Chapter 476: The Might of Zhou Lin |
Chen Fan could hardly control the shock in his heart. He naturally knew who Taixuan Hong was; that was the person the entire Abyssal Void was searching for.
It was said that after tens of thousands of years, the Sovereign of the Purple Zenith had returned to the Taixuan House, and the Chosen was none other than this person.
But precisely because his surname was Taixuan, more than half of the Abyssal Void was unwilling to see this person truly become a Radiant Sun.
The Five Pillars were all expending great prices to find this person. Who would have thought that, in order to find something, this person would also come to this Great Void Realm.
"He..." The person beside Chen Fan was even more shocked than him. He stared blankly at the two figures at the cave entrance, his entire body trembling.
Suddenly, he felt a weight on his shoulder. He couldn't help but look back, only to see Chen Fan's expression solemn, shaking his head imperceptibly, signaling him not to make any noise.
Seeing Old Fan calm down, Chen Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief, but right at this moment...
A fierce shout suddenly came from outside the cave—"Who is it!"
They discovered us?
Furthermore, he himself possessed a Holy Class specifically used for concealment.
Naturally, there was no loss of control, and naturally, no aura was leaked. Since the other party didn't notice them at first, how did they suddenly discover them now?
"He discovered us!?" Old Fan's expression showed shock as a crimson energy aura surged around his body.
"Wait..." Chen Fan's expression changed. He suddenly sensed a pair of sharp eyes shooting over. He wasn't sure if the other party had discovered them just now.
But right now, they had definitely discovered them.
"Run!" With no time to think, Chen Fan didn't even entertain the thought of resisting. Wind and thunder surged violently around him, rolling outwards, piercing through the entire withered mountain and transforming into a stream of storm light that shot straight into the sky.
The entire mountain trembled under the tearing force of the energy storm. Rubble collapsed like a torrential rain and then shot upwards with the aftermath.
According to the secretly leaked information, this Taixuan Hong was in all likelihood only a Dual Eighth-Rank Professional. But a withered camel is bigger than a horse, and there was more than one Taixuan Hong here.
There was also his Second Uncle, and who knew what level of Professional that person was.
Old Fan was half a beat slower, but he also soared into the air from amidst the rubble, only to hear Chen Fan shout fiercely, "Run separately!"
He hesitated briefly, looked at the residual glow of wind and thunder drawn across the firmament, gritted his teeth, and ran in another direction.
"Where are you running!"
A fierce shout came from behind. Chen Fan cursed his bad luck inwardly. He could clearly sense a tyrannical Vital Aura closely following him. He was a Dual Ninth-Rank Professional, and he hadn't hidden his own Vital Aura just now.
Old Fan was a notch weaker than him, being a Single Ninth-Rank. Logically speaking, this person should have chased the weaker one, but instead, he came after him.
Spreading out his mental perception, he saw a profound figure flickering unsteadily behind him. Crimson flames surged around the figure; every time it vanished and reappeared, the distance between the two closed.
"Such extreme speed, a Top-Tier Holy Class!" Chen Fan's heart jumped. A withered camel is bigger than a horse; their Storm Tower didn't have many Top-Tier Holy Classes either.
Moreover, his talent wasn't considered high, and he didn't possess a Top-Tier Holy Class. Being caught was only a matter of time.
"But it seems he's alone..."
With wind and thunder lingering around him, Chen Fan narrowly avoided a stream of Void Light. As he gradually realized this, a strange light surfaced in his eyes.
"It is said that he could only become the Chosen because of the Taixuan House's bloodline, which earned him the favor of the Spirit of the Vast Sun. If I capture this person..." Chen Fan's Adam's apple bobbed, and a greedy light gleamed in his eyes.
"Taixuan Hong!"
Suddenly, he stopped in an open area with no Void Light nearby. A booming sound swept over from all directions. Wind rose and thunder roared, and thick lightning glow shook the wilderness.
Crackle!
Countless condensed lights of wind and thunder rapidly intertwined into a giant blue-cyan tower. It wasn't built of bricks and stones, but condensed from fierce winds and violent thunder. Thunderbolts crackled between the eaves, and winged ferocious beasts coiled around it.
Chen Fan himself merged into the tower, and the bottom of the tower dropped straight towards Su Chen.
"Trying to catch me?" Su Chen was slightly stunned. He felt his surroundings gradually solidify, as if he were being bound by chains. He looked up.
This should be the opponent's Ascension Refining. Although 9th-Tier could not Temper Morning Flames, they could utilize Ascension Refining to boost their strength.
"But this might is a bit too weak."
Three Sky-Scars quietly opened.
Boom!
Like a shooting star tearing through the long night, Su Chen was surrounded by a layer of crimson flames, thin as a cicada's wing yet incomparably blazing, as he smashed straight into the Tower of Wind and Thunder.
"What?" Chen Fan was dumbfounded, not expecting the opponent to advance instead of retreating.
