“It is me.”
A voice came from outside the door. Then a middle-aged man walked in.
“Who are you?” Though the man looked ordinary, Li Feng could sense the vast aura emanating from him.
“Zhao Xiu.” Zhao Xiu’s gaze fell on Li Feng. A strange light flashed in his eyes.
“Zhao Xiu?” Li Feng’s pupils contracted. He stared at him and said, “You are Zhao Xiu, the head of the Zhao family, one of Tianhai City’s four great families?”
“Correct. I am Zhao Xiu, head of the Zhao family.” Zhao Xiu nodded.
“May I ask what business the Zhao family head has with me?” A sharp glint flashed in Li Feng’s eyes. This was his first contact with someone from Tianhai City’s four great families besides Liu Shichao and Liu Shijie, and it was the head of the Zhao family. From the unmasked aura on Zhao Xiu, his strength should be similar to Du Wu and the others, at the Postnatal peak. The only difference from Du Wu was that Zhao Xiu was young, at least twenty years younger than Du Wu. Even Zheng Xiaoyang could not compare. Li Feng wondered about his combat power. After all, realm did not equal strength.
But Li Feng could not understand why Zhao Xiu sought him out. Earlier, Liu Shichao said Liu Dongjian wanted to see him, but Liu Dongjian had not appeared. Now Zhao Xiu had come uninvited.
He did not believe Zhao Xiu would seek him without reason.
“I heard you, Li Feng, are very arrogant. I came to see if you have three heads and six arms.” Zhao Xiu sneered.
“What does the Zhao family head mean by that?” Li Feng’s face darkened. He had thought the newcomer might help resolve the trouble with Old Lu, but instead a wolf had arrived.
“Do you not understand my meaning? The matter with Han Wei was your doing, right?” Zhao Xiu sneered.
Li Feng’s pupils contracted. In less than fifteen minutes, Zhao Xiu and the others had traced it back to him? He had underestimated their capabilities.
“So what if it was? So what if it was not?” Li Feng said calmly.
“Whether it was or not, you must give me an explanation today. This is the Imperial Hotel, in Tianhai City. No matter how noble your status, this is not a place for you, Li Feng, to act wildly.” Zhao Xiu sneered.
“The Imperial Hotel? Tianhai City? Zhao family head, do you not think you are meddling too much?” Li Feng snorted coldly. He was extremely dissatisfied with Zhao Xiu’s superior expression. The four great families? Li Feng truly did not put them in his eyes.
“Insolent.” Zhao Xiu snorted. An unparalleled aura burst from him, rushing fiercely toward Li Feng.
Zhao Xiu’s aura was astonishing, carrying the ferocity of a wild beast, as if filled with endless malice.
Seeing this, a glint flashed in Old Lu’s eyes. He gave Li Feng a half-smiling glance, then stepped aside. He dug his nose while watching the show.
Li Feng’s brows furrowed. He had not expected Zhao Xiu to try suppressing him with aura. On others, this would be unbearable, but for him, it might not be impossible to resist.
As Zhao Xiu’s aura neared, Li Feng quickly mobilised his divine sense. A powerful aura erupted from him. Though not as fierce as Zhao Xiu’s, it harmonised with heaven and earth.
Boom!
The two auras collided violently, producing a thunderous sound. The space trembled.
A trace of shock flashed in Zhao Xiu’s eyes. He had not expected Li Feng, so young, to have an aura not inferior to his. Could Li Feng’s strength have reached Postnatal peak? How else to explain his astonishing aura?
Thinking of how he had cultivated for decades to reach Postnatal peak, while Li Feng was so young yet possessed such strength, a surge of unwillingness rose in his heart.
Why? Why did he need decades of cultivation, while Li Feng achieved this so young? Was it just because Li Feng was the young master of the Li family, one of the eight top families?
Jealousy and defiance shook Zhao Xiu. His aura suddenly surged, shaking the space.
At Postnatal peak realm, yet emitting Innate realm aura.
The aura was vast, like a war god descending from heaven, looking down on all experts.
Li Feng’s face changed. Could Zhao Xiu not be Postnatal peak, but Innate realm?
In truth, Li Feng did not know Zhao Xiu was a martial maniac. Otherwise, he would not have cultivated to Postnatal peak at this age. He was only one critical point from breaking through to Innate realm, the foremost among Tianhai City’s four great families.
Witnessing Zhao Xiu’s aura, even Li Feng’s expression shifted.
But it ignited his fighting spirit. Rarely meeting a worthy opponent, finally encountering such terrifying aura, he wanted to test its strength.
In his last aura clash with Du Wen, though he suffered a slight loss, he later found his divine sense strengthened. Now, with Zhao Xiu’s powerful aura, Li Feng saw a good chance to temper his divine sense.
