Once again appearing outside the Giant Force Array, Mo Fan looked back at this seemingly unremarkable grand array. He felt a touch of emotion in his heart.
“What’s wrong?”
Yun Rou looked at Mo Fan, curious about what he was thinking at this moment.
“This Giant Force Array is truly a good thing. It’s a pity the array disc is not here. Otherwise, I would quite like to move this array away.”
Mo Fan chuckled and voiced his inner thoughts.
Yun Rou rolled her eyes and smiled lightly. “Your physical body has already reached the extreme of the king realm. This Giant Force Array would not be of much use to you.”
“That’s true. But if I could move this array to my Black Wind Mountain, that would be good.”
“You should give up that idea!”
“Not to mention anything else, just the demon ancestors here would not let you do that.”
“What if I become the Holy Son?”
Mo Fan looked at Yun Rou with a half-smile. She was slightly stunned, then asked, “You want to participate in the Holy Son competition?”
“Exactly. That Black Nether has been scheming against me everywhere. I should at least give him a surprise in return!”
Mo Fan sneered. Then he added helplessly, “Moreover, after thinking about it, perhaps this is the only way to rescue Bing Er.”
Yun Rou fell silent upon hearing this. After a moment, she said gravely, “Black Flame’s current strength is very great. His cultivation has broken through to late king realm. With the ancestral ground inheritance this time, his power is no longer what it used to be. He probably possesses true Holy Son level strength!”
“I’ve slain Holy Sons before!”
Mo Fan spoke nonchalantly. It was not arrogance. During this period, he had already secretly asked You Er to divine about Black Flame once.
For this, he had specially gone to the Purple Orchid Demon Ancestor to request a strand of Black Flame’s fur.
Although the Purple Orchid Demon Ancestor found this request puzzling, in order not to disturb Mo Fan’s determination to participate in the Holy Son selection, he still managed to obtain some of Black Flame’s fur for him.
Originally, Mo Fan thought this would be difficult. However, he had underestimated the casual nature of demons. Things like fur were not valued as highly as he had imagined.
After all, who would think someone could perform divination through fur?
The result of the divination also satisfied Mo Fan greatly. The hexagram showed that Black Flame’s fortune was shifting from prosperity to decline, an omen of great misfortune!
Although it was not certain that this great misfortune was related to him, it at least settled Mo Fan’s heart considerably.
Of course, the most important factor was still Mo Fan’s confidence in his own strength.
When he was in the demon general realm, he had been invincible in the same realm. Now that he had broken through to mid-king realm, he feared no demon cultivator in the same realm!
Not to mention that he had just converted three ghost ancestors in the Nether Dead Land!
With his current strength and foundation, a mere Black Flame was simply not worth his attention. The only ones he was wary of were Black Nether and the other demon ancestors!
If he had met Yun Rou earlier, Mo Fan would not have been willing to participate in this so-called Holy Son selection. In his view, joining such a competition offered him little benefit. Instead, he would be treated as a pawn by Mo Luo and the other old demons. However, after learning Black Nether’s intentions from Yun Rou, Mo Fan became interested as well.
For him, was this not also an opportunity?
“Your participation in the selection is not just to rescue Bing Er, is it? It’s also for the Imperial Ghost Divine Ability?”
Seeing Mo Fan’s determination to join the Holy Son selection, Yun Rou suddenly understood something.
“Correct. That might be an opportunity for me.”
Mo Fan nodded without denying it.
“Regarding the fusion of divine abilities, I am only speculating. It may not actually be like that.”
Yun Rou frowned slightly. If possible, she did not want Mo Fan to take risks.
“I know. But as long as there is the slightest hope, I do not want to miss it. If it truly can strengthen my divine ability, it will greatly enhance my power.”
Mo Fan smiled as he spoke.
“Since you have already decided, I will support you. However, what we ultimately face may be an existence even more troublesome than Black Flame.”
Yun Rou sighed.
Mo Fan also understood what she meant. After thinking for a moment, he smiled. “So, after I return, I plan to talk with Senior Mo Luo and the others. I think they should be willing to help me.”
Hearing Mo Fan say this, Yun Rou’s eyes brightened. She then smiled. “That is indeed a good idea.”
“So first, you need to tell me whether those three seniors are trustworthy.”
