Chapter 749: Sorry, I Am Human

Jie's decisiveness directly disrupted Lin Fan's plans.

"Jie, although I am human, heroes appreciate each other. A hug would be a sign of mutual respect." Lin Fan said.

"Haha, a hug? We ancient clans are born strong—either die or live. We don't have that disgusting hugging of your myriad races." Jie said coldly.

"Refine."

"Ah!"

"Ding, congratulations, Eternal Divine Body experience increased by 150,000."

Without warning, as soon as the words fell, refinement began. Lin Fan's whole body trembled; even with his enhanced physical strength, it was useless—the pain was still as intense as ever.

"Jie, I respect you and wanted to hug you, but you refused. That's a slap in the face. Since you won't give face, I'll continue refining." Lin Fan was angry.

Jie looked at Lin Fan, furious in his heart. How could there be such a creature in this world that would want to hug an ancient clan member?

At the same time, Jie couldn't get past his own pride. Hugging a being as insignificant as an ant was an insult to himself.

"You're dreaming."

The Supreme Jie refused again. As an ancient clan supreme, an existence of the highest order, how could he hug an ant-like creature? Even in death, it was impossible.

But tortured to this extent by the refining force, Jie's resolve began to waver.

"Hmph, I've already made concessions, but you don't know what's good for you. You're asking for death. Even if I die with you, I'll have an ancient clan supreme as a burial companion, while everything you have will vanish, and you'll become a joke among the supremes."

Lin Fan attacked Jie's psyche. Although the ancient clan was arrogant, they were also full of emotions—mostly negative ones.

Among the eight ancient clan supremes, though they appeared harmonious, there was plenty of scheming against each other.

If they were truly united, Sheng wouldn't have humiliated Jie.

And Jie wouldn't have harbored such resentment toward Sheng.

"Hmph, despicable! Don't think saying these things can动摇 me, this supreme." Jie roared indignantly, but inwardly he was troubled.

He also felt aggrieved by his predicament. If he really died here, everything he once had would vanish like smoke.

"I'm not trying to动摇 you; I'm stating facts. Look, Sheng is humiliating you again outside."

At that moment, a great battle erupted outside the Heaven and Earth Furnace, and Sheng was speaking arrogantly.

"In my eyes, you are all like Jie—mere ants."

Hearing this, Jie was enraged, his eyes bloodshot as he roared, "Sheng..."

Lin Fan sighed helplessly. Were Sheng and Jie sworn enemies in a past life? This merciless taunting was a bit overbearing.

But it worked in Lin Fan's favor.

"Jie, how can you endure this? If you die here with me, you'll have nothing. If it were me, I'd swallow my pride, bide my time, and find a chance to kill Sheng." Lin Fan said.

"Hug or not?" Lin Fan asked, seeing the situation was about right.

"No... absolutely not." Jie shrieked sharply.

"Refine!"

Ah!

"Hug or not?"

"No..."

"Refine!"

Time passed minute by minute. Lin Fan was on the verge of collapse; his body was already battered, and so was Jie's. Even as an ancient clan supreme, he was still miserable.

Lin Fan also hated the system's Heaven and Earth Furnace to the extreme. What kind of crappy strongest system was this? The furnace was his own treasure, yet it didn't distinguish between him and his enemy. If only he could control the refinement.

Screams of agony were incessant, so pitiful, so painful.

Lin Fan had never experienced such a feeling.

The only memory he could recall was that time in the Xuanhuang Realm, when he was completely refined. But back then, his physical strength was poor, so he didn't suffer much. This time was different—his physical strength was gradually increasing, and to make Jie submit, the refining force was slowly ramped up.

For Lin Fan, this was nothing but torture.

"Hug or not?"

"No..."

"Ah."

Jie knelt on one knee, unable to hold on any longer. Even his hand grasping the Heavenly Divine Pill began to tremble.

"Refine..."

"Stop, stop..." Jie couldn't take it anymore.

"You agree?" Lin Fan looked at Jie, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

Jie said nothing, then silently nodded.

But the anger in his heart was like a surging river. He had already sworn that once he got out, he would definitely suppress this human.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? Look at all the suffering we've been through. Although you're an ancient clan supreme, heroes appreciate each other. A hug is not too much for our acquaintance." Lin Fan said.

In an instant, the whole world seemed to calm down.

It was a miraculous scene.

An ancient clan supreme hugging a human—this had never happened in millennia.

Lin Fan and Jie embraced. Suddenly, Lin Fan closed his eyes slightly, feeling that all his efforts had not been in vain.

"So this is what a hug feels like?" Jie thought bitterly, but at this moment, his expression changed slightly, as if he felt something he had never felt before.

The feeling of a hug seemed very distant to Jie, perhaps even nonexistent.

The ancient clan were born from the will of heaven; each member regarded the heavenly will as their parent.

At this moment, Jie couldn't describe the feeling.

Lin Fan noticed that Jie's heartbeat had calmed slightly. Suddenly, Jie placed one hand on Lin Fan's back.

This was a big step forward.

"How does it feel?" Lin Fan asked softly, placing one hand on the back of Jie's head.

Jie didn't speak, as if silent.

Heroes appreciating each other?

Jie admitted he was a hero, a hero to all ancient clan beings.

"It's..."

"Smack!"

Just as Jie was about to say something, he suddenly fell silent. His mind reeled, and he instantly lost consciousness.

Lin Fan, holding the Ninety-Five Red Brick, knocked Jie out with one blow.

In that moment, Lin Fan looked up, tears streaming down his face, his lips moving slightly.

"Jie, I know this hug was beautiful, but I'm sorry—I am human."

At this moment, Lin Fan truly cried.

Had his life been easy?

Without absolute power or a strong backing, he had always moved forward because he was always riding the waves.

"The first ancient clan supreme has finally been subdued by me."

Although this suppressed supreme was the weakest among them, it was still progress for Lin Fan.

Lin Fan pushed Jie away, and the golden Heavenly Divine Pill once again floated in his inner world.

"That was close. This time was too dangerous. If he had taken the Heavenly Divine Pill, I would have been truly doomed." Thinking of this, Lin Fan's hair stood on end.

"Jie, as an ancient clan supreme, is extremely useful. He is also an eternal powerhouse who has attained the eternal position. Killing him would bring many benefits, but it would be a waste."

Lin Fan directly threw Jie into his cave heaven.

Then he activated his mana and life force to repair himself.

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