489: The demons are coming! [Read more]

The forced palace coup within the Darkness Hall, with Lin Fan's intervention and Qing Tan's final strategy of combining both grace and power, was thoroughly suppressed without causing too much of a stir.

Moreover, this suppression only resulted in the loss of the Grand Elder from the high-ranking officials. Not only did it not cripple the Darkness Hall, but it allowed Qing Tan to completely seize control of all its power.

From then on, Qing Tan would be the true Hall Master of the Darkness Hall, and even the supreme Empress of the entire Northern Xuan Region!

After the ceremony concluded, Qing Tan and Lin Fan shared a moment of intimacy before Qing Tan continued to handle the aftermath within the Darkness Hall.

Therefore, Lin Fan also temporarily stayed within the Darkness Hall... Deep within Darkness City, in a secluded bamboo forest, there was a simple bamboo house.

Lin Fan was cultivating in this bamboo house, waiting for Qing Tan to finish the aftermath before they returned to the Eastern Xuan Region together.

That night, Lin Fan was cultivating cross-legged when his expression suddenly changed. He stopped Cultivating, flashed out of the bamboo house, and looked up at the night sky.

Under the bright moon, on a bamboo tree, a black figure stood quietly, a pair of black eyes appearing particularly eerie in the moonlight.

“Hehe, you must be the Lin Fan that the Seventh King Palace spoke of?”

The black figure looked at Lin Fan, chuckled, and said.

“And which Otherworldly Demon are you?” Lin Fan's expression was calm and indifferent as he asked.

The black figure slightly raised his head. Under the moonlight, a face covered in devilish patterns appeared. Then, he grinned, his pale teeth exuding an ominous feeling.

“I am the Seventh King Palace of the Demon Prison, and I have come for Your Excellency.”

Hearing the other party's self-introduction, Lin Fan wasn't too surprised, his expression unperturbed. “For me? What guidance do you have?”

“Hehe, naturally, I've come to kill you! In the Demon Prison's kill list, you are ranked among the top!” The Seventh King Palace said with a smile.

“If you want to kill me, it depends on whether you have the ability,” Lin Fan said with a faint smile.

“You'll find out soon,” the Seventh King Palace said with a smile, “but this isn't a good place to make a move, so, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to come with us.”

As his voice fell, he waved his palm. The surrounding space twisted, and five black figures eerily appeared. These black figures were all at the Otherworldly Demon King level of strength!

As soon as these five black figures appeared, black light immediately shot out from their palms, and then the black light quickly intertwined in mid-air, forming a light Formation that enveloped Lin Fan.

Lin Fan's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not stop their actions.

Because Lin Fan knew that the light Formation was merely a shifting Formation. Conveniently, he also did not wish to make a move here.

After all, this was Qing Tan's territory, and Lin Fan didn't want to destroy it.

As Lin Fan was thinking these thoughts, the surrounding space suddenly twisted violently.

“Shift!”

A low shout suddenly burst out from the mouths of the five black figures, and then the space twisted to its extreme.

The light Formation flickered, and the five figures, as well as the Seventh King Palace, and Lin Fan, all vanished into thin air. Only the lingering spatial fluctuations indicated what had happened there earlier... This was a dense mountain forest. Above the horizon, a silver moon hung high, and its faint moonlight poured down, draping a thin layer of silver gauze over the entire mountain forest.

“Buzz!”

In the sky, the originally tranquil space suddenly fluctuated violently, and then black light flashed. When the light dissipated, several figures had already appeared in the sky out of thin air. They were Lin Fan and the Seventh King Palace and others who had been shifted from Darkness City.

“Hehe, this place is quite good. I imagine it will be enough to satisfy you as your burial ground,” the Seventh King Palace said with a smile, looking at Lin Fan.

Darkness City was, after all, the territory of the Darkness Hall, and the Hall Master of the Darkness Hall was closely related to Lin Fan.

The Seventh King Palace was worried that making a move there would lead to unexpected complications, so he used his methods to shift Lin Fan out of Darkness City, ensuring their plan would be foolproof.

However, the Seventh King Palace did not know that Lin Fan had actually willingly come with them through the shift.

Otherwise, with Lin Fan's use of spatial abilities, their shifting Formation would have been completely ineffective.

Lin Fan calmly looked at the enemies opposite him: the Seventh King Palace, whose strength had reached the level of having passed the second Reincarnation Tribulation, and five Otherworldly Demon Kings comparable to the Samsara Realm.

This lineup was indeed a considerable undertaking.

However, for the current Lin Fan, it actually posed no great threat.

Lin Fan looked at the Seventh King Palace and said with a faint smile, “Perhaps, this will be your burial ground, too.”

“Hehe, you are quite confident,” the Seventh King Palace chuckled, then waved his hand towards the five Otherworldly Demon Kings behind him.

Boom!

The next moment, a torrent of Devilish Qi suddenly surged out from within the five Otherworldly Demon Kings, then transformed into a massive Devilish Qi light shield that enveloped the entire mountain forest, isolating any transmission of energy fluctuations.

“Now, the battle fluctuations won't spread out,” the Seventh King Palace said with a smile, “Next, it's time to send you on your way!”

As the Seventh King Palace's voice fell, the smile on his face grew even wider. Then, a monstrous Devilish Qi, as viscous as a sea of devils, surged out wildly from within him. The mountain forest gradually withered at this moment, and even the Qi of heaven and earth let out a mournful cry.

“Whoosh!”

The Seventh King Palace, with a wide smile, then lightly pointed a finger. A beam of Devilish Qi, as viscous as liquid, suddenly tore through space and shot towards Lin Fan like lightning.

Upon seeing the Seventh King Palace make his move, killing intent surged in Lin Fan's eyes. The vast elemental power within him surged out, and with a grip of his palm, a thunderous long spear condensed between his palms!

The long spear thrust out swiftly, fiercely colliding with the Devilish Qi beam!

Clang!

Dazzling sparks shot out in mid-air, and space shattered. Lin Fan was shaken back dozens of meters, while the Seventh King Palace remained steady in place.

Lin Fan didn't care about this. With a thought, two Incarnations appeared simultaneously. Besides that, the Devouring Corpse also flashed out, holding the Devouring Blade!

“Swish!”

Three figures simultaneously launched a surprise attack on three of the Otherworldly Demon Kings!

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

In an instant, two Otherworldly Demon Kings, comparable to the Samsara Realm, were instantly blown apart by Lin Fan's two Incarnations!

The Otherworldly Demon King fighting the Devouring Corpse, on the other hand, became entangled with it.

“How is that possible?”

The Seventh King Palace and the three surviving Otherworldly Demon Kings all had a drastic change in expression upon seeing this, their faces filled with disbelief.

Their Otherworldly Demon race also possessed the means of Clones, but the strength of Clones differed too greatly from the main body.

Yet, these two Clones of Lin Fan actually displayed such formidable strength. Wouldn't Lin Fan's main body be even more terrifyingly powerful?

However, when Lin Fan blocked his attack earlier, the strength he displayed seemed to be similar to that of his Clones.

“You retreat!”

Thinking this, the Seventh King Palace instructed the remaining three Otherworldly Demon Kings, his eyes fixed on Lin Fan with endless coldness.

The next moment, he pointed his finger in the air.

Boom!

A vast sea of devils surged forth at this moment, transforming into a massive ten-thousand-foot-long nine-headed devil python. The devil python roared towards the sky, and as Devilish Qi spewed out, it blotted out the sun and covered the sky!

As the Devilish Qi surged, the nine-headed devil python violently shot out. Under its impact, space itself fractured inch by inch! (End of Chapter)