Chapter 401: Slaying the Nether

Feng Province, provincial capital.

Tonight, the provincial capital is destined to be a sleepless night, for the light in the sky illuminates the entire city as if it were broad daylight!

Blue and red lights interweave, each occupying half the sky.

The sound of rushing water echoes incessantly from the air, as if a great river were suspended in the heavens.

Immediately following is a rumbling vibration, like a thunderclap!

At the Lu Estate, Lu Wenzheng, surrounded by a crowd of experts, watches the sky with a gloomy expression.

Shi Caiming suddenly arrived at the provincial capital, calling Xu Jing out by name.

As fellow Grandmasters and university presidents, if Xu Jing still wanted to save face, he could not hide like a tortoise.

Thus, Xu Jing went up to meet him.

And then, after exchanging only a few words, the two began to fight!

In Shi Caiming's words, since they were both Grandmasters, they should exchange pointers on their martial arts.

And so, two Grandmasters capable of rivaling an army of thousands began to battle above the provincial capital.

Lu Wenzheng guesses that Shi Caiming came for Li Fei, but he does not understand how Shi Caiming determined that this matter was related to Xu Jing.

He is certain that their connection with the New Heaven Society is extremely secretive and that no third party could know of it.

Could it be that the New Heaven Society exposed it themselves?

Lu Wenzheng's expression shifts constantly.

Soon, a subordinate runs over:

"My lord, the Imperial Camp Army has finished assembling!"

After Shi Caiming's sudden arrival, Lu Wenzheng's first order was to summon all the Imperial Camp troops in the provincial capital.

Shi Caiming had already been a Grandmaster for over a decade, while Xu Jing had broken through less than a year ago; Lu Wenzheng does not believe Xu Jing can gain the upper hand in this confrontation.

Therefore, he immediately summoned the strongest combat force currently in the provincial capital—over five hundred Imperial Camp soldiers!

A hundred soldiers of the Imperial Guard formation can rival a Martial Arts Master; while five hundred soldiers in formation cannot rival a Grandmaster, they can still play a certain role in a battle between two Grandmasters.

"Form up, and strike the Sha Qi upward for me!"

Lu Wenzheng orders.

Soon, the five hundred Imperial Camp soldiers form a formation, and the blood-red Sha Qi transforms into a giant dragon, flying into the sky with bared fangs and brandished claws.

Formation—Soaring Dragon Striking Sha!

Compared to the "Hundred Soldier Mound" that Li Fei had once witnessed, this is a higher-level formation.

The blood-colored giant dragon tears through the outer Jinli and arrives at the edge of the two Martial Dao Domains.

"President Shi, is there anything that cannot be discussed calmly? For two presidents to fight so openly, what kind of decorum is this?"

Lu Wenzheng's voice emanates from within the blood-colored dragon; a warlock has placed a magic treasure inside the blood dragon, allowing Lu Wenzheng to speak directly to the two Grandmasters.

"I am fighting Xu Jing, why are you babbling?"

Shi Caiming gives Lu Wenzheng no face at all.

As the words fall, without waiting for Lu Wenzheng to speak again, he violently drives his Martial Dao Domain to crush toward Xu Jing's side!

In the air, the red light suddenly "invades" the territory of the blue light.

The two Martial Dao Domains, which had appeared evenly matched until now, suddenly shift in the balance of power.

A line of fire tears through Xu Jing's Martial Dao Domain and strikes straight inside!

Roar—

The blood-colored giant dragon lets out a heaven-shaking roar and also enters Xu Jing's Martial Dao Domain, joining the battle.

In the air, it is as if three giants ten thousand feet tall are fighting, whipping up gale-force winds and emitting thunder!

A moment later, the blood-colored giant dragon is torn apart, and a figure falls straight from the sky.

It is Xu Jing!

Just as he is about to hit the ground, he is caught by a surge of Sha Qi, which dissipates his impact force.

Pfft—

Xu Jing's face is pale, a mouthful of blood sprays out, and he looks at the sky with venomous eyes.

