A sneak attack from the void, a single sword strike severed an arm!
The cold light flashed silently and incredibly fast, piercing straight at Lin Fan's brow.
It silently passed through the turbulent currents of laws above the Immortal Ladder, through the halo emanating from the golden futon, and through the Chaos Qi swirling around Lin Fan...
Even Lin Fan himself was unaware of its existence.
No.
To be precise, Lin Fan only sensed it when it touched three inches in front of Lin Fan brow.
It was an extremely thin and faint Void Thorn, formed from pure Law of Void, devoid of killing intent or aura.
There wasn't even a fluctuation in the laws of nature.
It was like a needle emerging from the void, silently piercing towards Lin Fan's brow; the person who made the move was highly skilled...
"Tsk..."
A flash of purple-gold light passed through the depths of Lin Fan's pupils.
He didn't even raise his right hand, but merely tilted his head slightly. The Void Thorn grazed his temple, leaving a hair-thin crack on the edge of the golden futon behind him. The crack spread silently and eventually dissipated in the golden light.
" Void Physique?"
"Is this your method? A sneak attack?"
Lin Fan spoke, his Double Pupils flashing, his tone carrying a hint of languor from just waking up.
A very soft sigh came from the depths of the void, like the regret of an assassin after a failed attack.
Then, a crack appeared in the void, and a figure in a gray robe stepped out.
Forbidden Lord of the Deadlands, Void Physique.
He stood a hundred feet in front of Lin Fan, the Law of Void around him slightly distorted, like a shattered mirror slowly being repaired.
"Buzz!"
His face was thin and his eyes were deep and unfathomable, but his expression was calm. He showed no panic after the failed sneak attack, nor the embarrassment of being discovered.
"As expected of someone who has condensed immortal Immortal Qi, they were able to evade even my Void Thorn."
"I've seen something new!"
He spoke casually, as if the sneak attack that had just struck down Quasi-Emperor was merely a routine test.
Void Thorn is the innate divine ability of the Void Physique!
Legend has it that a peerless Void Physique once assassinated a Peak Quasi-Emperor while at the Sage King Realm, making the Void Physique famous!
Lin Fan's lips curled into a smile, "You want to sit in this seat too??"
The Void Physique paused for a moment. " The Immortal Stele... who wouldn't want to fight for it?"
Lin Fan: "Very good, once you make a move, you should have anticipated the consequences..."
A confident glint appeared on the Void Physique's lips as he said, "If I want to leave, no one can stop me!"
His smile and figure began to blur, like a drop of water merging into the background, about to vanish into the void.
"Want to leave?"
Lin Fan raised his hand, his five fingers spread open.
Chaos Qi condensed in his palm into a chaotic-colored light screen, which he then pressed down hard on the rapidly distorting void.
"Boom!"
The void exploded.
A figure in a gray robe fell from the ground, staggering back several feet before finally regaining his balance.
He glanced down at his right shoulder, where a chaotic claw mark was devouring his Law of Void and preventing it from healing.
"Good."
The Void Physique raised its head, looked at Lin Fan, and said in a calm tone, "Unfortunately, you can't keep me here. The one who can keep me here hasn't been born yet!"
Whether we can keep them or not, we'll see.
Lin Fan took a step forward, and the Chaos Qi condensed on his fist into a golden dragon head phantom, which exploded with the True Dragon Fist.
"Roar..."
Golden dragon energy surged forth like a tide, carrying with it the Law of Chaos and the lingering aura of Immortal Qi, and pressed down upon the Void Physique.
The Void Physique moved.
He transformed into a faint gray streak of light, darting and dodging through the void like a fish swimming in the shadows.
The True Dragon Fist exploded behind him, tearing the void into pieces, but it didn't touch his body at all.
"The assassin's ability to escape is indeed remarkable."
Lin Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, and Chaos Azure Lotus phenomenon bloomed beneath his feet. He streaked across the ground like a white lightning bolt and chased after it.
Below the Immortal Ladder, everyone was dumbfounded.
Above the Immortal Ladder, at the edge of the golden prayer mat.
