[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-215":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},2281071,4462,"Chapter 215: 206. Settling Scores","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-215",215,"\u003Cp>206. Chapter 206: Settling Scores\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi halted his steps, looking down at Yang Yi. Yang Yi was in no state to be called anything but broken—his chest had been violently torn open, blood gushing uncontrollably, internal organs faintly visible. Had he not been a Spiritual Perception cultivator, he would have been dead already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still alive? Your life’s tougher than I thought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vertical pupils glowed, his blood qi burning like a wildfire. Merely standing there, he made Yang Yi choke and ache with every breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi lifted his eyelids, trying to speak but unable to, coughing out two mouthfuls of blood. Yet a flicker of defiance remained—he couldn’t believe he’d truly lost to Li Yi, to the nameless grunt who once worked for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you recovered, you’d still drool. Forget it—I’ll end you myself. Saves your family the medical bills.” Li Yi raised his fist, blood qi surging, fist aura coalescing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li… Li Yi, wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Qin Qing’s voice came from nearby. She too was wounded, bloodied all over, yet when she saw Li Yi about to deliver the killing blow, she cried out: “Spare Yang Yi once. I’ll take responsibility—transfer all his assets to you. Over two billion, plus a building in the Peace Zone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trying to buy your life with money? Too bad—I don’t need it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi’s gaze was icy, unmoved. His fist descended without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi screamed in despair, trying to summon his last strength to resist—but his shattered body had reached its limit, unable to sustain further combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thunderous explosion of fist energy, Li Yi’s punch struck Yang Yi’s skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying aura raged, spraying blood and bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A headless corpse collapsed heavily to the ground, utterly lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi, the famed Spiritual Perception expert of Tianchang City, had finally fallen to Li Yi in the Old District, crushed to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qing stared, unable to accept it. She couldn’t believe Yang Yi—the gifted, powerful man—had died so casually, his body so mutilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi glanced at her, wiped the blood from his hand, and showed no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Qin Qing was heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if you’re killed, you die. Don’t you understand that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi was human. If he couldn’t beat me, he deserved to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it fair for him to kill me but unfair for me to kill him back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Qin Qing, consumed by grief and rage, unleashed unimaginable power. She screamed, her hair whipping, white auroras flashing around her—she became a brilliant streak of white light, dazzling and fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Want revenge for Yang Yi? Worth it? He didn’t even heal you when you were critically wounded. Why fight for him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi turned, standing firm, aura swirling around him. His fist rose slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bad.” Lin Yue’s eyelids twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew Qin Qing was in grave danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi’s fist had shattered Yang Yi. Charging at him now was suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Lin Yue made no move to stop her. She knew some things must reach an end—or they’d never end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi struck again, this time with no restraint—fist energy and aura exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One blow sent Qin Qing flying like a broken doll. Bones shattered across her body. She collapsed, unable to rise—but she lived. Li Yi had deliberately avoided her vital points, leaving her alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zheng Gong, call a helicopter. Take her for treatment.” Li Yi spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it. I’ll call right away.” Zheng Gong replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi added: “Qin Qing, I won’t kill you. We have no grudge. But this is the only mercy. If you ever seek revenge for Yang Yi, come. Next time, I won’t hold back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Lin Yue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Qin Qing was Lin Yue’s friend. When he and Wang Jian were ambushed by Yang Ye, it was Qin Qing who warned them. This time, he owed her that debt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yue felt his gaze and understood. She nodded, silently thanking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t need your pity. Yang Yi is dead. I have no reason to live.” Qin Qing’s voice was hollow. She knew revenge was impossible. The blow was too great. She couldn’t face what came next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a bitter laugh, raised her only movable arm, clenched her fist, and smashed it into her own skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qin Qing, no!” Lin Yue realized too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The punch struck. Qin Qing collapsed instantly, blood pouring from all seven orifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yang Yi really was lucky. Even dead, someone dies for him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi’s gaze was complex. He hadn’t expected Qin Qing to go this far. She could’ve lived—but chose to end it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, Qin Qing, why? Was Yang Yi worth this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yue was furious. She felt her friend had chosen the wrong man—and paid the price. Had she followed anyone else, she wouldn’t have ended like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was dead now. Words changed nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yi… still call the helicopter?” Zheng Gong was stunned by the sudden turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi paused, then said: “Call it. Take Qin Qing’s body back. Don’t leave her here in the Old District.