As someone stood up, the crowd below erupted into cheers.
The burly man's fighting spirit soared as there were many destitute people who had resorted to selling their children lately, boosting the business of his brothel. How could he allow this lowlife to mess things up?
Li Pei remained seated, her jade hand gracefully gesturing an invitation.
The burly man slowly approached, and when he was 10 meters away, he suddenly pulled out two revolvers from behind his back!
He knew he was no match, so he did not aim to kill the enemy. He just wanted to sweep away Li Pei's prestige and make her lose face—that would be enough! Hitting her with just one bullet would do!
Lu Yao was greatly curious. Even martial artists weren't that rigid, and some used guns. It was a good opportunity to broaden his knowledge.
The armed burly man didn't hesitate to pull the trigger and both guns fired, the bullets reaching their target in an instant, with several shots intentionally aimed at Li Pei's magnificent chest.
She remained seated without moving, but her body seemed to disappear into thin air. Wherever the bullets were directed, that part of her body would vanish, leaving the bullets shooting through ineffectually.
This was not an afterimage created by excessive speed, but rather Li Pei's speed did not surpass that of the bullets. She relied on the Spirit Refinement Realm to lock onto the direction of the gun barrels.
Lu Yao was greatly enlightened and praised inwardly,
Beautiful! By locking onto the direction of the gun barrels in a calm state, predicting the trajectory of the bullets, one could control their body to dodge in advance! I could do this too, what a learning experience!
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The burly man emptied his bullets, yet not a single shot hit his target at point-blank range.
And the next second, his vision blurred, and before he knew it, Li Pei had already appeared beside him.
Without sound, without shadow. No one in the entire audience could see Li Pei's moves clearly!
This scene caused another stir. If you can't see it, it means she could take your life at any moment!
Fortunately, Lu Yao saw everything clearly. Not only was this woman fast, she also carried a strange whirl of air with her, which nullified all airflow and sound, no wonder she was undetectable!
This use of Inner Breath was very similar to that described in a Secret Manual named "Enigmatic Butterfly".
The burly man broke into a few beads of cold sweat but did not panic. Instead, he decisively threw away his guns and knelt on the ground: "Madam Chairman, your skills are indeed divine. I am utterly convinced and willing to serve you in any capacity from this day forward!"
In the face of such a decisive surrender, Li Pei, with a smile, picked up a revolver that had emptied its bullets, reached into the burly man's gun belt with her jade hand, and took out a .45 bullet.
"You fired so many shots at me, we can't just let it go at that. Let's play a game of 'Russian roulette', shall we?"
Li Pei opened the cylinder of the revolver, dumped out the spent casings, and then placed a bullet into one chamber, spinning the cylinder for a few seconds before snapping it shut.
This was none other than the infamous "Russian Roulette" game, well-known even on Blue Star!
The burly man knew of this cruel game and pleaded frantically, "Commandery Princess, Madam Chairman, I've conceded, you are magnanimous, please don't stoop to my level..."
Liao Ya couldn't stand to see her opponent gaining the upper hand, and suddenly stood up, exclaiming, "Sun Haoran, let's settle our business."
The crowd looked towards the two, recalling there was still this unresolved issue.
Li Pei also wore an interested expression, as the eunuch Zhang Jin quietly explained the details of the situation to her.
Sun Haoran indifferently said, "In the presence of Chairman Li, I won't stoop to your level. Let's call it quits."
Liao Qe scornfully said, "You have the gall to back out of an agreement you made in public? Are you, a Marrow-Cleansing warrior, afraid of me, an Organ Refining warrior!"
Her provocation was quite naive, and she seemed too eager, making it obvious to anyone.
The young girl had reviewed her entire cultivation process with the help of Lu Yao's Color Ultrasound Instrument and was eager to challenge her foe.
The old hand, Sun Haoran, frowned. This girl looked too excited and expectant, something was off, and with Luo Su and the others gone without return, there was definitely something fishy going on!
So he called out to Li Pei:
"Chairman Li, the National Martial Arts Association is newly founded. Although I am of the Marrow-Cleansing Realm, it is not suitable to engage in strife with my peers. Please make a decision!"
He thought it was a perfect opportunity to woo him, a Marrow-Cleansing expert, and that Li Pei would surely support him.
But to his surprise, her phoenix eyes arched, and she instead said, "Since it was agreed upon publicly, a martial artist should keep their word as steadfast as a mountain. Why not settle it today instead of picking another date? I will be the witness, let's resolve your grudge today!"
Many martial artists who loved to watch the excitement immediately started cheering and making a racket.
Li Pei returned to the Eight Immortals table, had the eunuch prepare ink and paper, and wrote out a life-and-death agreement with beautiful, small script on the spot,
with the same terms as the previous duel, simply changing the names.
Under these circumstances, the battle today became unavoidable, and Sun Haoran took a deep breath to quickly adjust his state.
His face still showed indifference to fame and fortune, yet his entire demeanor had shifted to that of a fugitive as seen in wanted posters, staring intently at Liao Ya.
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The crowd put aside their ponderings, ready to watch this unique fight.
Normally speaking, an Organ Refining Warrior could hardly defeat a Marrow-Cleansing Warrior.
Organ Refining Warriors have the strength of a crouching tiger, with punches and kicks exerting a force of 3,000 jin.
Marrow-Cleansing Warriors possess the strength of an elephant, with no less than 6,000 jin to their name.
There was once a tug of war where 20 strong men were pitted against a single Marrow-Cleansing Warrior and suffered a miserable defeat, all of them pulled to the ground.
However, Master Liao had previously demonstrated peak Organ Refining strength in her bouts, making it hard to predict the winner.