Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 823: He’s Behind the Mirror

As Catherine suddenly erupted, Lin Feng’s hand moved too, and in an instant, countless playing cards flew out, forming a wall of blades that rushed towards Catherine. Catherine had barely charged less than a meter before she was stopped by this wall of poker cards, violently knocked back. The cards had all buried themselves in Catherine’s skin, and even in that moment, the fingers of the hand bearing the ring were all severed by Lin Feng’s playing cards...

"Bang!"

"Splat!"

"Crack!"

"Ah..."

Catherine was sent flying over two meters, blood spurting from where her fingers had been severed, blood droplets dancing in the air. Then, she slammed into the ground, her eyes filled with disbelief. She couldn’t have imagined in her dreams that she had disguised herself so well. How did Lin Feng figure out her intentions? Her last chance was gone, truly unbearable, truly unbearable...

"Splat!"

At that moment, Catherine could no longer control herself and spat out a mouthful of blood. Her eyes, looking towards Lin Feng, were full of helplessness. Only after they truly clashed did she understand how terrifying Lin Feng’s strength was. Such strength had far surpassed her imagination. With that thought, her eyes filled with a fearsome look when facing Lin Feng. Could it be... could Lin Feng really be an S-level master? Otherwise, how could she have been sent flying by Gang Qi?

It turned out that, at the moment of engagement, Catherine felt as if she had been hit by a wall, not just shaken by playing cards. Although it seemed to others that the cards injured her, she knew that wasn’t the case—it was definitely Gang Qi, definitely Gang Qi! Such an outward release of True Qi, such control of True Qi, only an S-level master could achieve!

Her heart was now filled with immense shock. She never dreamed she would encounter an S-level master like Lin Feng. He seemed to be just over 20 years old; how could he possibly be an S-level master? This was too unbelievable. How could there be such powerful individuals in the Cultivation World? It was simply impossible, utterly impossible for such strong people to exist. If such a person existed in the Cultivation World, how could she not know of it!

Thinking of this, she finally realized how foolish she had been today. An AA-level master attempting to harm an S-level master—such a stupid act was perhaps only possible for her. But she had her reasons for desperation. Who could have expected Lin Feng to be an S-level master? There had never been talk in the Cultivation World of someone in their twenties achieving S-level mastery. How could she have guessed...

Now she had given up completely. The fingers with the ring had left her body, her last hope shattered. She was completely disheartened, without a glimmer of hope left. All she could do was endure the unbearable pain without screaming, to maintain some dignity in her impending death. Beads of sweat the size of peas streamed down Catherine’s face onto the ground as she lay motionless, enduring this inhuman agony.

Just like that, she died!

A Gambling King no less!

Was she not just courting death directly?

Alas, had she known this would be the outcome, Catherine would not have made a move against Lin Feng, even if she lost everything.

...

Everyone in the hall who witnessed this scene closed their eyes, mourning for Catherine in their hearts. They all felt it was not worth it for Catherine, risking her life for the sake of wealth. Now, not only had she failed to secure her wealth, but Lin Feng had also killed her. Such a turn of events was truly tragic. However, they also knew that had Catherine not ordered an attack on Lin Feng earlier, she would not have met her end today!

The Gambling King had fallen. In fact, it was not Catherine’s fault for failing to recognize Lin Feng as a super expert. Even they had never realized anything about Lin Feng; none of them even recognized him. As a foreigner, Catherine was even less likely to have known. Greed is indeed the greatest sin!

But at this moment, they all felt an even greater sense of danger. They prayed that Catherine would not order a killing in her final moments, otherwise, they truly faced imminent death. Armed sailors stood at the gate...

It wasn’t until now that Lin Feng stood up and walked over to Catherine, casually asking a question.

"Can you tell me now why you came to Tianhai?" Lin Feng knew that at this moment, it was impossible for Catherine to lie. So it was only now that he finally asked the question that had troubled him from the start. This mattered greatly.

"I... I was invited by... invited by Huang Yu... my... my only purpose was... was Huang Shi, please... please let me die..." Catherine said in an extremely weak and intermittent voice. She now spoke to Lin Feng without reservation, with only one goal in mind: she truly wanted to end this agony right away and have Lin Feng grant her a swift death.

"What, you say my big brother Huang Yu invited you?"

