Chapter 65

Fighting King one-star, up against Fighting Emperor peak, the opponent is still Medusa, Xiao Li feels he's really gone crazy, because worried about big brother he just ran out, should have let Yao Lao come ah!

Seeing Medusa's figure, Xiao Li's body hair stood up instinctively; the opponent is almost two major levels higher than him—if she didn't kill him in one move, she'd be considered trash.

Medusa glanced at Xiao Li's cold sweat on his forehead, snorted disdainfully, 'Looks like you know my identity; since that's the case, you still dare block my path—looks like you have some secret you can't tell.'

Xiao Li's expression remained normal; after all, he'd hung around Heijiao Yu, so even if he really had a secret, it couldn't be so easily probed by Medusa.

"Medusa Empress, you..." Xiao Li swallowed, wondering what he could say to buy time ah!

Seeing Xiao Li stay silent, the last bit of interest in Medusa's eyes faded; she shrugged her shoulders helplessly, 'Since you have nothing to say, then go die!'

As her words fell, a peerless Fighting Qi thread lashed out, sand filling the sky, Xiao Li's sense of impending death exploded.

If this strike landed, he would die.

Xiao Li's face turned ferocious, feeling a domineering aura inside the passage, 'As long as I block this move, I can hold on until Yao Lao arrives.'

Xiao Li's thoughts raced, and he suddenly felt fortunate he'd come out in time; otherwise his older brothers would surely have died at Medusa's hands.

He took a step, Xiao Li's skin began to split inch by inch, a powerful aura circulated, wantonly destroying his body.

"Nine Steps to Heaven, fourth step!"

Blood burst forth in strands, Xiao Li almost became a blood man; even with his Xuanlei Body, he could hardly bear the terrifying pressure of the fourth step of the Nine Steps to Heaven.

Endless Fighting Qi surged into Xiao Li's body, the mixed Fighting Qi almost tearing his soul apart; the Blood Slaughter Heavenly Thunder exploded fully, turning into blood-red threads that barely held together Xiao Li's body about to explode.

Fighting King four-star!

Forcing the Fighting Qi quantity and quality of a four-star Fighting King into a three-star Fighting Spirit's body, Xiao Li felt he was about to burst.

"Xuanlei Shocking Thunder Flash!"

The wandering fish on the Thunder Scale Spear had completely transformed into a flood dragon; the flood dragon roared, unwilling to fall, mustering all its strength to charge at Medusa's Fighting Qi thread.

The two moves collided, the resulting energy ripple distorted the surrounding space a bit, and far away, a large section of Shimo Cheng's city wall shattered.

Just arrived at the city gate, Xiao Ding was knocked down by the shockwave, looking toward Xiao Li's direction, Xiao Ding's face turned pale, 'That direction, Second Brother! Third Brother!'

Heedless of his own safety, Xiao Ding turned and rushed headfirst toward Xiao Li, 'As the eldest brother, how could I just watch my younger brother die?'

Xiao Ding originally thought Xiao Li had them return because he was worried Xiao Yan's absorption of the strange fire would cause too strong a fluctuation; now he realized it was actually because a powerful enemy had arrived.

Xiao Ding is older, having traveled south and north, he's seen Fighting Spirit experts act; he can confirm that a Fighting Spirit's move never has this kind of might, and Xiao Li has just entered the Fighting Spirit realm—how could he possibly deal with such an enemy?

On the other side, Xiao Li's figure was blown backward, blood spattering the sand; he barely lifted his head, and despite his cracked face, a grim smile appeared.

Medusa looked strangely, 'What are you laughing at?'

Xiao Li spat out the blood clot in his mouth, 'I'm laughing; I clearly used this move for the first time but didn't get the first-time effect—according to the novel's plot, I should have gotten a new move bonus, ah!'

Medusa heard him, bewildered, 'I don't know what you're saying, but you can go die!'

Before Medusa finished speaking, she suddenly sensed a terrifying aura emerging behind Xiao Li, its strength unknown how many times hers.

Medusa's beautiful eyes narrowed; this aura was clearly the Fighting Sect realm she had long dreamed of.

Xiao Li's mouth cracked open, blood flowing down between his teeth, 'Now, it looks like you're the unlucky one.'

Yao Lao looked at the heavily injured Xiao Li, fury skyrocketing; in just a few minutes, the junior he had high hopes for was beaten near death by someone else, and more importantly, this is the second brother of his disciple.

Yao Lao had watched the three brothers grow up since childhood; if Xiao Li died, he could hardly imagine what Xiao Yan would become—obsessed, gloomy, possibly even developing inner demons.

Yao Lao's body burst forth with icy-white flames, cold and heat intertwining, making it hard to discern their subtlety.

Bone Spirit Chill Flame!

Medusa's pupils contracted; the strange fire—her target—had this guy possibly snatched it first? Damn it.

No, looking at this old man and the strange fire as one entity, it doesn't seem like they just fused.

Regardless of what she thinks now, Yao Lao won't stop his actions.

A black ancient ruler appeared in his hand—not the Xuan Heavy Ruler, but a backup weapon Yao Lao kept in his storage ring.

Seeing Yao Lao's anger, Medusa uttered no words of pleading; even though the opponent was a Fighting Sect expert, she could not set aside the pride of her inner empress.

A thick Fighting Qi lash burst forth; Medusa swung both hands, choosing to strike first.

Yao Lao shielded Xiao Li behind him; the gloom in his eyes had completely replaced his former kindness.

Yao Lao held the pitch-black heavy ruler, his body slowly rising into the air; he slowly exhaled, his eyes slightly narrowed, and moments later a terrifying aura familiar to Xiao Li surged from within him like an awakening dragon.

Fighting Sect—like the Thousand Blows Old Man, a genuine Fighting Sect expert, unadulterated; perhaps Yao Lao hasn't yet recovered to peak Fighting Sect level, but he is absolutely a legitimate Fighting Sect.

Before this aura, the calm desert beneath Yao Lao's feet suddenly boiled over, erupting into a sky‑reaching sandstorm.

Yao Lao calmly lifted the black ruler in his hand; on its surface, special patterns now emitted a fiery red glow, and as the ruler swept through the void, the surrounding space became somewhat illusory and blurred.

Facing Medusa's attack, Yao Lao showed no panic; merely raising his brow, his vast soul power annihilated it entirely.

Gripping the black ruler now glowing like a sunset, Yao Lao let out a low grunt and his form suddenly moved.

His foot lightly tapped the void, leaving an afterimage that, bathed in the sunset, appeared heart‑shakingly.

Staring at the afterimage in the void, Xiao Li was speechless for a moment; Yao Lao's speed was indeed terrifying.

The afterimage gradually faded, yet Yao Lao's figure appeared as if by instant movement ten meters before Medusa.

His body, which had surged forward, suddenly halted; his toe pushed off the void, his body spun 180 degrees in midair, and the black ruler in Yao Lao's hand blazed brighter and brighter until its intense light forced Xiao Li to squint.

"Earth‑rank Fighting Technique, Flame‑Split Devouring Wave Ruler!"

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(End of chapter)