Chapter 199: True Blood Force, Ghost King Enters the Mansion

Changheng Street, Chen Mansion.

When the men from the Green Origin Fist Stronghold began to mobilize, the Chen family received the news.

Chen Yujing had arranged for scouts to keep a constant watch on the Green Origin Fist Stronghold, so he was able to obtain intelligence in a timely manner.

But when he called Zhang Shan, the other party had already left.

Consequently, Chen Yujing immediately summoned the Chen family's experts and ordered everyone to rush to find Zhang Shan.

Unfortunately, these men were intercepted by the Inspection Bureau before they had gone far from the Chen Mansion.

The Chen family had their own people in every department of the Xingcheng government; especially after many officials from the Tiger Blade Gang and the Chief's faction met with trouble, leaving a large number of positions vacant, the Chen family seized the opportunity to quietly insert their own people, strengthening their influence over the Xingcheng government without anyone noticing.

However, their influence over the Inspection Bureau was negligible, so the Chen family experts sent out did not dare to have a direct confrontation with the people from the Inspection Bureau.

Upon receiving the news, Chen Yujing sat in his study with a gloomy expression.

He had not expected the Green-Faced Ghost and the Green Origin Fist Stronghold to react so forcefully; before he could even begin to set his trap, they had already flipped the table!

"Master, Zhang Shan is the strongest expert under the 'Beast King,' and even within the entire Datong Prefecture, he is considered a top-tier fighter. Even if he is not a match, he should have no problem protecting himself."

The butler, Chen Li, who was standing to the side, said to Chen Yujing.

"I hope so."

Chen Yujing slowly closed his eyes.

In the alley.

Three people joined forces to fight Zhang Shan!

Before the three attacked, Zhang Shan had already activated his extraordinary ability, 'Life Storage.' The 【Evergreen】 within his body secreted wood-attribute life essence, allowing the internal injuries he had just sustained to heal rapidly, and his broken left arm bone also quickly recovered.

Not only that, he also unleashed his second extraordinary ability, 'Raging Flame.' His body size expanded rapidly, turning him into a small giant just like Li Fei, and flame-shaped runes appeared all over his skin!

Li Fei's 'Blood Demon State' was an all-around enhancement of various physical attributes, while Zhang Shan's 'Raging Flame' primarily enhanced strength and innate fire-attribute Qi.

Finally, he unleashed his third extraordinary ability—Dragon Might!

The Dark Flame Violent Dragon Art already carried its own dragon might, and with the addition of this extraordinary ability, its power was even greater, not at all weaker than the maximum power of Li Fei's 【Blood Might】.

Three extraordinary abilities, each of which could raise Zhang Shan's combat power by a notch.

This was the capital for his arrogance!

When he released 'Dragon Might,' only Li Fei remained completely unaffected and was the first to kill his way to him.

Zhang Shan once again donned his flame armor and slammed a fist toward Li Fei.

This punch was like a raging dragon roaring, carrying endless pressure, intending to crush everything in its path!

Li Fei gripped the hilt of his blade with both hands and slashed at the opponent's fist.

After entering the 'Blood Demon State,' he immediately consumed 15 blood souls to unleash 'Blood Rage.' This was power equivalent to what 30 blood souls would provide, and it was also the limit that his current body could withstand.

Bang!!!

A thunderclap on flat ground.

This time, it was Li Fei who remained in place, while Zhang Shan was sent flying!

"How is this possible?!"

Zhang Shan looked on in disbelief.

In truth, he still held the upper hand in absolute strength, but in this hard collision, Li Fei chose to use the Ten Thousand Blood Bead to tank the damage.

The previous times he had been sent flying, it was because Li Fei was taking advantage of the momentum to retreat in order to reduce the damage taken; otherwise, he could have stood his ground without moving a single step!

Li Fei continued to step forward and pursue him.

At the same time, the attacks from Shangguan Xiao and Cao Mu also arrived.

Under the intentional control of the three, the scope of the battle remained confined to this alley.

