Chapter 432: Return of the Thought and Manifestation of the Image (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Gu! Yue! Feng!!!"

"I have arrived—"

The voice was like a great bell, resounding throughout the arena.

A commotion broke out at the scene; apart from those in the know like Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru, the vast majority of people present did not know who would dare to jump out at this moment to intervene in the battle between Gu Yuefeng and Qin Zhen.

Looking across the entire Feng Province, below the level of a Martial Arts Master, who else had such qualifications?

A name appeared in the minds of many.

"Could it be..."

Creak—

The arena gates, which had already been closed, were slowly pushed open.

A moment later, a person wearing black martial robes and a green ghoul mask, holding a long blade without a scabbard in their hand, walked into the arena.

Seeing that the people from the Martial Arts University not only did not stop the Green-Faced Ghoul but actually took the initiative to open the door for him, Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru's expression became even uglier.

He turned his head to look at Fang Professor Guan: "Vice Principal Fang, today is an academic exchange between the Martial Arts University and Hongyi University; is there any need to let miscellaneous people participate? This will make my Datong Prefecture look very undisciplined!"

That he said such words to Fang Professor Guan's face showed the anger in his heart.

Fang Professor Guan looked at him with some helplessness: "Lord Garrison Commander, my apologies, the Principal specifically instructed that today, whoever it is, as long as the people from Hongyi University are willing to accept, they may all participate in this exchange."

"This is Principal Shi's intention?"

Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru glanced at the Green-Faced Ghoul below the stage, frowned slightly, and suppressed the anger in his heart.

As Garrison Commander, he naturally had influence over the Martial Arts University, but he was unwilling to have a conflict with Principal Shi Caiming in public; that would only make outsiders laugh.

Moreover, Shi Caiming was not a reckless person; the other party also had many concerns. Since he dared to let the Green-Faced Ghoul appear, he should have a certain degree of confidence.

The person who arrived was naturally Li Fei.

He walked to the center of the arena and looked at the figure in white on the spectator stand:

"Gu Yuefeng, you wanted to fight me; I have come, let us fight!"

Gu Yuefeng and Li Fei locked eyes.

He was not a talkative person, nor did he ask why Li Fei did not come out to fight on that night two days ago, choosing instead to pick today.

Since Li Fei had come, he would simply accept the challenge.

To first slay the Green-Faced Ghoul to test his sword, then fight Qin Zhen, was just right for him.

"Good."

Gu Yuefeng agreed and prepared to leap off the spectator stand.

"Wait!"

Nalan Zhi suddenly spoke up to stop him.

He then stood up and looked at Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru:

"Does Lord Senior Bian know of the Blood-Faced Ghoul?"

Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru was expressionless: "Of course, this person is the number one wanted felon in my Datong Prefecture."

"Good, I suspect that this person below who calls himself the Green-Faced Ghoul is actually the Blood-Faced Ghoul!"

Nalan Zhi pointed at Li Fei below and said sternly.

Boom—

Once these words were spoken, the entire arena was in an uproar.

Regarding the Blood-Faced Ghoul and the Green-Faced Ghoul, those who knew the inside story could roughly guess that these two might be the same person.

But the vast majority of people were actually unaware of the situation.

"Silence—"

Fang Professor Guan spoke.

His voice, propelled by internal energy, overwhelmed the entire venue, causing the crowd to gradually quiet down.

All eyes turned to look at Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru.

Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru smiled: "I wonder if Sect Master Nalan has any evidence? Could it be just because their nicknames are similar?"

Nalan Zhi's expression became serious:

"Not long ago, the Blood-Faced Ghoul killed over a dozen officials of my Feng Province, dozens of guards, and even the future professors and lecturers of my Hongyi University! Many survivors who were present at the time saw the Blood-Faced Ghoul make his move with their own eyes!"

As his voice fell, a man sitting in the Hongyi University seating area stood up.

"He is Yan Yu, a former special lecturer at the Wuan University, and now a special lecturer at my Hongyi University. That day, when the provincial capital's special train was attacked, Yan Yu was at the scene."

Nalan Zhi pointed at the man who had stood up and introduced him loudly.

This made the expressions of the students and lecturers from the Martial Arts University present look rather unpleasant.

A special lecturer from the Martial Arts University running off to Hongyi University was not a glorious matter for the Martial Arts University.

"Sect Master Nalan doesn't intend to have this person identify that the person below is the Blood-Faced Ghoul, does he?"

Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru asked.

"Of course not."

Nalan Zhi was calm.

He looked at another person again.

This time, it was an old man who rose from his seat.

"This is Master Yao Yao Yuansheng, a consultant for the Law Enforcement Department of my Feng Province. Master Yao has mastered a technique that can extract a memory fragment from a person and then use a magic treasure to manifest it as an image."

Nalan Zhi continued to introduce loudly.

Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru looked at the rising Yao Yao Yuansheng expressionlessly, not surprised by this.

With Lu Lu Wenzheng's methods, if he hadn't made any preparations, that would truly be underestimating the other party.

