Chapter 1597 Battling Jing Kai

Jing Kai’s tone was bone-chilling, his words seeming to seep directly into one’s soul.

Chen Fan ignored it and said indifferently, “Shark Crown Prince also said something similar, but I ended up killing him. I guess I will be slaughtering another fish today.”

“What? What did you say?” Jing Kai exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Fan had killed Shark Crown Prince on the fifth level, and very few people had managed to force their way past the demons there and ascend to the sixth level.

Most of the experts present were from the group that had originally followed Shark Crown Prince in. As for the later arrivals, even fewer had qualified to advance this far, so the news had not spread widely.

Thus, even though it had already been more than three months since Chen Fan killed Shark Crown Prince, almost no one on the sixth level was aware of it.

Jing Kai, however, was one of the exceptions. He had entered the sixth level after Chen Fan. While traversing the fifth level, he had naturally heard of the incident.

“You killed Shark Crown Prince? You’re Chen Fan!” Jing Kai instantly recognized Chen Fan’s identity.

On the fifth level and below, Chen Fan’s name had spread like thunder.

Those who could not make it up to the sixth level could still fight their way back down to the fourth and third levels, and it was through them that the news of Shark Crown Prince’s death had swept through the lower layers.

“Oh? You know me.” A strange look flickered in Chen Fan’s eyes.

Realizing that the human before him was Chen Fan, the disdain in Jing Kai’s eyes disappeared, replaced by faint solemnity.

Arrogant as he was, Jing Kai was very clear on how strong Shark Crown Prince had been. The fact that Chen Fan had managed to kill him was enough to make Jing Kai treat this opponent with caution.

“

Hmph

, the news of you killing Shark Crown Prince had spread like wildfire on the lower level.” Jing Kai said coldly, “So what if you killed Shark Crown Prince? Do you think that alone is enough to make me fear you? How ridiculous! The people I killed earlier were only a warm-up. Once I take your head, the name of Young Master Whale will once again shake the entire Chaotic Demon Sea Region.”

Icy killing intent flickered in Jing Kai’s eyes wildly.

Although he bore the title of Young Master Whale, he seldom appeared in public. His mystery came at a cost: his name did not inspire the same immediate dread as others. Being provoked earlier had left him seething.

He believed that if Shark Crown Prince or Young Master Poison had stood where he did, not a single person would’ve dared to speak up; they would have scattered like frightened dogs.

As a fellow young master-level figure, why should he be the one looked down upon?

Since that was the case, he had to reestablish his fearsome reputation, and the only way to do so was to use the people’s blood to establish his might.

He might have killed those people earlier, but it still wasn’t enough to spread his name around. Chen Fan was different, however.

Killing Chen Fan would be worth more than cutting down hundreds of ordinary seventh-level Immortal Platform experts. After all, Chen Fan had killed Shark Crown Prince. If he killed Chen Fan, it would prove that he surpassed Shark Crown Prince and Chen Fan in strength.

To Jing Kai, Shark Crown Prince’s death merely proved that the shark was overrated and unworthy of his former fame.

“Oh? You’re Young Master Whale, Jing Kai?” Only now did Chen Fan fully understand.

This tall man before his eyes was Young Master Whale, Jing Kai, a figure on par with people like Shark Crown Prince. No wonder he acted so overbearingly.

Although the opposite party was a young master-level figure, Chen Fan had no fear. He said indifferently, “Jing Kai, I can give you a chance to leave...”

Chen Fan wasn’t afraid of Jing Kai, but the sea whale tribe was another king-level force no weaker than the deep-sea giant shark tribe, after all.

He had already offended the deep-sea giant shark tribe. If the sea whale tribe also became his mortal enemy, leaving the Chaotic Demon Sea Region would be many times more troublesome.

“Cut the nonsense and hand over the Soul Nascent Grass. Otherwise, today will be the day you die!” Jing Kai said curtly.

Chen Fan shrugged and said, “Why force this? I was actually inclined to give your sea whale tribe some face, yet you insist on courting death. Besides, treasures choose their owners. Only the fated can claim them. You should understand that much.”

“What dogshit principle! I only believe that whoever’s fist is bigger is the boss!” Jing Kai said coldly, his gaze icy. A venomous light flickered in his eyes.

“Even if we’re comparing fists,” Chen Fan replied calmly, “yours might not be larger than mine.”

“Hmph, I’ve heard enough of your drivel. Since you refuse to hand it over, go die!”

Jing Kai moved without further warning. His demonic saber hacked down toward Chen Fan, the strike so fierce it seemed capable of cleaving heaven and earth, its speed staggering.

The saber light flashed past Chen Fan, but no fresh blood spattered. It was only his afterimage.

Boom!

Simultaneously, Chen Fan appeared above Jing Kai, his aura boiling as he clenched his fist and smashed down like a star.

“Break!” Jing Kai shouted, raising his hand and unleashing a slash that could split Yin and Yang, tearing Chen Fan’s fist force apart.

“Spit out what you took from me!”

Jing Kai strode forth, charging toward Chen Fan with overwhelming saber qi as his demonic saber hummed.

He unleashed nine slashes consecutively, each of them containing the power to kill a seventh-level Immortal Platform realm, sealing off the space around Chen Fan.

“Let’s see if your demonic saber is sharper or my demonic sword is more powerful!” Chen Fan said coldly.

He drew his sword in one smooth motion. Countless sword rays burst forth, colliding head-on with the incoming saber light that tore through the sky.

Bang, bang, bang!

In the blink of an eye, Chen Fan exchanged hundreds of moves with Jing Kai, setting terrifying storms that destroyed everything around them.

Through their exchange, Chen Fan realized that Jing Kai’s strength was above that of the Shark Crown Prince.

It seemed that among the young master-level figures, Young Master Whale, who seldom showed himself, was the most unfathomable one.

The commotion here drew the attention of the people in the vicinity, prompting them to send their immortal wills over to probe the situation.

“Isn’t that Young Master Whale?

Tsk tsk

, what amazing strength.”

“Who’s the person fighting him? Only fifth-level Immortal Platform realm cultivation, but he’s holding his own against Jing Kai. This is unbelievable.”

“It’s Chen Fan, the audacious guy who ripped off Shark Crown Prince at Sunny Day’s auction.”

“I heard that Shark Crown Prince led a group of people down to the fifth level a little over three months ago to find trouble with Chen Fan. He actually made it up to the sixth level. Did Shark Crown Prince miss him?”

“Who knows...”

The crowd was shocked to see Chen Fan holding his own against a young master-level figure like Jing Kai.