969 Killing the Spectral Mantis in Seconds

"You?" Chu Yunfan sneered as he looked at Spectral Mantis in front of him.

Spectral Mantis was a middle-aged man with a thin body. He looked sinister, like an evil ghost. The cultivation technique he cultivated was inclined to the feminine side.

"If I was at my peak, who would you be? If you dare to appear in front of me, I will kill you with a single move!"

Spectral Mantis's face revealed a sinister smile, and then he said ferociously, "You still dare to be so arrogant even at this point. You really aren't afraid of death."

"Of course, I'm afraid of death. But it's obvious that the person to kill me will not be you," Chu Yunfan said as he stared down at Spectral Mantis.

Spectral Mantis simply laughed and said, "Chu Yunfan, you think I don't know your ways? You're just trying to stall for time, right? But it's useless. No matter what kind of reinforcements you're hoping for, they won't come.

"There are more than one or two people who want you dead. I'm not the only one. You've offended too many people and blocked too many people's paths in the past few years. You should have expected such an ending," Spectral Mantis said proudly.

If Chu Yunfan was at his peak, although Spectral Mantis was known as the strongest mercenary, he wouldn't have the right to jump around in front of Chu Yunfan.

And according to Chu Yunfan's personality, Spectral Mantis would probably be killed with a single slap. At that time, he would have been eager to hide far away from Chu Yunfan, not to mention getting close to him.

But now, he was here to take Chu Yunfan's life. Life was nothing more than this.

"Your biggest mistake is coming here alone," Chu Yunfan said, "Even though I've lost my combat strength, I'm not someone trash like you can compare to."

Spectral Mantis's smile disappeared. Chu Yunfan's attitude had angered him.

In the blink of an eye, Spectral Mantis made his move. His body turned into a ray of light and punched at Chu Yunfan.

An endless amount of divine power boiled up, pouring down like a vast ocean. A punch was fiercely thrown out, and his fist intent soared, turning into a huge praying mantis.

This mantis was different from ordinary mantises. Its entire body was pitch-black and emitted a faint light.

This was the technique that made Spectral Mantis famous, and also the origin of his nickname.

Many of the Innates who were watching the battle from afar immediately felt the terrifying pressure. It was a powerful pressure that far exceeded the Innate Stage. Only Divines could release such a power.

This pressure rendered them unable to think and ceased all thoughts of resistance.

Peak of tier one Divine Abilities Stage.

An endless gust of wind swept down, blowing at Chu Yunfan's clothes. In an instant, Chu Yunfan had already assessed Spectral Mantis's cultivation level. It was only at the peak of tier one of the Divine Abilities Stage.

Originally, one punch from Chu Yunfan would be enough to kill him. But Chu Yunfan currently had to use all of his divine power to suppress the thunder sigil on his body. He couldn't easily call upon his power.

Just as the punch was about to land on Chu Yunfan, he moved. He twisted his waist and kicked out. This kick was like a huge sickle of a praying mantis, sweeping and harvesting everything.

It was the Mantis Divine Kick.

It was as if Chu Yunfan had turned into a huge mantis that could sweep away all the filth in the world with a single kick.

There was no fluctuation of divine power, but just by relying on the control of this kicking technique, the martial intent seeped out of his body. This was a scene that could only appear when one had grasped a martial skill to the extreme.

Boom!

Many of the Innates saw a blur in front of their eyes. It was as if two huge mantises had collided.

The most terrifying thing was that this collision only lasted for a moment before the outcome was already decided. Chu Yunfan's mantis cut the gigantic black death mantis in half like a knife.

Boom!

The giant death mantis was blown into pieces.

Then, the leg swept across Spectral Mantis.

Bam!

In just a single strike, the outcome was already decided. Chu Yunfan's leg hit Spectral Mantis's arm, and the arm instantly exploded.

The outcome of the battle was instantly decided. At this moment, everyone was stunned and the world fell into a deathly silence.

Whether it was the Innates who were watching the battle on the spot or the leaders of the major forces who were watching the battle through the satellites in the sky, they couldn't help but gasp.

Even though Chu Yunfan had lost his combat power, or to be more precise, his cultivation, Chu Yunfan's physical body was still terrifyingly strong.

"Has his physical body's cultivation already reached that level? It's just as powerful even without any divine power!" a leader of a large faction said with difficulty. They only realized now that they had underestimated Chu Yunfan.

The Innates were scared out of their wits. It turned out that Chu Yunfan did not just kill Divines as he pleased.

"You're too weak. You've been famous and have stepped into the Divine Abilities Stage for so many years, but in the end, you're just a soft-legged shrimp," Chu Yunfan said indifferently.

Spectral Mantis was covered head-to-toe in cold sweat. He was still immersed in the terrifying collision just now. One kick had exploded his arm.

If it were any other part of his body, it would not have fared any better. Thinking of this, he was immediately struck with a thought. Chu Yunfan in this state was obviously not someone he could deal with.

It was only now that he realized that the bounty was not that easy to get. He had been able to survive for so many years not only because of his strength, but also because of his caution. There were too many people in the world that he could not afford to provoke. And Chu Yunfan, who had lost all his strength, was one of these people.

Swish!

Spectral Mantis reacted immediately and fled into the distance.

"Trying to escape? Do you think you can get away?" Chu Yunfan stomped his feet, and his body shot across the sky like a cannonball, directly chasing after Spectral Mantis.

In the blink of an eye, Chu Yunfan had already caught up to Spectral Mantis.

Spectral Mantis immediately panicked and waved his one hand. He pulled out a mountain from the ground and threw it at Chu Yunfan.

"Trying to stop me? Do you think you can block me?!" Chu Yunfan shouted, clenched his fist, and threw a punch.

The mountain peak that had been pulled up was instantly shattered. Then, Chu Yunfan's momentum did not slow down, and he punched Spectral Mantis's body.

Bam!

Spectral Mantis let out a blood-curdling screech as his entire body exploded. He instantly died.

All of this seemed to take a long time, but in fact, it only took a few short breaths.

Only then did Chu Yunfan slowly land. What he faced was a dead silence.