Translator: CinderTL
"Will you truly let bygones be bygones?"
The woman's haughty voice echoed in Chen Feng's ears, and memories of the past flashed through his mind.
Arrogant Jin Wei, brutal Onit...
If she hadn't brought it up, he might have forgotten about Utopia, that insignificant pawn, and the grudges that were nearly settled.
"So, what do you say?"
The woman named Ouna continued, her neck arched like a swan's.
The Virtual Projection was nearly indistinguishable from reality. Chen Feng could clearly sense the arrogance of the Roth Family, a super-consortium, radiating from her.
With just a few words, she treated everything as a matter of course. Forgiving their past grievances felt like a great favor bestowed upon him, the one who had been targeted.
"What if I refuse?"
Chen Feng asked calmly, his brow slowly relaxing.
"Oh?"
Ouna's eyes flickered, but she showed no surprise.
The information provided by Red Wave Energy and the consortium's thorough investigations had already concluded that he was a man of unyielding character.
But...
Interesting.
A spark of light flashed in her eyes. Taming such a wild stallion was the only way to truly showcase her own status and that of the Roth Family.
"Of course you can refuse."
"The strongest Martial Artist, invincible—just the sound of it makes my blood boil."
Her restrained tone still carried bone-deep pride as Ouna used the drone's scan to take in the entire Flaming Tiger Mountain Gate.
"But this world is vast."
"Legendary Technology isn't exclusive to your Red Nation. Your so-called strongest martial arts might not be so easily broken through."
She smiled faintly, finally retracting her gaze.
"So, you should think carefully. This is the Roth Family's final sincerity..."
"Enough chatter."
Chen Feng suddenly interrupted.
Ouna's eyes narrowed, and she frowned, about to continue.
Boom!!!
The drone suddenly exploded, charred fragments and sparks scattering in all directions. The blue light projection flickered erratically, about to vanish.
Chen Feng remained standing, locked in a silent stare with those frozen, bewildered azure eyes.
"You didn't even dare send a Cyborg?"
"Do you really think you're worthy of threatening me?"
Buzz!!
The blue light projection vanished completely, the explosion's flames falling silently to the ground.
As if nothing had happened, Chen Feng turned and walked toward the Mountain Gate Pavilion, his expression calm.
Disciples who had rushed over upon sensing the commotion wore puzzled expressions until they saw him silently enter his courtyard, his face as still as a placid well.
Hum!
At the same moment, in Black Harbor City, Platinum Federation, the communication line was cut, and the final image of the drone's explosion was transmitted back.
"Threaten me? Do you even deserve to?"
The black-robed youth stood motionless, his expression utterly calm, as if he were observing ants.
With the same casual ease, without using any Force, he had destroyed the hovering drone protected by a Force Field, relying solely on his Pinnacle Intent.
The scene transformed the atmosphere in the castle study, plunging it into silence.
The suited Security Personnel and servants waiting there exchanged glances, their expressions subtly shifting. They bowed slightly, daring not to make a sound.
In the periphery of their vision.
In the leather chair against the carved window, the brown-haired woman in a white gown maintained a neutral expression, but her slightly narrowed eyes betrayed the turmoil within.
"Young Mistress..."
The gray-haired butler in a tailcoat began to speak, but Ouna cut him off with a shake of her head.
"He's as stubborn as expected, with a touch of backbone."
"I underestimated him."
The simple assessment was accompanied by the sunlight reflecting off the carved window, turning into a crystalline shimmer.
"But Lord Father was right, as always."
"To tame a wild horse like this, you must first break its bones."
That night, mist shrouded the city.
Chen Feng stood atop the ruins of the city, gazing down at the countless Black Tide Creatures converging from afar.
The threat from the Roth Family seemed like a joke to him.
As for cooperation?
Setting aside past grievances, the Platinum Federation and the Red Nation were sworn enemies. Chen Feng despised duplicity above all else, so cooperation was out of the question.
Boom!!
