Chapter 695 - 184: Desperately Seeking Defeat, Demonic Transformation

Chapter 695: Chapter 184: Desperately Seeking Defeat, Demonic Transformation

It was a shriek born not just from excruciating physical pain, but from the despair of a mind on the verge of collapse.

Just then, the unexpected happened!

A nauseating, utterly chilling Dark Power, thick with an aura of pure evil, suddenly erupted from Zhang Tianhao’s body!

BOOM!

"What?!"

Startled, Chu Fan abandoned his pursuit. He sensed the danger and immediately shot back dozens of feet!

’This aura... it’s all too familiar!’

It was the same Pollution Power he had sensed from Zhang Ling’Er before!

’The very source of corruption and distortion!’

The crowd looked on in horror. Zhang Tianhao was now wreathed in black energy, his topknot and hair crown shattered, his hair disheveled. His once-clear eyes had turned blood-red, like a fiend crawling out of hell!

"Is that... Pollution Power?!"

"Zhang Tianhao... he’s undergone a Demonic Transformation?!"

"Heavens! In a simple tournament match, Chu Fan beat him so badly that his spirit broke, and he became a Fallen Demon?"

In the stands, the sect elders and Noble Family Heads, who had been sitting calmly, all shot to their feet, their eyes filled with horror and disbelief.

Demonic Transformation was a great taboo in the Cultivation Realm.

Anyone who encountered such a being was obligated to destroy them!

"ROAR—! I’ll kill you! I’m going to kill you!"

Now a full-fledged Fallen Demon, Zhang Tianhao seemed to have lost his mind, a bestial roar tearing from his throat.

Empowered by the Pollution Power, his speed increased several times over. He became a shrieking Ghost Shadow, ignoring all defense as he lunged straight for Chu Fan!

But before he could even reach Chu Fan—

"Insolence!"

A majestic, furious shout echoed from the high platform.

BOOM!

A massive hand formed purely from Primordial Qi, blotting out the sky, descended with divine might. It slammed the frenzied Zhang Tianhao down onto the arena stage, pinning him so tightly he couldn’t move!

It was none other than Qingyangzi, the host of the grand competition, who had made the decisive move!

How could Zhang Tianhao possibly resist such terrifying pressure?

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Two slicing sounds cut through the air as two Black Armor Captains from the Demon Suppression Bureau, who had been on standby, leaped onto the arena stage.

Their movements were perfectly synchronized. With a flick of their wrists...

CLANG!

Two black chains covered in golden Runes shot out like vipers from a cave, instantly wrapping around the Fallen Demon Zhang Tianhao and binding him tight!

In the stands, the area where the Zhang Family was seated fell deathly silent.

Zhang Tianyu and the others had grim expressions but remained silent.

With Zhang Tianhao having become a Fallen Demon in front of everyone, even if the Demon Suppression Bureau were to execute him on the spot, the Zhang Family wouldn’t dare say a word in protest!

The stands of the entire Martial Arts Arena were so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Only the Fallen Demon Zhang Tianhao on the stage continued to roar and struggle like a caged beast.

But the Demon Suppression Bureau’s specially made "Demon-Binding Lock" was designed to counter demons and heretics.

Once bound, no matter how his Demonic Qi surged, and despite his strength having multiplied, he couldn’t use any of it. He could only rage impotently on the ground!

The two Demon Suppression Captains stabilized the situation and said no more. They bowed respectfully to Qingyangzi on the high platform, then turned and gave a slight nod to Chu Fan.

Then, one on each side, they began to drag Zhang Tianhao, who was like a dead dog, off the stage.

In the instant they brushed past each other—

A voice, extremely weak and completely at odds with his crazed exterior, suddenly echoed in Chu Fan’s mind via a Divine Sense transmission:

"Lord Chu... be careful of the Zhang Family... they’re all insane... The people of the Zhang Family are all insane..."

"The Profound Origin Secret Realm... beware of the Zhang Family Ancestor..."

Chu Fan’s pupils contracted. He instinctively looked at Zhang Tianhao.

He saw Zhang Tianhao, being dragged away, still roaring a meaningless "kill, kill, kill." But in the instant he turned his head to look back, a flash of utter clarity, pain, and resolve flickered in his blood-red eyes.

’Zhang Tianhao... became a Fallen Demon on purpose?!’

A jolt went through Chu Fan. He instantly pieced it all together.

’This Zhang Tianhao... he’s been acting from the very beginning!’

’His so-called arrogance, his underestimation of his opponent, even his taunt calling me a "Hero of the Wilderness" to deliberately provoke me, and finally, this seemingly out-of-control battle...’

’It was all a ploy to use my hand to force himself into a desperate situation.’

’And then, under the watchful eyes of the public, he could "have no choice but" to become a Fallen Demon and be captured!’

’Only by doing this could he be justifiably taken away by the Demon Suppression Bureau and escape the Zhang Family’s control!’

Chu Fan silently watched the two Demon Suppression Captains drag away the still "struggling" Zhang Tianhao, his mind in turmoil.

"This match: victory to Chu Fan of the Demon Suppression Bureau, defeat to Zhang Tianhao of the Zhang Family!"

Qingyangzi’s resonant voice echoed through the air, breaking the dead silence.

Only then did the crowd’s attention snap back from the incident with the Fallen Demon.

SWOOSH!

Countless gazes, filled with a mixture of complexity, shock, and apprehension, once again focused on the young man standing in the center of the stage with his hands behind his back!

All traces of their earlier disdain vanished into thin air.

"Unbelievable... That speed, that raw power that just crushes Magic Techniques... He really is a Body Cultivator!"

"But how can a Body Cultivator be so terrifying? That was Zhang Tianhao! A late-stage Bright Heart Realm expert! He was like a child before him, unable to even cast a single complete Magic spell!"

"In past duels, a clash between Bright Heart Realm experts always meant mobilizing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, causing the very mountains to collapse as they hurled Magic at each other. Who could have imagined that a dignified late-stage Bright Heart Realm master would be beaten into a Demonic Transformation by such a simple, brutal, yet utterly despair-inducing ’crude’ style of pure fisticuffs?"

"Fast, precise, and ruthless! His Divine Sense seems absurdly strong too. No matter how Zhang Tianhao tried to conceal himself, he couldn’t escape his eyes... Do you really believe he’s just an ordinary Demon Suppression Guard?"

The crowd buzzed with discussion, instantly erupting in an uproar.

Amidst the uproar, the corner where the Vajra Sect was located presented a starkly different scene.

Led by Song Rentou, a group of brawny, muscular Vajra Sect disciples all had tears welling up in their eyes!

Back when Chu Fan appeared at the Vajra Sect and used his formidable physical body to help them repel the Blood Bone Sect, the Vajra Sect’s upper echelons had already suspected that Chu Fan might be a direct blood descendant of the ancestor who created the "Vajra Subduing Demon Skill."