Say Thank You!

"Standard Hundred-Forged Embroidered Spring Blade, just a low-level Brocade Guard."

"Ninth-Rank Black Robed Constable boots from the yamen, are you the new Ninth-Rank Black-Robed Constable?"

"An interesting combination."

"Have a seat!"

The White Ape gestured to the chairs on either side of the main hall below, while he himself sat imposingly on the main bed, casually tossing the mangled corpse of the courtesan aside as if it were trash.

"Die, demon!"

Lu Xuening's eyes blazed with fury at the sight. Wielding her longsword, she unleashed a set of exquisite sword techniques and charged directly at the White Ape.

"You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"

A vicious glint flashed in the White Ape's eyes. He threw a punch, his bare fist meeting Lu Xuening's longsword head-on.

Boom!

The sharp longsword left a long gash on his hand, but the White Ape's terrifyingly violent fist also slammed hard against Lu Xuening's sword. With a powerful shove, he sent Lu Xuening flying backward, sword and all!

Lu Xuening was sent flying several yards by the White Ape's punch, crashing heavily into the wall and leaving a human-shaped indentation before she fell to the ground.

"He's already reached the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm, the Marrow Asura!"

"I'll hold him off, you run!"

Lu Xuening struggled to her feet, stretching her limbs. She coughed up a mouthful of stagnant blood, her pale complexion regaining some color, and immediately shouted at Chen Fan.

With that, she ignored the danger, twirled her sword again, and charged at the White Ape.

Seeing this, Chen Fan didn't choose to flee. Instead, with a thought, he summoned his status panel:

[Name: Chen Fan]
[Realm: Divine Treasury Realm (Fourth Level: Blood Martial Saint)]
[Cultivation Techniques: Body Tempering Fist (Grand Perfection) Blade Draw Slash (Grand Perfection)]
[Current Personal Lifespan Remaining: 50 years]
[Current Demonkin Lifespan: 56 years]

He immediately poured all fifty-six years of Demonkin Lifespan into Body Tempering Fist, intending to use this opportunity to break through to the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm, the Marrow Asura.

He had initially thought that a martial artist at the fourth level of the Divine Treasury Realm like himself, along with Lu Xuening at the peak of the Divine Treasury Realm, would be more than enough to kill a demon at the fourth level of the Divine Treasury Realm. But the moment the White Ape made his move, he knew they had underestimated the creature.

[After entering the fourth level of the Divine Treasury Realm, the Blood Martial Saint, you continued to diligently practice Body Tempering Fist at the Grand Perfection level. In the fifteenth year, you broke through to the Bronze Skin stage, entering the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm, the Marrow Asura. During this period, your comprehension of Body Tempering Fist deepened continuously!]

[You continued to practice Body Tempering Fist. In the thirtieth year, you reached the Frost Marrow stage with the aid of Body Tempering Fist. You bypassed five levels and became a martial artist at the peak of the Divine Treasury Realm. You felt a trace of the world's vital energy and saw hope for Body Tempering Fist to break through its limits!]

[You continued to comprehend Body Tempering Fist. Ten years passed in the blink of an eye, but your talent was limited, and you did not comprehend any higher-level techniques!]

[In the fiftieth year, you finally grasped a trace of the world's vital energy and saw through the subsequent path of Body Tempering Fist. You began to continuously refine Body Tempering Fist and found great joy in it.]

[In the fifty-sixth year, you poured all your lifelong effort into finally modifying Body Tempering Fist into a more powerful and formidable fist technique. You named it Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist. Cultivating this fist technique allows one to break through five levels, communicate with the world's vital energy, and use it as a millstone to temper oneself, strengthen oneself, and ultimately condense the Innate Body!]

[Peak Divine Treasury Realm]
[Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist]

Chen Fan clenched his fists slightly, feeling the explosive power surging within him. Bronze Skin, Iron Bones, Steel Tendons, Mercury Blood, Frost Marrow—his current physique could be described as having skin like bronze, bones like iron, tendons like steel, blood like mercury, and marrow like frost. His vital energy surged like a dragon, his combat power was immense!

