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Chapter 552 - 491: Gaining the Upper Hand, Forcing into a Desperate Situation

Chapter 552: Chapter 491: Gaining the Upper Hand, Forcing into a Desperate Situation

Just now, while Chu Xuanji was engaged in fierce combat with Wu Mu, Ye Fan pushed his speed to the limit, sprinting towards the Five Saints Mountain with all his might.

Because Wu Mu and Chu Xuanji were exchanging blows at an incredibly fast pace, Ye Fan could not make out their forms during his sprint, but through strong spiritual sense, he gauged the situation.

He knew clearly that Chu Xuanji would not be able to deal with Wu Mu anytime soon solely because Wu Mu held the top-grade high-level magical artifact, the Soul Summoning Banner!

The Soul Summoning Banner provided Wu Mu with the capital to challenge beyond his realm!

Of course, that was also because Chu Xuanji had no magical artifacts; otherwise, even with the Soul Summoning Banner in hand, Wu Mu would have been splattered with blood right there.

At that moment, seeing the battle at a stalemate and Wu Mu’s arrogance unabated, Ye Fan could not help but speak up.

Chu Xuanji had no magical artifact, but he, Ye Fan, did!

Currently, he possessed the Ghostly Gourd, Xuanye Flying Blade, Black Iron Fist set, and Ghost Ring.

Among them, the Ghostly Gourd and Xuanye Flying Blade were mid-level magical artifacts, while the Black Iron Fist set and Ghost Ring were high-level magical artifacts—the Black Iron Fist set could double the speed and power of attacks, and the Ghost Ring, besides hiding and sensing aura, could boost speed by twice!

"You go kill Wu Mu’s chief disciple, Ku Rong!"

Chu Xuanji immediately understood Ye Fan’s intention, but he chose not to use Ye Fan’s magical artifacts.

Because he was too proud!

In his view, Wu Mu had merely half-stepped into the peak of the Gang Qi realm, while his own magical cultivation was at half-step peak of Gang Qi, and his martial arts cultivation had already fully entered the peak of Gang Qi realm...

Even with Wu Mu possessing the top-grade high-level magical artifact Soul Summoning Banner, he could not accept being unable to defeat Wu Mu!

"Master, Wu Mu, that old scoundrel, has ill intentions and commits heinous crimes. If he escapes, it will lead to unforeseeable consequences. Please, set aside your pride for now!"

Ye Fan had lived with Chu Xuanji since he was young, and their relationship had long surpassed that of ordinary master and disciple. They knew each other well, and Ye Fan was well aware of Chu Xuanji’s inability to let go of his pride, prompting him to remind him immediately.

"Swoosh!"

"Swoosh!"

"Swoosh!"

As soon as the words were spoken, without waiting for Chu Xuanji to recover, Ye Fan moved his mind, and the Xuanye Flying Blade, Black Iron Fist set, and Ghost Ring all flew towards Chu Xuanji.

Hearing Ye Fan say this, Chu Xuanji also realized that if Wu Mu were let go today, even if Yan personally took action later, it would be difficult to kill Wu Mu.

Understanding all this, upon seeing Ye Fan sending the three magical artifacts, Chu Xuanji had no choice but to let go of his pride, and with a large wave of his hand, a stream of Gang Qi mingled with air currents gathered the three magical artifacts in front of him.

Hmm?

Initially, upon hearing Ye Fan mention lending Chu Xuanji a helping hand, Wu Mu thought Ye Fan was recklessly overestimating himself and found it somewhat amusing.

At this moment, understanding Ye Fan’s intentions, he then focused his gaze on the three magical artifacts.

"Hey, old dog Chu, even if you put on the Black Iron Fist set and simultaneously manipulate the flying blade, you can’t possibly kill me. As for that Ghost Ring, hey, as far as I know, it’s used to hide and sense aura."

As Huaxia’s Artifact Refining Master, Wu Mu instantly recognized the three magical artifacts, but he was unaware that the Ghost Ring came in a pair and could merge into a high-level magical artifact, doubling the speed, still appearing unconcerned.

Without responding, Chu Xuanji immediately put on the Black Iron Fist set and Ghost Ring and also triggered them with his mind.

