The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

Did that old fox Xue Yingsong already know all along?

"Leave him here for now. Compared to Li Zhongming, he's just a pawn and not that important," Xue Yingsong urged. "Li Zhongming is a representative of the conservative and stubborn faction in the ruling center. Killing him is significant."

I never expected you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, to be so ruthless, clinging to that person so persistently.

However, I like it.

After leaving Ye Ding to the somewhat dumbfounded Xiao Chaofeng, Gu Ran immediately chased after Li Zhongming.

Fortunately, Li Zhongming is just a martial artist, not a speed-type superhuman, so there is still a possibility of catching up.

Gu Ran used his telekinetic power to unleash his ability that "as long as you keep running, the road will keep extending forward," and soared directly into the sky.

Li Zhongming genuinely intended to escape and had no intention of resorting to any tricks or schemes, because Gu Ran couldn't find him for a moment.

It wasn't until he suddenly pushed his ability to integrate his mental power into the surrounding environment to its limit, exceeding the boundaries of Lanxin University, that he realized Li Zhongming was almost out of Lanxin University.

"Is our target that guy? It seems Lanxin University is really going to fall out with the ruling center, but now is not the time..." Cheng Caimeng popped up from the side and said with some worry.

"Whether it's the right time or not, we just need to do our own thing. If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up." After finding the direction Li Zhongming had fled in, Gu Ran immediately continued the chase.

"Hey, don't rush to leave. Have you forgotten my abilities? I can help you," Cheng Caimeng quickly said.

"Help me? How can I help?" Gu Ran looked at her with some confusion.

“Didn’t I tell you before? I have an ability called ‘anchoring’. As long as I choose a target, no matter how fast it is, I can keep up with it.” Cheng Caimeng smiled confidently. “Just watch, even though he is Elder Shu, he can’t escape my ability.”

But what if you catch up?

Gu Ran had this question in her mind, but she didn't show it.

Cheng Caimeng's speed suddenly increased significantly, but her movements were very graceful. She floated far away with a light touch of her toes, as if her feet were very elastic.

In just a few breaths, Cheng Caimeng had already caught up with Li Zhongming ahead.

Gu Ran raised an eyebrow and moved the moment Cheng Caimeng floated away.

"You are... the current owner of the Reverse Origin Martial Arts Academy? Why are you stopping me? Does the Reverse Origin Martial Arts Academy want to be completely wiped out of Canglong City?"

Li Zhongming recognized Cheng Caimeng, the current head of the Niyuan Martial Arts Academy, one of the eight major martial arts academies in Canglong City. However, he couldn't understand how Cheng Caimeng dared to block his path, considering that he was one of the few people who had the power to strip the Niyuan Martial Arts Academy of its status among the eight major martial arts academies.

He's already being lenient by not using that power to threaten Cheng Caimeng, yet Cheng Caimeng actually dares to provoke him?

"Of course, it's to help me delay you, you little rascal," Gu Ran's voice came over.

Li Zhongming's originally aggressive demeanor suddenly weakened, and his body trembled.

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"Kid, do you think I'm afraid of you? You're so arrogant just because you have a temporary advantage. You really don't know your own limitations!"

Li Zhongming did not turn around, but instead shouted angrily while trying to shake off Cheng Caimeng.

"Cheng Caimeng, if you step aside now, I can forgive and forget about you. Otherwise, if you continue to obstruct me, I swear that the Ni Yuan Martial Arts Academy will be wiped out of Canglong City!"

Li Zhongming's face was contorted with emotion, and the imposing aura he exuded was extremely intimidating.

Cheng Caimeng pretended to be frightened and asked pitifully, "I'm so scared. If I release Elder Li Shu, will there be any benefits?"

"Benefits?" Because of the urgency, Li Zhongming, who was only thinking of coercion, was stunned by the prospect of being offered something in return.

He subconsciously began to think.

Although this thought process only took less than a second, it was already extremely fatal in a duel between masters.

Gu Ran caught up.

"You're bluffing me!" Seeing that Cheng Caimeng's face showed no fear, but rather a smiling, rather mocking expression, Li Zhongming immediately knew that this was just a delaying tactic.

"Yes, you got it right. Here's a tough guy as a reward." Seeing Gu Ran catch up, Cheng Caimeng immediately broke away from her fight with Li Zhongming.

Li Zhongming was both shocked and furious. He had been scheming against others all day long, but he never expected to be successfully outmaneuvered here.

"You little beast, die!"

Li Zhongming's hair and beard stood on end. He was willing to risk being completely caught up and ambushed by Gu Ran in order to attack Cheng Caimeng. It was clear that he hated her to the extreme.

A massive vortex of spiritual energy appeared around Li Zhongming, its terrifying aura bursting forth without restraint, shattering space in its wake. He showed no mercy in this attack.

A look of fear appeared in Cheng Caimeng's eyes.

This is a full-force attack from a martial arts master!

Moreover, Li Zhongming is considered one of the few strong individuals even among martial arts masters, and very few people in the entire Human Alliance can be his opponent.

No matter how miraculous Cheng Caimeng's martial arts techniques are, she is still just a martial artist at the Qi Condensation stage. Faced with the full force of a powerful martial arts grandmaster, she is as weak as an ant.

