Why did the Fire Qilin obey Yun Fan so readily? The reason was quite simple.
The most fundamental cause was that Yun Fan sensed the residual devouring traces within the Fire Qilin, seemingly left by his past self from ten thousand years ago.
After all, his past self had traversed the path of the universe ten millennia ago. It appeared that his past self had shown mercy.
Otherwise, the devouring traces within the Fire Qilin would have already consumed it.
Now, he was taking a gamble, as he could no longer ignite the devouring traces. He gambled that the Fire Qilin wouldn't suspect him.
If it did, the Fire Qilin would undoubtedly attack him without hesitation.
At this moment, Nan Po, engulfed in flames, roared at the Fire Qilin, "You don't need to help him, I can deal with him for you!"
However, the Fire Qilin remained unmoved, as it couldn't afford to gamble and had to kill Nan Po.
Moreover, killing Nan Po was not an issue for the Fire Qilin, as its combat power was absolutely no weaker than that of the Taotie King.
Therefore, at this juncture, Nan Po had nowhere to escape and was directly crushed by the Fire Qilin. Defeat was an inevitable outcome.
"Damn it, damn it!"
Nan Po never expected to end up like this, but he absolutely didn't want to die! With his strength, he had a real chance to pass the path of the universe and become a Celestial Emperor.
If he died now, all his efforts would be in vain, and everything would be lost.
Thus, he began to beg Yun Fan for mercy.
"If you don't kill me, I will submit to you and will never have any second thoughts!"
He pleaded desperately.
But Yun Fan had no intention of engaging with him. He would not give traitors a second chance.
Ten thousand years ago, Nan Po's race had betrayed the Zhan Tian clan. Now, he would not take in Nan Po again. The facts proved that this race was composed of rebellious, ambitious beings.
Nan Po despaired.
Before he could self-detonate, the Fire Qilin, seeing the opportune moment, swallowed him whole. The scene was gruesome.
Upon seeing this, Yun Fan breathed a sigh of relief.
Without the Fire Qilin, it would have been extremely difficult for him to kill Nan Po.
Although the Fire Qilin was incredibly powerful, it dared not be presumptuous at this moment, nor did it have any intention of leaving.
It remained obediently before Yun Fan, waiting for his acknowledgment before departing.
At this point, Yun Fan said, "Alright, your task is complete. I'll keep my word and let you leave. Also, the devouring traces within you will dissipate in another hundred years!"
Upon hearing this, the Fire Qilin happily jumped and bounded before Yun Fan for a long time before leaving.
"Hoo!"
Yun Fan let out a long sigh and turned back. After all, the battles between Bi Lian and Long Jian were still ongoing.
Their fight should not have ended yet.
As expected, they were still engaged in combat.
But Long Jian was at his limit. After the effects of the medicine wore off, he had no means left to contend with Bi Lian. He was repeatedly and mercilessly defeated by Bi Lian, a truly pathetic situation.
At this moment, Long Jian roared at Bi Lian, "Even if I die, I'll take you down with me!"
"Oh really?"
The next moment, Bi Lian once again employed her space-stasis technique.
Long Jian was unfazed. Based on the duration Bi Lian had controlled Yun Fan, he figured that after a brief period, he would self-detonate and take Bi Lian with him.
However, in the very next moment, he was dumbfounded. The stasis continued, and his power was on the verge of self-detonation.
"What's going on?"
Only then did Long Jian realize that Bi Lian had held back when she attacked Yun Fan. In reality, Bi Lian's stasis effect was far greater than that.
But it was too late. By the time he self-detonated, Bi Lian had already fled far away.
When Bi Lian saw that Long Jian had successfully self-detonated, she was immensely pleased. In her opinion, her speed in dealing with Long Jian was unparalleled.
However, she didn't idle and prepared to go help Yun Fan.
Unexpectedly, at that very moment, a voice echoed, "You lost this bet!"
Bi Lian looked at Yun Fan in disbelief, only to find that Yun Fan had appeared before her at some unknown time.
"How is that possible?"
Bi Lian asked in disbelief, "You! You shouldn't have succeeded yet!"
Yun Fan merely replied, "Nan Po is already dead!"
"How did you do it?"
Bi Lian couldn't believe that Yun Fan, in his severely injured state, could deal with Nan Po. Fine! Dealing with Nan Po was one thing.
But why was he ahead of her?
This was what she couldn't understand or accept.
Yun Fan said, "Because I had help!"
"Help?"
Bi Lian looked at Yun Fan with confusion.
Then Yun Fan proudly recounted the situation to Bi Lian, who was almost driven to despair. This luck was simply too incredible!
"Then it wasn't solely your own strength! Therefore, in this bet, I win!"
"Can't handle losing, fine!"
Yun Fan didn't take it seriously.
"Wait!"
Bi Lian said angrily, "Who says I can't handle losing? I can!"
"Alright then!"
Yun Fan soon frowned, "We didn't seem to set any stakes!"
"No problem!"
Bi Lian said, "I'll set them!"
"You say!"
Yun Fan wanted to see what kind of trick Bi Lian would pull.
Bi Lian said, "If I lose, then you'll lend me that worm to play with for a few days!"
