The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 303 - 208: Liu Yan Appears

Chapter 303: Chapter 208: Liu Yan Appears

Gu Mengping was breaking out in a cold sweat at this moment, the gusting wind making his eyelids nearly impossible to keep open. Moments later, when he looked down at the cracked crater on the ground, his heart started pounding wildly.

Was this Li Yi’s fist?

It was terrifying.

Had Yang Yilong just been exchanging blows with such a humanoid Extraordinary Creature? It was really tough on him. If it were himself, let alone fighting for over ten minutes, lasting more than a minute would be considered impressive. Now, it seemed he had been foolish to doubt Li Yi’s strength.

It wasn’t just him at the moment.

After witnessing Li Yi’s punch, everyone’s expressions changed drastically.

These Spiritual Perception Masters could crudely feel the gap in strength between themselves from this single punch.

Li Yi was, indeed, absurdly strong now.

"Gu Mengping, you only know how to dodge, not even daring to take a direct punch from me? It’s really disgraceful, and you call yourself a Spiritual Realm Master." Li Yi stood, fists ready, glaring at him with a shining vertical pupil and exuding an aura that was frightening.

"I take back what I said earlier. Li Yi, your strength is indeed extraordinary, I acknowledge your power," Gu Mengping said, feeling weak at heart at that moment.

He certainly didn’t want Li Yi to keep throwing punches.

Otherwise, today could actually be his end.

"You say you acknowledge it, but your heart must be unsatisfied. No worries, after you take one punch from me, you’ll thoroughly be convinced," Li Yi once again raised his fist, with terrifying qi-gather gathering upon it.

"No, no, no, I am fully convinced, fully convinced, no hard feelings," Gu Mengping quickly gave in, truly not wanting to see Li Yi strike again.

He also realized that Li Yi was using him as a target to display his strength in front of others and dispel all doubts.

"Words are not enough, only physical wounds are the most truthful," Li Yi was relentless, ready to strike again.

However, at this moment, Zhang Lei immediately stepped forward to mediate, saying, "Li Yi, no one doubts your strength, and after all, we are colleagues. There’s no need for a spar now, it won’t be good if someone gets hurt. Do me a favor, let’s stop here. Any issues can wait until after tonight."

Seeing Zhang Lei stepping in, Li Yi relaxed his fist, respecting the leader to some extent, and immediately responded, "Since the team leader put it this way, I’ll stop here. But I don’t like it when people talk ambiguously, This time can be overlooked, but there won’t be a next time."

After finishing, he glared at Gu Mengping.

Without showing a bit of strength, how could one earn respect? Did they really think he could be ridiculed just because his cultivation was at the inspiration realm?

Gu Mengping looked extremely uncomfortable at the moment; he hadn’t expected Li Yi to strike so suddenly and for his strength to truly be beyond imagination.

It simply defied all reason.

Just a few days ago, everything was normal; how had he transformed so drastically? This wasn’t a game where one could cheat.

However, no matter what, Li Yi’s strength was enough to silence everyone. In their eyes, Li Yi was no longer just a Cultivator at the inspiration realm, but a powerful Spiritual Perception Master, even more dangerous than Yang Yilong.

After this farce ended.

More Cultivators appeared near Wangmen District.

The crowd took a glance and found them somewhat unfamiliar.

But Li Yi recognized them; it turned out to be Ning Wu and Yu Chuan.

Upon seeing Ning Wu, he furrowed his brows and subconsciously clenched his fist again.

Another enemy.

Li Yi became thoughtful, pondering whether to take advantage of his current robust state to deal with Ning Wu?

Sensing Li Yi’s dangerous intent, Yu Chuan immediately spoke, "Li Yi, we have no grievances or grudges, there’s no need for such obvious hostility. After this mission, I am taking Ning Wu and leaving Tianchang City, and we probably won’t see each other again. Let’s end past grudges here. I know Ning Wu made some mistakes before, but it is better to resolve conflicts. I’ll have her apologize to you again for what happened before, how does that sound?"

After finishing, he signaled Ning Wu to apologize quickly.

Now that Li Yi had grown to a level where he could kill Yang Yilong, if he decided to settle accounts at this moment, then both he and Ning Wu would be doomed. If he didn’t admit his weakness now, when would he?

Ning Wu also realized how different Li Yi was now; if her own cousin had to back down, much more herself. Moreover, she had already apologized to Li Yi once, and a second time didn’t make much difference; she immediately bowed her head, "Li Yi, I was wrong about the past, I apologize, I’m sorry."

Her voice was loud, her tone sincere, and her attitude very friendly, like a tamed wild cat.

"If apologies were useful, we wouldn’t need the investigation bureau."

Li Yi spoke calmly, "But Yu Chuan, you’re right. I have no grudges against you, there’s no need to fight. However, Ning Wu... I advise you to discipline your cousin well. Otherwise, if she causes more trouble, be wary that it might backfire and drag you down too. Since you’ve decided to leave Tianchang City, let’s not meet again. I am willing to let bygones be bygones."

"Thank you," Yu Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.

The pressure from Li Yi now was immense, completely different from when they met outside the investigation bureau some time ago.

One slip, and he really could have been finished by Li Yi.

"Thank you," Ning Wu also expressed her gratitude somewhat fearfully.

