Chapter 465: Aptitude
Not only did he possess the terrifying cultivation aptitude to clash head-on with a Grandmaster while only at the Peak of Late Stage Innate, but he also had talent that could only be described as monstrous!
Otherwise, Li Xi wouldn't have been so incredibly jealous of him. After all, people like Lin Feng were simply too rare, and this filled Li Xi's heart with a great sense of injustice.
BOOM!
Lin Feng viciously stomped his foot on the ground, his entire body shooting out like a cannonball as he charged toward Li Xi.
At that moment, Lin Feng was like a human tank, surging forward with destructive power.
Watching Lin Feng charge, Li Xi's brow furrowed slightly. He could now sense that Lin Feng was truly ready to throw his life on the line. That decisive, murderous posture showed he would stop at nothing to cut him down.
Right now, Lin Feng was a war machine. Nothing could halt his advance, not even a Grandmaster-level expert!
Li Xi's eye twitched. 'It seems killing this Lin Feng today will come at a price.'
'Since you're courting death, I'll be happy to oblige!'
With a thought, Li Xi's center of gravity sank slightly. He slowly raised his arms, his sharp spirit claws glinting with terrifying sharpness under the moonlight.
SWISH!
In a flash of silver light, Li Xi flicked his arm, and his two sharp claws shot toward Lin Feng like a meteor, leaving a faint blue trail in the air!
The sharp blades glinted with a cold silver light in the moonlight, and the move made Lin Feng's heart clench.
He could clearly feel the danger in the attack; a biting chill instantly enveloped him.
BOOM!
Lin Feng chose not to block it head-on. He stomped hard, cracking the earth beneath his feet, and used the explosive force to launch himself forward, dodging the two claws.
Li Xi's form once again vanished from Lin Feng's sight. And just then, he reappeared uncannily at Lin Feng's side, the weapon he had just recalled hacking down viciously once more.
SHING!
The sharp claw blades grew larger and larger in Lin Feng's vision. He dodged to the left, but the force of the blow still caught him.
He was thrown dozens of feet, slamming into a tree and shattering its trunk. Leaves rustled down from the branches as Lin Feng landed in a half-crouch, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
HUFF...
Li Xi took a deep breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead. 'This Lin Feng's tenacity is unbelievable. He actually managed to dodge both of my attacks.'
"Heh... haha... Is that all you've got?"
Lin Feng laughed, his voice dripping with mockery and disdain. His goal was to force Li Xi to go all out.
He knew Li Xi's fighting style relied on offense as a form of defense, whereas his own advantage lay in his incredibly formidable defensive capabilities.
If he couldn't suppress Li Xi, defeating him would be impossible. What he needed to do was lure Li Xi into a relatively safe area and slowly wear him down.
Li Xi also had a wealth of combat experience. If it were a pure contest of skill, Lin Feng would still be a step behind, so he had to find another way to win.
The madness in Lin Feng's eyes intensified. He had to defeat Li Xi. Otherwise, even if he managed to escape with his life tonight, Li Xi would surely have other moves in store, and Lin Feng would never allow that to happen.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
Two more consecutive strikes, but Lin Feng still managed to narrowly dodge them, making Li Xi furious.
No one had ever survived his attacks, yet Lin Feng had foiled his plans time and time again. This sent him into a rage, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Lin Feng's cultivation was indeed a minor stage lower than his, but his physical conditioning far surpassed Li Xi's.
Furthermore, his coordination was incredible, almost on par with his own, which only served to annoy Li Xi further.
BANG!
The short sword in Lin Feng's hand sent Li Xi stumbling back, but Lin Feng gave him no quarter, his figure flickering like a phantom as he pressed the attack.
With every move, he unhesitatingly met the vicious claw blades head-on, completely disregarding his own defense.
Seeing Lin Feng charge at him again, Li Xi was horrified, because Lin Feng's strength was now clearly much greater than before.
He also understood why Lin Feng was fighting so desperately. He had completely lost control. Even if Li Xi managed to knock him down, Lin Feng wouldn't give up, which would only make it more likely for Li Xi himself to get injured in the process.
But Li Xi was not afraid. He was only down to forty percent of his power, and while Lin Feng had also expended a great deal of energy, he couldn't be in much better shape. Overall, they were at a stalemate.
After the two of them clashed several more times, Lin Feng gradually began to gain the upper hand.
THWACK!
Another vicious elbow strike shot straight for Li Xi's chest. Seeing this, Li Xi hastily raised an arm to block.
THUD!
With a muffled thud, Li Xi was sent stumbling back by Lin Feng's punch. But Lin Feng pressed forward again, legs tensing before he unleashed a sudden kick.
The move seemed casual, but in reality, it contained immense power.
'Hmph, you think I don't see what you're doing?!'
Before, Li Xi might have tried to block the attack head-on. But after the last few exchanges, he now had a profound understanding of just how astonishingly powerful Lin Feng's seemingly casual moves were.
He had struggled immensely to block the last two attacks.
Lin Feng's attacks were incredibly fast, yet his power was immensely dense. Each blow carried the force to topple mountains and overturn seas.
Li Xi stomped his feet, and his burly frame shot into the air. He knew he was at a disadvantage in a direct confrontation, so he had to adopt a strategy of avoiding the strong and striking the weak.
SMASH!
Lin Feng's fist smashed into the spot where Li Xi had just been standing, instantly shattering the solid bluestone slabs.
But debris from the shattered bluestone flew out, and mixed within the fragments were several silver needles that shot toward Li Xi.
PAT! PAT! PAT!
Li Xi dodged nimbly. The normally pliable silver needles shot straight through the ground and embedded themselves in the dirt, a testament to the terrifying force behind them.
His movement faltered for an instant, but he didn't stop, slashing with his claws directly at Lin Feng. This time, his target was Lin Feng's throat. This was Li Xi's true killing blow.