Chapter 48: Another Breakthrough

No one could figure out why Xiao Fan agreed to fight a Life-and-Death Battle with the opponent.

You must know that Dai Hanfei was a Disciple of the Misty Immortal Palace, and his Cultivation Technique was naturally extraordinary. Moreover, his cultivation was two small Realms higher than Xiao Fan's.

This battle was extremely unfavorable for Xiao Fan.

However, Xiao Fan had made up his mind, and it was useless for others to continue persuading him.

Once the matter was settled, everyone left.

After personally sending off Elder Qiao and City Lord Lu Zhiming, Xiao Fan went straight into the Secret Room for closed-door cultivation.

On the other side, Dai Hanfei naturally left with Xiao Yuan and his wife. While at the Dragon Family, Dai Hanfei had been arrogant and domineering, but he still did not dare to act presumptuously towards Xiao Tian's parents.

…

Inside the Secret Room, Xiao Fan sat cross-legged, motionless, and in the blink of an eye, two days had passed.

Within the star chart, Xiao Fan's Divine Sense had dense spiritual power surrounding his body. First, he consumed a large amount of Spirit Medicine and Spiritual Plant to recover from his injuries, followed by absorbing a massive amount of Spirit Stone to Cultivate…

Within the star chart, this space was isolated from the outside world… The spiritual power in the air was thin, and logically, Cultivating here would be slower than for ordinary people.

However, Xiao Fan's speed of absorbing Spirit Stones was astonishingly fast, which was related to the high grade of the Cultivation Technique he Cultivated.

After all, the Nine Transformations of Qi that Xiao Fan currently Cultivated was an Earth Rank Cultivation Technique, which was far from comparable to Profound Rank Cultivation Techniques.

"Break for me!"

With a loud shout, Xiao Fan released his entire cultivation base, shaking the space within the star chart in all directions. Veins bulged on his face as he used all his strength to carry out a Breakthrough!

That's right.

He had already spent two days reaching the Peak of the Fourth Stage of the Huaqi Realm, and now he was trying to Breakthrough to the Fifth Stage of the Huaqi Realm!

Rumble…

A loud bang came, and a terrifying pressure emanated from around Xiao Fan. This was a sign of a Breakthrough. Not only was the Divine Sense within the star chart emitting it, but his external Physical Body was also emitting this pressure at the same time.

The sound of this Breakthrough was very loud, much stronger than when Xiao Fan broke through to the Fourth Stage previously, attracting the attention of many Dragon Family members.

Fortunately, the vibration disappeared after just a brief moment…

"That pressure must have come from the Third Master's side…" a servant muttered softly, discussing it with others.

The Long Family Ancestor, Long Anhai, and a group of clan elders naturally sensed it. However, after some discussion, none of them came to disturb Xiao Fan, letting the latter Cultivate with peace of mind.

…

"I've finally entered the Fifth Stage of the Huaqi Realm."

Inside the star chart, Xiao Fan slowly opened his eyes, clenched his fists, and felt his current strength. It was far too much more formidable than when he was in the Fourth Stage of the Huaqi Realm.

"If I were to fight Murong Fu again, defeating him would be very simple…" A smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Fan's mouth.

He had the confidence that with his current strength, he could completely defeat Murong Fu.

Xiao Fan stood up, and a huge star in the starry sky floated before him…

Xiao Fan's Early Stage cultivation of the Fifth Stage of the Huaqi Realm erupted completely. The surroundings shook, and giant waves formed by fierce winds burst outward in circles centered around Xiao Fan…

Pinching a hand incantation with his right hand, the Throat-Crushing Lock Dharma seal glowed with brilliant golden light. Xiao Fan's body leaped fiercely, smashing straight toward the fourth star.

"Break for me!!"

Rumble…

Another heaven-shaking loud noise rang out, making a commotion much greater than when Xiao Fan broke through just now.

However, after the Dharma seal struck the fourth star, only its exterior crumbled slightly, still a long way from being shattered…

Xiao Fan withdrew his hand and gasped heavily; he had consumed more than half of his spiritual power just now.

The star that had its exterior shattered just now slowly recovered to its original state…

"As expected… I at least need to raise my cultivation to the Sixth Stage of the Huaqi Realm to do it."

