Chapter 498: The Most Romantic in the Human World

In the domain where flames and a sea of clouds intertwined, corpses lay in pools of blood, some even mangled beyond recognition or reduced to a pulp of flesh.

These were left behind by the professors of the Martial Arts University.

When Li Fei lured Xu Jing away, apart from Qin Zhen, Wang Yilong, and the Sha Qi controlled by the Imperial Guard, the remaining dozen or so professors from the Martial Arts University had resolutely charged into the Martial Dao Domains of the two Grandmasters!

These people were merely Foundation Establishment martial artists; the gap between them and a Grandmaster was like that of an ordinary person facing a Foundation Establishment martial artist!

They knew that perhaps a casual sword strike from Benefactor Bai Chen could take their lives, yet they joined the battle without a second thought.

Without defensive supernatural abilities, a Grandmaster is not impossible for a Foundation Establishment martial artist to break through.

Therefore, Benefactor Bai Chen could not ignore the threat posed by these professors.

Even if it only caused Benefactor Bai Chen a moment of distraction, forcing him to exert his Dao power a few more times, their participation was meaningful!

Thus, in just over thirty seconds, eight professors from the Martial Arts University fell in battle!

Their sacrifice indeed bought a little time for Shi Caiming and the others, easing some of the pressure.

With the addition of three Martial Arts Master-level combatants, Benefactor Bai Chen no longer intentionally suppressed his realm.

If it were just a one-on-one with Shi Caiming, he wouldn't mind slowly deciding the victor, subduing the opponent with his sword.

But since it was no longer a fair one-on-one duel, he naturally stopped holding back.

Using less than half of his "Li Guang" sword art, he suddenly changed tactics:

Within the two Martial Dao Domains, the space between heaven and earth was filled with a vast, righteous Qi!

Famous mountains and rivers appeared out of thin air, stretching out before everyone.

The new sword art Benefactor Bai Chen unleashed seemed to have transported all the famous mountains and rivers of the world to this very place!

This was the Gouchen Sect's Creation Sword Art—"Great Thousand"!

Having seen the scenery of the heavens and countless lights and shadows, Benefactor Bai Chen now wanted to show everyone the Great Thousand World.

A "river" swallowed the remaining professors of the Martial Arts University, its surging sword Qi making it impossible for them to maintain their footing or escape.

Four "great mountains" suppressed Shi Caiming, Qin Zhen, Wang Yilong, and the black dragon of Sha Qi respectively!

Shi Caiming pierced through the "great mountain" above his head with a single sword strike, also shattering the vast Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi contained within it.

His Martial Dao Domain was already weaker than Benefactor Bai Chen's, and as Benefactor Bai Chen unleashed the "Great Thousand" sword art, the pressure on his domain became even greater!

In battles between Grandmasters, the collision of Martial Dao Domains is the most direct and important part.

Whoever's Martial Dao Domain gains the upper hand in the collision can reduce the suppression on themselves and unleash stronger supernatural abilities.

Conversely, the opponent will become weaker the longer they fight.

As one wanes and the other waxes, the outcome gradually becomes clear.

The Gouchen Sect's "Great Thousand" sword art was created specifically for the collision of Martial Dao Domains, designed to counter an opponent's small world, sharing a similar principle to the 【Heaven and Earth Single Blade】 mastered by Li Fei.

Once "Great Thousand" was unleashed, and with Benefactor Bai Chen no longer intentionally suppressing his realm, the surrounding flames were gradually extinguished, and the sea of fire began to shrink.

But Shi Caiming did not retreat, still actively charging toward Benefactor Bai Chen, thrusting out sword strike after sword strike.

Only by keeping Benefactor Bai Chen under constant restraint could the others be of any help.

Qin Zhen and Wang Yilong also quickly shattered the "great mountains" above their heads, then moved to shatter more of the famous mountains.

The more destruction they caused, the less pressure Shi Caiming had to endure.

The black dragon of Sha Qi plunged into a river, churning the water into turbulent waves.

Then, the black dragon broke through the water, actually carrying an entire river with it to crash into the next!

In the situation of colliding Martial Dao Domains, both Qin Zhen and Wang Yilong could unleash supernatural abilities, but their power was weakened by nearly eighty percent.

However, the Sha Qi formed by the military formation was not weakened much, playing a significant role.

Within the Martial Dao Domain, sword Qi was like mountains and abysses, like rivers and streams!

