Chapter 907: Pawn

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Li Fu walked up to Zhu Zhong, who was left with only half a body.

"It’s you..." Zhu Zhong struggled as he lay in a pool of blood. The immense pain distorted his features, making him look grotesque and pale. "How did you..."

Li Fu didn't answer. He just looked down coldly at the bloody mess that was Zhu Zhong, the ring in his hand radiating a cold light.

"I made a deal with the devil..."

"I offered my own life... You, pay it back with yours."

Li Fu, wearing the ring, smashed a heavy fist into Zhu Zhong’s face!

In the distance,

The corners of the bright red opera robe dancing in the wind curled up slightly.

Bang—!

Li Fu smashed a fist into Zhu Zhong’s face. The ring tore through flesh and blood, briefly absorbing a bit of power. Under this punch, Zhu Zhong became visibly haggard and thin, as if he had been hollowed out by something.

His eyes were bruised, and he barely managed to open them to look at the expressionless Li Fu, speaking hoarsely:

"No... wait!"

Bang—!

Li Fu smashed another punch down, forcing Zhu Zhong’s words back into his throat.

He just pressed down on Zhu Zhong, punch after punch falling. He didn't stop, even as blood splattered onto him. The anger and killing intent buried deep in his heart poured out through his fists, as if he wanted to beat Zhu Zhong to death alive!

This scene stunned Wu Qiong and the others. They hadn't expected that Zhu Zhong, who had been unstoppable just a moment ago, would be so strangely torn apart, and even now, no one could figure out how Li Fu had done it.

Zhu Zhong’s blood splattered all over Li Fu, making him look like a demon from hell. Coupled with his mysterious methods, his image in everyone’s hearts suddenly became mysterious and chilling...

The several Emperors-to-be didn't dare to move for a moment. Everyone held their breath, watching Li Fu frantically smash Zhu Zhong’s skull!

Bang—!!

Li Fu smashed another punch down. Zhu Zhong’s head hit the ground heavily. By now, he had transformed from a tall, mighty hegemon into a shriveled, pale bamboo pole, looking shocking to behold.

"Li Fu..." Zhu Zhong’s breath was already like a mosquito’s buzz. He stared at Li Fu with hollow eyes, as if unwilling to accept this.

He had entered the Imperial Path Ancient Treasury, advanced all the way with momentum, blessed by destiny, and had finally reached this point—how could he fall here so easily??

And fall at the hands of Li Fu??

Before he could say anything else, Li Fu hit him again, knocking him to the ground.

The next moment, a low roar came from the sky. Everyone looked up to see several golden figures descending from the heavens, rushing toward this place!

Two lines of small golden text appeared instantly before Li Fu:

【Unknown power detected intervening in the struggle. One hundred and thirty Emperors cast angry gazes upon you】

【The Emperors express dissatisfaction with your actions and demand that you stop immediately】

"So I was discovered after all..."

Chen Ling, watching from afar, shrugged helplessly.

Chen Ling had actually anticipated this situation. After all, the Emperor remnants intended to select an "Emperor" they approved of through the struggle, and Chen Ling giving the ring to Li Fu had undoubtedly disrupted their plans.

Li Fu was nothing more than a commoner who couldn't bear the Imperial Mandate, yet he was using an evil sacrificial vessel from who knows where to kill the Emperor-to-be they favored most. How could those Emperor remnants let it slide?

But it didn't matter. Li Fu was just a pawn controlled by Chen Ling, and the Emperor remnants were all targeting Li Fu; they couldn't affect Chen Ling behind the scenes.

But Chen Ling was curious... in this situation, what would Li Fu choose?

Seeing the warning appear before him, Li Fu’s brows furrowed tightly.

"Hahahaha... Li Fu! You think you can kill me just by learning some sorcery?!" Zhu Zhong saw the Emperor remnants coming in person and knew he was saved, so he glared at Li Fu wildly.

"I am the chosen one!! I am the one who will become Emperor!! What do your crooked ways amount to?"

"You’re just a worthless life! And that pathetic sister of yours too! Just you wait. I’ll return the humiliation you caused me today tenfold. Once you’re dead, I’ll take it out on your sister..."

"You’ve provoked me, Zhu Zhong. I’ll have your entire family executed!! I’ll wipe out your nine generations!!"

Li Fu’s fist clenched suddenly.

"Is that so?" Li Fu looked at Zhu Zhong, his eyes devoid of any emotion, like ice. "I’d like to see how a corpse can have my entire family executed?"

As he finished speaking, he didn't use his fists to vent his anger on Zhu Zhong anymore, but slowly raised his hand, pointing into the void toward Zhu Zhong’s skull.

Boom—!!

Thunder streaked across the sky, and the vast imperial might, like a mountain, pressed down on Li Fu’s shoulders!

Li Fu spat out a mouthful of blood. He knew it was the pressure of the Emperors arriving in person, a warning from the Emperor remnants, but even so, he used every ounce of his strength to turn his hand slightly toward Zhu Zhong’s terrified skull...

"—Knead."

Crack—!

Zhu Zhong’s skull was twisted into a knot, blood and brains splattering everywhere, and he completely lost his breath.

A powerful, heaven-soaring aura of an Emperor-to-be vanished suddenly... At the same time, the Emperor-to-be Fate Grid within Zhu Zhong turned into smoke and dissipated silently into the earth.

He actually killed Zhu Zhong???

The remaining Emperors-to-be saw this and were shocked beyond measure.

The next moment, several golden figures fell to the earth like thunder. Chains containing imperial might erupted from the void, binding Li Fu and locking him tightly to the ground!

Imperial might surged. Several figures stepped out of thin air and pointed at Li Fu from a distance. The ring flew directly off Li Fu’s finger and landed in their palms...

They looked down at the ring, then squeezed their fingers with force, crushing it to pieces in their palms!

Zhu Zhong was dead. The anger of several Emperor remnants was contained within the imperial might, pressing down on Li Fu, who was bound to the ground by chains, as if questioning him, as if they had developed a murderous intent.

"Interesting..."

Chen Ling, watching from afar, narrowed his eyes slightly.

The Emperor remnants were angry because of Zhu Zhong’s accidental death and held murderous intent toward Li Fu. Li Fu was just an ordinary person now and couldn't possibly escape from them... And judging by how Li Fu had risked his life to kill Zhu Zhong, he had already prepared to die here.

Chen Ling was very curious: with things at this point, how would it develop?

Just then,

A deafening roar, as if the heavens were cracking, came from above everyone!

Boom—!!!!

The entire Imperial Path Ancient Treasury, regardless of the level, trembled violently, like a giant ship on the ocean hitting an iceberg. The whole thing shook intensely, and those Emperors-to-be and their followers who were still watching fell directly to the ground!

"This is..." Chen Ling looked up suddenly, surprise flashing in his eyes.