At this moment, only a huge, burning fireball remains in the sky!

This fireball is like a miniature sun, hovering above the provincial capital, bringing endless light and heat.

Even with the help of over five hundred Imperial Camp soldiers, Xu Jing still lost to Shi Caiming, and he lost quickly and decisively.

"Xu Jing, your Martial Dao Domain is flawed; you must have recently split off a portion to lend to someone else!"

Shi Caiming's voice comes from the sky, resounding throughout the city.

Xu Jing stands up, driving the 【Cloud Soaring】 supernatural ability; green clouds form beneath his feet, carrying him as he floats in the air.

His expression remains unchanged: "I do not understand what you are talking about."

Shi Caiming cannot be bothered to waste words with him:

"If anything happens to Li Fei, I will give up my position as President of the Martial University and beat you until your cultivation realm falls forever!"

Xu Jing's expression finally changes.

When deciding to eliminate Li Fei, he had not considered what Shi Caiming might do at all.

After all, after the Hao Yi incident broke out years ago, Shi Caiming had only saved Hao Yi's life. Later, when Hao Yi violated the agreement and returned to Datong Prefecture, Shi Caiming had also kept his word and did not intervene again.

Hao Yi could be considered half a successor to Shi Caiming, and even then, it was like that, so Xu Jing did not believe the other party would do anything for Li Fei.

But now, it seems he clearly miscalculated.

"Shi Caiming!"

Another blood-colored giant dragon rises into the sky, and Lu Wenzheng's voice, filled with immense rage, emanates from it:

"Do you truly think you can do whatever you want? Don't forget, you are not alone!"

Shi Caiming coldly glances at the Lu Estate, stops making threats, and simply hovers in the air.

He must wait for news from Tianshui City.

Li Fei went to the Tomb of Tianshui because he listened to his suggestion; if Li Fei truly met with misfortune in the Tomb of Tianshui, he would never be able to forgive himself!

Xu Jing returns to the Lu Estate with a gloomy expression.

"That old thing has truly gone insane!"

Seeing Xu Jing, Lu Wenzheng curses angrily.

He looks at Xu Jing's pale face and frowns:

"Are you alright?"

Xu Jing shakes his head: "I suffered some injuries, nothing serious."

Lu Wenzheng does not doubt him; in his view, it is normal that Xu Jing could not beat Shi Caiming.

"Rest assured, I have already reported to the Central Government and His Majesty. You stay at my estate to recover; I want to see how he continues to go crazy later!"

Lu Wenzheng says to Xu Jing.

Xu Jing knows that hiding in the Lu Estate is safest now, so he nods and offers his thanks.

Lu Wenzheng gives him a look, and he drives his Martial Dao Domain to envelop them both, ensuring their conversation cannot be overheard by a third person.

"That old thing saw that you split off a portion of your Martial Dao Domain; how will you resolve this?"

Lu Wenzheng asks.

Xu Jing: "No matter, he has no concrete evidence for such things; I can say that I made a mistake while practicing."

Lu Wenzheng nods: "Having reached this point, if Li Fei does not die, we will have lost both face and substance."

Xu Jing's eyes are cold, and he says in a deep voice: "He will surely die!"

Even if You Ming cannot solve Li Fei, the portion of the Martial Dao Domain he left for the other party is enough to kill Li Fei!

"Hmm."

Lu Wenzheng says no more and turns to arrange the subsequent matters.

Soon, squads of soldiers and individual experts gather toward the Lu Estate.

The atmosphere becomes increasingly tense!

Everyone is nervously waiting for news from Tianshui City.

Tomb of Tianshui.

You Ming releases the power stored in the 【Heart Mirror】 without reservation:

A dark, chaotic power instantly envelops a large area of water.

The scene before Li Fei suddenly changes; he is no longer in deep water, but on an endless black swamp, surrounded by thick fog where he cannot even see his own fingers.

Dark Cloud Heaven Swamp!

