Chapter 262: Nested Fire Seed

“Xu Xiaoshou?!”

When the young man removed his straw hat and that familiar face appeared before him, Li Qi suddenly snapped back to his senses.

The person who had arrived was actually Xu Xiaoshou?

He stared in disbelief, baring his teeth, and instinctively turned his head toward the direction of the Heijie Lingzhen.

How had a mere Yuan Ting escaped from his Zongshi-level “Da Li Huan Zhen”?

Recalling the young man’s casual, unhurried stroll earlier, immense waves of emotion surged in Li Qi’s heart.

He had thought this kid was no simple character, but to break his “Da Li Huan Zhen” so easily, could this guy also be a Ling Array Zongshi?

Xu Xiaoshou was not a Ling Array Zongshi.

He could see through the illusion purely because of his passive divine skill: “Gan Zhi”.

The moment he stepped out the back door and his spiritual thoughts were trapped, leaving him utterly lost, he had to admit he was a bit panicked.

But then, the double images that appeared in his mind were just like that day when he... well, anyway, similar to the scene he had seen of Rao Yinyin emerging from the hot spring.

By following the second image, he walked straight out.

On the table, the face-to-face shock seemed to freeze the air. The wine Xu Xiaoshou spat out dripped down Li Qi’s face.

With a drip, the person snapped back to reality.

It was too late—Xu Xiaoshou seized that fleeting moment.

He drew “Zang Ku” and slashed directly at Li Qi’s head.

In that split second, it was as if the world paused. Only after Xu Xiaoshou’s sword passed did he realize Li Qi had already violently retreated.

“Zongshi?”

Xu Xiaoshou’s eyes narrowed. “Tianxiang Jing?”

That momentary lag was clearly the world lending its power; without that pause, Li Qi would have been beheaded on the spot.

Only a Zongshi-level expert could borrow the power of the world to that extent.

Back then, Zhang Xin Xiong’s momentary Zongshi state had been directly slain by A Jie, so he hadn’t witnessed the full might of a Zongshi.

Now, from this strike, he could see the vast difference between a Zongshi and an innate expert.

That pause, in a life-and-death battle, would definitely seal the fate of an innate expert!

Xu Xiaoshou silently sheathed his sword and smiled. “Why did you retreat so suddenly, Li brother? I just wanted to wipe the wine off for you; I only grabbed the wrong thing earlier.”

He took out a piece of gauze from his ring and beckoned. “Come here!”

Li Qi’s legs nearly gave way, his face turning ashen.

That sneak attack was more assassin-like than any assassin.

If it weren’t for his years of assassination experience making his reactions a bit faster, he would have lost his life right there!

Although he still couldn’t believe Xu Xiaoshou was at this level, that strike forced him to accept it. He took a deep breath...

“Jinwei Army?!”

Xu Xiaoshou timed it perfectly and suddenly looked toward the Lingzhen direction, his face full of shock.

“They’re here so fast?”

Li Qi’s heart tightened. Before he could turn his head, five extremely volatile energy seeds flew straight toward him.

“Damn!”

This kid’s grasp of human psychology in dangerous moments was spot-on, like that of a professional assassin.

Even knowing Xu Xiaoshou was lying, that second of skipped heartbeat was all too real.

Facing these five compressed fire seeds, Li Qi knew that if they exploded, the Jinwei Army might truly arrive.

He immediately threw out one of the array discs in his hand, not toward the compressed fire seeds, but toward the ground.

Buzz—

A sealed soundproof barrier formed instantly, enveloping him and Xu Xiaoshou.

This array disc was essential for him during murders, to prevent enemies from self-destructing or calling for help.

After doing that, Li Qi looked at the fire seeds in front of him and finally showed a cold smile.

“Feng Shi Xi, Xiao Rong!”

With a shout, Li Qi raised his right hand high, pointing his elbow into the void, and ripples of pale green spread out.

The profound power of the world spread like flowers blooming in the air or waves on the sea.

When the compressed fire seeds touched the green ripples, their high-speed flight slowed as if entering cotton, rapidly decreasing, and stopped several zhang away from Li Qi.

But that wasn’t all!

The compressed fire seeds hovering in the void were eroded by the green ripples, their energy changing from violent to gentle bit by bit.

Finally, they completely dissolved!

“What the hell is that?”

Xu Xiaoshou was shocked; this was the first time his compressed fire seeds had been intercepted in a sneak attack.

This level of spiritual technique was at least Zongshi level, and its strangeness and trickiness could even rank high among Zongshi spiritual techniques!

“Feng attribute, Zongshi, Ling Array Master...”

Xu Xiaoshou instantly realized that he was no longer in the Ling Palace.

From now on, the opponents he would face, whether the one in front or those in the future, were all people who lived on the edge of the knife, surviving through life and death.

Extremely troublesome!

No room for carelessness!

In an instant, his entire body was enveloped in the Jin Zhao Ling Yi.

Even with a Zongshi body, Xu Xiaoshou didn’t dare to be careless.

The green ripples spread in a circle; the side blocked by the compressed fire seeds was stopped, but the rest hit Xu Xiaoshou in the blink of an eye.

Puff puff!

The Jin Zhao Tian Yan seemed to sense it and ignited around him.

However, wind is formless and intangible; how can it be burned?

Xu Xiaoshou felt a refreshing sensation on his face, almost moaning in comfort.

But the dissolving power attached to the green ripples penetrated directly through the Jin Zhao Ling Yi, corroding his flesh to rot!

“Even a Zongshi body can’t withstand this spiritual technique’s power?”

Xu Xiaoshou was alarmed; he realized it wasn’t that the Zongshi body was weak, but this spiritual technique’s attack was too strange.

Wind seeps through everywhere!

The pain didn’t stop Xu Xiaoshou from moving, but if this continued, even his internal organs would be dissolved!

“How to counter it?”

Compared to Xu Xiaoshou’s shock, Li Qi’s face was one of extreme shock.

His “Duo Gang Qing Feng” could erase those compressed fire seeds in an instant, but against this young man’s body, it was progressing so slowly.

What the hell is this joke!

Could this kid’s body be more violent and tougher than that energy?

But the next second, something even more astonishing happened.

Xu Xiaoshou opened his mouth and suddenly inhaled, directly sucking up all the “Duo Gang Qing Feng” in front of him!

Li Qi: ???

What kind of demonic technique is this?

“Under suspicion, passive value +1.”

“Under curse, passive value +1.”

Before he could react, Xu Xiaoshou deflated his chest and stomach, and a black energy bead suddenly appeared at his lips.

The bead was small, only the size of two fingernails.

As for why two...

After Li Qi saw it clearly, his face turned pale as paper.

That black energy bead was clearly the previous compressed fire seed, but inside this one, there was another one nested!

“Damn it, are you messing with me?!” Li Qi’s voice distorted.