Li Fei and Shangguan Xiao had discussed tactics before the battle, and since Cao Mu was an experienced registered martial artist who was only providing support from the side, the coordination was not difficult.

Li Fei acted as the 'meat shield,' standing at the very front to block the vast majority of Zhang Shan's attacks, thereby creating opportunities for Shangguan Xiao to attack, while Cao Mu looked for openings to strike.

With the powerful defensive capabilities of the 'Blood Demon State' and the Ten Thousand Blood Bead sharing the damage, Li Fei was the perfect 'meat shield'!

Zhang Shan had never encountered such a resilient opponent in his life; no matter how he attacked, the other party did not retreat a single step, as if he were a mountain!

No, even if it were truly a mountain, after being struck for so long, it should have been beaten into a large crater, with gravel splashing and dust flying.

Yet Li Fei looked completely unscathed!

Consequently, after launching a dozen fierce moves, Zhang Shan roared in extreme frustration, attempting to switch targets.

But Li Fei would not let him have his way.

Li Fei was always able to anticipate the enemy at critical moments, blocking Zhang Shan's attack route in advance, making it impossible for the opponent to bypass the 'mountain' before him.

Under Hao Yi's training, the extraordinary ability 'Danger Perception' had now become an important tool for Li Fei, repeatedly achieving success in battles against strong opponents!

Bang—

Zhang Shan slammed a palm heavily onto the body of the Ghost Slaying Blade. The dark golden blade light was shattered, and the blood-evil energy within dispersed, exploding into a cloud of blood mist in front of Li Fei.

The eroded Dark Flame Violent Dragon Art passed through the Ghost Slaying Blade and struck Li Fei, only to be weakened again by his reinforced 'Tyrant Body,' with a portion of the force being reflected back; in the end, less than 20% of the force invaded Li Fei's body.

Li Fei immediately circulated his Geng Metal True Qi to defend, weakening the invading Dark Flame Violent Dragon Art once more before finally using the Ten Thousand Blood Bead to absorb it.

In the end, his blood souls decreased by less than 1.

At the same time, Shangguan Xiao flashed out from behind Li Fei and struck Zhang Shan with a palm from a distance. The powerful wind and thunder force caused the flames to splatter and sent Zhang Shan flying.

The next second, Cao Mu rushed out from the side, and a golden blade light slashed into Zhang Shan.

Blood spilled from the corner of Zhang Shan's mouth. He turned and aimed his palm at Cao Mu, first using Dragon Might to seize his soul, causing Cao Mu to feel as if he had been struck by lightning, and then using the Dark Flame Violent Dragon Art to erupt with a powerful suction force, intending to forcibly pull Cao Mu toward him.

If this were a normal fight, a peak Qi-Transformation martial artist like Cao Mu would not even be able to last a single move against him!

But a figure forcibly blocked his palm at the critical moment, voluntarily letting himself be pulled in, and blocked the palm with a horizontal blade.

It was Li Fei again!

Zhang Shan felt extremely stifled, but there was nothing he could do.

Just like that, the few of them fought intensely for several minutes. Under Li Fei's interference, Zhang Shan was frequently injured, and the 'life essence' stored in his body was soon completely exhausted!

He finally had the intention to retreat and wanted to break through the encirclement.

But with a 'mountain' blocking his path, he could not leave even if he wanted to!

Upon discovering that Zhang Shan could no longer heal himself, Li Fei decisively used 【Blood Might】.

16 blood souls were consumed instantly, and Zhang Shan's mind was once again subjected to a violent impact.

He possessed Dragon Might, giving him extremely high resistance to techniques.

Moreover, when a martial artist's blood and Qi are surging, their fighting spirit is high, and their mental will is highly concentrated, the effect of the same technique will become worse and worse if used continuously in a short period of time.

Li Fei had already used 【Blood Might】 on Zhang Shan once before; using it again now could at most distract him for a split second.

But in a battle between experts, a hair's breadth is the difference between life and death.

Zhang Shan had the extraordinary ability 'Life Storage,' which gave him a higher margin for error, but now the 'life essence' was exhausted.

