"Little Tiger! I will avenge you!" Chen Feng's entire demeanor shifted instantly.

If he had been blazing like fire moments ago, now he was as cold as a demon. The vortex within his Dantian had undergone an earth-shattering change.

At some unknown point, the vortex began to spin in reverse, its original yellow hue entirely replaced by a profound, inky black! This was the same energy as that strange vortex he had discovered in the gravity space!

The instant this vortex manifested, all the injuries he had sustained vanished, leaving him perfectly whole! He hadn't expected the vortex could reverse; however, reversing it fundamentally altered its nature, making it utterly violent!

Manic, brimming with sheer killing intent! This was a potent force!

A power so immense it drove even Chen Feng to the brink of madness! Iori Yagami!

To think that a moment of overwhelming grief caused the vortex to reverse, transforming him into Iori Yagami! "Hahahaha..." Chen Feng covered his forehead with his right hand, his eyes fixed on the round moon hanging in the sky as he burst into maniacal laughter!

His lean, elongated frame roared beneath the desolate moonlight, appearing utterly insane. The surrounding Dragon Knights felt a chilling dread wash over them, a powerful sense of panic overwhelming their hearts, forcing them to recoil in fear!

"Little Tiger! I will make these men accompany you to the grave!

So that even as spirits seeing the moon, they will only remember me and feel nothing but terror in their hearts!" Chen Feng's icy gaze swept over the recoiling Dragon Knights, his words utterly devoid of emotion. Seven of these Dragon Knights were dead; only eleven remained, four severely wounded, five lightly injured!

Chen Feng's sinister eyes fixed upon them as he began to advance slowly. Eleven Ninth-Rank Dragon Knights retreated in unison, as if confronting a fiend!

Without even launching an attack, a single man's aura had completely subdued eleven Ninth-Rank Dragon Knights—a truly astonishing feat. Chen Feng executed a rapid, shuffling step, then suddenly, his body dissolved like a phantom, instantly appearing before one of the Dragon Knights.

The knight's face was etched with panic, and he instinctively threw a punch in defense. But then he felt a sharp pain in his chest!

Looking down, he saw Chen Feng's right hand, with a wet thwack, piercing effortlessly through his layers of armor. With a violent tug, a chunk of muscle, mingled with fresh blood, was brutally ripped away!

Immediately afterward, the world went dark as a massive fist smashed into his face, and with a loud smack, his head shattered, his extended fist falling limply to the ground! A burst of pale azure flame erupted instantly from the spot where the Dragon Knight had just been struck, incinerating his corpse into ash in a flash!

"Gai Shiki: Kage-mai: Yume Biki!" Chen Feng stated coldly! Gai Shiki: Kage-mai: Yume Biki (→+A+A) is an ordinary move of Iori Yagami in The King of Fighters.

His style involves tearing flesh from his opponents with his claws before delivering a powerful punch to send them flying! This is a short combo, connecting two strikes, capable of draining a fifth of the opponent's vitality!

In the game, draining one-fifth of vitality is a fatal move in reality! The moment Chen Feng's vortex began to spin in reverse, he had absorbed Iori's basic moves into his mind!

Now, in action, he realized how fearsome it was—these Dragon Knights, whom he had struggled so hard to kill, were extinguished by a single maneuver! The monstrous nature of Iori's skills was revealed from this very moment!

His brutal strikes under the moonlight, his emotionless speech and gaze, became the nightmare of this contingent of Dragon Knights! A demon!

That was the collective feeling that surged in their minds! "We fight!" one Dragon Knight roared, shouting wildly as he lunged toward Chen Feng.

"Die!" Chen Feng's feet spun. The dark vortex formed a rippling wave around his body.

As the wave surged and churned, the resistance of the air and the pull of gravity seemed to cease under its influence. In the moonlight, he flashed like a shadow, abruptly appearing before the charging knight.

He drove his right elbow into the opponent's jaw, immediately followed by his left elbow striking the man's face. After these two blows forced the Dragon Knight back two paces, Chen Feng leaped upward like an arrow, his waist folding inward like a bowstring.

His entire body, propelled by the vortex energy, suddenly unleashed immense power as both elbows smashed down onto the top of the knight's head! CRACK!

With a single impact, the Ninth-Rank Dragon Knight's head burst open like a shattered melon, instantly ending his life. "Hyakku Nijū Nana Shiki: Aoi Hana!" Hyakku Nijū Nana Shiki: Aoi Hana (↓?←+A or C, which can be chained three times) is known as Aoi Hana San Shiki when connected, the move most favored and expertly used by those who play Iori in The King of Fighters.

The common execution is to break the guard with a light punch followed by the Aoi Hana sequence! This move is vicious and lethal, relying entirely on elbow strikes throughout its execution—in reality, employing this technique results in immediate, absolute death!

The remaining Dragon Knights had never witnessed such bloodthirsty and violent techniques; their faces instantly twisted in shock! Immediately following, Chen Feng used Aoi Hana to flash through and eliminate three more!

