Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1353 - 1403: Metamorphosis

Na Yi pulled Li Yifei, walking among the flowers, surrounded by butterflies, but he hadn’t seen a single dead butterfly.

The butterfly named Xiaowu by Na Yi fluttered ahead, seemingly very attuned to humans. When it flew too fast, it even seemed to know to wait for the two of them.

They walked in the flower cluster for a long time, and finally arrived at a piece of jade-green stone, about the size of a millstone, with an unusually smooth surface, looking like a whole piece of jade. On the stone, there were lines etched like runes, though Li Yifei hadn’t studied runes much and wasn’t very clear about them.

Xiaowu hovered in front of them, slowly descending, and landed precisely among the runes on the jade stone.

Na Yi showed a trace of confusion in her eyes, turned to look at Li Yifei, but he was even more puzzled, spreading his hands and shrugging his shoulders, just about to speak when suddenly a brilliance erupted, making the entire jade platform seem to suddenly burst into light.

The rune lines above were activated, emitting ink-green light, forming the character for "witch" in mid-air, but in traditional script, which Li Yifei happened to have seen before.

Na Yi exclaimed in surprise, her face filled with disbelief.

The little butterfly within the runes slowly floated up, wings spread, controlled by the runes yet seemingly not in pain.

Just then, Li Yifei suddenly felt a pang of anxiety, not emanating from Xiaowu but from beyond the flowers. freeweɓnovel~cѳm

Turning around, Li Yifei gently shielded Na Yi, looking around with a serious expression. This dangerous feeling came from his keen perception as an Innate Expert, not entirely accurate but indicating that if real danger arose, it would be difficult to handle.

Na Yi didn’t understand, but seeing Li Yifei so solemn, she remained still, her eyes fixed on Xiaowu, held weightless by the rune’s power.

The brilliance of the runes continued to shine, the entire scene was magical, with massive power fluctuations visible around. Yet, the little butterfly was at the center of the power storm, surprisingly calm.

"Yifei... it wants..." Na Yi suddenly exclaimed, seemingly realizing something, but Li Yifei couldn’t understand the remaining words. Just as he turned to look over, he saw the little butterfly in the center of the runes jittering, the fluorescent light on its wings fluttering, raining down phosphorus powder, quickly creating a hole in the wings, which swiftly became damaged.

Li Yifei grimaced, not understanding Na Yi’s words, seeing the butterfly like this, he raised his hand to strike, intending to destroy the jade platform to save Xiaowu, but his hand was instantly caught by Na Yi, who shook her head vehemently.

"No... Xiaowu is..." Unable to articulate the word in Huaxia, Na Yi was anxious, while Li Yifei raised an eyebrow and asked, "You’re saying it’s okay, right?"

Na Yi nodded vigorously.

Li Yifei relaxed with a smile, saying, "Alright, I thought it was going to be in trouble... Watch out!"

Li Yifei was just about to relax when suddenly he felt danger erupt from the flower cluster, right behind them. He urgently pushed Na Yi aside as he turned, seeing a black light fly towards him.

The black light was incredibly fast; it traveled the distance of tens of meters in an instant, giving Li Yifei barely time to turn. He quickly gathered True Qi to protect his body as the black light hit.

Bang, like a bullet impacting his body, Li Yifei’s chest visibly compressed, his Protective True Energy was scattered instantly. Li Yifei grunted, stepping back two steps, stopping forcefully. Behind him was the jade platform where the butterfly was transforming, so he had to halt, his chest nearly shattered by the impact, as the black light swiftly retreated and shot away, Li Yifei flicked his hand, firing three silver needles in a triangular formation.

In such haste, he managed to retaliate, which was remarkable. The silver needle’s speed matched the black light’s, but the black light suddenly dipped, evading the needles.

Until that moment, Li Yifei hadn’t clearly seen what the black light was before being attacked once, and he confirmed again that this black light was the source of the dangerous aura, similar, even identical to the aura he sensed in the poisonous forest when he first visited the Black Miao Village.

Na Yi covered her mouth, astonished at the scene, barely uttering "protect" before the black light returned, rushing towards Li Yifei.

But rather than saying rushing towards Li Yifei, it was more accurate to say it aimed for the butterfly Xiaowu behind him, but Li Yifei stood his ground, so it had to first attack him.

With Na Yi saying "protect," Li Yifei was even more determined not to retreat, gathering True Qi again to protect his heart. The speed of this black light was so fast that taking a hit was truly unpleasant.

After several consecutive instances, Li Yifei gradually learned the opponent’s speed and patterns, although he was injured as a result.

Na Yi couldn’t help, but she stood beside Li Yifei, wanting to help Xiaowu resist the impact of the black light.

