Chapter 47: The Killing Intent of the Night

Night.

The old, dilapidated old city district was shrouded in darkness, the turbid air still filled with dampness and rot, but for most of the low-income residents, this was already considered a decent place to settle down.

Yet, from one of the nondescript residential buildings, muffled explosions could be heard intermittently. At their most intense, residents on the floors above and below could even feel the vibrations traveling through the ground and walls.

Some were dissatisfied.

But no one dared to go to the door to complain.

Because anyone capable of causing such a commotion could no longer be considered an ordinary person; they had to be an evolved cultivator.

Most of the people living here were ordinary folk, and they dared not offend a cultivator.

Li Yi was so engrossed in practicing his punches that he didn't notice the disturbance he was causing to his neighbors.

At this moment, he was drenched in sweat, his eyes burning like torches. Bare-chested, the contours of his muscles were distinct, like a fierce, powerful beast. With every lift of his hands, his fist force erupted, shattering the air and causing the dust on the ceiling to rain down in a rustle.

After these few days of tempering, day and night without rest.

Li Yi had gained a deeper understanding of fist techniques, and through training, he could now unleash fist force from every part of his body.

Legs, knees, elbows, shoulders... even when he channeled force to his fingertips, a flick could cause an explosion, with power penetrating three inches deep.

It was just that he hadn't undergone systematic learning, nor did he have a master to continue guiding him. Relying solely on his own exploration and comprehension, his punching had no set pattern; he simply followed the direction of his body's force to unleash it.

Such patternless fist technique was extremely dangerous.

Because every strike was a killing blow, it was very easy to lose control and take a life.

But Li Yi was a novice; he didn't understand these things, only thinking about unleashing the most powerful punch possible. That was all.

"Rest for a while, eat something to replenish my strength."

Suddenly.

Li Yi caught his breath, retracted his stance, wiped the sweat from his body, then picked up the golden nutrient solution on the table and gulped down two large mouthfuls.

After eating, he immediately sat down, closed his eyes to rest, and recovered his body.

Under the reinforcement of the golden nutrient solution, his stamina recovered quickly, his nutrition was fully replenished, and the injuries he had sustained in the danger zone had completely healed, leaving no hidden complications. Not only that, his muscles became even fuller, and his body grew stronger.

After resting for only twenty minutes, Li Yi was once again full of spirit and stamina.

This was the powerful recovery ability of a cultivator.

"I feel like I've explored the techniques of force-generation enough. Now, what I need to do is connect them into a single piece, forming unique combos. The situation from last time when dealing with that leopard cannot happen again," Li Yi thought to himself.

It was easy for him to throw one punch, but to throw them one after another required his body to adapt and adjust.

Otherwise, if one punch didn't kill the person, and he couldn't follow up with a second, he would very likely encounter danger.

However, just as Li Yi was preparing to continue honing his fist technique.

Suddenly.

His phone rang.

Li Yi took a look and found it was from that Lu Jue from before. He didn't think much and immediately answered: "Hello, Lu Jue?"

On the other end of the phone, Lu Jue lowered his voice and said very seriously: "Li Yi, don't speak yet, listen to me. Just now, a very close friend of mine suddenly contacted me. He said he received a private mission: someone is going to kill you tonight, and they will be there very soon."

"Li Yi, I don't know if you've offended anyone, but you are in great danger tonight. If you believe me, run immediately. It's best to leave this city. I can't help you with anything, I can only warn you. Alright, that's it, I'm hanging up."

Lu Jue's voice was very urgent, and he hung up the phone as soon as he finished speaking.

Suddenly receiving such news, Li Yi couldn't help but be stunned.

Someone wanted to kill him?

How could that be?

He was at home practicing by himself, living a quiet life, and hadn't offended anyone.

Could it be that Yang Yi Long?

No.

Impossible. Yang Yi Long had obtained the fist technique and was probably still pondering it. He had no reason to kill him before fully learning it.

Wait.

Suddenly.

A thought occurred to Li Yi.

"Could it be Lao Ya and his group... If they knew I had hunted a leopard, they might suspect I have a mystic object. And a mystic object is enough to make those people take the risk and openly kill in the old city district."

Realizing this, Li Yi's heart began to pound violently.