Hearing this, Yun Fan was utterly speechless. Could such a thing be lent out? He immediately said, "Is it acceptable if I lost?"
"If you lost, I still want to borrow the worm!"
Bi Lian found it extremely interesting, so she intended to study it. Little did she know that rashly studying it could lead to great trouble.
"Dream on!"
Yun Fan quickly fled.
"Stingy ghost!"
Bi Lian was furious but could do nothing to Yun Fan.
Soon, they arrived at the end of the fourth trial.
At this point, Yun Fan directly took out the inner core and opened the passage to the fifth trial.
Upon entering the fifth trial, Yun Fan did not press forward rashly but sat in meditation where he was.
After all, he felt that it was not yet time to challenge the fifth trial, as his injuries had not healed.
Furthermore, his realm had not yet broken through. If he forced his way through the fifth trial now, he would likely meet his end here.
It wasn't that having the power of Zhan Tian meant he could continue to be arrogant.
This was a rule Yun Fan understood: the more arrogant one was, the faster they died.
Therefore, at this moment, Yun Fan intended to prepare thoroughly before challenging the fifth trial. Moreover, the fifth trial was the most unique.
In the fifth trial, all the heavenly prodigies had to contend with the Undying Divine Tree. Of course, no one was a match for the Undying Divine Tree.
However, passing the trial was guaranteed if one gained the Undying Divine Tree's recognition.
Though it seemed simple and threat-free, angering the Undying Divine Tree could result in being kept in the fifth trial for a hundred years.
There had been prodigies in the past who had angered the Undying Divine Tree greatly and were thus trapped there for five hundred years.
Indeed, there was no one as unlucky as them.
It was precisely because of this that Yun Fan decided to break through first and then face it with all his might.
At this point, he said to Bi Lian, "Alright, our alliance ends here. You can leave now!"
Although Fairy Bi Lian was stunning, he had no interest in her. His sole interest was in passing the trials.
Only by successfully passing the trials would he achieve the greatest security.
However, Bi Lian showed no intention of leaving. "No way. Since we've allied, let's proceed together!"
"Complementing each other, it's good to have support!"
In Bi Lian's view, Yun Fan was full of opportunities, so she decided to proceed with him.
Firstly, they could support each other, and secondly, she could leverage Yun Fan's luck, perhaps allowing her to pass the trial smoothly.
Of course, there was a third point: she was extremely interested in that worm.
"As you wish!"
Yun Fan couldn't be bothered with Fairy Bi Lian.
At this moment, he directly refined the inner core, healing his injuries and breaking through simultaneously.
Half a month later, not only were his injuries healed, but he had also broken through.
At this point, he was truly formidable.
He had reached the seventh realm. Indeed, the Taotie inner core was extraordinary, directly helping him advance two realms.
Now, even without relying on the power of Zhan Tian to fight opponents of a higher level, he could rival Bi Lian. What incredible luck!
It seemed that as long as he passed the trials, breaking through to become a Celestial Emperor would not be an issue.
Walking this path to its end would make him a universe-level overlord. Who wouldn't be tempted?
At this moment, Yun Fan hummed a tune as he emerged. In his mind, Bi Lian must have left.
As long as she was gone and no longer bothering him, that would be good. He had been pestered to death by Bi Lian these past few days.
However, in the very next moment, he was dumbfounded, not for any other reason than that Bi Lian had not left.
"You waited here for me for half a month?"
Yun Fan asked in confusion.
"Mhmm!"
Bi Lian nodded and said to Yun Fan, "See how persistent I am? Given my persistence, you should agree to proceed together!"
"Uh..."
Yun Fan smiled and said, "No problem. It's just taking you along for the trial. A trivial matter!"
"Then let's go!"
Bi Lian urged him.
However, in the very next moment, Yun Fan suddenly activated spatial traversal and vanished.
"Hmph!"
Yun Fan coldly snorted and said disdainfully, "Dream on! Since you won't leave, I can at least leave!"
He was a meticulous man. If he brought Bi Lian along, he would have to share half of any treasures and opportunities he found with her.
For someone who was good at calculating, he would never agree to that!
Therefore, he slipped away alone.
However, in the very next moment, Bi Lian suddenly appeared beside him. It was the effect of that petal, though Yun Fan was unaware of it.
"What the hell, how did you do that?"
Yun Fan asked incredulously.
Bi Lian smiled and said, "Of course, I have my methods. You won't escape me!"
"Just stop struggling!"
"I truly don't believe it!"
Yun Fan did not compromise. In his opinion, compromise was for women. A true man would not compromise. Su Dan Novel Network
However, after several attempts, Yun Fan realized that he couldn't shake off Bi Lian. At this point, he finally relented.
Didn't he say that compromise was for women and true men wouldn't compromise? Fine! He could be a woman then!
At this moment, he could only temporarily compromise. As long as he found a way to get rid of Bi Lian's clinginess, he could then shake her off.
If it were anyone else, he would have already taken action, but with Bi Lian, he couldn't do that. After all, in the fourth trial, they had each saved each other's lives.
Just as he was about to argue with Bi Lian again, a giant Undying Divine Tree loomed over them. The fifth trial had arrived so abruptly.