"Boom——!"
A muffled explosion rang out. Web-like cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the Tower of Wind and Thunder, shooting out countless scorching sparks and lightning flashes. Immediately after, it completely shattered, and a figure was sent flying backward from within.
Chen Fan's face was deathly pale. A terrifying power had penetrated straight into his internal organs, and his face was full of disbelief. He was, after all, a 9th-Tier Professional, bearing five Holy Classes, and had attuned to an Intermediate Cultivation Technique. He actually couldn't even withstand a single exchange!
This Taixuan Hong's true strength was probably not inferior to those top-tier seeds specially cultivated by the Pillars.
Who exactly said he only gained the favor of the Spirit of the Vast Sun by relying on the Taixuan House's bloodline!
Chen Fan completely recognized reality. Before even landing, he squeezed out the last ounce of potential in his body.
Boom!
With a loud boom, his figure tore out a stream of light, faintly tinged with blood, moving even faster than before. "Deacon! Deacon!"
He cried out fiercely, his voice echoing across the wilderness. Many surrounding Void Lights faintly trembled, as if something was about to emerge.
"That's right, draw Zhou Lin out for me..." Su Chen paused slightly, making himself appear somewhat exhausted, before continuing the pursuit.
"Where exactly is it..."
Zhou Lin reached out and poured the milky-white liquid from the earthen pit in front of him into a container, then put it away.
His gaze swept over the Giant Rhinoceros lying on the ground, its entire body covered in white scales. He walked up and cut off that Obsidian Bull Horn.
He looked around. Void Lights stood like a forest, flashing with a bewitching radiance.
This was a Great Void Realm. The strongest Nether Realm Creatures born here could even approach the Radiant Moon rank.
Even he didn't dare to explore recklessly here; he could only search carefully.
"Last time with Gu Hong, we accidentally fell into a certain Void Light and saw that thing intertwined with the Profound Limit Celestial Light..." Zhou Lin furrowed his brow, sensing the positions of his Nine-Headed Insects. The people he brought this time were already scattered, searching for him.
"Hmm? This belongs to Chen Fan. With such extreme speed, does he not want his life?" Zhou Lin frowned. He could clearly sense a Nine-Headed Insect heading towards him at an extremely fast speed.
In the Guixu Abyss, this kind of speed could easily disturb the Void Light.
"Deacon! Save me!"
In just an instant, he faintly heard Chen Fan's voice ring out. The voice was urgent and terrified, as if he had encountered some danger.
"Courting death!" His face was full of anger as he soared into the air, already seeing the rapidly approaching light of wind and thunder, which was also entwined with blood color.
"Deacon, save me!" Chen Fan wailed. Behind him, a figure flickered indistinctly, moving extremely fast and slowly closing the distance between the two.
"There's someone else here?" With Zhou Lin's visual prowess, he frowned deeply, having already discerned that it was a human, likely not a Nether Realm Creature in disguise.
The special Nether Realm Creatures born in the Guixu Abyss were all formed from the entanglement of scattered Professional Spirituality.
Although their strength was much greater than the Nether Realm Creatures outside, their intelligence was very low, and they were naturally attracted to the rare treasures born in the Guixu Abyss.
They rarely chased after others, let alone disguised themselves as humans.
In fact, it seemed the other party had also noticed him and had stopped, appearing as if about to turn around and leave.
"Since you know this place, then you cannot be left alive." Violet Lightning blossomed in Zhou Lin's pupils.
Almost at the same instant, a muffled boom came from above. What started as a palm-sized orb of dark purple light instantly surged and expanded, transforming into a Celestial Lightning Blade that tore through the sky, continuously shedding dark purple electric arcs from its edges.
It simultaneously descended, not falling straight down, but with a frenzied trajectory, tearing through the Void Realm and leaving visible cracks.
And it struck perfectly at the spot where Su Chen appeared.
Boom!
"Six Paths Dawnfire..." Su Chen's expression was grave. Waves of flames erupted around him as all eight Sky-Scars opened simultaneously. A terrifying augmentation surged, and Immovable Vajra was also activated.
The moment the violent lightning blade fell, it exploded with a boom, bursting out rings of boiling lightning ripples, the shockwave violently scattering outwards.
The ground collapsed, rubble and dust melting in the blinding lightning glow.
Zhou Lin narrowed his eyes, and a hint of surprise quickly flashed across them. He saw the figure fly backward from the aftermath, blood sprinkling across the sky.
But at the same time, a large expanse of flames was also cast out, swallowing up that fresh blood.
"Don't let him get away!" Chen Fan gritted his teeth and said fiercely.
"He actually withstood it..." Zhou Lin was also quite astounded. The other party took his attack head-on and actually didn't die on the spot.
Without needing Chen Fan to remind him, he raised his palm. In the void, a torrent of Violet Lightning covered the sky like earth-shattering waves, tracing the phantom of a Grand Resplendent Seal coiled with lightning dragons.
