After You Broke Off the Engagement, I Broke Through Twelve Realms in a Single Day! - Chapter 8:

Chapter 8: My Husband Is Invincible

“How dare he oppose the Jin family — Li Feng is doomed!”

“Young people are impulsive. Does he really think he can offend the Jin family? His bright future is ruined, and even his life is at risk!”

“Young Master Jin looks furious. The Liu family might bleed rivers today!”

Outside the Body Refining Tower, the crowd gathered to watch the spectacle, pointing at Li Feng and whispering. Most people were gloating. Li Feng had been too much in the spotlight lately; they would be more than happy to see him fall, removing a strong competitor.

Liu Ruyan patted her chest in relief and sneered at Li Feng, “Good thing I didn’t marry this disaster. Otherwise, I’d be dragged down to death with you today. Li Feng, do you think you have nine lives to dare go against Young Master Jin?”

She looked smug. If Li Feng had married her a few days ago, she too would be doomed now for getting involved with someone who provoked the wrong person. Fortunately, Li Feng insisted on marrying Liu Ruyue instead.

“Husband, maybe you should run. I’ll hold them off for you,” Liu Ruyue said softly, full of worry.

Everyone else was desperate to distance themselves from Li Feng, but only Liu Ruyue was willing to sacrifice herself to let him escape.

“Don’t worry. I’m here. Everything will be fine,” Li Feng held her soft hand and gave her a reassuring look.

“Still talking tough at death’s door? What right do you have to negotiate with Young Master Jin?” Liu Ruyan scoffed, displeased at the affectionate scene between Li Feng and Liu Ruyue.

At that moment, Jin Yunting arrived with a group of people. His expression was cold and fierce, staring at Li Feng as if he were prey, with a condescending arrogance.

“We pay our respects to the young masters and young ladies!” Even the City Lord of Luoxing City and the heads of major families knelt before the nobles from Ziyue Prefecture.

The hierarchy was clear at a glance. Before these figures, even the City Lord had to kneel!

Luoxing City was under the Ye family’s control, and the City Lord himself was a Ye family member.

The surrounding crowd all knelt. Seeing this, Liu Ruyue instinctively wanted to kneel as well, but Li Feng reached out and stopped her.

“You boy, seeing nobles and not kneeling?” a servant next to Jin Yunting bellowed, his voice thunderous with the pressure of the Martial Grandmaster Realm, trying to force Li Feng to submit.

At this moment, besides the nobles from Ziyue Prefecture, only Li Feng and Liu Ruyue remained standing, looking very conspicuous amidst the kneeling crowd.

“I, Li Feng, only kneel to my parents and elders. I kneel to no one else,” Li Feng said calmly, unaffected by the Martial Grandmaster’s pressure.

The young masters and ladies from Ziyue Prefecture exchanged glances in surprise.

They relied on treasures to resist such pressure; facing it directly would leave them dizzy and weak. Yet, this young man stood firm under the Martial Grandmaster’s pressure. They couldn’t help but take a closer look at him.

“Li Feng, don’t be foolish! Kneel immediately! These are nobles from the Prefecture City. You can’t afford to offend them!” Patriarch Liu was so terrified he nearly collapsed, frantically tugging at Li Feng’s trousers, trying to make him kneel.

In this world, hierarchy was strict. The weak must submit to the strong. Disobedience was a capital offense. Even if the nobles killed Li Feng on the spot, no one would question it.

Just as Jin Yunting was about to seize the opportunity to act, Miss Ye smiled and said, “This young man has an extraordinary aura. Being able to counter-kill a 9th stage Martial Master at the 6th stage shows promise. Perhaps one day he could be our fellow disciple. If he refuses to kneel, let it be.”

Since the city was Ye family territory, and Miss Ye had spoken, no one could force Li Feng to kneel.

Still, a few young masters muttered discontentedly, feeling Ye Ning was overestimating Li Feng.

“Just a live-in son-in-law from a small family. Even if he joins us, he’ll be left far behind. Why does Ye Ning think so highly of him?”

“Is it because Ye Ning finds him handsome and has fallen for him?”

“As if! The Ye family is far beyond his reach.”

Amid their growing complaints, Li Feng cupped his fists and said, “Thank you, Miss Ye.”

Among the young nobles, only Ye Ning had reached the 1st stage Martial Grandmaster Realm; the others were all Martial Masters. Li Feng didn’t consider them a threat.

After entering the Body Refining Tower, he was confident he would reach the Martial King Realm, surpassing these arrogant scions. By then, who would have to kneel would be very different.

