Rebirth Of The Urban Immortal Cultivator

by Stayrr

Chen Fan, the great cultivator, failed to transcend the Tribulation of Heaven: the final stage of his cultivation. Little did he know that this accident would bring him back to Earth and turn back time to five hundred years ago when he was just a teenager. 'I had once reached the precipice of power in the known universe and could look down on the ten thousand realms with pride; I

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Chapter 417: Invincible! Invincible! Invincible!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"He is too powerful!"

Disheartened by the development, the remaining dozen or so Dark Overlords froze in their tracks as their legs shook uncontrollably.

They had thought that they might have a chance of defeating Chen Fan under the leadership of Three Lords of the Underground World, but it turned out that they had grossly underestimated the power of Chen Fan's Azure Thearch Longevity Body. Even being besieged by so many mighty warriors, the only sign of injury was a red mark on his back from Adam's blow and a touch of grey in his hair as the result of The Fool's curse.

Even as the Dark Overlords gazed at Chen Fan in terror, they watched as the red mark disappeared on Chen Fan's back and his hair regained a silken sheen.

Chen Beixuan's body erected before his foes with his full power and belligerence after a second of respite.

The sight instilled despair into the hearts of his opponents.

Not only could Chen Fan kill any one of them with ease, but he could also regain his health in a blink. The Dark Overlords nearly lost all of their hope in surviving the battle.

"Arrrr!"

Adam fanged out his wings and shouted as he circled above the ground. His golden hair was on fire as intense white energy spilled out from his eyes, nose, ears, and mouth. He had charged up the Gift of Light to its maximum strength.

A sharp white light extended from his palm until it reached a dozen meters long, turning into a long blade with large hilts so large that made the blade look like a cross.

Adam held the Cross-shaped Sword of Light in both hands and bore it down onto Chen Fan. The blade burned so violently and brilliantly that it seemed to have taken all the brightness in the world, jammed them into its outlandishly long body. As it sliced open the air, it seemed to have sliced through the fabric of space. Although the Blade Qi was much shorter than that of Takemiya Hiro hundred meter long Blade Qi, it was much more condensed and was unequivocally solid.

Carrying two bright wings on his back and holding the burning sword of light, Adam looked like the Archangel Michael, raining down God's righteous fury onto the mortal world.

"Divine Retribution, Art of the Holy Cross!".

This was one of many secret arts fiercely guarded by the Christian church, accessible only to the Chief Arbiter and his heir. The Christian Church used to control vast wealth around the globe, but the rise of secularism had gradually diminished its influence. However, its secrets arts have not weakened a tad bit over centuries.

"Hur!"

Chen Fan grunted as his face grew hard. He extended both arms and closed his fingers to form an ancient hand sign. The two closed fists represented the starting point of all life on earth, the beginning of a new end.

"True Martial Thirty-Six Forms, the tenth form: Seal of Garbha"

As soon as the hand sign was complete, invisible energy was drawn out of the earth and converged towards Chen Fan's hands, forming a white glow around Chen Fan's hand. In a blink, the glow grew to a few meters long in the shape of a Buddha's palm. Chen Fan lifted the white energy up with both hands to block Adam's attack.

"Puhh!"

The shining Cross-shaped Light Sword hacked into the white glowing hand.

To everyone's surprise, the impact didn't cause an explosion, it was barely audible. The Cross-shaped Light Sword sunk into the white glow and was stuck in it. Try as he might, Adam couldn't dislodge the Cross-shaped Light Sword from the white glowing energy, neither could he stop the blade from sinking in further. In the end, the entire long blade was swallowed by the wash of white glow.

It wasn't until the blade had completely disappeared into the glow did Chen Fan hurled the white glow up and forward.

The white glow flew out a few dozen meters and landed on the ground. The pale energy faded right away as the golden Blade Aura appeared once again. The golden blade flew out of its entrapment and rammed into the side of a cliff with an ear-deafening blare. People looked at where the blade landed, and realized in shock that the blade had carved a twenty-meter long scar on the cliff face.

So powerful was Adam's attack that it could slice through granite rocks like slicing through tofu.

What shocked people even more was the fact that Chen Beixuan was able to counter such a deadly attack with a simple hand sign. People realized that Chen Beixuan's divine power had far exceeded their wildest imagination.

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"It's my turn now. Try to counter this!"

Chen Fan shouted at his opponent and launched himself into the air and walked on what seemed to be nothing as he started up the staircase to heaven. Azure energy sprouted out from his hand and formed a blade, which Chen Fan brought to the top of his head and hacked at Adam.

The strength of the Azure Wood Qi Blade was greatly strengthened after Chen Fan reached the mid-stage of the Ethereal Enlightenment. Energy spilled out from his hand profusely and its sharp bit could tear open the fabric of space.

"Humph!"

Adam snorted. After developing the powerful blow, he was winded, and have the need to catch a breath. Even the glowing wings started to dim a little. However, after a brief respite, Adam regained himself and charged at Chen Fan with the golden blade once again.

"Peng, peng, peng, peng!"

The two fought each other at lightning speed. Most people couldn't even make out their movement and all they could see was a swatch of azure light constantly colliding and creating a wash of gold.

He flicked his fingers as a pulse of Blade Aura surged from his hand, and went through the Cross-shaped Light Sword and landed squarely on Adam's shoulder.

"Arrh!"

Adam let out a painful howl and fell from the sky after being dealt a blow.

Chen Fan's attack had left a long gash on his shoulder, deep enough to reveal the white bones inside. Blood gushed out from the wound and painted his body red. To everyone's surprise, they noticed that even Adam's blood had a white sheen to it.

After ten minutes of battle, one of the Three Lords of the Underground World was wounded.

"Damn, you! Let's attack!"

Zeus the Thunder Lord shouted even as the sparks on his body were about to fade. He forced his art to start and agitated the restless energy inside of him. He took one step forward, letting the energy surge higher inside of him. Already, a powerful wave of electrifying energy swept across his body.

Two steps, three, four...

Zeus's body became brighter with each step he took. After he had made the seventh step, he had regained all of his power.

Zeus didn't stop. Face flushed red, he made the eighth step.

"BOM! Kaboom!"

Suddenly, sparks crackled violently and spit fire onto the grass around Zeus. Zeus's eyes were bloodshot, and veins bulged on his forehead which had turned so hot that a crimson mist started to rise from it. However, it was still not enough power for Zeus. He snarled and made the ninth step.

"Kaboom!"

The electrifying energy suddenly turned golden in color.

Shrouded by golden sparks, Zeus the Thunder Lord looked like the Thunder God Thor. Even his eyes turned into two pools of incandescent molten gold. He had never overcharged his system to such a degree before, and in this state, he was even more powerful than Adam.

Meanwhile, Adam looked troubled.

The rest of the Dark Overlords also registered the seriousness of the situation.

"Secret Art of Blood Singing! Zeus is given all he has."

The source of Extraordinary Ones was in their blood. When the blood was set on fire, its power would quickly expand beyond its holding capacity. Despite the boost in power output, the art was extremely detrimental to the user's health. Burning too much blood would even put the user's life at risk.

Zeus was well aware of the adverse effects. However, he stomped the ground and snarled as he doubled down on his art. He suddenly charged at Chen Fan with increasing speed, turning his body into a smear of golden light. In the end, he finally broke the sonic barrier and reached the speed of sound.

The Fool heaved a sigh and lamented.

"Buddy, you don't have to do this."

So saying, he fished out a small green snake from his inner pocket and cast a long parting glance at it and before he threw it into the air. The small snake suddenly exploded from inside and turned into a puff of green mist.

Within the mist, a shadow slithered into view: It was a bloody red snake.

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The snake's red skin was almost translucent, revealing dark mist roiling inside. The mist took the shape of an Evil Spirit from time to time, trying to break the scaly skin but to no avail.

"Curse of Ten Thousand Snakes"

Yang Qinhu's face suddenly turned dark as he remembered an ancient tale.

The tale said that the most terrifying curse sorcery in the world involved pitting a den of snakes together until there is only one remaining. The last snake was called Prime.

The Prime had no special effects, but once it was dead, it's spirit would possess a human until it consumed all of its victim's soul energy.

It took at least ten years to raise such a snake and even a Grand Magus such as The Fool could only have one such snake in his lifetime. Therefore, it was one of the tricks he saved for the moment of life and death.

"Die!"

The Fool pointed at Chen Fan, commanding the bloody snake to shoot at Chen Fan.

Adam also managed to pick himself up from the ground. He flapped his wings, and formed a golden blade in his hand again and hacked at Chen Fan.

Suddenly, The Three Lords of the Underground World were attacking at once.

Chen Fan was unfazed by the incoming attacks. He remained stoic and stomped the ground with one foot.

With a deep rumbling noise in the distance, a puff of smoke and mist rose from the valley. Chen Fan broke the hypersonic barrier as he charged at Zeus, tracing a scintillating azure light across space.

"Bang"

Under everyone's surprised eyes, the azure light and the golden sparks collided into each other.

The two combatants didn't use any fancy techniques, and their only weapon was their bodies. There were no Dharma Spells, no Dharma Treasure, no divine powers only raw strength.

It was the Azure Thearch Longevity Body versus the Thunder Spirit Body!

Blinding golden sparks danced around Zeus's body. He had never been so powerful before. He was confident that he could even shred a tank into pieces. The moment he entered hypersonic speed, he felt he had finally reached the peak of Physic refinement cultivation.

However, Chen Fan was much more powerful than him.

The Azure Thearch Longevity Body was one of the most powerful Divine Bodies in the universe. It was the most valuable assets of the Five Elements Immortal Sect.

"Kaboom!"

The collision with Chen Fan shattered Zeus's body. The force ripped open his rib cage and squished his innards into a bloody mush, turning Zeus's body into a pulp.

Before anyone could have taken in the development, The Fool and Adam had already descended upon Chen Fan.

Chen Fan's face was expressionless, only two azure fire burned violently in his eyes. He transferred his Divine Will into a silvery blade and threw it at the incoming snake, shattering the apparition in an instant. Then the silvery blade made a wide turn and struck The Fool.

"Puchhh."

The Fool looked unharmed, but the blade severed his soul. The Grand Magus started to age rapidly. His body shriveled up as his legs trembled more violently by the second. Eventually, even his cane couldn't support his weight as he fell to the ground helplessly.

Chen Fan had severed his soul and spirit, the Grand Magus could no longer cast any spells because he couldn't even focus his mind to evoke the simplest incantation.

"Arrh!"

Adam shouted as he was driven to madness by the defeat. After exchanging seven blows with Chen Fan, the latter seized an opening to shoot out both hands and snatched Adam's wings. With a jerk of both arms, Chen Fan tore the glorious white wings off of Adam's back.

Adam let out a pained scream. He fell from the sky and thudded heavily on the ground and passed out.

Chen Fan had defeated The Three Lords of the Underground World in a heartbeat.

He had killed Zeus, robbed The Fool's ability to cast spells and mutilated Adam.

A deadly silence fell over the valley as the remaining Dark Overlord's faces turned dark and their hearts sank to the bottom.

Chen Fan hovered above the ground triumphantly. Shrouded by an azure glow, he clutched Adam's wings in his hands like a trophy for his victory, looking like an invincible god who had just slain his foe.

"He is the very definition of invincible."

Yang Qinhu looked up at Chen Fan admiringly as he thought to himself.

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Chapter 418: Winter Is Coming

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Russia, Northern Siberia, Icewolf Valley...

Even the incessant northern wind had stopped in the valley, and the only sound could be heard was the gurgling Spirit Spring. No one dared to even breathe heavily.

Many Dark Overlords stood still with pale faces and shaky legs.

Zeus was dead, The Fool and the Adam were gravely injured.

In a blink, the tables inside the valley had changed. Just ten minutes ago, twenty or so western Overlords had faith in their victory. Lahore, the Demon Elephant, Karl the Crimson Wings, Dark Titan, Damon the War Elephant... anyone of them was a mighty figure in their own rights

They also had the support of Three Lords of the Underground World, Adam, The Fool, and Zeus the Thunder Lord.

When Chen Fan created that line on the ground and announced that whoever crosses the line would be dead, they all thought Chen Fan was joking.

However, even Zeus the Thunder Lord was laid low by Chen Fan. Adding in Lahore and the Black Widow into the total number of deaths. Chen Fan had done away with a dozen Dark Overlords within this small mountain valley.

Three of those were powerful Super Overlords listed on the Dark Roll

No one could remain calm before such a frightening presence.

"Dadada!"

Walking on seemingly invisible stairs, Chen Fan descended back to the ground. Every step he took sounded so loud that it was as if a bell was tooled around their ears.

"Bam!"

As soon Chen Fan touched solid ground, he threw Adam's wings aside. The wings were made out of the energy inside of Adam's system. Over decades of refinement, they have gained solidity. Dim white lights still flickered on the pair of wings and at its roots, blood suffused with a white glow dropped to the ground.

If Adam could perfect the refinement of this pair of wings, he should be able to reach the Immortal Level and finally became a worthy opponent of Chen Fan.

However, he was still half-step away from Immortal Level. It was a half-step that was impossible to finish.

Adam had lost his wings and although he would still be an overlord on the Dark Roll, he would no longer be the invincible Son of God.

"The Heavenly Spring of Life belongs to me, does anyone dare to oppose this time?"

Chen Fan linked his hands behind his back and walked over toward the crowd.

His long hair fell over his shoulder, his eyes were as dark as ink and his appearance was handsome and fit. The black robe had been ripped at many places during the fight, but by then, Chen Fan had fixed all of them using a Dharma Spell. Its loose folds flapped against the wind. This black robe was made out of Chen Fan's True Essence, and therefore it still looked new even after numerous battles.

"Honorable Mr. Chen Beixuan, we all agree with your proposal."

Hearing Chen Fan's announcement, the dark overlords looked at each other in fear. In the end, a white-haired middle-aged man took a step forward and bowed to Chen Fan with a great measure of respect. The other Dark Overlords followed suit and bowed.

He was a Bounty hunter, the White-Haired Reaper.

He ranked number one on the list of bounty hunters in the underground world and number either on the Dark Roll, right after Azure Dragon.

After the fall of The Three Lords of the Underground World, he became the de facto leader of the rest of the Dark Overlords.

"Then fuck off, and never set foot into this valley ever again."

Chen Fan walked back to where he was sitting beside the Heavenly Spring of Life. A half-hour ago, from the same spot, he had drawn the line on the ground and issued his warning. Half an hour later, he was back where he had been.

Hearing Chen Fan's words, White-Hair Reaper tasted bitterness in his mouth.

The entire Western Dark World had wasted a dozen lives and nothing to show for it. The line on the ground seemed as unbridgeable as the deepest chasm in the world and it blocked the Dark World's access to Heavenly Spring of Life entirely.

White-Hair Reaper shot a longing glance at the Heavenly Spring of Life and heaved a sigh in his mind. Then he replied Chen Fan respectfully.

"Yes, Master."

The rest of the Dark Overlords followed his lead and nodded their heads. By then, the Heavenly Spring of Life was the least of their concern, they would count themselves lucky if Chen Beixuan would spare their lives. Many people regretted ever setting foot into Asia and reminded themselves to never do so ever again as long as Chen Beixuan was still alive.

Adam struggled to his feet and gave Chen Fan a long look and started off.

He knew that his chance for revenge was almost nonexistent.

Chen Fan's power would grow and multiply after he had consumed the Heavenly Spring of Life, further widening the gap between them. Losing his wings took a huge toll on his cultivation. Even if he could regain the wings, the trauma would prevent him from even entering the Immortal Level.

"Senior Master Chen, your power is unimaginable! Your victory is going to shock the entire world. From now on, you will be the most powerful man on earth!"

As soon as the Dark Overlords were gone, Yang Qinhu rushed to Chen Fan and announced in excitement.

He had watched as Chen Fan brought the entire Western Dark World to their knees. Once the news got out, the entire world would be staggered. By then, all nations and powerful underground organizations would have to examine Chen Fan's power under a very different light.

Meanwhile, the battle had dealt a heavy blow to the western world. It would take them a long time to recuperate. During that time, the Chinese Martial arts community could seize the power vacuum and exert its influence.

After today's event, no one in the Underground World would dare to overlook China under the protection of Chen Beixuan.

The thought elated Yang Qinhu.

"They are powerful warriors, but they are far from the real force in the Western world. Who knows if those Immortal State Warriors were still hanging around in Europe." Chen Fan said lightly. The mentioning of the Immortal State Warriors didn't seem to perturb his mood at all.

Even if there were some Immortal State warriors still alive, he would not be afraid of them with the power he possessed now.

Plus, once he consumed the Fruit of Embryonic Essence and Heavenly Spring of Life, his level of attainment would increase by leaps and bounds. He would enter the peak of Ethereal Enlightenment if not Divine Sea. Once he had reached Divine Sea, fighting against an Immortal State warrior would be like fighting a child for him.

Excitement and glee were written all over Yang Qinhu's face. Even as he was going to ask Chen Fan more questions, he noticed that Chen Fan's face suddenly darkened.

"What is it?"

Yang Qinhu asked under his breath, and suddenly, he heard a wave of commotion drift into the valley from outside.

"We have other company? Who could make it this far into this frozen waste?" Yang Qinhu's mind raced. Then he watched as Chen Fan rose to his feet with a solemn face. Chen Fan didn't look so serious even when Adam entered the valley. Yang Qinhu's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

"What kind of energy would make Senior Master Chen feel threatened? Could it be the Russian Army?"

Even as Yang Qinhu racked his brain to find out an answer, he saw a group of people had retreated back into the valley.

They were the western Dark Overlords.

However, many of them were injured with deep claw marks on their shoulders and chests. Those claw marks come in a set of four and looked bestial in nature. Yang Qinhu couldn't figure out what kind of beat could have harmed so many powerful Overlords.

"The wind is howling."

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and heaved a sigh.

Chen Fan's words suddenly reminded Yang Qinhu what Wang Baoguo had told them.

"The monster came with a blizzard. The snow was so heavy that we couldn't make out their faces. But what we know is that they are very fast and had a pair of bloody eyes, and they moved like wolves."

"Could... could it be those monsters?"

Yang Qinhu stammered, eyes brimming with disbelief.

Although these Dark Overlords were no match against Chen Fan, they were all forces to be reckoned with in their own rights. Some of them were even listed on the Dark Roll. They could have defeated an entire Russian brigade, much less a few beasts. White-Hair Reaper alone should be able to deal with wild animals.

"These are not ordinary wild beasts. You will see... Interesting. I had never thought that they could have survived on earth." Chen Fan spoke under his breath. His words were blown away by the wind and so Yang Qinhu couldn't hear what he had said.

Meanwhile, the group of Overlords had already retreated back to Chen Fan. They looked shaken to the core.

"What are those monsters? They are extremely powerful and fast. I landed a blow on one of them, but the impact knocked me back. They clawed through my Four Righteousness protection aura right away and injured my shoulder."

A Brazilian Mixed Martial Arts Master exclaimed in panic.

"I am not sure but even my Demon Hunting Rifle wouldn't harm them. My rifle should be deadly enough to end the life of an Elephant with one shot. Their level of attainment in physique refinement were all as high as Damon, the war elephant." White-Hair Reaper put in calmly. He held two guns in his hands, one white and one black.

While Adam was helping him to steady himself, The Fool suddenly remembered something. His face changed color as he looked at Adam.

"It might be THEM. They should have been dead after the Russians dropped the N-bomb on them. Why are they still alive?" Adam asked in surprise.

Nuclear weapons are the most powerful weapons in the world.

The temperature could rise up to a thousand degrees at the center of the nuclear blast that would evaporate any form of life. Even an Immortal State warrior could not have survived such a blast. Adam found it difficult to believe that anything could have lived after being hit directly with a nuclear bomb.

"Hehe... maybe they are of a different clan. Siberia is huge, there could be more villages just like the one that USSR had discovered." The Fool coughed violently and put in.

Meanwhile, the blizzard had already approached the entrance of the valley.

Inside the chilling mix of ice and snow, a few dark humanoid shadows appeared. They lurked inside behind the storm, using it as a cover. However, people could still see their shape silhouetted against the whiteness. There stood two meters tall and their eyes burned like coals

"one, two, three."

"...sixteen, seventeen, eighteen..."

"...Seventy-nine, eighty, eighty-one..."

Someone started counting. As the number tallied up, the person's voice sounded more desperate and helpless.

"A hundred and thirty-seven!"

The fighter finally finished counting. He put in with a shaky voice: "How are we going to fight back against a hundred and thirty-seven Damon the War Elephants? We are doomed!"

Even Adam's face turned pale as if he had just seen a ghost.

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Chapter 419: The Descendants of the Dark Race

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"It was equivalent of a hundred and thirty-seven Damons!"

Yang Qinhu exclaimed in his mind helplessly.

Damon the War Elephant and Buck the Diamond were Bloodline Awakened Extraordinary Ones. Their body was tougher than even Grandmasters in Physique Refinement cultivation. Yang Qinhu could not even handle one of them, much less a hundred and thirty-seven of them.

Conventional bullets would be of no use against them and only cannon shells might have a chance of penetrating their defense.

With such a formidable body, they could have dominated the earth and defeat anyone without a God Form. If each and every one of the hundred and seventy monsters were as powerful as Damon, then the combined might of these monsters should be enough to defeat an entire division of armored vehicles and tanks.

Nearly half of the Western Dark World had gathered here and there were only twenty of them. Yet, they had to face a hundred and thirty-seven monsters. Some people even wondered if there were that many Grandmasters in the entire world.

Even as Yang Qinhu grappled with his fear, those monsters were fast approaching. It wasn't long before the human warriors could make out their faces.

They stood over two meters tall and bodies were covered with fury black hide. Their eyes were incandescent red with a hint of blood. Although their heads had canine features, their expression was strikingly human. They walked on their hind legs as a human did but their feet and hands had sharp claws. They were a hybrid of wolf and man.

"Are these... werewolves?"

Someone gasped.

Many others also blanched in shock and fear.

High tales about Werewolves and Vampires spread across Europe ever since the ancient time. No one had ever claimed to see one of these monsters in hundreds of years.

However, there and then, a group of werewolves were standing before everyone's eyes.

"Impossible! It is impossible!" The Fool shook his head. He panted heavily as he said: "Based on ancient scrolls, the Christian Church killed off all the Vampires and Werewolves in the world. The last saint, St Augustine of Hippo was granted sainthood after he had slaughtered the last werewolf."

"Indeed."

Adam nodded.

During his stay behind the thick walls of the monastery in Northern Europe, he had translated heavy tomes in Hebrew into English. Therefore, he was well aware that the Church's crusade against the Vile Races had significantly weakened its power, given the rise of monarchy and absolutism and secularism that came later. After the two great wars, the national interest had overtaken that of the church and the Christian Church finally lost grip of power.

The USSR leader, Joseph Stalin, used to mock the Church by asking the Russian Bishop about the military prowess of the Pope.

That incident had been written in the Church's records as an example of the world leader's contempt against the Church.

While the slayers of Vampires and Werewolves fell from grace, a small group of their sworn enemy still lived and thrived.

"What are they if they are not Werewolves?"

White-Hair Reaper asked after reflecting on the situation for a few moments.

"They must be the offspring of the Dark Race." An even voice came into everyone's ears.

They looked back and noticed Chen Fan was right behind them, listening. He Linked his hands behind his back and examined the Werewolves with great interest.

"Sir, what do you mean by that?"

White-Hair Reaper lowered his head slightly and asked deferentially.

The other overlords, including Adam and The Fool, lowered their heads in the presence of such a powerful man.

"I had never thought that there were bloodlines of the Dark Races on earth." Chen Fan shook his head and said. "I have never seen a Werewolf nor Vampire in my life, but I know what these monsters are. They are the descendants of the Dark Wolves. But they are not purebred, so they are not as powerful as the purebred Dark Wolves."

"What?"

Everyone was as confused as they were shocked by Chen Fan's answer.

They had fought against these Werewolf look-alikes before and knew their power at first hand. They were as agile and swift as Mixed Martial Arts Master; their claws and teeth could easily tear through plates of iron and steel; their bodies were tougher than that of a Physique Refinement Grandmaster. Yet, Chen Fan claimed that they were still no match against the so-called purebred Dark Wolves?

"How powerful are the purebred ones?"

Someone asked curiously.

"Um... they could easily destroy an aircraft carrier and could survive a nuclear blast with ease." Chen Fan shrugged and said.

Dark Wolves were one of the many races in the universe. They were above average in strength among the list of mighty races. Once they were fully grown, they were as powerful as a Connate Being and could traverse the space with ease. Once they became a seasoned warrior, they could easily destroy space battle cruisers and butt heads against Immortal Cultivators of the Nascent Soul level.

However, their power was a far cry from that of the North Mystic Celestial Lord. Chen Beixuan had eradicated them on many planets, among many other alien races.

"What?"

The crowd was dumbfounded by Chen Fan's explanation.

They can destroy an aircraft carrier and survive a nuclear blast? That sounds almost preposterous. Not even the most powerful Immortal Level Overlord could live through a nuclear bomb blast unscathed.

"Fear not. I don't think the Dark Wolves exist on earth. Even if there had been some, they must have already left or died." Chen Fan put in.

Since there had been an Immortal Cultivation civilization on earth, it was reasonable to assume that there had been Dark Wolves wandering the earth at some point in history. However, the earth was so deprived of Spirit Qi that no Purebred Dark Wolves could have survived here. Even if there had been one or two, they must lay dormant somewhere hidden, struggling to survive.

"I think the so-called Werewolves must be the descendants of the Dark Wolves. These monsters are the descendants of the werewolves, so they are the twice-removed descendants to the purebred Dark Wolves. No big deal."

So saying, Chen Fan looked away from the group of monsters.

These monsters were so far away from the purebred bloodline that they might only have one-tenth of their ancestor's prowess in them. At the most, they were equivalent to peak level Physique Refinement Grandmasters.

Continuous breeding with humans must have diluted their bloodline.

Chen Fan had hoped to capture a monster that had retained a quarter or half of the Dark Wolf's bloodline and use its blood to create a team of powerful soldiers loyal to him. However, these werewolves had very little of their mighty ancestors left in them, so they were useless to Chen Fan.

Suddenly, Chen Fan lost interest in these monsters.

"Werewolf's descendants? Hybrid Werewolf?"

Chen Fan's explanation was as clear as mud to his listeners. Chen Fan's knowledge had far exceeded the scope of these Overlords comprehension, he might as well walking nonsense.

"AhhWooooooo!"

Even as everyone tried to wrap their heads around Chen Fan's explanation, they heard a bone-chilling wolf call in the blizzard.

The rest of the monsters answered the call and a hundred or so werewolves started howling at once. Their voices reverberated in the valley, causing a few small avalanches at the top of the mountain peaks.

The sound had stolen color from the Overlord's faces and wrenched their minds to their problem at hand.

However diluted their bloodline was, each one of them still wielded the same amount of power as a Mixed Martial Arts Master would. Worse, there were over a hundred of them.

"They can't be all that powerful, can they?" Someone asked hesitantly.

"There might be some differences among individuals, but it was small. I was able to kill one of them with quite a bit of effort." Adam said stoically.

His words brought out even more desperation on his peers' faces.

Seeing more and more people turned around to look at Chen Fan, The Fool and Adam couldn't resist and joined them.

They were on their last leg and Chen Fan was their only hope. Even though Adam was impressed by Chen Fan's display of power, he was still unsure if Chen Fan could ward off the onslaught of monsters.

Chen Fan remained unflappable despite the situation. He said almost casually: "Get out of the valley, or die."

As he spoke, a powerful Divine Will burst out from Chen Fan's body and swept across the entire valley. The Divine Will delivered his message across the valley to the ears of each and every Werewolf.

The Werewolves stopped howling and looked at Chen Fan in shock and surprise.

They might not know any human language, but they could communicate using Soul Energy. Among the Dark Wolf race, the most powerful warriors communicated with each other exclusively using Soul Energy.

"Bam!"

A Werewolf with a bigger frame than his peers took a step forward. He glared at Chen Fan with his bloodshot eyes that were brimming with contempt.

To everyone's surprise, these monsters were extremely intelligent and possessed human emotions as shown by the provocative disdain on his face.

Chen Fan reciprocated the Werewolf's arrogance with a wave of a hand.

Suddenly, a palm made out of azure-colored energy bore down on the Werewolf. The giant palm churned the clouds in the sky and made the mountain moan as it came down on its target with unstoppable force.

The Werewolf who challenged Chen Fan snarled derisively and lifted only one arm to block the attack.

His contempt was shared by all the other werewolves standing behind him. One of the Werewolves even yawned, thinking the battle would be over soon. However, to their surprise, their champion couldn't stop the attack and eventually was squashed under the azure palm.

During his final moment, the werewolf snarled desperately as muscles on his arms burgeoned. However, his resistance was futile before the Connate Grand Qin-na Hand.

After a while, the azure energy faded away, revealing a meter deep depression on the ground and a bloody mush

Chen Fan had killed a werewolf that was as powerful as a Physique Refinement Grandmasters with one slap?

The werewolves froze in their tracks as they gaped at Chen Fan in disbelief. The embers in their eyes flickered as they tried to cope with the shock.

"AhhWooooooo!"

One of the Werewolves broke the silence, and many more followed suit. They shot Chen Fan venomous glares as they filed their teeth, ready to sink them into Chen Fan's flesh.

The situation quickly escalated and a battle between Chen Fan and the werewolves could happen at any moment.

Suddenly, the wind carried a wizened voice to everyone's ears.

"Stop it!"

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Chapter 420: Snow Wolf King

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"Stop it!"

Carried by the wind, a wizened voice drifted into the valley. Its timbre had an ancient and eternal quality to it. The Overlords watched in surprise as the wolves stopped cold in their tracks after they heard the voice.

Under everyone's surprised watch, the group of werewolves dispersed in the middle, making a way for a shriveled old man with dry white hairs. The old man's wrinkled face was covered with yellow blotches and was the color of tree bark. He breathed laboriously after each step.

The ferocious werewolves lowered their heads quietly with a great measure of deference.

"An old man is in charge of this large group of monsters? They all listened to him?" Everyone was dumbfounded by the development.

The Old man walked over to the wolf pack and bowed to Chen Fan slightly.

"Honorable Human Overlord, please forgive my children. They had no idea that you are a living legend."

The old man spoke in Russian in a heavy Siberian accent. However, most people could understand his words.

"The Werewolves are your offspring?"

Chen Fan looked around at the old man with great interest. Despite the old man's shriveled-up appearance, he could sense pulsing energy like the undercurrent of magma inside an active volcano. Chen Fan had never registered such energy in any warrior he had met so far.

Even the energy inside of Takemiya Hiro or Adam paled in comparison with his.

"Indeed. Many of them are my grandsons and great-grandsons. Some of them are my great-great-grandsons. I am the leader of the pack, you can call me Snowwolf King."

The old man said while breathing heavily.

"Great-great grandson? How old are you?" Someone put in.

"Ummm... Excuse me, but I have forgotten how old I am. I remembered that the great war had not yet started when I was a child. I left the tundra in my youth and fought for the Russians against the Ottoman. After that, I retired here ever since." The old man said slowly.

Everyone was terrified by what they heard.

World War started in 1914, and by then, the old man was already a middle-aged man. How old exactly was he now? A hundred twenty?

People's mind raced and they found it hard to believe that anyone could live up to a hundred and twenty years old.

"When I traveled the world, I used the name Galdan. You might have never heard of me. I have seen many Overlords during my travel, just like you guys." Galdan tapped the ground with his wooden cane and shot a gaze at White-Hair Reaper.

"I can smell a Demon Hunter from miles away. Are you one of them? How is Van Helsing doing? Is he still kicking around?"

White-Hair Reaper was stupefied by the question. He lowered his head and answered respectfully: "My Lord, I am the twenty-seventh generation of Demon Hunter. Lord Van Helsin was the twentieth generation Demon Hunter almost a hundred years ago."

People's faces changed colors after they heard it.

Van Helsing was one of the most famous Demon Hunter in the 19th century. He used to work for the Christian Church and slay Dark Races all over the world during the last few glorious days of the Church. After World War One, the Church fell from grace after being embattled by new rising powers.

If the old man knew Van Helsing personally, he must be even older than people thought he was. He must be around a hundred forty or so.

"You are the twenty-seventh generation of Demon Hunters? Sigh... another half-century seemed to have slipped through my fingers." Galdan said slowly as he looked to the distance wistfully.

He then moved his gaze toward The Fool. "Magus Poison Sect. Interesting. You must be the new Grand Magus. "

"Indeed, my lord." The Fool lowered his head and saluted the old man with a strange and long-forgotten gesture.

Galdan nodded and continued to scan the crowd.

He could point out each and every Dark Overlord's lineage based on the power they possessed. He talked about some of the characters who lived a hundred years ago as if he had known them personally. He was even able to pinpoint the sect and the lineage of Yang Qinhu.

When he saw Adam, a fire lit up in his eyes.

"A church scumbag! Are you one of the Arbiter?"

"My lord, I have long since left the Church." Adam lowered himself and saluted to the old man like a true gentleman.

Galdan nodded and then he saw Chen Fan and he nearly blanched. His eyes were filled with doubts and questions.

Everyone held their breath and waited for the two's conversation expectantly.

It was evident that Galdan had lived a long time and had seen a lot. If he could pinpoint each and every warrior's lineage and so he would see Chen Fans. Everyone was curious about Chen Fan's background. He was too young to have possessed so much power and so many unimaginable spells.

"Sir, you are oriental and that reminded me of one person I met in China: the mighty figure in China. His sword attack was so powerful that it was able to stop the flow of water. I didn't expect any veteran warriors in China could have reached Immortal State just as the mighty Lin Family member had, much less a young lad such as yourself."

Galdan said slowly.

"I wager you are talking about the ancestor of the Lin Family." Chen Fan replied.

"Indeed. While I was outside the valley and sensed your energy, I thought that you were one of the Lin Family's heirs. But now, I noticed that your energy was very different than what I remembered." Galdan furrowed brows and said.

"I have never sensed such energy in anyone else. It's ancient, vast, boundless and... sublime. It seemed to have existed before ice claimed the tundra and before hot sand claimed the desert. I have never seen anything like it. Only in legends that I have heard in bits and pieces about a group of mighty figures in ancient Asia, could I find details that draw parallels with your power. But those legends were as old as the human race itself, and the characters in it are definitely fictitious."

So saying, Galdan shook his head to shake away the preposterous thought. He squeezed his wooden cane and gave Chen Fan a serious look.

"You Sir, you are trespassing the Snowwolf clan's territory. Out of respect for your power, we allow you to leave here unharmed as long as you promise to keep what happened today a secret. "

Before the old man's words faded away in the wind, someone asked.

"What about us?"

"You?" Galdan curled his lips into a mocking smile, deepening the lines on his face.

"You have entered the sacred ground of the Warg, you should pay the price with your lives. They have just had their appetizer out there, but those are just ordinary humans unlike you. Your energy-infused flesh could help my pups grew faster."

Even as the old man spoke, many Werewolves grinned, revealing rows of filed teeth with the bits of pink flesh stuck in between.

Yang Qinhu's heart sank to the bottom as he realized that the guides he had brought here were all dead.

White-haired reaper and the other Overlords turned into bundles of nerves after hearing what old man was going to do with them. They looked desperately at Chen Fan for help, hoping for him to stay with them.

"You are a fine example of your capricious, untrustworthy and emotional race." Chen Fan cracked a smile and shook his head. He locked his eyes onto Galdan and said: "Fine, I can leave. But I will take the Spring water and the fruit with me."

Galdan was unperturbed even when Chen Fan mentioned the spring water, however, the old man's anger flared as soon as Chen Fan pointed a finger at the Fruit of Embryonic Essence. The werewolves were also agitated, seemingly uncomfortable how close Chen Fan was to the tree.

"Insolence! The fruit is a sacred gift from the Wolf God to my people. Anyone who dares to lay a finger on it is the enemy of the Snowwolf Clan. No matter where you are, we will find you, crush your throat and eat your flesh!"

Galdan stomped the ground with his cane and shouted.

The rest of the werewolves gave Chen Fan hostile glares.

