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Chapter 454 - 403: Bluffing

Chapter 454: Chapter 403: Bluffing

Under Ye Fan’s gaze, the two Ghost Rings were enveloped in a black glow and gradually overlaid upon each other, indistinguishable from one another, like a pair of lovers embracing after a long separation, never to part again.

"Uh..."

Witnessing this magical scene, even Ye Fan, who was a Magician and had some knowledge of Artifact Refining, couldn’t help but be greatly astonished.

What Ye Fan didn’t know was that the Magician who had crafted the Ghost Rings had once been the most talented Artifact Refiner in the European Union, capable of crafting Mid-level Magical Artifacts at a young age.

Just when everyone thought that this Magician could become the most outstanding Artifact Refiner in the history of the Cultivation World, he fell in love with a girl. Unfortunately, the girl met with a tragic fate, and he was subsequently consumed by sorrow and died in depression.

And... the Ghost Ring was the last Magic Artifact he ever crafted.

While crafting the Netherworld Ring, he perfectly fused his yearning for his beloved into it, deliberately making a pair, symbolizing being together as a couple.

Moreover, to more realistically portray his ’love affair’ with the ghost of the girl, he set an ingenious Formation in both rings, so that when the two rings encountered each other, they would attract one another and eventually merge into a single Magic Artifact.

And the merged Magic Artifact was of a standard worthy of being called a High-level Magical Artifact, the most perfect creation he had fashioned in his lifetime!

Although Ye Fan was unaware of the origin of the Ghost Rings, upon seeing the two rings overlap and fuse, he immediately activated his Mind Power to probe into the rings, endeavoring to understand the truth.

Hmm?

Upon examining them, Ye Fan’s expression changed once more!

Since killing Hunter and obtaining the Ghost Ring, Ye Fan had spent the past few days studying it extensively and had become as familiar with its internal structure as the back of his hand.

Previously, there were two Formations in the Ghost Ring he had acquired. One was an Earth Element Formation, which was used to sense the Qi of Martial Artists during their cultivation, and the other was a Fire Attribute Formation.

But now, at this moment, after the perfect fusion of the two Ghost Rings, the previous Fire Attribute Formation had disappeared!

In its place was a Formation composed of both Fire and Water Element Formations!

According to the laws of nature, when hot air rises and cool, low-temperature air flows in horizontally, the rising air becomes heavy as it cools and descends, while the earth’s warmer surface again heats the air, causing it to rise. This circulation of air creates wind.

As a high-level Magical Artifact, the Black Iron Fist set also contains a Formation made of both water and fire attributes. When the Formation is activated, it can double the user’s attack speed!

"The Black Iron Fist set can increase attack speed, but what about the Ghost Rings?" Ye Fan asked himself silently before immediately activating the Formation.

"Whoosh—"

Upon activation of the Formation, a stream of air shot out from the ring and autonomously floated under Ye Fan’s feet.

"Could it be for increasing movement speed?"

With joy in his heart, Ye Fan propelled himself forward with a burst of power, shooting out like an arrow.

"To actually double the movement speed—this is simply incredible!" After experimenting, Ye Fan found that his movement speed had doubled and he was ecstatic.

Because his progress in Martial Arts Cultivation had been slow, Ye Fan now relied mainly on Magic Cultivation for combat, making the speed of his movement techniques especially crucial!

Now, with the Ghost Rings doubling his movement speed, it was like receiving much-needed aid—this would greatly enhance his combat strength and his ability to escape!

For example, his previous speed could barely match an average Innate Great Perfection strong person, but now even when compared to invincible entities among Innate Great Perfection cultivators, he was no less inferior!

With this in mind, if he were to encounter another Innate Great Perfection Stage Martial Artist like Hunter, even in a head-on fight, he could ensure his invincibility!

But... if he were to face a Half-step Gang Qi realm master, he still wouldn’t have the capital to fight face-to-face, even someone like Zorro who had just stepped into the Half-step Gang Qi realm—his ability to kill Zorro just now was purely a fortunate coincidence that allowed him to enter that mysterious state and release a blow akin to a ’Forbidden Technique,’ unleashing unprecedented power!

Realizing all this and remembering that two stronger Half-step Gang Qi realm masters were still pursuing him, the excitement on Ye Fan’s face immediately disappeared without a trace as he quickly calmed himself down, and using the sensing function of the Ghost Rings, he checked the positions of the other two Half-step Gang Qi realm masters!

"Why is there only one aura?"

Upon sensing, Ye Fan found only one aura rapidly approaching his location, while the other could no longer be detected.

Danger!

In that instant, just as Ye Fan was puzzled, he suddenly heard a faint noise coming from behind, and a chill of impending death enveloped his heart!

"Whoosh—"

As danger closed in, Ye Fan’s Consciousness flickered and he activated the Ghost Ring. Simultaneously, with a burst of power at his feet, he turned into a Phantom, shooting forward.

"Zzz—"

In the span of a breath, Ye Fan had cleared a distance of ten meters, while the spot he had been at was cleaved by an Eastern Blade. The fierce blade wind split the air open and swept across the ground, leaving a deep gash.

Hmm?

Apparently not expecting Ye Fan to dodge his surprise attack, Liu Chuanjun, Japan’s most outstanding upper ninja, showed a flicker of surprise in his eyes, which quickly turned into astonishment—he saw Zorro’s corpse!

