Chapter 55: Manifesting Might

Under the immense force of the Art Refining Crystal Furnace, it swayed, and then a red flame soared into the sky. As soon as the surrounding blood sea evil aura touched it, it instantly collapsed, becoming nutrients to fuel the red flame's power.

"Hmm! So that's it. This tripod is a tripod exclusive to Rune Masters, and its power lies in refining. It's perfectly normal that it cracked my blood evil giant fist!"

Wei Kuangdao nodded slightly, seemingly having seen through the Art Refining Crystal Furnace's bottom line, and grinned ferociously at Lu Fan: "Kid, just based on this, you can't be arrogant!"

He wielded a blood flag, swept it lightly, and the sea of blood instantly whipped up a gale, with vengeful spirits roaring. The surrounding blood-armored guards all shook, and blood-colored spears swung down, True Qi surging and rolling into the sea of blood tide.

The sea of blood went crazy, blood-colored vortices rolling up, chaotic force dissipating. The red flames around the Art Refining Crystal Furnace swayed, seemingly affected by this force, actually forming a vacuum barrier between it and the sea of blood, isolating them from each other.

Without the furnace's obstruction, the sea of blood rolled toward Lu Fan without hindrance.

Originally, when the Art Refining Crystal Furnace swung out and the red flames refined the blood evil, the students and others who hadn't seen through the bottom line still had some hope. But now, their expressions changed drastically. In this state, Lu Fan clearly had no other means, and his death was imminent.

Xiao Ling'er's face was deathly pale. A moment ago she was still hopeful, but now her expression was even more rigid. With the ups and downs, her whole face was pale, and her nervous concern instantly turned into whimpering.

Lu Fan looked at her and chuckled: "Miss Ling'er, don't worry. With the Dean and several elders here, this bunch of scoundrels can't run wild!"

He was light and breezy, without a trace of nervousness or anxiety. The leading wave of the sea of blood had already surged around him, evil aura surging, buffeting his clothes, and an indescribable demeanor radiated out.

Lu Fan was calm, but at this moment, Liu Changsheng's face was cold, without a trace of ease. If Lu Fan had actively dodged under his reminder just now, he could definitely have escaped unscathed. Or if he had fled while the red flames soared into the sky, he would have had a chance of survival.

But at this moment, the Blood Evil Pagoda Array's might was already unleashed. Even though the six elders and he himself were not far behind Lu Fan, they couldn't provide any assistance.

All around were academy students. If the Blood Evil Pagoda Array's might exploded, most of the young disciples here would likely die or be injured. Compared to Lu Fan, this newly emerged young expert, they were a hundred or a thousand times more important. Liu Changsheng would never waste a fraction of his strength on him.

As this thought arose, Dean Liu Changsheng didn't look at Lu Fan again, as if the place were empty, just a void.

This change seemed inconspicuous, but it was seen by Wei Kuangdao.

"Hehe! Naive kid, go to hell!"

He licked his scarlet lips, ferocity appearing. The sea of blood changed suddenly, and a mysterious, unfathomable power erupted, turning into a sky full of blood rain shooting out.

"Elders, quickly!"

Under Liu Changsheng's roar, the six elders stepped out, True Qi surging, turning into a net, blocking the Blood Evil Pagoda Array's might within.

Just then, Lu Fan leaped out, standing in mid-air, the smile on his lips never fading. With one hand, he condensed a seal, and across the void, he smashed it out.

"Return to Origin, One Qi!"

He stood smiling, his sleeves fluttering, still looking relaxed and calm, but his own means had been stimulated to the limit.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Explosions erupted within Lu Fan's body, followed by "crack, crack, crack," the sound of bones snapping. His body grew seven inches taller out of thin air, and the youth's body suddenly gained a trace of majesty.

In his dantian, True Qi surged. His early-stage Tendon Refining Realm cultivation soared in an instant, rising to the peak of Martial Master. "Bang!" The Bone Tempering Realm barrier shattered, and Lu Fan's cultivation soared by a whole major realm out of thin air.

