CHAPTER 698: CHAPTER 696: HE WHO UNDERSTANDS THE TIMES IS JUNJIE! (SECOND UPDATE)

"Is there really no way out? Can we only watch helplessly as Divine Wind Continent is destroyed?" Lin Fan frowned.

"There’s probably no way out! Unless a Savior appears, you all saw just now, what those Heavenly Demon spawn were like. They’re merely spawn of the Heavenly Demons, and none of you Ninth Rank Demon Lords could contend with them. You can imagine how terrifying fully grown Heavenly Demons would be!" Qing Lin shook her head.

A chill went through everyone’s hearts!

Indeed!

The strength of those Heavenly Demon spawn earlier was astonishingly terrifying. If fully grown Heavenly Demons descended upon Divine Wind Continent, one can hardly imagine what would happen!

And at this moment.

Other people present had already accepted all of this!

Some even couldn’t help mocking aloud: "Lin Fan, what’s with the act of playing the good guy? The destruction of Divine Wind Continent is a fact, don’t play smart after getting a bargain, surviving and leaving Divine Wind Continent is what truly matters!"

"Exactly, why play the good guy?"

"Hahaha! Maybe he considers himself a Savior!"

The people present laughed sarcastically, speaking mockingly.

Suddenly.

Qing Lin smiled and said, "Of course, I won’t force you. I have told you about the invasion of the Heavenly Demons from beyond. It’s up to you whether to join the Holy Clan or stay in Divine Wind Continent and wait for the descent of the Heavenly Demons!"

"Miss Qing Lin, we will definitely choose to join the Holy Clan!"

"Exactly, staying in Divine Wind Continent is like seeking death, isn’t it?"

"Right! Miss Qing Lin, I choose to join the Holy Clan!"

...

The majority of those present directly chose to join the Holy Clan.

Everyone is no fool!

Staying on Divine Wind Continent is a dead end. Even if one doesn’t die now, in at most a hundred years, or at least thirty, the Heavenly Demons from beyond will descend.

And the life span of a Cultivator generally spans thousands of Xiu Yuan years, entering the Sage Venerable Realm, living tens of thousands of years is nothing out of the ordinary!

A hundred years’ time is too swift for a Cultivator.

Thus.

Choosing to join the Holy Clan now is the best choice!

"What’s the deal with the Sumeru World?" Lin Fan asked another question.

Qing Lin laughed as she explained: "The Sumeru World is actually a place we made up. Nearly all of the top thousand from the Heavenly Pride Conference choose to join the Holy Mansion, and these people can’t just vanish into thin air. So, we fabricated the Sumeru World and proclaimed to the people of Divine Wind Continent that they all entered Sumeru World! But in truth, the Sumeru World does exist, it is known as Sumeru Continent, and belongs to the Upper Plane!"

The Upper Plane!

Upon hearing these three words, everyone’s pupils fiercely constricted.

Numerous people toil their entire lives just to reach the Upper Plane, right?

The Sumeru World is actually the Upper Plane?

Doesn’t this mean that the result of a lifetime of effort for others can be achieved simply by nodding your head to enter the Sumeru World?

Qing Lin’s gaze turned, settling on Fen Xiao and Zhuge Yang.

"What is your choice? Will you stay with your own force, or choose to join the Holy Clan?"

Zhuge Yang hesitated for a second, then raised his head and smiled: "Of course, I choose to join the Holy Clan. Staying on Divine Wind Continent is just waiting for death, isn’t it?"

"And you? Fen Xiao? Your talent is quite good, if you join the Holy Clan, your future is bound to be limitless!" Qing Lin looked at Fen Xiao and asked with a pleasant smile.

Fen Xiao silently nodded, and also agreed.

In the end.

Qing Lin turned his gaze back onto Lin Fan and asked, "How about you, Young Master Lin? The talent you have displayed is truly astonishing, and would surely shine even on the Sumeru Continent! Would you be willing to join the Holy Clan?"

Everyone thought that Lin Fan would, like Zhuge Yang and Fen Xiao, agree without hesitation.

However.

To everyone’s surprise, Lin Fan shook his head without any hesitation: "Sorry, I’m not interested. Although I’m not from the Divine Wind Continent, and by all accounts shouldn’t feel anything towards it, I...I don’t like to desert in the face of battle, abandoning the plane I belong to and fleeing to another; I can’t do such a thing!"

With these words, Lin Fan had managed to offend everyone present.

"What do you mean by that, Lin Fan?"

"Deserting in the face of battle? Who are you talking about?"

"Hehe! You really have a way with words, don’t you? The Divine Wind Continent is about to be doomed, and you choose not to leave. Are you really planning to stay and fight to the death against the Heavenly Demons from beyond?"

"Enough! He wants to be the Savior; since he doesn’t wish to join the Holy Clan, let him stay and fight the Heavenly Demons in the Divine Wind Continent!"

...

For a moment, the people present sneered endlessly, their looks towards Lin Fan were filled with infinite coldness!

"If he doesn’t want to join, then he doesn’t want to join!"

"A wise man submits to circumstances. Lin Fan, even if you regret your decision, was there a need to say it like that?"

"Let him say what he wants. I choose to join the Holy Clan!"

"Right, we’ll also join the Holy Clan!"

Almost everyone chose to join the Holy Clan. Lin Fan was like a freak; when everyone is the same, and you alone are different, even if your choice is right, you’re still wrong in the eyes of the others.

Following this.

Heng Xiu, She Fengyu, Yuan Yao, Hao Qingyu, and others, also chose to join the Holy Clan.

"Sister Sima, what about you?" Zhuge Yang looked at Sima Xuan with a smile and asked.

Sima Xuan hesitated for a moment, then fell silent.

Under everyone’s gaze, she shook her head and said, "I also choose to stay in the Divine Wind Continent."

"What?" Sima Xuan’s words stunned everyone present; they looked at her in disbelief, as if gazing at a madwoman!

Crazy!

Absolutely crazy!

Having one madman like Lin Fan was enough.

Sima Xuan was so beautiful, absolutely a top beauty. Out of ten points, Sima Xuan could score more than 9.9, but such a gorgeous woman chose to stay in the Divine Wind Continent and not join the Holy Clan?

"Why?"

Zhuge Yang’s eyes were filled with bloodshot, the veins on his forehead bulging, his face a bit pale, he simply couldn’t understand why Sima Xuan chose to stay in the Divine Wind Continent!

"You don’t understand, the Divine Wind Continent is my home; my family and friends are all there. Asking me to leave by myself and survive alone, I can’t do it!" Sima Xuan shook her head gently, her voice somewhat cold.

"Excuses! These are all excuses!"

Zhuge Yang suddenly roared, completely losing control, he abruptly looked up at Lin Fan: "It’s because of him, isn’t it? It’s because of this Lin Fan! He’s chosen to stay in the Divine Wind Continent, so you’ve also chosen to stay. Is that it? I’ll kill him right now!"

"I did find it very strange, on the way here, why you kept defending this kid, and even shared your food with him. There must be something going on between you two!"

Sima Xuan’s eyebrows were tightly knitted: "Zhuge Yang, you’re thinking too much! That food was obtained by Lin Fan, what do you mean I shared it with him?"

"Hahaha! I knew it! So that’s how it is!"

Zhuge Yang seemed to fall into madness, laughing angrily, with his face turning from green to red.

The fire of jealousy in his heart rose like floodwaters, swelling to the skies!