Decaying World

Chapter 95, Thought 095
The wind and snow fell silently, settling in the Lin family's courtyard and on Lin Shunhe's shoulders.

He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing up at the sky.

"This weather, how come it snowed again so suddenly? Elder Du, how's the situation at Qingfeng Temple?"

"There's a bit of trouble. Young Master Hui is too quick. He rushed to Fu'an Town as soon as he received the news. However, we reported it to Lord Blackface in time, and they have already sent people to secretly meet him. It's not a big problem," Old Master Du said in a deep voice.

"Really? That's good. Ah Hui is just like that. He's always been impulsive. I thought he'd changed his ways by practicing martial arts so hard lately, but he's still the same." Lin Shunhe sighed.

"Young Master Hui is quite remarkable. He has exceptional comprehension and has brought Qingfeng Temple to its current state, which is something no ordinary person could achieve," Elder Du praised.

Lin Shunhe fell silent. “Li Chi. Zhou Tian”

He originally planned to establish a sect and gain greater power after he integrated and replicated the evil weapon, and then bring his son along.

But I never expected Qingfeng Temple to cause trouble so quickly.

The thought of this gave him a bit of a headache.

'Maybe after this painful experience, I'll finally give up.'

To attempt to break through to the next level of internal energy cultivation is truly audacious and ignorant.

As his son's troubles escalated and became more serious, Lin Shunhe began to feel that he was about to lose control.

This made him even more eager for the counterfeit evil weapon that was about to be delivered.

"By the way, which envoy did Lord Blackface send?" he suddenly asked.

"It is Envoy Han Gou Zhuo Tian Jue Zhuo," Elder Du replied.

"That's good. Among the envoys, Senior Zhuo's strength is among the top. He should have no problem stopping Li Chi." Lin Shunhe had worked with this person before and knew a bit about his background. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"If Ah Hui is a bit sweet-talking and perceptive, he might be able to get in touch with Senior Zhuo. If he could get some guidance and get closer to Zhou Tian, ​​that would be even better." Lin Shunhe thought to himself, and the expression on his face relaxed.

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Feishimen Mountain Gate.

The strange soldier was squatting on the roof of a two-story wooden building inside the gate, staring dumbfounded at Lin Hui and Li Chi, who were fighting fiercely.

"Brother Zhuo, is this the one you said was coming to rescue people?"

Behind him, the woman in the white dress and straw hat looked speechlessly at the scene of the battle in the distance.

"To be honest, I think we might not be in a position to intervene and save lives in this situation."

"The problem is, when Lord Blackface summoned me, he didn't tell me which one to save. Could it be... Li Chi?" The strange soldier stroked his chin helplessly, suppressing the shock in his eyes.

"Let's wait and see. It's really hard to tell which side will win right now," the woman in the straw hat replied.

“The problem is, I don’t think I can beat any of them,” the strange warrior sighed.

“That’s normal, I feel the same way. Let’s wait and see.” The woman in the straw hat nodded, her gaze fixed on the distant battle through her veil.

clang! !

Just then, the two hemispheres finally connected instantly.

The white lines transformed into a torrent, rushing forward as if countless steel needles were piercing through. Or like an avalanche composed of countless threads, crushing and engulfing everything in its path.

The invisible sword opposite had already vanished, moving with incredible speed, merely slicing through the air and instantly creating a gust of wind.

A massive swirling stream of sword-shaped air followed the blade violently, transforming into a giant, almost transparent sword that cleaved head-on into the torrent of white lines.

hum!
The invisible sword and the white torrent were locked in a stalemate for a moment.

next moment.

Swish!
The torrent of white silk threads suddenly split in two, cleaved in two by a massive, invisible sword.

An invisible, transparent giant sword split open with white lines, slashing down towards Li Chi and aiming for his forehead.

Boom! !

The sword broke, and the man appeared.

Lin Hui appeared in front of Li Chi, the Qinghe Sword in his hand completely broken into countless fragments.

The silver fragments were thrown forward and backward, then bounced off and shot out simultaneously.

Lin Hui's figure blurred for a moment as he dodged the debris, then flashed again, appearing on the snow five meters away.

puff.

The hilt of his broken sword fell to the ground and stuck in the snow.

The next second, an unknown longsword appeared in his hand.

That was a weapon held by a Flying Stone Sect disciple not far away.

"What a pity, if only I had a good sword."

“There’s nothing to regret. Without the protection of internal energy, even the best sword can’t break through my protective internal energy,” Li Chi said calmly.

The broken sword struck him as if hitting a steel plate, and was bounced away and disappeared.

He lifted his foot and walked towards Lin Hui again, step by step, stepping on the black mud ground whipped up by the gale.

“Then let’s try again.” Lin Hui raised his longsword. “Luckily, there are plenty of weapons here.”

A series of strong gusts of wind blew out of him again, scattering in all directions, like the eye of a storm.

If before he was simply relying on rapid sword swings, now he will truly unleash the deadly move of the Gale Sword Technique.

Compared to the even more exaggerated gale just now, it once again began to form a huge sphere around us, blowing the wind and snow away so that they could only drift outwards.

call! !

The next second, the two rushed forward at the same time.

One person emitted a burst of white light, and the other disappeared again.

Invisible rings appeared in the gale, like transparent bubbles, floating and trembling.

