<h4>Chapter 671 - Yuan Powang</h4>


    “Half-step Heavenly Star!” Chen Fan’s expression sank when he saw the middle-aged man who hadunched the sneak attack.


    The attacker’s Martial Dao Will was obscure, yet to morph into a proper one. All this proved that the attacker hadn’t actually stepped into the Heavenly Star realm.


    However, since he had already tapped into this power, he was clearly a half-step Heavenly Star realm expert, with one foot already through the doors of that realm.


    This middle-aged man looked at Chen Fan and said with a faint smile, “Kid, you’re pretty astute.”


    He hadn’t expected Chen Fan to dodge a sneak attack from him, a half-step Heavenly Star realm expert.


    No wonder Chen Fan had managed to carve his way through countless dangers, escaping disaster time and again. His deeds on this journey had already spread across the entire Gen Road.


    Many had tried to take him down, but ny percent of them ended up dead by his hand, earning Chen Fan the title of "Killing God."


    Chen Fan had long since lost count of how many bloody battles he had gone through on this journey. He had literally cut his way through, eliminating anyone who dared covet his secrets.


    In the distance, those who had just breathed a sigh of relief after escaping Chen Fan’s killing move froze in their tracks as they watched this unfold.


    They eximed in shock one after another after getting a clear look at the middle-aged man.


    “Heavens, it’s Yuan Powang! He actually made a move!”


    “My god, Yuan Powang is a half-step Heavenly Star realm expert. With him taking action, I’m afraid Chen Fan will be finished this time.”


    “That’s right. All those who say that only a Heavenly Star realm expert can take him down are forgetting that half-step Heavenly Star realm experts exist. They have already touched upon the power of Martial Dao Will and wield tremendous power, even using techniques simr to those of true Heavenly Star realm experts.”


    “What a pity. All of Chen Fan’s secrets will end up with Yuan Powang.”


    “I heard that Chen Fan went to the Hidden Dragon Ind in Hong Domain to undergo his hundred-day trial and obtained a Martial Dao Will Fragment there. If Yuan Powang gets his hands on it, I’m afraid he’ll master the power of Martial Dao Will and be a genuine Heavenly Star realm powerhouse.”


    “......”


    Chen Fan looked at Yuan Powang with a cold gaze, feeling an enormous pressure.


    Although he could easily kill a ninth-level Divine Nascent realm expert, facing a half-step Heavenly Star realm opponent still left him feeling a bit overwhelmed.


    Yuan Powang’s gaze locked onto Chen Fan firmly.


    “Kid, I know everything about you like the back of my hand. Hand over all your secrets and treasures, and I''ll spare your life. I might even escort you to True Martial City. How about it?”


    As Chen Fan rose to fame on the Gen Road, every detail about him was dug up.


    Yuan Powang knew everything—right down to the Martial Dao Will Fragment.


    With Chen Fan’s heaven-tier martial arts and the Martial Dao Will Fragment, Yuan Powang saw his chance to fullyprehend the power of Martial Dao Will and ascend to the Heavenly Star realm.


    Chen Fan looked at Yuan Powang coldly and said indifferently, “You want to take my treasures? That will depend on whether you have the ability!”


    Yuan Powang chuckled contemptuously and said, “Kid, I know you’re not weak. Not even ninth-level Divine Nascent realm experts are a match for you. Unfortunately for you, I am a half-step Heavenly Star realm expert. You are just a slightly big ant before me. I’m only showing goodwill in consideration that you haven’t had an easy time cultivating up until this point. Don’t make a mistake.”


    “Let’s fight!” Chen Fan did not say much and rushed forth. His qi surged, his clothes fluttered, and a sharp aura gushed out.


    So what if he was a half-step Heavenly Star realm expert? Chen Fan still wanted to fight!


    Yuan Powang''s expression turned icy as he sensed Chen Fan’s fighting spirit. “It seems like you’re refusing a toast just to take the penalty. Fine, since you’re asking to die, I’ll grant your wish!”


    In an instant, Yuan Powang unleashed a wild, overpowering aura, exuding a sense of limitless strength.


    A faint power of will spread out from him, pressing down on Chen Fan—a forceful suppression.


    But Chen Fan didn’t flinch.


    Yuan Powang was only a half-step Heavenly Star realm expert, so his power of will was very weak. Chen Fan had spent time studying the power of will from the Martial Dao Will Fragment he’d obtained on Hidden Dragon Ind, gaining valuable insights.


    Although Chen Fan had yet toprehend it, it was nothing but a fool’s errand if Yuan Powang wanted to suppress him with such a weak power of will.


    When Yuan Powang realized that Chen Fan wasn’t affected by his power, his eyes shed brilliantly. “You’ve indeed obtained a Martial Dao Will Fragment. Excellent. With the Martial Dao Will Fragment, I can trulyprehend the power of will and advance to the Heavenly Star realm!”


    Yuan Powang’s aura grew even more terrifying as his true primeval surged. He struck out with a palm, sending a powerful force through the air.


    Under this attack, the space cracked open and trembled violently.


    <i>Rumble!</i>


    A terrifying oppressive force swept over as if thousands of ancient divine mountains were crashing over together, wanting to smash Chen Fan to pieces.


    Chen Fan’s gaze turned cold, carrying traces of weight.


    Yuan Powang had already surpassed the limits of the Divine Nascent realm, possessing ten to twenty percent of a Heavenly Star realm powerhouse’s strength. Such opponents were not easy to face.


    A terrifying power awakened in Chen Fan.


    His true primeval surged, and a faintly discernible flood dragon seemed to coil around him, its ferocious head ring at Yuan Powang, ready to tear him apart at any moment.


    This was the Flood Dragon Fist Scripture.


    Chen Fan had the power of a dragon-elephant''s bloodline inside him. Practicing the Flood Dragon Fist Scripture had aplementary effect, allowing him to master it with remarkable speed. At present, he already had some mastery over it.


    A flood dragon’s cry lingered in the air.


    “<i>Roar</i>...”


    Chen Fan took a big step forward, carrying a berserk and terrifying aura. The flood dragon’s silhouette leaped from him, lunging toward Yuan Powang.


    In an instant, the two attacks shed violently. Heaven and earth let out rumbling noises that sent terror and shock into people’s hearts.


    <i>Rumble!</i>


    “What terrifying strength.”


    The crowd was stunned by their fight, their hearts shaking wildly.


    “So powerful!”


    “Both of them are so powerful!”


    Yuan Powang’s strength was undeniable as a half-step Heavenly Star realm expert. But Chen Fan—only at the seventh-level Divine Nascent realm—dared to face him head-on, shattering their expectations of him.


    “<i>Roar</i>...”


    The flood dragon’s angry roar rang out once again. The explosive impact reverberated, shaking the crowd’s eardrums and seeming to tremble the very air around them.


    Above, a mass of terrifying, tyrannical energy surged, shaking the hearts of everyone present.


    Two figures shot out backwards from the storm simultaneously.


    <i>p, p, p...</i>


    Yuan Powang looked at Chen Fan, pping and smiling, “Not bad, not bad at all! That move you just used must be the heaven-tier martial art Flood Dragon Fist Scripture from the microcosm, right? Very good, I like it very much.”


    He talked as if the Flood Dragon Fist Scripture was already his.