bioinnovel Chapter 298 Decisive Struggle, Establishing Authority Beyond the Heavens
Chapter 298 Decisive Struggle, Establishing Authority Beyond the Heavens
Kongming was still struggling when he was taken away.
"Su Fan! You can't lock me up! I am the Lord of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave! The Ten Thousand Demon Cave has 100,000 disciples! They will come looking for you!"
Su Fan stopped and turned to look at him.
"One hundred thousand disciples?"
Kongming thought he was scared, so he quickly nodded.
"Yes! One hundred thousand! And a few reclusive old monsters! If you lock me up, they won't let you off!"
Su Fan smiled.
He walked back to Kong Ming and looked down at him.
Do you know what I hate most?
Kong Ming was taken aback.
I hate it when people threaten me.
Su Fan raised his hand, and Cheng Yuan Sword was drawn from its sheath.
A flash of sword light.
puff-
Kongming's head flew up, gushing blood.
The body fell to the ground.
The entire room fell silent.
The Wanjian Pavilion disciples who were escorting Kongming were all dumbfounded.
Jian Wudi was also stunned.
The live stream chat exploded with comments.
"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!!!"
"The boss killed Kong Ming?!"
"Kill them just like that?!"
"That's too ruthless!"
"Awesome! Well done!"
Su Fan sheathed his sword and looked at Kong Ming's corpse.
"I spared your life last time to give you a chance. Since you didn't cherish it, then you shouldn't live."
He turned around and looked at the four people who hadn't gone far.
The white-haired old man, the middle-aged man in blue robes, Jin Yuanzi, and the old monk all stopped and turned to look at the scene.
The four of them changed their expressions.
The white-haired old man took a deep breath.
"Su Fan, did you kill him?"
Su Fan nodded.
"Killed him. What, you want to avenge him?"
All four shook their heads.
"No, it's not..."
Su Fan smiled.
"Then get lost."
The four turned and ran, afraid of being a step too slow.
The chat room exploded with comments again.
"Hahaha! Those four run faster than rabbits!"
"One sentence from the boss and even a mid-stage Hunyuan cultivator ran away!"
"So cool!"
"That's true decisiveness!"
Jian Wudi walked over, looked at Kong Ming's corpse, and then at Su Fan.
"You really killed him?"
Su Fan nodded.
"What's the point of keeping it? For the New Year?"
Jian Wudi smiled bitterly.
"Over at the Demon Cave..."
Su Fan interrupted him.
"Send them to the Demon Cave to find me. Kill one if they come, kill two if they come."
Jian Wudi was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"Okay. You're awesome."
……
The news spread, and the entire outer heaven was shaken.
Kongming, the master of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, was killed by Su Fan with a single sword strike.
The body was still left at the entrance of Wanjian Pavilion, and no one dared to take it.
The people of the Demon Cave were stunned when they received the news.
Inside the main hall, a dozen elders sat together, their faces deathly pale.
"The cave owner is dead?!"
"How is this possible?! The Cave Master is a peak Saint, half a step into the Primordial Chaos realm!"
"Who exactly is this Su Fan?!"
An elder stood up.
"Summon all disciples to the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion to avenge the Cave Master!"
Another elder stopped him.
"Revenge? You're going? The cave master is dead, are you going to throw your life away?"
The elder was stunned.
"What should we do then? Are we just going to let it go like this?"
Everyone fell silent.
An elderly man with white eyebrows spoke.
"Go and invite the Supreme Elder."
Everyone's eyes lit up.
"Yes! Please invite the Supreme Elder! He has been in seclusion for three hundred years and should be emerging soon!"
……
Wanfo School.
Abbot Bai Mei listened to his disciple's report with a complex expression.
"Is Kongming dead?"
The disciple nodded.
"He was killed by Su Fan with a single sword strike, and his body was left at the entrance of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion."
Abbot Bai Mei remained silent for a long time.
Then, he sighed.
"Pass down the order: all disciples of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect, from now on, avoid Su Fan whenever you see him."
The disciple was taken aback.
"Abbot, this..."
Abbot Bai Mei waved his hand.
Do as instructed.
The disciple bowed and withdrew.
Abbot Bai Mei looked out the window and murmured.
"The world beyond the heavens is about to change."
……
The Alliance of Ten Thousand Demons.
The middle-aged man in blue sat in the main hall, his face ashen.
The white-haired old man stood beside him, his face also solemn.