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.” Zheng Gong nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The helicopter arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zheng Gong loaded Qin Qing’s body aboard, the battle finally ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Yang Yi’s corpse—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one cared. The Old District was full of corpses. One more meant nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally over. Hard to believe—you actually killed Yang Yi. His strength was undeniable. No one in Tianchang City had the confidence to face him. He knew it too, which is why he looked down on us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Lingfu limped over, injured but standing. He studied Li Yi, still stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank goodness we won. Otherwise, it would’ve been disastrous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Gong exhaled: “That Yang Yi going berserk really scared me. I thought he’d recovered using corrupted cosmic energy. Turns out it was just a bluff. Still, he was a nightmare. Last time, Wang Jian’s death was tied to him. Now he came after us directly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now he’s dead. This matter’s finally settled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just him—everyone felt lighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi had been a boulder crushing every heart, suffocating them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he was gone. A relief for all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Li Yi killing him wouldn’t bring backlash—everyone saw Yang Yi attack first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True. My grudge with Yang Yi is settled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi glanced at the mangled corpse, still holding a trace of hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man had caused him immense trouble, triggered multiple crises. Even now, because of Yang Yi, Li Yi had been forced to open only six acupoints, breaking through artificially to fight him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without this enemy, he could’ve calmly gathered enough blood qi, opened all nine acupoints, and advanced further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest up. Don’t forget—our mission isn’t over. We keep moving forward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long moment, Li Yi looked away, then turned to the side: “Zhao Lingfu, how are you? Still able to fight? Need a helicopter for treatment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. I’m injured, but not mortally. A little rest, and I’m good.” Zhao Lingfu replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi nodded: “Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yi… if I’d stopped Qin Qing from killing herself, would she still be alive?” Lin Yue walked over, voice heavy with sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Jie, everyone’s fate is their own. Let’s not talk about this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi shook his head, unwilling to dwell on it. “Let’s focus on securing a Golden Academy slot. My strength has improved greatly—I think I can compete with the Spiritual Perception experts now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not just think—you’ll get one easily,” Zhao Lingfu said eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d backed the right horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Li Yi’s power to kill Yang Yi, even Li Shaoqing, Vice Chairman of the Cultivator Association, would feel pressure—let alone the Investigation Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you finish this mission, the Golden Academy slot is yours for sure,” Zheng Gong said firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So there’s pressure,” Li Yi said. “The more critical the moment, the less we can afford carelessness. Rest ten minutes, then move out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But witnessing Li Yi’s strength, everyone’s spirits lifted. It meant they might be protected too—eligible for cross-realm advancement. For newcomers like Zhang Hang, Cheng Sifang, and Zhao Lingfu, it felt like winning a fortune overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the others’ rest, several Spiritual Perception experts arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d come looking for Yang Yi. They found no sign of him—only his headless corpse nearby. The sight stunned them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi was killed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who did it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The experts quickly fixed their gaze on one person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi, still sitting by the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was drenched in blood, his blood qi rising like smoke into the sky—an anomaly too striking to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you kill Yang Yi?” one expert asked cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did. You his ally? Want revenge? If so, I’ll kill you all now. If not—leave.” Li Yi glanced at them, utterly dismissive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After opening the acupoints, he could crush Spiritual Perception cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhao Lingfu said—few in Tianchang City could match him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary Spiritual Perception experts fell in one strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—” The expert’s anger flared, hand twitching to strike—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi before him was only at the Spiritual Sensing realm, but the aura he emitted sent a chill through the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His instinct told him that if he truly moved against Li Yi now, he would be the one to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re Li Yi, right? We have no grudge against you. Since Yang Yi Long is dead, let this matter end here. But could we take his body away? We were teammates—we don’t want to see him left exposed here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Spiritual Sensing cultivator fell silent for a moment, then spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, take his body back. Let Yang’s family see it too,” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Spiritual Sensing cultivators did not linger; after taking Yang Yi Long’s body, they left quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they had realized that even Yang Yi Long and Qin Qing together could not defeat Li Yi. Even if they wanted revenge, they were powerless—and would only waste their lives. Since revenge was impossible, they did what they could, honoring their bond as teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>",1668,"2026-06-20T01:27:02.229Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6fd91fd593dc498a9968830e7eb18e4f56a3db43e56821265d7a3118d585039c","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-216","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-214",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg"]