Chapter 1558

Chapter 1558: The Robbing Holy Lord

"Slowly blooming and bearing fruit, Yuan Lord, this is all I can do for you," Xu Fan said with a smile.

The Chaotic Ship sped through the Rainbow River.

Surrounding unrefined material rushed by at the speed of light.

As the Chaotic Ship accelerated, it suddenly broke through space and entered the cracks of space, traveling an unknown distance before emerging from the void.

"Grape, calculate the trajectory of the Rainbow River and see if we can perform a space jump directly within it," Xu Fan instructed.

In his perception, the space within the Rainbow River tunnel was much weaker than that of the unrefined material.

"Master, the space in the Rainbow River tunnel is unstable. If we don’t navigate carefully within the gap, it’s easy to jump to other areas."

"The task has been set, and I am currently simulating the spatial movement patterns in the Rainbow River tunnel," Grape replied.

With nothing else to do, Xu Fan closed his eyes and began to sense the spatial fluctuations around him.

"Forget it, let’s take our time with the simulation. One hundred years’ time goes by in the blink of an eye; what’s the point of rushing?"

At that moment, Xu Fan suddenly felt drowsy.

"There’s no regular pattern to this," Xu Fan said before falling asleep.

In his dream, he found himself facing the familiar supreme law crystal.

As the familiar scene unfolded, the supreme law crystal stars began to evolve, eventually transforming into a rune of the essence of the space wide road.

At first, Xu Fan thought this was just a simple and common rune, but the more he contemplated it, the more he felt the mysteries within it.

"This essence of the space rune is approaching the limit of a Holy Lord, isn’t it?" Xu Fan was slightly shocked.

One year later, Xu Fan slowly awakened from the Chaotic Ship.

He sat at the bow, and instead of admiring the scenery of the Rainbow River tunnel, he focused on comprehending that rune of the essence of the space.

One hundred years’ time passed in the blink of an eye, and by the time the Chaotic Ship docked at the edge of the ancient Chaotic Mist Area, Xu Fan was still immersed in the essence of the space.

Only when Grape reminded him did Xu Fan slowly come back to his senses, his eyes filled with surprise.

He felt as if he had discovered the correct way to use the supreme law crystal from his dream.

Just as Xu Fan was about to continue his comprehension of the essence, a subtle vibration caused him to stop.

Sensing this vibration, Xu Fan knew that the Stepping on the Sacred Divine Elephant was approaching.

"I wonder how my old friend has been all these years."

Xu Fan stored the Chaotic Ship and quickly flew toward the source of the vibration.

From a few light armors away, Xu Fan peered through the unrefined material and saw the enormous Stepping on the Sacred Divine Elephant.

Rather than rushing into that grand world on its back, Xu Fan observed the surroundings of the Stepping on the Sacred Divine Elephant for a long time, simulating a similar aura before approaching it.

In a vast world many times larger than the Chaotic Mist Area, the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan, the leader of the Holy Light Empire, and the Leader of the God Demon Empire gathered with furrowed brows.

These years, they had faced trouble despite previously sailing smoothly, angering many.

All the forces within the Sacred Elephant World united, preparing to eradicate the alliance of the Heavenly Merchant Clan.

"Who on earth wiped out those small clans?"

"I’ve always said that different places have different rules. You can’t act recklessly without understanding the rules first," the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said angrily to the leaders of the God Demon Empire.

"It was just a mistake; I didn’t mean to," the Leader of the Tianyuan God Demon Empire said, scratching his head.

"Now that you know you messed up, you should at least reverse time in the River of Time to save them. Look at the mess now."

"The River of Time in the Sacred Turtle World isn’t like the one in the Chaotic Mist Area. Once a living being dies and their true spirit enters, they return to their source almost instantly. There’s no bringing them back."

The Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan sighed deeply.

At that moment, the leader of the Holy Light Empire spoke up.

"What do we do now? All the forces are ganging up on us. If we don’t do something…"

"I know. We can’t back down now. We need to fight a big battle to force them to the negotiating table," the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said, his eyes gleaming.

Just then, the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan sensed a familiar presence.

Xu Fan appeared outside the palace, not bothering to hide himself.

"Holy Lord Xu, what brings you here?"

"Are you planning to bring the human race from the Three Thousand Realms into the Sacred Elephant World?" the leader of the Holy Light Empire asked eagerly.

"Haha, I just missed my old friends and thought I’d drop by for a visit."

"Now that you’re here, it seems things aren’t going too well for you," Xu Fan said as he walked into the palace, nodding slightly to the Holy Lords and leaders who acknowledged him.

"It’s a bit of a mess. It’ll take some effort to fix, maybe a hundred thousand years, but the losses will be heavy," the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan sighed.

"You’ve been on the Sacred Turtle’s back for so long. Haven’t you thought about finding a place in the Chaotic Mist Area to settle down?" Xu Fan asked curiously.

"There are opportunities in the Sacred Elephant World. If Holy Lord Xu is interested, we can talk about it later," the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan said with a smile.

Xu Fan’s interest was piqued.

"You all carry on with your discussion. I’ll take a walk around this big world," Xu Fan said before vanishing.

Once inside the Sacred Elephant World, using his disguised aura, Xu Fan could feel several supreme laws standing out prominently, while the rest were just a jumble of ordinary ones.

"If I can enter a state of sleep here, I might be able to comprehend the runes that reach the limit of the Great Saint of Chaos again," Xu Fan mused, stroking his chin.

The Sacred Elephant World was enormous, many times larger than the Chaotic Mist Area he had been in before.

What’s more, Xu Fan sensed that the number of Holy Lord slots here was unusually high.

As far as he could tell, there were still eight unclaimed Holy Lord slots.

He wasn’t sure if these slots had always been empty or if some Holy Lords had fallen here, leaving their spots open.

While wandering around, a powerful thought suddenly locked onto Xu Fan.

"Senior Holy Lord, I’m just passing through. No harm intended. I’ll be on my way soon," Xu Fan said.

A giant beast covered in sharp spikes appeared before him, standing upright.

"Hand over all your Primordial Supreme Treasures and supreme law crystals, and I might let you live," the beast said, eyeing Xu Fan greedily.

"A Holy Lord-level being like you, acting as a bandit here? Isn’t that a bit embarrassing?"

From what the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Merchant Clan had told him, Xu Fan knew this beast was a lone Holy Lord—self-sufficient and neutral in the Sacred Elephant World.

Any being at the chaotic saint realm or higher who passed through its territory would inevitably get robbed.

"Hand it over and live, or refuse and die."

A massive thought pressed down on Xu Fan, and a cage made of spikes began to form around him.

A sharp spike slowly moved toward Xu Fan’s forehead.