“Bastard.”
The hawk-eyed elder roared in fury, clapping his palms repeatedly. One palm strike after another materialised in the air.
Boom!
A deafening explosion rang out. The sword radiance cleaved through the palm strikes and slashed viciously into the hawk-eyed elder’s body.
Pfft!
From head to toe, the hawk-eyed elder was split in two by a single slash.
Li Feng’s gaze was icy cold. This hawk-eyed elder and Duke Lao made two peak ninth-level post-natal ancient martial artists already. He had not expected Blood Shadow to value him so highly, deploying so many capable fighters.
Even though he had now slain both the hawk-eyed elder and Duke Lao, most of the true qi in his body had been consumed. If he faced Blood Shadow now, he would probably die without doubt.
It seemed he must recover his true qi first.
Li Feng’s eyes focused. Without sparing a glance at the hawk-eyed elder’s corpse, he flashed into a room on the fourth floor.
Not long after Li Feng left, a large group of people descended from upstairs.
“Elder Hawk?”
Seeing the hawk-eyed elder’s body cleaved in two, everyone’s expression changed dramatically. They had rushed down after hearing noises from below, yet in just a few minutes, even Elder Hawk had been killed.
“Quickly report to Lord Blood Shadow.” The leading man in black said urgently.
“Yes.” A nearby man in black immediately took out his phone and reported upwards.
When Blood Shadow received news of Elder Hawk’s death, his face changed drastically.
Bastard, ruining my grand plan.
Blood Shadow’s expression was livid. The reason he had devised this plan was precisely because Li Feng’s strength was too great. He felt that even if he acted personally, he might not kill Li Feng. Moreover, he had to guard against experts protecting Li Feng from the shadows, eliminate Li Feng’s subordinates, and obtain the maglev car data from Li Feng’s hands.
Of course, Blood Shadow’s greatest worry was that Li Feng might escape. With Li Feng’s formidable strength and status as the eldest young master of the Li family, if this operation failed and Li Feng got away, it would spell huge trouble for them. Dealing with Li Feng again later would be even more difficult.
Yet Blood Shadow had not anticipated an accident so early in the plan. He found it somewhat unbelievable. After killing Duke Lao, Li Feng still had the strength to slay Elder Hawk? Could he truly be half-step innate?
No, that was impossible.
He himself was half-step innate, but with his strength, he could not consecutively kill both Duke Lao and Elder Hawk.
More importantly, with Elder Hawk dead, half his arrangements were ruined. Success was now uncertain.
According to his setup, the tenth floor of Tianfu Building was the trap for Li Feng. He had obtained the Dream Spirit from Cai Die. Even if Li Feng was not blown to pieces, under the pincer attack from his subordinates and Elder Hawk, he would likely suffer severe injuries. Then, when he and Cai Die appeared, no matter how capable Li Feng was, he could not escape.
For this, he had deliberately sacrificed Duke Lao, waiting for all forces to take position. But Blood Shadow had not expected Li Feng to discover Elder Hawk and kill him.
Now, however…
Damn it. How had Li Feng detected Elder Hawk? With Elder Hawk’s skills, if he wished to hide, Li Feng absolutely could not discover him, unless Elder Hawk could not restrain himself and attacked Li Feng.
Had this old fellow treated his orders as wind past his ears?
“Where is Li Feng?” Blood Shadow asked in a low voice.
“His whereabouts are currently unknown, but he should be on the fourth floor.” The man in black replied quickly.
“Useless trash.” Blood Shadow snorted coldly.
“Lord Blood Shadow, now that Elder Hawk is also dead, the others in Tianfu Building are no match for Li Feng. What should we do?” The man in black asked.
Blood Shadow snorted again. “Follow me to Tianfu Building. I will take down Li Feng myself.”
The man in black was right. Without experts, those in Tianfu Building were no opponents for Li Feng. At this moment, he had to act personally. If this operation failed, he did not know how to explain to Chen Junyi. Moreover, with Duke Lao and Elder Hawk dead, he could not justify staying back.
“With Lord Blood Shadow acting personally, Li Feng is certain to die.” The man in black laughed loudly upon hearing this.
“Of course. Who am I? I am Blood Shadow. When I act, success is inevitable.” Blood Shadow smiled arrogantly.
“However, immediately relay my orders. Begin encircling and killing the Black Hawk team on the twenty-fifth floor. I want them all dead.” Blood Shadow said with an icy gaze.
“Yes.”
“Also, immediately order Cai Die, Zhu Yuanyang, and Fu Yanxiong to have their men surround Tianfu Building. I want Li Feng and his subordinates to have no chance of leaving alive.” Blood Shadow said with a grim expression.
“Yes.”
In a room not far from Blood Shadow and his group, Cai Die received Blood Shadow’s orders at once.
“The moment has finally come. Young Master Situ, you can notify your men to move.” Cai Die said to Situ Qiang.
“Move now?” Situ Qiang was startled.
