140: Chapter 140 King Meets King

[ Hearing that familiar voice, you almost burst into tears on the spot. ]

[ Brother Close-Call, please don't cut it so close next time; your Senior Sister's heart really can't take it. ]

[ You took the opportunity to tilt your head back, your eye sockets already tinged with a pitiful, endearing redness. ]

[ " Junior Brother~ " ]

[ This call was full of twists and turns, as if crossing a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation to finally find your true love again. That pitiful appearance truly made anyone who heard it grieve and anyone who saw it shed tears. ]

[ Hearing the sound, Lin Bufan lowered his head in mid-air. When his gaze touched your disheveled figure slumped on the ground, his pupils suddenly constricted. Especially that striking crimson at the corner of your lips, which felt like a sharp blade piercing deeply into his heart. ]

[ After all, when he broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage back then, he had boasted that he would take good care of Senior Sister, yet now he had let you get hurt again. ]

[ Lin Bufan was furious! ]

[ He slammed directly into the array enclosing the divine mountain. ]

[ " Boom~! " ]

[ " Crack crack crack~ " ]

[ The violent cyan spiritual energy fiercely smashed against the light barrier. The indestructible array light barrier instantly twisted and collapsed, and finally covered in dense cracks like a mirror before shattering with a loud crash. ]

[ Lin Bufan's figure pierced through the sky full of light rain, diving straight down toward your direction. ]

[ The next moment, you steadily fell into a familiar and warm embrace. ]

[ You blinked your eyes, finally letting out a sigh of relief in your heart. ]

[ Well done, Xiao Fanzi! Not only did this save Senior Sister's more than forty years of arduous cultivation time, but it also blocked this fatal trap for me. I'll definitely reward you later. ]

[ " Senior Sister, your appearance? " ]

[ Lin Bufan lowered his eyes, his gaze falling upon the Senior Sister in his arms whose temperament had drastically changed. ]

[ Even knowing it wasn't the time to be distracted, his heart still skipped a beat uncontrollably. ]

[ The Senior Sister before him, usually so noble and sacred in temperament, was now leaning in his arms looking so disheveled and fragile. This extreme contrast made him unable to tear his gaze away at all. ]

[ " Eh? This little girl seems to have awakened some incredible physique. " ]

[ Ring Old Man's voice sounded in Lin Bufan's mind at the right moment. ]

[ " Teacher, do you know? " ]

[ " Hmm... I can't determine her exact physique unless she displays a phenomenon when her physique reaches completion. With such torrential blood qi, it is most likely some kind of Saint Physique. ]

[ Hearing Teacher's reply, a flash of pleasant surprise crossed Lin Bufan's eyes. Of course, the stronger Senior Sister was, the better! ]

[ " Junior Brother~ " ]

[ Just at this moment, your little mouth pouted, and you started accusing while pointing at Liu Guanzhi. ]

[ " He made Senior Sister do hard labor for three years, and today he even wants to refine me! If Senior Sister hadn't refused to the death, I'm afraid even my purity would have... Wuwuwu~ " ]

[ Hearing your words, Lin Bufan's anger, which had slightly subsided because you were alright, was instantly reignited. ]

[ He lowered his body, gently supporting you to straighten up, placed you steadily on the flat ground, and smoothly helped you tidy the stray hairs at your temples with a gentle smile: ]

[ " Senior Sister, retreat to a safe place. " ]

[ " Junior Brother, you must be careful. This person has already completed the Nine Revolutions of the Golden Core, and he is an evil Gu master with treacherous thoughts, sinister ruthlessness, and endless means. " ]

[ You tightly clutched his sleeve, your eyes filled with unshakable worry, and conveniently informed him of the intelligence you knew. ]

[ " Rest assured. " ]

[ Lin Bufan solemnly nodded, and only after confirming you had retreated to a safe zone did he slowly turn around, casting his gaze toward Liu Guanzhi, who had not said a word from beginning to end. ]

[ " Fellow Daoist, have those shady little tricks all been properly arranged? " ]

