Chapter 449: Chapter 449: Fighting Qin Feng
「On a main road outside the Imperial Capital.」
Groups of Martial Artists and traveling merchants were moving slowly along.
Among them was a young man with a heavy black sword on his back, riding a Flying Scale Horse and moving quietly with the crowd.
Suddenly...
BOOM!
An invisible pressure descended from the sky like a great mountain, crushing down on everyone on the road.
NEIGH!
All the horses panicked instantly. Whether they were ordinary mounts or the more advanced Flying Scale Horses and Cloud-Stepping Horses, they all let out terrified cries and dropped to their knees on the spot.
The Martial Artists felt their chests tighten and their blood churn as they looked up at the sky in horror.
A magnificent figure shot across the sky at incredible speed, tearing a pale sonic ripple through the void behind it.
The figure was initially just a black dot, but in the blink of an eye, it grew to the size of a soybean. Its speed was terrifying to behold.
"A Tier Seven Martial King!"
The stunned crowd on the road cried out in alarm.
A Martial King, no matter where they were on the Dream Realm Plain, was a major power, an unparalleled figure.
They were lofty beings who rarely directed their intimidating presence at ordinary people.
But now, the aura of the person in the distant sky was sweeping over this very section of the road. His target was clearly among them.
This filled the people, who were paralyzed by his aura, with terror and dread.
To be targeted by a Martial King was nothing short of a cataclysm.
At that, the people on the road all cowered in terror, their hearts pounding as they braced for judgment.
Only one person remained standing, his starry eyes glinting as he stared at the sky.
’I can’t believe Qin Feng is so arrogant. Daring to hunt me down so openly?’
A trace of surprise showed on Ye Xuan’s face.
It wasn’t that he hadn’t considered the Qin family would make a move on him after he left the Imperial Capital.
His original plan was to find a remote place, use the Wings of Void Walk, and erase his tracks, leaving the Qin family with nothing to find.
But in the end, he had still underestimated the Qin family’s determination to kill him.
Qin Feng had rushed here so aggressively to finish this quickly and decisively, to utterly annihilate him. The killing intent in his heart was impossible to conceal.
’So be it.’
Ye Xuan sighed helplessly.
SHING!
A pair of pale purple wings suddenly extended from his back.
CRACKLE!
The next moment, lightning surged. Ye Xuan shot up and flew at high speed toward a barren area outside the Imperial Capital, vanishing over the horizon in the blink of an eye.
’A flying Spiritual Treasure?’
Far in the distance, Qin Feng’s eyes narrowed, and a vicious glint flashed in their depths. ’Hmph, the kid actually has a flying Spiritual Treasure. Good thing I came right away without holding back. Otherwise, in just a few more moments, wouldn’t he have gotten away safely?’
A trace of fear rose in Qin Feng’s heart.
’Thinking of escaping now? Too late!’
With a cold sneer, Qin Feng continued without pause, locking onto Ye Xuan’s figure with his powerful Profound Sense and giving chase.
A streak of pale purple light and a streak of fiery red light, one fleeing and one pursuing, quickly departed and vanished over the horizon.
"They’re gone?"
"Was the target of that Martial King just now... that other guy?"
"That was a flying Spiritual Treasure, right? Such terrifying Power of thunder and lightning! To think someone like that was hidden among us!"
On the road, the group of Martial Artists looked at each other, survivors of a close call. They all collapsed to the ground, completely drained of strength.
Thankfully, the Martial King’s target hadn’t been them.
A moment later, just as everyone was about to get up...
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Three terrifying streaks of light shot over from the direction of the Imperial Capital and descended before the crowd. The aura of each person was no weaker than that of the previous Martial King.
"Master Lu Li!"
"Patriarch Yuan Fei of the Yuan family! And the other one... seems to be a Martial King from the Yuan family as well."
All these Martial Artists had come from the Imperial Capital, so they naturally recognized Lu Li and the others. They all gasped, their throats tight.
"Let me ask you, did you see Qin Feng of the Qin family pass through here earlier?"
Master Lu Li asked sternly as soon as he arrived.
One of the braver Martial Artists immediately replied, "Master Lu Li, a Martial King did indeed pass by here earlier. I don’t know if he was the Patriarch Qin Feng you mentioned, but he was chasing a young man in that direction."
"What? You said he was chasing a young man?"
Master Lu Li’s expression changed abruptly. "What did the young man look like?"
"We didn’t get a clear look at his face, but he had a flying Spiritual Treasure—wings of lightning."
"Let’s go!"
Before the Martial Artist could finish, Master Lu Li immediately sped off in the direction the man had pointed, quickly disappearing over the horizon with Yuan Fei and the other.
"Who in the world is this person? He’s being hunted by Patriarch Qin Feng, and now Master Lu Li and the others are searching for him?"
"I remember now! Could it be Xuan Ye from the Luo family?"
"It’s very likely."
The matter between Ye Xuan and the Qin family had long been the talk of the Imperial Capital, known to everyone, so the crowd quickly thought of Ye Xuan.
They all sighed with emotion.
