novelraw Chapter 1491 - 1489: Encountering Zheng Feng Again
Chapter 1491 - 1489: Encountering Zheng Feng Again
"Boss, you don’t say, there’s indeed something off. I feel like they’ve become more ruthless... But faced with such Demon Beasts, if they weren’t ruthless, they might not have made it..." Upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, Xue Dakun immediately scrutinized the two people again and said curiously. These two indeed seemed somewhat abnormal now; their fighting style was entirely a life-for-life gamble. If these two weren’t stronger than the Demon Beasts, they would have long been overwhelmed. Normally, no one would make such a foolish decision.
But thinking about it again, Xue Dakun found it quite normal. Such Demon Beasts are so formidable; if it were him, he would also do anything to kill them. It doesn’t seem like much when you think about it this way. Looking at Lin Feng, he wanted to know Lin Feng’s opinion on the matter.
"Just watch." Lin Feng, hearing Xue Dakun’s words, nodded with satisfaction. It was already commendable that Xue Dakun could notice these things. In a little while, Xue Dakun would probably understand what he meant. He didn’t want to explain too much now.
"Alright!" At this point, Xue Dakun no longer said anything else, quietly standing beside Lin Feng, watching those two fight the Demon Beasts.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Bang!"
...
The sounds of explosions rang out continuously as the two engaged the Demon Beast, bolts of lightning shot toward the beast, and heavy punches landed on its body. Though powerful, the Demon Beast’s life force rapidly declined under their life-threatening attacks, and soon, the beast collapsed in a crash.
Initially, Xue Dakun thought these two would leave after obtaining the Beast Soul Power and Demon Core from defeating the beast, but when he looked afterward, he was utterly stunned...
"Bang!"
"Tear it apart!"
"Dare to go against the two of us, dismember it!"
...
The two were now attacking the bear-shaped beast’s corpse like madmen, shooting Fist Auras that shattered the armor on the beast’s body. But they didn’t stop; it seemed they wouldn’t be satisfied until the beast was torn to pieces.
In a blink, the beast’s body was battered beyond recognition, like a pile of flesh and blood, leaving Xue Dakun dumbfounded. He didn’t expect these two to go this far, thinking to himself if they were truly insane, resorting to corpse desecration; it’s... it’s too twisted!
"Boss, they seem off..." Watching the two figures in the distance, Xue Dakun frowned and said to Lin Feng, truly feeling something was wrong but unable to pinpoint what.
"Let’s go." Lin Feng didn’t answer Xue Dakun, simply leaving with him after throwing down a curt statement.
In the following days, Lin Feng led Xue Dakun through the forest, encountering some Demon Beasts. Xue Dakun was eager to act but was stopped by Lin Feng. The beasts here were beyond Xue Dakun’s capabilities; only Lin Feng could deal with them.
Though frustrated with Lin Feng’s arrangements, Xue Dakun understood they were for his own good, so he didn’t argue. But anxiety gnawed at him; half of the ten-day limit had passed, and he only had two Demon Cores. If he couldn’t gather ten by the end, he’d be eliminated and ridiculed by everyone.
During these few days, he and Lin Feng occasionally met others. Surprisingly, all of them had developed a habit of brutally slaughtering Demon Beasts, including people he once traveled with, who had become extremely violent, leaving him puzzled as to why they changed.
"Boss, let me handle the next Demon Beast. I only have two Demon Cores now, and I need eight more to reach ten. I don’t want to be eliminated." Xue Dakun looked at Lin Feng, voicing his thoughts. He really didn’t want to be eliminated, as it would mean losing chances to enhance his power in the future.
"Take this and stay with me to observe these people." Lin Feng, hearing Xue Dakun, tossed him eight Demon Cores and seriously told him. Observing these people’s changes was the priority now; as for Demon Cores, hunting beasts for them was effortless if he wanted.
"Boss, this... isn’t right. I... I didn’t contribute at all..." Xue Dakun was stunned, looking at the Demon Cores in his hand, surprised that Lin Feng had done this. He felt it was embarrassing to accept without earning them, knowing Lin Feng had hunted them down.
"If I’ve given it to you, just take it. It’s much easier for me to hunt Demon Beasts." Lin Feng heard Xue Dakun say this, waved his hand, and said lightly. Without waiting for Xue Dakun to speak again, he turned and left.