[ Tsk tsk tsk! ]

[ You secretly praised in your heart at this opening; when it came to acting cool, no one was his match. ]

[ Liu Guanzhi finally let his sight fall upon Lin Bufan, his brows imperceptibly furrowing. ]

[ No matter how he looked at it, the opponent was only a Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage cultivator, and his aura was unstable and erratic, clearly having broken through his realm not long ago. ]

[ How could he possibly see through his methods? ]

[ Special spiritual eyes? ]

[ Liu Guanzhi did not detect any special fluctuations. Since it wasn't his own ability, there was only one possibility left: someone had secretly informed him. ]

[ A Dao protector? ]

[ If even he couldn't detect the slightest trace, then it was probably at least a Nascent Soul realm powerhouse. Liu Guanzhi felt a slight urge to retreat. ]

[ But he still needed to test him out. ]

[ He did not respond to Lin Bufan's provocative words, lightly vibrating his sole in the void, and the shattered array formed again in the blink of an eye. ]

[ The next instant, several spiritual energy slashes flew out from the grand array, intertwining into an airtight killing net, shrouding down over Lin Bufan's head. ]

[ At the same time, a torrential pressure descended, firmly locking onto the person within the array. ]

[ " ... " ]

[ The brilliance around Lin Bufan flashed and vanished, and the pressure was instantly offset by an invisible force. Then his figure dodged left and right disheveledly, while struggling to resist the array's strangulation and frantically complaining in his mind. ]

[ Why does this guy have zero martial virtue? Shouldn't we exchange a few words first before launching a fierce attack? ]

[ Outside the array, you, who took this scene entirely in, also had the corners of your mouth twitch slightly and uncontrollably. ]

[ Looking at Lin Bufan inside the array cursing while frantically moving around, and then looking at Liu Guanzhi with his hands behind his back and a expressionless face. ]

[ The styles of these two people seemed terribly disjointed... ]

[ Liu Guanzhi acutely sensed that the grand array's pressure had vanished. ]

[ His gaze flashed imperceptibly, and his figure disappeared into mid-air like a ghost. The next instant, he appeared out of thin air in front of that Gu God, reaching out his slender, pale fingers to tightly grasp it in his hand. ]

[ Then he slowly turned his head, his gaze falling back onto you. ]

[ Noticing this scene, Lin Bufan's expression completely sank, and he shouted in his mind. ]

[ " Teacher! " ]

[ " Alas~ " ]

[ Ring Old Man sighed. ]

[ " Forget it, this kind of enemy is truly not something your current self can handle. " ]

[ The next instant, a torrential aura rose from within the grand array, and "Lin Bufan" moved his feet, easily breaking away from the endless web of spiritual energy blades. ]

[ Hearing the sound, Liu Guanzhi glanced sideways, his vision penetrating the violent spiritual energy, just in time to collide with those eyes that had suddenly turned profound. ]

[ So that's how it is. ]

[ A trace of realization flashed across the depths of Liu Guanzhi's eyes: a soul body. ]

[ What great fortune! ]

[ Not only could he perfectly take over this shell in a split second and control the physical body as naturally as moving one's fingers, but he could also protect his soul at the same time. The realm of this soul body was definitely far beyond the Deity Transformation stage! ]

[ Liu Guanzhi felt a trace of trouble, but thinking of your physique, a fierce look flashed across the depths of his eyes. ]

[ Without the slightest hesitation, his five fingers abruptly clenched, and a powerful refining force instantly poured out, completely devouring the Gu God in his palm! ]

[ In an instant, a suffocating and terrifying aura erupted from within his body, smashing through the barriers of the Golden Core stage like a dead tree decaying, reaching straight to the Golden Core Peak, and even faintly touching the Nascent Soul realm. ]

[ Two awe-inspiring figures stood facing each other from afar in mid-air, the air permeated with a heart-palpitating murderous intent. ]

[ Having retreated a long distance once again and hiding in a safe zone, you were completely dumbfounded. ]

[ Card after card emerged endlessly; is this what a clash between "protagonists" looks like? ]