No one had expected that Chen Fan's attempt to kill the War Clan siblings was merely a feint. His true target was actually the Dao Protector at the Spirit Refining Late Stage!
No one dared believe it. A Dao Protector's cultivation had been accumulated over thousands of years; the gap between the Spirit Refining Late Stage and Spirit Refining Early Stage was like a chasm that could not be crossed. Yet Chen Fan, a mere Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, actually dared to scheme against a War Clan powerhouse like this.
Whoosh!
A point of cold light arrived first, followed by a sword swift as the wind!
While everyone stood dumbfounded, that Dao Protector had no time to evade. Chen Fan's sword swept across his throat like a shooting star, and blood instantly streamed from the Dao Protector's neck!
Chen Fan stepped through the Nine Palaces, his figure ghostlike. In but an instant, he faded from where he stood. Like an assassin, he was silent and decisive in slaughter, striking fear into people's hearts!
"How... how could this be?" Zhan Yuewu's lips parted slightly in disbelief. The heroic air on her face had vanished completely. She knew the Dao Protector's strength well, yet he had not detected Chen Fan's stealthy strike at all!
Dugu Han watched it all and had not expected Chen Fan to pull such a move. He could not help nodding inwardly before transmitting his voice, "Be careful. A Spirit Refining Late Stage cultivator has formidable vitality. That sword strike cannot kill him!"
Whoosh!
Chen Fan's remaining three afterimages vanished completely, while his true body appeared high in the air. He held a sharp sword, his robes fluttering, and a trace of blood still lingered on the blade—the Dao Protector's blood.
His brows furrowed slightly. He had