Chapter 184

185. Chapter 185: The First Confrontation

In the crowd.

Yang Yi Long stared at Li Yi, the killing intent in his heart impossible to suppress. One must know that this Li Yi before him was the murderer who killed his uncle, Yang Ye, with his own hands, caused him to spend nearly a month in prison, and even destroyed his opportunity to obtain a mystic object, eventually even implicating his entire Yang family and causing the Yang family's business to be completely wiped out.

Three generations of family business, all destroyed at the hands of Li Yi.

As for Li Yi, he, Yang Yi Long, must kill him; no one could stop him.

"Yang Yi Long, do you want to make a move here? This place is full of people from the Investigation Bureau. If you kill an external combatant here, your plan to become a cross-dimensional traveler will be completely finished." Qin Qing knew the hatred between the two, but she still spoke up to remind him.

This was both an admonition to Yang Yi Long and a help to Li Yi.

"I know. To kill Li Yi, I must find a suitable opportunity. Killing him now would only drag myself into the water. By then, let alone becoming a cross-dimensional traveler, I would most likely become a wanted criminal. It's just that this Li Yi is too extraordinary. A few months ago, he was still a small character working under me, and now he dares to look me in the eye with vertical pupils, and without the slightest fear."

Yang Yi Long's face was cold, his killing intent undiminished: "Even from this far away, I can feel an aura on him, an invincible aura forged from who knows where. Facing a strong enemy like me, he doesn't even avoid it. Such a person's future achievements will surely be immeasurable. Since we've met today, even if I don't kill him, I must break his aura, crush his conviction, and let him experience a huge setback so he becomes decadent."

"Without aura and conviction, he won't be a threat in the future, and he won't dare to show his face when he sees me, Yang Yi Long, again."

Having said this, his eyes suddenly glowed, his black hair danced, and as he exerted his internal energy, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shattered.

Boom!

The next moment.

Yang Yi Long was like a flood dragon emerging from the sea, his powerful killing intent carrying the momentum of a raging sea as he lunged directly toward Li Yi's position.

A fierce wind swept out, energy erupted. Before he even arrived, everyone nearby was already terrified to the point of their hearts breaking, collapsing to the ground. In this instant, everyone could feel just how large the gap in the hierarchy of life was.

"Yang Yi Long..." Qin Qing called out, wanting to stop him, but it was too late.

However, she knew in her heart that Li Yi wouldn't die today, but he would inevitably be taught a harsh lesson.

But Qin Qing didn't understand why Li Yi didn't run away after being discovered by Yang Yi Long, and instead stood there staring at him. Was he not afraid of death? Although Li Yi's growth rate was indeed very fast, he was at most a Spirit Perception practitioner now. To reach Spirit Perception, he still had a year or two of road to travel. Even with the mystic object cultivation room adding 420% to his cultivation value, he couldn't hope to evolve for several months.

Yet Yang Yi Long was a top-tier Spirit Perception expert, someone who could condense his soul and break through to the next realm at any time. Furthermore, he had cultivated the Guidance Technique to a very high level, and with the addition of fist techniques, even if Li Yi became a Spirit Perception expert, he would have no chance of winning in a one-on-one fight.

One must know that there are gaps even within the same realm.

"Li Yi, since you've met me, Yang Yi Long, why don't you run? Why don't you avoid me? Are you really not afraid of death?" Yang Yi Long's voice, laced with fury, rippled through the crowd.

In just a few seconds, he had already arrived in front of Li Yi.

He threw a punch, the energy on his fist condensed and dazzling, as if he had condensed a fist aura, making people feel almost unable to breathe.

"Why should I avoid you? In my eyes, you, Yang Yi Long, are worth nothing. You evil guy, you dare to use my fist techniques in front of me? You really are a shameless thing." Li Yi let out a long roar, his voice like a great bell, deafening. At this moment, he used the Guidance Technique, while his muscles and bones resonated together, and all his strength condensed in an instant.

An invincible aura, cultivated from fighting Meridian Cultivation martial artists across the Four Seas and Eight Bazhou, erupted, making him fearless and daring to meet the punch head-on.

He delivered his killing move.

