Chapter 400: A Cold Heart (Seeking Flowers)
Duan Feng and Jing Yun had no idea what was happening. Anyone familiar with Lin Feng was to be killed—such ruthlessness.
"Lin Feng!" Feng Ting and the old man's pupils trembled violently. The big brother Duan Feng had always spoken of with such reverence was actually Lin Feng, the young man who had appeared that day.
"These people are from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect." They both immediately understood, their eyes flickering.
The old man walked over to Feng Ting and called out, "Miss."
Feng Ting was stunned for a moment. She looked at the old man, a trace of hesitation flashing in her eyes.
But in the end, a look of resolve passed through her gaze. She said, "Everyone, the two of us are not familiar with Lin Feng. We only happened to meet these two by chance. We'll leave now; this matter has nothing to do with us."
"Oh?"
Hearing Feng Ting's words, Duan Feng was taken aback. Then a look of bewilderment appeared in his eyes. Deep in his heart, he felt a faint ache.
That day while training in the mountain range, Feng Ting had nearly been humiliated by a group of people, and he had stepped in to save her. He had also developed feelings for her. Over these past few days, he believed Feng Ting knew how well he treated her. But in this moment of crisis, Feng Ting had abandoned him without hesitation. Feng Ting had been using him all along, making him hunt demonic beast cores for her.
Jing Yun noticed Duan Feng's expression and shook her head slightly. Duan Feng was still too young, lacking any cunning, focused solely on cultivation. Anyone with clear eyes could see that Feng Ting had been using him.
"That's right. The two of them haven't known us long. This has nothing to do with them."
After a moment of silence, Duan Feng then forced a smile and replied, causing a flicker of surprise to flash across Feng Ting's eyes. She gave Duan Feng a deep look.
Duan Feng's talent went without saying, and he also possessed royal bloodline. If today's incident hadn't occurred, she might have stayed with Duan Feng—though not out of love, of course.
"Since we've run into you, you'll all die together. Killing two more people doesn't bother us." The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect member said coldly, making Feng Ting's heart tremble violently. Her face changed drastically.
They were still going to kill her. Even though she said she wasn't familiar with Lin Feng, they still wanted to kill her.
"Everyone, not only are we not familiar with Lin Feng, we even bear some grudges against him. We wish we could kill him ourselves. Why must you make things difficult for this old man and a young girl?" The old man beside Feng Ting also spoke up.
"That's right. Lin Feng and I have a grudge as well." Feng Ting chimed in.
"Shameless." Jing Yun muttered under her breath, but Feng Ting and the old man paid her no mind, simply staring at the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect members.
The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect member let out a cold snort, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his mouth. "Kill them all."
This cold voice caused Feng Ting's heart to sink. Then the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect members charged forward, giving her no time to think.
"Sister Jing Yun, get behind me." Duan Feng called out. But before his words even faded, he saw the leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect heading straight for him. Among this group, Duan Feng was at the Spirit Martial Realm, Ninth Layer, and also possessed the royal family's Sealing Martial Soul. Only this Mysterious Martial Realm cultivator could deal with him. As for the others, they could be killed easily.
"Getting behind you—will that help?"
The Mysterious Martial Realm cultivator's true essence surged, carrying a wild, bestial nature. All disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect possessed beast-type Martial Souls, cultivating techniques and martial skills related to demonic beasts.
"It won't help. Then what about getting behind me?"
A voice suddenly rang out, startling the crowd. The sound came from within the dense forest. Their gazes turned, and their pupils all contracted.
A man and a beast slowly walked out of the forest, neither fast nor slow.
The beast was majestic, its eyes gleaming with ferocious light, and it had fiery-colored wings.
As for the figure, it was a young man with sharply defined features, carrying a hint of sharpness. He sat atop the beast's wing, staring coldly at the crowd.
"Who are you, sir? This is a matter of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. I hope you won't interfere!"
The leader stared at the approaching man and beast, a look of caution in his eyes. This young man was no ordinary person. And that beast bore a striking resemblance to the ancient ferocious beast Qiongqi.
