Outside the Nine Cang Sacred Cave.
All the Quasi-Saint experts and Golden Core experts from the Ten Domains who were staying in Nine Cang City were shaken and flew towards the Nine Cang Sacred Cave involuntarily.
And within the Nine Cang Sacred Cave.
A figure, like a young celestial god, slowly walked out from the void at the deepest part of the Nine Cang Sacred Cave.
The demon horse and the toad stopped fighting instinctively, their battle halted as they looked at the figure in utter shock.
"Boss! Have you become a Saint? What's with this huge commotion! You scared me to death!"
The toad exclaimed.
The demon horse also wore a grave expression. It felt an incomparably dangerous aura from Ling Fan. If Ling Fan had previously felt like an insurmountable mountain peak, he now felt like an unfathomable ocean.
A mountain, no matter how high, could still barely glimpse its summit.
But the depth of this ocean was so terrifyingly profound that it could only inspire awe.
After all, Ling Fan had only just achieved Golden Core!
If Ling Fan were to reach the Quasi-Saint realm, or even the Manifestation realm, what kind of terrifying divine might would that be?
Ling Fan smiled faintly and said, "Becoming a Saint is still far off. I've merely condensed my Golden Core. Let's go, we're leaving."
With that, he strode towards the outside of the Nine Cang Sacred Cave.
The toad, suppressing its shock, trotted obediently behind Ling Fan.
The demon horse also quickly followed.
Upon exiting the Nine Cang Sacred Cave, they saw countless experts gathered around the Nine Cang Sacred Cave.
As soon as Ling Fan appeared, dozens of Quasi-Saint experts bowed respectfully, congratulating him, "Congratulations, young friend, congratulations! Your strength has advanced greatly, unmatched in the world!"
One Quasi-Saint said with heartfelt submission, "This Creation of Saints Assembly was meant to select a supremely capable individual to unify the Ten Domains and establish a fourth Sacred Domain that would endure for ten thousand years, its legacy unextinguished, capable of rivaling the Three Great Sacred Domains. Young Master Ling, you thwarted the demon son's scheme, you saved our lives, and you have the virtue of recreating the Ten Domains, saving them from a cataclysmic disaster. We are willing to jointly nominate you as the Saint Lord of the Ten Domains. We implore you not to refuse."
As this Quasi-Saint spoke, other Quasi-Saints nodded in agreement.
As for those Quasi-Saints who had been expelled by Ling Fan earlier, although they were unwilling, they dared not show any displeasure, lest Ling Fan, displeased, deal with them publicly again, which would truly cost them their dignity.
The Golden Core and Nascent Soul experts of the Ten Domains, having witnessed Ling Fan's peerless demeanor in suppressing the Sacred Son of the Shi Jiu Demon Clan through the images on the scroll, were immensely respectful of Ling Fan. They then erupted in a thunderous roar, imploring Ling Fan to preside over the Ten Domains.
Ling Fan pondered for a moment and was about to nod in agreement.
At this very moment.
The sky suddenly changed, and dark clouds converged. The world was plunged into darkness, as if the entire world had suddenly fallen into an endless purgatory.
A colossal demonic hand, spanning infinite space, appeared. Its five fingers were like immense mountain ranges, and its palm resembled a vast plateau, pressing down from above.
Simultaneously, rolling demonic roars erupted from the sky.
"You killed my demon clan's Sacred Son and ruined my clan's plan, boy, pay with your life!"
This sudden turn of events stunned everyone. The overwhelming aura that made everyone's souls tremble was indescribably terrifying. Only the Quasi-Saint experts could resist it to some extent; all other experts below the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms involuntarily knelt down, not daring to even breathe.
Manifestation Realm!
A true Saint!
Only a Saint could traverse infinite space and directly manifest their power tens of thousands of miles away, displaying such peerless saintly might capable of plucking stars and moving mountains.
This Demon Saint had clearly been waiting for Ling Fan for a long time.
Its power could not penetrate the Nine Cang Sacred Cave, but it waited for Ling Fan to emerge before launching a surprise attack, intending to kill Ling Fan.
Before the terrifying, colossal hand, as large as an ancient mountain, capable of capturing extraterrestrial stars, everyone felt as insignificant as a speck of dust.
Even the Quasi-Saints, after resisting for a while, let out unwilling roars. With thuds, their knees struck the ground, subdued by the supreme pressure of the hand.
The toad fell onto its backside with a thud.
The demon horse's strength was clearly more formidable than the toad's. Its eyes blazed with defiant flames, as if it sought to rival the heavens, its ambition soaring!
It actually withstood the overwhelming pressure of a true Demon Saint, rose to its feet, its four hooves galloping like shooting stars, charging towards the colossal hand.
However, the hand merely grazed the demon horse, sending it plummeting down like a meteorite. It was utterly incapable of shaking the hand.
The demon horse let out an unwilling roar, got back up, and prepared to fight again.
Ling Fan, however, called out to it calmly.
"Step back. This is no ordinary Demon Saint, you are no match for it."
The mark of the Celestial Demon Eye flashed in Ling Fan's eyes, as if his gaze followed the terrifying, monstrous hand across infinite space to a ferocious figure devouring the heavens.
"The Ten Great Heavenly Realms conspired against me, with your Celestial Demon Realm contributing the most. Ninety-nine Celestial Demon Venerables of the Celestial Demon Realm were almost all dispatched. Later, they pursued my family and disciples, not even sparing registered disciples, chasing them to the frontier of the universe like the Nine Hua Realm. This is an irreconcilable life-and-death feud. Since I have been reborn, this vengeance will begin with your Shi Jiu Demon Clan!"
Fierce, cold flames seemed to ignite in Ling Fan's eyes, devoid of emotion. Within his body, a Golden Core spun rapidly. Vast forces of the myriad laws instantly surged forth, like a river breaking its banks, like a dam overflowing, erupting with a roar. They condensed into a divine sword a thousand zhang long, which he swung down with immense force.
Screech!
The might of this sword was simply indescribable, as if a celestial god wielding a divine sword had cleaved heaven and earth, or like the wrath of a thunder god tearing through the firmament. With a single stroke, it tore through the boundless demonic energy, illuminating the vast heavens. The giant hand, as large as an ancient mountain, was severed at the wrist, and torrents of demonic blood poured down.
A roar of mixed shock and rage erupted from the depths of the endless void, like an ancient behemoth roaring, causing even the void to tremble.
"You wait! The day my true form descends will be the day of your annihilation!"
Ling Fan sneered. Severing this hand was not enough. Boundless sword energy condensed, and it followed the giant hand, ferociously piercing into that void, reaching the owner of the hand far away, pursuing it.
Boom!
The void suddenly closed.
It was unknown what effect Ling Fan's subsequent strike had.
At this moment, the severed giant hand had not yet fallen. Ling Fan reached out and seized it. Instantly, the scaled black hand rumbled and shrank, eventually shrinking to its smallest possible size, yet still about an acre wide. It crashed down onto the ground with immense weight, causing the earth to heave.