"Remember, unless it's a matter of life and death, do not unleash it. After all, the effect of the Black Flame Restriction weakens with each use. Currently, you are not able to endure the second layer of the Black Flame Restriction, so you must choose the moment to release it carefully."

Emperor Yan's words echoed in Zhu Bufan's ears. Zhu Bufan knew that each time the Black Flame Restriction was released, its effect would significantly diminish after deployment. However, the current situation left no room for Zhu Bufan to consider; thus, in an instant, Zhu Bufan decided to release the Black Flame Restriction that had been binding him.

The Wutian Black Flame erupted, the terrifyingly high temperature made Lian Xie, who was rushing toward him, scream and retreat backward. Although the released Wutian Black Flame was just a fragment of the restriction previously applied by Emperor Yan, its scorching temperature was incomparable to Poison Fire. Moreover, flames naturally suppress Corpse Poison, a cold venomous gas, which terrified Lian Xie to his core in an instant when the Wutian Black Flame exploded.

However, the Wutian Black Flame was ultimately only a fragment, so although it forced Lian Xie to retreat, it did not inflict serious damage on him. Yet, what shocked Lian Xie and everyone present even more occurred afterward.

After the eruption of the Wutian Black Flame, Zhu Bufan's aura began to climb at a geometric rate under everyone's watchful eyes. Zhu Bufan's cultivation level rapidly soared, reaching the pinnacle of Body Tempering Sixth Layer Heaven in just a short moment.

'Boom!!'

A burst of Qi Force spread out in all directions. Subsequently, Zhu Bufan's cultivation continued to rise, eventually slowing down after reaching the middle stage of Body Tempering Seventh Layer Heaven and gradually stabilizing.

"This..." Seeing the sudden change in Zhu Bufan, everyone present including Lian Xie found it somewhat unbelievable. It was evident that Zhu Bufan had been suppressing his power even during the battle. Although reaching the cultivation level of Body Tempering Seventh Layer Heaven wasn't particularly impressive, just the fact that Zhu Bufan dared to suppress his power while clashing with a far stronger opponent was unbelievable to those present.

"Sigh." Zhu Bufan let out a long breath, feeling his recent injuries starting to heal. On the contrary, Lian Xie, who had been affected by the Wutian Black Flame, looked utterly disheveled and battered, although not severely injured.

"Die!!"

Suddenly, Zhu Bufan noticed a Lian Family guard attempting to rush past the line; with a whoosh, Zhu Bufan instantly became a blur and appeared right in front of this guard the next moment.

"I said, whoever crosses this line will die!" Coldly glancing at this guard who tried to sneak through amidst the chaos, Zhu Bufan's Purple Cloud flew out, and before the guard could realize, Zhu Bufan had already beheaded him, even before he could understand why Zhu Bufan's speed had become more than three times faster than before!

"Damn it!!" Seeing yet another of his Guard Captains killed, it was a confirmed blow to the Lian Family. Bellowing out a cloud of blood-red mist, Lian Xie lunged straight towards Zhu Bufan, who, having dealt with the Guard Captain, wasted no more words and engaged in relentless entanglement with Lian Xie, using the Heavenly Freedom.

With the suppression of the Black Flame Restriction gone, Zhu Bufan's Heavenly Freedom movement technique had practically turned ghostly; every movement he made was like a lingering shadow, creating illusions. Compared to Lian Xie, who had increased his cultivation through self-mutilating techniques, Zhu Bufan's unleashing of the Black Flame Restriction might not have significantly boosted his cultivation, but it completely released the suppression on his body, greatly accelerating both his speed and movement technique.

"Qiankun Wuding!"

Twisting his body, Zhu Bufan took advantage of the moment Lian Xie threw out his palm, striking towards Lian Xie's shoulder with Qiankun Wuding. However, a sound of metal clashing rang out, and Zhu Bufan was instead repelled and forced to stumble back several steps.

"Kekekeke, little brat, so what if you've quickened your movements? With your cultivation, you simply can't hurt me!" Seeing Zhu Bufan being pushed back by his own body's rebounding force, Lian Xie sneered while his sharp Corpse Claws kept attacking Zhu Bufan relentlessly, gradually adapting to Zhu Bufan's increased speed.

'Swoosh, swoosh'

Two Jade Talismans struck right beneath the feet of the two remaining Lian Family guards. Meanwhile, Zhu Bufan kept using his movement technique to barely contend with Lian Xie. Lian Xie was right; relying merely on his current strength, Zhu Bufan simply couldn't compete with Lian Xie, let alone handle another powerful figure of the Black Dam Army, Lin Ya, not far from them.

"Green Corpse Training Claw? Blood Refining Corpse King Claw!!"

After a long assault without success, Lian Xie's patience finally wore thin. Following three consecutive attacks that forced Zhu Bufan to retreat, Lian Xie unleashed the deadly Green Corpse Training Claw. All of a sudden, a huge bloody ghost claw swept towards Zhu Bufan, accompanied by a nauseating, bloody wind that made one feel oppressed and sick, showcasing the overbearing nature of the contained Corpse Poison.

