Dragon Martial Sovereign

At this moment, Lin Fan was completely panicked, running without choosing his path.

He had only one goal, which was to avoid being caught by the Little Witch at all costs.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but Lin Fan had already traveled a great distance. He knew that the Little Witch was no longer able to find him.

Lin Fan stopped to survey his surroundings; he was in the wilderness, desolate and uninhabited. What surprised him even more was that the Holy Power here was incredibly weak. Moreover, within the feeble Holy Power, there were many other miscellaneous energies mixed in.

Thus, this place was highly unsuitable for cultivation.

After discovering this, Lin Fan's brow slightly furrowed. He thought to himself, "What has happened within the Holy Soul Domain over these hundreds of years? Why is this place so barren? Why is the Holy Power here so unsuitable for cultivation?"

One must know that hundreds of years ago, every corner of the Holy Soul Domain was a pure land for cultivation, filled with abundant Holy Power where one could cultivate freely.

But now...

Such an unsuitable place for cultivation had appeared?

Lin Fan was certain that something must have transpired in the Holy Soul Domain over these hundreds of years.

At the same time, Lin Fan finally understood why this place was barren and uninhabited.

With it being so unfit for cultivation, only a fool would settle down here.

Then, a bizarre thought suddenly crossed Lin Fan's mind: "No matter what, I must find out why these changes have occurred."

After that, Lin Fan pushed his speed to the limit, sprinting rapidly.

At the same time, he spread out his Divine Sense to scan the surrounding area.

Throughout his journey, he didn't encounter a single soul—forget people, he hadn't even come across a single Holy Beast or ferocious beast, which clearly illustrated just how desolate this place was...

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Lin Fan halted.

It was because he saw a pavilion, not far ahead?

The pavilion was quite strange.

And the moment Lin Fan laid eyes on the pavilion, he felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Of course, the sudden appearance of a pavilion in such a desolate place was quite odd.

"Let's go inside and have a look!"

Lin Fan thought to himself.

Then, he entered the pavilion.

Upon entering, Lin Fan finally understood that the pavilion was, in fact, a temple for worship.

Inside was a statue.

The statue appeared very young, with its head raised up looking at the sky, holding a long spear in hand, exuding a sense of arrogance unparalleled in the world.

It was just a statue.

But...

It seemed as though there was a powerful aura of oppression emanating from the statue.

After Lin Fan got a clear look at this statue, his facial expression immediately became quite peculiar, and he couldn't help but smile wryly, muttering to himself, "Who would have thought, the person worshipped in this temple is actually my past life? Heh, after hundreds of years, someone in the Holy Soul Domain has started to worship me?"

But very quickly, Lin Fan's heart was filled with an indescribable sense of loss.

What did it matter if there was a temple here dedicated to himself?

This place was uninhabited; even if there were temples, no one would come here to worship him.

In this moment, Lin Fan's desire to uncover what had happened in the Holy Soul Domain in the centuries after his death intensified. Why had such a place devoid of Spiritual Energy emerged? More importantly, why had a temple where he was worshipped appeared?

Afterward, Lin Fan continued on his way, occasionally encountering small pavilions where, similarly, there were statues of himself enshrined inside.

However, as Lin Fan progressed, he never sensed the presence of Spiritual Energy.

That is to say, the Spiritual Energy was depleted all along the way.

After walking for an entire day, Lin Fan suddenly felt the presence of Spiritual Energy.

"Hmm?"

Being accustomed to the depletion of Spiritual Energy, the sudden sensation of its presence made Lin Fan inadvertently pause.

"Finally, I can feel the presence of Spiritual Energy?"

A smile appeared on Lin Fan's face as he continued to step forward.

The further he went, the denser the Spiritual Energy became.

Eventually, Lin Fan saw another pavilion.

However, this pavilion was different from the ones Lin Fan had seen before, which were used to worship him and were very small.

This time, the pavilion seemed large and luxurious, and more importantly, it was bustling with people making offerings, unlike the lifeless ones Lin Fan had seen before.

"Let's go in and have a look."

Lin Fan walked in without hesitation.

"Ah?"

The next moment, Lin Fan was completely stunned.

Because he shockingly discovered that inside the pavilion, a woman was being worshipped?

Hu Mei'er?

"Heh heh!"

Lin Fan quickly recovered and laughed coldly: "Hu Mei'er, places with depleted Spiritual Energy worship me, while those with Spiritual Energy offer to you? Interesting, heh, how interesting!"

Lin Fan didn't linger and continued on his way.

On the road that followed, he encountered many more pavilions.

However, in all the pavilions thereafter, only Hu Mei'er was worshipped, and no pavilions dedicated to Lin Fan appeared again.

Naturally, as he moved forward, the Spiritual Energy became increasingly dense, and eventually, it was so rich that Lin Fan could cultivate at any moment.

But Lin Fan did not stop to cultivate.

He kept moving forward.

Finally, after a long journey, a massive city appeared before Lin Fan.

Cloud West City!

"Cloud West City? So, this is actually within the Ten Thousand Mountains?"

The instant he saw Cloud West City, clarity dawned in Lin Fan's heart.

Though centuries had passed, Lin Fan's memory of the layout of Holy Soul Domain was still very clear. Within the Holy Soul Domain lay the Ten Thousand Mountains, which housed countless cities.

And among these, Cloud West City was one.

The Ten Thousand Mountains were very far from the Imperial Capital of the Holy Soul Domain, and due to the peculiar geography, the Imperial Power of the Holy Soul Domain had limited influence here.

A faint smile again appeared on the corner of Lin Fan's mouth.

"Well, then, I shall grow in the Ten Thousand Mountains, heh heh!" thought Lin Fan secretly: "Hu Mei'er, although you reign high as the Emperor, your power is hardly influential in the Ten Thousand Mountains. It will be difficult for you to find me here as I grow."

Lin Fan was very aware that he was far too weak compared to Hu Mei'er at his current state, and if discovered by her now, he would undoubtedly die.

Thus, what he needed to do now was to lie low.

After growing stronger, it wouldn't be too late to confront Hu Mei'er...