Chapter 1687: Old Thing

"Son… I am your father!"

The giant Yao Beast was incredibly excited.

He absolutely could not have sensed wrong; this young lion before him was his offspring.

"Father?"

Xiao Jin was stunned… He poked his head out from behind Xiao Fan and carefully scrutinized the giant lion once more!

It really did look quite a lot like him… But!

"Nonsense, how could I be this ferocious!"

Xiao Jin said, emboldening himself.

Xiao Fan: "…"

The giant Yao Beast: "…"

It was true.

Compared to this giant lion, the gap between Xiao Jin and it was too vast; it wasn't just a small difference.

"Son, I really am your father… Back then, I had no choice but to abandon you!" the giant Yao Beast cried out.

Xiao Fan was stunned for a moment.

Back then? Abandoned?

He had originally thought this giant Yao Beast might be from Xiao Jin's ancestor generation!

But this… His son?

Then how old was Xiao Jin this year?

Not only was Xiao Fan stunned, but even Xiao Jin was surprised.

"Nonsense… How, how could you be my father? How old are you?!" Xiao Jin asked, his expression unfriendly.

"Uh… Ninety-three thousand-plus years old!"

The giant Yao Beast was dazed for a moment before speaking.

For a Yao Beast like him who had lived for countless years, he had long since forgotten his own age.

"Nearly a hundred thousand years old… And you say you're my father?!" Xiao Jin's eyes widened.

He felt that this giant lion's brain wasn't working quite right!

Xiao Fan felt the same; he found it strange.

"It's true, it's true… Son, listen to your father. Back then, it was like this…" The giant Yao Beast hurriedly spoke, explaining to Xiao Jin.

Their clan was a type of ancient exotic beast known as the Heaven-Swallowing Lion.

This type of exotic beast was incredibly powerful in ancient times, capable of rivaling great races like the Dragon and Phoenix.

Furthermore, the Heaven-Swallowing Lion possessed a unique Innate Divine Ability: Devouring.

It could devour all things and turn them into its own power!

"Son… Haven't you noticed that you have a very good appetite?!" the giant lion asked with a smile.

"It's alright…"

"Every time you finish eating meat, don't you become stronger?"

"Just a… little bit." Xiao Jin thought for a moment and said.

"Yes, yes… that's exactly it. This is the Heaven-Swallowing Lion's Innate Divine Ability, which allows it to directly refine the power of other living beings into its own… That is why the cultivation speed of the Heaven-Swallowing Lion clan far exceeds that of other great races… This also made countless races wary, and in the end, they joined forces to annihilate our clan…"

As the giant Yao Beast said this, tears streamed down his old face.

"Then you… really are my father?" Xiao Jin asked, surprised.

"Yes, I really am!"

"Then… then how old am I this year?!" Xiao Jin was bewildered.

"Uh… In normal circumstances, you would be over seventy thousand years old," the giant Yao Beast said slowly.

Xiao Fan: "…"

Xiao Jin: "…"

This lion was seventy thousand years old?

Xiao Fan was full of shock as he looked at Xiao Jin. It wasn't just Xiao Fan… Xiao Jin himself didn't believe it either!

"You… you're talking nonsense! How could I be seventy thousand years old?!"

"It's true, son… Back then, it was I who Sealed you, then cast you outside, and set a new Seal!" the giant lion hurriedly explained.

"Seal?" Xiao Jin was stunned.

Xiao Fan interjected, "Then… who Sealed you here?"

This was also something that had always puzzled Xiao Fan.

This giant lion was very strong. By Xiao Fan's estimation, in the Nine Provinces, apart from himself, no one could suppress this lion!

As for his claim that he was Xiao Jin's father, Xiao Fan actually believed it.

"The Human Emperor of the Nine Provinces… It was that beast!!"

The giant Yao Beast was incredibly furious, his eyes emitting a chilling, ghostly light.

But… "Crackle"… The numerous chains wrapped around him were once again covered in arcs of lightning, causing him to howl in pain, "Awoo! Awoo!"

Xiao Fan was a bit bewildered. The Human Emperor of the Nine Provinces? It certainly wasn't him, so it must have been the one who died in battle! But what was this?

"You… tell me from the beginning. Why did the Human Emperor of the Nine Provinces back then want to suppress you?" Xiao Fan asked.

"Human Race… Why should I tell you!" The giant Yao Beast caught his breath, staring at Xiao Fan with an unfriendly expression, as if planning to devour him.

"Because… I am the current Human Emperor of the Nine Provinces!" Xiao Fan puffed out his chest and raised his head, gazing at the giant lion.

"You? Hehehe…" The giant lion sneered with a face full of disdain.

"You don't believe me?" Xiao Fan raised an eyebrow and kicked Xiao Jin, who was peeking out from behind him with half his head exposed. "Tell this old thing…"

The giant lion: "…"

Kicking his son right in front of him? He was that casual?

He was furious and just about to erupt when he heard Xiao Jin shout, "Wuwu… Old thing, let me tell you, my big brother is the Human Emperor of the Nine Provinces. Whatever he asks you, you better answer quickly… Otherwise, my big brother will kill you!!"