Shi Caiming had already exchanged over thirty moves with Benefactor Bai Chen, each one a fight for his life!

But no matter how he attacked, using various supernatural abilities in turn, he struggled to truly injure Benefactor Bai Chen.

Looking at Benefactor Bai Chen, he had only used three supernatural abilities so far:

Supernatural ability 【Sword Heart】: all sword moves are as desired, all sword moves can be broken!

Supernatural ability 【Qi Sea】: connecting the void, refining it into a sea of Qi, sword Qi is inexhaustible!

Supernatural ability 【Armor Piercing】: every strike he makes automatically carries a sharp characteristic, significantly increasing killing power!

These three supernatural abilities, combined with the Creation Sword Art "Great Thousand" that Benefactor Bai Chen unleashed, already created a vast and magnificent spectacle.

Even more terrifying was that with the 【Qi Sea】 supernatural ability, as long as Benefactor Bai Chen's supernatural power was not exhausted, his sword Qi would always be at its peak, only increasing, never decreasing!

With the 【Sword Heart】 supernatural ability, he would only grow stronger the more he fought.

Fighting until now, Benefactor Bai Chen's sword art became increasingly fluid, and his sword intent entered a state of perfection!

He insisted on subduing people with his sword and challenging Shi Caiming because he could use the 【Sword Heart】 supernatural ability to treat his opponent as a whetstone to hone his own sword Dao.

The firmer the whetstone, the sharper his sword edge would become!

As Benefactor Bai Chen unleashed a sword strike like a surging river, forcing Shi Caiming back once more, he suddenly frowned and turned his head to the side.

A golden light like a sharp sword suddenly pierced into the two Martial Dao Domains, and in the process, shattered a "great mountain" it encountered along the way!

Li Fei had arrived!

Shi Caiming, who was preparing to counterattack, couldn't help but freeze on the spot; Wang Yilong and the others were equally stunned.

Li Fei had come, but what about Xu Jing?

Benefactor Bai Chen's gaze was like a sword, piercing through the distance of over a thousand meters to see the large crater in the distance.

He could no longer sense Xu Jing's aura.

"What a piece of trash."

The Gouchen Sword Master's tone turned cold.

Whether Xu Jing was dead or had been beaten into fleeing by Li Fei, it was unbelievable to him.

A dignified Grandmaster, actually unable to take down a Martial Arts Master?

Benefactor Bai Chen cast his gaze upon the figure in the golden robe.

After a round of fighting, Li Fei's Golden Thread Jade Qilin Armor was already tattered, with damage in many places.

But this did not diminish his momentum in the slightest!

Without hesitation, he unleashed the 【Hunyuan Sword Realm】 once again.

Countless golden sword Qi surged from his body, eventually converging into a golden sphere.

Benefactor Bai Chen's eyes lit up, showing surprise for the first time:

"Such a thing exists?"

Within the 【Hunyuan Sword Realm】, Li Fei felt even greater pressure than when facing Xu Jing!

Even though Benefactor Bai Chen's Martial Dao Domain was currently colliding with Shi Caiming's, it still made the 【Hunyuan Sword Realm】 very unstable.

Li Fei immediately unleashed the 【Refining Matter】 supernatural ability, consuming 1,000 Blood Souls to refine into the 【Hunyuan Sword Realm】, barely stabilizing it.

For the final 【Heaven and Earth Single Blade】 that killed Xu Jing, Li Fei had originally prepared to refine at least 1,000 Blood Souls to enhance the power of that strike, a desperate gamble to decide the outcome in one blow!

Yet he hadn't expected Xu Jing's Martial Dao Domain to collapse on its own.

This saved Li Fei a large amount of Blood Souls, which could now be used at this moment.

After the battle with Xu Jing, he still had over 2,400 Blood Souls left; fortunately, the power of 【Blood Rage】 remained, and he could barely fight a bit more.

Now, having consumed another 1,000 Blood Souls, 【Blood Breath】 had been activated, recovering at a rate of 280 Blood Souls per minute!

Li Fei consumed another 400 Blood Souls to unleash 【Blood Rage】, increasing the Blood Rage power in his body by another notch.

At this moment, his total number of Blood Souls had fallen below 30%, so he entered the "Blood Demon Extreme State," where all active Blood Soul skills no longer had restrictions.

This meant that no matter how he used his 【Blood Rage】, it would not harm himself!

