"If it's a war of attrition, don't you think there are too few people here?" Slowly drawing the Emperor Yan's Destroyer, all of Zhu Bufan's Primordial Qi burst forth without reservation, and his aura skyrocketed while streams of dark green Poison Fire continuously surged from his body.

The moment the scorching Poison Fire emerged, everyone present slightly changed their expressions, especially Lian Hao, whose face turned ugly. It was evident that Zhu Bufan's cultivation level was beyond his expectations. However, Lian Hao's expression soon calmed down, realizing that the gap in strength wasn't something that could be bridged by Poison Fire alone.

"Kill him!" With a wave of his hand, nearly ten Body Tempering Fifth Layer Heaven Lian Family protectors rushed toward Zhu Bufan, while the other guards who hadn't reached the Fifth Layer Heaven stood around to prevent Zhu Bufan and Huo Ling from breaking through. What they didn't realize was that both were determined to wipe them out since they were already surrounded, with no thoughts of breaking out.

Judging by the number of Fifth Layer Heaven guards, the strength of the Lian Family was indeed not weak. After all, cultivators who reached the Fifth Layer Heaven of Body Refining possessed considerable strength. Yet, they were willing to serve as guards for the Lian Family, which showed some underlying strength of the family.

"How pathetic, all coming here to die!" Rage flashed in his eyes as Zhu Bufan raised the Emperor Yan's Destroyer. Countless sword shadows attacked those few men.

Facing Zhu Bufan's mix of feint and real sword waves, the group attacking him dared not take him lightly. Although they outnumbered him, Zhu Bufan's cultivation level was far higher than theirs; in a head-on clash, they definitely wouldn't last ten moves against him, so they could only try to entangle Zhu Bufan and look for his weaknesses.

However, they clearly overestimated their own capabilities. Were the martial arts and movement techniques from the Heavenly Sword Sect's Scripture House something these guards could match? With Heavenly Freedom technique deployed, Zhu Bufan moved like a phantom among the guards. The Emperor Yan's Destroyer was as dreadful as the Soul Imprisonment Chain of the grim reaper, and in an instant, three guards struck by the poison-infused Emperor Yan's Destroyer were vomiting blood and succumbed shortly after the Poison Fire invaded their bodies.

Seeing Zhu Bufan simply kill three men, the other attacking guards were so frightened that they immediately backed away several steps, unable to believe Zhu Bufan's ferocity. Meanwhile, Lian Hao and his four guards who had yet to make a move frowned continuously.

"Young Master, let me go," said a slightly short but sinister-looking middle-aged man stepping forward. Seeing him volunteer, the other three guards quickly asked to join the fray. After seeing two more guards fall under Zhu Bufan's Emperor Yan's Destroyer, Lian Hao gritted his teeth and said, "Ying San, Chi Di, both of you go, kill him!"

The two men called by name let out an owl-like laugh, then stepped forward to attack Zhu Bufan—one wielding a Nine-Ring Great Saber, and the other empty-handed.

"Two Body Tempering Seventh Layer Heaven, huh? Don't intervene; I can handle them myself!" Seeing the two men revealing their cultivation, Zhu Bufan's eyes narrowed. Two Seventh Layer Heaven enemies were not too difficult for him, but the disruptive guards around could make things troublesome.

"Unlimited Qiankun!"

With a furious shout, Zhu Bufan stomped heavily on the ground. Just as the guards, thinking nothing had happened, were about to approach laughing, a dark green column of fire suddenly burst from under one guard's feet, instantly burning him to a crisp. Seeing Zhu Bufan deploying such a tactic, Huo Ling's eyes also brightened.

"Using Dark Force to transfer the Poison Fire underground and then detonating it timely. He couldn't do this technique before, could he? Did he just comprehend it now?"

Again frightened out of their wits by Zhu Bufan's unexpected Poison Fire, the Fifth Layer Heaven guards no longer dared to approach. At this moment, the two Seventh Layer Heaven middle-aged men had already reached Zhu Bufan, with one wielding the Nine-Ring Great Saber attacking Zhu Bufan with a mountain-crushing force.

"Kid, take your grandpa's saber!" With a fierce sneer, the Nine-Ring Great Saber brought a whooshing sound, pressing straight down on Zhu Bufan. Not daring to be careless against this thunderous saber strike, Zhu Bufan used the skill he practiced behind the waterfall, parried with the tip of his sword, and to the middle-aged man's surprise, deflected his Sword Power and sent him flying back into the air.

"You little devil, die!" Five flashes of light swept across Zhu Bufan's waist. At that moment, while Zhu Bufan raised his sword to meet the Nine-Ring Great Saber guard, the other man had already sinisterly used his cunning movement technique to flash beside Zhu Bufan, launching a sudden claw toward Zhu Bufan's waist.

'Hiss~~~'

Five flashes of fire erupted from Zhu Bufan's waist, clearly visible through his torn clothes, revealing his skin was actually silver in color. As Ying San, the attacker who found himself in excruciating pain, turned around in shock, Zhu Bufan's left hand, imbued with Poison Fire, was already pressing down towards him.

