Chapter 125

Chapter 125: Courting Death
Fang Zheng was directly sliced in half by Qin Yefeng’s Blood Shadow Battle Saber, accompanied by a bone-shattering crack.
Blood splattered from Fang Zheng’s arm as it was severed.
“Who exactly are you?” Fang Yuan exclaimed, seeing the True Essence Power Qin Yefeng suddenly unleashed, especially the Dark Golden Burning Heaven Dragon Flame circulating on his body.
Fang Yuan was truly terrified. From outside the Thunder Marsh, too far from the Divine Wood Tree, he had only seen a figure manipulating dark golden flames.
“Did you… did you slay the Mist Shadow Thunder Beast?” Fang Yuan stammered, his body involuntarily recoiling.
“I wasn’t the only one who slew the Mist Shadow Thunder Beast,” Qin Yefeng said with a smile. “There was also Yao Moxie, your academy’s number one on the Wind and Cloud List.”
“I haven’t seen Yao Moxie here. I admit you’re strong, but you’re in the True Essence Realm, and so am I. If I want to escape, you won’t be able to catch me,” Fang Yuan said solemnly.
Fang Yuan glanced at the base of the Divine Wood Tree, preparing to find an escape route. He would flee the moment he sensed danger.
Just then, following the blood flowing from Fang Zheng’s arm, Fang Yuan was startled to see a familiar head – it was none other than Yao Moxie’s head!
“What… no… that corpse’s head is Yao Moxie’s corpse, this is impossible!” Fang Yuan’s True Essence Power scattered throughout his body, so shocked that he couldn’t even circulate his True Essence smoothly.
“Big Brother, this man is too strong! Just let him cut off one of our arms, and we’ll live, he’ll let us go, okay?” Fang Zheng stammered, staggering to his feet despite the agonizing pain of his severed arm.
“Could it be… Yao Moxie was really killed by you?” Fang Yuan seemed to be talking to himself, yet also questioning Qin Yefeng.
“When the Mist Shadow Thunder Beast was slain, there was only one living person in the Divine Wood Tree’s canopy. If not my Big Brother Qin Yefeng, then who?” Xiong Yu shouted with immense spirit.
“No… this is impossible.” Fang Yuan retreated repeatedly, gripping his weapon tighter.
“Still don’t believe it? My Big Brother holds the Thunder Core in his hand, and Yao Moxie’s Storage Bag was thrown right beside him. If you still don’t believe it, then you’re simply courting death!” Xiong Yu, gripping his Great Axe, prepared to launch a fierce attack to slay the man before him.
“Alright, I’ll cripple one of my arms.” Fang Yuan walked towards Fang Zheng, preparing to help him up. “But I hope you won’t go back on your word!”
Before Fang Yuan could finish speaking, he gripped Fang Zheng’s weapon with one hand and executed a move, ‘Flood Dragon Emerging from the Sea,’ rapidly flinging Fang Zheng’s weapon towards Qin Yefeng.
Then, with his feet, he performed ‘Lion Pouncing on Rabbit,’ delivering a fierce kick to Fang Zheng’s body, sending Fang Zheng, clutching his head, crashing heavily towards Qin Yefeng.
Immediately after, Fang Yuan’s body erupted with his strongest True Essence Power, and he fled rapidly towards the base of the Divine Wood Tree.
“Heartless beast!” Qin Yefeng roared in fury, his entire body erupting with Golden-Yellow True Essence Power, while furious Burning Heaven Dragon Flame surged from the center of his palm.
Towards the direction Fang Yuan fled, a burst of dark golden flames ignited, even setting the most unyielding Divine Wood Tree in the Thunder Marsh ablaze.
In an instant, Qin Yefeng charged before Fang Yuan’s body, and with a swift raise and fall of his saber, he moved away from where Fang Yuan stood.
Behind Qin Yefeng, a figure was burning in flames on the Divine Wood Tree, yet he did not make a single sound.
Then, the man knelt on both knees, leaned forward, and with a crash, turned into a jet-black skeleton, collapsing onto the Divine Wood Tree.
“That scoundrel truly deserved to die! His kick was too ruthless, actually kicking his own brother to death. What a vicious heart it takes to do something like that,” Xiong Yu muttered curses, watching the human fireball.
“Yes, such a person deserves to go to the eighteen layers of hell, to be utterly annihilated after being slain, leaving not even a trace. I completely agree with that,” Su Ying echoed.
Qin Yefeng went directly to Futian and Zi Baiying. During the battle with Yao Moxie, Zi Baiying had also suffered the most severe injuries.
Especially the Eerie Black True Essence Power emanating from Yao Moxie, which had a corrosive effect on the human body.
Qin Yefeng approached Zi Baiying, Dark Golden Burning Heaven Dragon Flame coiling around his hand, and cautiously enveloped the Eerie Black True Essence Power on Zi Baiying’s body with it.
“Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!”
Amidst a series of energy explosions, the alien eerie black energy on Zi Baiying’s body was quickly and completely refined by Qin Yefeng using the Burning Heaven Dragon Flame.
Zi Baiying still showed no signs of opening her eyes. Qin Yefeng checked the pulse on her elbow and found no major issues; it seemed she had merely fainted from overusing her Spiritual Power.
“Here, help her up.” Qin Yefeng handed Zi Baiying over to Su Ying to support.
At this moment, Futian also suppressed his severe injuries, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.
“You slew the Mist Shadow Thunder Beast and avenged my younger brother. I am deeply grateful to you,” Futian said to Qin Yefeng with a half-smile.
“I merely did my best; there’s no need for such profound gratitude,” Qin Yefeng nodded.
“Qin Yefeng, would you be willing to share a portion of the Thunder Core with me?” Futian asked, looking cautiously at Qin Yefeng.
“You also participated in slaying the Mist Shadow Thunder Beast, so of course you have a share of this Thunder Core,” Qin Yefeng said quickly.
“Qin Yefeng, you truly possess remarkable charisma. If you ever need my help with anything in the Holy Sun Sect, just say the word.” Futian seemed very pleased.
“It’s no longer very safe here. We should leave quickly, exit the Secret Realm, and hand in our tokens along with the Mist Shadow Thunder Beast’s Thunder Core,” Qin Yefeng said to Xiong Yu and Su Ying.
“Brother Futian, do you happen to know anything specific about the Holy Sun Sect? For instance, about Outer Sect Disciples, Inner Sect Disciples, or true disciples forming guilds?” Qin Yefeng then asked Futian.
“My family is quite close to the Holy Sun Sect, so I’m relatively familiar with it. The Holy Sun Sect has tens of thousands of Outer Sect Disciples, hundreds of Inner Sect Disciples, and very few personal disciples.”
Futian continued, “The Holy Sun Sect has three mountain peaks. Disciples of these three different levels cultivate on different peaks. Each peak has varying levels of Spiritual Qi scarcity. To contend for areas with abundant Spiritual Qi, some disciples will band together to form small squads, and as these squads grow, they become guilds.”
“The Holy Sun Sect actually allows students to form guilds within the sect?” Qin Yefeng grew even more puzzled.
“These guilds formed by students are merely small teams. Moreover, this encourages students to cultivate more diligently and assiduously, so the Holy Sun Sect doesn’t intervene to stop it; instead, it strongly supports such behavior,” Futian explained.
The group traveled for half a day. After Qin Yefeng led the team to near the Secret Realm’s exit…
…they found some students preparing to leave the Secret Realm. Among these figures, Qin Yefeng spotted the figure of a woman he utterly detested.