Chapter 530: Heaven and Earth Swallowed

Black flames ignited all over Ying Jie's body, and his plummeting momentum surged wildly!

A figure flew in from afar, carrying a monstrous aura.

"Huyan Hetai?"

Li Fei recognized the newcomer as none other than Huyan Hetai, whom he had previously slashed away with a single blade.

At this moment, not only had Huyan Hetai's injuries fully healed, but his aura was far beyond what it had been before!

A powerful sense of oppression descended, covering the sky and earth, causing Li Fei to freeze.

He sensed an intense danger from the other party—a feeling that even Ying Jie had never brought him!

"How is this possible?"

Ying Jie was more astonished than anyone else.

The black flames rising from his body were clearly the power of Huyan Hetai's Martial Dao Domain, yet before this black flame erupted, he had been completely unaware that such a force was hidden within his own body.

As a Grandmaster at the peak of the Establishing the Dao realm, about to challenge the realm of Martial Saint, how could he have had power hidden within his body without even knowing it?

This filled Ying Jie with horror!

Ying Jie tried to shake off the black flames, but his battle with Li Fei had already exhausted him, and the backlash from his failed breakthrough had left him severely wounded and near death.

In this state, he had no way to break free from the black flames' control.

These black flames devoured the surrounding Heaven and Earth Qi at a terrifying speed, while simultaneously reigniting Ying Jie's "Essence, Qi, and Spirit."

Boom—

A sound like mountains rushing past echoed through the world; a vortex with a diameter of over a hundred meters formed around Ying Jie, with wild winds raging!

Li Fei felt a chill in his heart.

The speed at which the other party was absorbing Heaven and Earth Qi was several times faster than when he pushed his 【Mixed Heaven Golden Palace】 to the limit!

If Ying Jie fought Li Fei again in this state, the 【Mixed Heaven Golden Palace】 would never be able to "compete" for Qi, and he would surely be the first to exhaust his internal force.

At this moment, Huyan Hetai had already flown near the two.

His expression and temperament were like a different person.

The previous Huyan Hetai had been solemn as a mountain, masculine and violent, but now, he wore a smile on his face, yet his eyes were icy cold.

Half was an iceberg, half was a flame.

"You are not Huyan Hetai! Who are you?"

Ying Jie looked at the flying Huyan Hetai and demanded sternly.

Huyan Hetai ignored him, looking at Li Fei with great interest instead:

"The first in history? Interesting. You almost ruined my plans."

Li Fei turned to face this person, secretly on guard, ready to feed more Blood Souls into the 【Sword Sacrifice】 at any moment.

The Grandmasters atop Mount Tiansha also realized something was wrong, but none had any intention of rashly intervening.

Standing beside Zhu Fenghua, Zhao Xin, a Grandmaster-level guest of the Tianyi Tower, stared fixedly at the figure in the sky, feeling an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Suddenly, he thought of something, and his expression changed drastically:

"You are Li Ming?!"

A cold feeling surged from the bottom of his heart, and memories spanning a hundred years surfaced in Zhao Xin's mind:

It was the second year of Jiawen, before he had joined the Imperial Guard, when he served as a Helmsman in the Stop-Weapon Department of Donghe Province.

That year, a major event occurred in Donghe Province—

The top Jianghu sect, the Red Flame Sect, was wiped out!

If the Red Flame Sect's strength were placed today, it would definitely rank among the "Three Mountains," and its Sect Master, like Ying Jie, was a Grandmaster at the peak of the Dao Establishment Realm.

At first, unusual movements were detected in the city, and Zhao Xin was ordered to lead men to the Red Flame Sect to investigate.

By the time he arrived with his men, the Red Flame Sect's headquarters had already become ruins!

A figure stood atop the ruins, surrounded by blood and corpses.

He turned to look at Zhao Xin and the others who had arrived.

Zhao Xin would never forget that person's eyes for the rest of his life!

