Chapter 157: Show Respect When Facing Your Big Brother!
Seeing Lin Fan furrow his brows, the people within Mo Rock City all felt their hearts tighten in fear, afraid they had somehow offended him.
But Lin Fan didn't pay them any attention. With a casual wave of his hand, he collected all the spatial pouches from the Mo Rock Dynasty members.
The instant Lin Fan raised his hand, the crowd tensed, thinking he was about to strike again. Only when they realized he was merely collecting the pouches did they breathe a small sigh of relief.
"Let's go," Lin Fan said, amused by the reactions around him. Shaking his head slightly, he spoke to the mount beneath him, Xiao Yan.
Roar!
Xiao Yan let out a low growl, then carried Lin Fan away in a streak of red light, quickly vanishing from everyone's sight.
Only after they completely disappeared did the people of Mo Rock City truly relax—followed by an eruption of discussion.
"I can't believe it. The Mo Rock Dynasty was completely wiped out!"
"Lin Fan's strength is just ridiculous. A One Yuan Nirvana stage expert was killed in a single move—that's terrifying!"
"Wasn't someone saying earlier that Lin Fan was going to be killed by the Mo Rock Dynasty? Where are they now?"
"Thank goodness we didn't provoke him… that guy is way too scary!"
…
After Lin Fan left, not only did people in Mo Rock City discuss the battle, but news of his feat quickly spread throughout the Ancient Battlefield as various dynasties ventured out.
As for Lin Fan, the center of all the rumors—he didn't care in the slightest.
After leaving Mo Rock City, he rode Xiao Yan to a quiet place to go into seclusion and refine the Seven-Colored Soul Crystal.
Currently, Lin Fan's yuan power cultivation had reached the Four-Fold Nirvana stage, but his spiritual power was still at the Two-Seal Talisman Master level—two full realms behind.
This time, he planned to raise his spiritual cultivation.
With the Soulstone enhancing his training speed, and the power of the Seven-Colored Soul Crystal, Lin Fan's spiritual progress skyrocketed.
After just one month, he broke through to become a Three-Seal Talisman Master and successfully endured his third Wind and Lightning Tribulation.
Even more impressive, he had only absorbed about half of the soul crystal's power!
Meanwhile, his yuan power cultivation had also advanced, though he was still a bit short of facing his fifth Nirvana Tribulation.
That day, Lin Fan suddenly halted his cultivation.
He had sensed that inside the Secret Key space, Lin Dong had completely refined the Celestial Talisman Spirit Tree, absorbed the remnant soul, and reached the level of a One-Seal Talisman Master. He was now preparing to face his Wind and Lightning Tribulation.
Not only that—Lin Dong's yuan power had also reached the half-step Nirvana stage.
Since he couldn't let Lin Dong go through his tribulation inside the secret space, Lin Fan activated the Ancient Secret Key and brought both Lin Dong and Xiao Diao out.
Roar!
Seeing Lin Dong again, Xiao Yan let out a joyful growl and trotted over to lick Lin Dong's hand affectionately.
Lin Dong patted Xiao Yan with a smile, clearly happy to see him again.
"Brother Lin Fan, it's been over a month—did you run into any danger outside?" Lin Dong asked with concern after calming Xiao Yan.
Lin Fan chuckled lightly. "Danger? If there's danger, it's only for our enemies."
Xiao Diao, perched on Lin Dong's shoulder, rolled his eyes and muttered, "Tsk tsk, look at this guy getting all cocky."
"Your strength is decent for the early stages of the Ancient Battlefield, but in the final phase… you'll still be outclassed. Not to mention, the Eastern Xuan Region's super sects are crawling with monsters."
With a thought, Lin Fan activated the Space Ancestor Symbol's power and locked Xiao Diao in a spatial prison. Then he reached out, grabbed him into his hand, and grinned.
"For someone with 'just a bit of strength,' catching you is still pretty easy."
[Ding! You patted Xiao Diao and obtained 5 million Nirvana Pills!]
At the same time, the system's pleasant voice rang out in Lin Fan's mind again.
"Let go of Lord Diao!"
Struggling furiously, Xiao Diao shrieked in protest.
Lin Fan chuckled, "You should show some respect when speaking to your big brother, got it?"
With that, he casually released Xiao Diao.
Whoosh!
Xiao Diao immediately flashed away and landed back on Lin Dong's shoulder, staring at Lin Fan with suspicious eyes. "Was that spatial power just now?"
"With your current strength… you can already manipulate space like that? What the hell is going on?"
Lin Fan gave him a playful smirk. "Big brother's secrets aren't for you to pry into."
Xiao Diao snorted arrogantly, but couldn't do anything about it.
Watching their banter, Lin Dong couldn't help but laugh and shook his head. "Xiao Diao, don't bring this upon yourself."
"Besides, when we try to obtain the Life-Death Reincarnation Pill in the Ancient Palace, we'll be relying on Brother Lin Fan. Best to treat him a little nicer."
"Hmph, you two are just ganging up on me! Once Lord Diao gets his strength back, I'll show you who the real big brother is!"
Xiao Diao gave a haughty snort before vanishing into the stone talisman space with a flash.
Lin Dong shook his head slightly and said to Lin Fan, "Brother Lin Fan, that's just how Xiao Diao is. He means no harm, don't take it personally."
"Don't worry. I'm just teasing him," Lin Fan replied with a smile, patting Lin Dong's shoulder.
[Ding! You patted Lin Dong and obtained the spiritual secret technique: Essence Devouring Palm!]
Just as Lin Fan patted Lin Dong's shoulder, the system's voice rang out once more in his mind.
Essence Devouring Palm, huh? Not bad!
Lin Fan's heart stirred slightly. According to the original novel, this was a top-tier spiritual secret technique Lin Dong developed later on—one that surpassed divine-grade.
It fused yuan power, spiritual power, and devouring energy using the Ancient Qiankun Array, forming a massive gray-black palm imprint capable of devouring heaven and earth itself.
Though Lin Fan didn't have that array, he possessed the unique martial art Qiankun Seal, which was even more convenient in some ways.
"Alright," Lin Dong nodded and said, "Brother Lin Fan, I'm going to undergo my Wind and Lightning Tribulation now. I'll have to trouble you to protect me."
"No problem. Just focus on getting through it," Lin Fan said with a casual nod.
Soon after, Lin Dong found a quiet place and began to summon his tribulation.
Although he didn't have the Thunder Ancestor Symbol's power, he had the stone talisman and the Devouring Ancestor Symbol. That alone made facing the Wind and Lightning Tribulation much easier.
Like Lin Fan, he also chose to absorb and refine the lightning energy during the process.
After just half a day, Lin Dong succeeded in his tribulation and officially became a One-Seal Talisman Master!
"Congratulations!"
Lin Fan stepped forward with a smile once Lin Dong had finished.
Scratching his head, Lin Dong said, "My strength still pales in comparison to yours, Brother Lin Fan."
Lin Fan laughed. "Alright, no need to say that again. Let's go—it's time for our next objective."
Lin Dong looked at Lin Fan curiously. "Where are we going next?"
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