Chapter Forty-Three: Manifesting the Physical Form

It was all because of the breathtakingly beautiful woman standing before him—the Mo family, no, at this moment, it should be called the Mo Li family.

She was the eldest daughter of the main branch of the Mo Li family, a formidable presence ranked seventh among the core disciples of the Southern Sword Sect—Mo Li Shangxue!

“Let your sister stay home for a while longer. When the Celestial Academy begins its admissions, she can come out again. I intend to use her face to walk the world for a time.”

Mo Li Shangxue spoke with a cool detachment. As soon as her words fell, she didn’t wait for Mo Shaoyan’s response; her entire figure vanished without a trace.

Flowers blossom on two branches, each with its own tale. As Mo Shaoyan led Mo Qing’er away, Lin Fan’s brows drew together in a slight frown.

He too had noticed the glance Mo Qing’er cast his way. With his soul force as powerful as it was, how could he not perceive her abnormality? Yet, due to the interference of a mysterious power, he couldn’t tell who the person truly was. He said nothing, but one thing was certain: this person was definitely not the Mo Qing’er he had met before.

“Brother Fan, are you serious? You want to eliminate one of the Zhang family’s Pulse Connecting experts before forming an alliance with the Mo family?”

As Lin Fan pondered, Xiao Shuihan spoke up, looking at him intently.

Upon hearing this, Li Ji and the others also turned to Lin Fan, unable to understand why he dared make such a bold promise, using it as a condition for alliance.

“That’s right.”

Lin Fan nodded. This was indeed his plan. Otherwise, why would the Mo family so readily agree to an alliance?

Xiao Shuihan grew even more perplexed. “But that’s a Pulse Connecting stage expert! Brother Fan, how could you possibly kill one? Besides, how are you going to lure a Pulse Connecting expert out from the Zhang family?”

In Xiao Shuihan’s view, first, a Pulse Connecting expert was not someone Brother Fan could contend with; there was simply no chance of victory. More importantly, how could they lure out just one of the six Pulse Connecting experts from the Zhang family? Such experts usually stayed within the family, rarely appearing on their own.

“You don’t need to worry about that. Just have someone watch Zhang Yuan and Zhang Zhen for me. Tomorrow, I’ll go seize them!”

Lin Fan waved his hand, offering no further explanation for his confidence. Ignoring the bewildered looks on Xiao Shuihan and the others, he stood up and left the private room, heading downstairs in the Four Seas Restaurant.

“Brother Fan intends to use Zhang Yuan and Zhang Zhen as bait to draw out a Pulse Connecting expert from the Zhang family!”

Once Lin Fan had disappeared, Xiao Shuihan suddenly understood.

It was indeed a clever plan. The future of any family relied on its young elites. Zhang Yuan and Zhang Zhen were the most outstanding young talents of the Zhang family, direct descendants at that—assets the Zhang family could not afford to lose.

Li Ji, hearing this, asked, “Even if Brother Fan uses Zhang Yuan and Zhang Zhen as bait to draw out the Zhang family’s expert, how will Brother Fan deal with him?”

With this question, silence fell over the private room once more. After all, they had only just reached the Qi Induction stage, a full two realms below Pulse Connecting. How could they possibly stand against such a foe?

No matter how terrifyingly strong Brother Fan was now—having beaten Qin Longyue and slain six Qi Channeling experts with five open apertures—it was still hard to inspire any confidence when facing a Pulse Connecting expert.

To them, there was simply no chance of success!

Boom!

Snow flew in all directions. Not far from the forest where Lin Fan had slain six Qi Channeling experts with a single blade, he struck the ground with his fist, opening a great pit.

He leapt into it, then suppressed his aura, using his energy to draw snow and earth back over himself, covering his position.

Once everything was in place, Lin Fan closed his eyes, sinking his consciousness inward to enter the system’s interface.

The moment he entered, a honeyed, bone-tingling voice sounded beside his ear: “Oh my, my dear little master, you’re here!”

Immediately, Lin Fan’s mind was filled with exasperation.

Seeing the towering figure before him, he couldn’t help but want to flip the system’s AI the middle finger.

“I told you not to show yourself, and you—”

Lin Fan extended his middle finger as he spoke, but halfway through, he froze, staring in utter confusion and shock at his own hand.

He had always entered the system through his consciousness alone, navigating the menus, drawing prizes, or making purchases. He could see everything the system offered, but never himself.

