Chapter 709: Wind and Elegance

The person who arrived was naturally Li Fei.

"Greetings, Marquis of Jing'an!"

"I have seen the Marquis of Jing'an!"

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The crowd around them froze for a moment before reacting, some bowing directly to pay their respects to Li Fei.

Yan Dongchen watched Li Fei, who had finally appeared, feeling somewhat puzzled:

"Does the Marquis of Jing'an wish to spar with me now?"

This question was also the doubt in the hearts of everyone present:

Before Yan Dongchen broke through his realm, Li Fei did not show himself.

Now that Yan Dongchen has broken through, Li Fei walks out and says he wants to spar?

What is he after?

"Yes, I want to spar now."

Li Fei said calmly.

Standing to the side, Xiang Dongliang hurriedly sent him a voice transmission, telling him not to be impulsive.

Yan Dongchen at the Foundation Establishment stage already had such terrifying spears of absolute kill; how much more so would a Martial Arts Master's spear be?

Li Fei was about to enter the Tomb of Heavenly Water; if he were to be severely injured, it would truly be a loss outweighing the gain.

But Li Fei just smiled and nodded at Xiang Dongliang, signaling for him to rest assured.

He had his own plans.

Yan Dongchen had initially said he wanted to test his defensive power with a spear, which had failed to pique his interest.

From Li Fei's current perspective, the ability of the Myriad Blood Bead was more like a law, one that even peak powerhouses might not be able to break, let alone a mere Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

Therefore, Li Fei was not interested in Yan Dongchen's challenge.

But when Yan Dongchen broke through to become a Martial Arts Master, Li Fei immediately became interested:

Why turn down free energy points?

The energy points brought by the Foundation Establishment stage were already a bit low for the current Myriad Blood Bead, but those of a Martial Arts Master were excellent.

"Is the Marquis of Jing'an not joking?"

Yan Dongchen looked into Li Fei's eyes.

Li Fei: "This Marquis is very serious. I ask Brother Yan to give it your all and hold nothing back!"

Yan Dongchen's gaze turned cold.

In his view, Li Fei's actions meant that he felt the Foundation Establishment stage version of him was unworthy of crossing moves, and only a Martial Arts Master was qualified.

To be this arrogant?!

The others present also gradually reacted, their thoughts aligning with Yan Dongchen's, and the way they looked at Li Fei changed as well.

Even if Yan Dongchen was just a newly broken-through Martial Arts Master, he was still a Martial Arts Master, and there was a fundamental difference from the Foundation Establishment stage!

Li Fei might be able to temporarily block other Martial Arts Masters, but he might not be able to block Yan Dongchen, who specialized in killing power.

What if Yan Dongchen's divine ability was of the one-hit-kill variety?

"Fine."

Yan Dongchen did not waste words and agreed to this spar.

He decided to teach this arrogant Marquis a lesson!

Seeing Yan Dongchen accept, Li Fei took off his Golden Thread Jade Scale Armor and handed it to Xiang Dongliang for safekeeping.

"He is actually going to take off his divine garment?!"

Zhou Yan was dumbfounded by this scene.

Lan Ruoyun also had a complex expression, recalling the situation when she had fought Li Fei back then:

"Perhaps, he really can?"

Li Fei held his blade and moved forward, stopping at a distance of over ten meters from Yan Dongchen:

"Brother Yan, please."

Inside the residence where Zhu Fenghua was located.

Before Shentu Yue and Yan Dongchen had clashed, the battle here had already erupted.

You Ming suddenly killed his way out, and Zhu Fenghua took the initiative to meet him, while telling his two senior brothers to run quickly.

These two disciples of the Heavenly One Tower did not run.

They followed closely behind Zhu Fenghua, charging together toward that black flood dragon.

The next second, the two fifth-tier Foundation Establishment Heavenly One Tower disciples vomited blood and were sent flying.

They had both been hit by You Ming's 【Heart Sword】, temporarily losing consciousness before being sent flying by the Dao force.

If not for Zhu Fenghua stepping in to block the vast majority of the force, these two Heavenly One Tower disciples would already be dead.

Without the mental strength of a peak Foundation Establishment stage, one is like an ant beneath the 【Heart Sword】!

The dust was blown away by the force of the wind, and amidst the ruins, You Ming thrust his sword at Zhu Fenghua.

Zhu Fenghua was empty-handed; he turned sideways and slapped the sword body with his palm.

A nearly transparent force collided with You Ming's pitch-black force, and then both were annihilated.

The Foundation Establishment Zhu Fenghua cultivated was the 【Glory Crown】, and the force he primarily cultivated was the Myriad Glory Radiance Force, a mutated attribute—the light attribute.

Meanwhile, You Ming's force was the Dark Moon Infinite Force, a mutated attribute—the dark attribute.

The two forces happened to mutually restrain each other.

Zhu Fenghua's palm struck the sword body, causing it to bend.

You Ming flicked his wrist, and the bent sword body snapped upward violently, the flood-dragon-like sword Qi biting toward Zhu Fenghua once more.

At the same time, the 【Heart Sword】 slashed toward Zhu Fenghua's mind!

After being hit, Zhu Fenghua was not obviously affected; his figure spun like a spinning top, instantly unleashing over a dozen palms, each shooting out a light of a different color.

The flood dragon sword Qi disintegrated under the seven-colored light.

The momentum of their clash was immense; the mere shockwaves of their force had already demolished several more buildings!

However, the commotion inside this residence did not spread out at all; the outside world neither heard the sound nor saw the sky-filling dust and the collapsing houses and pavilions.

This was because Zhu San had secretly cast an illusion barrier.

In fact, it would not have been difficult for Zhu Fenghua to break this layer of illusion barrier, but he was pinned down by You Ming and could not easily divide his attention.

