Chapter 89: Poisoned Banquet

Though he said so aloud, Gu Feng had already used the system to keep a complete watch on Gu Yan and the Heaven Dragon Gang’s chief. The moment Gu Yan showed any sign of losing ground, he would tell her where her opponent’s weakness lay.

Of course, he still hoped Gu Yan could defeat the Heaven Dragon Gang’s chief by her own strength.

Xue Lin also drew out Frost Punishment. The dazzling silver radiance of a high-grade spirit weapon instantly seized countless eyes. Her intention was simple: if Gu Yan could not prevail, she would act without hesitation.

When the Heaven Dragon Gang’s chief saw the Frost Punishment in Xue Lin’s hand, a storm rose in his heart.

A high-grade spirit weapon—let alone in a backward place like the Great Qin Empire—even in the Sun-Moon Empire such things were rarely seen.

“You... are you people from the Sun-Moon Empire?”

Gu Yan gave a low cry. “Die!”

“Heaven-Devouring Berserk Transformation!”

Boom!

Her entire body seemed to turn into a vortex as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within ten miles surged wildly toward her.

At that moment, the commotion Gu Yan created surpassed even the shock brought by the high-grade spirit weapon.

Her aura began climbing in steady leaps, and before long it had reached the ninth level of Spirit Master.

Gu Yan felt herself brimming with power, as though she were the sovereign of the wind itself. The wind element all around her could be commanded at will.

“Die!”

“Wind Dragon Slash!”

It was a sword strike, yet it transformed into a great dragon, swift as lightning, shooting straight toward the Heaven Dragon Gang’s chief.

“Damn it! What sort of people are these? Who was it that provoked them?”

The chief burned with rage. If he ever caught the fool who had offended these fiends, he would hack him into pieces.

“Run!”

The only thought left in the Heaven Dragon Gang chief’s mind was escape.

Gu Yan was not the true problem. The true problem was Xue Lin, who held a high-grade spirit weapon.

Boom!

The chief threw everything into defense. The wind dragon smashed savagely into him and hurled him flying away.

“Run!”

After all, he was a peak Spirit Master. He had not suffered grievous injuries, and instead used the force of the blow to flee.

Seeing him speed away, Gu Yan immediately understood that he had used her attack to escape, and she was furious.

“You die for me!”

“Wrath of the Wind!”

This was an attack that consumed an enormous amount of spiritual force. Using spiritual power to command the distant wind, it launched an assault upon the target with the overwhelming might of heaven and earth.

The wind element around the Heaven Dragon Gang’s chief instantly transformed into countless blades that slashed toward him.

“Damn it!”

He was enraged beyond measure. In such a situation, he had no choice but to reveal his life-saving trump card—a Water Prison talisman.

The moment he crushed the talisman, a rippling barrier of light enveloped him. Using it to withstand the wind blades, he fled at top speed.

He swore that one day he would wash away today’s humiliation.

Gu Yan was terribly drained. Her body swayed, and she nearly fell from the air.

Gu Feng appeared at her side almost instantly and caught her in his arms.

“Brother, he got away. Am I useless?”

“Silly girl. He’s a peak Spirit Master. You already beat him into flight, and you’re still not satisfied?”

“But I wanted to kill him.”

Xue Lin said, “Don’t worry. He won’t escape.”

“Flash Arrow.”

A gleam flashed across the Frost Punishment in Xue Lin’s hand, and a streak of light shot toward the Heaven Dragon Gang’s chief.

“No!”

Under the pressure of mortal danger, the chief had only enough time to let out a single roar.

Pfft!

The Flash Arrow pierced through his chest. At the place where his heart lay, it left behind a tiny hole smaller than a needlepoint, while the heart itself began to freeze solid.

That was the terror of the ice attribute.

The Heaven Dragon Gang chief’s corpse plummeted toward the earth.

Gu Feng sent a voice transmission to Gu Dongliu. “If I were you, I’d go take his spatial ring.”

