"Here,"
Within a few breaths, Zhang Fan sensed the abnormal spatial fluctuations. At the same time, Liuli Immortal King, stationed at the war base, rejoiced and flew out of it.
Two tall figures emerged from the spatial rift, standing above the void, facing Zhang Fan from a distance.
"Greetings, Wuhua Immortal King, Zhenling Immortal King," Liuli Immortal King approached them, showing great respect.
These two, Wuhua Immortal King at the Chaos Realm and Zhenling Immortal King at the peak of the Myriad Realms, who was also adept at the Great Dao of Karma, were not individuals he could offend. Thus, even though Liuli Immortal King was immensely proud, he had to bow his head before them.
"Liuli, you are quite the coward," Zhang Fan's mocking voice echoed from the war base. The cultivators of the Nascent Soul stage below felt the terrifying pressure emanating from the void and marveled, "Facing three Great Immortal Kings, this Shijue Immortal King remains calm and collected. One must admit, this courage is truly admirable."
In the hearts of the many Nascent Soul cultivators, it was already decided that Zhang Fan must have already ascended to the Immortal King realm of Harmonious Dao; otherwise, how would he dare to be so arrogant?
Wuhua Immortal King and Zhenling Immortal King both cast their gazes toward Zhang Fan, their eyes holding a hint of scrutiny and curiosity. Zhenling Immortal King had been tracking Zhang Fan for a long time with no results, yet he unexpectedly dared to come knocking on their door.
"Shijue, you killed dozens of our Nine Cliff Star Domain's Void Returning stage mighty figures, and you still dare to be foolish enough to come here and provoke us. Even if you possess the inheritance of an Immortal Venerable, you won't escape safely today," Liuli Immortal King said sternly, his face gloomy.
Zhang Fan didn't even glance at him, fixing his gaze on Wuhua Immortal King, the strongest of the three, and said with a faint smile, "Gentlemen, I have some personal grievances with this Liuli Immortal King. Would you two be willing to stay out of it?"
"Haha!"
Upon hearing Zhang Fan's words, Wuhua Immortal King burst into laughter. A hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes as he looked at Zhang Fan and said, "Do you think our Nine Cliff Star Domain is easy to bully? Based on what you did at the Evil Buddha Immortal Venerable's dojo, I cannot let you leave today."
"Let me test what gives you the confidence to deliver yourself to our doorstep," Zhenling Immortal King struck first. His palms seemed like miniature universes, the energy of myriad things converging between them. As he gently pushed his hands forward, the energy of myriad things surged like a tidal wave, permeating the entire void and crushing towards Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan shook his head slightly and sighed, "Actually, I have no enmity with the Nine Cliff Star Domain. However, since you wish to interfere, you cannot blame me."
Whether in the battles of the star field or the competition for the Evil Buddha Immortal Venerable's inheritance, Zhang Fan had never targeted anyone specifically; it was merely a difference in stance. However, the Nine Cliff Star Domain clearly could not swallow this affront, and for this, Zhang Fan could only express his regret.
Facing Zhenling Immortal King's full-force attack, Zhang Fan extended his palm and gently clenched it. The energy of myriad things immediately dissipated into nothingness, and the starry sky returned to calm. Zhenling Immortal King let out a muffled groan, disbelief in his eyes. Unwilling to accept defeat, he attacked again.
"True Spirit Universe, emerge!" This time, he directly projected his internal universe, enveloping the void within thousands of light-years. The power of the universe converged at a single point, pressing down on Zhang Fan like the collapse of the heavens.
Dense energy of myriad things churned. If he could have further refined it into Chaos energy, Zhenling Immortal King would have been able to step into the Chaos Realm.
But unfortunately, he encountered Zhang Fan and had no chance to advance further.
"Break!"
Zhang Fan drew a finger across the void, and a heaven-piercing sword light flew from his fingertip, splitting the entire miniature universe in half. The energy of myriad things could not impede it in the slightest. To everyone's astonishment, the sword light struck Zhenling Immortal King.
"Boom!"
Even Zhenling Immortal King's powerful physique could not withstand this ultimate sword strike, which gathered all the Daos, and he instantly turned into a mist of blood. A small world rapidly collapsed in the void, and endless rules of Dao and the energy of myriad things returned to heaven and earth.
"How is this possible?"
Wuhua Immortal King had originally thought Zhenling Immortal King could hold on. After all, Zhenling Immortal King's strength had reached the peak of the Myriad Realms. Even a Domain Lord at the peak of the Chaos Realm would not be able to completely obliterate his life force with a single blow.
As for Liuli Immortal King, all ferocity was gone from his eyes, replaced by pure terror. To kill Zhenling Immortal King, who was several levels stronger than him, with a single move – how could he possibly resist?
"Return to the war base, we cannot stop him!"
Wuhua Immortal King reacted instantly, teleporting back to the war base with Liuli Immortal King. Simultaneously, he activated this Immortal King Sacred Weapon and entered war mode. The massive war base transformed into a circular war fortress in an instant, drawing in vast amounts of energy that spread outwards into the starry sky.
"Too powerful, could he already be a Tribulation Passing Immortal Venerable?" Wuhua Immortal King looked up. Even within the war base, his heart was filled with unease.
How many years had it been since anyone had given him such a strong sense of crisis? With his strength, he had the confidence to survive even against a peak Chaos Realm expert, but facing Zhang Fan, he had no assurance at all.
He didn't know how many moves he could withstand, or if he would be instantly killed like Zhenling Immortal King.
On the other side of the galaxy, Zhencang Immortal King, who was stationed at his war base, also sensed this unusual fluctuation, his eyes showing surprise. "Liuli has activated the war base, is he planning to start a war?"
Zhencang Immortal King dared not be careless. On this particular star field battlefield, the only opponent capable of making Liuli Immortal King activate the war base was their Zi Xiao Star Domain. His duty was to constantly monitor the movements of the Nine Cliff Star Domain's war base to prevent a surprise attack.
Zhencang Immortal King flashed into the void, a divine light appearing in his eyes that pierced through the galaxy, revealing the scene on the other side. A familiar figure entered his view, startling Zhencang Immortal King.
"Zhang Fan has actually come to the void battlefield and forced Liuli Immortal King to activate the war base. What level has his strength reached?" Zhencang Immortal King was filled with shock and doubt. With just one glance, he understood the situation.
Clearly, Zhang Fan's current strength had surpassed his own; otherwise, Liuli Immortal King would have already taken action to suppress him.
This matter was of great significance. The Zi Xiao Star Domain had also been relentlessly pursuing Zhang Fan's whereabouts, which concerned the inheritance of the Evil Buddha Immortal Venerable. With this thought, Zhencang Immortal King could no longer remain calm. "I must inform the Domain Lord of this news."
"I have already sent the news back to the main star, and the Domain Lord will arrive soon. If you don't want to die, I advise you to leave immediately!" Liuli Immortal King's voice came from within the war base.
"Nine Cliff Immortal King? Does he think he can save you?" Zhang Fan smiled calmly, showing no concern.
Wuhua Immortal King had been observing Zhang Fan's expression. When he heard Liuli Immortal King's threat, Zhang Fan's expression remained unchanged, further solidifying his conviction that Zhang Fan had indeed likely reached the Tribulation Passing Immortal Venerable realm.
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