Unrivaled Martial Emperor

Chen Fan asked, "Senior, why exactly did you guide me here?"

Gu Tianxing's account of the past had been interesting; ultimately, it was just history—a recollection with no bearing on the present.

Noticing the serious look on Chen Fan's face, Gu Tianxing smiled briefly, then his expression turned solemn as he said, "I brought you here for one reason."

"What is it?"

"It concerns you, or rather, the entire Tianwu Continent."

Suddenly, a brilliant light shone in Chen Fan's eyes as he began to guess the answer.

"Earlier, I mentioned that I was sent to monitor the Blood Emperor's suppression seal. What I want from you is connected to that," Gu Tianxing said, staring straight at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes, remarking that it was as expected.

"Senior wants me to take over your duty and monitor the suppression seal in the Four Fiends Space?"

"Correct. More precisely, I want you to strengthen it."

He smiled bitterly and said, "Isn't Senior overestimating me? You couldn't kill him and had to scatter his body. Such a supremely ferocious..."

Suddenly, he came to an abrupt stop, cursing in his heart.

Sure enough, an incomparably sharp light shot out from Gu Tianxing's eyes. An invisible pressure instantly shrouded Chen Fan.

"How did you know the Blood Emperor's corpse was sealed in pieces? I never said that!"

Gu Tianxing's voice was cold and firm, with a hint of hostility, as if he would strike Chen Fan down if he said something wrong.

Chen Fan cursed inwardly. Left without a choice, he braced himself and said, "Please don't misunderstand, Senior. To tell you the truth, I once went to the Fiendish Corpse Mountain Range to train and, by chance, discovered a spatial tunnel. Out of curiosity, I entered..."

Worried Gu Tianxing might mistake him for the Blood Emperor's pawn, Chen Fan didn't dare hide anything. He briefly recounted how he'd accidentally entered the Fiendish Corpse Space and seen the massive, chained head.

Gu Tianxing stared straight at Chen Fan, making the latter panic inside.

But he hadn't lied.

Soon, Gu Tianxing smiled and said, "It seems like you truly didn't lie."

He sighed heavily and continued, "That space is indeed where the head is suppressed. I didn't expect the suppression to have weakened so much that he could open a spatial tunnel after three thousand years and let outsiders enter.

"That's a serious problem. As long as that tunnel exists, anyone who stumbles in and gets enticed by the emperor could become a threat."

He looked at Chen Fan again and said, "That's why reinforcing the seal has become urgent. If the emperor breaks free and gets its entire corpse, he would return to his peak. He could destroy the Tianwu Continent in an instant.

"Chen Fan, this task falls to you."

Chen Fan smiled bitterly and helplessly. "Senior, if even people like you couldn't kill him, I can't even imagine how terrifying his cultivation must be. Even suppressed, just a head or torso, he could kill me in a breath. How could I possibly help strengthen the seal?"

He knew how terrifying the Blood Emperor's head was.

Without the small golden person, he would have died inside the Fiendish Corpse Space back then.

Now, Gu Tianxing wanted him to go and strengthen the seal. It was no different from sending him to his death.

"If Senior trusts me, I can pass along your message. I am a disciple of the True Martial Academy, an overlord-class force of the Tianwu Continent, backed by countless Legends and even Void Immortal Supremes."

Chen Fan didn't hesitate to invoke the academy's name.

"Hoho, Chen Fan, since I asked you to reinforce the seal, I have considered everything. Don't worry, I wouldn't send you off to die."

Sharp as ever, Gu Tianxing clearly knew what Chen Fan was thinking.

"Moreover, you don't need to personally reinforce the seal. You only need to bring the Dawn Suppression Divine Talisman into the Fiendish Corpse Space and activate it. The divine talisman would automatically repair and reinforce the seal, minimizing risk.

"Furthermore, reinforcing the seal is a responsibility of the people of the Tianwu Continent. You're one of them, so this responsibility falls to you.

"If the Blood Emperor breaks free, do you think the continent will still exist? When that happens, you, your family, your friends—everyone—will be destroyed.

"So, would you rather face a bit of danger now to prevent disaster, or sit back and watch as the Blood Emperor breaks free and wipes out the continent?"

Chen Fan secretly called him a sly old fox, using the fate of the entire continent to push him.

However, he had to admit that Gu Tianxing's words were indeed sound.

If the Blood Emperor broke free, the Tianwu Continent would be destroyed.

Gu Tianxing pressed further, "Let me be clear. If the seal is not reinforced, the emperor will break free from his seal in another hundred to two hundred years.

"Of course, I'm not asking you to do this slightly dangerous matter for nothing. If you agree, you will be rewarded with rare immortal arts and artifacts."

He appealed to reason and emotion, even dangling powerful treasures to tempt Chen Fan.

Chen Fan blinked, sighed as if he accepted the reality helplessly, and said, "Senior, after everything you've said, if I refused, wouldn't I be the sinner of the Tianwu Continent? I'll do it. After all, I'm a responsible man—if I do not descend into hell, then who will?" [1]

Gu Tianxing was dumbfounded.

What just happened?

A moment ago, Chen Fan had looked ready to die before agreeing; now, he'd done a full one-eighty.

This simply caught Gu Tianxing off guard!

Chen Fan rubbed his nose and said, "Senior, since I've already agreed, about that reward... shouldn't you honor it now?"

Gu Tianxing was taken aback once more. Immediately afterward, he burst into laughter and said, "Hahahaha, interesting, truly interesting.

"Fine, fine. Take these, but I hope that you'll keep your promise."

He waved his hand. A stream of light flew toward Chen Fan, turning into a storage ring.

Chen Fan didn't hold back either and took the storage ring.

1. This last part is a Buddhist saying, preaching about selflessness. ☜