Two three-foot swords flashed with icy gleams as they stabbed straight at Li Feng from left and right. The cold light illuminated Huangfeng Forest and revealed unrivalled sharpness.
This strike was the Bloodkill Twin Eagles’ full-power attack. Even walls of bronze or iron would be pierced in an instant.
Having learned that Li Feng possessed early Acquired eighth-level strength, the Twin Eagles dared not be careless. Besides, their lifelong principle when facing enemies had always been to fight a rabbit with the full might of an eagle.
The swords moved like lightning and reached Li Feng’s chest in the blink of an eye.
At that moment Li Feng stamped hard on the ground and shot backwards at extreme speed.
“Trying to run?”
The Bloodkill Twin Eagles sneered and chased after him at terrifying pace.
Li Feng gave a cold laugh. The broadsword in his hand slashed out instantly.
Swish!
A blade beam slashed horizontally through the air, carrying incomparable momentum as it hurtled towards the Twin Eagles.
“Not good!”
Their expressions changed drastically. They hurriedly raised their swords to block.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion rang out. The Twin Eagles felt an enormous surge of energy strike them, forcing them to staggeringly backwards several steps.
“Good lad.”
A grave look flashed in Blood Eagle’s eyes. Although they had blocked in haste, their combined strike was not something ordinary people could withstand, yet Li Feng had still forced them back several paces.
“Bloodkill Twin Eagles, is that all you’ve got?” Li Feng curled his lip in a cold smirk. Inside, however, he was deeply shocked. He had not used his full strength just now, only seventy to eighty percent, yet with his current power that amount should have overwhelmed even Lin Dingye, a peak Acquired eighth-level martial artist, let alone the weaker Twin Eagles.
Yet the pair had merely been pushed back a few steps without sustaining the slightest injury. How could Li Feng not be astonished? Was this the fearsome might of the Twin Eagles’ joint-attack technique?
At that thought a series of sharp glints passed through his eyes. He wondered what would happen if his Black Eagle team learned this joint-attack skills. Would their overall strength rise by several levels?
“Brat, don’t get cocky. Today we’ll let you witness the true power of the Bloodkill Twin Eagles,” Blood Eagle said icily.
“Not only that. Anyone who meets us dies,” Killing Eagle added with a cold laugh.
“But before you die, you must hand over what we want,” Blood Eagle continued, staring at Li Feng. “Give it up now and I might let you keep a whole corpse.”
“Whole corpse?” Li Feng laughed coldly. “How about a wager? If you two can defeat me, I’ll hand over what you want. If you cannot, from this day forward the Bloodkill Twin Eagles will serve me and obey my every command.”
“You mean it?” The Twin Eagles’ eyes lit up. Although Li Feng’s earlier strike had been powerful, they were confident their joint technique could crush him easily.
“Of course,” Li Feng nodded. He coveted their joint-attack technique intensely. Moreover, their individual strength was considerable. Subduing them would be equivalent to gaining an Acquired ninth-level expert.
As for loyalty, that was no concern at all. He now possessed the Divine Control Technique and was eager to test its effects.
“Hah, fine, we accept!” The Twin Eagles laughed loudly. With their joint technique, if they could not handle even Li Feng, they would have no face to roam the world any longer.
“The space here is too small. Let us fight somewhere more open,” Li Feng said with a glint in his eye, then turned and headed towards the seaside.
The Twin Eagles sneered and followed.
Soon Li Feng reached a wide open area by the sea. He hefted his broadsword and stared coldly at them, murderous aura pouring from his body.
Not far away, the Twin Eagles gripped their longswords, their own gazes frigid. Thick bloodlust rolled off them and locked firmly onto Li Feng.
“Killing Eagle, don’t kill the boy too quickly. He has Thousand-Year Ice Dew, so he must have other treasures too. We need to force everything out of him,” Blood Eagle whispered.
“Good. We’ll make him cough up the names of his ancestors eighteen generations back,” Killing Eagle replied with a sinister grin.
Li Feng’s gaze turned icy. Did the Twin Eagles really think him easy prey? He looked at them coolly and smiled. “Bloodkill Twin Eagles, if you want to subdue me, show me your true strength. Don’t disappoint me.”
Killing Eagle had an explosive temper. At those words he flew into a rage. Icy killing intent burst from him as his longsword flashed like lightning towards Li Feng’s chest.
A mocking glint flickered in Li Feng’s eyes. He had provoked them deliberately. An angry opponent makes mistakes, and the same applied to the Twin Eagles. If even one of them slipped and broke their formation, Li Feng could defeat them effortlessly.
