106: Knowing when to stop? Then wouldn't my breakthrough have been for nothing?

Dead silence.

A deathly silence enveloped the Blood Emperor's Great Hall.

All the guests, whether they were leaders of various forces from the East District or messengers and retinues of the other two Emperors, held their breath and stared wide-eyed at the unbelievable scene in the center of the banquet hall!

The Bone Envoy, one of the three great messengers under the Bone Emperor and a Late Stage Martial King, was being held down by his skull by a black-clothed Lin Fan with a single hand. His knees were sunk deep into the cracks of the floor, and he knelt there in humiliation!

The green Soulfire in the Bone Envoy's eye sockets flickered and swayed frantically, showing his extreme anger and humiliation.

But his bone-armored body was as if suppressed by billions of mountains. No matter how he activated his Death Qi or burned his Soulfire, he could not break free from that palm that seemed to be casually pressed against the top of his head!

On that palm, gold, black, and blue light circulated.

It radiated a bizarre Domain fluctuation that fused vitality, devouring, and deathly silence. It was precisely this unique Domain power that completely suppressed and sealed the Bone Envoy's Late Stage Martial King Domain!

"Ugh... Ah...!"

The Bone Envoy let out a painful roar from the depths of his Soul, his body under the bone armor trembling violently, yet he couldn't even lift a single finger!

This scene was too shocking!

A junior who had just entered the Martial King Realm could actually suppress an Imperial Messenger at the Late Stage of the Martial King Realm with one hand?!

This was no longer fighting above one's level; this was a crushing defeat! It was a gap in dimensions!

"A Domain of triple-Law Fusion... to actually be this terrifying..." A well-informed Peak Martial King Guest Elder murmured in a low voice, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"The Bone Envoy's Deathly Bone Domain is considered top-tier even among Late Stage Martial Kings, yet it's being completely countered... Just how many Law fragments are contained within this Lin Fan's Domain?!" another person's voice trembled.

The messenger of the Ice Soul Emperor, that blue-haired and blue-eyed Frost Envoy, her originally cold and elegant face was now also filled with solemnity, and even... a hint of wariness.

She told herself her strength was on par with the Bone Envoy. If she had been the one to strike just now, the result would likely... On the main seat of the high platform, the Blood Emperor's blood-red pupils narrowed slightly. His fingers continued to tap the armrest rhythmically, but the frequency of the tapping was slightly faster than before.

He looked at the young figure below who held the Bone Envoy down on his knees with one hand, yet still looked calm, even looking up to ask him if he "minded." Waves surged in his heart.

Sharp... too sharp!

Sharp enough... to make even him feel a bit of palpitation!

"Hehe..."

The Blood Emperor suddenly chuckled, his laughter breaking the deathly atmosphere in the hall.

He slowly stood up, his dark-gold imperial robes moving without wind. Imperial prestige spread out like a tide, but it deliberately bypassed the area where Lin Fan was.

"Minister Lin is disciplining an unruly and malicious guest on Our behalf. How could We..."

The Blood Emperor paused, his blood-red eyes scanning the guests below who were as quiet as cicadas in winter, finally landing on the Frost Envoy's slightly changing face. His voice suddenly turned cold:

"...possibly mind?"

With one sentence, he declared his stance!

Full support for Lin Fan!

The Frost Envoy's eyes turned cold, but looking at the Bone Envoy who was still kneeling there unable to move, then at the Blood Emperor on the high platform with his surging imperial prestige, and then at the unfathomable Lin Fan... she forcibly suppressed the urge to turn hostile immediately.

"Your Majesty Blood Emperor," the Frost Envoy stood up, her voice as cold as ice, "The Bone Envoy's words might have been excessive, but for Lin Fan to publicly humiliate our Emperor's messenger, is it not... too overbearing?"

She pointed the finger at Lin Fan, attempting to use the word "overbearing" to trigger the other guests' wariness and dissatisfaction toward him.

Sure enough, the eyes of many force leaders flickered, and their gazes toward Lin Fan became a bit more complex.

Lin Fan was too strong, too young, and too arrogant.

If such a person could not be a friend, he would surely become a major threat!

Facing the Frost Envoy's questioning, Lin Fan finally released his hand from the Bone Envoy's head.

The Bone Envoy collapsed to the ground as if exhausted, gasping for breath, his Soulfire dim. For a short time, he was actually unable to stand up!

Lin Fan didn't even spare him a glance, turning to face the Frost Envoy.

"Overbearing?"

He repeated the word and suddenly smiled.

The smile was very faint, yet it caused the Frost Envoy's heart to tighten for no reason.

"I have just broken through to Martial King, and my Realm is unstable."

Lin Fan spoke slowly, his voice not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"Senior Bone Envoy, with a Late Stage Martial King cultivation, used pressure like a mountain, intending to suppress and kill me on the spot."

"I had no choice but to use my full strength for self-preservation."

"Who knew..."

He spread his hands with a face full of "helplessness."

"Perhaps Senior is getting old and his legs are failing him; he couldn't stand steady on his own."

"How did that become me being overbearing?"

[Ding! Distorting the truth and mocking the Frost Envoy, prestige value +3,000!]

[Current prestige value: 115,570 points!]

"You!" The Frost Envoy's chest heaved with anger, and the cold air around her erupted uncontrollably, instantly freezing a layer of frost on the ground!

Shameless!

Too shameless!

You clearly pressed him down with one palm, and now you're saying he couldn't stand steady himself?!

And "getting old and his legs are failing him"? The Bone Envoy is of the Bone Race; where would he get age or legs?!

"What?" Lin Fan raised an eyebrow. "Does the Frost Envoy also think I am in the wrong?"

He took a step forward.

