In the afternoon of December 27, 2058, on the heliport outside the global headquarters of the Limit Martial Arts Pavilion, there were numerous aircraft—either “flying saucer-shaped fighters” or “intelligent fighters,” each of them expensive. The “King-Class Intelligent Fighter” belonging to Luo Feng was merely of average quality among them and did not stand out at all.
Because today, more than thirty council members had arrived!
…
At 15:10, inside the Supreme Court located within the giant spaceship-shaped headquarters building, over half of the Earth’s council members and a few influential warriors had gathered.
“Luofeng, let me introduce you. This is Councilman Baigerifu,” introduced Liu He, Luo Feng’s friend and an Inspector. One by one, Luo Feng met with many renowned and powerful figures from Earth. Each of these council members showed great respect to Luo Feng, who was about to be appointed as the sixth Inspector of the Limit Martial Arts Pavilion.
“This is Councilman Zhu Xi,” Liu He smiled. “He is also one of us, a Chinese.”
“Luofeng, it’s an honor to meet you,” Luo Feng extended his hand.
“Luofeng, it’s my pleasure,” the thin, sharp-nosed man named Zhu Xi shook hands with Luo Feng.
It seemed like an ordinary scene, no different from Luo Feng meeting others before. Yet, within his heart, Luo Feng couldn’t help but sigh. Back then, when the warrior Lu Gang had died, Zhu Xi had arrived to attend the memorial ceremony. The scene of many prominent figures from politics, business, the military, and the martial world respectfully welcoming him had deeply impressed Luo Feng, who was still part of the Firehammer Squad at that time.
Now, he himself had become a council member.
“Luofeng, look, that silver-haired man over there, who seems devoid of any vitality, is Councilman Yan Hai,” Liu He whispered. “Though he is also Chinese, he is very close to Li Yao. Since you killed Li Yao, you’ve made an enemy of him. It will be difficult for you to be on good terms with him.”
“He is very powerful, qualified enough to challenge for the fifth council chairmanship. But don’t worry, he won’t dare provoke me or the Limit Martial Arts Pavilion,” Liu He continued in a low voice. “Of course, it’s best if you avoid provoking him unnecessarily.”
Luo Feng glanced over and simply smiled.
Councilman Yan Hai? Even if it were Yan Hai, or even the third, fourth, or fifth council chairmen, once he completed the “Nine-Nine Duan Shen” ritual and advanced to the first stage of Star-Level, none of them would be his match.
…
Far away, Yan Hai looked at Luo Feng expressionlessly and snorted coldly through his nose. Back in the Great Nirvana period, he and Li Yao had shared life-and-death experiences. Yan Hai had treated Li Yao like his own son. The bond forged through such experiences was indeed deep.
Unfortunately, his opponent was a member of the Limit Martial Arts Pavilion. Though Yan Hai harbored some resentment, he had no choice but to suppress it.
“Is that Luo Feng?”
“I heard he controls hidden weapons, with a maximum impact force reaching around 8 to 9 million kilograms. He can indeed rival some council members.”
“So what if he can rival them? He hasn’t broken through yet. In terms of ground movement speed, running speed, and various combat techniques, he still can’t match our agility and subtlety! In a real battle against council members, he might not even defeat one.”
“Some council members can control flames, others ice, and so on. Their attack methods are indeed more sophisticated than his.”
In some corners of the courtroom’s public gallery, some council members whispered among themselves. While discussing, they also created barriers around to prevent their words from spreading and being overheard by Luo Feng. After all, these Star-Level experts didn’t want to make enemies with Luo Feng, but they couldn’t help harboring a slight sense of disdain.
This slight disdain was, in fact, born from jealousy.
Jealousy of Luo Feng’s potential! To achieve such an attack power at the peak of the Warrior God level meant that when he eventually broke through to the Star-Level, he would surely become one of the most outstanding among them.
“So what if he has potential? Right now, he still falls short when it comes to truly fighting us,” was the thought of many council members.
…
Though Luo Feng conversed with many council members, he could sense that they kept a slight distance from him. Only the Inspectors of the Limit Martial Arts Pavilion were genuinely close to him.
“The First and Second Council Chairmen have arrived.”
“Hong and Thunder.”
The council members and some warriors in the public gallery fell silent. From the side door of the courtroom, a man in black and a bald monk wearing a white robe entered, walking one after the other toward the front of the public gallery. The man in black, Hong, seemed to devour the surrounding light, while the bald monk gave off an aura that involuntarily made people tremble.
“Hong, Star-Level Sixth Stage.”
“Thunder, Star-Level Seventh Stage!” Luo Feng observed the two.
Hong, the man in black, was cold and indifferent.
Thunder, the monk in white, was gentle and always smiling, yet his presence commanded involuntary respect.
These were the two strongest beings on Earth! In terms of physical strength, Thunder surpassed Hong, but Hong had his own domain, making him a match for Thunder in terms of overall power.
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As soon as Hong and Thunder arrived, the court session began. Luo Feng sat in the plaintiff’s seat, while Li Yao and Vina stood in the defendant’s dock, shackled.
The trial of two high-level warriors was a rare occurrence in history.
At 16:20, the court delivered its verdict.