The Fruit of the Warg was the most precious treasure of the Snow Wolf Clan. The fruit matured every a hundred years and any Werewolf that consumed it would have a chance of purifying their bloodline and take one step closer toward their ancestors. The purer one's bloodline, the more likely he was going to become the next Snowwolf King.

"It's not the Fruit of the Warg, it is the Fruit of Embryonic Essence. You dim-witted beasts would never understand its full benefit."

Chen Fan snorted.

He had realized that the Snow Wolf Clan had been using the Fruit of Embryonic Essence to refine their bloodline. Little did the werewolves know that refining bloodline was just a minor benefit of consuming the Fruit of Embryonic Essence. The real effect of the Fruit was to recharge Essence Qi and help the Cultivator to reach Divine Sea Level.

"Don't waste your breath. Get out of the valley, or else I will kill all of you."

Chen Fan linked his hands behind his back and said coldly.

"AhhWooooooo!"

The werewolves replied Chen Fan with a maddening howl.

"Kill, kill all of them!"

Galdan held the cane in one hand and pointed at Chen Fan.

Under his command, hundreds of Werewolves ran past the old man and charged at Chen Fan. A savage light lit up in their red eyes. In their eyes, Chen Fan and the other warriors were only food, the more powerful a warrior was, the delicious he was when they munch him.

"Let's fight!"

Adam let out a wry smile and pulled out a golden blade.

"Guns ready!"

White-Hair Reaper pulled out the twin hand cannons and replied with a hard face.

Chen Fan didn't pay attention to them. He punched at the incoming werewolves with an incandescent azure fist. The werewolves were blown to the ground like bowling pins. Already, Chen Fan had charged forward and arrived in the thick of the action.

Suddenly, the other human fighters heard a wave of snapping noises.

Many werewolves were sent flying after a simple punch from Chen Fan.

However, thanks to their tough body, these werewolves were only winded by the attack and were able to pick themselves up and charged at Chen Fan anew.

The other werewolves started engaging the Dark Overlords.

The Overlords's defense line was already wavering in less than a second. They only had a dozen fighter but had to ward off hundreds of werewolves. Already, a Mixed Martial Arts Master had already fallen to death after a couple of Werewolves lacerated his neck with their sharp claws.

"We are all going to die here."

White-Hair Reaper landed shot at a werewolf almost at point-blank range. He was gripped by a pang of despair after seeing how badly the werewolves had gotten them.

Yang Qinhu had just escaped the deadly clutch of one werewolf, only to notice that he was surrounded.

Adam was also besieged by a dozen werewolves; his movement had slowed down significantly.

Everyone looked at Chen Fan, their last hope.

"Bang!"

A pulse of energy erupted out of Chen Fan's body as he broke the hypersonic barrier.

He finally attacked

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Chapter 421: One Against A Hundred!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Once Chen Fan started attacking, he was nearly unstoppable.

As soon as Chen Fan broke the hypersonic barrier, his body turned into a wash of azure light and it traced an azure line across the valley and arrived in front of a tall werewolf. Then he punched at the beast.

Chen Fan's arm went straight through the werewolf's midsection and the impact made the soft belly of the monster explode. Everything happened so fast that the beast didn't even realize what had happened before he was dead.

"KOM!"

Then and only then did everyone hear the sonic boom as a plum of white mist dissipated around Chen Fan. The sound swept through the valley as if a fighter jet had just passed.

The Werewolves finally realized what had just happened.

They looked to Chen Fan in astonishment, eyes glinting with alertness.

So powerful was Chen Fan that he had killed a Werewolf with one simple punch. The azure fist packed even more energy than the azure palm that Chen Fan had summoned earlier. Despite its large size, the Azure Palm moved very slowly and could be easily dodged. Such as the weakness of the Grand Qin Na Hand. However, Chen Fan's second attack was so fast that most werewolves couldn't even see what had happened.

If Chen Fan could kill a werewolf with one punch, he could finish the battle in a hundred thirty-seven punches.

The thought had made Galdan's face change color. But he quickly gathered himself and rallied his offsprings.

"Let's attack him at once. His body can't sustain hypersonic speed too many times."

Hearing the words, Werewolves howled again and encircled Chen Fan. Except for the dozen or so werewolves who were still dealing with Adam and his peers, the rest of the werewolves all joined the battle against Chen Fan, hoping to get rid of the most powerful foe first.

"Is that so?"

Chen Fan cracked a derisive smile.

He tapped the ground lightly and broke the hypersonic barrier again. This time, he busted the head of a female werewolf.

"Second punch. "

Chen Fan counted calmly as he delivered the deadly blow. When the werewolf's dead body fell to the ground, his eyes held nothing but indifference.

The development sent the rest of the Werewolves into a blood rage. They threw back their heads and snarled before they lashed out at Chen Fan in unison. So sharp were their claws that they could go through steel plating with easel, so fast were their movement, that they could catch a cheetah and so perfect were their teamwork, they moved and attacked as one entity.

Suddenly, they rained so many deadly attacks on Chen Fan that the entire sky above Chen Fan's head was shrouded by shadows of deadly claws. These claws reached so close to Chen Fan that the sound of them whizzing through the air could be heard right around Chen Fan's ear.

The attack was able to tear through the God Form, but Chen Fan simply smiled and then broke the hypersonic barrier with ease once again. His body disappeared and flashed into view a few dozen meters away from where he was, rammed his shoulder into a stocky werewolf, turning him into a blob of wolf-jam.

Chen Fan didn't even need to use any attack when his body had reached the hypersonic speed. His body was deadly enough already. No one, not even a Physique Refinement Grandmaster, nor an Extraordinary One with God Form could have withstood such an impact.

"Third attack."

Chen Fan paused a second and murmured to himself. Under even more loathing glares of the Werewolves, Chen Fan broke the hypersonic barrier again.

"Fourth."

Chen Fan yanked an arm up and hacked down, slicing a werewolf into two halves.

"Fifth."

He busted the still-beating heart of another werewolf.

"Tenth."

Chen Fan murmured as he bore down his palm onto the top of a werewolf's head.

A deadly silence fell over the valley.

Chen Fan had killed ten Werewolves in a blink, each werewolf could be as powerful as a Grandmaster. Unlike Grandmasters, these werewolves lacked technique and replied only on their tough bodies and brute force to dish out damage. Therefore, they didn't have any means of preventing Chen Fan from reaching Hypersonic speed.

In other words, these Werewolves lacked tactics when they fought.

After seeing Chen Fan had laid low ten of their own kind, even their jarringly obnoxious howling had reduced to a deep growling.

These werewolves mighty be savages, but they also knew strength and power when they saw it.

Even Galdan's hand started shaking in fear and shock. Every time Chen Fan reached Hypersonic speed and killed one of the werewolves, he felt his authority among his offsprings erode a little. He also moaned the brutal death of so many of his children.

Before the fight, Chen Fan had already used hypersonic speed punch more than ten times while fighting the Dark Overlords. The ten extra executions just now would make it twenty. Despite the Azure Thearch Longevity Body he possessed, Chen Fan felt the need to slow down and catch his breath.

"ah-ha! I was right. He is exhausted now! He won't last long." The sight filled Galdan's eyes with glee. He shouted at his offsprings. "My children, attack at once! Rip open his throat and taste his blood and flesh. Make him pay for what he has done to your brothers and sisters. Whoever lands the killing blow would have the right to use the Warg Fruit and become the next Pact Leader!"

"Ahhwooo, ahhwooo, ahhwoooo!"

The maddening howls of the werewolves shot through the sky and reverberated in the valley.

A few larger werewolves lead the pact and charged to Chen Fan. Their eyes were filled with greed and bloodlust. Chen Fan was no longer prey, he was a ladder to power.

"Pathetic."

Chen Fan sneered.

Even without the Azure Thearch Longevity Body, he was far more powerful than these monsters as an Immortal Cultivator at the mid-stage of Ethereal Enlightenment.

Chen Fan waved a hand and summoned a dozen Jade talisman in the air. The jade talisman exploded one after another, giving birth to countless deadly spells such as Wind blades, Fire Balls, Chain Lightning, Ice Chisels and Golden Blades. These spells flew across the valley directly at the Werewolves.

These Jade Talismans were made by Chen Fan during his free time and they were covered with Talisman Inscriptions of offensive spells.

Although Chen Fan didn't put in much effort and attention to details during the creation of these talismans, the spells were extremely deadly to the werewolves who were nearly impervious to physical attacks but lacked any defense against spells.

After one bout of spells, Chen Fan had killed five werewolves and injured twice that many.

However, the werewolves had incredible self-healing abilities. As long as parts of their bodies were not permanently detached from the rest, they could heal any wounds in matters of seconds.

"AhhWooooooo!"

Already, the shadow of the four leading werewolves were upon Chen Fan. They attacked in unison, lashing out their long sharp claws at once. Sunlight ran down from their claws and formed a streak of sunlight in the air that looked similar to the Fist Qi when Grandmasters attacked. Even when the claws were still a few meters away from him, Chen Fan could hear the creation of a vacuum near the edge of the claws.

These four giant werewolves were at least a head taller than their normal counterparts. Chen Fan wagered that their powers were on par with those Overlords on the Dark Roll.

Chen Fan countered their attack with a beautiful Azure Blade Aura that glided through the air with graceful finality.

"Azure Wood Qi Blade!"

The Azure Wood Qi Blade traced a graceful arc in the air. Chen Fan had become the masterful butcher who could carve up a cow with elegance and style. The Azure Wood Qi Blade was no longer a brutal weapon, instead, it was a needle in the fingers of a master embroiderer and his target a blank piece of silk that awaited for his art.

"Clang!"

Chen Fan blocked four paws lined with sharp claws with the Qi Blade.

The Qi Blade carved a deep gash on the furry paws so deep that they revealed the whiteness inside. The injury didn't deter the four Pack Leader Wannabes. They continued their attacks.

Chen Fan and the four werewolves moved so fast that all the others could see were an Azure shadow surrounded by four fast-moving black ones.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Chen Fan picked up some speed and the glowing azure blade auras also increased its length and became thinner. It left a deep wound on the werewolves after each lash.

In less than ten seconds, the four werewolves were covered with wounds and their fur was matted by dry blood. Although they could heal their wounds very quickly, the loss of blood had taken a toll on their endurance. They were not only losing blood, but also the True Essence within the blood. Already, their attack came with less and less vigor and frequency.

"Swoosh!"

Chen Fan finally caught an opening and jabbed the azure blade forward, passing three werewolves. The Blade Aura suddenly intensified as Chen Fan brought the Qi Balde around and hacked down at the fourth werewolf.

The Qi Blade had become so bright that it nearly blinded everyone. Reducing the viewer's vision to a thin line of azure glow.

"Bang!"

The werewolf panicked as he reached out both arms to cushion the blow. However, the blade went through both of his arms and landed on his head, separating it from the shoulder.

"Puhh!"

Blood squirted out from the werewolf's neck like a fountain and didn't fall down until it reached a few meters high in the air.

The rest of the Werewolves looked troubled and Galdan's hand started trembling. He pressed his hand down onto his walking cane, trying to steady it, but to no avail. Those four werewolves were the elite warriors among his offspring. Losing one of them was equivalent to losing ten ordinary werewolves.

"Attack! Kill him! Kill him!"

Galdan snarled at the werewolves. The werewolves' eyes were bloodshot and started charging at Chen Fan while barking like mad animals.

"Humph, do you think I have no helpers?"

Chen Fan snorted and then let go of the Blade Auras. He produced a yellow-skinned gourd from his pocket and took out a Bone flute from it. Suddenly, a primordial note that seemed as ancient as time drifted into everyone's ears.

Summoning Flute of Demon God!

This would be the first time Chen Fan use the Dharma Treasure that cost him dearly.

"Donn Donn Donn"

With the beatings of an ancient war drum, a Golden Armor Immortal Guardian appeared on the battlefield. He used to be Lord Susano, now he was a new name: Susano, the Immortal Guardian. He rode his handsome stallion across the valley and killed a werewolf with one decisive attack. His unwavering belligerence shook everyone, including Galdan.

Semi-Immortal State?

Adam studied the Immortal Guardian carefully.

To his surprise, there was another Immortal Guardian with a set of golden wings that swooped down from the sky.

"Immortal Guardian Karasutengu!"

Two Semi-Immortal State Warriors?

Adam rounded his eyes in disbelief.

However, that was not the end. Under everyone's shocked eyes, three more Immortal Guardians emerged. The Six-Armed Immortal Guardian had six arms, each holding a Dharma Artifact. The Kurome Immortal Guardian had a pair of burning eyes that could penetrate one's soul. And the last one was Immortal Guardian Yamamizuki who looked like a walking tree made out of gold.

There were five Immortal guardians in total.

Adam was rendered speechless and his shock was shared by everyone around him, including his enemies.

The energy generated from the five Immortal Guardians swept across the valley and attracted the attention of those who were still fighting.

"Arise!"

Chen Fan commanded.

The five Immortal Guardians brandished their weapons and charged it to the thick of werewolves.

Even when they were Semi-Immortal State Demon Gods, they could have done away with a werewolf with ease. Now they had absorbed the energy inside the flute and became much more powerful than they had ever been. These werewolves were only as powerful as Mixed Martial Arts Masters, so their defense quickly crumbled.

In a heartbeat, the five Immortal Guardians had slain half of the werewolves.

"They... they are insanely powerful!"

White Haired Reaper and Yang Qinhu looked at each other in trepidation. It was as if they had seen the staff of legends.

Adam was seized by fear after seeing the power under Chen Fan's command. If Chen Fan unleashed the five Immortal Guardians upon the Dark World, he could have killed all Dark Overlords.

"AhhWooooooo!"

Galdan could no longer stand by and watch. He snarled as his eyes lit up with red flames. He ripped his clothes open as his body increased in size. In a blink, he transformed from a shriveled old man to a three-meter tall werewolf with a tenacious body covered by wiry fur.

"China man! How dare you kill my children!"

"You will DIE!"

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Chapter 422: A Real Immortal Level Warrior

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

It was the first time the people inside the valley saw the transformation of a human to werewolf.

The depiction in the movies and legends turned out to be more accurate than most people had thought. Galdan's body multiplied in size at first as his muscles started to bulge as if molten iron were being pumped into it. He quickly transformed from a short old man to a super werewolf that stood over three meters tall.

Unlike the other werewolves, Galdan was covered in snow-white fur with a silvery sheen. No wonder he was called the Snow Wolf King. The only feature of the old man that remained the same in the werewolf was the pair of burning eyes.

"China man, I have given you a chance, but you have blown it!"

Galdan snarled and then curled his lips to a crude smile, revealing a row of filed teeth. A wave of powerful Soul Energy erupted from his body and swept across the entire valley as he spoke, carrying his words into everyone's ears.

His energy was more powerful than any other Werewolves, including those four pact-leader contenders and even surpassed that of the five Demon Gods.

The rest of the Overlords were shaken to the core once Galdan revealed its true form. They felt a presence as terrifying as primeval bests such as T-rex had descended upon them.

"Immortal Level!"

Adam said bitterly.

The faces of the white-hair reaper and the others paled.

No one, other than Immortal Level Overlords could project such a powerful presence. They didn't even sense such a fearsome presence when they met Chen Fan.

"Who could think that after ten years of silence, the Immortal Level Overlord has finally appeared in our world again. "

The Fool said as his body shook uncontrollably. He rounded his eyes and looked at Galdan in fear. Reaching Immortal Level was the dream of his life, but so far he was unable to make it come true.

All the werewolves paused their motion as soon as Galdan had finished his transformation. They threw their heads back and howled at the sky.

"Ahhwooo, ahhwooo, ahhwoooo!"

The entire valley was filled with ear defending wolf calls. The sound reverberated across the valley and out into the open. They could be heard even dozens of kilometers away. Their voice was filled with frenetic joy, forming a cacophony of celebration for the return of their King.

"Bang!"

Snow Wolf King's body suddenly flickered out of view and reappeared right in front of Immortal Guardian Karasutengu. Immortal Guardian Karasutengu hadn't transformed into his Dharma form so he was only three meters tall, the same height as Snow Wolf King. When Snow Wolf King suddenly appeared before him, he spread his wings and brought his mighty staff above his head. And then he pounded the staff down onto the Werewolf.

The strike carried enough power to turn the world upside down.

Although Karasutengu existed in the form of a Divine Soul, he was a mighty force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. Worse, the golden staff he wielded was created by Chen Fan personally and weighed over a few thousand tons. One solid blow from this staff would instantly pulverize any Werewolf. However, the Snow Wolf King was unfazed by the mighty bow, and let out a derisive smile. He didn't dodge the attack, and neither did he block it.

"Bang"

The blow had landed squarely on Snow Wolf King's shoulder. It should be powerful enough to crush a tank, but it only caused Snow Wolf King's back to hunch a little. Then the three-meter tall super werewolf struck back with his large paws lined with thirty-centimeter long sharp claws that glinted under the pale sunlight.

"Sthla!"

The werewolf clawed deeply into the chest of Immortal Guardian Karasutengu and wrenched both arms to either side, ripping the Immortal Guardian in half. Immortal Guardian Karasutengu's body was tough enough to withstand bullets and cannon fire, and normal werewolves couldn't even make a dent on his skin. However, the Snow Wolf King had torn it apart like shredding a piece of paper.

If the Snow Wolf King could shred the body of an Immortal guardian, it definitely would destroy a tank with bare hands.

"Ahhwooo, ahhwooo, ahhwooo."

Many werewolves pounded their chests and howled in elation, cheering for their mighty king.

The other Overlords felt that their hearts had sunk to the bottom of an ice cave.

"Immortal Guardians were Demon Gods of Semi-Immortal state. They were much more powerful than most Grandmasters since they have already reached the peak of the Grandmaster level. Either one of them was more powerful than me. Yet, Galdan was able to do away with one with such ease. What would happen to me if I had to face his deadly claws?"

Cold sweat streaked across Adam's face, and his fear was shared by the others. Everyone was shaken to their core by the sight of the Immortal State Power.

"Is that how powerful an Immortal Level fighter is? It's... scary."

Yang Qinhu's legs started to tremble. Even from a few hundred meters away, the intimidating presence of the Snowwolf King made him feel suffocated. Yang Qinhu felt the same human instinct as that when an ordinary man ran into a hungry tiger in the forest.

"uh?"

Even as the tattered body parts of Karasutengu fell to the ground, Snow Wolf King registered another opponent. He let go of Karasutengu and charged at his second target: Lord Susano.

Immortal Guardian Susano was the fastest and the strongest of all Immortal Guardians since he was the first who had come under Chen Fan's service. He stood over five-meters tall—much taller than most other Immortal Guardians. Mounted steadily on a galloping Heavenly Stallion, Immortal Guardian Susano charged at the werewolf and hacked his weapon in the air.

Suddenly, a scintillating golden ray of light shot out from the edge of his weapon.

The weapon of Susano was a five-meter long halberd. Its movements across the space carried such graceful finality as a Blade Qi erupted from the edge of the Halberd and shot out towards the target. The Blade Qi was so deadly that it would go through the body of an ordinary person with ease.

"Clank!"

the Golden Blade Auras landed on Snow Wolf King's claws, letting out a jarring sound of metal scraping against metal. Snow Wolf King stood unflinchingly even after taking the brunt of Lord Susano's attack.

On the other hand, the impact had winded Lord Susano and made him stumble back a few meters.

Snow Wolf King's body shook only a little but there was a deep gash on his paw. Already, blood had started to well in the deep cut. Despite the toughness of his claws, his paw was much softer and could not withstand the attack of the golden halberd which was refined by Chen Fan using Devotion Energy.

However, the deep wound disappeared in a heartbeat.

Werewolves of the Snow Wolf Clan not only had extremely durable bodies, they also possessed incredible self-healing abilities.

"I didn't expect you to be able to harm me."

A red flame in Snowwolf King's eyes surged as he spoke. He charged up his energy and let them swept across the valley. The hot and belligerent energy agitating the air, creating a cacophony of popping noises. Lord Susano was unfazed, he brought the halberd around to the top of his head with both hands and attacked again.

Meanwhile, the rest of the three Immortal Guardians had also surrounded the Snow Wolf King.

Suddenly the Snow Wolf King was besieged from all sides.

After Snow Wolf King had fully charged up his energy, he started to engage the Demon Gods. Such was the unimaginable power of the Snow Wolf King, he quickly defeated three of the four Immortal Guardians, except for Immortal Guardian Susano.

In less than three seconds into battle, Snow Wolf King took a blow on his back, turned around and ripped the body of Six-Armed Immortal Guardian into pieces.

Five seconds later, Snow Wolf King let Lord Kurome use the Kurome Divine Light to burn a large hold on his belly, while he ripped open Immortal Guardian Kurome's throat.

Ten more seconds later, Snow Wolf King snarled and darted out, turning into a black shadow that circled around Immortal Guardian Yamamizuki. Despite Lord Susano's landing tireless attacks on him, Snow Wolf King caught an opportunity and shredded Immortal Guardian Yamamizuki into pieces.

"Bam!"

In less than half a minute, Snow Wolf King had killed three Immortal Guardians of Semi-Immortal Level at the cost of half a dozen wounds and a hold on his belly.

Those wounds recovered rapidly after each breath he took. Already, the first wound had disappeared and the second and the third one quickly followed suit.

His self-healing and regeneration ability were stunning. He might as well be indestructible.

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and pondered.

The Snow Wolf King was much more powerful than Takemiya Hiro who thought he had reached Immortal Level. The Snow Wolf King had truly reached the Immortal level, the peak of power on this planet. Such power had laid dormant for decades and by now, people considered it merely a legend.

"China man, your toys are useless on me."

Snow Wolf King turned around and gave Chen Fan a mocking smirk.

"Is that so?"

Chen Fan remained calm and replied with a wave of a hand.

The bodies of the four Immortal Guardians were drawn up by a gust of wind and pieced themselves together. In a blink, Chen Fan had revived the four Immortal Guardians.

"Do you think you are the only one who has an indestructible body?" Chen Fan flicked a finger and said with a grin. "These Immortal Guardians used to be Demon Gods and they can not be killed. I wonder how long you can keep at it."

Snow Wolf King was taken aback by the revelation.

The joyful howling of the other werewolves also paused as sounds stuck in their throats and won't get out.

Lord Susano was able to survive nine hypersonic blows from Chen Fan even before he soaked up the energy inside the Summoning Flute of Demon God. By now, these Immortal Guardians were able to regenerate their bodies almost indefinitely.

The seriousness of the situation quickly sank in.

After Snow Wolf King has watched as Immortal Guardian Karasutengu regenerated his body for the third time, he could no longer hold back his anger. He stomped the ground with one foot and launched himself into the air, nearly breaking the hypersonic barrier. Then he plummeted down and landed right before Chen Fan and hacked as he let out an ear-defining snarl.

"They will disappear once I kill you!"

The attack came so fast that white energy started to form at the tip of his claws and shot out in the form of Wind blades. These deadly wind blades quickly surrounded Chen Fan and attacked him from all fronts.

At Snow Wolf King's level, he could easily tap into the power of heaven and earth.

"You kill ME?"

Chen Fan let out a peal of laughter and punched back.

Suddenly, the earth trembled as if an earthquake. Fast-moving Essence Qi let out an ear-deafening roar and caused a violent shockwave that could kill any Grandmaster within a ten-meter area.

It was going to be a direct impact of the Azure Thearch Longevity Body against the Snow Wolf King.

It was the final showdown between an Ethereal Enlightenment level Immortal Cultivator and an Immortal Level warrior of the earth.

Chen Fan had finally encountered the most powerful force on this planet since his rebirth. His blood boiled, letting the rogue energy tousle his hair. Even the Azure fire in his eyes was in a deadlock with the red angry flame of the Snow Wolf King.

"KOM!"

Under many expectant eyes, the Azure Aura collided with the Snow Wolf King's claws. The stage for the momentous battle was finally set in place and the show was about to start.

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Chapter 423: Battle of the Immortals.

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"Kaboom!"

When the Azure Fist Aura and the Snow Wolf King's claws collided, the impact shook the entire valley, causing numerous small avalanches at the peak of the mountain.

The ground around the two trembled as if an earthquake. A powerful wave of Qi Energy rippled out from the point of impact for a few hundred meters. Even the people outside of the battleground were staggered by the residual of the shock wave.

"He is terrifying!"

Adam and the others gaped at Chen Fan as if he was a character out of a mythical tale about gods.

"Bang!"

When the Qi Energy swept across the valley and reached the Spirit Fruit of Embryonic Essence, it triggered a protective spell Chen Fan had cast to protect it. An iridescent energy shield appeared over the tree, protecting it from the shockwave. The protective shield was created using seventeen supreme-grade jades and could temporarily ward off the attack of an Immortal State Overlord.

"Bam!"

The two combatants backed away from each other as their feet dragged a deep groove on the ground. Snow Wolf King had to stomp one of his feet on the ground to stop himself from going any further. Meanwhile, Chen Fan kicked one of his feet in the air, tracing a graceful curve as he dissipated his momentum.

No one seemed to have the upper hand during the first round.

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes as he scanned the Snow Wolf King.

Ever since Chen Fan obtained the Azure Thearch Longevity Body, it was the first time he met anyone whose physique refinement was on par with his. Snow Wolf King's body was much tougher than Adam and was the fully awakened God Form. Although it lacked speed, and strength while comparing to Chen Fan, the Snow Wolf King made it up with his incredible ability of regeneration.

"Come again!"

Chen Fan threw his head back and laughed. He took a step forward and darted out, but his feet never landed on the ground.

Chen Fan charged at the Snow Wolf King without ever touching the ground. The belligerent energy roiled about changing his skin color to that of stained glass. Through his translucent skin, one could see his blood coursing in his veins and his azure bones, scintillated like pieces of crystals.

This time, Chen Fan finally charged up the Azure Thearch Longevity Body to its maximum power.

Seeing the Fruit of Embryonic Essence was protected by the spell, Snow Wolf King was also relieved. He cracked an ugly grin as the red light in his eyes surged. His body started to flicker as the Essence Qi around him suddenly turned into a gust of wind mixed with snow and ice that shrouded the Snow Wolf King. The powerful wind then lifted the Snow Wolf King up and forward at Chen Fan.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The two mighty warriors exchanged a few blows in the air.

Unlike Adam, the Snow Wolf King was an Immortal State warrior who had perfected every aspect of his cultivation over hundreds of years. Therefore, he was able to stand his ground and turn the battle into a deadlock.

Looking from afar, the battle looked like a wash of azure energy and a grey cyclone in the sky constant ramming into each other.

Each impact would let out an ear defending blast that reverberated across the valley. It sounded like a hammer hitting an anvil and it was so loud that it hurt many people's ears.

"Clang!"

Snow Wolf King landed a claw on Chen Fan's shoulder. The claws ripped through Chen Fan's black robe and sliced open Chen Fan's skin, leaving four deep wounds on Chen Fan's shoulder.

Chen Fan returned the attack with a direct punch to Snow Wolf King's chest. As soon as his fist landed on the werewolf's hairy chest, it caused an explosion and opened up the Snow Wolf King's chest cavity, revealing white ribs, and a beating heart.

The two quickly parted away after the brief engagement.

Chen Fan glanced at the wound on his shoulder with a cold expression. This was the first time he got injured ever since he obtained the Azure Thearch Longevity Body. His body was nearly indestructible since not even a sniper rifle could have caused a dent. The Snow Wolf King's power was truly terrifying.

On the other hand, since Snow Wolf King's body was much more fragile than that of Chen Fan, his injury was much more severe. However, thanks to his regeneration ability, his gut-churning wound healed itself in heartbeat.

"I am invincible, China man. You can't kill me."

Snow Wolf King gathered himself and shot out a violent pulse of soul energy to get his point across. His lips curled into a contemptuous smile.

"Don't make a fool out of yourself, please. Even a Soul Formation level cultivator who possessed mighty Primordial Essence dares not to claim himself invincible, much less you, just a mix-blood werewolf, a mutt."

Chen Fan let out a peal of laughter.

He waved a hand as small glowing green light appeared on the trees and plants in the valley. These green lights float into the air and converged around Chen Fan. Under many surprised eyes, the wounds on Chen Fan's shoulder disappeared.

The Azure Thearch Longevity Body was one of the most powerful Divine Bodies in the Universe. One of its abilities is to absorb the vitality from any living plants.

If the fight took place in the forest jungle, Chen Fan could use this ability to regenerate almost his entire body. The only way to cause some real harm to Chen Fan under that situation was to use a nuclear bomb to destroy not only Chen Fan but also anything worth living energy in it around him.

The scarcity of plants the Siberian Tundra didn't deter Chen Fan's battle spirit from flaring.

Snow Wolf King narrowed his eyes and drew a large gulp of air and then blew it out. As soon as the air left his mouth, it turned into a frigid pulse of white energy that shot out at Chen Fan.

The white energy shot across space and froze the air along its way. The energy was much colder than even the arctic winds that ravaged the tundra.

"Inborn Divine Powers?"

The sight had taken Chen Fan by surprise.

Although the Snow Wolf King was not a real Immortal Cultivator, he had reached Immortal State nonetheless so it was possible that he had awakened one or two inborn divine powers that had lay dormant in him.

Although these Inborn Divine Powers were relatively simpler compared to the Divine powers gained through cultivation, they were extremely deadly.

Even Chen Fan had to increase his store of defense at the sight of the Divine power. He could feel the frigid energy and its malicious intent even from a distance. Although Chen Fan was confident in his power, he dared not to lower his guard. He shot out both hands and formed a few hand signs, and summoned countless shining Taoism Inscriptions in air. These inscriptions converged and formed a half translucent golden wall before Chen Fan to protect him.

"Grand Diamond Curse"

Chen Fan didn't master this mid-level Curse Sorcery until he reached Ethereal Enlightenment. It was an upgraded version of the regular Diamond Curse and it was powerful enough to ward off a cannon shell hit point-blank.

"Our Clan Leader used his Inborn Divine Art!"

Many werewolves looked up at their leader expectantly.

It was common knowledge among the werewolves that the Warg would bestow a mighty Divine Art to each generation of the Wolf King. These Divine Arts were so powerful that they would be outright terrifying. Many older werewolves had seen with their own eyes that Snow Wolf King had frozen an unstoppable train cold in its track with one blow of air.

Although the other Overlords stood a few hundred meters away from the battle, they also felt the chilling air biting into their bones.

"They both have reached Immortal state, so their moves are not just ordinary Martial arts, they are Divine powers."

The sight of the unimaginable powers of both combatants reminded Yang Qinhu a description of Immortal State warriors in an ancient text he stumbled upon once.

The scroll recorded abilities such as levitating, turning wind into blades and breath into thunder, immune to elements, such as fire. Those abilities used to sound like the stuff of legends to him, but the battle between Chen Fan and Snow Wolf King had lent credence to those records.

Meanwhile, the deadly frozen energy had landed squarely on the golden wall. What happened next stunned everyone. They watched as the flowing inscriptions on the wall suddenly froze in their tacks as a layer of frost formed over the wall, dimming its golden glow.

"How... how is that possible? A spell can freeze another spell?"

The Fool's mind reeled.

What happened before his eyes had completely toppled his understanding of the world.

"Kacha!"

A small crack appeared on the wall, followed by many more cracks. In a blink, these cracks had crawled all over the wall and a few moments later, the wall crumbled like an avalanche. When its frozen fragments hit the ground, they made a cacophony of clinks and clanks.

"How many times can you use those Dharma Spells?" The Snow Wolf King smirked and said: "As long as I am on the tundra, I can absorb an infinite amount of energy from the cold."

"Such is the stature of the Wolf God. It's beyond the reach of your filthy humans."

So saying, Snow Wolf King opened up his mouth as chilling energy converged and drew into his body. Then he huffed again, sending out an even more intense pulse of white energy that was as thick as a pillar in a greek temple.

Covered by a layer of frost, the white energy lanced at Chen Fan with deadly intent.

As the frosty energy shot across the valley, it seized everything, including air in its bone-chilling grasp. Even the Overlords standing a distance away started to shiver from the cold.

Everyone looked at Chen Fan expectantly, wondering how he was going to counter the attack.

"Chen Beixuan was not yet a real Immortal State warrior, so he still had a long way to go to catch up with Galdan who had reached Immortal State for decades."

Adam lamented in his mind.

Although he conceded that Chen Fan's level of attainment was much higher than his, he couldn't sense the signature singularity of all powers within other Immortal State warriors.

The gap between Chen Fan and a real Immortal Level Overlord might be unnoticeable while fighting against weak enemies, it was the difference between life and death during a battle against powerful foes such as the Snow Wolf King.

To Adam's surprise, Chen Fan cracked a smile at the incoming deadly attack.

"Do you think you are the only one who has Divine powers?"

As soon as he said that, two balls of golden flames burst out from Chen Fan's eyes. They started small, the size of a needle, then they grew larger and brighter and lanced out from Chen Fan's eyes in the form of a deadly Divine Flames.

Divine Powers: Li Fire Golden Eyes!

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Chapter 424: He Is Unkillable?

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Chen Fan had gained the Li Fire Golden Eyes even before he had reached the Ethereal Enlightenment.

Chen Fan didn't need to use it once ever since he reached the Ethereal Enlightenment. It was a powerful technique that he had saved for the last moment. Chen Fan didn't need to tap into its mighty power even when he was fighting Takemiya Hiro and the Japan Self-Defense Forces.

However, Chen Fan had finally decided to use it in order to counter the Snow Wolf King's Inborn Divine Power.

"Urhh!"

Chen Fan threw his head back as two golden energies welled in his eyes and lanced up into the sky. The two rays of energy lit up the sky, tainting it red. The two crackling energies seemed to have to bend the very fabric of space as they joined together in the most inconceivable fashion and formed an energy ball. The streaming hot energy ball suddenly flew at the frigid white energy.

"What is that?"

Adam and the others were dumbfounded by what they saw.

They had been convinced that Chen Fan was going to struggle if not get defeated by Snow Wolf King's Inborn Talent. No one had expected the red hot fire to burst out from Chen Fan's eyes.

Zeus had also shot out energy from his eyes, but the deadliness of Zeus's execution paled in comparison with that of Chen Fan.

The energy in Zeus's eyes were sparks that danced around the surface of his pupils, but the energy shot out from Chen Fan's eyes came deep within his eye sockets. All the overlords had witnessed the progression of the flame from a tiny dancing flicker deep within Chen Fan's pupils to the deadly conflagration.

However, no one could make sense as to why Chen Fan's eyes could have held such a deadly flame.

"Is this the real strength of Chen Beixuan? He had been holding back his power when he fought us?"

A seemingly absurd idea burst into Adam's mind. After pondering on it for a while, Adam realized that it wasn't so absurd at all. The Dark Overlords were simply too weak for Chen Fan to use his powerful moves.

The sizzling golden flames were hot enough to burn a hole through the very fabric of reality. Even from a few hundred meters away, people could still sense the belligerent heatwaves on their faces. If Chen Fan had used this move on the Dark Overlords, none of them would have survived.

"Sthhhh"

The golden flame and the chilling white energy finally converged.

The golden flame was hot enough to melt metal, and the white energy was cold enough to freeze even a ray of passing light. Once two intense energy came into contact with each other, they started to neutralize each other's polar opposite attributes in the most violent fashion.

In a blink, they filled the entire valley with white mist, turning the valley into a sauna.

"Phhh... Pthsss..."

It wasn't long before the white light started to waver and back down. Try as he might, the Snow Wolf King could not force it to hold its ground.

The Li Fire Golden Eyes was an above-average Divine power even among Divine powers that were far superior to that of the Snow Wolf King.

Plus, Chen Fan had been strengthening his power for a while since it was the first Divine power he had obtained. By now, it was one of the deadliest spells in his arsenal. The much simpler Inborn Divine Powers of the Snow Wolf King simply couldn't compare.

"I might be wary of your power if you were a pure-bred Dark Wolf who had learned a few of Dark Wolf's Divine powers. But you are just a mutt."

Chen Fan's voice was laced with contempt. Even as he spoke, the golden flame had turned up its intensity a few notches.

The scintillating golden flames surged and turned into two fire drakes that were intertwined with each other as they swooped down on the Snow Wolf King. The Snow Wolf King's fur was lit on fire even when the fire drakes were still a few paces away from him—a testament to the deadliness of the golden conflagration.

