novelraw Chapter 242 : Qilin Step!
Chapter 242 : Qilin Step!
Chapter 242: Qilin Step!
In the world of cultivation, inside the cave residence, Gu Fan slowly opened his eyes. The corners of his mouth curled into a cold smile as he said:
“In just a few days, it’ll be the challenge against Xun Bo. Before that, I’ll warm up with Wan Peng first!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Fan’s figure flashed and he sped through the air, appearing at the area where the top twenty True Disciples’ cave residences were located.
He then gathered his Mysterious Power and shouted loudly:
“True Disciple ranked thirty-seventh, Gu Fan, publicly challenges the fifteenth-ranked True Disciple, Wan Peng!”
“Come out and fight immediately!”
Whoosh!
The originally quiet area of cave residences was instantly stirred into attention by Gu Fan’s loud declaration.
His voice was immense, spreading far and wide. Even ordinary disciples in the distance heard it and quickly spread the news.
“The newly promoted True Disciple Gu Fan has really made a move!”
“He’s actually using the fifteenth-ranked Wan Peng as a warm-up before challenging the top ten? That’s way too arrogant!”
“Warm-up? I think Senior Brother Wan Peng might just be able to deal with him. Senior Brother Xun Bo might not even need to act!”
At that moment, seeing that Wan Peng had yet to appear, Gu Fan shouted again several times.
Then, from a nearby cave residence, two figures emerged.
Upon seeing them, the surrounding crowd immediately exclaimed in surprise:
“It’s the thirteenth and fourteenth-ranked True Disciples!”
“Wan Peng didn’t come out, but he managed to draw those two out instead?”
Once the two appeared, one of them immediately frowned and said:
“Gu Fan, you’ve just advanced to a True Disciple, and you’re already acting too arrogantly.”
“Let me give you some advice from someone more experienced—keeping a low profile never hurts. Newcomers should follow the rules of newcomers!”
Gu Fan gave them a sideways glance and coldly smiled:
“Wan Peng doesn’t dare to come out and face me? Or do the two of you feel like you’ve stayed at your current ranks long enough and want to drop down a few spots?”
“Insolent! Gu Fan, how dare you speak to us like that?”
“Just a mere thirty-seventh rank—don’t think defeating Xia Qianliu gives you the right to be so arrogant!”
“Even Xia Qianliu himself has to behave obediently in front of me!”
Hearing the two talk nonsense, Gu Fan found it utterly boring.
“Wan Peng, if I were you, I’d hurry up and come out to fight. Back in the Mysterious Pavilion, you weren’t this cowardly!”
Seeing Gu Fan’s arrogant posture, as if he completely disregarded them, the two couldn’t bear the humiliation any longer.
In fact, they had only come out because Wan Peng had just sent them a sound transmission asking for help.
In exchange for a certain price, he wanted the two of them to scare Gu Fan off.
But now, far from scaring him away, Gu Fan looked like he didn’t even take them seriously!
They felt thoroughly insulted!
“Insolent! How dare you ignore us while we’re speaking!”
“And you still want to challenge Senior Brother Xun Bo? I think we’ll give you a lesson right now so you understand the true gap in strength!”
Gu Fan sighed, then looked at the two and said helplessly:
“How did your intelligence ever make it this far in cultivation…”
As he finished speaking, Gu Fan’s figure vanished in an instant. Thanks to his time devouring Living Souls in the apocalypse, he had already broken through to the true Half-step Solar Radiance Realm.
Though he was just a hair’s breadth away from completion, his strength was already far beyond the level he had during his battle with Xia Qianliu!
Gu Fan stomped in midair, and instantly a Qilin foot formed from thunder descended from the sky, suppressing the two men in an instant.
“Combat Technique—Qilin Step!”
One of the few Body Refining Techniques in the Immortal Ai Sect, most disciples had never even seen it before.
