Chapter 542: Realm of Despair

At this moment, Lin Fan smiled faintly, having long expected such an outcome. However, under these circumstances, he naturally had to maintain his imposing manner.

Temperament was paramount. The aura of a transcendent master must be perfectly unleashed. How could he casually let these myriad races cling to his leg?

At this moment, Lin Fan calmly pressed his hand down, and an inexplicable aura of submission emanated from him. Instantly, the scene fell silent.

All the beings of the myriad races stared wide-eyed at the figure in the void, the one they worshipped.

In the Ancient Saint Realm, among the myriad races, how many dared, like this human emperor, to annihilate a million ancient clans with a wave of his hand?

Gu Xiao looked at the human in the void, his heart filled with boundless fury. Hateful, utterly hateful.

He, Gu Xiao, was the son of the Mighty King, a true highest-ranking ancient clan member. At his birth, heavenly will descended golden light, and bathed in that light, he received heaven's blessing.

He was destined to become a hegemon under the supreme seat of the ancient clan. Yet now, a lowly being of the myriad races dared to humiliate him before so many beings of the myriad races. How could he endure this?

Hatred, overwhelming hatred!

"Human, Lin Fan..." Gu Xiao roared with a ferocious expression, gnashing his teeth. "You, a lowly being of the myriad races, dare to insult a noble ancient clan member. You deserve to die ten thousand deaths!"

Lin Fan looked at Gu Xiao, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth, but in his heart, he was thinking about how to kill this guy.

His earlier claim that half-step Divine Heaven realm beings were like ants was just bravado. Killing Gu Xiao would not be possible with a single palm strike. If he truly wanted to slay him, he would probably have to pay some price.

Now that the myriad races worshipped him, he could not weaken his momentum. When the fight started, he would lure him far away and slowly wear him down.

Lin Fan was quite satisfied with this plan. He would do just that.

"Ah!"

Just then, a sharp, desolate, and desperate cry suddenly came from afar.

"Long Xuan, you deceived me."

"You said you would never leave me."

"Why did you deceive me?"

Despair Hou's short figure now held Long Xuan in his arms. His expressionless yet cute face had twisted into a ferocious mask.

The black fur coat draped over him was now stained with blood, and his fair hands were covered in gore.

Despair Hou, devoid of emotion, now had tear-filled eyes in his cold gaze, like a helpless child, looking utterly forlorn.

"Ah..." With a roar, an incredibly terrifying power erupted from Despair Hou, more dreadful than the apocalypse.

Lin Fan saw Despair Hou from afar and his expression changed. Despair Hou was at the first level of Divine Heaven realm, but at this moment, a mass of black despair power surged violently.

Despair Hou's strength instantly rose, reaching the second level of Divine Heaven realm in the blink of an eye.

"How is this possible?" Lin Fan frowned, also in disbelief.

A piercing sound broke through the air. The black despair power transformed into a mist, blotting out the sky and covering the sun, enveloping the entire City of Despair.

This despair power surpassed all things, transcended space and time. Everything under this despair force was completely frozen.

Gu Xiao was also completely dumbfounded. He had not expected Despair Hou to be so strong.

He had known that Despair Hou had reached the Divine Heaven realm, but only the first level. Yet the power now unleashed was of the second level.

Earlier, he had thought that even if Despair Hou recklessly tried to kill him, he could escape. But now, he felt it was uncertain.

Retreat!

Without any hesitation, Gu Xiao turned into a streak of light and flew outward, but in an instant, he was blocked by a mass of despair mist.

"Long Xuan, why did you deceive me..."

Boom!

A pitch-black light shone between heaven and earth, completely sealing off the City of Despair.

Ding, Despair Hou has collapsed. Entering Despair Hou's Realm of Despair.

At this moment, Lin Fan heard the system prompt and was completely stunned. What the hell was going on?

All around was pitch black, unable to see one's hand. Lin Fan frowned, sensing an inexplicable force缠绕 around him.

Ding, detected Despair Hou's despair power. Refine?

"Refine."

Lin Fan did not hesitate. Despair Hou had collapsed, and this created Realm of Despair was definitely meant to kill everyone.

Since the system could refine it, he naturally would do so.

Then, Lin Fan heard a series of screams, as if people had gone mad.

Listening carefully, it should be the screams of beings from the myriad races.

"This is Despair Hou's Realm of Despair. Everyone, guard your hearts. Do not let this despair power seep in."

...

Lin Fan did not know who was speaking, but the voice seemed to be from one of the six major sects.

"Damn, it's messed up again." Lin Fan felt a bit of a breakdown inside. Every time, he ran into trouble.

What baffled Lin Fan was how Despair Hou had cultivated.

A few months ago, he was at the peak of Desolate Heaven realm. Now, he was at the first level of Divine Heaven realm, and in his collapse, he broke through to the second level.

Even taking pills couldn't be this fierce.

Now that the system was refining, he didn't need to worry about this despair power.

The main thing now was to get out, and also kill Gu Xiao and this so-called Despair Hou.

Just then, Lin Fan saw a light flickering ahead. He didn't know what it was, but to him, any strange phenomenon could be a way out.

Without any hesitation, Lin Fan immediately ran toward the light.

When he reached the light, the scene suddenly changed.

The surroundings were no longer dark but bright, as if in some mountain village.

"Xiguang, come catch me!"

"Long Xuan gege, wait for me, I can't run anymore."

Two children frolicked past Lin Fan.

"Was that Long Xuan and Despair Hou as children?" Lin Fan looked around in surprise, his heart pounding. This was a strange place.

Then, the scene shifted.

"He's a bastard, kill him!" In the village, a group of dragon clan members tied a child to a pillar, their faces angry and disgusted as they looked at the bound child.

The scene changed again.

"My name is Long Xuan. What's yours?" A child with a blade of grass in his mouth stood before a child who had buried his head between his knees, reaching out his hand with a bright smile.

"Xiguang." The pale-faced child, with fear and helplessness in his eyes, said timidly.

Lin Fan watched everything before him, and the scenes continued to change.

"Long Xuan gege, will you never leave me from now on..." Xiguang's eyes were full of hope as he spoke.

"Sure, I'll never leave Xiaoguang."

...

"Long Xuan gege, where did you go..." In the village, Xiguang searched aimlessly, a look of terror in his eyes.

...

"Burn him to death! He's a bastard, a bastard of the ancient clan!"

"Long Xuan gege, you said you wouldn't leave me. You deceived me..." Xiguang, tied to the pillar, screamed in sorrow and despair.

...

"Despair? Need power? Need the power to destroy everything?" In the darkness, a pair of evil eyes watched it all.

"Everyone has betrayed me. I need power."

The mountain village was engulfed in flames. Everyone died...

Scenes flashed by like a lantern show. Finally, the child who had killed the entire village left.

Decades later, a handsome young man returned from his sect. Looking at the ruined village, he was lost in sorrow.

"Xiaoguang, where did you go? I already have great power, enough to protect you. But where have you gone..."