Blind Spot
Chapter 310 - 290 fierce battles Ten

Chapter 310: 290 fierce battles Ten

Ah!!!!!

At this moment, Hai Sha’s entire face was covered with purple veins, a twisted black horn protruded from his brow, and countless purple stars twinkled in his eyes.

This was his true form after being transformed into a Star Fiend!

Previously, his weak form was just forcibly suppressed by medication and special techniques.

But now, he was displaying his true power!

Speed, strength, recovery ability, all increased threefold!! His flesh was as defensive as alloy, indestructible, able to withstand bombardment by artillery shells.

Even a weaker Feiyi Master would be no match for him!

This was the unique result of research from Star Lake’s Xuan Ming Island, a special product obtained from the blind spot, the transformation and mutation into something powerful.

The sole successful case among thousands—Star Fiend!

With an immense roar, Hai Sha exerted force sideways, and with explosive power that came with the speed of sound, he sent Li Chengyi flying horizontally.

This time it was Li Chengyi’s turn to be hit hard and fly towards the alloy wall.

Boom!

The wall shuddered violently.

Li Chengyi’s back slammed into it, almost embedding him into the wall.

Taken by surprise, he hadn’t expected his opponent to suddenly unleash such terrifying strength and speed.

The strength was more substantial than his, and the speed had even reached the speed of sound.

Such an outburst was a substantial improvement, so much so that he responded incorrectly when exerting force and was caught off guard.

Most crucially, he didn’t anticipate Hai Sha’s incredible recovery ability.

His chest had been blown open, yet within seconds he had recovered, appeared unscathed, and counterattacked.

Amidst the clanking noise of twisting metal,

Li Chengyi came down from the wall, his coat was shredded by the immense force, so he simply tore off his clothes, revealing a strong and imposing upper body.

To Hai Sha’s shock, he was completely unharmed, without a single scratch visible.

"I really didn’t expect..." Li Chengyi walked towards Hai Sha again, who now stood three meters tall.

"In this world, there are actually people who, by their flesh alone, can forcefully repel me..."

"...." At this point, Hai Sha started to feel that something was amiss.

He was now in the genetic simulation state of a Star Fiend transformation, his real full form with strength, speed, and physique all at their peak, aside from not being equipped with a matching exoskeleton, this was his ultimate power.

But just now, he had failed to even injure his opponent.

In his Star Fiend state, his pure strength could burst forth with over five tons of force!

You must understand this is pure physical strength, delivered at nearly the speed of sound; no one could withstand that.

Even a lesser Feiyi Master, if slightly inattentive, could be destroyed by a single strike.

And as for the Reinforced Humans with external skeletons, there’s no need to say more. How many of them could reach the speed of sound?

Without being at least a Grade Five, it’s just delivering oneself to be slaughtered.

But this guy in front of him... what the hell is he?!

A complete Reinforced Human?! Advanced external skeleton?!

Hai Sha’s mind raced with countless thoughts. He always pursued the ultimate in flesh-and-blood combat, but he wasn’t foolish.

It’s stupid to know you’ll be defeated yet continue to fight recklessly.

And now... he should think about how to escape.

"What are you looking at?"

Suddenly, his pupils shrank; Li Chengyi, who had been in front of him moments ago, was now inexplicably gone.

Instead, the voice came from behind.

"!!??"

Hai Sha quickly turned around.

But what he saw was a large hand, opened and facing him from afar.

"Holy Spirit Inner Sword."

Instantly, Hai Sha’s entire body’s blood surged and circulated at high speed, the three-meter-tall body seemed inflated, and it quietly grew even bigger.

He raised his arms, trying to throw a punch forward, but an indescribable sharp pain flooded his entire body like a tidal wave in that moment.

Gush!!!

In an instant.

Dozens of lacerations broke out across Hai Sha’s flesh and skin, from the inside out.

A large amount of purple-red blood sprayed from the wounds.

It was as if dozens of spikes were simultaneously piercing out from his body.

The massive blood loss quickly deflated his huge stature, causing it to shrink.

Without blood, even the most powerful genes cannot sustain vitality.

Without blood, any creature will fall into a state of absolute depletion and severe injury, or even death.

Thud.

Hai Sha fell to his knees, his massive eyes wide open, unable to believe that he had been defeated.

He didn’t even know how he had been defeated.

It was just one move.

Without any physical contact from the opponent, everything was over.

Thump.

His shrunken two-meter-tall body collapsed heavily to the ground, lying in a pool of blood.

"What is... this...!?" he weakly struggled to speak.

Li Chengyi looked at him in surprise; this guy could still talk?

He had never seen such a strong life force before.

Just now, in an instant, he used the Holy Spirit’s Sword of Wisdom to burst from inside, and drained at least seventy to eighty percent of his opponent’s blood.

And still, he could talk, still keep his consciousness clear?!

This guy was interesting...

That eruption into a weird form showed signs of some sort of biochemical enhancement, and it was actually capable of exerting a certain level of suppression on him.

Although he himself was in a basic state, without any enhancements or Dragon Transformation, he had undergone numerous improvements.

The enhancements from the Floral Dress, the weak Shadow Dragon Bloodline, the Holy Spirit Technique; all three combined.

His base strength reached six tons, his speed reached the speed of sound, and his physique and flesh density greatly increased.

Yet this Hai Sha could still suppress him for a moment. This was a truly remarkable level.

Perhaps, this guy... could be a good fertilizer...

Whether to make a Holy Infant or to merge with the Floral Bead, success would mean a very high starting point, a very handy subordinate.

Li Chengyi’s thoughts raced in his mind.

He approached, extended his hand, and gently pressed it on the other’s head.

"I feel that you are very nervous," he said.

