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nWhoosh~

nZhuo Fan drifted around in the cave, waving his ring in every direction. He could feel joy bubbling out of him with every precious ingredient being tucked away in the safe confines of his ring.

nHe just came to Beast King Mountain and had already made a killing. This is the best goddamn omen of all!

nZhuo Fan cackled, his sound chilling the snake and human outside to the bone.

nAfter he had made sure nothing was left unappropriated, Zhuo Fan began his search for Shaping Spring in earnest. His soul sense spread to every corner.

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nThen Zhuo Fan rushed deeper. Standing next to a hot spring, he watched the bottom of the spring in shock.

nAn all natural hot spring! It was ten meter wide and had hot water coming out from the wall in front. But what was truly amazing was the thick white layer at the bottom of it.

nZhuo Fan knew right away that this was Shaping Spring.

nIsn’t it a bit too much?

nNot even he had hoped to find so much of the underground miraculous treasure. Just a vial of the stuff could buy you a town!

nHe’d be happy with just a bowl. But he didn’t just get a bowl, he instead got a whole tub!

nHe could literally bathe in it.

nZhuo Fan shuddered from excitement. Thinking back on this mountain, he realized that only after billions of years of accumulation could have gathered so much of Shaping Spring.

nThere would’ve been even more of it if not for a certain snake sampling it.

nThis is enough as it is. Anyways, one shouldn’t be too greedy. It’s bad for health.

nZhuo Fan chuckled at his egotistical thinking. Any who heard him would’ve spat blood. If you’re not greedy then the people in this world are all altruists.

nHumph, greedy pig!

nPlop!

nWith a laugh, Zhuo Fan jumped right in. He sank until the Shaping Spring reached his waist.

nZhuo Fan quirked his eyebrows in glee.

nSo deep!

nThere was even more of the Shaping Spring than he thought was possible.

nZhuo Fan went right down to business. Taking out bottles and filling them with the stuff before throwing them into his ring.

nZhuo Fan’s face always sported that dumb grin throughout this ‘ordeal’, smiling from ear to ear.

nI hit pay dirt coming to this Beast King Mountain. It’s totally worth it even if I don’t get that Brimming Sacred Pill. Ha-ha-ha…

nZhuo Fan’s laughter echoed throughout the cave.

nBam!

nWhile he was hauling his booty, he touched upon something. It didn’t sound like a rock, but something hollow.

nHe groped around blindly before taking out a blue vial. Zhuo Fan looked at it curiously.

nWhy is there a vial here? Is collecting baubles another one of the serpent’s hobbies?

nBut the writing on it left him stupefied, “My luck can’t be that good, right? Did I actually stumble upon a Brimming Sacred Pill?”

nYes sir, the vial had those exact words on it. The cap even had a seal on it to not leak its fragrance and attract spiritual beasts.

nZhuo Fan started flipping it.

nFang Qiubai threw five such pills into Beast King Mountain at the start. This one must’ve flown through an underground river and chanced upon this place, with the snake totally oblivious of it.

nZhuo Fan sighed, I’m so lucky even I’m scared.

nThe odds of finding a Brimming Sacred Pill among Shaping Spring was a true close to zero chance.

nBut was he one to waste such an opportunity? Hell no! He threw it in his ring and resumed hauling his loot. It took him half a day of ‘grueling’ work to capture it all, down to the last drop.

nThe venomous serpent outside was swimming around, peeved. Just what are you doing in my home? Couldn’t you at least leave some for me? Waaah~

nUncaring and unfeeling for the heartbroken snake outside, Zhuo Fan had no idea about the meaning of restraint. He took one last look at the spotless walls, and nodded in satisfaction that he didn’t miss anything.

nWoe was the poor snake. It was now a millionaire turned pauper, wrung dry by Zhuo Fan.

nIf it’d only seen this spotless place, it’d be crying his lungs out.

nNot that the greedy Zhuo Fan ever cared, mind you.

nZhuo Fan now took his time to inspect the Brimming Sacred Pill. He uncapped it and swallowed it.

nWith enemies coming out at every turn in the Esoteric Debate, he was hard pressed to find such leisure again, giving him enough time to refine the pill. It’d be best to stay in here, under the snake’s watch and grow stronger.

nBoom!

nAn explosion of soul power happened the instant he swallowed it. As if a sea was unleashed in his head, his mind threatened to burst.

nZhuo Fan never thought the pill would be so outrageously strong. Finding it painful even for him to absorb such a vast amount.

nNevertheless, he was happy as he channeled it into his right eye. With his soul at the Radiant Stage, increasing it a few more times would hardly help him in this battle.

nHis focus was on reaching the Divine Eye of the Void’s 2nd stage with the help of the Brimming Sacred Pill!

nThe 1st stage had incredible power and made him practically invincible, but the 2nd stage was even more so, as it covered his deadly weakness.

nHis victory in this final battle solely rested on it!

nZhuo Fan’s right eye burned hot as the golden ring in it flickered. Slowly, a second golden halo came into existence beyond the first.

nEven if blood spilled from his eye, even if the pain was excruciating, he braced for it and remained staunch!

nIf he hadn’t missed his chance in Dragon Cloud City, it wouldn’t have been such an ordeal. But now, forced by circumstances, he chose to power his way through, multiplying his agony instead.

nHe couldn’t even spare the attention to care though. Even as he bled from his eye, even as he was soaked in sweat, he still remained firmly seated on the ground.

nOver the next couple of days, Zhuo Fan was in constant frown and veins bulged on his forehead. He was still suffering through the pain and felt the breaking point drawing ever nearer.

nHe reached his limit on the afternoon of the third day. He was teetering on the edge, just as the second halo formed in his right eye.

nAn invisible wave shot to the skies the next moment. A simple glare actually made a small hole straight through the whole five hundred meter tall mountain above him like it was nothing!

nThe bright sky, the warm sunlight, passed through it and shined upon the gleeful Zhuo Fan. He was spent and weary, but thrilled.

nDivine Eye of the Void’s 2nd stage, Void Annihilation!

nThe power to break through any space!

nEven trapped in an array or space, he’d now have no problem blowing his way out all thanks to a little help from something called Divine Eye of the Void’s 2nd stage.

n“Ha-ha-ha, awesome! I am truly invincible now!” Zhuo Fan cackled, but fell the instant he tried getting up.

nHe guessed that he would have to wait as tending to his soul came first. A great deal of his soul power was used on breaking through and it was now time to use the rest to cultivate.

nSo he sat cross legged again.

nThe next day, his soul spread around and found everything to be far clearer. He realized the range had increased to two miles and flew out of the cave.

nHe had struck the motherlode coming to Beast King Mountain!

nWhoosh!

nShooting out of the cave with a thunderclap, he ignored the snake and took to the skies.

nWith his nemesis finally out, the venomous serpent shrank his size and entered the cave.

nThe empty and spotless place left him wailing in rage.

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nThe hoard he grew throughout his life was gone, just like that. Even Shaping Spring was picked clean. He licked the hot spring and found not a drop remaining.

nThe snake wailed, He is worse than a bandit!

nBut then he noticed the bright sky above and almost fainted from anger.

nBlast it all to hell! Have you no restrain?

nYou already cleaned me out and now you go as far as punching holes in my home? What did I ever do to you ? Waaah~

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