Chapter 1504 - Adapting to Newfound Strength

“Look, they’re fighting!”

“

Haaa

, that guy is still too young. He shouldn’t have provoked those mercenaries just to protect a little wealth. How unfortunate. A peerless prodigy will die in the wilderness just like this.”

“It can’t be helped. The prodigies from these large clans are an unyielding bunch; they’d rather die than submit. I figured he’d never willingly hand over his wealth.”

The crowd in the vicinity sighed to themselves when they saw the man with an iron sword suddenly unleashing a killing move.

Suddenly, the savage smile on the man with the iron sword froze, and he looked on in disbelief.

“How is this possible?! Immortal Beyond the Heavens uses the sword with the mind, wields qi with the sword, channels intent with qi, and commands the heart with intent. It should pierce the ages and lay waste to countless kings, yet it was actually stopped and broken, inch by inch, by his mere gaze. How could a look have such power?”

The man with the iron sword shook all over, immediately stopping his advance.

His thrust had yielded no results. Chen Fan used only his gaze to break his sword qi. This was inhuman; how could this be the strength of someone who had just overcome their immortal ascension tribulation?

This had frightened him to the core.

Unbeknownst to all, there was a secret: Chen Fan’s gaze only wielded that devastating might because he had activated the Eye of Breaking Deception.

The man with an iron sword flew backward and hovered in the sky, like a dragonfly tapping on water and soaring, turning into a rainbow, and suddenly struck again.

“Inverted Heavenly River.”

This strike wasn’t a thrust, but a sweep.

Wrapped in sword qi, it gave off an atmosphere of invincibility. Its momentum was much greater than the thrust attack earlier.

“Mere petty tricks!”

Facing this sword qi, Chen Fan suddenly struck out with both hands, turning into a blur.

A surge of qi erupted from his hand like a mountain with a rumble, transforming into a phenomenon that shook heaven and earth and destroyed the Inverted Heavenly River’s sword qi.

Thump, thump, thump...

The swordsman staggered a good dozen steps in midair, eyes wide with shock. He never expected his carefully charged attack would be so utterly crushed by a single blow.

That strike could have turned ten typical first-level Immortal Platform experts to dust, yet Chen Fan dismantled it effortlessly.

Exactly how strong was Chen Fan?

𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Moreover, the rippling shockwave swept over and wreaked havoc inside him, causing his qi and blood to surge uncontrollably.

“How is this possible? He destroyed two strikes from Gui Yijian consecutively. This is unbelievable.”

“As expected! Only a peerless prodigy could draw such a fearsome tribulation from the heavens; even freshly ascended, he’s already too much for Gui Yijian.”

Hearing the discussion, Gui Yijian’s expression turned ugly.

“

Hmph

, in my opinion, he’s only putting up a strong front. Stop standing around! Let’s strike together, unless you want to freeload?”

He was in the second-level Immortal Platform realm, but he couldn’t even deal with a newbie Immortal Platform brat, losing all face; his mood soured.

Then, a man in black leapt forward, wielding a pair of daunting meteor hammers.

“

Hmph

, you’re too useless, Gui Yijian. You don’t deserve your reputation. Let me test how good he is.”

Gui Yijian’s expression became even uglier, and he said coldly, “Don’t blame me for not warning you, Ma Dameng. You’d best not underestimate him.”

The black-clothed man ignored Gui Yijian’s warning and strode forward with heavy steps that shook the void. Carrying his meteor hammers that weighed hundreds of kilograms, he charged toward Chen Fan, setting off a fierce wind.

Boom, boom!

Before Ma Dameng reached Chen Fan, he suddenly swelled, becoming even taller and fiercer. His meteor hammers were like toys now, easily swinging them with terrifying strength, causing the air to explode as he smashed toward Chen Fan.

Chen Fan stood in place, clenched his fists, and unleashed a punch.

Clang!

The ground underfoot rippled wildly; rings of force swept outward from every step.

On the other hand, Ma Dameng was thrown back by the impact, leaving two fist imprints a little over an inch deep on the meteor hammers.

“

Uagh

!” Ma Dameng steadied himself with difficulty, but immediately spewed a mouthful of fresh blood. He looked at Chen Fan with widened eyes, revealing disbelief.

He possessed godly strength and had turned countless people into meat paste with his meteor hammers. However, he had suffered a loss when facing Chen Fan, and even his meteor hammers were damaged. Those were low-grade immortal artifacts, for goodness' sake!

“I told you, Ma Dameng. Ignoring others’ advice just leads to pain.”

Ridiculing Ma Dameng brightened Gui Yijian’s spirit significantly, especially after witnessing his own defeat.

Chen Fan flung his hands, feeling rather satisfied with his current physique. He raised his chin and said, “Who else?”

He didn’t intend to kill these people immediately. He had just broken through in his cultivation realm; he could use them to adapt to his newfound strength.

A gray-clothed figure stepped forward.

“

Hmph

, a useless bunch.”

This figure wasn’t as burly as the others. He was frail and thin, almost a skeleton. Yet, at his approach, chilling winds swept the area; a shiver ran down everyone’s spine.

This person had a pale complexion, and his eyes seemed lifeless, like a walking corpse. He wielded a saber with wronged souls lingering around it, emitting eerie corpse qi. There was no telling what kind of evil art he cultivated. The bravest men recoiled in visible fear.

In the distance, someone recognized this gray-clothed man and said with a strong sense of apprehension, “It’s Shi Han. He’s said to have mastered a corpse Dao evil art, hence the ghastly look. But no one doubts his strength: forming one of the strongest among his peers on the back of that dark method.”

Shi Han looked at Chen Fan. Black chains wind around him, producing sharp noises that could affect the minds of others as they collide.

“I can smell delicious sweetness on you... Yes, I’ll surely progress after feasting on your flesh and blood.”

Shi Han’s words simply turned the people’s scalps numb.

That was how an evil art in the corpse Dao was, feeding on others’ blood and flesh. It was a very vicious and cruel cultivation technique.

“Die!” Shi Han struck directly, unleashing a shocking light from his ghost saber at Chen Fan.

The saber light carried an endless amount of corpse qi. Those streaks of corpse qi turned into ancient corpses.

“All those who cultivate the evil path should die!”

A chilling light erupted from Chen Fan’s eyes.

This corpse Dao evil art was similar to the cultivation technique of blood demons; they were both extremely evil arts. Naturally, Chen Fan felt extremely disgusted by it.

Suddenly, a saber of law appeared in Chen Fan’s grasp, and he slashed out, unleashing a flaming streak of light that swept through everything, destroying all of the ancient corpses at once.

Extreme Yang martial arts, such as those with lightning or fire elements, were most effective against evil cultivation techniques like these.