Su Fan felt as if his internal organs had shifted, his intestines twisted into a knot, causing him immense pain.
You punched Su Fan, sending him flying dozens of meters away.
As Su Fan scrambled to his feet, he looked up and saw You already in front of him, a fist hurtling towards his face.
Su Fan barely had time to block with his arm.
Su Fan was sent flying again.
The opponent's speed was too great; such a large physique moving so fast was simply unnatural!
Pfft!
This time, Su Fan spat out a mouthful of blood.
It had been so long since Su Fan had been made to vomit blood; now, he had been beaten to it!
While flying backward through the air, Su Fan retrieved a pill from his spatial ring.
A Yang-Boosting Pill!
He swallowed it in one gulp.
"Vertical and Horizontal Qi Ascent Technique!"
Su Fan didn't immediately reveal his trump card. His strength surged instantly. While he still couldn't cross the threshold of the Heaven Realm, he was infinitely close to its power.
As if electric currents coursed through him, Su Fan's aura ascended, his body moving without wind. He floated in mid-air, halting his backward momentum.
This wasn't because Su Fan had entered the Heaven Realm. He could fly solely because his true qi was so dense that the overflowing qi lifted his body off the ground.
"Oh?"
You paused slightly, sensing the change in Su Fan.
"Flashy!"
However, he paid it no mind, dismissing it as Su Fan's pretense.
"Taste my Cannon Fist!"
You swung his thick arms, directly smashing towards Su Fan's face.
Su Fan's current state was peculiar. He seemed to have gained a new understanding of the Heaven Realm. Lowering his head, he appeared oblivious to You's approaching fists.
"The Heaven Realm... is it about defying heaven and contending for dominance with the world?"
At this moment, Su Fan felt as if he had touched the very edge of the Heaven Realm. The surrounding world's momentum seemed as if it could be manipulated for his use.
Su Fan's eyes snapped open, his gaze fixed on the attacking You.
"Vertical and Horizontal Supreme Art!"
Su Fan brandished his twin swords. You's movements appeared incredibly slow in Su Fan's eyes. In this state, Su Fan possessed some of the power of the Heaven Realm.
"Conquer the World!"
Su Fan moved his feet, instantly darting forward. His twin swords crossed in front of him, spinning rapidly.
With a swish, in the blink of an eye, he passed through You's body.
Su Fan appeared behind You.
You's forward momentum abruptly halted.
Swish, swish, swish!!!
Then, countless crisscrossing sword marks appeared on You's body. It was as if he had been sliced a thousand times in an instant.
"Pfft!"
You suddenly collapsed to his knees.
"Im-pos-si-ble!"
You's breath was fading. He could not accept this outcome. Why? Why could Su Fan win?
He refused to believe that Su Fan, who had been helpless moments ago, could now gravely wound him in an instant.
Su Fan was also not faring well. Forcibly using Heaven Realm techniques was like a thin pipe releasing a torrent of high-pressure water; it had nearly burst him!
Even though Su Fan had touched the edge of the Heaven Realm, he couldn't use its techniques without consequence.
"Su Fan! Die!"
You struggled to his feet, bloodied, his innate Gu worm shattered on his head. With a ferocious expression, he attempted to attack Su Fan again.
"Don't push yourself. You can still stand, can't you?"
Su Fan sat on the ground, exhausted, and said to You.
As soon as Su Fan finished speaking, You indeed stopped moving. He merely stared in Su Fan's direction, unmoving.
Su Fan let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it was just a final surge of strength.
However, Su Fan no longer had the strength to get up and could only hope that Su Yutong and the others would arrive quickly to pick him up.
"Holy crap! What happened here?"
Vehicles were still passing by on the highway. Drivers who noticed the pitted road exclaimed in surprise. Some curious onlookers even stopped, unafraid of causing an accident.
Seeing Su Fan and the muscular You on the ground, they were even more shocked and began filming with their phones.
Su Fan was too weak to stop them and could only let them take pictures.
Photos and videos of the scene were quickly uploaded online.
To avoid trouble, Su Fan covered his face while they were filming, so his face was not exposed.
"This person is still alive! Did you call the police?"
As more people gathered, someone discovered that Su Fan was still alive.
Everyone exchanged glances. Call the police? They seemed to have forgotten.
These people were too engrossed in watching the spectacle and filming for viral fame; they hadn't even considered calling the police, assuming someone else had.
Su Fan sighed, covered his face, and lay on the ground, too weary to say anything.
After some time, a figure flew down from the sky.
Lin Yao had rushed over immediately after receiving news from Su Yutong.
"Holy cow! A flying person!"
Lin Yao's arrival caused even more of a stir.
A person who could fly! How could they not be excited?
"Su Fan. Are you alright?"
Lin Yao asked Su Fan with a worried expression.
"I'm fine. Take me away quickly."
Su Fan said to Lin Yao, wanting only to leave this place quickly to avoid further trouble.
Lin Yao didn't waste words and flew away with Su Fan in her arms.
The surrounding onlookers snapped photos furiously with their phones.
Lin Yao spent only a few seconds there, from her arrival to picking up Su Fan, but her face was still captured clearly in many shots.
This video caused a huge sensation online.
The Super Management Bureau was the first to contact the Martial Alliance.
They must have recognized Lin Yao.
"What's going on? Why did you expose your abilities in public?"
Tang Xin questioned Su Fan.
"Big sister, it's not my fault. Look at my enemy: a Grand Sorcerer from the Sorcerer Alliance. I almost died at his hands. Do you expect me to care about exposure? Besides, if sorcerers of this strength can enter our territory, isn't the Super Management Bureau also responsible?"
Su Fan deflected the blame onto the Super Management Bureau with a few words.
In any case, the Martial Alliance couldn't handle this situation; it would still require official departments like the Super Management Bureau to clean up the mess.
"You're good with words! The Super Management Bureau will clean up your mess this time. Be more careful in the future!"
Tang Xin called not to reprimand Su Fan but merely to remind him.
"Thank you very much. If you need anything in the future, just say the word. The Martial Alliance will fully cooperate."
Hearing Tang Xin say this, Su Fan smiled and replied politely.
"Alright, I happen to have a mission. Come over."
Su Fan was polite, but Tang Xin was not. She seized the opportunity and directly asked for his help.
"Uh, the signal here is bad. I'll hang up now."
Su Fan held his phone further away, feigning a bad signal, and hung up.
"Trying to get me for free? Dream on!"
Su Fan whistled and sipped his tea. Why would he give up his leisure time to work for the Super Management Bureau? That would be insane!
"Ring ring!"
Tang Xin's call came through again.
Su Fan hung up directly.
Ring ring!
The phone rang again. Su Fan was about to hang up, but upon closer inspection, he saw it was the Director of the Super Management Bureau calling.