Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 289 - 28: Sincere and Earnest Words

Li Wanqing's repeated provocations did not infuriate Shen Feihong or cause him to lose his composure; instead, they made this battle-hardened man grow exceptionally calm.

This set of jet-black armor... it must be the famed Yuqing Taoist Armor, which transforms the intangible conviction of a cultivator into tangible defense. Its pure defensive power is virtually unrivaled at the same realm.

In the Qingyun Tournament, Li Wanqing relied on this level of defense to sweep aside 99% of her opponents. In the last few rounds, if her opponents hadn't been so unexpectedly strong, she would have won consecutively and claimed the championship with overwhelming dominance.

Indeed, Shen Feihong was not unfamiliar with Li Wanqing's achievements; he had watched recordings of several key matches in the Qingyun Tournament.

Perhaps to other members of the Shen Family, the Qingyun Tournament was nothing more than a farcical event happening in the distant and backward QingCyan Cloud yun City, a self-entertainment among cultivation clans that lag significantly behind the mainstream. But Shen Feihong lacked such youthful naivety; he was the heir to Shen City and would eventually lead his family and this large city of millions in competitions with many powerful figures across the continent. He couldn't afford any sloppiness or carelessness.

Even though the Li Family was on a decline, it was still one of the Seven Great Noble Families. When Li Fengyun swept across Shen City with a sword, the Li Family had already been remarked upon as a declining noble family that could not keep pace with the mainstream, yet they still produced a genius like Li Fengyun.

So what reason did Shen City have to look down on the delegation that the Li Family painstakingly sent to Shen City?

It was perfectly normal that True Essence Roar was ineffective; it would be more surprising if Li Wanqing had been defeated by this move.

However, the objective was achieved. Although the roar's shockwave couldn't harm anyone, it acted as thousands of tentacles, meticulously feeding back information about the opponent.

"Yuqing Taoist Armor, comprehensive defense, no defensive gaps, overall defense rating 1013, Five Elements deviation: Metal 13, Fire 2, no countering cultivation techniques... transformation probability 98%, predicted attack power 742..."

In an instant, Shen Feihong's mind was filled with detailed intelligence on the Yuqing Taoist Armor.

Such detailed information could only be confidently obtained by personally using True Essence Roar; the intelligence provided by informants was at least half a month outdated.

For a genius whose talent was said to rival Shen Qing, half a month was far too long; news from half a month ago had no reference value.

After stumbling upon the opponent's details with the initial move, Shen Feihong immediately devised the subsequent tactic: against this turtle shell-like defense, one must aim for a swift victory; the longer the delay, the more opportunities for the enemy.

Regarding explosive capability, Shen Feihong always had absolute confidence. That enormously large body always implied an equally extraordinary explosive force!

Shen Feihong stepped forward, his heavy body crashing like a mountain, causing the ground within the blood circle to shake profoundly. Simultaneously, the True Essence within Shen Feihong surged with the roar's shockwave. This time, the vibration occurred within him, instantly igniting his blood, turning his entire body fiery red, with each vein pulsing like boiling lava.

Seeing this scene, Li Wanqing remained calm - though hidden behind her mask, no one could tell. Instead, the Shen Family members outside were abuzz with excitement.

"Brother Feihong has turned into a fiery red human!"

"Victory, victory!"

Some kind souls reminded the Li Family: "Hurry and get a stretcher and elixir pills; delayed rescue could lead to permanent side effects."

Shen Qingming and others remained noncommittal, merely glancing at Wang Jiu. Seeing him unperturbed, they shook their heads and continued watching the center of the red circle.

At this moment, Shen Feihong was entirely crimson red, the air around him seemed to burn, and the high temperature distorted the light, making this giant appear even more imposing within the three-zhang square confined space.

In contrast, Li Wanqing looked like a small matchstick figure, shaking under the pressure of the red giant.

"Brute Force?" The woman was somewhat curious but did not retreat, slightly bending her body and raising her hands in front of her, adopting a defensive stance.

The next moment, a heavy punch descended like thunder and lightning. Li Wanqing crossed her arms, with the black armor extending into a thick round shield at her forearm, skillfully absorbing the heavy punch, instantly halting the meteoric strike.

The overwhelming force accompanying the punch transmitted through the black armor entirely to the ground beneath her feet.

The three-zhang square space could not withstand such an impact; the ground shattered loudly, and the aftershock sent the fractured earth skyward, only to be blocked by the overhead three-zhang blood circle and deflected downward. For a moment, countless visible and invisible shockwaves reverberated repeatedly in this spherical space.

In the chaos, Shen Feihong maintained a blank expression, his heavy punches raining down like a torrential storm. Li Wanqing, equally unhurried, managed to deflect each heavy punch with her round shield. Although she had no time to counterattack, she had ample self-defense.

For a moment, the situation seemed to be at a stalemate, but it was evident to anyone that this impasse wouldn't last long.

As the blood circle confined the battlefield, every shockwave from their battle could not dissipate outward but instead layered upon each other, constantly reverberating within the confined space.

Initially, the aftershocks were merely aftereffects, with almost no impact on the battlefield's main force. However, as the aftershocks grew more intense, the impact quickly escalated to a startling level.

The tangible stone and soil had been sliced and crushed into minute particles by countless fine yet intense ripples, invisible to the naked eye. By observing the battlefield through the Spiritual Eye, it was easy to see that the spiritual energy within the blood circle had become as chaotic as the Nine Heavens Gang Wind Layer.