He turned to look at Gu Chen beside him. "You go!"
Gu Chen was taken aback. "Your Highness, what do you mean?"
Lin Fan said calmly, "Take care of those three bastards and bring that skinny guy over to see me."
Lin Fan wouldn't even bother with a few nobodies!
Gu Chen nodded, asked no further questions, and stepped forward, gripping the broken halberd.
boom!
His entire body was covered in dark golden scales and runes that suddenly lit up, and his aura Middle Stage of the Great Sage Realm exploded like a volcano.
He was once crushed by Lin Fan in the Kunpeng Nest.
But even in the face of this group, he remained an ancient oddity who swept through an entire era.
With a flap of his wings, he unleashed the Kunpeng Fragmentary Art, transforming himself into a streak of dark golden light as he charged into the battle.
"Get out of the way!"
With a low shout, the broken halberd swept across, carrying the power of the laws of the Kunpeng Fragmentary Art technique.
Although the broken halberd was missing a section, it seemed to come alive in Gu Chen's hands, with a dark cyan afterimage appearing at the tip...
This is a wisp of a wing of the Kunpeng!
Though incomplete, it still possesses a domineering and extreme speed that can tear the sky apart.
The Blood Saber Elder was the first to be affected, and upon sensing the extremely sharp fluctuations of the laws, his pupils constricted sharply. "Who is it?!"
He raised his sword to block, and a blood-red blade of light poured out like a waterfall.
clang!
The broken halberd clashed with the blood-red longsword, producing a deafening metallic clang.
The Blood Saber Elder was forced back dozens of feet, his hands went numb, and a thin crack appeared on the blood-red longsword in his hand.
" Late Stage of the Great Saint? How is that possible!"
His face was filled with disbelief.
Gu Chen gave him no time to react. With a swift movement, he swept the broken halberd across, delivering another blow.
This strike was faster and more ruthless.
The dark blue afterimage at the tip of the halberd suddenly solidified, as if frozen in mid-air for the instant Kunpeng spreads its wings, carrying a killing force that could tear the sky apart, and stabbed toward the Blood Saber Elder's chest.
"Not good!"
The Blood Saber Elder desperately activated the laws protecting his body, and a thick blood shield of laws condensed in front of him.
puff!
The broken halberd pierced through the blood shield.
It pierced through the chest of the Blood Saber Elder from behind the blood shield, the halberd tip protruding from his back, bringing with it a cloud of scarlet blood mist.
"No..."
The Blood Saber Elder stared wide-eyed at the fist-sized hole in his chest, opened his mouth, but could no longer utter a word.
His body fell backward, crashing onto the wilderness and kicking up a cloud of dust.
hiss!
Someone gasped in shock.
That was Peak of the Great Saint! A formidable character with a long-established reputation! He was cleaved in two by a single halberd strike?
Gu Chen casually drew his broken halberd. "Old man, let's go."
He didn't even turn his head; he turned to face the charging Crimson Flame Mountain Lord.
The Crimson Flame Mountain Lord roared, "You're courting death!"
His body erupted in crimson-gold flames, transforming him into a burning meteorite, and he punched Gu Chen in the chest.
"Boom!"
Gu Chen raised his halberd to block, flames exploded on the broken halberd, and the shockwave sent him flying back several feet, leaving his arm slightly numb.
"That's interesting."
He grinned, and then he moved.
His movements suddenly quickened, the broken halberd twirling in his hand like a wheel, the halberd shadows layered upon each other, like a flower of law woven from dark gold and dark cyan blooming before him.
He didn't use any complicated techniques.
He simply pushed the speed to its limit, each strike faster than the last, pouring down like a storm.
The Crimson Flame Mountain Lord desperately resisted, his Law of Fire condensing into layers of fire shields around him, but Gu Chen's halberd shadows were like a storm sweeping through the forest, each strike precisely hitting the weakest point in the fire shield.
Click.
The first fire shield shattered.
Click.
The second fire shield shattered.
The third fire shield also shattered.
Gu Chen's broken halberd slammed heavily into the chest of the Crimson Flame Mountain Lord.
puff!
The Crimson Flame Mountain Lord was blasted away, crashing through several barren mountains before finally embedding himself in a rock wall. The crimson flames all over his body dimmed rapidly, like embers being extinguished.
"Buzz!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Black-Winged Fiend flapped its wings, trying to take off and escape.
Gu Chen looked up at him, a slight smile playing on his lips, "Trying to leave? The Emperor said all three of you must stay."
He didn't chase after them.
