Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Who Says Scholars Are Useless?

The second shot!

Li Hengsheng felt the qi and blood within his body begin to surge, like giant waves churning endlessly on the ocean.

The second shot was a notch stronger than the first.

The spear thundered like lightning.

As if it wanted to annihilate everything.

Yet, in the face of Li Hengsheng’s attack, the Iron-faced Man remained steadfast with just one man and one knife, brandishing it with such force, as if his physical body had no limits, and his inner strength was extremely pure. With one stroke, he directly repelled Li Hengsheng’s second shot!

Li Hengsheng’s entire body trembled violently, even his bones crackled, but his unstoppable momentum didn’t waver in the slightest.

At this moment, there was also no chance for the Iron-faced Man to counterattack, as the third shot was launched directly!

The momentum was like a catastrophic collapse of heaven and earth.

Li Hengsheng’s arm muscles suddenly contracted, and the explosive force from his cells erupted, shaking even the ground around him.

Li Hengsheng’s face was flushed as if engulfed by tides, an unbeatable shot!

“Bang!”

The Iron-faced Man still hesitated not for a moment, raising his knife against him, and as the two forces collided, the ground beneath their feet shattered extensively.

The momentum erupted in all directions, and the Iron-faced Man’s qi force also shuddered violently. The collision between the curved knife and the Immortal-Extinguishing Spear was so fierce, yet the Iron-faced Man managed to block this shot unscathed.

Li Hengsheng’s heart was somewhat filled with horror.

Three consecutive shots!

The Iron-faced Man blocked them all effortlessly.

Then let’s try the fourth shot!

With a forceful grip, veins bulging, the fourth shot charged out with Li Hengsheng’s terrifying strength.

This shot unleashed, the sea of blood within Li Hengsheng roared like a ferocious dragon, his qi and blood shaking so much that even his internal organs trembled!

His bones echoed harmoniously.

Li Hengsheng’s entire body felt as if it was going to fall apart.

The power of this shot surpassed the previous ones, Li Hengsheng’s eyes glowing red, charging straight at the Iron-faced Man’s chest!

Li Hengsheng could confidently say that even a martial artist who stepped into the Postnatal Perfection Realm wouldn’t dare to directly take this shot!

Boom!

The collision of powers.

The Iron-faced Man did not hold back at all, slashing with his curved knife as if it weighed a thousand pounds, his qi force at this moment was like a fierce beast unleashed completely.

The power, with its formidable oppressive force, swept toward Li Hengsheng.

But Li Hengsheng showed not the slightest fear. The Immortal-Extinguishing Spear seemed to tear open a celestial curtain, forcefully splitting the oppressive feeling apart, directly battling against the curved knife.

And the power of this shot was even more astounding!

The grip on the Iron-faced Man’s knife burst open instantly, revealing stark white bones, his entire being was repelled by Li Hengsheng’s fourth shot, the powerful impact almost shattering the curved knife in his hand.

Stomp stomp stomp.

The Iron-faced Man retreated crazily, resisting the impact of this fourth shot, this shot was simply too strong, the Iron-faced Man hadn’t expected a martial artist at the seventh layer of the Transcendent Realm to unleash such a powerful shot.

He was even injured by it.

Even his weapon was done for.

After retreating over thirty steps, the Iron-faced Man barely steadied himself.

But within him was also a tumultuous sea, a trickle of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

“Seventh layer of the Transcendent Realm, to wound me, impressive!” The Iron-faced Man’s emotionless voice carried a hint of disbelief.

But at this moment, Li Hengsheng was even more shocked internally.

After four consecutive shots of the Overlord Immortal Spear Skill, he still didn’t manage to kill the first layer’s guardian.

Is he really just at the ordinary Postnatal Realm?

At this moment, Li Hengsheng’s mind truly felt like it was collapsing. He originally thought that with the “Sun and Moon Light Map” and the “Overlord Immortal Spear Skill,” two formidable martial arts, he could stand against the Postnatal Realm.

Yet the guardian at this Postnatal Realm level was merely injured.

No wonder Lord Zhou mentioned that many people attempting the Nine-Layered Battle Pavilion end up with a shattered will. At this moment, Li Hengsheng’s thoughts were not far from that.

This is too strong?

His physical body was terrifyingly powerful, and his inner strength was even more fierce, while now he himself had no strength left to fight.

Li Hengsheng was gasping for breath intensely, barely able to stand steadily, the force of qi and blood within him roaring uncontrollably, like a beast about to break free from its seal!

Li Hengsheng was now exhausted.

“You are strong, but not enough.” The Iron-faced Man said, then vanished in a flash.

The next moment, appearing before Li Hengsheng, his blade moving like lightning. Li Hengsheng wanted to dodge, but his body was already spent.

A chill on his neck, Li Hengsheng felt as if his head flew off.

“Hoo!”

He took a sudden gasp of air.

Li Hengsheng suddenly opened his eyes, breathing heavily, horrified as he looked around, realizing he was still sitting by Yingxin Lake.

Yan Yuyun was still in her trial, eyes not yet open.

Li Hengsheng instinctively reached out to touch his neck, finding his head still attached to his neck.

But cold sweat had already drenched his clothes.

The scene just now was too real.

He almost thought he was truly dead.

Glancing around, Li Hengsheng noticed some people, like himself, abruptly waking up, some breathing heavily, but others seemed used to it.

Merely letting out a sigh, then showing no further reaction.

