Chapter 472: No One Can Steal My Monster

“Despair Marquis…”

From his conversation with Xia Zehua, Lin Fan already knew that this area was controlled by one of the Eight Supreme Beings of the Ancient Clan.

It was also the territory once ruled by “Gengu.”

Though “Gengu” vanished ten thousand years ago, leaving one vacancy among the Eight Supremes of the Ancient Clan, the Ancient Clan never lacked powerful figures. Not long after, a new Ancient Clan member ascended to the Supreme Throne.

Lin Fan didn’t need to think twice to understand how formidable these Eight Supremes were.

Though “Gengu” was sealed by the Sovereigns, it was only after luring him into the Xuanhuang Realm and using the power of the world to suppress his strength to less than one percent of its original might.

Even so, with merely a fraction of his former power, “Gengu” still managed to slay the Sovereigns.

Conquering the entire Ancient Sage Realm would certainly be no easy feat.

The Eight Regions stretch as vast as the sea; an ordinary person’s entire life wouldn’t be enough to traverse even one of them.

And those who ascended from the lower realms would always appear at fixed locations.

The place where Lin Fan had ascended was precisely under the control of the Despair Marquis.

Without rescue by people from the Ancient Sage Realm, anyone ascending would face certain death.

Lin Fan had his own ideas too—he wanted to liberate this place, especially the ascension site. It must be made safe; otherwise, if left under the Ancient Clan’s control, there would never be hope for redemption.

Yet Lin Fan understood that his current strength was insufficient to challenge the Despair Marquis directly, so he had no choice but to grow stronger.

Previously, Lin Fan had thought that going alone was more carefree and convenient. But now, he realized that having a team might make things easier.

Arriving in the Ancient Sage Realm, unfamiliar with the land and people, he would struggle to move even a single step forward. Xia Zehua and the others, however, had already ascended long ago and were quite familiar with the realm. If he wanted to grow stronger, he would need their help.

“Brother Lin, what do you think we should do?” Xia Zehua asked.

“In my opinion, we should expand our team and strengthen our power. With our current numbers, we won’t make it,” Lin Fan replied.

“Yeah, that makes sense. But how exactly do we expand our team? Here, there are few lone cultivators. There are many groups like ours, many even stronger than us. They might not even be willing to join us,” Xia Zehua said.

Lin Fan rubbed his chin thoughtfully, suddenly struck by inspiration, a slight smile forming at the corner of his lips. “We can go to the ascension site and rescue those who have just ascended, inviting them to join our team. We can strengthen our forces and eventually unite with other groups to confront the Despair Marquis. Then, victory might not be out of reach.”

“Oh right! How could I not have thought of that?” Xia Zehua slapped his thigh in realization, exclaiming in surprise.

“We can rescue those ascending each month, recruit them into our group, and gradually enhance their strength,” Xia Zehua continued, growing more convinced of the idea.

Unfortunately, there was something Lin Fan hadn’t yet told them.

Those who had just ascended—what use could they possibly be? Their strength was merely at the peak of the Great Heaven Ascendant level, not even enough to defeat Ancient Clan soldiers.

Training them to grow stronger was possible, but for Lin Fan, it was simply too time-consuming.

According to Lin Fan’s own thinking, he wanted to enhance his own power as quickly as possible, then use absolute strength to crush everything in his path.

That was Lin Fan’s specialty—brute force.

“Xiu xiu…”

At that moment, the leaves rustled.

Lin Fan, who had been about to say something else, suddenly furrowed his brows. “Someone’s coming…”

“Mm…” Xia Zehua was momentarily startled but didn’t doubt Lin Fan’s words for a second, immediately becoming alert.

“Justicial Squad… We’ve been waiting for you.”

Suddenly, a voice echoed from the void. It sent chills down one’s spine, sounding eerily sinister.

“Who’s there?” Xia Zehua shouted angrily. Though he was used to ambushes, the fact that someone could hide so well without being detected made him grow serious.

Everyone gathered together, warily surrounding the area.

“Despicable scoundrel, come out! Let me, Muliang, show you my power!” Muliang swallowed hard, his horn glowing as ripples of energy radiated outward, attempting to sense the enemy’s location.

To his surprise, however, despite searching thoroughly, he couldn’t pinpoint the enemy’s position.

Clearly, a formidable expert had arrived.

“Hehehe…”

Suddenly, a sinister laughter rang out, and a figure abruptly appeared in the void.

The figure in the air wore a long robe, his long black hair flowing gracefully.

His appearance was indistinguishable from a human, but he exuded a strange aura.

“Xu Jie, Xuwuxin?” When Xia Zehua saw the figure’s face, his expression changed.

“It seems you recognize me,” Xuwuxin said, looking at the Justicial Squad with a relaxed demeanor, as if he didn’t take them seriously at all.

“Hmph! Traitor of Xu Jie, who doesn’t know you? You killed your own father and betrayed your people just to please the Ancient Clan. Scum like you deserves death!” Xia Zehua spat in disgust.

Everyone knew about the recent major incident.

Xuwuxin of Xu Jie had betrayed his people, countless Xu Jie cultivators captured by the Ancient Clan, while he himself defected to the Ancient Clan and was promoted to a Hundred Commander.

“Hahaha…” Upon hearing this, Xuwuxin burst into laughter, a chilling sound.

“The weak perish, the strong survive. And you fools… falling for such a ridiculous lie. How could you believe such a joke?” Xuwuxin laughed heartily.

“Hmph…” Xia Zehua and the others’ expressions darkened.

“Despair Marquis is so powerful, how could he possibly be injured? Hahaha…” Xuwuxin looked at the Justicial Squad with pity, finding them incredibly foolish.

At this moment, Lin Fan sighed helplessly, never expecting retribution to come so quickly. If he hadn’t met them, the Justicial Squad would probably have become cannon fodder.

But now, things were uncertain.

“Venerable Xu, truly impressive. Just a simple lie brought these insignificant ants right to us.”

“Kill them, and we shall gain the reward of Heaven’s Will.”

…

At that moment, numerous Ancient Clan soldiers emerged from the shadows.

Among them was a Ten Commander.

Seeing the Ancient Clan soldiers, Xia Zehua’s expression could no longer remain calm. If it were only Xuwuxin, he believed he could safely retreat with the team.

But with so many Ancient Clan soldiers appearing now, the situation was uncertain.

As for Lin Fan, it seemed like the moment he lacked something, that very thing came rushing toward him.

The time remaining on his panel’s ultimate buff was nearly exhausted.

He had originally sighed inwardly, regretting not making better use of such a powerful boost, letting it slip away without experiencing his peak moment.

But now, someone had willingly come knocking at his door.

At this moment, no one could take these monsters away from him.

In an instant, Lin Fan stepped forward, patting Xia Zehua’s shoulder.

“Brother Xia, don’t worry. Just stand back and watch,” Lin Fan said calmly.

“Brother Lin…” Xia Zehua said, filled with concern.

Lin Fan turned his head, looking at the members of the Justicial Squad.

“Listen up, everyone. Stay back and don’t interfere. I’ll handle all of them myself.”

Xia Zehua: “…”

Muliang: “…”

…

Early Heaven Ascendant level—though not bad, it might not be enough to impress.