Chapter 730

Chapter 730: Dark Snake Beast King

At the Elder Council headquarters, Ming Kong was looking at Xu Fan with a mix of surprise and admiration.

He had just received news that Xu Fan, the Grand Elder of the Hidden Spirit Sect, famous for his artifact crafting, had stood up to the Purple Jade Flood Dragon in the Small Sword Fairy City area.

Ming Kong had double-checked this information three times, and each time it was confirmed to be absolutely true.

“Grand Elder, are you perhaps a great being from the upper realms, here to experience life among us?” Ming Kong asked, his tone serious and not at all joking.

“Me? A great being? No, I’m just lucky to have some talent, thanks to the Heavenly Dao,” Xu Fan replied with a laugh, shaking his head. While it was true he had been reincarnated, he wasn’t about to claim any connection to being a great being.

“Grandmaster, with your fighting strength, the rest of our tasks should be much easier to handle.”

Ming Kong’s tone had shifted noticeably. Before, he had spoken to Xu Fan with the authority of the top-ranked Elder in the Council. But now, knowing Xu Fan could match the Purple Jade Flood Dragon, his tone was filled with newfound respect.

“Elder Ming Kong, please go on.”

Xu Fan was ready to get to work. After all, he’d already been paid in full, so he felt he should be more proactive.

Ming Kong held up a positioning treasure.

“Grandmaster, according to reports from the demon race, the Cross-Boundary Teleportation Formation might be located here, heavily guarded by their army.”

“Do you think you could sense the aura of the teleportation from a distance?” Ming Kong asked.

Xu Fan studied the location on the treasure. It was deep in the Extreme Void Domain of the demon realm, the farthest point from the human race. Just getting there by Star Ship would take three years.

“It’s simple. I don’t need to get too close. Just being within the usual distance between fairy cities will be enough,” Xu Fan said after a moment’s thought.

He realized this task would require a trip to the demon realm.

“Then I’ll leave it to you, Grand Elder. If you need any help, just let me know,” Ming Kong said.

“It’s better to keep this quiet. I’ll just disguise myself and head to the demon realm.”

For a Cross-Boundary Teleportation Formation of this size, Xu Fan only needed to use a detection formation to sense its aura.

As long as he got somewhat close to the area, he could easily detect it. To Xu Fan, “close” meant something like crossing half the central continent.

“When the human race wins, you’ll deserve the highest honor,” Ming Kong said.

“Don’t say that. If we win, it’ll be because of the Elder Council. I’m just doing my part,” Xu Fan quickly replied, waving his hand. It felt unlucky to talk like that before the task was done.

Xu Fan left the Elder Council headquarters and met Pang Fu in Upper Zun Fairy City.

“Greetings, Grand Elder,” Pang Fu said cheerfully.

“You’ve been working hard. Any problems in Upper Zun Fairy City?” Xu Fan asked.

“None at all. Everything’s been smooth,” Pang Fu replied.

“Send out a regular Star Ship and take me to the Extreme Void Domain. I’d like to visit areas with a lot of giant beast race warships,” Xu Fan instructed.

Xu Fan knew he couldn’t go in his true form for this task, so he decided to control an unlucky individual to check it out.

“Grand Elder, do you need a giant beast race warship? We have three in the warehouse; feel free to take one if you need it,” Pang Fu said.

“No, I just need to see an undamaged giant beast race warship,” Xu Fan replied.

“Understood, Grand Elder.”

Soon, a Star Ship took off from the outer ring, heading deep into the Extreme Void Domain.

Xu Fan stood on the deck of the Star Ship, admiring the scenery outside the Extreme Void Domain.

As he gazed at the vast galaxy, Xu Fan suddenly had an idea.

He waved at the stars, and a surge of starlight energy gathered in his hand.

“So each star in this galaxy represents a world, just as I suspected,” Xu Fan said with a smile.

At that moment, a voice spoke up.

“Master, there’s an invisible giant beast race warship 40,000 kilometers away, lying in ambush, planning to attack this Star Ship.”

“I thought we’d have to stay in the Extreme Void Domain for a while longer; I didn’t expect to encounter them so soon. Weren’t the beast race supposed to be laying low lately?”

A Void Teleportation Portal appeared before Xu Fan.

Stepping through, he arrived in the control room of the giant beast race warship.

Inside the control room, the beast race members seemed oblivious to Xu Fan’s presence; they chatted and worked as usual.

“Leader Snake, will anyone blame us for ambushing the human race’s Star Ship at this time?” a snake demon, who had transformed into human form, asked.

“Don’t worry, our beast race has already secured a position of invincibility. I just received orders from above; everything will return to normal.”

“It’s just like it was before,” the Dark Snake Beast King sitting in the control seat said.

“According to the elders, in about ten years, the glory of our beast race from ancient times will be restored in this realm.”

“By then, our Dark Snake Clan will be ten or even a hundred times stronger than we are now,” the Dark Snake Beast King said from the control seat.

Xu Fan quietly approached the true form of the Dark Snake Beast King and lightly placed a hand filled with spiritual light on its smooth, sleek head.

“The Dark Snake Clan seems to be the first tricky little boss I’ve encountered,” Xu Fan recalled the Dark Snake he had met before at the Core Formation stage.

Just as the Dark Snake Beast King pondered his next move, a flicker of insight flashed in his eyes before he returned to normal.

He continued to command the other beast race members in the control room.

“Mission accomplished, just return and control remotely,” Xu Fan’s figure disappeared from the control room as if he had never been there at all.

Once back on the Star Ship, Xu Fan lightly commanded, “Return to base.”

As he spoke, he viewed the memories of the Dark Snake Beast King.

“Sure enough, those who reach the beast king realm are no ordinary individuals.”

“This time, I’ve discovered a Dark Snake who became a beast king through cunning,” Xu Fan remarked, reflecting on the memories.

This Dark Snake had lost both parents as a child and faced bullying from its own kin; its only advantage was being born in the holy city of their clan, which provided a relatively stable environment.

Using modest talent and various methods to climb to the top, after enduring countless hardships and humiliations, it finally achieved its current status.

“Impressive indeed! If you can survive, I’ll let you work under me,” Xu Fan said, closing his eyes and shifting his consciousness to the Dark Snake Beast King.

The Dark Snake Beast King opened its cold vertical eyes, surveyed the control room, and stated, “Let’s return to Heavenly Snake Star.”

“Understood,” a humanoid transformed five-patterned snake took over the navigation of the giant beast race warship, steering it towards Heavenly Snake Star.

Heavenly Snake Star is the holy city of all snake kin, located in a prosperous area of the beast race’s Extreme Void Domain.

On the return journey, the beast race members in the control room wore expressions of disappointment.

“If that human Star Ship hadn’t escaped so quickly, Leader Snake’s record of achievements could have added another warship.”