With a resounding thud, the Emperor was struck and disoriented, his face covered in blood, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood!

"Master!"

The magician was shocked at the sight, never expecting her god-like master to be so humiliated!

In that brief moment, Lin Bai unleashed a palm strike to the magician's chest, sending her flying and coughing out a mouthful of blood, landing several meters away!

"Let go of my master!"

With eyes red from fury, the magician ignored her injuries and rushed at Lin Fan, aiming her wand directly at Lin Fan's heart.

However, Lin Fan was at his peak, and the magician was no match for him. He released the Emperor's ankle and lightly sidestepped, allowing the sharp wand to pass harmlessly through the air.

Immediately following, Lin Fan denied the magician any chance to attack again, striking her shoulder and causing her to spit blood and collapse onto the Emperor.

"You brought this upon yourself!" Lin Fan coldly shouted!

Pa~

As those words fell, Lin Fan took a step forward, advancing toward the Emperor with a crisp sound echoing from his footsteps!

"Don't kill my master!" The magician spread her arms wide in front of the Emperor, pleading with Lin Fan.

The magician now lacked her previous arrogance, blood at her lips and her face pale, more resembling a beggar.

"Truly a devoted servant. Do you wish to die?" Lin Fan sneered.

"If you kill my master, I am willing to die!" A resolute look flashed in the magician's eyes and she planted her wand in the ground, preparing to face death at any moment!

Lin Fan paused, surprised by the woman's loyalty. He hooked the wand off the ground into his hand, then positioned its sharp point against her delicate throat, piercing the surface skin so that blood began to flow!

"Just a little further, and you'll die. Are you not afraid?" Lin Fan's voice was murderous.

The magician said nothing, keeping her eyes shut, offering no further resistance!

"Emperor, you truly found a good servant." Lin Fan spoke to the Emperor.

The Emperor coughed out blood, pushed the magician aside, and shouted, "Get out! Leave me! I don't need you to die for me! A loss is a loss, and I'm ready to face death!"

"Master, I can die, but you are the exalted Emperor; you cannot die!" the magician stubbornly insisted, again shielding the Emperor.

"Such loyal master and servant, I'm almost reluctant to kill you, but... you've crossed my line and must die!" Lin Fan declared.

"If you're going to kill, kill us both. I, the Emperor, face death fearlessly. Come on!" The Emperor roared, closing his eyes, prepared to be killed!

"In that case, I'll send you both to meet God!" Lin Fan shouted, forcefully shaking his wrist!

With a "swish," the wand pierced the air, stabbing forward...

But after a long moment...

When the magician and the Emperor thought they were dead, they felt the wind gently passing, causing them to involuntarily shiver and take deep breaths, still able to draw in air.

"Could it be we're not dead?"

The Emperor and the magician were startled, opening their eyes simultaneously.

The mountaintop remained unchanged, but the sky was brighter, the sun rising slowly in the east, no other changes occurring!

Buzz buzz buzz~

A faint trembling sound came from beside them!

The Emperor and magician turned to see the wand stuck in the ground beside them, its weight causing a slight tremble that filled their faces with terror, unable to imagine the force required!

As they looked at Lin Fan, he was already carrying Su Yanyu to the mountaintop's edge, with Lin Bai jumping down first to catch her. Lin Fan carefully handed Su Yanyu down the cliff.

Yet Lin Fan did not hurry to leave!

He pulled out a cigarette, putting it to his mouth, lit it, and took a deep drag, softly saying, "Remember, you owe me a life. When I need it, I'll come to collect."

With those words, Lin Fan tossed the box and lighter, tracing an arc in the air, landing beside the Emperor, then Lin Fan leisurely jumped down the mountaintop!

The Emperor stared at the cigarette box, sighed deeply towards the heavens: "Ultimately, I'm still not his equal!"

"Master, you're no worse than the Tyrant!" The magician refused to hear defeatist words, quickly responded.

The Emperor chuckled twice, touched the magician's dirty yet still lovely face, smiled, "Magician, thank you for protecting me, but I've lost, utterly lost."

"The Tyrant assembled a 'Suicide Squad,' with so many willing to die for him. That alone is a power. He initiated a world-shaking Third World War. Previously, I didn't understand why he was so beloved, but now I do. The strong are not just about killing; not all enemies need to die!"

"Huaxia has an old saying: those who win the people's hearts conquer the world. In this respect, I'll never match the Tyrant. This battle... I concede wholeheartedly!"

The Emperor spoke convincingly, without a trace of unwillingness!

In truth, Lin Fan decided not to kill the Emperor for his own reasons.

After all, the three great emperors are too prominent in the Dark Realm, many eyes on their position, and major global corporations view them as rivals due to their overwhelming control in the Dark Realm, making countless people anxious!

If the Emperor dies, it means Lin Fan would become the deity of the Dark Realm, representing the three emperors, an outcome many would dread, fearing Lin Fan's threat to their interests, surely moving to eliminate him swiftly!

There's a saying that the first bird gets shot. Although Lin Fan is powerful, on this vast Earth, he's not the mightiest; even if he defies the odds, killing hundreds or thousands, there can be thousands, millions he can't defeat. That's evidently impossible!

If the Emperor dies, it would trigger turmoil globally, starting with Lin Fan as the enemy, and the result would undoubtedly be mutual destruction!

Thus, Lin Fan must keep the Emperor alive, maintaining this delicate balance, allowing others to believe he is in competition with the Emperor, diverting attention away from himself, enabling Lin Fan to covertly build power until the day it erupts!

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