"...." Hai Sha dared not move an inch.

He wasn’t afraid of death; he was afraid of losing hope and being killed just as he was beginning to see higher levels.

"Do you want to learn?" Li Chengyi suddenly asked.

"What....!?" Hai Sha was startled, completely unprepared for such a turn.

"Do you want to become stronger?" Li Chengyi asked calmly.

"....I do!" Hai Sha said through clenched teeth. He didn’t even think before he answered, because that was indeed his life’s greatest pursuit.

Li Chengyi withdrew his hand.

"Everything in this world requires a price to be paid."

He turned and walked towards the bar’s entrance.

"I am always fair. If you want something, prove it to me," he said.

"How do I prove it!?" Hai Sha struggled to his feet, his eyes filled with longing.

"Eliminate all other obstacles, and help Li Chongnan claim the first place," Li Chengyi instructed.

"Wait...!?" Hai Sha wanted to protest.

But a shadow flashed before his eyes, and in the blink of an eye, Li Chengyi’s figure was gone.

He had no idea how the other had left; he just saw him walk into the darkness and then vanish abruptly.

Thud.

Thud.

With consecutive dull sounds, the surrounding metal walls rose, the partitions opened, revealing doors and windows.

Outside, the crowd flowed by as if completely unaware that a fierce battle had just taken place here.

Struggling to sit up, Hai Sha saw the blood beneath him begin to move like a living thing, slowly seeping back into his body, helping him to heal.

This was the terrifying aspect of the Star Fiend, yet even so, his injuries were too severe, and he would not be able to enter the Star Fiend state again for a short while.

At least a week’s recuperation was needed before he could barely recover.

It had been a long time since he had suffered such injuries.

"....Prove...." Sitting up, Hai Sha slowly clenched his fists.

He thought his path as a pure-blood had reached its end, yet now he saw a glimmer of new hope!

He had believed he was the strongest among the martial artists, but now...

"I.... will prove it! Prove it to you!!" he vowed.

Thinking of the terrifying combat technique that had killed him in an instant.

It was as if the anticipation and passion he felt when he first learned martial arts were rekindled in his heart.

In the past, because his consciousness power wasn’t up to par, he failed to become a Feiyi Master and was humiliated as a result. Instead, his talent for combat was assessed as top-notch, and so he decided to rely on pure blood to walk the path of resistance against Feiyi and Reinforced Humans.

Having paid a great deal of blood, sweat, and suffering, he had just managed to hold his own against lower Grade Five Feiyi Masters and Reinforced Humans.

But this was the ultimate limit of strength for a martial artist.

In legends, Grandmasters who had stepped into the pinnacle realms of various factions were only at this level.

He had thought there was no future ahead.

But now...

At this very moment, Star Lake, Xuan Ming Island, all were pushed to the back of his mind.

What was his original purpose in joining Star Lake? Wasn’t it to explore his full potential, undergo genetic modification, and surpass machinery with flesh and blood to achieve the greatest strength?

And now, it seemed he had seen a new dawn!

No one could stop him from pursuing the path to greater strength.

If anyone dared to stand in his way... Then he would tear them to shreds!

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Outside the bar.

Li Chengyi’s figure flickered incessantly in the shadows.

With each flicker, he landed precisely in the street’s shadows.

After several successive moves.

He emerged from the side of a milk tea shop, having already resumed the face of Li Chengyi, he bypassed the queue for milk tea, heading toward the hotel booked for rest by the Dragon Whisker Sect.

Behind him, far away, the entrance to the barbeque bar was now blocked by several Security Bureau police cars.

Teams of officers got out of the cars, burst through the doors, and helped the weakened Hai Sha out before examining the scene.

Li Chengyi glanced sideways with his peripheral vision, then dismissed it and continued toward the hotel entrance.

"Young friend."

Suddenly, a tall, slender elder in white with waist-length long hair and floating large sleeves emerged, his three-foot-long beard giving him the air of an ancient scholar, blocked his path.

"Eliminating competitors in secret is not the act of a gentleman," he said.

"Who are you? I have no idea what you’re talking about," Li Chengyi raised his eyebrows, a caution arising in his heart.

The other knew about him crippling Hai Sha and had managed to intercept him accurately, which meant they had seen the entire process.

Most importantly, he had not noticed!

He carefully scrutinized the other, certain he had never seen such a person before.

And that attire, echoing ancient styles... was not something ordinary people could afford to wear.

Typically, only the old generations among noble families could be seen in such clothes.

"Not long ago, I heard from Han Qi that Yi Country had produced a promising young talent with exceptional strength; I was skeptical," said the elder with a slight smile, his bright eyes almost blinding. "I had not expected to encounter him just by taking a leisurely stroll today."

"Han Qi? I don’t know him," Li Chengyi was secretly startled.

Han Qi, the Great Shining Star of Star Lake, was the strongest opponent he had faced to date, by far.

When he fought with Han Qi, the result was neither victory nor defeat, but in reality, had it not been for external threats, the prolonged fight could have continued.

Han Qi couldn’t hit him, and he couldn’t reach Han Qi.

Neither could prevail over the other.

The key question was, who was this person and how did they know he was the one of Destiny?

"It doesn’t matter if you don’t recognize me now. After today, you will," the old man smiled, saying, "Speaking of which, young friend, you did destroy many of my experimental fields back then. When I heard the news, I was very curious. I had wanted to personally visit Fengnan and meet the young friend up close, but I happened to run into you here in Chaoyu instead."

"...Who might you be?" Li Chengyi by then had stopped denying anything, as the other’s confident tone indicated they had more information than he expected.

And... what are these experimental fields?

"I am Chen Zonghan," the elder twirled his beard, "Shall we go in and talk?"