Chapter 1265: The Elder's Fury
Just when the young cultivator thought he was about to die, a sudden wind blade fiercely slashed toward the elder!
Swoosh!
The elder clearly sensed this wind blade, and the dagger that was about to descend on the young cultivator was hurriedly retracted, then his body swiftly tilted slightly to dodge the wind blade.
For a moment, the elder couldn't help but be extremely curious about who exactly was slashing the wind blade at him. When the elder took a closer look, he couldn't help but be shocked!
Who else could it be if not Ding Fan!
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Earlier, when Ding Fan was trapped by the Deathbind Rune, his face couldn't help but appear very solemn. Ding Fan knew about this thing and clearly it wasn't easy to deal with. However, Ding Fan had no fear. He knew the Deathbind Rune was essentially a very powerful Killing Formation, after all, he also understood formations.
Then, when the Killing Formation trapped him, Ding Fan protected himself with the flying sword while he began observing this Killing Formation. Ding Fan knew that as long as there was a formation, there must be an array eye. Once the array eye was found and broken, the Killing Formation would collapse on its own.
Sure enough, after Ding Fan searched, he indeed found the array eye. Then Ding Fan directly used the flying sword to destroy the array eye, and consequently, Ding Fan escaped from that Deathbind Array. This whole process took less than half a minute, and Ding Fan only suffered a minor injury.
At this moment, Ding Fan appeared in front of the elder cultivator, causing the elder cultivator to be shocked, clearly unable to believe that the other party was still standing right in front of him, and if looked carefully, the opponent's clothes were just somewhat damaged, only suffering some superficial wounds.
How is this possible?
This is simply too incredible!
One must know that the Killing Formation is incredibly formidable, cultivators below the Nascent Soul Stage are absolutely dead, yet the other party dismantled it in less than half a minute with ease. How is this possible?
At this moment, the elder's eyes widened in disbelief, clearly shocking to the point where he couldn't believe this was reality.
"This is impossible! Absolutely impossible!..."
For a moment, the elder's gaze was filled with extreme shock, unable to believe his eyes. Regardless of how unbelievable he found it, Ding Fan was standing alive and well in front of him.
Not only was the elder shocked, He Qianyao witnessing this scene couldn't help but be taken aback, truly unable to believe that Ding Fan had escaped so easily in such a short time from the Deathbind Array. This is simply astonishing!
One must know that even her father, the Sect Master of the Dayang Sect, said that under the Nascent Soul Stage, death was certain.
Yet, here was Ding Fan standing there perfectly fine, even his injuries were minimal. Although He Qianyao was extremely shocked by Ding Fan's actions, she was nonetheless very happy for Ding Fan, as he was still alive which was the best outcome.
Suddenly, He Qianyao remembered something; she suddenly recalled that Ding Fan understood formations. It should be known that back in the Underground Palace, Ding Fan could activate the formation for refining Pure Thunder Pills, which showed that Ding Fan's knowledge in formations was evidently not weak.
Although the Deathbind Array was formidable, for someone who understood formations, it might not be as difficult as it seemed.
At this moment, He Qianyao thought of this and couldn't help but smile slightly. Ding Fan always brings unexpected surprises to everyone…
At this moment, Ye Ningbing saw Ding Fan's actions and couldn't help but feel extremely shocked. Although she didn't understand the Deathbind Array, it didn't mean she didn't know how powerful that formation was. On the contrary, she was very aware of its strength, as Ye Ningbing was also a spiritual cultivator, and she could sense its immense power.
But she didn't expect Ding Fan to break it so quickly and easily. This is incredible! At this moment, Ye Ningbing looked at Ding Fan with clear admiration, while the tension in her heart for Ding Fan could now slightly ease. She also felt a bit happy for Ding Fan, seeing that the elder cultivator clearly valued the Deathbind Array greatly.
However, Ding Fan broke it effortlessly, which undoubtedly indicated that Ding Fan's strength wasn't much weaker than the elder's. Even though Ding Fan's cultivation was only at Divinity Soldier Second Grade, comparable to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, it must be understood that the strength of cultivators isn't judged merely by cultivation level.
Although Ye Ningbing hasn't been in the Cultivation World for long, she knows quite a bit and has seen many cultivators. She has also seen cultivators with very deep backgrounds, and even though their cultivation level wasn't particularly high, they possessed many methods, clearly needing a lot of resources which require a profound background.
As Ye Ningbing knows, assessing a cultivator's strength clearly can't be done by just looking at their cultivation level.
However, at this moment, Ye Ningbing was still somewhat worried about Ding Fan, as the elder's cultivation level was at the Nascent Soul Late Stage. Although Ye Ningbing knew that strength shouldn't be judged just by cultivation, she also understood that those who are evaluated by strength rather than cultivation usually have extremely strong backgrounds.
