31: Xiao Fan's Dao Heart shattered, and he underwent a third transformation of the spatial laws!

However, just as his fist was about to strike Liu Tianhao's abdomen.

Buzz!

The space around the three people suddenly twisted.

Immediately afterward, the figures of Liu Tianhao and the other two vanished into thin air.

Xiao Fan's punch struck empty air, and the powerful Qi force snapped several ancient trees behind them in half.

"What happened?"

Xiao Fan was stunned. He vigilantly scanned his surroundings, but could no longer sense the presence of the three.

"Teacher, what kind of method was that?"

Inside the ring, Venerable Yao's voice was also tinged with confusion: "Strange, I didn't sense the fluctuation of a Teleportation Talisman. It seems more like... the Law of the Secret Realm itself is repelling them. Perhaps they triggered some kind of protective mechanism."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan frowned deeply. Although he was unwilling, he could only give up.

Unknown to Xiao Fan, Lu Yuan was watching this scene from high above using the Water Mirror Technique.

It was precisely he who had used the Secret Realm's authority to teleport those three away just now.

Xiao Fan did not stay put. Under the guidance of Elder Yao, he headed straight for the Fire Qilin's lair.

Two hours later.

Xiao Fan was covered in blood, fighting a massive Fire Qilin.

Although the Fire Qilin was weak after giving birth, it was still a Golden Core level Yao Beast. Every breath it exhaled left Xiao Fan in a sorry state.

At the critical moment, Venerable Yao possessed him, causing the pressure radiating from Xiao Fan's body to surge uncontrollably.

"Great Sun Vajra Fist."

With just one move, the massive body of the Fire Qilin crashed to the ground.

Xiao Fan gasped for air. Ignoring his injuries, he eagerly cut open the Fire Qilin's abdomen.

There, a crimson pearl radiating astonishing heat lay quietly.

The fire spirit pearl.

"Finally... I have it."

Xiao Fan was so excited that his hands were trembling.

With this item, he would be able to break the second set of shackles.

He stretched out his hand, just as his fingertip was about to touch the fire spirit pearl.

Swish!

Without any warning, the fire spirit pearl vanished into thin air right before his eyes.

As if it had never existed.

Xiao Fan's hand froze in mid-air, and his entire body felt as if struck by lightning.

"How is this possible? Where is the pearl?"

He frantically searched through the Fire Qilin's corpse, even digging up the surrounding ground, but found nothing.

"Revered Master, what is going on?" Xiao Fan's voice held a hint of collapse.

Venerable Yao was also completely perplexed. After sweeping his Divine Sense over the area several times, he could only sigh: "Perhaps... after the Fire Qilin died, the spirit pearl within it dissipated and returned to the heavens and earth. Such Pseudo Heavenly Treasures are inherently unstable."

Xiao Fan's eyes were bloodshot, but he could only accept this explanation, as there were no signs of anyone else appearing nearby.

Meanwhile, inside the Immortal Cave, Lu Yuan was casually playing with the crimson pearl in his hand.

[Ding, successfully intercepted the Son of Destiny Xiao Fan's Blue Opportunity, the fire spirit pearl. Triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit return: Mutated Fire Spirit Pearl, rewarding 100 Destiny Points.]

[Mutated Fire Spirit Pearl: Contains the Origin of the Law of Fire at the Second Transformation level. After refinement, it can greatly enhance the host's comprehension of the Law of Fire, offering a chance to step into the Second Transformation level.]

Lu Yuan put it away with satisfaction.

"Don't rush, the real show is yet to come."

...Deep within the Secret Realm.

Xiao Fan, dragging his exhausted body, finally arrived before the Bronze Legacy Palace suspended in the Void Realm.

Having suffered the blow of the fire spirit pearl vanishing on its own, he now placed all his hopes on this place.

"Fan'er, pull yourself together," Venerable Yao encouraged. "The treasure inside here is the true Heaven-Shaking Opportunity. The spatial fluctuations are the strongest this old man has ever witnessed."

Xiao Fan nodded heavily, forcing himself to cheer up. Under Elder Yao's guidance, he spent several hours and finally broke the Restriction outside the Palace.

He pushed open the heavy palace doors.

In the center of the palace, a transparent pearl floated in mid-air, within which endless space seemed to be born and destroyed.

The spatial pearl.

Xiao Fan's breathing instantly hitched. That attraction, originating from his Soul, made him certain that this was the key to his Heaven-Defying change of fate.

"A Supreme Spatial Treasure," Venerable Yao's voice trembled. "Quick, Fan'er, take it! With this, even without the fire spirit pearl, your future will be limitless."

An unprecedented light burst forth from Xiao Fan's eyes.

He walked toward the pearl step by step, each stride extremely cautious, afraid of disturbing anything.

Finally, he arrived before the pearl.

There were no guardian beasts, nor any traps.

The pearl simply floated there quietly, within reach.

"This item is mine."

Xiao Fan reached out, trembling as he grasped for the spatial pearl.

Just as his fingertip was only an inch away from the spatial pearl, when he could even feel the spatial coolness.

Buzz.

The Void Realm around the spatial pearl trembled slightly.

Immediately afterward, under the dumbfounded gaze of Xiao Fan and Venerable Yao, the spatial pearl abruptly, illogically, and completely vanished.

Xiao Fan's hand closed on empty air.

He maintained the grasping posture, standing rigidly in place, like a stone sculpture.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths!

"Ah—"

A heart-wrenchingly sharp roar echoed throughout the palace.

"Why?"

Xiao Fan fell to his knees, frantically clawing at the air before him, blood tears streaming from his eyes: "Vicious Heaven, why must you mock me like this?"

First the fire spirit pearl, then the spatial pearl.

Every time, they were within reach, only to inexplicably vanish.

The pain of gaining and then losing was more unbearable than killing him outright.

Venerable Yao fell silent.

Even with his vast experience, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness and strangeness at this moment.

This was the core of the Secret Realm; there were no outsiders. Could it really be that Heaven was toying with them, and the treasures of this Secret Realm had gained sentience and fled on their own?

And at this very moment.

Inside the Longevity Peak Immortal Cave.

Lu Yuan looked at the spatial pearl in his hand, which emitted profound fluctuations, as the pleasant System notification sounded in his ear.

[Ding, successfully intercepted the Son of Destiny Xiao Fan's Purple Opportunity, the spatial pearl. Triggered a Thousandfold Critical Hit return: Three Transformations Spatial Law Empowerment, rewarding 1000 Destiny Points.]

The instant the System's voice fell.

A vast, boundless, and extremely profound Law comprehension, like the Heavenly River pouring down, rushed directly into Lu Yuan's Sea of Consciousness.

At this moment, he felt as if he had transformed into the Dominator of space.

The surrounding Void Realm was no longer nothingness in his eyes, but a network composed of countless fine lines and nodes.

He only needed to gently pluck one of these lines to cross ten thousand miles or cleave heaven and earth.

In an instant, his comprehension of Law of Space had already reached the level of the Three Transformations Spatial Law.

Lu Yuan closed his eyes, carefully sensing this profound power.

A faint smile always hung on the corner of his mouth.

Xiao Fan was still raging helplessly in the Secret Realm, while he, the behind-the-scenes manipulator, already possessed the greatest Opportunity.

This feeling of reaping rewards was indeed captivating.