188: Ranked first, I can finally go home.

"Master, these three..." Jingang's expression was grave.

"I'll handle them," Lin Fan said indifferently. "You go clear the nest and destroy the source."

"But..."

"Execute the order."

"...Yes!"

Jingang gritted his teeth and charged toward the nest!

"Stop him!" ordered the Corrupted Demon in the center.

The one on the left immediately lunged at Jingang!

However...

A hazy gray fist print blocked its path.

"Your opponent..." Lin Fan took a step forward, his Chaos Domain fully unleashed, "is me."

"Roar!!!"

The Corrupted Demon on the left roared, its Corruption Domain expanding and violently colliding with the Chaos Domain!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...!!!

The two Domains frantically eroded and clashed against each other!

The power of corruption tried to erode the Chaos, while the power of Chaos tried to assimilate the corruption!

For a moment, they were actually at a stalemate!

"Human... your Law... is very special..."

A hint of greed flashed in the eyes of the central Corrupted Demon:

"If I eat you... I can evolve..."

"Then come and try."

Lin Fan's hands formed Seals as the Chaos Manifestation Technique began to circulate!

"Four Laws in One... Chaos Heaven-Opening Fist!"

He threw a punch!

A four-colored fist print blasted toward the Corrupted Demon on the left!

"Shield of Corruption!"

The Corrupted Demon on the left raised its hand, and a massive shield composed of rotting flesh and white bone condensed!

The fist print slammed into the shield.

Bang...!!!

The giant shield exploded!

The Corrupted Demon was sent flying, its arm shattered, but granulation tissue squirmed at the wound, rapidly regenerating!

"Regeneration ability..." Lin Fan narrowed his eyes.

"Human... you cannot hurt me..."

The Corrupted Demon on the left grinned hideously as its severed arm finished regenerating.

But in the next second.

Lin Fan appeared before it.

"Cannot hurt you?"

He raised his hand, and the Chaos Qi in his palm condensed into a hazy gray longsword.

"Then... I'll just slay you."

"Chaos Manifestation Technique... Sword Dao Return to Origin!"

He struck with a single sword slash!

The sword light was hazy gray and seemed ordinary, yet it contained a Sword Intent that could split heaven and earth, as well as... the true essence of Chaos encompassing all Laws!

The Corrupted Demon on the left tried to dodge, but found that the space around it was sealed by the Chaos Domain!

It tried to block, but its Corruption Domain was like paper before the Chaos sword light!

Slash...!!!

The sword light swept past.

The Corrupted Demon's body froze.

Then, it split into two from the middle.

No blood flowed from the wound; only hazy gray Chaos Qi was eroding it, preventing regeneration.

[Ding! Slayed a High-Level Corrupted Demon, prestige value +10,000!]

[Current prestige value: 58,000 points!]

"What?!" The expressions of the other two Corrupted Demons changed drastically.

Slaying a High-Level Corrupted Demon with one sword strike?!

Just how strong is this human?!

"Attack together!!"

The Corrupted Demon in the center roared, and along with the one on the right, they pounced simultaneously!

Two Corrupted Demons at the Early Stage of Martial Venerable erupted with their full power!

Their Corruption Domains overlapped, and their power surged!

The entire underground space trembled, and even the spatial cracks began to become unstable!

Facing the pincer attack of these two Corrupted Demons, Lin Fan took a deep breath.

Chaos Prototype, circulate at full power!

At this moment, he pushed his 80% Chaos Prototype to its absolute limit!

"Chaos Manifestation Technique... Five Laws Return to Origin!"

Fire, Water, Earth, Metal, Wood!

The Five Elements merged into one, circulating endlessly!

"Chaos... Five Elements Return to Origin Palm!"

He pushed out a palm strike!

A five-colored palm print met the two Corrupted Demons!

Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A terrifying explosion swept through the entire underground space!

The nest was mostly destroyed by the shockwave, and countless Corrupted Demons were turned to ash!

Jingang took the opportunity to frantically destroy the core of the nest!

And in the center of the battlefield...

The palm print and the Corruption Domains of the two Corrupted Demons clashed frantically!

After three breaths of time.

The palm print crumbled.

But cracks also appeared in the Domains of the two Corrupted Demons, and their auras withered!

"Now!"

A sharp light flashed in Lin Fan's eyes, and his figure vanished!

When he reappeared, he was already behind the Corrupted Demon on the right.

"The second one."

The Chaos sword light struck again!

Pfft...!

The head of the Corrupted Demon on the right flew off, and its body was eroded by Chaos, unable to regenerate.

[Ding! Slayed the second High-Level Corrupted Demon, prestige value +10,000!]

