Blind Spot
Chapter 678 - 623 clues three

Chapter 678: 623 clues three

Within the arena, between several sections.

Li Chengyi stepped over Kui and walked step by step toward the woman.

"You’re not going to make a move?"

A cold smile lingered on his face, not even glancing at Kui, as if everything he had just witnessed was an illusion and he did not care in the slightest.

However, Shangguan Min, who stood directly opposite him, felt completely different.

A powerful pressure, distinct from before, engulfed her in an invisible momentum coming from all directions, surrounding her entirely.

’This squirrel... is very strong!’

As a veteran of countless battles, she made the most accurate judgment in an instant.

"Were you the one who injured my disciple Luo Ting?" Her muscles tensed, and her spirit began to soar.

"It was me. So what?" Li Chengyi said with a smile.

"So..." A cold light flashed in Shangguan Min’s beautiful eyes, "I’ll return it tenfold!!"

In an instant, she lunged forward, covering more than ten meters in a flash and appearing right in front of Li Chengyi.

Not behind, not to the side, but directly in front!

Open and aboveboard, under the light of day, a Chi Xiao Palm as red as blood smashed toward Li Chengyi’s head from above.

’Chi Xiao - Dragon’s Head Strike!’

Whoosh!

The crimson palm shadow brought forth a wave of scorching heat in that moment.

This was Chi Xiao Palm practiced to an extremely advanced level, generating heat toxins from the inside out, a profound phenomenon in martial arts.

Shangguan Min did not hold back when she struck, unleashing a rapid and forceful blow at full strength.

The terrifying force exceeding three tons erupted within her body. As a martial artist who had already pushed her body beyond its limits, even her former master would not dare to block this palm strike head-on, opting only to dodge.

’Don’t blame me if you die! Blame your own arrogance!’

A ruthless look appeared in Shangguan Min’s eyes. She hadn’t intended to kill, but given the opponent’s initial arrogance, if he couldn’t withstand her move and died, it would be his own fault.

As the overwhelming palm strike approached, Li Chengyi made no move to dodge. He stood still, spreading his arms as if forming a wall, letting the dark red palm strike hit him squarely in the chest.

Boom!!

A visible wave of energy exploded from his body.

Li Chengyi’s legs drilled fiercely into the ground, cracking the floor with a snap as it burst into numerous fissures.

The massive impact moved him several meters back, carving a deep ravine in the ground.

But strangely, this palm strike hitting his chest brought with it a refreshing and warm current.

His chest hair was flattened by the blow, bruises built up, and bones broke.

However, as the Flower Language Technique: Luminescence Force Field continued its healing effect, his injuries began to heal rapidly.

Eternal Vitality itself came with a strong regenerative ability.

With both effects combined, if someone were to observe closely, they could see his chest injuries healing at a visibly fast rate.

In just a few minutes, he would be as good as new.

But it was not a quiet period, and Shangguan Min wouldn’t give him the time to heal.

Twisting her foot, she again curved her body like an arrogant dragon, and while twisting to gather strength, she unexpectedly struck Li Chengyi’s forehead with a reverse elbow from above.

Thud!

It was another fatal move within the Chi Xiao Palm technique, striking suddenly when the opponent thought it impossible.

Li Chengyi still did not counter, simply opened his arms, allowing her to strike him.

Thud, thud, thud, thud!

He just stood there, unmoving, eyes closed and smiling, as if enjoying the moment.

With every violent strike, a large warm current continuously disrupted the effect of Eternal Vitality within his body.

This woman alone before him was a match for the entire contingent from Biqiu City previously!

He could clearly feel the first part of the second stage of the power being rapidly assimilated.

Time ticked by.

Finally, after five minutes.

The last bit of effect was digested, and the side effects nullified.

Li Chengyi suddenly opened his eyes.

Snap.

He grabbed Shangguan Min’s arm in one swift motion.

She had been continuously striking for so long, she had already felt that something was amiss, but the squirrel’s injuries did not seem fake, so the thirst for victory kept her from ceasing her attacks.

But now...

"Goodbye."

The corner of Li Chengyi’s mouth curved, and he suddenly slapped her hand.

Bang!!!!

A loud noise like an explosion!

Shangguan Min’s head was violently jerked around dozens of times before it snapped back to face forward.

All went quiet.

Splat!

Blood sprayed from around her neck, the powerful bloodline of a martial artist forcibly pressurized her entire body’s blood to erupt.

Shangguan Min stood in place, her eyes wide, seemingly in disbelief that she couldn’t withstand even a single move.

Fast!

Too fast!!

So fast that she had no time to react before it was all over.

Li Chengyi released his grip, letting her body collapse to the ground.

His face still wore a composed smile.

"Is this the confidence you from Feiyun Temple came to seek revenge on me with?"

All the competitors around the arena, who witnessed this scene, fell silent.

Shangguan Min, a martial artist whose actions were already dramatic enough, only to be outdone by the sudden and even more dramatic counterattack from the squirrel man, Ash...

Shangguan Min, once a genius disciple of Feiyun Temple, now one of the Federation Fighters...

Was actually...

Killed with a single move...!

The crowd’s initial excitement swiftly changed into fear.

From anger to fear, it only took a slap.

Li Chengyi nodded with satisfaction, reached out, and grabbed the corpse of Shangguan Min before him, then picked up Kui’s body as well.

Whoosh!

He suddenly burst out of the sports hall and disappeared from the crowd’s view in just a few moments.

He intended to conduct an experiment, testing the newest Flower Language Ability he acquired. Especially that ability—if he could not use it directly, what about using it in a more indirect way?

