Chapter 166: Young Prefecture Governor Li Youyi

A moment later, another group of people arrived.

They were all dressed in black tight-fitting clothes, each one murderous, with magic Qi overflowing from their bodies, their momentum oppressive. The leading deformed martial cultivator was as strong as a demon, four meters tall, holding a two-zhang-long war spear, with wind and thunder rumbling between his breaths.

It was Yuwen Chao of Night City.

Yuwen Chao's almost crippled right arm had grown back, his eyes sharp, his gaze scanning the water surface, looking for suspicious targets.

Zhuang Yue's hearing had recovered. As a pure immortal body of the fourth realm of the Five Seas Realm, she could naturally hear the sudden chaotic and boiling movement at the wharf clearly.

She asked urgently: "Has the imperial court's army arrived?"

"More or less! The army is an army, but it is the Fire Crow Army of Night City," Li Youyi said.

Zhuang Yue was stunned, her lips moved, and she could no longer speak.

When Li Youyi bought the fishing boat, he deliberately did not change his attire, so after Huo Qiankun and Yuwen Chao's two groups inquired, someone quickly pointed out the direction for them.

These two top experts of the Five Seas Realm looked toward the fishing boat two miles away and happened to see Li Youyi standing on the boat, waving goodbye to them.

Li Youyi asked: "You have opened the fourth Qi Sea; the magic Qi in your body should be very thick. Can you help me drive the fishing boat?"

"That Qi Adult probably still wants to use my blood and magic Qi to nourish the human skin, intending to use it for a long time, so she didn't cripple my cultivation. Driving the boat is naturally not a problem."

Zhuang Yue asked: "But where are we going now?"

"Go anywhere, just walk into the Soldier Ancestor Marsh," Li Youyi said.

"Li Youyi... why don't we go? Leave Giant Marsh City and go to the Prefecture City. The Prefecture City is the base camp of the imperial court; it is absolutely safe there."

Zhuang Yue hesitated for a long time before finally saying this.

From the strength of Qi Adult to the changes in the Giant Marsh City prefectural office, Zhuang Yue felt a strong sense of powerlessness, clearly realizing that just by relying on her and Li Youyi, they were as fragile as two blades of mustard grass that could be broken with a wave under this torrent of great trends.

She was a person who had already died once and didn't care about her own life at all. But Li Youyi had a bright future and shouldn't fold here.

Huo Qiankun and Yuwen Chao had never seen such an arrogant person. Anger burned in their hearts. Stepping on magic Qi on the sea surface, like a tall and straight god and a demon with a green face and tiger head, they rushed toward the fishing boat rapidly.

"Go, of course we have to go, but not by tucking our tails and fleeing in a sorry state. Don't worry about it; I have my own arrangements."

Li Youyi patted Zhuang Yue's back gently: "They are here; start the journey quickly."

For the first time, Zhuang Yue was so obedient to someone other than Jiang Ning.

She pressed her hands toward the fishing boat, and the magic Qi in her body was released continuously, wrapping the boat and showing the profound cultivation of a fourth-realm Five Seas Realm expert.

Instantly, the fishing boat over twenty meters long, like an arrow off the string, headed toward the depths of the Soldier Ancestor Marsh.

Li Youyi pulled the sail rope and raised the canvas unhurriedly.

Huo Qiankun's speed was a notch faster than Yuwen Chao's. He chased to within twenty zhang of the fishing boat, waved the silver spear in his hand, and swept across the water surface.

"Whoosh! Whoosh..."

A large wave was lifted, condensing into dozens of white ice crystal spear stabs, flying toward the fishing boat ahead first.

Li Youyi flew and landed on the stern, shattering all the ice crystal spear stabs with one palm, and laughed loudly: "You two are truly bold and skilled. This is not a river, but the boundless Soldier Ancestor Marsh. You have no vehicle; do you want to step on the water to cross the sea? No matter how thick your magic Qi is, how long can you last on the sea? Even those high-level experts of the Dao Seed Realm aren't as tough as you!"

Huo Qiankun's heart skipped a beat, having an ominous feeling of falling into a trap.

"Don't bother yourself, Your Excellency. We don't have a boat, but don't you have one?"

A vortex-like Qi energy appeared under Yuwen Chao's soles, causing the surrounding water surface of several zhang to sink. His figure then exploded like a cannonball, appearing above the fishing boat, and the war spear in his hand stabbed straight over.

He was a cultivation of the fifth realm of the Five Seas Realm, and his battle method was practiced to perfection. A casual stab was the convergence of Heavenly Dao laws.

