"You boastful fellow, become my puppet obediently!"
In an instant, he unleashed a trivial divine soul, which merged into Yun Fan's head, but without a ripple.
Yun Fan was not occupied by his strange divine soul; instead, his strange divine soul inexplicably vanished.
"What's going on?"
Xu Mi Tian showed a hint of confusion.
Yun Fan then said, "It seems your divine soul is only average!"
"Seeking death!"
Xu Mi Tian was enraged. If he couldn't even control Yun Fan, he would be utterly disgraced. The next moment, he directly unleashed a third of his divine soul, intending to crush Yun Fan's soul.
However, as one-third of his divine soul entered Yun Fan's mind, it vanished before he could even react.
This meant he hadn't perceived what was happening, which was completely against reason.
Yun Fan then said, "Is this all you've got? I'm truly disappointed in you!"
"Impossible!"
Xu Mi Tian was thoroughly enraged, condensing all of his divine soul together.
"Are you going all in?"
Yun Fan sneered, "I advise you not to waste your efforts. Even your entire divine soul poses no threat to me!"
But Xu Mi Tian saw it differently. To him, the more Yun Fan said this, the more it meant Yun Fan was completely terrified, and the situation would be under his control.
Thus, he concentrated all his divine soul into Yun Fan's body. In an instant, he entered Yun Fan's mind.
Before he could investigate, he discovered that Yun Fan's mind was filled with devouring flames.
"Not good, power of battle!"
Xu Mi Tian was terrified and quickly prepared to escape Yun Fan's mind. However, at this moment, a formation had already formed within Yun Fan's mind, trapping his divine soul.
Yun Fan said, "If you had controlled your body to fight me earlier, I might not have been your opponent. But you were foolish enough to try to crush me with your divine soul. I can only tell you, it's impossible!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Mi Tian's expression changed. He had miscalculated everything, never expecting Yun Fan to be so cunning and play such a dirty trick on him.
"Bastard!"
Xu Mi Tian roared, "If you have the guts, release my divine soul and let us fight fairly!"
"Sorry, I'm a trickster!"
Yun Fan stated directly, infuriating Xu Mi Tian to the point where he wished he could kill Yun Fan on the spot.
However, he found that Yun Fan's divine soul was surprisingly vast. At this moment, even he had to be on high alert!
The next moment, the devouring flames began to burn, relentlessly closing in on Xu Mi Tian.
In his desperation, Xu Mi Tian inferred Yun Fan's identity from Yun Fan's ancient divine soul.
"You are the third strongest!"
He roared at Yun Fan.
He hadn't expected that the third strongest from ten thousand years ago would reappear and successfully live a second life. If so, in this life, Yun Fan would be aiming for beyond the Immortal Emperor realm.
After all, in his previous life, Yun Fan had surpassed the Immortal Emperor but hadn't reached beyond it. For anyone who surpassed the Immortal Emperor to live a second life was extremely difficult, even impossible. Yet, Yun Fan had achieved it.
Yun Fan said, "It seems you're not entirely foolish, deducing my identity solely from my divine soul. Impressive!"
This was meant as a mere compliment, but to Xu Mi Tian, it was a monumental insult, an extreme mockery.
Therefore, he immediately said to Yun Fan, "If you release me, I will tell you a shocking secret!"
"Your bargaining chip has no effect on me!"
Yun Fan refused directly. What use would knowing a shocking secret be to him now?
After all, he was just a weakling, so he wouldn't be swayed by Xu Mi Tian's persuasion.
Seeing this, Xu Mi Tian was almost scared to death. He hadn't expected Yun Fan to refuse so readily.
The refusal was so decisive. But the more so, the more he wanted to live.
Thus, he continued, "This shocking secret will definitely interest you. I can tell you a part of it, and the rest after I'm free!"
"Begin your performance!"
Yun Fan intended to stall for time. In any case, Xu Mi Tian was already trapped, so at this moment, he didn't take Xu Mi Tian seriously at all.
Xu Mi Tian then said, "The disappearance of your Battle Heaven Clan is actually related to one person. That person is the Lord of the Universe!"
"Hearing you say that, I've become interested!"
Yun Fan chuckled playfully. He had to admit, Xu Mi Tian's words had successfully piqued his attention, so at this moment, he intended to release Xu Mi Tian.
"If you tell me the whole truth, I'll let you go!"
Yun Fan continued!
"No, what if you don't let me go if I tell you?"
Xu Mi Tian had no trust in Yun Fan whatsoever.
"Then forget it, I don't want to hear it!"
With that, Yun Fan continued to unleash the devouring flames.
Xu Mi Tian was truly defeated by Yun Fan's trickery; he didn't play by the rules at all.
At this moment, he hurriedly said to Yun Fan, "I want you to swear an oath!"
"Alright, I swear!"
Afterward, Yun Fan swore the most venomous oath, only then did Xu Mi Tian feel relieved, thinking there should be no problem now.
Thus, he said to Yun Fan, "Before I tell you, I want to ask you another question!"
"Ask away!"
"Where is our great Nine Ancestors?"
He knew that Yun Fan had pursued the bizarre Nine Ancestors back then, and they had all lost their whereabouts. Now Yun Fan had returned.
But the Nine Ancestors were nowhere to be seen, so at this moment, he desperately wanted to know what had happened to the bizarre Nine Ancestors.