Boom!

Lu Xuening, who had been entangled with the White Ape for a long time, was once again sent flying and crashed heavily in front of Chen Fan. The White Ape was also covered in wounds, several of them deep enough to expose bone, but this only fueled his ferocity further!

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"Didn't I tell you to run?"

"Why are you still here?"

Lu Xuening coughed violently, speaking with a helpless expression.

With her current strength, she couldn't kill this Ape Demon, but if she wanted to escape, the Ape Demon might not be able to stop her.

But she couldn't run, because Chen Fan was still here.

She had originally planned to hold off the Ape Demon for a while, letting Chen Fan escape, and then retreat herself once he was safe. But she hadn't expected that while she was desperately holding off the Ape Demon, Chen Fan would be there with his eyes closed, meditating.

Big brother, what are you doing?

"Leave the rest to me!"

Chen Fan helped Lu Xuening up, shielding her behind him as he faced the giant White Ape.

"Kid, kneel down and kowtow to me three times, then call me Grandpa, and I might spare your insolence today out of respect for the Brocade Guard."

"Say thank you!"

The White Ape glared at Chen Fan, his face contorted with ferocity.

Lu Xuening, being a Ninth-Rank Black-Robed Constable with the strength of the peak Divine Treasury Realm, surprised the Ape Demon but it was within his acceptable range. After all, she was a constable transferred from Dragon Abyss Prefecture; it wasn't unusual for her to have some skills.

But Chen Fan, carrying a Hundred-Forged Embroidered Spring Blade and wearing the boots of an ordinary Brocade Guard, looked like nothing more than a common Brocade Guard member.

He could kill a low-level Brocade Guard like him with a single punch, without any effort.

"Thank you!"

Chen Fan responded calmly.

He took two quick steps, swinging his fist fiercely at the Ape Demon. The Ape Demon didn't move at all, a hint of disdain on its face.

Boom!

Chen Fan leaped, unleashing a punch. His terrifying fist stirred up a gale, smashing hard into the Ape Demon's face. With a few crisp cracking sounds, the Ape Demon spat out a mouthful of blood, along with several teeth.

He was sent crashing to the ground by Chen Fan's punch. The impact of the immense force shattered the thick wooden planks beneath him, his head plunging through the floor and emerging from the roof of the sixth floor.

At this moment.

On the sixth floor.

A wealthy merchant was spending a fortune on a courtesan from Wangchun Pavilion, enjoying an intimate moment. Suddenly, he heard a loud noise. A massive ape's head emerged from the roof, startling him into a scream:

"There's a monster here!"

The courtesan was also startled by the sudden turn of events. But upon clearly seeing the terrifying face, she whispered:

"Lord Ape."

However, the White Ape quickly pulled its head out of the wooden planks. Before it could even steady itself, Chen Fan threw another punch.

Boom!

This punch swept out, smashing hard into the White Ape's left ribs. Several ribs were instantly broken, sending him flying sideways. He skidded for several yards across the ground, crashing into a pillar in the hall before stopping.

The White Ape was stunned by these two punches from Chen Fan. He felt as if Chen Fan were a humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex, his slender body filled with explosive power.

Yet, he sensed no aura of heavenly energy from Chen Fan. This meant Chen Fan hadn't opened his acupoints to communicate with heavenly energy and step into the Divine Aperture Realm!

Without entering the Divine Aperture Realm, a Human Race cultivator in the Divine Treasury Realm was actually clashing with him, a great demon of the same realm, and pinning him to the ground. What kind of monster was this?!

"He's actually this strong?"

Lu Xuening's heart pounded as she witnessed the scene.

She had never imagined Chen Fan was hiding so much. He was also a peak Divine Treasury Realm martial artist!