Chapter 885: Who’s Being So Blind?

A minute later.

The Emperor of Water and Fire slightly furrowed his delicate eyebrows, then abruptly stood up. A flash of light enveloped him as a robe materialized on his body.

“What’s going on?”

The Emperor felt puzzled, unsure of what had just happened. For a fleeting moment, it felt as if his consciousness had fallen into a deep slumber, leaving him completely numb and oblivious.

“Where has my forbidden lover gone?” The Emperor looked around furiously, and in an instant, rage burned within him. “Damn forbidden lover, actually dared to run away behind my back.”

At that moment, the Emperor took a step forward, but suddenly felt discomfort in his body, especially a sharp pain emanating from between his legs.

Yet, to the Emperor of Water and Fire, this was hardly worth his attention.

With a flick of his finger, the dimensional world vanished, and the Emperor stood in the void, gazing at the vast expanse of the world.

He stood silently, but his divine consciousness had already spread out, searching for Lin Fan’s presence. However, his fruitless search only deepened his frown.

“He actually disappeared.”

Then the Emperor vanished from the heavens and earth, as if he had never existed at all.

Meanwhile, in a nearby mud pit below, a pair of eyes glimmered with eerie light, observing the scene above. Their owner was none other than Lin Fan.

“Wow, thank goodness I’m so clever. Knowing I couldn’t escape, I immediately activated my invisibility and wrapped myself in this mud to mask my scent.”

Lin Fan was quite satisfied with his own intelligence.

This trick had never failed him—whenever pursued by enemies, employing this tactic usually ensured his escape.

But now wasn’t the time to leave yet. The Emperor was no pushover; it was hard to say whether she might double back for a surprise attack. He needed to hide a little longer.

Silently, Lin Fan lay still, not moving an inch, no matter how filthy the mud was.

Sure enough, not long after, a figure appeared in the void.

It was none other than the Emperor of Water and Fire.

“Hmph!”

“You damn forbidden lover, if I ever catch you, I’ll break all three of your legs.”

The domineering voice echoed through the void. Upon hearing this, Lin Fan inhaled sharply. What a domineering woman!

At the same time, he silently vowed that from now on, no matter what, he must never be caught by her again. He had to enhance his strength so that he could finally confront her on equal footing, subdue her completely, and show her who the real boss was.

“Hehe, as if I don’t know your tricks! Every single hair on your body is transparent to me. Do you really think you can deceive me?”

At this moment, Lin Fan was brimming with confidence, still motionless as he let the Emperor carry on with her act.

Even after the Emperor left, Lin Fan remained still. In his opinion, the Emperor was still quite cunning.

Sure enough, just as Lin Fan had anticipated, the Emperor reappeared several times, seemingly waiting for Lin Fan to fall into her trap.

Faced with this situation, Lin Fan simply decided not to dwell on it and instead lay there with his eyes closed, resting.

After being chased and beaten for years, he hadn’t had a proper rest in a long time. He really needed to catch up on some sleep.

…

The battle between Lin Fan and the Emperor of Water and Fire had already lasted five years. During this time, the Ancient Holy Realm had undergone tremendous changes.

One powerful figure after another had returned to life. The mighty races that had once been suppressed by the Ancient Clan had risen again, for they now possessed their own supreme experts. As for the Ancient Clan, although their status remained largely unchanged, they could no longer act with the same overbearing dominance as before.

The three thousand primordial gods of the Ancient Clan continuously awakened during these five years.

This would be a war that would shake the heavens and earth.

At the same time, as soon as the ancestors of the great races awoke, sects emerged. These sects directly recruited all their kind, making them disciples.

This was the golden age of the great races, yet beneath the surface, hidden currents surged.

Two years ago, the winged god Lucifer of the Wing Clan secretly colluded with the Ancient Clan.

In the past year alone, a major battle had erupted—the King of the Giants, Kuafu, clashed with the Death Primordial God of the Ancient Clan. The battle shattered the sky and earth, shattered stars, and caused countless casualties.

Yet, to the supreme beings of every race, they simply watched, as if waiting for something.

“Traitor! Hand over the Buddha sect’s treasure!”

At this moment, several streaks of light flew across the void. The leading streak was fleeing desperately, chased so intensely that escape seemed nearly impossible.

“This belongs to me, not the Buddha sect!” a monk roared, but on his chest were two large basketball-like protrusions, swaying temptingly.

If Lin Fan saw this, he would be utterly astonished—this was none other than the venerable Siddhartha!

Siddhartha was a prodigy of the Buddha sect, so why was he now being hunted by his own kind?

“Hmph! A demon in disguise! Capture him immediately and let the Buddha deal with him!”

“Veil-Covering Buddha Hand!”

Suddenly, the void trembled as a massive golden Buddha hand descended from the heavens, directly enveloping Siddhartha.

Seeing this, Siddhartha’s heart pounded with fear.

“What the hell! You guys are serious about this?”

In recent years, Siddhartha had felt the world change drastically. The moment the Sacred Land shattered, he had intended to return to the Buddha sect to make his way. But who could have imagined that upon returning, he would find the Buddha sect completely altered.

The once-revered Kings of the Buddha sect had apparently been beaten up. Upon inquiring further, he learned that a certain powerful individual had subdued them all.

Siddhartha knew a powerful figure had appeared, one who even claimed to have created the entire Buddha sect.

To Siddhartha, this sounded like a myth; however, considering his own level of cultivation, he wasn’t even worthy of being that powerful figure’s toothpick, so he chose to live a low-key life.

But who could have guessed that the secret of the《Great Transcendental Buddha Light》he possessed would be discovered by the so-called Tathagata Buddha, who now demanded he hand it over.

To Siddhartha, this was absolutely unacceptable. Just because someone wanted it didn’t mean he had to give it away. They weren’t even that close.

Thus, Siddhartha fled in the dead of night. For an entire year, he was relentlessly pursued, surviving near-death situations countless times.

But this time, Siddhartha sensed something was off.

The people chasing him were all powerful individuals, even stronger than himself.

“Surrender now.”

The Buddha hand in the void grew larger and larger, like a sky-covering shadow, leaving Siddhartha with nowhere to run. He roared furiously, raising both hands toward the sky.

“This is going too far!”

At that moment, Siddhartha unleashed his full potential, his surging spiritual power exploding outward, attempting to push the Buddha hand away.

But the force was too overwhelming. Siddhartha felt an immense pressure crushing down on him.

Boom! Boom!

The colossal force slammed Siddhartha down from the heavens, forcing his feet onto the ground.

“Doomed already…” Siddhartha cried out, feeling like he was finished.

“What the hell! Who the fuck has no eyes and stepped on me?! Do you want to die?!”

At that moment, a furious shout rang out.

Lin Fan was furious. He had just been taking a nap, and some blind fool had stepped into the mud pit, clearly not knowing how to see.