The Strongest System - Chapter 525

Chapter 525: Heading To Despair City To Kill The Marquis Of Despair.

p>”Hehe… To think that someone would send themselves right to us, eh?” The chiliarch looked at Lin Fan with an overwhelming might. His gaze was filled with disdain, as though Lin Fan was nothing but a puny lifeform in his eyes.

At the appearance of Lin Fan, hope began to bubble in the hearts of this Dragon race tribe.

“Sir! Please save us, please!” The beings from the Dragon race begged to Lin Fan. Even though they did not know who he was, anyone who appeared right now could only be hope for them.

“Save you guys? HAHA! This guy can’t even save himself right now, and you guys are hoping for him to save you? Dream on!” The ancient race chiliarch laughed maniacally.

Lin Fan looked at these ancient race beings casually. He was no longer as excited as he would have been in the past.

After all, these guys were way too weak right now. They were comparable to chickens, and that was it.

For Lin Fan right now, any ancient race being beneath the desolate celestial state were as good as ants. In fact, even desolate celestial ancient race beings were nothing but stronger ants.

The hope within their Dragon race beings bubbled consistently at the sight of Lin Fan. They knew how dreadful and horrifying the outcome of being dragged back by the ancient race beings was.

In their eyes, the ancient race was way more cruel and inhumane than they could ever imagine.

“All of you guys are way too weak that I can hardly get excited at all.” Lin Fan shook his head. When he had first caught sight of a group of ancient race beings, his heart stirred a little. However, he realized upon heading over that these were just a bunch of weak chickens. Weak chickens! Weak, weak, weak!

“HAHA…!” The ancient race chiliarch began to howl out in laughter.

Lin Fan did not want to waste his breath on these ancient race beings any longer. Rescuing these beings from the Dragon race was just happenstance.

He extended out his palm slowly.

“What are you trying to do? Do you really think that you can go against us from the ancient race with just you alone?” Looking at this random hand extension by Lin Fan, the chiliarch laughed out contemptuously.

However, his face changed suddenly.

“Destroy.” Lin Fan raised that outstretched palm gently.

Suddenly, the void was filled with an immense amount of Sword Will. The Sword Will tore through the blue sky, piercing everything in its way. In the blink of an eye, all of these ancient race beings were slaughtered.

The beings of the Dragon race were dumbfounded at this sight before them. They had not expected these horrifying beings from the ancient race to die just like that! They couldn’t even resist at all!

‘Ding…Congratulations on killing…’

Lin Fan shut off the notifications from the system. There was nothing excitable about killing ants like these.

Suddenly, Lin Fan moved as he continued heading forth into the distance.

Looking at this man whose long locks swayed in the hair with a mighty disposition, all the beings of the Dragon tribe were filled with awe and respect in their hearts.

To think that he had taken down these ancient beings who were seemingly invincible in their eyes with the sweep of a single palm. How shocking was that?

“Big Brother, t-thank you!” The kid who was nearly eaten up wiped off a tear at the side of his eye as he shouted over to Lin Fan in the distance.

Lin Fan stopped in his tracks and turned around, grinning, “Don’t worry about it.”

“Benefactor! Thank you for saving our tribe! Please leave us your name so that we may remember you forever on!” An elderly figure from the Dragon race stepped forth.

“Lin Fan.”

Everyone from the tribe remembered this name. They would never forget the face of this man either. After all, he was the one who had saved all of them.

Suddenly, a few figures appeared in the voids above them.

“Grandpa, are you alright?” Amongst them, a young man hurried over to the elderly man and asked anxiously.

“Little Sheng, you’re back.”

This man was the grandson of that elderly figure. The reason for the tribe’s discovery was due to this young man. He had killed two beings from the ancient race on his way back. However, because he did not keep his tracks clean, they were trailed by the beings of the ancient race, leading to the discovery of the tribe.

In that desperate moment, this young man left the tribe and hurried over to seek help from the senior brothers of his sect, so that they could retaliate against these ancient race beings.

“Grandpa, why are all these ancient race beings dead?” Looking at the corpses of the ancient beings around, Xiesheng’s face was startled. He could tell that these ancient race beings were killed by an extraordinarily strong Sword Will.

“Little Sheng, that was the great man who had saved us. Otherwise, the outcome would have been unimaginable.” The elderly man replied in a heartened tone.

Xiesheng turned his gaze towards Lin Fan once more. That gaze was filled with bewilderment. He had discovered that even though this man seemed ordinary at first glance, every single move he made seemed to possess an incredible amount of mysteriousness.

“I am Xiesheng, a disciple of the Desolate Ancient Dragon Sect. Thank you for saving my relatives.” Xiesheng cusped his fist together.

Lin Fan nodded his head in acknowledgment. He looked around at the group of three men and one woman. All of them exuded the same aura. Evidently, they were all trained in the same set of arts.

He garnered that this Desolate Ancient Dragon sect should have been created by some powerful being from the Dragon race.

But, the thing that displeased Lin Fan was that other than Xiesheng, the other three of them looked extremely cocky, as though they couldn’t be bothered about him in the least bit.

If he had met them in the past, he would have made sure those three knelt under the might of Yours Truly.

However, right now, he wasn’t interested in the least bit. After all, they were far, far too weak. So weak that he couldn’t be bothered to put on an act for them at all.

“Lin Fan.” Lin Fan replied.

“Brother Lin, up ahead is the territory of Despair City. Is that where you’re headed?” Looking at the direction Lin Fan was headed towards, Xiesheng reminded him with good intentions, having assumed that Lin Fan did not know where he was heading.

After all, the Ancient Saint World was a huge place, and the ancient race territories were distributed really closely together. One could easily bump into the ancient race beings wherever they went.

However, Xiesheng was absolutely stumped by Lin Fan’s reply.

“I’m headed to Despair City to kill the Marquis of Despair.” Lin Fan’s facial expression was casual, as though he was speaking about something of casual importance.

“What?” Xiesheng exclaimed in shock, thinking that he had misheard the other party. Heading to Despair City to kill the Marquis of Despair? This was the first time he had heard anyone speak these words with such ease!

In fact, he could even sense an air of superiority emanating from Lin Fan, as though he was looking down at the rest of the world!

“Hmph. Courting death!” Suddenly, an arrogant man who was standing beside Xiesheng scoffed out in contempt, as he looked at Lin Fan with equal disdain.

“Brother Lin. This is my senior brother. He means no harm. It’s just that…the Marquis of Despair is extremely powerful! Coupled with the fact that there are countless powerful ancient race beings within that place. If you were to head there alone, I’m afraid…” Xiesheng replied worriedly.

“Doesn’t matter. Other than the Marquis of Despair, there is no worthy opponent in the entire Despair City. All of them are easily handled with a single slap. Alright, we’ll meet again if we’ve got affinity.” Tossing his robes, Lin Fan disappearing into the distance.

“Brother Lin…” Xiesheng had wanted to continue with something. However, Lin Fan had disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye as he stood there blankly, with his head in a mess.

This was the most shocking thing he had ever heard in his entire life.

“Hmph. What an egomaniacal fella! Junior brother, there’s nothing much to be spoken of with someone like that. If they want to court death, let them be.” Mu Longtian commented.

“That’s right. The Marquis of Despair is strong beyond measure. Someone that’s as cocky as him could definitely not deal with the Marquis of Despair. Junior brother, have your relatives from the tribe settle down and let’s head back to the sect.” Long Yue’er continued.

“This time around, all of the major sects have received a confirmed news that the Marquis of Despair isn’t within the Despair City right now. This makes for the perfect opportunity to overthrow that place and rescue the beings of the thousands of races trapped within!”

“Who is the source of that news?”

“I heard that it came from a small party. What’s that called? That’s right! The Righteous Party or something like that. I heard that the Party Leader, Xia Zehua, had obtained this information through meticulous means. There should be no mistake about it.”

…

Chapter 526: Singlehandedly

p>In a hidden cave somewhere, a bunch of protective formations were engaged. These protective formations could hide the aura of the cave, as well as bewitch any living being that came close, keeping the place in a state of stealth.

At this moment, a group of beings from the thousands of races out were hidden within this cave. They were dressed differently in a few different groups.

Dragon race, Horn race, Wings race, Giant race, et cetera…

After settling down his tribesmen, Xiesheng came over with his bunch of seniors.

The scale of operation this time round was massive. Six major sects had gathered tens of thousands of disciples to head forth towards Despair City in order to rescue their fellow comrades trapped within that place.

They had received news that the Marquis of Despair wasn’t in the city right now. They had their own suspicions at the start as well towards the credibility of this news. However, upon further inspection, they had affirmed that this was a legitimate piece of news.

