Chapter 352 - Fierce Battle Against Xue Tianhe

Chen Fan pushed Xue Tianhe back with one punch and appeared before Xin Wuming and the others. His aura boiled like a mountain or a sea, making their hearts tremble.

“You want to take him on alone? Are you sure?” Xin Wuming asked, his eyes flickering.

Chen Fan nodded and said, “Don’t worry. If things get dicey, you guys can lend a hand. You go deal with those blood demons first.”

“Alright.” Xin Wuming nodded, seeing Chen Fan’s resolute attitude. He led the others and charged toward the dozen or so blood demons.

Xue Tianhe did not stop them. Even if he wanted to, Chen Fan presented too formidable a challenge to act recklessly against.

Chen Fan’s current strength was evident, judging from how he managed to push Xue Tianhe back with a punch through the air.

“Hoho, how truly unexpected. You really broke through.” Xue Tianhe stepped forward in the air. A dangerous light flashed in his eyes as he stared at Chen Fan like a venomous snake.

“Your body cultivation technique must be really extraordinary. No wonder your vitality is so strong. But that works for me, too. The stronger your vitality is, the faster my cultivation will rise with your fresh blood,” Xue Tianhe declared with self-serving intent, his aura rising to form an imposing pressure aimed at Chen Fan.

Facing Xue Tianhe’s pressure, Chen Fan remained as steadfast as a reef on the ocean floor, unperturbed by the howling currents and crashing waves. Not even his eyelids twitched; he completely ignored it.

Xue Tianhe’s pupils shrunk slightly at the sight. It might seem like a petty trick, but he had intensified his aura and strengthened his pressure to probe Chen Fan’s strength.

Although his cultivation was strong and his talent was extraordinary, Xue Tianhe was well aware of his limits. He was a prudent and cautious person.

He wouldn’t have acted this way had Chen Fan not made his breakthrough; now, Xue Tianhe felt a sense of danger. Thus, he became cautious.

In this world, countless experts had died an unexpected death. All those people share one trait—blind arrogance. They looked down on everything until they could only look up at the sky.

“Do you believe a breakthrough in body cultivation can change your fate? It’s useless. Your breakthrough may have offered them a glimmer of hope, but the higher their expectations, the deeper their despair when I capture you. I love it when people plummet from the clouds to the abyss."

A noise that resembled ghosts wailing came from inside Xue Tianhe.

Woo, woo. Woo, woo, woo...

Whirlwinds erupted around Xue Tianhe, tearing through space as he exuded immense pressure.

“Blood Sea Flips the Heaven!”

A formidable sea of blood surged toward Chen Fan with alarming speed, resembling a bloodthirsty devil eager to feast on him.

Chen Fan remained indifferent, steady as a mountain, and unleashed a punch.

Boom chi!

The punch annihilated the rushing sea of blood. The sea vanished like smoke in thin air.

Thump!

Chen Fan stomped on the air and shot forth like an arrow, leaving a trail of white qi in his wake as he charged toward Xue Tianhe.

“Xue Tianhe, today will be your last day!”

“Bold words.” Xue Tianhe was slightly angered. He also flew toward Chen Fan and collided with him.

Thump, thump, thump...

Chen Fan and Xue Tianhe intertwined in the air, unleashing terrifying qi fluctuations that rippled through the surroundings, causing the air to tremble violently.

A crushing force radiated outward, leaving devastation as it swept across the land, shaking the earth and toppling mountains.

The two fought from the air to the ground, then fought from the ground to the mountains.

Rumble!

A mountain crumbled from their fight. Many boulders the size of houses flew into the air and transformed into dust clouds.

Meanwhile, with Xin Wuming and the others joining the other fight, the dozen or so ordinary blood demons died one after another under the crowd’s siege. It was useless even when the blood demons ignited their primeval force and illusory core—they were blown to bits all the same.

After all, these blood demons weren’t like Xue Tianhe. Surrounded and attacked by Xin Wuming and over a hundred other martial artists, they were completely powerless to resist.

After getting rid of the other blood demons, Xin Wuming and the others directed their gazes toward the two fighting in the air, looking horrified.

“What a terrifying clash.”

Bloody light surged around Xue Tianhe. His aura was unfathomably deep, like an abyss.

On the other hand, Chen Fan moved with the force of ten thousand charging horses, his every movement unleashing a terrifying power that rent the air and shattered the stars. Clashing against Xue Tianhe, he didn’t fall into a disadvantaged position at all.

“How scary. What kind of body cultivation technique does he practice? His strength is like an ancient ferocious beast, shattering the stars.”

“Regardless of his body cultivation technique, our effort wasn’t in vain. He really did it. He can resist Xue Tianhe with his physical strength. We survived.”

“Right, we made it out alive.”

“Hopefully, he will kill Xue Tianhe. Otherwise, given the cultivation speed of blood demons, Xue Tianhe will be a huge threat in the future.”

“......”

Xin Wuming and the others lamented, feeling as if they had returned from a trip to the gates of hell.

The air reverberated with waves of noises as if the very fabric of heaven and earth was being torn asunder. The endless space was like glass, showing cracks everywhere.

Xin Wuming and the others saw the two tall figures in that thin air trying to kill each other, going back and forth. Every move of theirs contained earth-shaking, unfathomable profundity. Their auras could sweep away the entire earth.

Bang!

The two figures burst forth from the maelstrom of destruction high above. Their overwhelming auras caused the heavens and earth to quiver, the stars to tremble, and the sun and moon to pale in comparison.

Xue Tianhe was wielding a blood-colored halberd, its form entwined with vengeful spirits whose mournful cries echoed from the depths of the underworld. Adorning his back was a blood-red cloak adorned with sinister patterns, each representing a blood demon baring its fangs, like the flag of the nation of darkness.

On the other hand, Chen Fan wielded an iron spear with fluid grace, each thrust seeming to pierce through the fabric of time and space. The surrounding qi transformed into thousands of raging dragons, consuming vast swathes of air and reducing them to nothingness.

Their auras, deep as the abyss and boundless as the sea, clashed with the force of two titans. Their exchange of moves caused heaven to fall and the earth to rend, bursting with radiant light.

“To be able to fight a Core Formation realm expert.... Incredible! I never imagined your physical prowess would soar to such heights after your breakthrough. I’ve underestimated you.”

Sweeping out with his blood-colored halberd, he summoned forth a dense cloud of blood qi, shrouding himself in a thick mist of crimson. Simultaneously, he shook, and it seemed like countless space-time fractures had materialized behind him.

Each crack resembled a colossal demonic eye, from which crimson light beams erupted, hurtling toward Chen Fan.