239: Chapter 239 Annihilation, Swift Battle

Yan Feng stared at the youth in front of him. Ever since he entered the courtyard, he felt a vague sense of unease for some reason.

Yet, in his perception, the youth before him posed absolutely no threat.

This contradictory feeling made him secretly heighten his vigilance, and the True Qi in his body slowly circulated to protect him.

Chen Ran lightly twirled a fallen leaf between his fingertips. He did not answer the question, but instead said indifferently:

"Your Excellency visits early in the morning; I wonder what business you have?"

Yan Feng sneered, "You know full well in your heart."

"The Lin family does not know what is good for them and insists on opposing the Cabinet. Since that is the case, do not blame us for not showing mercy in our actions."

He stepped forward, his True Qi surging, and there was a faint sound of howling wind.

"Chen Ran, if you obediently come with me, perhaps you might suffer less physical pain."

"Otherwise..."

Before his words had faded, he suddenly struck.

The True Qi of a Peak Return to Truth Realm expert erupted instantly, transforming into a fierce palm wind that struck directly at Chen Ran's face.

This palm strike was as fast as thunder and as vicious as a poisonous snake.

Before the palm wind arrived, the stone table in the courtyard was already creaking under the pressure of that force, with several fine cracks appearing on the tabletop.

A cold glint flashed in Yan Feng's eyes.

He did not intend to kill Chen Ran directly; after all, this person was still useful and needed to be kept to force the Lin family to submit.

But he would certainly not show any mercy.

He would first cripple one of his arms to let him know the price of resistance.

However.

Just as the palm wind was about to strike Chen Ran.

A much more violent force of wind struck over.

Chen Ran just casually raised his hand, and an invisible force of Qi surged from his palm.

Bang!

The two streams of True Qi collided suddenly in mid-air.

Immediately after, a muffled sound like thunder echoed in the air.

Yan Feng's palm wind was crushed in an instant by that force, turning into a sky full of air waves that scattered, blowing the fallen leaves in the courtyard everywhere.

Yan Feng's pupils shrank, and he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He staggered back several steps, his face turning deathly pale.

He looked down at his right hand.

The web of his thumb had already split, and blood was slowly oozing out.

He raised his head and stared fixedly at Chen Ran, his eyes full of disbelief.

"You... you are not a Seventh Grade!?"

Only then did Chen Ran slowly stand up.

He brushed the non-existent dust from his sleeves, his expression still as calm as water, as if the palm strike just now was merely done in passing.

"Seventh Grade?"

Chen Ran's lips curled into an arc, and he mocked:

"Who told you that I am a Seventh Grade?"

The voice was faint, echoing throughout the entire courtyard.

Yan Feng felt a chill run through his entire body.

The next moment, a terrifying Aura erupted suddenly from Chen Ran.

At the same time, the gate of the courtyard slammed shut with a boom.

That was the Aura of the Return to Truth Realm.

No. It was not just the Return to Truth Realm.

That Aura was so thick and refined that it even faintly suppressed him, a Peak Return to Truth Realm expert!

Yan Feng's expression changed completely, but he still refused to believe the scene before him.

"Bright Moon Ruler!"

He slashed with one hand, and a white moon arc flashed forward like an arrow released from a bowstring.

This was his unique secret technique, a lethal Cultivation Technique that temporarily mobilized True Essence by compressing the True Qi within his body.

Its speed was as fast as the bright moonlight; one would lose their life the moment they saw it.

At this moment, he could no longer care about the arrest mission and used his full strength from the start.

Hum!

The white moon arc tore through the air, leaving a void mark, and the surrounding floor was shattered by this Aura.

But what Yan Feng did not expect was that when the moon arc approached the youth's body by a few inches, it suddenly stopped, and the next moment, Yan Feng's pupils dilated sharply.

He saw that the youth in the chair had stood up at some point, his two fingers pressed together, pinching the moon blade.

The moon blade trembled violently and struggled between his fingertips, finally letting out a mournful cry as it could no longer bear the pressure.

Crack.

It finally shattered into fragments.

"Your move is quite clever, but unfortunately, it cannot change today's outcome."

Chen Ran lifted his eyes slightly, and faint purple flames flickered in them.

[Nether Eye] had already been activated silently, and everything before him seemed to have come to a standstill. At the same time, Chen Ran mobilized [Heavenly Net], firmly locking onto the man before him.

Seeing that his strongest move had been casually defeated by the opponent, Yan Feng immediately felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"This is not something I can contend with!"

He didn't even think; he turned and wanted to flee.

However.

Chen Ran's figure flashed, and he appeared behind him like a ghost.

One hand pressed lightly onto his shoulder.

"Didn't you say just now that you wanted me to go with you?"

Chen Ran's voice rang in his ear, cold as frost.

"To be in such a hurry to leave is a bit too rude."

Yan Feng's entire body stiffened, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

Chen Ran did not let this opportunity pass. Although this place was located in a quiet area with few people passing by.

But if two Peak Return to Truth Realm Martial Artists fought with full strength, the resulting fluctuations would inevitably shake most of the capital.

By then, the enemies drawn in would likely be more than just Cao Yong.

He had to finish the battle quickly.

Chen Ran moved his Divine Thought and circulated the Netherworld Heart Sutra.

In an instant, his entire Sea of Consciousness began to vibrate violently, and under the mobilization of his massive Divine Sense, he firmly locked onto the front.

[Annihilation Slash]!

Chen Ran whispered, and with his Divine Thought fully concentrated, the air surged violently, finally rippling out like water waves.

In his field of vision, a slash enveloped in monstrous purple flames flew through the air.

In the blink of an eye, it submerged into Yan Feng's body.

Ugh!

Yan Feng only felt a pain in his mind, as if a heavy hammer had struck his head, and he almost fainted.

Under the vibration, even the True Qi in his body was affected and dissipated.

"What move is this!?"

Yan Feng felt a chill in his heart and struggled frantically.

But how would Chen Ran give him this opportunity? He spread his five fingers, and scarlet blood light condensed in his palm.

The next moment, a terrifying True Essence surged from his palm, striking directly at Yan Feng's Dantian and Qi Sea.

Under the intense pain, Yan Feng briefly regained consciousness and forcibly circulated his True Qi to create a moon wheel the size of a millstone.

But before that attack could condense again, Chen Ran's arm, like an invisible black shadow, swept forward and forcefully gripped the opponent's neck.

Then, he slammed him down violently from mid-air.

Bang!

Yan Feng was pressed onto the ground, the entire ground collapsed with a boom, and the surroundings shattered like a spider web.

Immediately following, a shockwave surged from the center point toward the surroundings, and the earth shook and stone slabs cracked everywhere it passed.

This tremor even spread for dozens of zhang, causing the outer walls to shake as well.

...

"Pfft."

Yan Feng spat out a mouthful of blood, and his whole body went limp.

The Meridians in his limbs and bones were completely severed at this moment.

Chen Ran let go, allowing Yan Feng to slump on the ground, his expression calm.

"A dog of the Cabinet dares to come and bite me?"

He looked down at Yan Feng, his pitch-black eyes sweeping over him.

"Since you have come, then stay."

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