"Ning Chuan?"
Shen Qianxun's beautiful eyes were filled with shock.
She knew better than anyone how powerful Li Zhenfei was.
Not only had Li Zhenfei reached the eighth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, he had also mastered several formidable martial techniques. His ghostlike movement technique in particular had left Shen Qianxun unable to touch him even with her Flame Dragon Sword Technique.
And that was before Li Zhenfei brought out a low-grade spirit artifact longsword.
With a spirit artifact in hand, Li Zhenfei's true combat strength was probably comparable to that of a warrior at the peak of the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm. He could be called invincible below the Dao Foundation Realm.
Even Shen Qianxun had been unable to evade Li Zhenfei's sword strike, yet Ning Chuan had carried her out of its path.
When had Ning Chuan become so strong?
Especially when Shen Qianxun discovered that Ning Chuan had defeated Li Chengliang and the other three Spirit Sea Realm warriors, her shock grew beyond measure.
"Ning Chuan, you... put me down first! Li Zhenfei is too strong. You probably can't handle him alone. Let's fight him together!"
Shen Qianxun spoke through gritted teeth.
Realizing that Ning Chuan was holding her in his arms, Shen Qianxun blushed crimson, utterly embarrassed.
"Listen to me. You're injured, so go heal yourself! Leave Li Zhenfei to me. I'll definitely defeat him!"
Ning Chuan smiled faintly, but his tone brooked no argument.
He set Shen Qianxun down, then a streak of light flashed beneath his feet. His blood surged through his body as an incomparably fierce palm strike slammed toward Li Zhenfei.
"You're courting death!"
Li Zhenfei flew into a rage, his gaze darkening.
He had never expected Ning Chuan to interfere just as he unleashed the full power of his spirit artifact and was about to defeat Shen Qianxun.
Although Ning Chuan had displayed remarkable combat strength by defeating Li Chengliang and the other three, Li Zhenfei still did not take him seriously.
Killing intent flashed in Li Zhenfei's eyes. His spirit artifact longsword spewed three feet of sword qi, sharp enough to tear through anything, and slashed straight down at Ning Chuan.
Even a ninth-level Spirit Sea Realm warrior would not dare withstand a spirit artifact with flesh and blood. Ning Chuan, with his mere cultivation at the second level of the Spirit Sea Realm, was simply courting death!
Boom!
As though thunder had exploded, fighting spirit blazed in Ning Chuan's eyes. He unleashed a Great Wind Thunder Palm while simultaneously using the Wandering Dragon Movement Technique. Like a bolt of lightning, he charged straight at Li Zhenfei without dodging or retreating.
Hum!
The sword light descended, and Li Zhenfei's strike cleaved Ning Chuan's figure in two.
"What?!"
Everyone's heart trembled at the sight.
Had Ning Chuan died just like that?
"No, that's an afterimage!"
Someone cried out in alarm.
The figure shattered. It was not Ning Chuan's true body, but an afterimage he had left behind.
At some point, Ning Chuan had appeared behind Li Zhenfei, his peerless palm strike driving toward Li Zhenfei's back.
Li Zhenfei also sensed the fierce wind behind him. Without thinking, he swept his sword backward.
Bang!
Ning Chuan's palm strike landed directly on the spirit artifact longsword. The blade instantly hummed and shuddered, and even Li Zhenfei felt his arm go numb.
His eyes filled with shock. Ning Chuan's palm strike had unleashed a staggering two hundred thousand jin of force, no weaker than his own strength-in fact, it was slightly stronger.
How could someone at the second level of the Spirit Sea Realm possess such terrifying strength?
"Hurricane!"
Ning Chuan's body jolted, but he did not retreat. Instead, he stamped down hard, his gaze fiercely sharp, and unleashed the second stage of the Great Wind Thunder Palm. Like a raging hurricane, his devastating palm strikes continued their assault on Li Zhenfei.
"You're courting death!"
Li Zhenfei was furious and unbearably frustrated. Ning Chuan's Wandering Dragon Movement Technique was so mysterious and unpredictable that even he struggled to track Ning Chuan's movements.
Moreover, Ning Chuan fought with ferocious force, engaging Li Zhenfei at close quarters and preventing his spirit artifact longsword from unleashing its full power.
Holding his sword in one hand, he slashed at Ning Chuan's arm. At the same time, he clenched his other hand into a fist. Brilliant silver starlight flickered as he unleashed dozens of punches in succession, sending them crashing toward Ning Chuan like stars.
A profound-rank low-grade martial technique, Starlight Fist!
Boom!
Hurricane, the second stage of the Great Wind Thunder Palm, was far fiercer than Thunderclap. It collided directly with Li Zhenfei's fist strikes and annihilated all several dozen of them.
Meanwhile, Ning Chuan darted forward like lightning, evading the spirit artifact longsword as his peerless palm strike slammed toward Li Zhenfei's head.
The wind from his palm was razor-sharp. If the strike landed, Li Zhenfei's head would likely burst apart like a watermelon.
Li Zhenfei did not dare hesitate. He met Ning Chuan's palm strike head-on, and his arm shook violently. A savage surge of force struck him, sending him staggering backward, with a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
Yet Ning Chuan gave Li Zhenfei no opening. Using the Wandering Dragon Movement Technique and the Great Wind Thunder Palm, he circled Li Zhenfei and unleashed attacks like a furious storm.
The battle set Ning Chuan's blood boiling and filled him with exhilarating satisfaction. The sensation of each blow striking flesh intoxicated him.
More importantly, his powerful mental strength and the mysterious Wandering Dragon Movement Technique made Li Zhenfei's attacks seem incredibly slow to his senses, even with the spirit artifact longsword. He could evade them with ease.
Instead, he forced Li Zhenfei into a contest of physical strength at close quarters, leaving Li Zhenfei howling with rage.
"Ning Chuan... he's actually this strong?"
Shen Qianxun's beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief.
She was healing her injuries at one side of the Arena and had intended to find an opening to join the battle and help Ning Chuan. Never had she imagined that Ning Chuan would be so powerful that, even in such a fierce battle, he could suppress Li Zhenfei and gain the upper hand!
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