The thought flashed through his mind as the Holy Shield Colossus's single punch momentarily cleared the sky of Black Tide Creatures.
Blood and flesh fragments rained down, and the ruins of the high-rise buildings continued to collapse.
But Chen Feng's expression remained unchanged.
He stood on the rooftop, watching the massive creature with six Sixth-Tier Aberrants flying toward the breach in the High Wall.
The giant lizard, with its twin wings, resembled the Giant Dragons of Western legend.
Nearly a hundred meters in size, every inch of its scales was exceptionally tough, resembling a thick, black suit of armor.
Its claws were like blades, each several meters long and radiating a cold gleam.
Their hardness was no less than Rainbow Iron, effortlessly tearing through the ground with each impact as if shredding tofu.
Boom!!!
In an instant, the creature collided violently with the Holy Shield Colossus, resembling two celestial comets crashing into the earth.
The resulting shockwave transformed into a storm, sweeping across a thousand-meter radius, leaving no Black Tide Creature able to stand its ground.
Another deep crater appeared in the ruins, cracks spreading relentlessly across the landscape.
Chen Feng watched this unfold, sighing softly. "Angel-tier creatures are hard to come by."
The azure mark on the back of his hand flickered faintly. Azure-black armor surged up like a tide, covering his entire body.
His proud Azure Armor reflected the eerie crimson moonlight, while streaks of black light crackled like lightning, gathering and charging.
The Heart of Life's storage capacity allowed him to absorb Life Essence from Envoy Rank creatures, creating a perpetual motion machine-like source of replenishment.
However, Envoy Rank cultivators were too scarce, and he had failed to succeed in the Dead Crow Secret Realm.
Therefore...
Whoosh!!!
The Azure Armor's Black Flash burst forth, a dazzling beam of crimson energy that consumed a significant amount of stamina, powerful enough to shatter Rainbow Iron.
Boom!!
The Giant Dragon Creature, restrained by the Holy Shield Colossus, was forced backward, crushing the ground beneath its feet and collapsing a high-rise building.
Scales shattered, and blood splattered.
Taking advantage of the ground's tremors, Chen Feng flapped his Blood Wings and swiftly flew before the creature.
His Fiberglass Scarlet Eyes met the Giant Dragon's crimson, vertical pupils. In his peripheral vision, he saw the creature's blood-red maw open in a furious roar.
Buzz!
Whoosh!!!
A dark purple breath beam erupted, nearly ten meters thick, illuminating the night sky.
Chen Feng instantly flashed behind the creature, watching as distant ruined high-rises crumbled one after another.
"Roar!!"
Sensing the danger, the Giant Dragon Creature flapped its wings.
The resulting gale resembled a tornado, momentarily halting Chen Feng's flight mid-air.
Then...
Whoosh!!!
The Giant Dragon's tail whipped up with a sonic boom, slamming directly toward Chen Feng.
Just as the blow was about to land...
Boom!!
The Holy Shield Colossus stomped forward, unleashing a surge of golden light as it unleashed a sky-splitting punch.
The fist, several meters in size, struck the Giant Dragon's chest where its scales had already been shattered.
The brute force of the impact shook the heavens and earth. A ring of white vapor, over ten meters wide, exploded outward, leveling everything in its path.
The Giant Dragon Creature's injuries from the Black Flash were further aggravated. Its body shuddered, and it stumbled backward with heavy, thudding steps.
Its sweeping Dragon Tail was thus thwarted, failing to connect as intended. Instead, it was met by a Crimson Gold Javelin launched with full force.
Whoosh!!
The Steelbone Spear pierced the night sky, aimed directly at the Giant Dragon's lizard-like head.
But...
Clang!!
Sparks flew as Chen Feng was taken aback.
A black glow had inexplicably appeared on the Giant Dragon's scales, enhancing its defenses.
Already as tough as Rainbow Iron, the scales' hardness increased further, somehow deflecting Chen Feng's killing blow.
"Roar!!"
