Chapter 881: The Rising Sun, Unfurling the Banner for the Sovereign (Grand Chapter)

The scorching sun rose in the east, casting down brilliant golden rays.

Outside the Profound Heaven Gate, all eyes were upon the scene.

After Li Fei declared his intent to take on seven opponents at once, the scene fell silent for a moment, then erupted into an uproar!

Most of the commoners watching had no idea what a Duke of the Western Continent signified; they only knew that their own Marquis was going to face seven enemies alone, which sounded incredibly spirited, so they clapped and cheered loudly.

As for the civil and military officials on the viewing platform, most were astonished, and some officials who advocated for peace immediately realized—

This was Li Fei intentionally building momentum for the Northern Expedition!

In truth, not everyone in the peace faction was a coward afraid of death.

Setting aside the influence of Ye Ze, some officials simply lacked confidence, fearing the Great Lan Dynasty could not win this war and that the nation would be ruined by excessive aggression, which was why they advocated for peace.

And Li Fei was now providing these people with confidence!

"You want to fight the seven of us alone?"

On the viewing platform, Ze Ke could no longer maintain his graceful demeanor; he looked at Li Fei with fury, feeling he had been greatly insulted!

Behind him, the other six Dukes were equally enraged.

However, none of the six were impulsive enough to rush in and start a fight just because Li Fei provoked them.

Seven against one—even if they won, it would be a loss of face!

*Whoosh—*

The air was torn apart, the turbulent currents forming a white streak.

Ze Ke's figure flickered, vanishing from the viewing platform and arriving above the plaza.

He stood in mid-air, a massive entity seemingly hidden in the void behind him, flickering in and out of existence, radiating a fierce aura as if the sun were at its zenith!

At this moment, this Duke of the Deni Kingdom was more dazzling than the sun in the firmament!

He looked down from above at Li Fei on the reviewing stand:

"Li Fei! Right now, you and me, one-on-one!"

He had not acted on a whim today when he stood out to challenge the three thousand Imperial Guard troops; he had long been prepared to cross swords with Li Fei.

As the strongest Duke in the Deni Kingdom, he could even hold his own against a Prince, making it difficult for the opponent to achieve a quick victory.

Thus, he had prepared early on; even if he couldn't defeat Li Fei today, he would deliberately drag it out so that Li Fei couldn't defeat him either.

As the Regional Commander, if the opponent could not achieve a clean and swift victory, it would impact the morale of the Northern Expedition army.

Ze Ke's goal would then be achieved.

But he never expected Li Fei to be arrogant to such a degree!

On the reviewing stand, Li Fei did not respond to Ze Ke, but instead made a gesture toward the three thousand Imperial Guard troops in front.

"Disperse—"

Following the order from the Imperial Guard commander, the three thousand soldiers in black armor poured out like mercury, suddenly spreading toward the surroundings.

In the blink of an eye, the three thousand Imperial Guard troops were distributed around the plaza, forming a circle.

The battle armor on their bodies lit up with silver-white light in sequence, like a silver dragon coiling around to surround the plaza.

A silver curtain took the viewing platform as a boundary, completely separating the inner space from the outside world.

The dragon carriage located outside the Profound Heaven Gate was just outside the curtain.

Feng Cheng and Xuan Chen both retreated from the reviewing stand just as the curtain rose, moving to the sides of the dragon carriage.

Ze Ke, standing in mid-air, was struck with horror.

He discovered that an array had already been laid out on this plaza, and the speed at which the three thousand Imperial Guard troops had dispersed and taken their positions was far too fast, and their positioning far too precise.

Once the military formation unfolded, it triggered the array on the plaza, the two powers perfectly merging together.

This was clearly prepared in advance!

Ze Ke met Li Fei's calm gaze.

"Could it be that his proposal to fight seven alone wasn't because of my provocation, but a premeditated plan?"

"Even if I hadn't stood out to provoke him today, would Li Fei have initiated the challenge himself?"

"Does he truly think he can take on seven alone?!"

On the viewing platform, Grand Secretary Ye Ze had been calm from beginning to end.

Before this oath-taking ceremony began today, upon learning that the Son of Heaven had specifically invited the Western Continent delegation to observe, he had sensed that something would happen.

When the Son of Heaven entered, he noticed that Wen Ren Zheng had not followed along, and he immediately became certain—

Li Fei would engage in combat with the Western Continent delegation!

