Unrivaled Martial Emperor

Chapter 341 - Ninth Level Yuanfu

Approximately three to four hundred people had entered the battle palace.

However, the core area of the Nebulous Divine Palace had eliminated close to thirty percent of them with its first stage alone.

These people converged at the white marble plaza, unwilling to leave just like that.

Some people had reddened eyes, harboring a strong desire to enter the battle palace again. However, a destructive light descended when they tried to step inside again. They couldn’t even scream before they disintegrated.

Hiss!

Witnessing this grim spectacle, those with similar intentions felt a shiver run down their spines. Legs trembling, they nearly collapsed to the floor.

“How scary! Failing to pass the stage gets you kicked out of the battle palace, with no chance of re-entry.”

“I can’t accept this. I was defeated in an instant upon entering the white light dome. I barely had time to react. I could have cleared the first stage.”

“What’s the point of saying all this now? You failed, and that’s that.”

“Let’s go. Failing means we’ve already lost our chance. You saw what happened to that person earlier. There’s no point in staying here. It’s better to leave and go find opportunities elsewhere.”

“That’s right. Come on, let’s leave together. There are still ancient piranhas above. If we don’t go together, only death awaits us when they surround us.”

“Alright, I’ll go with you guys.”

“......”

Soon, half of the nearly seventy to eighty ousted people gathered and left together.

The remaining people still had indignant faces, unwilling to leave and praying for a miracle.

“Haha, I can kill and feast on others without worrying. This feels too good! My cultivation is also rising rapidly.”

“Many are returning now. These people didn’t even manage to enter the Nebulous Battle Palace because of the ancient piranhas in the lake.”

“Let’s wait a little longer. The others should have entered the battle palace by now. I’m sure some of them will fail and come out.”

On the shore, the mouths of Xue Tianhe and the dozen or so blood demons were stained with blood. And around them were forty to fifty desiccated corpses.

Splash!

The water surface suddenly broke, and a large group of people emerged from the lake.

“More people have come out. Get them!”

Xue Tianhe stepped forward, gathering the powers of his terrifying Illusory Core realm cultivation.

Executing the Blood Sea Flips the Heaven, a sea of blood appeared in the air. It swept those people into the sea of blood and dragged them over.

“Ah, who are you people?”

Someone in the crowd quickly came to their senses and said, “Blood demons! They’re blood demons!”

“Not good. They are all blood demons. Hurry, unleash your cultivation and attack them, or we all will die!”

Realizing they had fallen into a life-or-death situation, every one of them unleashed their cultivation and tried to break the sea of blood apart and rush out.

“Hahahaha, you ants are thinking of resisting? With just you?” Xue Tianhe laughed out loud, unleashing a mighty surge of blood that dispersed the energy of those trapped within the crimson tide, leaving them dazed.

“Come here. Your fate was sealed the second you entered the Nebulous Mysterious Realm. You will die here and serve as stepping stones for my cultivation.”

Xue Tianhe extended his arm out, reaching into the sea of blood, and grabbed onto an eighth-level Yuanfu realm martial artist. He bit into their neck, sucked their blood, and crushed their neck.

“Don’t worry. You are but one among many to meet this fate. It is an honor to nourish noble blood demons like us.”

The other blood demons also laughed savagely. Their vile cultivation techniques erupted, shrouding heaven and earth.

“Ahhh...”

Bursts of qi fluctuation swept out; miserable screams rose and fell. Some tried to break free and escape, but it was completely useless. They all became Xue Tianhe and the other blood demons’ sustenance.

“What do we do? Blood demons are out there, with an Illusory Core realm blood demon among them. That blood demon’s aura is even slightly stronger than Xin Wuming’s. We’re no match for them," someone muttered, their expression grave as they observed the unfolding chaos from the lake.

“There are wolves ahead and tigers at our backs. Blood demons outside, ancient piranhas behind us...”

“Charge ahead! Don’t hold back anything. Bring out all your strongest methods, or we all will end up dead.”

“Alright, move!”

......

Chi, chi!

Two silhouettes flanked Chen Fan as fast as lightning and attacked with great coordination and ferocity.

Such assault would pose a significant challenge even to someone at the late stage of the eighth level. Yet, before Chen Fan, it was merely child's play.

“Break!”

Swinging his arm, Chen Fan swept out horizontally with his iron spear.

Each sweep of the spear made the air explode, creating a cacophony of booming sounds and whipping up a fierce wind.

Bang, bang!

The two white light silhouettes could not resist his attack and blew up, transforming into two masses of pure energy and entering Chen Fan.

Hum!

A gust of wind surged from Chen Fan, stirring the air like water as his aura swelled, propelling him to the middle stage of the eighth level.

Before he could savor the moment, the space shifted once more; now, more silhouettes were before him.

The cultivation of the four silhouettes was even higher than that of Chen Fan. They were all in the late-stage, eighth-level Yuanfu realm, a small realm above Chen Fan’s cultivation.

The four white light silhouettes seemed to have practiced together countless times, charging at him instantly.

Swish, swish, swish, swish.

The duplicates thrust their spears, slicing through the air akin to dragons, igniting flames with each forceful stroke. It was like four dragons were rushing out, a heat wave spreading.

“Perfect timing!” Chen Fan shouted, not scared in the slightest.

With a shake of his arm, Chen Fan’s spear silhouette split, each executing a different attack.

His single thrust split into four and clashed against the four white light silhouettes.

The terrifying force rushed into the four copies and exploded, blowing them up. Four explosions rang out in a row, their sequence indistinguishable.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

The fourth stage consisted of eight white light silhouettes, each in the early stage of the ninth level. Chen Fan wiped them out in three moves.

After absorbing so much pure energy, Chen Fan’s cultivation level experienced another breakthrough, reaching the late stage of the eighth level.

The fifth stage had sixteen white light silhouettes, each at the middle stage of the ninth level. Chen Fan stabbed out sixteen times in a row, each thrust shaking the heavens and making even the sturdy white light dome tremble.

In the sixth stage, there were only eight white light silhouettes. However, they weren’t at the late stage of the ninth level, as one would expect, but they were at the peak of the ninth level. Although Chen Fan’s cultivation had progressed significantly, he spent a lot of effort killing these eight silhouettes due to their seamless teamwork.

Boom, boom!

Sitting cross-legged in the white light dome, Chen Fan absorbed large amounts of pure energy. The primeval force inside him was churning like a flood.

His cultivation had already peaked, at the cusp of breaking through.

“Break!”

With a roar, his aura surged like a flood breaking through the dike, sweeping the sun and the moon. It shook the white light dome so fiercely that banging noises rang out as if it would crack.

Shortly afterward, Chen Fan stood up. He sensed the surging power inside him and smiled.

“Great, I’ve broken through to the ninth level!”