Almost simultaneously, the sound of sothing cutting through the air ca from behind the one-ard man in white—it was another Black Kite Arrow!
That was the second arrow Zhao Tianxing had fired!
Though the two arrows—one from the front and one from behind—didn’t send the one-ard man into a panic, they shattered the Palm Montum of the strike aid at Chu Fan’s lower back!
He grunted softly, his feet a blur as he executed the "Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step" and dodged sharply to his right.
The two arrows zipped past, grazing the hem of his robe, and embedded themselves in the ground.
But in the instant he dodged, another figure struck out from the side—it was Cao Yan!
Sohow, he had already circled around to the man’s flank!
Seizing the opportunity, Cao Yan pushed his "Ninefold Blade Force" to its limit. The Long Saber in his hand glowed with a faint nimbus of lightning, and the blade let out a thunderous crack as it tore through the air, slashing down at the one-ard man’s head!
"Damn it!"
The one-ard man’s expression changed drastically.
He had never imagined Cao Yan would attack so suddenly. He hurriedly twisted his body, pushing the "Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step" to its limit.
His figure split into three, the three Residual Images crisscrossing in an attempt to evade the slash.
But Cao Yan’s saber was too fast. The wind from the blade swept past, tearing the robe on his shoulder.
A grueso wound was revealed underneath, and blood instantly welled up!
In a flash, Chu Fan had already used the blood to identify the True Body among the three figures and predicted his evasion trajectory using the "Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step"...
He fully unleashed the Swallow Form Body Technique of the Twelve Forms Fist. Boosted by the three Traits of "Wind under the Feet," "Light as a Feather," and "Wave Riding and Wind Chasing," his speed reached an absolute pinnacle!
With a light tap of his toes, his figure shot out like a phantom. The Residual Image he left behind had yet to fade, but he was already behind the one-ard man in white!
The one-ard man was still busy dodging Cao Yan’s saber, completely unaware that a killer had arrived behind him!
SQUELCH!
The Yan Chi Saber in Chu Fan’s hand shot through a gap in the man’s defenses, piercing straight through his back and heart!
SWISH!
His strike having landed, Chu Fan imdiately yanked his Long Saber free, spun around, and retreated ten feet!
He stared coldly at the one-ard man, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
The blood on his Long Saber dripped from its tip, splattering on the ground like little red blossoms.
The one-ard man’s eyes were wide, his pupils constricted, clearly reflecting Chu Fan’s figure.
He stared wide-eyed, his face filled with shock and indignation, seemingly unable to comprehend why the Secret Skill he had painstakingly mastered was so utterly useless before his opponent.
He struggled to turn his head, bloody foam bubbling at the corners of his mouth. His voice was intermittent, full of shock and indignation. "Wh... why... Didn’t you... say... to let him rest..."
"That’s right." Chu Fan nodded lightly, his tone as placid as if discussing sothing mundane. "But Senior Brother Cao didn’t listen to . What was I to do?"
The mont he finished speaking, the mocking look on his face vanished. His eyes turned cold as ice, and his voice was devoid of emotion. "You idiot. You actually believe the words of an enemy!"
The one-ard man tried to speak again, but only a rattling gurgle escaped his throat.
His body went limp, and he collapsed heavily onto the ground, his eyes still wide open. He died unable to rest in peace.
The entire area fell deathly silent.
It was as if even the wind had stopped.
In the crowd, Zhang Shuyao, Lishan, and the others all stared with wide eyes.
Back when Chu Fan had "sparred" with Jiang Yuanfan, he had used trickery, miscalling his moves to injure him. At the ti, they had furiously asked that very sa question.
And Chu Fan’s answer at the ti had been identical to the one he gave today!
The words that had once driven them into a rage now sounded as beautiful as the music of the heavens.
WHOOSH!
WHOOSH!
WHOOSH!
Seeing this, the other man in white moved to pounce on Chu Fan, but Zhao Tianxing fired several arrows in quick succession, forcing him back a few steps.
Chu Fan and Cao Yan flashed forward, blocking the man in white’s path and leaving his back exposed to Zhao Tianxing.
The man in white’s expression grew even more grim.
He had originally thought this was just a ga of cat and mouse. Only now did he realize with horror, ’I’m the mouse about to be slaughtered!’
"Now, it’s your turn."
The tip of the Long Saber in Chu Fan’s hand pointed at the man in white.
His voice wasn’t loud, but it echoed clearly through the valley.
Hearing this, the hundred-so people behind them all began to weep with joy—
’Victory was assured!’
Chu Fan had completely turned the tables!
...
The man in white’s pupils contracted. He suddenly reached into his robes and pulled out a yellowed piece of talisman paper.
"You think you’ll have a chance to use a Magic Technique like that?!"
Cao Yan barked and flashed forward, unleashing his "Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber." The light from his blade wove a dense net, enveloping the man in white and leaving him no opening to form hand seals and cast his spell.
Chu Fan, however, did not attack. He just watched the man in white from the side, moving as the two fighters moved.
SWISH!
Whether it was because he hated Chu Fan to his very core or because he thought him weaker than Cao Yan, the man in white actually broke free from the net of saber light. His gloved right hand blurred into a series of Residual Images as he struck straight for Chu Fan’s chest!
’I was waiting for you to make a move!’
Just as the Cold Qi was about to touch his chest, Chu Fan’s body twisted in a bizarre way.
It was a strange, contorted movent that an ordinary person would find impossible to perform.
He too was using the "Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step"!
Boosted by the three Traits—"Wind under the Feet," "Light as a Feather," and "Wave Riding and Wind Chasing"—his body seed to have lost all weight, as if supported by an invisible wind. He dodged by a hair’s breadth.
’What?’
The man in white was shaken to the core. By the ti he could react, it was already too late!
Chu Fan, now at his side, suddenly swung the Long Saber he had been holding still in an upward diagonal slash!
"Seven-Star Bead Slash, Ghost Wheel Slash!"
The "Seven-Star Bead Slash" was already famous for its speed. Adding the "Sword Swift as Lightning" Trait made this slash so fast that even Cao Yan, standing nearby, couldn’t see it clearly!
SCHLICK!
The man in white’s right arm flew high into the air, trailing blood...
"Aaargh!"
The man in white cried out in pain, fiercely striking out with his gloved left palm to knock Cao Yan’s slash aside. He then turned to flee!
"Where do you think you’re going?!"
At the mouth of the valley, Zhao Tianxing’s face was grim. His bowstring vibrated again and again as he fired a volley of Moon Eclipse Arrows, trying to block the man’s escape.
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