Chapter 383: Chapter 141: Slaying the Fair Maiden in the Gangfeng Forbidden Land, Mastering the True Scripture to Ride the Wind, Pursuit, Desperate Escape
The spot I thought was her softest, her chest, was actually the hardest!
"How dare you!"
The woman was uninjured, but being struck still shocked and infuriated her. She let out a sharp cry.
As her palms flew, Primordial Qi surged toward Chu Fan like monstrous waves, one after another. The forceful wind was oppressive, making it impossible for him to get close.
"Spirit Array Map, activate!"
Without a moment’s hesitation, Chu Fan played his bottom card.
In an instant, his speed and Perception Power increased several times over!
His figure blurred into several ghostly residual images, circling the woman at high speed. He attacked with fists, palms, fingers, and kicks—a torrential storm of blows aimed specifically at her weak points like her joints, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
But the woman’s strength far exceeded his estimations!
Her reactions were astonishingly fast, and her Body Technique was extraordinary. She was actually able to keep up with Chu Fan’s speed while his Spirit Array Map was active, neutralizing his fierce attacks one by one. Her defense was impenetrable!
What’s more, her Protective Primordial Qi was several times stronger than that of the Fourth Heaven of Divine Power Realm cultivator Chu Fan had previously killed!
Chu Fan’s Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand struck her forearm several times, but the Extreme Cold Qi and Yellow Springs Death Qi failed to corrode through her Protective Primordial Qi!
’She’s above the Divine Power Realm...’
A tremor went through Chu Fan’s heart.
He wanted to activate the Five Elements Cauldron and catch her with a sneak attack.
But the moment he used the Five Elements Cauldron, his Primordial Qi would be instantly depleted.
If the single move failed, he feared he wouldn’t even have the chance to escape!
Back in Cyan Yang Ancient City, when he had exchanged palm strikes with that black-robed man at the Fourth Heaven of the Divine Power Realm, he had relied on the Five Elements Cauldron, a High-Grade Profound Weapon, to catch his opponent off guard.
But after the man was severely injured and fled, Chu Fan, having exhausted his Primordial Qi, couldn’t even give chase.
Chu Fan suppressed the thought of using the Five Elements Cauldron.
If this woman before him was only at the Fifth Level of Divine Power Realm, he might still have a chance to contend with her, or even win, by relying on his Spirit Array Map.
But against an opponent above the Divine Power Realm...
Just breaking through her Protective Primordial Qi was a huge headache!
Chu Fan’s thoughts raced, and he abruptly activated the Silent Extinction Quicksand Technique.
The gourd at his waist opened, and a handful of Poisonous Sand, indistinguishable from ordinary dust, scattered toward the woman’s face like a puff of smoke.
"Petty tricks!"
The woman snorted coldly, and an invisible, intangible, yet incredibly tough Primordial Qi Shield instantly materialized before her.
The Poisonous Sand hit the shield, making a SIZZLING, corrosive sound and emitting wisps of black smoke, but ultimately failed to break through.
Seeing the twenty-five breaths of time for the Spirit Array Map rapidly running out, Chu Fan made a split-second decision—
’Run!’
He shot backward, pushing his Running Technique to its absolute limit. There was Wind under his Feet, and he was as Light as a Feather.
He even drew upon the power of his newly mastered Nine Heavens Wind Mastery Scripture, taking slight control of the airflow around him. This greatly reduced his running resistance and increased his speed by another thirty percent!
WHOOSH!
Like a wisp of green smoke, he floated down the mountain and dove into the dense forest without hesitation.
"Don’t run, you little thief!"
The woman roared angrily, giving chase relentlessly.
Her Body Technique was uncanny and her speed was incredible; she was actually a sliver faster than Chu Fan.
One chasing, one fleeing, the two began a high-speed pursuit through the mountain forest.
Chu Fan utilized the subtleties of his Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step to their fullest. Every time the woman was about to catch up, he would manage to pull away again with an inconceivable change in direction, like a slippery eel.
This infuriated the woman, who let out a stream of sharp cries from behind, but her attempts to grab him failed time and time again.
The scene resembled a vicious dog chasing a rabbit.
Though she seemed close, she was always just shy of catching him.
In this way, chasing and fleeing, Chu Fan actually managed to increase the distance between them slightly!
Although the woman was furious, her face showed no sign of impatience.
She understood perfectly well that he was merely a Spirit Awakening Realm cultivator; his Primordial Qi was inherently limited.
This high-intensity sprint was consuming a massive amount of energy; there was no way he could keep it up for long.
She didn’t need to exert much effort at all. She just had to patiently keep up, and once he exhausted himself, capturing him would be child’s play.
But time ticked by.
An hour passed...
Two hours...
The boy up ahead hadn’t slowed down in the slightest!
He was still bounding along like an escaped rabbit, leaping through the mountain forest as if flying!
’How is this possible?!’
A storm raged in the woman’s heart—how could a junior in the Spirit Awakening Realm possess such vast and deep reserves of Primordial Qi?
It completely defied the common sense of Martial Arts!
Just as she was growing suspicious, she saw Chu Fan’s speed up ahead slow by an almost imperceptible degree. Then, he pulled a Small Jade Bottle from his robes.
He tipped out an Elixir Pill, tilted his head back, and swallowed it.
’Just as I thought, he can’t hold out!’ the woman sneered inwardly. ’Trying to replenish his Primordial Qi with Elixirs? Hmph. All medicine is partly poison. If he takes too many in a short time, how will his body withstand the backlash of the medicinal power? I’d like to see just how many you can swallow!’
She raised her voice to taunt him, "Boy, how do those Elixir Pills taste? How many more can you swallow over the next few hours?"
"When I catch you, I’ll definitely..."
Chu Fan didn’t even turn his head as his teasing voice drifted back, "Come and get me! If you catch me, this young master will ’heh heh heh’ you!"
The woman froze. "’Heh heh heh’? What does that mean?"
Chu Fan laughed. "It means... I’m going to... you!"
"You’re courting death!" The woman’s beautiful face turned frosty with anger, her slender eyebrows shot up, and her cheeks flushed crimson.
Her speed suddenly increased another notch, closing the distance slightly. "You lecherous little thief, I’ll have your dog’s life today!"
"I know, I know! You’ve already said that at least ten times!" Chu Fan still didn’t look back.
And so, their chase continued, stretching from day until nightfall.
Both had consumed a significant amount of Primordial Qi. As if by a tacit understanding, they maintained a safe distance from each other, found separate spots to sit down and rest, and ate to replenish their stamina.
While gnawing on her dry rations, the woman gritted her teeth and cursed in Chu Fan’s direction, vowing that even if she had to chase him to the ends of the earth, Medicine King Valley would never let him go.
Chu Fan, however, couldn’t be bothered to engage in a war of words. He kept a vigilant watch on her movements while racing against time to circulate his Nine Heavens Wind Mastery Scripture, devouring the sparse but still present Wandering Wind Spirits in the mountain forest.
