Chapter Sixty-One: An Unexpected Desire

Just as Su Yi was pondering these thoughts, Meiya smiled at him and said, “Su Yi, now that you’ve become a Fighter, if you ever have any questions, you can always ask Uncle Moben!”

Su Yi was somewhat surprised. Even when he was the most dazzling genius in Changling City, Moben had never offered him any guidance.

“Isn’t that right, Uncle Moben?” Meiya turned to Moben with a gentle smile.

“Since it is the young lady’s command, I naturally must comply,” Moben’s usually quiet face revealed a faint smile as he nodded and replied slowly, “Besides, I am quite impressed by Su Yi’s talent in cultivation. If Su Yi belonged to one of those great clans and received their full support… his strength would surely increase at an even more terrifying pace.”

Hearing this, Su Yi was slightly taken aback, but he nodded in agreement.

On this continent, even with remarkable talent for cultivation, without strong resources—such as spiritual herbs, fighting skill mentors, and so on—supporting from behind, it is extremely difficult for an individual alone to reach the heights that others look up to.

Compared to those sons of heaven with powerful backgrounds, Su Yi, as a mere guard in the auction house with neither family nor connections, indeed had a considerable gap. He could only shake his head helplessly in his heart.

Suddenly, Su Yi unconsciously recalled the jade pendant he always carried with him, wondering what background or influence it might represent.

Moben glanced at Su Yi, then paused in thought before asking, “Su Yi, when you defeated Di Yuan just now, did you use some kind of fighting skill?”

Su Yi was startled inside, but his expression remained calm. He replied in a somewhat surprised tone, “Uncle Moben, what makes you say that?”

“Well… at the moment you and Di Yuan traded blows, although the intense collision caused the aura around you both to become chaotic, I still sensed a trace of your ice attribute battle energy…” Moben stroked his short beard and spoke slowly.

Such remarkable perception!

Su Yi marveled silently. In fact, after sending Di Yuan flying with a punch, he had checked himself in disbelief. Although Su Yi wasn’t a Battle Cultivator yet, by some mysterious chance he had gained the ability to introspect, a skill only Battle Cultivators possess.

With introspection, Su Yi was intimately aware of every subtle change within his body. Though his battle energy was only at the level of a first-grade Fighter, his mastery over these internal observations was several times greater than when he was at the peak of tenth-grade Fighter!

Feeling this difference personally, Su Yi couldn’t help but develop high expectations for Battle Cultivators and even those above them, Battle Lords. He had felt this anticipation during his former peak days, only for it to have been abruptly cut short...

After examining his condition, Su Yi was surprised to find that his already scarce battle energy—especially after using the Black Dragon Tendon to ambush Zhong Yuan earlier—had diminished even further!

Combining introspection with his soul’s sensing ability, he traced the remaining subtle marks left by the flow of battle energy. He discovered that the meridian path of the battle energy felt both unfamiliar and familiar. Upon careful reflection, he realized it eerily matched the route of the advanced Profound-level fighting skill—Heaven and Earth Shift!

Ever since Su Yi obtained the mysterious elder’s storage ring, he had examined all the fighting skills it contained, except for the Earth-level skill he couldn’t open. Their contents were deeply imprinted in his mind, especially Heaven and Earth Shift.

Given his strange battle energy condition, Su Yi couldn’t cultivate it immediately, but like any practitioner tempted by fighting skills, facing an advanced Profound-level technique that even the Lie family didn’t possess, it was impossible not to be tempted.

Whenever he had free time, Su Yi would recall the cultivation methods for Heaven and Earth Shift in his mind, sometimes even mimicking the movements.

Over the past few days, Su Yi had become quite familiar with the battle energy flow route required to execute Heaven and Earth Shift, and fully understood the key points. If not for his battle energy being so scarce and his inability to absorb the world’s energy to replenish it, he would have begun training the skill already—especially after reading its description:

Heaven and Earth Shift, an advanced Profound-level fighting skill, possesses both offensive and defensive power, capable of rebounding enemy attacks. When mastered to its peak, it can invert the world, fully reflect all attacks, forming an absolute defense, and its power rivals Earth-level fighting skills!

