Luo Feng, Pushed to the Brink

"So this is what it means to exist beyond the War God level—this is the strength of a Council member?" Li Yao couldn't help but roar with manic laughter.

The light around him twisted faintly, his body blurring one moment and flickering eerily the next.

"Luo Feng!" Li Yao fixed his gaze on Luo Feng, his eyes brimming with murderous intent: "It's all because of you. You destroyed my family. Today, you die without a doubt!"

As if afraid someone might stop him from killing Luo Feng, Li Yao's entire body shimmered with streaks of light, enveloping him in a golden glow. This was the burning of Genetic Energy—a desperate gambit. Even if he won, he would be severely wounded or dead.

He shot toward Luo Feng at breakneck speed, his eyes radiating fierce killing intent. In his mind, having broken through to Planetary-level and going all out, Luo Feng was as good as dead!

"Li Yao, die!"

Luo Feng hovered in midair. With a shua, the Escape Shuttle instantly transformed into the "Drill Cone." As twelve strands of Psychic Power merged into the intricate patterns and drove it, twelve golden threads immediately coiled to the tip of the Drill Cone, generating an unbelievable penetrating force.

"Ang~"

The Sky Drill seemed to truly tear through space itself, turning into a streak of golden light at a speed so astonishing that many of the Council members present could barely see it.

"Boom!"

Li Yao, just about to erupt, couldn't even think or dodge in the face of such absolute speed. He was blasted flying!

Even after breaking through to Planetary-level, Li Yao was still no match for Luo Feng. But thanks to the Black God Suit, he wasn't instantly killed like in the original story.

"What terrifying penetrating power!"

Li Yao's face twisted in dismay. He hadn't expected that even after breaking through to a level beyond War God, he still couldn't beat Luo Feng—not even with his desperate measures.

"Li Yao, even if you've broken through to Planetary-level, you're dead today!"

Luo Feng's voice was ice-cold as he controlled the Drill Cone, hammering Li Yao relentlessly. Li Yao tried to flee, but against the Escape Shuttle's blistering attacks, he couldn't move at all.

"At this rate, even with the Black God Suit, my body can't withstand this penetrating force!" Li Yao's heart was filled with terror. He looked toward the white-haired old man in the distance.

Yan Hai, who shared a special bond with Li Yao, let out a sigh. He had never imagined that Li Yao, clawing his way out of despair to break through to Council-level, would still be no match for Luo Feng.

Even with the Black God Suit, he couldn't save his own life!

Yan Hai recalled their days fighting side by side during the Great Nirvana—they had truly faced life and death together. He had long regarded Li Yao as his own child.

"Forget it..." Yan Hai looked at Hong and Thunder God and said: "First Speaker, Second Speaker..."

"Can this life-or-death duel be stopped? Li Yao's crime of harming a martial artist's family certainly warrants death! But now, there are mitigating circumstances—after all, his only son was killed by Luo Feng, and he didn't go so far as to kill Luo Feng's family, likely out of consideration for the War God Palace's laws."

"Now his wife has also died at Luo Feng's hands, receiving the punishment she deserved."

Confident in his reasoning, Yan Hai swept his gaze across the crowd and said: "Our greatest enemy as humanity is the monsters. With billions of people worldwide, after all these years, we only have a little over sixty Council members."

"Every single one is an indispensable pillar in the fight against monsters. Now that we have one more Council-level martial artist, humanity gains another irreplaceable force."

"If he dies in internal strife like this, it would be a tremendous loss for humanity..."

Yan Hai felt his argument was solid and assumed others would agree.

Luo Feng heard his words too, and rage flared in his heart. He erupted with full force, and Li Yao soon began to falter.

Yan Hai grew anxious. His feelings for Li Yao were genuine, but he also had his own interests in mind—if he could save Li Yao, he'd gain a loyal Council-level ally.

He hurled his specially crafted staff, aiming to disrupt Luo Feng's Drill Cone and buy Li Yao a moment to breathe.

But to his surprise, the staff was deflected midair by several flying daggers!

"Old bastard! The War God Palace decided this life-or-death duel, and you dare ignore the law to personally interfere?"

Zhou Ze stood on a shield, looking down at Yan Hai from above, then turned to Luo Feng: "Luo Feng, step it up. If you don't finish Li Yao soon, you might not get another chance."

Zhou Ze's actions drew everyone's attention:

"A Spiritual Psychic? I didn't expect Luo Feng's teacher to be one too!"

"His strength seems to have reached Council-level too—he actually deflected Yan Hai's staff with flying daggers!"

"Master and disciple, both Council-level? This..."

Many felt the world had gone mad. In such a short time, three Council-level martial artists had appeared in succession.

Yan Hai's heart was dark with resentment, but he sighed outwardly: "Teacher Zhou, I'm thinking of all humanity. You should know how important a Council-level martial artist is."

"And it was Luo Feng who killed his son first..."

Zhou Ze grew impatient: "You old fossil, enough with the nonsense. Mouthfuls of righteousness and moral blackmail—do you think everyone here is a fool?"

"Martial artists' families are inviolable—that's a consensus among all martial artists. The life-or-death duel was the War God Palace's decision. Who the hell do you think you are, changing all that with just your words?"

"You think the War God Palace's laws are a joke?"

Anyone could wave a banner if they wanted.

"Li Yao's actions have crossed every martial artist's bottom line. That kind of slow, torturous method—I think everyone here wouldn't want to end up in an accident, with your own family or clan tormented like that by an enemy or rival faction..."

Zhou Ze's words struck a chord with everyone. They murmured among themselves, nodding now and then, feeling he had a point.

Just then, something unexpected happened on Luo Feng's side!

Luo Feng's aura surged violently. All the War God-level martial artists present gradually felt a suppression on the level of life itself.

Luo Feng had actually broken through to Planetary-level!

Having broken through to Planetary-level, the base impact force of each of Luo Feng's flying daggers surged dramatically, and in just an instant, he killed Li Yao!

"What the hell!" Zhou Ze's eyes widened. To be honest, this was something he had never expected.

The Auxiliary Optical Computer also contained methods for breaking through to Planetary-level.

The first was to wait for an opportunity—sometimes, with a surge of emotion, the breakthrough would come. Luo Feng was this type.

The second was to continue strengthening one's consciousness; a powerful consciousness could also allow Psychic Power to break through.

The third was the breakthrough method Luo Feng used in the original story—through certain secret techniques. For example, in the original, Luo Feng used the secret technique "Nine-Nine Divine Forging" to break through to Planetary-level.

"This kid was pushed to the edge, afraid he'd never get such a good chance to kill Li Yao again!" Zhou Ze gave a slight smile.

In Yan Hai's mind, however, that smile was aimed at him, mocking him.

He remembered this grudge.