Shattering History

But... was breaking through really that simple?

The answer was no. Li Qi knew it himself—his foundation was far too shallow. Breaking through to the third rank was absolutely impossible; he could only try to gain greater power within the fourth rank.

At the very least, he had to surpass the Dragon Vein's support for Human Path fourth-rank official positions.

It had to be quick.

Human Path was advancing like mad. The Baiyue Sovereigns could barely hold them off; by now, there were not even many of them left alive.

Li Qi now had only two fifth-ranks under his command.

One was Shen Shuibi, and the other was the Yunluo Sovereign.

Could the two of them hold out for one Chen?

Obviously not.

Then the only option was to have his dharma body tell Lord Huodou now—to have Huodou burn away the daylight and make the bright moon rise swiftly.

Human Path had still fallen one move short. This was not a private fight, but a struggle of Paths. In the end, Human Path had failed to outcalculate Zhu Fengdan.

The Great General of Zhennan Prefecture and the Folding-Rush Commandant, Qiu Zhi, had faced Zhu Fengdan and Li Qi, master and disciple.

Qiu Zhi had lost to Li Qi.

At the same time, the Great General of Zhennan Prefecture had also lost to Zhu Fengdan.

That was right. Zhu Fengdan still had a trump card: Huodou.

As long as Huodou burned away the daylight now, Li Qi could win.

There was only one issue. This would expose Huodou's existence clearly to Human Path and put Huodou in danger. Huodou herself might not fear it, but Zhu Fengdan and Li Qi would owe her an enormous debt of gratitude. Besides, Li Qi himself did not truly want to do it.

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