Chapter 176: Chapter 35: Ranking Up
Feng Yizhou sneered, “Justice? They are just lowly commoners, if they die, they die, what justice do they need?”
Zhang Xuan shook his head, “In my eyes, you are far inferior to them!”
As the two conversed, with Zhang Xuan launching relentless attacks one after another, Feng Yizhou gradually fell into disadvantage, retreating more than a dozen steps. Unable to contain his confusion, he blurted out, “How can you possess such enduring strength…”
Five hundred horsepower, for a warrior in the Dharma Form Realm, isn’t considered too high, as most who reach the Travel Realm can achieve it. However, such strength is usually an occasional explosive force. Usually, after one strike, the force would discharge, eventually stabilizing around 300 to 400 horsepower.
Yet the strength of each punch from the person before him was a constant 500 horsepower, as if measured by a precise balance scale, not one punch more, nor one less.
The only explanation for this was that his actual strength far exceeded 500 horsepower, to control his strength so exactly and delicately, with infinitesimal keenness.
At the pinnacle of the Travel Realm, one could just manage to exert 500 horsepower, but he was able to control such force so delicately—there was only one possibility!
“So it turns out you’ve already reached the Pinnacle of the Ninefold Source Pool. No wonder you dared to make a move…”
Feng Yizhou suddenly understood.
No wonder he dared to cause trouble here, fearless and confident.
“You might be strong after your breakthrough, but this is my territory; killing me won’t be that easy…”
Continuously retreating, feeling his back was about to hit the corner of the wall, Feng Yizhou’s eyes revealed a cold and severe look. With a long hiss, he reached into his pocket and fumbled for a moment, a token emerged and he lightly tapped it.
Hum!
Along with a faint hum, the entire room suddenly rippled, and the stable Origin qi in it became violently turbulent in an instant, as if a stone had been thrown into a calm surface of water.
“It’s the Fuyuan Trading Company’s ‘Evil Extermination Formation.’ This formation does not distinguish friend from foe; without the corresponding identity token, one will be targeted for attack. Damn it, I should have left earlier, now it’s too late to escape…”
“To directly activate such a formation, does Master Feng want us all to be buried with him?”
“Once the formation is activated, unless it’s completely destroyed, it can’t be stopped at all. We’re done for, we’re going to die…”
“He’s absolutely insane!”
…
Feeling the Origin qi’s disturbances, everyone’s faces turned ashen simultaneously.
The Fuyuan Trading Company was considered the largest merchant in Han Yuan City, with countless artifacts inside. Yet, no one came to steal because of this formation.
The formation was procured by Elder Feng Zhaoting from the Zhou Yi Dynasty, after setting it up for eighty-one days, using countless resources. Even a powerhouse at the peak of the Ninefold Source Pool would find it difficult to escape once trapped within it.
Now, seeing that he could not defeat his opponent, Feng Yizhou actually activated such a powerful formation…
It was clear that he didn’t care at all about the lives of everyone present.
“Hahaha, Elder Ling is powerful and prestigious, to be buried alongside him could also be considered your good fortune…”
Feng Yizhou laughed uproariously.
Amidst the laughter, the light from the token in his palm grew more intense. In the blink of an eye, the entire hall was shrouded in dark energy, the sunlight outside was blocked, and the room plunged into night.
“It’s over…”
Seeing the formation fully activated, everyone immediately sensed impending danger, with lethal intents spreading from all directions, ready to annihilate them at any moment.
Just as they felt there was no escape, a faint voice sounded.
“Relying on a formation? You’re overthinking it…”
The next moment, as if the morning sun rose from the east, the originally dim room was ablaze with light. Then, they saw Ling Buyang walk out from the darkness. With each step he took, a portion of the darkness receded; after taking three steps, the entire room’s darkness had retreated, and sunlight poured in once again.
“How… how is this possible… You control the Mo Dao Destiny, how can you dispel the formation?”
Feng Yizhou was completely dumbfounded.
With the existence of the Fate Lock, no profession could cultivate without acquiring its legacy. Everyone knew that he controlled the Mo Dao Destiny; when had he become so proficient in comprehension of formations?
Breaking formations in one step… Even the Formation Masters of the Zhou Yi Dynasty could not achieve this, could they?
“You don’t need to know!”
Zhang Xuan had no interest in wasting words. Now that the formation was broken, he approached Feng Yizhou once again and delivered another punch.
Feng Yizhou could no longer withstand the blow, his arms shattered with a “crack!” and he was sent flying backward, spraying blood while still in the air.
Before he could get up, Zhang Xuan’s foot was already on his face.
“You… you can’t kill me… if you kill me, my brother won’t let you off!”
Feng Yizhou kept waving his hands.
“Did your men ever spare Yu Fei, ever spare Xiaozhuo…”
Zhang Xuan shook his head and suddenly exerted force on his foot.
Bang!
In Feng Yizhou’s disbelieving gaze, his heart burst, blood spouted from his mouth and nose, and his breathing slowly ceased.
“You… you…”
The hand he stretched out fell to the ground, and until his death, he couldn’t believe that he would die by his opponent’s hand, and all because of such unworthy people.
“Master is dead?”
“He really killed the Master?”
Upon witnessing this scene, everyone was stunned.