The punch was like thunder, as if a thunder god were striking a hammer. With just one punch, he overturned the air, stirring up a white wave. Besides that, his fist was also dazzling with light, energy gathering, but it was a pity that his cultivation of the Guidance Technique was not as good as Yang Yi Long's, and he hadn't condensed a fist seal.

"Hmm? Guidance Technique?"

Yang Yi Long's eyes flickered slightly at this moment. Seeing that the punch Li Yi delivered was similar to his own, he couldn't help but react.

Li Yi had also learned the Guidance Technique.

A pathetic imitation, trying to learn from me, Yang Yi Long? Are you qualified?

Fall for me!

Yang Yi Long's eyes glowed, his presence imposing without anger, wanting this punch to crush Li Yi and make him unable to lift his head for the rest of his life.

"Boom!"

At this moment, the two people's fists collided.

One was a dual-cultivator of martial arts, possessing a complete martial arts heritage, with strength far exceeding the Spirit Perception realm, even capable of going head-to-head with Spirit Perception experts. Furthermore, his realm was a level higher; although his fist techniques were incomplete, his physical fitness was powerful, and combined with the advanced Guidance Technique, the strength he displayed was even more terrifying.

But at this collision, both their expressions changed.

Yang Yi Long felt shocked.

Why was Li Yi's fist force so terrifying when he had only just broken through to the Spirit Perception realm? It far exceeded his uncle, Yang Ye. Was it because of the Guidance Technique? No, that's not right. Even with the Guidance Technique, a Spirit Perception practitioner couldn't achieve this level.

And Li Yi's physical fitness was terrifying; his bones didn't break when clashing with him. Logically speaking, his physical fitness should be inferior to his own.

Where did this strength come from?

And Li Yi also felt shocked. This Yang Yi Long clearly only had half-baked fist techniques, yet he had managed to explore a new path after combining them with the Guidance Technique. Coupled with his Spirit Perception physical fitness, this punch had actually suppressed him.

But he couldn't swallow this anger.

He had always been the one to suppress others' fists; how could he allow others to suppress his?

Li Yi roared low, raised his hand, and smashed out another punch, also with an explosion of fist force and dazzling light.

At this moment, Yang Yi Long's eyes narrowed, as if he hadn't expected Li Yi to be able to counterattack.

He didn't hesitate to swing his fist to meet it as well.

"Bang!"

Another loud collision echoed, and the powerful force turned into a wave of air that blew outward. Some ordinary people couldn't even stand steady and were blown backward by this air wave.

Following the second exchange.

The winner and loser soon appeared.

Li Yi's tall body flew backward instantly. He groaned, felt a sweetness in his throat, and spat out a mouthful of blood, but fortunately, after flying backward ten meters, he stabilized his figure and did not fall.

However, Yang Yi Long also retreated several steps, his fists stained with blood—some his own, some Li Yi's.

But he could not accept such a result.

"Li Yi." Yang Yi Long was very angry because this strike hadn't produced the result he wanted.

The result he imagined was Li Yi being hammered to the ground by his punch, severely injured and unconscious, and after waking up, viewing him as a lifelong nightmare, rather than being knocked away by his punch and remaining unscathed like now.

What was even more hateful was that he had actually retreated several steps, and his fists were bleeding too.

Once he bled, it meant that in Li Yi's eyes, he, Yang Yi Long, could be injured and could be defeated.

"Yang Yi Long, it looks like your strength is just so-so, only able to suppress me by a notch." Li Yi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and then laughed: "You've really wasted all your cultivation time. In another month, I guess it won't be me retreating, but you being hammered away by me."

He dared to fight, besides his martial artist temperament, he was also certain that Yang Yi Long wouldn't dare to kill him here.

In front of so many people, killing an external combatant of the Investigation Bureau—unless he didn't want to live on Earth anymore.

Although Yang Yi Long might also have thoughts of crossing dimensions, before crossing, he still had to abide by Earth's rules.

"Li Yi, no matter what you say, you are not my opponent now. Killing you is easy." Yang Yi Long's eyes flashed with electricity, and he walked over with large strides. Cosmic energy gathered in his arm, and the prototype of a precious sword vaguely appeared.

