"Kai Tian!"
"Pi Di!"
"Wu Sheng!"
Gao Gan Mo's demonic hair danced wildly. He raised the black great axe above his head with both hands and brought it down fiercely.
*Whoosh!*
A terrifying beam of dark light shot out.
Everything quietly vanished beneath this dark light.
"Heh, this is that dog thing Gao Qiu's former weapon, isn't it?"
Ling Fan sneered coldly.
A chill also arose spontaneously.
Instead of dodging this axe, he actually met it head-on amidst countless shocked gazes.
As Ling Fan threw out a punch,
Several ancient fragments suddenly wrapped around his fist.
The axe light struck them, immediately erupting with endless sparks. Although it almost shattered Ling Fan's arm, he still used the Dao artifact fragments as gauntlets to withstand the axe.
"Heh, let me give you something good to eat!"
Ling Fan quietly transmitted a Myriad Manifestation Dragon Curse.
"Wooooo!"
As the curse, filled with endless malevolence and resembling writhing dead flesh, invaded the axe, the spirit within the Axe of Destruction immediately let out an extremely sharp scream.
The light on the axe body visibly dimmed.
One must know that this Myriad Manifestation Dragon Curse could even erode Dao artifacts, let alone this Axe of Destruction, which was merely a supreme-grade Dao artifact.
Even though Ling Fan had only infused a small portion of the curse, the axe could not withstand it.
Just as the spirit within the axe screamed,
Gao Gan's hands, gripping the axe handle, instinctively recoiled as if burned by hot coals.
"What did you do!"
Gao Gan's eyes widened in horror.
Ling Fan sneered coldly, not answering his question. His only response was a pair of fists like falling meteorites.
*Boom!*
*Boom!*
*Boom!*
Ling Fan pushed his physical body to its absolute limit, unleashing countless punches in succession.
Ling Fan did not want to drag things out, lest any further complications arise. After all, the Gao family had produced an Emperor Venerable; who knew what other trump cards Gao Gan possessed besides this supreme-grade Emperor Armament.
*Bang bang bang!*
Gao Gan's body trembled violently from the blows. Within a few exchanges, it was already tattered.
In the face of Ling Fan's absolute strength, he could only be passively beaten, with no room to retaliate.
Ling Fan's gaze sharpened. Just as he was about to deliver a killing blow, to end Gao Gan's life,
Suddenly, a terrifyingly large hand reached out from afar.
Ling Fan felt his entire body stiffen, oppressed by an overwhelmingly powerful force that almost suffocated him. He turned his head with difficulty and saw Gao Gan's father, Gao Sangui, the Grand Elder of the Qing Xuan Sect, with a grim expression. This strike was unleashed by him.
"Alas, peace is precious! Peace is precious!"
At this moment,
Another immensely powerful force erupted,
Protecting Ling Fan.
"Lu Jiouwen, are you, this dog slave, going to oppose our Gao family?"
Gao Sangui looked at Lu Jiouwen, who had intervened, with dangerous eyes.
Lu Jiouwen quickly waved his hands: "How dare I! Today is a joyous occasion for our Qing Xuan Sect. How can fellow disciples harm each other? I am also acting for the greater good of the Qing Xuan Sect."
Gao Sangui snorted coldly, abandoning his intention to kill Ling Fan, and rescued Gao Gan.
"Heh, the Gao family's strongest genius, is that all?"
Ling Fan sneered mockingly.
The Gao family experts' eyes blazed, staring fixedly at Ling Fan, yet they were powerless to refute.
Gao Gan was the most outstanding genius of the Gao family in a thousand years.
But now he had been beaten into such a sorry state.
This was undoubtedly a slap in the face to the entire Gao family.
"Heal Gan'er first, let's go!"
Gao Gan's father, Gao Yilong, the Grand Elder of the Qing Xuan Sect, had an extremely grim expression. He had expected today's celebration banquet to elevate the Gao family's prestige to its peak, but instead, they had suffered such an unbearable defeat!
The killing intent in his heart grew even more intense.
However, with Lu Jiouwen suddenly switching sides and protecting that Fan Lin, he had no opportunity to strike.