Li Fei thrust his blade into Zhang Shan's chest, and by the time Zhang Shan recovered, Shangguan Xiao had also slammed a palm onto the spot where the Ghost Slaying Blade had pierced.

The flame armor on Zhang Shan's chest shattered accordingly!

He reacted extremely quickly, vibrating both palms, and the Dark Flame Violent Dragon Art erupted like a volcanic eruption, wanting to shake Li Fei and Shangguan Xiao away.

Awoo!!!

The sound of a dragon's roar exploded under the night sky, and a fireball burst in the alley.

Shangguan Xiao was shaken back, but Li Fei remained motionless in the flames, and a condensed stream of blood-evil energy surged from the tip of the Ghost Slaying Blade into Zhang Shan's body.

This stream of blood-evil energy was converted by consuming 15 blood souls, which was equivalent to 30 blood souls in the 'Blood Demon State'!

Zhang Shan's expression changed drastically. He had been hit by blood-evil energy before and knew how formidable it was, so he hurriedly erupted with the Dark Flame Violent Dragon Art again, wanting to purge the blood-evil energy that had entered his body.

But in that time of less than 0. seconds, the blood-evil energy had already caused a patch of rot on Zhang Shan's chest and damaged his heart meridian!

He spat out a mouthful of blood and forcibly erupted with the Dark Flame Violent Dragon Art to drive out the blood-evil energy, which only caused his heart meridian to suffer even greater damage; if it weren't for the powerful vitality of a Dao Foundation stage expert, he would have already collapsed.

Cao Mu seized this opportunity and slashed another blade light into Zhang Shan.

This time, the blade force left a deep wound on the opponent's body.

At the same time, Shangguan Xiao, who had been shaken back, rushed back and launched a fierce attack on the severely wounded Zhang Shan.

A few minutes later, Zhang Shan collapsed.

His limbs were broken, and his heart meridian and internal organs were severely damaged; he was finally unable to fight any longer.

By this time, the entire alley had turned into ruins, the ground looked as if it had been bombed by artillery shells, and it was full of potholes.

Li Fei ended the 'Blood Demon State,' with less than 10 blood souls remaining.

However, after this battle, the energy of the Ten Thousand Blood Bead had reached 97%, and it was only a tiny bit of energy away from leveling up.

"Thank you for your hard work. You go back to the Stop-War Academy first and have the peripheral personnel withdraw."

Shangguan Xiao said to Cao Mu.

The news that she was about to serve as the Head of the Stop-War Academy had already spread within the academy, which was why she was able to mobilize people from the Stop-War Academy to participate in this battle tonight.

"Yes."

Cao Mu bowed to Shangguan Xiao and turned to leave.

"How do you intend to deal with this person?"

Shangguan Xiao pointed at Zhang Shan, who had already passed out on the ground, and asked Li Fei.

"Let's leave him in Xingcheng for now. I will make a trip to Datong Prefecture."

Li Fei said calmly.

Shangguan Xiao frowned: "You are going personally?"

The two of them had never intended to kill Zhang Shan from the beginning, because their ultimate goal was the exotic beast farm, and if there were no exotic beast feed, this farm could not continue to operate.

Yet, to obtain a large amount of exotic beast feed within Datong Prefecture, one could only trade with the 'Beast King.'

Therefore, the two of them initially thought of using Zhang Shan as a bargaining chip to find a way to trade with the "Beast King."

It was just that Shangguan Xiao did not expect Li Fei to go to Datong Prefecture in person.

In Xingcheng, they were the local power, and they could suppress Zhang Shan.

But once they arrived at Datong Prefecture, the "Beast King" would become the local power instead. Zhang Shan's encounter tonight could potentially repeat itself for Li Fei!

"We must try, and besides, I am not going to Datong Prefecture just for this matter."

Li Fei said, looking up at the night sky above.

"That's true, Xingcheng is ultimately too small, and you should go out and see the world."

Shangguan Xiao also looked up at the night sky and sighed with emotion.

