Chapter 686 - 183: Zhang Tianhao, Come Here and Die

Chapter 686: Chapter 183: Zhang Tianhao, Come Here and Die

But times had changed.

Everyone knew full well that the Seven Stars Gang was sheltering a giant—Chu Fan!

The Seven Stars Gang’s own strength no longer mattered.

As long as Chu Fan was around, the Seven Stars Gang’s position in Qing Province City would be as unshakable as a mountain!

Whether it was Chu Fan’s thunderous methods just now or his limitless future in the Demon Suppression Bureau, it was enough to make all the other powers treat the Seven Stars Gang as honored guests.

In the crowd, even Fatty, Jiang Yuanfan, and the others who had not yet fully completed their Mortal Transformation puffed out their chests and held their noses high. They looked insufferably proud, savoring the thrill of borrowing the tiger’s might.

However, in a corner of the raucous, celebrating crowd...

Li Qingxue stood silently, her gaze piercing through the surging crowd to fall upon the young man who was walking back step by step.

There was no joy in her eyes. Instead, they gradually dimmed, filled with an indescribable sorrow.

All this time, she had been training like a madwoman.

Even when cultivating the dangerous Nine Tribulations Blood Prison Saber, enduring the bone-deep agony of the Evil Qi with every session, she had never once backed down.

She persevered like this only to catch up to that young man’s footsteps, only to still be worthy of standing by his side in this cruel world.

But now, she realized with despair that not only had she failed to close the distance with that figure, but he was getting farther and farther away.

Chu Fan was too strong...

So strong it was suffocating. So strong it was despair-inducing.

His growth was as fast as lightning.

No matter how she ran or cried out behind him, she could only watch helplessly as the gap between them widened.

In the small Cyan Yang City, she had been a treasured genius.

But here in Qing Province City, a gathering place for geniuses, she seemed dull and lackluster even when compared to the other Noble Family Members.

Compared to the radiant Chu Fan, she was like a firefly to the bright moon.

A thick, unshakable sorrow and inferiority complex spread wildly in her heart like a patch of poisonous weeds.

In a daze, she seemed to see Chu Fan slowly walking toward the horizon. She wanted to chase him like a madwoman, but her legs felt as heavy as lead. No matter how hard she tried, she could only watch as he disappeared beyond the clouds.

Li Qingxue’s heart was filled with grief.

"Senior Sister?"

A familiar voice seemed to pierce through layers of fog, calling to her from another world.

The sound instantly shattered the illusion before Li Qingxue’s eyes, forcibly waking her from her daze.

Li Qingxue shuddered violently. The rims of her eyes instantly turned red, and an uncontrollable bitterness stung her nose.

"Wh-what’s wrong?"

Having just walked up the steps, Chu Fan keenly sensed that something was amiss, and his pupils contracted.

Senior Sister Qingxue had a resilient personality; she was by no means an overly sentimental person. An emotional fluctuation like this was far too abnormal!

’Something’s not right!’

Without a moment’s hesitation, Chu Fan activated the Spirit Array Map of the Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit Scripture inside him.

BUZZ!

His formless Divine Sense poured out like quicksilver, instantly enveloping Li Qingxue’s entire body.

In that instant, the world in Chu Fan’s eyes transformed.

The normal scenery faded of its color, replaced by interwoven black and white lines of Spiritual Qi.

And amidst this black and white, a glaring, scarlet thread appeared in his vision!

The red thread squirmed like a living thing. It emerged from a crack in the stone floor and coiled tightly around Li Qingxue’s ankle like a venomous snake, continuously seeping a strange fluctuation into her meridians.

’What the hell is this thing?!’

Just as Chu Fan’s expression changed drastically, Leng Qingqiu’s cool voice exploded directly in his mind:

"That is the Emotional Silk of the Emotional Silk Sect... It’s a secret technique of their sect. They can cultivate the Emotional Silk to the point where it can silently evoke a person’s deepest obsessions and vulnerabilities, allowing them to control their target’s mind, turning them into a puppet or causing them to suffer Qigong Deviation."

"The other end of it is currently in the hands of Hong Mei’er from the Emotional Silk Sect."

At these words, killing intent erupted from Chu Fan’s eyes like a volcano.

"You’re courting death!"

CLANG—!

A clear Dragon’s Roar resounded across the viewing stands.

The Long Saber in Chu Fan’s hand left its sheath. A piercing flash of light traced a perfect arc through the air, carrying with it the resolve to sever all things as it viciously chopped down at the scarlet Emotional Silk!

CLANG!

The blade collided with the red thread, unexpectedly producing the sound of clashing metal and sending sparks flying!

The incomparably tough Emotional Silk snapped in two!

"SCREE—!"

The severed red thread seemed to be alive, letting out a faint, miserable shriek.

The section attached to Li Qingxue recoiled like a startled snake, zipping back into the crack in the floor with a SLITHER and disappearing from sight.

This sudden turn of events startled everyone nearby.

"Fan, what happened?!" Cao Feng and the others turned pale with shock, immediately drawing their weapons and gathering around, their eyes scanning the surroundings vigilantly.

"It’s the Emotional Silk of the Emotional Silk Sect..." the Hundred Flowers Valley Master standing nearby said softly. "That Emotional Silk can control people’s minds..."

"Bastards!" Cao Feng and the others were furious!

Neither the Seven Stars Gang nor Chu Fan had any history or recent grudges with the Emotional Silk Sect, yet they actually dared...

But Chu Fan paid them no mind. Evil Qi roiled around his body as he roared, "Hong Mei’er!!"

"You’re courting death!!"

His voice, mixed with a rolling thunder, carried his Divine Sense like a sharp sword piercing the void, locking firmly onto the red-robed woman in the Emotional Silk Sect’s crowd on a distant stand.

BOOM!

Before his voice had even faded, the rock beneath Chu Fan’s feet exploded.

His figure shot out like a cannonball, his tyrannical aura completely unleashed, like an enraged Ancient Fierce Beast charging straight for the Emotional Silk Sect’s location.

Across the entire Martial Arts Arena, countless people were stunned speechless!

Chu Fan... actually dared to charge at Hong Mei’er, a peak Bright Heart Realm expert?

They didn’t know what had happened, but this was just too insane!

"Hmph!"

A soft snort came from within the Emotional Silk Sect’s crowd.

The beautifully dressed, palace-gowned woman in the center raised a delicate hand, and a red thread several times thicker than the last shot out like lightning, transforming into a Heaven and Earth Net to meet the charging Chu Fan.