Unrivaled Martial Emperor

Chapter 472 - Facing His Wrath

In the throne room of the Great Chu Empire’s imperial palace, a beautiful woman knelt on the ground, pleading mournfully.

“Imperial Brother, I’m begging you, please save Wudi...” (Note: Is it Imperial Brother or Royal Brother? I tried googling but can't find anything useful.)

The woman, graceful and noble, was the Qin Clan’s matriarch and Qin Wudi’s wife—Chu Lianyi. She also had another identity: she was the half-sister of the current emperor, Chu Jingcai, from a different mother.

Originally, Qin Wudi was set to marry Nangong Yue, creating an alliance with the Nangong Clan. However, this plan fell through due to Chen Zhengqing, resulting in the Qin Clan joining the royal family by marriage instead.

Chu Jingcai sat on his throne, looking at Chu Lianyi with a complicated gaze. He was already aware of the events at the Qin Clan and understood their dire situation.

Logically, since the royal family was allied with the Qin Clan by marriage, it was their duty to offer assistance in times of crisis.

However, the other party involved was Chen Fan, and even the royal family hesitated to fight him.

While the royal family was the ruler of the Great Chu Empire, the sects weren’t under their jurisdiction.

Chen Fan was a holy disciple of the Spring Autumn Sect, and challenging him would mean offending this powerful sect.

As the ruler of the Great Chu Empire, Chu Jingcai was well aware of the complex power dynamics and the various forces at play.

Information on Chen Fan had made its way to his desk long ago.

The internal struggles within the Spring Autumn Sect were intense, dividing it into three major factions.

Before Chen Fan’s rise to prominence, the high elder’s faction was increasingly suppressed by Duan Jingtian.

However, Chen Fan's exceptional talent allowed him to gain power and resist Duan Jingtian. Wei Buyu took him in as his personal disciple, seeing him as the best candidate to fight against Duan Jingtian.

If Chu Jingcai dared to make a move against Chen Fan, Wei Buyu, the high elder, and others from that faction would kill their way into the imperial palace.

And why should they worry about some high elder?

Because that high elder was a Divine Nascent realm powerhouse, standing at the apex of the Great Chu Empire. He wasn’t someone the royal family could easily confront.

Noticing Chu Jingcai's lack of reaction, Chu Lianyi’s voice became even more mournful.

“Imperial Brother...

“Imperial Brother, can you really bear to watch Wudi and Jian’er get killed? If anything were to happen to them, then I... I don’t want to live either!”

Chu Jingcai sighed and said, “Get up, Lianyi. I know what happened to the Qin Clan, but this matter is too complicated. It involves the Spring Autumn Sect. Chen Fan’s status is... haaa, is very extraordinary. He has a Divine Nascent realm powerhouse backing him. I hope you can understand!”

“I understand, I understand! I’m not asking for you to avenge the Qin Clan. All I ask is for you to save Wudi. He’s my husband and Jian’er’s father...”

Chu Lianyi kowtowed, her head hitting the ground hard.

“Haaa, fine. Alright, I’ll step in to protect Qin Wudi this one time, but I can’t guarantee the results. You need to be mentally prepared,” Chu Jingcai said, rubbing his forehead.

“Thank you, Imperial Brother! Thank you!” Chu Lianyi thanked him profusely.

......

Above the Qin Clan mansion, lightning flashed and thunder roared. A lightning dragon descended, shaking the heavens and the earth.

Dongfang Yu swung his blade. The blade light transformed into a lightning dragon, destroying everything in its path and aiming to devour Chen Fan.

The sky was filled with a terrifying, destructive aura, striking fear into the onlookers.

However, excitement gleamed in Chen Fan’s eyes.

He would face Duan Jingtian in a life-and-death battle soon. Fighting Dongfang Yu would help him understand the strength of someone ranked in the top ten of the Geniuses of Heaven Leaderboard and mentally prepare himself.

“Good timing. Break, break, break!”

Chen Fan’s aura rushed to the sky. His golden core power erupted wildly, pushing his cultivation to its limit. Transparent waves of qi radiated from him, creating massive ripples in space.

He also activated the Myriad Elephants Divine Art. The power of ten thousand elephants burst forth, conjuring an otherworldly space-time behind him. Ancient giant elephants lumbered over, crossing the long river of space and time to empower Chen Fan.

Chen Fan’s arm bulged with steel tendons and iron bones, his strength surging like a volcanic eruption. With thunderous force, he struck out violently three times in quick succession.

Boom, boom, boom!

The terrifying strength roared in the air. The three spear lights nearly merged as one and violently collided with the oncoming earth-shaking blade light.

Rumble!

An earth-shaking explosion rang out. A terrifying storm erupted and spread out, sweeping across heaven and earth. The manors, buildings, and decorative gardens in the Qin Clan mansion were all swept up, pulled into the air and torn to shreds.

Ugh, ugh, ugh...

The Qin Clan members in the mansion below bled from their seven orifices, struggling to endure the aftermath of the clash. A wave of people fell to the ground, their miserable screams echoing endlessly.

Rumble...

The clash continued, with deafening noises and horrifying shockwaves sweeping the area. It was like a scene from an apocalypse.

Chen Fan fell back repeatedly. His hand with the spear was sore and numb; he felt like it was about to break. A terrifying force, combined with the devastating power of heavenly lightning, surged through him, ravaging wildly.

“Hmph, devour for me!” Chen Fan quickly revolved around the Heaven Seizing Furnace, suppressing and refining the heavenly lightning wreaking havoc inside him.

On the other side, Dongfang Yu also flew out back from the storm, looking disheveled with his hair in disarray. He looked at Chen Fan with a dark gaze, shocked internally.

He knew Chen Fan was strong. After all, he had killed Qin Pokong, a seventh-level expert, with one attack. Although Qin Pokong didn’t amount to much in his eyes, it was enough to show Chen Fan’s overwhelming strength.

Therefore, he hadn’t taken Chen Fan seriously, thinking he would not be a match for him.

However, Dongfang Yu still executed the Thunder Wielding Divine Blade, drawing upon the power of the nine heavens’ profound lightning to greatly amplify the might of his blade art. That could have severely injured an eighth-level expert, if not killed them outright. Yet, Chen Fan had actually broken through it.

Moreover, the might of Chen Fan’s attack had made him feel like a tiny boat in the vast sea, in danger of being swallowed by fierce winds and huge waves at any time. His qi and blood churned uncontrollably.

Wielding the iron spear, Chen Fan looked at the gloomy Dongfang Yu sharply. An icy voice resounded in space as he said, “Not bad, as expected of the Blade Thunder Mountain’s backbone and ultimate martial art, Thunder Wielding Divine Blade. It truly is powerful. Unfortunately, you still can’t shake me with your strength. Now, have you thought about how you will face my wrath?”

A terrifying aura erupted from Chen Fan, sweeping through heaven and earth. Sensing this aura, Dongfang Yu’s irises shrank violently.

Chen Fan was unharmed under his Thunder Wielding Divine Blade!

How was that possible?

Even if Chen Fan managed to withstand his Thunder Wielding Divine Blade, the terrifying power of heavenly lightning should have rushed inside him, greatly affecting him.

However, judging by Chen Fan’s aura, it was completely ineffective.

This was not a pretense; he truly was unaffected.