Ch 1156 - Ch 1160

Chapter 1156: 1156

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

The people of the Hall of Faith crowded along the mountain path after hearing the news . They soon saw the back of a young man heading up the stairs through the magical barrier .

"That man…isn't he Mo Fan, who defeated Zorro in the World College Tournament?"

"It does look like him, what is he doing? Doesn't he know how serious the consequences are for barging into the sacred mountain?"

People quickly recognized Mo Fan on the Starry Mountain Path . The noise of their discussions soon echoed across the mountain .

The mountain path was soon crowded with people . They stared at the Chinese student who had grabbed the attention of the world in the World College Tournament . They were struggling to understand his reckless behavior .

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Further ahead, the people of the Hall of Knights soon gathered at the exit of the Starry Mountain Path . They were able to see the entire place that was covered by the magical barrier, and the tiny Mo Fan, too .

"Who is he?"

"It doesn't matter who he is, he's digging his own grave!" Hall Master of the Hall of Knights Haylon declared coldly .

"I bet he's here for Ye Xinxia," Kulun said .

Kulun was standing close to Fiona . Kulun used to be Xinxia's Guardian Knight . Since Xinxia's status had risen significantly, Kulun had been receiving a lot of benefits as her Guardian Knight . However, Kulun was extremely terrified when he learned of the latest discovery .

As a matter of fact, he was unwilling to believe it, but he had no choice but to accept it when he saw the evidence!

"What an idiot! . Does he seriously think this is going to work? No one can possibly make it to the end!" Fiona said anxiously .

"He has reached the first statue . "

"Not many among those so-called geniuses are able to defeat the copper beast!"

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Mo Fan reached the stair of the first statue . As he set his eyes on the statue, its eyes suddenly sprang open and stared at Mo Fan in return too, with a strong, intimidating presence of evil!

It was the first statue defending the Starry Mountain Path, the Bronze Beast of Greece!

It was an ancient creature of Greece, symbolizing slaughter . The founders of the Parthenon Temple had subdued the savage creature and arranged for it to guard the sacred mountain!

The Bronze Beast of Greece only had one eye . Its limbs were short and fleshy . Its body was bloated like a giant toad, while its head resembled a rhinoceros, with a sharp bronze horn on its nose .

The bronze horn pointed at Mo Fan as the Bronze Beast suddenly charged at him . He could only see a deadly, blue beam approaching him rapidly . It was too quick for him to react .

A small, bloody hole appeared on Mo Fan's shoulder; fresh blood poured out and stained his shirt .

The Bronze Beast of Greece went to the other side . Its eye had a disdainful look, as if it had purposely missed the attack just so it could warm up further . Their Curse had forced the statues to remain still in the wind and rain for many years . They could only move when someone dared to take the challenge!

The Bronze Beast did not show any sign when it attacked . The auras of many creatures would shift when they were about to lunge, and their bodies would also tighten like an arrow about to be fired from a bow . But the Bronze Beast of Greece was half-lying on the ground, as if it was about to take a nap . However, it would suddenly charge forward with remarkable speed and puncture its enemy with the bronze horn .

Mo Fan suddenly felt lost, as he had no idea how to defend himself .

Mo Fan's body was soon covered in wounds, but the wounds were not deadly . The Bronze Beast's eyes had the same disdainful look .

It was quite obvious that the beast did not want to kill Mo Fan too quickly, since it would have to hibernate for many years until the next intruder showed up .

The Bronze Beast attacked once again . The same blue ray flickered past . This time, Mo Fan was knocked flying by the beast, rolling down the stairs .

"Why didn't he dodge it!?" Zhu Meng said worriedly .

"It's impossible to dodge it . The Bronze Beast's eye and horn have a unique magic that can lock onto their target, making it extremely difficult to dodge its attack," Pang Lai said .

"Impossible to dodge? How is Mo Fan going to defeat him?"

"Let's hope that Mo Fan can come up with a plan . "

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Mo Fan did not feel any pain, even though he was being hurt continuously . First, the injuries were not serious, and second, he had yet to collect his thoughts from the shock . When his mind was fully occupied on one thing, the pain he was feeling was negligible!

Mo Fan rose to his feet and quickly treated his wounds to stop them from bleeding .

It was not like he was not paying any attention, but the beast's attacks were basically undodgeable . The beast was not particularly huge, yet its attacks were like he had just collided with a giant mountain!

The Bronze Beast laughed like a human, like it was mocking how weak its challenger was .

This time, the Bronze Beast seemed to be planning to deal a serious blow to Mo Fan . Its eyes flickered with a hint of savagery .

Another blue ray flickered past . It charged from the stairs all the way to the arc-shaped entrance .

Mo Fan did not bother dodging the incoming attack . He stared at the Bronze Beast coldly…

"Sky Lightning Claw!"

When the blue light arrived, Mo Fan clenched his fist into a claw and faced the Bronze Beast head-on!

Dark lightning burst out from the tip of his fingers and took the shape of a giant claw, crashing into the Bronze Beast on the stairs!

The power of the lightning was fairly shocking . The thick lightning arcs and the aura of the Sky Lightning Claw exceeded the Bronze Beast's attack and landed on the beast, knocking it flying . The Bronze Beast slammed heavily into the stairs!

"Blink!"

