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"Kid, do you think that by letting that woman escape first, she can be safe? After I kill you, I can still find her," He Chen hummed coldly.

"The key issue here is, you have to kill me first. If you can't kill me, how can you possibly go after that woman?" Ding Fan said at this moment, completely composed and showing no sign of panic.

"Then I'll let you see how you die," He Chen said, and immediately launched a flurry of punches and kicks. This was the secret He Family Fist, a fist technique passed down for hundreds of years, and few could rival it. In his eyes, there was no way Ding Fan could dodge such an assault.

However, to He Chen's great astonishment, Ding Fan didn't panic under his barrage of punches and kicks. Instead, he swung his soft sword and repeatedly stabbed at the gaps in He Chen's technique.

How could He Chen know that by then, Ding Fan already possessed Divine Sense? Every move of his was under Ding Fan's control. Before his fist could even move, Ding Fan was already prepared.

Ding Fan's sword thrusts targeted the gaps in He Chen's punches and kicks, causing He Chen to become quite flustered for a moment.

At this time, the expression on He Chen's face no longer looked as composed as it had at the beginning. After losing track of Ding Fan last night, he dared not underestimate him, but after engaging in combat with Ding Fan, he realized that even though he thought he had overestimated his opponent, he had actually underestimated him. His opponent's strength wasn't limited to just escaping.

Ding Fan wielded his soft sword skillfully, advancing and retreating appropriately, and even his movement technique seemed hardly inferior to his own. Although he could gain some advantage in terms of inner strength, because of Ding Fan's soft sword, the two could only fight to a draw for the time being.

Ding Fan's soft sword flew horizontally, but in his mind, he was thinking about how to deal with He Chen. The opponent's movement was swift, and his fist technique was seasoned. If this stalemate continued, he might not have much of an advantage.

It seemed he could only resort to his trump card.

Ding Fan made up his mind; he suddenly thrust out his soft sword, and he also let out a formidable long howl. "Kill!"

By this time, He Chen had already put aside his underestimation of Ding Fan, and immediately dodged, adopting a very cautious method to avoid the attack.

Seeing his opponent dodging, the corner of Ding Fan's mouth slightly lifted, which was exactly what he wanted. With a fierce wave of his hand,

soon after, a sharp, piercing sound of breaking wind abruptly erupted, the sound so acute that it involuntarily made one's skin crawl.

He Chen was stunned at that moment; he didn't know what Ding Fan had thrown, but right after his moment of distraction, he suddenly felt that there was inexplicably a long gash on his chest.

"How? How is this possible?" He Chen's eyes widened in disbelief. "Turning Qi into a blade? Are you an Earth Level expert?!"

Although He Chen found it hard to believe, what Ding Fan used was indeed the Wind Blade. The concept of turning Qi into a blade was something He Chen had only heard of from others but had never seen until now.

But being able to wield a Wind Blade, that should at least be the skill of an Earth Level expert.

Ancient Martial experts were categorized as Human, Earth, Heaven, each with nine ranks. He Chen, having received his family's heritage, was only at the third level of Human Rank, and he could hardly accept that Ding Fan was an Earth Level expert even if it killed him.

At this time, Ding Fan had no time to waste words with his opponent. The opponent was like a hungry wolf; although he was severely injured by Ding Fan, once he caught his breath, his life could still be in danger.

Ding Fan immediately flickered, and after his soft sword emitted a sound like the roar of a dragon, it directly pierced He Chen's throat.

He Chen's eyes were wide open, and in the end, he still didn't understand why Ding Fan would use the Wind Blade…

Thump, He Chen's body fell to the ground, and Ding Fan finally took a long breath. If he hadn't advanced to the Third Level of Qi Cultivation and had been able to use the Wind Blade, who lived and who died today might have been uncertain.

Although the Wind Blade was impressive to Ancient Martial descendants, for a cultivator, it was nothing notable. After reaching the Third Level of Qi Cultivation, True Qi became condensed, naturally turning Qi into a blade.

However, Ding Fan's True Qi was presently very thin, and as it stands, being able to cast the Wind Blade once a day was pretty good.

During the duel with He Chen, if the Wind Blade hadn't successfully ambushed, then Ding Fan would have had no choice but to wait for death, so it can be said that Ding Fan's victory was very precarious.

Ding Fan then cast a Fireball Technique, immediately cremating He Chen's body.

The Fireball Technique was another spell that could be used after reaching the Third Level of Qi Cultivation, but currently Ding Fan's True Qi was too scant, so the fireball he cast wasn't very powerful, only managing to burn the body superficially.

After the fierce fight with He Chen, Ding Fan was somewhat drained. He immediately hid again in the Concealment Formation to recuperate and restore his True Qi…

…

Su Maner ran wildly, and after a great distance, she suddenly realized that she was in a forest. Where could she find people to help Ding Fan?

