Chapter 1308: Burning Flames

The fireball seemed to be heading straight for her.

“No way! Could it really be such a coincidence?” Reverend True Word found it hard to believe.

But as the fireball drew closer, it truly was coming directly at her. She tried to retreat slightly, but the fireball shifted its trajectory, still targeting her.

“Why are you coming at me?”

“Is there no other place for you to land in such a vast Primal Chaos State?”

Reverend True Word felt a surge of panic. Such a powerful impact wouldn't be life-threatening, but it would certainly be painful. As the enormous fireball loomed closer, she tried to bolt out of the courtyard. However, the surrounding area was sealed by Grand Reverend Star Abyss, making escape impossible.

“Let me out! Let me out now!” She screamed in frustration, her figure flashing repeatedly. But no matter how she moved, she couldn't escape the courtyard! She could only watch helplessly as an unbelievably huge fireball slammed into her.

“Jiang Fan! You bastard... Ah!” Her pained cry was swallowed by the massive explosion of the collision.

Even with Grand Reverend Star Abyss's seal, the secluded small courtyard was blasted into a charred crater, engulfed in rolling flames. As the flames died down, thick black smoke billowed out.

In the center of the charred pit lay a man and a woman, both completely naked. Jiang Fan was holding Reverend True Word tightly from behind. The immense impact and flames had incinerated their clothes, revealing two incredibly fair bodies.

“Hiss! Ouch!” Reverend True Word was dazed and dizzy from the impact, her chest heaving. Her bones felt as if they had been shaken apart.

But that wasn't the worst part. She suddenly felt a twinge of pain in her chest. Looking down, she saw Jiang Fan's large hands tightly clutching her breasts! She instantly sobered up, screaming frantically, “Jiang Fan!”

“I'll kill you!”

Jiang Fan, who had been knocked unconscious, was startled awake by her shout. He mumbled groggily, “Wh-what’s wrong?” As he opened his eyes, he saw a beautiful, jade-like bare back, and a pair of eyes, glaring back at him with immense fury.

Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment, still a bit confused: “Reverend True Word?”

“How did I get here?”

“Also, what are we doing?” He instinctively squeezed, and instantly realized what he was holding. Terrified, he quickly withdrew his hands and stammered, “I-I didn’t do it on purpose!”

Without a word, Reverend True Word raised a surge of power and struck Jiang Fan's forehead, sealing his Heavenly Eye Crystal. Then, forming her fingers into a claw, she swung her hand to grab Jiang Fan. Her face icy cold, she declared, “You’re dead, absolutely dead!”

“I'll make sure you can never do that again!”

But her grab met only empty air. She turned her head to look. Jiang Fan had already used spatial magic to teleport far away. He was already putting on his clothes as he fled.

“Don’t you dare run!” Reverend True Word scrambled to her feet, intending to pursue, but felt a chill and suddenly realized she wasn’t wearing any clothes! She wanted to give chase, but several whooshing sounds indicated that people were arriving. This forced her to retreat into the house to get dressed first.

By the time she was ready and came back out, Jiang Fan was nowhere to be seen; he had long since vanished without a trace!

“Jiang Fan!” Reverend True Word screamed in a frenzy, leaping out of the collapsed courtyard and soaring into the sky to survey the surroundings. Unless Jiang Fan was permanently incapacitated, her reputation would eventually be ruined!

Meanwhile, Jiang Fan had already teleported repeatedly through space, appearing inside a grand hall. He quickly dressed himself, then muttered exasperatedly: “We’ve already slept together, so what’s the big deal about a hug? Why such an overreaction?”

Throughout the various sects of Primal Chaos State, many powerful cultivators listened to Jiang Fan’s words, and a profound silence fell.

“That female Reverend, imprisoned in the Wenhai Academy, must be a very important one, right?”

“I recall that Grand Reverend Star Abyss has a daughter who ran away from home years ago.”

