Chapter 754 - 536: Majesty of the Human Emperor
The Eastern Domain is shaken; no one expected Wei Ran’s iron fist to strike not only against the Human Race but also against the Demon Fiend with vicious force, unlike families like the Wang Family and Zhou Family that strike hard against their own people but act meekly towards the Demon Fiend.
In one battle, he slew ten Demon Saints, including a Purple-Bearded Golden Flood Dragon and three Heaven-Shaking Saint Apes. These two races had high statuses within the Demon Race, boasting powerful lineage, and were under the guardianship of a Demon Emperor.
Wei Ran’s massacre could be said to have mortally offended the Demon Race.
If not for the intervention of Yuan Jiuling, that old demon carrying Imperial Soldiers for intimidation, all the Demon Saints would have been killed by him.
"I used to think Wei Ran was as ruthless as the Demon Fiend, only fighting internally, capable of cruelly killing tens of thousands. But now, he’s a hero in my heart."
"He kills people ruthlessly, yet does not show mercy to the Demon Fiend either."
Many had criticisms about Wei Ran exterminating the Wang Family; after all, killing tens of thousands at once was excessively ruthless. Moreover, at a time when the Human Race was at war with the Demon Fiend, he chose to kill fellow humans instead of the Demon Fiend, leading some to think he bullied the weak and feared the strong. This also ties back to events in Jinzhou, where he slew Demon Saints in Shuiyun City.
However, now nobody has a single complaint against him.
After his proclamation to the Zhou Family, he dared to make his presence known in Jinzhou, slaying demons and eliminating monsters, enough to prove Wei Ran’s courage.
"Now that Wei Ran has appeared in Jinzhou, does the Zhou Family dare to trouble him? Someone who dares to kill so many Demon Saints—would the Zhou Family dare to provoke such a person?"
People look towards the Zhou Family to see how they will handle the matter with Wei Ran. Even if many don’t know which faction Wei Ran belongs to, it’s clear he must be part of the Martial Emperor’s Influence; otherwise, he wouldn’t dare to offend the Demon Fiend to such an extent.
"He’s become a Great Saint!"
After the battle in Shun’an City, everyone realized the Jianghu rumors that "Wei Ran" only had Dharma Cultivation were completely false; he is a Great Saint powerhouse. Apparently, he was hiding his cultivation before.
Of course, no one suspected anything since advancing from Dharma Aspect to Great Saint Realm in just days is utterly impossible. Besides, Wei Ran’s cultivation wasn’t just at the entry level of Great Saint; his Daoist Level was nearing seven thousand zhang, which everyone believes is why he was hiding his cultivation.
For ordinary people, it’s hard to conceal their true cultivation level, but within the Martial Emperor’s Influence, who knows what strange Ultimate Skills they possess, so hiding cultivation is not peculiar.
In the Divine City of the Xuanyuan Family, Feng Hua was full of shock, her heart in turmoil.
She knew Wei Ran was actually Wei Fan, so previously, "Wei Ran" wasn’t hiding his cultivation. It was during the period after exterminating the Wang Family that he broke through to the Great Saint Realm.
Even though she was familiar with Wei Fan, hearing this news stunned her; calculating the time, Wei Fan became a Saint less than four months ago. His cultivation speed is astonishing, surpassing even historical Martial Emperors.
At this rate, in possibly one or two years, Wei Fan may become an Emperor.
"Brother Wei is truly incredible; he will inevitably become the Human Emperor of our race in the future."
Lu Shun’an was also astounded. Feng Hua’s guess was outstanding, yet he is the only one who truly knows Wei Ran is Wei Fan.
In Jinzhou and Shun’an City, Wei Fan didn’t have time to pay attention to the dynamics within Jianghu. He hadn’t expected the Jinzhou battle to bring such unexpected benefits.
He is currently in a semi-secluded state.
In his Sea of Consciousness, the Divine Ring behind his head shone brilliantly, flooding with the Power of the Human Path. Countless voices of appreciation echoed from the Divine Ring, deafeningly expanding his Sea of Consciousness and refining his Primordial Spirit.
