Chapter 1460: Chapter 1509: Display of Authority
Five minutes later, Li Yifei reached the mountain summit, where there was a platform with a faintly visible small wooden house, and as the mountain wind blew, it seemed to disperse much of the mist.
Li Yifei directly stepped up the last stair and onto the platform.
During this time, with each step he took, a massive pressure was bearing down on him. The closer he got to the summit, the more intense the pressure became; the opponent was pressing on Li Yifei and provoking him.
Li Yifei did not respond with his own pressure. Such pressure also required the supply of True Qi. If Yanagio Inujiro wanted to release it, he could go ahead. Anyway, it didn’t have much effect on Li Yifei. If Yanagio Inujiro thought he had enough True Qi to waste, so be it.
There was wind at the summit, but there was still a lot of mist. The space at the summit was large, seemingly more than a football field, and the ground was smoothly even, as if a whole rock had been flattened out. Li Yifei took a few steps, pushing the mist away, but as soon as he passed, the mist reclaimed the space.
Is it a Formation Method? Li Yifei took a few more steps and confirmed it, then closed his eyes to feel it. Indeed, he sensed the aura of a formation.
Breaking formations was not Li Yifei’s forte, but he had his own methods. Li Yifei stopped, closed his eyes, and took another step. He did not move blindly forward but rather drifted left and right at a pace that wasn’t slow. After walking several dozen steps, Li Yifei stopped and lightly stamped his right foot.
A slight thump seemed to echo across the entire platform, a gentle sound that carried far. Li Yifei stopped, closed his eyes again to sense, and after a minute, began walking with closed eyes once more.
Step by step, slowly moving, this time Li Yifei reached the other side of the platform. After a while, he stopped, lifted his left foot, and gently stomped down.
Repeating this five times, Li Yifei arrived at the last spot. He opened his eyes, crouched down slowly, and waved his hand to disperse the dense mist. The ground beneath was still a smooth stone, with not even a crack visible, but Li Yifei did not doubt. He extended his hand and tapped the stone lightly with his fingers.
With just a gentle action, two du-du sounds later, the sound waves seemed like rippling waves, expanding in circles and quickly covering the entire summit.
A few seconds later, it was as if a giant hand had gripped and then released the entire mist, and after several repetitions, the mist suddenly dissipated.
Li Yifei had broken the formation. The opponent had used a Five Elements Maze Formation to give Li Yifei a bit of a scare. However, Li Yifei had some understanding of formations and, though not considered proficient, he still easily broke the maze formation.
The view before Li Yifei gradually cleared, and he slowly stood up, looking towards the grass hut he had seen before reaching the summit, which was now clearly visible.
A figure stood with its back to him, next to the grass hut.
The overwhelming pressure emanated from this person, and as the mist dispersed across the summit, the figure was revealed.
The two were separated by at least a hundred meters. Li Yifei wasn’t in a hurry to speak, instead taking a moment to observe the surrounding environment.
As he suspected, the summit was shaped like a circle, resembling the shape of a Bagua. While breaking the formation within the mist, Li Yifei had already mentally sketched out a similar image.
Yanagio Inujiro calculated well, intending to use the Mist Formation to suppress Li Yifei’s momentum. If it could trap him, it would be good; if not, it was no big deal, merely a minor scare tactic.
However, seeing Li Yifei break the formation so quickly, Yanagio Inujiro was slightly surprised, but what of it? It was merely the breaking of a small formation.
With the mist gone, the massive pressure from the opponent instead withdrew.
Li Yifei slowly walked over while Yanagio Inujiro stood in place.
Yanagio Inujiro turned around, and only then did Li Yifei get a good look at his appearance. Just as Sophia had discovered, this person looked to be only in his thirties or forties, a stark contrast to the rumored centenarian status.
His appearance was ordinary with very dark skin, and no striking feature in his facial features, a typical Japanese common face. He wasn’t tall, maybe less than 1.7 meters, nor strong. Such a person in a crowd might lack a sense of presence, let alone attract any director’s attention for romantic or artistic film roles.
Yet this ordinary... old man was one of only two Unparalleled Experts in Japan, a superhuman underscore Murong Yuanqing and others deemed worthy of regard, and the one who gave Li Yifei the greatest sense of pressure he had ever felt.
But since standing here, Li Yifei wasn’t going to consider all that. Having climbed the mountain, he must also descend it.
Yanagio Inujiro was also observing Li Yifei, observing the audacious person who single-handedly wiped out most of the Yamaguchi Group.
There was nothing remarkable about him. In Yanagio Inujiro’s view, Li Yifei seemed very ordinary, even the kind who would get lost in a crowd.
