“How is this possible? This cannot be real!”
“My god, Chen Fan actually withstood the attack of a Heavenly Star realm expert!”
“This is too unbelievable. I can’t believe this at all. How is this possible?”
“A miracle. Even a Heavenly Star realm expert’s attack could not kill Chen Fan.”
Countless people clamored, struggling to believe their eyes.
Even though this attack was only a strike from a great distance, it was enough to shake the crowd.
The Heavenly Star realm and the Divine Nascent realm were on entirely different levels—a gap as vast as a heavenly chasm.
Chen Fan stood no chance against a Heavenly Star realm expert, but his ability to withstand a strike with just his seventh-level Divine Nascent realm cultivation was enough to be etched into the annals of True Martial Academy’s history.
Finally, the Heavenly Star realm expert arrived. He was dressed in yellow, looking no older than his thirties, yet he radiated a terrifying aura that distorted the surrounding space.
The patrolling disciples on top of the city walls immediately recognized him—Law Enforcement Hall’s Kang Hong.
Kang Hong’s expression was very ugly. As he gazed at Qi Cheng, now nothing more than a puddle of flesh, fury blazed in his eyes.
“Brat, how very bold of you. I told you to stop, yet you dared to kill our Law Enforcement Hall’s disciple. You deserve a thousand deaths for your sins!”
A suffocating Heavenly Star realm pressure erupted from Kang Hong, making countless people tremble in fear.
This was a genuine Heavenly Star realm expert—an existence capable of rampaging across the entire Tianwu Continent.
In the Hong Domain, a Heavenly Star realm expert was a local ruler, an overlord-class existence who could control the entire domain.
Chen Fan stood up from the ground. He wiped away the trace of blood at the corners of his lips and said coldly, “He wanted to kill me, so I, naturally, had to protect myself. Or are we plebs below your Law Enforcement Hall’s disciples? Rabble that you people can just murder at your whim?”
“Audacious!” Kang Hong shouted. The shockwave caused Chen Fan to let out a groan, and the qi and blood inside him to tumble restlessly. Fresh blood seeped out of the corners of his lips once more.
“You sharp-tongued brat, Qi Cheng only asked you to go to the Law Enforcement Hall to be punished for your sins. If you had done nothing wrong, you would have been released. But not only did you refuse to go, but you also massacred them like a maniac! Your crimes are terrible, so I must kill you right here!”
Icy killing intent shot out from Kang Hong’s eyes.
“Hoho, the Law Enforcement Hall really is a den of snakes and rats. With scum like you in the True Martial Academy, no wonder the academy has declined in recent years, showing signs of being overtaken by other forces,” said Chen Fan, sneering coldly.
“Audacious!” The statement only angered Kang Hong further. He immediately sent out a palm strike, wanting to kill Chen Fan on the spot.
Just as Kang Hong was about to kill Chen Fan, a streak of sword light came flying from the sky. Calling it just a streak didn't do it justice.
Puchi, puchi, puchi...
The sword qi unraveled into threads, like lightning capable of annihilating both ghosts and gods.
It arrived without warning and moved in complete silence.
In an instant, Kang Hong’s attack shattered, dissolving into green smoke.
“Who is it?” Kang Hong’s cultivation immediately erupted, and he turned around, now fully alert and no longer focused on Chen Fan.
This sudden turn of events shocked everyone. They had no idea what had just happened.
Kang Hong had been close to killing Chen Fan; the next moment, his attack was broken apart. The crowd couldn't make sense of the situation; everything had happened too fast.
As Kang Hong’s words echoed, a cold, indifferent voice answered. A man dressed in green stepped forward.
The man in green stood empty-handed, without a sword. He looked quite young, appearing to be in his twenties. However, appearances meant little for cultivators.
As soon as he appeared, the air in heaven and earth immediately whistled, turning into sword qi, swirling around him.
With him at the center, a stream of fierce sword qi rose to the sky, like a heavenly sword that towered over all, forcing all swords into submission.
“Jian Qi!” Kang Hong’s expression changed, but he roared furiously, “What is the meaning of this? I’m a disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall and am punishing this little bastard according to the True Martial Academy’s rules. How dare you obstruct me, what guts you have!”
“Law Enforcement Hall disciple?” This green-clothed man, Jian Qi, showed no trace of fear. Instead, he revealed a deep look of disdain and said, “So what if I stopped you? Chen Fan is our Peerless Peak’s disciple. How dare you Law Enforcement Hall disciples brazenly try to intercept and kill him. Do you really think your Law Enforcement Hall can do whatever it wants and keep the truth hidden?”
“Impossible, this little bastard hasn’t even entered the True Martial City’s gates. How could he be a member of your Peerless Peak!” Kang Hong roared furiously.
Jian Qi said indifferently, “Since when do you have the right to question how Peerless Peak recruits its disciples? I can’t be bothered talking nonsense with you. Qi Cheng and the others don’t deserve any pity, but they were from your Law Enforcement Hall, and they tried to intercept and kill our Peerless Peak disciple. You owe me an explanation!”
A terrifying aura surged from Jian Qi.
The surrounding sword qi buzzed, as if ready to strike Kang Hong if his explanation didn't satisfy Jian Qi.
“Explanation?” Kang Hong’s eyes flickered and said, “Chen Fan injured a new disciple in public. That’s a violation of the sect’s rules. Qi Cheng and the others wanted to capture him and bring him to the Law Enforcement Hall to call for his punishment. Even if he’s your Peerless Peak’s disciple, that shouldn’t be a prob—”
Interrupting him, Jian Qi pointed with two fingers together and swiped out, sending a streak of sword qi slashing at Kang Hong.
“You...” Kang Hong’s hair stood on end when he saw Jian Qi striking out at him without a word. A streak of terrifying sword qi shot toward him. His muscles tensed, sensing the grim reaper’s aura.
A terrifying aura erupted from Kang Hong, trying to block Jian Qi’s attack, but...
A miserable scream came from Kang Hong’s mouth.
His whole arm flew out. Fresh blood spurted like a fountain from the wound; it didn’t seem like it would stop bleeding anytime soon.
“I’ll take your arm as your explanation. If you feel indignant about it, then go to the Law Enforcement Hall and find stronger people to come to our Peerless Peak. I’ll see if your Law Enforcement Hall’s people dare to come to our Peerless Peak to throw a fit!” Jian Qi spat out those icy words, displaying his dominance to the fullest, completely disregarding the Law Enforcement Hall.