I Start with a Mysterious Island

Chapter 584: Chapter 372: Each’s Insistence, Shattered but Undying

"If they hadn’t come looking for trouble, I never would have known what scum they were. Now that I’ve come knocking, they’re getting what they deserve..." Lin Li said to Liu Yuancheng, his tone indifferent.

"..." Liu Yuancheng fell silent upon hearing Lin Li’s words, as he couldn’t refute them.

However, as an official of Dongwu City, upholding the authority of the government was his duty.

Regardless of whether Lin Li was right or wrong, he had to apprehend him now and lock him in jail for trial.

"I bet you’re dying to capture me right now, so hurry up and try! Otherwise, I’m leaving," Lin Li said, looking at the silent Liu Yuancheng who was hovering in midair.

Liu Yuancheng said nothing more. The Spiritual Long Saber in his hand bloomed with a pale golden Spiritual Light as he dove swiftly toward Lin Li.

"SWOOSH, SWOOSH, SWOOSH..."

Seeing his enemy fly toward him, Lin Li extended his hands, palms out, and shot one Fireball after another from his hands.

Liu Yuancheng constantly changed direction in midair, dodging the incoming Fireballs.

"BOOM, BOOM, BOOM..."

The dodged Fireballs exploded, sending sparks raining toward the ground, only to dissipate in the air before they could land.

The series of explosions left the distant firefighters terrified. They had never seen such an intense battle between Cultivators; it was completely beyond their imagination.

Capable of Flying in the Sky, Liu Yuancheng nimbly dodged Lin Li’s volley of Fireballs, closed the distance, and swung his saber.

"SCHLICK."

A flash of pale golden light, and Lin Li’s right arm was severed by the Spiritual Long Saber.

With his arm cut off, Lin Li felt no pain, as his Elemental Body was immune to it.

"WHOOSH."

A fierce flame suddenly erupted from the wound, and the severed arm grew back.

Liu Yuancheng’s brow furrowed as he watched Lin Li return to normal.

As a battle-hardened veteran, he knew that Cultivators capable of Elementalization were extremely difficult to kill.

Cutting off their heads or limbs was useless; they would regenerate quickly.

Although it couldn’t inflict substantial damage, he had to keep doing it. Only by constantly dismembering his opponent’s body could he force them to continuously expend Spiritual Energy and eventually defeat them.

After regenerating his right arm, Lin Li immediately threw a punch, his fist wreathed in roaring flames, and smashed it against the blade of Liu Yuancheng’s saber.

"CLANG."

Sparks flew. After blocking the punch, Liu Yuancheng immediately swung his saber to strike his target.

"SCHLICK."

"SCHLICK."

"SCHLICK..."

The pale golden light of the saber flashed, and Lin Li’s body was hacked into pieces, scattering across the ground.

"WHOOSH."

The largest piece of his torso suddenly erupted in a great ball of fire, reforming into a complete human figure.

"Your attacks are useless against me!" Lin Li said.

"Useless? I don’t think so. Just now, my slashes cut you to pieces. Regenerating yourself must have cost you a fair amount of Spiritual Energy, right?" Liu Yuancheng said.

"..." Lin Li fell silent for a moment before saying, "It seems you know quite a lot about this ability of mine!"

"A few years ago, I personally executed a thug with an ability similar to yours," Liu Yuancheng stated flatly. "I’ll give you a chance. Deactivate your Superpower and surrender now, and I can spare your life."

"Hmph..." Lin Li snorted coldly at the offer to surrender. "Surrender isn’t an option for me. If you want to fight, then bring it on!"

"So stubborn. In that case, I will no longer hold back," Liu Yuancheng said, his expression grim.

Then, all the Spiritual Energy in his body erupted. He unleashed the powerful aura of a Third Order Initial Stage cultivator without reservation. Just as he’d said, he was now going to use his full strength against Lin Li.

"Hah..."

With a great shout, Liu Yuancheng instantly—no, he didn’t disappear. His speed was just so fast it created the illusion that he had vanished on the spot.

"BANG, BANG, BANG..."