The lightning arcs were still dancing wildly in the air when Mo Fan shuddered and vanished into thin air .

The spot the Bronze Beast was falling onto trembled as a mysterious silver glow flickered . Mo Fan came out from the crack . His arm was wrapped around in a black lightning spiral!

"Lightning Arm, Explode!" Mo Fan slammed his arm onto the Bronze Beast hard!

The deadly beams detonated with a terrifying explosion of lightning . Arcs soared into the sky like dragons . The blinding light surged across the place, blasting the stairs and the plants nearby into nothing .

The Bronze Beast was blasted into the air by the lightning arcs . It was surrounded by the lightning, as if its body was about to be disintegrated by the formidable power at any second…

"Tyrant Call!" Mo Fan's gaze sharpened . A thick lightning bolt swept past and punched through the Bronze Beast from left to right .

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Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

"Lightning Chain!" Mo Fan completed the Intermediate Spell before the Bronze Beast reached the ground .

The fifth-tier Thunderbolt appeared . Lightning arcs struck the Bronze Beast from all directions, inflicting serious damage on it .

The Bronze Beast finally had a chance to catch its breath, yet Mo Fan triggered the Tyrant Call once again, knocking it to the ground heavily .

Cracks began to surface on the Bronze Beast . It charged at Mo Fan furiously, emitting a brilliant blue light aura several times stronger than before .

"Flame Sword!"

The Calamity Fire burned in Mo Fan's hands . It swiftly turned into a huge, fiery sword over ten meters long .

Mo Fan faced the furious Bronze Beast directly . He swung the sword down with both hands!

The continuous lightning strikes had inflicted serious damage on the Bronze Beast . Its outer layer had broken down, and the slash cut the Bronze Beast in half!

When the flames dissipated, the Bronze Beast was shattered into pieces . The lightning arcs that had dealt serious damage to the Bronze Beast surged out from its body .

Mo Fan walked up to the Bronze Beast and stomped it into pieces, preventing it from regenerating like the undead .

It was obvious that the Bronze Beast of Greece could no longer come back to life, at least for a short amount of time, after Mo Fan could no longer sense the beast's aura . He proceeded up the stairs, heading toward the second statue!

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"Did…did he just defeat the statue, just like that?" At the top of the mountain, Kulun's face was filled with astonishment .

The other knights surrounding the place were utterly dumbfounded too . That was the Bronze Beast of Greece, there was no way it would be slaughtered so easily!

"Didn't you guys see the brilliance of the God's Seal in his lightning? It's incredibly strong, it basically doubles the base damage of his Lightning Element!" Muse Tisu informed them .

The only person that could grant a Mage the Blessing of the God's Seal with a multiplier of two was the previous Goddess, Izisha . The Blessing of the God's Seal from the Hall Mother was obviously nowhere close to Izisha's . Tisu was utterly confused as to how Mo Fan had managed to stop losing the energy from the Blessing of the God's Seal!

"How is it possible for someone to obtain a multiplier of two, if his Soul-grade Seed…"

Many people had witnessed Mo Fan's strength in the World College Tournament . He had dominated the event with his lightning, since the Lightning Tyrant had multiplied the damage of his Lightning Spells sixfold . Even Zorro did not stand a chance against it .

The base damage of his Lightning had now been doubled by the Blessing of the God's Seal . His Sky Lightning Claw was absolutely unstoppable when he was up against an Advanced Mage .

It was obvious that the final fiery sword was not the attack that had destroyed the Bronze Beast, but the continuous lightning attacks that had destroyed its internals!

"He's still trying to get himself killed after obtaining such a great gift? How idiotic!" someone cursed .

Even the people of the Hall of Knights did not have the chance to receive the Blessing of the God's Seal, let alone being given one with a twofold multiplier! It would simply drive many Mages crazy . It was extremely difficult for them to improve the base damage of their Elements . These knights, who had been loyal to the sacred mountain for their whole lives, were extremely jealous of Mo Fan!

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"Old Pang, why do I feel like that Bronze Beast is a bit too weak?" Zhu Meng murmured doubtfully, looking at the Bronze Beast's remains .

"It's not that the Bronze Beast is weak, but Mo Fan is just too strong . I'm pretty sure even the strongest Advanced Mages would have trouble against his Lightning, knowing that the damage of his Lightning Spells is multiplied twelve times over!" Pang Lai said .

Old Bao nodded agreement .

It was true that they could no longer think of Mo Fan as just an ordinary Advanced Mage after the World College Tournament's rewards and cultivating in seclusion for two months . The suppression of the magic formation might be effective against Super Mages, but it did not affect Mo Fan much, since he was only an Advanced Mage .

"But the statues after the first one aren't easy to deal with, either," Pang Lai said .

"Let's hope he can make it through . "

—

Mo Fan had now reached the second statue . It was a statue of a demon with giant wings like a bat, strange horns, and four limbs with claws .

Seeing that the statue had no intention of waking up, Mo Fan simply ignored it and headed for the stairs .

"Kid, aren't you a bit naive, thinking that you can walk past me, just like that?" a strange and aged voice came from behind him .

Mo Fan quickly turned around and saw the Demon-Horned Statue standing less than a meter away . Its ghastly face stuck close to Mo Fan, the grin on its gray flesh looking extremely vicious and fake!