"Martial Dao Domain?"

Li Fei immediately perceives what this suddenly appearing power is.

Then, a terrifying suction force suddenly comes from the black swamp beneath his feet!

The Hunyuan Jin Gang Jin on his skin is sucked dry in the blink of an eye; the Golden Silk Jade Kirin Armor, this divine garment, does not weaken the suction force in the slightest. Li Fei's Jinli, spirit, essence, and even his life force are being devoured at an extremely fast speed!

"Water Control supernatural ability?"

Li Fei's expression changes, and he immediately associates it with the supernatural ability Xu Jing displayed when he and Hao Yi robbed the execution ground.

And this is only the beginning.

Li Fei's blood loses control, attempting to tear through his blood vessels and rush out of his body!

The surrounding fog sweeps toward him, and as it brushes against the Golden Silk Jade Kirin Armor he is wearing, it emits a harsh, grating sound.

Wherever the fog passes, fine white scratches appear on the Kirin armor.

These mists are like invisible blades, extremely sharp!

A portion of the fog drills through the gaps and holes in the Kirin armor, beginning to cut Li Fei's body.

"Water Control supernatural ability? Cloud Soaring supernatural ability?"

Now Li Fei can be certain that this is definitely Xu Jing's method.

This Martial Dao Domain was condensed after Xu Jing became a Grandmaster!

"So the New Heaven Society is in collusion with Xu Jing, wanting to put me to death?"

Li Fei's thoughts race.

He drives the Jin Gang Seal · Dragon Elephant, erupting with Blood Rage power comparable to 224 Blood Souls!

He violently breaks free from the swamp's restraint beneath his feet, swings his blade to cut a huge gap in the surrounding fog, and rushes out.

But there is swamp everywhere, fog everywhere; there is simply no way to avoid it.

Moreover, the majestic power in his body is quickly devoured.

Li Fei feels he has completely fallen into the swamp, struggling to move.

Back then, he had taken advantage of Xu Jing being distracted by Hao Yi to forcibly break free from the Water Control supernatural ability with his powerful physical strength.

Now, his strength is several times greater than it was then, but he cannot break free again.

Because what he is facing now is not a single supernatural ability, but a Martial Dao Domain!

【Water Control】, 【Black Water】, and 【Cloud Soaring】—three supernatural abilities perfectly fused together, complementing each other, weaving together a man-eating swamp, leaving Li Fei trapped deep within, unable to break free.

In just over ten seconds, the Blood Souls within the Ten Thousand Blood Pearl drop to only 10, and the Blood Souls in the Blood Spring are being consumed rapidly.

Such an experience makes Li Fei inevitably recall the day Hao Yi died.

His right hand grips the Ghost Slaying Blade tightly, and the blade suddenly turns bright red.

"Master..."

Li Fei's eyes are sharp, and he swings the blade in his hand once more.

Outside the Martial Dao Domain, You Ming holds that jade short blade again, his entire body shrouded in dark blue light.

He can avoid being suppressed by the Dead Domain by relying on this short blade in his hand, but what he is displaying now is another Martial Dao Domain; even if it is not complete, he cannot avoid the influence the Dead Domain has on it.

Therefore, the time this "Dark Cloud Heaven Swamp" can be maintained will be shorter than expected.

"Should be dead, right?"

You Ming thinks to himself.

Xu Jing constructed the Martial Dao Domain with three supernatural abilities to break through to become a Grandmaster; You Ming is now using two supernatural abilities, appearing to be only one short of Xu Jing.

But even if it were You Ming trapped in the strangulation of this Martial Dao Domain, he would have no way to break free, and he wouldn't last long before dying without a whole corpse!

The gap between a Martial Arts Master and a Grandmaster is even greater than the gap between the Dao Foundation stage and a Martial Arts Master!

You Ming stares fixedly at the water area shrouded in thick fog ahead; a large amount of Water-type Qi and extreme cold intent are constantly squeezing this thick fog from all directions, causing its area to shrink continuously.

