[ Villain Points x500,000!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained all of Wang Teng's items: Fragment of the Chaotic Devil Physique Origin, Fragment of the Great Emperor's Legacy, and Ancient Emperor Token!]
Lin Fan stood in the gradually calming star field, glanced down at the newly acquired Ancient Emperor Token in his palm, and casually put it into his storage ring.
"Fragments of the Chaotic Devil Physique's origin and the Great Emperor's legacy..."
"These two things are useless!"
" Ancient Emperor Token... Hopefully, it'll be interesting."
He patted non-existent dust off his hands and turned to walk towards Gu Chen and Ji Kun.
The two remained standing in the same spot, their faces still showing the shock of the battle they had just fought.
Ji Kun's mouth hung open for a long time before he finally managed to utter a sentence: "Your Highness... you just... killed Wang Teng?"
"Hmm, while you're at it, also destroy the Quasi-Emperor's avatar in his clan!"
"Consider it sending a message to the Wang Clan."
Lin Fan said casually, "Tell them that if they want to touch anyone belonging to this imperial prince, they'd better be prepared to have their entire family wiped out."
The Wang Clan had long been on his list of those to be wiped out!
They targeted him repeatedly...
Do you really think Lin Fan is someone easy to bully?
First, kill Wang Teng and make them bleed.
Once his cultivation level improves, he'll go and destroy the Wang Clan!
Gu Chen suddenly grinned. "Your Highness, if your words get back to the Wang Clan, it'll probably start another big war."
"If he has the guts, let him drive it. It's not like he's never driven one before."
Lin Fan shrugged indifferently. "Let's go, it's time to go to level 50."
Ji Kun and Gu Chen exchanged a glance, both seeing a complex mix of relief and barely suppressed joy in each other's eyes.
"The imperial prince... he seems even more outrageous."
Gu Chen slung the broken halberd over his shoulder and grinned, "That Wang Teng... I'm afraid he couldn't even force out thirty percent of the Emperor's power."
Ji Kun nodded vigorously. "Let's go, let's go! Don't keep the Emperor waiting for us, we need to get here while we can!"
Lin Fan didn't turn around; his calm voice echoed from ahead, reverberating through the star field. "I'll take you to the fiftieth level. Stand back and watch."
He turned and looked at the majestic ancient pass in the distance.
A majestic ancient pass stands at the edge of the starry sky, its entire body constructed of dark golden rock, its surface engraved with dense array patterns, each pattern faintly glowing, like an ancient behemoth that has lain dormant for countless years slowly awakening.
Countless figures had already gathered in front of the ancient pass.
None of those who have made it this far are weak. They come from the major Great Emperor clans, ancient royal families, and hidden lineages of the Three Thousand Provinces, and each of them is a ruthless individual who has fought his way up by stepping over the corpses of his peers.
There are ancient monsters that have crawled out from the depths of the forbidden zone.
Some were shrouded in a dark red aura of bloodlust, as if they had just crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Some were surrounded by a rich Daoist aura, like ancient deities in motion.
Others are sword fanatics who carry giant swords on their backs, their entire bodies Sword Qi sword energy that soars into the sky, standing there like a peerless divine weapon unsheathed.
They stood in twos and threes on the ancient stone slabs, each occupying a small area, their eyes all fixed on the ancient pass.
A heavy atmosphere of killing intent and vigilance filled the air!
Everyone was scrutinizing the people around them, and a subtle tension filled the air, as if a major battle could break out at any moment.
Everyone could sense that what lay hidden behind this ancient pass was enough to change the course of an entire era.
"I heard that only six people are qualified to be received by the envoy this time the ancient pass is opening."
"Guidance? What guidance?"
"It is said that there is a legendary Immortal Stele, which only the strongest can comprehend."
" The Immortal Stele... Legend has it that it contains the secrets to becoming an immortal, a treasure that even powerful Immortal Dao would fight tooth and nail for, right?"
"Shh, don't say that."
Someone lowered their voice and looked at a figure in front of the gate. "He's here, the Five-Crown King!"
All eyes turned to that figure.
A man stood silently a hundred feet in front of the ancient pass, with black hair and a black robe, his face cold and stern as if carved by a knife, and he did not exude any obvious aura.
But he simply stood there, and the laws within a hundred feet radius were slightly distorted, as if the entire space was bearing an invisible pressure.
The invisible pressure was enough to make every powerful person present feel suffocated.
He is the Five-Crown King.
He dominated the charts for five eras, overpowering countless peers and prodigies.
After passing through forty-four levels in the Immortal Ancient Ruins, his aura had settled to an unfathomable level, not to mention the opportunities he had obtained in the legendary ancient world!
"That's... the Five-Crown King?!"
"My God... he's really alive... I thought he should have been in his coffin long ago!"
"Shut up! If you want to die, don't drag everyone down with you!"
The cultivators present gasped in astonishment, and many instinctively took a step back. "I heard he entered the Legendary Ancient Road a few years ago and obtained an extraordinary fortune!"
"I wonder what he obtained inside; his aura is stronger than before, and unfathomable!"
"I think he's already one of the strongest people on this Mythical Ancient Road!"
The crowd murmured amongst themselves, their eyes filled with awe and apprehension.
The Five-Crown King stood silently, like a stone statue sculpted by time.
He stood before the ancient pass, his gaze calmly sweeping across the surrounding void, as if he were looking at something interesting.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly spoke, his tone as calm as if he were chatting with someone. "You've been here so long, yet you've been hiding your true self. Typical of you, Lord of the Forbidden Lands."
The void rippled slightly, like a pebble being thrown into a still pond, creating ripples.
Then, a figure slowly emerged from the void.
He was a tall, thin man, shrouded in a very faint gray aura, with a gaunt face and deep, unfathomable eyes.
His body seemed to possess a strange, ethereal quality, as if it were one with the space itself.
After he stepped out of the void, his footsteps did not stir up a speck of dust, as if he were a part of that void.
Forbidden Lord of the Deadlands, Void Physique.
The pupils of everyone present contracted sharply. "He... he's been there the whole time? We didn't even notice!"
"Is this the terrifying aspect of the Void Physique?"
He appears and disappears without a trace; you wouldn't even sense his presence if he stood right in front of you! If you offend him, you won't even know how you died!
People whispered among themselves, their voices filled with shock.
The Five-Crown King watched as the Forbidden Lord emerged and said calmly, "Having traversed the Legendary Ancient Road, your Void Physique has improved considerably."
"Likewise." The Forbidden Lord's voice was ethereal, as if coming from a great distance. "Your Sword Intent is sharper than it was a few years ago."
The Five-Crown King said, "How about a battle?"
The Lord of the Forbidden Lands was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "No rush, lest we benefit others."
As he spoke, his gaze swept almost imperceptibly over the crowd watching the battle in the distance, as if he were hinting at something.
The Five-Crown King didn't refute, but simply nodded slightly. "That's true, what's the rush?"
Just then, a message came from afar, like a thunderclap exploding in the crowd, bursting from the horizon, and sweeping across the entire starry sky.
"Have you heard? Lin Fan, the imperial son of the Lin Clan, has emerged from seclusion!"
"He just killed Wang Teng!"