Chapter 1262, What the Hell?
âWho do you think?â Zhuo Fanâs eyes shone as he stared at Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chenâs face twitched, stammering, âT-thatâs not possible. Master died, detonating his soul. He canât be alive!â
âTrue, Zhuo Yifan couldnât have survived with his soul destroyed, could he?â
Zhuo Fan smiled, âHe died, but his yearning lived on, passed on to a dying youth in a strange coincidence as the second Zhuo Yifan. No, it should be just his thoughts that passed on. In the end, Zhuo Fan is not Zhuo Yifan.â
Zhao Chenâs face twitched, looking confused, âWhat does that mean? Are you Zhuo Yifan or Zhuo Fan?â
âBoth, the Zhuo Yifan of before is the Zhuo Fan of today.â
Zhuo Fan mocked, âFool, didnât you always want to know the Nine Serenities Secret Records? This is one of its skills, yearning rebirth. Humans arenât just flesh and soul, but also of mind and desires. You are what your heart is.â
Zhao Chen shuddered, staggering back, into the wall.
âY-youâre MasterâŚâ
âSpare me, Master! I was forced to do that. They made me. Please let me live!â
Zhao Chen plopped to the ground and kowtowed and whined, âThey are the ones who you should take your anger on, not me. Give me any command and I shall follow itâŚâ
Zhao Chen kept knocking his head on the stone. Zhuo Fan merely smiled, yet his expression was devoid of sympathy.
Once Zhao Chen got to his hundredth banging, Zhuo Fan sighed, âIdiot, who told you I wanted revenge on you?â
âUh, Master, y-youâll let me go?â Zhao Chen perked up with hope.
Zhuo Fan grinned, âWeâre master and disciple. I know they lured you after Iâve experienced their tactics. I could never blame you.â
âMaster, thank you so muchâŚâ Zhao Chen went back to banging his head in gratitude.
Zhuo Fan continued, âWell, did you like cultivating the Demon Transformation Art?â
âThe Demon Transformation Art?â
Zhao Chen was puzzled, âIsnât it the Nether Script? WhyâŚâ
âThe Demon Transformation Art is Nine Serenities Secret Recordsâ highest cultivation method. As a seeker of the demonic path, I of course would train in this cultivation method. How could I pass on to my disciple the Nether Sovereignâs art?â
âOh, I see. Master passed on to me the Nine Serenities Secret Records. Thank you Master, thank you!â Zhao Chen was overjoyed.
Whether the Nether Sovereign or Demonic Sovereign, it was all the same to him.
Zhuo Fan said, âYou havenât answered me. How was the cultivation method?â
âItâs incredible, Master. My strength multiplied in just a few months. I believe in just a few more, Iâll become a Saint, ha-ha-haâŚâ
Zhao Chen laughed with pride and madness. His face looked eerie with all the black energy around him.
âZhao Chen went this way, no mistake! Look at the spiritual signature!â
âOnly he could leave such thick demonic energy. He must be nearby!â
Zhao Chen panicked, âHow did they find me? Iâm sure Iâve removed all traces.â
Zhao Chen found Zhuo Fanâs gaze to be that of a scolding parent, âM-master, what can I do for you?â
âDidnât you say you wanted to obey me? Now go and kill them to redeem yourself.â
Zhuo Fan spoke, âAtone for your betrayal and we will once again be master and disciple.â
Zhao Chen was thrilled, âYes, Master, understood!â
He rushed out on the spot, under Zhuo Fanâs gaze.
[You never change, foolish disciple.]
âSword Emperor, you fools actually came to find me. Now you shall all die, ha-ha-haâŚâ
The Sword Emperorâs team was looking around the mountain when Zhao Chen shouted with confidence, covered in a black energy so thick it wilted the nature around him.
The five gasped at his appearance, going at him with full power, âZhao Chen, hand it over or today will be your last!â
âPlanning on stealing my cultivation method? Why not die instead, ha-ha-haâŚâ
Zhao Chen disregarded the five in his madness, unleashing black palms at the two like rain, âDevil Palm!â
The five Emperors struck back as well.
The earth shook and the sky trembled under their might. Rocks fell in the black cave while the mountains around the area were reduced to dust.
Under the huge backlash, each of them had their meridians strained. The Sword Emperorâs group coughed blood and looked weakened. Zhao Chen also spat foul blood, but he still cackled, jumping back at them with all he had, despite his wounds.
The Devil Palms finally thwarted the five Emperors, with Zhao Chen looming over the defeated with a smug grin.
âHa-ha-ha, I just have to kill them and then Master will forgive me. With the Demonic Sovereignâs cultivation method, the world will be ours, he-he-heâŚâ
Blood rushed out of Zhao Chenâs mouth as he spoke, soaking him in it. His mind was focused on the the Sword Emperorâs group, closing in for the kill.
âThe guyâs totally lost it!â
The Enchanting Empress looked tense, âHeâs badly wounded yet still wants to fight us. He doesnât care about death!â
âThatâs what makes it so frightening when fighting lunatics. You never know what theyâre capable of.â The Sword Emperorâs face shook, looking at Zhao Chen in fear.
[Whatâs wrong with him? Thereâs no order to his actions, only savagery as he stakes his life.]
[With that cultivation method, he should be cautious, so why risk himself? Why has he gone mad?]
[Damn it, I donât want to die at the hands of a deranged cultivator!]
The five watched as Zhao Chen got closer and closer.
Zhao Chen had lost his mind, showing his bloody teeth as he stepped forth, âDie, old fools, ha-ha-haâŚâ
The malevolent and terrifying Zhao Chen up and froze in mid strike.
The five watched with horror as black energy rushed around him. From inside, wails of agony and terror leaked, like that of a beast.
Zhao Chen flayed on the ground in pain, before the shocked faces of the Emperors.
[Whatâs wrong with him?]
Zhao Chenâs words left them baffled and shivering, âM-master, whatâs happening? Save me, MasterâŚâ