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After Xiao Li had gone through the baptism of the smoke, a sinister smile unconsciously appeared on his face when he saw the incoming packets of smoke. The moment the bullets flew to his side, his originally motionless body suddenly moved.

The people outside only saw the packets of gunpowder smash into the thick smoke, and then the smoke suddenly began to violently roll, as if it was boiling water, and then countless packets of gunpowder flew out of the smoke with a speed even faster than when they had arrived, along with the whistling sound of gunpowder.

The huge smoke covered an area of three hundred meters. No one knew what was going on inside. The violent explosion not only landed right next to Xiao Li, but also affected the retreating Yin Sun.

Although Yin Sun had retreated just in time, he had also been sent flying more than two meters back by the massive explosion due to the unusual force exerted by the saltpeter. This was a testament to his power.

Yin Sun was at the edge of the cloud of smoke. Just as he was about to regain his balance and retreat, a gust of wind blew against him from ten meters away.

Yin Sun had always been on guard against Xiao Li's unceasing strangeness. He felt a chill run down his spine as he sensed the wind. He knew Xiao Li must be up to mischief, so he took a few steps back, sword in hand as he stared straight ahead.

Indeed, Xiao Li's sharp arrow had appeared before his eyes and pierced towards his chest at an astonishing speed. Xiao Li was in the air, using the strange technique he had learned earlier to kick out all the bullets. However, the direction of his kick was very precise. One part of the kick was directed at Yin Sun, and the other part was aimed behind him, using the explosive force of the bullets to catch up with Yin Sun. This was an idea that came to him when he found out he wouldn't be hurt by a gunpowder.

As soon as Yin Sun saw the arrow, he shot out his sword to block Xiao Li's incoming attack. He then turned around and fled.

However, when Xiao Li's sharp arrow clashed with his longsword, it suddenly created a black shadow that instantly enveloped his entire body.

Yin Sun, however, was no ordinary man. He brandished his sword to protect himself from the wind. "Don't think that a little weirdo like yourself can act so arrogantly in front of me," he growled. He really couldn't see through Xiao Li and didn't know why Xiao Li wasn't afraid of the power of the gunpowder.

These words were enough to show the fear in Yin Sun's eyes. Xiao Li remained unmoved. He attacked swiftly with his arrows, not giving Yin Sun a chance to catch his breath.

The rest of the group had also heard Yin Sun's shout. Chen Donglai thought to himself, "Looks like that kid really has some skill. He actually managed to escape under the bombardment of so many bullets. He even got into a fight with Yin Sun. I don't think we should underestimate him."

Ling Qingyun heard Yin Sun's shout, and the worry in his heart eased a little. At least for now, Xiao Li's life wasn't in danger. He was already at the point where he was almost out of energy, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: My cultivation level is still insufficient, don't look at how I managed to condense the sword intent into a solid form, but under the consumption of this battle of attrition, I actually was forcefully suppressed to the point of exhaustion. Actually, his sword intent was condensed from his own true strength and not true sword intent. Sword intent, sword intent, they were referring to the intent of the path of the sword, not the sharpness of the sword Qi. In most battles, the method of congealing Qi would seem very sharp, but once a group battle occurred, there would definitely be a time when one's true qi would be exhausted. At that time, one would be at the mercy of others. As he thought about this, the tiredness in his heart became more and more intense.

The sound of weapons clashing against each other in the thick smoke was like the sound of rain falling on a banana. At the same time, Yin Sun's shouts could be heard. Everyone could imagine how intense the battle inside was.

A moment later, the smoke began to dissipate. Two rays of light could be seen spiraling around each other, and two figures were flying over to collide with each other. It seemed that this time, Yin Sun had also been forced out of his rage by Xiao Li, ignoring his injuries and engaged in a fierce battle with him. He knew that he couldn't back down now. Otherwise, if the other party kept chasing after him, he wouldn't be able to sustain his injuries for long. The final result was that he would be captured, so he chose the most advantageous path to take. Xiao Li also had the same plan. Since he didn't have much time on his side, both sides began to fight with their hands and feet on the ground.

At this point, Yin Sun was regretting having Chen Dongliu and his men try to capture Xiao Li. He had thought that they would try their best to take him down. He hadn't expected them to let him off so easily, but Xiao Li had forced him to go all out in the end. If he had known that this would happen, he would have let Chen Donglai and the others deal with Ling Qingyun first and had them exhaust a little more energy before using their own saltpeter to attack them. Actually, he still had many methods that he had yet to use. It was just because of his underestimation of Xiao Li that he fell into this bitter battle.

The sudden turn of events had changed Yin Sun's plans. Although he regretted it, Xiao Li was anxious. He had not expected Yin Sun to be so smart. Although he had been suppressing the other party, the latter had been able to hold on with his heavy injuries.

By this time, Yin Sun had run out of underlings, and the pressure on Ling Qingyun's side had finally lessened. Yin Sun didn't have the time to worry about anything else. He was preoccupied with a life-and-death duel with Xiao Li.

Chen Donglai had also realized this situation and knew that it would be very disadvantageous for him to continue on his side. However, seeing that the greatest threat, Ling Qingyun, had been eliminated, he did not care too much about the others. After all, his goal was only Xiao Li. His greatest hope was that Xiao Li and Yin Sun would fight to the death. That way, they would be able to reap the rewards.

When the last two explosions had died down, the entire square was filled with the sound of burning fire, except for the dense clashing of Xiao Li's and Yin Sun's weapons.

Xiao Li's spirit was lifted at the sound of the explosion. He knew the man had finally run out of his deadly weapon. Unconsciously, he felt a surge of joy in his heart. His attacks on Yin Sun had become sharper.

