55: Chapter 55... That's it?
"Don't worry."
Lin Fan turned around to face Long Ze, who was exuding a terrifying, murderous aura. His figure looked somewhat thin, yet it was as towering as a mountain.
"It's just a mere worm; it won't take more than a minute."
"Arrogant!!"
Long Ze understood Lin Fan's words and instantly flew into a rage. As a dignified Yuan Zong Realm expert, how could he be so slighted by a wet-behind-the-ears human brat?
"Die!!"
Long Ze roared, and the heavy halberd in his hand carried a world-destroying momentum, swirling with black poisonous mist as it smashed down toward Lin Fan's head!
This one strike was enough to shatter mountains!
Everyone in the Asura Squad closed their eyes in despair.
However.
"Thump!"
A heavy heartbeat suddenly resounded through the valley.
Lin Fan moved.
He neither dodged nor evaded.
The Body Burning Bone Forging Scripture inside him operated frantically, and nine dragons of vital energy and blood roared within his body!
Great Sun True Dragon Body, activate!
A layer of dazzling golden light instantly covered Lin Fan's entire body, making him look brilliantly radiant.
"Roar—!!"
Accompanied by a soul-shaking Tiger Roar Thunder Sound, the ground beneath Lin Fan's feet exploded.
Instead of retreating, he advanced, charging toward that heavy halberd like a golden cannonball!
There were no fancy combat techniques.
Only power refined to the absolute extreme!
Three hundred and fifty thousand jin of sheer force converged into this single punch!
"What?!"
The contempt in Long Ze's eyes instantly turned into terror. He felt a terrifying force capable of crushing him rushing toward his face!
But how was this possible?! This kid clearly only had the aura of the Marrow Cleansing Realm!
"Bang!!!"
The fist and the heavy halberd collided in mid-air.
That heavy halberd, forged from Deep Sea Cold Iron, was like fragile glass under Lin Fan's fist, instantly shattering into a sky full of fragments!
And Lin Fan's momentum did not decrease; with an indomitable dominance, he slammed his fist hard into Long Ze's chest!
"No—!!"
Long Ze only had time to let out a desperate scream.
"Boom!!"
His chest instantly collapsed, and immediately after, the violent power exploded inside his body.
Under the horrified gazes of the Asura Squad members.
That overbearing Heavenly Snake Clan Yuan Zong Realm expert's entire upper body exploded directly into a cloud of blood mist!
A rain of blood fell scattered and drifting, staining the ruins of Chiyan Village an even deeper crimson.
That once-overbearing Heavenly Snake Clan Yuan Zong Realm expert, Long Ze, now had only half of a mangled snake tail left, lying lonely in the dust, a testament to the horror of that strike just now.
The backpack in Ma Chao's hand dropped to the ground with a 'clatter' again, but he was completely unaware. He just stared blankly at the silhouette of the youth bathed in the rain of blood, his lips trembling, unable to squeeze out a single word for a long time.
"This... That's it?"
Zhu Daqiang rubbed his eyes hard and even pinched his thigh ruthlessly. Only when the sharp pain came did he believe that everything before him wasn't an illusion. "That was a Yuan Zong Realm expert! Even if he just entered the realm, he's still a powerhouse who opened a Sea of Essence Power! Just like that... gone in one punch?"
As a branch descendant of the Chu family, a Tian Jun Noble Family, Chu Jiangping's knowledge far exceeded that of ordinary people. But his shock at this moment was stronger than anyone's.
"It's not just power..."
Chu Jiangping stared fixedly at Lin Fan's still-dripping fist, his face losing color from shock. "The intent contained in that punch—domineering, tragic, indomitable... that's a fist technique born purely for slaughter! A Marrow Cleansing Realm warrior slaying a Yuan Zong Realm expert is something that might happen among the monsters of the Four Great Sacred Academies, but to blast one into dregs with a single punch..."
"It's unheard of!"
He inhaled, only to feel his throat go dry. He had actually been worried earlier that this 'Major' was some second-generation brat here to pad his resume? This wasn't padding; this was a piece of one hundred percent pure Vibranium!
