wings by his sides. Burping gently, his small little eyes turned back to the memories of that beautiful hen which passed by.

Now that Chicky was done with filling his hunger, he had to take care of his emotional being.

“Chief, the chicken sir seems to behave like us humans with thoughts of his own.” Standing behind the county chief, Xiao Lie whispered softly.

“That’s for sure. This chicken sir is the pet of that godly being. Therefore, he must naturally be levels beyond those normal beasts!” Xiao Lihai was taken aback at Chicky’s appetite as well.

The whole table filled with dishes were now completely empty, without even any scraps. One wondered how the stomach of this chicken sir worked.

To think that such a small, petite being could possess such an enormous appetite.

The residents who had regained a new chance at life were now gathering at the county chief’s place with all their precious belongings and valuables. They had found out that the godly being had left behind a pet. Even though the godly being himself had yet to step forth, these earnest residents could only express their thanks to this chicken.

“General Xiao Lie, let us enter to thank the great chicken sir!” The residents were clamoring outside while waving their valuables.

Looking at his fellow residents, Xiao Lie patted their hands and said, “Folks, we appreciate your goodwill. However, the great chicken sir is currently resting. You guys should head back so as to not disturb the rest of the great chicken sir.”

Upon hearing this, the residents hushed quietly and put down their valuables on the ground.

“General Xiao Lie, the fact that we’re even alive right now is also thanks to the efforts of you soldiers. We don’t have anything good, so please just take these at least.” The residents continued.

The soldiers behind Xiao Lie nodded their heads as well. Even though they had not contributed too much, it was good enough for these residents to remember their efforts.

As for those brothers who had died in the line of duty, this should allow them to rest in peace…

And just then, a voice rang out from the void and boomed into everyone’s ears.

“Chicky, let’s go…”

Everyone was shocked at the voice. Whose voice was this? Was this the godly being?

Laid back on the chair and dreaming of a good life, Chicky jumped up at the sound of this voice. Immediately, he dashed for the door.

Xiao Lihai followed tightly behind. The residents who were waiting outside were all astonished at the sight of this featherless chicken. Just who had plucked all the feathers out of this chicken?! But looking at the county chief chasing after the chicken, they came to a realization.

Could it be that the great chicken sir…was this featherless chicken?

“Xiao Lie! Ask everyone to ready up and follow me to the county’s entrance to welcome the godly being!” Xiao Lihai shouted excitedly.

“YES…!”

Outside the county…

Along the way, all the essence blood floating in the air from the corpses of the beasts was swept into Lin Fan’s storage.

This essence blood, it should be enough to upgrade Blood Sea to Level 4.

Indeed, Chicky was definitely deserving of being the descendant of an Ancient Beast. No one else could possibly pull off such a domineering feat.

The moment the gates of the county opened up, two claws stepped out of it. Disregarding everyone that was chasing behind him, Chicky dashed towards Lin Fan and with a single leap, perched himself on Lin Fan’s shoulders once more.

‘Cuckcuckoo!’ Chicky called out loudly. He seemed to have eaten too much, and was stumbling sideways. So, he just sat down on Lin Fan’s shoulders altogether.

Standing at the entrance of the county, Xiao Lihai and the residents looked at this figure far in the distance. He seemed too solemn and awe-inspiring.

Those long locks of his were swaying in the wind. Those white robes seemed so plain and ordinary, showing the humility of this man. But Xiao Lihai and everyone could only see the back view of this man.

“Sir, please hold up. You’ve just saved the tens of millions of residents of us Green Ridge County. Please allow us to repay you with our sincerest gratitude…!” Xiao Lihai shouted over hurriedly.

Countless residents and soldiers gathered at the walls and entrance of Green Ridge County, hoping to catch a glimpse of this peerless godly being who had just saved their lives.

They truly hoped within their hearts that this godly sir would take a rest at Green Ridge County so that they can express their earnest heartfelt thanks towards him.

“It’s fine. It’s just a passing affair on my part.” Lin Fan said calmly before turning into a rainbow and disappearing from the face of this earth.