Because if Wen Ren Zheng, this Martial Saint, were present, no matter what kind of battle occurred, the Great Lan Dynasty would inevitably be suspected of using power to suppress others.

Now, seeing that Li Fei was actually going to take on seven alone, Ye Ze understood even better why Wen Ren Zheng had not come.

If Wen Ren Zheng were present to watch the battle and Li Fei ended up winning, such a shocking feat would inevitably lead others to wonder if the Martial Saint had secretly intervened.

Li Fei didn't just need to win this battle; he needed to win it in a way that left others with nothing to say!

Ye Ze suddenly wore a smile and was the first to sit back in his seat.

"Everyone."

The surrounding officials looked over one after another.

Ye Ze smiled: "Sit, and watch how the Marquis of Jing'an displays our national prestige."

On the reviewing stand, Li Fei saw this scene, and a smile also appeared on his face.

He was not just fighting this battle today for the seven nations of the Western Continent to see.

He was fighting it for the soldiers of the Northern Expedition, for the commoners of Lanling City, for the ministers who advocated for peace, and for Ye Ze.

He was fighting for the whole world to see!

He looked up, finally turning his gaze to Ze Ke in the air.

Golden battle armor emerged, a dragon-headed helmet, mountains and rivers upon his body, 'Jing'an' carried on his back.

The next instant, he appeared above Ze Ke's head and stomped down!

Ze Ke's mind shook violently, as if he saw a massive blood-colored sword splitting the heavens and earth, slashing toward him with endless killing intent and baleful energy!

A mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, mountains and rivers in ruins, all things withering... kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill—

Sword Stance: Seven Kills of Blood Might!

*Boom—*

A thunderclap in the clear sky echoed through the vast expanse.

Ze Ke was stomped down from the air by Li Fei, as if a giant mountain had fallen from the high heavens, smashing heavily into the ground.

This plaza outside the Profound Heaven Gate had been paved with special materials, reinforced with arrays, and further bolstered by the three thousand Imperial Guard troops' formation, making it incredibly hard and capable of withstanding the power of top-tier experts.

Yet, it was still smashed into a large crater, dust flying everywhere.

Li Fei waved his sleeve, blowing away the dust to reveal Ze Ke lying in the crater below.

He looked down at him from above and shook his head:

"One-on-one with this Marquis?"

"I'm afraid I might accidentally kill you!"

On the viewing platform, Miller and the other five Dukes all changed color.

One had to know that Ze Ke, possessing the peak combat strength of a Glory Duke, had vaguely held the reputation of being the number one person under a Prince in the Western Continent these past years!

Yet, in front of this Marquis of Jing'an, he was defeated in a single move?

Even if Ze Ke had been careless, it was still terrifying.

The six Dukes exchanged glances, their expressions grave.

Prince-level!

What Li Fei had displayed was genuine Prince-level combat strength!

"Very well, then we shall come to learn the style of a great nation."

Duke Miller laughed as he leaped off the viewing platform, passing through the silver curtain before him.

This curtain was one-way.

Entry permitted, exit forbidden.

Miller had voluntarily stepped into the battlefield.

Although it was satisfying to see Ze Ke get humbled, now that everyone's interests were aligned and they had a common enemy, they had to prioritize the big picture.

Although Li Fei had displayed Prince-level combat strength, the Dukes present were not unfamiliar with Princes.

They had a rough estimate of a Prince's combat strength.

Normally, two to three Glory Dukes skilled in joint attacks, or five to seven Grand Dukes skilled in joint attacks, could contend with a Prince!

And among the seven Dukes present today, Ze Ke had peak Glory Duke combat strength, and there was also James, who was likewise at the Glory Duke level.

The remaining five, including Miller, were all at peak Grand Duke combat strength!

Converted to the combat strength of the Eastern Continent, that was two Grandmasters of the Dao-Establishing Realm and five Grandmasters of the Divine Manifestation Realm joining forces!

Although the seven had not specifically trained in joint-attack techniques, even if they were truly facing a Prince, it was already 'excessive combat strength' and more than enough.

Li Fei was, after all, not yet a supreme expert; with seven against one, what was there to fear?

Thus, Miller decisively accepted the challenge!

As he entered the field, the remaining five Dukes also passed through the curtain in turn.

Ze Ke in the large crater stood back up.

His expression was ferocious; he didn't look seriously injured, just somewhat disheveled.

