Dashing Student-Chapter 1315: Return to the Deng Family

Devour, that is, it can devour all items and then transform them into darkness.

And infuse, that is, it can assimilate all things, with the ultimate goal being the same—transform the target into darkness.

These are the two powerful traits of Erosion Sun. Chen Nan took out a Seventh Grade Spiritual Artifact from the storage bag and attempted to devour and infuse.

But regardless of the trait, the speed was quite slow. If it were during combat, the enemy wouldn't give him any time. Thus, although both traits are strong, they're not practical.

However, during the experiment, Chen Nan unexpectedly discovered the marvel of dark attributes. Although it couldn't enhance Chen Nan's attack power, it could become a powerful aid.

He didn't even need to rely on Mo Ying Flame to become one with darkness, perfectly hiding in the shadows, and could even split out a dark clone.

The clone was constituted by the purest darkness, although only possessing half the strength of the original body, it could also play a significant role at times.

After understanding the capacities of Erosion Sun, Chen Nan was overjoyed. Every additional spirit root attribute he obtained brought different abilities, which meant different applications of the attributes.

For example, Mystic Yin True Water was unparalleled in weight, enough to create waves that could smash mountains. Also, Jianmu enabled him to obtain strong life force.

It felt like he encompassed the traits of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects within himself, making him extremely powerful. And the more spirit roots he acquired, the stronger he became.

But soon, Chen Nan discovered a predicament.

Because after obtaining the dark attribute spirit root, the resources he used for cultivation increased by another ten percent. Converted to low-grade spirit stones, it meant consuming an extra fifty thousand spirit stones for daily cultivation.

Over a month, that's an increase of one and a half million spirit stones, and as his cultivation continues to improve, this number is still rising.

Therefore, Chen Nan's desire for spirit stones is something others simply can't understand.

After passing through a teleportation array, Chen Nan and the others flew for another three days and finally arrived at Deng Yunhe's hometown.

This is a medium-sized island, not only with villages and towns but also a city. The Deng family is one of the top families on the island.

The only good news is that there's only one Nascent Soul Realm cultivator on the island, namely the Island Master of Fengliu Island. The Deng family doesn't have Nascent Soul cultivators, their strongest being at the Peak Golden Core Realm.

"Everyone, I'm returning this time solely to surpass my brother. I kindly ask all of you to support me when the moment comes, and if critical, help me block the family's ancestor."

"Once this task is completed, I ask nothing else of you. I'm willing to serve over boiling water or fire without hesitation."

Approaching Fengliu Island, Deng Yunhe seemed pitifully begging Chen Nan and the others, looking as if he was about to kneel.

"You brat, are you crazy? With a few of us, you think we can stop a Peak Golden Core Realm cultivator? If you want to die, don't drag us with you." Daoist Cui scorned, frowning deeply.

Zheng Yunzhou also worriedly asked, "Yunhe, is this matter so important to you?"

Deng Yunhe had a serious look: "If I can't accomplish this, I won't rest in peace even if I'm dead!"

"It seems this has become your obsession." Chen Nan chuckled, "Fine, I'll help you, even if it's a Peak Golden Core Realm cultivator, I'll block them for you."

Among them, only Chen Nan had the confidence to say this, so upon hearing Chen Nan agree, Deng Yunhe leaped high in joy.

"With Jue Mingzi on my side, I'm relieved. Now, I must trouble you all to act as my followers. I assure you, this will be the only time."

Everyone laughed and agreed to the arrangement.

"By the way, Jue Mingzi, you're so skilled. Do you have any treasures you could lend me, ones that would ensure victory? Losing would be too embarrassing."

Chen Nan pondered for a moment, retrieved an item from his storage bag, and handed it to him: "As long as this thing can hit, I guarantee you'll win."

Soon, they arrived on Fengliu Island, without delay, they headed straight into the city.

At the front, Deng Yunhe displayed a proud and confident expression, with his head held high, akin to a rooster, marching directly to the Deng family, kicking open the main gates of the Deng Mansion.

"I, Deng Yunhe, have returned!"

The voice quickly spread throughout the Deng family, and before long, several Golden Core Realm cultivators arrived at the front yard, with a boy appearing to be only seventeen or eighteen years old at the center.

Despite his age, the boy was already a Golden Core Realm Fifth Layer cultivator. Upon seeing Deng Yunhe, he froze for a moment, then his face overflowed with smiles.

Only that his smile looked very fake.

"Oh, isn't this my respected elder brother? Why didn't you announce your return beforehand?"

He quickly stepped up, slightly bowed, seeming to hug his brother Deng Yunhe, yet in reality, just leaned his head close to Yunhe's ear.

"You loser, how come you didn't die out there? Did you come back to humiliate yourself?"

Although his voice was hushed, Chen Nan and the others heard it, causing their expressions to change.

No wonder Deng Yunhe constantly brooded over his blood brother; he was indeed hateful—two-faced, deceitful, the kind of insidious person no one favored.

"Who dares to cause trouble at the Deng family?"

A deep voice resonated as more cultivators emerged from the Deng Mansion, with no fewer than ten Golden Core Realm cultivators.

At the forefront was a middle-aged man, looking quite dignified. Upon noticing Deng Yunhe, his eyes widened: "Ingrate, I've already expelled you from the Deng family, how dare you come back?"

At this moment, the brother, Deng Yunfei, who was close to Yunhe, seemingly was pushed and flew straight backward, caught by several guards.

He portrayed a woeful look: "Brother, I know you dislike me, but you can't hit me in front of Father."

Yet Chen Nan and the others saw clearly that Deng Yunhe hadn't made a move; Deng Yunfei clearly flew out himself.

Such a clumsy tactic was obvious to any sensible person, yet Deng Qianshan, his father, didn't ask for details, angrily chiding: "Ingrate, you dared to lay hands on your brother? You never learn!"

Saying this, he stepped forward, lifting a hand intending to strike Deng Yunhe's face.

But then Zheng Yunzhou stepped forward, directly grabbing Deng Qianshan's wrist, a Golden Core Realm Sixth Layer cultivator's aura surging, intimidating Deng Qianshan.

Deng Qianshan, being the Deng family patriarch, was only at Golden Core Realm Fifth Layer. In the family, only the Deng family's ancestor was at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, and the others didn't exceed Fifth Layer.

"Who are you?" He glared at Zheng Yunzhou, yet didn't dare to further act. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Zheng Yunzhou snorted coldly, pushing Deng Qianshan back a few steps: "I'm merely a guard for Young Master Deng, advising you not to act rashly."

Deng Qianshan's heart sank in disbelief.

This ingrate, how could he afford such a powerful guard?