The elders died. The others were poisoned to death as well. This meant their entire group was wiped out!
Qin Feiyang stood up, glancing at the corpses around him, his gaze grew increasingly colder.
These people were, at best, just cannon fodder.
The one who truly deserved to die was the City Lord!
He sat by the campfire, swallowed a healing pill and a Bone-renewing Pill, gazing at the rising flames, lost in thought.
As time ticked by, the campfire gradually died down. The fragrant roasted wild boar was also burned to a crisp.
But Qin Feiyang was completely oblivious, as if lost in deep meditation.
Gradually, the horizon began to brighten, but there was no sun. The sky was filled with thick layers of clouds, signifying an impending storm and casting an inexplicable pall of depression.
"Huh?"
At that moment, Ling Yunfei finally awoke. He opened his eyes and gazed at the sky in bewilderment.
Suddenly, as if recalling something, he abruptly scrambled to his feet and vigilantly scanned the surroundings, like a soldier facing a formidable enemy.
"Don’t be nervous. They’re all dead."
Qin Feiyang’s voice rang out, like a balm, and Ling Yunfei instantly sighed in relief.
"It hurts so much!"
Once he relaxed, a wave of intense pain washed over him like a tide, making him grit his teeth involuntarily.
Qin Feiyang also snapped out of his contemplation, stood up, looked at Ling Yunfei, and said with a faint smile, "You’re severely injured. It’s best if you don’t move too strenuously."
Ling Yunfei asked, "What about you?"
Qin Feiyang replied, "I’m fine."
However, his pale face was enough to indicate that his condition was also far from optimistic.
Ling Yunfei looked at him doubtfully and said solemnly, "If the City Lord finds out we’re still alive, he will definitely continue to target us. Don’t you think we should make a pre-emptive strike?"
Qin Feiyang shook his head and said, "Not only is he the City Lord of Black Bear City, but he is also a genuine War King. Killing him is easier said than done."
Ling Yunfei frowned. This was indeed a thorny problem.
Qin Feiyang said, "Let’s go. We’ll discuss it when we get back."
After collecting the Qiankun Bags from the fifteen bodies, the two of them left the valley.
But shortly after they departed, another guard from the City Lord’s Mansion rushed towards the valley.
"Last night was such a perfect opportunity. Jian Haotian must have been killed by them!" he murmured to himself, a radiant smile on his face.
However, when he entered the valley and saw the fifteen corpses, his smile froze instantly.
He hastily ran over to check them one by one.
Finally, his expression was one of utter horror!
They were all dead!
Who did it?
He glanced around but saw no one else. After carefully examining the scene, he quickly returned to the mansion.
「City Lord’s Mansion」
"How is that possible!"
The City Lord shot to his feet, glaring at the guard, his face etched with disbelief.
The guard knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "I saw it with my own eyes, my lord. It’s absolutely true."
"Ridiculous! Two Nine-Star martial masters, eleven one-star Martial Ancestors, and two two-star Martial Ancestors. Who could possibly kill such a lineup? Unless Luo Xiong and his men intervened personally."
The City Lord roared, still refusing to believe it.
The guard said, "My lord, it definitely wasn’t Luo Xiong and his men."
"And why is that?" the City Lord frowned.
The guard explained, "They were all poisoned to death. With the strength of Luo Xiong and his men, they wouldn’t need to resort to poison. If I’m not mistaken, it must have been Jian Haotian and Ling Yunfei."
"Impossible!" the City Lord bellowed.
"There’s no mistake. I found several strands of sky-blue hair on the body of the Ling Family’s Clan Elder. In all of Black Bear City, only Ling Yunfei has sky-blue hair!" the guard stated.
"They couldn’t even kill two wet-behind-the-ears little bastards! What a bunch of useless trash!" The City Lord was seething with uncontrollable anger.
He had gone to great lengths to create this opportunity, only for it to end in failure.
The guard said, "My lord, please calm down. Based on my observations at the scene, Jian Haotian and Ling Yunfei must have also suffered serious injuries. If we dispatch people to intercept them now, we will undoubtedly be able to eliminate them en route!"
