Chapter 298 - 205: King Meets King, The Salted Fish’s Final - (Part 2)

Chapter 298: Chapter 205: King Meets King, The Salted Fish’s Final Chapter (Part 2)

His Fu Liu Ruo Lake-like Inner Qi was of little use in such an intense martial duel. It often collapsed with a single strike from Feng Hua’s silver Qi Jin, which only ended up hindering his performance.

To him, Feng Hua’s speed was nothing. Within his powerful perceptual range, the intent behind her every move was crystal clear, making it very easy to counter. With the triple speed bonus from his Electric Arm, he could suppress her in close-quarters combat.

The trouble was, only his hands were fast. Whenever he managed to corner Feng Hua, she would simply pivot and attack from another angle. His clumsy body often couldn’t keep up, and his partially-mastered Celestial Star Travel Body was more of a liability than a help. Against an opponent like Feng Hua, using it rashly would be suicide.

CLANG... BOOM!

Feng Hua’s form flickered as she circled Yu Fei, attacking relentlessly like a dancing sprite. Yet his greatsword always managed to appear in the most unexpected places at the perfect moment, whether to block or counter, neutralizing her every thrust.

Knocked back again, her chest heaved as she panted slightly. This was an unprecedented experience. It was the first time she had been forced to use her full strength in close combat. No matter how much she increased her speed, Yu Fei always handled it with ease.

But his every attack struck at her most vulnerable moments—just as her qi was shifting or her power was transitioning. Each time, she had to exert all her strength just to block.

Her hands trembled slightly, and she finally understood how Yu Fei had managed to crush Hengji head-on. His strength was simply terrifying, even greater than that of a fifth-realm defensive Martial Artist from Wanren Mountain who specialized in power.

’How can someone cultivate every single aspect to this level? He’s only a freshman!’

Feng Hua could already imagine the powerhouse Yu Fei would become in just a few years.

’But...’

’I can’t accept this. Whatever happens in the future, I have to win today!’

Feng Hua’s expression turned solemn. She drew her longsword across her palm, coating the blade in crimson.

Bloody flames ignited, spreading across her entire body. Feng Hua held her sword with both hands, raising it to the level of her brow. A murderous aura filled the air, pressing down on everything around them.

Scarlet Flame Heart-Burning Slash.

Instantly, a colossal, cross-shaped blade of crimson light erupted with overwhelming killing intent and slashed toward Yu Fei. Unable to win in close combat, Feng Hua had finally resorted to a method she disdained: using her superior fifth-realm cultivation to unleash a killer move, hoping to defeat an Inner Qi Realm opponent like Yu Fei.

The moment Feng Hua’s sword sliced across her palm, a bone-chilling cold enveloped Yu Fei. It was a premonition from his perceptive ability. He reacted instantly. ’This attack could shatter me to pieces. She’s definitely using her ultimate move.’

Yu Fei’s eyes narrowed. He thrust his sword, Zhanming, into the ground and formed a sword-finger seal with his hands.

"Infinite Sword Qi! Go!"

The black headband on his forehead suddenly shattered. Within his Qi Sea, the cyan Profound Primordial Qi surged and billowed. Influenced by his Infinite Sword Soul, his long-cultivated Spiritual Power combined with his Inner Qi, transforming into streams of multi-colored Sword Qi that shot toward Feng Hua, each one imbued with Sword Intent.

In an instant, countless colorful torrents slammed into the center of the cross-shaped blade of light. The two forces clashed for a moment, but in the end, Yu Fei’s Infinite Sword Qi proved to be a notch stronger.

In terms of sheer volume, his Infinite Sword Qi was actually weaker. However, his strategy was to focus all his power on a single point to break the larger surface.

Yu Fei activated his Celestial Star Travel Body, grasped Zhanming, and cleaved through the remnants of the blade of light. He then followed up with a heavy sword strike, Sea-Breaking Wave-Splitting, crashing down on Feng Hua. This sword style emphasized a natural, unforced flow, and for a moment it was as if the sea itself was being parted—its momentum was immense and unstoppable.

Her explosive attack had failed to achieve the desired result, and she now found herself at a disadvantage. Facing Yu Fei’s terrifying strike, she had no time to dodge. She barely managed to raise her sword to block but was sent trembling by the tremendous force, blood streaming from her nose and mouth.

Without a hint of chivalry, Yu Fei spun and kicked Feng Hua in the stomach.

With a spurt of blood, she crashed to the ground. Before she could even catch her breath, Yu Fei followed up with another downward slash.

BOOM...

Zhanming seemed to have struck a semi-liquid substance. The blade was stopped by a wave of green light. This was a technique from the exalted Green Emperor. When someone was about to receive a fatal blow, it would intercept the attack and convert it into an injury that, while severe, was not life-threatening.

