The Hegemon of Snowy Night

Lin Tianyu narrowed his eyes as the flying dagger shot towards him. Wisps of cyan lightning flickered around his body, and the space itself seemed to ripple.

Fili smiled faintly and stepped in front of Lin Tianyu, raising his hands. A white light surged from his palms, quickly forming a massive sphere of light. Li Yang's flying dagger was incredibly fast; before Fili's light sphere reached its full potential, the dagger, accompanied by a sharp, piercing sound, arrived.

"Pfft!"

Lightning! It was just lightning. Li Yang's flying dagger was too fast. The dagger itself was no longer visible, only a flash of lightning that instantly pierced Fili's light sphere. At the same moment, the iron dagger disintegrated into fragments, but at such terrifying speed, even the fragments were deadly.

Fili gasped, finding numerous knife marks on his body. Even with the protection of Holy Power, he was injured. He could only imagine how terrifying a flying dagger at that speed must be.

Holy Power, a unique force possessed by experts in the Holy See, was highly effective in both offense and healing.

Fili slowly closed his eyes, and the sacred white light around him intensified. The wounds caused by the flying dagger fragments healed at a visible rate. Soon, all the injuries on Fili's body disappeared.

Fili turned to look at Lin Tianyu and bowed slightly. "Respected Mr. Lin, this little fellow isn't worth your attention. I can handle such minor matters." Lin Tianyu nodded with satisfaction, though the cyan lightning around his body still flickered intermittently.

Fili glanced enviously at the cyan lightning. He knew, however, that such power couldn't be obtained by talent alone. It required immense resources and vast wealth. Otherwise, the Holy See wouldn't invest so heavily in someone merely gifted with talent.

"Did I fail?" Li Yang clearly felt that his internal energy was completely depleted. The severe injuries left by the Demonic Battle Qi within his body made it impossible for him to attack further.

El, seeing that his employer was unharmed, turned his attention back to Li Yang.

"You damn bastard, how dare you try to harm Mr. Lin!" El felt a surge of shame and anger. Who was he? One of the Eight Super Bodyguards of the Black Demons, from the premier bodyguard company. Confident in his own strength, he had believed Li Yang was finished after his Demonic Battle Qi attack. But he hadn't expected Li Yang to unleash an even stronger assault!

"Die!" In his rage, El finally lost control. His legs, imbued with ferocious Demonic Battle Qi, slammed down violently towards Li Yang.

At this moment, even a giant boulder would likely shatter, let alone the weakened Li Yang.

"A Level Five expert, and two of them! Haha, the heavens truly are good to me!" Li Yang looked at the deadly legs lunging at him, a bitter smile playing on his lips. "I've lost. I've lost. I entered the Regret Realm, channeling a vast amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth into my flying dagger. According to a secret technique in the Star Realm Three Stages, the flying dagger's speed doubled, and its attack power could break through the defenses of a Level Five expert. But with such immense spiritual energy, I couldn't change its direction!"

Li Yang lowered his head, despair washing over him.

"But even if I die, I won't let you, Lin Tianyu, have an easy time! Regret Realm—Flying Dagger Acceleration!" Li Yang roared inwardly. He suddenly looked up, completely disregarding El's descending legs. His hands moved like lightning, and the flying daggers shot out instantly.

"Die!" Li Yang bellowed, a roar from the depths of his life. All his power, the power of his mind, the power of regret, erupted. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth poured into the two flying daggers at a terrifying speed. Instantly, everything in the world vanished, leaving only those two streaks of lightning!

Heaven and earth paled in comparison. In Li Yang's vision, only the two dazzling flying daggers remained. Looking at them, Li Yang smiled, a faint, gentle smile. "Xue, I'm coming." Li Yang's consciousness sank into an inexplicable state.

Gazing at the flying daggers, Li Yang felt detached, without desire, without self, without others. He knew he was going to die. His mind replayed every phone call with Jiang Xue, her clear laughter, her tender care when he was hospitalized, the look in her eyes every time she saw him...

