"Did you enjoy yourself just now?"
Zhang Fan's devilish smile sent a chill down the Blood Ancestor's spine, making him tremble uncontrollably.
"So what if you've broken through? You're still a Celestial being who hasn't even condensed a nascent core. You're not qualified to act so brazenly before me!"
The Blood Ancestor, a formidable figure who had seen his fair share of life and death, forcibly dispelled the involuntary negative emotions that welled up within him 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 instantly boiled, like a dragon emerging from the sea, raising monstrous waves of blood.
The breakthrough of his divine body had also caused the power of Zhang Fan's Disintegration Domain to surge. Just releasing the domain was enough to render peak Divine Realm experts within it unable to move.
Even Nascent Core cultivators would find it incredibly difficult to exert their full strength under the Disintegration Domain, feeling immensely uncomfortable.
"Blood Sea Domain!"
The suppression from the Disintegration Domain put immense pressure on the Blood Ancestor. He had no choice but to release his own domain to counter Zhang Fan's.
As the Blood Ancestor's Blood Sea Domain was unleashed, the entire underground space turned blood-red, with sharp, blood-colored malevolent energy swirling in the air, clashing with Zhang Fan's Disintegration Domain.
However, in just a few breaths, the range of the Blood Sea Domain continuously shrank. Finally, under the powerful suppressive force of the Disintegration Domain, the Blood Sea Domain completely vanished, and the entire underground space was enveloped by a force of disintegration.
"How is this possible?"
A cultivator who hadn't even condensed a nascent core, yet his domain had completely annihilated his own domain power. Feeling his body constantly being torn and stretched 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 domain power alone.
What made the Blood Ancestor feel uneasy was that Zhang Fan's domain power had suddenly become so strong, indicating a significant increase in his overall strength.
If he, the Blood Ancestor, were in his prime, he wouldn't have paid any mind to Zhang Fan's monstrous talent, regardless of how extraordinary he was. After all, the gap in cultivation realms was undeniable. The difference between the Celestial Realm and a second-tier Golden Core cultivator was an unbridgeable chasm.
However, he was now severely injured, while the young man opposite him had inexplicably seen his strength surge, causing the Blood Ancestor to feel a sense of unease.
"Die!"
At this moment, the Blood Ancestor was truly fighting for his life. Enduring the pressure of the domain, he lunged towards Zhang Fan and, risking further injury, channeled the power of his Golden Core to unleash a punch at Zhang Fan's chest.
Blood-red light flashed, dazzling and brilliant. The immense power sent tremors through the underground space.
However, facing the Blood Ancestor's desperate punch, Zhang Fan stood calmly in place, his gaze fixed on the Blood Ancestor, showing no intention of dodging or blocking.
"Too arrogant!"
Seeing that Zhang Fan made no move to defend himself, the Blood Ancestor felt a surge of joy mixed with anger. Even though his current strength was not fully unleashed, his punch, fueled by his Golden Core, had reached the threshold of a Golden Core Realm cultivator.
Its power was so immense that even a peak Nascent Core cultivator might be turned into a bloody mist by such a blow.
Yet, such an attack was being belittled by a mere Celestial being, which the Blood Ancestor perceived as an insult.
*Thump!*
His fair hand clenched into a fist, striking Zhang Fan's chest. A low sound echoed, like a heartbeat, leaving one breathless.
Under the impact of the immense force, Zhang Fan was propelled backward uncontrollably. He took seven steps back across the sea of blood before stabilizing himself.
"You're quite strong. After my divine body achieved minor accomplishment, you could still shake me. It seems you must have put all your effort into that punch, right?"
Zhang Fan looked down at his chest. A faint fist mark was visible, but it healed instantly.
After his divine body reached minor accomplishment, his physique underwent a transformative change. He could clash bare-handed with spiritual treasures. Without special means, it was difficult for Golden Core Realm cultivators to harm him.
Therefore, dealing with cultivators who possessed such formidable physiques generally required methods of suppression.
"Divine body minor accomplishment?"
Upon hearing Zhang Fan's words, the Blood Ancestor's refined face turned ashen, as if he had seen a ghost. He felt a chill run through his entire body, experiencing fear for the first time.
"Impossible! How could a Celestial Realm cultivator cultivate their divine body to the point of minor accomplishment?"
His instinctive reaction was that Zhang Fan was lying. The minor accomplishment of a divine body was incredibly difficult to achieve.
Even for Golden Core Realm cultivators, achieving minor accomplishment with their divine body was a one-in-a-million chance, as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Furthermore, how rare were divine body techniques?
Without a powerful background, even ordinary Nascent Soul Heavenly Immortals might not possess a divine body technique. Any Golden Core Realm cultivator qualified to cultivate a divine body technique would have a formidable background.
And they would also need to possess talent recognized by powerful beings to be eligible for cultivation.
"Whether it's true or not, you'll know if you try."
Although Zhang Fan's divine body hadn't truly reached minor accomplishment yet, thanks to the power of the Myriad Domain Suppressing Divine Body, even a quasi-minor accomplishment divine body could rival the power of some ordinary divine body techniques that had truly reached minor accomplishment.
With that, Zhang Fan flickered. Within the Disintegration Domain, he moved with ease, his speed even surpassing the Blood Ancestor's.
"Myriad Dao Fist!"
Zhang Fan unleashed a punch from the Battle Emperor Art, gathering the majestic power of heaven and earth. His fist transformed into a miniature world, charging towards the Blood Ancestor.
Facing Zhang Fan's attack, the Blood Ancestor had nowhere to escape and could only resist with all his might.
However, at this moment, the disparity in strength between him and Zhang Fan was too great. His resistance was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, easily and utterly destroyed.
The fist print landed on the Blood Ancestor's body, and the immense force shattered his physique. His once fair flesh was covered in blood. He was sent flying backward, crashing into the rock wall and creating a deep pit several meters wide.
"Seems I used a bit too much force. I hope he's not dead yet?"
Zhang Fan muttered to himself, a smile playing on his lips. He was clearly satisfied with his power after the breakthrough.
Although the forced breakthrough had caused some significant flaws in his later-stage divine body, the immense power gave Zhang Fan greater peace of mind. The existence of the Blood Ancestor made him realize that there were definitely more than one Golden Core Realm cultivator on Earth.
Only by possessing immense power could he protect the people around him.
Zhang Fan flickered, grabbed the Blood Ancestor from the deep pit, and returned to the sea of blood.
"Fortunately, I didn't kill him with one punch."
Seeing that the Blood Ancestor was still alive, Zhang Fan felt a slight sense of relief. If he had truly killed the Blood Ancestor with a single punch, it would have been a great loss.
After all, he still had many questions that required the Blood Ancestor to answer.