Moreover, even the strongest of their retainers was only at the 5th stage Martial Grandmaster Realm — Li Feng could crush them with a lift of his hand.

“Miss Ye, a life for a life. He doesn’t have to kneel to me, but he killed a 9th stage Martial Master retainer of my Jin family. I demand his life. You won’t interfere, will you?” Jin Yunting said coldly, not even looking at Li Feng.

As long as Ye Ning didn’t interfere, Li Feng was as good as dead.

Ye Ning smiled faintly, “The Jin family’s affairs are not mine to interfere with. Do as you please, Young Master Jin.”

Though she admired Li Feng’s potential, she wouldn’t offend the Jin family for him.

“Good!”

Jin Yunting immediately ordered his men, “Cripple him first. Break his limbs. Let him know what it means to follow the rules!”

From beginning to end, Jin Yunting didn’t speak to Li Feng, as if Li Feng was too lowly to deserve his words.

One order was enough to make Li Feng disappear from the world!

“Yes, Young Master!”

Several Martial Grandmaster retainers nodded and moved, leaving afterimages behind as they surrounded Li Feng, blocking all escape.

“Boy, blame your fate. Born inferior, you should stay underfoot. Dreaming of rising? Don’t blame us. We’re just following orders,” the leading Jin family enforcer sneered, playing with Li Feng like a cat with a mouse.

Li Feng said nothing, his face expressionless. He was only considering how much strength to use to kill them.

Just as he was about to unleash his power, a loud bell rang from the Body Refining Tower.

“DONG!”

The ancient tower seemed to come alive, emitting waves of heat and glowing in seven-colored light. The tower door swung open, and an aged voice sounded.

“The Body Refining Tower is now open. It will remain open for three hours. The top ten in talent will receive rewards according to their rank!”

“During the opening, no fighting is allowed within a hundred li. Violators will be killed on the spot!”

“All those who are eighteen years old, line up and enter the tower!”

As the voice finished, a powerful inner force swept through the area, lifting anyone older than eighteen and sending them three li away.

“Consider yourself lucky, worm. I’ll leave your dog head on your shoulders for now. Once I come out of the Body Refining Tower, I’ll take your life!” Jin Yunting gave Li Feng a cold glance, snorted, and strode into the tower. The crowd quickly made way for him, not daring to block his path.

“Li Feng, you’d better not enter the Body Refining Tower. Use these three hours to run for your life. Otherwise, you’ll surely die once Young Master Jin comes out!” Liu Ruyan said mockingly, casting a pitiful glance at Li Feng and Liu Ruyue. “Poor thing, just married three days, and now you’ll be torn apart.”

“PAH!”

Liu Ruyue slapped Liu Ruyan across the face, catching her off guard and turning her face red.

“You dare hit me!” Liu Ruyan shrieked, staring at Liu Ruyue in disbelief. She had always bullied Liu Ruyue; today, the weak girl dared hit her!

“My husband will be fine. If you keep cursing him, I won’t consider you my sister anymore!” Liu Ruyue’s eyes glinted coldly as she glared at Liu Ruyan.

In her heart, Li Feng was everything. After Liu Ruyan repeatedly cursed him, Liu Ruyue finally lost her temper.

“Fine, fine! For a dead man, you dare hit me. I’ll deal with you slowly later!” Liu Ruyan wanted to retaliate, but seeing Li Feng standing in front of Liu Ruyue, she dropped her hand and walked away resentfully toward the Body Refining Tower.

Liu Ruyue, you wretched girl, you can act tough now. Once Li Feng is dead, I’ll make you suffer!

“Husband, let’s not go into the tower. Let’s leave Luoxing City now. Even if we have to live in exile, I’ll stay with you. If we die, we’ll die together!” Liu Ruyue pleaded, trying to pull Li Feng to escape.

“No need to be afraid, Ruyue. Let’s enter the tower together. Once we come out, the Jin family will be nothing to us!” Li Feng squeezed her hand, secretly transferring a wisp of his inner force into her palm to reassure her.

The force was vast like an ocean, and it could be felt outside his body. Liu Ruyue’s eyes widened in shock as she realized,

“Husband, you’re already a Martial…”

She quickly covered her mouth, stopping herself from blurting it out. If the Jin family knew Li Feng had reached the Martial Grandmaster Realm, they would spare no effort to kill him.

Now, Liu Ruyue finally understood why Li Feng had been so confident — he had already silently broken through to the Martial Grandmaster Realm, looking down on all the so-called prodigies of Ziyue Prefecture!