Chapter 729 - Second-Level Heavenly Star

Shi Zhonglou’s blond hair fluttered, reflecting blinding golden light.

He pointed at Chen Fan and said, “Brat, I advise you not to stubbornly resist. Surrounded by so many experts, you can’t escape alive. Submit to our noble demon race now and become a demon servant if you want to live. Otherwise, you won’t even make it to hell!”

Xue Ming and the other demons closed in, their auras erupting and sealing the void, cutting off Chen Fan’s escape.

They knew of his terrifying strength from Xue Ming, and now that he had advanced to the Heavenly Star realm and survived such deadly trials, they dared not underestimate him.

“Demon race...” Chen Fan showed no panic despite their encirclement. He said slowly, “You must know what’s happening in the Little Demon Realm. This is the rookies’ Demon Hunting Competition. I was just wondering where to find demons who escaped the academy’s net, and now you’ve come straight to my doorstep. Very good.”

Suddenly, Chen Fan attacked. In a flash, he appeared in front of Shi Zhonglou and threw a punch.

Bang!

The punch seemed to collapse the pillars of heaven, shattering space itself. The skies crumbled, and the world seemed to fall apart.

When that force fell on Shi Zhonglou, despite his sixth-level Heavenly Star realm cultivation, his spine bent with cracking noises; he couldn’t even lift his head.

“Not good!”

Shi Zhonglou felt the wind from Chen Fan’s punch; it was like a mountain. His fist’s intent was like the heavens, his punch heavy as the thick earth. The demonic primeval around him showed signs of crumbling. [1]

He roared, “Mad Lion’s Raging Fist!”

Clenching his fists, golden light pierced through the void, and the silhouette of a majestic lion appeared behind Shi Zhonglou, its roar shaking the heavens.

His punch carried a divine fury, a rage so intense it spread to those around him, inciting their own anger. The impact of his punch echoed like the roars of lions, threatening to split heaven and earth as if it could create a world of its own.

However, Chen Fan’s punch was even fiercer!

Having overcome his heavenly star tribulation, his fist art now carried the weight of heaven's thick earth, forged in the Black Yellow Tribulation.

When Chen Fan struck, the power of heaven and earth surged toward him, vast and boundless. The sheer force of his blow shattered the sky itself.

It was vast and boundless.

Bang!

Shi Zhonglou’s golden light extinguished inch by inch as Chen Fan’s power surged. He staggered back, his palm splitting open, golden blood streaming from the wound. He stared in disbelief, injured by Chen Fan's overwhelming might.

“Do it, slaughter this bastard together!”

Xue Ming and the other demon experts didn’t expect Chen Fan would suddenly launch an attack on Shi Zhonglou, and even knock him back, injuring him. The shock brought them back to their senses, and they rushed toward Chen Fan with a roar.

The demons surrounded Chen Fan. Demonic qi surged from them. Their demonic qi surged as dark primeval energy radiated from them. A storm of black demonic light bombarded Chen Fan, annihilating everything in its path.

Golden light surged violently from Chen Fan, channeling his strength and qi to the limit. His terrifying powers erupted with no reservation.

Chen Fan's fists danced as his Flood Dragon Fist Scripture unleashed several golden flood dragons, shattering Xue Ming and the others’ attacks. He moved through space, faster than lightning.

“Ah!”

A miserable cry rang out. Chen Fan killed a horse-headed demon with a single finger, his terrifying power piercing deep into the demon’s soul and extinguishing all vitality.

Shi Zhonglou roared, “Lion Clan Absolute Killing, Heavenly Lion’s Roar of Fury!”

Roar!

A deafening wave of sonic force burst from his mouth. The lion clan’s roars, their ultimate weapon, could make all beasts submit.

“Heavenly Law Earthly Elephant!”

Xiang Wanxu pushed his bloodline power to the limit. He grew tall and imposing, exuding a fierce aura.

A colossal pitch-black divine elephant, towering a hundred thousand feet, appeared behind him. It raised its leg, capable of crushing the heavens, and stomped down, shattering the space around Chen Fan.

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

“Sharks on the Hunt!”

Several bloodthirsty ancient demon sharks appeared in the demonic sea behind Sha Tunhai, biting at Chen Fan. Their sharp, saw-like teeth crushed the space.

The demon experts launched their unique clan arts simultaneously.

Realizing Chen Fan was injuring and overpowering Shi Zhonglou, they attacked with full force, determined to kill him before he could regain control.

“Strength, burst forth!”

Suddenly, Chen Fan’s aura erupted. His power surged as rumbling noises, like a raging furnace, echoed from within him. His strength exploded, soaring to new heights.

Shi Zhonglou immediately realized the danger.

“Not good, he’s trying to break through to the second-level Heavenly Star realm. We cannot let him succeed. He is already so strong; if his cultivation increases by another level, none of us will stand a chance!”

“There’s no way he’ll succeed. Facing all of our ultimate killing moves, he will be blasted to pieces and be left without a burial place!” Sha Tunhai said coldly.

“He’s still too weak to withstand our attacks. That’s why he’s forcing a breakthrough, but it’s hopeless.”

Rumble!

Nine demon experts gathered and launched a powerful strike that destroyed the ages.

Even Chen Fan, powerful as he was, spat blood repeatedly under their onslaught.

There was still a lot of energy inside him that he hadn’t refined. The energy of fifty pieces of hell ore was too abundant.

Breaking through to the Heavenly Star realm used up less than two-thirds of it. He still had a significant amount of energy inside his body.

Chen Fan had intended to refine it gradually, but the situation left him no choice. Shi Zhonglou and the others besieged him relentlessly, and while his Hegemonic Golden Body was immensely powerful, it wasn’t enough to turn the tide. He needed to boost his strength.

Boom, boom!

Chen Fan raised his defense, forming a golden bell cocoon. Then, he refined the energy inside him crazily, causing his aura to become more and more powerful.

Crack, crack...

The sound of his golden bell cocoon breaking apart rang out, and a great destructive force reached Chen Fan.

Xue Ming and the others were overjoyed when they saw the defense cocoon breaking. They roared furiously, “We broke through his defense. Don’t let up, kill him!”

Buzz!

Just as their attacks were approaching him, a divine sound shook.

“It’s too late, your doom comes next!”

Standing at the center, his aura surged to an unstoppable peak, rolling with violent intensity. The true primeval energy inside him roared like the Yangtze River.

He broke through—reaching the second-level Heavenly Star realm!

1. Demonic primeval is the demons’ version of true primeval. ☜