Blood-Burning Spirit Pill!

"If Li Zhenfei has no other tricks up his sleeve, he'll probably lose!"

A sharp gleam flashed through Huo Xiyan's eyes as she murmured to herself.

She could tell that Ning Chuan's combat strength was formidable. Though his cultivation was only at the second level of the Spirit Sea Realm, he was no weaker than Li Zhenfei.

Moreover, Ning Chuan used the Wandering Dragon Movement Technique and the Great Wind Thunder Palm to fight Li Zhenfei at close quarters, preventing his spirit artifact sword from unleashing its full power.

More importantly, spirit artifacts required vast amounts of spiritual energy to sustain them. Usually, only warriors in the Dao Foundation Realm could wield a spirit artifact at full power.

If he could not end the fight quickly, Li Zhenfei would probably exhaust all the spiritual energy in his body before long.

When that happened, his defeat would be certain!

"Ning Chuan is only at the second level of the Spirit Sea Realm, yet he can fight Li Zhenfei to this extent? This is unbelievable! Li Zhenfei has a powerful low-grade spirit artifact in his hand, but he still can't defeat Ning Chuan?"

The crowd erupted, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

They had originally thought there would be no suspense in this battle. Once Li Zhenfei stepped in, the Shen family was certain to lose.

But who could have imagined that Ning Chuan had not only recovered his cultivation, but also broken through to the Spirit Sea Realm? Despite being only at its second level, he was fighting Li Zhenfei, who was at the eighth level, on equal footing.

What heaven-defying talent and combat strength was this?

"Zhenfei cannot lose! My son is exceptionally gifted, a genius of the Black Tortoise Academy! How could he lose to a worthless live-in son-in-law?"

Li Yan roared, his gaze icy.

Yet an ominous feeling had already crept into his heart. Ning Chuan and Li Zhenfei were locked in a fierce battle, and Ning Chuan actually seemed to be gradually gaining the upper hand.

How was this possible?

"Mother, Brother-in-law didn't lie to us! He really recovered his cultivation, and he's really holding Li Zhenfei off?"

Shen Qingqing was beside herself with excitement. Her face flushed red as she clutched Shen Wan's arm and spoke eagerly.

This was the first time she had called Ning Chuan her brother-in-law.

But she had done so willingly, from the bottom of her heart.

"Ning Chuan hasn't just recovered his cultivation. He's regained the talent he once had, too. Fighting someone at the eighth level of the Spirit Sea Realm on equal footing while only at the second level would make him an outstanding prodigy even at the Black Tortoise Academy! He truly has changed!"

Shen Wan spoke slowly, a trace of complicated emotion in her eyes.

Remembering how harshly she had treated Ning Chuan, she could not help feeling ashamed. Yet seeing him risk his life fighting Li Zhenfei for Shen Qianxun filled her with relief.

At that moment, a hundred emotions mingled within her.

Boom!

Wind and thunder rolled, and fierce gusts surged from the palm strike. An unrivaled palm imprint hurtled toward Li Zhenfei like lightning.

Ning Chuan's gaze was razor-sharp, his fighting spirit soaring. The blood throughout his body boiled as he pushed the Great Wind Thunder Palm to its utmost.

Li Zhenfei's spirit artifact sword failed to hurt Ning Chuan and instead drained enormous amounts of his own spiritual energy, allowing Ning Chuan to seize an opening and close in.

"Get away from me!"

Shocked and furious, Li Zhenfei roared and unleashed the Starlight Fist to its utmost. His fist imprint descended like five stars crashing down at once.

Bang!

With a dull impact, the five stars were instantly obliterated by wind and thunder. The Great Wind Thunder Palm clashed head-on with Li Zhenfei, sending a violent tremor through his body and numbing his arm. He spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered back more than a dozen steps!

He ended up right at the edge of the arena.

"Go down!"

Ning Chuan's eyes flashed fiercely. With a thunderous shout, he brought another Great Wind Thunder Palm crashing down.

"Ning Chuan, you forced me to do this! Today, I will kill you!"

Li Zhenfei abruptly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. A dark, crazed look appeared in his eyes as he took out a blood-red pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

Boom!

A savage surge of power radiated from within Li Zhenfei, and his aura skyrocketed. In an instant, his cultivation broke through to the peak of the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, leaving him just one step from the Dao Foundation Realm.

More importantly, the spiritual energy around him grew wildly violent. His vital blood seemed to ignite, sending his physical strength soaring.

Facing Ning Chuan's Great Wind Thunder Palm, he suddenly threw a punch. A blood-colored tiger seemed to materialize above his head.

Bang!

With a dull impact, Li Zhenfei stood unmoving, while his punch actually sent Ning Chuan flying!

"A Blood-Burning Spirit Pill? Li Zhenfei really does have some tricks up his sleeve!"

A trace of surprise appeared in Huo Xiyan's eyes.

The Blood-Burning Spirit Pill was a two-star spirit pill. It could burn the essence of one's vital blood and the spiritual energy within one's body, sending cultivation and physical strength soaring and multiplying combat strength severalfold.

However, taking a Blood-Burning Spirit Pill would severely deplete one's vital blood, requiring at least a month of recuperation to recover.

To defeat Ning Chuan, Li Zhenfei had swallowed the Blood-Burning Spirit Pill without the slightest hesitation.

"Despicable!"

Shen Qingqing spoke with intense anxiety and anger. She could naturally tell that Li Zhenfei had taken some kind of pill that consumed his potential to boost his cultivation for a short time.

This caused Li Zhenfei's combat strength to surpass Ning Chuan's in an instant.

Ning Chuan was now in danger.

"Ning Chuan, you worthless wretch! Forcing me to take a Blood-Burning Spirit Pill is an achievement in itself! But this ends here. Die!"

The blood-red hue in Li Zhenfei's eyes intensified wildly. Staring at Ning Chuan, he growled, then pounced on him in an instant like a savage tiger!