Chapter 1657: Chapter 1657

Ruan Xiaotian jumped out of the battle circle, his eyes filled with a bit of suspicion. He had already overestimated Li Yifei, but after fighting for a while, he realized he had underestimated him. Li Yifei was even stronger than he had estimated, and after a hundred rounds, surprisingly, he was not at a disadvantage.

Thinking of this, Ruan Xiaotian’s face showed some anger. He, a master who had been famous for decades, was fighting against someone who had only practiced for a few years, and couldn’t win after a hundred rounds. This was an insult to him.

"Boy, die!" Ruan Xiaotian shouted loudly, charging up again, the strange knife in his hand dancing even more intricately, with angles that were extremely tricky. The first cut contained several changes, seemingly aimed at Li Yifei’s chest, but if one were to defend the chest, Ruan Xiaotian would have three or four ways to attack other parts of Li Yifei’s body.

Therefore, this would test Li Yifei’s adaptability.

Under Ruan Xiaotian’s tricky and domineering attack, Li Yifei felt the pressure. He lacked experience fighting such top-level masters and lacked life-and-death combat experience in adverse situations. Although everything seemed calm at the moment, Li Yifei knew that if he lost, Xu Shanshan wouldn’t be able to defeat the opponent either, and both of them would be in danger.

So Li Yifei had to stand up and withstand the opponent.

Calculating that he had several changes, seeing the killing intent in his eyes, Li Yifei instantly parried a sword, exerting force with his foot, forcibly stopping his advancing body, and moved half a step horizontally.

As expected, as Li Yifei parried the sword, two beams of white light flashed by, accompanied by the sound of breaking through the air. If Li Yifei had avoided slowly, his body would have already had two bloody holes.

"Shameless!" Li Yifei’s toes touched the ground, his body surged forward, the long sword in his hand swirling out a bouquet of sword flowers, entangling Ruan Xiaotian, not allowing him a chance to sneak attack.

In a blink, they fought dozens more rounds, exchanging attacks, each suffering damage. Although Li Yifei was very careful, he was still stabbed in several places. Fortunately, the wounds were not large, while Li Yifei also managed to cut Ruan Xiaotian twice.

"You truly surprised me, but you are destined to die." Ruan Xiaotian smiled sinisterly, his eyes filled with a chilling aura, his gaze swept over Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan, yet in his heart he was even more alarmed. Thinking he had been famous for years, dormant for many, and upon coming out for the first time in ten years, he encountered Li Yifei. The two fought for so long, and he hadn’t gained an absolute advantage, not even a significant one. Up to now, the situation was still unclear.

Having fought to this point, Li Yifei instead found some confidence in himself. Hearing this, he smiled faintly and retorted, "Do you still think you can kill me now?"

"You will die, I swear." Ruan Xiaotian snorted heavily.

Li Yifei gripped the weapon, discreetly made a gesture with his hand behind his back to Xu Shanshan, who immediately understood. Li Yifei was telling her to seize the opportunity to act. At this moment, there was no one-on-one duel; eliminating the opponent was the best outcome.

Reengaging in combat, Li Yifei exerted all his strength, not only using his sword but also various killing techniques.

The more Ruan Xiaotian fought, the more alarmed he became. Li Yifei’s sudden burst made him feel unable to withstand it. After exchanging a few blows, he felt the discomfort of an old man not relying on muscles and bones. When the two countered, both weapons were shaken and flew out. Li Yifei didn’t pause, without a weapon, he immediately pressed forward.

Ruan Xiaotian had only one hand, the other still tucked in his sleeve, and Li Yifei’s wide and powerful moves made it difficult for him to defend with one hand, soon forcing him to retreat several steps. Without waiting to catch his breath, Li Yifei’s attacks arrived again, leaving Ruan Xiaotian no choice but to retreat step by step.

Fighting was humiliating. Ruan Xiaotian endured it for a while longer, but finally couldn’t stand it. He roared loudly, his body surged with a sinister True Qi and charged at Li Yifei, and the hand that had been hidden finally revealed itself. It was a hand emitting cold air, the whole hand appeared white.

Looking at this hand emitting cold air, Li Yifei understood where the chilling aura came from. It was this hand.

There was even a sizzling sound in the air, sounding like the noise of air condensing.

Having finally exposed his killing move, Ruan Xiaotian chuckled, with a strange expression on his face. He stared at Li Yifei viciously and said, "You forced me to unleash the Icy Palm, prepare to die, Li Yifei!"

Li Yifei felt a little itchy in his nose, so he raised his hand, touched his nose, and a burst of air sprayed from his nostrils. The opponent had a killing move, but he wasn’t without options either, such as the extremely scarce Innate Vital Energy left in his Dantian from the Kunlun Stone Gate. This Vital Energy had saved him several times. Although it was almost entirely depleted now, it was enough for Li Yifei to use one or two moves. Used well, it would be a major killing move.

Moreover, beside him, Xu Shanshan was accumulating power secretly. Don’t underestimate Xu Shanshan, seriously, don’t underestimate her.