The Marquis of Despair was someone who would never leave the Despair City. Now that he had done so, this was practically a once in a lifetime opportunity.

“Seniors, do you guys think that the rescue operation this time around would be successful? Can we truly overthrow the Despair City?” Xiesheng was filled with hope as he looked around at the sheer number of people gathered. However, the thought of having to go against the notoriously horrifying the Marquis of Despair was still giving him the shivers.

“That goes without saying. Six major sects with tens of thousands of disciples! Furthermore, we’ve got thirty Elders here of desolate celestial cultivation state. This is a really formidable force that’s gathered. Even if the Marquis of Despair were around, this wouldn’t be a completely hopeless operation. However, in order to minimize casualties, choosing to strike when the Marquis of Despair isn’t around is the best chance we could ever hope for.” Mu Longtian replied.

“This time around, Elder Dulong is making his appearance personally. There’s nothing that’s impossible with that.” Long Yue’er continued.

“That’s right. Elder Dulong is a powerful being who had duelled the Marquis of Despair for an entire day and night in the past. With the presence of such a powerful and experience elderly being, there is nothing that’s impossible.” Xiesheng’s heart heaved a huge sigh of relief with that.

…

“Xiesheng, how are your tribesmen doing?” Suddenly, a stern voice boomed across from the distance.

A middle aged man walked over briskly. Every single step he took seemed to be filled with a deep, mysterious power, as he appeared before all of them in an instant.

This middle aged man was evidently trained in a set of unparalleled skills; and to an extremely high level with that.

“Elder Dulong!” Everyone cusped their fists and greeted with respect. Even the haughty Mu Tianlong’s face was filled with nothing but admiration right now.

“Everything has been settled! The moment I arrived, I didn’t not manage to engage the ancient race beings in a duel. All of them had been slain by a single man from the Human race.” Xiesheng reported the truth.

“Human race?” The moment Dulong heard this, a cryptic look appeared on his face, as though he was really interested in this Human.

“The Human race had gone under the radar for around 10,000 years now. To think that a single human would appear here. Could this man have ascended from the Lower World of the Humans?” Dulong was quite curious.

Right now in the Ancient Saint World, it was easy to bump into beings of so many races. However, it would take more than a miracle to bump into a single human being.

The only two known supreme existences of the Human race had long entered seclusion, rescinding their involvement in the affairs of the Ancient Saint World.

This was an open secret in the Ancient Saint World. Some of the beings of the thousands of races viewed these two as mere cowards who have gone into hiding.

However, Dulong did not think the same. He knew that the only reason they would even have the confidence to retaliate and stand up for themselves was because of the five powerful beings from the Human race who had killed the Ancient One, one of the eight utmost beings of the ancient race.

“Elder, that human was nothing but an egomaniac. He may have already died in the hands of the ancient race.” Mu Tianlong scoffed in disdain.

“Hmm? What’s going on?” Dulong asked in puzzlement.

“Elder, after slaying those beings of the ancient race, that human headed straight towards Despair City, claiming that he was gunning for the Marquis of Despair’s life.” Xiesheng replied worriedly.

No matter what, that human was a benefactor of his tribe. If he were to die off just like that, it would be a real pity.

“That human was far too arrogant. The Marquis of Despair has controlled the Despair City for thousands of years, with his foundation embedded deeply. Even the six of us major sects would have to go full force in order to deal with him, let alone harbour any thoughts of killing him. All he has is some dumb guts.” Long Yue’er carried on.

“Forget it, forget it. Everyone, head off to prepare. We’ll leave in a bit. This time around, we’ve got to seize the opportunity when the Marquis of Despair isn’t around to rescue everyone out of the Despair City.” Dulong sighed for a moment before waving his hand dismissively.

He couldn’t bring himself to believe that a single human could take down the Marquis of Despair. After all, he was the clearest about the Marquis of Despair’s true strength. Furthermore, there was a secret that he would never ever speak of.

In his great battle with the Marquis of Despair back then, he could sense that the Marquis of Despair was just toying around with him. If the other party truly had the intentions of killing him, there was no way he would be standing here alive right now.

“Yes…!”

…

Heading on his way, Lin Fan’s mind was filled with some thoughts.

There was definitely a risk in his visit to the Despair City this time around. The battle might be fierce, but it was definitely impossible for them to kill him.

With Eternal Immortality protecting his body and Rebirth through Blood ensuring his revival, it was all good. Furthermore, even if he were to meet with a fearsome foe with nowhere to run, he could retreat within the Heaven and Earth Smelt safely.

Of course, that was the worst-case scenario, for him to hide in the Heaven and Earth Smelt till he could get strong enough to burst out of it.

With this thought, Lin Fan was filled with confidence. After all, an experienced driver would never crash the car.

Failing this would mean an eternal life of damnation for Lin Fan.

After all, there were eight districts of the Ancient Saint World. To think that he was only stuck in a small corner in one of the districts! If he couldn’t even get rid of this small BOSS, how could he lift his head up high in the world from here on forth?

“Human there! Hold up!”

“HAHA! To think that we would bump into a lone human! What luck!”

A small patrol squad of the ancient race let out a look of excitement upon catching sight of the lone Lin Fan. Lin Fan lowered his head and rubbed his chin. Raising his palm gently, he exterminated this patrol squad instantly.

Ants like these weren’t enough to bother Lin Fan. He did not want to let such things disturb his train of thoughts.

…

Despair City…

PSCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

‘ARGH…!’

A series of wails rang out from all directions. One by one, beings of the thousands of races were locked up in cages and subjected to endless torture under broad daylight.

Despair… Endless despair.

All of them had lost all hope for their future. In this cruel and tormentuous place, no one would ever come to save them.

“THIS ISN’T THE HEAVEN I WAS PROMISED. I HATE THIS PLACE…!” A being who had ascended cried out tragically.

He had thought that he would be welcomed into a land of Heaven upon training to the peak of his world. However, it was Hell that he had discovered upon entering this place, a hopeless Hell of despair.

“IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN SAVE ME…? ANYONE PLEASE…!” A being from the Horn race cried out with blood all over his body.

“HEHE…”

“HAHAHAHAHA…”

Accompanying these wails was the maniacal laughter of the ancient race. Torturing these beings from the thousands of races out there was something too enjoyable for these ancient race beings.

“SAVE YOU? After entering the Despair City, there is no longer any more hope of aid for you!”

“Despair! DIE IN THE DEPTHS OF DESPAIR!”

“HAHAHA…!”

…

BOOM!

Suddenly, the ground shook as a gigantic explosion rang out.

“Yours Truly is Lin Fan of the Human race! Today, I shall take down the Despair City!” A voice permeated through the entire sky of the Despair City.

The moment the beings of the thousands of races out there heard this, they started howling.

“SAVE US…! WE’RE…!” Suddenly, everyone’s heart felt a ray of light shining within them. That was hope!

“SOMEONE FROM THE HUMAN RACE HAS ARRIVED!” One of the ancient race beings hollered out.

“HAHAHA! A SINGLE HUMAN? HE CAME HERE SINGLEHANDEDLY? HAHAHA…!” Some of the ancient race beings who were in charge of tormenting the beings of the thousands of races began to burst out into laughter at these words, as though they had just heard the biggest joke in the entire world.

“H-how…?” The hope that had just lit up within the hearts of the beings of the thousands of races extinguished in an instant.

A single person? What use could that be?

Against the ancient race, that was as good as a teacup against a meteorite.

Chapter 527: Isn’t There A Worthy Fighter?

p>There was now a gigantic hole spanning tens of thousands of feet in the gigantic, massive wall surrounding the Despair City.

In the past thousands of years, Lin Fan was the first being of the thousands of races out there who had dared to seek trouble at the Despair City.

In the past, there had been powerful beings who had grouped up together and came forth towards the Despair City. However, all of them were nothing but ants in the face of the powerful Despair City. Their outcomes were the same: Corpses to be hung on the walls of the city, serving as a warning for any other potential intruders.

The authority of the Marquis of Despair was not to be questioned.

“To think that some mere human would dare to infiltrate the great Despair City? You deserve death for your actions!”

A tribunus of the ancient race stood tall and mighty, towering in the midst of the Despair City.

“Human! I shall use your blood and meat to decorate the walls of our Despair City!” Hollering out, the tribunus waved his pitch black hands, “Arrest him!”

“Yes!”

The ancient race soldiers were lined up in an orderly manner, emanating a thick killing intent from their ranks. This killing intent materialized into a murderous gigantic dragon, swiveling in the air and roaring out towards Lin Fan.

These were trained soldiers of the ancient race. Their killing intent was intense, something that any mere ancient race being could not compare with.

