Chapter 675: Flying Fire on the Snowy Plain

A dark red glow appeared from the corner, and a fierce, murderous intent surged forth like a tide.

A tall figure was reflected in He Jian's eyes.

He Jian narrowed his eyes, a faint light flickering within his pupils.

Through the opponent's protective energy, he clearly saw the intruder's appearance:

About one meter ninety tall, weighing nearly two hundred jin, wearing a black protective suit with flame patterns, likely a level-five protective suit crafted from the fifth-grade exotic beast, the Flame-Qi Unicorn.

He held no weapon in his hands and wore an iron mask on his face.

He Jian observed every detail of the intruder as best he could.

Upon seeing He Jian, the opponent exerted force through his feet and lunged forward.

The air was torn apart!

A sharp, piercing sound vibrated through the cramped corridor, and the blood-red energy carried astonishing heat, causing the temperature of the entire corridor to rise by over a dozen degrees instantly.

He Jian's mind jolted, as if he were instantly placed in the middle of a snowy plain.

Looking out, everything was snow-white.

But the snowy plain was scorching!

Red light seeped from the snow, melting the accumulation and turning the runoff into a great river.

Finally, the great river was also evaporated, and the snowy plain turned into a sea of fire!

Layers upon layers of fire energy disintegrated all resistance.

Dao Energy—【Snow Plain Flying Fire】!

When an implant is stimulated to trigger a core-level extraordinary ability, it makes a martial artist's mind, physique, and energy move closer to perfection, with tighter connections between them; therefore, usually only Dao Foundation martial artists who have reached the 7th rank or higher can cultivate Dao Energy.

Of course, there are exceptions; some martial artists with high enough talent can fuse the three powers together in advance.

Or, like Li Fei, whose mental power and blood-Qi strength exceed the standard, allowing for a forced fusion.

Regardless of the type of martial artist, their combat power will not be low.

This was definitely not a master that He Jian could contend with!

He Jian stood in the sea of fire, and even though his mind and body would melt in the next second, he remained calm.

He was still carefully observing through his own sensory abilities, refusing to let any detail slip by.

For tonight's event, he only needed to bring a pair of eyes.

A golden light suddenly pierced in from the outside, followed by a second, then a third...

Infinite brightness riddled the sea of fire with holes, simultaneously carrying away all the heat.

Boom—

The sudden, violent wind whipped He Jian's hair and made his robes rustle, forcing him to take a few steps back.

A figure holding a blade stood before him, forcing the intruder back.

"Li Fei?"

The enemy wearing the iron mask said in a hoarse voice.

Li Fei was not wearing the Golden-Thread Jade-Scale Armor at this moment, and the blade in his hand was not the Ghost-Slaying Blade.

Both of these items had been "borrowed" away.

He looked into the intruder's eyes; the opponent's gaze held only a moment of surprise before turning calm.

This indicated that the opponent had anticipated the possibility of his appearance here.

To dare to attempt a prison break while knowing his combat power—it seemed there was a backup plan!

Li Fei struck directly with a 【Blood Might God】.

But this mental strike, combining both magic and martial arts, encountered an invisible barrier before touching the opponent's mind, and was blocked.

"A magic treasure?"

Only then did Li Fei realize that the iron mask on the opponent's face was a magic treasure, and that a Great Mage was secretly controlling it, resonating with it to cast spells.

The man lunged forward again.

He was indeed no match for Li Fei, but tonight's operation did not require him to defeat Li Fei.

As long as he could stall him, it would suffice.

Furthermore, he was not fighting alone.

As he threw a punch at Li Fei, intense magical fluctuations surged from the mask on his face, and a spell was cast upon Li Fei first.

Curse of the Lost Path in the Dark Night!

It would cause a person to instantly lose their perception of the outside world, while feeling confused and uneasy.

Even if it were only a momentary lapse, in a clash of this level, it was enough to become a fatal flaw.

Compared to direct combat, mages were indeed better suited for support.

With scorching fists thrown out, the man seized this moment to explode his power without reservation!

This was the depths of the dungeon, the most solid place; both the floor and the walls on either side were mixed with special materials that could absorb a martial artist's energy.

But at this moment, the floor and both walls were covered in spiderweb-like cracks.

It was as if a giant beast had suddenly appeared in this cramped space, about to crush it to pieces!

The man's fists struck Li Fei's chest heavily, and the energy, like a volcanic eruption, surged into his body, only to sink like a stone into the sea.

Li Fei's eyes remained without a trace of confusion from beginning to end, and he thrust his blade toward the opponent's lower abdomen with his right hand!

He had intentionally foregone his protective energy to tank the opponent's punch, all to close the distance.

The tip of the blade instantly pierced the opponent's protective energy and protective suit; only after half the blade had entered was it firmly locked by flesh and energy.

The intruder retreated at full speed, and at the same time, a burst of blood-evil Qi erupted within his body!

