Insufficient balance

  Suddenly another gust of cold wind came face to face, apparently the other side was not prepared to give Li Yi any chance to dodge.

  Li Yi gritted his teeth and charged forward, a sudden burst of black aura erupting from the dagger in his hand. The black aura was mixed with threads of blood energy that churned continuously. Li Yi hastily mobilized his aura, his body already pressed against the ground as he pounced forward. A loud "clang" sound rang out, and it seemed like his dagger had struck something metallic. Li Yi's heart leapt with joy, and he swiftly stirred his dagger outward. A harsh grinding sound echoed out, clearly indicating that his attack had landed on the opponent's armor.

  Li Yi's move succeeded, and he was about to take advantage of the situation. However, before he could react, he suddenly felt a severe pain in his chest, as if an enormous force had struck him there. Although it was clear that his opponent had also acted hastily and hadn't gathered much internal energy, Li Yi still let out a muffled groan and stumbled backward repeatedly. The blood and energy in his chest churned violently, and the icy internal energy that had pierced his body was like a sharp knife stabbing inside him incessantly. Finally, he felt a sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out with a loud "whoa".

  A faint sound of cold laughter seemed to come from the darkness, Li Yi let out a cold hum, the yuanqi on his body continued to circulate along the Tianmo Jiubian's meridians, and the boiling blood gas gradually subsided. However, Li Yi was clear in his heart that he had taken the opponent's previous move, and it would not be easy to recover for the time being.

  His opponent's stealth combat skills were indeed mysterious, and even at this moment, Li Yi couldn't find out where his opponent was. He slowly retreated a few steps, with the dagger in his hand again placed horizontally across his chest. After taking a few deep breaths, he simply closed his eyes. Since he couldn't see his opponent anyway, it might as well abandon his visual ability and rely solely on his hearing to meet the enemy.

  Suddenly, a breaking wind sound came from the right side, Li Yi's eyes snapped open, and the dagger in his hand fell out. With a "ding" sound, several sparks burst forth in the darkness, apparently the opponent had already knocked away the dagger that Li Yi had thrown out.

  Li Yi took advantage of this opportunity and suddenly pounced forward, without caring if there was anyone in front of him, and slapped down with a palm.

  Just then, a muffled hum was heard, and Li Yi felt his hand had landed on a piece of leather armor, but the opponent also landed a blow on Li Yi's chest at the same time. With another "wow", Li Yi only felt that several ribs in his chest were broken, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

  But only a cry of surprise was heard, and the blood spurted out by Li Yi actually solidified in mid-air, and a strange face suddenly appeared in the air.

  Seeing the other half of his body floating in the air, Li Yi let out a cold laugh. If the other party had completely hidden their figure, he would have been powerless against them. However, since they had revealed their shape, how could he be afraid?

  Li Yi's figure flashed, and he had already arrived beside the man, avoiding the other party's sword mixed with Dou Qi. Li Yi chopped his palm at the opponent's wrist joint.

  Only a muffled hum was heard, and the long sword in that person's hand fell to the ground. Li Yi picked it up casually and swung it at his opponent with several strokes. A hint of surprise flashed across his opponent's eyes, but he retreated instead of advancing, pouncing on Li Yi. With one swing of the long sword in Li Yi's hand, a "ding" sound was heard, and the blade broke off halfway.

  A faint cold laugh came, but Li Yi just pursed his lips and casually threw away the broken sword in his hand. His two hands swung out at the same time, like flying flowers plucking leaves, squeezing into the opponent's offensive, and the two palms instantly fell solidly on the opponent's chest.

  That person seemed to have underestimated Li Yi's skill, and with the two palms falling, a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out, and his body stumbled backward.

  Li Yi's figure flashed, and he had already pounced on the man, his shoulder exerting a slight force. A cracking sound of broken bones was heard, and the opponent was smashed into the wall with several ribs broken.

  Li Yi's toes twitched, and he picked up the dagger on the ground, then quickly placed it on his opponent's neck, before growling in a low voice: "Kneel down!"

  Suddenly, Li Yi only felt a slight chill on his back, a faint pain spreading from the center of his back, and then a hoarse voice whispered: "Young Master Li Yi, please kneel down!"

  The voice was cold and detached to the extreme, as if it didn't carry any human emotions at all.

  "Do they have two people?" Li Yi's mind flashed with this thought, but he was even more aware that if he showed any weakness at this time, he would be finished. At the moment, the dagger in his hand trembled slightly, and the yuan energy on the dagger surged, as if it had brightened a few points in the darkness. After making this move, Li Yi coldly laughed and said, "Get out of here, or I'll kill your companion."

  The faint voice behind him said: "If you want to kill, then kill. If the young master of the Li family dies, it will be worth it even if my companion dies."

