422: Chapter 421: Keep Your Paws Off【Ten Updates】 422: Chapter 421: Keep Your Paws Off【Ten Updates】 After Ayu had left, Ning Fan didn’t bother to go back to Chen Fengnan, although he admitted he might have gone a bit too far.
Still, he figured Ayu wasn’t the type to hold a grudge and would probably relay his message to Chen Fengnan.
Therefore, Ning Fan left the hospital and took a cab back home.
By then, his home was empty.
Ning Fan returned to his room and began practicing his Eight Zen Mantra.
“To think that I actually managed to comprehend the Chaotic Magic Skill this time…”
Ning Fan’s eyes were clear and untroubled, like an ancient well.
In the critical moment of decimating the Yun Ci Guild, Ning Fan had derived the Chaotic Magic Skill from the Eight Zen Mantra.
If it weren’t for this skill, Ning Fan might have lost his life then and there.
Comprehending the skill was an unexpected joy, but what excited Ning Fan even more was another matter; he felt indications of an imminent breakthrough.
He had been in the True Qi Realm for several years and had put in considerable effort to reach the Peak of the True Qi Realm.
If he could break through the True Qi Realm, that would be wonderful.
Ning Fan closed his eyes and began to contemplate, hoping to find that sliver of opportunity for a breakthrough.
Time flew by quickly and when Ning Fan opened his eyes again, almost four hours had passed.
“Something’s not right.
Why isn’t it working?”
A look of frustration crossed Ning Fan’s face.
Although he clearly felt signs of a breakthrough, once he tried to deeply contemplate here, it just didn’t proceed as he expected; something was still lacking.
Where exactly was the problem?
Breaking through a realm was extremely difficult.
For many years, he had only been at the Peak of the True Qi Realm.
Now that he finally felt signs of a breakthrough, he still couldn’t grasp that elusive opportunity, which was very disappointing for Ning Fan.
“Do I really need chance as well as the tempering of life-and-death battles?”
Ning Fan sighed.
Previously, when he was at the headquarters of the Yun Ci Guild, just like Yun Ni had said, he was already at the end of his tether.
If he had not comprehended the magic skill at the brink of death, Yun Ni’s sword would have been enough to vastly diminish his fighting strength.
Although he felt close to a breakthrough, Ning Fan, still in a bottleneck phase, saw only mist before his eyes.
To exit this fog, he still needed another stroke of luck.
Constant life-and-death battles, pushing limits, all these still required that bit of luck, otherwise, breaking through the True Qi Realm might be even harder than reaching the heavens.
“First the Dragon Gate, then Yun Ci, and next comes Fang Guild, and perhaps later because of the Nine Souls Jade, conflicts with other forces will arise…”
A flicker of concern crossed Ning Fan’s eyes.
He could already smell the scent of crisis; his situation seemed to have become somewhat precarious.
After the Yun Ci Guild, the Fang Guild was still waiting for him, and having obliterated Yun Ci Guild and returned as Asura, many were surely dissatisfied with him.
Power commands respect.
By making his move, Ning Fan had made waves throughout the Dark World, temporarily suppressing everyone’s ambition, holding them back from rash actions.
But without formidable strength, these people would show a completely different attitude; Ning Fan didn’t expect the number of his enemies to decrease.
Currently, the visible enemies included the Fang Guild, and due to the Nine Souls Jade, who knew what kind of enemies would arise later.
Becoming enemies with the Yun Ci Guild was ultimately because of the Nine Souls Jade.
If not for Yalantes coveting the Nine Souls Jade, there wouldn’t have been Ouyang Feifei overseeing Ning Fan.
The legend of the Nine Souls Jade had existed for a long time, and countless eyes were secretly fixed on it.
Ning Fan now had four pieces of the Nine Souls Jade on him, and if word got out, he would definitely be targeted by numerous people.
Relying solely on Chen Fengnan’s power seemed to have become somewhat difficult, and there were some things that even Chen Fengnan was powerless to do.
In the end, it all depended on himself.
“Ah, why think so much…”
Ning Fan comforted himself as he took out the Nine Souls Jade.
Touching its smooth surface, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of melancholy.
He desperately wanted to know his origins and regain his memories, and the Nine Souls Jade was key to that.
If he could obtain all the Nine Souls Jade and form the Dragon Ball, much of his lost memory might return to him, and each piece of the Nine Souls Jade could bring him new strength.
Thinking about his blank past, Ning Fan’s mood suddenly became irritable.
“Don’t think anymore!
Don’t think anymore!”
Ning Fan shook his head and decided to go out for some fresh air.
Feeling stifled, Ning Fan started driving aimlessly around the city, not knowing where to go.
Half an hour later, as if led by some divine force, Ning Fan ended up at the entrance of a bar.
“Well, since I’m here, I might as well go down.” Ning Fan looked at the bar and decided to go in to drown his sorrows.
But just as Ning Fan was about to get out of his car, he heard shouting coming from the alley next to the bar.
“Woo woo woo, please stop hitting them!”
The cries were pitiful, and the voice sounded somewhat familiar.
Ning Fan looked over and spotted a familiar figure.
“Lan Kexin!” After realizing it was Lan Kexin, Ning Fan immediately got out and hurried toward her.
At that moment, Lan Kexin was being jostled by several men.
Her eyes were reddened from crying, and not far from her, a middle-aged man appeared to have been beaten badly and was lying there in a sorry state.
“Your dad owes money and hasn’t paid it back.
They say a daughter must pay her father’s debts.
If you have the money, I advise you to pay up quickly, otherwise, don’t blame us bros!”
Several tattooed strong men glared at Lan Kexin, who was about to cry her eyes out.
They eyed her face and body with a hint of lascivious thoughts.
“I will pay the money, please don’t hit him anymore!”
Lan Kexin instinctively took a small step back as she spoke with a crying voice.
The men looked at each other and burst into loud laughter.
“You want to pay?
Well, that’s easy to handle.
We aren’t bad guys, we understand the value of pity and beauty, you see.
Just keep us company, and we’ll let your old man off the hook, plus give you a few days’ grace, hehehe!”
The men surrounded Lan Kexin like a pack of hungry wolves encircling a little lamb.
One of the men leered at Lan Kexin and reached out to prepare to do something to her.
Lan Kexin’s expression changed as she kept backing away.
“Keep your paws to yourself!”
Although Lan Kexin was a delicate girl, she definitely had her limits!