[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-103":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After the Sky Fell",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2280959,4462,"Chapter 103: 103. Desperate Counterattack","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-103",103,"\u003Cp>103. Chapter 103: Desperate Counterattack\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of you, kill Li Yi! Don’t let him leave the Ruined District alive, or we’ll all be wanted by the Investigation Bureau!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Knife charged at Li Yi, he roared a warning to the other Spirit Medium–level vagrants nearby to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Ye had fallen too suddenly—he wouldn’t risk another mishap. He immediately ordered everyone to surround and kill Li Yi on the spot; this Li Yi must not survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Yang Ye had already severely wounded Li Yi before collapsing, which greatly eased their pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Spirit Medium–level vagrants were momentarily stunned by the Knife’s shout, then snapped to attention, their faces hardening with malice as they all surged toward Li Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Knife reached Li Yi’s side first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had never studied techniques and was far weaker than Yang Ye, he was still a cultivator who had opened his spiritual sense—and in the Ruined District, he lived a life of razor’s edge. Now, with fury unleashed, taking down an injured Li Yi was child’s play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi had just seized the chance to defeat Yang Ye and hadn’t yet recovered when a massive force slammed into his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die!” the Knife roared, unleashing all his strength in a devastating kick aimed at ending Li Yi’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught off guard by the sudden attack, Li Yi spewed a mouthful of blood and was instantly kicked backward, flying several meters through the air before crashing heavily to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood gushed from his mouth, but Li Yi’s gaze turned icy as he struggled to his feet like a cornered beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still standing?” The Knife was both shocked and furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this Li Yi really be this stubborn? Had his full-power kick not been enough to kill him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were any other Spirit Medium cultivator, that kick would’ve shattered ribs and spine—dead or crippled, they wouldn’t rise again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi gasped for air, his eyes locked on the Knife. Despite his terrible condition, he calmly reached into a pocket of his clothes and pulled out a small vial of liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the medicine the doctor at the training base had secretly given him—called Superb Water, extracted and refined from the blood of transcendent creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Jian said this medicine could heal wounds in moments, even awaken latent physical potential, granting a temporary surge of power akin to adrenaline without side effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a vital item, Li Yi always carried it on every mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the earlier ambush had come too suddenly, and facing two Spirit Sense cultivators, he’d had no chance to take it. Now that Yang Ye was down and only the Knife remained, his pressure had lessened—and he finally had time to drink it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gulps!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Li Yi uncapped the vial and swallowed its entire contents in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His movements—from retrieving the medicine to drinking it—were fluid and lightning-fast. The Knife didn’t even have time to stop him. He glanced at the empty bottle Li Yi had tossed aside, his expression shifting slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is that?” The Knife saw no label on the bottle, yet instinctively felt a flicker of wariness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Glucose water. For energy. You want some too?” Li Yi said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Knife’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after swallowing the Superb Water, Li Yi felt his pain rapidly recede. His weakened body began to swell with new strength, his condition reversing swiftly—but too slowly for his taste. Full effect would take at least one or two minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the surrounding vagrants wouldn’t give Li Yi one or two minutes to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Attack together and kill him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, five Spirit Medium–level vagrants seized the brief moment while Li Yi drank and spoke, rushing in to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Li Yi stood motionless. Even without looking, his bodily senses told him the exact positions of his enemies and how they planned to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi roared. In this crucible of life and death, his combat techniques had fully merged into instinct. His fist, foot, knee, shoulder, and elbow all erupted simultaneously, unleashing five distinct martial arts killing strikes: thrusting punch, snapping kick, upward knee strike, iron mountain shoulder ram, and heart-piercing elbow strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though these five strikes scattered his strength, they were more than enough against Spirit Medium–level foes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five sharp impacts rang out—but in that instant, they merged into a single thunderclap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Horrifying screams echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five vagrants attempting to kill Li Yi were flung backward, their bodies shattered in an instant—arms exploded, chests caved in, skulls crushed. Blood and bone fragments sprayed, forming a mist of crimson around Li Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air now reeked of thick blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Opportunity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as Li Yi repelled those five, the Knife seized another opening. Silent, eyes blazing with malice, he surged from Li Yi’s blind spot, a sharp, pitch-black dagger now in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Knife’s personal weapon—reserved only for critical moments, used to catch opponents off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why he earned the name “Knife.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger stabbed forward with impossible speed, aimed straight for Li Yi’s occiput.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hit meant certain death—even Li Yi’s Superb Water couldn’t save him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that exact moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi’s occiput seemed to have eyes. He sensed the Knife’s vicious strike and, at the last millisecond, twisted his head aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger sliced past Li Yi’s cheek, tearing open a bloody gash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!” The Knife’s eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this Li Yi sense danger under these conditions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re only Spirit Medium—how are you capable of this? Are you really cheating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, no—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new thought flashed through the Knife’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Li Yi has probably opened his spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment this idea surfaced, the Knife felt searing pain in his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blood-soaked hand clamped onto his wrist with crushing force—he, a Spirit Sense cultivator, couldn’t break free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Knife could react, Li Yi had already spun around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi’s eyes glowed, his face streaked with blood, his killing intent boiling like a storm—terrifying to behold. Worse still, his other bloodied fist was already raised high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though seemingly small, that fist now filled the Knife’s entire vision—as if it had swallowed the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop!” the Knife screamed in terror, struggling desperately to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his only response was a crushing fist descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The punch exploded like muffled thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Knife instinctively raised his other arm to block—but the moment it made contact, that arm shattered completely, collapsing uselessly, unable to lift again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Superb Water’s stimulation, Li Yi’s latent potential had erupted. His strength was now terrifying—exceeding even the Knife’s Spirit Sense cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi roared, wild and frenzied, ignoring his wounded hands—his adrenaline surge had numbed the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another punch came down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one arm gone, the Knife could no longer defend. The punch landed squarely on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” the Knife screamed in despair, trying to halt the inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But screams changed nothing. The punch exploded again—this time, directly into the Knife’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face caved in, teeth flew, his eyes burst open, spewing blood that splattered across Li Yi’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The punch sent the Knife convulsing violently, his breath fading rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi’s eyes glowed red, killing intent undimmed—he raised his arm again and brought down the third punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This punch pierced straight through the Knife’s skull, detonating his entire head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red and white matter scattered everywhere. The thick stench of blood and this brutal scene sent chills through the few remaining Spirit Medium cultivators nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the third punch, the Knife was utterly still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Spirit Sense cultivator had just been brutally killed by Li Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief moment of shock, the remaining vagrants were utterly terrified. All they could think of now was escaping—getting as far away from Li Yi as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Yi lifted his gaze and instantly locked onto those few cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Want to run now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You didn’t act this way when you were surrounding me to kill me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi’s ferocity didn’t wane. The bodies of Wang Jian and Chen Hao on the ground constantly stoked his nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His two teammates were gone. Now you can’t beat me and want to flee? The world doesn’t work that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Superb Water’s effects still held. Li Yi, barely holding his shattered body together, charged forward—determined to exterminate every last one of these monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>",1395,"2026-06-20T01:26:56.586Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a2f5ad4ba12169f5d21d9da4328c74656c5665f390d2cde6712e83edbc25e2dc","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-104","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-102",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg"]