Chapter 494 - Last Minute Breakthrough

Duan Jingtian sauntered out of the storm.

“Chen Fan, how do you wish to die?”

The fierce storm couldn’t come within ten meters of him, as if that space was a forbidden zone.

Wielding the divine halberd in hand, Duan Jingtian’s aura was unparalleled. His voice shook the universe.

Countless eyes were fixed on him, trembling.

Indeed, the outcome was clear.

After Duan Jingtian revealed his true cultivation, the battle became one-sided. Chen Fan was outmatched and mercilessly crushed, left battered and bruised.

Chen Fan wasn’t weak—Duan Jingtian was just too strong. His strength could seemingly induce despair in anyone.

“Alliance Leader has won!”

“Alliance Leader is invincible!”

“Invincible! Invincible!”

The alliance members jumped in excitement. Just as they had believed, their leader was a god among them mortals.

He was unrivaled.

What happened to that monstrous genius Chen Fan? He was crushed like an ant, left to regret his choices in front of Duan Jingtian.

The merit elder, Elder Liehuo, and the others also looked ecstatic.

Wei Buyu’s camp, in stark contrast, appeared pale and lifeless, as if painted in shades of gray.

Duan Jingtian approached slowly, the Purgatory Divine Halberd in his hand radiating divine light. With each step, the pressure on everyone grew; they felt a mounting weight on their hearts.

Chen Fan was drenched in blood. His physique was as strong as a Grade-3 or Grade-4 treasure, yet Duan Jingtian’s attack had shattered his Strength of Myriad Elephants. The ancient giant elephants roared as they disintegrated, and the otherworldly space-time shattered.

A terrifying halberd light rushed over. It carried a berserk strength that tore Chen Fan’s flesh open, leaving him a bloodied figure. It was a pitiful sight.

The destructive force within the halberd light wreaked havoc inside him. If not for him suppressing and refining the force with the Heaven Seizing Furnace, his injuries would have been even worse. Nonetheless, the halberd strike had heavily wounded him.

“

Cough, cough

.” Chen Fan coughed, blood dripping from the corners of his mouth. He raised his head slightly, watching as Duan Jingtian slowly approached him. Chilling light gathered in his eyes.

He had given everything he had, yet he lost to Duan Jingtian’s halberd.

Now, what should he do?

Duan Jingtian’s expression remained indifferent, showing no joy in victory.

He advanced unhurriedly, like a hunter savoring the moment as his prey marinated in fear. He intended not only to kill Chen Fan but also to break his spirit, delivering a blow to him both physically and mentally.

“Anything else left? No? I could have killed you then, and I can still kill you now. Nothing has changed. You've always been nothing more than an ant I can crush at any moment.” Duan Jingtian’s icy voice resounded.

“You thought you could defeat me after advancing to the eighth level? To think you were this foolish and na?ve... I, Duan Jingtian, am a god among men. An ant like you dares to provoke me? You’re truly courting death!”

With every step, Duan Jingtian spoke, aiming to break Chen Fan’s spirit with his words.

Chen Fan remained impassive, the chilling light in his eyes growing deeper. He slowly stood up straight and looked at Duan Jingtian with an icy gaze. He took a deep breath and shouted, “Open!”

An earth-shaking aura burst from Chen Fan, shaking the area.

Thump!

Simultaneously, Chen Fan lifted his leg and took a step forward.

Boom, boom!

With each step, his aura grew fiercer and more intense.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Chen Fan’s aura grew increasingly stronger, like boiling water, causing the entire space to tremble.

This scene left the crowd in disbelief.

Does Chen Fan still have a trump card left to turn the situation around?

Duan Jingtian paused. He sensed the powerful aura erupting from Chen Fan, and he frowned, eyes flickering with a stern light.

“

Hmph

, trying to be mysterious. I’ll send you on your way now!”

A bad premonition surfaced in Duan Jingtian’s mind. Narrowing his eyes, he shot forward with icy killing intent, leaving several afterimages. He appeared in front of Chen Fan in a flash.

Purgatory manifested on the tip of his halberd. Wrapped with terrifying strength, Duan Jingtian stabbed it toward Chen Fan’s head, hoping to end him once and for all.

“

Roar

!” However, Chen Fan suddenly roared toward the sky. His aura peaked instantly.

He punched out fiercely. A terrifying fist light appeared as if to shatter the universe, colliding with Duan Jingtian’s Purgatory Divine Halberd.

“Get lost!” Chen Fan roared, his voice shaking the sky.

His terrifying strength smashed the oncoming Purgatory to bits. A river of power manifested, slamming into Duan Jingtian and making his protective true primeval shield explode.

Pfft!

Duan Jingtian was sent flying back, spewing blood repeatedly as he tumbled.

Chen Fan did not give chase. He roared to the skies once more, his aura booming like a flood. Monstrous waves of energy shot out in all directions.

“What’s going on?”

“What’s happening to Chen Fan?”

“Is he breaking through in his cultivation?”

The crowd was astonished, their faces full of doubts.

Chen Fan had been at an absolute disadvantage, on the verge of being killed by Duan Jingtian. However, he suddenly burst forth with a surge in power, destroying Duan Jingtian’s killing move in one punch and sending him flying.

This stunned everyone. They couldn’t believe what they had seen.

Rolling sound waves burst out from Chen Fan’s mouth, tearing the air apart. His aura reached a pinnacle, and a terrifying pressure erupted from him.

This pressure did not stem from his cultivation but from his physique.

It turns out that Chen Fan’s Myriad Elephants Divine Art had advanced to the fourteenth layer. He had long since reached the peak of the thirteenth layer and had failed to reach the fourteenth—until now.

However, under the pressure of death earlier, Chen Fan had broken free of the shackles and completed his metamorphosis.

“Hahaha, hahaha!”

A surge of strength flowed inside him. Chen Fan felt like he could now shatter an ancient divine mountain with a punch and kill a high-level Core Formation realm martial artist with a flick of his finger.

“Good, very good. Duan Jingtian, the battle has just begun!” Chen Fan kicked off fiercely. With a rumble, the air exploded as he instantly soared out.

Rumble.

His terrifying speed tore the air apart, producing a thunderous sound. It was as if the sun was violently crashing toward Duan Jingtian.