After absorbing the treasure qi of a Grade-9 treasure demon spirit, Chen Fan’s Hegemonic Golden Body finally broke through the critical point and reached level 45. Golden light burst out of him instantly, looking incomparably dazzling. He could clearly feel the transformation in his physique; it was a true metamorphosis. If his physique was still at the level of a mortal earlier, it had now undergone a qualitative leap: it reached the level of an immortal artifact. As soon as this metamorphosis occurred, Chen Fan sensed his strength surge several-fold, as if he were about to explode, like a dam about to burst. “Good, good, good, I’ve finally broken through. Hahahaha!” Chen Fan laughed out loud. A stream of fierce, terrifying qi swept out. In the blink of an eye, he shot forward like a golden streak, appearing before a rampaging Grade-9 treasure demon spirit. Chen Fan used just one punch to make a Grade-9 treasure demon spirit explode. Next, he opened his mouth and sucked in fiercely, swallowing the scattered treasure qi to consolidate his Hegemonic Golden Body. Ignoring the dumbfounded people, he rushed toward another battlefield. Now, his physique felt complete, having reached the level of an immortal artifact. The treasure demon spirits were no problem for him at all; they were mere tonics. The gap between them was absolute: one mortal, the other immortal. Unless an immortal-level treasure demon spirit appeared, nothing could stop him. Otherwise, he would simply keep capturing them, no matter how many came. “My god, I’m not seeing things, am I? He made that Grade-9 treasure demon spirit explode with a single punch. That’s a Grade-9 treasure!” “Why do I feel like I’m hallucinating? Are Grade-9 treasures made of tofu? Blown up in a single punch? How perverse is that kid’s physique? Did it reach the level of an immortal artifact?” “He shouted earlier that he’s broken through. Has his physique broken through to the level of an immortal artifact, making him a humanoid immortal artifact?” “He was absorbing the treasure qi nonstop. Could treasure qi strengthen one’s physique? Let me try. Eh? It really could. No wonder he was going after treasure demon spirits like that. He was absorbing their qi!” The crowd, stunned by Chen Fan’s power, was left speechless. Some people discovered the secret within and absorbed the treasure demon spirit’s treasure qi, only to find that it strengthened their physiques. It felt like discovering a whole new world. Chen Fan moved on the river like he was walking on flat ground, unimpeded. No treasure demon spirits could stop him. In mere moments, he dealt with countless powerful treasure demon spirits. He absorbed and refined their treasure qi, thoroughly consolidating his level 45 Hegemonic Golden Body, slowly progressing toward level 46. The treasure qi was the best nutrient for him to improve his Hegemonic Golden Body. The remaining treasure demon spirits, terrified, fled. The dove deeper into the ice river to escape “Hurry! Catch them! Absorb their treasure qi! It strengthens the physique and can even unlock our cultivation!” yelled someone as they frantically attacked to capture the weak treasure demon spirits. They could not stop the powerful treasure demon spirits from escaping, but they could still block and capture these Grade-5 or 6 treasure demon spirits by force. Now that his Hegemonic Golden Body was at level 45, Chen Fan was no longer interested in the weak treasure demon spirits. Even Grade-8 and 9 spirits no longer excited him. He now hoped to encounter ones on par with immortal artifacts. After the breakthrough in his Hegemonic Golden Body, the river’s cold had little effect on him. Without any hesitation, he sprinted across its surface. Now, only an immortal artifact-level treasure demon spirit could cause him some trouble. The rest were nothing but walking nourishment. There was no need to tread cautiously anymore. The others watched in awe as Chen Fan dashed across the ice river, unfazed by its deadly chill. “Damn it! Why didn’t I think of absorbing their treasure qi to strengthen myself earlier? Now, he’s scared off all the treasure demon spirits. They’re not even showing themselves!” For origınal chapters go to 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩•𝗳𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝕟𝕖𝕥 “Yeah. Sure, it’s safer now, but how long do we have to keep walking to reach the end?” “Treasure demon spirit, oh treasure demon spirit, come out quickly!” Their expressions flipped faster than pages in a book. Just moments ago, they were trembling in fear at the spirits’ appearance. Now that they were gone, they were begging for them to return. As if answering their wish, the treasure demon spirits emerged again, seemingly sensing that Chen Fan had already left this area. All sorts of powerful treasure demon spirits appeared, and a bloody storm brewed, miserable screams ringing nonstop. Chen Fan, of course, paid no attention. He raced ahead along the vast, seemingly endless ice river. Perhaps he had walked out of that area of treasure demon spirits and entered new territory, as treasure demon spirits leapt out to ambush him again. However, it was useless. All of them became Chen Fan’s trophies. Gradually, he caught up to some people. They were the ones who found the way out before Chen Fan’s group. They entered the ice river of death, survived the ambush of the treasure demon spirits, and survived. They were all doing their best to cross the river. Chen Fan did not stop and swept right past them like an arrow. “Damn, what just flew by us?” “Are the ones behind us catching up?” “How could he be so fast! Don’t tell me the ice river’s cold does not affect him!” These people have already become numb, crossing the river with their heads lowered. Chen Fan gave them a big shock, and light returned to their eyes. He streaked past one person after another. During this period, he even came across an immortal artifact-level shark treasure demon spirit that ambushed him, and he was nearly bitten in half. After fighting this shark treasure demon spirit for over a thousand moves, Chen Fan finally blasted its jaw full of sharp teeth to pieces. Realizing it had picked the wrong target, the shark fled. Chen Fan didn’t chase after it. Although he wasn’t afraid of immortal artifact-level treasure demon spirits, they weren’t easy to defeat either. They were capable of hurting his Hegemonic Golden Body. However, he did capture quite a few quasi-immortal artifact-level treasure demon spirits during this period. After absorbing their treasure qi, his Hegemonic Golden Body improved a step further and reached level 46. Chen Fan dashed across the ice river for three full days and nights. Finally, the scene ahead shifted. The endless white of the frozen river gave way to a stretch of palace halls in the distance. Seeing the palace halls in the distance, his face lit up in joy.