"Did you have fun just now?"
A sinister smile spread across Zhang Fan's face, sending shivers down the Blood Ancestor's spine.
"So what if you've broken through? You're still a Celestial being who hasn't even condensed a nascent core. You're not worthy of fluttering before me!"
The Blood Ancestor, a seasoned figure who had faced countless life-or-death situations, forcibly dispelled the involuntary negative emotions and said coldly.
"Is that so?"
Zhang Fan strode across the sea of blood, step by step, towards the Blood Ancestor.
With each step Zhang Fan took, the blood sea below erupted, like a dragon emerging from the sea, churning up monstrous waves.
The breakthrough of his divine body had caused Zhang Fan's disintegration domain to surge in power. Just its release was enough to make peak Divine Realm experts within the domain unable to move an inch.
Even cultivators in the Core Condensation realm would feel immensely uncomfortable under the disintegration domain, their strength unable to be fully unleashed.
"Blood Sea Domain!"
The suppression from the disintegration domain put immense pressure on the Blood Ancestor, forcing him to unleash his own domain to contend with Zhang Fan's.
As the Blood Ancestor's blood sea domain was released, the entire underground space turned blood-red, sharp blood-colored malevolent energy swirling in the air, clashing with Zhang Fan's disintegration domain.
However, after only a few breaths, the range of the blood sea domain began to shrink, and under the powerful suppression of the disintegration domain, it vanished completely. The entire underground space was engulfed by a force of disintegration.
"How is this possible?"
A cultivator who hadn't even condensed a nascent core had released a domain that completely nullified his own domain's power. Feeling his body constantly being torn and pulled by the domain, the Blood Ancestor's expression turned grim.
Of course, while Zhang Fan's domain was powerful and significantly limited his strength and speed, it couldn't harm him in the slightest with its domain power alone.
What made the Blood Ancestor feel uneasy was that Zhang Fan's domain power had suddenly become so strong, his own strength must have also seen a tremendous increase.
If he, the Blood Ancestor, were in his prime, no matter how monstrous Zhang Fan was, he wouldn't have cared. After all, the difference in cultivation realms was insurmountable – a vast chasm lay between the Celestial Realm and a second-grade Golden Core cultivator.
But now, he was heavily injured, and the young man opposite him had inexplicably surged in power, causing the Blood Ancestor a sense of unease.
"Die!"
At this moment, the Blood Ancestor truly fought with his life on the line. Resisting the pressure of the domain, he lunged in front of Zhang Fan, risking further injury, and unleashed a punch towards Zhang Fan's chest, channeling the power of his Golden Core.
Blood-red light flashed, dazzling and resplendent, the immense power shaking the very foundations of the underground space.
However, facing the Blood Ancestor's desperate punch, Zhang Fan stood calmly in place, gazing at the Blood Ancestor without the slightest intention of dodging or blocking.
"Too arrogant!"
Seeing Zhang Fan not offering any defense, the Blood Ancestor rejoiced internally while also feeling a flicker of anger. Even though his current strength couldn't be fully unleashed, the punch he delivered with his Golden Core's power had reached the threshold of a Golden Core realm cultivator.
Its power was so immense that even a peak Core Condensation cultivator might be reduced to a mist of blood by this punch.
Yet, such an assault was being treated with disdain by a mere Celestial being, making the Blood Ancestor feel insulted.
*Thump!*
His snow-white palm clenched into a fist, striking Zhang Fan's chest. A low, resonant sound echoed, like a heartbeat, making one feel suffocated.
Impacted by the immense force, Zhang Fan was involuntarily sent flying backward. He stomped seven steps on the blood sea before managing to stabilize himself.
"Your strength is not bad. After my divine body reached minor completion, you could still shake my form. It seems you poured all your effort into that punch, didn't you?"
Zhang Fan looked down at his chest. A faint fist imprint was visible, but it vanished in the next moment, healing completely.
After his divine body reached minor completion, his physical body underwent a transformative change. His bare hands could now contend with spiritual treasures. Without special means, Golden Core cultivators would find it difficult to inflict harm.
Therefore, against such physically robust cultivators, suppression was generally the only viable method.
"Divine body minor completion?"
Upon hearing Zhang Fan's words, the Blood Ancestor's refined face contorted as if he had seen a ghost, and a chill ran through his entire body. For the first time, he felt fear.
"Impossible! How could a Celestial Realm cultivator cultivate their divine body to minor completion?"
By instinct, the Blood Ancestor believed Zhang Fan was lying. The minor completion of the divine body was an incredibly difficult feat.
Even for Golden Core realm cultivators, achieving minor completion of their divine body was a one-in-ten-thousand chance, as difficult as ascending to immortality.
Moreover, how rare were divine body techniques?
Without a powerful background, even ordinary Nascent Soul Celestial Immortals might not possess a divine body technique. Any Golden Core cultivator qualified to cultivate a divine body technique would undoubtedly have a formidable background.
Furthermore, they would need to possess innate talent recognized by a paramount being to be eligible for cultivation.
"Whether it's true or false, wouldn't you know if you tried?"
Although Zhang Fan's divine body hadn't truly reached minor completion yet, with the power of the Myriad Domain Suppressing Divine Body, even a quasi-minor completion divine body could rival the might of a true minor completion of some ordinary divine body techniques.
As he finished speaking, Zhang Fan flickered. Within the disintegration domain, he moved with ease, his speed even a notch faster than the Blood Ancestor's.
"Myriad Dao Fist!"
Zhang Fan unleashed a fist technique from the Battle Emperor's Art, gathering the boundless power of heaven and earth. His fist transformed into a miniature world, hurtling towards the Blood Ancestor.
Facing Zhang Fan's attack, the Blood Ancestor had nowhere to hide and could only resist with all his might.
However, the gap in strength between him and Zhang Fan was too vast. His resistance was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, utterly and devastatingly destroyed.
The fist imprint landed on the Blood Ancestor's body. The immense force shattered his physique. His originally snow-white flesh was covered in blood. He was sent flying, crashing into the rock wall and creating a pit several meters deep.
"Seems I used a bit too much force. I hope he's not dead yet?"
Zhang Fan muttered to himself, a slight smile playing on his lips. He was clearly satisfied with his post-breakthrough power.
Although forcibly breaking through had caused some flaws in his later-stage divine body, the immense power gave Zhang Fan a greater sense of security. The existence of the Blood Ancestor made Zhang Fan realize that there were definitely more than one Golden Core realm cultivator on Earth.
Only by possessing immense power could he protect those around him.
Zhang Fan flickered, grabbed the Blood Ancestor from the deep pit, and returned to the sea of blood.
"Good, I didn't kill him with one punch."
Seeing that the Blood Ancestor still had a breath left, Zhang Fan felt a slight sense of relief. If he had truly killed the Blood Ancestor with that punch, it would have been a great loss.
After all, he still had many questions that required the Blood Ancestor to answer.