Unrivaled Martial Emperor-Chapter 1564 - Fourth-Level Immortal Platform Realm

In this world, if jiangshi already struggled to escape the three realms of existence and the five elements, then for these evil spirits, such a feat was utterly impossible. They had no path to liberation; such were the laws that governed this place.

To leave, they had thought of all kinds of solutions. Someone like Chen Fan was an excellent vessel in their eyes; there was no way they would willingly let him slip away.

As long as they took over Chen Fan, they could depart this world, step into the outside realms, and cultivate as ghost cultivators.

“Trying to force your way in? How ridiculous!” Chen Fan didn’t move, watching as the demon rushed into his mind.

This demon might have been troublesome in the outside world; however, once it stepped into Chen Fan’s sea of consciousness, it had entered his absolute domain.

The demon rushed into Chen Fan and realized that the situation was unlike anything it had expected. Instead of devouring his mind, it felt as though it had plunged into a mire; its entire form was immobilized and bound by streaks of multicolored divine light.

All of its strength was instantly sealed and suppressed. The Bodhi Ancient Tree had made its move.

Although the tree usually appeared gentle and unobtrusive, in truth, it possessed overwhelming power in this particular field. With the tree standing guard over him, Chen Fan never had to worry about inner demons, qi deviation, or any similar mental calamities.

It was the nemesis of such evil spirits.

Chen Fan lunged at the evil spirit, slashing down with sword qi in his hand, drawing a huge trail across the sky.

Rumble!

The demon let out a blood-curdling scream as its body was bisected in a single blow, completely losing the arrogant bearing it had displayed just moments before.

Simultaneously, Chen Fan’s sea of consciousness turned into a Heaven and Earth Furnace, refining the demon into a mass of green smoke, which he absorbed. It didn’t improve his physical cultivation, but it merged into his divine sense. He immediately felt his immortal will grow far more robust.

Chen Fan returned from his sea of consciousness. Suddenly, he felt a gust of evil wind blowing against him, and a terrifying roar echoing in the sky.

He turned around and saw a jiangshi staring at him icily from a short distance away. Its green eyes, corpse-lit eyes, were enough to make any onlooker’s scalp tingle.

Judging from its armor and clothing, Chen Fan could not determine which era it came from; he only sensed that it was from a time unimaginably distant. The creature was wrapped in heavy armor; only the heavens knew how many ages had passed since this armored soldier had died and become a jiangshi.

In this world, where baleful winds howled rampantly, the environment was suffused with an extreme Yin aura. Corpses did not decompose under such circumstances even after thousands or tens of thousands of years, and there was no telling how many corpses had turned into jiangshi.

The corpses might once have belonged to human experts, or perhaps to sea-tribe experts; however, many more were likely remains of the demon race, which had since turned into demon jiangshi. Those were, without a doubt, the most frightening of all.

The demon race thrived in the most arduous environments, and their life force was astonishingly tenacious. Their tendons were like tempered bronze, their bones as tough as fine steel, and their physiques rivaled that of the spirit race. Once such a being turned into a jiangshi, it was nearly impervious to conventional weapons, as if clad in a natural suit of armor.

Looking closely, Chen Fan quickly recognized that it was a demon jiangshi. From the faint metallic sheen flickering across it, he could tell that it was about to reach the level of an iron-armored demon jiangshi.

It was a jiangshi comparable to a peak sixth-level Immortal Platform expert, and it emanated nefarious qi far stronger than that of the earlier demon. It definitely rivaled the pride of heaven, like Young Master Poison and the Shark Crown Prince.

Evil winds suddenly blew against Chen Fan. He hurriedly stepped aside, narrowly dodging the fatal strike.

That had been extremely close; he had almost been struck head-on.

Given my current strength, fighting even an ordinary peak sixth-level Immortal Platform realm expert would be a challenge. And this demon jiangshi is on par with people like Shark Crown Prince. I can’t win. Chen Fan immediately understood the vast gulf between their abilities.

However, Chen Fan wasn’t afraid and had no intention of fleeing. Flipping his palm, a Phoenix Flame Immortal Fruit appeared in his hand, and he consumed it. I can use the demon corpse to help me refine the energy of a Phoenix Flame Immortal Fruit and advance to the fourth level.

“Roar!”

Having missed its initial attack, the demon jiangshi let out an enraged roar and lunged forward again. Its fist smashed out, demonic qi mingling with corpse qi, layer upon layer, surging toward Chen Fan like a collapsing mountain range.

Chen Fan immediately felt an unprecedented pressure, making it hard to breathe.

“Come at me!”

Still, Chen Fan wasn’t afraid. As the fruit settled in him, its immense energy erupted; his aura seethed like boiling water, and the power within him roared like a volcano that could no longer be contained.

Thump!

Chen Fan’s aura surged like a dragon or a tiger, and he rushed toward the demon jiangshi with imposing steps. His golden fist smashed out like a golden star.

Rumble!

Their fists collided, and violent ripples spread through the surrounding space, as if even the heavens could not endure the impact and were on the verge of shattering.

Thump, thump, thump!

Chen Fan was pushed back, leaving behind footprints of varying depths.

“Hahahaha, good, awesome!” Chen Fan laughed out loud, however. His aura surged even more fiercely. Through that exchange, much of the energy within him was instantly refined.

“Again!” Chen Fan roared as he steadied himself. Like a golden battle god with unparalleled momentum, pressuring heaven and earth, he charged forward ferociously.

Boom, boom, boom!

Their fists collided in midair, setting off countless storms and tearing the overwhelming demonic qi apart, forming vacuum pockets.

In each of these brutal exchanges, Chen Fan remained at a disadvantage; yet his aura did not fade. Instead, with every fierce collision, it climbed higher, becoming even more vigorous.

Streams of vast energies rushed into Chen Fan, suppressing the boundless force and regulating his aura. His cultivation rose constantly and threatened to break through the barrier to the fourth-level Immortal Platform realm.

Every punch from the demon jiangshi descended like a mountain range smashing down, reaching the attack power of a seventh-level Immortal Platform realm.

Under such brutal attacks, Chen Fan was forced to retreat again and again, coughing up fresh blood with every few steps.

Chen Fan chucked, utterly unconcerned. His mood brightened as he continued fighting and clashing. The energy was digested increasingly faster, about to break through the barrier.

Rumble!

Another terrifying flurry of mountain-like fist force descended, shattering the space and slamming into Chen Fan, sending him crashing into the ground, as if it would suppress Chen Fan under the mountains for ten thousand years.

Boom!

Suddenly, it was as though a dam inside Chen Fan had burst wide open. His aura surged out violently, like a torrential flood sweeping across heaven and earth, blowing away the oppressive mountain range that had been about to crush him.

“Hahahaha, refreshing!” Chen Fan roared to the sky. His powerful aura in the fourth-level Immortal Platform realm swept out like the tide.