The Old Man in the Ring

Ye Fan had initially thought the two God-Tier blessing notifications he had just heard were merely hallucinations.

But now, he heard one of those two voices again.

Ye Fan focused with all his might, trying to locate the figure behind that voice. "Who's speaking?"

Yet all that awaited him was a wave of dizziness, followed by him collapsing heavily to the ground.

Nearby, Jing Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen saw Ye Fan suddenly talking to himself before falling over uncontrollably.

They immediately grew anxious as well.

Meng Hongchen hurried forward and helped Ye Fan up. "Xiao Fan, are you all right? Don't scare your sister like that."

Jing Hongchen followed close behind and helped support Ye Fan as well.

Xiao Hongchen also looked worried, but seeing that Meng Hongchen and Jing Hongchen had already propped Ye Fan up, he simply stood quietly at a distance.

In the end, Jing Hongchen used soul power to examine Ye Fan's body. He then turned to Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen. "Meng Meng, Xiao Xiao, Xiao Fan most likely awakened twin martial souls and exhausted himself too badly, causing him to faint."

"Take him back to his room. He should be fine after getting some rest."

As he spoke, Jing Hongchen gave up one side of Ye Fan's body to Xiao Hongchen.

Then, under Jing Hongchen's gaze, Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen supported Ye Fan from either side and led him away.

Meanwhile, Ye Fan's consciousness was inside a strange purple space.

Beside him stood a figure radiating destruction and violent energy.

That presence wanted to approach Ye Fan, yet feared harming him. In the end, it remained far away, silently observing him.

"So this is my savior. How should I repay him?"

"If I directly tell him that I'm the God of Destruction, will he believe me?"

"..."

The God of Destruction hesitated for a long time.

"I've got it!"

In the end, the God of Destruction decided to disguise himself as a memory of Ye Fan's...

Inside Ye Fan's room, it was already evening by the time Ye Fan woke from his sleep.

Meng Hongchen was sleeping with her head resting beside Ye Fan's bed.

Just as Ye Fan felt as though his head were splitting apart,

the storage soul tool ring on his finger grew slightly warm. "Kid, you're awake."

A mysterious, imposing, domineering voice echoed in his mind, startling him into sitting upright in bed.

Holy crap, an old man in a ring.

That was Ye Fan's first thought.

Could it be that I, Ye Fan, really am the chosen one?

First, I transmigrated and awakened twin divine martial souls. Now I've got an old man in a ring.

I'm about to take off.

Ye Fan forcibly calmed himself and spoke to the soul tool ring on his finger. "Senior, are you inside the ring?"

Thinking about it now, perhaps his twin divine blessings had been real as well.

The mysterious, imposing, domineering voice sounded again. "You may think of it that way."

Hearing the mysterious voice's calm answer, Ye Fan's newly steadied heart stirred once more.

Because he had no idea whether this was a helpful Medicine Elder like the one from Battle Through the Heavens, or one of those old monsters who seemed helpful but wanted to scatter someone else's soul and take over their body.

Ye Fan asked in an even tone, neither sad nor pleased, "Senior, what do you want with me?"

"Your talent is quite good, and I have some ties with your Angel Clan."

"So I have chosen you as my successor. I guarantee that I'll bring you to the pinnacle of this world."

"A first-class god will be your baseline. A God King won't be just a dream. Even a Supreme God—so long as you are willing to work hard, I can help you reach it."

The more the mysterious voice spoke, the more excited it became. In the end, he even began imagining the future scene of opening up the Divine Realm alongside Ye Fan.

Ye Fan, however, was startled by the mysterious voice.

"A first-class god as the baseline, and a God King isn't a dream?"

Damn, this old man in the ring really is a big shot.

What should I do?

What should I do?

Take a gamble, turn a bicycle into a motorcycle.

In the end, Ye Fan spoke to the mysterious voice. "Big Boss, I'm willing to become your successor."

"Hahaha, good. From this day onward, you are my disciple."

"Yes, Master."

Just like that, Ye Fan happily gained an old man in a ring.

At that moment, Meng Hongchen was awakened by Ye Fan's earlier shouting.

There were still tears at the corners of her eyes. When she saw Ye Fan alive and kicking, she happily threw herself at him and hugged him. "Xiao Fan, it's wonderful that you're all right."

As she spoke, warmth spread across Ye Fan's back.