"Stand back!" Li Yifei pushed Na Yi away. He could feel the anger from the black light after several unsuccessful attempts to break through. The air was filled with a screeching sound, like a mouse being stomped on, an anguished cry, and Li Yifei sensed waves of danger emanating from the black light.

Such a small thing emitted such a dangerous aura, truly surprising.

The steel needles on him were almost thrown away, yet they didn’t harm the black light, only just barely driving it back.

Behind them, on the jade platform, Xiaowu was lifted by runes, suspended, and her body changed at this time. Her tattered wings wrapped around her body, like being caught in a typhoon. Xiaowu looked tattered but continued to survive valiantly, her body curled up together, swaying within the runes.

At this moment, layers of brilliance emerged from the runes. The mysterious jade emitted numerous lights, enveloping Xiaowu. Li Yifei couldn’t see this scene, but Na Yi was watching, while the black light went even more berserk seeing this.

It charged at Li Yifei again, more vigorously and faster. Li Yifei seized the opportunity, clenched his right fist, and punched towards the black light. At the same time, he held the last three steel needles in his left hand but didn’t release them, waiting for the opportunity. Although he couldn’t clearly see what the black light was, he was almost certain it was some kind of insect, and it must be a worm from the Black Miao people, which must be exterminated.

This time, the black light rushed recklessly, heading directly towards Li Yifei’s fist. Li Yifei enveloped his fist with True Qi, flexed the muscles on his right side, and smashed towards the black light.

Thump! A sound of metal colliding came forth; Li Yifei felt as if he was really hit by a bullet. His right hand was in excruciating pain, True Qi shattered, and his finger bones seemed to have been broken. Meanwhile, Li Yifei’s left hand swiftly lifted, clutching the steel needle at maximum speed and stabbing towards the black light.

It all happened in the blink of an eye; Li Yifei relentlessly injured his right hand while sending out the steel needles, accurately piercing the black light.

The black light failed on this strike, originally intending to charge again but was suddenly pierced and halted by three steel needles.

Li Yifei and Na Yi finally saw the true form of the black light—it was a black beetle, about the size of an egg, looking like a longhorn beetle with its wings possibly hidden under the hard shell of its back, appearing ferociously horned.

The three silver needles were stuck on its back, piercing the hard shell and stabbing into its body.

Plop, the black beetle fell to the ground, its six legs wriggling constantly, its body bouncing on the ground, seemingly trying to pull out the steel needles, causing tremendous pain, making the sound it emitted change pitch, no longer a screech but a "zheng, zheng" sound.

The crisis temporarily resolved; the black beetle trapped by Li Yifei made the dangerous feeling disappear. Looking back at the little butterfly Xiaowu, she was completely enveloped in brilliance, the bustling runes radiating a sacred aura. Li Yifei glanced back, suddenly felt a pain in his chest, couldn’t help but cough up a mouthful of blood. The collisions from the black beetle had caused injury to his chest and abdomen, and his right hand’s finger bones seemed severely injured.

Na Yi hurriedly supported him, face full of panic, muttering something, Li Yifei gently shook his head, saying, "I’m fine."

The black beetle stopped struggling, flipped from the ground, shook its body for a while, shook off the three steel needles, and swiftly burrowed under the grass leaves, only to hear a rustling sound fading into the distance.

The black beetle escaped, knowing it couldn’t defeat Li Yifei, retreat rather than wait for death.

Li Yifei didn’t pursue either; he wasn’t feeling well, having been continuously battered by the black beetle. With the crisis now resolved, he quickly regulated his Qi to calm himself.

Na Yi supported him, her delicate face twisted in concern. Her eyebrows almost knitted together, her expression tense, displeased because her husband was injured because of the little butterfly. She felt unhappy; had she known earlier, she wouldn’t have brought Li Yifei here.

This was her secret; when she was very young, she accidentally wandered in and discovered this ocean of butterflies, also their grave. She had met Xiaowu then, and over the years, whenever she had time, she would secretly come over, play with Xiaowu, bringing some nectar. One human and one butterfly had good relations; she wanted to share this secret with Li Yifei.

The resulting crisis made her unhappy, causing her not to look at Xiaowu anymore, squatting beside, watching Li Yifei regulate his Qi, with pursed lips showing displeasure.

Half an hour passed. Li Yifei opened his eyes; he hadn’t fully focused on regulating his Qi given the worry that the black beetle might return, despite having been pierced with three steel needles and not dead. Luckily, the black beetle, knowing the difficulty, didn’t sneak back again.

Seeing Li Yifei open his eyes, Na Yi hurriedly embraced him, and holding Li Yifei’s cheeks, she said apologetically, "Yifei... are you alright? I’m so worried! I’m sorry."

Li Yifei smiled faintly, shook his head, and said, "It’s not your fault, I’m fine now. Let’s look at Xiaowu!"

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