"Swoosh——"

The magic artifact was activated, and Chu Xuanji’s figure flashed, he rushed towards the Evil Yin Monster once again, leaving behind a trail of afterimages.

"How did his speed suddenly increase that much?"

Feeling the sudden increase in Chu Xuanji’s speed, Wu Mu’s face changed in shock.

Previously, he could tell that Chu Xuanji’s seed was about five times his own. After he activated the Shuttle Boat, he narrowed the gap.

At this moment, Chu Xuanji’s speed had suddenly increased to more than ten times his own, and even if he activated the Shuttle Boat, it was extremely dangerous!

"Die!"

While Wu Mu was still shocked by the increase in Chu Xuanji’s speed, Chu Xuanji had already closed in within a hundred meters of the Evil Yin Monster, swinging his right fist once again.

"Whoosh!"

As the Iron Fist swung, Gang Qi surged.

A condensed stream of Gang Qi shot out from Chu Xuanji’s right fist, amplified in power after passing through the Black Iron Fist set, and roared towards the Evil Yin Monster.

This punch, because Chu Xuanji used the Black Iron Fist set, magnified its strength by eighty-one to a total of 162 times!

It equaled 162 times the attack strength of a Peak of Gang Qi martial artist without using martial arts techniques!

With such power, even a martial artist at the Innate Great Perfection Stage had to avoid its edge and dared not take it head-on!

Due to the initial shock and distraction, Wu Mu missed the opportunity to maneuver the Evil Yin Monster to dodge; now, it was too late to do so.

Even controlling the Evil Yin Monster to reduce the power of Chu Xuanji’s punch was too late!

"Bang—"

A dull sound erupted as the Gang Qi explosively burst forth, the terrifying energy fluctuations instantly created a vacuum around them. The Evil Yin Monster shattered instantly, turning into Evil Yin Qi, nearly half of which was directly evaporated.

And as the core hub of the Evil Yin Monster, the resentful spirit bore the brunt of the energy assault at the very center, was blown hundreds of meters away, its black glow completely weakened, not to mention, its size reduced by half!

"Gather!"

The power of this punch far exceeded Wu Mu’s expectations, frightening him to the point of trembling as he hurriedly triggered magic to manipulate the Evil Yin Qi and regather the Evil Yin Monster!

"Whoosh—"

Just then, a piercing sound of breaking air arose.

The Xuanye Flying Blade suddenly flew out from Chu Xuanji’s hand, enveloped in a layer of Gang Qi and also tinged with his intense Blood Qi. As it passed, all the Evil Yin Qi within a five-meter radius was evaporated.

Immediately afterward,

Before the resentful spirit could replenish the Evil Yin Qi and regather the monster’s body, the Xuanye Flying Blade transformed into a streak of white light, piercing through its body.

"Argh~"

The resentful spirit had already been severely injured by Chu Xuanji’s punch earlier, and now attacked again, its black glow completely dimmed, and its absorption speed of Evil Yin Qi greatly reduced.

And this timing perfectly compensated for the pause period of Chu Xuanji using his killing move ’Qi Rushes to the Sky’.

"Swoosh—"

Taking this opportunity, Chu Xuanji lunged forward, attacking the resentful spirit!

Previously, since the Evil Yin Monster was too large and powerful, Chu Xuanji dared not get too close, which significantly weakened his attacks.

However, now that the Evil Yin Monster was dispersed and temporarily unable to regroup, and the resentful spirit was severely damaged, Chu Xuanji naturally dared to approach closely.

"Pfft—"

As he dashed forward at high speed, Chu Xuanji opened his mouth and sprayed a mouthful of Life-bound Essence Blood onto the Black Iron Fist set on his right hand.

"No!!"

Wu Mu howled in despair at this scene.

In his view, the power of Chu Xuanji’s previous punch was already astonishing. Now, with the addition of Life-bound Essence Blood, the badly damaged resentful spirit would likely be unable to resist and be annihilated outright!

With this thought, Wu Mu dared not continue fighting and crazily triggered his mind power; he waved the Soul Summoning Banner in his hand, turning it into a black hole.

Whooo! Whooo!

