The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron - Chapter 601 - Chapter 601: Chapter 601: Battle against Xu Wang

Chapter 601: Chapter 601: Battle against Xu Wang

Boom!!!

A gigantic black phantom finger condensed from the firmament, bringing with it an oppressive momentum, plummeted straight down towards Xu Wang.

Xu Wang’s face subtly changed. He had seen Fang Lin use this move when they were at the Crown Prince’s residence, which had effortlessly defeated Qin Tianchuan of the Five Elements Sect.

However, at that time, he didn’t consider Fang Lin’s strength significant enough to be a threat; he could suppress it with a lift of his hand.

But now, the ‘Finger of the Firmament’ conjured by Fang Lin carried extraordinary power, forcing Xu Wang to treat it seriously.

The blood-red demonic face suddenly burst into glaring light, and amidst the howling sinister wind, it directly charged towards the black phantom finger.

In the next moment, the black phantom finger collided fiercely with the blood-red demonic face!

The terrifying aura erupted, whether it was Fang Lin’s ‘Finger of the Firmament’ or Xu Wang’s blood-red demonic face, both were incredibly powerful. Their collision caused an even more astonishing outburst of energy.

If any Earth Element Martial Artist were standing nearby, they would perhaps be obliterated by this dreadful energy wave.

Steward Shen and Zhou Yishui in his Spirit Body form both retreated a fair distance to avoid being caught in this power clash.

When the smoke cleared, Steward Shen and Zhou Yishui laid eyes upon the battleground, both their complexions subtly shifting.

Fang Lin and Xu Wang had both suffered injuries. Xu Wang’s shoulder had been pierced by a transparent hole from front to back, with fresh blood continuously gushing out.

On Fang Lin’s chest was a palm-shaped impression, clearly an injury inflicted by Xu Wang. Even his mouth had traces of fresh blood.

This round of clash had not favored any side; even considering the injuries, it was hard to say who was stronger.

While such a result was unsatisfactory to Fang Lin, his goal, his rival, had always been Crown Prince Zhou Yishui, not Zhou Yishui’s confidant.

But with his current power, he couldn’t even defeat a mere Xu Wang, let alone defeating Crown Prince Zhou Yishui? This was like a pie in the sky.

If Fang Lin was frustrated, Xu Wang was even more so. As a cultivator of the Fifth Layer of Heavenly Origin, he should have been able to crush Fang Lin in both emotion and reason.

But, in reality, he found himself unable to gain much advantage in the exchanges with Fang Lin, which was quite unacceptable to him.

Both stared at each other with grim expressions, their hearts brimming with desire to battle once again.

“Again!” Xu Wang roared. His fists surged with a red light, as if weird symbols were scattered across his fists.

Fang Lin activated the Purple Mist Sky Sutra, his whole body enveloped in purple mist while stimulating the Breaking Peak Blood Essence within his body, maximizing his bodily defense.

The two charged towards each other, each displaying their techniques, seeking to suppress the other.

Steward Shen and Zhou Yishui silently observed this confrontation, each deeply shaken within their hearts.

Xu Wang was Zhou Yishui’s confidant and Zhou Yishui was well aware of his strength. Among his followers, Xu Wang was not the strongest but certainly not the weakest either; he could measure up to the top young talents of Xuan Country.

But such a strong Xu Wang could not take down Fang Lin, a Ninth Layer Earth Element cultivator, which would be unbelievable to anyone if it were to be spread.

Moreover, Zhou Yishui remembers that Fang Lin was far less powerful during his appearance in the Crown Prince’s mansion. At that time, he had defeated Qin Tianchuan, still Zhou Yishui didn’t care much for him.

But now, merely a few months later, Fang Lin’s strength had reached such a level, it was unimaginable.

Zhou Yishui thought to himself, even his strength at the Ninth Layer of Earth Element could not match Fang Lin’s.

Steward Shen was even more astonished. He was at the Fifth Layer of Heavenly Origin, too; if he sparred with Xu Wang, he was 60% confident he could win.

But Fang Lin had managed to fight Xu Wang to a standstill with his cultivation at the Ninth Layer of Earth Element, without any disadvantage.

Which meant that even if Steward Shen himself went against Fang Lin, he might not necessarily win.

“This boy, he’s truly an anomaly,” Steward Shen muttered to himself, while finally understanding why Fang Lin was praised as an Alchemy and Martial Genius. It seemed the rumors were true.

Xu Wang retreated with pain surging all over his body. Fang Lin’s punches were both fast and hard, causing him immense discomfort.

Fang Lin was also in pain, with several wounds on his body inflicted by Xu Wang. Even the defense provided by the Breaking Peak was unable to fully block them.

If Fang Lin didn’t refine the Immortal Blood Essence of the Breaking Peak, his injuries would have been even more severe.

“I admit, you are quite unique, to be able to fight against me shows your potential,” Xu Wang composed himself and said aloud, displaying no more disdain on his face.

Fang Lin sneered, “What? Can’t defeat me and now trying to win by blabbering?”

Xu Wang snorted, patted his Nine Palace Bag and took out a long spear.

The spear was brilliantly golden, radiant and emanated a sharp aura.

“Using weapons? Who’s afraid of whom?” Fang Lin wasn’t frightened in the slightest, and pulled out a longsword.

This longsword seemed ordinary, but it was incredibly sharp. Even from ten steps away, one could clearly feel the menacing aspects of this sword.

Zhou Yishui and Xu Wang furrowed their brows at the sight of this sword.

“This is Prince Ling’s sword, where did you get it?” Zhou Yishui questioned.

Fang Lin smirked, “Snatched it from a little girl.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yishui’s frown deepened, “Did you kill Zhishui?”

Fang Lin shook his head, “You guessed wrong. This sword was given to me by Zhishui herself. She’s quite infatuated with me and gave me the sword as a token of affection.”

Upon hearing Fang Lin’s words, all three men at the scene were taken by surprise. Especially Steward Shen, his face twisted trying to suppress a laugh.

This Fang Lin, his ability to spout nonsense was top-tier indeed.

Zhou Yishui and Xu Wang looked at each other. Could it be that like Fang Lin said, Zhou Zhishui fell for him and even gave such an expensive sword to Fang Lin?

How is that possible?

“If you claim that the sword was gifted by Zhishui, then where is she now?” Zhou Yishui asked in a deep voice. Though he didn’t care much about others from the royal family, they shared a bloodline. Seeing Fang Lin holding Zhou Zhishui’s sword, he had to ask.

Fang Lin cast a dismissive look at Zhou Yishui, “Why should I tell you? Anyways, she’s safe.”

Zhou Yishui didn’t say anything further but turned to Xu Wang, “Retrieve that sword.”

“Yes!” Xu Wang nodded, holding the long spear, he merged into one with the spear, displaying a supreme domineering demeanor.

“In Xuan Country, the number of people that forced me to use a weapon isn’t large, it appears I’ll be adding one more today.” Xu Wang said coldly.

Fang Lin smiled faintly, twirling the longsword in his hand to form a sword flower, “I only use a sword against worthless opponents. You see, I am worst at using swords.”

“You!” Xu Wang was outraged, his face extremely ugly.