Ling Fan, like a ferocious tiger, turned his head sharply to face the remaining Feathered Twins and the three other geniuses, including Mo Shan.
At this moment, a chill spread throughout their bodies.
Mo Shan's tall demonic physique trembled. The Feathered Twins were not faring much better. This Tian Heng, who had suddenly appeared, was too fierce. They had never heard of such a formidable figure among the Heavenly Court inspectors in the nearby regions.
"Brother Tian, I'll give you the key to the Demon Sealing Grand Tomb. I don't want it anymore!"
None of the geniuses who had reached the Half-step Profound Emperor realm were fools. Although Mo Shan had a fiery and overbearing personality, he was also self-aware. He immediately submitted to Ling Fan.
However, Ling Fan didn't even listen to him. What was the point of talking to someone who was about to become a puppet of the Yama Hall formation?
Ling Fan grinned ferociously, descended from the sky, and unleashed a palm strike. It was like a tidal wave, overturning the universe, a power that crushed everything. Mo Shan immediately felt a suffocating pressure, his robust body creaking as if it would fall apart at any moment.
"You've already killed the Three Masters of Ruyi and the Young Sea King, completely offending Hai Chao City and the Ruyi Sect. You still dare to continue your rampages and be enemies with our Tai Yue Sect to the death! I warn you, I am the foremost candidate for the next Sect Master of Tai Yue Sect. Our two Fourth-tier Profound Emperors are outside the Demon Hall. If you dare to kill me, you will have nowhere to be buried!"
Mo Shan retreated frantically, trying to scare Ling Fan away. However, Ling Fan's Heaven and Earth power spread out invisibly. Mo Shan suddenly felt as if his body was stuck in a steel plate, making even moving extremely difficult.
"What damn Tai Yue Sect? What good are Fourth-tier Profound Emperors? If you dare to provoke me, I'll still suppress you."
Ling Fan was arrogant to the extreme, as if he had become addicted to playing Tian Heng. He was too lazy to waste more words on Mo Shan. With a flick of his palm, Mo Shan's strength, which was only on par with the Young Sea King, could not withstand Ling Fan's current power. In less than a thousandth of a blink of an eye, he was suppressed into the Yama Hall, becoming the seventh Great Emperor realm puppet.
"Comfortable."
Ling Fan laughed heartily. His laughter echoed throughout the entire hall. All the Half-step Profound Emperors trembled, looking at Ling Fan as if he were the most terrifying devil.
"Run!"
The Feathered Twins, realizing the gravity of the situation, chose to retreat in unison. But suddenly, their vision flashed. A figure descended like a devil. It was Ling Fan!
"Kill!"
The Feathered Twins knew Ling Fan would not let them go and stopped wasting words, frantically mobilizing all their strength. Instantly, heaven-shattering divine feathers shot out. Each divine feather was a powerful killing weapon refined by the Feathered Twins from countless divine materials and treasures, capable of piercing through ordinary Half-step Profound Emperors. With so many divine feathers, dense like a torrential rain, even ordinary Fourth-tier Profound Emperors would find them troublesome.
At the same time, the Feathered Twins, using some secret technique, caused their bodies to emit infinite radiance, as if they were about to ascend to immortality. Their auras also surged, and their energies, being of the same origin, amplified each other exponentially.
"Feather Ascension Scripture, Feather Ascension to Immortality!"
Boom boom boom!
The Feathered Twins' power surged, revealing their fangs. These two were actually the most deeply hidden among the seven peerless geniuses. If Ling Fan had not appeared, the key to the Demon Sealing Grand Tomb would likely have fallen into their hands.
Unfortunately, they encountered Ling Fan. With a single palm strike, all their astonishing divine feathers and the Feather Ascension Scripture were as brittle as tofu dregs. In the face of absolute power, everything was an illusion.
Ah!
The Feathered Twins let out screams. Under the shocked gazes of everyone, they could not escape the fate of being suppressed into the Yama Hall.
"Nine Great Emperors now, with seven of them being top-tier Half-step Profound Emperors!"
