286: Chapter 286 A Dark Horse from a Remote Star Region!

Immediately after.

Li Fan's expression shifted slightly as he launched another spiritual attack.

And this time, Karmis truly couldn't hold his ground.

"Ah!"

With another agonized scream, Karmis's entire body went into violent convulsions on the ground, looking pathetic in the extreme.

It was clear he wanted to resist, but he was completely unable to withstand this terrifying spiritual erosion.

After struggling for just a few breaths, his pupils lost focus, his body stiffened where he lay, and he lost all signs of life before beginning to dissipate.

Simultaneously, Li Fan's win count rose from 948 to 949.

Turning the attention back to the spectator stands.

They had seen everything that just happened with their own eyes.

Now, every single one of them had their eyes wide, staring fixedly at Li Fan with faces full of disbelief.

Because they truly hadn't expected this result at all.

Then.

Waves of cheers erupted like a crashing tide.

"What... what's going on?!"

"Karmis was insta-killed?!"

"Wait, am I seeing things? Karmis is gone? How did he lose?"

"Exactly, I didn't even see Li Fan make a move. How did Karmis just collapse and then vanish?"

"Divine Illusionist! This Li Fan is a Divine Illusionist!"

"Huh? A Divine Illusionist? Now that you mention it, that really does look like a Divine Illusionist's combat style!"

"It's definitely a Divine Illusionist. I can read lips, and I saw Karmis recognize it just now!"

"Hiss! So this is the legendary Divine Illusionist? It really is a bit terrifying!"

"What exactly is this Li Fan's background? To think he's a Divine Illusionist!"

"Indeed, a genius like this shouldn't be unknown! Could he be a second-generation scion from some major power?"

"I remember the Tianlan Star Domain being quite remote. Doesn't seem like any power there has ever produced a Divine Illusionist before?"

"Alright, alright, never mind which power he's from, this match was satisfying to watch! Didn't this Karmis love to show off? Why isn't he showing off now?!"

"Exactly! This Karmis didn't even have the power to fight back against Li Fan; he was like a maggot! That was great! Li Fan is awesome!"

"Li Fan is awesome! I'm supporting him for this Inheritance Competition! Die-hard fan right here!"

"Every Inheritance Competition produces a few peerless dark horses. It looks like Li Fan is the one this time! I'm betting on him making it into the top ten!!"

"It seems our Wushan Seat isn't weaker than others; it's just that many haven't exerted themselves yet! Hahahaha!"

...

Li Fan's brilliant performance clearly helped them vent their frustrations.

Of course.

It also successfully made the massive audience present aware of a person named Li Fan.

Many even began to speculate about Li Fan's origins.

However, obviously, most couldn't possibly know that much, so they could only label Li Fan as a peerless dark horse.

And as for the most excited people on the field right now.

It certainly had to be the vast number of people from the Tianlan Star Domain who had watched Li Fan all the way.

"Li Fan is awesome!"

"Holy cow! Even this was an insta-kill!"

"This is Li Fan! Our Tianlan Star Domain's Li Fan!"

"Who said Li Fan couldn't beat Karmis just now? Speak up!"

"Hiss! Just where is Li Fan's limit? He won't end up winning the whole championship, will he?"

"Ever since the Inheritance Competition began, it seems no one from our Tianlan Star Domain has ever won the championship, right?!"

"I don't dare think about the championship yet, but I feel like there's a chance for the top twenty or even top ten!"

"Li Fan, go for it! Carry the glory of our Tianlan Star Domain and fight your way into the top three!"

They had watched Li Fan fight his way from the nine thousands to the nine hundreds, and now he had directly slaughtered a top-ten contestant to the point where they couldn't even fight back.

All of this felt like watching a living, breathing hot-blooded legend.

How could they not be excited?

Even those with more exaggerated emotional swings were already moved to tears of excitement.

If the audience was this excited, there was no need to even mention family and friends like Li Daguo, Huang Lan, Gu Ling, and Lu Qilai.

They were all cheering for Li Fan now, incredibly excited.

"Brother Fan actually won!!"

"No, Brother Fan's strength is too ridiculous! He's going to win the championship!"

"The championship isn't certain, but I feel like there's a very good chance for the top three. You have to know, Brother Fan's strongest point is his physical body; this is far from Brother Fan's limit right now!"

"To be honest, my cousin-in-law's speed of progress is truly a bit exaggerated. How long has it been since our Blue Planet merged with the Great Universe? Brother Fan has already grown to this extent."

They hadn't anticipated Li Fan's ridiculous performance just now either.

They didn't expect that Li Fan really would win, just as Li Daguo had said!

And Li Fan's terrifying strength left Gu Quan, Bo Jun, and the others deeply moved.

Especially Bo Jun.

He remembered back on Blue Planet, when he first heard of Li Fan, Li Fan was just a fledgling little genius while he was the peerless genius in the spotlight.

But now, the gap between him and Li Fan was growing wider and wider, to the point where he could barely even see Li Fan's back anymore.

As for Li Fan.

Li Fan was completely unaware of the situation in the outside world.

He didn't know how much of a stir his defeat of Karmis would cause outside.

Because from his perspective.

Karmis wasn't much different from the opponents he had insta-killed before.

Although Karmis was ranked tenth and had some skill.

He didn't care about the tenth rank at this current stage; after all, there was far too much padding, and he could only be said to have 'some' skill.

With a billion Contestants, it was inevitable there would be some lucky individuals with a bit of strength who were matched with opponents far weaker than themselves all the way, coasting to a decent rank.

If it were the tenth rank of the third or fourth stage, then Li Fan might have some interest and wouldn't even mind studying them properly to deduce the strength of other opponents.

Because by that stage, there wouldn't be many weak opponents left, and the prestige of the rank would skyrocket!

Clearly, at this current stage, Li Fan wouldn't pay it any mind.

So, after dealing with Karmis, Li Fan didn't linger at all and started the matchmaking for the next battle.

And after that previous battle, there would be no doubt that for every subsequent battle, a massive number of spectators would be following and watching him!!

...

In the Liehu Seat, Fengliu Star Domain, within a planetary manor owned by a company called Blade Spirit.

"Dammit! To actually run into a Divine Illusionist?!"

The young man had just logged out of the virtual network, a lingering fear on his face, which he immediately followed with an angry roar through gritted teeth.

That's right, he was none other than Karmis, who had just been eliminated by Li Fan!

He naturally knew of the famous profession of Divine Illusionist, but this really was his first time encountering one.

So, faced with that bizarre spiritual attack, he had been unable to come up with any countermeasure in time.

He both accepted the loss and felt indignant about it.

He accepted it because losing to a genius-level Divine Illusionist wasn't shameful.

He was indignant because if he had known earlier that Li Fan was a Divine Illusionist, he certainly wouldn't have been so dismissive and would have definitely used a more appropriate way to respond.

For example, by using terrifying movement speed to close in on Li Fan and insta-kill him before Li Fan's Mental Energy could lock onto him!

It was common knowledge that a Divine Illusionist's weakness was their physical body.

As long as he could get in front of Li Fan, he had absolute confidence he could take him down!

"Li Fan, I'll remember you!"

"See you in the third stage!"

Karmis's eyes narrowed, his face carrying a trace of fierce hostility.

The third stage would be offline battles, and with fewer people, the probability of meeting Li Fan would be even higher.

If he met Li Fan again then, he definitely wouldn't give Li Fan such a good opening to attack!