Chapter 381: Fear Across the Island, Confronting the Yuan Gate Trio!
"This guy... his strength is terrifying!"
"Those were two Death Profound Realm experts, and he killed them like nothing—even their souls couldn't escape!"
"He's not just strong—he's ruthless. Not someone to mess with!"
"Nine Nether Gate keeps losing elites to him. They're going to go completely insane over this!"
"…"
In the distance, Liu Xiangxuan watched the scene, her beautiful face growing especially serious. The two Xuan Heaven Palace elders at her side, both in the Death Profound Realm, looked visibly tense.
Lin Fan had wiped out two Death Profound Realm experts with just one strike. That level of power was simply overwhelming.
Nearby, the **Yuan Gate trio—Huo Yuan, Chen Ling, and Li Lei—**looked increasingly uneasy. Their earlier ease had disappeared.
"So? Who else wants the treasure from the Thunder Realm?"
Lin Fan's cold voice echoed as he swept his gaze over the crowd.
No one on Heaven Thunder Island dared meet his eyes.
Finally, Lin Fan's gaze fell upon the middle-aged man from Xuan Heaven Palace.
Seeing this, Liu Xiangxuan quickly stepped forward and cupped her hands respectfully.
"Brother Lin Fan, I offer my sincere apologies for earlier. From now on, Xuan Heaven Palace will no longer covet your gains."
The middle-aged elder's face shifted several times, but remembering the fate of the two Nine Nether Gate elders, he said nothing.
"Apologies mean nothing without sincerity," Lin Fan said coolly.
The elder's expression turned cold again and he looked ready to act, but Liu Xiangxuan stopped him. She took out a qiankun pouch and tossed it toward Lin Fan.
"Inside are the Hearts of Thunder we acquired from the Reincarnation Temple. Let this be our apology."
Lin Fan caught the pouch with a faint smile.
"Now that's more like it."
With that, he no longer paid them any attention. They hadn't attacked him earlier, so there was no need to push further.
Lin Fan slowly turned, his gaze locking onto the Yuan Gate trio.
"Now… let's settle things between us."
Huo Yuan smiled faintly.
"You think you can act with impunity just because you have the Thunder Emperor's Scepter? You're underestimating us."
"Today, your life is forfeit!"
"Big Brother Lin Fan, those three feel off…" Mu Lingshan came closer and whispered.
Lin Fan nodded slightly.
"I know. There's likely Yi Mo energy hidden within them."
The smile on Huo Yuan's face instantly froze. Deep in his eyes, a sinister glint flickered.
Beside him, Li Lei and Chen Ling subtly clenched their fists—dark energy curling around their fingertips.
"Heh, Yi Mo? What are you talking about?" Huo Yuan forced a smile.
"Deny it all you like," Lin Fan replied calmly. Then he turned to Mu Lingshan and said gently,
"Lingshan, step back and protect yourself. Leave them to me."
"Be careful," she replied with concern, retreating slightly while keeping her grip on the coffin lid.
"You think you alone can take on the three of us?" Li Lei sneered.
"We're not Yuan Cang and those other juniors."
"Your outcome will be the same," Lin Fan said plainly.
With the Thunder Emperor's Scepter in hand, crimson light surged from his body. His aura thickened, and his power erupted, sending nearby cultivators retreating in shock.
"If he insists on throwing his life away… let's oblige him," Huo Yuan said softly.
Though the idea of three-on-one wasn't honorable, Huo Yuan didn't care. Victory was all that mattered.
"Fine by me." Chen Ling smiled.
Lin Fan stared at the three, his expression calm. But inside his Niwan Palace, his spiritual power surged like a storm.
Then—
The three Yuan Gate elites suddenly vanished.
Lin Fan didn't flinch. He closed his eyes, unleashing a wave of spiritual power like an invisible net, scanning every fluctuation in space.
All eyes on the island turned grim. Enemies hidden in the dark… were always the most terrifying.
Within moments, Lin Fan sensed three shadowy figures, nearly indistinct as smoke—Huo Yuan and his two comrades.
Just as he locked onto them, they sensed his scan—and immediately attacked.
SHUU!
Three beams of dark energy tore through space, each aimed at a vital point—throat, heart, and back—deadly precise.
But at that exact instant, Lin Fan's figure vanished.
All that remained was a warped ripple in the space he had just occupied.
"What?!"
The three voices rang out in stunned disbelief.
They reappeared, their eyes wide.
"Careful!" Huo Yuan suddenly barked.
BOOM!
High above them, a massive gray-black palm—a thousand meters wide—descended like a divine judgment.
The surface of the palm rippled with swirling black holes, exuding terrifying devouring power.
The trio tried to escape by tearing space, only to find it sealed tight.
With no choice, they clustered together, merging their vast Yuan Power into a thousand-meter-wide beam of energy to clash against the falling palm.
BOOM!
The two forces collided—but instead of a thunderous shockwave, a strange suction emerged.
The palm's devouring power was so intense that it dissolved the energy beam, reducing it to ash in an instant.
Then, as horror filled their eyes…
The massive palm slammed into them.
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