Chapter 347: Chapter 136: Moon Worship Sect Reinforcements Arrive, but Become the Key to Breaking the Array, a Life-and-Death Moment

The battle on the periphery was even more brutal.

Although Chu Fan had killed many White-robed Cultists with his arrows on his way here, the Moon Worship Sect had deployed a force of Spirit Awakening Realm experts that far outnumbered those from Cyan Yang Ancient City.

At this moment, almost all of Cyan Yang Ancient City’s Spirit Awakening Realm combatants had gathered here.

Even that show-off from the Duan Family, Duan Tianhong, whom he had fought before, was now drenched in blood, fighting for his life.

However, the disparity in strength was still immense.

The defenders of Cyan Yang Ancient City were holding on purely through sheer numbers and courageous grit.

The only good news was that Chu Fan, Xiaoqing, and Xiaobai had previously destroyed all the nodes with brute force, triggering a backlash from the Grand Array.

The Moon Worship Cultists who had been maintaining the Array at each node were all hit by the backlash, suffering heavy injuries. They wouldn’t be able to form an effective fighting force for some time.

The key to breaking this stalemate lay in a single word: speed!

He had to kill these black-robed Divine Power Realm experts before him as quickly as possible!

Otherwise, with every passing breath, there was no telling how many more lives would be lost.

If Old Limp couldn’t hold on and that Resentful Spirit broke completely free to wreak havoc, even without the Nine Nether Spirit Locking Array, the entirety of Cyan Yang Ancient City would become a mountain of corpses in a sea of blood!

Chu Fan’s gaze finally returned to the black-robed man before him, pausing for a moment on his pair of Black Gold Silk Gloves.

The gloves were a lustrous black, gleaming with a cold, metallic light.

"Silent Extinction Quicksand Technique!"

Chu Fan struck first. It wasn’t a powerful assault, but a move meant to control the area and tie up his opponent.

His Primordial Qi stirred, and a fierce wind suddenly rose, sweeping up countless bits of sand and gravel from the ground. It formed a swirling, ochre storm of quicksand that rushed toward the black-robed man!

"Insignificant tricks!"

The black-robed man sneered. Without even moving his feet, he casually raised his left hand.

A black shield condensed from pure Primordial Qi materialized out of thin air, its edges shimmering with a faint, cold blue light as it blocked his front.

RAT-A-TAT-TAT...

The sand and gravel pelted the shield, creating a dense flurry of sound. But it was like rain on a banana leaf, only causing faint ripples to spread across its surface. The shield didn’t budge an inch.

The gap between their Realms seemed to be on full display in that moment.

Watching this fight from a distance, Cao Feng, Lu Tao, and the others felt their hearts leap into their throats.

They had previously joined forces with Chu Fan in Maple Valley to fight three cultivators at the Third Heaven of the Divine Power Realm. Although they had ultimately won, it had been a difficult struggle.

Knowing the immense chasm between the early and late stages of the Divine Power Realm, they found the sight of Chu Fan facing a Fourth Heaven expert alone deeply worrying.

But what they didn’t know was that since returning from Maple Valley, Chu Fan had quietly broken through to the Second Heaven of the Spirit Awakening Realm.

For Chu Fan, with his solid foundation and special Cultivation Technique, this seemingly small improvement meant a denser Qi Sea, purer Primordial Qi, and greater harmony between his physical body and Divine Soul—it was an all-around enhancement!

Besides, this "Silent Extinction Quicksand Technique" was just a feint!

The instant the storm of sand and gravel obscured the enemy’s vision, Chu Fan’s figure flickered as he pushed his Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step to its absolute limit.

He left a faint afterimage in his place while his true body had already circled around to the black-robed man’s rear flank like a phantom.

"Seven-Star Bead Slash: Ghost Wheel Slash!"

The long saber in Chu Fan’s hand hummed, its blade instantly wrapped in an arc of brilliant, silver lightning!

The slash was faster than the naked eye could follow. A single, dazzling blade of light seemed to tear through space, carrying an indomitable resolve as it aimed straight for the back of the black-robed man’s neck!

This strike gathered all the Essence, Qi, and Spirit Chu Fan could currently muster, pushing his speed and explosive power to their absolute peak!

