Chapter 57: Capturing Li Wei

"Xu Feng! Even if you defeat my big brother, what does it matter? If you have the ability, defeat all the Ninth Rank practitioners too!" Li Wei laughed triumphantly.

Xu Feng snorted, ignoring Li Wei, and his gaze fell on Ling Bo. Seeing the old man's turbid eyes staring straight at him, Xu Feng braced himself, not daring to relax even a bit. A Ninth Rank practitioner posed a significant threat to him at this moment.

Xu Feng couldn't help but think that if his mystic technique were also of Earth Rank, he wouldn't be so passive. Xu Feng suddenly felt that he needed to find a high-quality mystic technique as soon as possible, which was extremely necessary for him.

"Will you do it yourself, or shall I?" Ling Bo looked at Xu Feng, repeating the words Xu Feng had said earlier.

Xu Feng looked at him with disdain and said, "You're almost in the grave, yet you still try to sound so domineering. Don't you think it's embarrassing?"

Ling Bo almost died of anger, thinking, "Just because I'm old, I can't be domineering?!" This kid is really bullying the elderly!

"Hmph!" Ling Bo coldly snorted, channeling his strength into the steel rod and, without hesitation, swung it towards Xu Feng.

Xu Feng, seeing the rod coming with a whistling wind, did not dare to underestimate it. He poured all his strength into his own steel rod and met Ling Bo head-on.

"Clang..."

The sharp and ear-piercing sound of the steel rods colliding made some of the servants cover their ears involuntarily.

What shocked the servants even more was that the two steel rods, upon colliding, began to twist and deform, forming an arc.

Just as the servants were amazed by the strength of the two, Xu Feng's steel rod suddenly slipped from his hand and flew away, smashing into a wall and creating a hole. One could imagine how terrifying the force contained in the steel rod was.

Xu Feng staggered back, the terrifying force making his palms numb and his wrists tremble. After taking several steps, he finally steadied himself.

Xu Feng was shocked, not expecting the old man's strength to be so terrifying. The gap between Eighth Rank and Ninth Rank was far greater than the gap between Seventh Rank and Eighth Rank. This disparity made Xu Feng feel alarmed!

"Ling Bo! Take care of this kid!" Li Wei, seeing Ling Bo knock Xu Feng's steel rod away with one strike, excitedly shouted at Ling Bo.

Ling Bo smiled at Li Wei and said, "Young Master Li, rest assured. I won't let anyone here off!"

This statement made Xu Feng's eyes narrow. He didn't expect the old man to be so ruthless. Xu Feng took a deep breath, picked up another steel rod, and looked at Ling Bo with a serious expression.

"Kid! Don't resist uselessly! If you surrender, I'll only break your limbs." Ling Bo squinted at Xu Feng, his small eyes occasionally revealing a hint of cruelty.

"Are you a fool, or do you think I am too?" Xu Feng looked at Ling Bo with disdain. If his limbs were broken, would he still have a chance to live?

"Hmph! Since that's the case, don't blame me!" Ling Bo snorted, and the steel rod swung towards Xu Feng again, fiercely.

With the experience from the previous encounter, Xu Feng did not dare to easily block his moves. He quickly sidestepped, dodging to the side and sweeping his steel rod towards Ling Bo.

Ling Bo, surprised by Xu Feng's reaction speed, did not slow down. His arm, carrying the steel rod, casually swept towards Xu Feng, blocking Xu Feng's rod and forcing him to retreat several steps again.

"It's useless! The gap in ranks isn't so easily bridged." Ling Bo looked at Xu Feng indifferently, his eyes filled with disdain.

"Even so, I can still take a bite out of you." Xu Feng sneered, his steel rod sweeping towards Ling Bo again, the full force creating a whistling sound as it aimed for Ling Bo's vital points.

"Stubborn to the end!" Ling Bo snorted, his strength reaching its peak. "I'll deal with you first, then I'll take care of the Xie family's servants."

Ling Bo's steel rod fiercely swung towards Xu Feng's head, and Jiang Yuan and the others changed their expressions, shouting, "Xu Feng! Be careful!"

Just as all the Xie family's servants were on edge, they saw Xu Feng's body move in an incredible angle, evading Ling Bo's seemingly unavoidable strike.

"Huh!" Ling Bo was also surprised, finding it hard to understand how Xu Feng could dodge his attack.

"You do have some skills, no wonder the young master suffered at your hands." Ling Bo said indifferently, waving his steel rod and preparing to say more, but was interrupted by Li Wei.

"Ling Bo! Finish this quickly! Take care of this kid first!" Li Wei, growing impatient, couldn't bear to look at Xu Feng any longer, wishing to see him suffer.

Ling Bo, hearing Li Wei's urging, nodded and began to swing his steel rod, creating a series of rod shadows in the air. Seeing this, Xu Feng's expression changed. The old man was actually using a mystic technique against him.

In a normal fight, Xu Feng was already no match for him. If the opponent used a mystic technique, Xu Feng's situation would be even more dangerous.

