Zhi Jian Chen Sha

Chapter 884 Fierce Battle within the Fire Element World

"You've got some nerve, daring to stand against our entire squad by yourself. It seems we need to teach you a lesson," Jiutong Zhenxian said with a mocking smile, initially taken aback by Zhang Fan's sudden move. He then formed a battle formation with his eight teammates and charged forward.

After reaching the Nascent Soul stage and cultivating an immortal soul, it was difficult to kill an opponent unless the power gap was immense.

Just like Pu Ji Zhenxian, although he was only a five-star general, to ambush the squad he led, two six-star generals from the Jiuyai Star Domain personally led the team and laid in wait for months. With a surprise attack, Pu Ji Zhenxian's squad was heavily injured, and it took a significant amount of time to obliterate the souls of his teammates. However, Pu Ji Zhenxian himself ultimately escaped.

Therefore, even though the Jiuyai Star Domain currently had two teams present, with an overwhelming numerical advantage, Jiutong Zhenxian never expected to be able to keep Zhang Fan's squad here.

Firstly, Pu Ji Zhenxian's strength was formidable; even facing their entire squad alone, he could retreat unharmed.

Secondly, during the struggle for the Tunyan Fire Essence Stone, Zhang Fan's burst of speed was terrifying, and the power of his Great Dao domain was sufficient to crush them. Even if they suppressed space, Zhang Fan could still use his extraordinary speed to retreat with ease.

Another reason was that the emergence of treasures would alert cultivators throughout the Fire Element World. Their three teams were the closest, hence their rapid arrival. As time went by, other teams from the Jiuyai Star Domain and Zixiao Star Domain would also arrive, diminishing their chances further.

However, although Jiutong Zhenxian knew in his heart that their two squads couldn't deal with Pu Ji Zhenxian and his group, they could still teach them a lesson. Speed didn't necessarily equate to strength. If Pu Ji Zhenxian and his group chose to retreat, it would be one thing, but since they dared to engage, Jiutong Zhenxian naturally wanted them to suffer some hardship.

BOOM!

A member of Jiutong Zhenxian's squad condensed a fireball in his hands. With a continuous flow of mana from his teammates, the fireball rapidly coalesced, becoming exceptionally fierce and violent, like a scorching sun, and was hurled at Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan formed a hand seal, channeling the rules of his Lightning Sword Dao, and casually unleashed a bolt of heavenly lightning. It collided with the fireball, exploding into nothingness, causing the suppressed space to subtly tremble. His speed remained undiminished as he rapidly closed in on Jiutong Zhenxian's squad, reducing the distance within a few breaths.

"Slash!"

Zhang Fan wielded his blood-red longsword and slashed towards Jiutong, who stood at the forefront.

A strange light flickered in Jiutong's pair of green eyes. He clenched his fists, and a layer of dark scales rapidly spread from his palms, completely covering both of his arms.

Facing Zhang Fan's sharp sword energy, Jiutong was fearless. He engaged Zhang Fan in close combat with bare fists.

Zhang Fan moved like lightning, his sword light surging like waves, layer upon layer, engulfing Jiutong entirely. Jiutong held his arms in front of him; the black scales were incredibly tough, blocking Zhang Fan's attacks one by one. Despite the surge of blood and qi within him, Jiutong remained unharmed.

"A new recruit to the Starry Sky Battlefield?" Jiutong glanced at Zhang Fan indifferently and continued, "To possess six-star general strength upon entering the Starry Sky Battlefield, no wonder you're so arrogant. However, with the resistance of the combined battle formation, you can't even injure me. It's just a futile effort."

The opposing forces were constantly collecting and updating information on each other's soldiers. But with Zhang Fan's strength, Jiutong had not obtained any information about this human swordsman before him, thus concluding that he had only recently joined the Starry Sky Battlefield.

"Is that so?" Zhang Fan sneered. Jiutong's physical strength was indeed formidable. Some of his attacks landed on Jiutong, with a portion being distributed and absorbed by his eight teammates. Less than fifty percent of the damage truly reached him, allowing Jiutong to withstand it with relative ease.

Although the combined battle formations used by the Zixiao Star Domain and Jiuyai Star Domain for warfare differed slightly, their power was comparable. Both had the function of gathering strength and distributing damage.

They were simple and practical, but their weakness was also obvious. Jiutong could withstand his damage, but his teammates might not necessarily be able to.

Jiutong's squad was not weak. Besides him, there was another cultivator in the Spirit Refining stage who had reached the level of a four-star general. The remaining seven teammates were all cultivators of the Nascent Soul stage.

As long as Zhang Fan's attacks were strong enough, no matter how he transformed the power, those Nascent Soul stage cultivators would certainly not be able to endure it.

In the void tens of thousands of miles away, Pu Ji Zhenxian led Nan Zun and others to battle the squad led by Xiao Bai Zhenxian. Although they were at a numerical disadvantage, Pu Ji Zhenxian's high realm allowed him to maintain a steady advantage under his command.

"As expected of Pu Ji Zhenxian, a top-tier existence among five-star generals. Leading just four Nascent Soul stage cultivators, he can suppress us. However, your teammate seems to be struggling; he can't break through Jiutong Zhenxian's defense at all and is merely wasting time," Xiao Bai Zhenxian said, appearing relaxed despite being suppressed. This battle might not be advantageous for him, but he would definitely not suffer any losses.

"That's not necessarily true," Pu Ji Zhenxian replied. He had always been uncertain about Zhang Fan's strength, but since Zhang Fan chose to act, it meant he had some confidence. His role was to stall Xiao Bai Zhenxian's squad and ensure Zhang Fan could operate without interference.

"Let me try this divine ability!"

Zhang Fan also knew that time could not be dragged out. The more teams that arrived later, the harder it would be to kill the opponent. Therefore, after a simple test, he no longer held back and directly unleashed the most ferocious divine ability from the Ten Absolute Heavenly God Record.

"Horn of Heaven Splitting!"

As the image of the Heaven Splitting Ox in his body was illuminated, a massive phantom of the Heaven Splitting Ox rapidly condensed above Zhang Fan's head. Its dazzling single horn pierced the firmament. The suppressed space in front of it was like wallpaper, gently rippling and silently tearing apart.

"Go!"

Zhang Fan clasped his hands together, his body like a drawn bowstring. As he pushed his hands forward, the phantom of the Heaven Splitting Ox stomped on the void and charged towards Jiutong Zhenxian and the others.

At this moment, space became extremely chaotic, vast expanses of it shattering, with countless spatial rifts filling the void. However, Jiutong and the others felt as if the space around them had frozen; let alone tearing through space, even moving became difficult.

Jiutong Zhenxian felt immense threat from the charging phantom of the Heaven Splitting Ox, his hair standing on end, his blood almost solidifying.

As a cultivator of the Nascent Soul stage, he naturally recognized the phantom of this strange beast. His shock was mingled with a hint of wariness towards Zhang Fan.

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