Suddenly, Li Yang sensed the world, the powers within El and Fili, and the terrifying, formidable power within Lin Tianyu. He also sensed his brothers from Security Bureau Group 9 rushing towards them from a hundred meters away. Most importantly, he sensed the flying daggers!

Melancholy Realm!

The third stage of the Star Realm Three Stages—the Melancholy Realm. In the instant before death, Li Yang finally achieved enlightenment. It was the profound state of being free from all desires, self, and others, found in the fleeting moment between life and death.

The special effect of the Joyful Spirit Realm was changing the flying dagger's direction. The special effect of the Regret Realm was accelerating the flying dagger. What about the Melancholy Realm?

At this moment, Li Yang finally understood. Because he could now sense the flying daggers, sense everything about them. The flying daggers felt like extensions of himself, as if controlled by his invisible hands.

Accelerate! Change direction!

A sharp glint flashed in Li Yang's eyes. In the instant of life and death, he saw a glimmer of hope for victory. The flying daggers, moving at terrifying speeds, were now as agile as swimming fish, constantly altering their trajectories. Fili, standing in front of Lin Tianyu, his expression changed.

Fili roared and the sacred white light around him blazed. A knight's sword flew from Fili's waist. At this moment, Fili unleashed his full power as a Level Five expert.

"Mr. Yang from the Security Bureau, why haven't you made your move yet? Do you need me to remind you?" Lin Tianyu said calmly to the bodyguard sent by Security Bureau Group 11.

Yang Yu replied calmly, "Don't worry. When those two can't hold on any longer, I'll naturally intervene. Like right now." Yang Yu's face flushed, and his right hand turned fiery red. Yang Yu's hand moved like lightning, directly blocking the flying daggers. He then positioned his body in front of Lin Tianyu.

"Little Li Flying Dagger, perhaps you're that kid from Security Bureau Group 9. Sigh, I suppose I have to step in now!" Yang Yu sighed inwardly. He had guessed it from the moment he saw the flying daggers. After all, in the underground world, no one else used the Little Li Flying Dagger, and it happened to be in Shanghai. Most importantly, the age was about right.

Yang Yu's right hand began to emit a metallic sheen, and fiery red airflow started to circulate around his body.

Although Li Yang could change the flying dagger's direction, at such high speeds, he only had time to alter the trajectory a few times, and only slightly. He couldn't achieve a direct 90-degree turn.

Therefore... Li Yang's flying daggers were blocked, by the bodies of Fili and Yang Yu.

Fili's sword and Yang Yu's palm didn't make contact. The flying daggers instantly changed direction. Fili was hit in the abdomen, and Yang Yu in the shoulder.

"Hahaha, good kid, after only twenty-odd years, you've finally grasped the Melancholy Realm. Now that all three stages are understood, you're approaching the Way of Nature. Your cultivation speed will increase significantly from now on. This Hegemon can't be too stingy with energy; I'll help him a bit, and then I'll tell him about his so-called wife!"

"Boom!"

El's legs slammed into Li Yang's body, and the ferocious Demonic Battle Qi exploded.

"Ah!" El's body was sent flying weakly to the side. However, Li Yang, who should have died on the spot, stood up. El's fierce attack had left no trace of injury on him. His internal energy was surging, and his condition had reached its peak. Li Yang lightly wiped a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth with his right hand.

"Lin Tianyu, now is when we truly fight to the death!" Li Yang looked at Lin Tianyu with a solemn expression. In the moment he comprehended the Melancholy Realm, he had discovered that the terrifying energy within Lin Tianyu far surpassed that of El and the others. This indicated that Lin Tianyu was definitely a super expert beyond Level Five. Even though Li Yang had reached an unprecedented peak, he wasn't confident. That's why he spoke of a fight to the death!

"Li Yang, stop!" Meng Tian's voice suddenly rang out.