Chapter 548: Why So Serious?

“Haha!”

Just as Lin Fan swallowed the Yuan Shen of Emperor Wei, the latter suddenly burst into maniacal laughter.

“Foolish ant, daring to swallow my Yuan Shen into you! Then I shall devour your soul, take control of your body, and claim everything you possess—your wealth, your physical form, your cultivation, your women. Hehehe, especially your women—I will train them well,” Emperor Wei sneered coldly, seemingly astonished that this human would dare to swallow him.

“What an idiot,” Lin Fan muttered, thinking that Emperor Wei must have lost his mind.

“You…!” Emperor Wei, taken aback by Lin Fan’s audacity in the face of imminent doom, grew furious, his Yuan Shen trembling with rage.

“Fine! Let me show you my power—devour, devour!” Emperor Wei’s Yuan Shen roared viciously, unable to contain his fury any longer. He was determined to consume this infuriating human.

1!

2!

3!

Time’s up.

Lin Fan silently counted. He wouldn’t dare to recklessly consume anything without sufficient power.

“Ahhh! What is this?! How is it possible?! No…!”

As Lin Fan had expected, Emperor Wei’s scream of agony rang out.

“What a complete idiot,” Lin Fan sighed. “Little Master has a system inside him—don’t you know what a system is? It’s an omnipotent existence! You actually thought you could devour me? Pure fantasy!”

“Ding! Congratulations on defeating one Yuan Shen of Emperor Wei.”

“Ding! Congratulations on gaining two hundred thousand experience points.”

“Ding! Congratulations on leveling up.”

“Cultivation: Ultimate Heaven Realm, Peak Perfection.”

“Awesome! That feels so damn good!” At this moment, Lin Fan felt euphoric. He hadn’t expected that defeating just a Yuan Shen of Emperor Wei would grant him so much experience.

If he could kill Emperor Wei’s main body, the experience gained would surely be astronomical.

However, what pained Lin Fan most was that all his accumulated Solar Pills were completely depleted. Once relatively wealthy, he had suddenly become penniless again.

And the one to blame for all this was none other than Long Mutian.

When Long Mutian noticed the Human Emperor looking at him, his heart sank, sensing something ominous. But he couldn’t understand why—the Human Emperor shouldn’t have any grudge against him.

“Long live the Human Emperor!” Long Mutian was the first to cheer.

The beings of the Great Thousand Races, still immersed in shock, soon joined in the cheers.

“The Human Emperor is invincible!”

“The Human Emperor is the strongest!”

…

For the beings of the Great Thousand Races, this moment was blindingly shocking—too awe-inspiring, too domineering.

Even the ancient mighty Emperor Wei had been slain by the Human Emperor. Who could possibly rival him now?

Now, the beings of the Great Thousand Races had all become die-hard fans of the Human Emperor, cheering wildly.

Zhu Long and others remained stunned, unable to recover from the shock for a long time.

“Human Emperor,” Zhu Long gazed at Lin Fan floating in the air, his expression gradually changing. Suddenly, like the others, he became fanatically enthusiastic. “Long live!”

Who said mature people don’t become fanatics? It’s just that they haven’t encountered someone who could make them lose their minds.

In the Ancient Holy Realm, power reigned supreme.

And the power Lin Fan had just displayed had already conquered them all.

Moreover, it wasn’t just his power that impressed them—it was also his courage, which had earned Zhu Long’s utmost respect.

Lin Fan calmly observed everything, eventually getting lost in the waves of praise.

…

In a secret chamber deep within a distant royal city,

Emperor Wei suddenly opened his eyes. His already gloomy expression darkened further.

“Damn bastard! Daring to slay my Yuan Shen!” Emperor Wei was truly enraged.

He had been attempting to break through to a higher cultivation stage when, at a critical moment, his bloodline trembled, and he learned that his son had been killed.

Bound by blood, he naturally felt furious. Thus, he split off a Yuan Shen and crossed heaven and earth to kill the perpetrator.

But he never expected that this despicable human would dare to slay even his Yuan Shen. Truly infuriating!

Initially, Emperor Wei had indeed been startled by Lin Fan, uncertain of the latter’s strength. If the opponent were a powerful expert, then engaging in battle and using his Yuan Shen as a conduit to trace back and retaliate could have endangered his critical breakthrough moment.

But upon discovering that the human was bluffing, he grew furious and immediately launched a crushing attack, determined to utterly annihilate this human.

However, he hadn’t anticipated that this human possessed so many hidden techniques, leading to his heavy defeat and the loss of a Yuan Shen.

Thinking about the human’s arrogant expression, Emperor Wei couldn’t contain his fury.

“Despicable! How despicable! I, Emperor Wei, have roamed the Eight Wildernesses for ten thousand years—when have I ever suffered such humiliation?”

“Fine! If that’s how it is, I shall abandon my breakthrough and personally kill you, or else my anger will never subside!” Emperor Wei roared with rage.

“Break!”

With a thunderous shout, the power swirling around him condensed violently. The nascent golden embryo forming in the void shattered instantly, its energy flowing back into his body.

In an instant, Emperor Wei’s eyes flared with piercing brilliance, piercing through heaven and earth, overlooking all worlds.

“Human, I shall grant your wish—I shall descend in my true form and make you tremble in terror before my might!” Emperor Wei’s gaze burned with savage intent.

With a single hand slicing open space, he plunged into it directly, heading toward Despair City.

…

At this moment, Lin Fan, exuding immense charisma, was conversing with the elders of the Six Great Sects. Under their admiring gazes, Lin Fan couldn’t help but feel a bit smug.

To be the center of attention, the object of universal admiration—what a wonderful feeling.

In the Xuan Huang World, he had always been this ostentatious. Now, in the Ancient Holy Realm, he remained just as flamboyant.

It seems that those with true power will always radiate dominance, no matter where they go.

The elders of the Six Great Sects had originally intended to invite Lin Fan to their sects as a guest. In their eyes, Lin Fan was so powerful that establishing any connection might prove beneficial in the future when facing troubles in the Ancient Holy Realm.

However, Lin Fan, pressed for time, had no intention of accepting. He preferred to go out and fight more ancient clans instead.

Thus, in the end, Lin Fan politely declined.

The elders naturally felt somewhat disappointed. But considering that a Human Emperor had emerged among the Great Thousand Races, giving them a greater chance of resisting the ancient clans, they were still quite pleased.

After watching the elders of the Six Great Sects use secret techniques to send their disciples back, Lin Fan also prepared to leave and continue his journey forward.

Though Despair City had been overthrown, ahead still lay Emperor Wei. Step by step, he would advance until he had slain the supreme ruler of this region.

Only then would he possess the true qualification to challenge the ancient clan’s supreme beings.

Just as Lin Fan was happily humming a tune, preparing to depart,

The void suddenly exploded with a deafening roar.

“Human! My true form has arrived…”

“Eh…?” At that moment, Lin Fan froze mid-step. His previously cheerful expression vanished instantly, replaced by a stunned, bewildered look.

“How can there be such a stubborn ancient clan in this world?” Lin Fan’s forehead poured with large beads of sweat.

“Elders! I want to be your guest!” Lin Fan regretted not accepting their invitation earlier. If he had, he could have left this place safely.

But now, it was too late for regrets.

Because Emperor Wei had already arrived.