Urban Immortal Cultivation Supreme

The peripheral vision of the figure clad in black caught sight of another tentacle of the Fierce Beast. With a flash of white light, it viciously lashed towards Zhu Bufan, who was running towards the Ice Cave.

"Not good!" The figure in black struggled fiercely, but failed to break free. Without hesitation, the long sword in his hand turned into a streak of red light, piercing through the tentacles that entwined him and continued to shoot forward with undiminished force.

"Pff!"

The long sword struck the tentacle of the Fierce Beast precisely, and likewise deflected the tentacle aimed at Zhu Bufan, which retreated sharply as if in pain.

Huff...

The black-clad figure took a deep breath, the worry hanging in his heart finally eased. However, just as he was about to break free with all his might, a sudden twist occurred.

The deep blue eyes of the Fierce Beast suddenly flashed with a glint of triumph. Then, a slender, pale red phantom extended from underneath the retracted tentacle, and with the same swift speed, rushed towards Zhu Bufan.

"Be careful!" There was no time to block; all the black-clad figure could do was bellow a warning to Zhu Bufan.

But the speed of the white phantom actually exceeded the speed of sound transmission. Before the words of the black-clad figure could finish, the phantom had already reached behind Zhu Bufan.

In fact, Zhu Bufan had never let his guard down. In such a perilous situation, how could he afford to be careless? Setting aside the potential dangers within the Ice Cave, the mere presence of the terrifying Fierce Beast outside could easily annihilate him. Zhu Bufan held the possibility of the black-clad figure failing to block it, closely monitoring the battle in the sky while sprinting.

When the Fierce Beast initially launched its tentacle, Zhu Bufan saw it clearly. It frightened him so much that he nearly passed out, thinking his end had come. After seeing it resolved by the black-clad figure, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the crisis was averted and rushed towards the cave's entrance, oblivious to the Fierce Beast's hidden second attack.

Swoosh...

As Zhu Bufan sprinted, he suddenly felt his figure freeze, and the entire space seemed to be constricted, feeling extraordinarily heavy. In the midst of confusion, Zhu Bufan heard the black-clad figure's warning. Almost simultaneously, a formidable oppressive force descended from the sky.

Zhu Bufan turned his head, catching only a glimpse of a faint red shadow, which triggered a strong sense of imminent danger in his mind.

The phantom moved extremely fast and was already close. Zhu Bufan had no room to dodge. His Cold Ice Internal Energy surged instantaneously, without any reservation. His Surging Wave Palm, amplified successively, turned into a brilliant blue Electric Arc, and he ruthlessly slapped towards the phantom striking his chest.

"Pff!"

The two collided, and the dynamic phantom was precisely hit by Zhu Bufan, coming to an abrupt halt, locked in a standstill with Zhu Bufan for several moments.

Seeing this, the black-clad figure's eyes flashed with surprise, unbelieving. He couldn't fathom that Zhu Bufan could actually block that hit.

"This kid, he was still hiding his skills!" The figure in black thought to himself, recalling his first encounter with Zhu Bufan in Nanli City at the Drunk Immortal Tower. Initially, he noticed Zh Bufan's Inner Qi was not weak, but now it seemed he had underestimated him.

At this moment, he could see that the additional tentacle the Fierce Beast wielded resulted from its transformation. Since it had only just developed, it was relatively slender and appeared a bit fragile.

Of course, 'slender' and 'fragile' here are relative to the beast's previous two tentacles. To Zhu Bufan, it was still an enormous object; a tentacle over a meter thick, equivalent to three of Zhu Bufan's waists.

The Fierce Beast was fully intent on killing Zhu Bufan by thrashing its not yet fully metamorphosed tentacle. The immense power it contained undoubtedly exceeded that of a Tenth Rank powerhouse. Yet, it was astonishing that the youth, Zhu Bufan, managed to withstand it.

The stalemate was brief. In the blink of an eye, Zhu Bufan's complexion turned pale, and then a disturbing crimson flush spread across his face.

"Pff!"

Zhu Bufan could no longer hold on, a mouthful of hot blood could not be suppressed, spurting out.

Then, a powerful force penetrated directly, Zhu Bufan let out a low growl, his entire body was struck off the ground and shot backwards.

But Zhu Bufan kept his arms straight and rigidly resisted the tentacle. He knew that once he let go, the tentacle would definitely strike at his chest with the momentum, and that would be real trouble.

Fortunately, Zhu Bufan's body had been tempered to be extremely strong, and his bones were as hard as metal, which allowed him to continue to maintain a straight posture, otherwise, he might have been broken already.

Zhu Bufan's eyes swept around the peripheral view and saw the fierce beast pushing him towards the ice wall, clearly wanting to smash him against it, killing him.

Having understood this, Zhu Bufan certainly was not willing to sit still and wait for death.

"Hmph!"

Zhu Bufan snorted coldly, disregarding the turmoil within his body, he let out another cold hum, exerted force again, and while exerting force, his arms bent slightly, then suddenly straightened.

This bending and straightening action brought a powerful rebound force, and with this rebounding force, Zhu Bufan gained a speed even a tad quicker than the tentacles, immediately dodging in mid-air, and shot towards the Ice Cave.

Under the effect of this rebounding force, the tentacle actually showed an extremely fine gap. It was precisely this tiny gap that allowed Zhu Bufan to make a narrow escape.

"Hey!"

The dark-clothed figure who had broken free from shackles happened to witness this scene and secretly assessed: the strength and speed the young man burst forth with just now were indeed worthy of a Postnatal Tenth Rank.

"Tenth Rank? Could it be that the kid is already a Tenth Rank Martial Artist?" The dark-clothed figure speculated, but then shook his head, "This young man clearly has not reached adulthood, looking to be only around thirteen or fourteen. A thirteen or fourteen-year-old at Tenth Rank? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

An idea struck the dark-clothed figure, who, given his status, had naturally witnessed countless young talents, including so-called geniuses, but compared with Zhu Bufan, the difference was more than a little.

"Is he a junior from the Zhou Family? Heh heh, just not sure about his status? If he's just from a collateral line or external branch, I wouldn't mind taking another disciple!"

Zhu Bufan, desperately fighting below, naturally didn't know what the dark-clothed figure was thinking, and if he did, he would probably curse out loud.

Then with the help of this immense rebound force, Zhu Bufan turned around, rolled on the spot, and just as the red tentacle was about to catch up, his entire figure vanished at the entrance of the cave.

Seeing Zhu Bufan's figure disappear at the entrance, the fierce beast became completely frenzied, pounding the dark-clothed figure's defensive line with primal ferocity, trying to force an opening to enter the cave.

But seeing Zhu Bufan enter the cave, the dark-clothed figure no longer needed to fully suppress the fierce beast. His task now was simply to hold back the beast until Zhu Bufan came out. Thus, it became much simpler. So amidst easy laughter, the dark-clothed figure effortlessly deflected the fierce beast's attacks.

...

With the help of this immense rebound force, Zhu Bufan let out a low growl, suddenly flipped over in mid-air, and dove towards the entrance of the cave.

Zhu Bufan felt like an arrow released from its bow, involuntarily shooting forward, and just before landing, Zhu Bufan suddenly curled up his body, like a bent bow rolling forward, to reduce the impact. With Zhu Bufan's current physical condition, it was best to avoid any more impacts.

Half-lying on the ground, Zhu Bufan could not afford to survey his surroundings but closed his eyes and sat down, slowly activating the Hanhai Tide Skill to mend his own injuries.

In fact, although the ordeal Zhu Bufan had just been through seemed perilous, the damage he suffered was far less severe than from his last battle against the Fierce Bear.