Chapter 907: Chess Piece

Chess Piece

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Li Fu walked over to Zhu Zhong, who only had half of his body left.

"It's you..." Zhu Zhong struggled as he lay in a pool of blood, the immense pain twisting his facial features. His whole being appeared hideous and pale. "How did you..."

Li Fu didn't answer. He just coldly looked down at the mangled Zhu Zhong on the ground, the ring in his hand exuding a cold gleam.

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

"I offered up my own life... You, just use your life to pay it back."

Wearing the ring, Li Fu swung a heavy punch straight at Zhu Zhong's face!

In the distance,

The corners of the mouth belonging to the Great Crimson Theatrical Robe fluttering in the wind curled up slightly.

Li Fu's punch smashed into Zhu Zhong's face. The ring broke through flesh and blood, briefly absorbing some power. Under this punch, Zhu Zhong became visibly haggard and emaciated, as if he had been hollowed out by something.

His eye sockets were bruised purple. He barely managed to open his eyes to look at the expressionless Li Fu, and said hoarsely:

"No... wait!"

Bang—!

Li Fu landed another punch, forcefully knocking Zhu Zhong's words back down his throat.

He just pinned Zhu Zhong down, throwing punch after punch. Even with blood splattering all over his body, he showed absolutely no intention of stopping. The anger and killing intent suppressed in the depths of his heart were continuously vented through his fists, as if he wanted to beat Zhu Zhong to death alive!

This scene left Wu Qiong and the others dumbfounded. They hadn't expected the previously unstoppable Zhu Zhong to have half his body bizarrely torn off, and even now, no one could figure out exactly how Li Fu had done it.

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

For a moment, none of the several Emperor Candidates dared to move. Everyone held their breath, watching Li Fu frantically smashing Zhu Zhong's head!

Bang—!!

Li Fu landed yet another punch, and Zhu Zhong's head heavily struck the ground. At this moment, he had transformed from a tall, mighty overlord into a shriveled, pale bamboo pole. He looked shocking to the eyes.

"Li Fu..." Zhu Zhong's breathing was already like that of a mosquito or fly. His hollow eyes glared at Li Fu, as if he was unwilling to accept this.

He had entered the Ancient Vault of the Imperial Path, advancing triumphantly all the way with destiny upon him. He had finally made it this far with great difficulty; how could he fall here so easily??

And to fall by Li Fu's hands no less??

Before he could say anything more, Li Fu knocked him to the ground with another punch.

The next moment, a low rumble echoed from the sky. Everyone looked up to see several golden figures descending from the heavens, rushing toward their location!

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

[Sensing unknown power intervening in the contest, one hundred and thirty emperors cast angry gazes upon you]

[The emperors express dissatisfaction with your actions and demand that you stop immediately]

"I still got discovered..."

Seeing this scene from afar, Chen Ling shrugged helplessly.

Chen Ling had actually anticipated the current situation long ago. After all, the Imperial Remnants intended to select an "Emperor" they approved of through this contest, and Chen Ling giving the ring to Li Fu had undoubtedly disrupted their plans.

Li Fu was nothing more than a commoner unable to bear the imperial destiny. Yet, relying on an evil Ritual Artifact of unknown origins, he was about to kill their most favored Emperor Candidate. How could those Imperial Remnants let the matter rest?

But it didn't matter. The current Li Fu was just a chess piece manipulated by Chen Ling. The Imperial Remnants were all targeting Li Fu and couldn't affect Chen Ling behind the scenes.

However, Chen Ling was a bit curious... Under these circumstances, what choice would Li Fu make?

Seeing the warning that appeared before him, Li Fu's brows furrowed deeply.

"Hahahahaha... Li Fu! Did you think you could kill me just by learning some demonic sorcery?!" Seeing the Imperial Remnants personally coming to conquer, Zhu Zhong knew he was saved, and instantly glared wildly at Li Fu.

"I am the chosen one!! An existence destined to become Emperor!! What do those unorthodox methods of yours amount to?"

"You're just a worthless life! And so is that wretched sister of yours! Just you wait, the face you made me lose today, I'll pay it back to you double. Once you're dead, I'll pay it back to your sister..."

"For provoking me, Zhu Zhong, I'll execute your entire family!! Exterminate your nine generations!!"

Li Fu's fists suddenly clenched tight.

"Is that so?" Li Fu looked at Zhu Zhong. Those eyes no longer held a shred of emotion, like frost. "I'd like to see how a corpse can execute my entire family."

As his voice fell, he didn't use his fists to smash Zhu Zhong to vent his anger anymore. Instead, he slowly raised his hand and pointed it through the void at Zhu Zhong's head.

Rumble—!!

Thunder tore across the sky. Majestic imperial might, like a mountain, suppressed Li Fu's shoulders!

Li Fu abruptly spat out a mouthful of blood. He knew that was the oppressive aura of the imperial expedition, a warning from the Imperial Remnants. But even so, he used all the strength in his body to slightly turn his wrist toward Zhu Zhong's terrified head...

"—Knead."

Crack—!

Zhu Zhong's head was twisted into a pretzel. Blood and brains splattered all over the ground, and he completely lost his breath.

A vigorous, sky-piercing aura of an Emperor Candidate suddenly vanished... At the same time, the Associate Emperor Destiny within Zhu Zhong also turned into smoke, silently dissipating into the earth.

He actually killed Zhu Zhong???

Seeing this scene, the other Emperor Candidates were shocked beyond measure.

The next moment, several golden figures crashed onto the earth like thunderbolts. Chains brimming with imperial might burst forth from the void, securely binding and locking Li Fu before heavily restraining him on the ground!

With majestic imperial might, several figures stepped out of thin air. They pointed at Li Fu from a distance, and that ring flew right off Li Fu's finger and fell into their palms...

They glanced down at the ring, then squeezed their fingers forcefully, abruptly crushing it to pieces in their palms!

Zhu Zhong was dead. The anger of the several Imperial Remnants, contained within their imperial might, suppressed Li Fu, who was bound to the ground by chains. It was as if they were questioning him, as if they were moved by killing intent.

"Interesting..."

Seeing this scene from afar, Chen Ling's eyes narrowed slightly.

The Imperial Remnants were angry about Zhu Zhong's unexpected death and also harbored killing intent toward Li Fu. However, Li Fu was just an ordinary person now and couldn't possibly escape from their hands... Moreover, judging by how Li Fu had risked his life to forcibly kill Zhu Zhong just now, he was already prepared to die here.

Chen Ling was very curious; with things having reached this point, how would the situation develop next?

Just at that moment,

A massive, booming roar that sounded as if the sky had shattered came from above everyone!

Boom—!!!!

The entire Ancient Vault of the Imperial Path, no matter which level, began to tremble violently. It was like a giant ship sailing on the ocean colliding with an iceberg; the whole structure shook intensely. Those Emperor Candidates who were still watching, along with their followers, even fell directly to the ground!

"This is..." Chen Ling abruptly looked up at the sky above, a flash of surprise in his eyes.