Chapter 404 - Will of the Evil God

The powerful will of the evil god rushed into Chen Fan’s mind, wanting to rip Chen Fan’s soul apart and take its place.

“Submit, submit, lowly ant, submit to me. I can grant you eternal life, immortality, and invincibility..."

Seductive voices echoed, challenging Chen Fan's resolve.

“Submit?” Chen Fan’s mind remained firm and unshakeable. He said viciously, “Why don’t you try that?!”

“Lowly ant, daring to resist the divine radiance of a god. How rebellious...” said the evil god, as it attacked Chen Fan’s will nonstop.

The pain stemming from his soul grew increasingly severe, making Chen Fan scream out in pain.

"This is bad. Chen Fan's will is under attack by the evil god's residual will..."

Wei Buyu's expression darkened and he decided to intervene, but Chen Fan suddenly said, “No need, Master!”

Wei Buyu halted, his eyes filled with uncertainty; after a moment's hesitation, he chose to trust Chen Fan.

Chen Fan’s will frantically resisted the evil god’s remnant will. The pain made his willpower and soul stronger.

“Lowly ant, my divine radiance illuminates the world. Embrace my light, believe in me, and offer your soul, and you shall gain eternal life.” The evil god’s demoralizing voice kept ringing out.

“Go away, go away, go away!”

Chen Fan gritted his teeth, relentlessly pushing back against the evil will with his willpower.

“You’ve angered me, lowly ant. You shall receive divine punishment. You’re committing blasphemy, against a god, you know that?”

The remnant evil will grew increasingly frustrated and agitated, unable to overcome Chen Fan's resilient will despite its relentless onslaught. Now, it only roared ferociously.

“Given this defiance, lowly ant, I shall punish you ruthlessly. You have earned my ire and deserve a thousand deaths. Die!”

Suddenly, an indescribably terrifying willpower struck.

Chen Fan’s mind instantly went completely blank, as if his soul had shattered, leaving him in a vegetative state.

Suddenly, the evil god’s remnant will let out miserable screams in Chen Fan’s mind.

“Ah, what is this! Damn it! This is... impossible! Why do you possess this! How can this be, my residual will, no..."

The small golden person within Chen Fan’s glabella had taken action once more. Golden light beams radiated from the small golden figure, melting everything.

The evil god’s will failed to resist the golden light and was immediately purified. The small golden person then absorbed that purified mass.

Chen Fan returned to his senses. His expression changed, and he wrestled the small golden figure for the energy of the evil god's will to strengthen his soul.

Miserable screams of the evil god’s will rang out as it was soon annihilated. The small golden person absorbed ninety percent of the energy, while the rest became nourishment for Chen Fan’s soul to grow stronger.

Good! As I expected!

Chen Fan exclaimed in his heart.

He had dared to refine the Divine Stone of Life so fearlessly because he was relying on the Heaven Seizing Furnace’s powers and the small golden person.

He must have been a terrifying deity in his lifetime. Even the evil god’s will seemed terrified of it and ended up getting refined away so easily.

Chen Fan also felt somewhat apprehensive inside.

Could he resist it if the small golden person planned on possessing him?

With the evil god’s remnant will gone, the most dangerous crisis was resolved finally.

That mass of flesh and blood was no longer squirming, lifeless. Chen Fan refined it with the Heaven Seizing Furnace, and it immediately transformed into black smoke and ash, leaving nothing behind.

Witnessing the demonic qi dissipate and vanish, Wei Buyu's eyes widened in disbelief.

“This is... he’s succeeded?”

Chen Fan had faced a huge crisis, on the brink of being possessed by the residual will of the evil god. Yet, the demonic qi suddenly vanished.

Chen Fan was unaware of the shock filling Wei Buyu’s heart.

Free from the demonic fetus, the Divine Stone of Life immediately regained its original radiance.

An intense vitality aura erupted from it, making Chen Fan’s entire being resonate with elation, letting out joyful sounds.

Although the demonic fetus absorbed much of the stone’s energy, there was still a lot of it left, and it was still extremely valuable—simply priceless.

“Very well, I should try absorbing the divine stone’s energy!”

Chen Fan began refining the Divine Stone of Life; immediately, a deluge of vitality energy came from the stone, transforming into the purest energy.

Boom, boom, boom!

Chen Fan's aura surged instantaneously, rolling and billowing like waves.

An extremely powerful vitality aura erupted from him, making Wei Buyu’s expression light up. The vitality energy permeated the surroundings, prompting Wei Buyu to swiftly adjust his cultivation to absorb it, progressing his cultivation level.

Half a month passed by very quickly, as Chen Fan diligently refined the energy of the Divine Stone of Life.

Rumble!

Suddenly, a thunderous roar echoed from Chen Fan. His aura soared, stirring the winds and clouds, releasing an overwhelming pressure.

Chen Fan was still at the first level of the Core Formation realm, but he was now at the peak of the first level. With such strength, he didn’t have to fear even experts at the third level; moreover, he could defeat experts at the second level.

“Hahahaha, good, good, good!” Chen Fan stood up and laughed out loud, his voice reverberating.

He withdrew his cultivation, so his aura also quickly receded.

It had only been fifteen days since he entered the Core Formation realm, but his cultivation had already taken such a huge leap forward. If he had been eager to advance to the second level, he could have easily broken through in another week or so.

“Oh boy, you really succeeded in refining it.”

Wei Buyu was also beaming with joy. Over the past half a month, he had benefited from Chen Fan and his cultivation had loosened up, putting him in high spirits. (Note: loosen as in becoming closer to breaking through, maybe he was in a bottleneck.)

“Haha, I just got lucky,” Chen Fan said, smiling.

Wei Buyu took out two banners and said, “Thanks to you, I made some bets during the recent martial arts competition and won some treasures. These are the Wind and Cloud Banners; it’s a formidable set of defensive treasures. I want you to have them for added protection on your journey to the Myriad Deaths Mountains.”

Chen Fan graciously accepted the Wind and Cloud Banners. “Thank you very much, Master.”

“Mmm, spend some time refining the Wind and Cloud Banners, then make your preparations to go to Myriad Deaths Mountains. You only have three months for the test. While time is of the essence, remember not to overexert yourself. If it becomes too challenging, retreat immediately. Your safety is paramount, understood?”

“I will heed your advice, Master.” Chen Fan nodded heavily.