Chapter 125: Kill Order

If one says the Embryo-Nurturing Realm is like a ten-month pregnancy, this process only requires careful tending and providing sufficient nutrition.

Then the Body-Breaking Realm is about raising that infant into an adult, turning them into a muscular, powerful man.

The time and energy required for this process far exceed those of the Embryo-Nurturing Realm.

In less than a month, breaking through from the early stage to the middle stage of the Body-Breaking Realm—this speed would be considered a peerless talent even among the twelve universities!

"No wonder Master said that practicing by breaking through mental barriers makes the speed of realm advancement very fast."

Li Fei sprinted through the heavy rain while sensing the changes in the steel-armor implant within his body.

Breaking through to the middle stage of the Body-Breaking Realm meant his physical fitness would further increase, and the number of blood souls would also continue to grow.

Emotions can affect the growth of an implant; today, he truly felt that for himself.

When one's thoughts are clear and the power of one's intent is strengthened, it accelerates the growth rate of the implant.

This "barrier-breaking" method of cultivation is difficult to call difficult, and simple to call simple.

What is difficult is clearing one's thoughts; what is simple is that as long as one can resolve their psychological issues, all problems will be solved, and the speed of realm advancement will be far faster than practicing step-by-step!

Hao Yi told Li Fei that in this era, one cannot find even one martial artist out of a hundred who practices using the "barrier-breaking" method, and even fewer succeed in the end.

This is only because this era is full of rules and obstacles everywhere, with countless invisible barriers binding people, making it impossible for them to act as they please.

How easy is it to have one's thoughts be clear?

Li Fei did not intend to be a moral saint, nor did he ever think about acting chivalrously in the future, taking the eradication of the world's evil as his own responsibility.

He was very clear that what he could do was limited, and he could not change this world by his own strength alone.

Therefore, what he sought was merely two words: "gratification."

The cause of this operation was the incident with Feng Zhenshan, which forced Li Fei to face the thorn that had always been stuck in his heart—the Tiger Blade Gang.

If he was furious because of Feng Zhenshan, why did he not dare to strike at the Tiger Blade Gang, but instead had to play along with them?

In fact, Li Fei had also thought about just hiding in the shadows to "develop" like before, waiting until his strength was powerful enough to wipe out the entire Tiger Blade Gang with a wave of his hand before striking; wouldn't that be better?

But even if that had a thousand benefits, there was only one downside—it was not gratifying.

In his past life, he endured for over a decade within the system, only to end up dying suddenly.

Living a new life, possessing powerful strength and a cheat like the Myriad Blood Pearl, yet still choosing to endure—what would be the point of that?

I have already endured for a lifetime; can I not have some gratification now?

Being overly cautious was not Li Fei's nature; otherwise, he would not have chosen to write that whistleblower letter in his past life.

If he could choose to stay calm and endure this time, even if he truly became invincible in the future, he would not have the heart to care about any Tiger Blade Gang or whether they were evil or not. (Note 1)

Now, having slashed the Private Secretary of the Tiger Blade Gang and killed one of their sword experts, Li Fei only felt that the thorn that had been stuck in his heart for so long had been pulled out quite a bit.

It was very gratifying!

The torrential rain poured down, and the world was a vast expanse of white.

The youth in the black martial robe ran happily through the rain.

"Clap!"

In the mansion of the Tiger Blade Gang leader, Yu Hu smashed his favorite green-glazed octagonal cup onto the ground, shattering it into pieces.

Ever since the Tiger Blade Gang dominated Xingcheng and became the number one gang, he had rarely been this furious.

Before his eyes, the Tiger Blade Gang's Private Secretary, Zhang Mingze, was lying on the bed with his head wrapped in gauze, his breath as thin as a thread.

Outside this room, the martial artists who had followed Zhang Mingze to the Qingyuan Fist Stronghold were all kneeling in the courtyard, soaked through by the heavy rain.

"Leader."

A physician who had just finished examining Zhang Mingze stood up and looked at Yu Hu cautiously.

"How is it?"

Yu Hu's gaze was like substance, staring fixedly at the physician, making the other person feel immense pressure.

"Leader, Private Secretary Zhang's heart and lungs have suffered heavy damage, seemingly injured by a very special innate Qi; the flesh and blood are withering, and his vitality is fading. Fortunately, Private Secretary Zhang's transcendent ability is of the defensive type, and his life force is far stronger than an ordinary person's, which is why he has been able to hold on until now."

