"Beg me?"
Lin Fan looked at Luo Chen mockingly. Luo Chen's pupils contracted. Though he said nothing, his eyes brimmed with fury and humiliation.
Beg someone? He was the reincarnated Great Emperor Tianchen. How could he beg anyone?
In his previous life, he would rather have died than yielded.
But in this life, the Grand Elder had treated him like a son. Had the Grand Elder not saved him repeatedly, he likely could never have been reborn in Luo Chen's body.
"I... I beg you..."
Luo Chen clenched his fists so tightly that they crackled. After a long silence, he finally lowered his proud head.
[Ding! The host humiliated Luo Chen, making him kneel in public, abandon his dignity as a Great Emperor, and suffer instability in his Dao heart. Gained 5,000 Villain Points.]
Lin Fan was rather surprised. Shouldn't a mighty Great Emperor living a second life have long since severed his emotional attachments? Yet he had actually begged his enemy for someone else. He had guts!
But how could Lin Fan understand that some Great Emperors not only kept their emotional attachments, but valued family bonds even more, like his father, mother, ancestors, and others...
Still, Lin Fan did not care about all that. As long as he got Villain Points, that was enough. He glanced at the Supreme Elder and nodded, signaling with his eyes.
At this, the Supreme Elder immediately understood. Luo Chen froze.
The Supreme Elder formed hand seals invoking profound laws, and the Primordial Sword in the sky began to slip out of control. High above, the Grand Elder's pupils trembled violently.
"No! What's happening?! Pfft..."
At that moment, with part of the Primordial Sword's might gone and his injuries already severe, the Grand Elder spat blood on the spot and fell from the void!
Only he, the Supreme Elder, and the sect master could wield the Primordial Sword!
How could he fail to see the problem? The Supreme Elder had emerged from seclusion and taken Lin Fan's side!
He was in danger!
Although he had been no match for Uncle Fu to begin with and would have been defeated and killed sooner or later!
But once he lost the Primordial Sword's support, he would not last even a single exchange against Uncle Fu, who wielded an imperial weapon. He would die on the spot.
"No..."
Luo Chen looked at Lin Fan in disbelief. Hadn't he agreed not to act?
Rumble!
In that very instant, Uncle Fu activated the Emperor-Subduing Cauldron. Imperial might surged in torrents, grinding all things into nothingness.
The cauldron rumbled, releasing myriad sounds of the Dao, like echoes from ancient times, melodious and ancient, imposing and possessed of supreme impact. Without the Primordial Sword's protection, the Grand Elder was blasted into a mist of blood on the spot.
In the end, the Grand Elder had not lived to see the imperial Luo Clan arrive!
The instant the Grand Elder died, Lin Fan's eyes lit up. [Ding! Luo Chen's master has fallen. Luo Chen has lost the support of a powerful backer. Congratulations to the host on gaining 20,000 Villain Points.]
Rumble!
A rain of blood fell across the world, and heavenly phenomena appeared.
"Ah... Lin Fan, you tricked me? Didn't you say you wouldn't kill my master?"
Luo Chen had watched the Grand Elder die with his own eyes. That feeling of helplessness made him throw his head back and howl. His eyes bloodshot, he glared at Lin Fan and roared.
Lin Fan gave a mocking smile, revealing a villain's signature grin. "Heh heh! I promised not to kill your master, but whether the Supreme Elder killed him was beyond my control..."
The Supreme Elder played along. "Indeed. What does someone this old man killed have to do with the Imperial Scion?"
"You... you... you-pfft!"
Luo Chen looked at Lin Fan, then at the Supreme Elder. Already suffering from internal injuries, he could no longer hold it in and violently spat out a mouthful of blood.
[Ding! The host toyed with Luo Chen, causing rage to attack his heart, making him vomit blood and turning his dick purple. Gained 5,000 Villain Points.]
Lin Fan frowned. He found that farming Luo Chen was yielding fewer and fewer Villain Points.
The system had actually kept this trick up its sleeve?
It seemed he could no longer keep exploiting this bug. Without Villain Points to be gained, Luo Chen had no value left.
He had dragged this out far too long. It was time to send him on his way, lest delay breed trouble. After all, Luo Chen had the halo of a son of fortune.
