Chapter 359: Victory by Strength

Under the reflection of the lights, the lake surface was like a completely shattered mirror.

It exploded!

A large amount of lake water overflowed the shore, knocking down willow trees one by one, shattering lanterns, and dimming the lights.

If one were to look down from above, one could see a large hole appearing in the middle of the lake, reaching straight to the bottom!

At the bottom of the lake was a 'water mirror' sunken inward, and a dark golden figure was holding a blade with both hands, stabbing into the center of the mirror surface.

The moment Li Fei slashed into the 'water mirror', his mind suffered an impact, as if an invisible blade had slashed heavily against his spirit!

It was as if his slash had been rebounded, only the rebounded damage acted upon his spirit.

This was the profoundness of Night Illumination's Dao Energy—Transforming Energy to Slash the Spirit!

As Li Fei slashed, a jade-green Ding'e Jin Gang Dharma Image appeared in his mind.

The spiritual damage brought by 【Flowing Wave Water Mirror】 was completely blocked by this Jin Gang Dharma Image, while on the physical level, Night Illumination's 'Water Mirror' failed to block Li Fei's blade.

The mirror surface was pierced by the blade edge, shattered to pieces.

Night Illumination showed a look of surprise; he had clearly transferred all the internal energy from Li Fei's blade, so why had he still failed to block this slash?

The blade edge stabbed toward his head; Night Illumination's legs were trapped in the silt, his body sliding backward, leaving a deep groove.

Li Fei held the blade with both hands and landed at the bottom of the lake, taking the opportunity to slash out a dark golden blade light, which struck Night Illumination's chest squarely.

The blade light cut open the other party's white robe, landing on the gray protective clothing inside.

Night Illumination groaned.

"You're still putting on an act."

Li Fei's voice came just in time.

Night Illumination looked at the dark golden figure in front of him, anger surfacing in his eyes.

Boundless internal energy surged from his body like a raging tide, his skin turning deep blue, the whole person as if merging with this lake!

Core-level extraordinary ability—Water Earl.

Compared to ordinary extraordinary abilities used for controlling water, 'Water Earl' had stronger control over water and could absorb and control water-attribute Qi.

A large amount of water-attribute Qi and internal energy drove the lake water to flow together; the lake water that had been separated by Li Fei's slash closed back toward the middle, like two giant mountains closing in, wanting to crush Li Fei to pieces.

At the same time, Li Fei's body sank, feeling an abnormal gravity pressing him firmly to the bottom of the lake.

Core-level extraordinary ability—Covering the Earth!

It was just this momentary delay that caused the surging lake water to completely submerge Li Fei.

Night Illumination raised his right hand, his palm aimed forward, a large amount of internal energy driving the lake water to squeeze toward the center, as if wanting to press all these ten thousand tons of lake water onto Li Fei!

In an instant, Li Fei felt as if he were at the bottom of a deep sea, with terrifying water pressure squeezing in from all directions. It wasn't just on the physical level; the spiritual level was also suffering endless pressure.

Dao Energy—【Sea Abyss】!

Night Illumination perfectly combined this Dao Energy with his two core-level extraordinary abilities, three-in-one, forming the terrifying killing move before him.

Even a peak Dao Foundation stage martial artist could be smashed to pieces under this strike!

Night Illumination dared to be so confident in front of Li Fei because he naturally had the foundation for it.

He was a peak Dao Foundation stage martial artist above the 7th rank, skilled in Dao Energy, and his core-level extraordinary abilities were perfectly integrated into his Dao Energy, forming a powerful combat system.

Especially when Night Illumination was by a lake or a large river, among the current Dao Foundation stage martial artists, besides Zhu Zhu Fenghua, he didn't believe he would lose to anyone!

A large amount of lake water wrapped around Li Fei, leaving him with nowhere to borrow force; the Hunyuan Star Armor that had just recovered shattered again, and the terrifying pressure began to act upon Li Fei's limbs and bones.

Night Illumination knew Li Fei had an extremely profound defensive technique, but his killing move had no dead ends; it was an all-around crushing force, and even if Li Fei were truly a diamond, he would still squeeze him into deformation!

Borrowing the moonlight, he looked at Li Fei through the large amount of lake water, wanting to see panic in the other party's eyes.

But in the eyes beneath the mask, there was only calmness, and even a hint of playfulness:

"Is that all?"

Night Illumination became even angrier, desperately manipulating his internal energy to squeeze.

But even while enduring the terrifying pressure, Li Fei's body did not sink inward; instead, it expanded further outward!

His body became another circle larger.

Night Illumination felt as if a volcano were erupting inside the other party's body!

At this moment, it seemed that what the lake water was suppressing wasn't a person, but a flood dragon!