Li Fei stepped forward to pursue, only to see the man ahead suddenly hunch over, and a square iron hammer came crashing in with a whistling, air-piercing sound.

A clear white mark was left in the air where the hammer flew; despite being only the size of a palm, it felt as if a mountain peak were crashing down!

Bang—

The hammer struck the Primordial Star Armor, and Li Fei was shaken back.

This magic treasure bought the masked man a chance to catch his breath.

He straightened up, spat out a mouthful of blood, used his energy to disperse the blood-evil Qi in his body, and fully activated his core-level healing extraordinary ability.

He looked at Li Fei with a shocked expression.

He believed he had attached enough importance to this Marquis of Jing'an, and the Great Mage coordinating with him also possessed astonishing combat power; the two of them combined even had the confidence to kill those experts ranked low on the Wind and Cloud General Ranking!

But in just a single exchange, he had nearly been severely wounded!

"The Curse of the Lost Path in the Dark Night didn't take effect?"

"I don't understand either; even a Dao Foundation martial artist with strong mental power should have been affected for at least a split second."

The Curse of the Lost Path in the Dark Night was the key spell for tonight's operation; even if Li Fei wanted to return for reinforcements, this spell could be used to block him.

Yet, this spell hadn't taken effect at all.

"How much longer does Liusha need?"

"At least ten seconds."

"Stall him, then. Switch with me; I'll use the Soul-Shaking Mountain-Breaking Hammer to attack the front."

"Alright."

The exchange at the consciousness level was extremely fast; once the two finished communicating, the slowed hammer resumed its assault on Li Fei with astonishing momentum.

Meanwhile, in a cell at the end of this corridor, the three Dao Foundation powerhouses that Lu Wen had brought from the Stop-Conflict Pavilion were all present.

The three of them were responsible for guarding Liu Jiehui, who was in a state of severe injury.

Suddenly, all three felt an anomaly coming from underground almost simultaneously.

This was not an anomaly caused by the fighting in the corridor, but an energy fluctuation coming from beneath the ground.

All three were experienced and knew that some martial artists had extraordinary abilities that allowed them to "tunnel," so they immediately became alert.

The cell they were in was "wrapped" in every direction; even the ground had specially made steel plates. Normally, even if someone used an extraordinary ability to sneak underground, it would take some time to break through the special steel below.

This time would be enough for the three to move Liu Jiehui.

But the enemy was clearly prepared.

Two seconds later, the vibration of the ground became extremely violent, and then a figure burst out from the soil!

The intruder not only had the "tunneling" extraordinary ability, but also possessed an extraordinary ability to rapidly corrode special steel.

Of course, the most critical thing was that he had known precisely where Liu Jiehui was located beforehand.

"There really is a mole!"

A cold glint flashed in He Jian's eyes in the corridor; he glanced at Li Fei, who was currently engaging the enemy, and decisively turned to run toward the cell at the end.

Li Fei also sensed the movement behind him, so he decisively entered the "Blood Demon State"!

The iron hammer whistled toward him.

Li Fei extended his left hand to meet the hammer.

Boom!!!

The Primordial Star Armor on his body finally shattered after several impacts, but this time, Li Fei was not knocked back.

He had caught the magic treasure steadily with his left hand!

This scene made the pupils of the masked man behind him contract.

This magic treasure was called the Soul-Shaking Mountain-Breaking Hammer, capable of launching both mental and physical attacks simultaneously.

It could shake the mind and possessed the power to break mountains!

It was the first time he had ever seen someone catch this magic treasure head-on and remain completely unscathed.

"Clearly, the protective energy has already been broken."

The massive figure before his eyes, whose head nearly brushed the ceiling, brought him an unprecedented sense of oppression!

The man threw out both fists, and the Dao energy appeared once more.

Li Fei grabbed the Soul-Shaking Mountain-Breaking Hammer with his left hand, and without waiting for the magic treasure to break free, he slammed a full-power 【Blood Might God】 strike onto it.

After incorporating the 【Green Bone】, Li Fei's physique was further strengthened, and his total number of blood souls had now increased to 878.

The maximum limit of 【Blood Might】 rose to 87. , and combined with the doubling effect of the 'Blood Demon State' and the fusion of mental energy, the power was astonishing!

The hammer in Li Fei's hand shook and instantly lost its kinetic energy.

At the same time, the man's Dao energy and a spell struck Li Fei simultaneously.

The spell still failed to take effect.

Li Fei let the surrounding snowfield melt, ignored the powerful fire energy continuously invading his body, and swung his blade forward.

At this moment, the snowfield had just melted into a great river; before the water could be evaporated, all the fire energy suddenly accelerated, converged toward Li Fei, and then vanished into thin air.

In that instant, Li Fei seemed to have turned into a black hole, absorbing all the fire energy completely.

【Snowfield Flying Fire】 was thus broken!

However, it was not over yet.

A towering tree manifested out of thin air, its branches covered in flowers formed from flames.

A gust of wind blew, and the flowers on the tree scattered, turning into sparks that filled the sky.

