Unrivaled Martial Emperor

Chapter 871 - Leader Slaying Operation

Chen Fan killed a peak Heavenly Star realm demon beast with a punch, then looked around and furrowed his brow.

“So many demon beasts. How long will it take to wipe them all out?”

They were pouring all their energy into the fight, but the relentless tide of demon beasts seemed endless, surging wave after wave.

Lei Yuanjie and the others also realized this, and someone voiced their frustration:

“What do we do? There are simply too many demon beasts. How much longer do we have to keep killing?”

They had come searching for opportunities, yet now found themselves trapped by a demon beast army.

“We must think of a way. Staying here and killing these ordinary demon beasts is not a solution.”

“I’m almost all out of my qi replenishing elixirs. If this drags on, I’m afraid we will all be in danger.”

“But how do we break through? They’ve surrounded us, so forcing our way out won’t be easy, and those half-step Manifestation realm generals lurking in the dark won’t let us leave so easily.”

Shang Ziyan and the others remarked one after another, their voices containing hints of anxiety.

Chen Fan said, “To break an army, strike the leader. As long as we find and kill the generals of this army, the demon beasts will scatter like loose sand.”

The black-robed man said insidiously, “Easy for you to say. Who knows where they are hiding? It must be in the depths of the demon beast group. To kill them, we would have to break into the demon beasts’ main camp. Since you think it’s so easy, why don’t you do it?”

Everyone understood Chen Fan’s logic, but killing the demon beast generals was no simple feat. If they failed, they would meet their end right there.

The black-robed man, harboring ulterior motives, saw an opportunity. He hoped to provoke Chen Fan into acting. That way, he would be taking revenge for his big brother indirectly.

Chen Fan glanced at the black-robed man before ignoring him. He was nothing more than a clown.

Though venturing into the heart of the demon beast horde seemed suicidal, Chen Fan wasn’t concerned.

Those demon beasts would have a very hard time injuring him, thanks to his Hegemonic Golden Body. Thus, forcing his way through them to kill the demon beast generals posed no real challenge for him.

He couldn’t be bothered to say a word; he simply decided to charge in.

There were too many demon beasts, seemingly endless. Even if they continued dragging things on, it would not solve the problem.

Dragging things out would only worsen the situation, attracting more of them. It was clear they had entered a demon beast kingdom, and the delay would lead to a truly dire scenario.

The best solution would be to kill the demon beast general right now. Without a leader, the demon beast army would collapse immediately.

Although these demon beasts possessed human-like intelligence, they were not humans. They were unruly creatures and only united because they feared the demon beast generals. If that source was destroyed, they would immediately abandon the unfavorable situation.

With this in mind, Chen Fan didn’t hesitate. A streak of golden light, he dove straight into the horde.

Everyone watched blankly as Chen Fan rushed in.

They also knew that the black-robed man was only trying to provoke him into doing it. They didn’t expect Chen Fan to actually fall for it.

“Hoho, indeed, the arrogance of youth, rushing to his death!” An icy chilling light flashed across the black-robed man’s eyes. The corners of his lips drew back into an arc.

“Is he looking to die? There’s no need to be so eager!” Lei Yuanjie muttered to himself as he pierced a demon beast charging at him with his spear.

Everyone could not believe that someone would dare to rush in.

Against a typical demon beast tribe, it might be possible to sweep through—but a structured demon beast army was a completely different threat.

Even Shang Ziyan, who had been killing like crazy, was in disbelief.

He believed he was the strongest person among everyone present. If anyone had to take on the task of killing the leader, it should logically be him. Yet even he hesitated.

Even if he was confident, he understood the toll such a task would take: the risk of injury and depletion of his strength. He could command this squad due to his tremendous strength. If his strength declined, these people would not be so agreeable.

Cold light flashed in Shang Ziyan’s eyes as well.

Hmph, he really is courting death, but that’s great as well. That way, I will have firm control of this squad!

Chen Fan, however, paid no attention to what anyone else thought. His priority was clear: eliminate the demon beast generals before they could cause real trouble.

Among the demon beasts, a strange laughter immediately rang out. “My children, someone is actually bold enough to barge into our military formation. Show him how foolish he is.”

From their point of view, what Chen Fan was doing was simply courting death.

A mere ninth-level Heavenly Star realm dared to force his way in. It was blatant disrespect for their strength.

As Chen Fan pushed deeper into the demon beast ranks, he noticed their incredible diversity—beasts of all shapes and forms.

This confirmed his suspicion: this wasn’t just an ordinary tribe but likely one or more demon beast kingdoms.

Ordinary tribes were typically dominated by a single species; here, many types of demon beasts were mixed.

These demon beasts were organized in groups, forming the Three Realms Formations and the Four Symbols Formations.

Those two formations combined to form a larger formation. These demon beasts had all turned into spirits and gained higher wisdom. That was the scariest.

“Gege, a human martial artist has forced his way in. What vigorous vitality. After devouring him, my powers will reach an unbelievable level!”

“I haven’t seen human martial artists in a very long time, hahahaha. They are all blood sustenance sent to us. Great, I can finally get off that vegan train and taste some real food. I already forgot what they taste like.”

“These human martial artists are all elites among their people, and every one of them carries infinite wealth on them. We’ll be rich if we plunder just one of them!”

These demon beasts immediately revealed crazed looks of greed when they saw Chen Fan rushing in.

Human martial artists needed to spend some extra effort if they wanted to make use of the demon beasts’ energies to raise their cultivation. However, demon beasts were born with the innate ability to extract energy from all kinds of flesh and blood to strengthen themselves.

For someone like Chen Fan, who cultivated a powerful body-tempering technique, his qi and blood had reached an exceptionally potent level. To these demon beasts, he was the perfect meal—his presence shone like a beacon in the dark, making them salivate and crave to devour him on the spot.