Chapter 62: Never Admit Defeat
Tornado Kill!
The whirlwind stirred, and Sword Qi raged.
A terrifying wave of Qi slammed into Ling Fei.
THUD! THUD!
Under the impact of the Qi wave, Ling Fei was sent stumbling backward.
SPURT!
The Blood Qi in his body roiled, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
His tattered clothes whipped in the wind. The gale, carrying rampant Sword Qi, tore at him, making his skin feel as if it were being cut by blades.
An Innate Realm Cultivator's True Qi was immense. With a single strike, their Sword Qi could erupt to a distance of three feet, far beyond what a Cultivator at the Nine Layers of Body Tempering could ever compare to.
'Tornado Kill?' After steadying himself, Ling Fei looked up, a sense of powerlessness filling his eyes as he stared ahead.
The storm of Sword Qi enveloped him like the aura of death itself.
Under that terrifying pressure, the hand Ling Fei used to grip his Long Sword began to tremble in pain as the Sword Wind ravaged his wounds.
At this moment, Ling Fei truly had no strength left to fight.
He didn't even have a chance to dodge this strike.
'Am I going to die to this sword strike just like this?' In that instant, Ling Fei's thoughts raced, and a wave of despair washed over him.
His eyes filled with sorrow.
This exchange finally made Ling Fei understand the gap between himself and the Innate Realm.
'Have I... been defeated just like that?' A bitter expression appeared on Ling Fei's face.
His opponent's True Qi was immense, and his Body Technique had achieved the Unity of Heaven and Man. He was simply no match.
At a time like this, sheer Power was not enough to produce the desired effect.
This was the chasm between the Innate Realm and the Body Tempering Realm.
An insurmountable gulf lay between the two.
The aura of death closed in.
'Adoptive Father, Xue Xi!' Ling Fei thought of his family.
He thought of the kind old man.
He thought of his sweet little sister.
All these years, even though his body was frail, his adoptive father had never once given up on him.
When they were young and Ling Fei was bullied by his peers, it was his gentle sister who stood in front of him and defended him.
The love and care of his family had been his motivation to persevere all these years.
But now, he was about to die.
This filled Ling Fei's heart with regret and a deep reluctance to leave this world.
'No, how can I die! My adoptive father's injuries are still waiting for me to heal them. If I die, who will treat him? If I die, who will protect my little sister Xue Xi? No, I absolutely cannot give up! I absolutely cannot die! As long as I have a single breath left in me, I will not admit defeat! Even if I must exhaust all my Blood Qi, I will fight to the very end!'
'How could I, Ling Fei, ever admit defeat!'
'I absolutely cannot give up! For my adoptive father, for Xue Xi, I must press forward and fight to the bloody end!'
Suddenly, the despair in Ling Fei's eyes vanished, replaced by a look of unwavering determination. His eyes turned completely crimson.
A monstrous battle intent erupted from Ling Fei's body.
"Fight!"
"A fight to the death!"
"A fight with all my might!"
It was as if Ling Fei's very soul was screaming.
At that moment, the Blood Qi throughout his body churned, and an astonishing aura burst forth from him.
As the Cold Chi True Qi within his Blood Qi surged, it was like a True Dragon roaring, emitting a rumbling sound wave.
In this instant, Ling Fei forgot the pain. The hand that had been trembling once again gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, his gaze fixed ahead.
By now, the swirling Qi Vortex was a mere nine meters away from Ling Fei.
At an Innate Realm cultivator's speed, it would cross that distance in an instant.
But in Ling Fei's eyes, his battle intent was awe-inspiring, and his Sword Momentum was overpowering.
WENG!
Under the pressure of this Sword Momentum, the raging wave of Sword Qi ahead of him dissipated.
"Kill!" A low voice escaped Ling Fei's lips.
Then, he pushed off the ground, his body shooting forward like a rocket.
'I am like a True Dragon!' Ling Fei's eyes narrowed. His body moved like a True Dragon, and with a flick of his Long Sword, he shot forward like an arrow, stabbing straight ahead.
At this moment, an unstoppable, forward-charging momentum began to spread from Ling Fei.
