Unrivaled Martial Emperor

Chapter 608 - Making a Move

“Who are they? One of them seems to be a Hong Domain martial artist. Why are they fighting?”

“This isn’t the first time. Fights like this will break out everywhere every time the True Martial Academy opens.”

“The other person seems to be Qiu Bao. He’s a rare genius of our Shunan Prefecture. His older brother, Qiu Lang, is one of the three prodigies of our Shunan Prefecture!”

“......”

The commotion quickly drew the attention of everyone in the restaurant, and the crowd started gossiping. They were accustomed to such incidents and weren’t overly concerned.

As a key location on the way to the True Martial Academy’s Gen Road, such battles occurred every century. It wasn’t the first or second time, though martial artists from the Hong Domain often ended up at a disadvantage.

“Wolf Pack Devours Tiger!”

Qiu Bao slashed fiercely with his saber. A pack of ferocious wolves formed from true primeval pounced at Zhou Qing. The wolves howled as they charged at Zhou Qing, surrounding him with apparent intelligence.

The wolf pack’s howls shook heaven and earth.

Zhou Qing retreated, his sword light flashing as he fought off the wolves. However, their numbers kept increasing, gradually encircling him and leaving him isolated.

“Hahahaha, this is a top genius of Hong Domain. Pathetic!”

Wang Heng and several other youths laughed heartily, dismissing the martial artists from the Hong Domain’s thirty-six nations.

“He’s about to lose.” Chen Fan observed, shaking his head. “Indeed, there’s always a higher mountain. The Hong Domain has been weak for many years. Our younger generation’s geniuses lag far behind in both quality and quantity.”

The true reason for the gap wasn’t individual talent.

Although the Hong Domain occasionally produced stunning geniuses, they often struggled against experts from larger, more powerful domains. The reason was very simple.

The Hong Domain’s legacies were cut off.

Throughout the entire Hong Domain, Emperor Li was the only known Heavenly Star realm expert. On the other hand, the Spring Sea Domain had no fewer than ten Heavenly Star realm experts. This stark contrast was evident.

The difference in Divine Nascent realm experts was even greater.

In the Great Chu Empire, only top-tier forces like the Spring Autumn Sect would have a Divine Nascent realm in their ranks overseeing them, and there would only be one or two of them.

However, in the Great Ming Empire, numerous forces had Divine Nascent realm experts.

The difference in the number of high-end experts was immense, naturally leading to an even wider gap among the juniors they trained.

Zhou Qing’s talent wasn’t bad at all, but he lacked a strong legacy foundation.

This gap is also why many young experts from the Hong Domain choose to face the dangers of the Ancient Trial Road. Despite the clear risks of life and death, they see it as a necessary trial to emerge on top.

That was because they could only come out on top through this kind of tempering.

They were much worse than the successors of those stronger and larger domains, to begin with. If they still weren’t willing to risk their lives, they could never get ahead.

Chen Fan also understood this point very well.

He was also like this.

He was not born with a golden spoon in his mouth, and his father wasn’t Li Gang. Only by working harder than others could he go further and become stronger than them. He could only rely on himself to get what he wanted. [1]

Rumble!

A terrifying explosion erupted among the pack of wolves. Many of the ferocious wolves exploded, turning into masses of primeval qi and dissipating.

Zhou Qing had executed a powerful counterattack, but he was in rough shape.

He had just broken through Qiu Bao’s Wolf Pack Devours Tiger, trying to catch his breath, when a streak of terrifying saber light fell from the sky, ready to split him in half.

It was Qiu Bao’s perfect follow-up attack, exploiting Zhou Qing’s momentary vulnerability with ruthless precision.

Seeing the fatal saber light bearing down on him, Zhou Qing stood paralyzed with fear, his face turning ghastly white.

Just as Zhou Qing was about to be killed, a sharp wind-breaking noise rang out. A streak of light shot toward Qiu Bao like a bolt of lightning.

Startled, Qiu Bao diverted his saber from Zhou Qing and swung it toward the incoming light.

Puchi!

The streak of light was instantly cut in half. Only then did Qiu Bao realize that the light was merely a chopstick.

Qiu Bao’s expression was incomparably dark as he turned his furious gaze toward Chen Fan.

That streak of light had come from Chen Fan’s direction. Only he was in that direction, not to mention that he was holding a single chopstick.

“Little bastard, you dare to sneak attack me!” Qiu Bao stared at Chen Fan with a tyrannical gaze.

Chen Fan raised his head and said calmly, “One should show mercy whenever possible. Besides, you're interrupting my drink.”

“Bastard, you’re courting death!” Qiu Bao was infuriated and said coldly, “Judging by your clothing, you’re also a martial artist from Hong Domain. Since you dare to sneak attack me, fine. I’ll use your life to pay for his!”

Qiu Bao summoned a fierce wind and lunged at Chen Fan, his expression twisted with malice. The saber in his hand shone with a merciless, icy luster, sweeping toward Chen Fan’s neck in an instant.

“Hmph, a mere seven-revolution Golden Core trash dares to sneak attack me. You must be tired of living!”

Qiu Bao’s words were savage, showing an evil grin on his face. He could already see Chen Fan getting decapitated in his head.

But just as Qiu Bao’s saber was about to strike Chen Fan’s neck, Chen Fan made his move.

Chen Fan raised his arm, extending two fingers to catch the incoming saber. No matter how much force Qiu Bao exerted, he couldn’t budge the weapon.

Boom, tch!

In the next moment, Chen Fan applied pressure and snapped the saber in two.

“Have it back!”

A cold luster flashed in Chen Fan’s eyes, and he threw the broken saber back at Qiu Bao.

Chla!

The air was torn apart.

Qiu Bao was shrouded by an aura of death in an instant. The broken saber was like the grim reaper’s scythe, coming to reap his life.

Puchi!

At the critical moment, Qiu Bao leaned to the side. The broken saber narrowly missed his vital organs but severed his right arm.

Qiu Bao turned out to be quite a tough man. He merely groaned when his right arm was severed. He endured the excruciating pain and roared at Chen Fan, “Little bastard, you’ll regret this!”

After leaving those threatening words, he hurriedly picked up his severed arm and fled with his gang of scoundrels.

Although they were hedonists, they weren’t fools. They realized Chen Fan was too powerful for them. Even if they wanted revenge, they needed their clans to step in.

They were no match for Chen Fan. It would not be worth it if they angered him and brought about their deaths.

1. Li Gang is a reference to a real-life DUI accident in China. Check Li Gang Incident on wiki if you wish to know more. ☜