On the other hand, Lin Fan could hardly care about these ancient race beings. Weak, too weak! Even though they were massive in numbers, they were nothing but paper in the face of his absolute powers.

“Get the Marquis of Despair out!” Lin Fan said calmly.

“Lord Marquis of Despair isn’t someone you can see just like that! Take down this human, and we’ll have his blood painted on our walls!” The ancient race tribunus cried out in anger. The killing intent on that hideous and ugly face of his was certain, as a massive aura burst forth from him, shooting straight up into the Heavens.

“Eat him up!”

“Kill this human!”

Tens of thousands of ancient race soldiers burst forth at Lin Fan. Ten chiliarchs were heading the charge, behind whom were ten centurions each.

If this were in the past, things might have seemed a little sticky for Lin Fan. However, for the current him, this was nothing to be afraid of.

“Oh, you cheap little ancient race shts…” Lin Fan shook his head and sighed. Since they courted death, so be it. No matter how little it was, they still provided experience points after all.

‘Demon City!’

Lin Fan slapped out into the skies with his palm as the gigantic supreme grade dao weapon, Demon City, appeared in the void. The howling figure of the big ancient demon grew larger gradually.

The Demon City, which was only the size of a palm, had expanded into a gigantic city instantly, which covered the entire sky. The imposing might of the big ancient demon burst forth immediately.

The unparalleled Demonic Qi spread through the entire sky as the Earth spirit river rippled out through the Heaven and Earth as well.

With a stretch of his gigantic palm, the big ancient demon took down the Heavens as he grasped out at the pitch black army of ancient race soldiers.

The moment the ten chiliarchs caught sight of this colossal palm, their hearts jerked for a moment. They then hollered out before exchanging glances with one another.

‘Ancient Heaven Piercer!’

Suddenly, the ten chiliarchs joined hands together, and their auras fused immediately. A ball of flame rose up rapidly. Within this surging flame stood a gigantic giant of the ancient race, that was 10,000 feet tall. With a maddened howl, he stretched out both of his arms, punching through the layers of void, as though he was bent on taking down the big ancient demon.

“Hmph. I’ve got to admit that you guys have got some tricks. However, you really think that you can go against Yours Truly after just combining into a mere giant?” Lin Fan laughed coldly. No matter how many of these ants came forth, he would just kill them all.

Even though this giant was a result of the fusion of ten chiliarchs, it was far from enough to garner any bit of respect from Lin Fan.

BOOM!

The Heaven and Earth quaked once more as the devastating fist of the big ancient demon destroyed everything in its way. That 10,000 feet tall giant began to crumble into blood water while wailing out tragically.

BAM!

The might of that fist was unparalleled in this world.

The firm ground began to tear apart under the tremendous force produced by that fist. In fact, the moment it landed on the ground, even the entire Despair City began to quiver against it.

“Damned human! You’re courting death!” Looking at the mighty punch, the tribunus snapped back to his senses as he rushed forth towards Lin Fan.

“Die under my might! I shall have you know a fate worse than death!” The fury that was burning within the big ancient demon’s heart was boundless. Intolerable! To think that ten chiliarchs that he had spent such a long time grooming would fall under that single fist! And that was not even counting the number of centurions and decani that had perished along with them!

“Human! No matter how powerful you are, there’s no way you’re getting out of this alive!”

‘Severing Demon Slash!’

The body of the tribunus shone brightly as he delved into the void. He was wielding a blood red saber, which was gleaming with a ghastly aura. Slicing out, that single shockwave of berserk strength ripped out towards Lin Fan.

Severing Demon Slash was the tribunus’s ultimate move. It was a mysterious and dark skill. Even if the void were cut by it, they wouldn’t regenerate for an extremely long time.

Any mere man would definitely find their bodies being ripped apart in the blink of an eye, without even knowing how they died.

‘So Near, Yet So Far!’

Lin Fan, who was standing there casually, suddenly disappeared from where he was, as though he had disappeared from the entire world.

The tribunus’s face crumpled up as a look of horror spread through his entire face. He couldn’t locate the figure of that human anymore!

Where did he go?!

However, in the blink of an eye, the body of the ancient race tribunus shuddered once more as a look of fear entered his eyes as well. From the reflection of his pupils, one could catch sight of a face filled with a beaming wide grin.

A seemingly normal hand grabbed out at him. The tribunus roared in anger, “BSTARD! I’LL CLEAVE YOU INTO TWO!”

The tribunus was filled with glee right now looking at how the impudent human daring to receive the blow with his bare hands. With the rush of adrenaline, the force that was emanated out increased ever so slightly, as the muscles of the tribunus bulged up.

Shing.

“You…!” The ancient race tribunus could not believe his own eyes. To think that the human could break through his Severing Demon Slash with a single hand? Not only that, the human continued pushing forth, causing his saber to crumble.

Wait, he wasn’t stopping! Next thing the tribunus knew, Lin Fan was grabbing at his neck.

“Azure celestial full cultivation… You’re the weakest tribunus I’ve ever met.” Lin Fan continued calmly. In his eyes, this tribunus was just way too weak. Extremely, extremely weak!

It was so weak that he couldn’t even get excited in the least bit!

“LET ME GO…!” The ancient race tribunus howled as that massive body of his struggled. However, the human’ grip was dead locked, and he couldn’t even move a single inch from his position!

Crack.

With a single pinch of his fingers, Lin Fan snapped the neck of the tribunus and tossed him far into the distance.

…

Those beings of the thousands of races out there no longer knew what was going on right now.

That single quake early on had caused their hearts to shudder. Within each and every single one of their hearts, there was a burning desire to live on. They hoped for a miracle secretly. However, in reality, they knew that the chances of that were second to none.

In their eyes, that human that had arrived was most probably already dead.

Those ancient race beings in charge of tormenting them were waiting patiently as well. Suddenly, all of them burst out into laughter.

“HAHA! That human must be dead by now!”

“To think that he would dare to come to Despair City so brazenly! He’s just seeking death!”

“All of you ants right here! Enjoy your despair happily! That man will not be able to save you guys!”

…

Those eyes of the captive beings that had lit up with hope earlier on gradually began to dim down once more. These ancient race beings were right. How could anyone possibly be here to rescue them? Despair City was a place that was filled with prisoners brimming with despair.

However, right at that moment, a loud voice rang out across the entire skies.

“ISNT THERE A SINGLE WORTHY ANCIENT RACE FIGHTER AT ALL?”

“YOURS TRULY HERE IS LIN FAN. TODAY, I SHALL TAKE DOWN THE DESPAIR CITY! MARQUIS OF DESPAIR, GET OUT HERE…!”

The earth trembled as a colossal giant appeared in the distance, with the gigantic Demon City above his head. He was so imposing, as though he could pluck down the moon from the sky itself.

The moment that gigantic being opened its wide mouth, tons of ancient race beings were sucked into his tummy to be converted as nourishment.

It was so horrific a sight that their hearts froze up for a moment there.

Chapter 528: The Four Commanders

p>Trampling on the bodies of the ancient race beings, Lin Fan stepped forth to the middle of the Despair City. The big ancient demon was devouring everything in his path. All of these ancient race beings were a good tonic for the big ancient demon.

Upon absorbing these many ancient race beings, the aura of Demon City was gradually getting stronger as well.

Lin Fan checked out the experience points he gained, and they were indeed not too bad. Even though the cultivation state of these ancient race beings was low, they made up for it in terms of sheer quantity. After all, each of those average ancient race soldiers only gave a pathetic ten experience points.

The moment Lin Fan entered Despair City, he frowned. This place was exactly as it was named, filled with despair at every single corner.

In fact, the amount of despair was so great that it had already materialized into bean-sized crystals. These were Despair Beads that were formed from the cumulative despair of the beings of the thousands of races out there.

Within the beads, one could witness images of the captive beings being tortured endlessly, extinguishing every single last bit of hope they had, and converting it all into despair.

‘Just what sort of torments must they have undergone in order to form such beads?’

Looking at these, Lin Fan could not help but wonder in his heart. He hadn’t seen any of these things in the Xuanhuang World before. The ancient race was sick in the head indeed. To think that they could even form things like these.

However, the thing that had Lin Fan puzzled was the fact that the Marquis of Despair had not appeared despite the commotion he was causing.

Could it be that the Marquis of Despair was looking down on Yours Truly? Did he think that Yours Truly was just an ant that wasn’t worth his personal attention?

However, none of these mattered to Lin Fan.

Since he didn’t want to appear, Lin Fan would just have to tear down the entire Despair City altogether. Surely, he would appear eventually.

Furthermore, he wasn’t that far off from leveling right now.

The more Lin Fan battled, the stronger he got. This was the true power of the System.