The Giant Dragon roared in fury. Though it had barely withstood the Steelbone Spear's piercing attack, the impact had left it dizzy and reeling. Its already unsteady footing gave way, forcing it to retreat further. Meanwhile, more and more Black Tide Creatures swarmed forward, forming a dense, black tide that completely surrounded it.
"Let's finish this quickly."
Chen Feng exchanged a glance with the Holy Shield Colossus, their minds linked through a mental connection, thoughts flowing freely.
Boom!!
Instantly, Earth Vein Power surged.
The ruined concrete ground, like liquid, shifted and churned before transforming into several hundred-meter-long gray Flood Dragons that soared into the sky.
Black Tide Creatures exploded one after another, while the Giant Dragon Creature, attempting to retreat, found itself ensnared and bound.
"Roar!!"
It roared again, black light erupting from its body. Its thick lizard legs forcefully shattered the Earth Vein Dragons.
Its wings, spanning over a hundred meters, flapped wildly, whipping up a storm and preparing to take flight, avoiding the constraints of the ruins and towering buildings.
But...
Buzz!!!
A terrifying pressure suddenly descended, freezing the Giant Dragon Creature mid-ascent.
Fiberglass eyes reflected everything. Chen Feng hovered in mid-air, the air around him distorted. His Black Armor had grown thicker, and the Azure Armor pattern on his chest pulsed crimson.
Limit Break State activated, Gravity Well and Wrath of the Storm unleashed simultaneously.
His stamina began to drain rapidly, but this was the moment he had been waiting for.
Caught between the dual assault of gravity and mental pressure, even an Envoy Rank couldn't fully escape this moment!
Crack!
In an instant, he stood suspended in mid-air, his waist sinking low, his legs spread wide. The Steel Bones in his hand transformed into a Crimson Gold Javelin.
His hands, one in front of the other, gripped the spear's shaft tightly, the sharp tip reflecting the crimson moonlight.
"Horn Strike!"
Whoosh!!!
A streak of azure-gold tore through the night sky, narrowly missing the Giant Dragon Creature.
The cone-shaped shockwave lingered in the air, appearing as a horizontal line slicing through the moonlight.
Then—
Pshhh!!
Blood gushed forth, and the Giant Dragon Creature crashed to the ground with a thunderous boom.
A massive, meter-wide hole gaped in its lizard-like dragon head, spewing forth a fountain of dark green blood.
Its life force visibly dwindled, and its enormous wings ceased their trembling.
"Hmph!"
Chen Feng exhaled a cloud of white, turbid breath as he straightened up in mid-air, his knees bent.
The Horn Strike and the Limit Break State had taken their toll, but he was still within his limits.
However...
"An Envoy Rank's vitality is truly formidable."
Turning back, he saw that the Giant Dragon Creature's life force hadn't completely faded.
As if some primordial force sought to mend the fatal wound, even on the brink of death, a glimmer of life remained.
But Chen Feng would grant no further chances.
Whoosh!!
His figure flashed, and the Crimson Gold Javelin instantly enlarged, tearing through the Giant Dragon's flesh.
The Heart of Life in its chest shuddered, and a faint Emerald Green glow subtly emanated.
A powerful suction began to ravage everything, and the Giant Dragon's Life Essence rapidly drained, transferring into Chen Feng's body.
But soon...
Buzz!!
The Blood Moon in the sky suddenly flickered, casting an eerie crimson moonlight that bathed the Giant Dragon's form.
Its heart skipped a beat, as if jolted by some stimulus.
The Origin force, which had been poised to repair the wound, began to struggle. Its crimson Scarlet Eyes visibly contracted and trembled.
Within a single breath, inch after inch of black light gathered and shimmered on its scales, inexplicably sending a sense of danger through Chen Feng.
"Self-detonation?"
His gaze sharpened, instantly recognizing the deception.
This was the power of the Black Mist at work.
It sought to make the Giant Dragon explode its body, preserving its Life Essence, so it could return to the Black Mist and be reborn?
(End of the Chapter)
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