He then saw the green wave absorb the attack, pause for a moment, and then crash into Feng Hua’s chest.

She seemed to want to say something, but the impact was met with a sickening CRACK from her chest. With who-knows-how-many ribs broken, the whites of her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

On the Fate-Defying Pearl, the copy was complete, but it was only of ’Red’ quality.

Yu Fei turned, sword in hand, and took two steps. He looked at the fallen members of the Yulin Army, then turned back to Feng Hua. He pointed his sword at her, the tip just inches from her neck, his expression furious.

At the same time, Yu Fei marked Feng Hua again.

After a few seconds, he withdrew Zhanming and cursed under his breath, "You got off easy... Feng Hua!"

’Second copy complete. Silver acquired!’

This battlefield was monitored by the Green Emperor, who also provided medical aid to prevent accidents. So far, Yu Fei had encountered two Martial Saints: Honglian Zhuo Feiming, and the Shenhan principal, Ye Shuping.

’These powerful figures are shrewd and observant. I’ll stick to just copying talents and not try anything else.’

His previous actions had all been an act, just for the sake of a second copy.

A characteristic of the Fate-Defying Pearl was that he could copy from a defeated enemy multiple times, but he had to create a situation where he held their life in his hands.

Looking at his teammates lying on the ground, and then down at the rest of the Salted Fish Assault Team at the foot of the mountain, he felt an inexplicable melancholy.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

That idiot Qin Hao was still firing away.

He had no choice but to send Qin Hao a message to stop his foolishness.

"Mr. Yu, why are you the one sending the message? Where’s Miss Jiang?"

Yu Fei hesitated, then said, "Wiped out!"

"Huh?"

"Everyone here is wiped out, except for me!"

Qin Hao was stunned for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Mr. Yu, did Miss Jiang and the others disobey orders, so you... cut them all down? ...I told you Jiang Nianwei wasn’t reliable. Mr. Yu, pick me as your second-in-command next time. I’ll make sure everything is handled perfectly..."

Yu Fei didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "I’m recording this!"

Qin Hao’s voice paused for a moment. "So what if you’re recording? I’m not the type to badmouth people behind their backs. I’d dare to say this to Miss Jiang’s face. As long as you back me up, Mr. Yu, forget Jiang Nianwei—I’d even take a team and go after Zhang Xunyi..."

"Alright, enough nonsense. Come on over. We’re the only ones left in the Yulin Army..."

Hearing the low tone in Yu Fei’s voice, Qin Hao paused, then said, "Alright, we’re coming right away!"

The four of them ran all the way, and from a distance, they saw Yu Fei laying out the unconscious members of the Yulin Army one by one.

"Mr. Yu... what happened here?"

Qin Hao looked at his comrades lying all over the ground, confused and suddenly feeling a pang in his heart.

"Uhm... there was a beast among the upperclassmen. He took out Jiang Nianwei and all the others. Wiped out our entire formation with just his sword. I gave chase but couldn’t catch up. In the end, I barely managed to avenge everyone..."

He pointed at Feng Hua, who was lying not far away.

Qin Hao swallowed hard. He couldn’t imagine what kind of monster could defeat over forty members of the Yulin Army in a row. And how did Yu Fei manage to defeat that person? Didn’t that mean that if Yu Fei wanted to, he could take on their entire class by himself?

’So, the Yulin Army’s total combat power is 100, and Mr. Yu’s is 110? Does that put the rest of the class in the negative?’

"So... what now?"

Qin Hao asked cautiously. He always knew Yu Fei was a fierce fighter, but he never thought he was *this* fierce!

Yu Fei looked up at the night sky, wondering which cloud the Green Emperor might be standing on as he looked down upon them.

"Call for medics. If this were a real battlefield, all we could do right now is bury their bodies and then retreat."

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Under the vast night sky, twelve Flying Devices descended silently. After confirming with Yu Fei, they carefully moved all the members into the cabins.

The exalted Green Emperor’s damage conversion ability, although it turned fatal wounds into severe, coma-inducing injuries, was a special technique. The injuries it caused were easily healed, left no side effects, and were unlikely to cause further harm.

The only side effect was a bit of pain.

After wrapping things up, Yu Fei led the four of them towards the base station, where a large amount of supplies was still stored.

"Mr. Yu, are we leaving the Mixed Element Magnetic Cannon?"

Yu Fei glanced at Qin Hao. "Are there any shells left?"

Since the battle started, this guy had had a blast firing the cannon. Out of a total of twenty shells, he had wasted them all.

To be honest, from the third round onward, the shelling had been completely useless; he was just firing into the air.

Qin Hao thought for a moment, then said sheepishly, "Nope!"

"Then do you still want the Mixed Element Magnetic Cannon?"

"Nah, forget it. It’s no fun without shells..."

’This guy got the ’Best Support’ award for firing blanks from the rear. Where’s the justice in that!’