A shrill scream echoed through the mid-air as Hei Qing turned around to see Lin Ya's right arm severed by Zhu Bufan's sword. Such an outcome not only made Hei Qing incredulous, even everyone present found it unbelievable!

In their conception, the battle between cultivators was a competition of cultivation levels. Although Lin Ya had been at a disadvantage in the battle against Zhu Bufan earlier, that only surprised them. They had never thought that Lin Ya might actually lose.

But today, the soldiers of the Black Dam Army witnessed a scene they found extremely difficult to comprehend. They clearly saw that after the initial confrontations using martial arts, Zhu Bufan, once his momentum surged, relied almost entirely on his skill and the sharpness of Purple Cloud to fight and slaughter Lin Ya.

On the contrary, Lin Ya's battle with Zhu Bufan involved the full display of Divine Skills and martial arts flying about, but even so, Lin Ya failed to touch Zhu Bufan at all. The splendid martial arts burst forth in vain, striking nothing but air.

The battle between Zhu Bufan and Lin Ya was akin to a duel between an incredibly strong giant and a small man adept at dodging with agile movements. Though every hit from the giant could annihilate the small man in an instant, the problem was that the giant couldn't even touch the small man. Eventually, the small man found a fatal weakness, and the battle between Zhu Bufan and Lin Ya was a replay of this scenario.

"Ah!!!"

The piercing and frantic screams kept coming from Lin Ya's mouth. Clutching his severed arm, Lin Ya kept retreating, while Zhu Bufan did not pursue the victory. Instead, he squatted down and removed the Storage Ring from Lin Ya's right hand, in the manner of an experienced bandit.

"Roar!! You bastard, it's impossible! It's impossible! Go to hell!!" Turning his head again to look at the bloody stump, as if trying to confirm whether he was hallucinating, the falling Blood Pearls and intense pain told him the truth; unable to accept it for a moment, Lin Ya's left hand suddenly emitted three colors at once.

Gold, red, and purple mixed together, and his left palm quickly turned into a dark hue, with dots of golden light twinkling on it, as dazzling as stars in the night sky. As Lin Ya's left hand turned pitch black, blood continuously sprayed from his arm, suggesting that even he couldn't bear the vicious Primordial Qi infused in this technique.

"Die!!"

Ignoring the injuries on his hand, Lin Ya, spewing blood and raging like a wild tiger, aimed a pitch-black palm print towards Zhu Bufan. The black palm quickly transformed into a Primordial Qi Palm Seal resembling vast stars, the Gale it stirred even caused the surrounding air to twist. The might and the ensuing vibrations of this palm were no less powerful than Hei Qing's martial arts strike, causing Hei Qing, who was fighting with Wang Hui from afar, to change his expression slightly, realizing to his surprise that his own subordinate had such profound hidden depths.

The fusion of martial arts was already difficult, and now Lin Ya managed to combine three palm techniques into one, causing Zhu Bufan to frown. The spread of his Killing Intent was now even thicker than before.

"Chenjiang Duanliu Break? Overwhelming Sky Formation!" Feeling the pressure from the pitch-black Primordial Qi Palm, Zhu Bufan finally raised Purple Cloud in his hand. Without any reservation, Chenjiang Duanliu Break was unleashed, an instantly created sword energy surged like tidal waves toward Lin Ya's desperate strike, and seeing Zhu Bufan use Chenjiang Duanliu Break, Hei Qing's face turned uglier, and he even nearly got hit by Wang Hui due to his lapse in concentration.

'Boom!'

Chenjiang Duanliu Break collided with the pitch-black Primordial Qi Palm, immediately emitting a hissing sound like metal scraping against metal. Zhu Bufan's sword energy continued to press against the Primordial Qi Palm Seal, but instead of dissipating, it shattered Zhu Bufan's Chenjiang Duanliu sword energy and pressed towards Zhu Bufan. The clash of the two martial arts even overshadowed the battle between Wang Hui and Hei Qing.

"Heh!!"

Quickly flipping his hand to swallow two Returning Qi Pills, Zhu Bufan's eyes shone coldly as his sword energy shifted, and what was originally a torrent of raging waves suddenly turned into an upward spiral of a current, changing from a direct collision with the Primordial Qi Palm Seal to a cyclonic force wrapping around it.

"Chenjiang Duanliu Break? Wave-Rolling Formation!!"

The dark palm seal began to be swept up under the guidance of the sword energy, and Lin Ya's Primordial Qi Palm Seal, which was simply a heavy palm blast, lacked the Skillful energy of Zhu Bufan's Chenjiang Duanliu Break with its endlessly powerful and infinite attacks, or the Wave-Rolling Formation, which spiraled like a hurricane, drawing in the enemy's moves.

As the Wave-Rolling Formation was executed, Zhu Bufan, pulled by the sword energy, began to rise rapidly in the air. At a certain height, Zhu Bufan turned upside down, and in the instant he swallowed two more Returning Qi Pills, Zhu Bufan's Purple Cloud in hand fiercely slashed towards the army formation made up of three hundred soldiers from the Black Dam Army.

"Chenjiang Duanliu Break? Overwhelming Sky Formation!!"

