Blind Spot
Chapter 309: Battle of the 289th Brigade

Chapter 309: Battle of the 289th Brigade

In the night, the mist grew denser.

Outside the perimeter of Chaoyu Martial Arts Hall, within a suite of a five-star hotel.

A few youth dressed like gangsters, both standing and sitting, played with the mobile games in their hands.

Beep!!

Suddenly, a shrill noise erupted from one of their phones.

"What’s going on!?"

The man’s hair was dyed red, with a bald stripe, like a parting line, separating the red hair into two halves from the top of his head.

"It’s an alert, Hai Sha’s positioning signal is lost!"

Another person said in a deep voice.

"Try calling."

The group quickly dialed Hai Sha’s number, each taking turns waiting.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable."

A sweet female voice came through the speaker.

"Report it now!" the red-haired man said solemnly.

"Isn’t that an overreaction? Maybe he went to a place with a bad signal?" another punk-dressed woman said nonchalantly.

"Lord Hai Sha should be well aware of the time we’re in; he wouldn’t intentionally go to a signal-blocking area. Besides, even if it’s a misunderstanding, reporting it won’t cause the organization to blame us!" the red-haired man quickly replied.

"Alright..."

"Locate the last known location of Lord Hai Sha, and then report it together."

Encrypted messages were swiftly sent from their mobile phones, each heading to a rooftop several kilometers away.

On the rooftop.

A tall figure clad in a purple trench coat, with a glowing cigarette in his mouth, stood at the edge of the rooftop.

The cold wind made his coat flap wildly, creating a faint sound.

In the glasses on his face, messages from several people were summarized in his field of vision.

All the messages combined and auto-decoded, forming a sentence and an address.

"Hai Sha..." The man removed the cigarette, blowing out a ring of smoke. "It’s unlikely anyone could endanger him. But since the message has come, I might as well check it out..."

He didn’t like the man from Whale Seat.

Heartless and ruthless isn’t something everyone can manage. Whale Seat had given up almost everything he could in pursuit of ultimate strength.

Such strength seemed meaningless to him.

However, to ensure the organization’s plans went smoothly, he had no choice but to cooperate with Whale Seat on this assassination.

Thinking for a moment, he took out his phone and dialed a subordinate’s number.

"I’ve received a tip-off. Near Lanshen Barbecue Bar in Beiyulin District, something’s happened. Send people to check it out immediately."

"Understood!"

A deep response came from the other end of the phone.

Turning around, the man in the purple trench coat walked briskly towards the elevator to go downstairs.

Before long, a purple-black convertible car sped out of the parking garage, rushing towards the distance.

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Loud rhythmic music created a barrier of sound, thoroughly drowning out the bar.

Here, at this time, no matter how much noise was made, it would be faintly masked.

To the passersby outside, it was just part of the music.

This was also part of Li Chengyi’s intent.

Inside the bar, disorganized tables and chairs were scattered around the two men.

He was only half a meter away from Hai Sha.

At this distance, he could hardly fully extend his arm.

For any martial artist, this was an extremely dangerous proximity.

But... neither of them seemed to care.

"Hehehehe... Hahahahaha!!!"

Suddenly, Hai Sha opened his mouth, showing his white teeth, and burst into laughter.

"Could it be... you want to take me down here??"

After laughing for a while, he lowered his head, his pupils flickering with a hint of purple.

"Does that amuse you?" Li Chengyi’s tone turned cold.

"It’s not just amusing." Hai Sha spread his hands, "It’s hilarious!!"

Bang!!

In an instant, a phantom struck his left cheek.

A colossal force exploded with a sonic boom, spraying a line of blood.

Hai Sha’s left cheek shattered instantly, flesh blasting apart to reveal the white bone beneath.

The bone couldn’t hold for even half a second and splintered, caving in.

Boom!!

His entire body was rocketed away, slamming into the heavy alloy wall.

Upon impact with the wall, his body actually made a slight dent, then tumbled to the ground.

"Still laughing?" Li Chengyi pulled back his hand, flexed his fingers, and stepped forward.

"Continue laughing."

Hai Sha propped himself up from the ground, shook his head, his face covered in blood.

"Heh... hehehehe...."

Incredibly, he was still laughing!

Blood dripped continuously from his face onto the floor, staining the white carpet red.

But he didn’t seem to mind, slowly standing up.

Something eerie happened.

During the short two seconds it took for him to stand, the wounds on his face stopped bleeding and began to move and heal.

"Interesting..."

"So interesting!!"

He laughed again.

"It’s been... a long time since I’ve felt pain...."

Watching Li Chengyi approach.

His body slightly bent, he adopted a strange starting posture with his arms in an ’X’ shape.

Simultaneously, his brows cramped as if a third eye pattern squeezed out between them.

Hiss...

A grating inhalation sound came from his mouth.

With the intake of breath, Hai Sha’s chest swelled increasingly, bigger and bigger, making his entire frame grow larger.

"To experience stronger pain, I haven’t used any techniques for quite a while..." Hai Sha said with a deep chuckle.

"But now... your fist is worth using some of my strength..."

"..." Li Chengyi slightly cocked his head, "Sorry... I just didn’t dare to use too much strength."

"After all, it wouldn’t be good if I accidentally killed you."

"Now you can use your strength." Hai Sha laughed, lowering his head like a lion or tiger about to pounce on its prey.

The two men paused simultaneously, motionless.

