Just as Earth Demon Old Ghost tried to block him, an illusory flame suddenly rose inside his body. Fortunately, he noticed something amiss quickly enough to extinguish it in time, but the consequence was that Xiao Fan's fist was already inches away.
Looking at Xiao Fan's fist, Earth Demon Old Ghost gritted his teeth. Xiao Fan would never give him another chance to block now. Icy energy surged out of his body, forming a thin suit of crystalline ice armor over him.
The ice armor had only just finished forming when Xiao Fan's fist struck Earth Demon Old Ghost's chest.
A flicker of surprise crossed Xiao Fan's eyes at Earth Demon Old Ghost's swift reaction.
When he attacked just now, Xiao Fan had used the Fallen Heart Flame to summon a heart flame inside Earth Demon Old Ghost. He had intended to severely wound him while the heart flame distracted and disrupted him, but he had not expected Earth Demon Old Ghost to react so quickly.
The heart flame had barely begun to emerge before Earth Demon Old Ghost detected the change inside his body and extinguished it outright. Even though he had snuffed it out, however, Xiao Fan's fist still landed on his chest.
Still, this exchange made Xiao Fan realize that the formidable enemies he faced would only grow more terrifying. Catching them off guard with the Fallen Heart Flame's heart flame would become increasingly difficult.
Not only did these powerful fighters possess astonishing perception, allowing them to detect the heart flame before it even appeared, but even if he successfully summoned it, enemies with profound strength had far too many ways to render such little tricks ineffective.
"Bang!"
In the midst of battle, these thoughts merely flashed through Xiao Fan's mind. Then his fist, shrouded in Chaos