"Lord Senior Bian, and everyone, I would like to let you all watch a segment of footage first."

Nalan Zhi said.

After speaking, he did not seek the opinions of the others and nodded directly to Yao Yao Yuansheng.

This consultant of the Law Enforcement Department was a Great Mage of the Possession Realm and possessed more than one magic treasure.

Yao Yao Yuansheng took a small bronze mirror from his bosom and gently tossed it into the air.

The next second, the bronze mirror flew into the sky and hovered above the arena.

This scene made many people present show expressions of astonishment, and the reporters on the scene hurriedly used their cameras to film it.

Before the Possession Realm, the external effects of techniques were almost all illusory, only able to work on the spiritual level.

Once reaching the Possession Realm and refining a magic treasure, they began to become mysterious.

Yao Yao Yuansheng pointed at the bronze mirror in the air; the mirror immediately turned toward him, and a dark red light reflected from the mirror's surface, hitting Yan Yu just right.

A few seconds later, the red light retracted into the mirror, followed by another red light shooting out from the mirror's surface.

This time, the red light projected into the air, revealing a segment of footage:

Under the night sky, the surroundings were pitch black.

Broken railway tracks, flying dust, pitted ground, and two figures in the midst of a fight.

Thousands of dark golden streams of light shuttled rapidly, shrouding the figures in the light.

This 'Memory Projection Technique' required the subject's spiritual power to be sufficiently strong; otherwise, it would be impossible to reconstruct a complete 'image', and the restored memory could not be from too long ago.

Yan Yu was a Qi-transforming peak-stage martial artist, and his spiritual power met the conditions.

Back then, when he saw Li Fei kill Professor Guan Professor Guan Haoxuan, who was ranked fourth on the Wind and Cloud List, he decisively chose to flee and eventually succeeded in escaping back to the provincial capital.

Lu Lu Wenzheng had immediately arranged for Yao Yao Yuansheng to cast this 'Memory Projection Technique' on him and stored the relevant footage in the magic treasure.

At this moment, Yao Yao Yuansheng casting the technique on Yan Yu again was actually just a formality, letting everyone present see that this memory came from Yan Yu.

This era already had movies, and the people present today had basically all seen them; at this moment, seeing this footage in the air, it felt like watching a movie.

This footage completely restored the entire process of Li Fei killing Professor Guan Professor Guan Haoxuan back then.

Although many details could not be seen clearly due to the high speed, Li Fei's repeated use of the Vajra Blood Demon Force and the blood mists that exploded time and again were still very conspicuous.

Li Fei looked up at the footage in the air, secretly rejoicing in his caution.

He had not expected that the provincial capital would have such means.

Fortunately, when he went to kill, he was empty-handed, did not bring the Ghost-Slaying Blade, and did not display any familiar blade techniques.

Moreover, when he was fighting Wen Ke and Professor Guan Professor Guan Haoxuan, even when he used the Vajra Force for protection, there was a layer of Vajra Blood Demon Force on the outside as a cover.

When the Vajra Blood Demon Force was broken, his entire person was shrouded in a blood mist, making it impossible for people to see the golden, glittering Vajra Force inside.

The only ones who could have discovered this were Professor Guan Professor Guan Haoxuan and Wen Ke, who fought him at close quarters.

But both of them were already dead.

As for the Infinite Brightness Fire he used twice.

The first time it was shrouded by Professor Guan Professor Guan Haoxuan's 【Extreme Night】, and the second time it was swallowed by 【Abyss Devour】, both only having a flash of light for an instant.

Watching from a distance, these lights were all blocked by Wen Ke's thousands of Extreme Gang Rainbow Shadow Force, making it impossible to see anything unusual.

A moment later, the footage finished playing, the bronze mirror in the air retracted its red light and flew back into Yao Yao Yuansheng's hand.

"Everyone, what I had to say has been said."

Nalan Zhi said loudly, then sat back down.

He first stood up to say he suspected the Green-Faced Ghoul was the Blood-Faced Ghoul, and then let Yao Yao Yuansheng play such a segment of footage.

The implication was self-evident:

As long as the Green-Faced Ghoul displayed the same methods in the upcoming fight with Gu Yuefeng, then he was likely the Blood-Faced Ghoul!

On that night two days ago, when Gu Yuefeng went to the Green-Faced Villa, there must have been someone secretly watching, preparing to use the 'Memory Projection Technique' to turn the seen scene into footage.

Afterward, Lu Wen only needed to submit the two recordings to the central authority, and Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru would be forced to provide an explanation!

The current situation is exactly the same.

In fact, Nalan Zhi could have chosen not to expose this matter first; by waiting until the Green-Faced Ghost unleashed the same techniques as the Blood-Faced Ghost and silently obtaining the "recording," the initiative would have remained in his own hands.

He chose to step forward and clarify this point precisely to put pressure on the Green-Faced Ghost!

Regarding today's "academic exchange," if Hongyi University did not agree to it, Li Fei would actually have no way to engage Gu Yuefeng in combat.

