A huge palm struck with a deafening roar, and Feng crashed to the ground, illusions swirling around him.

  The r force of the palm created fierce winds, shattering the illusions and sending withered leaves rolling across the ground. Leaves several meters away rustled in response.

  “The barbarian bear has been blinded! Everyone, now’s the time—kill it!” Fe backward, narrowly dodging the bear’s crushing paw. He shouted lowly.

  Wang Qi and the other three were stunned, but their experience kicked in immediately. They khe opportunity was fleeting.

  Kill!

  The giant, blind barbarian bear was undoubtedly easier to deal with now.

  The five of them worked together, and the bear, nearly five meters tall and heavy as a mountain, stumbled back before crashing to the ground.

  Boom!

  The ground shook violently, sending shockwaves through the air in a frightening dispy.

  “It’s finally dead. The strength of a nearly sed-tier beast is truly terrifying,” Yan Bin wiped the sweat from his forehead, letting out a deep sigh of relief. He then turo Feng and said, “This is all thanks to Brother Feng. If it weren’t for his extraordinary swordsmanship, pierg the bear’s eyes in one blow, who knows how much lo would’ve taken to kill it.”

  “Brother Feng truly lives up to his reputation as the young genius of the Huitian Dao Academy. He will surely bee a disciple of the Huitia one day,” Wang Qi praised as well.

  “This time, teaming up with Brother Feng is indeed a stroke of luck for us,” Han Hui also chimed in.

  “We’ll be able t about this for the rest of our lives.” Han Jie, who had previously been dismissive of Feng, now spoke up, his voice ced with fttery.

  Veteran martial artists, after years of experience, usually know how to gauge situations and avoid provoking formidable enemies.

  “Let’s quickly pick the Redfiber Fruits,” Feng said, his impatience evident. Otherwise, he feared the four would tinue sh him with pliments for too long.

  “You’re right, Brother Feng. Let’s quickly collect the Redfiber Fruits before anything ued happens,” Wang Qi quickly agreed. The other three inwardly cursed themselves for being slow to speak.

  Fifteen Redfiber Fruits were plucked from the trees, and following the earlier agreement, each person took three.

  Feng studied the fruits carefully before st them securely.

  As for how to deal with them... he’d sider that ter.

  “This sed-tier barbarian bear will likely fetch about 800 taels when brought back to the camp. Brother Feng will receive 400 taels, and the remaining 400 will be evenly split among us. What do you all think?” Wang Qi spoke again.

  “Sounds reasonable.”

  “Killing the barbarian bear was mainly thanks to Brother Feng’s tribution, so it’s only right.”

  “Indeed.”

  After all, it was only about 100 taels of silver. If this helped leave a good impression on Feng, or even build a retionship with him, it would be a bargain.

  Despite the giant bear weighing several thousand pounds, Feng didn’t o lift a finger. Wang Qi and the others easily hoisted the beast’s massive form and began carrying it toward the edge of the forest.

  As they he exit of the forest, two figures approached them at a brisk pace.

  Seeing them, Feng’s eyes narrowed, a sharp gleam fshing in his gaze.

  “ Feng, so you’re still alive,” Ye Huai’s eyes locked onto Feng’s face, a murderous aura radiating from him as he growled menagly, “This time, you’re really dead.”

  Without hesitation, Feng immediately retreated deeper into the forest.

  “I am Ye Yao, from the Ye family, ninth seat of the Huitian Dao Academy. This is my older brother, Ye Huai, third seat of the Dao Academy. You four, quickly help us capture this thief, Feng. Once we succeed, each of you will be rewarded with a Qi-clearing Pill,” the younger man, Ye Yao, spoke, his eyes sing Wang Qi and the others, his gaze sharp.

  Wang Qi and the others had inally no iion of intervening. However, upon hearing that the person before them was from the Ye family, and the fact that he was a genius ranked among the top ten of the Huitian Dao Academy, coupled with the entig reward of a Qi-clearing Pill, they couldn’t help but be swayed.

  “From the very first moment, I knew Feng was no good. How dare he go against the Ye family! I, Han Jie, will certainly assist you two in capturing this thief,” Han Jie immediately released the giant barbarian bear, his tone cold.

  “I, Han Hui, am also willing to help capture Feng, this thief,” Han Hui added, following suit.