Huang Shi originally hadn’t recovered from the events that had unfolded in that instant, but upon hearing Catherine mention Huang Yu’s name, he immediately understood what Catherine meant. However, he still couldn’t bring himself to believe that all of this was arranged by Huang Yu. No wonder the gambling ship appeared in Tianhai, no wonder big brother Huang Yu invited him so warmly onto the gambling ship, no wonder Catherine deliberately focused her attention on him. It turned out that all of this was Huang Yu’s doing!

Thinking this, Huang Shi rushed to Catherine’s side and asked with a grave face. He had to ascertain whether it was as he suspected. If the truth was as he had surmised, then he would not be courteous to Huang Yu!

Lin Feng listened, and immediately understood what was going on. He had already felt that Huang Yu was acting unusually, and now it seemed his conjecture was correct. Indeed, it was Huang Yu who had planned this entire scheme. Now that the truth was out, he believed that Huang Shi would handle the affair properly. So Lin Feng said nothing and just stood aside, waiting to see how Huang Shi would deal with the situation.

"It’s... it’s true. Huang Yu... Huang Yu is now behind... behind the mirror. You... you can bring him... bring him over." Catherine spoke again. Though her body was very weak, her articulation was still very clear, audible to both Huang Shi and Lin Feng, and even more so to Huang Yu behind the one-way mirror.

"Huang Yu..." Credence dawned on Huang Shi’s face as he heard these words. Initially, he thought Catherine was trying to trick him, but now hearing her claim that big brother Huang Yu was next door, Huang Shi was fully convinced. Now filled with a seething rage, in-fighting within the family was common, but collaborating with outsiders was the most contemptible act according to the customs of the Huang Family. This matter must be brought to the family’s attention and dealt with according to family law.

Of course, he could also just kill Huang Yu on the spot, but with so many witnesses present, no matter how angry Huang Shi was, he couldn’t take any rash actions. Instead, he had to follow family rules and take Huang Yu back to be dealt with by the family. Moreover, the current Family Head was his father, and this matter would be most appropriately handled without causing internal strife within the family. Huang Yu was after all from his elder uncle’s family and could not be killed indiscriminately.

Upon this realization, Huang Shi got up, ready to leave and bring Huang Yu over for interrogation to ascertain the veracity of Catherine’s claims.

My God!

How could she spill the beans about me!

Isn’t this sending me to my death, this...

No, no...

...

Upon hearing Catherine’s confession, Huang Yu instantly froze, slumping to the ground. As a member of the Huang Family, he was well aware of how the family law dealt with collusion with outsiders. His fate would be dire, all his assets confiscated and then exiled from home to fend for himself. At this thought, Huang Yu was now terrified out of his wits. He had grown accustomed to a life of luxury; facing a grim life of hardship now seemed worse than death.

Now his only hope was that Huang Shi would not believe Catherine’s words and would kill her quickly, leaving no evidence for Huang Shi to find, securing his own safety. Even though enmity with Huang Shi was inevitable, it was preferable to losing everything. But he never dreamt that Catherine, as if knowing his thoughts, would out his hiding place directly, shattering all his hopes. In front of Lin Feng and Huang Shi, how could he possibly survive!

"Thud!"

Huang Yu’s face streamed with beads of sweat, as he fell to the ground, his heart filled with boundless fear. Not to mention the terrifying Lin Feng, Huang Shi alone could easily deal with him. Now that Huang Shi and Lin Feng knew he was there, even with wings, he couldn’t escape. It seemed inevitable that he wouldn’t be able to avoid his fate today...

Huang Yu’s heart was filled with limitless regret. Had he known the outcome would be like this, he would never have invited Catherine to Tianhai. This was simply digging his own grave. How did things turn out like this today? No... no... he did not want to die...

And at that moment, Lin Feng took action. He had already noticed earlier that someone was eavesdropping next door, but he hadn’t made any move. Now, as soon as Catherine mentioned it, he knew that the person next door was Huang Yu. It was the perfect opportunity to capture Huang Yu and leave him for Huang Shi to deal with.

"Whoosh!"

"Smack!"

With a flick of his hand, a playing card flew out, heading straight toward the mirror. The mirror shattered into countless pieces as if struck by a hammer, revealing the foolish Huang Yu seated behind it.