“Oh, so you are saying you meant well?” Blood Shadow gave a disdainful snort.
“You can understand it that way.” Li Feng said with a cheerful smile. At the same time, he secretly stopped regulating his breathing and became highly alert, for he could feel Blood Shadow’s aura growing stronger by the moment. He knew Blood Shadow was about to strike.
“Then I thank you in advance, but the one who will die today is you.” Blood Shadow laughed coldly. His face twisted ferociously as he roared and struck out with a palm towards Li Feng.
Instantly, a huge palm force materialised out of thin air. With a rumbling sound, it pressed down on Li Feng. Terrifying power surged and boiled between the palms, shattering the air within several metres into continuous explosions.
So strong.
Li Feng’s expression changed slightly. This time, he clearly sensed Blood Shadow’s formidable power.
Was this the strength of half-step Innate Realm?
Li Feng narrowed his eyes, yet he felt no fear at all.
A true martial artist should charge forward courageously. Let alone half-step Innate, even against an Innate Realm expert, he needed no fear. Moreover, he had long prepared for Blood Shadow’s strength.
Of course, the powerful aura now bursting from Blood Shadow still startled him inwardly. This level of power was far beyond what peak Postnatal Realm ninth-level ancient martial artists could match. Li Feng could not guarantee he would gain any advantage in a fight against Blood Shadow.
Li Feng felt that remaining undefeated against Blood Shadow would be the best outcome. However, at this moment, he had no intention of clashing head-on with him.
Whoosh!
Li Feng’s figure flashed. He escaped from beneath the giant palm and dodged to the side. At the same time, his large blade slashed through the air.
Hiss!
The large blade cleaved the emptiness.
Instantly, thousands of blade rays burst from the broad blade body, then converged in a flash of lightning to form a two-metre-long blade energy. Enveloped in violent, unparalleled aura, it shrouded Blood Shadow. A dazzling light that was hard to look at directly expanded rapidly in his pupils.
Force Splitting Mount Hua!
The second move of the Heaven and Earth Blade Technique. Although this was the second time he used it, it differed from the previous one. This time, Li Feng exerted his full strength. He wanted to see exactly how powerful Blood Shadow truly was.
Blood Shadow’s expression hardened. He flipped his palm fiercely and struck out.
In an instant, a huge palm force appeared, radiating blinding golden light.
Whoosh!
The moment this palm force emerged, it smashed ruthlessly towards the blade energy. It was as fast as lightning and as powerful as thunder.
Soon, the palm force and blade energy collided violently.
Boom!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The blade energy instantly erupted with tremendous power. The golden palm force shattered completely in an instant. Vast waves of energy surged towards Blood Shadow like an overwhelming avalanche.
“I still underestimated you.” Surprise flashed in Blood Shadow’s eyes. Although it had been a casual palm strike, it carried seventy to eighty per cent of his power. He had not expected it to fail against Li Feng’s slash.
With that thought, Blood Shadow struck out several more palms in succession.
Boom, boom, boom…
This time, the palm forces were far more powerful than before. Li Feng’s blade energy was instantly shattered. The final palm force continued unabated, slashing viciously towards Li Feng’s chest.
Li Feng had anticipated this. The moment the palm force broke his blade energy, his figure flashed.
Boom!
A heaven-shaking explosion sounded. A large hole was blasted into the wall behind where Li Feng had stood.
Li Feng’s pupils contracted. He had not expected this palm from Blood Shadow to be so devastating. Even if he mustered all his protective energy, he probably could not withstand it.
At that moment, Blood Shadow appeared before him like a shadow.
Bang!
Blood Shadow punched out. Golden light shone brilliantly. A huge fist force roared from his bowl-sized fist and struck Li Feng’s chest in an instant.
Li Feng’s expression changed at once. He stamped his foot on the ground and retreated rapidly. At the same time, he slashed several times with the large blade in his hand.
Boom, boom, boom…
Several blade energies were instantly scattered by the fist force, which continued towards Li Feng.
Boom! The violent power exploded against Li Feng’s chest.
Li Feng only had time to cry out in shock before blood sprayed madly from his mouth. His body flew backwards uncontrollably like a kite with its string cut.
“How is this possible?” Li Feng stamped the ground to steady himself. He looked up at Blood Shadow in disbelief. Although he knew Blood Shadow was half-step Innate and very strong, he had not expected him to be this powerful.
“Li Feng, you are too weak.” A mocking sneer curved Blood Shadow’s lips. He shook his head slightly as he looked at Li Feng. “Li Feng, did you think that because you can kill peak Postnatal Realm ninth-level ancient martial artists, you are invincible? In my eyes, your strength is simply not worth mentioning.”
“Is half-step Innate this strong?” Li Feng found it somewhat unbelievable. His combat power already surpassed peak Postnatal Realm ninth-level and could barely be considered half-step Innate, yet why was there such a huge gap between him and Blood Shadow?
“Half-step Innate?” Blood Shadow narrowed his eyes and gave a cold laugh. “It seems you really have cooperated with people from the Situ family. Otherwise, you could not possibly know intelligence about my strength.”
