Infinite Fighting

Chapter 51: Chapter 47: Dragon Form Fist Mastery

The sight of the bodies on the ground made Li Long, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, look a little dazed.

"You killed them?" Li Long looked at Zhang Ji in surprise.

"I had my reasons." Zhang Ji looked Li Long straight in the eye. "I can leave the Five Elements Sect. You can just consider me a rogue disciple."

Li Long fell silent for a long moment before asking Zhang Ji, "Can you tell me exactly what happened?"

"Yes," Zhang Ji nodded.

Zhang Ji then recounted the events exactly as they had happened.

Li Long checked the nearby surveillance cameras, but the area was quite remote—a part of the Five Elements Sect’s grounds not open to the public. Only one camera had faintly captured a trace of the incident.

After zooming in, he could make out enough to determine that Zhang Ji had been attacked first.

"This was our oversight," Li Long said. "She’s the young lady of the Xiao family, the granddaughter of Councilor Xiao Ning. The Xiao family is crucial to our new business expansion in Chuansi Province. With their help, our entry into the market would have been much smoother, so we didn’t want to offend her... I never imagined she was that kind of person. I’m sorry you had to go through that."

As he finished speaking, Li Long gently patted Zhang Ji’s shoulder.

In his view, Zhang Ji was not even twenty and hailed from a place like Shanli Island. It was hardly surprising that he’d mishandled a situation like this. He couldn’t really be blamed.

The fault lay with their own lack of foresight.

"I can leave," Zhang Ji said.

"No, this isn’t your fault. You don’t have to go. We’ll do our best to handle it," Li Long replied.

In the past, he himself had been exiled to Shanli Island over a similar incident, suffering countless injustices along the way.

’Now, this is my own disciple. I have to protect him!’

He firmly believed he had enough power to shield Zhang Ji from the storm.

He was willing to pay any price to do so.

Zhang Ji looked at Li Long, a complex expression flashing in his eyes.

’When I made my move, I had already considered the consequences.’

’The worst-case scenario was defecting from the Five Elements Sect and being branded a wanted criminal by the Eastern Extreme Country. I was already prepared to flee abroad.’

’But who could have guessed that even after all this, Li Long would still intend to protect me?’

"Go back and focus on your training. Don’t come out for a while. We’ll handle things," Li Long said, patting Zhang Ji’s shoulder.

Zhang Ji was silent for a moment, then cupped his fist in a salute to Li Long and turned to leave.

Li Long watched Zhang Ji’s retreating figure, a resolute glint in his eyes.

Immediately after, he notified Yan Ruifeng.

After learning what had happened, Yan Ruifeng asked, "What do you plan to do?"

"The fault is not his. Besides, he’s a true genius! The one who was beaten to death was Yuan Zhi of the Pushing Mountain Sect. Although the Sect has already pledged allegiance to the Xiao family and exists in name only, he was a genuine, veteran Grandmaster. Even I might not be able to defeat him easily," Li Long said.

"So we should find a way to keep him?" Yan Ruifeng asked, slightly hesitant.

"He’s worth it!" Li Long said. "He’s destined to be the next ’Terrestrial Immortal.’ He can reach that realm before I do."

The words "Terrestrial Immortal" left Yan Ruifeng stunned.

Li Long had never admitted defeat to anyone. Even if someone was temporarily stronger than him, he always believed he could easily defeat them in the near future.

But this time, for the first time, he saw Li Long admit that his own talent was inferior to someone else’s.

"Since it has come to this, eliminate the traces, erase the surveillance data, and also, make everyone keep their mouths shut. Don’t say they were ever here..." Yan Ruifeng said.

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Train!

Train!

Train!

Zhang Ji now wished he could spend every single moment training.

In the past, when he ate his roast duck rice, he would at least enjoy it slowly and watch some TV or something.

Usually, if he felt even the slightest discomfort, he would take a break to recover.

But now, his mind was singularly focused on training.

He would train until he couldn’t move, and he ate as fast as humanly possible.

He devoured all the edible pills he had obtained from the martial arts tournament, no longer caring about absorption efficiency. He wanted to convert everything into immediate combat power.

He craved even greater strength.

’I’m still too weak. So weak that I have to compromise with the mundane world. So weak that all this garbage can come and sicken me!!’

’Damn it!’

’All this filthy scum... they should all fucking die!!’

BOOM—! PSSHT—!

At the peak of his rage, Zhang Ji’s Crane Peck directly pierced a large hole through the head of the iron training dummy.

...

That very same day, the Law Enforcement Team arrived.

Faced with the Five Elements Sect’s excuse that Xiao Ningning had never been there, the Law Enforcement Department didn’t believe them and provided some information of its own.

But the Five Elements Sect simply said they could search all they wanted; no one had been there.

The search naturally turned up nothing, and the matter ended with some wrangling between the two sides.

In the end, the Five Elements Sect even managed to steer the Law Enforcement Team in another direction.

.....

「Capital City.」

Kang Youhui and Xiao Ning sat at a table. Xiao Ning was a bit younger than Kang Youhui; she was ninety-seven and, with the help of various medicines, was still barely mobile.

At this moment, her gaze toward Kang Youhui held not a shred of goodwill, even though they had been old friends for many years.

"My condolences," Kang Youhui said.

Although his tone was flat, in Xiao Ning’s ears, it sounded more like gloating.

"You old bastard, using such methods. Aren’t you afraid I’ll turn around and use them on you?" Xiao Ning said.

"I’ve already had two great-grandchildren die. If you’re not satisfied, I can give you two more to kill for fun," Kang Youhui said. "Besides, she was worthless anyway. Why keep her around to cause you trouble? Don’t be so sentimental."