[Current prestige value: 68,000 points!]

Only the one in the center remained.

It looked at Lin Fan, and fear finally appeared in its eyes.

"Human... stop... I can submit..."

"Submit?" Lin Fan laughed. "Are you even worthy?"

He raised his hand, and the Chaos sword light condensed.

But just then...

The central Corrupted Demon suddenly looked up at the spatial crack above.

"Since you won't give me a way to live..."

"Then let's die together!"

It roared hoarsely, burning its essence blood and turning into a streak of bloody light that crashed into the largest spatial crack!

Boom...!!!

The spatial crack trembled violently, and its edges began to expand!

From the other side of the crack, a terrifying roar could be heard!

Something... was coming through!

"Not good!" Lin Fan's expression changed.

This Corrupted Demon wanted to forcibly expand the crack to draw in an even more terrifying existence!

"Chaos Domain... Seal!"

He pushed his Chaos Domain to the limit, attempting to Seal the crack.

But the speed at which the crack was expanding was too fast!

Furthermore, the aura coming from the other side of the crack... was even more terrifying than a Middle Stage Martial Venerable!

"Master! The nest is destroyed!" Jingang shouted.

"Retreat!" Lin Fan made a split-second decision.

The two of them sped toward the surface.

However.

From within the spatial crack, a massive claw covered in black scales had already reached out!

Wherever the giant claw passed, space collapsed and Laws were annihilated!

Late Stage Martial Venerable?!

No... it might be even stronger!

"We can't get away..." Jingang's face was deathly pale.

Lin Fan gritted his teeth and took out an Evil-Warding Divine Lightning Talisman.

Just as he was about to activate it...

The System's notification suddenly rang out:

[Ding! Detected that the spatial crack is expanding. Void Divine Crystal fragments can stabilize the space. Do you wish to consume all prestige value for a forced exchange?]

[Current prestige value: 68,000 points. Can be exchanged for Void Divine Crystal (Dust).]

Dust? I can't even afford a fragment, only dust?

But... it's better than nothing!

"Exchange!"

[Ding! Consumed 68,000 prestige value. Successfully exchanged for Void Divine Crystal (Dust)!]

A speck of silver dust, almost invisible to the naked eye, appeared in Lin Fan's hand.

Without hesitation, he flicked the dust toward the spatial crack!

Hum...!!!

The silver dust exploded, turning into countless silver points of light that merged into the edges of the crack!

The expanding crack suddenly came to a halt!

That black giant claw was also entangled by the silver light points, and its movements became sluggish!

"Now!"

Lin Fan pushed his Chaos Domain with all his might to perform a Spatial Sealing Technique!

"Chaos Manifestation Technique... Spatial Seal!"

The hazy gray Chaos Qi turned into countless runes, imprinting themselves onto the crack!

After three breaths of time.

The crack shrank and finally... closed.

That black giant claw was also forcibly pushed back into the Void Realm.

The underground space returned to tranquility.

Lin Fan slumped to the ground, gasping for air.

In that moment just now, he had almost exhausted all of his strength.

Jingang quickly supported him: "Master, are you alright?"

"I'm fine..." Lin Fan shook his head, looking at the closed spatial crack with lingering fear.

That was close... almost finished.

But fortunately, the mission was completed.

The nest was destroyed, and the source of the Corrupted Demons was cut off.

The spatial crack was also sealed.

Even though he had spent all his prestige value and almost drawn out a terrifying existence...

At least he had survived.

"Let's go, back to turn in the mission."

The two of them left the Abyss of Corruption.

Seven days later.

Enforcement Hall.

Venerable Black Feather looked at the mission report and the Recording Stone Lin Fan had submitted, his eyes full of shock.

"You really... sealed a spatial crack? And even killed three High-Level Corrupted Demons?"

"Yes." Lin Fan nodded, his face still a bit pale... his strength hadn't fully recovered yet.

Venerable Black Feather took a deep breath and announced loudly:

"Third stage mission assessment: Lin Fan, rating... Superb!"

"Combining the results of the first three rounds of assessment: Lin Fan, overall ranking... First!"

"Awarded official Reserve status!"

In the hall, the sound of people sucking in cold air rang out.

Zixiao's face was deathly pale, his lips trembling.

The way the others looked at Lin Fan was filled with awe.

Lin Fan, however, only looked toward Seventh Master.

Seventh Master smiled and nodded.

It was done.

Official Reserve.

Plane-traversing resources...

Could now be applied for.

[Ding! Completed a Grade A mission, ranked first overall, became an official Reserve, prestige value +20,000!]

[Current prestige value: 20,000 points!]