Now the rescued people discussed among themselves, truly lost in this unfamiliar world. Yet, a new hope had emerged before them.
Their saviors.
Ninety-odd individuals, all powerful figures in their own realms, were now bewildered. However, seeing the strength displayed by these few, they felt relieved, for they too could become stronger.
“Silence!”
At that moment, a man with a single horn stepped out from the darkness, his commanding voice echoing throughout the cave.
An overwhelming pressure surged forth, bearing down heavily on everyone present. In that instant, their faces turned pale as they struggled to resist.
Lin Fan slightly furrowed his brows. This person’s strength was far superior to his own. Even at his peak, he might not be able to match this individual.
Still, Lin Fan wasn’t shocked. The Upper Realm was a higher-level world. In the Xuanhuang Realm, he was invincible, but arriving here, he had already prepared himself to be among the weakest.
Therefore, aside from some confusion, he had no other concerns.
After all, growing stronger was simple for Lin Fan—as long as he worked hard.
Before long, he would surpass everyone.
“Say nothing, ask nothing. Someone will explain everything to you. Now, I will announce a realm. Whoever ascended from that realm should step forward to receive a transmission stone.”
“Jiao Realm.”
Jiao Niu patted Lin Fan’s shoulder and walked forward.
The horned man glanced at Jiao Niu, nodded slightly, and handed him a crystal-clear jade stone.
“This is a transmission stone. Drip your blood onto it to be sent to the area where those from the Jiao Realm gather. There, someone will explain everything to you.”
“Hu Realm.”
The woman who had nearly been taken by the ancient clan soldiers stepped forward slowly.
Though her face was still pale, she had mostly recovered.
“Thank you, senior.”
…
The ninety-odd people then used the transmission stones to leave the cave.
Only Lin Fan stood there, completely stunned.
What was going on?
“Me?” Lin Fan immediately raised his hand.
Seeing everyone else leave, Lin Fan was utterly baffled. They couldn’t possibly leave him behind.
The man from the Jiao Realm looked at Lin Fan and slightly frowned, as if trying to recall something but failing.
“Which realm are you from?”
“Xuanhuang Realm, Human Race.” Lin Fan quickly replied.
“Xuanhuang Realm, Human Race?” The man hesitated for a moment, as if recalling something, but then shook his head. “There’s no such realm…”
“How can there be no Xuanhuang Realm? You must have forgotten. Many humans from my realm are here.” Lin Fan hurriedly said. He couldn’t allow them to abandon him here alone.
He was unfamiliar with this place. If he went out and encountered those ancient clans again, what would he do?
Even if such a place didn’t exist, couldn’t they at least offer some advice? Tell him how to deal with his current predicament.
The suppression of his cultivation was truly frustrating. If he could find a way to avoid the suppression of this world’s rules, he would naturally have a chance to survive.
“The Human Race has long declined. Naturally, there’s no place left for your kind to reside.” Another figure appeared before Lin Fan.
“I…” Lin Fan felt helpless and wanted to curse, but he held himself back.
Most likely, this was the doing of those four Sovereigns, blocking ascension from the Xuanhuang Realm. After ten thousand years, with no one ascending, those remaining humans must have learned something and stopped guiding newcomers from the Xuanhuang Realm.
With the Human Race being such a powerful species, raising offspring and cultivating descendants was naturally not a problem.
If he went there now, he would probably be an illegal immigrant.
“We can’t help you. But you are the only one I’ve seen in recent years who ascended from the Xuanhuang Realm. Here is a book containing everything you want to know. From now on, whether you live or die depends entirely on yourself.” The man tossed a booklet to Lin Fan and, with a flash of light, left using a transmission stone.
“Hey… I still have questions!” Lin Fan hurriedly shouted, but it was already too late. Everyone had left.
In the empty cave, only Lin Fan stood there, stunned and alone.
“Damn… You guys are heartless.” Lin Fan sighed deeply, plopping down on the ground, gazing at the sealed cave with another heavy sigh.
Where was the path forward?
“No way. I absolutely can’t just wait here to die. I must rise up, summon the same boldness I had in the Xuanhuang Realm. No matter how dangerous this place is, I will carve out a bright future with my bare fists, making you regret not befriending me today.” Lin Fan silently encouraged himself, making a grand vow.
“But first, I must start from the beginning. I wonder what’s in this book. I hope it contains everything I want to know.” Lin Fan sighed. He still didn’t know the outside situation and decided to first understand this place thoroughly.
