This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick! Chapter 281

Chapter 281: Chapter 41 Tao Foundation Stage Combat Power Table_2

And now, Green-faced Ghost's identity was something that mustn't be exposed to the light, and killing him would render the Zhang Family's deterrent power utterly nonexistent.

“Aunt Master, let's wait a little longer. Next, I will find a way to take down Yu Longqing, which will not only divert the attention of the various families but also allow the Zhang Family to gain new bargaining chips,” Li Fei advised.

“Do you want the Zhang Family to get into the exotic beast food business?” Shangguan Xiao guessed Li Fei's thoughts.

“It's the Qingyuan City Management Company, along with Feng Sanniang and the Zhang Family,” Li Fei said.

Given the current foundations of Qingyuan City Management Company, it was impossible to monopolize the exotic beast food business in Datong Prefecture alone, so he wanted to bring in the Zhang Family to negotiate a partnership with Feng Sanniang.

He believed that last night Feng Sanniang must have been able to understand his intentions.

Of course, all this hinged on taking down Yu Longqing.

“Okay, let's try it together!” Shangguan Xiao agreed to Li Fei's plan.

She was a woman of great resolve; otherwise, she wouldn't have publicly split from her family initially.

“What's your next move?” Shangguan Xiao asked.

Li Fei replied, “With the battle last night, I believe Feng Sanniang's thoughts might change. I'll talk to her again to see if we can find a breakthrough. Additionally, last night I captured a Tao Foundation Stage Guest Elder from the Duanmu family. I'm not in a position to negotiate openly with the Duanmu family, so I'll leave that to you, Aunt Master.”

“Good, I will visit the Duanmu family today,” said Shangguan Xiao.

After discussing some details of the negotiation, Shangguan Xiao smiled and said, “With your achievements last night, you should be able to make it onto Feng Province's leaderboard.”

“The Fengyun List?”

“It's a list specifically for Tao Foundation Stage powerhouses, ranking only the top ten. Because there is a Wuda in the province and sects like the Iron Blade Sect, there must be over a hundred Tao Foundation Stage powerhouses in total. To be ranked in the top ten is quite impressive.”

“I'll look into it,” Li Fei said with a smile and hung up the phone.

He thought for a moment, then made a call to Lu Mengyang.

“Hello?”

“It's me.”

“Lord Li, what can I do for you?”

Lu Mengyang's voice was still enthusiastic.

“I want to learn about Feng Province's Fengyun List.”

“Did the Lord hear about last night's affair with Green-faced Ghost and want to know if he made the list?”

Lu Mengyang asked. As an intelligence operative of the Inspection General Office, stationed outside to gather all sorts of information, his sources were incredibly reliable–he often knew many secrets before many others.

“Correct,” Li Fei admitted.

“Lord, this Green-faced Ghost is really something else, I just inquired, and he's definitely going to make the list!”

Lu Mengyang shared the information he had gathered, then introduced Li Fei in detail to the 'Fengyun List.'

Where there is Jianghu, there are always various leaderboards. There is no first place in literature, and there are no second places in martial arts; for many people of Jianghu, what they seek most in life is simply 'fame,' making these lists indispensable.

Below the Tao Foundation Stage, the numbers are too high, and the influence is insufficient.

Above the Tao Foundation Stage, the numbers are too few, and the positions are too lofty to be arbitrarily ranked.

Thus, the Tao Foundation Stage powerhouses became the most talked-about category of powerhouses in the Jianghu. They were not as untouchably high-ranking as Martial Arts Masters or Grandmasters, and yet they could be treated as honored guests by various powers, becoming prominent figures everywhere.

Thus, a list was specifically created for these Tao Foundation Stage powerhouses.

The Fengyun List initially became popular in the Imperial City, then the list gradually swept the nation. Consequently, all twenty-three provinces of the Da Lan Dynasty each had their version of the Fengyun List.

Each province's Fengyun List was selected by themselves, inevitably leading to various versions.

The Fengyun List of Feng Province, the version with the most credibility and recognized by the people of Jianghu, was provided by an intelligence organization named Moonwatch Tower.

Lu Mengyang introduced to Li Fei this version of the ranking list.

On this leaderboard, among the top ten Tao Foundation Stage martial artists in Feng Province, five were from Wuda, and they were professors. Li Fei also heard the name of Wen Ke.

It turned out that this seemingly gentle but in reality highly contrasting female professor, actually possessed true combat power strong enough to be ranked among the top ten of Tao Foundation Stage powerhouses in Feng Province!