On the high-grade magic weapon-level war spear, a phantom of an ancient war general appeared, waving an arm several zhang long. The fist formed by the arm was just located at the tip of the spear.

This was a stab of the war spear, and also a heavy punch that would shatter the fishing boat into pieces.

"Wanting to board my boat is not an easy thing."

Li Youyi did not dare to underestimate Yuwen Chao. Resting while the enemy exhausted themselves, he nurtured his battle intent and momentum, holding the Yellow Dragon Sword above his head, his whole person becoming incomparably sharp.

"Whoosh!"

One sword opened the sea and slashed down. The sword Qi transformed into a yellow dragon, and the dragon's roar shook the water surface.

Li Youyi did not use palm techniques to release battle method intent. Instead, he prepared to hone the move "Taiyi Opening the Sea" and cultivate the second battle method intent.

Based on the cultivation experience of the first battle method intent, he felt that the cultivation of the battle method intent of the Twelve Scattered Hands of the Chan Sect must all be in actual combat to realize the true meaning.

"Boom!"

The majestic yellow dragon shadow sword Qi and the ancient war general phantom on the spear collapsed simultaneously, turning into energy air waves that spread out.

The sword edge collided with the spear tip.

As soon as they touched, both retreated backward, actually evenly matched.

Li Youyi retreated six steps in a row, his blood and Qi churning, and the sword body trembled incessantly.

If it weren't for Zhuang Yue's magic Qi wrapping the fishing boat, the boat body would have already been crushed by him.

"Hard fighting with a martial cultivator of the fifth realm of the Five Seas Realm, sure enough, I still lose a notch. I rested while they exhausted themselves, occupied the best time and place, and had a divine weapon in hand, yet I could only fight to a draw."

Although he thought so in his heart, Li Youyi laughed loudly: "Yuwen Chao, after being severely injured by Jiang Ning, you haven't recovered yet, right? Why have you become so weak?"

Yuwen Chao flew backward and quickly stood firm on the sea surface. When Li Youyi slashed out the Yellow Dragon Sword Qi, he had already recognized him as the young man holding seven exotic insects that he had been looking for these past few days.

The Fire Crow cavalry of Night City was severely injured by this person.

It was truly a case of "finding it without looking for it"; he had actually delivered himself to the door.

Yuwen Chao was overjoyed, vowing to capture Li Youyi and send him to the Young City Lord to make up for his faults, while also being shocked by Li Youyi's suddenly soaring strength.

You know, only a few days had passed.

That day on the Sui River, this kid didn't even have the qualification to fight him.

Could it be... really because of the injury to his arm that his combat power had slipped so severely?

In this extremely short period of time, the fishing boat ahead had already rushed out more than a mile.

Huo Qiankun chased the fishing boat, and Li Youyi still used the move Taiyi Opening the Sea to repel him.

Zhuang Yue at the bow heard Li Youyi retreat again. Although she couldn't see, her perception was keen, and she knew that the pursuers behind were two figures of the fifth realm of the Five Seas Realm. Although Huo Qiankun was of the fourth realm of the Five Seas Realm, he was a Nine Springs Supreme, and his combat power would not be weaker than Yuwen Chao's.

She really couldn't imagine that when at Burial Immortal Town, Li Youyi was still just a Gushing Spring Realm martial cultivator. How could he be able to fight back and forth with such characters in less than two months?

With such talent, no wonder the young lady valued him more each time.

"I will help you. Although I can't see, my cultivation is still there," Zhuang Yue said.

Li Youyi glanced at the wharf that was getting further and further away, and transmitted his voice with magic Qi: "Don't be anxious, it's not time for you to take action yet. Lead these two to the deep sea first. Drive the fishing boat with all your strength, and don't let the boats driven by the Tianyi Sect and Night City martial cultivators behind catch up."

After speaking, Li Youyi, whose healing was over, raised his sword and strode toward the stern, shouting: "Huo Qiankun, most of the industries of your Tianyi Sect are in the seven states of the Southern Region. By associating with Night City, Coffin Mountain, and the Ash Spirits, aren't you afraid that the Brother Zuoqiu family will wipe you all out with a single order? I advise you, turn back to the shore and don't bring disaster upon yourself."

The Tianyi Sect was the weakest among the three major sects, far inferior to the Sui Sect and the Three Chen Palaces, and was completely dragged forward.

It was the same now; they had absolutely no way out. If they didn't move forward, they would die faster, and they had no choice at all. At the beginning, they just wanted to take advantage of the situation and take a bite of the flesh and blood of the Jiuli clan.

