Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?
Chapter 752 - 754: Fate Arrives, Opportunity Unexpected

Chapter 752: Chapter 754: Fate Arrives, Opportunity Unexpected

Fan Hua opened his eyes to witness a peculiar scene, consisting of steel, glazed tiles, and some things he could not name.

Upon closer inspection, he realized he was imprisoned in some sort of container. He tried to break through but was utterly unable to shatter the container that held him captive.

"Where am I..." he muttered in confusion, but he swiftly recalled what had happened.

Not long ago, he had gone to explore a relic with a friend. He found a stone that resembled an eyeball, only to be betrayed by his friend and thrown off a cliff.

The reason was simple—his friend coveted his spiritual beast.

His friend had switched to practicing the Spirit Refining Method, had long ago refined his own spiritual beast into his body, and naturally set his sights on the spiritual beast Fan Hua had painstakingly raised.

Indeed, the Spirit Refining Method was not only applicable to oneself and uncontracted spiritual beasts. It could even forcefully refine those already contracted by others.

So, his friend’s invitation to explore the relic was a trap from the beginning. Unexpectedly, the relic truly existed and he had actually gained something from it.

Looking at the white eye pattern on his right palm, he knew it was the transformation of that stone, and it had brought him to this mysterious place.

"Cough, to think I regarded him as a friend," Fan Hua said, filled with righteous indignation. He could feel the backlash from his spiritual beast’s death, and though his spiritual beast was merely a Scarlet Flame Cat, he had treated it as family. Now, it had fallen victim to his friend’s malicious scheme.

"I have no idea how long I was unconscious, or what the situation here is."

Fan Hua touched his nose in resignation and chuckled bitterly.

Then a glint of light suddenly flashed in his eyes. He realized that there were small characters on the glaze of the very container imprisoning him.

"Chaos Divine Demon Refining Spirit Technique..."

He whispered these words, then couldn’t help but be greatly astonished.

"This... this is..."

After reading the "Chaos Divine Demon Refining Spirit Technique," he was completely shocked. He was, of course, familiar with the Spirit Refining Technique, a version of the Spirit Refining Method, but this version was different. It not only allowed one to refine spiritual beasts but also enabled one to retain the ability to command spirits, an undeniably powerful skill.

More importantly, once mastered, it would grant a power called Divine Endowment, which could enhance the level of a spiritual beast’s techniques when used on them, and even forcibly increase the potential of a spiritual beast.

"I must commit this ’Chaos Divine Demon Refining Spirit Technique’ to memory as quickly as possible," Fan Hua said, his expression becoming stern. Fortunately, the text was not lengthy and he soon memorized it.

After he had completely memorized it, he let out a sigh of relief. However, he didn’t start practicing it immediately. Although the technique could accommodate spirit command, one still needed to possess a spiritual beast to practice it.

Since he didn’t have a spiritual beast at hand, he necessarily couldn’t switch to practicing this technique.

"How should I get back?" Fan Hua surveyed his surroundings and then noticed materials on a nearby table, his face lighting up, "All these things are resources, and they are Cosmic Dao resources at that."

He recognized these resources from a distance, even though he came from a humble background; he had seen these materials in an atlas distributed by the academy.

The sight of these resources made his eyes blaze with eagerness. The Cosmic Dao was an exceedingly mighty attribute for a spiritual beast. If he could lay his hands on them, raising a spiritual beast with the Cosmic Dao attribute to refine into his body would surely make his name resonate far and wide.

"I have to find a way to acquire them. In any case, I need to escape. If I don’t leave, I will surely end up trapped to death here."

Fan Hua had a suspicion in his heart, suspecting that he might have been transported to a secret realm of some ancient formidable being; after all, the Spirit Refining Method originated from ancient times, and with the "Chaos Divine Demon Refining Spirit Technique" as evidence, it was enough to confirm his location.

And that eye-shaped stone was also the key to the inheritance. Now, he had likely gained the qualification. To acquire further inheritance, he had to rely on himself.

"Definitely an ancient formidable being!" He couldn’t help feeling ecstatic, before abruptly letting out a cold laugh, "Ha, once I obtain the formidable being’s inheritance, I will make sure you die a miserable death."

The mere thought of his friend’s betrayal filled him with a rage that made his teeth itch.

After struggling for a while, he still couldn’t escape from the container that imprisoned him, which made him somewhat despair.