"AhhWooooooo!"

Snow Wolf King's derisive smile evaporated as he let out a deep howl.

He fumbled to draw even more frigid energy around him and puffed it out to cushion the brunt of the attack.

Li Fire Golden Eyes was hot enough to burn through anything but the freezing energy summoned by the Snow Wolf King, a veteran Immortal Level Overlord was equally as powerful. Although the white energy was unable to stop the Li Fire Golden Eyes completely, it slowed it down enough for the Snow Wolf King to evade the attack.

To the spectators on the ground, all they saw was a large fireball melting away a ball of crystal clear ice.

Under the unrelenting heat of the fire, the ice started to melt but held its ground for now.

Chen Fan was not taken aback by his foe's countermeasure. After all, the Li Fire Golden Eyes was an ordinary Divine power. If the Demon God at the Ise Grand Shrine could have dissolved the Li Fire spell Chen Fan planted in Violet, so could the Snow Wolf King counter the Li Fire Golden Eyes.

"Do you really think that a tiny bit of ice energy could stop me?"

Chen Fan grinned as his hands formed a hand sign. He stomped the air with one foot and shouted.

"Li Fire Golden Eyes, First Transformation: Transformation of The Red Lotus!"

"Kacha!"

A crystalline lotus flower appeared in Chen Fan's left eye and it shot out at the sunburned ball of ice.

The ice ball was over ten meters wide and was able to withstand the scorch of the golden flame. However, it stood no chance against the seemingly unsubstantial lotus flower. The fire lotus went straight through the ice ball and into the body of the Snow Wolf King.

"Arrh!"

The Snow Wolf King let out a pained scream.

The large ice ball trembled violently and nearly crumbled. Through the translucent ice, the spectators on the ground watched as the Snow Wolf King covered his head with both arms as his body shook violently.

The old wolf didn't even flinch when Chen Fan nearly busted his heart earlier, yet the small fire lotus seemed to have given him more pain than anyone could imagine.

The Transformation of The Red Lotus was one of the variants of the Li Fire Golden Eyes. It affected only a living being's soul and spirit and its intensity could be controlled from miles away by the caster. Chen Fan used this exact same spell on a Ghost Witch Sect member and burnt him alive before the elders of the sect.

"Arhh! Arrhh!"

As Snow Wolf King's screaming waned, he slumped against the inner shell of the rotting ice ball and struggled to breathe.

The sharp hook of his venomous glare caught Chen Fan. He could feel his vitality ebbing away as the flame ate away his soul. Galdan hadn't suffered this much since the Great War when he was stricken by the French field cannon. At that time, he was just an ordinary soldier.

"China man, how dare you damage my soul energy! I will rip you apart and eat every last bit of you!" The Snow Wolf King snarled. His voice carried powerful soul energy and swept across the valley.

"His soul energy is still pretty strong. Impressive "

Chen Fan furrowed his brows and pondered.

The transformation of The Red Lotus was detrimental to soul energy, but it was only able to burn away a small fraction of Snow Wolf King's large reserve of soul energy. It had barely harmed the ancient werewolf.

"If one is not enough, how about two."

Chen Fan snorted and two fiery lotus flowers appeared in both eyes. When they appeared out of Chen Fan's eyes, they were one size larger than the previous one. The sight of them sent Snow Wolf King's mind reeling.

"Bang!"

To everyone's surprise, the Snow Wolf King got out of the Iceball and rammed into the golden flame.

"Sthla... sthla."

In a blink, the Snow Wolf King was surrounded by golden flames that seared away his skin and fur, exposing his muscles and cartilage at places.

however, the Snow Wolf King was able to rely on his incredible regeneration ability and charged at Chen Fan despite the fire.

I am going to rip you apart!

With a deafening roar, the Snow Wolf King charged up all his energy and broke the sound barrier. His movement traced a golden arc in the air.

Although Snow Wolf King was only able to break the hypersonic barrier for a split second, the sudden burst of speed had given him incredible momentum.

"Perfect!"

Chen Fan grunted and stomped the ground and charged out, turning his body into a smear of aura glow. He, too, Broke the hypersonic barrier.

The two of them rammed into each other in the air. They didn't use any Dharma Spells nor martial arts technique. It was an impact of raw energy and force.

"KOM!"

A huge blast reverberated in the valley.

A large shock wave erupted from the point of impact, throwing belligerent waves that swept through the valley. Everyone in the valley was staggered by the shockwaves and a ripple appeared on the surface of the pond.

After the impact, the body of the Snow Wolf King was sent flying and rammed into a cliff face. His body was in ruin. His chest caved in so deep that his heart nearly busted.

On the other hand, Chen Fan merely stumbled back a few steps and was unharmed.

"Come again!"

Chen Fan shouted and stomped the ground to broke the hypersonic barrier again. He whizzed through the air like a cannonball as he rammed into the Snow Wolf King. The Snow Wolf King gritted his teeth and tapped into his Bloodline energy to quickly gather himself.

"Bang!"

This impact sounded even louder than the last one. Right after the impact, the Snow Wolf King's body suddenly slumped into Chen Fan's arm lifelessly. Without the resistance Chen Fan had expected, the momentum carried Chen Fan and the slumped body of the Snow Wolf King forward, taking out a few werewolves along their way. When Chen Fan finally regained his balance, he let Snow Wolf King's body slide from his shoulder to the ground. Everyone finally noticed that the Snow Wolf King had already passed out.

However, in a few seconds, the Snow Wolf King regained conscious again.

"I told you, China man. You won't be able to kill me,"

As the Snow Wolf King regenerated one of his bloody eyes, he cracked a smile and said.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

With a stoic expression, Chen Fan punched out nine hypersonic punches.

These hypersonic punches landed on Snow Wolf King's body as a meat tenderizer landing blows on a slab of steak. It pulverized the Snow Wolf King, including his heart and bones. However, to everyone's surprise, and shock, even such utter annihilation couldn't completely kill the Snow Wolf King

As blood spilled out of his mouth, he laughed and said.

"I told you, I am invincible!"

Chen Fan finally stopped and furrowed brows.

"You really live up to the reputation as the descendant of a Dark Wolf. However, I have killed more Dark Wolves than you can count."

So saying, Chen Fan heaved a sigh and reached out his right hand.

"I didn't want to use this Divine power, but now I have to."

Suddenly, a stillness gripped the entire valley that paused the wind, the expressions on people's faces, and even a few snowflakes in the air. A giant azure apparition appeared behind Chen Fan's back. The apparition was wearing a traditional Chinese scholar's dress but it was difficult to make out the features of his face. His appearance carried an ancient and mystical quality that made it look like a primordial god.

Everyone felt the overbearing presence hang in the air. The Snow Wolf King's face suddenly paled.

"What is this?"

Chen Fan answered him quietly.

"The third Divine Power: Passage Of Time"

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Chapter 425: Killing An Immortal!

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The Passage of Time!

This was the third Divine Powers Chen Fan had mastered.

Chen Fan had awakened this art as early as when he first gained the Azure Thearch Longevity Body. Immediately after he had gained the Azure Thearch Longevity Body, Chen Fan had been convinced that he had only unlocked the Yi Wood Spirit Qi, but later, he realized that the Azure Thearch Longevity Body had awakened two different Divine powers inside of him.

Azure Thearch Longevity Body was the secret art of one of the most powerful Immortal Sects of the human race: Five Elements Immortal Sect. Once it had reached phenomenal success, it would come with a slew of Divine powers such as: Three Lives Incarnations, Out of Body Experience, and Dharma Eye of the Green Drake. Each and every one of those Divine powers were of superior-grade, if not supreme-grade. Therefore, The Yi Wood Spirit Qi was only one of the many ordinary arts Chen Fan could unlock.

However, the Passage Of Time was anything but ordinary.

The Great Azure Thearch, keeper of time; his power was linked to the unbreakable flow of time. He had existed since the beginning of time and shall do so until the end. The art of Passage Of Time was one of the top three arts at Azure Thearch's disposal, therefore, it was a stunningly mighty and powerful Grand Divine Power.

When the apparition of the Azure Thearch appeared, most people couldn't help but kneel down before its presence. They lowered their heads, daring not to behold the visage of an ancient god. Even the werewolves lowered their heads and bowed. Adam managed to hold himself and kept his back upright.

On the other hand, the Snow Wolf King was suddenly seized by a sense of danger.

"AhhWooooooo!"

He howled and tapped deeper into his Bloodline Energy, making his body surge in size. In a blink, he had increased to five-meters tall. Already, most of the wounds on his body were healed as his presence became much more unwavering and assertive than before.

"Bang!"

The Snow Wolf King stomped the ground, creating a two-meter wide crater in the shape of his paw. The stomping action had lent Snow Wolf King enough speed to break the hypersonic barrier. By now, it had become an all too familiar sight for the audience: first, they heard a whistle as thin as a pinprick, then the sound became a defining blare. Surrounded by white mist, Snow Wolf King whizzed through the air, tracing a white smear of mist in the air.

"It's too late. I have already started my Divine power. "

Without evading the attack, Chen Fan announced calmly instead.

To the Snow Wolf King's disbelief, he realized that he was losing more speed as he got closer to Chen Fan. It was as if he had rammed into a giant invisible jelly. Even the air became thick and hampered his movement.

In the end, his movement became so slow that he could barely move forward a centimeter a minute.

"Passage Of Time is a Grand Divine power. Its power stemmed out from the Infallible Law of Time. So great is its power that I can only show you the tip of the iceberg since I am only at the Ethereal Enlightenment level. However, that is enough to prevent you from ever getting near me."

Chen Fan said stoically. His eyes were two pools of azure glows that held a divine indifference toward the lives on earth.

In the Snow Wolf King's mind's eyes, he saw the outline of Chen Fan and the large apparition behind him merge into one.

"Shit, I need to get out of here."

The illusion alerted the Snow Wolf King. He howled and struggled to break free from the constraining spell, turned tail and darted toward the exit of the valley.

Snow Wolf King was going to run away?

Everyone was shocked by what they saw. The werewolves couldn't believe that their invincible patriarch would forsake his people and run for his own life like a coward.

"I told you that it's too late."

Chen Fan heaved a sigh and reached out his left hand.

Everyone watched in shock as the thirty-meter tall Azure apparition also lifted his illusionary left hand, mirroring Chen Fan's action. It was as if Chen Fan and the primordial god were one and the same.

"Pa!"

Chen Fan reached out into the Void Dimension and grabbed a hold of something.

The apparition of the Azure Thearch also did the same, although there was nothing in his grasp.

The Passage Of Time!

Chen Fan grunted and squeezed his fingers and yanked his arm up.

"Clank!"

To everyone's surprise, as the Azure Thearch copied Chen Fan's movement, a thin long blade appeared in his hand.

There were no words that could do justice to the long blade. Its body was as smooth as a mirror but allowed the passage of light. It was made out of time itself, the refraction and reflections of lights were the told and untold stories of lives. Among the countless movements of light and energy, the history of the universe was told through the blade's glinting cold edge.

The Blade Of Time!

It was the Divine Weapon of Unparalleled Power that had helped the Azure Thearch to claim the seat of power in the Universe.

The moment The Blade Of Time was unsheathed, the entire world stopped moving altogether. Falling leaves and gurgling water all froze in their tracks along with the expression on the Dark Overlords and Werewolves.

Even the Snow Wolf King who had been galloping across the valley was stopped cold in his tracks. As Time suddenly lost its eternal grip over reality, Snow Wolf King was stunned.

Despite his hair turning grey rapidly, Chen Fan remained focused on the spell. Under Chen Fan's divine indifference, the Snow Wolf King started to tremble in fear.

"Kill!"

Chen Fan took a step forward and hacked at his foe with seemingly nothing in his hand.

The apparition of the Azure Thearch mirrored Chen Fan's movement, however, unlike Chen Fan who was unarmed, he hacked at the Snow Wolf King with The Blade Of Time.

"Huaalaaa!"

The blade defied the constraints of physicals and tore open the barriers of multiple realities. The nearly invincible Blade Aura suddenly shot across the valley and through the body of the Snow Wolf King.

"Kacha!"

As soon as the Snow Wolf King was dealt a blow, the apparition of the Azure Thearch started to shatter, starting from a small crack at the tip of his blade. As the crack spread across the entire body of the Azure Thearch, the godly visage shivered into countless tiny pieces that disappeared into thin air.

Blood gushed out of Chen Fan's mouth as his Qi Energy suddenly diminished. He staggered a little in the air and nearly fell to the ground.

"I think the Grand Divine Powers is a little bit too much for me for now."

Chen Fan let out a wry smile.

Once he had gained the Passage Of Time, Chen Fan had only used it once while he was in Hong Kong to take fifty years of life from Zheng Anqi.

The last execution didn't take much effort since Zheng Anqi was a human, not a mighty Immortal warrior such as the Snow Wolf King. He had pushed himself to the limit by summoning the visage of the Azure Thearch and delivered the mighty attack of no equal. If not because of the Azure Thearch Longevity Body he had possessed, he would have already died of overcharging his system.

"But it was worth it."

Chen Fan cracked a smile as he looked at the Snow Wolf King who still remained afloat in the air.

"What? What happened? What did Chen Fan do to him?"

After everyone gathered themselves from the Chen Fan's time-freezing spell, they looked to the sky and was surprised to see a seemingly injured Chen Fan and a motionless Snow Wolf King.

"That attack paused time itself and it must have taken a toll on Chen Beixuan's system. On top of that, he also summoned some kind of Primordial being. No wonder he looks in such bad shape."

Adam murmured to himself; his mind was filled with questions.

He had read descriptions of similar techniques used by Chen Fan in the most ancient scrolls that were locked deep inside of the Church's vault. Those were the arts used by the most powerful arch-angles if he remembered correctly.

However, the Snow Wolf King seemed unharmed after a direct blow from the attack.

"Ahhwooo, ahhwooo, ahhwoooo!"

The other werewolves howled in elation after seeing the ineffectiveness of Chen Fan's attack. However, a few moments later, they all became quiet.

Under everyone's shocked eyes, the Snow Wolf King's black fur turned grey and dry and fell off from his deeply wrinkled skin. His muscles also shriveled with each slowing heartbeat. It wasn't long before his heart stopped pulsating all together. The five meter tall Snow Wolf King diminished in size and shrunk to only half of his height. It was as if the Snow Wolf King had aged a hundred years in a split second. On the verge of death, he was too fragile to even walk, much less combat Chen Fan.

Such was the power of The Blade Of Time.

One blow would take a hundred years' worth of life away from its victim.

"...you!"

Snow Wolf King turned around and struggled to lift one of his paws slightly, wasting away the only energy left in him to say his last word.

"BaaDa!"

Galdan, the Leader of the Snow Wolf Clan, a survivor of both Great Wars—he had roamed the earth for over a hundred years, and made as many foes as friends—died in the Valley of the Warg in the most inexplicable way.

His body fell to the ground but made no sound. It was as light as a feather.

Everyone gaped at the development, scarcely daring to move. The other werewolves were stunned and scared. They couldn't believe what had happened. After a while, the sound of Chen Fan's coughing wrenched their minda out of their shocked state.

"Cough..cough..."

Chen Fan remained afloat in the air and coughed violently as his energy waned and his hair turned a few shades grayer. In the end, his silky black hair had become a color of dry plaster and his energy felt like a flickering candle in a storm. Nonetheless, he kept his back straight and chin up as his battle-will roiled in his eyes.

Despite Chen Fan's diminished power, no one in the valley, let it be the Dark Overlords or the werewolves dared to make a move.

Everyone looked at him in fear.

"A living legend is dead?"

A few words came out of White Haired Reaper's clenched jaws.

Hearing the words, many Dark Overlords lowered their heads to avoid Chen Fan's gaze. Even Adam was filled with shock and terror. The werewolves were seized by fear, scarcely dareing to move a muscle.

Galdan the Snow Wolf King had been a living legend. He was a real Immortal Level Overlord!

If Chen Fan could do away with the mighty Immortal Level Overlord, who would dare to challenge him from now on?

"We have not only witnessed the fall of an Immortal Level Overlord, but also the making of history."

A thought came into everyone's mind.

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Chapter 426: Watch Your Back

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"Huuuulalala!"

The biting wind of Northern Tundra came up.

The valley was only a few hundred meters wide and the battle between Chen Fan and the Snow Wolf King had wreaked havoc in the small space, turning the peaceful and serene scene upside down. Fortunately, Chen Fan had used the seventeen supreme-grade jade to protect the spring and the Fruit of Embryonic Essence, so they were untouched by the chaos.

"Hew... it's finally over."

After a wave of coughs, Chen Fan finally gathered himself. Already, he felt the Azure Thearch Longevity art busy at work repairing his body. With every breath he took, he harnessed the Spirit Qi in the air and channeled them into his True Essence. Green dots also appeared on the leaves of the trees and plants, before they converged toward Chen Fan, surrounding him with a faint green glow.

Chen Fan soaked in the warm comfortable energy as if he was taking a hot bath on a cold day. His strength recovered with incredible speed.

"The Art of Passage Of Time is powerful alright, but it also consumes too much of my Raw Arcane Energy. I have already withdrawn some of my Raw Arcane Energy when I battled the Japanese Army, now it's getting worse. Luckily I have the Fruit of Embryonic Essence, otherwise, it would take me at least half a year to fully recover." Chen Fan thought to himself.

Meanwhile, the Dark Overlords and the werewolves lowered their heads and scarcely dared to breathe.

Yang Qinhu was the only one who made noises. He rushed to Chen Fan and shouted joyfully, beaming from side to side.

"Senior Master Chen! Your power is unimaginable! No one would ever be your equal!"

The twist and turns of the development had taken the Grandmaster who dominated Outer Guan Region by surprise.

Their search for the Fruit of Embryonic Essence went smoothly until the twenty or so Dark Overlords, including The Three Lords of the Underground World showed up. Chen Fan averted the crisis by subduing the Three Lords of the Underground World. However, before Yang Qinhu could let his guard down, they were assaulted by a pack of Werewolves, lead by their Immortal Level leader. Even as he thought that their fates were sealed, Chen Fan turned the situation around by executing an unimaginable Divine power.

The Art of Passage Of Time had robbed Galdan of his remaining live, killing the unkillable Immortal Level Overlord. Even now, Yang Qinhu still couldn't wrap his mind around Chen Fan's inconceivable power.

Chen Fan had controlled the flow of time!

Even the thought of what Chen Fan was capable of made Yang Qinhu jittery.

Yang Qinhu wasn't alone in his sentiment. So terrified were the rest of the witnesses of the battle, they didn't dare to take advantage of Chen Fan's severely weakened state and attack him. Their minds had long since succumbed to Chen Fan's unnatural power that belonged to a god, or a devil.

"Well, mission complete. A few more days, the Fruit of Embryonic Essence would be ready for use." Chen Fan nodded and was about to get rid of the Heavenly Array of Five Elements that he used to protect the pond and the Fruit of Embryonic Essence.

The array was a powerful dharma array that Chen Fan always carried with him. It was made out of seventeen supreme-grade jade talismans. Once they were set in place, they could ward off the attack of Peak Immortal State Warriors. It's effectiveness was second to the Green Dragon Grand Array at the East Mountain.

Even as Chen Fan descended to the ground, his face suddenly darkened as he looked to the eastern sky.

"What is it?"

Yang Qinhu was taken aback by Chen Fan's expression.

He turned his head over his shoulder and looked at where Chen Fan was gazing. Suddenly, he noticed something was amiss.

Yang Qinhu saw a small black speck in the distant eastern sky hurtling toward them with incredible speed. In a blink, it had covered a few dozen kilometers of distance and increased to the size of an olive.

"Hypersonic missile!"

People recognized the object right away.

"Break!"

Chen Fan stamped the ground with one foot and launched himself into the sky. Tousled by the wind, his grey hair rose from his head as a Divine Light came up in his eyes.

Chen Fan reached out a hand and a lance appeared in his hand, seemingly out of nowhere. He clenched his fingers around the lance and hurled it out. The lance shot out, breaking the hypersonic barrier in a matter of milliseconds.

"Kaboom!"

Everyone watched as white energy shot out from Chen Fan's hands. Before they realized what had happened, the white energy collided with the incoming missile and caused a huge explosion. A giant ball of fiery mushroom cloud covered the entire valley and was still expanding. The shock wave swept across the frozen tundra and shook the mountains.

"Where did that missile come from?"

"That's the Russian's 3M22 Zicron! The Russian military is not far!"

"Thank god that Chen Beixuan had stopped the missile, otherwise we are all going to die!"

Everyone felt a mix of fear, questions, and trepidation.

These hypersonic missiles were superweapons of the modern world. If this missile hit the ground, it's blast radius were over a few hundred meters, covering the entire valley. By then, only Chen Fan and Adam might be able to withstand the blast, the rest of them would all perish.

Chen Fan had noticed the incoming hypersonic missile way before anyone else and blew it up before it was too late.

Even as Yang Qinhu was going to cheer for the near escape, he noticed Chen Fan's heavy face becoming even darker.

"You mean..."

Yang Qinhu was taken aback and looked into the distance.

He watched as a few dozen more small dots appeared in the sky and were fast approaching. They arrived right on top of the valley in a blink. Yang Qinhu could even make out the model number painted on the missiles.

"BM-30"

"Smerch"

"This was Russia's most advanced rocket launcher system. Each rocket was as powerful as a small long-range ballistic missile. It could easily destroy a tank or a building within 90 kilometers. A dozen of these rockets could cover a few hundred square kilometers areas."

As a martial arts Grandmaster, Yang Qinhu was familiar with all different kinds of rocket models. The sight had made his heart sank to the bottom.

The dozen or so heavy rockets were going to cover the entire valley and under such intense fire, even a Semi-Immortal warrior would not survive, much less ordinary Grandmasters. The only ones who might be able to weather the attack were Immortal State Warriors such as Chen Fan and the Snow Wolf King.

With that thought in mind, Yang Qinhu looked at Chen Fan, eyes filled with despair.

Yang Qinhu was not alone in his terror, Adam, the White-Hair Reaper, and many werewolves also turned into a bundle of nerves.

"Break! Break! Break!"

Chen Fan remained unfazed. He took seven steps and after each step, he hurled out a lance that intercepted one if not multiple BM-30 rockets.

However, there were too many rockets coming at them. Although Chen Fan was able to get rid of a dozen of them, the rest was only a few thousand meters away from him. As he ripped open the air above everyone's head, it made a jarring and ear-piercing noise.

The rockets were only a thousand meters away.

"Arise!"

A divine light came up in Chen Fan's eyes and he yanked his arm, summoning a dozen or so Wind blades hurtling toward the incoming rockets. The wind blades were so numerous in number, they formed a web above everyone's head.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The rockets rammed into the wind blades almost immediately and exploded. Everyone watched as a splendid firework displayed itself in the sky. However, when the shock wave and the heatwave from the explosions passed through the wind blades and reached the valley, they shook the earth with great force.

Even Chen Fan's last resort was unable to block all the rockets from coming through. There were a dozen or so rockets that successfully passed the web of wind blades and landed the valley.

"Vroom! Vroom!"

looking from afar, a dozen or so flowers of fire blossomed in the Warg Valley, each covering a large area. The explosions lined up and formed a line. Looking from a distance, the series of explosions looked like a string of fiery beads.

However, this was only a beginning.

Another wave of rockets came from the eastern sky and rain down on them. The dozen or so rockets let out a jarring noise as they pierced the air open. It didn't take them long to land inside the Valley of the Warg, causing an explosion much louder and more intense than the last.

After the second wave of rockets, finally came the killing blow.

A hypersonic bomber had glided across the sky ten thousand meters above the ground and released an Aerial bomb that weighed a ton.

As soon as the bulky aerial bomb hit the ground inside the valley, it started a deadly explosion.

"KOM!"

A giant mushroom cloud rose from the ground and reached a few hundred meters into the air. This magnificent sight could be seen even from a few hundred miles away. The dark cloud had covered the entire sky above the valley, and on the ground, the explosion had devoured any life within five hundred radius.

The mountain trembled and the earth moaned, it was as if a nuclear bomb had just landed.

It was called the father of all bombs.

Newly invented by the Russians, this bomb was the most powerful conventional bomb in the world. It was nearly as powerful as a nuclear warhead. Each bomb could cover an area of three hundred meters radius and was enough to wipe a small village off the map. It was four times more powerful than the so-called "Mother of All Bombs" created by the Americans.

"It's done."

In the distance, two Russian men in military fatigues watched the destruction unfold. One of them said.

"We have used the Zicron first and sent in two waves of BM-30 before delivering the final nail on the coffin, the 'Father of All Bombs'. Andrew my friend, do you realize that this was probably the max firepower modern military could provide without using nuclear weapons."

The other man answered lightly.

"We never meant to kill Chen Beixuan, but he asked for it by coming to Siberia. This place is in the middle of nowhere, a perfect testing ground for the maximum firepower of our military. Plus, he had lured the Snow Wolf Clan and a dozen western Dark Overlords to the valley as well, giving up a chance to kill all of them with one stone. It's too great of an opportunity to pass up."

The blond man called Andrew lamented.

"Indeed. I even planned to win Chen Fan over if he wasn't so stupid." The other man shrugged.

"It looks like some pathetic worms had survived the blast." Andrew looked into the distance and saw human shapes shamble out of the sea of fire. The man's scorched skin was black and a pair of wings flickered behind his back.

"I am going to finish him."

Andrew smirked and took a step forward. As soon as his feet landed on the ground, his body increased in size and changed its shape. When he took ten steps, he had grown into a large werewolf that stood two meters tall. Unlike the Snow Wolf King, his fur was fiery red.

The Werewolf galloped across the tundra and charged at Adam who had just escaped the deadly bombardment.

The other Russian man kept his hands in the deep pockets of the military uniform and looked at the Warg Valley from a distance. He was not worried about his partner's safety since he knew that Adam wouldn't be able to harm Andrew even when he was not so badly injured.

"But... what about Chen Beixuan? Is he really killed by the bomb?"

A hint to worry flashed across the man's face.

If Chen Fan was still alive, then what? Russia was no longer the world superpower that it used to be, so they couldn't deploy nuclear weapons and still get away with it.

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Chapter 427: Death of Chen Beixuan?

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Chen Beixuan was dead?

When the news finally got out through the darknet, it shook the entire world.

Seeing the Warg Valley was going to be showered by countless rockets, Adam, who had been standing close to the entrance of the valley turned on his heels and ran for his life. Even with his lightning reaction, he wouldn't have made it if not for a holy artifact he carried around with him.

Right after the near escape from the sea of fire, Adam had to be on the run again from a dozen of Russian super soldiers led by Andrew. In the end, he managed to escape and returned home.

Rumor had it that over thirty percent of Adam's skin was burnt to a crisp. On top of that, deep wounds nearly covered his entire body. If not for his incredible Dao Body, he would have died in the frozen tundra of Siberia.

After Adam escaped, he told everyone what had happened and the revelation had shaken the entire world.

"Karl the Crimson Wings, Demon Elephant, Lahore, White-Hair Reaper, Zeus, and The Fool, they are all dead."

In that little known valley in the middle of nowhere, over twenty western dark Overlords had lost their lives, including five members of the Dark Roll as well as two of the Three Lords of the Dark World . In addition, a hundred of werewolves, including the Snow Wolf King were either killed by Chen Fan or swallowed by the deadly flames.

In total, the battle had cost the lives of over two hundred Grandmasters.

It was such a shocking revelation.

One question remained in everyone's mind: "Did Chen Beixuan die?"

"He killed twenty Dark Overlord, including Zeus and injured The Fool and Adam. Then he warded off the attack of over a hundred werewolves and killed the Immortal Level Overlord Galdan, the Snow Wolf King with the Blade of Time."

"If I didn't hear it from Adam, I would never think it is real."

Someone posted a comment on the CIA's private server.

The post had garnered a lot of replies, all of them agreed with the original post.

Unlike the ordinary martial artists, Grandmasters were powerful forces and each had their own territory. Chen Fan had killed over a hundred Grandmasters and defeated the combined forces of the Three Lords of the Underground World. Worse, he had even killed an Immortal Level Overlord!

Would he still be a human if he wielded power that was on par with that of a god?

Or maybe he was a god or a devil!

"The first half of Adam's story made sense to me, but when he started talking about powerful werewolves, I almost rolled my eyes. Vampires and Werewolves are merely legends and high tales spun by the superstitious minds in the medieval time. To make things sound even more absurd, he claimed that one of the Werewolves was an Immortal Level Overlord!"

"We haven't seen an Immortal Level Overlord for decades, and I doubt they still exist. Are we all going to believe whatever Adam says?"

Someone else posted a question.

"Just so! I bet he had made up those stories about werewolves because he is too ashamed to admit that Chen Beixuan had gravely injured him. If he could make us believe that Chen Beixuan was more powerful than an Immortal Level Overlord, then his defeat might also seem less embarrassing."

Someone else agreed.

However, most other people were unsure of what to believe.

Ever since the end of World War Two, Immortal Level Overlords rarely show up in public.

Within the last thirty years or so, they have completely disappeared from the public's eyes. Adam claimed that the so-called Snow Wolf King was an Immortal Level Overlord and was killed by Chen Fan along with his army of werewolves. That sounded implausible to the Dark World.

The part about Werewolf was the most absurd. Even though some people knew that they were not entire fictional, all werewolves were killed off by the Christian Church hundreds of years ago.

Even as the users of the secret forum argued with each other, The Observer finally spoke.

"Galdan the Snow Wolf King does exist."

The Observer supports his claim with many references, including a black and white picture showing a three-meter tall werewolf in WW1 attire battling against a french soldier in a trench.

"This was a photograph snatched by the French in the thick of battle. They had claimed that the German had deployed a wolf-man against them. The wolf-man was nearly invincible on the battlefield and could rip an armored tank apart with bare hands. The story was confirmed by many German soldiers, and they called the wolf-man Galdan."

The Observer said.

What he had just disclosed was highly classified information that only a few in the world had laid their eyes upon it.

Everyone held their breath and waited for the Observer to offer more tips.

"Galdan was an Immortal Level Overlord through and through. He was active a hundred years ago in Europe before he set forth to travel around the world. Nations around the globe had recorded their encounters with him. There was not a lot of Immortal Level Overlords on earth back then, so it was a very small circle. Many Immortal Level Overlords had written in their memoir about Galdan. as for the other werewolves..."

The Observer paused a moment to attach another document to his post.

The document was from an unknown nation and it had a classification level of SSS.

The document revealed that during the time of the USSR, the Russians had discovered more than one ancient werewolf clan in the Siberia tundra. The USSR had enlisted some of these werewolves into their military services and even conducted experiments on them. They have concluded that the strongest werewolf was as powerful as a Semi-Immortal level warrior.

After the fall of society Russia, these super-soldiers were incorporated into the KGB.

"Holy shit, is that real?"

"I bet that the Observer is a high level official from one of the superpowers in the world. Otherwise, he wouldn't have access to such highly classified information."

"So Adam was right then. Chen Beixuan killed an Immortal State Warrior!"

Supported by indisputable facts, the Observer's claim had set off a heated debate.

Facts were facts, so it wasn't long before everyone reached a consensus that Adam was telling the truth.

By then, there was only one question that remained.

Did Chen Beixuan die?

"If he was dead, he would only become a memory that people might or might not remember in a decade or so."

"But if he lives, then he should have proven himself to be the most powerful man on earth. If that's the case, I wager that the General of Russian's Northern Division or the Chairman of the KGB would never have a good night's sleep from now on."

Despite the gloating tone of the comment, Many other users agreed with it.

Regardless of how Chen Fan did it, the fact that he killed Galdan had proven his status as a living legend even among the Immortal Level Overlords.

It went without saying that the Russian officials also were asking themselves the same question about Chen Fan's fate.

The North Division of the Rusian Military arrived at the valley two days after the explosion. The valley was in ruins and there was no inch of earth that was not scorched by fire.

They found a hundred dead corpses of werewolves and over a dozen human bodies that belonged to the Dark Overlords. However, Chen Beixuan's body was nowhere to be seen. The general of the North Division was so terrified by the report that he couldn't fall asleep for three nights straight.

Everyone waited and waited, but half a year later, Chen Beixuan was still missing in action.

No one knew where he was and if he was still alive or dead

In the end, the battle in the Warg Valley started to fade away from people's memory and the North Division also lowered their guard. Most warriors of the Dark World believed that Chen Beixuan had survived the initial blast, but he must have sustained grave injuries and couldn't make it in the end.

After all, he was showered by heavy rockets and took a direct hit from the "Father of all Bombs." Even an Immortal Level Overlord in his best condition couldn't survive such ordeal much less when Chen Fan had just finished an intense battle against the Snow Wolf King.

"What a shame, a rising star that would otherwise be invincible was dead. So it goes."

Many people lamented in their minds.

Many more started to seek the news about new rising powers that could replace the vacuum left by so many powerful Overlords. Not only Chen Beixuan, The Fool and Zeus were off the Dark Roll, but the ranking of Adam also lowered significantly.

Such was the indifference and unforgiveness of reality, that it simply didn't care about the living beings within its confine. New stars would rise, and new worlds would be created upon the ashes of the old ones. The world went on as usual. Even the most powerful warrior on earth was nothing but a little speck in the starry night to the world itself.

In the end, only a very few people still remembered that incredible battle that took place on the frozen tundra.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan's enemies praised the actions of the Russian military and cheered for Chen Fan's downfall.

The Hong Sect hosted a celebration that lasted one month. The Samsung group also recalled its representative who was already on his way to apologize to the Chen Family. Their joy and elation were shared by many, including the Ghost Witch Sect, the Martial Arts community in Japan, and the Dark Totem.

When the news reached China, Director Xiao heaved a heavy sigh. He ordered Red Sparrow, who was already weeping to deliver the news to Chen Fan's parents. That night Li Wuchen broke his promise to stay dry and drunk with the members of the Cang Dragon until his face covered in tears.

"How dare you die before I can avenge my humiliation!"

Chu Minhui pounded a fist on the wall and cursed in his mind.

Rusty, Yue Jianqiu and Zhao Baofen were all on the verge of breaking into tears.

A deadly silence had loomed over the entire Chen family ever since Chen Fan's disappearance. As time went on, more and more people believed that Chen Fan was dead. Already, the Chen family's enemies were on the move, seeking to regain what they had lost to Chen Fan.

One year later, most people had already completely forgot about the incident at the Warg Valley.

The explosion destroyed the source of Spirit Qi, so the pond had long since dried up and was covered with frozen ice. This valley was in the middle of nowhere, and so except for the rare inspection by the North Division, no one had ever set foot in the valley. As time went by, even the North Division came much less frequently. It had been three months now since their last visit.

Suddenly, an explosion erupted among a pile of rubble where the pond used to be. Amidst the explosion, an azure shadow flew into the sky.

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Chapter 428: One Year Later

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Meanwhile, inside the snow-covered Warg Valley.

Winter had come to Siberia. The entire valley was caked by a meter thick mixture of snow and ice. However, the azure light surged through the layer of ice and reached the sky.

A man was standing motionless inside the wash of light.

The man had black hair and was wearing a long flowy shirt. His eyes were devoid of any emotion and his body was translucent and incandescent at the same time, emanating a soft flow from within.

As soon as the man appeared, even the ravaging wind stopped howling. Instead, a gust of powerful energy spiraled out away from him, forming a roaring cyclone that circled about him.

"I wonder how long I have been cultivating in seclusion? How's Sister An and my parents?"

Chen Fan murmured to himself, as he looked down at his palm. His hand had turned into a piece of perfect azure jade. Through the translucent skin, he could see his bones, blood vessels and muscles silhouetted against a soft glow.

Not only his palm had the otherworldly look, but also his shoulder, chest, head, belly and his four limbs.

His entire body had turned into a sculpture made out of a piece of jade that didn't have a single imperfection. The man stood still and gradually dimmed the light his body emitted. So powerful was his body that the world would succumb to the might of his physical strength without him using any otherworldly powers.

Chen Fan clenched his fist and felt the flow of energy coursing through his veins. The sensation was exhilarating, so much so that he felt he could punch a hole through the planet earth.

Although reason told him that even if he perfected Azure Thearch Longevity Body, he couldn't have punched a hole through the earth, he was much more confident than before in dealing with modern weapons such as the deadly bombs.