But he knew clearly that if Li Fei hadn't stopped and had continued his attack, he would certainly have lost.

Therefore, he did not shout again about wanting a one-on-one with Li Fei.

He tacitly accepted Miller and the others stepping in to help.

"If we lose this battle today, what face will we have left to return with?"

Duke Miller said in a deep voice, using the language of the Western Continent.

"Cut the crap, bring out your real skills, I'll take the main combat position!"

Zek said fiercely.

"Main combat position" is a term used by Western Continent transcendents when joining forces, meaning that in the coming battle, Zek would be at the very front, bearing the brunt of the attack!

Although he had just been defeated by Li Fei in one move, that was not his full strength, and his courage had not been crushed.

With the assistance of six dukes, he did not believe he would lose again!

Seeing Zek so proactive, the others were also stirred to fighting spirit.

Duke Saina, with her red hair, had eyes shining with brilliant golden light.

Vigorous spiritual power enveloped the other six, coating everyone in a golden rim, and a beautiful, blooming flower appeared beneath the feet of all seven.

Secret Art: Golden Epiphyllum Shadow!

Duke Saina was equivalent to a top-tier True Person of the Eastern Continent; among the seven, her spiritual cultivation was the most profound.

By casting this secret art, she added a layer of spiritual protection to the others, allowing any spiritual attacks they suffered to be transferred to her.

This was to prevent a repeat of what happened to Zek just moments ago.

Saina had previously experienced Li Fei's Blood Might Seven Kills, so she provided a countermeasure immediately.

After she cast the secret art, a purple halo once again enveloped the seven.

In this small world shrouded by the curtain, the heaven and earth spiritual energy surged toward the seven like a torrent.

Divine Ability: 【Energy Domination】!

This was the divine ability mastered by Duke Nartong of the Aoli Principality, one of the seven dukes.

This duke was also similar to a top-tier True Person of the Eastern Continent; the divine ability 【Energy Domination】 gave him stronger control over the surrounding heaven and earth spiritual energy, similar to Li Fei's 【Heaven-Mixing Golden Palace】.

However, 【Heaven-Mixing Golden Palace】 only targeted the individual, while 【Energy Domination】 could assist others.

In the air, Li Fei watched the seven dukes' movements calmly:

"Are you ready?"

The seven raised their heads in unison, locking eyes with Li Fei.

At this moment, heaven and earth fell silent.

Everyone's gaze was focused here.

The battle erupted in an instant—

Li Fei vanished from the air and suddenly appeared before the red-haired Saina, their eyes meeting.

The battle of consciousness that had occurred before now replayed:

Blood Might Seven Kills VS Purgatory Seven Layers!

Saina let out a muffled groan; the five divine abilities she had awakened through her bloodline were all related to consciousness.

With the five consciousness divine abilities working in coordination, supplemented by her family's unique secret art, her power on the consciousness level was beyond doubt!

Back outside Blue Spirit City, she had underestimated Li Fei and suffered a loss while caught off guard.

Now that she was prepared, the result was naturally different—

The giant blood-colored sword was finally swallowed by the heavy purgatory.

"The same move cannot be effective against me a second time!"

Saina's arrogant voice reached Li Fei's consciousness, followed immediately by various illusions.

Purgatory enters the heart, swallowing the bright moon!

In fact, the reason Zek and Miller had confidence they could defeat Li Fei, besides their own self-confidence, was mainly because of Duke Saina.

This Grand Duchess might not be very strong in a one-on-one fight, but she was top-notch at supporting combat!

Two Glory Dukes plus Saina's support were enough to contend with a Prince!

But before Saina could finish her declaration, the divine ability power she had counter-attacked into Li Fei's consciousness vanished like a stone into the sea, with no feedback.

"Oh?"

Li Fei's voice also entered her consciousness at this moment:

"Then this Marquis is different from you—"

"All of your moves are ineffective against this Marquis!"

In the real world, after the two locked eyes, Li Fei threw a punch without the slightest hesitation.

Layer after layer of protective barriers were shattered, and the golden fist finally struck Saina's forehead!

Bang!

This Grand Duchess had her head blown off by a single punch!

The next second, her body exploded into a colorful firework, then reappeared a hundred meters away.

Li Fei turned his head to look at Duke Nartong not far away.

He hadn't used lethal force with that punch, but when he made contact with Saina's body, he felt the feedback was wrong.

The opponent's body had been replaced before he could strike it.

