A somewhat blatant greed surfaced on Xu Fan's face:
"You said you'd give me your power as long as I delivered the item?"
Although Xu Fan's acting skills are somewhat poor, the phantom hasn't seen anyone for over a decade, so how could it possibly notice Xu Fan's problem?
"Yes, even if my shadow remains in this world, it will only be a mere shadow of its former self. I might as well give it to you."
"Young man, although you already possess some power, I believe that once you receive my power, your future achievements will be limitless."
"Even if one looks down upon the world, what difficulty is there?"
Do you look down on the world?
Indeed, these are very tempting conditions. No wonder Ye Ling, who had been lying low in the Zhongnan Mountains for nearly twenty years, was moved by them.
“That sounds good,” Xu Fan said, squinting slightly and resting his chin on his hand as if he were thinking carefully.
A moment later, a look of distress appeared on his face.
"But my physical abilities are already among the best in humanity. I wonder what your power is, and whether it can really help me take another step forward?"
Xu Fan wasn't exaggerating when he said that his physical abilities were among the best in humanity, thanks to his status as a god-level warrior and his immortal spirit body.
His body is now immune to physical damage.
The illusory figure in the well raised its head and patiently observed Xu Fan.
Xu Fan, on the other hand, became somewhat nervous.
It was only this parchment scroll given to him by the god that forced him to use self-destruction to resurrect from his clone.
How could he not be nervous now that he was being stared at by his phantom image?
Xu Fan held his breath, prepared to revive himself using his clone should things fail.
The oppressive force he felt in his soul vanished in an instant, and Xu Fan breathed a sigh of relief.
The illusory figure slowly spoke, "Your physical condition is among the best I've ever seen, but from my perspective, your soul still can't surpass that of a human."
Xu Fan was also aware that, with the system's support, his physical strength would not be at a disadvantage even when facing the Ghost Emperor or the Ghost King.
However, the power of the soul is rather weak.
The man in the yellow robe was able to forcibly take over Xu Fan's body using this method.
"You may not know this, but throughout the long history of mankind, I, Manstein, have always been known as the god of death and reincarnation."
"Once you accept my power, you can directly implant the elements of death and fear into the bodies of these mortals."
"And with the immortality brought by death and reincarnation, your soul will exist forever. Even the most powerful means will seem insignificant in the face of death."
Planting the seeds of death into a person's body?
In other words, the symbol recorded in the parchment actually symbolizes death?
However, Xu Fan did not believe the second half of Manstein's statement.
If the soul can live forever, then why did Manstein perish?
It might even require Ye Ling to arrange a resurrection ritual in order to achieve rebirth?
Seeing that he had asked enough questions, Xu Fan, just to be on the safe side, added, "Is that all?"
The illusory figure in the well flickered for a moment, then said with some dissatisfaction:
“You have quite an appetite, young man. Being too greedy is not a good thing.”
"Isn't being greedy a sign of youth?"
Xu Fan muttered a curse to himself, then sighed and said;
“Manstein, as you probably know, while my strength is considerable, my enemies are also formidable.”
"If I don't have absolute certainty of getting out, I'd rather stay hidden in the Zhongnan Mountains for the rest of my life than leave."
Xu Fan felt incredibly lucky; thank goodness he had spoken up earlier.
"Then tell me, who are your enemies?"
Xu Fan tilted his head back and said calmly, "I don't actually have many enemies."
"Of the seven treacherous emperors under the emperor, about six of them have a grudge against me."
Manstein remained unmoved upon hearing the name of the Seven Devious Emperors.
"As for the Ghost Emperor, the Human Emperor's lineage has been hunting me down."
Manstein remained expressionless.
It seems that these figures who emerged after the global resurgence of terrorism are not very likely to attract Manstein's attention.
Xu Fan quickly adjusted his strategy:
"The Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain is now my sworn enemy. If I take a single step out of Zhongnan Mountain, the Five Thunder Orthodox Method will come after me."
After hearing about the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, the water in the well finally rippled.
"By the way, I accidentally destroyed the forest where the forest goddess resides. She must be searching for me all over the world now, right?"
The well surface was no longer calm, and the illusory figure spoke in a low voice;
"Just how many people have you offended?"
Xu Fan waved his hand: "None of that matters. What matters is, do you have a way to help me survive the Forest Goddess?"
"As long as you can defeat the Forest Goddess, I'll give you ten tokens, let alone just one."
Manstein pondered for a moment and then said, "Then we'll have to activate the Reincarnation Array."
"As long as enough blood offerings are made, it's not difficult to get the gods into reincarnation?"
Are you sure you know how to do this?
Manstein nodded: "But this is a secret method after all. Come down into the well, and I can teach you myself."
"Once you see with your own eyes how I set up this formation, I think with your talent, it won't be difficult for you to learn how to use it."
Manstein was like a creepy old man trying to trick a child with candy.
Unfortunately, Xu Fan isn't three years old. He laughed:
"I don't believe you for a second, you old geezer, you're a really bad guy."
Manstein's expression immediately changed: "Who exactly are you?"
"I'm here to give you a ride."
After such a long period of contact, Xu Fan had already had the pheasant and the Myriad Demon Blood Glaze thoroughly investigate the situation around the well.
There are indeed traces of seals at the bottom of this well, but these seals have long since loosened over time.
Moreover, the pheasant, who was proficient in spatial powers, discovered that there were obvious signs of human damage to the seal at the bottom of the well.
In other words, this seal is basically useless now.
Even though the seal has been broken, Manstein still hasn't left.
That means the current phantom is extremely weak.
"What...what do you want to do?"
As Xu Fan drew the Demon-Subduing Sword from the edge of the well, large ripples began to spread across the water's surface.
"I can give you everything you want, as long as you're willing."
Xu Fan seemed not to hear, calmly gripping the Demon-Subduing Sword and slashing it down into the well.
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