Chapter 1424 - Breakthrough on the Spot

“No one can save whoever I set my mind to kill!”

Facing Fan Tianying’s attack, Chen Fan didn’t change course; instead, he continued his assault on Gai Huang unstoppably. He destroyed all of Gai Huang’s defenses and made him explode.

“

Scree

!”

Only now did Fan Tianying’s strike arrive—too late. His fist force transformed into a falcon, shrieking furiously as it swooped at Chen Fan with savage intent.

“Get lost!” Chen Fan shouted, his fist colliding with the falcon violently like a meteorite.

Rumble!

It was as if two stars had slammed together; a storm of terrifying energy erupted from the clash, sweeping across the battlefield.

Next, the crowd saw Chen Fan emerging from the storm in a sorry state.

Chen Fan stabilized his footing in midair. He raised his gaze and looked at Fan Tianying icily.

As expected of a peak eighth-stage half-immortal realm expert. Fan Tianying gained the upper hand with a single move. He was probably not far away from reaching the ninth-stage half-immortal realm.

“Chen Fan, how dare you kill a high-ranking member of my Heavenly Falcon Alliance!”

Fan Tianying’s sharp eagle-like gaze pierced Chen Fan, and his voice was filled with cold killing intent. However, he also felt a hint of joy inside.

Gai Huang’s death meant the Alliance had lost a valuable figure, and the heavy investment Fan Tianying had made in him could never be reclaimed. To push Gai Huang into the seventh stage, he had even sacrificed a rare spiritual fruit that tempered both physique and bloodline. However, Gai Huang’s death gave him enough justification to take action against Chen Fan.

Word of Chen Fan obtaining an Immortal Emperor’s legacy had spread everywhere, and even Fan Tianying was moved by it.

He, too, had sent people to hunt down Chen Fan, but the latter was too slippery to catch. He failed and even lost some experts. If he didn’t take action personally, no one in the Heavenly Falcon Alliance could take Chen Fan down.

Now Chen Fan stood before him; those who had been watching him tensed like a wolf pack, circling. Fan Tianying had no clear advantage before. Without cause, no one would dare strike first, as doing so would invite the crowd’s wrath.

But now that Chen Fan had killed Gai Huang, it offered the perfect pretext to move and a legitimate cover for an attack. If Fan Tianying could snatch the Immortal Emperor’s legacy Chen Fan had, this ancient emperor’s tomb would lose all value for him.

He knew the Heavenly Falcon Alliance ranked among the top; against the Five Absolutes, it fell short. His odds of claiming the tomb were near zero. It was better to remove Chen Fan now and secure the legacy directly than to chase a hopeless gamble.

“Ridiculous. Gai Huang wanted to kill me. Should I have just let him do that?” Chen Fan sneered.

“

Hmph

, Gai Huang wanted to kill you, but he lacked the strength to do so. You were in no danger at all! Moreover, I told you to stop earlier, but you insisted on dealing the killing blow. What do you have to say about this?”

“Hahahaha.” Chen Fan laughed out loud. The look of mockery on his face became even apparent. “What nonsense are you spouting! I don’t mess with others unless they start it; if they do, I cut out the root. And I should stop because you said so? Who are you to order me?”

“Well then, kill my alliance’s high-ranking member and insult me too. We’ll see where your confidence gets you, Chen Fan. Pay for Gai Huang’s life.”

With that, Fan Tianying soared like a falcon, setting off towering waves as he instantly swooped down at Chen Fan, his aura exceptionally vicious. His fingers curled into the shape of claws, like five heavenly pillars collapsing down on Chen Fan’s skull.

Fan Tianying struck to end it in one move. Grip the skull, execute the Soul Searching Technique, and finish him.

“

Hmph

, who’s afraid of you!” Viciousness surged in Chen Fan’s eyes as he met the claws head-on.

Thump!

The two collided, and Chen Fan immediately flew out like he had received a heavy blow, spewing fresh blood along the way.

Chen Fan possessed strength comparable to that of an eighth-stage half-immortal, but the key word was “comparable.” To be exact, he was only as strong as a newbie eight-stage immortal, and he couldn’t sustain that level of power for long. His combat strength was enough to beat those below the eighth stage, but it was not enough to handle a peak eighth-stage half-immortal realm like Fan Tianying.

“

Hmph

, overestimating yourself!”

After knocking Chen Fan back with one single strike, Fan Tianying pushed his advantage. A falcon’s silhouette appeared behind him, its gaze wild and its aura untamed. It swooped down ferociously, not giving Chen Fan any time to catch his breath.

Chen Fan rubbed his hands together, sending sparks flying.

“Slash!”

Immediately afterward, an overwhelming mass of saber qi swept out, transforming into a thousand-feet-long flaming saber that slashed at Fan Tianying.

“Petty tricks, shatter for me!” Fan Tianying sneered. He clawed at the flaming blade that could easily kill a seventh-stage half-immortal and smashed it like a piece of tofu.

“Chen Fan, you dare to talk big in front of me with just this bit of skill? I’m speechless. Today is the day you die!” Fan Tianying sneered coldly and continued lunging forward, leaving Chen Fan no path of retreat.

Boom, tch!

Fan Tianying’s claws tore into Chen Fan, shredding his clothes; sparks scattered wildly, leaving several white streaks across his chest.

Though Chen Fan’s Hegemonic Golden Body held firm, the claw’s force still surged inside him, stabbing at his organs. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth as he fell, crashing down like a meteorite.

Rumble!

Rumbling noises rang out as Chen Fan shattered a mountain peak from his fall, setting off clouds of dust.

“Chen Fan, it’s over!”

Fan Tianying’s gaze pierced through the thick cloud of dust and saw Chen Fan lying amidst the debris. A cruel smile spread across his face as he extended his claw once again.

Suddenly, a powerful aura surged from Chen Fan, shattering the large hand closing in on him.

Then, Chen Fan’s aura began boiling like water, stirring the winds and clouds.

“This is...”

𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

The crowd’s eyes widened, their expressions shifting in shock.

“A breakthrough! He’s trying to break through right here!” shouted someone.

High above, Fan Tianying’s expression darkened. Chen Fan was forcing a breakthrough at this critical moment; it was terrible news for him.

“Thinking of making a breakthrough? Not happening!”

Cold light immediately bloomed in Fan Tianying’s eyes. He swooped down ferociously to interrupt Chen Fan’s breakthrough.

Chen Fan was already very powerful without a breakthrough. If Chen Fan succeeded, he’d rise to a level that could challenge even him; everything Tianying had planned would crumble to dust.