107: I'm not pretending anymore, I'm laying my cards on the table.

Lin Fan slowly turned around.

He did not release the ice crystal chains on the Frost Envoy, nor did he even glance at the Blood Emperor.

He simply raised his hand and made a grasping motion in the air toward the Bone Envoy, who was still slumped on the ground with a dimming Soul fire.

"Devour."

Boom!

A devouring force, even more overbearing than before, erupted!

The Bone Envoy's remaining Death Qi, Soul fire essence, and even the Law fragments contained within his Martial King bone armor were forcibly stripped away, turning into a grayish-white stream of energy that surged into Lin Fan's palm!

"Argh!!!"

The Bone Envoy let out one final, piercing Soul-shriek. The bone armor around his body completely turned to dust, the Soul fire in his eye sockets extinguished, and he became an ordinary skeleton that had completely lost all signs of life.

One of the three great envoys under the Bone Emperor, a Late-stage Martial King, was dead!

Right in front of the Blood Emperor and all the guests, he had been... drained dry by Lin Fan!

【Ding! Devouring an imperial envoy in public, absolutely overbearing, prestige value + 5000!】

【Current prestige value: 126570 points!】

"Lin Fan!!!"

Witnessing this scene, the Frost Envoy screamed in terror and struggled frantically, but she could not break free from the chains that contained a strange, icy chill!

On the high platform, the Blood Emperor's rhythmic tapping on the armrest suddenly stopped.

He slowly stood up, his dark gold imperial robes fluttering without wind, and for the first time, a bone-chilling killing intent clearly emerged in his blood-red pupils!

"I said..."

The Blood Emperor's voice sounded like ten-thousand-year-old black ice grinding together, and every word caused the temperature in the great hall to plummet:

"That is enough."

Boom!!!

The true pressure of a Martial Emperor, no longer hidden, erupted violently!

It was no longer the pacifying tide from before, but rather like an entire sea of blood overturning, like an ancient divine mountain collapsing, carrying the imperial Law that crushed all things and dominated life and death, bearing down fiercely upon Lin Fan!

The floor of the great hall cracked inch by inch, and countless tables, chairs, and cups exploded into powder!

Except for a few Peak Martial King Guest Elders and envoys, the remaining guests were all pressed to the ground by this imperial pressure, bleeding from their mouths and noses, their Divine Souls trembling!

This was a Martial Emperor!

A level of existence fundamentally different from a Martial King!

The Domain was no longer a prototype, but a nearly complete small world!

The Law was no longer borrowed, but initially mastered!

When the Blood Emperor is enraged, corpses litter the land for a thousand miles—this was no empty boast!

Facing this terrifying imperial pressure, which was enough to crush a Peak Martial King into a pulp.

Lin Fan finally raised his head and looked at the Blood Emperor.

On his face, there was no fear, no respect, and not even a ripple of emotion.

There was only a calm that bordered on indifference.

Then, he spoke.

His voice was not loud, but it sounded like a thunderclap, exploding in the deathly silent hall and resonating deep within everyone's Soul:

"Are you..."

"...teaching me how to do things?"

【Ding! Facing the pressure of a Martial Emperor head-on and retorting sarcastically, prestige value + 8000!】

【Current prestige value: 134570 points!】

...

He was insane!

Everyone thought Lin Fan had gone mad!

How dare he speak to an Emperor in such a tone?!

How dare he, in the Blood Emperor's palace and right in front of the Blood Emperor, question him by asking, "Are you teaching me how to do things"?!

This was no longer arrogance; this was pure, unadulterated... death-seeking!

"Good... very good!"

The Blood Emperor laughed in extreme fury, blood-colored light soaring into the sky from his body, and the entire hall seemed to transform into a world of blood!

"I originally cherished your talent and intended to use you as a blade to expand my territory."

"I did not expect that I had actually raised a wolf that would bite its master!"

"Today, I shall personally..."

Before the Blood Emperor could finish his sentence.

Lin Fan moved.

He did not summon the asura armor.

