Chapter 655 - 178: Clashing Head-on, I am Invincible Below the 5th Realm

Chapter 655: Chapter 178: Clashing Head-on, I am Invincible Below the 5th Realm

Her long hair was tied back simply, a few strands dancing lightly in the wind.

She wasn’t stunningly beautiful, but she had sharp, chiseled features. This was especially true of her eyes, which coldly surveyed everything in the canyon, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

It was as if striking down a peak Bright Heart Realm expert was no different than swatting a fly.

Demon Suppression Bureau Captain, Xiao Ziye!

’It seems Demon Suppression Envoy Leng Qingqiu was worried the Moon Worship Sect would send experts to deal with me, so she had Xiao Ziye follow along!’

And standing behind Xiao Ziye were none other than Yun Bufan and Tang Tinghua.

So it turned out the white light that had saved them from the Destruction Sword Qi had also come from this Lord Xiao!

A cold light shot from Chu Fan’s eyes. The Qi and blood in his body surged, and his Primordial Qi instantly rose to its peak!

The two Traits, "Fleeting Shadows" and "Stepping on Gang and Treading on the Dipper," activated to their limit. He stepped upon invisible Star Gang and rode the air currents, his body transforming into a meteor streaking across the sky!

The distance of a thousand feet vanished in an instant!

’Damn it!’

Although the woman was severely injured, her will to live was not yet extinguished.

Suddenly sensing the dense Evil Qi behind her, like a mountain crashing down, she was terrified out of her wits.

She endured the excruciating pain, bit the tip of her tongue, and burned her remaining blood essence to forcibly summon a burst of Primordial Qi!

BUZZZZ! Two black, diamond-shaped shields materialized out of thin air to guard her back, spinning rapidly.

The blood-red patterns on the shields faintly glowed, as if burning with a fierce flame. It was clearly the struggle of a cornered beast, filled with desperate resolve.

In Chu Fan’s eyes, however, this was merely futile resistance.

He clenched his left fist as golden patterns surged beneath his skin. Enveloped in Vajra Gang Qi, his entire fist seemed to be cast from solid gold, swelling slightly and exuding an aura of unrivaled, ferocious power.

Facing the twin shields, he employed no fancy techniques—just a simple, direct, and overwhelmingly powerful straight punch!

This was the Bear Form Drilling Fist from the Twelve True Forms Fist!

It struck with the force of a siege hammer, like a meteor crashing to earth!

The air in its path compressed violently, unleashing a thunderous BOOM!

The fist and shields collided in an instant...

BOOM—!!

With a deafening crash, the iron fist punched straight through the Black Shield and slammed heavily into the woman’s back!

High up on the giant rock, Xiao Ziye’s expression remained indifferent, but a faint flicker of emotion passed through her eyes.

Yun Bufan and Tang Tinghua were already dumbstruck, having forgotten even to breathe.

Down in the pit, the woman’s body trembled violently. Beneath her mask, her eyes bulged, filled with horror, despair, and bewilderment.

"Ugh..."

A faint grunt died in her throat, cut short by a sickening POP!

The clothing on her chest burst open, revealing a fist-sized hole. The clothes on her back were blown to shreds!

A faint golden Fist Force erupted from her body and slammed into the ground before her, blasting a deep crater!

’Why...’

The light in the woman’s eyes flickered out like a candle in the wind. Her body went limp and she collapsed to the ground, dead.

Even at the moment of her death, she couldn’t believe her sturdy Black Shield had been unable to withstand the power of that single punch!

Even at the moment of her death, she couldn’t believe that she, a master at the peak of the Bright Heart Realm, would be killed by a single punch just like that!

WHOOSH!

Chu Fan gestured with his hand. A small, ancient bronze cauldron appeared out of thin air, growing larger in the wind.

Images of mountains, rivers, insects, and fish were faintly visible on its surface, and it emanated the profound aura of the cycling Five Elements.

The Five Elements Cauldron descended with a rumble, transforming into an inverted dome of light that sealed off the entire Wind-Rising Valley!

As soon as their presences were sealed off, Chu Fan immediately summoned the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, sucking the souls of the woman, Pei Yufeng, and the others into it.

’One at the Fifth Heaven of the Acupoint Realm, three at the early stage of the Bright Heart Realm, and one more at the peak of the Bright Heart Realm...’

’The spoils from this battle are truly magnificent!’

’Although these people weren’t Warlocks specializing in the Divine Soul, their Cultivation had reached such a high Realm that their souls were incredibly powerful—perfect for nourishing my Ten Thousand Souls Banner!’

...

「At the edge of Wind-Rising Valley.」

The strong winds could not disperse the thick scent of blood and dust, and the violent aftershock of the thunderous attack still hung in the air.

Demon Suppression Bureau Captain Xiao Ziye, a suit of worn purple robes swaying gently in the wind, sat casually on a flattened giant rock.

She gazed quietly ahead.

There, a giant bronze cauldron was clamped over the entire valley like a lid.

Xiao Ziye idly tapped the "Fire Stick" in her hand against her left palm, making a soft TAP, TAP sound. It was hard to tell if she was deep in thought or simply bored.

Beside her, Yun Bufan and Tang Tinghua stood frozen like statues, as if hit by an Immobilization Technique.

Their eyes were wide, fixed on the Five Elements Cauldron, and they didn’t even blink.

Their expressions were a sight to behold—a mixture of shock, bewilderment, and the lingering fear of having just escaped death.

A moment ago, that Demoness from the Moon Worship Sect had unleashed a strike. Sword Qi had crisscrossed the canyon with world-splitting power, turning the entire gorge into a deathtrap.

Trapped within it, they were like a lone boat on a stormy sea. They couldn’t even move a finger, let alone escape, and had resigned themselves to death.

At the last possible second, a gentle yet resilient white light enveloped them, blocking the crushing pressure of the Sword Intent. It was Xiao Ziye, who had used the Great Shifting Technique to save them.

When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves on the outskirts of the valley. The spot where they had just been standing, along with the canyon walls, had been utterly pulverized by the Sword Qi!

Before they could even celebrate their narrow escape, the scenes that followed shattered their entire perception of reality...

What had they just seen?

Chu Fan had actually rushed out completely unscathed!

Not only had he endured it, he had launched a ferocious counterattack!

He was relentlessly hunting down a peak Bright Heart Realm expert, one whose Body Technique was exquisite and whose Swordsmanship was god-like!

The muffled thuds of his fists smashing against the Black Shield, the pathetic sight of the woman coughing up blood as she retreated, and that bizarre Body Technique, so fast that even their Divine Sense could barely track it...

Every single detail was like a heavy hammer blow to the chest, shattering their worldview into a million pieces.