This is the Dead Domain's rejection of the "Dark Cloud Heaven Swamp."

A few seconds later, a streak of intense red light suddenly pierces through the thick fog!

You Ming widens his eyes; through the gap, he vaguely sees a giant flame blade flash and vanish.

"This is..."

This giant flame blade only cut a gap in the "Dark Cloud Heaven Swamp."

But the "Dark Cloud Heaven Swamp" was already enduring the crushing of the Dead Domain; when this gap appeared, it was like a dam resisting a flood suddenly developing a breach.

The next second, the dam bursts!

The "flood" rushes madly into the "Dark Cloud Heaven Swamp" through the gap.

Soon, this incomplete Martial Dao Domain collapses!

The fog disperses, and a figure emerges from within.

You Ming stares fixedly ahead.

The Golden Silk Jade Kirin Armor is damaged in many places, revealing the pale golden skin beneath.

This is how he looks after completing the Golden Body Jade Marrow.

The helmet on his head is also half-broken, revealing half of Li Fei's face and one eye.

Meeting this eye, You Ming feels a chill throughout his body!

"How is this possible?"

You Ming cannot accept such a result at all.

Even if the "Dark Cloud Heaven Swamp" collapsed faster than expected, Li Fei should at least be seriously injured!

Li Fei's eyes are cold; a large amount of Water-type Qi rushes toward him, driving him to charge rapidly toward You Ming.

The blade he just used to cut open the "Dark Cloud Heaven Swamp" was Hao Yi's "Heaven and Earth Single Blade"!

Before Hao Yi died, he used the 【Refining Objects】 supernatural ability to help Li Fei re-refine the Ghost Slaying Blade, upgrading it to a Level 6 exotic weapon.

The upgraded Ghost Slaying Blade has an additional ability: it can store Fire-type Qi and Li Fei's "Essence, Qi, and Spirit." Once full, it can unleash the "Heaven and Earth Single Blade"!

Back then, Hao Yi's final blade, driven by the 【Refining Objects】 supernatural ability, reached the level of Creation.

Li Fei using the Ghost Slaying Blade to reproduce the "Heaven and Earth Single Blade" certainly cannot reach the level Hao Yi did, but the Ruyi Realm is there, and it is the peak of the Ruyi Realm.

The experience in the "Dark Cloud Heaven Swamp" just now made Li Fei recall Hao Yi again, recall the final blade at the execution ground, and he felt something in his heart.

Thus, the accumulated blade intent erupted from the Ghost Slaying Blade for the first time, and the "Heaven and Earth Single Blade" Li Fei unleashed with the Ghost Slaying Blade for the first time touched the level of Emperor Xuanjing!

Even if it was only half a step into Emperor Xuanjing, combined with Li Fei's extreme strength, plus the squeezing of the external Dead Domain, he successfully cut a corner off the "Dark Cloud Heaven Swamp."

Seeing Li Fei charging over, You Ming is completely terrified and turns to swim toward Zhu San and Ye Zhao, wanting to join forces with them to resist Li Fei.

But Li Fei has the assistance of Water-type Qi, and his speed is far above his; he catches up to him first.

A burst of sparks blooms behind You Ming; Li Fei suddenly appears, holding the blade with both hands and slashing down!

At the same time, a full-power 【Blood Might God】 strikes over.

After using his final trump card, You Ming's supernatural ability power is completely exhausted; he is truly "without a drop left."

So he can only rely on Dao Jin to block this 【Blood Might God】, and he cannot help but feel his spirit shake violently!

Although he was not directly broken in his mental defenses like Ye Zhao, it still affected his Jinli circulation and movement reactions.

Li Fei slashes down with his blade; You Ming only has time to raise his sword to block, without even using Dao Jin.

The terrifying force makes the long sword in his hand almost fly out of his grip.

You Ming retreats while borrowing the force, driving 【Nether Shadow】 to transform into a shadow and disappear.