Two figures moved swiftly through the void, one after the other. One was a grayish-white afterimage, appearing and disappearing like ripples on water under moonlight; the other was a golden light wrapped in Chaos Qi, with the True Dragon Fist and Kunpeng Extreme Speed, locking down all of the gray figure's escape routes.
"Holy crap... the Void Physique actually ambushed the Imperial Prince!"
"That's the Forbidden Lord of the Deadlands! The Void Physique is known as one of the most difficult to kill among his peers!"
"He never engages in direct combat, only aiming for a single, fatal blow; if he misses, he flees a thousand miles away... Yet, he was actually chased and beaten by the Emperor's son?"
"How can the imperial prince be so fast? What movement technique did he use?"
" The Kunpeng Treasure Technique! The Kunpeng Extreme Speed! That's known as the fastest of the Ten Ferocious Beasts' Treasure Techniques!"
" The Void Physique is an existence that appears and disappears without a trace, impossible to touch... yet it was chased away in a panic by the Imperial Prince?"
"No, the imperial prince isn't chasing him, he's blocking his path!"
"Look, every punch from the Imperial Prince lands precisely where the Void Physique is bound to pass next!"
"He predicted it!"
Someone gasped, their voice trembling. " Double Pupils... that's Double Pupils! They can see through all illusions; the stealth of Void Physique is completely useless against them!"
The Void Physique's expression finally changed.
He felt the pressure.
Lin Fan's punch landed with terrifying precision.
Each strike landed precisely during the gaps in his movement, increasingly narrowing his escape routes.
He attempted several void jumps, but each time Lin Fan shattered the void node with a punch beforehand, forcing him to reappear.
"You... what kind of monster are you?"
The Void Physique's voice finally carried a hint of surprise and doubt.
"You guess."
Lin Fan grinned, raised his right hand, and with his five fingers together, a chaotic sword light condensed at his fingertips.
The Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Technique: Gathering Momentum.
"Walk!"
The Void Physique suddenly tore open a rift in the void, and half of its body had already entered.
But he was still a step too slow; the sword light was faster than him, like a stretched golden thread that flashed past his right arm.
"Puff..."
A gray-robed arm flew high into the air, drawing an arc in mid-air, spilling a trail of pale gray blood, before falling onto the Immortal Ladder.
"Hmm..."
The Void Physique let out a muffled groan, his entire body disappearing completely into the void rift. The rift rapidly closed behind him, leaving only a single sentence echoing in the wind. " Lin Fan... I've remembered."
At the top of the Immortal Ladder, Lin Fan withdrew his finger.
He glanced down at the wisp of pale gray blood remaining on his fingertip, then flicked his hand. The blood droplet landed on the transparent steps of the Immortal Ladder, making a very soft hissing sound before being evaporated by the laws of nature.
"You're quite fast."
He clicked his tongue, a hint of regret in his voice. "It's a pity, only an arm was lost."
Below the Immortal Ladder, everyone fell silent.
Someone opened their mouth, and after a long while, managed to squeeze out a sentence: "The Imperial Prince... cut off the Void Physique's right arm?"
"That's Forbidden Lord of the Deadlands..."
"Reputed to be one of the most difficult people to kill in the Three Thousand Provinces..."
"The sneak attack failed, he was chased and beaten all the way, and in the end he even lost an arm?"
"Am I... am I dreaming?"
"Pinch me... no, pinch yourself first."
"Ouch... it hurts!"
"That really hurts! It's true! The Imperial Prince really did cut off the Void Physique's right arm!"
The murmurs rose like boiling water below the Immortal Ladder.
The gazes of everyone looking at the white-clad figure in the sky were no longer filled with awe... but with deep fear.
This is fear of absolute power.
Both the Five-Crown King and the Void Physique are incredibly strong! They are definitely the strongest prodigy of this generation in the Three Thousand Provinces!
If Lin Fan had not yet broken through to the Sage King, it might take considerable effort and some trump cards to defeat him.
Unfortunately, they ran into Lin Fan, who was practically cheating.
Lin Fan, clad in white robes and with silver hair, was enveloped in Chaos Immortal Qi. His purple-gold Double Pupils surveyed the surroundings with disdain. Who else could it be! An aura of Chaos Immortal Qi pressed down on all directions!
Who else?