The Feihe Patriarch possesses the strength of the eighth level of the Xianlong Realm, making him utterly invincible on the Immortal Dragon Peak.
This time, the Feihe Sect dispatched a number of men to seize the Seven Treasures Lotus. Someone had already reported this to him. He had originally thought that as long as the old man from Yanyu didn't intervene, the Seven Treasures Lotus would be secure. However, he hadn't expected Zuo Mingzi to be so incompetent, unable to even handle a mere child from the fifth level of the Xianlong Realm. This made him furious.
But he didn't have time to scold him right now; he had to first retrieve the Seven Treasures Lotus.
Thinking of this, Elder Feihe looked at Mingqi and said in a cold voice, "Little boy, just hand over the Seven Treasures Lotus to me obediently. I'll be happy to let you go."
Seeing the old man's arrogance, Mingqi was immediately enraged. However, he didn't dare underestimate this cultivator of the Innate Eighth Level Martial Soul Realm. Three realms higher than himself, defeating him seemed impossible. He preferred to use the Thirty-Six Stratagems to maneuver.
Having made up his mind, Mingqi simply ignored the old man without a second thought. He activated his Vermillion Bird Divine Wings and turned to flee.
"Want to run?"
Seeing Mingqi about to leave, Elder Feihe sneered. His figure flashed, leaving a trail of shadow in the air like a soaring crane. He had already caught up with Mingqi, blocking his path.
As the two faced off in mid-air, Mingqi noticed that his right hand, which was holding the small Five Elements Fan, was beginning to sweat.
One had to admit, the gap in realm was still enormous. The mighty pressure exerted by the Feihe Patriarch, three realms higher than Ming Qi, was overwhelming, like a mountain and a sea. Even before Ming Qi made a move, he felt the immense pressure.
"Surrender the precious flower, and I'll spare your life."
The Feihe Patriarch seemed intent on using pressure to completely subdue Ming Qi, and he wasn't ready to strike immediately. In his view, Ming Qi was like an ant in his hand, ready to be crushed whenever he pleased. Once Ming Qi obediently summoned the Seven Treasures Lotus, he could smack him to death.
At this point, the Feihe Patriarch still harbored a concern: he feared Ming Qi would destroy the Seven Treasures Lotus if he realized he couldn't escape.
"Dream on!"
After a brief moment of shock, Ming Qi quickly calmed down. He hadn't even frowned during the near-death trials in the Magic Forest, so why would he care about Ming Qi now, a mere eighth-level Innate cultivator?
"Stubborn!"
Ming Qi's swordplay and attitude completely extinguished Elder Feihe's interest. He had originally considered not attacking immediately, but that seemed unrealistic.
"Since you don't know your place, I will send you to hell."
Elder Feihe remained motionless, but then he moved, swift as the wind. In a flash, he was behind Ming Qi, his hands like claws, his fingers hooked, his fingertips piercing with a hazy aura of energy like blades.
Hearing the rustling of wind behind him, Ming Qi didn't dare to delay. As he leaped, the Suzaku divine wings behind him suddenly opened and closed, and a vast golden celestial fire suddenly rose, completely enveloping Ming Qi.
Whoosh!
Ming Qi's movements were strange. He didn't intend to confront Elder Feihe head-on. He shrank back, avoiding the ground.
Bang!
According to common sense, Ming Qi would have dodged upwards or forwards in this situation to avoid Feihe Patriarch's attack. However, Feihe Patriarch anticipated this and had already prepared a backup plan. Whether Ming Qi leaped upwards or forwards, he was well within his attack range. However, despite Feihe Patriarch's foresight, he hadn't anticipated Ming Qi's downward evasion, and his powerful two-handed attack instantly missed.
"A trifling trick."
Feihe Patriarch's attack missed, but he wasn't worried. After all, the opponent couldn't escape his grasp.
Ming Qi was completely focused. He knew this was his most difficult battle ever. Just escaping Feihe Patriarch's grasp would astonish countless cultivators.
Feihe Patriarch's hands were empty, clearly not using his full strength. Ming Qi seized the opportunity and flew towards the Immortal Dragon's crown.
