Unrivaled Martial Emperor

"Ahhh!" screamed Chen Fan miserably, blood and bits of organs spilling as he flew.

A full-powered attack of a peak Lesser Legendary realm wielding over nine hundred law threads could shake heaven and earth and flatten a hundred-thousand-feet-tall mountain.

Chen Fan had mastered close to a hundred and eighty law threads; with the enhancement from the Great Dharma of Slaughter, his combat strength was even greater, but even that wasn't enough before Ye Yuanming, a peak Lesser Legendary realm.

He couldn't make up for that strength gap even if he used the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Enduring the pain, Chen Fan activated the Wings of Rain Dragon mid-flight, using the momentum to flee.

"Thinking of escaping?" Ye Yuanming smiled coldly.

He had already attacked, so letting Chen Fan escape now would be a joke.

Chla!

With a wave of his arm, Ye Yuanming sent two black battle spears rushing forth. They tore through space, the air cracking like thunder as they hurtled toward Chen Fan.

Chen Fan couldn't dodge them, and the spears pierced his Wings of Rain Dragon. As fresh blood spattered, it added to his momentum and speed, only for him to be slammed into a mountain and nailed to it.

Woah!

Outside, the people of Tianwu Continent were stunned.

Chen Fan had too great a reputation on the Tianwu Continent. He had trampled countless prides of heaven under his feet, fought above his level with ease, and even slain Lesser Legendary realm experts.

But now, they saw Chen Fan nailed to a mountain, bloodied and broken. The crowd's hearts shook fiercely, seemingly gripped by an invisible hand.

That was Chen Fan!

How could Chen Fan be so weak in front of Ye Yuanming, powerless to fight back?

"Xiaofan!"

"Big Brother!"

Xuan Shitong, Chen Zhengqing, Chen Wushang, and the others felt their hearts tighten.

It was the first time they had seen Chen Fan in such a sorry state.

The people of the Tianwu Continent murmured anxiously.

"How could this be? Who is that man to push Chen Fan this far, leaving him utterly powerless? Could he be a Greater Legendary realm expert?"

"Is Chen Fan's undefeated legend going to end today?"

"Damn it, that person must be a Greater Legendary realm powerhouse. If not, then he's at least a peak Lesser Legendary realm expert. Chen Fan is only at the Greater Peak Manifestation realm, after all. Even if he fights at the Legendary level, it's only early Lesser Legendary at best. That gap is massive."

"What to do? Will he die in the Immortal Draft Assembly?"

To them, Chen Fan wasn't just a genius; he was the face of their generation. If the leader died, the blow to the younger generation's spirit would be devastating.

Countless young martial artists had idolized him, chased after his footsteps, and trained day and night to reach his level.

"Hahahaha, as expected. Even if Chen Fan possesses Legendary realm combat strength, it's only early or mid Lesser Legendary realm at most. Against peak-stage Ye Yuanming, he's nothing but meat on the chopping block."

"Kill, kill, kill! Kill that damned bastard. My big brother died at his hands. Had he been alive, he would have competed in the assembly as a Legend."

"Hmph!So this is the Tianwu Continent's strongest from their younger generation? Pathetic. He's helpless against our peerless monster. They're not on the same level at all. The difference is like an elephant and an ant."

While the people of Tianwu Continent watched in panic, the smiles on Tianxuan Continent's faces only grew colder.

This was exactly what they expected.

After all, it was Ye Yuanming taking action. This outcome was only natural.

......

"Ahhh!" Chen Fan cried in agony. He grabbed the black battle spears and yanked them out of his wings, spraying blood in every direction.

Gasping, he stared at Ye Yuanming descending from the air, gaze like ice.

Too strong!

Ye Yuanming was too strong. He was simply powerless to fight back.

Every technique he tried crumbled like tofu under Ye Yuanming's might.

Escape was impossible; Ye Yuanming wouldn't allow it. And facing Ye Yuanming head-on was suicide.

He was trapped.

"You see this? This is the difference between us. No matter how hard you struggle, it's useless. Give up! You suffer less that way. Running into me today has sealed your fate."

Ye Yuanming looked at Chen Fan indifferently as if he were looking at a dead man.

Anyone Ye Yuanming marked for death never made it out alive, especially not some brat stuck at the Greater Peak Manifestation realm.

"Is that so? Unfortunately, I'm a really stubborn person. I can still put up a fight!" Chen Fan grinned, blood covering every inch of him.

Ye Yuanming ignored his words, his expression flat, not even a twitch in his eyelids. "Put up a fight? That's funny. In that case, I'll crush every bone in your body. Let's see how long your stubbornness lasts."

Boom, tch!

Before his voice fell, Chen Fan launched a fierce attack.

A savage arc of ax light tore through the air, like a heaven-splitting blow meant to cleave the world in two.

Mid-grade immortal artifact, Blood Ax!

Chen Fan could use that to fight Ye Yuanming.

However, the ax was an immortal artifact, not to mention a mid-grade one. Even though he could activate it, he could only unleash thirty percent of its power.

After all, he was not even in the Legendary realm, and this was a genuine immortal artifact. Only Immortal Platform realm immortals could use it.

Still, the thirty percent was deadly enough.

Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack...

The ax light shredded the air; space ruptured in its wake, forming a trail of vacuum.

Ye Yuanming immediately stopped his advance. A fierce light shot out of his eyes. He pulled back almost instantly; simultaneously, he activated all thirty-six black battle spears around him, creating a grand killing formation to resist that oncoming ax silhouette.

Rumble!

The clash sent shockwaves through the sky. Explosions thundered, and qi storms raged across the heavens. Mountains shattered, clouds dispersed, and the very air screamed under the pressure.

Both Chen Fan and Ye Yuanming were blown back, blood spraying from their mouths as they crashed down.

Chen Fan did not continue his assault. He was well aware that even with the Blood Ax in hand, he had no hopes of resisting Ye Yuanming.

While Ye Yuanming was pushed back and in shock, Chen Fan abruptly fled into the distance.