Chapter 875: Blood Might Seven Kills, A Gift of Gunfire

On the highway, when the attack occurred, the moving motorcade came to a rapid halt.

People began to step out of the vehicles one after another.

By the time Li Fei reached Zeke Lane and Wei Yan, the entire delegation of over a hundred people had already disembarked.

Everyone's gaze turned toward this figure in the golden robe.

"Greetings, Marquis of Jing'an!"

Wei Yan was the first to salute Li Fei.

Li Fei nodded, looked at the hundred-plus members of the Western Continent delegation before him, and cupped his hands:

"I am Li Fei, tasked by the Son of Heaven of the Great Lan Dynasty to receive the Western delegation. Today, assassins launched an attack and disturbed you all; I hope you will forgive this."

After he finished speaking, the delegation fell silent for a moment, and then six people stepped forward, emerging from the crowd.

Among these six were both men and women, each with a distinct aura.

But without exception, they were all top-tier powerhouses.

These were the other six dukes in the delegation!

"You are Li Fei?"

A woman wearing a tight-fitting robe of scarlet leather looked at Li Fei with the eyes of someone eyeing prey.

She had a head of copper-red curly hair, pupils like molten gold, a barb-shaped red copper nose stud embedded in the bridge of her nose, and full lips painted deep purple; her proud figure was about to burst forth from the constraints of her tight clothing.

She flashed a seductive smile and looked at Li Fei:

"For this diplomatic mission, we sent a total of seven Grand Dukes, yet your country sent a mere Marquis to receive us. As a grand Eastern power, aren't you a bit too ignorant of etiquette?"

These words caused the atmosphere at the scene to shift. The other Grand Dukes, including Zeke Lane, remained silent, watching Li Fei with intriguing gazes, waiting for his response.

Li Fei's expression remained unchanged as he glanced at the female Grand Duke who had jumped out to provoke him first.

He turned his head to ask Wei Yan: "Who is this?"

Beads of sweat had already appeared on Wei Yan's forehead, and he hurriedly said:

"She is Grand Duke Saina Van Buren of the Principality of Kalan."

Li Fei nodded and continued to ask:

"May I ask, what is the population of the Principality of Kalan?"

Wei Yan was startled, but fortunately, he had done his homework beforehand:

"The Principality of Kalan has a population of approximately thirty million."

Li Fei asked again: "And what is the land area of the Principality of Kalan?"

Wei Yan cupped his hands and said: "The Principality of Kalan spans approximately seven hundred kilometers from east to west and about three hundred kilometers from north to south."

Li Fei nodded and continued to ask:

"Which is the largest province of my Great Lan Dynasty? What is its population? What is its land area?"

Wei Yan raised his voice almost subconsciously:

"Our country's largest province is White Sand Province, with a population of thirty-seven million, spanning about five hundred kilometers east to west and over one thousand kilometers north to south!"

After listening, Li Fei looked at the female Grand Duke of the Principality of Kalan, Saina Van Buren:

"So it seems that a mere small country is not even as large as a single province of my Great Lan Dynasty. Do you, dukes of a small country, dare to look down upon this Marquis?"

Saina Van Buren's grasp of Central Plains language was mediocre, and the classical particles gave her a headache.

However, Li Fei and Wei Yan had intentionally slowed the pace of their conversation, so the female Grand Duke understood the general meaning.

This made her fly into a rage!

"Insolent—"

She took a step forward, her aura erupting, her entire being like a blooming blaze.

Light ignited in those golden eyes, and an invisible mental force, like the waves of an angry sea, crashed toward Li Fei!

Grand Duke Saina of the Principality of Kalan, nicknamed 'Abyss of Desire', was a top-tier powerhouse at manipulating human hearts.

Although transcendents of the Western Continent did not distinguish between martial arts and spiritual arts, their bloodline powers, like those of exotic beasts, also fell into two types.

The Van Buren family to which Saina belonged inherited a transcendent bloodline of the spiritual arts type, so this female Grand Duke was equivalent to a top-tier True Person of the Eastern Continent.

At this moment, she appeared to make no move, but in reality, her powerful mental force had already invaded Li Fei's consciousness—

Above a calm lake, a patch of blood mist emerged.

In the blood mist were carriages, their shafts entwined with thorny rose vines.

Beautiful women covered in thin gauze stepped out from the carriages, wine seeping from their skin, their gasps causing ripples to spread across the lake.

Sevenfold Prison: Lust!

A bright moon hung high, and the cold moonlight spilled onto the lake, causing those beautiful women to turn into phantoms.

Divine Ability: 【Eternal Fixation】!

The next second, long tables rose from the lake, laden with all kinds of delicacies. The sweet, cloying scent of food permeated the lake surface, and ghosts appeared beside the tables, beginning to eat ravenously.