Seeing Killing Eagle lose his composure, contempt flashed across Li Feng’s face. Cold light surged along his broadsword.
With a cold laugh he activated Phantom Ninefold in an instant, dodging the thrust. His figure blurred and reappeared诡异地 behind Killing Eagle. True qi flooded into the broadsword, which whistled down towards Killing Eagle’s head.
“Killing Eagle, careful!” Blood Eagle roared. His figure flickered and he appeared behind Li Feng, longsword stabbing viciously at Li Feng’s heart.
Feeling the rush of air behind him, Li Feng was startled. He had not expected Blood Eagle’s speed to be so extraordinary. Clearly he had cultivated a special movement art that was only slightly inferior to Phantom Ninefold. He had underestimated the Twin Eagles.
Li Feng immediately abandoned his attack on Killing Eagle. Even if he heavily wounded Killing Eagle, Blood Eagle’s sword would pierce his heart. He had no wish to trade mortal wounds with them.
“Killing Eagle, stay calm!” Blood Eagle shouted after forcing Li Feng back. If he had been a fraction slower, Killing Eagle would have suffered severe injury.
Secretly Blood Eagle rejoiced that his unique movement art doubled his speed compared to others of the same realm. Otherwise he could not have saved his brother. Yet he was even more shocked by Li Feng’s speed, which actually surpassed his own.
At the same time he grew more determined to subdue Li Feng. Not only for the Thousand-Year Ice Dew, but also for Li Feng’s movement secret manual. Once he and Killing Eagle mastered it, their strength would rise another level.
Of course, first they had to defeat him.
Li Feng, meanwhile, was now even more determined to bring the Twin Eagles under his command. Though their individual cultivation was only Acquired seventh level, defeating them required considerable effort. The stronger they were, the greater the boost to his forces once subdued.
“Killing Eagle, this Li Feng is no ordinary opponent. We must use the joint-attack technique,” Blood Eagle said gravely.
“Got it,” Killing Eagle grunted. He swiftly channelled true qi into his longsword. As the qi flowed, a faint purple glow burst from the blade.
Blood Eagle did the same. His sword also erupted in purple light.
Li Feng watched with a cold smile. He wanted to test exactly how powerful their joint technique truly was, yet he remained secretly vigilant. This technique had killed Acquired ninth-level martial artists before. He had no intention of capsizing in the gutter and falling to two opponents weaker than himself.
“Kill!” Blood Eagle roared. His longsword shot from his hand like a bolt of silk, whistling towards Li Feng. At the same instant Killing Eagle’s sword also flew free, streaking towards Li Feng.
Whoosh!
In mid-air the two swords burst with purple radiance, then fused together into a huge purple scythe. It swooped down from above with a shrieking roar, slashing viciously at Li Feng’s head.
Feeling the terrifying energy contained within the purple scythe, cold sweat broke out across Li Feng’s body. He had not imagined their joint technique would be this powerful. Earlier, when they blocked his blade beam, he had assumed that was their joint attack. Now he realised that had merely been ordinary cooperation. This was the true joint technique.
In that moment Li Feng finally understood how the Twin Eagles, at only Acquired seventh level, could slay Acquired ninth-level experts. The power of this technique surpassed even ordinary Acquired ninth-level strikes.
He dared not meet it head-on. His figure shifted as he pushed Phantom Ninefold to maximum speed, flashing to the right to evade the purple scythe.
Phantom Ninefold activated. Li Feng’s body blurred and vanished, successfully dodging the strike.
“Hah, so the Bloodkill Twin Eagles’ joint technique is only this much,” Li Feng sneered inwardly, thinking that although the technique was mighty, it could be dodged easily and was therefore not impossible to counter.
Yet before the laugh could leave his throat, the purple scythe seemed to grow eyes. It spun with a whistling scream and slashed towards his back.
Feeling the rush of air behind him, Li Feng glanced back and saw the scythe bearing down. Fury surged through him. He swung his broadsword fiercely. A blade beam shot out and struck the purple scythe squarely.
Crack!
The blade beam split the scythe in two, turning it back into two streaks of purple light. Just as Li Feng thought he had broken the technique, the Twin Eagles formed a hand seal before their chests. Instantly the two streaks fused once more, forming an even larger purple scythe that screamed down towards Li Feng with vastly increased power.
A colossal wave of overwhelming energy accompanied the scythe. Li Feng’s expression changed dramatically.
