The black demonic shadows, condensed from pure Primordial Energy, each possessed a terrifying aura comparable to the peak Quasi-Primordial realm, both bizarre and powerful.
With a flick of the Dark Martial Hall Master's finger, the dense demonic shadows stirred, like a hundred ghosts on a night march, like a swarm of locusts covering the sky, they surged towards Ling Fan.
Ling Fan's Hunyuan True Qi flowed through his hands, transforming into sharp, peerless true qi blades that he unleashed.
All the black demonic shadows that approached him were instantly dismembered.
Soon, the black demonic shadows were cleared away.
Liu Han and Ji Yan's spirits were immediately lifted.
But before they could rejoice for Ling Fan, they saw the dismembered black demonic shadows re-condense and continue their attack on Ling Fan.
"What kind of martial skill is this!"
The two were greatly alarmed.
Not just the two of them, all the powerhouses in the underground world felt a chill from the bottom of their hearts upon witnessing this scene.
A group of undying Quasi-Primordial realm experts, how could this be played?
Even a true Primordial realm martial grandmaster, upon arriving here, would likely be exhausted to death.
It was said that the Dark Martial Hall Master was the most troublesome, the most bizarre in his methods, and the hardest to kill among the Four Grandmasters of Tianchu Province.
Seeing him today, it was indeed true.
His methods were truly too tricky.
Unless one's strength was far superior to the Dark Martial Hall Master's, capable of forcibly breaking through his martial skills, one would be slowly worn down to death.
"This brat is dead for sure."
Everyone became even less optimistic about Ling Fan.
"Hmph, my martial skill is truly of the Profound tier. Even in Tianchu Province, there are few Profound tier martial skills. How can they be broken so easily?"
The Dark Martial Hall Master let out a smug, cold laugh.
But his smile froze on his face before it could fully disappear.
"It's just a petty trick fused with some mental power illusions. How dare you show off in front of me."
Ling Fan's cold laugh echoed from amidst the dense demonic shadows.
Then, everyone saw a dazzling, crystal-like small blade suddenly light up. It flashed like lightning across the dim world, and the dense demonic shadows, screaming, suddenly disintegrated.
They turned into masses of dark Primordial Energy.
Rolling and trying to re-condense, they could no longer form those terrifying demonic figures.
The Dark Martial Hall Master's expression suddenly turned grim.
"Such strong mental power! You have actually mastered Divine Intent..."
The Dark Martial Hall Master narrowed his eyes, staring at Ling Fan.
His expression became solemn.
Divine Intent!
Everyone was startled.
This was a power that only Primordial realm martial grandmasters could master, and it was the key to entering the Primordial realm.
Divine Intent was the most difficult to cultivate.
This was why most Quasi-Primordial realm cultivators were stuck at the threshold of the Primordial realm – their Divine Intent was insufficient.
Take the City Lord of Jiangnan City, Li Yuanzheng, for example.
He had been in seclusion for twenty years, but his mental power still lacked a bit of refinement, unable to condense Divine Intent.
In the end, he had to kill his son to stimulate himself before he could enter the Primordial realm.
Who would have thought that this young, grey-haired youth would possess Divine Intent?
Doesn't this mean that as long as this grey-haired youth followed the normal progression, he could easily cultivate to the Primordial realm!
They were so shocked they were almost numb.
They all stared at Ling Fan as if he were a monster.
"You must die! Otherwise, you will become a great threat in the future."
The Dark Martial Hall Master's face turned ashen. He clenched his palms, and the surging Primordial Energy spun violently, transforming into a giant demonic statue that lunged at Ling Fan with claws bared.
Rumble!
The black demonic statue tore through layers of black lightning, as if intending to tear Ling Fan to shreds.
However, in the next instant.
Two sharp divine lights sliced through the giant black demonic statue.
Crackling—
The black demonic statue's body suddenly stiffened.
Two perfectly smooth cut marks appeared, intersecting.
The upper half of the black demonic statue instantly flew off, and Primordial Energy continued to dissipate from the cut surfaces.
Ling Fan's figure emerged from the black demonic statue.
His eyes were slightly cold as he looked at the Dark Martial Hall Master floating in the air.
"Come down and talk!"
He casually extended a palm towards the void, and imperceptible, peculiar fluctuations rippled out.
Strictly speaking, Primordial realm martial grandmasters could not truly achieve flight.
What they relied on was merely the control of the Primordial Energy in the world, thus using Primordial Energy to barely float.
A mere early-stage Primordial realm cultivator dared to stand above Ling Fan, thinking what of himself?
The Dark Martial Hall Master hadn't even figured out what was happening.
His expression suddenly changed drastically, his body swayed, and he uncontrollably plunged downwards.
In that instant, he felt an invisible force sever his connection with the Primordial Energy in the world.
Bang!
The Dark Martial Hall Master fell to the ground in a disheveled state.
Although he sustained no injuries, his face turned extremely ugly.
To be pulled down by a mere brat, a dignified Primordial realm grandmaster, was an utter humiliation.
"Ah!"
The Dark Martial Hall Master roared. Terrifying power surged within his tall frame, and rolling Primordial Energy spread out like waves, striking with immense, boundless might.
Boom!
He unleashed a palm strike. It missed Ling Fan, but a spectator stand hundreds of meters away collapsed in response.
At least dozens of powerhouses were affected, crushed into a pulp by the palm strike.
"Quick, get out of here!"
This incident terrified the powerhouses of the underground world, who no longer dared to linger. Like a tide, they fled towards the outside of the combat arena.
Truly, when gods fought, mortals suffered.
Not long after they ran out.
Standing outside the combat arena with lingering fear, they suddenly heard a deafening roar from within the arena. Immediately after, a large hole exploded in the thick walls of the arena.
A figure was sent flying out from within.
He landed on one knee, dragging a mark tens of meters long on the ground before he managed to stop.
Everyone's eyes trembled.
The one who was sent flying out...
Was the Dark Martial Hall Master!
How could this be!
The grandmaster was repelled.
Damn it.
Everyone felt utterly absurd.
The symbol of invincibility in their hearts – the Primordial realm grandmaster – was actually defeated and driven back by a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed such a thing.
Ling Fan's figure appeared in the breached hole.
His expression remained indifferent and calm, neither happy nor sad, simply standing with his hands behind his back, looking down at the Dark Martial Hall Master.
The Dark Martial Hall Master could not bear this insult.
With a furious roar, his body moved like lightning, charging towards Ling Fan. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Boom!
Their fists and palms met.
The collision of Primordial Energy and Hunyuan True Qi produced earth-shattering roars.
With them at the center.
Visible waves of power surged outwards in all directions. The already dilapidated combat arena was further severely damaged by the aftershocks of their exchange, with nearly half of its roof blown off.
Bang!
The Dark Martial Hall Master was once again sent flying dozens of meters back.
Even though he used his full strength, he was still at a disadvantage in terms of power, repelled by Ling Fan.
Ling Fan advanced with a leisurely stride.
It was as if he was facing not a martial grandmaster, but a stray dog.
Bang!
The Dark Martial Hall Master was once again blasted backward repeatedly.
His body slammed into a large hall, instantly creating a human-shaped cavity in the building...
"Damn it!"
The Dark Martial Hall Master was on the verge of going mad.
He felt incredibly stifled.