Chapter 440: Chapter 312: Ineffective Superpower, Cutting the Weeds at the Root
Fear spread through his heart, and it was no wonder he reacted this way.
Putting himself in the enemy’s shoes, if he had to single-handedly face his three now-dead companions, even with his own strength at Tier One Peak, winning would not have been so easy.
It would have been utterly impossible to do what Lin Li did—effortlessly kill all three of his companions in less than half a minute.
Therefore, the strength of this young, expressionless enemy before him was definitely far beyond his own.
"Tier Two?"
"Boss, is this guy a Second Rank Initial Stage Cultivator?"
Since he hadn’t broken through to Tier Two, his Spiritual Power hadn’t undergone the qualitative change required for Perception.
So the scar-faced underling could only turn to his boss, who had yet to make a move, to determine Lin Li’s strength.
"Tier One Peak. The Spiritual Energy Wave he’s emitting is only at the level of Tier One Peak," the grim-faced bald man answered.
"How is that possible? If he’s only at Tier One Peak, there’s no way he could have so easily..."
The scar-faced underling trailed off, his mouth snapping shut. The young man who so terrified him was now charging straight at him.
’Based on the weather, it’s going to rain soon. I don’t want to get my clothes wet.’ Lin Li decided to quickly finish off the scum who had come for revenge.
’So fast!’ the scar-faced underling cried out in his mind. Having lost all courage to fight, he panicked, turned to flee, and yelled to the bald man, "Boss, save me!"
"Bastard, stop!" Hearing his underling’s cry for help, the bald man immediately moved to rescue him. But his speed was clearly no match for Lin Li’s, so he could only resort to his awakened Superpower.
He instantly activated his Superpower: ’Drowsiness.’
The bald man’s awakened Superpower could cause any target within a twenty-meter radius to fall into a deep sleep.
Those with strength far weaker than his would instantly fall into a slumber.
Cultivators on his own level would become dizzy and disoriented, their speed and power greatly reduced.
However, it had no effect on targets whose strength surpassed his own.
’From what I’ve seen,’ the bald man thought, ’Lin Li’s strength might be above Tier One Peak, but no matter how strong he is, he can’t be more than Second Rank Initial Stage at most.’
’After all, he’s so young. It’s absolutely impossible for him to have cultivated to the Second Order Middle Stage.’
’Since his strength is capped at Second Rank Initial Stage—the same as mine—my awakened Superpower will surely weaken his speed and strength. It will stop him from getting to my man.’
THUD.
ARGH!
A figure flew into the air and smashed into a large tree by the roadside. If not for the tree’s age and thick trunk, such a ferocious impact might have snapped it in half.
’Huh?!!’
’What’s going on?!!’
’Why didn’t my Superpower have any effect on him?!!’
The bald man, who had just mobilized the Spiritual Energy in his Dantian to unleash his awakened Superpower, watched in astonishment as Lin Li sent his underling flying.
He originally thought that by using his Superpower to affect Lin Li, he would be able to weaken his speed and power, and in turn save his fleeing underling.
But reality played out completely differently. Lin Li still caught up to his fleeing subordinate and landed a solid flying kick.
The scenario he had envisioned—his Superpower weakening his opponent’s speed and strength—never materialized.
GACK...
After being kicked, the scar-faced underling slammed violently against the large tree. When he landed, he spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the bright yellow flowers in front of him crimson.
He wasn’t dead. The man who took Lin Li’s flying kick didn’t die on the spot.
It made sense, though. He was a Tier One Peak Cultivator, after all. His physical resilience was far greater than that of the three companions Lin Li had already killed.
Of course, although he wasn’t killed on the spot by Lin Li’s flying kick, his internal organs were severely injured. He needed treatment immediately, or the consequences would be dire.
’He’s not dead. I should have used more force,’ Lin Li reflected, seeing that his enemy hadn’t died from the blow.
At that moment, the scar-faced underling’s spine was shattered from the kick, and his internal organs were severely damaged. Blood poured endlessly from his mouth. His body was completely paralyzed, unable to move an inch.
Excruciating pain wracked his nerves. He wanted to let out a blood-curdling scream, but his consciousness was fading so fast from the grievous injuries that he couldn’t even manage a loud cry.
"B-Boss... s-save... save me..."
With only a shred of consciousness left, the scar-faced underling muttered, calling for his boss to save him.
The bald man looked at the miserable state of his subordinate. Veins bulged on his forehead, and his face flushed beet red.
He had been emitting the Spiritual Energy Wave of a First Rank Initial Stage, but now, fueled by the rage in his heart, he chose to stop hiding and reveal his true strength.
His Spiritual Energy Wave rapidly intensified. In an instant, the Spiritual Energy Wave of a Second Rank Initial Stage radiated from the bald man’s body.
"Gah?!!!"
The furious bald man had just revealed his true strength, only to see that Lin Li still wasn’t letting his subordinate go, who was already on his last breath.
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