Divine Ability: 【Firework Life-Substitution】!

Nartong smiled slightly at Li Fei, placed a hand on his chest, and bowed with graceful manners.

Boom—

Spiritual energy turned violent; Zek rushed to Li Fei's side and threw a punch.

It was as if a massive, ferocious beast had been forcibly squeezed into the narrow space, threatening to burst it apart!

At this moment, Zek was over four meters tall, his body covered in golden patterns with flames burning within them, and a pair of huge wings flickering behind him.

This was his Godly Aspect: 【Heaven-Driving Golden Flame Holy Envoy】!

Duke-level transcendents of the Western Continent all possessed domains composed of divine abilities, which was similar to Martial Domains and formations.

But upon reaching the Glory Duke level, Western Continent transcendents did not highly condense their domains into armor or other objects; instead, they deeply fused their domains with their own bloodlines to form a "Godly Aspect."

This was somewhat similar to the beast-transformation of Northern Barbarian powerhouses.

Only by revealing his Godly Aspect could Zek be considered to have fully unleashed his power!

Not only that, rings of light bloomed on his body simultaneously, elevating his momentum even further.

This was Nartong and Saina adding various buffing secret arts to him.

Li Fei did not retract the right fist he had thrown; he turned with the momentum, light surging in his hand as a Ghost-Slaying Blade suddenly appeared.

The blade swept across!

Zek did not dodge or evade, his right fist striking Li Fei's dragon-head helmet first.

His wings unfurled, his body wrapped in golden flames, and heavy rings of light flickered; the surging power slammed Li Fei downward, causing the ground beneath his feet to collapse!

The next instant, the Ghost-Slaying Blade also cut through the surrounding layers of light rings and flames, grazing Zek's chest.

But Zek also immediately exploded into a multicolored firework, reappearing behind Li Fei.

Only a long blade mark remained on his chest, from which golden blood splattered.

Zek looked down at the wound on his chest and frowned slightly.

This was because Li Fei had used the 【Primordial Sword Realm】 to forcefully suppress Nartong's divine ability, preventing 【Firework Life-Substitution】 from fully exerting its effect.

"Domain expansion!"

Without needing anyone to remind them, the other five dukes, excluding Zek and Jean-Jacques, expanded their own domains simultaneously.

Heavy halos of light shrouded the entire plaza, and the surging power constantly battered the surrounding curtain like a tide!

Ripples appeared on the silver curtain, and the three thousand Imperial Guard troops had to continue strengthening the power of the army formation's baleful aura to maintain the battlefield.

As the five-fold domains pressed down layer by layer, all the divine abilities Li Fei mastered were suppressed!

Among the five dukes, someone had mastered the 【Space Imprisonment】 divine ability; using it now, with the 【No-Distance】 divine ability suppressed, Li Fei could not teleport for the time being.

Not only that, 【Heaven-Mixing Golden Palace】 was suppressed, and the five-fold domains combined with divine abilities like 【Energy Domination】 to compete with Li Fei for heaven and earth spiritual energy, leaving him unable to absorb even a trace!

This was the reason why five to seven Grand Duke-level powerhouses joining forces could contend with a Prince.

Although a Prince is strong, there is no qualitative leap in their realm.

The combination of multiple domains is enough to significantly weaken a Prince's divine abilities!

With the five-fold domains superimposed, heaven and earth were distorted. Brilliant light flowed, and spiritual energy stood tall like mountains.

Rumble—

The mountains shook, and a flash of silvery-white lightning caught Li Fei's eye.

He turned to look and saw Jean-Jacques, a duke from the Meijia Kingdom—one of the three great powers—covered in pale bone spurs and flashing with violent lightning, rushing toward him with astonishing momentum.

This was the opponent's Godly Aspect: 【White-Phase Pale Thunder Divine Dragon】!

Jean-Jacques held a long sword condensed from lightning and thrust it toward Li Fei from a distance.

The overwhelming lightning light swept over like an angry tide!

Zek, whose body was burning with flames, had already used a healing divine ability; his wounds were healed, and he turned into a flaming meteor, flanking Li Fei from the other side.

Although the seven dukes had not specifically practiced joint-attack techniques, they knew very well how to fight to maximize their gains.

Since the seven had not practiced joint attacks, they shouldn't all rush in together, lest they reveal flaws and be picked off one by one by Li Fei.