Duan Feng and Jing Yun looked at Lin Feng, their hearts instantly relaxing. Since Lin Feng had appeared, nothing would go wrong.
Only Feng Ting and the old man had flickering, complicated expressions.
"Brother Lin Feng!" Duan Feng called out with a light smile. This voice, however, made the pupils of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect members contract violently.
Lin Feng. This young man was Lin Feng. They had actually run into Lin Feng himself.
"You want to kill me, and you want to kill those close to me, yet you don't even know who I am. How laughable." Qiongqi slowly moved forward. Lin Feng jumped down from its back, staring coldly at the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect crowd. These people didn't even qualify to participate in that Origin Vein struggle. They were weaker cultivators, which was why they didn't recognize him.
The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect members' faces turned ugly. They were caught between a rock and a hard place. They had all heard of Lin Feng's prowess. Even One-Eye couldn't handle Lin Feng and was killed by him. Let alone them—they were no match.
"How strong were the people your Ten Thousand Beasts Sect sent to the Heavenly One Academy?"
Lin Feng stared at the leader and asked coldly.
The man's face stiffened, and he remained silent.
"Roar..." A low beastly roar rang out. Then the crowd saw the beast beside Lin Feng turn into a blur, its body vanishing from its spot in an instant.
"Ah..."
Two screams rang out in succession. When Qiongqi returned to its original spot, its mouth was stained with streaks of fresh blood. The fierce light in its eyes made people's hearts tremble.
Two members of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect had their necks bitten clean through. They lay on the ground, devoid of any life.
Everyone's eyes focused on the beast Qiongqi. The light shooting from its eyes was so ferocious.
"A ferocious beast. What kind of demonic beast is this?"
The crowd guessed silently in their hearts. Qiongqi was an ancient ferocious beast, extremely rare. None of these people had ever seen one before.
Only the leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect had once, while browsing ancient texts, seen a picture of the ferocious beast Qiongqi in a book. It felt somewhat similar. The beast before him resembled Qiongqi, but also a bit like the Blazing Flame Demon Lion, the current mount of Kuang Shi.
"Tell me!"
Lin Feng's gaze fixed on the Mysterious Martial Realm cultivator, his eyes cold. The leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect couldn't help but tremble inside. If he didn't tell Lin Feng, that ferocious beast might pounce on him.
"If I tell you, you let us go." The man was silent for a moment, then spoke to Lin Feng.
"Roar..." Another low beastly roar rang out. Qiongqi turned into a blur once more.
The Mysterious Martial Realm cultivator's face was filled with terror. His surging true essence erupted. But in the next moment, Qiongqi had already pounced in front of him.
"Shhh..." Blood splattered. Everyone's hearts trembled violently. Dead. The Mysterious Martial Realm cultivator was killed by Qiongqi in an instant. His neck was bitten through, a gruesome sight.
Qiongqi's steps moved slowly. The fierce light in its eyes still shook people's hearts. Wherever Qiongqi's gaze passed, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look.
This beast was too terrifying.
It could kill a Mysterious Martial Realm cultivator in an instant, let alone them.
"You speak." Lin Feng's gaze fell on another person, making that person's heart tremble violently.
"Many Mysterious Martial Realm cultivators went. The strongest was at the Mysterious Martial Realm, Third Layer. There were about ten people at the Mysterious Martial Realm, Second Layer and First Layer."
The man's voice trembled, and his body shook incessantly. His gaze occasionally darted toward the beast Qiongqi.
"Over ten Mysterious Martial Realm cultivators, with several at the Third Layer." Lin Feng's gaze grew colder and colder. They wanted Meng Qing and the others dead. Just as they had said, anyone close to Lin Feng had to die.
"Ten Thousand Beasts Sect!"
Lin Feng spat out an icy voice from his mouth. He shouted one word: "Kill!"
PS: Too sleepy. The alarm didn't wake me up this morning, haha. Sorry for the late update. No flowers today, please give some!