The music was still playing, but the sounds around the two men seemed to freeze in that moment, falling into silence.

Time appeared to have lost its flow.

Everything seemed to stop changing.

Boom!!

In an instant, the carpet under Hai Sha burst, and the ground collapsed.

He bent his body like a shadow, ferociously pouncing towards the other side.

The air became viscous around him, hindering his advance.

All the colors in the bar blurred at that moment.

No hesitation, no reluctance.

He stretched out his arms, one on each side, like draping a wide robe onto his opponent.

This was one of the killing moves from Subduing Demon Vajra Fist involving Soft Qi Eruption—Subduing Demon Robe Fight!

It was a top-tier martial arts move, even more powerful than Dragon Whisker Sect’s All-Star Dragon Shadow, capable of unleashing three times one’s own strength in an instant.

It could reach the explosive upper limit of one’s strength in an extremely short time.

The upper limit of a common person’s explosive power is one thousand kilograms, that is, one ton!

But Hai Sha’s limit was far greater than that!

Huge currents of air swirled, forming a mist between Hai Sha’s arms, enveloping Li Chengyi.

From a distance, this mist looked like a real robe, capable of obscuring the opponent’s vision.

This was also the origin of the move’s name.

"Die!!!"

Hai Sha’s palms rapidly fell towards Li Chengyi’s chest and neck.

He thought he could see the beauty of blood bursting open, spraying out.

Flesh tearing, bones shattering, life flickering like a candle flame. A culmination of decades was about to be extinguished here...

Such beauty, such exhilaration...

Whoosh!

Suddenly, Hai Sha’s vision blurred. The figure before him had vanished.

The move he was proud of had missed its target.

Momentum carried him several meters forward before he quickly turned around.

Li Chengyi was still standing in his original spot, just slightly shifted from before, that was all.

"Not bad strength," Li Chengyi said blandly.

"Not bad speed," Hai Sha’s eyes darkened, "but do you think you can avoid a direct confrontation with me just because you’re quick?"

He stood up straight as Soft Qi suddenly erupted from his chest like countless cloths, spreading over his whole body and covering his skin.

Countless purple veins emerged on his skin like earthworms.

Gradually, the two-meter-tall, strong and ugly monster twisted his body, standing with one leg forward and the other back, arms posed as if celestial maidens in a temple, assuming a bizarre and enchanting stance of holding a vessel and lifting a curtain.

"With a pose that ugly, how do you have the face to show it?" Li Chengyi sneered.

"Ugly?" Hai Sha responded coldly, "This is one of the profound mysteries of the Subduing Demon Vajra Fist, the Vajra Dance!"

"Vajra Dance?" Li Chengyi scoffed. "No matter how good the name is, what use is it if you’re ugly?"

"...." The smile on Hai Sha’s face finally turned completely cold.

"I hate it most when people call me ugly..."

"Well, I’m saying it now," Li Chengyi smiled, "what about it?"

The two fell silent once again.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Bang!!

In a flash, both vanished from their spots.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!

Like a violent storm, a torrent of punches accompanied by a massive sound wave and white ripples exploded between them.

Hai Sha was much faster than before, evidently due to the enhancement from the Vajra Dance.

This strange enhancement briefly massively increased his speed.

But as a side effect, his strength was reduced.

Boom!!

Li Chengyi struck Hai Sha’s chest with a heavy palm.

All-Star Dragon Shadow!!

With this palm infused with Soft Qi Eruption from the Dragon Whisker Sect, a piercing sonic boom was unleashed.

Like a rocket, the palm hit the chest square-on.

The immense force and speed sent Hai Sha flying backward, smashing through a set of tables and chairs before crashing into an alloy wall not far away.

A dark palm imprint appeared on his chest, almost piercing through to his back.

The breastbone and flesh were completely squeezed to the surrounding areas.

That should be enough.

Li Chengyi estimated it would be enough to prevent this guy from competing in the upcoming match, requiring at least half a month to recover.

Just half a month would be sufficient to avoid clashing with Xiao Nan.

His goal had been achieved.

After all, he hadn’t intended to kill his opponent from the beginning; serious injury is recoverable, but killing a contestant would have massive repercussions. Even if the authorities were biased, they couldn’t condone such an action.

So, doing this much was enough.

As for being recognized by the opponent, it was meaningless.

Did he really think that the powers above, with the Heavenly Eye open, didn’t know he was causing trouble? It was simply their tacit approval.

After all, it seemed that he wasn’t the only one stirring things up. With the Li family backing him, he would be notified in advance if he were to be targeted.

Many things were just the authorities feigning ignorance.

Think it’s unfair?

Then don’t participate.

Turning around, Li Chengyi headed towards the entrance, preparing to leave.

"You bastard...!!?"

Suddenly, a voice filled with pain came from behind.

It was Hai Sha!!

He could still move! Logically, his lungs had been crushed, and without immediate attention, he’d soon die.

But now, he could still make a sound!?

Li Chengyi’s brows furrowed, and he turned around abruptly.

Whoosh!!

A three-meter-tall purple monster, with muscles coiled like dragons, had silently appeared behind him.

He raised his hand.

He swung his fist.

Boom!!!!!

Massive, as broad as a man’s waist, the purple arms came crashing down onto Li Chengyi from above.

Li Chengyi raised his hands swiftly to block.

Their four arms collided. At that moment, instead of the sound of flesh, what rang out was more akin to the clash of metal and stone.