The middle-aged man in blue spoke.
"Elder, Kongming is dead."
The white-haired old man nodded.
"I know."
The middle-aged man in blue gritted his teeth.
"That Su Fan is too arrogant. He killed my Ten Thousand Demons Alliance leader, then killed Kong Ming, and even stole three supreme treasures from our treasury. I can't swallow this insult."
The white-haired old man looked at him.
"Can't swallow it? Then go kill him."
The middle-aged man in blue fell silent.
The white-haired old man sighed.
"Just wait. The Venerable One from the Demon Clan's Holy Land will definitely report back after he returns. Then, the Holy Land will send someone over."
The middle-aged man in blue suddenly brightened up.
Will the Holy Land intervene?
The white-haired old man nodded.
"Yes, they will. Su Fan killed the leader of my Ten Thousand Demons Alliance and injured the Venerable One. The Holy Land will not let him go."
……
Wanjian Pavilion.
Jian Wudi hosted a banquet to celebrate with Su Fan.
During the meal, he asked Su Fan.
"What's next? The Demon Cave will definitely retaliate."
Su Fan took a sip of wine.
"Wait for them to come."
Jian Wudi frowned.
"Wait? Or not take the initiative?"
Su Fan shook his head.
"Taking the initiative is too tiring. Let them come to me, and I'll kill them one by one, two by two. I'll keep killing them until they dare not come again."
Jian Wudi was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"Okay. I'll do as you say."
Just then, a commotion broke out outside.
A disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion ran in.
"Master! Something terrible has happened! People from the Ten Thousand Demon Cave have arrived!"
Jian Wudi stood up.
How many people?
The disciple swallowed hard.
"One, one."
Jian Wudi was taken aback.
"one?"
The disciple nodded.
"It was an old man with white eyebrows who said he was the Supreme Elder of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave and wanted to see Su Fan."
Su Fan put down his wine glass.
"Let him in."
Soon, an old man with white eyebrows entered the main hall.
The old man's aura was restrained, making it impossible to discern his true strength.
But Su Fan could sense that he was stronger than the Venerable One from that demon race's holy land.
Peak of Hunyuan.
The old man looked at Su Fan with a calm expression.
"Su Fan, I am the Supreme Elder of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, my Daoist name is Kong Xuan."
Su Fan nodded.
"sit."
Kongxuan sat down.
He looked at Su Fan.
"You killed the Lord of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave."
Su Fan nodded.
"Kill him."
Kong Xuan remained silent for a moment.
Why?
Su Fan smiled.
"He tried to kill me, so I killed him. Is there a problem?"
Kong Xuan shook his head.
"No problem. In the cultivation world, it's a dog-eat-dog world, that's just how it is."
He looked at Su Fan.
"I have not come here today to seek revenge."
Su Fan raised an eyebrow.
"Then what are you here for?"
Kong Xuan took a deep breath.
"Let's talk about cooperation."
The entire room fell silent.
Jian Wudi was stunned.
The elders were also stunned.
The live stream chat was flooded with comments.
"Cooperation? What cooperation?"
"The Supreme Elder of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave is here to seek cooperation from our boss?"
"This turn of events was so sudden!"
Su Fan looked at Kong Xuan.
"What kind of cooperation?"
Kong Xuan spoke.
"I have been in seclusion for three hundred years and have only just emerged. Only after emerging did I realize how many foolish things that brat Kongming has done."
"You colluded with the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect and the Ten Thousand Demons Alliance to besiege the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, and you even asked your master to deal with you. I know nothing about these things."
Su Fan didn't speak.
Kong Xuan continued.
"Kongming is dead, and I don't blame you. He was simply outmatched; he deserved it."
"But the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons cannot be without a master. I would like to invite you to be the new master of the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons."
The entire room fell silent.
The wine glass in Jian Wudi's hand fell to the ground.
The elders' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
The chat room went completely wild.
"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!!!"
"Make the boss the Lord of the Demon Cave?!"
"Has this old man gone mad?!"
"Wait a minute! This old man is clever!"
"If you can't beat them, you surrender? Impressive!"
Su Fan was also taken aback.
He looked at Kong Xuan.
"You want me to be the master of the Demon Cave?"
Kong Xuan nodded.
"Yes. You are strong enough and decisive enough to be the cave master."
"Furthermore, once you become the Cave Master, the grudges between the Ten Thousand Demon Cave and the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion will be wiped clean. With the two great powers joining forces, who in the Outer Heavens will dare to provoke us?"
