Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Fierce Battle with the Sub-Altar Master

The Sub-Altar Master’s face changed slightly.

He decisively gave up attacking Jiang Fan, shifted to the side while lunging, and executed a reverse flip kick towards Xu Yining’s wrist with a golden hook.

Xu Yining, caught off guard, quickly withdrew her sword to prevent injury to her arm.

But this move played right into the Sub-Altar Master’s hands!

He supported himself with one hand on the ground, bouncing up into a handstand, and then scissored his legs toward her neck.

The switch from defense to offense happened in the blink of an eye. Xu Yining, with her limited combat experience, couldn’t possibly defend against it.

Seeing her neck about to be caught and twisted off,

suddenly.

The Sub-Altar Master let out a sharp cry of pain!

Jiang Fan had leaped even higher and struck at a more cunning angle, stabbing his sword into the Sub-Altar Master’s armpit.

The intense pain forced the Sub-Altar Master to abandon Xu Yining and turn to defensive tactics.

“Boy, you seek death!”

This minor injury, the Sub-Altar Master didn’t take it seriously, his eyes grew fiercer.

Jiang Fan’s eyes flashed coldly: “The one who should die is you!”

He did not hesitate to activate the Thunder Strike effect of his wooden sword.

Crackle——

A powerful sound of electrical discharge.

The electric current instantly surged through the Sub-Altar Master’s entire body, rendering him paralyzed.

He crashed headfirst into the ground.

This sight left Xu Yining dumbfounded.

Even Chen Yuqiu was stunned.

Jiang Fan, had actually taken down the Sub-Altar Master with a single sword stroke?

But Jiang Fan had no intention of stopping.

He gripped the sword hilt with both hands, heavily kneeling on the paralyzed Sub-Altar Master.

His wooden sword stabbed fiercely into the left part of the Sub-Altar Master’s chest.

Immediately.

Blood gushed out like a spring, uncontrollably.

Xu Yining, witnessing this, showed a look of shock: “You… you killed the Sub-Altar Master?”

She was in a daze.

Could the No.1 Shadow Guard actually kill this person head-on?

Jiang Fan nodded slightly.

Then his ears twitched, his expression changed!

“Get out of the way!”

He didn’t even dare to pull out the wooden sword, flipping backwards and jumping away.

The Sub-Altar Master, who should have had his heart pierced, suddenly sprung up.

Chasing the retreating Jiang Fan, his twisted face’s fists came swinging: “You little rat! You should die!!!”

“If not for my heart being naturally on the right side, I would have fallen to you!!”

As it turned out, Jiang Fan had heard his heartbeat and sensed something was wrong.

His sword should have accurately pierced the opponent’s heart.

But his heartbeat remained unaffected!

Luckily, he reacted quickly!

Otherwise, he would have been in serious trouble just now.

However, his sword was gone, rendering his swordsmanship useless!

At this moment.

Outside the Chen Family residence, loud shouts rang out.

“Remnants of the Blood Bat Palace, your death is at hand!”

The strong, powerful voice, was none other than the first formidable person of Lonely Boat City.

The Sub-Altar Master’s expression shifted dramatically.

He decisively abandoned Jiang Fan and suddenly attacked Xu Yining.

Xu Yining’s expression tightened, she immediately wielded her sword to attack, attempting to hold him off.

Waiting for Ye Jifeng to make a move.

But how could she match the Sub-Altar Master?

After only three to five rounds, he seized an opening, snatched her sword, and pointed it at her neck.

He then held her hostage.

“Everyone back off, anyone dares to follow, I’ll kill her!”

Facing Ye Jifeng and other powerful individuals of Lonely Boat City who barged in, the Sub-Altar Master held the cold sword tightly against Xu Yining’s neck.

The sharp blade traced a bright red line on her neck.

Jiang Fan, considering carefully, did not dare to rush forward.

Seeing the No.1 Shadow Guard so anxious, Xu Yining felt ashamed of her own incompetence.

Summoning her courage, she grabbed the wooden sword from the Sub-Altar Master’s chest and threw it to Jiang Fan.

“No.1 Shadow Guard, don’t worry about me, don’t let him escape!”

But Ye Jifeng showed apprehension, saying: “We can’t make a move!”