Not until he had completely left the arena did the multitude of competitors, looking at the blood on the ground and the remnants of the explosion, begin to buzz with shock and noise.

Someone had died!

The competition hadn’t even started, and there was already a death.

Though the tournament was known for its casualty rate, many had initially treated it as the secure tournaments of the past, but Li Chengyi’s palm strike had ruthlessly awakened everyone present.

Someone had died.

To rashly partake in this tournament was to invite death...

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In a private hospital.

Li Chengyi had everyone in the operating room leave, and he entered alone with Kui and Shangguan Min.

Then, he closed the door and turned on the light.

He quickly placed Shangguan Min on the operating table, his hand pressing against the fatal wound on her neck.

’Since the physical form of the Floral Bead can’t be condensed in reality, there’s no need for a physical form!’

That was what he thought, and that was what he did.

The split function of the Floral Bead could, in an extremely short amount of time, create a formidable force exclusive to him.

So, if he could find the correct way to use it in this world, then...

In an instant, a purple glow lit up, a halo that only Li Chengyi could see surrounding Shangguan Min’s neck and rapidly infusing into her.

This was Li Chengyi’s method. Since he couldn’t condense a physical form, he opted to directly merge it into the organism in an ethereal state.

And Shangguan Min, who was killed and losing consciousness, was the perfect subject for this experiment.

As a martial artist, her life force was incredibly strong, so much so that she hadn’t completely passed away.

And in her unconscious state, she offered no resistance to the merging of the Floral Bead.

Li Chengyi, who had absorbed a vast amount of academic knowledge, was not idle at this time but began to meticulously reattach Shangguan Min’s head, carefully reconnecting the bones and blood vessels.

At the same time, he frequently used his Flower Language Ability, healing each blood vessel as soon as it was connected.

The flowing blood didn’t mean much to him; he merely applied the mark of ’Flower Language: Eternal Trace’ over it.

Although he could not perfectly revert it to its previous state, he could significantly slow the rate of blood loss.

Blood bags procured from the hospital began to steadily infuse blood, making up for the loss.

Time ticked away, second by second.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten minutes had passed.

Finally.

Shangguan Min slowly opened her eyes from unconsciousness. The first thing she saw was the strong Squirrel Person operating on her body.

"What... what are you doing to me!?" She tried to speak angrily, but because her trachea was not yet properly connected, she could only make silent lip movements.

"Success."

After finally reconnecting the trachea, Li Chengyi sutured the wound with needle and thread, contentedly withdrawing his hand and looking at his handiwork.

The Minor Floral Pearl had already merged into her body and was spreading through her bloodstream.

’It really works...’

"What did you do!?" Shangguan Min tried to control her body in anger, but to no avail. Although her neck had just been connected, there was still a long way to go for full recovery.

"From now on, you are my first subordinate," Li Chengyi said, playfully pinching her cheek.

"Smile for me."

The rage and humiliation in Shangguan Min’s heart surged, but no matter how mad she was, a natural smile bizarrely appeared on her face.

"Very good. The surgery was a success," Li Chengyi said with a smile.

Kui could hardly believe what he saw.

Someone who was surely going to die was brought back like this!? This squirrel is practically godlike!!

"Ash... what exactly...!?" He too wanted to ask.

"Don’t ask so much, only those who are valuable deserve my intervention," Li Chengyi replied with a smile. Washing his hands, he turned and opened the operating room door.

"Let’s go, back to the hotel."

Now that he had found a use for the Minor Floral Pearl, the next steps would be much easier.

The saying ’there is strength in numbers’ applies here for a reason.

Shangguan Min struggled up from the operating table. Not only had her blood vessels been reconnected, but her nerves had been stitched together as well. His surgical skill was so exquisite that it was beyond her ability to describe.

Even more crucially, she couldn’t resist any of his commands. No matter how angry her mind was, she naturally followed his words. This eerie situation left her both shocked and fearful.

Shangguan Min’s safe return did not attract anyone’s attention, as she had changed her clothes and completely covered her neck and head before returning.

The competition had officially started by then.

Her death was like opening Pandora’s box for everyone.

As the matches on the field began in earnest, more and more fighters were playing for keeps, with increasing numbers ending up maimed, seriously injured, or dead.

When Li Chengyi and the others returned to the arena, the eighth match was underway. More than a dozen people had already died.

The masters of Tai Suqing, the hosts, in collaboration with the strongest local force, Shenxi Observatory, were jointly maintaining order in the venue.

Some of the city-level teams that had lost withdrew early for treatment, while others simply forfeited.

Each city fielded ten teams, and with the forfeits, less than half of them remained.

The sports hall had quieted considerably.

A huge cylindrical ring bore deep and shallow scars on its white surface; while bloodstains, like scattered decorations, dotted the floor, a testament to the brutality of recent battles.

"Up next, the Anrong City Quicksand Team versus the Shuanghui City Azure Sky Team!"

The announcer’s voice echoed throughout the sports hall.

At this point, the teams that had made it this far were almost all as strong as martial artists.

These teams were essentially the strongest individuals from a city, extracted and regrouped.

Li Chengyi and his group entered the hall, found a corner, and waited to see when it would be Biqiu City’s turn.

Li Chengyi had ingested another dose of the Eternal Vitality Catalytic Medicine, initiating a new chain reaction in his body.

This was the second installment of the second phase of the enhancement. To divide each phase into three separate enhancements had significantly eased the side effects.

This made him feel that perhaps he could attempt the third phase in the same manner.