28: Chapter 28 Ye Fan!

Lin Wan used a forbidden stone to push his Emperor Armor gene compatibility to 100%, but it wouldn't go any higher.

"This is the limit for a six-planet aptitude..."

"I feel like I'm close. If I farm a few more aptitudes, I can break through the 100 base attribute limit without even needing my physical body to reach its limit."

It wasn't that Lin Wan didn't want a limit-break breakthrough; it was just that with his current combat power, no one could force him to his limit.

On his way to find Hesikeer, he didn't rush deliberately.

Because there were quite a few little monsters, he was feeling a bit excited.

The beast tides dispersed by the dragon's might hadn't truly disappeared; they had just scattered from the core area to various parts of the inner perimeter.

Every few steps, he would run into three or five little monsters wandering around.

And Lin Wan's clearing efficiency now was like night and day compared to the first day.

The Wind Trace specialty made his movement speed as fast as a ghost,

the crowd control of Ice Seal left his prey with nowhere to escape,

the paralysis effect of Thunder Glow ensured that every strike could pin the target down,

and Rock Skin and Toughness meant he didn't fear any counterattacks at all.

Not to mention the thirteen-fold damage bonus from his Sword Intent.

Combined with the 720 blades of the seven deadly sins.

He plowed through everything.

Killing Chaotic Beasts was like casually clearing weeds by the roadside.

[Specialty · Shadow + 4]

[Passive specialty: In shadowy environments, total movement speed is increased by an additional 50%, the ability to conceal aura is greatly enhanced, and when attacking from a target's blind spot, damage is increased by an additional 25%.]

Lin Wan took a look and thought this specialty was very suitable for sneak attacks and stealth.

Although he didn't use this style often, having an extra ability was never a bad thing.

He continued forward.

After walking for about another five kilometers, he encountered a group of Lava Lizards.

These lizards were not large, only the size of hounds, but they lived in a geothermal active area where the surrounding ground was steaming with heat.

They could spray high-temperature lava from their mouths, and their long-range lethality was quite considerable.

[Lava Lizard Leader]

[Level: Tier 1]

[Combat Power: 3451]

[Evaluation: Because of the dragon shadow yesterday, it got separated from its big brother. To take care of its sister-in-law, it spent several hours successfully corrupting her.]

[Introduction: Fire-type Chaotic Beast, can spray high-temperature lava, lives in groups, extremely strong territorial awareness. Its weakness is the thinner scales on its abdomen.]

Lin Wan's mouth twitched after seeing the evaluation.

He didn't understand the world of little monsters.

More than twenty Lava Lizards simultaneously aimed their heads at Lin Wan, and orange-red light lit up in their mouths.

Pfft— Pfft— Pfft—

Several streams of lava sprayed out!

Lin Wan did not dodge.

Ice Armor deployed, and six layers of ice armor covered his entire body.

The lava slammed into the ice armor, making a piercing sizzling sound, and white mist billowed.

But only a layer of the ice armor melted on the surface, and Lin Wan had already rushed through that lava zone, appearing right in the center of the Lava Lizard group.

Ice Seal spread, and frost covered the scorching ground.

Lava Lizards belonged to the fire type, so their bodies would become sluggish when encountering an ice-type domain.

Plus the paralysis from Thunder Glow.

One punch for each one.

[Killed Tier 1 Chaotic Beast · Lava Lizard × 24, obtained Decoding Points × 11500]

[Specialty · Blazing Flame + 4]

[Attacks carry fire damage, can cause a continuous burning effect, dealing 0.5% of the target's maximum HP as fire damage per second for 5 seconds. When triggered simultaneously with the Ice Seal effect, it can produce an "Evaporation" effect, causing an additional burst of damage.]

Dual cultivation of water and fire?

Lin Wan raised an eyebrow.

"These specialties are all passively triggered and don't consume mental energy; that's quite worry-free."

He muttered while continuing on his way.