The Divine Ring was once a mere intangible presence but now nearly solidifies, becoming a tangible existence. Divine light flows over it, causing slight distortions in certain areas.
"Dao Mark!"
Wei Fan instantly understood the significance; the Divine Ring was birthing its own Dao Mark amidst slow self-generation.
This continued for three days. The flooding Power of the Human Path gradually weakened, and the Divine Ring did not evolve into a Dao Mark.
Though there was no advancement in realm, he felt his combat strength increase substantially, and there was some change in his own Dao.
He stood up, exuding an aura of majesty that warped the void.
Human Emperor Majesty!
While he still couldn’t wield the Power of the Human Path fully, this enhancement allowed him to harness some methods of the Human Emperor.
This technique could suppress an opponent’s Heart Spirit or could be deemed Divine Abilities, a skill Wei Fan inexplicably mastered.
The Human Emperor Majesty could not only suppress an enemy’s Heart Spirit but to a certain extent, also defend against attacks from Primordial Spirit Martial Techniques, proving very useful. If the mysterious Divine Ring can birth a Dao Mark, this ability would become even stronger.
"Ultimately, much remains to be done; more Demon Fiends must be slain."
Though the Jinzhou battle won him much appreciation from the Human Race, relative to the vast domain of the Eastern Territory, this merit is still minuscule—even in Jinzhou, where only some people feel gratitude towards him, nowhere near the level of the Wilderness, where he might be revered as a Divine Spirit.
Wei Fan left his room. Zhu Jincheng and others, whose injuries weren’t too severe, had already emerged from seclusion, while Wei Ying, Sword Hero, and Xuanyuan Changkong were still in closed-door cultivation.
Nonetheless, Wei Fan plans not to seek them out; with Wei Ran’s identity, he is not particularly familiar with those individuals.
"Brother Zhu!"
He found Zhu Jincheng, the Vice Hall Master of the Demon Hunter Organization in Jinzhou, asking him to help gather information on the strong individuals of Lingxu Cave.
"What is Brother Wei up to?"
Zhu Jincheng widened his eyes, showing a look of suspicion, wondering if this Killing God had come to Jinzhou to destroy Lingxu Cave after annihilating the Wang Family.
Wei Fan nodded immediately, a cold and stern expression emerging: "I heard that when the Demon Fiends invaded our Human Race territory, leaving countless civilians displaced, not only did Lingxu Cave fail to send powerhouses to resist the Demon Fiends, they also took advantage of the situation to add insult to injury by coercing the Human Race to hand over their prodigies to the Demon Fiends..."
He didn’t say the rest, but the meaning was obvious: he wanted to cause trouble for Lingxu Cave.
"Brother Wei, please wait a moment; I might need some time."
Zhu Jincheng agreed to help gather information on the powerhouses of Lingxu Cave without any hesitation, as he also despised and even loathed Lingxu Cave’s actions.
In fact, even if he didn’t agree to help, it wouldn’t matter; Wei Fan could easily gather some information about Lingxu Cave just by inquiring on the street.
If only he had the ability, he would have wanted to destroy Lingxu Cave himself.
The situation in Jinzhou had already been extremely critical, and as a Martial Emperor’s Influence in Jinzhou, Lingxu Cave should have been protecting the citizens and sending powerhouses to resist the Demon Fiends.
But even when he personally pleaded for help from Lingxu Cave, he was rejected, with the excuse that it was inappropriate for Lingxu Cave to engage in the battle, as it might escalate the war. As the Vice Hall Master of the Demon Hunter Organization, he understood more than anyone whether it was truly inappropriate for them to engage.
Now that Wei Ran, this Killing God, was going to deal with Lingxu Cave, he was willing to lend a hand.
The demon battle in Jinzhou would continue, and if Wei Ran could eliminate Lingxu Cave, it would certainly serve as a deterrent to other forces.
To put it bluntly, these people were cowards, thinking that the Human Race couldn’t defeat the Demon Fiends and were afraid that if the Human Race lost, the Demon Fiends would settle scores with them. As long as these people understood that not resisting the Demon Fiends was also a dead end, they would naturally not dare to be negligent.
