398: Chapter 398 “Human Emperor” Yan Cangtian!
(2 more) 398: Chapter 398 “Human Emperor” Yan Cangtian!
(2 more) “Wait a minute, Elder Yan!”
Ling Feng saw Yan Cangtian rushing off in a flurry and quickly shouted, “Elder Yan, I still have some great stuff to show you!”
“Oh?
Great stuff?” Yan Cangtian immediately stopped in his tracks, turned back, and looked at Ling Feng, with a corner of his mouth lifted, “What kind of great stuff?”
While speaking, he couldn’t help but take a few digs at Ling Feng, “Actually, with your level of expertise, what you think is a remarkable treasure, in front of this old man, really isn’t much at all.”
“Oh, is that so?” Ling Feng touched his nose, opened the Flower Ring that Yan Cangtian had given him, and said with a smile, “Elder Yan, please have a look.”
Yan Cangtian’s eyebrows shot up, his face full of disdain, “I was just saying, what could you, kid, possibly have gotten that would be so impressive, it’s just…”
His voice came to an abrupt halt, replaced by a scream like that of a pig being slaughtered.
“My heavens!”
Yan Cangtian, like a clockwork soldier, dashed towards Ling Feng, his eyelids twitching wildly, “This this this this…”
“This this this…” Ling Feng spread his palms and said with a beaming smile, “What’s this, Elder Yan?”
“Gulp!”
Yan Cangtian, as if he hadn’t heard Ling Feng’s voice at all, focused on the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit in Ling Feng’s hand and took the fruit with trembling hands, struggling to swallow his saliva.
“This is, the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit!!!”
Yan Cangtian could hardly believe his eyes, the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit, oh!
This wasn’t something that one could obtain just by being powerful or wealthy.
You see, it has been over a hundred years since the last time a Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit was auctioned at the Sky Alliance Commerce’s auction house!
In other words, even with Sky Alliance Commerce’s substantial financial resources, they hadn’t been able to secure a single Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit in over a hundred years, yet Ling Feng had acquired one!
Yan Cangtian’s mouth and eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
Originally, he had wanted to maintain some dignity in front of Ling Feng and show off a bit, but once again, he was faced with humiliation; not only was he about to lose his mind, but even the reclusive Emperor-level Experts of the Empire would probably find it difficult to stay calm in the presence of a Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit.
“You damn brat!” Yan Cangtian glared at Ling Feng, seemingly wanting to see right through him, “I was wondering how your luck could be so good, casually going out and each time bringing back such terrifying treasures!
If this continues, if you manage to obtain any Holy Artifacts or Immortal Artifacts, I, this old man, might not be able to cover for you anymore!”
“Is that so?” Ling Feng touched his nose, thinking to himself that his Five Elements Heavenly Palace was seemingly a Fake Immortal Artifact.
He had been hesitating about whether to tell Yan Cangtian, but now it seemed better to keep it hidden.
The innocent are guiltless, a man with a valued possession invites trouble; Ling Feng didn’t distrust Yan Cangtian, but there was no need, lest he deal another blow to the elder.
“The ripe Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit!” Yan Cangtian’s attention returned to the fruit, emitting a dark green mysterious glow, within which, a hint of purple showed that the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit had fully matured, transformed from a Poison Fruit into a Holy Fruit, and was indeed a Heaven and Earth Strange Fruit used for enhancing cultivation!
Not to mention that it would be useful to Ling Feng, even Yan Cangtian could certainly rely on the energy of the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit to truly advance to the Emperor’s level.
Moreover, this would only consume a small part of the energy of the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit.
“The Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit matures only once every eight hundred to a thousand years and requires a large amount of poison liquid and poison creatures to nourish it.
To be able to acquire such a treasure is truly an immense stroke of fortune!”
“It really was thanks to a Three-legged Fire Toad.” Ling Feng smiled faintly.
Without this encounter, that Three-legged Fire Toad might have used the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit to engage in secluded cultivation for a hundred and eighty years and could have possibly advanced to become a Demon King, or even a Demon Emperor.
Unfortunately, its tremendous opportunity was still dashed by Ling Feng’s hands.
Not only did it lose the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit, but it also lost its life.
Poor Three-legged Fire Toad; if it had any awareness after death, it would certainly die with everlasting regret!
“You really have the audacity to bring out such a treasure,” Yan Cangtian swallowed hard, “Are you not afraid that I, an old man, would be tempted by greed to kill you and hoard the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit all to myself?”
“How has Elder Yan treated me; do I not know?” Ling Feng replied with a smile, “In my heart, you have long been my teacher.”
“Hahaha, good kid!” Yan Cangtian patted Ling Feng’s shoulder heavily, handing the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit back to him with a free and easy smile, “If this were ten or eight years earlier, I’m afraid I might not have been able to resist the temptation of the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit, but these years have thankfully given me some restraint.”
Yan Cangtian couldn’t help but take a few more glances at the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit, then forcefully turned his head away and said through gritted teeth, “You better put this treasure away quickly.
If I look at it a few more times, I might not be able to restrain myself from refining it!”
“Elder Yan, I took out the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit because I plan to refine it into an Elixir with you!” Ling Feng said with a smile, “Elder Yan, I am prepared to share the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit with you, to first help you achieve a breakthrough in your realm.
Aren’t you a Half-step Emperor now?
With this fruit, you could become a true Emperor!”
“An Emperor!”
A gleam flashed in Yan Cangtian’s eyes.
To say he was unmoved would be impossible, for although there is only a half-step difference between a Half-step Emperor and an Emperor, the gulf between having crossed it and not is as vast as the difference between heaven and earth!
Within the Empire, there was no shortage of Half-step Emperors, but only a handful managed to take that step and become Emperor-level Experts in the entire Sky White Empire.
Given Yan Cangtian’s talent, perhaps after another hundred or eighty years of cultivation, he might have a chance of making a breakthrough, but he could also end up being one of the many who are hindered by that half-step and never advance.
But with the help of the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit, he had a hundred percent confidence that within three years, he could successfully break through to the Divine Sea Realm, advance to the Creation Realm, and become a Human Emperor!
Human Emperor Yan Cangtian!
That title would be a thousand times, ten thousand times more resounding than any Half-step Emperor!
“Kid Feng, to make me rise from a Half-step Emperor to an Emperor could possibly consume about a third of the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit’s energy.
With your talent, if you make full use of this Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit, you could definitely lay the foundation for ascending to Great Emperor status!”
“Elder Yan, do I need to rely on the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit to ascend to Great Emperor with my talent?”
Ling Feng smiled lightly, and although his words were rather boastful, Yan Cangtian didn’t doubt him in the slightest.
Indeed, with Ling Feng’s talent, did he really need the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit to rise to the realm of a Great Emperor?
If he, Yan Cangtian, used the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit first to advance to an Emperor, he could also clear away more obstacles before Ling Feng grew up.
From this perspective, it seems that Ling Feng isn’t at much of a disadvantage either!
Shaking his head with a slight smile, Yan Cangtian felt a bittersweet sentiment: Yan Cangtian, oh Yan Cangtian, you have truly degenerated, now willingly playing the role of someone else’s bodyguard, and even doing so wholeheartedly!
Degenerated!
Truly degenerated!