Chapter 75: I’m Going to Make You Cry

It was unclear how much time had passed when Lin Fan stood in the auction hall, staring at the scene before him. He froze instantly—what exactly had happened here?

Looking at the bustling crowd entering and leaving the hall, there wasn’t a single disciple from any sect to be seen. It was as if the earlier lively atmosphere had never existed at all.

Where had all those thousands of sect disciples gone? What was that roaring sound just now? Why was everything so neat and undisturbed, as if nothing had ever happened?

Lin Fan’s mind was filled with questions.

Leave. He must leave.

There was something wrong with the Great Yan Empire. The Yan Emperor was plotting something.

Thousands of people had vanished in an instant—only the Yan Emperor could have such power.

Lin Fan immediately turned invisible and left the auction house. He didn’t return to the academy or say goodbye to anyone. Right now, he had to hurry back to his sect to report what had happened.

Based on what had just occurred, Lin Fan was certain that the disciples of the Saint Demon Sect who had come to the Great Yan Empire must have already been betrayed by the Yan Emperor.

This was a massive conspiracy, one that had been planned for a long time.

Though Lin Fan was at the sixth stage of innate cultivation, it was nowhere near enough to stand against the Yan Emperor. If only he had invincible power—he would have beaten the Yan Emperor to a pulp and forced him into submission long ago.

This was the first time Lin Fan had such an urgent desire for strength.

When he arrived at the city gate of the Great Yan Empire, there were far more soldiers than usual, and the inspections of those leaving the city were much stricter.

Luckily, Lin Fan was invisible, so passing through the gate was effortless.

After leaving the city, he turned back for a final glance. The students, their teacher would return.

Lin Fan’s mind was focused on only two things: first, to return to his sect and report the Yan Emperor’s conspiracy, and second, to cultivate these students into capable individuals.

Now that his sect was in danger, he had to return as soon as possible. Though he might not come back in the future, he had already given them everything they needed. He could only hope they would work hard and that they might meet again someday.

Three days later.

Lin Fan had been using the “Mirage Steps” all the way, and this technique had now advanced to the twentieth level, evolving into “Phantom Steps.”

“Roar…”

Just as Lin Fan, after a brief rest, was about to continue his journey, he suddenly heard a deafening roar that shook the heavens. The sound made his heart tremble.

A beast.

An extremely powerful beast.

After a moment of hesitation, Lin Fan headed toward the source of the sound.

A beast whose roar alone could unsettle him—what kind of beast could it be? Whatever it was, it must be incredibly formidable.

As Lin Fan approached cautiously, he was suddenly stunned by the scene before him.

A single horn, burning with black flames, a towering body with unmatched strength—the Flame Heaven Rhinoceros.

Lin Fan had seen its description in the Saint Demon Sect’s records. It was an extremely fierce beast, one of the most famous on the Beast Ferocity Rankings.

Flame Heaven Rhinoceroses usually lived alone, never in groups. Yet now, to Lin Fan’s surprise, there were two of them. Even more surprisingly, they seemed quite amicable, roaring at each other as a form of communication.

After observing them, Lin Fan found that both were at the second stage of entering the divine, with terrifying strength.

At this moment, Lin Fan hesitated. If he could defeat these two Flame Heaven Rhinoceroses, his cultivation level might increase significantly. After all, in his eyes, they were at least equivalent to boss-level beasts.

As for fighting them head-on, he didn’t even consider it. He couldn’t even defeat one, let alone two.

If he stepped out now, he might be burned to ashes in an instant.

The black flames on the Flame Heaven Rhinoceros’s horn weren’t just for show—they were innate flames carried by the beast itself.

Even cultivators at the same second stage of entering the divine would be reduced to ash if they were touched by those flames.

At this moment, Lin Fan was at a loss. There was nothing he could do against these two Flame Heaven Rhinoceroses. Perhaps he could only watch and then quietly leave.

It was already not far to his sect. After another day or two of travel, he should reach the territory of the Saint Demon Sect.

Just as Lin Fan was about to rise, he suddenly heard another roar.

