Chapter 446: The Ancient Clan

"Sir, this time we captured ninety-eight ascendants."

"Mm, not bad, not bad. Make it a round number; the extra eight are yours to share." The leader's brutal eyes suddenly blazed with a cruel glint.

He looked at Lin Fan and the others in the cage as if they were food.

"Hmph, what Flame Fire Emperor, daring to act insolent before me? I'll eat you first." The leader snorted, his pitch-black hand slowly reaching out, causing a ripple in the void.

"Why can't I move? Let me go!" The Flame Fire Emperor, who had been shouting earlier, struggled incessantly. The most powerful flames blazed over his body, but they were useless against the leader.

The Flame Fire Emperor, locked in the cage, was instantly grabbed by the leader, held like a chicken.

"I am the Flame Fire Emperor! Ugly thing, release me at once!" The Flame Fire Emperor's eyes showed terror.

His proud power was now completely ineffective.

"Haha... a prodigy from the Fire Realm, not bad, not bad. The taste must be exquisite." The leader looked at the Flame Fire Emperor, a cold smile curling at his lips, then bit into the Flame Fire Emperor's flesh.

"Ah..." The Flame Fire Emperor let out a miserable scream, his feet off the ground, struggling desperately. But in that moment, his aura grew weaker and weaker. His flame-covered body withered until it was like a dried corpse, which the leader casually tossed aside.

"Pure flavor, an endless aftertaste." The leader greedily licked his lips, as if savoring the fine meal.

The newly ascended prodigies from various realms were stunned by the sight.

They had never expected such a situation.

They had all witnessed the Flame Fire Emperor's strength; even they might not have been able to defeat him. Yet now, that ugly creature had effortlessly controlled him and devoured him in one bite.

Utterly terrifying...

Lin Fan's heart trembled slightly. This was even more horrifying than what Emperor Yuan and the others had described.

There was simply no chance of survival.

Even in a game, there would be a safe period. But entering this upper realm offered no safety at all—it was death the moment you stepped out.

"Ah..."

Just then, various agonized screams came from all around.

Another seven people were dragged out by these ugly creatures.

They tried to escape, but there was nowhere to run.

Every person here was a prodigy and overlord in their own world, yet now they were being toyed with like rats.

Lin Fan watched it all, shaking his head helplessly.

At that moment, Lin Fan wanted to help them, but he couldn't.

Lin Fan had already condensed five hundred rule chains. He didn't care about these so-called Supreme Realm ants, not even the leader who had broken through to the Supreme Realm. But if these mere ants were at the Supreme Realm, what would happen if he made a move and a great power was watching nearby?

"This isn't a paradise; it's hell... I've been deceived, deceived!" Among the seven, a young man with wings roared to the sky, uttering his final cry.

He had come here full of hope, only to find it completely different from what he had imagined.

"Bastards! Let us out! Even if we die, we'll fight you!" The ninety imprisoned overlords roared, unable to bear the scene before them.

Various powerful forces slammed against the cages that confined them, but they were useless, not even leaving a scratch.

"Ants, don't waste your strength. The rules here are different from yours. You can't even use a tenth of your power. Trying to break this cage is nothing but a pipe dream." The leader sneered, his eyes full of mockery.

"Don't come near me..." Among the seven who had been selected, a woman with a tail shrieked sharply as she faced the ugly demon before her.

She was an empress in her own world, commanding authority, but now, before this ugly demon, she was pale with terror.

"Haha, a beautiful body. It's been a long time since I've encountered such tender flesh." The ugly demon looked at the woman, a lecherous gleam in his eyes, as if he intended to do something unspeakable.

Lin Fan clenched his fists, a blaze of fury burning fiercely in his heart.

Hearing the leader's words, Lin Fan suddenly realized that his own power was being suppressed by this world.

Indeed, as he had said, he couldn't even use a tenth of his strength.

This...

"How dare you!"

At that moment, a tremendous force burst through the void from afar.

Lin Fan's expression tightened as he looked into the void, then his face lit up with joy. Someone had come.

The demon about to assault the woman was pierced by a beam of light and died instantly.

"Who goes there?" The leader, sensing the anomaly, changed his expression.

"Ancient Clan, you've gone too far! Today, we will slay you all!" A dozen figures appeared in the void, glaring angrily at the ugly demons, then charged into battle.

"Ancient Clan?"

Lin Fan committed the name to memory. Were these ugly demons the Ancient Clan?

Emperor Yuan had said that 'Eternal' was one of the eight supreme powers in the upper realm.

Clearly, it was closely related to this Ancient Clan.

The battle erupted. None of the dozen people were human; they were all from various realms, and in Lin Fan's eyes, their strength was formidable.

His own cultivation was suppressed by the rules of this realm, unable to exert even a tenth of his power. But seeing these people, Lin Fan understood.

There must be a way; otherwise, they wouldn't be so strong.

Soon, the Ancient Clan leader was slain by them.

The cage imprisoning Lin Fan and the others was also broken.

"This place is not safe. Follow us." The dozen people waved their sleeves and immediately took everyone away from there.

When Lin Fan and the others opened their eyes again, the scene before them had changed.

There was no sky above, no ground below; it seemed they were inside some kind of cave.

The cave was vast, with flames burning on the walls, illuminating the space.

The prodigies who had ascended from various realms breathed a sigh of relief, but their hearts were full of confusion, not knowing what was going on.

And what exactly were those ugly creatures?

Lin Fan carefully observed his surroundings, also relieved. It was a temporary safety, but he didn't know how long it would last.

For Lin Fan, once he figured everything out, he had to quickly improve his strength, or nothing else mattered.