Chapter 316: The Strength to Uproot Mountains and the Spirit to Cover the World

Looking down from the sky above the wilderness, the long highway resembled a yellow dragon lying across the plains.

The black motorcade looked like a scale on the dragon's body, while the two sides locked in combat were like ants.

The "ants" tore at each other, shattering their companions' bodies and using fresh blood to dot the dragon's body with blood-colored patterns.

After Li Fei and the group of Foundation Establishment powerhouses left, the battle on the highway did not cease; instead, it quickly entered a white-hot stage!

This time, the "Beast King," "Poison King," and "Cannon King" had all secretly sent people.

Precisely because it was a joint effort of three factions, each only needed to dispatch a portion of their hidden personnel to assemble this "ambush army" without alerting the outside world:

A total of over two hundred elite gunmen and archers, more than fifty Body-Breaking martial artists, eleven Qi-Transformation martial masters, and four Force-Refining martial masters!

Such combat power was already comparable to the Pacification Court of a prefecture-level city; it could sustain a small-scale war!

Li Fei's side had only about a hundred gunmen, eighteen Body-Breaking martial artists, four Qi-Transformation martial masters, and two Force-Refining martial masters.

Their combat power at every level was less than half of the enemy's; their only advantage was the addition of a Spirit-Transformation mage like Zhao Yi.

Fortunately, before leaving, Li Fei had killed one Force-Refining martial master, two martial masters, and nine Body-Breaking martial artists for Xiang Du and the others, and had also drawn away all the Foundation Establishment combatants, leaving a glimmer of hope for the group.

Before Li Fei left, the distance between the two sides was already very close, so they quickly entered the stage of close-quarters combat.

A Qi-Transformation martial master under the "Beast King" had his body wreathed in dark yellow innate Qi as he charged directly into the crowd.

The innate Qi he had refined was Earth-elemental Qi, which naturally possessed strong defensive capabilities, and he was also wearing two layers of Level 2 protective clothing.

The thickness of one Level 2 protective suit was about the same as a thick sweater; although wearing two made him look somewhat bulky, the defensive effect was still very good—even if it was not quite as good as a Level 3 protective suit, it was very close.

Coupled with the fact that this person's implants were also for enhancing defense, he didn't have to worry about the enemy's firearms as long as he wasn't shot directly in the head.

After this martial master charged into the crowd, he ignored the machetes, axes, and iron bars striking at him from all sides, his palms moving constantly as he sent people flying one after another with whistling force.

Everyone he struck suffered broken bones and tendons, instantly losing their ability to fight!

Just this one martial master had knocked down over a dozen people in the blink of an eye, and for a moment, no one could come up to stop him.

But just as he passed the door of a heavy truck, a gunshot suddenly rang out, and a bullet pierced his head!

The martial master's body shuddered, and he fell down with a blank expression.

In reality, he had been listening to all directions and watching all sides; under normal circumstances, it would have been impossible for him to allow a gunman to shoot him at close range.

But the opponent had waited until he walked close, completing the shot from less than two meters away, making it hard to miss.

Zhao Yi looked expressionlessly at the martial master with the flowering head, holding a revolver in her hand.

It was she who had fired the shot just now.

Glancing at the chaotic battlefield around her, she hesitated.

In fact, she could have used the "Art of Obscuring the Eyes" to sneak away.

Although Li Fei had already planted the "Wood Ghost Binding Curse" on her, this contract spell only bound her from leaking secrets or attacking Li Fei; it could not force her to risk her life for him.

Therefore, it would have no effect even if she fled now.

But recalling that series of actions when Green-Faced Ghost left, Zhao Yi hesitated.

Over the past ten-plus years, Zhao Renjie had shown her the sinister nature of the human heart, all to ensure she would not easily trust anyone.

Green-Faced Ghost was the first person Zhao Yi had met who was willing to risk his own life to save others!

Although she knew Green-Faced Ghost did not do it just to save her, but also to save many people present.

Yet, in Zhao Yi's life, besides Zhao Renjie, only Green-Faced Ghost had made her feel this sense of being cared for.

Zhao Yi stood in place for a few seconds, then raised the gun in her hand and walked into the warring crowd.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Gunshots rang out continuously.

