The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 416 Long time no see
October 16th, 3:00 AM.

The fight between Li Miao and An Qisheng had lasted for an hour.

Unlike the large-scale battle between Li Miao and Zheng Anqi, the fight between Anqisheng and Li Miao remained confined to a circle of about thirty feet in radius, showing no signs of expansion.

If it weren't for the fact that the ground around An Qisheng had sunk more than ten feet, forming a huge crater, and the occasional loud explosions, probably no one in the capital city, filled with cries of despair tonight, would have noticed that the most intense battle of the entire Great Shuo was taking place here.

However, this struggle seems destined to continue forever, showing no signs of stopping.

Li Miao and An Qisheng stood facing each other. Li Miao raised his hand above his head, extended two fingers, and then suddenly clenched his fist at his waist.

"Black Pagoda!"

The endless sword energy shot towards An Qisheng.

Then it was enveloped in an invisible and intangible vast protective aura, its speed gradually slowed down, and finally it slowly came to a stop in front of An Qisheng and gradually dissipated.

"Tsk."

Li Miao recovered his inner energy by adjusting his breathing and frowned.

We can't take it.

After fighting for so long, both he and An Qisheng were unharmed.

Even the clothes weren't damaged much.

An Qisheng remained still, relying solely on his protective inner energy to catch Li Miao, only able to restrain him and prevent him from leaving; but Li Miao could not break through his protective inner energy either, even the sword energy that had dismembered Zheng Anqi was difficult to use.

Both of them had reached the realm of unifying the four paths, and their true energy was inexhaustible.

If nothing else changes, this struggle will likely remain unresolved for several days, relying solely on mental and physical exertion.

Crash! —

A ravine suddenly appeared in the ground.

Li Miao dodged the invisible attack and rushed in front of An Qisheng.

"The maximum range of the protective true qi is ten zhang."

The fist slammed into the air in front of An Qisheng, producing a deafening roar.

"If all of them are stored at one's side for defense, they can cover one foot around the body."

"But in this situation, even if the emperor and I simultaneously unleash our sword energy, it will be difficult to break through his protective true energy."

"Especially since this thing is elusive and unpredictable, and can be controlled at will, you have no idea where he has placed his protective true energy before he makes a move... Tsk, a tortoise shell, or a tortoise shell that can transform."

Within this small space, Li Miao's offensive began once again.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Sonic booms continued to explode.

An Qisheng simply stood with his eyes lowered.

Li Miao's face was completely devoid of a smile.

He had already ascertained the true nature of the protective qi, and continuing the fight would be pointless. In Li Miao's words from his previous life, what followed was "garbage time."

This was the first time Li Miao had felt "bored" in front of the enemy.

"Ugh, you old codger."

He even had the leisure to speak.

"you--"

The words had barely left his mouth when Li Miao suddenly raised an eyebrow!
The next moment, he suddenly pulled back his fist, gathered his strength, and then unleashed a fierce straight punch toward An Qisheng's head.

Just like he had done countless times before.

But this time, things are different.

An Qisheng turned his head away.

He took a step back with extreme speed.

Li Miao's fist pierced through the protective aura, stopping just short of his target.

The sonic boom exploded right next to them.

A few drops of warm liquid splashed onto Li Miao's fist.

An Qisheng's profile showed an extremely fine cut.

He was bleeding.

Li Miao frowned, giving An Qisheng no chance to catch his breath, and instantly pounced on him, grabbing at An Qisheng's face with one claw!
An Qisheng took another step back.

Li Miao's fingertips traced across his chest, tearing open his clothes. A shallow scar was left once more on his thin, bony chest.

"What's going on... His protective aura seems to have suddenly weakened... No, it's not weakened."

"It's not as lively as it was before."

“He didn’t have time to retract his released true energy, which revealed a weakness.” Li Miao and An Qisheng exchanged a glance.

An Qisheng's lifeless eyes finally showed a slight change.

Li Miao could feel that his protective true energy had gathered and accumulated beside him.

He's having some kind of problem.

His protective inner energy was no longer as easily controlled as his own body. He could not balance offense and defense in front of Li Miao, so he chose to protect himself.

Although he could no longer prevent Li Miao from leaving, Li Miao was also unable to break through his protective aura—it seemed that today's battle had ended in such an unclear and ambiguous way.

An Qisheng looked at Li Miao but did not speak.

But Li Miao could read his emotions.

"See you another day?"

Li Miao slowly grinned.

"You think you can just fight whenever you want, leave whenever you want, and that I can't do anything to you as long as you retreat into your shell?"

An Qisheng did not respond.

But his silence was, in itself, an admission of consent.

Li Miao stood for a while, then raised his hand and looked at the few drops of An Qisheng's blood that were stained on his fist.

The next moment, he laughed.

"You'll still bleed."

Li Miao raised his hand to press on his shoulder and shook his neck.

"Finally, it feels like we're actually fighting."

He loosened his shoulders, and with that movement, his demeanor changed.

The metal handguard, taut on the forearm, slowly cracked and fell to the ground.

Their muscles and bones roared in unison, like the thunderous roar of tigers and leopards.

"If you like to stay in your turtle shell, then stay in it a little longer."

Li Miao smiled.

"Let's see if I can break your shell."

boom!
The ground suddenly sank!

Li Miao appeared in front of An Qisheng in an instant, squatted down, and plunged his hands into the ground like steel bars!
tear-

The clothes on his back suddenly burst open!

The next moment, Li Miao raised his hand and flipped it up!

The ground within a radius of ten feet was violently ripped open by Li Miao! And smashed into the sky!
An Qisheng also flew out with him.

He was in mid-air, his protective inner energy spreading out, about to pierce the roof on one side and pull himself down.

Li Miao suddenly appeared in front of him.

"We're just inches apart," Li Miao said with a smile.

"You stopped me just now, but now I don't want to leave."

"Now that you're in Shuntian, let me show you around—to show you some hospitality!"

Bang!
Li Miao's whip kick struck the protective true qi!

With nowhere to grab onto while suspended in mid-air, An Qisheng, along with his protective inner energy, was sent flying like a ball by Li Miao's kick!

After landing, Li Miao smashed another row of houses, and like a meteorite, he chased after An Qisheng, who was still falling, and smashed him away with a punch!
An Qisheng, expressionless, glanced ahead in mid-air.

The place was bustling with noise.

That's the direction of Wanggongchang.

Loud explosions continued to erupt in mid-air as the two rapidly approached the location.

In a house they passed on the ground, someone leaned against the window frame, resting his chin on his hand, watching Li Miao, who was smashing An Qisheng away, with a playful smile on his face.

She pressed her finger on a human head and rolled it along the window frame, like rolling a ball.

The head had a face that looked remarkably like Li Miao's, but it was glaring with anger, blood gushing from its mouth and nose, and it died with its eyes wide open in despair.

Ji Tianrui watched Li Miao gradually disappear into the distance, toying with the head of the Yingzhou Celestial. She stared at it for a long time until Li Miao completely disappeared from her sight, then smiled and said softly.

"Lord Li, it's been a long time."

(End of this chapter)