Chapter 433 – 「Seven-Star」

“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!”

The earth-shaking, heavy footsteps continued to rumble like thunder, causing the completely flattened Longyao City to crumble and sink into the ground.

At this moment, the sky-obscuring, indistinct figure had already stepped out of Longyao City and began advancing toward the heart of the continent.

People remained standing in a daze, staring blankly, unsure how long it would take for someone to snap out of it.

Only Su Ming, in his 【Dawn Star Orbit】 form, transformed into starlight and shot toward the Spirit Demon Abyss King’s location.

At Su Ming’s current speed, reaching the Spirit Demon Abyss King would take merely seconds.

Yet even this distance that could be reduced to zero in seconds invited interference from others.

“Boom!”

Just as Su Ming was about to reach the Spirit Demon Abyss King, numerous Ghost Shadows suddenly slammed forth, scattering the approaching starlight.

The starlight exploded, transforming into a sky full of glittering points.

The Ghost Shadows then pounced like starving tigers, twisting and roaring as they continued charging toward those starlight points, devouring them.

The next second, the scattered starlight suddenly moved, rapidly converging to form a human figure.

“Boom!”

Another deafening crash echoed as the figure spread its arms, unleashing a shocking shockwave that sent all the attacking Ghost Shadows flying.

Su Ming watched the dispersed Ghost Shadows, his icy gaze shifting downward to the ground.

There, a figure stood unsteadily, looking somewhat disheveled and bloodied, clearly having sustained significant injuries.

Yet even in this state, the person raised their head high, staring coldly at Su Ming in midair with a mocking smirk.

In their hand, they seemed to be clutching something that caught Su Ming’s attention.

Su Ming looked closer, and his pupils constricted.

In his heart, Killing Intent surged alongside rage, which he forcibly suppressed for the moment.

Su Ming compelled himself to regain composure, then flashed down to the ground.

Opposite him, Li Feng, shrouded in Ghost Shadows, maintained his cold smirk.

“I knew you’d come down.”

Though Li Feng was in poor condition, his tone remained unchanged—still icy and detached.

Evidently, the massive explosion in the Underground Ruins had not left the Commander of 『Sin』 completely unscathed.

Ironically, this was a situation of their own making, sending chills down one’s spine.

Of course, had Li Feng not ordered Li Wu to decisively detonate Pandora and destroy the entire Underground Ruins back then, they might have already been tormented into idiocy by Su Ming’s 【Illusion Impact】.

Now, though battered, at least he was alive.

And standing opposed to Su Ming.

Su Ming wanted nothing more than to deliver a 【Illusion Impact】 and make this scum drop dead on the spot.

But he didn’t dare.

Because he knew that if he made any rash move, Li Feng would not hesitate to destroy the “flower.”

Looking at the person held captive beside Li Feng, Su Ming couldn’t conceal the anger and Killing Intent in his voice.

“Let her go.”

Su Ming issued the ultimatum in a low voice.

There, beside Li Feng, a woman with disheveled hair that couldn’t hide her innate beauty was being ruthlessly restrained. Her shoulder was pressed down, forcing her to kneel on the ground, facing Su Ming.

That figure, that face, that aura—all were familiar to Su Ming.

It was none other than Yun Langyue.Su Ming had not found Yun Langyue, who had actually fallen into the hands of 『Sin』, into the hands of Li Feng.

“Ugh…”

Yun Langyue struggled to lift her head.

She was not injured.

But judging by her disheveled hair and weakened state, Su Ming had reason to suspect that Yun Langyue had not eaten for a long time, her face pale to the extreme.

Li Feng effortlessly restrained such a weak and powerless woman, ignoring Su Ming’s words, and instead spoke like this.

“Don’t worry, we haven’t done anything to harm her. After all, she’s just a Mortal without any power, yet she can easily be used to restrain you. I wouldn’t casually waste such a convenient tool,” Li Feng said indifferently. “Of course, you should be glad that the day to use her has come so quickly. Otherwise, she might have starved herself to death, and you wouldn’t have seen her at this moment.”

With these words, Su Ming understood what had happened to Yun Langyue.

Undoubtedly, Yun Langyue had fallen into the hands of 『Sin』 and was seen by Li Feng as a tool to restrain him.

Yun Langyue herself seemed to know Li Feng’s intentions, so to avoid burdening Su Ming and becoming a weapon in Li Feng’s hands to harm him, she had decided to starve herself, to end her own life.

If Yun Langyue weren’t an ordinary person without any supernatural abilities, and if she weren’t under many restrictions in the hands of 『Sin』, she might have bitten her tongue and ended her life long ago.

Li Feng revealed this information not out of pity for Yun Langyue, nor to mock her resolve, but solely to soften Su Ming’s heart, to make him aware of what Yun Langyue had done for him, so that he could later use her to control Su Ming.

To achieve this goal, Li Feng deliberately explained further.

“Do you know where we caught her?” Li Feng sneered. “Not in Longyao City, but in the wilderness danger zone.”

“The wilderness danger zone?” Su Ming was taken aback.

