Chapter 85: Using the Title, The Final Outburst

Lin Fan’s heart was filled with boundless hatred. If he could, he would crush every person before him into oblivion.

But for Lin Fan now, all of this was utterly impossible.

Insignificant—truly insignificant.

For the first time, Lin Fan realized just how small he was in the face of absolute power.

The Saint-Demon Sect had endured for a thousand years, its overall strength surpassing many other sects. Yet when confronted by a pack of wolves, no matter how strong one might be, it was useless.

Under the combined assault of the Nine Sects, it was like paper—shattered instantly.

The protective formation of the sect was useless, not even getting a chance to function before being destroyed from within. Now, Lin Fan understood everything.

There had been spies within the sect all along.

Mu Chenyu, the so-called Heavenly Empress.

Or rather, that Heavenly Empress was actually Fan Yuxin, the junior apprentice Lin Fan had once helped pay for her meal in the dining hall. At the time, he hadn’t paid much attention.

“This is the Yan Emperor’s ‘Dragon Emperor’s Domination Scripture,’ but its aura is far too overwhelming. What exactly is going on here?” The nine sect leaders simultaneously turned to the Yan Emperor, as if questioning how this person could possess the core combat technique of the Yan imperial family.

At this moment, the Yan Emperor’s expression was extremely grim; he already had a rough idea. This person must be the one who had schemed against him and the Empress that day.

Now, Lin Fan lowered his head and laughed coldly. Blood suddenly burst from his body, his once pale skin turning completely crimson, as if misty blood vapor were about to spray from every pore.

The Saint-Demon Ancestor, struck by the Heavenly Empress’s life-extinguishing palm, raised his head. Looking at the sole remaining disciple of the sect, his eyebrows trembled slightly, unable to believe what was happening to this disciple.

The aura radiating from him had long surpassed the Divine Entry Realm, and was still rapidly rising, seemingly without limit.

“Today I die for my sect, and I will have no regrets,” Lin Fan said through gritted teeth, enduring unbearable pain.

“Crack…”

A sharp sound rang out. His originally slender, pale arm swelled up like it had been inflated. Veins twisted around the arm like coiled dragons, and from the ruptured gaps of his arm, torrents of black flames surged out like those from the abyss.

As if a demon from the depths of hell had descended.

“叮, consumed the lifeblood of the Fire-Devouring Rhinoceros, entered a berserk state, acquired the Fire-Devouring Rhinoceros’s innate flame, Abyssal Black Flame.”

At this moment, Lin Fan’s consciousness grew increasingly hazy, endless darkness consuming his once lucid mind, blinding him to what lay ahead.

“Not enough…” Lin Fan roared to the heavens, his body expanding rapidly. His sect robes tore apart, and a mass of black flame, like a fire dragon, coiled tightly around him.

“Consuming the final drop of the Fire-Devouring Rhinoceros’s lifeblood.”

“Beep. Second consumption of the Fire-Devouring Rhinoceros’s lifeblood initiated a berserk state. Side effects unknown.”

On his way back, Lin Fan had hunted and killed the Fire-Devouring Rhinoceros, obtaining this lifeblood. Originally, he had no intention of consuming it because the unknown side effects had frightened him.

But now, Lin Fan had nothing left to lose.

It was either their death or his.

“That’s the Fire-Devouring Rhinoceros’s lifeblood—it’s absolutely not meant to be consumed. Has he gone mad?” The nine sect leaders were stunned into silence at the scene before them.

The lifeblood of a ferocious beast was indeed precious, but for cultivators, it was a deadly poison. Even they dared not consume beast lifeblood, for it contained the inherited traits of that beast species.

Though it could temporarily enhance one’s power, beast lifeblood also carried endless violent, cruel, dark, and bloody emotions that could not be refined away.

It might even fuse with one’s own bloodline, transforming the person into a half-human, half-beast monstrosity.

Once, a cultivator consumed unrefined beast lifeblood. Though his power surged instantly, he ultimately couldn’t withstand the beast’s wild force, exploding into pieces.