And just like that, he left as quickly as he came without even leaving a memory of his face. Xiao Lihai stood there for a long time, looking at the spot Lin Fan last stood. His memory jogged around Lin Fan’s last words.

Passing affair on his part…passing affair on his part.

“Chief, we…” Xiao Lie had not expected the godly being to leave just like that, and was feeling somewhat dejected. All the excited residents were filled with disappointment on their faces as well.

“Xiao Lie, that is the mark of a true man. I, Xiao Lihai, have seen countless disciples from various sects. But I’ve never seen a man that great who does not hanker after fame and fortune. Even after saving tens of millions of residents, all he could say was ‘just a passing affair’. Did you see the bloodstain on the right side of his robes?” Xiao Lihai’s solemn eyes were filled with immense respect.

He then continued, “The great sir must have taken damage as well. After the few hundred years of Green Ridge County’s history, we were almost on the cusp of destruction. We were saved by that great man. As such, I’ve decided that we will carve a 100 feet tall statue of the great man in the center of our county to serve as a reminder for our future generations.”

“Yes…” Xiao Lie nodded his head in agreement.

The county chief loved his residents and had never ever asked for anything extravagant. Even though this statue might cost the residents money, but Xiao Lie agreed as well that it would all be worth it.

“But sir, we did not even catch a look at his face. What should we do about it?” Xiao Lie asked.

“No, we did. I saw it clear as day. That magnificent back view, those white robes. That is an image that can only belong to this man. I will draw out the sketches myself. Please spread the news and ask for the support of the residents.” Xiao Lihai spoke wistfully.

“Yes.” Xiao Lie nodded.

…

And thus, what Lin Fan did not know was that the first statue ever created to commemorate him would be born in Green Ridge County. And perched on his statue’s shoulders would be a featherless chicken, adding on to the magnificence of it all.

Chapter 248: Mysterious B*tch

p>At an uninhabited region…

A streak of rainbow appeared and landed on the ground.

‘Cuckcuckkoo!’ Chicky leaped down to the ground and opened up his wings, raised his round belly and put out his claws. It was as though he was stretching after having a full meal.

A shifty grin appeared on Lin Fan’s face. He was very pleased with his performance just now. That suave style of him fluttering in the wind, the dominant aura he gave off, that sense of mysteriousness…He wondered how many people he had captivated in that instance.

Defeating the beast stampede and saving tens of millions of people? Those were not the things that bothered Lin Fan.

After all, now that the matter was done with, there was no need for him to flaunt his reputation and name.

For someone as low profile as himself, there was no need to be so extravagantly flamboyant. The high key domineering aura mixed with his low key profile, that was the mark of a true man. Lin Fan was basking in the memories of what had just happened. He wondered what sort of impression he left behind in their minds. If time could reverse, he would probably love to see the look on their faces.

But at this moment, Chicky’s actions were making him somewhat unhappy.

“Chicky…” Lin Fan said with a tinge of displeasure.

‘Cuckoo?’ Chicky stopped whatever he was doing and turned to look at Lin Fan with wide innocent eyes, wondering what was happening.

“Your stomach looks round eh? Looks like you’ve been REALLY enjoying yourself, eh?” Lin Fan asked in a strange tone.

‘Cuckoo!’ Chicky danced with his wings open and rubbed his stomach, as though saying, ‘That’s right! Those were good people there! They brought me tons of food!’

“Oh, I see. I see. So, when Yours Truly was busy fending off the beast, you were busy living it up eh? Eating well… Drinking well. Being treated like a king while Yours Truly was suffering. That makes me feel bittersweet, you know?” Lin Fan’s tone was even weirder now.

Lin Fan was wondering why Chicky had not returned after defeating those beasts. So now he knew! This guy was too busy enjoying the loving care of the residents to even remember about his own master, Lin Fan!

Chicky could sense that something was amiss. A strong killing intent was being emitted from Lin Fan. This intent was thick and powerful, so strong that Chicky was getting goosebumps on his featherless body.

