Chapter 143: Defeated Retreat

At this moment, Gu Fan, who was at the center of the explosion, had already been severely injured.

Half of his body was directly blown apart, with one arm and one leg missing.

His flesh cracked open, like a ceramic piece on the verge of shattering!

“Heh, to cross ten minor realms and battle a Holy Son who could also transcend realms—this was indeed too forced.”

Gu Fan smiled bitterly. At this moment, the tenfold strength from the Green Lotus had already ended, and the magic immunity effect had disappeared as well.

If it weren’t for the earlier magic immunity neutralizing seventy percent of the attack, he might have already been blasted into pieces!

“Now it seems the only option is to return there and recover… This is probably the first time I’ve appeared so disheveled in front of Nurse Xia Yan…”

With a bitter smile, Gu Fan’s body quietly vanished in the next moment.

Meanwhile, the Holy Son at the periphery suddenly furrowed his brow. With a wave of his wide sleeve, the entire cloud of dust and smoke was swept away.

“Gone?”

There was absolutely nothing at the center of the explosion!

Gu Fan had just vanished!

At this moment, Jiang Tianxin guessed:

“Senior Brother Holy Son, perhaps your attack was too powerful and he’s already been blown to bits?”

“Unlikely. Gu Fan’s physical body is extremely strong. This strike may have severely injured or even killed him, but for him to completely vanish is impossible.”

The Holy Son said calmly, but he didn’t dwell on it further.

Gu Fan might be strong, but he had his own confidence.

Even if Gu Fan had survived by chance this time, the next time they met, he would simply kill him.

Only, this sudden disappearance ability did pique his interest a little.

Afterward, the Holy Son looked at the unconscious Nanyun and said:

“Take him along. Whether he lives or dies will depend on his luck.”

Then he no longer lingered and looked toward the other three.

The three exchanged glances, and four tokens appeared, merging into a rift in space-time.

Just like when they had entered—only this time, the Holy Son entered first.

…

Outside the rift, all ten peak masters of the Brahma God Sect’s Ten Peaks were waiting here.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to go in, but their numbers were limited. One Holy Son was enough to enter.

Suddenly, a crack appeared in mid-air, and the figure of the Holy Son appeared before everyone, followed by numerous disciples of the Brahma God Sect.

When Fang Xue saw the unconscious Nanyun being carried out, her expression immediately changed.

Then a stream of spiritual energy was input, and only then did Nanyun slowly regain consciousness.

Upon seeing his own peak master, Nanyun immediately revealed an anxious expression and said:

“Senior Sister Fang! Gu Fan fought with the Holy Son! Before I lost consciousness, I saw the Holy Son trying to kill Gu Fan!”

Fang Xue’s pretty face instantly tensed. Though she made no visible movement, everyone nearby felt an incomparably chilling aura!

In the next moment, Fang Xue suddenly disappeared and appeared directly before the Holy Son.

Then, without a word, she struck with her palm!

Immediately, the disciple known as the Brahma God Sect’s second genius struck in fury.

The terrifying aura belonging to a half-step Yang Spirit swept across the field!

This palm strike was without any reservation—Fang Xue was truly enraged!

Caught off guard by the sudden attack, the Holy Son was sent flying by that palm.

Fang Xue did not stop and pressed on once more!

The Holy Son frowned and said coldly:

“Fang Xue, our duel is not meant to be now!”

“Then let it happen now! No need to wait for the Three Blossoms Realm—let us settle life and death today!”

The Holy Son raised his hand to block the next blow and pulled open the distance again.

A divine radiance appeared between his brows. Fang Xue had long known the power of this thing—they had fought many times!

“Absolute Zero!”

In the next moment, a force that could freeze all things emerged, seemingly even able to freeze time itself!

The divine radiance was actually being gradually frozen in mid-air!

“Fang Xue! Do you truly want to decide life and death now?”

