“Who are you?” the Blood Emperor was startled, his expression shifting slightly as he hadn’t expected an unknown figure to break through his blade aura.
He knew everyone on the list of potential Immortal Sage candidates, but the person before him was a complete mystery.
“You’ll have the privilege to know only if you survive my hands,” Lin Fan replied coldly.
An ancient Perfect Completion Realm cultivator.
This level of cultivation was impressive; killing him would grant a significant amount of experience.
This was the kind of world he truly desired.
Hearing these words, the Blood Emperor became furious. A torrent of blood energy surged forth, filled with wailing souls. Even a slight touch would cause skin to rot, and even a cultivator at the peak of the ancient realm might not withstand it.
“You think breaking one of my blades means you can kill me? What a daydream!” the Blood Emperor roared furiously. A blood light flashed, and an even more violent slash came crashing down than before.
The Blood Emperor was a prodigy of the Blood Demon Sect, who had been wandering outside, slaying countless beings and absorbing their lifeblood for the Crimson Blood Demon Blade.
This demon blade was a treasure crafted by the Blood Demon Sect especially for the Blood Emperor, forged from countless divine materials. When it was completed, heavenly tribulations rained down.
At the moment of its completion, it became a supreme treasure, even stronger than ordinary supreme treasures. After years of effort, the Blood Emperor had nearly elevated the Crimson Blood Demon Blade to the level of an ultimate supreme treasure.
A slash of blood light illuminated heaven and earth.
The surging blood energy was terrifying, making people dare not resist.
But to Lin Fan, the Blood Emperor was practically weak.
He took a step forward.
Raised his hand.
Peng!
The crimson blade light dissipated.
“You…” The Blood Emperor was shocked, his entire body trembling. He activated his demonic cultivation technique, unleashing a torrent of demonic energy.
He took another step forward.
One palm suppressed.
Lin Fan directly placed his palm atop the Blood Emperor’s head, applying slight pressure under the latter’s terrified expression.
Peng!
“Ding, congratulations on slaying the Blood Emperor.”
“Ding, congratulations on gaining thirty million experience points.”
Lin Fan grabbed the Crimson Blood Demon Blade in his hand. Its artifact spirit violently writhed and struggled, sending a thread of blood energy seeping into Lin Fan’s body.
“Daring to resist me, a mere artifact spirit? You’re practically asking for death,” Lin Fan said coldly. With a single tremor, he instantly subdued the Crimson Blood Demon Blade’s artifact spirit.
…
“What the…” Hu Qing and the others stared in shock at the scene before them.
The Blood Emperor, ranked sixty-seventh on the Immortal Sage Candidates List, had been defeated in just two moves. It was simply unbelievable.
“Junior Brother Lin, how come your strength is like this? Yet your name doesn’t appear on the Immortal Sage Candidates List at all,” Su Hongchen said.
“I’ve suppressed my aura, so naturally, the Immortal Sage Candidates List couldn’t sense me,” Lin Fan replied.
With the system’s shielding ability, naturally, he wouldn’t appear on the Immortal Sage Candidates List.
To Su Hongchen and the others, their junior brother’s strength was terrifyingly formidable. Even the divine sons within the sect might not be his match.
What puzzled them was why junior brother Lin was merely an inner sect disciple.
Though puzzled, they dared not voice their questions.
“Junior Brother Lin, may I take a look at the Crimson Blood Demon Blade?” Bing Linxing asked.
“Mm,” Lin Fan nodded.
“Junior Brother Bing is really lucky this time, meeting such a benefactor. Junior Brother Bing has a weapon spirit, and now that he can touch a near-ultimate supreme treasure, he will surely comprehend its laws and elevate his cultivation,” Hu Qing said.
Bing Linxing carefully examined the Crimson Blood Demon Blade, gently running his fingers over the blade patterns, which contained profound cosmic principles.
Just then, a ray of rosy light pierced through the blood-colored barrier from the sky, and an extraordinary aura enveloped everyone.
Under this light, several figures appeared in the void.
Lin Fan looked up. These figures all possessed extraordinary strength, especially the man standing at the front, whose aura was particularly formidable.
“Who are they?” Lin Fan asked.
“They are the Divine Son, Senior Brother Ling Wuzun, and beside him is Jian Fengchen,” Su Hongchen said, slightly tense.
“The demonic aura of this blade is quite strong,” Jian Fengchen stared directly at the Crimson Blood Demon Blade in Bing Linxing’s hand, his eyes gleaming with greed.
This was a near-ultimate supreme treasure, a truly valuable item.
If it could become an ultimate supreme treasure, with a little more effort, it could evolve into an Immortal artifact.
At that point, it would be infinitely useful and incredibly powerful. Even now, it was highly coveted.
“Greetings, Senior Brother Ling Wuzun,” Hu Qing and the others bowed to the figures in the sky.
Lin Fan looked at Ling Wuzun, his heart leaping with joy.
This person’s strength was formidable, much stronger than the Blood Emperor.
Checking the Immortal Sage Candidates List, this person ranked forty-eighth.
“Where did this Crimson Blood Demon Blade come from?” Ling Wuzun asked.
Hu Qing and the others exchanged glances. “Reporting to Senior Brother, it was obtained by Junior Brother Lin after slaying the Blood Emperor.”
As soon as Hu Qing and the others finished speaking, Jian Fengchen’s voice rang out.
“Reckless! You dare to lie to Senior Brother? The Blood Emperor is ranked sixty-seventh on the Immortal Sage Candidates List. How could you inner sect disciples possibly kill him?” Jian Fengchen said.
Ling Wuzun’s expression slightly changed, clearly somewhat displeased, as if angered by the audacity of these inner sect disciples daring to deceive him.
At this moment, Lin Fan stepped forward and took the Crimson Blood Demon Blade from Bing Linxing’s hand.
“What do you want? Even if I found this blade, what does it have to do with you?” Lin Fan hated it when someone tried to act superior in front of him.
What divine son? If they kept talking nonsense, he would beat them senseless.
“Reckless…” Jian Fengchen was instantly furious, about to strike, but was stopped by Ling Wuzun. Then, pointing a finger at Lin Fan, Ling Wuzun’s face turned cold. “And who are you?”
At this moment, Su Hongchen quietly tugged at Lin Fan’s sleeve, urging him not to act rashly.
“Lin Fan,” Lin Fan smiled slightly, then directly stared into the void.
“Good. The Crimson Blood Demon Blade is the Blood Emperor’s treasure. You obtaining it clearly indicates the Blood Emperor set a trap. For the sect’s safety, you must hand over the Crimson Blood Demon Blade to me so I can submit it to the sect. As a reward for your submission, you will receive one hundred thousand contribution points,” Ling Wuzun said.
“What trap? The Blood Emperor has already been slain by me. What trap could there possibly be?” Lin Fan said, then turned directly, unwilling to waste words with these so-called divine sons. “Let’s go. We’ll continue exploring deeper.”
“Hmph!”
Ling Wuzun’s expression turned icy cold. He pointed a finger and instantly launched a suppressing force toward Lin Fan.
“Disrespecting seniors, unrepentant, deserves punishment.”
“Junior Brother Lin, watch out!” Su Hongchen was alarmed. She hadn’t expected Ling Wuzun to actually attack.
She knew the Crimson Blood Demon Blade was a near-ultimate supreme treasure. Even divine sons might not be able to resist its temptation.
Right now, Ling Wuzun was clearly attempting to seize it by force.
“Seeking death.”
Lin Fan’s brows furrowed, his heart filled with anger. It seemed he had to display his power a bit, or else they would really think he was someone easy to bully.
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