Suddenly, Lin Fan noticed that there were four towering spires within the Despair City. Each and every one of these spires looked extremely ordinary. However, at that moment, a black mist was gathered around the top of all four of them.

With that, four beams of lights tore through the skies, darting out towards him.

“The four commanders are coming! This human’s death is certain now!”

Those ancient race soldiers who were being forced to retreat due to Lin Fan’s presence suddenly erupted out in cheers at the sight of the four beams of lights.

These were the true gods within their hearts. Even the Marquis of Despair wasn’t comparable to them.

After all, at the end of the day, the Marquis of Despair wasn’t of the ancient race. While they were afraid of him, none of them would ever respect him.

But these four commanders? They were purely of ancient race descent. Furthermore, each and every one of their cultivation states was incredibly strong, and they had been guarding Despair City all this while.

“Here come the powerful ones.” Sensing the aura of the four beams of lights, Lin Fan frowned slightly.

This wasn’t going to be a walk in the park. The four of them from the ancient race weren’t any simple beings.

BOOM!

As they landed on the ground, the entire Earth rumbled from their force.

Coming before Lin Fan, the four beams of lights revealed their true forms. Just the looks of them alone was enough for Lin Fan to tell that they were extraordinary. Even the auras being emanated from them were enough to have one’s heart skip a beat.

‘Desolate celestial full cultivation state.’

Catching sight of their cultivation states, Lin Fan’s brows creased. Things were going to get sticky now.

Each of these four ancient race beings towered ten feet tall. All four of them were pitch black, and covered in a black, sinister-looking armor plate, which gave off an unnatural feel.

“Hmm… Big ancient demon.” The moment the first commander, Gu Haitian caught sight of the titanic giant behind Lin Fan, his faze froze up a little. However, he burst out into sneer soon after, “A pity that you’re already turned into a weapon spirit.”

“Human, you’ve got some guts there to head over to the Despair City in such a brazen manner.” The second commander, Gu Zhengtian shouted over. The moment he did so, a sonic boom was formed through his voice. It was sharp as a blade, ripping the void into two almost immediately.

“For you to possess such capabilities after just ascending four months ago… hmm… I’ve got to say that’s pretty shocking. Even though I don’t know what sort of a miraculous encounter you must have gone through to grow that much, coming here leaves you with no outcome other than death.” The third commander, Gu Batian said.

“Foolish human, the only fate awaiting anyone who dares challenge the authority of the ancient race is a tragic one.” The fourth commander, Gu Zhantian continued.

“Remember our names.”

“First commander, Gu Haitian.”

“Second commander, Gu Zhengtian.”

“Third commander, Gu Batian.”

“Fourth commander, Gu Zhantian.”

Suddenly, all four commanders hollered out with a loud war cry, bursting their auras straight into the Heavens like unparalleled gods of war. Just a single gaze from them was enough to send shivers down the hearts of anyone.

Looking at these four fellas, Lin Fan could not help but chuckle in his heart. Even though the battle that would come was definitely going to be fearsome, he had a burning question in his heart.

What the f*ck did the Heaven do to these guys?

Zhengtian and Zhantian? Gosh.

If Yours Truly were the Heavens itself, Yours Truly would surely send down thunderbolts to smite down at these guys!

…

“The four commanders had not made an appearance for a full hundred years now! To think that they would be mobilized over a mere human! This is incredible!”

“The might of our four commanders is definite! This human is dead for sure now!”

Looking at the towering figures of their four commanders, the ancient race soldiers were filled with endless gloat in their hearts. To them, the outcome of Lin Fan was already fixed. The only thing awaiting him right now was death.

However, to the beings of the thousands of races out there, the only feeling right now was crushing hopelessness.

These were the four great commanders of Despair City. None of them were any weaker than the Marquis of Despair himself. Even though the beings were trapped here in the Despair City as prisoners, they had a certain amount of understanding about these four commanders.

Each and every one of them was a devastating existence that no one could hope to go against!

It was over. Everything was over right now.

BOOM!

A massive aura burst forth between the Heaven and Earth at that moment. It was as though even the firmament was pierced directly through. The moment the beings of the thousands of races out there sensed this aura, they were stunned.

This aura was way too strong! In fact, it wasn’t any bit weaker than the aura emanated from the four commanders!

“YOURS TRULY HERE IS LIN FAN! TODAY, I SHALL TAKE DOWN THE DESPAIR CITY!” Taking a step forward, Lin Fan’s might burst forth from every single pore of his being.

This upcoming battle might force Lin Fan to employ every single last trick he had up his sleeves. Against these four commanders, Lin Fan was certain that he couldn’t make the mistake of being careless, nor would he be merciful in any bit.

He knew that these four were truly powerful beings.

“HEHEHE…!”

While the four commanders laughed out sinisterly, their hearts were in fact quivering right now.

They had not expected this human being to wield such strength! In fact, the reason why four of them had come out together was because they had sensed the aura of the big ancient demon.

“Such a puny human! I can’t be bothered to deal with him. You guys! Which of you is gonna go first?”

“I can’t be bothered as well.”

“Gu Zhantian! You first, then!”

…

At this moment, it seemed as though none of these four commanders had any regards for Lin Fan at all. But to Lin Fan, these guys would really be way too dumb if they truly wanted to go against him one by one.

However, at that moment, Lin Fan’s face froze for a moment.

To think that these four would suddenly try a sneak attack on him all at the same time!

“Hmph. To think that the ancient race would be so despicable.” Lin Fan scoffed coldly before moving his body nimbly.

If news of the four commanders sneaking an attack together on a lone human being were to spread out, they would definitely be the laughing stock of everyone out there!

However, all four commanders had sensed the immense aura that was produced by Lin Fan earlier on. Furthermore, all of them wanted to get their hands on the big ancient demon.

If they could devour the big ancient demon, they might be able to shoot right up into the Divine Celestial cultivation state. THAT would truly put them on the path towards becoming a heaven-defying existence.

“Let’s seal the void to prevent him from escaping!”

“Alright! After we kill him and snatch over the big ancient demon, we’ll then decide how to split it evenly!”

“He must have had some sort of miracle encounter in order for him to progress so far in just four months post his ascension! However, if the four of us were to combine our forces together, anyone below divine celestial would be no match for us at all!”

Gigantic Destruction!

Heaven and Earth Covering Palm!

Ancient Torrential Skies!

…

At this moment, the four commanders gave Lin Fan no chance at all as they unleashed their most powerful moves.

Energy gushed in from all directions, charging at Lin Fan. Each and every action they undertook was bent on crushing Lin Fan entirely.

Chapter 529: Invincible Defense

p>Any single one of the four commanders could be an existence that could reign over all parts of the world with absolute ease. Now that the four of them joined forces to gang up against a single human, one could possibly imagine the sheer might of this lineup.

If it were anyone else that had to go against these four, they would most likely be disintegrated into dust immediately, without any room for resistance.

Sealing the Heaven and Earth, all four commanders unleashed their ultimate moves, as their True Skill seeds churned. It was as though the Heaven’s Will of the Ancient Saint World was their direct source of energy, with four beams of light shining down from the Heavens onto them, channeling additional power to them consistently.

Seizing the opportunity to strike with a sneak attack, the four commanders were now on the offensive, with their flurry of strikes slamming through the void. In an instant, thousands of palm strikes merged into the void, as a series of expressions appeared on all of their faces.

Sinister, vile, lustful, and malevolent looks…

All four of them were spread out in four directions, blocking Lin Fan’s path of escape entirely. It was as though they had welcomed some sort of ultimate heavenly wisdom to form this killing formation of absolutes.

For the past 100 years, they had been in seclusion, trying to obtain that much desired Divine celestial cultivation state. However, the difficulty in attaining it was way more difficult than anyone could imagine.

However, due to that, they had comprehended a fair amount of heavenly wisdom of this world. Every single strike that came from them now brought with it a stunning amount of energy from the Heaven and Earth.

‘That is some terrifying strength there!’

Lin Fan frowned. He could tell that these four were far from simple. However, he had not expected that once they joined forces together, they would seal every single opportunity of survival and escape for him.

The four commanders were existences that couldn’t be compared to any other ordinary ancient race beings.

At the same time, Lin Fan was gradually beginning to understand why the ancient race could continue to oppress the beings of the thousands of races out there for such a long time.

At this moment, even if a desolate celestial full cultivation state being were to appear, he would definitely be disintegrated into mere dust in the hands of these commanders.

‘So Near, Yet So Far!’

Lin Fan’s body shifted like an agile snake as his feet swiveled around with the powers of the Yin and Yang along the Heaven and Earth. With a single point of his finger, a dense number of apertures ruptured through the void, as though it was made out of paper.

