Unrivaled Martial Emperor

The sight of Chen Fan charging into the lightning stream stunned everyone.

Whether near the barren valley or watching from afar, people were shaken to their core.

How terrifying was Chen Fan?

Despite being seriously injured by the lightning dragon's claw, he neither dodged the incoming torrent nor did he endure it.

He attacked it head-on.

"Is he still human?"

The crowd was speechless.

Ye Yuanming, rushing toward the valley, happened to witness the scene and froze in disbelief.

However, he quickly returned to his senses; his shock turned into anger. He had been shaken by Chen Fan. Unacceptable.

"Reckless idiot!" Ye Yuanming scoffed, his lips curling up into a cold smile as a cold glint shone in his eyes.

Usually, people would make ample preparations before facing their heavenly tribulation to raise their odds. They relied on defensive treasures, strategic timing, and careful planning.

But Chen Fan? He was insane.

Badly wounded, yet still charging straight into the heart of the storm. If it were anyone else in his position, they would've thrown out every artifact they had to survive.

Then, Ye Yuanming's sneer vanished, and his face stiffened.

Within the lightning stream, he saw someone surging upward, tearing through the current like an arrow.

"Break for me!"

Chen Fan emerged from the lightning stream. His momentum was unstoppable as lightning crackled violently. Electricity flashed everywhere as he raised a Heaven Piercing Spear and stabbed violently toward the lightning dragon.

Boom, tch!

In a flash, he stabbed one of the lightning dragon's eyes.

"Roar, roar!" Enraged, the dragon made the lightning around it boil over.

Chen Fan was fearless. He condensed another Heaven Piercing Spear, wrapping it in lightning snakes, and thrust it toward the lightning dragon.

Boom, boom, boom!

The crowd watched, stunned, as man and dragon clashed in a spectacular mid-air battle.

Roar!

Chen Fan's spear tore through the lightning dragon, leaving it riddled with holes. With one final, furious roar of disbelief, the beast collapsed completely.

He hovered in the void, gripping the Heaven Piercing Spear. He was bent slightly, his breath ragged, blood covering him head to toe.

Although Chen Fan had won the great battle against the lightning dragon, he had also received heavy injuries.

"My god, he defeated this terrifying lightning dragon!" The crowd sucked in cold breaths of air.

Not even the lightning dragon could subdue Chen Fan?

But just as the dragon vanished, a new figure emerged from the tribulation clouds.

A lightning man, over two meters tall, descended. His form was vague, but he radiated power. Clad in lightning-forged armor and wielding a dagger-axe of pure lightning, he exuded overwhelming Legendary might.

The crowd was stunned.

What was this situation? A mutated heavenly tribulation?

It was shocking enough that a lightning dragon appeared, but now a lightning man too?

And worse, he wasn't alone.

Behind him, rank after rank of lightning celestial troops materialized.

Those lightning celestial troops were all wearing battle suits and wielded lightning dagger-axes or lightning spears. They filled the sky in perfect formation. Their collective might tore through space, the heavens shaking under their presence.

Among them were lightning cavalry, their thunderous hooves stomping through the air. Their steps cracked the sky, and the vibrations spread out like drum beats.

Seeing such a terrifying army of lightning celestial troops, totaling hundreds, everyone trembled in fear.

The scene felt like a divine purge, the Heavenly Court sending its forces to wipe out a chaos-bringer.

Legends had recorded similar scenes. Although these lightning men were not alive, they emanated killing intent far more terrifying than that of real creatures.

"What is this situation? It feels like we've returned to the mythological era when the Heavenly Court dominated everything. They look like celestial troops from the legends, suppressing all monsters that brought chaos to the world!"

"I know, right? Such a huge army is enough to destroy a nation, yet that's just some guy's tribulation. This is too terrifying."

Everyone was shocked.

Even if just one of these lightning men appeared in their legend tribulation, it would be a nightmare for them. It would raise the difficulty so much that eight or nine out of ten cultivators would perish.

But now, this wasn't one or two... it was hundreds. The tribulation was enough to scare someone to death.

Just as the crowd was murmuring, the army moved. They rushed down, and their footsteps rumbled majestically like thunder.

Battle cries shook the sky. Nefarious qi filled the air. The entire heaven and earth shook under this terrifying, murderous qi.

Immediately, the crowd in the vicinity of the barren valley retreated frantically. None dared stay, as they were afraid the heavenly tribulation might mistake them for allies of Chen Fan. One misstep, and they'd die a meaningless death.

This huge army only needed to divert a tiny squad to attack them to send them all fleeing.

The crowd's gazes all fell on Chen Fan. How would he survive this?

Chen Fan let out a roar, his voice shaking the skies. Golden light appeared on him. The silhouette of a golden-winged roc appeared. A wild, untamed aura blossomed in heaven and on earth.

Swish!

In the next moment, Chen Fan turned into a stream of golden light and charged right into the army of celestial troops.

The move stunned everyone.

They could accept him charging toward the lightning dragon? Now, faced with a siege by the celestial troops, Chen Fan still chose to attack, darting through their ranks?

"Crazy! He's a lunatic!"

"Isn't he afraid they'll turn him into a sieve with those lightning dagger-axes and spears?"

Whether it was Ye Yuanming, the crowd around the barren valley, or distant onlookers, all turned pale. Even those Invincible Legendary realm powerhouses and Void Immortal Supremes were no exception.

Boom!

While the crowd was shocked, a boundless aura instantly swelled around Chen Fan, turning into a cosmic starry sky as he stood in the middle of the Milky Way. The celestial army charged, trampling the void, their pressure like a chain of mountains crashing down from the heavens.

Chen Fan rushed into the celestial army almost instantly and unleashed a ferocious punch. He took in endless primeval qi, condensing it into a terrifying fist light that blossomed into infinite divine light, tearing through the sky.

It was so bright, many couldn't keep their eyes open.

Rumble!

Two titanic forces collided.

Dense cracks appeared in the void like a spiderweb, spreading outwards. Wisps of qi of primal chaos leaked out from those cracks.

Whoosh!

The clash unleashed a shockwave that tore in every direction. An incomparably terrifying energy wave swept out in all directions from its center, forming numerous incomparably fierce lightning winds.

Anyone below the Heavenly Star realm would've had their flesh ripped from bones if caught unguarded.