Within the River of Rules.
Chen Fan appeared here once more. The River of Rules surged, its waves crashing with thunderous force.
But the familiar attributes of the rules were all gone.
The Five Elements, gone.
Yin and Yang, gone.
Wind and Thunder, also gone.
All the rules, their attributes had disappeared.
Or rather, they had not disappeared, merely been covered.
At this moment, within the River of Rules, there was only deathly energy, a surging tide of it.
Though it had only been a fleeting moment, no more than three seconds.
In those mere three seconds, the River of Rules had been completely eroded by deathly energy.
Chen Fan’s expression was grave. This was not a good sign.
He could already feel a dormant will within the river water about to awaken.
The Emperor Corpse.
That was the will of the Emperor Corpse. Once it awakened, it would immediately seize everything belonging to Chen Fan.
Refine.
He had to completely refine it before that will awakened.
Time was pressing. Chen Fan had no time to attend to other matters. He immediately sat in the River of Rules, allowing the water to wash over his body, and began to mobilize the deathly energy.
"Boom."
The deathly energy began to boil, compressed by Chen Fan's powerful will.
When the deathly energy was compressed to its limit, a clearing was finally made.
The deathly energy occupied half the width of the River of Rules.
In the cleared space, other attributes finally reappeared.
"They're still here, good." Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief.
The powerful deathly energy had merely covered the other attributes, not entirely devoured them.
"Appear."
Chen Fan began to mobilize the other attributes.
The Five Elements appeared, flowing smoothly and harmoniously.
Yin and Yang.
Wind and Thunder.
All reappeared.
Once all attributes were sorted out, Chen Fan paid no mind to the remaining miscellaneous attributes.
Right now, the most important thing was to solve the problem of the deathly energy.
There was too much deathly energy, it was too vast.
Finally, Chen Fan gritted his teeth.
"Boom."
The deathly energy, compressed to its limit, was mobilized by Chen Fan, carving a path towards the area shrouded in mist.
"Rumble!"
The River of Rules began to churn.
At the end of the River of Rules, the mist was carved open by the deathly energy.
In an instant, the hundred-meter long River of Rules had its path extended by nearly a thousand meters.
The excess deathly energy was finally depleted.
A large amount of deathly energy began to dissipate, scattering throughout the heavens and earth.
"Little bug."
Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out.
"Emperor Corpse."
This voice was one Chen Fan knew all too well.
He had suppressed it once before.
But this time, the moment the figure appeared, Chen Fan felt his hair stand on end.
"You're out again." Chen Fan was completely unnerved.
This time, the Emperor Corpse's figure was clearer, more solid.
This Emperor seemed to be resurrecting from death.
"Little bug."
The solid figure spoke, "This Emperor said I would return again."
After speaking, he swept his gaze across the River of Rules and nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, a very special River of Rules, it can serve as this Emperor's rebirth ground."
"You're thinking too much." Chen Fan had already calmed down.
You want to be reborn in my River of Rules? Sorry, I don't agree.
"Heh heh."
The Emperor Corpse sneered, "Little bug, it is your honor to be noticed by this Emperor."
"Honor? No, I don't think so."
Chen Fan licked his lips, "I, on the other hand, think your power is quite suitable for me. Come, I'll give you a chance, dispel your will and let me absorb your power."
"Hahaha."
The Emperor Corpse laughed, "Interesting, so arrogant."
"Not bad," Chen Fan was quite humble.
The Emperor Corpse looked at Chen Fan with interest, "Do you know, no one has ever dared to speak to me like this before? You are good."
"..."
This time, Chen Fan did not respond. He merely looked into the Emperor Corpse's eyes, as if trying to discern something.
"Good mindset."
The Emperor Corpse nodded again, "Alas, this Emperor needs everything from you. Whether you are willing or not, this will proceed according to my will."
"Buzz!"
The moment the words fell, the deathly energy rules began to churn, starting to erode the Five Elements, Yin and Yang.
The deathly energy still belonged to the Emperor Corpse.
Until Chen Fan completely refined it, until the Emperor Corpse's will was destroyed, it did not belong to him.
"Open."
Chen Fan let out a loud shout.
In an instant, the Five Elements erupted, and Yin and Yang and Wind and Thunder also erupted.
Multiple attribute rules clashed with the deathly energy rules.
"Rumble!" Within the River of Rules, waves crashed violently.
The River of Rules belonged to Chen Fan. If the Emperor Corpse wanted to seize it, he not only had to devour other rules, but also devour Chen Fan.
Only then could he be reborn through this.
Chen Fan naturally would not agree. Here, he engaged in a life-or-death battle with the Emperor Corpse.
No one outside could see this. Only the two of them.
"Bang."
The Yin and Yang attributes exploded. Before the deathly energy, Chen Fan's attribute rules were too weak.
However, he had many tricks up his sleeve.
The Yin and Yang attributes exploded within the deathly energy, tearing a huge gap in it.
Simultaneously, Wind and Thunder surged forward.
"Rumble."
The Wind and Thunder attributes directly exploded.
"Explode for me." Chen Fan was now like a madman.
The Emperor Corpse was powerful, the deathly energy was powerful.
Normal means could not do anything to him.
The explosion of Yin and Yang and Wind and Thunder also consumed the deathly energy.
The Five Elements rules met it, and exploded again.
"Bastard, little bug." The Emperor Corpse's aura was greatly disturbed.
The consumption of deathly energy caused great damage to his awakening will.
His awakening depended entirely on the boost from the deathly energy. Once the deathly energy was depleted, his sliver of will would also be annihilated and absorbed by Chen Fan.
Becoming sustenance for another.
"Hahaha."
Chen Fan had descended into a state of frenzy, "Come on, you want to devour me, don't you? You want to be reborn using my River of Rules, don't you? Come on, try it."
The Emperor Corpse's face turned ashen, "Little bug, you are courting death."
"Haha, it's you who is courting death." As the laughter subsided, Chen Fan shouted again, "Explode for me!"
All the rules that had not yet been sorted out exploded.
The deathly energy was blown apart.
The Emperor Corpse's will and physical body were shattered.
"Hahaha."
This time, it was the Emperor Corpse who laughed, "All the rules and attributes have exploded, I see what other tricks you have."
"Do you want to see?"
Chen Fan gave an evil smile, "Then I'll let you see another one explode."
"Explode."
"Rumble!"
The Emperor Corpse's pupils contracted.
At this moment, the meager amount of deathly energy protecting his body suddenly exploded.
"How is this possible?"
The Emperor Corpse couldn't believe it, "How can you control my deathly energy?"
"Surprised?" Chen Fan retorted, "Don't forget, this deathly energy also has a part of me in it."
The Emperor Corpse suddenly understood, "You refined the deathly energy I left behind last time."
"Correct."
Chen Fan's face was no longer frenzied. He looked calmly at the Emperor Corpse, "You are already dead. The dead should have the awareness of the dead. Leave everything of yours to me."