Chapter 1398: Chapter 1398

The giant eagle rushing toward Ding Fan was incredibly fast, its huge wings flapping once to be directly in front of Ding Fan. The sharp, massive beak made one's heart race just at the sight of it. If this were an ordinary cultivator being struck by this eagle, even though it was merely an illusion, it would undoubtedly crush the cultivator to pieces!

Ding Fan's deep gaze focused instantly on the hawk's eye before him. At this moment, it was too late for him to evade, and he couldn't possibly dodge; Ding Fan anticipated that the eagle would chase after his attack. He quickly swung his fists, stepping into a bow stance, and fiercely struck back!

"Golden Dragon Emergence!"

With a muffled sound, dust instantly filled the air around Ding Fan, stones agitated by the blast were like sharp knives thrust aggressively into the surrounding thick trees…

Everyone was startled to see this scene; such a confrontation was extremely rare. This wasn't just a Spirit Severing cultivator dealing with a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator; even a battle between two Spirit Severing cultivators wouldn't look much different!

While shocked in their hearts, everyone carefully guarded their True Qi around themselves. Clearly, under such an attack, even the residual shockwave would be dangerous for ordinary cultivators. At this moment, smoke enveloped Ding Fan, making him completely invisible. Everyone was intensely curious about whether Ding Fan was alive or dead.

"This is too outrageous! I bet Ding Fan won't be arrogant this time!"

"Pretty much! Such an attack isn't something ordinary cultivators could withstand! I still don't really know what happened? I wonder why I faintly heard the sound of dragon roars just now, could I have been hallucinating?"

"I heard it too! It seemed as if Ding Fan was the one who made it! But no matter about Ding Fan, the other side is certainly dead this time too!"

A few disciples of the Jade Maiden Sect nearby looked at the smoke-covered area where Ding Fan was and discussed among themselves, clearly thinking in their hearts that Ding Fan was doomed for sure. After all, Elder Wu was a Spirit Severing cultivator, and Elder Wu's attack definitely wasn't something trivial. Even a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator like Ding Fan, let alone a Spirit Severing cultivator, would find it challenging to withstand Elder Wu's attack.

At this moment, Zhou Ruoran saw this scene involving Ding Fan, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, wouldn't settle down. Staring at the smoke-covered area, the deathly silence made Zhou Ruoran grip Taozi's hand tightly, her eyes already moist with tears; Zhou Ruoran was extremely worried about Ding Fan at this moment, wishing she could just rush over and continuously shouted Ding Fan's name.

"Ding Fan! Ding Fan…"

Taozi, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but let tears fall, tightly gripping Zhou Ruoran's hand as well, feeling very sad. At this moment, Ding Fan's position was eerily quiet, still obscured by smoke, but Taozi thought Ding Fan's fate looked bleak…

Then, just as Zhou Ruoran was about to rush toward Ding Fan, a voice familiar to Zhou Ruoran suddenly sounded, leaving her momentarily stunned.

"Don't come over! I'm fine!"

If it wasn't Ding Fan speaking, who else could it be!

As the smoke gradually dissipated, Ding Fan's figure also slowly began to emerge. At this moment, Ding Fan still stood in the same spot, his posture upright. Zhou Ruoran, seeing Ding Fan's silhouette, finally felt relieved in her heart, but when Ding Fan's figure was fully revealed, Zhou Ruoran's tears completely flowed down.

At this point, Ding Fan's clothes were already in tatters, shredded and ragged. Though it was clear Ding Fan managed to withstand the opponent's attack, he was evidently not feeling well, having paid a heavy price.

"Damn! He survived this! This is a bit too incredible!"

"Ding Fan is actually still alive! It's simply unbelievable!"

"This is some kind of miracle..."

For a moment, everyone was deeply stunned, clearly not expecting Ding Fan to actually survive; this was a little amazing! Earlier Elder Wu's attack should have been lethal for Ding Fan, a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator, right? Even a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator was doomed against such force, but now Ding Fan still stood there, only his clothes were torn apart, this was practically defying the heavens!

At this moment, Zhou Xiaochun witnessed this scene with Ding Fan, and his heart was filled with shock, clearly not expecting Ding Fan to still be alive at this point! How resilient was this guy's life?! For a moment, Zhou Xiaochun's jaw dropped and didn't close, clearly immensely shocked inside.

The cultivators over by Hao Chun's already deceased body also saw this scene with Ding Fan and couldn't help but feel extremely shocked, clearly not expecting Ding Fan to remain unscathed despite facing such a powerful attack from the Spirit Severing Elder, which was simply unbelievable!

The gray-robed elder also saw this scene with Ding Fan, his heart extremely shocked. To think that Ding Fan was unharmed at this moment was truly astounding! While the surrounding crowd likely didn't see the details very clearly, the elder clearly did. At the last moment of his attack, Ding Fan suddenly counterattacked with a punch, which was faintly accompanied by the sound of a dragon's roar.

