264: Contradict the leader, Overlord Holy Body!

Xue Ya's "collection room" was much... more spacious than Lin Fan had imagined.

There were no glass jars soaking organs, nor any lab benches.

Empty, silent, and chilling.

The entire grand hall was constructed from unknown black megaliths, and the walls were carved with ferocious ghosts and howling deceased souls. At the end of the hall was a huge throne piled high with countless white bones.

A figure sat upon the throne.

It was an incredibly burly man, who was taller sitting down than an ordinary person standing up. He wore a loose, dark gold robe, and his exposed arms were covered in knotted muscles and ferocious scars.

His Aura was like an abyss or a sea; his mere presence caused the Law of the entire space to slightly warp.

Soul Transformation Great Perfection!

The true leader of the Black Sail Interstellar Pirate Gang, "Black Skull"!

"Vice Leader, this is the interesting experimental subject you mentioned?"

Black Skull did not open his eyes; his voice was dull and oppressive, like two massive stones grinding together.

"Yes, Leader." Xue Ya bowed slightly, a hint of playful amusement on his handsome face. "A toy that simply refuses to die."

Lin Fan stood in the center of the grand hall, trembling, perfectly enacting the role of a desperate, terrified Loose Cultivator whose courage had been shattered by the Aura of a superior.

His heart, however, was burning with excitement.

He's here! The main event has finally arrived!

Soul Transformation Great Perfection! If he could personally kill himself, the reward would definitely be mythic-grade!

He had to find a way to make him generate the maximum killing intent toward him.

Black Skull's tightly closed eyes slowly opened into a slit. What terrifying eyes they were—there were no whites, only a deep, pitch-black color that seemed capable of swallowing all light.

His gaze fell upon Lin Fan.

"State your origins, and... the secret of your Undying Secret Technique."

Black Skull's voice carried no emotion, yet contained undeniable authority.

"I... I..."

Lin Fan's teeth chattered, his body shook like a leaf in the wind, and his voice was tinged with a sob.

"I'm just a... passing Loose Cultivator..."

As he spoke, he "fearfully" glanced around, then muttered a phrase in a nearly inaudible voice, tinged with disdain.

"This place... why does it look so shabby..."

Although the voice was quiet, in the dead silence of the grand hall, it clearly reached everyone's ears.

The smile on Xue Ya's face froze.

The pirate leaders standing on both sides nearly popped their eyes out.

The temperature inside the grand hall plummeted instantly.

Black Skull's abyss-like pupils finally showed a trace of fluctuation.

"What did you say?"

"N-nothing!" Lin Fan shuddered in fright, nearly collapsing onto the ground. He waved his hands repeatedly, his tone filled with "sincerity" and "terror."

"I... I just heard that the Black Sail Pirate Crew dominates the Star Sea and is rolling in wealth... B-but your ship... it looks a bit dilapidated... even the floors are old..."

As if remembering something, he pointed in Xue Ya's direction and asked in a tone that was innocent yet confused:

"Also... that wooden box you just stole... I usually use that to hold snacks. Is it some kind of treasure?"

As soon as these words were spoken.

The entire place fell silent.

Insult!

This was no longer provocation; this was a naked insult to the entire Black Sail Pirate Crew!

Saying they were poor!

Saying they were stupid!

Saying they mistook a snack box for an unparalleled treasure!

"Very good."

Black Skull slowly rose from the bone throne.

His burly figure cast a huge shadow, completely enveloping Lin Fan.

A terrifying killing intent, powerful enough to crush stars, erupted instantly!

"It has been hundreds of years since this Seat has seen someone so eager to die."

He slowly raised a finger, and a pure, destructive black light began to gather at the tip.

Lin Fan was ecstatic inside!

It's coming, it's coming!

However, his face showed extreme terror and confusion, as if he genuinely didn't understand what he had said wrong.

"I shall grant your wish."

As Black Skull finished speaking, the black light on his fingertip flashed and vanished.

Poof.

A soft sound.

Lin Fan's body, along with the terrified expression on his face, disintegrated inch by inch starting from his glabella, turning into the most insignificant dust, scattering into the air.

Not even a trace of Divine Soul Aura was left behind.

[Ding! Detected that the Host has completed a "Top-Tier Authority Humiliation Death." Death Sensation Level: Leader Grade. Deceased Target Strength: Soul Transformation Great Perfection!]

[Comprehensive Judgment: Legendary Grade Death!]

[Settling reward...]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Legendary Grade reward: Overlord Saint Body (Elementary)!]

Success!

Lin Fan's consciousness, within the System's space, excitedly clenched its fists.

A Combat-Type Physique! And the top-tier Overlord Saint Body!

This was a huge profit!

...Inside Black Skull's private chambers.

Unlike the gloomy atmosphere outside, this place was decorated lavishly and splendidly.

Black Skull sat on the main seat, playing with a crystal bottle that contained the handful of dust Lin Fan had turned into after death.

Xue Ya stood to the side, deep in thought.

"It is indeed strange. The annihilation was too thorough; it doesn't resemble any kind of Substitute Death Secret Technique." Black Skull's voice held a hint of inquiry.

"Perhaps it was just a special, limited-use life-saving method. It should be useless now."