Both crazy and indifferent, two extreme emotions existed simultaneously in the other's eyes.

Then, that person smiled at Zhao Xin, and in front of everyone, his aura surged, breaking through to become a Saint!

After that day, there was one more demon in the world!

In the sky, Huyan Hetai turned to look at Zhao Xin on the mountain terrace:

"Oh? You have seen me before?"

He admitted his identity.

"Li Ming?!"

At the peak of Mount Tiansha, the crowd exploded.

All the Grandmasters changed color!

One of the Three Demons, the peerless demon who broke through to become a Martial Saint as a demonic martial artist—Li Ming!

Zhao Xin felt a chill rise in his heart; after Li Ming broke through back then, he didn't go on a killing spree and simply left.

That was why he and his colleagues had managed to save their lives.

It was normal for the other party not to remember him; after all, a hundred years ago, he was merely a martial artist at the Dao Foundation stage.

Zhao Xin recalled more details.

It was rumored that the Sect Master of the Red Flame Sect back then also had a chance to break through to become a Saint.

Today, the Master of Mount Tiansha, Ying Jie, was also seeking to break through to become a Saint.

Was it because both were related to breaking through that Li Ming had been drawn here?

"Since you recognize me, while I am still in a good mood, get lost quickly."

Huyan Hetai, or rather Li Ming, said with disdain.

On the terrace, the Grandmasters looked at each other, already harboring thoughts of retreat.

Among the Three Demons, compared to the other two who killed like hemp and were steeped in evil, Li Ming was considered relatively "gentle."

The other party wasn't that bloodthirsty; his most shocking record was wiping out the Red Flame Sect a hundred years ago.

In the hundred years since, after breaking through, he hadn't really made many moves.

But no matter what, this was a demon!

Wiping out a top sect a hundred years ago, and now it seemed he had his eyes on Mount Tiansha.

How could anyone dare to manage such a matter?

Some had already left without a word, taking their own people down the mountain.

The Peak Masters of Mount Tiansha and the disciples all showed expressions of despair.

With a demon targeting their sect, what could they use to resist?

In the sky, Ying Jie was equally desperate.

The first warrior of the Sakaze Temple was actually disguised by the demon Li Ming!

When did it start?

In that battle fifteen years ago, was he really fighting Huyan Hetai?

A demon had plotted for so long; today, were he and Mount Tiansha to follow in the footsteps of the Red Flame Sect?

"Everyone!"

On the terrace, the Peak Master of Cangyu Peak, Kuang Chen, suddenly shouted sternly:

"When the lips are gone, the teeth are cold. If Mount Tiansha falls to the demon today, are you not afraid that your own sects and families will suffer the same fate in the future?!"

These words caused many Grandmasters who had intended to withdraw to pause.

Although Kuang Chen was so terrified that his body was trembling slightly, he still summoned the courage to shout loudly:

"Today, with so many Grandmasters of the Central Plains gathered, if we work together, we can definitely repel the demon! In the future..."

"Noisy!"

In the sky, Li Ming waved his hand, and a black flame tore through the sky, crashing toward the top of Mount Tiansha.

As this black flame flew, it devoured the surrounding Heaven and Earth Qi at an astonishing speed like a black hole, its momentum becoming increasingly shocking!

When the black flame approached the main peak of Mount Tiansha, it was already like a mountain crashing down!

The Grandmasters leaped into the high sky, moving away from the main peak.

The crowd on the terrace also fled in all directions.

Kuang Chen stood where he was, tears streaming down his eyes.

Just as he prepared to close his eyes and wait for death, a streak of white rainbow pierced through the black flame!

Boom—

The explosive roar was deafening, the black flames burst open, kicking up gusts of hurricane winds.

A golden figure stood before the main peak of Mount Tiansha, holding a blade.

Looking at this back, hope ignited in the eyes of Kuang Chen and many Mount Tiansha disciples.

The one who had acted was Li Fei!

