Qu Lao’s attacks came like a violent storm. As he advanced, a surge of overwhelming energy rushed straight at Li Feng.
Li Feng’s pupils contracted and his expression changed. Right now, what he hoped for most was that Qu Lao would think he was trapped like a turtle in a jar and start wasting time with some talk. That way, he could buy a little time to recover some of his strength.
But he never expected Qu Lao to give him no chance to recover at all. Right now, with the injuries from Uncle Li, dealing with just Qu Lao was already very difficult, not to mention the two acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artists still watching like tigers from behind.
What should he do?
Li Feng frowned, but time did not allow him to think. Seeing Qu Lao’s fist smashing towards him, Li Feng did not dare delay and quickly retreated.
“Die.”
When Li Feng retreated, the two acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artists behind him shouted at the same time. One from the left and one from the right, they attacked Li Feng together.
Their reaction was exactly what Li Feng had expected. The moment they moved in, Li Feng reacted. A strange smile flashed across his lips.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
In that instant, Li Feng’s entire body split into three figures, shooting out in three different directions.
“It’s that move again.” Qu Lao’s expression changed. Li Feng’s movement technique was bizarre, full of illusions and reality mixed together. Even he could not tell which figure was the real one.
“One each. Kill him.” Qu Lao said to the two acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artists. As soon as he spoke, he chased after one of the figures.
“Kill.”
The other two acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artists reacted, each picking the nearest figure and pursuing it.
Bang…
Qu Lao was the fastest and soon caught up to one figure. With a single punch, the figure instantly vanished into smoke.
“A fake?”
Anger flashed in Qu Lao’s eyes. He quickly turned to look at the other two acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artists.
At the same time, the one closest to Qu Lao had already reached the figure. He thrust his sword forward.
Swish!
The figure shattered.
“Bei Ming Su, be careful…” Qu Lao’s face changed dramatically in an instant. He looked up at the other acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artist, Bei Ming Su, and rushed towards him.
“What…” Bei Ming Su had been about to stab the figure in front of him. Hearing Qu Lao’s shout, he froze for a moment.
In that split second of hesitation, the figure in front of Bei Ming Su suddenly twisted around strangely. A series of cold glints shot towards him.
“Not good.”
Bei Ming Su’s expression changed greatly. He swung his long sword frantically.
Clang, clang, clang…
Those cold glints were nothing else but flying knives. Li Feng had already mastered the flying knife technique to perfection. During this recent period, apart from facing Old Hong, he had hardly used flying knives at all. But at this moment, he had no choice but to use them.
Although Bei Ming Su’s sword danced impenetrably, how could Li Feng’s flying knives be blocked so easily?
Whoosh!
A cold glint flashed. One flying knife embedded itself in Bei Ming Su’s neck. With a trace of unwillingness and disbelief on his face, Bei Ming Su collapsed to the ground.
“You deserve to die.”
Qu Lao and the other acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artist tried to save Bei Ming Su, but they were still one step too late. By the time they reached him, Bei Ming Su was already dead.
“Kid, I’m going to kill you, kill you…” Qu Lao was furious beyond measure. In less than a quarter of an hour, Li Feng had already slain four acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artists from the Bei Ming family, and he had even crippled both of Uncle Li’s arms.
“Hahaha, old man, do you have what it takes?” Li Feng sneered. His figure flickered as he pulled away from Qu Lao. He knew Qu Lao’s movement technique was lacking, so the Ninefold Phantom was his only advantage.
“You…” Qu Lao flew into a rage. His eyes glared at Li Feng, burning with thick fury. But he had to admit that Li Feng’s strength was far beyond what he had imagined. Combined with that bizarre movement technique, killing him would be extremely difficult.
“Old man, today it’s not about whether you can kill me. It’s about how you’re going to survive.” Li Feng sneered again. His gaze shifted coldly to the acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artist beside Qu Lao. “The next one to die will be you.”
That acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artist’s pupils shrank and his face changed.
If it had been a quarter of an hour earlier, he would never have believed those words. But now, after seeing so many acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artists stronger than him, including Bei Ming Ye and Bei Ming Su, die at Li Feng’s hands, fear and dread began to rise in his heart.
“Don’t worry. As long as you stay by my side, he won’t be able to kill you.” Qu Lao was old and cunning. With one glance, he saw through Li Feng’s intentions.
“Just you? Are you sure you can protect him?” Li Feng sneered. He instantly unleashed the Ninefold Phantom, turning into three figures that shot towards Qu Lao from three different directions.
“Courting death.”
Qu Lao roared in anger. Palm shadows flew as he struck three palms towards the three figures. Knowing Li Feng’s strength was formidable, Qu Lao put at least seventy percent of his power into those strikes.
But right after he launched those palms, one of the figures suddenly changed direction.
