This Martial Saint’s Health Bar is Too Thick!
Chapter 592 - 95 Lan Yin Xu Guo

Brilliant golden light illuminated the plaza, causing the onlookers to shield their eyes.

Only Lan Mingqian gazed unaffected into the deepest part of the radiance.

There, he saw a streak of azure sword light.

His lips curled up in an expression of satisfaction.

First using a Tao Power to close the gap, then following with another Tao Power.

Such tactics were certainly extravagant!

But they were unexpectedly effective.

Fortunately, Lan Ruoyun's response was nothing short of perfect.

A trail of azure sword light burst through the unlimited brightness, shooting into the sky!

Accompanying it was the soaring sound of crane calls.

The sound reached its peak in an instant, the piercing shriek stabbing into one's heart; it seemed as though a white crane spread its wings, soaring through clouds and splitting the sun!

Tao Power—Nine Heavens Crane Call!

This move was also a core technique of the Cloud Sky Sword Manual.

Lan Ruoyun being able to perform this move in the blink of an eye showed she had truly mastered this Sword Manual.

The azure sword light enveloped Lan Ruoyun, as the infinite light failed to penetrate her body.

The brightness of the mortal world did not affect the crane soaring in the solitary sky.

Not only that, the crane's climbing cry penetrated into Li Fei's mind, and the sound's countless variations turned everything in his consciousness to static.

It was a strike designed to shatter mental defenses!

A bluish light flashed in Li Fei's eyes. The properties of Mixed Element Vajra Force were to combine yin and yang, equally adept in offense and defense, so he was able to maintain the Calamity Relief Vajra Method Dharma Form even while unleashing Infinite Bright Fire.

When the crane's cry pierced him, the Vajra Dharma Form in his mind, like an emerald struck heavily, was filled with cracks!

But Li Fei still managed to block the Tao Power.

At the same time, Lan Ruoyun thrust her sword toward his throat.

Offense and defense changed in an instant.

With a flick of the wrist, Li Fei, using one hand, cut at the middle of the sword's blade.

Lan Ruoyun was prepared, and a burst of Force hidden within the sword blade was released, intending to shake off the incoming Ghost Slash Blade.

In several previous exchanges, she had managed to do just that with stronger Force and far superior technique.

However, this strike sliced through the blade like cutting bamboo, a powerful force beyond Lan Ruoyun's expectations deflected her longsword!

A look of surprise flashed in Lan Ruoyun's eyes.

This was the classic case of brute force overcoming finesse, yet it seemed her strength and technique were above Li Fei's, and she had successfully neutralized the Force on his Ghost Slash Blade.

Where had this additional power come from?

A Core Level extraordinary ability? So powerful?!

Lan Ruoyun was quick to adapt; as her longsword was deflected, a new surge of Force flowed into it, stabilizing the blade and hastening her thrust forward.

But what Lan Ruoyun hadn't anticipated was Li Fei deliberately moving his left shoulder to meet the strike!

Whoosh—

The sword's edge sliced through his clothing and skin, stabbing into Li Fei's left shoulder!

But the next second, the flesh inside seemed to transform into unbreakable diamond, firmly clamping down on the tip of the sword.

All the force dissipated like a stone sunk in the ocean—the sword, capable of piercing metal and splitting clouds, could not advance further.

Li Fei's wrist vibrated, his Ghost Slash Blade chopping forward, aiming for Lan Ruoyun's head.

Simultaneously, a clump of black flames surged from his left shoulder, burning up the blade toward Lan Ruoyun's sword-wielding hand!

Attack and defense shifted once more.

From Li Fei's sudden use of Tao Power, to Lan Ruoyun counterattacking with Tao Power, to now grappling at close quarters, all happened within a mere two seconds.

Among the surrounding crowd, only Lan Mingqian recognized the critical moment at play.

He saw the nature of the black flames that Li Fei had unleashed, a troublesome attack.

Lan Ruoyun saw it too.

Now she had to choose: to drop her sword and retreat, or to take Li Fei's strike while being hit by the flames.

Neither option seemed favorable, the outcome appeared to be determined already.

Lan Ruoyun chose to drop her sword and retreat.

