Chapter 186 Sword Twenty-Two

Eighteen Core Formation Realm Cultivators—such a terrifying lineup was enough to sweep through Liefeng Prefecture. Not a single force could be found to contend with it, let alone deal with Ye Fan alone.

"Hunyuan Sect, Nine Abyss Palace, Chi Xiao Sect, Baji Sect..."

Nearly all the major, well-known Sects of Liefeng Prefecture had arrived. Eighteen Core Formation Realm Experts stood imposingly in the air, their immense pressure making it hard for everyone present to breathe.

Zhu Zhu and Wang Yuyan felt suffocated. They wanted to speak up and plead for Ye Fan but dared not utter a word, fearing their Families would also be implicated.

Mei Linger sighed softly. She had intended to reveal her identity to protect Ye Fan, but he stopped her.

"Just a flock of worthless chickens and dogs. As per the old rule, come at me together."

"Arrogant!"

The Chi Xiao Sect Cultivator erupted in fury and attacked. With a flick of his Magic Treasure spear, countless spear lights blotted out the sky, each strike at its weakest several times stronger than Lü Potian's.

Yet, there was not a trace of fear in Ye Fan's eyes. Fortified by the Vajra Indestructible Body Divine Art, he was indestructible. The rain of spear lights fell upon him but failed to harm him in the slightest.

"Let me try!"

The Zhang Family Cultivator employed a secret fire-control technique, conjuring a dazzling ice dragon over a hundred zhang long. It radiated intense heat, yet anyone struck by it would instantly turn into a solid ice sculpture.

"Heaven Collapse!"

Ye Fan formed hand seals and summoned a terrifying meteorite with a diameter exceeding several hundred meters. The two world-destroying forces collided like a massive bomb detonating mid-air. The resulting spiritual explosion nearly obliterated the arena completely.

Although Ye Fan wasn't injured, the blast's impact forced him back several steps, leaving him looking somewhat disheveled.

"Add me to the mix!"

The Baji Sect Grand Elder made his move, revealing a high-grade magic treasure, the Heaven-Shaking Hammer. It swelled with the wind, growing as large as a small mountain!

"Die, you old man!"

The Heaven-Shaking Hammer descended like Mount Tai. Ye Fan's entire body shone with brilliant golden light, resembling a Luohan descending from the Western Heavens. He raised a single hand to the sky, meeting the blow head-on!

*Thud!*

A dull sound, like an ancient bell, resonated across the entire area. A terrifying shockwave expanded in all directions.

The ruins of the arena beneath Ye Fan's feet exploded violently. His legs sank deep into the ground, half his body nearly buried.

Seeing this, Mei Linger and her sister felt their hearts leap into their throats. Zhu Zhu and Wang Yuyan were so anxious their beautiful eyes brimmed with tears, almost too afraid to keep watching.

The eighteen Core Formation Realm Experts attacked one after another. Each strike seemed to possess the power to shake heaven and earth. The original arena had long since been completely shattered.

Although Ye Fan successfully blocked every attack, no one knew how long such defense could last. The moment he showed the slightest relaxation or exhausted his spiritual power, death would be Ye Fan's only fate.

Ji Rulie and the other Prodigies watched with eyes wide open. Initially, they harbored varying degrees of resentment towards Ye Fan, thinking they could catch up to him once they achieved a Core Formation Realm Breakthrough.

But the scene before them was a harsh slap in the face. Facing the relentless bombardment of eighteen Core Formation Realm Experts, Ye Fan remained unscathed. If it were them, they would have died countless times over.

"A pity. You've offended all the major powers of Liefeng Prefecture. Today, you are undoubtedly doomed," Ji Rulie lamented silently.

However, looking at Tan Zhen and the others, their expressions were equally grim. With eighteen Core Formation Realm Cultivators attacking, they still couldn't subdue Ye Fan immediately, which made them feel deeply humiliated.

"Fellow Daoists, stop playing around. Let's join forces and capture this brat first!"

Tan Zhen's words jolted everyone awake. Setting aside any pretense of face, they simply chose to attack together.

The eighteen Core Formation Realm Cultivators from the various major powers attacked simultaneously. A myriad of dazzling Divine Abilities filled the sky.