If nothing unexpected happens, she will be killed instantly by this attack!

But Gu Ran was clearly the unexpected one. No matter what, Cheng Caimeng risked her life to stop Li Zhongming in order to help him.

Given Gu Ran's personality, he would naturally not allow Cheng Caimeng to be beaten and killed by Li Zhongming.

Gu Ran immediately used his telekinesis to form a shield in front of Cheng Caimeng, and then used the remaining telekinesis to attack Li Zhongming with swords, spears, clubs and lances. He didn't need to hit him, just affecting him would be good enough.

However, the swords, spears, clubs, and lances formed from his mental energy that attacked Li Zhongming were shattered by the residual force of his attack before they even made contact with his body!

While telekinesis has many wonderful uses, it is still too fragile in battles between top-tier experts.

However, the continuous stream of psychic energy forming swords, spears, clubs, and lances did eventually affect the smoothness of Li Zhongming's attack, but even if it was only a slight impact, it still achieved Gu Ran's goal.

Because Gu Ran's attack has arrived!

If the attack were to proceed in the normal order, Li Zhongming would risk injury to kill Cheng Caimeng, betting that Gu Ran's hasty attack wouldn't kill him.

Because Cheng Caimeng's abilities are quite strange, if he doesn't kill her here, he will face the risk of being caught and entangled by her abilities again, and at that time he will be in real danger.

He was confident he could escape that strange guy once or twice, but he was bound to make mistakes sometimes, and if he did, he could very well die.

After experiencing Gu Ran's attack power, Li Zhongming lost all confidence in defeating Gu Ran. He didn't even have the idea of ​​holding his own, let alone defeating him.

More importantly, Cheng Caimeng is weak, and he is confident that he can kill her with one blow. Even if he can't kill her with one blow, he can make sure she can never catch up with him again.

Therefore, as long as he gets rid of Cheng Caimeng and then Gu Ran, he will be able to completely escape from Chenggong.

He hadn't anticipated that there would be invisible attacks interfering with him. Although these attacks were not strong and were easily shattered by the residual force of his attacks, they did have some impact on him, slowing down his attacks slightly.

Then, something terrifying happened in the next moment. In that brief instant, Gu Ran inexplicably rushed up!

Gu Ran burst out of the shattered space and punched Li Zhongming in the chest.

This punch wasn't even a diversionary tactic, because Gu Ran was confident that his fist would be faster than Li Zhongming's attack and would send Li Zhongming to his death before he could even reach Cheng Caimeng.

Because this time, Gu Ran used all his strength!

There was a reason why Gu Ran was able to rush up so quickly. In that instant, he actually used his fully expanded psychic power to merge into the space that Li Zhongming had shattered, and sensed the nearest "spatial passage," achieving a short-distance teleportation effect using spatial abilities.

In that brief moment of shrinking, the tide of the battle was completely turned!

"die!"

Gu Ran's punch collided head-on with Li Zhongming's.

boom!

Even if it's just a punch delivered with sheer physical force, it still creates a sonic boom.

As the sonic boom continued to travel into the distance, Gu Ran's fist had completely suppressed Li Zhongming's attack, piercing through it and then through his chest.

The powerful gust of wind shattered Li Zhongming's body, completely obliterating his martial arts golden core and turning it into ashes.

After piercing through Li Zhongming's chest, the power of the punch remained undiminished, creating a bottomless crater in the ground like a bunker-buster missile.

Only after directly experiencing Gu Ran's full-force attack did Li Zhongming realize how naive his previous thoughts had been.

He naively believed that after killing Cheng Caimeng, he could withstand another blow from her and survive, just like before.

It turns out that the opponent hadn't used their full strength in their previous encounter.

Perhaps before, they were just toying with him like a child, but now that he has finally felt the full force of their attack, he feels only endless despair and regret.

"If only I hadn't underestimated him and hadn't provoked him..."

Before Li Zhongming could recall anything more in his final thoughts, his life was completely extinguished.

A martial arts grandmaster, a senior figure in the ruling center of Canglong City, one of the most respected people at the pinnacle, has fallen!

Amidst the scattering rain of blood, a golden plaque fell out, seemingly undamaged.

Cheng Caimeng's eyes widened to almost the size of copper bells at that moment.

"Dead...dead?" Even though she had already guessed Gu Ran's strength, she still felt like she was in a dream after seeing a martial arts master so easily killed with a single punch.

"Dead." Gu Ran withdrew his fist, his tone completely calm, as if he had just done something very ordinary.

Gu Ran wasn't too surprised that he could kill Li Zhongming with a single punch. After all, he had just tested it, and the other party couldn't even withstand a third of his strength, let alone a full-force attack.

What Gu Ran found memorable was that in that instant, he merged with the shattered space and felt the ability to "teleport."

This, to some extent, means that he still possesses the ability to teleport, albeit only for short distances.

However, in battle, one can also discover ingenious uses like this one.

"You just saved me..." Cheng Caimeng looked at Gu Ran, her face beaming with a smile, "Was it because you cared about me?"

"It's because I care about you, but not in the way you imagine. I just don't want to owe anyone anything." Gu Ran used his telekinesis to grab the golden plaque.