The physician reported the findings of the examination.

He was a doctor specifically supported by the Tiger Blade Gang, highly skilled in medicine and proficient in treating various injuries caused by martial artists and even Martial Masters.

Yu Hu frowned: "Can he be saved?"

"This..."

"Speak plainly!"

"Yes. Please forgive this old man's incompetence; this injury is difficult to treat. If it weren't for Private Secretary Zhang's own strong physique and the fact that he has the most vigorous wood-attribute implant, he would likely have died on the spot. I can only use medicine to temporarily sustain Private Secretary Zhang's life; whether he can pull through in the end depends on himself."

"..."

Yu Hu fell silent and subconsciously clenched his fists. A powerful aura enveloped the entire courtyard, making everyone around feel suffocated!

"Fine, do your best."

"Yes."

Yu Hu walked out of the room, not even looking at the subordinates kneeling outside in the rain, and sat on a grand armchair in the main hall, turning his head to ask someone who had just entered the room:

"Have you found out clearly?"

"Reporting to the Leader, after that person injured the Private Secretary in the private room, he ran out of the fist stronghold. Zong Guang chased after him and was eventually killed by the opponent on Xiangwen Street; the body has been brought back."

"Hmm."

Yu Hu was expressionless and did not care much about Zong Guang's death.

No matter how invincible one is at the same realm, they are only a martial artist.

Potential that has not been realized is always just potential.

What he truly cared about was the life and death of Zhang Mingze.

If he was a fierce tiger dominating the mountain forest, then Zhang Mingze was his wings; with Zhang Mingze, he was truly like a tiger with wings!

The two had worked together for many years; even setting aside their bond, just in terms of ability, they were very clear about each other's importance.

"Someone come in."

Yu Hu shouted to the people kneeling outside in the rain.

The people outside trembled, and one man walked into the room tremblingly, then quickly knelt before Yu Hu:

"Leader."

"Did you hear what the Private Secretary and that person said in the private room at the time?"

"Reporting to the Leader, the soundproofing in the private room is very good. We didn't hear what was said inside; we only suddenly heard the Private Secretary's scream, so we rushed in immediately."

Yu Hu frowned.

Letting the Green-Faced Ghost kill Feng Zhenshan before was a test to see if the other party was a person from the Chief's side. The final result made both him and Zhang Mingze drop their suspicions, because Feng Zhenshan was not a pawn that could be discarded at will.

But now, the Green-Faced Ghost had actually struck to kill Zhang Mingze.

"Whose side is this person on? Could it be that he is just a madman who suddenly popped out?!"

The anger in Yu Hu's heart grew, and he said:

"Pass down the order: the Tiger Blade Gang is issuing a kill order for this Green-Faced Ghost! A reward of ten thousand yuan! Also, release the news that the Green-Faced Ghost killed Feng Zhenshan, and get the Inspection Court, the Cease-Conflict Court, and the Justice Court all moving!"

"Yes!"

The subordinate received the order and left.

The Tiger Blade Gang had not issued a "kill order" for many years.

When Yu Hu issued a "kill order" in the past, he could only target someone in the underworld, but now, with one word, he could make all three martial power institutions in Xingcheng move!

Such influence was just as he had once told his subordinates:

"We are not just running a gang; we represent Xingcheng!"

That night, the news of the Tiger Blade Gang's kill order spread, and both the black and white worlds of Xingcheng were shaken by it.

The name "Green-Faced Ghost" thoroughly resounded throughout Xingcheng!

Note 1: For someone who has always been accustomed to looking out only for themselves, even if they truly became invincible, would their temperament suddenly change to act chivalrously and benefit the world? I don't think that's very realistic. Therefore, the assumption of "waiting until my strength is strong enough to do this or that" is, I think, hard to establish, because as long as you are not yet invincible, there will always be risks.

I don't think looking out only for oneself is bad; this is also a way of living, or rather, a "writing style" that everyone thinks should exist:

The protagonist "crouches" to develop, steamrolls all enemies blocking the way, and finally becomes invincible...

Writing it this way is actually quite good, it's just not what I want to write. I want to try to write it as easily and gratifyingly as possible~

(End of chapter)