These words undoubtedly poked Huo Qiankun's sore spot, and his momentum instantly decayed by three points.

"Rumble!"

The three fought one after another, gradually entering the deep sea.

The wharf on the shore was no longer visible.

Yuwen Chao and Huo Qiankun certainly knew what Li Youyi intended to do—to block them outside the fishing boat and continuously consume the magic Qi in their bodies—but this was obviously wishful thinking.

The two attacked from left and right, and Li Youyi was instantly injured, being hit in the chest by the war spear.

Even with multiple layers of defense on his body, his face became incomparably pale, and he suffered internal injuries.

"Whoosh!"

The seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors flew out of the insect tube, turning into seven streams of light, colliding with the magic Qi clouds on Yuwen Chao and Huo Qiankun, who wanted to board the boat.

"What is that?"

Huo Qiankun waved his palm, hitting out a palm print the size of a zhang, slapping a Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperor away like a mosquito.

The seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors had just finished eating the thousand-year essence medicine of the ice attribute brought by Brother Zuoqiu Ting. Now their bodies were still only three inches, which was the cultivation of the second realm of the Five Seas Realm, and their combat power was comparable to the third realm of the Five Seas Realm.

However, their defense and speed were extraordinary.

Even if they took a palm from a character of Huo Qiankun's level, after falling into the sea, they quickly flapped their wings and flew up again, attacking again as if nothing had happened.

"Take action!"

Li Youyi threw the Ghost Flag to Zhuang Yue.

She couldn't see, so using this treasure was just right.

Zhuang Yue mobilized the incomparably pure magic Qi in her body and injected it into the Ghost Flag. Suddenly, black Nether fog permeated out, not only completely covering the fishing boat but also covering a large area of the surrounding sea.

With the Nether fog covering, Li Youyi immediately activated the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish, and Taiji imprints and spatial fluctuations appeared beside him.

The next moment, he brought Li Ling out from the Blood Mud Space.

"We must keep these two here. Whatever talismans you have drawn, throw them all out," Li Youyi said.

"So it really was you who snatched that black metal box. How dare you still oppose us?"

Huo Qiankun was shrouded in the Nether fog, his five senses severely affected, but he recognized the aura of the Ghost Flag.

"Does opposing you require great courage? Besides, it seems like you have always been opposing me, and I haven't even settled accounts with you yet!"

Li Youyi put on his Prefecture Governor's official robe, matched the wide belt with gems and jade pendants, and straightened his official hat. His whole person looked like a handsome and talented young Prefecture Governor, heroic and spirited.

"Whoosh—"

Under the activation of magic Qi, wisps of purple fog escaped from the official robe, forming a purple fog cloud that wrapped his whole body.

"Boom!"

Li Youyi's figure disappeared into the purple fog cloud.

The next moment, he directly crossed more than ten zhang of space, and the purple fog cloud appeared above Huo Qiankun's head.

The Yellow Dragon Sword stabbed out from the space, its edge sharp, breaking all protective magic Qi.

Where had Huo Qiankun ever seen such a battle formation? A kid of the Five Seas Realm actually jumped through space to kill him?

This had already surpassed the concept of speed. He was instantly scared out of his wits, released his battle method intent, and swung his silver spear desperately, wanting to resolve the death tribulation by relying on his realm advantage.

"Bang!"

After one collision, the purple fog cloud above his head disappeared.

At the same time, the purple fog cloud appeared in front of Huo Qiankun, and another fierce sword strike followed.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The purple fog cloud flashed six times in a row around Huo Qiankun.

The fourth sword cut off his right arm.

The fifth sword pierced his lung lobe.

The sixth sword penetrated his brow and skull.

The whole process took less than two breaths. Huo Qiankun was able to block the first three swords because he had rich combat experience and powerful battle method intent to protect his body.

Li Youyi's figure appeared in the space, stepping on the sea surface, and the purple fog was collected into the official robe. Holding the sword in one hand and Huo Qiankun's silver spear in the other, he smiled, and the plan in his heart finally had feasibility!

On the fishing boat behind, a terrifying aura and icy energy were released, and the sea surface around the boat showed signs of freezing.

The evil aura was awe-inspiring, like a ghost king born into the world.

Li Youyi turned his head abruptly.

He saw a ghost shadow four zhang tall, wearing metal armor, walking out of the Nether fog on the fishing boat, holding a war halberd, stepping on the churning seawater, walking toward Yuwen Chao like a demon.

"Four zhang... one zhang taller than when I activated it. Just because her cultivation is higher than mine?"

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