Boom! Boom!


    An earth-shattering explosion reverberated, with countless strong golden lights emerging, accompanied by flying debris. A huge crater was blasted right next to the Rune Instrument by the thickest arc of lightning, shaking the entire hall!


    Inside the hall, it was a whirlwind of flying sand and stones, pitch black darkness shrouding the space!


    If it weren''t for the fact that Tiankui Base''s core building was specially constructed, it would have collapsed under this onslaught.


    The powerful blast of air sent Qi Jiao, Qi Yuan, and others tumbling and flying nearly seven or eight meters away, crashing into the walls before dropping to the ground.


    The atmosphere in the room plummeted into thick despair in an instant, and everyone''s faces were cast with gloom.


    The Four Great Families, Tianji Pavilion, Wang Fugui, Guo Li... so many people following Ye Fan, with him as the absolute core pillar. With Ye Fan gone, everyone suddenly felt as if they had lost their direction in life!


    Outside the hall, the moonlight was exceptionally bright, and the trees rustled softly under the caress of the gentle breeze.


    It seemed to announce the fall of a hero!


    Thud!


    From amidst the smoke and dust, a figure blasted beyond recognition flew out and then fell at Chen Hong''s feet.


    "Damn it... who can tell me what the hell is going on? I was clearly attacking Ye Fan, so why did those arcs suddenly go crazy and attack me... ah... my leg..."


    After hitting the ground, the figure seemed to come to his senses, wailing in pain while clutching his broken leg and cursing.


    "Steward Pan?"


    Looking at the familiar figure before her, Chen Hong blinked twice, her face filled with disbelief!


    What was going on?


    Hadn''t Pan Shi just used the strongest arc of lightning to attack Ye Fan?


    Given the power of that lightning, Ye Fan was sure to die! So how come now, Pan Shi had ended up doing this to himself?


    And where was Ye Fan?


    What had happened to Ye Fan?


    With her heart pounding violently, Chen Hong turned to look towards the center of the hall. As the smoke cleared, Ye Fan stood quietly in the middle, eyes closed, as if sensing something, the ground around him completely intact!


    He was so close to victory; why must the heavens treat him this way?


    Chen Hong, scolded, had her facial muscles twitch violently a few times. She picked up a Battle Saber from the ground and walked towards Pan Shi with it in hand.


    The tip of the saber scraped against the floor, creating a string of sparks, which terrorized Pan Shi.


    "Chen... Chen Hong, what are you planning to do?" A foreboding feeling welled up in Pan Shi''s heart. This Chen Hong was so bold—dared she really kill him?


    However, Pan Shi instantly realized that with all his Martial Arts Qi gone and his body severely injured, and with the insect eggs inside him destroyed, he was now completely powerless. If Chen Hong wanted to kill him, Pan Shi indeed had no way to resist.


    "To kill you!"


    Chen Hong didn''t beat around the bush. As she shouted, she rushed to Pan Shi and stabbed fiercely into Pan Shi''s chest!


    Pu-chi! Pu-chi! Pu-chi!


    "I''m doing this to cleanse the house for His Highness and to avenge my dead son, die... you thankless traitor!"


    Chen Hong released all her pent-up resentment towards Pan Shi in that moment. As she continued to stab him, she laughed hysterically.


    Seeing how things had escalated, Chen Hong knew she wouldn''t make it out alive and neither would the Chen Family. Whether Pan Shi won or Ye Fan won, the Chen Family was just a sacrificial pawn... But even on the verge of death, she wished to kill Pan Shi with her own hands.


    Chen Hong''s Battle Saber twisted inside Pan Shi''s chest, completely mashing his internal organs, decisively leaving him with no chance of survival.


    "Stop!"


    Within the hall, Ye Fan, who had just awakened from his trance, saw Chen Hong''s actions and hurriedly shouted, teleporting towards Pan Shi''s direction.


    Just then, at the last moment, Ye Fan was protected by nine dragon-shaped golden lights, avoiding the fatal blow. The nine dragon-shaped golden lights that burst out from the Rune Instrument contained a massive amount of information, and Ye Fan had been digesting that information.


    It was clear that someone more powerful was backing Prince Jin; Ye Fan had previously asked Wu Shihao, but Wu knew very little, so Ye Fan wanted to obtain some information from Pan Shi''s mouth!


    Moreover, Prince Jin''s secret base in Southwest was too vast. If he intended to handle it without raising any suspicion, he would need to utilize some of the information Pan Shi was privy to!


    "Ah? Brother Fan, you''re not dead?"


    "Big brother, am I dreaming?"


    "Pavilion Master!"


    On the other side, Qi Jiao, Wang Fugui, Yu Qiang, and the others who had already closed their eyes in despair, heard Ye Fan''s familiar voice. Their eyes widened in shock, and they looked at Ye Fan with surprise and joy, with a tumultuous wave rising in their hearts...