CHAPTER 325: CHAPTER 320 SUPPRESSION

Jiao Peng wielded a spear, while Li Fan held a sword. The two walked toward each other, arriving at the open area in the middle.

The human cultivators and demons all stepped aside, clearing out a battlefield for them.

Even many human cultivators and demons who were fighting temporarily dispersed, looking in the direction of the battlefield. For a time, their clash became the most remarkable focus on the battlefield.

Yuwen Jing also looked over here, as did the sword cultivators from West Flame Island beside him.

Prior, at West Emperor Palace, Li Fan had boasted that he could defeat all sword cultivators from West Flame Island in the Ning Dan Realm. Now, he faced the Jiao Peng Demon, a peak expert of the Fifth Realms who had defeated Yuwen Jing.

Next, they could see his true combat strength.

The Jiao Peng Demon stared coldly at the human in front of him. Earlier, it was this human cultivator’s sword that had thrown their demon army into chaos.

Yuwen Jing had already been defeated. If not for other sword cultivators aiding him, he would have died in the Jiao Peng Demon’s hands at this moment.

And now, this human was meeting him alone?

Seeking death, that’s all.

There was a hint of contempt in his bizarre magical eyes, surrounded by threads of black lightning. The Jiao Peng Demon’s figure flickered and instantly vanished, with several streams of black light appearing in the area between him and Li Fan. A surge of destructive force rushed toward Li Fan’s body.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

The spear shadow appeared, stabbing at Li Fan’s head.

"Such speed..." The human cultivators shivered at the scene before them—could Li Fan be?

As the long spear descended, the figure it targeted gradually dispersed, revealing just an afterimage, finally allowing everyone to breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Fan’s true form appeared in another position, his body imbued with the essence of wind and thunder.

"Such fast movement technique, almost like teleportation."

The crowd’s hearts trembled silently. Li Fan’s movement technique was no weaker than that of the Jiao Peng Demon.

"Hmm?"

The Jiao Peng Demon’s eyes flickered with surprise, seemingly astonished. Buzz... his body vanished again from his spot, the black lightning spear killing forth to Li Fan’s front, its speed was incredibly fast.

Yet at the moment the spear descended, it still hit only another afterimage.

And so, a bizarre scene unfolded on the battlefield: The Jiao Peng Demon continuously thrusts his spear, each strike as fast as lightning, but every spear hit nothing but air. The area became blurred, the figures of the Jiao Peng Demon and Li Fan impossible to capture with the naked eye, and only the black lightning roamed rampant across the skies.

"So fast..." Yuwen Jing muttered in low amazement; Li Fan’s movement technique was so fast, far superior to his own. Before this, he had been utterly suppressed by the opponent’s movement technique, unable to evade the Jiao Peng Demon’s every attack, but now, Li Fan could dodge the opponent’s strikes.

In this way, Li Fan might be able to fight him.

"You only dodge?"

A contemptuous voice rang out as the Jiao Peng Demon hovered in the air, gaze fixed in one direction where Li Fan’s figure emerged.

"Of course not."

Li Fan spoke, and as his voice fell, the Li Hen Sword let out a sharp screech, instantly piercing toward the opponent.

The Jiao Peng Demon glanced at the attacking flying sword, snorting coldly, "Fast, but still not..."

As he spoke, his long spear swept out, swift as lightning, but before he could finish his sentence, the speed of the Li Hen Sword surged again. It disappeared, trailing a sword’s afterimage, and his spear missed, failing to block the Li Hen Sword.

"Bang."

Black light flashed, and the Jiao Peng Demon’s reaction speed was exceedingly terrifying. His body retreated like flowing light, evading the sword, which passed before his eyes, leaving a sword scar in the air as it pierced through the elongated afterimage, flying toward another direction.

The Jiao Peng Demon was somewhat taken aback, looking at the Li Hen Sword that had passed before him—just now, that speed...

"You were going to say still not fast enough?" Li Fan asked, looking at the Jiao Peng Demon, "Why didn’t you finish speaking?"

"Interesting." The Jiao Peng Demon’s eyes showed a sinister smile as he stared at Li Fan, whose realm seemed not high, yet his combat power was strong.

His sword appeared especially sharp.

The Li Hen Sword hung high in the air, splitting into nine swords in a single line, and instantly, a sword aura storm erupted centered on the Li Hen Sword, enveloping that part of the world as if the battlefield had become a Sword Domain.

"Such strong Sword Dao intent."

Many silently praised, as the Li Hen Sword simultaneously emitted sword cries, a sword piercing the void, attacking the Jiao Peng Demon.

"Hmph." The Jiao Peng Demon was prepared this time. The sword was still as fast as lightning, but the moment it shot forth, his body withdrew like an illusion.

"Bang."

The second sword arrived, seemingly ignoring the distance of space.

