Chapter 2505: Killing the Prince

“Heart Piercing Finger, I refuse to believe it can’t injure you!”

This time, Baili Kun was truly enraged. He consecutively struck out with three fingers, but then he was astonished to find that there was no one in front of him; all three finger winds missed their target.

He was a seasoned veteran, having experienced countless battles, so despite his surprise, he remained calm and quickly turned around to throw a punch.

At this moment, Ye Bufan’s Blazing Fire Palm had already struck, and the two clashed head-on once more.

However, Baili Kun was somewhat rushed this time, and he suffered a slight disadvantage, being sent flying dozens of meters backward from the impact.

Ye Bufan, seizing the advantage, did not hesitate. He instantly used his teleportation ability to appear before Baili Kun and then unleashed two more consecutive punches.

“Boom!”

The two clashed repeatedly, and violent Qi swept in all directions, raising dust and uprooting the surrounding small trees.

In the blink of an eye, a hundred moves passed, and the two were still evenly matched.

Ye Bufan’s expression was calm; what he wanted was to temper his cultivation and gauge his true strength.

But Baili Kun was different. Being evenly matched with a junior like this made him feel utterly humiliated.

“Kid, to force me to use a weapon, you can boast about it even after you die.”

As he spoke, he stretched out a hand, and a black long spear materialized in mid-air.

The spear was about ten feet long and as thick as an egg, emanating a dazzling lightning glow from head to toe, faintly accompanied by the sound of thunder.

“Ye Bufan, it is your honor to die by my Five Thunder Spear.”

With the spear in hand, Baili Kun was brimming with confidence!

It was no wonder he was so confident; he had once relied on this High Grade Spiritual Artifact to slay a Late Stage of the Great Vehicle Realm expert, despite being of a lower cultivation level.

After speaking, he thrust his spear, and instantly, lightning flashed and thunder roared. Countless lightning arcs, as thick as eggs, accompanied the long spear, bringing immense pressure to the world.

A cold sneer appeared at the corner of Ye Bufan’s mouth. He had originally wanted to play with him a bit longer, but if he sought death himself, then no one else could be blamed.

When it came to using lightning techniques, he had never feared anyone since his debut.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, the Heavenly Thunder Pearl appeared in mid-air, and instantly, thunder roared, a continuous rumble filling the ears.

Compared to the Heavenly Thunder Pearl, which had already reached the Divine Artifact level, the Five Thunder Spear was far too weak.

The lightning emanating from this side was as thick as an adult’s thigh, while the other side’s was only about the size of an egg; the difference was immediately apparent.

“This… This is a Divine Artifact?”

Baili Kun could hardly believe his eyes. The look of triumph on his face instantly vanished, replaced by utter terror.

He had originally thought that as soon as his Five Thunder Spear was unleashed, victory would be completely sealed. But he never expected the other party to possess a lightning-attributed Divine Artifact.

One Divine Artifact, one Spiritual Artifact—the difference between them was simply like heaven and earth.

“Strike him!”

As Ye Bufan’s cultivation surged, the Heavenly Thunder Pearl also unleashed the power befitting a Divine Artifact. Countless lightning bolts, as thick as an adult’s thigh, descended from mid-air as if they were free.

For a moment, thunder rolled, and the surrounding space was illuminated a light blue by the dazzling lightning glow. A powerful pressure swept through the surroundings, causing Lu Xueman and the others to retreat rapidly.

The Five Thunder Spear floated in mid-air, and under the pressure of the Divine Artifact, its entire shaft trembled.

As for the meager lightning power it unleashed, it was completely engulfed by the Heavenly Thunder Pearl. Several bolts of lightning struck down from the sky, followed by a crack, and the entire thunder spear was completely shattered into pieces.

“This…”

Baili Kun was terrified by the power of the Heavenly Thunder Pearl and turned to flee, but unfortunately, the sky-filling lightning had already descended, leaving no possibility of escape.

