Chapter 1344 - Taking the Initiative to Strike

“Die!”

As a cold, indifferent voice rang out, a terrifying pressure swept down like the heavens were pressing down on Chen Fan. His chest tightened, breath growing ragged.

Yet he reacted instantly; only an immortal realm expert could unleash such force.

“Shit!”

If it were a martial artist below the immortal realm, they couldn't make him feel this way.

He had felt it once before in the Mystical Gates Immortal Manor when Murong Qing’s immortal will had appeared. An overwhelming might, like the Heavenly Dao itself, forcing all beings to submit.

Though this presence was far weaker than Murong Qing’s, it still made Chen Fan’s hair stand on end, filling him with the dread of dying without a burial place.

“Open!”

All of a sudden, a berserk aura surged from Chen Fan violently, shattering the force field pushing down at him. His Wings of Rain Dragon flapped at near-invisible speed, flickering him away like lightning.

Rumble!

A colossal hand smashed down where he had stood moments earlier; earth and mountains trembled, as if the world itself were breaking apart.

Uagh, uagh.

He appeared fifty kilometers away, looking rather miserable, and spewed two mouthfuls of fresh blood. His complexion turned pale.

Although he had broken free at the last moment, the shockwave hit like a Void Immortal’s punch. His qi and blood churned violently, organs stabbed with pain.

This was the second time he had faced an attack from an immortal realm expert.

The first time was an immortal king’s immortal will from Murong Qing. He had been powerless to resist and could only use his hidden cards, even detonating his treasures and immortal artifacts to escape.

But this time, facing the sneak attack of an immortal realm expert, he barely dodged, though at the cost of spitting blood.

“Who is it? Show yourself! An immortal realm expert stooping to a sneak attack? Aren’t you afraid of tarnishing your name?”

Chen Fan’s face was gloomy.

A cold voice echoed. “You sharp-tongued brat!”

Immediately afterward, a figure emitting immortal light appeared in the void, and his immortal might permeated the space.

Chen Fan’s pupils shrank. It was indeed an expert in the immortal realm.

He looked at the attacker and said coldly, “You’re from the Gu Clan?”

The attacker’s aura was similar to Gu Xun's. From that alone, Chen Fan could deduce the man’s identity.

Gu Xun harbored a deep grudge against him and was a disciple of the Featherlight Sect. So, he could easily find Chen Fan’s whereabouts.

“That’s right.” The immortal realm expert admitted to it easily.

Although Chen Fan was a disciple of the Featherlight Sect, and even Immortal Emperor clans risked backlash if they killed him openly, this man believed the secret would remain here. If Chen Fan died on this mission, the sect would blame White Bone Demonic Being.

“

Hmph

, how bold of your Gu Clan. A mere Immortal King clan, aren’t you afraid the Featherlight Sect will uncover the truth and wipe you out entirely if you kill me?”

“Hahahaha.” Gu Xing laughed out loud, mockery written all over his face. He continued, “Stop dreaming, brat. Did you think dropping the Featherlight Sect’s name would scare me?

“It is indeed true that our Gu Clan cannot offend the Featherlight Sect. But if you die, they’ll only trace it to White Bone Demonic Being, who fled in fear of punishment. What has that to do with us?

“I won’t waste time talking nonsense with you, brat. Hand over your saber, and I can give you a quick death. Refuse, and you’ll learn what it means to suffer a fate worse than death!”

“

Hmph

, we’ll see about that!” Chen Fan showed no fear in the face of Gu Xing’s threat. “Although the Gu Clan is an Immortal King clan, I’m sure Immortal Platform realm experts are the cornerstones of your clan. I wonder how your clan will react when one of them falls.”

“What? What did you say?” Gu Xing burst out laughing, as if he’d heard the greatest joke. “You want to kill me? Hahahaha, brat, you killed White Bone Demonic Being, true, and your strength is impressive, but to think you can challenge an Immortal Platform realm expert? Ridiculous! Without stepping into this realm yourself, you’ll never understand its terror. You’re no different from an ant. And an ant daring to overturn the heavens? Pure delusion!”

“How would I know without trying?” Chen Fan said indifferently, and his palm strike shot toward Gu Xing.

Facing Gu Xing, Chen Fan was not afraid at all, because he still had hidden cards.

This was Chen Fan’s first true clash with an immortal realm expert. Back at the Mystical Gates Immortal Manor, he had only faced a wisp of Murong Qing’s will.

Now, he wanted to witness firsthand the terror of a genuine Immortal Platform realm expert. Perhaps he could even draw inspiration for casting his immortal platform in the future.

“You’re courting death!”

Gu Xing’s fury exploded. Chen Fan should have been on his knees, trembling, surrendering his treasure, begging for mercy. Instead, he dared to strike first.

Gu Xing was an Immortal Platform expert. True, only first-level, but still an immortal. Between immortals and mortals lay an unbridgeable gulf. Even if Chen Fan had Void Immortal-level combat strength, in front of Gu Xing, he was still only a mortal.

And now, a mere mortal struck at a lofty immortal? That was blasphemy.

“An ant wants to overturn the heavens? Delusional!”

Gu Xing snatched forward. A terrifying force burst out, instantly shattering Chen Fan’s Hand of Demon. Against a Void Immortal, it could wound heavily, but here it melted away like ice in fire.

Chen Fan was unsurprised. If this attack could hurt an immortal, that would have been strange.

“Pine Crane Longevity Fist!”

Brilliant light flickered in his eyes as he rose into the air like a divine crane. A high-pitched immortal crane’s cry reached the clouds, and a stream of fist force that was like an immortal crane broke through the sky, sweeping toward Gu Xing.

“Petty tricks.”

With disdain etched across his face, Gu Xing flicked a finger, shattering the crane’s force as if it never existed.

“As expected of an immortal realm expert. Eat another punch of mine. Unstoppable Rage!”

Chen Fan’s wrath qi exploded. Rumbling filled the air as it surged into the form of a furious dragon, crashing down toward Gu Xing.