Summoned by the call, the severely damaged resentful spirits suddenly dispersed, turning into numerous weaker spirits and swiftly surged towards the Soul Summoning Banner.

"Wu Mu, you old scoundrel, prepare to die!"

Seeing Wu Mu react in fright and retract the resentful spirits, Chu Xuanji paused his movements, then changed direction and charged straight at Wu Mu.

Just like before, Wu Mu was prepared early and triggered the Flying Boat immediately, hastily fleeing while recalling the resentful spirits.

Only—

Compared to before, Chu Xuanji had triggered the Ghost Ring, doubling his speed!

With that, even though Wu Mu exerted his utmost effort, he couldn’t escape and instead found the distance between him and Chu Xuanji rapidly closing!

"Damn it, how did his speed suddenly increase so much? Could it be that the Black Iron Fist set and the Ghost Ring have a speed-enhancing function?"

Sensing Chu Xuanji’s rapidly approaching aura, Wu Mu felt extremely anxious, yet he couldn’t figure out the reason.

Because, in his memory, although the Black Iron Fist set was a high-level magical artifact, it only had functions to increase attack speed and power, while the Ghost Ring only had functions to hide and detect aura.

On the other hand, even though his Flying Boat was only an intermediate-level magical artifact, because it had only the function to enhance speed, it could increase his speed by three to four times.

"No, if this continues, I will be killed here!"

Seeing that Chu Xuanji’s aura was less than two hundred meters away from him, Wu Mu forced himself to calm down, then out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ye Fan quickly ascending the mountain.

"There!"

Seeing Ye Fan, a lightbulb went off for Wu Mu, and he immediately changed his escape route, diving down like a large bird, charging towards Ye Fan.

In his view, since Chu Xuanji was exceptionally fond of Ye Fan, if he could capture Ye Fan, he could force Chu Xuanji to hesitate and not dare to make a move against him.

"You’re asking for death!"

Seeing this scene, Chu Xuanji became furious.

"Whoosh—"

After roaring in anger, Chu Xuanji moved his mind and the Xuanye Flying Blade flew out again, whistling towards Wu Mu, intending to block him from laying hands on Ye Fan.

Swish!

Just as Wu Mu was about to seal his magic and subdue Ye Fan, he was startled by the whistling sound of the flying knife, causing his face to change color and make him quickly alter his flight direction.

"Swoosh—"

The Xuanye Flying Blade turned into a streak of white light, crossing the path Wu Mu had to take to reach Ye Fan. Had Wu Mu not dodged in time, that strike would have killed him.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

...

Despite the unsuccessful strike, Chu Xuanji continued to control the Xuanye Flying Blade to assassinate Wu Mu, causing an explosion sound with each passing and its speed and power greatly exceeded when Ye Fan used it.

While Wu Mu relied on the speed-enhancing Flying Boat for dodging, he was far from composed, rather quite disheveled, and narrowly escaped being hit by the flying knife several times.

The distance between Chu Xuanji and him was closing again, now less than a hundred meters!

Ten meters.

This was the dangerous distance for Postnatal Realm cultivators.

Thirty to fifty meters.

This was the dangerous distance for Innate Realm cultivators.

And... a hundred meters!

This was a perilous distance for Gang Qi Realm supreme strongmen, practically instantaneous!

"Old Dog Chu, don’t force me!"

Feeling Chu Xuanji’s aura less than a hundred meters away, Wu Mu felt engulfed by a sense of danger, his entire being becoming anxious and immediately, he bellowed out furiously.

Ignoring him, Chu Xuanji continued to chase with all his might!

"Chu Xuanji, you should be aware, with my strength, if I use Mind Power Attack, your disciple absolutely cannot withstand it! If you don’t want your disciple to be utterly destroyed, you’d better stop right now!"

In a critical moment, Wu Mu bellowed out trying to threaten Chu Xuanji.

"You can try if you dare!"

Chu Xuanji retorted coldly, continuing to chase Wu Mu relentlessly, not at all concerned about Wu Mu attacking Ye Fan with Mind Power.

Because.

Having witnessed Ye Fan endure the Heavenly Tribulation, he had a thousand reasons to believe—Wu Mu doing so would be akin to seeking death!

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