Chapter 447: The Strongest Mode Officially Activated

The rescued crowd now discussed among themselves, truly bewildered by this unfamiliar world, yet a glimmer of hope had appeared before them.

That hope was the people who had saved them.

Though the ninety-odd individuals were all strong in their own worlds and now deeply lost, seeing the formidable power displayed by these dozen or so people, they breathed a sigh of relief, for they too could become stronger.

“Silence.”

At that moment, a man with a single horn emerged from the darkness, his voice authoritative, filling the entire cave.

An overwhelming aura pressed down on everyone, their faces pale as they struggled to resist.

Lin Fan frowned slightly. This man was far stronger than him; even at his peak, he might not be a match.

But Lin Fan was not shocked. The so-called upper realm was a higher plane. In the Xuanhuang Realm, he was invincible, but upon arriving in the upper realm, Lin Fan had already prepared himself to be the weakest.

Thus, aside from confusion, he had no other thoughts.

Because becoming stronger was simple for Lin Fan—as long as he worked hard.

Before long, he would become stronger than anyone else.

“Don’t speak, don’t ask. Someone will tell you everything. Now, I will name each world, and those who ascended from that world come forward to receive your teleportation stone.”

“Horn Realm.”

Horn Ox patted Lin Fan’s shoulder and walked forward.

The horned man looked at Horn Ox, nodded slightly, and handed him a crystal-clear jade stone.

“This is a teleportation stone. Drop blood on it, and it will send you to the area where the Horn Realm people reside. There, someone will inform you of everything.”

“Fox Realm.”

The woman who had nearly been violated by the ancient clan soldiers stepped forward slowly.

Though her face was still pale, she had recovered somewhat.

“Thank you, senior.”

…

Then the ninety-odd people used the teleportation stones to leave the cave.

Only Lin Fan stood there, dumbfounded.

What was going on?

“What about me?” Lin Fan immediately raised his hand and said.

Watching everyone else leave, Lin Fan was completely stunned. They couldn’t just leave him here, could they?

The horned man looked at Lin Fan, frowned slightly as if trying to recall something but failing, “Which realm are you from?”

“Xuanhuang Realm, Human race,” Lin Fan said hastily.

“Xuanhuang Realm, Human race?” The man paused, as if searching his memory, then shook his head. “There is no Xuanhuang Realm…”

“How can there be no Xuanhuang Realm? You must have forgotten. There are many of us humans here,” Lin Fan said urgently. He couldn’t be left alone here.

This place was unfamiliar, and if he ran into those ancient clans again, what would he do?

Even if there really wasn’t one, they should at least give him some advice and tell him how to solve his current predicament.

Having his cultivation suppressed was truly frustrating. If he could find a way to avoid being suppressed by this world’s rules, he would have a chance to survive.

“The human race has long declined, so there is no place left for you humans to dwell,” another figure appeared before Lin Fan and said.

“I…” Lin Fan felt helpless, wanting to curse, but thought better of it.

This was probably all the doing of the four Supremes, forbidding ascension from the Xuanhuang Realm. After ten thousand years without a single ascendant, the humans who once existed must have learned something and stopped receiving ascendants from the Xuanhuang Realm.

For a powerful race like humans, having children and raising offspring would naturally be no problem.

But if he went to them now, he might end up as an unregistered resident.

“We can’t help you with this. But you are the only person I’ve seen ascend from the Xuanhuang Realm in all these years. Here is everything you want to know. From now on, whether you live or die is up to you.” The man tossed a booklet to Lin Fan, then flashed with light and left using a teleportation stone.

“Hey, hey… I still have questions!” Lin Fan called out, but it was too late—they had all left.

In the empty cave, only Lin Fan stood there, looking foolish.

“Damn… you’re ruthless, no compassion at all.” Lin Fan sighed, plopped down on the ground, and looked at the sealed cave, letting out a deep sigh.

Where was the way forward?

“No, I absolutely cannot wait for death here. I must pull myself together, muster the spirit I had in the Xuanhuang Realm. Even if this place is fraught with danger, so what? I’ll use these iron fists to carve out a splendid world and make you regret not befriending me today.” Lin Fan encouraged himself and made a grand vow.

“But I have to start from scratch. I wonder what’s in this booklet. I hope it contains everything I need to know.” Lin Fan sighed. Not knowing the situation outside, he decided to first understand this place thoroughly.

The booklet was somewhat ancient, even a bit worn, with characters written stroke by stroke.

In the silent cave, only the sound of Lin Fan turning pages could be heard.

Time passed minute by minute. Lin Fan had no idea how many days had gone by.

After finishing the booklet, Lin Fan felt a strong urge to die.

This time, it was truly a disaster.

This upper realm was called the Ancient Saint Realm.

All great thousand worlds ultimately lead to the Ancient Saint Realm.

The ancient clans were native creatures of the Ancient Saint Realm, brutal and ferocious. In their eyes, anything other than their own kind was food.

The booklet also recorded that danger came not only from the ancient clans but also from many fierce ancient beasts.

These ancient beasts were immensely powerful, not something ordinary people could handle.

Lin Fan understood this. The booklet contained scattered records of major points, but it was incomplete; he would have to explore on his own.

What concerned Lin Fan most was how to assimilate with this world to avoid suppression.

From the booklet, Lin Fan learned that the races of the great thousand worlds had different cultivation systems and different heavenly laws.

The Xuanhuang Realm cultivated rule power, but other worlds did not.

For instance, the Ancient Saint Realm cultivated not rule power but something called holy spirit energy.

“Ah, forget it. I’ll take it one step at a time. First, convert the rule chains.” Lin Fan shook his head and accepted the reality.

“Ding, too damn annoying. Activating strongest mode, beginning assimilation.”

“Ding, assimilation successful.”

“Ding, rule chain conversion successful.”

“Ding, experience data too large, beginning reorganization.”

“Ding, reorganization successful, strongest mode activated.”

“Ding, this system is the strongest system. Just kill monsters for experience to level up, reach the peak of life, and achieve eternal dominance—no longer a dream.”

…

Lin Fan was overjoyed. He hadn’t expected the system to pop up now and solve all his problems.

It seemed the system had been silent earlier because it was in assimilation mode, and now it had succeeded.

Let’s see what the system is like now.

What exactly was this strongest mode?

It seemed the system couldn’t stand such troublesome matters either and had activated its berserk mode.