Chen Fan's praise made the Water-Fire Realm Master even more awkward.
Just as he was about to speak, Chen Fan continued, "Fire burns, water flows... both are formless, yet they govern the movement of all things..."
These seemingly casual words struck the Water-Fire Realm Master's heart with a jolt.
Vaguely, he felt as if he had grasped something.
His Water-Fire Dao still had a long way to go before it could merge.
For nearly a thousand years, he had been unable to find the key, which made him increasingly anxious and irritable.
Yet, Chen Fan's few words gave him a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
"Buzz."
In an instant, the Life-Death Dual Daos within him felt as if they were about to merge.
This caused his expression to change wildly, yet he was also filled with deep ecstasy.
He truly lived up to his reputation as a strong cultivator from a seventh-tier great world; his casual words had already benefited him greatly.
With this thought, he no longer hesitated. Facing Chen Fan, he bowed and said, "Thank you, fellow Daoist..."
Bang.
As he bent down, a sharp pain shot from the back of his head.
Immediately after, his entire head vanished.
The Water and Fire within his body instantly went berserk. The Water-Fire power that the Water-Fire Realm Master had suppressed for countless years now backfired.
"Hoo."
The soul of the Water-Fire Realm Master was directly devoured by the power of the Water-Fire Great Dao.
He was dead.
A powerful fifth-tier Realm Master had been killed with a single blow.
Elder Demon Chu and the others stared at Chen Fan as if they had seen a ghost.
Chen Fan shrugged, "He walked right into it."
I'm also very helpless.
Although sneak attacks are despicable, the opportunity was too good.
He lowered his head, presenting it to me.
Completely unguarded.
If I hadn't made a move, Chen Fan felt he would have been letting himself down.
"Heh heh."
The Overlord next to him chuckled, "Let's stop chatting for now, we have business to attend to."
Boom.
The Water-Fire Realm Master perished.
The Great Dao universe of the Water-Fire Realm instantly went into chaos.
Unlike the turmoil of other world's great Dao universes, the Water-Fire Great Dao began to backfire.
Backfiring upon the entire world.
The entirety of Water-Fire was suddenly submerged by Water and Fire.
"What's happening?"
"The Realm Master has fallen?"
"Why is this happening..."
Exclamations echoed through the heavens and earth as powerful figures emerged from their respective closed-door cultivations.
Amidst the exclamations, they began to suppress the backfiring Great Dao.
No world could possibly have only the Realm Master as its sole powerful entity.
The Water-Fire Realm was indeed not weak. Besides the Water-Fire Heavenly Emperor, there was also a fifth-tier Heavenly Emperor.
There were also quite a few fourth-tier cultivators.
"Kill."
No words were spoken. Chen Fan waved his hand, "Above the Emperor realm, kill without mercy."
Sorry, there is no mercy.
Mercy is for the weak.
In the chaotic void, which of the cultivators who achieved a fifth-tier great world can claim to be a good person?
Both openly and secretly, there were many unsavory deeds.
In a world governed by the law of the jungle, being killed is normal.
"Yes."
The Mad Emperor and the Overlord stepped forward.
In the Water-Fire Realm, there were no other Daos besides Water and Fire.
Everyone had to cultivate Water and Fire.
This led to everyone being impacted by the backlash of the Water-Fire Great Dao.
"Ah!"
Piercing screams reverberated through the sky above the Water-Fire Realm.
A fourth-tier Heavenly Emperor of the Water-Fire Realm, before he could even make a move, was heavily injured by the backlash of his own Great Dao.
The Overlord casually threw a punch, directly shattering the opponent.
It was unexpectedly smooth.
In less than five minutes, all the Emperor realm powerhouses in the Water-Fire Realm were wiped out.
"This is too fast."
Let alone others, even Chen Fan himself was surprised.
The first world was taken down so easily.
However, Chen Fan did not linger on sentimentality.
"Lu Qi."