Wei Fan nodded: "Thank you, Brother Zhu!"
Zhu Jincheng took his leave, while Wei Fan returned to his room.
[Ordinary Power: 6.89 million years]
[Martial Saint’s Power: 66,100 years]
He summoned the panel and, although he hadn’t yet received intelligence on Lingxu Cave, he knew that Lingxu Cave was different from the Wang Family.
The Wang Family’s Imperial Soldiers had been taken by the Dragon Battle Martial Emperor, leaving them with the mere title of a Martial Emperor Family but without the Imperial Soldiers. Since Lingxu Cave was a Martial Emperor’s Influence, their Imperial Soldiers must still exist; otherwise, they wouldn’t qualify as a Martial Emperor Sect.
In order to confront a Martial Emperor’s Influence at its peak, his current cultivation was still lacking.
"Lingxu Cave probably can’t be wiped out, but killing a batch of their people will suffice. Break through to the Martial Emperor and then clean them up."
He didn’t intend to completely annihilate Lingxu Cave like he did with the Wang Family unless he was willing to expose the Ten Thousand Dao Bell. Even if he were willing to expose it, once the Ten Thousand Dao Bell clashed with the Imperial Soldiers, even if the Ten Thousand Dao Bell could suppress Lingxu Cave’s Imperial Soldiers, the ensuing destructive ripples weren’t something he could control at present and would endanger innocent people.
Of course, if it really came to action, how things would develop wasn’t something he could control either.
After calming his mind, the panel began to flicker, and his Dao naturally flowed brilliantly, starting to rise.
"The effects of the Martial Saint’s Power have improved!"
After a while, Wei Fan noticed this issue.
Previously, three hundred years of Martial Saint’s Power would only increase his Dao by ten zhang, but this time, it increased nearly eleven zhang.
This indicated that his aptitude and comprehension had improved, causing this change.
"The power of the Human Path is indeed miraculous!"
All of this was naturally due to the recent surge in the power of the Human Path. Huangfu Nalan had long told him that the power of the Human Path could boost his comprehension and assist him in his Enlightenment Dao.
Even though it had only increased by about one-tenth, for someone at his level, an increase in comprehension by one-tenth was already an extraordinary figure.
After a small half-day, Zhu Jincheng returned with intelligence on Lingxu Cave.
After thanking him, Wei Fan browsed the intelligence on Lingxu Cave while continuing to add to his Martial Saint’s Power.
A day later, his Dao had increased by over two thousand four hundred zhang, reaching an overall height of nine thousand three hundred zhang.
This was the most satisfying increase since he had broken into the Saint Realm, rising over two thousand zhang at once.
With his essence qi surging and potent power coursing through his body, although he couldn’t claim invincibility in the Saint Realm, there weren’t many who could contend with him apart from an old monster like Yuan Jiuling with a Dao height of twelve thousand zhang.
If it were a fair fight, even Yuan Jiuling would almost have no chance of killing him now.
Once his Dao condensed to twelve thousand zhang, he was confident of being invincible in this realm. Even the heirs of the Martial Emperor’s Influence couldn’t match him, and if his cultivation of the physical body increased as well, he could vanquish the heirs of the Martial Emperor’s Influence. Unless a Martial Emperor emerged, he would be the king in the Saint Realm, able to sweep through this realm.
"Killing a batch of powerhouses from Lingxu Cave would surely earn the gratitude of the people of Jinzhou... At that time, my comprehension might improve a bit more."
Wei Fan’s eyes flickered as he walked out of the room to bid farewell to Zhu Jincheng.
"Brother Wei, I received news that a short half-day ago, Zhou Wuchang of the Zhou Family arrived in Jinzhou. I’m not sure if he’s here to trouble you, so be cautious in your actions. If you find anything amiss, feel free to return to Shun’an City. With the Sword Hero and Wei Ying, the Town Commander, no one dares to make a move in Shun’an City."