Mo Fan looked at Yun Rou. She thought for a moment before answering. “Senior Mo Luo was once an enemy subdued by my adoptive father. Though an enemy, over the long years he became the one who most admired my adoptive father and turned into his confidant.
The Purple Orchid Ancestor was once an admirer of Senior Mo Luo and is the one who trusts him most.
As for the Heaven-Shaking Ancestor, he is an admirer of the Purple Orchid Ancestor.
So, as long as you can win over Senior Mo Luo, the other two will naturally assist you.”
“These relationships are quite complicated!”
Mo Fan could not help shaking his head and smiling upon hearing this. He now fully understood. It mainly depended on Mo Luo’s stance.
However, judging from Mo Luo’s various actions from the beginning, the other party should also hope for him to participate in the Holy Son selection and would naturally help him.
With this thought, Mo Fan felt slightly more at ease.
Next, he took Yun Rou into his pouch. Then he returned to Changgui Mountain. The first thing he did was go to the purple bamboo grove and convey his request to the Purple Orchid Demon Ancestor through the purple bamboo.
Soon after, the three great demons arrived together at Changgui Mountain. Leading them was none other than Mo Luo!
“Senior Mo Luo, I can participate in the Holy Son selection, but I need your promise!”
Mo Fan looked at the three demons and spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.
“Speak.”
Mo Luo looked at Mo Fan with interest.
“If I win the Holy Son selection and the Black Tiger lineage suddenly attacks me, will you protect me?”
Mo Fan looked seriously at the three demons. This was the true reason he wanted to meet Mo Luo.
Black Flame was the heir of the Black Tiger lineage. One could say the Black Tiger lineage had placed all its hopes on Black Flame. If Black Flame died, he would surely face retribution from the Black Tiger lineage.
If the three demons Mo Luo did not protect him, it would be difficult for him to leave White Sacred Mountain. This was what Mo Fan feared most.
As expected, upon hearing these words, both Purple Orchid and the Heaven-Shaking Demon Ancestor frowned slightly. Then they all turned to look at Mo Luo.
Mo Luo pondered briefly. Then he nodded solemnly. “Rest assured. If you win, you will be the Holy Son of our White Sacred Mountain. With this status, even Black Nether would not dare to act rashly against you. Otherwise, he would be breaking the rules!”
“Does your White Sacred Mountain still have rules to speak of now?”
Mo Fan sneered sarcastically. “If there were really rules, Princess Qing Lian would not have been suppressed by Black Nether!”
“After the White Sacred One disappeared, many rules are indeed no longer observed by certain fellows.
However, the Holy Son is different. In terms of status, the Holy Son is not inferior to us old fellows. Moreover, the Holy Son competition is held under the eyes of all on White Sacred Mountain. If you truly become the Holy Son, should Black Nether attack you then, he would lose the hearts of demons and become a target of public criticism. I think he would not be that foolish!” Mo Luo spoke slowly.
However, Mo Fan was not satisfied and continued. “But what if Black Flame dies?”
At these words, the pupils of all three demons contracted sharply!
“Of course, I’m just saying. After all, anything can happen in battle, right?”
Mo Fan smiled faintly. Then he added, “I naturally trust the character of the three seniors. But I think if you issue a joint statement announcing your determination to the entire White Sacred Mountain, that might be even better!”
“What do the three seniors think?”
“…”
The three demons were speechless. They understood that Mo Fan still did not trust them. So he planned to have them publicly declare their support for him before all demon cultivators on White Sacred Mountain. If Black Nether attacked him later and they did not step in to protect him, they would instead gain a reputation for unrighteousness.
Although slightly displeased with Mo Fan’s doubt, for the future of the entire White Sacred Mountain, Mo Luo ultimately agreed.
The next day, the declaration of support for Mo Fan from the three demons Mo Luo spread throughout White Sacred Mountain, attracting the attention of many great demons.
From this moment, undercurrents began surging across White Sacred Mountain. There was a faint sense of an approaching storm.
The great demons all understood that this Holy Son contest would also be a power struggle among the old ancestors above.
Whoever won would thoroughly control the voice of White Sacred Mountain!
Time passed quickly, and the day of the Holy Son selection arrived. Mo Fan suddenly opened his eyes.
“Black Flame, it’s time we settled the old scores!”
