"A bunch of arrogant youngsters, are you… bullying my Southern Kingdom into having no one?"
Huan Du Qing Tian's brows furrowed slightly. He twisted his right hand, and a wisp of purple poisonous mist shot up into the sky, forming a tornado.
The strong winds whipped everyone's robes and made their hair dance.
Ling Feng stood in front of Zhen, shielding her from the gale.
Within the poisonous mist tornado, a giant poisonous palm condensed from toxic gas slammed towards Ling Feng and the others.
Dongfang Huaizhu, a woman of exceptional courage, did not hesitate. She bit her finger and drank a small amount of her own spirit blood, instantly boosting her magic power.
Pure Yang Flame surged out from her body, engulfing her delicate frame. The explosive divine fire blazed towards the sky, spraying onto the poisonous palm.
To Huan Du Qing Tian, although the Divine Extermination Fire could neutralize his poison, Dongfang Huaizhu was still too weak.
The poisonous palm forcefully pushed against the divine fire.
At the critical moment, Ling Feng made a decisive move. A deep blue flame burned fiercely in his hand.
"Earth Flame Palm!"
Bang!
Ling Feng's Earth Flame Palm directly shattered and incinerated the poisonous palm.
The extremely yang and pure flame had a great restraining effect on such poisonous gas.
"Thank you."
Dongfang Huaizhu smiled sweetly at Ling Feng, expressing her gratitude.
At the same time, she was shocked by Ling Feng's flame, sensing that its grade was no weaker than Pure Yang Flame.
"He actually blocked an attack from Father Emperor's Myriad Poison Physique?!"
"This… how is this possible!?"
Huan Du Luolan's eyes widened in disbelief.
In her memory, her father Emperor was an immensely powerful being, especially his Myriad Poison Physique was terrifying. Ling Feng directly shattering the palm with his own stunned her worldview.
"Hee hee, scared now? Run! And you, old man over there, move aside or I'll slap you to death!"
Dongfang Qinlan, like a triumphant child, relentlessly mocked Huan Du Luolan.
Ling Feng: ...
Dongfang Huaizhu: ...
Everyone: ...
What was this guy eating to grow up so bold, to even provoke the Demon Emperor? Did he have a death wish?
Didn't he know the weight of a Demon Emperor's title?
"Hmph."
Huan Du Qing Tian snorted coldly and clasped his hands together. Instantly, the world changed color.
Thick poisonous clouds covered thousands of miles, blocking out the sun.
"Uh..."
Dongfang Qinlan looked up at the sea of poisonous gas, a cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. His lips twitched, and he looked embarrassed, realizing he might have caused trouble.
"Such powerful demonic energy, changing the heavens and earth with a wave of his hand. Just how strong is this old monster's demonic energy?"
Dongfang Huaizhu's brows were tightly furrowed.
As expected, a Demon Emperor was an unfathomable behemoth.
"I say, are you guys still not coming out? Since you're here, why are you hiding? Or do you… want to get me killed?"
"Hurry up and come out to meet our newly joined guest elder."
Everyone was stunned and looked at Wang Quan Baye in confusion.
Who was he talking to?
"Hehe, Boss, we weren't hiding, we were just a little too excited."
A slightly roguish voice came from behind the Xi Men Chui Sha trio, accompanied by a golden glow.
"Too much nonsense, you can die now."
Below, Huan Du Qing Tian was getting impatient and launched another palm strike.
"Ouch, Boss, here we come!"
Two golden lights burst out and landed beside Wang Quan Baye. It was the third and fourth members of the Masked Group, the Immovable Blade Lord Li Zizai and the Thousand Machine Boy Li Quzhuo.
Suddenly, a golden sword light slashed out, and the poisonous palm was once again dispersed.
"Fourth brother, your sword is still not good enough."
Wang Quan Baye's long sword shattered.
"Boss, be reasonable. Being able to make a disposable replica of your sword is already unprecedented."
"It's not good enough if it's not good enough."
"Alright, at least it blocked one attack, not bad. By the way, where is the guest elder who just joined us?"
Li Quzhuo looked around.
Seeing this, Ling Feng temporarily turned his head to Zhen and asked softly,
"Zhen, do you have any problems? Shall we return to White Stone Cave Heaven first?"
Zhen shook her head, her purple long hair fluttering. Her beautiful eyes sparkled, and she smiled sweetly.
"With you here, there are no problems."
"Zhen, take this charm. If you encounter danger, it can protect you in time."
"Mmm."