He did not use the Nine Styles of the Martial God.

He did not even circulate the Devouring Heaven Demonic Art.

He simply raised his right hand, extended his index finger, and beckoned lightly toward the Blood Emperor on the high platform.

"Too much nonsense."

"If you want to fight, come down."

"Let me see..."

Lin Fan grinned, revealing his stark white teeth, his eyes burning with crazy and excited Battle Intent:

"What you, the Blood Emperor, are truly worth."

【Ding! Actively provoking a Martial Emperor, challenging an Emperor, prestige value + 10000!】

【Current prestige value: 144570 points!】

...

Boom!!!!

The Blood Emperor was utterly enraged!

He had never suffered such humiliation! To be challenged in public by a junior who had just achieved a Breakthrough to Martial King?!

"You seek death!!!"

The Blood Emperor took a step, and his figure vanished from where he stood!

The next instant, he appeared above Lin Fan, his right hand curled into a claw, and he struck down fiercely toward the top of Lin Fan's head!

"Blood Emperor Claw! Tear the Heavens!"

With that single claw strike, the space of the entire great hall seemed to be torn apart!

Five blood-colored claw marks pierced through the Void Realm, carrying the terrifying power of the tearing Law to annihilate life, shrouding all space around Lin Fan to prevent any escape!

A Martial Emperor striking in anger!

This claw was enough to tear a Late-stage Martial King into shreds!

"Well done!"

A brilliant light flashed in Lin Fan's eyes. Instead of retreating, he leaped up, clenched his right fist, compressed his three-colored Domain to the extreme, and punched out toward the sky-tearing blood claw!

"Nine Styles of the Martial God—Open Heaven and Earth!"

Fist and claw collided!

Rumble!!!!

An indescribably terrifying explosion!

Centered on the point of impact, a destructive shockwave swept outward like a tsunami!

The roof of the great hall was blown away! The walls collapsed! The ground exploded into a deep crater!

The guests who were slumped on the ground were blown away like straw, screaming repeatedly!

Even the Frost Envoy was shaken so hard that her ice crystal chains shattered, and she was sent flying backward while vomiting blood!

Amidst the swirling dust and smoke.

A figure was sent flying backward, crashing through several ruined walls and carving a trench dozens of feet long in the plaza outside the hall before barely coming to a stop.

It was Lin Fan!

He knelt on one knee, the sleeve of his right arm completely shredded, his arm covered in spiderweb-like bloodstains, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, his aura slightly disordered.

But, he had withstood it!

With the body of an Early-stage Martial King, he had taken a full-force angry strike from a Martial Emperor and only sustained minor injuries!

In contrast, the Blood Emperor remained floating in mid-air, but on the fingertips of his right hand, there was a faint energy of gold, black, and blue, like maggots on a bone, constantly eroding and wearing away his Blood Emperor Protective Aura!

"Fusion of three Laws... and it can actually erode my Imperial Protective Aura?!"

The Blood Emperor's pupils contracted sharply, his heart filled with even greater shock!

His claw strike just now had used seventy percent of his power, yet he hadn't managed to kill Lin Fan instantly?!

This brat's Domain and Protective Aura were bizarre to the extreme!

"It seems that unless I use my real abilities, I truly cannot deal with a wolf cub like you!"

The Blood Emperor's eyes turned completely cold, his killing intent boiling.

He formed seals with both hands, and blood-colored light furiously gathered around him. Behind him, a supreme phantom wearing an imperial robe, a flat-topped imperial crown, and stepping on a sea of blood faintly emerged!

"Bloodline Divine Ability—Descent of the Blood Emperor!"

Boom!

The Blood Emperor's aura surged wildly!

Originally at the Early Stage Martial Emperor, in this moment, it was forcibly raised to the Peak of the Early Stage Martial Emperor! He even touched the threshold of the Mid-stage Martial Emperor!

This was a faint trace of Bloodline inherited from the ancient "Blood Emperor" within him. By burning it, he could significantly increase his combat power in a short time! It was one of his trump cards.