A flicker of hope ignited in the City Lord’s eyes, and he asked, "Are you sure?"
"Yes," the guard nodded.
The City Lord pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Alright. Go to the Jiang and Mu Families. Tell their Family Heads that if they can kill Jian Haotian and Ling Yunfei, I, the City Lord, will turn a blind eye to them wiping out the Ling Family."
"The City Lord is wise," the guard smirked sycophantically, then bowed and retreated.
A lake, about a hundred zhang across, lay nestled in a mountain stream. Its surface rippled, crystal clear.
On the shore, Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei stood on a large bluestone, washing the bloodstains from their bodies.
"Sigh, it’s true what they say: a tiger stranded in shallow waters gets bullied by dogs," Ling Yunfei sighed deeply, feeling both furious and helpless.
Along their journey, ferocious beasts frequently leaped out to block their path. If they were at their peak, they wouldn’t have feared them. But unfortunately, they were currently injured. Especially Ling Yunfei; he couldn’t even walk quickly, and fighting those beasts naturally led to more injuries. Forced to, they could only take detours.
Fortunately, they both had a plentiful supply of healing pills; otherwise, it’s questionable whether they would have survived this long.
While washing, Qin Feiyang scanned the lake’s surface and said in a low voice, "Let’s not complain for now. I reckon there are quite a few Water Beasts lurking in this lake. Be careful."
THUD!
WHOOSH!
Before his voice had even faded, a fearsome beast did indeed charge out from the water, kicking up waves several meters high, its blood-red maw gaping as it lunged at them.
The beast was five to six meters long. Its entire body was covered in dense scales, and its two rows of fangs, like sawteeth, radiated an unparalleled ferocity!
"Sawtooth Crocodile!" Qin Feiyang’s expression changed. He hastily dragged Ling Yunfei and fled towards the woods behind them.
BANG!
The Sawtooth Crocodile missed its lunge, landing heavily on the ground and making the earth tremble.
Then, its four limbs scrabbled, producing a rumbling sound as it chased after Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei! Its speed was not the least bit slower than theirs!
Moreover, wherever it passed, boulders and trees in its path were sent flying by its charge; it was incredibly powerful!
"Why are we so unlucky, encountering such a monster! You’re such a jinx! Whatever you say comes true," Ling Yunfei cursed, venting his frustration.
Qin Feiyang wore a wry smile.
The Sawtooth Crocodile, like the Black-scaled Crocodile, is a social creature. But it is far more terrifying than the Black-scaled Crocodile! Not only is its scale armor incredibly tough, but its fangs can also easily crush steel! Most importantly, it is an amphibious creature.
Judging by this Sawtooth Crocodile’s speed, it possessed at least the strength of an Eight-Star martial master!
Only when Qin Feiyang used Smoke Step could his speed match it.
ROAR!
As the two ran past a large tree, the withered leaves and branches about three meters ahead suddenly rustled and parted, and another Sawtooth Crocodile lunged out, its fangs bared menacingly as it attacked them!
"Heart Locking Kill Fist!"
Qin Feiyang’s eyes turned icy as he threw a punch.
BANG!
That Sawtooth Crocodile was sent flying, its heart instantly shattered!
"You know Heart Locking Kill Fist too?" Ling Yunfei was dumbfounded.
But he immediately realized he had asked a very foolish question. He had learned the Heart Locking Kill Fist from this very person; as the originator of the Kill Fist, how could Qin Feiyang not know it?
"Stop blabbering! Pay close attention to the movements around us. Sawtooth Crocodiles could be lurking anywhere here!" Qin Feiyang snapped.
The two continued to flee.
ROAR!
The Sawtooth Crocodile chasing them saw its companion killed and immediately let out a mournful, sky-piercing roar.
ROAR!
BOOM!
CRASH!
This was like poking a hornet’s nest.
From the lake behind them, Sawtooth Crocodiles continuously leaped out of the water.
