Chapter 1056 - Huge Waves

Chen Fan knew the might of the attack.

That spear instantly wiped out all vitality in his organs. Had his body cultivation technique not enveloped them, barely keeping a sliver of life, that strike would have ended him.

And that attack was just the residual force, already weakened by the shockwave from detonating a Grade-8 treasure.

Had its full power remained, Chen Fan would have died.

For the first time since mastering the Hegemonic Golden Body, his flesh was forcefully torn. Had it been weaker, he’d be torn apart.

Now, he was on the verge of death.

Thankfully, the Heaven and Earth Furnace protected his origin[1]. The furnace also suppressed the destructive force rushing into him. That, along with his powerful bloodline and perverse recovery speed, helped him hang onto life. Otherwise, his mind and soul would have been annihilated by now.

A Lesser Legendary realm apex expert had delivered a deathblow, burning their lifespan. Even a Greater Legendary realm would avoid such an attack, let alone someone at the seventh level.

The power of that Holy Spear of Destruction was beyond terrifying.

Suddenly, a fierce shout rang from inside the True Martial Academy.

“Which evildoer dares to spy on our True Martial Academy!”

Nie Han’s tremendous strength made it impossible for him to conceal his evil aura.

Furthermore, the Holy Spear of Destruction radiated such an intense aura that it was nearly visible, immediately alarming the academy experts.

Several immensely powerful auras swept out from the True Martial Academy, making people outside tremble in fear, and instantly locked onto Nie Han.

Nie Han’s face immediately changed. What a miscalculation on his part. Frustrated by nearly losing Chen Fan, he had recklessly charged into the academy’s territory and unleashed the Holy Spear of Destruction.

Even though he was shocked to see Chen Fan surviving the attack, he was still very confident in the power of the Holy Spear of Destruction. He believed that Chen Fan’s mind and soul were most likely annihilated, and he absolutely would not survive it.

But now, his own predicament was far more pressing.

Unwittingly, he had stirred a hornet’s nest.

As expected, countless experts in the True Martial Academy were instantly alarmed.

The academy’s experts were instantly roused—someone had dared bring a hunt to their doorstep, a blatant challenge to their prestige.

Without hesitation, Nie Han executed the Blood Escape Technique to flee.

“Thinking of leaving? Our True Martial Academy is no place to come and go at will!” A cold shout came from inside the academy. A large hand, like a pillar of heaven, pressed down, grabbing at Nie Han.

Nie Han was utterly powerless, just as Chen Fan had been before him.

An Invincible Legendary realm of the academy had made a move. Before them, Nie Han’s measly strength was nothing.

Even if he advanced into the Greater Legendary realm right there, he would still die.

Boom!

The hand struck Nie Han, and he flew out like a cannonball, his powerful flesh nearly disintegrated as he bled wildly.

“Pfft!”

Nie Han spat out a mouthful of blood. Without any hesitation, he detonated his arm to empower his technique and transformed into a bloody light, streaking across the sky and disappearing from the True Martial Academy.

He felt so depressed that he could die.

He paid a hefty price to execute the forbidden technique, the Holy Spear of Destruction, and before he could recover, an Invincible Legendary realm expert attacked him.

Surviving was already a miracle, yet now, he had to mutilate himself just to escape. His dream of reaching the Greater Legendary realm was all but shattered.

Having detonated an arm, his strength had plummeted. From now on, he’d be no stronger than a newbie Lesser Legendary realm.

The thought made him tremble with rage—his hatred for Chen Fan only deepened. To him, this was all Chen Fan’s fault.

If only that brat had given himself up, none of this would have happened.

Thinking he had at least succeeded in annihilating Chen Fan’s mind and soul, he couldn’t help but feel that the price had been too high. It simply wasn’t worth it.

Unbeknownst to him was the fact that Chen Fan’s mind and soul were fully intact.

Chen Fan’s level 30 Hegemonic Golden Body, the Heaven and Earth Furnace, and his monstrous Rain Dragon bloodline recovery—none of it was just for show. Though severely wounded, he was never in true danger.

Furthermore, his perverse recovery speed due to his Rain Dragon bloodline wasn’t fake either. Although Chen Fan suffered very serious injuries, his life wasn’t in danger at all.

If Nie Han knew that Chen Fan didn’t die, he might have died of sheer fury.

Soon, Jian Qi and the others rushed over, taking Chen Fan back to Peerless Peak.

By nightfall, news of his return swept through the academy like a storm. Many swore they had seen him escape from Nie Han, the hall master of the Blood Heavenly Demon Sect’s Scarlet Moon Hall.

As the rumors spread, they sent shockwaves through the academy.

Many knew that the Scarlet Moon Hall ranked tenth among the thirty-six halls. As a hall master, Nie Han was a Lesser Legendary realm apex expert.

Chen Fan had actually escaped from the hands of a Legendary realm expert—an achievement bordering on legend.

Although Chen Fan had once escaped from Zhu Tianzong, a Lesser Peak Manifestation realm expert, how could Zhu Tianzong compare to Nie Han?

Zhu Tianzong wasn’t even qualified to lift Nie Han’s shoes!

In the eyes of Legendary realm apex experts, anyone below their realm was an ant, except for the strongest Greater Peak Manifestation realm experts, whom they only regarded slightly more seriously.

So when news spread, disbelief ran rampant.

“What? Chen Fan escaped from a Legendary realm expert? How is that possible! That is absolutely impossible! That is a Legend! Legends stand above all—how could he slip away?”

“This must be a fabrication by True Martial Academy, trying to hype up Chen Fan’s reputation.”

“No way? Many people saw Nie Han chasing him across multiple cities. This can’t be fake.”

“It’s unbelievable. So, it’s true. But what a wastrel! I heard he detonated a Grade-8 treasure just to escape. Even some Legendary realm experts don’t own one of those!”

Meanwhile, Nie Han fled back to the Scarlet Moon Hall, heavily injured. When he heard that Chen Fan was still alive, he spewed a lot of blood from anger and fainted on the spot.

1. Origin is a new term. Think of it as the very source of Chen Fan’s life ☜