Layers of rainbow shadows appeared before his eyes. In just a few seconds, the Second Elder attacked more than twenty times. His speed was incredibly fast, making it hard to believe he was an old man with a face full of wrinkles, almost drooping.

The saying "One Man’s Strength Subdues Ten" came to mind as Li Yifei was slightly surprised by the opponent’s quick speed, but he remained calm. Facing the opponent’s successive attacks, Li Yifei executed his footwork, also increasing his speed.

"What kind of technique is this?" Li Yifei felt the Second Elder’s technique was extremely sinister. The red light on the opponent’s hands made a sizzling sound when it touched the True Qi on his body—not a normal True Qi clash, but rather dissolution and erosion. The cold breath seemed alive, desperately trying to burrow into Li Yifei’s body.

With a ripping sound, Li Yifei was a bit slow to dodge, and his sleeve was grazed by the Second Elder. This struck through even Li Yifei’s Protective True Energy. The cold breath took the opportunity to drill into his body. Li Yifei’s feet swiftly moved to retreat from the Second Elder’s attack range.

Seeing the Second Elder gain the upper hand so quickly, the Zhao Family people cheered enthusiastically. At this moment, even hundreds of people surrounded the scene to watch. Naturally, for the Zhao Family people, they hoped Li Yifei would lose, or even be directly beaten to death.

The housekeeper nodded, thinking to himself that the Second Elder’s move was indeed formidable. Yet Old Master Zhao slightly frowned. He didn’t think this was a very big advantage. In fact, Li Yifei’s response surprised him, as his speed had also become so fast. Moreover, his footwork was not weak at all, or rather, Li Yifei’s footwork had more variations.

If given enough time to grow, this person’s achievements would be immeasurable... So he mustn’t be allowed to grow, after all, to the Zhao Family, Li Yifei is an enemy. Leaving enough room for an enemy to grow is irresponsible to oneself...

Kill him, he must be killed, even if it means sending the Grand Elder together, he must be strangled here.

Old Master Zhao had long blamed Li Yifei for the death of Second Master Zhao, even if he had an alibi. However... he found out that Li Yifei was also in the Capital City at that time. The reason he hadn’t acted for so long was also due to concerns about Li Yifei’s other identities, such as his relationship with Murong Yuanqing, which had even been revealed.

This relationship made him hesitant, although the family had the Grand Elder and the Second Elder. But if they provoked Murong Yuanqing, the Zhao Family would also suffer.

However, now that Li Yifei had come to their doorstep, if they accidentally kill him, it wouldn’t be their fault!

In the arena, shadows flickered, and Li Yifei forced the Yin Qi out of his body, turning again to confront the Second Elder.

Among all the people present, only the Second Elder knew his own thoughts. He hadn’t made a move for many years. The last time he went on a killing spree was decades ago when the Zhao Family faced their nemesis. Their opponents also had several experts, but at that time both the Grand Elder and Second Elder had slaughtered the enemies.

The result of not making a move for many years is... he was somewhat out of practice, coupled with his old age, his adaptability was quite lacking. Whereas Li Yifei, who had been through countless battles, experienced life-and-death fights without stopping for years. Even Murong Yuanqing had mentioned that if it were a Life-and-Death Battle, Li Yifei might be even more formidable, and that was before Li Yifei achieved his current cultivation level.

Therefore, when it truly came to fighting, the Second Elder suddenly wondered if he was hallucinating; was the opponent fiercer than him? His cold breath met with the opponent’s blazing Yang energy, continually emitting sizzling sounds. Yet, after a brief exchange, the Second Elder suddenly felt that he was at a disadvantage.

No, it must be a hallucination. Just as the Second Elder was about to adjust, Li Yifei lunged forward, unleashing a set of chop attacks, consecutively striking thirteen palms. The Second Elder blocked the first ten palms, but the last three landed solidly.

With three bangs, as if striking a copper wall, a strange sound reverberated. However, the Zhao Family people saw that these three palms struck the Second Elder, causing him to retreat repeatedly.

But that wasn’t all; Li Yifei did not stop his pursuit after successfully landing a hit. As he struck with the three palms, he simultaneously followed up with his footwork. The three palms landed on the same spot, a technique similar to Overlapping Palm. To explain, the power of the first palm was one, the second palm was about one point two, and the third palm could be as high as about one point three. The power cumulatively increased.

When the Second Elder realized the danger, it was too late to dodge because Li Yifei’s three palms were extraordinarily fast, not much slower than his ghost-like claws.

After delivering three palms, Li Yifei didn’t give the Second Elder a chance to catch his breath. As the saying goes, strike while your enemy is vulnerable; since you’re trying to kill me, don’t blame me for being ruthless. His agility spread out, Li Yifei pursued the victory, sticking close as the Second Elder flew backward, infusing True Qi into his hands and launching another Rushing Bull Fist. This fist technique may not be particularly exquisite, but it wins in sheer power. The force gathers quickly with a simple set of moves, and if it connects, it’s enough to explode with tremendous strength.

