After hesitating for a moment, Lin Fan spoke again, "I'm ready to make a move again, are you prepared?"

The Sky Patrol City Lord briefly readied himself and nodded in response, "I'm ready, go ahead!"

As he spoke, the Sky Patrol City Lord focused all his attention on Lin Fan, mobilizing all the energy he could muster.

He had decided in his heart that if there was any reaction from Lin Fan's side, he would immediately respond. No matter what, he must break Lin Fan's Five Finger Mountain, otherwise, if he were trapped by it again, he would have no choice but to submit to Lin Fan, which would be utterly humiliating!

This time, Lin Fan did not say much.

Similarly, with a wave of his hand...

The next moment, the Five Finger Mountain appeared again, directly atop the head of the Sky Patrol City Lord.

"Escape!"

Without any hesitation, the Sky Patrol City Lord prepared to flee first, to ensure he was not trapped by the Five Finger Mountain.

However, very soon...

The Sky Patrol City Lord grew frustrated again.

He discovered that a powerful energy within the Five Finger Mountain was affecting him, severely restricting his movements.

Finally...

Without any suspense, the Five Finger Mountain trapped the Sky Patrol City Lord again.

"This..."

At this moment, the face of the Sky Patrol City Lord turned extremely ugly. He wanted to say something, but under the current circumstances, he found himself at a loss for words.

As for the others, they looked at Lin Fan with eyes full of shock.

Especially those city lords who had previously looked down on Lin Fan, they were even more shocked and relieved, thankful that they hadn't impulsively stepped forward to challenge Lin Fan earlier.

If they had foolishly done so, they would have been the unlucky ones now.

"Hehe..."

Lin Fan laughed again and asked, "City Lord, what do you have to say now?"

Understanding Lin Fan's implication, the Sky Patrol City Lord gritted his teeth and said, "I've lost, I am utterly convinced. Rest assured, from now on, I will serve you loyally and never betray you!"

"Good!"

Lin Fan waved his hand, and the Five Finger Mountain surrounding the Sky Patrol City Lord disappeared. Lin Fan then continued, "Sky Patrol City Lord, welcome to my team!"

The Sky Patrol City Lord just nodded without speaking.

At this time, he was still feeling depressed, so he did not want to talk.

After looking at the Sky Patrol City Lord, Lin Fan did not continue to say much. His gaze slowly swept over others as he said, "Anyone else here who objects? Feel free to come forward and battle me. I'll repeat what I said earlier: if anyone can defeat me, I am willing to relinquish the position of Great Emperor!"

No one stepped forward!

Everyone believed they were no match for Lin Fan.

Pleased with the situation, Lin Fan said, "Very well, since none of you have come forward, it seems that you have all recognized me. Since you have acknowledged me, from now on, I will be the Great Emperor of Ten Thousand Mountains. We will regroup for a while, and once our strength is sufficient, we will directly attack the imperial capital of the Holy Soul Domain and capture Hu Mei'er. I… huh?"

This time, Lin Fan had not finished speaking when his brow suddenly furrowed; he stopped talking and sharply gazed in one direction.

Seeing Lin Fan's actions, everyone involuntarily paused, as they did not know what had happened.

But very quickly, everyone sensed that something was amiss.

Suddenly, the previously sunny weather had turned dark?

And a wave of dark aura enveloped the surroundings?

Many felt a foreboding sense.

"Hmph!"

At this moment, Lin Fan loudly shouted, "Since you're already here, come out! Stop hiding!"

Lin Fan's voice was chilling to the extreme.

Moreover, his voice contained an inexplicable authority, traveling far as though it could reach thousands of miles.

Of course, Lin Fan managed this because he had infused his voice with the will of Ten Thousand Mountains, allowing the voice to carry that far.

Then suddenly, the horizon thunderously began to change.

A large number of huge warships appeared, quickly arriving from the horizon. The speed of these warships was so fast that those warships, initially seen at the horizon, soon reached the outskirts of Cloud West City, neatly lined up in a dark mass.

The number of warships was staggering, amounting to several hundred.

"This..."

Everyone, upon seeing this formation, felt immense panic.

So many warships?

It was known that warships were absolute luxury items within the entire Holy Soul Domain because making a warship was extremely difficult. The warships required various rare and hard-to-find materials, and rumors suggested that some materials couldn't even be found within the Holy Soul Domain.

Another critical point was that producing warships required a Warship Master.

Unfortunately, it was said that in this era, there wasn't a single Warship Master in the entire Holy Soul Domain, making it impossible to produce warships.

And now, suddenly so many warships had arrived?

"What kind of power is this, to have so many warships?"

Someone couldn't help but whisper, "Even the Central Empire probably doesn't have this many warships, right? Could it be that there is a power stronger than the Central Empire within the entire Holy Soul Domain?"

The others remained silent.

However, they were equally curious about which power could have so many warships.

At this time, many also looked towards Lin Fan.

Because everyone felt that Lin Fan might know the origin of these warships.

As everyone curiously wondered, Lin Fan coldly snorted again and said, "Dark Clan, you have always been hiding in the Dark World. Now, you dare to appear again? It seems you have something to rely on!"

Dark Clan?

Everyone looked towards the warships in the sky.

Those warships belonged to the Dark Clan?

"Good heavens, the Dark Clan has this many warships? It seems that the Martial Path Civilization of the Dark Clan must be richer than ours!"

Some couldn't help but start to worry.