Unrivaled Martial Emperor

"Second!"

The first fiend, still retrieving the Southern Fire Barbaric Ox's flames, stopped and erupted in fury.

He never imagined that the sharp-browed second fiend could be slapped to death by an "ant" in the Lesser Peak Manifestation realm.

This was like a bolt from the blue.

"Bastard, how dare you kill my brother? You have committed a capital offense!"

The first fiend was furious. The nefarious qi around him boiled violently, like it had gained actual substance. Even ordinary quasi-Legendary realm experts would feel incredibly intimidated when facing the first fiend's nefarious qi, forced to fight at barely half their strength.

However, Chen Fan was completely unaffected. He smiled faintly and said, "Oh? Capital offense? Then what do you call robbing something that belongs to me, Chen Fan?"

"What?"

"Chen Fan? You're Chen Fan from the True Martial Academy's Peerless Peak?"

Suddenly, the enraged first fiend and the third fiend froze, stunned.

The swirling, nefarious qi paused mid-air; shock twisted their faces, mouths agape, enough to fit two duck eggs.

The name Chen Fan was now a household name on the Tianwu Continent.

As underworld figures, they were well-informed and quite familiar with the name but had never seen him in person.

So, they hadn't realized the youth before them was Peerless Peak's famed prodigy.

Now, with Chen Fan revealing his name, both were completely dumbfounded.

They knew exactly what Chen Fan stood for.

Even Wang Zhong, a prodigy from a foreign continent with combat strength at the Legendary realm, was beaten up one-sidedly by Chen Fan, yet they had tried to rob him.

Now, they were the ones courting death.

"Yes, yes, only the Peerless Peak's Chen Fan would have such strength, slapping Second Brother to death in one move." The third fiend turned pale in fright.

Chen Fan's fame was, in truth, infamy. His fierce reputation easily eclipsed that of the Three Fiends of Hong Lake.

The first fiend's expression changed, and he said, "So, you're the famous Brother Chen. We were blind not to recognize you. We have offended you. I hope you'll be magnanimous and spare us this once. Here, this is the flame of the Southern Fire Barbaric Ox. We'll leave immediately."

After saying that, the first fiend tossed the bottle in his hand, which contained the Southern Fire Barbaric Ox's flames, toward Chen Fan.

A light flashed across Chen Fan's eyes. The corners of his lips curved up in an arc, and he caught the jade bottle.

Just then, a sharp luster flashed in the first fiend's eyes.

Boom, tch!

Suddenly, the jade bottle exploded. The flames inside surged outward, engulfing Chen Fan.

The first fiend wasn't expecting the Southern Fire Barbaric Ox's flames to kill Chen Fan. If they could, Chen Fan wouldn't have gained such notoriety.

Almost simultaneously, the first and third fiends lunged forward. Instead of fleeing, they charged at Chen Fan, flinging large handfuls of powder at him.

Soon, Chen Fan was enveloped by this powder.

"Hahahaha, so what if you're the infamous Chen Fan? Coming across us, the Three Fiends of Hong Lake, let alone Chen Fan, it's useless even if you're Chen Bufan. You dare kill our brother; you will definitely die!" said the first fiend savagely.

A seductive smile twisted across the third fiend's face, but it was savage rather than charming. "Keke, Chen Fan, you have a fierce reputation, but after being hit by our Wonder Fragrance Soft Bones Powder, you're ours to toy with."

The fiends had great confidence in the Wonder Fragrance Soft Bones Powder, as it could weaken even a Greater Legendary realm expert, leaving them limp and helpless.

Although he possessed Legendary realm combat strength, could he be stronger than a Greater Legendary realm?

The Three Fiends of Hong Lake roamed the Tianwu Continent. What dangers hadn't they faced?

Once, they'd been hunted by a Lesser Legendary realm powerhouse, yet turned the tables with this very powder.

"Hahahaha, Chen Fan, you didn't expect this, did you? Did you think your name would scare us, the Three Fiends of Hong Lake? It's perfect. Today, I'll use your fresh blood to forge our unrivaled reputation."

Killing Chen Fan would make them infamous across the continent, worthy of the history books.

Just as the fiends were feeling complacent, Chen Fan's voice resounded.

"Oh? Is that right?"

To their shock, they saw him inhale the entire cloud of Wonder Fragrance Soft Bones Powder, drawing it into his lungs without resistance.

"You... how can that be?"

Their faces drained of color, expressions twisted in disbelief as if they had seen a ghost.

They, more than anyone, knew the potency of the powder.

It was useless even if one held their breath.

The drug could seep through the skin, entering the victim via pores. Even minimal contact left victims limp and powerless, as if their bones had melted.

They thought Chen Fan would be sprawled on the ground like a puddle of mud, completely at their mercy.

Unexpectedly, he was fine and even inhaled the Wonder Fragrance Soft Bones Powder.

Worse yet, he looked utterly unaffected.

"Sorry to disappoint you. You see, I am afraid of many things, but poisons aren't one of them." Chen Fan grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth. The sight of that calm smile sent a chill down the fiends' very bones.

Boom!

Almost instantly, the first fiend struck the third fiend with a palm strike, treating her as a meat shield and sending her flying toward Chen Fan while he executed the Blood Escape Technique to flee.

"Eldest Brother!" the third fiend cried, stunned that he would sacrifice her to save himself.

"Trying to run? If you'd shown some restraint earlier, I might have let you live. But since you tried to ambush me, you can leave your life behind."

Chen Fan shook his head and casually sent out a slash.

With a squishing sound, the third fiend was split into two.

Meanwhile, the streak of sword qi didn't dissipate. It arrived behind the first fiend almost instantly and broke through all of his defenses, killing him on the spot as well.

One stroke, two kills.

Without another word, Chen Fan dusted off his hands and vanished.

Half a day later, Chen Fan took out a jade plaque, frowning.

"Someone's calling for help," Chen Fan muttered.

Before entering the core area, the academy had given each of the hundred disciples a jade plaque. These plaques could detect one another within a fifty-thousand-kilometer radius and also transmit distress signals.

His jade plaque was receiving a distress signal. An elite of the True Martial Academy had come across a life-or-death crisis.