Chapter 256: Instant Killing Five Spirits Realm

At the Western Rock Star Beasts Disassembly Plant.

Inside a warehouse that resembled an upside-down blue bowl, Xie Renyu, the general manager, nervously hung up the phone.

"He said he'll be here soon." Xie Renyu's face was swollen, and he knelt on the ground, pleading, "Young Master Huo, I've done as you instructed. Could you please release my wife and daughter now?"

Opposite him, a young man in a white suit, sitting comfortably on a single-seater sofa, nodded with satisfaction. "That's more like it... Release his wife and daughter."

The warriors dressed in gray combat suits put away the knives that had been held against the necks of the mother and daughter.

"Daddy..."

The daughter rushed into Xie Renyu's arms like a frightened little bird. His wife, tears streaming down her face, came to her husband's side.

On the other side, more than forty workers from the disassembly plant had been herded into a corner like cattle. Several security guards in uniform lay on the ground, their fates unknown.

In the center of the area, the corpse of a Bull Demon was hanging on a massive metal frame. The once-mountainous body was now reduced to a single intact skeleton, but still radiated a fierce and violent aura. The air was thick with the scent of blood.

The blood, flesh, tendons, eyeballs, hide, and organs of the Bull Demon were stored in the specially designed containers that resembled dozens of shipping crates. Every part of a grade five star beast held immense value.

They had extracted ten pieces of Inscribed Treasure Bone, each encased in a specially made transparent glass container. Each piece was as translucent as jade, covered in intricate fine lines, and was the size of a child's palm. Faint purple electrical sparks flickered across them.

"Heh, a newly matured Purple Thunder Sky-Crashing Unihorn Bull Demon, and it yielded no less than ten perfectly formed Inscribed Treasure Bones. They also happen to be the rare Thunder-Lightning Tempered Bones. Tsk tsk, that little bastard Li Xiaofei got pretty lucky." The young man in the white suit admired the bones as he spoke.

Inscribed Treasure Bones were graded by quality. The grades ranged from formed, complete, exquisite, and lastly, perfect. These grades depended on the innate nourishment the bones received and the skill of the disassembler. The higher the quality, the greater the value.

"Heh, but now, these Inscribed Treasure Bones are mine." The young man in the white suit remarked delightedly.

𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

At that moment, the roar of a motorcycle engine could be heard outside. Moments later, Li Xiaofei, dressed in a sleek black Noble Gentleman suit, walked in.

He grasped the situation inside the warehouse with a quick glance. As he had expected, Xie Renyu and the others had indeed been coerced by the Gu family.

Li Xiaofei's gaze finally settled on the young man in the white suit. This man bore a striking resemblance to Gu Langtian both in appearance and in the aura he exuded. He appeared refined, but in reality, he was as sinister as a venomous snake.

"So, it’s you who wants to take what's mine?" Li Xiaofei asked, his eyes sweeping the surroundings. "People from the Jiangnan Gu family... Heh, tell me, what's your name?"

"Gu Langhuo." The young man in the white suit replied calmly. "Gu Langtian is my elder brother."

"You're here to avenge him?" Li Xiaofei asked, "Isn't it said that the one leading the Gu family this time is Gu Langtian's father, Gu Juechen?"

"My father holds a status far above yours; why would he lower himself to meet you?" said Gu Langhuo as he leaned back on the sofa, his face displaying unabashed arrogance. "The only reason my father is here in Liuhe Base City is to deal with other important matters. I can handle you on my own."

Li Xiaofei responded, "That's truly unfortunate."

Gu Langhuo asked, "Unfortunate how?"

Li Xiaofei replied, "Unfortunate that you won't be leaving today."

"What?" Gu Langhuo was stunned for a moment, then immediately flew into a rage. "You little bastard, how dare you spout such madness!"

Li Xiaofei found it peculiar. The Gu family was a family of a Saint. Logically, a core disciple who had been meticulously trained by such a family shouldn't be this foolish and incompetent unless the family had already declined, lost its prestige, and was no longer competitive.

