Chapter 742

Chapter 742: Giving In

The Golden Winged Roc, with wings spanning hundreds of miles, had killing intent blazing in its eagle-like eyes.

But deep within those eyes of murderous intent lay a trace of helplessness.

With the help of his father, the Immortal Realm had finally managed to trap the Star Spirit brat.

He had thought that descending to the lower realms would allow him to rampage freely, but he never expected to encounter the even more extraordinary Xu Fan, who was also an artifact great master.

He was more troublesome than the Star Spirit brat had ever been.

“Why aren’t you part of the beast race?” the Golden Winged Roc lamented.

The thousand-hand illusion formed seals, sending a beam of light rushing toward the Roc.

At the same time, the Faceless Law Form Golden Body also advanced toward the Golden Winged Roc.

Xu Fan’s intention was to keep the Golden Winged Roc occupied here, waiting for his true form to come and reap the rewards.

Meanwhile, on Hidden Spirit Island, Xu Fan was thoroughly enjoying himself as he gathered resources.

But he was also forced into this; he wanted to finish quickly and go to suppress the Golden Winged Roc.

However, he was locked in this place by the Heavenly Way’s Will, unable to leave.

Unless he entered the sect.

Once again, a grand sect appeared in the sky, with Immortal Jade steps descending.

“When will this end?” Xu Fan remarked.

Sometimes it felt like this, extreme joy always accompanied by a touch of pain.

He had already collected several hundred cubic units of Immortal Jade; while it was valuable, it had little use in this realm.

At that moment, the Heavenly Eye in the sky, which had previously looked down indifferently upon the world, now added a hint of anger to its gaze.

It felt as if an ant had done something that provoked deep fury.

The sect and the Immortal Jade in the sky were taken away once more.

Just then, a change appeared in the sky.

The sect reemerged, and a man dressed in a Daoist robe stepped out from it.

He looked at Xu Fan and said lightly, “Come with me. You’ve reached the limits of this world; there’s nothing worth lingering for here.”

As he spoke, he used his thoughts to lock onto Xu Fan, attempting to pull him into the sect.

“Friend, I’m sorry, but I have some matters to attend to in this realm; I need to stay for a few thousand more years.”

“I can’t go back with you,” Xu Fan replied with a smile.

The Heavenly Eye that had locked onto him was dissolved by an inexplicable force before it even got close.

“I was hired by the Heavenly Way here.”

“Come along peacefully to the Immortal Realm, and I’ll give you half of the reward.”

“We can’t let the Immortal Jade go to waste; wouldn’t you agree?” the man said with a light laugh.

He had thought this mission would be straightforward, but he did not expect to encounter difficulties right from the start.

“If I refuse to go, what will you do, friend?” the bizarre man asked.

“Even though your fighting strength has reached the limit of this realm, when it comes to battle experience, I have a million years as a true immortal, so come along peacefully and you’ll gain some benefits,” the man advised.

Xu Fan extended his hand and beckoned the man closer.

“Come here!”

The man’s face darkened, realizing that he had to fight, or he wouldn’t complete his mission.

Just as the man was about to demonstrate his might and capture Xu Fan, a huge hand suddenly descended from the sky, grabbing the man and sealing him into a ball before tossing him back into the sect.

“A million years as a true immortal? Who are you trying to fool?” Xu Fan scoffed.

He knew that the maximum age for a true immortal was three hundred sixty thousand years; if anyone had lived for a million years, that would be astounding.

“Come on, continue sending those true immortals down, let’s see how many I can take on.”

“Heavenly Way, if you keep being stubborn, do you believe that after I become a Great Luo Golden Immortal, I’ll come back and erase you to replace you with a new Heavenly Way?” Xu Fan threatened, gazing at the sky.

At that moment, Xu Fan noticed that the massive eyes in the sky flickered with numerous disturbances, as if analyzing some data.

Eventually, those massive eyes closed, and the sect in the sky vanished.

The power that had locked onto Xu Fan also dissipated.

In the entire Endless Sea, aside from Hidden Spirit Island, only Xu Fan and the Faceless Law Form Golden Body remained.

“Is this how you give in?”

Xu Fan was somewhat stunned; this was the Heavenly Way’s Will—how could it simply back down?

At that moment, the Protective Formation of the Hidden Spirit Sect opened, and all the disciples flew into the sky, bowing respectfully to Xu Fan.

“Eternally following the Grand Elder!” all the disciples exclaimed with excitement.

“Get up, I can’t bear to see you all down there,” Xu Fan raised his hand and lifted all the disciples up.

“I have some matters to attend to in the Extreme Void Domain; I’ll be back shortly.”

A teleportation portal appeared in the air, and Xu Fan stepped through, disappearing.

Meanwhile, in the inner area of the Extreme Void Domain, Xu Fan’s clone and the Golden Winged Roc had fought to a state of devastation.

The space was chaotic, and countless Spirit Ore Stars were caught up in the turbulence.

In the midst of this spatial confusion, the Golden Winged Roc looked determinedly at Xu Fan.

He knew that if he didn’t eliminate this monster, the entire beast race would be doomed after he left.

Thus, even at a tremendous cost, he had to keep Xu Fan here, even if it meant sacrificing his clone.

With this thought, the Golden Winged Roc’s eyes reflected even more killing intent as he gazed at Xu Fan.

“Are you thinking that you can’t stay in this realm much longer and that you have to get rid of me, or else it will create a disaster for the beast race?” Xu Fan said with a smile, appearing relaxed and unhurried.

He had sensed that his true self had finished gathering resources and had even threatened the Heavenly Way’s Will; he was on his way.

At that moment, Xu Fan also received a message from his clone advising him not to rush and to observe the battle from the sidelines until the right moment to intervene.

Xu Fan arrived at the battlefield, leisurely sipping tea while watching the fight between his clone and the Golden Winged Roc.

“I’ve heard that the father of this Golden Winged Roc is formidable and that even the Upper Zun wouldn’t dare provoke him.”

“Let’s just take down this Roc without getting into trouble,” Xu Fan said with a smile.

In the battlefield, the Golden Winged Roc laughed.

“Do you think I need to guess your intentions? Even if I have to sacrifice my clone, I must keep you here.”

Suddenly, massive claws appeared in the sky, exuding a destructive aura as they reached for Xu Fan.

The Faceless Golden Body appeared before Xu Fan, similarly extending a hand to block the massive claw.

At that moment, a golden giant tower unexpectedly manifested in the sky, sealing both the Faceless Golden Body and Xu Fan within.

Countless celestial scripts flickered on the surface of the giant tower, flowing along it.

Soon, the inscriptions gradually fixed in place, disappearing into the tower.

The giant tower returned to the Golden Winged Roc’s side.

The Golden Winged Roc panted, his aura disordered, clearly having used a significant amount of mental energy to activate the giant tower.

“It wasn’t easy, but I finally sealed this monster,” the Golden Winged Roc said, looking at the giant tower.

Though he succeeded in sealing Xu Fan, he felt a twinge of dissatisfaction.

Because the moment he used this sealed celestial tool, he knew he had already lost.

“Are you unhappy that you’ve sealed me?” Xu Fan’s voice echoed from within the giant tower.

“Using the celestial tool given by the elders of my clan, it just can’t compare to you,” the Golden Winged Roc admitted.

“Don’t say that; celestial tools are part of one’s strength. Besides, you haven’t completely sealed me yet.”

No sooner had Xu Fan spoken than the celestial scripts on the giant tower began to flicker once more, and the entire tower began to tremble.