Supreme Emptiness

"Arrogant!"

Jiang Fan laughed out of anger.

He had seen bold individuals before, but never someone this brazen.

Even when discovered, this thief was still so insolent.

This was the first time he had seen such a thing!

"Then don't leave!"

As his words still hung in the air, Jiang Fan had already dashed forward at an astonishing speed.

Ruan Qingsu, instead of worrying, smiled, and said, "Just talking won't keep me here!"

Immediately, she also utilized a movement technique and leapt away.

She had cultivated the mid-tier Earth-level movement technique "Shifting Shadow" from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.

It was said that when cultivated to the deepest level, it had effects similar to "Shrinking Land into Inches".

Currently, she had only cultivated to the First Layer.

But even so, she had achieved an astonishing speed of sixty-four feet in one step.

Moreover, when using her movement technique, a series of illusions would appear, heading in different directions.

In a short period, it was impossible to distinguish the real body from the illusions.

It was very difficult to catch up to her.

Jiang Fan was also stunned.

"Is this..."

This was the first time he had seen such a bizarre movement technique.

It even came with confusing illusions to perplex enemies.

Whether for escaping or fighting, it was far superior to ordinary movement techniques.

"This female thief's movement technique is indeed something extraordinary."

Even Jiang Fan was somewhat envious of her movement technique.

However, while these illusions might be a headache for others...

They were not necessarily so for Jiang Fan.

He gathered spiritual power in his two fingers and wiped his eyes.

The Qi Observation Technique from the "Undying Medical Book" was suddenly activated.

This technique was originally meant to help doctors see through patients' internal organs to diagnose deep-seated ailments.

But using it in the current battle was more than appropriate.

Because illusions could not possibly have internal organs.

With the Qi Observation Technique activated,

In Jiang Fan's view, all the phantom bodies were empty inside.

Only one shadow moving east had clear internal organs.

"I'm afraid you can't escape!"

He decisively used his movement technique and rushed forward at high speed.

Just as Ruan Qingsu was playfully waiting to see Jiang Fan rushing blindly at the illusions,

Her face suddenly changed.

Because Jiang Fan completely ignored the illusions on his way and directly rushed towards her.

"No way? He found my real body?"

Ruan Qingsu couldn't believe it.

Once again, she used her movement technique and scattered countless lifelike illusions as she moved away.

Makes it completely indistinguishable as to which is the real Ruan Qingsu.

But what shocked her was.

Jiang Fan still targeted her, rapidly closing the distance.

When she was about to be caught, Ruan Qingsu finally confirmed, her illusions were useless against Jiang Fan.

She exclaimed, "You can see through my real body?"

Jiang Fan's gaze turned cold: "Guess!"

At that moment, he executed a Wandering Dragon Palm strike towards her shoulder.

Ruan Qingsu raised her eyebrow, seeing that it was a high-level Profound Technique, she scoffed:

"You think you can capture me with just this?"

"Water Lotus!"

Her fair hand rapidly traversed the space and fiercely struck Jiang Fan's handprint.

A tyrannical power of Earth-level technique burst out with her palm strike.

But the imaginary scene of her shaking Jiang Fan back did not appear.

On the contrary, a soft yet immense strength from his palm matched her palm force.

This surprised her greatly.

Both were palm techniques,

Earth-level technique couldn't overpower a high-level Profound Technique?

Only those top-level high Profound Techniques could have such power, right?

Jiang Fan was also somewhat surprised.

"With such a remarkable technique, she still chose to be a thief!"

He had executed the last move of the Wandering Dragon Palm, Dragon Destruction.

Its power was no less than that of an Earth-level technique.

This woman could actually draw with him, indicating that she used an Earth-level technique.

He couldn't understand why, someone capable of cultivating techniques of this level, was extremely rare in the Nine-Sect.

Such a person should have a very esteemed status.

To be a mere thief?

Ruan Qingsu sneered, "If I weren't a thief, how could I have such mighty techniques?"

Then, her palm suddenly exerted force, and the second-level Core Formation spiritual power gushed out, forcing Jiang Fan back.

Jiang Fan stabilized his stance, his eyes narrowed: "Surrender now, and I'll give you a chance to reform."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Ruan Qingsu seemed to hear a joke: "With your Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation, you want to be ruthless towards me?"

"Come on, let me see how you can be ruthless."

She beckoned provocatively with a teasing smile.

Jiang Fan did not say more words.

He gathered spiritual power and abruptly pointed!

"Regretful Dragon!"

The final move of "Heavenly Ruined Finger", its power was not less than the first move of a mid-tier Earth-level technique!

A multicolored light spot appeared at his fingertip.

As soon as the light spot surfaced, the space around his fingertip crackled and rippled.

As if it would be torn apart by the light spot.

A thread of danger spread out.

The smile on Ruan Qingsu's face froze.

Her expression turned to shock: "Earth... Earth-level Finger Technique?"

She realized that Jiang Fan was serious.

It seemed the joke had gone too far.

But to make her, a dignified Tianji Pavilion disciple, bow her head to someone from the Green Cloud Sect, was impossible.

"Who's afraid of you?" Ruan Qingsu raised her jade finger, executing another Earth-level Finger Technique.

As she pointed, brilliant white lotuses flew towards Jiang Fan.

But her Earth-level Finger Technique was just at the First Layer.

How could it compare to Jiang Fan's perfected Third Layer?

With a single point from Jiang Fan...

The multicolored light spot turned into a terrifying colored beam.

Like a rainbow piercing the sky.

In a blink, it crushed all the lotuses and shot straight to Ruan Qingsu.

Ruan Qingsu's face changed dramatically.

Same Earth-level Finger Technique, hers was so feeble!

She hastily struck her chest.

A jade pendant hanging from her neck shattered, releasing a burst of clear light that encased her.

It was a protective dharma treasure.

Bang—

The colored beam struck the clear light barrier, as if trapped in a cloud of cotton.

It stopped just an inch from Ruan Qingsu, unable to advance further.

With the dissipation of spiritual power, it ultimately vanished.

Ruan Qingsu was drenched in cold sweat.

If not for a treasure capable of blocking the Fifth Level of Core Formation attacks,

She would have been severely injured.

Thinking of this, she glared at Jiang Fan with embarrassment and annoyance: "You wasted my protective dharma treasure!"

"Next time, I'll play with you again!"

She turned to leave and decisively used her movement technique, preparing to escape.

Unexpectedly,

Jiang Fan's face turned icy: "Did I let you go?"

With a flick of his toes, he pursued her at an astonishing speed.

Seeing Jiang Fan relent, Ruan Qingsu was both startled and furious: "What more do you want?"

"I'm already leaving on my own."

For a Tianji Pavilion disciple, to retreat so voluntarily was already a great loss of face.

Yet, someone from the Green Cloud Sect would still not let it go.

"I gave you a chance to surrender!"

Jiang Fan's legs enveloped in lightning, he silently executed the "Three Pure Thunder Shadow".

This leg technique specializes in breaking defenses!

The light barrier ahead may not stand up!

Ruan Qingsu was enraged: "Damn it! Do you think I'm a pushover?"

"Cloud-breaking Finger!"

She executed an even stronger Finger Technique.

The white lotuses turned into multicolored ones.

Its power increased several times over.

This was the second move of the Earth-level Finger Technique, also her proud trump card.

With her young age, being able to cultivate an Earth-level Finger Technique to the Second Layer was extremely rare.

The number of people who could withstand this finger were very few!

Originally, she had prepared this move as a surprise for some powerful senior brothers and sisters in the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.

Unexpectedly, she had to use it against someone from the small Green Cloud Sect.