Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City-Chapter 381: 9 Golden Cores

Little Ling said calmly, "Nine golden cores, this situation..."

Its tone suddenly rose, "What did you say! You’ve condensed nine golden cores inside your body?!"

Chen Fan nodded, "Yeah, not more, not less, exactly nine."

With inner sight into his dantian, the nine golden cores, each brimming with tremendous power, were slowly rotating, ready at his command to harness the power of the nine cores in an instant.

At this moment, Chen Fan felt that, with a mere wave of his hand, he could shatter a mountain peak or stem the flow of a river.

This was clearly not the level of power one would expect from a newcomer to the Golden Core Realm, but this was the very real sensation that the nine golden cores afforded him.

Little Ling fell silent in an instant.

Seeing that Little Ling was quiet, Chen Fan asked, "Little Ling, why aren’t you speaking? Could there be a problem with my nine golden cores?"

Little Ling replied somewhat evasively, "No, no, having nine golden cores is a good thing. Others have one, you have nine, it’s as if you have nine lives."

Chen Fan looked dubious and asked, "You couldn’t be unaware of what this means, could you?"

There was no further sound from Little Ling.

Chen Fan guessed that Little Ling must be feeling embarrassed, so he didn’t press further and began searching within his own inheritance memories for the reason he had condensed nine golden cores.

But after a long search, the inheritance memory had no record of such a condition.

"Could it be that I’m the only one in the whole world?" Chen Fan wondered.

However, he didn’t dwell on it too much; after all, it wasn’t a bad thing. As Little Ling had said, normal people only have one golden core, one life, whereas he had nine golden cores, as good as having nine lives.

"It’s just that now, if I want to break through, at each revolution, I have to elevate all nine golden cores to the same level, which will make my cultivation speed much slower."

Of course, the presence of nine golden cores inside his body meant he could muster strength far greater than an average Golden Core Realm cultivator, so even if his cultivation slowed down, his strength was incomparable to an ordinary Golden Core expert.

"According to my estimation, my current strength is probably not weaker than that of the Third Revolution Golden Core Realm, and if I come across a Divine Realm expert, even if it’s a fifth-grade Divine Realm, I should be able to put up a fight. After all, the power level of Martial Arts Divine Realm is a notch below."

Chen Fan speculated about his current level of strength, feeling that if he encountered Xiao Zhantian now, he should be able to put up a fight.

"Now I don’t have to worry about Xiao Che causing me trouble anymore. If he brings his father, it would actually give me a chance to gauge my current strength."

Without giving it too much thought, Chen Fan continued to feel the changes in his body, noting that his Nine Yang Body had undergone a substantial enhancement. His physical body was now so resilient that it would likely remain unscathed even in the forge of a blast furnace, truly indestructible.

The Nine Yang Divine Fire within his dantian had also grown more vigorous, inching closer to the Burn the Void stage.

The greatest change happened to be Chen Fan’s Divine Sense.

Divine Sense was a divine skill that could only be unlocked upon reaching the Golden Core Realm. Chen Fan had prematurely unlocked it during the Foundation Establishment Stage by harnessing the Soul Force of an Ancient God, even though its range was confined to just a few hundred meters.

But after his breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm, Chen Fan’s spiritual soul received an unprecedented enhancement, which greatly bolstered his Divine Sense as well.

With a single thought, his Divine Sense spread out instantaneously in all directions, and in the blink of an eye, it already enveloped an area of several dozen miles.

Every action of every person within this area appeared in Chen Fan’s mind.

Hu~

Martial Arts retracted his Divine Sense, exhaled deeply, and muttered to himself, "It seems that not only do I have eight more Golden Cores than others, but my spiritual soul is also much stronger than that of the average Golden Core Realm master. Generally speaking, someone who has just broken through to the Golden Core Realm has a Divine Sense range of a few kilometers, yet I can cover dozens of kilometers, which is quite unexpected."

The range of the Divine Sense would continue to expand as one’s strength increased. He couldn’t help but wonder how powerful his Divine Sense would become when he reached the Nine Revolutions Golden Core Realm.

