Three months after the Blood Demon Flood Dragon emerged from seclusion, Zhang Fan, who had also been in closed-door cultivation, finally emerged. After nearly half a year of cultivation, Zhang Fan had finally broken through this hurdle and entered the Heaven-Man Realm.
In fact, about a month into his seclusion, Zhang Fan had already fully entered the Heaven-Man Realm. He then spent another four months breaking through to the mid-Heaven-Man Realm, thus refining all the abundant spiritual liquid.
Besides his realm breaking through to the mid-Heaven-Man Realm, Zhang Fan's divine sense power had also been greatly enhanced. Now, when his divine sense was fully deployed, it could cover an area of a hundred miles, significantly stronger than some Core Formation realm cultivators.
A hundred-mile radius would encompass even an international metropolis like Yanjing.
Of course, such a wide-ranging divine sense coverage was extremely draining, and even Zhang Fan would not use it casually.
This period of seclusion had greatly improved both his realm and divine sense power, giving Zhang Fan more confidence in facing unknown enemies.
However, he dared not slacken his vigilance. While Zhang Fan might be nearly unrivaled within Earth's Divine Realm, he did not have absolute certainty of victory if he were to break through this current hurdle.
After all, there was an insurmountable gap between the Heaven-Man Realm and the Core Formation Realm. Heaven-Man Realm cultivators were called Divine Realm cultivators on Earth, but in the Myriad Domains Starry Sky, they were merely Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.
And the Core Formation Realm could be referred to as Golden Core stage cultivators.
The Foundation Establishment stage was divided into three realms: Profound Comprehension, Divine Sea, and Heaven-Man.
The Golden Core stage was divided into two realms: Core Condensation and Golden Core.
From this, one could see the immense disparity between the Heaven-Man Realm and the Core Formation Realm.
Once a cultivator condensed their inner core, their magical power would become even purer. During combat, by leveraging the power of their inner core, their magical power would be inexhaustible, far surpassing that of Heaven-Man Realm cultivators and not comparable at all.
Despite his caution, Zhang Fan also possessed his own confidence. His Thunder-Fire Divine Eyes had already been cultivated to minor accomplishment. Once his Thunder-Fire Domain was released, even Core Formation realm cultivators would be significantly affected.
Furthermore, his Myriad Domains God Suppressing Body was also extremely close to minor accomplishment, and his physical strength was incredibly formidable. Even due to the realm's improvement, his divine ability, Sky-Splitting Horn, had also made significant progress. These were all reasons for his confidence when facing Core Formation realm cultivators.
Zhang Fan was very satisfied with these achievements after nearly half a year of seclusion.
Upon emerging from seclusion, Zhang Fan met with everyone and was somewhat surprised to learn that the Blood Demon Flood Dragon could now speak human language.
"It seems your strength has improved considerably. Coincidentally, I also want to test my current strength. Let's spar," Zhang Fan said to the Blood Demon Flood Dragon.
Upon hearing this, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon, which had been extremely excited about its strength increase, immediately drooped.
With its eyesight, it could naturally tell that Zhang Fan's realm had broken through to the mid-Heaven-Man Realm. It dared not engage in combat with Zhang Fan.
If it were any ordinary cultivator, even one at the peak of the Heaven-Man Realm, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon would not have cared. But if the person was Zhang Fan, it was unwilling to seek abuse.
One had to know that when Zhang Fan was still in the Divine Sea Realm, he could fight it to a standstill. Even with the aid of that bizarre gravity domain, it was utterly defenseless against Zhang Fan.
If it could shrink its body, the gravity domain's impact on its strength would be greatly reduced. However, doing so would also cause its own power to plummet.
"If only I could transform into human form," the Blood Demon Flood Dragon thought. Once it could transform, it would no longer be constrained by its size and would naturally not fear Zhang Fan's gravity domain.
Although its strength had greatly increased compared to before, making it a half-step Core Formation realm cultivator, just one step away from condensing its inner core and reaching the Golden Core stage.
However, Zhang Fan's strength had also not decreased. It knew that it would not gain much from sparring with Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan naturally saw the Blood Demon Flood Dragon's concern and added, "Don't worry, I just want to test my current strength, not defeat you. I won't use the gravity domain."
"Really?" Hearing this, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon's large, crimson eyes instantly brightened. It looked at Zhang Fan again, filled with fighting spirit.
If Zhang Fan did not use the gravity domain, it could fight freely and enjoy itself. Moreover, it had not had a proper battle for a long time.
After all, on this lake island, besides Zhang Fan, the strongest among the others, Ailei Bellara, was no match for it in one move and was simply not worthy of being its opponent.
"Really," Zhang Fan nodded in agreement.
"Then it's a deal," the Blood Demon Flood Dragon roared.
Hearing their conversation, everyone was quite excited. The Blood Demon Flood Dragon's strength was naturally immense, and they all wanted to see what it would be like when it fought with all its might.
As for who would win or lose, they hadn't considered it, as they felt that Zhang Fan, being able to tame this Blood Demon Flood Dragon, must be much stronger than it.
"This lake island is not suitable for fighting. Let's go to Kunlun Mountain!" Zhang Fan stomped his foot and landed on the Blood Demon Flood Dragon's head.
Lin Haotian and his girlfriend Hong Binglan, Ailei Bellara, Zhang Fan's parents, as well as Yi Feicheng and Guangtou Qiang, under Zhang Fan's signal, also boarded the Blood Demon Flood Dragon's back.
Zhang Fan lightly stepped on its back. The Blood Demon Flood Dragon understood his intention, transformed into a streak of crimson light, and soared into the sky, heading towards Kunlun Mountain.
In just over ten minutes, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon crossed a distance of nearly a thousand miles and arrived above the depths of the primeval forest in Kunlun Mountain.
The combat of Divine Realm powerhouses was extremely destructive. It was not uncommon for them to destroy a small mountain.
Both Zhang Fan and the Blood Demon Flood Dragon were peak powerhouses within the Divine Realm, and their battles would be even more destructive. Naturally, they dared not spar on the lake island.
After all, a flick of the Blood Demon Flood Dragon's tail could sink the lake island, and a battle between them could likely destroy the entire Bibo Lake.
The defensive array Zhang Fan had set up could resist ordinary Divine Realm powerhouses, but it could not withstand a powerhouse of the Blood Demon Flood Dragon's caliber.
Above the primeval forest, this area was sparsely populated, with no buildings. Everything appeared very primitive, making it quite suitable for their spar.
Ailei Bellara and Lin Haotian, along with Hong Binglan and Yi Feicheng and others, landed on a peak several kilometers away, watching the man and beast facing each other in the air with great anticipation.
The reason for retreating so far was the fear that the aftermath of the Divine Realm powerhouses' battle would be too strong and affect them.
"Let's begin!" Without further delay, once Lin Haotian and the others had retreated far enough, Zhang Fan transformed into a black shadow and charged towards the Blood Demon Flood Dragon.
The Blood Demon Flood Dragon roared, appearing very excited. After so long, it could finally unleash its power without any reservations.
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