Yet what left everyone stunned was this.
Facing Void Rat Marquis's all-out sneak attack, Zhou Bailan's eyes flashed. Golden light swirled around him as he actually threw a punch to meet it head-on!
Amid the thunderous collision.
Zhou Bailan's arm was pulverized into a bloody mush, and under that terrifying force, flesh tore from his body as he was sent staggering back, seriously injured.
Yet his eyes remained blazing as he withstood Void Rat Marquis's assassination strike head-on.
"How is that possible?!" On the other side, a deep look of astonishment flashed across Void Rat Marquis's rat-like face.
His body turned into a phantom as he lunged at Zhou Bailan once more.
And at that very instant.
Ripples flashed through the air, and Chen Fan's body abruptly appeared between them.
A trace of surprise also crossed his face.
At his peak, with the aid of treasures and the power of merit, Zhou Bailan had only barely possessed Marquis-level combat strength.
Even if he had been uninjured, he might have met his end facing Void Rat Marquis's ambush.
Yet now, when he was clearly at the end of his tether, he had forcibly blocked Void Rat Marquis's sneak attack with a single punch. Though his injuries appeared severe, for Zhou Bailan, who also possessed an Origin Pearl, they were injuries that could be healed in an instant once the Origin Pearl's power recovered.
It seems absorbing Lin Shaofeng's origin has greatly improved Zhou Bailan's strength.
When Zhou Bailan had fought Lin Shaofeng, he had definitely not possessed such exaggerated strength.
If he were to challenge the Sky-Reaching Tower now, he should be able to clear the ninth floor with ease.
The thought flashed through Chen Fan's mind, and then blood light surged around his body as the Cold Edge Sword in