I Can Merge Techniques

’If I can just find the boundary of this space, I’ll have a chance to break out by force!’

He charged a hundred feet into the alley, but before he could see the end, his vision suddenly blurred.

A wave of dizzying vertigo washed over him. When he steadied himself, he was shocked to find he was right back where he started, still on the same deserted street!

Trapped here, with nowhere to run.

Chu Fan’s expression was as dark as the deep sea.

He maintained the Spirit Array Map of the Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit Scripture as his body weaved and dodged through the siege of Ghost Hands.

At times, he moved like a phantom, slipping through the gaps between the Ghost Hands. At others, he swung his saber from cunning angles, shattering the attacking appendages one by one.

His Body Technique was fluid and graceful, his saber flashes sharp and unmatched, but his predicament remained unchanged.

The Ghost Hands were endless and indestructible. The moment they were shattered, they would instantly reform, as if this very space were their breeding ground.

Above him, the massive, hovering sword materialized once more. Its grim Sword Intent locked onto him from afar, ready to deliver a thunderous strike at any moment.

But in the midst of this desperate siege, the corner of Chu Fan’s mouth suddenly curled into a smile.

While dodging, he spread his powerful Divine Sense like quicksilver flowing across the ground, meticulously examining every trickle of energy in the space.

’Found you!’

As a Ghost Hand whistled past his ear, Chu Fan let out a cold laugh. His Divine Sense locked firmly onto a small, inconspicuous stone house about two hundred feet to his right.

’That’s it!’

Every time a Ghost Hand coalesced or the giant sword took form, the faintest, most fundamental fluctuation of Primordial Qi originated from that stone house!

Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step!

He no longer hesitated, pushing his Cultivation Technique to its absolute limit!

His body instantly blurred, leaving several Residual Images that flickered between real and illusory. He used an uncanny Step Technique that defied logic, weaving rapidly through the narrow gaps in the thicket of Ghost Hands.

Several Ghost Hands grabbed at empty air, colliding with each other with a dull thud.

In a flash, Chu Fan had crossed the two hundred feet and appeared before the stone house!

SWISH!

His Long Saber, carrying unstoppable momentum, carved a tyrannical arc as it viciously cleaved down upon the stone house!

BOOM—!

Stone fragments flew everywhere as the house’s walls collapsed!

From within the ruined house, a slender figure in a black robe darted out like a startled butterfly!

Her movements were graceful as she spun elegantly in the air, leaping into the sky.

As she descended, a giant Ghost Hand on the ground flipped over, palm up, and caught her steadily, holding her suspended in mid-air.

From beneath the black hood, a pair of playful, curious eyes looked down on Chu Fan.

"How did you find me?" The woman’s voice held a trace of imperceptible surprise; she clearly hadn’t expected him to find her so quickly.

Chu Fan stood with his saber at the ready, his breathing even and his gaze as tranquil as an old well. "Simple. Since you were attacking me, there were bound to be fluctuations in Primordial Qi."

"Such massive and precise control would inevitably leave a trail."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the restless Ghost Hands around them. "If you were controlling this from outside the Magical Treasure, the power and precision of the attacks would be greatly diminished."

"Only by personally entering the Magical Treasure could you unleash its full power."

Chu Fan had once used the Five Elements Cauldron to briefly seal Baili Bing. Though he wasn’t an expert in using such spatial Magical Treasures, he understood the key principles.

It was a huge gamble. Placing oneself inside the formation maximized its power, but it also exposed the caster to the risk of attack.

Hearing Chu Fan’s clear and logical analysis, the black-robed woman chuckled and slowly shook her head. "Heh heh... Everything you said is correct. It seems Ghost Moon’s Five Elements Cauldron might be in your possession after all."

Her tone shifted, becoming lazy and dangerous. "I originally wanted to play a little game of ’cat and mouse’ with you, to see just how capable the little guy who caught the Divine Sacrifice Envoy’s attention really is."

She raised a slender finger, lightly tapping her chin as her voice turned chillingly cold. "But you just had to be in such a hurry to force me out and spoil my fun..."

"In that case, I’m afraid you’re in for a world of hurt!"

Before her words had even faded, an oppressive might—far more terrifying and substantial than that of the Ghost Hands—erupted from her body!

The entire Mirror Image Space began to tremble in response!