Chapter 457: The Creepy Uncle and the Little Kid

"Bastard..."

Within the ancient tribe's camp, the ancient tribesman, gazing at the scene on the light screen before him, was filled with indignation.

This detestable human actually humiliated his tribesmen in such a manner, truly deserving a thousand deaths.

Especially the sight of those ancient beasts frantically moving atop his tribesmen's bodies, which further enraged him.

With a furious slap, the table split apart. "Someone, find this human for me."

"Yes."

The ancient tribe leader, looking at Lin Fan's face on the screen, his ugly countenance twisted with ferocity, then waved his hand grandly.

"Kill this man, and the position of decurion shall be yours."

This was a reward, and also the benefits promised by those beings in the vast world for the sake of power and survival.

……

"Just how big is this ancient forest? Why haven't we walked out yet?" Lin Fan flipped through the map he had looted from the ancient tribe's decurion, studying it carefully.

His current location was on the outermost edge, a sparsely populated area of the Ancient Saint Realm, but for Lin Fan, it was a treasure trove.

Because the most dangerous beings of the Ancient Saint Realm did not appear here; they were all concentrated in the central region.

Tearing through the void, traversing the emptiness.

For Lin Fan now, this was restricted.

It must be that the world's power in the Ancient Saint Realm was formidable, and the void was solid; with his current strength, he could not yet accomplish this step—which was truly a lamentable thing.

"It seems I can only take a good look at the scenery of the Ancient Saint Realm. I wonder how the forces here are distributed." Lin Fan raced forward, utterly bewildered, not knowing which way to go.

A few days later.

When Lin Fan saw a range of undulating mountains ahead, he was instantly dumbfounded. After the jungle came the mountains—where had all the flatlands gone?

Lin Fan gritted his teeth. "Damn it, you win. I'll cross mountains and ridges, pressing forward all the way."

"Swish, swish..."

Just then, Lin Fan's expression tightened. A blur suddenly shot toward him from the side.

"Daring to ambush me? You're asking for death." Lin Fan threw a fierce punch, but when he saw the figure, his expression shifted slightly. He abruptly halted his force, twisted his wrist, and changed the direction of his power. The immense strength vibrated violently in the empty air beside him.

In an instant, a rumbling sound echoed.

"Ha!" The figure was a child, and in the child's hand was a purple dagger, thrusting toward Lin Fan's chest.

"Clang..."

A sharp sound rang out. The purple dagger in the child's hand stopped upon touching Lin Fan's skin.

"Ding, congratulations, experience gained from 'Eternal Imperishability': +0."

"How is that possible..." The child, face covered in dust, stared in disbelief.

"Kid, nothing is impossible." Lin Fan looked at the child before him, a faint smile curling at the corner of his mouth, and lifted him up with one hand.

"Let me go!" Suspended in midair, the child kicked his short legs toward Lin Fan, but being small with short legs, he couldn't reach Lin Fan at all.

"Ah!" Seeing that he couldn't kick the man, the child bit down hard on Lin Fan's wrist. But the bite only made his face flush red, as if his pearly white teeth were about to shatter.

"Minor Heaven rank, initial stage."

Lin Fan saw through the child's strength at a glance, and couldn't help but show some surprise.

In the Ancient Saint Realm, a child having Minor Heaven rank initial stage cultivation was indeed astonishing.

If this were in the Xuanhuang Realm, he would be a genius among geniuses.

But Lin Fan knew that this was the Gusheng Realm; even without cultivation, the holy spirit energy would pour into one's body, slowly enhancing one's strength.

Moreover, this child's cultivation might be somewhat impressive in the Xuanhuang Realm, but here in the Gusheng Realm, he was nothing more than cannon fodder.

"Oh my, little one, don't be afraid. I'm a good person; I won't do anything improper to you." Lin Fan wore a lecherous uncle expression as he looked at the child he was holding in midair.

At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly—this child was quite handsome, though his small face was covered in dust, his features were undeniably fine.

"Eh... a tail." Then Lin Fan noticed a fluffy tail behind the child and was momentarily stunned.

"Little one, are you from the Fox Realm?" Lin Fan asked with a smile.

"You despicable jerk, let me go!" The child's face flushed red as he struggled, but in Lin Fan's eyes, this child was weaker than a chicken. He wondered how a child could exist in this land full of ancient beasts.

"That won't do. You have to answer my questions first." Lin Fan said with a smile.

"Yes." The child looked at Lin Fan and finally gritted his teeth, saying, "You idiot, can't you see my tail?"

"Oh ho, you little brat, quite insolent. Looks like if I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't learn any manners." Seeing the child so arrogant and clueless about his situation, Lin Fan couldn't tolerate it.

Lin Fan loosened his grip, flipped the child upside down, then grabbed him by the tail and dangled him in midair.

"Let me go, you bad guy!" The child's face was now bright red as he hugged Lin Fan's leg and bit down repeatedly, but no matter how much he bit, Lin Fan felt nothing.

"Little one, where are you from?" Lin Fan was certain that if a child appeared here, there must be others. He wondered where this child had come from.

"What?" The child looked confused, then struggled again, "Let me go, or I'll make you regret it."

Seeing the child's confusion, Lin Fan realized his question might have been too modern.

"Where are your parents?" Lin Fan asked.

"Don't have any..."

"What about other adults?"

"Don't know."

...

Lin Fan felt helpless now. The child knew nothing when asked, and judging by his demeanor, he seemed to be on guard against Lin Fan.

At that moment, the struggling child suddenly found himself set down and looked confused.

"Little one, it's dangerous out here. Don't run around alone in the future. Go back home, and don't make your family worry." Lin Fan's expression changed, as if filled with boundless kindness.

"Don't treat me like a child. You want to follow me, don't you?" The child looked up, staring at Lin Fan warily.

"Uh..." Lin Fan was taken aback. Damn, even that was seen through? This kid had some brains.

"How could that be? Do I look like that kind of person? How about this: let's play a game. I'll close my eyes and let you hide." Lin Fan said with a smile.

The child looked at Lin Fan, then nodded. "Okay..."

...

Then the child saw Lin Fan indeed close his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief, immediately running off into the distance.

At that moment, a smile curled at the corner of Lin Fan's mouth.

"With that kind of intelligence, trying to play hide-and-seek with me? Truly invincible in loneliness..."

Time ticked by, second after second.

The child hid in the bushes and, seeing that the man hadn't followed, breathed a sigh of relief. But to be safe, he stayed a while longer.

At that moment, Lin Fan was crouching right in front of the child, staring at him with both eyes.

Lin Fan had long since entered an invisible state, and the child, completely unaware, didn't notice Lin Fan crouching right before him.

The child looked ahead, finally certain he was safe, then revealed a smile and ran off into the distance.