Unrivaled Martial Emperor

Chapter 687 - Everyone’s a Monster

With a shake of his hand, Jian Qi made a talisman appear in his hand. He directly entered the Peerless Peak, bringing Chen Fan along, and landed in front of a palace.

This palace was built from strange stones. They were mottled and looked ancient. There were bloodstains everywhere, and it seemed like many gods and devils had died to form these stones.

An incomparably overwhelming aura emanated from the palace.

Jian Qi landed in front of the palace’s plaza and called out loudly, “Senior Brother, Senior Sister, I’ve brought Chen Fan here.”

“What? Junior Brother, you finally brought him back after all this time.” A woman in red makeup, holding a scroll, stepped out.

She carried a calm, elegant demeanor with an air of scholarly wisdom. Though she revealed no sign of cultivation, Chen Fan felt a profound aura from her, as if embodying the boundless concept of lawlessness.

“She is our third senior sister, Duanmu Lingxing. Our Peerless Peak has the fewest members across the various peaks. Including you and Teacher, there are only nine of us. I’m the youngest, but from now on, you’ll be our eighth junior brother!” He laughed, “Finally, someone younger than me!”

“What? The Peerless Peak only has nine people? Is this really a peak of the True Martial Academy?” Chen Fan was shocked. “The True Martial Academy is one of the nine overlord-class forces of the Tianwu Continent. Shouldn’t the Peerless Peak, known for being unrivaled, be packed with experts—Heavenly Star realm, Manifestation realm, maybe even Legendary realm? Why are there only nine of us?”

This surprised him.

For the Peerless Peak to stand as one of the nine main peaks of the True Martial Academy, even feared by the Law Enforcement Hall, it should be overflowing with talent. Even if they had fewer people than the other mountain peaks, it shouldn’t be to the extent of having so few of them.

Before coming to the True Martial Academy, Chen Fan had done his research.

As the behemoth of the eastern continent, the True Martial Academy was full of experts, having as many Heavenly Star realm experts as sand in the vast seas. And even that was an understatement.

Yet now, standing on Peerless Peak, he discovered that there were only nine members. The realization left him puzzled, almost making the Peak feel underwhelming.

A loud and clear voice suddenly rang out, carrying a weight that could only belong to an expert of unimaginable depth.

“You’re mistaken, Junior Brother. Our Peerless Peak is not known for our numbers.”

Chen Fan turned, and a striking figure emerged from the palace—a tall, handsome man with eyes that gleamed like stars and an aura so overwhelming it felt suffocating.

If the third senior sister, Duanmu Lingxing, was the embodiment of tranquil elegance, this man was the embodiment of blazing intensity—a contrast of calm and fiery strength.

“Junior Brother, this is our second senior brother, Di Chen,” Jian Qi introduced.

Chen Fan nodded and said, “Greetings, Second Senior Brother.”

Di Chen nodded with a smile and said, “Junior Brother, our teacher doesn’t accept just anyone as his disciple. Each of us on Peerless Peak is a force unto ourselves. Take me, for example. None under the Legendary realm can kill me. Why waste our resources on those who can’t defy their limits or challenge those stronger than them? Weaklings have no place here.”

Chen Fan was a little lost for words.

To say that no one under the Legendary realm can kill him.... What is the Second Senior Brother’s cultivation level?

As far as Chen Fan knew, in the Tianwu Continent, the Legendary realm experts stood at the very peak of the continent. Wouldn’t this mean that Di Chen was only one step away from that peak?

“That’s right, Chen Fan...” Duanmu Lingxing said, “You’ve made a great name for yourself on the Gen Road. However, our teacher still wouldn’t have accepted you if you hadn’t defeated the half-step Heavenly Star realm Yuan Powang with only seventh-level Divine Nascent realm cultivation. Even now, although Teacher has already called you by name, the choice remains yours. If you wish, you’re free to leave Peerless Peak and join another.”

Chen Fan touched his nose, an amused smirk tugging at the corner of his lips.

It seemed that despite all his achievements, he’d only barely met their requirements. Their standards were beyond monstrous!

Although there were millions—perhaps even billions—of “geniuses” in this world, geniuses comparable to Chen Fan, ones who could challenge opponents far above their own cultivation level, were as rare as a phoenix’s feathers or a qilin’s horn.

Figures like the First Dragon Lord, the First Fiend, Xiao Yan, and the others, while capable of battling opponents a single level above, couldn’t come close to Chen Fan’s level of might.

And yet, these geniuses—celebrated and pursued by major forces—didn’t even warrant a second glance from Peerless Peak. To them, such prodigies weren’t even worth considering—they were simply classified as trash.

Chen Fan was somewhat glad that he was a greater genius than someone like the First Dragon Lord. Otherwise, wouldn’t he have become trash in the eyes of these people from the Peerless Peak?

Another man walked out. He had an ordinary face. Judging by his appearance, this man seemed somewhat gloomy and cold and wasn’t one for talks and smiles. He gave off a feeling like a venomous snake.

“How about it, Chen Fan? Are you willing to join our Peerless Peak? We won’t force you if you’re not willing.”

Chen Fan’s heart shook the moment he saw this man.

He couldn’t tell Di Chen or Duanmu Lingxing’s cultivation levels, but he could still vaguely sense that this man was at the peak of the Heavenly Star realm.

Jian Qi said from the side, “He’s the fourth senior brother, Yan Weiyi.”

Chen Fan was shocked in his heart once more. Yan Weiyi was most likely not far from the Manifestation realm.

If even the fourth senior brother was already at the peak of the Heavenly Star realm, then the cultivation of the second senior brother, Di Chen, and the third senior sister, Duanmu Lingxing couldn’t be any lower.

Since Di Chen said that no one under the Legendary realm could kill him, wouldn’t that mean that the first senior brother was almost certainly a Legendary realm powerhouse?

And if that was true, what kind of transcendent existence was their teacher? Chen Fan’s heart thumped violently.

“What do you think, Chen Fan?” Duanmu Lingxing said, “We won’t force you to join us. You’re free to choose another peak. The Heavenly Bastion Peak, Thunder Prison Peak, and the other eight major peaks each have over ten thousand disciples under them—strength in numbers, vast resources, and endless opportunities. If you prefer a hall with many people, that’s fine. It’s just that we’re not fated.”

Chen Fan thought for a while and nodded in agreement, “Alright, I’ll join the Peerless Peak.”

Although the Peerless Peak had few people, every one of them was an extraordinary genius.

From this, Chen Fan could tell that the Peerless Peak’s peak master, who was also their teacher, was definitely a special character.

“Haha, excellent. In that case, from now on, you will officially become the Peerless Peak’s eighth disciple. Our Peerless Peak has always been unequaled under the heavens and domineering without bounds. Whoever dares to mess with us, Eighth Brother, just go ahead and smack them. If you can deal with it, settle it on your own. If you can’t, come tell us seniors. If we can’t settle it, there’s still Teacher. No one can bully our Peerless Peak’s people!” Jian Qi said assertively.

“Seventh Brother is right. There’s only one word for whoever dares to mess with our Peerless Peak—death!” Yan Weiyi said, overflowing with killing intent.