Chương 245: Overwhelming

"To think the Limitless blood assassin would change his looks and hide in such a remote area. Quite unbelievable. Did you think I wouldn't find you if you hid here... Zhang Mo?" Li Yue'er wasn't standing close by but that didn't limit her hearing range. She heard Long Feng's words clearly and her calm gaze immediately turned icy as she stared at the middle aged man. The man's face turned grim as he stared at Long Feng seriously"I have no idea what you're talking about."

Long Feng smiled, a slow smile that didn't reach his eyes.

"Your ability to change your face is good. I can't see through it. But... back then when I didn't try to kill you using the energy of the forbidden pills didn't mean I planned to let you off. So I might have left some of the pill's energy in your body, which I can track as long as you don't find it and wipe it out. I'm actually surprised that you didn't. You must have been focused on fleeing that you didn't have enough time to check your body" The man's calm expression finally shattered.

He sat in silence, staring at Long Feng coldly.

"You survived the forbidden pills and made a breakthrough. But I can see you let that go to your head. You're quite reckless to have brought yourself straight to me with your unstable foundation" He spat slowly. Long Feng laughed"I've been told that I am reckless quite a few times already. You telling me that wouldn't change anything" he replied.

Zhang Mo's aura suddenly exploded from his body, the full force of a rank eight spirit realm warrior sending the many people seated in the tent and the tent itself into the air and throwing them far away. The aura went ahead to enclose the entire town.

"I'll show you that your confidence is really nothing more than foolishly seeking death!" He roared as he threw a punch at Long Feng's face with his full power. Zhang Mo's first plan was to recover and return to the Long clan to slaughter them all, but back then when he was leaving, he sensed a terrifying gaze on his back. This gaze merely seemed to glance over him from a distance he couldn't even imagine, yet he felt as though death itself was upon him.

And strangely, the figure of Long Feng appeared in his mind at that instant. He was filled with terror such that he didn't dare to move a bit for half the day. His first thought was that the old man who had appeared was actually there to help Long Feng and not kill him as he imagined. But if so, then why did the old man spare his life and not kill him after he tried to kill Long Feng? Several things didn't seem clear to him and he couldn't decide what to do.

As if that wasn't enough, he had failed his mission to kill Long Feng. Young master Liu Shan might flip out and kill him instead. There was also the fact that he had provoked that Long Feng and his group of ridiculous friends. Then the Yihua clan's young miss who had the backing of the Yihua clan. All of these made his mind to cool down rapidly and he decided to quickly leave this continent. He came to this barren province to heal his injuries which had just recovered a few days ago.

And he was already preparing to leave soon. Long Feng's clan and everything else could go to hell for all he cared. He wasn't willing to risk his life over this. Especially when he already had the reward of the mission with him. With the reward of a hundred imperial crystals, Zhang Mo's plan was to head to a mid ranked continent nearby and take a new identity as he cultivated to the imperial realm and even the deity realm. Then he would have no fears of any vengeance at all.

What he didn't expect was that Long Feng would actually find him. His first thought was that the old man was here with Long Feng. This attack he made was a probe. If the old man appeared, then he would try his best to flee with his life. If not, then he could simply kill Long Feng and complete the mission, thereby resolving all issues. Staring at Zhang Mo's approaching fist, Long Feng snickered. Just a week ago, this punch would have nearly killed him, reduced him to a severely injured state. But now...

it was far too slow and weak. He grabbed the center of his sword sheath and casually pushed it forward without taking the sword out from the sheath. But the shocking thing was that Zhang Mo's powerful fist was completely blocked by the hilt of the Origin Spirit Sword without it even leaving the sheath! Zhang Mo's expression was filled with disbelief as he stared at his fist that couldn't move forward even a bit under Long Feng's casual stab with the hilt of his sword!

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"Impossible! What did you do brat!?" He shook his head and asked coldly, drawing his fist back and unleashing a stronger palm strike this time. Long Feng chuckled"Nothing much. I simply got stronger" he replied calmly. Facing this palm strike, he lowered his sword back and threw out a palm strike of his own. This was the spirit energy of a rank eight spirit realm warrior against that of a rank one spirit realm warrior, two completely incomparable levels.