The cost was that he would suffer great damage to his Origin Qi afterward, and might even lose Lifespan!

But at this moment, the Blood Emperor had been completely enraged by Lin Fan and vowed to kill him on the spot as a warning to others!

"To be able to force me to use my Bloodline Divine Ability, Lin Fan, you have enough reason to be proud!"

The Blood Emperor's voice was like a divine decree, vast and majestic.

"But now, the game is over!"

He raised his hand and pressed down with a palm toward Lin Fan below.

"Imperial Ultimate Technique—Blood Sea Buries the Heavens!"

Rumbling!!!

Endless Laws of blood gathered, transforming into a monstrous sea of blood that covered a hundred feet, rolling and roaring as it crushed down toward Lin Fan!

Within the sea of blood, aggrieved Souls shrieked, eroding the Physical Body and defiling the Divine Soul, while also containing various terrifying Laws such as suppression, devouring, and decay!

The power of this strike had truly reached the level of a Mid-stage Martial Emperor!

This was a lethal blow!

The Blood Emperor was confident that even if a true Early Stage Martial Emperor were here, facing this strike, they would either die or be crippled!

"Your Majesty is getting serious!"

"Bloodline Divine Ability combined with an Imperial Ultimate Technique... this Lin Fan is a dead man!"

The remaining guests turned pale with horror and retreated frantically.

The Frost Envoy also turned pale. Looking at the monstrous sea of blood pressing down, she felt nothing but relief—Lin Fan had not used his full strength against her earlier!

Facing this world-destroying Blood Sea Buries the Heavens.

In the deep crater, Lin Fan slowly stood up straight.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looking at the Blood Emperor in the sky, who was as majestic as a deity, and at the endless sea of blood roaring down.

In his eyes, there was not only no despair.

Instead...

A cold smile flashed across his face, as if his plan had succeeded.

"System."

He thought silently in his heart.

"Purchase the Martial King version of the life-burning pill and use it immediately."

【Ding! Consumed 30000 prestige value, purchased Martial King version of the life-burning pill × 1!】

【Remaining prestige value: 114570 points】

Boom!!!

The violent medicinal power instantly ignited Lin Fan's life essence, and his cultivation base soared crazily as if riding a rocket!

Peak Early-stage Martial King... Mid Martial King... Peak Mid Martial King... Late-stage Martial King!!!

In a mere breath, his aura broke through the shackles and reached the Late-stage Martial King!

The cost was that his full head of black hair turned grayish-white at a speed visible to the naked eye!

His skin also lost some of its luster, and his vitality was rapidly fading away!

But Lin Fan did not care in the least!

There was no other reason; he was just used to it.

Feeling the power surging within him to the point of near explosion, he let out a long roar toward the sky!

"Blood Emperor!"

"Do you think you are the only one with a trump card?!"

As his voice fell!

"asura armor! Body Integration!"

Hum!!!!

Dark purple demonic flames soared into the sky! The eye of judgment opened! The asura purgatory halberd was in his hand!

With the enhancement of the Late-stage Martial King cultivation, the asura armor's aura was many times stronger than before! The patterns on the surface of the armor flowed as if they had come to life, emitting a terrifying pressure that made the space itself wail!

"Transformation Freedom! past body!"

Lin Fan roared low, forming seals with both hands, and the space fluctuated violently!

A figure identical to him, also wearing the dark purple asura armor and holding the asura purgatory halberd, with an aura that had also reached the Late-stage Martial King, stepped out from the Void Realm!

The past body of Lin Fan!

Summoning a Late-stage Martial King past body consumed a huge amount of energy, but for Lin Fan, who was currently burning his vitality, it was not worth mentioning!

The main body! The past body! Dual Late-stage Martial Kings! Dual asura armor!

"Now..."

Lin Fan's main body and past body both looked up at the same time, gazing at the monstrous sea of blood pressing down and at the Blood Emperor in the sky, whose expression had suddenly changed.

Four electronic eyes locked onto the same target.

"Two against one."

"That is fair."

"Kill!!!"