Mo Fan did not panic, staring back at the statue coldly . "You can talk?" he asked .

"I was once a human many years ago," the Demon-Horned Statue replied .

"Will you let me pass?" Mo Fan asked .

The demon statue laughed . "What do you think?"

"Then what exactly are you? I'm not really in the mood, piss off!" Mo Fan's fists burst into flames . He threw them at the demon statue, followed by a ferocious wave of fire!

"Tsk tsk, that's quite a bad temper you have . " The demon statue floated away eerily . When the fists approached, it leaned sideways, dodging Mo Fan's attack .

Mo Fan had no intention of wasting his time with the statue . He turned into a Shadow Bird and moved closer to the demon statue .

He gathered his will on his hands . Mo Fan grabbed the demon statue's wings and slammed it down on the stairs with shocking might!

"Crush!" Mo Fan's eyes flickered . The overwhelming force of Space Rhythm was immediately applied to the demon statue . It was soon crushed into dust by a silver flicker, the power of the Space Element!

"Tsk tsk, how vicious, it's been a while since I last saw an interesting young man like you . That toad might have lost to you, but I will teach you that the Starry Mountain Path isn't something that you can easily overcome!" the Demon-Horned Statue's voice appeared on the other side . Its claws were grabbing onto a tree branch like a bird, and it seemed almost weightless . The tree branch did not bend under its weight .

"Clone Magic?" Mo Fan glanced at the thing crushed into dust by his Space Element . When he took a closer look, he realized that it was only a log instead of the demon statue .

Mo Fan was familiar with Clone Magic, allowing him to identify the trick that the Demon-Horned Statue was pulling at first glance .

"You do know a lot, but I will dig your guts out and see if they are any different than the others!" the Demon-Horned Statue appeared behind Mo Fan and swiped its claws at Mo Fan's belly .

The demon statue seemed to have the ability to grab its target's inner organs through the flesh . Its hand reached into Mo Fan's body and grabbed his guts .

The demon statue had a cruel grin . It pulled its claw out fiercely, bringing Mo Fan's guts with it!

The demon statue was not in a rush to kill Mo Fan . They were forced to guard the mountain path, and were extremely bored by the duty . As such, they were very excited whenever there was an intruder .

"Having outstanding offensive capabilities along isn't enough, since you will need more than that to win battles!" the demon statue lectured while it slowly opened up its claw, to see if the man really had guts like a buffalo . Otherwise, why would he even bother to come and get himself killed?

A puff of black smoke floated out when the demon statue opened its hand . The Demon-Horned Statue was stunned . It quickly lifted its gaze and saw Mo Fan had turned into a puff of black smoke and floated away .

"You're not the only one with the Clone Magic!" Mo Fan used the same trick in return and appeared behind the demon statue .

This time, the power contained by Mo Fan's fists was even stronger . Fiery dragons slammed into the demon statue's wings . It felt like its bones were about to collapse from the impact, as fiery dragons knocked the it down the mountain path .

However, the statue was not that weak . It quickly rose to its feet and beat its wings to rise into the air .

Its body was swaying around, implying that it did suffer quite some damage from the attack . However, it still had a menacing grin as it glared at Mo Fan and snapped, "I'm going to make you pay for that!"

"Telekinesis!" Mo Fan's will turned into a strong force, pulling rocks out of the beruned mountain wall, which he promptly threw at the Demon-Horned Statue . It furiously summoned a cloudy wind, knocking the giant rocks in other directions .

"Blood Cross!" The Demon-Horned Statue emitted two blood-red rays that interwove and formed a cross, flying at Mo Fan .

Mo Fan quickly backed away, but he realized that the bloody cross was growing bigger, to the extent that he could no longer dodge it .

"Blink!" Mo Fan executed the Advanced Spell Magic . He vanished and reappeared a hundred meters away . The Blood Cross collided into the wall and left a huge cross-shaped crater on it!

When Mo Fan was cultivating in seclusion for two months, he had spent most of his time learning the Advanced Space Spell, apart from stabilizing the energy of the God's Seal .

Mo Fan kept regretting that he had not learned the spell before the World College Tournament…

Even though he was still not familiar with it, he was no longer that passive when he was trying to dodge enemies' attacks . In addition to that, the spell also allowed Mo Fan to move to advantageous positions, and launch his counterattack when his enemies had lowered their guard!

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Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

The Demon-Horned Statue was quicker than the Bronze Beast . Mo Fan had already created some distance with Blink, but to his surprise, the demon statue was already sticking its evil face close to him while uttering a burst of cruel laughter that would make a person's soul shiver!

"This time, I'm going to dig your chest out!" The demon statue swung its claws at lightning speed, aiming for Mo Fan's chest . Its claws could easily rip Mo Fan's ribs out of his body .

Mo Fan turned into a dark lightning ray . It flickered rapidly as Mo Fan backed towards the mountain wall .

As soon as he landed, the demon statue lunged at him once again . Mo Fan dodged the attack in the nick of time . The sturdy mountain wall behind him was smashed into pieces with a single swipe of the demon statue's claw!

The rocks splintered . The demon statue was incredibly fast at recovering from its attack . It was already carrying out its second attack when the pieces of rocks were still splintering in the air, aiming for Mo Fan's heart!