“Correct,” Li Feng’s sneer deepened. “At that time, she was with a team from the Yun Family Estate, preparing to cross the wilderness danger zone to reach Tianfeng City, to redevelop the commercial force known as 『Cloudflow Commerce』 there.”

“But it’s obvious who this woman was leaving Longyao City for at that time, heading to Tianfeng City.”

“Unfortunately, she was a bit foolish. She clearly knew that you, who had taken the alias Ming Wang, had disrupted 『Sin』’s important plans and even took the Demon Emperor Sword from us. And since you, as Ming Wang, were widely known to have acted as a ‘member of the Yun Family Estate,’ our people were definitely watching her in secret. Yet she left Longyao City and entered the wilderness danger zone. Wasn’t that like a lamb walking into a tiger’s den?”

Because of this, Yun Langyue was attacked by 『Sin』’s Underground Professionals, captured, and brought back to 『Sin』’s headquarters, falling into Li Feng’s hands.

Li Feng’s original intention was likely to find Su Ming, who had taken the Incarnation of Ming Wang, through Yun Langyue and retrieve the Demon Emperor Sword.

However, Su Ming rose too quickly, becoming famous across the land in less than a few months and exposing his true identity, allowing Li Feng to learn of his existence, his threat, and what he had done.

Thus, Yun Langyue became Li Feng’s hostage, a means for him to threaten Su Ming.Now, Li Feng’s conception had been realized.

Su Ming stared intently at Li Feng, his fists clenched tightly, the aura erupting from his body so terrifying that it stirred up layers upon layers of shockwaves, scattering the clouds in the sky.

This caused Li Feng’s pupils to contract sharply, the cold sneer on his face replaced by solemnity.

Naturally, he was shocked in his heart.

Previously, whether it was Su Ming intervening in the Underground Ruins battlefield or seizing the Divine Artifact from Li Qingqing’s hands and taking away the Great Sin Blade, in Li Feng’s eyes, it was all accomplished by relying on the convenience of the Dawn Star Orbit.

Although he had been surprised at the time that Su Ming had learned the revolutionary Spirit Art of Dawn Star Orbit, mastering Dawn Star Orbit did not mean Su Ming had the qualification to intervene in battles of his Rank.

In Li Feng’s mind, Su Ming should still be that rising prodigy from not long ago—the one who could single-handedly suppress Crow, a Peak Six-Star existence, and barely defeat the rampaging Li Qingqing by leveraging the power of the Demon Emperor Sword.

With the strength Su Ming had displayed back then, at best, he could only be compared to an ordinary Seven-Star Professional. Compared to himself, who had activated the true function of Soul Silence and gained the power to rival the world’s invincible Guardian Deity, Su Ming was still far inferior.

Even though Su Ming later used a Spirit Art similar to the legendary Soul Lock, seemingly launching mental and Soul attacks against him and Li Wu, causing them immense pain and nearly killing them, this still did not mean Su Ming had the strength to slay a Seven-Star Professional. It only indicated he had learned some terrifying Spell Formula.

It was only now that Li Feng realized Su Ming had not merely learned two new Spirit Arts but had undergone a complete transformation, possessing strength that even he now feared.

“Have you advanced to Seven-Star?”

Li Feng’s voice was extremely hoarse, unable to conceal his shock.

But Su Ming paid him no mind, only staring coldly at Li Feng and repeating his words.

“Let her go.”

The low tone told Li Feng that Su Ming already wished to tear him to pieces.

Yet, this only made Li Feng even more unwilling to release Yun Langyue.

“As expected of the most prodigious genius in human history. In just a few days, you’ve already advanced to Seven-Star. Truly terrifying.”

Li Feng regained his composure.

“Judging by your aura, it’s not just one profession that has advanced to Seven-Star, is it? You must have advanced both professions to Seven-Star, right?”

If that weren’t the case, Su Ming couldn’t possibly emit such an astonishing aura.

Old Ling was also a Dual Professional—one profession at Seven-Star, the other at Six-Star.

Even with his strength, his aura had not reached a level that made Li Feng fearful.

But Su Ming was different.

The aura he displayed had already surpassed even that of the Guardian Deity.

This implied only one possibility.

That was, Su Ming had advanced both professions to Seven-Star, completely surpassing Old Ling and the current Guardian Deity.

Coupled with Su Ming being a Hunter with astonishingly powerful mutation abilities, as well as a Sorcerer who had mastered Dawn Star Orbit and the suspected Soul Lock…

Such abilities, such power—it was simply unimaginable how many steps ahead he was compared to that Guardian Deity.

He was absolutely no match for the person before him.

Li Feng had come to understand this.

Because of this, not only did Li Feng not release Yun Langyue, he held her even tighter.

There was no other way.This was the only trump card in his hand that could be used to overpower Su Ming.

At that moment, Li Feng spoke.

“Hand over the Demon Emperor Sword and the Great Sin Blade.”

Li Feng stretched out a hand and clamped it over Yun Langyue’s head.

“Otherwise, I’ll crush her skull.”

His cold, severe words caused the atmosphere on the scene to take a sharp turn for the worse.

An intimidating chill permeated the air.

(End of Chapter)