Chapter 403 - 385: Advancement, Harvest

The moment he absorbed the Divine Blood, Su Yu was already chasing after the fleeing Chen Fan.

During the pursuit, he caught a glimpse of the notification that the Divine Blood absorption was successful and his Taibai Primordial Magnetism (Gold) Divine Skill had advanced to Tier Two. A smile touched his lips as he dismissed the panel and focused all his energy on the chase.

After executing Fleeting Shadow three consecutive times, Su Yu managed to catch up to his senior sister, Lin Wanzhu.

"Ah Yu, how did you get so fast?"

Lin Wanzhu looked at Su Yu, who was now running beside her, a hint of renewed surprise in her beautiful eyes.

She knew that with her Wind of the Forest Stance activated and enhanced by Gang Wind, her speed surpassed that of even an Ape Tendon expert by a considerable margin.

"Senior Sister, I comprehended a profound movement technique."

Su Yu explained nonchalantly.

The Seven Fiends Thunder Collapse Step was already an impressive technique, and he had even Broken its Limit once, far exceeding the Martial Art’s original ceiling. Naturally, his speed was beyond what an ordinary person could match.

"Then you should hurry and chase Chen Fan. His talent and potential are astonishing. I’ve been struggling to catch up to him."

"Alright!"

The moment the word left his mouth, Su Yu’s figure once again shot forward like a fleeting shadow, covering dozens of yards in an instant and quickly leaving Lin Wanzhu behind.

’Ah Yu’s comprehension and talent are truly monstrous. No matter how many times I see it, it’s still hard to believe.’

’A movement technique this incredible—one that can cover such a distance in an instant and maintain such high speed afterward—must be as difficult to comprehend as ascending to the heavens.’

’Yet he somehow mastered it so easily in his spare time from regular training.’

...

Ahead, Su Yu executed Fleeting Shadow several more times in succession. Now that he had broken through to the Muscle Forging realm, the explosive power of his Qi and Blood and Great Tendons had increased significantly, allowing him to use Fleeting Shadow more times consecutively.

Soon, he had almost caught up to Chen Fan.

He flipped his palm, and a Money Dart made of tungsten gold appeared in his hand.

"SWISH!"

With a burst of power from the Great Tendons in his wrist, the Money Dart shot toward Chen Fan’s back like a black shadow streaking across the night sky.

Sensing the terrifying whistle of wind behind him, Chen Fan’s face turned pale with fright.

He had witnessed Su Yu’s terrifying projectile technique before. During the Martial Examination, Su Yu had suppressed the arrogant Sun Shi with that skill alone, leaving an incredible impression on him.

’Dammit, legs, run!’

He frantically drove his Qi and Blood into his legs, trying to sidestep the attack.

But Su Yu’s Coin Tossing Technique was not something one could evade with a simple dodge. Driven by Spiral Force, the Money Dart suddenly accelerated and changed direction in mid-air. With a sickening THUD, it struck Chen Fan in the back and embedded itself in his flesh.

"AARGH!"

Chen Fan let out a miserable shriek. The Money Dart, carrying a Spiral Force, had actually pierced his spine, inflicting considerable damage.

His speed slowed a notch, and Su Yu instantly closed the distance, now only a dozen or so yards away from catching him.

Seeing that Su Yu was about to use that astonishing movement technique again, Chen Fan knew that if he were caught, death would be certain.

’No! I can’t die here!’

Utterly terrified and feeling death’s approach, Chen Fan’s full potential was unleashed in that moment of crisis.

"BOOM!"

His Cold Soul Cold Fire Spirit Body unexpectedly underwent a second awakening, erupting and expanding violently within him.

The Cold Soul Cold Fire, originally only the size of a fist, suddenly swelled to the size of a soccer ball and continued to expand relentlessly.

Feeling the change within his body, Chen Fan’s expression turned to one of sheer joy.

"BOOM!"

Just as Su Yu’s figure drew near, an astonishing aura of cold fire erupted from Chen Fan’s body, instantly bursting outward in all directions.

When the aura touched Su Yu, his body froze for a moment. It felt as if his very soul was being seared.

The next instant, Chen Fan’s speed skyrocketed. He left a blue afterimage in the night and vanished into the distance in less than a breath’s time.

Su Yu stopped in his tracks. He watched Chen Fan’s figure disappear toward the distant shoreline of the Black Water River, his brow gradually furrowing as he sent his Divine Sense sweeping forward to probe.

Within his perception, Chen Fan’s speed was increasing, and his aura was growing stronger.

But having already been scared out of his wits by Su Yu, he quickly vanished completely from the range of his Divine Sense.

’So fast!’

’That Chen Fan is really a guy with incredible luck. I took action personally, and just when I was about to kill him, he still managed to escape!’

’And that aura of his... it seems to be a special kind of flame. It can release a cold chill yet also burn the soul. Such a contradictory flame is truly peculiar.’

Su Yu shook his head helplessly. He had thought his strength was sufficient, but it seemed he had still underestimated the people of this world.

His speed, in particular, was still a weak point relative to his overall power.

Take the earlier fight with Huyan Tuoba, for instance. If he had been any slower, he probably would have been killed in a single move, without even a chance to use his trump cards.

And now this Chen Fan, with such astonishing speed that even he couldn’t catch him.

...

Back at the old residence in Qingxi Village, his senior sister Lin Wanzhu was waiting on the winding path. Moonlight spilled over her dark hair, giving her a cool and otherworldly air.

"Ah Yu, what about Chen Fan?"

Su Yu came to her side and said with some exasperation, "While I was hunting him down, Chen Fan had another breakthrough. He escaped."

A strange light flashed in Lin Wanzhu’s beautiful eyes. She said, "That Chen Fan’s luck is nothing to scoff at. If you weren’t here to suppress him, Ah Yu, he would undoubtedly be an extraordinary genius! Letting him escape this time will likely lead to endless trouble in the future!"

"Don’t worry, Senior Sister. It’s his skill that let him escape, but whether he can stir up any more storms will depend on if he’s strong enough."

Su Yu’s expression was calm and unconcerned. He never worried about defeated opponents.

’It doesn’t matter that Chen Fan is weaker than me now. So what if he reaches my level? With my foundation, my cultivation will only get faster, and I’ll only gain more techniques.’

’The next time we meet, I definitely won’t let him get away.’

"Here is the loot I collected from Huyan Hai and the other one." Lin Wanzhu handed over a few porcelain vials and a stack of silver notes.

Su Yu took them and had a look. There were a dozen or so silver notes, each worth a hundred taels, for a total value of less than two thousand taels.

For the current Su Yu, it was a nice little bonus.

However, when he opened one of the porcelain vials to inspect it, his face suddenly lit up with joy.

"A Treasure Pill!"

Su Yu immediately poured the Pill into his palm. A perfectly round, white Pill with several silver patterns on its surface glittered in the moonlight.

He lowered his head and sniffed it. The exotic fragrance emanating from the Pill instantly made his Qi and Blood boil, as if every cell in his body yearned for it.

"These natural, vein-like silver patterns, and this exotic fragrance... this is without a doubt a Profound-tier Treasure Pill!"

He had seen a Profound-tier Treasure Pill once before. Back then, Wang Lingran had offered him a Pill of Creation to recruit him, but he had refused.

Now, he was finally seeing a Profound-tier Treasure Pill again.

"Ah Yu, that Treasure Pill came from Huyan Hai!" Lin Wanzhu’s face also lit up, surprised by such an unexpected reward.

Profound-tier Treasure Pills were usually worth tens of thousands of gold; they were no ordinary items.

Even though they didn’t know what this Pill did yet, its value was definitely immense!