Doomsday Calamity God Fist!

Black Tiger Steals Heart!

Twisting Heaven and Earth!

…

Instantly, Lin Fan’s True Skill seeds began to churn as well, as each and every one of them gave off a brilliant glow. The light being emanated was razor sharp, as it pierced through the layers of time and space.

Brilliantly dazzling, the light spread out in the entire place.

Going on the offense, Lin Fan had immediately employed a couple of his ultimate moves, bent on going all out against the four commanders.

“Just what sort of a background does this human have? To think that he could deploy so many ultimate moves in a single breath!”

“Look at the sheer size of those True Skill seeds as well! Just how in the world did he cultivate them?”

“Hmph! So what if he’s strong? Against the four of us together, he doesn’t stand a chance!”

Despite being rattled by Lin Fan’s strength, the four commanders still maintained their advantage. After all, so what if his True Skill seeds were stronger? He was still an ant against the combined might of the four of them.

The first commander, Gu Haitian, moved like a dragon. Every single breath he took caused a huge amount of Saint Spirit Qi to burst forth.

‘Ancient Saint World’s Heaven Will’s Booster Complete!’

‘Gigantic Whirling Ancient Saint Punch!’

Suddenly, the pitch black skin of his gleamed with a bright golden shade. This gold colored light was brought down from the Heavens under the booster of the Heaven’s Will of the Ancient Saint World. At the same time, as his mighty punch struck out, it felt as if a miniature world were pummelling down towards Lin Fan.

The spirit of the Doomsday Calamity God Fist was strong enough to devastate the entire world. However, against the might of this single punch by the commander, even the spirit was being forced back to the brink of destruction.

‘Annihilate the living!’

Each of the other three commanders began to unleash their ultimate moves as well. The void began to quake violently, as though the entire world was about to be destroyed.

Under the face of this absolute power, anyone would be forced into submission naturally.

‘Damn it! Because these four made the first move with the sneak attack, I’m now being pushed into a disadvantage.’ Lin Fan’s eyes shone coldly as he struggled against their offensive attacks. The four of them had a continuous stream of aura that was interconnected. No matter which direction Lin Fan attacked from, it would receive a burst of strength immediately.

At the same time, Lin Fan could not help but despise the cheapness of this Heaven’s Will in the Ancient Saint World. It was just blatantly helping the ancient race for free!

By now, Lin Fan’s defenses were finally broken through by the four commanders and their attacks.

All of them let out a look of excitement as they hollered together, “SEIZE THE CHANCE!”

BAM!

A massive amount of energy burst forth from the four of them, turning into a ball before culminating to form a gigantic dragon that rocketed out towards Lin Fan.

With Lin Fan as the center, the aftershock of the mighty attack rippled out in all directions, destroying all the buildings and structures in the vicinity. In fact, even some of the ancient race soldiers who were nearer to the blast impact were turned into a mess of blood altogether.

“S-strong!”

“Is that human dead yet?”

“HAHA! Long live our four commanders!”

Catching sight of this earthshattering battle, all of the ancient race soldiers were exhilarated to no ends. This was the might of their revered four commanders! This was power that no man in this world could go against!

On the other hand, the captives were filled with nothing but anguish at this sight.

They could tell that the human was extremely strong. However, there was just no chance of a comeback for him against these four commanders.

…

Looking at the scene before them, the four commanders smirked. They were extremely clear about the power of that single attack. Even they themselves might not be able to survive the attack under the same circumstances. Needless to say, there was no way this human could get out of it alive for sure.

However, all four of them had their faces changed suddenly as they could sense the situation in the aftermath of the attack. In fact, Gu Haitian’s eyeballs nearly popped out as he exclaimed in shock.

“H-HOW COULD THIS BE? What the f*ck is that thing that could defend against our mighty attack? This is an attack that even we ourselves may not be able to block! How could a single cauldron looking thing block it? What is that treasure even? A dao weapon? An utmost treasure?”

“This human has had such a miraculous encounter upon appearing here. That must be a defensive treasure for sure!”

“Don’t panic now! As long as the four of us continue to seal up this entire place, we can definitely kill him!”

The other three commanders had looks of lust within their eyes as well. To think that this human would possess a defensive treasure of such caliber!

For it to defend against an attack of that might, that must be a dao weapon at least! In fact, it might even be a supreme grade dao weapon! Otherwise, there was no way it wouldn’t budge at all in the face of all that!

“This human’s fighting strength is nowhere near ours. Even if he has this dao weapon, it won’t help him take us down. Even if were to try, we’ll mow him down!” The fourth commander, Gu Zhantian, hollered.

…

At that very last moment, Lin Fan no longer wanted to defend. No matter how strong these guys were, there was no point for him to continue wasting his stamina with them.

These four possessed an innate advantage over him. Thinking back, if he were to take on this one versus four and retaliate, that would definitely take quite a toll on him.

Lin Fan did not like stuff like this where he would always be on the losing end.

The Heaven and Earth Smelt was a godly item that was crafted through the System. It could smelt everything within this world. Therefore, its defensive capabilities were naturally frightening as well.

When the tremendous might of the four commanders landed on the Heaven and Earth Smelt, it didn’t even budge a single inch nor reacted against it at all. Their attack was simply dissipated in all directions naturally.

Hidden within the Heaven and Earth Smelt, Lin Fan rubbed his chin and grinned coldly as he entered Stealth mode.

BAM!

The doors of the smelt opened up with a slam. The four commanders focused their attention, awaiting the exit of that human. However, no matter how long they waited, there was no one coming out of it.

They were puzzled for a moment.

Suddenly, their faces changed.

“HE’S OVER THERE…!”

Chapter 530: One Smack To Fall!

p>The four commanders had not expected for Lin Fan to appear in another direction altogether! They were all glaring intently at this weird looking smelt the entire time, awaiting the exit of Lin Fan. To think that he could have escaped their watchful eyes?

Suddenly, the first commander shouted with a shrill voice, “Gu Zhantian, go over there and delay the human! We’ll take down this treasure of his!”

“Alright.” Gu Zhantian nodded in agreement, “He’s now all alone without his treasure. I’ll definitely be more than enough to take him down!”

“Hmph. Wanna steal my treasure? Dream on!” Lin Fan gave off a holler. Instantly, the Heaven and Earth Smelt shook violently as though it wanted to break through these obstructions and return to Lin Fan’s side.

“Seal!”

The three commanders smirked coldly as they slapped out with a flurry of palm strikes. Each and every single one of these palm strikes turned into a thin line of their own, eventually forming a gigantic net that covered the entire Heaven and Earth Smelt. With that, that entire region around the Heaven and Earth Smelt was sealed entirely by the three commanders.

Looking at that, Lin Fan grinned as well.

They fell for it.

But of course, they wouldn’t have done it if he hadn’t given them that bit of pressure.

‘To think that this treasure would try to resist!’ The three commanders looked at the constant ramming of the Heaven and Earth Smelt. With every single ram the Heaven and Earth Smelt made, the strength of their seal decreased by a little.

“We’ll convert it over now! Gu Zhantian! If you can kill that human, do it by all means! If you can’t, delay him! Once we’re done converting this treasure over to our side, we’ll join in and assist you!” The first commander, Gu Haitian, slapped out with a flurry of palm strikes once more, firming up the seal even further.

“Don’t worry! He’s just a mere human. I can take him down with the back of my hands.” Gu Zhantian glared at Lin Fan coldly, his fighting intent bursting through the Heavens.

At this moment, Gu Zhantian was like a longsword that had descended from the firmament itself, his aura ever so menacing.

An aura of this level was terrifying beyond words. It was so strong that the void around him was rippling due to his might, as beams of bright light pierced through the void from him.

Suddenly, a blood red pike appeared in his hands.

‘Soul Rendering Pike!’

There were a lot of weird looking runes and symbols inscribed on the body of the pike. At the same time, there were two burning balls of light around it. It was as though the scorching sun was plucked down from the Heavens and infused directly into this pike.

Medium grade dao weapon, Soul Rendering Pike.

The moment the fourth commander, Gu Zhantian, wielded this pike in his hands, his power level seemed sturdier than ever, as though a sword had just been unsheathed.

Piercing through the void, the battle intent was unparalleled. It seemed as if no one could stand against him.

“Human, you ought to feel proud of yourself. There has been no other ant from the thousands of races out there who had been able to force out my Soul Rendering Pike. Today, I shall use your fresh blood as tribute for my pike!” Gu Zhantian looked at Lin Fan with a cold glare.

The ancient race was the ancient race indeed. To think that he could easily produce a dao weapon just like that, and a medium grade at that.

