Li Ruhuan and Wang Jue Tian, hidden in the dark, were equally shocked by this scene. Although the short, middle-aged man had only struck once, the power of that blow had definitely reached the peak of the Three Tribulation Nascent Soul realm, and he was still instantly killed.
If he had attacked them, the outcome would have been no different.
A realm of Two Tribulation Nascent Soul bursting out with strength comparable to the peak of Four Tribulation Nascent Soul. Such monstrous talent made them both think of the same person, a monstrous cultivator for whom even the Black Sand Cave Heaven had issued a high bounty.
And only that person could possess such ability.
Zhang Fan!
Wang Jue Tian had already cursed Li Ruhuan's entire family in his heart. His own son was a disappointment, and if he was crippled, so be it. Why did he have to instigate him to seek revenge?
This was not revenge, it was simply courting death!
However, just as they were preparing to retreat, a voice made their hearts turn ice-cold, and a chill ran from their feet to the crowns of their heads.
"You two, after waiting for so long, aren't you going to come out and meet me?"
Zhang Fan punched the air, and the powerful fist force rippled outwards, spreading continuously. Li Ruhuan and Wang Jue Tian, who were hidden in the dark, were forced to reveal themselves.
"Fellow Daoist, this is all a misunderstanding!" Li Ruhuan hurriedly explained. Zhang Fan acted as if he hadn't heard, walking towards them step by step.
Wang Jue Tian's eyes were sinister. He glanced at Luo Xiaoxiao in the distance, gritted his teeth, and suddenly shot out, charging directly at Luo Xiaoxiao.
They had long heard rumors about Zhang Fan. This person dared to kill even the elders of the Black Sand Cave Heaven, let alone them.
Zhang Fan was not foolish. Their purpose in lurking here was too obvious. Given the young man's personality, how could he let them go?
Therefore, in Wang Jue Tian's opinion, his only hope of survival was that little girl.
As a cultivator at the peak of the Three Tribulation Nascent Soul realm, Wang Jue Tian's speed was indeed very fast. He covered hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye.
However, when he was less than a meter away from Luo Xiaoxiao and had just reached out his hand, he suddenly stopped, his eyes wide open in disbelief.
He slowly lowered his head and saw a fist wearing a golden glove pierce through his chest from behind. His palm was open, and his Nascent Soul had been dug out.
Li Ruhuan, seeing this scene from afar, turned deathly pale. No wonder even the withered sword elder of the Black Sand Cave Heaven could not do anything to Zhang Fan. This person's strength was too great.
Moreover, he was decisive and ruthless, without any hesitation.
Li Ruhuan used his movement technique and desperately rushed towards Wu Ning City, shouting as he ran, "He is Zhang Fan! The Black Sand Cave Heaven has issued a bounty. Killing him will earn you fifty million spirit crystals..."
Many cultivators in Wu Ning City who were unaware of the situation heard Li Ruhuan's shouts and finally understood that the young man was the Zhang Fan who was being sought by the Black Sand Cave Heaven.
No wonder this person, at the realm of Two Tribulation Nascent Soul, could so easily defeat a cultivator at the peak of Three Tribulation Nascent Soul.
Even a monstrous cultivator who had cultivated a golden Nascent Soul would not be able to do this.
However, regarding Li Ruhuan's shouts, the cultivators in Wu Ning City merely listened. Even though the bounty was tempting, who had the strength to claim it?
"We'll die together!"
As a figure rapidly approached, Li Ruhuan knew he had no hope of escape. The immense spiritual energy in his Nascent Soul gathered, preparing to self-detonate.
"Suppress!"
Zhang Fan released his Disintegration Domain, and an endless binding force descended upon Li Ruhuan. He instantly felt his Nascent Soul being greatly restrained, unable to absorb the power to self-detonate.
Zhang Fan, wearing the Golden Radiance Gauntlet, punched his head, then dug out his Nascent Soul.
Zhang Fan sealed the spiritual power of the three Nascent Souls, erased their consciousness, and placed them in his cosmic space.
After finishing this, he glanced in the direction of Wu Ning City, and then quickly left with Luo Xiaoxiao.