Li Fei's right arm, which had been pressed firmly, was the first to move, followed by the Ghost-Slaying Blade.

In Night Illumination's disbelieving eyes, Li Fei forcibly slashed his blade in front of him.

An unimaginable, boundless force erupted, and 【Sea Abyss】 collapsed!

The torrent surged, and under Li Fei's deliberate control, the lake water between him and Night Illumination was emptied again.

Li Fei landed at the bottom of the lake, then stepped hard, creating a giant pit, and vanished from where he stood.

Night Illumination immediately activated his protective internal energy, but the protective internal energy was shattered almost instantly.

He subconsciously raised his right arm to block his head; the level-5 protective clothing was torn, his right arm bloomed with blood, and the whole person was slashed into the silt by a peerless force!

Li Fei held the blade with one hand, slashing into Night Illumination's right arm, causing half of the other party's body to sink.

The blade edge was stuck on the bone, firmly wrapped by muscle and internal energy.

Night Illumination's body defense, especially the strength of his bones, was very high, which was why his arm hadn't been severed by a single slash.

Li Fei looked down at Night Illumination trapped in the silt; this posture made Night Illumination's self-esteem feel as if it had been pricked by a needle!

Night Illumination's right arm trembled; even though he used all his strength to activate the core-level extraordinary ability that enhanced power and his own internal energy, he still couldn't move the blade edge above his head by even an inch.

In the 'Blood Demon State', 25 Blood Souls casting 【Blood Rage】, plus the addition of internal energy, had already exceeded the limit Night Illumination could resist.

Before Li Fei could cast the next Jin Gang Seal: Dragon Elephant, Night Illumination simultaneously activated 'Covering the Earth' and 'Water Earl', coordinating with his internal energy.

Just now it was a downward crushing force; now it was an upward lifting force.

Li Fei was forcibly lifted from the bottom of the lake by a giant force, suddenly breaking through the water surface and arriving in the air.

The lake water below turned into a flood dragon, baring fangs and brandishing claws as it surged to bite Li Fei.

In the air, the Jin Gang Seal: Dragon Elephant was already complete; Li Fei held the blade with one hand and slashed downward lightly.

This flood dragon, from head to tail, was cut in half by Li Fei!

Li Fei landed on the violently rippling water surface, using internal energy to keep himself from sinking.

Night Illumination was still at the bottom of the lake, with no intention of coming up; he had completely abandoned the idea of close-quarters combat with Li Fei!

Anyway, as long as he was in the lake water, unless Li Fei could drain the entire lake, it would be very difficult for him to get close, and the Hunyuan Jin Gang Energy transmitted very slowly in water, making it difficult for Li Fei to hit him from a distance.

Li Fei looked at the water surface beneath his feet; a massive black flame bloomed in the water like a lotus flower!

For the first time, he activated 【Flame Core】 without reservation, casting 'Heart Fire'.

'Heart Fire' was a very magical flame; it couldn't truly ignite any substance that existed, but it could be transmitted rapidly through these objects.

It was the same in water.

The black flame passed through the lake water, arriving in front of Night Illumination in the blink of an eye.

The transmission speed of Night Illumination's own internal energy in water was no faster than this!

He was startled, pushing out with a palm, using internal energy to disperse the black flame rushing toward him.

At the same time, Li Fei slashed the lake water open again, creating a black hole on the lake surface.

Taking advantage of Night Illumination being distracted by dealing with the 'Heart Fire', he slashed down from the air!

'Water Mirror' reappeared, rapidly expanding outward, the blade edge striking the center of the mirror, the mirror surface sinking downward again.

This time, the impact 'rebounded' on the spiritual level included a flood dragon!

Core-level extraordinary ability—Dragon Might.

Night Illumination also had 'Dragon Might', and he perfectly combined this ability with 【Flowing Wave Water Mirror】, making 'Dragon Might' more than twice as powerful!

The flood dragon coiled around the jade-green Jin Gang Dharma Image, crushing the Jin Gang Dharma Image to pieces.

Dragon Might brought spiritual deterrence rather than impact; as the Ghost-Slaying Blade pierced the 'Water Mirror', Li Fei's spirit was also affected by Dragon Might.

However, a black flame also bloomed on the tip of the Ghost-Slaying Blade, burning Night Illumination.

Infinite anger suddenly arose in Night Illumination's heart!

Why should he, who was so talented, be unknown?

He wasn't much worse than Li Fei; the other party was famous throughout the world, why couldn't he be?

How dare Li Fei look down on him?!

Anger, jealousy, resentment—these emotions almost twisted Night Illumination's spirit.