The nine heavens of the Martial Dao, each realm is a world! The gap between each realm is like heaven and earth. Ye Fei had actually pierced through it in the blink of an eye, and everyone present was stunned.

"What? This kid's aura?" Liu Changsheng was incredulous, eyes widening, unable to believe it.

"Impossible? He was clearly in the Tendon Refining Realm, I saw it very clearly, how could it be turned upside down in the blink of an eye?"

Wei Kuangdao was also stunned. Although the Tendon Refining Realm and Bone Tempering Realm were nothing to him, the gap between them was indeed earth-shattering.

As for the others, they were even more dazed, mouths agape, heads empty, thinking they were dreaming.

"Hmm! The feeling is not bad, I hope this Blood Evil Pagoda Array won't disappoint me!" Lu Fan nodded, clearly very satisfied with his state, and said proudly: "Desolate Seal, condense!"

Instantly, the light on the crystal furnace turned, a rune seal leaped up, turning into supreme mystery, covering heaven and earth, concealing all things. The invisible barrier around shattered, red flames exploded, condensing into a whirlwind, accumulating and expanding, wrapping the evil aura within the sea of blood.

Just like that, Lu Fan wasn't finished. He turned slightly, looked at Di Liu Changsheng, and said indifferently: "Thank you, Dean, for your help, I won't be polite!"

Liu Changsheng was expressionless, confused. He had long since intended to abandon Lu Fan just now to protect the surrounding students. Ordering the six elders to act was also to form an array barrier to prevent the Blood Evil Pagoda Array from running wild.

Where did the help come from? But the next moment, he understood.

"Elders, follow me!" Ye Lu Fan shouted, with an unquestionable momentum. The six elders actually leaped up unconsciously, taking Lu Fan as the center, and rushed toward the Blood Evil Pagoda Array.

A massive force erupted, rushing into the sea of blood.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The six elders hadn't even woken up yet, but they found themselves swept into the Blood Evil Pagoda Array, unable to control themselves, and could only stimulate True Qi, wielding weapons to resist. The array they formed around them, although powerful, was meant to protect other students. In this fight, the effect was not obvious at all, very stiff.

"Hmph! Liu Changsheng, you are so treacherous!" Wei Kuangdao only thought this change was Liu Changsheng's premeditated plan. But the way the elders were in a panic, clearly unprepared, they couldn't possibly be a match for his Blood Evil Pagoda Array.

He snorted mockingly again: "Hmph! Very well, I originally only wanted to take down that kid, now I will make your Tianyuan Academy suffer heavy casualties!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the blood flag rolled wildly, and a fishy wind rose. In the sea of blood, roars shook the sky, and blood-colored skeletons climbed out, resentment and evil aura surging.

Liu Changsheng's face was horrified. The six elders definitely couldn't hold on for long. Once the Blood Evil Pagoda Array's fierce might appeared, the students around would likely all turn into withered bones, with few left.

He gritted his teeth and roared: "All students, leave quickly!"

However, before his voice could fall, Lu Fan's light chuckle rang out again: "Dean, don't panic, such shameless and ignorant people, I can take them down in minutes!"

A character who even made Liu Changsheng extremely nervous was, in Lu Fan's mouth, like a clown. Everyone around was shocked into silence. Elder Bai smiled bitterly, feeling it was absurd, but in his heart, a groundless "conjecture" arose, implicitly believing it.

Wei Kuangdao only thought Lu Fan and Liu Changsheng were colluding, attempting to use this appearance to dampen the spirit of his Sacred Martial Hall. Since the mastermind was Liu Changsheng, he didn't need to talk to a junior at all, didn't even look at him, and leaped toward Liu Changsheng.

"Hehe! Fat guy, they said your opponent is me; you are not worthy of the Dean's move!"

Lu Fan said this, but his footsteps retreated rapidly, hiding behind the six elders, and even summoned the Art Refining Crystal Furnace back.

The six elders felt bitter. They now understood that they had been calculated by a young junior.

"Clang!"

