"Is that the kid?"
In a tea shop several hundred meters from the main gate of Xing City's specialized school, two men in gray short-sleeved shirts were drinking tea, eyeing Li Fei who was resting at the tea shop across from them.
"Yeah, that's him."
"He's from the Inspection Bureau's family, a bit tricky."
"We'll arrange for all the brothers who handle the job to get away afterward, and there will be escape money."
"Wow, that generous this time?"
"The employer is generous."
"Alright, the request is to break a leg?"
"Yes, it must be done within these few days."
"Okay."
"The other party is a student from the Zhi Ge Department who just won the championship in the graduation examination, he's got some skills, so be careful not to screw this up."
"Don't worry, he's not a martial artist, we'll make sure to handle it!"
After finishing their conversation, they put down their tea bowls, paid, and left.
Li Fei, in the tea shop opposite, continued to drink his tea calmly, waiting for his two friends to finish their exams.
At 11 AM, people started to come out from the main gate of the specialized school, indicating that the enrollment exams were over.
The results of the written test would take a few more days to be announced, while the results of the martial arts test were given on the spot.
Li Fei stood up, took out a five-cent coin, left it on the table, and then walked toward the main gate.
After waiting a few minutes, he saw Chen Lixin and Tian Yu come out together,
Tian Yu, unable to hide her emotions and with everything written on her face, made it clear to Li Fei from her beaming smile and spirited walk that she had surely passed.
Therefore, Li Fei greeted her with a smile,
"Looks like you've passed."
"Of course!"
Tian Yu said laughing, very excited.
Her dream was to become a female general of the Da Lan Dynasty, and now that she had successfully gotten into university at the Zhi Ge Department, she was one step closer to her dream.
"Congratulations."
Li Fei was genuinely happy for her.
Then, he looked at Chen Lixin: "You must have had no problems, right?"
Chen Lixin said calmly, "This year's questions were quite difficult, I did average."
"You always say you did average, but when the results come out, you always nearly get full marks."
Tian Yu teased with a laugh.
Chen Lixin shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
"Come on, let's grab a drink and celebrate!"
Tian Yu waved her arm and said with a laugh.
"Let's go."
"Let's go!"
The three friends laughed and chatted as they went to celebrate together.
...
July 23rd, Li Fei went about his usual training.
After finishing the afternoon's Qi training and resistance training, the Myriad Blood Pearl finally upgraded:
[Rank: Level 4 2%
Blood Soul: 22
Blood Soul Skill: Blood Rage]
With this upgrade, the number of Blood Souls increased by six.
As a result, Li Fei could recover 2.2 Blood Souls every day, and his recovery rate had finally surpassed his consumption rate, so he no longer had to worry about his body not being able to handle it.
Moreover, what thrilled Li Fei even more was that, once the number of his Blood Souls exceeded 20, the Myriad Blood Pearl underwent a transformation and unlocked the Blood Soul Skill!
Immersing his mind into the Myriad Blood Pearl, Li Fei quickly understood the usage of the newly unlocked Blood Soul Skill "Blood Rage":
It would consume at least one Blood Soul, allowing his physical strength to significantly increase for one minute. The more Blood Souls consumed at one time, the greater the increase in strength!
The increase in Blood Souls allowed Li Fei to sustain more damage, and since his main practiced Martial Art was the Mixed Element Dominator Body, which was almost entirely focused on defense, he had been relatively weak on the offensive end.
Now, with "Blood Rage," he finally had a formidable technique for offense.
Moreover, the more Blood Souls "Blood Rage" consumed, the greater the strength it provided, and as the number of Blood Souls increased over time, the upper limit of "Blood Rage" would also continue to rise, making it a skill that could grow alongside Li Fei.
"Goodbye, Teacher."
With a good mood, Li Fei left the Martial Arts Hall and ran home.
On the way from the Martial Arts Hall to the Inspection Bureau's family compound, there was a forest, a very quiet place with hardly any people.
As Li Fei ran through the grove, suddenly five or six men emerged from the forest ahead, each holding iron bars, looking at him with mocking eyes.
Li Fei immediately stopped, glanced behind, and sure enough, another five or six men were blocking his retreat, also wielding iron bars.
The leader was a burly man who had lost his left eye.
His name was Liu Wen, nicknamed "Blind Bear," and he was the Gang Leader of the Bear Power Gang in the eastern part of the city.
Bear Power Gang was a recently emerged gang, seemingly unrelated to the Tiger Saber Gang on the surface, but in fact, it was an outer affiliate developed by the Tiger Saber Gang to handle some of the dirty work the Tiger Saber Gang preferred not to be associated with directly.
Such gangs would not last long before being wiped out by the Inspection Bureau, and then new gangs would quickly appear.
When Liu Wen received this mission, he knew that the Bear Power Gang was being cast aside.
No matter what, by taking out a son of a platoon leader from the Inspection Bureau, Bear Power Gang would not be able to continue existing in Xing City.
"I can't believe I have to give up being a Gang Leader less than a year."
With a vicious look, Liu Wen glared at Li Fei in front of him, a wicked fire igniting in his heart:
"Beat him up!"
Then, the minions blocking Li Fei's front and back rushed at him wielding iron bars.
Upon hearing Liu Wen's command, Li Fei promptly dropped the canvas bag he was carrying and turned around, charging towards Liu Wen.
"So you know the strategy to catch the leader first,"
Liu Wen chuckled.
He wasn't worried about his safety.
If it was a one-on-one, barehanded combat, he might truly not be a match for this Jong Ge Department champion from the vocational school.
But with over a dozen street-fighting experienced minions wielding iron bars against an unarmed man, Liu Wen didn't see any chance for turning the tables as long as the opponent wasn't a Martial Artist!
"You look so righteous; today, you'll experience the severe beating society can dish out."
Liu Wen said cheerfully.
As his words fell, five minions wielding iron bars were about to reach Li Fei, their iron bars held high, ready to strike.
But Li Fei showed no sign of slowing down, apparently planning to keep charging through these minions' attack!
"What a stubborn kid, a worthless champion."
The smirk on Liu Wen's face grew wider, his heart completely at ease.
But just as the two groups were about to collide, Li Fei suddenly pulled a package out of his pocket and swung it vigorously ahead.
A paper bag filled with lime powder burst open, and white powder scattered towards the five in front!
Watching the lime spreading in the air, Liu Wen's smile froze, momentarily at a loss.
Who carries a bag of lime powder around?
Is this guy really the son of an Inspection Bureau platoon leader or some elite fighter from a gang?
Liu Wen's minions, experienced in street fights, were very familiar with the tactic of throwing lime; they instinctively reacted by shielding their faces with their hands and closing their eyes.
Seizing the opportunity, Li Fei sidestepped and forcefully knocked people aside using the Bengshan Style.
Liu Wen watched in stunned silence as the righteous-faced Li Fei cleared a path with lime, knocking back several minions and charging towards him like a fierce tiger!
...