Was his previous worry about to become reality?

Leave!

This thought popped into Li Yi's mind immediately.

But soon, his gaze turned to his parents, who were still lying dormant in the medical pod in the bedroom, and he immediately stopped in his tracks.

If he left, what would happen to his parents? Who would take care of them?

What if he just left, and the other party took his parents hostage?

"No, I can't leave."

Li Yi's eyes glowed in the dim living room, and then a surge of ferocity rose in his heart: "Lao Ya is a cultivator, and I am a cultivator too. They want my life, and now I want theirs."

"If they dare to come tonight, I'll make sure they don't return."

At this moment, he clenched his fists and made up his mind.

However, just at this moment.

Li Yi's ears twitched, and he heard slight footsteps in the hallway outside the door; it seemed someone had come upstairs.

If it were normal times, he wouldn't care, because there were many residents in the building, and footsteps going up and down were normal.

But these footsteps were too light, far quieter than those of an ordinary person, and if one didn't listen carefully, they wouldn't be detected at all.

This meant the person coming upstairs was intentionally slowing their footsteps.

And that wasn't all.

Li Yi suddenly looked toward the window, where he heard the sound of something climbing outside.

"Did they come so quickly?" He took a deep breath, then picked up the golden nutrient solution on the table again and drank it in one gulp.

Punching was very energy-consuming; Li Yi had to be well-fed first.

Ding-dong! Ding-dong!

Then.

The doorbell rang.

A strange man's voice came from outside the door: "Is this Mr. Li Yi's home? There's a delivery for you, please sign for it."

Delivering a package late at night?

If you're going to make an excuse, at least make it reasonable.

Li Yi was already standing by the door, motionless, holding his breath.

They weren't Spirit Perception Realm cultivators; they couldn't sense him through the door.

"They aren't trying to use the delivery as a pretext to ambush me; they want to confirm if I'm home to decide whether to act. And looking at this, whether I respond or not, they will enter my home to investigate. Also, there seem to be cultivators climbing up the wall outside the window." Li Yi's brain was exceptionally clear, and he thought to himself.

"So, I'm surrounded?"

"In that case, I'll strike first."

Li Yi's eyes flickered as he looked down at his own hands.

His hands were trembling inexplicably.

Had his body realized he was going to kill someone today?

Was it excitement or fear?

Ding-dong, ding-dong!

The doorbell kept ringing, becoming more urgent.

"Li Yi, Mr. Li, are you home?"

At this moment, outside the door, a cultivator who had opened the Spirit Medium Realm held a blade in one hand and pressed the doorbell with the other. He stood in the dim hallway, his eyes bright, flashing with murderous intent.

And beside him were two other Spirit Medium Realm accomplices.

Their eyes were also glowing, staring fixedly at that door.

As long as Li Yi dared to open the door, the two of them would immediately use 'Eye Witness' to make Li Yi fall into a brief dizziness, and then they would cooperate to strike, completing the mission in an instant.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong~!"

The doorbell rang again.

The cultivator knocking on the door frowned: "Could the intelligence be wrong? Is that Li Yi not home?"

However, just at this moment.

"Boom!"

The old entrance door suddenly let out a loud bang, a hole was blasted open, and a fist instantly poked out, lunging directly at the cultivator standing in front of the door.

"Hmm?"

This cultivator holding the sharp weapon reacted instinctively; his pupils shrank, and he subconsciously took a step back.

But it was too late.

The fist advanced a few more inches, smashing directly into the man's face.

Terrible fist force erupted.

Accompanied by the sound of breaking bones, this fist was actually deeply embedded in the cultivator's face, seemingly just a hair's breadth away from piercing his entire head.

Blood began to pour out in large quantities, and his body twitched unnaturally.

This cultivator instantly lost consciousness and fell straight to the ground, moving no more.

The other two cultivators outside the door were stunned by this sudden scene.

"Li Yi, you really are home." A low roar came from a corner inside the room.

The figure behind the door seemed to be attracted by this sound, immediately retracted his fist, and quickly retreated.

Accompanied by the sound of breaking glass.

Several figures broke directly through the window.

The leader was Lao Ya, who had had an encounter with Li Yi a month ago. ===== CHAPTER 48 =====