Super Soldier in the City

Chapter 2471 - 2535: Turning Point

Jiang Ningxiang hesitated about what to do when Li Yifei reached for the medicine box, grabbed the last three pills, and threw them into his mouth."No, don’t!" Jiang Ningxiang didn’t have time to stop him, and the pills were already swallowed by Li Yifei.

One pill, two pills, three pills, five pills, now it’s eight pills, all that Yao Lingfu crafted, eight in total, twice the upper limit she envisioned. But how could he consume so many?

Wailing, Jiang Ningxiang was dazed. She regrets not stepping in to stop it, wondering why she stood by watching Li Yifei consume so many pills!

"Smash!" The thick stone slab on the ground was crushed. Yao Lingfu was going wild. Eight pills, eight pills—those are eight immensely potent pills. She never imagined Li Yifei would consume them all, so didn’t specially prepare them. But who would have thought Li Yifei would gulp them down all at once? It’s beyond risking life; it’s insanity!

With eight pills consumed, the explosive Extreme Yang Qi from Li Yifei resembled a small atomic bomb. His body visibly swelled at an alarming rate, his fiery skin seeming to breathe, starting to inflate. Jiang Ningxiang had to step back a few paces, leaving the bedside.

She paused, her teeth biting into her lip until it bled, muttering, "No, I can’t watch you die."

With this thought, Jiang Ningxiang walked back over.

The Extreme Yang Qi would cause him pain, and the worm likewise, but Li Yifei found the two could offset each other’s pain. It seems they are as incompatible as water and fire, so he consumed so many at once without considering whether his body could handle it. Who cares? Anyway, Li Yifei hadn’t thought about this issue.

Choosing the lesser of two evils... Li Yifei’s method of fighting poison with poison uses his body as the battlefield, a battlefield larger and more destructive than the cold aura within Su Lio before. After all, he’s directing the cold into his body while also consuming pills to produce countless Extreme Yang Qi. This battlefield rapidly expanded, reaching every part of his body, from large meridians to small ones, even countless finer meridians becoming battlegrounds, with Extreme Yang Qi constantly sifting through the cold or being attacked by it.

Pain? What does pain feel like? Twisting your head off isn’t much different, oh no—if you lose your head, there’s no pain anymore because neurons can’t transmit.

The direct result of such a brutal approach is... Li Yifei finally began to collapse. It’s no longer about whether or not he’d faint; his body couldn’t bear it, his meridians couldn’t hold on—they were about to explode at any moment.

Opening his eyes, Li Yifei’s eyes were bleeding, the blood streaming down with a sizzling sound, seemingly burning, and within the dark red blood indeed existed countless Extreme Yang Qi. He sighed, grimaced, and by now Li Yifei had realized that his luck seemed poorer this time, making him fear that he couldn’t save Su Lio, possibly sacrificing himself too.

No more choices—I tried my best. Li Yifei’s vision blurred as he looked at Su Lio, whose delicate face was pale, devoid of life aura. Li Yifei shifted his gaze, catching sight of the blurry figure of Jiang Ningxiang. He couldn’t smile anymore, his voice barely audible. Jiang Ningxiang faintly heard Li Yifei’s voice, three words—"I’m sorry." Spoken slowly, weakly, and quietly, but Jiang Ningxiang understood. Heartbroken, she pounced toward Li Yifei, disregarding his scorching body, chaotic internal energy. Jiang Ningxiang yanked off the bead hanging around her neck. Though the bead appeared unremarkable, she casually crushed it.

Inside was a tiny pill, as small as a grain of rice. Perhaps it’s not really a pill. In any case, Jiang Ningxiang quickly tossed the pill into Li Yifei’s mouth. Simultaneously, she bit her finger, taking a chunk out of it, blood flowing rapidly. Jiang Ningxiang shoved her finger into Li Yifei’s mouth, feeling it being enveloped in heat—like putting a hand into a fire. The piercing pain coursing through her, Jiang Ningxiang didn’t pull back.

Li Yifei endured such agony, so what couldn’t Jiang Ningxiang bear? She held on, as the rice-like pill took effect. Li Yifei felt his boiling blood and the chilling aura suddenly reach a balance. They weren’t completely subdued, just slightly weakened, but the change was palpable.

Li Yifei paused, opening his eyes again. He felt something in his mouth, an indescribable force continuously pouring into his body, becoming a third force within him. This third force immediately became immense, and Li Yifei didn’t know what it was, but it rapidly overwhelmed the scorching and chilling forces.

"Hah!" Li Yifei was desperately sucking in that force, while Jiang Ningxiang’s complexion turned paler, her body swaying until she couldn’t hold on, collapsing at the bedside.