Lin Fan’s only goal right now was to take down this commander. Otherwise, no matter how strong he was, the combined strength of the four of them was still something tricky to deal with.

At the same time, if this Gu Zhantian could possess a medium grade dao weapon, the three of them should most definitely have their own as well.

Lin Fan took a look at his experience points. He was about to level up right now. After taking this fella down, he should be able to level up once more and receive yet another spike in his power level. By then, he would stand an even greater chance against them.

“Go to hell!”

Suddenly, a massive glow of light burst forth from Gu Zhantian as the Soul Rendering Pike in his arms started to swivel. The head of the pike swirled violently and pierced through the void like a dragon on its own. With a gentle jerk, ripples burst forth from its head, expanding out in all directions, and gradually getting bigger till the entire void was covered.

‘Heaven’s Energy Strike!’

Gu Zhantian had a good mastery of the pike. Just this single move was enough to block out all possible paths of escape for Lin Fan. In fact, the ripples that were appearing now in all directions were filled with the intent of the pike as well.

‘He’s getting stronger now. Making use of his Soul Rendering Pike, Gu Zhantian is able to deploy his strongest pike skill. This is way more powerful than when he was fighting barehanded.’ Lin Fan frowned. Wielding the Eternal Axe, he clashed head-on with the Soul Rendering Pike. In fact, Lin Fan could even feel the other party having the upper hand in terms of fighting strength.

‘Flying Heavens!’

Without anyone noticing, Lin Fan had already kept his Flying Heavens hidden underground. Even though he did not know if this would work out, as long as it could even disturb Gu Zhantian, then it would have served its purpose at the very least.

“To think that a single human like you would be in possession of this many treasures! Even this axe itself seems pretty extraordinary!” Greed was spelled all over Gu Zhantian’s face. Twisting his wrist, his pike jerked as the two balls of lights bolted out towards Lin Fan, trying to seize this opportunity to take him down. However, at that moment, something happened beneath the ground.

“What’s this?” As a desolate celestial full cultivation powerful being, Gu Zhantian was naturally sharp towards his surroundings with his refined senses. Nothing could escape from him, let alone this massive surge of disturbance.

‘DESPICABLE!’

Gu Zhantian did not dare to act carelessly. Flinging his Soul Rendering Pike, he flung away from the Eternal Axe and escaped from his initial position.

PSHEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Flying Heavens burst forth at where he was. However, it hit nothing.

Lin Fan did not panic due to it. He was in no hurry to kill Gu Zhantian. Pointing out his finger, he tore a hole in the void. Making use of the confusion, Lin Fan’s palm shook gently as a white mist gradually entered the void.

“Hmph, the human race is despicable indeed. However, I’ve seen through all your tricks! Let’s see what else you’ve got!” Gu Zhantian laughed coldly. Stepping forth, it was as though he was one with his pike. At the same time, before he employed his pike techniques, he had already deployed numerous other skills, hiding them within his pike arts.

As long as Lin Fan dared to receive the blow, the damage dealt would definitely be devastating.

Through his exchange with Gu Zhantian, Lin Fan was beginning to realize his shortcomings. He calmed down his heart and began to focus slowly.

‘Firmament!’

‘Destruction!’

Even though he had only unlocked two of the Heaven Splitting three stances, the consumption of True Energy was incredibly scary.

“Not bad! But, that’s far from enough!” Gu Zhantian’s eyes glimmered. With a single sweep of his pike, he was bent on splitting the entire world open.

‘Soul Rendering Pike, Total Annihilation!’

With a maddened holler, Gu Zhantian unleashed his ultimate move. The three other commanders who were busy trying to refine the Heaven and Earth Smelt looked over and smirked as they saw Gu Zhantian’s move.

Seemed like this was it for the human.

However, a strange phenomenon suddenly occurred.

“W-what’s this?” Gu Zhantian was bewildered and confused by the mist of white smoke that had appeared before him suddenly. Just as he was about to slap it away, he realized that something strange was happening within his body!

“Heh! Seems like it’s still useful.” Lin Fan smirked. He bolted towards Gu Zhantian with his left hand behind his back. And of course, a bright, red brick appeared in Lin Fan’s left hand.

‘Doomsday Calamity God Fist!’

Lin Fan’s right hand turned into the shape of a pummelling fist as his energy rumbled. The spirit of the towering Doomsday Calamity God appeared howling from Lin Fan’s fist.

Gu Zhantian did not know what this b*stard had done to him. However, he could sense a surge of energy he had never ever felt before rising through his body, taking over his entire soul.

But how could he just give in to this thing and let it have its way? He tried to use his True Skill seed to suppress the urge. First, he had to take down this damned human!

“GO TO HELL!” Gu Zhantian yelled as the Soul Rendering Pike turned larger. Piercing through the void, he charged at Lin Fan.

Lin Fan’s expression did not change. He was going to clash with the Soul Rendering Pike with his indestructible body!

BAM!

“WHAT?” Gu Zhantian was startled. How could this human’s physical body state be this strong? To think that the pike could only pierce through his body a little and could not penetrate any further! It was as though it was stopped by some unknown force!

Suddenly, Gu Zhantian’s face changed as well. He could tell of the evil intents on the smirking face of this human!

‘Nine Five Legendary Brick! One smack to fall!’

BAM!

Chapter 531: Truly Dumb

p>’Unbreakable Imperishability!’

Gu Zhantian snapped back to his senses in an instant as a glowing aura shielded his body. However, to Gu Zhantian’s horror, the red colored brick seemed to be ignoring his defenses entirely as it knocked straight onto the back of his head!

Even though there wasn’t any feeling, his head felt as though it was slammed by a torrent of water, putting him in a daze.

“Hmph! You think you can remain standing after receiving Yours Truly’s Nine Five Legendary Brick? That’s a fool’s dream!” Lin Fan laughed coldly as he slammed down against the head of Gu Zhantian. It had been a long time since the Nine Five Legendary Brick had unleashed its fullest potential.

Well, it was time to let this so-called commander be the test bed for it then.

“H-how could this be?”

Gu Zhantian’s face was entirely stumped. However, he collapsed with a thud instantly.

Right now, the other three commanders were still working hard at trying to refine the Heaven and Earth Smelt. However, to think that this thing was so damn tough! Even with their combined forces, they were unable to refine it at all! This was something that was impossible in their eyes.

“Not good! Gu Zhantian has fallen!” Suddenly, the three of them noticed what was happening in the distance as they exclaimed in shock. To think that the human would be able to take down Gu Zhantian!

Looking at the fainted Gu Zhantian, Lin Fan kept the Nine Five Legendary Brick back into his storage.

‘Slay!’

Lin Fan did not hesitate at all as he chopped down on Gu Zhantian. As one of the four commanders, his cultivation state was extremely high. After killing this guy, Lin Fan would definitely receive a huge amount of experience points, causing his cultivation state to climb up as well.

“STOP…!” The three commanders howled out in horror at the sight of this. How could they allow Gu Zhantian to be killed by that damned human?

However, it was all too late. They were way too smitten by the Heaven and Earth Smelt, and were thus too far away from Lin Fan right now.

Lin Fan slammed down with his Eternal Axe at the fainted Gu Zhantian, who couldn’t even resist a single bit in that state.

‘Ding…Congratulations on killing desolate celestial full cultivation being Gu Zhantian.’

‘Ding…Experience points +100,000’

‘Ding…Congratulations on leveling up.’

‘Ding…Cultivation State: Azure celestial full cultivation state.’

Instantly, Lin Fan could feel a surge of energy rising through his body. This was the boost in power that came with leveling up. This energy was way stronger than anything he had ever experienced before.

‘HAHA!’

Lin Fan laughed out maniacally. He could sense an obstruction from the unknowns blocking his way forward. This was the barrier for one to cross if they wanted to turn into a desolate celestial. However, for Lin Fan, something like this could easily be crossed with experience points.

Suddenly, Lin Fan’s body was filled with an invincible form of energy. It was as though he could even take down the gods themselves with this.

“DAMNED HUMAN! HOW DARE YOU KILL GU ZHANTIAN?” The first commander, Gu Haitian, howled out in anger as the energy emanating from him turned berserk and wild.

They had lived together for such a long time, and that too with little differences. So, they naturally shared a deep relationship. To think that Gu Zhantian would be killed by a mere human! How could this not infuriate them?

Lin Fan ignored the three other commanders as he swept his robes and tossed the body of Gu Zhantian into the Demon City. A desolate celestial full cultivation being… The amount of energy he could harness was definitely going to be amazing. This would definitely be a magnificent booster for Demon City!

