518: Too impulsive

It was already night when Xiao Fan arrived at Shanhai Pass.

Coupled with the digestion of the Eight Wilderness Bloodline, it was now late into the night.

The night scenery of Shanhai Pass was still beautiful, with dense stars in the deep blue sky, and a long, sweeping Milky Way cutting through the middle.

Ying Zheng should be over there now, but it was said that the Milky Way was colorful; it was just too far away, so the colors weren't obvious, and it wasn't white, just brighter than the stars, holding its own against the full moon.

Lost in thought, Xiao Fan, clad in a black robe, had already arrived at Zheng Qiong's laboratory door.

He lightly knocked twice.

"Thump-thump."

The door opened, and a cute head peeked out.

It was Senior Brother's daughter, Zheng Qiong.

"Are you my dad's friend?" Zheng Qiong asked curiously.

"Yes," Xiao Fan said, deliberately making his voice hoarse.

Zheng Qiong looked puzzled. She felt that this person was very familiar, but why was his voice so old? Was there an old man hidden beneath the black robe?

But she didn't ask further. She opened the door and led Xiao Fan inside.

At this moment, Senior Brother's wife, Xia Luan, was watching the news. The room was quiet, with only the serious and formal voice of the TV anchor speaking about important events of late.

The room's lighting was warm yellow.

Everything was peaceful and harmonious.

Xiao Fan instinctively greeted her, then, led by Zheng Qiong, walked down a winding staircase towards the underground laboratory.

Soon, the two arrived outside a sealed iron door.

Zheng Qiong knocked on the door and called out, "Dad, I've brought the person."

Then she left.

Xiao Fan stood alone, quietly, beside the flickering candlelight of the underground staircase.

Soon, the iron door slid horizontally into a crevice in the stone.

The tall, thin Zheng Qiong stood opposite Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan was stunned, because Senior Brother looked so different from two years ago.

He still wore glasses, but his eyes were no longer as... simple as before, instead, they seemed full of stories and memories.

And his attire had changed a lot: brown overalls, with several strange objects tucked into his waist, like wrenches or hammers.

At this moment, Zheng Qiong chuckled and said, "Junior Brother, come with me."

Xiao Fan suppressed the doubts in his heart and followed his Senior Brother, who was like a completely different person, into this, the most secret research institute in all of Shanhai Pass.

After passing through several iron doors.

He saw Lin Xianhuo lying on a white hospital bed.

At this moment, Immortal Fire's condition was completely different from before.

She used to have no Divine Element at all, but now she was full of Divine Element aura, with no Magic Element left!

Her complexion looked a little better, but the life monitor was beeping faintly.

This indicated that her true condition was even worse than before.

Before Xiao Fan could ask, Zheng Qiong quietly sat on a small stool nearby and said indifferently, "Lin Xianhuo has been trying her best to absorb more Magic Element."

"But the intensity of the Sun Fire is still too high."

"She's also in a hurry to improve her strength before the Dignity Battle."

"There's less than a week left."

"She was too impatient. She started converting her devil core when the concentration and intensity of the Magic Element were still insufficient."

"But Divine Element and Magic Element are inherently opposing elements."

"This led to the balance within her body being broken. All the Magic Element she had absorbed before was suppressed, everything she had done was in vain, and her life is in danger at any moment."

Xiao Fan's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Does Senior Brother mean that I need to find more Magic Element?"

Zheng Qiong shook his head and said, "There's not enough time."

"How can you find it now? It's too late."

"Unless you give her your Demon King Armor, otherwise, she will die in twenty minutes."

Zheng Qiong looked at Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan clenched his fists slightly, the hesitation in his eyes flashing away.

But just as he was about to speak, Zheng Qiong suddenly chuckled and said, "Just kidding."

Xiao Fan's expression stiffened, and his eyes darkened: "You are my Senior Brother, and I trust you, but how can you joke about my wife's life?"

Zheng Qiong, however, remained calm and said, "The fact that she's really going to die is true."

