The place where Li Wu was imprisoned was different from where Liu Dongjian was held. Li Wu was kept in a basement lounge beneath Tianya Pavilion.
When Li Feng arrived at the place where Li Wu was imprisoned, Li Wu was sitting with his eyes closed, resting.
“Li Feng, you are finally here.” Hearing the sound of footsteps, Li Wu opened his eyes. When he saw Li Feng, his face showed neither joy nor anger, only calm indifference.
“Li Wu, you did not expect this, did you? To end up in my hands.” A flash of doubt passed through Li Feng’s eyes. In his impression, after being imprisoned for so many days, Li Wu should be furious and humiliated. But the Li Wu in front of him was far too calm, completely unlike what he had imagined.
“Li Feng, if I had not followed Song Zhiyuan willingly, do you really think those people under Song Zhiyuan could have captured me?” Li Wu said with a cold laugh.
“Oh? So you walked into the trap on your own?” Li Feng’s gaze sharpened as he looked at Li Wu. “But now you are in my hands. Do you think I will kill you, or let you live?”
“Hmph, Li Feng, even though I am locked up here, do you dare to kill me?” Li Wu snorted coldly.
“Why would I not dare? The reason you think I will not kill you is because you believe I do not want to lose my qualification as the family heir. But do you really think I care so much about becoming the family heir? Even if I do not become the heir, I can still live very well.” Li Feng said with a cold laugh.
“Is that so? If that is true, why do you not kill me now?” Li Wu looked completely unconvinced. Li Feng had hidden his strength and acted foolish for so many years. If it was not for the sake of becoming the family heir, he would never believe it.
“Who said I do not dare?” Li Feng’s gaze turned icy. He swung his palm outward.
Slap!
Li Wu groaned, spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body flew backwards more than ten metres. He crashed into the wall and then rolled to the ground.
Raising his head and looking at Li Feng who was slowly approaching, disbelief flashed in Li Wu’s eyes. “You, you actually dared to hit me.”
“What a joke. If I dare to kill you, why would I not dare to hit you? Li Wu, you really think too highly of yourself.” Li Feng sneered.
“You…”
“Moreover, even if I do not kill you, that does not mean I cannot torture you. For example, crippling your cultivation, breaking your arms and legs. Do you think that after I do that and release you, you would still have any hope of becoming the family heir?” Li Feng said coldly.
“Li Feng, you are so ruthless.” Li Wu’s expression changed. The reason he had been so fearless was because he believed Li Feng did not want to lose his position as heir and would not dare do anything to him. But now Li Feng’s words made him truly worried. Not to mention anything else, if his cultivation was crippled, he would probably never have the chance to become the family heir again.
“Ruthless? We are the same.” Li Feng sneered and continued, “Li Wu, from the moment you started scheming against me, you should have foreseen your own end. I told you long ago, do not fall into my hands. Once you do, do not expect to leave unscathed.”
“You, I, I will fight you to the death…”
As he spoke, Li Wu’s clothes suddenly fluttered without wind. His aura rose steadily. A layer of transparent gang energy shimmered around him, and a powerful oppressive force spread outwards.
“I did not expect, I really did not expect that you, Li Wu, would have such strength.” Brilliance flashed in Li Feng’s eyes. Acquired seventh layer. That was Li Wu’s strength.
At this age, having acquired seventh layer cultivation made him an absolute genius. At least Li Feng had never seen anyone of the same age reach this level. Among those he knew, the strongest, Murong Kang, was only at acquired fourth layer. As for Ge Feng and Ge Ying reaching acquired fifth layer, that was because they had consumed Millennium Ice Dew.
Because he had never been able to see Li Wu’s true strength clearly, Li Feng had always assumed it was around acquired fourth or fifth layer. He never imagined Li Wu had already reached acquired seventh layer. If Li Feng had not appeared out of nowhere, Li Wu would definitely have become the number one among the younger generation. The direct descendants of the eight top families, such as Qin Feng and Zhu Yuanyang, could not compare to him at all.
But now, this acquired seventh layer strength was still trash in front of him.
“Li Feng, although your strength is powerful, I, Li Wu, may not necessarily be your match.” Li Wu stood up and looked coldly at Li Feng. His aura continued to climb.
Acquired eighth layer?
Li Feng narrowed his eyes. Li Wu was not at acquired seventh layer, but acquired eighth layer?
But was this truly Li Wu’s real strength?
At this moment, even Li Feng was not entirely sure.
However, the stronger Li Wu was, the more excited Li Feng felt. As his own strength grew, he no longer considered people like Qin Feng worthy opponents. Even if they used schemes and tricks, in the face of absolute power, any plot was nothing more than a paper tiger.
So at this moment, Li Wu could still be considered a worthy opponent.
Of course, Li Feng was not foolish enough to let Li Wu go just because he could be an opponent. On the contrary, Li Wu’s formidable strength ignited his killing intent.
Raising a tiger invites future disaster. He did not want another person constantly trying to take his life in the future. If Li Wu had not shown acquired eighth layer strength today, he might have considered letting him go. But now, Li Wu had to die.