Li Xiaofei wasn't entirely sure how capable Gu Langtian had been. After all, he had crushed the Gu family's so-called genius in a single move when he was in a fit of rage. But looking at Gu Langhuo now, Li Xiaofei genuinely wondered how someone this dim-witted had managed to survive this long without being beaten to death.

"I killed Gu Langtian, but he deserved to die for threatening and harassing my girlfriend as well as attempting to kill me," Li Xiaofei said, pondering for a moment before deciding not to press too hard. "We're all citizens of Great Xia. I don’t wish to create an unresolvable feud. If your Gu family is willing to let this go, we can put everything behind us, and I won't pursue any further responsibility. How does that sound?"

"Hahahahahahaha!" Gu Langhuo laughed like he'd just heard the joke of the century.

He looked up and said, "You little scum, who do you think you are? You think you're worthy of negotiating with the Gu family? You killed my elder brother. No matter the reason, your death is certain. The Gu family will kill you. Heh, and not just you—every one of your friends and family will die!"

Li Xiaofei slowly nodded. "If that's the case, then you can die now."

He made his move.

Whoosh!

The Shaoze Sword of the Six Meridian Divine Sword was unleashed with a flick of a finger, sending a sliver of sword energy through the air. With Li Xiaofei's current level of cultivation and his deep understanding of the Six Meridian Divine Sword, his strike was devoid of any excess aura.

Gu Langhuo hadn't even had time to react before the pure and precise sword energy was right in front of him.

"Young Master, be careful!" A clear shout rang out as a gray figure barely appeared in front of Gu Langhuo time to cut through the air with a burst of blade energy.

Boom!

The explosion of energy shattered the sword energy and blasted apart the sofa beneath Gu Langhuo. He staggered back six or seven steps before he managed to steady himself.

"Goddammit!" Gu Langhuo roared in fury and humiliation, "You little bastard, how dare you ambush me? Heh, I knew you had the combat strength of the Five Spirits Realm; did you think I wouldn't be prepared? Elder Cheng, kill him for me."

The one who had intercepted the sword energy, Elder Cheng, was a middle-aged man who looked to be around forty. He wore a gray leather combat suit crafted from the hide of a high-grade star beast, a costly outfit, and wielded a specially made straight sword that was four fingers wide. His compact form hovered slightly above the ground, radiating the oppressive aura of the Five Spirits Realm.

Li Xiaofei's gaze fell on the special straight sword in Elder Cheng's hand. It wasn't a power blade. It posed no threat to him.

Elder Cheng sneered arrogantly, "Kid, it's no small feat to have reached such cultivation at your age, but you shouldn't have offended our Gu family. Today, I'll personally show you wha-"

Li Xiaofei made his move before he finished. He used the Graceful Step of the Waves to flicker between reality and illusion like a phantom as he closed the distance. He was right in front of Elder Cheng in an instant and delivered a palm strike. It was the Dragon-Subduing Eighteen Palms, Dragon in the Field.

The force behind the palm was restrained, but the momentum was overwhelming. Elder Cheng’s brows knitted in fury and he raised his straight sword to slash at Li Xiaofei. His blade technique was fierce, and the blade energy was imposing.

Clang!

The sword struck Li Xiaofei's head, producing a sound like clashing metal as a deep crimson armor materialized just beneath the blade. The blade energy was completely neutralized.

This was the subtle brilliance of the Armor Harnessing Technique. In truth, given the current strength of Li Xiaofei's body, he could have taken the blow head-on with little to no harm even without using the Armor Harnessing Technique. He had been overly cautious.

Elder Cheng, on the other hand, could never have imagined that Li Xiaofei would choose to take the strike head on. By the time Elder Cheng realized his mistake, it was too late to change his move.

Boom!

Li Xiaofei's right palm struck Elder Cheng's chest heavily.

Crack.

The sound of bones shattering echoed across the room as the unstoppable force of the palm instantly turned all of the organs within the Five Spirits Realm expert into mush.