Chapter 243: Chapter 24 Breaking into the Mountain Gate_2

This statement struck like thunder, exploding next to Li Fei’s ears.

In an instant, a cold murderous intent filled the car, and Li Fei felt as if he had plunged into an icy cavern—his “Danger Perception” gave him the strongest sense of crisis he had ever experienced!

He subconsciously clenched his fists, almost unable to resist using his Blood Soul Skill directly.

So, Xu Jing was indeed a Martial Arts Master!

And it seemed that there was a deep-seated grudge between him and Hao Yi!

“Did you call me out this time to get revenge on my teacher? Are you planning to use the Iron Blade Sect to kill me?”

Many thoughts flashed through Li Fei’s mind in an instant, but in the end, he just took a deep breath and, suppressing the throbbing in his heart, calmly met Xu Jing’s gaze.

Xu Jing watched Li Fei’s eyes with interest, somewhat surprised to see him calm down so quickly.

“I didn’t expect Hao Yi to have a student like you, how interesting.”

A smile reappeared on Xu Jing’s face as he stared at Li Fei:

“Aren’t you afraid I might kill you?”

“Afraid, doesn’t mean you wouldn’t kill me, right?”

Li Fei asked calmly.

“Don’t worry, as Hao Yi’s student, I won’t kill you myself.”

Indeed, Xu Jing said with a smile, and the cold murderous intent in the car also dissipated:

“But whether you can survive today depends on your own fate.”

Finished speaking, he looked straight ahead, “Look, there’s a reply.”

Li Fei turned to look, only to see that the disciple who had earlier gone up the mountain to send a message had returned.

Iron Blade Mountain was not very tall, and the disciple, being of Martial Master cultivation, could run there and back in just a few minutes.

This person said a few words to the driver, who then turned and returned to the car, telling Xu Jing:

“Professor Xu, they agreed to our plan.”

“Good.”

Xu Jing clapped his hands in approval, his smile broadening, “Let’s go, get out of the car.”

After saying this, he opened the car door and stepped out.

Li Fei immediately followed, stepping out of the car as well.

“You’re learning how to comprehend the Slaughter Heart from Wen Ke, right?”

Xu Jing asked while walking forward.

Li Fei followed behind him, “That’s right.”

Xu Jing looked ahead, “Originally, it was I who taught her about the Slaughter Heart. You’ve been learning from her for so long and still haven’t grasped it; today, let me teach you.”

Li Fei was startled; was this the “benefit” Wen Ke had mentioned?

At this moment, they had already reached the gate of the Iron Blade Sect.

Xu Jing pointed at the steps ahead:

“We’ve settled it with the Iron Blade Sect. Next, you’ll challenge the gate. Different disciples of the Iron Blade Sect, all at the Martial Master Level, will fight you as you ascend. If you can defeat these disciples and reach the summit, you’ll have successfully challenged the gate and completed this mission.”

He then turned to Li Fei with a cruel smile:

“According to the rules of the World, life and death during gate challenges are disregarded, so the people of the Iron Blade Sect will use every method to kill you! If you fail, you’ll die here today.”

Li Fei nodded and said calmly to Xu Jing,

“Understood.”

He knew he had no right to refuse.

“Then go.”

Seeing no fear or panic in Li Fei’s eyes made Xu Jing feel a bit bored; he waved his hand, signaling Li Fei could start.

Thus, Li Fei, wielding the Ghost Slash Blade, walked toward the gate.

The disciple who had sent the message earlier stopped Li Fei beneath the gate. He drew the long sword strapped to his back, staring at Li Fei with a murderous gaze:

“Iron Blade Sect disciple Guan Hanxiong. If you wish to challenge the gate, step over my dead body first!”

Li Fei slowly drew out the Ghost Slash Blade, then he thrust the sheath of the blade into the mud beneath his feet:

“Please.”

As his words fell, Guan Hanxiong immediately took a forceful step forward, leaving two deep footprints in the mud beneath him.

In that instant, Guan Hanxiong displayed tremendous explosive power, leaving behind an afterimage at his original spot.

He swung his sword with both hands, his blade bursting forth in brilliant golden light!