But the result was the exact opposite of what should have happened. Zhang Mo was horrified at the chaotic demon spirit energy that surged into his body through his palm. Before he knew what was going on, he had flown out far away and crashed into a building before he stopped.

"Impossible! This can't be! I must be imagining things. That's right. How can this bastard have gotten so strong?!" Zhang Mo roared in his heart as he struggled to his feet, his right arm dangling uselessly by his side. His arm was actually broken by Long Feng's palm strike! Long Feng was also pleasantly surprised by the strength he just unleashed. Merely his spirit energy was already a bit superior to the effects of the forbidden pills, and that was peak spirit realm!

"This is simply ridiculous even for me!" Long Feng sighed softly. Zhang Mo glared at Long Feng with an icy glare"Brat, how did you suddenly become so strong! It's impossible even if you reached the spirit realm!" Long Feng glanced at him calmly"You're about to die, and I truly want you to die with your questions unanswered. It would be best if you turn into a vengeful spirit after your death" he said coldly, speaking almost the exact words Zhang Mo said to him back at the Long clan.

"Brat! I don't believe this! Die for me!" Zhang Mo's aura rose again and his crimson dagger appeared in his grasp. Swinging it down at Long Feng, he unleashed a powerful light that shot towards him.

"Your struggles are meaningless. Why not make this easier for both of us and quick struggling?" Long Feng calmly asked as he blocked this strike with his palm. But then he frowned, realizing that this attack looked powerful externally but it was actually an embroidered pillow, lacking any true power behind it. Glancing up, he was surprised to find Zhang Mo rapidly flying away in the sky at his full speed, leaving a long trail of red behind him.

"Ah. I fell for that." Long Feng sighed, completely unbothered that Zhang Mo would escape. Li Yue'er flitted over to his side, staring at him in shock. When Long Feng told her he could kill Zhang Mo the next time they met, she didn't disbelieve him, but seeing was more believable than simple words. And she had witnessed as Zhang Mo was reduced to looking like a baby before Long Feng just now. They weren't even opponents. She was also puzzled though.

How could a single breakthough cause such frightening increase in strength? What exactly had Long Feng gone through? What secrets was he hiding? Could it all be related to the commotion he caused during his breakthrough? Such questions filled her head as she stared at him in shock.

"Li Yue'er, I should chase after him before he goes far. Come along" Long Feng's voice broke her thoughts and dragged her back to reality.

"Hm. Go ahead. I'll be behind you" Li Yue'er nodded, meaning to let him go alone so as to not slow him down.

"Alright. Hurry up" Long Feng agreed and shot into the sky at a great speed, zooming past like a bolt of lightning. His speed was so great that Long Feng imagined that even normal peak spirit realm warriors would find it hard to keep up with his! This was because the Nine Firmament Steps itself was already a peak movement skill, and then it was being channelled by an energy comparable to peak spirit realm warriors. This naturally caused his speed to reach new heights beyond anything he could achieve before.

In merely a few minutes, he had already closed in on Zhang Mo's fleeing figure, and was rapidly approaching him. Zhang Mo's heart leapt to his throat as he pushed the greatest strength he could draw upon to raise his speed, but no matter what he did, he couldn't stop Long Feng from narrowing the distance between them.

"Long Feng! Let me go and I'll leave this continent! You'll never see me again and I won't ever trouble you again!" Seeing no hope, he shouted loudly as he fled. Long Feng's cold laughter sounded from behind him.

"Let you go? You really have the face to say that?" He replied icily, his killing intent begining to flare up. Zhang Mo sensed Long Feng's speed increasing once again and he couldn't help but cry out in alarm"Brat! Don't push me! Otherwise I'll make sure you lose a layer of skin even if I die!"