Mo Fan sank into the ground and quickly turned into a shadow bird, flying from the top of the stairs to the bottom .

"Is there anything else you can do apart from running away? You will never be able to see the girl at this rate . Such a pitiful girl, I already knew the tragic fate awaiting her when she walked past me the first day . Do you know what happens to those that are sentenced guilty? I have been here for thousands of years, and I have seen many great talents and gorgeous women beheaded . Their blood, their organs washed away by the rain and flowing down the stairs . Whenever it happens, I always have the same thought: that these so-called geniuses will never learn to bow their heads . They have no idea that there are some people they can never afford to offend . Even the slightest resistance would result in their horrible deaths!"

The Demon-Horned Statue did not chase after Mo Fan . It stood on the stairs arrogantly, as if it would consider going easy on Mo Fan if he decided not to enter its territory .

"Is that why you've forfeited your soul, so you can be a guard dog? Does it matter that you have lived for thousands of years? You will never be human again!" Mo Fan said mockingly .

A guard dog!

The words immediately lit the rage in the demon statue's heart!

Mo Fan's words were on point . The demon statue was once a human, it was the reason it could speak . It was placed under a curse by a Forbidden Mage, trapping it forever on the Parthenon Sacred Mountain . It was already tired of its life . The evil thoughts growing inside its bones were enough to cover the entire Citadel of Athens, yet it was sealed away like a statue .

It hated humans . It started to enjoy torturing them . Its only joy of living in this world was torturing intruders .

"Do you know that I dug out the guts of the last intruder and hung them on the old Flying Flower tree!?" the demon statue snapped furiously .

"A guard dog always barks the loudest," Mo Fan replied indifferently .

The demon statue was about to explode with rage . It floated in the air like a phantom and split into lots of mirror images . Its claws poured down like rain, with nowhere to escape to .

"Lightning Tyrant Domain!" Mo Fan stomped the ground . A powerful aura of lightning spread out like a storm .

Clouds of rolling thunder appeared as black lightning dragons gathered above Mo Fan . They eventually turned into a thick lightning bolt, landing right on Mo Fan . The lightning arcs surged out wildly from his body, his aura as imposing as if he had just put on armor made of lightning!

The demon statue was struggling against Mo Fan's enhanced lightning spells, the arcs still whipping at it . The strong paralyzing effect spread across its body, impairing its movement!

"Silent Deadly Bolt!" Lightning coils circled Mo Fan's arms . As Mo Fan shoved his hands forward, they turned into lightning bolts, piercing right through the demon statue!

The demon statue had no chance of dodging the attack, especially since the Silent Deadly Bolt was one of the quickest attacks . The lightning beams left a hole on its chest, and also punctured its wings!

The demon statue uttered a piercing cry . Its chest and wings had scorched marks . Any other creature would have died after receiving the attack .

"Telekinesis!" Mo Fan did not give the demon statue any chance to escape . His hand emitted a silver light and grabbed at the arcs of lightning dancing wildly in the air .

The invisible hand grabbed the Demon-Horned Statue . Mo Fan strengthened his will and focused . He tightened his grip, trying to crush the demon statue .

The Demon-Horned Statue was stuck in the air . Its bones cracked under the pressure from Mo Fan's invisible hand . It kept crying out in agony .

"Lightning Chain!"

Thousands of Lightning Strikes sprang out from Mo Fan's hand and flowed right to the Demon-Horned Statue through the invisible hand .

Mo Fan's powerful will was holding the Demon-Horned Statue in place . It was struck by the lightning before it could break free from the grab .

As the lightning surged across the invisible hand, it faintly outlined the limb in the air . It looked like a giant hand had grown out of Mo Fan's arm, holding fast the enemy that the lightning strikes were landing on .

"Summoning Tide!"

A lunar-white Star Constellation started forming in front of Mo Fan . The brilliant Star Patterns combined into a sacred Star Constellation made up of three hundred and forty-three Stars, and opened up a gate to the other plane!

The howls of wolves burst out of the gap as a strong gust of wind blew a wall of thick dust out!

A huge white wolf stepped out from the gate . Each leg was as thick as a tree trunk . When its entire body stepped out from the gap, the mountain path suddenly felt crowded . Even the mountain walls were unable to conceal the enormous creature!

The white, enormous wolf locked its ferocious gaze on the demon statue and charged at it hungrily, trampling on the mountain path .

The Demon-Horned Statue quickly beat its wings, trying to escape from the ferocious wolf, but the paralyzing effect of the Lightning Strikes had slowed it down significantly .

Soon another enormous white wolf came out from the gap . It was not as huge as the one before, yet its speed was shocking . It actually caught up to the other wolf and leapt into the air, trying to pounce on the Demon-Horned Statue and slam it to the ground .

A third enormous white wolf came out from the gate . Its temper was even worse . Seeing that its comrades had taken down its prey, it immediately rushed forward to fight for a meal!

The fourth, fifth, and sixth wolves came out of the gate…

Huge wolves kept on coming out from the gate . It felt like they were going to crush the entire mountain path . They all surrounded the Demon-Horned Statue, tearing at its flesh, its organs, and its bones!

