I Can Merge Techniques

"Well then, I’m afraid you’re about to suffer!"

Before the words had even left her mouth, she formed a spell with one hand and began chanting under her breath. In that instant, the very sky seemed to change color!

HUMMM—

In midair, Primordial Qi surged and converged, condensing into a massive, hundred-foot-long greatsword.

The blade was black as ink, faintly emanating a bone-chilling aura of destruction that was utterly terrifying.

The black-robed woman pointed an elegant finger, and the greatsword let out a deafening boom.

With the force of a falling mountain, it came crashing down on Chu Fan’s head!

At the same time, the stone tiles beneath Chu Fan’s feet began to crack and splinter.

Dozens of giant hands burst from the ground, identical to the one beneath the black-robed woman’s feet. They were all deathly pale with ink-black nails, radiating an incredibly dense Yin Evil Qi as they clawed frantically toward him!

’The same old tricks...’

’...but several times stronger than before!’

A greatsword falling from the sky, Ghost Hands encircling him from the ground—it was a perfect death trap.

Chu Fan, however, remained as calm as still water, not a flicker of panic in his eyes.

His Primordial Qi was suppressed and his Divine Sense restricted. For any ordinary Martial Artist, this would have been a fatal blow.

But his true strength had never been his Primordial Qi.

It was his extraordinary Martial Arts Traits and his Vajra Undying Body, a physique comparable to a Divine Weapon!

The greatsword descended with unstoppable momentum, the gale it generated whipping his robes wildly.

Instead of retreating, Chu Fan advanced. His body flickered, moving with ghostly speed, leaving only a residual image behind in the blink of an eye.

KABOOM!

The greatsword struck the residual image, blasting a terrifyingly deep crater into the stone ground.

The violent shockwave swept outward, shattering the taverns and teahouses on both sides of the street.

Strangely, the shattered pieces dissolved into specks of light and instantly reformed, as if they had never been broken.

"Huh?"

The black-robed woman was slightly surprised.

She had sealed Chu Fan within the All-Seeing Mirror and used its Primordial Qi to suppress him. She had already determined his cultivation was at the Second Heaven of the Divine Power Realm.

’He’s merely at the Second Heaven of the Divine Power Realm, and he’s suppressed by the All-Seeing Mirror... How can he still be so fast?’

’How is this possible!’

At that moment, Chu Fan’s figure was weaving through the gaps between the dozens of Ghost Hands.

His footwork was unpredictable, like a leaf on the wind. With every twist and turn, he avoided their deadly clutches by a hair’s breadth.

He was using none other than the Moon Worship Sect’s own Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step.

And yet, his mastery of the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step was several times more refined than her own—and she was a Warlock at the Third Heaven of the Acupoint Realm!

The black-robed woman found him more and more unfathomable.

’No wonder Lord Qian Ning said the Divine Sacrifice Envoy was interested in taking him as a disciple.’

’This boy really is something else!’

WHOOSH!

Just as the black-robed woman was sizing him up with a hint of admiration, Chu Fan charged, arriving beside the Ghost Hand at her feet!

"First Tribulation of the Nine Tribulations Blood Prison Saber: Broken Soul!"

A baleful, blood-red light flared to life, like a flower of death blooming from the depths of hell.

The blade light was incomparably swift, striking the wrist of the Ghost Hand beneath the black-robed woman’s feet.

With a sharp CRACK, the giant hand snapped in two!

The black-robed woman chuckled, then with a light tap of her toes, floated backward like a willow leaf.

Chu Fan gave chase relentlessly. He was even faster than her. His saber moved in a continuous flurry, and in an instant, a web of blood-red light enveloped her!

Every slash was a killing blow, each one backed by a terrifying, soul-shaking force!

The Black-robed Demoness was completely taken by surprise. ’A Divine Power Realm Martial Artist whose strength is suppressed... Not only is he as fast as a ghost with an incomparably refined Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step, but his saber technique is also this strange and ferocious...’

She was in midair, unable to find purchase, and was about to be ensnared by the web of saber light...

"Damn it!"

Just as Chu Fan’s fourth slash was about to take her head, the black-robed woman’s form suddenly turned illusory and vanished without a trace.

WHOOSH!

Chu Fan’s saber struck empty air, the fierce Saber Qi carving a seemingly bottomless trench in the ground.

His brow furrowed slightly. He swept the area with his Divine Sense, but there was no trace of the black-robed woman within a radius of a hundred yards.

Chu Fan turned his head and saw the black-robed woman now standing at the far end of the long street.

They were now hundreds of feet apart!

’Instant Teleportation?’

Chu Fan grew wary.

He knew that someone as powerful as Yue Mankong could cross dozens of miles in a single step, perhaps even farther.

However, in his recent studies of the Demon Suppression Bureau’s Martial Arts Classics, he had never come across a Step Technique resembling Instant Teleportation.

’This woman before me is clearly nowhere near Yue Mankong’s Realm.’

’Otherwise, why go to all this trouble? She could have crushed me with a single finger.’

’This woman must be a Warlock. What she just used was either a teleportation-type Magic Technique... or did she use a Magical Treasure to move?’

The thoughts raced through Chu Fan’s mind as he recalled information about Warlocks.

Warlocks primarily cultivate their souls, leaving their physical bodies frail, but they excel at using Magic Techniques and Magical Treasures.

Back in Cyan Yang Ancient City, most of the members of the Moon Worship Sect he had encountered had likely been Warlocks.

In the foundational stages, however, even a Warlock’s Divine Sense was not strong enough to wield Magic Techniques.

So, just like low-level Martial Artists, they relied on close-quarters combat, and there wasn’t much difference between them.

When he killed Liu Da and those other thugs, he had encountered someone from the Moon Worship Sect.

Even though he was hiding inside a building, they had still sensed his presence.

He later asked Master Cao, who explained that they were Warlocks and that their Perception Power was inherently stronger than that of Martial Artists.

This woman before him could wield Magic Techniques to kill from hundreds of feet away.

If a Martial Artist of the same realm were to face her, they’d be doomed unless they could get into close range.

’But she just instantly moved hundreds of feet...’

’With such a bizarre Magic Technique, even if I catch up, she can easily create distance again.’

These thoughts flashed through Chu Fan’s mind in an instant.

The fingers of his left hand twitched slightly.

The Shadowless Needle emerged from his Sumeru Ring, landing silently behind him.

The needle vanished into the void without causing the slightest fluctuation of Primordial Qi.

Even if Chu Fan activated the Spirit Array Map of the Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit Scripture to strengthen his Divine Sense tenfold, he would still struggle to perceive its existence.

’It’s the perfect tool to deal with this strange woman.’

Saber in hand, Chu Fan gave chase once more.

Seeing this, the black-robed woman chuckled and once again unleashed the greatsword and the Ghost Hands to block his path.

It was a repeat of before. Relying on his unparalleled speed and immensely powerful body, Chu Fan once again tore through her defenses and closed in.

The Blood Prison Blade Light flared once more, and just as her life was on the line, the black-robed woman’s form again grew illusory and vanished, reappearing elsewhere.