Fortunately, at this moment, Lin Fan took a step forward and said to Gao Feiyan, "Alright, Gao Feiyan, you come back first. Stop toying with him; let me talk to him!"

Gao Feiyan said discontentedly, "No, I want to teach him a lesson!"

Lin Fan glared and said, "Are you disobeying me?"

"I..."

Gao Feiyan huffed and obediently stepped aside.

Such a scene baffled the middle-aged scholar.

He couldn't help but think to himself, "What's going on here? This young man's Cultivation is clearly only at the Saint Realm, yet this beautiful woman at the Holy Venerate Realm doesn't dare to contradict him. Could it be that he has some super powerful methods?"

Lin Fan approached the middle-aged scholar, also standing amidst the void, and asked, "Who are you people?"

Before the middle-aged scholar could speak, an expert at the Middle Period of the Holy Venerate Realm not far from him suddenly shouted, "What's it to you who we are?"

Seeing that Lin Fan was merely at the Saint Realm, the loudspeaker looked down on Lin Fan and spoke up directly.

It has to be said, this loudmouth was indeed brawn over brain, how could he dare to speak like this under these circumstances?

It was simply courting death!

Sure enough, the next moment, Hong Yi moved slightly, and following a flash of Sword Light, the one who had spoken had his head separated from his body.

Simultaneously, Hong Yi said coldly, "Who dares disrespect the Great Emperor? Die!"

With just a few simple words, Hong Yi was like the God of Killing.

The bandits were shocked once again.

They all looked at Lin Fan with horrified eyes.

The Great Emperor?

Was this young man in front of them... the Great Emperor?

"Speak, what's your background?"

Lin Fan asked coldly again.

"We..."

The middle-aged scholar struggled to find his words.

"Speak!"

Lin Fan continued coldly, "If you won't speak, then you will only have death!"

The middle-aged scholar hurriedly said, "We... we escaped from the Void Cage. Five hundred years ago, we were subordinates of Emperor Haotian. Later, after Emperor Haotian was killed by Hu Mei'er, she trapped all of us within the Void Cage. We were trapped there for over five hundred years, believing we'd never escape, but recently, for some unknown reason, the Void Cage loosened significantly, even cracking in places, which is how we managed to escape from the broken void. Out of desperation, after escaping, we turned to banditry."

Lin Fan nodded, so that was it!

Lin Fan's face appeared calm, but inside, he was actually very excited.

Lin Fan asked, "Are you saying that Hu Mei'er killed Emperor Haotian five hundred years ago?"

The middle-aged scholar replied, "Yes, I witnessed Emperor Haotian being killed by Hu Mei'er."

Lin Fan didn't say anything and just slightly furrowed his brows.

The middle-aged scholar looked at Lin Fan and tentatively asked, "Just now... they addressed you as the Great Emperor?"

Lin Fan inquired, "What about it? Is there a problem?"

The middle-aged scholar quickly said, "No, that's not what I meant."

Soon after, the middle-aged scholar noticed the Monarch Power radiating from Lin Fan.

And the Monarch Power was incredibly dense.

The force of this Monarch Power weighed heavily upon him, making him feel almost suffocated.

Without hesitation, the middle-aged scholar knelt on the ground and said, "We pay our respects to the Great Emperor!"

The middle-aged scholar's subordinates also hurriedly knelt down, respectfully saying, "We pay our respects to the Great Emperor!"

Lin Fan waved his hand and said, "Alright, there's no need for such formalities!"

When Lin Fan spoke, he deliberately unleashed a powerful Monarch Power.

Immediately, these people felt even greater pressure.

Lin Fan released the Monarch Power intentionally, in fact, he had his own purpose in doing so – he meant to subdue these people.

Although Lin Fan had already received recognition from the likes of Old Man Kumu, Hong Yi, and other experts, the number of people who acknowledged him was still too few. Lin Fan's Power of All Living Beings was too weak to truly contend against Hu Mei'er.

Lin Fan needed more people to acknowledge him, only then could he gather more Power of All Living Beings.

"Are you willing to submit?"

Lin Fan's indifferent voice rang out again.

The crowd eagerly said, "We are willing to submit!"

If it weren't for Lin Fan's Monarch Power, he couldn't have subdued these bandits. But having Monarch Power, he utterly broke their will, making them easily agree to submit.

"Very good!"

Lin Fan nodded and said, "Next, lead me to the Void Cage."

"What?"

Upon hearing Lin Fan's words, the faces of these people turned extremely pale, some even beginning to tremble.

"Hmm?"

Lin Fan frowned slightly and asked, "What's... the matter?"

The middle-aged scholar stuttered, "It's just that... Great Emperor, it's not that we won't go to the Void Cage, but we've lost the courage to face it. Over the years, we've been tormented within the Void Cage, living a life like Hell. To be honest, just mentioning the Void Cage now strikes terror in our hearts, let alone facing it!"

Lin Fan nodded and said, "I see, but rest assured, since I dare to take you to the Void Cage, I can assure your safety."

"This..."

The middle-aged scholar remained hesitant!

The others also looked quite uncomfortable.

They were clearly scared to face the Void Cage.

Lin Fan snickered and said, "When I saw you earlier, I thought you were true heroes, daring to face the world, heh, but now it seems I was wrong, I really was wrong. You're no heroes, just cowards! To be blunt, I look down on you, I can even say outright that I, I despise you!"

As Lin Fan spoke, he kept scoffing while being very direct and unsparing.

After hearing Lin Fan's words, the faces of these people grew even uglier.

The middle-aged scholar then clenched his teeth and said, "Great Emperor, I know you're using reverse psychology on us. Actually... if the Great Emperor can truly assure our safety, we are willing to take a risk with you again. To be honest, we don't want to set foot in the Void Cage ever again."

Lin Fan said, "Rest assured, I, Lin Fan, always keep my word."

The middle-aged scholar said, "Alright!"