“Exactly. Blood Shadow has already gone to Tianfu Building. With Blood Shadow acting, it means the final moment has arrived. This time, we absolutely cannot let Li Feng escape.” Cai Die nodded.
“Cai Die, I think the timing is not yet right.” Situ Qiang shook his head.
“Why? Young Master Situ, you are not unwilling to act, are you? You are not scared by Li Feng’s strength, are you?” Cai Die looked at Situ Qiang and sneered.
“Cai Die, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. If our men appear now, Li Feng will immediately realise he is surrounded. With our strength, can we stop him if he tries to break out?” Situ Qiang asked.
“Li Feng has killed so many people, especially peak ninth-level post-natal ancient martial artists. The true qi remaining in his body is limited. Our men may well be able to hold him.” Cai Die looked at Situ Qiang gravely. “Ancient martial artists are not invincible. Their strength is closely tied to the true qi in their bodies. No matter how talented or strong Li Feng is, his true qi is finite. Otherwise, why do you think Blood Shadow devised this plan and deployed so many people? They cannot confront Li Feng head-on, but their task is to kick a man when he is down and prevent his escape.”
At this point, Cai Die paused, glanced at Situ Qiang, and continued. “Young Master Situ, you do not think Blood Shadow is an idiot, do you? He has several peak ninth-level post-natal ancient martial artists under him. Why not send them directly to kill or capture Li Feng?”
Situ Qiang fell silent. After witnessing the might of peak ninth-level ancient martial artists, he had entertained that thought.
“Blood Shadow is not worried about being no match for Li Feng. He is afraid Li Feng will flee.” Cai Die said gravely.
“Flee?” Situ Qiang was taken aback.
“If it were you, seeing several peak ninth-level ancient martial artists coming to kill you, what would you do?” Cai Die asked.
“Of course I would run. Not running would mean death.” As he spoke, Situ Qiang realised. “So that is it. If Li Feng escapes, dealing with him again would be troublesome.”
“Exactly. With Li Feng’s strength, even if he cannot win, he can flee. Few could stop him. If he hides somewhere, cultivates until he breaks through, and emerges for revenge, it would be a profound disaster for us.” Cai Die had personally witnessed Li Feng’s strength rising step by step in a short time. If Li Feng hid and reached the innate realm before returning, few would be his match.
“That is why Blood Shadow used the strategy of luring the lord into the urn, setting an ambush here. Now Li Feng has entered Tianfu Building and is within Blood Shadow’s encirclement. Blood Shadow also needs your men to guard against Li Feng breaking out.” Only now did Situ Qiang understand Blood Shadow’s true intent.
“Precisely.” Cai Die nodded, then sneered. “However, I am not optimistic about Blood Shadow. I think he has underestimated Li Feng’s strength. Moreover, under Chen Junyi’s orders, Blood Shadow will first kill Li Feng’s subordinates before killing Li Feng himself. This may give Li Feng a chance to turn defeat into victory. That is why I thought of you. Since you, Situ Qiang, want to deal with Li Feng, this is also your opportunity.”
“In that case, you may order your men to Tianfu Building.” Situ Qiang’s eyes flashed before he spoke. “At least my men are not to appear yet.”
“It seems your target is not just Li Feng.” Cai Die said meaningfully.
“Indeed. Moreover, my men absolutely cannot be discovered by Blood Shadow now. Rest assured, when your men cannot hold, mine will appear.” Situ Qiang’s targets were both Li Feng and Blood Shadow. Until the battle between them settled, his men would not show themselves.
“Young Master Situ, at this point, I did not expect you to be so naive, still harbouring your little schemes. Do you think they will work?” Cai Die sneered.
“What do you mean?” Situ Qiang’s expression changed.
“My meaning is simple. Order your men now to surround Tianfu Building and prevent Li Feng from breaking out.” Cai Die said coldly.
“Impossible. Cai Die, when we cooperated earlier, it was agreed that at this stage, my men would absolutely not appear at Tianfu Building.” Situ Qiang shook his head. The forces in his hands were his only means to eliminate both Li Feng and Blood Shadow. He did not know how the fight in Tianfu Building was progressing and did not want his presence revealed to either yet.
“What was before is before. Now is now.” Cai Die sneered, her gaze icy as she stared at Situ Qiang. “Situ Qiang, if you do not want to die, order your men immediately to surround Tianfu Building and block Li Feng’s escape.”
Situ Qiang’s face changed dramatically. He looked at Cai Die in disbelief. “Cai Die, are you threatening me?”
“Exactly. I am threatening you.” Cai Die nodded, staring coldly at Situ Qiang. “Situ Qiang, I must admit, you are the most naive person I have ever met. You want to deal with both Li Feng and Blood Shadow. Do you think you have the strength? In my view, you are an idiot, a self-important and somewhat adorably naive idiot. However, having your men appear can spare the deaths of my subordinates. Such excellent resources, how could I not use them? Truly, I should thank you. But for now, you had better obediently do as I say.”