Jian Wudi's eyes lit up.
He looked at Su Fan.
"Su Fan, that's a good suggestion!"
Su Fan didn't speak and remained silent for a long time.
Then he smiled.
"Kong Xuan, you are a smart person."
Kong Xuan smiled too.
"I've lived for tens of thousands of years; if I weren't smart, I would have died long ago."
Su Fan stood up.
"Alright. I'll take on the role of cave keeper."
Kong Xuan stood up and bowed.
"Greetings, Cave Master."
The entire audience erupted in uproar.
The elders of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave also bowed in greeting.
"Greetings, Cave Master."
Su Fan waved his hand.
Get up.
He looked at Kong Xuan.
"Now that I'm the cave master, you're in charge of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave. I'll just focus on fighting."
Kong Xuan nodded.
"clear."
……
When the news spread, Tianwaitian was in complete chaos.
Su Fan killed Kong Ming and became the new master of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.
Nobody expected this move.
Wanfo School.
Upon hearing the news, Abbot Bai Mei dropped his prayer beads to the ground.
"What?! Su Fan has become the Lord of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave?!"
The disciple nodded.
"Absolutely true. Kong Xuan personally went to invite him, and Su Fan has already agreed."
Abbot Bai Mei's face was deathly pale.
He stood up and paced back and forth.
"It's over, it's over. Su Fan was already strong, and now he has the support of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave..."
He stopped and looked at his disciple.
"Go, prepare a generous gift. I want to go to the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion in person to apologize to Su Fan."
The disciple was taken aback.
"Abbot, are you going in person?"
Abbot Bai Mei nodded.
"We have to go. Otherwise, we'll be the next ones to die."
……
The Alliance of Ten Thousand Demons.
Upon hearing the news, the middle-aged man in blue dropped his teacup and shattered it on the ground.
"Su Fan became the Lord of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave?!"
The white-haired old man had a solemn expression.
"This is troublesome."
The middle-aged man in blue gritted his teeth.
"Elder, what should we do?"
The white-haired old man remained silent for a long time.
"Wait. Wait for the people from the Holy Land to arrive."
……
Wanjian Pavilion.
The main hall was filled with gifts.
The Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect sent ten large boxes.
Abbot Bai Mei arrived in person, standing before Su Fan with his hands clasped together.
"Benefactor Su, what happened before was the fault of my Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect. These gifts are an apology."
Su Fan looked at the gifts.
"That's all?"
Abbot Bai Mei was taken aback.
"What else would you like, benefactor?"
Su Fan smiled.
"I heard that your Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect has a golden Buddha statue, pure gold, it's quite beautiful."
Abbot Bai Mei's expression changed.
"That...that is the most prized treasure of my Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect..."
Su Fan looked at him.
"so what?"
Abbot Bai Mei took a deep breath.
"Alright. The golden Buddha will be delivered in three days."
Su Fan nodded.
"Alright. Let's wipe the slate clean of past grievances."
Abbot Bai Mei breathed a sigh of relief and left with his men.
Jian Wudi watched in stunned silence.
"Su Fan, you're too ruthless. That golden Buddha is said to weigh 100,000 jin (50,000 kg), and it's pure gold!"
Su Fan smiled.
"They gave it to us, so why not take it?"
……
three days later.
The golden Buddha statue was delivered.
A 100,000-jin pure gold Buddha statue was placed at the entrance of Wanjian Pavilion, its golden light dazzling and blinding.
The entire city of Wanjian rushed over to see what was going on.
"Holy crap! It's pure gold!"
"The Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect has suffered a huge loss this time!"
"Serves them right! Who told them to mess with Su Fan!"
Su Fan stood in front of the golden Buddha and stared at it for a long time.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he put the golden Buddha into the system space.
Jian Wudi moved closer.
"What do you need this golden Buddha for?"
Su Fan smiled.
"Take it back to Earth, place it at the foot of Mount Tai, and use it as a tourist attraction."
Sword Invincible: "..."
The chat was buzzing with laughter.
"Hahaha! Boss is going to take the golden Buddha back to Earth as a tourist attraction!"
"If the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect finds out, they'll be furious!"
"Awesome! Absolutely awesome!"
……
night.
Su Fan was cultivating when suddenly a whooshing sound came from outside.
He opened his eyes and walked out of the room.
A figure hovered above the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion.
