Infinite Demon God: How can I download it if I don't have enough data?

Chapter 211 The Calm Before the Storm [Part 1]

Li Yifeng suddenly looked up.

His gaze swept in the direction of the sound.

Behind the table directly in front, there were two figures, one standing and one sitting.

The speaker was a middle-aged man wearing a black robe with gold patterns and black-rimmed glasses, sitting in a chair.

His face was ordinary, with nothing particularly remarkable about his features. The only thing that caught people's attention was his calm and composed demeanor, as if he had everything under control.

A woman stood next to the man.

With a high nose and deep-set eyes, he appears to be of mixed race.

However, she had black horns on her head, a slender waist and full hips, and a black dress that outlined her breathtaking curves. Her appearance was so beautiful that she was almost unreal.

She lowered her eyes expressionlessly, her gaze fixed on Li Yifeng with a condescending scrutiny.

The surroundings were decorated in a simple and rustic style, with dark curtains hanging between the beams and pillars, and the lighting was dim, much like an old-fashioned pawnshop.

"Is this Pawnshop Zero? May I ask your name?"

Seeing this scene.

Li Yifeng already had a judgment in mind, but he still asked a question to confirm it.

"That's right, this is Pawnshop Zero. Here, as long as you can afford the price, you can exchange for anything you need."

The man adjusted his glasses, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"My surname is Si, you can just call me Manager Si."

The words fell.

He looked at the black token in Li Yifeng's hand.

There were no unnecessary movements.

He simply raised his hand slightly.

Li Yifeng only felt his hand holding the token become lighter.

The token vanished into thin air.

The next instant, it appeared between the young man's fingers.

He glanced down at it, then casually tucked it into his sleeve, the movement effortless.

"What you are holding is a first-class black card issued by Pawnshop Zero thousands of years ago. Holders of this card are entitled to one free pawn exchange."

He raised his head, his gaze passing over his glasses and landing directly on Li Yifeng's face. He paused, then slowly moved his gaze down to Li Yifeng's chest.

"Now tell me, what do you want? Is it immense power, a long lifespan, or healing for your current injuries?"

"You can exchange anything? Then I want to have strength that surpasses the Yuan Dan realm."

Li Yifeng's eyes lit up.

Upon hearing this...

The man paused for a moment.

She glanced at him up and down.

Then, he shook his head.

"You really dare to dream. The price you can pay is far from enough. You want to exchange for power beyond the Yuan Dan realm? Even if you skinned alive, pulled out your tendons, and sucked your marrow, you'd still be far from it."

"If you insist on choosing to increase your power, at most it can help you survive the fire and become a blood transfusion."

Li Yifeng was speechless.

He then went straight to the point.

"Never mind then, I need an item that can heal injuries immediately."

Even if he breaks through to the Blood Exchange Grandmaster level, he still wouldn't be confident in eliminating the residual internal energy within his body.

A gaping hole in his chest, like a gash in his body, allowed him to feel his life force constantly draining away.

Even if one soaks in that thunder pool, it's not certain that one can survive until the internal energy is worn away.

This is also why he chose to use this token to enter Pawnshop Zero.

Even with many opportunities, he won't live long if his injuries aren't healed.

As for a blood transfusion, given his rate of progress, a breakthrough won't take long.

"very good."

The man in the black robe nodded slightly.

"Aria, go take a look."

He finished speaking.

The woman in the black dress with horns standing beside him stepped forward.

She bent down, her neckline slightly open, revealing a glimpse of snow-white skin.

She reached out and touched Li Yifeng's chest.

Stab it!

The instant the fingertips touched, a burst of energy suddenly exploded.

"Um!"

The woman's hand was jolted away, and she let out a soft groan.

She raised her hand, and her fingertips were charred black as if burned by fire, with the skin and flesh slightly curled up.

"What an overbearing and powerful internal energy."

She sighed softly.

That's all.

She looked at the middle-aged man sitting in the chair.

"Shopkeeper, this man has a peculiar internal force that's continuously damaging his wounds. Which item do you think would be suitable for pawning?"

Upon hearing this...

The man tapped his fingers lightly on the table, making a clicking sound.

"Let's use pawn item number 196."

"yes!"

Arya nodded, turned and left, lifting a curtain to the side before disappearing inside. Her footsteps gradually faded away.

Only then did Li Yifeng, who was sitting in place, turn his gaze away.

But when she looked up, she met the middle-aged man's eyes, which seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

He paused slightly, then awkwardly looked away.

Upon seeing this, the man chuckled softly.

"If you are interested in Arya, you can also offer something of equivalent value to pawn or exchange for her."

"You can pawn this?"

Li Yifeng was stunned, never expecting such a thing to happen.

"certainly."

The man smiled slightly.

"This is Pawnshop Zero. In theory, everything here can be pawned or exchanged, provided you can afford the price."

As he said this, his gaze fell on Li Yifeng, seemingly implying something.

Just then.

One of the curtains was lifted.

Arya came out carrying a tray.

On the tray, a pale gold heart, about the size of a head, floated quietly.