But Nalan Zhi knew that Gu Yuefeng would certainly not refuse.

Although he had confidence in his junior fellow apprentice, the Green-Faced Ghost was, after all, someone who had withstood a divine ability attack from Xu Jing, so he had to provide Gu Yuefeng with an "insurance policy."

He wanted the Green-Faced Ghost to know: if you use your full strength, your identity will inevitably be exposed, and you will have only a dead end ahead!

"Go."

Nalan Zhi nodded at Gu Yuefeng.

Gu Yuefeng leaped off the viewing platform with an expressionless face.

He was not affected in his state of mind by the sudden complications, nor did he wonder if Li Fei would be afraid to use his full strength because of this.

His world had always been simple:

Face the enemy, and draw the sword!

Li Fei's gaze was likewise as calm as an ancient well, meeting the eyes of Gu Yuefeng as he leaped into the arena.

He had naturally understood Nalan Zhi's threat, and he also knew that once he was exposed, Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru would no longer protect him.

Yet, he came today regardless.

"Gu Yuefeng, this battle today will determine not only victory or defeat but also life or death! How about it?"

Li Fei said in a clear voice.

"Good."

Gu Yuefeng nodded, "That suits my intentions perfectly."

If it were merely a sparring match, it would be inconvenient for him to kill.

To determine victory or defeat, and also life or death—this is excellent!

Not giving anyone else a chance to speak, Li Fei looked toward the viewing platform where Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru and the others were:

"Very well, then please bear witness, everyone. Today is a life-and-death battle between Gu Yuefeng and me; there shall be no grievances regarding life or death!"

On the viewing platform, Nalan Zhi frowned.

Gu Yuefeng had agreed too quickly; he hadn't even had time to speak.

He made up his mind that as soon as Li Fei revealed the techniques of the Blood-Faced Ghost during the fight, he would intervene at any moment to interfere in the battle under the guise of apprehending a criminal!

Below in the arena, a life-and-death battle began.

Clang—

Gu Yuefeng drew his sword. The sound of the long sword leaving its scabbard was not loud; all the sound was gathered into a single line, transforming into a sound wave that crashed toward Li Fei!

Gu Yuefeng paused seven times during the process of drawing his sword, so before his long sword was fully unsheathed, a total of seven sound waves had stacked together to attack Li Fei.

The air was torn apart, and a long white mark appeared between Gu Yuefeng and Li Fei.

This was a strike that reached the speed of sound!

Gu Yuefeng possessed four core-level extraordinary abilities, and at this moment, he used one of them—Sound Kill.

This was an extraordinary ability capable of manipulating sound waves to attack enemies; the stronger the sound waves produced, the greater the lethality.

One of Gu Yuefeng's famous battles had ended between the drawing and sheathing of his sword; his opponent hadn't even managed to see his sword light before falling under the attack of the sound waves!

The stacked sound waves, just as they were about to collide with Li Fei's body, struck a dark red energy shield.

The two did not directly collide; the seven stacked sound waves seemed to crash into a boundless abyss and vanished without a trace.

"How is this possible?"

On the viewing platform, Nalan Zhi revealed a look of astonishment.

A martial artist's internal energy is the most core marker of their identity; even if two people practice the same type of energy, it will vary from person to person, with subtle differences.

Moreover, the form and color of internal energy are difficult to change significantly; for example, after Li Fei's Vajra Energy merged with the Wutu Primordial Evil Qi, its radiance only became a bit dimmer and less brilliant.

Even after he merges four different attributes of Innate Primordial Qi in the future, the external changes to his Vajra Energy will not be too great.

Yet, the energy shield Li Fei displayed at this moment was vastly different from his Vajra Blood Demon Energy!

What truly made Nalan Zhi feel surprised was not the external change.

Anyone who had seen the Blood-Faced Ghost fight could recognize at a glance that the blood-red, crystal-like energy he used was metal-attributed, and its characteristic was extreme sharpness.

But the dark red energy shield Li Fei displayed at this moment clearly belonged to the mutated dark attribute, and its characteristic was defensive.

These were clearly two completely different types of energy!

In the arena, Li Fei used his newly practiced energy to block Gu Yuefeng's opening move.

The reason he waited a few days to fight Gu Yuefeng was precisely to wait for this new energy.

It is difficult for other martial artists to change the form and characteristics of their own energy, but for Li Fei, it was not difficult because he possessed Blood Evil Qi.

His Blood Evil Qi could change in quantity, quality, and degree of condensation according to his will, which gave him many possibilities.

Vajra Blood Demon Energy is based on Vajra Energy, supplemented by Blood Evil Qi, sacrificing the defense of Vajra Energy to maximize offense.

Back when he successfully practiced Vajra Blood Demon Energy, Li Fei had thought about whether he could try a different approach:

Sacrifice the offense of Vajra Energy and maximize the defensive characteristics of Vajra Energy.

Now, he had succeeded.

There is more tonight, requesting monthly tickets.

(End of chapter)