The booklet was somewhat ancient, even slightly worn, with hand-written characters on its pages.
In the silent cave, only the sound of Lin Fan flipping pages could be heard.
Minute by minute, second by second passed. Lin Fan didn’t know how many days had gone by.
Only after finishing the entire booklet did Lin Fan feel like dying.
This was a real betrayal.
The Upper Realm was called the Gu Sheng Realm.
All the great thousand realms’ destination was the Gu Sheng Realm.
The ancient clans were native beings of the Gu Sheng Realm. They were cruel and fierce, viewing all other races as mere food.
The booklet also recorded that the dangers weren’t limited to the ancient clans, but included many ferocious ancient beasts.
These ancient beasts possessed immense power, beyond the capabilities of ordinary cultivators.
Lin Fan had some understanding, and the booklet contained scattered records of the main situations, though not comprehensive. Everything would have to be explored by himself.
What troubled Lin Fan the most was how to assimilate this world’s energy to avoid suppression.
From the booklet, Lin Fan learned that different races across the great thousand worlds had different cultivation systems and heavenly Dao.
The Xuanhuang Realm cultivated the power of rules, but other worlds differed.
For example, in the Gu Sheng Realm, they cultivated not the power of rules, but something called Holy Spirit Qi.
“Ah, well, one step at a time. I should first transform my chains of rules.”
Lin Fan shook his head, accepting the current reality.
“Ding! Too annoying. Activating the Ultimate Mode to begin assimilation.”
“Ding! Assimilation successful.”
“Ding! Rule Chain transformation successful.”
“Ding! Experience data too large. Re-planning initiated.”
“Ding! Re-planning successful. Ultimate Mode activated.”
“Ding! This system is the Ultimate System. Simply defeating monsters to gain experience allows you to level up, reach the peak of existence, and achieve eternal dominance. No longer a dream.”
…
At this moment, Lin Fan’s heart leaped with joy. He hadn’t expected the system to resurface now and solve all his problems.
It seemed the system had been silent earlier due to the assimilation process. Now it had clearly succeeded.
He would now see how the system had changed.
This Ultimate Mode—what kind of thing was it?
Now, the rescued individuals are discussing among themselves, truly bewildered by this unfamiliar world, yet a new hope has emerged before them.
That hope is the people who saved them.
Ninety-some individuals, all powerful figures from their respective worlds, though currently lost, felt a sense of relief upon witnessing the formidable strength displayed by these dozen or so people, as they too could become stronger.
“Silence.”
At this moment, a man with a single horn emerged from the darkness, his authoritative voice filling the entire cave.
An overwhelming aura pressed down on everyone, leaving them pale and struggling to resist.
Lin Fan frowned slightly; this man’s strength far surpassed his own, and even at his peak, he might not be a match.
However, Lin Fan wasn’t shocked. The so-called upper realm is a higher-level world. In the Xuanhuang Realm, he was invincible, but in the upper realm, Lin Fan had already prepared himself to be the weakest.
Thus, apart from confusion, he harbored no other thoughts.
Because becoming stronger was so simple for Lin Fan, as long as he worked hard.
It wouldn’t be long before he became stronger than anyone else.
“Don’t speak, don’t ask. Everything will be told to you. Now, I will name a world, and those who ascended from that world, come to me to receive the teleportation stone.”
“Horn Realm.”
Horn Ox patted Lin Fan’s shoulder, then walked up.
The horned man looked at Horn Ox, nodded slightly, and handed him a crystal-clear jade stone.
“This is a teleportation stone. Drip your blood on it, and you will be teleported to the area where the people of the Horn Realm reside. There, everything will be explained to you.”
“Fox Realm.”
The woman who had nearly been violated by the ancient clan soldiers slowly stepped forward.
Though her face was still somewhat pale, she had mostly recovered.
“Thank you, elder.”
…
Subsequently, the ninety-some individuals used the teleportation stones to leave the cave.
Only Lin Fan stood there, utterly confused.
What’s going on?
“What about me?” Lin Fan immediately raised his hand and asked.
Seeing everyone else leave, Lin Fan was completely dumbfounded. They couldn’t just leave him here, could they?
The horned man looked at Lin Fan, frowning slightly as if trying to recall something, but then shook his head, “Which realm are you from?”
“Xuanhuang Realm, human race,” Lin Fan hurriedly replied.
