Sensing those malicious presences, Zhu Bufan quickly stood up, as his body's Primordial Qi was mobilized in an instant, and the Emperor Yan in his hand also pointed towards the ground, because Zhu Bufan clearly felt that among the approaching presences, there were two that were extremely fierce.

'Whoosh whoosh whoosh'

Xiong Jin's Cultivation Technique indeed had its unique methods; people from the Lian Family and Lin Ya had found Zhu Bufan's location almost without any detour. In an instant, soldiers from the Black Dam Army together with the Lian Family, a total of twelve, were standing in front of Zhu Bufan.

Seeing this group of people brimming with murderous intent, Zhu Bufan's spirit, energy, and mind were instantly raised to the peak. The first two people in the line gave him an extremely dangerous feeling; the qualitative difference in their Primordial Qi allowed Zhu Bufan to clearly understand the level of the two.

"Bone Forging Realm Cultivator?" Staring intently at Lian Xie and Lin Ya, Zhu Bufan spoke in a cold voice.

"Are you the one who almost killed my son?" Upon seeing Zhu Bufan, Lian Xie's eyes blazed with a ravenous light, and he would have pounced forward if it weren't for Lin Ya at his side.

"Shouldn't there be two others? A young lady and a little girl, or do you think that by hiding them, they won't be implicated?" Viewing Zhu Bufan indifferently, Lin Ya asked in an aloof voice, noting that Zhu Bufan was merely at the Body Tempering Sixth Layer Heaven.

Yet someone at a mere Body Tempering Sixth Layer Heaven could severely wound Lian Hao, and kill two Lian Family guards of the same Body Tempering Seventh Layer Heaven, couldn't this be attributed to the Water Mystery Silver Armor or something else? Thinking of this, Lin Ya's greed became difficult to conceal, especially since he had heard that the woman with Zhu Bufan was an absolute beauty. How could Lin Ya pass up such an opportunity to reap both people and wealth?

"Who are you?" Seeing Lin Ya dressed in pitch-black armor, and quite a few soldiers in black armor in the ranks, Zhu Bufan instantly knew that this was definitely not the power of the Lian Family but the official force of Heiyan City.

"I am Lin Ya, the Third Commander of the Black Dam Army. You committed murder in broad daylight in Heiyan City, a crime deserving death. However, since the Family Head of the Lian Family is present, I shall naturally hand you over to the Family Head for handling." After finishing his words, Lin Ya made way for someone else, although he didn't believe Zhu Bufan at a mere Body Tempering Sixth Layer Heaven could amount to anything. But if Zhu Bufan really had some desperate technique that could hurt him, it wouldn't be worth it. Now it was perfect, since he could sell a favor by openly allowing Lian Xie to take revenge and reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

The thoughts of Lin Ya were as clear as daylight to everyone, but at this moment, Lian Xie was indeed intent on revenge. Waving his hand to part his men, Lian Xie then stepped forward with a fierce and sardonic smile.

"Brat, today, I'll give you a chance. If you can last a hundred moves under me, I'll leave you a whole corpse!" With venomous eyes firmly fixed on Zhu Bufan, he suddenly burst the sleeves of his hands, revealing that Lian Xie's hands became ghastly greenish-gray upon exposure to the air.

Large amounts of white hair grew rapidly from the pores, and the fingernails grew visibly fast before the eyes of the onlookers. In a moment, Lian Xie's fingernails had grown to four inches long, and the dark nails gleamed with chilling light, wrapped with wisps of pitch-black mist.

As Lian Xie's hands transformed, his complexion also became deeply ghastly, with thick Corpse Qi gushing crazily from his body, like a fierce ghost stooped over.

Seeing Lian Xie's eerie and astonishing black Primordial Qi, Lin Ya also frowned slightly, at the same time, he motioned his Black Dam Army Guards to step back a few steps. Even Lin Ya himself felt nauseous with Lian Xie's Corpse Qi imbued with Corpse Poison, let alone his own guards who were basically at the Body Tempering Sixth Layer Heaven. At this moment, Lin Ya was estimating his own chances of victory should he engage with Lian Xie.

