151: I don't like receiving gifts from others.

Buzz!!!

The three trial spaces collapsed simultaneously.

Lin Fan returned to the altar in the center of Burial God Valley.

Above the altar, that drop of dark gold pangu essence blood was slowly drifting down, landing in his palm.

[Ding! Passed the trial, enlightened the true heart, prestige value +20,000!]

[Current prestige value: 259,070 points!]

The essence blood felt warm in his hand, pulsing slightly as if it were alive.

Lin Fan could clearly feel the trace of the Origin of the Law of Strength contained within, as well as... that infinitesimal wisp of Chaos aura.

"Finally..."

A flash of excitement crossed his eyes.

"I got it."

But just then.

Another change occurred!

A violent tremor suddenly came from beneath the altar!

Immediately following.

A pitch-black spatial rift tore open in the center of the altar!

From within the rift came a roar that seemed to originate from the Nine Serenities of Hell:

"The pangu essence blood... is mine!!!"

A giant claw covered in black scales and burning with hellfire reached out from the rift, lunging fiercely toward the essence blood in Lin Fan's hand!

[Ding! Unexpected event, a mysterious powerhouse is snatching the essence blood, prestige value +5,000!]

[Current prestige value: 264,070 points!]

Lin Fan's pupils constricted.

This aura...

Peak Martial Emperor?!

No... perhaps even...

Stronger!!!

The moment that giant claw covered in black scales and burning with hellfire emerged from the spatial rift, the temperature in the entire Burial God Valley plummeted!

It wasn't cold, but a kind of... icy, deathly silence and despair originating from the depths of the Soul!

It was as if the gates of Hell had swung open at this moment, intent on dragging everything in the world into eternal darkness!

"Peak Martial Emperor?! No... this aura has already touched the threshold of a Martial Venerable!"

Lin Fan's pupils shrank, and the hair all over his body stood on end!

In his current state, he didn't even have thirty percent of his peak strength. Facing an existence of this level, let alone resisting, even escaping would be difficult!

But...

"My things, you think you're worthy of snatching them?!"

A look of ruthlessness flashed in Lin Fan's eyes. Instead of retreating, he met the giant claw head-on and threw a punch!

"Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength — Myriad Elephants Collapsing Heaven!"

Boom!!!!

Eighteen thousand giant elephant particles burned simultaneously. Pale gold blood energy erupted like a volcano, condensing at his fist into a hundred-zhang-tall phantom of a divine elephant!

The divine elephant let out a long cry toward the heavens, stepped on the Void Realm, and crashed fiercely toward that giant Hell claw!

This was the strongest strike Lin Fan could currently unleash!

Using a heavily injured body, burning blood energy, and overdrawing his potential!

All for a single gamble!

"An ant trying to shake a tree, overestimating your capabilities!"

A cold, disdainful snort came from the spatial rift.

The giant Hell claw simply made a light grasping motion.

Bang!!!

The divine elephant phantom... shattered like a bubble!

The strike condensed from burning blood energy couldn't even block the giant claw for a single instant!

The gap in strength was too vast!

The claw's momentum didn't slow as it continued to reach for the pangu essence blood in Lin Fan's hand!

Seeing that it was about to succeed...

"Now!"

A sharp light flashed in Lin Fan's eyes, and he suddenly stuffed the pangu essence blood... into his mouth!

He swallowed it!

He actually swallowed the pangu essence blood directly!

"You!!!"

The entity in the spatial rift clearly hadn't expected Lin Fan to do this, letting out a roar of shock and anger:

"You're looking for death!!! The Law of Strength contained in the pangu essence blood, how could an ant body like yours possibly endure it?!"

"You will be burst alive! Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!"

But Lin Fan grinned, golden bloodstains still lingering at the corners of his mouth:

"Whether I burst or not is my business."

"But as for wanting to snatch my things..."

He wiped the corner of his mouth, his gaze cold:

"You... are not worthy."

[Ding! Swallowing pangu essence blood, peerless overbearingness, prestige value +10,000!]

[Current prestige value: 274,070 points!]

"Arrogance!!!"

