All onlookers died.
To be precise, anyone who was not qualified to be an onlooker died.
The qualified ones were Monk Meng, the Angler, and the two Young Lords of the Imperial Palace.
Others were not.
"Seeking death."
The Overlord retracted his fist, and the invincible silhouette dissipated.
The battle had lasted long enough.
Looking at Chen Fan, who had not approached in the distance, the Overlord said, "You are qualified to be the City Lord of Sword City. We part ways here. I will wait for you to become stronger, and then we will have a good fight."
"Good."
Fear of battle would never appear in Chen Fan.
The current Overlord was still a bit stronger than him.
Chen Fan knew this.
However, he had confidence in himself.
With all principles returning to the origin, his sword was not yet sharp enough.
One day, when he activated the Hundred Dao Sword, he would be invincible.
As for the Heavenly Emperor, it might take a Thousand Dao Sword.
...
"I'm leaving."
The Overlord turned and walked away.
The ground was littered with corpses and scattered treasures, but no one paid them any mind.
"City Lord Chen, this monk is also leaving. We shall meet again someday."
Monk Meng did not approach, but turned and left directly.
The Angler walked up and said, "You handle the affairs of Sword City first. I will come to find you in three days."
"Okay."
The Angler turned and left.
Within the city, two gazes retracted.
The two Young Lords from the Imperial Palace had not appeared from beginning to end.
Chen Fan came to the gate of Freedom City. The words "Freedom City" were still written on the wall.
"I prefer Sword City."
Chen Fan smiled faintly.
Boom.
The Amaterasu Sword fell into his hand.
One sword, splitting the heavens.
The words "Freedom City" that had been written were wiped away with a 'bang'.
Freedom City was no longer needed.
From this day onwards, this place would be called Sword City.
The Amaterasu Sword quickly carved the words "Sword City" onto the city wall.
Entering the city...
A voice spread through the sky above Sword City: "From today onwards, Freedom City will be renamed Sword City."
"Yes."
Someone responded.
Those who responded were the residents of Sword City.
Currently, the only outsiders in Sword City were the two from the Imperial Palace.
...
Returning to the central city area.
The thatched hut reappeared.
The disciples of Yifu sat in front of the thatched hut again, entering a state of cultivation.
No one opened their eyes.
Fortunately, Chen Fan was used to this.
These fellows were all martial arts fanatics, their greatest interest being cultivation.
"City Lord."
Tian Zai stepped forward.
Tian Zai was a demon. There were many demons in Sword City, such as Qing Luan and Long Ling, who were demons.
Here, demons and humans got along harmoniously.
"What is it?"
Tian Zai now had his own thatched hut.
It was about adapting to local customs.
Since the central area had the living style of thatched huts, they followed suit.
Since Tian Zai had actively sought him out, there must be something.
Tian Zai said directly, "I want to integrate into your River of Rules."
"Hmm?"
How did Tian Zai know?
He thought for a moment and realized it must have been Pang Tong who told him.
Ever since Pang Tong integrated into Chen Fan's River of Rules, his strength had undergone earth-shattering changes.
This fellow had long surpassed Tian Zai and Huang Die.
"The Way of the Demon," Chen Fan fell into thought.
Did his River of Rules allow for the Way of the Demon to exist?
He did not know this.
Seeing Chen Fan lost in thought, Tian Zai thought Chen Fan was unwilling and quickly lowered his head, "I was presumptuous."
"You misunderstand."
Chen Fan explained, "Pang Tong integrated into my Way because he is of the human race. As for you... you are of the demon race. I do not know if the Great Dao of Rules can accommodate the Way of the Demon."
This was his concern: "If my River of Rules cannot integrate the Way of the Demon, you will die."
This was not a joke.
Although he had imitated the Great Dao of the Demon Race when he was at the Supreme Realm.
However, that was just imitation.
Chen Fan had not yet discovered if there was a Great Dao of the Demon Race in the River of Rules.
If Tian Zai were to integrate, it would be an adventure.
"You must think carefully."
Chen Fan felt he had to remind him again.
If he wanted to integrate, he would not stop him, but he would explain the pros and cons.
"Integrate."
Tian Zai insisted.
Currently, his cultivation was falling behind.
He was already far behind, not to mention comparing with Chen Fan, but even with Wu Sheng and Pang Tong, he could not keep up.
The Sky-Piercing Rat was indeed a powerful demon bloodline, but that was in the lower realm.
In the Immortal Realm, this bloodline was not worth mentioning.
Thinking about it, even a divine bird like Qing Luan had appeared. What future could a niche demon beast like the Sky-Piercing Rat have?
To become strong, this was the only way now.
"Have you decided?"
"Yes."
"Come with me."
Although the central thatched hut was not large, it had its own universe within.
It looked like it could only accommodate one person, but in reality, even ten or eight people could enter without any problem.
"Chi."
Entering the thatched hut, Chen Fan directly opened the River of Rules.
Gurgling.
The sound of flowing water reached his ears.
"Go."
Leading Tian Zai, he entered the river.
The water washed over him, and strands of powerful rule energy flowed over Tian Zai's body.
The rule energy washed his human body down to its bones.
"Squeak squeak squeak."
After all, it was not his own body and could not withstand the erosion of the rules.
Tian Zai transformed into his Sky-Piercing Rat form.
This body was more powerful.
Chen Fan said, "You need to choose a Great Dao of Rules that suits you. I don't know if there is one."
The rules of Five Elements, Yin Yang, Wind, Thunder, etc., had all been sorted out.
However, these Great Daos did not fit well with demon beasts.
Humans and demons were not of the same race.
"I'll try."
The Sky-Piercing Rat was the first demon beast to integrate into the River of Rules.
At this moment, he no longer hesitated and plunged into the chaotic rule area.
Only by searching through these rules could there be hope of finding the rules that belonged to demon beasts.
"Boom."
The moment Tian Zai Luo Jin entered the chaotic river.
With a 'boom', a giant silhouette appeared.
The silhouette was that of a Sky-Piercing Rat.
"City Lord, I found it," Tian Zai's voice was full of excitement.
"Really?"
Chen Fan was surprised.
If this was the case, wouldn't this Great Dao of Rules contain all the myriad Daos of the heavens?
If that were true.
"I... can open another day." Chen Fan's eyes lit up.
Truly a grand ambition.
He had never even dared to think about such things before.
To open another day, now... he had an idea.
"City Lord, I'm going to sever my Dao," Tian Zai shouted.
That massive silhouette of a Sky-Piercing Rat was the Great Dao of the Sky-Piercing Rat tribe.
This Great Dao shimmered with silver light and carried a dense cutting force.
"Great Dao of Space."
Chen Fan's eyes lit up.
With a surge of emotion, he quickly said, "Sever the Dao, integrate the Dao."
"Bang."
Tian Zai severed his external Dao without hesitation.
After the Dao was severed, it was immediately reconnected to Chen Fan's River of Rules.
"Roar."
The Sky-Piercing Rat let out a beast-like roar.
It felt so good.
At this moment, Tian Zai was bathed in the River of Rules.
The immensely powerful rule energy washed over his body, continuously strengthening it.
As he grew stronger, this rule that belonged to him also grew rapidly.