"Thanks to the Fruit of Embryonic Essence, I have finally reached the Initial success of Azure Thearch Longevity Body."

Chen Fan heaved a sigh.

That day, as soon as he registered that he couldn't stop the bombardment, he rushed under the Heavenly Array of Five Elements and withstood the two waves of rockets.

Amidst the chaos, he transferred all the Heavenly Spring of Life into the yellow-skinned gourd, a Dimension Altering Dharma Treasure. When the "Father of All Bombs" finally landed, he cast another protection spell over the Fruit of Embryonic Essence while he burrowed deep into the ground using the Art of Concealment.

Chen Fan was deep under the earth when the bomb struck. Even though a layer of thick earth, he could still feel the terrifying force of the bomb.

"This is only a regular warhead, if the missile carried a nuclear warhead, I might as well be dead."

The perilous situation even made Chen Fan concerned for a while.

Although the "Father of All Bombs" was the most powerful regular warhead missiles can carry, it's TNT-equivalent tonnage was only one percent of the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

That being said, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was only equivalent to thirteen thousand tons of TNT, Russia had experimented fifty million tonnage nuclear bombs over the frozen waste lake of Siberia. So powerful were these bombs that only a Connate Spirit cultivator could have survived its deadly fire.

The danger outside made Chen Fan take his time and didn't come out of his cover as soon as he consumed the Fruit of Embryonic Essence and was fully recovered. Instead, he remained underground and kept cultivating.

The event at the Warg Valley was a wake-up call for him. It reminded him that there were still weapons on earth that could threaten his life.

Therefore, Chen Fan made the decision to focus on his cultivation for a while in seclusion.

Surviving underground shouldn't be much of an issue since he had already achieved Connate Body which allowed him to live without breathing or normal sustenance. The Spirit Pills and the Heavenly Spring of Life in the gourd were enough to keep him alive.

Taking advantage of the Fruit of Embryonic Essence, he cultivated round the clock and finally reached the Initial success of the Azure Thearch Longevity Body. Meanwhile, he also successfully become one step closer to the Divine Sea Level by leveling up his Ethereal Enlightenment from mid-stage to late-stage. While cultivating, he had lost the tack of time and he eventually was driven out of seclusion by his concern for his family's safety.

"I am infinitely close to reaching the Divine Sea Level. All I need is just a small push to level up."

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thoughts.

Chen Fan could sense the powerful True Essence pulsing in his body with ever-increasing eagerness and willingness to bring Chen Fan into a higher state of existence. However, Chen Fan kept a restraining hold on his energy, building up more and more pressure within his system so that when the right moment finally comes for him to let go of the constraints, the long-suppressed energy would burst out and give him even more benefits during the leveling up process.

Since he had already reached Initial success in his Azure Thearch Longevity Body, nuclear weapons were the only weapon on earth that could still harm him. Even a nuclear weapon wouldn't kill him without hitting him directly.

"If any fool such as Galdan dares to challenge me again, I could shatter his soul with one single punch."

Chen Fan let out a smirk and punched at the air.

"Kaboom!"

His punch caused an explosion as Fist Qi wheezed through the air and smashed into a cliff face a few hundred meters away. The impact made the mountain shake and the Fist Qi had drilled a one-meter deep hole into the cliff. The shock wave from the impact also stirred up the snow packed at the peak of the mountain and caused a sizable avalanche.

So powerful was his punch that it could even shake a mountain.

However, Chen Fan didn't even use his True Essence and relied only on his physical strength while he released the punch.

Once a cultivator had achieved Initial success in the Azure Thearch Longevity Body, his power could be on par with his peers with phenomenal success in normal Dao Bodies. Without using divine powers and dharma treasure, Chen Fan at his current state could even defeat a Connate Cultivator. By now, most regular weapons, including missiles, were ineffective while used against Chen Fan. He had become powerful enough to kill a Divine Sea level Immortal Cultivator much less the Immortal State cultivators on earth.

"I think it's time to make my enemies pay."

Chen Fan pulled his fist back and about-turned. He looked up in the sky, toward the direction where the Russian rockets had come from.

There, at the end of the horizon, was the headquarters of the Russian's North Division.

"Kaboom!"

When the small avalanche erupted, a team of explorers were wading through knee-deep snow not far from the Warg Valley.

One of them was a blonde girl wrapped in layers. The explosion caught her attention as she looked to the Warg Valley curiously.

"Old Raul, what is going on there?"

The blonde girl asked in Russian.

Although she was wrapped in layers, her well-defined features could still be seen through the thin wind mask. Unlike most Caucasian woman, her face was soft and round, both were desirable features for women in east Asia.

"Natasha, nothing to worry about. That's just a normal avalanche. Let's hurry to find shelter, the storm is coming." A grizzled old man answered in a hoarse voice.

He was the leader of the expedition team, and his name is Raul.

"Ok. But I swear I saw a person flying in the sky... I swear I see it." Natasha murmured to herself. Seeing no one was interested in the topic, she lowered her head and pressed forward.

However, try as she might, she couldn't erase the doubt and questions inside of her.

The team soon found a natural cave suitable as a shelter for the coming storm.

The animal bones strewn on the ground suggested that the cave used to be a den of a grizzly bear, but fortunately, the bear was nowhere to be seen. The explorers started a fire and pitched their tents. Then they removed their layers and huddled near the camp to cook their food.

"Old Raul, you said there was an old village full of werewolves somewhere around here. But we had passed the only hamlet and it's a ghost town. Our snowmobile has broken down, what are we going to do now?"

Someone complained.

The rest of the explorers also shot Old Raul a questioning glare.

They came this far to visit the Snow Wolf Village that was shrouded in mystery. However, they found nothing but an empty village without a soul to be seen. The village must have been abandoned for a long time since Snowdrift had already worked its way from the edge of the village to the center.

"I am not entirely sure either. I traded with them two years ago when I passed by their village. I wager they have moved to avoid attention since then." Old Raul furrowed his brows, deepening the lines on his face. "But don't fret, there should be a supply depot a hundred kilometer west of here. We should be able to hitch a ride back."

The other teammates snorted and let the conversation at that.

They were strangers to the frozen wasteland and had to rely on Old Raul's knowledge to survive.

"Natasha, the sausage is cooked, let me help you cut it up."

A handsome young man inched closer to Natasha and said obsequiously.

Members of the expedition were wealthy thrill-seekers, and none of them were strangers to romantic and wild flings.

Natasha not only had the look, but she also had brains. Graduated from the University of Moscow, she had already established herself as a renowned field archaeologist. Rumor had it that she was from a blue-blooded family that could trace its lineage to the dark ages of Europe.

Naturally, she became the center of everyone's attention, including Old Raul.

Natasha furrowed her brows as her mind was still playing the scene when she heard the explosion.

She swore that she saw a man in a wash of azure glow above the valley. She even remembered seeing his long black hair flow against the wind.

However, she was frustrated that none of her teammates believed her.

Suddenly, a voice drifted into the cave.

"Does anyone know what year is it?"

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Chapter 429: The Beginning of the Revenge Plot

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"Who is that?"

The voice startled the explorers. Old Raul jumped up and snatched out a hunting rifle from his backpack. The other explores followed his lead and produced their weapons.

They were right in the bowel of a blizzard on the frozen wasteland. How could there be anyone else? Even if there was someone nearby, why didn't they see him?

Everyone looked out of the cave opening and saw a man walking toward them amidst the howling wind and snow.

Despite the frigid temperature, the man was only wearing a thin layer. His face was extremely handsome and two black penetrating eyes glinted in the snow while his silky black hair danced around his cheek. His statuesque body made his appearance almost god-like. The flurry of ice-snow mix bounced off of his body, defying any law of physics known to mankind.

"Look under his feet!"

Someone put in quietly.

The explorers were shocked to notice that as the young man made his way toward them, he left no footprint on the knee-deep snow.

"Is he a ghost?"

A thought crept into everyone's mind, sending chills down their spines.

Old Raul suddenly remembered something and quickly dropped his gun and replied with great respect in his voice.

"My lord. Today is February 14th, 2010."

"2010? So I have been here for a year already?"

Chen Fan murmured to himself.

Seeing that Chen Fan and Old Raul's conversation appeared to be normal, the other explorers also lowered their guns. However, once they heard Chen Fan's murmur, they were shocked to learn that the young man had lived here for a year.

The Environment here on the northern edge of Siberia was as unforgiving as that in the Arctic. Most people could remain here for a week at the most, even with enough provisions. However, Chen Fan didn't have any luggage with him, nor was he wearing any warm items of clothing. It was inconceivable that he could have survived here for a year.

However, Old Raul didn't question the young man, instead, he lowered his head even more. His demeanor before the young man was so respectful that it verged on subservient.

He had heard stories about powerful martial artists who could walk on top of the snow, kill a grizzly bear with their bare hands, and were impervious to harmful elements. They often sought a harsh environment to aid their cultivation. Old Raul had suspected that Chen Fan was one of such warriors, seeking seclusion and challenge on the frozen tundra. Old Raul reckoned that if that was the case, the young man must be a force to be reckoned with.

"Does anyone of you know how to get to the City of Yakutsk?"

Chen Fan asked.

The first thing on Chen Fan's agenda was to seek revenge. However, Chen Fan wagered that in order to locate the North Division, he needs the help of his Russian friend, Paul.

In addition, Chen Fan and Yang Qinhu had carried out their expedition under extreme secrecy. Someone must have disclosed their mission to the Russian military and the western Dark Overlords.

That meant someone—likely someone from Russia—had double-crossed him and Yang Qinhu.

"My Lord, are you heading to Yakutsk?"

Old Raul hazarded cautiously. "We came from the City of Yakutsk, and are on our way back. If you don't mind our company, feel free to join us."

"There is no need. You guys are too slow. Provide me a map and location, I will get there myself."

Chen Fan said lightly.

Old Raul didn't press on. He hurried to fish out a map from his backpack.

Meanwhile, Natasha rounded her eyes in surprise as she noticed the same features shared between the young man and the mysterious figure she saw in the wash of light.

"Black cloth, dark hair and dark eyes... Is he the one I saw flying above the valley?"

"He looks and acts just like a human. How could he fly? Is he an angel... or worse, a demon!"

The mystery and danger tugged at the strings of her restless heart.

She couldn't stand the mundane life of a typical rich girl from a typical rich family. She rebelled against her family at a very young age and chose to live by herself. She got into the best university in Russia in studying archaeology. Since her graduation, she had been traveling the mysterious north and visited nearly all settlements in Siberia.

"My Lord here is the map and this is your course. The city of Yakutsk is about a thousand kilometer in this direction." Old Raul unfurled the map on a flat surface and charted a course for Chen Fan.

"very well."

Chen Fan nodded slightly.

It only took Chen Fan a quick glance over the map to memorized his course and all the details of the map. He turned around and started off. No one dared to speak a word as they were still afraid of the strange and mysterious visitor to their camp.

Even as Chen Fan was about to disappear amidst the snow and ice, a girl's voice came up from behind.

"Sir, can you bring me with you?"

"uh?"

Chen Fan about-turned and looked to the speaker with a great measure of curiosity.

He watched as Natasha slowly rose to her feet while trembling uncontrollably. She mustered as much courage as she had and spoke out again with more confidence. "Sir, I can tell that you are seeking something. I know the northern land like the back of my hand and might be of help to you."

"Natasha!"

The handsome young man blanched. The rest of the explorers also looked at her with shock and surprise.

Natasha didn't mind her companion's disbelief. Despite herself, she remained unwavering in her request.

"Do you know where the Headquarters for the North Division is located?"

Chen Fan asked as he narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, I do. It is located near the City of Jaco near the Chinese border. It has branches... " Natasha answered readily.

"Very well, come with me."

Chen Fan cut the girl short with a wave of a hand and agreed to let her tag along.

Natasha seemed surprised by Chen Fan's decision. She gritted her teeth, mustered all the courage in her and walked out of the cave. Everyone gaped at her and scarcely dared to call her out for the absurdity of her actions. Old Raul wanted to say something but his lips only moved slightly as words got stuck in his throat.

No one was willing to deal with a potentially deadly stranger that they knew nothing about by putting their lives on the line

Therefore, they just watched as Natasha walked over to the stranger as an innocent newborn bunny would to the bloody maw of a beast.

"Hold on a second, I need to put some layers on. It's too cold out there."

It wasn't until Natasha was a few paces away from the cave exist did she realize that she was still in her sweatpants and sweater. The tightly knit wool sweater hugged her athletic body with full but lean curves and her yoga pants were skin-tight on her hot long legs.

"You wouldn't need a jacket if you are traveling with me."

Chen Fan cracked a smile and grabbed a hold of Natasha. He took one step forward and immediately covered a dozen meters of distance.

"Arrh!"

Natasha blanched but quickly gathered herself. She realized that she was carried by Chen Fan in his arms while he darted across the tundra. The frozen landscape flew past her peripheral vision and turned into a blurry painting with streaks of grey and white. Natasha had only felt the same kind of thrill while drag racing during her rebellious teenage years.

"What the heck? He is moving at a few hundred kilometers per hour on snow? And he was right, I don't feel cold at all. His body is like a furnace, it's warm and... cozy."

Natasha thought to herself.

"Hey, stop daydreaming, tell me where to go."

Chen Fan furrowed his brows.

"Ah... oh... right. Ok... ok.."

Natasha blushed and pointed to the correct direction.

With the girl lodged in between his arms, Chen Fan blew through the forest, creeks, and mountains. He could cross any hurdle with one heroic leap forward. He zigzagged across the frozen tundra in a serpentine path, breaking the densely packed snow, and sending it skyward. Looking from above, he moved like an azure fish that swam across a calm white lake.

Natasha suddenly felt that she was dreaming.

It might have been the heady atmosphere inside the cave that had made her rush to a decision without thinking it through. Before she knew what she had signed up for, she was already a few hundred miles away from the camp.

"Sir, what is your business in the City of Yakutsk?" Natasha thought for a second and asked.

"There is a guy called Paul. He owns me some money and I want it back." Chen Fan replied calmly.

"Paul."

The name rang a bell in Natasha's mind.

She remembered that the boss of the underground world in the City of Yakutsk was called Paul. However, Paul was a very common name, so she wagered that it could very well be someone else living in Yakutsk.

While Natasha fell into thought, Chen Fan had already noticed the outline Yakutsk in the distance.

It had taken Chen Fan ten days to get to the Warg Valley, but his return trip took mere hours.

The sight of the city in the distance wrenched Natasha's mind out of her reverie. She was astonished by their incredible speed and felt the trip would take longer even if they had taken a plane.

After they entered the city, they quickly spotted Paul in a bar.

The first glimpse Paul had of trouble was through the bottom of his glass, as he upped it to drain the potent northern vodka the fifteenth time. He lived up to his reputation as the War Bear by being practically immune to the effects of alcohol, particularly vodka.

His eyes gleamed when he saw Natasha.

Any man who lay their eyes on Natasha's tantalizing body would be impressed by what they saw. Driven by the burgeoning fire in his groin, Paul was about to get up and greet the girl, but that was when he saw Chen Fan.

"BaaDa!"

Paul could swear that he heard the sound of a bucket full of ice water being poured over his head. Nonetheless, the sight of Chen Fan made his heart sank to the bottom of an ice cave.

He froze in his tracks as his body started to tremble. Then he managed to ask in a shaky voice: "Chen... Chen Beixuan?"

Although he had only met Chen Fan once, he had seen Chen Fan's face many times after the news about the battle at the Warg Valley got out. Paul had skin in the game, so naturally, he had followed the news closely.

Didn't Chen Beixuan die in the Warg Valley? Why did he show up here all of a sudden?

Memories of how he sold out Chen Fan came back to Paul, sending his mind reeling. Fear crept into him and seized his heart in a tight grasp.

"Paul, my friend. Why are you so afraid of me?"

Chen Fan curled his lips into a grin and walked leisurely toward Paul, picking up a cocktail while he was at it. Paul's bodyguards tensed up their body, but none had dared to stop him.

Paul's mind quickly succumbed to fear. He dropped to his knees and begged.

"Master Chen, please forgive me. I had no other option. The North Division and the KGB had come to me and coerced me to disclose your plan. They threatened to throw me into jail and put me on trial for my past crimes. I am dead meat if such a trial happens. Please, I was afraid."

"You are afraid of the KGB and the North Division, but you are not afraid of me?"

Even as Chen Fan cracked an eerie smile, two golden flames appeared in his eyes.

He reached out a hand and snapped two fingers, sending a burst of red flame toward Paul. The flame quickly burrowed into Paul's body and disappeared.

"The Flame of Red Lotus might help remind you what happens when you cross me."

Chen Fan said slowly.

As the fire spread across Paul's body, he rolled back and forth on the ground, screaming painfully at the top of his lungs.

People in the bar watched him suffer with icy expressions on their faces, yet no one dared to help him out.

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Chapter 430: Onslaught Along The Way

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The scorching Flame of Red Lotus could make an Immortal Level Overlord capitulate in a heartbeat, much less Paul. The Russian War Bear quickly told Chen Fan the names of all those who were involved in the attack.

"North Division, The Blood Wolf Guard of KGB and the leaders of Russia. I see... I will make all of them pay."

Chen Fan said lightly. He flicked his finger and shot out a golden flame from his fingers that landed on Paul. The golden flame quickly devoured Paul, reducing him to ash. After he had erased the memories of his bodyguards, he walked out of the bar with Natasha in tow.

When the two were out of the bar, Chen Fan paused and turned around to look at the girl. He linked his hands behind his back and asked.

"Now you know who my enemies are. Are you sure you want to help me still?"

Natasha hid behind Chen Fan, eyes gleaming with admiration. To her, Chen Fan might as well be a superhero in the movies.

"Of course! They have done you wrong first. You didn't harm Russia, but they attacked you out of jealousy and fear. Of course, you should hit back."

Ever since Natasha learned what the Russian government did to Chen Fan, she had been feeling indignant.

Although Paul had only offered bits and pieces of information, Natasha had connected the dots and painted a shocking picture in her mind.

The Dark World, snow wolf clan, The Three Lords of the Dark Roll, Blood Wolf from the KGB... These were all the stuff of fiction. Yet, not only they turned out to be real, but they were all up against Chen Fan.

How powerful exactly was Chen Fan?

"So your name is Chen Beixuan? May I call you by that name, Sir?" Natasha asked quietly under her breath.

"Sure."

Chen Fan paused a second and noticed that the girl was trembling in the cold wind.

"Let's go buy you some clothes and I need to change as well. we have a lot to do afterward."

In early February of 2010, while everything stilled seemed ordinary on the surface in Russia, a dark undercurrent rose inside Russia's North Division.

February 15th, the captain of North Division stationed at the City of Yakutsk was found unconscious in the house of his mistress.

February 17th, a couple barged into the City of Alxin and kidnapped the general who was in charge of the missile unit stationed nearby. They walked away from the camp under all the other soldiers' disbelieving eyes.

February 19th, a Major was attacked in his home at Neryungri and was turned into a vegetable.

February 23...

"What are those idiots at the Intelligence Department up to? Haven't they find out who did this?"

Lieutenant General Scherchen Malenkov slammed the table in a fit of rage and shouted at the other officers at the meeting. They were sitting in a meeting room at the headquarters of the North Division located at Khabarovsk, the largest city in Northern Russia. The other military officers looked at each other in fear and offered no answer to Lieutenant General Malenkov.

The North Division had lost nearly twelve officers in less than half a month, including nine majors, two Captains, and one General Major. The attacker didn't kill them, instead, he had turned them into vegetables.

This was a blatant insult and humiliation to the North Division.

The news of these incidents got out, it shook the entire North Division.

Rumor had it that the incidents had even stirred the Department of National Defense at Moscow. They had started their own separate investigation into the incidents. The intelligence department's northern branch also worked round the clock to collect as much information as they could.

"General Scherchen, we have found out that there are two attackers. One male and the other female. The female is around twenty-seven, Caucasian, blonde. We have searched the national database and found a hundred and seventeen suspects. The male attacker, on the other hand, we know very little about him because none of the cameras could capture a good image of him. But we know that he is Asian."

"All of their victims so far were officers of the North Division, so I wager they are targeting us directly. Based on anecdotal evidence, the two were nearly bulletproof. Some soldiers tried to stop them with a gun, but the bullets simply bound off of their bodies. They moved in and out so fast that when our soldiers finally readied the heavy weapons, they were already gone."

"Considering their extraordinary abilities, the KGB had also sent out the Blood Wolf. Blood Wolf had already looked into it and concluded that they were either Martial arts grandmasters from China or Kendo Masters from Japan. Blood Wolf suggested using military force against them."

A young strategist briefing the general on what they had learned so far.

"I already knew all of that. But who exactly is our enemy? Why are they targeting the North Division? I need to know."

Scherchen slammed his fist on the table again.

"Grandmaster from China? Could it be someone seeking revenge for what happened last year?"

A young General Major put in.

His words seemed to have cast a spell on the room, making everyone quiet and drop the temperature a few degrees.

A hint of fear flashed in Lieutenant General Scherchen's eyes. He didn't want to remember what had happened a year ago. It was he who approved the KGB's requested to mobilize the North Division to attack the Warg Valley. When they finally arrived at the valley a day later, they couldn't find what they were looking for. Chen Fan's body was missing!

If Chen Fan lived, he had survived the bombardment of rockets and the "Father of all Bombs."

Everyone involved in the operation was at first shocked by the development, and then fear started to set in.

Lieutenant General Scherchen couldn't fall asleep for three nights and every night, he had a loaded gun hidden under his pillow. The Headquarters of the North Division was on high alert and was closed off for three months. He had remained in the heavily fortified walls of the headquarters during that time.

He waited and waited but Chen Fan never showed up. It wasn't until he heard the rumors from the Dark World of Chen Fan's death that he moved back to his house in Khabarovsk.

However, the fear lingered in his mind even now despite his effort to bury that memory deep inside of him.

"Could it be Chen Beixuan..."

Someone murmured.

"Impossible! Chen Beixuan is already dead, killed by the Father of All Bombs! Nothing could survive the explosion from ten thousand tons of TNT. NOTHING!"

General Scherchen cut the speaker off in a fit of anger.

Another officer put in agreeably: "Indeed, The KGB has assured us that Chen Beixuan was dead. Otherwise, he wouldn't wait this long to seek revenge. Plus, the report says it was a couple. I have never heard that Chen Beixuan had a partner."

"Judging by the location and timing of each incident, the couple was moving along the Trans-Siberia railway. They will be here at Khabarovsk in no time." Someone put in.

Silence fell over the meeting room again.

All northern cities in Russia were connected by railway. Chen Fan had already made his way to Birobidzhan, and was only a hundred kilometer away from Khabarovsk.

"We need to stop him at the Smidovichsky District." General Scherchen said as he slammed the table with a fist. "Send my order to Infantry Division 116, stop the attacker outside of Khabarovsk at all costs!"

The other officers looked at each other in fear and shock.

Infantry Division 116 belonged to the number 35 Field Army and was over ten thousand strong. Would it be overkill to use such a large army to deal with two assassins?

However, the thought of what had happened to some of their peers make everyone see the sense in General's decision.

We must kill them.

Chen Fan looked into the distance and saw the small village called Smidovichsky.

Chen Fan had registered the presence of tens of thousands of soldiers lurking behind a hazy cloud of dust. The railway was closed, blocking all traffic coming from the west. Soldiers from the North Division searched the passengers for the attackers.

"They have finally found out what we have done."

Natasha said with a concerned voice.

Chen Fan had traveled south along the railway and did away with over a dozen officials from the North Division. Many of their victims were hidden deep inside guarded camps, but that couldn't stop Chen Fan from barging straight through the camp and finishing his business. Natasha had never felt such a thrill of living on the edge.

Once, Natasha asked Chen Fan if he had spared their lives because he was afraid of retribution.

Chen Fan replied with a smile and said.

"I can kill all of them like slaughtering chickens, why would I be afraid?"

"These men were just following their orders, so I didn't think it's fair to kill them."

"We have visited a dozen officials, including a General Major. It should be enough to catch the attention of the real culprits." Chen Fan said lightly. He looked outside of the train's window and scanned the soldiers standing by the train station.

"They must think that I would sneak through Smidovichsky and reach Khabarovsk to assassinate them."

"But I won't. I will defeat their army and send them a clear message: I am back!"

After he said that, he walked off the train toward the group of soldiers.

He was going to face over ten thousand soldiers with deadly munitions.

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Chapter 431: Against An Army of Ten Thousand Strong

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"Shit. What is going on? Why did they close the railway? The trains have lined up miles behind us."

Sitting in the traffic that was barely moving, some passengers complained.

All trains coming from the west had to pass through the train station just outside of the city. Infantry Division 116 had closed the train station and stopped the traffic from moving. Already, a few passenger trains were forced to stop and formed a long line outside of the city.

Seeing the traffic was not going to move any time soon, many passengers got off the crammed train cart to stretch their legs while complaining about the military operation.

"I heard that they are looking for two suspects. One Asian male and the other is a hot Russian blonde. They come from the City of Yakutsk and harmed many officers. I have heard about them when I passed another city on my way here."

One person put in.

Suddenly, a young woman nudged her husband who was snapping a selfie in front of the soldiers and asked: "Hey love, is that dude in the leather jacket an Asian? He is much better looking than most Asian men I know. Oh.. wait a second... he walked across the cordon."

The Infantry Division 116 had thrown a cordon around the train station to restrict the movement of passengers.

Chen Fan quickly caught everyone's attention when he crossed the barrier and sauntered toward the soldiers. The soldiers thought he was an officer of the military at first, but soon Chen Fan's Asian features aroused their suspension.

"Halt! This area is off-limits. I will shoot if you come any closer."

A soldier trained his gun at Chen Fan and shouted at him from a distance.

Chen Fan didn't heed the warning and continued forward with his hands linked behind his back. His upright body silhouetted against the white snow on the ground. Right in front of him was tens of thousands of fully armed soldiers.

"Bang!"

Seeing Chen Fan didn't heed the warning, a soldier fired at him.

He didn't mean to kill Chen Fan, so he aimed at Chen Fan's feet. However, to everyone's surprise, the bullet hit an azure energy shield and bounced off without even touching Chen Fan.

"Holy moi boch!"

The soldier dropped his gun and gaped at Chen Fan in disbelief.

The other passengers were also shocked by the development. The young woman who spotted Chen Fan covered her mouth to stifle a gasp. Her husband worked at a Russian branch office of Global Mail, so snapping photos was right up his alley. He turned around and pointed his camera at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan didn't much mind the passenger's attention as he pressed onward.

"Sssth-Wack!"

A golden fire burst out from Chen Fan's body and burnt away the leather jacket, revealing a black flowy outfit. The hat on his head was also reduced to ashes, unleashing a cascade of dark silky hair that tumbled down to Chen Fan's shoulder.

Surrounded by a ball of golden flame, Chen Fan looked like the Greek God of the Sun, Apollo.

His foot left a golden mark on the ground with each step he took, making a burning trail of footprints behind him as he made his way toward the Infantry Division 116.

"Bang"

The gunshot wrenched the other soldiers' minds from their stupor. They looked around and asked each other: "What happened? Why was there a gunshot?"

"Did they find the suspect? Let's go get him!"

"Humph! Are you sure it's necessary to mobilize an entire infantry division for two criminals? Don't you think the police force would be enough? Hold on... what the hell is that?"

A veteran soldier was suddenly lost for words as he locked his eyes on Chen Fan in the distance.

Under tens of thousands of pairs of eyes, Chen Fan walked toward the Infantry Division 116 while surrounded by golden flames. The scene looked like a painting of the arrival of the Messiah.

"Holy shit! Is that an angel? But... but why is he Asian?"

Even as the soldiers were stunned by Chen Fan's dramatic entrance, they heard their officer's angry voice shouting at them through the intercom. "You Idiots! That's the guy were are looking for. Kill him before he gets close."

The officer's orders jerked the soldier's minds from their admiration.

The entire Infantry Division 116 was on the move all of a sudden. Soldiers trained their guns at Chen Fan as gunners and missile units primed their deadly weapons. A few dozen armored vehicles parked inside the city also revved up their engines and marched onward.

"Should we open fire? We might be offending a messenger of God."

Some religious soldiers hesitated.

"Messenger my ass! He is a murder, a suspect, kill him. NOW!"

After the officers showered the soldiers with firm commands mixed with curses, the Infantry Division 116 finally opened fire.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The group of soldiers that stood closest to Chen Fan fired their machine guns. Chen Fan was still three kilometers away from the center of the army formation, therefore most people were shooting without aiming. However, the sheer amount of bullets turned the attack into a heavy downpour of steel that could kill any living being within its range.

However, to everyone's surprise, the bullets evaporated into thin air a few meters before they even reached Chen Fan. Worse, the attack didn't even slow Chen Fan down.

"This is... Impossible!"

The soldiers and many passengers gaped at the development in shock. The journalist from the Global Mail held back his surprise and snapped as many photos as he could industriously.

He murmured to himself as he did so: "This is going to be breaking news! This is Pulitzer material!"

Natasha clenched her fist nervously as she fixed her gaze on Chen Fan.

Three kilometers.

2.9 kilometers

2.8 kilometers...

Chen Fan was getting closer to the soldiers by the second.

"Where is our field cannon? Fire the cannon I said! He is moving so slowly. Are you all stupid? Where are my armored tanks and rocket launchers? Where are the snipers?"

General Major Gromov, leader of the Infantry Division 116 berated the soldiers through the intercom.

He watched as Chen Fan inched closer to his division despite the dark shower of bullets. His heart skipped a beat when he recognized the man's face. It was the same face that had tormented the minds of the leaders of the North Division for three months.

"But, didn't he die after we used the Father of All Bombs on him?"

Gromov exclaimed in his mind.

Meanwhile, the Russian soldiers finally started to use heavy weaponry on Chen Fan. A few hundred armored vehicles had formed a moving circle around Chen Fan and trained their artillery cannons on the young man. Behind the rank of soldiers, a few rocket launchers had fired.

"Shu! Shu! Shu!"

A dozen or so Katyusha rockets rained onto an area of a few hundred-meter radius, causing countless explosions and filled the air with smoke, dust, and fire. Such a dense firing of Katyusha would kill an entire Battalion of soldiers.

Before the Russians could cheer for their victory, they saw a wash of golden light penetrate the dense black smoke.

Chen Fan was still surrounded by a golden glow that protected him from the deadly explosion.

"Not even Katyusha can harm him."

Seeing the terrifying development, the Russian soldiers could only gape.

Meanwhile, the armored vehicles fired at him.

"Bang"

The sound of firing cannons sounded like countless hammers striking an anvil. The shells traced a deadly arc in the air that looked like the curve of the sickle of the Grim Reaper. Countless field artillery and armored vehicles fired at once, pouring deadly steel onto Chen Fan.

"Vroom! Vroom!"

The blaring explosion made the earth trembled and sounded like the sky was falling around everyone's ears.

The Russians referred to field artillery as the God of War ever since the cold war era. Even when new missiles and rockets dominated and became the focal point of the modern arms race, field artillery were still revered for their deadliness. As one of the most well equipped motorized divisions in Russia, Infantry Division 116 had hundreds of armored vehicles and self-propelled artillery. Although the confined space near the city meant that they could only deploy half of their firepower, when they fired at once, they could deliver a devastating blow to any enemy.

If the Fourteenth Brigade of the Japan Self-Defense Forces were caught in such a deadly bombardment, they would have been already routed.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

After firing once, the soldiers quickly loaded the cannon and fired again. They concentrated their firepower along a line located two and a half kilometers away from their front line.

The dead zone was over a few hundred meters long and the ground was already covered by holes and craters.

The first round.

The second.

The third.

In less than a minute, the Russians had unloaded three rounds of concentrated firepower onto Chen Fan. Each shell weighed a few tons and its impact was able to remove a small hill. The barrels of the cannons were red hot after continuous use.

"He must be dead now."

An old soldier on the ground, hands covering his ears murmured to himself.

The other soldiers fixed their gaze on to the dead zone. They wagered that even the most advanced tanks would have been reduced to a pile of junk if they were caught in the deadly shelling.

Natasha closed her eyes and scarcely dared to look at what had become of Chen Fan.

The rest of the passengers also shook their heads and felt sorry for Chen Fan's death.

"Sigh... why would he be so stupid as to butt heads against Infantry Division 116? They were well known for their deadly firepower and were called the Iron Wall."

An old man lamented.

The journalist from the Global Mail finally lowered his camera.

However, what they saw next pulled the rug from under them. They watched in utter disbelief as a man surrounded with golden flames walked out of the billowing smoke. Although he was struck directly by half a dozen artillery shells, he was unharmed.

Chen Fan walked out of the dead zone alive and well!

He had sustained the bombardment of over a hundred field artillery with his body.

"Oh my god!"

People who saw this incredible development were rendered speechless as if they had witnessed a miracle.

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Chapter 432: Defeat An Army, Kill A General, And Be A Bad-ass!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Chen Fan had achieved Initial success in his Azure Thearch Longevity Body cultivation, so his body was already as indestructible as that of a Connate Cultivator.

Although Connate Cultivators lacked the Dark Wolf's incredible regeneration ability, they could even withstand a direct hit from a small nuclear bomb, much less regular bombs or rockets. On the other hand, Connate Cultivators could dish out much more damage compared to the Dark Wolf thanks to numerous divine powers at their disposal.

Chen Fan slowly walked out of the smoke and fire unhurriedly.

His skin let out the azure glow, making him look like an indestructible walking diamond.

Everyone was shocked after they saw the development. The soldiers who launched the artillery froze into statues. Meanwhile, the other passengers let out a cheer after a long silence.

They cheered for the miracle that they had just witnessed.

Natasha heaved a sigh of relief and felt as if a heavy weight was off her heart. She fixed her gaze at Chen Fan, as her eyes lit up with glee and admiration.

"Pahda!"

The handheld intercom slipped from General Major Gromov's hand and thudded on the ground, but the General Major didn't even notice it. Gromov looked into distance blankly and murmured.

"It's him. It's HIM... Chen Beixuan is back."

The nightmare that had tormented the minds of the North Division officers one year ago was finally back.

He had seen the picture of what had become of the Warg Valley, and had heard of Chen Fan's unimaginable heroic deeds such as striking down an F-15. The thoughts and memories sent chills down Gromov's spine.

He had been convinced that the deadly ten thousand strong army should be able to quell any threat.

Infantry Division 116 was a decorated veteran division that survived the brutality of WW2. It's members used to march across the Red Square in front of the supreme leader of the USSR. Later on, it had become one of the best-equipped divisions in Russia. It had hundreds of armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, tanks, and anti-tank units. It was lauded as the Iron Wall of Russia.

However, there and then, Gromov felt that even this Iron Wall was about to crumble.

"Sir, Sir! What shall we do next?"

The voice of a strategist drifted from the intercom on the ground.

The sound wrenched Gromov's mind out of his reverie. He picked up the intercom and bellowed into it.

"Dispatch all armored vehicles and air support. We need to stop him at all costs. Call the Headquarters and tell them that we have encountered Chen Beixuan, and we need assistance! We need ASSISTANCE!"

"...yes, Sir."

Although the strategist had no idea what Gromov meant by "encountered Chen Beixuan," he called the headquarters and delivered the message nonetheless.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan finally picked up some speed and started running toward the army's formation. His speed became faster by the second until he was so fast that his body had turned into a steak of golden glow that glided across the landscape toward the front-line of the Infantry Division 116.

Chen Fan was going to throw himself into the Iron Wall of armored vehicles that were literally made out of iron and steel. These armored vehicles tanks had enough firepower to annihilate the fourteenth brigade of Japan's self-defense force; however, Chen Fan was unfazed and rammed right into the thick of danger.

"Vroom! Vroom!"

Countless armored vehicles revved up their engines and charged at Chen Fan. There were heavily armored tanks, lightly armored personnel carriers, Self-propelled artillery, and anti-tank units.

Unlike the Japanese Fourteenth Brigade, the Infantry Division 116 was a fully motorized division which had ten times more armored battle units than the fourteenth brigade. In addition, the Russian military technology was miles ahead of Japan. Even though Japan Self-Defense Forces received some arms from America, those weapons were watered down versions for export only.

