At that moment.
All the geniuses within the Moon-Gazing Pavilion were utterly stunned.
Mu Yiyi was so excited she couldn't speak.
Mu Qinxin, on the other hand, clenched her fists tightly, a tempest raging in her heart.
As for the nine top geniuses.
They themselves were immensely shocked.
With their combined strength, they could contend not only with those in the middle stage of the Giant Spirit Realm, but even with powerful Martial Kings in the late stage of the Giant Spirit Realm who had condensed their Giant Spirit True Bodies.
Yet, they had lost!
Ao Long Wudi had lost.
Xue Liusha had lost.
Even Wu Changkong, who was universally acknowledged as the foremost martial arts prodigy of the Upper Azure Realm, had been defeated!
Ling Fan's eyes held no joy or sorrow.
It seemed that defeating the nine supreme prodigies of the Upper Azure Realm could not stir even a ripple in his state of mind.
He reached out and grabbed, and the identity tokens of the nine men were drawn into his hand. With a crush, they disintegrated into countless specks of divine radiance, returning to Moon-Gazing Peak.
The moment the tokens of the top ten shattered.
A terrifying pressure cloud once again gathered over Moon-Gazing Peak.
But this time, it was no longer directed at Ling Fan.
Instead, it targeted the nine top geniuses who were no longer protected by their top ten tokens.
The nine men's faces contorted in panic.
They dared not hesitate any longer, madly rushing towards the Moon-Gazing Pavilion.
Ling Fan could withstand the pressure exceeding his limits, but they could not!
"You've targeted me repeatedly, do you think you can still leave?"
Ling Fan's gaze fell upon Xie Ying.
Xie Ying's face turned ashen, filled with extreme regret. Why had he been so foolish to provoke this ruthless individual!
If he could have a do-over.
He would never dare to court death in front of Ling Fan again.
He would stay as far away as possible.
It would be best to have no connection whatsoever with this ruthless man.
"Young Master Ling! Young Master Ling! I was wrong! For the sake of the Xie Yue Palace, please let me go this once, and I will repay you with eternal gratitude!"
Xie Ying didn't dare to offer any explanation.
He didn't dare to defend himself either.
He directly admitted his mistake.
His submissive attitude was as humble as could be.
But how could Ling Fan let him go just because of his current fear and meekness?
Everyone had to pay the price for their actions.
It couldn't be simply offset by a single word of apology.
"What is the Xie Yue Palace? How much is its face worth?"
Ling Fan's back erupted with the radiant light of three blazing suns, making him appear like a god or demon!
He unleashed a punch.
The terrifying fist aura swept through everything.
Xie Ying's expression changed wildly. He was forced to stop, and the rolling black energy on his body transformed into three thick black shields, blocking in front of him.
Simultaneously, he quickly retrieved an evil-looking puppet from his person. The moment he crushed it, viscous black blood gushed out from the cracks of the puppet, transforming into a colossal demon that roared in fury towards the heavens, enveloping him within.
At that very moment.
Ling Fan's fist aura arrived.
Boom!
At that instant, a deafening roar echoed across Moon-Gazing Peak once more. The demon was instantly pierced, disintegrating into a sky full of foul blood.
And Xie Ying, within the demon, felt his fear spread throughout his body. He desperately fled towards the Moon-Gazing Pavilion.
However, the sound of cracking came from behind him.
The three thick black shields shattered one after another.
Boom!
The fist aura finally landed on Xie Ying's back.
A blood hole, piercing through from front to back, suddenly appeared on his chest.
This punch not only extinguished his physical vitality but also shattered his spiritual body, leaving him no chance to escape.
The divine light in Xie Ying's eyes rapidly dimmed.
The other eight top geniuses shivered, their escape becoming even more frantic.
Fortunately, Ling Fan had only targeted Xie Ying and did not pursue them further. They narrowly escaped back to the Moon-Gazing Pavilion.
The eight men's eyes revealed the terror of having survived a disaster, as they stared intently at Ling Fan's figure.
"Who exactly is this person!"
Ao Long Wudi trembled as he spoke.
His pride and confidence from the past two to three decades had been utterly trampled by Ling Fan today!
"I don't know. This person... is likely not from our Upper Azure Realm!"
Wu Changkong said with immense bitterness.
"You guys say, this person doesn't have a top ten token, meaning he's an anomaly not recognized by Moon-Gazing Peak. Will that eccentric Silver Toad bestow Dan Qi upon him?"
Luo Ke, the Demonic Son of the Blood Demon Sect, suddenly said.
"Not necessarily. In fact, if that Silver Toad gets displeased, it might just blast him down."
"I heard from the elders of my sect that this Silver Toad's strength rivals that of a fully accomplished King. No matter how formidable he is, I don't believe he can deal with that Silver Toad."
Someone said.
"Bestowal?"
Xue Liusha suddenly said coldly, "Given this person's character, would he humbly accept the Silver Toad's bestowal?"
The crowd nodded in agreement.
It was unlikely.
But if that were the case, and the Silver Toad didn't give him Dan Qi,
Would he dare to provoke the Silver Toad, which rivaled a fully accomplished King!
The crowd couldn't help but look towards the summit of Moon-Gazing Peak.
They could no longer see Ling Fan's figure.
They could only vaguely see a colossal shadow atop Moon-Gazing Peak, inhaling and exhaling Dan Qi towards the full moon in the sky.
Threads of white Dan Qi, as thick as tornadoes, descended from the giant moon wheel on Moon-Gazing Peak, being swallowed by the colossal shadow.
Occasionally, a small portion of the Dan Qi that was not absorbed by the giant shadow would escape from its gaping maw.
Many geniuses' throats involuntarily rolled as they saw the escaping Dan Qi, swallowing their saliva.
...
On Moon-Gazing Peak.
The clouds shrouding the peak continuously rolled to the sides, revealing a small path winding upwards.
Ling Fan's figure flickered in and out of the mist, as if walking through an immortal realm.
The summit was drawing ever closer.
Ling Fan could even clearly hear the immense roars emanating from the summit.
These were not the sounds of thunder or anything else.
They were akin to the breathing of a monstrous beast.
Each inhale and exhale.
Highly rhythmic.
Madly absorbing the vast, white Dan Qi that descended from the giant moon wheel above the peak.
...
At this moment.
Upon the summit of Moon-Gazing Peak.
The summit was flat.
Spanning a thousand feet in circumference.
A colossal black shadow was enveloped in the vast white Dan Qi.
It possessed a mouth of astonishing size.
Estimates placed it at tens of meters wide.
With each opening and closing, it could ingest an immense amount of Dan Qi.
Its two forelimbs were very short.
It sat on the ground using its two hind limbs.
From a distance, the shape of this black shadow resembled a small mountain a hundred meters high.
"Delicious, delicious! I only get to eat once a year, so I must eat my fill, lest I go hungry while sleeping."
"I wonder how much longer the Yuan Dan left by the old man will last. It's truly a worry for this frog."
"Hmm, why haven't those little bugs come up this year? It's so boring!"
The colossal black shadow muttered to itself while consuming Dan Qi, appearing bored and listless.