At this moment, the heart was still beating rhythmically, contracting and expanding, like a living thing, its slow and powerful beat echoing in the room.

Seemingly noticing Li Yifeng's confusion, the middle-aged man beside him explained.

"This is a special, malevolent heart."

After a transplant, you will gain powerful regenerative abilities; even if your brain is punctured, you can fully recover.

A light suddenly shone in Li Yifeng's eyes.

"Alright, please transfer the graft to me!"

Then, Aria pointed.

The heart, which was the size of a human head, shrank rapidly, returning to normal size in the blink of an eye, and fell straight into Li Yifeng's chest cavity.

The hole in his chest didn't originally have a heart, and now it just happened to take its place.

The moment the pale golden heart entered the body.

Blood vessels, like living things, extended from the edge of the wound, densely packed, vying to connect to the heart.

As for those crimson-gold energy energies, accompanied by the dull thud of a constantly beating heart, they crumbled upon contact and dissipated, no longer able to harm Li Yifeng in the slightest.

In just a few breaths.

The grotesque hole in his chest had completely disappeared, and his new skin was fair and smooth, as if he had never been injured.

Li Yifeng's originally deathly pale complexion visibly regained its rosy hue.

not only that.

His aura was also rising.

The Zhuangfu Realm is divided into three layers: Warm Furnace, Avoiding Evil, and Inner Beauty.

He was originally only at the mid-stage of the initial stage of the Furnace Realm.

But at this moment, he directly bypassed the filth and stepped into the inner palace.

Ultimately, the aura continued to rise until it reached the peak of the Inner Realm.

That is, only when the Vitality Realm was perfected did it finally stop.

He is only a hair's breadth away from truly entering the Blood Transformation Realm.

"Thank you, Miss Arya!"

Notice the changes in your body.

A hint of joy flashed in Li Yifeng's eyes.

He stood up and thanked Aria in front of him.

"No need to thank me, you should thank our manager instead."

Aria chuckled softly.

Li Yifeng was about to say something.

Then the middle-aged man waved his hand.

"It's nothing, this was just a transaction. Now that the transaction is complete, you should leave."

After saying that, he raised his hand, and a white card appeared in front of Li Yifeng.

Li Yifeng reached out and took it.

The man's voice continued.

"This is Zero Pawnshop's latest pawn card. If you wish to pawn it, you can return here by smearing it with your blood."

The words fell.

Before Li Yifeng could say anything, his figure faded away and disappeared from the spot. "Shopkeeper, you have violated the rules this time."

The first-class black card that man had, while offering some perks, was far from enough to exchange for that thing. The boss would definitely be furious once he woke up.

Only after watching Li Yifeng's figure disappear from the spot did Ailiya turn her gaze away and suddenly speak.

The middle-aged man's expression turned cold.

He slowly raised his hand, adjusted his glasses, and his eyes behind the lenses turned to Arya.

"What I do is none of your business. I will bear the consequences myself."

Arya smiled gently upon hearing this.

"Really? I think I just heard you were thinking of selling me."

"So what if it is?"

The middle-aged man remained calm.

"Shopkeeper, you really have a heart of stone."

Arya looked hurt.

Even the glistening tears in her eyes, combined with her stunningly beautiful face, made her incredibly alluring to men.

However, the man ignored him.

See here.

Arya composed herself and said nothing more.

Having worked with him for centuries, she knew he had been plotting something.

However, she had no intention of exposing it.

She just wanted to see if the other party could succeed, because she was getting a little tired of being here.

It would be good to go out and see the world.

Yanjing City.

Close to the core area.

A luxurious manor villa stands there.

Outside the manor are high walls, topped with a dense network of electric fences, separating the inside from the outside into two separate worlds.

The Ji family's old residence, which originally occupied this place, faces this solemn manor from afar.

Security here is extremely tight.

Every few steps, heavily armed soldiers patrolled back and forth, their steps perfectly synchronized and their eyes sharp as eagles.

Upon closer inspection, one will find that some of these soldiers are quite different.

Their temples bulged high, their faces were ruddy, and their eyes gleamed with a sharp light that was captivating.

These were all martial arts practitioners.

"Xiao Yu, come here to your sister quickly."

Deep within the manor, a fountain gurgles and splashes water, sunlight falling on the mist and refracting a faint rainbow.

Hu Zhao, dressed in a long purple dress, squatted down and clapped her hands lightly.

Ahead, Hu Yu swayed as he stopped, looked in this direction, and ran towards them.

He was too young; his knees barely bent when he ran. His two short legs bounced forward like a clumsy little penguin, which was indescribably funny and cute.

With a "thump," he buried his face in Hu Zhao's arms, his soft body colliding with hers.

"Sweetie, go find your brother over there."

Hu Zhao smiled and rubbed his head, then pointed to Hu Long standing to the side.

The little one blinked, followed her finger, and saw that familiar figure.

A big smile immediately spread across his face. He stretched out his two little arms and stumbled over.

