Chapter 531: Utterly Foolish

“Indestructible, invincible!”

Gu Zhantian instantly realized something was wrong. A defensive glow erupted from his body, but to his horror, the mysterious red brick ignored his defenses entirely and struck him directly on the forehead.

In an instant, he felt nothing, but his mind was thrown into chaos, leaving him dazed and disoriented.

“Hmph, once you’ve been hit by my ‘Number One Red Brick,’ do you really think you can still stand? That’s nothing but a dream,” Lin Fan sneered coldly. With another strike from the Number One Red Brick, the weapon, long dormant, finally unleashed its true power once more.

It was time to test its might—on this so-called general of the Ancient Race.

“How could this happen!”

Gu Zhantian’s expression was one of shock, but in the next moment, he collapsed to the ground with a thud, unconscious.

Meanwhile, the other three generals were desperately trying to refine the “Heaven and Earth Furnace.” To their astonishment, the artifact proved incredibly powerful—so much so that even with their combined strength, they couldn’t control it. It was an impossibility they couldn’t comprehend.

“Not good—Gu Zhantian has been defeated!” The three generals, noticing the distant scene, cried out in alarm. They never imagined that Gu Zhantian could be beaten by a mere human.

Lin Fan looked down at the unconscious Gu Zhantian, then silently retrieved the Number One Red Brick into his bag.

“Die.”

Without hesitation, Lin Fan moved to kill Gu Zhantian. As one of the four great generals of the Ancient Race, Gu Zhantian’s cultivation was profound, and slaying him would grant Lin Fan a vast amount of experience, boosting his cultivation rapidly.

“Stop him!” The three generals roared in fury, unable to bear the thought of this detestable human killing their comrade.

But it was already too late. Enraptured in refining the “Heaven and Earth Furnace,” they were far too distant to intervene.

With a single swing of his axe, Lin Fan ended Gu Zhantian’s life. The unconscious general died instantly, without even a final gasp.

“Ding! Congratulations, you have slain Gu Zhantian, a Grand Perfection expert of the Ancient Race at the Heaven-Scorching Stage.”

“Ding! Congratulations, experience increased by 100,000.”

“Ding! Congratulations, you have leveled up.”

“Ding! Cultivation advanced to the Grand Perfection of the Heaven-Scorching Stage.”

In an instant, Lin Fan felt a surge of immense power coursing through his body—an overwhelming strength far greater than before.

“Hahahaha!”

Lin Fan burst into laughter. He could sense a barrier—a threshold to the Heaven-Scorching Stage—but to him, it was nothing more than something to be shattered with sheer experience.

At that moment, Lin Fan felt invincible, a power capable of slaying gods and demons.

“Damned human, you dared to kill Gu Zhantian!” Gu Haitian, the First Legion Commander, roared in fury, his aura turning wild and violent.

They had lived together for so long, rarely apart, their bond deep. Now, Gu Zhantian had been slain by a mere human—how could they not be enraged?

Lin Fan ignored the three generals. With a flick of his sleeve, he tossed Gu Zhantian’s corpse into the “Demon City.” A Heaven-Scorching Stage Grand Perfection Ancient Race general contained immense power—just what the “Demon City” needed for a nourishing feast.

The Ancient Race warriors who witnessed the death of one of their four great generals were struck with terror, as if the sky itself had collapsed.

They couldn’t believe that their invincible general had been slain by a human. How could they bear such a blow?

As for the beings of the myriad races across the Great Thousand Realms, they stood frozen in shock.

Powerful—too powerful.

Never before had they seen a human so strong, one who could slay the invincible Gu Zhantian.

“Go, human warrior!”

“Annihilate the Ancient Race!”

“Hope has returned—we have seen hope again!”

The beings of the Great Thousand Realms, long oppressed, rejoiced wildly. They needed a savior, and at that moment, Lin Fan was their savior.

Lin Fan stepped forward, his hand forming a claw.

“You three fools, still trying to refine my treasure? You’re truly overestimating yourselves. A little trick to split you up, and you fell for it—how utterly stupid.”

The three generals didn’t understand what the human meant, but at that moment, the “Heaven and Earth Furnace,” which they had believed was on the verge of being subdued, suddenly erupted with violent energy.

“What’s going on!” Gu Haitian unleashed a palm strike, pouring boundless power into the artifact, attempting to suppress it. But to their shock, the “Heaven and Earth Furnace” suddenly soared into the air, breaking through all restraints and appearing before Lin Fan.

“You think you can suppress and refine my treasure? That’s nothing but a fantasy,” Lin Fan said proudly, confident in his own cunning.

By using the “Heaven and Earth Furnace” to block their combined strike, he had led them to mistakenly believe it was a defensive treasure. As he had planned, all four generals had fallen for the ruse. The three of them focused on suppressing and refining it gave Lin Fan the breathing room he needed.

One-on-one?

Lin Fan had never feared that. Killing Gu Zhantian had not only boosted his cultivation but also reduced the number of enemies. Dealing with the remaining three would be much easier.

“Despicable…” The three generals burned with rage, wishing to tear Lin Fan apart piece by piece.

They had never expected to fall for this human’s trickery.

“Human, today we will surely kill you,” Gu Haitian roared furiously, moving through the void with mighty strides. Behind him, ten-thousand zhang-long beams of black light pierced through everything, slicing toward Lin Fan.

Lin Fan placed the “Heaven and Earth Furnace” back into his bag, his eyes flashing with disdain.

Now was his moment to shine.

What was the Grand Perfection of the Heaven-Scorching Stage? Today, he would slay all who stood against him and ascend to the Heaven-Scorching Stage himself.

“Join forces! Use our ultimate technique to suppress and kill this human!” Gu Zhentian, the Second Legion Commander, shouted with a savage gleam in his eyes. He had not expected the human to be this strong—strong enough to kill Gu Zhantian. With such power and a defensive treasure, they could not afford to be careless.

But here, in Desolate City, they were gods. No matter who came, they would perish.

“Agreed!” Gu Batian, the Third Legion Commander, bellowed. With a wave of his hand, millions of fists erupted into the void.

“Heaven’s Will, strike down the enemy!”

At that moment, the three great generals combined their might, invoking the power of Heaven’s Will, and launched a deadly assault on Lin Fan.