Unrivaled Martial Emperor-Chapter 1488 - Seizing the Void Shuttle

Boom, tch!

Wan Chengyao swung his saber with such force it seemed as if the heavens themselves split apart: air parted on either side, a terrifying saber light swept down, astonishing even ninth-stage half-immortals; the very atmosphere crackled with anticipation.

Chen Fan remained calm as the Heaven and Earth Furnace roared inside him. True primeval surged forth, and he swung his arm like a blade, materializing a flaming saber light that cut through the sky.

Tsss.

Tsss, tsss.

Boom!

Two streaks of earth-shattering saber light collided in the void, grinding fiercely, and ultimately erupted into a terrifying explosion.

Endless waves of qi swept outward, each layer flattening mountain peaks and clearing swathes of vegetation in their relentless advance.

Suddenly, two Dao diagrams cut through the sky—one upright, one inverted—descending like mountains of fate itself, making Chen Fan’s true primeval and blood show signs of flowing in reverse.

Chen Fan’s gaze turned cold. He pointed his finger into the sky.

A sword lotus blossomed in the void, turning into an unmatched slash that shot forth, falling on the two Dao diagrams and sending them flying.

Suddenly, Chen Fan sensed a deathly intent invading him.

Endless darkness suddenly appeared around Chen Fan, tearing through the air as if it had locked onto his soul. The void itself seemed to be swallowed by an inky shadow.

The endless deathly qi of darkness was like countless nails pinning him to the void, making his soul tremble. The endless deathly qi swept toward him like countless nails descending.

Xie Qingjin’s eyes had turned into two black holes, devouring the space with Chen Fan in it, showing the terrifying might of his ocular powers.

Whoosh.

However, the Bodhi Ancient Tree radiated a clear, bright light, dispersing any force that might cloud Chen Fan’s mind and soul. Chen Fan opened his Eye of Breaking Deception and unleashed a surge of power that shattered all falsehoods, turning into a divine light that pierced through the darkness.

“Ah!” Xie Qingjin let out a miserable scream. Two trails of bloody tears rolled down his cheek. His technique was shattered, and the resulting backlash was immediate.

Chen Fan was ready to finish Xie Qingjin, but before he could strike, an immense silhouette of a divine elephant materialized in the sky. Its colossal form trampled heaven and earth, stomping down on Chen Fan with deadly intent.

Rumble!

The void shook violently. The air collapsed under the divine elephant’s silhouette. A terrifying force swept down, aiming to reduce Chen Fan to a meat paste.

Divine Elephant Tramples the Sky.

Chen Fan was forced to halt his advance. He raised his hand and unleashed a punch. The fist force turned into a ferocious dragon, blazing with fiery flames as it clashed spectacularly against the divine elephant’s image.

Wan Shouyi, Xiao Shaoyun, and Xie Lie also executed their signature moves.

“Break!”

A sharp light flashed across Chen Fan’s eyes. Sword intent surged forth and swept out. Chen Fan turned into a sword and vanished like a dazzling streak of light, cleaving an attack that came from the opposite side.

With a flourish, he waved his hands through the void, birthing endless sacred light between heaven and earth.

These sacred lights turned into countless sharp swords of sacred light, forming a river of radiant blades that churned across the sky.

Chi.

The world fell silent with a single strike.

Chen Fan broke through Wan Shouyi and the others’ attacks and vanished again.

Suddenly, Xuan Yang shouted, “Xue Lie, retreat!”

Xue Lie felt a strong gust blowing against him, sharp as blades, making his cheeks sting. He couldn’t help but be shocked. He unleashed his spatial power, and the Void Shuttle appeared beneath his feet as he prepared to flee.

However, Chen Fan’s icy voice exploded in Xue Lie’s ears, making his muscles tense up.

“You won’t get away.”

Xue Lie could sense the surrounding space getting restrained. All connection to spatial power was lost, and his expression shifted in utter disbelief. How could this be?

He was most proficient in spatial power. Even though the Space Restraining Divine Woo restrained the space, he could still move freely, unaffected by the artifact. Moreover, he had the Void Shuttle, so escaping should have been effortless.

Now, though, space itself felt solid. No spatial power worked; the Void Shuttle was useless.

“Die!”

Chen Fan’s voice rang out like it was the Grim Reaper itself.

In the blink of an eye, Xue Lie’s consciousness was swallowed by darkness; a neat, bloody hole appeared at his glabella.

Chen Fan’s aura faltered just a touch.

Though Xue Lie ranked as an ordinary ninth-stage half-immortal, his mastery of spatial powers made him by far the trickiest to kill. He could escape into the void in an instant; his Void Shuttle, at full throttle, outpaced even Chen Fan at his peak almost tenfold.

In order to kill Xue Lie, Chen Fan executed the first form of the Heaven Interception Finger. That turned heaven and earth into prison, severing the connection between Xue Lie and the surrounding space.

It had taken a sage art, renowned for its massive consumption of energy, just to fell an “ordinary” foe—Xue Lie, in death, should be proud. But Chen Fan, already grievously wounded, paid a heavy price. Unleashing the Heaven Interception Finger left him weaker still.

Of course, taking the Void Shuttle had always been his goal. With mobility crippled by the Space Restraining Divine Wood, Chen Fan now needed the Void Shuttle to regain his speed, so he could turn the tables on Xuan Yang and his allies, sparing himself further struggle. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

With a swish, Chen Fan grabbed the Void Shuttle.

“Xue Lie!”

Xuan Yang was a step too slow. He failed to save Xue Lie and could only watch as the corpse plummeted from the sky.

Xie Qingjin blinked open red-rimmed eyes, shocked to see Chen Fan with the Void Shuttle in hand.

“Not good, he seized the Void Shuttle!”

In the beginning, Chen Fan relied on his unmatched speed to kill Jun Mu and the others like a ghost, sending chills down their spines.

Afterward, they used the Space Restraining Divine Wood to clip his wings and breathe easier.

Now, Chen Fan had seized the Void Shuttle. This was definitely bad news for them. If he reclaimed his original speed with the Void Shuttle, their predicament would only worsen.

Although they had severely injured Chen Fan, the strength he had just shown was enough to strike fear into them. Even top-tier ninth-stage half-immortals might not necessarily be a match for Chen Fan in his severely injured state.

“Unbelievable! Despite such serious injuries, he can still muster enough power to kill Xue Lie in the blink of an eye. That guy didn’t even get a chance to escape!”

“Did you guys get a good look when he killed Xue Lie? What happened exactly?”

“Logically, Xue Lie, with his spatial mastery and Void Shuttle, should be the hardest to kill. Surely, he could have fled into the void. Yet he didn't dodge at all. That makes no sense.”

The crowd in the distance also buzzed with discussion.