168: Chapter 168 Collective Apology, Zi Mu's Last Stand!

Li Fan finished speaking.

Then, he raised a large hand once more and tore off Zi Mu's other arm.

"What's the rush?"

"I told you I'd serve you up as the first course, send you to meet your dear departed relatives underground. What's the hurry?"

"Also, weren't you seafood folks all pretty arrogant just a moment ago? The tables have turned, and now it's my turn!"

As he spoke, Li Fan proceeded to remove Zi Mu's two sturdy legs and long tail.

With each addition to the pot, the ingredients became more abundant, and each addition elicited a heart-wrenching, agonized cry from Zi Mu.

These cries of pain echoed through the heavens, resounded across the entire Blue Star, making one's scalp tingle.

Such a scene,

witnessed by the Alien Race Prodigies, the Alien Race Hall Master, and all the citizens of the alien races, was undoubtedly utterly shocking!

At the same time, each of them felt a pang of heartache.

For them, this pain was the kind that hurts just to watch!

For a fleeting moment, it was as if they themselves were being dismembered into seafood ingredients, becoming one of the items in the pot.

Of course,

the predominant emotion was clearly shock.

Zi Mu was one of the top prodigies among their race, a dignified Quasi-God Rank figure!

And on the other side was Li Fan, who just a few months ago was only at the Transcendent Rank and had recently been provoked to the point of seeming a bit foolish!

Now, Zi Mu couldn't even withstand a single encounter with Li Fan?!

He was directly pinned to the ground by Li Fan with lightning speed, as helpless as fish on a chopping board, utterly disgraced!

Only now did they suddenly realize:

Li Fan wasn't provoked into foolishness at all!

Li Fan had simply been telling the truth all along!

Because it seemed Li Fan really did have the strength to sweep them all away?!

"How is this possible?!"

"Am I seeing things?!"

"So strong!!"

"Hall Master Zi Mu was too careless and underestimated this Li Fan! If he had been more rigorous, perhaps his defeat wouldn't have been so miserable!"

"Can Hall Master Zi Mu still create a miracle? I really don't want to be drawn against this Li Fan next; he's a bit too terrifying!"

"Damn it! Why can Li Fan's progress be so fast?! When I first heard of his deeds a few months ago, he was only at the Transcendent Rank. How could he so easily defeat the Quasi-God Rank Zi Mu? What kind of monster is he?!"

"We've all been deceived by this Li Fan!"

Within the ranks of the Alien Race Prodigies, everyone now wore grave expressions.

Many even subconsciously swallowed hard, their hearts in their throats, praying frantically for Zi Mu.

They hoped Zi Mu could find a way out of a desperate situation and stage a miraculous comeback.

However, it was clear

that this wishful thinking was utterly fanciful.

Because from the moment Li Fan stepped onto the stage,

Zi Mu was destined to be a corpse!

Meanwhile,

on the side of Great Xia, there was an unprecedented uproar.

"Little Fan!"

"Little Fan's strength!"

"Wait, am I seeing things?! How did Li Fan do this?"

"Such terrifying physical prowess!"

In the spectator stands, Li Daguo, Huang Lan, and a group of Great Xia's God-level Experts all stood up in shock.

Just moments ago, they had even prepared themselves for Li Fan to be hacked to pieces.

Yet, in the blink of an eye,

it was the opposing Quasi-God Rank prodigy who was about to be dismembered by Li Fan!

This truly shattered their understanding of Li Fan!

For a moment,

both exhilaration and regret began to rise in the hearts of these Great Xia God-level Experts.

The exhilaration was for Li Fan's terrifying strength—another Quasi-God Rank combatant, and a top-tier one at that. Humanity had once again found hope!

As for the regret, it naturally stemmed from the biased words they had previously spoken about Li Fan.

However, it couldn't be entirely blamed on them.

After all, who could have imagined Li Fan would be this terrifying?

And within the ranks of Great Xia's prodigies,

seeing Li Fan's divinely powerful combat prowess, each of them was so excited their eyes turned red.

