I Can Merge Techniques

A furious shockwave swept out in all directions, pulverizing the surrounding ruined walls.

Debris shot out like a meteor shower, riddling the ground with craters!

The three Warlocks let out a collective muffled groan, their faces instantly turning ashen as blood seeped from the corners of their mouths. The immense force knocked them back three consecutive steps, leaving three shallow footprints in the ground.

But they reacted with incredible speed. The instant they stumbled back, their bodies burst into three wisps of thick black smoke. The smoke burrowed into the earth, and they vanished without a trace.

Not even a whisper of their aura remained.

Chu Fan landed lightly upon a broken wall, the hem of his robes fluttering though there was no wind. His expression was as grim as still water.

The Spirit Array Map of his Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit Scripture was already active within his body, pushing his Perception Power to its absolute limit. His Divine Sense spread out like flowing mercury, meticulously scanning every inch of the ground for any sign of movement.

’They took a direct hit from my Broken Soul and survived... and they still escaped so easily!’

’Their combined defense was far stronger than I anticipated!’

With his current strength, unleashing the full power of the Nine Tribulations Blood Prison Saber should have been enough to kill or cripple any Martial Artist below the Third Heaven of the Acupoint Realm, leaving them unable to fight back.

He never expected the defense they’d hastily thrown up together to be so resilient. Moreover, they were masters of such a bizarre and unpredictable Earth Escape Skill. No wonder they had survived the Demon Suppression Bureau’s purges for this long.

Like a stalking leopard, he patiently sensed every disturbance in his surroundings, refusing to let even the slightest abnormal aura slip by as he waited for his prey to reveal an opening.

Suddenly—

Deep underground, an extremely faint aura stirred. It seemed the Warlock had grown impatient from hiding and could no longer hold back. Like a subterranean python, the aura shot rapidly toward the outskirts of Cold Crow Valley in a desperate bid for escape.

"Found you!"

A cold glint flashed in Chu Fan’s eyes. He blurred into motion without a moment’s hesitation.

He flipped in mid-air like a falcon diving for its prey, instantly crossing over a hundred feet.

He gripped the hilt of the Black Abyss Saber with both hands, pouring all his Primordial Qi into it without reserve. A crimson glow flared from the blade as he aimed for the ground in the fleeing aura’s path and viciously plunged it down!

SQUELCH!

The incomparably sharp blade sank completely into the earth in an instant, leaving only the hilt exposed!

A short, blood-curdling scream echoed up from deep underground.

Immediately after, the ground was stained dark red by gushing blood, which released a thick, metallic stench.

However, at the very moment Chu Fan’s saber struck the Warlock underground, disaster struck again!

From beneath the ground to his left and right, two Talisman Lock Chains—each formed from dozens of interlinked Talismans—shot out without warning!

The Spiritual Light on the Talismans flickered erratically. Like living, venomous snakes, they whipped toward the vital points on Chu Fan’s body from treacherous angles, cutting off all his routes of escape!

The other two Warlocks had been lying in wait nearby all along! They hadn’t fled but were merely waiting for the perfect moment to launch their fatal strike!

Before the Talismans even reached him, their incredibly sharp and destructive aura made Chu Fan’s expression shift.

His heart tightened. He stomped his right foot, pushing his Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step to its limit. His figure shot backward like a phantom, trying to evade the sudden assault.

But the two Talisman chains seemed to have eyes of their own. They twisted bizarrely in mid-air, their speed suddenly increasing as they pursued him as relentlessly as his own shadow, giving him no room to breathe!

No escape!

A harsh glint appeared in Chu Fan’s eyes as killing intent surged through him. He frantically poured his Primordial Qi into the Black Abyss Saber.

Instead of retreating, he charged forward to meet the Talisman Lock Chains head-on. With a diagonal slash, he attempted to sever the bizarre chains by force!

THWUMP!

The moment his blade struck the Talismans, Chu Fan’s expression changed. He was inwardly shocked.

The Black Abyss Saber didn’t slice through the Talismans as he’d expected. Instead, it felt as if the blade had plunged into an incredibly viscous Vajra Mud Swamp.

It was stuck fast!

An unimaginably heavy force traveled up the blade, binding it tightly. A terrifying pulling force then erupted, trying to rip the Black Abyss Saber from his grasp!

Chu Fan, however, had anticipated this. Unconcerned, his fingers suddenly went slack, and he simply let go of his Black Abyss Saber!

WHOOSH—!

No longer held back, the Black Abyss Saber was dragged away by the Talisman Lock Chains. It shot backward with a piercing whistle and, with a loud CLANG, plunged deep into a massive boulder in the distance.

The Spiritual Light on the Talismans flickered without end, sealing the Black Abyss Saber firmly within the boulder and rendering it immobile.

"Hahahaha! Without your weapon, let’s see how arrogant you can be now, you lapdog of the Demon Suppression Bureau!"

The two Warlocks who had cast the Talisman Lock Chains finally rose slowly from the earth on either side of him.

Both of them wore the arrogant, sinister sneers of men whose scheme had succeeded.

In their eyes, a Swordsman who had lost his weapon was like a tiger without its fangs. His combat power was cut in half, making him no longer a threat!

Chu Fan remained silent, standing perfectly still.

He seemed to be in the desperate predicament of being weaponless, his thoughts impossible to discern.

Then, with two quick kicks of his left foot, he sent two boulders from beside his feet, each weighing several hundred pounds, hurtling toward the Warlocks. The massive stones whistled through the air with astonishing power.

"Petty tricks! And you dare show them off before us?!"