Chapter 243: Flying Sword, The Final Lesson

Before Li Fei and Chen Xiang walked into the Earth Martial Arts Hall, an old man wearing black silk and holding a cane made of golden nanmu wood walked into a teahouse near the martial arts hall with a sturdy attendant.

The old man looked every bit like a wealthy gentleman; the waiter enthusiastically welcomed him into a private room by the window and served a pot of fine tea.

For the time that followed, the old man sat leisurely by the window drinking tea, while his attendant stood quietly to the side.

When Li Fei and Chen Xiang walked into the martial arts hall, the old man slowly closed his eyes.

When Teng Zhe suddenly moved to kill Li Fei and gripped Li Fei's neck, the old man in the tea room also abruptly opened his eyes, a flash of light passing through them!

Inside the Earth Martial Arts Hall, Che Haochuan moved to rescue Li Fei, but was intercepted by Chen Xiang.

Che Haochuan was both shocked and furious, his heart sinking abruptly.

It would only take an instant for Teng Zhe to snap Li Fei's neck; with his own move blocked by Chen Xiang, there was no one left who could save Li Fei.

At this moment, even if there were a Dao Foundation realm expert nearby, it would be too late to save Li Fei.

However, there is a power in this world that can traverse great distances in the blink of an eye, and that is the power of sorcery!

At this instant, the level four protective suit Li Fei wore under his clothes suddenly lit up, and then a powerful surge of sorcery fluctuation erupted from the suit.

The level four protective suit given to Li Fei by the General Inspection Academy was a double insurance; besides the suit's own protective effect, it was also inscribed with a sorcery ritual.

The old man in the tea room relied on the ritual on the protective suit to perceive the situation inside the martial arts hall, thereby judging when to act.

Moreover, the other party could also cast spells from a distance by utilizing the ritual on this protective suit!

Teng Zhe, having been struck, froze and widened his eyes, revealing an expression of extreme terror, as if he had suddenly seen something extremely horrifying to him.

His right hand, which had been gripping Li Fei's neck, retracted instantly.

Li Fei took the opportunity to kick Teng Zhe away and stood back up from the ground.

"Fear Spell?!"

Not far away, Chen Xiang recognized this sorcery.

This was the exclusive secret technique of the Justice Academy; it could be used as an area-of-effect attack to influence many people at once, or as a single-target attack to cast upon a specific target.

"Kill him!!!"

Chen Xiang's roar was like thunder, and a powerful aura instantly filled the entire hall, as if an iron pillar reaching from the earth to the sky had suddenly appeared inside.

While roaring, he controlled his internal energy to continue blocking Che Haochuan.

Now he could only pin his hopes on Teng Zhe being able to fight one more time.

Teng Zhe, affected by the Fear Spell, heard this voice and, spurred by Chen Xiang's powerful aura, immediately regained his senses.

He looked at Li Fei, who had just steadied himself, a flash of determination in his eyes.

The next second, all the fat on his body began to 'burn', and his entire person thinned at a speed visible to the naked eye!

He unleashed 'Fuel Burning' without reservation, burning himself out completely!

With all the fat stored over many years converted into power, Teng Zhe slammed a palm onto the floor, leaped up, and pounced toward Li Fei.

Strands of earthy-yellow Earth-Element Qi erupted from his body, binding toward Li Fei like chains, then pulling Li Fei toward him.

Under this no-holds-barred eruption, the Innate Qi Teng Zhe burst forth with now possessed the might of internal energy!

"Even if you are a peerless genius of the Martial University, at this distance, wrestling and throwing are the ultimate truth; you can only be defeated again!"

Teng Zhe roared in his heart as he grabbed Li Fei's arm again, then exerted force with both arms, while strands of Earth-Element Qi also exerted force simultaneously.

However, this time... Li Fei stood where he was, motionless!

"How?"

A look of astonishment appeared in Teng Zhe's eyes.

The next second, an irresistible, overwhelming force erupted from Li Fei's body!

Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack—

The 'chains' wrapped around Li Fei snapped one after another, and then Teng Zhe was lifted up by Li Fei!

Turning, twisting his hips, swinging his arms, he slammed him down fiercely—

BOOM!!!!

The hall shook once again.

It was almost the exact same scene as before, only this time the positions of the two sides were reversed!

Teng Zhe was slammed fiercely onto the ground by Li Fei, the floor cracking and caving in to form a larger pit.

"Pfft—"

Teng Zhe spat out a mouthful of blood, his mind going blank.

He could not understand why the outcome had suddenly reversed; clearly, he had just won.

He looked at Li Fei, but still only saw a pair of calm eyes.

"You..."

He subconsciously reached out to grab Li Fei, but grabbed nothing but air.

Li Fei turned and rushed toward the door without looking back, as if he had defeated an insignificant opponent, not even sparing him another glance.

"Pfft—"

Teng Zhe spat out another mouthful of blood.

On the other side, when Chen Xiang saw Li Fei break free from the restraints and lift Teng Zhe up to slam him onto the ground, he knew the situation was lost, so he turned and ran outside without hesitation.

