The beast was blinded by the sudden flash of silver light from Zhu Bufan's body and let out a howl, leaping away from him. At this moment, Xiao Ruo and Long Feiyun had already closed in on it. Both were in an extremely angry state, causing their burst of power to be several times stronger than usual. They roared simultaneously and delivered a punch towards the beast. With a thud, the beast's originally resilient body was punched with two dents by sheer force from them, and then thrown flying fiercely. Xiao Ruo and Long Feiyun did not bother to look at the beast they had struck flying but instead rushed directly to Zhu Bufan's side, just as they were about to check his injuries, they saw Zhu Bufan climbed up from the ground, his eyes flickering with silver light, showing an extremely indifferent expression.

Seeing Zhu Bufan's condition, Xiao Ruo and Long Feiyun both thought to themselves that something was wrong. The footage from the research institute about Zhu Bufan had been seen by both of them long ago, and they knew how abnormal Zhu Bufan was in this state and how unrecognizing of anyone he could become. They both drew a breath of cold air but then noticed Zhu Bufan suddenly turned and rushed towards the beast. Xiao Ruo and Long Feiyun suddenly saw a flash of silver light and Zhu Bufan was already at the beast's side, swinging a punch to send the beast that was just getting up flying again. Xiao Ruo and Long Feiyun looked at each other, seeing the shock in one another's eyes.

"This guy is a monster." Xiao Ruo's neck felt a bit chilly.

"Definitely a monster." Long Feiyun agreed with Xiao Ruo. The two didn't rush to help, not knowing whether the current Zhu Bufan would recognize them, so to be safe, they chose to watch from the side, only intervening if necessary.

"Look, he actually punched that monster flying with just one hit." Xiao Ruo sat cross-legged on the ground, pointing at the beast that was once again sent flying by Zhu Bufan, speaking with a tone somewhat akin to watching a performance.

"Indeed. Who do you think would win between you and the current Xiaotian?" Long Feiyun suddenly posed an indisputable question.

Xiao Ruo shot Long Feiyun a glance and stopped speaking, focusing intently on watching Zhu Bufan pounding the beast. He felt Zhu Bufan was more like a monster, inexplicably flashing silver light and then, like a superhuman, increasing his power to beat the wild beast helplessly.

Zhu Bufan's mind was chaotic now, he was trying hard to regain clarity, but his body wasn't obeying him, starting to act on its own, desperately pounding on the beast. Zhu Bufan vaguely sensed a craving for blood welling up inside him, a fiercely bloodthirsty thought that just kept growing stronger with every hit on the beast. Zhu Bufan began to panic because the bloodthirsty thought was clearly affecting his will.

Now Zhu Bufan was no longer the novice before cultivation, he had some basic knowledge, knowing how dangerous it was that his body was out of control and the sudden onset of a bloodthirsty thought. He also knew that if his will were overtaken by that bloodthirsty thought, it would be the end for him.

However, as Zhu Bufan panicked, the bloodthirsty thought took advantage of this, almost simultaneously beginning to erode Zhu Bufan's consciousness, trying to control him, continuously instilling the desire to be bloodthirsty. Zhu Bufan felt as if falling into an ice pit, his whole body turning cold, yet his body was clearly out of his control.

Each punch was a violently extreme attack, filled with desire.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, Zhu Bufan's fists were pounding on the beast's body like a drum, emitting sounds that chilled the soul. The noise made by fists impacting flesh could not conceal the sound of the beast's bones shattering, a sound that made one's teeth ache, causing Xiao Ruo and Long Feiyun watching from afar to feel waves of coldness over their bodies. They astutely sensed something was different about Zhu Bufan.

Xiao Ruo leapt up from the ground and told Long Feiyun, "Quick, contact the three old men, I'll check on Zhu Bufan." Without waiting for Long Feiyun's response, Xiao Ruo rushed towards Zhu Bufan. At this moment he couldn't care if Zhu Bufan would harm him. Before climbing the mountain, Yichen had instructed Xiao Ruo to care for Zhu Bufan's safety no matter what.

Zhu Bufan watched as the beast distorted under his punches, its skin and flesh starting to crack, blood gushing from the cracks, spraying over Zhu Bufan. The hot red blood felt like it was burning him. Zhu Bufan felt the blood quickly absorbed by his skin, entering his body, consumed by the bloodthirsty thought.

The bloodthirsty thought began to grow stronger, launching continuous attacks on Zhu Bufan, poised to swallow his consciousness at any moment. Zhu Bufan felt his body growing cold, starting to twitch uncontrollably, his consciousness beginning to blur. Just as Zhu Bufan felt on the verge of being controlled by the bloodthirsty thought, a figure flashed before his eyes—Xiao Ruo appeared in front of him.

Xiao Ruo grabbed Zhu Bufan's raised fist, attempting to turn Zhu Bufan around. However, he suddenly realized that Zhu Bufan's body was like an ice block, and had immense strength, making it impossible for Xiao Ruo to turn him. Seeing he couldn't easily turn Zhu Bufan, Xiao Ruo unconsciously increased the strength in his hand, hoping to prevent his junior brother from losing his mind now, and wanting to avoid a fight with an irrational Zhu Bufan, for only one outcome was possible with such confrontation—death.

With increased power, Xiao Ruo managed to twist Zhu Bufan's hand, thus turning him around entirely. Xiao Ruo looked at Zhu Bufan and shouted, "Xiaotian, wake up!"

Zhu Bufan raised his head to look at Xiao Ruo, his silver eyes chillingly fixed on him. What kind of eyes were those? Lifeless, emotionless, only a field of silver light, with a flicker of red bloodthirsty glow deep inside. The red light suddenly expanded, transforming into a pair of red pupils. Zhu Bufan suddenly roared and lunged at Xiao Ruo's neck, without a moment's thought or hesitation, biting down, disregarding the hand held by Xiao Ruo.

Seeing Zhu Bufan opening his mouth to bite, Xiao Ruo was horrified, quickly releasing Zhu Bufan's hand, exerting force with both legs to retreat backward. Zhu Bufan missed the bite, but planted his feet to pursue Xiao Ruo rapidly, his speed making Xiao Ruo sweat coldly. Xiao Ruo was already evading with all his might, but Zhu Bufan relentlessly chased him.

Panic struck Xiao Ruo, abandoning other concerns, he plunged into the woods, knowing only in such terrain could he possibly escape Zhu Bufan. If they were in an open space, he'd be caught sooner or later by Zhu Bufan.

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