Lu Fan's sudden arrival startled everyone in the hall. The patriarchs of the six great families changed their expressions; Lu Fan had arrived at the worst possible moment.
"You are Hua Sanshi! Also called Lu Fan! You're quite capable to have eliminated over thirty experts at the Transformation Realm!" Duanmu Qingrong, seated above, looked at Lu Fan with disdain and said dismissively.
"Hmph! You know quite a bit about me! I know nothing about you. However, that doesn't matter, because I have no interest in someone who is about to die," Lu Fan sneered.
"Hahaha! Hahaha! Lu Fan! You are the first person to dare say such a thing!" Duanmu Qingrong burst into laughter, finding it the funniest joke he had ever heard. Him, a person about to die? It was ridiculous! Who in the world dared to lay a finger on him? Hmph! It was unlikely anyone would even dare to make such a joke.
"I guess you'll be the last!" Lu Fan's lips curved upward, a glint of killing intent flashing in his eyes. Zhuge Xian, standing beside him, shivered violently, her heart jolting. She knew Lu Fan was about to kill. She had witnessed this aura many times before.
"Hmph! You want to kill me? Even if you had the ability, who would dare give you the courage?" Duanmu Qingrong snorted coldly.
"I, Lu Fan, never need to borrow courage from anyone to kill!" Swoosh... Lu Fan instantly vanished from his original position.
"No......"
"No......"
Zhuge Qingyun and the others nearby cried out in alarm. However, the six of them standing by the side couldn't see how Lu Fan made his move at all! Fast... incredibly fast! Fast to the extreme! They only caught a fleeting glimpse of a shadow.
Bang... Duanmu Qingrong, who had been sitting upright, suddenly crashed heavily outside the hall. A cloud of dust billowed from the ground. Pfft... he spat out a mouthful of blood that flew several meters away. Duanmu Qingrong looked at Lu Fan, standing before him, with utter shock. He couldn't believe it was real. He wished it were a dream, but it had already happened!
Gulp... Zhuge Qingyun swallowed hard. It was over; things had escalated dramatically!
"Lu Fan! You... you dare touch me, you're dead!" Duanmu Qingrong's eyes were filled with horror, but his arrogant nature, ingrained over decades, still made him want to issue a threat. It was a habit he couldn't break.
"Whether I die or not, I don't know, but you are definitely going to die. However, before you die, can you tell me what that so-called 'Han Shi Xuan' wants me to do?" Lu Fan's lips twisted into a sinister grin as he walked towards Duanmu Qingrong.
"Hahaha! Of course, it's to kill you! You dare to defy the rules of Hua Rong Prefecture and interfere in worldly affairs without permission! You are dead!" Duanmu Qingrong laughed heartily, mistaking Lu Fan's approach for fear.
"You talk too much!" Bang... Lu Fan suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Duanmu Qingrong by the neck, and lifted him to carry him out.
"Hua Sanshi! You... don't be rash!" Zhuge Qingyun shouted from behind.
"Hmph! Do I need to be polite to someone who wants to kill me?" Lu Fan abruptly turned back, a sharp glint in his eyes.
The patriarchs of the six great families were instantly shaken. That was an incredibly terrifying killing intent! How many people had this young man killed to possess such powerful killing aura and intent!
"You... what do you want?" Duanmu Qingrong said with great difficulty, his neck held in Lu Fan's grip.
"Nothing much! I want you to take me to see that so-called Han Shi Xuan you mentioned," Lu Fan said coldly.
"Hua Sanshi, you cannot!"
"Cannot!"
......
The six great family patriarchs shouted almost simultaneously.
"Heh heh! Alright, alright! I'll take you!" Duanmu Qingrong suddenly laughed. Going to Han Shi Xuan? Hmph! Then you'll be as good as dead!
"Hua Sanshi, Han Shi Xuan has several branches. In Huaxia, there is only one branch, which is where the ancestor of the Duanmu family presides. If you go there, you won't come back," Zhuge Qingyun hurriedly shouted from behind.
"No wonder this guy is so arrogant! He actually has such backing! But if that's the case, I must go even more," Lu Fan glanced at Duanmu Qingrong and said.
"You can't go! That Duanmu ancestor is an existence that surpasses experts of the Transformation Realm! He is also like a celestial being in the eyes of the secular world. If you go, you won't come back," Baili Xuan also shouted from the side.
"Hua Sanshi! Don't go!" Zhuge Xian rushed over and grabbed Lu Fan's arm.
"Heh heh! Scared, are you? Kid! It's still not too late to let me go now. Otherwise, no one can save you!" Duanmu Qingrong, seeing everyone's panic, became somewhat delirious and shook his head vigorously.
"Let you go? Hmph! You're thinking too much!" Lu Fan snorted coldly, tightened his grip, and with a crack, Duanmu Qingrong's neck was snapped.
Duanmu Qingrong's eyes widened in horror as he looked at Lu Fan. He never expected that Lu Fan had spoken the truth, that he was indeed a person about to die. Moreover, Lu Fan was truly the first and the last person to say such a thing, because... no one would say it again. He was truly dead!
Damn it... The six great family patriarchs felt like hitting a wall. It was over; there was no room for recovery now.
"Tell me, what is the realm above the Transformation Realm? I'm taking this person, and it won't implicate you," Lu Fan said indifferently, glancing at Zhuge Qingyun and the others.
He had long suspected that there were higher realms beyond the Transformation Realm. And this kind of realm was likely only known to the members of the six great families. He just hadn't expected that above the six great families, there would be an existence like Han Shi Xuan. However, since he had killed someone from the Duanmu family, he wasn't afraid of causing trouble! If the Duanmu family wanted to deal with him, hmph! Why should he be polite?
"Alas! Hua Sanshi, the realm above the Transformation Realm is called the Soul Realm! It is a realm that transcends mortal understanding! Soul Realm experts not only possess strength several times greater than those in the Transformation Realm but can also wield weapons to fly.
Currently, there are only a few Soul Realm experts in Huaxia, and the ancestors of our six great families are among them. Because the strength of the Soul Realm is so formidable, Han Shi Xuan came into existence countless years ago.
Originally, it was an organization meant to restrict Soul Realm experts from causing chaos in the world, with the agreement that Soul Realm experts must stay away from the mortal world and must not attack those below the Soul Realm.
However... as time went on, some changes occurred within Han Shi Xuan. The status of Huaxia people in Han Shi Xuan gradually declined, and now it has reached a point where they have to compromise everywhere!" Zhuge Qingyun sighed.