Just as he ran out of the hall's gate and entered the courtyard, a sword light came toward him.

This was a flying sword, only one foot long and without a hilt!

This flying sword flew out from the teahouse near the Earth Martial Arts Hall, instantly covering a distance of several hundred meters, and flew into the Earth Martial Arts Hall with a piercing, tearing sound.

The old man in the teahouse who looked like a wealthy gentleman was a Great Mage of the Possession realm!

Unlike Zhao Yu of the Peace-Seeking Sect, the magic tool this old man practiced after entering the Possession realm was a flying sword; he implanted various bio-implants into the sword body, allowing him to control this flying sword from a distance and make it erupt with a speed approaching that of a bullet!

The mass of a flying sword is far higher than that of a bullet, so even if its speed is not as fast as a bullet, the kinetic energy of the flying sword is dozens of times that of a bullet, and its impact force is far, far stronger.

Chen Xiang dared to let a bullet hit him, but he did not dare to let this flying sword pierce him; he would be split in two directly!

ROAR—

A dragon's roar resounded through the entire martial arts hall, an earthy-yellow flood dragon circling around Chen Xiang's body, and all his essence, energy, and spirit erupted along with it.

A martial artist's essence, energy, and spirit are the greatest counter to sorcery; among them, 'essence' is vital blood, 'energy' is Innate Qi, and 'spirit' is divine intent—that is, the martial artist's fist intent, blade intent, sword intent, and so on.

At this moment, Chen Xiang's 'essence, energy, and spirit' were integrated into one, highly condensed; in the perception of the old man controlling the flying sword, a thick iron pillar several hundred meters long appeared before him, with a coiled dragon circling it, its aura piercing the clouds!

Even if it were truly an iron pillar, this flying sword could cut it in two with one strike, but the space where the flying sword was before was clearly empty, yet it suddenly slowed down, the sorcery power attached to the sword body was interfered with, and the sword path of this strike was also affected, appearing to deviate.

The next second, the flying sword pierced through Chen Xiang's protective internal energy, grazed his left shoulder, and shattered the level three protective suit on his body.

Blood sprayed out from Chen Xiang's left shoulder, but he paid no attention to it and continued to charge forward.

The next second, a figure rushed over from the side and behind.

Li Fei, taking advantage of the moment Chen Xiang was blocked by the flying sword, caught up!

"Get lost—"

Chen Xiang could no longer worry about killing Li Fei; seeing Li Fei rush up, he waved his hand, attempting to knock Li Fei back.

The earthy-yellow flood dragon roared and crashed into Li Fei, but Li Fei was not knocked back; he pushed hard against this internal energy and charged forward, grabbing Chen Xiang's arms with both hands.

"How is this possible?"

Chen Xiang's face was full of astonishment; he subconsciously exerted force to break free, but Li Fei's hands were like iron, gripping his arms tightly, not shaken in the slightest.

The next second, he was grabbed by Li Fei by the arms and thrown out, returning to the gate of the hall!

At this moment, Li Fei's clothes were shattered by the internal energy, revealing the protective suit underneath.

He looked at Chen Xiang, grabbed the last remaining piece of cloth on his body with his hand, tore it off, and threw it aside:

"Teacher Chen, this should be the last lesson you are giving me; please enlighten me."

As his voice fell, the flying sword was seen hovering above Chen Xiang's head.

Not only that, the hall behind Chen Xiang shook again and again; it was Che Haochuan, holding the subdued Teng Zhe in one hand, his eyes filled with anger, walking toward the gate step by step.

A powerful aura pressed down on Chen Xiang!

With a flying sword in front and a powerful enemy behind, Chen Xiang knew his path to survival was cut off.

He smiled miserably, looking at the protective suit exposed on Li Fei's body:

"A level four protective suit? No wonder."

A level four protective suit can significantly weaken Innate Qi, and even internal energy would be weakened by twenty or thirty percent.

If a top-tier martial master wears a level four protective suit, they can fight across realms against a martial master who has refined internal energy.

Chen Xiang felt that Li Fei had just relied on this level four protective suit plus some secret technique to stimulate a stronger 'Tyrant Body', which was how he blocked his internal energy.

"So you knew all along; you came to approach me on purpose."

Chen Xiang looked at Li Fei.

Li Fei was calm: "If Teacher Chen hadn't harbored murderous intent, I actually wanted to learn from you earnestly."

"Hahahaha."

Chen Xiang laughed loudly, "One wrong step, every step wrong; it's too late to say anything now."

Having said that, his body was once again surrounded by internal energy.

"If you want to have this last lesson, then come!"

Chen Xiang beckoned to Li Fei.

The next second, Li Fei stepped forward and charged at him, and the two were soon locked in a struggle.

Chen Xiang knew very well that if they just wanted to kill him, the flying sword above his head would be enough, but Li Fei and the others wanted to capture him alive, and the flying sword alone was not enough, which was why Li Fei proposed to have a 'last lesson'.

