104: Now, even at the early stage of the Martial Emperor realm, I can still slay...

When that terrifying, pitch-black, abyss-like devouring vortex, with a diameter exceeding thirty zhang, erupted centered around Lin Fan!

The entire Broken Bone City, and even the Bones Wasteland within a hundred-mile radius, saw the heavens and earth change color!

The grayish-white sky was churned, forming a massive swirling cloud layer, echoing the pitch-black devouring vortex on the ground!

The earth trembled, countless bones shattered and flew up, pulled by the irresistible devouring force, thrown into the center of the vortex, instantly turning into dust. The Death Qi essence contained within was brutally stripped away and devoured!

“Roar!!!”

At the top of the Soulfire Altar, the enormous, eerie blue Soulfire seemed to sense a fatal threat, letting out a silent yet Soul-shaking shriek!

It burned wildly, attempting to resist, and even actively separated countless eerie blue fire snakes, like tentacles struggling in death throes, striking towards Lin Fan!

Each fire snake contained terrifying Soulfire capable of incinerating a Martial King's Divine Soul!

However!

The moment these fire snakes touched the edge of the devouring vortex, they were like mud oxen entering the sea, torn apart and dissolved by the tyrannical devouring force, transforming into the purest Soul energy, merging into the vortex's torrent, and finally surging into Lin Fan's body!

“Ugh ah!!!”

Lin Fan let out a low roar that sounded inhuman!

Having dispersed his asura armor, his entire skin surface now simultaneously displayed three bizarre glows!

On the left side of his body, golden light flowed, the Heaven Opening Sacred Elephant Body's vital blood surged like a Dragon, utterly Yang and rigid!

On the right side of his body, pitch-black Devilish Qi surged, the Devouring Heaven Demonic Art wildly operating, utterly Yin and evil!

And in the center of his chest, between his eyebrows, and in his Dantian, the three locations were occupied by the forcibly infused eerie blue Soulfire energy, cold and deathly silent, violently impacting his Divine Soul and Physical Body!

Three completely different, even conflicting, terrifying energies wildly collided, tore, annihilated, and fused within his body!

Fine blood wounds constantly burst open on the surface of his body, only to rapidly heal under the immense Medicinal Pill power and formidable Physique!

His bones groaned under the unbearable burden, his Meridians felt as if pierced by billions of steel needles, and his Divine Soul was like being thrown into a meat grinder, enduring the pain of a thousand cuts!

This was playing with his life!

No, this was practically suicide!

Which normal Martial Artist, when breaking through to Martial King, wouldn't seek a quiet place rich in Spiritual Qi, prepare enough Medicinal Pills, set up a grand formation, and carefully draw in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to naturally condense the prototype of their Domain?

How could anyone be like Lin Fan, directly on the battlefield, forcibly devouring the Soulfire core accumulated by a race for countless years, using this most violent and dangerous method to charge the Martial King barrier?!

“He’s crazy… he’s insane!!!”

Bloodblade Commander stood outside the Domain, looking at the terrifying scene as if a demon god had descended, watching Lin Fan's tragic appearance, almost on the verge of exploding. Even though he had experienced hundreds of battles, he felt his scalp tingle and his heart turn cold!

The other Commanders were also full of shock, even subconsciously retreating a few steps, fearing being affected by the devouring vortex.

“He… he wants to use the power of the Soulfire to forcibly Breakthrough to Martial King?!”

“Impossible! That Soulfire has condensed countless Death Qi and remnant Souls from this place; its properties are sinister and poisonous, completely conflicting with human vital blood! Forcibly devouring it will inevitably lead to backlash, resulting in Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!”

“But he… he really seems to be absorbing it…”

Under everyone's terrified gaze.

The enormous eerie blue Soulfire, originally three zhang in diameter, was shrinking at a visible rate!

Two and a half zhang… two zhang… one and a half zhang… with every bit it shrank, the pitch-black devouring vortex became more solid, and the aura erupting from Lin Fan became more violent!

And the Blackbone Clan Great Priest beneath the altar had long since been scared out of its wits!

Its Soulfire core, which it relied on for survival and control of the entire city, was actually being “eaten” little by little by a human, like gnawing on bread?!

“No… no!!! That is our clan’s supreme treasure! It is the Sacred Fire bestowed by our Lord!!!”

The Great Priest let out a desperate Soul shriek, waving its bone staff, frantically mobilizing the remaining Death Qi within its Domain, transforming it into streaks of grayish-white spears, shooting towards Lin Fan!

However, these attacks, the moment they touched the devouring vortex, were also devoured and disintegrated, instead becoming nourishment for Lin Fan!

It even tried to detonate the remaining Soulfire, to perish together!

But!

It was too late.

When the Soulfire shrank to less than one zhang.

At the center of the devouring vortex, Lin Fan suddenly opened his eyes!

His left eye shone with brilliant golden light, like the rising sun!

His right eye was pitch black, like the gaze of an abyss!

And deep within his pupils, an eerie blue Soulfire imprint slowly rotated, cold and deathly silent!

The three types of light, at this moment, actually reached a subtle balance!

“Give me…”

Lin Fan opened his mouth, his voice hoarse, yet filled with a resolute determination to cut through everything!

“Break!!!”

Rumble!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The last zhang of eerie blue Soulfire was swallowed whole by him!

The devouring vortex suddenly contracted, all its energy pouring back into Lin Fan's body!

His entire aura, at this instant… vanished.

Not concealed, but as if transcending this space, reaching some profound and mysterious Realm.

