FVN Chapter 617 Song Tianren Has Gone Mad! Chen Fan's Name Shakes the Boundless Sea!
Chapter 617 Song Tianren Has Gone Mad! Chen Fan's Name Shakes the Boundless Sea!
In the following two days, an unprecedented bloodbath erupted in the Boundless Sea.
Song Tianren searched frantically for Chen Fan's whereabouts on the boundless sea.
He pursued them all the way from Demon Abyss Island, enveloping each reef island he passed with demonic power, stretching his divine sense to the limit, searching inch by inch.
The demonic cultivators on those reef islands sensed the terrifying demonic power of the number one person below the Nascent Soul stage from afar and all gave way, none daring to block its edge.
Several ignorant rogue cultivators blocked his way, only to be smashed into a pulp by his palm, not even having time to scream.
Song Tianren then searched every reef, every deserted island, and every trench within thousands of miles of Demon Abyss Island, but still could not find any trace of Chen Fan.
The old eunuch seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving not a trace behind.
This caused Song Tianren's face to grow increasingly gloomy, and his demonic power surged and spread uncontrollably, pressing down on the dark seawater and creating long ravines wherever it passed.
He began to expand the search area, moving from the vicinity of Demon Abyss Island into the deeper parts of the boundless sea.
At each stronghold where demonic cultivators gathered, Song Tianren used the Heavenly Demon Soul Devouring Technique to forcibly extract the souls of several demonic cultivators, read their memories, and search for any clues related to Chen Fan.
Those demonic cultivators whose souls were extracted screamed and became idiots, while the remaining demonic cultivators were terrified but dared not resist.
The demonic cultivators of the Boundless Sea were whispering amongst themselves, unable to understand why this number one person below the Nascent Soul stage had suddenly gone mad.
As news of Black Reef Island and Demon Abyss Island spread, the entire Boundless Sea was in an uproar.
Li Jiuyuan is dead.
Black Reef Island was destroyed.
Hundreds of demonic cultivators on Demon Abyss Island were slaughtered overnight, leaving corpses strewn all over the island. Even Elder Pei Qian, who was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, had his head chopped off with a single sword strike.
The mastermind behind all of this was none other than a court eunuch named Chen Fan from the Zhao Kingdom.
Even more unbelievable is that this eunuch is none other than Gui Muzi, who recently rose to fame around Demon Abyss Island.
The ruthless man who was promoted to deputy island master by Li Jiuyuan, who brutally killed Tu Laomo's general in the battle of Black Reef Island, and who was called a more demonic person than demonic cultivators by the demonic cultivators of Demon Abyss Island, was actually a righteous cultivator in disguise from beginning to end.
He infiltrated Demon Abyss Island for more than half a month, and Li Jiuyuan not only failed to see through him, but also regarded him as a confidant. In the end, Li Jiuyuan personally twisted off his head.
Song Tianren, the number one person below the Nascent Soul stage, spent more than half a month with this eunuch on Demon Abyss Island, yet he did not recognize him and was instead manipulated by him.
It is said that the eunuch twisted Li Jiuyuan's head off in front of Song Tianren. Before leaving, he said, "Thanks to Song Tianren for stopping Li Jiuyuan for us. We will remember this favor." This made Song Tianren so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.
The Boundless Sea was in an uproar, and the demonic cultivators were in an uproar, with the rumors becoming increasingly outrageous!
"Song Tianren has really messed up this time. The number one person below the Nascent Soul stage has been made a fool of for more than half a month, and he doesn't even know when the other party sneaked in."
"It's more than just playing around; they became the deputy island lord right under his nose, and he was the last to know the truth. I heard they're in cahoots!"
"That eunuch is the real devil. He is ruthless and meticulous in his actions. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator like Li Jiuyuan fell into his hands."
"I heard that Song Tianren publicly challenged this eunuch during the selection process in Zhao, but the eunuch ignored him completely. Now, he's been proven wrong by the facts."