In a rush, Ying San hurriedly raised his hand to meet Zhu Bufan's attack. With a crisp 'crack', Ying San, the slightly shorter middle-aged man who had just ambushed Zhu Bufan, let out a scream as Zhu Bufan's palm sent him flying back. The scream was earth-shattering. Zhu Bufan's palm had not only broken the man's hand but had also inflicted him with the invasive Poison Fire, causing him excruciating pain.

Seeing one retreat and another severely injured, the remaining two could no longer hold back. They lunged at Zhu Bufan in an instant, one of them being at the Body Tempering Seventh Layer Heaven level, and the other had even reached the Body Tempering Eighth Layer Heaven!

Aside from the man Zhu Bufan had just injured, three guards, all at or above Body Tempering Seventh Layer Heaven, surrounded Zhu Bufan and started to fight. Witnessing how Zhu Bufan had injured their comrade, the three no longer dared to underestimate him, treating him as an even stronger opponent. Thus, Zhu Bufan was momentarily overwhelmed, as breaking through the joint attack of three cultivators above his own level was not so simple.

"Die!!" During the continued struggle, Ying San, whose right hand had been crippled by Zhu Bufan, finally managed to expel the Poison Fire from his body. However, his grave injuries turned his face deathly pale. Seeing Zhu Bufan holding off three attackers alone, he was shocked yet targeted Huo Ling, who was watching the battle!

"Damn it! If I take that girl hostage, the merit is mine, then I will personally chop off your hand!!" Thinking this, Ying San revealed a ferocious expression. In a flash, he used a movement technique so fast that even Zhu Bufan could hardly see him and rushed straight towards Huo Ling.

"Hey girl, come over here!!" Ying San laughed sinisterly as he reached out his left hand towards Huo Ling. His smile was as if he had already seen Zhu Bufan having to drop his weapons and allow his hand to be chopped off because of Huo Ling; however, he ignored one crucial point—if Huo Ling truly required Zhu Bufan's protection, how could Zhu Bufan possibly fight alone without regard for Huo Ling's safety?

"Get lost." A calm voice sounded, and Ying San found his hand reaching towards Huo Ling firmly blocked by a wall of water that appeared out of nowhere. With a 'boom', a massive column of water descended from the sky and smashed Ying San into the ground before he could even scream.

This sudden change made everyone on the scene stop in their tracks. In the pit formed by the water column, everyone could clearly see a pool of dark red stuff. Without saying, everyone understood what exactly it was. Seeing that Huo Ling had made a move, Zhu Bufan could only sigh and said, "Let's all move together."

"Of course." As soon as Zhu Bufan finished speaking, Huo Ling began to conjure three Hanhai Spirit Pearls. His cultivation at the Body Refining pinnacle burst forth unrestrainedly, enveloping the surroundings in a thick mist of water vapor. It was then that Lian Hao realized that things had far exceeded his expectations, as he couldn't understand why Huo Ling, who showed Qi fluctuations at only Body Tempering First Layer Heaven, had suddenly become a ferocious pinnacle Magic Practitioner!

"Ah~~!!" The first to snap back to reality was an outside guard. Seeing Huo Ling's ruthless methods and cold eyes, the guard turned to run.

'Bang', a water wall blocked his escape path under the curtain of heavenly water, trapping the guard who was only at Body Tempering Fourth Layer Heaven and certainly couldn't break through. Hearing the sounds, everyone realized they had now become the encircled ones.

"You guys, didn't you really want to take me back? Why have you all stopped?" Slowly stepping on the waves, under the shocked gaze of the Lian Family members, Huo Ling hovered in mid-air, speaking in a cold, emotionless tone.

"This... this, we were just being hospitable, so we made some excessive actions, look... haha..." Laughing, Lian Hao slowly backed away, waving his hand at Huo Ling, while those guards who had attacked Zhu Bufan also began to retreat. By now, they were almost regretting their guts—not for ambushing two people, but because they were too confident and didn't bring more people, though they also knew, the gap between Martial Cultivators and Magic Practitioners wasn't something numbers could equalize.

"Is that so?" Facing their explanation, Huo Ling remained as indifferent as ever, forming a hand seal, a large amount of Heavy Water Bombs condensed behind him in thin air.

'Whizz whizz whizz'

The formidable Heavy Water Bombs blasted towards all the Lian Family members, scaring them into hastily dodging. However, Huo Ling's heavy water bombs weren't so easily evaded. Besides the three above Body Tempering Seventh Layer and Lian Hao, as well as two lucky Body Tempering Fifth Layer guards, all other Lian Family guards lay in pools of blood with one or more holes larger than fists in their bodies.

"Who's next?" As Huo Ling spoke, she suddenly felt light on her feet, her wave-stepping faltered, and she nearly lost her footing. Realizing something was wrong with Huo Ling, Zhu Bufan hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and instantly the curtain of heavenly water also fell apart.

"That woman has issues with her body, attack!!" Huo Ling's abnormality couldn't be hidden from the Lian Family members. Bursting forth with unprecedented speed after a narrow escape, they pounced towards Huo Ling like wolves. Seeing these people rushing fiercely toward them, Zhu Bufan, supporting Huo Ling, suddenly had a flash of blood-red light in his eyes.

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