Rumbling.
Chaos, swiftly parted.
A monstrous battle intent had arrived.
Those figures radiating powerful auras cast a shadow of pressure over everyone in the Thousand Silk Dojo.
"Esteemed sirs."
A voice boomed forth, "I am Chen Fan, and I believe many of you have heard my name."
"My presence here today is not for any other reason. I have merely heard certain matters, compelling me to invade the Ninth Land."
Hum.
Song Chu revealed his Dharma Body.
His silhouette enveloped heaven and earth, his voice echoing back, "City Lord Chen's great name has long since spread throughout the Ninth Land, known to all. But what matters have you heard that led you to bring your army to attack my Ninth Land?"
Conversation was also a way to stall for time.
He would delay for as long as possible.
"May I ask for Senior's name?" Chen Fan inquired.
"Song Chu."
"So it is Emperor Song Chu. I, your junior, have been remiss."
Chen Fan's voice held no trace of animosity. "Since Senior asks, I shall speak truthfully. I have heard that the Thousand Silk Dao Master and the Five Elements Dao Master are individuals from the Upper Nine Heavens, who have been lurking in our Lower Ten Lands. Are you all not still in the dark about this matter?"
"What?"
This declaration sent a wave of shock and disbelief through everyone.
The Thousand Silk Dao Master was from the Upper Nine Heavens?
For a moment, a ripple of unrest spread through the assembly.
"Heh heh."
Emperor Song Chu chuckled faintly, then said coldly, "May I ask City Lord Chen where you heard this?"
"The Illusory Sect."
The names of the ninth-tier beings, it was assumed, were known to these individuals. Big Wind Novel.
Song Chu scoffed, "So it was Emperor Illusory Sect. Aside from that, does City Lord have any other evidence?"
"Naturally, I do not."
"In that case, it is slander."
Song Chu stated, "The Thousand Silk Dao Master's origins are pure and unblemished. No one can slander the Dao Master."
"Tsk tsk."
Chen Fan's voice dripped with sarcasm. "This City Lord needs no reason. A pretext is quite sufficient."
Song Chu: "..."
This statement caused Emperor Song Chu's expression to shift repeatedly.
He understood now.
Chen Fan cared not whether the Thousand Silk Dao Master was from the Upper Nine Heavens or not. He merely needed an excuse to act.
Boom.
At this moment, the enemy arrived.
Emperors, one after another, their powerful auras manifesting even from a great distance from the Thousand Silk Dojo.
"Kill."
Without further preamble, Chen Fan gave the order.
With so many eighth-tier great worlds, the intention was to conquer them all.
"Hahaha."
Upon hearing their City Lord's command, everyone sprang into action.
Squeak squeak squeak.
The Sky-Piercing Rat was the fastest, accompanied by Disaster and the Treasure Rat, tearing through the void.
It directly targeted a world radiating spatial energy and descended.
Hum.
Before the world, an eighth-tier Emperor appeared.
"Kill."
No words were exchanged.
The newcomer was the master of the spatial world, and the Sky-Piercing Rat immediately attacked.
The two eighth-tiers immediately clashed.
This great world harbored more than one eighth-tier being; a total of four appeared.
Boom.
On the side of the Life and Death Realm, more individuals naturally stepped forward to intercept.
War erupted.
No need for lengthy pronouncements, just fight.
The Sky-Piercing Rat and the Treasure Rat each found an opponent and engaged in fierce combat.
The other two were intercepted by an Immortal Emperor and an Emperor from the Sword Realm.
The battlefield was not confined to a single location.
The moment everyone engaged, the entire chaos seemed to be upturned.
"Come."
Chen Fan and the Sword Master, both wielding long swords, directly charged towards the Thousand Silk Dojo.
"Defend."
Emperor Song Chu issued a stern order.
The Emperors who had gathered at the Thousand Silk Dojo all retreated to defend their respective worlds.
The battlefield was effectively divided.
