Chapter 1407 - Huge Surge in Combat Strength

Black Fiend was so angry that he nearly lost his mind.

Almost instantly, a twisted solution popped into his head: refine Chen Fan into a human elixir and draw out every drop of medicinal potency left within him.

In that case, even if he couldn’t devour the Blood Primeval Fruit, the results wouldn’t be bad, perhaps even stronger.

After all, the martial artists here had all consumed countless natural treasures from heaven and earth, encountered numerous fortuitous events, and even possessed powerful bloodlines. Their very bodies were miracles in flesh, and the greatest treasure.

“Human elixir? With just those words, you’ve sealed your fate. Don’t dream of leaving here alive. Go join your younger brother instead!” Chen Fan sneered coldly. He could sense a powerful force swelling inside him crazily. As the medicinal potency poured through his veins, his aura rose like a flood.

He hadn’t had the chance to consolidate his cultivation in the last three months, yet now he stood a mere step away from the late-stage Void Immortal level.

He had planned to find a secluded place after escaping the Black Wind Dual Fiends’ pursuit to consolidate his cultivation before making his next breakthrough. Then, his combat strength would be on par with a sixth-stage half-immortal, and he would no longer be considered a weakling across the entire ancient realm.

But now, there was no need to wait: the Blood Primeval Fruit’s overwhelming power was shoving him across that final threshold.

Crackling noises came from Chen Fan. His strength and aura rose continuously.

“You’re seeking death!” Black Fiend could already see that Chen Fan’s power was soaring visibly before his eyes, fueled by the fruit’s terrifying energy.

At this time, Black Fiend also understood that the Blood Primeval Fruit was very effective. Chen Fan’s strength was soaring at a speed visible to the naked eye, angering him further.

Rage consumed him; at the same time, he understood the danger. If Chen Fan finished refining the Blood Primeval Fruit, the balance would tip, and Black Fiend might never be his match again.

Chen Fan had already been difficult to handle before reaching a breakthrough. The thought of how much stronger he would become afterward filled Black Fiend with crushing pressure.

Therefore, he absolutely couldn’t let Chen Fan go on unchecked.

Reason told him the smartest choice was to turn and run. During a breakthrough, Chen Fan’s focus would be inward, leaving him unable and unwilling to give chase.

However, Black Fiend’s desire for the Blood Primeval Fruit, coupled with the burning hatred over his younger brother’s death, drove him past reason.

With madness in his eyes, he charged straight at Chen Fan like a madman.

Chen Fan, however, neither dodged nor retreated and faced him head-on. Each time Black Fiend’s furious strikes sent him flying, the force scattered a portion of the fruit’s overwhelming energy inside him, helping him refine it faster. Blow after blow, Chen Fan absorbed the impact, his strength rising steadily with every clash.

What appeared to be a disadvantage was, in truth, an advantage. He was using Black Fiend’s power as a whetstone, honing himself sharper with every collision.

Black Fiend soon realized the truth: Chen Fan was treating him like a tool to refine the fruit. Rage boiled over, twisting into impatience, and his attacks grew ever more savage

However, Chen Fan remained calm and collected, flowing from move to move with practiced ease, as if Black Fiend were nothing more than a sparring partner.

Meanwhile, gloom settled heavily over Black Fiend. He slowly came to a realization. If this situation were to continue, it would take far too long to bring Chen Fan down. Worse still, his own power came at the cost of igniting his blood essence, a flame that burned bright but would soon burn out.

Chen Fan was gradually growing stronger and was about to step into the late-stage Void Immortal level.

“Bastard, just you wait! Just you wait!” Black Fiend roared, his voice laced with venom. Hatred consumed him, yet helplessness gnawed deeper.

After uttering some threats, he quickly unleashed a punch, forcing Chen Fan back, and turned to flee.

He had no choice, as staying any longer meant certain death. He could sense that Chen Fan was just a tiny bit away from achieving his breakthrough.

Despite burning his blood essence and squeezing every ounce of potential for a temporary surge, he had failed to take Chen Fan down. Worse still, the borrowed strength was fading; the backlash from the secret art loomed closer with every passing breath.

If he didn’t escape now and find a safe place to recover, he would be courting disaster.

“Thinking of leaving? Too late!” Chen Fan’s furious roar shook the skies.

Chen Fan’s aura, already at its peak, erupted like a dam bursting. A terrifying aura storm swept out violently as he stepped into the late-stage Void Immortal level.

Following his breakthrough, Chen Fan’s aura soared wildly. It was on a completely different level from before, making the heavens tremble.

Swish!

Chen Fan caught up to Black Fiend and reached out with his arm, manifesting a huge hand that obscured the sky, capable of grasping the sun, moon, and the stars.

Sensing the crushing danger closing in from behind, Black Fiend’s face twisted in horror.

“Shit!”

Black Fiend had also sensed the terrifying aura that suddenly erupted from Chen Fan. He knew that Chen Fan had achieved a breakthrough.

With no time to hesitate, Black Fiend whirled around, desperately trying to shatter the massive golden hand before it swallowed him whole.

However, no ordinary fifth-stage half-immortal could resist the current Chen Fan.

Chen Fan’s large hand crushed the fist force from Black Fiend almost instantly, like an egg hitting a rock, before the hand pressed down even harder, unrelenting.

With his cultivation breakthrough, Chen Fan’s combat strength had stepped into the sixth-stage half-immortal realm, and it was still rising, as the fruit’s energy was simply too vast, brimming with the essence of countless ancient beasts who had sacrificed their blood to form that immortal fruit.

“No!”

Watching that hand of death closing in, Black Fiend was finally filled with regret.

If he had known Chen Fan would become this terrifying, crushing him as easily as an ant, he would have fled long ago rather than stubbornly fighting.

He summoned all his strength without a care for the consequences, trying to resist Chen Fan’s large hand, but it was useless. His power was like a candle against a raging storm.

Perhaps, at his peak, he could have fought back with a sliver of hope. Now, in his injured state, it was nothing but a fantasy.

Boom!

Chen Fan’s large hand struck down without mercy, obliterating Black Fiend on the spot.