The Foremost Beneath Tribulation Transcendence!

This was a battle that was etched deep into everyone's memory. It was also a battle that made everyone hold their tongues and watch with rapt attention. Li Guanqi had actually withstood every bit of Long Hou's suffocating offensive rhythm. Not only that, he had even seized the momentum to counterattack, at one point thoroughly overpowering Long Hou. At this moment, no one looked down upon Li Guanqi or thought of him merely as a junior. The foremost beneath Tribulation Transcendence—Li Guanqi was worthy of the title in every sense. And Long Hou had demonstrated a terrifying strength unlike anything seen from him before, commanding immense admiration as well. Even after the crowd dispersed, they continued to heatedly discuss the duel between the two. The final blow that decided the victor remained a subject of intense debate. Yet none of this mattered to the two who had just finished fighting. By the second day, Li Guanqi had already awakened from his coma. "Ugh..." Waking on the bed, Li Guanqi discovered Meng Wanshu looking at him from the bedside, her face filled with pleasant surprise. Her gentle voice drifted softly into his ears. "You're awake?" Li Guanqi gave a slight nod. Feeling the state of disarray in his meridians, he could not help but shake his head with a bitter smile. As the Thunder Lord, to be invaded by Geng Metal power while facing Long Hou and end up wrecked to this extent was truly something. However, Long Hou had not had an easy time either; infused with demonic aura, Li Guanqi's lightning would make Long Hou's injuries even more severe than his own. At that thought, Li Guanqi let out a wry chuckle. It seemed that once he had a moment, he would have to pay Long Hou a visit. If he did not purge the residual lightning from Long Hou's body, the man's injuries would take at least half a month to mend. Both of them had actually held back a fraction of their strength. If they had fought with murderous abandon, it would be anyone's guess who would have won. With this in mind, Li Guanqi moved to get up. At that moment, Meng Wanshu looked at him with gentle reproach, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. A jade hand pressed down firmly on his shoulder, keeping him pinned to the bed. "Don't move around!" "You've fought challenge after challenge lately without letting the hidden injuries in your body heal. I won't allow you to go running off!" Li Guanqi smiled ruefully. "But..." Meng Wanshu knitted her brows. "No 'buts'!" "I didn't stop you from issuing challenges before, but now that you've defeated Long Hou, you must rest and recover properly!" Li Guanqi rubbed his nose helplessly and relented with a nod. "All right, all right. But I still need to sit up to meditate, don't I...?" Only then did Meng Wanshu release her grip. Li Guanqi found it somewhat amusing, yet a warm sensation filled his heart. Someone worried for him, yet never hindered him in his pursuit of the Great Dao. After his battle with Long Hou, Li Guanqi also gained a clear understanding of his own strength. His mastery over the abilities of the Demon King Body had grown far more proficient, and he had garnered many insights during the fight. He simply sat cross-legged on the bed and closed his eyes to cultivate. Seeing this, Meng Wanshu breathed a sigh of relief. She then crushed over a dozen purple gold crystals and set down a spirit-gathering array disc beside him. Before long, Li Guanqi entered a state of sudden comprehension. In this state, his Demon King Body began to operate instinctively. The damaged meridians within him rapidly healed, and the gruesome wounds across his body began to mend. Resonating with heaven and earth, the dense spiritual energy surrounding Li Guanqi, bordering on liquified, surged with great vitality. Li Guanqi replenished his empty origin spirit and dantian while reflecting on the preceding battle. Thus, Meng Wanshu stood quiet guard at his side, terrified that something might go awry. Yet before long, she was astonished to find that the bowl-sized wound on Li Guanqi's shoulder had already completely healed. Meng Wanshu's eyes flickered, a brilliant light gleaming within them. "What terrifying regenerative power..." Meng Wanshu did not ask what Li Guanqi had gone through recently. In her eyes, so long as Li Guanqi was safe, nothing else mattered. As for whether the source of his power was righteous or demonic, it did not matter. Cross-legged on the bed with his eyes shut, Li Guanqi was immersed in a profound, miraculous state of sudden comprehension. Tiny arcs of lightning leaped and crackled incessantly around him, exceedingly lively. Sitting at the bedside, Meng Wanshu rested her chin on one hand, the corners of her lips curling up slightly as she gazed at him. A woman pure as ice and translucent jade, usually so aloof, now looked just like a gentle, affectionate woman in love. Her beautiful eyes stared blankly at the profile of Li Guanqi's face, lost in thought. Li Guanqi's domineering presence upon the Dao platform was deeply etched into her mind. Facing the leader of the current Eight Generals without a shred of fear, his fighting figure had left her utterly captivated. As her thoughts drifted, Meng Wanshu's cheeks grew scalding hot and flushed crimson. Standing up, she leaned slightly forward, her soft lips instinctively drawing near to Li Guanqi. Li Guanqi, who had been meditating in deep comprehension, suddenly sensed something unusual. A warm breath carrying the sweet fragrance of orchids slowly approached him. Snapped out of his comprehension, he opened his eyes, only for them to widen in surprise. The woman of otherworldly beauty was right before him. He could even feel Meng Wanshu's hurried, burning breath. Meng Wanshu's eyes were half-shut, her lovely face flushed crimson, her eyelashes trembling faintly, and her lips parted slightly. Watching the woman draw ever closer, Li Guanqi's heart pounded wildly. As she bent down, the woman had not noticed in the slightest that her neckline was draped wide open, revealing soft curves... fair and snowy... Li Guanqi could not help swallowing hard, feeling a searing heat surge straight toward his lower abdomen. In the end, instinct overwhelmed reason. Enlightenment, be damned. One of Li Guanqi's hands climbed the soft peak while the other masterfully circled her slender waist. Amid Meng Wanshu's flustered gasp, he pressed her assertively beneath him and captured her lips. A silver strand pulled taut between them as they fell into each other, like wanderers lost in a desert for months who had suddenly stumbled upon an oasis. An indeterminate time passed—passionate cries rising and falling in breathless rhythms until all finally settled back into stillness. When Li Guanqi stepped out the front doors, his complexion and vigor had clearly improved by leaps and bounds. Inside the White Jade Tower he left behind, Meng Wanshu had fallen into a deep slumber on the bed. Li Guanqi headed straight for the Fourth Domain. When he arrived at the Eight Generals Hall, Hong Zhi looked at him with an added hint of hostility and irritation. Chan Kongzi and Xiang Huaizhi, on the other hand, wore sly smirks, showing not the slightest intention of speaking up on his behalf. Hong Zhi rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. "What are you doing here?" Li Guanqi said somewhat awkwardly, "Senior Hong Zhi, I came to help Uncle Long purge the residual lightning from his body." At those words, Hong Zhi's expression shifted immediately. Two days had passed, yet Li Guanqi's lightning, mixed with demonic aura, still lingered inside Long Hou. The others all knew about this. Although she knew that having Li Guanqi come in person to absorb it would resolve the issue quickly, Hong Zhi had been too proud to ask. Long Hou losing to Li Guanqi was as hard to swallow as Li Guanqi losing to Luo Changqing would have been in the eyes of Ye Feng and the others. Fortunately, Li Guanqi had realized this on his own and come over in person. No longer able to keep up her standoffish front, Hong Zhi nodded and said, "Follow me." Li Guanqi shrugged awkwardly, bowed respectfully toward Chan Kongzi and the others, and then followed behind Hong Zhi as she led the way toward the hall.