He Insisted on Fighting Me
The terrifying gust of wind that rushed towards him caused Shen Xuan's hair ornament to tilt to one side.
The mind of this former Prodigies of the Jiangbei Region completely shut down at this moment.
Who I am?
Where am I?
Why did he hit me?
These three ultimate philosophical questions about life swirled wildly in his mind.
As the fist, as big as a clay pot, rapidly enlarged in his pupils, the instinct for survival finally overwhelmed everything.
"I..."
Shen Xuan only had time to let out a short, indignant scream before he was forced to abandon all composure. His internal Qi and Blood surged, and the folding fan in his hand instantly closed, transforming into a white jade short sword, which he hastily used to parry upwards.
"Clang!!"
The Sword Qi and the force of the fist collided with a deafening roar!
A violent shockwave exploded outwards from the two of them, blowing the colorful giant mushrooms around them wildly.
Shen Xuan felt an irresistible, brute force emanating from the sword, which made his hands go numb and his whole body fly backward uncontrollably. He tumbled several times in the air before barely managing to regain his balance.
Tuo Bashan, however, remained rooted to the spot, unmoved. Seeing Shen Xuan forced back by his punch, he was not angry at all, but even more excited. He patted his chest with his large, fan-like hand, which was thumping loudly, and grinned, revealing a set of white teeth.
"Great! Much better than before! Let's do it again!"
Before he finished speaking, he transformed into a raging bull once more and charged forward.
In an instant, Sword Qi crisscrossed and fist winds howled.
Forced to brandish his jade sword, Shen Xuan leaped and bounded about, his white robes covered in dust. He was no longer the dashing young master he once was; he looked like a rabbit being chased by a tiger.
An unexpected reunion battle has begun.
Watching Shen Xuan being chased and beaten by Tuo Bashan, his refined image completely gone, Chen Fan not only showed no intention of helping him, but instead crossed his arms and watched with great interest.
He even turned his head and gave Su Qingyue, who was also speechless, a mischievous smile.
"Xiao Su, let's open a betting session."
"I bet Xiao Shen can hold out for three minutes without breaking down this time."
Su Qingyue's cool lips twitched almost imperceptibly, but she remained silent.
But Shen Xuan, who was frantically dodging in the distance, heard it all clearly.
He was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He stumbled and nearly got punched in the face by Tuo Bashan.
"Chen Fan!!"
Shen Xuan's furious roar, filled with grief and despair, echoed throughout the entire Mushroom Forest.
"Are you even human?! Tell that bull in your house that only knows how to fight to stop!!"
"Xiao Su, look."
Chen Fan crossed his arms, raised his chin towards the white figure jumping around in the arena, and winked at Su Qingyue beside him.
"Doesn't Xiao Shen look much better in this disheveled state than when he's pretending to be something he's not?"
Su Qingyue's usually cold lips twitched almost imperceptibly. She didn't reply, but a rare hint of helpless smile appeared in her icy eyes.
In the distance, Shen Xuan, who was being forced to defend himself by a series of violent punches, heard these words clearly.
His face, already flushed from the surge of Qi and Blood and qi, instantly turned a deep liver color, and he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot.
No hope!
The thought flashed through Shen Xuan's mind like lightning, and all the playfulness and helplessness in his eyes vanished, replaced by a sharp edge and determination.
"Tuo Bashan!"
He suddenly roared, no longer dodging, and with a whoosh, a foot-long white sword light shot out from the jade bone fan in his hand, and his whole aura changed abruptly.
Since we can't avoid it, then let's fight!
Although Shen Xuan never acted properly when he was with Chen Fan, don't forget...
Shen Xuan is still the number one Prodigies in Jiangbei!
"Good timing!"
Upon seeing this, Tuo Bashan was not surprised at all; on the contrary, his eyes lit up with excitement, and he roared as he rushed forward.