“Trying to escape?” Qu Lao shouted loudly. He stomped on the ground and shot forward.
“Escape? Did I ever say I was escaping?” Li Feng sneered. He had already arrived in front of Uncle Li. Under Uncle Li’s horrified gaze, he grabbed Uncle Li and hurled him towards Qu Lao.
“Damn it.”
Qu Lao’s expression changed, but he had no choice but to catch Uncle Li. Uncle Li was Bei Ming Qi’s trusted aide and also his close friend. He could not ignore him.
Swish!
The moment Qu Lao caught Uncle Li, Li Feng’s figure swiftly doubled back from another direction and charged straight at that acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artist.
“Die.”
Li Feng roared. His large blade flipped through the air as he unleashed three consecutive slashes. Three terrifying blade lights howled towards the acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artist.
“Not good…”
That acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artist’s face changed drastically. When Qu Lao had gone after Li Feng earlier, he thought Li Feng was fleeing and had relaxed his guard completely. So when Li Feng suddenly attacked him now, he had no time to react.
In his panic, he roared loudly. A terrifying aura erupted from his body. True qi surged wildly, and a layer of crystal-like protective gang qi shone around him.
Bang!
The three blade lights smashed into the acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artist, erupting with a horrifying screech. Under the blade lights, his gang qi made cracking sounds and shattered instantly.
“Not bad. You actually blocked one of my blades.” Li Feng sneered. A terrifying aura burst from his body as he stared coldly at the man. “Let’s see how many more you can block.”
Swish, swish, swish…
In an instant, Li Feng slashed three more times. Three blade lights swept towards the acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artist. Before he could react, the blade lights struck his body hard.
Pfft!
In a flash, the ancient martial artist was cleaved in half from head to toe.
“Kid, you deserve to die…” At that moment, Qu Lao caught up from behind. Seeing the last acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artist slain by Li Feng, he exploded with rage.
Li Feng sneered coldly. With that acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artist dead, only Qu Lao remained. As long as he killed Qu Lao, his goal for today would be achieved.
However, Li Feng also knew that killing Qu Lao would not be easy. His true qi was almost depleted and could only sustain the Ninefold Phantom for now. Qu Lao, on the other hand, had suffered almost no damage so far. If not for Qu Lao’s lack of outstanding movement technique, Li Feng would have been the one fleeing by now, let alone killing those acquired ninth-layer ancient martial artists.
Seeing Qu Lao charging at him, Li Feng’s figure flashed and he retreated.
Boom, boom, boom…
Qu Lao attacked without any regard, unleashing fierce palm strikes like a狂 storm that poured down on Li Feng. Wherever Li Feng retreated, Qu Lao followed and struck.
Li Feng frowned. Qu Lao’s frenzied, life-risking attacks, even under the Ninefold Phantom, did not harm him for the moment. But the warehouse had limited space. If he was forced into a corner, things would become troublesome.
What should he do?
Should he fight his way outside the warehouse and wait until Qu Lao’s true qi ran out before killing him?
After thinking it over, Li Feng felt that was impossible. By the time Qu Lao’s true qi was exhausted, his own true qi would have run out long ago.
Use a gun?
That was actually a good idea. He still had quite a few guns in his spatial ring. But this old man was not merely acquired ninth-layer; he was half-step innate. Half-step innate was already very close to the innate realm. Would ordinary guns even work?
In the innate realm, normal bullets could no longer harm them. Qu Lao was half-step innate. If bullets posed no threat to him, then guns would be useless, unless it was a special type of bullet designed to break gang qi. Unfortunately, such bullets were only available to special departments like the National Security Bureau. He did not have any.
So, apart from that, was there any other way?
In that split second, Li Feng thought of many possibilities, but none could deal with Qu Lao.
Was there really no solution?
“Die, die…”
Qu Lao was completely consumed by rage. His attacks grew even fiercer.
Li Feng’s figures flickered as he pushed the Ninefold Phantom to its limit. But now Qu Lao already knew how strong Li Feng’s movement technique was and launched full-range attacks. Several times, Li Feng was hit and looked extremely battered.
No, he could not continue like this.
Li Feng’s expression grew ugly. If this went on, forget about killing Qu Lao; even dodging his attacks would become impossible.
It seemed he had no choice but to use that method. If even that did not work, then he could only run.
With that thought, determination flashed in Li Feng’s eyes. He sneered, his figure flashed, and he pulled away from Qu Lao. “Old man, now it’s your time to die.” As soon as he spoke, a terrifying aura erupted from Li Feng’s body and pressed fiercely towards Qu Lao.
“This is…”
Qu Lao’s expression changed dramatically. His attacks stopped instantly. He stared at Li Feng in disbelief. “Impossible. This is the aura of the innate realm. How could you possibly be an innate expert? This is impossible…”
