The Divine Artifact Tower's Crown Prince suddenly sneered.
A black and green talisman, no larger than half a palm, appeared in his hand.
As the talisman burned in the air, a terrifying aura of world-ending destruction spread out.
"Emperor Talisman?"
Ling Fan's gaze narrowed slightly.
"Die!" the Divine Artifact Tower's Crown Prince roared with a sinister grin, tossing the burning talisman into the air. As it was consumed by flames, the smoke twisted, and a supreme phantom, seemingly capable of shattering the heavens and earth, condensed within the black and green ashes.
Boom!
This phantom, imbued with supreme divine might, struck towards Ling Fan.
In the face of this attack, Emperor Song and the Old Ancestor You felt as insignificant as ants.
But Ling Fan's expression remained unchanged.
He casually raised his hand.
Instantly, the imperial palace trembled violently.
A phantom, resembling an ancient celestial palace, detached itself from the palace and landed in his palm. With a flick of Ling Fan's wrist, the phantom, which had absorbed the palace's power, collided head-on, shattering the Divine Artifact Tower's Crown Prince's phantom into pieces before it dissipated into smoke, filled with unwillingness.
"How can this be! Even an Emperor's strike couldn't kill you!"
The Divine Artifact Tower's Crown Prince was utterly distraught, staggering backward and collapsing onto the ground.
"When I left this imperial palace in my previous life, although I was only at the Emperor realm, my actual combat power was close to that of a Celestial Venerable. How can ordinary Emperors compare to me?" Ling Fan sneered coldly, reaching out and grabbing, channeling the entire power of the imperial palace to suppress the Divine Artifact Tower's Crown Prince, directly forcing him into the Samsara Divine Cauldron.
This time, with the imperial palace's power as a boost, the suppression process was incredibly smooth.
"You two shall also become my puppets!"
Ling Fan snorted, reaching out to seize Emperor Song and the Old Ancestor You.
The Old Ancestor You was terrified and scrambled onto the ground, begging for mercy, "My Lord Emperor! My Lord Emperor! I didn't know you were still alive. I beg you, for the sake of our past connection, spare me this once. I will serve you like an ox or a horse from now on and never harbor any disloyalty!"
"Hmph, a traitor like you deserves to die even more!"
Ling Fan's gaze sharpened. A phantom of the imperial palace descended, instantly shattering the Old Ancestor You's imperial soul into dust.
Finally, he suppressed both of them into the Yan Luo Hall, replacing two seventh-tier Celestial Emperors.
With this, the Yan Luo Hall now contained three ninth-tier Celestial Emperors and seven eighth-tier Celestial Emperors, along with eight peak seventh-tier Celestial Emperors. The Yan Luo Hall's power had been restored to an unimaginable level.
At this moment, the battle between the unleashed Great Yellow Dog and the White Bone Puppet had reached its climax.
The Great Yellow Dog, at the half-step Emperor realm, had torn the White Bone Puppet apart piece by piece, still holding a white bone leg in its mouth, seemingly intending to chew it to pieces.
Although the White Bone Puppet was crafted from an Emperor's remains, its power was only equivalent to a peak ninth-tier Celestial Emperor, and its joints were its weak points. Apart from the bones themselves being indestructible, the entire structure had been dismembered by the Great Yellow Dog.
"Ah Huang, move aside," Ling Fan said.
The Great Yellow Dog wagged its tail obediently and spat out the bone leg from its mouth.
Ling Fan pointed his finger, and a massive fragment of a Dao artifact shot out. With a series of cracking sounds, the Emperor's bone was shattered by the Dao artifact fragment.
After all, it was merely an Emperor's遗骨 (remains), relying solely on its sturdy material.
In terms of material, no matter how hard an Emperor's bone was, it could not compare to a Dao artifact fragment!
Soon, all the white bones were ground into powder by the Dao artifact fragments.
"Woof woof woof!"
The Great Yellow Dog barked excitedly, then licked up all the bone powder without leaving a trace, not wasting a single bit.