  Soon, Yan Bin and Wang Qi also expressed their support.

  “Go!”

  The six of them immediately set off, quickly chasing after Feng’s retreating figure.

  At first, Feng only inteo lure Ye Huai and Ye Yao deeper into the forest, using the terrain to his advao dodge them or eve them. But when he realized that Wang Qi and the others were also chasing him, he couldn’t help but feel frustrated.

  “Four of you, have you made up your minds? Do you really want to be my enemies?” Feng’s eyes fshed coldly, and he spoke in a chilling tone, “If you leave now, I won’t hold this against you.”

  “Stop wasting time, surrender!” Han Jie shouted fiercely.

  “ Feng, going against the Ye family is the worst decision you’ve made,” Yan Bin said, his face serious.

  “ Feng, there must be some misuanding. If you stop now, we talk it out,” Wang Qi tried to persuade him.

  The six experts, all at the peak of Body Refining Stage Nine, were incredibly fast and closed in on him rapidly.

  Feng had no choice but to rely on the derees of the forest to maneuver.

  At the end of the day, his cultivation was only at Body Refining Stage Seven, and his Nine Shadows Illusionary Form wasn’t suited for prolonged running. His speed simply couldn’t match those at Body Refining Stage Nine.

  “Brothers, this thief is skilled with a sword and kill those at Body Refining Stage Nine. Be careful,” Wang Qi warned Ye Huai and Ye Yao.

  “There’s no need for unnecessary words,” Ye Huai coldly responded.

  Ye Huai had already received information about Feng’s ability to kill those at Body Refining Stage Nine in the camp.

  His heart was filled with suspi.

  In just a few days...

  Feng’s cultivation had been rising steadily, and his improvement speed was astonishing.

  “Brother Huai, Feng must be hiding some secret, perhaps a special iance. Let’s capture him alive and force him to reveal it,” Ye Yao said, his voice low and focused, as he moved closer to Ye Huai.

  Ye Huai’s eyes flickered with a subtle glint, and he nodded imperceptibly.

  “Six Body Refining Nine experts, each with extraordinary strength. If they surround me...” Feng thought as he tinued fleeing. “I ’t escape for long. I must break through one by one.”

  As he neared a rge tree, Feng quickly climbed up, the from the top with a swift dive.

  “Kill!”

  The others rushed in, their voices rising in unison, as they attacked.

  But in that instant, Feng’s figure trembled, splitting into nine illusions that scattered in all dires, indistinguishable from the real one.

  Nine shadows unched simultaneous attacks on Ye Huai and the others, each sword strike tearing through the air.

  “Be careful!”

  “Watch out for his sword!”

  Shouts rang out, and Wang Qi and the others showed expressions of shod fear.

  They had witnessed Feng’s swordpy when they joined forces to sy the sed-tier barbarian bear, and the memory was still fresh.

  However, they were all experts at Body Refining Stage Nine, and they were able to fend off the sword strikes, though barely.

  Feng nded gracefully, and once again, his illusions appeared, real and fake blending seamlessly.

  Kill!

  Nine sword shadows ected in a rapid , directly targeting Wang Qi.

  The speed of the rikes was unimaginable.

  Wang Qi’s expression ged drastically. He swung his long sword in a flurry of strikes, desperately defending himself. However, the speed and precision of Feng’s sword were too overwhelming. His sword ierced through, and with one deadly blow, Wang Qi was struck down.

  Withdrawing his sword, Feng swiftly retreated, and Wang Qi colpsed, his eyes filled with regret as he fell to the ground.

  Yan Bin, Han Jie, and Han Hui’s expressions shifted dramatically, and they began to have sed thoughts.

  “Do you want to offend the Ye family?” Ye Yao’s sharp gaze caught their hesitation, his voice cold as ice.

  "That thief actually killed Brother Wang Qi. I will definitely avenge him!" Han Hui trembled with anger and immediately decred his iions.

  "Right." Han Jie quickly followed with his agreement.

  "This thief is ruthless and his as demonic. If we don't eliminate him, I fear it will bring disaster to the Great Xia!" Yan Bin raised his twin guns, speaking with righteous fury.

  "Right, right." Han Jie echoed again.

  "Why aren’t you moving? Quickly pursue him!" Ye Huai barked.

