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Chapter 972: 972: Why Is He Still Here?

Chapter 972: Chapter 972: Why Is He Still Here?

Dammit!

Annie cursed silently in her heart, disregarding her fight with Yichenzi, and hurriedly attempted to help Bai Xiaofan.

Whether she could escape from this palace entirely depended on Bai Xiaofan.

However, though Annie wanted to save Bai Xiaofan, how could Yichenzi let her succeed?

Yichenzi waved his hand grandly, blocking Annie and stopping her from taking steps to rescue Bai Xiaofan.

“You old bastard! You had the nerve to say you admired me earlier, and now it turns out you’re just a shameless scoundrel. Pah! You decrepit fool!”

When Bai Xiaofan saw Yichenzi blocking Annie, he couldn’t help but curse loudly.

Yet the puppet soldiers behind him were already closing in.

Goddammit!

One puppet soldier was already enough to give Bai Xiaofan a headache, and now three were coming at once!

This is going to be the end!

Bai Xiaofan hurled the Dragon Sparrow Sword at the leading puppet soldier with all his might, while his hands quickly began forming gestures in front of him.

A stream of golden light emitted from Bai Xiaofan’s hands.

A massive character for “War” shimmered into existence before him.

Immediately after, Bai Xiaofan changed his hand gestures abruptly, and wisps of gray aura surged around him.

An overwhelming killer aura burst from Bai Xiaofan’s eyes.

His once bright and sharp gaze vanished all at once, replaced by a haze of gray in his pupils!

Noticing the transformation in Bai Xiaofan, both Annie and Yichenzi—who were locked in combat—were utterly stunned!

This…

Especially Annie, whose heart was a whirlwind of emotions.

Killer aura!

This kid truly had acquired the inheritance of that mysterious existence!

If she could cultivate this killer aura, she’d be able to break the palace’s seals that shackled her and finally escape this damned place devoid of sunlight!

Bang!

At that moment, a dull sound rang out.

The War character collided with the foremost puppet soldier, forcing it to stumble back several steps!

However, the puppet soldier’s body was incomparably tough. After stabilizing its stance, it joined its two companions and charged toward Bai Xiaofan once more.

Right then, Bai Xiaofan stepped forward, grabbed the Dragon Sparrow Sword he had thrown earlier, and fiercely swung it at one of the puppet soldiers.

Crack!

Blade struck!

An arm fell to the ground!

Gasp!

This horrifying scene shocked Annie and Yichenzi, making both of them involuntarily suck in a cold breath.

With just one strike, the arm of a puppet soldier in an advanced stage nearing Divinity Transformation had been severed!

And all with merely a cultivation level at Half-step Nascent Soul?

If someone were to hear this, they absolutely wouldn’t believe it.

Even knowing Bai Xiaofan’s true cultivation level—Mid-stage Nascent Soul—they still wouldn’t believe it.

But in this moment, while Annie and Yichenzi were astounded, they weren’t entirely surprised.

Because what followed next was the truly earth-shattering moment.

They watched as Bai Xiaofan swung the Dragon Sparrow Sword horizontally once again.

Whoosh!

Thud-thud-thud!

The puppet soldier whose arm had been severed dropped soundlessly to the ground, the black aura around it slowly dissipating.

Its head rolled far away!

One clean, deadly strike!

Simultaneously, Bai Xiaofan struck a palm with his left hand, releasing a massive character for “Kill” from his palm that landed squarely on the chest of another puppet soldier.

Crack!

The puppet soldier, whose body was supposed to be unbreakable, had its chest bones shattered instantly by Bai Xiaofan’s palm strike.

Kill Intent Technique!

At this moment, Bai Xiaofan seemed like a god of slaughter descended to earth, his eyes an empty, ominous gray with no other trace of emotion.

Yichenzi and Annie exchanged a glance, and without a word, both turned to flee.

Forget killing Bai Xiaofan or snatching the inheritance he’d obtained—they wanted no part of this anymore.

Years ago, they had witnessed firsthand how terrifying that existence was after channeling Killer Aura.

Even though Bai Xiaofan lacked the cultivation to be as fearsome as that existence, his current state was no less dangerous.

Neither was in peak condition, and with so many puppet soldiers around, they feared a single mistake could end with Bai Xiaofan taking one of their lives!

Yet just as the two attempted to leave, several puppet soldiers surrounded them, blocking their path to escape.

At that moment, they instinctively chose to work as a team!

By the time Yichenzi and Annie stumbled out of the palace, battered and bruised, their bodies were covered with injuries.

Not sparing Annie a glance, Yichenzi bolted toward the distance, running as fast as his legs could carry him.

He had only recently succeeded in transferring his soul; he had no intention of dying here. Even if he wanted to kill Bai Xiaofan, it could wait—at least until his cultivation recovered to the Transcendence Tribulation Stage!

Annie desperately wanted to escape alongside Yichenzi, but she had no choice; she simply couldn’t keep up.

With no other option, she stealthily crept back into the palace, hiding within the stone walls and observing Bai Xiaofan, who continued his battle.

By this time, Bai Xiaofan seemed to have completely ignored pain; even as the puppet soldiers’ long spears pierced his body, he didn’t show the slightest reaction.

No one knew how long it took, but eventually, all the puppet soldiers were slain by Bai Xiaofan.

Scanning the area with his hazy gray eyes and finding no more enemies, Bai Xiaofan collapsed onto the ground.

Only when Bai Xiaofan fainted did Annie finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The Killer Aura was indeed powerful—it allowed a weakling to slaughter so many puppet soldiers nearing Divinity Transformation!

Thinking about this, Annie emerged from the stone wall and approached the unconscious Bai Xiaofan.

Extending a feline paw, she pressed it onto Bai Xiaofan’s forehead, attempting to forcefully seize the inheritance he had acquired!

However, the moment Annie attempted to take action, a faint, shadowy figure drifted out from one side and stood beside her and Bai Xiaofan!

Looking at the sudden appearance of this shadowy figure, Annie jumped back in fright, her pupils filled with terror and dread!

H-he-he…

Why was he still here?

The figure glanced indifferently at the frightened Annie, then crouched down to look at the unconscious Bai Xiaofan, his eyes flickering with a deeply complex expression.

After what seemed like an eternity, the figure sighed, placed his hand over Bai Xiaofan’s dantian, and then turned to leave.

But before departing, he lightly left a single sentence for Annie.

“Follow him, and you may ascend to immortality!”

As she watched the figure disappear into the distance, Annie’s mind clung to the words that were spoken before he left.

What did he mean?

Was he telling me to follow this foolish human?

“Oh, damn! I’m actually not dead—I really cheated death! Good fortune must await me now!”

While Annie was contemplating this, an irreverent voice interrupted her thoughts.

She turned to see Bai Xiaofan propping himself up with his arms, slowly rising from the ground.