The Escalation
The force of the recoil swept down, and before Liu Qingfeng could even unleash his second magic weapon, he was struck by the gale emanating from the giant hand. He spat out blood and crashed heavily to the ground like a meteor, creating a hundred-foot-deep crater in the marble plaza beside the street. His bones were shattered, and he immediately fell unconscious!
"Uncle Liu!!"
Gu Changge was horrified. Just as she was about to crush the Ten-Thousand-Li Void-Escape Talisman in her bosom, the surrounding space had already solidified into a cage as hard as iron.
The giant, gray-white hand closed in mid-air, precisely grasping Gu Changge in its palm.
Creak!
A sickeningly loud cracking sound echoed through the air.
Gu Changge's prized Body-Protection Jade Pendant and Purple-Gold Daoist Robe shattered one after another. Seventy percent of his meridians were forcibly torn apart by an extremely tyrannical Death Fiend Qi aura, and his Glazed Crystal Primordial Spirit in his Qi Sea was even crushed and covered with cracks!
"Senior, please forgive me..."
Before he could even utter a word of pleading, the towering figure hidden deep in the clouds completely ignored him.
The giant hand swung up, like throwing a discus, turning the screaming Gu Changge into a blur and flinging him straight toward the most luxurious core area of Divine City, 30,000 miles away!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Core Zone of Divine City, the imperial palace where Myriad Phenomena Academy is located.
The three defensive formations, powerful enough to withstand the bombardment of Deity Transformation at the Great Perfection stage, were as fragile as paper in front of this flying figure, and shattered one after another into a shower of light.
Gu Changge smashed through three layers of arrays and crashed into the main hall of the Myriad Phenomena Academy, shattering the White Marble screen wall in the very center that had been passed down for thousands of years and was dedicated to Ancient Sages!
Smoke and dust billowed up, and gravel flew everywhere.
"Who dares to defame my academy's gate!"
A roar like thunder exploded, and several incomparably powerful thoughts awakened from the cave in the back mountain.
An elderly man clad in a scholar's robe embroidered with the Sun and Moon tore through the Void and stepped out of the main hall. Nine ancient characters floated around him. He was none other than Han Mo, the leader of the Myriad Phenomena Academy's expedition and the Grand Elder at the peak of the Deity Transformation!
However, when Han Mo saw Gu Changge covered in blood in the ruins, his pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpoints.
"Changge?!"
Before he could rush forward to help, the canopy above the main hall suddenly shattered.
Boom!
A majestic demonic Dharma Form, standing on the Sun and Moon and surrounded by Yin-Yang Divine Rings, descended from the shattered Void.
The temperature within a radius of a hundred miles of the Myriad Phenomena Academy instantly plummeted to an icy abyss. The swords and magical artifacts of thousands of academy disciples wailed in unison, their Divine Souls suppressed within their bodies, unable to move an inch.
Han Mo felt ice-cold all over. Before he could even unleash the nine ancient characters of righteousness around him, a finger wrapped in Chaos Qi appeared out of thin air and lightly touched the center of his brow, three inches from the center.
It hovers without landing.
But the Daoist fluctuations Dao Principles could reverse life and death terrified the Great Dao Nascent Soul deep within Han Mo's Sea of Consciousness, causing it to curl up into a ball.
He had no doubt that if that finger had moved just an inch further forward, his physical body and Primordial Spirit would have been instantly obliterated into ashes!
"Half... Half-Step Void Refinement?!"
Han Mo's throat bobbed violently, cold sweat soaked through the back of his robe, and his voice trembled uncontrollably.
Deep within the clouds, a detached yet boundless will resounded within the Sea of Consciousness of everyone in the entire Myriad Phenomena Academy:
"If you dare to use such despicable means to scheme against Qingyun again, I will slaughter your Dao Lineage Myriad Phenomena Academy."
He finished speaking.
The gray fingers dispersed, and the majestic Dharma Form receded into the Void like a tide, disappearing without a trace.
The world returned to calm, leaving only a deathly silence.