He held his breath and looked closely. The two Flame Heaven Rhinoceroses were conversing again.

Looking at the time, perhaps their conversation was something like this:

“It’s noon. Time for lunch. Go find some food.”

“Why don’t you go?”

“I told you to go. Got a problem with that?”

…

Of course, this was just Lin Fan’s imagination. The actual conversation was unclear to him.

When one of the Flame Heaven Rhinoceroses left, Lin Fan’s mind lit up. Now that it was alone, perhaps he could take a chance.

He activated his invisibility and used the upgraded “Phantom Steps” to approach the resting Flame Heaven Rhinoceros. Just as he got close, the beast suddenly opened its huge eyes, sensing something strange in the air. But after scanning the surroundings with its massive eyes and finding nothing, it lay back down and continued resting.

Lin Fan let out a breath of relief. Indeed, beasts had strong perception. Even with his spiritual energy completely sealed, it had still sensed something. Truly, beasts were beasts—they had far keener senses than humans.

After approaching the Flame Heaven Rhinoceros, Lin Fan suddenly pulled out a magical weapon and struck it hard, knocking it unconscious. Seeing the massive beast fall into a daze, Lin Fan couldn’t help but smile. He took out the mid-grade mystical-tier Purple Frost Sword from his bag—this mystical-tier sword had never been used before, but now it had finally found its purpose.

The Flame Heaven Rhinoceros had thick skin and flesh. Weapons below the mystical tier might not even be able to pierce its defenses.

Just as Lin Fan was about to strike, a sudden thought struck him. Flame Heaven Rhinoceroses were mostly male, with females being extremely rare. Moreover, male Flame Heaven Rhinoceroses were impulsive by nature. When encountering a female of their kind, they would go berserk, even willing to risk their lives to mate.

If he killed this Flame Heaven Rhinoceros now, though it might be profitable, the other one might return and cause trouble.

Besides, such a waste of resources wasn’t Lin Fan’s style.

Lin Fan clenched his fists. Perhaps he could take a gamble. His eyes gleamed with sharpness as he extended his hand, swift and precise, manipulating the Dao of Yin and Yang.

“Reverse the Heavens.”

For Lin Fan, “Reverse the Heavens” could alter all things in the world—this Flame Heaven Rhinoceros was no exception.

“Ding! Congratulations, Reverse the Heavens experience +30,000.”

After successfully using the technique, Lin Fan didn’t greedily absorb more experience. He immediately hid himself.

Sure enough, not long after, the other Flame Heaven Rhinoceros returned, carrying a beast in its mouth.

Lin Fan remained hidden in the shadows, observing carefully and waiting for the perfect moment. He hadn’t expected that the other Flame Heaven Rhinoceros had actually gone out to hunt.

As it slowly walked back, it was stunned when it saw its companion standing up dazedly. The food in its mouth dropped unconsciously to the ground. In its originally dull eyes, a sudden wave of fiery heat surged, as if it had discovered a new world.

The Flame Heaven Rhinoceros that Lin Fan had transformed shook its head, still confused about what had happened. But when it saw its companion returning with food thrown on the ground, it immediately growled in displeasure.

But at that moment, it noticed something strange—its companion was drooling, its lower body erect, and its eyes bloodshot, as if it was about to do something.

“Roar—” The hunting Flame Heaven Rhinoceros roared loudly and charged forward without hesitation.

The other, still dazed and now transformed into a female, was immediately mounted from behind. It roared furiously, kicking its hind legs to push the other away, roaring in anger.

Hidden in the shadows, Lin Fan watched the two Flame Heaven Rhinoceroses roaring at each other, a smile creeping onto his face. Come on, fight already.

He could even imagine what their roars meant.

“Don’t move. I’m going to make you cry. I want you to give me a baby.”

“Get off! What are you saying? We’re bros!”

“I’m going to make you cry!”

“I’m going to make you cry!”

In that moment, the sky darkened, sand and stones flew, heaven and earth seemed to collapse. The loss of wildness, the shattering of friendship—“I thought we were brothers, but you wanted to make me cry.” This story was now unfolding among the fierce beasts.