Cries of agony echoed in the air . The Demon-Horned Statue was undying, but once it was destroyed, it would take a long time for it to recover . In addition to that, its death was a lot more painful than ordinary creatures . The wolves were splitting the remains of the demon statue between them . They were not after its flesh, but if they could absorb the energy it contained, it would still help them grow stronger!

"You…why do you have five Elements, there's no way you are a Forbidden Mage!?" the demon statue's voice echoed over the mountain, but as soon as it finished the sentence, the first wolf swallowed its brain . Mo Fan was struggling to understand what the statue was saying, as its voice was echoing out from inside the wolf's stomach!

Seeing the enormous, white wolves that were as savage as a bunch of bandits, even Mo Fan was utterly astounded by the scene before him . It turned out that violence was most effective against the demon creatures . It did not matter how quick the demon statue was, or how sharp its claws were, the pack of wolves only needed to rush forward and tear it into pieces!

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"How cruel…" Han Ji's face was blank . It took him some time to utter the words .

"Yeah," Pang Lai nodded .

Mo Fan was incredibly powerful . As expected of the strongest participant in the World College Tournament, he was extremely adept at switching between his five Elements, giving his enemy no chance to react at all . If all five of his Elements reached the limit of the Advanced Level, they wondered how many Advanced Mages would be needed to take him down!

"Being an Advanced Mage has its benefits . At least he can fight with his full strength on the Starry Mountain Path . Having a stronger cultivation means a stronger suppression . However, an Advanced Mage is going to be the weakest once he reaches the Mountain of the Goddess," Old Bao said .

"Pang Lai, what's next? Is it tricky to deal with?" Zhu Meng let out a relieved sigh after seeing that Mo Fan had taken out the second statue .

"I lost to the third statue in the past . It's a vampire… it has been alive for at least two thousand years," Pang Lai told them .

"A…a vampire, over two thousand years old…"

"Isn't a vampire over a thousand years old as strong as a Ruler-level creature?" Zhu Meng asked immediately .

"Yeah, if the vampire was in the outside world, Han Ji, even you and Zhu Meng would have trouble facing it . Luckily its strength is also limited by the magic formation . It's weaker than a Ruler-level creature, but I'm worried that Mo Fan is still going to struggle against it," Pang Lai said .

"Is it that strong?"

"Even I failed to defeat it; what do you think?" Pang Lai said .

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Mo Fan proceeded forward . He was planning to take out the third statue while his Summoning Tide was still active .

The third statue was a man . Apart from the coat and sharp fangs, the man was no different than a human .

He had already woken up, standing at the stairs he was guarding while looking at the wolves disdainfully .

"I hate wolves the most!" the vampire said casually .

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Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

The vampire flipped his hands . Blood started appearing around him and turned into two long whips rapidly .

The vampire lashed out with the blood whips adeptly, hitting the enormous white wolves from different angles . The whips left shocking wounds on the muscular wolves, and even knocked them flying . The wolves slammed into the mountain walls and bled severely!

The vampire burst out laughing . Each whipping would result in cries of agony from the wolves . The pack of wolves charged forward, yet they struggled to move any closer to the vampire . The wolf that was the quickest in the pack finally made it to the vampire, yet the vampire disdainfully knocked the wolf to the bottom of the stairs with a flying kick . The wolf lost consciousness, and could no longer get up .

"Come, I'll have some fun with you fools!" the vampire shouted proudly . He was less cunning and despicable than the previous statues . Each of his actions resembled that of a noble warrior while he played the wolves like a fiddle!

The wolves could not even touch the corner of the vampire's robe . He was extremely good at evasion, and even Mo Fan could only see a blurry outline moving around .

Mo Fan was aware of the Blood Tribe's abilities because of Liu Ru . However, Liu Ru was a few levels weaker than this proud vampire . If it wasn't for the magic formation, even ten thousand Mo Fans would be no match for him .

The vampire was very agile . He stepped on a wolf's head and launched himself into the air, while the wolf's head slammed heavily onto the stairs, breaking a few of its fangs .

Another wolf leapt into the air and bit at the vampire . To its surprise, the vampire suddenly turned into a glowing purple bat and flew out between the gaps of its fangs .

The wolf missed . When it fell back to the ground, the vampire had already regained his human form . He grabbed the wolf's leg and flung the beast around .

Another wolf with long claws pounced at the vampire, yet it ended up colliding with its comrade . The vampire stood there and watched the two wolves whose heads were spinning from the collision, chuckling scornfully .

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"It…it's like he's beating up a bunch of puppies! What a strong vampire!" Zhu Meng exclaimed .

The vampire's strength was already suppressed . If he had his full strength, he could easily stir up great chaos . The Parthenon Temple was really something, forcing a vampire to guard the mountain path for them!

"I already said it, this vampire is on a different level compared to the demon statue . As a matter of fact, Mo Fan will not be in danger if he loses here . The Blood Tribe is known for its strong self-esteem, they are too proud to use despicable methods . If Mo Fan loses to the vampire, he will not lose his cultivation . Speaking of which, I'm not sure which generation this vampire is from . He's different from most of the Blood Tribe . He has a rather strong human nature, and he's only willing to drink a specific person's blood to sustain himself . It turns out that the person died years ago, meaning that he will die eventually after losing his supply of blood . Therefore, he volunteered to fall into a deep slumber on the Starry Mountain Path and guard the Parthenon Sacred Mountain," Pang Lai said with a wry smile .