Immediately, the Chicky who was still so lively moments before shrunk into the smallest frame he could, standing upright with wings by his side, bowing down, as though he was acknowledging his mistake.

Lin Fan looked at Chicky in contempt. If this was in the past, Lin Fan might have believed that Chicky was truly apologetic. But not today, darling!

Chicky was a smart fighting cock. If he were in danger, he would scurry and hide. If he knew he had the advantage, he would give off that look of invincibility.

“What a lovely pet!”

Suddenly, in this uninhabited region, a female voice rang over. The voice was crisp and sweet, like a girl next door.

A white figure appeared from the distance heading, over slowly.

“Chicky, come here.”

Lin Fan looked at the person warily. This was an extremely desolated place. To think that someone would pop out of nowhere in this place… This person must definitely be up to no good.

Even if the other party was a beauty, she was no exception.

Lin Fan could not deny the fact that she was a beauty. But this was no reason to let down his guard. In fact, the prettier a woman was, the more dangerous she probably was.

In Dongling Continent, all the useless but pretty women were already taken in as concubines of the big bosses and figures from all over the place. Therefore, any pretty women out in the open must definitely be far from ordinary or useless.

“‘Who are you?” Lin Fan asked warily while taking a peek through his system immediately.

Lesser Celestial Lower Level.

Hmm… her cultivation base was something that he could deal with. But still, he couldn’t just underestimate her.

By her features, Lin Fan could tell that she was just a young girl. To think that a girl her age would already have a lesser celestial cultivation base. Even popping pills immensely wouldn’t produce such crazy results.

“Don’t worry, I mean no harm. Just passing by. Catching sight of this cute little pet, I couldn’t help but laugh out.” The white-robed girl let out a smile. Her smile was radiant and warm like the sun, melting the hearts and nourishing nature alike.

Even the firm Lin Fan was starting to get a little unnerved. But in an instant, Lin Fan shook out of his stupor and was even more cautious. Bloody hell. This bitch is crazy attractive. He was nearly charmed just like that.

“Oh.” Lin Fan replied coldly. He did not want anything to do with this woman.

People were usually baited into dangerous situations step by step. If he interacted too much, it might be dangerous for him. Furthermore, this woman possessed an immense amount of charm. Peasants may not be able to tell, but for Lin Fan? He could tell extremely easily. This woman’s true strength was definitely far greater than the lesser celestial cultivation base shown.

Within every single motion of her arm, there were signs of energy grid lines hidden.

Even though his reply was so cold, the other party did not leave. In fact, she seemed intent on carrying on this conversation.

“I’m Ye Han. I come from one of the small islands on the Southern Seas. How should I address you, sir?” The white-robed girl, Ye Han, asked gently. Her voice was gentle and soft, singing into one’s heart making it hard to resist her question.

Lin Fan took a deep breath. He knew clearly now. This btch was not gonna be easy to handle.

“Lin Feng.”

…

“Oh! Sir Lin, could I hug that pet of yours?” Ye Han asked excitedly. Her eyes beamed with a look of fondness towards Chicky.

“He’s afraid of strangers, I’m sorry.” Lin Fan threw Chicky, who was struggling against Lin Fan to get into the embrace of a beauty, into his storage sack.

Lin Fan finally understood what this bch was up to.

“Farewell.’ Lin Fan did not say anything much but hastened his footsteps to get out of this place. Ye Han looked at Lin Fan leaving, and did not say anything much. A smile formed on her cheeks as she continued forward as well.

…

Bloody hell. Just who was that btch? Was she from the Blood Kill Sect? But that wasn’t right either. Even though he couldn’t just eliminate the possibility, there should be no way Blood Kill Sect would just send a single lesser celestial martial artist after him. Furthermore, a btch who enjoyed speaking nonsense so much.

If someone was sent from Blood Kill Sect, wouldn’t they just duke it out with him the moment they saw him rather than all the incessant chatting?

Two days later…

When Lin Fan looked at the sight in front of him, he could not help but marvel at it.