Not good, the Second Elder realized that Li Yifei was truly not going to give him a chance to recover, and he wanted to use his ultimate move to escape. Just as Li Yifei’s Rushing Bull Fist had come over, he aimed to block the Second Elder’s upper and lower paths. One path targeted his throat below, chest above, while the other aimed at his abdomen.

If infused with True Qi, even if Li Yifei strikes, the Second Elder will be seriously affected in the short term, even if not severely injured.

Ignoring his body, the Second Elder suddenly fell downward, simultaneously pulling an object from behind his waist and violently throwing it at Li Yifei.

What is that thing? Li Yifei saw the Second Elder’s action, his eyes revealing astonishment. But he had already punched out; if he forcefully retracted his strike, the backlash would harm him. The power behind this Rushing Bull Fist is too great; if Li Yifei forcibly withdrew, he would likely suffer discomfort himself. Yet the red mist the Second Elder scattered was definitely not ordinary. If he couldn’t dodge it, it would probably harm him. In an urgent moment, Li Yifei made a judgment; he rushed into the red mist, held his breath, and his fists struck, feeling himself hit the Second Elder before immediately withdrawing, deploying his agility and flashing out of the red mist.

Li Yifei relied not on speed, but on the Witch within him. He still didn’t understand what that thing was, but one thing he knew: this Witch could not tolerate other toxins. If the Second Elder used poison, then the Witch within Li Yifei was anything but vegetable.

Indeed, Li Yifei had decided to brave the danger precisely because he sensed the Witch’s revival in recent days while being with He Fangqing. Oh, maybe the word "revival" is incorrect; to be precise, it should be the Witch comes back to him again and warns Li Yifei, if you don’t watch yourself, I may punish you.

The red mist was indeed poison; the Second Elder was so ruthless, willing to injure himself, when he saw no escape, to drag Li Yifei down. He was injured; if unable to fight, there was still the Grand Elder as the stabilizing force. But if Li Yifei was poisoned... he’d immediately lose half or more of his combat power, which suited the Second Elder either way.

As for losing to Li Yifei, the Second Elder’s thinking was shrewd: lose or win, as long as he’s dead, it counts. The old man had his own calculations, and he couldn’t let himself be too severely injured for one person.

The red mist was a kind of Bone Erosion Poison accumulated by the Second Elder during cultivation. To ordinary people poisoned, their bodies would quickly fester, and even bones would rot rapidly. In terms of cultivators, it depends on their skill level; for an average cultivator, the risk of death is greater than survival, and even for opponents of the same level, if poisoned and carelessly handled, there’s a risk of death. Even if quickly suppressed, it requires much effort to control and can’t be removed immediately.

The Second Elder had tested this many times; this red mist is hard to accumulate, maybe the mist from cultivation time is only this much, and using up a third of his stock this time, he’s quite regretful. But if it can cripple Li Yifei or kill him, it will be worth it, thought the Second Elder. At this moment, his upper and lower parts were hit by Li Yifei’s fists, and he couldn’t speak, the air in his Dantian disrupted, even the Dantian was somewhat tottering.

Damn, this kid’s strength is really strong, the Second Elder fell to the ground, immediately started adjusting his breath. If he can’t quickly control the True Qi and Dantian, he might suffer severe injuries.

The Zhao Family disciples watched with thrilling fear, initially thinking the Second Elder would easily handle that Li Yifei, only to find him being chased and beaten in a blink. And when it seemed he’d lost, the Second Elder scattered the red mist, Li Yifei got caught in the mist, flew backward immediately, now one was sitting cross-legged, seemingly adjusting breath, while Li Yifei stood in place, eyes closed.

Damn it, is this considered a draw, or what? The Zhao Family people wondered.

The steward’s brow knitted together; Li Yifei’s strength was beyond his expectations, and the Second Elder seemed injured, or he wouldn’t immediately adjust breath. If everything was alright, he would surely charge at Li Yifei and kill the opponent. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Though Li Yifei got caught in that red mist, he’s by no means comfortable. After all, the steward and Old Master Zhao both know the red mist’s terrible nature, almost an unsolvable poison. Of course, there is an antidote, but adversaries can’t possibly carry the antidote with them.

Should we take action now? The steward glanced at Old Master Zhao, who shook his head slightly, smiled, and softly said: "Poisoned by the Second Elder’s Bone Erosion, even if he doesn’t die, he’s crippled halfway; not saying the Grand Elder will act, even other elders going up can kill him."

"Indeed, but how’s the Second Elder’s injury?" The steward also nodded with a smile; upon hearing it, the Grand Elder shook his head and said: "No issues, he’ll recover in half a month with care!"

"That’s great, order that a collection of premium medicinal materials be sent to the Second Elder!" Old Master Zhao said to the steward.