2026-07-30 18:56:57The thousands of disciples in the crowd went completely wild. They cheered, they screamed, they stomped their feet. The noise was like a roaring thunderhead.
Inside the red barrier, the noise was muffled. It was surprisingly quiet.
Zhao Feng looked at Li Chen. The arrogant smile on his face grew wider. He raised his left hand.
On his finger, the silver Shadow Ring glowed slightly.
"You think you are strong, Li Chen," Zhao Feng said, his voice echoing in the red dome. "You think because you beat a few weak 5th Level disciples, you can beat me. You think we are on the same level."
Zhao Feng reached over with his right hand. He grabbed the silver ring.
"You are just a frog in a well, looking up at the sky," Zhao Feng mocked. "Today, I will show you how massive the sky truly is. I will show you the power of a god!"
Zhao Feng pulled the silver ring off his finger and threw it onto the stone floor.
BOOM!
The moment the ring left his body, the disguise was broken.
A massive, terrifying wave of pure, violent magical energy exploded out of Zhao Feng’s body. The air around him suddenly twisted and distorted. A bright, blinding aura of blue wind and red fire shot into the air, reaching thirty feet high.
The sheer pressure of the energy was incredible. It pushed the dirt and broken stones away from Zhao Feng in a massive circle. The red Blood Barrier hummed and vibrated from the force of his aura.
Outside the barrier, the crowd’s cheers turned into screams of absolute shock.
"The 6th Level!" someone screamed.
"Heavens! Zhao Feng is at the 6th Level of Qi Condensation!" "That is impossible! He is only eighteen years old!" "He hid his power! He is a genius!"In the VIP balcony, Elder Zhao smiled proudly and drank his tea. The other Inner Sect Elders looked at him with wide, jealous eyes. Zhao Feng had just secured his place as the most talented disciple in the sect.
Inside the cage, Zhao Feng laughed like a maniac. He felt the massive river of 6th Level Qi rushing through his veins. He felt completely invincible.
He raised his hands into the air.
"Do you see it now, trash?!" Zhao Feng roared. His voice was amplified by his massive magical power. It sounded like thunder. "This is true power! Your hard skin cannot save you from this! I am going to melt you into a puddle of grey mud!"
Zhao Feng pushed his hands forward.
He activated the forbidden art his grandfather had taught him. He did not just use normal fire magic.
The bright red aura around him suddenly turned dark, bloody, and sick. A giant ball of dark crimson flame appeared in front of him. It smelled like burning blood and rotten meat. It was the Blood-Boiling Demon Flame. It was designed to bypass physical armor and directly burn the blood and soul of the enemy.
The heat inside the red dome instantly became unbearable. The stone floor beneath Zhao Feng's feet began to melt, turning into glowing orange lava.
Zhao Feng pushed his arms out.
"Die, Broken Root! BLOOD DEMON FIRESTORM!"
The giant ball of bloody fire exploded forward. It turned into a massive, roaring wave of dark red flames, thirty feet wide and twenty feet high. It rushed across the stage like a tsunami of pure death, screaming through the air, heading straight for Li Chen.
The heat was so intense that the air inside the barrier turned wavy and white. There was nowhere to run. There was nowhere to hide. The fire took up the entire stage.
Li Chen stood perfectly still.
He watched the massive wave of bloody fire rushing toward him. He felt the terrible heat trying to burn his clothes and dry his eyes.
But Li Chen did not look scared. He did not even look surprised.
He carefully placed the broken pieces of his mother’s jade into the deep pocket of his black leather coat.
Then, he looked up at the roaring wall of fire.
"6th Level," Li Chen said softly. His deep voice cut through the roaring sound of the flames. "Good. I was afraid you would break too easily."
For the very first time since he returned to the Azure Sword Sect, Li Chen stopped holding back.
He reached deep inside his stomach, into the absolute bottomless center of his dantian. He found the dark, spinning vortex of the Primordial Chaos Root. He found the massive, heavy, terrifying ocean of liquid dark Qi he had gathered from eating the chasm's deadliest monsters.
Li Chen unlocked the gate. He opened the vortex.
WHOOSH.
Li Chen did not glow with bright, beautiful colors. He did not shine with blue wind or red fire.
Instead, a terrifying, absolute blackness erupted from his body.
It was a dark Qi so thick, so heavy, and so ancient that it seemed to swallow the light around it. The bright morning sun shining down on the arena suddenly dimmed. The air inside the Blood Barrier instantly turned freezing cold, dropping below zero in a single second.
The Void-Iron Physique activated to its absolute maximum limit. Li Chen’s grey skin turned as dark as the night sky.
Li Chen did not step back. He pulled his right arm back, pulling the pure, heavy black Qi into his iron fist.
He stepped directly forward into the massive wave of bloody fire.
"Let us see who eats who," Li Chen whispered, and threw the Void Shattering Fist directly into the roaring flames.