"Flee!" Someone among the Dragon Knights was the first to shout the command, and the remaining six could no longer bear the pressure. They abandoned all pretense of Dragon Knight dignity, scattering and leaping off the ice platform to escape in all directions.

"Trying to run?" Chen Feng let out a cold sneer, his ghostly form rocketing forward! Although he hadn't mastered Kikoku (Ghost Step) yet, the power of the dark vortex was several times more volatile than the original yellow vortex.

Since the vortex transformation, Chen Feng had already retracted the shovel into the kettle, finally unleashing his true speed advantage! One Dragon Knight fled desperately forward, thinking privately, Six of us scattered in six different directions; surely I won't be so unlucky as to be caught first!

His feet never stopped moving, reaching the fastest speed of his life! Speed was usually his weakness, but in this moment of life-or-death urgency, he had managed a slight breakthrough!

The man felt a surge of grim delight. Constrained by so much speed, he was finally breaking through today.

Could it be... that his overall strength was about to advance too?

The distinction between Dragon Knights and Dragon Riders was as clear as that between Fighters and Masters; the difference in power wasn't merely double or triple. Spencer had only managed to defeat a Dragon Rider previously because that Rider had only just broken through and hadn't yet adapted to the formidable strength of the Rider class!

To become a Dragon Rider was, perhaps, the dream of every Dragon Knight. If he could achieve that breakthrough and gain a flying dragon, his strength would certainly increase tenfold or more!

Tenfold strength... The very thought was terrifying.

Furthermore, the status and treatment of Dragon Riders were vastly different from those of Dragon Knights. If he could break through his speed now in this dire situation, his power would soar.

Then... Once he became a Dragon Rider and returned to slay this man, wouldn't it be effortlessly simple?

This Dragon Knight couldn't help but let out a small, self-satisfied chuckle as he entertained the thought. Just as he was lost in this fantasy, his vision blurred, and a shadow instantly materialized before him!

The cold, emotionless eyes of Chen Feng suddenly blazed with sharp light. The Dragon Knight felt a piercing pain in his chest and looked down, only to see a vividly red heart beating merrily in the opponent's hand!

"Burst!" Chen Feng squeezed violently, and with a loud thud, blood sprayed everywhere! The heart shattered in his grasp.

Gurgle... The man could not utter a sound from his throat; blood gushed rapidly from his chest cavity, and he collapsed backward, his eyes wide open in death.

He was, perhaps, the first person in this world to witness his own heart being ripped out and crushed. Having executed the man, Chen Feng didn't pause but spun on his heel and sprinted toward another direction.

At that precise moment, the three Dragon Knights who had fled toward the ruins suddenly wheeled around in panic and rushed back! A chaotic noise and a series of howls echoed from behind them!

It turned out that the pack of Ice Rock Fighting Wolves had caught up to them, having been delayed while following Little Tiger! Little Tiger’s speed had allowed him to reach this spot much earlier, giving the wolves time to close the distance!

"Ah..." Three screams followed in quick succession, and the three Dragon Knights instantly became the doomed prey in the jaws of the Ice Rock Fighting Wolves! "Aoo..." After slaughtering the three Dragon Knights, the wolf pack, led by their Alpha, threw back their heads and howled at the moon.

Their mournful cries echoed endlessly through the valley! Two left!

Chen Feng muttered to himself. The intense grief had turned his eyes bloodshot, plunging him into madness!

PS: It’s Sunday again. As per tradition, I will update another chapter tonight at midnight!

Readers who have diligently followed Old Ya’s hard work over this week are probably aware that my highest ranking on the Weekly Click Chart this week was 17th (only ten thousand clicks shy of 15th place)! If I can break into the top 15, I’ll make it onto the front page—it’s truly disheartening!

Although the results are decent, they are far from Old Ya’s goal. My goal is to hit the front page of the Weekly Chart next week!

Brothers and sisters, Old Ya has never been this desperate! I heard that if I receive 200 recommendation votes between 12:00 AM and 12:10 AM tonight, I can make the Weekly Recommendation list.

I beg you here: if you have the means to help me, could you please give me all the votes you have during this specific window? This book started uploading on the 21st of last month, and with everyone's help, it reached the New Book Chart on the side page in just six days.

Four days later, it surged onto the front page of the New Book Chart. Then, the victories kept coming, climbing to fifth place on the New Book Chart without any recommendation from the main site!

(The top two spots belong to the giants Fanqie and Shenji!) All of this is thanks to friends' support! Last week, when I announced I was pushing for the chart, all you readers cast 137 votes for Old Ya between 12:00 PM and 12:30 PM!

I have never forgotten this kindness! But regrettably, I didn't make the chart last week in the end!

There are five days left in the New Book period! I hope that during this time, you can fulfill my wish (perhaps it can also be called a pipe dream).

For the glory of The King of Fighters, for Old Ya's unwavering conviction! Friends, please help me!

Help me push for the chart! Thank you...