In terms of strength, Ming Qi still couldn't compare to Elder Feihe. There were gaps in both Yuanli and spiritual aura, though the difference in aura was relatively smaller. After all, Ming Qi's spiritual aura was several times greater than that of cultivators of the same level, while Elder Feihe was only considered inferior among them.
By spreading his spiritual aura and simultaneously activating the Supreme Diagram's amplification, Ming Qi could clearly sense Elder Feihe's location.
It had to be said that Elder Feihe was incredibly fast; even Ming Qi couldn't gain an advantage even with his Blood Shadow Step.
"It seems the best path is to rapidly improve my strength."
Ming Qi yearned. Originally, if he hadn't come out this time, he could have directly refined the Divine Dragon Skeleton at home and reached a higher realm. However, because the Spirit Pearl Realm was of such great importance, he had come out to explore, see more, experience more, and contemplate more, striving to ensure that the Spirit Pearl would be as close to perfection as possible upon its release.
As Ming Qi calculated this, he was unaware that Elder Feihe, who was chasing behind him, was becoming increasingly surprised and shocked.
He had previously believed Ming Qi was only at the fifth level of the Xiantian realm and didn't need to exert his full strength, so he only exerted 50% of his strength. However, as he continued to catch up, he now exerted 90% of his strength, and his speed was almost reaching its peak, but he still couldn't completely catch up!
"If this boy is not eliminated, there will be endless trouble!"
Sensing Ming Qi's immense potential, Patriarch Feihe had already made up his mind to kill him. Fortunately, since he was only at the fifth level of the Xiantian realm, killing him was still easy. At this moment, Patriarch Feihe's mind was determined to let Ming Qi go even if he destroyed the Seven Treasures Lotus.
"Little brat, prepare to die!"
Patriarch Feihe's murderous intent intensified, and his methods became extremely fierce. He unleashed his full strength, and a white jade ruler flew out, piercing Ming Qi's back.
"This old fellow is about to strike!"
Ming Qi's perception was sharp. Although he couldn't defeat Elder Feihe head-on, he did have the ability to sense his spiritual aura. Elder Feihe's momentum suddenly rose, and Ming Qi instantly sensed it, knowing he was planning a killing move. He tapped his fingers, and a trickle of blood flew from his fingertips. Simultaneously, he unleashed the Blood Shadow Step. Amidst the surging blood, Ming Qi was like a rainbow of fire and blood, streaking across the sky.
"No matter how powerful you are, you can't escape the grasp of my hand!"
Elder Feihe roared, his Yuan Qi surging through his body, revealing the overwhelming pressure of a Martial Soul Realm expert.
"Martial Soul, come out!"
Elder Feihe called out, and a gigantic bird-like shadow suddenly rose from behind him. This bird, over ten meters in size, resembled a crane in many ways, yet differed in that its claws were those of a razor-sharp tiger!
"It seems martial souls can be combined at will!"
This wasn't the first time Ming Qi had seen someone else's martial soul. Previously, the Di Kui Demon Fox's Heavenly Secret Divine City, and now, the Feihe Patriarch's Tiger Claw Immortal Crane, these weren't natural creations, but rather the product of his own willpower, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and his own strength.
Suddenly, a flash of insight struck Ming Qi, and he suddenly understood.
"So that's how it is!"
Having figured things out, Ming Qi felt relieved. His Blood Shadow Steps reached their peak, unconcerned with the slight loss of energy. He instantly flew over a hundred miles towards the Jiufang Palace.
"Old ghost, see you later. One day, I will destroy the Feihe Sect and leave no one alive!"
Ming Qi's harsh words struck fear into the hearts of everyone in the Feihe Sect.
The Feihe Patriarch flew into a rage upon hearing this. "Such arrogance, he truly deserved death!"
"I will not stop until I kill you!"
The Flying Crane Patriarch was already giving chase, even commanding the Tiger Claw Crane to take the lead.
Ming Qi had flown nearly a hundred miles when he heard a voice from the front slowly say, "Young brother, how about leaving behind the Seven Treasures Lotus? I've been waiting for you for a long time."