Staying any longer would only result in further humiliation for the Gao family. Therefore, after some thought, Gao Yilong decided to temporarily lead the Gao family members away.
"Wait."
Just then,
Yan Xi spoke faintly.
"Such a defeated general cannot be my husband, Yan Xi. Our engagement is hereby nullified."
"Pfft!"
Upon hearing this,
Gao Gan's expression became incredibly ferocious and contorted. He spat out another mouthful of blood, his face turning even paler than paper.
Yan Xi's words struck him a thousand times harder than the injuries Ling Fan had inflicted.
"Heavenly Maiden, this is not appropriate?" the elders of the Tian Yi Sect said with troubled expressions.
"When has my decision been subject to your questioning?" Yan Xi said domineeringly, offering no explanation.
Those elders at the Heavenly Emperor realm immediately fell silent.
If Yan Xi were still only a seventh-rank Heavenly Emperor, then the combined strength of these elders could barely suppress her.
Now that Yan Xi had advanced to the eighth-rank Heavenly Emperor, her status in the Tian Yi Sect was even more exalted, making her utterly incomparable to these elders.
Gao Yilong said grimly: "Good! Heavenly Maiden Yan Xi, our Gao family will remember this grievance."
As the Gao family members departed,
What was meant to be a pleasant banquet completely devolved into a farce.
The guests from various major forces in Jinzhou looked at each other, somewhat bewildered.
Fortunately, Lu Jiouwen was thick-skinned and felt no shame about this domestic scandal of the Qing Xuan Sect.
He remained composed, even enthusiastically urging everyone to continue the feast.
However, the guests had no appetite to stay any longer.
They all found excuses to prepare to leave.
Lu Jiouwen suddenly said: "Everyone, don't rush. You can serve as witnesses for our Qing Xuan Sect."
Saying this, he pointed at Ling Fan and declared: "Qing Xuan Sect's seed disciple Fan Lin has advanced to the seventh-rank Heavenly Emperor, his strength surpassing his peers. Today, Fan Lin is hereby appointed as the First Deputy Sect Master of the Qing Xuan Sect, with a status second only to mine."
*Boom!*
Lu Jiouwen's announcement immediately caused a stir.
Some astute individuals immediately sensed something unusual.
It seemed the wind was about to change in the Qing Xuan Sect.
"Congratulations, Deputy Sect Master Fan."
Yan Xi's exquisite face displayed a smile that could topple cities.
With her transcendent status, her words represented the Tian Yi Sect's acknowledgment of this matter.
Soon, many Jinzhou forces also declared their support, offering congratulations to Ling Fan.
Ling Fan responded to each one.
He looked at Yan Xi's beautiful face: "If Heavenly Maiden has time, why not stay at the Qing Xuan Sect for a few days? I have many cultivation matters that I am eager to discuss with Heavenly Maiden."
Yan Xi, perhaps thinking of something, showed a hint of a blush on her face, but quickly regained her composure and said coldly: "Thank you for your kind invitation, Deputy Sect Master Fan. Yan Xi has urgent matters to attend to and cannot stay long. Farewell."
After Yan Xi left, the other Jinzhou forces had no reason to linger and also took their leave.
"Fan Lin, come with me."
Lu Jiouwen, having savored a good cup of wine,
Smacked his lips with lingering enjoyment.
He said to Ling Fan.
Watching Ling Fan and Sect Master Lu Jiouwen depart, countless Qing Xuan Sect powerhouses fell silent.
Three months ago,
They had dismissed Fan Lin's boast of challenging Gao Gan as a joke.
But in just three months,
Gao Gan had indeed been toppled from his undefeated pedestal by Ling Fan.
This was almost like a dream.
Far away on Fan Mountain,
Guo Gui, Lu Rui, Lu Wei, Long Xuan, and others who were not qualified to attend the banquet,
Had witnessed the battle from afar.
At this moment, their hearts were still filled with uncontainable excitement.
"Brother Fan won, he actually won!" Long Xuan still found it hard to believe, repeating himself.
"Now you have to call him Deputy Sect Master," Lu Rui reminded him.
"I knew my judgment of people was good!" Guo Gui's face, filled with excitement, trembled with his fat.