"Very well. Today, I'll push you to your death." Long Feng didn't bother wasting his time. He was already close enough to attack Zhang Mo. Right now, the chase was extremely similar to a week ago when Long Feng was fleeing and Zhang Mo was chasing him. But today, their roles has been reversed. The moment Long Feng raised his arm to attack, Zhang Mo's head exploded with the feeling of danger. His eyes turned red as he roared and paused in midair, then he actually charged straight at Long Feng.

He knew that if he let Long Feng attack him without being able to retaliate, then his death was assured. Fleeing was simply leaving his back wide open for Long Feng to attack. In that case, it was better to stop and attack with his life on the line. At least he wouldn't be a sitting duck then.

"This bastard truly is smart!" Long Feng muttered indifferently.

"Unfortunately..." His demon spirit energy poured out of his body and clouded him in a cloak of black energy.

"Three layered waves demon annihilation!" His voice sounded like it came from the depths of an abyss, filled with endless chill. His demon spirit energy billowed into the sky and slowly formed the huge figure behind him. Two arms, face similar to Long Feng's, the demon figure roared at the sky, it's aura blotting out the sky. This was even larger than back when Long Feng unleashed it with the forbidden pills' energy!

Zhang Mo's expression was extremely anxious as he unleashed his full blood spirit energy"Blood demon sea!" His crimson blood river manifested around him, surging like a true river as it completely enclosed him. Long Feng watched this calmly, slowly lowering his palm at the ball of blood river that hid Zhang Mo inside it. The huge demon figure did the same movement, lowering it's large palm and slamming it into the blood river.

The blood river simply burst apart without stopping the palm for even a split second and the pitch black palm landed on Zhang Mo just as he formed a defensive circle around him. The difference between them could be described with one word; Overwhelming! Zhang Mo was smashed into the ground, leaving a deep crater on the floor. The palm continued on, smashing into the crater again and leaving a deep palm print on the earth.

Long Feng dispersed the demon figure and floated there calmly as the billowing dust scattered away. Zhang Mo's battered figure was revealed in the center of the crater which he formed. His face was as pale as paper, his body covered in blood as he coughed up even more weakly. One glance at him and one would know that he was completely incapacitated by his injuries. Long Feng slowly floated down and stood before Zhang Mo's laying figure.

"I already told you, your struggles are completely insignificant" Zhang Mo looked at him weakly with terrified eyes"S-spare me! I will give you all my treasures!" At this point, he truly felt the fear of death himself. All his life he was murdering others, fleeing from pursuits and killing more. But he never thought that his own reckoning would come so abruptly. And from a weakling he could have killed easily just a week ago no less! Long Feng laughed coldly"Spare you? What a joke.

And what happens to the thousands of innocent lives you've taken? The Li clan? The Mortal heaven sect? The Jianhai clan? The Wuma clan? And the hundreds you killed in my clan? What do they do? Did you spared them when you were heartlessly slaughtering them as they pleased?" Long Feng was truly enraged. The Mortal heaven sect, his sect was slaughtered simply out of frustration? The Jianhai clan, Long Feng didn't even have any relation with them. He merely went there once to challenge their clan chief.

Yet Zhang Mo killed them all. The Wuma clan had wanted to kill Long Feng at one point in the past. Zhang Mo annihilated them too. And Li Yue'er's clan back then? What offense did they commit? And why didn't he spare them when they pleaded?

"Long Feng! Everything is negotiable, I can pay you with imperial crystals!" Zhang Mo shouted hoarsely.

"Zhang Mo, there is nothing in this world you'll offer me to spare your life. You will die today!" Long Feng replied calmly. Zhang Mo's heart chilled under Long Feng's calm gaze. Back when he chased him, Long Feng's eyes had this exact calmness. Yet even then, it made Zhang Mo's heart to speed up.

"Y-you! Bastard! I should've killed you long ago!" Zhang Mo could tell that there was no hope of him surviving. He struggled to his feet and leapt at Long Feng weakly with his dagger that had no power behind it. Long Feng calmly reached out to his sword sheath and held the sword handle firmly. The next instant, a piercing bright sword energy that seemed to slice the skin just by it's feeling it's sharpness surged into the sky for a second before vanishing abruptly like it never appeared.