In an instant, facing Zhao Xiu’s aura, Li Feng circulated his true qi fully. He pushed his divine sense to the limit. An extremely powerful aura burst from him, rushing toward Zhao Xiu.
At that moment, seeing Li Feng’s aura, a sharp light flashed in Old Lu’s eyes.
Earlier, clashing with Li Feng, he had estimated his strength around the sixth level of Postnatal. But now Li Feng erupted with aura nearing Postnatal peak. Had Li Feng hidden his strength?
Old Lu grew increasingly interested in Li Feng. He had not seen through Li Feng’s strength before, and now his performance surprised him more.
“A fine young man.”
A glint flashed in Old Lu’s eyes.
Boom!
The two auras collided, forming an airflow. With a bang, an explosion sounded.
Li Feng retreated several steps. His face changed several times. His gaze on Zhao Xiu grew especially grave.
Unlike Du Wen’s aura, Zhao Xiu’s was fierce and domineering, endless. Even giving his all, he was no match. In this aura clash, he kept losing and suffered considerable internal injuries.
Li Feng felt Zhao Xiu’s aura was not weaker than Du Wen’s, perhaps stronger. After all, Du Wen had been at the end of his rope then, while Zhao Xiu was in his prime, full of vigour.
One Old Lu was already beyond him. Now with Zhao Xiu added, Li Feng did not know what to do. He could think of no good way to resolve this dilemma.
“You do have capital for arrogance, but to me, it is nothing.” Zhao Xiu sneered.
Li Feng stared at Zhao Xiu, silent.
“Li Feng, you should not have caused trouble at the Imperial Hotel. You will pay a heavy price for your actions.” Zhao Xiu said coldly, staring at Li Feng.
“Price? What price?” Li Feng’s pupils contracted.
“The price is crippling your cultivation.” Zhao Xiu said word by word, looking at Li Feng. Crippling his cultivation was out of respect for Li Feng being the young master of the eight top families’ Li family. If not for that status, he would kill him. He would never allow anyone’s martial talent to surpass his.
“Want to cripple my cultivation? It depends on whether you have the ability.” Li Feng snorted coldly.
For a martial artist, crippling cultivation was worse than death. The same for Li Feng. Without cultivation, he could live well, but it would lose meaning. Moreover, cultivation extended lifespan.
So Li Feng would never tolerate anyone crippling his cultivation. Even against a stronger opponent.
“At this point, still so arrogant? I lack ability? Do you think you can still resist me? Though your strength exceeds my expectations, to me, crippling your cultivation is easy.”
Zhao Xiu grinned ferociously and lunged at Li Feng. “Now let me show you if I have the strength to cripple your cultivation.”
“Humph. Does Li Feng fear you?”
Li Feng’s face changed, but he charged without hesitation. He knew no one could save him now. He relied on himself. Though Zhao Xiu was strong, he would not submit. Otherwise, his cultivation would be crippled, and Hu Yuanyuan would face great trouble.
Zhao Xiu reached Li Feng, sneered, and punched.
“Die!”
Whoosh!
Fist winds howled. The air in the private room vibrated violently. Before the fist neared Li Feng, the strong winds burned his face.
Zhao Xiu’s arrogant voice reached Li Feng’s ears. Li Feng swiftly drew a large blade from his space pouch and slashed at Zhao Xiu.
A blade light, carrying chilling cold, slashed toward Zhao Xiu.
Boom!
Amid the huge noise, powerful shockwaves swept everywhere. Nearby tables and chairs shattered. Hu Yuanyuan and the waitress turned pale from the impact.
Seeing this, Old Lu waved his hand. The shockwave heading toward Hu Yuanyuan vanished. But neither Li Feng nor Hu Yuanyuan noticed. Li Feng’s focus was on Zhao Xiu. He had no time or energy for anything else.
Hu Yuanyuan, since Li Feng and Zhao Xiu clashed, had her heart on Li Feng. She had no attention for this scene.
Pfft!
The blade light flashed, slicing Zhao Xiu’s fist energy. It grazed past his right shoulder. The sharpness in the blade light tore a gash in the clothes on Zhao Xiu’s shoulder.
“You deserve death.” Zhao Xiu glanced coldly at the tear in his clothes, then glared furiously at Li Feng.
Zhao Xiu never expected his punch not only to fail against Li Feng but to suffer a small loss.
His gaze fell on the large blade in Li Feng’s hand. A glint flashed in his eyes. He blurted, “You have a space pouch.”
“So what?” Li Feng sneered. Exposing the space pouch might bring trouble, but without it, he could not block Zhao Xiu’s attacks. Compared to his life, exposing it was trivial to Li Feng.
“Hahaha…” Zhao Xiu laughed loudly. His gaze fixed on Li Feng. “I did not expect not only to resolve you, this trouble, but to gain an unexpected reward. Heaven helps me.”