Yin Sun was aware of the situation on his side. He knew what Xiao Li was thinking and gritted his teeth. It's all because of you, little beast. I'll let you know how powerful I am today. Originally, I didn't want to use those secret methods of mine to make Chen Donglai and those other fellows risk their lives here. If they don't die soon, I will send them off.

Yin Sun's original plan was to rely on Chen Donglai's group of ten to capture Xiao Li, while Yin Sun's group of ten would waste half of their energy trying to capture Ling Qing. With Xiao Li's fury, Yin Sun's plan was to have Ling Qing Yun and Chen Donglai kill each other with their lives, and then he would be able to redeem the humiliation of being called over by Chen Donglai's group and fulfill his dream of returning to the helm. However, Xiao Li's strangeness had completely destroyed his plan. What angered him the most was that Chen Donglai's men were so useless that Xiao Li actually ran out to fight him with his life on the line.

After all, he had witnessed Ling Qingyun's power, and he didn't really believe he could handle him with just a few slugs. In case Ling Chen turned out to be too ferocious, he'd already prepared other methods to deal with him. Having made up his mind, Yin Sun struck back with all his might.

Xiao Li sensed the change in Yin Sun's expression, and his heart skipped a beat. Had this guy been hiding his true power all along? Now, he actually became so energetic.

However, how could Xiao Li let him succeed? He fiercely suppressed the sharp arrow in his hand as he pondered on how he could achieve a miraculous victory. Although Ling Qingyun's current danger was slightly alleviated, there were still ten ill-intentioned people on the other side. If he could end this battle as soon as possible, then he could return to Big Brother Ling's side and allow him to peacefully heal his injuries.

As he thought about this, he suddenly remembered that the arrow he had shot earlier had been planted a few meters behind him. His mind began to wander as he considered how he could use this arrow to surprise Yin Sun.

At this point, Yin Sun and Xiao Li were each thinking of their own tricks, and their movements were even more vicious. The sword in Yin Sun's right hand was being used to execute the "Lunar Gauze Sword Art". The sword was like a myriad of stars in the sky, changing into strange and unpredictable shapes. The strange internal force continuously flowed from the sword into Xiao Li's arrows, but was all absorbed and melted away by Xiao Li's internal force.

Xiao Li was performing the 'Deep Sword' that Ling Qingyun had taught him. He had spent most of his time trying to comprehend this sword art, and it looked as if he was on par with Yin Sun, but was unable to break through his opponent's defenses. Furthermore, the force exuded from his opponent's sword was extremely strange. If he had sufficient experience, he would definitely be able to discover the uniqueness of his inner force. Because his inner force was actually continuously consuming the other party's true energy when it was resisting the other party's true energy, but this phenomenon wasn't obvious, so Xiao Li didn't notice and continued to resist. If Xiao Li had released his resistance, Yin Sun might not have been able to withstand it.

Yin Sunlight was also dismayed. His strange inner strength had been completely blocked. His Lou Guang Sect's inner strength stood alone in this world. The best way to fight against others was to invade their bodies and slowly erode their strength. An ordinary person's inner strength wouldn't be able to fend them off at all.

Not to mention the fact that both of them were engaged in a battle of their own, both of them had different ideas in their minds. Yin Sun slipped his left hand into his robe, making weird movements in the dark. On the other hand, Xiao Li transferred a portion of his true energy to his feet.

There were many talented people in this world, but there were only a handful of people who were able to split their minds and freely channel their inner strength to other parts of their body without affecting their movements. Xiao Li was the only one among them.

Xiao Li transferred some of his inner strength to his feet, but it did not affect the force of the arrow. It was as if he had two dantians in his body; one of them used it on his hands, and the other used it on his feet.

The inner force that Xiao Li channeled into his feet did not stop at only his feet. Instead, it followed his feet and entered the ground. Xiao Li continued to move forward on the ground toward the sharp arrow that was ten meters behind him.

If one were to say how unique Xiao Li was, perhaps he was unique to the entire world. A single person being able to pass on cultivation skills through separation of objects was nothing out of the ordinary in the eyes of a martial arts expert. No matter how pure an expert's inner force is, it can only be in the body. When it is outside of the body, it can only be separated from the body and the true energy can only be released from the body of the body. Because the body does not have meridians, the inner force can only transmit the body of the object in front of a conductor from one end to the other. The reason why weapons used by martial artists were always pointed at the front end was because when sword Qi was released, it would definitely come out from the tip of the sword. If it was a staff, then it could only form Qi and blade light could only form a piece. On the other hand, Xiao Li was able to control his inner force to form a line and transmit it through the ground. Of course, he did not know about this.

However, not everyone could control Zhen Qi to travel through the earth like Xiao Li did. Just like Ling Qingyun, he could control Zhen Qi to become sword Qi, but he could not control Zhen Qi to travel through the earth with his will. The reason for this was that each individual's cultivation was different, and each individual's accomplishments were naturally different as well. Even if someone else wanted to learn it, they would probably have a hard time accomplishing it. Even if Ling Qingyun personally taught him, he would probably have to see if the other party could truly comprehend the truth behind it, and after comprehending it, he would also have to learn the sword intent. And after reaching the Large Success Stage of the sword intent, he would also have to successfully integrate the sword intent into his own Zhen Qi.

Not to mention these superfluous words, Xiao Li did his best to control the true strength he separated and moved to the sharp arrow twenty feet away. He tightly wrapped himself around the sharp arrow so that he could control its movements at any time.

Xiao Li wriggled on the ground, battling Yin Sun to a standstill, but he kept his feet planted against the ground. Yin Sun was also clutching something in his left hand. He hadn't noticed Xiao Li's odd footsteps.

Both of them were ready. They were waiting for an opportunity. An opportunity to kill each other.