Soon, the void shattered, and a dark, gaping hole appeared.
As the magical power of over a dozen Martial Venerable experts poured in, this void aperture slowly stabilized, dark and leading to an unknown destination.
"All geniuses entering the Martial King Battlefield, assemble and prepare to enter."
Crown Prince Tianyun waved his hand, giving the order.
"Sixth Brother, you go too."
The Sixth Prince and hundreds of geniuses from the Tianyun Kingdom at the Giant Spirit Realm flew towards the aperture.
However, the Sixth Prince did not rush into the passage. Instead, he turned around, his eyes filled with extreme ferocity, staring intently at Ling Fan.
"I want to see how you die before I can enter the Martial King Battlefield with peace of mind! Don't worry, after you die, I will 'take good care' of your wife, Lan Xueyi, inside the Martial King Battlefield! Hahaha!"
The Sixth Prince sneered.
"You court death."
Ling Fan let out a cold snort.
As his mind moved, the Sixth Prince, who was sneering, suddenly stopped laughing. His smile froze on his face, and a look of terror and pain appeared.
"What's happening!"
"The Sixth Prince... something is wrong!"
Everyone noticed the Sixth Prince's abnormality and was shocked, not knowing what had happened.
The pain and terror on the Sixth Prince's face grew more intense. Red light emanated from his body, as if a terrifying heavenly fire was burning within him.
"Ah!"
The Sixth Prince could no longer bear it and let out a pig-like scream.
His skin began to crack.
It was like an over-baked porcelain vase, burning and cracking.
The firelight emanating from the cracks became even stronger!
The hundreds of Giant Spirit Realm geniuses nearby were terrified by the scene, their hands and feet turning cold, utterly lost. They quickly retreated, fearing they might be affected.
"What's going on!"
Crown Prince Tianyun, Liu Chuang, narrowed his eyes and signaled. A Martial Venerable expert from the royal family immediately appeared beside the Sixth Prince. "Your Highness Sixth Prince, forgive my transgression!"
The Martial Venerable expert reached out, and rolling magical power enveloped the Sixth Prince. He quickly entered the Sixth Prince's body, attempting to resolve the crisis and suppress the sudden flames.
However, his actions were completely ineffective.
The terrifying flames within the Sixth Prince's body grew even more vigorous.
Boom!
Flames broke through the Martial Venerable expert's magical power blockade.
They emerged from the cracks in the Sixth Prince's body.
They spewed out from his mouth, eyes, ears, and nostrils.
The Sixth Prince instantly turned into a fiery figure!
"Ah! What kind of ghost fire is this? Save me, I don't want to die!"
The Sixth Prince wailed mournfully.
His screams were no longer human, sending chills down one's spine.
His spiritual energy, bloodline, flesh, bones, and even his spiritual body were ignited, becoming fuel for this bizarre and terrifying flame.
It was as if the flame was determined to burn him to ashes.
Soon.
The Sixth Prince's screams subsided.
As his life force extinguished, his corpse was immediately burned into a pile of ash in the shape of a human by the terrifying flames.
For a moment.
The entire scene was deathly silent.
Crown Prince Tianyun's expression turned extremely grim.
Two beams of sharp light shot from his eyes, fixing on Ling Fan as he said, "You did this!"
"You're not entirely stupid."
Ling Fan said with a cold smile.
Then, Ling Fan took Xueyi's hand and walked towards the passage as if no one else was present.
"You killed someone from my Tianyun royal family, and you still want to send your wife into the Martial King Battlefield? Do you think I'm air? Kill him!"
Crown Prince Tianyun trembled with rage, his expression filled with a frenzied killing intent, he roared.
"Yes!"
The Ji Martial Venerable of the Tianyun royal family bowed in response.
As he took a step forward, terrifying magical power transformed into a vast ocean. With one hand extended, rolling magical power formed a hundred-zhang giant hand, grabbing towards Ling Fan and Xueyi with overwhelming force.
"Lord Mo is here. If you want to attack Lord Ling, you must pass through me first!!"
Toad leaped up, silver light erupting from its body, and rolling demonic energy surged into the sky, transforming into a silver rainbow that flew towards the giant magical power hand.