Since he had already acted, there was no longer any point in considering whether to regret it.

Li Fei decisively consumed 2,000 Blood Souls to invest in the 【Sword Sacrifice】 divine ability!

【Sword Sacrifice】 could significantly enhance sword Qi, sword intent, and sword momentum; for Li Fei, it enhanced the 【Mixed Origin Sword World】, which was the battle armor on his body.

Not only were both offense and defense enhanced, but the other divine abilities within the 【Mixed Origin Sword World】 were also strengthened to a certain extent.

The golden battle armor erupted with dazzling light again, and Li Fei himself was like a small sun, his aura vigorous!

Li Ming looked at this young man who dared to intercept his attack:

"Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

Li Fei looked calmly at Li Ming:

"I have fought more top experts than you have. What are you pretending for in front of me?"

After Li Ming broke through, there had been no news of him fighting any top experts for a hundred years.

In contrast, Li Fei, young as he was, had fought Qi Ming, then the Li King, and finally helped fight the Buddha of the current age...

He was indeed qualified to say this!

Killing intent surfaced in Li Ming's eyes as he stepped forward.

Boom—

The world roared!

Streams of Heaven and Earth Qi turned into a torrent, crazily gathering here, squeezing toward the direction where Li Fei was.

Li Fei had wanted to use the 【No Distance】 divine ability to dodge, but was surprised to find that all the spatial layers around him were filled with highly condensed Heaven and Earth Qi!

Previously, Li Fei's 【No Distance】 divine ability had been restricted either by being suppressed by a Martial Dao Domain when his realm was low, or by divine abilities that locked down space.

This was the first time he had encountered someone who could restrict his 【No Distance】 with such simple and crude means!

Li Fei held his blade with both hands and slashed forward.

The images of the sun and moon wheels, the array of thousands of mountains, and the pouring of the Heavenly River surfaced, merging into one.

The newly mastered creation-level ultimate technique—【Not Knowing the Height of Heaven】!

With the power exchanged from the 3,000 Blood Souls invested in 【Sword Sacrifice】, plus the blessing of "Ten Dragons and Ten Elephants," this was Li Fei's strongest strike to date.

The firmament seemed to be collapsing downward, only to be suddenly shattered by an iron fist!

The limits and heights that were unreachable for Ying Jie had already been surpassed by Li Ming a hundred years ago.

Top experts were all existences who had broken the limits of the world; how could they not know the height of heaven?

Li Fei's ultimate move was broken, and a fist burning with black flames appeared before his eyes, occupying his entire field of vision.

It was as if all the Heaven and Earth Qi in the world had been concentrated and compressed onto this fist!

The extremely heavy power caused space to collapse inward, thereby generating a powerful suction force.

Bang!!!

Li Fei actively met this fist like a moth to a flame, the phantoms of mountains and rivers were shattered, and finally, he was struck in the chest by the fist.

Previously, Ying Jie had exhausted all his strength and means, only managing to leave cracks on Li Fei's battle armor, but at this moment, Li Ming shattered the chest armor completely with one punch!

The golden figure tore through the air, flying backward.

"Hmm?"

Li Ming was somewhat surprised.

Although he hadn't intended to kill with this punch, it should have at least broken Li Fei's Martial Dao Domain, causing him to temporarily lose his combat effectiveness.

Yet he hadn't expected that only a piece of chest armor would be shattered.

And Li Fei actually looked unscathed?

Li Fei, who had been sent flying over a thousand meters by the punch, activated 【No Distance】, and after a flicker, he stabilized his figure.

He looked down at the broken chest armor and fully activated the two major divine abilities, 【Jing'an】 and 【Refining Objects】, to repair it.

In his heart, he also had a rough estimate of the strength of this demon, Li Ming.

Back on the Bai Feng Plain, he and six Grandmasters, along with the top True Person Mi Han, had joined forces to besiege the "Li King," Qin Mingli.

