By the time he had finished preparing, the wild leopards, lions, and tigers had already closed in on Xu Fei at lightning speed.
Lacking a suitable weapon for the moment, Xu Fei could only opt for passive defence.
When it came to passive defence, Xu Fei had great confidence in his double-layered protection.
Leaving aside more distant events, just since entering this underground palace, he had honed this defensive technique to near perfection, making it a versatile tool for both attack and defence.
Soon, one of the cheetahs, known for its speed, leapt high into the air, baring its sharp claws and fangs.
Such attacks were typical of wild beasts, and Xu Fei didn’t take it seriously.
Based on past experience, it seemed he would need to defeat Ichiro Kawashima first to avoid this kind of relentless onslaught.
Thus, Xu Fei’s focus was entirely on Ichiro Kawashima, who stood not far away.
But what Xu Fei hadn’t anticipated was that this moment of carelessness nearly cost him his life.
For some unknown reason, the cheetah’s charge somehow breached his double-layered defence.
If Xu Fei hadn’t sensed the disturbance in his true qi and Yang energy, glanced back, and reacted quickly to retreat, he might have already had his throat torn out by the cheetah.
“What’s going on? My double-layered protection has never failed before! Could it be that strange black light at work?”
Xu Fei swiftly put distance between himself and the pack of beasts, as only this would buy him a sliver of time to think.
As Xu Fei continuously used his superior footwork and speed to gain time, Ichiro Kawashima, standing nearby, now wore a face brimming with confidence.
“That kid probably hasn’t figured out that the mysterious power in his body and mine are complementary, has he?”
Having long known this secret, Ichiro Kawashima believed he could use this information advantage to take Xu Fei down directly.
By the time Xu Fei realised or figured it out, it would likely be the moment his life ended, and he would no longer be a threat.
If it were someone else, Ichiro Kawashima might have considered cooperating with them, after all, only a living person could continue cultivating, gaining more power for an equal exchange.
But when Ichiro Kawashima learned through intelligence that the person with Yang energy was Xu Fei, he silently sentenced Xu Fei to death in his heart.
The reason was singular: the experiences and humiliations Ichiro Kawashima endured after becoming Xu Fei’s defeated subordinate.
In his view, Xu Fei was someone who liked to speak lofty words, always acting superior, completely unaware of how vile people could be beneath him.
Back then, Ichiro Kawashima had indeed been thoroughly defeated by Xu Fei in every way, so when he was given the chance to become a prisoner to survive, he was genuinely sincere.
Xu Fei likely believed this too, but his subordinates didn’t share that view.
At the time, the few people tasked with guarding Ichiro Kawashima, upon learning he was from Japan, immediately changed their attitude.
They constantly deceived their superiors, not only withholding Ichiro Kawashima’s daily food rations but also relentlessly using violence to torment him.
Though the undercover mission lasted less than a week from start to finish, the torment Ichiro Kawashima endured during that week was enough to sear itself into his memory for a lifetime.
“Heaven has eyes, letting me find this place wasn’t in vain, today is the day you, Xu Fei, pay your blood debt with blood!”
