Just as everyone expected the Seven Tribulation Realm cultivator to be attacked by the ancient wood light and shadow, they saw him swiftly shed his radiance, transforming into an ancient wood spear that landed before the cultivator.
The latter reached out and grasped it, feeling a world-shattering power surge through his entire being.
This was a top-grade Heavenly Treasure.
The ease with which a Seven Tribulation Realm cultivator obtained a top-grade Heavenly Treasure drove many cultivators into a frenzy. They cast aside Zhang Fan's earlier warning, their hearts burning with desire, and began to search for their own targets.
"A mere Seven Tribulation Realm cultivator can obtain a top-grade Heavenly Treasure, so with my strength, shouldn't I have a chance to obtain an Immortal Treasure?"
A grey-robed man wielding a long saber was filled with immense excitement. As one of the leaders of the Human Race Rogue Cultivator Alliance, his cultivation had reached the Eighth Tribulation Realm, far surpassing that of the Seven Tribulation Realm cultivators. Naturally, he was brimming with confidence.
*Scratch!*
His gaze swept across the myriad of light and shadows, finally settling on a blade-shaped silhouette. This blade-shaped light emanated a powerful and profound saber intent, making it highly probable that it was a Saber Immortal Treasure.
Under everyone's gaze, the grey-robed man's somewhat emaciated face was alight with great confidence. He stepped forward and fiercely cleaved the blade-shaped light with his saber.
However, he was clearly not as fortunate.
Upon being attacked, the blade-shaped light instantly erupted with powerful spiritual energy fluctuations, spinning rapidly in the air and churning up layers of light-formed waves. It then unleashed a saber strike towards the human cultivator. The overbearing saber intent, carrying terrifying power, finally instilled fear in the grey-robed man.
"No!"
He swiftly unleashed powerful defensive divine abilities, stacking layer upon layer of formidable saber shadows before him, attempting to resist…
But how could a mere Eighth Tribulation Realm cultivator withstand the full might of an Immortal Treasure?
As the blade-shaped light descended, the layers of saber shadows were as fragile as paper, easily cleaved. To everyone's horror, the grey-robed man was split directly in two. Before his Nascent Soul could escape his body, it was pulverized by the potent saber intent.
A brief silence fell upon the Great Luo Hall. The cultivators who had been restless moments before immediately calmed down. Many turned their gazes to Zhang Fan, recalling his previous words, and a cold sweat broke out.
Treasures were tempting, but life was far more precious!
"Why are you looking at me? When we get out, prepare for a feast," Zhang Fan said.
Cang Lan Ming Yue's gaze had never left the blade-shaped light. As everyone else was stunned, he made his move.
A top-tier saber cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm engaged in a fierce battle with a peerless long saber of Immortal Treasure quality.
For a time, sharp saber Qi crisscrossed the black mist. The human cultivators, seeing this, immediately retreated far away, stepping back hundreds of feet, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.
Fortunately, an invisible force within the hall suppressed any spiritual energy or mana fluctuations from spreading beyond a hundred feet. Otherwise, at this level of combat, one would have to retreat for hundreds of miles to avoid being affected.
Seeing Cang Lan Ming Yue take action, the other cultivators, after regaining their senses, also began to find their own targets. However, having witnessed the preceding event, they were much more rational, no longer blindly pursuing the most powerful artifacts.
It was clear that what suited oneself was the best. After all, not everyone could be as lucky as the previously mentioned cultivator. No one wanted to gamble with their own lives.
In the following time, battles erupted one after another within the hall. Zhang Fan no longer hesitated, carefully sensing each light and shadow before swiftly making his move.
He paid little attention to ordinary Immortal Treasures. He was more interested in what the black beast artifacts in his hands were parts of, requiring them to be dismantled.
With each move, Zhang Fan easily acquired a component. He glanced at Lin Hao Tian and the others, who had also chosen their targets and were engaged in difficult battles.
Lin Hao Tian had selected a giant light shadow. Its imposing aura directly challenged the Eighth Tribulation Realm. The giant light shadow, several dozen feet tall, struck with fists like meteorites. Each impact sent Lin Hao Tian's vision reeling and his ears ringing, nearly causing him to vomit blood.
Zhang Fan was not too worried about this. Lin Hao Tian's cultivation of the Saint Body combat technique inherently grew stronger with each battle. As long as it didn't exceed his limits too greatly, he could endure it.
Luo Xiao Xiao, looking at the vast number of light shadows, did not choose the ones with powerful auras. As if guided by an invisible force, she instead attacked a faint black light shadow.
Unexpectedly, the faint black shadow was not shattered by a single blow. Instead, it absorbed all of Luo Xiao Xiao's dark power, its aura becoming increasingly potent.
Luo Xiao Xiao, holding her three-foot green peak, revealed a hint of astonishment on her delicate and pretty face. Then, without reservation, she launched a fierce assault on the black light shadow.
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Zhang Fan, swift as lightning, darted through the hall, shattering one light shadow after another, leaving many cultivators bewildered.
After all, with Zhang Fan's strength, comparable to a half-step Void Refining Realm cultivator, obtaining several Immortal Treasures should not have been difficult. Yet, the targets he chose were not Immortal Treasures, nor even top-grade Heavenly Treasures.
Only the few Ninth Tribulation Realm powerhouses present, seeing Zhang Fan collect numerous black components of various shapes, harbored some guesses. However, they did not change their own targets.
Firstly, competing with Zhang Fan, even with their strength, they would likely only obtain a small number of black parts, which would be less valuable to them than Immortal Treasures.
Secondly, Zhang Fan, not seizing Immortal Treasures but laboriously collecting the black components, indicated that these were more important to him than Immortal Treasures. Even if they managed to seize them, Zhang Fan would likely be able to claim them if he desired.
Therefore, the chaotic battle for artifacts up to this point had been relatively harmonious.
As the light shadows were shattered one by one, the first Immortal Treasure finally emerged. 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 emitting an icy blue light lay quietly in Liu Mu's hand. Its brilliant radiance shone into everyone's eyes, filling countless cultivators with envy. Some even harbored greedy thoughts of seizing the treasure.
However, this thought was ruthlessly extinguished the moment it arose. Not to mention Liu Mu's relationship with Zhang Fan, his own strength was far superior to most of those present. Despite being only at the peak of the Eighth Tribulation Realm, his combat power was close to that of the Ninth Tribulation Realm peak.
Furthermore, Liu Mu was not well-known on the Boundless Continent, appearing as if from nowhere. Such monstrous talent, without a powerful background, would be unbelievable.
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