Chapter 1004: Demon Lord, Prepare to Die

The pretty girl’s death pained them—what a pleasing sight she was, now gone.

Qiu Zhanyu said in a negotiating tone, “Big bro, can’t we be a bit gentler with the ladies from now on?”

“Yeah, yeah, that girl was so cute.” Jin Zhengu’s head bobbed like a rattle-drum.

“You two would die beside a woman even if it meant death. Enough chatter. Later, when we go underground, stay by the sidelines and watch for an opening. The moment you see one, strike.” Lin Fan was thrilled—down there was an injured Demon Lord.

Just from the title, he knew it was no ordinary being.

“Big bro, don’t worry, we’re pros at this.” The two nodded at once. Going underground meant work, and the thought made them a little nervous.

They wondered what kind of Demon Lord it was—ugly, ferocious, or what.

But with big bro around, they weren’t afraid at all.

The abyss ten thousand zhang underground was terrifying to imagine.

Indeed, only a great demon would casually dwell in such a place.

Lin Fan had long mastered the Five Elements of Innate Origin, and under the ripple of his mana, the hard earth suddenly softened like water, spreading rings of ripples.

“Let’s go!”

Lin Fan led the two straight into the ground. The rocks softened before touching his body.

“What divine power is this, so strong?” Qiu Zhanyu exclaimed, then grinned. “If we could learn it, we’d never fear being chased again.”

“It’s not a divine power—it’s the Five Elements of Innate Origin. To burrow, you need Innate Earth.” Lin Fan smiled. The Five Elements were rare in the Ancient Sage Realm.

“Ah! That hard?” Qiu Zhanyu said in surprise.

In the Endless Continent, the Five Elements were treasures. Lin Fan had been slightly surprised when he learned from the sect’s introduction that they were not hard to find in the Ancient Sage Realm or the Xuanhuang Realm, but were scarce in the Endless Continent.

The main reason was that many powerful cultivators used them to refine artifacts, depleting their numbers.

Cultivating a martial art based on the Five Elements would cost a fortune.

Just then, Lin Fan noticed the rock growing harder, and the mana required surged.

An ordinary Ancient Realm expert might have their mana flow disrupted and get stuck underground.

Even a True Immortal initial-stage cultivator would struggle.

Suddenly, Lin Fan’s foot met empty space, as if stepping into a void.

“We’re here. Be careful,” Lin Fan said.

“Big bro, don’t worry, we’ll stick close,” Qiu Zhanyu replied.

“Hey, I never thought there’d be such a huge space underground. Hard to believe if I hadn’t seen it.” Jin Zhengu marveled. The underground space stretched endlessly, with clusters of black mist writhing like flood dragons.

The surroundings were gloomy and eerie.

Lin Fan led the two down, finally landing on solid ground. The layered earth was truly wondrous.

This space seemed man-made, as traces of artificial work could be seen in the surrounding void.

“What a creepy place. If it weren’t for big bro, I wouldn’t come in,” Qiu Zhanyu said, patting his plump chest.

“With big bro here, what’s there to fear? Right, big bro?” Jin Zhengu chuckled. They were quite interested in adventure.

With a big shot around, they felt a growing sense of security.

After an unknown time.

“There’s not even a living thing around. If I were alone, I’d be scared out of my wits,” Qiu Zhanyu said.

“Quiet.” Lin Fan frowned, signaling silence.

The two shut up at once, alertly scanning the area, then whispered, “Big bro, what’s up?”

“There’s movement ahead. Let’s sneak over and see if it’s where the Demon Lord is healing. If so, don’t startle him.”

Lin Fan wouldn’t be careless until he knew the Demon Lord’s situation—who knew what might happen?

If the Demon Lord was extremely powerful, even injured, he could still crush Lin Fan, and they’d have to flee.

Ahead, a red light flickered, accompanied by overwhelming demonic energy. Compared to this, Yin Zhenfeng’s was nothing.

There was simply no comparison.

Quietly.

Lin Fan and the two crept forward, almost comically sneaky.

Qiu Zhanyu and Jin Zhengu noticed that big bro wasn’t as domineering as before—he seemed just as cautious about the unknown.

In the Endless Continent, they’d learned to be as cowardly as possible to survive.

Seeing big bro’s style, they felt a kindred spirit.

If big bro was cautious, they’d be cautious too.

Silence…

They moved without a sound, sneaking forward until they hid behind a rock.

“Big bro, look—there seems to be a person in that red light,” Qiu Zhanyu said.

“That’s not red light—it looks like blood mist,” Jin Zhengu said.

“I see it. Stop yapping,” Lin Fan said.

In the distant void, a red beam descended from above, while another burst up from the abyss. At their intersection sat a man in a black robe, motionless as if dead.

The black robe was entwined with broken immortal laws, and the blood mist churned, dissipating into starlight.

That blood mist was undoubtedly essence blood.

Such vast essence blood—how many people had been killed to produce it?

But what Lin Fan cared most about was the Demon Lord’s cultivation level.

When he looked, he froze.

Mystic Immortal?

Lin Fan thought he’d misseen and looked again carefully.

It really was Mystic Immortal.

“What’s the realm above True Immortal?” Lin Fan asked.

“Big bro, isn’t it Mystic Immortal?” Jin Zhengu said in surprise. Big bro was a sect divine son—how could he not know?

“Then what would you do if a severely injured Mystic Immortal appeared before us?” Lin Fan asked again.

Qiu Zhanyu and Jin Zhengu answered without hesitation, “We’d fight him, of course! A badly injured Mystic Immortal can only unleash power around True Immortal level.”

“And big bro, you’re at True Immortal. But wait, there’s no injured Mystic Immortal here, right?”

“Hey, big bro, you don’t mean that Demon Lord, do you?”

Lin Fan nodded, then sneered, “Let’s go out in the open.”

“You got it.” Qiu Zhanyu and Jin Zhengu grinned, full of confidence.

“Demon Lord, prepare to die!” Lin Fan shouted directly.