Had they abandoned them?
"They've all met their end!"
"What do you mean?"
"Of course, they were all annihilated by me!"
"What?"
At this moment, Xu Mi Tian's expression was one of horror. Logically, the Third Ancestor's strength was unparalleled, nearing the level of an Immortal Emperor. The Nine Primordial Ancestors were all at the peak Immortal Emperor level or above. He never expected such powerful beings to have been killed by Yun Fan.
At this moment, it was impossible for him not to tremble internally. He was truly the third strongest in the universe, likely surpassing the Lord of the Universe in strength, and now on par with the Battle Heaven Clan Leader.
Of course, that was also unlikely, as the Battle Heaven Clan Leader was the father of the third strongest and was in a league of his own.
The third strongest and the Lord of the Universe were in the same tier. It was said that the Lord of the Universe, dissatisfied with the Battle Heaven Clan Leader's dominance, had been struck so hard by the Battle Heaven Clan Leader that several teeth were knocked out. This showed that even if the third strongest and the Lord of the Universe joined forces, they would likely not be a match for the Battle Heaven Clan Leader in one round.
At this moment, Yun Fan said, "Your question is answered, now it's your turn!"
Xu Mi Tian tried to calm his mind, intending to take Yun Fan's life before this current incarnation of Yun Fan had fully grown.
Thus, he immediately said to Yun Fan, "Originally, your Battle Heaven Clan's position was unshakeable, but due to a scheme by the Lord of the Universe, your Battle Heaven Clan disappeared from this world!"
"What scheme?"
Yun Fan asked, bewildered.
"I don't know!"
Xu Mi Tian answered decisively.
"Damn it!"
Yun Fan was speechless. What kind of shocking secret was this?
Thus, Yun Fan immediately said to Xu Mi Tian, "This secret doesn't move me. I'll ask you a secret myself!"
Xu Mi Tian was unhappy with Yun Fan's attitude, but he knew that if he didn't agree, Yun Fan would absolutely not let him go.
"Ask away!"
Yun Fan then asked, "How many bizarre beings are there in this current era? Where is the Lord of the Universe? Why doesn't he eradicate the bizarre beings?"
Xu Mi Tian was stunned. This was called one question, but it was clearly three questions, just phrased by Yun Fan in one sentence.
Therefore, theoretically, it only counted as one question.
"There are still many bizarre beings remaining. After all, the universe is vast, and there aren't many of the Battle Heaven Clan. Although they annihilated the vast majority of the bizarre beings, they didn't have time to pursue us lingering bizarre beings before they disappeared. Therefore, the bizarre beings are far more numerous than you imagine!"
"After plotting against the Battle Heaven Clan, the Lord of the Universe disappeared! No one knows where he went. Some say he is living a second life, while others say he intends to surpass the Immortal Emperor in one life and become a being beyond the Immortal Emperor! But that's quite far-fetched and simply impossible!"
"As for why he doesn't stop us bizarre beings, I can tell you clearly: when our bizarre race entered this universe, the Lord of the Universe once fought our great Nine Ancestors but was defeated by the combined efforts of our Nine Ancestors. Afterward, they agreed that he would not interfere with our bizarre race, and our bizarre race would not shake his status as the Lord of the Universe. Later, our bizarre race was nearly exterminated by the Battle Heaven Clan. Logically, the Lord of the Universe should have been happy, but he was displeased with the Battle Heaven Clan, so naturally, he wouldn't annihilate us bizarre beings!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan understood. Although the information he obtained was limited, it was sufficient. One could never expect a bizarre being of the Tian generation to know too many secrets.
He cursed himself internally, thinking that he should have brutally interrogated the bizarre Nine Ancestors before killing them. But it was too late now.
At this moment, he asked Yun Fan, "Now you must fulfill your promise and let me leave!"
He didn't need to flee in a sorry state; as soon as he left Yun Fan's divine soul world and merged with his main body, it would be Yun Fan's demise.
He was already anticipating how he would dismember Yun Fan later and kill the third strongest, thus making himself the third strongest.
Of course, that would only be in name. In reality, he wouldn't even rank in the top thousand in the universe, let alone third.
"Alright! You can leave!"
Yun Fan said, "After all, I am a person of my word. If I said I'd let you leave, I'll let you leave!"
"Very good!"
The moment Yun Fan withdrew the formation, Xu Mi Tian was freed and his divine soul merged with his body. His confidence returned.
"Third strongest, you truly are a fool. In your current state, compared to your previous life, your strength and intellect are not at the same level. You don't even understand the principle of letting a tiger return to the mountain."
After being relentlessly mocked by Xu Mi Tian, Yun Fan said helplessly, "I didn't expect that my promise-keeping would be met with such scorn. I'm done pretending, I'll be honest, I am a trickster!"
"What do you mean?"
Xu Mi Tian was surprised that Yun Fan remained so calm and composed.
Yun Fan did not reply but directly activated the burning flames. The next moment, Xu Mi Tian's divine soul and body began to burn.
"You tricked me!"
Xu Mi Tian's expression changed. With his body and divine soul burning, this time he was truly finished.
Yun Fan sneered. What good was only gaining the power of his divine soul? The power of his body was also his prey.
"I already told you I'm a trickster, and you still dared to be arrogant! Experience despair slowly!"