A burst of blooming energy followed, possessing not only explosive power but also a vitality that intoxicated the mind.

【Fire Tree Silver Flowers in an Ever-Bright Night】!

This was one of the Dao energies originally created by Hao Yi, a technique that prioritized defense before offense.

It first absorbed the opponent's power, finally transforming it into a fire tree in full bloom!

The energy within the intruder was pulled by this Dao energy, and over thirty percent of it was instantly depleted!

Not only that, but he himself was invaded by the pervasive fire energy and suffered internal injuries.

Li Fei had only initially mastered this Dao energy; if the opponent's Dao energy hadn't also been fire-attributed, he would not have been able to break the technique with a technique so smoothly.

After breaking the move, he stepped forward to charge at the opponent and used another full-power 【Blood Might God】.

The magic treasure on the opponent's face activated again, forming a defensive spell.

But this time, that invisible barrier could no longer block it, like a wall shattered by a heavy hammer!

The intruder was struck as if by lightning and stood stunned on the spot.

Li Fei rushed to his front and stabbed his blade into the opponent's lower abdomen.

This time, the blade pierced through the abdomen!

Powerful blood malice erupted inside the opponent's body; by the time he regained his senses, his internal energy was completely chaotic, and his internal organs had suffered heavy damage.

He threw a punch subconsciously, but Li Fei grabbed his right shoulder, and a massive, overwhelming force erupted, forcibly snapping the joint.

"Ah!"

Following a scream, Li Fei snapped the opponent's left shoulder joint as well.

He held the man with one hand and turned around just in time to see the Soul-Shaking Mountain-Breaking Hammer flying up again.

Another full-power 【Blood Might God】 struck the magic treasure, causing the newly airborne artifact to fall once more.

Li Fei, holding the masked man in his left hand, picked up the hammer from the ground with his right hand as he passed the artifact, and quickly rushed toward the prison cells ahead.

Inside the prison, three Foundation Establishment martial artists of the Stop-Conflict Department were surrounding and attacking the invading enemy.

He Jian did not participate in the battle but instead protected Liu Jiehui.

The man who had suddenly emerged from the ground went by the codename 'Quicksand'; when he sensed Li Fei rushing toward them, he could not help but reveal a look of horror.

According to the pre-arranged plan, Li Fei should have been delayed for at least twenty seconds. Although Quicksand was fighting four people at once, his abilities were bizarre; he did not need to defeat the four Foundation Establishment powerhouses, only to kill Liu Jiehui, who was being protected by them.

Quicksand had said when making the plan that he only needed ten seconds.

Yet Li Fei returned in less than ten seconds?

Quicksand did not hesitate; his figure vanished like a phantom before the four of them, intending to escape by tunneling underground!

The three Foundation Establishment martial artists surrounding him did not have time to react and could only watch helplessly as Quicksand tunneled into the ground.

Just at this moment, He Jian, the weakest in terms of combat power who had not made a move until now, suddenly stomped his foot.

A burst of energy blocked Quicksand's escape path perfectly, like a wall generated out of thin air!

Quicksand was both shocked and furious, unable to understand how He Jian had judged his escape direction and managed to ambush him with energy in advance.

This energy was nothing to Quicksand, and he broke it in just one second.

But one second later, Li Fei had already arrived outside the prison, and an invisible force like a mountain peak slammed fiercely into Quicksand's mind!

His extraordinary ability to tunnel was forcibly interrupted, and his body became stuck in the soil.

Boom!

A palm broke through the soil above and grabbed Quicksand's head.

Quicksand regained his senses, revealing a look of terror.

Red Sleeve Restaurant.

Shen Tu Yue unexpectedly spoke up:

"The Marquis of Jing'an is unwilling to cross swords with my senior brother, so what about me?"

As for Li Fei, to say she had fallen for him would certainly be an exaggeration; she was not that kind of tacky or infatuated woman.

It was just that curiosity was inevitable regarding such a legendary figure who was younger, more talented, and more famous than herself.

Coupled with her best friend 'fanning the flames' on the side, she had specifically asked Chi Chengyu not to proactively bring up the matter of a duel at tonight's banquet.

Hidden within this were a young girl's little thoughts and reserve.

But when she saw Huang Jin being rejected so bluntly by Li Fei, Shen Tu Yue was instead provoked into a rebellious state of mind.

This senior brother of Huang Jin had always been very good to her, so Shen Tu Yue stood up at this moment, no longer concerned with 'poetry and the moon'.

It was only about martial artists!

She also wanted to see what kind of methods a Foundation Establishment martial artist capable of heavily injuring a True Person's flying sword possessed.

Li Fei, sitting in the main seat, was suddenly distracted for a moment, after which a smile appeared on his face, and he seemed to be in a good mood.

Turning his head to look at Shen Tu Yue, Li Fei smiled and said:

"If Miss Shen wishes to duel, you might as well wait a while."

Sorry, there is only one update today.

(End of this chapter)