Chapter 437: Bai Renjie Defects, Thunder Spirit Emerges

Having tasted the pleasure of unbridled indulgence, the Cat Girl stayed at Jinglei Zheju for the following days.

On the fourth day after returning to the Zhenyuan Army, Ran Bing and Ye Wentian both returned, and Chen Fan impatiently proceeded with the second transplantation of the Undying Tribulation Heart.

After this heart entered his body, Chen Fan felt his strength increase significantly once again.

Now, he might still be unable to rival a Martial Saint Peak, but he figured he should not be in too sorry a state.

Three more days passed, and Liang Zhongshu's call finally came through.

"Bai Renjie... has absconded!"

A single sentence stirred up a thousand waves; Chen Fan had been sharpening his blades, but he had not expected such an outcome.

"Uncle Liang, what is the situation? Did someone leak the information?"

He did not doubt Liang Zhongshu, but without someone tipping him off, how could Bai Renjie have run away in advance?

"A Thunder Spirit appeared in Antarctica, and Bai Renjie teamed up with the Phoenix Venerable of the Beast Worship Cult to snatch it from a group of Martial Saints, then fled afterward!"

"How does this guy dare to be so blatant? What about his family? Is he not afraid of implicating them?" Chen Fan asked, suppressing his anger.

"He doesn't have much family, and they were already transferred abroad before the incident!"

"It seems this guy had a premeditated plan; he would have defected even without the matter of the Thunder Spirit!"

"Yes!" Liang Zhongshu's emotions were clearly unstable; Bai Renjie's defection had left him both surprised and exceptionally furious.

"Chen Fan, I have already arranged for Qi Canghai to make a trip to Antarctica to catch that bastard and bring him back."

"Qi Canghai? Principal Qi? Is his strength enough?" Chen Fan asked in surprise.

Qi Canghai was the current principal of Kyoto University and ranked in the top five in combat power in Great Xia.

"He recently broke through to the Martial Saint Late Stage; taking down Bai Renjie shouldn't be a problem," Liang Zhongshu said.

Chen Fan pondered for a moment and said, "Uncle Liang, I'll go with him!"

The most important reason Chen Fan proposed this was that Thunder Spirit!

The so-called Thunder Spirit is a sentient entity conceived by a Thunder Crystal Mineral Vein.

Its essence is a mass of Thunder, yet it possesses intelligence no lower than that of a human.

Thunder Spirits are extremely rare; only super-large mines have the possibility of conceiving one.

Previously, the Red Thunder Mountain outside Hope City, with such a massive mineral vein, had never conceived one.

This meant that beneath Antarctica, or perhaps within an Other-dimensional Space there, lay a giant Thunder Crystal Mineral Vein.

Obtaining that mineral vein was only one aspect; in truth, the Thunder Spirit itself was incomparably precious.

It is the manifestation of the will of Thunder, containing the purest Thunder Origin, which can enhance one's strength after absorption.

Furthermore, the Thunder Spirit has an irreplaceable function: forging a Rule Battle Soldier requires a heaven-and-earth intelligence to serve as its soul.

And the Thunder Spirit is one such heaven-and-earth intelligence!

This meant that if Chen Fan wanted to forge a Thunder Rule Battle Weapon in the future, he would need this Thunder Spirit!

Therefore, he had a reason he had to go.

"It's fine for you to go, but you must prioritize your own safety. Principal Qi is experienced; listen to his advice more."

That afternoon, Chen Fan met Qi Canghai for the first time at Shanhai Pavilion!

This person's hair was half black and half white, tied up on top of his head, with a beard hanging two feet below his chin—the very picture of a scholar.

Upon first seeing Chen Fan, this person did not show much kindness; the reason for this was simply that Chen Fan had previously killed Ye Beichen at Kyoto University.

Although Liang Zhongshu had informed him of this matter, he remained furious; killing someone in a school under his jurisdiction was no different from slapping his face in public.

Had he not been away from Kyoto at the time, he would have already given Chen Fan a show of force.

"Principal Qi, let me introduce you; this is Chen Fan. The most outstanding young man in our Great Xia," Liang Zhongshu introduced from the side.

But Qi Canghai turned his face away: "Although the young man has good talent, he is still lacking in character and conduct."

He gave a light huff and said to himself: "The journey is long; to prevent Bai Renjie from escaping, this old man will take the lead."

He had no intention of traveling with Chen Fan at all.

A pair of Wind Wings appeared behind him, and he instantly shot into the sky.

This appeared to be an urgency to travel, but in reality, it was to teach Chen Fan a lesson.