Every time Zhao Yi fired, she killed a martial artist!

If it were a battlefield with fewer people, she would absolutely not be able to achieve this level, but in a melee of hundreds, her "Art of Obscuring the Eyes" was practically like having an invisibility cheat enabled!

The attention of those martial artists was completely drawn by others; they didn't notice her existence at all, allowing her to get close, aim, fire, and kill.

Zhao Yi did not attempt to kill the few Force-Refining martial masters; she deliberately bypassed them and searched the crowd for those martial artists and martial masters to shoot and kill.

With the addition of this combatant who was like a cheater, the situation did not become one-sided.

Bang!

Zhao Yi's left arm suddenly went numb, followed by intense pain.

She let out a muffled groan and turned to look, discovering that her left arm had been hit by a bullet.

She was wearing a Level 3 protective suit, which could withstand close-range handgun fire, but this bullet was of a larger caliber—a rifle bullet—so it had pierced her Level 3 protective suit and lodged in her left arm.

This was the unavoidable danger, and also the reason for Zhao Yi's earlier hesitation.

In a melee of hundreds, bullets flew everywhere, and blades flashed; even if no one noticed Zhao Yi, it did not mean she would be safe.

In fact, she had already been accidentally injured several times before, bumped into by people, and grazed by weapons.

This time, it was being shot by a bullet.

Zhao Yi clutched her left arm, her face turning pale.

She picked up a rifle that had fallen to the ground, then lowered her head and bent her waist, carefully avoiding the combat groups, and found a small, deserted dirt mound outside the highway, hiding behind it.

Then, she endured the piercing pain, propped up the rifle in her hand to aim at the combat group dozens of meters away, and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

This shot failed to hit the target.

There was no help for it; it was very difficult to aim in a melee, and the martial artists moved very quickly. Although Zhao Yi had practiced marksmanship, she had not reached the level of a god-like marksman; unless she got closer to aim, it was hard for her to hit her target.

"Green-Faced Ghost, this is all I can do."

She murmured to herself, then aimed at the next target and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

This time she was lucky—a headshot.

"What kind of monster are you?!"

Yu Longqing looked at the unscathed Li Fei with a complex expression.

He did not believe there was such an absurdly strong hard-body martial art in this world; this had already transcended the scope of martial arts and could be considered a divine ability!

On the other side, Ouyang Cheng was also secretly pondering:

"Could it be that he has several core-level extraordinary abilities, all related to defense, and they just happen to combine?"

His own two extraordinary abilities happened to combine perfectly: one was "Blood Edge," and the other was his core-level extraordinary ability—Endless Life.

"Endless Life" allowed Ouyang Cheng to quickly recover his vital blood and Qi, while "Blood Edge" was an extraordinary ability that utilized fresh blood; the combination of the two allowed Ouyang Cheng's combat power to infinitely approach the 4th rank of Foundation Establishment!

Therefore, Ouyang Cheng guessed that Li Fei must also be using several extraordinary abilities in combination to possess such absurd defensive power.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Cheng actually gained some confidence.

Because using extraordinary abilities consumed physical strength and mental energy, and also drained the energy reserves of implants.

Using multiple extraordinary abilities simultaneously naturally doubled the consumption.

Therefore, Ouyang Cheng felt that Li Fei's absurd defensive power should not last long.

"Use the exotic beasts to wear him down!"

Ouyang Cheng shouted to Yu Longqing.

He believed Yu Longqing could understand his meaning and would not refuse.

At this time, not cooperating sincerely would be too foolish.

Li Fei took advantage of this brief moment to check his Ten Thousand Blood Bead and the "Blood Spring" within his body.

Entering the Blood Demon State had consumed 5 Blood Souls; he had used 【Blood Rage】 once, consuming 20 Blood Souls; and he had used a full-power 【Blood Might】 once, consuming 24. Blood Souls.

That strike to kill the new member of the Ximen Society had consumed 10 Blood Souls to convert a strand of blood-evil energy to leave on the opponent's neck.

This had already consumed 59. , and subsequently, Li Fei had suffered repeated heavy blows, which also deducted a portion of his Blood Souls.