While Martial Arts was basking in the joy of his breakthrough, Guan Xiaolin had made her way to the ancestral home of the Guan Family.

"Grandfather said that great grandfather had already left seclusion two days ago and mentioned that he missed me very much and wanted to see me. This would be a good opportunity for great grandfather to deal with that bastard Chen Fan for me."

Thinking this, Guan Xiaolin entered the yard.

An elderly man dressed simply, with white hair and beard, was practicing his exercises.

This man was none other than the old ancestor of the Guan Family, Guan Xiaotian.

Like Jiang Taiyi, he did not join the Divine Covenant in order to look after the family.

However, he usually kept a low profile, so few people knew that he was the old ancestor of the Guan Family.

Guan Xiaolin skipped over with a bounce, smiling and calling out, "Great Grandpa!"

When Guan Xiaotian saw Guan Xiaolin, a doting smile appeared on his face, "Girl, you’re here."

Guan Xiaolin took Guan Xiaotian’s arm, "Great grandpa missed me, how could I not come?"

Guan Xiaotian, his face full of kindness, had lived for over a hundred years and reached the Third Revolution Divine Realm. He did not place much significance on kinship anymore, but Guan Xiaolin was an exception. He saw in her the shadow of his late wife, and so, he doted on Guan Xiaolin excessively.

"Come, come, sit down and chat with great grandpa, tell me about the fun things you have encountered recently." The two of them sat down in front of a stone table in the yard.

Upon hearing these words, a hint of grievance flashed across Guan Xiaolin’s face, but it was fleeting, and then she said with a smile, "Alright, then I’ll tell great grandpa about the recent happenings."

Guan Xiaotian, however, caught the change in Guan Xiaolin’s expression and asked directly, "Girl, you seem troubled, have you encountered some grievances?"

Guan Xiaolin hurriedly said, "No... not at all, great grandpa, you’re overthinking it. I’ll just tell you about the recent fun events."

Guan Xiaotian’s face turned serious, "Silly girl, are you trying to deceive your great grandpa too? Tell me, what grievances have you suffered? Who bullied you? Rest assured, with great grandpa here, no matter who bullies you, I will take vengeance for you."

Guan Xiaolin put on a troubled expression, hesitated for a while, then threw herself into Guan Xiaotian’s embrace with a face full of grievance, saying pitifully, "Great grandpa, you must stand up for me."

After her deliberate act of seeming hard-to-get, Guan Xiaotian’s mind became consumed by the idea of taking vengeance for his beloved great-granddaughter, "I knew you were deceiving me. Tell me what happened, and great grandpa will certainly seek vengeance for you!"

Guan Xiaolin then exaggeratedly recounted her story of being bullied by Chen Fan, fabricating most of it. She painted herself as a naive and pitiable little girl and described Chen Fan as a heinously evil villain.

"Just because I wouldn’t agree to be that Chen Fan’s girlfriend, he forced me to kneel in public and bark like a dog. He even threatened to have people kidnap me, tie me to a bed, and let his dozens of brothers take turns bullying me. Great grandpa, I was so scared."

Guan Xiaolin, like a pitiable little girl who had suffered immensely, wept in Guan Xiaotian’s embrace.

Guan Xiaotian was furious, his face darkening as he said coldly, "I can’t believe the society has come to this, that such bullies still exist, and to think he dares to threaten you in such a way, this is utterly intolerable!"

"Girl, don’t worry. I will help you vent this anger. Tell me where that Chen Fan is, and I’ll go teach him a lesson right now!"

Guan Xiaolin hurriedly said, "Great grandpa, this Chen Fan has a powerful background. If you were to deal with him directly, it might cause trouble for the Guan Family. I remember you have a unique skill that allows you to Curse Kill someone from afar, perhaps we could use that to teach him a lesson?"

Guan Xiaotian said, "I can indeed do that, but to use that skill, I need the person’s hair or blood..."

Guan Xiaolin immediately took out a strand of Chen Fan’s hair, "Great grandpa, I just remembered, that detestable guy lost a strand of hair on me when he was bullying me..."