The moment the other ancient race soldiers witnessed one of their four commanders, Gu Zhantian, being slain by the human, they fell into a complete state of shock, as though the entire sky had fallen upon them.

They could not believe that the seemingly almighty commander in their eyes could have been taken down by a lone human! How could they take in this reality?

As for the captive beings of the thousands of races, they too were equally astounded.

Strong! He was way too strong!

They had never ever met such a strong human being! To think that he could even take down the undefeatable Gu Zhantian!

“Long live the human race!”

“Exterminate all the ancient race beings!”

“Hope is here! Finally! WE CAN FINALLY SEE HOPE ONCE MORE…!”

The tormented beings of the thousands of races clamored in excitement. All they needed was as savior! And right now, Lin Fan was the Messiah in all of their hearts!

Lin Fan stepped forth, grabbing out with his hand in a claw-like manner, “You three are truly fools. Refine the treasure of Yours Truly? Know your place. All I did was to mess around with you guys with a small trick, and I could already distract you this easily. All of you are way too dumb indeed.”

The three commanders did not know the meaning of these words. However, in that instance, that Heaven and Earth Smelt, which they thought was almost refined over to their side, began to vibrate violently.

“What’s going on?” Gu Haitian slapped it with his palm, infusing a large amount of energy within it, trying to suppress the Heaven and Earth Smelt. However, to his shock, the Heaven and Earth Smelt tore through the void and every single seal in its way, appearing right in front of Lin Fan.

“Suppress the treasure of Yours Truly? Really now, fools?” Lin Fan was extremely proud of his brains right now. Making use of the Heaven and Earth Smelt to block their combined attack gave them the illusion that this was a defensive treasure.

And indeed, as expected, all four of them fell for the bait. The time taken for the three of them to ‘convert’ the Heaven and Earth Smelt was more than enough of an opportunity for Lin Fan.

One on one?

Lin Fan was never ever afraid of a one on one. Now that he had killed Gu Zhantian, he was at an overwhelming advantage. Not only did he raise his cultivation state, the four of them were now one short. This would make reaping them a way easier task than before.

“DAMN IT!” The three commanders were thoroughly incensed by everything that was happening before them right now. They could not wait to tear Lin Fan up into bits and pieces.

To think that they could have fallen for the ploys of this human!

“HUMAN! I’LL MAKE SURE I KILL YOU TODAY!” Gu Haitian howled out once more as he tore through the void with massive strides. A multitude of black beams burst forth from behind his back as they pierced through everything and headed in Lin Fan’s direction.

Keeping the Heaven and Earth Smelt in his storage, Lin Fan’s eyes shone with disdain.

This was the time for him to exhibit his true strength.

So what if he were a desolate celestial full cultivation being? Yours Truly was going to take down everything in his path today and attain that desolate celestial cultivation state as well!

“Let us join forces and employ our strongest move to take down this human here and now!” The second commander, Gu Zhengtian, had his eyes shine with fury. To think that this human would be strong enough to be able to kill Gu Zhantian!

They would no longer be careless with his cultivation state. Furthermore, the other party was in possession of an utmost defensive treasure!

However, in the Despair City, they were the gods. No matter who it was that came forth, they must leave their corpses here!

“ALRIGHT!” The third commander, Gu Batian, roared. Waving his arm, he sent a flurry of fists into the void as well.

‘Heaven’s Will Enmity Execution!’

The three commanders joined forces with their ultimate moves, as they summoned the powers of the Heaven’s Will as a booster, engaging Lin Fan in a focused onslaught.

Chapter 532: Retaliating Casually

p>In reality, Lin Fan’s azure celestial full cultivation had quite the gap to cross against the desolate celestial cultivation state. However, the presence of the System turned every impossibility into a possibility.

Cultivating True Skill seeds to raise his power level along with all sorts of devious methods, even a desolate celestial was nothing to him.

A boundless amount of Heaven’s Will shone down from the Heavens onto the three commanders. At the same time, the True Skill seeds within all of their bodies were rampaging berserk right now, producing a limitless amount of power.

This immense power pierced through the Heaven and Earth, heading straight for Lin Fan.

“Human, remember this! The ancient race shall not tolerate you trampling on us! To us, all of you beings of the thousands of races out there are nothing but ants!” The three commanders yelled out as the Blood Qi within their bodies rumbled furiously.

“Damn. Aren’t you shameless, Heaven’s Will? To think that you would assist them so blatantly!” Lin Fan could not help but scoff contemptuously as he sensed the protection the Heaven’s Will was falling onto them. But even so, Lin Fan wasn’t afraid.

All they wanted was a fight, wasn’t it? Who was afraid of whom?

‘Twisting Heaven and Earth!’

With a war cry, Lin Fan’s fingers grasped out into the void like a claw. A tuft of black and white smoke fused together in the claw-like shape of his hands as it swiveled continuously.

Ever since he had cultivated the True Skill seeds, his Twisting Heaven and Earth had turned even stronger. Grabbing out, his hand could reach any part of this world.

Lin Fan set his sights on the crotches of the three commanders, readying himself for the deadliest attack in the world.

‘Black Tiger Steals Heart!’

‘Nirvana Finger!’

Combining all his other special moves, Lin Fan struck out with everything he had, causing the void to tear apart rapidly as he clashed against the powers of the three commanders.

“Just where in the world did this human come from! To think that we’re not able to take him down even with the blessings of the Heaven’s Will!”

“Kill…KILL! WE MUST DEFINITELY KILL HIM!”

‘Ancient Demon Suppression Fist!’

The vast sky was covered by the fists of the three commanders. Each of these fists was mighty and gigantic, just like meteorites. Carrying a devastating power with every single fist, they crashed down towards Lin Fan.

“Hmph! You guys fell for it again!” Suddenly, Lin Fan smirked coldly. Shifting his body nimbly, he grabbed out with his claw-like hands as he cried out.

‘TWISTING HEAVEN AND EARTH!’

All the Twisting Heavens and Earths that were hidden within the void appeared suddenly, grabbing out at the crotches of the three commanders at lightspeed.

Sensing the vibrations of the void near them, the faces of the three commanders changed, “Watch out!”

‘Shrink!’

“Huh…?” Lin Fan frowned, somewhat in disbelief. To think that they would have this trick up their sleeves to be able to shrink the object in their groin into their bodies!

“Despicable and cheap human! Your skill shall do nothing to us!” The three of them yelled together at Lin Fan, killing intent shining in their eyes.

They were thoroughly irked by this human before them.

‘Ancient Battle Body!’

Glancing at one another, a black burst of light shone out from their bodies. This black beam of light caused the entire Despair City to be shrouded in a mist of darkness.

“Human! You’ve successfully riled us! Today, we shall let you know the true meaning of horror!”

Within those black beams of light, three towering giants stood and howled, glaring at Lin Fan with bloodshot eyes.

“What’s this new trick now?” Lin Fan was bewildered. However, he wasn’t too bothered by it as he wielded his Eternal Axe and cleaved at the three commanders instantly.

‘Firmament!’

A flash of axe light pierced through the layers of the void, slamming straight at one of the giants. As the Eternal Axe clashed with the sturdy body of the giant, a metallic clanging sound rang through the void.

‘To think that it would be so tough.’ Lin Fan frowned in disbelief. Just what sort of a secret technique did these three employ for the physical body state of that giant to become so sturdy?

‘DIE…!’

Seizing Lin Fan’s moment of freezing up, a gigantic pair of fists appeared on his left before exploding in his face.

BOOM!

The sheer power of those fists was way too frightening.

‘Ding…Eternal Immortality Experience Points +10,000’

“So much?” Upon hearing the notifications from the system, Lin Fan was startled once more. To think that this thing would give off such a huge amount of experience points! This was unexpected!

However, the rumbling of his blood within his body had Lin Fan understanding the true power of that blow. If not for the Mythical Parasol Tree and Blood Sea, he might not have been able to withstand that at all.

Lin Fan’s head started tinkering. He had thought up of a plan. This was an opportunity that he could not miss.

“All three of you trashes! Wanna kill me? Naïve! Come forth at me with all your strength!” Lin Fan moved about nimbly as his gaze sharpened. He was searching for the right amount of strength.

The three commanders were ferocious beyond words. Some of their attacks were blows that even Lin Fan dared not to receive directly with his bare body.

‘Ding…Eternal Immortality Experience Points +10,000’

…

The situation had undergone a 180-degree change right now. As the ancient race soldiers caught sight of their three great commanders raining blow after blow on that human, they erupted out in cheers.

That was right! Their three commanders were invincible existences! How could a darned human compete against their might?

However, for the beings of the thousands of races, this was a tragic sight to behold. All of the hope that had lit up within their hearts earlier on was now dimming down gradually.

