69: Chapter 69 I even took my own medicine to save you! And you actually think I'm superfluous?

At this moment, Lin Fan, who had already lured the herd of beasts several hundred meters away, was retreating while feeling overjoyed inside.

"Oh my, this fire is fierce! Nice and warm!"

[Ding! Sustained fire attack from a Level 4 high-tier beast! Fire Resistance + 50! Defense + 140!]

"This rhino has quite a kick. Ram me in the waist more, I might need this later!"

[Ding! Sustained impact from a Level 3 high-tier beast! Defense + 105! Shock Resistance + 20!]

Listening to the constantly jumping Defense experience points in his mind, he felt much happier.

"This is what cultivation is! Those previous beasts couldn't even reach triple digits!"

Lin Fan had no idea that the people outside had already imagined him as a tragic hero.

His mind was currently filled with thoughts on how to make these beasts hit harder.

"Hey, hey, hey, wolf, where are you biting? Watch your positioning, or I'll beat you to death!"

"Big spider, hurry up and spit some poison, help me grind my Poison Resistance."

While jumping around in the beast herd, Lin Fan didn't forget to provide live instructional guidance.

It was a good thing the beasts couldn't understand human speech.

If they could, they would probably have suffered a cerebral hemorrhage from anger on the spot.

As for the Taunt Aura?

He had turned it off long ago!

It was just that these beasts now had eyes only for Lin Fan.

They could only attack him.

On the other side, Instructor Chen Feng sprinted all the way, entering the core area.

Visibility in the core area of the Crimson Gobi was very low.

Everywhere was filled with crimson rocks and swirling yellow sand.

"Lin Fan! Hold on! You must hold on!"

In his mind, he had already pictured the tragic scene of Lin Fan being torn to pieces by the herd of beasts, covered in blood and gore.

With every passing second, his heart sank a little further.

That was over a dozen high-tier beasts!

Even he, a Level 5 Martial King, would have to be careful when facing such a lineup at his peak.

Not to mention Lin Fan, whose aura was only that of a Level 1 Martial Apprentice.

Even if his Defense was freakishly high, those were Level 4 high-tier beasts!

As long as Lin Fan had no means of killing them, they could slowly wear him to death!

"Found you!"

Instructor Chen Feng stopped abruptly.

From a sunken valley ahead came violent rumbling sounds and the roars of beasts.

Dust filled the sky, obscuring his vision.

But the terrifying energy fluctuations made Instructor Chen Feng's heart skip a beat.

"This commotion… It's over…"

Instructor Chen Feng's heart sank.

With such a massive commotion, it must be Lin Fan suffering inhuman torture.

He might even have been dismembered by now.

"You beasts! All of you, die for me!"

Instructor Chen Feng roared, his eyes bloodshot, his blood energy surging throughout his body.

He was about to charge in to fight the herd of beasts to the death and collect Lin Fan's remains.

However, just as he reached the edge of the valley and saw the scene inside through the swirling yellow sand, he froze in place.

His fist, which had been raised high and ready to strike, hung awkwardly in mid-air.

His mouth was wide open.

"What… What the hell is going on here?"

In the center of the valley, the Level 4 high-tier Two-Headed Demon Lion was acting like a mad dog, its two massive heads taking turns spitting black flames at Lin Fan.

The fire's temperature was extremely high, melting even the surrounding rocks.

Yet in the center of those flames, Lin Fan was spreading his arms with a look of contentment, eyes closed, humming an unknown tune.

Strangely enough, the flames, which were hot enough to melt gold and iron, burned against him without even breaking his skin.

Instead, they made his skin look even more crystal clear, as if it had been oiled.

"Yes! This is the temperature! Don't stop! The head on the left, you spray too!"

While enjoying the fire sauna, Lin Fan didn't forget to throw in a few Taunts.

The Two-Headed Demon Lion was clearly infuriated.

It stopped spitting fire.

Instead, it raised its front paw, which was as thick as a pillar, and with the force of ten thousand jun, slammed it down hard onto Lin Fan's head.

Boom!!!

With a loud bang, the earth cracked.

Lin Fan was completely smashed into the ground, with only his head left exposed.

Instructor Chen Feng's heart instantly jumped to his throat.

He wouldn't dare take this slap head-on, even if he activated [Blood Demon]!

However, the next second, Lin Fan's exposed head shook, and he spat out a mouthful of sand.

Not only was there no pain on his face, but he was actually smiling!

"Oh, damn! That slap had some power!"

[Ding! Sustained strike from a Level 4 high-tier beast! Defense + 200! Shock Resistance + 50!]

Lin Fan felt every bone in his body cheering with joy.

This pleasure of flesh-to-flesh combat—well, being the one receiving the flesh-to-flesh combat—and the notification sound of his Defense value skyrocketing, was simply the most wonderful music in the world!

"Roar!"

The other beasts weren't idle either.

The Wind Blade Wolf's wind blades and the Iron-Armored Rhino's charges were all unleashed on Lin Fan.

Lin Fan was like a roly-poly toy.

He was knocked flying and climbed back up; he was flattened and bounced back up.

Although he looked disheveled and covered in dust, Instructor Chen Feng discovered with horror that this kid hadn't even shed a drop of blood!

He didn't even have a single bruise!

Instead, those attacking beasts would occasionally yelp in pain, looking as if they had been struck.

Yet, one couldn't see Lin Fan attacking them at all.

Their small beast brains couldn't comprehend this at all.

In reality, it was the effect of Lin Fan's Thorn Armor.

When facing attacks from his own people, he would suppress it, but when facing beasts, he naturally wouldn't suppress the triggering of the Thorn Armor.

"This… this is insane! So valiant?!"

"But why, despite being so valiant, can I only sense the aura of a Level 1 Martial Apprentice on him?!"

Instructor Chen Feng felt his worldview shattering to pieces.

His tears, his emotions, his determination to face death just a moment ago—now they all seemed like a joke.

Why would this guy need saving?

He was clearly enjoying a special massage service!

Just then, Lin Fan seemed to notice that someone had arrived.

He struggled to pull his body out of the ground.

Turning around, he happened to see Instructor Chen Feng standing at the valley entrance with a stunned expression.

Lin Fan was stunned for a moment, then immediately showed an extremely disgusted expression on his face.

"Tsk, why is it you again? Instructor, why are you so inconsiderate?"

"Can't you see I'm busy cultivating? Why are you coming over to join the fun? Get lost, get lost, don't delay my leveling up!"

Instructor Chen Feng: "…"

He really wanted to hit someone right now.

Not a beast, but Lin Fan.

Although Lin Fan hadn't activated his Taunt Aura, his mouth alone carried a certain Taunt effect!

"You… you little brat!"

Instructor Chen Feng's hands were shaking with anger.

"I even took medicine to save you! And you actually think I'm in the way?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan's eyes lit up.

"You took medicine? That's great! Come, come, come! Don't be polite!

Since you're free anyway, you join in and hit me too!"

"It just so happens that I feel these few beasts are running out of steam, you come and take their place!"

"Don't worry, I won't reflect damage back at you! I'll suppress it!"

After saying this, Lin Fan waved at Instructor Chen Feng with extreme enthusiasm.

He looked just like he was inviting a good brother to come take a bath together.

Instructor Chen Feng looked at this surreal scene before him.

He then looked at his own power, which was incredibly violent from the medicine he had taken but now had nowhere to vent.

He suddenly felt like a clown.

A top-tier clown with a painted red nose, doing backflips on stage that no one was watching.

"I'll be damned…"

Instructor Chen Feng almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

"What a sin!!"