"No!"
The Eastern Barbarian Crown Prince, standing behind the elder, had his eyes split open with rage, and two streams of bloody tears suddenly flowed down.
How could he have imagined that the good-for-nothing he thought he could easily manipulate possessed unfathomable strength?
This was no soft persimmon.
This was a true ancient dragon!
The Eastern Barbarian Crown Prince was filled with boundless regret.
If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have helped his cousin Kou Wei deal with Ling Fan.
But it was too late for regrets. After the elder's body exploded, the Eastern Barbarian Crown Prince's body also, under this single finger...
Swiftly turned to ashes.
Soon, only Ling Fan remained in the field, his plain clothes rustling in the wind.
Ling Fan said no superfluous words.
But with his successive kills of Kou Wei, the Eastern Barbarian Crown Prince, and the Eastern Barbarian country's Void Core elder, his mere presence now carried immense deterrent power.
The geniuses of the Heavenly Fortune Country who had mocked Ling Fan alongside the Eastern Barbarian Crown Prince were now all timid and fearful, daring not to meet Ling Fan's gaze.
They finally understood now.
Why such a talented and beautiful woman like Lan Xueyi would choose to marry him.
Compared to him.
They, the so-called geniuses, were nothing but a joke.
"Heh heh, Ling Venerable is awesome!"
"Fool, you can't beat Mo Ye. Mo Ye doesn't want to waste time with you, so scram."
The toad-like monster cackled, its immensely thick toad leg kicking through heaven and earth, forcing the Heavenly Fortune Country's Martial Venerable away. It then respectfully landed behind Ling Fan.
The Martial Venerable powerhouse from the Heavenly Fortune royal family had an extremely grim expression and silently retreated behind the Sixth Prince.
The Sixth Prince stared at Ling Fan with cold eyes.
After a long while.
He began to clap his hands.
"Well done, a peerless prodigy who hid his strength so well. I never knew that besides my royal brother, the Crown Prince of Heavenly Fortune, there was such a figure in our Heavenly Fortune Country!"
"But you killed my follower right under my nose. Don't you owe me an explanation? Where do you place me, the dignified Sixth Prince of Heavenly Fortune Country!"
The Sixth Prince's voice suddenly turned sharp, and an aura of superiority erupted.
Ling Fan sneered coldly, meeting the Sixth Prince's gaze directly, and said indifferently, "When has Ling ever needed to explain himself for killing someone? What do you think you are?"
Upon hearing this, all the geniuses were dumbfounded.
Damn it.
They had seen arrogant people, but never anyone this arrogant!
This was, after all, in the Heavenly Fortune Country.
This Ling Fan actually dared to confront the Sixth Prince?
Didn't he know that this was an act of defiance against the entire Heavenly Fortune Country?
Did he think that the toad by his side could protect him from any harm?
This was too wishful thinking.
The Sixth Prince's expression stiffened, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly with anger.
As a high and mighty member of the Heavenly Fortune royal family.
With noble status and exceptional talent.
Who in the entire Heavenly Fortune Country did not respect and revere him? When had he ever suffered such disregard and insult!
It was enough to infuriate him to death.
"Audacious scoundrel! I am a prince of the Heavenly Fortune Country. Do you know that for your words just now, I can prevent you from leaving the Lingyin Villa!"
"Kneel down and apologize immediately, surrender to me, and perhaps I can retract my decree and spare your life! Otherwise, I will let you be buried here today!"
The Sixth Prince roared.
"If you think you can stop me, you can try."
Ling Fan gave a dismissive, indifferent smile.
A faint trace of fire flashed in his eyes and then vanished.
He then took Xueyi's hand and swaggered out of Lingyin Villa.
Ling Fan's parting glance sent a chill down the Sixth Prince's spine.
His body felt a sense of drowning terror.
But this feeling quickly disappeared, and he returned to normal.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it! Stop him! Martial Venerable Ji, help me stop him! If he just leaves like this, what about my dignity!"
He roared in uncontrolled rage.
"Your Highness Sixth Prince, please calm your anger. The toad by his side is extremely powerful, and I am not confident of victory. Furthermore, Ling Fan's strength is unfathomable; he killed a Void Core so easily, he might even possess Nascent Soul power! Moreover, I fear that if we truly engage, it might injure Your Highness Sixth Prince. It is best to let them leave for now. As long as they are still within the Heavenly Fortune Royal City, they cannot escape."
The Martial Venerable powerhouse from the Heavenly Fortune royal family spoke with a grave expression.
The Sixth Prince also considered this.
His emotions slowly calmed down.
After a long while, he said with a sinister expression, "Send people to keep an eye on him! Isn't he sending his wife, Lan Xueyi, to participate in the Martial King Battlefield? I want to see if they dare to appear before our Heavenly Fortune royal family on the day the Martial King Battlefield opens!"
"By then, there won't just be one Martial Venerable waiting for him! My father is also a Great Martial Venerable at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, capable of suppressing him with one hand!"
...
This great upheaval that occurred at the Royal Feast in Lingyin Villa quickly spread throughout the martial arts world of the Heavenly Fortune Royal City.
In an instant.
The Heavenly Fortune royal family.
The Seven Great Martial Venerable Families.
The various Void Core families.
All were paying close attention to this matter.
Ling Fan.
This name, which had suddenly appeared, became scorching hot.
Everyone was curious as to what extraordinary background this young man from the weak Flowing Cloud Country, named Ling Fan, possessed to dare openly oppose the Heavenly Fortune royal family!
Besides Ling Fan's audaciousness.
His formidable strength also became a topic of much discussion.
Although he outwardly only had the cultivation of the Heavenly Origin realm, he had successively killed Kou Wei, who was at the early stage of the Giant Spirit realm, the Eastern Barbarian Crown Prince, who was at the peak of the middle stage of the Giant Spirit realm, and the elder from the Eastern Barbarian country, who was at the Void Core level.
For a time, the martial arts world of the Heavenly Fortune Country quietly ranked Ling Fan alongside the Crown Prince of Heavenly Fortune, who had achieved Void Core before the age of twenty-five, was only a step away from the Nascent Soul realm, and was rumored to have a high chance of condensing a seven-star or higher-grade Yuan Dan once he broke through to the Nascent Soul realm.
At the same time.
Everyone was also anticipating whether Ling Fan would appear when the Martial King Battlefield opened.
...
In a restaurant.
Xueyi's face showed deep worry.
The Martial King Battlefield was scheduled to officially open in two days.
All geniuses under the age of twenty-five in the Heavenly Fortune Country who were in the Giant Spirit realm would be summoned to enter.
At that time, the Martial Venerable realm powerhouses of the Heavenly Fortune Country would appear together to open the spatial passage into the Martial King Battlefield.
Originally, she also wanted to enter the Martial King Battlefield.
However, after Ling Fan killed Kou Wei and the Eastern Barbarian Crown Prince at the Royal Feast, completely falling out with the Sixth Prince, this matter had become extremely dangerous.
Without even thinking.
If Ling Fan appeared on that day, he would inevitably be surrounded and attacked by many Martial Venerable powerhouses of the Heavenly Fortune Country.
After much deliberation, Xueyi decided not to enter the Martial King Battlefield.
But when she told Ling Fan of this idea, Ling Fan did not agree.
"You just go into the Martial King Battlefield, and leave the rest to me to handle."
Ling Fan looked at Xueyi's stunningly beautiful and ethereal face with affection, and said with a faint smile.