Unrivaled Martial Emperor

Chapter 442 - External Incarnation

The palm strike flew toward Chen Fan like a towering wave, capable of turning a gigantic mountain into rubble. His true primeval transformed into a vortex capable of piercing through an iron wall.

Chen Fan indifferently punched, making the space produce a furious roar.

Boom!

The collision of palm and fist sent shockwaves rippling through the surroundings, tearing apart clouds in the sky and felling trees on the ground.

After exchanging blows, Chen Fan and the merit elder retreated backward.

Peak of the seventh level... Chen Fan’s face still showed no emotions, but his gaze darkened slightly.

The merit elder held a position of great authority over the Merit Hall within the sect. So, the one in that position had to be powerful to deal with any situation that arose. The fact he was the merit elder proved that he was someone with great capabilities.

This little beast has grown stronger so quickly! While Chen Fan felt a bit somber, the merit elder was shaken inside.

Three months ago, Chen Fan had battled Feng Tianxia and turned defeat into victory at the last moment, displaying his extremely powerful and terrifying strength. That fight was the catalyst that made Duan Jingtian take action. He decided to remove Chen Fan early. He got the merit elder involved to ensure nothing went wrong.

Chen Fan’s cultivation and strength rose too quickly, startling the merit elder.

Although the merit elder had not used his full strength earlier, he had used seventy percent of his strength. It was more than enough to easily kill someone at the sixth level.

He knew that Chen Fan was monstrously powerful. Still, he had been sure the attack would have sent Chen Fan flying and spewing blood even if it couldn’t kill him.

However, he did not gain the slightest advantage after that exchange of blows.

He must be eliminated, or he'll pose a grave threat to Duan Jingtian. And if he comes into power, he will come to settle scores with me. I have to kill him today!

The merit elder's eyes radiated cold, steely determination as he prepared to attack, but he also felt a tinge of regret.

If he had known that the high elder would help Chen Fan get rid of the evil qi within the Divine Stone of Life, he would not have handed it over to Chen Fan. His mistake had allowed Chen Fan to grow so strong, so quickly.

His current mission to intercept Chen Fan was, in part, an attempt to atone for that past sin, sanctioned by Duan Jingtian himself.

With palms outstretched, the merit elder channeled his qi. His blood and true primeval flowed together, resonating with a cacophony of clattering sounds as his vitality surged.

He threw a palm strike at Chen Fan’s head. True primeval erupted forth, momentarily stifled as if by a mountain's weight, as the merit elder unleashed his ultimate martial art—Mountain Breaking Avalanche.

Chen Fan's figure blurred, evading the onslaught of true primeval. He unleashed a barrage of palm strikes, each imbued with a terrifying strength reminiscent of ancient giant elephants.

His qi erupted violently, shrouding the sky and sun, producing a gale that peeled away a thick layer of the earth. Gravel flew everywhere, and the earth and the mountains shook—it was a scene straight out of an apocalypse.

The two exchanged seven palms in a flash.

Every palm strike shook heaven and earth with its immense strength.

After the seven palm strikes, they backed away, their breathing rugged. Their chests rose and fell rapidly.

The white clouds above them were ripped into nothingness long ago. The mountain below them had been reduced to powder. Countless demonic beasts died for no reason.

“Hoho, is that all you’ve got, Merit Elder? If so, I'm afraid you won't be leaving here alive today," Chen Fan declared, his gaze piercing with unmistakable killing intent.

Anyone who wanted to kill him was an enemy, regardless of their status within the sect. He would show no mercy.

Moreover, he had rationale on his side. Even if he killed the merit elder, the sect would not do a thing to him.

“Merit Elder, your cultivation is higher than mine, and your true primeval is robust, fighting against me with over a hundred years of experience. Unfortunately, your body has already withered. How many times can your meridians endure such intense usage of your qi?” Chen Fan asked.

Although their cultivation levels weren’t the same, Chen Fan had powerful true primeval and his tough physique on his side.

“You’re celebrating too early, you little beast! Did you really think I’m trash like Feng Tianxia? Killing you will be child's play for me!” said the merit elder, his black robes billowing ominously as steam rose. The ferocious might of his peak seventh-level cultivation was on full display.

Suddenly, a whirlwind swept past, and the elder’s robust true primeval coalesced into a figure identical to himself. The copy was translucent, but its eyebrows, facial features, and beard were identical. It was like a doppelganger.

Moreover, due to its translucency, Chen Fan could see that it had meridians, dantian, and a qi sea—a living being in its own right, possessing intelligence.

As soon as this true primeval humanoid appeared, all the primeval qi of heaven and earth seemed to resonate, inducing a minor atmospheric disturbance as dark clouds gathered in the skies.

“Flesh body conversion, gathering of spirit, seizing life from heavens! Little beast, someone immature like you can’t compare to my century-long cultivation. You think stumbling upon a few fortuitous encounters is all that? Now, witness the might of qi, spirit, and soul!" the Merit Elder declared arrogantly.

He got the merit elder position thanks to two things: his powerful cultivation, and his mysterious martial art that allowed him to manifest an external incarnation. The manifestation would have seventy to eighty percent strength of his true self, so it was as strong as a newbie seventh-level cultivator.

With this formidable skill alone, he could fight against someone at the early stage of the eighth level!

This external incarnation lunged forward, surrounded by fierce winds and enveloped in clouds and mist. Some of the elements took the shape of creatures in front of the incarnation, with the clouds forming a dragon and the winds forming a tiger.

Unbound by the constraints of a physical body, the external incarnation's movements were ferocious, three to four times more powerful than the Merit Elder himself. Flames raged as it struck out with a palm, the heat wave pushing the air away.

Meanwhile, the merit elder himself wasn’t idle. Working in tandem with the incarnation, they struck fiercely from the left and right, fighting two against one.

“What an incredible martial art!” Yet, Chen Fan remained unfazed, a brilliant light flashed across his eyes.

When one practiced their qi cultivation technique to the peak, they could cast a humanoid true primeval, similar to a weapon formed from qi, possessing incredible strength.

However, the merit elder’s incarnation was different. This was an external incarnation—it was stronger and smarter.