Based on the continuous use of Target Settlement to judge, that guy Hesikeer seemed to be wandering around in an area after failing to hunt down Lu Nuonuo, looking for something.

Maybe he was looking for the next prey.

Perfect.

I'm looking for you too.

Lin Wan accelerated.

Just as he was passing through a canyon area, his brows twitched violently.

Not a Chaotic Beast!

Someone!

It was... a sentient life form.

And that aura... was a bit strange, yet a bit familiar.

Lin Wan stopped in his tracks and narrowed his eyes, looking into the depths of the canyon.

A figure flashed out from the shadows.

Yellow hair.

A slender figure, facial features that were a bit punchable, and a rogue-like grin that made people want to give him a punch.

Ye Fan.

He didn't know where he got an ill-fitting combat suit, and there were some scars on his body, but his mental state looked good.

The most striking thing was a pale golden mark emerging from the center of his forehead, faintly shimmering with light.

Was it his talent?

"Ah! Brother-in-law! Finally found you!"

As soon as Ye Fan spoke, Lin Wan's fist clenched instantly.

He is provoking me.

"You little brat, how dare you appear in front of me?"

"No, no, no, Brother-in-law, don't make a move yet, listen to me finish!"

Ye Fan hurriedly raised his hands and took two steps back, his face filled with a fawning smile.

"That... I admit my approach was wrong, secretly dating Lin Ya without telling you in advance, that's my problem."

Still provoking!

Lin Wan's expression became increasingly ferocious.

"But!"

His tone changed, and his expression suddenly became a bit more serious.

"I am sincere about Lin Ya."

Lin Wan sneered: "How long have you known her? Less than a semester, right?"

When he discovered that Lin Ya's state wasn't right, it was also at the beginning of this semester.

"Feelings, they have nothing to do with how long you've known someone!"

Ye Fan spread his hands, "Some people know each other for ten or eight years and have no feelings, while some people click at first sight."

"Lin Ya and I are like that, love at first sight, right?"

"Love my ass."

Lin Wan raised his fist and walked forward.

Ye Fan hurriedly took two more steps back: "Brother-in-law, don't be impulsive! Listen to me finish!"

"Although my family conditions are average, I am a very ambitious person! And I'm not bad now either!"

He pointed to the golden mark on his forehead.

"Look at this, this is my talent! The ability of the Son of Divine Word, I am born sacred, and I am also among the first batch of Trial-takers with super strong talent!"

"I've already climbed to the top 700 on the combat power ranking! Except for you, I am the second person on Earth!"

"Top 700?"

Lin Wan was expressionless.

"Then do you know what rank I am now?"

"Number five, I know you're strong, Brother-in-law, I've seen it before, hehe!"

Ye Fan chuckled.

But after seeing that Lin Wan was still expressionless, he froze for a moment, took out his panel and glanced at it.

[Chaotic Beast Star Sector Combat Power Ranking]

[01: Lin Wan / Human Race]

[Combat Power: 34643]

[Affiliated Civilization: Blue Star Civilization]

Ye Fan: "..."

His expression was slightly sluggish, and then it turned into a smile in a second:

"... Brother-in-law! You are my own brother!"

"Get lost, who is your brother."

"Hey! We'll be family sooner or later!" Ye Fan leaned in shamelessly.

"Brother-in-law, you are too strong! Number one on the ranking! Among the Trial-takers of four civilizations, you are ranked first! This is a national treasure level figure on Blue Star!"

"If Lin Ya knew you were this strong, she would definitely be very proud."

"Stop bringing up Lin Ya."

Lin Wan stared at him, his tone cooling down.

"I'll ask you one thing, why should I believe you are sincere?"

Ye Fan put away his smile and was silent for a few seconds.

Then he spoke:

"I know what Lin Ya likes to eat."

"She likes the Malatang at the back of the school the most, needs to add three portions of bean skin and two portions of enoki mushrooms, no cilantro, no beef, and needs extra vinegar."

"She also likes to sit by the flower bed next to the playground after evening self-study to daze, but actually, she is secretly watching the moon."

