This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick! Chapter 79 – Chapter 79: Chapter 79: As One Wishes

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: As One Wishes

Li Fei returned home from the Martial Arts Hall and locked himself in his room.

The night before last, after he had killed Feng Zhenshan, his mind had been restless.

It wasn't because he felt uneasy about killing a Subordinate Official; it was because there was an unsatisfying knot in his heart.

To speak of evil, a hundred Feng Zhenshans combined wouldn't compare to the Tiger Saber Gang!

The wickedness of Feng Zhenshan had torn the veil from before Li Fei's eyes, forcing him to directly confront the bigger cancer that was the Tiger Saber Gang.

Why could he confront Feng Zhenshan with a direct slash of his blade, yet only approach the Tiger Saber Gang in the guise of the Green-faced Ghost, feigning subservience?

Li Fei had been asking himself this question for the last couple of days.

As for reasons, he could think of many:

The power of the Tiger Saber Gang was too strong, a direct confrontation too dangerous.

Using the identity of the Green-faced Ghost to make contact might lead to better opportunities to strike, chances to disrupt their significant operations.

With his secret inspector status, he could use the Green-faced Ghost identity to covertly collect critical evidence, thereby leveraging the court's power against the Tiger Saber Gang…

These reasons were all logical and in line with Li Fei's typically cautious style.

But in the end, they still left him feeling—

Unsatisfied!

What he sought in life was to master his own destiny, to live his life freely and fully.

But in the matter of the Tiger Saber Gang, from beginning to end, Li Fei had not felt that satisfying sense of completeness:

His desire to secure a university spot was majorly thwarted by the Tiger Saber Gang.

The shadow of the Tiger Saber Gang loomed behind the ambush in the alley.

That time he went to Luoshan for a mission, when the Calming Sect especially targeted Martial Arts Hall students—killing Lu Sheng's son, Lu Changwu—there might have even been Li Fei himself among their targets, with the Tiger Saber Gang possibly involved behind the scenes.

Finally, Li Fei's thoughts returned to the body of the noodle shop owner he had seen before (see chapter one).

It was only at this moment that he realized his dissatisfaction with the Tiger Saber Gang had started right there, that corpse reminding him of his previous life…

It seemed the Tiger Saber Gang had always been a thorn in his side from the very beginning, and it was only digging deeper!

Now, the incident with Feng Zhenshan had merely forced Li Fei to finally confront this thorn.

“Find your greatest obsession, break the Heart Barrier, and let your thoughts flow unimpeded…”

Li Fei murmured to himself.

He had now found his greatest obsession, but breaking this Heart Barrier would contradict his characteristic caution.

This was his greatest conflict.

What to do that would be the most right?

In the room, Li Fei's gaze shifted from confusion to calm, and finally to resolve.

He looked out the window where the sky was alight with sunset clouds, the whole world dyed red.

“Never say that the setting sun is late, for the sky can still be full of lingering clouds.”

Tomorrow ought to be a fine day.

…

“Feng Zhenshan has indeed been killed; we can confirm his actual death,” Zhang Mingze said to Yu Hu in the courtyard.

“Feng Zhenshan is really dead, which means Green-faced Ghost definitely isn't one of Gu Zhenhui's people, nor is he an official figure. With such strength, he could prove quite useful to us,” Yu Hu pondered aloud.

“Considering his modus operandi, perhaps he's a righteous man of the World, maybe someone with a heritage from a martial arts sect,” Zhang Mingze suggested.

“Mm, so what do you think he seeks? Just mere wealth?” Yu Hu inquired.

Zhang Mingze replied, “This time, he demanded a piece of Third Level Protective Clothing; next time, he might ask for precious Elixirs, or even high-quality Implants. His work at Qingyuan Fist Village, earning money through boxing, in the end, what he pursues is still the advancement of his strength and Realm.”

“To ask for Third Level Protective Clothing takes guts; he's not afraid it will be too much for him to handle.”

Yu Hu began to laugh.

Zhang Mingze had assisted him for many years and knew very well what his smile meant when he felt like killing someone:

“Is the Gang Leader feeling some compassion?”

Yu Hu looked at Zhang Mingze: “I've always been at ease with your work.”