The two fought with speed, and in the blink of an eye, they had already exchanged over a dozen moves.

Zhu Fenghua could not only block You Ming's 【Heart Sword】 divine ability, but he also did not fall into a disadvantage at all when exchanging Dao force with You Ming; his moves were coherent, and in the transitions, he could completely keep up with You Ming's rhythm!

This indicated that his Dao force was also at the "as-you-wish" level!

Usually, only after constructing a martial arts realm and reaching the "Spirit-Connecting" realm of the mind can Dao force reach the "as-you-wish" level.

But in history, there have been some peerless geniuses who could possess "as-you-wish" level Dao force while still at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Zhu Fenghua was one of them.

Not only that, but after his Dao force incorporated techniques, it was not at all weaker than You Ming's Dao force in terms of power!

You Ming shook his long sword, and countless sword Qi scattered in all directions.

The next second, a layer of black canopy shrouded the two of them within it.

This was the move You Ming had used against Li Fei before—【Netherworld Heaven】!

Zhu Fenghua immediately felt the pressure and invisible entanglement coming from all directions.

His force was being drained bit by bit.

On the mental level, it was even more severe, as if a giant beast with infinite tentacles was clinging to his mind, continuously devouring his power!

Zhu Fenghua's attainments in Dao force were not weaker than You Ming's, but with the enhancement of the 【Heart Sword】 divine ability, the power of 【Netherworld Heaven】 had been raised by a tier, making it difficult for Zhu Fenghua to break.

Under the condition of being severely constrained, he could no longer contend with You Ming and immediately fell into a disadvantage.

Back then, Li Fei had broken the technique with brute force, forcibly breaking free from the surrounding restraints with unimaginable, terrifying strength, and had caught You Ming off guard to injure him.

Zhu Fenghua did not have the strength Li Fei possessed, but he also had his own means to break the situation.

You Ming thrust his sword from behind Zhu Fenghua, when a sword light suddenly appeared, colliding with the sword body from the side.

This was a palm-sized miniature flying sword!

Zhu Fenghua cultivated both Dharma and martial arts, so this was his magic treasure.

He was also a sword cultivator at the same time!

You Ming had anticipated this, and the 【Heart Sword】 instantly struck that flying sword.

His 【Heart Sword】 divine ability could ignore distance, lock onto a target directly, and arrive in an instant; it was actually very restraining against magic treasures like flying swords.

But after being struck by the 【Heart Sword】, that miniature flying sword only shook violently a few times and did not completely lose control.

"Dual cultivation of Dharma and martial arts..."

This thought flashed through You Ming's mind.

The means Zhu Fenghua used to resist his 【Heart Sword】 were not a single Dao force or technique, but a combination of the two.

The mental-defense-type Dao force and techniques were perfectly combined, complementing each other to exert an effect where 1+1 is far greater than 2, thereby allowing Zhu Fenghua to block a mental-type divine ability attack across realms.

He not only used this method on himself, but also imbued it onto his flying sword!

You Ming used his force to shake away the flying sword and continued to thrust toward the constrained Zhu Fenghua.

When the long sword was about to reach him, another sword light appeared, colliding with it in a tip-to-tip manner.

A second flying sword!

With two flying swords obstructing the enemy, it was enough for Zhu Fenghua to react and launch a counterattack while being entangled.

He turned, stepped forward, closed the distance with You Ming, and struck a palm toward You Ming's head.

Then, a streak of sword light suddenly shot out from his palm, stabbing straight at You Ming's face!

A third flying sword!

You Ming watched the incoming flying sword; his 【Heart Sword】 struck first, causing its speed to plummet, and then his figure vanished like a phantom, causing the strike to miss.

You Ming appeared to the left of Zhu Fenghua and thrust his sword again.

Three flying swords flew in from three different directions.

You Ming parried the three flying swords with lightning speed, then dodged Zhu Fenghua's two palms.

As time passed, Zhu Fenghua's strength, mental power, and void intent were being continuously weakened by the 【Nether Heaven】, and because the opponent was using both martial arts and spells simultaneously, needing to both defend and attack, the consumption was naturally greater.

Therefore, You Ming was not in a hurry; continuing to wear him down would certainly increase his own advantage.

"Two years ago you could already control three flying swords; how many can you control now? Four? Or five?"

You Ming's voice rang out in Zhu Fenghua's ear.

The number of magic treasures a Great Mage in the Possession Realm can control depends on three points:

One, level of wealth.

Two, strength of void intent.

Three, innate talent.

Zhu Fenghua was extremely strong in all three of these points!

More than two years ago, when he fought that martial arts grandmaster, he had already controlled three flying swords simultaneously, so You Ming had anticipated this.

Moreover, he knew that for a peerless prodigy like Zhu Fenghua, one could not judge based on old intelligence, so he had prepared himself mentally for Zhu Fenghua to bring out even more flying swords.

But Zhu Fenghua did not bring out any more flying swords after that.

After exchanging a dozen more moves with You Ming, streaks of crisscrossing sword light suddenly lit up under the dark canopy of the sky.

These sword lights were all traces left by the three flying swords as they flew.

"This is..."

You Ming was startled.

In an instant, this dark world was illuminated!

The dark canopy was slashed into pieces by the streaks of sword light, and the 【Nether Heaven】 was shattered.

When You Ming regained his composure, he discovered he was already situated within a world of sword energy:

Everywhere was filled with crisscrossing sword energy, and streaks of bright sword light intersected and converged in the sky, resembling stars.

The entire residence was covered by this world of sword energy!

"Profound Scenery?!"

You Ming's expression finally changed.

Relying on dual cultivation of magic and martial arts, Zhu Fenghua had actually unleashed the Dao power of the Profound Scenery level while still in the Dao Foundation Realm!

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(End of chapter)