However, that series of heavy blows looked fierce, but in reality, except for the final strike from the Chen family ancestor and the second charged lightning strike from the Lightning Snow Leopard Beast which Li Fei took head-on, he had secretly used Diamond Force for defense against the rest:

The Lightning Snow Leopard Beast's first charged lightning strike had first broken Li Fei's protective True Blood Force, and then broken his protective Diamond Force within the blood mist.

Facing that kick from the Magic Scale Horned Tiger Beast, Li Fei had turned his back to the others and used Diamond Force to form a shield in front.

After being hit by Ouyang Cheng's "Blood-Killing Spear" in the air, he had again used Diamond Force within the blood mist.

Besides this, Li Fei was also wearing that Level 4 protective suit obtained from the Zhang family.

Thus, he had first used True Blood Force to protect his body, then used Diamond Force to block, followed by the Level 4 protective suit to reduce damage, and finally the "Blood Demon State"'s Tyrant Body; only after these four layers of defense did the Ten Thousand Blood Bead bear the damage.

After enduring this series of heavy blows, the total number of Blood Souls Li Fei had consumed was only 20. .

In fact, this "injury" would be considered a serious wound on any other Foundation Establishment powerhouse.

If an ordinary person's Blood Soul count was 10, a Foundation Establishment powerhouse could exceed 100, but losing one-fifth of one's "health bar" at once was still very serious.

Losing more than one-fifth of one's blood would be life-threatening, let alone losing one-fifth of one's life force!

If converted into injuries, it would at least be ruptured internal organs, massive hemorrhaging, and over a dozen fractures throughout the body.

Yet Li Fei appeared completely unscathed; this was what truly made Yu Longqing and Ouyang Cheng feel terrified.

There were 38. Blood Souls left in the Ten Thousand Blood Bead, and 122. Blood Souls stored in the "Blood Spring."

This was the "chip" Li Fei had left.

Rumble!!!

Another bolt of lightning struck Li Fei, exploding into a cloud of blood mist.

The battle began once more.

The Lightning Snow Leopard Beast unleashed its charged lightning, while the Magic Scale Horned Tiger Beast charged toward Li Fei, hammering down with a heavy fist.

Before the fist arrived, the fist wind had already dispersed the blood mist, pressing a fist print into the ground!

Whoosh—

A line of dust, as if drawn on paper with a stroke, appeared abruptly on the ground; at one end of the line was that mass of dispersed blood mist, and at the other was Li Fei.

He executed the Vajra Seal: Great Peng, streaking across the distance of several dozen meters at high speed to dodge the attack of the Demon Scale Horned Tiger Beast, while simultaneously charging toward Yu Longqing, who was several hundred meters away!

Fighting until now, what Li Fei had consumed was not just Blood Souls, but also Geng Metal True Qi.

He had to use Geng Metal True Qi and Blood Fiend Qi to fuse into True Blood Force, use Geng Metal True Qi to condense into Vajra Force, and had also used the Vajra Seal: Great Peng over a dozen times; the consumption was naturally immense.

Therefore, Li Fei wanted to end the battle quickly, both for himself and for everyone in the convoy!

He rushed forward a distance, was struck by a bolt of lightning again, but this time it was not a lightning strike after charging; it was ultimately blocked by the Vajra Force beneath his True Blood Force.

At the same time, the Lightning Light Snow Leopard Beast pounced toward him.

Bang!

The ground shook and was smashed into a large pit, but the Lightning Light Snow Leopard Beast still pounced into empty air, having been dodged by Li Fei's change in direction.

It was indeed very fast in a straight line, but due to its massive size, it was far less agile than Li Fei when it came to maneuvering in small spaces.

Originally, with lightning attacks and a tail to use, the Lightning Light Snow Leopard Beast was very effective at restraining agile martial artists, but its lightning attacks were ineffective against Li Fei, failing to cause even 0. seconds of stiffness or paralysis, and its tail had been slashed.

This left it, like the Demon Scale Horned Tiger Beast, unable to even touch the hem of Li Fei's clothes.

"Moo—"

The Lightning Light Snow Leopard Beast roared in anger, the single horn on its head flickering with electric light once more as it began to charge up.

Li Fei continued to charge toward Yu Longqing.

Rumble—

Thunder descended again, blood mist exploded, but Li Fei's footsteps did not falter.

