"Oh, why should I stop you? Since everyone wants to kill me, if you guys want to fight dog-eat-dog, why should I care? Am I a fool?" Zhu Bufan said.

"Hehe, are you saying my question was stupid?" Qu Xiangren said unconvinced.

"Let's get started!" Zhu Bufan didn't want to waste any more words!

"Oh, seems like you're in more of a hurry than I am, but sorry, you must die!" Qu Xiangren said.

Qu Xiangren actually quite admired Zhu Bufan, and if it weren't for the need to ensure absolute success, Qu Xiangren would have definitely tried to recruit Zhu Bufan. Unfortunately, he could not do so, as the matter at hand concerned a major affair for the entire world.

He, Qu Xiangren, wouldn't be so foolish.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's get started!" Zhu Bufan said.

"Seeking death!" Qu Xiangren roared.

In fact, he had wanted to start a long time ago, but out of slight admiration he had spoken those few words of nonsense. Since Zhu Bufan was so eager to rush to his death, why would Qu Xiangren show any mercy to him?

Moreover, about that map, Qu Xiangren was determined to get it. To prevent any sudden changes, Qu Xiangren made his move.

He raised his fist and struck directly at Zhu Bufan.

Having just witnessed Zhu Bufan's strength, Qu Xiangren had seen what he was capable of. Therefore, he knew very well that this young man was no simple figure. Compared to himself, he probably wouldn't fall short, so Qu Xiangren didn't dare to be careless.

Seeing Qu Xiangren's fist coming straight at him, Zhu Bufan also didn't dare to be careless.

After all, Zhu Bufan felt a sense of danger coming from this old man, and he couldn't afford to be careless!

Therefore, Zhu Bufan also made his move, raising his fist to meet Qu Xiangren's attack!

With a "Bang!" sound, their fists collided instantly, then both of their bodies recoiled backwards.

Both were taken aback, as they hadn't expected the other to be so powerful.

Zhu Bufan took three steps back before slowly stabilizing his stance, and Qu Xiangren did the same, retreating three steps.

Qu Xiangren watched Zhu Bufan in surprise:

"I underestimated you…"

A smile formed at the corner of Qu Xiangren's mouth, not one of ridicule, but one that conveyed happiness. After so many years without encountering a worthy opponent, he now found one in Zhu Bufan, giving him a hint of joy, as Zhu Bufan was suited to be his rival.

Originally, Qu Xiangren also felt a bit guilty, for experts like them have their pride. Snatching Zhu Bufan's map was like a senior robbing from a junior, which was somewhat embarrassing, seeing that Zhu Bufan was a junior and a newcomer with low strength.

And the owner of Huadu, Qu Xiangren, was indeed a highly principled person, he felt guilty about robbing Zhu Bufan.

However, seeing now that Zhu Bufan's strength was not inferior to his own, Qu Xiangren felt pleased. This made the act of snatching much more invigorating.

This way, it didn't seem like he, an elder, was bullying a junior like Zhu Bufan.

Getting into action, he could now go all out without any reservations.

Of course, that was the last bit of clarity in the mind of Qu Xiangren.

For the sake of the map, even if Zhu Bufan was a person of lower strength, Qu Xiangren would still make his move.

Having thought through all this, Qu Xiangren wouldn't give Zhu Bufan a chance.

As soon as he steadied himself, he took a step forward directly, with such speed and momentum like an enraged tyrannosaur, reaching Bufan in the blink of an eye.

Qu Xiangren then stretched out his hands and started to throw fierce punches towards Bufan.

The punches were somewhat similar to the Demonized Fist used by those demonized persons.

They were extremely fast and powerfully forceful, accompanied by the roaring sound of the wind.

"Swipe, swipe..."

They were so forceful, so clear.

It was as if a typhoon had started. The punches from Qu Xiangren seemed to create a huge vortex, like a sandstorm, forming a giant whirl that slowly spun, grew, and moved closer to Bufan.

It seemed that Qu Xiangren intended to use this powerful vortex to completely devour and shatter Bufan — to grind him into dust without leaving even a trace of his bones.

Unfortunately for him, Bufan would not let Qu Xiangren succeed.

Just as the massive vortex was about to consume Bufan, he bellowed loudly and then spread his palms out, forcefully clapping them together.

In that instant, a tremendous wind arose around Bufan, stirring up the dust behind him violently.

Then suddenly a huge invisible wave surged unexpectedly towards the vortex.

"Clang..."

"Bang... Bang..."

A jumble of sounds erupted, so distinct.

So crisp, so piercing.

Then it was seen that the vortex and the wave collided and both vanished from existence in a moment.

"You do surprise me..." Qu Xiangren watched as his move was effortlessly neutralized by Bufan, without anger, instead he seemed quite intrigued as he watched Bufan.

"Just a fluke..." Bufan replied.

"Kid, I've changed my mind, if you hand over the map, I will let you go, but I must make a condition, you must not tell anyone about the contents of the map..." Qu Xiangren said.

"Map? What map?" Bufan was puzzled.

Logically, regarding the treasure vault left by the previous owner of the small ring, no one should know, so how did this old man in front of him know?

Bufan felt a twinge of doubt in his heart.

"Kid, stop pretending. The map, it's the one you got from that disk you purchased. Just hand it over to me, and I promise I won't trouble you again, and you must also ensure you don't disclose this matter..." Qu Xiangren said.

"Of course, if you want to join me in the treasure hunt, that's also possible. Then, we could share..." Qu Xiangren continued.

"Oh, is that so!" Bufan replied.

Qu Xiangren nodded.

"I'm really curious, how did you learn that I acquired the map, and why are you so sure it's the treasure map?" Bufan asked.

"Kid, don't worry about how I know, just know that I do. If you are willing, hand it over now, if not, then don't blame me," Qu Xiangren stated.

"Oh, unwilling, so are you going to try to take it by force? By the way, since you've been following us for so long, isn't it because you came to rob us?" Bufan asked.

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