  Li Yi let out a cold laugh, and with a slight exertion of force in his hand, the dagger pierced through the person's skin in front of him, instantly followed by a muffled groan. A stream of fresh blood gushed out.

  But with this movement, the person behind him let out a cold laugh, and Li Yi suddenly felt a chill in his heart, as the opponent's aura had already broken into his body, giving him a creepy feeling that made his hair stand on end.

  Then that cold voice seemed to laugh and said, "Young Master Li Yi, shall we try to see who kills the other first, you killing my companion or me killing you?"

  Li Yi let out a sigh and slowly moved the dagger in his hand away, saying calmly: "Who sent you? Those old fossils or people from the Mo family?"

  "It's not necessary for a dead man to know so much," the person behind him sneered, "and even if you did find out who sent us, what could you do about it?"

  "It can't be helped, it's just..."

  Li Yi had barely finished speaking when he suddenly heard a low shout, and the room was suddenly illuminated by a burst of flames.

  "Soft flame!"

  The person behind seemed to let out a cry of surprise and took several steps back, Li Yi's heart was delighted, knowing that Li Nana had made her move at the critical moment. The opponent hadn't seen Li Nana make a move earlier, probably taking her for an ordinary girl, otherwise he wouldn't have suffered such a great loss.

  In this situation, Li Yi no longer hesitated. The dagger in his hand shook and had already cut the throat of the person in front of him. With a reverse swing of his hand, he stabbed backwards.

  Just then a muffled groan came from the darkness, and it seemed as if someone had been knocked against the wall. The room was once again plunged into darkness.

  Li Yifei quickly retreated half a step, but in his heart he was secretly suffering. His chest hurt with each beat, the opponent's previous blow had broken his ribs. At this moment, even a slight movement would send a sharp pain through his chest. The opponent seemed to be using internal energy, so how could he be their match now?

  What's more, Li Nana was still unaware of it, which made Li Yi feel a wave of depression in his heart. If he had worked so hard and Li Nana still died at the hands of the other party, then he would be truly unlucky.

  At this time, the bloody smell had spread throughout the house. The remaining person seemed to have noticed something and let out a cry of surprise. His tone was filled with an incredulous flavor: "Li Yi! You really killed him?!"

  Li Yi coldly smiled and said in a low voice: "You want to kill me, why can't I kill you?"

  That man let out a sorrowful howl, and all that could be heard was the sound of "whoosh". In the darkness, a silver light flashed, and a long sword mixed with an icy breath shot towards Li Yi's face.

  It's clear that the other party has now truly become enraged, and doesn't even bother to conceal their figure, thinking only of taking Li Yi's life with one move.

  Li Yi didn't even have the strength to flash open at this moment, he could only retreat a few steps and lean against the wall. Seeing his opponent pounce over, he slightly shifted his body to the side at the last critical moment, and the dagger in his hand stabbed towards his opponent's chest.

  "Hmm——hmm——"

  Two voices almost rang out at the same time, and the other's sword had already pierced Li Yi's left shoulder, pinning him to the wall. At the same time, the icy aura on his sword had all entered Li Yi's body, freezing half of his body solid.

  However, at the same time, Li Yi's dagger had already been inserted into his opponent's chest, and in his furious anger, he did not guard against Li Yi's fatal move, which contained a lot of lucky elements.

  After a while, he felt the opponent's eyes with a hint of unwillingness slowly softening in front of him. Li Yi finally let out a breath, but as his tense nerves relaxed, he suddenly felt that half of his body had lost sensation. A sharp pain came from his chest, and fresh blood kept emerging from the depths of his throat.

  Li Yi exerted his greatest strength, and he finally gritted his teeth to pull out the long sword stuck in his chest. However, this move made him dizzy, and fresh blood spurted out of his mouth. In the end, he could only collapse on the ground, spat out a mouthful of air, and said: "Old ghost, you bastard... I almost lost my life, but you didn't come to help."

  The figure of the Snake Respecter floated out from the Cloud Wasteland Seal, he lowered his head and glanced at Li Yi, then slightly waved his hand. With his movement, the oil lamp in the room had already lit up, and everything around him suddenly appeared within Li Yi's line of sight.

  All that could be seen was that the two people who came to assassinate him were both wearing black robes, with their faces also wrapped in black cloth, only revealing a pair of eyes. On the other side, Li Nana had already fallen softly onto the bed, it's unknown whether she was dead or alive. However, the fresh blood flowing out from the bodies of these two black-robed men had already soaked the entire floor, clearly they were dead beyond dead.

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  (By the way, a female reader in the book review section wrote a fanfic for chapter 40... personally think it's very impressive! Everyone has time to take a look... really impressive)