Such a formidable skill, while powerful, is extremely difficult to cultivate. Its method warns that hurting the enemy ten thousand times may cost you eight thousand yourself. To reflect enemy attacks, one must have a strong body!

The first requirement for cultivating Heaven and Earth Shift is to have a physique capable of enduring attacks from a peak tenth-grade Fighter using brute force alone! And Su Yi could already meet this requirement.

With everything prepared except for the final push, Su Yi had subconsciously practiced Heaven and Earth Shift many times. Unexpectedly, during his bout with Di Yuan, his last strike instinctively guided his battle energy, almost truly executing Heaven and Earth Shift!

This didn’t mean Su Yi had mastered the skill. Without guidance, no matter how talented he was, it would be impossible to learn such an advanced Profound-level skill in just a few days. This instinctive act, combined with his weak battle energy, couldn’t fully unleash the skill’s power.

Yet, Profound-level skills are formidable in themselves. Even if a blind cat catches a dead mouse and accidentally manifests a fraction of its power, coupled with Su Yi’s impressive physique, the overall attack was still quite powerful—just look at Di Yuan’s fate after using a Profound-level skill himself.

Hearing Moben’s questioning tone, Su Yi felt a trace of nervousness. Most importantly, it must not be revealed that the fighting skill the Lie family spent seven hundred thousand gold coins to acquire at auction was now in his hands, or else the Lie family would come after him with a vengeance. This matter… was truly hard to explain.

Thinking this, Su Yi replied a bit vaguely, “Well… to be honest, I haven’t touched my fighting skill in the past year. Just now, I acted subconsciously—whether it was Frost Kill or not, I’m not really sure myself…”

Seeing Su Yi say this, Moben nodded somewhat helplessly and said no more.

“All right, let’s call it a day,” Meiya gently patted her jade-like hand and said to Su Yi, “You must be tired, little brother Su Yi. If you need to, go rest for a while.”

Su Yi nodded silently, then stopped where he was, watching as Meiya and Moben departed.

At this moment, Lie Feifei, who had been following behind, slowly approached Su Yi. She glanced at him, lips parting as if to speak, but before she could, Su Yi turned away and began walking toward his small house, saying, “Follow me…”

Lie Feifei hesitated briefly but ultimately followed with graceful steps.

They walked a while along the stone path. As Su Yi’s house was in a secluded area, they encountered no one along the way. Su Yi seemed lost in thought and said nothing.

The silence between them made Lie Feifei feel inexplicably tense and frustrated. She grumbled inwardly, “Hmph, Meiya ignores me, and you pretend to be deep! In Changling City, which young man isn’t attentive when they see me?”

While Lie Feifei secretly nursed her dissatisfaction, they arrived at Su Yi’s modest house. Lie Feifei frowned slightly at the humble dwelling. “This is where you’ve been living for the past year?” She hadn’t cared about Su Yi’s living arrangements since a year ago.

Su Yi chuckled, pushed the door open, and entered. “It’s certainly a shabby place, unworthy of the young lady of the Lie family. Come in.”

Sensing the sarcasm in Su Yi’s words, Lie Feifei pouted, twisted her slender waist, and entered. She began to rummage around the house, poking here and there. Seeing her actions, Su Yi was secretly glad he’d already erased any traces that might link him to the Lie family—otherwise, Lie Feifei might well have discovered something incriminating.

Yet, behaving this way upon entering felt rather disrespectful to the owner. Su Yi glanced at Lie Feifei and saw her bending over, pressing down on his bed, her back turned to him, and her tightly-clad hips fully displayed before his eyes.

Gazing at those curvaceous, full hips, Su Yi suddenly felt his mind roar and his blood surge. The wicked thoughts that had surfaced outside the auction house, when he forced Lie Feifei to swear, now rushed forth, overwhelming his reason almost instantly!

Su Yi strode forward, pressing Lie Feifei’s upper body down onto the bed, forcing her hips high, and with a swift motion pulled her clothing down to her knees, exposing her fair, full hips completely before his eyes. The smooth curves and pale skin made his heart race wildly!

Lie Feifei cried out in panic and struggled, but her strength was no match for Su Yi’s restraint. Her twisting movements only excited him further. Without hesitation, he undressed, let out a low growl, and began to surge fiercely upon her…

Martial Peak Chapter 61—The Sudden Update Complete!