The owner of the giant Hell claw was completely enraged. The giant claw suddenly changed direction, no longer trying to snatch the essence blood, but instead... slapping directly toward Lin Fan's head!

"Since you seek death, then this seat shall fulfill your wish!"

"I'll send you to Hell!"

As the giant claw fell, space shattered and the Law wailed!

The power of this claw had already reached the level of the Early Stage of a Martial Venerable!

Forget Lin Fan's current heavy injuries; even in his prime, meeting this claw head-on would mean certain death with no chance of survival!

But Lin Fan still stood in place, and even... closed his eyes.

"System."

He thought to himself:

"Initiate empowerment to refine the pangu essence blood!"

"Use all prestige value!"

[Ding! Detected pangu essence blood (residue diluted a billion times), refining...]

[Warning: The refining process is extremely dangerous, with a success rate of less than 1%!]

[Confirm to consume all prestige value to forcibly increase the refinement success rate?]

"Confirm!"

[Ding! Consumed 274,070 prestige value points, refinement success rate increased to 50%!]

[Refinement beginning...]

Buzz!!!!

Inside Lin Fan's body, that drop of pangu essence blood exploded!

The endless Origin of the Law of Strength flooded into his limbs, bones, internal organs, and every single cell like a bursting flood!

This power was too immense!

So immense... that it was enough to burst a hundred Martial Emperors!

"Ugh, ahhh!!!"

Lin Fan let out a painful roar. The skin all over his body instantly cracked, and golden blood seeped out from the fissures. He looked like a piece of porcelain on the verge of shattering!

But at the same time.

The Devouring Heaven Demonic Art operated frantically, devouring those rampaging Laws of Strength!

The Primal Sword Intent protected his heart vessels and Sea of Consciousness, suppressing his Divine Soul!

The Self-Transformation Freedom Technique slowed down the flow of time, buying more time for refinement!

The Heaven Opening Sacred Elephant Body guided the Law of Strength to temper his Physical Body, forcibly reorganizing his shattered frame!

Together, they countered the terrifying impact of the pangu essence blood!

And that giant Hell claw...

Had already reached three feet above Lin Fan's head!

"Die!!!"

The entity in the spatial rift let out a hideous laugh.

But in the next second.

Its laughter... came to an abrupt halt.

Because.

Lin Fan... opened his eyes.

Those eyes were no longer the usual black and white.

Instead... they had turned dark gold!

In the depths of his pupils, it was as if Chaos was first opening, gods and demons were roaring, and stars were being born and extinguished!

An ancient, vast, and supremely overbearing aura erupted from his body!

This aura...

Actually shared the same source as the pangu essence blood?!

"This is... the aura of the Pangu Bloodline?!"

The owner of the giant Hell claw let out an unbelievable scream:

"Impossible! You, an ant of the later generations, how could you possibly possess the Pangu Bloodline?!"

"No! This is... a temporary Bloodline resonance obtained after refining the essence blood?!"

"Even so... you must die!"

The giant claw accelerated its descent!

But Lin Fan only slowly raised his right hand toward that sky-covering giant claw...

And made a light grasping motion.

"Law of Strength..."

"Suppress."

Buzz!!!!

A dark gold force field spread out with Lin Fan as the center!

Wherever the force field passed, space solidified, time stagnated, and the Law... submitted!

The giant Hell claw, which contained the power of the Early Stage of a Martial Venerable, actually felt like it had fallen into a quagmire the moment it touched the force field, its speed dropping a hundredfold!

Not only that!

The hellfire on the surface of the claw began to extinguish, and the black scales cracked inch by inch, as if unable to withstand some invisible pressure!

"What?! This is... the Domain of the Law of Strength?!"

The entity in the spatial rift screamed in terror:

"How long has it been since you refined the essence blood?! How could you possibly master the Domain of the Law of Strength?!"

"This is impossible!!!"

"Nothing is impossible."

Lin Fan's voice was calm and steady, yet it carried an indifference that looked down upon all living beings:

"You just said... you'd send me to Hell?"

He paused, a flash of icy killing intent in his dark gold eyes:

"What a coincidence."

"I... don't like others giving me gifts."

"I prefer..."

"Giving them to others!"