In response to the surging dark Corpse Qi from Lian Xie, the Poison Fire within Zhu Bufan's body automatically emerged, isolating the Corpse Qi outside. Corpse Qi and Poison Fire collided and burst in the air between the two individuals, creating 'pop pop' noises that painfully echoed in one's eardrums.

The familiar dark green Poison Fire once again deeply aggravated Lian Xie's nearly collapsing nerves. Thinking of how Lian Hao wailed under the invasion of that Poison Fire, Lian Xie could no longer suppress his rage, as his murky gray eyes were now replaced with blood-red.

"Give me your life! I will kill you and tear you to pieces!!" With a furious shout, Lian Xie charged towards Zhu Bufan, his corpse-like claws entwined with Corpse Qi and foul stench, and the pale nails clawing directly at Zhu Bufan's vital points.

The sharp nails were still at a distance, but Zhu Bufan could already clearly feel the deep chill of death. Even with the Poison Fire protecting his body, enabling him to resist the Corpse Qi emanating from Lian Xie, the pressure of the difference in cultivation could not be compensated by the Poison Fire.

"Kill!" Without any attempt at evasion, Zhu Bufan's Emperor Yan instantly transformed into Purple Cloud, and with a fierce upward motion, the Fire Chain bearing Poison Fire and purple sword energy lashed straight towards Lian Xie.

"Little demon, you're courting death!!" Seeing Zhu Bufan direct the Fire Chain at him, Lian Xie's eyes flashed with malevolence as his Corpse Claw struck down directly in line with the Fire Chain.

'Bang'

With a loud noise, the dark green Fire Chain was instantly crushed into scattered sparks under Lian Xie's Corpse Claw, and without a moment's hesitation, Lian Xie's left hand hurtled towards Zhu Bufan. Seeing his own Poison Fire so easily dispersed, Zhu Bufan frowned and his sword energy shifted with the Purple Cloud in his hand. The exceedingly sharp tip of the sword lunged straight at Lian Xie's left palm.

"Uh" Normally, those who cultivate the Green Corpse Training Claw would have hands as tough as metal after executing it, impervious to common weapons. However, for reasons unknown, Lian Xie felt an instinctive repulsion—perhaps even fear—towards Zhu Bufan's Purple Cloud. As a result, when he saw Zhu Bufan's Purple Cloud stabbing towards his palm, he didn't meet it with his hand as usual to completely shatter his opponent's confidence. Instead, he astonishingly turned his claw into a palm, slapping it onto the spine of the Purple Cloud sword.

'Clang!'

A powerful force landed on the Purple Cloud, sweeping Zhu Bufan's sword energy to one side. After deflecting the Purple Cloud, Lian Xie's left hand reached straight for Zhu Bufan. Witnessing his sword energy being deflected, Zhu Bufan immediately executed Heavenly Freedom, his figure becoming like a ghost, leaving behind a trail of afterimages. The sword energy of the Purple Cloud in his hand shifted and stabbed once more at Lian Xie.

"Hmph! Trying to escape? Walking corpse!!"

With a cold snicker, Lian Xie's figure also began to unnaturally sway as if he was a drunkard. However, his body was strangely rigid, resembling a drunken wooden puppet, stiffly wavering his body.

Yet precisely because of this, Zhu Bufan's three consecutive stabs were easily evaded by Lian Xie. In fact, Lian Xie managed to slap out twice at Zhu Bufan, and one slap brutally struck Zhu Bufan's left shoulder as he failed to dodge in time.