On the other side, Ouyang Cheng aimed at Li Fei's direction, his arms suddenly swinging rapidly, as if he had grown a dozen more arms!

Then, masses of blood mist exploded on his body, immediately driven by his force to transform into blood spears that tore through the air.

Ouyang Cheng threw over a dozen Blood Killing Spears at Li Fei in one breath!

These Blood Killing Spears shot toward Li Fei with a series of sonic booms, sealing off his path forward.

Li Fei slashed his blade repeatedly; the blade edge collided with the blood spears, producing the sound of metal clashing and even striking out a series of sparks, while the air emitted the smell of steel being rubbed at high speed.

The high-level force Ouyang Cheng practiced was the Heavenly Dipper Gilded Gold Force, which could simulate force into a special type of metal; this was also the reason his "Blood Edge" could be imbued onto his force.

The blood spears he threw had a speed comparable to bullets, but because their weight was much greater, their kinetic energy was also many times stronger. In terms of impact force alone, they were even more formidable than the flying swords Li Fei had seen before!

Relying on the support of his powerful strength, Li Fei quickly slashed and knocked away four blood spears in succession, but his momentum was hindered, his speed slowed down, and he was immediately caught up to by the Lightning Light Snow Leopard Beast behind him, which pounced to kill once again.

This exotic beast was fast in long-distance pursuit, and even faster in short-distance pouncing!

Li Fei dodged to the left, avoided this pounce, and then bypassed the Lightning Light Snow Leopard Beast, continuing to charge toward Yu Longqing's side.

But Yu Longqing retreated backward.

This "Beast King" made it clear he would not face Li Fei head-on, intending to use the exotic beasts to fight a war of attrition.

Li Fei did not give up, once again channeling his True Blood Force to protect his body, and then, under the cover of the True Blood Force, he operated the Vajra Seal: Great Peng to keep himself at high speed.

This "dust line" still extended straight toward Yu Longqing.

After recovering through "Endless Life," Ouyang Cheng's vital blood and origin energy were restored, so he attacked Li Fei again, and over a dozen blood spears tore through the air.

On the wasteland, thunder rolled.

Facing the incoming blood spears, Li Fei made a move that Yu Longqing and Ouyang Cheng had completely not expected—

He voluntarily withdrew his protective force, did not dodge or evade, did not parry with his blade, and just crashed straight into them!

"Is he crazy?!"

Ouyang Cheng opened his eyes wide as he watched this scene.

Then he saw three blood spears pierce Li Fei's body; the blood spears penetrated the protective clothing on his body, stabbed into his muscles, and then... the blood spears were deflected.

Li Fei's speed did not diminish in the slightest, and he continued to charge forward!

"How is that possible?"

Ouyang Cheng's gaze was dull, feeling his worldview had been impacted.

Even for an exotic beast like the Demon Scale Horned Tiger Beast, which was known for its freakish defense, his Blood Killing Spears could break through its defense and cause damage.

So he could not understand why Li Fei could still block his blood spears like this after withdrawing his protective force.

In fact, in this world, such a thing could probably only happen to Li Fei.

The action of force is mutual; whether Li Fei slashed to knock away a blood spear or used his protective force to take it head-on, he would have to bear a huge impact force. Only by using his body to block it directly could he transfer 99% of the impact force he suffered to the Myriad Blood Bead.

The remaining 1% of the impact would not cause any influence on his running.

However, the damage taken this way naturally increased; taking three blood spears head-on caused damage no lighter than the killing blow from Chen Junzhi earlier, instantly reducing his Blood Souls by nearly 9.

After surviving this round of attacks, Ouyang Cheng was temporarily unable to continue throwing blood spears, and Li Fei pursued behind Yu Longqing at an astonishing high speed.

Yu Longqing's speed was not considered fast, so in just three seconds, Li Fei closed the distance to within a hundred meters.

Seeing that he was about to catch up, Li Fei suddenly felt a sense of vigilance.

But his charging speed was too fast, and it was already too late to pause or change direction.

Boom—

The ground under Li Fei's feet suddenly collapsed downward, and a large pit with a diameter of over ten meters appeared on the ground!