Apart from Wen Ke, there were two other names on the list that Li Fei recognized:

One was 'Shadow King', the only one among Datong Prefecture's 'Seven Kings' on the list, ranking ninth, because he had successfully assassinated more than one Tao Foundation Stage powerhouse.

Then there was Chu Po, who once killed a Tao Foundation Stage martial artist with a single stroke, ranking tenth on Feng Province's Leaderboard.

This demonstrated the credibility of the Fengyun List.

Chu Po, capable of killing a martial artist of the same realm with a single strike, could only be placed at the tenth rank, which showed just how big the gap could be among Tao Foundation Stages.

Through Lu Mengyang's introduction, a “Tao Foundation Stage Combat Power Chart” materialized in Li Fei's mind.

On this chart, the Tao Foundation Stage powerhouses were divided into several tiers:

The first tier consisted of those who had completed their first 'Unity' and had just stepped into this realm, such as Wang Fengqing.

This tier's Tao Foundation Stage powerhouses still had only one Implant, or had just incorporated a second Implant, but had yet to reach the Qi Change Stage.

The next, the second tier, had two Implants in their bodies that had both reached the Qi Change Stage, with their force receiving another sort of reinforcement from Innate Qi, and both their physical prowess and extraordinary abilities similarly enhanced.

Then came the third tier, fourth tier, and fifth tier, each incrementally adding an Implant that had attained the Qi Change Stage.

Normally, the Tao Foundation Stage was divided into these five tiers.

But another important factor affecting the combat power of Tao Foundation Stage powerhouses was — Extraordinary Ability.

Not every Implant's extraordinary ability was useful, and some could even be insignificant in battle, such as enhanced appetite or libido…

A powerful extraordinary ability could change the course of battle, such as Zhang Shan's 'Dragon Power' and 'Life Storage'.

Such powerful abilities were called 'Core Level Extraordinary Abilities', meaning they could be used as the core to build a combat system.

Li Fei's 'Danger Perception' belonged to the category of core level extraordinary abilities.

When calculating the combat power of a Tao Foundation Stage powerhouse, for each additional core level extraordinary ability, their combat power was considered to have increased by half a tier.

Take Zhang Shan as an example; he had three Implants that had reached the Qi Change Stage, which placed him at the third tier, and he had two core level abilities, 'Dragon Power' and 'Life Storage', adding another two half tiers, so he could actually be considered as a fourth tier Tao Foundation Stage powerhouse.

Usually, an Implant could have at most one core level extraordinary ability, and more often than not, none at all, so in theory, a Tao Foundation Stage powerhouse could have up to five core level abilities, with a maximum power increase of 2.5 tiers.

Therefore, Tao Foundation Stage powerhouses could be further sub-divided into eight tiers!

Ranked tenth on Feng Province's Leaderboard, Chu Po had four Implants that had reached the Qi Change Stage, and he also had two core level abilities, hence he was classified as tier five.

From this, it can be seen that Tao Foundation Stage powerhouses who made it onto the leaderboard were at least starting from tier five.

Li Fei, last night, killed Zhang Shan, a fourth tier Tao Foundation Stage powerhouse. He killed that Tao Foundation Stage assassin who was second tier and captured Lou Yujun, who had two Qi Change Stage Implants and one core level extraordinary ability, making for a 2.5-tier Tao Foundation Stage.

Plus, there was also the siege by the Seven Ming Guards and over a dozen special-class gunmen.

Such battle achievements were already much stronger than Chu Po's, so Lu Mengyang was confident that Green-faced Ghost would definitely make the list.

March 10, 1 PM.

Shangguan Xiao paid a visit to the Duanmu family.

As she stepped through the gate of the Duanmu residence, the Yuehu Tower updated the latest rankings for Feng Province's Leaderboard:

Green-faced Ghost ranked ninth!

He ousted 'Shadow King' from his position and directly bumped Chu Po off the list.

In the great hall of the Duanmu family, Shangguan Xiao sat on a chair, sipping tea.

A moment later, a loud voice came through:

“Xiao-er, it's been many years, do you still remember your uncle?”

Shangguan Xiao turned to look.

The newcomer's complexion was rosy, and his stride exuded a commanding presence.

“Shangguan Xiao pays her respects to Uncle.”

A flicker of surprise passed through Shangguan Xiao's eyes as she stood up and paid her respects.

The family head of the Duanmu family, one of the 'Seven Kings,' the 'Gambling King,' and the wealthiest man in Feng Province, Duanmu Hongjie, was personally greeting the visitor!

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