The Chenjiang Duanliu Break, which had absorbed the dark palm print's power, turned into a mass of dark clouds on one side, pressing directly towards the military formation. The terrifying power was evident the moment Zhu Bufan executed the move, and all the Black Dam Army warriors on the scene knew it was impossible to withstand. Under the suppression of fear and absolute power, these Black Dam Army soldiers didn't even bother to defend against Huo Ling's moves; they turned tail and fled instantly, intending to escape the range covered by the dark sword clouds. Seeing this scene, Huo Ling did not pursue but kept retreating by stepping back on waves. Because facing Zhu Bufan's Overwhelming Sky Formation that had absorbed the dark palm print's power, she too felt a wave of terror.

"Ha!! Presumptuous youngster!!"

Feeling the terrible pressure brought on by the sword clouds, Hei Qing quickly unleashed three fierce spear thrusts to repel Wang Hui, then flashed forward to the front of the dark clouds. His black spear quivered in his hand, and waves of terrible power fluctuations surged from the dark spear.

"Wind Emperor Breaking Army Spear? Wind Breaking Miles!"

The spear pointed towards the dark sword clouds, shaking continuously. The incessant spear movements quickly turned into a tornado-like Primordial Qi vortex that met Zhu Bufan's Chenjiang Duanliu Break head-on. When the Black Dam Army soldiers saw Heiyan City Lord personally blocking Zhu Bufan's Chenjiang Duanliu Break, they felt a sense of relief and stopped to watch the outcome.

"Old ghost! Get out of my way!"

Seeing that Hei Qing dared to stand in the way of his sword energy, Zhu Bufan's eyes blazed with even denser blood-red light, and the frenzied killing intent made the blood-colored figure behind him more distinct. The deep oppressive force once again swept over the hearts of everyone present.

'Boom!!!'

A loud sound erupted, and it was clear even from distant Heiyan City. When Chenjiang Duanliu Break and Wind Emperor Breaking Army Spear collided, they appeared evenly matched before everyone's eyes. A person at the peak of the Body Tempering Seventh Layer Heaven realm was actually able to exchange blows with a cultivator of the Soul Refining Realm without losing. It was as terrifying as a grade schooler managing to stand their ground in a test of strength against an international heavyweight boxer.

Of course, after being shocked, even the average Black Dam Army soldiers realized something—that the martial arts Zhu Bufan was displaying must be extraordinary. Earth Rank Martial Arts! This term instantly appeared in everyone's minds. Seeing Chenjiang Duanliu Break again, Huo Ling's eyes sparkled with excitement, and the dark green Fire Lotus flames swirling around Zhu Bufan clearly told her that this Zhu Bufan was truly himself, not in the state of being possessed by Emperor Yan!

'Clang clang clang...'

The sound of shattering glass rose, and at last, the moves by Zhu Bufan and Hei Qing exhausted their power simultaneously. The residual effects of their final attacks made the surrounding air emit sounds akin to breaking glass. Then, an invisible ripple spread out from the center of where their moves clashed, instantly shaking both combatants apart.

'Thud thud thud...'

Affected by the shockwave, Hei Qing took over ten steps back to steady himself, while Zhu Bufan steadied his figure in mid-air by stepping on Fire Lotuses before landing swiftly. It was fortunate that Zhu Bufan had grasped this tricky Stepping in the air technique, like Huo Ling, otherwise, he might have fallen and broken all his bones after that rebound.

Naturally, this technique was not something anyone could manage easily. At the very least, one had to convert their own Primordial Qi into any elemental attribute. But looking across the Cultivation World, many cultivators who reached the Soul Refining Stage had not managed to do this, which shows that this seemingly simple technique of Stepping in the air is actually not so simple.

"Good! Earth Rank Martial Arts and a large number of Returning Qi Pills to back it up, you really did go all out!" Hei Qing, who was forced to retreat more than ten steps in a row, couldn't maintain his dignity in front of so many people, especially in front of many Black Dam Army officers and soldiers. His own martial arts had only managed to tie with Zhu Bufan. How could he step down so easily? Meanwhile, Zhu Bufan, upon landing, quickly swallowed three Returning Qi Pills. The excessive use of Elixirs made Zhu Bufan's circulation of Primordial Qi a bit obstructed.

"Indeed, the gap in Level Cultivation cannot be easily bridged. If it weren't for this Overwhelming Sky Formation that swept up Lin Ya's formidable Palm Power, it'd absolutely be impossible to equal the City Lord's move." Narrowing his eyes and looking at Hei Qing, Zhu Bufan quickly passed this thought in his mind. However, seeing Hei Qing's complexion already dark as the bottom of a pot, Zhu Bufan knew the matter was far from over!

Sure enough, after Hei Qing's previous few sentences, he went on to say, "Unexpected, Earth Rank Martial Arts is so powerful, able to match 50% of this City Lord's strength. Let this City Lord experience the might of Earth Rank Martial Arts once more!" As he shook his spear, Hei Qing's aura begin to skyrocket. Due to the huge difference in their cultivation, the blood-colored Soul Shadow behind Zhu Bufan didn't put much pressure on Hei Qing, so Hei Qing's aura rose rapidly, causing Zhu Bufan to frown deeply.

"What's the matter? Does the City Lord of Heiyan City still want to personally fight a junior? It seems you Hei Qing are truly regressing more and more. Besides, haven't you and this Master yet to determine the victor? What, planning on continuing to fight to see how far your 50% strength will get you?" With a cold sneer, Wang Hui stepped forward in front of Zhu Bufan and mockingly said. Hearing Wang Hui's words, Hei Qing's expression darkened even further. With Wang Hui there, along with Huo Ling and the unfathomable Zhu Bufan with his never-ending strange techniques, the side of Heiyan City was completely at a disadvantage, and Lin Ya had already fled to who-knows-where!

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