Chapter 1354 - Both Injured

Chapter 1354 - Both Injured

“You beast, hand over your life!” Wang Ba roared, spear flashing as he struck. The blow carried power enough to cripple even a late-stage Void Immortal expert.

The air itself cracked, space splintering inch by inch beneath the spear’s tip. It shot forward with blinding speed: sharp, merciless, like lightning.

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes. A sword appeared in his hand before anyone could react. The Sky Breaking Sword sang a piercing cry that unleashed countless streams of sword qi. They spun into a storm, a torrent of blades that slashed at the oncoming spear.

Rumble!

An earth-shattering collision occurred.

Crack! Crack!

The void beneath their feet fractured; primeval qi collapsed in waves, shattering the air itself.

The crowd was horrified.

Neither attack had touched its target, and both had dissipated. Yet, the ruined void beneath their feet made the sheer terror of the clash obvious.

Wang Ba’s eyes flickered with fierce light, but also with unease. His voice was low, edged with grudging respect. “You’re stronger than I thought, but that won’t prevent you from defeat today!”

That Chen Fan had taken his full-strength strike without injury unsettled him. Even the peak early-stage Void immortal Huang Wuji had never given him this kind of pressure. Only an equal could.

He was well aware that his strike earlier, under his rage, had a hundred percent of his strength, yet Chen Fan, a middle-stage Invincible Legend, had survived it. How could this not shock him?

He had been in secluded cultivation when Chen Fan killed Lin Heng on the Heavenly Punishment Platform. By the time he emerged and learned of it, he dismissed the feat, convinced Chen Fan had only triumphed with the aid of an immortal artifact.

From the looks of it now, however, that was not the case. Chen Fan could kill Lin Heng with his own strength.

Someone like this, if allowed to grow, would become a terrifying threat. The best solution was to eliminate him before he could grow.

Even someone as arrogant as Wang Ba couldn’t ignore that thought; one could imagine just how much Chen Fan’s presence unsettled him.

If not for his higher cultivation, Wang Ba knew he would already be no match.

“It’s still hard to say who will lose!” Chen Fan smiled faintly, unfazed by Wang Ba’s words.

His qi and blood surged, the Sky Breaking Sword in his hand cried, and his fighting spirit soared.

“You really think of yourself as some great figure? You’re only relying on your cultivation level. If we were equals, I could crush you with one hand!”

“

Hmph

, my cultivation level is higher than yours, and that is exactly my advantage. You think I would fall for your provocation and suppress my cultivation to your level to fight you?” Wang Ba’s sneer cut cold, but beneath it was caution. That earlier exchange had given him a dangerous feeling. One so dangerous that if not for his pride, he might have actually sealed his strength to test Chen Fan.

“Hoho. Ridiculous. What use is your higher cultivation? I can still defeat you. I’ll show you the immensity of heaven and earth. From today on, you’ll take a detour whenever you see me!”

“What arrogance, I’m going to beat you like a dead dog!”

Wang Ba flew into a rage. Another terrifying strike swept over, shattering the space.

Chen Fan answered in kind, sword flashing as he stabbed forward with equal force.

Neither of them held back in the slightest. Their killing intent was overwhelming. Primeval qi exploded in an instant, forming towering qi waves.

“What a terrifying collision. I didn’t expect Chen Fan to have already grown this powerful. There is still a year and a half until the martial meet. If he improves a step further, won’t he be able to challenge peak Void Immortals, maybe even the top ten low-class disciples?”

“Yeah, who could’ve thought that such a pride of heaven would emerge from the barren lower realms. It truly is a miracle.”

“Not only that, although Huang Wuji is not as good as Chen Fan, he’s absolutely worthy of being called a pride of heaven.”

The crowd watched as the two clashed, feeling a tingle in their scalps.

The clash between Chen Fan and Wang Ba was like a meteorite crashing into the earth, much more terrifying than when Huang Wuji fought Wang Ba earlier.

They had always seen themselves as extraordinary; now, chills ran from their scalps down to their soles, as if fear itself had hollowed them out.

At the same cultivation level, the difference between them would be immense.

This exchange ended evenly matched once more. Wang Ba’s cultivation level was higher, while Chen Fan’s accumulation was deep, and his Hegemonic Golden Body was tremendously strong. The balance between them was razor-thin.

After their attacks yielded no results, the two of them didn’t pause for a moment and launched another attack against each other.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The two of them collided countless times in a flash, shockwaves tearing through space and shaking the Man-character secret realm to its core. Even the most secluded experts felt it; their meditations were shattered.

“Who is fighting? Such powerful auras. At the very least, late-stage Void Immortal levels.”

Startled, they sent their divine wills sweeping out, one after another.

“It’s Wang Ba. Who is he fighting with?”

“That is... Chen Fan! The guy who killed Lin Heng on the Heavenly Punishment Platform.”

“I see. Lin Heng and Wang Ba were brothers-in-arms, comrades through life and death. Chen Fan killed Lin Heng, so it would be strange if Wang Ba didn’t come for revenge.”

“Chen Fan has grown stronger again. He’s actually holding his ground against a late-stage Void Immortal. Unbelievable.”

“

Tsk tsk

, this is interesting. I feel like Wang Ba is just asking to be humiliated. It won’t be honorable even if he wins. Chen Fan is a whole cultivation realm lower than Wang Ba. It’ll be even more humiliating if he loses!”

Many powerful divine wills communicated, rejoicing in other people’s misfortune.

𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

At this moment, Chen Fan and Wang Ba were fully focused on each other and didn’t notice that so many powerful divine wills had appeared. Even if they noticed, they wouldn’t care.

At their level, even a flicker of distraction meant death. Their focus was absolute: defeat the opponent, no matter the cost.

Neither could overpower the other for long. Frustration burned; fury erupted. They clashed again with greater ferocity.

Swish!

Sword light sliced across the sky.

Swoosh!

Spear light shattered the void.

The two terrifying forces blasted violently toward the other party under the control of their respective owners.

Bang, bang!

Rumble!

The spear pierced Chen Fan in an instant. Even the Hegemonic Golden Body couldn’t stop it, and the tip drove into his waist.

He twisted at the last second, avoiding a fatal blow, but blood sprayed as his side was skewered. His face paled instantly. Fresh blood spurted, and his complexion instantly paled.

However, Wang Ba wasn’t faring any better. Chen Fan’s slash fell, nearly splitting him in two. Though he dodged death, a deep cut ripped across his chest, exposing bone. Blood poured like a fountain.

Worse still, sword qi laced with laws ravaged his wound, tearing at his vitality and burrowing deeper into him.

The true primeval inside Wang Ba also kept purging Chen Fan’s sword qi.

All of this happened too quickly. Initially, it was hard to tell who would emerge on top in the exchange between the two; in the blink of an eye, both of them were injured.

It was impossible to say whose injury was worse. One thing, however, was certain: if it had been anyone else in their place, they would already be dead.