"This move is Earth Dragon Turning Over!"

Chen Xiang suddenly shouted loudly.

As his voice fell, he struck a burst of force into the ground beneath his feet, and then the stone slabs under Li Fei's feet shattered as a surge of force shot into the sky!

Taking advantage of Li Fei's unstable center of gravity, Chen Xiang grabbed Li Fei, intending to execute a throwing technique.

Just at this moment, a flash of sword light streaked past, forcing him to let go of Li Fei and exert his full essence, Qi, and spirit to influence the flying sword while leaning back to dodge; however, his protective force and the level-three protective suit on his body were sliced open like paper once again, leaving a deep wound on his chest as blood sprayed out.

Chen Xiang did not mind, continuing to reach for Li Fei, and Li Fei, showing no fear, tangled with him once again.

"This move is the Coiling Dragon Strangling!"

Chen Xiang used another move, this time a lethal grappling technique, as earth-yellow dragon force coiled around Li Fei's body, attempting to forcibly snap his limbs.

The next instant, the sword light arrived again, once more interrupting Chen Xiang's lethal move.

Chen Xiang ignored the more threatening flying sword and continued to attack Li Fei.

Twisting wrists to break arms, grabbing wrists to pin arms, backhand strikes to the throat, chest-compressing wrist cuts—one seemingly simple grappling move after another was unleashed by Chen Xiang, each one fierce!

But every time Chen Xiang launched a lethal move against Li Fei, it was interrupted by the flying sword at a critical moment, and because of Li Fei's containment, the sword wounds on his body grew more numerous.

The flying sword contained an implant, and naturally, it also possessed supernatural abilities, one of which was the ability to cause a person to bleed incessantly.

Thus, in a short moment, Chen Xiang had turned into a bloody man, blood flowing like a downpour!

"Locking and seizing to secure the limbs, grabbing meridians and vessels to drain their strength."

Despite the incessant bleeding, Chen Xiang remained completely unaware, his mouth continuously reciting the grappling mantras as he unleashed one fierce lethal move after another.

These mantras were all things Chen Xiang had taught Li Fei in class; using them now without holding back was what truly allowed Li Fei to grasp the essence of these mantras.

"Kicking, parting, tripping, hooking, thrusting, gathering, binding, cutting, stumbling, coiling, raking, arching, collapsing, and slashing."

Chen Xiang finished "teaching" the grappling mantras and began "teaching" the wrestling mantras, and his moves shifted from grappling to throwing.

His implant was the earth-attribute 【Earth Covering】, and his supernatural ability was 'Heart of the Earth'; as long as his feet touched the earth, he could continuously absorb earth energy to replenish his energy, granting him long-lasting stamina and thick, powerful force.

Therefore, even as his injuries grew more severe, his momentum and strength remained at their peak.

Che Haochuan, watching from the sidelines, revealed a complex expression.

He had previously known Chen Xiang because the two had sparred several times, and they had become familiar through those exchanges.

In their sparring, Che Haochuan had always won, but seeing Chen Xiang attack without reservation now, he realized that his title as the number one thrower of Datong Prefecture was likely undeserved.

Li Fei and Chen Xiang exchanged another dozen moves, and when the flying sword seized an opportunity to pierce Chen Xiang's left shoulder, his momentum finally began to wane.

Taking advantage of Chen Xiang's waning strength, Li Fei immediately locked the opponent's right arm and then used the technique Chen Xiang had just taught him to snap that right arm!

Crack—

Chen Xiang let out a pained cry, and before he could counterattack, his center of gravity had been broken by Li Fei, and then his entire body was lifted by Li Fei and thrown heavily to the ground.

Boom!!!

This was the first time Li Fei had successfully completed a throw on Chen Xiang.

It was also the last.

In the dirt pit created by the impact, Chen Xiang spat out blood, looked at Li Fei who was pinning him firmly from above, and smiled:

"You have passed the assessment."

The way to pass the course he set up was to successfully grapple and throw him once.

Li Fei had just accomplished both of these things.

Li Fei looked into Chen Xiang's eyes and nodded at him.

The next second, sword light flashed, and the flying sword nailed into Chen Xiang's Tanzhong acupoint; a powerful surge of spell energy erupted, and Chen Xiang became drowsy.

This was that Great Mage of the Possession Realm casting a spell from afar through the flying sword, intending to forcibly hypnotize Chen Xiang with magic.

Chen Xiang struggled subconsciously, but he was held firmly by Li Fei, and after this continued for over ten seconds, he finally fell unconscious.

Seeing this, Li Fei released Chen Xiang, jumped out of the dirt pit, and looked at the unconscious Chen Xiang inside.

Regardless of anything else, in this final lesson, the other party had indeed sincerely taught him quite a few things.

Thus, Li Fei cupped his hands and bowed to Chen Xiang in the pit.

PS: My physical condition is still not great, I will rest for one more day, and I will start the first wave of the climax for this volume immediately; I will try my best to release more chapters.

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