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"Oh?"

Shi Zhongyu raised a brow but did not put away his demon blade. Frowning at the suddenly appearing Chen Fan, he asked, "Is this the person you said would enter with us?"

Lianyun Witch nodded and reminded them, "He is Hu Jiuguang's close friend."

Though her expression remained calm, Chen Fan's sudden appearance had left her inwardly astonished.

She was, after all, truly at the second level of Chang Sheng.

Although she had not been paying attention to her surroundings, Chen Fan's concealment and sudden appearance still filled her with wariness.

Chen Fan nodded calmly. "I am Zhang Fan."

"Heh, what stray cat or dog thinks he deserves to come with us..."

After hearing Lian Yun's words, Shi Zhongyu swept Chen Fan with his divine sense, completely locking onto him. Then, with a cold sneer, he swung his blade.

Lianyun Witch's eyes flickered. She watched the scene coldly without making any move to stop him.

Instead, Hu Jiuguang roared furiously, "Shi Zhongyu, do you really want to die?!"

This was a genuine outpouring of his feelings.

Yet as Shi Zhongyu's blade descended, Chen Fan's figure abruptly vanished once more.

His demon blade slashed out, howling winds rising as shockwaves surged in all directions. Yet Shi Zhongyu's brow lifted slightly.

He knew perfectly well that he had not truly struck anyone.

The next moment, he suddenly sensed a chill gleam behind him. As he turned his head, a Black Sword already within arm's reach had struck the top of his head.

Clang!

With a crisp metallic collision, his body crashed down with the sword's edge, smashing into the ground and embedding deeply within the earth.

Chen Fan sneered as he looked down at the figure slammed into the ground.

He had just linked Void-Escaping Wings with Void Concealment, vanishing in