Ling Fan was in high spirits. At this moment, the ancient book radiating a strong Profound Emperor origin aura floated in mid-air. However, for a moment, no one dared to make a move. Ling Fan unhurriedly put the ancient book into his storage. The other powerhouses watched him take the book, but not a single one dared to make a sound, let alone try to snatch it. What a joke. Since even geniuses like the Feathered Twins, the Three Masters of Ruyi, the Young Sea King, and Mo Shan, who were Half-step Profound Emperors, had been dealt with, how could they dare to provoke Ling Fan? They would be grateful if Ling Fan didn't deal with them.
"Damn it, damn it! The Feathered Twins are dead. This will cause an earthquake in our Feathered City!" The Half-step Profound Emperors from Feathered City harbored anger but dared not speak. "Just wait and see. As soon as I get out, I'll report to the Profound Emperors of our Feathered City. We must not let this madman go!"
At this time, it wasn't just the powerhouses from Feathered City who thought this way. The Half-step Profound Emperors from Hai Chao City, Ruyi Sect, and Tai Yue Sect also harbored deep hatred for Ling Fan, wishing they could kill him immediately and snatch the key to the Demon Sealing Grand Tomb. But they all held back for now. As soon as they left the Demon Hall, they would strike. They didn't believe that no matter how strong this person was, he could be stronger than a Fourth-tier Profound Emperor! The gap between a Fourth-tier Profound Emperor and a Third-tier Yuan Emperor was not comparable to the gap between Third-tier and Second-tier. To use the secular officialdom as an analogy, a Third-tier Yuan Emperor was a local official, while a Fourth-tier Profound Emperor was a central court official! Despite appearing to be only one tier apart, the difference was worlds apart.
As these people were enduring, Ling Fan swept his gaze over them. Seeing their expressions, he could easily guess their thoughts.
"Coincidentally, my Yama Hall still needs nine Half-step Profound Emperors. I'll pick nine powerful Half-step Profound Emperors from Hai Chao City, Feathered City, Ruyi Sect, and Tai Yue Sect to refine into puppets... Hmm, not just nine. I'll replace Tian Heng and that Demon Eye Sect assassin. I need to suppress eleven more Half-step Profound Emperors!"
"Since I am already mortal enemies with these forces, the more debts, the less the burden. I might as well go all out and strengthen myself first!" Ling Fan's face showed a cold smile.
Boom!
Before the powerhouses from Feathered City and Hai Chao City could react, Ling Fan instantly launched a lightning offensive. Like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, he suppressed three Half-step Profound Emperors from Hai Chao City in one encounter.
"Ah! Damn it!"
"You dare to attack us again? Hai Chao City will not let you go. Just you wait!"
"Run quickly, don't confront him. We are no match for him! Hurry and inform the Profound Emperor!"
For a moment, continuous screams erupted in the hall, like wailing ghosts. The Half-step Profound Emperors from Hai Chao City, Feathered City, Ruyi Sect, and Tai Yue Sect scattered in a frenzy, fleeing towards the exit of the Demon Hall. In the process, Ling Fan suppressed eight more Half-step Profound Emperors.
"Hmm, those three, Wang Zheng, Luo Bing, and Li Songjiang, should also be killed. Those three guys must not have good intentions!" Ling Fan thought of these three. But when he looked for them, he found that they had already slipped away at some unknown time.
"Heh heh, those three are quite clever to have run away in advance!" Ling Fan smiled, not taking it to heart.
"Tian... Young Master Tian!!"
Now, in the vast Demon Hall, only Ling Fan and a few Half-step Profound Emperors from Liu Wang City remained. They were now completely convinced of Ling Fan's power.
"What are you standing around for? There are still so many treasures, pick them up quickly!" Ling Fan reminded them. He had taken the ancient book, and all three First-tier Profound Veins had fallen into his hands, along with the treasures from the seven peerless geniuses. He didn't have time to inventory them, but he figured they wouldn't be few. The remaining ownerless treasures in the Demon Hall were beneath his notice. It was a good opportunity to give some benefits to the people of Liu Wang City. After all, he had previously damaged the Liu family's First-tier Profound Vein, so this was considered compensation.
"Young Master Tian, you should leave quickly! If those people spread the news, the Profound Emperors of the major forces outside might blockade the Demon Hall exit to capture you, and your situation would be dire." A Half-step Profound Emperor from Liu Wang City thought for a moment and decided to remind Ling Fan.