Ye Fan was deeply moved by this, and he decided that in this life, he would definitely change the fate of Jing Hongchen and his two grandchildren.

"Kid, stop dawdling."

"Your first task from your master is to head to the Star Dou Great Forest and steal Huo Yuhao's Tianmeng Ice Silkworm."

The mysterious old man's voice rang out in Ye Fan's mind once again.

At those words, Ye Fan was utterly shaken.

Holy crap, this is a real big shot. He even knows that Huo Yuhao is about to obtain the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

Could Master also be a transmigrator? He awakened the God-Tier Disciple-Accepting System in order to train me.

"Ho ho ho!" The more Ye Fan thought about it, the more convinced he became.

That must be it. Only then would everything make sense.

In his heart, Ye Fan became even more respectful toward the mysterious old man. "Yes, Master."

Then Ye Fan gently pushed Meng Hongchen away. "Sister Meng Meng, where is Teacher?"

"I need to see him about something."

As he spoke, Ye Fan had already gotten out of bed, with Meng Hongchen following right behind him.

When he found Jing Hongchen, he explained his intentions. "Teacher, I want to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a Soul Ring."

Jing Hongchen frowned slightly. "Xiao Fan, the Star Dou Great Forest lies within enemy territory. It's too dangerous. Why don't we hunt Soul Rings in the nearby Evil Demon Forest instead? What do you think?"

The moment he heard that, before Ye Fan could say anything, the God of Destruction became anxious. "Ye Fan, why are you wasting words with him? We need to set off quickly, or it'll be too late."

"You're already a level-thirty Soul Elder. If it comes down to it, just fly to the Star Dou Great Forest yourself."

It had to be said that the God of Destruction's idea suited Ye Fan perfectly. In truth, Ye Fan had been thinking the same thing.

Just as Ye Fan was considering how to refuse Jing Hongchen,

Meng Hongchen stepped forward to smooth things over for him. "Grandpa, I also happen to need to obtain my third Soul Ring."

"How about you lead us to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Rings this time?"

"It'll also let my brother and Xiao Fan gain some experience."

Jing Hongchen's slightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed after Meng Hongchen spoke.

"Fine. Then Grandpa will take you to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Rings."

"But let me make this clear first."

"Everything will be done according to my commands."

"Yay! Grandpa is the best!"

As she spoke, Meng Hongchen made an all-set gesture to Ye Fan behind her back.

Ye Fan did not know whether to laugh or cry, but he could tell that Meng Hongchen truly cared for him. As for whether it was merely the affection between an older sister and younger brother, or whether it carried a trace of something different, Ye Fan could not say.

Xiao Hongchen, standing to the side, also became eager to give it a try.

Just like that, Jing Hongchen waved his hand.

Jing Hongchen gave each of them a ninth-grade defensive soul tool.

Then Jing Hongchen led Ye Fan, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen aboard a high-speed flying soul tool and shot toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

They passed through the Ming Dou Mountain Range, crossed the Xingluo Empire, and finally arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The moment they reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, the God of Destruction spread his divine sense across the entire forest and quickly located Huo Yuhao.

At that moment, Huo Yuhao was fighting a Wind Baboon.

Following the God of Destruction's guidance, Ye Fan flew at top speed straight toward Huo Yuhao's location.

"Ye Fan, what are you doing?"

Seeing Ye Fan break away from the group, Jing Hongchen could not help shouting at him.

Ye Fan called back to Jing Hongchen behind him, "Teacher, someone is calling for help ahead!"

Jing Hongchen listened carefully upon hearing that and discovered that there really was fighting ahead. Just as he was about to stop Ye Fan, Ye Fan had already flown far away. Left with no choice, Jing Hongchen could only lead Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen after him.

Bang!

Ye Fan arrived at the place where Huo Yuhao and the Wind Baboon were fighting. Huo Yuhao's dagger had already pierced the Wind Baboon's chest, and a bright white Soul Ring floated from the Wind Baboon's corpse. Huo Yuhao himself had been slapped into a nearby tree by the Wind Baboon.

At that very moment, Ye Fan saw a round, snow-white figure shoot toward Huo Yuhao's brow from afar.

Then the God of Destruction urgently shouted in his mind, "Ye Fan, now!"

"Release your Death Angel Martial Soul!"

"Seize this Million-Year Soul Ring."