Xiao Fan muttered to himself. This time, he didn't hold the idea of shattering the star. Doing this was, firstly, to test his current strength, and secondly, to see if the difficulty of breaking the star each time matched his previous guess.

Another day and night passed. During this time, Xiao Fan constantly consolidated his cultivation within the star chart, for which he also consumed quite a few nourishing types of Spirit Medicine…

Inside the Secret Room, Xiao Fan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze incomparably profound, and his aura was even more robust than before.

"Huh… why is the surrounding so messy?"

Xiao Fan was stunned and looked around. The surrounding furniture, tables, and chairs were smashed beyond recognition.

"Could it be caused by my Breakthrough?"

Xiao Fan touched his head, then stood up and opened the door of the Secret Room.

Long Miaoyin was currently waiting at the door. Seeing Xiao Fan come out safely, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Xiao Fan, you…"

The violent noise emitted from Xiao Fan's Secret Room a day ago had made her extremely worried, so she simply stayed at the door waiting for Xiao Fan to come out of closed-door cultivation.

"I'm fine, let's go, to the City Lord's Mansion."

…

In Jingchuan City, outside the Arena of the City Lord's Mansion, it was already packed with people.

The matter about the Dragon Family live-in son-in-law, Xiao Fan, dueling an Outer Sect Disciple of the Misty Immortal Palace had long since spread.

Everyone in Jingchuan City wished they could come over to watch this once-in-a-century fierce battle of dragons and tigers.

Xiao Fan had been a "trash" for nineteen years, married into the Dragon Family as a live-in son-in-law, but ended up defeating the Dragon Family Genius Long Xiaotian.

As for his opponent Dai Hanfei, his identity was even more noble: a Disciple of the Misty Immortal Palace, and his cultivation was even at the Sixth Stage of the Huaqi Realm…

No matter how one looked at this battle, Dai Hanfei had a higher chance of winning.

Dai Hanfei and the people of the Xiao Family arrived in front of the City Lord's Mansion early in the morning.

During these three days, Dai Hanfei was wined and dined well in the Xiao Family. Xiao Yuan even found seven or eight charming women from a brothel to accompany him, making Dai Hanfei immensely happy.

You must know that the Misty Immortal Palace had strict controls, and such worldly matters simply did not exist there, nor were they allowed to exist.

"Hanfei, I'll count on you later. Just leave that little bastard with a breath left, and then bring him back for Xiao Tian," Xiao Yuan sneered from the side.

'That's right, that's right. What ability could that 'trash' have? To dare not bow to me when seeing this old lady! Later, you break his legs, and I want to see him kneel on the Arena and kowtow to me to admit his mistake.' Wei Xia was also full of hatred on the side.

Dai Hanfei nodded and said: "Uncle, Aunt, don't worry. Three days ago, this Xiao Fan was only at the Fourth Stage of the Huaqi Realm, not worth mentioning… When the time comes, I will definitely teach him a good lesson, break every bone in his body, and make him regret not leaving with me obediently back then."

Hearing this, the couple Xiao Yuan and Wei Xia showed satisfied smiles on their faces…

"Xiao Fan is here, Xiao Fan is here!"

At this time, surrounded by the crowd of the Dragon Family, Xiao Fan strode towards the Arena. Standing beside him was Long Anhai, with Long Miaoyin and Long Caiwei following behind him, and further back were a group of clan elders and Long Xiaotian.

The Long Family Ancestor did not show up, but instead appeared inside the City Lord's Mansion standing together with City Lord Lu Zhiming.

"Who do you say will win this match?" City Lord Lu Zhiming asked.

"I don't know."

The Long Family Ancestor's voice paused, and then he smiled: "However, Xiao Fan doesn't seem to have lost yet."

Seeing Xiao Fan arrive, Dai Hanfei laughed directly: "Hahaha, 'trash', you've finally come." Then he stood up and leaped onto the Arena, looking at Xiao Fan with a fierce glint in his eyes.

"Kid, it's still not too late for you to surrender now!"

Down the stage, Xiao Fan looked at him with the gaze of looking at an idiot, and calmly said: "This sentence is actually what I want to say to you."

As soon as his voice fell, Xiao Fan jumped onto the Arena and stood opposite Dai Hanfei.