Chapter 597: The Cold Dagger
Lin Feng's body soared upward. In the void, he even had time to tilt his head back and pour Blazing Essence Wine into his mouth. His true essence surged violently, and Lin Feng seemed to grow fiercer with each battle.
The young girl's face showed shock. The demon beast beneath her let out a fierce roar and carried her away in a swift dash.
"Stay right here." Lin Feng roared angrily, spitting out another mouthful of wine. Flames surged toward the demon beast above.
"Miss, jump down."
A cry of alarm rang out. With a rumbling boom, flames suddenly blossomed in the void. The young girl clearly felt a terrifying wave of scorching heat spreading beneath her. Her heart jolted violently, and with boundless panic, she leaped directly off the demon beast.
"Miss, get on."
Another demon beast swept past the young girl, catching her body. She steadied herself and saw that her mount was completely bathed in flames, letting out a piercing, shrill wail.
"So close." The young girl's heart still pounded wildly. She watched Lin Feng's body descending again. Just now, she had been a hair's breadth away from being incinerated by him.
"I almost died here."
The young girl seemed not to have fully processed it yet. On the territory of the Tai Shu family, someone actually dared to kill her. It seemed she had never considered that when she was trying to take someone else's life, they might not spare hers.
"Take me back. Gather stronger people. Kill him. We must kill him."
The demon beast rose higher and higher into the sky, not daring to let Lin Feng get close to the young girl. By now, she had regained her senses and spoke with a sinister tone. If Mysterious Martial Realm Fifth and Sixth Layer cultivators couldn't kill Lin Feng, then send Seventh Layer cultivators. If Seventh Layer wasn't enough, dispatch Eighth Layer experts. Lin Feng had dared to try to kill her—he had to die, and die without a burial place.
"The rest of you, stay behind and hold him off."
The young girl shouted sharply. Then, the demon beast beneath her flapped its wings and sped into the distance. The others froze. They were not allowed to leave. Even though the young girl was fleeing to summon reinforcements, they still had to stay and hold Lin Feng back.
They had no choice but to obey.
"Pathetic woman." Lin Feng watched the red-clad young girl leave and sneered coldly. If you don't value others' lives, perhaps one day, when your life is in someone else's hands, no one will value yours either.
The demon beasts in the void circled around Lin Feng. The young girl had ordered them to hold him back, so they could not leave.
Watching those demon beasts, Lin Feng took Xiao Ya's hand and said to Yun Feiyang, "Let's go."
This young girl was clearly no ordinary person. Who knew what kind of powerful figures she might summon? Staying here was obviously unwise. Lin Feng wasn't so impulsive as to lose his head.
Yun Feiyang nodded. Together with Lin Feng, they stepped forward, their figures flickering as they dashed into the distance.
"Where do you think you're going?" One of them shouted and gave chase toward Lin Feng.
"Looking for death."
A thunderous roar rang out. The man saw Lin Feng's body suddenly spin around, then shoot out like the wind, so fast it was unbelievable. The pursuer couldn't even stop his momentum. Their bodies collided in an instant.
"Boom!" A furious shout erupted. The crowd saw the figure charging at Lin Feng freeze on the spot. Then, a wave of scorching heat spread out. The man was bathed in flames and perished within the fire.
Meanwhile, Lin Feng stepped forward, leaving only his back to the crowd.
"Anyone who isn't afraid to die, come ahead."
Lin Feng's indifferent voice echoed into the distance, making the remaining figures stiffen. They exchanged glances, seeming to read each other's thoughts. Then, they all steered their demon beasts and rose into the sky.
If they simply ignored Lin Feng and left, that was clearly impractical. Only by following him from high above could they wait for the young girl to bring back powerful reinforcements and find him directly.
"Truly reckless."
Lin Feng's pupils turned cold. He grabbed Xiao Ya's hand and sprinted. Yun Feiyang seemed to understand Lin Feng's intent and ran alongside him, moving at extreme speed.