"City Lord..."
Lu Qi stepped forward.
Chen Fan directly commanded, "Use the Assimilation Great Dao to merge with Water and Fire."
"Yes."
Lu Qi was weak, but at this moment, the Water-Fire Great Dao universe was even weaker.
Chen Fan and the others were frantically draining the Great Dao and world power of the Water-Fire Realm.
It was enough to leave behind some of it to maintain the world's existence.
The Assimilation Great Dao, as it infiltrated the Water-Fire Realm, slowly transformed into the Water-Fire Great Dao.
It gained form and substance.
"Not bad."
Although he had anticipated it, the effectiveness of the Assimilation Dao still surpassed his expectations.
It was almost more useful than imitation.
The Assimilation Dao seemed to have truly become the Water-Fire Dao.
"Hoo."
Lu Qi also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This was the first time the City Lord had relied on him, and he couldn't mess it up.
He was fortunate that it was successful.
"Heh."
A moment later, the Water-Fire Realm had become an empty world.
The wisps of Water and Fire Daos had become extremely thin.
The entire world had become an empty shell.
"What about these people?" the Overlord asked.
Chen Fan: "..."
Honestly, he didn't know either.
This world was ruined. If it were discovered by others, it would undoubtedly be devoured without hesitation.
As for these billions of ordinary people, they were no different from nothing in the eyes of the strong.
Back in the Four Directions Domain, the Azure Firmament Great Emperor had directly destroyed a water world, and all its inhabitants perished. With the passage of time, they had long since died.
"Sigh."
After pondering for a long time, Chen Fan shook his head helplessly, "Let's leave them for now. If possible, let's take them into the Life-Death Realm."
Although they were not life forms from the same world, they were still humans.
"What about the future?"
The Overlord asked another critical question.
In the Divine Firmament Domain, there were ninety-nine great worlds.
One or two were manageable, but even if they destroyed three or four fifth-tier great worlds, the Life-Death Realm would not be able to accommodate them.
Fifth-tier worlds had their limits.
If a world could originally hold ten billion people, and you insisted on cramming in a hundred billion beings, it would be a harm to the world and the Great Dao.
Too many people were not allowed, and too few were also not allowed.
"..." Chen Fan.
This was a question that struck at his core.
Beside him, no one spoke.
This kind of matter required the City Lord to make a decision.
Whether to kill, to take in, or to let go.
Whatever the City Lord decided, they would follow.
"Heh."
Chen Fan chuckled bitterly, "This is all putting the responsibility on me."
It wasn't a complaint, but helplessness.
It was better to be a subordinate; one didn't have to make decisions and therefore had no psychological burden.
Looking at Elder Demon Chu's expression, it was as if he was saying, "Whatever the City Lord says, I will do..."
The beings of the ninety-nine great worlds, including those of the eighth tier... even a ninth-tier great world could not accommodate them all.
"City Lord."
At this moment, the Immortal Emperor spoke, "Unless the City Lord is willing to establish a domain, like the Divine Firmament Domain, and set the rules..."
"Impossible."
Before he could finish speaking, he was rejected.
Chen Fan said, "I already find the Life-Death Realm a burden; a great domain is absolutely impossible..."
"Listen to me."
The Immortal Emperor shook his head, "Just because the City Lord is unwilling does not mean others are."
"Oh?"
"Take your time, there will always be suitable people."
The Immortal Emperor explained, "As long as the City Lord is willing to be a backer, there will definitely be people willing. Not everyone likes wandering the void."
"Hmm, that's true..."
With that said, Chen Fan understood.
He saw it as a burden, but others might not.
"Then it's decided."
Chen Fan spoke, having made up his mind: "Continue to assimilate worlds, slowly erode the Divine Firmament Domain, and then slowly migrate everyone away, to a place where they will establish a domain without the intervention of others..."
This matter could only be postponed.
For now, setting the general direction was enough.