Chapter 476

"I am gratified to receive your recognition."

"I'm afraid it wasn't just from reading books. You also founded the Uncle Baiyue Sect to collect the power of faith."

Lin Fan grabbed Uncle Baiyue's neck and sensed the source of his power, discovering that a portion came from the power of faith.

"You are truly clever. I planned to reshape the earth and create truly loving humans. The Uncle Baiyue sect members are not considered loving humans, so they are not in my plan; they are just a source of part of my power."

Uncle Baiyue looked at Lin Fan with admiration, not expecting this to be discovered by him too.

In just a few words, the two had arrived in Nanzhao, by the lake where Qing'er sealed the Water Demon Beast.

"Uncle Baiyue, do you see these piles of white bones on the shore?"

Lin Fan threw Uncle Baiyue onto the pile of skeletons and returned to human form.

"I see them. I am deeply saddened by their deaths, but I did not kill them."

Uncle Baiyue climbed up slowly from the ground, still holding his severed arm.

"You've read so many books, don't you even know the idiom 'I did not kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me'?"

"At that time, the dominance was in Wang Dun's hands, not Wang Dao's. Bo Ren's life and death naturally were not up to Wang Dao. This idiom being passed down only shows that Wang Dao had a heart of repentance; it proves nothing else."

Uncle Baiyue remained calm, speaking eloquently in the face of Lin Fan's questioning.

He was an extremely rational person with his own beliefs, which would not be easily shaken.

"'Heaven's will is not to be feared, ancestors' laws are not to be followed, and people's words are not to be worried about'?"

Lin Fan was stunned for a moment and then asked Uncle Baiyue.

"Lin Fan, you are indeed my soulmate. These words truly speak to my heart."

"I didn't say that."

"Is that so? What a pity. But it is also fortunate—I am not alone on my path!"

Uncle Baiyue smiled. There were indeed smart people in this world; he still had like-minded companions.

"Although I don't know what you are thinking, I can tell you that you are definitely overthinking. But none of that matters. Anyway, to pay tribute to Qing'er, you must die here today!"

After saying this, Lin Fan flew to the stone statue Qing'er had turned into in the lake. However, after gently stroking the statue, Lin Fan discovered something wrong.

"Qing'er, your soul is actually not extinguished. What is going on?"

Lin Fan felt Qing'er's soul in the statue was intact and asked with surprise.

"Lin Fan, you've come? Everything is a coincidence of fate; even I don't understand what happened."

Qing'er couldn't speak of the diary copy, so she could only brush it off.

"Forget it, that's not important. Since your soul is still there, that's even better. I will slay Uncle Baiyue and the Water Demon Beast right in front of you to avenge you!"

"Lin Fan, Uncle Baiyue is also my subject..."

"Stop. You are no longer the Witch Queen of Nanzhao. You are dead—dead, do you understand? When people die, it's like a lamp going out; past events are like passing smoke. Don't talk to me about 'great love' or 'small love,' or 'mission and responsibility' anymore! I only recognize that 'might makes right.' Ten years ago, you were strong, and I had to leave helplessly. Ten years later, I am strong, so you will listen obediently!"

Lin Fan finished speaking and began to destroy the divine seal left by Qing'er, preparing to release the Water Demon Beast under the statue.

"Lin Fan, although I don't know how you reached the peak of the Earth Immortal realm, as long as you don't have strength beyond the Earth Immortal realm, you cannot completely eliminate the Water Demon Beast, nor can you destroy the seal I left with my life. Why are you doing useless work?"

"Who told you I haven't reached beyond the Earth Immortal realm? Watch closely!"

As he spoke, Lin Fan's aura surged, and his realm rose to the Qi Xuanzhen realm.

The divine seal Qing'er had laid down with her life was shattered by Lin Fan, and the statue was also pulled up by him.

"Brother Lin Fan!"

When Lin Fan returned to the shore holding Qing'er's statue, the lake surface began to fluctuate violently. At the same time, Zhao Zhao Linger and the others also arrived.

"Zhao Linger, it's my Zhao Linger!"

Qing'er was still worried about the destruction the Water Demon Beast might cause after breaking free, but she suddenly heard Zhao Zhao Linger's voice.

"Zhao Linger, your mother's soul is in the statue. You should talk to her; I'll go deal with the little mud loach first."

Lin Fan handed Qing'er's statue to Zhao Zhao Linger, then transformed into a five-clawed golden dragon to find the Water Demon Beast that had just poked its head out of the lake.

"You damn thing, poking your head out! I'll beat you to death!"

Lin Fan struck the Water Demon Beast's head with a dragon claw, knocking it back into the lake.

However, three seconds later, the water churned violently, and the Water Demon Beast rushed out again.

"Get down there!"

Lin Fan slapped it down again, playing a game of 'whack-a-mole' with the Water Demon Beast.

After a while, the Water Demon Beast got smart and stopped poking its head out, instead driving the lake water to surge toward Lin Fan.

"The Dragon King is the true god in charge of rain and all the rivers and lakes in the world. Where did this big mud loach come from, daring to mobilize the power of the lake in front of a true dragon!"

Lin Fan said with disdain, seizing control of the lake's power, and the lake returned to calm.

Although he wasn't some true god of the Heavenly Court, he was only one imperial decree away from the Dragon King. The Dragon Clan's control over water elements was something the Water Demon Beast couldn't compare to.

The Water Demon Beast's delusion of using water elements against Lin Fan was simply a daydream.

"Roar!"

The Water Demon Beast felt the disdain of the five-clawed golden dragon Lin Fan had transformed into, roared angrily to express its dissatisfaction, and then soared into the air, charging toward Lin Fan.

"Well come, you evil beast!"

Lin Fan didn't use any techniques, flying directly to collide with the Water Demon Beast and engaging in close-quarters combat.

The five-clawed golden dragon Lin Fan had transformed into had five indestructible dragon claws, tearing large chunks of flesh from the Water Demon Beast, which roared in pain.

Although the Water Demon Beast was furious with pain, it was like a big mud loach; its attack had only one method—opening its bloody mouth to bite Lin Fan. But how could it possibly bite him?

Later, Lin Fan flew directly to the side of the Water Demon Beast's mouth, grabbed its upper and lower jaws, and began to pry them apart with force.

The Water Demon Beast tried desperately to close its mouth, but its jaws were held tightly by two dragon claws; it couldn't resist at all. Its mouth was torn wider and wider, and finally, its entire head was split in two.

Lin Fan released his dragon claws, and the lifeless Water Demon Beast fell straight into the lake.

However, soon, the Water Demon Beast, upon touching the lake water, revived again. This time it hid at the bottom of the lake and wouldn't come out, but Lin Fan dropped directly into the lake and tore it into pieces again.

Just like that, the Water Demon Beast died and lived, lived and died, suffering endless torture, so much so that when it revived again and saw Lin Fan, its whole body couldn't help but tremble.

Unfortunately, Lin Fan continued to abuse it to death regardless.

Just then, Uncle Baiyue, clutching his severed arm, also plunged into the lake water.