He shook his head, seemingly losing interest, and was about to casually toss the crystal bottle away.

Just then.

Inside the crystal bottle, the quiet dust, without any warning, began to spin and coalesce!

Black Skull's motion to throw the bottle suddenly froze.

He and Xue Ya simultaneously widened their eyes, staring intently at the small crystal bottle.

The dust converged into a miniature human shape, and then rapidly expanded!

Bang!

The crystal bottle shattered!

Under the extremely shocked gazes of the two men, Lin Fan's completely unharmed figure appeared on the table.

He stood up, stretched, and his bones let out a series of crackling sounds.

An unprecedented feeling of pure power filled his limbs and bones.

Awesome!

He looked around and saw Black Skull and Xue Ya, who were stunned speechless.

"Yo."

Lin Fan grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"We meet again. Say, your leader's chambers are nice; much better than that broken-down hall earlier."

He jumped off the table and clapped Black Skull on the shoulder, acting completely familiar.

"Bro, that strike of yours just now lacked strength. It felt like a tickle. Didn't you eat?"

Crack—

The jade cup in Black Skull's other hand shattered in response.

His breathing became heavy.

His eyes were instantly filled with endless greed and fanaticism!

It's not a secret technique!

It's not a substitute death treasure!

This is true... Undying Body! The legendary secret of eternal life!

"Lock down the entire ship!!"

Black Skull let out an earth-shattering roar, the sound wave instantly spreading to every corner of the entire starship!

"At all costs! Capture him... alive for this Seat!!"

Buzz—Buzz—

Piercing alarm bells rang out, and heavy metal hatches slammed down, completely turning the entire starship into a steel cage!

"You want to catch me?"

Feeling the explosive power within him, Lin Fan felt a surge of heroic pride.

Perfect!

I'll use you all to test the quality of this new body!

"Roar!"

Black Skull couldn't wait any longer. He stretched out his large hand, transforming it into an enormous energy claw that blotted out the sky, grabbing down toward Lin Fan's head!

For this grab, he held back ninety percent of his power, intending only to capture him alive!

Facing this blow from a Soul Transformation Great Perfection expert, Lin Fan neither dodged nor retreated. He didn't circulate Spiritual Energy or chant Spell Incantations; he simply twisted his waist, swung his right arm, and fiercely punched out!

Overlord Saint Body, pure Physical Body strength!

"Boom—!!!"

Fist and claw met, erupting in a huge, thunderous boom!

The violent Qi wave instantly tore apart the entire luxurious chambers!

Under Black Skull's look of disbelief, his enormous energy claw, which was capable of crushing Magic Treasures, was actually blasted with cracks by that single punch!

As for Lin Fan, he was only shaken back a few steps and shook his slightly numb fist.

What incredible strength!

Is this the Overlord Saint Body?

"Stay here!"

Black Skull's shock lasted only a moment before turning into even fiercer greed, and he lunged forward again!

Lin Fan, however, laughed loudly, turned around, and charged headfirst into the metal wall behind him!

Boom!

The thick wall, which was strong enough to withstand the full-force strike of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, was actually smashed through by him, leaving a huge human-shaped hole!

He burst out of the chambers and began sprinting wildly through the maze-like metal corridors!

"Stop him!"

"He's in Sector B-7!"

"Open fire! Use the Spirit Binding Net!"

The entire pirate ship was thrown into complete chaos.

Countless pirates swarmed in from all directions, and various Magic Treasures, spiritual light, and Talismans poured down toward Lin Fan like rain.

However, the following scene plunged all the pirates into unforgettable lifelong terror.

Clang!

A pirate leader's determined slash landed on Lin Fan's back, causing sparks to fly. The long saber, which was a High Grade Magical Artifact, actually snapped instantly! Lin Fan glanced back at him, completely unharmed.

Boom!

Several energy beams struck his chest, only managing to make him stumble. His clothes turned to ash, revealing bronze-colored, perfectly sculpted muscles.

"Too weak!"

Lin Fan roared and threw a punch. The pure force of the punch actually blasted through more than a dozen pirates in front of him, along with the corridor wall behind them!

He was like a Prehistoric Tyrannosaurus Rex that had stumbled into a sheep pen, rampaging wildly and unstoppable!

This was no longer a battle; it was a unilateral... rampage!

In the Main Control Room.

Black Skull watched the figure on the light screen, who was moving as if through an uninhabited land, beating his elite subordinates until they were routed. His expression was so dark it looked like water was about to drip off it.

He wasn't running away.

He was... playing! He was adapting to this new body!

"Leader, his Physical Body strength is still increasing!" Xue Ya's tone was grave for the first time. "We can't let him continue like this!"

"This Seat knows!"

Black Skull clenched his fists tightly, his fingernails digging into his flesh.

Endless greed and enraged fury at being played burned wildly in his chest.

He slammed the control panel in front of him, issuing the final command.

"Activate the 'Soul Suppression Star Core Cannon'!"

Xue Ya's expression changed drastically: "Leader! That will destroy half the ship's hull!"

"This Seat wants him alive!"

Black Skull's roar echoed in the Main Control Room, carrying undeniable madness.

"Switch to... Shock Mode! This Seat refuses to believe that energy capable of paralyzing an entire planet can't subdue one man!"