Chapter 691: Golden Body, Jade Marrow

"If you beg for mercy, I might consider not killing you."

When You Ming spoke these words, no one doubted he was joking.

The dignified second-ranked on the Wind and Cloud General Ranking, a direct disciple of the Red Dust Pavilion Master, could not even hold onto his own life in front of him.

Life and death, power to grant or take away, all rested in a single thought!

Ordinary people did not actually understand what the Dao Foundation Realm was, or what the Wind and Cloud General Ranking was, but they knew one thing: Shentu Yue was very powerful and was the pride of Gansu Province!

And now, the reputation and prestige Shentu Yue had built in Gansu Province had all become stepping stones for You Ming.

The gazes of over ten thousand people gathered on him were filled with awe and fear.

This was the feeling You Ming wanted.

After years of bitter cultivation and a long wait, he had specifically chosen this moment to make his entrance; what he wanted was this feeling of crushing the entire scene!

His thoughts were connecting, and he could already vaguely see the scenery at a higher level.

But at such a moment of triumph, a voice abruptly came over:

"Hey."

"Are you very good at fighting?"

The flippancy in the words made You Ming feel despised.

After he had already displayed his power, no one should be so disrespectful to him again!

Everyone also looked over one after another.

A dark golden figure was rushing toward this side quickly; because the street was already packed with people, the person was leaping across the rooftops of the buildings.

"Who is it?"

"The Marquis of Jing'an."

"It's useless even if he comes, right?"

In the perception of the crowd, Li Fei was at most at a similar level to Shentu Yue; otherwise, he would not have needed to "avoid the battle" earlier.

Since Shentu Yue had been defeated even while joining forces with others, Li Fei was definitely not an opponent either.

Amidst the crowd's discussion, Li Fei arrived at the street where the Red Sleeve Restaurant was located and stood still on the roof of an inn a hundred meters away from You Ming.

During this process, You Ming did not rush to kill Shentu Yue.

He did not seem to intend to actually kill Shentu Yue, but was specifically waiting for Li Fei to come.

Li Fei glanced at Huang Jin's corpse with an expressionless face.

He knew Huang Jin wanted to use his power to deal with the New Heaven Society to break free from control, and he was also just using the other party to learn more about the New Heaven Society.

He just didn't expect that before the cooperation between the two sides was truly established, Huang Jin would be killed.

The New Heaven Society actually had a Martial Arts Master who dared to strike openly!

"Junior, you are very confident."

You Ming stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Li Fei with a smile.

He had the demeanor of a grandmaster standing like a deep pool or a towering mountain.

"You are even more confident for not running away immediately upon seeing this Marquis arrive."

Li Fei said indifferently, his voice resounding through the long street.

"Be careful, he is a Martial Arts Master, his divine ability is a mental attack!"

Shentu Yue transmitted her voice to Li Fei.

She was worried that Li Fei was being too reckless.

"Truly, the ignorant are fearless."

You Ming shook his head.

"Hurry up, there isn't much time left for you."

Li Fei said calmly.

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Even though the atmosphere was very grave, Li Fei's words made Shentu Yue unable to help but want to laugh.

A trace of anger finally appeared in You Ming's eyes.

From the very beginning, the feeling Li Fei gave him was one of contempt.

This was something You Ming particularly could not tolerate!

Yet, he could not refute what Li Fei said.

Chi Chengyu and the Imperial Guard Army in the city must have already received the news and were rushing here; according to prior estimates, his time was indeed running out.

"Seeking death—"

You Ming struck out in anger, the black flood dragon reappeared, biting toward Li Fei a hundred meters away.

The black dragon swallowed the sky, and the mountain-toppling, sea-draining force set off a new storm in the air!

The hundred-meter distance was instantly crossed by the black dragon; before this, a 【Heart Sword】 had already struck Li Fei!

In the mental world, a jade-green Vajra Dharma image was already standing there.

The next instant, night descended, and the Vajra Dharma image was swallowed.

Then the night was torn apart, and the Vajra Dharma image collapsed completely!

Li Fei stood in place with a calm expression, the Golden Thread Jade Qilin Armor on his body rapidly changing form.

Pieces of dark golden scales emerged, changing on their own along his head, limbs, and torso, covering him completely.

In the blink of an eye, Li Fei was wrapped in a dark golden scale armor, with jade-green patterns on the scales, looking like Vajra and also like jade.

While the defensive state of the Golden Thread Jade Qilin Armor was activated, Li Fei also entered the 'Blood Demon State', his figure expanding rapidly!

A series of explosions came from within Li Fei's body, mixed with the rushing sound of a river.

This was the sound of muscles and bones moving, and blood flowing!

Previously, when Li Fei entered the 'Blood Demon State', his height was about 2. meters, but now his figure had actually shrunk, his height just barely reaching 2 meters, and his physique was not as massive as before.

But the aura on his body was more solid and vigorous than before.

A plume of essence smoke, as if substantial, shot straight into the sky!

Facing the rushing black dragon, Li Fei drew the Ghost Severing Blade and slashed forward with both hands.

The golden blade light collided with the black flood dragon; after fusing with four types of Innate One Qi, the sharpness of the Primordial Vajra Force went up another level, already stronger than many high-level forces that had fused with five types of Innate One Qi and reached 'perfection'!

But the golden blade light was still quickly worn away, and Li Fei was 'swallowed' by the flood dragon in one gulp.

Seeing this, Shentu Yue was about to activate the 'Flying Phoenix Shadow' to attack You Ming, but the next second she saw that black flood dragon being cut open from the middle!

