Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 684 Intense Battle with Li Songtao (Part 2 - Seeking Subscription)

Compared to Li Songtao, who was hysterical and almost deranged after his victory, Shitang Longsi appeared much calmer. He looked up intently at Pei Yan trapped within the iceberg. A complicated expression was on his face, and while there was a trace of satisfaction, there was even more resentment. Could this man, who had repeatedly defeated him, dragging his dignity and pride from the clouds and trampling on them—his lifelong enemy—really be dead? Wouldn't all his sacrifices and hard work over the years have been in vain?

No, something's not right here! Tormented by doubt, Shitang Longsi's gaze swept over the investigators hovering beyond the courtyard walls. As he caught sight of a few familiar faces among them, especially Pei Jin in the crowd, a dangerous signal immediately rose in his mind.

"He's still alive!" Shitang Longsi shouted loudly, leaping up onto the rooftop.

"Hmm?" Regulating his breath back to normal, Li Songtao glanced back at Shitang Longsi behind him. It took him a moment to realize he was referring to Pei Yan, whom he thought was trapped to death by himself. With a cold sneer, he mocked, "Fool. It's one thing to lack experience, but are you blind too? I've already killed him completely!"

With his hand on the sword hilt and squinting his eyes, Shitang Longsi retorted sharply, "You're the blind one. Look at his companions—do any of them look panicked? Not to mention, one of them is his own sister!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Startled by these words, Li Songtao quickly turned to look at the crowd suddenly appearing around the courtyard. As Shitang Longsi had said, although these people showed some signs of concern, they remained generally calm and composed, with some even casting mocking and disdainful smiles in his direction.

Could it be true as this brat said, that Pei Yan is still alive? No, that's impossible. No one could survive my ice seal that targets both life and soul. Holding onto this suspicion, Li Songtao gradually moved his gaze back to Pei Yan within the iceberg, watching as the lifeless form remained motionless. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and was about to utter a few mocking words when his voice was caught in his throat by utter shock.

Within the iceberg, Pei Yan's entire body began to emit a dazzling red light. Initially faint and indistinct, the brightness and frequency of the glow increased rapidly. The red light shone brilliantly as it refracted through the crystal-clear iceberg, illuminating the entire market area in an instant, capturing everyone's attention.

"Damn it, there's something strange about this kid!" Gritting his teeth, Li Songtao spat out a few venomous words, hesitating no longer as he leaped into the air. With both hands forming seals and chanting incantations, the surrounding space distorted, and a round black hole formed out of thin air. From this black hole, numerous talismans emerged continuously. As soon as these talismans exited the black hole, they rushed towards the iceberg, sticking onto it one by one. The cold air from the iceberg intensified, even more so than before.

"Stop struggling! Just surrender your life and go to Hell to face your doom!" Li Songtao finished chanting, pressing his hands together as he continuously added more talismans to strengthen the seal on the iceberg, his voice hoarse and cursing.

Unfortunately, fate—or perhaps this self-proclaimed traitor of the Daoist Realm, Celestial Lihai Songtao—did not have his wish fulfilled. His continued strengthening of the seal did not extinguish the life signs within the iceberg. Instead, Pei Yan's red glow grew even stronger as he resisted. Eventually, the glaring red light became like a sun rising in the night, blinding and impossible to look at directly.

As the brightness of the red light increased, the once chillingly firm iceberg began to melt. Initially, only thin streams trickled from its base, but as the internal temperature rose, the entire iceberg melted faster and faster. Eventually, the streams became torrents, and the iceberg was reduced to pieces by the flood-like water, rushing over the courtyard. Neighbors nearby had their unfortunate moment, as half of Yonghe Square was submerged in the rushing ice water.

Moreover, at the moment the iceberg crumbled, a fiery red figure burst forth from the mountain, delivering a fiery punch that cut through the night sky and aimed directly at Li Songtao, who was in the air. Previously drained from the sealing battle, Li Songtao was on the verge of exhaustion. Facing the oncoming searing Fire Fist, unable to evade, he quickly erected several temporary ice walls in front of himself, hoping to block it.

The Fire Fist collided with the ice walls, and the three hastily erected ice walls crumbled into powder instantly. The residual force unerringly struck Li Songtao, covering him in a blaze of fire as his body tilted, head-first towards the ground.

Another red light flashed, but this time it was not the flaring flames. Pei Yan, with his red body, vanished from his original position right as the Fire Fist struck Li Songtao. The next moment, he appeared beneath the falling Li Songtao, suddenly shooting upwards and using his knee to deliver a fierce blow to his opponent's stomach.

"Ugh!" Still engulfed by the devouring flames, Li Songtao suffered this heavy blow. Blood surged up his throat, but he forced his mouth shut, stubbornly holding it in.

But clearly, Pei Yan did not intend to stop there. With his knee pinning Li Songtao's belly, he lifted both arms high, then brought his mechanical elbows down with full force onto Li Songtao's back.

"Pfft!" Finally, Li Songtao could no longer hold it in, spurting out a mouthful of blood. With this blood expelled, half of his energy and spirit dissipated as well. His body immediately weakened, and Pei Yan took advantage of this, grabbing his opponent's hair, lifting his head, and punching it fiercely in the face. Then he let Li Songtao's body drop like a broken kite into the surging icy water below with a splash.

"Stop playing dead. By now, you should fully understand that I am no longer the ant you could easily crush with a wave of your hand all those years ago. Li Songtao, if you don't bring out your hidden skills, I really don't have the patience to waste much more time with you. I have plenty of scores to settle today!" Pei Yan sneered with a cold huff as he watched Li Songtao, who floated up after a brief submersion, drifting like a dead body with the current.

"Heh heh heh, how do you know I have another move up my sleeve? Cough, cough, cough." Realizing there was no point in pretending after being exposed, Li Songtao slapped the water and slowly stood up, coughing out a few more mouthfuls of clotted blood before looking at Pei Yan and responding coldly, "Maybe I really am at the end of my rope with no strength left to fight back!"

"Oh, is that so? Then you have no reason to continue living." As soon as Pei Yan spoke, a laser unexpectedly shot out from his left eye. Just as he anticipated, when the laser was about to pierce through Li Songtao's skull, a fist-sized black hole conveniently appeared in the trajectory's path, swallowing the laser whole.

"See, didn't I say you had more tricks? Use them all now, or you won't get another chance. Let me see what extra powers one gains when a Daoist Realm insider pledges allegiance to the Blood Fiend!" Spreading his arms wide, Pei Yan provoked with excitement.