Chapter 289: Shocking All Sides, Leaving the Domain of Annihilation!
As the Sect Competition gradually came to an end, the various factions also began to withdraw one after another from the Domain of Annihilation.
And with their departure, news of what had occurred inside spread—with terrifying speed.
Yuan Gate's disciples—completely annihilated.
Everyone who heard this was struck by shock and disbelief.
Yuan Gate was one of the most powerful super sects in the Eastern Xuan Region. Its disciples had always been at the top of the younger generation.
Each generation of Yuan Gate's Three Little Kings was considered peerless in their era.
But this time, during the Sect Competition, Yuan Gate's elite force of over five hundred disciples—including the Three Little Kings—was entirely wiped out!
And when people learned who was responsible…
They went completely silent.
No alliance of super sects.
No massive-scale melee.
It had been just one person, standing alone against all of Yuan Gate…
And he wiped them out.
Dao Sect's Lin Fan!
His name spread like wildfire through Annihilation City, and from there, swept across the entire Eastern Xuan Region.
Those with a keen sense could already feel it—this wasn't the end.
A greater storm was gathering.
…
The teleportation array connecting the Domain of Annihilation to the outside world led directly into Annihilation City.
Which made the city the epicenter of all the gossip and chaos.
As the story of Lin Fan's battle against Yuan Gate spread, the city's population exploded again.
And this time, it was the only thing people were talking about.
The leaders of all the major sects had not yet departed. They were waiting in the city for their disciples to return.
Yuan Gate's leadership was no exception.
Only this time, what they waited for was not a victorious return…
But a message so shocking, it nearly made them faint on the spot.
Yuan Gate's elite force—completely wiped out.
As the news exploded across Annihilation City, all eyes turned to the Yuan Gate's headquarters within the city.
BOOM!
In a nearly frozen hall, a thick wooden table was smashed to dust by a palm strike. A furious elder, eyes blood-red, let out a thunderous roar:
"Wiped out?! Someone tell me how this happened! How could that little Dao Sect bastard Lin Fan possibly have such power?!"
Around him, more than ten Yuan Gate upper elders stood.
Among them were six high-ranking division heads—comparable to Dao Sect's Hall Masters—all at the Great Completion of the Profound Life Stage.
"That brat must've used some kind of underhanded trick! There's no way he could beat Yuan Cang!" another elder snarled, face twisted in rage.
"Where did this Lin Fan come from? Isn't Dao Sect's top disciple supposed to be Ying Xiaoxiao?" one of them asked coldly.
At this question, everyone paused.
Lin Fan was widely praised within Dao Sect, but to outsiders, he was still best known for the incident where he killed Yao Ling.
These elders simply hadn't paid him much attention.
"Lord Liu You, Lin Fan is the one who won the Hundred Empire War a year ago, but…"
A trembling voice spoke from the side—it was Liu Tong, the Yuan Gate steward sent to monitor the war back then.
As he recounted what he knew, the division heads' expressions grew darker.
And then… they exploded at him.
Liu Tong shrank back and apologized repeatedly, barely escaping with his life.
After a long discussion, the six division heads made their decision:
"Send word to the main sect immediately. We'll stay here and wait. No matter what… Lin Fan must not be allowed to walk free!"
…
While Yuan Gate's elders roared and cursed—
Within the Domain of Annihilation, in Dao Sect's private camp, the atmosphere among the four Hall Masters was a bit strange.
After a long silence, the Heavenly Hall Master, Qi Lei, finally broke it.
"You've all heard… right?"
The other three looked at one another and nodded slowly.
"…It's a bit hard to process," one muttered.
"Damn it!"
Qi Lei suddenly slapped the table and cursed aloud.
"That brat Lin Fan… how the hell did he pull it off?!"
The others looked at each other again, then one said with a wry smile:
"Can't lie—it was satisfying…"
Their faces were still serious, but Qi Lei's next words made them feel oddly conflicted.
"Satisfying? Hell yeah it was satisfying! Those Yuan Gate bastards have killed too many of our disciples. Slaughtering all of them this time wasn't excessive at all!"
But after venting, the four Hall Masters quickly got back to seriously discussing how to respond to the inevitable retaliation from Yuan Gate.
…
At the same time, all the other super sects—Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, Sword Sect, Desolate Hall, and others—were still buzzing about Lin Fan's feat.
No one left the city just yet.
Because everyone knew:
This wasn't over. Yuan Gate wouldn't let this go.
They were waiting to see what would happen next.
Days passed, and the tension in Annihilation City continued to rise.
Finally, on the tenth day, the young man who had become the center of the entire storm in the Domain of Annihilation…
Finished his cultivation.
In ten days, Lin Fan had fully refined the Divine Infant Pill, elevating his spirit power to the level of a Grandmaster Symbolist—comparable to the Death Profound Stage.
He had also refined Yuan Cang and Lei Qian's nascent spirits, further solidifying his own.
As for Ling Zhen's nascent spirit, it was given to Lin Dong, since he was the one who had killed him.
The key breakthrough was Lin Fan's spiritual advancement—his mastery of the Stasis Talisman now far exceeded before.
"Senior Brother Lin Fan!"
The moment he opened his eyes, cheers erupted from the surrounding Dao Sect disciples.
What had been a quiet resting area suddenly burst with joy and excitement.
The disciples all looked at Lin Fan with deep reverence.
The crowd parted to reveal Ying Xiaoxiao, Ying Huanhuan, Qingtan, and the others approaching.
"You seem stronger again," Ying Huanhuan said, blinking curiously at him.
Lin Fan smiled. "A little bit. How long was I out?"
"Ten days," Qingtan replied. "Oh, and this is from that Miss Ling of Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace."
She handed over the jade bottle of Jade Purity Elixir that Ling Qingzhu had left behind.
Lin Fan raised a brow and put it away without a word.
He hadn't suffered any injuries, so he didn't need it—for now.
"Brother Chen Kui, thank you for your help this time," Lin Fan said, turning to the masked youth behind Qingtan.
Chen Kui quickly waved it off, though in his eyes, there was a new layer of respect for Lin Fan.
Not only was his strength monstrous, but his decisiveness and ruthlessness made Chen Kui's own methods feel almost soft by comparison.
"Have the others already left the Domain?" Lin Fan asked, looking around.
"Mm," Ying Xiaoxiao nodded. "The tournament's basically over, so the others have returned to Annihilation City."
"I imagine the city is already in chaos," Wang Yan added.
"Let's go. It's time we headed out too," Lin Fan said softly, his gaze turning toward the direction of the teleportation array.
No one disagreed.
And so, with Lin Fan in the lead, the Dao Sect disciples took to the skies—
Flying toward the portal, toward the outside world.
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