Chapter 535: The Four Great Paupers

Radiant light overflowed as the Demon God Nation appeared above the ancient great demon. Within it, various demon gods rode the wind, constructing a perfect demon city. At the same time, a wise demon god spat out golden lotuses, expounding profound and mysterious principles of the Great Dao.

The various demon gods were deeply immersed, as if lost in some kind of state.

Roar!

Heaven and earth shook, golden lotuses surged from the ground, demonic energy ran rampant, and supreme divine light enveloped the “Demon City.”

“I am the ancient…” At that moment, a sharp light suddenly burst from the ancient great demon’s eyes. This light was supremely fierce, and its giant hand lifted the sky, holding the demon city in its palm.

“Great Demon.”

As he roared these two words, the ancient great demon’s aura erupted completely.

“So powerful. Is this the process of a spirit artifact transforming into a Dao artifact?” Lin Fan felt this power and was inwardly shaken. This power was a hundred times stronger than before.

The imprisoned beings of the myriad races, watching the scene before them, were also stunned.

Some were native beings, others were supreme overlords who had ascended from lower realms, but now, seeing what was happening, they were all shocked speechless.

“Too powerful. This treasure, after ascending to a Dao artifact, is even stronger than ordinary Dao artifacts.”

“Who exactly is this human?”

At this moment, Lin Fan appeared to them like a celestial god—his flowing long hair, his resolute features, his sharp and domineering gaze, his hands clasped behind his back as he stared into the void—all left a deep impression on the hearts of the myriad race beings.

“Sun-Chasing Soul-Splitting Spear.”

“Vajra Demon-Sky Ring.”

“Earth Demon Hammer.”

…

At this moment, Lin Fan directly slapped the four Dao artifacts of the four legion commanders into the void.

“Shatter.”

Crack!

With a sound of collapse, the four Dao artifacts instantly broke apart. Torrents of energy shot out, and the wills of the Dao artifacts flew wildly, trying to escape.

The ancient great demon’s giant hand blotted out the sky, forcibly seizing these Dao artifact wills, swallowing them in one gulp, causing its internal power to rise again.

If anyone else saw Lin Fan shatter four Dao artifacts in one breath, they would surely spit out a mouthful of old blood. This was too extravagant, extravagant to the point of collapse.

Lin Fan’s own artifact-refining skill was unmatched in the world. As long as he had enough materials, human artifacts, spirit artifacts, and Dao artifacts were all within easy reach, without any difficulty.

Boom!

A loud noise suddenly erupted from within the ancient great demon, like the sound of bones breaking, crackling and exploding.

The ten-thousand-zhang ancient great demon directly expanded to a hundred thousand zhang.

“Ding, congratulations on successful advancement.”

“Ding, advanced to low-grade Dao artifact.”

Lin Fan raised his hand, grabbing the “Demon City” into his palm, feeling delighted inwardly. Powerful, truly too powerful.

Finally, it had advanced to a Dao artifact. Although it was only a low-grade Dao artifact, the power it contained was even greater than that of a mid-grade Dao artifact.

“Master, I need Saint Sun Pills to cultivate.” At this moment, a scene that shocked Lin Fan occurred: the ancient great demon, sitting cross-legged in the center of the Demon City, suddenly spoke.

“This… this…”

Lin Fan was a bit dumbfounded. He hadn’t expected the ancient great demon to have its own consciousness.

Though Lin Fan was inwardly shocked, he was also ecstatic. This gave him hope—the hope of the ancient great demon regaining its former glory.

With a flick of his sleeve, a million Saint Sun Pills condensed into a river of pills, flying into the “Demon City.” The ancient great demon opened its mouth, swallowed the million Saint Sun Pills, and began to refine them.

As for these Saint Sun Pills, there were still two million left. Lin Fan had to save some, just in case.

At this moment, the ancient great demon’s aura suddenly surged, astonishing Lin Fan.

Azure Heaven Stage Great Perfection.

Desolate Heaven Stage Initial.

Desolate Heaven Stage Mid.

…

“This is too insane.” Lin Fan had to admire the ancient great demon as an artifact spirit. Raising its cultivation was as easy as drinking water. But when it reached Desolate Heaven Stage Mid, the ancient great demon’s aura stabilized. Clearly, this million pills could no longer satisfy its appetite.

Although he possessed the Parasol Tree, which was constantly refining Saint Sun Pills, at this rate, even the Parasol Tree couldn’t fill the ancient great demon’s belly.

It seemed he would have to plunder more secret treasures in the future.

At this moment, Lin Fan suddenly remembered something: since Despair Marquis was not in Despair City, there must be plenty of treasures there. Since he had already conquered Despair City, how could he not take the treasures?

“Senior, save us…”

“Senior, please let us out.”

At this moment, the imprisoned beings of the myriad races spoke excitedly. They hadn’t expected this human senior to be so powerful—strong enough to break through Despair City single-handedly, with the four legion commanders dead here and a million ancient tribesmen devoured by the artifact spirit.

Terrifying, truly terrifying.

If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it.

Lin Fan waved his hand, releasing the beings of the myriad races from one cage, then told them to rescue their other compatriots. Meanwhile, Lin Fan turned into a streak of light and flew toward the four spires.

Plundering—he would start with the four legion commanders.

The released beings of the myriad races wanted to thank Lin Fan properly, but when they looked up, they saw the human senior already flying into the distance. Ultimately, they prostrated themselves in worship and then began to rescue their other compatriots.

First Legion Commander’s collection: three mid-grade spirit artifacts, four high-grade spirit artifacts, two top-grade spirit artifacts, and five hundred thousand Saint Sun Pills.

Second Legion Commander’s collection: poor, utterly poor. Only five mid-grade spirit artifacts and five hundred thousand Saint Sun Pills.

Third Legion Commander’s collection: completely empty, so poor he didn’t even have underwear—a stark-naked fellow.

Fourth Legion Commander’s collection: five hundred thousand Saint Sun Pills.

…

“Geez, as the four great legion commanders of the ancient tribe, how can they be as poor as beggars?” Lin Fan was extremely helpless. Then he flew toward the place where Despair Marquis resided.

This was the last hope. If Despair Marquis had nothing valuable either, then it would really be a huge disappointment.

What Lin Fan didn’t know was that the four great legion commanders of Despair City had many subordinates, and the resources they consumed were enormous.

Especially since the four legion commanders were bent on breaking through to the Divine Heaven Stage and were usually in seclusion. Being able to condense five hundred thousand Saint Sun Pills was already decent.

Every time they attempted to break through to the Divine Heaven Stage, the four legion commanders would become destitute.

The First Legion Commander had originally planned to attempt the Divine Heaven Stage again, but Lin Fan’s appearance stopped him, allowing these spirit artifacts to remain. Otherwise, after one attempt, these artifacts would have been refined and turned into power for the breakthrough.

At this moment, Lin Fan stopped before a tightly closed stone door. The door was carved with various patterns, but Lin Fan paid little attention to them. The only thing he wanted to know now was whether the things behind this door could be satisfactory.

Lin Fan extended a hand of hope, silently praying in his heart.

Be generous…