School Beauty's Peerless Soldier

At the forest entrance, three figures arrived in unison, each wearing a sinister smile.

The newcomers were none other than Li Hua and his two companions!

After disembarking from the helicopter and splitting up with Xu Fan, the three had been aimlessly wandering around West City, hoping to stumble upon Zhao Chenglong. However, finding Zhao Chenglong among the vast crowd was easier said than done.

Just when Li Hua and his companions were feeling helpless, Old Xie suddenly contacted them via mobile. He informed them that Xu Fan had found Zhao Chenglong and was currently being pursued by him. He urged them to hurry over and sent them a location.

Upon hearing this, Li Hua and his companions were overjoyed, interpreting two underlying meanings from Old Xie's words.

The first meaning was that Xu Fan was being hunted by Zhao Chenglong, who was at the Vajra Realm Peak; Xu Fan was practically doomed!

The second meaning was that even though Old Xie had somehow discovered Xu Fan's location, the Zhao Family's control prevented him from taking direct action or even leaving, leaving it up to Li Hua and his companions to rush over.

Either way, both pieces of news were immensely beneficial for Li Hua and his companions!

Now, hastily arriving, Li Hua and his companions eyed the gravely injured Zhao Chenglong, then turned their gaze to the slightly disheveled Xu Fan, each smirking cruelly.

"Instructor Xu, what a coincidence, meeting you here,"

Li Hua's voice carried a clear tone of sarcasm, "Tsk, tsk, to defeat a Vajra Realm Peak expert at the Entering Dao Realm Peak, Instructor Xu is indeed extraordinary."

"But, if my guess is correct, Instructor Xu, your spiritual power has been almost entirely exhausted, hasn't it?"

"What's the term again?"

Li Hua feigned scratching his head as though genuinely puzzled by a term, while Long Qing sneered coldly beside him, "The term Li wishes to use, could it be 'the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind'?"

Smack!

Li Hua clapped his hands, feigning realization, sneering at Xu Fan, "Brother Long is indeed a learned man! That's precisely what I meant! The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!"

"Instructor Xu, you're a smart man, and we're all from the same place; I don't wish for us to become enemies. Surely you know what to do."

Long Qing and Feng Wu both wore cold smiles, taking positions from two directions, faintly forming a pincer attack against Xu Fan.

Li Hua's words clearly suggested Xu Fan hand over the treasure and willingly present the Mysterious Rank Battle Technique obtained from the Book Depository. To Li Hua and his companions, Xu Fan and Zhao Chenglong had evidently undergone a fierce battle. Though nobody knew how Xu Fan narrowly won, the trio was certain that Xu Fan had exhausted his spiritual power, becoming prey on the chopping block.

Even at Xu Fan's full strength, none of the trio would give him the slightest regard.

Who were Li Hua and his companions? What lofty status did they hold? In their eyes, even if Xu Fan defeated Zhao Chenglong, also at the Vajra Realm Peak, he was nothing but an ant!

Yet, Xu Fan began to laugh too.

Li Hua and his companions laughed because they felt favored by fate, arriving at just the right moment when Xu Fan was drained of spiritual power and Zhao Chenglong gravely injured, seemingly sent before them by heaven itself; how could they not be smug?

Xu Fan laughed, feeling equally favored by god.

The animosity between Xu Fan and Li Hua's trio was long-standing, even deadly. Li Hua and his companions were concerned about Old Xie's presence, preventing them from killing Xu Fan; Xu Fan faced the same issue.

Now, the two sides had finally clashed here; who was truly favored by heaven would only be known after a battle.

"How did you three find this place?"

Before making a move, Xu Fan needed to clarify this question. If Li Hua and his companions had stumbled upon the location, Xu Fan could decide to kill them. But if a particular person provided the location, then the trio were mere pawns, and Xu Fan might need to reconsider if he should execute them.

"How we arrived here is of no concern to Instructor Xu. I think Instructor Xu should be more concerned about his current predicament!"

Seeing Xu Fan remain calm and unaffected, Li Hua felt a surge of anger rising.

Long Qing, who was evidently more fiery-tempered than Li Hua, coldly sneered directly at Xu Fan, "At death's door, did you really dare speak to us like that? Truly reckless!"

"You have one quarter of an hour to hand over the treasures you obtained from Zhao Chenglong! And the Mysterious Rank Battle Technique from the Book Depository! If after one quarter of an hour we still haven't received what we want, you know very well what your fate will be."

Feng Wu said nothing, but her icy gaze towards Xu Fan was evident.

The trio's attitude was unmistakably clear; if not for the Mysterious Rank Battle Technique Xu Fan obtained from the Book Depository, they would have already attempted to kill him.

"The treasure, I do not have, but the Mysterious Rank Battle Technique, I do have several volumes. Whoever wants it can come and take it,"

Xu Fan, seeing Li Hua and his companions, realized he had exposed his location, aware that Zhao Family experts could come anytime. To allow Zhao Chenglong more time, Xu Fan wouldn't wait for even one quarter of an hour.

Moreover, Xu Fan had already harbored murderous intent towards Li Hua and his companions.

Upon hearing Xu Fan's defiant words, the smiles on Li Hua and his companions' faces instantly froze.

"An insignificant ant, at death's door, yet audacious enough to act recklessly before a True Dragon!"

"We didn't want to harm your life initially, but if you're so insolent, we'll have to seize the treasure ourselves."

As the trio spoke, they slowly advanced toward Xu Fan, their aura rising.

How precious must the treasure be that Xu Fan, even with his spiritual power depleted, would risk everything to keep it concealed?

The more mysterious, the more unknown, thus the stronger the allure! By now, Li Hua and his companions firmly believed Xu Fan had obtained the treasure! As for how Xu Fan defeated Zhao Chenglong, or how much spiritual power remained, they completely ignored these concerns.

"Xu Fan, now you possess a treasure, whether you can hold onto it is entirely up to you."

Just as Xu Fan was preparing to act against Li Hua and his companions, Zhao Chenglong, who had been silently recovering from his injuries, suddenly tossed the Spiritual Snake to Xu Fan, swiftly retreating toward the rear.

Li Hua and his companions did not pay any attention to Zhao Chenglong but instead fixated their gaze on the Spiritual Snake in Xu Fan's hand, eyes filled with fervor.