"You deserve to die! Die! I will tear you and everyone in Lan Family Fort to shreds!"
In his fury, the imposing magical power instantly transformed into a colossal Dharma Image, resembling an enraged god or demon, radiating overwhelming killing intent. It unleashed a punch towards Ling Fan.
At this moment, consumed by rage, King Tianyun disregarded the presence of hostages.
He sought vengeance through murder!
Under countless terrified gazes, this punch, seemingly capable of shattering mountains and breaking seas, descended. Just as everyone believed Ling Fan and everyone in Lan Family Fort were doomed, Ling Fan casually extended a hand.
With a nonchalant flick of his finger.
A dazzling, all-encompassing spiritual energy, imbued with every hue of spiritual power, surged forth. It coalesced into a divine finger, striking the Dharma Image's fist unleashed by King Tianyun.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion seemed to rip through the void, its sound echoing for a hundred miles!
Many were so startled by the blast that their hearts nearly burst.
Then...
To everyone's astonishment, the fist, imbued with immense power and even a trace of the law, was annihilated inch by inch.
At this moment.
Everyone was stunned.
Furthermore, the finger, its momentum undiminished, sent King Tianyun flying. His body, like a cannonball, shot straight into a cliff face.
His Heavenly Cloud Kingdom powerhouses behind him were instantly reduced to dust, without even a chance to scream.
"How is this possible! I am a Quasi-Golden Core! The foremost expert of the Heavenly Cloud Kingdom, how could I be defeated by you, you little thief!"
A roar, akin to that of a wounded beast, erupted from within the cliff.
Immediately, a somewhat disheveled figure emerged, enveloped in a terrifying aura, staring intently at Ling Fan.
"So what if you're a Quasi-Golden Core? Is it that impressive? In my eyes, Ling, you are no different from an ant."
Ling Fan stated indifferently.
"Arrogant!"
King Tianyun was enraged.
Having ruled the Heavenly Cloud Kingdom for decades, his word was absolute, his authority supreme. When had he ever been so lightly dismissed and humiliated?
However, anger aside.
He was not foolish.
From the previous exchange, he had personally felt Ling Fan's unfathomable strength. Despite possessing only the cultivation of the Giant Spirit Realm, he could destroy King Tianyun's magical power with a single strike.
Even if he was unwilling to admit it, Ling Fan indeed had the right to speak those words.
"Today, I will surely kill you to avenge the blood feud of my royal family!"
A mad glint flickered in King Tianyun's eyes.
As he urged his Natal Core without regard for the cost, fine golden threads on his Natal Core erupted with blinding brilliance. This was the trace of the law King Tianyun had begun to comprehend, now forcefully pushed to its limit.
Instantly, a world-shattering power exploded from his body.
The mountain peak beneath King Tianyun's feet could not withstand this power and collapsed with a roar.
King Tianyun, with a sinister grin, soared into the air, his entire being like a terrifying meteor, charging forward with ferocious intent.
It was evident that the power King Tianyun now unleashed was entirely different from his previous magical power. It was as if his strength had been elevated by a whole tier, becoming more solidified and terrifying. This was the might of a Quasi-Golden Core expert who had grasped a trace of the law.
With the law's augmentation, compared to without it, the difference was like heaven and earth.
If one truly entered the Golden Core realm and fully comprehended a law, their power would further increase.
Although King Tianyun was still in the Quasi-Golden Core realm at this moment.
He was forcefully activating the trace of the law he had comprehended, disregarding all consequences. In fact, after this exertion, he might directly fall in his cultivation realm.
This madness caused the power of this strike to far exceed the level of a Quasi-Golden Core. Even though he had not truly reached the Golden Core realm, he was not far off.
But he could no longer afford to care. His mind was filled with only one thought: to kill Ling Fan, no matter the cost.
Before this punch even landed, everyone felt its destructive power.
Lan Tianxiong and all the members of Lan Family Fort trembled uncontrollably in fear.
However, Ling Fan's expression remained indifferent.
Within his calmness lay a hint of biting cold.
He flipped his hand and pressed down into the void.
Instantly, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged. Under the dominant influence of the colorful and brilliant Myriad Transformation Spiritual Energy, a colossal spiritual energy palm print suddenly materialized and descended with oppressive force.
"Break for me!"
King Tianyun roared with all his might, his expression filled with madness. While his magical power surged, an overwhelming power of the law also permeated his being. He intended to shatter this descending palm with a single punch.
However, the moment the palm landed, King Tianyun's body trembled violently, as if an egg had collided with a massive boulder!
Boom!
King Tianyun was directly suppressed by the heaven-encompassing palm.
In an instant, the heavens shook and the earth quaked, mountains cracked and split. Within a radius of thousands of feet centered on this palm strike, the mountains collapsed.
As for King Tianyun, his body was torn asunder and smashed deep into the earth.
Everyone watched this scene in disbelief, their jaws agape, unable to believe their own eyes.
That was the dignified Quasi-Golden Core expert, the Emperor of the six-star martial kingdom, the Heavenly Cloud Kingdom!
He had been casually suppressed by Ling Fan...
Just how terrifying was Ling Fan's current strength?
Before everyone could recover, Ling Fan reached out and grabbed the void. A Natal Core, the size of a fist, covered in countless cracks, along with a storage bag, was pulled from beneath the ground.
As for King Tianyun, his remains were nowhere to be found.
Ling Fan casually tossed the dim, cracked Natal Core to the toad.
Countless pairs of fiery eyes watched. The cultivators from Jiangnan City and the reinforcements from the Liuyun Kingdom who had rushed over were practically drooling.
Was that the legendary Natal Core!
Despite its small size,
The power contained within it was beyond their imagination.
This was the essence of King Tianyun's entire being!
Amidst the gazes of shock and envy, the toad opened its mouth and crunched the Natal Core down.
"Lord Ling is mighty! It truly pays to follow Lord Ling, hahaha, no, I shouldn't call you Lord Ling anymore, I should call you Lord Ling Jun! Killing Quasi-Golden Cores is like slaughtering chickens, you must have become a Golden Core Martial Lord now!"
The toad exclaimed excitedly while chewing.
It had to be said, the toad's bloodline power was quite formidable. It had suffered such severe injuries earlier, almost to the brink of death, and was now becoming lively again. Especially after consuming this Natal Core, its recovery was incredibly swift!
Ling Fan nodded at the toad, saying nothing.
Then, he walked towards Lan Tianxiong and the others.
"Father-in-law, I'm late. I apologize for frightening you all."
Ling Fan said.
"No... no, we're fine! Little Fan, how have you become so strong? Just how strong are you now?"
Lan Tianxiong voiced the question that everyone was eager to know.
Ling Fan replied, "If measured by your standards, then the Golden Core realm."
As for the specific level within the Golden Core realm, whether it was early, mid, or peak Golden Core, Ling Fan did not elaborate.
After all, even if he explained, Lan Tianxiong and the others would not understand the nuances.