I Can Merge Techniques

No flashy moves, no cunning tricks.

Just pure, brute force—an absolute steamroll!

A boy rumored to be merely in the Spirit Awakening Realm was beating an expert at the Third Heaven of the Acupoint Realm so badly she couldn’t even fight back!

Zhang Ling’Er’s gaze shifted completely from the Mutated Witch. Her eyes were now locked onto Chu Fan.

’This boy I never even gave a second thought... how could he be this strong?’

This was something she simply could not accept!

In her eyes, Chu Fan was supposed to be nothing more than a little mouse...

’How did he turn into a lion?’

The next moment, Zhang Ling’Er’s eyes widened in horror, as if she had witnessed the most terrifying sight in the world!

Chu Fan’s figure flashed. Like a phantom, he appeared behind Qing Ling just as she was trying to get to her feet.

He shot out a hand, grabbed the back of Qing Ling’s head, and viciously slammed it into the stone ground!

BAM!!!

A sickening crunch echoed out as stone fragments and dust flew into the air.

Before everyone’s eyes, Qing Ling’s head had smashed a deep crater into the stone paving!

"Know your place?"

Chu Fan’s voice was freezing, laced with bone-chilling ferocity.

BAM!

He lifted her head and smashed it down again!

"Or else what?"

BAM!

A third time! Cracks spiderwebbed across the ground, and the entire garden seemed to tremble.

"AHHHHH—!!!"

Qing Ling’s face was a mangled, bloody mess as she let out a hysterical shriek!

She was the personal guard to the young mistress of the Zhang Family. When had she ever endured such a humiliating assault?

Overwhelmed by pain and humiliation, the Third Heaven Acupoint Realm Primordial Qi within her erupted uncontrollably!

BOOM!

A powerful shockwave blasted outward, forcing even Chu Fan to retreat from the brunt of it.

He let go and fell back, his feet digging two deep grooves into the ground before he regained his footing.

With her hair in disarray, looking like a vengeful specter, Qing Ling struggled to her feet, ready to fight to the death.

But before she could make a move—

RATTLE!

The Demon-locking Chain on Chu Fan’s left wrist shot through the air, instantly ensnaring the frenzied Qing Ling!

Spikes erupted from the chain’s links, digging deep into her flesh as blood gushed out!

"Argh!"

Qing Ling cried out in pain.

But before her cry had even faded, Chu Fan, standing dozens of feet away, swung his saber in a vicious slash!

The blood-red Sword Qi was fierce and domineering, aimed to split her in half...

WHOOSH!

The large, green shield that had been protecting Zhang Ling’Er suddenly shot through the air, appearing in front of Qing Ling!

Chu Fan’s Sword Qi slammed into the shield, creating a deep, thunderous boom!

A shockwave rippled outward, sending sand and stones flying as dust billowed everywhere!

Somehow, Qing Ling’s life was spared!

At that, a dead silence fell over the entire area once more.

The three experts from the Six Gates, the three from the Fiery Sun Gang in the corner, Zhao Qingyan and the other Demon Suppression Guards—all of them stood rooted to the spot, as if turned to stone.

That Chu Fan dared to try and kill a guard of the Zhang Family—his audacity alone was enough to make their scalps tingle with fear.

What was even more horrifying was—

A complete and utter steamroll!

That was Zhang Ling’Er’s personal guard, an expert at the Third Heaven of the Acupoint Realm whose strength even surpassed Zhang Ling’Er’s!

And yet, before Chu Fan, she was as helpless as a child?

In the corner, Sheng Yang, Gang Leader of the Fiery Sun Gang, swallowed hard. He turned to look at the pale faces of Xia Yao and Zhang Heng.

He suddenly felt that the single best decision he had ever made in his life was to endure what happened that day.

That day, Chu Fan had stormed the Fiery Sun Gang headquarters and thrashed Xia Yao and Zhang Heng.

Any other gang leader would have fought to the death for the sake of their reputation.

But he had swallowed his pride. Not only had he apologized and offered compensation, he had even given Chu Fan some of his prized possessions to placate him.

Back then, he had only been wary of Chu Fan’s status as a Demon Suppression Guard.

Who in the martial world would dare to directly challenge the imperial court’s Demon Suppression Bureau?

But now, seeing this...

Sheng Yang felt a chill run down his spine, cold sweat drenching his robes.

’If I had really acted on impulse back then, the Fiery Sun Gang would have been wiped off the map, and I’d be nothing but a wandering soul in the Chaotic Burial Mound!’

"This monster... this absolute monster..."

Xia Yao’s legs trembled, his heart filled with relief.

Thinking back, it was obvious Chu Fan had been holding back when he beat them.

Otherwise, he could have smashed their skulls with a single punch!

Chu Fan slowly turned his head, his gaze falling on Zhang Ling’Er.

’There are clever people in this world, and then there are fools.’

’This Zhang Ling’Er was clearly one of the fools—an exceptionally stupid one at that.’

’Just as I thought...’

The moment she sent her shield to protect Qing Ling, her attention was completely fixated on Chu Fan.

The woman who had undergone a Demonic Transformation cackled strangely. Shrouded in a dense black fog, she launched a relentless assault on her!

Zhang Ling’Er was already no match for the Witch, and she certainly didn’t share her opponent’s suicidal frenzy.

In moments, she was thrown into disarray, constantly dodging by a hair’s breadth. Several gashes were torn in her skirt by the Witch’s Sword Qi!

At this point, the three men from the Six Gates could no longer stand by.

They moved to intervene, intending to help Zhang Ling’Er against the Witch.

But then Chu Fan’s icy gaze slowly swept over to them.

"..."

A chill ran through the three Six Gates experts. They froze, then obediently backed away!

’That look... it’s even more terrifying than the Witch’s!’

’This is a grudge between Chu Fan and the Zhang Family. Why should we get involved?’

’This is insane! The rumors said he was only in the Spirit Awakening Realm a few months ago when he joined the Demon Suppression Bureau. How can he suppress a Third Heaven Acupoint Realm expert with the back of his hand?!’

The three exchanged glances and didn’t dare to move again, content to watch from the sidelines.

Amid the tense battle, a piercing scraping sound rang out.

Chu Fan dragged his saber with one hand, its tip scraping across the stone and kicking up a trail of blinding sparks.

His face devoid of expression, he walked step-by-step toward the two locked in combat.

Just now, he had sensed a faint, yet extremely familiar, fluctuation from Zhang Ling’Er’s green shield.

The aura was ancient and weathered, surprisingly similar to that of his Ten Thousand Souls Banner!

’An Ancient Treasure...’

A glint flashed in Chu Fan’s eyes.

’This was a supreme treasure, a rank above even a High-Grade Profound Weapon like the Five Elements Cauldron.’

’With that treasure protecting her, killing Qing Ling anytime soon would be next to impossible.’

Thus, he stopped paying attention to Qing Ling. His predatory gaze now locked onto both Zhang Ling’Er and the Witch!