I Can Merge Techniques-Chapter 146 - 107: A Heaven-Sent Opportunity; Moon Eclipse Arrow Breaks Its Limit, Power Greatly Increased
The night was as black as ink.
All was silent.
The Blood Moon hung high in the sky, casting its cold, eerie light over the slumbering Cyan Yang Ancient City. Its glow was dim tonight, as if draping all of creation in a viscous, dark-red gauze.
The shadows of eaves, streets, and withered trees were all stretched long and distorted.
As if hiding countless ghouls and demons.
In the distance, a few scattered barks could be heard.
It only served to make the night feel even more deathly still.
"DONG—DONG! DONG! DONG!"
The sound of a clapper—one slow beat followed by three quick ones—came from the far end of the long street.
It was accompanied by the watchman’s drawn-out, sleepy call: "The air is dry, beware of fire!"
The sound echoed in the empty night.
It offered no comfort, instead serving as a reminder—danger lurked in the darkness.
After the watchman’s footsteps faded into the distance, Chu Fan and Zhao Tianxing, each carrying a large, bulging pack, darted out from the gate of the Firewood Market. Like two cunning rats who’d scored a prize, they quickly melted into the shadows of a corner.
Not daring to delay, the two hugged the base of the wall and hurried toward the Seven Stars Gang’s territory.
After making their way through a series of twisting alleys...
A strange tinkling of bells suddenly pierced the night’s silence. It came from the end of the long street ahead, the sound crisp yet wrapped in a chilling cold. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
"TING-A-LING... TING-A-LING..."
"The Moon Worship Sect!" Chu Fan’s expression changed drastically.
He grabbed Zhao Tianxing, who was about to rush forward, and hissed, "Hide!"
The two of them ducked down.
And slipped into a dark alley cluttered with junk.
’They’re impossible to shake...’
’No matter where I go, I run into the Moon Worship Sect!’
Chu Fan and Zhao Tianxing held their breath, squinting toward the source of the sound.
His mind raced. If the Moon Worship Sect members were headed their way, he would take Zhao Tianxing and slip out the other end of the alley, getting as far away as possible.
Then, at the end of the long street, a Moon Worship Cultist dressed in white, holding a string of bells, emerged leading a group of people. They slowly walked into view.
Under the Blood Moon’s glow, the white robes seemed to shimmer, giving off a very unreal feeling.
The sound of the bells drifted through the night, carrying a mesmerizing Magic Power.
Wherever they passed, people kept their doors and windows tightly shut, not daring to even show their faces.
But just as the white-robed man appeared, something unexpected happened!
From the rooftops and dark alleys on both sides of the street’s end,
more than a dozen black-clad figures suddenly shot out!
The goal of these black-clad figures was perfectly clear.
The moment they appeared, their weapons whistled through the air as they charged straight for the Moon Worship Sect’s group!
What was even more astonishing was that...
these black-clad figures were not all on the same side.
Besides attacking the Moon Worship Sect, they were also wary of each other.
They even started fighting amongst themselves to get a better position!
The scene instantly descended into chaos!
Such a commotion, however, did not alarm the nearby residents.
They wanted nothing to do with the killings of the martial world, not even to watch the spectacle, for fear of inviting disaster.
In some of the houses lining the street, a few slivers of lamplight had been visible, but once the shouts of battle began, all the lights went out...
Now, with the brawl underway, the glint of blades and swords, shouts, and angry curses all tangled together.
The once-quiet street had turned into a bloody Asura Scene!
Deep in the alley, Zhao Tianxing couldn’t see clearly in the darkness and subconsciously tried to inch forward for a better look.
But Chu Fan held him back.
Chu Fan sneered inwardly.
This chaos was a trap he had set.
He had spread the news about the Moon Worship Sect searching for a key precisely to muddy the waters and get the various factions entangled with them.
All to buy himself some time.
’Let there be chaos. The more chaotic, the better.’
Chu Fan mused, ’My Spiritual Essence is almost at 1,500 points. Once it is, I’ll be able to begin the Refinement of the Demon Suppression Stele. The more you all fight tooth and nail, the more time I’ll have.’
Just then, within the Moon Worship Sect’s group,
a seemingly ordinary man in gray robes suddenly erupted with a tyrannical aura. His figure moved as fast as a phantom; with a flick of his hand, he slammed a palm into the foremost black-clad figure.
The black-clad man’s bones snapped as he was sent flying backward!
’It’s another one of those Mortal Transformation experts!’
Chu Fan’s gaze hardened.
But among the attackers, several auras just as powerful as the gray-robed man’s erupted at the same time!
"Let’s team up and kill this guy first!"
someone shouted fiercely.
Instantly, the battlefield split into two.
In one area, four Mortal Transformation experts surrounded and attacked the gray-robed man.
The clash of their Force was terrifyingly powerful!
In the other area, everyone else ganged up on the white-robed Moon Worship Cultist.
From so far away, even with the light of the Blood Moon,
the details were impossible to make out.
The fight might not have been as intense as the first one, but the casualties were far higher!
Chu Fan had no desire to linger.
He was just about to pull Zhao Tianxing away to circle around the other end of the alley.
But then he saw the besieged white-robed man suddenly flicker, executing the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step. A cold glint flashed from his hand, and in the blink of an eye, he had killed four people in a row!
He sent the last person flying with a palm strike.
While still in mid-air, the person exploded into a mist of blood!
’Entering the Realm of Strength!’
A chill ran through Chu Fan’s heart.
His own Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step was just short of reaching the Great Success stage.
Compared to this white-robed man, there was a clear gap in skill.
Furthermore, an expert at the Entering the Realm of Strength possessed several times his Qi Blood Power. When they used the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step, they truly came and went like a phantom, completely unpredictable!
Although Chu Fan had Traits like Vajra Iron Leg and Light as a Feather, when it came to using the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step, his speed was still a huge step below the white-robed man’s.
Entering the Realm of Strength was the peak just below Mortal Transformation.
This white-robed man, combined with that bizarre Step Technique, had a body as light as smoke.
Killing people of the same level was as easy as reaping grass!
In just a few breaths, another four people had died at his hands!
The remaining black-clad men were scared out of their wits.
They immediately scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing in all directions!
The fight on this side ended much faster than the other one.