"This can't go on. I need to think of a way to escape this predicament." Xu Feng muttered to himself, but the gap in strength made him very worried.

"Hehe! Xu Feng! Just wait to die!" Li Wei's voice rang out from the other side, filled with arrogance and triumph.

"Shut up!" Xu Feng snorted, "Who dies is yet to be seen!"

Saying this, Xu Feng began to rapidly form seals with his hands. Li Wei, seeing this, couldn't help but warn Ling Bo, "Ling Bo, be careful. This kid has an Earth Rank technique, which is very terrifying. My big brother and Young Master Ling both lost to this move."

Ling Bo had heard of Xu Feng's technique. Even a Tenth Rank practitioner wouldn't dare to underestimate an Earth Rank technique. Ling Bo braced himself, carefully watching Xu Feng.

"So what if we know?" Xu Feng sneered, continuing to form the seals and charging towards Ling Bo.

Seeing Xu Feng charge, Ling Bo swung his steel rod towards him. However, just as it was about to hit Xu Feng, he dodged again.

"Sealing Cold Technique!"

Just as Ling Bo was about to counter, Xu Feng suddenly cast a water membrane. Hearing Xu Feng's shout, Ling Bo's expression changed, and he quickly channeled all his strength to block the water membrane.

However, when he blocked it, he didn't feel the cold or the terror of the Sealing Cold Technique. Instead, the water membrane felt cool and refreshing, as if he were soaking in water.

This feeling made Ling Bo puzzled: "Is this the Sealing Cold Technique that defeated the young master? Why do I feel so good? Am I having a hallucination because I'm old?"

But Ling Bo's confusion didn't last long. His expression suddenly changed as he realized that Xu Feng had used the time he spent blocking the 'Sealing Cold Technique' to charge straight towards Li Wei, his steel rod sweeping towards Li Wei.

Li Wei's expression changed drastically, not expecting Xu Feng to dodge Ling Bo's attack and target him. What surprised Li Wei even more was why Xu Feng still had the strength after using the Sealing Cold Technique.

Xu Feng's speed was incredible, and he quickly reached Li Wei, his wooden rod striking him. Li Wei, reacting quickly, tried to dodge, but his speed was just a bit too slow. The steel rod hit his arm, and a crisp bone-cracking sound echoed. He was knocked to the ground, and Xu Feng pounced, stepping on Li Wei's throat and sneering at Ling Bo, who was charging towards him, "If you have the ability, come and hit me! I'll trade my life as a servant for the life of a noble young master."

This statement made Ling Bo stop, staring at Xu Feng, not expecting him to so easily take a hostage.

Xu Feng chuckled and shouted to Jiang Yuan and the others, "All of you, come behind me!"

Jiang Yuan and the others quickly reacted and ran behind Xu Feng.

Seeing that they were all hiding behind him, Xu Feng looked at Ling Bo and chuckled, "My Sealing Cold Technique feels so good, right? Cool and soft, like a woman's embrace, isn't it?"

Ling Bo, at this moment, knew that the water membrane Xu Feng had cast was not the Sealing Cold Technique but a different technique to buy time. Thinking that he had been tricked by a young kid, Ling Bo couldn't help but feel furious.

But seeing Li Wei under Xu Feng's foot, he suppressed his anger and said to the group of Xie family servants behind Xu Feng, "Let him go, and I'll let you leave!"

Xu Feng was taken aback, turning to look at Jiang Yuan and the others and asking, "Do you think I'm stupid? Would I agree to his terms?"

The servants exchanged glances, and finally, one of them timidly said, "Xu Feng, you used to be very stupid! But now, you seem less stupid than before!"

Xu Feng almost spat blood. "What do you mean less stupid? That means I'm still stupid! Damn, have you ever seen such a stupid handsome guy?"

"Get lost! How can being handsome and being stupid be related? Besides, you're not handsome!" The servant, seeing Xu Feng's angry face, shrugged and muttered, "Does being handsome have anything to do with being stupid?"

Xu Feng almost exploded with anger, glaring at the servant and turning to Ling Bo, "I don't trust you. What if you go back on your word?"

Ling Bo snorted, "I won't do such a thing!"

Xu Feng shrugged, "Alright! You go back, and I'll definitely let Li Wei go. I'll keep my word!"

Ling Bo couldn't believe that someone who had just tricked him could say "I'll keep my word" so confidently. He thought, "What kind of shameless face does one need to say this without changing expression?"

"Xu Feng! You have only one choice: let go of Young Master Li! I don't believe you dare to kill him. Do you want the Xie family to oppose the Li family?" Ling Bo looked at Xu Feng with disdain, ignoring Li Wei and walking straight towards Xu Feng, "If you have the ability, kill him. Now, I'll kill all the Xie family servants without leaving a single one!"

Ling Bo ignored Xu Feng's threat and walked straight towards the servants behind Xu Feng, preparing to attack Jiang Yuan and the others, showing a real intention to abandon Li Wei.

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(End of the chapter)