Chapter 1297 An Intended Target, Naturally Unyielding, Unwilling to Accept Any Threats.
Chen Fan was such a person.
He never accepted threats, even when he needed something from someone.
"You have only one chance to speak." Killing intent boiled.
The icy killing intent made Tian Zai's heart tremble.
It was as if a terrifying devil was growing in his heart.
Killing intent permeated the air.
"I..."
Even when facing the Boundless Supremacy, Tian Zai had never stammered.
He wanted to maintain his courage to face death with disdain.
But for some reason, being watched by those eyes gave him a sense of terror even greater than facing death.
Fear deepened, imprinting itself on his heart.
He was Tian Zai, the leader of the Eight Generals of the Ancient Demons.
He, too, did not accept threats.
"Roar."
Tian Zai's roar carried his last shred of courage: "I am Tian Zai, the living being of heaven and earth, fearing nothing..."
"Bang."
His words were unfinished.
The Drilling Sky Rat's head exploded.
"Fire, come."
Rules transformed into flames, scorching the Drilling Sky Rat's physical body.
In the blink of an eye, the physical body that Tian Zai had painstakingly condensed disappeared once more.
"Ah..."
Tian Zai's soul appeared.
His soul was far stronger than Huang Die's soul.
But it was useless.
Flames surged, spreading from his physical body to his soul.
His soul began to burn, to annihilate.
"So painful."
The burning of the soul was a hundred times more agonizing than that of the physical body.
Tian Zai had never experienced such a sensation, but now he did.
"Haha."
Chen Fan roared with laughter.
The youth before them was like a madman, laughing wildly and defiantly.
His laughter echoed through heaven and earth, wild and piercing.
"Wind, come."
Under the horrified gazes of everyone, Chen Fan spoke again.
Heaven and earth rules emerged, manifesting as an endless wind, slicing at Tian Zai's soul like knives.
"Ah..."
Tian Zai wailed in pain.
"Five Elements, appear..."
"Wind and Thunder..."
"Darkness."
At this moment, Chen Fan was like the master of heaven and earth.
He mobilized all the myriad ways of heaven and earth, and all the rules appeared one by one at his summons.
"Time Reversal."
Bang.
This time, Chen Fan's physical body cracked.
The pressure from the rules of time was too immense.
Time began to reverse, and Chen Fan's form started to melt, corroded by the power of time.
The power of time did not act upon him, but enveloped Tian Zai.
Tian Zai's aura weakened at a visible rate. In the blink of an eye, Tian Zai returned to the era when he was pursued by the Boundless Supremacy.
He saw that person again...
The power of time reversal could not summon the past body of the Boundless Supremacy; that person was beyond his current reach. However, it summoned a trace of the dao rhythm left behind in the past, which began to pursue Tian Zai.
"I surrender."
Tian Zai was truly terrified.
Chen Fan's power was too bizarre; he dared not test it further.
Perhaps, death would not be the end.
Could that person pull his soul out from the netherworld and continue to torment him?
He dared not gamble.
Chen Fan's crimson eyes, as if stained with blood, stared at Tian Zai's almost shattered soul.
The corners of his lips curled up, exuding a terrifying, sinister charm.
His killing intent had not diminished, and Tian Zai grew more terrified.
"City Lord."
A familiar voice pulled Chen Fan back from his demonic state.
His crimson eyes slowly returned to calm, and he turned...
Faces filled with fear, gazes brimming with dread.
Chen Fan: "..."
After a long silence, he still offered no explanation. He looked at Tian Zai and asked, "Will you submit?"
"I submit, I am willing to submit."
Tian Zai submitted.
Having submitted, Chen Fan ceased his attack, his aura gradually receding.
"Let's go."
Not wanting to explain, he led the way back to the Oriental Villa.
Tian Zai followed behind in fear, while the others exchanged glances, saying nothing.
Inside the Oriental Villa, everyone's emotions had calmed down.
"Wu Sheng."
Clang.
The Boundless Supremacy's sword appeared.
The Eight Trigrams Array reappeared.
"This is."
Tian Zai saw the Eight Trigrams Array for the first time, and also the sealed immortal gate: "What is this?"
"The Immortal Gate."
Having submitted, Chen Fan no longer concealed it.
He said in a deep voice, "The Boundless Supremacy once sealed the Immortal Gate with the Eight Trigrams Array. Now, I need you, with the key, to enter the Eight Trigrams Array and open it, revealing the Immortal Gate behind it."
Tian Zai: "..."
He understood.
So, his survival back then was a contingency left by the Boundless Supremacy.
He was the Drilling Sky Rat; he could enter any place others could not.
"Alright."
Tian Zai gritted his teeth and agreed.
He had no choice but to agree. Chen Fan had gone through so much trouble; if he couldn't help, his fate would be incredibly miserable.
Currently, no one knew better than him how cruel and powerful this person was.
Compared to demons, this person was more like a demonic beast.
"Chis."
The Boundless Supremacy's sword fell into the Drilling Sky Rat's hand.
Tian Zai remained silent for a moment, then asked curiously, "Aren't you afraid I'll run off with the Boundless Supremacy's sword?"
"You can try," Chen Fan said calmly.
"..."
He sighed inwardly and said nothing more.
Clutching the Boundless Supremacy's sword with his claws, he soared into the sky.
As expected of the Drilling Sky Rat, while others could not reach the second dimension, the Drilling Sky Rat easily burrowed into it.
Even though they could see the Drilling Sky Rat's figure, it felt as if he existed in another space.
"Double dimension."
Tian Zai's seal could still transmit.
"Find the array core and break the array," Chen Fan said, suppressing his calmness.
"Yes."
On the Eight Trigrams Array, the Drilling Sky Rat shuttled through the array patterns.
He was getting closer and closer to the sealed Immortal Gate.
"Found it."
Tian Zai saw a hole identical to the sword, and his voice transmitted again: "City Lord, I sense a great terror. If this array is to be opened, it might trigger a world-shattering catastrophe, and even release certain things."
Just like breaking the spatial gate before.
Behind the gate, there existed extremely terrifying existences.
"Open it."
Chen Fan's tone was firm.
Even if mountains of knives and seas of fire lay beyond the gate, they would not block his path.
Tian Zai dared not say more. After a moment of thought, he took out the sword and inserted it into the corresponding hole.
"Buzz."
The sword vanished, as if swallowed by the array core.
At this moment, the entire array began to vibrate.
In the sky, the array began to materialize in the real world.
The array squeezed out from another dimension.
"It's coming."
Everyone was excited.
Excited about the appearance of the Eight Trigrams Array.
"Ah..."
Suddenly, Tian Zai let out a scream and fell out of the second dimension.
His physical body collapsed once more.
He was pitifully mangled.
But no one cared about him; everyone was watching the Eight Trigrams Array slowly appear.
...
The entire populace of Damilia saw the Eight Trigrams Array in the sky.
"What is that?"
"It looks like an array."
"Where did it come from? It seems... it appeared above Wenlan City."
"..."
The people merely talked; they did not feel much fear.
They trusted Wenlan City, trusted the City Lord, and believed he could suppress all evil.
Finally...
"Boom."
The Eight Trigrams Array fully materialized.