"You should know she was special to me," Xiao Ning said.

"You’re just a pile of old bones, still thinking about living a few more decades. What’s the point?" Kang Youhui said with a smile.

’How could I not know? It’s precisely because I know all too well that I couldn’t let her live.’

’If I could get the heart I wanted, I wouldn’t have minded Xiao Ning keeping this granddaughter as a set of spare parts.’

’But since the heart I wanted is gone, Xiao Ning can’t be allowed to live much longer either.’

’Otherwise, she’ll just cause trouble for the younger generation.’

"Out with it. What do you want me to do?" Xiao Ning asked.

"Eradicate the martial world!" Kang Youhui said with a smile. "We’re just a bunch of old bones. It’s the perfect time for us to burn our last bit of fuel."

Only those who no longer feared death, who didn’t care about dying, could consider such a thing.

The things hidden behind those major sects were far too terrifying.

They had witnessed the fall of dynasties more than once.

Even the power of an entire nation seemed fragile before them.

From ancient times to the present day, nothing had changed.

Now was the best time.

The only time to eliminate those things beyond control and unify all power under heaven.

"Hmph!"

Xiao Ning snorted coldly but didn’t say whether she agreed or not.

But Kang Youhui knew the deal was done.

....

....

The repercussions for Zhang Ji killing Xiao Ningning arrived quickly.

The Five Elements Sect’s businesses in Chuansi Province were obstructed; one procedure after another was stalled.

Even applications that had already been approved had to be refiled.

Li Long and the others had anticipated all this and were prepared to bear the consequences.

Endure the pain for now, scale back temporarily, and sooner or later, they would pay it all back.

.....

「December 1st.」

In Zhang Ji’s Limited Space, ten Dragon Form Fist Essences merged into one, forming a dazzling green (Excellent) Combat Crystal. His Dragon Form Fist had officially reached Grand Completion!

As the crystal merged with his body, Zhang Ji’s physique became more well-proportioned, and the bones and sinews within him grew even tougher.

He casually threw a punch, and a sonic boom erupted. He could now easily achieve supersonic fist speed.

But even more terrifying than all that was the vast Primordial Qi within his body.

Zhang Ji could feel vast amounts of Primordial Qi stored throughout his body.

As his mastery of the Dragon Form Fist deepened, Zhang Ji’s body was also transformed, allowing him to store more Primordial Qi and refine it with greater ease.

All of it could be naturally mobilized when he used Dragon Fist techniques, increasing the power of his attacks.

Besides the Grand Completion of Dragon Form Fist, Zhang Ji had also made other progress during this time: 3 Crane Form Fist Essences, 8 [Waterfall Drop] Essences, and 7 True Qi Nourishing Spirit Skill Essences.

Three Grand Completion-level Grandmaster combat skills, plus all these essences.

At this moment, although Zhang Ji hadn’t sparred with Li Long, he felt that he had officially surpassed him.

An ordinary Grandmaster expert wouldn’t last a single exchange against him.

If he was in a place with abundant water vapor, allowing him to use [Flowing Water Sect] combat skills, he could even defeat a veteran Grandmaster with ease!

Moreover, the benefits from the True Qi Nourishing Spirit Skill were now becoming increasingly apparent.

His overflowing Spirit; his Perception Power that could easily detect minute changes; his incredible reflexes that could catch a sniper bullet; his fine Control over his strength; the ability to condense his Primordial Qi to the thinness of a needle before releasing it—all these were the effects of his enhanced Spirit.

Although it was merely a supplementary martial art, the enhancements it provided were beyond imagination.

It was truly worthy of being the core fundamental combat skill of the Dao Sect.

....

As December began, the Five Elements Sect found itself in deep trouble.

Their various industries encountered problems—either shut down for thorough investigation or faced with heavy fines.

At the same time, some of the Five Elements Sect’s old under-the-table dealings were exposed, and one high-ranking member after another faced the threat of imprisonment.

At first, Li Long and the others thought it was just the fallout from the incident with Zhang Ji.

But they later discovered that it wasn’t just the Five Elements Sect; many other Sects were facing the same situation.

Yan Ruifeng mused, "It should be the same as in previous years, just a routine rectification. Things will blow over once the dust settles."

Every year-end, the government would go through the motions, cracking down where necessary to prevent the various civil factions from overstepping their bounds.

In Yan Ruifeng’s view, this year was most likely the same, just a bit more heavy-handed.

If worst came to worst, they could just pay a larger fine.

And so, on December 5th, the Law Enforcement Team arrived at the Five Elements Sect.

"Please cooperate with our investigation!"

An arrest warrant was presented. Li Long, Yan Ruifeng, several direct disciples, and elders were all to be "invited" to the local law enforcement bureau.

"Gentlemen, could there be some misunderstanding here?" Yan Ruifeng asked, confused.

"We’ll know if it’s a misunderstanding after the investigation. Please come with us," said the man from the Law Enforcement Team.

As he spoke, he moved to put handcuffs on Yan Ruifeng.

Li Long stepped forward and smoothly intercepted the handcuffs.

"Nothing has been confirmed yet. What right do you have to put us in shackles!" Li Long said coolly.

With a light squeeze from Li Long, the handcuffs twisted out of shape.

The expressions of the Law Enforcement Team members tightened, and they all drew their firearms, aiming them at Yan Ruifeng and Li Long.

"No need to be so tense, everyone. Let me make a phone call first, alright?" Yan Ruifeng said, patting Li Long.

"Be my guest!" said the man from the Law Enforcement Team.

Yan Ruifeng made a call, asked a few brief, quiet questions, and quickly received a reply from the other side.

"Go with them for now. Don’t resist. I’ll personally come and get you out later!"

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