Thump!
Han Mo, at the peak of the Deity Transformation, suddenly collapsed to one knee, gasping for breath. He clutched his cracked and bleeding brow, staring at Gu Changge, whose fate was unknown at the bottom of the pit, his eyes filled with boundless shock, anger, and despair.
The Azure Cloud Sword Sect... is backed by such a monster?!
Bing No. 7 Side Courtyard.
Inside the room, Chen Fan opened his eyes, the gray-white light in them completely disappearing.
"Useless, your meridians are as fragile as tofu."
Chen Fan shook his head, casually poured himself a glass of cold tea, gulped it down, and let out a contented sigh.
He used a wisp of the Divine Kingdom projection across realms, which didn't consume much energy for his clone, but it also helped to disperse some impurities in his Divine Soul.
Creak.
Chen Fan pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard.
Inside courtyard number C7, you could hear a pin drop.
Chen Changqing sat on the stone bench, his Spiritwood Short Knife resting on the edge of the hard skin of a Red Spirit Fruit.
Outside the courtyard gate, Gu Changge's thunderous declaration still echoed in their ears, while several faint yet powerful Divine Thoughts swept across the moss on the top of the courtyard wall like hawks, carrying a cold, condescending scrutiny.
"Fan'er."
Chen Changqing's throat moved slightly, and he called out in a low voice, the panic in his eyes suppressed by a resolute ruthlessness.
He didn't press Chen Fan on how he had defeated Gu Changge. As a father, all he knew was that the eyes of the entire Divine City were now fixed on this secluded courtyard like a pack of bloodthirsty wolves.
"Father is here."
Chen Changqing cut the peeled spirit fruit into small pieces and pushed them in front of Chen Fan, who had just entered the courtyard, his palm veins bulging.
"If those young masters of those great sects outside dare to come and cause trouble, I'll take the first blow for you. Crush the Shrinking Earth Talisman, run towards the south of the city, and don't look back."
Mo Wendao sat cross-legged on the ground, two Second Tier top-grade spirit stones turning into dust in his palm. His withered chest heaved violently, clearly indicating that he had pushed his Early Nascent Soul True Essence to its limit, ready to fight to the death at any moment.
Chen Fan took a bite of the sweet and juicy fruit, his clear black and white eyes calm and deep.
Deep within the Sea of Consciousness, the enormous gray-white Millstone within the Miniature Divine Kingdom was turning silently.
Chen Changqing's seemingly humble yet weighty words transformed into pure, flawless milky-white vitality, seeping into the edge of the Divine Kingdom like spring rain, pushing the originally lifeless chaotic boundary outwards by several miles.
"Dad, the fruit is very sweet."
Chen Fan raised his youthful face, revealing a guileless smile.
"Eat the fruit first; the sky won't fall down."
The few Chen Fan Deity Transformation Divine Thought outside the formation Life-and-Death Formation Core quietly reversed and dissolved into disordered ripples in the Void as soon as they touched the three-foot edge Divine Kingdom the courtyard, without even causing a sound.
Even the spies from several major sects couldn't confirm whether there were any living people breathing in the side courtyard, making them increasingly hesitant to act, and for a time no one dared to be the first to step forward.
Over the next three days, the entire Immortal Alliance Divine City was rife with undercurrents.
The rumor that an eleven-year-old child had defeated the top Myriad Phenomena Academy spread like wildfire throughout the streets and alleys, attracting countless scorn and doubts. Many top sects regarded it as an absurd excuse for Gu Changge to exonerate himself.
However, the number of sentries outside the side courtyard only increased, and even some Deity Transformation level experts cast shadows from the clouds.
Chen Changqing was completely unaware of the dangerous confrontation brewing behind the scenes.
Every morning, he would set up a clay stove in a corner of the courtyard and simmer a low-grade Spirit Deer Bone Soup in a rough earthenware pot, carefully skimming off the foam before serving it to Chen Fan.
The purest Parental Love Karma flow continuously into the Divine Kingdom.