The two strongest Glory Dukes would lead the attack, while the other five expanded their domains to suppress Li Fei, simultaneously providing support with various secret arts and divine abilities.

This was undoubtedly the optimal tactic!

Li Fei ignored the tidal wave of lightning and turned to face Zeke.

Even though he could not execute 【Distance-Ignoring】, his speed was still astonishingly fast.

The two collided instantly.

Li Fei swung his blade in a downward slash, cutting through the flames once more, but this time, just as the blade was about to strike Zeke's body, it was suddenly enveloped by a mass of golden fire, merging with Zeke's body.

At this moment, Zeke seemed to have become a part of the Ghost-Slaying Blade, preventing the power of the strike from harming him any further.

At the same time, he struck Li Fei with both fists.

In an instant, the power erupted like a volcano—and not just one, but a thousand!

A thousand strikes in a single instant!

The layered, overlapping flame energy completed its convergence and eruption in an instant.

Layer upon layer of mountain-and-river phantoms were shattered, and the dragon-head helmet on Li Fei's head was dented inward!

He flew backward, colliding right into the heavy waves of lightning.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

Countless bolts of lightning exploded on the surface of the golden battle armor, chaining together and triggering even more explosions.

Zeke's attack characteristic was stacking force, while Zhan Jieshi's attacks were continuous.

Force pulled upon force, triggering new force, while constantly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making the attacks endless!

Amidst the sky-filling lightning, Zhan Jieshi thrust his sword, and the continuous thunder instantly converged into a single strike!

Li Fei turned, the Ghost-Slaying Blade swept across, and all sorts of imagery transformed into a brilliant line that spanned the heavens and earth.

【Unknown Height of Heaven】!

Blade and sword collided, and in the end, Li Fei still held the upper hand, shattering the lightning sword in Zhan Jieshi's hand.

But just as his move was about to finish, the surrounding space solidified, locking him in place.

First, a ghostly green symbol suddenly appeared on the two characters "Jing'an" on Li Fei's back, causing their light to dim and completely cutting off the reinforcement of national power.

Then, a shadow appeared behind Li Fei and thrust a sword into his battle armor!

The person who struck was Duke Miller, who also hailed from the three great powers.

In terms of frontal combat, he was not as good as Zeke or Zhan Jieshi, but what he excelled at was assassination.

Seizing the opening created by the others, he successfully breached Li Fei's defense!

But soon, his expression stiffened.

Even though the sword tip had pierced Li Fei's back and broken through the Golden-Thread Jade-Scale Armor he was wearing, it could not go any further.

Without hesitation, Miller immediately vanished from where he stood.

If a strike fails, flee a thousand miles.

Miller had just left when Zeke arrived to kill.

Only then did Li Fei forcibly break through the spatial imprisonment, only to suddenly feel his body sink as the gravity acting upon him was altered.

At the same time, pitch-black chains surged from the void, binding his entire body!

Zeke took the opportunity to throw punch after punch, continuously slamming into various parts of Li Fei's armor, covering it in cracks and forcing Li Fei to sink lower and lower as the ground beneath his feet collapsed and shattered!

"Fighting seven alone? Too arrogant!"

As he threw his punches, Zhan Jieshi's lightning also took advantage of the opening, the lightning sword continuously leaving sword holes in Li Fei's armor!

How similar was this scene to the current plight of the Great Lan Dynasty?

Li Fei's divine abilities were constrained, the reinforcement of Dragon-Elephant strength became very slow, and the effect of the 【Sword Sacrifice】 divine ability was greatly diminished.

This left him unable to reach his peak state in both offense and defense.

But this did not mean he would be bound just like this.

What he relied on had never been just divine abilities.

With the Blood Crystal, 【Blood Rage】 no longer required the consumption of blood souls; it could be fueled by force and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, saving Li Fei 2, 00 blood souls every ten minutes!

Moreover, 【Blood Rage】 was not suppressed by the domain at all!

Li Fei decisively consumed 2, 00 blood souls, refining them into the power of divine abilities using the 【Refining Objects】 divine ability to strengthen the 【Dragon-Elephant】 divine ability.

Although the 【Refining Objects】 divine ability was also weakened, the power of 2, 00 blood souls was enough to trigger a qualitative change.

The Dragon-Elephant strength surging from the void transformed from a "stream" into a "flood"!

Five times, six times, seven times...

The seven dukes became more and more alarmed as they fought!

