I Can Merge Techniques
Chapter 285 - 127: Peerless in Saber and Palm, Vajra Indestructible, Feign Weakness, Strike Unprepared, Die
Finally, Chu Fan’s figure streaked across the night sky, landing like a great bird at the foot of the towering northern city wall.
Below the city wall lay a large forest.
With a slight turn, Chu Fan immediately plunged into the woods.
By now, the black-robed man was closing in from behind.
WHOOSH!
A fierce wind howled behind him. Chu Fan tilted his head slightly and saw a massive Primordial Qi hand, churning with black energy, clawing viciously at him.
Chu Fan activated the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step. He weaved through the trees like a phantom, evading the Primordial Qi hand.
The Primordial Qi hand seized the tree trunks, instantly snapping them one by one amidst a ceaseless RUMBLE!
"Impressive power," Chu Fan taunted over his shoulder, "but a bit too slow."
He darted back and forth through the forest, using the trees to dodge the black-robed man’s attacks.
Before long, he sensed Cyan Snake catching up.
Her aura had recovered significantly; she must have taken a Treasure Plant or an Elixir.
Suddenly—
A sound of tearing air came from behind. A massive tree trunk, two feet in diameter, came hurtling violently toward Chu Fan!
In that split second, Chu Fan spun around and threw himself backward!
WHOOSH!
The spinning tree trunk swept over him like a windmill’s blade.
The force of the wind cut at his face like a knife.
Chu Fan slapped his left palm on the ground.
Before his falling body could even touch the soil, he bounced back up and kicked out with both feet.
Two large trees snapped and flew toward the pursuing black-robed man.
The black-robed man thrust out his left palm.
A massive Primordial Qi hand materialized, catching the incoming trees and squeezing hard.
BOOM!
Crushed by immense force, the two trees snapped in half, sending splinters flying everywhere.
Seizing the opportunity, he closed the distance to Chu Fan.
Clutching his Thunder Blade, Chu Fan shuffled his feet slowly, quietly waiting for Cyan Snake to join him.
A cold sneer touched the black-robed man’s lips as he advanced. "Weren’t you having fun running? Why stop now?"
Chu Fan’s tone was flat. "Got tired of walking the dog. Thought I’d take a break."
Killing intent flared in the black-robed man’s eyes. He bent over and slammed a palm onto the ground.
CLANG CLANG CLANG!
Chains suddenly shot out from the ground beneath Chu Fan’s feet. Amidst the clanging, they coiled tightly around his right leg.
’What is this Evil Technique!’
Chu Fan was startled.
By the time his senses registered the strange movement beneath him, the chains had already tightened around his ankle.
"Die!"
The black-robed man struck from afar before he had even closed the distance.
RUMBLE!
The giant Palm Seal that had previously grievously wounded Cyan Snake materialized above Chu Fan’s head and slammed down with a roar of wind.
This Palm Seal was several times larger than the one that had struck Cyan Snake.
And its speed was astounding.
’So fast!’
Chu Fan frantically surged his Primordial Qi. The light from his Long Saber flared as he slashed violently upward.
"Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber, Ninth Fold—Divine Punishment, Thunderous Nine Heavens!"
An incomparably ferocious saber light lit up the night, smashing violently into the descending giant palm.
BOOM!
Countless cracks spiderwebbed across the Palm Seal. Its descent slowed, but it still slammed Chu Fan into the ground.
"An ant like you dares to stand in my way!"
The black-robed man snorted, the frustration in his chest finally easing.
"Hm?"
But as he took a few steps closer, a look of astonishment crossed his face.
He sensed that the Ghost-faced Man in the crater was still alive!
And he could feel fluctuations of Primordial Qi!
’Is he an unkillable cockroach?’
’He’s clearly only in the early Spirit Awakening Realm. His speed is one thing, but how is he not dead after taking that hit?’
The black-robed man walked to the edge of the crater and saw the Ghost-faced Man lying motionless inside.
His Evil Ghost Mask was completely shattered, and his robes were shredded to tatters. He was in a miserable state.
The black-robed man raised his left palm, about to use a gust of wind from his hand to blow the mask fragments from his face.
But in that very instant.
The tables turned!
"Ten Thousand Serpent Curse Binding!"
Cyan Snake Xiaobai’s sharp cry came from behind the black-robed man.
Under the cover of darkness, wisps of Serpent Form black energy had crept to the black-robed man’s side. They shot up suddenly, binding him completely.
In that same instant, Chu Fan’s eyes snapped open in the crater.
BOOM!
He slammed his left palm on the ground and shot up, driving his fist viciously toward the black-robed man’s heart.
"Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand—Cold Prison Gate!"
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Chu Fan hammered the same spot with three consecutive punches.
The black-robed man’s Protective Primordial Qi shattered, and the Extreme Cold Qi flooded in through the opening.
"Argh!"
The black-robed man cried out in pain. As he coughed up blood, he violently shook his arms.
A tyrannical burst of Force erupted, shattering Cyan Snake’s Ten Thousand Serpent Curse Binding.
SWOOSH!
Chu Fan crossed his arms in front of him and dug his feet deep into the earth, but the blast still sent him skidding back thirty feet, carving a deep trench in the ground.
"Die!"
The black-robed man shot out a palm strike, the force condensing into a giant hand that hurtled toward Chu Fan.
Chu Fan activated his Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step. His movements were phantasmal as he dodged the giant palm, then he darted back to the crater to retrieve his Long Saber.
Using the trees for cover, he dodged several of the black-robed man’s palm strikes. With the agility of an ape, he kicked off the nearly vertical wall face, using the Running Technique, Wave Riding and Wind Chasing, to sprint upward as if on level ground.
Behind him, the injured black-robed man launched into the air like a great black bird of prey, pursuing him relentlessly. The distance between them was still shrinking.
The biting killing intent stabbed at Chu Fan’s back like an Ice Cone.
’He took three of my punches and is still this ferocious... Is this the power of the Divine Power Realm?’
Chu Fan’s heart pounded. He just wanted to create some distance, to buy enough time for the Extreme Cold Qi he’d injected to corrode his opponent’s meridians.
He was shaken, but he had no idea that the black-robed man was even more stunned and bewildered.
’How could this kid take my Nine Ridges Falling Star Palm head-on and still be up and about?’
’It’s impossible!’
...
Seeing the black-robed man closing in behind him...
Chu Fan abruptly spun around, steadying himself on the inclined face of the wall.
The brutal Evil Qi of the Nine Blood Soul Blades erupted from him. A dark red Sword Gang, wrapped in a mind-corrupting viciousness, lashed out in a backhanded slash at the black-robed man.