Whether or not she truly meant her apology, faced with Li Yi, she could only bow her head, daring not show the slightest disrespect.

Li Yi stared at her for a while, then slowly withdrew his gaze.

He gave up on the idea of attacking.

Cultivation was not just about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships; since the others were willing to admit their mistakes, he didn’t mind giving them a chance. Besides, they were all working for the investigation bureau and killing them would be difficult to justify in front of the bureau.

After all, while Ning Wu was at fault, Yu Chuan hadn’t committed any crimes.

At this moment,

Clad in a Daoist robe with a sniper rifle on his back, Master Pete approached and, stroking his beard, said, "Good news, my application has been approved. In five minutes, a missile will arrive and land in the Wangmen District. Its power is small, just enough to destroy the district. Those of you who don’t want to be affected should retreat beyond a hundred meters and find some cover to hide."

"It seems the higher-ups in the investigation bureau don’t want us cultivators to take risks; otherwise, if another accident were to occur, Tian Chang City’s cultivation circle would be bereft of people," said Zhang Lei. "This is very good."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s all take cover," Li Shaqing said at this moment, turning around and retreating without a second word.

Seeing this, the other people also distanced themselves from Wangmen District.

Nobody wanted to be affected by that thing.

"Let’s also retreat two hundred meters," Li Yi said at the same moment.

Lin Yue, Zhao Lingfu, Zheng Gong, and the others did not dare hesitate and immediately backed away.

After retreating over two hundred meters, they still felt uneasy, so they found a large building to use as a cover, ensuring they would be completely safe, unaffected by the blast.

After these individuals had dispersed,

There were moving shadows within the Wangmen District.

These figures, one after another, emerged from the residential buildings of the district and converged on the open ground of the district, standing motionless like puppets.

Their clothes varied widely in style, and they ranged from old men to young people to women, but without exception, all were Walking Corpses, and each possessed strength comparable to the Spiritual Realm.

Converging in this place, they were formidable enough to make any cultivator look upon them with trepidation.

It was fortunate that no one had entered by mistake—for if one had become encircled and pulled into a massacre, no Spiritual Perception Master would dare claim they would definitely survive unscathed.

In the middle of these Walking Corpses was a woman wearing a slip dress, with bluish skin and a pale face, who stood out distinctly.

This woman tilted her head, her eyes gleaming with a strange light.

If Li Yi had been here, he would have recognized her as Liu Yan who had once ventured with him to earn money. No, more accurately, this should be Liu Yan’s body; oddly though, Liu Yan’s body had been there for several months but without any signs of decay, aside from an abnormal coloration, and it seemed her body was even moving along a path of evolution, showing some traits of cultivators.

But just then,

Liu Yan seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up toward the sky above her.

In the night sky of the old city district, something seemed to fly toward them, like a meteor crossing the sky, trailing a long plume of fire behind it.

After a brief moment of being stunned, Liu Yan sensed danger. Her pale face suddenly showed a strange expression as she opened her mouth wide, as if to tear her cheeks apart, and then emitted a strange scream, which felt as chilling to the listeners as the cry of a fierce ghost.

However, the next moment,

A blazing white light appeared before Liu Yan’s eyes, followed by deafening blasts of noise.

The Walking Corpses hidden in Wangmen District hadn’t even had the time to react; in an instant, they were shattered by a powerful force, leaving no corpses behind, and this destructive force was merciless, engulfing the entire district in the blink of an eye, leaving no Walking Corpses capable of escaping.

But Liu Yan, on the contrary, was frantically scrambling; her speed was so fast it seemed unreal, just a shadow flickering past as she rushed into a building to hide, possibly hoping to use some unique structure of the building to avoid this fatal blow.

Tremors, fire, and roaring blasts.

At this moment, Earth’s weapons displayed unimaginable destructive power.

Although all the cultivators had received the message and had timely distanced themselves, they could still feel the terrifying force that even shook the air.

What could the cultivators of Spiritual Realm do in the face of such power? They were simply insufficient.

But fortunately, the force came quickly and left just as quickly.

As the roaring noised dissipated and the aftermath spread,

Shortly after,

Li Yi and Lin Yue, along with others, left their cover and walked out from a nearby building.

Dust filled the air, visibility was low, presenting an apocalyptic scene.

"The investigation bureau really went all out, not giving those creatures the slightest chance of survival. But with this missile, the mission should now be satisfactorily completed. I don’t believe anything could have survived that onslaught," Li Yi spat out a mouthful of sandy soil and then said.

"This was the right action to take. We have pushed forward to here, only one last district was left. Everyone sensed the danger in that Wangmen District. The Investigation Bureau, to avoid losing more people, was naturally happy to use such lethal weapons, especially since destroying one district is a bearable cost," Lin Yue said.

"However, whether the mission is truly completed, we need to go and check to be certain. Let’s wait a while, wait for the dust to settle a bit before we move," Zheng Gong said.

"Of course," said Li Yi.

He wasn’t in a rush to leave. What if the source of the Walking Corpses, Liu Yan, was still alive? If so, she might cause major trouble in the future, so he needed to see Liu Yan dead with his own eyes to be at ease.

After all, he lived in Tian Chang City and, morally and rationally, could not allow such a hazard to persist.