The result was that the other party had shattered seven Martial Dao Domains and the sword Qi of a top True Person with a single strike.

In the end, Li Fei had lost over 500 Blood Souls.

It was conceivable that if it had been him alone facing Qin Mingli, he would have lost half his life in one strike!

At that time, facing a top expert, Li Fei had been completely unable to fight.

But now, compared to back on the Bai Feng Plain, both his offense and defense had been enhanced several times over!

Just now, Li Ming had first broken his 【Not Knowing the Height of Heaven】, then broken the national power protection brought by the 【Jing'an】 divine ability and the battle armor condensed by the 【Mixed Origin Sword World】, finally causing him over 600 Blood Souls' worth of damage.

Although the gap was still large, at least he could fight!

"Actually... blocked it?"

The Grandmasters watched with astonishment.

If any of them had gone to block Li Ming's punch just now, they would already be dead!

And Li Fei looked like nothing had happened?

Even the battle armor formed by the Martial Dao Domain was still there!

Even if Li Ming hadn't used his full strength, this was still incredible!

"Everyone—"

Li Fei shouted, "If we let this person flatten Mount Tiansha today, are you truly not afraid that your own sects will be wiped out in the future?"

The same words, when spoken by Kuang Chen and when spoken by Li Fei, had completely different effects.

Especially after Li Fei had blocked one of Li Ming's strikes head-on.

"Well said! How can we allow this demon to be rampant today?!"

A figure flew toward Li Fei.

It was Zhao Xin!

This former Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard, now the Chief Guest of Tianyi Tower, chose to help!

After he stood out, another person flew to Li Fei's side.

This person wore a Daoist robe, carried a long blade on his back, and looked like an immortal.

He was the Grandmaster of the Shangqing Sect, Xuan Feng!

Currently, the Shangqing Sect and the Imperial Court were in a "honeymoon period," so Xuan Feng naturally couldn't watch the Imperial Court's trusted minister, the world-renowned Marquis of Jing'an, die in front of him.

Zhao Xin represented Tianyi Tower.

Xuan Feng represented the Shangqing Sect.

Both of these men had top experts backing them; as soon as they stood out, it immediately gave the others more courage!

Thus, the remaining Grandmasters also flew behind them.

More than a dozen Grandmasters of the Central Plains looked together at the demon Li Ming!

If more than a dozen Grandmasters could work together and dare to fight for their lives, they were indeed qualified to contend with a top expert.

Li Ming looked at these people and gave a cold, sharp smile:

"Seeking death!"

As his voice fell, the deafening roar sounded again.

Heaven and Earth resonated, a Qi storm!

Monstrous Qi gathered toward Mount Tiansha at a terrifying speed, forming ribbons of light that looked like substance.

However, in such a violent environment of Heaven and Earth Qi, the Martial Dao Masters and Grandmasters present, regardless of whether they had divine abilities to quickly absorb Heaven and Earth Qi, found it difficult to absorb even a shred of Qi from the outside.

Because all the Heaven and Earth Qi was under Li Ming's control!

His Dao rule was named—【Swallowing Heaven】.

Swallowing the Heaven and Earth, monopolizing the Qi!

Li Ming "walked" toward the dozen Grandmasters in the air as if taking a leisurely stroll.

"Go help Ying Jie!"

Li Fei shouted, once again actively meeting Li Ming.

He had already seen that Li Ming's move this time had Ying Jie as the key to his plot.

Therefore, they didn't need to truly defeat this demon; they only needed to disrupt the other party's plot.

As long as the other party's plot fell through, it was highly likely he wouldn't kill the Grandmasters present just to vent his anger.

If he were truly that unscrupulous, he wouldn't have told everyone to get lost at the beginning; he would have just killed to establish his authority.

Many thoughts flashed through Li Fei's mind, and then he concentrated his mind, slashing out another 【Not Knowing the Height of Heaven】.