“Li Yao and Vina Polenas, you are found guilty of orchestrating the murder of a council member’s family. The sentence is death! Immediate execution!”
Li Yao and Vina’s expressions changed slightly, though they had anticipated this outcome before the trial.
“Luofeng!”
Li Yao and Vina glared fiercely at Luo Feng in the plaintiff’s seat.
Luo Feng merely gave them a cold stare. The Vulture and Scorpion couple had dared to harm his family… He had already made one mistake; he would never make it again. He could not allow such a threat to exist. Letting them live would be a betrayal of his family’s safety, a failure in his responsibility to them.
“Li Yao, hand over the Black God Armor,” two council members stood before Li Yao.
Li Yao glanced around the courtroom. There were over thirty council members present, not to mention the presence of the First Council Chairman, Hong, and the Second Council Chairman, Thunder. To kill him here would be as simple as flipping a hand. Though filled with resentment, Li Yao could only force the Black God Armor out of his body and hand it over.
“Escort the criminals to the wilderness and execute them,” the judge of the Supreme Court ordered.
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The two council members responsible for escorting and executing the criminals were Liu He, a council member from the Limit Martial Arts Pavilion, and Amuhan, a council member from the Thunder Martial Arts Pavilion. With a request, Luo Feng was allowed to accompany them.
Inside a “Qiankun”-class intelligent fighter.
Li Yao and Vina, shackled, were under the watch of three council members: Luo Feng, Liu He, and Amuhan.
“Luofeng,” Vina glared at Luo Feng, her Chinese slightly broken as she spat out, “You should have killed us yesterday in the base city if you had the guts! I never expected you to be so despicable, using the Warrior Palace Court to sentence us. You despicable, powerless bastard, I will never forgive you even in death—”
“Silence,” Liu He, sitting opposite, scolded angrily.
“I’m about to die anyway, what do I have to fear from you?” Vina sneered.
Though Vina was European and understood Chinese, her fluency in cursing was clearly weak. Luo Feng merely gave her a cold stare, completely ignoring her words… She was just a pitiful creature facing imminent death.
Li Yao, the Vulture, stared silently at Luo Feng.
“Although you chased me across Australia, I did not seek you out for revenge afterward, allowing you to live peacefully in the Paris Base City,” Luo Feng coldly stared at Li Yao. “But I never imagined that upon hearing of my death, you would immediately strike at my family. Li Yao, Li Yao, if I do not kill you, I am unworthy to be a son!!!”
Li Yao remained silent, his eyes locked onto Luo Feng.
…
“Ah Wei, I failed to avenge you!”
“I was useless!”
“It’s over, everything is over.”
“Luofeng, Luofeng!!! If there are ghosts after death, I will never let you go.”
Though Li Yao had not spoken a word, his heart was filled with rage and fury. Yet, no matter how much hatred or resentment he harbored, once he was killed, everything would be meaningless.
“I refuse to accept this, I refuse!”
“I refuse to die like this, I refuse!!!” Li Yao roared inwardly, his tightly clenched teeth bleeding.
The Qiankun-class intelligent fighter slowly landed.
“Get out.”
Li Yao and Vina walked down in a daze, taking small steps due to their shackles. In this desolate wilderness, the two stood still.
“Li He,” said Amuhan, the council member beside him. “You kill Li Yao, and I will kill Vina.”
“No problem,” Liu He smiled in agreement.
Amuhan approached Vina step by step. She was indeed a beauty, her face delicate and refined, but her eyes were filled with hatred, even a hint of tears. As Amuhan neared, the curved sword at his waist flashed out like a streak of light. Vina tried to dodge, but her body suddenly froze.
Swoosh~~
Her head rolled off, and the headless corpse fell to the ground.
“Vina,” Li Yao stared at her corpse, closing his eyes in pain.
“Once dead, everything is gone.”
“No matter how ruthless or determined I am, it’s useless, utterly useless.”
“I refuse, I truly refuse!!! But once I die, everything will be gone!” As Li Yao closed his eyes, his heart was filled with intense emotions—anger, resentment, sadness, and despair. Death itself wasn’t so terrifying, but the wait for death was the most tormenting.
This unprecedented surge of emotion caused Li Yao’s body to tremble slightly.
“Li Yao, Vina… the Vulture and Scorpion couple,” Luo Feng glanced at Vina’s corpse, then at Li Yao. “Let’s end this feud.”
“Luofeng, would you like to do the honors?” Liu He turned to Luo Feng.
“You do it,” Luo Feng replied.
Liu He smiled and walked toward Li Yao. Li Yao’s entire body trembled slightly as he closed his eyes, a faint tear seemingly forming at the corner.
“Li Yao, it’s time to die.”
Liu He smiled as he spoke.
“Chi~~”
Suddenly, the surrounding light twisted violently. Li Yao, who had been standing still, suddenly shot backward over a hundred meters. “Aaaaaaah~~” he roared to the sky, clenched his fists, and with a clang, shattered the handcuffs. He stomped his feet, and with another clang, the shackles around his ankles shattered.
“Luofeng!!!” Li Yao shot into the sky. “I will kill you, I will!!!”
“Trying to escape?”
Luo Feng shouted, leapt onto the Dark Cloud Shuttle, and rapidly ascended into the sky after Li Yao.
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