I Can Merge Techniques

Chapter 477: Chapter 154: Body Shakes Profound Weapon, Limit-Breaking Might Shown; Demon Suppression Crushes Fiery Sun, An Eye for an Eye

"Later, when Fan came back, Lord Yue personally examined his body and didn’t find anything unusual either."

"But I still can’t rest easy!" Li Qingxue stubbornly shook her head, her gaze resolute. "I’m going to the Demon Suppression Bureau myself. I need to get some straight answers and see if there’s a method to completely eradicate this potential threat!"

Cao Feng fell silent for a moment. Seeing how determined Li Qingxue was, he understood the gravity of the situation.

He nodded, then turned to Cao Yan, who was standing beside him. "Cao Yan, you will accompany Qingxue to the Demon Suppression Bureau. Be sure to get a clear picture of the situation and see if the Bureau has a method for dealing with the contamination."

"Yes!" Cao Yan replied.

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「Meanwhile, outside the Fiery Sun Gang headquarters.」

Chu Fan led Cyan Snake, White Snake, and Mo Yunzi to the large, red-lacquered gates, then raised his foot and kicked...

With a deafening BOOM, the two heavy gates were sent flying right off their hinges!

The four of them swaggered inside. The moment they stepped into the courtyard, a furious roar echoed out, "Who dares cause trouble at the Fiery Sun Gang!"

Xia Yao and Zhang Heng rushed out, leading dozens of Fiery Sun Gang disciples.

Every one of them held a weapon. In a flash of cold steel, they completely surrounded Chu Fan and his three companions.

Chu Fan’s eyes swept over the crowd, pausing for a moment on Xia Yao and Zhang Heng’s faces before he slowly drew a Profound Iron Waist Token from within his robes.

The token, glinting with a cold light, was engraved with the single character: "Chu."

Chu Fan’s voice was glacial. "The Demon Suppression Bureau is on official business! I suspect the Fiery Sun Gang of colluding with Demon Fiends and threatening the peace of Qing Province. All of you, drop your weapons and surrender!"

"..." Upon hearing his words, Xia Yao, Zhang Heng, and all the Fiery Sun Gang disciples were stunned speechless, their faces masks of utter disbelief.

’The Demon Suppression Bureau is on official business?’

’Colluding with Demon Fiends?’

Their eyes involuntarily drifted toward Cyan Snake and White Snake standing behind Chu Fan...

’Those two are bona fide Snake Demons!’

’You bring demon fiends with you to frame us for colluding with them? Isn’t that the most absurd joke imaginable?’

But even though they were filled with indignation, they didn’t dare let any of it show.

In Qing Province City, the Demon Suppression Bureau was an absolute authority. The very definition of "Demon" was vague, and it had always been whatever the Bureau said it was.

If they said you were a Demon, you were a Demon.

If they said you weren’t, you weren’t.

They knew perfectly well that Chu Fan was here to settle the score from what happened at Wangxian Tower. But the Demon Suppression Guard token in his hand was a symbol of absolute power, leaving them no room to resist.

Xia Yao and Zhang Heng gritted their teeth, their hearts filled with regret. ’If we’d known this would happen, we never should have humiliated those two Snake Demons just to suck up to the Zhang Family.’

’Now we’ve attracted this demon god, and he’s come right to our doorstep!’

"Those are the two!"

White Snake peeked out from behind Chu Fan. Pointing a slender finger at Xia Yao and Zhang Heng, her voice was still tinged with lingering anger.

Xia Yao and Zhang Heng’s expressions turned grim, their eyes locked intently on Chu Fan.

It didn’t take much guesswork. The young man before them had to be Chu Fan, who had recently shot to fame in Qing Province City. Among all the members of the Seven Stars Gang, he was the only one with the status of a Demon Suppression Guard.

’But they never imagined the boy would be so brazen as to barge directly into the Fiery Sun Gang’s headquarters to settle a grudge!’

Xia Yao suppressed her shock and fury, stepping forward. She cupped her hands and said, "Lord Chu, we of the Fiery Sun Gang and your own..."

Before she could finish, a WHOOSH cut through the air. Chu Fan’s figure blurred, appearing before her like a phantom. He was so close that Xia Yao could see the cold glint in the depths of his eyes.

"What?!"

Xia Yao’s pupils contracted. She was scared witless.

’Before, I was only wary of Chu Fan’s status as a Demon Suppression Guard and didn’t think much of his cultivation. But this speed... it’s far greater than my own, and I’m at the Fifth Level of the Divine Power Realm!’

She had no time to think. As she scrambled backward, she flicked her right sleeve. A Golden Rope shot out like a striking viper, aiming to bind Chu Fan.

But Chu Fan’s figure vanished in a flash!

"Xia Yao, watch out!"

Zhang Heng cried out in alarm from behind her, but before the words left his mouth, a massive force struck the back of Xia Yao’s head.

Her world spun. With a sickening THUD, Chu Fan slammed her head straight into the dirt of the courtyard, leaving only the lower half of her body flailing in the air!

The Fiery Sun Gang disciples stared, utterly flabbergasted. Their Hall Master of the Sun Hall hadn’t even survived a single exchange before being brought to such a pathetic state. They were so shocked they forgot to even hold their weapons.

"GRAAAH!"

Driven mad by pain and humiliation, Xia Yao raged. With a WHIZ, the Golden Rope in her right hand shot out, striking toward Chu Fan’s back like a viper’s tongue.

CRACK!

Chu Fan’s left hand shot out like lightning, precisely catching the end of the Golden Rope. With a flick of his wrist, he looped the rope and cinched it around Xia Yao’s neck.

He stood and yanked hard. Choked by the rope, Xia Yao was lifted completely off her feet. She sailed through the air like a kite with a snapped string before crashing heavily onto the stone ground, sending shattered rock and dust flying.

"Stop!"

Zhang Heng roared, and with a sharp SHING, the Long Saber at his waist was unsheathed. In a flash of silvery light, it descended upon Chu Fan’s head!

Chu Fan’s body swayed, and he effortlessly dodged the blade like a willow seed drifting on the wind. Taking advantage of the motion, he flicked the Golden Rope, sending it coiling around Zhang Heng’s neck like a great snake constricting a tree.

"You..."

Zhang Heng felt the rope tighten around his neck, and the hair on his arms stood on end. He instinctively reached up with his left hand to pull at the rope, but it was too late.

Chu Fan yanked his right hand sharply, flinging both Xia Yao and Zhang Heng into the air before slamming them back down onto the ground!

THUD!

THUD!

The two crashed to the ground, blood trickling from their mouths and noses as they lay in a pathetic heap.

The Fiery Sun Gang disciples watched in terror, but none of them dared to move forward.

’Their two Hall Masters, both at the Fifth Level of the Divine Power Realm, were utterly powerless. If they—mere disciples at the Spirit Awakening Realm, some of whom hadn’t even completed their Mortal Transformation—were to step forward, wouldn’t that just be suicide?’

"Lord Chu, show mercy!"

An urgent cry echoed from the distance. A middle-aged man in a brocade robe came running over, panting for breath, with several disciples trailing behind him.