“Could it be her?”

“Wang Chongxiao, no, Jiang Fan slept with her?”

“Hey! What’s there to be surprised about?”

Everyone fell silent. Indeed. After witnessing Jiang Fan’s astonishing actions in the Celestial Realm and within the Sky-Connecting Black Pillar, an earth-shattering event like sleeping with Grand Reverend Star Abyss’s daughter, when it happened to Jiang Fan, surprisingly caused no surprise at all. Instead, it simply felt natural, as if to say, 'What's so strange about that?' Even if he were to sleep with a female Grand Reverend experiencing the Five Signs of Decay someday, they wouldn't find it too odd.

“Oh! It seems he forgot he still has the Heavenly Eye Crystal on his forehead.”

“He probably forgot after experiencing so many dangers earlier, right?”

“Let’s not remind him. Let’s see what else he’ll do when he gets back.”

Inside the grand hall, Jiang Fan clicked his tongue, saying, “First Reverend True Word, then Reverend Compassion Mirror. And above them, Reverend Thousand Charms, mother of the brat. Primal Chaos State truly is a land of great misfortune! I need to quickly settle things with Reverend Thousand Charms, get the Wishing Paper, and then run for it.”

Just then, a commotion was heard from outside the hall.

“Young Master, please don’t run around. It’s very chaotic outside right now.”

“What’s wrong with me walking around my own home? What right do you have to control me? I’ll whip you to death!”

Whack! Whack! Whack! Amidst several cracks of a whip, a young maid cried out repeatedly in pain as she was struck.

Hearing this, Jiang Fan immediately flew into a rage. It was that annoying brat again! He couldn’t understand how Grand Reverend Star Abyss, a Confucian Grand Reverend of such profound righteousness, could have such a mischievous child. He immediately opened the hall door and saw a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old maid cowering in a corner, holding her head as the brat hit her with a tree branch. Jiang Fan’s eyes blazed with fury; he genuinely wanted to go up and slap him.

Suppressing his anger, Jiang Fan scanned the surroundings, confirmed no one was nearby, and called out in a low voice, “Hey.”

The brat turned his head, and his eyes immediately lit up as he ran over: “It’s Uncle!”

“When did you get back? Quick, give me that little hammer. My mom isn’t around right now.”

Jiang Fan patted his head, took out the Formation-Breaking Hammer, and said: “Uncle doesn’t even know your name yet.”

The brat stared at the Formation-Breaking Hammer, drooling, and said, “My name is Xiong Xiong.”

Well, he certainly lives up to his name!

“Xiong Xiong, Uncle will give you this hammer, but you have to take me to see your mother, okay?” If the hammer was given to this brat, he was sure to cause major trouble. Jiang Fan had to get the Wishing Paper and escape before the brat caused any havoc.

Xiong Xiong nodded, saying, “Okay, okay! I’ll take you to my mom right now.”

Jiang Fan smiled and placed the Formation-Breaking Hammer into his hands. Xiong Xiong joyfully bounced up and down: “Woo-hoo! Finally, a new toy!”

“There are so many places I want to hit!” He wildly swung the hammer around, his face beaming with excitement.

Jiang Fan said, “Alright, once you take me to your mother, you can hit whatever you want.”

Xiong Xiong impatiently started to jog, saying, “Uncle, follow me!”

On the other side, Grand Reverend Star Abyss rose from a pile of scorched ruins. Clad in his treasure robe, he hadn't been incinerated into nudity like Jiang Fan, thus managing to maintain his dignity in front of everyone.

“Dean, are you alright?” A group of powerful cultivators from Wenhai Academy rushed forward.

Grand Reverend Star Abyss straightened his attire, coughed lightly, and said, “I’m fine.”

“The outsiders’ evaluation of my trip to the Celestial Realm, was it fair?”

Upon hearing this, the several Reverends who had arrived exchanged awkward glances. For a moment, they didn't know how to respond.