Chapter 1548 - Killing Shan Qiu

Rumble!

Chen Fan’s half-hearted attitude sent Shan Qiu into a rage.

𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

To his mind, asking about Chen Fan’s immortal art was a gesture of respect; he expected an answer given with awe, not a dismissive “make a guess.”

“Crocodile Devours the Whale!”

In the blink of an eye, Shan Qiu lunged at Chen Fan like a titanic, deep-sea crocodile streaking through the dark waters, trailing sinister currents in his wake.

As he struck with his palm, it morphed into a gaping crocodile maw, wide enough to swallow a whale whole, snapping down toward Chen Fan’s head.

“Get lost!”

Chen Fan swung his sword, aiming to split the crocodile’s mouth apart.

Yet, the sword qi he unleashed was simply devoured by Shan Qiu's attack; the crocodile apparition even let out a grotesquely satisfied burp.

Burp!

Seizing this opportunity, Chen Fan also retreated, pulling a safe distance away.

“Did you think you could escape?”

Shan Qiu’s icy voice echoed in the deep-sea trench as he continued rushing at Chen Fan.

“Shan Qiu, I told you, today is the day you die! You’ve committed countless atrocities in the Chaotic Demon Sea and killed countless human prodigies. Today is the day you pay for your sins!”

Seeing Shan Qiu charging at him, a sharp glint shone in Chen Fan’s eyes. He shouted, “Nine Immortals Bell, rise!”

Whoosh!

In an instant, the seawater within three hundred feet of Chen Fan was blasted aside, swirling chaotically as blinding rays of immortal light erupted from Chen Fan, illuminating the abyssal gloom with celestial brilliance.

Bang!

Shan Qiu hurtled forward, only to be hurled backward as if he’d crashed into an iron wall; meanwhile, the immortal light rippling from Chen Fan pulsed violently.

Hum, hum, hum.

Shan Qiu steadied himself. Finally, he got a good look at the bell that had appeared above Chen Fan. It emanated bursts of immortal light, materializing nine immortal souls. Instantly, he sensed real danger.

Shan Qiu calmed down at once. He narrowed his eyes, sizing up the Nine Immortals Bells and secretly making guesses.

High-grade immortal artifact? No! It’s even more powerful than a high-grade immortal artifact. Could it be a king-level artifact?

Chen Fan, however, neither knew nor cared about Shan Qiu’s thoughts.

Although the Nine Immortals Bell consumed far less energy than other high-grade artifacts, comparable to activating a mid-grade immortal artifact, you could only restore your law power with immortal stones in the Chaotic Demon Sea. That made every stone precious; running out mid-battle would be a fatal mistake.

Otherwise, it would be extremely troublesome if they depleted all of their immortal stones.

Law power surged within Chen Fan as he poured it into the Nine Immortals Bell. Carrying the might of nine immortals, he lunged at Shan Qiu.

When Chen Fan was still a Void Immortal, he had borrowed the power of the Nine Immortals Bell to kill Gu Xing, a first-level Immortal Platform realm expert.

Now, standing at the second level and far mightier, his mastery of the bell had reached new heights.

“Seven Stars Fist Art!”

Chen Fan was like a battle god. Enhanced by the Nine Immortals Bell, his aura was unmatched, almost rivaling a sixth-level Immortal Platform realm, matching Shan Qiu.

He moved through the water, stars shining around him, and unleashed the Seven Stars Fist Art once more.

This time, however, with the enhancement of the Nine Immortals Bell, the power of the Seven Stars Fist Art increased dramatically, blowing the seawater apart and causing the earth to shake violently.

“So you still have such an artifact. Very well, when I kill you, it'll be mine! It'll be like growing wings. I’ll be able to hunt even seventh and eighth-level experts!”

Shan Qiu’s eyes lit up, unfazed by the large stars blasting toward him. His law power surged violently, turning into powerful attacks and clashing with Chen Fan’s attacks.

Rumble!

The entire trench was devastated from the clash between the two. A huge claw descended from the sky, trying to seize Chen Fan’s Nine Immortals Bell.

However, Chen Fan quickly responded, unleashing his fist art. As the stars shifted, it destroyed Shan Qiu’s attack completely.

Now, neither combatant held anything back. Chen Fan burned through his law power to activate the bell, keeping up with the relentless onslaught.

Clang!

A flaming saber appeared in Chen Fan’s hand, filling the space with blazing flames with a swing, evaporating the seawater as a slash sped toward Shan Qiu.

Puchi!

The crocodile silhouette Shan Qiu had manifested was split into halves and reduced to qi currents.

“Stupid brat, how long can you keep burning through law power and high-grade attacks? All I have to do is drag this out until you’re exhausted. Then, you’re finished! Everything will be mine!” Shan Qiu had figured it out. With the bell, Chen Fan was his equal, so wearing him down was the only path to victory. So he shifted tactics, focusing on defense, waiting for Chen Fan to exhaust his reserves.

“

Hmph

, it’s more than enough to kill you!”

Chen Fan’s mind was unshaken. He continued launching fierce attacks and suppressing Shan Qiu.

The seawater in the trench kept exploding, causing undercurrents to surge.

Chen Fan fought more and more desperately, as if fighting for his life.

“Hahahaha! Is this desperation? Is your law power running dry? Hah! You're done for. I’m still at my peak!” Shan Qiu’s mocking laughter reverberated through the deep, convinced his stalling strategy had worked to perfection.

Suddenly, a brilliant glint shone in Chen Fan’s eyes. A ray of sacred light shot out from his palm, arriving in front of Shan Qiu in the blink of an eye.

“Now’s the time!”

“What?”

Shan Qiu’s soul nearly parted ways with his body. Endless law power formed a wall of qi in front of him to defend himself.

However, Chen Fan had paid a huge price, expending over ten thousand immortal stones in one go to execute the Sacred Spirit Sword Art. Moreover, it was under the enhancement of the Nine Immortals Bell. This strike was so terrifying that it could even threaten people like Shark Crown Prince and Young Master Hai Long.

The sacred spirit sword light broke through Shan Qiu’s defense like cutting through a block of tofu in a flash, landing squarely on Shan Qiu.

“

Ah

!” Shan Qiu let out a miserable scream. Fresh blood spurted wildly from his wound as he was nearly cleaved apart by the slash. Only by twisting at the last second did he avoid a fatal split.

Sheer terror seized him; in that instant, all he could think of was escape, recover, find a borrowed treasure, and come back for revenge.

However, there was no way Chen Fan would give him that opportunity.

“Die!”

With a pale complexion, clearly a sign of over exhaustion, Chen Fan gave chase. Like an ancient battle god, he stomped down violently on Shan Qiu.

Puchi!

In an instant, the Blood-Hand Slaughterer Shan Qiu, once the terror of the Chaotic Demon Sea, was blown apart in a spray of blood, his agonized scream echoing through the endless depths.