Flying Swords, war blades, Talismans, treasure hammers, Divine Abilities, curse arts, and more—everyone unleashed their ultimate moves, their strongest attacks converging like dozens of hypersonic missiles hurtling towards Ye Fan. The terrifying power was enough to level a thousand-zhang high mountain!

"Not good!"

Mei Linger hurriedly took out the Ancient Sword Token, but her voice was already drowned out by the sky-obscuring spiritual explosion. No one could possibly notice.

Or perhaps, at this point, even if someone truly saw it, they could only press on!

Watching the overwhelming onslaught before him, Ye Fan's expression gradually darkened, the killing intent in his eyes soaring to the heavens.

Even a clay figurine has a temper, let alone Ye Fan.

Since the Qilin Assembly began, he had never taken a life, unwilling to completely alienate the major Sects of Liefeng Prefecture, all out of concern for causing trouble for the Joyous Union Sect.

But Ye Fan never expected that his repeated forbearance would only lead to their pushing him further. Since that was the case, they couldn't blame him for being impolite.

"Since you've come, none of you shall leave!"

Ye Fan snorted coldly, pushing the Divine Dragon Roaring Heaven Art to its limit. He transformed into a hundred-zhang Divine Dragon and shot into the sky, charging headlong into the overwhelming barrage of attacks!

A high-grade magic treasure-level Flying Sword struck at his head, but Ye Fan didn't even blink. It clashed against the golden scales, emitting a mournful metallic shriek, yet it didn't leave so much as a scratch.

The golden Divine Dragon soared through the firmament, enduring the rain-like assaults.

Even a random strike could destroy a mountain Peak, yet they left Ye Fan completely unharmed. This exaggerated spectacle sent shivers down everyone's spines.

"What kind of Divine Ability is this?! Earth Rank High Grade?!"

Under the terrified gazes of the crowd, Ye Fan broke through the sky in an instant, transforming into his Dragon-Man Form. The aura around him surged violently, approaching the Peak of the Core Formation Realm.

The Baji Sect Grand Elder was horrified. He drove the Heaven-Shaking Hammer to its limit, but Ye Fan merely extended a single finger and effortlessly blocked it.

A deafening roar erupted. Ye Fan stood unmoved and unscathed. In contrast, the Baji Sect Grand Elder's arms went numb, the tiger's mouth of his hands split open, bleeding profusely to reveal stark white bone.

His life-bound high-grade magic treasure, the Heaven-Shaking Hammer, exploded with a thunderous crash. The severe backlash made him vomit blood uncontrollably. Yet, an even more terrifying scene was yet to come.

"Qiankun Heaven Imprisoning Hand!"

Ye Fan's seemingly ordinary palm strike carried the power to seal heaven and lock earth. No one below the Golden Core Realm could possibly evade it.

"No!"

From an outsider's perspective, Ye Fan merely pushed out a gentle palm, and this Baji Sect Grand Elder exploded into a mist of blood!

Bathed in the rain of blood, Ye Fan swept his icy gaze over the crowd, causing the Divine Souls of all the Core Formation Realm Cultivators to tremble.

"The first."

As those three words were uttered, Tan Zhen and the others lost all color from their faces. Almost simultaneously, a single thought arose in their minds.

"Kill him! Otherwise, everyone will die!"

Without the slightest hesitation, everyone unleashed their Divine Abilities and secret arts towards Ye Fan. The terrifying force resembled a nuclear explosion. To anyone's eyes, no one below the Golden Core Realm could withstand such a strike.

Ye Fan, at some unknown moment, had summoned the yinglong sword again. His Dragon-Man body seemed to resonate with it in some way, causing his imposing aura to climb yet another level.

Ye Fan's eyes held neither joy nor sorrow, only a thread of sharp, awe-inspiring Sword Intent!

"Sword Twenty-Two!"

With a single sword stroke, the yinglong sword seemed to emit the roar of a Dragon. Endless Sword Qi shot into the sky, swirling around Ye Fan like a reversed galaxy, coalescing into a colossal heaven-cleaving sword that descended with devastating force!

"Die!"