Chapter 2017 - 1881: Unseeing the True Face of Mount Lu

Chapter 2017: Chapter 1881: Unseeing the True Face of Mount Lu

The Curse Jar is extremely mysterious!

Even in the Demon World, it is a forbidden existence.

Legend has it that it is cast from the flesh and blood of a Human Clan Quasi-Emperor Ninth Layer Heaven strong person, containing unfathomable power.

Until now, no Demon Clan has been able to understand all the functions of this Demon Can.

However, one of the most known functions is to imprison people’s Divine Souls, whether they are from the Demon Clan or Human Race, once killed, their Divine Soul is imprisoned on the canister.

Su Po would rather die than be imprisoned on this terrifying Curse Jar.

Unfortunately, by the time he realized, it was already beyond his control.

In his intense resentment and unwillingness, his Divine Soul was completely suppressed and couldn’t even self-detonate, only to endure the pain of Curse Fire burning his Divine Soul.

Under the starry sky, broken bones and flesh floated in the air.

Among these broken bones and flesh, there were also some Death Cores and an ancient bone mirror!

As for the dark skull Demon Weapon, it had already been smashed by Ye Fan, with shattered fragments emanating terrifying Death Aura.

The scene was silent!

Fatty Du and the other four were completely stunned, shocked by the absolute combat power Ye Fan exhibited.

This Demon Clan young strong person who calls himself Ye Fan is extraordinarily powerful? Even top-grade sacred weapons couldn’t handle him.

Yet, in front of Ye Fan, he became a weakling, unable to even resist, directly blown to pieces by Ye Fan’s overpowering strike.

Such combat power makes them feel left behind, sighing in admiration!

After a brief shock, Fatty Du was the first to react, excitedly saying to Ye Fan, "Brother Chu Ping, thank you for saving my life, Fatty Du was blind to recognize the Great Emperor earlier, sorry about that."

He truly thanked Ye Fan!

If it wasn’t for Ye Fan’s powerful intervention, he would now be a corpse lying in the stars!

No way to repay the life-saving grace!

Fatty Du promptly stated that henceforth, the hunting squad would follow Ye Fan’s lead, with him as the team captain.

After Fatty Du spoke, Zhou Xiong and the other three also came to their senses, expressing their gratitude toward Ye Fan, admiration showing in their expressions.

At this moment, their gaze toward Ye Fan had changed!

Previously, Ye Fan seemed quite ordinary, hardly making any moves, though they treated him like a brother, there was still some slight contempt in their hearts.

Only because Ye Fan cooked well, benefiting them greatly, did they say nothing.

Yet deep down, they somewhat looked down on Ye Fan, thinking he was just a support personnel in this hunting squad.

But now, Ye Fan had made them understand through action what a true strong person is!

When Ye Fan made his move, he seemed like a ruler of the universe, emanating an awe-inspiring dominator aura.

At that moment, he was the protagonist of the world, like a Great Emperor overlooking the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, oppressing all beings.

"From now on, Brother Chu Ping is the captain of our hunting squad, everyone welcome!"

Fatty Du spoke, taking the lead in clapping, the other three also followed, looking at him admiringly.

At this moment, Ye Fan was a god in their hearts, their backbone, spiritual leader!

"Captain, you are still the captain, strength doesn’t represent everything!" Ye Fan said sincerely.

He knew very well that he wasn’t suited to be a captain, but Fatty Du was very suitable, with a heart of ancient morality, standing by friends.

Such a person has cohesion, able to bring everyone’s hearts together, something he’s not skilled at.

Moreover, the path he walks is destined to be different from these people, even as captain it wouldn’t last long!

For a team, the most important is the leader’s charisma, even if his strength is lacking, as long as there’s charisma, it’s enough.

"Boss, don’t refuse!" Liu Yufeng said, sincerely.

"Boss, from now on you’re the captain, don’t hold grudges against us for past offenses!" Zhou Xiong said jokingly, with a mischievous grin.

Zhao Haichao, being taciturn and not good with words, said nothing at this moment, but his gaze toward Ye Fan was filled with admiration.

Respecting the strong, is an eternal truth throughout the Xing Kong Gu Road, or even the entire Cultivation World.

"No, Fatty is more suitable as captain, I am truly unsuitable to be the boss." Ye Fan refused, firmly declining the captain role.

However, he did distribute the spoils of the battle, dividing all Divine Materials and treasures except for Su Po’s Demon Crystals and Bone Mirror equally among Zhou Xiong and the others.

The Bone Mirror is a top-grade demon artifact, but it requires the Power of Death to activate, which makes it useless and harmful to them.

These Demon Crystals are the same way. Ordinary cultivators are highly resistant to Death Aura and cannot use them.

However, he is different. He possesses Life and Death Qi, and Death Aura not only doesn’t affect him but becomes a source of his cultivation.

"Could it be that the man named Ye really isn’t a demon spy, and as he claims, a demon spy has indeed infiltrated the Ancient Star Path?"

It was only at this moment that Fatty Du and his companions snapped back to reality, exchanging glances!

Evidently, this strange-looking young man is definitely not Ye Fan, who once stirred up an endless storm on the Ancient Star Path. Their powers are too disparate.

