Ruthless!
Seeing Qin Zhan truly follow his instructions and eliminate his nephew Qin Hu to enhance his strength, Chu Fan couldn't help but give Qin Zhan a thumbs-up in surprise for his ferocity.
However, giving a thumbs-up didn't mean he truly admired Qin Zhan; rather, he looked down on him somewhat.
In his eyes, Qin Zhan had practically reached the end of the road on the path of a martial artist. No matter how good the opponents or resources were in the future, he would never be able to reach the pinnacle in this lifetime.
The path of martial arts emphasized cultivation.
Cultivation was not about resorting to any means to improve strength, but about integrating into the mortal world, experiencing the joys and sorrows of life, where one's state of mind was extremely important.
Qin Zhan's path had long since gone astray, utterly so.
As for demanding that he kill Qin Hu before agreeing to fight him and put pressure on him, it was because Chu Fan had long ago understood what kind of person Qin Zhan was from Qin Hu's face.
After suffering such humiliation today, intimidated by the pressure, Qin Zhan would apologize verbally but would not feel any remorse in his heart.
If nothing unexpected happened, as soon as he had a chance to recover, he would immediately seek revenge.
Naturally, Chu Fan wouldn't take Qin Hu seriously, but he had to consider those around him.
Although Cui Fu was a Grandmaster, there were many people in the Qin family stronger than Cui Fu. Any one of them could easily turn him into a corpse on the ground.
Nanyun City was merely a stop on his journey forward.
As long as he remained in Nanyun City, Qin Hu wouldn't dare to make any significant moves. However, Chu Fan knew that once he left Nanyun City, the revenge would come immediately.
Having interacted with Cui Fu for so long, Chu Fan had already considered him a friend.
Therefore, he couldn't foresee danger and then pretend it didn't exist.
Seeing that Qin Zhan was set on fighting him, Chu Fan switched tactics and decided to use a borrowed knife to kill, letting Qin Zhan kill Qin Hu first.
Chu Fan did not want to be in complete opposition with the Qin family for the time being.
Therefore, the Qin family's attitude would be different depending on whether he acted himself or Qin Zhan acted.
Having Qin Hu take action would reduce a lot of trouble.
"The young master is dead!"
"The young master is dead!"
The bodyguards brought by Qin Hu, seeing their young master killed by someone from their own Qin family, were stunned and then fled in terror.
"Let's go!"
Having killed his nephew Qin Hu, Qin Zhan showed no guilt or self-reproach. Instead, with fighting spirit soaring, he turned to look at Chu Fan.
"No rush!"
Chu Fan replied with a smile.
"What did you say?"
Qin Zhan's brows furrowed, and he immediately became angry, feeling as though he had been toyed with.
He had just said he would help him break through to Third-Class Grandmaster, and after he killed Qin Hu as requested, Chu Fan now said there was no rush?
Qin Zhan, whose personality was already somewhat irritable, was truly angered at this moment.
Chu Fan's brows furrowed. Seeing that Qin Zhan was determined to fight today, he took a step forward, walking to a distance of ten meters from Qin Zhan.
"Don't you just want to break through to Third-Class?"
"It's too simple!"
As he spoke, the imposing aura that only true experts who had reached the pinnacle possessed, when mobilized by Chu Fan, directly pressed down on Qin Zhan.
*Crack...*
The floor tiles beneath Qin Zhan's feet suddenly shattered, and he was immediately forced to his knees by the pressure.
So strong?
Feeling the pressure emanating from Chu Fan, Qin Zhan's heart trembled.
He knew this young man was not weak, but he hadn't expected him to be this strong.
Despite his surprise,
Qin Zhan knew this was a rare opportunity and immediately mobilized his own strength to resist the pressure released by Chu Fan.
Barely a minute later.
The aura emanating from Qin Zhan suddenly strengthened, and then, under the pressure exerted by Chu Fan, he slowly stood up.
This works too?
From behind, Cui Fu and Fu Piaoyao exchanged glances. They found it hard to imagine that strength could be improved in such a way.
Simply by mobilizing their aura and exerting pressure, they could advance from Second-Class Grandmaster to Third-Class Grandmaster?
A hint of joy flashed in both their eyes.
Once Qin Zhan achieved his goal, Chu Fan retracted the aura he had been pressing down on him.
"Thank you!"
Qin Zhan cupped his fists in gratitude. A rare smile appeared on his gaunt face because to break through to the Third-Class realm, he had spent nearly three years. During this time, he had fought countless battles and killed many people, but he had never been able to break through.
Now that his wish was finally granted, his mood was quite good.
"The Qin family and strength, which do you value more?"
Chu Fan suddenly asked.
The joy on Qin Zhan's face vanished. After a two-second silence, he asked, "Why do you say that?"
His intuition told him that Chu Fan's question was not asked casually.
"Based on my observation, the path you are currently on, I'm sure you've also noticed, is becoming narrower and narrower."
"Without a good adjustment method, you'll be lucky to reach Fourth-Class in this lifetime. Am I right?"
Qin Zhan took a deep breath and then nodded helplessly.
Those who could reach the Grandmaster realm were not unintelligent.
No one understood themselves better than themselves.
Qin Zhan had long known that he had embarked on a path that was becoming increasingly narrow, even reaching its end.
However, the path of martial arts was irreversible.
Even though he knew he was on a dead end, Qin Zhan could not turn back. He could only walk forward as much as possible, thinking that when he reached the end and there was no road, he would forge his own.
Chu Fan's strength had already surprised him enough, but he hadn't expected his insight to be as formidable as his strength, having learned about his situation without much observation.
Thinking further about what the other party had said, Qin Zhan suddenly became excited.
"You... do you have a good solution?"
At this moment, his intuition told Qin Zhan that since Chu Fan asked this, there must be a way to change his current dead end.
As a combat enthusiast, he desperately wished to ascend to the pinnacle of martial arts.
His eyes were fixed on Chu Fan, hoping he would nod.
"Yes, I do!"
Chu Fan responded cheerfully.
Having received the answer he wanted, Qin Zhan became even more excited. He took a step forward and looked at Chu Fan eagerly, saying, "Young brother, I hope you can impart your knowledge. As long as you can solve my problem, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
"Heh!"
Chu Fan sneered and retorted, "What do you have on you that could interest me?"
Qin Zhan was stunned, as if a basin of cold water had been poured over his head. The joy in his eyes quickly dissipated by more than half.
Indeed, the other party was already an expert standing at the summit. Only he had what he needed, while Qin Zhan had nothing that interested the other party.
However, Qin Zhan was truly unwilling to give up an opportunity that could solve his crisis.
He also thought that if Chu Fan truly didn't want to help, why would he even bring this matter up?
With a surge of thoughts, Qin Zhan calmly said, "Young brother, as long as you can solve my problem, I will agree to any conditions you have."
"To make you leave the Qin family, no longer be a member of the Qin family, or even kill Qin family members, can you do that too?"
Qin Zhan was stunned again, then fell into deep thought.
After a few breaths, he replied with a firm expression, "As long as you can solve my problem, it's not impossible for me to do that!"
What a crazy person.
Chu Fan smiled and said, "Alright, since you've said it like this, I think we should sit down and talk."