81: Why should I explain my actions to you?

Hum!!!

Golden light swept across the karst cave.

Lin Fan, Su Muyu, Qin Yue, Wang Xiaoming, and everyone else felt their bodies enveloped by an irresistible force, and their vision blurred.

The next moment.

They had appeared on a massive white jade plaza.

In front of the plaza stood the towering Martial God Tower.

On the plaza, hundreds of people had already gathered—all of them were Martial Artists from various countries who had survived in the ruins.

The Sanctuary, the Round Table Council, the Middle East, Loose Cultivators... everyone was still shaken, looking around in bewilderment.

"Is this... in front of the Martial God Tower?"

"Forced teleportation? What happened?!"

"My injuries... they seem to have been temporarily suppressed?"

The crowd murmured in discussion.

Lin Fan's appearance immediately drew everyone's attention.

"It's Lin Fan!"

"He's still alive!"

"His aura... so weak! Is he heavily injured?!"

The remaining knights from the Sanctuary and the knights from the Round Table Council immediately had glints of spite and greed erupt in their eyes.

Lin Fan was heavily injured! This was the best opportunity to kill him and seize his treasures!

But before they could make a move.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Five terrifying auras descended from the sky!

Ancestor Chifen Tian, Ice Glass, Thunderstorm, Shadow Without Trace, and Ape Breaker Mountain—the five great Martial King Ancestors descended upon the plaza!

The pressure of the Martial Kings, like billions of mountains, slammed down onto everyone!

Thump! Thump! Thump...

Except for Lin Fan, everyone on the plaza, including Su Muyu and Qin Yue, was forced to their knees!

They couldn't even lift their heads!

This was the absolute pressure of a Peak Martial King!

"Lin Fan!!!"

Ancestor Chifen Tian locked eyes with the swaying youth in black within the crowd, monstrous killing intent erupting in his eyes!

"So it was you... who killed the successor of my Red Dragon Secret Realm?!"

The killing intent of the five great Peak Martial Kings—Ice Glass, Thunderstorm, Shadow Without Trace, and Ape Breaker Mountain—sliced at Lin Fan's body like tangible blades!

Lin Fan let out a muffled groan, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but his back remained straight.

He looked up at the five figures hovering in mid-air, who resembled gods and demons, and grinned.

"I killed them."

The voice was not loud, but it clearly spread across the entire plaza.

"What, are only people from your Secret Realms allowed to kill me, and not the other way around?"

"You!!!" Ancestor Chifen Tian was furious. "Little bastard! I will make your Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!!!"

He raised his hand, about to strike down with a palm!

If this palm landed, let alone the heavily injured Lin Fan, the entire plaza would be razed to the ground!

But just then.

At the top of the Martial God Tower, that aged and majestic voice sounded again:

"Private fighting is prohibited in front of the Martial God Tower."

"Violators will be stripped of their eligibility for the Legacy and expelled from the ruins."

Ancestor Chifen Tian's hand froze in mid-air.

His expression shifted, staring fixedly at the Martial God Tower, then at Lin Fan; the killing intent in his eyes was almost ready to burst forth.

But he dared not attack.

The aura of the Martial God Tower made even him feel palpitations!

This was the place of the Legacy left behind by the ancient Martial God; even someone like him, at the Peak Martial King level, dared not easily violate the rules!

"Good... very good!" Ancestor Chifen Tian gritted his teeth, withdrew his palm, and stared fixedly at Lin Fan. "Little bastard, consider yourself lucky!"

"However, do you think you can live just by entering the Martial God Tower?"

He sneered:

"The Martial God Legacy trial is extremely dangerous. In your current half-dead state, entering will only lead to your death!"

Ice Glass also said coldly, "Even if you luckily pass the trial and obtain the Legacy... you will still die after coming out."

The five great Martial King Ancestors had already sentenced Lin Fan to death.

The crowd on the plaza looked at Lin Fan with pity, mockery, and schadenfreude.

With a heavily injured body, facing the pursuit of five Martial Kings, what good would obtaining the Legacy do?

In the end, he could not escape death.

However.

Lin Fan laughed.

