Chapter 1710: Chapter 1749: Hell Beast

The crowd was utterly shaken.

If Compassionate Sage were to witness the desolation of Heavenly Heritage City, who knows if he’d go mad.

The White Tiger was the first to sense the approaching danger, let out a low growl to the crowd, and ran towards the Seven Cities of the Heavenly Abyss.

It deliberately slowed down, allowing everyone to get on its back.

Everyone instantly moved away.

Yue Mingzhu also held Jiang Fan’s hand, quickly preparing to move, but she found she couldn’t pull Jiang Fan along.

Looking back, she saw Jiang Fan standing in place, showing no intention of leaving.

"Jiang Fan, hurry up!"

"The one Compassionate Sage wants to kill most is you."

Yue Mingzhu said anxiously.

Jiang Fan deeply gazed at her, slowly released her hand, and said, "You and the others go first."

Compassionate Sage’s return was just a breath away, and the road to the Qintian Bureau was long and distant.

How could they possibly escape?

Unless someone stayed to hold back Compassionate Sage.

And before setting out, Jiang Fan had already decided on that person.

It was himself.

Understanding Jiang Fan’s intention, Yue Mingzhu’s eyes trembled:

"You, doing this will get you killed!"

A Divinity Transformation against a Sage?

How is that different from a mortal against a Divinity Transformation?

With a single thought, Jiang Fan would be reduced to ashes.

Jiang Fan gently caressed her cheek and said, "Mingzhu, some things have to be done by someone."

"The Half-Giant clan should have been extinct a thousand years ago; it was Compassionate Sage who left them for his selfish purposes, causing a thousand years of suffering in the Returning Ruins State."

"And countless casualties today in Central Earth."

"This debt must be collected by someone."

"And I, with little time left, will do it!"

"I will speak on behalf of the Forgetful Wild Elder, the Returning Ruins State, and Central Earth to ask this unworthy sage to step down!"

"He is not worthy of being called Sage!"

Yue Mingzhu was momentarily stunned and grasped Jiang Fan’s hand tightly: "What do you mean by ’with little time left’?"

Jiang Fan watched as everyone disappeared from sight with the White Tiger, leaving only Lin Zhenyu, a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, frantically flying into the distance.

He tightly embraced Yue Mingzhu and said:

"The Heavenly Mechanism Elder once divined the fate for me, the Six-Path Masters, and the Heavenly Listening Bodhisattva."

"All three of us will die in the near future."

"Now, the Heavenly Listening Bodhisattva has already fallen as foretold."

"Next, it’s my turn and the Six-Path Masters."

Yue Mingzhu’s mind thundered.

She had once heard her master mention the Heavenly Mechanism Elder as someone who had never failed to foresee the future.

The heavenly mechanisms he glimpsed always came true without deviation.

If he foresaw Jiang Fan’s death, then it would undeniably happen.

Yue Mingzhu finally understood why, after their reunion on the Demon Continent, he had become so open and candid about their relationship.

And why he had uncharacteristically promised to marry her after the Ancient Giant was dealt with.

It turned out this was because Jiang Fan knew his destiny was limited and wanted to provide her with whatever she desired within his limited time.

"Jiang Fan..." Yue Mingzhu hurriedly held onto Jiang Fan’s waist, embracing him tightly: "No, this can’t be true."

"I don’t want you to die... We promised to marry and grow old together."

"We’ve only just reached this point, I don’t want you to leave, sobbing..."

She stomped her feet, tears pouring down like rain.

Ever since Jiang Fan promised to marry her, not a day passed without a smile on her face.

She had been waiting for this day.

And yet, it came as a thunderbolt from a clear sky.

Jiang Fan gently patted her back and said, "Alright, you must leave now."

"Don’t distract me, or I’ll be in greater danger."

At this moment.

The True Word Venerable, realizing something was wrong, returned and asked in surprise, "What happened to you all?"

Jiang Fan didn’t answer, instead saying, "Take Yue Mingzhu and leave quickly, I’ll cover the rear for you all."

"Don’t ask more questions, go!"

He could already feel the atmosphere of heaven and earth changing drastically; Compassionate Sage was tearing through the spatial barrier to return.

Cover the rear?

True Word Venerable’s pupils contracted, realizing what Jiang Fan intended.

And she understood Jiang Fan’s fate.

In a daze, it seemed like behind Jiang Fan, she could see the figure of her father, Xingyuan Venerable.

At this moment, the two completely overlapped.

"Go!" Jiang Fan pushed Yue Mingzhu into the arms of True Word Venerable.

True Word Venerable bit her red lips, her eyes glistening with tears, took Yue Mingzhu without a word, and turned away.

Only after instantaneous movement to a distance did the tears uncontrollably fall.

"One by one, all thinking of sacrificing themselves..."

Having sent them away.

Jiang Fan resolutely took out the Nine Dragon Demon Tripod, nine-colored crystal, and Bronze Hell Beast.

Seeing the last item, he glanced and locked onto Lin Zhenyu, who was about to escape to the horizon.

"You cannot leave!"

He took out the Void Fishing Rod, made a distant cast, and reeled him back in.

"Starfire senior, what, what are you doing?"

Lin Zhenyu looked around, his face changing.

Jiang Fan, with a half-smile, said, "I said, I’d help you broaden your horizons. An encounter with a Sage battle is rare; if you left, you’d miss it."

Lin Zhenyu’s pupils trembled immensely.

A Sage Level battle, even a slight aftershock is enough to destroy heaven and earth, and here he was, a Nascent Soul Realm, expected to broaden his horizons?

The more he thought, the more something felt off; was Jiang Fan being a bit too nice to him?

Until suddenly, the corner of his eye caught the Bronze Hell Beast, and his heart began to pound wildly as he looked towards Jiang Fan.

He understood, his identity as a Hell Beast had been long discovered by Jiang Fan.

Bringing him here was merely to use him to activate the sacrificial magic artifact.

His eyes flashing, he pulled out a dagger, stabbing it toward his heart, threatening, "Don’t come near!"

"If I die, my blood will be useless."

His response was a piercing look from Jiang Fan.

Lin Zhenyu’s whole body trembled violently, rendered immobile, and the dagger held tightly dropped to the ground with a clang.

Immediately, his body cracked, turning into a blood mist and dispersing.

A massive and terrifying beast manifested.

It was the true form of the Hell Beast.

Under Jiang Fan’s gaze, it still trembled, afraid to make a move.

"Before a Venerate, is life and death truly yours to control?"

Jiang Fan said indifferently.

A Divinity Transformation Venerable transcends the level of life.

In the past, one look from the Evil Crow Venerable left him immobile at Nascent Soul Realm.

What could a mere Core Formation Realm Hell Beast do?

"Your blood is useless; this bronze artifact is a sacrificial magic artifact and requires chanting sacrificial inscriptions."

"Only nobles of the Hell Realm can master it."

Jiang Fan said coldly, "Isn’t it the ’Invitation to the Saint’?"

"Don’t worry, I can do it!"

Ah?

The Hell Beast was immensely shocked; a human from the Human Clan could chant inscriptions only known to hell nobility?

Now, it was impossible even to attempt escape.

With a casual wave, Jiang Fan pressed the Nine Dragon Demon Tripod onto him, heavy as Mount Tai to a Ninth Layer of Core Formation.

On the spot, the Hell Beast was pressed prone and, although struggling with its limbs, couldn’t move the Nine Dragon Demon Tripod a bit.

Having subdued the Hell Beast, Jiang Fan stood with hands behind his back, quietly awaiting Compassionate Sage’s return.