Unrivaled Martial Emperor

This was a land filled with devastation.

It was boundlessly vast, and its ends could not be seen.

The land was riddled with deep abysses, their bottoms hidden in darkness.

These abysses didn't seem natural. Instead, the terrain looked ravaged by some ancient, devastating battle.

Desolation blanketed the world. The air felt heavy with an ancient, timeworn aura.

"It's the final test."

Chen Fan stood on top of a mountain peak, looking at the ancient and dense forest in the distance. It seemed quiet and depressing.

After the immortal voice rang out, they had been transported to an unfamiliar land: the beginning of the Immortal Draft Assembly's final trial.

"We've all been scattered. From the looks of it, the last test is likely a brutal battle. Eight hundred of us forced to kill and steal each other's immortal affinity..."

His eyes flickered as he looked at this gloomy land. A desolate, ancient aura assaulted him.

An immortal voice rang in Chen Fan's ears, making him narrow his eyes.

"The fourth test of the Immortal Draft Assembly, Seizing Immortal Affinity. All of you may search for the opportunities on this land, like weapons, martial arts, treasures of heaven and earth, and so on. Each grants a certain amount of immortal affinity. You have three months.

"Use any means necessary to gather as much immortal affinity as you can. At the end of three months, only those with a thousand feet will open the Heavenly Gate and ascend to the Heavenly Realm."

This was it. The final battle for immortality. Survive, gather affinity, and open the gate, no matter what it takes.

"Just finding these opportunities will provide immortal affinity? And I can also use this opportunity to raise my strength, but..."

A dangerous light flashed in Chen Fan's eyes.

"Use any means necessary... Relying on opportunities won't be enough. The fastest way is to hunt others and seize their immortal affinity."

"Use any means necessary" was more than enough to showcase the cruelty of this final test. The sentence implied that they were allowed to do whatever to obtain sufficient immortal affinity.

He looked over himself, brow slightly raised.

In the first three tests, everyone started on near-equal footing.

No matter if they were in the peak Manifestation, quasi-Legendary, Lesser Legendary, or even the Greater Legendary realm, they were all on the same starting line.

But now, that restriction was gone. Strength and luck were all that mattered.

Among the eight hundred people, most were quasi-Legendary realm experts. There were quite a few Lesser Legendary realms, and Greater Legendary realms were also present.

The higher your cultivation, the bigger your edge in this trial.

Yes, there were still chances to grow stronger scattered across the land, but would those quasi-Legendary or peak Manifestation realm martial artists even have the time for that?

"Hoho, a thousand feet of immortal affinity..."

A brilliant light flashed across Chen Fan's eyes. He didn't think any further.

The rules were fixed. No point resisting.

The first three tests had given him two hundred and seventy feet of immortal affinity, placing him in the top twenty. First place, Lǚ Wangxian, stood at just three hundred feet.

Chen Fan needed another seven hundred and thirty feet of immortal affinity to clear this test.

"The hunting begins!"

He raised his gaze and looked into the distance. Springing into motion, he shot forth.

The eight hundred people scattered across the land had also heard the final test's rules.

"A thousand feet of immortal affinity open the door of immortality? I only have a hundred and thirty-eight feet! Is a thousand feet even possible?"

"Search for opportunities and obtain the corresponding immortal affinity. Hoho, even if I can't obtain enough immortal affinity in the end, I can still make use of these opportunities to raise my strength."

"This is trouble. The fourth test doesn't have any cultivation suppression. How can quasi-Legends like us resist those Lesser Legendary or even Greater Legendary realm powerhouses? We're just prey now."

"Use any means... Hoho, sure. Searching for treasures is too slow. Hunting others is the quickest path. Dear sheep, I am coming."

"No restrictions, no rules? Perfect. Bastards from the Tianwu Continent and dogs from the True Martial Academy, prepare yourselves. Your end is near."

"Great, great. Chen Fan, oh, Chen Fan, are you hiding somewhere and trembling in fear right now? Hahahaha, just you wait. I, Zi Dongyang, will personally wring your head off to teach you the price for offending our Ziyang Palace and me!"

The eight hundred people sprang into action almost instantly. Legendary realm experts in particular released their pressure openly, their fury tearing through the skies. Their divine senses swept outward searching, locking on, and ready to strike.

The rules implied that the best and fastest method would be to plunder others' immortal affinity, much better than searching everywhere to look for opportunities.

"I'll first hunt others for their immortal affinity. Then, I can search for the opportunities!"

Many Legendary realm experts made up their minds and went searching everywhere for prey to hunt.

Only after hitting a thousand feet would they consider seeking opportunities to strengthen themselves further. After all, a thousand feet of immortal affinity would ensure their place in the Heavenly Realm.

Meanwhile, the quasi-Legendary realm and Greater Peak Manifestation realm experts carefully withdrew their auras. They searched everywhere for opportunities, planning to raise their strength to the Legendary realm first, only then could they hope to survive in this deadly environment.

Chen Fan moved very quickly. His powerful divine will swept out in all directions without any fear.

Even though he was in the Greater Peak Manifestation realm, his combat strength was at the level of a genuine peak early-stage Lesser Legendary realm expert.

He had already comprehended 160 to 170 threads of law. In addition, the Great Dharma of Slaughter increased his attacking power by fifty percent. That was equivalent to being a Lesser Legendary realm expert who had mastered 270 to 280 threads of law, almost reaching the middle-stage Lesser Legendary realm.

Furthermore, if Chen Fan borrowed the Bodhi Ancient Tree's power, he could even face a middle-stage Lesser Legendary realm.

Unless a Greater Legendary realm powerhouse intervened, it would be difficult for even a late-stage Lesser Legendary to defeat him.

Among the eight hundred people, only ten or so experts possessed cultivation in the Greater Legendary realm.

After all, becoming a Greater Legendary realm expert before the age of five hundred, one needed talent, opportunities, and perseverance. So, every one of them was a peerless monster.

Suddenly, he felt strange movements coming from the immortal affinity inside him. It directly manifested, forming a two hundred and seventy feet long silhouette of a purple dragon.

"Hmm?"

Simultaneously, a purple dragon's silhouette also appeared fifty kilometers ahead.

"Immortal affinity! Is that human or opportunity?"

Chen Fan's gaze lit up, and he immediately flew over.