Chapter 746: Mutual Torment, Both Standing Firm

"Will you let go or not?"

After a bout of refinement, Lin Fan and Supreme Jie were basically evenly matched; missing limbs was already a good outcome.

"This Supreme will not let go." Supreme Jie was now drenched in sweat, beads of sweat streaming down like rain; the pain he had just endured had nearly driven him to collapse.

But if it were only that, it wouldn't be enough. He absolutely would not release the Heaven and Earth Divine Pill.

"Come on if you dare. What hardships hasn't this Supreme endured? Do you think mere torture like this can make me admit defeat? You underestimate me." Supreme Jie's eyes were vicious, filled with madness; his five fingers gripping Lin Fan's Heaven and Earth Divine Pill were tightly clenched, showing no sign of letting go.

Lin Fan felt like crying. The Ancient Clan were all freaks, a bunch of madmen, especially the Supreme, who was the fighter jet among madmen—clearly on the verge of breaking, yet still stubborn.

That mad expression would have scared the piss out of anyone with ordinary willpower.

But even so, what could it do?

Could Lin Fan possibly be afraid?

If you're ruthless, I'm ruthless too. If you want to see who's tougher, let's give it a try.

Lin Fan said nothing more. The Heaven and Earth Furnace began to tremble again.

Buzz...

Flames burned, from the outside in, inflicting endless torment. Even the hardest treasures in heaven and earth would turn to ashes at this moment.

"Jie, no need to talk today. At worst, we'll perish together. Let's see how long you can hold out."

"Ah!"

Lin Fan and Jie stared at each other. Under this torment, they instantly fell to their knees, their bodies becoming as muddy and turbid as sludge.

Jie's inner world origin began to tremble; countless years of cultivation could not withstand this refining force.

"What kind of power is this? Even my Supreme Ancient Body can't resist it." Supreme Jie was terrified, but seeing Lin Fan's state, he gritted his teeth. He refused to believe that a mere human could endure to such a degree.

"Ding, congratulations, Eternal Divine Body experience increased by 100,000."

"Ding, congratulations, Eternal Divine Body upgraded to level seven."

"Damn, my physical strength didn't even level up. You're really ruthless." Lin Fan was about to collapse, but seeing Supreme Jie still holding on, he couldn't back down.

His current physical strength was at the eighth level of Divine Heavenly Position; if it upgraded, it would be the ninth level.

If he reached the ninth level of Divine Heavenly Position, how far would he be from the tenth?

By then, under heaven and earth, who could kill me?

Even a Supreme who has attained eternal status—let him stand there and hit me for tens of thousands of years, and he still might not be able to kill me.

"Damn, bring it on. Whoever chickens out is a dog." At this moment, Lin Fan went berserk. Wasn't it just refinement? Who was afraid?

Blood boiled within him, his body temperature reaching a terrifying level. At this temperature, even a touch could scald to death, let alone boiling inside the body.

"Heaven's Will Supreme, empower the Ancient Body."

Supreme Jie roared, and a strange force burst from his body, gathering above his head and seeping toward the void. But in an instant, his expression changed drastically as he discovered in horror that the force could not penetrate outward.

"Jie, don't waste your effort. Here, I am heaven, I am earth, cutting off everything. You want Heaven's Will's empowerment? That's a fool's dream."

The Ancient Clan were favored by heaven, like the favored sons of the Ancient Saint Realm's Heaven's Will. Especially the Supreme, who, with Heaven's Will's empowerment, could unleash even more terrifying power.

But inside the Heaven and Earth Furnace, wanting empowerment was nothing but a dream.

Supreme Jie glared at Lin Fan, opened his mouth wide, transforming it into a sky-devouring, earth-swallowing maw. "I will eat you."

"You're dreaming." Lin Fan roared, and the refining force in the Heaven and Earth Furnace increased again.

"Ah!"

"Ding, congratulations, Eternal Divine Body experience increased by 120,000."

"Ding, congratulations, Eternal Divine Body experience increased by 120,000."

Supreme Jie roared in anger, his expression becoming ferocious. Lin Fan was not much better off.

Crack!

One-third of his body was destroyed.

Lin Fan was now enduring endless pain. The last shred of his sanity was on the verge of collapse, a feeling that made him begin to doubt life itself.

Madness, utter madness.

Lin Fan's sanity began to crumble, and he became completely delirious.

"Refine, completely refine."

Lin Fan's eyes turned bloodshot, his expression also becoming ferocious.

With the Heaven and Earth Furnace, raising his physical strength to its peak was a piece of cake.

But behind this ease lay endless agony.

This agony was enough to make anyone completely lose their mind.

Lin Fan, with the system's help, believed he could become a powerhouse dominating the universe through his own efforts.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Lin Fan would never rely on the Heaven and Earth Furnace to push his physical strength to its peak.

Because each refinement was a torment.

Even the damage caused by techniques like the True Mystic Destruction Foot was not even one ten-thousandth of this refining force.

"Jie, you forced me. Will you let go or not?" Lin Fan roared, but inside he was utterly frustrated.

If this guy weren't a Supreme, he would have been refined long before Lin Fan. But he was a Supreme.

Lin Fan had roughly calculated that to completely kill Supreme Jie, the only way was to perish together.

"Haha..."

Jie laughed darkly. "Human, this Supreme knows you're afraid. But this Supreme is not afraid of death. For tens of thousands of years, I have endured countless torments and never bowed my head. You think you can make me bow? You're not qualified. Even if I die, I'll make sure you die in agony."

"The Heaven and Earth Divine Pill is my foundation. I will make you sink forever, without even a chance for your soul to reincarnate." Supreme Jie laughed wildly, his laughter manic.

"I am Jie, Supreme of the Ancient Clan, immortal for ten thousand years, lord of all things in heaven and earth. I fear nothing. That you have pushed me to this point is enough for you to be proud for life."

"Damn, still putting on airs. Refine him!"

Lin Fan couldn't stand it. He hadn't expected that at this moment, Supreme Jie would still be showing off crazily in front of him, and even using his own usual bragging terms.

"Ah!"

Before Supreme Jie could finish what he wanted to say, Lin Fan increased the refining force. Screams like a pig being slaughtered shook the heavens and earth, inspiring fear.

Jie gritted his teeth, his heart filled with grief and indignation. Seeing the human's mad expression, a trace of fear rose deep within him.

But this fear was faint, just a spark, and Jie suppressed it.

He was a Supreme—how could he be afraid?

"Jie, you are the Supreme of the Ancient Clan, while I am alone. Having a Supreme like you as my burial companion is enough. But everything you possess will benefit others. The other Supremes will despise you for dying at my hands." Lin Fan laughed loudly.

In truth, Lin Fan was already truly convinced and wanted to admit defeat. How could he go on like this?

They had fought to this extent. If they continued, the result was obvious—death.

Even with the system, it was useless.

The system couldn't bring him back to life.

But harsh words had been spoken. Whoever chickened out was a dog. Lin Fan didn't want to be a dog. So now, they could only keep hurting each other.