A few days later, after once again massacring a small city and being hunted down by countless cultivators, Li Fan managed to escape and hide.
Compared to the Li Fan of the past, the current him had undergone a complete transformation.
His aura was now icy cold, saturated with killing intent that felt almost sticky. A bloodthirsty, twisted smile constantly hung on his face.
But Li Fan didn’t see anything wrong with it. In fact, he was intoxicated by this transformation—it felt wonderful.
What was the use of pretending and acting noble before? In the end, he was still humiliated by Chu Junge.
To live as a human, he finally realized—one had to be utterly unrestrained and do whatever they pleased.
No more pretending, no more games. He was done hiding.
He’d show the world—he would do whatever he wanted.
“Mortal Shedding Realm!”
“Hahaha! This method of cultivation is just too fast. In just half a month, I advanced from the Blood Refinement Realm to the Mortal Shedding Realm!”
“But… after breaking through, the amount of life essence I need has increased tremendously. What mortals can provide me now is almost nothing.”
“And I’ve killed so many… the commotion I’m making is getting out of hand. If this continues, I’ll be wasting too much time just running from pursuit.”
“I can’t stay in the Eastern Wasteland anymore. I need to move to another province. But before I leave…”
Li Fan licked his dry lips.
He would leave, yes—but not before pulling off something huge.
“It’s no longer difficult for me to suppress Chu Junge with my current strength. But the Chu Clan behind him… they’re a terrifying force.”
“Even if I’m growing stronger quickly, in the eyes of the Chu Clan, I’m still just an insect. And with all the trouble I’ve stirred up recently, Chu Junge surely already knows.”
“He must be feeling the pressure from my rapid growth. He won’t be able to keep his arrogant distance for long.”
“In desperation, he might call upon the powerhouses of the Chu Clan to suppress me.”
“So, I need to increase my strength even faster!”
“If I slaughter an entire cultivator city… and lure all the Human cultivators chasing me into it, then activate the Heavenly Demon Locking Heaven Grand Formation to seal the city and refine them…”
“The combined life essence of all those cultivators and the people of the city will definitely help me break through to the Divine Treasure Realm.”
“Once that happens, I’ll have the confidence to move to other provinces and raise my cultivation even faster!”
“Hehehe… Let’s do it!”
As these thoughts raced through his mind, excitement filled Li Fan’s eyes.
Just imagining the despair of those chasing him… just imagining the moment he stood before Chu Junge again, forcing both him and the entire Chu Clan to kneel before him… it made him grin with twisted pleasure. He couldn’t wait any longer.
Li Fan knew his current cultivation was still nothing in the eyes of the major powers of the Eastern Wasteland.
Which meant—for now—no terrifying powerhouses would show up.
So, he couldn’t wait too long.
There might not be any high-level cultivators now, but if he delayed, that would change.
He wanted to go big, but he didn’t want to die.
He could handle Divine Treasure Realm cultivators and even those at the Heavenly Bone Realm. But if someone stronger than that appeared, he’d be finished.
So, after choosing a prosperous and lively cultivator city and setting everything up, Li Fan began secretly spreading word across various channels that he had his eyes on this city—Xuanyuan City.
This was meant to lure the cultivators of every major force and many rogue cultivators to gather here.
Finally, after tireless effort from Li Fan…
They all arrived!
BOOM!!!
A loud explosion erupted beneath Xuanyuan City, and every cultivator in the city instantly turned pale.
Before they could even react, countless formation runes appeared in the void, quickly connecting and extending.
In an instant, the entire city was sealed within a formation. Torrents of demonic energy and dense killing aura materialized into solid black mist and blood fog, flooding through Xuanyuan City.
“What’s going on?!”
“A formation?!”
“Damn! It’s a trap!”
“Someone set us up!”
“Li Fan! It must be that mad beast, Li Fan!”
The faces of the younger generation from every major power changed dramatically.
Even the many protectors who had been secretly guarding their disciples appeared one after another, eyes full of wariness. After a moment of panic, everyone quickly reached the same conclusion.
Li Fan!
It had to be him!
“Hehehe… Everyone, long time no see,” a sinister and crazed voice echoed.
“You all wanted to kill me, didn’t you? Well, here I am. So what are you afraid of now?”
Ripples spread through the air as Li Fan’s figure emerged from the void.
BOOM!!!
The moment they saw him, everyone attacked without hesitation—among them were even Ladder-Climbing Realm protectors.
But… their attacks were useless.
They struck nothing but air. None of their blows even scratched Li Fan.
“Sure, I can’t beat a Ladder-Climbing Realm expert. But if you can’t even hit me… what does it matter?”
“Just wait. Once I’ve devoured enough life essence, even the Ladder-Climbing Realm will fall to me!”
“Oh, and don’t even think about escaping. The Heavenly Demon Locking Heaven Grand Formation is already activated. No one’s getting out. Hahaha! Just wait here and die!”
Li Fan burst out laughing. He was intoxicated—utterly addicted to this feeling of absolute control.
At that moment, he finally understood why Chu Junge always acted so high and mighty.
It felt amazing!
“Li Fan, you lunatic! You traitor to the Human Race! If you dare kill us, you’ll be making enemies of the entire Eastern Wasteland—no, the entire Tianhuang Continent!”
“You’ll be hunted by Human powerhouses from across the continent and beyond!”
“There’s still time to turn back. If you stop now, you might survive. But if you don’t… with your current strength, you’re doomed!”
A disciple from a sect on par with the Star River Sect shouted coldly.
“…”
Li Fan’s expression froze. His face turned dark.
“Human Race traitor?”
“The Star River Sect was destroyed by Chu Junge. It was Chu Junge who released the demons. And you fools—you actually believe his lies and slander me, a good person?!”
“Doomed? Whether I die or not, I don’t know. But what I do know—is that you’re all going to die!!!”
His expression contorted with rage, and he howled like a madman.
None of the cultivators bothered to argue with him. Their eyes said it all—they looked at Li Fan as if he were a lunatic. There was nothing but scorn and ridicule in their gazes.
All this was Chu Junge’s doing?
If he had released the demons, then why would he be the one fighting to suppress them?
And all the villages, tribes, and cities Li Fan had slaughtered—was that Chu Junge’s doing too?
You can’t even admit to your own actions?
How pathetic.
“…”
Reading their expressions, Li Fan nearly exploded with rage.
F**k!
F**k your entire clan!!!
Chu Junge was a monster—and so were all of you. You all deserve to die. Every last one of you must die!