"Want to scare me? Try it if you can." Li Yi's vertical pupils also glowed, not afraid in the slightest.

However, if Yang Yi Long really dared to make a move, he would run away without hesitation.

After all, he wasn't stupid; he wouldn't stand there waiting for Yang Yi Long to kill him.

But if Li Yi succeeded in escaping, then Yang Yi Long would be confirmed as having attacked an investigator, and coupled with his current status of earning merit to reduce his sentence, it would be impossible for him to ever make a comeback.

Li Yi knew this, and Yang Yi Long knew it too.

His face looked ugly at this moment, and he couldn't help but stop his steps.

Clearly, his behavior couldn't bluff Li Yi, and if he continued, things would really get out of hand.

Yang Yi Long cast a glance toward the other side.

At this moment.

Zheng Gong was already standing on the roof of a car, setting up a sniper rifle and aiming it at Yang Yi Long, and there was more than one such investigator in the vicinity.

Although they couldn't beat Yang Yi Long.

But if an external combatant of the Investigation Bureau was attacked, they would also support him without hesitation.

"Yang Yi Long, enough, stop. No one can stop you if you want to make a move, but you have to consider the cost." Qin Qing walked over at this moment and shook her head, signaling him to stop.

Yang Yi Long took a deep breath, the energy all over his body dissipated, and his floating black hair slowly fell. He then stared coldly at Li Yi and said: "You're just relying on the Investigation Bureau. Do you dare to duel me alone?"

"You're just bullying me because my realm is lower than yours. When I reach Spirit Perception, will you still dare to duel me?" Li Yi sneered: "If you're so capable, why didn't you refrain from attacking just now? Allow me to cultivate for a period of time. When I'm in the same realm as you, I'll let you know what true strength is. Your attack just now was, in the end, out of guilt, wanting to nip me in the bud, but you didn't dare to really go for the kill."

"Yang Yi Long, you really are a failure."

Yang Yi Long's face twitched upon hearing this, his fury rising again, wishing he could hack Li Yi to pieces immediately.

"Let's end it here, Yang Yi Long. Don't be provoked by his words. Let's go; we have other things to do." Qin Qing grabbed Yang Yi Long's hand and said again.

"I know. Today is not a suitable opportunity, but next time, this Li Yi won't be so lucky."

Yang Yi Long stared at Li Yi for a while, finally having to withdraw his gaze unwillingly, then turned and left to continue selling his prey.

This exchange could only end as a farce.

"Li Yi, how are you? Are you okay?"

Seeing the conflict end, Zheng Gong breathed a sigh of relief and quickly drove over.

"I'm fine, just suffered some injuries. I'll be fine after resting for a day or two." Li Yi's gaze was calm: "This Yang Yi Long's strength is really strong, completely different from ordinary Spirit Perception experts. It's quite difficult to kill him..."

After this exchange, he realized that unless he broke through to Spirit Perception, he wouldn't be able to kill Yang Yi Long.

But reaching the Spirit Perception realm wasn't that easy; even with the help of the incomplete mystic object, it would still take a month or two.

However, there was another possibility: raising his martial arts cultivation to Meridian Cultivation.

Opening the nine major meridians, strengthening his blood and energy, and condensing fist aura.

Only then would he be qualified to fight Yang Yi Long head-on.

"Yang Yi Long's strength is not simple; calling it 'difficult' to kill him is an understatement."

Zheng Gong smiled bitterly: "When Captain Zhang Lei was here, he wanted to kill him in the Investigation Bureau, but he was afraid that Yang Yi Long would fight back, suddenly erupt, and break out of the Investigation Bureau, causing huge losses. That's why he never made a move. Later, Captain Zhang Lei fell into a coma, so not only was this matter dropped, but Yang Yi Long had to be released."

"Don't overestimate him. Give me a month or two, and I can make him kneel down and kowtow." Li Yi said, his words still arrogant and wild.

However, Zheng Gong didn't think so, believing that Li Yi would find it difficult to achieve.

After all, they had already killed two Spirit Perception experts before. Although that was picking up a bargain from severe injuries, to them, Spirit Perception experts were no longer so unattainable. As long as there was an opportunity, they could still be killed.