  None of the five paid attention to the fallen Wang Qi as they hastily tiheir pursuit.

  Feng ran at full speed, weaving around the rge trees to evade capture.

  "I wonder how effective the Chi Xue fruit is?" A thought crossed his mind.

  The Chi Xue fruit was the main ingredient in refining the g Qiao Dan, uhe Chi Xue fruit, which was a normal type of fruit. Feng wasn't sure if ing the Chi Xue fruit directly would enhance his cultivation.

  "Let's try one."

  Without hesitation, Feng pulled out a Chi Xue fruit, crushed it in his mouth, and swallowed. The fruit had a thick, somewhat astri flesh, but that didn't matter.

  What mattered was that the Diviransformation Talisman immediately began to refihe Chi Xue fruit, releasing aremely pure energy.

  "About equivalent to a Pei Yuan Dan."

  A Chi Xue fruit was worth two huaels, equivalent to two Pei Yuan Dans, but the effect of directly ing it only equaled one Pei Yuan Dan, making it not very cost-effective.

  However, Feng showed ation and immediately ed the remaining two Chi Xue fruits.

  The pure energy surged through him, filling his blood and strengthening his internal ans, refining them tinuously.

  Before long, Feng could feel his internal ans being increasingly strong, his overall vitality growing, and even his muscles and borengthening.

  "Finally, a breakthrough."

  Feeling the immense, powerful force surging within him, a trace of joy appeared on Feng's face.

  With his current cultivation at the Eighth Transformation of the Body Refining realm, he should no longer fear them.

  Turning around, Feng charged directly toward Ye Huai and the others, causing them to be filled with shod suspi, immediately being wary.

  "Kill!"

  Ye Huai grunted, drawing his long knife. He executed the "Breaking Wave Step," each step accelerating his speed as he unleashed seven powerful strikes with his knife, eae filled with all his strength.

  inally, he had only traihe Breaking Wave Sword to six strikes, but after fighting the Phantom Leopard, he gained some insight. During his recovery, he kept refining his teique, and finally, he broke his limits and achieved the seventh strike of the Breaking Wave Sword.

  Ye Yao also drew his knife, ung the six strikes of the Breaking Wave Sword in a horizontal arc.

  Yan Bin's twin gued, firing like a torrential storm. Han Jie leapt into the air, high above, wielding his battle axe with immerength, as if cutting through a mountain. Han Hui charged forward with his copper shield raised, crashing into the fray.

  Nine illusions appeared, and Feng's sword followed, immediately cutting through Yan Bin's guh a terrifying force, pierg him.

  Before the nine illusions had even disappeared, a tenth illusion appeared behind Han Hui, and a sword pierced through the air.

  Kill!

  Han Hui fell, following the fates of Wang Qi and Yan Bin.

  "Sed brother!" Han Jie roared in fury, his eyes turning blood-red, filled with the rage of a trapped beast. "I will kill you!"

  The battle axe howled as it swung, violent and frenzied.

  Feng’s face grew cold. With a quient, he dodged the attack, and the nine illusions reappeared, the sword shadows f a tinuous assault.

  However, Ye Huai and Ye Yao's long knives came once again, sshing through the illusions one by one.

  The tenth illusion appeared, and a sword strike, as mysterious as a ghost, pierced Han Jie's chest, shattering his heart in an instant.

  " Feng, I never imagined your strength had grown so formidable." Ye Huai’s gaze grew colder, filled with a chilling light. His voice was filled with extreme frost: "Tell me your secret, hand over your iance, and I will make your death easier."

  Ye Yao did not speak, but his face was filled with a sinister grin as he locked his gaze onto Feng.

  "With just you?" Feng sneered.

  Having seen his own strength, Feng was not intimidated by Ye Huai's words. Could Ye Huai really be that much strohan him?

  Feng was also curious.

  What was the true differeween the power of the Tes of the Dao Academy and the ordinary Body Refining Ninth Transformation?

  "Since you insist..." Ye Huai’s eyes gleamed with murderous i, his overwhelming killing aura log onto Feng. Step by step, the breaking wave sword shadows surrounded him.

  Ye Yao’s figure flickered, appearing beside Feng, and the Breaking Wave Six Strikes violently erupted toward him.

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