He opened the system panel and glanced at his current Villain Points balance.
Having swept through seven levels and defeated numerous prodigies, plus the subjugation of Gu Chen, he had already accumulated over three million Villain Points.
"System, complete the Kunpeng Treasure Technique."
With a thought, a golden light flashed across the system interface: [Ding! Host has consumed 1.5 million Villain Points to complete the Incomplete Kunpeng Treasure Technique!]
[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the complete version of the Kunpeng Treasure Technique!]
[ Kunpeng Treasure Technique: One of the Ten Ferocious Beasts' Treasure Techniques, containing Kunpeng Devouring Art, Kunpeng Extreme Speed, etc. Upon mastery, one can transform into Kunpeng, devouring the heavens and earth, and sweeping across the skies!]
Buzz!
A massive torrent of information surged into his mind.
Lin Fan closed his eyes and seemed to see a real Kunpeng circling in the chaos, sometimes yin, sometimes yang! With a flap of its wings, the Milky Way was upside down.
Crossing 108,000 li!
When he opened his eyes again, his aura had an added layer of ethereal and domineering quality that was hard to describe.
"Roar!"
It wasn't a dragon's roar, but a roc's cry.
That is the supreme treasure technique belonging to Kunpeng.
Lin Fan suddenly opened his eyes, a dark cyan light flashing deep within his pupils, and a pair of faintly visible divine wings appeared behind him, imbued with the laws of Yin and Yang!
"Buzz!"
With a flap of his Kunpeng wings, Lin Fan could traverse 108,000 miles, instantly crossing a distant ancient star and returning to his original location!
"Laugh!"
Where the fingertip swept across, a pitch-black crack thousands of feet long was cleaved in the void. Chaos Qi and yin-yang energy surged at the edge of the crack, and it did not heal for a long time.
"This is the complete Kunpeng Treasure Technique?"
"Speed to the extreme, devouring heaven and earth—if this treasure technique can be cultivated to its peak, combined with my True Dragon Precious Technique, I will be invincible!"
Lin Fan looked down at his fingers, a slight smile playing on his lips.
He stretched his muscles and felt the new power flowing through his meridians, from his dantian all the way to his limbs and bones, as if his whole body had been tempered anew.
"Good speed."
Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction.
Gu Chen's lips twitched slightly.
He, a dignified Early-stage Great Saint, couldn't even see the movement and speed of that finger strike!
He glanced at Lin Fan, then at his broken halberd, and suddenly felt that following this man might not have been such a bad deal after all.
Let's go.
Lin Fan clapped his hands. "Level 23 cleared."
He glanced at Gu Chen: "As for you, come up here! You can study the Kunpeng Treasure Technique."
Looking at the Kunpeng bone Lin Fan handed him, Gu Chen stood there stunned. "What does this mean? Your Highness, aren't you going to study it?"
"Take it!" Lin Fan shoved it into Gu Chen's hand. "I've finished comprehending it! Following me will definitely bring you plenty of benefits!"
Gu Chen was somewhat stunned. Wait, how long has it been?
The Kunpeng Bone—it only took Lin Fan a few dozen breaths to go from his hands to Lin Fan's. Had Lin Fan already fully comprehended it?
He pondered this for a whole day, but still didn't grasp a single thing...
He was well aware of the profound mystery of the Kunpeng Treasure Technique!
He could be considered a prodigy, but after meeting Lin Fan, he realized what it meant to... float on the blue sky!
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Gu Chen nodded, said nothing more, and stepped into Lin Fan's carriage.
Lin Fan turned around and ordered Ji Kun to drive the Nine Dragons Chariot towards the void gate of the island, which glowed with a pale golden light. This was the entrance to the next level.
But as soon as he reached the door, he ran into an acquaintance.
A crimson flame descended, like a red-hot meteorite landing on the edge of the island.
As the flames died down, Feng Jiuge emerged from the fire, her red robes fluttering in the wind, her face covered in dust.
He saw Lin Fan, paused for a moment, then smiled, "You really are here! Long time no see!"
Feng Jiuge?
Lin Fan raised an eyebrow. "How did you end up at level twenty-three too?"
Feng Jiuge waved her hand. "I was wandering around the Twenty-Fourth Pass when I heard the commotion here. They said a white-robed madman beat up the ancient monster from the Kunpeng Nest and even recruited him as his underling. I was thinking, why does this scene look so familiar..."
Feng Jiuge glanced at the void rift torn open by Lin Fan on the altar, her pupils shrinking slightly. "You... you've gotten stronger again?"
Lin Fan smiled and said, "Not bad, I just added a magic spell on the side."
Feng Jiuge was silent for two seconds, then took a deep breath. "Your journey is likely to be fraught with peril."
He stepped forward, his expression becoming more serious. "I've come to remind you of something. If you're not fully prepared... never step into level twenty-five."
"Um?"
Lin Fan raised an eyebrow.
Feng Jiuge said, " Long Aotian is waiting for you at the twenty-fifth level."
He paused, his tone becoming more serious. "I heard he obtained a great fortune in a forbidden area, acquiring the remains of an ancient immortal True Dragon, and refined its essence and blood... He has already broken through to the Great Sage Realm True Dragon."
Lin Fan raised an eyebrow. "The essence blood of the Immortal Ancient True Dragon?"
Feng Jiuge said, "That's right, it's True Dragon essence blood, not the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood. I heard it's at least the origin of True Dragon powerhouse who has become an immortal. After he refined it, his dragon bloodline underwent a complete transformation. It's said that when he passed the trial, he easily crushed a Half-Step Sage King without even putting in any effort."
"Moreover, he is determined to obtain the True Dragon Precious Technique that you possess."
Feng Jiuge glanced around and lowered her voice, saying, "Among his peers, he is now one of the few who have reached the very front."
Even now, I have to think twice before facing him.
Feng Jiuge's smile faded, and her tone became serious.
Lin Fan listened and remained silent for a moment.
Then he laughed, " Long Aotian, right? Got it."
Lin Fan's expression didn't change much after hearing this; he simply reached out and patted Feng Jiuge on the shoulder.
He turned and walked towards the gray sky beyond the island. "He's waiting for me, so I'll go! It's not like it's the first time someone's been waiting for me."
Feng Jiuge was taken aback by his nonchalant demeanor. "Aren't you worried?"
Lin Fan patted imaginary dust off his robes. "Why should we be afraid? He's just Long Aotian, we'll just kill any dog that gets in our way..."
Feng Jiuge opened her mouth, and after a long while, she suddenly burst into laughter. "Hahaha... I knew I hadn't misjudged you."
"Okay, I'm relieved to hear that."
He paused, then added, "But let me make this clear: the twenty-fifth level is the true opening of the ancient ruins... There are several ancient killing formations inside, presumably set up specifically to block powerful individuals. If you're going, you'd better prepare beforehand."
Lin Fan said, "It's alright, I'm already prepared."
He glanced down at the dark golden light pattern on his palm, and then sensed the complete Kunpeng Art within his sea of consciousness.
"Besides, the person who can make me take things seriously..."
Lin Fan looked up at the distant horizon, where a void gate shrouded in starlight could be faintly seen.
"This era hasn't even been born yet."
He rode a chariot pulled by nine dragons and stepped into the void gate.
Behind us, the black seawater on the island crashed against the rocks, producing a dull echo that was long and far-reaching, like the lingering sound of Kunpeng spreading its wings in the void, lasting for a long time.