The elder knew in his heart that the reason Ding Fan could still stand was because that punch had largely neutralized his own attack. The elder was astounded at how Ding Fan's punch could be so powerful, even though it was a reactionary move with no visible preparation, the power of that punch was undeniable. The elder had already been shocked by Ding Fan's fist technique multiple times.

Clearly, Ding Fan's fist technique had greatly shocked the gray-robed elder. He wanted to know what kind of fist technique Ding Fan was using, as he had never seen such a formidable high-level fist technique in his recollection. The elder was deeply surprised.

At this moment, Ding Fan was feeling both pain and joy. He now had a clearer understanding of the elder's attack power, evidently far superior to his own strength. If not for the fist technique he practiced from the stele, he would not have been a match for the elder. Ding Fan's joy stemmed from the fist technique in the stele, particularly its move "Golden Dragon Emergence," which had noticeably improved as his cultivation level increased.

Previously, after breaking through in cultivation, Ding Fan had tested this "Golden Dragon Emergence," which had given him a tremendous surprise at the time. But now, deploying it in a moment of desperation had made it even more fierce, which immensely excited Ding Fan. He now felt confident that his "Golden Dragon Emergence" could contend with cultivators at the Spirit Severing stage. Follow current novᴇls on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝓷𝓮𝓽

Although Ding Fan knew his power was slightly inadequate compared to the opponent, he clearly possessed the ability to protect himself. Moreover, Ding Fan understood that the elder was not an ordinary cultivator at the Spirit Severing Initial Stage; his cultivation was evidently deeper than that of the elder who had previously ambushed him, which delighted Ding Fan the most. At least for now, he could rely on the techniques in this stele to contend with a Spirit Severing Initial Stage cultivator.

Recognize that this was already an impressive feat, as Ding Fan's cultivation was merely at the Nascent Soul Early Stage. Within the Cultivation World, there were undoubtedly very few who could achieve what Ding Fan had, almost an impossibility.

Satisfied with himself, Ding Fan quickly snapped back to reality. The current situation was not so optimistic. Ding Fan knew that while his "Golden Dragon Emergence" could clash with one of the elder's attacks, that attack was effortless for the elder, whereas it took all of Ding Fan's strength, a disparity he could not ignore.

At this moment, the gray-robed elder looked at Ding Fan, his lips curling into a sly smile.

In the next instant, a stupefying scene unfolded before everyone's eyes. The gray-robed elder launched a volley of attacks towards Ding Fan, unleashing a chain of hawk-like phantoms that charged at him one after another!

Everyone was dumbstruck by this scene. After all, most of them had never witnessed a battle involving Spirit Severing cultivators. Although they had heard of the brutal nature of such battles, they hadn't anticipated it could reach such a shocking extent.

At this moment, Zhou Ruoran witnessed this scene, and the ease she had felt earlier was instantly replaced with intense anxiety. Zhou Ruoran knew that the elder's attack power was evidently beyond that of average cultivators and undoubtedly a major move by a Spirit Severing stage cultivator. Not to mention cultivators at Ding Fan's Nascent Soul Early Stage, even those at Spirit Severing Initial Stage might not withstand such an attack.

In an instant, Zhou Ruoran's body tensed up, leaning forward, looking at Ding Fan, yearning to rush to his side immediately. Even if she couldn't live alongside Ding Fan, she wanted to die alongside him. However, while Zhou Ruoran's body leaned forward, and before she could take a step, the Spirit Severing elder's barrage of hawk-like attacks had already reached Ding Fan!

Ding Fan, facing this continuous assault, was utterly shocked. He realized he had made a mistake, underestimating the elder's attack power, clearly something beyond what he could contend with. To him, the situation now seemed grim. Although his "Golden Dragon Emergence" could counter some of the opponent's attacks,

he knew it could only deal with one hawk phantom at a time, while the elder had unleashed nearly five or six. Meanwhile, the elder continued to release these hawk phantoms, something Ding Fan could not possibly handle. In an instant, he unleashed all his Divine Vigor within, along with the Arctic Chill and Power of Thunder, clearly exerting every bit of his strength.

In just a split second, Ding Fan had readied himself, bringing out everything he could for defense. Yet Ding Fan knew that he was facing an endless barrage of hawks from the elder, clearly something beyond his capability to handle.

Instantly, Ding Fan turned and glanced at Zhou Ruoran, his somewhat blood-stained face revealing an innocent and happy smile. He understood clearly within his heart that he was probably going to fall here, but the silver lining in this misfortune was finding Zhou Ruoran, making his last view of her the happiest moment of his life.

At this moment, Zhou Ruoran looked at Ding Fan's expression, her heart filled with immense sorrow. She could clearly see that his smile bore the flavor of farewell, the most unbearable sight for her to witness!

At this moment, Zhou Ruoran dashed towards Ding Fan in a frenzy. Her mind seemingly having come to terms with it, since they had to depart, they would leave together!