"Stop him, stop him! Don't let him get near us!"

The Russian officers were battle-hardened veterans with a keen sense of tactics. They realized that if Chen Fan was able to reach the army formation, they wouldn't be able to take full advantage of their deadly firepower due to the likelihood of friendly fire.

"Bang"

The first unit that opened fire on Chen Fan was an A-T-62 main battle tank with a 116mm smooth-bore gun. The shell traced an arc he air that looked like the sharp edge of the Grim Reaper's Scythe. The artillery shell covered a few kilometers in a blink and bore down on Chen Fan.

The Russian military had a very advanced Fire-control Systems and could land a surgical strike from miles away.

"Bang!"

To everyone's surprise, the shell that weighed a few kilograms traveling at incredible speed was knocked down by Chen Fan's punch. The shell exploded in the air, and the shock wave forced Chen Fan back a few steps.

Without the smoke blotting the view, everyone had witnessed Chen Fan's heroic ability to take a direct hit from a cannon. The sight made many people's hearts skip a beat.

Did he just punch at a shell?

OMG! Was he a human or a.. superman?

Chen Fan took a few steps back and quickly gathered himself and charged forward again.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A dozen more tanks fired. Chen Fan yanked his arm up and delivered over a dozen punches in a blink. The Fist Qi surged high up into the sky and collided with the incoming shells. Only one armor-piercing shell that was fired by an anti-tank unit had snuck its way across Chen Fan's defense. Chen Fan pitched his body to the side and gracefully dodged the shell traveling near the speed of sound.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan made a mental note to himself to watch out for these armor-piercing shells.

Normal shells would explode upon impact, spreading its energy over a large area. The explosion would be of little to no harm to Chen Fan's Azure Thearch Longevity Body.

However, the armor-piercing shells fired from the anti-tank units were a different story. Their heads were made out of tungsten alloy that could bore through a few meters thick steel plates, much less human flesh. Chen Fan didn't wish to test its deadliness using his body just yet.

Since all the kinetic energy of the shell was concentrated at one point, it could apply immeasurable pressure to the point of impact.

However, the Russians had only deployed a handful of anti-tank units, and they also had an extremely slow fire rate. Once Chen Fan picked up some speed, they would never land a direct hit on him.

Two kilometers.

One kilometer.

Nine hundred meters,

Eight hundred...

Chen Fan was getting closer and closer to the front line of the army.

"Kaboom!"

Under everyone's incredulous eyes, he rammed into an armored vehicle. The tank weight over twenty tons, but it was sent flying into the air, spun a few times in the air and thudded heavily back onto the ground, right on top of another armored vehicle. The weight of the first armored vehicle nearly flattened the one on the ground, turning both into two hunks of scrap metal.

"Tsk..."

Many soldiers blenched.

He had thrown himself into an armored vehicle! Although the armored vehicle was of light tank class, instead of the massive main battle tanks that weighed twice as much, Chen Fan's actions were enough to stun everyone who saw what happened. One of the soldiers who even noticed a vague outline of an impression on the Armored vehicle in the shape of a human body.

"Attack! Don't just stare at him. ATTACK!"

The officer screamed orders at his soldiers.

A dozen armored vehicles quickly charged forward and encircled Chen Fan.

These irons beasts could easily run over a car, if not a semi-truck.

However, they trod carefully around Chen Fan, hesitant to provoke him.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Chen Fan hurled a punch with every step he took.

Whenever his fist landed on an armored vehicle, the steel plating caved in, and the impact would send the armored vehicle flying. Although the heavier tanks were not easily overtaken by the force of the impact and would only shake violently after receiving a punch, the shock wave would kill the drivers and gunners in the bowel of the iron beast.

One step, two steps, three...

Chen Fan punched ten times in ten steps and eliminated the ten armored vehicles from the battlefield.

Sized by a pang of anger and fear, General Major Gromov's eyes were bloodshot as hair stood on end. He only had three hundred Armored vehicles under his command, yet, Chen Fan had demolished ten of them in a heartbeat.

However, little did he know that this was only the beginning.

"Donn Donn Donn"

The deadly iron beast was destroyed by Chen Fan, one after another.

Try as the tank commanders might, they couldn't stop Chen Fan's almost mechanical punches. No matter how many shells they rained upon Chen Fan, his punches kept on coming.

Ten punches, twenty punches, thirty...

Every punch proclaimed the downfall of an armored vehicle.

In less than ten minutes, Chen Fan had decommissioned a few dozen armored vehicles. He had ripped an opening right in the middle of Iron Wall with bare fists.

"Holy shit!"

The soldiers were terrified by the development as they gaped stupidly at Chen Fan.

They were convinced that Chen Fan couldn't withstand their deadly weapons. However, their man-killing machines turned into plastic toys before Chen Fan.

He simply punched at any armored vehicle that dared to block his path.

He paid little to no attention to the foot soldiers, and he was also indifferent to their deaths as collateral damage of the chaos. He had rammed straight through the army's barricade and reached the other side.

Before Chen Fan left for his final destination, he caught a glimpse of a terrified General Major Gromov. He pointed the finger at him and sent out a pulse of deadly energy at the Russian general, turning Gromov into a vegetable on the spot.

Then, and only then, he turned around and walked toward Khabarovsk under the incredulous and fearful eyes of soldiers.

He had crushed the army, killed their general, and left the chaotic explosions behind without even looking back, just as a Hollywood hero would.

The Hollywood heroes were fictional, but Chen Fan was real. He was an invincible God Of War!

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Chapter 433: Killing A Man From Miles Away

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Silence fell over the battlefield after Chen Fan was gone.

Countless men and women gaped at unthinkable development.

From the mangled shapes of over a hundred armored vehicles, the moaning soldiers lay across the battlefield, to the dead body of General Gromov, everything seemed almost surreal. Chen Fan had rammed straight through the army and made a bloody path for himself.

The blood-stained path looked like an ugly scar on the land. It started from a few kilometers outside of Smidovichsky, sliced right through the heart of the small city and disappeared at the end of the eastern horizon, pointed directly at the headquarters of the North Division at Khabarovsk.

The soldiers of the Infantry Division 116 had initially thought that this operation would be a stroll in the park. Most officers were convinced that one battalion of soldiers should be more than enough to deal with the criminal. Many passengers, as well as Natasha, also thought that Chen Fan wouldn't stand a chance: at the most, Chen Fan could only kite the flank of the army but not for long.

The journalist from the Global Mail was too busy capturing footage to ponder on what would become of this battle.

In the end, no one was right about the outcome.

Chen Fan simply marched onward despite the shower of bullets and shells. He had penetrated straight through the deep ranks of Infantry Division 116 and left as if nothing had happened.

Even now, some soldiers still tried to wrap their heads around what had just happened.

"Gromov, General Gromov! This is Lieutenant General Vasily. How goes the battle? Are you sure the suspect is Chen Beixuan? The headquarters had ordered fire at will, and General Scherchen wanted the suspect dead. Hello, General Gromov, are you there?"

The voice of a strategist from the North Division's headquarters came through the intercom.

An assistant of Gromov picked up the intercom and pressed it close to his blood-smeared face. "Report... report to the headquarters... we are... defeated. General Major is unconscious if not dead. The suspect is gone."

"What?"

The message had shocked the person at the other end.

The assistant also heard the panicked heavy breathing and chairs suddenly being knocked over through the intercom.

This was not his problem anymore, so the assistant slowly put down the intercom and gazed at the injured comrades all around him.

We are already... defeated?

"BaaDa!"

Everyone was startled when the news about Chen Fan's appearance reached the headquarters of the North Division.

No one had never thought that the nightmare that had tormented them a year ago was finally becoming a reality.

The other generals were shocked and turned into a bundle of nerves.

When they heard about the defeat of the Infantry Division 116, the death of Gromov and Chen Fan's impending retribution, a pin-drop silence fell over the office.

"Defeated? An entire Motorized Division was defeated?"

Before his words faded, an explosion erupted outside the window, and fire quickly engulfed the entrance of the Headquarters. Then the generals heard gunshots.

Meanwhile, inside the Headquarters, everyone's face turned white.

"Chen Beixuan is here!"

No one had expected Chen Fan to arrive so soon, and their defense was far from ready.

Only a small number of reinforcements had arrived at the Headquarters, most of the reinforcement were still on their way.

The Headquarters only had a few hundred regular troops.

Chen Fan quickly defeated the few hundred soldiers guarding the Headquarters with ease.

As soon as Scherchen heard the gunshots, he ducked under the conference table. A few seconds later, the gunshots disappeared. The headquarters had grown so deadly silent that it was as if everyone outside of the meeting room were dead.

"Dadada!"

Loud and clear footsteps approached the meeting room and stopped right at the entrance. Everyone's hearts caught in their throats and they scarcely dared to breathe as they peeked out from their cover toward the door.

Then they heard the door crack open as a handsome young man with black hair and black eyes entered the meeting room.

His appearance didn't change the slightest from the picture of him taken a few years ago. There was no sign of the harsh time he had spent on the tundra since he still looked young, handsome, and powerful as ever.

Chen Beixuan!

He had been the most powerful man in the Dark World, a living legend, and now a revenant, returning from his death.

He was BACK!

"Bam! Bam! Bam!"

Chen Fan linked his hands behind his back and walked into the meeting room. This was in the center of power of Northern Russia, where the most critical decisions were made. He scanned the decorated generals sitting around the table and noticed that they were all political heavyweights in Russia.

"So You are General Scherchen Malenkov? Are you the one ordered the attack on the Warg Valley using the Father of all Bombs?" Chen Fan locked his eyes onto the pale-faced old man sitting at the head of the table.

Life and color ebbed away from Scherchen's face as he trembled uncontrollably.

"Russia is a superpower on earth, think twice before you do whatever you are going to do."

Vasily rose to his feet and straightened his back.

"You have decided for me already. What choice do I have?"

Chen Fan said quietly, and then he looked at Scherchen. He flicked a finger and sent an azure blade from the tip of his finger.

"This is for Yang Qinhu!"

The Blade Aura flew to Scherchen and landed squarely on his head. Everything happened so fast that most people only saw a flash of azure light, and then they watched as Chen Fan turned around and started off.

A deadly silence fell over the entire office.

When everyone finally realized what had happened, they looked at each other in fear and disbelief.

Chen Fa had killed the general with a great measure of levity and casualness. It was as if his victory over the mighty Russian North Division was so insignificant that it could be easily brushed off.

Chen Fan had come all the way from the City of Yakutsk to here, just to kill one man.

March 5, 2010.

Chen Beixuan had killed the Lieutenant General Scherchen in the North Division's Headquarters at the outskirts of Khabarovsk.

The news spread quickly and shocked everyone in the world.

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Chapter 434: He Is Back!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Chen Beixuan?

He is back?

The news had quickly spread throughout the world like wildfire. The striking details of the news had shocked everyone and made them focus their attention on Khabarovsk and Chen Fan.

Although Chen Fan had faded out of the world stage for a year, too many people, he was already dead. During the Battle of the Warg Valley, the Russian North Division had used Katyusha and the Father of all Bombs, they were powerful enough to kill any Immortal level warrior. However, not only had Chen Fan survived the bombing, but he had become even stronger as he had demonstrated during his fight against the Infantry Division 116

Unlike any other Infantry Division, the Infantry Division 116 was a fully motorized elite veteran force that ranked in the top ten elite armored divisions in the world among Infantry Divisions from nations such as China, the United State of America and England.

However, Chen Fan had penetrated the rank of this powerful force in mere minutes, destroying hundreds of armored vehicles and killing the chief in command of the Infantry Division.

Intelligence agents flocked to Northern Russian, hoping to get a detailed report about what had happened. This battle would be a precious case study for comparing strength between an Immortal Level Overlord and modern military.

Meanwhile, Russia had tried all the tricks under its sleeves to block the news from spreading further.

Although the soldiers of the Infantry Division 116, as well as the onlookers, were told to keep their lips sealed, evidence of the battle still found its way to the internet in bits and pieces. One of the key pieces of evidence was a series of photos snapped by a journalist from the Global Mail. The pictures were grainy but had recorded the full event from the beginning to the end.

Those who were lucky enough to lay their eyes on these pictures were all stunned.

They saw pictures that showed Chen Fan taking a direct hit from an artillery gun at point-blank and others depicted him destroying a tank with one punch.

Every single picture was framed by Chen Fan's god-like power on the battlefield.

"Chen Beixuan seemed to be much stronger than he had been a year ago. When he was up against the Japanese fourteenth brigade, he avoided the shelling from artillery and tanks, but only avoided bullets from machine guns. However, now it seemed that he was no longer afraid of artillery shelling."

As soon as the intelligence departments from all over the world got their hands on the photos, they started to squeeze as much information as they could from these grainy images.

Many experts pointed at the pictures and said calculatedly.

Many listeners nodded solemnly.

"If normal Armored vehicles and Self-propelled artillery can't threaten him, I wager that the only options left for us are nuclear weapons."

Someone spoke quietly under their breath.

The others listened with cold and somber expressions.

The threat of Chen Fan would be devastating for many counties. If only nuclear weapons were effective against Chen Fan, then there would only be five nations in the world that might be able to keep Chen Fan in check using nuclear capabilities: England, France, Russia, China and the United State of America.

"However, if you look closer, you will notice that he was clearly avoiding contact with armor-piercing shells. K-50 also carried armor piercing rounds which he dodged as well. It was evident that only armor-piercing shells can harm him." Another expert put in.

"Are you suggesting swarming him with a large number of armor-piercing shells such as Massive Ordnance Penetrator, Laser weapons or even rail guns?" A general asked with a frown.

"Just so. It doesn't have to be the most deadly weapon, but it needed to be able to bore through a tank's armor to be able to pose any threat to Chen Beixuan."

The expert replied.

The General looked around him and nodded in reply.

Realization finally dawned upon the generals. The weapons of mass destruction often spread its energy across a large area, therefore, they might not be the best option for a single target. Powerful single-target weapons such as the rail guns and armor-piercing shells would yield much better results.

"Very well, we will report this to the National Defense Office. We will propose the research for more effective weapons against a powerful single target such as Immortal Level Overlords. Once such weapons are created, we will distribute them among the Elite Units first to test it out."

The General quickly made up his mind and concluded the meeting.

Such conversations were carried out in all major countries. Their conclusions were the same: without using nuclear weapons, deadly single target weapons were their best option against Chen Beixuan. However, such weapons could only be used once per encounter and letting Chen Beixuan dodge the only silver bullet would have devastating implications.

For most major counties, coming up with methods to deal with Chen Fan's return had quickly become their priority.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan's return had dropped the bomb on the entire Dark World.

"Chen Beixuan is back!"

"How is that possible? I thought he was killed by the Father of All Bombs!"

"It's true. I have heard that he even killed the General of the Russian's North Division."

Many people were dumbfounded by the shocking revelation.

Users flocked onto the CIA's server and posted their two cents about the situation. A few newly registered users had no clue who Chen Beixuan was. But after being filled in on Chen Beixuan's deeds, they fell in utter disbelief.

Oh My God!

Who would have thought that there was such a bad-ass among us in the Dark World?

He had killed an Immortal Level Overlord and survived the direct strike from the Father of all Bombs? Worse, he had defeated a Russian Motorized Infantry Division and killed a high-level chief in the Russian military!

The rest of the Overlords quickly paled in comparison with Chen Fan.

No one had expected Chen Fan's return, much less such a dramatic one.

"Chen Beixuan really lived up to his reputation. Only a living legend such as himself would have challenged a superpower on our planet."

The Observer commented.

"Sir, you had said that if Chen Beixuan could survive the battle at the Warg Valley, he would have proved himself to be worthy of the title "Living Legend".. Do you still think that way?"

Someone raised a question.

"I didn't say that, but I do agree with it." The Observer replied. "Chen Beixuan has proven himself numerous times. He has outshone even many Immortal Level Overlords who lived a few hundred years ago. I say that he would rank top five if not top three among all Immortal Level Overlords that walked the earth."

"After his victory over the Russians, most counties would learn to stay out of his business, except for the United States of America"

The Observer lamented meaningfully.

Many other users who saw the post nodded in their minds.

The Russian military prowess ranked the top three in the world. If Chen Fan was able to get away with what he did in Russia, then he could get away with almost anything.

However, the question remains if the Russians would deploy their final coup de grace: nuclear weapons.

Everyone thought to themself.

Most people watched the event unfold as spectators.

However, the news had shaken Chen Fan's enemies to their core.

"Chen Beixuan is still alive? And he had killed the Chief in Command of Russian's North Division?"

The family lord of the Lee Family of the Samsung Group nearly fell off his chair when he heard the news. The mighty tycoon who possessed trillions of wealth couldn't help but tremble uncontrollably.

Chen Fan had already killed a military heavyweight in Russia, what would stop him from doing the same to a Korean tycoon? If Chen Fan killed him, he doubted that the Korean Government would even dare to raise a question.

"Hurry, call for a family meeting. I need to see the president!"

The family lord was helped to his feet by his assistant. Even after he steadied himself in his arm chair, his lips were shaking in fear.

The sect leader of the Hong Sect slammed a fist on the table when he heard the news.

Olga and Romon lowered their heads and kept their silence. They knew they were no match against Chen Fan even if they had reached the transcendent state.

"The most powerful Grandmaster... hmph... I have underestimated him after all. He is much more powerful than a Grandmaster. He reached Immortal State!"

The sect leader let out a wry grin.

He rose to his feet but was unable to straighten his back. In his shriveled form, he looked as if he had aged ten years in a few seconds. He pushed the chair out of his way and shambled toward the door.

"I need an audience with the Ancestral Patriarch. The situation has gone out of control and is beyond me now."

"But, my lord, Didn't our Ancestral Patriarch tell us not to disturb him unless the sect is in grave danger." Romon's face paled a little and asked.

"This is exactly that moment. Hong Sect's existence is already hanging by a thread."

The sect leader grinned and started off without a word.

Everyone froze in their seats and were speechless.

Such as it was, even the Russian elite forces had capitulated before Chen Fan's might. What could a few Grandmasters achieve? If Chen Fan descended upon them, he would uproot the sect with a flick of a finger.

"Sect Leader is right. The Hong Sect is on the verge of extinction."

Olga the Crimson Lady had never thought that a young man she used to look down on had grown so inconceivably powerful.

Hong Sect was not the only sect that felt the pressure, all of Chen Fan's former enemies, such as the Crimson Wings, the Diablo, and the Martial arts community in Japan all felt a force that drew their attention to the east.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan was already on his way toward central Russia with Natasha in tow.

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Chapter 435: All The Way Toward West

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Russia covered a huge landmass both in Asia as well as in Europe. The Railroad that went through Siberia Tundra was one of the only two means of transportation between the Northern area and Moscow. This railway was the bloodline of Northern Siberia that provided it with supplies to support the harsh life on the tundra. Other than trains, planes also connected the two areas.

However, Chen Fan would never take such a risk.

If the Russians learned the flight he was on, they would very likely shoot the plane down from the air. Also, Chen Fan might be unharmed from the attack, that wouldn't be the case for the other passengers on the plane with him.

"Clank Clank"

The train wheels struck the railway rhythmically. Outside the window, the world was covered in snow.

Chen Fan and Natasha looked like a young couple on their vacation. Chen Fan didn't alter his appearance, but he didn't arouse any suspicion so far.

"Sir, the checkpoints are getting so frequent that we need to stop at each and every station now. There had been only one checkpoint every few stations when we first started."

Natasha lowered her head and murmured under her breath.

She was wearing a fashionable peacoat and underneath that was a turtleneck sweater and a pair of pencil jeans. Her clothes and pants clung to her breathtaking curves, making her look like a supermodel. Despite the coldness of winter that seeped through the window, Natasha would trade warmth for glamour in a heartbeat.

"Don't worry, I have already cast a spell so that the soldiers can only see an illusion of us." Chen Fan closed his eyes and murmured.

"We have already done away with seventeen organizations related to the KGB, of course, they would be riled up."

The memory of their past few days still left a taste of thrill in Natasha's mouth. Even thinking about it made her blood boil.

After Chen Fan had killed Scherchen, he left Khabarovsk and returned to Smidovichsky. From there, the pair headed west toward Moscow. At every layover station, Chen Fan would locate and destroy a KGB's branch in that city.

They stopped at Ulankhad, Ulanqab, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and then Omsk.

At each and every city they stopped, Chen Fan first projected out his Divine Will to locate his target. After one year of cultivation in seclusion, Chen Fan's Divine Will could reach as far as ten kilometers in range. The Russian cities were small due to their small population and were only one-tenth the size of Lin City or Zhong Hai, therefore, Chen Fan's enhanced Divine Will could easily cover the entire city.

Then after some winnowing, Chen Fan registered the presence of anyone who might pose a threat to him. Natasha's familiarity with the area also made the searching for the KGB office much easier.

Once Chen Fan located a target, he fried his victim's brain using the Art of Soul Searching to extract information. With that newfound information, Chen Fan quickly located the base and destroyed it. Then he would travel to the next city, rinse and repeat.

It wasn't until Chen Fan destroyed the fifth regional headquarters that the KGB noticed something was amiss. The KGB officers used to congregate in their regional headquarters, but after realizing that they were being hunted, they dispersed into different parts of the city in order to avoid Chen Fan. However, in the end, they were unable to escape Chen Fan's Divine Will which Chen Fan used to locate each and every one of them and killed them.

That being said, The KGB officers didn't go down without putting up a fight. Among the secret agents were veteran soldiers, seasoned assassins, and Extraordinary Ones hired by the Russian government. Unfortunately, their power was a far-cry from that of Chen Fan.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan even had a few run-ins with the Russian military.

However, those battles never escalated to a full-on war since Chen Fan didn't want to waste time on dealing with the military; his primary targets were secret agents for now. That being said, Chen Fan's presence had alerted the Russian military. They set stringent checkpoints and mobilized deadly war machines such as main battle tanks and Su-27 fighter jets—both were common sights in cities where Chen Fan had his layover.

"Sir, we didn't find a single secret agent ever since we passed Omsk. I think they have run away knowing you are coming after them." Natasha said, beaming from side to side.

She regarded Chen Fan with such deference as if Chen Fan was a god.

Those secret agents were masters of deceit and Natasha watched as Chen Fan easily identified them among the masses. Chen Fan could pinpoint their whereabouts regardless of where they were hiding.

Even now, Natasha was still clueless as to how Chen Fan spotted those secret agents. She even wondered if Chen Fan was communicating with some powerful organization that had supplied him with the information.

Could it be the intelligence department in China?

Natasha thought to herself.

"These KGB officers were elite fearless spies. They wouldn't let me get away with it." Chen Fan shook his head and said: "I bet you that they were setting up a trap for me."

"Right."

Natasha paused a second and then nodded.

The Trans-Siberia Rail line was a single line on the map that connects all major cities along its way. Therefore, it wouldn't take long for the KGB to realize that Chen Fan was on a train. They might have even deduced the train number based on the timing of all the incidents.

However, try as they might, they couldn't find Chen Fan among the passengers.

So inconceivable was Chen Fan's Dharma Spells, that it could fool even the most shrewd mortal.

Even if Chen Fan stood right in front of them, they wouldn't recognize him at all.

"I wager they would place the ambush in a large city since it would be easier for them to accommodate a large number of agents. I think the most likely spot would be the city of Ufa." Natasha said.

"Ufa?"

Chen Fan unfurled the map on the small table and started to examine it.

The city of Ufa was located on the west side of the Ural Mountains and was the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan. It was one of Russia's largest hubs for economy, culture, and religion. situated in the middle of east and west Russia, the city was an important transportation nod.

"We will see. If the agents remained in their headquarters pretending nothing was going to happen then you are likely right that they have set up the trap in Ufa."

After Chen Fan had said that, he closed his eyes and started to cultivate.

Natasha also grew silent and started her own cultivation. Chen Fan had taught her some basic methods. Although those were the most common cultivation methods in the realm of Immortal Cultivation, for Natasha, getting to learn the methods was like hitting a jackpot. She had been practicing it diligently every day.

While the two were engrossed in their cultivation, the train carried them closer toward the City of Ufa.

Chen Fan got off the train when they finally reached Ufa, he looked up into the distant sky in the north and said coldly: "You are right. It appears that the secret agents hunkered down in their headquarters. I register the presence of many elite soldiers, including a few whose energy signature are similar to that of the Snow Wolf King. Are they the so-called Blood Wolf Guard?"

Chen Fan's eyes glinted.

He had wreaked havoc along his way in order to force the Blood Wolf Guards out to seek revenge on them.

After all, the Blood Wolf Guards were the mastermind behind the attack on the Warg Valley. Chen Fan had also learned the name of their leader, Andrew and swore to get rid of him.

"Let's move. I want to meet these Blood Wolf Guards."

Chen Fan linked his hands behind his back and cracked a smile as he walked out of the train station. Natasha carried her luggage and followed him closely.

The two of them went on a taxi and arrived at the Regional Headquarter for National Defense Department. Chen Fan got out of the car and said: "Wait for me here. I won't be long."

Then, he linked his hands behind his back and sauntered into the massive building.

"Kaboom!"

The heavy gate was closed, but it didn't stop Chen Fan. He punched the gate open, announcing his arrival.

"Dadada!"

Natasha heard gunshots as soon as Chen Fan entered the building. Then the gunshots were replaced by the sound of something heavy thudding on the ground repeatedly.

Natasha knew that those were the sounds of Barrett M82 Anti-materiel semi-automatic snipers. One hit from this beast would explode a human skull. It could even penetrate armored vehicles.

"First floor."

"Second Floor."

"Third..."

Natasha counted the floors of the building and listened attentively as the gunshots progressed from the lower levels to the higher ones, signaling Chen Fan's progression.

"Then the tenth floor!"

When Natasha counted to ten, she gaped at the building in shock.

She realized that Chen Fan had charged through nine levels of defenses and reached the tenth floor. The gunshots slowly died down and were replaced by a cacophony of clinking and clanking as Chen Fan's Qi Energy wrecked havoc. Many windows on the tenth floor were shattered from inside.

"Mr. Chen must be fighting against the Blood Wolf Guards now. I wonder who would win the battle."

Natasha furrowed her brows and asked herself.

Although the Blood Wolf Guards were well known for their deadliness and ruthlessness, Natasha had witnessed Chen Fan's subjugating an entire army with his unimaginable power. Therefore, she had put her bet on Chen Fan unequivocally.

"Bang!"

As a bullet bounced off of Chen Fan's body, he dealt a blow on the head of the Ufa's security chief, killing him on the spot. Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and scanned around him

"Stop hiding, I can smell your stench from miles away."

"Kacha, Kacha."

As soon as Chen Fan had said that, a dozen men emerged from behind closed doors. These men all had large frames and were wearing Russian military fatigues. The five men who stood at the head of the group were over two meters tall.

"Are you the Blood Wolf Guards? Where is Andrew?"

Chen Fan linked his hands behind his back and asked lightly.

"Mr. Andrew and Mr. Ivan are waiting for you in Moscow, if you can defeat us first, that is." The leader of the group was a man in a black outfit. Unlike the rest of his cohort, his eyes were blood red and slightly incandescent at the same time.

"Is that so? Then let me finish you quickly before I deal with Andrew in Moscow."

Chen Fan cracked a smile as a brilliant Blade Aura surged on the tenth floor.

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Chapter 436: Total Annihilation

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"Sthla!"

This was the second time Chen Fan had seen the transformation of a werewolf.

Once they revealed their true form, Chen Fan finally understood why people call them the Blood Wolf Guards.

The dozen or so brawny secret agents ripped open their shirts in unison, revealing another layer of protective clothing.

Then their bodies started to swell. First their heads, then their chests, bellies, and finally limbs, all transformed their shape and texture to give them the likeness of a wolf. They were much taller and beefier looking than the other werewolves Chen Fan encountered on the Tundra and were also much more ferocious.

Normal werewolves were only two meters tall; however, even the shortest werewolves in the room were a head taller than that. The tallest of them all had reached two meters and fifty centimeters.

Other than size, their fiery red coats were also different than the werewolves of the Snow Wolf Clan. Their eyes were so red that they seemed to be bleeding. After the transformations were completed, there was no shred of humanity left in these beasts, as rage and blood-lust had utterly claimed their minds.

"Are these the Blood Wolf Guards of Russia? They don't look that much different than those I met on the tundra, other than being a little bit more reckless." Chen Fan shrugged.

There was no doubt that these Blood Wolf Guards were much stronger than normal human beings. The five leaders, in particular, had reached the semi-immortal levels and were much stronger than the four pack-leader contenders of the Snow Wolf Clan.

However, they would only be pathetic fodder under Chen Fan's crushing force.

He could have easily dealt with these monsters a year ago before he had reached initial success in his Azure Thearch Longevity Body cultivation. By now, he could kill them with a snap of fingers.

"AhhWooooooo!"

Even as Chen Fan shook his head derisively, the Blood Wolf Guards had started charging toward him.

They were not fully naked as a protective suit made out of thin but sturdy material covered their bodies. Chen Fan punched at one werewolf; his movement was almost lazy. The force penetrates through the werewolf's body as the beast's chest caved in.

To Chen Fan's surprise, the werewolf managed to pick himself up after taking the brunt of his attack.

"Huh?"

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and registered that something was amiss.

Although Chen Fan didn't use his full strength in that punch, and neither did he break the hypersonic barrier, not even Adam at his peak condition could have protected himself from his punch, much less a werewolf. Chen Fan quickly registered that the layer of protective clothing must be the reason that the werewolf was unharmed.

"Come again!"

Chen Fan let out a peal of laughter, shot out two fingers, and hacked into the air.

Suddenly, a pulse of azure Blade Aura surged from the tip of his finger and sliced across the wall as if slicing through a piece of tofu, leaving deep scars on the concrete walls.

"Arrrr!"

The five Blood Wolves snarled at Chen Fan and claws at him at the same time.

Their claws were over ten centimeters long and were wrapped in a metal fixture that was lined with sharp spikes. The claws clanked with each other while traveling in the air; the metallic noise was similar to that of the X-man hero Wolverine's adamantium claws.

"Bang!"

An azure light collided with the metal claws, and the impact sent sparks flying in all directions. The five werewolves were sent flying back. However, Chen Fan's Blade Auras were unable to shatter the claws as it would normal metal weapons.

"Interesting."

A cold light flickered in Chen Fan's eyes.

These five werewolves' metal claws were as deadly as that of the Snow Wolf King. Their protective layer also emboldened them to throw themselves at Chen Fan with abandon.

"I still don't think you can stop me."

Chen Fan grunted and then stamped the ground with one foot. "Break!"

"Kaboom!"

The eleven-story tall building started to tremble as if an earthquake. Chen Fan's stomping had created a hole underneath his foot, big enough to see the floor beneath him. Before the werewolves knew what was going on, Chen Fan had broken the hypersonic barrier and punched at one of the unwitting werewolves.

"Bang!"

The powerful Fist Qi went through the werewolf. The force split open his rib cage, squashed his innards, and then shattered all the bones in the werewolf's body.

The impact sent a shockwave across the entire floor and burst out of the building from broken windows. Looking from outside, it was as if someone had set off a huge explosion on the tenth floor.

Chen Fan gazed at the black suit and pondered. "Uh? The protective layer is still intact? That's impossible. I should have broken even a full suit of metal armor with my last punch unless it is—" Suddenly, realization finally dawned upon him.

"Unless it is Bio-Armor!"

He was taken aback by this realization, so he examined the thin layer of armor more carefully.

Lo and behold, he noticed something was fishy about the material of these protective layers.

It was made out of a stretchy material that had the properties of both metal, plastic, and fiber. It reminded Chen Fan of the spacesuit he had seen at a few advanced Galactic Civilizations. These suits were woven using highly advanced Bio-Tech and could withstand a direct hit from a rail gun.

Although the protection layer on these werewolves was primitive, they bore unmistakable signs of Bio-Armor.

"Interesting. It appears that the mortals on earth are quite advanced in technology. Although this Bio-Armor is a few hundred years behind the real deal, it was impressive nonetheless."

Chen Fan shook his head and cracked a smile.

The Bio-Armor was invented by the best Biology Research Institution in Russia. Even the werewolf's sharp claws were enhanced by the latest technology. This equipment could only be manufactured in small quantities and, therefore, could only be used by a small group of werewolves.

Once mass-producing was possible for these Bio-Armor, Russia would have a bulletproof army under her disposal.

"Ahhwooo, ahhwooo, ahhwooo."

These Blood Wolf Guards let out maddening howls after they watched as Chen Fan killed one of their brethren. Their eyes turned bloodshot, and their voice held a fragile edge that threatened to explode.

The five larger werewolves threw themselves at Chen Fan, their claws glinting in the air. So sharp were those claws that they could tear through an armored vehicle. Even Adam might not be able to escape the deadly attack.

"The five of you might have a chance against me if all of you were as powerful as the Snowwolf King. However, that was not the case for anyone of you. I could have ground you all into a pulp with my bare fist if not for the layer of protection you are wearing. "

Chen Fan cracked a smile, and his body started to flicker.

In a blink, Chen Fan's flickering body gave birth to many copies of himself. These copies flickered in their own frequencies and looked as insubstantial as an image on the silver screen.

However, the intangible quality of these copies was only an illusion due to the lightning movement of Chen Fan. Chen Fan punched, and so did his fifteen copies, sending sixteen werewolves flying across the room.

These werewolves didn't stand a chance before Chen Fan's fist.

"Bang"

A few dark shadows smashed through the wall and fell out of the building to the streets below. Fortunately, the KGB had cordoned off the streets around the building and evacuated the residence; otherwise, the sight of a furry werewolf was going to scare the residences.

"More?"

As soon as these Blood Wolf Guards thudded back on the floor, they struggled to their feet and quickly gathered themselves. It was evident that their regeneration ability was much more advanced than normal werewolves.

Chen Fan had even punched a hole on some of these werewolves' chests, but their bloody bodies were recovering by the second. Already, the five larger werewolves climbed up the wall and inched toward Chen Fan while creeping upside down on the ceiling.

"Do you think I really can't kill you with that layer of protection?"

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes as a cold light came up.

"Fine, I will show you the way in which the cultivation civilization trampled over technology civilizations."

While facing the coordinated attacks of a few dozen Blood Wolf Guards, Chen Fan decided to simply stand there with his hands linked behind his back. When the wolf claws were only a mere inch away from Chen Fan, the Blood Wolf Guards' eyes lit up with glee.

Suddenly, a thin golden flame appeared in Chen Fan's left eye, and the fire quickly engulfed Chen Fan's eye before it shot out of the eye socket and surrounded the werewolves that were the closest to Chen Fan.

"Shit, pull back!"

The sudden turn of events startled the rest of the four werewolves. They let out a howl that sounded more like a yelp as they tried to pull back. However, Chen Fan wouldn't let them getaway.

"Shooshooooshooo."

Another golden flame shot out from Chen Fan's right eye and it grew in size. When it was ten meters away from Chen Fan, it had grown so large that it filled up the entire room, engulfing all the werewolves in its fiery maw, killing them in an instant.

Natasha fixed her gaze at the exit of the building from a safe distance. Suddenly, she saw a man in a black outfit saunter out of the building and walk straight to her.

Chen Fan had been in there for less than ten minutes, yet, he had annihilated the KGB's branch at Ufa, and killed all seventeen Blood Wolf Guards.

"Sir."

Natasha rushed to Chen Fan and was relieved to find out that he was unharmed.

"Let's move. Some of these Blood Wolf Guards are still alive, but I don't think they would pose any trouble for us for a while." Chen Fan said lightly.

The seventeen Blood Wolves were the KGB's last resort.

Chen Fan was right, they didn't encounter any secret agents nor Blood Wolf Guards after they left Ufa. After all, their attempts to bring Chen Fan to heel had ended in utter failure, the KGB seemed to have finally given up.

The rest of their journey was smooth sailing, and after a couple of days, they finally arrived in Moscow.

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Chapter 437: The Second Immortal Level Warrior?

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The train pulled over to a station.

This was the last stop before entering Moscow in a small city called Balashikha. The city only had a few hundred thousand citizens, and therefore, not a lot of passengers were getting on or off at this stop.

Once the train had come to a full stop, a couple of passengers got off the train to get some food at the station or to stretch their legs.