An old man dressed in a golden robe exuded a terrifying aura.
The old man looked at Su Fan and said coldly.
"Su Fan, come out and face your death."
Su Fan raised an eyebrow.
"Who are you?"
The old man sneered.
"The Holy Land of the Demon Clan, the Third Elder."
Su Fan understood.
The powerful backer behind the Demon Alliance has arrived.
Jian Wudi rushed out from the side and his expression changed when he saw the old man.
"Su Fan, this person is at the peak of the Hunyuan realm, he's not easy to deal with."
Su Fan nodded.
"I know."
He looked at the old man.
"Why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night?"
The Third Elder said coldly.
"Enough with the nonsense. You killed my Ten Thousand Demons Alliance Leader and robbed my Holy Land Venerable. You will die today."
Su Fan smiled.
"Just you alone?"
The Third Elder's face turned cold.
"court death!"
He slapped Su Fan with his palm.
Su Fan drew his sword and unleashed a slash.
boom--!!!
Both of them took a few steps back at the same time.
The Third Elder's expression changed.
"A mid-stage Saint Realm expert, can withstand one of my palm strikes?"
Su Fan smiled.
"The peak of the Primordial Chaos realm is nothing more than this."
The Third Elder was furious. With a flick of his hand, a palm print spread across the sky and pressed down on Su Fan.
Su Fan unfolded the Investiture of the Gods list, and the phantom images of 365 righteous gods appeared together.
A brilliant golden light shone forth, blocking the palm print.
The Third Elder's expression changed drastically.
"This is... the Investiture of the Gods?!"
Su Fan ignored him and slashed at him with his sword.
The Third Elder hurriedly tried to defend himself, but he was still a beat too late.
puff-
An arm flew up.
The Third Elder let out a miserable cry and staggered back more than ten steps, his face ashen.
"You little brat, you're asking for it!"
He gritted his teeth and pulled out a jade talisman from his pocket.
The jade talisman was crushed, and a terrifying aura soared into the sky.
A crack appeared in the sky, and a giant claw emerged from it.
Those claws blotted out the sky, radiating an aura of destruction.
Jian Wudi's expression changed drastically.
"Oh no! That's the guardian beast of the demon race's sacred land!"
Su Fan looked up at the claw.
The Investiture of the Gods was shaken violently.
A beam of golden light shot out from the list, heading straight for the claw.
The golden light collided with the claws, unleashing a blinding burst of light.
boom--!!!
The deafening roar shook the entire Wanjian City.
The claws retracted.
The crack closed.
The Third Elder's face turned deathly pale.
"How is this possible?! How could you possibly stop the guardian beast?!"
Su Fan looked at him.
Do you know how many Chinese gods are in the Investiture of the Gods?
The Third Elder was taken aback.
Su Fan continued.
"Three hundred and sixty-five true gods. Their combined power is no weaker than your guardian beasts."
He raised his hand, and the Investiture of the Gods shone with golden light.
Three hundred and sixty-five figures emerged from the list.
The Three Pure Ones, the Four Emperors, the Five Elders of the Five Directions, the Six Ministers, the Seven Primordial Ones, the Eight Extremes, the Nine Luminaries, the Ten Capitals...
They are all phantoms of Chinese deities.
They stood behind Su Fan, looking down at the old man.
The Third Elder's face turned deathly pale.
"This, this is..."
A figure dressed in a yellow robe spoke.
"Those who offend China, no matter how far away, shall be punished."
The sound was like thunder, shaking the very void.
The Third Elder turned and ran.
But there's no escaping it.
Three hundred and sixty-five golden rays shot out simultaneously.
The old man let out a miserable scream, turned into ashes, and vanished into the air.
The entire room fell silent.
Jian Wudi opened his mouth wide, unable to utter a single word.
The chat room went completely wild.
"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!!!"
"All 365 righteous gods have appeared!"
"That's so cool! That's awesome!"
"The gods of China are awesome!"
"That old man at the peak of the Hunyuan realm couldn't even withstand a single move!"
Su Fan sheathed his sword and looked at the spot where the old man had disappeared.
He turned around and bowed to the phantom images of the gods in the Investiture of the Gods.
"Thank you all, seniors."
The phantoms of the gods nodded, transformed into golden light, and returned to the list.
Jian Wudi walked over, his legs trembling.
"Su, Su Fan, what kind of magical artifact is that? It's so powerful!"
Su Fan smiled.
"Investiture of the Gods. From China."