The original 2,800 Blood Rage power plus 800 more meant every punch and kick had a terrifying explosive power of over 15,000 tons!

On this basis, Li Fei unleashed the 【Dragon Elephant】 supernatural ability once again.

Previously, after the 【Hunyuan Sword Realm】 disintegrated, he had actively dispersed the Dragon Elephant power he was imbued with, because without the 【Hunyuan Sword Realm】 to bear the reaction force, he would have immediately severely injured himself.

Now, the Dragon Elephant power began to imbue him once more.

The golden sphere was suddenly cut open, a figure rushed into the 【Hunyuan Sword Realm】, and Benefactor Bai Chen swept his sword horizontally toward Li Fei!

This sword strike was just the opening move, and the sword Qi within the entire 【Hunyuan Sword Realm】 began to tremble, the small world becoming extremely unstable.

The next instant, Shi Caiming arrived, helping Li Fei bear most of the pressure, which finally allowed the 【Hunyuan Sword Realm】 to stabilize again.

Li Fei fiercely charged toward Benefactor Bai Chen!

With Shi Caiming helping him share the suppression of the Martial Dao Domain, the Benefactor Bai Chen before him was no longer an invincible enemy.

As long as he could break through the defense.

If a person is killed, they will die!

Benefactor Bai Chen forced Shi Caiming back again, facing the charging Li Fei, and delivered a sword strike with effortless ease.

Only by facing this person's sword art in person could one truly appreciate the style of the Great Thousand World gathered into a single sword strike!

But Li Fei didn't care at all, letting the opponent's sword pierce his heart, he simply raised his blade to slash down.

Benefactor Bai Chen's sword arrived first, piercing Li Fei's chest, breaking through the golden light on his body, and striking his chest; the sword Qi felt like a stone sinking into the ocean!

The Ghost Slaying Blade had already slashed toward Benefactor Bai Chen's head with peerless sharpness.

Benefactor Bai Chen's Sword Heart stirred, sensing danger; he did not continue to drive the sword Qi to try and shred Li Fei's heart, but instead flicked the tip of his sword upward, flicking Li Fei's entire body away.

Even so, Li Fei had already completed the downward slash, and the blade Qi, carrying a shockwave, struck Benefactor Bai Chen.

Boom—

It was as if a river of sword Qi had exploded before Benefactor Bai Chen, and this protective sword Qi was instantly slashed to pieces!

Subsequently, a small emerald-green sword appeared before him, as if carved from jade, looking very small and exquisite.

The blade Qi and shockwave struck this small jade sword, shattering the blade, and Benefactor Bai Chen retreated over a hundred meters, but he was not injured.

Supernatural ability—【Jade Sword】!

Fighting until now, Benefactor Bai Chen finally used his fourth supernatural ability.

Seizing this opportunity, Shi Caiming thrust his sword, and a pillar of fire soared into the sky within a hundred-meter radius.

The next second, Benefactor Bai Chen broke through the pillar of fire, completely unscathed.

This made Li Fei feel somewhat heavy-hearted.

This Gouchen Sword Master's killing power was already peerless, and it turned out he also had defensive supernatural abilities; this was getting a bit difficult to fight.

Taking advantage of Shi Caiming entangling the opponent, Li Fei used 【No Distance】 to appear behind the opponent, slashing horizontally with his blade.

The blade edge was halfway through its slash when a sword tip blocked the edge of the Ghost Slaying Blade.

Even though this slash from Li Fei carried an impact force of tens of millions of jin, it still failed to shake the slender sword tip in the slightest.

It was as if what was blocking him was not a sword, but a Great Thousand World!

With the weight of a world, how could one shake it with brute force alone?

But Li Fei was not fighting alone.

Shi Caiming seized the opportunity to thrust his sword toward Benefactor Bai Chen's chest, but it was blocked again by a small emerald sword that appeared out of thin air.

The small emerald sword was shattered, and Benefactor Bai Chen turned around to force Shi Caiming back with a sword strike.

Li Fei slashed again, but this time, before he could fully exert his strength, he was pierced in the left shoulder by Benefactor Bai Chen's sword.

An extremely heavy force knocked him back, and then a "great mountain" fell from the sky.

Before Li Fei could slash the mountain, a second "great mountain" appeared, overlapping on the first, followed by a third, a fourth...

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The earth trembled again and again, and a deep crater appeared in the ground, constantly sinking downward.

