Top-class Bodyguard

Chapter 844 822: Hidden Truths

"I'm not interested," Ren Feng shook his head in refusal.

"You will be interested; this is related to martial arts," the Shadow Demon rasped.

Ren Feng said nothing, while the flames around the Shadow Demon slowly contracted. It wouldn't be long before they would start burning him.

At that moment, the aura surrounding the Shadow Demon suddenly receded, and the aura covering his face began to disappear like a tide. Instantly, the Shadow Demon's appearance was fully revealed to Ren Feng.

Seeing him, Ren Feng's gaze involuntarily focused.

He was a middle-aged man, but looked excessively aged for a middle-aged man.

The hair hidden under his hat was completely gray, his face wrinkled like an old man's, as if all his vitality had been drained away.

On his right cheek, there was a strange black insect, looking like a worm, somewhat like a snail but without a shell, with two antennae, completely black.

"You must have noticed my strength is unstable between the Spiritual Realm and the Divine Realm, but actually, my strength was at the Spiritual Realm. The reason I fell is because of this thing on my cheek."

The Shadow Demon pointed to the insect on his face. "It's called the Blood Spirit Black Insect. It has drained almost all my True Qi and vitality. I am now in a symbiotic relationship with it."

Ren Feng's hand paused, and the flames stopped around the Shadow Demon.

"Continue," Ren Feng said calmly.

"Back then, my strength was at the Spiritual Realm. To seek a breakthrough, I wanted to find various heavenly treasures. Later, by chance, I learned that in certain places within the Huaxia Realm, another world is hidden, a world that might have what I need."

"I won't tell you the specific location for now. When I arrived at that place and passed through a portal, it was like passing through a curtain of water, and the scene inside was beyond my expectations." Although the Shadow Demon spoke calmly, there was an awe in his pupils, which soon turned into fear.

"Inside was a vast wasteland, and the vegetation was unheard of. I walked inside for three days and eventually saw a sea and a forest. In the distance, beyond the forest, were strange buildings, and at that moment, someone flew over in midair."

"To be precise, they shouldn't be called people. They looked nothing like humans; some even had tails and sharp claws, floating in midair watching me."

The Shadow Demon's voice was filled with fear: "Then, they chased me like cats playing with a mouse, because their strength was beyond my imagination! In the end, I accidentally fell into a nest, and when I woke up, they were gone, but my face had this insect on it."

Ren Feng's expression finally changed slightly, as what the Shadow Demon described seemed very similar to the barrier he himself had experienced.

However, the barrier was not that large. What he saw with the sorcerers in Miaojiang was not as vast as the Shadow Demon described—a vast wasteland he walked for three days and nights—could it really be another world?

When he battled Maria Stuart, she also mentioned that she gained her Spiritual Realm abilities inside a vortex in the Bermuda Triangle, which also seemed like another world, aligning closely with the description of a barrier.

It seemed that there are indeed things in this world that he still doesn't know.

"If they aren't human, then what are they?"

"I don't know; I left as soon as I woke up. Later, I tried to investigate but found nothing. It was later I learned by chance that the place is called the East Sea Forbidden Land."

The Shadow Demon took a deep breath: "However, I can tell you that there are many similar worlds, and within them exist unimaginable possibilities and creatures. In these worlds, the Spiritual Realm is just the beginning, but to break through to the next level, it can only be achieved inside those worlds."

Ren Feng said nothing, and the Shadow Demon also fell into silence, waiting for Ren Feng's decision. He had divulged his secret, although he knew this secret might be of no use to Ren Feng, but if there was a slim chance of survival, he wanted to try.

"What is your relationship with the Huang Family?" Ren Feng asked indifferently.

"I am not of the Huang Family, but an external expert. Later, after the previous Shadow Demon passed away, I went through many tests to become the new Shadow Demon. But becoming this was just to obtain more cultivation resources. After reaching the Spiritual Realm, it was extremely difficult to break through again."

The Shadow Demon said, "Let me go. I won't go back to the Huang Family."

Ren Feng looked at the Shadow Demon, and suddenly his hand loosened, making the flames disappear.

The Shadow Demon breathed a sigh of relief and was about to express gratitude when suddenly, the flames that had disappeared surged back more violently, and part of the flames turned into purple fire!

"You!"

The Shadow Demon was furious, and Ren Feng's expression remained icy: "I do not doubt the first part of what you said, but the latter part was a lie. You should be a member of the Huang Family. How could such an important position as the Shadow Demon be given to an outsider?"

During a conversation with Long Yue, Ren Feng carefully inquired about the Shadow Demon, knowing they were predecessors' own troops, so how could an external guest casually take on such a role?

Moreover, even as an external expert, loyalty tests would be included. How could one betray so easily?

The Shadow Demon was shocked, and Ren Feng contracted his hand, allowing the terrifying flames to cover and burn him.

Under the purple fire, the Shadow Demon had no power to resist, not even the insect on his face.

Black Qi Force appeared but was instantly incinerated, and the Shadow Demon's angry howls were futile.

Ren Feng saw the Shadow Demon's pained expression, remained calm externally, but was somewhat unsettled internally. He had thought such barrier phenomena were rare, but it turned out he was not the only one to enter.

Both the Headless Lady and the Shadow Demon had entered, all into different barriers, each with unique experiences, a mixture of risk and opportunity.

In the end, how many more barriers are there in this world?

Or are they other worlds?

Seeing the Shadow Demon in agony, Ren Feng struck his palm on the Shadow Demon's chest, ending it for him.

After the Shadow Demon's death, his body was soon consumed by flames, leaving nothing behind.

Subsequently, Ren Feng left the scene, leaving only a crater where he had struck.

...

The unexpected accident at the concert was quickly reported by the media.

"Stage light falls; little diva narrowly escapes danger"

"Mysterious man saves little diva, astonishingly fast"

"Stage accident: light falls, little diva saved"

The media reports quickly came out, and no one thought it was a premeditated murder.

With Xia Wenxue and Liang Keqing, Ren Feng returned directly to the villa.

Meanwhile, in Yanjing, the Huang Family.