CHAPTER 579: CHAPTER 0571: IMMORTAL KING REALM

[Mana Dropped: 120,000 Years.]

Hm?

How could there be such a weak existence? It seems this must be a lowly disciple doing menial work in the Ten Thousand Soul Demon Sect, dropping resources just to prove to others that if they can’t do it, he absolutely can. Such determination deserves praise.

He wanted to tell those self-proclaimed powerful figures, "Look at this! Even such a weak disciple is fighting tooth and nail, dropping mana just to prove himself."

And what about you lot?

You don’t even possess that degree of resolve. It’s truly... disappointing to the extreme.

As he mocked these so-called "fake strong ones,"

it was as if they heard him.

A furious roar filled with resentment erupted.

[Mana Dropped: 2,000,000 Years.]

"Not bad,"

Lin Fan’s face lit up with joy.

Right now, the thing he needed most was mana. As for those Divine Skills, unless they were Tao Level or higher, the rest might as well be seasoning, just serving as occasional tools for battle with weaker opponents.

At the moment,

Lin Fan continued suppressing the surging mana in his body. His current state already allowed him to step into the Immortal King Realm.

He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

[Divine Skill Dropped: Soul Origin Breaking Immortal.]

Another Great Divine Power.

The number of demon cultivators inside the Universe Tripod was dwindling, but the quality of the drops so far was underwhelming. Occasionally, one would drop something useful, but most of it was pitiful.

If he hadn’t stripped them of all their possessions, perhaps he could’ve listened for the sound of Elixirs, Immortal Treasures, or other valuable items dropping.

When the final demon cultivator was slaughtered,

everything came to an end.

[Mana Dropped: 3,200,000 Years.]

"Good,"

Although Lin Fan looked expressionless, his heart was boiling with excitement. Excellent! He hadn’t expected the final moments to deliver such a good payoff, granting him mana.

Setting aside the mana,

this haul had been quite fruitful. Dozens of Divine Skills had dropped. Though most were ordinary Divine Skills, it was still decent—no need to cultivate them step by step, as they were directly perfected, granting an instant understanding of the Dao.

"Immortal King Realm, here I come."

Lin Fan waved his hand grandly, setting up an array. As his mana circulated, the Spiritual Energy in the surrounding heaven and earth surged into his body like a tidal wave. His power was poised for a qualitative transformation. He had been anticipating this moment for a long time.

Immediately after,

a vortex of Spiritual Energy formed above his head. At the same time, dark clouds spread across the sky, with lightning swimming through them.

Facing the impending danger of breakthrough, he showed no fear. To him, such things were merely minor inconveniences. Shortly after, he sensed numerous auras rushing toward him from all directions.

"Here to cash in on the chaos, are they?"

Lin Fan sensed the incoming auras and immediately understood their intentions. They reminded him of a friend he had in the cultivation world—someone who loved watching experts undergo tribulation. If the expert failed, it was his harvest time. But if the expert succeeded, he would shamelessly beg while the transcendent’s mood was good, crying out, "Oh, great senior, pity me and grant me a little trinket."

Most who weren’t exceedingly malicious would be in high spirits upon ascension and would generously hand out some treasures. This dual-pronged approach often yielded huge rewards for the freeloaders.

But now,

he was undergoing the Immortal King Realm breakthrough, not ascension. These unknown individuals were clearly hoping for his failure so they could eliminate him.

If that’s the case...

Lin Fan abruptly released his aura, which was overwhelmingly terrifying. It resembled a sharp, unyielding sword suspended in the Heavenly Vault, poised to strike at any moment and cleave the skies in one blow.

In an instant,

those who had rushed over seemed as though they had just seen a ghost. Terrified, they promptly fled. Confronted with his immense aura, their only option was to run; otherwise, staying would lead to death.

Lin Fan didn’t bother with them.

To him,

these people were insignificant. Besides, since their identities remained unknown, it wasn’t worth wasting his energy to hunt them down.

He then gazed upward at the Heavenly Vault.

"The Immortal King Thunder Tribulation is indeed fearsome, but my current mana isn’t that of someone merely entering the Immortal King Realm."

Without waiting for the thunder tribulation to strike first, he took the initiative. He raised his hand and unleashed a powerful palm strike toward the Heavenly Vault. With his current mastery of Divine Skills, his attacks were naturally the strongest right out of the gate.

Bang!

With one palm strike, the thunderclouds in the Heavenly Vault were shattered, leaving a massive handprint. However, in the blink of an eye, the gap in the clouds mended itself.

Rumble!

A bolt of annihilation thunder surged downward. Clearly, Lin Fan’s audacious move had provoked it. The bolt, which had yet to fully mature, had been startled into retaliating ahead of schedule. It seemed determined to punish him thoroughly.

The thunderbolt was massive, its light blindingly radiant. Under its power, anyone else would’ve been reduced to ash, completely obliterated into nothingness.

Lin Fan calmly faced the descending bolt, unmoving, without a single ripple of emotion.

Crackle!

The lightning enveloped Lin Fan’s body, arcs dancing over him with a blinding intensity. Centered on him, the lightning’s destructive force spread outward. Vegetation in the vicinity disintegrated the moment it came into contact, leaving no trace behind.

"If this level of power is all it’s got, then it’s utterly useless."

Lin Fan clenched his fist, his mana surging to its peak. Then, he aimed at the Heavenly Vault and threw a fierce punch. A colossal golden fist manifested in the sky, radiating blinding brilliance as it pierced through the thunderclouds.

Rumble!

A deafening boom echoed.

The thunderclouds that had enveloped the sky were completely dispersed. For most, this Immortal King Thunder Tribulation, terrifying to the extreme, had come to a farcical end, unable to even put up a fight.

From this moment on, Lin Fan successfully ascended into the Immortal King Realm.

Now, he could sense presences he once couldn’t perceive.

"Truly powerful."

Lin Fan clenched his fists tightly, the Immortal King’s Power coursing through them. With his current level of strength, he felt confident enough to challenge an Immortal Emperor.

If he had wielded Immortal King-level power in the Heavenly Cave Mansion before, those four Immortal Emperors would never have been able to drive him into such a desperate situation.

As he reflected,

an immense force suddenly pierced through the dimensional void, directly locking onto his presence.

"Hm?"

"What’s this?"

Feeling the aura, it seemed strikingly similar to that of the Ten Thousand Soul Demon Sect. No... to be precise, their aura mirrored this presence, as though they stemmed from the same source.

After some contemplation,

he understood the situation.

Evidently, the Ten Thousand Demon Hall had made its move. How had they managed to track him down? It seemed they truly were a formidable faction, capable of locating him with ease.

In an instant,

Lin Fan turned his gaze skyward. A wave of powerful divine sense surged outward, colliding head-on with the incoming force.

In the past, he wouldn’t have dared act this boldly.

But now, as a mighty Immortal King, he intended to fully assert his dominance, making it clear to his adversaries that their chosen target wasn’t someone easy to deal with.

If they miscalculated, it would cost them their lives.

Rumble!

The two supremely powerful divine senses clashed, unleashing a terrifying burst of energy that shook the entire Heavenly Vault, creating a gale-force storm with destructive strength.