Hu Long stood there, watching the small figure run towards him, a smile playing on his lips.

He bent down, reached out, and pulled Hu Yu into a steady embrace.

"Brother—Brother—"

The little guy still can't talk very well.

However, he can already call out words like "dad," "mom," "sister," and "brother."

"You're such a busy person, but you finally made the time to come out for some fresh air today."

Hu Zhao walked over and smiled.

As they were speaking, Hu Long's purple eyes paused.

"What happened to your eyes? Are you wearing colored contact lenses?"

Hu Long glanced sideways at Hu Zhao.

The purple dress was tailored to fit her body, sliding down her waistline and only slightly flaring out at her calves.

The neckline wasn't deep, revealing only a section of her fair neck and a hint of her collarbone, before the rest was completely covered by the fabric.

Reality.

She stood there with her hands hanging naturally at her sides, her long hair unbound, falling behind her shoulders with slightly curled ends.

Since Hu Zhao completely recovered from the Xue Wu incident, he quit his job and stopped going to work. His condition has been getting better and better every day.

The trace of weariness that had been on Hu Zhao's face earlier had also vanished without a trace.

It's fair to say that people who don't work tend to look younger and happier.

Hu Long glanced into the distance again.

There, He Yanling and Hu Chengwen were playing badminton on the lawn.

Neither of them showed any signs of fatigue; their steps were light, and their swings displayed the agility of youth.

This is not an illusion.

Their complexion was noticeably better than before; their faces were rosy, the fine lines around their eyes had faded, and even their hair had darkened.

This was the result of Hu Long using secret medicine to nourish the two people and secretly using the power of qi and blood to repeatedly cleanse their bodies.

"The eyes are honed through practice."

Hu Long ruffled Hu Yu's fluffy head with one hand and asked casually.

"How are you feeling here? Are you settling in?"

After he completely took control of the Yu Kingdom, established the People's Alliance, and announced the secret martial arts, most of the Hu family members were moved to Yanjing by him.

In particular, these individuals from their original families are the focus of their care.

Although deep down he always felt that he was separated from the world and lacked a real sense of belonging, like an observer.

But that doesn’t stop him from doing more for those who are good to him.

Now that he has stepped into the limelight and is exposed to everyone's view, it is inevitable that some people will have ulterior motives.

Since his enemies can't find him, they'll naturally target those around him. Moving his family here undoubtedly increases their safety significantly.

"It's good! It's just a little restrictive."

Hu Zhao tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and said softly.

Staying in this manor all the time would indeed be very boring.

"Indeed, but this is only temporary. Before long, you won't have to do this anymore."

Hu Long said calmly.

"Xiao Long, if you're too tired, stop and take a break."

Hu Zhao suddenly spoke, his tone serious, his gaze fixed on him.

"You're already strong enough, don't push yourself too hard."

As she spoke, she subconsciously raised her hand, wanting to pat his shoulder.

Just like before.

But he stopped halfway through raising his hand.

The person in front of her was no longer the boy she had to bend down to take a picture of.

Hu Long stood there, a little over two meters tall, with broad shoulders and a wide back.

Her outstretched hand barely reached below his shoulder.

This caused the atmosphere that had been building up to vanish instantly.

"Didn't you see I couldn't reach it? Why didn't you squat down? Were you deliberately trying to make fun of your older sister?"

Hu Zhao remained silent.

"It's because you're too short."

Hu Long said calmly.

Hu Zhao was so angry that her teeth itched. If she didn't now know that she couldn't beat Hu Long, she would have really wanted to beat him up.

Sure enough, it's best to discipline your younger brother early on.

"Remember my words, don't push yourself too hard—"

Hu Zhao wanted to continue the previous topic.

However, Hu Long interrupted him directly.

"I didn't force myself; I like it this way."

Hu Long did not lie.

What could be more addictive than watching yourself grow stronger?

As for stopping, that's simply impossible.

Looking at Hu Long's serious expression.

Hu Zhao was speechless.

It turns out I worried for nothing.

In the blink of an eye, several days have passed.

Inside a training room.

In the very center, Hu Long sat cross-legged.

He sat there quietly, his eyes slightly closed, his breathing long and slow.

The air around him was distorted.

There was an extremely fine layer of internal energy that clung to the skin and moved about, causing tiny ripples to appear on the surface of the clothes.

next moment.

A bright, golden light suddenly shone forth.

A powerful, almost tangible force surged forth from his body.

Her hair was whipped about, and her robes billowed violently, making a rustling sound.

The entire practice room was trembling slightly.

The ground, walls, and air were all stirred by that crimson-gold energy, emitting a low buzzing sound.

half an hour.

The commotion gradually subsided.

The intense energy receded like a tide, returning to the body, and everything fell silent once more.

Hu Long slowly opened his eyes.

A glint flashed in his eyes, then disappeared, and his gaze returned to normal.

He looked down at his hands, his fingers spread open and then slowly clenched.

"Has it broken through?"

A thought flashed through my mind.

Too plain.

The instant a thought settles.

The silver panel emerges like ripples on water.