Chapter 583 - 168: Twelve True Forms Fist Breaks the Limit Again, Ghost Bone Elder Reveals His True Body

He completely ignored Princess Zhaohua and the other two who had him surrounded. A green light flashed in his triangular eyes as he casually waved a hand as withered as a chicken’s claw. The massive Black Bone Demon Puppet immediately charged straight for Chu Fan! "Brat! So you’re the one who destroyed my precious Demon Puppet and set back my cultivation?" The old monster’s voice was sinister. "Excellent! I’ll use that fine body of yours to make myself a new primary Demon Puppet!" The Ghost Fire in the Demon Puppet’s eye sockets flared violently, as if it had been injected with frenzied energy. Leaving a black residual image in its wake, the massive skeleton charged toward Chu Fan as fast as lightning. As it swung the White Bone Wolf Fang Club, a sinister wind howled and ghostly shrieks filled the air, shrill and piercing. "Chu Fan, be careful!" The heavily injured Zhao Qingyan and Qin Fang staggered out of the way and shouted hoarsely, "That’s the Black Bone Demon Puppet refined by the Ghost Bone Elder! Its strength is comparable to a fourth-realm Bright Heart Realm Body Cultivator!" Seeing the Demon Puppet lock onto him, Chu Fan actually felt relieved. ’Now I won’t have to split my focus to protect the other two.’ With a quick shift of his feet, he moved like a slippery fish, circling around the Demon Puppet’s side to lure it away. BOOM! The wolf fang club slammed into the ground, sending up a cloud of dust and debris as it gouged out a large crater. The very ground shook! Meanwhile, Wang Yiyi, clad in her silver armor, didn’t rush to attack the Ghost Bone Elder. She looked over at Chu Fan with great interest and laughed loudly. "So this is the famous Chu Fan from the Demon Suppression Bureau I’ve been hearing about?" "His aura seems pretty ordinary... Hey, you want some help?" "If you beg me nicely, I might just help you dismantle that pile of junk bones. What do you say?" Chu Fan remained expressionless and didn’t respond. By now, the Black Bone Demon Puppet had closed in with overwhelming force, its wolf fang club once again smashing down with immense power! The ground cracked, sending shards of rock flying. Everyone assumed Chu Fan would either make a desperate last stand or ask Wang Yiyi for help. But he did something no one expected— With a quick shift of his feet, his body moved like an agile fish to evade the direct path of the wolf fang club. Instead of fighting, he turned and executed his Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step to its absolute limit. Transforming into a wisp of green smoke, he shot away from the main battlefield! "Heh heh! Trying to run? You’ve already fallen into my trap. Did you really think I’d let a little fish like you slip away?" The Ghost Bone Elder cackled endlessly. At his mental command, the Demon Puppet let out a silent roar and took off in pursuit, its massive skeletal legs thundering across the ground as it gave relentless chase. One man, one puppet. One fled, one pursued. In the blink of an eye, they were hundreds of yards away. Princess Zhaohua’s delicate brows furrowed slightly. Her cool gaze swept in the direction Chu Fan had vanished, but she remained silent. The simple, ancient longsword in her hand hummed softly, its focus still locked firmly on the Ghost Bone Elder at the center of their encirclement. Li Qingcang’s boyish face was devoid of emotion, as if he couldn’t care less about anything happening around him. Wang Yiyi pursed her lips. "How boring. I thought I’d get to see what this kid was capable of, but it turns out all he can do is run." Just then, Chu Fan, who had been "fleeing" up ahead, came to a sudden halt and whipped around. He showed no fear as he faced the Black Bone Demon Puppet, which was thundering toward him with enough force to pulverize anything in its path. "Five Cauldrons Seal!" Chu Fan flipped his palm, and the Five Elements Cauldron shot skyward. It instantly grew to be dozens of feet wide before clamping down from above! VMMMM! The Five Elements Cauldron projected a five-colored curtain of light, enveloping both him and the Demon Puppet and completely severing all connection with the outside world. Having lost its mental link to the Ghost Bone Elder, the Demon Puppet froze for a moment. It then descended into a frenzy, becoming a mindless beast driven only by the urge to kill. But under the suppression of the Five Elements Cauldron, its overwhelming Demonic Qi was instantly reduced by more than half! ’Now, it’s my turn.’ Chu Fan put away his long saber and summoned the Demon-locking Chain. RATTLE! The pitch-black chains shot out like vipers and, guided by his Demon-locking Technique, instantly bound the massive Demon Puppet tight. "ROAR!" The Demon Puppet struggled wildly, its bones groaning and creaking under the strain. Holding nothing back, Chu Fan took a deep breath. He activated his Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step, his form blurring into a series of residual images that spun madly around the Demon Puppet. Simultaneously, he unleashed the full power of his Twelve True Forms Fist at the Second Limit Break! BAM! BAM! BAM! A dense flurry of fist-shaped afterimages rained down on the Demon Puppet’s tough bones like a storm. Each impact was accompanied by the sickening crack of bone. Although the Demon Puppet possessed the power of a fourth-realm cultivator of the Bright Heart Realm, it was now weakened and bound. Against Chu Fan, who possessed both the Rebound ability and the Vajra Undying Body, it was like a giant with its limbs tied, getting pummeled by a madman with a hammer. In little more than a dozen seconds, Chu Fan landed a powerful, heavy blow—the Bear King Shaking the Earth—right on the Demon Puppet’s skull. CRACK! The supposedly indestructible skull shattered, and with a final clatter, the massive body collapsed into a pile of broken bones. A black Fierce Soul, filled with venomous hatred, shrieked as it shot out, trying to flee. "Capture!" Chu Fan was already prepared. He waved the Ten Thousand Souls Banner with a flick of his wrist. A gust of black wind swept out, sucking the Demon Puppet’s Fierce Soul into the banner and suppressing it within. With that done, Chu Fan put away the Five Elements Cauldron and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. The moment he reappeared— The two sides, who had been locked in a fierce battle, suddenly broke apart! Every single gaze turned in his direction! Wang Yiyi’s spear nearly slipped from her grasp, her beautiful eyes wide with disbelief. "He... he dismantled it?"