Chapter 653

Chapter 653: Bloodline Suppression

So, Wang Yulun found himself accompanied by a Little Girl on his daily fishing trips.

When he asked her why she didn’t follow Xu Fan instead,

her reply left him feeling a bit helpless.

"You’re the one who caught me, so I should stay with you," she said.

"You smell nice, and it feels good to be around you."

With Xu Fan grinning like a proud parent, the Little Girl declared Wang Yulun as her godfather.

"Xing, how about giving me a drop of your blood?"

"I’ll have someone cook you a big seafood meal," Xu Fan tempted her.

The Little Girl glanced at Xu Fan, then turned to Wang Yulun.

"Dad, he’s a bad guy," she said, pouting.

"Your Uncle Xu is a good person. All the food you’ve been eating comes from him," Wang Yulun explained patiently.

"Lots of people have asked for my blood before, but my parents ended up stomping them all."

"Do you still want it, Uncle Xu?" The Little Girl tilted her head, staring at Xu Fan.

Her words sent a chill down Xu Fan’s spine.

"No, no, that’s fine," Xu Fan said quickly, pulling out a lollipop and handing it to her.

"Just keep fishing with your dad."

For a moment, Xu Fan felt as if some unseen force had locked onto him.

It was like being a tiny fish in the sights of a massive shark—life or death hanging by a thread.

Xu Fan’s mind flashed back to the day he’d seen the Little Girl’s soul law form.

That towering Titan seemed capable of crushing entire worlds underfoot.

From that eerie feeling, Xu Fan was certain someone powerful was watching over her.

A jade butterfly floated into Xu Fan’s hand.

"Yulun, here’s the technique I’ve crafted for you, along with a matching divine ability," Xu Fan said.

"With this, your mind should settle enough to cultivate properly."

"Thank you, Big Brother Xu, for going to such lengths," Wang Yulun said gratefully.

"It’s nothing," Xu Fan replied with a laugh.

Just then, the light around them dimmed, and a massive figure appeared in the sky.

It was the Star-Swallowing Snake, which had been roaming the Extreme Void Domain. It occasionally returned to the Hidden Spirit Sect to check in.

The snake’s enormous body, stretching thousands of feet, began to shrink until it transformed into a giant snake with a single horn, now less than ten meters long.

When the unicorn snake spotted Xu Fan, its eyes instantly welled up with tears.

Like a dog that hasn’t seen its owner in years, the giant snake with a single horn rushed to Xu Fan’s side, rubbing against him.

Just then, a small hand suddenly grabbed the giant snake and tried to put it in her mouth.

Xu Fan even heard the sound of swallowing.

"What a delicious little snake!" the Little Girl’s silly voice rang out.

As the giant snake with a single horn struggled, it looked at the Little Girl who had caught it.

Upon seeing her face, the giant snake was so frightened that it turned into a stick and fainted right away.

It’s like when you’re completely engrossed in a novel on your phone during class, only to look up and find the headmaster standing right behind you, smiling and asking, “Is Abin’s story good?”

“Xing, you can’t eat this!”

Wang Yulun quickly snatched the stick-like snake from the Little Girl’s hands.

“Big Brother Xu, what’s going on?”

“What else could it be? Bloodline suppression!” Xu Fan replied, taking the now stick-like giant snake.

With a throw like a javelin, he tossed it into the sky.

“That’s the Star-Swallowing Snake, a giant beast with a powerful bloodline!” Wang Yulun exclaimed in shock.

“So what? If it meets something even stronger, it’ll be just like meat strips,” Xu Fan said, reaching out to pat the Little Girl’s head.

Instead, that chubby little hand slapped him back.

Then Xu Fan’s entire arm was reduced to powder.

“Only my daddy can touch me,” the Little Girl said with a frown.

“Are you okay, Big Brother Xu?” Wang Yulun asked, panicking.

“Xing, you’re not allowed to hit your Uncle Xu anymore,” Wang Yulun seriously told the Little Girl.

“I understand!” the Little Girl replied as she pulled out some fish food and stuffed it into her mouth.

“It’s okay; it’s just an arm, right?” The one-armed Xu Fan said, then burst apart into the purest spiritual energy.

Soon, a fully intact Xu Fan appeared beside Wang Yulun.

At the moment the Little Girl struck, Xu Fan had replaced his body with a clone, avoiding the disaster.

“Take good care of your daughter; don’t let anyone touch her!” Xu Fan said.

“I understand, Big Brother Xu,” Wang Yulun replied, nodding seriously.

Xu Fan looked at the Little Girl by his good brother’s side and felt he needed to take some action.

Not to replace his good brother in her heart, but at least he wanted her to recognize him as her uncle in the future.

A tablet appeared in Xu Fan’s hand, which he handed to the Little Girl.

It was playing an animated show.

“Xing, you can watch this when you’re with your dad and have nothing to do,” Xu Fan said with a smile.

The Little Girl was instantly captivated by the images on the tablet. She quickly said thank you and took it, starting to watch.

Above the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake, Xu Fan and Wang Yulun were fishing, while the Little Girl sat nearby, engrossed in her cartoons.

The scene was incredibly peaceful.

“Big Brother Xu, your wife came by while you were unconscious. You know that, right?” Wang Yulun mentioned.

“I know; she stayed with me for a while, but then she left again,” Xu Fan sighed.

“She asked you to wait a bit longer. Once her master ascends, she’ll come back to be with you.”

“By then, you two should think about having a child,” Wang Yulun added, feeling somewhat qualified to give advice, given his near-grandfather status.

“Have a child,” Xu Fan murmured.

He remembered his mother’s constant nagging in the nightmare illusion.

Suddenly, the idea of having a child didn’t seem so bad.

“It’s not that I don’t want to, but some things are just out of my reach,” Xu Fan said.

“Out of reach?” Wang Yulun was a bit puzzled by the phrase.

“With those thick brows and big eyes, I didn’t expect you to be so cheeky,” Xu Fan teased.

Just then, a beam of light approached from the distance.

“Master, I want to go out and explore,” said Zhou Kailing, who had already reached the Void Refinement stage.

“You’ve been fine staying in the sect all these years. Why the sudden urge to leave now?” Xu Fan asked.

“I’ve been feeling a bit stuck creatively lately. I thought going out might help me find some inspiration to refine the spells I’ve created,” Zhou Kailing explained.

“Which series?” Xu Fan inquired.

He knew his disciple had a peculiar obsession—once she stepped into the world, she’d undoubtedly be seen as one of the most untouchable figures in both the human and demon realms.

The side effect was that the Hidden Spirit Sect’s name would spread far and wide across the cultivation world.

“The Grand Feast at the Celestial Palace series,” Zhou Kailing said, scratching her head.

“Do you really need to go out?” Xu Fan asked.

“Senior Brother told me that if I’m stuck, I should just go out for a walk.”

“You can go out to find inspiration, but if a fight breaks out, you’re not to use your spells,” Xu Fan said sternly.