Not only that, but a huge suction force also emanated from within the pit.

Li Fei suddenly stepped into empty air, and suffering this suction force, he immediately fell into the pit.

"It's done."

Yu Longqing in front suddenly stopped his footsteps and turned to look at the large pit behind him.

This was the effect caused by the high-level force he practiced, the Earth-Hidden Hidden Dragon Force.

The characteristic of the Earth-Hidden Hidden Dragon Force was the ability to circulate and lurk underground, thereby allowing one to launch attacks from beneath an opponent's feet.

Yu Longqing appeared to be running away on the surface, but in reality, he was secretly setting a trap, just like the most brilliant hunter, quietly waiting for the prey to step into his trap.

The Earth-Hidden Hidden Dragon Force he left in place not only forcibly held Li Fei but was also constantly deepening the large pit.

In the blink of an eye, the depth of this pit had already exceeded ten meters!

From the moment Li Fei fell to the bottom of the pit to the moment he broke free from the restraint of the force, the whole process was delayed by at least two seconds; by this time, the Lightning Light Snow Leopard Beast, which had been closely following him, had already rushed to the edge of the large pit.

If Li Fei wanted to jump up from the pit, he would happen to collide with this exotic beast.

"Come—"

Yu Longqing shouted to Ouyang Cheng, who was several hundred meters away, while he himself ran toward the large pit.

Ouyang Cheng understood, and immediately ran toward this side.

Next, Yu Longqing intended to use this large pit to trap Li Fei, then let both exotic beasts jump into the pit to fight Li Fei, while he and Ouyang Cheng stood at the edge of the pit, ready to intercept Li Fei if he tried to jump out.

This large pit was the grave he had prepared for the Green-Faced Ghost!

Inside the pit, Li Fei did not attempt to jump out the moment he landed, because he knew it was too late; if he went out at this moment, he would just happen to be hit by that Lightning Light Snow Leopard Beast.

He quickly made a choice:

He fell backward into a pile of dirt, because under the influence of the Earth-Hidden Hidden Dragon Force, this pit was still sinking downward, so Li Fei was soon buried by a pile of dirt.

While being buried, his left hand pressed against the Dream-Like Order on his chest, and a green leaf-shaped pattern flashed between his eyebrows.

The next second, the Lightning Light Snow Leopard Beast pounced to the edge of the large pit with the sound of wind and thunder.

It did not immediately discover where Li Fei was, but it was certain that the opponent was in the pit.

Without hesitation, in its own state of rage, it jumped into the pit without hesitation.

Just as it landed, it felt something unusual coming from behind.

Previous experience made it immediately recall the excruciating pain when its tail was slashed, so it immediately turned around and swung its tail.

Its long black tail passed over a raised mound of dirt as it swung.

Slap!

The dirt mound exploded, and a hand suddenly reached out from within, precisely grabbing this tail!

The person who attacked was naturally Li Fei.

At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot, and the veins all over his body were bulging, as if covered in small snakes.

His physique, which was already very burly in the "Blood Demon State," had actually expanded a bit more!

Just now in the dirt pile, he first executed the "One Leaf Blinds the Eyes Technique," and after the Lightning Light Snow Leopard Beast fell into the pit, he immediately operated his Vajra Force to execute the Vajra Seal: Dragon Elephant.

The effect of the Vajra Seal: Dragon Elephant was to allow the body's strength to be greatly improved; this was the force's amplification of the body's strength, following one principle—the stronger the base strength, the stronger the strength after amplification.

And before executing the Vajra Seal: Dragon Elephant, Li Fei had already consumed 20 Blood Souls to use 【Blood Rage】.

In the Blood Demon State, this was the strength brought by 40 Blood Souls, and now this strength was further enhanced under the influence of the Vajra Seal: Dragon Elephant!

In fact, Li Fei could also choose to consume more Blood Souls to execute 【Blood Rage】, but his body would not be able to withstand it; hurting the enemy would first hurt himself.

He had previously figured out a principle of the Myriad Blood Bead: the Myriad Blood Bead would not bear the damage caused to himself by Blood Soul techniques.

Therefore, if he used 【Blood Rage】 beyond his limits, he would first suffer severe internal injuries.

