The sound grew louder as it approached.
Like thunder rumbling through the void, golden rays surged and coalesced within the cracks, like a slumbering ancient beast rapidly approaching.
"Buzz!"
A golden storm of laws descended from the sky, slamming into the open space in the center of the plaza. The shockwave spread outwards in a ring, plowing up a layer of stone dust in the ground within a radius of a hundred feet.
The storm subsided, revealing three figures.
The leader was clad in dark gold armor, his aura as deep and unfathomable as an abyss. He was like a walking furnace of laws, his eyes filled with indifferent gold, and his entire body was shrouded in a thick and solid Quasi-Emperor's pressure.
Behind him stood two more prodigies at the Peak Sage King, also clad in dark gold armor, their mastery of the laws far surpassing that of the three from before.
Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor.
A Quasi-Emperor!
The terrifying pressure caused all the cultivators present to change their expressions drastically!
He glanced at the lingering aura of Jin Buhuan and his companions at the edge of the plaza, then looked at the white-robed figure in the center of the plaza, his gaze turning colder. "You are Lin Fan?"
Lin Fan looked up at him, but didn't rush to answer.
The Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor's voice carried a metallic quality, cold and heavy. "You killed my Jin Clan cultivator and stole the Purifying Lotus Immortal Flame some time ago, you haven't forgotten that, have you?"
One of his Peak Sage King attendants stepped forward, looking down at Lin Fan with an arrogant tone that spoke as if it were his right, "Hand over the Purifying Lotus Immortal Flame, kneel down and apologize, and my Jin Clan may spare your life."
"Presumptuous!"
Tian Ye suddenly took a step forward.
The ancient divine runes on his right arm lit up once more, his aura surged, and he directly confronted the two Peak Sage King attendants. "How dare you be disrespectful to the Imperial Prince! Kill!"
"Snort!"
"You're not convinced? Then kill me!"
"The will of Emperor Pass is inviolable! Take him down!"
The two Peak Sage King exchanged a glance and moved simultaneously.
A dark golden fist imprint and a silver-white blade light slashed at Tian Ye simultaneously from the left and right.
A dark golden spear materialized in one person's hand, imbued with immense power of law, piercing through the void and aiming straight for Tian Ye's face.
The other person circled around from the side, clapped his hands together, and a silver blade of light slashed horizontally, blocking all of Tian Ye's escape routes.
Tian Ye went to greet him.
The ancient god's runes lit up again. He stretched his right arm forward, his palm enveloped in a golden, chaotic aura, and precisely struck the tip of the dark gold spear. The spear trembled violently, the follower's hand split open, and he staggered back several steps.
But another silver light had already struck. Tian Ye dodged to the side, his old robe torn open by the blade. He frowned slightly, but did not retreat even half a step.
He activated the Ancient God Body Refining Art, and the ancient god patterns lit up like a ignited furnace. He gathered his strength in his right fist and unleashed a powerful punch.
Tian Ye was stopped by the attendants of the Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor. Golden and silver law storms exploded in the sky above the square, and the three figures quickly intersected within them.
Tian Ye fought two opponents alone. The ancient god patterns on his right arm were like a furnace being ignited. Every punch he threw brought up a golden shockwave, and the laws of nature surged.
But those two were, after all, a cut above in terms of cultivation.
Tian Ye's speed and strength were clearly suppressed. He still did not retreat, but the situation was no longer as easy as before.
Ji Kun, watching from behind, grew tense. "Your Highness, Tian Ye, he..."
Lin Fan nodded. "It's alright, the two are not weak, Tian Ye still needs some time to hone his skills."
He didn't rush to make a move; his gaze passed over the three people who were fiercely fighting and landed on the Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor in front of him.
The Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor was also looking at him.
The two stared at each other from afar across the chaotic storm, the fluctuations of their laws colliding repeatedly in the void, as if silently measuring each other's bottom line.
"Young Lin Clan, I'll say this one last time..."
"Hand over the Purifying Lotus Immortal Flame, and I, the Emperor, may spare your life!!"
The Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor spoke slowly, his voice carrying an undeniable sense of oppression.
Lin Fan looked at him, his gaze as calm as if he were looking at a roadside stone. "Are you done? If you're done, then go die!"
Lin Fan moved.
He raised his right hand, his five fingers together.
A wisp of extremely fine and faint chaotic light condensed at his fingertips, as thin as a hair, silent and undulating, simply hovering quietly above his fingertips.
Immortal Qi!
He didn't say another word.
With a casual flick of his wrist, a chaotic Immortal Qi emanated from his fingertips, silently traversing the storm of battle, passing through the gaps in the fight between Tian Ye and the two Peak Sage King, and like a spider silk brushed by a spring breeze, gently landing on the face of the Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor.
"This is?!!"
The Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor's pupils suddenly contracted.
He felt an extreme sense of crisis; that Immortal Qi came too quietly, so quietly that his perception of the laws almost ignored its existence.
He raised his hand, and dark golden laws condensed in his palm into a heavy golden spear, carrying the destructive power of the Quasi-Emperor Realm, and pierced towards Lin Fan like a falling meteor. He held nothing back with this spear; he intended to finish Lin Fan off with a single strike.
Buzz!
The Immortal Qi landed on the gun, producing only a very faint hum, like a stone falling into still water, causing ripples to spread in all directions.
Starting from the point of contact, the spear cracked inch by inch, like paper that had been burned. The cracks spread rapidly from the center to both ends. When the cracks reached both ends of the spear, the entire spear shattered completely, turning into golden fragments that scattered into the void.
The Immortal Qi passed through the shattered gun barrel.
The energy passed through his condensed golden Gang Qi and his protective laws, leaving a very thin bloodstain on his shoulder.
"Puff..."
The Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor grunted and was sent flying backward, tumbling dozens of feet in the void before barely managing to regain his footing.
He glanced down at the spreading bloodstain on his shoulder. The chaotic laws at the wound were frantically eroding his healing power, like a thorn stuck in his flesh that he couldn't pull out.
The fighting in the square abruptly ceased.
The two Peak Sage King simultaneously withdrew their hands and retreated, staring in shock at the white-robed figure in the distance. They looked at the bleeding wound on the shoulder, then at the fingers Lin Fan had just lowered.
" Quasi-Emperor... was repelled with a single finger?"
"I didn't even see his movement clearly..."
"What is that? That ray of light... what kind of power is that?"
Everyone stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.
The Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor's expression completely changed.
His hand gripping the broken hilt of the spear trembled slightly, and for the first time, genuine fear and astonishment appeared in his eyes. His voice was somewhat hoarse. " Immortal Qi... you actually condensed Immortal Qi?"
"You're only at the Sage King Realm, how could you possibly cultivate Immortal Qi?"
It should be noted that the powerful figure behind him only managed to condense a strand of Immortal Qi after obtaining a great opportunity at the Quasi-Emperor Realm.
He was invincible at the Emperor Pass!
This young man before me, so young, has already cultivated Immortal Qi at the Sage King Realm...
Absolutely monstrous!!