Sevenfold Prison: Gluttony!

Next came the Prison of Greed woven from gold and gems, and the Prison of Wrath formed from blood and battlefields.

Lust, Gluttony, Wrath, Greed, Sloth, Envy, Pride!

This was the ultimate art of the Van Burens, and also seven different mental-type divine abilities!

However, Saina had not awakened all seven divine abilities in her bloodline; she had only awakened five of them.

At this moment, the five divine abilities coordinated with each other, evolving layers of purgatory within Li Fei's mental world, constantly plucking at his heartstrings, intending to split his mind and make him lose himself in an abyss of desire!

Saina had, of course, heard of Li Fei's reputation, but in her view, Li Fei was undoubtedly a powerful warrior, yet not necessarily skilled in mental-domain confrontations.

Now that she was an ambassador, Li Fei could not openly attack her, which allowed the battle to enter the domain she excelled in most!

She had not intended to truly crush Li Fei's mind; she only needed him to make a fool of himself in front of the delegation.

In the mental world, Saina's offensive was like a tide. Even with a mental defense divine ability like 【Eternal Fixation】, Li Fei appeared unable to hold his ground against the combined assault of five mental divine abilities.

But what Saina found incomprehensible was that even though she had broken through Li Fei's 'defenses', causing the bright moon in the sky to become dim and obscure, changing from a full moon to a crescent—

Li Fei's mind still showed no fluctuations.

His world of consciousness did not seem to be a lake, but an unfathomable, boundless ocean!

Saina had never encountered such a situation.

Just as she intended to further strengthen her offensive and erupt with even greater mental power, the boiling lake suddenly split open.

A terrifying sword intent that pierced the heavens and slaughtered the earth emerged from within, causing Saina's mind to tremble!

"This is..."

A massive blood sword rose from beneath the lake.

Above the firmament, the moon was dim, and the seven stars were inverted.

The light of the stars shone upon the blood sword, and various images emerged.

Golden spears and iron horses, mountains of corpses and seas of blood—this was the First Kill!

Mountains and rivers in ruins, the changing of royal power—this was the Second Kill!

The withering and flourishing of grass and trees, the decay of all things—this was the Third Kill!

Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill!

This was the Sword of Seven Kills, carrying ultimate destruction and slaughter!

After the body of the flying sword was reinforced once more, Li Fei's sword momentum and sword intent had both risen to a new level.

Drawing on the insights gained from the heavenly tribulation, combined with the guidance of the 'Sword Immortal' Ning Qingman, Li Fei had improved his self-created 【Blood Might God】.

This move was finally no longer a simple, crude mixing of spiritual art power and mental power, thrown out all at once to strike someone.

Sword Stance: Seven Kills of Blood Might!

This was the first killing move combining law and martial arts that Li Fei had created after breaking through to become a Grandmaster and a top-tier True Person—a pure mental killing move.

Saina, a female Grand Duke specializing in mental power, had launched a probe, which just happened to give Li Fei a chance to 'test his sword'!

The blood sword flew out from the lake, piercing through the layers of purgatory with irresistible force.

The manifestation of the Seven Kills shattered the sevenfold purgatory!

In the end, the blood sword followed the mental power Saina had used to attack, and in turn, slaughtered its way into her mental world!

The confrontation on the mental level lasted only an instant.

The crowd only saw Grand Duke Saina step forward, her aura erupting, as she launched a powerful mental attack at Li Fei.

The next second, her aura plummeted, she let out a muffled groan, and two streams of blood flowed from her nose.

This scene left the other six dukes looking astonished.

'Abyss of Desire' Saina was the strongest among the seven dukes when it came to mental-level confrontations.

And yet, she was injured by Li Fei in a single exchange?

The intelligence they had obtained beforehand had not mentioned that this Marquis of Jing'an possessed such powerful mental cultivation!

The gazes of the Grand Dukes toward Li Fei held a bit more wariness.

"It seems Grand Duke Saina is feeling unwell. Quickly help her back to the carriage to rest."

Li Fei withdrew his gaze from Saina and said calmly.

"..."

Saina had suffered a secret loss and stared at Li Fei with a vicious look.

In the end, she said nothing and turned to walk toward the carriage.

The envoys of the Principality of Kalan, seeing this, hurriedly followed their Grand Duke away.

"Marquis of Jing'an, we have traveled across the ocean and come thousands of miles to visit your country, only to encounter an attack. How do you explain this? Can your country truly guarantee our safety?"

Just as Saina left, another Grand Duke spoke, using fluent Central Plains language.

This person had long, silver-gray hair, and his pupils were a heterochromatic blend of mercury and amber.

