Above the altar, the golden pillar of light, which had only just begun to coalesce, was shaking violently.
Lin Fan stood at the third corner of the altar, having just withdrawn his hand from the runes, the Chaos Qi surrounding him had not yet fully dissipated...
"Buzz!"
A pitch-black storm of laws descended from the sky, carrying destructive power powerful enough to crush even Late Sage King Realm cultivator, and crashed down upon his head.
quick.
It was so fast that even the ancient runes on the altar hadn't reacted yet, and the golden light was still flashing, that giant dark claw had already landed three feet above Lin Fan's head.
"Boom!"
At the last moment, the Chaos Qi surged suddenly, like a volcano that had been ignited, and the giant dark claw held it firmly in mid-air.
The claws rubbed against the Chaos Qi, creating dazzling sparks.
The void itself was torn apart by the great cataclysm, and the rubble around the altar was thrown out by the aftershocks, exploding into dust in mid-air.
Lin Fan stood still, his robes fluttering in the wind, without taking a single step back.
Dark Emperor Physique!
The Five-Crown King's voice suddenly rang out, filled with suppressed rage. " The Legendary Ancient Road is about to open, what do you want? What grudges do you have? Settle them after the Ancient Road ends!"
The figure of the Dark Emperor Physique slowly solidified from the Dark Matter.
Its entire body was as black as ink, its face was indistinct, only a pair of dark purple pupils shone in the translucent black mist, like two stars floating in the abyss.
"Liquidation?"
The Dark Emperor Physique's voice was hoarse and deep, carrying an almost mocking laugh, " Five-Crown King, you make it sound so easy. This boy slaughtered my Holy Spirit clan and killed my Dark Clan's prodigies. You expect me to wait until the Ancient Road ends before settling scores?"
He raised his right hand and pointed at Lin Fan: " Huntian died at his hands; the mournful cries of the Holy Spirit lineage still echo in my ears."
" An Yuan also died at his hands."
"He has ruined most of my clan's plans, and you want me to cooperate with him on this altar? Do you think that's possible?"
His voice grew colder and colder, and the temperature of the entire altar seemed to drop several degrees in that instant.
Indeed, the Dark Emperor Physique is a born Holy Spirit!
He was born with the blood of a powerful immortal from the Dark Clan Immortal Dao Ancient Era, which made him exceptionally strong, even the Five-Crown King was extremely wary of him.
He wanted revenge for Huntian, who was also Holy Spirit, and for the An Yuan; he also knew some secrets.
The Five-Crown King frowned, glanced at the slowly dimming golden pillar of light on the altar, then at Lin Fan, and said in a deep voice, " Dark Emperor Physique, your Holy Spirit lineage shares the same origin as the Dark Clan. I know your relationship."
"However, opening this ancient path requires five different physical constitutions, and none can be missing."
"If you want to settle your scores, I won't stop you, but at least wait until the ancient road opens, otherwise don't blame me for being impolite..."
"Wait?"
The Dark Emperor Physique scoffed, "Wait until he devours all the fortune of the ancient road before I chase after him? Do you think I'm stupid, or do you think I, the Dark Emperor Physique, am easy to talk to?"
He ignored the Five-Crown King and fixed his gaze on Lin Fan: " Lin Fan, I don't care if you're some Lin Clan prince, nor do I care how many geniuses you've killed."
"The blood of the Holy Spirit lineage, the hatred of the Dark Clan —today I will settle this score with you right here and now."
The two figures, who had been silent all along, finally moved.
The green-robed master took a slight step back, as if to make room for the two of them.
The aura of Law of Life surrounding him remained stable, making it impossible to discern which side he was aligned with.
The other silver-haired, hooded figure stood still, but his eyes, peeking out from under the hood, swept over the Dark Emperor Physique and then glanced at Lin Fan, as if he were calculating something.
" Dark Emperor Physique..."
The Five-Crown King's face darkened, and his aura slowly rose. "Are you sure you really want to make a move at this time?"
"Get out of the way."
The Dark Emperor Physique's voice was as cold as ice. "This is a feud between him and me, and has nothing to do with you, the Five-Crown King."
"Since he's so eager to die, let him come!"