"It's just that your Demon King Armor isn't needed."

Xiao Fan frowned.

At this moment, another man walked in from outside. He was a scruffy man with a beard and a wine gourd tied to his waist.

His messy hair almost covered his eyes, and the parts that were visible revealed deep exhaustion.

He looked like a very frail person.

But his body was filled with a terrifying power that made people involuntarily afraid.

Xiao Fan knew who the other party was, even though he hadn't met him. He had seen a photo of him in a document.

And this document was the one Lilith had given him.

The other party was the Human Race's only Peak Martial God who was to go to the life-and-death arena, the Drunkard Lv Yinien, nicknamed the King of Darkness.

Suddenly, Xiao Fan's expression changed slightly.

If what Senior Brother said was true.

Then the purpose of this King of Darkness coming here was to transfer his Magic Element, or even his devil core, to Lin Xianhuo!

He looked at Lv Yinien in disbelief.

But he still said nothing, walking quietly to the bedside, then, without any hesitation, he stretched out his hands, summoning his pitch-black emperor seal, which floated above Lin Xianhuo's body.

Immediately after, a strong black power flowed out from the emperor seal, entering Lin Xianhuo's body.

In an instant, the life monitor issued a strong alarm.

Xiao Fan's heart instantly jumped to his throat, but he was immediately held down by Zheng Qiong's hand on his shoulder.

He whispered, "Calm down."

Xiao Fan clenched his fists tightly, staring at Immortal Fire.

It wasn't until three seconds later that the alarm disappeared, and the life line immediately moved towards the safe indicator.

Only then did Xiao Fan breathe a sigh of relief, unknowingly, his entire body was soaked in cold sweat.

Everything was safe now.

But the shock in Xiao Fan's heart still couldn't stop for a long time.

Because the power this Drunkard was currently giving out was his devil core, his emperor seal, or rather, his Origin power, which would diminish with each use and was very difficult to replenish.

He was a Peak Martial God, a super expert at the ninth level of Martial God.

To put it bluntly, his value to the Human Race was undoubtedly many times higher than that of the current Lin Xianhuo.

So what exactly was going on with all of this?

Why did he suddenly come here and save Immortal Fire?

The entire research lab remained very quiet so far, no one spoke.

Everything happened very smoothly, even a little strangely.

Xiao Fan was full of questions, not knowing who to ask.

He looked at Zheng Qiong, who said sternly, "Junior Brother."

"Your wife was indeed a bit impulsive, which led to some bad things."

"But in fact, this was also an act of desperation."

"Because if she didn't become stronger, in the Dignity Battle, her opponent wouldn't spare her life."

"She would still die."

"And she would take an Emperor-level with her."

"Unless she surrendered, but given your wife's personality, that's even more impossible."

"So please don't blame your wife's impulsiveness, which necessitated Mr. Lv Yinien sacrificing his Origin power."

"Because she didn't know you were still alive."

"And after you left, why would she fear death?"

"Of course, I knew all along that time was simply not enough. Normally, Lin Xianhuo would not have had enough time to absorb enough Magic Element before the Dignity Battle, which is why she went to fight the second ancestor of the Ghost Race."

"And I, of course, had already contacted Mr. Lu. No matter what happened today, he would come."

"As for why Mr. Lu was willing to give his power, let him say it himself."

The lonely Drunkard stood before the cold hospital bed, feeling the constant loss of power within him. That cutting pain stimulated his entire body, like a series of solitary, heavy drinks, making him clearly feel that he was still alive in this world.

He had always thought that he had died on the night his wife and child perished in the fire.

He didn't want to see Xiao Fan, upon his return, only able to kiss a withered corpse and experience the same pain he had felt that year.

Because he always believed he owed Xiao Fan many things, even though the two had never met each other.

"After my wife and children passed away, my only solace was my apprentice, Hei."

"I once, for Hei's sake, chose to ally with evil spirits to strip the Planet Will from your body. These things..."

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