Buzz!

The triple-colored Domain unfolded silently, enveloping the Frost Envoy within it!

There was no violent pressure, no sharp attacks.

There was only a "prying sensation" that seemed capable of devouring all things and analyzing all Laws!

The Frost Envoy instantly felt as if she had been stripped naked and thrown into a frozen wasteland. All her secrets, weaknesses, and Cultivation Technique operation paths were exposed under the scan of that bizarre triple-colored Domain!

The "Ice Soul Profound Art" she cultivated, the Ice Protective Aura running through her body, and the strand of "Extreme Cold Ice Soul" hidden deep within her Dantian... were all faintly trembling, as if they had encountered some higher-level restraining power!

"What... what Domain is this?!" The Frost Envoy was horrified.

Her "Frost Domain" was cultivated under the personal guidance of the Ice Soul Emperor. Its quality was extremely high, and she rarely met an opponent of the same rank.

But now, facing the invisible prying of Lin Fan's triple-colored Domain, she actually had the terrifying illusion that her Domain was being "invaded," "analyzed," and "replicated"!

It was as if the other party was using some method she couldn't understand to learn, simulate, and even... devour her Frost Law?!

"I have heard that Her Majesty the Ice Soul Emperor reigns supreme with the 'Ice Soul Profound Art,' and her mastery of the Frost Law is superb."

Lin Fan's voice rang out again, interrupting the Frost Envoy's shock.

He looked at her with a calm gaze, as if stating a fact:

"What a coincidence."

"I have recently taken a bit of an interest in the Frost Law myself."

"How about..."

The corners of Lin Fan's mouth curled into a cold arc:

"...the Frost Envoy gives me a pointer or two?"

As his voice fell.

Lin Fan raised his hand toward the Frost Envoy and made a grasping motion in the air!

"Congeal."

A single word was uttered.

The originally violent and leaking cold air around the Frost Envoy was actually, at this moment, forcibly controlled, compressed, and condensed as if by an invisible hand of Law!

With her as the center, the temperature did not drop, but instead... bizarrely began to rise!

And the frost condensed on her body actually grew and twisted in reverse, turning into crystal-clear ice chains that radiated an aura even more bone-chilling and Soul-freezing than her own ice!

"Ice Soul... Condensation?! This is impossible!!"

The Frost Envoy screamed, her voice filled with terror!

Ice Soul Condensation was a high-level technique that could only be performed when the "Ice Soul Profound Art" was cultivated to an extremely profound level and the understanding of the Frost Law reached the Transcendent state!

She had cultivated hard for a hundred years and could only barely condense ice spears and shields; she was still far from "Condensation"!

And this Lin Fan, after only "looking" at her a few times with his Domain, actually... performed it so casually?!

Moreover, the coldness radiating from those ice chains was actually more pure and more overbearing than the Ice Soul Protective Aura she had cultivated herself!

"You... who exactly are you?! How do you know my Emperor's secret Profound Art?!"

The Frost Envoy frantically activated her Protective Aura, trying to shatter the chains, but they were like maggots on a bone, remaining motionless. Instead, they tightened further, the terrifying coldness penetrating her periosteum and freezing her Qi, blood, and Soul Power!

"Secret?"

Lin Fan tilted his head, seeming a bit puzzled.

"Is it hard?"

"I learned it just by looking at it."

[Ding! Learning an Emperor-level Cultivation Technique on the spot and countering their messenger, prestige value +6,000!]

[Current prestige value: 121,570 points!]

Boom!!!

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue completely exploded!

He learned it just by looking?!

That was the Ice Soul Emperor's famous ultimate skill, the "Ice Soul Profound Art"!

A Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique that countless ice-elemental Martial Artists dreamed of!

The threshold for cultivation was extremely high, and the requirements for Law comprehension were extremely deep!

You fucking learned it just by looking?!

Is he even human?!

The Frost Envoy's face was as pale as paper. Looking into Lin Fan's deep and calm eyes, an unprecedented chill spread from the deepest part of her Soul!

A monster!

This was a monster that simply could not be measured by common sense!

Devouring Soulfire, breaking through Realms with three Laws, a bizarre Domain, and now he could even steal and counter an Emperor-level Cultivation Technique just by "looking"?!

If such a person... were an enemy... the Frost Envoy dared not think further.

She even began to regret why she had to stick her neck out today!

On the high platform, the blood-light in the Blood Emperor's eyes suddenly brightened several times!

He stared intently at Lin Fan, the shock in his heart far greater than anyone else's!

Because he saw it more clearly!

What Lin Fan had just performed was not the true "Ice Soul Profound Art" at all!

It was a type of imitation!

A terrifying ability to forcibly analyze, simulate, and reproduce the surface appearance of the Frost Law based on his unique triple-colored Domain!

Although it was only the surface appearance, being able to achieve the effect of "Ice Soul Condensation" showed that his understanding and control of Law had reached an unbelievable Realm!

This was even more terrifying than actually learning the "Ice Soul Profound Art"!

Because it meant... he might possess the potential for "mastery over all Laws"!

"Good... very good!"

The Blood Emperor slowly sat back on his throne, his face finally showing a hint of undisguised admiration and... heat!

This blade was countless times sharper than he had imagined!

It might even be more than just a blade... "Minister Lin, know when to stop."

The Blood Emperor spoke, his voice returning to its usual majesty.

"The two messengers have come from afar as guests; do not lose your manners."

His voice was calm but carried an unquestionable imperial authority. An obscure yet vast Martial Emperor pressure spread out like an invisible tide, attempting to calm the scene and also intending to remind Lin Fan—who the true master was here.

According to common sense, as a subject, he should respectfully obey the command and step down.

However...