Chapter 723 - 188: Is This a Human or an Ancient Fierce Beast?

Chapter 723: Chapter 188: Is This a Human or an Ancient Fierce Beast?

Twelve waves of terrifying pressure converged into a tangible storm, instantly submerging Chu Fan.

A Fierce Lion wreathed in flames opened its cavernous maw and spewed out a crimson pillar of fire.

A giant azure wolf howled, spitting out countless crescent-shaped Wind Blades that threatened to shred the very space apart!

The remaining giant beasts lunged and bit, charging with destructive power, intent on grinding this "ant" into dust!

Boulders were sent flying by the frenzied force!

Yet, in that cataclysmic instant, Chu Fan moved...

Even without using his full strength, his physical body had long since defied all logic.

With his Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step activated, his form became erratic and unpredictable, like an incorporeal wisp of ghostly smoke.

The raging pillar of fire grazed the corner of his clothes, merely scorching a shred of fabric.

He dodged the web of Wind Blades, weaving between them with impossible angles and missing by a hair’s breadth each time.

In Ah Linglong’s eyes, Chu Fan was like an impossibly agile fish, weaving through a tempestuous sea.

Or a mouse toying with an elephant, effortlessly navigating the gaps between the giant beasts’ clumsy, destructive attacks.

In the blink of an eye, he had burst clean through the seemingly impenetrable encirclement of the twelve beasts!

’As expected of someone chosen by the Demon Suppression Bureau. He’s not half bad.’

The disdain in Ah Linglong’s eyes lessened, and she was just about to command her giant beasts to fall back into a defensive formation.

WHOOSH!

The whistling wind suddenly died.

Her pupils contracted violently—right before her very eyes, Chu Fan had vanished into thin air!

"What!"

Ah Linglong’s heart pounded, and a chill shot straight up her spine.

She was a Beast Tamer at the peak of the Bright Heart Realm; her Divine Sense was incredibly powerful.

Even when facing prodigies like Zhang Tianyu or Sword Traceless, their movements, no matter how swift, still left a traceable path.

It was impossible that she would be completely unable to capture the slightest trace of his movement!

’Unless... it was Instant Teleportation!’

Faster than she could think—

an intense sense of crisis assaulted her from behind!

Chu Fan, having already used Shadow Step to perform an Instant Teleportation behind Ah Linglong, made no flashy moves. He threw a simple Bear Form Shattering Fist, packing enough force to sunder mountains and shatter stone, straight at the back of her head!

BOOM!

At the critical moment, Ah Linglong’s Protective Magical Treasure activated automatically to shield its master.

A massive, ghastly white Bone Shield, composed of countless tiny beast bones, materialized from nothing, bracing itself against the incoming fist.

CRACK...

The Ancient Bone Shield, a treasure capable of withstanding a full-force blow from a peak Bright Heart Realm expert, let out a grating shriek the instant it met Chu Fan’s fist.

Immediately after, a spiderweb of cracks spread wildly across its surface!

’How can this be?!’

Ah Linglong paled in shock. She felt an irresistible, titanic force slam through the Bone Shield and into her, making her blood roil.

Using the force of the Rebound, her body shot away like a swallow. She traced an arc through the air and landed precariously on the back of a nearby Flaming Frenzied Lion.

At that moment, the last trace of mockery in her eyes vanished, replaced by profound horror.

She thought she had already been overestimating Chu Fan—that was why she’d used her full strength, like a lion hunting a rabbit, and summoned twelve beasts to corner and kill him.

But cruel reality had just informed her that she had still grossly underestimated the man’s terrifying power.

Forget his Ghostly Body Technique that resembled Instant Teleportation; a single punch of pure physical force had been enough to crack an Ancient Bone Shield!

’Is that kind of brute force something a human can even possess?’

’Even a peak Bright Heart Realm expert at full power, without using a Primordial Qi Martial Technique, could never do something like this!’

’This man is like an Ancient Fierce Beast!’

A bone-deep chill seized Ah Linglong.

’If she had known Chu Fan was this strange and terrifying, she would have rather faced the merciless Xiao Ziye!’

As Ah Linglong reeled in shock, the Iron Armor Crocodile reacted swiftly. Its massive body began a death roll, a maneuver with the power to crush all things, trying to smash Chu Fan, who was on its back, beneath it.

Chu Fan paid it no mind.

The instant before the Iron Armor Crocodile rolled, he tapped his toes lightly. His body became like an inescapable shadow, transforming once more into a Residual Image as he shot toward Ah Linglong, who had just regained her balance.

"ROAR!"

Eager to protect its master, the Flaming Frenzied Lion beneath Ah Linglong opened its maw wide. Firelight surged in its throat as it prepared to spew a torrent of flame hot enough to melt gold and liquefy iron!

Instead of retreating, Chu Fan advanced. He moved like a specter, slipping into the Fierce Lion’s blind spot and instantly appearing beneath its massive head.

He dropped into a horse stance, sinking his weight low, and launched his right fist upward like a cannonball.

This punch held not a single shred of radiant Spiritual Qi.

It was nothing but an explosive release of pure, unadulterated power!

BOOM—!

The sickening thud of flesh on bone echoed.

The clear, crisp sound of cracking bone came from the enormous Fierce Lion’s jaw. It let out a wretched whimper as its massive body was sent flying by the force of that single punch.

All four paws left the ground as it was blasted into the air!

The impact sent Ah Linglong, who had just landed on the lion’s back, crying out in alarm as she lost her balance and was flung away.

She twisted her body in mid-air. The moment her feet touched the ground, she broke into a desperate sprint, fleeing for her life!

At the same time, driven by her Divine Sense, the other Fierce Beasts charged recklessly toward Chu Fan!

Yet, she had only run a few dozen feet...

when that suffocating figure, like a persistent nightmare, once again materialized behind her!

His cold breath was clearly audible.

’This... What kind of Body Technique is this?!’

’It’s definitely not the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step!’

’The Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step doesn’t have the ability to leap through space!’

Ah Linglong felt as if an invisible Ghost Hand was squeezing her heart. The intense feeling of suffocation made it nearly impossible for her to think.

’Checkmate.’

At this life-or-death juncture, the ancient bronze bell clutched in her left hand began to shake violently.

TING-A-LING-LING!

A bizarre, piercing chime suddenly rang out.

It didn’t enter the ears, but stabbed directly into the Divine Soul!

Chu Fan, who was about to throw a punch, felt a sharp pain in his mind as if a needle had been brutally jabbed into it. His Divine Soul wavered, and his movements inevitably faltered for an instant.

The punch aimed at the center of Ah Linglong’s back lost thirty percent of its force, smashing into the battered Bone Shield that had once again appeared behind her!