“Just you, an old dog, think you can kill me?”
Li Feng sneered disdainfully and punched out once more, effortlessly neutralising the old man’s palm strike.
The old man could not help frowning. That palm had been delivered with his full strength, yet it had failed to breach Li Feng’s defence. At this moment, he began to take Li Feng seriously.
If the first block had been luck, then this second one was certainly not mere fortune. Moreover, luck was not the same as strength.
It seemed Li Feng, despite his youth, truly possessed the power of the Ninth Level Acquired realm. Blood Shadow had not been deceiving him.
“Li Feng, I must admit your strength is impressive, but against Lord Jue, you stand no chance.” The one-eyed burly man said coldly from the side.
“So noisy.” Li Feng’s gaze turned icy, and he punched straight towards the one-eyed man.
“Haha, what, are you so embarrassed and enraged that you want to kill me? You…” The one-eyed man’s words were cut short as he saw a massive fist force hurtling towards him.
His face changed dramatically in an instant.
He had never imagined that while facing Lord Jue, Li Feng would attack him instead.
“Careful.” Lord Jue’s expression shifted. He quickly struck out with a palm to intercept Li Feng’s fist force, saving the one-eyed man.
“Li Feng, how bold of you.” The one-eyed man’s face paled. Li Feng’s ferocious fist force had made him feel the threat of death. If Lord Jue had not intervened, he would likely be dead by now.
Damn it, was this the gap in power?
“My boldness has always been great.” Li Feng sneered and punched towards the one-eyed man again.
“Bastard.” Lord Jue was both shocked and furious. He hurriedly blocked this strike for the one-eyed man, knowing that without his intervention, the man would certainly die.
“Li Feng, since you are an ancient martial artist at the Ninth Level Acquired realm, how can you attack someone weaker than yourself? Do you not feel ashamed?” Lord Jue stared coldly at Li Feng.
“Hahaha, Lord Jue, is it? Right now in Tianfu Building, are your Hongmen ancient martial artists not attacking my subordinates? You can kill my people, but I cannot kill yours? Humph, none of you who came here today will leave. That includes him, and you, Lord Jue, as well.” Li Feng sneered.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Li Feng punched towards the one-eyed man again. “I’ll kill him right now and see what you can do about it.”
“Retreat quickly.” Lord Jue urgently told the one-eyed man. With him here, he would be severely restricted. Though he could ignore the man’s life or death, this one-eyed fellow was a rising star in Hongmen, so he could not abandon him.
“Do you think he can escape?” Li Feng sneered. He unleashed the Cloud Dispelling Palm.
Overwhelming Force!
Countless palm forces materialised in the air, surging towards the one-eyed man like mountains crashing and seas overturning.
If this strike had been aimed at Lord Jue, he could have dodged even if he could not block it fully. But the one-eyed man was only at the Seventh Level Acquired realm and had no chance of evading.
Boom, boom, boom!
Lord Jue rapidly struck out several palms, blocking a few of Li Feng’s palm forces. However, the subsequent waves were endless, vast and mighty, bombarding towards the one-eyed man.
“No…” The one-eyed man’s face twisted in horror. He desperately punched out several times to resist the incoming palm forces, but the difference between the Seventh Level Acquired and Li Feng’s cultivation was worlds apart. Resistance was impossible.
Bang, bang, bang!
Palm forces landed one after another on the one-eyed man. He let out a muffled groan before his entire body exploded instantly, turning into a mist of blood that scattered across the sky.
“Li Feng, you actually dare kill a Hongmen member. It seems you wish to offend our Hongmen completely.” Lord Jue’s eyes gleamed with cold murder as he stared at Li Feng.
Li Feng smiled scornfully. You come to kill me. If my cultivation were not superior, the one reduced to a corpse without burial would be me.
Offend Hongmen?
So what if he offended Hongmen? Chen Junyi had unjustly accused him of killing Chen Haotian without discerning truth, sending Blood Shadow to assassinate him. This was already a feud to the death. Why fear offending Hongmen further?
With his current strength insufficient, if he had enough power, he would eradicate Hongmen right now. Anyone who wanted to kill Li Feng had to be prepared to be killed in return.
“Lord Jue, you’re next.” Li Feng’s gaze turned frigid. He unleashed the Cloud Dispelling Palm again, sending dozens of layered palm forces surging towards Lord Jue like mountains and seas.
“Damn it.” Lord Jue’s face changed drastically. His figure flashed as he hurriedly dodged Li Feng’s attack. Li Feng’s Cloud Dispelling Palm was too formidable. He possessed no martial technique of comparable power. Clashing head-on would only put him at a disadvantage.
Boom, boom, boom!
The two figures flickered, occasionally striking at each other, with gang qi exploding in all directions through the air.