His face carried a saint-like compassion, yet his overall aura faintly contained a fierce, murderous intent; beneath his elegant skin, it was as if a ferocious beast were hidden.

"This is Duke Miller of the Sefuren Kingdom."

Wei Yan introduced him to Li Fei at the opportune moment.

The Sefuren Kingdom is one of the three great powers of the Western Continent.

The weight of this Duke Miller was undoubtedly heavier than that of Duke Saina.

Li Fei looked at the other party: "Just a minor accident, nothing but a bit of wind and frost. Since you all have traveled across the ocean, you have seen greater storms than this; why bother with such a trifle?"

After speaking, he pointed to the towering city not far away:

"As for safety, Lanling City is right before your eyes. Please, everyone, board your carriages and continue forward. Once inside the city, I guarantee you will not encounter any more accidents. Or is it that—"

"You all wish to stop here and reminisce about the battlefield of yesteryear?"

These words caused many in the diplomatic mission to change color; the gazes many cast toward Li Fei were filled with killing intent!

Among the envoys present, almost everyone had elders or relatives in their families who had sacrificed their lives in that battle.

Therefore, this sentence from Li Fei truly struck the sore spot of these people!

"Hahahahaha."

Duke Zek suddenly laughed aloud.

When Li Fei appeared, his upper body was no longer bare, but draped in a robe woven from flames.

He was a Glory Duke-level transcendent, the strongest among the seven Grand Dukes, and the national strength of the Deni Kingdom also ranked faintly first among the seven nations.

So, when Zek spoke, everyone looked over.

"I, this Duke, have heard of the great name of the Marquis of Jing'an while far away in the Western Continent. Seeing you today, you are indeed a hero!"

Zek looked at Li Fei and said word by word:

"I hope there will be an opportunity later to meet you and exchange martial arts as friends."

Li Fei nodded calmly: "This Marquis is ready to accompany you at any time."

Thereupon, Zek turned and returned to his own carriage.

Seeing him leave, Duke Miller of the Sefuren Kingdom smiled and bowed to Li Fei, appearing very polite, before turning to board his carriage as well.

Three of the seven Grand Dukes had already left, and the remaining four no longer spoke, one after another turning to board their carriages.

Soon, everyone in the diplomatic mission returned to their carriages, and the convoy continued to move.

Seeing this, Wei Yan finally let out a sigh of relief, discovering that his back had long been soaked with sweat.

He looked at Li Fei with an expression of admiration.

In today's situation, he felt that apart from the 'God of War' Wenren Zheng, only Li Fei could steadily suppress the scene in the entire Great Lan Dynasty.

If it were any other Grandmaster or top-tier True Person, it would have been very difficult to make these ill-intentioned Western Continent envoys obediently board their carriages.

"Let's go, we shall enter the city too."

Li Fei said to Wei Yan and Shao Chenfeng.

Following this, no further accidents occurred, and Li Fei and the others accompanied the convoy as it successfully entered Lanling City.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites of the Internal Affairs Cabinet had long been waiting at the city gate, and Li Fei did not need to worry about any etiquette or arrangements.

It was just that because an attack had just occurred, Li Fei accompanied the convoy until it entered the Imperial City before departing.

He took the assassin he had captured to the headquarters of the Zhige Pavilion and handed the assassin over to the Zhige Pavilion to handle.

In fact, the assassin's identity was very obvious, as this was an old monk.

After Li Fei captured this old monk at the True Person realm, the other party was calm, appearing as if he had cast aside all thoughts of life and death.

Just over an hour later, the Zhige Pavilion provided a result, which was delivered to Li Fei's desk immediately:

"The assassin is Fashan, the abbot of Huayan Temple."

Huayan Temple is a famous temple in Yue Province and also a first-rate sect in the pugilistic world.

The main strength of the Daoists is concentrated in the three Daoist sects.

Besides that, there are Daoist disciples within the various Justice Courts, the General Justice Court, and the Justice Department in every region.

Therefore, a portion of the Daoist strength resides within the government, coexisting with the nation.

As for the Buddhists, apart from Pudu Temple, another portion of their strength resides in temples across various regions.

Thus, after the new Emperor ascended the throne, the first order he issued was to seal all temples in the country and arrest all monks who possessed cultivation!

Huayan Temple naturally could not escape this fate and had already turned into a ruin.

Most of the Buddhist disciples in the temple who possessed cultivation were killed or injured.

Abbot Fashan, who possessed the cultivation of a True Person, was a key target, but he still managed to escape.

After Fashan escaped, he did not choose to flee to Pudu Temple for refuge, but instead remained lurking outside Lanling City, waiting for a suitable opportunity to strike.

Originally, he intended to find a chance to kill several high-ranking court officials, but after learning the news that the Western Continent diplomatic mission was coming to the capital, he changed his mind.