All the rings floated around Li Chi, forming an encirclement.

"wind!"

Lin Hui's voice came through the cold wind.

Boom! !

The next instant, a terrifying sword mark appeared on Li Chi's back, causing the white light on his body to cave in violently. But similarly, the immense pressure also caused the longsword to shatter again, turning into countless fragments that flew away.

Li Chi struck back with a palm, the white light palm shadow transforming into nine streaks, one after another forming a line, directly knocking away the fragments of the longsword and blasting towards Lin Hui.

But this attack still missed its target.

The next instant, another sword wound exploded on his back.

Another longsword shattered into fragments and came hurtling towards them.

Li Chi's expression changed slightly. He turned around and struck again, but missed.

Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom! !

Long swords shattered and exploded repeatedly between the two.

And the point of impact is always the same spot on the back.

No matter how Li Chi dodged or countered, his back was always marked with sword marks.

At this moment, he finally understood what the nauseating nature of ultra-high speed meant.

"Now I understand why you dared to come alone."

He tried more than ten different finishing moves, but still couldn't catch a glimpse of the person. So he simply stopped fighting and just spread his arms wide, letting sparks and fragments explode all over his body.

"It seems that ordinary tactics are no longer effective against you. So..."

Li Chi closed his eyes. In such a fierce battle, he suddenly closed his eyes, as if he were resting and relaxing.

Click.

Suddenly, a white arc of electricity appeared and pulsed on his body.

"Let me show you the secret technique I created myself."

More and more white arcs of electricity appeared, growing denser and denser, covering almost every part of his body.

"Secret Technique·Meteor Stone!"

Li Chi suddenly opened his eyes, and white arcs of electricity detached from his body, condensing into a ball of white electricity.

At the same time, he clasped his hands together and struck the electric ball in front of him.

Bang! !

A blinding white light exploded on the spot. Within the light, countless dense white palm shadows shot out, spreading in all directions.

This time, the palm strikes were clearly different from before. They traced strange arcs and were all aimed at Lin Hui's location.

A clear, howling wind blew.

Lin Hui's blurry figure appeared for a moment, then disappeared again.

He stood still, then suddenly darted left and right, precisely dodging each palm strike.

One after another, palm strikes exploded on the ground around him, creating craters of varying sizes.

But none of them could hit him.

After dozens of palm strikes were delivered, the ground was blasted into a large crater, making it appear shorter than before.

A fierce wind howled, and white light flashed.

The two returned to their previous standoff.

The only difference is that the surrounding ground and buildings were also affected, some collapsed, some broke, leaving a scene of utter devastation.

“You can’t break through my barrier, so you can’t win,” Li Chi said, narrowing his eyes.

“You’re right.” Lin Hui tossed aside a new broken sword. “The internal strength of those at the Zhou Tian Realm is higher than I imagined. But I didn’t lose.”

If you can't hit him, he will always be invincible.

He didn't say it aloud, but Li Chi tacitly agreed.

“Interesting.” Li Chi laughed. “Too interesting.”

He laughed, and the smile on his face grew wider and wider.

"Everyone is striving to be stronger, more solid, and thicker, but you've managed to increase your speed to this extent. Interesting, very interesting!"

“I take back my previous rudeness to you. Although you are not Zhou Tian, ​​you are comparable to Zhou Tian.”

He lowered his hands and surprisingly relaxed from his internal energy cultivation.

"Since neither of us can defeat the other, there's no point in continuing the fight. How about a truce?"

"..." Lin Hui smiled. "So many people have died, and you're just going to let it go like this?"

“I’ve said it before, those are trash, not people. The only real people here are you and me.” Li Chi’s expression returned to calm.

Lin Hui was speechless. This was the first time he had ever witnessed Zhou Tianwu's indifference towards those below him.

Xue Meng had previously mentioned that Zhou Tianwu and the like were practically two different species. Only now did he truly grasp the difference.

Judging from their recent exchange, he was able to break through Song Zhanlong's defense, which was at its peak, but he couldn't handle Li Chi's protective internal energy.

Even the Whirlwind Sword Technique's Piercing Cone was just a hair's breadth away from breaking through it.

But this tiny bit became an insurmountable limit.

If he had a good sword, he could have broken through the barrier, but there are no "ifs" in life.

He asked his father to search for the best weapon on the market, which was only as strong as the Qinghe Sword.

Above that, almost everything is not for sale. It depends on opportunity. Once it appears on the market, it will be snapped up immediately.

“You’re still young, there’s no need for you to fight an old man like me. My purpose isn’t to be blocked here by you. The conflict between us initially stemmed from a pharmacy in Fu’an Town. My Flying Stone Sect can provide compensation for that,” Li Chi said calmly.

"My disciples have been severely injured, and my elders have disappeared. How do you intend to compensate us?" Lin Hui asked in a deep voice.

“We’ll cover the medical expenses, and we’ll help search for the missing elders. But you also killed three internal energy martial artists from my Flying Stone Sect. How about we call it even?” Li Chi had a mission to complete and couldn’t afford to fight Lin Hui to the death.

Although he was wary of the other party's elusive nature, the other party couldn't break through his defenses. If things really came to a head, the worst outcome would be that both sides would turn on each other's people.

However, a lose-lose situation is not what he wants to see either.

(End of this chapter)