After learning of Ye Xuan’s situation, Master Lu Li’s group of three flew frantically for over a thousand li, but they still couldn’t find any trace of Ye Xuan or Qin Feng.
’Where on earth did those two go?’
The faces of the three men were filled with anxiety.
They were well aware of Ye Xuan’s strength. As a mere Tier Five Martial Sect, he wouldn’t last more than a few moves against Qin Feng.
The longer this dragged on, the greater the chance of Ye Xuan’s demise.
But now, the traces of Profound Qi in the sky had vanished. The three were like headless flies, with no idea where to search.
"This isn’t working. The three of us have to split up and search."
Soon, the three decided on their routes and quickly split up.
It was the only option left. They could only hope that Ye Xuan would be lucky enough to escape Qin Feng’s pursuit, or that they would arrive in time.
Otherwise...
The thought of the alternative weighed heavily on their hearts, and their expressions grew grim.
「Above a vast mountain range outside the Imperial Capital.」
A figure wreathed in lightning was flying forward at high speed.
Behind it, a streak of fiery red light followed in hot pursuit.
’What grade is this guy’s flying Spiritual Treasure? It’s been an hour, and I still haven’t caught him. Dammit!’
Qin Feng had been chasing Ye Xuan all this time, thinking he would catch up quickly. To his surprise, Ye Xuan’s flight speed was astonishingly fast. Even flying at full power, he could only manage to keep from being left behind, unable to close the distance.
The two chased each other far beyond the limits of the Imperial Capital, arriving at a majestic mountain range outside the city.
’I refuse to believe it. After flying for an hour, how much longer can that kid’s Profound Power possibly last?’
Qin Feng gritted his teeth, his eyes fierce.
Just as this thought crossed his mind, he saw Ye Xuan in front of him make a sharp turn and dive into the mountain forest below.
’Trying to use the dense forest to escape?’
Qin Feng sneered and descended rapidly.
To his surprise, that Xuan Ye was standing quietly in the forest below, watching him coolly. He had stopped running.
"Brat, why’d you stop running? Finally ran out of Profound Power?" Qin Feng landed in front of Ye Xuan and laughed coldly. "A mere Tier Five Martial Sect like you actually managed to escape from me, a Tier Seven Martial King, for so long. Your flying Spiritual Treasure is truly impressive. But don’t worry, it’ll be mine soon enough."
In Qin Feng’s mind, Ye Xuan was already a dead man.
His face was incredibly sinister.
If it weren’t for Ye Xuan, their Qin family would still be one of the four great houses of the Sky Empire. But now, because of this brat, the Qin family was beset by troubles both internal and external, and their reputation in the Imperial Capital had plummeted.
Every time he thought of this, Qin Feng felt the urge to swallow Ye Xuan whole and skin him alive.
At this very moment, he desperately wanted to see terror and panic on Ye Xuan’s face, to see regret and remorse.
The result, however, disappointed him.
He saw Ye Xuan standing there with a calm expression, smiling as he said, "Patriarch Qin Feng, the grudge between us is really just a series of misunderstandings. Why must we resort to fighting and killing? Why don’t we drink together and bury the hatchet? What do you think?"
Ye Xuan’s light and breezy attitude only made Qin Feng even more furious.
The auction house, the marketplace... Ye Xuan’s calm voice from back then echoed in his mind, filling him with resentment.
Qin Feng said viciously, "Trying to bury the hatchet now? In your dreams. I don’t care what your background is or who’s backing you. Today, the Luoyue Mountain Range will be your grave. This time next year will be the anniversary of your death."
Ye Xuan shook his head and sighed. "It seems there’s nothing left to discuss between us."
"Hahaha." Qin Feng couldn’t help but laugh, a sharp glint shooting from his eyes. "Discuss? You’re a nobody. What right do you have to negotiate with me? Stop begging. It’s useless. Not only will I kill you today, but I will tear you to pieces. I’ll carve off your flesh, piece by piece, and let countless Demon Beasts devour your corpse. Only then will the hatred in my heart be appeased!"
Qin Feng wasted no more words, striking with his palm toward the top of Ye Xuan’s head.
BOOM!
Boundless Tier Seven Fire Element Profound energy formed a fiery red canopy in the sky. Within this canopy, a giant hand of flame took shape and rumbled as it pressed down.
"Haha, die! You had a chance to live, but unfortunately for you, you’ve backed yourself into a corner."
Qin Feng laughed viciously.
’He inwardly scoffed at Ye Xuan’s stupidity. If he had flown back toward the Imperial Capital from the start, he might have had a chance of being rescued. But no, the brat had to run to a desolate place like the Luoyue Mountain Range, completely snuffing out his last hope of escape.’
BOOM!
The giant hand of flame descended from the sky, its crimson fire bathing Ye Xuan’s face in red light.
’Such terrifying flame power.’
Ye Xuan was inwardly alarmed, and he quietly began to circulate the Profound Power in his body.
The instant the giant flame hand fell, the blue-purple wings on Ye Xuan’s back shuddered, and he silently dodged aside.
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