pertwk Chapter 22 Let's Go All Out
Chapter 22 Let's Go All Out
The middle-aged man's heart tightened, and he quickly bowed, saying, "Please calm down, sir. It was all the sect leader's order. We subordinates dared not disobey. We already know that you are incredibly powerful, and we would never dare to have any further thoughts of spying. We only beg you to spare our lives."
"A way out?" Li Yi's lips curled slightly, a cold glint in them. He said calmly, "From beginning to end, I have never provoked you. Just now, when you surrounded me and attacked ruthlessly, did you ever think of leaving me a way out?"
One sentence left the five people speechless, their faces turning deathly pale.
The fat man's legs went weak with fear, and he quickly cupped his hands in apology, "Please forgive us, Your Excellency! We were blind and knew our mistake! We will never dare to provoke you again, and we will report back to the sect leader so that the Blood-Clad Sect will never again covet the double pupils!"
Li Yi silently watched the terrified and begging-for-merit figures of the group. The light in his double pupils flickered slightly, revealing the greed, fear, and wishful thinking in their hearts.
He could easily see that these people were not truly at peace; they were only temporarily subdued due to his strength, and deep down they still coveted the Double Pupil. If he let them go easily today, it would surely cause trouble in the future, and might even attract stronger experts from the Blood Robe Sect.
We must eradicate evil completely; there's no need to leave any hidden dangers for ourselves.
Li Yi took a slow step forward, and ancient runes faintly lit up beneath his feet, releasing a gentle pressure that spread out once more.
The five people instantly felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, instinctively taking two steps back, their bodies tense, ready to fight back at any moment, their eyes filled with terror.
"What...what do you want to do?" the tall, thin second brother asked sharply, his hand gripping the hilt of the knife trembling uncontrollably. "We have already admitted our mistakes and begged for mercy, why must you be so ruthless?"
"Yes! This...this was just an accident. It was him, it was them!" The middle-aged man said, pointing to the trembling man lying on the ground, and the two who had drawn their knives first, saying, "We...we..."
Li Yi interrupted him: "An accident? What a surprise!"
Li Yi looked at them indifferently and said, "I am not a bloodthirsty person, and I also want to let you go, but from the moment you set your sights on me and attacked me, you should have expected today's ending."
Upon hearing this, the five exchanged glances.
In that one glance, fear, resentment, greed, and the desire to survive were all mixed together, like a burnt fire.
The fat man was the first to break down, his lips trembling as he whispered, "Second Brother... are you really going to make a move? He's..."
"Shut up." The second brother interrupted him through gritted teeth, glancing at his companions lying scattered on the ground out of the corner of his eye. His voice was extremely low. "If you don't do anything, are you going to go back and explain to the sect leader? 'We found out, he's a double-pupiled individual, with a cultivation level of mid-Earth Origin, and then we knelt down and begged for mercy, and he let us go'... Do you think the sect leader will believe that? Yue Shan will believe that? Or do you believe he'll let us go?"
As he finished speaking, his gaze was fixed intently on Li Yi.
Scarface suddenly spoke up: "He just said, 'From the moment you targeted me and attacked me,' the meaning is very clear: he doesn't want to leave any survivors."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's Adam's apple bobbed, beads of sweat trickled down his forehead and nose, and his voice trembled: "Then, Second Brother, what do you suggest we do?"
The second brother did not answer.
The veins on his hand gripping the knife bulged, his eyes fixed on Li Yi's unhurried approaching figure. The young man's steps were slow, but each step felt like a heavy, oppressive weight on their hearts, making it hard for them to breathe.
"Two are in the late-stage Heavenly Origin Realm, and three are in the middle stage," the second brother suddenly spoke, his voice so low that only those around him could hear. "No matter how wicked he is, he's only in the middle stage of the Earthly Origin Realm. No matter how strong his double pupils are, can he suppress all five of us at the same time? Most of those brothers were in the Earthly Origin Realm or the early-stage Heavenly Origin Realm just now, so it's normal that they couldn't withstand his mental pressure. But the five of us... we might not be so sure."
Scarface's eyes hardened: "You mean, his double pupil power can't withstand the impact of Yuan energy from a late-stage Heavenly Origin Realm cultivator?"
"How do you know if you haven't tried?" Third Brother gritted his teeth. "Even if we can withstand it, he can't possibly crush all five of us at the same time. If even one of us gets close, can a full-force attack from a late-stage Heavenly Origin cultivator withstand the physical body of a mid-stage Earthly Origin cultivator?"
The fat man suddenly took a deep breath, his chubby face jiggling, his eyes slowly shifting from fear to ruthlessness: "Second Brother is right, it's either him or us. If we kneel, will he let us go? Didn't you hear what he just said? He never intended to..."
"Enough!" The second brother interrupted him, slowly raising his head and looking directly into Li Yi's eyes.
The boy was less than ten steps away from them.
The purple light within his double pupils glowed eerily, as calm as a stagnant pool, devoid of murderous intent, anger, or even any emotional fluctuation. Yet, this very calmness was more chilling than any ruthless gaze, for it meant that the person before him was not looking at five living people at all.
The second brother suddenly laughed, a very ugly laugh, as if he had a piece of broken glass in his mouth: "I'll risk it all."
"We'll risk it all," Scarface repeated.
"I'll risk it all," the fat man gritted his teeth.
The middle-aged man and the last young man who hadn't spoken exchanged a glance and nodded at the same time.
The next second, the five people changed their footing simultaneously.
The tall, thin second brother was in the middle, with the scarred man and the fat man on his left and right respectively, and the middle-aged man and the young man bringing up the rear flanks.
The people were arranged in a staggered manner, subtly forming a battle formation that integrated offense and defense. Their Yuan energy surged out simultaneously, weaving into an invisible net in the air.
The immense Yuan power of the late-stage Tianyuan realm was like two towering mountains, crashing down with overwhelming force. The three Yuan powers of the mid-stage Tianyuan realm were like three venomous snakes, lurking in the shadows, waiting for their chance to strike.
The five people's auras merged into one at this moment, and they even faintly possessed the aura of a Lesser Yuan Dan Realm cultivator.
The second brother gripped his knife, took a step forward, and the blade pulsed with Yuan energy, gleaming coldly. He stared intently at Li Yi and said, "Sir, this is the last time I'll ask. Is there truly no room for negotiation?"
Li Yi tilted his head, and the purple light in his double pupils flickered slightly.
"have."
The five people's hearts skipped a beat.
"If you all come at me together and defeat me, you'll have it."
The last trace of hesitation on the second brother's face vanished completely.
Seeing this, Li Yi shook his head and said, "Three mid-stage Heavenly Origin Realm cultivators and two late-stage ones, it's a bit troublesome."
"But, that's all there is to it."
The second brother took a deep breath, swung his knife violently, and shouted in a voice as sharp as tearing silk, "Attack!"
As the two words fell, five streams of Yuan energy erupted simultaneously.
The second brother was the first to make a move.
He moved with incredible speed, covering several meters in a single stride. His long sword trailed a silver streak, and even before the blade arrived, the sharp sword energy had already plowed a deep trench three feet in front of Li Yi.
The late-stage Yuan energy was poured into the blade, emitting a buzzing hum, like the howl of a hungry wolf.