That human did not even have the strength to fight back against the blows of the three commanders.

“DON’T GIVE UP…!”

“PLEASE DON’T DIE…!”

The beings of the thousands of races out there screamed at the top of their lungs. Even though they knew that the human wouldn’t be able to hear their cheers in the midst of all the chaos, this was the only way for them to allow the flame of hope in their heart to continue burning on.

‘Ding…Congratulations. Eternal Immortality has leveled up.’

‘Ding…Physical Body State: Azure Celestial Middle Level.’

After being whacked for just a few rounds, Lin Fan’s physical body state had gone up. What a bargain this was to him!

Yours Truly might be the only being in this world who could resist the blows of desolate celestial beings with just an azure celestial physical body state.

“Human! Are you cowering under our might so badly that you have given up on resisting?” The first commander, Gu Haitian, laughed out wildly. Every single punch of his met its mark. Against this absolute power, the only outcome that awaited the human was death.

How could a lone human think that he could go against the ancient race?

The reign of the ancient race was a rule of life that was unchangeable since the ancient times!

“Hmph…” Lin Fan snorted coldly in a casual retaliation.

The moment he found out that every single strike brought for him these many experience points, he had decided to let them have their way wilfully. Nothing else mattered other than him raising his physical body state right now.

However, in order to give the three commanders some sense of hope, he would casually fight back for a little every once in a while.

But of course, the retaliation was just a weak and feeble attempt.

How could he afford to scare off the three of them with any of his strikes?

He had to continue giving them hope!

Boundless, endless hope!

Chapter 533: Erupt Forth, My Dear Biggra!

p>”What the hell is up with this human? Why do I get the feeling that he’s toying with us?” Gu Haitian was raining down his fists onto the body of this human. At the start, he thought that his fists were more than enough to kill this human being.

However, to his surprise, this human would stand up time and again, as if it was nothing to him at all.

“Impossible! This human must be making his final struggles with his energy level depleting rapidly. It won’t be long now before we suppress him completely!”

“That’s right! The reason for him being able to survive so long must be due to that defensive treasure he possesses. However, that treasure couldn’t possibly have an infinite power! A large amount of its energy must be expended in order to defend against every single one of our strikes!”

After hearing the analysis of the other two commanders, Gu Haitian was gradually buying back into their words as well.

‘That’s right. This human mustn’t have too long left.’

“Ha, look! He’s starting to retaliate! But, he is simply way too weak!” The third commander, Gu Batian, snorted in contempt. With a single punch, he caused the impact of Lin Fan’s attack to dissipate immediately as he burst forth towards Lin Fan.

‘Soooooooooooooooooooo good…!’ Lin Fan felt like he was a little boat riding the waves of pleasure right now, floating about aimlessly without any destination in mind.

Surges of energy burst forth from all directions, crashing down on this little boat constantly.

‘Ding…Congratulations. Eternal Immortality has leveled up.’

‘Physical Body State: Azure celestial upper level.’

‘Levelled once more!’ Lin Fan’s heart leaped with joy. This was the best feeling ever!

Looking at the three of them expending all their efforts relentlessly without any complaints of fatigue, Lin Fan was heartened. Where else could he look for such hardworking people?

He wondered what sort of physical body state these three commanders could bring him to.

Lin Fan’s heart was filled with anticipation right now. How great would it be if they could bring him up to desolate celestial full cultivation state?

But of course, this was all just one sided thoughts on Lin Fan’s part.

Time passed by the seconds and minutes.

One by one, the ancient race ants began to quieten down as a look of horror began to spread in those hideous pitch black faces of theirs.

And that was because, it had been a long time since the human had been pummelled up, down, left, and right in the hands of the three commanders. However, he stood up time and again as though he just couldn’t die!

The beings of the thousands of races out there were equally dumbfounded. Even those of the Giant race wouldn’t have such a resilient lifeforce as this human!

With every single strike of the three commanders, the skies changed colors, as though the entire world was about to be destroyed. Yet, it was as if there was no impact on the human at all, as he stood up time and again after each and every single attack!

Time after time.

Now that such a long period of time had passed, they were entirely flabbergasted.

“Is this a human…or a god?”

‘Ding…Congratulations. Eternal Immortality has leveled up.’

‘Physical Body State: Azure celestial full cultivation state.’

Upon hearing the notifications from the system, Lin Fan’s lips curled into a smile once more. He had leveled up again.

On the other hand, the expressions of the three commanders were beyond shocked right now, as they refused to believe the sight before their very eyes.

“Are you a human…or a god?” Gu Haitian’s hands were trembling right now. To think that a human could withstand their attacks for such a long time!

Every single punch hit their mark. Every single punch brought with it an explosion.

How in the world was he still alive?

“Oh, make a guess…!” Lin Fan chuckled casually. This time around, he had truly earned big by making his way to the Despair City! Not only did he raise his cultivation state, he raised his physical body state as well!

But where in the bloody world was the Marquis of Despair?

Could it truly be as they had mentioned? Was he truly not in Despair City right now?

Based on Lin Fan’s understanding of the Righteous Party, there was no way their news could be so accurate!

Upon hearing these words of Lin Fan, the three commanders were incensed once more.

“Guess your mother…!”

Lin Fan took a quick check of his Mythical Parasol Tree and realized that the Mythical Parasol Tree had expended quite a fair amount of lifeforce.

The reason why he could hold on till now was all due to the Mythical Parasol Tree and Blood Sea’s efforts. If he didn’t possess them, Lin Fan wouldn’t have dared to receive their blows with such ease, even if he had ten times the guts.

“Alright, it’s time for our little games to end now. Next up, it’s about time I kill you guys.” Sweeping his robes, Lin Fan chuckled casually to the three commanders.

“HUMAN! YOU’RE WAY TOO BRAZEN!” Upon this damned human’s remarks, the three commanders were agitated badly, as if thunderbolts were about to burst forth from their heads. They had truly never met someone who had dared to get so insolent with them!

But right now, the bewildering thing was the type of method this human was employing for him to take in all of their attacks, as though it was nothing.

“Hehe…” Lin Fan giggled calmly as he waved his hands gently. Instantly, the void began to ripple as a white mist began to surge out, spreading out through the entire area.

‘Biggra makes me invincible.’ This was the Biggra in Lin Fan’s eyes.

Countless powerful enemies had found themselves bending down against the might of Biggra so far.

Once Lin Fan became the utmost being of this entire universe, he swore that he would definitely give Biggra a rightful title that it deserved.

“What…is this…?” Looking at the white mist that was spreading out, Gu Haitian frowned. Punching out with his fist, he tried to clear the white mist. However, the white mist gathered again almost immediately.

The other two commanders were forced to retreat consistently against the invading Biggra mist. Slapping out repeatedly into the void, they formed a barrier as they tried to keep this white mist at bay.

However, to their shock, the white mist sifted through the layers of the void easily, disregarding the defenses of the barrier completely. This was something completely impossible in their eyes!

Lin Fan took a look at the three commanders and commented casually, “There’s no way you guys can kill me. On the other hand, it isn’t impossible for me to kill you guys. All I require is that little bit more effort, that’s all. However, it’s all worth it right now.”

“DAMNED HUMAN!” The three commanders did not dare to tread forth without knowing what this white mist was.

However, even then, the white mist was still inching towards them bit by bit. Suddenly, the mist rumbled altogether, as it turned into a gigantic dragon and howled out balefully at the three commanders.

PSHEW!

The roar of the dragon rang through the skies as it tunneled through the three commanders.

The commanders tried their best to defend against the attack of this dragon. To their surprise, there was no damage done by that humongous dragon, as it just made its way through them without inflicting any injuries!

“HAHA! Bunch of tricks! Here we were, worried that it might be something great. Turns out that it’s just nothing!” The three commanders began to laugh out maniacally.

They had thought that this would be an extremely strong skill, only to find out that it was nothing but a farce, and that was all!

“Hmph, human! You’ve used up all your means! It’s our turn now!” The three commanders glared at Lin Fan coldly.

Lin Fan looked at them and grinned, “Don’t you feel anything different about your bodies?”

“Different? HAHA! The only feeling we’ve got wanting to slice you into pieces!” The three of them gave off a cold chuckle.

“Eh…?” Suddenly, Gu Zhengtian’s face changed and his pupils dilated, as though something was about to happen. Following tightly afterward were the other two commanders. They were all beginning to feel something strange.

“You…YOU…!” Gu Haitian pointed his trembling finger unbelievingly at Lin Fan. It was as though he was about to say something, but was choking at the last moment.

…

“Erupt forth, my dear Biggra!” Lin Fan smiled brightly as he raised up both of his hands.

The golden age was about to flourish.