The facts before them proved

they hadn't misplaced their trust in Li Fan!

Li Fan truly possessed incredibly terrifying, even fail-safe strength!

And those most excited on Great Xia's side

were undoubtedly the Citizens of Great Xia.

"This! Li Fan!"

"This... this is too terrifying!"

"How did he do it?!"

"Has Li Fan's strength already reached the level of a Quasi-God?"

"What do you mean 'reached the level'? That Alien Race Prodigy opposite him clearly looks like an extremely formidable type. Li Fan's strength is definitely among the best of the Quasi-Gods!"

"No way, what kind of monster is Li Fan? Can he really sweep through the alien races and have the strength to turn them into seafood soup?"

"We... might be saved!"

"We are truly saved! Li Fan hasn't even gone all out yet; he still has strength to spare. With this level of combat power, he really can sweep through them!"

"I never thought that at this critical moment, it would be Li Fan who stepped up!"

"I need to apologize, for my ignorance! Li Fan is mighty! Damn mighty! Kill them!"

"I also need to apologize! Brother Fan, kill all these alien brats! Avenge our fallen compatriots!"

Ever since witnessing Li Fan's series of puzzling actions earlier,

the Citizens of Great Xia had already lost most of their hope in him.

Later, when Bo Jun stepped down and Li Fan took the stage, setting up a pot and lighting a fire, they completely lost hope in Li Fan, merely admiring his sheer stubbornness.

But now,

the scene before them completely shattered their perceptions!

Li Fan's strength was simply too outrageous!

Those who had utterly despaired about the assessment now rekindled their hope, frantically cheering Li Fan on.

Throughout Great Xia, cheers for Li Fan now rang out almost everywhere.

"Worthy of being my brother-in-law! See, I told you earlier, Li Fan definitely has his reasons!"

In the Gu Family, Gu Quan was extremely excited, speaking frantically to those around him.

The other members of the Gu Family were also very excited, their faces showing smiles they hadn't worn in a long time.

Their son-in-law was truly fearsome to such a degree!

They also needed to apologize for their earlier distrust of their son-in-law!

"Brother Fan!"

In a corner, Gu Ling's eyes were also red with excitement, feeling a great weight lifted off her shoulders.

Li Fan had indeed given her a miracle!

And now, she only hoped that Li Fan could bulldoze his way through and survive to the end.

...

Looking back at the Beast Fighting Arena.

After removing the limbs, Li Fan's gaze now fell upon Zi Mu's head.

At this moment, Zi Mu had completely reverted to his original form.

He had transformed into a legless creature covered in scales, resembling a giant purple serpent.

To be honest,

looking at Zi Mu's original form, Li Fan didn't have much appetite.

But it could barely serve as a soup base.

Just as Li Fan was about to remove the head to make it edible,

Zi Mu began his final resistance.

"The Zi Clan shall not be humiliated!"

"If I die, we die together!"

Zi Mu coughed up large mouthfuls of blood, roaring madly as his entire body began to ignite with terrifying black-purple flames. These flames were far more horrifying than the ones he had charged with earlier, several times more intense!

In an instant,

Zi Mu's remaining body turned into a bizarre ball of fire.

Li Fan's expression changed slightly. He could feel Zi Mu's vitality draining away rapidly, and an energy within his body was building up and expanding.

No doubt, Zi Mu intended to self-destruct and take him along.

It could be said Zi Mu had reached the end of his rope.

As for this so-called self-destruction,

Li Fan paid it no mind.

His own terrifying defense value, combined with the defense of the black morning robe—

especially the black morning robe.

This black morning robe came from the cosmos, and the limit of its defensive power even surpassed his current physical body.

With both combined,

to take him out in one go now would be nearly impossible without at least a God-level Expert's strength.

Therefore,

Li Fan made no attempt to conceal his actions.

He simply grabbed and tore off Zi Mu's head, which was still blazing with flames.

At the same time,

Zi Mu's body exploded.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The terrifying force caused the entire Beast Fighting Arena to tremble.

The arena became a sea of terrifying flames.