Immediately after.

Buzz!!!

A terrifying pressure, as if capable of controlling a piece of heaven and earth, erupted centered around Lin Fan!!!

Martial King's pressure!!!

And, it wasn't just an ordinary Early-stage Martial King!

That pressure simultaneously contained the Yang and rigid Fist Intent of creation, the sinister Devilish Qi that devours all things, and the cold, deathly silent Soul fluctuations!

Three completely different Law auras actually perfectly fused together, forming an unprecedented, overwhelmingly tyrannical and unique Domain prototype!

Boom!!!

The Death Qi Domain set up by the Great Priest with the Soulfire Altar as its core, shattered and disintegrated inch by inch like paper under the impact of this new Domain!

“Pfft!!!”

The Great Priest's Soulfire dimmed, its figure staggered, its bone staff broke, and its aura plummeted!

It looked at the young figure slowly floating up in the center of the Domain, surrounded by three flowing lights, like a god or demon descended, with only endless fear and despair in its eyes.

“Martial… King…”

“How is this possible… three attributes… fused…”

It murmured, its Soulfire gradually extinguished, its body turning into a pile of withered bones.

Its Soulfire was seized, its Domain broken, its vitality completely severed.

Lin Fan floated in mid-air, closing his eyes to sense the earth-shattering changes within his body.

Within his Dantian, the original Qi Sea had disappeared, replaced by a slowly rotating “Martial King Pill” with a faint phantom image of a world floating within!

The Pill was three-colored—gold, black, and blue—symbolizing three different attributes of power, yet coexisting harmoniously, emitting a vast energy far surpassing that of an ordinary Early-stage Martial King!

His Meridians had widened by more than ten times, his vital blood surged like a great river, and his Physical Body's strength had once again increased during the tearing and repairing just now!

His Divine Soul was even more condensed like a substance, its perception range surged, even able to vaguely “hear” the subtle sounds of Law flowing in space!

Most importantly!

He could clearly feel that he possessed an absolute “sense of control” over the space within a hundred zhang radius around him!

With a thought, he could draw in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, forming his unique “Domain”!

Although still crude and limited in range, this was the most fundamental mark distinguishing a Martial King from a Martial Ancestor—the power of Domain!

“Finally…”

Lin Fan opened his eyes, the three-colored light in his pupils slowly receded, eventually returning to profound tranquility.

“Martial King.”

He clenched his fist, and space let out an unbearable whimper.

“Now, even an Early Martial Emperor…”

“I can slay!”

“Ding! Successfully Breakthrough to Early-stage Martial King! prestige value +10000!”

“Ding! Devoured Soulfire Altar, fused three Laws, forged a unique Domain, prestige value +15000!”

“Ding! Achievement unlocked: Battlefield Breakthrough, Martial King Descends!”

“Reward: Advanced lottery draws ×5, prestige value +20000!”

“Current prestige value: 95570 points!”

“Advanced lottery draws: 5 times!”

…Silence.

Inside Broken Bone City, whether it was the remaining Blackbone Clan, the Blood-Clad Guard soldiers, or even Bloodblade and the other Commanders, all held their breath, staring blankly at the figure in the air.

Breaking through on the battlefield was already rare.

But to forcibly devour an alien race's Soulfire, fuse three conflicting Laws, and Breakthrough to Martial King in one fell swoop, using such a suicidal method, was simply unheard of!

Moreover, the newly born Martial King Domain pressure actually made Bloodblade, a Late Martial King, feel a trace of… trepidation?!

What kind of monster was this?!

“Roar!!!”

An excited roar broke the silence.

Qiongqi shrunk its size, transforming into a black shadow and leaping onto Lin Fan's shoulder, affectionately rubbing against his cheek, its crimson vertical pupils filled with joy.

It had also absorbed a large amount of essence from the scattered Soulfire energy just now, and its aura had subtly increased, not far from Fifth-Order Middle Stage.

Lin Fan patted Qiongqi's head, his gaze sweeping downwards.

The remaining Blackbone Clan members were already terrified, scattering and fleeing.

The Blood-Clad Guard soldiers, however, looked at him with fervent eyes, as if gazing upon a deity.

The several Commanders had complex expressions, shock, apprehension, and also… a hint of admiration.

Bloodblade took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, stepped forward, cupped his fists, and said:

“Congratulations, Commander Lin… no, congratulations, Asura Martial King, on your successful Breakthrough!”

A Martial King was qualified to be called “King”.

Although he had just entered the Martial King Realm, the terrifying potential Lin Fan had just displayed was enough to make any Martial King take him seriously, even revere him!

The other Commanders also cupped their fists in congratulation, their attitudes much more respectful than before.

Lin Fan slowly landed, his aura receding, once again becoming simple and unadorned.

But no one dared to underestimate this seemingly young Martial King anymore.

“Clean up the battlefield, collect Soul Crystals and useful Materials.”

Lin Fan calmly ordered, as if the earth-shattering Breakthrough just now was merely an casual act.

“Yes!” All the soldiers responded in unison, their efficiency unprecedentedly high.

Bloodblade hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice, “Lin… Asura King, you just devoured the Soulfire and fused multiple Laws. This might affect your Foundation. Do you need to immediately go into seclusion to stabilize it?”

Lin Fan glanced at him and smiled:

“No worries.”

“My Dao is to devour all things and melt them into one furnace.”

“A mere Soulfire is just an appetizer.”

His tone was calm, yet it exuded immense confidence and dominance.

Bloodblade's heart trembled, and he said no more…