Saina's mental attacks had not stopped for a single moment, but they all sank like stones into the sea.

Zeke, Zhan Jieshi, and Miller had clearly seized opportunities many times to break Li Fei's armor and breach his defense, but they could never deal any damage.

It was one thing that his defense was unbreakable.

But even though his divine abilities were suppressed and he could not absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the light of divine abilities on Li Fei's body grew increasingly fierce, and his power grew stronger and stronger!

Where was he getting his power from?

Although they knew that Prince-level powerhouses did not rely solely on divine abilities to fight and all had their own unique strengths.

But for Li Fei to be like this, it still seemed too exaggerated!

Rumble—

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth, condensed like a mountain, was forcibly shattered by a violent force, then surged rapidly, turning into a vortex and being sucked dry.

Li Fei forcibly obtained a replenishment of spiritual energy in this way to maintain 【Blood Rage】, then stepped forward, tearing through the air, and slashed at Zeke, who was covered in golden flames.

The two were originally over a hundred meters apart, but as the Ghost-Slaying Blade slashed down, the blade edge actually reached Zeke in an instant, the wind pressure cracking the ground, and the torn air was scorching hot.

Zeke's expression was solemn, his body slightly crouched, his center of gravity lowered, flames rising from his body like a dragon, his arms crossed in front of him.

Layer upon layer of light shields were cast upon him.

The blade slashed down, the light shields shattered, and the golden flames once again enveloped the blade, merging it with Zeke.

This was a powerful defensive divine ability.

But this time, the flames enveloping the Ghost-Slaying Blade were torn apart by the overwhelming power.

The divine ability's tolerance limit was directly blown out!

The blade fell, the entire plaza shook, and another large crater appeared in the ground.

A large burst of fireworks exploded in the crater, and Zeke had disappeared.

At the same time, Zhan Jieshi shone with electric light, his figure like thunder, slamming into Li Fei.

The thunder transformed into a azure dragon, the God's Aspect was pushed to the limit, and all sorts of secret arts and divine abilities were added to it!

Li Fei had no time to retract his blade; he simply turned and swung his left fist.

The golden fist smashed through layers of lightning with irresistible force, striking the head of the azure dragon.

Dragon horns snapped, dragon scales flew, dragon bones shattered...

Li Fei punched the azure dragon's head into an explosion, causing Zhan Jieshi to explode into fireworks as well!

However, this burst of his was finally nearing its end, and he needed to "catch his breath."

Miller seized the gap and appeared behind Li Fei. This time, he did not attack, but instead patted Li Fei's armor repeatedly, leaving behind streaks of ghostly green runes.

The power of the 【Mixed Origin Sword Realm】 was affected, causing Li Fei to temporarily fail to catch his "breath."

Immediately after, gravity intensified, spatial imprisonment, spiritual energy chains... all sorts of secret arts and divine abilities followed one after another!

The ground collapsed downward again, Li Fei was firmly imprisoned in the crater, and seven layers of domains pressed down upon him!

Fighting until now, the seven dukes had finished their coordination; although the seven domains could not fit perfectly, they could at least form a preliminary combined force.

They wanted to join forces to imprison Li Fei and then grind him down slowly!

As long as Li Fei could not absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and could not get replenishment from external power, he would eventually exhaust himself.

Seven layers of distorted brilliance formed a huge vortex in the large crater where Li Fei was, with overwhelming power surging within it.

Seeing that Li Fei was finally restrained, all seven of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"You seven..."

In the crater, beneath the seven-colored vortex, Li Fei's voice came out clearly.

A cold sneer appeared on Zeke's face, and just as he was about to mock him, Li Fei's next sentence arrived:

"... re not bad at all!"

In the crater, the Ghost-Slaying Blade in his hand suddenly shattered inch by inch and completely disappeared.

To him, the current Ghost-Slaying Blade was no longer a weapon, but a scabbard.

It was not used to harm the enemy, but to restrain himself!

Ning Qingman had seen through Li Fei's intention at a glance—to bind his own body and nurture sword intent.

After being tempered by the heavenly tribulation, the Flying Sword Body had truly completed its transformation.

So when the Ghost-Slaying Blade was gone, it meant Li Fei was completely free of restraints.

It meant the true divine sword was unsheathed at this moment!

The more violent the attacks he had endured just now, the more powerful this unsheathed strike was!

Swish—

Golden sword light erupted from the crater, piercing the seven-colored vortex and soaring into the sky.