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Chapter 47
The sun began to set behind the high peaks of the Azure Sword Sect. The sky turned a deep, dark red. The clouds looked like thick bruises bleeding into the evening air. Long, dark shadows stretched across the massive stone arena. The bright, warm light of the morning was completely gone. It was the perfect setting for a Life and Death match. The sky itself looked like it was preparing for a bloodbath. Thousands of disciples sat perfectly still on the high stone steps. They did not cheer. They did not whisper. They did not even move. The giant wooden drums in the corners of the courtyard were completely silent. In the center of the broken, melted stone stage stood Li Chen. He was as still as a stone statue. His long, black leather Enforcer coat blew softly in the cold evening wind. His dull, grey metallic skin caught the red light of the dying sun. He looked exactly like a demon standing in a pool of blood. He had not moved from that spot since he defeated Meng. He just waited. He
Chapter 46
Because Li Chen had infused the devouring dark Qi directly into the open air, the tiny black void on his knuckles kept eating. It could not stop. Having consumed the magical shield, the dark Qi violently consumed the closest available energy. It consumed the oxygen. In a fraction of a second, the dark Qi on Li Chen's fist sucked all the air out of the space immediately surrounding Meng. It created a perfect, localized vacuum. A space with absolutely zero air formed in a five-foot circle around Meng. Meng’s confident smile instantly vanished. Li Chen’s fist stopped moving. He did not even touch Meng's actual body. He just held his fist in the air, a few inches away from Meng’s face. Inside the vacuum, Meng suddenly felt an unbearable, terrifying pressure difference. The air inside Meng's own lungs was violently, forcibly sucked up through his throat and ripped out of his mouth to fill the empty void created by the dark Qi. "G-ghhk..." Meng choked. He grabbed his own throat wit
Chapter 45
The Sect Leader shivered. He nodded slowly and stepped off the stage. The old referee, shaking with fear, walked back to the center of the arena. He cleared his throat loudly. "The Semi-Final match will now begin!" the referee announced. "Li Chen... versus Meng!"The crowd suddenly erupted into loud, excited cheers again. "Meng! It is Iron-Mountain Meng!""He is a top-3 disciple! He is at the peak of the 5th Level!""Meng has the absolute best defense in the entire Outer Sect! Even Inner Sect disciples have trouble breaking his shield!"From the other side of the arena, a giant figure walked slowly up the stone steps. It was Meng. He was incredibly tall and wide, built like a walking fortress. He wore heavy, thick brown armor made of special magical leather. His face was square and hard. He carried no weapon. His body was his weapon. Meng stepped onto the broken, melted stone of the stage. He looked at the spot where Li Chen had just eaten Zhao Feng’s fire. Meng did not look sc
Chapter 44
Li Chen threw his Void Shattering Fist directly into the massive, roaring wave of bloody fire. The crowd outside the red Blood Barrier screamed, expecting Li Chen to be instantly melted into a pile of grey ash. The Blood Demon Firestorm was a 6th Level magical attack. It was so hot that the stone floor of the arena was turning into bubbling orange lava. But the moment Li Chen’s fist touched the dark red flames, the impossible happened. Li Chen did not burn. Instead, the terrifying, ancient black Qi wrapping his fist acted like the open mouth of a starving god. WHOOSH! The massive tsunami of bloody fire did not explode. It did not push Li Chen backward. It was violently, instantly sucked into the pitch-black void surrounding his hand. The Primordial Chaos Root swallowed the deadly 6th Level magic as if it were a tiny, weak candle flame. In less than a single second, the entire stage was completely clear of fire. The heat vanished. The blinding red light disappeared. Only Li Chen
Chapter 43
The thousands of disciples in the crowd went completely wild. They cheered, they screamed, they stomped their feet. The noise was like a roaring thunderhead. Inside the red barrier, the noise was muffled. It was surprisingly quiet. Zhao Feng looked at Li Chen. The arrogant smile on his face grew wider. He raised his left hand. On his finger, the silver Shadow Ring glowed slightly. "You think you are strong, Li Chen," Zhao Feng said, his voice echoing in the red dome. "You think because you beat a few weak 5th Level disciples, you can beat me. You think we are on the same level."Zhao Feng reached over with his right hand. He grabbed the silver ring. "You are just a frog in a well, looking up at the sky," Zhao Feng mocked. "Today, I will show you how massive the sky truly is. I will show you the power of a god!"Zhao Feng pulled the silver ring off his finger and threw it onto the stone floor. BOOM! The moment the ring left his body, the disguise was broken. A massive, terrifyi
Chapter 42
"Li Chen thinks he is strong because no one can cut his skin," Zhao Feng thought to himself, staring at Li Chen across the quiet stage. "But physical strength has a limit. When I unleash the full power of the 6th Level, I will summon a fire so hot it will boil the blood inside his veins. His iron skin will become a metal oven, cooking his organs alive. He will scream, and I will laugh."Zhao Feng’s arrogance returned completely. The unsettled feeling vanished. He was a 6th Level master. He was a dragon. Li Chen was just a stubborn insect that needed to be stepped on a second time. "You are very quiet, little rat," Zhao Feng mocked, breaking the silence on the stage. Li Chen did not look up from the floor. He was slowly, carefully picking up the broken pieces of his mother’s dark green jade pendant. "Are you praying to your dead mother?" Zhao Feng laughed. It was a cruel, loud sound. "Do you think she can help you? I heard she was crying when the killers cut her down."Li Chen stopp
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