You Deserve to Die

In the martial arts school courtyard ahead.

A figure stepped out of the darkness and blocked Li Xiao's path.

When Li Xiao saw the man's appearance clearly, a teasing smile curled across his lips.

"Oh, I was wondering where you old fossil had gone. So you were hiding here."

"That saves me the trouble of looking for you."

Li Xiao looked completely at ease.

Though he did not know why this old fellow had appeared at this particular time, it did not stop him from washing away his previous humiliation.

At that moment, Lu Fan slowly raised his head. Icy killing intent shone in the eyes uncovered by his mask. His lips moved, and he spoke three words.

"You deserve to die."

There was only cold killing intent in those simple three words.

"Heh. How ridiculous."

"You think blocking a few of my moves means you can really contend with a Transformation Grandmaster?"

"Let me tell you, last time I was—"

Before Li Xiao could finish speaking, the aura around Lu Fan rapidly surged.

An abyss-like presence spread through the entire courtyard.

"This is—Transformation Force!"

"Old fellow, you actually stepped into Transformation Force!"

Li Xiao's voice trembled, and his face turned deathly pale.

He had never imagined that this old fellow would enter the Transformation Force Stage in such a short time.

Since when had Transformation Force become so common?

He had relied on external help to step into Transformation Force.

What right did this old fellow, with one foot already in the grave, have to become a Transformation Grandmaster too?

Intense unwillingness and fury tangled in Li Xiao's heart.

"Good, good, good!"

Li Xiao said "good" three times in succession.

"Don't think that entering Transformation Force makes you my match. I entered Transformation Force earlier than you did, and my grasp of this power is far greater than yours—"

Before Li Xiao could finish, Lu Fan had already rushed in front of him.

The distance of more than ten meters was crossed in a single breath.

This old bastard is so fast?

Shocked, Li Xiao hurriedly released force and gathered it before himself, forming a barrier.

Almost the instant that force barrier appeared, Lu Fan's fist slammed into it.

Bang!

A muffled blast erupted.

The layer of force did not even last a single breath before Lu Fan's punch shattered it outright.

And at the moment the force barrier shattered, terrifying force erupted from Lu Fan's fist.

That was right—Force Projection.

His methods of attack had long since expanded.

He did not even need to touch his opponent to attack with force.

Force Projection was not something only Li Xiao could use.

Vast force condensed into a massive fist and struck Li Xiao's body in an instant. Overwhelming power poured over him like mountains collapsing and seas overturning.

Li Xiao did not even have time to make a sound before he vomited blood and flew backward, crashing headfirst into the inner room.

After falling to the floor, Li Xiao was completely dazed. He had never expected that, though they both used Force Projection, that old fellow's force would be condensed to such a terrifying degree.

Just how much force did this man have?

He released so much force in one go—was there no bottom to it?

He was clearly already a Transformation Grandmaster, yet his reserves of force were actually inferior to those of a newcomer who had just entered Transformation Force.

Most crucially... he was injured.

"Cough, cough. Old bastard, you actually injured me. I'll—"

Li Xiao clutched his chest and cursed through gritted teeth.

Yet his curses had barely continued for long when heavy footsteps sounded from outside the door.

A figure walked into the room at an unhurried pace.

That distinctive mask made Li Xiao's heart sink to rock bottom.

Especially when he saw that Lu Fan's aura remained incomparably solid, he realized something.

That strike just now probably had not consumed much of this old fellow's force at all.

This man's reserves of force were truly bottomless.

They were both in the Transformation Force Stage, so why was this old fellow's force so profound?

Before he could figure it out, Lu Fan attacked again.

Upon entering Transformation Force, it was not merely his force that had improved; his physical body had undergone a tremendous enhancement as well.

With explosive power, he arrived before Li Xiao in an instant and raised his leg for a kick.

Caught off guard, Li Xiao immediately raised both hands and summoned force to wrap around his body, trying to block it.

However, before that absolute quantity of force, his defense was no different from paper-mâché.

Lu Fan's foot came down mercilessly like a heavy hammer, brutally breaking Li Xiao's arms before kicking him flying.

After hitting the ground, Li Xiao did not even get the slightest chance to catch his breath before Lu Fan's pursuit arrived.

Faced with such a terrifying barrage of attacks, Li Xiao fell into complete despair.

He had never imagined that the gap in strength between martial artists of the same Transformation Force Stage could be so vast.

When his opponent was at Late Dark Force, he had already been able to receive Li Xiao's attacks head-on.

And now that he had entered Transformation Force, he could completely crush Li Xiao through sheer force alone.

This was absolute violence.

One force broke ten thousand techniques.

Li Xiao could not even unleash a single move before he was defeated.

The searing pain made him realize his current situation.

If he did not think of something now, he really would die here.

"Wait, wait!"

Before Lu Fan's next punch could fall, Li Xiao hurriedly raised both hands.

"Brother Chen, let's talk things over."

"We don't have some life-and-death grudge between us."

"There's no need to fight until one of us dies."

Li Xiao's words made Lu Fan want to laugh.

"Until one of us dies?"

"No. The only one dying will be you!"

Those words also made Li Xiao understand that if he did not reveal something valuable, this old fellow would likely take his life in the next breath.

"Brother Chen, don't you want to know how I entered Transformation Force?"

"To tell you the truth, I relied on a certain item to enter Transformation Force."

Li Xiao looked at Lu Fan mysteriously as he spoke.

Lu Fan was not surprised by his words.

He had already sensed something from Gu De before.

And now, it was perfectly reasonable for Li Xiao to say such a thing.

It seemed this man had also used something to enter Transformation Force in one leap.

"So what?"

Lu Fan did not continue attacking. He was indeed curious what kind of thing could let a Late Dark Force martial artist so easily step into Transformation Force.

"It was a kind of pill."

"The Feng Household gave me this pill."

"I already took one, but there's another one at my home."

"If Brother Chen believes me, I can go home and fetch it for you!"

Hearing this, Lu Fan did not answer immediately. Thought flickered in his eyes.