Chapter 57: line with translation of chapter title

Fortunately, Li Fei still doesn't know about this matter.

Otherwise, he would definitely become nervous.

Because regardless of whether the Li family poses a threat in Qian Renxue's eyes, the Li family has already entered the gaze of Qian Renxue, the young master of the Spirit Hall; if in the future the Li family becomes too powerful and their layout is discovered, they will likely invite covert destruction from the Spirit Hall.

Thus, the action he must take needs to be even swifter, more precise, and ruthless.

However, fortunately, Qian Renxue currently defines the Li family as non‑threatening, so there is still a period of time for the Li family to develop and make ample preparations.

Once the Li family cultivates several Titled Douluo and secretly nurtures its own forces and powerful spokespersons, it will be able to rest easy.

Moreover, this time when Li Fei returns, he intends to transfer the Li family's core secret to the Ice and Fire Yin‑Yang Well.

By then, it will also be much safer.

On the way back to Suotuo City, Flandre also took a Nourishing Origin Pill, and his cultivation swiftly rose to rank eighty.

Dugu Bo brought Flandre into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for an eighth soul ring.

Meanwhile, Li Fei and Du Gu Yan were waiting outside in a tavern.

The two were having dinner when a group of fierce, evil‑looking uninvited guests suddenly arrived.

At this time, the only patrons in the tavern were Li Fei and Du Gu Yan.

This group thought they were easy to bully and took a liking to Du Gu Yan's beauty, planning to have her come over to drink with them.

"Little beauty, come over and drink with us."

"If you don't come, we'll kill your little boyfriend."

"Be obedient and listen, so you won't suffer!"

A party of seven sat at the large table, greedily scanning the charming Du Gu Yan with their eyes.

Du Gu Yan frowned, her eyes flashing with anger and killing intent.

But the next second she realized that this group's strength was extraordinary.

"I didn't expect them to be from the Evil Wolf Gang; better not to provoke them—any woman they take a liking to never ends well."

"They will be cruelly toyed with until death."

"The boss sitting in the chief seat possesses the cultivation of a six‑ring Soul Emperor, while the other five are Soul Kings."

The tavern keeper's voice trembled, obviously fearful of this group.

He looked at Du Gu Yan and Li Fei; having taken a liking to them, today this young couple is doomed to die.

Li Fei heard them mocking his girlfriend, and his eyes flashed with cold, lethal intent.

Boom——!!!!!!!

Suddenly, an explosion sounded inside the inn.

Thick smoke shot up into the sky.

Several figures rushed out from the inn.

"Pah, pah, you damned brat, dare to attack us!"

"Old Seven is dead!"

The Evil Wolf Gang members' faces flushed with anger as they gazed at the corpse torn apart on the ground, both shocked and furious.

"That damned little brat is actually this strong—he killed our Old Seven with a single staff strike! You know, Old Seven is a fifty‑second‑rank Soul King! This shows that this brat before us possesses strength beyond a Soul King." Opposite, Li Fei embraced Du Gu Yan with his left hand and held the Azure Dragon Staff in his right; five purple‑black soul rings rose from his body, and he made no attempt to hide them.

Because today, anyone among this group who sees his soul‑ring configuration will not survive.

"Put me down; holding me will hinder your ability to deal with them."

Du Gu Yan, being held like this, flushed crimson, yet Li Fei's sturdy muscles and aura gave her a solid sense of security.

This is a woman's reliance on a man.

"No need; holding you, I can still slaughter them." Li Fei said lightly.

"But they have a Soul Emperor." Du Gu Yan worried.

"In my eyes, a Soul Emperor is just an ant." Li Fei sneered.

"What! A purple thousand‑year first ring? The rest are still black ten‑thousand‑year?"

"Impossible! How could this be done?!"

"Damn it, this brat must be the young master of some great power; we must kill him today, or else we'll invite endless trouble!" "Not bad; since we've already forged a grudge, it's a fight to the death!"

Upon seeing Li Fei's soul‑ring configuration, the Evil Wolf Gang's pupils contracted, their faces changed dramatically, and some even thought their eyes were faulty, seeing double.

"Kid, you're talking big; tonight is your death day!"

"You bring a burden and think one person can take on six of us?"

"Just because your soul‑ring configuration is different?"

The Evil Wolf Gang leader's eyes turned icy; a huge wolf‑tooth club appeared in his hand, and six soul rings—white, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black—appeared on his body.

This soul‑ring configuration is merely low‑grade compared to the standard, yet among ordinary soul masters it is already quite high‑level.

In his view, although Li Fei's soul‑ring configuration is frightening, he is still just one person, and he's even dragging along a burdensome girl; if the six of us working together still can't kill him, then all these years of wandering and cultivation would have been wasted! The other five also revealed their soul rings.

Their configurations are either white‑yellow‑yellow‑purple‑purple, or white‑yellow‑yellow‑yellow‑purple, and even more outrageously white‑yellow‑yellow‑yellow‑yellow.

Seeing these soul‑ring configurations, Li Fei grew even more contemptuous.

With just this, I could crush you bare‑handed.

"When did I ever say I was only one person to deal with you?" Li Fei's words made everyone tense up, looking around, thinking that hidden protectors behind Li Fei's faction were about to act.

"Don't look; there's no one." Li Fei's words again sowed doubt among them.

But the next second, Li Fei gave the answer.

Only see, the fourth soul ring on his body lit up.

The Azure Dragon Nine Phantoms appeared.

An illusion flickered across his body.

Afterwards, eight figures identical to Li Fei appeared, grabbing the Azure Dragon Staff and rushing to kill the six members of the Evil Wolf Gang! "What!"

"Capture the thief, first capture the leader!"

"These phantoms absolutely cannot have Soul King strength; hold them off, I'll personally go up and kill that brat!"

The gang leader brandished the Wolf Tooth Club, leapt up, and charged at Li Fei.

"Sixth Soul Skill: Wolf Tooth Shatter Ground Strike!"

The sixth soul ring on his body lit up.

Without further ado, he went straight for his ultimate move.

Li Fei mobilized the Azure Dragon Nine Strengths, instantly concentrating the power of the first four strengths onto the Azure Dragon Staff, instantly gaining a four‑hundred percent boost! Then the Azure Dragon Power triggered, and he smashed forward with the staff.

(This scene of gathering power can refer to that staff in Black Myth: Wukong) Boom!!!!!!!!!! The two weapons collided, erupting in a piercing explosive sound.

The next second, the Azure Dragon Staff pierced through the Wolf Tooth Club's attack, struck the club, and the martial soul shattered completely.

Then a sweep of the staff struck the Evil Wolf Gang leader's head directly.

"Wow"

Crack!

The entire head caved in, blood and flesh flying everywhere, the whole body flung outward, crashing to the ground and rolling uncontrollably.

At the same time, the remaining five Soul Kings were also dealt with by the remaining eight phantom figures.

The bodies of the five were torn apart, horribly gruesome.

This is the fate of those who lust after his girlfriend.

"Smash him!"

Li Fei pointed the Azure Dragon Staff at a man struggling to stand up not far away, and gave the eight phantoms their orders.

The eight phantom gods condensed four strengths and swiftly charged at the Evil Wolf Gang leader.

Amid the opponent's miserable screams, wails, and pleas for mercy, he was beaten to death, his body shattered into pieces, nothing left intact; ultimately, a living person was turned into minced meat, sinking into the ground.

The scene was extremely brutal.

However, watching this scene, Li Fei felt exceptionally refreshed, and the anger in his heart vanished.

"This is the fate of those who provoke me."

(End of chapter)