Chapter 574: The Emperor's Tomb

“Ding, congratulations on the upgrade of ‘Bare Naked’.”

“Ding, congratulations on the upgrade of ‘Bare Naked’.”

Two consecutive upgrades—in Lin Fan's view, that was pretty good.

But what Lin Fan hadn't expected was that this special technique was so powerful; even now, he had no idea how it had managed to undo Fang Weifeng's clothes.

And the surrounding disciples, seeing Senior Brother Fang suddenly stark naked, were all dumbfounded.

Even some female disciples who had quite a favorable impression of Senior Brother Fang, upon seeing the peanut-sized thing in his crotch, showed expressions of disgust, and their goodwill vanished in an instant.

Choose imposingness or happiness?

Of course, one would choose the latter.

But when the crowd noticed Lin Fan looking at them, they all trembled in terror.

They knew that Senior Brother Fang's nakedness was definitely the work of this human.

Terrifying, truly terrifying.

In the blink of an eye, he could strip someone bare—how terrifying would it be if such a method were used on them?

And because of this move, Lin Fan also instilled fear in the hearts of some female disciples.

If they angered him and ended up like Senior Brother Fang, that would be too horrifying.

Hongyun looked at Lin Fan and blinked helplessly; she hadn't expected him to have such a terrifying move.

She knew Lin Fan was much stronger than Senior Brother Fang, but she hadn't imagined his technique could be so... so formidable.

“Fairy Hongyun, it's not safe to stay here long; we should set off,” Lin Fan said, feeling a bit uneasy. Now he thought he shouldn't have used ‘Bare Naked’—it was too indecent.

But since he'd already used it, what could he do?

Still, it served as a good deterrent.

The male disciples who had been gathered around Fang Weifeng now stood obediently, not daring to act rashly.

“Alright.” Fairy Hongyun's body trembled slightly; she was actually a bit afraid of Lin Fan now.

Because that move just now was too powerful; it gave no chance to react.

Although Senior Brother Fang wasn't as strong as Lin Fan, he was still an absolute powerhouse among them, yet he was stripped naked without even a chance to react.

If Lin Fan wanted to do something to her, she probably wouldn't have any power to resist.

Tianyun was inwardly thrilled; he hadn't expected Lin Fan to be so powerful. But then he thought that if they returned to the sect and Senior Brother Fang took his anger out on him, that would be a tragedy.

Still, Tianyun didn't say much; within the sect, although he might suffer a bit, at least his life wouldn't be in danger.

Thinking that he got to see Senior Brother Fang's little secret, Tianyun felt it was worth it—so Senior Brother Fang's thing was as small as a peanut.

Once this news reached the sect, it would definitely spread like wildfire.

Haha...

Lin Fan and the others continued their journey, encountering many creatures born from the Water-Fire Secret Realm along the way.

These creatures belonged to no race; they were all born from the pure spiritual energy of the Water-Fire Secret Realm.

During the flight, Lin Fan saw a six-armed giant and another giant locked in battle in a ravine, but in an instant, both giants were slain by Lin Fan's sword intent, and their rich essence, energy, and spirit merged into the “Demon City,” strengthening its power.

"Look, a giant gate has opened ahead." At that moment, Tianyun pointed into the distance.

Lin Fan focused his gaze and indeed saw a giant gate towering a thousand zhang in the distance.

But now the gate had opened, and within it was a huge blue and red vortex.

"This should be the tomb of the Water-Fire Emperor," said Hongyun the Fairy.

Lin Fan did not know where the blue-red vortex led, so he observed it. The giant gate was carved with many mysterious patterns and runes.

In particular, two giants caught Lin Fan's attention.

One red, one blue—these two giants were lifelike.

"Could these two giants have been carved by the Water-Fire Emperor?" Lin Fan wondered. Though only stone carvings, they exuded a fierce aura.

"There are marks left by the elders here," Hongyun, who was surveying, called out urgently.

Lin Fan and the others landed. "What marks?"

"The elders got into a fight with others and have all entered the tomb," said Hongyun the Fairy.

At this moment, only two paths lay before Lin Fan and the others: enter or hide.

"We were careless this time. I didn't expect that the moment the Water-Fire Secret Realm opened, it would be watched by countless strong experts. It's already extremely fortunate that we've survived until now," said Hongyun the Fairy.

Although they were at the Divine Heaven realm, those strong experts who could fight evenly with the elders must be at the fourth or fifth level of the Divine Heaven realm.

If they encountered such experts, they could be slain in an instant.

At that moment, Hongyun the Fairy looked at everyone. "Fellow disciples, the situation inside is fraught with danger. If anyone does not wish to enter, they can hide first and wait for the elders to come out so we can leave together."

Everyone exchanged glances, looking at each other.

"Senior Sister Hongyun, you said that opportunities are determined by heaven and each person has their own fate. Being able to come to the Water-Fire Secret Realm is itself an opportunity. I want to go in and see if I can encounter my own fortune," said a middle-aged man with a square face, his eyes shining with a desire to grow stronger.

"The Water-Fire Secret Realm has countless opportunities. If we don't give it a try, we'll regret it deeply."

For everyone, having come this far, they could not rest easy without trying.

"Alright, then let's go in. Once inside, life and death are up to heaven, but above all, prioritize safety," said Hongyun the Fairy.

...

At that moment, Lin Fan's brow furrowed. Several auras were approaching from afar.

"Hurry and go in. More people are coming," Lin Fan said.

"Let's go."

Without further hesitation, everyone immediately entered the vortex.

In an instant, the world turned upside down, and everything went pitch black. When Lin Fan opened his eyes again to look for the others, he found himself alone.

Looking around, he saw that this place was more like an underground palace, vast and boundless, with no end in sight.

Within the palace stood many tall stone statues, lifelike and holding weapons.

"It seems everyone who entered has been scattered to different places. Well, this is a rare opportunity. I'll first search for the Water-Fire Emperor's treasure." Without hesitation, Lin Fan leaped into the air and flew into the distance.

But in that instant, Lin Fan's expression changed. A dark shadow brushed past his face.

When Lin Fan saw clearly what it was, he realized that the tall stone statues had somehow started moving.

These stone statues were majestic, their originally hollow eyes now burning with blazing flames, and the weapons in their hands were swinging toward Lin Fan.