"No wonder Song Tianren searched everywhere like a madman. If it were me, I would have gone crazy too."
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These comments, when they reached Song Tianren's ears, were like adding fuel to the fire.
You should know that he had never suffered such a humiliation in his entire life!
Not only was he publicly humiliated without even touching the other person's clothes, but he was also allowed to leave calmly right under his nose.
Subsequently, Song Tianren gave chase with all his might, pursuing the enemy all the way to the edge of the Boundless Sea, and then to the vicinity of Zhenhai Pass on the eastern border of the Zhao Kingdom, but he still could not catch up.
Chen Fan's escape light was too fast, and he concealed his aura with a golden bowl every certain distance, making it impossible for divine sense to lock onto him.
This forced Song Tianren to stop when he reached the outskirts of Zhenhai Pass!
This place is the territory of the Zhao Kingdom's border army, protected by a Void Refinement level defensive formation. If a mere Silver-Rank Attendant dares to force his way in, he will be making an enemy of the Zhao Kingdom's court, and the consequences will be beyond his ability to bear.
He stood on the sea shrouded in gray fog, gazing at the towering walls of Zhenhaiguan and the dense array of towers on them, his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles cracked.
After a long silence, Song Tianren finally managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth, a sentence so cold it was almost tangible:
"Chen Fan, you better not let me catch you!"
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Meanwhile, inside Zhenhai Pass, the Fifth Prince Zhao Ying had been having some doubts these past few days.
It has been almost a month since Chen Fan entered the Boundless Sea alone, and there are only two days left before the one-month deadline given by the Hall of Offerings.
During this period, he did not send back any messages, and the scouts sent out by the Fifth Prince also failed to find any trace of him.
In Zhao Ying's view, it was a matter of life and death for a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator to venture alone into the Boundless Sea to kill a demonic cultivator in the early-stage Divine Transformation realm.
Now there's no news at all; they've most likely perished inside.
He stood before the sand table of the stone fortress, gazing at the gray-black markings of the boundless sea, and sighed. He said to his adjutant beside him, "I advised him to take two adjutants with him that day, but he wouldn't listen. Now it seems the odds are against him."
As soon as the words were spoken, a scout rushed in from outside the hall, knelt on one knee, and reported: "Your Highness, chaos has broken out in the Boundless Sea! Li Jiuyuan, the lord of Demon Abyss Island, has been killed by Chen Fan, the retainer. Demon Abyss Island has been massacred, and Black Reef Island has been destroyed! Song Tianren is hunting him down!"
The command flag in Zhao Ying's hand clattered onto the sand table. He whirled around, his face filled with disbelief: "Say it again? Who killed Li Jiuyuan?"
"Zhao Gongfeng Chen Fan! Your Highness, the news has spread far and wide, it can't be false. I heard that Chen Fan disguised himself as a demonic cultivator and infiltrated Demon Abyss Island, where he was promoted to deputy island lord by Li Jiuyuan, and finally personally twisted off Li Jiuyuan's head! I also heard that Song Tianren was on the island, kept in the dark from beginning to end, and finally killed Li Jiuyuan right in front of him! Song Tianren is now searching for him like a madman, searching for two days and two nights without finding him!" The scout spoke the truth!
Hahaha!
Zhao Ying stared blankly for three breaths, then suddenly threw her head back and burst into laughter. Her laughter was so hearty and unrestrained that it made the roof of the stone fortress tremble slightly.
He recalled how he had viewed Chen Fan back then, thinking that this eunuch was all talk and no action, and didn't know his own limitations!
He kindly offered two deputy generals, but the eunuch was ungrateful.
Unexpectedly, this eunuch not only killed Li Jiuyuan, but also destroyed Black Reef Island and slaughtered Demon Abyss Island. Even Song Tianren was made a fool of by him.
This isn't just being ignorant of one's own limitations; it's downright blindness!
"Pass down the order! Form up the troops and leave the pass to welcome Consort Chen!" Zhao Ying waved his hand and personally selected two squads of guards to leave the town.