Chapter 68: First Encounter with Fugitives

  "Fang Yan, you and I are like well water and river water that don't interfere with each other. Why do you want to make things difficult for my two brothers?" The road was blocked, Wang Bo's face turned iron-gray as he coldly questioned Fang Yan.

  "Haha…… Well water doesn't offend river water, how dare you say such things. If I were the one who was alone at this moment, what would you do? You'd probably kill me to silence me too!" Fang Yan heard this and burst out laughing loudly, not even bothering to waste words on them.

  "Take action, quick battle and swift decision. This prince's son is here, there may be others nearby."

  "Mountain collapse!"

  Fang Yan's first move was his strongest blow, and Fang Qing and Fu Qianxun also brought out their signature attacks. They launched a fatal attack on Wang Jiang.

  Three hits one, Wang Jiang and Wang Bo didn't last long before being killed by the three men. Fang Yan gained twenty points of merit value again.

  "Fourteen members of the Wang family participated in this assessment, and now two are dead, leaving twelve. The Gao family still has fifteen people, what do you think?" Wang Bo and Wang Jiang asked, looking at Fu Qingxuan and Fang Qing.

  "Gao Wang's two families' children entered the gourd valley together, we followed closely after. The Gao Wang family is a large alliance, while our family is a small one. At this moment, Wang Bo and Wang Jiang of the royal family are separated, I believe they must have encountered some desperate fugitives or demonic beasts in the gourd valley, and the enemy's strength was too great, otherwise they wouldn't have gotten separated." Fang Qing analyzed.

  "Now is our chance. The two Gao families want to bring us to death's door, and for the enemy, we don't need to show mercy. My intention is that while the enemy is scattered, we will defeat them one by one, killing each of them." Fang Yan's eyes flashed with sharp light as he continued to speak.

  "Yes, I was thinking the same thing." Fu Qingxuan and Fang Qing nodded in agreement.

  The Fang and Gao families had long since fallen out with each other, and if they didn't seize the opportunity to kill a few more, when the opponent was free to deal with them, it would be their turn to be dealt with.

  "In that case, let's split up and search around. If we encounter any lone disciples of the Gao Wang family, we'll signal each other to join forces and take them out." Fang Qing was also a ruthless individual, and upon hearing this, he nodded in agreement.

  "This gourd valley is filled with dense fog, we should split up to act separately, but the distance can't be too far apart, to avoid getting lost." Fang Yan said.

  "Alright, let's start now. I'll head west, you guys go north and south. Our search target is temporarily set to two miles away. If we don't find anything, we'll return here and re-set our gathering point." Fang Yan looked around at the dense fog that didn't seem to be dispersing.

  As Fang Yan's voice fell, Fang Yan began to search towards the west, while Fu Qingxuan searched northward and Fang Qing searched southward. The three of them each had the strength of the Violent Air Realm, and their search range was not very large, so there was basically no great danger.

  Half a minute later, Fang Yan appeared in front of an empty space.

  "Hmm, something's up. There's a strong smell of blood in the air." In the night wind, Fang Yan stopped in his tracks, and nearby, he caught a whiff of a faint scent of blood.

  "Who! Who's lurking around, come out!" Fang Yan's nostrils flared slightly as he looked down and saw a cluster of withered branches and leaves on the empty ground in front of him, with a patch of deep red stains that didn't seem to be blood. Fang Yan held his sword in hand, but took a step back, loudly shouting at the surrounding trees.

  "Haha... Kid, you're quite clever! I thought you were a cultivator in the Explosive Realm, but it turns out you're just a young whippersnapper! Only at the 8th level of Qi Refining, haha... How interesting, how interesting!"

  A strange laughter echoed from the slanted forest opposite, and under the hazy thick fog, a sturdy figure appeared in Fang Yan's line of sight!

  As the figure drew closer, a two-meter-tall giant of a man emerged, carrying a large sword over his shoulder. His face was twisted into an evil grin, and his sleeves and chest were stained with splattered blood that had not yet dried, clearly indicating he had just been through a fierce battle. It was unclear whether the blood belonged to him or someone else, but his sinister smile and eyes gleaming with a bloody green light sent chills down one's spine.

  "Ah, so you're the fugitive they were talking about!" Looking at the burly man approaching him, Fang Yan had never seen this person before. Without asking, he knew that this was one of those damned fugitives from their combat trial.

  "Little kid, you're quite bold to dare talk back to me." The burly man's face was ferocious, but unexpectedly, Fang Yan remained calm and composed at such a young age. If it were someone else who saw him, they would have turned around and run away by now.

  "Hmph... What's there to be afraid of when speaking with you? Today, I've come specifically to take your head. If you know what's good for you, then take out your sword and kill yourself. I might even consider leaving your corpse intact." Fang Yan sneered coldly. This person's aura was incredibly malevolent, a rarity in his lifetime. At a glance, it was clear that this person was a great evil who had committed countless atrocities, the kind of person everyone would want to eliminate.

  The burly man's eyes flashed with an unstoppable killing intent, his face twisted in a grotesque grin as he stared fixedly at Fang Yan and burst out laughing.

  "Haha…… actually thinking of killing me! A young, inexperienced kid, a mere eighth-level Qi Condensation ant, actually thinks he can kill me! And to top it off, he wants me to commit suicide and leave behind an intact corpse. This is the most ridiculous joke I've ever heard in my life!"

  "You don't know how to appreciate favors, now I'll send you on your way." Fang Yan sneered and took a step forward, his body not retreating but advancing instead. A powerful punch was thrown at the burly man.

  As Fang Yan's voice fell, the burly man took a big step forward, facing Fang Yan's crashing mountain fist. He didn't dodge either, and directly swung his palm to meet it. Against this Qi-refining period eighth-level ant, he didn't even deign to use a weapon. As a Violent Qi realm fourth-level cultivator, killing a Qi-refining period eighth-level ant was something that could be done in the blink of an eye.

  Looking at his opponent's arrogant expression, Fang Yan sneered in his heart: "You actually dare to look down on me, I will definitely make you be greatly surprised."

  "Boom!"

  One punch and one palm collided, only to hear a loud crash. Fang Yan took a big step back, while the burly man, who had underestimated Fang Yan, was hit flying out.

  "How is this possible, how is this possible......"

  "Ah……you insignificant ant actually hurt me, I will tear you into a million pieces, I want you to suffer more than death." The burly man retreated over ten steps before stabilizing his stance, his right arm shattered by the brutal force of the ant's attack, the entire arm dangling on the ground. At this moment, he had forgotten the pain transmitted from his arm, his face filled with shock, a mere eighth-level Qi Practitioner ant had actually injured him, his right arm was crippled, and his combat strength had been reduced by more than half.

  The burly man's face was ferocious, his killing intent soaring to the heavens as he swung the massive sword in his hand towards Fang Yan. What made him terrified was that his right arm was soft and weak, unable to muster any strength, and because of using too much force, the massive sword in his hand fell to the ground.

  "You stinky little brat, you actually hurt my arm, I'm going to eat you alive."

  The majestic giant's massive sword fell to the ground, his right arm transmitted a piercing pain, he let out a furious roar, stomped his foot on the ground, and charged towards Fang Yan with a fearless and ferocious attitude.

  Fang Yan saw the other side rushing over, his body retreated, and the Water Shadow Sword was unfolded. A sword curtain transformed into a large net to strangle the burly man.

  "Little kid, go die." The burly man's face was ferocious, facing the sword curtain that flashed with cold light, he didn't care, his true yuan reached his left arm, and he stretched out his hand to grab Fang Yan, in a life-or-death struggle, extremely fierce.