Chapter 1243 - Revenge, Part One

Another three days passed.

Zhu Yue, Zhuge Mingyue, and Jian Qi had fully stabilized their cultivation.

𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

“Junior Brothers and Sisters, everyone’s ready. It’s time for revenge.”

An icy light shot out of Huang Wuji’s eyes, freezing the very air in front of him.

They had already planned it out. When the trio stepped into the Lesser Legendary realm, they could start taking revenge against Zi Dongyang and the others.

“Revenge!”

“I can’t wait any longer!”

Chen Fan, Yan Weiyi, and the others surged with fierce killing intent.

They had fully recovered long ago; all of them were at peak condition. Moreover, Chen Fan’s cultivation had improved a step further during this period, reaching the middle-stage Lesser Legendary realm.

“Alright, let’s get going!” Huang Wuji waved his hand. The eight of them launched into action. The hunt had begun.

......

A storm was brewing in the fourth stage’s test grounds.

Allied by their grudge against the Tianwu Continent, groups from Ziyang, Tianxuan, and other continents banded together and began sweeping through the Tianwu Continent participants, slaughtering many along the way.

Two others from the True Martial Academy had also reached the fourth stage, aside from Peerless Peak’s eight.

But during the purge, they were discovered and killed.

And it didn’t stop there. Other participants from the Tianwu Continent were also hunted down and eliminated.

Even though there were quite a few Lesser Legendary realm experts among them, they couldn’t withstand the numbers and fell helplessly.

When news of the massacre spread, the remaining Tianwu participants were shaken, equal parts furious and afraid. Thus, they began searching for the other people of the Tianwu Continent in secret.

After all, compared to being alone, it was safer to move in groups.

However, that also made a bigger target, making it easier for Zi Dongyang, Luo Hao, and the others to track them down.

The people from the other continents didn’t interfere.

In fact, many went out of their way to share intel.

They planned to let the people of the Tianwu Continent and Zi Dongyang’s group fight and wear each other down. Once both sides were weakened, they could swoop in and reap the rewards.

Meanwhile, many were actively searching for Chen Fan’s group.

Peerless Peak was far stronger than the rest of Tianwu’s representatives. They were much more capable of wearing down Luo Hao and the others.

Several figures were gathered on a shallow shore.

These people were from the Tianwu Continent. Among them was someone Chen Fan knew: Ji Kong, the Ji Clan’s favored prodigy. He was now a Lesser Legend, so he couldn’t be considered weak here.

They were a group of five. Aside from Ji Kong, the others were also Lesser Legends. The strongest among them was at the late-stage Lesser Legendary realm, a rogue cultivator by the name of Lu Xiu.

Their lineup: one late-stage, one mid-stage, and three early-stage Lesser Legends.

Back on the Tianwu Continent, that would’ve been enough to form a powerful sect.

Yet, here, their expressions were incomparably wary.

Danger lurked everywhere in the test grounds.

Like the rest of Tianwu’s survivors, they were hiding, on the run from the crackdown led by Luo Hao, Ji Feixue, and the others.

Just three days ago, they had brushed past a small team led by Ye Yuanming and were almost discovered. Had they not quickly run away, they would have been killed.

“Damn it!” cursed the group in a low voice.

Now, they didn’t even dare to move around outside, let alone search for opportunities and compete for immortal affinity.

The test grounds were vast, so Ye Yuanming and the others couldn’t find them easily; now, people from other continents were passing along any sightings. Even if those bystanders didn’t act, they still shared intel with Ye Yuanming’s group.

The strongest, Lu Xiu, said, “Ji Kong, our only solution now is to find Chen Fan’s group. Only by joining forces with them can we stand a chance against Ye Yuanming’s group.”

Ye Yuanming’s side had gathered experts from multiple continents, forming a powerful force.

Meanwhile, only twenty to thirty people from the Tianwu Continent had made it to the fourth test. And after the recent purges, even having twenty survivors now would be considered fortunate.

“That’s right. Huang Wuji is a Greater Legend and has an immortal artifact. Even if the Clean-up Alliance has three Greater Legends, Huang Wuji should be able to resist them. And there’s also Di Chen, Chen Fan, and the others. We need to find them and stick together.” The middle-stage Lesser Legendary realm concurred. This person was Baili Xi, a prodigy from the Sword God Mountain Manor.

Ji Kong said helplessly, “Of course I know it’d be safer with them, but the key is how do we find them? Ye Yuanming, Ji Feixue, and Luo Hao are searching for us everywhere, each leading a group. If we’re spotted, it’s over.”

“Don’t you have any method to contact them? If I recall, isn’t Chen Fan technically your Ji Clan’s son-in-law?”

Ji Kong shook his head and said, “If I could contact them, I’d have led you to them already. Do you think we’d still be hiding out here in fear?”

“

Haaa

... Not good!” Suddenly, Lu Xiu, Ji Kong, and the others’ expressions changed drastically, as their immortal affinity stirred unnaturally. Powerful auras surged around them.

“Run! They’ve found us!”

The five instantly took to the sky without hesitation. But before they could get far, mocking laughter echoed above.

“Hahahaha, guys, where are you going?”

A massive hand, dark and oppressive, descended from the clouds, slamming them down violently.

Boom, boom!

The five of them crashed into the ground like meteorites, shaking the earth. They hurriedly got back up, their auras in disarray and their expressions incomparably ugly as they spewed blood.

Ugh, ugh!

Surrounding them in a tight formation were fifteen or sixteen cultivators, led by Ye Yuanming. They closed in like an iron wall.

These people all wore cold, savage smiles, looking at them like they were prey.

We’re finished!

Ji Kong, Lu Xiu, and the others were in despair.

Even facing Ye Yuanming alone, they wouldn’t stand a chance. That palm strike had made it painfully clear.

Even if the five of them joined hands, they were no match for Ye Yuanming, a Greater Legend, let alone escape from a group backed by eight or nine Lesser Legends.