It was always a god’s-eye view, like playing third-person in a battle royale game—he simply couldn’t see his own form.

But now, he could see his own hand. He had a body!

Lin Fan hurriedly looked down at himself, and in that instant, as he froze in disbelief, a dozen more lines of frustration appeared on his forehead.

Whoosh—

He moved quickly, instantly covering a certain vital area with his hand. He did indeed have a body, but it was completely naked, with not even that particular part concealed, hanging there in all its dejection...

“What... what is this?”

Lin Fan covered himself with one hand, pointing accusingly at the system’s AI with the other.

The system replied coyly, “Because I have appeared! I am the intelligent system. When you buy items or draw prizes, I find it a bit inconvenient, not realistic enough, so I materialized a body for you. How about it? Satisfied?”

The AI seemed quite pleased with itself, as if this was a great accomplishment. Coupled with its otherworldly beauty, the shyness it displayed now could easily make one fall for its allure.

Ugh!

If you only looked at the face, the system’s beauty could indeed conquer legions.

But Lin Fan could see not just the AI’s face, but also its burly physique, its horse-sized arms, its hairy legs, and the chest muscles that could shatter stone—like a living titan.

Such a hulking body, paired with that stunning, bashful face, was enough to make anyone... nauseous!

Lin Fan’s stomach churned at once.

The system’s AI didn’t seem to notice Lin Fan’s now green complexion, continuing to giggle, “Master, there’s no need to be shy. Move your hand away. What’s a little bird in the woods to be afraid of? Besides, I created it for you, so I’ve already seen it!”

“What do you mean, little bird—!”

Hearing this, Lin Fan’s eyes turned red with anger. “You’re the one with a little bird! I have a forty-nine meter great blade! Can’t you see it? Want me to let you run thirty-nine meters first?”

“Host, don’t make a fuss. This is a body I materialized for you. Since it’s not a real body, there’s no blood flow, so for the sake of convenience, I only gave you three centimeters. You’re still a long way from a forty-nine meter great blade.”

“Can’t you grow up a little? Stop wasting energy...!”

The system’s tone lost all its previous flirtatiousness, adopting a serious air in response to Lin Fan.

Crash!

Upon hearing this, it was as if thunder exploded in Lin Fan’s mind, leaving it utterly blank, buzzing so loudly that he couldn’t help but part his fingers a little to check if the system spoke the truth.

Crash! Crash! Crash!

If the previous shock was just thunder, this time it was a cataclysmic tempest in his mind, obliterating him to dust.

Three—!

Cen—!

Ti—!

Peering through his fingers, Lin Fan was stunned. The words echoed endlessly in his mind. It really was three centimeters.

Poof!

It was as if he had taken a hundred thousand points of damage. If his body wasn’t just an avatar, he would have spat blood on the spot, perhaps even died from blood loss.

“Damn it, if even my uncle and aunt can put up with this, my aunt’s cousin’s sister’s husband certainly can’t! System, this is too much—restore my forty-nine meter great blade immediately!”

By now, not only Lin Fan’s eyes but his entire face, his ears, even his neck were flushed crimson, anger and humiliation overwhelming him as he glared murderously at the system.

A murderous aura filled the air—!

The system hesitated, sensing danger at last, and nodded. “Fine, I’ll materialize a forty-nine meter length for you right away.”

“However, for your own safety, you should know that your forty-nine meter great blade would have to wrap around your waist about twenty-four times!”

As the system spoke and made a move to materialize, Lin Fan immediately leapt away in fright, interrupting her.

“Wait—!”

Was it a joke? He wanted to appear mighty, sure, but reality had to be considered!

If it really wrapped around his waist two dozen times, even if no one else knew, he’d be mortified himself...

Lin Fan waved off the suggestion, composing himself before addressing the system. “Forget it. Restore my original length, and give me some clothes!”

“Yes, Master!”

With a flick of the system’s finger, Lin Fan’s little bird became a great wild goose, and a white robe covered his naked body.

Phew!

Lin Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In life, one shouldn’t be too ostentatious, but having a certain part shrink really was a blow to one’s confidence.

He felt this system AI was just toying with him, and glanced at it suspiciously, only to find no change in its expression.

In resignation, he finally asked, “How many negative emotion points do I have now?”

“At present, Host, you have 450,321 negative emotion points!”

The system answered instantly, as if it had always known.

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