The blade's light and the flames narrowly missed touching her.

As she retreated, the longsword embedded in Li Fei's shoulder suddenly vibrated, turning into an ethereal cloud, smoothly sliding out from his shoulder and flying back into Lan Ruoyun's hand!

Myriad Blood Pearl could transfer the forces that directly caused Li Fei harm, but the subtle changes in the Force left in the blade by Lan Ruoyun before letting go were extremely gentle and did not harm him.

Thus, the sword successfully escaped trouble.

Within a few seconds, Lan Ruoyun had already discerned Li Fei's 'defense mechanism.'

Core Level extraordinary ability—Clear Reflection!

Li Fei's wound on his left shoulder immediately closed, stopping the bleeding.

Lan Ruoyun, now back in possession of her sword, pressed forward once more.

Her speed had suddenly increased significantly, and she was extremely fluid and erratic, phantom images swirling around Li Fei as if graceful cranes were dancing.

Sweeping sword lights traced beautiful arcs, continually slashing at Li Fei.

The watching crowd on the plaza was utterly captivated; even those who were not versed in martial arts, and those who couldn't see the exact moves, were still drawn to this incredibly beautiful scene.

Li Fei relied on the powerful force of Blood Rage, combined with Mixed Element Vajra Force to break through finesse, repeatedly shattering the sword lights.

But Lan Ruoyun always found ingenious ways to deflect his blade or dodged the attacks with her extremely agile movement technique, and then counterattacked smoothly, repeatedly striking Li Fei's body!

Her persona was like a crane dancing solo in the heavens.

Her sword was like ever-shifting clouds.

Every movement, every strike, contained indescribable beauty and the most subtle variations in Force.

Li Fei attacked while using the Mixed Element Star Armor and 'Overlord Body' for defense, but the Star Armor was breached time after time.

His strongest previous Tao Foundation Stage opponent had been Gu Yufeng of the Green Mountain Sword Sect.

The other was just a step away from Breakthrough, and at that time, he displayed combat power worthy of being on the Fengyun Leaderboard's provisional list, or even challenging the strong ones on the official list.

So when Li Fei had slain Gu Yufeng, the Green-faced Ghost immediately claimed the ninth spot on the Fengyun Leaderboard.

Now, facing Lan Ruoyun, who ranks even higher, he truly understood the weight of the Fengyun Leaderboard's rankings.

Originally ranked fourth, now fifth, Lan Ruoyun was a whole tier above Gu Yufeng!

Force, extraordinary abilities, even Tao Power, Gu Yufeng was not lacking in any of these.

But what truly set the two apart was swordsmanship.

Although the Green Mountain Sword Sect was also classified as a Martial Arts Sect, their swordplay heritage paled in comparison to that of the Lan Family, one of the Seven Major Families.

And in the realm of sword skills, Lan Ruoyun also surpassed Gu Yufeng.

This resulted in a complete distinction, even though both were at the Tao Foundation Stage Peak, they were on entirely different levels!

Back then, Li Fei also relied on strength to counter skill, clashing equally with Gu Yufeng, and slowly ground him down relying on sheer endurance.

However, now that Blood Rage's limit had increased, and his Force was stronger than before, he still couldn't suppress Lan Ruoyun.

Once again shattering a sword light, Li Fei's figure suddenly split into two.

A sword light passed through one of the Li Fei's chests, blasting a huge hole through it.

Yet this doppelganger didn't dissipate.

The next second, another doppelganger appeared, and then a third.

These doppelgangers weren't enough to threaten Lan Ruoyun but could block swords for Li Fei.

After infusing ample Blood Evil Qi, these doppelgangers were remarkably resilient, serving as qualified meat shields.

Lan Ruoyun was forced to divert her attention to eradicate these doppelgangers, preventing their numbers from escalating.

But this also gave Li Fei the chance to counterattack.

Ignoring the incoming sword light, he was single-minded about 'exchanging blows' with Lan Ruoyun!

Lan Ruoyun had to again split her attention to fend off Li Fei's attacks.

After a dozen moves, she furrowed her brows, irritated in a way seldom seen.