And now, this person was actually consuming the lifeblood of the Fire-Devouring Rhinoceros—one of the most savage and cruel beasts on the Ferocious Beast Chart. Its lifeblood carried a violent force no human could endure.

Lin Fan’s face twisted into a terrifying grimace. His inner power had completely gone out of control, raging like a flood within him.

The Heavenly Empress looked down at Lin Fan, who now resembled a demon god, and slightly furrowed her brows. “He can actually endure the Fire-Devouring Rhinoceros’s lifeblood. Could it be the effect of that Supreme Pill?”

“Could it be that the Supreme Pill produces different effects when swallowed directly?” The Heavenly Empress couldn’t figure it out.

The Supreme Pill she had secretly given Lin Fan back then was only an experimental version. She had clearly written the instructions for its use, but this guy had swallowed it whole, which had disappointed her greatly.

Yet now, this scene left her puzzled.

She just couldn’t understand it.

Though the nine sect leaders were shocked by the situation, they remained calm. After all, the last remnant of the Saint-Demon Sect was still weak. They could easily suppress him with a single hand.

The Great Heaven Stage was not something a mere cultivator, who had temporarily boosted his power by consuming beast lifeblood, could rival.

The Minor Heaven Stage, first level.

With the enhancement from the “Dragon Emperor’s Domination Scripture” and two drops of the Fire-Devouring Rhinoceros’s lifeblood, his power had surged to nearly the Minor Heaven Stage while in a berserk state.

“Haha… Saint-Demon Ancestor, look here. This is the final disciple of your sect—a half-human, half-beast monstrosity destined only to explode from the pressure. Tell me, would you rather watch your last disciple suffer or let us end his miserable life quickly?”

“Minor Heaven Stage, first level. Impressive, very impressive. But it’s still far from enough…” The black-robed elder cackled sinisterly. Even if this pest were to fight back, it would still be nothing more than an ant.

The Minor Heaven Stage—crushed with a single flip of their hands.

At this moment, Lin Fan’s aura sent tremors through the hearts of the disciples from the Nine Sects. This violent and bloodthirsty energy made them deeply uncomfortable. But no matter how strong he became, it was of no use—after all, their sect leaders were here. Could this person really turn the tables?

Lin Fan’s hands were already unrecognizable, resembling demon claws covered in layers of scales. Flames of Abyssal Black Fire burned fiercely at his razor-sharp fingertips.

“Not enough… I need even more strength… I want to be stronger!” Lin Fan roared, completely losing control, throwing everything he had left into this final act.

He lifted his head. His eyes were pitch black, no pupils visible, like the abyss of hell itself. Anyone who met his gaze would be drawn into endless darkness.

“Heaven does not favor our sect. I have disappointed you all. So many gifted disciples, all perished by my hand,” the Saint-Demon Ancestor wept bitterly.

Even if this disciple were a little stronger, it would still be of no use. With the nine sect leaders and the Heavenly Empress present, there was no hope left.

Feeling the wild power surging inside him, Lin Fan clenched his teeth and glared fiercely at the figures in the sky.

“Activate title.”

“Ding, confirm activation of the one-time title ‘Fight Those Who Oppose Me.’ Cultivation power surges, jumps one major realm, and lasts for the duration of one incense stick burning.”

Just as the disciples of the Nine Sects were looking at Lin Fan as if he were an ant, the sky and earth suddenly changed. Dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed, and thunder rumbled.

A violent aura swept across the heavens and earth.

In an instant, the sky had completely changed, as if the end of the world had arrived.

At the center of Lin Fan, a dark storm engulfed him. Thunderous snakes writhed within, as if a supreme demonic force were being born inside the storm.

The disciples of the Nine Sects shivered involuntarily, their bodies trembling with fear as they stared at the dark storm below.

What was happening?

The expressions of the nine sect leaders instantly changed dramatically.

A dangerous aura—unlike anything they had ever felt before.