Zorro was dead?

As he looked at Zorro’s body, Liu Chuanjun’s heart was hit by a tidal wave of shock!

The reason he was able to locate Ye Fan was that he had sensed the qi released during the battle between Ye Fan and Zorro a moment ago.

After Zorro was killed by Ye Fan, his presence completely vanished; Liu Chuanjun subconsciously assumed Zorro had used a magic artifact to conceal his presence.

After all, that’s what Zorro had done before!

As for the possibility of Zorro being killed by Ye Fan...

He absolutely hadn’t considered such a possibility!

Because, whether it was from the intelligence provided by Chen Feilian or the Yakuza’s own investigations, Ye Fan was just a Level 7 Cultivator who could, through Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts, possess the strength to kill a Level 8 Cultivator, even invincible among those in Level 8 Cultivation!

Yet, the Half-step Gang Qi realm (like the War God, Ninja God), and Level 8 were two entirely different concepts, with the latter almost having no chance of victory!

While Liu Chuanjun was still in shock, Ye Fan didn’t blindly flee but instead stopped in his tracks.

The reason he did this was because he knew that even with the speed boost from the Ghost Ring, in terms of speed he couldn’t compare with Liu Chuanjun—who had an even stronger presence than Zorro—and if Liu Chuanjun was determined to chase him, he wouldn’t stand a chance of escaping!

Besides that, he had noticed the change in Liu Chuanjun’s expression, fully aware that Zorro’s death had brought an unimaginable shock to Liu Chuanjun.

Therefore, he believed that Liu Chuanjun, shocked as he was and without probing his true capabilities, definitely wouldn’t dare to make another move rashly.

As if to confirm Ye Fan’s judgment, Liu Chuanjun sheathed his blade and looked at Ye Fan with full skepticism, "Did you kill Zorro?"

"Besides me, it seems there’s no one else here, right?"

After killing Zorro just a moment ago, Ye Fan’s spiritual cultivation had reached a higher realm. Now, facing Liu Chuanjun, he felt no fear in his heart; on the contrary, to intimidate Liu Chuanjun he even showed a disdainful smile.

"You’re just a Level 7 Cultivator, how could you possibly kill Zorro?"

Liu Chuanjun’s expression was indifferent as he probed tentatively, "Could it be that you have a high-level magical artifact with lethal power?"

"We have a saying in Huaxia, ’either the fish dies or the net splits.’ You might be a bit stronger than Zorro, but if I were to fight you to the death, even if you could kill me, I would take you down with me!"

Ye Fan continued to bluff, answering the question indirectly. Through sensing, he knew that Liu Chuanjun was the strongest among the three and, being a ninja specialized in assassination, if he truly fought with him, he would be walking a path leading to certain death!

"Is that so?"

Liu Chuanjun’s gaze turned icy as if trying to see right through Ye Fan.

"If you don’t believe it, you’re welcome to try."

Ye Fan met Liu Chuanjun’s gaze fearlessly. Contrarily, he took the offensive, giving off the impression he was ready for a desperate fight, radiating an intense, pressuring aura.

Perceiving the arrogance in Ye Fan’s words and the fearlessness on his face, Liu Chuanjun dared not strike rashly. He merely watched Ye Fan in silence, weighing the truthfulness of Ye Fan’s words while waiting for Rock to arrive.

In his opinion, even if Ye Fan had the strength to kill Zorro, with his and Rock’s abilities, if they joined forces to kill Ye Fan, it would result in certain death for Ye Fan!

"Are you waiting for backup?"

Seeing this, Ye Fan’s heart was like a clear mirror, and he let out a cold laugh.

Without replying, Liu Chuanjun just stared coldly at Ye Fan.

"Don’t push me!"

Ye Fan deliberately showed a furious demeanor. Then, seeing Liu Chuanjun still didn’t dare to make a move, he knew his bluff had worked to intimidate Liu Chuanjun, so without wasting more words, he sprung off the ground and rapidly left.

Hmm?

Watching Ye Fan’s retreating figure, Liu Chuanjun noticed that Ye Fan’s speed was not inferior to the invincible ones among Level 8 Martial Artists. His pupils abruptly contracted, believing a bit more in what Ye Fan had said earlier.

Even so, he didn’t plan to let Ye Fan escape. Like a ghost, he silently followed.

However—

Because he feared Ye Fan’s readiness to fight to the death, Liu Chuanjun didn’t dare to use his full speed, instead maintaining a thirty-meter distance from Ye Fan at all times.

Meanwhile, he stopped using the ninjutsu to conceal his presence, deliberately exposing his own presence to guide Rock.

Realizing that Liu Chuanjun was persistently following him and had even released his presence, Ye Fan understood his intent but was helpless. Although he could intimidate Liu Chuanjun into not acting recklessly with his bluffs, he couldn’t make Liu Chuanjun back off!

"The only plan now is to keep fleeing along the road."

While running, Ye Fan reached the downhill road and knew the only hope was to encounter a car before the other person arrived and somehow hitch a ride to escape.

Otherwise, once the other Half-step Gang Qi realm master arrived and his bluff was called out, he was doomed without a doubt!

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PS: First Chapter!

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