Unrivaled Martial Emperor-Chapter 1574 - Wind Demon Violent Ape

Demon Suppression Tower, fifth level:

This floor was a world ruled by whirlwinds; violent cyclones rose toward the heavens at every glance.

Within those howling winds lurked wind-attributed demons. With eerie, shrill cries, they gathered into armies and carved out kingdoms; inside each whirlwind, they reigned supreme.

Chen Fan walked through the whirlwinds calmly. Whenever a whirlwind drew too close, sword qi surged from his body, lashing out to slice it apart. The demons within the whirlwind screamed in agony as Chen Fan cut them down.

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

He had spent the last three months just to reach the fifth level, gradually closing the distance between himself and the others. Aside from top experts like Shark Crown Prince and Young Master Hai Long, the ones at the front had also only arrived on the fifth level not long before.

Compared to the level below, the demons in the third and fourth levels were even more of a headache. After entering the third level, Chen Fan had a hard time moving a single inch forward. He has spent two whole months to finally reach the fourth level.

Surprisingly, he spent much less time on the fourth level.

This was entirely thanks to his improved cultivation. At the start, he had only just entered the early-stage fourth-level Immortal Platform realm, but now he had reached the peak, just one small step away from breaking through to the fifth level.

His growth was not a simple, minor increase. His combat strength had completely climbed to the level of a seventh-level Immortal Platform realm expert.

With his demonic sword, he was truly unstoppable. As a result, he needed only about a month to clear the fourth floor.

That was the benefit of advancing. Even though he had progressed only from the early stage to the peak stage, his strength had increased immensely.

However, on the fifth level, the demons also grew much stronger. Reaching the sixth floor quickly didn’t seem possible.

Another month passed in the blink of an eye.

By now, Chen Fan had already made a name for himself on the fifth level. The wind demons within the whirlwinds all knew that a terrifying slaughterer had descended upon their domain.

Moreover, Chen Fan differed greatly from people like Shark Crown Prince. For those top figures, their goal was straightforward: the seventh level. They had no intention of lingering on the fifth floor, so they joined forces, swept the area clean as quickly as possible, and forced their way into the sixth level in less than ten days.

Because of this, the wind demons did not feel much fear toward Shark Crown Prince and the others.

Chen Fan was different, however. He single-handedly turned the fifth level into a massacre ground, earning a fearsome reputation by staining the winds with the blood of countless wind demons.

It was not that Chen Fan did not wish to enter the sixth level; rather, he simply could not find a way through. There were simply too many wind demons.

Although his name had become synonymous with terror, the demons themselves were still vicious and bloodthirsty, utterly unafraid of death. No matter how many he killed, new ones would rush forward to fill the gap, forming a relentless wall that blocked his path to the sixth level.

After all, the wind demons on the fifth level were much more powerful and difficult to deal with than the demons on the fourth level.

Despite Chen Fan’s combat strength reaching the seventh level, it was not easy for him to push through them. He could only advance at a snail’s pace, inching closer and closer to his destination.

Even so, Chen Fan didn’t feel anxious about it.

If the demons on the fifth floor were already this fearsome, then those waiting on the sixth floor would only be even more terrifying.

Shark Crown Prince and the others were tremendously powerful, but Chen Fan believed the strength gap between him and them was now minimal.

Therefore, even though they had entered the sixth level long ago, Chen Fan was certain they were still struggling to push onward to the seventh; they would not reach it in the short term.

At last, Chen Fan’s continuous slaughter finally enraged the demon general of this floor, forcing it to appear. The guardian was a Wind Demon Violent Ape.

“Roar!”

A loud roar set off ferocious whirlwinds, sweeping toward Chen Fan, their blades as sharp as the winds. Even from afar, it caused Chen Fan’s qi and blood to churn violently.

This was a genuine seventh-level Immortal Platform realm demon beast, its oppressive aura so overwhelming it felt suffocating.

If Chen Fan’s cultivation had not advanced so much during this period, the Wind Demon Violent Ape would have trounced him. Now, however, his blood boiled with excitement, and a blazing battle intent lit up his eyes.

He was only a final step away from the fifth-level Immortal Platform realm, yet he showed no signs of breaking through anytime soon, as if he had hit a bottleneck. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

This might have been a consequence of his cultivation progressing too quickly. Although he had done everything he could to stabilize his foundation and erase the hidden injuries left by his rapid growth, it seemed that problems still lingered.

“Perhaps fighting this demon beast will stimulate me and allow me to push through this bottleneck!” Chen Fan’s eyes shone brilliantly.

His current failure to advance had nothing to do with a lack of cultivation resources. During this period, he had consumed over one hundred thousand immortal stones and numerous natural treasures of heaven and earth; his accumulation was more than sufficient to attempt a breakthrough to the fifth level.

Yet for some inexplicable reason, that breakthrough refused to come. His foundation was obviously solid enough, but the bottleneck remained unmoved, leaving him deeply frustrated.

Seeing the Wind Demon Violent Ape, Chen Fan finally saw a ray of hope.

The Wind Demon Violent Ape was about two to three meters tall, smaller than the gigantic demon beasts that resembled mobile mountains.

Even so, it could be described as small yet terrifyingly capable. Despite its relatively modest frame, it gave Chen Fan a sense of oppression unlike any demon he had encountered thus far.

Wind and clouds coiled around it, wielding a wind staff. Its appearance was savage, its whole body covered in black hair like steel needles, reflecting a metallic luster.

It looked like a black, humanoid monster. Robust law power rippled out, ring after ring from it overwhelmingly.

Not far away, the martial artists left behind on the fifth level saw this and were terrified.

Facing the Wind Demon Violent Ape, they felt like they were facing young master-level figures like Shark Crown Prince and Young Master Hai Long.

The crowd spoke in hushed, fearful tones, their faces pale as they muttered among themselves.

“Amazing. This Wind Demon Violent Ape’s aura isn’t any inferior to Shark Crown Prince or Young Master Poison.”

“What’s so surprising about that? The Demon Suppression Tower suppresses the entire sealed land. Legend has it that a great demon of the demon race fell here. The demons we see now are definitely not the original ones suppressed in that ancient war; they are most likely descendants separated by countless generations, still inheriting the same bloodline. Otherwise, their power would never be limited to just this level.”

“This is probably the fifth level’s demon general. Previously, when Shark Crown Prince and the others just arrived, they mentioned that an incredibly powerful demon general was hiding here. It should be this Wind Demon Violent Ape.”

“Let’s leave quickly. We’ll be next if it kills Chen Fan.”