Feeling the foul wind face-on, Zhu Bufan knew that Lian Xie was determined to kill him at any cost. The overwhelming bloody ghost claw covered the whole area, leaving no room to escape. Gritting his teeth, Zhu Bufan bore the pain from his previous injuries and slowly pointed the Purple Cloud downward.

Closing his eyes, Zhu Bufan visualized the Chenjiang Duanliu Break that Emperor Yan had demonstrated during their decisive battle on the Soul-locking Chain. When Zhu Bufan opened his eyes again, the stench-filled bloody ghost claw was almost upon him.

"Chenjiang Duanliu Break? Overwhelming Sky Formation!"

The sword energy infused with Poison Fire surged like tidal waves towards the bloody ghost claw, engulfing Lian Xie's Blood Refining Corpse King Claw continuously with dark green flames, creating a thunderous clash of Poison Fire and Corpse Poison echoing all around.

"Earth Rank Martial Arts!"

Upon seeing Zhu Bufan executing the Chenjiang Duanliu Break, Lin Ya, who was observing from the side, got so excited that he almost jumped up. Speaking of which, an advance Human Rank Martial Art was only one level below an inferior Earth Rank Martial Art, but the difference between them was not like that from a middle to an advanced Human Rank — rather, it was even greater than the difference between a Human Rank and an Earth Rank Martial Artist!

To put it plainly, probably a hundred or even more advanced Human Rank Martial Arts couldn't compare to a single inferior Earth Rank Martial Art. This is an absolute class disparity, and the intricacy in cultivating Earth Rank Martial Arts was beyond any comparison with Human Rank Martial Arts!

"This guy, he cannot die!" Seeing Zhu Bufan execute the Chenjiang Duanliu Break, Lin Ya made up his mind to capture Zhu Bufan alive and force him to reveal the cultivation method of the Chenjiang Duanliu Break, by any means necessary. Therefore, as Lin Ya prepared to intervene when he saw Lian Xie's Blood Refining Corpse King Claw about to be broken by Zhu Bufan's technique, he shouted,

"General Lin, attack now!" As his Blood Refining Corpse King Claw was finally defeated and swarms of sword waves with Poison Fire began to surge towards him, Lian Xie hoarsely screamed at the sky.

"Just waiting for this cue!" At Lian Xie's loud roar, Lin Ya's eyes sparkled. His hands moved, and two purple, white-flecked vortexes of fists suddenly appeared on Lin Ya's palms.

"Purple Mysterious Palm? Purple Star River!"

Like two strips of purple ribbon, Lin Ya's released purple vortexes began to pull at Zhu Bufan's sword energy. The moment they made contact, Lin Ya distinctly felt how terrifying Zhu Bufan's Chenjiang Duanliu Break was, almost losing grip on his Purple Star River.

"Ha!" With a slightly embarrassed shout, Lin Ya forcefully pulled apart the sword energy, dispersing it; however, his Purple Star River also shattered instantly, sending Lin Ya stumbling back several steps.

As the sword energy dissipated, everyone finally saw Zhu Bufan, who had executed such terrifying martial arts, kneeling on one knee, breathing heavily. Large beads of sweat continuously dropped from his pale face. The enormous exhaustion from the Chenjiang Duanliu Break made Zhu Bufan feel incredibly weak.

"Phush!"

After drastically consuming his Primordial Qi, Zhu Bufan's original injuries worsened, and he spurted out another mouthful of blood. Originally, Zhu Bufan calculated that after either killing or severely injuring Lian Xie with Chenjiang Duanliu Break, he should still have some energy left. However, Lin Ya's sudden interference increased his consumption. Indeed, if it were not for Zhu Bufan being unable to maintain the sword energy of Chenjiang Duanliu, even Lin Ya's intervention would not have prevented Zhu Bufan from slaying Lian Xie today.

"Little bastard, die!" Seeing the Chenjiang Duanliu Break broken and having lost great face just now, an infuriated Lian Xie lunged a claw at Zhu Bufan. The swiftly moving Corpse Wind Claw heavily struck Zhu Bufan's chest, "Phush!" another mouthful of black blood spurted out, adding injury to injury.

"Wait, Lian Family Head, hand this person over to me first. I need to interrogate him; you can't kill him now!" Seeing the sneering Lian Xie about to continue his attack, Lin Ya finally couldn't sit still and appeared beside Lian Xie, blocking his hand.

"General Lin! Four of my Guard Captains were killed by him, and my son has become a cripple because of him!" Those venom-filled eyes gave Lin Ya a chill. Although he wanted to say it was merely his son looking for trouble, Lin Ya naturally wouldn't say that and instead replied, "This man has many secrets I need to thoroughly investigate. I promise you can have him alive afterward. Besides, the torture methods in Heiyan City's prison seem far more interesting than what your Lian Family could muster!"

"None of you can take him away today. Anyone who dares to touch him dies!" Just at that moment, a chilling voice as cold as the abyss of a deep ice pit emitted from behind them. In a blink, everyone saw, standing next to the severely wounded Zhu Bufan, a breathtakingly beautiful woman dressed in a snow-white gown and a cute girl in a peculiar black outfit.

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