Ruan Xiaotian’s confidence came with a premise. After he became famous, he went into seclusion. A key reason was that he obtained a secret technique from a cave dwelling. It wasn’t just pills and weapons inside, but also a book named Icy Palm. Unfortunately, it was extremely difficult to practice, requiring many conditions. Ruan Xiaotian spent more than twenty years gathering the necessary materials and then spent several years in seclusion to refine it. Even now, it’s not considered successful.

Ruan Xiaotian also discovered that the secret technique was incomplete. After all his efforts, his palms became ice-cold, but excessively so. He had to wear specially made gloves all day, or else he would constantly release cold air that became colder and colder, hurting not only others but himself as well. Once he succeeded in the practice, he accidentally froze his own hand so badly that his left hand was frostbitten just by touching his right hand.

Most importantly, the Icy Palm should be a palm technique, rather than... an eternally cold hand. These are two different things, but he had already practiced it, and couldn’t change it even if he wanted to.

Nonetheless, the Icy Palm is indeed powerful, capable of gathering qi to shoot out icy air at extremely high speed, causing massive destruction where it hits. This is also the reason for the flashes of white light. As the cold air leaves the body, it’s not as cold, so Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan didn’t suffer severe injuries when hit.

Looking at the hand emitting cold air, Li Yifei merely crooked his finger without speaking, making his intentions clear.

Provoked by this gesture, Ruan Xiaotian couldn’t hold back any longer and punched towards Li Yifei with his Icy Palm.

Wanting to test the real and false of this palm, Li Yifei also formed a fist, with True Qi covering his fist. A brief contact sent chills through his body, causing him to shiver uncontrollably. After the contact, Li Yifei quickly retreated and saw cold air emanating from his fist as if it were frozen. Shaking his hand, Li Yifei truly felt the extreme cold. Even with just a fraction of a second of contact, protected by True Qi, it was . If it lasted a few seconds, his fist would likely be frozen solid, with the blood inside crystallizing.

Ruan Xiaotian took advantage of this, letting out a sinister laugh, and charging forward with another punch. Li Yifei fought while retreating. Without wielding a weapon, he was indeed disadvantaged, and his combat skills couldn’t be fully utilized. As long as they were close, Ruan Xiaotian would attack him with the Icy Palm. Read complete versıon only at 𝗻𝗼𝘷𝗲𝗹•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝕟𝕖𝕥

After several exchanges, half of Li Yifei’s shoulder became numb, forcing him to expend a lot of True Qi to alleviate the chill in a particular part of his body.

The more Ruan Xiaotian fought, the braver he became, charging in recklessly without caring for any technique. His Icy Palm, transformed by True Qi, would continue as long as True Qi wasn’t exhausted. Moreover, it consumed very little True Qi, allowing him to use it extravagantly.

Thinking about it, if it consumed a lot, he wouldn’t be able to wear the gloves twenty-four hours a day. He would have exhausted his True Qi long ago and wouldn’t be able to sustain it.

Li Yifei used his shoulder to push away Ruan Xiaotian, making a hand gesture from behind and jumping sideways to momentarily disengage from Ruan Xiaotian.

Ruan Xiaotian naturally wouldn’t let him escape, chasing up with a punch. Li Yifei blocked it again, grabbing Ruan Xiaotian’s other hand, pulling and pushing it with a Tai Chi move, pushing Ruan Xiaotian back a few steps.

"Go to hell!" Ruan Xiaotian, having been tricked, roared in anger and charged with a Striking Fist, wanting to leap and land on Li Yifei.

This time, Li Yifei didn’t retreat; instead, he also charged forward. The two collided mid-air, Ruan Xiaotian’s punch forcefully striking Li Yifei’s chest, making his right chest feel like it was caving in at that moment. Meanwhile, Li Yifei fiercely hugged Ruan Xiaotian’s arms and shoulders.

In front of Ruan Xiaotian, Li Yifei already appeared tall and strong, making it easy to hold Ruan Xiaotian. With a well-calculated move, Li Yifei directly locked Ruan Xiaotian’s body.

"Ah!" Ruan Xiaotian froze for a second, not expecting Li Yifei to recklessly embrace him. By the time he realized, Li Yifei had already seized him.

Li Yifei’s muscles bulged, using his greatest strength to restrain his opponent. At this moment, Xu Shanshan moved. Li Yifei picked the timing well, just when Ruan Xiaotian’s back was towards Xu Shanshan. So he acted, and Xu Shanshan caught the hint. As Li Yifei pinned Ruan Xiaotian, Xu Shanshan rushed forward with a short sword.

Two against one isn’t shameful when there’s no fourth person watching. Oh, those few bodyguards don’t count, having long been stunned by the True Qi and overwhelming power.

Wielding a sword imbued with Xu Shanshan’s pure Innate Vital Energy, it pierced through Ruan Xiaotian, entering from his back and nearly puncturing his heart.

Ruan Xiaotian’s body paused, his eyes nearly popping out in disbelief. For all his scheming, he never expected the woman who hadn’t moved all this time to strike at this moment. Simultaneously, he understood that the two had planned it from the very beginning.

After the sword pierced him, Ruan Xiaotian’s combat power instantly halved. Li Yifei seized the opportunity, letting go while using both hands to strike several acupoints on Ruan Xiaotian. Acupoint aiming might not be a huge deal for a master like Ruan Xiaotian, but controlling him for several seconds was enough for Li Yifei to do many things.