Su Maner slapped her forehead, feeling foolish; surely Ding Fan was just trying to distract her, surely that was it. He must have wanted her to withstand that villain.

As for Ding Fan saying he could escape from that villain, Su Maner didn't believe it at all. Although she knew nothing about martial arts, He Chen was far stronger than Ding Fan, who realistically had no chance of escaping.

Su Maner pondered for a moment, then she directly picked up a long stick from the ground. Ding Fan was fighting for her; if she simply ran away, she would be utterly inhumane.

Carrying the long stick, Su Maner ran back breathlessly.

But by the time Su Maner returned to where the fight between Ding Fan and He Chen had taken place, the two had already finished their fight, and what was left was a charred corpse on the ground.

Su Maner's legs gave out, and she knelt down on the ground immediately. In her eyes, the charred person was undoubtedly Ding Fan.

"Ding Fan... we had only met once, and initially, I was very annoyed by your flirtatious words. But I never imagined that you would die here trying to save me. No matter what, it is my fault. Rest assured, Su Maner swears in front of your body that I will find a way to inform your family of your death. And I will do everything in my power to help your family..."

After Su Maner spoke, she very solemnly kowtowed several times to 'Ding Fan's' body and then left the mountain without looking back...

...

Meanwhile, at the edge of the Immortal Peak Forest, it was quite lively, already surrounded tightly by police and journalists.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to reliable information, the missing members of this expedition include the second daughter of Su Jiankun, the chairman of Dongcheng Innovation Group. The police have deployed all available advanced equipment, including helicopters, for the search.

However, it is already the fifth day, and there has been no news yet," reported a female reporter from behind the police tape.

"Young Master Luohao, it has been three days since Mr. He entered the forest to pursue that good-for-nothing from the Ding Family, but there's still no news from him, and even his GPS signal has disappeared. Young Master Luohao, could something unexpected have happened to Mr. He?" said a man in a suit, worriedly speaking to Wang Luohao who was sitting in the passenger seat of an off-road vehicle.

Wang Luohao shook his head slightly. "That waste of the Ding Family, even if he has some abilities, he definitely couldn't have done anything to He Chen."

Reassured by Wang Luohao's firm response, the man in the suit stayed quiet.

Wang Luohao pulled out a cigar, lit it, and his gaze took on a touch of coldness. "There's absolutely no way that waste could have escaped..."

Just then, the crowd waiting at the edge of the forest erupted into a buzz, and Wang Luohao immediately rolled down the car window and looked towards the forest.

At that moment, three people, supporting each other, walked out of the forest.

"Miracle! They actually came back alive!"

"It's unbelievable, they've been missing for five days and they're still alive..."

...

The three people supporting each other were none other than Su Qinger, Guo Jing, and Wang Han.

As they emerged, the crowd was astonished. Although the search and rescue team was still operating in the forest, no one really believed these people could still be alive if not for the pressure exerted by the Su Family from Dongcheng.

At that moment, medical staff rushed over and assisted the three of them.

"Hurry up and save them, there are more people in the forest, someone is trying to kill Brother Fan. You need to hurry," Su Qinger yelled to a nearby police officer.

"That's right, Brother Fan is inside the forest, you need to save him quickly!"

"Hurry up and save them!"

Guo Jing and Wang Han also shouted to the police nearby.

Wang Luohao could clearly hear what Su Qinger and the others were saying. He slightly curled his lips, guessing from their words that He Chen was definitely already pursuing Ding Fan.

Hao Mountain He Family, a lineage in ancient martial heritage. They excelled in tracking, and in Wang Luohao's eyes, since He Chen had targeted Ding Fan, there was absolutely no chance Ding Fan could survive.

"Someone else is coming out..."

While Wang Luohao was lost in thought, the crowd again surged with excitement. At that moment, it was Su Maner who walked out from the forest.

Originally, Su Maner had resolved that she would find Su Qinger even if it meant dying, but Ding Fan had died because of her. She had promised to inform Ding Fan's family of his death, and she still had to take care of Ding Fan's family. She was determined to keep her promises, so she could not die before completing these tasks.

"Sister... why were you in the forest?" As soon as Su Qinger saw Su Maner emerge from the forest, she struggled to walk over to her.

Slap... As soon as Su Maner saw Su Qinger, she slapped her.

Su Qinger's eyes immediately turned red. Seeing the tears, along with the torn clothing and wounds on Su Maner's body, it was clear that her sister had risked her life entering the forest to find her.

"Sister, I'm sorry..."

Su Qinger said, her eyes brimming with tears.

Moved, Su Maner immediately pulled Su Qinger into her arms, and the two sisters cried together...