As time ticked by, the despair grew, leading him to become irritable and start furiously pounding on the transparent barrier, completely disregardful of the peerless cultivation technique inscribed upon it.

Despite his efforts, he couldn’t break free, and eventually, he slumped down exhausted. Luckily, the transparent container was large enough, so he didn’t need to worry about space for himself.

"Damn it, is heaven bent on destroying me," he said bitterly.

The first time he had obtained a great inheritance, and he had even escaped from a dangerous situation—two events that should have been good news. Yet, together, they had turned into this mess.

If only he could have gotten hold of those Cosmic Dao resources, with his cultivation of the "Chaos Divine Demon Refining Spirit Technique" and the unification of the Spirit Refining and Spirit Taming schools, he absolutely could have become that supreme Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal.

Then, there would be nowhere in the wide world he couldn’t go.

Alas, he couldn’t even leave this small container, let alone anything else.

Under a surge of anger and impatience, the backlash from the Spiritual Beast’s death, which had been suppressed, could no longer be contained and rushed forth.

He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

There was no change like the container opening automatically after spitting blood; nothing changed except for the transparent container becoming stained with a large patch of blood.

"Not good, if I don’t get enough healing, I might die," Fan Hua panicked somewhat.

Being trapped inside a transparent container was not a big deal; he could fully maintain himself by absorbing and exhaling Spiritual Energy and slowly think of a solution. Although it was desperate, there was still a chance. At least it wasn’t time to give up on himself.

After all, how long had he been inside? But the backlash from the Spiritual Beast’s death, combined with his own injuries, piled up together, could indeed threaten his life.

He had been able to suppress it before, but continuous suppression was not a solution, as it wouldn’t heal the wound. Momentary suppression might give him relief, but too long would worsen the injury—it was a helpless approach from the start.

Normally, it wouldn’t be a major issue, but the current situation was far from normal.

"Damn it!"

Fan Hua’s face revealed a hint of resentment; success had been within sight, and now it was about to turn into nothingness.

"Not good, the backlash is coming."

He felt the injuries within his Soul begin to worsen, utterly uncontrollable now.

Pain violently burst forth in his mind, and his consciousness became somewhat blurred in the throes of the backlash until, finally, he twisted his head and fainted.

Having formed a contract with a Spiritual Beast meant bonding with the Soul, and naturally, the death backlash targeted the Soul as well.

After an indeterminate amount of time, Fan Hua slowly regained consciousness. He lifted his head to see that he had returned outside the Secret Realm.

"I’m back? No, my injuries have healed." He then quickly looked at his hand, where the white eye-shaped mark had disappeared, leaving him with a sense of loss.

He knew that he had lost the qualifications for the inheritance and would no longer be able to obtain the ancient great power’s legacy.

If he hadn’t suffered the backlash from the Spiritual Beast’s death, he definitely could have solved the puzzle and ultimately secured the inheritance. By then, becoming a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal would have been as easy as picking something up.

"This isn’t over yet!"

The main culprit was the friend who had betrayed him.

"I can’t go back now. Once my ’Chaos Divine Demon Refining Spirit Technique’ is complete, I will surely cut you to pieces."

After getting up, he thought about the Cosmic Dao resources in that inheritance site, feeling a pang of heartache; those should have been his, and now he didn’t know which bastard would benefit.

"Wait, if I can get another entry token, I have another chance to enter."

"Right, since it’s an inheritance, there would surely not be just one token but multiple ones!"

Thinking of this, Fan Hua’s expression brightened. He could keep an eye out in the future. If he could get his hands on another one, giving him another chance, he would surely succeed in obtaining the inheritance.

After all, if he had managed to learn the top-tier "Chaos Divine Demon Refining Spirit Technique," what was an inheritance to him? Practically something he could easily grab.

The reason for his failure this time was, without a doubt, because his condition was compromised due to the backlash from the Spiritual Beast.

After leaving the Secret Realm, he glanced at the sky and the direction of the city where he was from. Eventually, he decided not to go back. If he did, his so-called friend would surely not let him off lightly; after all, it had escalated to a life and death feud, now making them complete enemies.

Therefore, he could only bitterly head in another direction, concealing himself temporarily. He would wait until his strength was sufficient for revenge, for without the Spiritual Beast and the ability to perform Spirit Refining, he was merely someone with a high Realm but no Power.