But the next second, his movement is disrupted by a large amount of Water-type Qi, and he is forced to reveal his figure.

Sparks explode behind him; Li Fei appears behind him and stabs with his blade.

You Ming turns around, displaying Dao Jin defense; a waterfall hangs before him.

The two clash several times in the blink of an eye; You Ming, with no supernatural abilities left to use, is completely at a disadvantage!

Li Fei seizes a flaw, uses another full-power 【Blood Might God】, and manipulates Water-type Qi to bind You Ming.

The Ghost Slaying Blade slashes toward You Ming's left shoulder, which has lost its arm, instantly cutting through his protective clothing, and then cutting through his flesh and blood like a hot knife through butter!

You Ming wails silently underwater, desperately erupting Jinli, driving his core-level extraordinary ability to make his flesh and blood as hard as metal and stone, then using Jinli to transform into chains; only then does he barely lock the blade's edge, avoiding being split in two!

But although the blade's edge is blocked, he cannot block the Heart Fire and Blood Sha Qi.

Without 【Heart Sword】 protection, and with his mindset already unbalanced, the Heart Fire finally breaks through You Ming's mental defenses.

Infinite fear wells up from the bottom of his heart!

You Ming completely loses his composure, stabbing his sword madly at Li Fei, attempting to force Li Fei back.

On the other side, Zhu San and Ye Zhao are riding a black boat, rushing over rapidly.

Previously, the two had kept a great distance to avoid being accidentally injured.

Now they begin to regret it.

Zhu San has already released spells at Li Fei from a distance, attempting to interfere with Li Fei, but the spells have no effect at all.

Li Fei lets You Ming stab his throat, which is already exposed, while the Ghost Slaying Blade in his hand continues to exert force.

The Blood Sha Qi has already rotted the opponent's metal-and-stone-like flesh and blood; there is no longer any obstruction before the blade's edge.

A golden blade light flashes; You Ming is cut entirely from his left shoulder to his right abdomen, his body becoming two halves!

A two-supernatural-ability Martial Arts Master has fallen!

On the black boat, Zhu San and Ye Zhao stare blankly at this scene.

Li Fei's cold eyes fall upon the two of them.

Zhu San's body trembles; he hurriedly drives the black boat to turn around, preparing to flee.

But just as the black boat finishes turning, Zhu San sprays a mouthful of blood; the black boat trembles violently and stops in the water.

At this time, the two sides are one hundred meters apart, within the attack range of 【Blood Might God】.

Compared to the influence on martial artists, 【Blood Might God】 has a greater influence on magic treasures!

Zhu San knows this is a moment of life and death; he pinches seals with both hands, sparing no cost to display a secret technique.

Blood flows from his seven orifices, his virtual thoughts seem to burn, and he actually gains a bit of the aura of a True Person's "True Power"!

This power is injected into the black boat beneath his feet; the black boat is reactivated, forcibly crashing through the surrounding Water-type Qi, transforming into a streak of black light and darting into the distance.

Ye Zhao takes a Domain-Breaking Talisman from his bosom and injects Jinli into it.

Activating the Domain-Breaking Talisman takes some time, and one must remain still, so Zhu San must first put some distance between them and Li Fei.

Seeing the black boat has already rushed out of the attack range of 【Blood Might God】, Li Fei calmly takes the Ruyi Order from his bosom.

This flight magic treasure had escaped once before his eyes; naturally, he would not let it escape a second time.

A surge of virtual thoughts is injected into the Ruyi Order, and the token in his hand immediately emits light.

The next second, the black boat flying straight ahead suddenly turns, flying in an arc.

It looks as if Zhu San intends to control the black boat to circle in an arc and fly back!

Nightmare Sect spell—Going South by Driving North.

This is a type of illusion, also commonly known as a "Ghost Wall," but it is much more advanced than a "Ghost Wall."

Li Fei uses the Ruyi Order to display this spell, and even Zhu San, at the peak of the Possession stage, falls for it for a moment.

