Unrivaled Martial Emperor

Chapter 822 - The New Third Demon General

Dou Yan was dead.

Chen Fan had destroyed his vitality in a single punch.

In his final moments, Dou Yan felt regret, indignation, and resentment.

If Dou Yan had known earlier how terrifyingly powerful Chen Fan was—enough to kill him—he would never have targeted Chen Fan, no matter Pan Huan’s hostility.

Alas, there was no medicine for regret. The instant he chose to provoke Chen Fan, his fate had been sealed.

The world seemed to hold its breath.

Boom. @@novelbin@@

Dou Yan’s corpse crashed onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

However, the crowd stood there blankly, as if they had lost their souls.

The third demon general, a half-step Manifestation realm expert, Dou Yan, was dead.

Many demon generals felt as if their world had come crumbling down.

The top three demon generals were revered as untouchable titans, far beyond their reach.

Qi Xue, for instance, had abandoned Chen Fan in the ranking battle simply to avoid Dou Yan’s wrath.

Yet now, the same Dou Yan they had all feared like a tiger lay lifeless.

Killed by Chen Fan after an intense clash.

No one had imagined such an outcome.

If Chen Fan killing Pan Huan in one move had shocked them, Dou Yan’s death was an earth-shattering blow—like the heavens themselves collapsing.

“He died.”

“I’m not dreaming, am I? Dou Yan actually... died!”

“Hiss, hiss...”

“This is too terrifying. That is Dou Yan we’re talking about, a half-step Manifestation realm peerless existence. Aside from the first and second demon generals, who could possibly be a match for him? And he actually... died!”

“I feel like my worldview is crumbling. Is Chen Fan really only in the seventh-level Heavenly Star realm, not a demon lord-class figure?”

“......”

Gradually, the demon generals snapped back to reality.

They looked at Dou Yan’s corpse on the ground, reduced to a mere puddle of mud. Their eyes twitched, and their hearts pounded heavily.

Not long ago, they had expected Chen Fan to suffer. But now, looking at the corpse, they didn’t even know what to say.

Dou Yan, a half-step Manifestation realm, had hopes of advancing into the Manifestation realm in the future and becoming an unrivaled figure like a demon lord. Now, he lay dead before them.

They would have been less shaken if a Manifestation realm demon lord-class expert had killed Dou Yan, but the killer was Chen Fan—a mere seventh-level Heavenly Star realm cultivator.

“This guy is incredibly strong!” Jin Xingzi, the second demon general, narrowed his eyes, glaring at Chen Fan in the air.

Dou Yan had been strong—he had earned his place as the third demon general.

Although not as powerful as Jin Xingzi, Dou Yan was not much weaker than him. He couldn’t kill Dou Yan.

Among the twenty-eight demon generals, only the mysterious First Demon General, known as the fifth demon lord, could have had the strength to kill Dou Yan.

But now, Chen Fan had done the impossible with his meager cultivation. It shook him to his core.

Jin Xingzi glanced at the First Demon General and saw a brilliant light flashing across his eyes.

It seemed that Chen Fan killing Dou Yan had also exceeded his expectations, causing him to feel great pressure.

Even if the current Chen Fan was no match for the First Demon General, he was only in the seventh-level Heavenly Star realm. If he reached the same cultivation level as the First Demon General, the tables would turn. He would be no match for Chen Fan.

“This guy, he really... did it!” Yan Shuiyi looked at the figure standing proudly in the air. She felt as if a tension that had been coiled tightly in her heart for so long had snapped, releasing a wave of relief.

Her pitch-black eyes also showed a hint of joy.

This gamble of hers had paid off.

Chen Fan killed Dou Yan and replaced him as the third demon general. Even though she was demoted from a demon general to a guardian, it was a small price to pay for the tremendous gain.

Meanwhile, Qi Xue was a picture of utter despair. Her face had turned completely pale, as though all the energy had drained from her, leaving her on the verge of collapse.

“How could this be? How could this be...” Qi Xue’s gaze flicked between Chen Fan and Dou Yan’s corpse.

The regret she had buried deep inside herself—after abandoning Chen Fan and siding with Dou Yan—erupted like a flood.

That hint of regret she had felt when Yan Shuiyi and Chen Fan defeated her was likely never erased; it was just buried deep inside her heart.

At this moment, the tinge of regret thoroughly erupted when Chen Fan killed Dou Yan, turning into a flood of regret.

She remembered the cold, decisive words she had spoken when she chose to abandon Chen Fan. She had dismissed him like an old, discarded shoe, unconcerned with the consequences. She had thought he would only serve as an obstacle to her rise, and she had been swift in cutting ties with him.

She regretted her decision now. Had she not abandoned him, perhaps the position of the third demon general would have been hers.

Thinking of this, pain surfaced in Qi Xue’s eyes. The regret she felt nearly drowned her completely.

Swish.

Chen Fan descended and put Dou Yan’s storage ring away. As the third demon general, he had an incredibly huge fortune. There was no way Chen Fan would let it go.

Tap, tap, tap.

With each measured step, Chen Fan approached Yan Shuiyi, his eyes gleaming with confidence as he smiled. “I didn’t disappoint you, did I?”

Yan Shuiyi shook her head and smiled, “No, I really didn’t expect you to be this strong. It looks like I gambled on the right choice this time.”

Chen Fan nodded before looking at Dou Yan’s subordinates. “I’m willing to take all guards and guardians under Dou Yan as my subordinates. Who’s willing to come under my command?”

The guardian and the guards’ eyes flickered with sharp lights. This was an opportunity.

Moments ago, such a statement would have sparked ridicule; Chen Fan’s rise to power had been swift and undeniable; now, his offer was one they could not ignore.

Some people directly saluted Chen Fan.

“Greetings to the Demon General.”

After someone took the lead, the other guardian and the guards followed suit.

“Greetings to the Demon General.”

“Very good. Yan Shuiyi, I appoint you as my demon palace hall’s steward to manage all matters. If someone dares to disobey your order, kill!”

“Yes.” Yan Shuiyi nodded with an excited look on her face.

Qi Xue looked at Yan Shuiyi. The regret in her eyes became even stronger. Then, she shifted her gaze onto Chen Fan, but the latter did not look at her at all.

Thinking back, her guardian had berated Chen Fan just because he took another look at her. Afterward, she even said that she didn’t like Chen Fan’s gaze and would personally gouge out his eyes if he did it again.

However, not even half a day had passed, and their statuses had flipped around. Chen Fan had become an existence who was out of her reach.

The Demon General Ranking Battle continued.

In the end, the rankings of the demon generals remained almost unchanged.

The First Demon General was still the first demon general, Jin Xingzi retained his position as the second demon general, and Chen Fan became the third demon general.

With this, the curtain fell on this Demon General Ranking Battle.

When news of Chen Fan becoming the third demon general spread, a huge commotion broke out in the entire Xuan Ting Demon Sect.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan brought Yan Shuiyi and the others to the third demon general’s demon palace hall.