Her mastery in Sword Dao was profound; with her swordsmanship alone, she could elevate her combat power and steadily ascend the Fengyun Leaderboard, creating a gap between her and other warriors at the Tao Foundation Stage Peak.

However, now her prideful sword skills were not having their intended effect against Li Fei.

No matter how sophisticated the move, how subtle the control of Force, or how clever the battle strategy.

Li Fei's response was consistent from beginning to end—ignore!

Not decoding, not responding, not even dodging.

As the longsword pierced him time and again, Li Fei's sole pursuit was to land his blade on Lan Ruoyun too!

It was as though a chef had painstakingly prepared a table of delicious meals, serving them dish by dish, only for the critique to be a single word—

Filth!

This feeling was utterly intolerable for Lan Ruoyun; although she repeatedly broke through his Protective Force, she could not inflict any damage.

She had never fought such a frustrating bout!

At one moment, she swung her sword to meet Li Fei's blade head-on.

In that instant when the sword clashed with the blade, a piercing explosion echoed.

It seemed as though the shadows of cranes swept across the heavens, as dazzling sword lights illuminated the entirety of the plaza!

Lofty, sharp, piercing straight to the heart.

Nine Heavens Crane Call manifested once again!

Li Fei had anticipated this and activated the Calamity Relief Vajra Method Dharma Form inside himself, countering Tao Power with his Tao Power.

The next instant, Lan Ruoyun's longsword aimed once more at his throat.

Everything seemed identical to the previous exchange.

But just as Li Fei's blade was about to slash the midsection of the sword, a torrential might, carrying the unparalled sharpness of Mixed Element Vajra Force, abruptly vanished into thin air!

The formidable force, as if cleaving into an unfathomable rift of heaven, could not shake Lan Ruoyun's sword.

No, not that it couldn't shake it, but rather, it enhanced the thrust!

The longsword suddenly accelerated, its might amplified vastly!

Li Fei's slash seemed to complement Lan Ruoyun's sword, together aiming at himself.

This was an utterly illogical strike; Li Fei's cut was horizontal, Lan Ruoyun's thrust was vertical, no matter how the Force was manipulated, it was impossible for all his power to be instantly transferred to Lan Ruoyun's longsword, let alone assist that thrust forward!

This was beyond what technique could explain.

This was the Lan Family's supreme secret, also the most potent use of Tao Power in the Cloud Sky Sword Manual—

Lan Yin Xu Guo!

This was truly at the level of technique bordering on the Tao!

The reason that the elder of the Lan Family, at the Great Grandmaster realm, had appraised Lan Ruoyun as 'having at least a ten percent chance of victory against anyone within the Tao Foundation Stage' was precisely because Lan Ruoyun had mastered this sword technique.

This was a strike capable of instant reversal of fortune, life or death!

From the beginning of the duel, Lan Ruoyun had been preparing for this strike, unable to lift it with ease, she needed to gradually 'build momentum'.

Now at last, she unleashed this strike.

Previously, although Li Fei always took her sword blows straightforwardly, he never used vital points to do so, therefore Lan Ruoyun surmised that although Li Fei's defense was strong, it had not reached a point of utter invulnerability.

This moment, her thrust bore both her own power and that of Li Fei, combined and targeting the vulnerable throat.

Enough to decide the victor!

Lan Mingqian, watching the duel, prepared to intervene and stop this strike.

It was merely a sparring match; of course, he wouldn't let his daughter seriously injure Li Fei.

In truth, Lan Ruoyun's audacity in unleashing a lethal attack aimed at Li Fei's vitals was because they were watched over by a Martial Arts Master.

However, just as Lan Mingqian was about to employ his Divine Skills, Li Fei made a move that took both father and daughter completely by surprise.

He actually moved forward to meet the sword light head-on!

Lan Mingqian's face changed dramatically, and Lan Ruoyun was similarly shocked, thinking she was about to accidentally kill a Marquis!

But when the sword light hit Li Fei's throat, it merely broke through the Protective Force, then the skin, and finally was clenched by the flesh within, unable to advance further.

Faced with the Lan Family's most powerful Ultimate Skill, faced with Lan Ruoyun's proudest sword technique, Li Fei's 'evaluation' remained—

Still 'filth'.

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