In an instant, the Mushroom Forest became their battlefield.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two fought from the ground into the air, then crashed back down. The violent energy shockwave tore the giant mushrooms within a hundred-meter radius into pieces, sending colorful spores flying everywhere, like a dazzling fireworks display.
The Alien Races Prodigies around them had long since vanished without a trace, and even the Ape Alien who had led the way had scrambled to hide a thousand meters away, only daring to peek out with its furry head, watching this battle of gods in horror.
It must be admitted that Shen Xuan is very strong.
His nearly year of arduous cultivation in the Myriad Laws Source Realm has already transformed him completely.
Each of his sword strikes was Bone Refinement with the ferocity of a life-or-death struggle.
However, his opponent was Tuo Bashan.
A monster with the Ancient Barbarian Bloodline.
After a quarter of an hour of intense fighting, Shen Xuan's breathing became rapid, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his sword speed noticeably slowed down.
On the other hand, Tuo Bashan was radiating heat like steam, but his fighting spirit only increased, growing stronger with each battle, like a tireless prehistoric beast.
"Now!"
Tuo Bashan's beast-like battle instincts precisely detected the tiny opening in Shen Xuan's breathing.
He let out an extremely excited roar, stomped his right foot on the ground, and shot into the sky like a cannonball, gathering all his strength into a single punch, which he threw straight out without any fancy moves!
"Barbarian God Strike!"
This punch broke through the layers of sword shadows that blocked it.
"Not good!"
Shen Xuan's pupils contracted sharply, and he hastily held the jade sword horizontally in front of his chest.
"Clang!"
A loud bang.
Shen Xuan's protective Qi and Blood shattered instantly, and he was sent flying backward as if struck by a giant hammer, tracing a messy parabola in the air before crashing heavily into a pile of mushroom remains.
"Puff!"
He struggled to lift his head, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He felt as if all the bones in his body were about to fall apart, and he could no longer muster any strength.
Watching Tuo Bashan walk heavily towards him step by step, Shen Xuan closed his eyes in grief and indignation, letting out a desperate groan.
"I'm never hanging out with you monsters again..."
Having defeated Shen Xuan, Tuo Bashan's chest heaved violently. His fighting spirit not only did not subside, but instead burned like a volcano that had been completely ignited, reaching its peak.
He turned around abruptly, his eyes, blazing with brilliant light, passing over the lifeless Shen Xuan on the ground and the speechless Su Qingyue beside him, and fixed firmly and precisely on the child who had seemed to be watching a show from beginning to end.
At that moment, the Barbarian Clan blood within him roared and yearned!
"Chen Fan!!"
Tuo Bashan let out a roar that shook the forest, his voice filled with unprecedented ecstasy and soaring fighting spirit.
"Let's fight!"
Before he finished speaking, the hard ground beneath his feet cracked like a spiderweb, and he transformed into a bolt of earth-yellow lightning three times more violent than when he attacked Shen Xuan, carrying a terrifying fist force capable of tearing the Firmament apart, and punched towards Chen Fan!
"Well."
A helpless smile appeared on Chen Fan's face; he didn't even move an inch.
Faced with that earth-shattering punch, he simply raised his right hand and, meeting the terrifying fist that was capable of shattering mountains, casually slapped it across the face.
"Smack!"
A crisp, unbelievable sound suddenly echoed through the deathly silent forest.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment.
That terrifying fist force, powerful enough to make even Late Organ Refining Realm tremble, along with Tuo Bashan's massive, mountain-like body, was directly slapped sideways by that seemingly delicate and weak little hand.
Boom!
Tuo Bashan smashed a large, human-shaped crater several meters deep into the ground, stirring up clouds of dust.
His eyes rolled back, and before he could even utter a sound, he fainted on the spot.
The entire hall fell silent.
Chen Fan casually withdrew his hand, as if he had merely swatted a buzzing mosquito.
He shrugged at the two dumbfounded people, his face full of innocent innocence.
"Look, he insisted that I do it."