“Xu Yining is a designated disciple of the Green Cloud Sect; we cannot afford any unwarranted risks.”

Otherwise, if the Green Cloud Sect held them accountable, he as the City Lord couldn’t bear the responsibility.

The Sub-Altar Master sneered coldly, cautiously took Xu Yining hostage, and gradually exited the Chen Family, then mounted a horse, quickly leaving Lonely Boat City, and fled into the deep mountains and forests.

Ye Jifeng gnashed his teeth: “Chase! We can’t let anything happen to Xu Yining!”

Jiang Fan blended in with the crowd.

Everyone followed the Sub-Altar Master’s blood trail deep into the mountains.

However, in front of a forked path, the group halted.

Both paths were rugged mountain roads, making it impossible to determine which way the Sub-Altar Master had gone.

Facing such a vicious foe, they didn’t dare to split their forces, fearing being picked off one by one.

At this moment, the Cavalry Captain discovered traces of swept pine needles at one of the forks.

“City Lord, there are signs here of pine needles being swept.”‘

Their eyes brightened.

It seemed the Sub-Altar Master had noticed his blood trail might lead to being tracked.

Thus, he cunningly covered it up.

“Chase!” The City Lord’s eyes glowed as he led the group quickly in pursuit.

Jiang Fan also ran with them.

However.

His steps gradually slowed down.

From the two encounters with the Sub-Altar Master, Jiang Fan’s deepest impression was on his cunning.

Someone like that, if he wanted to cover his tracks, would hardly leave any clues.

Unless, he deliberately left some hints to mislead the pursuers.

Jiang Fan wanted to call out to the City Lord and the others.

Then he reconsidered, what if he was wrong?

Splitting forces was acceptable in the end!

If they encountered him, with many people, dealing with the Sub-Altar Master would not be difficult.

If he encountered him, he could kill him if possible, and if not, he could delay him. Surely the City Lord would soon realize and come to reinforce.

Thinking along these lines, he quickly broke away from the group and pursued the other fork.

In the group, Zhu Jianshen’s eyes flickered.

He silently chose the other fork and followed stealthily.

After an hour of chasing.

Jiang Fan suddenly noticed a few drops of fresh blood on the leaves by the roadside.

His heart pounded; his guess was correct.

This was the true path of the Sub-Altar Master’s escape.

Moreover, the blood drops increased along the way, and Jiang Fan’s eyes showed a glimmer of excitement.

“It seems my sword strike was not as insignificant as the Sub-Altar Master claimed.”

“Though it didn’t hit the heart, it must have injured a vital organ, otherwise it wouldn’t bleed so profusely.”

“Currently, his strength should be significantly reduced from earlier.”

Sure enough!

Following the blood trail, he arrived at the entrance of a cave.

The entrance had “Cloud-floating Cave” engraved conspicuously.

Beside the cave, a horse was left abandoned, grazing leisurely on wild grass.

“Is this the old lair of the Blood Bat Palace?”

Jiang Fan was slightly stunned.

He recalled the jade bead given to Xu Yining at birth.

The master who left the message in the jade bead had left something in the Cloud-floating Cave on the Heaven Towards Mountain.

Later, the Cloud-floating Cave became the lair of the Blood Bat Palace.

“Could it be a coincidence that the Blood Bat Palace occupied this place?”

He took a deep breath and cautiously entered the cave.

After the Green Cloud Sect’s siege.

The cave had been scorched, covered in ashes everywhere.

He also heard the Sub-Altar Master’s voice.

“Damn it! Why won’t it open?”

Jiang Fan quietly approached, hiding in the shadows.

He focused intently.

Within the cave lay a massive square.

A statue stood tall there.

Xu Yining was tied up nearby, but her life was not in danger.

The Sub-Altar Master, bleeding profusely, knelt before the statue, fumbling with the pedestal, trying to unlock something.

Jiang Fan’s eyes gleamed.

Could it be that beneath the pedestal lay the items left by that master?

Was the reason the Blood Bat Palace stayed here to uncover this secret?

Suddenly.

Brash footsteps suddenly echoed from outside the cave.

Alerting the Sub-Altar Master instantly.

“Who?”