Chapter 684: The Trap

“Emperor of Demon-Slaying Sword, I didn’t expect you to come here too.”

“Hmph, if the Ancestor of Howling Wind can come, why can’t I?”

Within these five blood-soaked mountains, numerous powerful experts exchanged glances, then scanned the crowd. Surprisingly, many of them recognized each other, some even harboring deep-seated grudges.

“Die, Emperor of Demon-Slaying Sword! You slaughtered my disciples in my absence to cultivate your immortal, world-shaking sword intent,” an old man roared furiously, his rage intensifying upon seeing the sword emperor.

“Old Ancestor如意, do you truly believe I fear you?” The Demon-Slaying Sword Emperor’s sword intent surged toward the heavens as he faced如意, prepared to strike at any moment.

“Enough! All of you, stop quarreling. It seems we’ve all been tricked. A Buddha clan expert must have created this small world based on the five blood mountains. Resolve your grudges after we leave,” said a three-headed elder.

This elder practiced the mysterious technique of Manifesting Three Bodies from One Qi.

“Ancestor San Shi, I didn’t expect you to have cultivated this technique to the stage of Three Heads and Six Arms. It won’t be long before you fully manifest this form. When that happens, the Eight Wildernesses will merge, drawing near to the Eternal Divine Throne.”

Ancestor San Shi’s power commanded great respect among this group of unruly experts, who now quieted down, unwilling to provoke him.

“Check if there are any Ancient Clan members. If there are, kill them first, then we’ll break this small world and eliminate the two outside,” ordered Ancestor San Shi.

They exchanged glances.

“No Ancient Clan members.”

“That’s strange. Whenever a secret realm appears, the Ancient Clan usually invades in force. Why aren’t there any here?”

“On my way here, I saw those two kill two Ancient Clan members, but those two were too weak to be treasure hunters—they seemed more like scouts.”

“Good, then we’ll break through this small world. The Buddha clan expert who set this up has considerable cultivation, but cannot sustain it for long.”

“Agreed.”

“Venerable Sir, are we really not retreating? My small world won’t last much longer,” Venerable Śākyaprabha said, sweat pouring from his brow.

He could already sense the violent energy within the small world.

“No worries, let my Brother Da Fan do his thing,” Lin Fan said calmly, glancing at the surrounding void.

“I, the Human Clan Emperor Lin Fan, declare to whatever divine beings are watching—if anyone dares to act recklessly, don’t blame me for being merciless.” Lin Fan knew many powerful experts were still watching from the sidelines.

However, he paid them no mind.

The hidden experts in the void were quite displeased with the Human Clan Emperor’s words, but none dared step forward.

They chose to remain still and observe.

At this moment, within the small world, everyone saw its imminent collapse and smiled.

“Haha, this small world can’t hold much longer. However, the Buddha clan’s techniques are indeed profound, especially the ‘One Flower, One World’ technique, which is particularly mysterious. Fortunately, this Buddha clan expert doesn’t know that technique, or we’d have real trouble today,” the Demon-Slaying Sword Emperor sneered.

He had once fought a Buddha clan expert and still felt a lingering fear of the ‘One Flower, One World’ technique. If his immortal, world-shaking sword intent hadn’t reached completion back then, he might have been trapped forever.

“Emperor of the Demon-Slaying Sword, we’ll settle this once we’re out,” Ruyi growled angrily.

“Fine, I’ll be honored to accept. I could use your essence, energy, and spirit to cultivate another technique,” the Demon-Slaying Sword Emperor laughed.

“Something’s wrong—don’t you feel it too?”

Suddenly, someone cried out in alarm. He discovered a strange energy surging within his body.

“What’s wrong? The small world is about to collapse. Once we’re out, we’ll tear those two to pieces.”

“Ancestor Ssan-shih, what are you doing? Why are you touching me?”

“Emperor of Demon-Slaying Sword, what are you up to? Don’t think you can mock me just because I can’t defeat you.”

“Damn you, where are you putting your hands?”

“Old Ancestor Ruyi, you…”

Suddenly, the situation within the small world changed dramatically.

The Da Fan Qi had begun to unleash its power. Under its influence, the experts’ faces turned bright red, their expressions shifting.

Those once proud eyes became wild and bloodshot, as if their bodies were filled with endless desires.

“Venerable Sir, what’s happening?” Although Venerable Śākyaprabha could see everything happening inside the small world, his expression turned extremely strange at this moment.

What was occurring within the small world exceeded Śākyaprabha’s imagination.

How could these powerful experts behave in such a manner? Though he didn’t know the specifics, he knew it must be related to Lin Fan.

“I didn’t expect the effect to come so quickly. Alright, collapse the small world. Everyone should witness this spectacle together,” Lin Fan said with a smile.

“Amitabha, my small world was meant to subdue enemies, not for such purposes,” Śākyaprabha immediately dissolved the small world, then clasped his hands and recited sutras in disbelief.

“What are the Buddha clan members doing? Why did they collapse the small world?”

“Who knows, but even if they hadn’t collapsed it, it couldn’t have lasted much longer.”

“What’s going on? Why is the Demon-Slaying Sword Emperor on top of Ruyi?”

“This… this…”

The hidden experts in the void were stunned when they saw the current scene.

They couldn’t believe their eyes.

These powerful experts were doing something utterly unbelievable.

The cruel Demon-Slaying Sword Emperor, his face flushed red, was tearing at Ru Yi’s clothes.

They knew that Ruyi and the Demon-Slaying Sword Emperor were enemies.

But now, Ruyi seemed unusually compliant.

“Bald monk, I thought we agreed to split them fifty-fifty. You can convert them now,” Lin Fan said with a smile. He had long since become accustomed to such scenes.

However, this situation was beyond Śākyaprabha’s imagination. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.

“I can’t bring myself to do it,” Śākyaprabha turned his head away, unable to bear watching.

“If that’s the case, then I’ll take them all,” Lin Fan said. He had already mentally prepared himself to give half to this bald monk.

Now that the monk didn’t want them, it was exactly what he hoped for.

“Ahh! Venerable Sir, please wait. As the saying goes, ‘If I don’t go to hell, who will?’ Even though I can’t bring myself to do it, I must do it. They’ve committed such heinous acts,” Śākyaprabha said upon hearing Lin Fan’s intention to kill all of them. His heart ached at the thought.

Even if he couldn’t bring himself to do it, he had to do it.

Converting these powerful experts was something Śākyaprabha had long dreamed of.

“Damn bald monk!”

He wanted it, yet pretended to be reluctant.