However, before it could reach.
Several powerful magical forces surged forward.
It was the Martial Venerable experts from the Tianyun Kingdom below who had made their move.
Toad's limbs and body were locked by strands of magical power, and the silver light on its body dimmed significantly. It was pulled downwards.
"Hmph, how dare you kill His Highness the Sixth Prince, die!"
Ji Martial Venerable snorted coldly, and the giant magical power hand grew again, striking down with immense power.
Just as everyone thought Ling Fan was doomed.
Ling Fan let out a cold smile.
His eyes showed disdain.
He looked at Ji Martial Venerable not as if he were looking at a Core Condensation realm Martial Venerable, but as if he were looking at an insignificant ant.
Ling Fan casually threw a punch!
Heavenly Origin Power transformed into a divine light that tore through the sky, instantly piercing through the void.
In the next moment.
Ji Martial Venerable's body stiffened abruptly.
He lowered his head with difficulty, disbelief etched on his face, only to find a blood hole piercing through his chest!
An expression of boundless horror surged into Ji Martial Venerable's eyes. "How is this possible! How can his strength be so great? I am a Martial Venerable... he is merely at the Heavenly Origin realm!"
"Toad, catch!"
Ling Fan grabbed through the air, and Ji Martial Venerable, who was on his last breath, was tossed by Ling Fan towards Mo Dazui.
Toad let out an excited croak, its body bursting with powerful demonic energy, breaking through the suppression of several demon lords. Then, it opened its gaping maw and swallowed Ji Martial Venerable in one gulp.
Crunch.
Crunch.
Crunch.
The sound of Toad chewing reached everyone's ears.
At that moment.
The entire scene fell into deathly silence!
Everything happened too quickly.
So fast that they couldn't react.
A dignified Core Condensation realm expert, the Ji Martial Venerable of the Tianyun royal family, was defeated so swiftly, so miserably...
Killed by Ling Fan with a single punch!
And finally, he ended up being swallowed by a toad...
Not a single bone remained.
It was truly gruesome to behold.
Before everyone could recover,
After Ling Fan killed Ji Martial Venerable with a punch, he took Xueyi's hand and continued towards the passage.
The Giant Spirit Realm geniuses ahead quickly made way, not daring to block Ling Fan.
Didn't they see that a Martial Venerable realm expert was killed by him with one punch!
"Xueyi, you go in first."
Ling Fan said to Xueyi.
Xueyi glanced at the Tianyun Palace, where experts were as numerous as clouds, and said with concern, "What about you? Why don't you enter the Martial King Battlefield with me!"
"The Martial King Battlefield has restrictions on the strength of those who enter. My strength far exceeds the Giant Spirit Realm, and the Martial King Battlefield cannot accommodate me."
"Don't worry, they can't keep me. If they push me too far, I don't mind slaughtering my way through the Tianyun Palace, creating a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!"
Ling Fan said with a faint smile.
"Go."
Xueyi was still worried. Ling Fan gently pushed her, sending her into the passage.
Then Ling Fan turned around. His not-so-tall figure stood before the Martial King Battlefield's passage, yet he seemed as unshakeable as a mountain!
For a moment.
The entire Tianyun Palace fell into silence.
The atmosphere was almost frozen.
Attack! Kill him, attack together! What are you waiting for!
Crown Prince Tianyun, Liu Chuang, appeared somewhat exasperated.
He had completely lost the demeanor and grace of a Crown Prince.
However, he was the only one shouting in vain.
The Martial Venerable experts from the major forces of the Tianyun Kingdom did not move.
Most of them were in the early stage of Core Condensation.
Their strength was similar to Ji Martial Venerable's, not much stronger, nor much weaker.
Since Ling Fan could kill Ji Martial Venerable with one punch, their fate would likely not be much better than Ji Martial Venerable's.
They were not that foolish.
This was a feud between the Tianyun royal family and that Ling Fan. They could provide some support, but they had no reason to risk their lives against Ling Fan.
Just then.
Suddenly, the void fluctuated violently, and countless branches pierced through the void, stabbing towards Ling Fan like arrows.