But the super-limit strength brought by the Vajra Seal: Dragon Elephant was different; this was not damage caused by a Blood Soul technique.

When that surging strength rampaged through Li Fei's body like a raging flood, threatening to tear his muscles, snap his fascia, and crack his bones, the Myriad Blood Bead shared the damage.

Li Fei obtained the opportunity to safely use this super-limit strength!

He grabbed the Lightning Light Snow Leopard Beast's tail and was forcibly pulled out from the dirt pile.

Because the root had been slashed, affecting the tail's ability to exert force, the Lightning Light Snow Leopard Beast could only use its tail to burst out lightning to attack Li Fei, attempting to make Li Fei let go.

Li Fei remained unmoved.

He steadied his body on a rock at the bottom of the pit, then grabbed the Lightning Light Snow Leopard Beast's tail with both hands and gave it a fierce tug!

Although the root of the opponent's tail had been slashed, it was still partially connected and very tough.

So this tug did not pull the opponent's tail off.

A surging, immense force tugged at the tail of the Lightning Snow Leopard Beast, pulling it backward!

A look of confusion appeared in the eyes of this exotic beast; for a moment, it could not comprehend what was happening.

In its understanding, no human's strength could reach such a level!

Before it could begin to exert force, the power transmitted through its tail increased, and then its massive body was actually swung around, its four limbs leaving the ground!

"Moo?????"

The Lightning Snow Leopard Beast roared, its voice filled with panic.

With its four limbs off the ground, it had no room to exert force for the time being and could only let itself be manipulated.

This was the first time in its entire life as a beast.

At this moment, Yu Longqing had already rushed to the edge of the large pit and saw a scene that shocked him:

Li Fei stood at the bottom of the pit, grabbing the tail of the Lightning Snow Leopard Beast with both hands, his body rotating in place, swinging the entire Lightning Snow Leopard Beast in circles in the air!

One must know that the Lightning Snow Leopard Beast weighed over five tons!

Yu Longqing had once used a thin fishing line to pull up a giant fish weighing over two thousand catties in front of that lake at the Human Face Villa.

It is said that a catty of fish equals ten catties of strength; he was able to pull up a giant fish of over two thousand catties, so his strength should be even greater.

But in reality, he had used his internal energy to directly wrap around the fish's entire body, causing it to lose the ability to swim and exert force in the water, and then used his internal energy to push the fish upward, utilizing the buoyancy of the water.

Finally, he used his internal energy to form a burst of impact and pulling force, which was how he completed that seemingly shocking feat of fishing.

If it were on land, Yu Longqing could use the impact of his internal energy to shake a heavy object of several tons, or destroy it, but he would absolutely have no way to lift it directly.

A martial artist's internal energy and pure physical strength cannot be directly equated.

Internal energy is more like a weapon, which can be seen as a bullet with special properties fired from a firearm.

You can use a gun to kill an elephant, but that does not mean that holding a gun allows you to compete with an elephant in strength.

Therefore, what Li Fei achieved at this moment made Yu Longqing feel shocked.

What kind of terrifying physical strength was this?

It was truly a case of "strength to uproot mountains and spirit to cover the world"!

Inside the pit, after Li Fei grabbed the tail of the Lightning Snow Leopard Beast with both hands and spun in place twice, he felt the strength in his body beginning to recede like a tide.

After all, the amplification brought by the Vajra Seal: Dragon Elephant only lasted for a single strike.

Just at this moment, that Magic Scale Horned Tiger Beast also rushed to the edge of the large pit, so Li Fei aimed at this exotic beast, suddenly let go, and flung the Lightning Snow Leopard Beast toward it!

Ouyang Cheng, who was about to arrive, heard a tremendous sound of breaking air and once again saw a scene that shattered his worldview:

The Lightning Snow Leopard Beast, five meters long, three meters tall, and weighing over five tons, was thrown out of the large pit, crashing into the equally massive Magic Scale Horned Tiger Beast!

Boom!!!!!

The earth shook.

The two giant beasts collided heavily, tumbling into a heap and kicking up clouds of dust.

The next second, a figure charged out from the pit with an unstoppable momentum, wielding a blade to slash toward Yu Longqing.

Yu Longqing—turned and ran!

(End of chapter)