The icy cold killing intent, in stark contrast to the scorching heat of Zhu Bufan's palm, made Shan Ling's body begin to tremble uncontrollably out of fear as she gazed into Zhu Bufan's blood-red eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Speak, how exactly do you wish to die?" Zhu Bufan asked coldly, his voice as frosty as if it came from the Nine Nether Purgatory, tightening his grip on Shan Ling's throat. In fear, Shan Ling closed her eyes and responded in a trembling voice, "I... I will not let you off even in death!"

"Hmph! You are standing right here alive and I'm not afraid, why would I be afraid of you when you're dead?" Zhu Bufan sneered, slightly tightening his grip on Shan Ling's neck.

"However, you are lucky, I have no interest in killing women, especially foolish ones like you. Go back and use that brain of yours that you've never used since birth, and think about it. Scram!" Seeing that Shan Ling was trembling in fear yet still putting up a fight, Zhu Bufan showed a cold smile and forcefully threw her away.

Held by the neck, Shan Ling felt a whoosh of wind, and before she knew it, she was caught by Shan Heng. Zhu Bufan released Shan Ling, which caused both the Thunder Tribe and the Electric Flash Tribe to cease fighting and slowly retreat. Shan Ling, who had just come back from circling the Naihe Bridge, was now pale and dared not utter another word. Shan Heng, who caught Shan Ling, looked at Zhu Bufan with a complex expression and after a long while sighed and said, "Human, I have taken note of this incident. Thank you for not killing this foolish daughter of the Clan Leader. The Electric Flash Tribe owes you a favor. Farewell!"

Angrily waving his hand, the warriors of the Electric Flash Tribe started retreating. Seeing that the Electric Flash Tribe people were leaving, the warriors of the Thunder Tribe did not pursue but just stared blankly at Zhu Bufan as if looking at something bizarre.

"What's with you all, why do you all look like you've seen a ghost? Thunder Clan Leader, did you really want me to kill Shan Ling? That would be too cruel, wouldn't it? Besides, that would truly incur an irreconcilable deadly feud with the Electric Flash Tribe, and I have no interest in killing women either." Zhu Bufan frowned upon seeing the Thunder Tribe people looking at him with strange eyes.

"Cruel…" The warriors of the Thunder Tribe suddenly looked at Shan Tu, who was lying on the ground with blood already dried up, and they became even more speechless.

"Nie, brother, this isn't important. Have you thought it through? Are you really willing to marry Shan Ling? If so, you would have to stay in the Thunder Marsh Layer forever." Lei Gang also glanced at Shan Tu, lying on the ground dead with his eyes open, then suddenly spoke to Zhu Bufan in a strange tone.

"What... What? Marry that woman? What is this all about?" After Lei Gang mentioned this, the blood-red color in Zhu Bufan's eyes instantly disappeared from fright, and the blood-colored soul shadow behind him also seemed to vanish without a trace as if scared off by these absurd words.

"This... according to the rules of our Thunder Clan warriors, in a tribal fight, when a man and a woman duel to the death and the winner spares the loser, the victor has the right to 'marry' the defeated. Over time, this has basically come to mean just that..." By the end, Lei Gang's face had turned very strange, resembling someone who wanted to laugh but couldn't.

"Damn it! I am not a Thunder Clansman! Those rules don't apply to me!" Seeing Lei Gang's bizarre expression, Zhu Bufan was almost driven to attack.

"Ha ha, don't worry, little brother Zhu Bufan. Just now, Shan Heng also said that the Electric Flash Tribe only owes you a favor without mentioning marriage at all, which shows that old ghost Shan Heng is also unwilling to agree, so you have nothing to worry about!" Seeing Zhu Bufan's fierce expression, Lei Gang finally laughed loudly, and other Thunder Clan warriors also burst into laughter, which made Zhu Bufan realize that he had been collectively pranked by these guys.

"You bunch of bastards!!!" A thoroughly mocked Zhu Bufan couldn't help but scream out loud but was met with even more joyous laughter, as the Thunder Clan people usually greet each other with laughter after tribal skirmishes.

In the ensuing time, the Electric Flash Tribe fell into complete silence, even the previous provocations ceased, making it seem as if the tribe had vanished without a trace.

However, regarding this situation in the Electric Flash Tribe, Lei Gang heightened his vigilance. Having contended with Shan Heng for so many years, Lei Gang knew that the more surreptitious Shan Heng became, the more terrifying his eruption would be. Just like last time, taking advantage of the storm, he almost took Lei Gang's life; had it not been for Zhu Bufan and the others, he would have likely turned to charcoal. Thinking of this, Lei Gang dared not neglect his duties and instructed the warriors of the Thunder Tribe to tighten their defenses, and also asked Zhu Bufan and Wang Hui to help refine elixirs and Jade Talismans.

