Chapter 838: Where There Is Blood, There Is Wealth

"Evil Lord, you will die a miserable death."

The spirit of the Chaos Demon Coffin roared, its body disintegrating until only the spirit remained. Though the Chaos Demon Coffin had acknowledged the Evil Lord as its master, it possessed sentience. Now, at this critical moment, the coffin's spirit naturally sought to preserve itself.

Having endured countless tribulations since beginning cultivation, how could it die so simply?

Unwilling!

A fierce unwillingness surged in the heart of the Chaos Demon Coffin's spirit.

"Walking by the river often, today I finally wet my shoes," Lin Fan sighed. The Evil Lord had seemed ready to fight to the death, yet unexpectedly he was so despicable.

Putting on a show and then running away—that must feel great.

But now the problem at hand was that the coffin's spirit could explode at any moment.

"Save me, save me..."

At this moment, the coffin's spirit placed its hope on Lin Fan, hoping he could rescue it.

Self-destruction was terrifying; the spirit knew that if it self-destructed, it would vanish from the world, leaving not even a trace.

But it refused to accept this. Having painstakingly cultivated to such a realm, if it were to completely dissipate, all its past efforts would be in vain.

"What to do now? No physical body, only the spirit, and it's about to self-destruct anytime—isn't this just a waste?"

At this moment, Lin Fan was troubled, feeling that this venture had gone awry. Originally, he had intended to convert the Evil Lord and plunder all his treasures.

But judging by the current situation, that was clearly impossible.

That damn Evil Lord had put on a show and fled, and before leaving, he had set the demon coffin to self-destruct.

A loss, a total loss.

This was a massive loss!

"Ah!"

In an instant, the spirit let out a roar. The dark, bloody flesh writhed more violently, releasing waves of immense power. Even a trace of it stirred the void into turbulence.

This was a supreme treasure. If it self-destructed, the resulting power would be earth-shattering.

Heaven and Earth Furnace!

Without any hesitation, Lin Fan summoned the Heaven and Earth Furnace and directly absorbed the mass of flesh into it.

"Refine!"

Before the spirit self-destructed, he would refine it first. Perhaps he could extract something useful.

"Save me, save me."

Inside the Heaven and Earth Furnace, the spirit roared. As a sacred artifact of the Outer Realm Demons, it had existed for ages, at least ten thousand years, yet it never expected to end up like this.

In an instant, the power of refinement erupted.

"Ding, congratulations on obtaining the Origin of Evil Thoughts."

"Origin of Evil Thoughts: The source of all evil thoughts across the myriad realms. Dark, fearsome, sinister, with boundless uses."

"After refinement, one can become the source of evil thoughts, controlling all evil thoughts in the world, greatly increasing power. Side effects unknown."

Lin Fan took the Origin of Evil Thoughts from the Heaven and Earth Furnace, a puzzled expression on his face.

"Who would use this thing?"

Lin Fan shook his head and tossed it into his backpack. He would study it thoroughly when he had the chance; for now, he wouldn't dwell on it.

With the Evil Lord's departure, this small world was about to collapse.

Lin Fan had initially thought the altar might be useful, but after touching it with his finger, he lost all interest. It was a completely useless altar.

"Let's go."

Lin Fan flicked his sleeve, stowing Gu Gu and Jie into his cave heaven, then directly tore through the crystal wall of this small world and left.

When he emerged outside, Lin Fan looked at the surrounding world, momentarily unsure where he was.

The Evil Alliance was hidden within a dimension, drifting without a fixed position, changing location every moment. Where he was now depended on where the Evil Alliance had drifted.

Just as Lin Fan was figuring out where this place was, suddenly, in the distance, a flash of blood light appeared, within which there was a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering force.

"Someone's fighting, and quite a few have died."

Lin Fan's brows lifted with joy. Fighting was his favorite thing, and the fastest shortcut to wealth.

Lin Fan prayed silently, hoping it was strong cultivators fighting, so he could reap some benefits.

In an instant, Lin Fan merged into the void and flew toward the distance.

At that moment, in that stretch of heaven and earth.

A figure stood between heaven and earth.

The figure's expression was calm, but it exuded authority without anger. Golden rings coiled around his arms, layer upon layer.

With a slight tremor of his arms, the golden rings vibrated, and a vast power burst forth.

The bodies of the strong cultivators surrounding this figure suddenly exploded, turning into a rain of blood that scattered across the sky.

"Ah!"

A series of miserable, terrified screams came from the creatures sitting collapsed on the ground.

"Come out, Female Emperor, or these fox clans will die because of you."

The figure in the void was clearly an Ancient Clan member.

Though there was only one Ancient Clan member, the numerous fox clans did not dare to move, and even trembled in fear.

"Hmph, you're dreaming." The leader of the fox clan was a woman, seemingly no more than twelve or thirteen years old, but her expression was resolute, and she showed no fear in the face of the Ancient Clan member.

"Heh! Little girl, an ant-like existence." This Ancient Clan member was a Supreme, named You.

"Xuanxuan, we stand with you." Surrounding the fox woman were several young creatures, all seemingly young, but at this moment, they were fearless, glaring angrily at the Ancient Clan member in the void.

"Everyone, I'm sorry." Xuanxuan said apologetically.

Her master was the Female Emperor. In recent years, she had traveled through the Ancient Saint Realm and made a group of friends. Later, she heard that her master, while passing by her hometown, had encountered an Ancient Clan King and saved her hometown, but had sustained some injuries. Upon hearing this, she hurried back.

These friends had followed her, but who could have expected that an Ancient Clan Supreme would come?

"Xuanxuan, what are you saying? We're all good friends. No matter how dangerous, we're not afraid." A winged clan girl, her face slightly pale, forced herself to stay calm and said.

Xuanxuan looked at everyone, deeply moved.

"Female Emperor, since you won't come out, then all these people will die." You roared in anger, striking out with a palm. The heaven and earth shook, as if about to crack open.

A vast force descended from the sky, utterly unstoppable for Xuanxuan and the others.

Just as Xuanxuan and the others were about to perish under this lethal strike, a figure drifted out and directly dispersed the palm strike.

"Master." Xuanxuan saw the newcomer, her heart trembled, and she spoke with excitement.

The Female Emperor looked up at "You" in the void, her expression grave.

Though she was a Divine Heaven Rank Ten Eternal Divine Position powerhouse, compared to a Supreme, she was far inferior.

She knew that the Supreme had been pursuing her and Nanwu Saint Emperor. She didn't know how Nanwu Saint Emperor was doing now, but it couldn't be good.

"Xuanxuan, take your clan and leave first. Your master will hold them off here." The Female Emperor said.

"Master, but..." Xuanxuan shook her head, unwilling to leave.

"Hurry." The Female Emperor said.

This time, for the Female Emperor, the odds were grim. But if she could hold out for some time, that would be good.

She had already sustained serious injuries from killing five Kings earlier. Though she had recovered somewhat, facing a Supreme, she still had no confidence.