"Does that mean he can leave whenever he wants?" Zhu Meng asked .

"Yeah, I believe his ancestors are somehow related to the Parthenon Temple . Using the Parthenon Temple's magic, he will lose his life force at a much slower rate," Pang Lai confirmed .

"How do you know so much?" Han Ji asked .

Pang Lai coughed awkwardly and said, "I was young back then, and I'd never lost to anyone . Yet I ended up losing to him, so I went and investigated his background . "

"…"

"If Mo Fan wins, should you just find a hole and hide inside it?"

"Piss off!"

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Tisu harrumphed coldly on the mountain .

During the ceremony for the Blessing of the God's Seal, she had already been displeased with Mo Fan's arrogance . She actually felt great when she saw the vampire Bola attacking .

It was necessary to teach any man who did not pay any respect to the Parthenon Temple a lesson!

"Bola should be able to defeat the kid easily . Humph, if he advances further, it's going to damage our reputation!" Hall Master Haylon said .

Even Super Mages did not dare barge onto the Starry Mountain Path . However, if Mo Fan managed to overcome the challenge as only an Advanced Mage, many people were surely going to take on the challenge too! Even though the rule had been around for a long time, having many people taking on the challenge would surely damage their reputation too . As such, he hoped that the vampire Bola could take out this intruder as quickly as possible, so the others would not think that the Starry Mountain Path was easy to overcome .

"Hall Master, Mo Fan was the strongest participant in the World College Tournament . He's even more dominating after obtaining the Blessing of the God's Seal . He has five Elements, two powerful Summoned Beasts, strong Fire and Lightning… it's reasonable that he managed to defeat the first two statues . From what I know, this Starry Mountain Path was built as a challenge for young, talented Mages under the Super Level," the authority of the Shoreline Alliance, Conti, spoke up .

The Shoreline Alliance was responsible for tracking down the gigantic beast that had shown up in Venice . Conti had visited the Parthenon Temple, hoping that the Hall of Knights could lend them some elites to track down the beast . She happened to arrive as Mo Fan was barging into the mountain path .

The Hall of Knights was unable to dispense any knights because of the recent incident . A Saintess had been murdered, and the knights had to be on alert . The situation would only return to normal once Xinxia was executed . Conti had no choice but to wait at the Parthenon Temple so she could head straight out to the Mediterranean with the elites of the Hall of Knights once the execution was carried out .

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Mo Fan glanced at the wolves lying across the place with serious injuries . He fixed his eyes on the powerful vampire in front of him .

The wolves were not dead . Mo Fan withdrew them into the Summoned Beast Plane . He believed the Flying Creek Snow Wolf would settle the wolves . The reason that Mo Fan had Summoned the wolves was that the Flying Creek Snow Wolf was already the ruler of this tribe of White-Eyed Giant Wolves in the Summoned Beast Plane . Since the wolves were under the command of the Flying Creek Snow Wolf, they would obey Mo Fan's commands too, allowing Mo Fan to control them effectively .

The White-Eyed Giant Wolves were strong, but the vampire Bola was way stronger . He had taken out the White-Eyed Giant Wolves with ease .

Mo Fan's heart sank . He could easily tell how strong his opponent was . The vampire was clearly stronger than the Dark Swordmaster . He would not be able to survive a single attack if the magic formation was not here!

Mo Fan calmly analyzed the situation while walking up the stairs . The blood of the White-Eyed Giant Wolves had dyed the stairs red . His footprints were left on the stairs when he walked past .

So what if he was facing a strong opponent? He had no choice but to fight! He could not wait a second further, he wanted to see Xinxia right now!

The vampire, Bola stood and watched Mo Fan as he came up the stairs . Bola knew Mo Fan was the master of the wolves . He was rather astonished, as this intruder was a lot younger than he had imagined .

Bola stared at Mo Fan and took a deep breath . He could tell his opponent's mental state from how fast their blood was flowing . He would easily know if the man was scared, or nervous, or something else…

However, when Bola smelled Mo Fan's blood, his expression changed instantly . He stared at Mo Fan with wide eyes . His pale, handsome face slowly filled with joy as his eyes burned passionately!

"Your blood… your blood!" Bola pointed at Mo Fan and screamed .

Mo Fan was confused . He had no idea what the vampire was excited about . "What's wrong with my blood?" he asked .

"Stop pretending that you don't know, the blood in your body isn't normal! You've refined the Blood Sarira, but it didn't turn you into a monster . That's impossible…" Bora had a strange look . He was excited and overjoyed, yet he soon denied himself .

Mo Fan was shocked . This vampire knew about the Blood Sarira?

The Blood Sarira was the trigger to awaken the Demon Element . It was why Mo Fan demonized when he only had four Elements!

It turned out… that the Blood Sarira had been around for a long time!?

"You don't look like an ordinary vampire, either," Mo Fan said .

Mo Fan could sense that the vampire's aura was similar to Liu Ru's, meaning that his senior might not be a member of the Blood Tribe, but a person with the demon blood .

"Stop treating me like one of those filthy blood-drinking creatures . You didn't turn into a demon! How did you manage to satisfy the lust of the demon!?" Bola asked .

"I don't think I'm obliged to answer your questions," Mo Fan said calmly .