Fortunately, 'Dragon Might' could strengthen the protection of the spirit, and Night Illumination quickly broke free from the influence of 'Heart Fire'.

He and Li Fei recovered their senses almost simultaneously.

Seeing that his "Dragon Might" had taken effect, Ye Zhao's pupils instantly turned crimson gold.

A dragon might that was like substance transformed into an invisible giant dragon, tearing toward Li Fei!

This was a move similar to Dao Force that Ye Zhao had created by combining his own "Dragon Might" with his own mental power, under the guidance of a powerhouse within the organization.

This move was a purely mental move, making it even harder to guard against.

But before this invisible giant dragon could strike Li Fei, it suddenly seemed to crash head-on into a mountain peak!

The giant dragon disintegrated, and Ye Zhao's mind shook violently.

"How could it be..."

Before he could react, blade light was right in front of him!

Ye Zhao's body leaned back desperately, his whole person turning into a streak of dark light, escaping into the lake water behind him.

But, blood splattered, pulling a long crimson ribbon in the lake water.

Even though Ye Zhao had retreated fast enough, his chest was still struck by a blade.

The level-five protective clothing was torn again, a long blade mark slashed from his left shoulder to his lower abdomen; all the muscles and tendons were slashed open, and Ye Zhao was almost disemboweled by this blade!

However, this was not the most serious injury; while slashing Ye Zhao's body, Li Fei's blade had also injected a powerful blood-baleful energy into his body.

Ye Zhao spat out a mouthful of blood, his internal organs all suffering from severe corrosion!

He could not care about his injuries worsening, frantically using his force to dispel the blood-baleful energy in his body, while retreating rapidly and absorbing the life source energy stored in advance by his core-level extraordinary ability to heal his wounds.

Then, an invisible heavy hammer struck his mind, and the body of the flood dragon in his consciousness was hammered into pieces!

Ye Zhao spat out another mouthful of blood; he had first been struck by heart fire, his mind had not yet recovered, and now he had suffered a heavy blow, causing him to lose consciousness briefly.

A stream of water pulled his body to continue retreating rapidly, while countless streams of water were like countless tentacles, winding toward Li Fei.

In the dark water area, it was as if a giant monster covered in tentacles had suddenly appeared!

This was the sorcerer in the dark making a move.

The other party's "Water Technique" was also very powerful!

Li Fei stood at the bottom of the lake, letting the tentacles wind around his body.

He held the Ghost-Slaying Blade high with both hands, the golden blade light extending upward rapidly.

Soon, this blade light broke through the lake surface, becoming long and wide.

Li Fei drove the blade light, slashing forward with force!

Swish—

The tentacles snapped one after another, the golden blade light splitting the lake water, the water flow surging crazily to both sides.

The giant monster disappeared, and the entire lake was split into two!

One blade breaks the lake!

Ye Zhao, pulled by the water flow, had already regained consciousness and happened to see this blade from Li Fei.

Terror finally appeared in his eyes; he dodged to one side, avoiding the slashing blade light, then retreated to the shore, leaped out of the water, and arrived on the bank.

He had already developed the intention to retreat.

Almost at the same time he landed on the shore, Li Fei sprinted at the bottom of the lake, rushing to the shore before the lake water on both sides could close again.

Ye Zhao stood where he was, and as if blooming, dozens of figures instantly blossomed around him, each figure being himself.

Dao Force—【Water Lotus Phantom Body】!

This was a move that could be used for both offense and defense, and for saving one's life.

Li Fei could not tell for a moment which one was Ye Zhao's true body.

He arrived on the shore, stabbing a blade forward, a streak of golden light appearing at the tip of the blade.

Then came the second, the third...

In an instant, ten thousand streaks of golden light blossomed on the lake surface!

Li Fei shone brightly in the dark night.

When the light dissipated, all of Ye Zhao's dozens of clones were broken.

However, his true self had already taken the opportunity to escape outside the grand formation, arriving on top of a building.

Just as Li Fei intended to pursue, the roof was suddenly broken open, and a small black boat flew out from inside the room, with one person standing inside the boat.

It loaded Ye Zhao instantly, turning into a streak of black light and escaping into the distance!

The magic treasure refined by the sorcerer hiding in the dark was actually a rare flying escape treasure in the world!

The black boat had already exceeded the attack range of the 【Blood Might God】, so Li Fei stood where he was and did not pursue further.

Ye Zhao, whose body and mind had suffered severe blows, turned his head on the black boat to look at the figure standing by the lake, meeting those eyes under the mask for the last time.

He once again "read" the meaning in that gaze:

"In the future, when you see this Marquis, lower your head and behave yourself."

Pfft—

Ye Zhao spat out another mouthful of blood and fainted completely.

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