It had been found by Gu Fan tucked away in a corner, and with the aid of his powerful physical body, he had successfully mastered it.
The massive Qilin stomped down hard, and the two men’s faces changed drastically upon seeing it.
Instinctively, they erupted with Mysterious Power and struck out fiercely at the descending Qilin foot!
The immense force directly crushed the two men to their knees, causing them to let out powerless howls.
“Impossible! How could he be this strong!”
“That bastard Wan Peng tricked us! Didn’t he say he was evenly matched with Xia Qianliu!”
Gu Fan sneered, then gave a light shout.
“Kneel before me!”
Boom!
The massive Qilin foot stomped down fiercely. As a cloud of dust billowed up, Gu Fan’s brows furrowed slightly.
A figure had appeared beside the two men, raising a hand to block the attack on their behalf.
“Such powerful means. No wonder even Senior Sister Nan pays special attention to you, newcomer.”
The newcomer waved his hand, dispersing all the dust and revealing a smiling young man’s face.
Gu Fan no longer acted rashly. He felt considerable pressure from this person—
Even stronger than what he had sensed from Xun Bo previously.
“Junior Brother Gu Fan, don’t be hasty. These two belong to the same Haoran Peak as I do. They were incited by Wan Peng to provoke you.”
“But clearly, this was a foolish overestimation. On their behalf, I offer you an apology.”
After speaking, the man tossed over a pouch of Mysterious Dao Stones, clearly a generous amount.
Gu Fan reached out and caught it with a wave of his hand. Since the other party had shown him such respect, he naturally wouldn’t make things difficult.
“May I know Senior Brother’s name?”
After receiving the Mysterious Dao Stones, Gu Fan turned and asked.
The man smiled and said:
“Ranked seventh among the True Disciples, Xiao Boulou.”
“What follows is between you and Wan Peng. I won’t stay any longer. Farewell!”
With that, he turned and left with the two Junior Brothers whose confidence had been completely shattered.
Gu Fan watched the three leave, then smiled thoughtfully. At last, he turned his cold gaze toward Wan Peng’s cave residence and raised a fist.
Boom!
The entire cave residence of Wan Peng immediately shook violently.
“Senior Brother Wan, your helpers seem to have fled. If you don’t come out soon, I’ll smash your turtle shell wide open!”
Boom!
He launched another attack right after speaking.
At this moment, Wan Peng, hiding within the cave residence, was burning with anxiety. He had originally hoped that sending the other two to block Gu Fan would lead to a scuffle, buying himself some time.
Who could’ve imagined that Gu Fan would be this powerful—far beyond Xia Qianliu!
Even those two, both stronger than him, had been defeated in a single move!
If he went out now, he’d surely be thrashed!
Thinking of this, he decided to play dead and try to escape disaster. As soon as Gu Fan left, he would immediately visit Senior Brother Xun Bo.
By then, what could Gu Fan possibly do to him?
Although the sect mandated that higher-ranked disciples couldn’t refuse challenges from lower-ranked ones,
It still required them to meet. As long as he didn’t appear before Gu Fan, the sect rules wouldn’t apply!
But now the plan was becoming hard to maintain.
The True Disciples’ cave residences, while rich in Mysterious Power and beneficial for cultivation,
Were still within the sect’s territory. Who would invest so much effort in defense?
It had only been two punches, and the entire cave residence was already on the verge of collapse.
If it continued, just two more punches would bring the whole place down.
Then, he would be forced to face Gu Fan, and the challenge would become unavoidable—
Otherwise, he would be defying sect rules.
At that moment, with a loud boom, cracks spread across the cave residence’s formation.
Before Wan Peng could react, Gu Fan’s fourth punch landed again.
“No! It’s going to break!”
Wan Peng had no time to think. He immediately fled the cave residence to avoid being buried in the collapsing structure.
But the very next moment, before he could gather his wits, Gu Fan’s voice rang out from behind him.
“Senior Brother Wan… you finally came out!”