“So what if I have?” Li Feng laughed coldly. He forcibly suppressed the surging blood and qi within his body and stared coldly at Blood Shadow.
That earlier strike from Blood Shadow had severely injured his lungs and organs, greatly reducing his strength. But he would never surrender without a fight.
However, this situation reminded Li Feng of his first encounter with Zhao Xiu at the Imperial Hotel. Back then, he had felt the same sense of powerlessness.
That time, Old Lu had intervened, but this time he could only rely on himself.
“It changes nothing. Today, whether it is you, Li Feng, or the people from the Situ family, all of you will die.” Blood Shadow said coldly, killing intent bursting from his eyes.
“Hmph. Blood Shadow, you may be powerful, but killing me, Li Feng, is not so easy.” Li Feng laughed coldly. Although Blood Shadow’s strength exceeded his expectations and he might not be a match for him, that did not mean he lacked trump cards. With the cards he currently held, as long as Blood Shadow did not kill him instantly, he still had a chance to turn defeat into victory.
“Moreover, do you think the people from the Situ family are easy to deal with? You truly overestimate yourself.” Li Feng said with a cold laugh. He knew his own situation with the Situ family, but letting Blood Shadow believe this misconception was beneficial to him.
“To me, those from the Situ family are nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs.” Blood Shadow laughed coldly with disdain. Before, he might have feared the Situ family, but now, heh heh!
“Clay chickens and pottery dogs? Blood Shadow, you are truly arrogant. Since the Situ family knows your strength, do you think the people they sent cannot deal with you?” Li Feng said with a cold laugh.
“The Situ family only believes I am half-step Innate.” Blood Shadow smiled eerily and said grimly, “But my strength is far beyond half-step Innate.”
“You have broken through to Innate Realm?” Li Feng’s expression changed dramatically.
At this moment, he finally understood why Blood Shadow’s earlier strike had been so powerful. It turned out Blood Shadow was no longer half-step Innate but a true Innate Realm expert.
Damn that Shadow Tower.
Li Feng cursed inwardly. If it were half-step Innate, he had many trump cards and would not fear Blood Shadow. But if Blood Shadow was an Innate Realm expert, this time he might truly be in serious trouble.
“I did not expect you to be clever, Li Feng.” Blood Shadow laughed coldly. Last night, he had finally used that special method to break through to Innate Realm. Although he had only just broken through, the combat power of Innate Realm was incomparable to half-step Innate.
This was also another reason he had watched Li Feng kill the black-clothed man without interfering. Otherwise, even if he wanted to eliminate a rival, he would not have allowed the man to be killed so easily.
But after breaking through to Innate Realm, he viewed Li Feng as nothing more than a clay chicken or pottery dog. Without the black-clothed man, killing Li Feng would be effortless. Thus, he used Li Feng as a blade to eliminate this person who was very likely placed by Chen Junyi to monitor him.
“So what if it is Innate Realm? It is not as if I have never encountered one.” Li Feng laughed coldly. Old Tu, Old Lu, and Du Wen were all Innate Realm experts. Even his current subordinate Lin Ge, though presently at Postnatal Realm ninth-level, was also an Innate Realm expert.
Thus, the appearance of an Innate Realm expert did not shock Li Feng. He was merely surprised that Blood Shadow had broken through to Innate Realm.
Blood Shadow smiled disdainfully. So what if he had seen Innate experts? Seeing them did not mean he could withstand one.
“Li Feng, do you know why I did not kill you with that punch just now?” Blood Shadow said with a cold smile.
“Because you lack the strength to kill me.” Li Feng said coldly.
“Hahaha.” Blood Shadow burst into loud laughter, his face full of mockery. “With your level, if I had added just one more portion of power to that punch, you would undoubtedly be dead.”
Li Feng’s face turned ashen, yet he had to admit this was true.
He had always believed Blood Shadow was half-step Innate, but unexpectedly, Blood Shadow had already broken through to Innate Realm. Moreover, from that punch, he had felt Blood Shadow’s terrifying attack power. He knew that even at full strength, he could not withstand it.
Blood Shadow laughed coldly. His gaze was grim as he looked at Li Feng. “Li Feng, I will not waste more time with you. Hand over what I want, and I will leave you an intact corpse.”
“Leave me an intact corpse?” Li Feng laughed coldly. “So you are saying I have no choice?”
“Li Feng, do you think you still have a choice? If I were you, I would obediently hand over the items. That is better than suffering endless torment before death.” Blood Shadow laughed coldly. Li Feng’s reaction was within his expectations, but he had plenty of methods.
“Is it the levitation car data you want?” Li Feng laughed coldly. Blood Shadow’s words immediately made him think of the levitation car data. It seemed this technology held immense appeal for Chen Junyi.
“That is only one part.”
Blood Shadow looked coldly at Li Feng. “Besides that, I also want the heavenly treasures on your body.”
“Heavenly treasures?” Li Feng was startled. He looked at Blood Shadow, confusion evident in his gaze.