Finally, a terrifying sword Qi as thick as a mountain peak fell from the sky, carrying hundreds of surging rivers!

The sword Qi and rivers all converged into the great mountain, mountain and water interdependent, and an entire Great Thousand World suppressed Li Fei just like that!

Even if you have the Dragon Elephant power, can you withstand the weight of heaven and earth?

At the same time, Shi Caiming naturally didn't stay idle, attacking with all his might, fighting for his life, breaking seven small emerald swords in a row!

He fought so hard that Benefactor Bai Chen could no longer drive the 【Jade Sword】 supernatural ability for a short time.

But in the end, he still couldn't stop Benefactor Bai Chen from targeting Li Fei.

Shi Caiming could only fully drive his Martial Dao Domain, not letting Benefactor Bai Chen mobilize more power to suppress Li Fei.

Having temporarily restrained Li Fei, Benefactor Bai Chen could finally free up his hands to focus on dealing with Shi Caiming.

Li Fei's explosive power was too strong, and he wasn't easy to kill, making Benefactor Bai Chen truly feel threatened.

He would rather have his opponent be a true Grandmaster, fighting one against two, than face a freak like Li Fei!

So he would rather pay the price of a temporary decrease in defensive power to control Li Fei first.

Now, he was no longer holding back!

He actively attacked Shi Caiming, the sword momentum in his hand changing again:

The mud beneath their feet suddenly became as soft as flowing water, and strands of sword Qi erupted from underground, blooming into lotus flowers.

In an instant, within a hundred-meter radius, lotus flowers bloomed everywhere, and then countless lotus flowers were generated out of thin air, completely wrapping this area, forming a huge lotus flower!

Gouchen Sect Creation Sword Art—"Green Lotus".

As these lotus flowers appeared, Shi Caiming felt as if he had been trapped in a new world, and his connection to his own Martial Dao Domain was suddenly severed!

This sword art of Benefactor Bai Chen's had actually opened up a small Martial Dao Domain within the Martial Dao Domain!

Using his own Martial Dao Domain to collide with Shi Caiming's, and then using this new Martial Dao Domain to suppress Shi Caiming.

Such a method could be called miraculous; this was not just a Creation Realm sword art, but also combined the new changes derived from Benefactor Bai Chen's five supernatural abilities after reaching the Divine Derivation Realm.

The Divine Derivation Realm combined with the "Green Lotus" sword art created this "Domain within a Domain"!

With the suppression of two Martial Dao Domains, Shi Caiming couldn't use supernatural abilities for the time being, while Benefactor Bai Chen still could.

He raised his sword and killed.

The first sword strike, Shi Caiming vomited blood and retreated.

The second sword strike, a sword mark appeared on Shi Caiming's chest, deep enough to see bone, missing his heart by only a hair's breadth.

The third sword strike, another wound appeared on Shi Caiming's neck, one-third of it sliced open!

Although not completely crushed like a Martial Arts Master, after all, Shi Caiming still had the Creation Realm sword art, but facing Benefactor Bai Chen imbued with supernatural abilities, he had completely fallen into a disadvantage, every move extremely dangerous!

But Shi Caiming's tenacity far exceeded Benefactor Bai Chen's imagination.

This old man, whose life essence was damaged, although his sword Dao cultivation was not as good as Benefactor Bai Chen's, his experience in life-and-death combat was far richer than the opponent's!

He was like a small boat in a storm, seemingly about to capsize, but after a huge wave, he stubbornly remained.

His face was flushed red, his whole body like a burning torch; he had already used a life-burning method!

Outside the Green Lotus world, Wang Yilong, Qin Zhen, and the black dragon of Sha Qi were crazily attacking the huge lotus flower outside!

Boom—

The earth shook again, and the mountain surrounded by rivers that suppressed Li Fei was suddenly flipped over!

Li Fei leaped out from the large crater on the ground.

Benefactor Bai Chen thought that was the result of his 【Dragon Elephant】 supernatural ability imbued to the limit, not knowing that it was just the beginning!

After he unleashed the "Green Lotus" sword art, the suppression Li Fei received decreased, and the Dragon Elephant power was constantly imbuing him, so he successfully broke free.

At this moment, Li Fei's power had doubled, and in one step, he rushed to the front of the lotus flower, holding his blade with both hands to slash down, the scorching power surging from the blade edge, instantly wrapping the entire Green Lotus.