Unlike the other stations, there was not a single soldier to be seen at the Balashikha station. Moscow was only a few dozen kilometers away, and she slept quietly, seemingly unwitting of Chen Fan's arrival.

"Sir, something is off..."

Natasha's face changed color as she registered that something was amiss.

The closer they got to Moscow, the more stringent the security check had been. Why would the Russians swing the gate to the city wide-open while trying so hard to stop them from getting here?

Something didn't add up.

"Pada, pda."

A short-hair woman wearing a tight leather outfit over her hot body walked over to Chen Fan, bowed, and then said: "Mr. Chen Beixuan, someone wants to see you."

"Red Sparrow?"

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and gazed at the woman.

The illusion spell he had cast could only fool the eyes of normal people, but not Extraordinary Ones such as Red Sparrow. At Red Sparrow's level, she had learned to identify a person, not by appearance, but also their soul energy signal.

A Grandmaster's nose was more sensitive than a dogs nose, their eyes were sharper than that of an eagle, and they could hear the quietest sound that could even escape an alert cat.

Both Martial artists and Immortal Cultivators were a form of evolution in their own ways. Through her cultivation, Red Sparrow had gained a rudimentary form of spirit body that helped to heighten her senses. Therefore, she had easily seen through Chen Fan's cover.

"How did you find me?"

Chen Fan waved a calming hand at Natasha, gesturing her to be quiet. Then he asked Red Sparrow curiously.

"I am not an idiot. It's not very hard to deduce the train you are on based on a slew of evidence you have left behind."

Red Sparrow shrugged.

It had been a year since the last time Chen Fan met with Red Sparrow. She had become much more mature in appearance but still held on to the edge in her voice and her snappy attitude. She lowered her head slightly and said.

"Mr. Chen, they are waiting for you."

"Fine, I will meet with them since you insisted. But I doubt they will like the meeting." Chen Fan rose to his feet and told Natasha to remain on the train before he started off with Red Sparrow.

Chen Fan didn't seem to be concerned that his cover was blown.

The train was only a couple dozen kilometers away from Moscow, and even the craziest Russian leader would think twice before dropping a nuclear bomb so close to the nation's capital. Therefore, the closer Chen Fan got to Moscow, the safer he felt. Other than nuclear weapons, there was nothing in Russia's arsenal that could harm him.

"I wager that 'Someone' must be the leader of the Blood Wolf Guards. I think I am going to meet with Andrew very soon." Chen Fan thought to himself as he narrowed his eyes.

He traveled this far across Siberia, killing countless secret agents and seventeen Blood Wolf Guards, in order to confront Andrew.

He was the mastermind behind the military operation in Warg Valley, the real culprit of the life-threatening danger that Chen Fan escaped within a hair's breadth.

The two quickly made their way out of the landing to the arrival section of the station.

There had been many workers bustling in the arrival section, but now there was not a single soul to be seen, except for two burly Russian men. One of them was a young and handsome blond in a brand new spiffy military fatigue.

The other man was a white-haired old man in a soviet-era army uniform that was so old that the color had faded. However, the uniform was ironed carefully so that it looked well-used and well-loved.

"Andrew Peterov, the deputy director of the Russian Intelligence Department. The leader of the Blood Wolf Guards."

The blond caught Chen Fan's attention immediately.

He had scraped the minds of the secret agents he had encountered on his way, and therefore, he recognized Andrew's face right away. Chen Fan had been searching for Andrew for the last few weeks, and now his target was finally standing right in front of him. However, Chen Fan was not in a hurry to lash out.

Andrew gave Chen Fan a furtive glance and remained silent. He stood right by the old man with a great measure of deference.

"My lord, Chen Beixuan, is here."

Red Sparrow walked over to the old man, lowered her head, and said.

"Cough... cough..."

The old man drew on the Tobacco pipe as he coughed. Hearing Red Sparrow's words, he about-turned to look at Chen Fan. His face was lined with deep wrinkles, and his eyes were dull and sheen-less. However, there was an unmistakable perspicacity in his gaze, which reminded Chen Fan of his own grandfather, Chen Huaian.

"Impressive! I didn't expect you to be so young. It has been a while since the last time I met an Immortal Level warrior on this planet. You remind me of General Ye when he was your age. So bold, energetic, and full of potential."

The old man spoke in fluent Chinese as if he had been living in China for decades.

"Do I know you?"

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and asked.

Despite the old man's frail form that threatened collapse at any moment, Chen Fan felt the presence of energy in the old man that was more powerful than any other person he had encountered.

This old man might as well be the most powerful being Chen Fan had seen on earth. Even the Snow Wolf King, Galdan would pale in comparison with the old man as an ordinary citizen would in the presence of a battle-seasoned veteran warrior. What surprised Chen Fan more was the striking similarity between the energy of the old man and Galdan.

"He is not just any Immortal State Overlord. He is..." A light flickered in Chen Fan's eyes as realization dawned upon him, "Mid-stage Immortal State!"

"This mid-stage Immortal State Overlord must be the Russian's last trump card. Thus it was, Russia, the crest-fallen rival of America must have some deadly tricks up her sleeves."

Chen Fan thought to himself.

However, even though the old man was a mid-stage Immortal State Overlord, Chen Fan was not afraid of him.

Since Chen Fan had gained Initial success in his Azure Thearch Longevity Body, he was nearly invincible on this planet. He could hold his own even against an Immortal State Warrior in peak-stage, much less one in mid-stage.

"I am Oleg Nikolayevich, the first Blood Wolf Guard, and the second director of the Intelligence Department."

The old man answered as he bowed slightly.

"Mr. Oleg joined the military during the French Invasion of Russia. He had served under all the subsequent Russian leaders and was awarded the Order of the Red Banner numerous times. He was the founder of the Blood Wolf Guards." Red Sparrow came over to Chen Fan and explained, almost whispering.

"He is also a mighty Immortal State Overlord. His nickname is the Bloodwolf King. He ranked pretty high even among all the rest of the immortal state overlords."

"Bloodwolf King, are you related to the Snow Wolf King?"

Chen Fan cracked a smile and asked lightheartedly.

"We were good friends a hundred years ago. Our clan's territories were adjacent to each other. However, Galdan took the ancient creed of the Werewolf too seriously and refused any form of contact with the humans, and eventually, he was forgotten by the modern world."

The old man heaved a sigh. His gaze suddenly grew cold as he fixed his gaze on to Chen Fan.

"Mr. Chen Beixuan, you have disrupted the treaty between China and Russia by attacking Infantry Division 116 and killing General Scherchen. Worse, along the way to Moscow, you have humiliated the Russian government by turning the KGB agents into vegetables. This is a blatant insult! If not because of my objection, the leader of our nation would have already dropped a nuclear bomb on you and erased you off of this planet."

"They can try that if they dare."

Chen Fan snorted, his voice was laced with contempt.

A crimson glow came up in the old man's eyes, flickering in fits and starts.

"So you have made up your mind to be the enemy of my country? Are you going to waste away the precious peace between the two nations?"

"Chen Fan, Director Xiao, also hoped that you could see the big picture. You have humiliated Russia by destroying seventeen local branches of its Intelligence Department and killing General Scherchen, shouldn't that be enough to avenge the wrong they have done to you?" Red Sparrow added.

"Not enough!"

Chen Fan answered calmly but firmly.

It wouldn't be enough until he had done away with the real culprit.

He could spare anyone except for Andrew. He would see to it that Andrew got what he deserved even if it meant traversing all the way across Russia.

Oleg announced in a clear voice: "Even an Immortal Level Overlord has someone he cares in the world. You might be able to escape a nuclear bomb, but what about your family and friends? They couldn't even dodge a bullet."

"Are you threatening me?"

A Divine Light suddenly surged in Chen Fan's eyes.

The situation quickly escalated as a deadly tension crept into the air. Everyone felt the cold teeth of the impending disaster gnawing at their minds.

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Chapter 438: Let's Get It Over With

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

So overbearing was Chen Fan's energy-imbued presence that Red Sparrow and Andrew felt suffocated by the mountainous pressure around them. The pressure was real and created a weight on top of trees and bushes, bending their branches to almost touch the ground.

Red Sparrow was forced to take a few steps back as she gave Chen Fan a surprised look.

Andrew raised his eyebrows in shock and connected his gaze with Chen Fan for the first time. He had seen Chen Fan's face in many pictures and footage, but it was the first time he stood eye to eye with him.

"He has a terrifying presence, almost as imposing as that of my teacher... if not more so. Is this the power of a real Immortal State warrior?"

Andrew could only hold Chen Fan's gaze momentarily before he lowered his head and looked away.

Oleg stood unflinchingly, letting the wild energy tossing the thin white hair around his sideburns. The crimson glow in his eyes turned brighter and matched the intensity of the azure divine light in Chen Fan's eyes. Suddenly, both warriors shot the glowing energy out of their eye sockets.

Two pulses of energy, one crimson and the other azure collided, letting out a cacophony of explosions and sparks. Despite their intangible nature, they collided with every ounce of solidity their masters had given them.

"Mr. Chen Beixuan, are you really going to challenge a superpower in the world?"

Oleg announced as deadly energy roiled about him, threatening to engulf the train station.

His energy had such ruthlessness to it that it painted a picture of fire and smoke, tattered banners, piled up bodies of dead soldiers and rivulets of blood in everyone's mind. Compared to Oleg, Galdan's energy was much calmer, if not ordinary. It was evident that contact with the human world improved Oleg's power and abilities by leaps and bounds.

The two warrior's growing energy inevitably come into contact with each other like a slow train wreck. They grounded each other's edges, trying to overpower one another.

The energy of the two Immortal Level Overlords loomed over the area of a few hundred meters wide. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary outside of the boundary, but inside, the churning energy clashed into each other violently like rough waves of the sea.

Unable to hold her own against the belligerent current, Red Sparrow retreated to a safer space some thirty steps away from where she was standing. Andrew fared slightly better than her and only took ten steps back instead of thirty.

"What I hate the most is being threatened."

Chen Fan said lightly.

Both warriors had held their grounds so far, but Chen Fan's nonchalant expression spoke loudly of the upper hand he had held. On the other hand, Oleg's face contorted, his hands clenched tightly in a fist, and the glow in his eyes intensified as he pushed himself closer to the limit.

"You are right that I have family and friends who I care about, but doesn't the same goes to you? There are 140 million citizens in Russia, and don't you care about their well being as well?"

Chen Fan's chilling threat sent fear into Oleg's heart.

That was what the old man had been afraid of the most.

Chen Fan had upped the ante and reciprocated Oleg's threat by threatening to hold the entire Russian nation hostage. Chen Fan's family was a much smaller target compared to the 140 million souls in Russia.

The exchange between the two Immortal Overlords was a parody of that between superpowers of the world. Every single move on each side was accounted for by the opponent, forming a tight deadlock that would eventually bring both parties to the negotiating table.

"Mr. Chen Beixuan, the perilous situation we are in is exactly why the superpowers signed non-aggression pact with each other. But you have broken the truce unilaterally."

Oleg turned his aggression down a notch and tried to reason with Chen Fan again.

"No, it wasn't me who broke the rules. You have used weapons of mass destruction on me first." Chen Fan flung back at him.

Oleg was suddenly at a loss for words.

He had loaded his gun with reason, but he ended up shooting himself in the foot. It was obvious the fault was with the KGB and the Russian military.

Chen Fan had no intention of harming anyone in Russia; all he wanted was the Fruit of Embryonic Essence in the Warg Valley. However, the Blood Wolf Guards and the KGB decided to do away with two enemies with one stone by attacking the European Dark Overlords and Chen Fan with the element of surprise. Their arrogance eventually brought Chen Fan's wrath onto themselves.

Their minds were clouded by greed.

If they could foresee what was happening now, they would never make a move against Chen Fan.

However, as a traditional superpower, Russia had gotten used to pushing her weight around without thinking twice. The Russian official's sense of entitlement and content lulled them into a false sense of security that blinded their judgment.

It was ridiculous for them to think that any individual could subjugate one of the superpowers in the world.

"Mister, what happened past no longer matters."

Oleg paused a second and said: "It's true that Russia had attacked your fist, but what you have done later was an egregious affront to a proud nation. Stop now, and I will spare your life."

"Spare my life?"

Chen Fan let out a peal of laughter.

"Chen Fan, he is right. No one will gain anything if you keep escalating the situation. How are you going to fight against the entire Russian military anyways?" Red Sparrow urged on.

Andrew sneered and said: "Chen Beixuan, don't underestimate Mother Russia. Our advances in military technology far exceed your imagination. The time has gone when an Immortal State Overlord could single-handedly defeat a nation. For example, we are already able to create miniature portable nuclear bombs that can be carried by one individual. We can detonate such a bomb right next to you, do you think you can run faster than nuclear chain reaction?"

"There are other deadly weapons, high precision armor-piercing shells, laser guns, rail guns, space-based weapons... just to name a few. Plus, do you really think you are the only Immortal State Warrior in the world? Well, surprise. You are NOT!"

Andrew went on while the old man stood quietly.

The three of them looked at Chen Fan expectantly, waiting for his final decision.

"Miniature Nuclear Weapon?"

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and projected his Divine Will out to cover a swath of land that was a few dozen square kilometers in size.

He quickly noticed that there were three groups of secret agents in three different directions. Each group was setting up a small bomb inside a suitcase. Despite the bomb's small size, Chen Fan sensed their infinite capacity for destruction. The three bombs formed a triangle around Chen Fan so that he couldn't escape regardless of his escape route.

Nuclear weapon!

The Russians had finally used their last resort.

"So that's your final coup de grace? Nuclear bombs?" Chen Fan grinned and then said: "You know that if you detonate those bombs, I am not the only one who will die, right?"

The color drained away from Red Sparrow's face after she heard Chen Fan's words. She looked at Oleg in shock.

Oleg straightened his back and stood unflinchingly before Chen Fan. He gave Chen Fan a hard glare and said: "That's plan B in case of my failure.."

"But I doubt I will fail. I am not Galdan, who had been hiding under a rock while I strengthened myself in countless battles. Not even Yao Daoyi, Li Changsheng, or Lin Shuming in China were my worthy opponents, much less you."

Oleg announced as he charged up his energy with each breath he took. The energy inside of him soon surpassed that of Galdan during his peak and was still going without any sign of slowing down.

The battle-hardened veteran Immortal Warrior, the backbone of Russia, was finally ready to unleash his deadly power into this world again.

Red Sparrow's face suddenly paled while fire danced in Andrew's eyes.

This was going to be a battle between two Immortal State Overlords, a rare sight to behold. Although Chen Fan had just fought against Galdan last year, very little was known about that battle, and to this day, many people still doubted if Chen Fan really had killed Galdan.

"Is that so?"

Chen Fan smirked.

He had obtained initial success in his Azure Thearch Longevity Body cultivation, so a mid-stage immortal state warrior would pose no threat to him. Even though Chen Fan sensed that Oleg possessed many cultivation techniques other than his extraordinary inborn gift, he was confident that he would defeat his opponent.

As both combatants charged up their energies, Red Sparrow had to keep retreating until she was fifty steps away from the two warriors. Andrew was also forced to retreat to safety.

"Kaboom!"

Before the two warriors engaged each other, their soul energy collided first.

Controlling soul energy was a signature ability of an Immortal State Warrior. Using their soul energy, they could tap into otherwise invisible sources of powerful forces in the world, making them powerful gods.

"Pee' lee Paa'laa..."

Oleg's soul energy materialized in the world in the form of a wash of crimson glow, and then it charged at Chen Fan. Chen Fan yanked his arm up, sending a scintillating Blade of Divine Will toward the incoming energy. The Blade of Divine Will sliced through the crimson mist and flew directly at Oleg.

"Huh?"

Oleg was taken aback at first and then punched out a fist out.

Oleg's punch seemed ordinary, but it was a result of hundreds of years of refinement and perfection. The punch would not only inflict physical harm but also damage souls. However, it wasn't until Oleg punched three times that Chen Fan's Blade of Divine Will finally abated.

Chen Fan had gained the upper hand in the second round again. However, Oleg was still confident that he would emerge victoriously since he had a nearly indestructible body.

"Mr. Chen Beixuan, are you sure you want to continue this path? It is still not too late to change your mind. But once the fight really begins, there will be no turning back."

Oleg gave Chen Fan a cold glare.

"Sure, I will let the matter slide if you hand over Andrew. Do that, and I will turn around and walk away right now."

Chen Fan answered.

"That's impossible. Andrew is the most powerful Blood Wolf Guard. You can ask for anything else, but not him."

Oleg shook his head and replied readily.

"Oh?"

Chen Fan cracked a smile and waved a hand.

"Shu!"

Golden light spilled out from a gourd hitched by his waist. The light shot up into the sky, swirled around a few times as it grew in size and intensity. With lightning speed, it suddenly plummeted toward Andrew and wrapped itself around Andrew's neck. It tightened the noose, severing Andrew's neck, and flew back into the gourd before anyone knew what was going on.

Andrew gaped stupidly at Chen Fan as blood finally start to seep through the thin red line around his neck.

The current leader of Blood Wolf Guards was killed by Chen Fan without any warning. Worse, he executed Andrew right under another Immortal State Warrior's nose.

The culprit must die!

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Chapter 439: One-Punch Victory

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

His name was Andrew Peterov.

Being one of the most talented Blood Wolf Guards, Oleg had watched him grow up. The old man took the boy under his wing when Andrew was just a boy and he had treated him like his own kid. Andrew didn't let the old man down either and had become a competent leader of the Intelligence Department. His ability was on par with that of Azure Dragon, Ye Nantian, Adam, The Fool, and Zeus.

He could have killed Adam during the raid of the Warg valley with ease, but he had spared Adam's life so that Adam could spread the news.

Yet, powerful as he was, he was killed by Chen Fan with one swift blow.

Chen Fan had come all the way across Siberia to do away with Andrew and he had done just that.

When Andrew's head slowly slid off of his neck and thudded onto the floor, even the air in the station had stopped moving.

"Pee' lee Paa'laa..."

A crimson light shot three meters out from Oleg's eyes like a flash of lightning. Chen Fan 's action had finally crossed the bottom line of the battle-hardened veteran who was the backbone of the Russian secret agent serves.

"BaaDa!"

Oleg took a step forward as the energy around him increased its intensity. He closed his fingers and grasped something in the air.

"Huuuloommmmm!"

The sky suddenly changed colors and released a huge wave of Essence Qi that converged toward Oleg. Oleg drew the Essence Qi up and shaped them into a three-meter long wolf paw that was lined with deadly claws and were covered in blood. With lightning speed, the paw suddenly charged at Chen Fan. Overbearing energy rippled about the wolf paw as it flew across the station. Chen Fan reckoned that Oleg's attack packed as much potency as Chen Fan's Grand Qin Na Hand when Chen Fan first reached Ethereal Enlightenment.

"Excellent!"

Chen Fan cracked a light smile.

He also closed his fingers and punched, mirroring his opponent's actions.

Chen Fan didn't put too much True Essence in this attack, instead, he had tapped into the energy in his surroundings using Divine Will and charged his attack using the Wood Elemental energies. It wasn't long before the azure fist grew to the same size as his opponent's bloody paw.

"Shuushuu!"

The azure Fist Aura shot out and clashed with the bloody wolf paw. Both waves of energy exploded at the impact and shattered into countless swirling tendrils of energy that could even tear a piece of metal into shreds, much less a mortal.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Oleg connected his last attack with another deadly claw and Chen Fan also repeated his last move. The azure Fist Aura and the Bloody Paw collided with each other again and let out a huge explosion with a deep rumbling blare. The two mighty warriors were at each other's throat with the same move sixteen more times.

Their battle had unleashed powerful Essence Qi that threatened to turn the world upside down.

After each impact of the two deadly plus of energy, Qi Energy spilled out from their collision and shot through the entire station, destroying anything and everything that was in its way. It knocked off walls and ripped roofs off of smaller buildings. Worse, the shock wave of the explosion reached much further than the Qi Energy and was equally destructive.

Pull Back!

Red Sparrow could no longer hold her ground, so she retreated to find safety.

Fifty meters, sixty meters, seventy...

Red Sparrow didn't stop pulling back until she was a hundred meters away from the chaos. She looked back at the battle and was surprised to see nothing but two washes of Qi Energy—one azure and one crimson—that were shrouded with grey Qi Energy.

"Is this the true power of Immortal State Warriors?"

Red Sparrow watched on, but her body couldn't stop shaking.

She was acquainted with more than one Immortal State warrior in her life, but she had never seen any one of them put on a full display of their power. The closest thing to that she had witnessed was the battle between Chen Fan and Takemiya Hiro at the Tokyo Tower.

However, that fight happened a few hundred meters above the ground, out of sight. Worse, Takemiya Hiro didn't last long before he was utterly defeated by Chen Fan's Wheel of Sun and Moon. Therefore, that battle was not a very good example of Immortal State warrior's might.

As for Chen Fan's victory over the four Demon Gods, the fourteenth brigade, as well as the Infantry Division 116, Chen Fan had pulled that off using the strength of his body alone and didn't tap into the Power of Heaven and Earth using True Essence.

There and then, Chen Fan had finally let loose his energy. Even the slightest movement of his body would send out powerful Qi Energy that disturbed the balance of Essence Qi in nature, turning the flow of natural energy into garbled chaos.

Such a significant change in nature's balance had caught the attention of powerful Overlords within an area of a few hundred square kilometers. Those Overlords raised their eyebrows in shock and looked toward the direction of the action.

"I sense a godly existence that is powerful enough to annihilate the planet. Whoever he is, he is not any ordinary Transcendent Master. Could it be an Immortal State warrior? Could it be Chen Beixuan?"

Many Overlords thought to themselves. The promise of Chen Beixuan's return didn't sit well with them.

Although most ordinary people couldn't register anything was amiss, the powerful overlords could almost see in their minds' eyes two large whales swirling swiftly around each other, stirring up powerful undercurrents beneath the otherwise calm surface of reality. For many of them, it was the first time they had ever witnessed such a struggle between two behemoths. The sheer magnitude of the power unleashed during the battle turned them into a bundle of nerves.

Despite Red Sparrow had retreated to a safer distance, she was much closer to the eye of the terrifying storm than most people.

"Old man used to tell me that the main difference between Transcendent State and Immortal State Warriors was the latter's ability to draw the Power of Heaven and Earth. They could use only a fraction of their own energy to command ten times more Power of Heaven and Earth. I had always thought that my Old Man was pulling my leg by saying that, but now I see the truth in it."

As Red Sparrow trembled uncontrollably, she suddenly had a moment of epiphany. "No wonder they said Immortal State was the real beginning of cultivation!"

"Bang!"

Chen Fan's Blade Qi went through the bloody paw and landed a solid blow on Oleg's Protective Qi of Four Righteousness. The impact didn't wound Oleg but winded him as the old man stumbled back a few dozen steps.

"You don't fight like the other werewolves. I felt like I am fighting against an Oriental Martial Artist."

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and exclaimed.

Oleg was well versed in many styles of combat and compared to him, Galdan fought like a simple-minded beast. Chen Fan had registered traces of many fighting techniques he was familiar with: Eagle Claw, Tongbei Fist, Pigua Palm and even the ancient art of Tangsudo. The layer of crimson qi protecting the old man's body was also a parody of the Protective Qi of Four Righteousness used by internal force users.

"When I reached Immortal State, I suddenly realized that all arts and techniques were different sides of the same thing. Only a stubborn mind such as Galdan would hang himself on one tree. Little did he know that he had given up a whole forest. Such was the way of life, keep experimenting new things would lead to success and get hung up on dated dogma and ideologies would only lead to death."

Oleg erected himself against the storm of Essence Qi. His white hair danced against the wind as he announced loudly and proudly.

He looked nothing like an old and grumpy Russian man, instead, he had the look as well as the mind of a wise Chinese philosopher.

"Just so!"

Chen Fan agreed.

Both Oleg and Lei Qianjue were two of the most competent cultivators Chen Fan had met since his rebirth. Although they still had a long way to go, Chen Fan could sense the immense potential in them. Should they relocate to an environment suited for cultivation, they would quickly gain enlightenment and wisdom and became mighty figures in the known universe.

"It's a pity that you are confined to earth. Your talent is wasted."

Chen Fan heaved a sigh.

"Chen Beixuan, don't waste your breath. Try to counter my next attack! Nine Transformation of the Crimson God!"

Oleg shouted as he took a step forward. Suddenly, a gale shot up from under his feet; it engulfed the old man and lifted him up into the air. "I have invented this art to use it on General Ye, but I guess I will test it on you."

The Crimson energy that roiled about the old man converged into a glistering ray of light and bore down onto Chen Fan's head. Almost simultaneously, he shot out an arm and clawed at Chen Fan. His attack was not only charged by the Power of Heaven and Earth but was also unpredictable. The glowing claws seemed to have changed their courses nine times while it was approaching Chen Fan, and after each swift change of direction, the energy in the attack surged. By the time it had completed the nine transformations, the attack seemed to be coming from nowhere, but also from everywhere at the same time.

"Bravo!"

Impressed by the brilliant execution, even Chen Fan cheered for his opponent.

Oleg had packed nearly all the possible techniques and tricks in the world into this one single attack. There was simply no other attack that would even come close to the complexity and intricacy of its design and execution.

Although this art was a child's play in the eyes of Immortal Cultivators—a far cry from the simple use of dharma treasure, Chen Fan was impressed by Oleg's incredible talent to create such art with very limited resources. He was convinced that given time and proper training, Oleg could reach Golden Core with ease. Of all the Immortal State Warriors, on earth, only Oleg could have invented an art with such inconceivable effect. Chen Fan wagered that the attack would be a headache even for a Divine Sea level cultivator.

"Tyr this!"

Chen Fan grunted as a pulse of energy shot up around him, tossing his hair up into the air. Then he punched.

Chen Fan's punch was direct and to the point and seemed to have the same level of complexity as a punch thrown by a three-year-old.

However, Oleg had seen through the ruse and reckoned that Chen Fan's attack could not only counter his blow but also force him to expose his weakness.

"This is... Impossible!"

Oleg was suddenly seized by fear.

Unlike normal Werewolves who increased their power by consuming the Fruit of the Warg, he had taken another path and reached Immortal State as a Martial artist. Because of that, Oleg not only had a powerful body as other werewolves did, but he also was a mighty immortal state martial artist. Combining the two powers together had given Oleg enough confidence to believe that he was nearly invincible in this world.

However, the wisdom and the enlightenment required to execute Chen Fan's seemingly simple punch had blown his mind.

Compared to the transcendental quality of Chen Fan's attack, his art seemed gaudy and overwrought art. Chen Fan had reached the ultimate enlightenment, therefore, his techniques were beyond this world.

"Bang!"

Chen Fan's punch cut through the bloody paws, penetrated Oleg's Four Righteousness Protection Aura and landed squarely on the old man's chest.

"Bang!"

The impact sent a blaring din like the chime of a giant cast iron bell.

a force shot through Oleg's body, tearing his clothes at the seams before it penetrated deep into the old man's body, flattening the rib cage. The invisible force came out from Oleg's back and through the military uniform, leaving a gaping hole on the old man's body.

Oleg's body was sent flying and rammed through countless walls until he thudded onto the ground at the far end of the station.

Chen Fan had claimed victory with one simple punch.

Red Sparrow was rendered speechless by the unbelievable development.

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Chapter 440: Annihilate You!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"Bang!"

Before Red Sparrow gathered herself from the shock, there was another crimson light that shot out from the station.

The light pierced into the sky, made a hundred and eighty degree turn and plummeted at Chen Fan. Even from a distance, Red Sparrow could smell the stench of blood coming from the pulse of crimson energy. The crimson glow and the smell of blood gave a hellish quality to the scene. If not because the Intelligence Department had evacuated the station ahead of the time, the sight would make many citizens scream at the top of their lungs.

Red Sparrow watched with her eyes wide open as the crimson light approached, and she realized that it came off of Oleg's body.

The battle-hardened veteran had never looked more defeated. His military uniform was in tatters, revealing a thin black layer of protective clothing. Chen Fan's last punch had penetrated through his chest and by now, the wound seemed to have already half-healed.

"Bio-Armor again?"

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and his patience was wearing thin.

Without this Bio-Armor, Chen Fan's attack should have gravely injured Oleg if not killed him outright.

"What kind of attack was that?"

Surrounded by a wash of thick crimson glow, Oleg asked Chen Fan hesitantly as red flames flickering in his eyes in fits and starts.

"I have presided over the earth for over a hundred years and had fought hundreds of martial artists, never had I encountered a technique such as yours. You don't belong to this world, it is the stuff of the immortals. Have you already surpassed the Immortal State and became a so-called Earth Level Deity?"

Oleg asked incredulously.

Let it be the Earth Level Deity of the eastern world or the saints of the western world, they were long forgotten myth. After the Sword Secret, the Exalted Cultivator had gone missing, China hadn't seen another cultivator who had achieved a higher level of attainment than Immortal State. Oleg and many of his peers realized that it was possible to break the ceiling of their cultivation, but try as they might, they failed to surpass the Immortal State.

Many people started to accept that Immortal State was the highest level of attainment one could achieve, and any higher levels were all but fictitious. In recent years, even Oleg started to have doubts about his further pursuit.

However, Chen Fan's last punch had clearly surpassed the mortal's understanding of the world. To execute such a blow, one had to fully comprehend the nature of reality, and pinpoint the very singularity from which all motion and changes occurred in our world. Oleg was not convinced that an Immortal State warrior could have achieved such enlightenment.

"I just created this technique right now, so it doesn't have a name yet. You can call it Dao Fist or Immortal Fist, whatever you want."

Chen Fan linked his hands behind his back and said lightly.

"You created it yourself? Impossible!"

Oleg blenched.

The mighty warrior who had presided over the world for centuries finally felt fear for the first time.

Chen Fan cracked a smile and remained silent.

He was the North Mystic Celestial Lord, a mighty Immortal Cultivator who had dominated the universe for five hundred years. The techniques used by his opponents on earth were so rudimentary and crude that they were mere child's play to him. At any point in time, Chen Fan could readily tap into the rich collection of techniques he had inherited from his last life, make a few changes to suit his current level of attainment, and make the technique not only usable but also ungodly powerful. Even the lowest level of Immortal Art was much more powerful than any technique on earth.

Thus it was, the power and destructiveness of the punch was unmatched by any technique in the mortal world.

True Martial Thirty-Six Forms were created by mighty figures of the True Martial Celestial Sect. Chen Fan used to be a Celestial Lord, the mightiest of all-mighty figures. Creating techniques on the spot was a stroll in the park for him.

"Come again!"

Oleg grunted. His white hairs stood on end.

The old man grasped something in the air and summoned two giant bloody paws lined with sharp claws out of thin air. Oleg's Essence Qi formed the cores of the two paws. They were also caked by a thick layer of Qi of Bloody Malice and a layer of Oleg's Four Righteousness Protective Qi. Suddenly, a deadly tension mixed with the smell of blood permeated the station.

Oleg had infused the attack with his Divine Soul. He had converted three separate forces in him: True Energy, Essence Qi, and Soul Energy into one. Such was the real power of an Immortal State warrior. His attack could not only harm the opponent physically but also harm the soul and spirit. He had taken much better use of his potential; a much wiser man compared to the Snow wolf King.

"It doesn't matter, you can claw me a hundred times, but you still won't be able to counter my attack."

Chen Fan said lightly as he punched again.

Chen Fan repeated his last move and delivered a seemingly ordinary attack. Red Sparrow rounded her eyes and watched carefully, but she couldn't see anything out of the ordinary in Chen Fan's movement.

However, Oleg somehow failed to counter Chen Fan's attack once again.

His Claw of Bloody Malic was unpredictable, his movements were agile, and his physical strength was overbearing, yet the old man's defense simply melted under Chen Fan's attack. Chen Fan's punch penetrated through the Protective Qi of Four Righteousness and landed squarely on Oleg's left chest.

"Bang!"

The impact sent Oleg's body flying. A crimson glow streaked across the sky and landed back to the ground some three hundred meters away.

"This Bio-Armor is rather annoying."

Chen Fan furrowed his brows.

The punch required the ultimate enlightenment, therefore, despite its ordinary appearance, it was impossible for a cultivator to execute without ever reaching the Soul Formation stage. On the other hand, it was much deadlier than the hypersonic punch. Chen Fan was confident that he could have turned Galdan's body into a pulp using this technique. Its power came at the cost of harming himself, therefore, Chen Fan would never even think of using this technique without achieving Initial success in his Azure Thearch Longevity Body.

Thanks to the Bio-Armor, Oleg was injured, but he was not dead.

That being said, the injury was serious enough to kill any normal human. However, Oleg was the Bloodwolf King, and therefore, his regeneration ability helped him survive.

"Any ordinary Immortal State warrior at your age should have been too old to fight. I wager you have consumed something much more potent than the Fruit of Embryonic Essence to restore your vitality."

Seeing Oleg was at him again, Chen Fan's patience was finally wearing thin.

"Break!"

He stomped the ground and grunted.

The concrete floor caved in under his feet, creating a few meters deep craters that were surrounded by a spider web of cracks.

Meanwhile, the rebound of the ground catapult Chen Fan into the sky with enough speed to break the hypersonic barrier. Chen Fan bore down at Oleg with a speed that was ten times faster.

"Bang!"

The attack came so fast that Oleg only had enough time to haphazardly cast a Tai Chi sign with both arms, summoning a shield to cushion the blow. Upon impact, the old man was sent flying backward again.

This was only the beginning.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

In a blink, Chen Fan broke the hypersonic speed nine times and delivered nine blows.

Each and every attack caused a deadly explosion that shook the earth. Some of the explosions erupted in the air, creating a series of white ring-shaped clouds that quickly expanded their width.

Oleg was thrown to left and right like a defenseless punching bag.

In the end, the attacks tossed the old man in the air up and down, left and right like a little play thing.

Red Sparrow watched in shock with her mouth wide open.

She watched as Chen Fan created eight copies of himself and the nine of them punched at Oleg from all directions almost simultaneously. Oleg had no chance of defending against such an attack and could only rely on his Four Righteousness Protection Aura to cushion the blows.

"Kaboom!"

The final punch was actually nine punches merged into one and it landed on top of Oleg while he had just been tossed up into the air by the attack that came before it.

He landed right on the roof of the arrival hall, through the roof and thudded heavily back onto the ground, smashing the concrete floor. Around Oleg's body was a web of cracks that radiated from the point of impact.

Did Chen Fan just turn the powerful Immortal State warrior into a plaything?

"Bang"

Chen Fan landed back onto the ground with a heavy thud, creating two craters under his feet.

Without taking a moment to catch a breath, he walked toward Oleg who was struggling to get back to his feet.

"If you met me a year ago, I might not be able to defeat you. Even Galdan had proven to be a challenge for me back then."

"But now, it's a very different story."

Oleg managed to look up and saw Chen Fan's body was suffused with an azure glow. It had seemed that breaking the hypersonic barrier nine times in a row was just a stroll in the park for him.

Such as it was, Chen Fan had achieved initial success in his Divine Body cultivation; his body was nearly indestructible.

By now Chen Fan's power was infinitely close to that of a Connate Cultivator.

"cough... cough... China never ceases to surprise me. A hundred years ago, there was Lin Shuming, fifty years ago there was General Ye, and now YOU! It's not fair."

Oleg coughed violently, spitting out bits and pieces of his pulverized innards and let out an ugly grin.

His body was in ruins, and there was no single bone nor internal organs were still intact. Even the protection of the Bio-Armor couldn't quell Chen Fan's deadly punches.

Although Chen Fan's attack didn't tear open the Bio-armor, the punch had carried the penetrating force through his body and shattered the old man from the inside. Despite the incredible regenerating ability, such dire wounds would take the werewolf a few dozen minutes to fully recover.

"Are you done talking?"

Chen Fan linked his hands behind his back and inched toward the old man.

"I swore to protect mother Russia, of course, I am not done yet! I will fight till my death!"

Oleg let out a saddened grin as blood welled in his eyes. Blood vessels in his body popped one after another, releasing curled smoke.

"Secret Art of Blood Singeing!"

This was the last-ditch effort of nearly all Extraordinary ones who had awakened their Bloodline Power.