Mo Fan's true secret was not the Demon Element, but the seemingly-ordinary Little Loach Pendant on his neck . It had allowed Mo Fan to retain his human nature . Even though Mo Fan was quite surprised that the vampire knew about his Demon Element, it was unnecessary to discuss it any further, since he was not friendly!

"Very well, aren't you courageous? I can't wait to see what tricks you have up your sleeves, to act so arrogantly in front of me!" Bola seemed infuriated .

Bola flung his coat and turned into a purple bat . He swept through the air like a shadow and arrived in front of Mo Fan within the blink of an eye . He threw a heavy punch at Mo Fan's chest .

"How quick!" Mo Fan was surprised, but quickly summoned the Black Snake Armor .

The armor protecting his chest caved in instantly . The strong force knocked Mo Fan flying to the side of the path, smashing a few boulders along the way into pieces!

"How weak, you aren't worthy to possess the power of the demon!" Bola turned into a bat once again and flew in Mo Fan's direction .

His hands produced a lump of bloody light and tossed it at the pile of broken rocks . It quickly turned into a pond of blood, crushing the rocks into dust .

"Humph, a mere little trick!" Bola noticed that Mo Fan had Blinked away . He immediately moved a hundred meters away with a flicker of motion .

Space trembled slightly . Mo Fan reappeared, but to his surprise, Bola was already waiting for him . He grabbed Mo Fan who had just Blinked to the spot and lifted him up with an icy stare!

Mo Fan was astounded . Exactly what kind of vampire was he? The vampire was able to predict where he would reappear after using Blink! He was a very experienced old vampire!

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Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

"Tell me your secret, or I'll turn you into a cripple!" Bola demanded coldly .

He gradually tightened his grip on Mo Fan's throat .

The Black Snake Armor protecting Mo Fan's neck failed to resist the vampire's strength . The armor started to crack open .

Bola vaguely sensed an abnormal heat rising under his feet . The vampire was extremely sensitive to danger, and was quite startled . He immediately let go of Mo Fan and floated back .

Scorching lava erupted from the ground and sprang up like a giant, burning pillar .

A fiery dragon circled around Mo Fan . The brown, blazing-red fire attached to Mo Fan, turning him into a ruler of the flames, with an imperious aura!

Flame Belle had Possessed Mo Fan, granting him control over the fierce flames . Bola was quick to react in time . If he were any slower, the fire would have burned his hand to ashes!

Seeing the flames circling Mo Fan, Bola squinted and said, "Interesting! Blood Bat Impulse!"

Bola waved his hands, turning into a lump of viscous blood . It started expanding, and gradually turned into a giant bat with long wings .

The bat lunged at Mo Fan . The drops of blood that fell to the ground as it was flying corroded the stones below instantly!

"Rocket Wings!" Mo Fan turned the flames into feathers and launched himself higher . He stood on a mountain wall, but before he could stabilize himself, the giant bat rammed into the wall…

The thick wall started melting, leaving a shocking hole behind . Luckily, Mo Fan had propelled himself far away from it . Otherwise, the Black Snake Armor would have turned into a cloud of bubbles!

Mo Fan flew in a circle and saw Bola standing inside the hole . He threw a fist right at the vampire!

"Rain of Burning Fists!"

Burning fists began to pour down like a meteor shower, landing on the mountain wall . Bola sprinted across the wall, trying to find a safe spot from the Meteorite Fists . Despite the rapid blasts, he did not panic at all .

The fists left shocking craters across the wall . It was full of holes, like a bee hive, but apart from a slight burn, Bola was basically unharmed .

"Blood Whip!" Bola flung his sleeves, and a long blood whip swept in Mo Fan's direction .

"Lightning Strike!" Mo Fan drew Star Orbits continuously, summoning thousands of Lightning Strikes . They combined into a lightning whip and collided with the blood whip .

"Thousand Piercing Fire Bursts!" The duration of the Rocket Wings would soon come to an end . Mo Fan immediately scattered the feathers in the air . The feathers flew toward Bola and filled up the space around him!

"Explode!" Mo Fan clenched his fist as a trigger, detonating the fiery feathers . The mountain path trembled as the light from the explosions lit up the place .

Bola stayed in the air . He had no chance of dodging such rapid explosions . However, he covered most of his body with his coat and dug his head under it . The special coat ended up blocking most of the energy from the explosions!

Mo Fan frowned . He was unable to inflict any damage on the vampire so far . Was his Lightning Element the only way he could deal damage to the vampire? If he continued to rely on the Lightning Element, he would waste too much of his energy . He had only reached the third statue, and there was another stronger statue waiting for him . How could he possibly make it to the end?

"Screw it, I'll worry about it later!" Mo Fan clenched his teeth and stopped overthinking it .

If he could not defeat the third statue, it was meaningless for him to think about protecting Xinxia . That was pretty much the situation he was currently in . Worrying or overthinking would not make any difference . All he could do was to fight his opponent with everything he had!

"Lightning Tyrant Domain!"Lightning Strikes descended rapidly, blasting the mountain into pieces . Lightning arcs surged across the sky and formed a Lightning Domain looming over Mo Fan . Lightning Magic rapidly accumulated in the area .