Fang Xue did not speak, only acted in place of words.

At this moment, Gu Cheng from the Gu Family and Lin Xiaotian from the Pure Radiance God Sect simultaneously made a move to block Fang Xue!

Fang Xue’s expression was icy cold, like the Lord of Ice itself. Under her feet were pillars of ice trailing along.

“What now? Have your two sects already started mingling with the Holy Son of my sect? Aren’t you afraid of your sects misunderstanding?”

Gu Cheng smiled and said:

“Fellow Daoist Fang, you misunderstand. We know both you and the Holy Son are powerful, but this place just had a spatial passage torn open. If your fight were to open another, that would be troublesome!”

Lin Xiaotian still remained silent, only nodding to express agreement.

Fang Xue looked around and saw the surrounding area filled with disciples from the four sects.

There was indeed a risk. If these disciples were affected, her sin would be great.

With that thought, Fang Xue could only snort coldly.

Then she looked at the Holy Son and said:

“Ying Langtian, I’ll be waiting for you on Overlord Peak for a battle!”

With that, she waved her hand and took Nanyun away, leaving the area first.

The Holy Son did not respond, his expression dark and unreadable, revealing no joy or sorrow.

Seeing the battle had ended, Gu Cheng and Lin Xiaotian began organizing their sect disciples to return.

As long as the disciples who entered this time were not dead, more or less, all had gained some valuable resources. This was why, despite the dangers inside the rift, they were still willing to enter.

As for the Brahma God Sect, they too, under the Holy Son’s lead, began their return toward the nearest Teleportation Array.

Meanwhile, inside the Zombie World—

Gu Fan, with his heavily injured body, crashed down onto the rooftop of the hospital.

Gu Fan didn’t immediately call for Nurse Xia Yan—it was already late at night.

He could rest and recover some strength first, just in case.

It wasn’t that he didn’t trust Nurse Xia Yan, but he believed that as a leader, he must eliminate even the slightest possibility of risk. That was the most stable course of action.

Finally, after half a day of recovery, Gu Fan absorbed a large amount of life spiritual power from the Black Lotus to stabilize his injuries.

Afterward, he used spiritual sense to contact Nurse Xia Yan, asking her to come up to the rooftop alone.

Nurse Xia Yan was initially confused, wondering why she was being called up there.

But the moment she saw Gu Fan, she was completely stunned.

Then she immediately ran over to him. Seeing that he had lost an arm and a leg, she choked up and said:

“Boss, what happened to you? Who could hurt you like this?”

As she spoke, Nurse Xia Yan tried to help him up.

“I’ll take you down!”

Gu Fan smiled and stopped her.

“No worries. It looks serious, but all of it can be recovered.”

“I encountered a strong enemy outside this time—almost didn’t make it back.”

Nurse Xia Yan wiped her tears and choked out:

“You’re so strong, and someone could still defeat you?”

“Heh, he just started cultivating a few years earlier than I did. He’s ten or so years older. After I recover, I’ll go back and wreck his place!”

Gu Fan grinned, then looked at Nurse Xia Yan and said, “I’m going to the Black Lotus. Bring some spirit stones. I’ll heal first.”

“Make sure no one else comes close—don’t want to accidentally hurt them.”

Nurse Xia Yan nodded quickly, then hurried off to fetch the spirit stones.

Although Gu Fan had lost an arm and a leg, he could still fly.

He carefully controlled his descent to land beside the Evil Lotus.

The Evil Lotus, sensing Gu Fan’s condition, seemed both anxious and heartbroken. Its vines gently caressed Gu Fan’s face.

“It’s fine. Just a small wound. Once we cultivate properly, we’ll kill our way back!”

Only after confirming Gu Fan was not in critical danger did the Evil Lotus calm down.

Once Nurse Xia Yan brought the spirit stones, Gu Fan began slowly healing beside the Black Lotus’s Blood Pool by absorbing spiritual power.

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