Chapter 75: I Want to Make You Cry

After who knows how long, when Lin Fan stood inside the auction hall and looked at the scene before him, he was instantly stunned. What on earth had happened?

The auction hall was bustling with people coming and going, yet there was no sign of any sect disciples, as if the lively scene from before had never existed.

Where had those thousands of sect disciples gone? What was that rumbling sound just now? Why was the scene so tidy, as if nothing had happened?

Many questions arose in Lin Fan's mind.

Leave. He must leave.

This Great Yan Dynasty was haunted; the Yan Emperor had a conspiracy.

Those thousands of people had vanished in an instant. Who else but the Yan Emperor could have such power?

Lin Fan immediately went invisible and left the auction house. He did not return to the academy nor greet anyone. Now he had to return to the sect and report this matter.

Combined with what had just happened, Lin Fan was certain that the Holy Demon Sect disciples who had come to the Great Yan Dynasty had been tricked by the Yan Emperor.

This was a huge conspiracy, a long-premeditated one.

Although his strength was at the sixth level of the Innate Realm, it was nothing against the Yan Emperor. If he had invincible power, he would have long beaten the Yan Emperor into submission.

This was the first time Lin Fan felt such an urgent need for strength.

When he reached the city gate of the Great Yan Dynasty, there were many more soldiers than usual, and the inspections of those leaving the city were much stricter.

But fortunately, Lin Fan was invisible, so leaving the city was as easy as passing through nothing.

After exiting the city, he looked back deeply. Students, your teacher will return.

Lin Fan had only two things on his mind: one was to return to the sect and inform them of the Yan Emperor's conspiracy; the other was to train these students.

Now that the sect was in danger, he must rush back as quickly as possible. Although he might not be able to return in the future, he had already given them what he could. He only hoped they would work hard, and perhaps they would meet again someday.

Three days later.

Lin Fan had been traveling using the 'Illusory Body Technique,' which had now advanced to the twentieth level and evolved into 'Phantom Mirage.'

Roar...

Just then, as Lin Fan was taking a short rest and about to continue his journey, he heard an extremely powerful, earth-shaking roar that shook his mind.

A beast.

The roar of an extremely powerful beast.

After a moment's hesitation, Lin Fan headed toward the source of the sound.

This beast, whose roar alone could unsettle his mind—he didn't know what it was, but he was certain it was extraordinarily fierce.

When Lin Fan slowly approached, he was suddenly stunned by the sight before him.

A single horn, with black flames burning on its tip, a towering body, immense strength—a Blaze Heaven Rhinoceros.

Lin Fan had seen it in the Holy Demon Sect's records; it was an extremely ferocious beast, one of the famous ones on the Beast Ferocity List.

Blaze Heaven Rhinos usually lived alone and never gathered in groups. But now, to Lin Fan's surprise, there were two of them, and they seemed friendly, roaring at each other to communicate.

Lin Fan checked and found that both Blaze Heaven Rhinos were at the second level of the Spirit Entry Realm, extremely powerful.

Lin Fan hesitated. If he could take down these two Blaze Heaven Rhinos, his level might increase significantly, as they seemed to be at least boss-level beasts.

As for a direct frontal fight, Lin Fan wouldn't even consider it. He couldn't handle one Blaze Heaven Rhino, let alone two.

If he stood out, he might be burned to ashes by these two rhinos.

The black flame on the Blaze Heaven Rhino's horn was no decoration; it was a flame innate to the rhino.

Even a martial artist at the same Spirit Entry second level would be burned to cinders if touched by that black flame.

Lin Fan was at a loss. He had no way to deal with these two Blaze Heaven Rhinos. Perhaps he could only watch and then quietly leave.

He was not far from the sect now; another day or two of travel would bring him to the Holy Demon Sect's territory.

Just as Lin Fan was about to leave, he heard another roar.

Holding his breath, Lin Fan observed and found that the two rhinos were communicating again.

Judging by the time, their conversation might have gone something like this:

'It's noon. Time for lunch. Go find some food.'

'Why don't you go?'

'I told you to go. Do you have any objections?'

...

Of course, this was just Lin Fan's imagination. He couldn't be sure of the specifics.

When one Blaze Heaven Rhino left, an idea struck Lin Fan. Now that one was alone, he might take a gamble.

Lin Fan then went invisible, used the upgraded 'Phantom Mirage' to sneak up on the rhino lying on the ground resting. Just as he got close, the rhino suddenly opened its huge eyes, sensing something unusual. But after looking around, it saw nothing and lay back down to rest.

Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief. Indeed, beasts had strong perception. Even though he didn't leak a trace of true essence, it still sensed him. Beasts truly had stronger perception than humans.

When Lin Fan got close to the rhino, he quickly pulled out his divine artifact and knocked it unconscious with a brick. Seeing the massive creature fall into a coma, Lin Fan smiled. He took out Ni Mantian's mid-grade Profound-rank Purple Frost Sword from his backpack. He had never used this Profound-rank long sword before, but now it came in handy.

The Blaze Heaven Rhino had thick skin and tough flesh; weapons below Profound-rank might not even break its defense.

Just as Lin Fan was about to act, he suddenly remembered that most Blaze Heaven Rhinos were male, with females being quite rare. Moreover, Blaze Heaven Rhinos were impulsive; when encountering a female of the same kind, they would go crazy, even risking their lives to make her cry.

If he killed this rhino now, he would gain some rewards, but when the other rhino returned and saw, it might cause trouble.

And wasting resources like that wasn't Lin Fan's style.

Lin Fan clenched his hand. Maybe he could take a gamble. His eyes sparkled with cunning. He reached out like a dragon emerging from the sea—fast, accurate, and ruthless—easily manipulating the Yin-Yang Dao.

'Reverse Heaven and Earth.'

For Lin Fan, Reverse Heaven and Earth could reverse all things in the world, and this Blaze Heaven Rhino was no exception.

'Ding, congratulations! Reverse Heaven and Earth experience +30000.'

After succeeding, Lin Fan didn't greedily seek more experience from Reverse Heaven and Earth. He immediately hid.

Sure enough, not long after, the other Blaze Heaven Rhino returned, carrying a beast in its mouth.

Lin Fan hid in the shadows, observing carefully, waiting for the best moment. He hadn't expected that the rhino had actually gone out hunting.

The returning rhino walked slowly, but when it saw its partner standing up groggily, it froze. The food in its mouth fell to the ground unnoticed. Its originally dull eyes suddenly blazed with a hot flame, as if it had discovered a new continent, filled with excitement.

The rhino that Lin Fan had transformed in terms of yin and yang stood up, shaking its head, still confused about what had happened. But when it saw its partner returning from hunting and dropping the food on the ground, it roared in displeasure.

But then it noticed something strange: its partner was drooling, and below, it was fully erect, with eyes red as if it wanted to do something.

'Roar...' The returning rhino roared wildly and, without a second thought, charged over.

The still-dazed rhino that had been turned female was mounted from behind by its partner. It roared, kicked it away with its hind legs, and roared back angrily.

Hidden in the shadows, Lin Fan watched the two rhinos roaring at each other, amused. 'Fight, fight!'

As for the meaning of their roars, Lin Fan could probably imagine:

'Don't move. I want to make you cry. I want you to bear my babies.'

'Get lost! What are you saying? We're bros.'

'I want to make you cry.'

'I want to make you cry.'

At that moment, the world turned dark, sand flew, rocks rolled, the sky collapsed, the earth cracked. Wild instincts were lost, friendship shattered. The story of 'I treated you like a brother, but you want to make me cry' unfolded among the beasts.

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