School Beauty's Peerless Soldier

The decision Xu Fan made was to escape!

Xu Fan always believed that Elder Xie was definitely watching him from the shadows! Although Zhao Chenglong's dagger was extremely strange, it was not a major threat to Xu Fan. However, if too much was exposed and it aroused Elder Xie's suspicion, Xu Fan could be forced to break through prematurely and be directly eliminated by Mu Lao and the others.

However, Xu Fan did not merely intend to run; it was a strategic retreat. By moving, he planned to use the advantage of having cultivated Divine Sense to pinpoint the little tails possibly lurking in the dark behind him!

Having made up his mind, Xu Fan punched Zhao Chenglong without hesitation, then dashed out of the bar without a moment's delay, sprinting off into the distance.

Xu Fan was not a member of the Hidden World Families, so the kind of pride and Proud Bone those geniuses have, the kind of "rather die than retreat," simply did not exist for Xu Fan.

"Rather die than retreat" sounds noble, but to put it bluntly, it means not realizing one's mistakes until it's too late. Additionally, whether to stand one's ground depends on the situation; if it were to protect something or someone, Xu Fan could certainly cling to such a resolve. But now, defeating Zhao Chenglong offered no benefits to Xu Fan, so he wouldn't bother putting in the effort.

Therefore, Xu Fan felt no psychological burden while escaping, willing to expose his extreme speed to the world, vanishing in just a few leaps.

Meanwhile, Zhao Chenglong was left staring dumbfoundedly in the direction where Xu Fan had disappeared.

The reason Zhao Chenglong chose to attack Xu Fan, besides Xu Fan being alone, was also because Xu Fan's strength level was the lowest, merely at the Entering Dao Realm Peak. In Zhao Chenglong's view, killing Xu Fan was as easy as turning over his hand.

However, right from the start, Xu Fan surprised Zhao Chenglong with an astonishing speed, which left Zhao Chenglong somewhat stunned.

What followed was just the beginning of a nightmare. Zhao Chenglong felt countless times that Xu Fan would definitely die under his dagger with the next strike, yet Xu Fan surprisingly held on, always seemingly about to falter but narrowly evading each attack.

Zhao Chenglong even had a delusion that Xu Fan seemed to be deliberately giving him a chance…

A junior at the Entering Dao Realm Peak, struggling under his dagger, was actually going easy on him?

And now, Xu Fan simply turned around and ran away. Looking as energetic as he was, where was there any sign of the previous teetering?

Thinking for a moment, Zhao Chenglong also activated his Spiritual Power and chased after Xu Fan.

Zhao Chenglong was well aware that his presence had been exposed. This time, he had come prepared to risk everything to eliminate the one surrounding him. Now, with Xu Fan already at the end of his rope, Zhao Chenglong didn't believe that Xu Fan could run much further.

"Look at that kid's injuries; even if he's tenacious and his Spiritual Power is robust, it's only a matter of one or two more minutes!"

Following behind Xu Fan, watching his figure run faster and faster, with more and more vigor, Zhao Chenglong was caught in a cycle of disbelief.

The bewildered ones weren't just Zhao Chenglong; Elder Xie also found himself at a loss for thoughts.

Just a moment ago, Elder Xie was concerned that if Zhao Tiancheng acted slowly, Xu Fan might genuinely die under Zhao Chenglong's dagger. Of course, Elder Xie also considered that Xu Fan might have some trump card to directly defeat Zhao Chenglong.

Yet even with all possibilities considered, Elder Xie never expected Xu Fan to flee completely.

In cultivation, people often value face more than life itself. Where could one find someone like Xu Fan, who not only dodges upon encountering others but finally just slips away entirely?

"Is that kid's trump card his ability to burst out at decent speed for a short time, with Spiritual Power more robust than cultivators of the same Realm?"

Elder Xie, watching from the images transmitted by Zhao Tiancheng, sat steadily in a chair, feeling he had seen through Xu Fan's trump card.

And this was precisely the situation Xu Fan wanted; among the four, first Elder Yi was shocked when Xu Fan defeated Elder Yu at the Zhiwei Realm in one move in front of the Alchemy Pavilion. Then Elder Wang was shocked seeing Xu Fan learning the Mysterious Rank Battle Technique within an hour at the Book Depository.

Now, Xu Fan did not want Elder Xie to be amazed as well. Letting him think he understood Xu Fan's trump card was the best outcome for Xu Fan.

Xu Fan was extremely fast; Zhao Chenglong had managed to break through the Zhao Family's encirclement to escape here, so his strength was certainly not that of an ordinary Vajra Realm Peak expert. Even so, Zhao Chenglong barely managed to keep pace with Xu Fan, not trailing too far behind.

As for Zhao Tiancheng and the many Zhao Family experts rushing over after receiving Zhao Tiancheng's message, they could only watch the two figures disappear in the dust in awe.

"Quick! They won't get far! Notify the family experts to tighten the encirclement in this direction!"

"Everyone, spread out around me to search for the traitor Zhao Chenglong. Once found, signal immediately!"

With each order from Zhao Tiancheng, the Zhao Family experts spread out like a deployed spider web, rapidly radiating in all directions. Yet, there were too many Zhao Family members dispersed outside the city encircling West City. The number of men available to search for Zhao Chenglong was far from sufficient.

Finding the figures of Xu Fan and Zhao Chenglong among the vast crowd was no simple task.

Whew!

In a desolate forest, Xu Fan finally stopped, took a deep breath, and then stood calmly, waiting for Zhao Chenglong's arrival.

In those seven to eight minutes, Xu Fan had managed to run from the center of West City to the deserted outskirts and wilderness.

While moving at high speed, Xu Fan significantly leveraged his advantage from cultivating Divine Sense, clearly identifying the few figures moving quickly behind him.

To Xu Fan's mild surprise, he did not see Elder Xie's figure among them.

Thus, Xu Fan immediately made a decision to slow down and draw Zhao Chenglong to this spot to settle it!

Having been inexplicably pressured by Zhao Chenglong earlier, Xu Fan was a bit angry.

Now, seeing Xu Fan stop, the thoroughly frustrated Zhao Chenglong, who even doubted life itself a bit, finally snapped out of his shock and halted a hundred meters away from Xu Fan.

"Kid, not only are you the first below the Zhiwei Realm to survive unscathed from my Spiritual Snake's ambush, but you're also the best runner at the Entering Dao Realm I've ever seen in my life!"

Having sprinted at such speed for seven or eight minutes, even Zhao Chenglong was a bit out of breath by now.

"The cat-and-mouse game is over. I've said it before, today, only one of us leaves alive!"