A streak of black lightning flashed across the sky. The Jiao Peng Demon used his movement technique, his shape shifting like a Peng Bird, evading the sword’s attack while heading towards Li Fan.

"So fast." Li Fan watched the fleeting shadows, as if seeing numerous Jiao Peng Demons. The Li Hen Sword shuttled continuously, but the opponent still found gaps to advance.

"Kill."

Seeing the opponent charging straight ahead, Li Fan’s thoughts moved. The Nine Swords howled in rage, weaving through the space before him. Instantly, the nine flying swords transformed into a terrifying Killing Array, slaughtering everything that approached.

"Boom."

An extremely violent black lightning storm erupted. The Jiao Peng Demon, realizing he could not avoid it, decided to forcefully breach the Li Hen Sword Formation.

A dragon’s roar echoed, and a gigantic Jiao Dragon’s silhouette appeared, swirling around his body with an earth-shattering roar, surrounded by a fearsome black lightning storm rising to the sky.

Amidst this destructive storm, the Jiao Peng Demon thrust a lance forward, piercing through the space in an instant, like a Roc clawing the sky, forging ahead relentlessly.

Everyone watched in shock as that strike pierced through the heavens and earth, and a domineering spear shadow appeared in the sky, bearing the illusory shadow of a black Roc.

"Bang bang bang..."

Explosive sounds were heard as the Li Hen Sword frantically launched attacks, yet it still couldn’t intercept the lance that pierced through space.

Li Fan naturally sensed the power of this lance. His entire body was radiant, surrounded by Sword Intent, and transformed into a Sword Body, uniting man and sword.

Around his body, countless flying swords suddenly appeared, and he became the master of ten thousand swords.

"Sword Rises from the Heaven Element."

In an instant, Li Fan drew his sword. Ten thousand swords united, moving with him, transforming into a single sword thrust that tore through space, stabbing toward the incoming dark stream of light.

The lance and sword collided instantly, a wave of destructive force swept around. Li Fan sensed an extremely domineering power, and that unstoppable momentum, as a Peng Bird charged, carrying destructive black lightning, trying to tear his body apart.

"Kill."

Sword Intent surged between Li Fan’s eyebrows, and with a booming sound, a sword shot out like the Sword of the Great Tao, breaking through the dark lightning and the Peng Bird’s collision, tearing it apart, and continued to attack the Jiao Peng Demon.

The Jiao Peng Demon sensed danger, his long lance quivered, then swung fiercely. A Jiao Dragon roared as it appeared with the swinging lance, being exceedingly domineering, and then chopped down.

The Sword Seed morphed into a giant sword, clashing with the domineering long lance, blocking the latter’s violent onslaught.

"Is this the Sword Seed he tempered?" Some human cultivators saw the sword seed of Li Fan and were shaken internally. The resplendent Sword Intent seemed like the Sword of the Great Tao, and the three-inch flying sword transformed into a giant sword at this moment. When drawn, a thousand swords rang together, resembling the king of all swords.

"Can’t give him a chance any longer." Li Fan thought to himself, realizing the demon’s speed, movement technique, and attacks were all exceedingly strong. If he let him escape, it would be a difficult struggle, so he decided to seize the opportunity to annihilate him.

Thinking of this, a thought of Li Fan moved, causing all shadows around him to appear, all resembling him—in a single thought, all are Li Fan.

"Buzz..."

A myriad of shadows wielded swords simultaneously, slashing towards the Jiao Peng.

The Jiao Peng Demon roared, swinging the long lance to sweep through. A great Jiao Dragon roared, and all the onrushing shadows and swords were annihilated under the violent attack of the long lance.

Li Fan remained unperturbed, the Sword Seed flew into the sky, transforming into a Star Giant Sword, diving down.

The sky full of flying swords followed the Star Giant Sword, attacking simultaneously. The Jiao Peng Demon roared, transforming into his true form, resembling a Jiao Demon clad in black lightning armor, yet bearing wings of a great Roc, looking extremely ferocious and menacing.

His black long lance also enlarged, seemingly forged from dragon bones, stabbing toward the Star Giant Sword in the sky.

"Boom..."

The sky seemed to quake for a moment, as the lance and sword collided, the Jiao Peng seemed like it intended to support the heaven.

But beside it, Sword Aura howled, and the Li Hen Sword wove in to attack. The Jiao Peng’s wings slashed out, continuously deflecting the attacking Li Hen Sword, demonstrating terrifying defensive power.

The Jiao Peng at the peak of the Fifth Realms, with unparalleled attack and defense.

"Even with this, we can’t take him down?"

The cultivators watching from afar pondered upon this scene. Previously, Yuwen Jing’s battle with the Jiao Peng was suppressed heavily, and now, although Li Fan could suppress the Jiao Peng Demon, he still couldn’t break through the opponent’s defenses. Is it because his current realm limits his attack power? If Li Fan could enter the Mid Stage of Condensed Core, he might be able to kill this demon, right?