Meanwhile, Lin Fan, who was the focus of everyone's gaze, was currently frowning, looking at the mangled corpse on the ground with a look of extreme distress.
"Aww, I was too hasty."
Lin Fan squatted down, looking at the scattered meat and blood. He was so pained his teeth ached. "Too much force, I used too much force! This is Yuan Zong level snake blood, it's a great tonic! To have it explode away like this is simply a waste of God's gifts!"
He had originally been thinking of giving his Great Sun True Dragon Body a meal, but as a result of this one punch, he had directly blown up the 'lunchbox.'
"Next time I have to be careful. I can't be so crude; I have to be gentler and leave a whole corpse for bloodletting."
Lin Fan muttered as he skillfully searched the mangled remains, finding a space ring and the fragments of the broken heavy halberd before standing up, still wanting more.
Seeing this scene, the members of the Asura Squad looked at each other, and the awe in their hearts instantly became somewhat strange.
This vibe... why does it feel a bit off?
Just a moment ago, he was a God-like or Demon-like God of War, so how did he turn into a calculating miser in the blink of an eye?
"Alright, stop dazing."
Lin Fan turned around, the distress on his face instantly vanishing as he regained his composure. "This place isn't suitable to stay for long. The commotion just now was too big; I estimate the nearby foreign races will surround us soon. Let's withdraw."
Only then did everyone snap out of it.
"Yes! Captain!"
This time, Ma Chao and the others' responses were uniform and their voices loud, revealing a heartfelt obedience and admiration.
In the military camp, strength is respected. Lin Fan had completely conquered this group of proud veterans with that one punch.
Everyone quickly cleaned up the battlefield. Although each was injured, under the excitement of escaping death, their movements were actually faster than usual.
Half an hour later, inside a hidden mountain cave.
The members of the Asura Squad sat together, tending to their wounds. Lin Fan sat on a rock, checking the tactical map.
"Captain, what do we do next?"
Zhuang Ziwei gave Little Lingling some water, then looked up at Lin Fan, her eyes full of worry. "The situation at the front line is much worse than we expected. The scale of this beast tide far exceeds previous ones. Chiyan Village is just on the outskirts, yet a Yuan Zong level expert appeared. This shows that the main forces of the foreign races have already infiltrated."
"Yeah."
While changing the dressing on his leg wound, Ma Chao sighed. "I just checked the battle network reports. It's not just our side; several reconnaissance squads have lost contact. There are even rumors that a terrifying figure of the 'Desolate Realm' level has appeared in this beast tide."
"Desolate Realm?"
Lin Fan's eyebrows shot up. That was an existence one level higher than the Heavenly Origin Realm, a hegemon capable of suppressing an entire battlefield.
"I don't know how many more people are going to die this time..." Ma Chao's eyes were dim, his tone heavy.
"Death is certain; how can there be a war without people dying?"
Lin Fan's finger slid across the map as he suddenly asked, "By the way, you guys said just now that there are many Yuan Zong level experts on the front line?"
"Many! A great many!"
Chu Jiangping took over the conversation, his expression solemn. "According to intelligence, the Heavenly Snake Clan has almost come out in full force this time. The Fulong Mountain area is the main battlefield. Not only are there a large number of Yuan Zong level combatants there, but even Heavenly Origin Realm powerhouses frequently appear. You could say that place is a giant meat grinder."
Hearing the keywords 'many Yuan Zong' and 'Heavenly Origin Realm,' Lin Fan's eyes instantly lit up.
He had just killed one Long Ze, and although he hadn't collected much blood, he had been given a solid fifty thousand evolution points!
If he went to the main battlefield...
How many evolution points would that be? How much high-quality snake blood would that be?
Lin Fan felt his Great Sun True Dragon Body already roaring with hunger.
"Fulong Mountain..."
Lin Fan looked at the area on the map that was so red it was turning black and smiled. "What a good place."
"Captain, you... what do you want to do?"
Seeing Lin Fan's drooling expression, Zhu Daqiang's heart skipped a beat, and he had an ominous premonition.
"I've decided."
Lin Fan slapped his thigh hard and stood up. "I'm going to Fulong Mountain!"