Chapter 182: Li Haotian, the strictest father of Lu Fa!

Qing Zai stared fixedly at Xu Tingfei's eyes; that was the last obsession of a cultivator.

"Swift as wind… steady as forest… fierce as fire… you must engrave this in your heart!"

His hand slowly slid down, leaving a glaring bloodstain on the chest of the Flying Shadow Armor.

Qing Zai's eyes gradually lost focus, gazing at the night sky obscured by dark clouds.

The words fell.

Those hands, which had demonstrated countless combat techniques, fell completely into the darkness.

He stopped breathing.

Even in the final second of his life, he still fulfilled a mentor's duty.

He etched the armor's truth into the heart of that arrogant young master with his life.

Xu Tingfei held Qing Zai's gradually cooling corpse, dazed for a long time.

Suddenly, a wail like that of a wounded beast tore through the rainy night.

"Aqing!"

That was Xu Tingfei's anguished cry from the depths of his soul.

The myriad realms fell into a deathly silence.

Afterwards came a mourning and reverence like a tsunami.

Perfect World.

Shi Hao tilted the wine cup in his hand, spilling liquor onto the ground.

"He has no precious bone, no divine power, but his spine is harder than those lofty gods. Let us raise a cup to him."

Shi Hao's voice was low.

Naruto World.

Mai Te Kai shed two lines of hot tears, stood straight, and bowed deeply toward the sky.

"This is true youth! This is the true essence of martial art! He proved the limits of will with a mortal body! Qing Zai, you are a great warrior!"

One Piece World.

Suo Long sheathed the Harmony Path One Character sword and removed his headband.

"A swordsman's honor lies not in how sharp his blade is, but in the resolve with which he swings it."

"This man died extraordinarily heroically. He left hope for the living."

Bleach World.

Thirteen Court Guard Squads captains' meeting room.

All captains rose, drew their Soul-Cutting Swords, and pointed the blades downward.

That was the Soul Society's rites for the highest-ranking heroes.

Xiu Mu Bai Zai's gaze was solemn: "We see off this preacher."

Under One Person World.

Zhang Chulan wiped the corner of his eyes and sighed.

"This is the greatness of ordinary people. While the big shots fight, those who ultimately fill the pits with their lives are always the ones silently contributing behind the scenes. Qing Zai lives up to the three words 'cultivator'."

The image on the sky screen froze at the moment Xu Tingfei embraced Qing Zai and let out a long cry to the heavens.

Xu Tingfei tightly held Qing Zai's icy corpse; blood seeped through the gaps of the Flying Shadow Armor onto the ground.

This armor originally belonged to Ares Star, but at this moment it bore the entire legacy of an earthly human warrior.

Xu Tingfei did not wail in exhaustion.

He laid Qing Zai's corpse flat on the ground and stood upright.

The restlessness was gone from his eyes.

The Flying Shadow Armor's energy core emitted a deafening roar.

Xu Tingfei gripped the Shadow Flash Blade once more.

【Qing Zai's blood completed the harshest pre-battle baptism.】

The sky screen's narration sounded.

【Flying Shadow Armor, upgraded.】

Electricity crackled wildly across the armor's surface.

The armor's streamlined plating grew sharper, with silver‑blue accelerator blades extending from the shoulders.

Lightning Flying Shadow descended.

Xu Tingfei turned into a afterimage and charged backward into the Netherworld Demon Array.

Blade light flashed; Qiao Shefei hastily raised his twin blades to block, but was directly cleaved back over ten meters.

A death match opened its curtains.

Ultimately, Lightning Flying Shadow repelled the Netherworld Demons and even sealed one.

Qing Zai advanced the evolution of the Armor Squad with his life.

……

The sky screen darkened.

Against the black background, several lines of stark white text appeared.

【Everything began because of him, and everything will end because of him.】

【Listing the most strict "father" of Lu Fa—Li Haotian!】

As soon as these two strikingly odd titles appeared, the barrage across the myriad realms instantly boiled over.

Super Beast Armor World.

Xuanwu Hao Spaceship.

Huo Linfei spat a mouthful of water onto the control panel, eyes wide: "Father? Li Haotian isn't an earthly youngster; Lu Fa is the former chief of Aresi Star, hegemon of the Milky Way. Their age difference is worlds apart. Has the Heavenly Curtain messed up the generations?"

Miaotiaojun stroked his chin beside them: "This is definitely an exaggerated rhetorical device. After all, human civilization often uses this word to display some kind of suppressive power."