"BOOM, BOOM, BOOM..."

An intense battle broke out, with frequent flashes of pale golden Spiritual Light and fiery light.

Outside the inferno, some intact houses collapsed or caught fire due to Lin Li and Liu Yuancheng’s battle.

After more than ten minutes of fierce fighting, the flames burning on Lin Li, who had elementalized his body to become a Flame Man, had weakened considerably.

*HUFF...* After the intense fight, Liu Yuancheng had also expended a lot of stamina. He panted slightly, looking at Lin Li, who could still maintain his Flame Body state. He was utterly shocked. ’In that last exchange, I must have blown him apart at least twenty-five times. Based on the Spiritual Energy reserves of a Second Order Peak Cultivator, blowing him up just ten times should have been enough to force him out of his Elemental Body state. Yet after twenty-five times, he can still maintain it. And from the looks of it, he still has plenty of Spiritual Energy left. This is completely illogical.’

While Liu Yuancheng was reeling from the fact that Lin Li’s Spiritual Energy far exceeded that of an ordinary Second Order Peak Cultivator, Lin Li was also giving his opponent a high evaluation.

’As expected of a Third Order Initial Stage Cultivator. Once he got serious, he completely dominated me. It’s a good thing the Magical Little Fruit I found this time gave me the ability to elementalize my body. Otherwise, I would’ve had to think about running the moment he showed up, instead of getting tangled in a fight with him for this long.’

Just as the two paused for a moment, the sound of dense footsteps echoed from a distance.

"THUD, THUD, THUD..."

"Officers, over there! There are Cultivators going at it!" The firefighter sent by the fire captain to find the Guards had returned, bringing a large contingent of them with him.

The leader of the Guards was a middle-aged man with the cultivation of a Second Order Middle Stage. After arriving on the scene, he immediately spoke to the firefighter who had reported the incident.

"Alright, we know. Leave this to us. You and the others focus on putting out the fire. Get it under control as quickly as possible and don’t let it spread."

"Yes, sir." The firefighter nodded, then ran back to his comrades to explain the situation.

The arrival of a large company of Guards put the firefighters’ minds at ease, and they began to tackle the blaze.

"You two, stop this at once! You with the weapon, drop it! And you, the one using the Superpower, deactivate it now! Do as I say, immediately! Otherwise, don’t blame us for getting rough." The Guard Captain and his subordinates surrounded Lin Li and Liu Yuancheng as he issued the command.

Lin Li and Liu Yuancheng, who had been facing off, both turned to look at the leading Guard Captain.

Lin Li, of course, paid the Guard Captain’s command no mind. Liu Yuancheng, however, frowned and said to the captain,

"This man is extremely dangerous. All of you, fall back. Do not approach this area."

"I..." The Guard Captain was about to say something, but just as he opened his mouth, he saw Liu Yuancheng pull a golden plaque from his coat and toss it to him.

He instinctively caught the golden plaque and glanced down at it. His eyes went wide. The plaque in his hand revealed the identity of the man holding the Spiritual Long Saber. "L-Lord Commander!!!"

"Do as I said. Fall back immediately and stay away," Liu Yuancheng, his identity now revealed, repeated.

"Yes, sir!" the Guard Captain responded respectfully. He then raised a hand, signaling his subordinates to retreat at once.

Once the Guards had retreated to a safe distance, some of them with Perception Abilities immediately sensed the Spiritual Energy Waves erupting from Liu Yuancheng and Lin Li in the distance.

’Second Order Peak?’

’My God, that Cultivator who turned into a Flame Man is actually at Second Order Peak...’

The Guards finally understood why Liu Yuancheng had ordered them to retreat.

Even if all of them attacked this Second Order Peak miscreant together, they would suffer immense casualties and, in all likelihood, still fail to capture him.

But then, a question surfaced in the Guards’ minds. Liu Yuancheng, a Third Order Initial Stage Cultivator, was much stronger than the criminal.

’Logically, their powerful Lord Commander should be able to take him down with ease. So why does he have such a grim expression right now?’

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