Chapter 1609 - Killing Fairy Crimson Lightning

“Stop!” A furious roar thundered in from beyond the city walls. The sound alone shredded the clouds overhead, dispersing them into nothingness.

Chen Fan had returned.

After more than half a month, he had finally returned from the Chaotic Demon Sea. But the first thing that greeted him was a scene of devastation unfolding within Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor.

He was still too late!

Boom, tch!

A blade of sword light tore through space, moving so fast it was nearly invisible, cleaving straight toward the Crimson Lightning Sect’s ranks.

“Audacious!”

The gazes of the two vice sect leaders at the seventh-level Immortal Platform realm turned sharp, and they immediately stepped in.

Their resistance was meaningless. The sword light shattered their defenses on contact and blasted both men backward, blood spraying through the air as they were sent flying.

“Crimson Lightning Sect, you’re courting death!” Chen Fan roared furiously, rage surging from him without restraint. In the blink of an eye, he crossed the distance and appeared above Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor. Sword light erupted in all directions, cutting down toward the enemy below.

“How dare you!”

Xue Da’s expression changed.

If he did nothing, everyone he had brought would be slaughtered in moments.

Bang, bang, bang!

Xue Da waved his halberd, colliding with the sword qi Chen Fan had unleashed in the air. Crackling noises rang out nonstop, like countless firecrackers detonating at once.

Seeing Chen Fan, boundless hatred radiated from Fairy Crimson Lightning’s eyes.

“Chen Fan!”

She could never forget how Chen Fan had stolen the Phoenix Flame Immortal Fruit from behind her back. Nor could she forget Elder Wan and Granny Hua sacrificing themselves so she could escape.

That hatred had been fermenting for far too long.

The severely injured Gongsun Jing and the others also saw Chen Fan and called out weakly.

“Chen Fan...”

Chen Fan swept a glance across the Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor. The scene was too tragic.

More than half of their immortal realm experts had died, and those below that realm had suffered even worse.

Ma Xinglong, Li Mu, and the other familiar faces he once fought beside were nowhere to be seen. Only the lingering fluctuations of their auras remained.

Chen Fan clenched his fists so hard that they cracked out loud.

Crack! Crack!

He had assumed that the Crimson Lightning Sect would lay an ambush for him in the Chaotic Demon Sea; unexpectedly, Fairy Crimson Lightning had followed the trail back here, turning her blade on Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor.

“I... I’ve returned...”

But I returned too late.

Gongsun Jing smiled bitterly and said weakly, “You shouldn’t have come back.”

Returning was no different from sending himself to death.

Killing intent flooded Chen Fan’s eyes.

“I gave you my word,” he said coldly. “I found the Soul Nascent Grass. This debt will be paid in blood. The Crimson Lightning Sect will not leave here alive.”

Chen Fan slowly turned around. His gaze swept across Xue Da and the others, pausing momentarily on Fairy Crimson Lightning.

Meeting his gaze, Fairy Crimson Lightning couldn’t help but feel a chill in her heart.

What kind of a gaze was that? It could freeze a person’s soul.

For a fleeting moment, regret surfaced. Regret for provoking Chen Fan.

However, she crushed the thought immediately. Being intimidated by him was humiliating.

Although she was no match for Chen Fan, she was accompanied by her father, two seventh-level Immortal Platform realm vice sect leaders, and the elites of the Crimson Lightning Sect. Chen Fan had no chance of surviving.

Still thinking of revenge?

How delusional!

“You bastard,” Fairy Crimson Lightning shrieked. “I warned you. You’ll pay for Elder Wan and Granny Hua with your life!”

She couldn’t wait to tear Chen Fan into pieces.

He ignored her words, and his gaze instead fell on Xue Da, an eighth-level Immortal Platform realm great expert.

Two years ago, even with the Nine Immortals Bell, Chen Fan would have stood no chance.

But that was the past.

Thump!

Chen Fan stepped forward. The sound felt like it struck directly against the hearts of the Crimson Lightning Sect members, making many of them instinctively recoil.

“You people, all of you, will die here!” Chen Fan’s cold voice rang out.

He didn’t waste time talking. The moment he stepped forth, his aura erupted, causing Xue Da’s pupils to contract violently.

Peak fifth-level Immortal Platform realm cultivation, but his aura... how powerful!

Swish, swish.

The two vice sect leaders staggered back to Xue Da’s side, faces grim. A single distant slash had blasted them away.

“Sect Leader...”

“I’ll handle this. You provide support.”

Xue Da’s eyes shone brilliantly. From that exchange alone, he understood that no one apart from him was a match for Chen Fan.

He wasted no words.

“Die!”

Although Chen Fan was only in the peak fifth-level Immortal Platform realm, he gave off an inexplicable pressure that forced him to take Chen Fan seriously. Otherwise, he was likely to face defeat.

Boom, tch!

Xue Da stepped forth, the heavens trembling as the halberd in his hand transformed into a streak of killing light, stabbing toward Chen Fan’s face like a ferocious dragon.

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes. A bell’s chime echoed. Then, sacred immortal light blossomed, and nine immortal souls circled him. The bell chimes rang out continuously.

“Get lost!”

He had quickly activated the Nine Immortals Bell, empowering himself.

Although his combat strength was already on par with an eighth-level Immortal Platform realm, taking down Xue Da still wouldn’t be easy. And he was surrounded by enemies ready to swarm him at any moment.

Holding back was pointless. He would crush them outright.

Clenching his fist, he punched, shaking heaven and earth.

With a loud boom, Xue Da’s attack shattered. The terrifying fist force continued forth and slammed into him, sending him flying.

“Sect Leader!”

“Father!”

Fairy Crimson Lightning and the others’ expressions changed drastically at the sight.

Xue Da had been sent flying in a single exchange, nearly causing their eyes to pop out of their sockets.

Swish!

Chen Fan stepped forth once more, arriving in front of Fairy Crimson Lightning instantly.

“You,

ugh, ugh

...” She was astonished. Then, Chen Fan grabbed her by the neck and lifted her.

“You escaped once at the herbal garden, but you didn’t cherish it. Today, who can save you?” Chen Fan’s icy voice rang in Fairy Crimson Lightning’s ears, causing her soul to tremble.

Although Chen Fan’s voice sounded remarkably calm, Fairy Crimson Lightning could clearly feel the killing intent coming from his palm.

Xue Da’s expression changed drastically.

“You beast, you dare?!”

The vice sect leaders’ expressions also darkened, and they demanded furiously, “Let go of Young Miss!”

Snap!

The sound of breaking bone echoed across the battlefield.