He was aiming for a one-hit kill, or at the very least, to severely wound his opponent and break the stalemate!

The moment the blade’s light reached his body, the black-robed man seemed to have just realized what was happening, his shield still held in front of him...

In the black-robed man’s perception, the Chu Fan before him was pitifully weak.

His Primordial Qi fluctuations, those of the Second Heaven of the Spirit Awakening Realm, were like a candle flickering in the wind; it felt like he could crush it with a casual flick of his finger.

The chasm between their Realms seemed to destine this for a one-sided slaughter with no suspense.

"You court death!"

Seeing the sharp blade of light from Chu Fan’s rear attack, the black-robed man sneered inwardly.

He couldn’t even be bothered to turn around. He simply made a backhanded grab behind him with his right hand, the one wearing the Black Gold Silk Glove.

As his five fingers clenched, a faint blue, Extreme Cold Qi instantly coalesced, and the very air seemed to freeze—it was the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand!

He was absolutely confident that this grab would be enough to shatter the blade of light and freeze this ignorant brat into an ice sculpture!

But just as his palm was about to touch the blade of light, Chu Fan did something he never expected—he let go of the saber!

He didn’t drop the long saber in retreat, but to change his move even faster!

Chu Fan’s right hand, now free of the saber, formed a palm strike. A chilling intent—colder, deeper, and tinged with the decaying aura of death, even more so than the black-robed man’s—erupted from him!

It was also the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand, but as Chu Fan thrust his palm forward, the surrounding light seemed to dim, as if it could freeze even the very soul!

"Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand?"

A flash of astonishment crossed the black-robed man’s eyes, quickly replaced by viciousness. "Even if you’ve practiced this technique to Perfection, the vast difference in our Primordial Qi can’t be overcome!"

Without hesitation, he changed the trajectory of his right palm, which had been aimed at the saber light. He gathered all his Primordial Qi, and the faint glow of his Black Gold Silk Glove flared as he aimed straight for Chu Fan’s neck!

BUZZ!

In that split second, Chu Fan’s left palm erupted with a dazzling five-colored brilliance without any warning!

A power as heavy as a mountain and as vast as the sea exploded outward!

That wasn’t Primordial Qi. It was the might of a Profound Weapon—a High-Grade Profound Weapon, the Five Elements Cauldron!

The savage grin on the black-robed man’s face froze instantly, replaced by utter shock and horror. "The Five Elements Cauldron?! How can you have..."

BOOM!

The pitch-black cauldron slammed heavily into the black-robed man, sending him flying as he coughed up a mouthful of blood!

Ghost Moon had used this same move against Chu Fan before.

Back then, Chu Fan had only avoided it because Yue Mankong had warned him in time!

Chu Fan pressed his advantage, not letting up. He used the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step again, his speed now a notch faster than the injured black-robed man’s, sticking to him like a shadow!

With his left hand, he landed a lightning-fast palm strike, precisely on the black-robed man’s Chest Acupoint!

BANG!

The man’s Protective Primordial Qi shattered on impact!

A power that combined extreme, profound cold and a decaying, deathly stillness surged into the black-robed man’s body like a bursting dam!

"AHHH—!"

The black-robed man let out a blood-curdling scream. He felt half his body go numb in an instant. His meridians were freezing over, and a terrifying Death Qi was madly gnawing away at his life force!

If he hadn’t been severely injured by that Profound Weapon, his own Primordial Qi could have suppressed this Extreme Cold Qi and Yellow Springs Death Qi for a short time.

But now...

The black-robed man was scared out of his wits. He desperately mustered his remaining Primordial Qi, executed the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step, and turned to flee!

With another thought from Chu Fan, the Five Elements Cauldron transformed into a streak of five-colored light and shot after him, but the now-wary black-robed man narrowly dodged it.

The situation on the battlefield had been turned on its head in a shocking, earth-shattering reversal!

Just moments ago, Cao Feng, Lu Tao, and the others had been sweating nervously for Chu Fan. Now, they could only stare, dumbfounded, as Chu Fan chased down and relentlessly pummeled the black-robed man from the Fourth Heaven of the Divine Power Realm.

The black-robed man fled in a pathetic state, not a trace of his earlier arrogance remaining.