Oleg was too old to use this art safely, so his death was certain once the art was executed. However, Oleg was not deterred by the grim outlook and doubled down on the art. As more ringlets of crimson smoke rose from his skin, his body recovered with incredible speed and his energy also surged. Then came the werewolf transformation as white fur sprout out from his kin and covered his body.

"Then you will die today."

Chen Fan said coldly. He gazed at the old man stoically and reached out his right arm.

Suddenly, a loud grinding sound came up from the distance, the timbre of the sound so deep and powerful that it chattered the listener's teeth. A ten-meter wide apparition of a palm appeared before Chen Fan. The other-worldly palm was so huge in size that it nearly filled up the entire train station.

"Yi Wood Connate Spirit Grand Qin Na Hand!"

Chen Fan had reached the peak of Ethereal Enlightenment during the heat of the battle, so his newfound power breathed new life into the same old trick he used many times.

The sight of the ten-meter wide apparition and its clear intent had finally made Oleg relent all hope.

Suddenly, an urgent voice came into the station.

"Mr. Chen Beixuan."

"Russia concedes defeat."

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Chapter 441: Russia Bows To Me

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"Russia conceded defeat?"

The announcement caught Chen Fan's attention so he paused the movement of the giant palm and looked at the door in surprise.

He saw a black-haired man dressed in a uniform for the Intelligence Department. The man was out of breath and half leaned against the door frame. If Adam were here, he would have recognized the face of this man. He was the one standing right beside Andrew during the raid on the Warg Valley.

Oleg cursed at the young man: "Fool!"

"I can keep fighting, so can the Blood Wolf Guards! Russia still has millions of capable soldiers, why do we need to capitulate to him?"

The unflappable white-haired veteran's face was contorted by anger. If he still had enough strength, he would strangle the young man with his bare hands.

"Ivan, tell me, who gave the order? Is it the president? Or the minister?"

The young man lowered his head and said: "Teacher, this is the unanimous decision of the senate..."

"A what?"

Oleg pointed a finger at the young man as life and color drained from his face and were replaced by utter sadness and disappointment. The news clearly had taken the wind out of him.

"Fine, fine... I will respect the nation's decision."

Oleg let out a wry smile and shook his head. He struggled to his feet, barely standing straight.

Chen Fan furrowed his brows and said lightly: "I didn't say I will let Russia off the hook yet."

"How dare you!"

Fire spilled out from Oleg's mouth as Chen Fan added more insult to the defeat.

"Dear Mr. Chen Beixuan. We believe it's time to let it go before things get out of control." Ivan bowed to Chen Beixuan and said deferentially.

"The Intelligence Department had instigated all of this, so the fault is ours. We promise that we wouldn't seek to avenge for what you have done. As for the wrongs we have done to you, we have decided to indict those who were involved in the Warg Valley Raid, their punishment will be severe. The leaders of the nation also offered one goodwill gesture to you. You can ask for whatever you wish."

"One gesture of goodwill? Whatever I wish for?"

Chen Fan paused a second and pondered for a while.

"Russia will fulfill your request as long as it is achievable." Ivan gave Chen Fan a confident smile.

Russia was one of the superpowers on earth. It wielded enough power to change the world. The young man was confident that his country could satisfy any of Chen Fan's wishes.

"What about THAT?"

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes as an idea came into his mind. He sent the details of the request using his Divine Will directly into Ivan's mind.

Ivan's face changed colors as he gaped at Chen Fan in shock after he heard Chen Fan's wish. However, in the end, the young man nodded.

In order to have Chen Fan's forgiveness, the young man agreed to the terms, even though he did so reluctantly. He hesitated at first not because Chen Fan's wish was difficult to achieve, but because the matter was a national secret. Hopefully, this would be the last time Russia ever fought against Chen Fan, so Ivan wagered that it would not cause much damage even if the secret was somehow revealed by Chen Fan to the public.

Although Oleg couldn't hear the two's conversation, he knew immediately what Chen Fan was after.

However, he couldn't do anything about it, so he only snorted in response.

After all, the Kremlin had made its decision and as things always went in Russia, the will of the nation always came first before that of an individual.

"I will return to China as soon as I receive what I want. Your debts will be squared."

The azure apparition abated as Chen Fan said calmly.

"Very well." Ivan nodded. Then he said hesitantly: "Sir, transporting the item in broad daylight is too conspicuous... if you know what I mean."

"Don't worry, I have my own methods."

Chen Fan linked his hands behind his back and sauntered out of the station.

As soon as Chen Fan left the room, Ivan closed in to Oleg and jabbed a needle at the neck of the old man and injected a pale blue serum.

Oleg slowed closed his eyes as the beastly fur disappeared. The Art of Blood Singing also abated after the injection.

"Master, you could have died here if I was a minute late. This serum works only when the art is still in its early-stage."

Ivan gave the old man a troubled look.

"I knew I might die here today. But Chen Beixuan's power had still far exceeded my expectations. Fighting him was like fighting General Ye."

Oleg coughed and then said in a feeble voice.

"You mean General Ye in China?"

Ivan's eyes were lit up with admiration as if they had evoked the name of a legend.

"Whatever, enough of this." Oleg shook his head and asked with a solemn face: "Did the senators really decided to capitulate? If that's the case, Russia is going to be the first nuclear-capable nation to succumb to the might of one individual. We still have so many deadly weapons in our arsenal, don't we? The three Miniature Nuclear Bombs I have set up could have killed him. I should be able to drag the battle on until detonation, I am sure of it."

"Master, what is the point in that?" Ivan let out a wry gin.

"He had only himself to look after, but we are responsible for the lives of millions on this vast land. Seventeen Blood Wolf Guards are already dead because of him, it can't keep going on like this"

"Plus..." Ivan heaved a sigh and said: "Our country is in a bad shape right now since the downfall of the USSR. The Yankees are tightening the noose around our neck and forcing us out of the world stage. Alliance with China would be critical at this moment, we can't jeopardize our relationship for Chen Beixuan. That's exactly what those capitalist pigs wanted, don't you see?"

"Plus, no one would know we have capitulated to Chen Beixuan other than a handful individual in the Dark World. Our actions won't affect our nation's reputation at all as long as we still claim nuclear supremacy."

Even as Ivan said that a cunning grin surfaced on his face.

"You are right..."

Oleg nodded slowly in agreement.

When Oleg and Ivan appeared before Chen Fan again, the white-haired veteran was already in much better shape. He was wearing a new military uniform that made his back look as straight and upright as a jack pine. The battle had only taken a slight toll on his Qi energy but didn't affect his overall appearance.

Ivan stepped forward and handed over a silver suitcase to Chen Fan. After he whispered something into Chen Fan's ears, Chen Fan nodded and then stuffed the silver suitcase into the little gourd.

As if magic, Chen Fan had made the suitcase disappear into thin air.

The development unsettled the people around Chen Fan as their fear toward him grew.

Afterward, Chen Fan bade farewell to Natasha and was ready to leave for China with Red Sparrow.

Oleg turned around toward Red Sparrow and bowed:

"Miss Red Sparrow, please send my regards to General Ye."

"Will do."

Red Sparrow replied politely.

Chen Fan and Red Sparrow walked to the airplane landing with Ivan in tow. Chen Fan had requested Ivan to travel with him as a pledge, just in cause Russia walked back on her promises and blow up the plan with a nuclear missile.

Oleg watched as the plane disappeared behind the clouds. Suddenly, he had a premonition of what's going to come next.

The havoc in Russia had brought the world's superpowers' attention to the Immortal Level Overlords. He wagered that the time for his old friends to hide behind the scene has come to an end.

"It's fortunate to witness the coming of a new era. Why is China always so lucky?"

Oleg lowered his head and heaved a sigh.

The moment Chen Fan boarded the plane out of Russia, a piece of shocking news went viral in the underground world.

Russia had capitulated to Chen Fan!

Chen Beixuan had brought a superpower to heel by himself!

The news took the underground world by storm. Many simply couldn't wrap their heads around what had happened. How did Russia fail? It had weathered two great wars, survived the cold war and was one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

Her military prowess ranked at least in the top three in the world.

Worse, it had unequivocal supremacy in terms of nuclear capabilities.

It was hard to imagine that such a behemoth had bowed to a single person, even if the person was a living legend, the most powerful man of the Dark World. His illustrious achievements such as defeat the fourteenth brigade in Japan and Infantry Division 116 in Russia couldn't explain his inconceivable victory over Russia.

It was simply absurd.

The shock in the Dark World was shared by the Intelligence Departments of numerous nations. It sounded so ridiculous that they even questioned the validity of the source.

The mighty Russian bear had begged for a truce?

That was rich!

Russia was a battle-hardened nation. Perseverance and mettle run deep in every Russian citizen's blood.

However, those who could see Russia's difficult spot much clearer shook their heads and explained.

"Their rivalry with the United States of America had forced them into a tight spot so It's in Russia's best interest to mend the relationship with Chen Beixuan and China soon as possible. They couldn't afford to rile up China while America was still nipping at her heels."

The explanation for Russia's submission seemed reasonable, but it didn't quell people's fear of Chen Fan's power.

Regardless of the reason behind it, Chen Fan's victory was stunning. Many people took it as a sign of the coming of a new era where Super Overlords could finally rival nations.

Although Chen Fan seemed to be the only Super Overlord that had surfaced to the public's view, he was but the tip of an iceberg.

Some people claimed that Chen Beixuan had fought against an Immortal Level Overlord at the outskirts of Moscow, but most people simply brushed it off as groundless rumor due to lack of evidence.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan was heading south, looking forward to returning home.

He had been gone for a year and he wondered if his family and friends were still doing well?

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Chapter 442: Return to China

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

March 10, 2010. Zhong Hai International Airport...

Chen Fan emerged from the airport with flowy long hair. He linked his hands behind his back and didn't seem to have any luggage with him. Following him closely was an attractive young woman with short hair and leather pants.

Their extraordinary appearance quickly grabbed the attention of the travelers.

They didn't much mind the attention as they walked out of the airport and hopped into a car sent by the National Security Bureau. Once they were inside the car, Chen Fan gave Red Sparrow a sidelong glance and said: "We are in China now, why don't you fill me in on what had happened in my absence?"

The Russian gave Chen Fan and Red Sparrow a ride to the airport at the border and from there, they flew directly to Zhong Hai. They could finally allow their guard down and didn't have to worry about Russia's desperate attempt to kill Chen Fan using nuclear bombs. Knowing he was safe, Chen Fan's mind turned to the safety of his family.

"Umm..."

Red Sparrow hesitated and letting her words stick in her throat.

"What happened? Did anything happen to Xiao Qiong and my parents?" Chen Fan furrowed his brows as tension grew in the vehicle. Already, two golden flames danced deep inside of Chen Fan's eyes.

The temperature in the car seemed to have dropped a few degrees and it was as cold as an ice cave.

The driver was a rookie who had just been enlisted recently. The tension in the air had escaped him at first, but as soon as he caught a glance of the deadly intent burning inside of Chen Fan's eyes, he quickly looked away and felt a chill down his spine.

"Holy shit! This man is more terrifying than then Azure dragon. That look should only belong to a mass murder! No wonder everyone made such a big deal about his return."

Red Sparrow raised her eyebrows and then plastered on a placatory smile.

"Don't worry, your family, and your little girlfriend are under our protection, so of course they are safe. But they were not exactly... thriving either."

"Oh? Who would ruffle the Chen family's feathers?"

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and grinned at her.

The Chen family had claimed the seat power in Jin City ever since Chen Fan brought the Han Family of Yan Jin and Song Family to heel. The Chen family should have wielded enough prestige to tame the other family clans, not to mention its powerful allies such as the Su Family of Wu Zhou City, Wei Family of the North Bank and the Tang family of Jiang Nan. No one should have threatened the Chen family.

"That's if people think you are still alive. You have been missing for a year so many had assumed that you are dead. Therefore..." Red Sparrow let out a wry smile without finishing her sentence.

Although the prominent family clans did not have close ties with the Underground World, they eventually learned of Chen Fan's disappearance through their connections with the military. Both Cang Dragon Unit and Li Wuchen were well aware of what happened at the Warg Valley.

The Chinese Martial arts community rarely meddled in International affairs, but over time, they had also learned about Chen Fan's battle against the Western Dark World and his presumable death by the Father of All Bombs. The news had taken the Dark World by storm and therefore was hard to miss.

One way or another, the elite class of the Jiang Nan Province slowly came to the realization that Chen Fan was dead.

At first, no one dared to act differently, but as Chen Fan's disappearance dragged on, more and more people become restless.

"Humph! Mortals."

Chen Fan cracked a smile, but the glinting light in his eyes prevented the mood from cheering up.

Chen Fan was the benefactor of many great families. The Tang family, Wei Family, Su Family and the Chen Fan had all tied their prosperity with Chen Fan.

No one would even think of crossing the Chen family as long as Chen Fan was live.

Evidence of his boundless prestige was plentiful: that the great lords of Jing Bei were at his beck and call; that Tang Yuanqin had to bow to him like a pupil; that the Wei Family of the North Bank would do whatever they could to please him; that the Su Family had to swallow the humiliation and remain silent. That this, and that, all of them spoke the same message: Don't mess with the Chen family.

However, once Chen Fan was dead, everything was bound to change. Such was the untrustworthy nature of mortals.

Although Red Sparrow didn't spell it out loud for him, Chen Fan knew that the Su Family of Wu Zhou City had regretted the marriage arrangement and tried to walk away from it.

"I only care about my parents and Xiao Qiong's family. The fools who dare to cross the Chen family will get what they deserve in due time." Chen Fan cracked a cold smile as his eyes glinted.

After he had said that he turned to Red Sparrow and asked: "Is there anything else I need to know?"

"Not really? Please be rest assured that your family will be safe under our protection." Red Sparrow paused a second and replied to Chen Fan with a slight bow

"Very well."

Chen Fan nodded.

Suddenly, he realized what had been missing in the conversation, so he furrowed his brows and asked: "You didn't mention Sister An, how's she doing?"

Chen Fan's words turned Red Sparrow into a bundle of nerves.

Chen Fan pulled a dark face and gave Red Sparrow a questioning look: "What happened to Sister An?"

"Miss An Ya is safe... but the An family had come and picked her up." Red Sparrow lowered her head and replied under her breath.

"The An family? Aunty An Jinxiu's family?"

The knot on Chen Fan's brows became even tighter.

An Ya's mother An Jinxiu had been good friends with Chen Fan's mother Wang Xiaoyun since they were little girls.

An Jinxiu had given birth to a girl before she was officially married to her then-boyfriend. The baby's dad also fled her due to the heavy burden of raising a child. An Jinxiu raised An Ya by herself for six years and struggled every minute of it. She eventually gave in to depression and exhaustion and ended her own life. The An family was a renowned household in Northern China, and they saw An Ya as a stain on the family's reputation. After being refused by her relatives, An Ya was adopted by Wang Xiaoyun and was brought to Jiang Nan Province.

Both Chen Fan's parents were workaholics and therefore, Sister An had become Chen Fan's caregiver while Chen Fan was a toddler. In some way, he viewed Sister An as his second mother figure, the person closest to his heart other than his parents and Xiao Qiong.

"Yes, that's them." Red Sparrow's head lowered even more.

Suddenly, a suffocating tension crept into the inside of the vehicle. The driver felt as if a heavyweight on his chest as if someone had dropped a large boulder on it.

"Is this what it's like to be in the presence of a living legend?"

The man exclaimed in his mind.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan's face remained stoic and indifferent. However, Red Sparrow knew that the Immortal Level Overlord was not at all impressed by what he had heard.

Even the betrayal of the Su Family didn't get under Chen Fan's skin as much as the An family did. He knew he would get married to Xiao Qiong no matter what, so he really didn't care about what the Su Family thought. However, the An family had taken Sister An away from the Chen family by force, it was a blatant insult to the North Mystic Celestial Lord. Only blood could have pacified the roiling anger inside of Chen Fan.

"I see how it is. Even a second class family dares to question my authority. Someone is going to pay for this, with blood."

Chen Fan's lips curled into a thin smile and the lights in his eyes grew colder.

"Hold on a second, let me explain. Miss An Ya left willingly. The An family didn't force her to—" Red Sparrow hurried to put in.

"Willingly?"

Chen Fan cut her short.

He grew up with An Ya and knew how much she loathed the An family. They were the ones who prevented the marriage from happening and they abandoned An Jinxiu when she was the most vulnerable, then they abandoned An Ya, as a six-year-old helpless little girl.

"I believe there is more than what meets the eye, but we shouldn't come to a conclusion so early." Red Sparrow urged on.

"Save your breath, we will see what they are going to say when I am at their doorstep."

Chen Fan waved a hand of dismissal.

Red Sparrow let out a sigh as she contemplated if she should inform the An family right away.

Chen Fan had been missing for a year, by then, everyone was convinced that he was dead. However, he pulled the rug from under everyone and returned with even more notches on his belt. He had brought a superpower to heel and returned to China stronger than ever.

Red Sparrow conceded that she should start praying for Chen Fan's victims right now. She hoped that Chen Fan would show some mercy for the sake of Director Xiao and Li Wuchen.

Meanwhile, people in the Jiang Nan Province enjoyed the comforts of their mundane routines like they always had.

News of Chen Fan's reappearance had just started to spread out across the Underground World. He had killed Lieutenant General Scherchen on March fifth and only a few days later, he had done away with Andrew and defeated Oleg, bringing Russia to their knees. When he arrived in China, barely a week had gone by.

Most people in the Dark World were still oblivious about the news and only those in a position of power had learned bit and pieces of what had happened in Russia. It would take even longer for the news to reach the family clans. It usually took one month for a piece of information to find its way to the great family clans from the Dark World.

East Mountain Villas, Jin City, Jiang Nan Province...

A black Audi pulled over to the entrance as Chen Fan emerged from within. He had changed into his normal appearance and was wearing a casual outfit. Before he pushed the gate open, he looked at the East Mountain Villa in the distance and felt a warm fuzzy feeling rise inside of him.

He was finally home.

Chen Fan drew a large gulp of air, pushed the driveway gate open and sauntered toward the house.

An old man who was on his way to play chess with his friends walked past Chen Fan and caught a glimpse of him.

"Hum? That young lad looks familiar. Hold on a second... isn't he Chen Huaian's dead grandson?"

The thought had sent the old man's mind reeling.

The Chen family of Jin City was the rising star in the Jiang Nan Province. They have driven the Han Family out of the city and claimed the seat of power in the province. Most of the residents of the East Mountain Villas community heard of Master Chen.

The old man's disbelief and shock were shared by every passerby who noticed Chen Fan.

Was Master Chen of Jiang Bei back?

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Chapter 443: Chen Family Is In Danger

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"Chen Fan is back, does that mean the Chen family is also going to make a comeback?"

The old man stood there in silence and watched as Chen Fan sauntered toward his grandpa's house. He was an old colleague of Chen Huaian and people usually called him Old Bone Sun

Old Bone Sun and Chen Huaian retired the same year and they were chess buddies. He had heard Chen Huaian bragging about his grandson all the time, so he was more shocked about Chen Fan's sudden appearance than most other people.

Almost a year ago, he heard the news of Chen Fan's death in passing. Although he couldn't even remember where he had heard the news, he recalled that Chen Fan was supposed to be killed by the Russians with missiles.

"Holy shit! Why would the kid mess with the Russians? They used to be the United States of America's rival. What was he thinking?"

Old Bone Sun had lamented when he first heard the news.

Not a lot of people believed Chen Fan's death when the rumor first reached China. However, Chen Fan's continued absence and the Chen family's silence gradually lent more credence to the rumor. Old Bone Sun met with Chen Huaian almost every day to play chess and he had confirmed Chen Fan's death from Chen Huaian's increasingly sullen and gloomy look.

Chen Fan was really dead!

Half a year later, when the rumor was finally accepted as truth, the Chen family's trouble had finally started to surface.

During the year before Chen Fan's disappearance, the Chen family had risen to power nearly overnight and stepped on too many people's toes. Chen Fan had crushed the Sheng family; brought the Su Family, Ji Family, Hua Family, Qiao Family, and Ren Family to submission; and he had driven the Song Family out of the Jin City. Chen Fan had pushed around nearly all the great family clans in the city. No one dared to rise against the Chen family due to the fear of Chen Fan's power, but as soon as they got a whiff of Chen Fan's death, these great families started to become restless.

The Young Lord Song: Song Duanmin was the first to openly flout the Chen Family's rule by showing up in Jin City.

It wasn't long before the entire Song Family relocated back to Jin City. The Song Family was banished from the city by Chen Fan but now they were back, swaggering across the streets with pride. Even the Second Lord Han from the Han Family of Yan Jin was also released from detention.

All these developments proved only one thing: the Chen family had lost power.

Once the news got out, more and more people started to challenge the Chen family.

"I saw the Chen Family rise and prosper, now I will see it fall."

Old Bone Sun used to lament in his mind after seeing the rise and fall of the mighty Chen family.

The Chen family was under fire from all sides, without Chen Fan's protection, they were quickly on their last leg. Worse, the Chens Group was on the brink of bankruptcy. By now, the Chen family had become an easy target for nearly all the other family clans in the city. The Old Bone Sun watched as his friend wasted away in bouts of depression and breaking down, but he was not sure what he could do to help him.

"My family also lives in Jin City. I can't hang out with you anymore for the safety of my children." Old Bone Sun told Chen Huaian one day. He had also told his children to sever ties with the Chen family.

To his surprise, Master Chen of the Chen family was back after a year of missing in action!

"Shit! I need to tell my son."

Old Bone Sun slapped his thigh, threw away his expensive chessboard and darted toward home.

Along the way, Old Bone Sun met a few other senior neighbors who were as shocked as he was.

As they ran toward home, they exclaimed in their minds.

"Tables are about to be turned in Jin City and Jiang Nan Province!"

Meanwhile, Chen Fan had already arrived at the entrance of the Chen family residence.

Even as he was going to knock on the door, he heard arguing coming from inside. Chen Fan furrowed his brows and listened on.

"Dad, I say that the root cause of all of our misery right now is Chen Fan and his family!"

"When Chen Fan was still live, he had offended the Song Family, Hua Family, Ren Family, and the Han Family. The Han Family was an easy-going lot so they haven't retaliated yet, but that was not the case for the Song Family. Chen Fan had kicked them out of the Jin City, it's not something they would easily forgive."

"What should we do now? He is dead, but we are not. Senior Brother was promised a major position, but the Hua family had now vetoed the decision. Worse, he had just been demoted from his current position, his career is ruined! Qin Hua had cut off contact with us and the Chens Group is on the brink of bankruptcy. What can we do now other than wait for the inevitable? Once the Chens Group went belly up, we will lose the house and had to sleep in the streets."

The Chen family residence's living room was packed with members of the family. Chen Fan's second uncle, Chen Qianxin vented hotly at Chen Fan's grandpa.

People sitting beside Second Uncle, such as Senior Auntie, Second auntie and Fourth Uncle all nodded in agreement. Chen Huaian was sitting quietly at the head of the table with a solemn face.

Chen Ning flung back at Chen Qianxin.

"Second Uncle, why would you say that? Xiao Fan did all of that for us, for you!"

"Yes, of course, that is for me. Isn't that why Wang Xiaoyun is the head of the Chens Group instead of me? Everyone thinks she is so much better than me, but look at what happened now! Wang Xiaoyun and her own company, the Jin Xiu Group are also knee-deep in trouble and were under fire from the Ji Family and the Tang Family. The Chen family is in bad shape, everyone. Is this what a so-called True Dragon can bring us? Is this the kind of life we want?"

Chen Qianxin snorted and then gave Chen Ning a sarcastic grin.

"That's enough, shut your trap now." Chen Huaian announced in a deep voice.

"Dad, I can't keep quiet any longer. The Chen family arrived at the moment of life and death. Do you expect that little shit to somehow survive the Russian's bombardment? I have looked it up, the bomb they used on him could even erase a building off the map, much less a person!"

Chen Qianxin kept going, releasing all the built-up anger and indignation over the years.

"Brother Chen Fan is not dead! He is my hero, he is not dead!" Chen Guoguo shouted at the top of her lungs with tears in her eyes.

"Hehe"

Chen Qianxin cracked a smile and didn't respond to the child's outburst.

Chen Guoguo's parents pulled the girl closer to them and gave her a hug. The girl suddenly burst into tears in her parents' arms.

"Sigh"

The child's crying and the troubled look on everyone's face made Chen Huaian sigh deeply. He looked to his oldest son Chen Zhenxin.

He used to be the backbone of the family, but the demotion had taken a toll on him. Since then, he no longer offered any constructive views during a family meeting such as this, instead, he just sat on a bench, letting his cigarette smoke cloud his mind. Han Family was too powerful of a foe for the Chen family. Chen Huaian knew that Qin Hua had done the Chen family a great service by keeping Chen Zhenxin in the government although the position was of a lower rank than the one he used to hold.

"Why don't we ask the Wei Family for help? I have heard that Xiao Fan was tight with the Wei family. With the Wei family on our side, the Song Family might show us some mercy."

Someone put in.

"Hehe, the Wei Family?"

A burst of sarcastic laughter spaced Chen Qianxin's mouth.

"The Wei family knew Chen Fan but none of us! Plus, Old Man Wei retired many years ago and Wei Changsong is the one in charge of the family. Wei Changsong had been watching us fall from grace from the beginning, he could have intervened if he wanted to."

Chen Qianxin's words darkened the mood in the room even further.

The Chen family had been under pressure for a year and they were on the verge of giving in.

In the beginning, they had even hoped that Chen Fan would return soon. But as the days went by, they slowly lost hope. Most family members, except for Chen Fan's parents, grandpa and Chen Guoguo had been convinced that Chen Fan was already dead.

"Grandpa, I think we have only one option left."

Chen An said with an even voice.

Since Chen Fan's disappearance, Chen An and gradually regained confidence and status in the family.

"What option?"

Second auntie jerked her head toward Chen An and asked.

"Submit to the Song Family."

Chen An said.

"No way." Chen Zhenxin shook his head and said: "Xiao An, do you think we want to keep fighting? We would have already surrendered to the Song Family if they would accept our submission. Song Family was picking on us not only for what we have done to them but also for the Han Family for Han Hongkun to be specific."

"Dad, I don't think so." Chen An cracked a smile. "Han Hongkun and the Song Family are not interested in the Chen family. He is interested in Chen Fan's family."

Chen An's words cast a cold spell in the room as everyone's heart suddenly sank to the bottom of an ice cave.

Chen An had proposed an ungracious and outright despicable act.

What he meant was clear: the Chen family should sever ties with Chen Gexin's family, abandon them to their own devices. Worse, they would even sacrifice Chen Gexin and Wang Xiaoyun as a scapegoat.

"I... have to disagree. The third Brother had not only lost a son and a daughter, but the Jin Xiu Group was also on the brink of collapse. We can't throw them under the bus when they are the most vulnerable. We are leaving them to die."

Chen Fan's fourth uncle Chen Daoxin put in quietly under his breath.

The rest of the Chen family looked at each and was not sure what to think of the situation. They were bound to Chen Fan's family by blood, and abandoning them right now would be a cruel thing to do.

Chen Huaian slammed the desk heavily and shouted hotly: "Shut up! What do you think your third uncle would feel if he heard what you just said? There wouldn't be the Chen family without Chen Fan and his parents. How dare you suggest ditching them!"

Chen An plastered on a placatory smile and grew silent.

He had sowed a seed in the minds of the Chen family. The seed would grow as the situation deteriorated, and when the Chen family was finally on their last leg, it would be the time for harvesting. By then, not even Chen Huaian could stop him.

"But dad, we need to do something! Song Family gave us an ultimatum. If we don't move out of the Jin City tonight, he is going to kill all of us."

Chen Qianxin pressed on.

Chen Huaian sat quietly like a statue. Stress had exhausted the embattled old man, making him look older than he really was. The other members of the Chen family were also quiet, letting despair and distress slowly claim them.

Was the mighty Chen family really going to fall from grace after rose to power for less than a year?

"Dadada!"

Suddenly, they heard someone rapping on the door.

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Chapter 444: I Am Back

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"Who's that?"

Everyone was taken aback by the visitor and looked to the entrance curiously.

By now, the Chen family had been alienated by the same people who used to flood the Chen family's residence to pay tribute to Chen Huaian. Now the house never got any visitors, and the only person coming in and out of the house was Chen Huaian's house worker. Chen Huaian had even lost all of his chess buddies.

However, Chen Huaian was not begrudging about it. He knew that his chess buddies had to think for their families first.

"I got it."

Chen Ning rose to her feet to answer the door. She had enough of the heavy and gloomy mood in the room and needed a breath of fresh air.

"Kacha!"

The door cracked open.

"Who are you looking for?"

Chen Ning asked before she looked up. As soon as she did that, she covered her mouth to stifle a cry and glared at the visitor in shock.

"What's wrong, sister. Don't you recognize me?"

Chen Fan gave Chen Ning a faint smile and held her surprised gaze.

"Ur..."

Chen Ning's hand started to shake as words got stuck in her throat, letting tears streak across her cheeks.

The young man with neat short hair and a warm smile was her cousin who she thought was surely dead. Chen Ning never liked Chen Fan as a child, but there and then, no words could describe the glee and elation inside of Chen Ning. The warm and fuzzy feeling mixed with the sorrow and bitterness she had endured over the year finally made the girl break down in tears.

"Who is that? Xiao Nin, is that someone from the Song Family?"

Chen Zhenxin asked across the living room. View of the entrance from the living was blocked by a wall so no one had seen the visitor yet.

"Don't worry, sister. I am back now and I will right the wrongs."

Chen Fan gave Chen Nin a hug and then slid past her, through the hallway and walked into the living room.

"What did I say? The Song Family is hot on our heels! I think Xiao An is right, we might as well leave the third brother to their own devices—" Chen Qianxin went on with animated gestures.

Suddenly, from the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Chen Fan.

Thinking that he had seen a ghost, his swinging arms stopped cold in their tracks and fear and disbelief crawled all over his face.

"And... and... and..."

The words got stuck in Chen Qianxin's mouth and he couldn't finish his sentence.

Chen Huaian had just brought a cup of tea close to his lips to take a sip, but the sight of Chen Fan had startled him so much that he dropped the teacup, spilling water everywhere. The old man didn't seem to care about the hot water that was spilled, he rose to his feet as his body started to tremble uncontrollably.

The rest of the people in the living room were also stunned by the development.

Chen An was set back on his heels but quickly became alert and restless.

Great Auntie had her back against the entrance so she was the only one who didn't notice Chen Fan. She carried on where Chen Qianxin had left off.

"Second brother is right. We have sacrificed enough for the family, especially my husband who just got demoted at work. I think it's Third Brother's turn to make some sacrifices. Stop it, don't interrupt me. Why are you looking at me like that, you know I am right. I will say the same thing even if Wang Xiaoyun and Chen Gexin are right in front of me."

"Shut up!"

Chen Zhenxin slammed the table and shouted at his wife.

Great Auntie was taken aback at first, but she quickly gathered herself and was ready to lash out again. Suddenly, she noticed that everyone in the room, except for her was looking toward the entrance behind her.

Chen Guoguo let out a cheer and rushed toward the entrance. Tears of joy welled in her eyes as she shouted: "Brother Chen Fan, you are finally back! I miss you so much, Guoguo missed you!"

"Chen Fan?"

The word sounded like a crack of lightning in Great Auntie's mind.

She turned around in great trepidation and saw Chen Fan standing right behind her. Chen Guoguo threw herself into Chen Fan's arms and started crying tears of joy.

"He... he is back?"

Disbelief and shock had turned Great Auntie into a frozen statue.

The mighty Chen Fan who was revered as a god by the people of Jin City was back. The Backbone of the Chen family was back!

But how? Didn't he die under the relentless fire of the Russian army?

Li Wuchen had told Wang Xiaoyun in person all that he knew about the battle at the Warg Valley. No one had heard from Chen Fan for a year and just as everyone thought he was surely dead, he came back, alive and well.

Great Auntie was stupefied by the turn of the event.

"Pada!"

Second Uncle Chen Qianxin hurried to greet Chen Fan, but he slipped and fell to the floor.

"Grandpa, I am back."

Chen Fan didn't even spare the other relatives a glance and looked straight to Chen Huaian apologetically.

"Good... good..."

Chen Huaian's body trembled in excitement as tears welled in his sheen-less eyes. He had so much to say to Chen Fan, but nothing came out of his mouth.

The year had flown by for Chen Fan as he was engrossed in his cultivation. However, every minute of the year seemed like a decade for the embattled old man.

The promise of losing a grandson had taken a toll on his health. If not for the Qi Harness Art of Foundation Establishment that Chen Fan had taught him, he might as well be dead.

Chen Fan had registered the old man's pain. As his guilt deepened, Chen Fan's anger toward those who had done wrong to his family in his absence also multiplied.

"Xiao Fan, how did you... General Li told me that you are... you were killed by the Russians." Chen Zhenxin managed to gather himself and asked.

"Just so!"

Great Auntie exclaimed.

The others in the room also looked at Chen Fan curiously. Li Wuchen had told them about what had become of Chen Fan based on the information collected by a secret agent called Red Sparrow.

The Chen family had hopped that Chen Fan would have survived, but as time went by, the death of Chen Fan became more and more certain. Just recently, Red Sparrow had stopped sending in reports, and everyone had taken it as confirmation of what they had feared the most.

"Ah. You mean the Warg Valley. Yea, the Russians used a Father of All Bombs on me, but I managed to stay alive and cultivated for a year in seclusion. I have come out of my seclusion just recently."

Chen Fan answered readily.

"I see."

Everyone nodded. By now, people had regained some of their calm that they lost to the sudden return of Chen Fan. But what Chen Fan told them next had blown their minds and set them on their heels once again.

"Since then, I have killed the Lieutenant General Scherchen Malenkov of the North Division as an act of revenge for dropping the bomb on me." Chen Fan said casually as he picked up Chen Guoguo and squeezed her cheeks.

"What?"

Everyone gaped at Chen Fan in utter disbelief.

"Scherchen Malenkov, he is in charge of the North Division of the Russian Army."

Chen Fan explained readily, adding even more disbelief, shock, and fear into the air.

He had killed a Russian General, a political heavyweight in one of the superpowers of the world who wielded no less authority in Russia as Li Wuchen did in China. Yet, Chen Fan had described his death in his hands with such great measure of levity.

"Xiao Fan, you are pulling your second auntie's leg again."

Second Auntie squeezed a smile onto her face.

"No, I'm serious." Chen Fan shrugged. "I went straight into their Headquarters at Khabarovsk and killed Scherchen. It happened just recently, so you will hear about it in a few days."

The living room suddenly became pin-drop silent.

"Sugoi ne!"

Chen Guoguo beamed from side to side and cheered excitedly.

"Why, of course. Your brother is the most cutthroat bad-ass out there. If they dare to bomb me with missiles, I will send them to meet their maker!" Chen Fan squeezed Chen Guoguo's cheeks and said jokingly.

Chen Guoguo let out another peal of laughter. However, to some of the family members, such as Great Auntie and Chen An, Chen Fan's words had sent a chill down their spines.

"Pada!"

Chen Qianxin's legs gave in and brought him back to the floor as soon as he struggled to his feet.

Overtaken by fear, he had given up on getting up again. He slumped on the floor, trembling uncontrollably.

"Did the Russians let you get away with it?"

Chen Ning asked hesitantly.

"No, they tried to kill me again." Chen Fan said as he slanted one of his brows. "But I was one step ahead of them. I crippled seventeen KGB branches and made my way to Moscow. I killed a few Blood Wolf Guards on my way."

Chen Huaian's face paled."Xiao Fan, the Russians are not to be trifled with. They are vengeful people and wouldn't let you get away with bringing such humiliation to them."

"I'm OK, Grandpa."

Chen Fan cracked a comforting smile at the old man and said: "I have already come to an understanding with the Russians. The head of the KGB escorted me to the border personally. Red Sparrow was there with me as well."

"What? A pact with the Russians?"

Everyone was stunned.

He had killed a Lieutenant General and crippled seventeen KGB branches, yet he said the Russians had come to an understanding with him; worse, the head of the KGB had even seen to it that he left Russia safely.

Since when did the Russians become such pushovers.

