Just as everyone thought the cultivator of the Seven Tribulations Realm would be attacked by the ancient wood light projections, they saw him rapidly shed all his brilliance, transforming into an ancient wood spear that landed before the cultivator of the Seven Tribulations Realm.
The latter reached out and gripped it, feeling a world-shattering power fill his entire body.
This was a top-grade Heavenly Treasure.
A cultivator of the Seven Tribulations Realm obtaining a top-grade Heavenly Treasure so easily drove many cultivators to madness. They cast aside Zhang Fan's earlier warning, their hearts burning with desire, and began searching for their own targets.
"A mere Seven Tribulations Realm cultivator can obtain a top-grade Heavenly Treasure, so with my strength, wouldn't I have a chance to obtain an Immortal Treasure?"
A grey-robed man holding a long saber felt incredibly excited. As one of the leaders of the Human Race Rogue Cultivator Alliance, his cultivation had reached the Eighth Tribulation Realm, a significant step up from the Seven Tribulations Realm, naturally filling him with confidence.
*Scrape!*
His gaze swept back and forth across the numerous light projections, finally settling on one shaped like a saber. This saber-like projection exuded a powerful and profound saber intent, making it highly probable that it was an Immortal Treasure-grade saber.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the grey-robed man's somewhat gaunt face was filled with immense confidence. He stepped forward and fiercely slashed at the saber-like projection with his saber.
However, he was clearly not that lucky.
Upon being attacked, the saber-like projection instantly erupted with powerful magical energy fluctuations, spinning rapidly in the air, stirring up layers of light waves. It then slashed towards the human cultivator. The overbearing saber intent carried terrifying power, and the grey-robed man finally felt fear.
"No!"
He swiftly unleashed powerful defensive divine abilities, stacking layers of heavy saber shadows before him, intending to resist…
But how could a mere cultivator of the Eighth Tribulation Realm withstand the full might of an Immortal Treasure?
As the saber-like projection descended, those layers of Dao shadows were as fragile as paper, easily sliced through. To the shock of everyone present, the grey-robed man was directly cleaved in two. Before his Nascent Soul could escape his body, it was shattered by the immense Dao intent.
The Great Luo Hall fell into a brief silence. The cultivators who had been restless and eager instantly calmed down. Many cast their gazes towards Zhang Fan, recalling his words from before and breaking out in a cold sweat.
Treasures stirred the heart, but life was even more precious!
"What are you looking at me for? Are you preparing for a feast once we get out?" Zhang Fan remarked.
Cang Lan Mingyue's gaze never left the saber-like projection. While everyone else was stunned, he made his move.
A top-tier saber cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage battled against a peerless saber of Immortal Treasure grade.
For a time, sharp saber energy raged wildly within the black mist. The human cultivators immediately retreated far away, keeping a hundred meters distance, fearing they might be caught in the crossfire.
Fortunately, an invisible force within the hall suppressed any energy fluctuations, preventing the power of the soul or magical energy from spreading beyond a hundred meters. Otherwise, with a battle of this caliber, they would likely have to retreat for hundreds of miles to avoid being affected.
Seeing Cang Lan Mingyue make his move, the other cultivators, after regaining their senses, also began to seek out their own targets. However, with the preceding lesson, everyone was much more rational, no longer blindly pursuing the most powerful treasures.
It was clear that what suited oneself was best. After all, not everyone could be as fortunate as those of higher standing. No one was willing to gamble with their own life.
The following period saw battles erupt one after another within the hall. Zhang Fan no longer hesitated, carefully sensing each light projection before swiftly making his move.
He paid little attention to ordinary Immortal Treasures. He was more interested in what kind of magical artifacts those black beastly implements in his hands were, and why they needed to be dismantled.
With each move, Zhang Fan effortlessly acquired a component. He looked towards Lin Haotian and the others, who had also chosen their targets and were locked in difficult battles.
Lin Haotian had selected a giant light projection. Its imposing aura pressed down, nearing the Eighth Tribulation Realm. The giant light projection, several zhang tall, struck with fists like meteors. Each impact sent Lin Haotian's vision swimming and his ears ringing, nearly causing him to vomit blood.
Zhang Fan wasn't too worried about this. The Saint Body battle technique Lin Haotian cultivated inherently grew stronger as he fought. As long as the opponent's strength didn't exceed his limits too greatly, he could endure it.
Luo Xiaoxiao looked at the vast number of light projections. Instead of choosing those with powerful auras, she seemed guided by an invisible force and attacked a light projection with a faint aura.
Unexpectedly, that faint black shadow wasn't destroyed by a single blow. Instead, it absorbed all of Luo Xiaoxiao's dark power, its aura growing increasingly potent.
Luo Xiaoxiao, holding her three-foot green peak, revealed a trace of surprise on her delicate, pretty face. Then, disregarding everything else, she furiously attacked the black light projection.
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Zhang Fan moved like lightning, soaring rapidly through the hall, shattering one light projection after another. This puzzled many cultivators.
Given Zhang Fan's strength, comparable to a half-step Deity Transformation, it shouldn't have been difficult for him to obtain several Immortal Treasures. Yet, the targets he chose were not Immortal Treasures, nor even top-grade Heavenly Treasures.
Only the several Ninth Tribulation Realm powerhouses present saw Zhang Fan collecting a large number of black implements of various shapes and had some guesses. However, they did not change their own objectives.
Firstly, competing with Zhang Fan, their strength would likely only allow them to obtain a small number of black components, which would be less valuable to them than Immortal Treasures.
Secondly, Zhang Fan, while not snatching Immortal Treasures, painstakingly collected those black implements, indicating they were more important to him than Immortal Treasures. Even if they managed to acquire them, they wouldn't be able to keep them if Zhang Fan desired them.
Therefore, the great battle for treasures so far appeared relatively harmonious.
As light projections were shattered one by one, the first Immortal Treasure finally appeared. To everyone's surprise, the first to obtain an Immortal Treasure was Liu Mu, whose cultivation was only at the peak of the Eighth Tribulation Realm.
A long sword exuding ice-blue light lay quietly in Liu Mu's hand. Its dazzling radiance shone into everyone's eyes. Countless cultivators' eyes were filled with envy, and even some greedy cultivators couldn't help but conceive the idea of snatching the treasure.
However, this thought was ruthlessly extinguished as soon as it arose. Setting aside Liu Mu's relationship with Zhang Fan, his own strength was something the vast majority of those present could not compare to. Although his cultivation was only at the peak of the Eighth Tribulation Realm, his power rivaled that of a peak Ninth Tribulation Realm cultivator.
Furthermore, Liu Mu was not well-known on the Boundary Heart Continent, appearing as if he had emerged from nowhere. Such a prodigy, it was hard to believe he lacked a powerful background.
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