The sword light was like the rising sun, unstoppable, illuminating all things!

Two demons had once tasted such sharpness.

Now it was the turn of the Great Dukes of the West to feel it.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—

The seven sounds of shattering almost overlapped into one.

The domains of the seven dukes were all broken by this sword strike Li Fei had unleashed with gathered momentum!

With his supernatural abilities no longer restricted and refusing to give the seven a chance to redeploy their domains, Li Fei decisively activated 【Sword Sacrifice】—

2, 00 blood souls transformed into vigorous power, pouring into the 【Primordial Sword Realm】.

The sword momentum and sword intent he erupted with grew increasingly terrifying!

Appearing instantly before Duke Nartong, Li Fei met him head-on with a punch.

One punch was one sword strike!

At this moment, Duke Nartong's composure, calmness, and gentlemanly demeanor were all gone, leaving only a face full of horror!

Before the fist arrived, the peerless, sharp power had already sliced through his supernatural abilities one by one, suppressing them firmly!

The 【Firework Life-Substitution】 supernatural ability could not take full effect, so facing this punch, Duke Nartong knew he would certainly die!

"I surrender—"

He screamed almost at the top of his lungs.

Bang!

He was sent flying by the punch, crashing heavily into the curtain at the edge of the plaza.

Having dealt with Duke Nartong, Li Fei teleported to stand before Duchess Saina.

This female grand duke was grabbed by the throat by Li Fei, her face flushing red.

"I surrender!"

Her voice rang out within Li Fei's consciousness, as she also chose to surrender.

Without the protection of Duke Nartong's 【Firework Life-Substitution】, she was even less of a match for Li Fei.

Slap!

Saina was also heavily flung away by Li Fei, crashing into the curtain.

After finishing all this, he turned to look at Zek, who still intended to continue resisting.

A giant blood-colored sword pierced into the opponent's consciousness.

Sword Stance: Blood Might Seven Kills!

Zek let out a muffled groan, his consciousness dazed.

By the time he regained his senses, Li Fei had already appeared before him, slamming a punch into his lower abdomen.

The fist pierced through his abdomen, and the highly condensed blood-evil energy, like a demonic dragon, rampaged within Zek's body!

"I—"

Bang!

Li Fei leaped up and kicked Zek in the head; his massive, four-meter-tall body flew out like a ragdoll, likewise crashing into the curtain.

Nartong and Saina had surrendered, and Zek, the strongest of them, had been beaten until he lost all combat capability.

This duel had lost all suspense.

The remaining four dukes wanted to surrender with dignity, but Li Fei did not intend to grant them dignity.

Sword Stance: Blood Might Seven Kills—

X4!

One thought, four swords; each sword consumed 800 blood souls to execute 【Blood Might】!

The four dukes all froze in place.

Immediately following, Li Fei flashed repeatedly using 【No Distance】, appearing before the four of them almost simultaneously, delivering a punch to each.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Successive explosive sounds rang out.

The four dukes were also beaten away, crashing into the curtain!

Because Li Fei intentionally layered his force, causing it to erupt continuously, the seven of them were like people pressed against the curtain out of thin air, unable to fall down for a time.

The morning sun shone brightly; in the center of the plaza stood Li Fei, clad in golden armor.

The seven dukes were like seven paintings, hung upon the surrounding curtains.

In the past, outside Lanling City, the Great Lan Dynasty stood against seven nations.

Today, inside Lanling City, the Marquis of Jing'an defeated seven dukes alone!

"All troops, hear my command—"

Under the morning sun, Li Fei's voice rolled out, resounding throughout the entire city:

"March!!!"

The three thousand Imperial Guard troops maintaining the formation raised their spears high, everyone's blood boiling, looking at the god of war in the field with faces full of worship.

"Victory!"

They shouted at the top of their lungs.

"Victory!"

Infected by this atmosphere, the civil and military officials on the viewing platform also shouted loudly.

"Victory!"

Tens of thousands of commoners shouted together.

Upon the dragon chariot, the Son of Heaven stood up and proclaimed loudly:

"Come, unfurl the banners for the sons of my Great Lan—"

Above the imperial city, flag after flag was raised high.

In the inner city, the outer city, and upon every wall of the entire Lanling City—

Sky-blue banners were raised high, fluttering in the wind.

The brave warriors march to war, the sovereign unfurls the banners for them!

(End of chapter)