Chapter 392: Crushing Kill, Flying Dagger That Slays the Soul!
"Didn't you act all high and mighty down at the base of the mountain? Come on then—try that attitude now!"
Sha Li cracked his neck with a sharp crack, his eyes narrowing as he curled a finger toward Lin Fan, grinning darkly.
"Today, I'll take not only the peak seal—but your life as well!"
Lin Fan smiled, but the killing intent beneath that smile chilled the air.
"If you put it that way… then I have no reason to hold back."
"You're dead!"
Sha Li snarled and suddenly erupted with power. Crimson scales rippled across his body like armor. His arms transformed, merging into two blood-red bone blades, razor-sharp and gleaming with a dangerous light. Even space seemed to twist around their edges.
Shing!
He looked more like a savage beast than a man, his eyes bloodshot and insane. With a cackling laugh, his figure shot forward like a streak of red lightning.
Zzzt! Zzzt!
His bone blades slashed in an X, aiming straight for Lin Fan's throat. The attack was so fast it tore the air apart.
But Lin Fan remained still.
With a flick of his hand, the Thunder Emperor's Scepter appeared in his grasp, crackling with lightning. It surged with power and fired out waves of silver arcs that clashed directly with the intersecting blades.
CLANG!
The ring of metal on metal echoed out, and a shockwave burst from the collision. Boulders nearby exploded into powder under the pressure.
Buzz!
In the wake of the explosion, Lin Fan vanished—only to reappear behind Sha Li like a ghost. The Thunder Emperor's Scepter slammed downward, aiming for his back.
BOOM!
The impact sent Sha Li flying hundreds of meters through the air.
PUFF!
Mid-air, Sha Li coughed up a mouthful of blood, though his skin remained mostly intact—just scorched.
"Nice hit," he laughed, wiping his bloody lip, "but my demon shark scale armor isn't that easy to break."
Lin Fan wasn't surprised. He knew that Sha Li's defense came not from any artifact or skill, but from billions of microscopic Blood Demon Shark Ants fused into his skin. They devoured all kinds of energy, making them near impossible to penetrate.
"Shark Fang Slash!"
Sha Li roared. A hundred blood-colored lights erupted from his body, raining down like blades from a storm.
Each crimson flash was a condensed, serrated shark tooth, carrying such terrifying sharpness that even a Life Profound Realm perfection expert would be hard-pressed to defend.
But Lin Fan merely chuckled.
"Decent trick… but useless against me."
With a step, space rippled around him—and in the blink of an eye, he was behind Sha Li once again.
He raised both hands, space twisting madly around him before solidifying into a massive hundred-meter-wide spatial greatsword.
BOOM!
With a single motion, Lin Fan brought the sword down like judgment.
Sensing mortal danger, Sha Li's expression shifted in terror. He unleashed all his defenses and tried to tear through space to escape.
"Freeze."
Lin Fan whispered the word, infusing it with spiritual power. Simultaneously, he activated the Stasis Divine Talisman in his body.
Time and space stopped.
Sha Li stood frozen like a statue, trapped in the seam between moments.
SHING!
The massive spatial greatsword carved through his body with frightening ease. No blood sprayed. The cut was so clean, so perfect, it looked sculpted.
A heartbeat later—
BOOM!
Sha Li's body detonated into dust, blown apart by the residual spatial force.
"AAAAHHH!!"
A soul-shattering scream erupted as Sha Li's spirit form tried to flee. His face twisted in terror—he never imagined Lin Fan could strike with such crushing force.
At that moment, several powerful participants who had reached the mountaintop looked over and saw the entire scene.
They watched Sha Li be reduced to dust and were horrified.
Lin Fan's strength… was terrifying.
And his ruthlessness was just as shocking.
"Lin Fan! The Blood Demon Shark Clan will never forgive you!"
Sha Li's soul roared. He reached for his escape talisman, trying to flee the pocket dimension.
SWOOSH!
A golden flash split through the air without warning—utterly silent.
SHHHK!
His soul was sliced clean through.
Sha Li's spirit blinked once, and then disintegrated.
Dead.
Finally, the crowd understood—the golden flash was a small, gleaming flying dagger that hovered in the air for a breath before returning to Lin Fan.
It was the Soul-Slaying Flying Dagger, a divine weapon forged from Lin Fan's spiritual power, strengthened further as his cultivation grew.
He rarely used it.
But every time he did—it killed.
Lin Fan calmly recalled the dagger back to his dantian.
Then, he turned to face the other competitors on the mountaintop. His voice was calm and cold.
"Anyone else want this peak seal?"
SWISH!
Dozens of cultivators flinched. In unison, they stepped backward.
Some even crushed their escape talismans immediately, vanishing from the mountain top in streaks of light.
None of them wanted to end up like Sha Li.
"The peak seal belongs to Brother Lin Fan!"
Someone finally broke the silence.
"Yes, it's his. No one else qualifies!"
Voices quickly joined in, desperate to show they weren't challenging him.
Two battles. Two wins.
First, he had punched Qin Yuan, number six on the Rising Star Ranking, out of the mirror space.
Second, he had sliced Sha Li in half before destroying his soul.
No one dared challenge that.
"Then I won't be polite."
Lin Fan smiled faintly. He looked up toward the summit, where a shimmering peak seal floated, rotating slowly in the mist.
With a flash, he appeared at the top.
He extended a hand—and grasped the seal.
Buzz!
As he held it, dense mist swirled around him, and a wave of light spread out from beneath his feet in all directions…
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