"I'll risk it!"
Watching the spatial rift slowly close, even Blackflame King, with his formidable composure, was filled with inner turmoil. After lurking on Blackflame Star for a millennium, he was truly unwilling to give up. Gritting his teeth, he transformed into a streak of light and followed it in.
Blackflame King believed his means of survival were far superior to that Golden Core cultivator's. Moreover, his physical body was powerful, and he had a chance of surviving even if caught in a spatial turbulence storm. As long as he could obtain the divine ability that could evolve into a chaotic ferocious beast, any price would be worth it.
Within the spatial rift, all was shrouded in endless darkness and silence. Visually, nothing could be discerned; only by relying on divine sense could one probe the surroundings, yet even divine sense was severely suppressed.
Fissures like lightning snakes flashed in the endless darkness. These were spatial turbulences formed by the compression and dislocation of space. A single blow landing on a Golden Core cultivator would be enough to severely wound them.
Seeing Blackflame King enter the spatial rift, Zhang Fan's taut body slowly relaxed. He let out a long sigh of relief and quickly took out the Golden Light Immortal Mansion. Just as the spatial rift was about to close, he threw the mansion into it.
"So, you did all this just to protect their lives. Truly loyal and righteous!"
After entering the spatial rift, Blackflame King's first action was to spread his divine sense, confirming Zhang Fan's location. At the same time, he "saw" Zhang Fan's actions and understood why he had desperately plunged into the spatial rift.
"Even if you escape into the spatial rift, you cannot escape me!"
Blackflame King transformed into a massive Blackflame Eagle, enveloped in flames, with a wingspan exceeding ten zhang. He vigorously flapped his wings and charged towards Zhang Fan.
By transforming into his true form, both his speed and strength could be perfectly unleashed. In this spatial rift, he needed to resolve Zhang Fan as quickly as possible and then find another spatial rift to exit.
"Now, it depends on who has the greater luck!"
Feeling Blackflame King rapidly approaching, Zhang Fan knew the vast disparity between them and had no intention of fighting.
"Come on!"
A hint of madness gradually appeared on Zhang Fan's face. As the spiritual power within him surged, the Gluttonous Beast chapter of the Ten Absolutes Heavenly God Record was reignited by him!
The phantom of a monstrous beast with a human face and an ox's body silently appeared above Zhang Fan's head. Its massive head was like a black hole, devouring even the darkness within the spatial rift.
"What is that?"
Blackflame King, approaching Zhang Fan at extreme speed, was about to attack when he was startled by the monstrous beast phantom that materialized above Zhang Fan's head.
"Chaotic ferocious beast, Gluttonous Beast?"
Blackflame King was greatly alarmed. However, he had no time to ponder. To prevent further mishaps, Blackflame King decided to capture it first.
Blackflame King swung his massive eagle talons, and incomparably sharp talon energy erupted from them, tearing towards Zhang Fan's chest.
Zhang Fan, who was just about to unleash his divine ability, had no time to defend. The powerful force directly sent him flying backward. Three bloodstains, deep enough to expose white bone, appeared on Zhang Fan's chest, instantly dyeing his robes crimson. Had his body not been robust, Blackflame King's strike would likely have torn him in half.
Zhang Fan knew he could not fall. If he did, he would be at Blackflame King's mercy, completely defenseless.
With an indomitable will and a strong will to survive, Zhang Fan supported himself and stood up. Before Blackflame King could get closer, he finally unleashed this divine ability.
"Chaos Devour!"
Under Zhang Fan's urging, the Gluttonous Beast phantom became like a black hole, madly devouring the dark space, even consuming some of the spatial turbulence.
Simultaneously, this space, which had been filled with silence, gradually became turbulent.
Flashes of spatial turbulence gathered in the dark space. As more and more spatial turbulences appeared, it seemed to trigger a chain reaction...
A spatial turbulence storm formed!
"Damn it!"
Seeing this, Blackflame King's cold eyes were filled with immense rage. He glanced at Zhang Fan, who was half-dead in the distance, and could only let out an angry roar before transforming into a streak of light and fleeing into the distance.
He no longer thought about divine abilities, nor why this mere Golden Core cultivator could not only tear open a spatial rift but also instigate a spatial storm within it.
His only thought was to escape.
Once caught in a spatial storm, even he would face a near-certain death.
"Heh heh, trying to escape now? Too late!"
Seeing this, a relaxed smile appeared on Zhang Fan's lips. Then, engulfed by a spatial turbulence storm, he instantly lost consciousness.
Blackflame King was fast. At this critical juncture, with his all-out, no-holds-barred acceleration, his flight speed exceeded a hundred times the speed of sound.
However, less than ten seconds after Blackflame King escaped, a spatial turbulence storm swept by, and Blackflame King also fell into a coma.
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"Where did Master go?"
After Lin Haotian and Qin Luoshui emerged from the Golden Light Immortal Mansion, they did not see Zhang Fan or Blackflame King, and a sense of unease filled them. Lin Haotian turned his gaze to Blood Pure and True Monarch Tianhua, and quickly asked.
Everyone also turned their gaze to the two of them. They were the last two to enter the immortal mansion and should know more than the others.
"Master used a divine ability to tear open a spatial rift and fell into it with Blackflame King," Blood Pure could only answer truthfully under everyone's questioning gazes.
Although Blood Pure had not witnessed the subsequent events, Zhang Fan had immediately sent a telepathic message to Blood Pure after falling into the spatial rift, explaining his plan.
"Spatial rift?"
True Monarch Tianhua was shocked. Generally speaking, only Nascent Soul True Immortals had the ability to tear open spatial rifts in the void. Of course, a very small number of monstrous prodigies among Nascent Soul Heavenly Immortals could also do so.
But Zhang Fan, at the mere Golden Core stage, could tear open a spatial rift. Regardless of the means, it was simply incredible.
Lin Haotian and the others were bewildered, not knowing what it meant.
"Is it very dangerous in the spatial rift?"
Qin Luoshui's gaze, as if possessing substance, turned to Blood Pure as she asked.
Blood Pure dared not look at Qin Luoshui and could only cast his gaze to True Monarch Tianhua.
"The spatial rift is indeed full of danger. Ordinary Nascent Soul Heavenly Immortals who venture in face a near-certain death..."
"However, Master is not in danger for the moment. I can sense that the oath I made with Master has not been broken."
True Monarch Tianhua, seeing Qin Luoshui's reddened eyes, quickly explained.
"Master has severed his connection with the Golden Light Immortal Mansion and instructed me to refine it and take all of you to the Wu Shan Star Domain. He will come to find us there."
"However, what we need to do now is find a starship."
Before they could even compose themselves, Blood Pure led everyone towards the location of the previous battle. Blackflame King's eight generals were too slow and had not kept up with Blackflame King's pace. Just as they were about to return, they encountered Blood Pure's group.
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