This was Song Chu's predicament.
The reason he had proposed jointly guarding the Thousand Silk Dojo was to deal with the current situation.
Unfortunately, no one had agreed.
Once the battlefield was divided, top-tier combatants like Chen Fan and the Sword Master, and others, could not be stopped by anyone.
Fortunately, the Dragon King had gone to the Five Elements Realm, and the enemy had chosen to attack from both sides.
If they had focused all their forces on attacking the Thousand Silk Dojo, this battle would have been over before it began; they would have had to flee.
"Senior Song Chu."
Chen Fan approached through the air.
Behind him, the battlefield roared.
Everyone had chosen their opponent.
Truth be told, the Tenth Land was at a disadvantage. The Thousand Silk Realm had existed for millions of years, naturally possessing more powerful individuals.
Furthermore, many experts had fallen in the previous battle in the Ninth Land.
This led to the Tenth Land being inferior to the Ninth Land in terms of peak combat power.
But it didn't matter. With Chen Fan and the Sword Master present, nothing was an issue.
Clang clang.
The Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi emitted a deafening hum. "Come, let this City Lord experience Senior's strength. Let's see how many of my swords it takes to kill you."
An invincible conviction emanating from a overlord.
He could even contend with ninth-tier beings, so what could a mere eighth-tier do?
"Arrogant."
Song Chu let out a sudden, fierce roar.
Boom.
Boundless sea of clouds billowed behind him.
This was his Dao, containing within it fingers like mountains, as if interfering with heavenly secrets.
"Oh?"
Chen Fan clearly sensed a tremor within him.
It was a feeling of his mind being disturbed, as if by someone meddling.
"Interesting."
He smiled.
He hadn't expected Emperor Song Chu to cultivate the art of heavenly secrets.
Speaking of which, it was quite similar to the Dragon Pattern Compass.
However... too weak.
Bang.
Chen Fan's physical body surged, briefly negating the interference from heavenly secrets.
Then, he unleashed a sword strike into the sea of clouds.
"Kill."
The two immediately engaged in battle.
The foremost individual below the ninth-tier, and a supreme overlord.
Their combat instantly reached its zenith.
"Heavenly Secrets."
Behind Song Chu, a chaotic beast appeared.
That was the spirit of his Great Dao, power surging into the sea of heavenly secrets. His five fingers moved, shaking Chen Fan's physical body.
Threads of heavenly secrets trembled, disrupting Chen Fan's attacks.
"Heh heh."
Chen Fan smiled nonchalantly. "Trying this move on me, you... are not capable."
He was indeed being interfered with.
But it was futile.
Hum.
The Dragon Pattern Compass instantly appeared.
What heavenly secrets Dao, before the Dragon Pattern Compass, was directly suppressed without any power to resist.
"What?"
Emperor Song Chu, sensing all this, had his complexion drastically change.
His heavenly secrets Dao was being suppressed.
A power of the same origin rendered his abilities unable to manifest. "What is that?"
He saw the Dragon Pattern Compass.
Chih.
Alas, there was no answer.
The Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi had already descended, its blade cleaving through the sea of clouds.
The heavenly secrets sea of clouds was instantly rent asunder.
A hideous scar extended from Emperor Song Chu's chest downwards.
Boom.
Emperor Song Chu recoiled instantly.
"Retreating is opening yourself up," Chen Fan stated calmly.
"Suppress."
The Gravity Pearl quickly materialized.
The entire world was permeated by the power of the Gravity Pearl.
A terrifyingly immense gravity emerged, pressing Emperor Song Chu to the brink of his physical body collapsing.
"Divine Weapon..." Emperor Song Chu finally felt fear.
His opponent's methods were too numerous.
So many that he found it impossible to resist. Big Wind Novel.
"Kill."
A sword strike plunged into the Netherworld.
Bang.
The powerful Great Dao of Heavenly Secrets was directly shattered by a single sword strike.