They acted more like a banana republic rather than a superpower.

Disbelief had overtaken Chen Huaian as the old man gaped at Chen Fan stupidly.

"Sugoi Ne!"

Chen Guoguo cheered at the top of her lungs like a Japanese fan girl.

"Didn't I tell you that your brother is the most badass fighter in the world? The fat leaders of Russia are afraid that I am going to spank them that they hid in the Kremlin." Chen Fan patted the girl's head and then said: "They are lucky that they stopped annoying me. Otherwise, I wouldn't let them live longer."

Chen Fan's words sounded as chilly as winter wind to some listeners and turned Chen An and Great Auntie into bundles of nerves.

Chen Qianxin hurried to crawl to Chen Fan and hugged Chen Fan's leg. "Xiao Fan, I am sorry. I wasn't thinking straight. Please, please Xiao Fan, forgive me. I am nothing but a fool!"

Chen Ning watched from a distance as her uncle put on a cringe-worthy show.

Deep down, she finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Chen Fan was back and the Chen family was saved.

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Chapter 445: A Visit to the Song Family

"Stop embarrassing yourself! Pull yourself together!"

Chen Huaian chided hotly at Chen Qianxin after seeing Chen Qianxin clung to the Chen Fan's leg tightly, refusing to let go.

"Xiao Fan, forgive this idiot."

Chen Huaian gave Chen Fan an embarrassed look and said.

Chen Fan had been the main benefactor of the Chen family who was the single reason behind the Chen family's rise to power. Yet, just one year after Chen Fan's disappearance, Chen Qianxin, Great Auntie, and Chen An had already suggested abandoning Chen Fan's family. Luckily Chen Fan had known their true colors and didn't trust them from the outset, otherwise, their betrayal would be a huge blow to Chen Fan.

"It's OK, grandpa." Chen Fan scanned the relatives indifferently. His eyes shone like two pools of crystal clear spring. "I have many questions for you, grandpa."

"Ah, very well then. Let's discuss them in my study." Chen Huaian rose to his feet and was about to start up the stairs to his study. He paused a second and then ordered Chen Ning to accompany him to the study to prepare tea for them. Chen Fan followed the old man up the stairs with Chen Guoguo in tow.

When they were both gone upstairs and retreated into the old man's study, an awkward silence fell over the living room.

The Chen family members looked at each other, some still trying to wrap their heads around the development.

"Son of a gun, he is back!"

After a while, one of Chen Fan's uncles lamented, breaking the silence.

"How much of what Chen Fan told us do you think is real?" Great Auntie asked suspiciously.

"Hehe... Does it really matter? Xiao Fan is as powerful as he had been, if not more so. Now he is back with us, he is going to make the Chen family great again!"

Fourth Uncle said as he gave Great Auntie and Chen Qianxin a sidelong glance as he reflected on the development.

"Do you guys really think Xiao Fan was deaf? He must have heard what you guys just said about him, but he probably didn't want to waste his time on you. Fools! Wang Xiaoyun was not a push-over either and she still held one last trump card up her sleeve: the mighty Wang Family. The Wang family will not just stand by and do nothing while their daughter is being bullied."

In addition, the Cang Dragon unit that protected Wang Xiaoyun round the clock and the girl called Red Sparrow are both signs of Xiao Fan's deep influence in the military. As long as Li Wuchen was still alive, he would never allow the Song Family to tough even a hair on Chen Fan's family. How could you miss these obvious signs and try to throw Chen Fan and his parents under the bus? Sometimes I really wonder if your heads are screwed on backwards. "

With that thought in mind, a gloating smirk surfaced on Fourth Uncle's face.

Chen Fan's return had finally eased the Chen family's mind. On the other hand, It was the Song Family's turn to get worried.

Once they got into the study, Chen Ning walked over to the tea-table to prepare tea, tagging Chen Guoguo along with her. After both Chen Ning and Chen Guoguo were out of sight, Chen Huaian heaved a sigh and said apologetically: "Xiao Fan, I am sorry for what you heard earlier. I had never thought that Chen Qianxin and Chen An could be so... heartlessly selfish. I can't imagine anyone would do such a thing to their own brothers and uncles."

Even as Chen Huaian said that a pang of pain and regret flashed across his face.

Nothing would hurt the old man's feelings more than seeing his children fight amongst each other.

"Let's forget about those unpleasantries, grandpa. I didn't come back for them anyways. I come back for you, my parents, Chen Ning and Guoguo."

Chen Fan said readily without much emotion in his voice. Then he asked with a bit more concern: "Are my parents OK?"

"The first thing that General Li and Miss Red Sparrow did after they learned about what happened to you was to inform us. I don't think Chen Gexin and Xiaoyun had yet come to terms with it yet. Your dad was able to keep his position at the county office thanks to General Li's protection, but your mom's situation is a bit more complicated." Chen Huaian paused a then said in a solemn tone: "Our former enemies: The Ji Family of Zhong Hai, Tang Family, and Nin Family started to pick on Jin Xiu Group. Xiaoyun had to shoulder all the burdens alone since An Ya was..."

Chen Huaian paused again.

"Did the An family come for her?" Chen Fan narrowed his glinting eyes.

"Yes, and no. They didn't force Xiao Ya per se. Xiao Ya left Jin Xiu Group for the sake of your mother." A hint of concern flickered in Chen Huaian's eyes. "The An family had grown their influence significantly over the years, and by now they are called the most powerful family in the Don He Province."

"Humph... most powerful family in Don He Province.."

Chen Fan sneered.

"Grandpa, you don't have to speak for the An family. They will speak for themselves when they kneel before me. I want to know what kind of excuse would convince me to spare their lives."

Chen Fan said in an even tone, but Chen Huaian would sense the imposing righteous fury in between his words, and in the sheen of his eyes. The most powerful family of Northern China might as well be a pathetic worm before him.

Such as it was. The An family's influence and might was barely a fraction of that of Russia. Chen Fan could make a deal with thousands if not millions of such family clans at once. Chen Fan could even bring a superpower of the world to their knees, much less a small family clan.

"Xiao Fan, what have you done over the year? Your demeanor is much more conspicuous and energetic than before. A year ago, you often hid your strength under a mask, but now you have forsaken the disguise and let yourself shine like a Divine Weapon of Unparalleled Power before everyone's eyes. What had happened to you?"

Chen Huaian asked curiously.

Seeing Chen Ning had arrived with a pot of fresh steamy tea, Chen Huaian asked: Chen Fan sipped the tea and briefly went over the series of events he had undergone.

Chen Fan had talked about these events with a great measure of casualness and levity, however, Chen Huaian and Chen Ning were both so stunned by the details that they thought they were listening to a mythical tale.

"Werewolf? Blood Wolf? You have defeated the entire Infantry Division 116? The Russian leaders pleaded for a truce?"

These stories were so inconceivable that Chen Huaian and Chen Ning started to wonder if their ears had played tricks on them.

The stories also filled Chen Guoguo's heart with admiration. The girl looked at Chen Fan as a K-pop fangirl would to her idle.

They thought they were ready to listen to Chen Fan's unbelievable adventures, but Chen Fan's stories still shocked them.

"Unbelievable! You have brought the Russians to their knees! So powerful was an Immortal Cultivator that they might have far exceeded that of a nation. That's it! No wonder you think so lightly of the An family. They are of no threat to you."

Chen Huaian clasped his hands together and laughed gleefully.

Although there were many other elements that had contributed to Russia's submission to Chen Fan, the fact that Chen Fan had pulled it off meant that to oppose him was far beyond the capacity of all the other rival families.

Except for the few superpowers in the world, no one was Chen Fan's worthy opponent.

"Poets wrote songs about ancient heroes that could defeat an army, and I was foolish enough to believe that they were fiction." Chen Ning managed to gather herself and said with a wry smile.

"That was why I want you to abandon fickle and frivolous matters such as money and power and focus on what would last for eternity: Strength. I hope what had happened over the year serves a good lesson for all of you, that it disillusioned you about relying on benefactors and taught you to focus on improving our own strength."

Chen Fan flicked his index finger and said calmly.

"Strengthening ourselves?" Chen Huaian murmured to himself.

"Indeed. I want the Chen family to transition gradually to a Martial Arts family. As for Great Auntie and Chen An, we will offer them comfort and safety and use them to deal with worldly matters. The core members of the Chen family should consist of Martial artists. This is the only way to preserve the lineage of the Chen family."

"very well"

Chen Huaian nodded.

The old man knew Chen Fan already chose the core members of the new Chen family, and they would not include Chen Zhenxin, Chen Qianxin, nor Chen An.

Such family was very common in the world of Immortal Cultivation. The core members of the family focus on improving their level of attainment in cultivation while the side branches dealt with frivolous matters such as the family business. Such was the method of the organization passed down generation at powerful Martial Arts families such as the Gu family and the Lu family.

"What are you planning to do with the Song Family, Ji Family, and the Ren Family?"

Chen Huaian asked solemnly.

"Hehe. I have already given them a chance before, but they spoiled it. They picked on my family as soon as they thought that I was dead. If death is what they want, then they shall have it."

Chen Fan let out a cold sneer.

Although Chen Huaian didn't tell Chen Fan every detail about the crimes the other families had done to the Chen family, Chen Fan knew how difficult it must be for Chen Huaian to pull everyone together and fought on for so long.

"Grandpa, I am going to meet the Song Family's family lord right now. I will be back shortly."

Chen Fan said as he put down his teacup.

Suddenly, his body let out a flickering golden glow and disappeared into thin air, leaving Chen Huaian, Chen Ning and Chen Guoguo looking at each other in confusion.

"Strength... this is what he meant by strength, the only one-true-thing in the world! Money and power are worth nothing before Chen Fan's godly strength. I think I had been wrong for my whole life."

Chen Huaian heaved a sigh as a new resilient and resolute light came up in his eyes.

Meanwhile, in Jin City, nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary on the surface...

The Song Family's residence was lit up for a lively family party. The mood was light and pleasant as people enjoyed their food and each other's company.

"Brother, we were kicked out of the Jin City like some kind of animal by the Chen family. Who would have thought that it had only been a year, and the tables have already turned? That little shit is killed in Siberia while the Chen family is crumbling as we speak."

The third lord of the Song Family, Song Yuhua raised a cup and laughed out loud.

"Third Brother, you have drunk too much."

Song Shunhua was the family lord so he needed to keep a clear mind at all times. However, his younger brother's words had brought a hint of smugness to his face. With the protection of the Han Family, and the Chen family out of the way, the Song Family would soon claim supremacy in Jiang Nan Province.

However, an annoying thought that came to him some days ago crept into his mind again. Han Hongkun hasn't called for weeks, did anything happen?

"Dad, I have heard that someone saw Chen Fan at the East Mountain Villas."

The Young Lord Song Song Duanmin put in with a frown.

"Impossible! You had one too many. Don't listen to rumors. That dip shit is dead... out there... Siberia—"

Even as Third Lord Song announced in a drunken voice, a golden light flashed across the room, cutting the third lord song short.

Under everyone's shocked eyes, Song Yuhua's words reduced to garbled jibberish as the light turned his brain into mush.

"Who said I was dead in Siberia?"

A cold voice drifted from the entrance.

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Chapter 446: Server With One Slash of My Sword

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Everyone was shocked when they first heard the voice.

They meant to spend the night at a pleasant and relaxing house party, but the appearance of the golden light had turned the Third Lord Chen into an idiot and terrified everyone. The development scared a few females in the room as they screamed their way out of the room. Even as everyone looked around apprehensively, they heard the eerie words drifting into the room through the entrance.

Everyone turned around and saw a young man in a casual outfit standing by the door with his hands linked behind his back. His eyes were dark and incandescent at the same time.

Who was he?

Everyone asked themselves the same question.

The son of the Third Lord Song jumped out of his seat and was going to question Chen Fan. Despite their hatred for Chen Fan, most people in the Song Family had never met Chen Fan in person.

The Song Family lord, Song Shunhua and his son, Song Duanmin were the only two who recognized Chen Fan. They gaped at the young man at the entrance in great trepidation as if they had seen a ghost.

"Who are you? You are transpassing! Did you hurt my family?"

Song Shunhua's wife He Xiuli asked with a cold grimace.

She lived up to the status as the madam of the house and questioned the intruder directly as she gazed at Chen Fan with a cold glare.

"Yes, I did it, so what?"

Chen Fan linked his hands behind his back and took a step forward.

"Young man! Don't you think that you can bully my family because you have learned some pathetic tricks? I knew too many people like you who know a thing or two about Martial arts. I don't care who you are and what you want, you must know that you will have to pay for whatever you do tonight."

He Xiuli said firmly.

Her upbringing at the He family of Zhong Hai and given her broad and deep experience in the world. She was not at all scared by Chen Fan, instead, she confronted him directly.

Martial Artists' deadly skills wouldn't make them above the law since there were people such as Red Sparrow whose job was to bring powerful Martial Artist to justice. Although He Xiuli didn't know Red Sparrow and her colleague in person, her experience told her that such an organization should have existed.

"Oh? What do you think it would cost me?"

Chen Fan said lightheartedly with a grin.

By then, life and color had completely drained from the faces of Song Duanmin and Song Shunhua. They stood like frozen statues, scarcely daring to breathe, as cold sweat streaked across their cheeks. Their trepidation had dumbfounded the people around them. What would have turned the usually unflappable Lord Song into a bundle of nerves?

"Humph! You have no idea who you are messing with. The Song Family is the most influential family clan in the Jin City, if not the entire Jiang Nan Province. The Han Family of Yan Jin is our benefactor. If you dare to harm my family, the Special Case Departments would bring you to justice regardless of where you hide."

He Xiuli said proudly. However, from the corner of her eyes, she registered the grimaces on her husband and son's faces as they gestured her to stop. She realized something was amiss, so she turned down her voice until it was barely audible.

"Nice to meet you, Master Chen."

Song Shunhua managed to gather himself and came up to Chen Fan and bowed.

Master Chen? What Master Chen?

Confusion flooded the listeners' minds.

They looked to Chen Fan again and noticed that the image of the young man and their imagination of the nightmare somehow reconciled.

Younger than twenty, of ordinary looks, the last name was Chen, rule and ruthless...

"You are Master Chen of Jiang Bei! Chen Beixuan from the Chen family!"

Someone let out an exclamation.

"What?"

A swell of surprised murmurs rose in the room. Many Song Family members rose to their feet and looked at Chen Fan in utter disbelief.

"Aren't you... dead in Siberia?"

Fear had contorted He Xiuli's face and robbed her of her calm demeanor. Her teeth chattered as she gave Chen Fan a quick apprehensive glance.

"Almost. The Russians used bombs and missiles on me, but they still couldn't kill me. I am very much alive and well."

Chen Fan walked into the room slowly, pulled out a chair and sat in it. He wore a warm and friendly smile as if he was chatting with his long lost friends.

"Sit, everyone. Don't mind me. I didn't mean to crash your party."

People looked at each other in fear and sat down unwillingly.

Despite Chen Fan's friendly appearance, the Third Lord Song's body was only a few paces away from him. Adding in the rumors about Chen Fan's ruthless methods, the mood in the room was dark and dreary.

"That lady spoke the truth. The Song Family is the number one family clan in Jin City. It would be such a shame to see a great mighty clan fall from grace, wouldn't it?"

Chen Fan heaved a sigh and found himself a cup of wine.

"Master Chen, don't listen to Xiuli, she has no idea what she is talking about."

Song Shunhua squeezed a smile onto his face and said differently.

Underneath the cordial demeanor of the young man was a ruthless tyrant that had destroyed the Sheng family and killed Tang Jianfen in broad daylight. Worse, if he was able to survive the Russian attack, no one could have rein in his power.

The thought of what the Song family had done to the Chen family over the year filled Song Shunhua with despair and regret. He shouldn't have acted in such a rush before he could confirm Chen Fan's death.

He Xiuli's face darkened and she started to tremble uncontrollably.

"If you know who I am, you must also know that I am a man of my word. Didn't I tell you that I don't want to see you in Jin City?"

Chen Fan brought the wine cup to his mouth and gave Song Shunhua an ugly grin.

The words turned Song Shunhua into a statue. His cold sweat trickled down along his nose ridge and got into his eyes, but he was too afraid to wipe it.

"Chen... Master Chen... P... p...please... I ...i ...ca... can... exp... p...plain."

"Oh right. You must think I am dead, so you don't have to follow my orders." Chen Fan cracked a smile. "It's only been a year, yet people had already forgotten who I am and what I do. A reminder to everyone in Jiang Nan Province is overdue, don't you think."

No one in the room dared to speak a word.

When Chen Fan spoke the word "reminder," those who were squeamish collapsed to the floor in fear. Song Shunhua dropped to his knees and begged.

"Master Chen, this is all my fault. We will get out of the Jin City now and never, ever come back. Please spare our lives. PLEASE!"

"Dad, why are you so afraid of him? I doubt he would have the guts to actually kill any of us. The Han Family and the Chinese government would never allow him to!"

The sight of his dad's pathetic pleading drove Song Duanmin's blood to rush to his head.

The Young Lord Song rose to his feet defiantly and gave Chen Fan a cold glare.

"Just so! The Han Family will not stand by and watch you do this!" He Xiuli said in a shaky voice.

"The Han Family?"

Chen Fan chuckled as a cold light flashed in his eyes. "Just five days ago, I killed the General of Russia's North Division. Don't you think the Han Family would not have known it? Yet, they didn't even tell you anything about it. I don't have to tell you what that means, do I?"

"What?"

Song Shunhua was stupefied by the revelation.

The other members of the Song Family also caught the drift and the thought of losing their most powerful benefactor took the wind out of their sails immediately.

Song Duanmin was in utter disbelief. He kept on murmuring: "Impossible... impossible..."

"I have only left for a year, and you have already broken the promise and rose against the Chen family. You nearly stressed my grandfather to death. What do you think I should do to you?"

Chen Fan swilled the wine down his throat and locked his eyes with Song Shunhua.

Words of regret and excuses flooded into Song Shunhua's mind, but he failed to make a complete sentence out of them. He gaped at Chen Fan stupidly and helplessly.

"I have shown mercy and spared your life last time. I am not going to make the same mistake again."

Chen Fan put down the wine cup and stabbed the Blade Strengthing Gourd.

"Blade Arise!"

Golden energy flew out of the Blade Strengthing Gourd. Within its blinding brilliance was a tiny sword of ten centimeters long that danced about like a small minnow in a pool of molten gold. Song Duanmin stood closest to the otherworldly sight and he could even make out the two small words engraved on the blade.

"Essense Restoring"

"The sword was called Essense Restoring Sword." That was the last thought that came into Song Duanmin's mind before it went completely dark.

The golden energy made a full circle in the room and returned to Chen Fan's hand. Fear and disbelief froze on the Song Family members' faces. He Xiuli rounded her eyes as she couldn't believe what Chen Fan was going to do.

"Puhh!"

Blood seeped out from a thin line on each Song family member's heads.

Such was the terrifying power of flying sword that it had robbed the Song Family of their mental capacities; a worse punishment than death.

Song Shunhua was the only one who was unaffected by the attack since he was kneeling down on the ground. The sight had terrified him and he pointed a shaky accusatory finger at Chen Fan.

"How dare you? How dare you do such a thing to my family!"

"Why not?"

Chen Fan cracked a smile and rose to his feet. Before he started off, he flicked a finger at Song Shunhua's head and killed the Song family lord in an instant.

Although Chen Fan had spared his family's life, he would never allow the real culprit to live.

March 10, 2010. Chen Beixuan had returned home and killed Lord Song while turning every other Song Family members into vegetables.

The news had taken the Jiang Nan Province by storm.

Chen Fan had barely lifted a finger, yet, the Song Family was already history.

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Chapter 447: Killing With A Flick of a Finger

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The destruction of the Song Family was only the beginning. The Song Family was not the only one who had picked on the Chen family during Chen Fan's absence, otherwise, Chen Fan's astute grandpa would never find himself with his back against the wall. The obvious suspects were the Ren Family of Jin City and the Hua Family.

"You are all accomplices. I might spare your life, but I have to punish you."

"As for the real culprit, death was the only outcome."

Chen Fan looked into the distance and stomped the ground and propelled his body forward, turning himself into an azure glow that streaked across the landscape.

Let it be buildings or bustling streets, neither could slow him down. His body flickered as he launched himself into the sky, beneath him was a jungle of concrete and cement.

Chen Fan gained more speed while he flew in the sky, meanwhile, he sent out his Divine Will, spreading it out all directions to cover the entire Jin City.

Ever since Chen Fan reached the peak of the Ethereal Enlightenment, his Divine Will could reach as far as ten kilometers.

How far are ten kilometers one might ask?

It was the average width of a metropolis in China. This meant that Chen Fan could monitor the entre Jin City and register all activities at all times.

Chen Fan recalled the information he had asked from Red Sparrow to help him winnowing through the sea of information.

"Ren Family of Jin City, Name of Family Lord: Red Jianlin. Age:56. CEO of the Rens Financial Group. Address: Unit 8, Tomson's Golf Resort."

"Hua Family of Jin City, Name of Family Lord: Hua Zhihong. Age:48. CEO of the Huas Group. Address: Yi He Terrace, Xian Xia District."

"Gong Family of Jin City, Name of Family Lord: Gong Liuze. Age:69. Former CEO of the Red Tripod Cauldron. Currently lives at..."

Chen Fan went through the information he got about the powerful family clans of Jin City, including their faces, ages, and address and then, Chen Fan marked these individuals using Divine Will.

Chen Fan didn't care to separate the ones in the Ren family who had remained neutral with the ones who attacked Chen Fan.

Since the Ren Family had lashed out at the Chen family as a family clan, then everyone in the family had to be punished.

Neither did Chen Fan care if the family lords were coerced to oppose the Chen family or if they were as eager as the Song family. Chen Fan would punish them nonetheless for what they did, to serve as a lesson for the other great family clans.

A dark flame came up in Chen Fan's eyes as he tapped the gourd gently.

"Arise!"

A golden spill out from the Blade Strengthening Gourd and shot up into the distant sky. After a year of refinement, the flying sword had become much more responsive and easy to control.

Chen Fan could strike any place within the effective area of his Divine Will using the flying sword of Essense Restoring.

He could sever the head off of anyone's shoulder from ten kilometers away, just as the ancient Sword Immortal could.

Jin City, Xian Xia District, Yi He Terrace...

Hua Family's family lord: Hua Zhihong...

The Former CEO of the Red Tripod Cauldron, the family lord of the Gong Family: Gong Liuze...

Jin City, Yun Hai District, Yu Jin Garden Unit 15, the Ma family lord: Ma Hongjun.

The Xu family Lord...

The Wu Family Lord...

In a blink, Chen Fan had killed sixteen family lords who came from families of all sizes and strength. There were the mighty Hua Family, as well as lesser families such as the Xu family and the Ma family. Even if they had so much as laid a finger on the Chen family, they were punished for it, severely.

No one, not even Red Sparrow had ever thought that Chen Fan could be so ruthless.

Neither did anyone expected revenge to come so quickly. Chen Fan's divine will had covered the entire city and with his targets marked clearly, everything happened within seconds.

"Revenge had never been more convenient with the Sword of Essense Restoring. However, I am not powerful enough to attune the Sword of Essense Restoring to the energy in my body. This is still just a flying sword in its very nascent form."

"Ding!"

Chen Fan tapped a finger on the sword as he descended from the sky above the river. Beneath him was a large manor whose entrance was decorated with a large plaque which read: Tang's Manor.

"This is the last family in Jin City."

Chen Fan scoffed as a cold light came up in his eyes.

Meanwhile, inside the Tang Family Manor that nestled along the river Jin City River...

An old man wearing a black outfit stood by the shoreline, watching as the current churning in the channel. He knotted his brows and wore a solemn expression on his face as he looked into the distance. Beside him stood a young girl wearing a cream dress and a ponytail. The only jewelry she wore was a Buddhism bead bracelet on her smooth-skinned wrist.

The girl offered a cup of steaming tea the old man.

"Dad, you have been standing in the cold for a while. Please drink some hot tea so that you don't catch a cold."

"Silly girl, your dad has reached Semi transcendent state. Do you think I will be affected by the cold?" Tang Yuanqin chuckled. However, his lighthearted words quickly turned into a sigh.

"I am not sure how we are going to explain everything to Master Chen when he is back."

The old man and the girl were Tang Yuanqin and his daughter Tang Yifei.

It's not your fault, dad. Chen Fan had disappeared for so long that everyone had thought he was dead. He had made so many enemies that it was simply impossible for us to protect the Chen family. We are lucky that we are still alive."

Tang Yifei furrowed her brows and complained: "Humph! He made it sound like he was nearly invincible, but what use are his martial arts before the Russian bombardment? He might as well be dead now, leaving us and his family to fend for ourselves. How many of his enemies had come to pick a bone with us by now? Ten? Twenty?"

"What could we do while they had the support of the Lin Family? They have Lin Tatian, and what do we have?"

Despite the obvious resentment in the girl's words, a flicker of sadness flashed in her eyes.

"Sigh... I hope Master Chen would even allow us to explain this to him." Tang Yuanqin heaved a sigh.

Suddenly, a voice drifted into their ears.

"Oh? Explain what?"

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Chapter 448: Death of a Friend

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The sound startled Tang Yifei and Tang Yuanqin. They both jerked their heads to the side toward the direction of the speaker.

They watched as a young man with his hands linked behind his back descended upon them. He flew over the tall walls with protruding barbed wire that encircled the mansion and stepped down from the sky as if walking on an invisible stairs. Rain droplets shattered against an invisible shield that surrounded his body and formed a halo of silvery mist around the young man's body.

"Please accept my humble greetings, Master Chen. "

Tang Yuanqin's body started to shake uncontrollably as soon as he recognized Chen Fan. Fear mixed with joy roiled inside of his heart. Meanwhile, the sight of Chen Fan had stunned Tang Yifei as she turned into a statue and gaped at Chen Fan. Her eyes were filled with infatuation and adoration.

"You are finally back."

The girl's eyes glazed over by tears of joy as they let out a soft glow that was reminiscent of the dreamy drizzles of Jiang Nan.

"Rise." Chen Fan glanced over Tang Yifei and landed his gaze on Tang Yuanqin who was kneeling before him. "I was back five days ago, didn't you know?"

Tang Yuanqin rose to his feet and let out a wry smile. "You thought too highly of my abilities. I am but a local tycoon in Jiang Nan Province. Although I have heard rumors of your return in bits and pieces, I didn't believe in them. There had been too many... rumors of late."

"Ok."

Chen Fan nodded as he murmured to himself.

Tang Yuanqin was right. He was not nearly as well connected as the secret agencies of powerful nations. He was a local force and his influences couldn't even reach outside of Jiang Nan Province, much less outside of China. Therefore, he would not be among the first ones to learn about his return.

"Just a heads up. I killed General Scherchen in Russia five days ago. I think you will hear about it soon."

Chen Fan finally landed inside of the pavilion where the father and daughter pair were standing.

This pavilion by the shoreline was commissioned by Tang Yuanqin for his personal use. From the pavilion, he had a sprawling view of the mighty river. The sight was even more breathtaking during the night when the river bank on the other side lit up with sparkling lights of all colors.

"So those rumors are real."

The realization made Tang Yuanqin quivered a little and he kneeled before Chen Fan again: "Master Chen. You have single-handedly defeated an entire army and killed the leader of the Russian North Division amidst the thick of danger. News of your deeds will take the world by storm, and the world would tremble at your might!"

Tang Yuanqin exclaimed vehemently.

Of all the living beings on Earth, who else could have defeated an army of ten thousand strong? Not even the legendary Immortal State warriors who lived a few hundred years ago could have pulled off Chen Fan's unimaginable achievements.

"What?"

Tang Yifei covered her mouth to stifle a cry.

This was the first time she heard the news.

"Tang Yuanqin, I am not here to listen to your compliments. Explain to me what had happened while I was gone, and why you failed me, or else..."

Chen Fan tapped the Blade Strengthening Gourd, making a crisp clank that sounded out for a few long seconds.

"Master Chen, I can explain!"

Tang Yuanqin's face suddenly paled as he bowed deeply. Tang Yifei also hurried to put in:

"Chen Fan, it's not our fault! As soon as you disappeared, the Hong Sect had found themselves a new ally; a Grandmaster called Lin Tashan from the Lin family of Southeastern China. They had consolidated power in Jiang Bei and killed those who opposed them, including Xu Ao. They have Jiang Bei in their tight grasp and a powerful ally, what do you suppose we could do? "

"If not because of General Li and Miss Red Sparrow, you wouldn't even stand here talking to both of us because we would have both been dead! By now, Lin Tashan controlled nearly half of Jiang Nan Province. We barely managed to deter him from digging his claws into Jin City."

Tears welled in Tang Yifei's eyes as she vented her anger and indignation.

It was evident that she had to swallow down a lot of humiliation throughout the year. She had been a proud queen of the underground world in Jiang Nan Province, but she was defenseless before Lin Tashan's overwhelming strength and had to stay low and endure the hardship.

"Xu Ao is dead?"

Chen Fan was taken aback.

Xu Ao's refined appearance and his unyielding personality suddenly appeared in his mind.

Xu Ao of Hai Dong.

He was Xu Rongfei's father, the former leader of Jiang Bei. He had always been loyal to Chen Fan.

Xu Ao had presided over Jiang Bei on behalf of Chen Fan and unified Jiang Bei's tycoons under one banner. Chen Fan barely visited Jiang Bei, yet the tycoons remained loyal to him thanks to Xu Ao's effort. Xu Ao also managed the sales of Yun Wu Spirit Water and saw hundreds of billions of cash coming into the company coffers each year. However, he remained impervious to corruption.

Much to Chen Fan's dismay, Xu Ao was dead.

"What would happen to Xu Rongfei?"

Chen Fan's first thoughts went to Xu Rongfei, his former classmate. Fate had been cruel to her and taken her father away from her for the second time. The girl's life hit Chen Fan's soft spot as it was reminiscent of the hardship in his past life.

"I have thought that I could offer you some peace and comfort during this life. But look at what I have done? Because of me, your father is dead. It would never have happened if your father didn't know me."

Chen Fan looked up into the sky and heard Tang Yuanqin's voice drifting in and out of his ear

"...Even the Wei Family of the North Bank had to stay put when Lin Tashan and the Hong Sect arrived Jiang Bei. Most tycoons switched their alliance almost immediately, but Xu Ao refused to give in. He was killed on the spot by Lin Tashan."

Tang Yuanqin heaved a sigh.

Even Tang Yuanqin was impressed by Xu Ao's tough bones.

If Xu Ao was not such a tough nut to crack, Tang Yuanqin would have already taken over Jiang Bei.

"Hong Sect, Lin Family, Lin Tashan and the tycoons of Jiang Bei. Is that all?"

Chen Fan linked his hands behind his back and looked into the distance in silence.

The father and daughter pair stood deferentially behind Chen Fan, waiting patiently for his instructions.

After a while, Chen Fan finally broke the silence.

"I want you to gather information on everyone involved in this, including Lin Tashan."

Master Chen, what exactly do you have in mind?" Tang Yuanqin was taken aback at first and then a flicker of disbelief flashed in his eyes.

"I will kill them."

Chen Fan said evenly, eyes gazing at the churning river.

The sword inside of the Blade Strengthening Gourd sensed Chen Fan's anger, so it hummed and was ready to taste blood again.

Lin Tashan had been Tang Yuanqin's greatest threat over the year so Tang Yuanqin had gathered very detailed information about Lin Tashan.

"Lin Tashan is from the Lin family of Southeastern China, brother of Lin Tatian. This is his first time getting involved in business outside of his family. The last time people saw him in action was a decade ago when his brother, Lin Tatian ran away from the family. People guessed that he was of Transcendent State based on his last battle. Hong Sect had entrusted the Jiang Bei region to him. He operated closely with the Dark Moon Unit of the Hong Sect as well as a few disciples of Lei Qianjue. They include the following:" "Zhou Tianhao of Chu Zhou City."

"Han Tianshen of Tian He City."

"Liu Guodong of Qin Shui City."

"Wu Qixin of Jiang Zhou City."

"Hehe"

Chen Fan chuckled after seeing the list of names, as the deadly light turned brighter in his eyes. He had just realized that all tycoons of Jiang Bei, except for Xu Ao had all turned against him.

Chen Fan didn't blame them for their betrayal. He knew they would meet the same ending as Xu Ao if they refused to turn on him.

However, Chen Fan couldn't forgive what they have did to Xu Ao's widowed wife and daughter. The tycoons had stolen every single penny from them, including much of Chen Fan's wealth as well as the Yun Wu Spirit Water.

The situation in Jin City wouldn't deteriorate so quickly If the Chen family had the income from the sales of Yun Wu Spirit Water.

"You will have to pay for your choices."

Chen Fan cracked an icy smile and taped the gourd lightly. Suddenly, the gourd sent out a powerful wave of energy that pierced the sky above.

With lightning speed, he flew himself into the sky, tracing a streak of azure glow against the dark velvety sky and disappeared. The father and daughter pair were left alone in the dark. They heard nothing except for the waves rushing against the shoreline.

"Dad, what did Chen Beixuan say he was going to do?"

Tang Yifei hesitated for a while and asked.

"You already know the answer, don't you?" Tang Yuanqin shook his head and heaved a sigh.

"I bet that not even Lin Tashan had expected him to return. Blood is going to spill and heads are going to roll tonight. Xu Ao... what a pity..."

Tang Yuanqin heaved another sigh wistfully.

"Sigh"

Jiang Bei Region and Jin City were separated only by the river and were all jurisdictions of Jiang Nan Province.

Chen Fan dashed across the river, seeming walking on water and crossed the river in a blink. As soon as he reached the other side, he picked up more speed until he was running at a couple of hundred kilometers per hour, faster than most race cars. It wasn't long before he reached Jiang Zhou City.

Jiang Zhou City was a familiar city since Chen Fan had been here many times before.

He had planned to visit Lord Wu of Jiang Zhou City while he had just made his breakout debut in Jiang Bei. However, ever since he had gained Tang Yuanqin's support, he no longer felt the need to meet with Lord Wu, so the meeting never materialized. A couple of years later, Chen Fan's journey had come full circle and was back at Jiang Zhou City.

"Wu Qixin of the Jiang Zhou City... Hehe... what a tool."

Chen Fan looked to the gleaming city from its outskirts and cracked a cold smile.

He projected out his Divine Will to cover the entire Jiang Zhou City and started the winnowing out what he was looking for in the sea of information.

"Not here... no... not here either... Must be the eastern side of the town."

Chen Fan combed through the city with great attention to detail. Lord Wu was a paranoid old man who had many enemies. Therefore, he frequently changed his living accommodations to avoid detection, which increased the difficulty of finding him out from millions of other citizens of Jiang Zhou. Whoever, with enough time, Chen Fan could find a mouse in the metropolis much less a living breathing human.

"Got you!"

Ten minutes later, Chen Fan opened his eyes and started running toward the eastern gate of the Jiang Zhou City.

Meanwhile, the mighty Lord Wu, Wu Qixin who had presided over Jiang Zhou City for decades was sitting with a guest in a living room.

His guest was a middle-aged man in a white Martial arts outfit. The man's even an imposing demeanor and the sharp glint in his eyes was a telltale sign that he was an Internal Force User.

"Master Hong, thank you for helping us getting rid of those thugs from the Tang Family."

Lord Wu cupped his fist and announced.

"Don't mention it. We both serve Grandmaster Lin, so I couldn't just stand by and not help out. Without Tang Yuanqi, The Tang family is weak and useless anyways."

"Once we have taken over the Jiang Zhou City, the Jin City would be the only city left in the Jiang Nan Province yet to come under our control. The Tang family's days are numbered since Grandmaster Lin could descend upon them at any moment. How ironic! I don't think Grandmaster Lin even cared for the Jiang Nan Province that much. He would rather stay home if the Hong Sect leader didn't task him to bring the Jiang Nan Province to their knees."

"Very well, very well!"

Lord Wu's face bloomed like a flower.

He had already forgotten the loyalty he had sworn to Chen Fan and Tang Yuanqin.

Suddenly, someone raped on the door.

"Uh? Who would visit at this hour?"

The sound alerted both men in the living room.

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