At those words, Fire Fox Daoist and the others froze.
As for Coiled Dragon and his group nearby, they were not particularly surprised. After all, they knew Lin Fan's current cultivation, so they understood that he would not necessarily lose against Venerable Lianhua.
Coiled Dragon thought that Lin Fan had only recently broken through to the Golden Core Stage, so his experience fighting at that level was bound to be somewhat lacking.
Thus, he had not expected Lin Fan to defeat Venerable Lianhua. In his view, managing a draw against her would already be impressive.
"Lin Fan, do you know what you're saying?"
Fire Fox Daoist exclaimed in shock, "You want to spar with my master? Do you know what realm my master is in?"
Hearing this,
Lin Fan nodded slightly and smiled. "I do. Your master is at the middle Golden Core Stage. If she weren't at that realm, I certainly wouldn't want to spar with her."
"Don't tell me you're scared, Venerable Lianhua?"
At these words,
a flicker of killing intent flashed through Venerable Lianhua's eyes. She had never encountered a cultivator of a lower realm who dared speak to her like this.
He really is courting death!
Originally, she had intended to treat Lin Fan a little better so he would give her the Nine-Spirit Snow Lotus sooner.
Now it seemed that her overly friendly attitude had only made Lin Fan more arrogant.
"It seems I need to teach you a lesson. Otherwise, you won't understand how to respect the strong."
Venerable Lianhua stepped forward and unleashed her powerful might. She targeted Lin Fan alone, directing all of it onto him.
Lin Fan paid no mind to Venerable Lianhua's might. He had originally thought he would need to circulate his cultivation technique to withstand it.
Yet he