Chapter 1382 - The Final Battle, Part One

Boom!

A roar split the air as Chen Fan’s sword qi slashed Ye Kuang without mercy. A deep gash tore across his back, nearly cleaving him in two, and fresh blood spurted wildly.

“

Ahhh

...” Ye Kuang’s agonized screams echoed relentlessly.

Earlier, he stayed silent when Chen Fan had almost disintegrated him; now, there was no end to his cries.

“You thought you could challenge me just because you’ve hidden your cultivation and have reached the half-immortal realm? How laughable!”

Chen Fan kept striking mercilessly, each slash landing ruthlessly on Ye Kuang. There was no place for mercy here. If the tables were turned, the outcome might have been far worse for him.

Countless onlookers were stupefied, their minds blank.

Everyone expected Ye Kuang to reverse the situation after revealing his half-immortal realm cultivation, and it would be Chen Fan’s turn to be beaten.

But instead... Ye Kuang faltered. He failed to make even the smallest impact.

When Ye Kuang had gathered his strength and his aura peaked, Chen Fan’s simple strike snuffed out that tiny flicker of flame.

What did it mean to be amazing? This was amazing!

What did it mean to be domineering? This was domineering!

Whether half-immortal or not, Chen Fan would crush anyone who dared to face him.

The Hua Alliance members experienced a rollercoaster of emotions: shock, hope, then despair.

They had expected Ye Kuang to seize the moment, to establish their alliance’s might through Chen Fan, but it all came to an abrupt halt. Chen Fan had sent him plummeting from the clouds straight into hell.

Shivers went down the onlookers’ spines. They finally realized that Tie Rushan hadn’t forced Chen Fan to reveal all his trump cards, just one. Now, people were beginning to wonder: was early-stage Void Immortal truly Chen Fan’s limit?

Everyone felt that Chen Fan was unfathomable, especially those who had followed his battles from the very beginning.

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

They knew better than anyone that Chen Fan was like a bottomless abyss; no matter the opponent, no matter how fearsome, he always appeared as a terrifying expert with no visible ceiling.

If you were strong, he was stronger!

He would overpower you effortlessly; even then, no one could say for sure whether he had revealed his full strength. That uncertainty alone was unbearable.

Not even Ye Kuang, with his half-immortal cultivation, could withstand Chen Fan’s overwhelming might. Though law power was ranked higher than true primeval, he had only managed to convert a tenth of his energy into it. Among half-immortals, he lingered at the very bottom rung.

On the other hand, Chen Fan’s true primeval was incomparably robust, making his every strike incredibly heavy. And when absolute strength collided with technique, even law power itself was cleaved apart.

Ye Kuang was in a truly miserable state.

“It’s over. This time, it’s really over for Ye Kuang. He’s no match for Chen Fan, even though he is a half-immortal. I fear this will scar him for life.”

“Hah! All this for rejecting their invitation? What nonsense! Did he really have to bow to the Hua Alliance? And now, look! They’ve smashed headfirst into an iron wall.”

“You have a point, but the Hua Alliance is used to being high and mighty. They’ve never been rejected before, so it felt like Chen Fan was challenging them. To put it bluntly, they think too highly of themselves.”

Countless people shook their heads and sighed.

In truth, it seemed unjust that Chen Fan had ever clashed with the Hua Alliance at all. He had merely refused their invitation, yet they treated his rejection as outright provocation. How unfair was that?

Swish!

Ye Kuang was sent out with a flash of white light.

Chen Fan had won this round.

The entire place fell silent; shock rippled through the crowd. Chen Fan’s dominance felt absolute. Even the half-Immortal Ye Kuang had been reduced to a punching bag

Who else could possibly stand against him? Perhaps only an Immortal might have a chance.

What would these people think if they knew Chen Fan had already slain an immortal with the help of the Nine Immortals Bell and the Vicious Suppressor saber when he was only in the Invincible Legendary realm? Some might very well collapse from fright.

Still, whether Chen Fan or Ye Kuang claimed victory was not, in itself, surprising. After all, both were favorites for the top three, so either one winning could be considered normal.

Both of them were hot favorites to enter the top three or even take first place in this competition. There was nothing surprising about either party winning.

However, what truly surprised the crowd was not the outcome, but the process.

Everyone thought that Ye Kuang, an incredibly powerful figure, would clash with Chen Fan in an earth-shattering, sky-rending duel. At the very least, they expected a close contest.

Instead, Ye Kuang was nearly blasted off the stage in the opening exchange, crushed in utterly one-sided fashion. No one had imagined it would end so quickly.

And then, the real twist came.

Afterward, Ye Kuang revealed his half-immortal realm cultivation, and just as everyone thought Ye Kuang would display godly might, Chen Fan unleashed even greater strength and crushed Ye Kuang overwhelmingly once more.

Chen Fan didn’t care about any of this. After the battle ended, he exited the spatial battlefield and looked at Si Kong and Mo Xue’s battlefield.

Si Kong’s claim over the first Man-character secret realm was not due to Ye Kuang’s courtesy; he had seized it with his own strength.

As expected, the sight was shocking.

The battle was completely one-sided. Mo Xue could do nothing but defend, struggling just to endure Si Kong’s relentless attacks.

No one doubted Mo Xue’s strength. After all, she occupied the third Man-character secret realm and had made it into the top five.

Yet such a formidable figure was rendered completely helpless, unable to mount a counterattack. How terrifying was that?

What made it even more astonishing was the absence of law power fluctuation from Si Kong. In other words, he was not a half-immortal.

No matter how Mo Xue resisted, she was like a child facing an adult: powerless.

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes, watching as Si Kong dismantled Mo Xue piece by piece.

“Si Kong, what a guy!”

Though not half-immortal, Si Kong gave Chen Fan the impression that even Ye Kuang, with all his half-immortal might, would pale in comparison.

His methods were flawless. His every move and technique were perfect. Not even the Eye of Breaking Deception could expose a weakness.

“A formidable opponent! Great foe!” Chen Fan said with a slightly grave expression as he looked at Si Kong.

Si Kong was far stronger than Chen Fan had imagined. And though Chen Fan had crushed Ye Kuang with absolute dominance, he could not say with certainty that victory would be his if he were to face Si Kong.