Lord Jue was a veteran peak Ninth Level Acquired ancient martial artist from Hongmen’s Consecration Hall, rich in combat experience. Although Li Feng’s strength surpassed the peak Ninth Level Acquired and was only a step from half-step Innate, his experience fighting opponents of the same realm was pitifully scarce. Despite his advantages in martial techniques and raw power, Lord Jue’s abundant battle experience allowed him to hold his own evenly.
Li Feng felt some impatience. He did not know the situation in Tianfu Building right now, but he understood even more clearly that impatience was useless. Once he revealed anxiety, flaws would appear, and Lord Jue would defeat him.
Li Feng had to admit that a veteran peak Ninth Level Acquired expert was different. He had killed Zhao Xiu and Wei Kang, both peak Ninth Level Acquired ancient martial artists, but their combat experience had been lacking, worlds apart from this Lord Jue.
Thus, Li Feng realised that although he had slain Zhao Xiu and Wei Kang and his strength exceeded the peak Ninth Level Acquired, killing a battle-hardened veteran like Lord Jue was no easy task. After all, one’s strength was not measured solely by whom one had killed or what realm one had reached.
Facing Lord Jue now, Li Feng dared not show the slightest negligence.
Yet Li Feng did not know that Lord Jue was filled with shock. He had previously thought claims of Li Feng possessing Ninth Level Acquired strength were exaggerated. Now, seeing that even at full effort he could not kill Li Feng, his wariness towards him grew.
He had never seen anyone as young as Li Feng possess such power. Li Feng’s strength was formidable, his martial techniques exquisite, things he had never witnessed before. If not for his rich combat experience, he would long since have fallen to Li Feng.
What horrified him even more was that as they fought, Li Feng’s combat experience was growing richer by the moment. Each attack and defence became increasingly powerful. He knew that before long, he might no longer be Li Feng’s match.
After exchanging dozens of moves, Li Feng grew somewhat impatient. Though this old man was an excellent sparring partner, he had no time to battle him here indefinitely.
With that thought, Li Feng leapt forward, his figure flashing as he closed in on Lord Jue and punched directly.
“Reckless fool.” Lord Jue snorted coldly. Once ancient martial artists reached the late Acquired stage, combat relied on gang qi. Close-quarters fighting like Li Feng’s was, in his view, no different from seeking death.
Li Feng paid it no mind. In close combat, he held a natural advantage, for he cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Body Refining Technique. His physical strength was extraordinarily potent, especially after reaching the second layer, making his combat power even more formidable.
Black Tiger Heart Rip!
Li Feng did not use a fist technique but directly executed a Black Tiger Heart Rip. True qi surged as he punched. Combined with the Mysterious Heaven Body Refining Technique, Li Feng’s power firmly suppressed Lord Jue.
“How is this possible? How has Li Feng’s strength suddenly become so immense?” The more Lord Jue fought, the colder his heart grew. He felt Li Feng’s attacks growing increasingly powerful.
“Could Li Feng be cultivating a technique that enhances strength? If so, this technique is no ordinary one.”
“For Li Feng to possess such formidable strength at his young age, it must relate to the cultivation method he practises. Otherwise, in this world of sparse spiritual energy, no matter how talented or resourced Li Feng is, he could not reach such a level so young. No wonder Blood Shadow could not handle him and needed us to come to Tianhai City.”
“If I could obtain Li Feng’s cultivation method and martial techniques, could I break through to the Innate realm? Yes, definitely. As long as I acquire them, I could certainly reach the Innate realm.”
“Today, no matter what, I must detain Li Feng. But I cannot kill him first. I must extract his cultivation method and techniques before killing him. Only then can I secure a position in Hongmen’s Consecration Hall.”
With this resolve, Lord Jue’s attacks grew even sharper. He knew everything hinged on subduing Li Feng. Without that, no methods or techniques would be his.
Li Feng was somewhat surprised. Why had Lord Jue’s attacks suddenly intensified? But he did not care. Stronger attacks meant nothing. Unless Lord Jue broke through to the Innate realm, the outcome could not change.
After blocking one of Lord Jue’s strikes, Li Feng fiercely slapped out a palm.
Massive palm forces layered one upon another, surging like mountains crashing and seas overturning, carrying heaven-shaking might as they thundered towards Lord Jue at lightning speed.
“Damn it.” Lord Jue had not expected Li Feng to suddenly switch from fists to palms. The endless layered palm forces made his heart pound with fear. Without thinking, he waved his palm to counter.
Boom, boom, boom!
This time, Li Feng and Lord Jue clashed directly. Endless palm forces collided in the air, erupting in massive roars. But soon, Lord Jue’s palm forces were scattered instantly, while Li Feng’s continued unabated towards him.
“Li Feng, I am a Hongmen member. Do you dare kill me?” Lord Jue roared, retreating rapidly. He knew Li Feng would show no mercy. He needed Li Feng to falter. In a duel between experts, even the slightest lapse could not be tolerated. If Li Feng became distracted, he might turn defeat into victory.
“Humph, why wouldn’t I dare.” Li Feng sneered. His figure shot forward like lightning.