He looked at the five Martial King Ancestors, then at the towering Martial God Tower.

Then, in an almost calm tone, he spoke slowly:

"Do you think..."

"That because I am heavily injured and on the verge of death, I can't do anything to you?"

Ancestor Chifen Tian frowned. "You're at death's door, and you still dare to be mouthy?"

Lin Fan ignored him.

Instead, he turned his head to look at the Martial God Tower.

He took a deep breath.

Using all his strength, he shouted towards the Martial God Tower, enunciating every word:

"Hey!!!"

"You old geezer in the tower! Listen!!!"

"I'm heavily injured and dying! I don't have the strength to pass your bullshit trial!"

"But I want the Legacy!"

"So!"

Lin Fan grinned, revealing his blood-stained teeth:

"Either you give me the Legacy right now!"

"Or, wait for me to die here, and you can just wait for your Legacy to rot in the tower!"

"Anyway, I've got nothing to lose!"

"You decide!!!"

[Ding! In a state of critical injury and imminent death, you wildly roasted the ancient Martial God Legacy spirit, prestige value +5000!]

[Current prestige value: 61570 points!]

...

Dead silence.

On the plaza, everyone stared at Lin Fan in dumbfounded silence.

This guy... is he crazy?!

To dare to speak to the Martial God Legacy spirit like that?!

That was the will left behind by the ancient Martial God! An existence that even Martial King Ancestors had to revere!

A mere Martial Master, heavily injured and dying, actually dared to threaten the Martial God Legacy spirit?!

Ancestor Chifen Tian and the others were also stunned, then revealed mocking smiles.

Seeking death.

Truly seeking death.

How noble is the Martial God Legacy spirit; how could it tolerate such blasphemy?

This kid would probably be wiped out directly by the power of the Martial God Tower the next moment.

However.

Contrary to everyone's expectations.

At the top of the Martial God Tower, there was a moment of silence.

Then, that aged and majestic voice sounded again.

In its tone, there was actually a hint of...

Helplessness?

"Kid, you are the first one who has dared to speak to me like that."

"Heavily injured and dying, yet you still dare to threaten the Legacy spirit..."

"Interesting."

The voice faded.

The gate of the Martial God Tower opened with a boom.

A golden light shot out from within the tower, enveloping Lin Fan.

"Since you don't have the strength to pass the trial..."

"Then we shall change the method."

"I want to see..."

"What kind of confidence this kid has to be so arrogant."

The golden light receded.

Lin Fan's figure disappeared from the spot.

He was directly teleported into the Martial God Tower.

The plaza was in an uproar!

"He went straight in?!"

"Without passing the trial, he went straight into the Martial God Tower?!"

"On what grounds?! This is unfair!!!"

Ancestor Chifen Tian and the others had livid expressions.

They had racked their brains, even forcibly breaking the rules of the ruins to break in, all for the Martial God Legacy.

But now, Lin Fan, a kid who was heavily injured and dying, was actually invited in directly by the Legacy spirit?!

"Dammit!!!" Ancestor Chifen Tian was furious. "Legacy spirit! What is the meaning of this?!"

At the top of the Martial God Tower, the aged voice sounded indifferently:

"Why must I explain my actions to you?"

"If you want the Legacy, wait outside."

"Wait for that kid to come out..."

The voice paused, with a hint of playfulness:

"Or, die in the tower."

Ancestor Chifen Tian and the others were trembling with rage, but dared not say anything more.

They could only stare fixedly at the gate of the Martial God Tower, killing intent boiling in their eyes.

Once Lin Fan comes out...

They would definitely tear him into ten thousand pieces!

And at this moment.

Inside the Martial God Tower.

Lin Fan was teleported to a pure white space.

In the center of the space, a blurry phantom of an old man was floating.

The phantom looked at Lin Fan, who was covered in blood and swaying, and sighed.

"Kid, you are the most arrogant and reckless junior I have ever seen."

"And also..."

"The most heavily injured one."

Lin Fan grinned, coughing up another mouthful of blood.

"Cut the crap..."

"Where is the Legacy?"

"Hand it over."