Unrivaled Martial Emperor-Chapter 1427 - Destroying the Heavenly Falcon Alliance
Bang!
Despite fighting back with all his might, Fan Tianying was still having difficulty holding on. Finally, he understood how Chen Fan had managed to survive the pursuit from the masses until now, while simultaneously growing stronger.
Every breakthrough Chen Fan achieved was equivalent to a metamorphosis. When he was still in the peak late-stage Void Immortal realm, his combat strength was only comparable to an eighth-stage half-immortal at most. Before Fan Tianying, all Chen Fan could do was take a beating.
However, after just one breakthrough, Chen Fan’s combat strength had undergone a complete transformation, surpassing Fan Tianying and leaving him on the defensive.
To put things in perspective: as a true prodigy, Fan Tianying’s status and bloodline were exceptional. When he had advanced from the late-stage to the peak Void Immortal realm, his strength had also grown tremendously; however, compared to Chen Fan’s growth, it was nothing.
In contrast, every time Chen Fan broke through, his strength soared. No wonder the sixth- and seventh-stage half-immortals had once chased him effortlessly; now, they were on the run from him.
“This...”
“This is unbelievable. Chen Fan’s strength increased so much after his breakthrough! He is even suppressing a peak eighth-stage half-immortal now. Is his combat strength now comparable to a ninth-stage half-immortal?”
“This... can’t be! The ninth-stage half-immortal realm is already the limit of this transitional stage. The only difference between the ninth-stage half-immortal and an Immortal Platform expert is just the absence of an immortal platform. I am sure a ninth-stage half-immortal could suppress Fan Tianying with just a flick of their finger. So, Chen Fan shouldn’t be at that level yet, but he’s very close.”
“Now that Chen Fan is this powerful, only the Five Absolutes can target him.”
The corner of the crowd’s eyes twitched when they saw Chen Fan beating Fan Tianying to a pulp.
The switch-up happened too quickly. Chen Fan went from being helpless and unable to counter to now forcing Fan Tianying to take the blows.
Chen Fan seized another opening and beat Fan Tianying brutally, leaving his face covered in blood.
“Owww.”
Just as the crowd had speculated, although Chen Fan’s strength hadn’t reached the level of a ninth-stage half-immortal, it was not far off. Otherwise, he couldn’t have suppressed Fan Tianying.
Fan Tianying was sent flying back, looking incredibly pitiful.
“Damn it, why the hell are you people still standing around? Attack together, slaughter him!”
Now, he had no choice but to accept the cruel reality: he couldn’t handle Chen Fan alone.
His shout brought the Heavenly Falcon Alliance members out of their stupor, and they immediately struck out one after another.
The Heavenly Falcon Alliance had another eighth-stage half-immortal besides Fan Tianying. He was also ranked on the Immortal Conferral Leaderboard, but he was outside the top fifty.
They also had six seventh-stage half-immortals and numerous half-immortals below the seventh-stage. Without a party this strong, they couldn’t have joined the ranks of the ancient realm’s top forces. And when such a force attacked in unison, their momentum was overwhelming.
“Get lost!” Chen Fan roared fiercely. Layers of golden light swept out from him. His terrifying aura collided with the oncoming energy streams and set off rolling thunder, as if the apocalypse itself had been summoned.
“Damn it, don’t underestimate our Heavenly Falcon Alliance! Today, you will die at our hands. Accept your fate!” roared the other eighth-stage half-immortal of the Heavenly Falcon Alliance. Endless aura of darkness boiled over and swept out, blasting toward Chen Fan’s back.
Without even glancing back, Chen Fan pivoted sharply and unleashed a single punch.
“Ah!” The skinny man’s complexion instantly paled, and he spewed a mouthful of fresh blood. He looked at Chen Fan, his gaze filled with disbelief. That seemingly normal punch had crippled his hand.
The crowd might not have understood what had happened, but he did. He had felt it firsthand. Chen Fan seemingly hadn’t even exerted any force; it was as if he’d simply stood there, letting the man collide with a wall of steel. Rather than saying Chen Fan broke his arm, it was more accurate to say the man had shattered it himself.
After all, force is equal and opposite. So, one must bear the recoil of whatever strength one unleashes, unless that power completely transfers into the opponent, like the saying, “force penetrating through to the other side of the paper.” In that ideal case, all energy would pass through, leaving none to rebound.
However, the force of his punch didn’t penetrate Chen Fan at all. Instead, it was like he had struck a steel wall, receiving the full recoil of it. The recoil snapped back into him with devastating impact.
“How is this possible? How could you be this strong? I’m an eighth-stage half-immortal!”
He finally understood why Fan Tianying was in such a miserable state.
He had assumed that as an eighth-stage half-immortal, even if he couldn’t defeat Chen Fan, he could, at least, hold his own. Yet, Chen Fan crushed him with laughable ease.
It wasn’t that Fan Tianying was weak or undeserving of his fame; on the contrary, he was formidable. But after his breakthrough, Chen Fan’s power had soared far beyond theirs.
“Why are you making a fuss? I could have killed you with one finger if we were on the same cultivation level,” Chen Fan said indifferently and threw another punch, producing a sonic boom.
The skinny man’s defenses collapsed under that blow; the strike even left a mark on his immortal artifact before slamming into his chest. Bones cracked like breaking timber, and he shot out like a cannonball, tearing through several mountains on his way and disappearing into the distance.
“Die!”
Chen Fan threw himself forward like a falcon swooping down on its prey. He rushed into the midst of the Heavenly Falcon Alliance members and started a massacre.
Not even an eighth-stage half-immortal could withstand one of his blows, so the lesser martial artists were even less prepared. Their numerical advantage meant nothing once Chen Fan cut directly into their formation. He fragmented their coordination and exploited every opening to deadly effect.
“Ahhh!”
Fresh blood spurted wildly as screams rang out one after another.
No matter if it was a seventh-stage half-immortal or a Void Immortal, they made no difference to Chen Fan. It was only a matter of... one punch.
Before long, half of the Heavenly Falcon Alliance lay slain.
Fan Tianying finally drew a shallow breath. Watching his forces butchered with ruthless efficiency, rage warped his face. His eyes bulged as fury and disbelief collided.