Zhen took the charm from Ling Feng and carefully put it away, as it was rare for Ling Feng to give her a gift.
Next…
Ling Feng lowered his gaze and stared at Huan Du Qing Tian, wanting to witness the strength of this veteran Demon Emperor.
He knew that Huan Du Qing Tian was currently just playing around. His Myriad Poison Physique had not been fully activated, his ultimate move, the Myriad Poison Heaven-Shaking Palm, had not been used, and the power of the Southern Kingdom's world had not been utilized.
Hearing Wang Quan Baye's boastful words, Huan Du Qing Tian couldn't help but chuckle.
"Arrogant fools! You can try!"
Huan Du Qing Tian increased his power slightly.
Moments later, from the poisonous mist in the four directions—east, south, west, and north—four poisonous gas palms slammed towards them.
Li Quzhuo and Li Zizai, the two brothers, were about to show off their skills when Ling Feng struck first.
"Sword Manifestation Thousand!"
Swish!
True Qi quickly condensed into spirit swords. In just a few seconds, tens of thousands of spirit swords stood ready in the four directions.
"Slash!"
The tips of tens of thousands of spirit swords ignited with a wisp of flame, striking the poisonous gas palms like a torrential downpour.
"Wow! Magic power condensed into spirit swords, what kind of spell is this!"
"Boss, is this the guest elder you were talking about?!"
Li Quzhuo's eyes lit up upon seeing Ling Feng's move, and he excitedly patted Wang Quan Baye's shoulder.
On the other side, although Li Zizai appeared calm, he was also very surprised internally. His gaze shifted to Wang Quan Baye, waiting for his answer.
Wang Quan Baye nodded.
"Holy cow! Boss, what kind of celestial being did you find?"
"Heh, guest elder brother is mighty!"
"Old Huan Du, what else do you have now?"
Li Quzhuo taunted with a smug smile.
Ling Feng and the others were speechless. Why were there so many people with mocking abilities today?
"Ignorant fools."
Huan Du Qing Tian glanced at Ling Feng, noting that this young man's strength was extraordinary.
Could he be the foremost young expert of the human race in this era?
"Try this move."
Huan Du Qing Tian poured out his surging demonic energy, and over a dozen poisonous gas palms enveloped everyone comprehensively.
Faced with such a scene, Wang Quan Baye couldn't help but twitch his lips twice.
There were so many people who would betray their teammates these days.
"Stop laughing around. If you keep being so arrogant, we won't be able to leave later."
"Quick, get on the swords."
Wang Quan Baye commanded sternly.
"Heh heh, coming. Restriction broken, spiritual shell opened!"
The Thousand Machine Box behind Li Quzhuo emitted golden light, and with a clatter, a large number of disposable Wang Quan swords shot out, floating in mid-air.
Wang Quan Baye picked a suitable one as his main sword, took the wine gourd thrown by Li Quzhuo, and drank heartily.
"Everyone, please wait. I don't know if it will work, but for now, let me have a good fight!"
Wang Quan Baye's long robe fluttered in the wind, and his sword crackled with lightning, gathering dense magic power.
Sword Gathering!
Tens of thousands of long swords converged towards Wang Quan Baye like a golden stream.
A giant golden sword quickly condensed.
Suddenly, Wang Quan Baye slashed his long sword towards the sky.
The sea of poisonous clouds that obscured the sun was split open, creating a huge gap, and sunlight poured down.
"Third brother, you take them out first."
Li Zizai nodded. A halo of light enveloped Dongfang Huaizhu and the others, shooting towards the gap.
Only Ling Feng and the other three remained on the spot.
"Brother Jian, I'll send you out. You don't need to wait for me, leave first. If anything happens, contact me with the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Talisman."
Ling Feng had no intention of wasting time and wanted to end this quickly, holding his Fen Ji sword.
"Wow, what a cool sword! I really want to study it."
Ling Feng ignored him and condensed his true qi onto the long sword.
"Flame Slash!"
Swish!
"How could this be!?"
Li Quzhuo looked up at the sky being split open again, his face filled with astonishment. This guest elder was truly extraordinary!
"Zhen, you go out with them and then go back to find Rongrong. I have some matters to discuss with the Southern Kingdom's Poison Emperor alone."
Zhen nodded obediently.
"Brother Jian."
Seeing this, Wang Quan Baye decided not to linger. He flew out of the poisonous formation with Zhen and Li Quzhuo.
Although he didn't know what Ling Feng's business was, he believed that with his abilities, leaving should not be a problem.