A sharp Sword Momentum also erupted from his body.
Instantly, the Blood Qi in his body roiled. His True Qi was like a trapped dragon, on the verge of shattering its fetters to soar through the nine heavens.
ROAR!
As his body shot out, a low roar also escaped his lips.
At this time, the image of a True Dragon Emerges from the Sea appeared in his mind.
A True Dragon Emerges from the Sea, breaking through the waves!
That was the very essence of an unstoppable momentum!
It was a domineering aura that could shatter all obstacles!
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Ling Fei's blood was completely stirred by this momentum.
His blood felt as if it were boiling.
Inside Ling Fei, his Blood Qi surged to the heavens, as if ten million True Dragons were about to burst from his body.
WENG!
Wherever Ling Fei passed, the sharp, gale-force Sword Qi before him completely disintegrated.
Even the Void itself issued a muffled boom.
And at this very moment, from within his spinal column, Blood Qi also soared to the heavens.
The Blood Qi was wild and domineering, as if about to break through its restraints.
WENG!
As this Blood Qi surged, ripples spread across his spine, and Light Patterns emerged.
These Light Patterns resembled the markings of a Seal.
However, when Ling Fei's Blood Qi touched these Light Patterns, they shattered violently.
Then, on Ling Fei's spine, the second Seal was abruptly broken.
ROAR!
When the Seal was broken, a vast amount of True Dragon Qi gushed out from within.
In that instant, a Supreme Dragon's Might erupted.
The dragon's cry shook the heavens, as if a trapped dragon had truly been born into the world. A powerful and tyrannical Power spread out, permeating Ling Fei's entire body.
Wherever this True Dragon Power reached, his wounds actually began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At this moment, Ling Fei felt he had limitless strength. He was like a True Dragon that had escaped its prison, possessing a supreme momentum capable of dominating the heavens and the earth.
"ROAR!" Ling Fei roared, as if to vent the tyrannical True Dragon Power.
The roar was like thunder, shaking the very Void.
Then, the raging gale of the Qi Vortex up ahead actually disintegrated under the force of the sound wave.
"This..." Qin Hui's face paled in horror. The rolling sound wave threatened to rupture his eardrums, and its terrifying power made his own Blood Qi roil.
His Absolute Kill Strike was stopped just like that.
The power of the gale he had summoned completely dissipated.
And so, Qin Hui's body was exposed in Ling Fei's line of sight.
He stared in utter shock at the young man before him, who held a Long Sword and moved like a streaking rainbow. A look of terror filled his eyes.
'His aura has skyrocketed!'
'How did he suddenly get so much stronger?' Qin Hui was aghast.
He never would have imagined it. He had clearly been just an instant away from killing this young man.
But now, everything had changed.
'He... seems to have broken through. He's reached the Innate Realm? Was this a Martial Arts Innate breakthrough?' A thousand thoughts flashed through Qin Hui's mind.
SWISH!
However, just as his mind raced, Ling Fei's Long Sword, its momentum like a rainbow, had already appeared before Qin Hui's eyes.
CLANG!
The next moment, the tips of their swords collided.
Before Qin Hui could react, he saw his own Long Sword shatter, piece by piece.
His sword was a Treasure Sword, fully capable of cutting through metal and stone.
But now, it had broken as if it were made of wood.
He could clearly sense that his sword had been shattered by the impact of an unstoppable and irresistible momentum.
Then, the Sword Qi howled, and a terrifying wave of Qi engulfed Qin Hui.
He felt his breath catch, and it seemed as if even the True Qi in his body had frozen solid.
A chilling Cold Qi spread, and his very soul shuddered.
Qin Hui's body was sent flying more than ten meters away.
Then, he landed with a stagger.
SWISH!
Qin Hui had just landed, but before he could steady himself, he saw a flash of light as a Long Sword pierced his heart meridian.
'Pain... cold!'
As the Long Sword entered his heart, Qin Hui's soul had its first reaction.
The next moment, his sensation of pain vanished.
This was because ice crystals were already spreading from his heart meridian. His flesh and blood had been completely Ice-Sealed by a frigid True Qi.
His consciousness was steadily fading away.
