The death qi, incredibly pure.
In an instant, Chen Fan's physical body was corroded clean by the death qi.
Flesh and blood vanished, leaving only a pile of white bones.
Even the bones were continuously corroded by the death qi, their essence of power constantly draining away.
"This..."
Chen Fan was shocked.
After shock came terror.
He felt the scent of death.
This wave of death qi was utterly irresistible. His physical body, his bones, everything seemed to be eroded clean in an instant, his vitality dissolving endlessly.
"No."
As the death qi began to invade his heart, Chen Fan panicked.
Once the heart was corroded, there would be no chance to resist.
Even his soul had been severely wounded.
Chen Fan's eyes immediately turned red.
"Open."
He directly pulled open the river of rules.
"Rumble."
The river churned with waves, extinguishing the invading death qi.
Rules descended, enveloping Chen Fan.
Bathed in the river of rules, Chen Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
That was too terrifying.
If he had been any slower, his soul would have been scattered.
It was hard to imagine that death qi could be so powerful.
"What to do?"
Seeing the death qi invading the river of rules.
Even the power of the river of rules struggled to resist the might of the death qi, it was too strong.
"Rumble."
Wave after wave extinguished the death qi.
Simultaneously, more death qi surged in, as if intending to annihilate the river of rules. The death qi was too potent.
In the darkness, a will seemed to descend, aiming to destroy everything.
Seeing the power of the river of rules also weakening, Chen Fan panicked.
The river of rules was his everything.
If the river of rules collapsed, only death awaited him.
"Impossible."
Chen Fan began to resist, mobilizing the river water to quickly dissolve the invading death qi.
However, the death qi seemed to be inexhaustible.
No matter how much he dissolved, more death qi would appear, continuously eroding.
Chen Fan became increasingly anxious...
"Since it cannot be dissolved, I will devour you." His eyes were red.
Conveniently, the river of rules lacked the Great Dao of Life and Death: "Since you've come to my door, you're not leaving."
Chen Fan was truly desperate.
His river of rules contained only a sliver of the Great Dao of Death, insignificant compared to the surging death qi.
If he couldn't block it, he would devour it.
"Boom."
The next moment, the river of rules erupted.
Rumble.
Waves surged.
This time, instead of dissolving the death qi, he allowed it to encroach upon the river of rules.
"Come."
Suddenly, Chen Fan shouted.
Booming.
The river of rules surged, making way.
A wide clearing appeared, clearing a path for any death qi to occupy the river of rules.
"Come, as much as you want." Having nowhere to retreat, he became frenzied.
Chen Fan gambled with his everything.
If he lost the gamble, only death awaited him.
If he had a choice, he wouldn't do this, but now there was no turning back, so he had to bet it all.
"Booming."
Come, flood in.
The death qi increased, occupying the river of rules.
In the blink of an eye, the tributary of death qi became thicker than the combined forces of the Five Elements and Yin-Yang.
A sinister smile curved Chen Fan's lips, a hint of greed flashing in his eyes.
This power, if he could devour it.
It would greatly benefit him.
"Then, let's do it..."
Chen Fan had gone mad, caring nothing.
If he was going to gamble, he would go all out.
The death qi grew more abundant, extending over a hundred meters, pushing back the chaotic mist at the edge, and the diameter of the river of rules was constantly widening.
Within the river of rules, another will vaguely began to emerge.
Occupying everything.
That will even began to show signs of awakening.
"That's enough."
Chen Fan did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
The time had come.
"Sever."
The next moment, the Amaterasu Sword appeared.
This was a divine artifact.
As one of the Seven Divine Artifacts, though not complete, it still possessed the ability to sever all things.
Clang.
One sword, severed the heavens.
The source of the death qi was cut off with a single strike.
"Boom."
At the same time, the gravity domain descended, suppressing the impending chaotic death qi tributary.
The Golden Silk Cicada Robe appeared, sealing the heavens and locking the earth, causing the severed source of death qi to be unable to locate the river of rules, thus buying time.
The Dragon-Patterned Compass also appeared.
Whizzing.
The needle spun wildly, pointing to a spatial node at an unprecedented speed.
"Bang."
Chen Fan plunged himself directly into the river of rules.
Death qi overflowed.
The entire river of rules, everything within it, was being eroded and detonated by the chaotic death qi.
Chen Fan, falling into the river of rules, was naturally at the forefront.
"Little bug."
Vaguely, a figure appeared within the death qi tributary: "Begone."
"You're the one who should begone."
Clang.
The Amaterasu Sword pierced directly.
With a *swish*, the divine sword pierced through that will.
Divine artifacts could pierce through eternity.
Even a soul, it could pierce.
"Roar."
That will was incredibly enraged.
In its fury, it mobilized the death qi tributary, charging at Chen Fan.
"Open."
With a single sword, he cut open the death qi tributary.
Simultaneously, the sword light spread.
The overwhelming sword energy rained down, slicing the death qi tributary into pieces.
Also shattered was that will.
"Little bug."
The will rapidly resurrected within the death qi, its eyes filled with boundless wrath: "How dare you attack me, an Emperor! Today, I shall annihilate you."
"Emperor?"
Chen Fan was terrified.
Could it be that beneath Freedom City, an Emperor of Heaven was suppressed?
Highly likely.
Otherwise, why would a city be needed for suppression?
The eternal Freedom City, plus the Heavenly Crown, plus the residents of Freedom City, everything became clear. Beneath this, an Emperor of Heaven was suppressed.
No, how could an Emperor of Heaven be so weak?
Since it wasn't an Emperor of Heaven, yet it called itself an Emperor, there was only one possibility.
Beneath Freedom City, the corpse of an Emperor of Heaven was suppressed.
Only this could explain it.
But Chen Fan didn't care.
He had gambled everything. If he lost, he would surely die.
He could only win.
He had to win.
"River of rules, explode for me."
"Boom."
Chen Fan became ruthless.
He directly detonated the excess attributes within the river of rules.
Besides the Five Elements and Yin-Yang, he blew up a large portion of the dense attributes.
As long as he could eliminate the opponent's will and leave behind this death qi, it would be worth it.
"Booming."
Within the river of rules.
Roars echoed, and countless attribute rules exploded.
"Ah..."
The will of the death qi let out a piercing scream.
At the same time, a shocked voice rang out: "Impossible! How can you have so many attributes? Who are you? Who exactly are you?"
It was an Emperor of Heaven, yet it had never seen so many attribute rules within a single river of rules.
Such a situation was unprecedented.
"You are old."
The response it received was Chen Fan's icy voice: "Since you are already dead, stay buried in the earth. Do not come out to cause trouble."