Chapter 356: Total Annihilation, Liu Xiangxuan's Relief
Nine Nether Gate and Xuan Heaven Palace were forces of equal rank, and as the top figure of the younger generation of Xuan Heaven Palace, Liu Xiangxuan had long known Pang Hao.
She was very familiar with Pang Hao's strength.
Even she wouldn't dare to say she had a guaranteed chance of victory against him.
And yet, such a powerful Pang Hao had been killed by Lin Fan in just two moves. How could Liu Xiangxuan not be shocked?
If Lin Fan could kill Pang Hao so easily, didn't that mean that if he wanted, he could also eliminate her at any time?
This realization caused a deep sense of crisis to rise in the usually composed Liu Xiangxuan's heart.
"Boss!"
The members of Nine Nether Gate cried out in shock as they witnessed Pang Hao being slain so cleanly by Lin Fan. Their faces changed drastically, filled with disbelief.
They had never imagined Pang Hao would die so quickly!
Just how powerful was Lin Fan?
"You bastard! How dare you kill Senior Brother Pang Hao?! Nine Nether Gate won't let you off!"
After the shock passed, one of the Nine Nether Gate disciples shouted at Lin Fan, though his voice was more bluster than conviction.
"Too bad… you won't be around to see it."
Lin Fan casually waved his hand and retrieved Pang Hao's qiankun pouch from the sea of fire. He then turned toward the members of Nine Nether Gate and smiled faintly.
Before making his move, Lin Fan had already considered Pang Hao's qiankun pouch and the Silver Tower. So while killing him, he had deliberately protected the pouch to keep it intact.
"Scatter! Get word back to the sect!"
Seeing Lin Fan's calm yet chilling demeanor, the remaining three Devil Generals of Nine Nether Gate turned pale and shouted in alarm.
The three of them immediately fled in different directions.
The other disciples of Nine Nether Gate were also terrified, scattering in all directions.
"Now you think of running? Too late."
Lin Fan let out a light laugh as terrifying Yuan Power surged from his body. His ten fingers flicked out one after another.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
In that instant, beams of black lightning shot from Lin Fan's fingertips, piercing the air and instantly locking onto the escaping Nine Nether Gate cultivators.
Zzzzzt!
Before any of them could react, those beams of black lightning transformed into deadly rays and pierced through the hearts of every fleeing enemy.
"Ahhhh—!"
Agonizing screams echoed through the air. Moments later, the disciples of Nine Nether Gate dropped from the sky like dumplings, crashing to the ground, their life force extinguished. All that remained were cold corpses.
Each corpse had a scorched hole in the center of its chest, still faintly emitting the smell of burned flesh.
Lin Fan spread his hands wide, summoning a powerful suction force. All of the qiankun pouches from the corpses flew into his hands.
And just like that… every member of Nine Nether Gate who had come to the Thunder Sea Domain had been completely wiped out!
Hisss—
Gasps of horror once again echoed across the city.
Then came the uproar.
"Everyone from Nine Nether Gate… wiped out?!"
"All four Devil Generals came in together, acting so high and mighty, and now they're all dead?!"
"Other than the Devil Generals, the others were also elite young talents of Nine Nether Gate… and now they're all gone. That sect is going to go insane!"
"Just who the hell is this Lin Fan? He's terrifying!"
"Not only is he unbelievably strong, but he's also utterly ruthless. A man like this… is not to be provoked under any circumstances!"
…
On the stone tower, Liu Xiangxuan could no longer maintain her composure.
She hadn't expected Lin Fan to be so vicious and decisive. He didn't leave a single one alive.
Not only had he killed Pang Hao—he had completely exterminated every Nine Nether Gate disciple in the Thunder Sea Domain.
Liu Xiangxuan couldn't help but feel a sliver of relief. Thankfully, she hadn't acted rashly and made Lin Fan her enemy.
Otherwise, the forces Xuan Heaven Palace had brought with her might have ended up just like Nine Nether Gate.
Hovering in midair, Lin Fan swept his gaze across the crowd. Not a single person dared to meet his eyes—all quickly looked away.
Satisfied, Lin Fan nodded and said calmly, "Now we hold two of the Silver Towers. If anyone else wants them… step forward."
Ruuumble!
The crowd's faces turned pale at those words, and they immediately backed away.
Steal the Silver Tower from Lin Fan? Was that a joke?
The Blood Blade Four, Pang Hao, and the others—all of them had challenged Lin Fan with confidence in their strength… and all of them had died.
They were even weaker than those people. If they dared to step forward now, it would be suicide.
Seeing this, Lin Fan smiled faintly. His figure flickered as he descended onto the stone tower.
Whoosh!
The moment Lin Fan landed, the disciples of Xuan Heaven Palace, led by Liu Xiangxuan, instantly tensed up, faces wary and filled with caution.
Liu Xiangxuan took a deep breath to suppress the fear in her heart and said, "May I ask what guidance Young Master Lin seeks?"
Lin Fan looked at their nervous expressions and smiled. "No need to be so tense. I'm not someone who kills for fun—I just have a question."
You're not someone who kills for fun?
Why don't you ask the Blood Blade Four or Pang Hao if they'd believe that?
Liu Xiangxuan couldn't help but inwardly retort. Still, upon hearing the second half of Lin Fan's sentence, she relaxed a bit and forced a smile onto her face.
"What would Young Master Lin like to ask?"
Lin Fan said, "We just arrived at the Thunder Sea Domain. Does the Reincarnation Temple have a set time to open, or can it be opened at any time as long as you have a Silver Tower key?"
Liu Xiangxuan's red lips parted as she replied, "Right now, the lightning storms in the Thunder Sea Domain are too intense. We need to wait for the storms to weaken. That will be the best time to open the Reincarnation Temple."
"Is that so? How much longer until that happens?" Lin Fan asked casually, raising an eyebrow.
He wasn't sure if the timeline they'd arrived in matched the one when Lin Dong reached this place in the original story.
Liu Xiangxuan thought for a moment and replied, "Seven days. In seven days, the storms will be at their weakest."
Lin Fan continued, "Aside from opening the temple, does the Silver Tower have any other functions?"
"It does," Liu Xiangxuan said after a slight hesitation. She ultimately decided to answer truthfully, explaining how the Silver Towers also helped avoid deadly threats like lightning falls and thunder magma.
She was worried that if she lied and Lin Fan found out later, their entire group would be in danger.
"Thank you. We'll be leaving for now, then. Seven days from now, we'll return."
With a faint smile, Lin Fan turned and flew back to Lin Dong and Mu Lingshan's side.
"Let's go find a place to rest."
With that, he took off into the sky. Lin Dong and Mu Lingshan quickly followed…
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