Tonight, the stars filled the sky, each vying for brilliance.

The galaxy was radiant, and there would always be stars that emitted light.

……

The next day, Li Fei welcomed another upgrade of the Ten Thousand Blood Bead.

【Level: Level 12, 1%

Blood Soul: 183

Blood Soul Skills: Blood Rage, Blood Fiend, Blood Might

Transformation Skill: Blood Demon】

With this upgrade, the number of Blood Souls increased by 22 at once.

After completing the upgrade, Li Fei did not rush to set off for Datong Prefecture immediately, but instead finished the preliminary preparations first.

Inside the Qingyuan Fist Stronghold, under the guidance of Shangguan Xiao, Li Fei fused the Blood Fiend Qi and the Geng Metal True Qi together.

He had previously succeeded in fusing the two, with one as the exterior and one as the interior, giving the Geng Metal True Qi the "solidity" of a primary-stage force, and also giving the Blood Fiend Qi a layer of sharp outer shell.

However, the technique used was still too crude, and Li Fei wanted to further refine it.

Shangguan Xiao had the experience of fusing two different forces, the Storm Force and the Lightning Flash Force, into the Wind-Lightning Force, so her guidance to Li Fei was just right:

"The characteristic of Geng Metal True Qi is that it is pure enough, which is the only way to maintain extreme sharpness. Your Blood Fiend Qi is also pure enough, which is why it has such strong lethality. Therefore, what you need to do is not to mix the Blood Fiend Qi and the Geng Metal True Qi together, as that will only destroy the purity of both."

"You need to find a way to make the two become a unified whole without interfering with each other, so they can complement one another. Your initial line of thinking was correct, but there are still some details that can be perfected."

Under Shangguan Xiao's guidance, Li Fei perfected his new method bit by bit.

In just two days, he achieved initial results:

Different from the beginning where it was just a layer of Geng Metal True Qi wrapping a layer of Blood Fiend Qi, this time he changed it to multi-layer wrapping: the outermost layer of Geng Metal True Qi wrapped a layer of Blood Fiend Qi, and then inside the Blood Fiend Qi, there was another layer of Geng Metal Qi.

Moreover, the inner and outer layers of Geng Metal True Qi had connecting parts, which made the combined structure of the Blood Fiend Qi and Geng Metal True Qi tighter and more solid.

However, because of this, Li Fei had to construct it in his body in advance; he could not complete the combination temporarily during battle.

He could previously store Blood Fiend Qi converted from 1 Blood Soul in his body, and now he could recover 18. Blood Souls every day, so he could already store Blood Fiend Qi converted from 2 Blood Souls in his body while maintaining the maximum number of Blood Souls.

Using this portion of pre-stored Blood Fiend Qi to coordinate with the Geng Metal True Qi allowed him to store this new power in his body.

"Not bad, this power of yours is already more formidable than many primary-stage forces."

Shangguan Xiao commented.

Thus, Li Fei named this power "True Blood Force," so that in the future, the "Green-Faced Ghost" could pose as a Force-Refining martial artist.

After mastering the True Blood Force, Li Fei made his final preparations and planned to set off for Datong Prefecture!

His trip to Datong Prefecture this time was not only to solve the problem of food for the exotic beasts, but also to pave the way for the "Green-Faced Ghost" to appear in Datong Prefecture in a logical manner later on.

He would definitely go to Wu'an University in the future; it wouldn't do for the Green-Faced Ghost to only appear after Li Fei had already appeared in Datong Prefecture, as that would be too easy for people to suspect.

Therefore, Li Fei's trip to Datong Prefecture this time was to have the Green-Faced Ghost enter the sights of the various factions in Datong Prefecture in advance.

The 45th year of Hongguang, November 16th.

A person wearing a black martial robe, a green evil ghost mask, and carrying a long saber on his back appeared openly at the city gate of Datong Prefecture.

Soon, many factions received a piece of news—

The Green-Faced Ghost King has entered Datong Prefecture!

Something came up, so there is only one update today.

(End of this chapter)