Heaven and Earth Single Blade!

A terrifying explosive power of over 30,000 tons, or over 60 million jin, mixed with Dao power, slashed onto this small world!

A red crack first appeared on the huge Green Lotus, and then holes appeared in three places.

After all, it was a small Martial Dao Domain, not as solid as a real Martial Dao Domain.

Gathering the four powers of Li Fei, Wang Yilong, and the others, this Green Lotus world was completely shattered, turning into lotus flowers dancing all over the sky!

In the lotus flower world, Shi Caiming's right arm used for the sword was severed at the elbow, he switched the sword to his left hand, blocking horizontally before him.

Benefactor Bai Chen, who was in the middle of a sword strike, suddenly suffered a backlash because the Green Lotus world was broken, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out.

Seeing this, Li Fei did not hesitate, directly consuming 800 Blood Souls to unleash 【Blood Might】!

Under the "Blood Demon Extreme State," 【Blood Might】 also had no restrictions!

【Blood Might God】 requires a balance between law and martial arts, so Li Fei simultaneously drove the 【Refining Matter】 supernatural ability, refining the remaining 500 Blood Souls into heart-mind power, merging it into 【Blood Might】.

With this, he had less than 200 Blood Souls left.

This 【Blood Might God】 was the final desperate strike!

At the same time, Wang Yilong also launched a heart-mind attack on Benefactor Bai Chen; he had heart-mind supernatural abilities!

The black dragon of Sha Qi roared from afar, using military Sha to seize people's souls!

Li Fei chose to bet everything, and the others didn't miss this excellent combat opportunity either.

With Shi Caiming's current state, this was the only and final opportunity for them!

Once Shi Caiming died first, there would be no need to fight anymore.

Benefactor Bai Chen, who had just suffered a backlash, had his heart defenses already loosened, and after being hit by three heart-mind attacks in succession, his heart-mind was suddenly in chaos!

With only one arm left and covered in blood, Shi Caiming did not waste the opportunity created by Li Fei and the others, thrusting his sword forward.

The remaining power of the Martial Dao Domain, the power of heaven and earth, and the power of supernatural abilities were all concentrated on this sword strike!

This was also his final desperate sword strike!

The sword tip broke through Benefactor Bai Chen's protective sword Qi, broke through layers of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, and pierced into his brow, the sword Qi exploding—

Destroying his brain!

Li Fei, not feeling reassured, stepped up and rushed over.

He knew that a Grandmaster's vitality was strong; even if the heart and brain were destroyed, as long as the heart-mind did not dissipate, they could still survive for dozens of seconds.

To prevent the opponent from counter-killing Shi Caiming, or having any other life-saving supernatural abilities to use, Li Fei used 【No Distance】 to teleport behind Benefactor Bai Chen, and another 【Heaven and Earth Single Blade】 slashed horizontally!

Slashing both the physical body and the heart-mind!

The scorching power wrapped Benefactor Bai Chen's entire body, and then the blade edge slashed through.

Li Fei stood behind Benefactor Bai Chen, maintaining the posture of a horizontal slash.

Shi Caiming stood before Benefactor Bai Chen, maintaining the posture of a forward thrust.

Between the two, Benefactor Bai Chen's body first split into two, then was burned to ashes by flames!

Time: 49th Year of Hongguang, July 8th.

Location: Martial Arts University.

Deceased: Gouchen Sword Master.

49th Year of Hongguang, July 8th.

King Li, Qin Mingli, and the First Imperial Prince, Qin Zihong, controlled the 100,000 border troops of the Southern Territory, intending to march north to "clear the side of the Emperor"!

Once the news broke, the world was shocked!

And just not long after this news spread, another piece of news spread across the world at an astonishing speed:

Lu family head Lu Wenzheng united with Hongyi University President Xu Jing, raising troops to follow the First Imperial Prince.

Xu Jing and Gouchen Sword Master Benefactor Bai Chen joined forces to kill their way into the Martial Arts University, intending to behead Martial Arts University President Shi Caiming!

At the critical moment, Marquis Jing'an Li Fei arrived in time.

With the cultivation base of a Martial Arts Master, he counter-killed the Grandmaster Xu Jing!

Later, joining forces with Shi Caiming and others, he beheaded the Gouchen Sword Master!

Such a combat record is unique in history.

This is the most romantic in the human world!

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