I Can Merge Techniques

The Elixir melted the moment it entered his mouth. A berserk wave of energy instantly swept through his entire body, and his aura began to climb relentlessly!

His Cultivation, originally only at the Third Heaven of the Divine Power Realm, now skyrocketed, rapidly approaching the peak of the Fifth Heaven!

The masked woman, however, seemed unconcerned, as if nothing happening before her was even worthy of her notice.

She slowly looked Chu Fan up and down, her gaze like that of someone scrutinizing an amusing toy.

Then, in a cold, indifferent, and utterly emotionless tone, she spoke. "So you are Chu Fan? A moment ago, you compared yourself to an inferior horse. Do you really dare attempt to hold back a superior one like me?"

"Whether I can hold you back or not, I don’t know. But as for riding a superior horse... I wouldn’t mind giving that a try." Chu Fan’s expression didn’t change, but the corner of his mouth held the faintest hint of a smile. "Miss, you have the wrong person. My name is Lin Bei, not Chu Fan."

"..." The woman was clearly taken aback for a moment, her brow furrowing slightly behind her mask.

Although she didn’t understand the hidden meaning behind the name "Lin Bei," she couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong.

She had heard Nangong Yue’s desperate cry of "Chu Fan" moments ago, clear as day. There was no way she could be mistaken.

And his words, "as for riding a superior horse," were a blatant provocation that instantly and thoroughly enraged her!

"You... really are tired of living..."

The woman began to walk, approaching Chu Fan step by step as if she were on a leisurely stroll.

With every step, the terrifying, mountain-like pressure of her aura intensified.

The pressure was so immense that the surrounding air seemed to solidify, and the gravel ground actually began to sink slightly beneath her intangible presence!

Chu Fan, meanwhile, subtly shifted to his left. It looked as if he were dodging her oppressive aura, but in reality, he was deliberately putting more distance between them and the battlefield where Li Mubai and the others were fighting.

He knew in his heart that if this woman were allowed to join forces with that berserk monster and encircle them, then today, their elite Demon Suppression Bureau team would likely be annihilated.

There would be no chance of survival.

...

In that instant, the air seemed to solidify like amber, its stillness suffocating.

Facing this mysterious woman whose aura was as deep as an abyss and who could distort the very light around her just by standing still, Chu Fan no longer held a shred of arrogance. He knew that holding back even the slightest bit would be suicide.

Not daring to be the least bit careless, his thoughts raced, and the Primordial Qi in his body erupted at an unprecedented speed!

"Ghost Fire Burning Soul!"

He let out a low cry and, without hesitation, activated the ultimate Trait he had obtained after Breaking the Limit of his Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step!

At the same time, the Spirit Array Map of the Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit Scripture blazed to life in his Sea of Consciousness, shining with brilliant light!

His perception was magnified infinitely.

Every rustle of grass on the battlefield, the trajectory of flowing Primordial Qi, and even the frantic heartbeats of Li Mubai and the others in the distance appeared clearly in his Sea of Consciousness, with nothing hidden from him.

And yet, even with all this, the woman remained a profound and immeasurable void within his perception, as if she had never existed at all.

Chu Fan didn’t choose to attack rashly. Instead, he pushed off his feet and retreated several steps in a blur, creating a safe distance.

As he fell back, he flicked his wrist, and the Demon Blade "Black Abyss"—a weapon that had drunk countless blood and brimmed with menacing Evil Qi—was returned to his Sumeru Ring.

In its place appeared a greatbow of ancient design, its body covered in complex runes—the Sunset Bow!

He held the bow steady with his left hand, the muscles in his right arm bulging and veins popping as, with a low hum, he drew the tough string into a full moon!

An arrow condensed from pure Primordial Qi instantly materialized on the string, its tip pulsing with a heart-stopping, destructive aura, its killing edge laid bare!

Bow drawn!

Arrow ready!

Locking on... ’Wait, where did she go?’

But just as he was about to release the string and fire the arrow that held all his power—SWISH!

In his line of sight, the woman who had been standing motionlessly atop the ruins... vanished without a trace!

She didn’t turn into a blurry Residual Image, nor did she move so fast as to leave afterimages. Instead, it was as if a painter had simply erased her from a canvas—she had vanished completely, without a trace!

Even his Extraordinary Perception Power, enhanced tenfold, couldn’t lock onto her, let alone sense the slightest trace of her aura!

’Too fast!’

A storm of shock crashed through Chu Fan’s mind!

Until now, relying on his Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step after its Limit Break, he had been a prodigy of speed among his peers.

Even many experts in much higher Realms could hardly hope to match his Body Technique!

But this was the first time in his entire life that, even while in the ultimate state of Ghost Fire Burning Soul, he was still completely unable to track his opponent’s movements!

He knew in his heart that her skill in Body Technique wasn’t necessarily more profound or exquisite than his own.

There was only one explanation for such a crushing advantage in speed—it was absolute suppression, the kind that came from a Cultivation that had crossed a chasm between Realms!

With no time to think, Chu Fan’s feet flashed, pushing his Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step to its absolute limit.

He instantly conjured six figures, each one indistinguishable from his True Body. They shot out in six different directions as he attempted to confuse his opponent with the Illusory Bodies.

However, before the woman’s absolute power, the illusion technique he was so proud of seemed laughable and utterly fragile.

He had dashed less than ten feet and had yet to fully create separation when a bone-chillingly sharp presence silently appeared right at the vital point on the back of his True Body—directly behind his heart!

It was a thread of Sword Qi, condensed to its absolute limit and moving so fast it made no sound as it tore through the air, arriving in an instant!