But before that figure landed, the crimson flames around him collided with the void, crackling with electric arcs, and he actually broke through the blockade just like that, plunging into the nearest stream of Void Light.
"Failed to lock him down. A Top-Tier Holy Class, plus other methods. Doesn't look like a Morning Star either." Zhou Lin withdrew his hand with an ugly expression. He wasn't skilled in blockade and speed-type Holy Classes.
If they were outside, he could still try to give chase, but here, he didn't dare to rashly enter the Void Light.
"Deacon Zhou!" Only now did Chen Fan manage to arrive by his side, his face pale as paper. "How did he get away?"
As soon as he spoke, Chen Fan felt an extremely chilling gaze fall upon him. A chill ran down his spine, and he finally came to his senses.
Not long ago, Zhou Lin had already shed his disguise. Angering him here meant the other party would truly deal a lethal blow.
"I... I..." Chen Fan suddenly stammered, explaining, "I'm not blaming you, I just feel it's a pity, a pity..."
"What exactly is going on!" Zhou Lin interrupted, questioning coldly, "What is the origin of this person, to actually survive a strike from me without dying."
"He is... Taixuan Hong!" Chen Fan said through gritted teeth.
"Taixuan... Hong?" Zhou Lin's breathing hitched. His expression suddenly changed drastically, and he blurted out, "That Taixuan Hong who received the Selection of the Sovereign of the Purple Zenith!?"
"It is exactly him." Chen Fan hurriedly nodded. "Old Fan and I were originally exploring this Great Void Realm. When we stopped to rest in a cave, we happened to run into him, as well as his Second Uncle."
"Taixuan Hong..." Zhou Lin's expression fluctuated. He suddenly recalled the other party's strange action just now.
His figure flashed, and cross-referencing the spot where blood had sprinkled across the sky, he searched carefully below. Chen Fan hurriedly followed.
Zhou Lin frowned deeply, his mental power washing out. He soon found a pile of ashes and said in a deep voice, "No wonder this person wanted to destroy his own fresh blood immediately..."
"Deacon!" Chen Fan suddenly shouted. Zhou Lin turned his head and saw him beside a rift in the scorched earth.
Below, a drop of grayish-brown fresh blood slowly floated up.
"He didn't destroy it completely." Chen Fan forcefully suppressed his excitement.
Zhou Lin arrived in a flash, snatched it, and brought it close to his eyes to examine carefully.
Chen Fan couldn't help but say, "It's been corrupted, and the vast majority of its characteristics have been annihilated. Only the fresh blood remains, but through a specific ritual, it should be possible to determine if it belongs to the Taixuan Lineage."
"If we take this drop of blood out, we can prove it. We've struck it rich!"
As he spoke, he cautiously observed Zhou Lin's expression.
If the news of Taixuan Hong being here was reported outside, then Zhou Lin couldn't easily continue to kill them.
Because this Guixu Abyss was too large, someone had to keep watch outside to prevent this guy from escaping.
And the only one capable of doing this was Zhou Lin. Since he had to stay here, he couldn't take this news out.
Zhou Lin pocketed the drop of fresh blood without saying a word, merely gripping Chen Fan's shoulder.
Boom!
The ground trembled, and lightning flashed. He soared into the air, quickly leaving this Great Void Realm. Standing above it, he looked down at the hazy and distorted Great Void Realm, his pupils filled with lightning glow.
If that Taixuan Hong tried to escape, he would discover it immediately. Without the interference of the Void Light, it was impossible for the other party to escape his grasp.
Only now did he look at Chen Fan with an inscrutable expression. "You said you found them in some cave. The entire Abyssal Void is searching for them; why aren't they running for their lives? What are they doing in this Great Void Realm?"
Chen Fan hurriedly said, "That cave is of no importance. I just heard the two of them talking; they seem to have come here to look for an extremely precious item."
An extremely precious item... Zhou Lin immediately thought of the Boundless Radiance he had seen previously.
This Taixuan Hong also came for that thing, which meant there was an irreconcilable conflict between the two parties.
Zhou Lin narrowed his eyes, staring downwards. This Taixuan Hong was very important. Although the Five Pillars hadn't offered a specific price, if this person was caught, the Five Pillars probably wouldn't mind giving a handsome reward.
However, it remained unknown whether this handsome reward could compare to the Boundless Light he had seen.
After all, something that could make Taixuan Hong risk his life to search for must be extremely precious.
If the other party's goal wasn't that Boundless Light, he wouldn't even mind letting him leave.
But since the other party knew what that thing was, he would inevitably be a hidden danger. If he fell into the hands of the other Pillars, he might expose Zhou Lin as well.
"Then we can't let him get away." Zhou Lin's expression fluctuated. If he caught this person, that thing would be his too; killing two birds with one stone.
But he had to keep watch here to prevent the other party from escaping. Given the other party's strength, the few guys he brought with him would just be easy targets even if they found him.