A city stood in the middle of the raging seas. With a single path that was only a few feet wide towards the entrance, the city stood in the midst of the ocean, barely discernible.

‘Dead Demon City.’

This was the city closest to the forbidden grounds. Even though it was close to the forbidden grounds, the city itself was pretty prosperous.

That was because countless martial artists chose to stay at this place. Also, when the various sects brought their disciples out for expeditions at the forbidden grounds, they would reside here as well.

Within the city, there were not many mortals. Most of the people were martial artists. Some of them had come to the forbidden grounds to try their luck, but as time went by, they decided to reside within the city as a permanent resident.

Just as Lin Fan was taking in the sights, a group of people hurried past him.

Lin Fan shook his head and trod towards the Dead Demon City as well.

Chapter 249: Dead Demon City

p>The pathway was made up of greenish black tiles, and spanning only a few feet in width. On both sides of the pathway, the water surface was turbulent and ominous. Lin Fan could not shake off the feeling that there was something beneath the surface of the water.

But of course, that was just an uneasy feeling he had. As for the truth? No one knew.

“Make way…make way…!”

Just then, a series of ruffled shouts came from the back. Turning around, Lin Fan was shocked momentarily and stepped aside. A fleeting majestic horse carriage passed by him and a series of curses came along behind it.

“Hush, that’s the carriage of the Yao Family of the Dead Demon City! Don’t you wanna live anymore?”

“Huh…for real?’”

“Of course! Did you not see the five-clawed emblem at the back of the carriage?!? That’s the coat of arms for the Yao Family!”

“Oh! Wow, I didn’t notice it. Whew, that was a close one!” A middle-aged man who was carrying a large saber behind his back patted his chest in relief for the close shave.

Listening to the discussions of these people, Lin Fan’s curiosity grew. Seemed like this Dead Demon City wasn’t that simple after all. But then again, the families who are able to hold a strong footing in a city like this must be far from simple.

But, Lin Fan wondered if the family had tons of treasures with them. By the looks of the carriage just now, these men didn’t seem to be all that nice.

Just as Lin Fan approached the city, he was stopped at the gates.

Looking at the attire of these men, Lin Fan spotted the same five clawed emblem on their clothing.

“What?” Lin Fan asked.

“Pay an entrance fee for the city.” Those two guys guarding the gate while sporting the emblem said haughtily. Some of the people passing by handed them a green glowing crystal around the size of their thumbs obediently and headed in.

“What’s up with this?” Lin Fan asked in bewilderment. He had not seen anything like this before. How was he supposed to obtain one of them?

“Shoo shoo! Trying to enter the city without any money? Hmph! Go to the coolie grounds and work as a coolie to earn your entry fee!” The two men said while shoving Lin Fan away.

“Count it on mine.”

A white-robed girl appeared before Lin Fan and in her hands was the same green glowing crystal as everyone else. Lin Fan was taken aback. What? Why was this girl here again? Was she following him all the way?

Even though he did not know what was going on, why waste this opportunity to get in? Despite the woman’s unknown intentions, Lin Fan nodded his head and hastened into the city.

“Seems like we’re pretty fated eh? Why’re you here?” Ye Han asked cheerily while walking beside Lin Fan.

Lin Fan was feeling a little frustrated now. Had this b*tch taken an eye on him? Lin Fan could not figure out what this woman was up to, but he knew it must definitely be nothing good, so he had to keep his guard up.

“Make way!” Again, Lin Fan heard shouts coming from the back.

But turning behind, it was a sect this time round. They had brought their disciples and were arguing with the guards over the entrance fee.

“Without money, no one can enter the city!” The guards shouted boldly. So what if these guys were disciples from a sect? That didn’t mean that they could break the rules around here.

“Hmph! What money? What’s with this green nonsense. I don’t have it. Make way!” One of the disciples replied curtly.

A middle-aged man who was leading the disciples patted down the curt disciples’ hand and said, “Guys, we’re disciples of the Thousand Dragons Sect. Please give us some face.”