"Ah Huang, you still love eating bones so much."
Ling Fan patted the Great Yellow Dog's head.
The Great Yellow Dog grinned foolishly, its expression incredibly lively, and excitedly licked Ling Fan's hand.
Ling Fan gave the Great Yellow Dog a gentle kick and chuckled, "You haven't changed this habit at all. I've told you, don't be a lickspittle."
"Woof woof woof!"
The Great Yellow Dog seemed a little displeased.
At this moment, a trembling, ancient voice came from behind.
Thump!
The Old Ancestor Wu's legs heavily impacted the ground.
"Wu Zongwu pays respects to the Lord Emperor! May the Lord Emperor live forever and possess invincible divine might!"
"Get up. I've already died once. If you say that, are you mocking me?" Ling Fan said with a smile, reaching up to gently support him. Wu Zongwu was instantly lifted by a powerful force.
"Wu Zongwu dares not! Please forgive me, Lord Emperor."
Hearing Ling Fan's jest, Wu Zongwu quickly lowered his head.
"Heh, I was just joking with you. You take it so seriously. You haven't changed at all over the years."
Ling Fan smiled faintly and walked towards the imperial palace with the Great Yellow Dog, "Follow me."
"Yes, Lord Emperor!"
...
Following Ling Fan into the imperial palace, the Old Ancestor Wu's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
The treasures were countless, and they were all incredibly rare and precious supreme treasures.
Especially when they entered a grand hall, countless dazzling lights reflected in the Old Ancestor Wu's pupils.
It was like a dreamlike illusion.
Within the hall, numerous large and small spheres floated, emitting countless brilliant colors.
The reason for these colors was that the spheres contained pure and condensed Celestial Emperor origins!
Especially in the center, over ten of the largest spheres emanated an aura that made the Old Ancestor Wu's body tremble involuntarily.
These were things that countless ninth-tier Celestial Emperors dreamed of.
Supreme Emperor Origin!
Ling Fan flicked his finger.
One of the ten massive spheres floated towards the Old Ancestor Wu.
The Old Ancestor Wu's breathing became heavy.
He looked at Ling Fan in disbelief.
"Lord Emperor, you, you you you are..."
Ling Fan said calmly, "You've been stuck at the ninth-tier Celestial Emperor realm for a long time. You won't be able to break through to the Emperor realm like this. These are some origins I collected in my previous life. The Supreme Origins here should be enough for you to reach the half-step Emperor realm, but to truly enter the Emperor realm, you'll have to rely on yourself."
The Old Ancestor Wu quickly waved his hands, "Lord Emperor, this is not possible. You are reincarnated and cultivating again, and you need these resources more than I do! You must already know that Dao Yi Celestial Venerable stole everything from you. That shameless scoundrel has now broken through to the Great Celestial Venerable realm, almost on par with your peak! You must be careful of him. You need to quickly break through to at least the Celestial Venerable realm. As for me, I am insignificant! Your own progress is more important!"
Ling Fan's face darkened, "Take it when I tell you to. Wu Zongwu, you're becoming more and more indecisive."
"Woof woof woof!"
The Great Yellow Dog drooled at the side.
Ling Fan glared at it.
It immediately drooped its head.
The Old Ancestor Wu said with a bitter smile, "Thank you for your generosity, Lord Emperor. I will definitely break through to the Emperor realm and live up to your expectations."
Ling Fan nodded, "Yes, you may leave now. Also, take out the treasures and cultivation resources outside and use them to increase the strength of your Wu family in the shortest possible time."
"Yes!"
The Old Ancestor Wu felt a long-lost surge of blood rush through his body.
It was as if he had found his backbone.
As Wu Zongwu left, the hall fell silent.
Ling Fan pondered for a moment, flicked his finger, and gave another sphere containing Supreme Origin to the Great Yellow Dog.
The Great Yellow Dog's mouth stretched to its ears, its tail wagged furiously, and it opened its mouth wide, snatching the sphere and running off without a trace.
Ling Fan smiled wryly.
It was time to improve his own strength.