Xue Dakun watched Lin Feng’s back, wanting to say something, but in the end, he said nothing and directly followed. He understood Lin Feng’s meaning, that the Demon Beasts here were really too strong for him, but Lin Feng found it very easy to kill them. Since Lin Feng had already said so, it was inappropriate for him to insist. He thought that he would repay Lin Feng when there was a chance in the future.
Thus, Lin Feng led Xue Dakun to wander in the forest, slaying Demon Beasts they encountered, and observing the changes in others they met. In the blink of an eye, the ten-day limit was about to expire. During these days, Xue Dakun was completely shocked by the speed at which others’ strength increased, because these people were growing too fast. Not only did they gain Beast Soul power by hunting Demon Beasts, but their cultivation speed was also absurdly fast—some could even use Fist Aura...
However, what puzzled Xue Dakun was that whenever these people fought Demon Beasts, they became like madmen and unanimously resorted to corpse mutilation. This frenzied attitude made Xue Dakun frown deeply. He sensed that these people’s states were not right, but considering that the battles with Demon Beasts were mortal combats, and the death of a beast still couldn’t quell their rage, it seemed somewhat understandable under the circumstances.
But what Xue Dakun didn’t see, Lin Feng did. As these people’s strength constantly increased and they continued to brutally kill Demon Beasts, Lin Feng saw a strong aura of slaughter in their eyes. This situation made Lin Feng very wary; he didn’t know what those behind the black-clad individuals intended, but grooming a group of people with such a heavy killing aura couldn’t be a good thing.
However, it wasn’t the right time for Lin Feng to intervene. Too many things were unclear, so Lin Feng didn’t show any abnormal behavior and acted as usual, taking Xue Dakun to continue roaming in the forest...
In the blink of an eye, the ten-day limit arrived, and everyone returned to the previous square. After these ten days of baptism, apart from Lin Feng and Xue Dakun, everyone else was drenched in a thick bloodthirsty atmosphere, indicating how many battles they had experienced in such a short time.
Lin Feng and Xue Dakun returned quite late, and by the time they reached the square, almost everyone was already there. As soon as Lin Feng and Xue Dakun appeared, they immediately drew the attention of the crowd in the square, and waves of mocking glances shot over.
"Lin Feng, why did it take you so long to come back? Ran out of Demon Cores? No problem, if you beg me, I can give you a few." Zheng Feng mocked Lin Feng and Xue Dakun. In his view, Lin Feng and Xue Dakun were late because they didn’t collect enough Demon Cores, so he took the opportunity to humiliate them.
He could never forget the grudge of being disciplined by Lin Feng before. At that time, his strength was much weaker than Lin Feng’s, but now he was confident. His strength had undergone an earth-shattering change over these days, not only had his special abilities improved, but his cultivation had also increased, and now he could even unleash Fist Aura. So he was confident he could easily handle Lin Feng now.
"Young Master Feng, these two obviously didn’t get enough Demon Cores."
"Right, who knows if they even managed to kill any Demon Beasts!"
"Hurry up and beg our young master; maybe in a good mood, he’d actually give you two pieces."
...
Zheng Feng’s subordinates gathered around, arrogantly taunting Lin Feng and Xue Dakun. Their progress over these days was monumental; before, they weren’t Lin Feng and the others’ match, but now they were supremely confident they could handle them. Finally being able to vent this frustration, how could they not be happy!
Hearing Zheng Feng and the others’ provocations, Lin Feng frowned slightly, not bothering to respond to these fools, as arguing with them was utterly pointless. But Lin Feng’s silence didn’t mean Xue Dakun would remain silent; he instantly got angry.
"Who do you think you are? My boss took you down with one move. What right do you have to provoke him!" Xue Dakun said angrily. He wouldn’t give Zheng Feng any face; after all, they had already been Lin Feng’s defeated opponents. What was there to provoke about!
"Shut your mouth! Back then, I didn’t know him well, and he took advantage! If we fought now, I’d show him my strength!" Upon hearing Xue Dakun say this in front of everyone, Zheng Feng instantly became like a cat with its tail stepped on, glaring at Xue Dakun with a flushed face. There were so many people here; how could he retain his dignity after that comment!
"Lin Feng, dare to fight our boss again!"
"Yeah, see how our boss beats you up and down the place!"
"Unbelievable that our boss could lose to Lin Feng!"
...
The few people next to Zheng Feng all spoke up, angry now. They were all following Zheng Feng at this point, and earlier when Zheng Feng lost face to Lin Feng, it was as if they all lost face, too. Now was the time to reclaim it.