In just a few moments, the three of them plunged directly into a crowded hall. Let's see how those people track them now.
The figures in the void had been keeping their eyes locked on Yun Feiyang, Lin Feng, and the others. Seeing them enter a hall, their gazes tightened. Then, someone said, "Block all the exits."
As the words fell, these figures flickered one by one, still hovering in the void, their eyes fixed on the four exits of the vast hall. Lin Feng and his group wouldn't shake them off so easily.
This hall was also a trading hall, but it was one-sided. Here, one could use Origin Stones to purchase items, and the flow of people was enormous.
At this moment, the crowd outside the hall stared at the demon beasts circling in the void. Their gazes froze. The Tai Shu family—these people were actually from the Tai Shu family.
Whoever had the nerve to provoke the Tai Shu family must be tired of living.
Many people even lingered outside the hall, wanting to watch the spectacle. Someone actually dared to provoke this overlord force on their own turf.
Time passed slowly, but the crowd never saw the figures in the void make a move.
At that moment, in the distant void, a mighty procession rolled in, carrying a terrifying momentum. All were powerful demon beasts, and the figures on their backs were even more formidable, exuding fearsome auras.
"Who is it? They've even mobilized the guest elders of the Tai Shu family."
The crowd's eyes trembled. Seeing these people in brown robes, their gazes tightened. The guest elders of the Tai Shu family were at least at the Mysterious Martial Realm Seventh Layer. With such terrifying experts mobilized, the crowd grew even more curious. Who was so reckless as to court death?
"Where is he?"
The young girl's face was icy. She asked one of the figures.
"He entered the hall. We've guarded the exits. He hasn't come out."
The man replied. The young girl nodded slightly, her killing intent thick.
"Seal the exits. The rest of you, come with me and search."
A cold voice spat out. The young girl descended with the family's guest elders. With their protection, she wasn't afraid Lin Feng could cause any trouble.
Four Mysterious Martial Realm Seventh Layer experts, each accompanied by someone who recognized Lin Feng, sealed the exits. The others marched into the hall in force. Everyone stepped back. In this vast area, everyone knew that the Tai Shu family was not to be provoked, especially this young miss of the Tai Shu family. Deeply doted on by her father and elder brother, she was arrogant and overbearing. Anyone who provoked her was asking for death.
After a while, the young girl came out of the hall with her people, her face cold.
"You said he went inside, and you guarded the exits?"
Hearing the young girl's cold question, the man's face stiffened. He seemed to realize something bad was happening.
"Yes. Others can testify. He did go inside and didn't come out." The man answered tremblingly, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
"Fine. Then you go in and find him. If you don't, you know the consequences."
The young girl replied coldly, making the man's face stiffen. He walked shakily into the hall.
After what seemed like a long time, the man came out of the hall, his face ashen. Lin Feng and his two companions seemed to have vanished into thin air. He had searched every corner of the hall, but there was no one.
"Miss, we should seal off this place now." The man looked at the people coming and going and suggested. But the red-clad young girl stared at him coldly: "Do you think he could still be here?"
Hearing her cold question, the man's face stiffened. Could Lin Feng still be here?
A flash of killing intent crossed the young girl's eyes. She raised her hand slightly, making the man's body turn cold, trembling with fear.
Two guest elders moved to the young girl's left and right, also watching the negligent man, afraid he might try to kill his master in his dying breath.
"Why couldn't he be?"
Just then, a person passing by the young girl suddenly spoke. A familiar voice. Everyone's faces changed drastically.
But it was too late. This person had already reached the young girl's side, within arm's reach, yet no one had paid him any attention.
A sharp, cold gleam flashed. A dagger appeared at the young girl's throat. The light from the dagger was so cold, it shook everyone's hearts.
The figure raised his head. The crowd could now see his face. It was none other than Lin Feng!