"She has a small notebook with all sorts of strange things written in it, like seeing an orange cat rummaging through a trash can one day, or the math teacher farting loudly that day, and she said this joke could make her laugh for a year..."

"She also likes to feed me; she says she likes playing cultivation games, and wants to feed me one hundred tons of food..."

Ye Fan said a long string of things in one breath.

Lin Wan's expression turned from cold to surprised.

Could it be that he really misunderstood?

"... You observe quite carefully."

"Of course!"

Ye Fan grinned again,

"I really like her, so I will remember all her little details."

"Brother-in-law, I swear, as long as I am alive, I will not let anyone bully her."

"If one day I become stronger, all resources and opportunities will be shared with her half and half."

He paused and added:

"And you also know that she lost her parents when she was young, and you were the one who raised her."

"If I dared to treat her badly, wouldn't you tear me apart? I haven't lived enough yet!"

After saying all this, Ye Fan's eyes became clear and sincere.

Lin Wan looked at his fawning smiling face and was silent for a long time.

Although this man did look punchable and greasy,

but his expression when he said those details about Lin Ya's life didn't seem like he was lying.

And... this guy was really good at talking.

So smooth that one couldn't find any faults.

But he just couldn't get used to him no matter how he looked at him...

But when children grow up, one has to let go; Lin Ya is no longer a child.

Lin Wan took a deep breath and unclenched his fist.

"... After we go back, if you dare to make her cry once, I will beat you from Earth to the Moon."

Ye Fan's eyes lit up: "Brother-in-law, you are... agreeing?"

"I'm just saying I'll settle the score with you when we go back."

"Haha! Agreed! Then we are family now!"

Ye Fan rushed up excitedly, wanting to hug Lin Wan.

Lin Wan dodged to the side, and Ye Fan missed.

"Don't touch me."

"Okay, okay! Won't touch! Won't touch!"

Ye Fan chuckled, then seemed to remember something,

"By the way, Brother-in-law, you are on your way, right? Where are you going?"

"Looking for Hesikeer."

"Ah?"

Ye Fan's smile froze instantly.

"You're going to find that former top-ranked dragon? That guy has 15,000 combat power!"

Lin Wan didn't respond and kept walking forward.

Ye Fan froze for two seconds, then quickly chased after him:

"Brother-in-law, are you going to hunt it? I'll go with you!"

"What are you going for? With your combat power, you'll die the moment you get touched!"

"I have Divine Tracking; this thing will definitely be helpful for your tracking!"

"... Suit yourself, if you're not afraid of death."

Lin Wan didn't look back.

Ye Fan followed with a grin, muttering as he walked:

"Brother-in-law, you're really fierce... but I like it, Lin Ya must also like your tough personality... Hey, by the way, after you take down Hesikeer, can you take me for a while? I feel like my strength is improving so fast by your side..."

"Shut up."

"Okay, okay, I'll shut up, but one last question, Brother-in-law, what is your base attribute now?"

"99."

"... Farewell."

Ye Fan turned and left.

He was now certain that his Brother-in-law was a cheater; even a born sacred being couldn't catch up, and staying by his side would only be a blow to his confidence.

Of course, he couldn't really leave; he was just putting on a show.

Lin Wan: "... Come back."

Ye Fan ran back happily: "Okay, Brother-in-law! I knew you wouldn't abandon me!"

Lin Wan's forehead vein twitched.

He now somewhat understood why Lin Ya liked this guy.

Although he was talkative and thick-skinned, he had a quality that made people unable to hate him.

It was given by his handsome face.

And this mouth, it really knew how to make people happy.

Lin Wan sighed.

"Lead the way."

"Yes, sir!"

Ye Fan activated Divine Tracking, and a faint thread of light pointed into the distance.

"Brother-in-law, follow my feeling, Hesikeer is in the direction of 35 degrees north by east, about 170 kilometers away."

"Let's go."

Two figures, one in front and one behind, sped into the distance.