As the Wind Wings were activated, they stirred up a massive gale; it is no exaggeration to say that this was even more terrifying than a Category 12 hurricane.

A massive force surged toward Chen Fan, like a mountain collapsing and the sea overturning.

Yet Chen Fan stood firm in the wind, unmoved, only his clothes and hair whipping loudly.

"Sigh, this old man Qi," Liang Zhongshu couldn't help but complain.

But Chen Fan was even less inclined to indulge the other party.

Since the other party was being shameless, he wouldn't be blamed for his response.

"Old thing!" Chen Fan cursed under his breath, his figure instantly accelerating, streaking through the air!

Inch-by-Inch Horizon Step!

His figure shuttled through Space like a sharp arrow; wherever he passed, Space automatically tore open a gap.

Almost in the span of a breath, his figure brushed past Qi Canghai and sped away.

The spatial rifts left behind shredded Qi Canghai's Wind Wings to pieces.

Qi Canghai staggered, nearly falling from mid-air.

He watched Chen Fan, who had already disappeared into the distance, so angry he blew his beard and glared.

When Chen Fan reached the skies above Antarctica, the area was completely shrouded by a massive energy barrier.

This was the Fengdu Great Array, a masterpiece of the Three-Eyed Blue Blood Race; the array isolated the inside from the outside, and one could only enter through the entrance.

Chen Fan originally intended to enter using his Space Teleportation Divine Ability, but he discovered that the space nodes inside were being interfered with, and he was actually unable to teleport inside.

The reason for this was that his mastery of the Space Otherworldly Ability was still lacking by quite a bit!

When Chen Fan arrived at the entrance of the grand formation, a Martial Saint-level member of the Three-Eyed Blue Blood Race was guarding the spot.

"It's you? What is your business here?"

This person was one of the Martial Saints who had communicated with the Human Race alongside Geluote in Moscow previously, and his name was Sang Luo.

Therefore, he recognized Chen Fan at a glance.

However, the astonishment in his eyes was hard to conceal; Chen Fan was truly far stronger than he had been last time!

"Acting under the orders of Speaker Liang of our Great Xia to apprehend the traitor Bai Renjie!"

"Hmm, go on in." He did not obstruct him much; there were already many Human Race powerhouses inside Antarctica, so one more Chen Fan did not matter.

Just as Chen Fan was about to enter, the sound of whistling wind came from behind him.

"Wait for this old man, I want to go in too!" Qi Canghai hurried over, slightly out of breath; clearly, he had not taken any rest along the way.

Of course, this was him trying to compete with Chen Fan.

Ignoring Chen Fan, he cupped his hands toward Sang Luo and said, "This friend of the Three-Eyed Clan, have you already captured that Bai Renjie and Feng Zun?"

Sang Luo shook his head lightly, though he remained polite: "Not yet. We have dispatched many men to search for these two, but currently, there have been no results. However, Antarctica has already been sealed off, so capturing these two is only a matter of time."

"Sorry for the trouble."

While the two were still talking, Chen Fan turned to leave, but was scolded to a halt by Qi Canghai.

"Chen Fan, where are you going! Speaker Liang specifically entrusted this old man to look after you a bit. If you were to have an accident here, this old man would have no way to answer for it upon returning."

"Look after me? Your strength should not be quite enough for that," Chen Fan said indifferently.

"You..." Qi Canghai was furious, "Chen Fan, this old man has been immersed in the Martial Saint Mid Stage for over twenty years, and now I have broken through to the Martial Saint Late Stage. My strength is only stronger, not weaker, than your master's was at the Martial Saint Late Stage."

"Immersed in the Martial Saint Mid Stage for twenty years?" Chen Fan was almost amused by him: "Principal Qi, if your talent is not good, it is not good. It took you a full twenty years to break through one minor realm, yet you describe it so elegantly; you really are shameless."

"You impudent brat!" Qi Canghai was absolutely furious!

He had been a teacher his whole life and prided himself on being a humble gentleman; he had never been called shameless in public!

Just as he was preparing to fly into a rage, two figures shot toward them like lightning, moving extremely fast.

In the blink of an eye, they were before them; one of them was precisely Bai Renjie, and the other wore a golden phoenix mask, so it was undoubtedly Feng Zun.

Sang Luo's expression changed in shock, and he hurriedly dodged to block the exit of the grand formation.

These two saw Chen Fan and the others, their eyes filled with disdain.

"I told you, with so many people mobilized to search for us, the grand formation exit surely wouldn't have many powerhouses guarding it." Feng Zun twisted her body as she chatted with Bai Renjie, not taking the Martial Saint Late Stage Qi Canghai seriously in the slightest.