[Ding! The host slaughtered the elders and disciples of the Primordial Holy Land, fulfilling villainous behavior. Gained 10,000 Villain Points.]
Hearing this system notification, Lin Fan froze briefly, then looked nearby and understood that Uncle Fu had killed those in the holy land who had slandered him.
Boom!
Over on this side, Uncle Fu shattered the void beneath his feet as he approached.
Just now, with a raise of his hand, his Sage King Realm pressure had destroyed everything, annihilating every disciple and elder of the holy land.
Only Liu Yanran remained. From beginning to end, she had watched coldly from the sidelines, never standing up for Luo Chen. Whoever won would be her man.
At the sight of Liu Yanran, Uncle Fu could not help frowning. "Hmph!"
He despised this woman. He had seen everything Liu Yanran had done.
She had gone too far!
He had wanted to kill Liu Yanran many times, but Lin Fan had stopped him every time. On the most serious occasion, Lin Fan had even threatened to kill himself!
He truly did not dare kill Liu Yanran. He would leave her for the Imperial Scion to kill personally.
If the Imperial Scion was unwilling to kill her, he would kill Liu Yanran even at tremendous risk. Someone like her did not deserve to enter the Lin Clan!
Withdrawing his gaze, he walked to Lin Fan's side to report.
A trace of pallor appeared on Liu Yanran's stunning face. Seeing that Uncle Fu had not attacked her, she knew it was because of Lin Fan.
"Lin Fan..."
Perhaps the other man acknowledged her status as the Imperial Scion's fiancée.
She made up her mind to have a proper talk with Lin Fan afterward! From what she knew of Lin Fan, as long as she spoke up, he would definitely forgive her!
"This old man greets the Godslayer Saint King!" Seeing Uncle Fu approach, the Supreme Elder knew what to do and respectfully cupped his hands toward him.
"Imperial Scion! The task is complete!"
Uncle Fu reported respectfully to Lin Fan, while casting a glance at the Supreme Elder. "You should be thankful you made the right choice just now! Otherwise, your fate would have been no different from theirs!"
Feeling the chill in Uncle Fu's eyes, the Supreme Elder's aged body trembled. He nodded repeatedly, agreeing that Uncle Fu was right and thanking his lordship for sparing his life!
Lin Fan nodded. "Thank you for your efforts, Uncle Fu!"
His gaze fell on Luo Chen nearby, who lay prostrate on the ground like a dead dog. He made no attempt to conceal his killing intent.
Sensing Lin Fan's killing intent, Luo Chen trembled all over.
Realizing that Lin Fan was about to strike, he forced himself to remain calm. "Lin Fan, if you kill me, you won't leave the Primordial Holy Land alive either..."
"Shut up!"
"Are you threatening me?"
Impatience covered Lin Fan's face. The imperial sword shimmered with divine light as he viciously severed Luo Chen's most intimate companion, his right hand, then thrust toward his heart.
In desperation, Luo Chen shouted, "No, Lin Fan! I have another identity..."
Lin Fan paused and asked meaningfully, "Are you going to say you're Great Emperor Tianchen, or the son of the Luo Clan's Quasi-Emperor?"
Luo Chen's pupils contracted. "How did you know?!"
This was his greatest secret. No one knew, not even the Grand Elder or Liu Yanran. Yet Lin Fan had revealed it at a glance, sending a chill through his entire body.
"Great Emperor Tianchen?"
"Could it be the Great Emperor Tianchen who declared a hundred thousand years ago, 'At the summit of emperors, looking down upon the world, where I, Tianchen, stand, there is heaven'? You're actually still alive?"
The Supreme Elder cried out in shock. His eyes filled with admiration as he looked at Lin Fan, who had actually made such a figure kneel and beg for mercy.
"Indeed. This emperor was the one who said it."
"Since you know my identity, hurry up and release me! My Luo Clan's Great Emperor is about to arrive. Why don't we put our grievances... hmm?"
"What are you doing? Ah, no... Father! Save me!!"
Yet as he listened to Luo Chen, Lin Fan was not afraid in the slightest. Instead, the killing intent in his eyes intensified. Before Luo Chen could finish, he plunged the sword in. His very fear was that delay would breed trouble...