At those words, Gu Dongliu trembled all over, excitement surging through him. It was the ring of the Heaven Dragon Gang’s chief—the treasures inside were easy enough to imagine.

“Kill them. Leave none alive.”

As soon as Gu Feng said this, he carried Gu Yan down to the ground, then rose into the air again. In his hand was no greatsword, but a bow: Blazing Sun Scorch.

Seeing Gu Feng attack with a bow, Xue Lin moved closer and said, “Since when did you secretly learn your sister’s craft?”

Gu Feng rolled his eyes at her. “I was born knowing it. Why would I need to steal your skills? Just watch—my archery is no worse than yours.”

What a joke. Could archery taught by the system possibly be inferior?

“Flame Arrow.”

Each arrow wrapped in fire, each shot taking a life as it flew.

Gu Feng’s rate of fire was astonishing. It seemed as though his arrows were everywhere, leaving the enemy nowhere to flee.

Xue Lin’s eyes lit up at the sight. She had not expected Gu Feng to truly know archery, much less possess such remarkable skill.

Unwilling to concede defeat, Xue Lin took out her own bow and began shooting as well. She was just as fast. One wielded ice, the other fire, and a contest began.

For the members of the Heaven Dragon Gang, it was nothing less than a doomsday of ice and flame.

Screams, pleas for mercy, furious howls... all manner of sounds spread through the air.

As for the uninvolved, aside from a few bold souls who still dared to watch the spectacle, all the rest hid themselves away, afraid of being dragged into disaster.

Before long, fewer than one in ten of the Heaven Dragon Gang escaped. As for the little fish who got away, Gu Feng could not be bothered to hunt them down.

Gu Dongliu returned with the Heaven Dragon Gang chief’s ring, the ecstatic grin on his face nearly frozen stiff.

“Boss, take a look—we’ve struck it rich, struck it rich!”

Gu Feng took the spatial ring and inspected it. There were more than three hundred million gold coins inside, over a hundred low-grade spirit stones, and three spirit weapons as well, not to mention a heap of miscellaneous items.

“The gold and spirit stones are mine. Everything else is yours.”

“Ah!”

“What? You disagree?”

Gu Feng frowned.

Gu Dongliu panicked. “Brother Feng, no, that’s not it. I meant there are still three spirit weapons—don’t you want two of them?”

In other words, he thought it would already be enough if he were allowed to keep just one.

Gu Feng smiled. “They’re only spirit weapons. They’re all yours.”

Then he exchanged ten Origin-Enhancing Pills, each worth ten spirit stones, and handed them to Gu Dongliu.

“You’re too weak. Take these and improve your strength.”

“Wow! Origin-Enhancing Pills! Brother Feng, these are good stuff!”

He quickly snatched the pills and stored them in his spatial ring, then asked Gu Feng, “Brother Feng, tell me honestly—did they improve so quickly because they refined Origin-Enhancing Pills too?”

Gu Feng smiled and nodded.

“Haha! Brother Feng, when that fellow Gu Xueyu finds out I’m that much stronger than him, he’ll die of shock. Brother Feng, we’re not leaving yet, right? If not, I’m going to cultivate.”

“Go ahead. We still have some things to do. We won’t be leaving for the time being.”

“Wow! Brother Feng, what things? Do you need my help?”

“When you’re as strong as Sister Xue Lin, then you can help. Go cultivate on your own.”

“Ah... all right. I’ll work hard and do my best not to drag you down, Boss.”

“My wives, my sisters, how was the warm-up? If it felt good enough, let’s head to the next stop. I very much want to pay the Feng family a visit.”

The people in the distance were struck dumb with alarm when they heard Gu Feng’s words.

“What? They’re still going to the Feng family?”

“The Feng family’s people are so frightened they’re about to wet themselves. Hurry back and report it!”

Sensing those who were leaving, Gu Feng’s lips curved into a cold smile.