Lin Fan was not to be outdone. He stepped forward and stopped the Five-Crown King who wanted to intervene, indicating that he could resolve the matter.
"Good!"
The Five-Crown King remained silent for a moment, then retreated to the edge of the altar without saying anything more. He glanced at Lin Fan, his gaze carrying a complex expression, as if to say, "Solve this yourself."
" The Huntian of the Holy Spirit lineage? You mean that stone monster?"
Lin Fan's Chaos Qi flowed slowly around him, crushing the remaining shockwaves of the Law of Darkness one by one. He looked up at the pitch-black figure opposite him and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
The Dark Emperor Physique's aura suddenly froze. "You..."
Lin Fan's lips curled into a smile, his tone carrying a casual, reminiscent quality. "Oh right, and the kin you mentioned earlier, An Yuan... the one who opened the Gate of Darkness in the Demon God Secret Realm and whose body I shattered?"
His words were spoken casually and understatedly.
But it precisely struck the thorn that hurt the Dark Emperor Physique the most.
The Dark Emperor Physique's pupils contracted sharply.
The extremely violent Law of Darkness completely lost control in that instant, exploding from his body like a flaming sea of oil.
The sky above the entire altar was dyed black, and dark purple lightning surged in the black clouds, as if the end of the world had arrived.
"You... you're asking for it!"
The Dark Emperor Physique roared, his Dark Matter condensing into a hundred-foot-tall black figure, like a projection of an ancient demon god. He raised his hand and pressed down on Lin Fan.
"Boom!"
Wherever it passed, the void collapsed inch by inch, Law of Darkness were like a collapsing world, ready to devour everything!
This palm strike is enough to instantly kill Late-stage Sage King.
Lin Fan moved.
Instead of retreating, he stepped forward to meet the dark palm print and threw a punch.
The True Dragon Precious Technique was activated, and golden dragon energy condensed on the surface of the fist into a phantom of a dragon's head, carrying the domineering power of the supreme bloodline of the Dragon Clan, and crashed fiercely into the dark palm print.
"Boom!!!"
The entire mountain range trembled violently at that moment, and the ancient runes on the edge of the altar flickered wildly, as if they could not withstand the aftershocks.
The shockwave spread in a ring, blasting away a layer of rock from a radius of tens of thousands of feet.
Pebbles flew everywhere.
Golden dragon energy and Law of Darkness clashed violently in mid-air.
From a distance, it looked as if a True Dragon was fighting an ancient demon god, with dragon scales and black mist intertwining to form a chaotic storm of laws.
The Five-Crown King stood at the edge of the altar, his body surrounded by five halos of law light, barely managing to steady himself.
He frowned slightly. "This clash of forces... is already approaching the level of Quasi-Emperor."
The green-robed master spoke up, " The Dark Emperor Physique has reached the Peak Sage King. He is born with Holy Spirit and has also fused with the blood of a powerful Immortal Dao from the Dark Clan. He is almost unmatched among those of the same level. If he were in the Three Thousand Provinces, almost no one in the Sage King Realm could stop him."
But he ran into Lin Fan.
The Five-Crown King said calmly, his tone carrying a sense of certainty.
The green-robed master remained silent, his gaze still fixed on the arena.
The Dark Emperor Physique was forced back dozens of feet, and most of the pitch-black palm print was blasted away by the dragon energy.
He glanced down at his palm, where a faint dragon-shaped burn mark appeared. The Law of Darkness were trying to repair the mark, but the residual power of the dragon energy was like a barb stuck in his flesh, impossible to remove.
" The True Dragon Precious Technique... truly lives up to its reputation."
He said something in a low voice, then looked up at Lin Fan, his gaze becoming even more serious.
Lin Fan withdrew his fist and flicked his wrist. " Peak Sage King... a little stronger than those guys from Emperor Pass, but only a little stronger."
"Arrogant!"
With a Dark Emperor Physique roar, the Dark Matter all over his body began to contract rapidly, becoming profound and terrifying, all condensing within him.
His aura suddenly surged!
He has taken a step from the Peak Sage King, approaching the threshold of Half-Step Quasi-Emperor.
The surrounding void distorted with his breath, as if he had become a walking black hole of rules.