Manwei World.

Sitake Building.

Tuoni·Sitake spread his hands:

"An incredibly inconceivable naming logic. Could this be some kind of ethical distortion produced by the Aresi Star gene‑cloning experiment?"

"Or perhaps earthlings are actually the long‑lost elders of an extraterrestrial tyrant?"

Fire Shadow World.

One Joy Ramen Shop.

Xuanwo Mingren grabbed his hair, looking utterly bewildered:

"I completely don't get it. Could it be that when Li Haotian sealed Lu Fa, he used some kind of forced kinship illusion on him, and Lu Fa just agreed like that?"

【After Lu Fa revived, he successfully seized the Milky Way's strongest king‑grade equipment—the Asura Armor.】

The narrator gave out the core clue.

【But the one possessing the divine gear, his fight with Li Haotian could be called a one‑sided "father‑son round" beating history.】

The picture lit up again.

Li Haotian's willpower recovered, and he once again donned his gear and went into battle.

Lu Fa reshaped his fleshly body, wielding the Thunderclap Absolute Command Sword, his aura overwhelming everything.

But at his first provocation, he was easily crushed by the upgraded War God Xingtian, knocked straight back to his genetic‑code state.

This was the first defeat.

Soon after, the scene cut to an abandoned underground pipe.

The environment was dim.

Water droplets struck the rust‑covered pipe surface.

At the tunnel's end, violet lightning suddenly exploded.

Space underwent a strong distortion.

Lu Fa walked into the frame wearing the silver‑purple Asura Armor.

The armor's surface was covered with sharp spikes, and its dark‑purple energy core continuously emitted destructive will‑power waves.

This armor set does not belong to the three basic models.

It represents the pinnacle of Milky Way technology and law.

Li Haotian merged with the Xingtian Armor, standing at the opposite end of the passage.

There was no dialogue.

Li Haotian drew the Fire Punishment Sword, powered his legs, and charged straight at Lu Fa.

The red blade traced a crescent arc, slashing straight at the Asura Armor's visor.

Lu Fa didn't even draw his weapon.

He merely raised his left hand.

Bang!

The Asura Armor's arm guard collided with the Fire Punishment Sword.

No sparks flew.

Lu Fa, relying on absolute power, clamped the blade of the Fire Punishment Sword with a single hand.

Li Haotian immediately twisted his wrist, trying to pull the sword free, while driving his right knee straight into the opponent's abdomen.

Lu Fa snorted coldly.

His right fist gathered violet lightning in an instant.

Boom!

One punch blasted out.

Space produced a visible shockwave.

The Xingtian Armor's chest plate caved in directly.

Li Haotian flew backward over thirty meters, consecutively smashing through five thick concrete load‑bearing pillars.

Debris flew and splashed.

Light flickered.

The Xingtian Armor disintegrated on the spot.

Li Haotian half‑knelt on the ground, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.

His internal organs suffered severe shock.

The might of Asura was displayed in full, lurid detail at that moment.

【When Li Haotian didn't know that Lu Fa lay beneath the Asura Armor, he was defeated by Lu Fa.】

The myriad‑worlds audience felt that suffocating oppression.

Heavenly Curtain fast‑forwarded.

【But when Li Haotian knew that Lu Fa lay beneath the Asura Armor, fear vanished.】

【In its place came intense fighting spirit.】

The frame froze on an abandoned power plant.

High‑voltage towers loomed in the wilderness.

Li Haotian once again battles Lu Fa's transformed Asura Armor.

The two engage in close-quarters combat on the open ground.

Red psychic energy frenziedly burns around Li Haotian.

The surrounding air is ignited by the high temperature.

Completely discarding all distracting thoughts.

Not considering how strong the opponent's armor is, not considering the gap in their surface stats.

Only the resolve to utterly annihilate it.

【Punishing Heaven Armor, upgrade!】

War God Punishing Heaven descends. A red light pillar shoots straight to the clouds, dispersing the dark clouds above the power plant.

Li Haotian reverse-grips the Flame Punishing Heaven Fierce Sword. The ground beneath his feet shatters with a boom.

He does not retreat but advances, with a frenzied posture of mutual destruction, directly charging toward Lu Fa.

The sword blade sweeps horizontally, chops vertically, and thrusts straight.

There are no defensive moves. All are desperate killing blows aimed at the vital points of the Asura Armor.

Lu Fa is greatly startled and loses color.

He never expected the opponent's psychic energy to surge to this extent in an instant.

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