When the thought of breaking through arose, a powerful urge immediately surged within him.
Shen Fan knew this was his instinct for life urging him onward.
Since ancient times, any living being who set foot on the path of cultivation would inevitably pursue a breakthrough in Realm, for it was not only the best way to increase one's strength, but also the sole choice for endlessly extending one's lifespan!
Shen Fan was no exception.
Yet just as that urge reached its peak, a bone-chilling cold suddenly exploded from the depths of Shen Fan's soul without any warning!
His spiritual sense was warning him!
It was as though the moment he broke through, some great terror would immediately descend!
Shen Fan did not doubt his spiritual sense. As a cultivator, no sudden intuition could possibly arise from nothing.
What was more, such warnings from his spiritual sense had helped him evade several crises before!
But Shen Fan also wanted to know what had triggered this warning.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Fan seemed to have found the answer.
If he broke through to the second rank, even if he had only just broken through, Shen Fan was confident he would not lose to any second-rank powerhouse.
And second rank was already the pinnacle of power on this battlefield. The only beings capable of making an expert of that level feel a certain death crisis were those transcendent existences—
First-rank Emperor Lords!
Or even... Primordial Demons!
Shen Fan had witnessed battles at that level over the past few days.
The terrifying might of first-rank experts, who could shatter galaxies and destroy the void with a casual move, was simply not something he could contend against now.
Even though both his Dao Fruit and authority had reached the second rank, he was