The Young Master Storms the City
Chapter 1141: Battling the Black Tortoise

Chapter 1141: Chapter 1141: Battling the Black Tortoise

"The Black Tortoise belongs to earth, its strength drawn from the land, and its defensive power ranks first among the Four Symbols. When the four of you join forces, its defense only grows stronger," the old man said slowly, revealing the fundamental reason for Miao Si and the others’ defeat.

Too weak.

If they couldn’t overcome one-on-one, then four against one was even more unlikely to succeed.

This was also a rule that appeared in the Spiritual Technique trials to prevent people from exploiting loopholes.

Should they wish to join forces to take down a Spiritual Technique, the Spiritual Intelligence born from the technique would grow exponentially in strength, then crush any challenger.

The four Sect Masters came to Ning Fan with heads hung low, like defeated roosters.

"Sorry, my lord, we have lost."

"We’ve disgraced our lord."

"We truly were inadequate..."

Ning Fan glanced at them calmly, not exposing their recent thoughts, simply waving them behind him to fight.

"Go rest. In the future, if you have any other ideas, feel free to challenge me directly. There’s no need for such roundabout tactics."

"If you can gain my trust, I will naturally help you unlock your Spiritual Power within."

"If you can defeat me, then this Spiritual Power won’t need my assistance to be unlocked; you can do it naturally."

Their thoughts laid bare, even the four Sect Masters, with their thick skins, now wore sheepish expressions and retreated to the very back of the crowd.

Ning Fan stepped forward, stopping in front of the Black Tortoise. Within him, Spiritual Power surged out like a boiling volcano.

The Black Tortoise seemed to sense Ning Fan’s fighting spirit and silently walked up to him, surrounded by a swirling earthy yellow glow.

Whoosh!

In the next instant, Ning Fan’s figure vanished from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already behind the Black Tortoise’s head.

Spiritual Power surged from his palm, transforming into a Spiritual Power Longsword that fiercely struck down at the back of the Black Tortoise’s head.

"Clang!"

The next moment, a sound like metal clashing exploded, as if piercing through one’s eardrums.

Previously in Ning Fan’s hands, the unstoppable Spiritual Sword Ray was for the first time completely blocked.

Against this layer of earthy yellow light, the Spiritual Technique Sword Ray seemed to strike a thick layer of Iron Armor, making no progress at all.

Ning Fan’s gaze darkened, the situation proving trickier than he had imagined.

He had estimated the Black Tortoise’s defense as highly as possible, but, unexpectedly, it was tougher than he had thought.

The Spiritual Power Sword Ray hadn’t even left a single nick in the glow.

"Kid, pure brute strength won’t break the Black Tortoise’s defense," the old man said leisurely, watching Ning Fan with interest.

He was curious about what kind of talent for cultivation the heir to his lord possessed.

If it were just a mediocre waste, he had no reason to assist him.

Boom!

As the elder’s words fell, the Black Tortoise’s fist suddenly thundered out.

Although it seemed like a simple punch, the Black Tortoise’s speed was deceptively swift and incredibly shocking.

Everyone could see each of the Black Tortoise’s movements, feeling as if a long time had passed.

But only Ning Fan knew that the speed of the punch was so fast it took but a single breath.

It wasn’t that the Black Tortoise was slow, but that it was inconceivably fast, to the point where even a single breath felt drawn out.

"Bang!"

A deafening roar exploded, and Ning Fan, with arms crossed in front of him, was sent flying backward by the punch, crashing heavily into the forest like a missile.

Numerous trees in the woods collapsed from Ning Fan’s impact, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Witnessing this scene, everyone was left agape.

"Holy shit, what kind of power is that?"

"That’s so exaggerated... I didn’t even feel the fluctuation of Spiritual Power from him."

"Can the Four Symbols really be this strong?"

They had all seen Ning Fan’s strength firsthand. Earlier, not even the four Sect Masters, nor even the combined efforts of the Four Sects, were his match.

And now, Ning Fan had been smashed without any chance to retaliate by the Black Tortoise!

Unbelievable!

In the woods, Ning Fan also climbed up from the collapsed trees, moving his slightly sore arms, and his gaze towards the Black Tortoise once again grew solemn.

"This thing... is truly formidable."

According to the elder’s previous description, each of the Four Symbols commanded an extreme power in one aspect.

The Black Tortoise was clearly defense.

If he could defeat the Black Tortoise, he could also gain such a formidable defense.

To think, his own defense was already quite extraordinary, coupled with his powerful self-healing ability, almost no one could injure him.

Yet now, he’d been hit so hard by this thing that his hand bones were cracked.

He looked down at his hands; even his arms, which Zhai Yonghui had not been able to injure in a single blow, were now like shattered ceramics.

Countless cracks spread across his arms, with the potential to further expand.

Ning Fan circulated his Spiritual Power, further expelling the remaining force of the Black Tortoise in his body.

Then, leaping up, he burst out of the dense forest and once again faced the Black Tortoise.

"Again!"

With a low roar, Ning Fan charged forward, throwing a punch toward the Black Tortoise.

The Black Tortoise seemed to have its fighting spirit ignited as well and swung its arms to engage in combat with Ning Fan.

Bang bang bang bang bang!

A series of low booms erupted, and in the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged over a hundred blows.

Invisible forces spread out in every direction, destroying everything in the vicinity with their residual power.

The crowd watched this spectacle in astonishment, all wide-mouthed with surprise.

"That’s so exaggerated..."

"They’re fighting with just the power of their bodies, aren’t they?"

"Can humans really possess such strong power in their flesh without using Spiritual Power?"