At this time, Wu Ning City was already in an uproar. Zhang Fan, who was being searched for everywhere, had actually appeared in their Wu Ning City.
Zhang Fan's appearance in Wu Ning City and his subsequent killing of three cultivators at the peak of the Three Tribulation Nascent Soul realm spread like a storm across the Realm Heart Continent.
On the Realm Heart Continent, all assassins who were interested gathered in the Eastern Watch Region.
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After Zhang Fan and Luo Xiaoxiao had flown tens of thousands of miles, they entered an unknown mountain range.
"Master, what kind of power is the Black Sand Cave Heaven? Why are they hunting you?" Luo Xiaoxiao's eyes were full of confusion. Her master was simply too mysterious.
"Black Sand Cave Heaven... it should be considered one of the top powers on this Realm Heart Continent," Zhang Fan said with a smile. "They are hunting me because I killed one of their elders."
Even though Luo Xiaoxiao knew nothing about powers, a force that could be called one of the top powers on the Realm Heart Continent must be terrifyingly strong.
Even so, her master dared to kill their elder. It had to be said that her master was truly audacious.
"These are trivial matters. Master will handle them," Zhang Fan patted Luo Xiaoxiao's small head and said, "You have been my disciple for some time now. In the coming days, I will teach you how to cultivate and guide you into the path."
"Mm-hmm." Hearing Zhang Fan's words, Luo Xiaoxiao nodded incessantly.
In the following days, Zhang Fan and Luo Xiaoxiao cultivated diligently in the deep mountains, indifferent to the storms raging outside.
Zhang Fan first refined a batch of Body Tempering Pills using the Cleansing Green Fruit gifted by Shangguan Jing, to cleanse her marrow and strengthen her bones.
At the same time, Zhang Fan found a suitable cultivation method for the path of darkness in his mind and taught it to Luo Xiaoxiao.
Those born with divine bodies already possessed extraordinary talent in cultivation. Unlike Zhang Fan, who cultivated divine body techniques post-hoc, those with innate divine bodies did not need time to hone their foundation. As long as they had sufficient cultivation resources, in the early and middle stages of cultivation, there were no bottlenecks for those with innate divine bodies.
After explaining some cultivation common sense and answering her doubts, with the help of the Earth Heart Saliva that Zhang Fan had purchased, in less than a month, Luo Xiaoxiao broke through the peak of Qi Refining and entered the Foundation Establishment stage.
Seeing that Luo Xiaoxiao's cultivation was on the right track, Zhang Fan set up concealment formations around them and then sat cross-legged, quietly initiating the third Nascent Soul tribulation.
The third Nascent Soul tribulation was still the Heavenly Immortal Wind, but its power was in no way comparable to the second Nascent Soul tribulation. However, Zhang Fan's Nascent Soul was powerful, and facing the Heavenly Immortal Wind, it remained as steady as Mount Tai, completely unaffected.
With each Nascent Soul tribulation he overcame, Zhang Fan's Nascent Soul grew stronger. After the tribulation ended, he took out three Nascent Souls from his cosmic space.
At this moment, the consciousness of these three Three Tribulation Nascent Souls had been erased by Zhang Fan, leaving only their immense spiritual power.
Zhang Fan placed the three Nascent Souls in front of him and unleashed his Dark Devouring divine ability. The pure spiritual power within the Nascent Souls was continuously absorbed into Zhang Fan's body, and his aura kept rising.
He only stopped when the spiritual power within the three Nascent Souls was completely depleted.
He frowned slightly. Although these three Three Tribulation Nascent Souls were all of the black Nascent Soul quality, two of them had reached the peak of the Three Tribulation Nascent Soul realm, and the spiritual power they contained was extremely abundant.
For an ordinary cultivator at the Three Tribulation Nascent Soul realm, one might be able to help them break through a minor level with just one of them.
However, after Zhang Fan had completely absorbed and refined the spiritual power from the three Nascent Souls, he had only managed to advance from the early stage of Three Tribulation Nascent Soul to the middle stage, barely.
Zhang Fan shook his head. After all, his current cultivation was aimed at pushing forward to the peak of the Three Tribulation Nascent Soul realm in one go.
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