Chapter 1668 - Smashed into Meat Paste

Rumble!

The illusory formation shrouding the entire mountainside shattered completely. The crowd’s gazes shifted toward Chen Fan, fear flickering unmistakably in their eyes.

And where did this powerful figure come from?

Earlier, many had tried to break the formation. The Illusory Moon Sect’s people had claimed that this was only an ordinary illusory formation, but no one could destroy it. The formation was interwoven with the terrain itself, as if opposing heaven and earth.

However, Chen Fan easily shattered the formation with a single grab and a crushing smash, making it seem like it was indeed only an ordinary illusory formation.

“Where is this? Why am I still here? I’ve clearly reached the top!”

The tall, burly man trapped within the formation finally regained his senses. Seeing that he was still standing midway along the mountain path, confusion washed over his face.

The man shook his head in confusion. A rogue cultivator close to him quickly filled him in on the situation.

“What? You bastards actually dared to scheme against me!”

The big guy flew into a rage and swung his spiked club at once, his towering aura like a mountain, smashing down violently.

Bang!

One of the short, sturdy youth’s companions was struck head-on. His skull caved in instantly, red and white splattering as he crumpled in a gruesome mess.

“Charge, kill him!” roared the rest of the group.

Before they could charge forward, however, the enraged burly man had already charged forward, roaring. His spiked club crashed down with earth-shattering force, unleashing a force that even a mid-level Immortal King couldn’t withstand.

“Trying to run?”

Seeing the group trying to flee to the summit in terror, the burly man struck with even greater ferocity.

Bang, bang, bang!

With a few swings, the burly man smashed the rogue cultivators into meat paste.

“

Roar

!” roared the burly man to the sky like a terrifying wild beast, sending a chill down everyone’s spines.

Whispers erupted across the crowd.

“So strong. What exactly is this barbarian’s background? How could he be this terrifying?”

“

Hiss

, damn, there’s someone this strong among us rogue cultivators? Bloody hell, which deep mountain did this beast crawl out from?”

The burly man approached Chen Fan and said in a deep voice, “I heard you broke the illusory formation earlier and saved me?”

“It’s no trouble.” Chen Fan smiled. He could tell that the burly man was at least a top-level Immortal King realm expert. Even if he couldn’t see through the illusory formation, he should not have been toyed with so easily. At worst, brute force alone would have sufficed to break the formation.

“Hehe. Regardless, you helped me. If not for you, I’d still be trapped like a fool. Damn it, the formation was set up by the Illusory Moon Sect’s people, right? I’ll wring off their head later and use it as my chamber pot!” said the burly man savagely.

“Hahaha, good idea.” Chen Fan laughed out loud.

“Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Ju Ye. What’s your name?”

“Chen Fan.”

“Good. You’re my friend now.”

Qing Chan warned, “Big guy, they’ll surely come find trouble with you again. You'd better watch out.”

Ju Ye smiled at her kindly. He had also heard about Qing Chan calling out to him.

“What’s there to fear? If they don’t come to me, I’ll find them. They dared trick me. I’ll kill them all.”

Without the illusory formation blocking their path, the crowd made their way to the summit. It was only then that they found out that the mountain summit was already packed with people. They were spread out, and numbered over ten thousand at a glance.

They were the finest among the rogue cultivators, scattered across the area. Several stood out sharply, like cranes among chickens: a woman in green cultivating the sword Dao, and a young man in his mid-twenties radiating confidence.

Other than these rogue cultivators, Chen Fan also spotted Wei Tianxiang standing proudly among the crowd expressionlessly. A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, seemingly looking down on the rogue cultivators.

Yet Wei Tianxiang was not the only focal point. Aside from him, there were two others who subtly stood out. One of them was a young master in elegant robes, and the other a woman in a fiery dress.

“Hmph. Li Yuntian,” Wei Tianxiang sneered. “Weren’t you boasting about your illusory formation? How did it still end up broken?”

“

Hmph

, mere coincidence.” Li Yuntian glanced at Chen Fan’s group, radiating hostility.

Ju Ye snapped immediately and charged forward with his spiked club.

“So, you’re the son of a bitch who laid down that formation and tricked me!”

“Who are you, you barbarian?” Li Yuntian scoffed.

“The one who’ll take your life!”

Ju Ye struck, swinging his spiked club in an instant.

Boom!

The spiked club landed on the ground next to Li Yuntian. A crater hundreds of meters wide exploded outward, the plaza sinking several meters deep.

Hiss!

The crowd nearby sucked in a breath of cold air.

𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

For context, the plaza was paved with a special type of stone. It would already be impressive to leave a mark on its surface, not to mention shattering it apart. Just how terrifying was his strength?

“How, how could this be? How did he miss?” Qing Chan covered her mouth in disbelief.

“That’s right. How could he possibly miss? Does he have bad eyesight? That must be it. Otherwise, he couldn’t have remained unaware after walking into an illusory formation.”

“This is unbelievable.”

The crowd was stunned.

Chen Fan spoke calmly. “He didn’t miss. His vision was deceived.”

“What do you mean?” Qing Chan didn’t understand.

“Li Yuntian carved an illusory formation onto himself. Anyone attacking him can’t perceive his true position.”

Realization dawned across the crowd.

“You want to hit me? You still have a long way to go.” Li Yuntian sneered coldly after his initial shock faded, and his figure soon faded from sight.

Swish.

When he reappeared, he was behind Ju Ye, wearing a savage smile. He thrust his sword forward. The sword light split up into countless sword silhouettes in the void magnificently, like a dream.

“Big guy, watch out! He’s behind you!” warned Qing Chan hurriedly.

However, it was too late to dodge. The strike tore across Ju Ye’s back, carving a long gash as blood sprayed violently.

Ju Ye reacted quickly, sweeping his spiked club in an instant like lightning, ignoring his injury. However, his attack missed. The spiked club passed through Li Yuntian.

The crowd was shocked once more.

“How is that possible?”

Someone exclaimed in shock, “This is... the Illusory Moon Sect’s Cloud Body Technique! It’s said that its name was derived from the elusive white clouds. The disciples who have learned it are extremely difficult to kill. Pinpointing them alone is nearly impossible!”

Swoosh!

Li Yuntian’s sword moved like lightning, slicing Ju Ye once more, covering him in blood.

“A barbarian like you dares to oppose me?”

Chen Fan watched quietly. Ju Ye seemed oddly restrained, but anyone who dared join the Immortals Assembly would never be so simple. He must have something up his sleeve.

As expected, Ju Ye stood strong like a titan, enduring strike after strike.

“Ninety-six strikes. You left ninety-six wounds on me. Just one hit. I just need to hit you once!” Ju Ye roared as another wound appeared on him. His flesh tore apart, causing fresh blood to spurt forth.

Li Yuntian landed his attack, revealing his figure in an instant, and Ju Ye locked onto him. His blood ignited, erupting into a terrifying aura. The spiked club pierced the void as it descended.

“Since I can’t find your cowardly true form, I’ll just shatter everything!” Ju Ye roared, his spiked club radiating endless divine light and shattering the void.

Bang!

Li Yuntian’s figure solidified midair as the club smashed into his chest.

Swoosh.

He flew out like a cannonball, producing a piercing wind-breaking noise.

Bang, bang, bang...

Li Yuntian crashed heavily onto the ground several times and rolled to the side.

Everyone watching was stunned.

One strike. It took just one strike.

It was exactly as Ju Ye had said. Regardless of how many hits he took, Ju Ye needed to hit just once to take his life.

“I finally vented my anger,” Ju Ye said indifferently, not pressing his attack.

The area fell silent.

Just as everyone thought the battle was over, Wei Tianxiang couldn’t contain himself any longer.

“You, do you dare to fight?”

All of a sudden, everyone’s gazes turned to Chen Fan, wondering who he was.

Wei Tianxiang had punished several fools who dared to provoke him when he arrived. Backed by the Limitless Star Palace, many clung to him eagerly.

“You?” Chen Fan glanced at Wei Tianxiang. The corner of his lips curled up in mockery, and he sent out a palm strike.

Rumble!

Heaven and earth shook violently. A terrifying palm strike swept toward Wei Tianxiang as if it were shattering the space, moving as fast as lightning.

“You’re courting death!” Wei Tianxiang roared furiously. Endless starry light surged from him, turning into resplendent stars and swirling around him.

However, when Chen Fan’s Hand of Demon crashed down, the stars shattered easily like tofu one after another, unable to withstand a single blow.

“What?” Wei Tianxiang’s expression changed drastically, revealing a look of horror.

Rumble!

Before he could react to it, all the stars around him shattered, and the Hand of Demon smashed down violently, shaking the entire plaza and raising dust clouds that went up to ten thousand feet.

When the dust settled, the crowd stood frozen in shock.

A large palm print was left on the ground, and at the center of the palm print was a puddle of blood and meat paste.

Wei Tianxiang was smashed into meat paste with a single palm strike. It was even more shocking than Ju Ye heavily injuring Li Yuntian with a single strike.