“Thousand dragons or not, I don’t give a shit. Everyone has to pay to get in! Otherwise, head to the coolie grounds to earn your keep!” The two guards disregarded them entirely.

The middle-aged man was looking a little infuriated now.

Lin Fan stopped his footsteps and watched. This middle-aged man’s cultivation base seems decent. Lesser celestial middle level. Lin Fan wondered what would happen.

“Do you really refuse our entry?” The middle-aged man asked coldly.

“Yes. No entry.”

“How dare you…” The middle-aged man struck out. How dare this man be so insolent? They had traveled hundreds of thousands of miles to get over here. They weren’t going to be stopped at the entrance just like this.

BAM!

Struck by the middle-aged man, both of the guards flew off without a single bit of resistance.

“Hmph. Insolent. Charging money for the Thousand Dragon Sect’s entry.” Wan Xiangtian snorted coldly.

“Enter!”

The disciples of the Thousand Dragons Sect laughed heartily at these two tactless guards as they walked in. Bloody hell. Thousand Dragons Sect was a dominant sect. How could they be stopped by just anyone? Their Elder was just giving these guys face by asking politely. Since they refused, they only had themselves to blame for what happened.

But Lin Fan stood still, waiting to see what would happen next. If the Dead Demon City had a rule of paying entrance fees, then there must be some consequences for not doing so. Otherwise, why would anyone else just pay so willingly?

And just then, a formidable aura shot out from the skies.

Lin Fan raised his head and was taken aback. What a strong aura this was! This was definitely a greater celestial at least.

“Everyone must play by the rules for entering Dead Demon City!” Booming from the skies, the voice rang in everyone’s ears a little painfully.

A gigantic hand came down from the skies. This hand was snow white, and a glowing energy grid chain was coiled around it.

“What an energy grid chain!” Lin Fan exclaimed in his heart. This was the first time he had seen one personally. But that strong pulsating energy being emitted from it couldn’t be wrong.

And just as Lin Fan was still in a state of shock, the group of people from the Thousand Dragon Sect was held up in the hand like little chicks trapped in a cage. The hand then tossed all of them towards the coolie grounds in the distance.

The gigantic hand then disappeared, as though nothing had happened at all. But the masses who had witnessed this scene would never forget it in their lifetimes.

Those people who were here for the first time and were trying to sneak their way into the Dead Demon City all scurried back to the coolie grounds to earn their keep obediently.

Lin Fan heaved a sigh of relief secretly. Thank goodness he had not resorted to brute strength, or he would have probably suffered the same fate as them.

But before he made clear of this woman’s identity, he was certain he wouldn’t get too close to her.

“Let’s go.” Ye Han said with a smile on her face.

Looking at her, Lin Fan was astonished. Just where did this woman come from? To think that she wasn’t nervous in the least bit as though what had happened was extremely ordinary to her.

Indeed, Dead Demon City was a city that belonged to the edge of the forbidden grounds. It was extremely prosperous.

Just a quick sweep of his surroundings and Lin Fan could tell that most of the people were martial artists with a cultivation base tagged to them. Even the weakest of them all were postcelestials. Lin Fan could not find anything lower than that.

This was evidently a city famous for its martial artists.

“What was that green glowing crystal?” Lin Fan asked.

Ye Han looked at Lin Fan and smiled, ‘That’s the currency of the Dead Demon City, and it can’t be traded anywhere else. Anyone who is here at the Dead Demon City for the first time would have to work for their entrance fees at the coolie grounds.’

“Are you familiar with this place?” This woman seemed more mysterious by the minute.

“No, I’m not. Only the sects are familiar with this place. I just happened to have brought some of them around in the past. One thing though, never ever mess with the Yao Family. They are not people who anyone can just offend. Alright, we’ll part ways here. Hopefully, we meet in the future again.” Ye Han waved her hand and bid Lin Fan farewell.

Looking at Ye Han’s leaving back view, Lin Fan was extremely puzzled. Just what was this woman thinking?

Unable to come up with an answer, Lin Fan decided to not rack his brains further and just tour the city.