Chapter 1075 - Situation Reversed

Silence.

The scene turned deadly silent.

Everyone was incomparably shocked and frozen in place.

What was happening? A simple palm strike had smashed Yang Chongxiao to death, leaving no corpse behind.

Yang Chongxiao’s strength was evident to all. Being a Greater Peak Manifestation realm expert with close to ten law threads at his disposal, he was one of the strongest here. He was—without a shred of a doubt—a top-tier combat force in the Manifestation realm.

Yet, he had been obliterated within moments before their very eyes.

How could their souls not be shaken in fear?

The power Chen Fan had unleashed was terrifying, likely at the quasi-Legendary level.

But how?

Their ambush had already injured him heavily, teetering on the brink of death. How could he suddenly explode with such overwhelming strength?

Had he been pretending to be weak to devour them?

But that was impossible!

If Chen Fan had strength on par with a quasi-Legendary realm, he wouldn’t have let them injure him so grievously. He could’ve wiped them out with ease, even if they joined hands.

Wu Jinhong was scared silly and roared out involuntarily, “Impossible!”

Moments earlier, he’d used a secret technique to restore his aura, planning to kill Chen Fan in one blow and seize the tree. Instead, he was nearly crushed to death.

Back then, the Hand of Demon hadn’t been anywhere this powerful.

And Yang Chongxiao had used that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to slash at Chen Fan, leaving him powerless. Just as he was about to harvest the fruits of victory, Chen Fan had unexpectedly burst forth with unimaginable force, obliterating him in a single blow.

The shock was too much for Wu Jinhong—his soul trembled endlessly in fear. Lian Huaqing and Yue Yu were also dumbfounded.

Nobody knew where he had pulled that strength from. Had he executed some forbidden technique in his desperation?

But even a forbidden technique couldn’t double his threads of law.

Suddenly, the Bodhi ancient tree behind Chen Fan swayed gently, casting a radiant glow that made him seem otherworldly.

Whoosh!

Yue Yu quickly realized the truth and roared, “It’s the Bodhi ancient tree! It gave him the power of a quasi-Legendary!”

Only the Bodhi tree could instantly grant someone mastery over double the threads of law.

That was the truth.

In that life-or-death moment, the Bodhi ancient tree’s powers erupted, elevating Chen Fan to a profound state where he grasped forty to fifty threads, reaching quasi-Legendary strength in a flash.

But the state was fleeting.

And wielding such overwhelming power came at a cost—Chen Fan’s Hegemonic Golden Body suffered a brutal backlash.

Chen Fan’s cold gaze swept across the crowd, sharp like a blade, as if it could see straight into their thoughts.

Everyone looked at Chen Fan in horror, his terrifying aura making their scalps tingle and their souls feel crushed under pressure.

Even elites like Lian Huaqing or Yue Yu had only grasped around ten law threads.

And the other prodigies from the other superpowers and super cults only wielded three or four law threads, let alone those below the Greater Peak Manifestation realm.

Against Chen Fan’s earlier strength—around twenty threads of law—they still had a fighting chance. But now, at quasi-Legendary level, he was far beyond their reach.

Chen Fan could feel it; his strength had soared to over ten times what it was.

“You all have to die!”

Terrifying killing intent swept out from Chen Fan, making their very souls feel suffocated.

“Everyone, let’s charge together. Don’t be afraid. No matter how strong he is, he’s alone! He can’t kill all of us!” Wu Jinhong said indignantly.

The Bodhi ancient tree was right in front of them, so close that none wanted to give up.

Chen Fan’s cold, fierce gaze instantly descended onto Wu Jinhong. In a flash, faster than the eye could follow, as if space itself collapsed, he appeared right before him.

Wu Jinhong’s face changed drastically.

“No, you can’t kill me. I’m the Wu Clan’s pride of heaven!”

He was severely injured by Chen Fan, then further weakened by backlash from the secret technique. Now, he could barely match a Lesser Peak Manifestation realm martial artist.

As Chen Fan’s crushing force descended, locking him in place, he trembled and screamed in terror.

Unfortunately, the Wu Clan’s name could not threaten Chen Fan.

Without hesitation, he struck. A massive golden palm materialized and crashed down on Wu Jinhong.

Boom!

Chen Fan’s palm pressed Wu Jinhong to the ground, crushing and shattering all his bones, organs, mind, and soul.

The crowd shook again, goosebumps rising all over them.

Another peerless pride of heaven had been squashed like an ant.

Yue Yu roared as fear grew in his heart. “Attack, attack together! Otherwise, we’ll all die. He’s only borrowing the Bodhi tree’s power. It won’t last! We can outlast him!”

Watching both Yang Chongxiao and Wu Jinhong fall so swiftly struck fear into him. He knew that he could be next.

“Kill!”

“Strike together, kill him!”

The crowd finally moved with purpose.

Alone, none of them could resist Chen Fan, as he was as strong as a quasi-Legendary expert now. But together, just maybe, they had a sliver of hope.

Yue Yu and Lian Huaqing struck at once.

They knew well that, considering the current situation, Chen Fan wouldn’t just let them leave.

Once this news spread, Chen Fan would become a target in everyone’s eyes. Even True Martial Academy’s Legendary realm experts would covet it.

That divine tree wasn’t just rare—it could elevate an Invincible Legendary to the level of a Void Immortal Supreme. Who wouldn’t be tempted?

It was likely that even Void Immortal Supremes would secretly make a move to snatch the tree from him, as it also gave them a greater chance of becoming an Immortal.

To protect the secret, Chen Fan had no choice; everyone here had to die.

Escape was impossible now. On the contrary, it would be even more dangerous. Their only chance lay in fighting back to buy time, hoping reinforcements arrived.

At this point, no one was thinking about stealing the Bodhi tree anymore.

Survival was all that mattered.