Nearly a month later, there was still no news from the Electric Flash Tribe, and people from the tribe hardly ever left. Receiving this report, Lei Gang became increasingly shocked and puzzled. Feeling that something unusual was happening, Lei Gang left his house intending to find Zhu Bufan and others, when suddenly a guard ran up to him and whispered in his ear. The purple-red Blood Spirit Poison Fire began to dissipate slowly. Since merging with the Spirit Soul from the Blood Pearl, the evolved Blood Spirit Poison Fire became much more potent than regular Poison Fire, with its heat several times stronger, significantly reducing the time it took for Zhu Bufan to refine the Jade Talismans.

Not only that, after evolving into Blood Spirit Poison Fire, its corrosive ability had increased significantly. Now, even when facing the Heavy Water summoned by Huo Ling, the Blood Spirit Poison Fire could still burn and corrode, unlike before when it was completely restrained by Huo Ling's Water Element Primordial Qi.

Of course, the erosion of the Heavy Water by the evolved Poison Fire dealt a severe blow to Huo Ling, causing her to start cultivating frenziedly. The Heavy Water controlled by Huo Ling also began to strengthen under her continuous cultivation, and her cultivation level also rapidly increased. She was originally talented and gifted, merely delayed in her cultivation due to her time in the tower, which led to a stagnation around the initial stage of Bone Forging. Now spurred by Zhu Bufan, her cultivation began to surge rapidly.

Huo Ling's life-risking cultivation also motivated others. After all, there weren't many matters to attend to within the Thunder Tribe; the view was always the same with endless thunderstorms, and tribal matters were not for outsiders to interfere, thus, with nothing else to do, everyone naturally turned to cultivation.

Feeling the Primordial Qi rapidly circulating inside his body, Zhu Bufan continued to consolidate his own cultivation level. In a short period, he broke through from Body Tempering Eighth Layer Heaven to the Ninth Layer Heaven. Zhu Bufan had not yet adjusted to the discomfort of his rapidly increasing cultivation level, particularly after the duel with Shan Tu. Although he ultimately killed Shan Tu, his own injuries were not light, though not so severe as to shake his foundation. So, during this period, besides refining a few Jade Talismans each day, Zhu Bufan spent most of his time solidifying his current cultivation level.

After completing a Grand Circulation, the rich Primordial Qi slowly returned to Zhu Bufan's Qi Vortex. Opening his eyes, Zhu Bufan no longer felt the previous sensation of floating power, which also confirmed that his cultivation had truly stabilized within the initial range of Body Tempering Ninth Layer Heaven, no longer fluctuating oddly.

Looking at the pile of Jade Talismans in the Storage Ring and the Elixir Wang Hui gave him two days ago, Zhu Bufan remembered that today was the day to deliver these items to Lei Gang. After counting the number, Zhu Bufan left his room and arrived at Lei Gang's Clan Leader Stone House. Upon entering, he found the atmosphere unusually tense.

"What happened? Clan Leader Lei," seeing Lei Gang's frightfully somber expression, Zhu Bufan couldn't help but frown slightly and ask; he was already aware that it was likely related to the war with the Electric Flash Tribe.

"Shan Heng sent a message to me, proposing a truce with our Thunder Tribe. Do you think I can believe him?" With a cold snort of anger, Lei Gang said to Zhu Bufan, "But this time, the elders are actually persuading me to negotiate a peace with the Electric Flash Tribe? What a joke! I was nearly killed by that man's schemes!!"

On saying this, Lei Gang was almost fuming. Zhu Bufan also vaguely realized that Shan Heng from the Electric Flash Tribe had sent a letter to Lei Gang, proposing peace between the two tribes, and Lei Gang naturally wouldn't believe this sudden gesture of goodwill, suspecting Shan Heng harbored a scheme immediately upon receiving the letter.

But clearly, the elders of the Thunder Tribe thought it was worth attempting a reconciliation with the Electric Flash Tribe, as the strength between the two tribes wasn't vastly different. If it came to a fight to the death, it would undoubtedly be detrimental to both tribes. The ongoing battles had already resulted in many warrior casualties on both sides. Now that the Electric Flash Tribe was proposing peace, it would be best to accept; hence, these Thunder Tribe elders were persuading Lei Gang to consider reconciliation.

"This Shan Heng! How could he possibly want a reconciliation? How long have I known him? Could he possibly seek peace? This is clearly a trap!" Enraged, Lei Gang could not restrain his volume and continued to roar.

"Because it's unbelievable, it might actually be believable, Clan Leader Lei. If you were Shan Heng, would you come up with an excuse that even you wouldn't believe I'd fall for to set a trap? Perhaps something really happened to the Electric Flash Tribe," Zhu Bufan sighed and still spoke up to Lei Gang. Although he didn't wish to get involved in the tribal conflicts, having stayed in the Thunder Tribe for a not insignificant period, completely washing his hands off would indeed not sit right.

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