The bell rang and the tripod clanged. The Art Refining Crystal Furnace smashed down, and the Desolate Seal condensed on it instantly enlarged. In an instant, it covered the surroundings, and the formation the six elders had formed was also wrapped in.

"The stars hang over the vast wilderness, the moon surges with the great river! Big Dipper Seven Stars Array, condense for me!"

With the Art Refining Crystal Furnace as the core, the momentum of the six elders and Lu Fan gathered together, and a Big Dipper Seven Stars light array appeared.

"Go!"

Lu Fan pinched a seal, and the light array suppressed Wei Kuangdao.

Wei Kuangdao's expression changed drastically. He instinctively felt a threat, his body paused, his blood robe swung, and a giant hand reached out from the sea of blood behind him, slapping over.

"Bang!"

The light array and the blood-colored giant hand collided, the momentum magnificent, actually evenly matched.

"What? How can you drive such an array?" Wei Kuangdao was truly confused now. He thought Liu Changsheng was playing tricks behind the scenes, wanting to capture the leader first. At worst, he would entangle Liu Changsheng, and the Blood Evil Pagoda Array would be unstoppable!

But the situation before him was clearly just Lu Fan's means. The other party was just a youth, wet behind the ears; how could it be?

However, there was no time for him to think. With Lu Fan's seal, the light array's might erupted again.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

In an instant, the guest became the host, the offensive was great, and the light array actually crushed the blood-colored giant hand, running wild in the sea of blood.

"Shifting Shadows!"

Just then, the Art Refining Crystal Furnace suddenly disappeared, instantly appearing in the center of the light array. The tripod lid opened by itself, and a monstrous suction force rolled out. The surrounding sea of blood was like a mist, surging toward it, and in the blink of an eye, it vanished.

The Blood Evil Pagoda Array! Instantly shattered into nothingness.

"This is... you actually swallowed my blood evil aura?" Wei Kuangdao was shocked and angry, and there was a trace of realization. Just now, Ye Fei was imprisoned by the blood hand, and in silence, the blood hand had also vanished like this. Now that there was no cover, it was even clearer, and he understood everything.

Lu Fan beckoned to the crystal furnace, standing smiling, warm as the morning sun. It looked light and breezy, silent, but in reality, it was quite dangerous.

Wei Kuangdao's second sea of blood condensed into an array, which he couldn't resolve at all. But then he used the defense set up by the six elders, slightly modified. With the help of Return to Origin One Qi and the Desolate Seal, it looked like it was dissolved into nothingness, but in reality, it was a means of using four ounces to move a thousand pounds.

Liu Changsheng was confused, with countless questions in his heart. But he wasn't confused at this moment. With a leap, he arrived at Lu Fan's side, staring at Wei Kuangdao, eyeing him like a tiger: "Wei Kuangdao, you came to my academy to run wild today; another day, I will surely go to your Sacred Hall to question you."

Although Wei Kuangdao's Blood Evil Pagoda Array was broken, his combat power was not damaged. If they really fought, I'm afraid Tianyuan Academy would have another bloodbath.

Wei Kuangdao was shocked and speechless, unable to understand Lu Fan's means at all. Even if he had secret methods to break through potential and jump a level, he couldn't understand the supernatural power that invisibly eliminated the sea of blood.

There were too many strange things today; he had to ponder carefully and regain his face later.

"Let's go!"

With his order, the blood-armored guards didn't stay for a second, retreating slowly. Nie Xing, Li Qingshan, and the others also followed in a hurry, no longer having their previous arrogant appearance.

"Hehe, you want to leave so easily? Leave a souvenir behind!"

Lu Fan snorted coldly, leaped up, holding the crystal furnace, and smashed it out. The Big Dipper Seven Stars Array erupted, crushing the void, and several blood-armored guards died on the spot.

At this moment, how could Liu Changsheng and the others hold back? They kicked them while they were down, using all their means. In the end, most of the blood-armored guards were killed or injured, but their corpses were all taken out of the academy by Wei Kuangdao. Only Lu Fan snatched a breastplate in the chaos, with no other gains. ===== CHAPTER 56 =====