In the fight with You Ming, Li Fei's half-baked spell cultivation could not play much of a role, but using it to deal with Zhu San now is just right.

"Bad!"

Zhu San reacts quickly, pinches seals with both hands again, and immediately wakes up from the illusion.

Then he sees in despair that Li Fei is charging toward them from the left, with the two sides less than two hundred meters apart.

Another full-power 【Blood Might God】 hits the black boat.

Zhu San's vision goes black, and he sprays another mouthful of blood.

Taking advantage of his unstable virtual thoughts, Li Fei holds the Ruyi Order and displays "Going South by Driving North" again.

Now the black boat spins in place and stops moving.

Ye Zhao is terrified and jumps off the boat.

He has "Water Uncle," which can also manipulate Water-type Qi; his movement speed in the water will only be faster than Li Fei's.

But just as he jumps off the black boat, his spirit shakes violently, and his defenses are broken again!

Thus, Ye Zhao also falls into the "Going South by Driving North" illusion.

With this delay, a burst of sparks explodes on the black boat; Li Fei appears and splits the protective shield on the outside of the black boat with one blade.

Zhu San's strongest magic treasure is the flight magic treasure beneath his feet; he is not good at offense or defense, so he is stepped on and pinned down by Li Fei with almost no resistance.

Crack!

Zhu San's sternum breaks, and he is stepped on by Li Fei; before he can let out a cry of pain, a Heart Fire is ignited on his body.

Zhu San's mental defenses are broken, his body twitches continuously, and he falls into an emotion of extreme pain.

Li Fei strikes a surge of Jinli into the opponent's body, restricting his movements, and then charges toward Ye Zhao, who has already woken up from the illusion.

Seeing Li Fei charging over like a god of slaughter, Ye Zhao is terrified out of his wits; he hurriedly raises both hands and transmits his voice to Li Fei:

"I am willing to surrender! Don't kill me!"

The blade's edge cuts through the water flow and stops in front of Ye Zhao's throat.

Li Fei looks at Ye Zhao, who has given up resistance, suddenly stabs through the opponent's abdomen with his blade, then quickly withdraws the blade and stabs through the opponent's four limbs!

Ye Zhao endures the piercing pain, not daring to resist, letting Li Fei do as he pleases.

Li Fei breaks the bones of his four limbs and severely damages the implant of "Returning to One" in his lower abdomen Dantian.

In this way, he has completely lost the power to resist.

Li Fei wraps Ye Zhao with a surge of Jinli to avoid the opponent suffocating to death underwater, then takes the opponent back to the black boat.

Zhu San has used a spell to extinguish the Heart Fire by now and is already on the verge of death.

He was originally of ordinary human constitution; after having his sternum broken by Li Fei and being struck with Jinli, he also lost the power to resist.

"If you are willing to cooperate and testify against Xu Jing, I can give you a way to live."

Li Fei looks down at Zhu San and transmits his voice.

This is the reason he did not kill these two people directly.

Hearing this, Zhu San reveals a resolute smile:

"You will get nothing!"

As the words fall, his virtual thoughts burn again.

This time, it is a complete, unreserved burning!

Li Fei frowns but cannot stop it.

This is self-destruction from the inside out; unless his spell cultivation realm can reach the level of a True Person, he has no chance to stop Zhu San from committing suicide.

Soon, Zhu San's consciousness is gone, and he dies.

Li Fei turns his head to look at Ye Zhao.

Ye Zhao hurriedly drives his Jinli to transmit his voice:

"I can cooperate with you, but I have taken a Vow spell; if the spell is not broken, there are many things I cannot say."

Li Fei is not in a hurry for this moment; having seized Ye Zhao as a bargaining chip, at least in the struggle against Xu Jing and Lu Wenzheng and others, he has already gained the upper hand.

"Then say what you can say, for example, you came to the Tomb of Tianshui, besides killing me, what other purposes did you have?"

Li Fei asks.

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(End of chapter)