161: Dude, we're on the same page, and you're trying to outsmart me?

Boom!!!

A ghost king phantom, ten zhang tall, with a green face and fangs, clad in black armor, slowly emerged from the Soul-summoning banner!

The ghost king roared at the sky, ghost qi surging, its pressure reaching the Mid-stage Martial Emperor Realm!

"Lin Fan! Die!!!" Black Fiend roared.

The ghost king raised its giant claws and slammed them down towards Lin Fan!

White Fiend also attacked at the same time; the string of skulls exploded, turning into nine ferocious ghost heads that attacked Lin Fan's vitals from nine directions!

Facing this fatal strike, Lin Fan just sighed.

"Stubborn."

He casually threw away the peach wood sword, then raised his right hand, palm facing upwards.

"Playing with ghosts, are we?"

"Let me show you..."

"What the light of the Righteous Path is..."

In his palm, a wisp of grey Primal Sword Intent began to condense.

But this time, the Sword Intent did not take the shape of a sword, but... evolved into a vision of a Chaos Void Realm!

In the void, a giant phantom, standing between heaven and earth, could be vaguely seen holding a giant axe, slowly raising it!

"Pangu Opens the Heavens!"

"All Laws Repelled!!!"

Boom!!!!!!

The grey sword light soared into the sky!

Within the sword light contained the supreme will of opening the heavens and the earth, as well as... a trace of imperceptible Pangu aura!

The moment the ghost king phantom touched the sword light, it was like snow meeting the scorching sun; it let out a shrill, extreme scream, then quickly dissolved and disintegrated!

The nine ghost heads didn't even have time to scream before they were directly annihilated!

The sword light did not lose its momentum, sweeping across the bodies of the Black and White Fiends.

Puchi.

Both of their movements froze at the same time.

They looked down at their bodies!

There were no wounds.

But their aura was rapidly weakening.

"You... you severed our... Soul Root?!" White Fiend's voice trembled.

The Soul Root is the foundation of a ghost cultivator.

Once the Soul Root is severed, their cultivation is completely ruined, their Soul is incomplete, and they don't even have a chance at Reincarnation!

"Oh, I'm really sorry, I used a bit too much force." Lin Fan withdrew his Sword Intent and said indifferently, "Are you guys not dead yet?"

Black and White Fiends: You motherf...

They wanted to curse, but they couldn't anymore.

The Black and White Fiends collapsed to the ground, eyes hollow, like two walking corpses.

With their cultivation ruined and Souls incomplete, they... were already finished.

Lin Fan looked at Li Yan: "Collect the spoils."

He looked at King Kong: "Throw them far away, they're an eyesore."

"Yes!" The two immediately moved.

[Ding! Broke the hundred ghosts with a peach wood sword, then severed the Soul Root with Pangu Sword Intent, prestige value + 8000!]

[Current prestige value: 103,000 points!]

prestige value... broke through 100,000!

A flash of light appeared in Lin Fan's eyes.

He could buy it!

He opened the System Mall, found "Devouring Heaven Demonic Art (Middle Part) (Pseudo)", and clicked to buy without hesitation!

[Ding! Consumed 100,000 prestige value, purchased "Devouring Heaven Demonic Art (Middle Part) (Pseudo)" successfully!]

[Do you want to perform empowerment immediately?]

"Empowerment!"

[Empowerment requires 50,000 prestige value. Insufficient remaining prestige value. Automatically using credit. First time using credit, one week interest-free.]

Lin Fan: I'm trying to connect with you, but you're trying to play mind games with me?

Hum!!!

A massive torrent of information flooded Lin Fan's mind!

The cultivation method of the middle part of the Devouring Heaven Demonic Art, the method to condense the Devouring Domain, the devouring essentials from the Martial Emperor to the Martial Venerable Realm... were branded into the depths of his Soul like an imprint!

At the same time, a pure force of the Devouring Law poured into his body from the System, crazily fusing with his original Devouring Law!

18%... 25%... 32%...

