Chapter 208 You Should Be Proud

At this moment, the Heaven and Earth Furnace was refining madly, but since the furnace was under his control, Lin Fan naturally dared not use its full power, lest this first refinement reduce everything to ashes.

The strength of his physical body was increasing. Though painful, Lin Fan could endure it. But the refinement of his spirit was something he could barely withstand—it was truly inhuman treatment.

The Nether Evil was supremely yin, while the refining power was supremely yang.

Refining like this, Lin Fan wanted to see how long he could hold out.

The Nether Evil in his sea of consciousness screamed in agony, while Lin Fan, with bloodshot eyes, endured the pain. It was too excruciating; even Lin Fan found it hard to bear.

At this moment, Lin Fan's entire body was flushed red, veins bulging. His hands clenched tightly, nails digging into his palms, blood staining the ground, only to be instantly evaporated by the refining power.

This was a torment no human could endure. Lin Fan never wanted to experience it a second time. But now that the Nether Evil sought to occupy his body, Lin Fan would never allow it—even if it meant being refined to death, he would not let it succeed.

“Stop! I won’t possess you anymore. Stop refining!” At this moment, the Nether Evil realized in terror that its body was now only two-thirds intact. If this continued, it might truly perish here.

“Fine, come out,” Lin Fan said, panting heavily, his mind beginning to blur. If this went on, he feared he might not hold out either.

“Leave this place first. Once outside, I’ll come out,” the Nether Evil said. It was no fool and naturally wouldn’t come out just like that.

“Hmph, what if you go back on your word once we’re outside? Come out now,” Lin Fan said.

“Rest assured, my word is as good as gold. I will not go back on it,” the Nether Evil’s voice was now somewhat low, as if it too was not faring well.

“Hmph, are you implying that I am someone who goes back on my word? As the Peak Master of the Eleventh Peak of the Sacred Sect, would I deceive you?” Lin Fan said.

“No. Once outside, I will leave immediately. If I don’t leave, you can enter this furnace again,” the Nether Evil said.

Lin Fan’s eyes flickered. The Heaven and Earth Furnace was not an offensive tool. He could enter because he was its master. But outside, if the Nether Evil burst out of his body and, instead of possessing him, simply killed him, that was not impossible.

At this moment, Lin Fan’s face hardened, and he roared, “I kindly negotiated with you, yet you do not trust my words. This is an insult to me. Now, I would rather sacrifice my life and perish together with you. Let’s see who fears whom!”

“Refine!”

“No—”

At this moment, the refining power surged like a tidal wave, washing over Lin Fan’s body.

“Ding, congratulations, ‘Indestructible Demon Body’ has leveled up.”

“Ding, ‘Indestructible Demon Body’ is now level 15.”

At this moment, the Indestructible Demon Body had leveled up, but the physical body’s grade had not increased, indicating it had not yet reached its limit.

Currently, Lin Fan was only using a ten-thousandth of the Heaven and Earth Furnace’s refining power. If he increased it even slightly, he would likely turn to ashes in an instant, without even a scream.

“Mutual destruction—who’s afraid of whom? I gave you face, but you didn’t want it. Today, we’ll both perish here,” Lin Fan said viciously.

Lin Fan’s fierce expression made even the Nether Evil’s strong heart tremble slightly.

Seeing its body being continuously refined, the Nether Evil’s mind grew unsettled.

It had originally thought it could possess a body with boundless potential, but it never expected things to turn out this way.

“Stop! I’ll come out, I’ll come out!” Now the Nether Evil was afraid. This was a madman—a madman willing to die together rather than be possessed.

Lin Fan was now extremely weak. Mental torment was more painful than anything else. He couldn’t even lift a finger, but in front of the Nether Evil, he had to put on a fierce face.

“Hurry up,” Lin Fan said sternly.

Now Lin Fan held the advantage. The Nether Evil’s survival depended on him.

“You must swear that once I come out, you will not go back on your word,” the Nether Evil hesitated, but ultimately, unable to bear the refining power’s torment, it relented.

“Fine, I swear I will not go back on my word,” Lin Fan said solemnly.

“Good, I trust you.”

At this moment, a mass of black mist drifted out from Lin Fan’s mouth and nose, and the Nether Evil appeared before him.

The Nether Evil had lost all its former majesty. Its black mist was tattered and incomplete, most of it refined by the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

“You are the most ruthless human I have ever encountered,” the Nether Evil said, its smoky body floating in the air, its voice filled with disappointment.

Failing to possess this body was a great loss for the Nether Evil.

“Hmph,” Lin Fan snorted coldly. He didn’t want to waste words with the Nether Evil. This thing had just tried to possess him; if he didn’t kill it, he wouldn’t be human.

“Alright, it’s time to fulfill your oath. Let me out,” the Nether Evil said.

“Fine,” Lin Fan sneered. He suddenly flew outward, and the furnace opened instantly. The Nether Evil’s expression changed, and it immediately followed behind.

But just as the Nether Evil was about to exit, the majestic furnace suddenly closed, trapping it tightly inside.

After coming out, Lin Fan collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. Then he took a change of clothes from his backpack.

“Hmph, when it comes to ruthlessness, I’m ten thousand times more ruthless than you,” Lin Fan snorted.

“Damn you! You went back on your word—” From within the furnace came the Nether Evil’s roar.

“Idiot. With intelligence like yours, it’s no wonder you were sealed for a thousand years,” Lin Fan said disdainfully. This boss, though powerful, had varying levels of intelligence—some were born with it, and you couldn’t force it.

The Nether Evil screamed hoarsely in the furnace, “You broke your oath! You’ll die a miserable death!”

“Hmph, you die worthily. You’re the first to push me to this point—you should be proud. But that’s as far as it goes.” After this experience, Lin Fan understood that the world was full of danger; without strength, you would be bullied.

Lin Fan flicked his sleeve, clasped his hands behind his back, and stared at the Heaven and Earth Furnace. Anyone who dared act presumptuously before him would face only one outcome: annihilation.

“Let me out! I am the Nether Evil King!”

“I possess priceless treasures of the world. Just let me leave, and I’ll give you everything.”

Gradually, the Nether Evil’s voice faded, but in that instant, it was filled with boundless rage: “You will regret this! I curse you to die a miserable death!”

Lin Fan paid no heed to the Nether Evil’s curses. He waved his hand.

“Heaven and Earth Furnace, refine.”

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