Chapter 1443 - Battling Chu Yun Once More

Just as Chen Fan was about to collect this river of immortal stones, a burst of wild, maniacal laughter echoed from afar.

“Hahahaha, the heavens are on my side!”

Chen Fan and Li Yu’s hearts tightened as a figure swept out from the void—Chu Yun.

“Hahaha, I saw your two earlier and was looking for an opportunity to end you. I never imagined there’d be such a secret here. Chen Fan, if not for you, I wouldn’t have even guessed that such vast fortunes lay within these passageways, but that doesn’t matter anymore. Now, all of this will become my wealth, the foundation of my success.”

Chu Yun’s eyes were cold like ice, emitting a chilling light. He had never intended to find these riches; his only goal had been to hunt down Chen Fan and seize the Immortal Emperor’s legacy.

Previously, he pursued Chen Fan for ten days and nights, only for him to slip away. It was humiliating to him. Since then, he had scoured every corner for Chen Fan’s trail, until fate finally brought him here.

Hidden within the void, Chu Yun had remained undetected thanks to an exceptionally powerful concealment art. He had been waiting for the perfect moment to strike, never expecting to stumble upon such a windfall.

“Chu Yun!”

Li Yu was shocked to see Chu Yun.

Chen Fan had already told Li Yu about what happened with Chu Yun when he first entered the tomb. His expression turned grim. The opponent was a genuine ninth-stage half-immortal realm. Chu Yun stood at the pinnacle, under the immortal realm.

He was absolutely no match for Chu Yun, and although Chen Fan had become significantly stronger, Li Yu still feared that even he would not be able to stand against Chu Yun.

Here, one’s status and background were completely meaningless.

“That’s right. It’s me,” Chu Yun said. His gaze flicked briefly toward Li Yu, then dismissed him entirely. To Chu Yun, Li Yu was already as good as dead.

Although Li Yu was from the Xiao Sect and even Xiao Ruyue’s right-hand man, so what? Here, no one would know if they died, not to mention that he wasn’t afraid of Xiao Ruyue.

“Chen Fan, you escaped by chance the last time. Let’s see where you can run now. You made me search high and low, you slippery eel. It’s no wonder that you stirred up a storm in the Immortal Conferral Ancient Realm in the past year or two. It wasn’t without reason.”

Chu Yun stared at Chen Fan, looking like he had the situation under his control. This would be Chen Fan’s burial grounds, and the beginning of Chu Yun’s ascent to power. The very thought sent a thrill of excitement through him.

“Run?” Chen Fan burst into laughter. Icy killing intent gathered in his eyes. He grinned and said, “No one can say for sure who would be the one running away this time. You came at the perfect moment. I was thinking about where to find you, but that’s no longer necessary. You saved me the trouble and walked right into my hands.”

Previously, he had been too weak and was powerless to resist Chu Yun’s attacks, having no choice but to flee.

However, with his Hegemonic Golden Body at level 49, his strength had risen once more, thoroughly breaking past the threshold of the ninth-stage half-immortal realm. He no longer had to fear ninth-stage half-immortals, not even people like Ji Lanshan and Xiao Ruyue.

This time, he would not run. He

refused

to run. Staring at Chu Yun, murderous qi gathered around him as his blood boiled.

Chen Fan had clashed with Xuan Xing and the skinny man previously, both very close to the ninth-stage half-immortal realm. Yet, there was a chasm between them, and Chu Yun stood on the other side of it. He was the perfect opponent to test how far Chen Fan had come.

Chen Fan showed no fear and stepped forward.

Looking at Chen Fan, Chu Yun broke out in laughter, his face filled with disdain.

“Hahahaha, what shameless boasting. I chased you down like a dead dog before, remember? Do you think you can fight me now with the two of you joining hands? How naïve.”

He could tell that Chen Fan’s cultivation hadn’t improved much. Subconsciously, he assumed that Chen Fan thought he could fight him by joining hands with Li Yu.

“You think too much. I alone am enough to take care of you. There’s no need to borrow brother Li Yu’s strength,” Chen Fan said plainly.

Chu Yun’s expression changed as soon as those words came out, becoming incomparably ugly. His voice turned cold, and he said, “Your arrogance truly knows no bounds. Fine, I let you escape the last time. You absolutely won’t get another chance like that. Today, this will be your burial grounds. I shall trample on your corpse and soar to the skies.”

As his voice fell, a berserk aura swept out from Chu Yun like a tsunami, shaking heaven and earth. A savage smile appeared on his handsome face.

He instantly appeared in front of Chen Fan. His savage expression was laced with cruelty as he laughed maniacally, “Go to hell!”

A large hand reached for Chen Fan’s neck. He was completely disregarding Chen Fan, as if the latter was only a chick in his eyes that he could grab at will.

Chen Fan refused to show any weakness. In a flash, he struck, lightning fast. Boundless power surged through his arm, coalescing into a fist, and then he unleashed a devastating punch.

Bang!

The two struck in the blink of an eye, colliding and setting off overwhelming waves.

Rumble!

The void collapsed on the spot, forming spiderweb-like cracks that spread in all directions. A terrifying force surged out from within, like a mountain collapsing or a tsunami.

An absolutely terrifying force gushed out from their attacks, sweeping out in all directions.

Chu Yun didn’t flinch. The berserk energy made his clothes snap and flutter, yet his eyes remained icy and unreadable, as though a universe itself had been born and died within them.

Chen Fan, however, fared just as well. His feet were planted firmly, rooted in space itself. His hair whipped wildly around him, his expression calm yet defiant. He already possessed the strength to stand toe-to-toe with Chu Yun.

A moment later, Chu Yun’s expression changed, now filled with disbelief.

“How is this possible? How could you receive my punch head on without taking a single step back?”

His mind was still trapped in the memory of chasing Chen Fan like a cornered beast, convinced that even holding back, Chen Fan could never endure such power.

But what was the outcome?

Chen Fan didn’t dodge at all and received his attack. Not only was he fine, but he also didn’t even waver in the slightest.

How... how could this be? How long had it taken for Chen Fan to reach a strength capable of matching him?

This made no sense!