“I’m a traitor to the Human Race? I’m a sinner of the Human Race? Then I’ll show you what a real traitor looks like!”
With a sinister smile, Li Fan vanished as soon as he finished speaking.
The next moment, cries of panic and screams of agony echoed from every corner of Xuanyuan City. The cultivators from various factions all turned pale.
“This man cultivates a demonic art that allows him to devour life essence to boost his cultivation. We absolutely cannot allow him to continue like this,” a protector at the Ascension Step Realm said solemnly. “If he devours the life essence of an entire city, his cultivation will surge, and with that formation supporting him, we’ll all die.”
“Those below the Heavenly Bone Realm are no match for him under the formation’s enhancement. Let those at the Heavenly Bone Realm lead teams, spread out across the city, and do everything to stop him.”
“Gather all the civilians and cultivators of Xuanyuan City into one place. If we concentrate our forces, we’ll have a chance to suppress him when he shows up.”
“And the longer we drag this out, the better. Once our sects realize they’ve lost contact with us, they’ll definitely send reinforcements,” said a core disciple from a major sect in a deep voice.
“Agreed.”
“Let’s go with that.”
“It’s our only choice.”
Everyone quickly reached a consensus. Without wasting time, the cultivators from various factions immediately began to carry out the plan.
“Hehehe… Stop me? Can the light of a grain of rice compare to the full moon? Useless. It’s all useless.” Sensing their actions, Li Fan’s figure flickered in and out, his face filled with disdain.
I can’t deal with Chu Junge? But I can’t deal with all of you?
Try to stop me, then!
Soon, all the cultivators were gritting their teeth, overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness. Stop him? They couldn’t.
Whenever they tried to strike Li Fan, he teleported away before they could land a hit. Meanwhile, each time he appeared, he killed either a low-level cultivator or a mortal in an instant. At this rate, it was only a matter of time before the entire city was wiped out—and that time wouldn’t be long.
And gathering everyone into one place? It was useless.
Li Fan could appear anytime, anywhere, and directly within a crowd. Even if they tried to protect everyone, they couldn’t suppress him instantly. They had no way of predicting where he’d strike next, and every time he appeared, someone died immediately.
At the city gates, the cultivators of all factions stood as if facing their doom. Though on high alert, they felt completely powerless. Some tried to unite everyone to break the formation, but how could they possibly dismantle a formation Li Fan had meticulously prepared for days?
Worse, the more life essence Li Fan absorbed, the stronger the formation became. Everything they did was futile. Other than watching helplessly as Li Fan continued his slaughter, they could do nothing.
“It’s over… it’s all over.”
“Li Fan, may you die a terrible death!!!”
Despair filled the eyes of all.
“Hehehe… A terrible death? Hahaha! Whether I die a horrible death, I don’t know—but all of you will die!”
Li Fan appeared in the air like a phantom, his face twisted with madness. He raised his head and let out a ferocious roar, as if triggering a soundless explosion of power.
He had broken through—to the peak of the Mortal Shedding Realm!
Gazing at the remaining survivors, Li Fan’s eyes burned with greed and madness. The moment he finished speaking, his figure blurred, and the slaughter resumed.
…
One day later.
Everyone within Xuanyuan City—except for a few remaining cultivators from outside factions—had been completely wiped out by Li Fan. The number of cultivators had also plummeted, leaving fewer than twenty survivors.
Through relentless killing, Li Fan’s cultivation had surged to the 3rd stage of the Divine Treasure Realm.
Demonic flames surged skyward, and killing intent turned the air into a living nightmare.
Looking at him now, who would ever believe this was once the Child of Destiny? Anyone who saw him would think he was a devil incarnate—a villain beyond redemption.
“Now it’s your turn.”
Li Fan’s gaze turned ice-cold, and bloodlust danced on his face. Feeling his gaze, the remaining cultivators shivered. Terror and suffocation gripped them.
Even the few Ascension Step Realm cultivators were filled with despair. There was no longer any hope of survival.
“Li Fan, you will die! Chu-senior won’t let you live.”
“You’re a beast, Li Fan!”
“You bastard!”
“We’ll be waiting for you in the afterlife!”
“Chu-senior has always been hunting you. You dared to commit such atrocities—he will not let you go!”
“Even with all your strength, it wasn’t earned. Face Chu Junge and you’re doomed!”
Knowing death was near, none of the cultivators begged for mercy or cried. There was no point. Instead, they glared at Li Fan with hatred or sneered coldly as they spoke.
“Chu Junge…”
Li Fan’s pupils contracted, and his heart instinctively skipped a beat. Then, his expression grew even more ferocious.
“Shut up!”
“What about Chu Junge?!”
“You fools! Chu Junge is the one behind all this, yet you still believe him? Pathetic! Utterly pathetic!”
“And Chu Junge will kill me? Hah! Ridiculous. Absolutely laughable!”
“What is Chu Junge even worth? If he dares show his face, I’ll crush him with a single slap!”
Li Fan roared in fury.
He was no longer who he once was—no longer the ant he used to be. He was now at the Divine Treasure Realm!
Just a Core Formation Realm cultivator. How could he even compare?
Yes, Chu Junge had a strong foundation, but Li Fan now possessed a demonic inheritance. He wasn’t someone to be underestimated!
As long as Chu Junge appeared, with the support of the formation, Li Fan would kill him!
“Just wait. Once I slaughter the entire Tianhuang Continent, I will be invincible!”
“One day, I’ll have Chu Junge kneel at my feet!”
“One day, I’ll make Chu Junge tremble just from hearing my name!”
“I alone am invincible!!!”
Li Fan spread his arms wide, his voice echoing with madness and intoxication. His tone was firm and filled with a momentum that could shake mountains.
“Oh? Is that so?”
At that moment, a calm voice sounded from behind Li Fan.
Hearing that familiar tone, hearing that familiar voice—Li Fan’s heart trembled. His face instantly turned pale.
Before the name “Chu Junge” could even leave his lips, he suddenly realized—his cultivation was gone. Completely suppressed. Only his physical strength remained.
Before he could react, Chu Junge appeared behind him, his expression cold and indifferent, and casually delivered a single kick.
It was as if a god or demon had possessed him—terrifying divine power exploded from Chu Junge.
With just one kick, Li Fan was sent flying. He smashed heavily into the ground, forming a massive crater.
Pfft!!!
Blood spewed from Li Fan’s mouth as his aura plummeted.
Severely injured? No—instantly severely injured!
“My cultivation… how is this possible?!”
Looking up at Chu Junge—now like a god descending from the heavens—Li Fan’s eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.
Where was his strength?
Where was his cultivation?
Why didn’t the formation even detect Chu Junge’s arrival?
Li Fan wasn’t a fool. He wasn’t an idiot.
A thought flashed in his mind—and his entire body turned cold. He trembled uncontrollably.
This cultivation technique… was it given to him by Chu Junge?
“It was you! Chu Junge, it was you!!!”