He knew he certainly could not harm the people of the diplomatic mission, but what he wanted was to let the whole world know—

The Great Lan Dynasty's foundation is unstable!

The next morning.

Inside the Imperial City, the seven Grand Dukes of the Western Continent diplomatic mission each brought one envoy and walked into a grand hall.

A long table was placed inside the hall, with seats on both sides of the long table.

The envoys of the seven nations and a group of officials from the Great Lan Dynasty sat facing each other.

After all fourteen people of the Western Continent diplomatic mission were seated, someone stepped into the hall from the entrance.

The person in the lead had graying temples and natural double pupils; it was none other than the Chief Councilor Ye Ze.

Behind the Chief Councilor, Li Fei, dressed in a golden robe, walked into the hall calmly.

In addition, there were a group of officials from the Internal Affairs Cabinet.

Ye Ze sat in the center seat, Li Fei sat to his left, and the remaining officials took their seats in order.

This was Li Fei's first time participating in this kind of negotiation between nations.

Before coming, he had specifically asked Ye Ze: what did he need to do?

"Negotiations between two countries are just everyone sitting down to reason."

This was the first sentence Ye Ze said to Li Fei.

"If we civil officials cannot reason with them, then you will need to reason with them."

This was the second sentence Ye Ze said to Li Fei.

So, after everyone was seated, the gazes of the seven dukes were focused on Li Fei, while Li Fei simply closed his eyes to rest his mind.

He diverted a portion of his focus to construct an illusion, continuing to attempt the upgrade of his Flying Sword Body within the illusion.

To upgrade from an Earth-grade flying sword to a Heaven-grade flying sword, he had to find a path himself.

"You all have come from afar—"

Inside the hall, the negotiations officially began.

After some pleasantries, Zek, sitting in the center seat, glanced at Li Fei, who was still resting with his eyes closed, and turned to give a look to the subordinate beside him.

The other party immediately picked up a long, black box from under his feet and placed it on the table.

"For this diplomatic mission, we have prepared a gift for your esteemed country."

Zek said with a smile.

His subordinate opened the box in front of Ye Ze and the others—

Inside was a gun!

This gun was entirely black, and its design was similar to a rifle.

Ye Ze's expression remained unchanged as he looked at the firearm in the box:

"Is this the new type of firearm from the Western Continent?"

Zek nodded: "Correct, this gun is the newest assault rifle of my Deni Kingdom—Black Fire!"

After speaking, he signaled for the subordinate beside him to take this gun out of the box.

This action did not cause any unease among the civil officials opposite.

After all, the Marquis of Jing'an was still sitting in the hall.

"I wonder if you would allow us to demonstrate this weapon for your esteemed country?"

Zek asked.

Ye Ze: "How do you intend to demonstrate it?"

Zek smiled: "Shoot at a target; it would be best if a martial artist from your esteemed country could experience it personally."

"Very well."

Ye Ze agreed directly.

Without needing him to give an order, a civil official had already called over an Imperial Guard soldier who was guarding outside the hall.

The envoy from the Deni Kingdom took the gun and walked to the side, while the called Imperial Guard soldier stood ten meters away.

"Are you ready?"

The envoy from the Deni Kingdom aimed the muzzle at the Imperial Guard soldier.

This called Imperial Guard soldier was a Dao Foundation-stage martial artist, already considered a martial arts expert.

He dared not be careless and exerted his protective energy to the fullest.

Deep gray energy covered his entire body, making him look as if he had turned into a mountain peak.

This is the high-level force "Earth-Covering Rock Mountain Force," which is inherently a type of force that excels in defense.

"Open fire."

The Imperial Guard soldier said.

Bang Bang Bang——

The intense sound of gunfire resounded through the great hall!

A stream of muzzle flash erupted from the gun barrel, and bullet after bullet tore through the air, continuously striking the dark gray wall of force.

The Imperial Guard soldier, being bombarded continuously by bullets, did not even have time to react before the force at his chest was torn open, and several bullets "took advantage of the opening" to strike his breastplate!

Three seconds later, the gunfire stopped, and the muzzle was emitting smoke.

Inside the great hall, the group of civil officials all changed color, looking at the black assault rifle in this person's hand with expressions of horror, as if they were looking at some terrifying monster!

Zeke smiled:

"This is the Black Fire Assault Rifle, with a brand-new automatic mode; it can fire thirty bullets in three seconds, with an effective range of 400 meters. It can complete a magazine reload in one second, and theoretically, it can fire six hundred bullets in one minute—an epoch-making weapon!"

"We are presenting it—to your esteemed country."

It's double monthly ticket time at the end of the month, asking for a monthly ticket.

(End of this chapter)