Chapter 1142 - Unable to Withstand a Single Blow

They could all tell that Chen Fan was only in the Lesser Peak Manifestation realm.

Such a low cultivation level was nothing in their eyes.

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Yet, his words were nothing but pure arrogance. He even dared to propose life-and-death battles. Where did his confidence come from?

Suddenly, the fierce gazes of all the foreign forces fell on Chen Fan as if they wanted to see through him. They wanted to see if he was just putting up a front.

However, they were disappointed.

Even when facing the gazes of Void Immortal Supremes, Chen Fan’s expression remained unchanged: calm, arrogant, and tinged with contempt.

Some matters were beyond the academy’s higher-ups to handle directly, but Chen Fan could.

This was no longer just about the True Martial Academy’s pride; it concerned the dignity of the entire Tianwu Continent.

If they allowed these foreign forces to achieve their goal, it would very likely crush the backbone of the martial arts world of the entire continent. This continent’s warriors would forever stand in shame before outsiders.

Chen Fan wouldn’t allow that to happen.

“What? Afraid to fight? If so, maybe the Ziyang Palace should teach its disciples better. With people like that, you're only tarnishing your name and inviting disaster. Me beating him half to death? That’s doing you a favor. It’s a lesson he won’t forget. He needs to learn that not everything can be said freely. The True Martial Academy isn’t a place for trash to insult.”

The faces of the people from the Ziyang Palace turned ashen in anger, boiling up inside.

But at this point, they couldn’t say a word.

Earlier, when their disciple had insulted the True Martial Academy, the academy had no right to respond, as their crushing defeat had made any rebuttal shameful.

Now, the tables had turned.

Unless someone from their side could deal with Chen Fan, they could do nothing but listen to his insults.

That Invincible Legendary realm elder from the Ziyang Palace, who tried to use his aura to keep Chen Fan in check, was so angry his lungs nearly exploded. His rage was simmering beneath the surface. But he couldn’t do anything.

They were at the True Martial Academy. So, the higher-ups couldn’t make a move to deal with Chen Fan. Furthermore, with Mu Wuji suppressing his aura, any move against Chen Fan was out of the question.

Thus, he snorted coldly and said, “Hmph, our Ziyang Palace will discipline our disciples. A brat like you has no right to lecture us.”

“I just worry you’re too lenient. Your sect rules might be too soft. I’m only doing this for your own good. Don’t misunderstand a well-meaning person, old man.”

A faint smile flashed across the corners of Chen Fan’s mouth.

The True Martial Academy needed to meet every provocation head-on now. Otherwise, these forces from the foreign continents would think they were pushovers.

This Invincible Legendary realm elder from the Ziyang Palace was shaking in anger. His beard trembled, and he shouted, “Look, gentlemen from the True Martial Academy! Are these the so-called prides of heaven you’ve raised? The Tianwu Continent really has fallen. This is outrageous. Do you not even know basic etiquette?”

“That’s right, the True Martial Academy is truly too reckless to allow your disciples to insult us.”

“We must make this brat kneel and apologize. Otherwise, it will be difficult to alleviate our anger!”

Immediately, the experts of the other foreign forces chimed in one after another.

Chen Fan’s words were not just directed at the Ziyang Palace—they were a provocation to all the foreign forces present.

How could these Legendary realm apex experts let a brat who was still wet behind his ears curse them? How could they accept this?

If it wasn’t for the overlord-class forces like the Sun Moon Divine Sect also having Void Immortal Supreme and Invincible Legendary realm experts here to observe the battle, they would have directly made things difficult for the academy.

Suddenly, a handsome youth with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes stepped out from the Ziyang Palace disciples.

“

Hmph

, a mere Lesser Peak Manifestation realm dares to prattle on self-importantly and humiliate our Ziyang Palace. You really must be tired of living.”

With every step forward, his aura soared a little higher, like it was climbing stairs. It was very terrifying.

The disciples from various foreign continent factions cried out in recognition.

“Xia Hou! Xia Hou finally made his move!”

Among the younger generation of the foreign forces here, two stood above the rest, nearly at the Legendary realm. One of them was Xia Hou of the Ziyang Palace.

Previously, in the competition against the True Martial Academy, neither he nor the Tianxuan Sacred Sect’s Wang Zhong had taken part. The people who had represented the academy so far were not qualified to make them take action.

But now, with Chen Fan humiliating them without restraint, especially targeting the Ziyang Palace, Xia Hou, as their strongest disciple and a peerless pride of heaven, could no longer stay on the sidelines.

“Little bastard, today I’ll make you understand how sinful it is to desecrate our Ziyang Palace. If you don’t kneel and kowtow to apologize, I’ll break your legs and make you kneel!”

Cold light shot out from Xia Hou’s eyes, making people tremble with fear.

As an expert with ninety-nine threads of law, Xia Hou had absolute confidence in his strength.

Even though Chen Fan had beaten a pride of heaven from their side with sixty-some law threads half to death, Xia Hou still didn’t take him seriously.

In his eyes, Chen Fan was nothing more than a slightly larger ant.

Facing Xia Hou’s aura, Chen Fan remained completely unmoved. He said, “Hoho, you must be the strongest among the Ziyang Palace’s disciples, Xia Hou. Very good, very good, are you fighting me in a life or death battle?”

Xia Hou’s aura faltered for a moment.

This guy... just how arrogant could he be? Always spouting talk of life and death.

However, since he had already uttered those arrogant words, it would be like saying he was scared if Xia Hou didn’t agree to the life-or-death battle.

Immediately, Xia Hou raised his eyebrow and said with a cold smile, “Fine, fine, on account of you being the host, I only wanted you to kneel and kowtow as an apology. But since you insist on seeking death, I shall begrudgingly fulfill your wish.”

“You all heard that, right? You heard him. He agreed to fight me in a life-or-death battle himself. Don’t threaten to start a war when I kill him later.”

Chen Fan turned to glance mockingly at the Ziyang Palace experts. Immediately afterward, a boundless aura erupted from him, tearing apart Xia Hou’s majestic aura.

“Since that is the case, you can go die now!”

As his voice fell, Chen Fan launched forward like lightning. In the blink of an eye, his palm struck out.

Rumble!

A terrifying Hand of Demon descended, shaking heaven and earth. At its center, a starry domain swirled, dense with ninety-nine flickering laws.

This palm strike from Chen Fan was swift and fierce. He didn’t give Xia Hou any chance at all and instantly destroyed all of his methods, smashing him to the ground.

Rumble!

Accompanied by an earth-shattering rumbling noise, the ground shook violently, setting off a cloud of dust that rose to a hundred thousand feet.

Chen Fan dusted his palm without even looking at the outcome below.

“Weakling!”