Li Yifei opened his eyes to a still blood-red vision, barely able to see objects ahead. But Li Yifei knew he had been saved. With no time to consider why, he frantically activated the Dual Cultivation Technique, maximizing its effect.

Most importantly, his body no longer hurt. After the third force entered his body, it quickly subdued the rampant Extreme Yang Qi and chilling cold, allowing Li Yifei rare control over his body.

Consequently, at this moment, Li Yifei operated the Dual Cultivation Technique, gaining unparalleled power.

The cold within Su Lio’s body was rapidly resolved and filtered, while the Extreme Yang Qi within Li Yifei’s body was also quickly consumed. At their conjunction, the pain was at least lessened.

This, indeed, is what the Dual Cultivation Technique should achieve. Li Yifei closed his eyes and immersed himself into a state of cultivation, even ignoring one thing... which was—the Worm seemingly ceased its punishment all of a sudden. The feeling of his heart about to explode vanished abruptly.

Outside the room, the crowd’s sorrowful expressions endured for a long time. Even if they were a thousandfold unwilling, they knew that after taking eight pills, death for Li Yifei was just a matter of time, something to be counted by seconds. However, after one minute, two minutes, there was no bad news from the room. It seemed as if... his body had withstood the power of eight pills?

Yao Lingfu found it hard to imagine how this was done. She knew the efficacy of the pills she refined, aware of their immense power. Even with Li Yifei’s top-tier cultivation and unparalleled physical strength, he shouldn’t have been able to withstand it. Yet, the scene before her eyes unfolded—Li Yifei was fine, no painful sounds emanated from the room, nor were there any other reactions.

In any case, Li Yifei was fine now! Elder Su breathed a sigh of relief, exhaling forcefully, Murong Yuanqing stomped heavily, causing the stone slab underfoot to shatter into powder.

The crowd was naturally puzzled about how Li Yifei dealt with the predicament inside the room, managing to resolve the explosive force accumulated by eight pills; this could indeed be called a miracle.

Though they couldn’t comprehend it, for the time being, Li Yifei was fine, so everyone was obviously pleased.

The women, seeing the reactions of the elders, also knew that Li Yifei had averted the crisis, and couldn’t help but cry tears of joy. Su Mengxin clasped her hands together and continued to pray.

Yao Lingfu kept shaking her head, unable to understand how Li Yifei managed to negate the power of her refined pills. Undoubtedly, it was a good thing, or... hopefully, it was a good thing. Li Yifei couldn’t have anything happen to him. As for Su Lio, Yao Lingfu naturally hoped she was okay too, but compared to Li Yifei, the latter was not as important.

Everyone has personal biases; it is unavoidable.

Inside the room, Li Yifei was frantically operating the Dual Cultivation Technique. Within his body were three forces, originally incompatible like fire and water, that could only be converted through his technique. Yet, after the third force entered his body, it miraculously transformed, becoming the point that broke the balance, with the three forces achieving a harmonious equilibrium.

Li Yifei’s body alternated between emitting white steam, red glow, and producing a misty aura. The so-called misty aura was a blend of five colors, appearing alternately. Inside the room were only three people; Li Yifei and Su Lio could not see these, so only Jiang Ningxiang could see. She observed Li Yifei recovering from the brink of explosive death back to normalcy, finally breathing a sigh of relief. However, at this point, her expression was utterly weary, making it hard to continue guarding Li Yifei.

Still, seeing that Li Yifei was fine, Jiang Ningxiang’s face relaxed, she smiled softly, and slowly closed her eyes.

Li Yifei only felt that the battlefield within his body had reached a rare peace, his technique began to gradually function, which made him feel exceedingly pleasant. Having endured such hellish pain before, the current state inside his body felt like bathing in the spring breeze, and the previously torn, fragmented Meridians were constantly being repaired through the operation of the Dual Cultivation Technique, and at a rapid pace, as if the hard times were finally over.

The condition within Su Lio’s body was still not good, and at this point, the Dual Cultivation Technique was only halfway through, with another critical point being to help Su Lio rebuild her Dantian, or switch to another cultivation method.

This was the conclusion a group of experts arrived at after research. If this method succeeded, then Su Lio might also rise from adversity and become a cultivator, and it’s very possible for her to become a top-tier expert.

Leaping to become a master, this counted as a form of happiness for Su Lio.

Li Yifei was working hard, his consciousness gradually returning, but he did not dare to be distracted. With undivided attention, he operated the technique, his body like a high-powered vortex engine, blending all kinds of forces within, and transferring them rapidly between Su Lio and himself.

Gradually, under the function of the Dual Cultivation Technique, a beautiful link was formed between Li Yifei and Su Lio, an indescribable experience, even surpassing the feeling he had during Dual Cultivation with any of his wives before.