Zhang Mingze immediately responded with a serious tone, “Yes, even if this Third Level Protective Clothing is given away now, it will definitely be returned in the future.”

Zhang Mingze then awaited the Green-faced Ghost to initiate contact with him for the reward for this mission, having already prepared to continue to win over the Green-faced Ghost for future plans.

But to Zhang Mingze's surprise, after killing Feng Zhenshan, the Green-faced Ghost did not reach out to him at all. It seemed as if getting the reward of the mission was of no interest to him.

“What's going on? Did something happen to him? Could he have been captured?”

Zhang Mingze was naturally suspicious, and his first thought was that something must have happened to the Green-faced Ghost.

It was only on the third day after Feng Zhenshan's death that Zhang Mingze received a call from the Green-faced Ghost:

“I was delayed by some issues, I'll collect my reward after some time.”

“Ha ha, no problem. The Third Level Protective Clothing is already prepared for your excellency. You can come to claim it anytime you wish. I am very much looking forward to our next cooperation.”

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Mingze pondered:

“Could it be that he was injured during the mission, and the injury was severe?”

That was the only explanation for why the other party would delay the face-to-face transaction for some time.

…

Since the day he had spoken to Hao Yi, Li Fei resumed his daily training routine, engaging in Strength Training and practicing his Saber Technique.

Previously, he had conducted Strength Training seven times a day. After consuming the Elixir, his aptitude improved, and the duration it took for the Steel Armor Implant to absorb and digest the medicinal power was reduced from 150 minutes to 130 minutes.

Consequently, Li Fei was able to engage in Strength Training more frequently each day.

Moreover, he reduced his sleep time to less than five hours per day, allowing him to complete Strength Training nine times daily!

Such frequency was astonishing, and only Li Fei, who had the Myriad Blood Pearl and didn't have to worry about being harmed by the medicinal toxicity, could cultivate in this way.

The high-frequency Strength Training not only sped up the growth of the Steel Armor Implant within Li Fei's body but also significantly increased the energy absorbed by the Myriad Blood Pearl.

However, as he consumed a large amount of the Power Transformation Pill daily, the damage it did to his body decreased, leading to a gradual reduction in the energy the Myriad Blood Pearl was absorbing each day.

Li Fei deduced that his body had developed a resistance to the pills, which is why the Power Transformation Pill's damage to his body was diminishing…

August 26th.

More than ten days had passed since Feng Zhenshan's murder, and although the Inspection Bureau kept investigating, they found no clues.

After more than ten days of high-intensity Strength Training, Li Fei's Steel Armor Implant had improved to the point where it could consecutively trigger the ‘Overlord Body' eight times, closely approaching the ‘ten times' standard of the Body Breaking Middle Stage.

Not only that, the enhancement of the Steel Armor Implant led to further improvement in Li Fei's physical body. He gained an additional four Blood Souls!

Finally, his Myriad Blood Pearl upgraded once again:

[Rank: 8 Level 1%

Blood Souls: 81 pieces

Blood Soul Skills: Blood Rage, Blood Slaughter]

Ascending from Rank 7 to 8 had added fourteen Blood Souls. Together with the four Blood Souls from the implant's boost, Li Fei's total Blood Soul count had now reached a staggering 81 pieces!

The Myriad Blood Pearl's upgrade was completed in the afternoon. Upon sensing the upgrade, Li Fei maintained a calm demeanor and continued practicing Saber Technique with Hao Yi.

Clang—

Li Fei parried Hao Yi's Rolling Thunder Style, and this time, he nearly perfectly deflected the force from Hao Yi's blade, then flowing into the Pushing Mountain Style, stepping forward and slashing his saber along Hao Yi's blade edge.

With a ripping sound, Li Fei's saber sliced across Hao Yi's abdomen.

Hao Yi took a timely step back, and in the end, only his clothes were cut by Li Fei's blade.

But this was the first time Li Fei managed to land a hit on Hao Yi with his saber during their sparring sessions!

“Not bad, you've completely mastered these two saber techniques.”

A faint smile appeared on Hao Yi's face.

Li Fei bowed to Hao Yi:

“It's all thanks to the teacher's excellent instruction. Once the heart understands, the saber naturally follows.”

…

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