"Ah!!" A mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out, and Zhu Bufan felt a tearing, intense pain in his left shoulder hit by Lian Xie. Even though he was wearing the Water Xuan Silver Garment for protection, the difference in cultivation between Zhu Bufan and Lian Xie was too great. Lian Xie's Body Forging Sixth Layer Heaven was not merely a numerical difference. After all, the Water Xuan Silver Garment was not a Heaven Rank artifact, and it was already quite fortunate that it only resulted in injury and not death under Lian Xie's palm.

After spitting out blood, Zhu Bufan was blasted back rapidly, his internal Primordial Qi churning violently. However, protected by the Water Xuan Silver Garment, Zhu Bufan's injuries were not severe, and the act of spitting blood and retreating was largely an act.

Sure enough, seeing Zhu Bufan's wretched retreat and spitting blood, Lian Xie's eyes burst with an endless fierce light. His hands radiated an even darker aura, and with a stamp of his foot, he lunged at Zhu Bufan. Facing the pouncing Lian Xie, Zhu Bufan revealed a faint smile.

Sensing Zhu Bufan's smile, Lian Xie instinctively felt it was not good, but at this moment, Zhu Bufan did not give Lian Xie time to think. Also stepping forward, he employed Thunderbolt Step and Heavenly Freedom at once, causing a sound like muffled thunder. Zhu Bufan had already reached Lian Xie's side, his Purple Cloud sword breaking through directly.

"Humph!" Faced with Zhu Bufan's sudden counterattack, Lian Xie was quick to react, immediately turning and changing his steps. However, Zhu Bufan, who had been lying in wait, would certainly not let go of this opportunity, and with speed Lian Xie couldn't just evade by saying so, 'swoosh,' a sword fell, leaving a deep gash on Lian Xie's grey-green arm.

"Little demon, you're begging for death! Green Corpse Training Claw? Corpse Wind Claw!!" With his arm wounded and the pestering Poison Fire trying to burrow into the wound, Lian Xie became enraged. A flash of black light passed and his martial arts were unleashed.

Black Corpse Claws the size of human heads frenziedly swept out from Lian Xie, each phantom claw filled with a combination of Corpse Poison and Miasma. Facing this martial arts attack from the old ghost at the Body Forging Sixth Layer Heaven, Zhu Bufan did not dare to meet it head-on. He quickly retreated while also executing Heavenly Freedom to dodge those Corpse Claws. But when he reached the bushes, Zhu Bufan suddenly stopped dodging. The Purple Cloud cut through the air, with its sword energy bringing Poison Fire, actually clashing fiercely with Lian Xie's Corpse Wind Claw.

The sword energy infused with Poison Fire collided desperately against the phantom Corpse Claws in mid-air, causing bursts of flames and dark Corpse Qi. Although the attribute of Poison Fire completely countered Corpse Qi, Zhu Bufan was far behind Lian Xie in terms of cultivation. Therefore, what appeared to be an equal struggle at first two strikes turned into needing four or five sword energies to disperse a single Corpse Wind Claw. Soon enough, Lian Xie's Corpse Wind Claws almost bore down upon Zhu Bufan's face.

"So that's how it is, kekeke. Are that woman and little girl behind you? Hence you insist on guarding this direction, kekeke," Suddenly, Lian Xie stopped the attack of the Corpse Wind Claw and, while suppressing and expelling the invading Poison Fire from his meridians, he eerily laughed as he spoke.

"Kekeke, little demon, I've thought of a very interesting way to torment you. Tell me, if I break your limbs and ruin your cultivation, then slowly tear those two apart limb by limb before you, how would you react?" A black-as-coal Corpse Qi Ball the size of a fist was expelled by Lian Xie, who casually tossed it aside. The Corpse Qi Ball hit the ground and burst open, and the dark green Poison Fire that had penetrated Lian Xie's body flickered a few times then disappeared.

"You won't have the chance." In response to Lian Xie's words, Zhu Bufan remained eerily calm, his Purple Cloud tracing a line in front of him, producing a deep linear sword mark, "Today, anyone who crosses this line dies."

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