Chapter 261: One Arm Overthrows Everything

"Bang..."

At that moment, the palace collapsed, and the thick dust obscured the ruins, making it impossible to see what was inside.

"Creak..."

Then, from within the rubble, a spine-chilling sound came. Lin Fan gripped the Eternal Axe tightly, knowing that a fierce battle might lie ahead.

"Boom..."

In an instant, a black pillar of light shot up from the ruins, penetrating all obstacles, rising from the ground straight into the clouds.

Outside the Burial Sea Demon Land, the elders of the six great sects, the head of the Yao family, and the King of Qin were all waiting.

When this black light appeared again, their expressions changed.

They didn't know what was happening below, but they assumed someone had obtained a great treasure, though they didn't know who.

As for the rogue cultivators, they had already set up an inescapable net, ready to suppress anyone who emerged from the forbidden land and plunder everything they had.

They had once brought their own people to this forbidden land, the Burial Sea Demon Land.

Although there were great opportunities inside, they were rare, and from their current status, those opportunities were merely acceptable.

But now the situation had changed. An unprecedented phenomenon had occurred in the Burial Sea Demon Land. What could this mean? It could only mean that an extraordinary treasure was about to appear here.

The King of Qin stood there, deeply worried. He had a bad feeling, but he couldn't articulate it. He only hoped that his son would be safe.

He had looked up the Seven Saints' Treasure in ancient texts. There had indeed been such a great cultivator, but the era was too distant. That cultivator had left behind a treasure, and now his son had gone down to find it. He didn't know if he had succeeded.

But in his mind, he probably had, because his son had the treasure map.

However, the King of Qin didn't know that almost everyone in the Burial Sea Demon Land had a copy of the map.

And the dispersal of these maps was thanks to his good son.

Underground.

Lin Fan shielded his eyes. This black light gave him a very uncomfortable feeling. It seemed that the black light pillar that had lasted a day and a night had originated from here.

The black light pillar didn't last long and gradually dissipated.

At that moment, Lin Fan saw a stone coffin standing upright in the ruins. The coffin was ancient and mysterious, covered with dense runic inscriptions, but they were dim and lifeless, devoid of any divine charm.

The surface of the stone coffin was also wrapped in iron chains, which, like the runic inscriptions, had long lost their function.

Lin Fan was greatly alarmed. What kind of monster was sealed inside? Layer upon layer of seals—could it be an ancient demon?

Faced with such high-end combat power, Lin Fan felt a bit intimidated.

Accustomed to minor skirmishes, he now grew nervous facing a tough opponent.

Lin Fan prayed inwardly, "Please don't be too freakish. A little strong is fine, but don't let it be an overwhelming existence."

"Whoosh..."

From the stone coffin came a terrifying breathing sound, like a prelude to awakening, instilling fear from the start.

"Whoosh..."

Another breath.

"Boom..."

At that moment, Lin Fan looked up. Above, a layer of swirling black clouds had gathered. Within the clouds, lightning flashed and wind howled. On the surrounding cliffs, countless specters appeared, howling.

Those specters lived within the stone walls, but the moment the black clouds appeared, they flew up into the clouds with ferocious expressions.

Lin Fan stepped back a few paces, a sharp glint in his eyes. "Damn it, strike while the iron is hot. This phenomenon must be the prelude to breaking the seal. I'll destroy it first."

In an instant, Lin Fan's aura flared, and his usually cynical eyes turned serious.

"One Finger Annihilation."

"Heavenly Sword."

...

Instantly, the void collapsed continuously. The two sword intents spun, trailing long tails, churning the entire void.

"Bang..."

But to Lin Fan's disbelief, the swirling black clouds remained completely unaffected, still brewing their final power.

"No effect?" Lin Fan panicked.

"Boom..."

The long-brewing black clouds instantly condensed into a ball, then silently and soundlessly sank into the stone coffin, leaving no trace.

The upright stone coffin was wrapped in black mist, which twisted like vengeful spirits, mocking everything.

Just then, the coffin lid suddenly flew open. Inside, the coffin was filled with black mist, and a pitch-black arm reached out. The hand was black, with nails a dark green.

As the hand emerged, the black mist in the coffin condensed and finally seeped into the arm.

Now Lin Fan saw clearly and was shocked. It was just an arm.

An arm without a body.

The pitch-black arm shimmered with a chilling cold light. Golden tadpole-like characters wrapped around the arm. Though he didn't know what they said, they exuded an ancient aura.

In an instant, the arm trembled slightly, and small scales appeared, covering the arm. The golden tadpole characters seemed to become masterless, drifting away one by one into the air.

Lin Fan swallowed. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. The hidden chick, seeing this scene, was so frightened it buried its head under its wing, its small body trembling, clearly terrified to the extreme.

The five fingers of the arm slowly spread, then gradually clenched, making a creaking sound.

As if, after being sealed for so long, it had become stiff.

Lin Fan immediately used the system to check the arm's cultivation level.

"???"

But those three question marks left Lin Fan dumbfounded.

Those three question marks either meant the opponent's cultivation couldn't be checked, or it was so high that even the system couldn't assess it.

Lin Fan preferred the former, not wanting an arm to have boundless cultivation.

At that moment, the arm sensed Lin Fan's presence. Its five fingers spread, and five irresistible beams of light shot out like scythes, aiming to reap Lin Fan.

"Heavenly Sword."

Startled, Lin Fan unleashed his supreme sword intent, surging toward the five black beams.

But to his astonishment, the supreme sword intent shattered inch by inch, offering no resistance.

"Bang..."

The five black beams collided with the Eternal Axe. The immense force pushed Lin Fan back hundreds of meters.

Now Lin Fan stared at the terrifying arm in horror. His physical strength was at the Lesser Heavenly Circle Perfection level, yet just blocking with the Eternal Axe had shaken his hands, making them tremble uncontrollably.

So strong...