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Chapter 894 - 866: Because, He is Li Chen

Chapter 894: Chapter 866: Because, He is Li Chen

When it came to Earth-level experts, Li Chen knew he would inevitably encounter one someday.

However, he never expected that day to arrive so soon.

From their earlier exchanges, Li Chen was completely certain that the old man standing before him was undoubtedly an Earth-level expert.

Because, although Li Chen had been on the offensive the entire time while Yu Manfang was solely defending,

he couldn’t detect even a hint of panic in Yu Manfang’s defense. On the contrary, it seemed as if he had everything under control.

This was an outcome Li Chen had never experienced, not even when facing Zhao Xing.

Li Chen had heard Zhao Xing say that his current strength had already reached the Profound Level Peak, just one step away from entering the Earth Level.

But even when facing Zhao Xing, Li Chen never felt this way.

It was a feeling of... having no way in!

Indeed, when facing Yu Manfang, even though Li Chen was attacking with all his might,

he still couldn’t find a single opportunity to truly harm Yu Manfang.

To Li Chen, Yu Manfang felt... unassailable!

"Kid, I advise you to stop wasting your energy. If you relent now, I might let you keep your corpse intact. Otherwise, you won’t have the luxury of dying so easily." Yu Manfang looked at Li Chen coldly as he spoke.

Li Chen was the enemy who had killed his son. No matter what, he would never let Li Chen go.

But Li Chen’s strength was formidable. Battling Li Chen wasn’t as effortless as his tone suggested. He spoke this way only to get Li Chen to slow down, making it easier for him to secure victory.

"Is the gap between the Profound Level and the Earth Level really this vast?" Li Chen remained silent, ignoring Yu Manfang’s words as he launched his frenzied attacks.

The Red Moon in his hands transformed into countless dazzling crimson blade lights, which rained down furiously on Yu Manfang.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A series of deafening booms erupted from the spot where Yu Manfang stood. The ground was carved into deep, jagged trenches by the relentless blade lights.

"What is that sound? What’s happening in there?" Outside, a group of policemen glanced at each other uneasily.

The commotion made even them feel a growing sense of dread.

Could it be that some kind of large-scale destructive weapon was being used inside? If the city hall was destroyed, it would be a massive headache for them!

"Don’t go inside," Yu Yueying calmly commanded from the side. "Since he told us not to enter, we’ll wait for him out here."

"But..." A nearby officer hesitated.

"No buts." Just then, a deep voice suddenly rang out behind the group.

A contingent of soldiers had appeared behind the police. The scale of the disturbance had been so great that even the military had been alerted.

"Colonel Xu, why are you here?"

When they saw the leading officer, the crowd couldn’t hide their surprise.

Xu Guodong glanced around at everyone and chuckled softly. "Received orders from above to come take a look. But I must say, this is quite a spectacle you’ve assembled here."

"Uh..."

Hearing Xu Guodong’s words, the group showed awkward expressions.

"But Colonel Xu, what exactly do you mean by your earlier statement?" the officer who had spoken earlier couldn’t help asking.

"I meant the same as Officer Yu. We don’t need to go inside. Waiting out here is enough," Xu Guodong replied with a peculiar smile.

"But... why?"

"No reason," Xu Guodong said, shaking his head lightly. "Because he’s Li Chen."

"Huh?"

From the surrounding conversation, the crowd subtly sensed an unusual undercurrent.

"Could it be that Colonel Xu has met this Mr. Li before?"

Aside from Yu Yueying, most of those present only knew that Li Chen was a hero who had once defended Huaxia’s honor, as well as a member of Dragon Soul. Beyond that, they knew little about him.

"Well, I suppose you could say I’ve met him." Xu Guodong let out a bitter laugh at their words.

During the last Beast Tide, if Li Chen hadn’t come to help, Xu Guodong would likely already be a corpse by now.

As a result of that event, Xu Guodong had been promoted from Major to Colonel, and even Yu Yueying had received a well-deserved promotion. But Li Chen had remained an unsung hero.

For some reason, guilt welled up in Xu Guodong’s heart.

He felt as though he had taken credit for something that rightfully belonged to someone else.

"Consider this settling a debt of gratitude," he muttered to himself.

After a pause, Xu Guodong shook his head again. "But really, how can this be considered repaying a favor, when he’s the one solving our problem? What a mess..."

Nonetheless, after Xu Guodong had spoken, no one raised the suggestion of entering the hall again.

Among those present, although Yu Yueying was highly respected, her rank wasn’t the highest because of her lack of seniority. Xu Guodong, however, was a different matter.

The military and the police were separate entities, but few would dare offend this rising star of the armed forces.

Meanwhile, the events taking place outside had nothing to do with Li Chen, who was locked in battle inside.

"Boom!!"

After a long while, Li Chen finally noticed something unusual.

From beginning to end, Yu Manfang hadn’t launched a single attack. He had merely been defending himself. On occasion, he retaliated once or twice, but he soon returned to a defensive stance.

It was as if he didn’t even know how to attack.

"Something’s wrong!!"

A strange thought suddenly arose in Li Chen’s mind.

"With his strength, why isn’t he taking the initiative to attack? Could it be that he’s low on True Qi and is only trying to wear me down? But that doesn’t seem right—how could an Earth-level expert lack True Qi?" Li Chen’s most recent strike was deflected, forcing him to quickly retreat.

Blood-red hair swirled in the gusts of force they exchanged, while the Red Moon in his hands exuded a chilling menace.

"What’s the matter? Have you stopped attacking?" Yu Manfang sneered as he looked at Li Chen.

"Finally realizing the gap between the Profound Level and the Earth Level?" Yu Manfang shook his head. "I warned you—if you had surrendered obediently, I might’ve spared your life. But now, you’ve lost even that chance."

"Not good!" At that moment, alarms went off in Li Chen’s mind.

Without a second thought, he instinctively shifted his body to the left.

"Swoosh!"

A cold glint sliced past Li Chen’s ear, embedding itself into the wall behind him.

Faintly, he could even see sunlight glimmering through the tiny hole in the wall.

A fine cut appeared on the side of Li Chen’s face, with blood slowly trickling down his cheek.

Looking back toward Yu Manfang’s hands, there was nothing there.

Only a dense, chilling True Qi that made his heart seize.

"This is... True Qi projection?"