Now, only Ling Feng remained in the poisonous formation.
"I have long heard of the Southern Kingdom's Poison Emperor's great power. I, today, wish to have a spar with the senior. Please bestow your guidance."
"Oh… interesting, come."
The Southern Kingdom's Poison Emperor's lips curved upwards, a hint of interest in his eyes. The strongest among the group just now was this person.
"Elder, you take Luolan back to the imperial palace first. I will have a spar with this young man."
"Yes!"
Elder Panda respectfully received the order.
"I don't want to go."
"Princess, be obedient."
Huan Du Luolan didn't want to leave and was dragged away by Elder Panda.
"Please."
Soon, Ling Feng and Huan Du Qing Tian engaged in a fierce battle.
"Myriad Poison Heaven-Shaking Palm!"
"Star Burst Airflow Slash!"
"Myriad Poison Physique!"
"Myriad Thunder Law!"
"…"
The two fought for a full twenty minutes before the battle concluded.
"Young man, who exactly are you?"
Huan Du Qing Tian asked warily, as he had lost the battle.
To have such a powerful expert among humans was truly shocking to him.
"My name is Ling Feng, from Tu Shan. I am considered Tu Shan Hong Hong's… boyfriend."
"Tu Shan?!"
Huan Du Qing Tian was stunned. Besides Tu Shan Hong Hong, did Tu Shan have other Demon Emperor level experts?
And they were even lovers?!
It seemed he had greatly underestimated Tu Shan's foundation.
Damn it, who said Tu Shan had just experienced turmoil and was in decline? This old man would beat them to death!
You call this a decline?!
Two Demon Emperor level powerhouses are considered declining?
Could it be that three or four Demon Emperor level powerhouses would be considered prosperous?
Night.
In the Southern Kingdom's imperial palace, at the Tu Shan outpost, Ling Feng had changed into different clothes, and his mask was removed.
Although the Poison Emperor's strength was only at the peak of the Demon Emperor level, he was indeed very powerful. If not for his flame's ability to counteract poison, Ling Feng would have also taken considerable effort to defeat him.
"Brother Ling Feng, where did you and Sister Zhen go playing?"
Tu Shan Rongrong sat on a wooden chair, swaying back and forth, her innocent and cute face filled with curiosity.
Ling Feng rubbed Tu Shan Rongrong's little face and said with a smile,
"Nothing much, just had a spar with the Poison Emperor."
"What was the result?"
"Of course, I won."
"No wonder the Poison Emperor was much more reasonable during the discussion of the Demon Alliance matters than before. So it turns out you beat him up."
Tu Shan Rongrong recalled the Poison Emperor's polite demeanor during the discussion and suddenly understood.
"It can't be called beating, it was a spar."
Ling Feng corrected her.
"By the way, Sister Zhen mentioned that you joined an organization called the Masked Group as a guest elder?"
Tu Shan Rongrong impatiently slapped away Ling Feng's hand that was pinching her cheek.
She had heard from outside that there was a group of masked martial artists in the jianghu these days.
"Mmm, because we have common goals. Oh, here's some osmanthus cake for you. I bought it specially on the road. A little girl said it tasted very good."
"Thank you."
Tu Shan Rongrong took the bag containing the osmanthus cake and took one out to eat.
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"Mmm, don't worry, I understand the strengths of creatures from beyond the Outer Realm. I am well-prepared. I want to know, how many records about the Outer Realm are there in Tu Shan?"
Ling Feng told Hong Hong that he was going to the Outer Realm, also wanting to gather some intelligence.
However… regarding matters of the Outer Realm, Ling Feng had to persuade Tu Shan Hong Hong with great difficulty.
It wasn't that Tu Shan Hong Hong didn't want to give him the information. Even if Ling Feng asked for Tu Shan's most precious secret techniques, she would give them.
But it involved the Outer Realm… that was a taboo of taboos.
Tu Shan Hong Hong did not want Ling Feng to venture into the dangerous Outer Realm.
After Ling Feng finished reading the information and was about to leave, Tu Shan Hong Hong stopped him at the city gate.
"If you encounter danger, remember to summon me. Each Demon Emperor has their own unique techniques for dealing with creatures from the Outer Realm."
"You must always carry the protective treasure I gave you."
Ling Feng nodded and then mounted his sword to leave.
He wanted to see what the Outer Realm was truly like.
Even if there were creatures from the Outer Realm strong enough to invade his mind, with the Soul Stone, he could maintain his state of mind at any time.