The figure wearing the golden scale armor held the blade with both hands, having cut open the dragon's body, and stood safely on the roof.

Li Fei had taken You Ming's attack head-on, whether it was the divine ability or the Dao force!

The 【Heart Sword】 caused pure mental damage, so the 'overflowing' damage was transferred by the Myriad Blood Pearl, and 27 Blood Souls were consumed.

As for the Dao force You Ming unleashed, it did not cause any damage to Li Fei!

The roof under Li Fei's feet collapsed downward violently; he stepped forward, leaped out, and killed toward You Ming with his blade.

You Ming's gaze narrowed, and he swept his sword horizontally.

A pitch-black sword light turned into a black line, spanning between heaven and earth.

This black line quickly spread to both sides and kept widening, as if an extra crack had appeared in heaven and earth, with an infinite void behind the crack.

Dao Force—【Night Scar】!

Li Fei rushed into the void behind the crack in the blink of an eye, as if he had arrived in a space of nothingness.

There was no up or down, no left or right.

There was no light, no sound.

He stood here and instantly lost all perception!

At the same time, his mental world was also wrapped by such a void.

The "Fixed Calamity Vajra Method" was specifically for breaking mental control, but at this moment, the jade-green Vajra Dharma image in Li Fei's mental world also lost its luster and could not break free from this void.

This was not just the effect caused by 【Night Scar】, but also 【Heart Sword】.

Besides simple mental offense and defense, for any move involving the mental level, 【Heart Sword】 could strengthen it!

At this moment, Li Fei, having been hit, lost all perception of the outside world and stopped in place like a puppet.

Shentu Yue wanted to help, but was immediately struck by a 【Heart Sword】, her mind shaken, and she could only watch helplessly as You Ming strolled toward Li Fei and slashed with his sword.

"Ignorant child..."

You Ming's voice spread far away, and he began to pass judgment on Li Fei.

*Shua*—

The golden figure that had been standing still suddenly swung its blade at You Ming!

Blade and sword clashed, and a large spray of sparks splashed out.

You Ming flew backward like a cannonball!

Shentu Yue was stunned.

Everyone was stunned.

This was the first time since You Ming's entrance that he had been repelled in a head-on confrontation!

"How could this be?"

You Ming looked at Li Fei in astonishment.

At that moment just now, the curtain of night that had shrouded Li Fei's mind was forcibly smashed open by a powerful force!

The shielding caused by 【Heart Sword】 was broken, and 【Night Scar】 was broken along with it; Li Fei regained his perception of the outside world and thus accurately slashed You Ming.

Youming stepped onto the roof of a building, halting his retreat, and lunged back toward Li Fei, thrusting his sword forward.

【Heart Sword】 was activated once more, transforming into a veil of night to shroud Li Fei's consciousness.

Li Fei struck himself with a full-power 【Blood Might God】 again; the invisible heavy hammer shattered the veil of night.

This was his method for breaking through the consciousness shroud; there was no profound technique to speak of, only the use of raw power to break through finesse at the level of the mind!

Ignoring the sword thrust by Youming, Li Fei gripped his blade with both hands and slashed out in a rage.

The blade struck the opponent's protective energy, as if cutting into a deep, dark night, and the energy imbued on the Ghost-Slaying Blade was quickly worn away.

But the greatest strength of this strike was not its energy.

Youming's sword struck Li Fei's chest, piercing through his protective energy like a hot knife through butter, and hit the scale armor underneath.

The sword tip was obstructed, but the sword Qi penetrated this divine garment and ultimately slammed into Li Fei's body.

Li Fei's figure did not budge, his blade still traversing the "dark night" before Youming, finally reaching the "other shore."

This strike seemed to cleave a world asunder!

Snap—

A massive mirror formed from energy manifested in the air once again, and the wind howled in fury.

Youming retreated.

He had been repelled by Li Fei for the second time!

Shentu Yue, outside the Red Sleeve Pavilion, watched in a daze, forgetting to act for a moment:

"How... did he do it?"

Li Fei looked calmly at the retreating Youming, while simultaneously 'looking' at the Myriad Blood Bead within his body.

The blood souls had not decreased.

This meant that the sword strike Youming had just landed on him had not broken his defense at all!

After 【Green Bone】 reached the Qi Transformation stage, the extraordinary ability 'Jade Bone' also reached completion.

Li Fei's entire skeletal structure had undergone a transformation; after activating 'Jade Bone,' a substance like liquid jade coated all his bones, which then combined with the 'Tyrant Body' that enhanced his skin and flesh.

Geng Metal True Qi and Jia Wood True Qi—two of the purest, most pristine innate primordial energies—combined perfectly, one internal and one external, to strengthen Li Fei's internal organs.

This was the unique physique of 【Primordial Heaven Gold】—the Golden Body and Jade Marrow!

The increase in vitality was only secondary; after incorporating 【Green Bone】, the formation of the Golden Body and Jade Marrow was the sign that 【Primordial Heaven Gold】, this top-tier Dao foundation, was displaying its power.

His defensive power and physical endurance had increased exponentially; Li Fei actually wanted to find someone to test just how far he had come now.

Youming had come at the perfect time!

Previously, in the 'Blood Demon State,' the limit of 【Blood Rage】 was 25 blood souls.

With the Golden Body and Jade Marrow formed, this limit had reached an astonishing 56!

His essence and energy, rising like smoke from a beacon, shot straight into the sky; having repelled a Martial Arts Master head-on, Li Fei became the new focus of the entire scene.

He stood on the rooftop and beckoned to Youming, who had regained his footing.

(End of chapter)