"Calamity Fire Domain!" Mo Fan yelled . The Calamity Fire on him spread wildly, turning the mountain path into an ocean of flames!

"Sky Lightning Claw!" Mo Fan summoned the wild lightning . A lightning, demonic claw burst out from the clouds and hung right above Bola .

Bola turned into a bat and wove through the lightning claw . He managed to dodge most of the lightning claw's power!

The lightning claw closed, limiting the space that Bola could move in…

"Sky-Flame Funeral: Hellish Flames!"

Mo Fan cast two spells simultaneously . Two Star Constellations intertwined and crashed into one another .

Amid the Lightning Strikes, a meteorite engulfed in flames fell from the sky . It was falling right toward the middle of the Sky Lightning Claw .

Bola did not expect someone would dare to use the two most dangerous Elements at the same time . As soon as he dodged the Sky Lightning Claw, he immediately noticed the giant meteorite falling down on him . He could not dodge it in time!

He quickly returned to human form and set a blood shield above him to defend himself!

The Hellish Flames smashed the blood shield to pieces . Mo Fan's Rose Flame was not particularly outstanding, but as Little Flame Belle's cultivation grew stronger, the strength of her Calamity Fire was gradually closer to the Lightning Tyrant . In addition to that, the Sky-Flame Funeral: Hellish Flames was the second-tier Advanced Fire Spell, and its damage was several times stronger than the Sky-Flame Funeral: Rain of Flames!

Bola was smashed down to the ground after the meteorite slammed into him .

A huge blast took place on the mountain path . The people could vaguely see a shocking meteorite landing on the upper section of the mountain path amid the dust that was swept into the air . The stairs were destroyed, and scorching heat was surging in all directions, setting the sacred mountain on fire .

Standing inside the pit left by the blast, Bola had not yet fallen . His body was emitting a bloody aura, which circled him like a shield and protected him .

He had a lot of burns on his body, and the lightning had also left a scorched-black wound on his back .

Mo Fan's heart sank when he noticed that the vampire was not severely injured .

Using the two Domains had cost a lot of his energy . It was also one of the strongest moves that he had . If even that had failed to inflict serious damage on the vampire, it was unlikely that he was going to meet Xinxia today .

Thick smoke drifted in the air together with the ashes . Mo Fan clenched his fists .

He had no choice but to go all out . Even if it meant using all his energy, he could not afford to lose here . Mo Fan strongly believed in his demon flesh . He might not lose to the old vampire in a brawl!

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Bola jumped out from the pit . He slowly approached Mo Fan along the mountain path that was destroyed beyond recognition .

His face was pale as usual, and his eyes no longer had the same pride as before .

Mo Fan walked toward the vampire too . His eyes were emitting a silver light . He applied Telekinesis on himself, prepared to fight the vampire in close combat!

"Enough," Bola said .

Mo Fan frowned . He did not understand what the vampire was up to this time .

"Save some energy for the next opponent . Otherwise, you won't reach the top alive," Bola said .

"What do you mean by that? You're letting me go?" Mo Fan asked in confusion .

"I won't let you pass if you're too weak, as it's too late to regret it later . That guy is going to tear you to pieces," Bola said .

"You're trying to protect me?" Mo Fan said .

"You're the only person that has inherited the demon lineage . I hope you will leave this place, and come back again when you're stronger . There's no need to seek your death now," Bola had no intention to fight any further . His murderous aura had dissipated .

"I must go up today," Mo Fan said firmly .

"You only managed to leave me in serious injuries after using everything you had, the next statue is a lot stronger than I am… are you seriously not afraid of death?" Bola said .

"Everyone is afraid of dying, but there are things that are placed above fears in your heart," Mo Fan said .

"Oh humans, idiotic yet venerable! It was the reason your species has survived the ancient times, and now, even the demon creatures do not dare invade your cities recklessly . Unlike the merciless Blood Tribe, selfish yet lowly, treating their lives more preciously the longer they live, and now, they are on the verge of extinction . They can only struggle on while at death's door in the dark tunnels and caves," Bola sighed .

"You are a civilized vampire," Mo Fan said .

"I am different . I only serve the great demon! I am a demon servant, loyal, courageous, the passing of age doesn't alter the promise that we gave . It's been a thousand years, I thought I was going to slowly rot away and be forgotten, but to my surprise, as I, Bola, am approaching death's door, a real demon has risen . Please forgive me for testing you, and please accept my loyalty . My previous master only managed to hold the power of the demon for less than a day, and so I've sworn to protect this place and somehow forget the time that has passed . If you aren't pleased with me, you can leave me here to rot . I don't have much time left . " Bola spoke like an ancient noble . He even dropped to his knee, in some sort of etiquette that would date a thousand years back in history .

Mo Fan was astounded . He did not expect the vampire to concede, and not only that, he was abandoning his post and planning to swear loyalty to him!

He was not the vampire's senior, but the same as Liu Ru, he could keep the vampire's heart beating with his demon blood .

-Is this the meaning of… where there's a will, there's a way?-

Mo Fan had complicated feelings when he looked at Bola half-kneeling in front of him .

Hopefully there was a way indeed, as the Starry Mountain Path was only the beginning . He still had to face the Hall of Knights and the Holy Judgment Court . He was only at the mountain base!

However, with the vampire's help, he believed he had a chance against the last statue!