Not long ago, Ye Fan forcefully killed the City Lord of the Human Race’s Tenth City and Ancient Star Path’s Law Enforcer Pang Shitong, along with four other Saint Lord-level strongmen.

If he really were Ye Fan, then no matter how powerful Chu Ping was, he couldn’t have killed him easily!

More importantly, this strange-looking young man has not even demonstrated significant strength, almost entirely defenseless, easily crushed like picking flowers and pulling weeds, directly blasted apart by Ye Fan.

If he really were Ye Fan, let alone Chu Ping, even if the five of them combined, they might not survive here, and the combat power showcased wouldn’t be this little.

Now they have completely assumed Chu Ping to be Ye Fan’s true name, and even if Ye Fan now confessed to being Ye Fan, they probably wouldn’t believe it.

"I think the man named Ye must be a demon spy, without a doubt. The Divine Race and Demon Clan have both confirmed that he harbors Death Aura, and there can be no mistake," Zhao Haichao said seriously.

"It’s true, I also believe that the man named Ye must be a demon spy, but apart from him, there should be other demon spies infiltrating the Ancient Star Path concurrently. The one Brother Chu killed is one of them," Zhou Xiong added.

"Very likely, this time Brother Chu indeed made a significant contribution to the Human Race’s Ancient Star Path and deserves a reward."

Liu Yufeng echoed, and the three of them all believed Ye Fan to be a demon spy, though merely one of many demon spies.

He exposed himself but successfully concealed other demon spies, which is undoubtedly a clever tactic.

Attracting everyone’s attention to himself allows other demon spies to act unrestrainedly.

As long as he remains undetected or un-killed, the entire Ancient Star Path will never truly be peaceful.

In fact, the entire Ancient Star Path is in upheaval, and many outstanding trialists are gearing up, eager to kill Ye Fan to demonstrate their strength.

Unconsciously, Ye Fan became a benchmark indicating whether trialists are qualified to advance to the Godless Path; only by defeating or killing him can one be deemed the strongest.

In response to the three’s speculations and doubts, Ye Fan did not explain but secretly decided to prove his innocence only after killing all remaining demon geniuses, otherwise even revealing battle footage wouldn’t be helpful, but might instead allow some to misconstrue his intentions.

Before the battle, he released a beam of Mystic Light, launching a Spirit Jade capable of recording into the air to meticulously document the development process.

This Spirit Jade will serve as a powerful tool to clear his name in the future.

After the great battle, everyone was tense and exhausted, especially Fatty Du, who was nearly fainted.

After Ye Fan collected the Bone Mirror and other items left by Su Po, the five immediately departed this Star Domain, proceeding along the path indicated by the Heavenly Stele.

An hour later, they arrived at a vast land, an Ancient Land of Life, a small world opened by supreme strong people during Ancient Times.

In this Ancient Land of Life, apart from lacking humans, mountains, rivers, forests, grasslands, birds, and beasts are all present.

They landed in a valley, and soon flames rose within it, and Sky-piercing Beasts over a hundred meters long became delicious treats for the group, with slabs of meat emitting an enticing aroma under the licking flames.

"This meat is too tough, too hard to chew!" Zhou Xiong commented as he ate, his mouth smeared with oil, causing everyone to be speechless.

Fatty Du brought out numerous jars of fine wine, and the five drank heartily.

This was almost their routine life; every few days they indulged like this, eating until their bodies brimmed with Essence Qi, almost to the point of explosion.

Undoubtedly, this luxurious feast greatly benefits everyone’s physique, especially after the intense battle, Fatty Du desperately needed Life Essence Energy to replenish energy.

While everyone was enjoying the feast, Ye Fan suddenly sensed something, detecting an unusual fluctuation from the Bone Mirror he had collected.

"Swish!"

A flash of brilliance emerged from his palm, and the pale Bone Mirror appeared in his hand, emitting light akin to divine splendor.

Meanwhile, the sealed Su Po within the Curse Jar also sensed the fluctuation from the Bone Mirror used for communication and relay among brothers, instantly becoming anxious.

Initially, to prevent the exposure of their identities and implicate others, Mo Dongtian imposed extremely oppressive Forbidden Seals on the Bone Mirror, ensuring if they died, the mirror would self-destruct, undeterred even by Quasi-Emperor-level strong men.

Thus guaranteeing even if some were killed, the Bone Mirror wouldn’t fall into others’ hands.

However, despite all calculations, they hadn’t anticipated Ye Fan possessing the Curse Jar, and instead of killing Su Po, he had completely restrained his Divine Soul.

Now, since he hadn’t died, the Bone Mirror naturally wouldn’t self-destruct, allowing Ye Fan to master the movements of others through it, enabling accurate assassination.

"Attention all brothers, according to the information I received, the Human Race has an Elder of Heavenly Secrets and Divine Calculations who calculated unprecedented fortune at the Eighteenth City; currently, young talents from the Human Race and Demon Clan are rushing to the Eighteenth City, even some trialists traveling far away have turned back."

"I order everyone to mix within Human Race trialists, infiltrate the Eighteenth City, and seize the opportunity to assassinate promising future Emperor candidates with great potential from the Human Race and Demon Clan, creating chaos, inducing fear, preventing them from obtaining this great fortune..."