Urban Immortal Cultivation Supreme

The sound of the drum beating, like striking Zhu Bufan's heart, became more and more urgent, with each beat making Zhu Bufan feel his heart tremble.

When the sound finally stretched into a continuous echo, Zhu Bufan suddenly lay on the ground.

"Boom!"

Finally, two energy streams met at the peak, leading to an uncontrollable explosion.

A moment of utmost silence followed; Zhu Bufan could even hear his own slow but strong heartbeat, yet there was not a trace of peace in his mind, only immense repression and overwhelming fear.

After the extreme silence came a thunderous noise that shook the heavens.

Zhu Bufan, lying on the ground, only felt a strong current of Qi sweeping over his back, bringing waves of scorching pain.

However, the roaring gale soon passed; Zhu Bufan rolled over and sat up, staring dumbfounded at the scene before him.

The entire kilometer-wide span of the Ice Forest was wiped out, countless trees, pillars of ice, and ice blocks disappeared without a trace, with Zhu Bufan's position right on the edge of the clearing.

However, the huge stone wall where the Fierce Beast resided, possibly protected by the beast itself, was only covered in cracks and had not collapsed.

Zhu Bufan touched his back and instantly felt pain, his hand now covered in fresh blood.

Shaking off the ice shards from his body, Zhu Bufan looked terrified. Now a kilometer away from the man in black and others, yet the aftermath of the explosion managed to injure him. Given Zhu Bufan's extremely strong physique, the intensity of the explosion was apparent.

Yet, seeing the man in black still fiercely battling with the Fierce Beast as if unaffected, Zhu Bufan couldn't help but think 'a strong man indeed.'

"Rise with me!"

In the arena, the man in black grabbed the Fierce Beast with one hand, bellowed, and forcefully dragged the Fierce Beast out of the cave, flinging it a hundred meters away!

"Haha, young Zhou Family lad, help this old man enter the cave to pick the Seven-orifice Exquisite Fruit, I owe you a favor. Afterwards, there will surely be a generous reward!" the man in black shouted, addressing Zhu Bufan.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bufan jolted. Just based on the words "young Zhou Family lad," he knew the man in black was speaking to him, but he searched all his memories and couldn't find any trace of this man in black. How could this man know his surname was Zhou?

Zhu Bufan wavered, his current desire was to take advantage of their battle, escape immediately, and leave this place of trouble.

Seemingly sensing Zhu Bufan's thoughts, the man in black snorted coldly, his gaze sweeping over Zhu Bufan like lightning.

Under the man's gaze, Zhu Bufan felt as if his neck was being gripped, and that cold snort seemed to explode in his brain, making his head feel like it had been struck by a blunt object, dizzying him.

Feeling the undisguised Killing Intent in the old man's gaze, Zhu Bufan shivered, thinking to himself: "This man in black clearly knows my background. If I do not act as he says, once he settles accounts after autumn, I'll only have a dead end. Moreover, if I truly anger him, he might not even hesitate to let go of the Fierce Beast and just come to kill me directly."

Thinking of the man in black's strength, killing him would be easier than squashing an ant, Zhu Bufan decisively made up his mind and rushed towards the cave formerly occupied by the Fierce Beast.

As for the reward the old man mentioned, Zhu Bufan held no hope; all he could look forward to was that after the old man obtained the Seven-orifice Exquisite Fruit, he wouldn't turn against him.

"This kid, he won't get it until he's intimidated!" Watching Zhu Bufan's performance, the man in black couldn't help but chuckle secretly, "Zhou Family kid, I'll hold off the Fierce Beast, hurry up!" The man in black roared lowly, followed by a flurry of rapid-fire attacks, pushing the Fierce Beast away by several meters again.

Zhu Bufan did not use the Floating Snow Step Technique, nor did he display the speed that an Eighth Rank Martial Artist should have; the level he revealed was only that of the Late Seventh Rank.

However, even so, the speed was still astonishing, spanning a kilometer distance in just a few breaths.

Seeing Zhu Bufan charge directly towards the cave, the Fierce Beast couldn't help but bellow repeatedly, its hair turning red, becoming even more vividly colored, its two tentacles slashing towards the man in black overwhelmingly, while its body bounced several times on the ground, attempting to return to the cave's entrance.

But the man in black would not let it do as it wished, laughing wildly twice, his long sword crossed in front of his chest, his body surrounded by rolling red flames, his long hair fluttering, his gaze sharp. Then, like a meteor, he shot rapidly towards the Fierce Beast.

Faced with this crazed assault from the man in black, the Fierce Beast did not dare to delay, white mist emitting from its body like a gauzy curtain enveloping it entirely. Then its two tentacles slammed fiercely onto the ground, and like the man in black, it propelled itself forward in cannon-like fashion.

"I, with the body of a Fierce Beast, am I supposed to be afraid of you?" the Fierce Beast inwardly declared sternly.

However, it overlooked the fact that, although the human body is far less robust than its own, human intelligence is not something it can match.

Just as they were about to collide, the image of the man in black as a fiery red meteor suddenly transformed. The long sword clutched to his chest, like the venomous fang of a fierce serpent, decided at that moment to strike a fatal blow to his opponent.

Boom...

The collision occurred, the force barely weaker than the previous earth-shattering strike, only because they were in midair, much of the force dispersed, leaving limited destruction to the surroundings.

Puff...

Facing the man in black's prominent long sword, the Fierce Beast did not retreat at all, one tentacle didn't hesitate the slightest, directly confronting it.

The man in black felt like he was cutting through a huge watermelon, crisp and smooth, experiencing no resistance. This exhilarating feeling did not bring any joy to the man in black; instead, his brows furrowed even tighter.

Abnormal, bizarre!

The man in black knew, considering pure strength, he was slightly inferior to the Fierce Beast. However, today was the day of the beast's transformation, weakening its strength and allowing him to somewhat suppress it, though only by a slight margin.

The strike he just delivered was his signature move, Burning Fire Meteor, which under the beast's weakened condition, should inflict certain damage. However, his main goal was to push the Fierce Beast back a little more, to allow Zhu Bufan to safely enter the cave.

But he did not expect that this strike would actually sever one of the Fierce Beast's tentacles; it was highly abnormal, even he couldn't believe it.

Yet the fact remained, leaving no room for doubt!

"There's a problem!"

This thought lingered in the mind of the man in black. At his level of cultivation, such peculiar thoughts had their reasons, so he immediately went on full alert.

Indeed, an anomaly occurred.

The severed tentacle, as if fitted with a spring, quickly rolled back, perfectly enveloping the man in black at its center. Even though the man in black was already wary, he still couldn't foresee this scenario, ending up completely bound.

The man in black felt like he was ensnared by a giant snake, with every breath he took, he felt the crushing force intensify.