From beneath the withered leaves in the forest, from the grass, and from within the bushes, Sawtooth Crocodiles of various sizes also began rushing out; more and more kept appearing!
Almost in the blink of an eye, no fewer than fifty Sawtooth Crocodiles surrounded Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei.
In the distance, hordes of Sawtooth Crocodiles surged towards them, crushing everything in their path!
The rumbling was deafening!
Seeing this, even Qin Feiyang, with his mental fortitude, couldn’t help but feel his heart pound with alarm.
It seems we’ve unfortunately stumbled into a Sawtooth Crocodile lair. If only we’d known, we shouldn’t have taken this detour.
Qin Feiyang was deeply annoyed.
Ling Yunfei scanned their surroundings and shouted, "There are fewer Sawtooth Crocodiles to the right! Let’s break through from there!"
"Alright!" Qin Feiyang nodded.
With their lives on the line, both of them disregarded their injuries and unleashed their full strength. Just as they were about to break out of the encirclement—
ROAR!
BOOM!
At that very moment, a low hill in front of them suddenly collapsed. A Sawtooth Crocodile, a full ten meters long, charged out from the dust. Its colossal body crushed all obstacles, its roar shaking the heavens and the earth!
Massive trees, so thick it would take three or four people to encircle them, were snapped in two by its bite as if they were dry twigs!
Seeing this, Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei immediately turned and fled for their lives.
A Sawtooth Crocodile’s size increases with its cultivation level! In other words, the larger its size, the greater its strength. And this ten-meter-long Sawtooth Crocodile definitely possessed the combat power of a Martial Ancestor!
However, they hadn’t run more than a few steps before another ten-meter-long Sawtooth Crocodile appeared in front of them!
Simultaneously, one appeared to their left, and another to their right! All of them were over ten meters in length, like small hills, radiating a terrifying aura!
Four Martial Ancestor level beasts stunned Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei on the spot.
Besides these four King Sawtooth Crocodiles, there were hundreds of Martial Master Level Sawtooth Crocodiles surrounding them. How could they possibly escape this?
ROAR!!
Two seven-to-eight-meter-long Sawtooth Crocodiles lunged at them.
—Heart Locking Kill Fist!
Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei both let out a low growl simultaneously, striking out with all their might. After killing the two Sawtooth Crocodiles, Ling Yunfei roared, "What do we do now?"
"What else can we do besides fight our way out?" Qin Feiyang’s expression was grim. He decisively drew Blue Snow and charged towards the front-left.
To escape, they had to avoid those four King Sawtooth Crocodiles.
Blue Snow was invincible, effortlessly tearing through the Sawtooth Crocodiles’ scale armor. Aided by the perfect martial arts technique, the two of them carved a bloody path forward, seemingly unstoppable!
ROAR!
However, the King Sawtooth Crocodiles to their left and front roared, their enormous tails lashing out towards Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei.
"No good, we can’t break through!" Qin Feiyang’s face darkened. He didn’t dare to linger any longer. Grabbing Ling Yunfei, he pulled him into the ancient castle.
BOOM!!
The two colossal tails slammed down, and the earth cracked on impact.
ROAR!!!
Seeing the two humans vanish into thin air, all four King Sawtooth Crocodiles roared in fury, their tails furiously smashing the ground.
Soon, the area was devastated, dust obscuring the sky!
Meanwhile, several hundred meters away in a mountain ravine, more than twenty people stood on a hilltop, looking towards the lake with expressions of surprise and doubt.
Leading them were two old men, both with white hair and beards, but ruddy-faced and brimming with vigor. They were the Clan Elders of the Mu Family and the Jiang Family.
The others were also Martial Ancestor experts from the two families!
The Jiang Family’s Clan Elder suddenly withdrew his gaze, turned to a middle-aged man beside him, and instructed, "Jiang Sen, go see what’s happening over there. If it’s Jian Haotian and Ling Yunfei, don’t alert them prematurely."
Jiang Sen nodded, leaped down from the hilltop, and quickly disappeared into the dense forest.

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