I Can Merge Techniques
Chapter 279 - 126: Suppression, Despair! The Tide Turns! Kill
’How... The Black-robed Envoy was killed because his Primordial Qi Shield failed to activate when he was half-dead.’
’But my shield... it was clearly already up...’
The corners of Jiang Lianyue’s eyes twitched violently, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
And would Cao Yan, who had been suppressed until now, let such a golden opportunity pass?
He erupted with Primordial Qi, his long saber cleaving down with unstoppable momentum!
With a flash of the blade, blood sprayed across the ground!
Jiang Lianyue, the Right Guardian of the Seven Stars Gang, a figure whose fame rivaled Cao Feng’s, was sliced in two by Cao Yan’s blade. Her sundered corpse fell to the ground in a gruesome display.
Hot blood splattered across the head and face of a nearby man in black, causing him to freeze on the spot, his mind going utterly blank.
’An... another one dead?!’
In the span of a mere dozen breaths, a Divine Power Realm Black-robed Elder and the peak Spirit Awakening Realm expert, Jiang Lianyue, had fallen in succession!
At that moment, the expressions on the faces of the remaining members of the Moon Worship Sect and Seven Stars Castle froze solid. Their initial disbelief morphed into utter fear and confusion.
They stared at the figure in the Evil Ghost Mask, who wielded a greatbow and constantly repositioned himself at the edge of the field. It was as if they were looking at a real demon!
On the defenders’ side, however, the euphoric joy of surviving the ordeal erupted like a volcano!
Cao Yan’s expression remained grim as he turned to charge the man in black who was still stunned witless.
"A beautiful kill!"
"We’re saved! The Seven Stars Gang is saved!"
The flames of hope had never burned so brightly.
In the eyes of the surviving members of the Seven Stars Gang, the figure in the Evil Ghost Mask was like a god of war, single-handedly holding up the collapsing sky.
Most of them had no idea that he was Chu Fan.
But in that moment, no one cared who he was...
...
But just as Cao Yan and the others were celebrating their victories, their morale soaring.
A ghostly figure in black robes, radiating overwhelming killing intent, lunged toward Chu Fan!
The speed of a Divine Power Realm cultivator was far beyond that of someone in the Spirit Awakening Realm!
Even from dozens of feet away, the biting force of the palm strike nearly tore Chu Fan’s mask apart!
Chu Fan’s heart seized. He slung the Sunset Bow over his back and, in the same fluid motion, drew the long saber at his waist.
Faced with the black-robed man’s seemingly unavoidable palm strike, his figure suddenly flickered!
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Three identical "Chu Fans" instantly appeared on the field, each darting in a different direction!
It was impossible to tell the illusions from the real body—even their auras were identical!
"Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step?!"
The black-robed man shattered the nearest illusion with a palm strike. Seeing that he’d missed, he shrieked in a mix of shock and rage, his voice piercingly sharp, "You little beast! How dare you steal our Holy Sect’s Secret Technique and use it against me! Your entire clan deserves to be exterminated!"
He was about to go mad with rage. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
To see an outsider use the Moon Worship Sect’s proprietary Step Technique with such finesse.
And worse, to use it to make a fool of him!
In the split second that the black-robed man was distracted by the illusions...
Chu Fan gave a seemingly casual flick of his sleeve, and a streak of cyan light shot out silently.
It landed and transformed into a cyan python as thick as a grown man’s thigh...
It was none other than Cyan Snake Xiaobai!
The moment it transformed, the python opened its maw and spewed a cloud of black, sickeningly sweet-smelling gas that rolled toward the black-robed man!
"Hmph! A mere Snake Demon dares to be so audacious!"
The black-robed man’s senses were sharp; though startled, he remained composed.
With a backward flick of his wide sleeve, a fierce gust of wind howled out, instantly dispersing the poisonous gas!
But this momentary delay was exactly what Chu Fan wanted!
His true body, disguised as one of the illusions, suddenly accelerated, slipping past the black-robed man like a fish through water, making a beeline for another melee!
Over there, Lin Luoxue and a man in black had become desperate.
Ignoring the harassing arrows from Zhao Tianxing and his men, they had grievously wounded two Li Family guards from the Entering the Realm of Strength, who fought to the death to protect their charge. With a flash of sword-light, they were about to deliver the killing blow to Li Qingxue, who lay on the ground, her breathing faint!
"How audacious, Seven Stars Castle! You dare collude with the Moon Worship Sect and Demon Fiends to bring chaos to Cyan Yang Ancient City!"
Chu Fan roared.
The members of the Cao and Li Families in the Martial Arts Arena froze for a moment, then, as if receiving a command, joined in the shout: "How audacious, Seven Stars Castle! You dare collude with the Moon Worship Sect and Demon Fiends to bring chaos to Cyan Yang Ancient City!"
The deafening roar echoed far beyond the confines of the Seven Stars Gang headquarters!
Scouts from the various powers, as well as nearby citizens, heard it loud and clear!
This was precisely the plan Chu Fan had instructed Zhao Tianxing to relay to Master Cao earlier.
The appearance of the Cyan Snake would inevitably draw the attention of the County Magistrate, Zhang Yunpeng.
However, Chu Fan had preemptively pinned the blame on Seven Stars Castle!
"..." Lin Luoxue and her allies were stunned.
’Damn it... weren’t you the one who released that Cyan Snake?!’
But at this moment, they couldn’t afford to dwell on it.
Today, Cao Feng, Li Qingxue, and the others had to die!
Lin Luoxue’s figure blurred as she rushed toward the gravely wounded, near-death Li Qingxue!
"Stop them!"
Hidden at the edge of the Martial Arts Arena, Zhao Tianxing and the other disciples from the Moon Arrow Martial Arts Hall let their arrows fly.
Arrows rained down, temporarily forcing Lin Luoxue and the man in black to parry with their swords, putting them in constant peril.
"Go kill those damned archers!"
Lin Luoxue shrieked, her face livid with rage.
The man in black spun around, abandoning Li Qingxue and transforming into a black shadow that shot straight for Zhao Tianxing’s position!
His Body Technique was uncanny, and his speed was incredible.
Zhao Tianxing and the others were accurate archers, but he always managed to dodge by a hair’s breadth, making it impossible for them to land an effective blow!
Once he closed the distance, Zhao Tianxing and his companions were as good as dead!
Just then...
Chu Fan arrived!
He swept across the battlefield like a phantom, intercepting the man in black!
The man in black had witnessed the power of Chu Fan’s incredible archery and was extremely wary of his bow.
Seeing that Chu Fan had now abandoned his bow for a saber, a glint of malice and disdain flashed in the man’s eyes.
In close-quarters combat, he was confident he had nothing to fear from someone in the early Spirit Awakening Realm!
"You’re courting death!"
The man in black snarled, making no attempt to dodge.
His palm, sheathed in a Black Gold Silk Glove, gave off a faint glow as he struck for Chu Fan’s face with enough force to shatter stone.
He was aiming for a one-hit kill!
But Chu Fan’s Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step once again displayed its miraculous power. His footwork became a dizzying illusion as he leaned at an unbelievable angle, letting the fatal palm strike whistle past his ear!