Unrivaled Martial Emperor-Chapter 1646 - Finally in the Immortal King Realm

Chen Fan launched his assault on the Immortal King threshold.

His consciousness emptied as he devoted himself wholly to the breakthrough. At intervals, agony contorted his features.

The breakthrough to the Immortal King realm was more difficult than he had anticipated. Perhaps because he had tempered himself for too long, his accumulated foundation had caused his bottleneck to become far more resilient than that of ordinary cultivators.

Each attempt felt like innumerable sharp needles piercing his very soul.

Seconds slipped into minutes. Minutes stretched into years.

In the blink of an eye, another three years had passed.

While Chen Fan was pushing toward the Immortal King realm, a group appeared at the outskirts of the asteroid zone.

At their head was a youth seemingly in his twenties, clad in refined robes, his expression careless and sharp-edged. Following him was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties or forties. His presence seemed subdued, yet he was unmistakably a mid-level Immortal King powerhouse.

Trailing behind them were several early-level Immortal Kings and Half-step Immortal Kings, all dressed uniformly, clearly subordinates.

“I can feel it. There’s a divine treasure here, without a doubt.”

The youth wore an expression of excitement.

This was his innate ability. Whenever a high-grade natural treasure of heaven and earth entered a specific range, he could sense it unfailingly. He had never doubted this instinct.

“Young Leader, I can also sense someone else in this asteroid field,” the middle-aged man said solemnly. “That person appears to be in the midst of a breakthrough. The treasure you detected may very well belong to him.”

“That’s perfect, then. Uncle Lei, this person should be preparing to break through into the Immortal King realm. Opportunities like this are rare. If I devour them, I can use the Bloodthirst Heart Refining Art to draw in their heavenly tribulation and step into the Immortal King realm in one leap. When that happens, who would dare look down on me?” The young leader’s face twisted savagely.

“But Young Leader, the other party is clearly not a demon, nor do they exude the aura of the demon realm. Attacking a human martial artist violates a major taboo,” said the middle-aged man, Uncle Lei.

“And who would know?” the young leader sneered. “This place obeys only strength. Anyone foolish enough to break through openly without protection is begging to die. I’m merely granting his wish.”

Within the Featherlight Sect’s Demon Realm Passageway, not everyone was a Featherlight disciple. Many outsiders had arrived via teleportation arrays from various regions

These people roamed the battlefield endlessly, hunting scattered demons. The Featherlight Sect neither opposed nor restrained them. In fact, it actively encouraged such behavior. It was a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Some demon hunters eventually formed groups, settling permanently within the passageway and growing into sizable forces. Even so, they were still insignificant compared to the Featherlight Sect.

Uncle Lei looked hesitant. “The vice leader is still waiting for our investigation report. We thought a demon-race expert caused this commotion. It may be wiser to return and consult first.”

“What’s there to discuss? The opportunity would be gone by the time you finish discussing.” The young leader couldn’t wait to charge into the asteroid zone, “Hahaha, I’ve struck it rich. How unexpected, I actually found a Bodhi Ancient Tree here. The heavens truly want me to rise to power.”

He charged in and immediately spotted the Bodhi Ancient Tree. As for Chen Fan, he didn’t even spare him a glance.

Rumble!

Just as the young leader was about to strike, tribulation clouds suddenly churned in the sky. A terrifying lightning tribulation erupted in an instant, its speed astonishing.

One instant earlier, the heavens were clear. The next, dark clouds blanketed dozens of kilometers.

“Young Leader, let’s leave quickly. This person’s Immortal King tribulation has begun. If we’re caught within it, we’ll be implicated and forced to share the burden. It’s not worth the risk.” Uncle Lei’s expression changed drastically at the sight. He hurriedly grabbed the young leader and retreated frantically. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Suddenly, Chen Fan’s eyes snapped open, and he stood up on the asteroid. He did see Uncle Lei’s group, but he ignored them.

Once he succeeded, annihilating them would be effortless. The fact that they dared harbor thoughts about him meant they were courting death.

“Come on! Come on!”

Chen Fan looked up at the descending heavenly tribulation, not showing a trace of fear. He stepped forth and charged toward the tribulation clouds in the sky.

Boom, crack, crack!

Lightning cascaded down like a raging flood. Witnessing it made scalps tingle. Even early-stage Immortal Kings would suffer severe injuries. Half-step Immortal Kings would be obliterated outright.

However, Chen Fan bathed in the lightning tribulation. He radiated golden light as he opened his mouth wide, devouring the descending lightning tribulation and even burping in satisfaction.

“Not enough! This is far from enough!” Chen Fan roared.

The lightning tribulation seemed enraged and grew even more ferocious.

Lightning transformed into all manner of weapons, determined to erase him from existence. Forbidden tribulations, primordial lightning palaces, lightning pagodas, and celestial troops swept down.

Chen Fan showed no hesitation. He charged headlong into them, cutting them down until nothing remained.

In the end, a lightning god appeared and engaged Chen Fan in a fierce battle for three days and nights before he finally slew the lightning god, covered in blood himself. He devoured all of the lightning tribulations to temper his Hegemonic Golden Body.

Five days and nights. The Immortal King tribulation raged for that long before finally dispersing.

Though Chen Fan possessed peerless strength, the ordeal left him gravely wounded and severely depleted.

When the heavenly tribulation ended, the young leader immediately jumped out and roared excitedly, “Uncle Lei, do it! Quickly strike him. This brat is at his weakest right now. Take him down, seize his Bodhi Ancient Tree, and refine all of him. I’ll advance into an Immortal King immediately!”

“Young Leader, this...” Uncle Lei still hesitated.

“Uncle Lei, hurry! You guys, quickly strike. Don’t let him get away. I won’t spare you all if he escapes!” roared the young leader loudly, his excitement reaching its peak.

Obviously, the others didn’t dare to defy his orders. They immediately lunged at Chen Fan.

Seeing this, Uncle Lei didn’t stop them either. He glanced at Chen Fan and thought, Count yourself unlucky.

Killing intent flashed in Chen Fan’s eyes as he saw these people lunging at him. The corner of his mouth curled up cruelly.

“You want to take me down while I’m weakened? How laughable!”

With a flip of his palm, the Nine-Transformations Grand Mystic Golden Elixir appeared in his hand, and he consumed it. Instantly, overwhelming medicinal power flooded him. His injuries healed at a visible pace, and his aura surged rapidly.

“You people dare to have designs on me? You must be tired of living. Today, all of you shall die!”

With that, he charged forward like a feral beast unleashed, plunging straight into the oncoming crowd.