Some shook their heads helplessly, then stood up and left.

Li Hengsheng sat there calmly for a while, then reflected on the battle just now. The Iron-faced Man was indeed formidable, four shots and he still didn’t win.

However, Li Hengsheng’s gaze was now more determined.

He took another deep breath, then closed his eyes.

He wanted to challenge again.

He is a direct disciple and can challenge three times a month.

It was still that same barren land, and Li Hengsheng looked into the distance.

It was still that same Iron-faced Man.

“It’s you again.” The Iron-faced Man shook his head when he saw Li Hengsheng and said, “You can’t defeat me.”

“Let’s try again.” Li Hengsheng didn’t say much more.

Immortal-Extinguishing Spear struck directly!

The Iron-faced Man snorted coldly and once again engaged in a fierce battle with Li Hengsheng.

Li Hengsheng unleashed four continuous thrusts, the spear light surging like waves crashing against the shore!

The Iron-faced Man was indeed formidable, but he could not withstand Li Hengsheng’s four simultaneous thrusts, though he was not worried because he knew Li Hengsheng’s limit was four thrusts.

Although the power of the fourth thrust was indeed astonishing, he could still block it.

Even though it could injure him, there was no life-threatening danger.

And after Li Hengsheng’s recent defeat, everything here had reset, with no injuries on the Iron-faced Man’s body.

Therefore, Li Hengsheng had no chance of winning.

The four spear thrusts came like serpents, and this time, the Iron-faced Man, aware of the power of the Overlord Immortal Spear Skill, didn’t meet them head-on. He used some techniques that left the power of Li Hengsheng’s fourth thrust inferior to the last time.

But Li Hengsheng didn’t mind at all.

Until the fourth thrust was completed, Li Hengsheng’s pupils suddenly widened!

Even though he was churning inside, this time Li Hengsheng shouted angrily, his expression becoming more ferocious.

Veins bulged on his neck, and even blood seeped through his skin.

Li Hengsheng struck once more!

It was as if you could hear the sound of all his bones shattering, blood seeping from his pores, instantly dyeing Li Hengsheng into a blood-covered figure.

The fifth thrust tore everything apart.

This was a thrust Li Hengsheng made with his life!

Almost biting his teeth to pieces!

Four thrusts were Li Hengsheng’s limit, but not his true limit. With a do-or-die determination, Li Hengsheng could indeed deliver a fifth thrust!

The Sun and Moon Light Map emerged, the blood lines on the little figure behind him exploded at this moment, and even the little figure’s body burst apart, seemingly letting out a chilling scream!

Nearly exploding all his life force, Li Hengsheng delivered this desperate strike.

His strongest thrust.

The Iron-faced Man’s iron knife shattered instantly, and the entire person was engulfed in Li Hengsheng’s spear light!

First Layer Guardian, dead!

No suspense!

But after delivering the last thrust, Li Hengsheng spewed a mouthful of blood, his internal organs shattered, all his bones scattered.

Even one breath was a luxury.

Life was fading, perhaps the next second he would die.

Yet at this moment, the space around Li Hengsheng began to twist, the surroundings changed into a mountain stream.

A babbling brook, birds chirping, flowers fragrant.

The injuries on Li Hengsheng’s body instantly recovered as if new.

The sensation was very mystical, about to die one second, alive the next.

But the feeling of dying still left Li Hengsheng with lingering fear.

“Transcendent Realm Seventh Layer?”

A gentle voice came.

Li Hengsheng looked up, discovering standing ahead was a man in white, with a clean face and a scholarly demeanor.

He seemed just like a scholar.

A sword hung at his waist, a gentlemanly demeanor that easily instilled goodwill.

Li Hengsheng knew he had reached the second layer of the Nine-Layered Battle Pavilion.

“A Transcendent Realm Seventh Layer has made it here.” The scholar’s tone was very surprised, as if in disbelief.

Previously, only Ninth Layer of the Transcendent Realm had come this far.

Moreover, throughout nearly a thousand years, only about seven or eight had achieved this, and now, after many years, a Seventh Layer had arrived again, which was truly miraculous.

“Senior, you are the Second Layer Guardian.” Li Hengsheng looked at the person before him, feeling no aura from his body at all.

It was as if he had merged with the mountain stream.

“You can call me Scholar.” The Scholar said calmly, “Show me your skills.”

Li Hengsheng nodded, knowing he couldn’t possibly be a match for the Scholar.

Only by risking mutual destruction had he defeated the Iron-faced Man, this second-layer Scholar is surely stronger.

Even if he repeated the same strategy and used the fifth thrust, it was probably useless.

But Li Hengsheng was curious as to how strong the Scholar really was.

So Li Hengsheng attacked the Scholar directly.

A thrust like a startling swan.

When this thrust reached the Scholar, the Scholar didn’t even seem to intend to resist and merely showed a faint smile.

And the next moment, Li Hengsheng suddenly found the Scholar’s sword piercing his throat directly.

The speed was such that Li Hengsheng couldn’t even see it clearly.

“The power is strong, but not enough.” The Scholar’s lazy voice came: “Only brute force, ultimately lacking something.”

Upon hearing these words, Li Hengsheng’s consciousness collapsed.

The next moment, Li Hengsheng awoke again suddenly.

A hint of fear flashed in Li Hengsheng’s eyes.

Too fast.

The Scholar’s sword was too fast.

So fast that he had no time to react.

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