Previously, Yanagio Inujiro had never heard of Li Yifei, as he had been obsessed with researching and creating Innate Experts for decades, though always failing. Had Li Yifei not caused havoc in Japan, destroying half of the Yamaguchi Group and angering many martial artists who urged him to take action, Yanagio Inujiro wouldn’t have known of Li Yifei.
Thus, he sent two Pseudo Masters he created to Huaxia to kill Li Yifei. Unexpectedly, these two disciples caused extra trouble and made a big mess; moreover, they were not only unable to kill Li Yifei but were captured by him.
This surprised him. How did Li Yifei do it? At most, he was a military king. How could he defeat two Pseudo Innate Masters, fundamentally not on the same level?
Unfortunately, Yanagio Inujiro’s information was not smooth; otherwise, knowing Li Yifei was also an Innate Expert would not have surprised him so much. A Pseudo Master against a True Master naturally has a vast difference.
Therefore, Yanagio Inujiro never took Li Yifei seriously. In his eyes, Li Yifei was just an insignificant figure. Even having defeated the two Pseudo Masters he created, he still didn’t take notice.
The person tailing Li Yifei at the airport was not at Yanagio Inujiro’s behest but Motoharu’s own decision. Yet Li Yifei easily evaded them, which made Motoharu quite angry, leading to him scolding his subordinates profusely.
"Yanagio Inujiro." Li Yifei stopped about ten meters away, standing straight as a rod, and said indifferently, "I have arrived."
Yanagio Inujiro tugged at the corner of his mouth and said, "You really surprise me. You actually dared to come."
Li Yifei grinned and said, "One of Japan’s top two strongmen actually resorts to kidnapping my sister to force me to Japan. You truly surprise me and have completely reshaped my perception of your country’s experts."
Yanagio Inujiro chuckled without anger, as it was his disciple’s doing. But if the opponent blamed him, Yanagio Inujiro didn’t care. Over the years, many have died at his hands; countless perish in his experiments annually. Yanagio Inujiro doesn’t care about these—we’re talking about Yanagio Inujiro here.
Yanagio Inujiro said, "You can break the formation, proving you have some skill. But to defeat me, perhaps live for another hundred years. I’m just curious about what courage makes you dare challenge me."
Li Yifei remained expressionless and said, "Oh, it seems you still don’t know."
Yanagio Inujiro raised his brows at Li Yifei and said, "Don’t know what?"
"I am now an Innate Expert, so, to me, you’re not very strong," Li Yifei replied, simultaneously exuding his presence.
Opposite him, Yanagio Inujiro’s eyes widened, clearly with a hint of surprise. Once Li Yifei demonstrated he was an Innate Expert, Yanagio Inujiro understood why his two created Pseudo Masters were defeated by Li Yifei.
Yanagio Inujiro did not remain surprised for long; he was instead filled with delight. Li Yifei transformed from an ordinary person into an Innate Expert—there must be a reason. Since the opponent came to him, Yanagio Inujiro would certainly not let Li Yifei leave.
Returning to calm, Yanagio Inujiro bore a disdainful smile and said, "So it’s an Innate Expert. But, merely an Innate Expert, does this truly give you confidence?"
Li Yifei retracted his presence, glancing around before turning back and saying, "As you said, it has given me great confidence. But it’s not everything."
Suddenly, Yanagio Inujiro burst into laughter and pointed a finger at Li Yifei, saying, "You are indeed arrogant; you dare speak this way even upon meeting me? Li Yifei, do you truly think that being an Innate Expert is the pinnacle? Ridiculous—as if you, who just became an Innate Expert for unknown reasons, could ever compare. Even if those ancient monsters from Huaxia came, I have the confidence to defeat them. Let alone you, arrogant and ignorant youth."
Li Yifei’s mouth curled slightly; he chuckled lightly and said, "Before I came, Senior Murong Yuanqing told me not to take Doggy seriously. That old fellow has no skills but is a master bragger; it seems Senior Murong Yuanqing did not deceive me."
Yanagio Inujiro’s expression immediately darkened. The opponent not only mocked him as Doggy but also brought up Murong Yuanqing’s insult, leaving him quite displeased.
Originally, he wouldn’t care about Li Yifei’s arrogance; after all, elephants never mind ants’ offenses. He thought this way too. But suddenly Li Yifei became an Innate Expert and mentioned Murong Yuanqing, leaving Yanagio Inujiro feeling humiliated.
Yanagio Inujiro was aware of Murong Yuanqing; he hadn’t fought him. But back in those days between the two countries, Murong Yuanqing and other senior experts came forth to aid their nation, and Yanagio Inujiro was among them. Yet, Yanagio Inujiro, already renowned, was repeatedly defeated and humiliated by a Huaxia expert, a lifelong shadow.
Even now, thinking of it, Yanagio Inujiro feels a certain fear within his heart.
Whereas Murong Yuanqing at that time was a famed peer to that person, equally highly skilled.