This time, it was no longer the firmament collapsing to crush the world, but the heaven being high and the earth being wide; the distance between him and Li Ming seemed to be pulled infinitely far away, separated by thousands of phenomena.

【Not Knowing the Height of Heaven】 could be used to suppress people with force and convince them with momentum; it could also be used for defense, consuming the opponent's power.

But the infinitely distant distance was soon filled by infinite Heaven and Earth Qi!

The next second, an iron fist shattered the firmament, first striking the Ghost Slaying Blade.

Snap!

This level-six exotic weapon that had followed Li Fei for a long time was broken in half!

The tyrannical and vigorous fist force continued to strike Li Fei's head.

The dragon-shaped battle helmet on his head caved inward, shattered, and his head jerked backward.

"Do you really think you can keep fighting across realms?"

Li Ming's voice exploded in Li Fei's mind!

He didn't wait for Li Fei to borrow force to retreat and repair his battle armor; a second punch arrived, striking the chest armor that Li Fei hadn't fully repaired yet.

The punch was heavy and silent.

Li Fei, who should have been sent flying backward, was instead sucked and squeezed tightly against the other party's fist.

The entire world seemed to have been shattered by this punch, collapsing toward this fist, about to be completely swallowed!

"Are you even worthy of fighting a top expert?!"

Li Ming's voice continued to sound.

Clearly, what Li Fei had said just now had irritated him.

Li Fei's heart was as still as water.

These two punches from Li Ming had cost him over 1,300 more Blood Souls!

At this moment, the Blood Souls in the Myriad Blood Bead were completely exhausted, and there were over 2,800 Blood Souls left in the Blood Spring.

But the next instant, the Blood Souls in the Myriad Blood Bead were full again!

The Myriad Blood Bead leveled up!

Back on the Bai Feng Plain, Li Fei had intended to use his fight with Qin Mingli to level up the Myriad Blood Bead, but he had been sent to another battlefield by Wen Ren Zheng.

After this period of accumulation, the Myriad Blood Bead hadn't been far from leveling up, and now, after taking three punches from a top expert, he had finally gathered enough energy for the upgrade.

The Myriad Blood Bead rose from level 46 to level 47, increasing the Blood Souls by 92, and the number of Blood Souls in the Myriad Blood Bead became 6,770.

Based on the energy value gained from Li Ming's three punches just now, Li Fei estimated that before all his Blood Souls were exhausted, the Myriad Blood Bead should be able to level up once more!

This was the confidence he had to act against Li Ming!

After the Myriad Blood Bead leveled up, Li Fei immediately consumed 3,000 Blood Souls to invest in the 【Sword Sacrifice】 divine ability.

With this, he had consumed a total of 6,000 Blood Souls to perform 【Sword Sacrifice】!

Phantoms appeared on the golden battle armor—

Sun and moon wheels, golden dragons circling, a long river of sword Qi, an altar, and the two characters "Jing'an" flickering!

Li Ming's eyes changed; he was surprised by Li Fei for the second time!

Another punch struck Li Fei's head; this time, what blocked the iron fist were mountains, rivers, and cities that looked like substance...

The shouts of billions of living beings resounded through heaven and earth!

【Sword Sacrifice】 enhanced the 【Mixed Origin Sword World】, and the 【Mixed Origin Sword World】 enhanced the 【Jing'an】 divine ability.

Therefore, the national power protection Li Fei received was even stronger!

He let Li Ming punch, dragging his broken blade with one hand, and slashed at Li Ming's neck.

This strike felt like slashing into an ocean condensed from Heaven and Earth Qi; unprecedented resistance came from the blade's edge!

Boom—

A streak of white rainbow with dazzling sparks swept past Li Ming.

【Heaven and Earth Single Blade】, breaking through heaven and earth!

The two figures separated.

Li Ming stood in the air with an expressionless face, reaching out to touch his neck.

A hand full of blood!

(End of chapter)