“Li Feng, today I will show you my true strength.” Li Wu looked at Li Feng and sneered.
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wu vanished from his spot.
Swish!
A faint sound of breaking wind came. Li Wu had appeared behind Li Feng at some point. A powerful palm wind slammed down fiercely.
The corner of Li Feng’s mouth curled into a cold smile. Without thinking, he punched backwards.
Boom!
With a loud explosion, both of them retreated at the same time.
“Li Feng, so this is all you have.” A cold smile flashed across Li Wu’s lips. He had seen Li Feng kill an acquired ninth layer ancient martial artist and thought there was a gap between them. But now it seemed the acquired ninth layer he killed was simply too weak.
Moreover, he, Li Wu, had killed people above his level before.
Li Wu naturally did not know that right now Li Feng’s true qi was almost depleted. Yesterday he had killed a half-step innate expert, five acquired ninth layer ancient martial artists, severely injured another half-step innate, and even used a spiritual weapon. His true qi had been completely exhausted. After cultivating all night with spirit stones, he had only recovered twenty percent.
“But it is more than enough to deal with you, Li Wu.” Li Feng sneered. Although his strength had not returned to its peak, he was still confident against Li Wu.
“Let us see how many of my moves you can block.” Li Wu’s face turned livid. Suppressing his rage, he snorted coldly. His attacks grew even fiercer. His figure flickered continuously, and palm shadows rained down on Li Feng from every angle.
“Not bad movement technique, but useless against me.”
The corner of Li Feng’s mouth curled into a cold smile. He unleashed Phantom Nine Layers, and his figure also vanished from the spot.
Bang, bang, bang…
Explosive sounds rang out nonstop. The air in the entire lounge twisted violently. Terrifying cracks appeared one after another.
The speed of their exchanges grew faster and faster. Soon, only two afterimages remained in the lounge.
Li Feng was inwardly shocked. Although he only had twenty percent true qi left, combined with his Mysterious Heaven Body Refining Technique, a full-powered strike should have overwhelmed an acquired eighth layer ancient martial artist quickly. Yet this Li Wu could fight him evenly. How could this not shock him?
Was Li Wu’s strength really only acquired eighth layer? Even if it was acquired eighth layer, it was definitely not ordinary acquired eighth layer.
Moreover, Li Wu had said earlier that he had followed Song Zhiyuan willingly. With such formidable strength, Song Zhiyuan could not possibly have captured him.
But if that was the case, why did Li Wu allow himself to be captured by Song Zhiyuan? What was his purpose?
At this moment, if someone said Li Wu had no ulterior motive, Li Feng would never believe it.
But no matter how much he thought, he could not figure out Li Wu’s goal.
What Li Feng did not know was that at this moment, Li Wu was equally shocked inside.
His Azure Cloud Step was a yellow-grade high-level martial skill, and he had cultivated it to minor completion. In terms of movement technique, he had never lost to anyone before.
“How can he possibly have such powerful movement technique?”
Li Wu roared inwardly. This was the first time he had encountered someone whose movement technique surpassed his own, and that person was Li Feng, the Li Feng he had always looked down upon.
“Stormy Waves Crashing on the Shore!”
With a loud shout, Li Wu thrust out dozens of palms. Instantly, dense palm gang energy surrounded Li Feng. Thunderous explosions rang out continuously, with astonishing momentum.
Boom, boom, boom…
The palm gang struck, leaving deep, shocking palm prints on the ground, but Li Feng’s figure was nowhere to be seen.
“Li Wu, so this is all you amount to.”
Li Feng’s voice came from behind Li Wu. “Now it is time for me to cripple you.”
“Hmph, just with you?”
Li Wu snorted coldly. His eyes locked onto Li Feng. The gang energy in his palms surged to the limit. He slammed his palm toward Li Feng with full force.
The palm gang formed, accompanied by violent sonic booms, as if the entire air had exploded.
Boom, boom, boom…
The palm gang rolled toward Li Feng with thunderous force, like raging waves crashing against the shore, with overwhelming power.
With Li Wu’s current strength, this palm could be described as earth-shaking. Even an acquired ninth layer ancient martial artist would not dare to block it head-on.
“Come on.” Li Feng shouted loudly. His gaze was sharp as lightning. He swung his palm outward.
Boom…
The two figures collided fiercely. In an instant, a heaven-shaking roar erupted. The violent gang energy tore the entire lounge apart, leaving it riddled with holes.
Thud, thud, thud…
Li Wu retreated several steps before stabilising himself. His eyes stared fixedly at Li Feng, his gaze dark and terrifying.
“This is impossible. How is this possible?”
Li Wu gritted his teeth, his face full of unwillingness. It was one thing to lose in movement technique to Li Feng, but he never imagined that even his palm technique would be inferior. In his sect, no one could surpass him in either movement or palm techniques.
“Hehe, Li Wu, your strength is indeed impressive and somewhat surprising to me, but in my eyes, you are still trash.” Li Feng looked calmly at Li Wu and sneered. “Now, I will cripple you…”
