"How could someone from such a small place possibly cultivate Immortal Qi?"
The Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor's voice was somewhat hoarse, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
He glanced down at the spreading bloodstain on his shoulder; the chaotic laws, like living things, were devouring his flesh and the laws inch by inch.
He cultivated for most of his life, exhausting all his efforts, and finally reached the Quasi-Emperor...
They hadn't even managed to condense a single strand of Immortal Qi.
But this young man before them, at the Peak Sage King, could casually conjure a Immortal Qi with a flick of his wrist.
A fine layer of cold sweat seeped from the forehead of the Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor.
His hand, gripping the broken hilt of the spear, trembled slightly, but his expression shifted rapidly from shock to fear...
He knew the power of Immortal Qi; he was no match for Lin Fan...
He stared at Lin Fan for three breaths, then took a deep breath, as if he had made an extremely difficult decision.
"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding."
He spoke, his voice softening considerably, and he even forced an awkward smile, " Lin Clan Prince of the Lin Family, my Jin Clan was negligent in our dealings just now, and our words were quite offensive... There must be some misunderstanding regarding the Purifying Lotus Immortal Flame. We can sit down and talk it over!"
Everyone in the square was stunned.
The onlookers exchanged glances.
Someone whispered, "... Is this... admitting defeat? Weren't they just... threatening to kill or torture me? How come they changed their tune so quickly?"
" Quasi-Emperor! The Quasi-Emperor of Emperor Pass has admitted defeat to the imperial prince?"
"Nonsense! Didn't you see that finger? Quasi-Emperor's protective laws are as thin as paper; one finger pierced through them!"
"The amount of 'Immortal Qi' quality... that's just outrageous!"
The crowd found it hard to believe; everyone knew of the Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor's power, and he was one of the strongest individuals from the Three Thousand Provinces since the Emperor Pass...
But Lin Fan just crushed them!
As expected of Three Great Monstrous Talents of the Archaic...
Hey, wait a minute...
He should now be the number one prodigy of the Archaic!
The other two prodigies were both killed by Lin Fan!
Ji Kun was also stunned. Standing behind Lin Fan, he lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, this guy seems... to have chickened out."
Lin Fan did not answer.
He stood in the sky, surrounded by Immortal Qi, like a young immortal descending to earth! His terrifying aura made the air in the entire square tremble with fear.
He looked at the Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor but did not speak immediately.
The gaze wasn't sharp; it simply fell calmly on the face of the Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor. But the Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor felt a chill run down his spine as he was being scrutinized by a true god.
"Misunderstand?"
Lin Fan finally spoke, his voice neither loud nor soft, yet it silenced the entire square for a moment. "You're saying that what I said just now was a misunderstanding?"
The Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor's smile froze for a moment, and he quickly said, "It's a misunderstanding! It was my oversight that led me to believe slanderous words, which is why I offended the imperial prince..."
"Um."
Lin Fan nodded. "Didn't you just say that if I, the Imperial Prince, handed over the Purifying Lotus Immortal Flame and knelt down to apologize, you would spare my life? Is this a misunderstanding?"
The Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor's face turned completely pale. "Your Highness! That was a moment of recklessness on my part..."
Lin Fan looked at him, his tone still calm, yet carrying an undeniable sharpness. "This imperial prince hates being threatened the most."
"You threatened me just now, and now you want to dismiss it all with a misunderstanding?"
"There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Lin Fan's lips curled into a smile, "Alright, I'll give you a chance. Kneel down and apologize, and I'll spare your life!"
"Impossible!"
"Don't think that just because you have Immortal Qi, I, the Emperor, am afraid of you!"
"If I want to leave, no one can stop me!"
The Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor's pupils shrank suddenly. He abruptly activated the Dark Gold Law, and the Quasi-Emperor laws throughout his body exploded like oil in a lit pot.
He is none other than the Quasi-Emperor of the Imperial Emperor Pass!
His status and position are so high! Only slightly lower than our own prodigy! How could he possibly kneel down and apologize to a junior?
"Then you should just die!"
Lin Fan gently flicked his finger, and the wisp of Immortal Qi drifted forward quietly, without making a sound or stirring up any ripples.
"I am a member of the Jin Clan of Emperor Pass! How dare you..."
The Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor's expression changed drastically. He had underestimated Lin Fan. While frantically gathering Quasi-Emperor laws, he retreated rapidly behind him, shouting hoarsely.
" The Jin Clan?"
"Perfect timing. Go back and tell your Jin Clan that this imperial prince will make a trip to the Emperor Pass sooner or later."
Lin Fan's lips curled into a smile, "However, I'm afraid you can't go back."
Its Immortal Qi, carrying an overwhelming power, broke through the Quasi-Emperor's laws, passed through the protective Gang Qi frantically gathered by the Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor, through the dark golden armor of laws, through his chest, and brought out a cloud of golden blood mist behind him.
The Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor stood frozen in place.
A very soft thud as flesh entered.
A fist-sized hole appeared in the chest of the Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor.
The edges of the cavity were smooth as a mirror, without blood or bits of flesh, only a very faint halo of chaotic light slowly flowing around it, evaporating all the laws governing the wound.
"You..."
He glanced down at the hole in his chest, then looked up at Lin Fan, his golden eyes filled with disbelief.
"You... dare to kill me?"
"I am the Quasi-Emperor of the Jin Clan of Emperor Pass..."
"Our clan's prodigy..."
His voice grew weaker and weaker, more and more indistinct, like an inscription buried by sandstorms, eventually disappearing completely into the wind.
"Boom!"
His body began to shatter from the hollow opening, and the dark golden laws, like a candle flame being extinguished, went out inch by inch, turning into golden dust that dissipated in the wind of the square.
[Ding! The host has rebelled against the Golden Armor Quasi-Emperor of the Jin Clan of the Emperor Pass, which is consistent with villainous behavior. Receive 400,000 Villain Points!]
[Ding! The host, at the Sage King Realm, has reversed the situation and defeated Emperor Pass- Quasi-Emperor, shaking the Three Thousand Provinces, triggering an additional reward: 500,000 Villain Points!]
The Quasi-Emperor of the Jin Clan in the Emperor Pass has fallen.
All eyes were on the figure in white.
The square was deathly silent for three breaths, then, like a pot of hot oil that had been heated for too long being poured with a ladle of cold water, it exploded with a bang.
"Holy shit!!!!"
"The Emperor's son... he killed the Quasi-Emperor?!"
"That's Quasi-Emperor! Quasi-Emperor of the Jin Clan of Emperor Pass! One of the top combat forces in the Three Thousand Provinces!"
"The Imperial Prince... didn't even blink?!"
" Immortal Qi! A single strike of Immortal Qi pierced through Quasi-Emperor's defenses! Quasi-Emperor is like paper in front of him!"
The discussions surged like a tsunami.
The cultivators from the Three Thousand Provinces no longer looked at Lin Fan with awe, but with an almost illusory fear.
" The Lin Clan son... defeated Quasi-Emperor from the Sage King Realm, and that Quasi-Emperor was from the Emperor Pass..."
"If this news gets to the Emperor Pass, it'll cause an uproar!"
"He... he really intends to sweep across the heavens?"
Among the crowd, some voices trembled, while others collapsed to the ground.