Unrivaled Martial Emperor

The force instantly tore apart several celestial troops at the forefront. They turned into masses of lightning energy, which Chen Fan quickly devoured.

Facing such a terrifying heavenly tribulation, even Chen Fan's talent and deep foundation wouldn't be enough to survive without constantly replenishing his energy.

However, it just so happened that his Heaven and Earth Furnace could refine everything. Though the lightning energy was overwhelmingly violent, it was still converted into pure energy, allowing him to keep fighting.

Battle fueled by battle!

That massive army of lightning-formed celestial troops was a terrifying punishment for others; to Chen Fan, it was a huge, mobile energy bank.

Most wouldn't dare absorb such destructive lightning energy, as doing so would cause instant detonation. However, with the Hegemonic Golden Body, he didn't have such worries.

His Hegemonic Golden Body had already reached the peak of level 39; unfortunately, advancing to level 40 wouldn't be easy. The higher the level, the harder the breakthrough. This tribulation, however, was the perfect fuel for that progress.

Even though charging into the lightning army was suicide for others, it was actually his best chance at survival.

If he stayed outside instead of rushing in, even someone as strong as Chen Fan would be crushed by the combined assault of hundreds of newbie Legendary realm experts.

But diving into the middle of them changed everything: surrounded by enemies, he could strike freely. Every attack would hit something.

Those lightning men couldn't do the same, however. And what if he was surrounded by Legendary realm lightning men on all sides? How many of them could get close to him? This was better than all of them joining together and dishing out attacks at him.

Chen Fan didn't step out. Heaven and earth shook. He had a slim figure; now, he was as majestic as a god.

It was like the true primeval in heaven and earth had been overturned, sweeping out with terrifying storms that crushed the void.

He moved.

As soon as he raised his hand, a terrifying aura erupted from him. His lightning cloak glowed brighter, crackling with hissing lightning snakes.

Facing the celestial troops of lightning men—heaven's punishment incarnate—Chen Fan showed no fear. He unleashed his cultivation at full force, continuously blasting them apart.

Roar!

Three lightning men in front of Chen Fan joined hands and thrust their lightning dagger-axes. Their terrifying attack transformed into densely packed threads of lightning law, numbering over a hundred, reaching the level of the Legendary realm.

Though not the strongest, these lightning soldiers were born from the will of heaven. It was pure lightning made flesh. They embodied lightning Dao constitutions. For them, the law of lightning was nothing out of the ordinary and could be used effortlessly.

Chen Fan thrust his spear, tearing heaven and earth apart as he charged straight ahead.

He also utilized his mastery of the laws to the extreme. Around him, law threads coiled densely. Their number was nearing the three-hundred mark.

This was the threshold of a peak early-stage Lesser Legendary realm expert.

The Golden Dragon Heavenly Lingzhi had fueled his rise to the Legendary realm and granted over a hundred threads of law mastery. As expected of a treasure that could propel a peak Manifestation realm martial artist to the Legendary realm.

Chen Fan's overbearing strength rampaged freely.

He was already on the path of a Legend. His strength had soared qualitatively. When he went all out, his combat strength reached the level of a middle-stage Lesser Legendary realm, closing in on the late stage.

Though he faced a terrifying army of newbie Legendary realm troops, Chen Fan's overwhelming might swept through them, unleashing destructive force in every direction.

There was no retreat. If he couldn't overcome this, death was the only outcome.

Rumble!

Heaven and earth shook under his attack.

His laws clashed violently with those of the lightning men. The light from the law threads shot out in all directions; wherever they passed, the air completely collapsed and evaporated.

Roar!

Three lightning men were crushed by Chen Fan's power.

Chen Fan paid no heed at all. He quickly reached out with a massive, starry hand, grabbed them, and shattered them. He swiftly absorbed and refined the lightning energy.

Electric arcs snaked across him. Paired with his overwhelming presence, he now resembled a humanoid treasure radiating terrifying energy.

The battle raged on.

Three lightning men were nothing compared to the hundreds still advancing. More leapt into the fray, including squad leaders and captain-level troops.

Rumbling noises resounded in the sky, shaking heaven and earth.

Terrifying auras swept out in waves, distorting space. It was like an apocalypse, filling the people with fear and unease.

Each collision made the onlookers tremble.

They couldn't believe what they were seeing: Chen Fan, surrounded by lightning men, charged through them like a tiger rampaging through sheep.

Minutes and seconds passed.

No one knew how much time had passed. Every breath felt like a century; every blink, a cycle of destruction and rebirth.

Chen Fan was covered in blood. His lightning cloak was already tattered.

He had lost track of how long he'd been fighting. Though none of the lightning men could match him alone, he didn't dare to lower his guard in the slightest. He knew the moment he did would be his last.

Bursts of formidable aura overflowed from Chen Fan. It was the Hegemonic Golden Body being channeled furiously.

The crowd was dumbfounded.

Was he still human?

After all this time, all this bloodshed, how was Chen Fan's aura still rising, becoming even more savage? It made no sense.

Boom!

His strength suddenly broke through its limits. After absorbing so much lightning energy, his Hegemonic Golden Body reached level 40. It truly wasn't easy.

A fresh tide of power surged through him.

Immediately, he shot out, charging into the lightning men again and began another killing spree.

His tribulation hadn't ended yet. The celestial troops still stood. There was still a long way to go before it ended.

Boom, boom, boom...

Wherever Chen Fan passed, lightning men exploded, shattered by his might.

He was a humanoid tyrannosaurus, leaving only devastation in his wake.

Just like that, the bloody battle went on for a whole day and night.

At last, Chen Fan wiped out the entire army of celestial troops. He stood alone, bloodied from head to toe.

Rumble!

A golden surge of vitality rose to the sky, pressuring the area.

That was the might of a Legend.

A genuine Legend's pressure.