Ye Ningbing knew that Ding Fan was clearly not equipped, and the opponent's cultivation was far higher than Ding Fan's. Although she had strong faith in Ding Fan, worry was inevitable...
The two divine warrior girls on the side were completely dumbfounded by Ding Fan's scene. Although they were similar to Ye Ningbing, they had obviously lived in the Cultivation World for much longer than Ye Ningbing. They naturally knew how formidable that Deathbind Array was.
They also knew Ding Fan was familiar with some formations, but they couldn't believe Brother Fan could escape from that array in such a short time. They counted briefly and found that Brother Fan took less than half a minute to escape from the Deathbind Array. It was simply unbelievable!
Even cultivators who understood formations would not be able to break an array so quickly. Was Brother Fan still human?
For a moment, the two divine warrior girls were completely shocked by Ding Fan!
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At this moment, Zhong Hao saw Ding Fan's scene with an astonished expression, finding it truly incredible! At the same time, Zhong Hao felt very excited; he never expected Ding Fan to come out alive from the Deathbind Array, let alone do so in such a short time. This was unbelievable!
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"Dayang Sect disciples will not die in vain! Today, your blood will be used to honor the spirits of the deceased Dayang Sect disciples!"
At this moment, Ding Fan's gaze was chillingly cold as he looked at the elder. Then, with a sudden movement, he dragged the flying sword in his hand, charging towards the opponent. The sharp, cold longsword scraped the ground, erupting in sparks. Ding Fan's entire aura was terrifyingly fierce.
The elder cultivator saw Ding Fan's stance and felt a chill in his heart, unexpectedly shocked at the opponent's sword momentum. Hastily, he drew the dagger in his hand and accurately clashed it against Ding Fan's longsword, causing sparks to burst between the two blades.
Ding ding ding!
Ding Fan's flying sword collided with the elder's dagger, producing a series of crisp sounds. Both their attacks were fierce, and every sword strike was perfectly timed, brushing close to each other's garments. Clearly, if either lost focus for even a moment, they would be severely wounded, bleeding from a sword strike!
Soon, the elder noticed the dagger in his hand had developed many serrated edges on its blade, causing him to feel a shock.
The dagger was a formidable weapon he had obtained by chance. The elder had used it countless times without such incidents occurring. It was known to be no ordinary weapon.
The elder believed there was no weapon in the Cultivation World that could rival his dagger, yet he didn't expect this situation to arise. For a moment, his expression turned serious, and he was utterly shocked by the opponent, who was merely a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator. Yet his swordsmanship was on par, which was truly inconceivable!
To be aware, he was at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, having practiced swordsmanship for countless years. His opponent was so young with much lower cultivation, yet they fought evenly matched, which was astonishing!
Ding!
A crisp sound echoed, and the elder's dagger broke into two pieces.
Seeing this scene, the elder couldn't help but show a shocked expression. He couldn't believe his dagger could be sliced by the opponent's longsword. How was this possible?
Moreover, the elder observed the opponent's longsword was still entirely intact and very sharp, causing tumultuous waves in his heart. It was unimaginable that his dagger would break; it was truly unbelievable!
The elder's face turned sinister and ruthless; he was obviously completely enraged, viewing Ding Fan as if he were already a dead man!
"Just a Nascent Soul Stage trash, if you want to fight me, there's only a dead end for you!"
At this moment, the elder shouted furiously and his body's True Qi surged explosively. The elder's mouth continuously muttered something, obviously using his trump card to deliver a deadly strike.
Then the elder suddenly stomped his foot fiercely, and his whole body shot towards Ding Fan like a cannonball, at an incredibly fast speed, clearly unstoppable by ordinary cultivators. Most importantly, the elder's palm technique was endlessly changing, incredibly powerful, and terrifying in momentum!
As the elder charged at Ding Fan in an instant, the entire space's air seemed to be driven by the elder's momentum, sharp beyond measure. Even the dust on the ground, grass deeply rooted in the soil, were all carried up by the elder's force. From Ding Fan's angle, the elder looked like a ferocious prehistorical beast, rampaging forward with a terrifying aura!
At this moment, Ye Ningbing and others saw this scene, showing expressions of shock and concern. They knew this was clearly the strongest strike of the Nascent Soul Late Stage elder, terrifying and not something ordinary cultivators could handle. They were extremely concerned for Ding Fan, as he was only a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator.
It was evident that Ding Fan would find it really difficult to defeat the opponent. Winning was out of the question, even blocking the opponent's fatal strike would be extremely challenging.
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