Wei Xu cursed:
"Four useless idiots!"
"Couldn't even stop a mere martial artist."
The three immediately explained:
"Mr. Wei, that kid was definitely no ordinary martial artist."
"He must have taken Blood Qi Pills—he's already at the level of an advanced martial artist."
"Not only that, but his attacks were unnaturally powerful!"
"And he has some bizarre technique that can drain people's blood qi."
As they spoke, they pointed at their companion lying on the ground, now reduced to an ordinary person.
Wei Xu stepped closer.
He placed his fingers on the man's pulse, his brow gradually furrowing.
"How is this possible?"
"Why can't I sense even a trace of blood qi?"
"Even his dantian is completely depleted!"
This was something he had only ever felt in ordinary people.
His subordinate now had not a shred of a martial artist's blood qi left.
Unlike exhaustion from battle, this couldn't be recovered through rest.
It was as if his blood qi had been forcibly ripped away, causing his martial arts cultivation to plummet.
Now, he was nothing more than a commoner.
Wei Xu's eyes widened in shock!
A certain technique flashed through his mind.
"Star-Swallowing Art!"
Wei Xu quickly raised his head and bellowed at his subordinates chasing Chen Feng:
"Be careful! That kid knows the Star-Swallowing Art!"
With that, he ignored the drained subordinate and led the remaining three in pursuit of Chen Feng.
The man robbed of his blood qi lay limp on the ground.
Watching his companions leave, he sank into utter despair.
What awaited him now were the wild beasts of Kunlun Mountain.
Meanwhile, a few dozen meters away, a clump of vines slowly rose from the grass.
The figure was clad in a ghillie suit woven entirely from weeds and vines.
"Big scoop!"
"Not bad, not bad—this should fetch a decent price."
The man had originally sneaked into Kunlun Mountain hoping to stumble upon some fortune.
His own strength wasn't high—he hadn't reached the level of a top-tier martial artist.
No rare treasures had come his way.
But he had just captured a major scandal on his phone.
At first, he had seen five men trying to kill a young man.
And that young man turned out to be Chen Feng—the prodigy who had gone viral online not long ago.
Just as he started recording, over a hundred more people suddenly appeared behind him.
Honestly, he had been terrified.
If discovered, he would've been silenced on the spot.
Luckily, everyone's attention was fixed on Chen Feng and those five men.
No one noticed his unremarkable clump of vines.
"Kunlun Mountain is too dangerous—better get out of here fast!"
Not daring to linger, he decided to leave immediately.
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Meanwhile, Chen Feng was fleeing for his life.
When he had broken through the encirclement earlier,
Wei Xu's shout had finally reminded him where he'd heard that voice before.
"Wei Xu from the Wei family!"
Given their numbers, this was clearly a premeditated ambush.
Being hunted by a hundred top-tier martial artists left Chen Feng no time to even catch his breath.
The slightest misstep,
and a hundred attacks would turn him into mincemeat.
His only hope now was to find others—preferably the elders Yang Honghui had arranged.
The pursuers, led by Wei Xu, weren't faring much better.
"Damn it! How is this kid so fast?"
"I specialize in leg techniques, yet I can't even catch up to an advanced martial artist!"
"He must know some powerful movement skill—no wonder he's so quick."
"But he only became an advanced martial artist by taking Blood Qi Pills. He can't keep this up forever."
"Stop talking! Save your energy—don't let him escape!"
Wei Xu was furious.
What should've been a simple task had turned into this mess.
A hundred top-tier martial artists, and they couldn't even corner one measly martial artist?
What a disastrous start.
Of course, he blamed those five dead top-tier martial artists.
No idea which faction had sent them.
Chen Feng was panicking too.
Maintaining his speed with the Heaven-Defying Footwork in the Harmony of Heaven and Man state
was rapidly depleting his blood qi.
He thought of the Blood Qi Pills again.
Though they couldn't exceed his blood qi limit,
they could at least replenish some.
Just a waste of money.
Each pill cost 500,000!
Chen Feng swore that aside from wedding banquets,
the most expensive thing he'd ever consumed was Blood Qi Pills.
The pursuers saw Chen Feng popping pills mid-sprint
and inwardly groaned.
One of them couldn't help shouting:
"Chen Feng, stop running!"
"We don't want to kill you—we just want to buy your martial techniques!"
Chen Feng scoffed.
"You think I'd believe that?"
A hundred masked men had just slaughtered five top-tier martial artists in front of him.
Their brutality left him no room to hesitate.
The chase lasted half a day.
Wei Xu's group had dwindled from a hundred to seventy-odd.
Over twenty had already dropped out from exhaustion.
Chen Feng, too, was at his limit after swallowing his last Blood Qi Pill.
He started considering his next move.
Should he risk slowing down slightly
to drain some blood qi from his enemies and sustain himself?
Wei Xu was equally desperate.
He didn't have an endless supply of Blood Qi Pills.
His own blood qi was nearly depleted.
"Damn it!"
Wei Xu cursed under his breath.
He knew mindlessly chasing wasn't the solution,
but stopping meant possibly losing Chen Feng's trail.
If Chen Feng went into hiding in Kunlun Mountain,
this mission would be a guaranteed failure.
Just then, Chen Feng spotted dozens of figures ahead.
Like a drowning man seeing a lifeline,
he bolted straight toward them.
Wei Xu also noticed the group.
His composure shattered.
"Goddamn it!"
"How did things turn out like this?"
"You worthless trash! Incompetent fools!"
"A hundred top-tier martial artists, and you let a pill-popping advanced martial artist slip away!"
The men being berated stayed silent,
though they seethed inwardly:
"Hey, you're one of us too."
"If you weren't a Wei, I'd have killed you already!"
In the blink of an eye, Chen Feng reached the group.
Wei Xu had no choice but to halt the pursuit.
Despite outnumbering them,
his men were exhausted from the prolonged chase.
Engaging dozens of fresh fighters would be suicidal.
Besides, their mission wasn't exactly legal.
Relieved at the stopped pursuit, Chen Feng sighed inwardly.
But the group ahead turned at his approach, instantly alert.
"It's someone from Xia!"
"We've been spotted!"
"No matter—it's just one guy!"
"Take him out quickly!"
They swiftly assumed combat stances or drew weapons.
Chen Feng skidded to a stop.
"You've got to be kidding me!"
"Talk about bad luck!"
Trapped between a pack of wolves and a den of tigers—
nowhere left to run.
saw a female celebrity tied up and stuffed in the trunk! Little did he know, countless cameras were aimed at him at this moment - this was a new type of reality show. The first randomly selected passerby was caught in less than an hour. But when Xu Moru was selected, things started to take an unexpected turn. "Damn, this isn't how the script goes. This Xu Moru is too bold, he's not following the rules at all." "Crap, is this guy taking it seriously?" "The female celebrity has been scared to tears!"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
