Chapter 449 - Entering Fiendish Corpse Mountain Range Again

The elders' faces paled further at Chen Fan's words.

“You're likely regretting your choices now, but there’s no medicine for regret in this world. You’ll have to pay for your sins. Our Chen Clan’s people are not that easy to mess with!

“Rest assured, soon Elder Liehuo, the Merit Elder, and even Duan Jingtian will join you in hell. I’ll kill them all, one by one!” Chen Fan said indifferently, as those people were nothing in his eyes.

Suddenly, Elder Yingwu launched an attack.

“Go to hell!”

His aura rose to the sky, as he ignited his primeval force. He wanted to take Chen Fan down while his guard was down.

His hand cut through the air, and a brilliant sword light—one like the blazing sun—flew toward Chen Fan.

“Hahahaha.” Elder Yingwu laughed maniacally and said, “Little bastard, you want to kill me? You’re not qualified!”

"Is that so?" Chen Fan's voice was frigid, sending a shiver down Elder Yingwu's spine.

His attack had landed on Chen Fan, but he emerged from it unscathed. Elder Yingwu was horrified and exclaimed in shock, “You... how is that possible?!”

Brushing himself off, Chen Fan mocked, “You couldn’t have harmed me even if you had attacked me with a Grade-3 weapon, let alone a measly hand blade. So, answer this, are you qualified to attack me?”

Elder Yingwu's world plummeted into darkness; soon, a destructive aura erupted from him—he was going to self-destruct.

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and unleashed a palm strike.

A mass of terrifying energy rushed into Elder Yingwu; it destroyed his primeval vessel, his bones, and his tendons.

“Self-destructing in front of me? What a joke!”

Elder Yingwu looked at Chen Fan’s indifferent face. Regret and hatred filled his eyes as their light gradually faded.

Chen Fan’s attack had been so terrifying that not even a Core Formation realm expert would have survived, so apart from destroying Elder Yingwu’s primeval vessel, it even obliterated his vitality.

Bang, bang, bang...

Elder Xiongwu lost all semblance of composure. He knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Chen Fan as if he was pounding garlic, and begged, “Chen Fan, please, don’t kill me. Please spare my worthless life. I’m willing to serve you like a loyal servant—no, I’ll be your slave. All I ask is for you to spare my life. I don’t want to die...”

The onlookers from the Chen Clan watched with mixed emotions.

They remembered Yingwu and Xiongwu’s arrogance and threats. When they had first attacked their clan, they had shown utter disregard for the clan members’ lives, threatening to completely wipe out the clan.

However, before Chen Fan, they were like rats who had seen a cat, trying to escape quickly.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t escape just because they wanted to. Elder Xiongwu was completely scared out of his wits and was kowtowing, begging for mercy.

Chen Fan's gaze remained icy as he looked at Elder Xiongwu.

“Begging for mercy? Be my slave? Are you even worthy? Blood debts need to be repaid in blood.”

If it wasn’t for Chen Fan’s immense strength, they would have massacred his entire clan.

“Fine, I won’t kill you. When I first entered the inner sect, you wanted to conduct a soul search on me. I’ll let you have a taste of your own medicine!”

“No...” His resistance was futile.

Chen Fan placed his palm on Elder Xiongwu’s head, and a terrifying force immediately rushed in.

Elder Xiongwu's screams pierced the air as his eyes rolled back and he convulsed in agony. Soul searching was a cruel method, delving into the depths of a person's soul, inflicting excruciating pain and causing irreparable damage.

Months ago, Yingwu and Xiongwu wanted to subject Chen Fan to this torment, hoping to dig out his secrets.

The miserable screams continued for a minute before Chen Fan retracted his palm, his expression frosty.

Elder Xiongwu’s eyes were soulless. His soul had suffered a heavy blow, and he had turned into an idiot.

Something seemed off about Chen Fan’s expression, so Chen Zhengqing asked, “What did you discover, Xiaofan?”

Chen Fan replied, “Apart from them, other prestigious clans from neighboring cities have also conspired against us under their influence and threats. But rest assured, Father, I'm aware of these clans. They won't escape me."

......

That night was a sleepless one for some cities near Watermoon City.

Chen Fan had wrought havoc upon the traitorous clans. Alone, he stormed these clans, leaving a trail of blood in his wake.

The Watermoon City itself was shaken when it was revealed that even the Lǚ Clan was also involved in this treachery.

Chen Zhengqing led countless armor-clad private troops and experts, rushing into the Lǚ Clan like wolves and tigers. They dragged out the Lǚ Clan members one by one, tied them up, and confiscated their assets amidst the cacophony of their anguished cries.

Throughout the night, fear gripped the hearts of other prestigious clans as they awaited their fate.

In the study, Chen Zhengqing listened to his subordinates’ reports one by one, overseeing the seizure of the Lǚ Clan's assets. He nodded to himself, in a great mood.

A huge crisis was resolved just like that.

Chen Fan returned that very night after dealing with the traitorous clans in the nearby cities. For him, wiping out a prestigious clan was simply too easy.

“Father, I’ve treated Grandfather’s injuries with life essence. He'll recover fully soon. I’ll be going to the Fiendish Corpse Mountain Range to cultivate, but I’ll leave a humanoid true primeval in the clan. I’ll know immediately if something happens.”

Although the clan's crisis was resolved, the threat of another attack from Duan Jingtian loomed. If he remained outside, they would assume he was protecting the clan and wouldn’t attack.

“Xiaofan, you have to be careful when you enter the depths of the Fiendish Corpse Mountain Range,” Chen Zhengqing advised.

He could no longer see through Chen Fan. The depth of Chen Fan’s cultivation surpassed Chen Zhengqing’s by countless times. So, he did not worry too much about Chen Fan’s safety.

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

“Don’t worry.”

Chen Fan stood up. Suddenly, a humanoid true primeval condensed and took shape in front of him. It bore an uncanny resemblance to him, mirroring his every movement flawlessly.

Although it was inferior to the merit elder’s external incarnation, it was much stronger than ordinary humanoid true primeval. It was as strong as those at the third level of the Core Formation realm.

Chen Fan had planned for everything. With his preparations complete, he soared into the sky and vanished from sight with a swift whoosh.