Upon hearing Lu Fan's words, the awakened ones around him all turned their gazes toward him.

But all they saw were Lu Fan's light blue eyes, like a deep ocean, which made them turn their heads.

Lu Fan wore a strange and exaggerated smile that distorted his original features, making people feel uneasy.

Judge Lan also noticed that Lu Fan's personality seemed to have changed drastically in an instant, as if another suppressed personality had completely erupted.

Ye Chun was taken aback when he saw Lu Fan's expression. Shouldn't he be the one laughing now? Why was Lu Fan being so arrogant?

Seeing Ye Chun's stunned reaction, Lu Fan's smile grew even more exaggerated and obvious. He slowly said:

"Ye Chun, I remember telling you before that I am the Lord of Qingcheng City."

Upon hearing this, Judge Lan's expression instantly turned serious. He looked directly at the enforcement captain, a surge of anger rising within him.

Why was he not told such crucial information before?

The enforcement captain lowered his head slightly and remained silent, not daring to look directly into Judge Lan's eyes.

Ye Chun responded with a cold laugh:

"It's just a small city affiliated with Zhongzhou, and as far as I know, Qingcheng severed its ties with Zhongzhou three years ago."

Suddenly, as if remembering something, a sly glint flashed in Ye Chun's eyes, and he immediately spoke up sarcastically:

"Oh? You've reminded me. Since you're the City Lord of Qingcheng, I'll now add another charge of treason to your list!"

Lu Fan remained unfazed by Ye Chun's taunts; his smile remained unchanged.

He repeated calmly, "Treason?"

"You've already accused me of so many crimes, one more won't make a difference."

Lu Fan's light blue eyes turned coldly to Ye Chun, and his aura surged instantly.

The surrounding space was violently compressed by this aura, and even the raindrops were shattered when they approached Lu Fan.

Ye Chun sensed Lu Fan's undisguised and insane killing intent towards him, his expression changed slightly, and a sense of unease welled up in his heart.

Hidden in his sleeve, his fingers were secretly pinching something, preparing a backup plan.

At the same time, he silently retreated behind the one-eyed old man without leaving a trace, and then winked at the law enforcement captain not far away.

The enforcement captain immediately understood and shouted sternly:

"Lu Fan, so what if you've advanced? Do you think you can defeat so many of us?"

"A criminal is a criminal! Awakened individuals are punished the same as ordinary people for breaking the law! Everyone, listen to my command—"

"Wait!" Judge Blue suddenly interrupted.

"According to the Thunder Bureau's 'Regulations for the Management of Awakened Individuals,' fifth-tier awakened individuals have the right to judicial retrial, and their cases must be directly investigated and tried by the Thunder Bureau headquarters!"

"No need," Lu Fan's voice suddenly said in refusal.

Judge Lan turned his head and saw that Lu Fan's body was slowly floating in the air.

"Snap—!"

A bolt of lightning, tens of meters long, slashed fiercely across the dark, cloud-covered sky.

Accompanied by a thunderous roar, blue electricity gathered on Lu Fan's body as if it were a living thing.

Lu Fan's entire body began to become transparent, and countless electric currents merged with his body, faintly attracting each other to the lightning in the sky.

Judge Lan's expression changed: "A super ability user!"

In such a critical situation before, Lu Fan didn't even use his full strength?

"Elementalization?" Ye Chun's pupils shrank. He hadn't expected Lu Fan to be a super ability user, a level that even his proud talent hadn't reached.

Ye Chun stared intently at Lu Fan, who was suspended in mid-air, her eyes filled with jealousy, and she gritted her teeth as she said:

"Playing tricks! No matter how strong you are, you're only at the fifth rank."

Then, he raised his voice and rallied the crowd:

"Everyone, Lu Fan is still stubbornly resisting. If we don't capture him now, when will we?"

As he spoke, Ye Chun flicked his wrist, and the silver needles hidden in his sleeve shot out, their tips glowing with an eerie purple light.

The enforcement captain roared, unleashing energy from his body, and a huge wolf shadow appeared behind him.

The wolf's shadow howled to the sky, its roar shaking the surrounding area. The enforcement captain, leading a group of awakened individuals, simultaneously charged towards Lu Fan, shouting:

"Kill! Capture this traitor!"

Judge Lan hurriedly advised, "No! There is still room for maneuver. A forced attack will only result in mutual destruction."

But in the chaos, his voice was drowned out, and only Judge Duan, who was on the same page with him, remained calm for the time being and did not act rashly.

Lu Fan descended like a god, his body crackling with lightning that illuminated the dim rain.

He looked at the crowd surrounding him and sneered:

"Since you insist on courting death!"

As Lu Fan raised his hand, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket crashed down, like a giant pillar of thunder, instantly striking down the dozen or so Awakened Ones who were charging at the front.

These awakened individuals didn't even have time to scream before they were struck by a powerful electric current, their bodies convulsing as they collapsed into the muddy water.

Upon seeing this, the enforcement captain at the rear turned deathly pale, his legs trembled slightly, and a sense of panic finally crept into his heart.

"This...how is this possible? How could his strength suddenly become so great?"

Before he could react, a bolt of lightning struck him.

The enforcement captain, along with the wolf spirit behind him, was instantly cleaved apart, and he collapsed to the ground.

With a casual wave of his hand, Lu Fan knocked down all the silver needles that were being shot at him.

After the silver needles landed, they instantly corroded the ground, creating small pits.

Lu Fan's gaze sharpened like lightning, quickly locking onto Ye Chun's location, and he said in a cold voice:

"Ye Chun, today I will make you die!"

Seeing this, the one-eyed old man responsible for protecting Ye Chun finally broke his silence.

He took a step forward, and purple mist enveloped him, within which several enormous poisonous insects could be faintly seen crawling rapidly on his body.

The old man shouted, "You mere foreign city lord, how dare you act so presumptuously within the territory of Zhongzhou! I am Mo Qianchou, the Poison King of Miao Jiang, and today I will teach you what rules are!"

"Rules?" Lu Fan chuckled.

The lightning around him grew increasingly violent, and within a radius of 100 meters around him, the air was filled with a faint electric current, emitting a crackling sound.

Seeing the terrifying storm of lightning surrounding Lu Fan, Ye Chun's expression darkened slightly. He attempted to threaten Lu Fan with words, a hint of ruthlessness in his voice:

"Lu Fan, don't forget, this is Zhongzhou's territory. If you dare to attack me here, you are making an enemy of the entire Zhongzhou!"

Ye Chun then pointed to Judge Lan and his group not far away and added, "By doing this, you are also making enemies of the Thunder Bureau and the Enforcement Team!"

"Heh, didn't I already become your enemy long ago?" Lu Fan's laughter sounded particularly jarring amidst the thunder, completely ignoring Ye Chun's threat.

At this moment, Lu Fan's body had completely entered elemental form, hovering high in the sky like a god forged by lightning, exuding an awe-inspiring aura of lightning.

The dark clouds in the sky churned even more violently, and countless electric snakes darted and crisscrossed within them, as if responding to Lu Fan's call and ready to obey his orders at any moment to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.

"die!"

Lu Fan pointed slightly at Ye Chun.