Chapter 243: One Foot to Annihilate

Wan Peng didn’t even have time to glance back at his collapsing Cave Residence, nor did he have the chance to feel heartache for even a second, before his Divine Soul was locked on by Gu Fan.

He stiffly turned his body and said:

“Junior Brother Gu Fan, I know you’re strong, but don’t forget, in a while it’ll be the day of your challenge match with Senior Brother Xun. If you dare to lay hands on me today, Senior Brother Xun definitely won’t let you off!”

“As long as you spare me this time, I’m willing to give up the fifteenth position to you. From now on, you’ll be ranked fifteenth!”

After saying that, Wan Peng forcibly maintained a calm expression on his face. He knew he couldn’t defeat Gu Fan.

However, Gu Fan absolutely wasn’t a match for Xun Bo, so he was merely trying to intimidate Gu Fan.

If you dare to go all out on me today, you’ll definitely suffer retaliation when you face Xun Bo!

He was gambling that Gu Fan wouldn’t dare to strike!

As for saving face, Wan Peng no longer cared.

So what if he dropped one rank? Fifteenth or sixteenth—there was no real difference. If he had to give it up, so be it!

Gu Fan stared at the Wan Peng in front of him with a peculiar expression, as if observing an imbecile.

“If I don’t strike you, your Senior Brother Xun will let me win?”

Wan Peng’s expression froze, and then he heard Gu Fan continue:

“Or are you saying that if I let you go, your Senior Brother Xun will willingly give up his top ten spot?”

“If either way leads to the same result, why would I spare you?”

Wan Peng thought about it and realized—it did seem to be the case.

Senior Brother Xun had already been deeply offended by Gu Fan. Whether Wan Peng was beaten or not, Xun Bo wouldn’t show mercy.

He knew his own Senior Brother well—Xun Bo was narrow-minded to the extreme. After being ridiculed so publicly by Gu Fan last time, he probably already had killing intent.

“So then, Senior Brother Wan, are you ready?”

Wan Peng immediately became alert, his face filled with panic.

Before he could even speak, Gu Fan spread his hands, and countless strands of black sword energy emerged, then rained down like a torrential storm towards Wan Peng.

“Damn it! Do you really think I’m that easy to bully?!”

“Nine-Thousand Li Soaring Roc!”

Wan Peng shouted, his Mysterious Power erupting and transforming into a giant Roc of energy.

The Roc’s phantom let out a mournful cry and rapidly expanded with the wind, growing to several li in size as it blotted out the sky and surged toward Gu Fan.

Gu Fan’s Mysterious Power surged wildly, gushing forth as if it cost nothing.

In the next instant, a colossal Qilin foot stepped down.

Under everyone’s shocked gaze, that giant Roc which had covered the sky was stomped into the ground.

Boom!!

A deafening explosion followed. Wan Peng spat out a mouthful of dark blood, his complexion deathly pale as he staggered backwards.

“A mere sparrow, crushed with one foot!”

“Senior Brother Wan, got any other tricks? You’d better use them quick, or I won’t hold back!”

Wan Peng coughed up blood, his expression filled with horror.

“I admit defeat, isn’t that enough?!”

“Admit defeat?”

Gu Fan stepped forward, appearing instantly in front of Wan Peng, seizing him by the throat and said:

“Sorry, I didn’t hear you. Mind saying it again?”

But Wan Peng, with his throat clutched, couldn’t utter a single word.

“Not speaking? Senior Brother Wan, such backbone. Then let’s continue!”

Gu Fan grabbed Wan Peng’s right arm and yanked it clean off.

“Aaah!!”

The scream echoed through the entire True Disciple area. The brutality of Gu Fan shocked everyone present.

“Senior Brother Wan, just admit defeat. You’re not a match for Gu Fan!”

Someone tried to persuade him. After all, cultivation was not easy—if this went on, Wan Peng would lose at least half his life.

Without the aid of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, it would take over a year to fully recover!

Clutched by the throat, Wan Peng cursed bitterly in his heart.

Laozi damn well wanted to admit defeat too, but Gu Fan simply didn’t give him the chance to speak!

Even his Divine Soul was suppressed by Gu Fan, unable to send out any cry for surrender or plea for help.

Gu Fan once again grabbed the other arm without the slightest hesitation and gave it a fierce yank.

A rain of blood danced through the sky, terrifying the onlooking disciples, all of whom felt that Gu Fan’s killing intent was far too intense!

“Senior Brother Wan, quickly surrender! Don’t make a meaningless sacrifice!”

“That’s right, Senior Brother Wan, stop holding on!”

Wan Peng: “Mm@##…u0026”

Gu Fan burst into loud laughter and said:

“What do you know? This is called dying before yielding. Your Senior Brother Wan insists on fighting me to the bitter end!”

As he finished speaking, he didn’t hesitate any longer and directly tore off Wan Peng’s remaining two limbs.

However, Gu Fan knew that such injuries didn’t count as serious wounds at the late stage of the Solar Radiance Realm.

At that level, regenerating severed limbs was a simple matter—just a bit of Mysterious Power consumption.

So after tearing off Wan Peng’s last limb, he once again punched the opponent’s Qi Sea with his right hand.

The force was perfectly controlled—not enough to shatter the Qi Sea, but enough to leave several visible cracks.

This was a real serious injury!

Wan Peng’s body was tossed to the ground like a dead dog, and only then was he able to slowly speak out.

“I… admit defeat…”

Gu Fan turned around and clapped his hands, sighing slightly:

“So you admit defeat. Then let’s end it here. If you’d just said it earlier, wouldn’t that have saved the trouble?”

After saying that, he didn’t pause for a moment and walked away.

As for Wan Peng, it wasn’t that Gu Fan didn’t want to kill him, but Immortal Ai Sect prohibited disciples from killing one another—a strict taboo in any sect.

To cripple Wan Peng this severely was already the result of him constantly testing the boundaries.

Had he thrown one more punch just now, someone hidden in the shadows might have stepped in to stop him.

“Well then, let today be an appetizer. The real course is Xun Bo…”

Gu Fan murmured to himself as he departed, disappearing from everyone’s sight.

Only at that moment did an old man slowly appear in midair. Looking at Wan Peng on the ground and the four limbs piled up not far away, the old man sighed and smiled bitterly:

“At least you knew to leave them together for me to collect.”

All the surrounding disciples bowed immediately upon seeing the elder.

“Greetings, Elder Huichun.”

The elder waved his hand without responding.

Then, with a gesture, he retrieved Wan Peng’s limbs under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

“Such precise force… even with his Qi Sea like this, it didn’t shatter… this brat has definitely pulled this kind of ruthless trick more than once or twice!”

The elder muttered in dissatisfaction as he stabilized Wan Peng’s injuries.

There was no choice. Even though Wan Peng was beaten to this state, he was, after all, a True Disciple with real talent and strength.

They couldn’t just let him die like that—that would be a loss to the sect.

However, the elder didn’t blame Gu Fan at all. On the contrary, he saw it as a good thing.

Immortal Ai Sect was too peaceful, lacking in sharpness.

Too little competition among disciples wasn’t necessarily good for the sect.

After all, only through competition could cultivators go further. The same went for a sect. Only when more and more disciples desired to compete could the sect grow in potential.

By contrast, he wasn’t fond of those like Wan Peng who just wanted to hide away when they couldn’t win.

Once he confirmed everything was fine, the elder called the sect’s logistics staff to carry Wan Peng away.

He then stepped forward and disappeared from the spot, following the direction Gu Fan had taken.

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