This strike, from top to bottom, was just a simple downward slash, yet he executed it with the momentum of Iron Cavalry charging through the battlefield, a force of martial slaughter!

Being the first disciple appointed by the Iron Blade Sect to guard the gate, Guan Hanxiong’s combat power at the Martial Master Level was absolutely top-notch. Even placed within Wuda, he may not top the combat charts, but he certainly had the opportunity to contend with those elite students.

Li Fei sensed the familiar Geng Metal Qi from his opponent, but what the other cultivated was definitely not Geng Metal True Qi. This aura, both sharp and domineering, must be Geng Metal Gang Qi.

Faced with this strike, Li Fei countered with a single-handed upward strike using the Rolling Thunder Style.

Dark golden blade light swirled around the blade of the Ghost Slash Blade.

Clang—

The two blades fiercely collided.

The next second, the Geng Metal Gang Qi on Guan Hanxiong’s sword was cleaved apart, soon after, cracks formed on the blade and it broke into two pieces!

His face drastically changed as he swiftly retreated.

Li Fei stepped forward to pursue, his figure dramatically expanded as he entered the “Overlord Body” state.

In the “Overlord Body” state, both Li Fei’s speed and strength were enhanced. At that moment, leveraging the power boost from “Overlord Body,” his speed suddenly increased, catching up to the retreating Guan Hanxiong. His Ghost Slash Blade continued to swing down.

Swoosh—

Guan Hanxiong’s head flew high into the air!

The headless corpse spurted fresh blood, then slowly collapsed.

“Brother Guan!”

Several disciples from the Iron Blade Sect who were watching were stunned for a few seconds before reacting, crying out in alarm.

They had never imagined that Guan Hanxiong, with his strong abilities, could be killed in one move!

Looking at the long sword broken into two pieces on the ground, several disciples showed faces of horror.

As a Martial Master Level disciple, Guan Hanxiong’s blade was a First Level Abnormal Weapon.

Materials capable of being forged into Abnormal Weapons certainly surpassed ordinary steel in hardness, and the key to Abnormal Weapons was their affinity and amplification of Innate Qi and Force, while sharpness and hardness were secondary. Hence, a First Level Abnormal Weapon could normally clash with Third or Fourth Level Abnormal Weapons without damage.

Li Fei being able to sever Guan Hanxiong’s blade indicated that his own Abnormal Weapon was of a high rank, excellent in sharpness, and his Innate Qi was extraordinarily lethal!

Several disciples looked at Li Fei with eyes full of hatred, then they carried away Guan Hanxiong’s body, took his head and broken blade, leaving only bloodstains on the ground.

Li Fei looked at the bloodstains on the ground, feeling somewhat conflicted.

This wasn’t his first time killing someone, he had killed many before, but this was the first time he killed not out of his own volition.

If today he and Guan Hanxiong were just sparring one-on-one, he would have chosen to hold back, putting more effort into incapacitating his opponent rather than killing directly.

But Xu Jing had made it very clear earlier, storming the gate required Li Fei to fight his way up, continuously engaging different people, all who would spare no effort to kill him!

With Xu Jing, the Martial Arts Master, watching by the side, Li Fei dared not recklessly use the powers of the Myriad Blood Pearl, to avoid exposure.

In such circumstances, holding back would be cruel to himself.

Similarly, the disciples of the Iron Blade Sect acting on orders would not hold back against Li Fei!

The content of the letter sent by Xu Jing was clear: it instructed Li Fei to storm the gate, and if successful, Wuda would then discuss the faults of “Sword King” Gu Xianfeng. If Li Fei failed, Xu Jing would immediately leave, and Wuda would not pursue past issues anymore.

Thus, this was a confrontation between Wuda and the Iron Blade Sect, a clash of the wills of two great forces.

No one cared whether the parties involved in today’s conflict on this mountain path were willing or not.

After standing silently for a while, Li Fei, sword in hand, crossed through the Iron Blade Sect’s gate and arrived at the stone steps leading up the mountain, looking upward.

The stone steps went continuously upwards, seemingly ending nowhere in sight.

On this mountain path today, who knew how much more blood would be shed.

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PS: Another chapter to come tonight.

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