Within the forbidden land, Lin Fan stood tall, his entire body radiant, flawless and immaculate. An otherworldly aura flowed around him, making him seem like an exiled immortal.
Although the Heavenly Kingdom's assassination attempt had surprised him somewhat, he could guess the reason. It was nothing more than the deaths of several First Generations he had slain a few years ago, which had enraged certain great churches.
However, he had not traveled through the Upper Realm for nearly five years, so they had only made their move now.
"Junior brother, you scared me half to death." Yue Chan's large eyes, their black and white clearly defined, held a trace of resentment as she pressed a hand against her heaving, full chest.
Earlier, she had thought something had gone wrong when Lin Fan consumed the blood soul grass and that his body was about to split apart. She had worried terribly, only to discover he had been acting and had fooled even her.
"Ahem, I had to make the act more convincing. Otherwise, I was afraid that person wouldn't take the bait," Lin Fan said awkwardly.
In truth, consuming the blood soul grass had caused him discomfort, and his body had nearly exploded, but the runes on his Supreme Bone could suppress it.
Moreover, Lin Fan had discovered something remarkable: the power of certain portions of the bone text seemed to share the same source as that mysterious power, producing a resonance.
That was why his flesh could adapt so quickly and stabilize itself. His boiling blood calmed, and his body stopped cracking and glowing.
"The Heavenly Kingdom has made its move. Why don't we return to the Heaven Mending Sect first and find a few Dao Protectors to accompany us?" Yue Chan suggested, a rare frown creasing her brows.
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