It's always like this.
Every time faced with difficulty, the City Lord is the one who stands in the front.
This time, it is the same.
Shoulders not wide enough, standing in front of everyone.
He is only at the Sixth Tier, yet he dares to face an Eighth Tier Great Emperor.
Even if the other party is a prisoner, he can still cause the sea of lightning to surge.
"Do you really think I can't do anything to you?" Chen Fan's expression gradually turned cold.
There were pursuers behind them.
But he blocked here.
It would be troublesome if the people behind caught up.
"I don't care."
The dried corpse was almost driven mad: "I want the power of the Great Dao, give me the power of the Great Dao, and I will do anything you ask."
A million years, trapped in one place.
It wasn't peaceful slumber for cultivation.
This is the Heavenly Pillar region, constantly undergoing the baptism of lightning.
It was too painful.
The roaring sound in his ears never stopped every day.
In the past, each Heavenly Pillar imprisoned one person.
How many are left now?
Not many.
Being struck to death by lightning was a form of happiness; most people went mad.
The dried corpse was strong, and even dying was not up to him; he could only continue to endure endless torment.
"Oh?"
Chen Fan raised an eyebrow: "You'll do anything?"
There's a chance.
The dried corpse quickly said, "I misspoke, I will do anything, kill people, destroy worlds, even if you ask me to help you deal with the Lord of Light, I will go."
Being able to die was also a form of happiness.
"What do you want the power of the Great Dao for?" Chen Fan asked.
"To escape."
There was no need to hide this matter.
There was no point in hiding it either; Chen Fan could see through it.
"..."
Chen Fan hesitated for a moment.
Honestly, if he could truly gain the allegiance of an Eighth Tier Great Emperor, it would be worth sacrificing all the power of the Great Dao.
But he didn't believe it.
The above was only the first reason.
Another reason was that he believed in himself more.
Being strong himself was true strength.
Dependence would lead to downfall.
No one could guarantee lifelong companionship, and even he didn't think Old Demon Chu could follow him forever.
The lifespan of an Emperor-level being was too long.
"Then... if I can save you, will you no longer need the power of the Great Dao?" he asked.
"Impossible."
Seeing that Chen Fan had stopped, the dried corpse's emotions calmed down considerably.
He then said, "I need a vast amount of power to fill the void. The Heavenly Pillar cannot be broken. If I want to escape, I can only replace myself with another person, or another force."
"I am an Eighth Tier Great Emperor, so I need the power of the Eighth Tier. Half of the power of the Eighth Tier Great Dao has a high chance of replacing me."
Upon hearing this, Chen Fan frowned.
"Is this the only way?"
"That's right."
"After so many years, has no one been willing to replace you and bring you under their command?"
This was an Eighth Tier being.
The dried corpse gave a bitter smile: "Who would be willing? The power of the Eighth Tier Great Dao, the foundation of a Great Emperor."
This request was too harsh.
If it were a Seventh Tier, the dried corpse would have likely escaped long ago.
Exchanging a Seventh Tier for an Eighth Tier was a deal that was always worth it.
But an Eighth Tier was different.
There were only four Eighth Tier Great Emperors in the entire Lightning Domain.
Therefore, it was impossible.
"..."
Chen Fan fell silent.
For a long time.
Above his head, the lightning still raged.
Slowly, Chen Fan extended his hand, slowly touching the lightning.
The dried corpse saw this and did not stop him.
*Bang.*
The lightning was ferocious.
Chen Fan's palm exploded.
"Hiss."
The intensity of the lightning made him gasp.
So strong.
The dried corpse added, "The lightning left by a Ninth Tier Great Emperor is naturally strong."
"After a million years of evolution and nurturing, the lightning... is no longer what it was."
Growing stronger and stronger.
The Heavenly Pillar nurturing lightning.
He... could not approach it.
A simple touch almost shattered his entire arm.
The dried corpse was already accustomed to this.
"Huh?"
Chen Fan looked at his regenerating palm.
A trace of lightning arc remained on his palm.
The residual lightning arc penetrated his body, its destructive power potent.
Chen Fan did not expel this lightning arc from his body but closed his eyes and began to comprehend.
In the Life and Death Realm, there was the Great Dao of Lightning.
But it was only at the Fourth Tier now.
Compared to the lightning of the Heavenly Pillar before him, Fourth Tier lightning was like a firefly compared to the moon.
"Buzz."
The Ten-Thousand-Leaf Sword suddenly appeared within his body.
The tiny lightning arc was directly swallowed by the Ten-Thousand-Leaf Sword.
This scene made Chen Fan ecstatic.
At this moment, Chen Fan placed great hope in the divine artifact in his hand.
The Gravity Pearl contained a Ninth Tier Great World of Gravity.
He would never forget the scene he witnessed in the Hundred-Foot Great World back then.
There was a person who, wielding the Ten-Thousand-Leaf Sword, had cleaved open the Great World of Gravity, forcing the inhabitants of the entire world to migrate.
"Is your internal world about to open? Is it the Lightning Realm?" he guessed.
He felt this guess would not be wrong.
So...
*Clang!*
He drew the Ten-Thousand-Leaf Sword.
Looking at the dried corpse, he shouted, "It's okay if I absorb some lightning, right?"
"No problem."
The dried corpse replied, "As long as you don't absorb too much, the Heavenly Pillar won't collapse, and it will exist forever."
He added, "After a million years of nurturing, the lightning here has accumulated to an immense degree. Of course... even if you try your best to absorb it, you won't be able to take much."
"Very good."
Chen Fan smiled.
He had never paid attention to the fact that the Ten-Thousand-Leaf Sword contained a Great World of Lightning before.
Or rather, the lightning he had encountered before was too low in tier, not qualified to open a Ninth Tier Great World.
"Open."
The Ten-Thousand-Leaf Sword was directly inserted into the raging lightning.
*Boom.*
The sword touched the lightning.
In an instant, the Ten-Thousand-Leaf Sword seemed to open a gaping maw.
The maw began to devour the lightning madly.
The lightning here was too dense.
Unlike the Gravity World, which needed to absorb chaotic energy and then evolve it into gravity.
The Ten-Thousand-Leaf Sword was lucky; the lightning here was incredibly pure.
*Rumble.*
The Heavenly Pillar was stirred, and the lightning surged.
The immense fluctuations instantly shook the entire Lightning Domain.
On the Heavenly Pillar, the dried corpse was stunned.
"What happened?"
On another Heavenly Pillar, a figure appeared.
Following that, more than twenty people appeared.
The Heavenly Pillars before them numbered in the tens of millions.
However, there were only over twenty that imprisoned people.
Seventh Tier, all Seventh Tier.
"Too weak."
Chen Fan thought to himself.
Now, in his eyes, Seventh Tier was no longer sufficient.
*Boom.*
A Seventh Tier Great Emperor roared, "What are you doing, stop immediately..."
His words were not finished.
That Seventh Tier Great Emperor was directly struck and killed by the surging lightning.
Not one bolt, but dozens struck the same person.
*Rumble.*
Dense lightning bolts descended.
Everyone was a target.
"Ah..."
Seventh Tier Great Emperors fell one after another.
"Haha."
On the Heavenly Pillar, only the dried corpse was laughing maniacally.
The lightning had already mangled his flesh, but this did not stop him from laughing.
"This feels great, haha."
The more lightning was consumed, the weaker his seal became.
Soon, he would be able to get out.