Everyone was taken aback when they saw Ning Hongtao burst into a tirade of abuse.

They all looked at Ning Hongtao with bewilderment!

How strange.

Just a moment ago, Lin Fan almost killed you, and also killed seven or eight Tributors of the Ning Family, severely injuring four or five more, and even Xuan Jiu died in the Ning Family.

If this gets out, the Ning Family is definitely doomed!

The wrath of the Xuan Family is not something the Ning Family can withstand.

Now, the best chance is to report Lin Fan's actions to the Xuan Family and shift all the blame onto Lin Fan, letting the Xuan Family vent their anger on him.

Only by doing this does the Ning Family have a sliver of a chance to survive!

"Family Head, what are you…" The middle-aged man asked in shock and confusion.

"Heh heh! Fools! You're all a bunch of idiots! Firstly, considering how much the ancestor of the Ning Family dotes on Xuan Jiu, do you think the Xuan Family won't be enraged even if we immediately report that Xuan Jiu is dead? With the status and power of the Xuan Family, what does our Ning Family amount to? The ancestor of the Xuan Family could easily wipe us out with a gesture!" Ning Hongtao sneered coldly.

The crowd felt a chill in their hearts.

Indeed, it was very possible.

They couldn't help but feel a sudden fear!

Fortunately, they didn't decide to do that, otherwise, it would be truly irreparable.

"Secondly! What do you think of Lin Fan's strength?" Ning Hongtao asked in a deep voice.

"Um... Lin Fan's strength is First Rank Holy Emperor!" The middle-aged man instinctively replied, but the next moment, he gasped: "Hiss! Wait, First Rank Holy Emperor!"

Everyone outside the treasure vault was stunned.

The whole scene fell into a dead silence!

In the beginning, everyone only thought about Xuan Jiu being killed and whether they would be implicated in the Xuan Family's wrath, or whether the Ning Family would be exterminated.

No one carefully considered Lin Fan's strength.

Now that they thought about it, they were all terrified!

Lin Fan's strength, just First Rank Holy Emperor!

A First Rank Holy Emperor instantly killed Xuan Jiu, who was a peak Ninth Rank Eternal Supreme?

Wow!

How terrifying!

How frightening!

"This… how is this possible… from First Rank Holy Emperor to Ninth Rank Eternal Supreme, there are at least dozens of small realms. Even the geniuses of the Sumeru Continent cannot leap dozens of small realms to kill! For the people of the Sumeru Continent, even surpassing nine small realms, killing someone across a Great Realm is considered a monster... Dozens of small realms… hiss!!!"

The people of the Ning Family gasped again.

Scalps tingling.

Faces pale.

Pupils severely constricted.

"Heh heh, that's not the most terrifying thing. Do you know what is truly terrifying?" Ning Hongtao said with a cold smile.

"What is it?" someone asked.

Ning Hongtao glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "The most terrifying thing is that this Lin Fan is not from the Sumeru Continent but from the Lower Realm Divine Wind Continent!"

The whole scene plunged into silence once more.

The crowd was numb!

Completely numb!

Everyone knew what this meant.

This meant that Lin Fan's monstrousness far exceeded that of typical geniuses on the Sumeru Continent, and perhaps only a few people from the top ten super Sects could match Lin Fan.

Even those people might not be a match for Lin Fan.

"Family Head... What do you mean..." The middle-aged man's eyes flashed brightly.

"What I mean is simple! We need to curry favor with Lin Fan, even if it means groveling before him!!!" Ning Hongtao solemnly said.

The people of the Ning Family gaped in shock. They could hardly believe that the Family Head could say the words groveling.

But thinking it over carefully.

It's not without reason!

Considering Lin Fan's monstrously talented abilities, if given time, Lin Fan will rise to prominence for sure.

By that time, the Ning Family will also rise alongside him, but will Lin Fan accept the Ning Family's groveling? To put it bluntly, what if they grovel in the wrong direction and inadvertently offend Lin Fan?

"But Family Head, how do we curry favor with Lin Fan?" asked the middle-aged man from the Ning Family.

Ning Hongtao grinned and said, "Isn't it simple? I have a fine daughter! Didn't you see the relationship between Lin Fan and Ruoxue? For Ruoxue, Lin Fan didn't even hesitate to kill Xuan Jiu... heh heh..."

......

At this moment.

Lin Fan and Ning Ruoxue walked into a boudoir.

This was Ning Ruoxue's room.

Since she moved in here, aside from her father, no other male has ever entered her boudoir.

Lin Fan was the first.

After entering her room, Ning Ruoxue made Lin Fan sit down, then brewed a fragrant cup of tea and handed it to him.

"Young Master Lin... please... please have some tea..." Ning Ruoxue said bashfully, her lovely face turning red like an apple.

"Still calling me Young Master Lin?" Lin Fan said with a faint smile.

Ning Ruoxue stammered: "Lin... Lin Big Brother..."

Her charming face became even more flushed, her heart was racing wildly, almost as if it was going to leap out of her throat!

"Ruoxue..."

Lin Fan held Ning Ruoxue's small hand, grateful to her over the past few days. If it weren't for her, he might have struggled just to get through Cloud Immortal Palace.

Their relationship had naturally moved a step further!

"Mhm."

Ning Ruoxue instinctively nodded.

The atmosphere in the room was quite suggestive.

At that moment.

Lin Fan suddenly felt a stir in his spirit, with a somewhat peculiar expression.

"Ahem... Ruoxue, wait a moment..."

"What's wrong?" Ning Ruoxue looked at Lin Fan in surprise.

The next second.

Lin Fan raised his hand, and a Mystic Iron Mountain appeared in his palm. With a single thought, a woman suddenly flew out of the Mystic Iron Mountain, none other than the Divine Phoenix who had entered the Mystic Iron Mountain from the Divine Wind Continent and descended with Lin Fan to the Sumeru Continent.

"You… why are you here?" Ning Ruoxue's eyes were full of amazement and surprise.

The Divine Phoenix glanced around and instantly understood what the situation was; this was evidently a girl's boudoir.

And in the room, there were only Lin Fan and Ning Ruoxue.

"Ahem… Huang'er, let me explain." Lin Fan said somewhat awkwardly.

Just now, as he was about to get close to Ning Ruoxue, the Divine Phoenix expressed the desire to come out of the Mystic Iron Mountain, so Lin Fan let her out.

"Heh heh, explain what? What's there to explain? I know you all too well." Divine Phoenix gave Lin Fan a stern look, clearly a bit jealous.

Before meeting the Divine Phoenix, Lin Fan already had several women.

So regarding Ye Yilin, Nangong Li, and the others, the Divine Phoenix had no right nor would she feel jealous.

But Ning Ruoxue was different; she was a woman ranked after her.

"You're Ning Ruoxue, right? I know you. I saw you once in Emperor Gray City on Divine Wind Continent! Later on, you were the one who sent people to Heavenly Demon Continent to bring us over, where are your maid and servant? Shouldn't you explain?" Divine Phoenix said coldly.

She gave Lin Fan another reproachful glance, seeming to ask why he was mixing with an enemy!