Unrivaled Martial Emperor-Chapter 1545 - Purple Underworld Ghostfire Lotus

Rumble!

Shark Crown Prince attacked from afar, shrouding even innocent people within and smashing them into meat paste. Miserable screams echoed in the air.

Swish!

In the next moment, Shark Crown Prince appeared at the spot where Sha Bichen died. He fixed his gaze on Chen Fan’s direction. Although Chen Fan had already vanished into the vast sea, Shark Crown Prince trembled with rage.

“Ahhh!”

A storm of terrifying immortal might swept outward from Shark Crown Prince. His killing intent surged to the heavens. It was so overwhelming, in fact, that everyone throughout Chaotic Demon City could sense his fury, leaving countless people frozen in fear.

“Bastard! Damned bastard! This won’t end until either of us dies! Until death!”

Shark Crown Prince had never been this angry; he was livid.

A second-level Immortal Platform realm, someone he had disregarded, had made him bleed a fortune and killed his capable subordinate right before his eyes. It was the worst affront he’d suffered since earning fame across the world; Chen Fan had trampled his dignity into the dirt and shattered it beyond repair.

In the past, whether facing the human race, the sea tribe, or even the sea demon race, all would cower at the mention of his name, terrified that his wrath would trigger a massacre. Chen Fan, however, slapped him in the face time and again; each time displaying utter disregard.

Provocation!

This was blatant provocation toward him!

His overwhelming killing intent almost pierced through the heavens themselves.

“Quickly run! Shark Crown Prince is furious!”

Locals sensed the chill radiating from him; their hearts pounded in terror. Their expressions shifted; before anyone could blink, they fled desperately into the distance, one after another.

“Thinking of leaving? Get buried with my subordinate!”

Shark Crown Prince charged like a gale, his grasp shattering and bursting figures in grisly succession as showers of blood rained down. Chen Fan had slipped away, but the prince’s rage demanded an outlet; these unfortunate souls paid the price.

......

In a secret room at the Sunny Day Chamber of Commerce, several figures were hidden in the darkness.

"The bait’s in place; now, we simply wait for the fish to bite," a sinister, shiver-inducing voice said.

“The Demon Lord is almost done corroding the seal. All he needs is a few more catalysts to blow it up completely. When the lord breaks free, he’ll rule over the world, and we’ll have done him great service. We’ll help him govern the Heavenly Realm, becoming its true masters! Hahaha!"

“Spread the remaining keys and lure more people over. Our lord has already lived in suppression for over three hundred thousand years. He needs the blood essence of many experts to replenish himself. Hopefully, we can also lure many Immortal Kings over.”

“We will! Once the news spreads, the Immortal Kings of those king-level forces won’t sit still. Hehe, those people will naturally come rushing like moths to a flame and become the Demon Lord’s blood sustenance.”

These people talked back and forth, outlining a shocking conspiracy.

......

A figure appeared within the vast demonic sea.

In front of him was an enormous, ferocious sea beast posturing.

As the enormous sea demon beast thrashed about, it set off towering waves on the sea surface. The sea waves swept out with water swords, speeding towards this figure.

In the boundless demonic sea, endless demonic qi churned wildly.

“Gege, the flesh and blood of human martial artists taste the best!” said the huge sea demon beast; its laughter was filled with arrogance.

Before the sea demon beast could unleash another attack, Chen Fan struck first.

Endless sword qi tore through the void and swept out, shredding the air. Carrying an unimaginable momentum, it cut through the sky and tore apart the boundless demonic qi.

Puchi!

The enormous beast was helpless before Chen Fan, who split it in two with a single attack. Blood gushed out, coloring the sea crimson as its body was cleaved apart.

For Chen Fan, a third-level Immortal Platform beast was nothing; he pushed forward, heading for the legendary herb garden island.

Had he been on land, his cultivation would have let him cross hundreds of thousands of kilometers in a flash, but the Chaotic Demon Sea was different.

Dangers were hidden in every corner. So, Chen Fan advanced very slowly. There were even times when he spent an entire day circling the same area.

There were many sea demon beasts in the Chaotic Demon Sea.

Those that had relatively lower cultivation were fine, but Chen Fan was still no match for the sea demon beasts in the fifth or sixth-level Immortal Platform realm. If he encountered them, he could only keep fleeing.

Alas, sea demon beasts were everywhere in the sea. Before he could throw one off his track, he would encounter new ones. Every step forward was difficult.

However, through these battles, Chen Fan’s cultivation grew increasingly stable and improved steadily, inching closer and closer to the third-level Immortal Platform realm.

Such environments were best suited to temper a person.

Such turmoil brings out one’s latent potential; every fight offers insight, pushing cultivation ever forward—every day a new breakthrough, every day a step ahead.

And so, a month slipped by.

One day, deep in a murky ocean trench, Chen Fan spotted a dark, half-transparent lotus blooming.

“It’s a Purple Underworld Ghostfire Lotus!”

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes.

“Excellent, I stumbled upon an immortal herb. It’s enough to help me advance into the third-level Immortal Platform realm!”

Joy broke across Chen Fan’s face. After a month of hard battles, his cultivation had deepened; with enough immortal stones, he could now break through.

He still had some one hundred to two hundred thousand immortal stones, essential for survival in the Chaotic Demon Sea. Here, they powered his sage arts, artifacts, and life-saving techniques, should new dangers arise. It sounded like plenty, but to a bottomless pit like Chen Fan, it was just enough for a single use of the Wheel of Myriad Laws, or two Heaven Interception Finger attacks.

Worse, the primeval qi in the Chaotic Demon Sea was polluted. One had to consume immortal stones to recover their law power in every area here. Thus, Chen Fan had held off on using his stash to force a breakthrough.

“The heavens are truly on my side! Given my current cultivation, I’m definitely no match for Shark Crown Prince and the others, but after breaking through to the third level, my strength would soar once more, somewhat narrowing the gap.”

Chen Fan felt gratified inside.

Titans like Shark Crown Prince and Young Master Hai Long, proud geniuses at the peak of the sixth level, would still surpass him, even if he hit the next tier. Still, narrowing the gap brought a boost to his confidence and gave him better odds when trouble inevitably came knocking.

However, just as Chen Fan was about to collect the Purple Underworld Ghostfire Lotus, a maniacal laughter rang out a short distance away.

“Hahaha, how truly unexpected. Following you has allowed me to discover a Purple Underworld Ghostfire Lotus!”