“Xuanhuang Realm human race?” The man was slightly taken aback, as if recalling something, but then shook his head, “There is no Xuanhuang Realm…”
“How can there be no Xuanhuang Realm? You must have forgotten. Many humans from my realm are here,” Lin Fan quickly said, not wanting to be left alone here.
Being in an unfamiliar place, if he went out and encountered those ancient clans, what would he do?
Even if there really isn’t, at least give some advice, and tell me how to solve my current predicament.
Having my cultivation suppressed is truly unpleasant. If I find a way to prevent the rules of this world from suppressing me, then there’s still a glimmer of hope.
“The human race has long declined, and the places for your people to inhabit naturally no longer exist,” another figure appeared before Lin Fan.
“I…” Lin Fan felt helpless, wanting to curse, but decided against it.
Probably all this is the doing of the Four Sovereigns, prohibiting ascension from the Xuanhuang Realm. Over ten thousand years, not a single person has ascended, and those former humans must have known something, hence they no longer receive ascendants from the Xuanhuang Realm.
With the human race’s strong ability to reproduce and nurture descendants, that naturally wouldn’t be a problem.
And if I went to their place now, perhaps I would be an undocumented person.
“We can’t help you with this, but you are the only person I’ve seen ascend from the Xuanhuang Realm in all these years. Here is everything you need to know. Whether you live or die from now on depends solely on yourself.” The man threw a booklet to Lin Fan, then with a flash of light, used the teleportation stone to leave.
“Hey hey… I still have questions,” Lin Fan hurriedly said, but it was too late, as everyone had already left.
In the empty cave, only Lin Fan stood there, utterly dumbfounded.
“Damn… you guys are ruthless, no compassion at all.” Lin Fan sighed, plopping down on the ground, looking at the sealed cave, and sighed deeply.
Where is the path…
“No, I absolutely cannot wait here to die. I must pull myself together, summon the spirit I had when wandering the Xuanhuang Realm. Even if this place is fraught with dangers, so what? I will use these iron fists to carve out a great future, and make you regret not befriending me properly today.” Lin Fan encouraged himself, simultaneously making a grand vow.
“However, all this must start from scratch. I don’t know what’s in this booklet, but I hope it contains everything I need to know.” Lin Fan sighed, still unaware of the situation outside, so he decided to first understand this place thoroughly.
The booklet was somewhat ancient, even slightly tattered, with characters written stroke by stroke.
In the quiet cave, only the sound of Lin Fan flipping through the booklet could be heard.
Time passed minute by minute, and for Lin Fan, it was unclear how many days had gone by.
After finishing the booklet, Lin Fan felt an urge to die.
This time, it was truly a disaster.
This upper realm is called the Ancient Saint Realm.
All great worlds ultimately converge in the Ancient Saint Realm.
And those ancient clans are the native beings of the Ancient Saint Realm. They are brutal and ferocious, viewing all non-clan members as food.
The booklet also recorded that dangers are not limited to the ancient clans; there are also many ferocious ancient beasts.
These ancient beasts are incredibly powerful, beyond the capability of ordinary people to handle.
Lin Fan had some understanding of this, and the booklet sporadically recorded some key information, but it wasn’t comprehensive. Everything had to be explored on one’s own.
What Lin Fan cared about most was how to assimilate into this world, thus avoiding suppression.
From the booklet, Lin Fan understood that the cultivation systems of different races in the great worlds vary, and the heavenly laws they follow are also different.
The Xuanhuang Realm cultivates the power of rules, but for other worlds, it’s not the same.
For example, the Ancient Saint Realm cultivates not the power of rules, but something called Saint Spirit Qi.
“Ah, forget it. Take one step at a time. First, transform the chain of rules,” Lin Fan shook his head, accepting the current reality.
“Ding, too damn annoying, activating the strongest mode, starting assimilation.”
“Ding, assimilation successful.”
“Ding, chain of rules transformation successful.”
“Ding, experience data too large, starting re-planning.”
“Ding, planning successful, strongest mode activated.”
“Ding, this system is the strongest system. Just kill monsters to gain experience, level up, reach the pinnacle of life, and achieve an immortal hegemony is no longer a dream.”
…
Lin Fan was now delighted, never expecting the system to pop up at this moment, solving all his problems.
It seems the system hadn’t appeared earlier because it was in the process of assimilation, and now it’s successful.
Let’s see how the system is now.
What exactly is this strongest mode?
It seems the system couldn’t stand such troublesome matters and activated a berserk mode.
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