Finally, it stopped at 40%!

The Devouring Law had directly reached the Minor Achievement Realm!

According to common sense, with a Law at Minor Achievement, one could already attempt a Breakthrough to Martial Emperor.

But Lin Fan did not.

He forcefully suppressed that urge to Breakthrough.

"Not enough..." Lin Fan muttered to himself, "What I want is for all Laws to reach Minor Achievement, then fuse into the Chaos Law, and then Breakthrough in one go!"

"Only a Martial Emperor who breaks through like that... is truly invincible!"

He opened his eyes, feeling the surging power in his body, and a curve appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"However, with the Devouring Law at Minor Achievement, the benefits are already enough."

With a thought.

Hum!

The space within a ten-zhang radius centered on Lin Fan suddenly became... twisted!

It was not the distortion of the Space Law.

But... a pure "devouring"!

Light, sound, Spiritual Qi, and even Law fragments... were all being crazily devoured!

"Devouring Domain..." A trace of excitement flashed in Lin Fan's eyes, "Although it is not complete, it already possesses the characteristic of devouring all things and turning them into one's own use."

"Once I raise the other Laws and perfect the Domain..."

"At that time, within the Martial Emperor Realm, who can be my match?!"

He put away his Domain and looked at the System panel.

[Host: Lin Fan]

[Cultivation: Peak Martial King (Suppressed)]

[Law Comprehension: Devouring (40% Minor Achievement), Sword Dao (20%), Space-Time (15%), Power (12%), Five Elements (10% each)]

[Talent: Pangu Battle Markings (Elementary)]

[Cultivation Technique: Devouring Heaven Demonic Art (Middle Part · Pseudo), Primal Sword Intent (Incomplete), Self-Transformation Freedom Technique (Lower Part Incomplete Manual)...]

[prestige value: 3,000 points]

[Credit: 50,000]

[Merit Points: 37,500 (Ranked First)]

"City Lord, everything is cleaned up." Li Yan returned holding a dozen storage rings, his face full of excitement, "These guys are really rich, just the Medium Grade Blood Crystals alone amount to over 200,000!"

King Kong also returned: "Master, those two have already been thrown into the Yao Beast nest a hundred miles away—they probably won't survive tonight."

"Mm." Lin Fan nodded, looking into the depths of the Secret Realm, "Tomorrow is noon."

"The Hanging Palace... the real monsters..."

Battle Intent rose in his eyes:

"I hope you guys don't let me down."

At the same time.

In the Hanging Palace.

Xuan Ming, Chi Yan, Ice Glass, and the Scholar were sitting together, watching the playback on the light screen in front of them.

Lin Fan breaking the hundred ghosts with a peach wood sword.

Lin Fan severing the Soul Root with Pangu Sword Intent.

Lin Fan... subduing King Kong.

"His strength has become stronger again." Chi Yan licked his lips, "And ridiculously strong."

"That kind of Sword Intent..." Ice Glass frowned, "It seems to be able to sever everything, even the Soul Origin can be severed and extinguished."

The Scholar gently waved his folding fan: "What's even more terrifying is that he seems to be... deliberately suppressing his Breakthrough."

Xuan Ming narrowed his Yin and Yang eyes slightly: "He is waiting. Waiting for all Laws to reach Minor Achievement, merging into one, and then breaking through to Martial Emperor in one go."

"Chaos Law?" Chi Yan's pupils shrank, "That is only a legendary Realm! Since ancient times, how many people have been able to do it?!"

"That's why he is terrifying." Xuan Ming slowly stood up, "Tomorrow at noon, we must... attack with all our might."

"At all costs."

"Strangle him... before he breaks through."

Cold killing intent flashed in the eyes of the four at the same time.

And at this moment, Lin Fan.

Was lying on a stone chair, crossing his legs, looking at the starry sky.

"Tomorrow..."

He muttered to himself:

"It's time to close the net."

[Ding! Domineering declaration, prestige value + 1000!]

[Current prestige value: 4,000 points!]