Chapter 345: Heavenly Punishment Has Come.

"You'll die a miserable death..."

"I, Chen Xuan, am a man favored by heaven. Treating me like this, you will surely face retribution."

Chen Xuan regained a sliver of consciousness, but the pain was like ten thousand ants gnawing at his heart, and a bone-chilling cold permeated his entire body, leaving him utterly powerless to resist.

Lin Fan and the others paid no heed to Chen Xuan's blood-curdling screams, continuing their meticulous study.

But to Han Mei and the others, it felt exceptionally terrifying. The series of piercing screams were like the agonizing wails of the underworld, chilling to the bone.

Han Mei wanted to see what had become of Chen Xuan, but the group surrounded him so tightly that nothing was visible inside, only the relentless screams could be heard.

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"So that's how it is. Listening to the boss's lecture today is worth decades of experience." The Desert Fourteen Thieves nodded repeatedly.

"Indeed, I never knew there was so much knowledge in robbery."

...

Lin Fan nodded with great satisfaction. Using Chen Xuan as a test subject, he explained some robbery techniques, and the Desert Fourteen Thieves benefited greatly.

"Boss, what should we do with this guy now?" Sha Dulong asked. This robbery had excited them greatly; in all their years as bandits, they had never robbed someone so wealthy.

This guy's storage ring was like a treasure trove, containing everything: techniques, pills, weapons, armor, and more.

Moreover, the boss wasn't stingy and had distributed many good things to them. The Desert Fourteen Thieves couldn't wait to finish the matter and find a place to cultivate.

Even the pills the boss had given them were enough to elevate their cultivation levels by a notch.

"The enmity is set. He originally wanted to kill us, but he was outmatched and captured. So killing him is only natural and reasonable," Lin Fan said.

Those forty free Rule Chains were not to be wasted, and besides, Lin Fan deeply detested posers.

Showing off is a noble, sacred, and solemn profession; how could one rotten apple spoil the whole barrel?

At that moment, Chen Xuan circulated his true essence to seal the area and prevent the pain from affecting his mind, but when the vast true essence surged into his crotch, it was mercilessly devoured by a mysterious force.

Lin Fan looked at Chen Xuan, a faint smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

The Desert Fourteen Thieves, watching Chen Xuan stripped bare, stood by leering.

"Boss, let us do the deed," Sha Dulong said.

Lin Fan shook his head. "No, this guy is very strong. His physical strength is not something you can break through, so I'll have to do it."

Lin Fan spoke the truth. Chen Xuan was powerful, having condensed forty Rule Chains. Even without deliberately training his body, under the tempering of the Rule Chains, his physical strength was far beyond what Sha Dulong and the others could breach.

The gap in strength was indeed not so easily crossed.

But for someone like him, who possessed a bug-like advantage, all this was illusory.

"You will be struck by heavenly punishment!" Chen Xuan roared angrily, naked, his eyes bloodshot, but then the pain drove him to mental collapse.

What kind of technique was this? Why was it like this?

"Heavenly punishment? I'm not afraid of heavenly punishment. I've killed countless people like you, and I've never seen any heavenly punishment," Lin Fan said with a smile.

"Boom..."

Just then, the clear sky suddenly changed.

Dark clouds spread across the void, and lightning flashed.

"Boss, what's going on?" The Desert Fourteen Thieves asked in panic, looking at the strange phenomenon in the sky.

They had just mentioned heavenly punishment, and now the weather turned like this. Could it really be heavenly punishment?

"Boom... boom."

The lightning in the void grew denser, and within the rolling dark clouds, something seemed to exist, roaring furiously.

"Haha... heavenly punishment! You want to kill a man favored by heaven, you will surely face heavenly punishment..." Chen Xuan lay on the ground laughing wildly, but the laughter was mixed with intermittent screams.

"This isn't the end of the world, is it?"

"Those lightning bolts are too thick. We've traveled far and wide and seen all kinds of natural phenomena, but never anything like this."

"Boom..."

At that moment, a distant mountain range was instantly leveled by the lightning. The terrifying power made everyone's heart tremble. What would have happened if that lightning had struck them?

Han Mei and the others, under the sudden strange phenomenon, trembled with fear, their beautiful eyes filled with boundless terror.

Lin Fan stood still, gazing at the void, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"A man favored by heaven? Interesting, very interesting..." Lin Fan actually believed a little in Chen Xuan's claim of being favored by heaven. Sect records mentioned that when evil demons run rampant in the world, a savior would be born.

For the current Eastern Spirit Continent, although it appeared calm on the surface, dangers lurked beneath.

Beast tides, ancient anomalies, and various strange occurrences all proved that the Eastern Spirit Continent was in crisis.

But to Lin Fan, what did it matter?

What could a man favored by heaven do?

"Shut up!" Lin Fan stepped on Chen Xuan, then looked straight at the void. "So what if he's favored by heaven? Do you think I'm afraid?"

The thought that Chen Xuan was favored by heaven made Lin Fan uncomfortable.

If it weren't for him, Chen Xuan might have been the protagonist, killing gods and Buddhas, unleashing kingly aura, and making all realms submit.

And this protagonist was even the invincible type in the early and middle stages. With forty Rule Chains, he could sweep all surface forces in the Eastern Spirit Continent.

Probably, without him, even the Saint Sect's Sect Master might have been picked up and beaten by this guy.

"You hiding in the void, if you've got the guts, come out. I'll beat you until your nose bleeds," Lin Fan said, stepping on Chen Xuan and pointing at the void.

The Desert Fourteen Thieves watched their boss's domineering attitude, all mesmerized.

For them, only four words could describe the boss.

"Overflowing with domineering aura."

"Haha, I, Chen Xuan, am favored by heaven. You are just a stumbling block on my path to the peak..." Chen Xuan laughed wildly as he saw the great changes in the void.

"Shut up." Lin Fan couldn't stand Chen Xuan's arrogance and directly stomped on him again with the "True Ultimate Destruction Kick."

"Ah..."

Chen Xuan screamed, his eyes bulging as if struck by a devastating blow, his consciousness beginning to blur.

"I am favored by heaven; you cannot kill me." Chen Xuan was drenched in sweat, breathing heavily, holding onto his last shred of reason.

Lin Fan glanced at him. Damn, he's so tenacious. Not bad, not bad. At this moment, Lin Fan thought of something fun.

"Good, not bad. But let's see how you withstand this."

At that moment, Lin Fan decisively took out the "Big Fan Ge" and stuffed it into Chen Xuan's mouth.

Chen Xuan tried to struggle, but under Lin Fan's overwhelming power, he obediently swallowed the invincible and mighty "Big Fan Ge."

Lin Fan kicked Chen Xuan aside, letting him poke the ground for a while before dealing with him later. He wondered if, after two doses of the "True Ultimate Destruction Kick," he could still get hard.

This was a question worth exploring.