They thought at most he would give a warning, assuming the talk of killing was just a threat. But this man was actually serious…
A Ninefold Source Pool powerhouse, ranked within the top fifty on the Hunting List, was just dead like that…
After slaying Feng Yizhou, Zhang Xuan returned to Yu Fei and the others and shook his head, “I have avenged you; you may rest now…”
Having finished speaking, he glanced around and with a flick of his finger, two Origin Currencies each worth five hundred flew out, gently landing in front of the boss who had spoken before.
“Boss, take care of burying them properly for me. The leftover money is yours. If I learn there’s been any foul play… I can kill Feng Yizhou, so don’t think killing one more like you would be any trouble!”
Zhang Xuan said indifferently.
“Rest assured, my lord…”
The boss shrank his neck, nodding repeatedly, while his mind filled with doubt and confusion…
Given that this person was Elder Ling Buyang, why then was he inquiring about the location of the Unnecessary Hall? As the Hall Master, shouldn’t he know it?
“Hmm!”
Without staying any longer, Zhang Xuan walked out with large strides.
Once the matter was dealt with, there was no need to waste more time here.
As for whether Feng Zhaoting would seek revenge, even if he did, it would be Elder Ling Buyang’s problem, not his, Zhang Xuan’s.
It was simply a case of a dog-eat-dog world!
If they really dared to come after him, he wouldn’t mind erasing them as well.
“Elder Ling Buyang publicly killed Feng Yizhou, and not only that, but he also instantly broke through the Fuyuan Trading Company’s formation…”
Upon his departure, as the bystanders looked at the corpses strewn across the floor, even having witnessed it firsthand, they still felt as if it were a dream.
Nevertheless, shocking as it was, the news spread like snowflakes, echoing throughout Han Yuan City in less than a short hour.
Underground black market.
Fu Yingying sat quietly in her room, facing the mirror as she dressed and made up her face, her enchanting beauty enhanced by the bright red lips, making her even more irresistible.
Thump, thump, thump!
A series of hurried footsteps came, and the maid from before rushed into the room.
“Miss, there’s trouble…”
“What’s the matter? Why the panic?” Fu Yingying frowned slightly.
“Just received the news, Feng Yizhou… he’s dead!” the maid hurriedly said with a bow.
“Dead?”
Fu Yingying was stunned and quickly got up, the movements so sudden the ornamental hairpin on her head shook noisily, “How did he die? Tell me the details…”
Seemingly guessing something, this seductive woman’s eyes were filled with disbelief.
Seeing her mistress’s expression, the maid nodded, “After leaving our place, Elder Ling Buyang went directly to the Fuyuan Trading Company and publicly killed the Chief Manager and more than a dozen of the patrol squads members, which led Master Feng to intervene… Then, he killed the opposition in front of everyone.”
“He really did it? How… how could he dare?”
Fu Yingying’s eyes widened in shock.
When Ling Buyang asked her for the Hunting List, she thought he was just looking and wouldn’t actually take action, never dreaming he would kill someone, let alone in broad daylight…
Had he gone mad?
The most crucial question was… how did he do it?
Although Feng Yizhou’s strength was inferior to Elder Ling’s, inside the Fuyuan Trading Company, with home field advantage and the formation’s assistance, to be killed off so easily…
It seemed she had underestimated his strength.
Hum…
Just then, the nearby Hunting List suddenly shone with light.
“It must be him applying for the reward. After the Hunting List verification, Feng Yizhou’s name has been removed…”
Fu Yingying came to her senses and picked up the list.
This list was updated in real time. Feng Yizhou, at the 47th position, was now confirmed dead, and his name would inevitably be erased, soon to be replaced by someone new.
“The confirmation by the All-knowing List… means Feng Yizhou is really dead!”
Even seeing it with her own eyes, Fu Yingying still found it somewhat unbelievable.
“Miss, something isn’t right… Elder Ling’s bounty seems to have increased!”
Suddenly, the maid exclaimed with surprise.
Fu Yingying was taken aback and quickly looked over, then at the top of the list, she saw his name:
12th place, Ling Buyang, 59 million Origin Currency.
“Someone directly raised the bounty by 30 million Origin Currency to have him killed!”
Fu Yingying was stunned.
The Hunting List was a ranking of bounties, and it could be considered a ranking of strength because if your strength didn’t match a high bounty, it wouldn’t be long before someone would kill you.
Regardless of whether you had backing or not, unless one is extraordinarily powerful, there will always be those who, tempted by money, would take the risk.
Elder Ling’s value had originally been only 29 million Origin Currency, but it had suddenly soared to 59 million, more than doubling. Without a doubt, this would attract the covetousness of countless individuals.
Unless he could prove that he possessed the strength worthy of such a bounty, the ones wishing to kill him would soon come flocking…
“Who would put out 30 million Origin Currency in a single breath, just to kill him…?”
Fu Yingying pondered to herself.
“Regardless of who it might be, the sudden increase in the bounty by so much means Elder Ling is probably in danger now…” the maid said.
With a slight smile and a twinkle in her eye, Fu Yingying responded, “If he truly is Elder Ling Buyang, indeed he’s in danger… but if not, who’s really in danger, that’s yet to be determined!”