He simply tossed the broken halberd in his hand lightly toward the direction of the Black-Winged Fiend.
The broken halberd shot out of the sky like a dark golden dragon unleashed, carrying the rapid killing power of the Kunpeng Fragmentary Art, leaving a long trail of flame in the void.
"Puff!"
The broken halberd pierced through the back of the Black-Winged Fiend and emerged from his chest, bringing with it a cloud of black blood mist.
"Ah..."
The Black-Winged Fiend let out a shrill scream as its massive body plummeted from the sky like a kite with a broken string, crashing to the ground!
"Hiss!"
The entire hall fell silent.
The onlookers gasped in unison. "Damn, those were... Blood Saber Elder, Crimson Flame Mountain Lord, and Black-Winged Fiend, three Peak of the Great Saint monsters, just like that... killed?"
How many moves?
"Three moves! Just three moves! One man, one halberd, and he was wiped out in three moves!"
"Who is that person? When did the Emperor's son acquire such a ruthless individual?"
"Didn't you recognize him? That's Gu Chen! The ancient freak from Kunpeng Nest, the one subdued by the Emperor's son! Late Great Sage Realm, he even managed to kill three Peak of the Great Saint across realms!"
"The Emperor himself hasn't made a move yet..."
Someone whispered, their voice trembling with awe. "Amazing, he managed to sweep through a level with just his underlings..."
Lin Fan sat on the dragon carriage, his expression as calm as if he were watching a boring circus act.
Gu Chen picked up the broken halberd from the ground, slung it over his shoulder, and walked towards the slender man in the center of the arena. "The Emperor's son wishes to see you."
The slender man, Tian Ye, looked up and his gaze fell on the white-clad figure in the distance.
He gripped the ancient spear tightly, his blood surging, as if he were preparing to fight to the death.
He had heard of the Lin Clan prince's formidable reputation.
He killed Long Aotian, repelled Wang Teng, crushed Ye Chen, and slaughtered the Sage King like a dog. He even suspected that the other party might also have their eyes on his opportunity and wanted to take it away.
"Heh, what do you want?"
"If the imperial prince truly wanted to steal your opportunity, you would be dead long ago. Besides, I am now your savior."
Gu Chen clearly sensed his wariness and lowered his voice.
Tian Ye remained silent for a moment.
He turned his head and glanced at the three still-warm corpses on the ground.
The Blood Saber Elder, the Crimson Flame Mountain Lord, and the Black-Winged Fiend chased him for two days and two nights, and he could barely defend himself despite his best efforts.
The newcomer only used three moves...
But he was merely a subordinate of the imperial prince...
He released the ancient spear from his hand, slowly stood up, and walked step by step toward Lin Fan.
Lin Fan watched him approach, his gaze falling on him as he sensed the shared aura. He nodded. " Ancient God Lineage?"
Tian Ye stopped in his tracks, his pupils contracted, and his expression became wary. "How did you know?"
Lin Fan raised his right hand, and a wisp of chaotic ancient god aura emanated from his fingertips.
The aura was of the same origin as the Ancient God Body Refining Art within Tian Ye's body, like two identical streams converging together. Above his palm, the outline of an ancient and simple god statue vaguely appeared.
"This..."
Tian Ye's pupils constricted sharply. "This is the aura of an ancient god... the Ancient God Lineage? You... you also received the inheritance of the Ancient God Lineage?"
Lin Fan nodded. " In the Primordial Chaos Realm, atop the Cloud Ladder, stands a statue of an ancient god."
He withdrew that wisp of energy, lowered his hand, looked at Tian Ye, and said calmly, "I owe that statue a favor."
"He asked me to help the Ancient God Lineage!"
"I saved you today as a favor, so I've settled the score!"
Tian Ye was stunned for a while, and the wariness on his face slowly faded, like ice gradually melting in the spring sun.
"I... I never expected that there would be fellow travelers among the Ancient God Lineage."
Lin Fan tilted his head. "But since we've met, it must be fate."
He paused, then suddenly asked, "Where do you plan to go next?"
Tian Ye clenched his fist. "Go down to the Emperor Pass."
Lin Fan nodded. "What a coincidence, me too."
He turned around and walked towards the Kowloon Carriage: "Want to walk together for a bit?"
Tian Ye remained silent for a moment, then stepped forward and followed.
Just then, a crisp system notification sounded in Lin Fan's ear: [Ding! The host has successfully subdued the legendary Son of Fortune, Tian Ye, and brought him under his command, gaining 500,000 Villain Points!]
"Congratulations, host, you have obtained..."