As the thunder rolled, he was completely engulfed by the violent electric arcs. When the lightning dissipated, he had been utterly annihilated, leaving not even a speck of dust.

“Ah!”

At this moment, a gasp of surprise came from the side. Ye Bufan turned his head to look and saw that three Disciples of the Jijian Sect had appeared there at some point.

It turned out that these three had formed a team and were also looking for the entrance to the Third Layer. They were drawn by the distant thunder and happened to witness the scene of Baili Kun being killed.

The cultivation of the three was not that high: two were at the Great Ascension Initial Stage, and one was at Dongxu Peak.

They had known Baili Kun before, and seeing such a powerful expert reduced to dust naturally scared them into trembling all over.

Seeing Ye Bufan look over, the three became even more nervous, fearing that the other party would silence them.

After all, having killed a member of the Saint Dragon Empire Royal Family, the other party certainly wouldn't want more people to know.

In front of such a powerful expert, they didn’t even have the courage to flee. The three no longer cared about anything else and directly crushed their teleportation jade talismans.

Three flashes of white light passed, and the three figures disappeared, all having been teleported out of the Tongtian Tower.

Ye Bufan shook his head slightly. He hadn’t expected such an accident, but he didn’t particularly care.

The relationship with the Saint Dragon Empire Royal Family had already reached an irreconcilable point. Even if he hadn’t killed Baili Kun, Baili Xingkong would still come after him once he left.

Putting away the Heavenly Thunder Pearl, he turned to look at Baili Hongjun beside him.

A mocking smile bloomed on his face: “Your Highness, I’m already inside. Why aren’t you making a move? Weren’t you going to tear me into ten thousand pieces?”

“I… I…”

Having witnessed the battle just now, Baili Hongjun was still trembling with fear.

Moreover, his previous arrogance had relied on Baili Kun and Baili Ao. Now that both his strongbacks had died at the hands of the other, he had no confidence left.

“Ye Bufan, I was wrong before. As long as you let me go this time, I promise the Saint Dragon Empire Royal Family will no longer be your enemy in the future.”

After much hesitation, he finally chose to bow his head. After all, his life was far more important than his face.

“Do you think I can believe your words?”

Ye Bufan sneered. Having killed Baili Kun, he was very clear that he and the Saint Dragon Empire Royal Family had reached a point of no return.

Not to mention that Baili Hongjun’s words were merely a delaying tactic to save his life.

Even if this guy truly spoke for himself, it wouldn’t change the current situation. After all, he was just a Crown Prince, not the current Emperor, and simply didn’t have that much say.

“This…”

Feeling the killing intent from Ye Bufan, Baili Hongjun’s legs began to tremble.

“You姓 Ye, I am the current Crown Prince! If you dare to touch me, the Saint Dragon Empire Royal Family will not let you go! My Imperial Uncle and Imperial Father will not let you go…”

“Idiot!”

A hint of disdain flashed in Ye Bufan’s eyes. At this point, he was still trying to pressure him with his identity as the Crown Prince, which could no longer be described merely as foolishness.

A flash of blade light in his hand, and the Dragon Tooth directly severed the opponent’s head, cutting down his Primordial Spirit along with it.

Having dealt with these obstacles, Ye Bufan led everyone and stepped into the light beam, heading towards the Third Layer.

Outside the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower, Baili Xingkong looked at the light curtain before him, a triumphant smile growing on his face.

Now, only five light dots remained on the First Layer; the others had already entered the Second Layer, and many had even reached the Third Layer.

He looked at Li Miaozhen beside him and said with a triumphant smile, “Grand Elder, guess who these five unmoving light dots on the First Layer might be?”

Li Miaozhen naturally understood his intention and smiled faintly: “If you ask me, these should be the Disciples from Tianluo State. Their strength is simply too weak, and perhaps it’s even that Ye Bufan.”

“Great minds think alike; I also think so…”

Baili Xingkong wanted precisely this effect and burst into another triumphant laugh. Just then, the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower flashed with light, and three figures flew out from within.