Chapter 43: Breaking the Defense

Murong Fu frowned, and the cracks on the turtle shell light barrier vanished instantly, returning to its original state.

"As expected."

A smile appeared on Xiao Fan's lips: "It seems that activating this turtle shell of yours consumes quite a bit of your Qi, doesn't it?"

Murong Fu said indifferently: "So what?"

Hang Zixuan naturally noticed the cracks from earlier and asked: "What's going on?"

"Although this turtle shell is a Profound Rank High Grade Magic Treasure, the Qi required to activate it cannot be underestimated. Every time an attack hits the light barrier, Murong Fu's Qi drains slightly; I suspect it's being used to maintain the operation of this turtle shell."

Xiao Fan gave a simple explanation, and Hang Zixuan nodded, indicating she understood.

The higher the grade of a Magic Treasure, the more Qi it consumes to activate; this is common knowledge.

"But so what?"

Murong Fu said indifferently: "With your current strength, you cannot cause any serious damage to this light barrier, so my Qi consumption won't be very high."

Indeed, just as Murong Fu said, if a Cultivator of the Tongtian Realm were to come and strike it a few times casually, Murong Fu would likely be unable to sustain it.

However, the opponents were two Cultivators at the fourth level of the Huaqi Realm; what did it matter if he let them attack?

"In that case, my guess was correct." Xiao Fan smiled, his aura surged, and he clenched his fists, slamming them fiercely against the turtle shell light barrier.

Having understood this, Hang Zixuan took a deep breath and continued to lash at the turtle shell light barrier with the long whip in her hand.

A cold sneer hung on Murong Fu's lips: "Keep attacking, let's see how long you can keep it up!"

In truth, he was forced into this situation; he was not skilled in close-quarters combat, and his Cultivation Technique that could freeze people was useless against Xiao Fan. Furthermore, he was injured, his right arm temporarily immobile, and facing the two of them combined, he had no better options for the time being and had to resort to this.

"Once my right arm recovers a bit, it will be the death of you both!"

"Is that so? Then let's see who can outlast whom!"

Xiao Fan sneered, attacking with all his might without caring about his Qi consumption. The power erupted in each strike was no weaker than that of Hang Zixuan's silver whip!

"If they keep consuming their strength like this, Xiao Fan and Hang Zixuan are bound to lose." Many people around sighed…

In fact, everyone held this view; after all, Murong Fu was merely using Qi to activate and operate it, so the consumption was naturally very low.

However…

A quarter of an hour passed; Hang Zixuan was already panting, while Xiao Fan continued to bombard it with full force.

Half an hour passed; Hang Zixuan was on the verge of collapsing from exhaustion, lacking the strength to continue, yet Xiao Fan was still attacking.

An hour passed, and Xiao Fan was still attacking with full force!!

Murong Fu's face had turned a bit green… The Xiao Fan before him had actually been attacking at full force for an hour? Was he a monster?

Not only had his Qi not recovered, but he had consumed even more. Even though he had taken quite a few Medicinal Pills to restore Qi, it was still of no use.

It was the same for Hang Zixuan; she had taken many Medicinal Pills to restore Qi, but the effects were not significant.

After all, the Medicinal Pills they were taking were only Elementary grade, so the effects were naturally not significant.

"Is this Xiao Fan a monster? He's actually been attacking with full force for an hour!!"

"Am I dreaming… It's been an hour!"

"An illusion, this must all be an illusion!"

The onlookers were astonished, and even the elders of the various Families were the same, unable to fathom where Xiao Fan got his stamina from.

What they did not know was that Murong Fu's method of defense, isolating himself outside the turtle shell light barrier, had inadvertently played into Xiao Fan's hands. During this time, his Divine Soul had returned to the star chart many times, consuming handfuls of Spirit Medicine to restore his Qi!

These Spirit Medicines were extremely precious. Although their effects were greatly reduced because they hadn't been refined into Medicinal Pills, they were still incomparable to Elementary Medicinal Pills.

"Damn it!!"

Murong Fu's eyes were turning red. The turtle shell light barrier was much weaker than it had been at the beginning, having cracked several times in the middle, and he had run out of Medicinal Pills; he could not hold on for much longer.

"Break for me!"

Xiao Fan shouted violently; the ground shook, and a deafening sound erupted between the turtle shell light barrier and his fist.

Ancestor Murong watched from the side with an ugly expression; he had not expected Murong Fu to be forced to this extent.

Murong Fu took a deep breath and dispelled the turtle shell light barrier; continuing to drag it out like this would do him no good.

"Did it work?" Hang Zixuan asked, her gaze fixed on Xiao Fan.

She was also incredibly surprised; she hadn't expected Xiao Fan to be so "enduring"!

"Phew…"

Xiao Fan was panting heavily. Attacking with full force on one hand while using Spirit Medicine to recover on the other—it would be a lie to say he wasn't tired. If it weren't for the powerful Dragon Elephant Tyrant Body Art and Nine Transformations of Qi Cultivation Technique, which had forged a sturdy Physical Body, he might have already fallen apart.

Likewise, Murong Fu on the opposite side was not having an easy time either, but fortunately, his right arm was now able to move.

"Come on, let me see what you're capable of!"

Murong Fu let out a breath, his figure vanished, and he charged forward directly; his first target was Hang Zixuan.

Hang Zixuan was greatly alarmed; she didn't even have the strength to swing her long whip now.

In the blink of an eye, Murong Fu arrived right in front of her, his speed not much slower than before…

"Damn it." Xiao Fan cursed.

Murong Fu had only consumed Qi, whereas he and Hang Zixuan had consumed both Qi and stamina. Especially for him, his stamina had long been exhausted; even with Qi, he couldn't utilize it.

Before reaching the Tongtian Realm, everyone was merely of mortal flesh and blood.

"Boom!!"

Hang Zixuan was sent flying back from the blow. She tried to resist and defend, but under Murong Fu's Cultivation Technique that could freeze and slow her down, she had no power to parry!

By the time Xiao Fan arrived close by, it was already too late; Hang Zixuan had lost consciousness and was eliminated.

Murong Fu turned around to look at Xiao Fan: "Now it's just you and me left."

Xiao Fan sighed. The reason he wanted to save Hang Zixuan was very simple: Murong Fu's abilities were bizarre and his Realm was higher than his own; having an extra teammate was a good thing.

"It looks like it's going to be a head-on confrontation between you and me next!"

Xiao Fan exhaled, a flash of anger crossing Murong Fu's eyes; he wanted to avenge the sneak attack Xiao Fan had carried out on him earlier!

The aura on Murong Fu changed, his cultivation at the fifth level of the Huaqi Realm erupted, and he charged straight at Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan's expression was grave, his cultivation at the fourth level of the Huaqi Realm erupted, and the two sides collided.

Although Xiao Fan's Realm was one level lower than Murong Fu's, the High Grade of the Cultivation Technique he practiced was enough to make up for this gap.

The two sides exchanged dozens of blows in the blink of an eye, neither gaining the upper hand…

Xiao Fan threw a punch toward Murong Fu's chest, while the opponent struck toward Xiao Fan's neck with a palm!

However, Xiao Fan's figure suddenly froze… he had been frozen.

This palm struck directly on Xiao Fan's neck; his body tilted, and a "crackling" sound of bone fracturing came from his neck.

Yet, in less than the blink of an eye, Xiao Fan shattered the ice that had frozen him, and his fist likewise struck Murong Fu's chest; the latter spat out blood and his body retreated several steps.