Chapter 681: Someone Laid an Ambush
Having acquired this inner core, one would obtain all of Cang Lan’s divine Spiritual Power. The sensation this item would cause, if discovered, would be far more significant than that giant Spirit Stone the size of a soccer ball!
After hearing Zhou Yi’s narrative, Ling Feng couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh amid his surprise, "Isn’t that an understatement? It would absolutely shock the world, right?"
"Exactly, it would completely change people’s view of the world. There really are gods that exist on this earth!" Zhou Yi nodded.
Ling Feng glanced at her, "We’ve known about the existence of gods for a while now, hasn’t the appearance of Ling Yao already proven that?"
"That’s different!"
Zhou Yi shook her head and continued, "Ling Yao’s emergence merely proves she can survive within a Space Fragment, which is due to particular circumstances. Once she returns outside, she is just an ordinary person. This also shows that the external world, which is our Earth, currently does not allow for the presence of gods!"
Ling Feng was taken aback, thought about it, and realized that was indeed the case. He couldn’t help but ask, "So if we find Cang Lan’s inner core, does that mean we also won’t be able to absorb its power?"
"That, let’s talk about it after we find the thing!"
Having said that, Zhou Yi continued to pull Ling Feng and hastened their pace, soon entering a dense forest.
The two of them were obviously not out for leisure, so there was no need to follow the scenic route. They chose the most direct path through the principle that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, heading towards the next location.
After entering the forest, they hadn’t gone far when they both abruptly stopped in their tracks!
After exchanging glances, Ling Feng said in a deep voice, "Let’s go see what’s going on."
The reason they had stopped was that they had sensed people in the woods ahead.
And not just one person, but at least four people hiding in the bushes, with unclear intentions.
Given Ling Feng and Zhou Yi’s realms, it was easy for them to detect these individuals, and it was unclear what these people were thinking, setting up an ambush here.
Walking forward about twenty meters, they could already hear the low breathing sounds ahead. Ling Feng’s mouth curled slightly, pretending as if nothing was amiss, he turned to Zhou Yi, "It’s really peaceful here, isn’t it?"
Zhou Yi understood his meaning and nodded with a sweet smile, "Yeah, it’s like a place untouched by the world!"
No sooner had she spoken than two figures dashed out from the bushes ahead, each with a Short Dagger in hand, placing them against Ling Feng and Zhou Yi’s necks!
"Don’t move!"
Ling Feng looked astonished, eyes wide open, "Big brother, let’s talk this out, what’s the meaning of this?"
"Why come here instead of walking the scenic trails? What are you doing here?" the man holding the knife asked in a low voice.
Ling Feng, trying to appear more anxious, trembled slightly, "My girlfriend and I wanted to see a different kind of scenery, so we came here. What are you guys up to?"
"You’re just unlucky then. Remember not to wander around aimlessly in your next life, or you won’t even know how you died!"
The man huffed coldly, his knife blade already moving towards Ling Feng’s carotid artery!
However, at that moment, the man controlling Zhou Yi suddenly said, "Brother Feng, this girl’s quite a looker. Why not keep her for the brothers to enjoy a bit?"
The one they called Brother Feng was momentarily stunned, then turned to look at her, an evil glint flashing in his eyes, "She really is pretty. It would be such a waste to kill her straight away. Let’s keep her!"
"Then you can go to hell!"
Zhou Yi gave a cold laugh and without any noticeable movements, the man beside her suddenly rolled his eyes back, his body trembled violently, and then he collapsed to the ground, motionless.
Brother Feng was startled, and before he could react, he felt darkness envelop his vision and he lost consciousness.
Zhou Yi and Ling Feng dealt with the two men and immediately rushed into the forest, aware that there were still two other people hidden inside.
After taking out those two, Ling Feng returned to Brother Feng’s side and kicked a pressure point on his chest, "Wake up, it’s your turn to talk!"
Brother Feng’s body jolted as he slowly woke from unconsciousness, then he looked bewildered, only now remembering what had happened.
He looked at Ling Feng and Zhou Yi, "Turns out the two of you are masters; we really misjudged the situation."
"Cut the crap, what are you doing here?" Zhou Yi squatted down and asked in a deep voice.
"Just because you want to know, you think I have to tell you?"
Peak Brother glanced at her and asked with a cold laugh.
"So you think you’re tough? You don’t have to talk if you don’t want to, I have a hundred ways to make you beg me to speak!"
Ling Feng sneered and drew the God Slayer Saber!
The bright blade of the saber appeared along with a chilling gleam that forced Peak Brother to squint his eyes.
Suddenly, he widened his eyes in surprise: "That saber of yours..."
"What about it? You recognize it?"
Seeing his surprised expression, Ling Feng was slightly taken aback.
"No wonder we couldn’t find it before, it has ended up in your hands!"
The guy known as Peak Brother narrowed his eyes and said.
"Really? You’re here just to find it?"
Ling Feng was stunned for a moment, then quickly grabbed the other person by the collar, pulling him up to stand: "This is your last chance..."
"Dream on!"
Peak Brother’s body was flexible, seemingly without any strength to counterattack, but at that moment he suddenly struggled, trying to break free from Ling Feng’s grip.
Unfortunately, he was deluding himself; with his Dark Energy at the Peak, he simply could not compete with Ling Feng’s strength, so it was to no effect, and he only managed to rip a tear in his clothing.
At the same time, however, he flipped his palm and threw an object towards the sky, which burst in mid-air with a crisp sound, followed by a plume of red smoke!
"He’s signaling his accomplices!"
Zhou Yi shouted, but by then it was already too late.
Peak Brother’s mouth curled into a cold smirk: "You, just wait for my Family Head’s insane revenge!"
After speaking, he suddenly raised his hand and struck his own throat violently!
"Crack!"
Ling Feng clearly heard the sound of a throat bone breaking, and then that Peak Brother rolled his eyes and died.
"Damn it!"
Ling Feng was speechless; this kid was indeed ruthless, capable of inflicting such severe harm even on himself, a true die-hard!
With the man now dead, he could only let go, dropping the body to the ground, and turned to look at Zhou Yi: "It seems that there are others with the same goal as us, and they even got ahead of us!"
"Isn’t that even better, preventing the treasure hunt from being too lonely?"
Zhou Yi smiled, squatted down to search the two bodies, but found no valuables.
She then stood up: "Let’s go, about seven thousand meters ahead is our next target location; they probably haven’t gotten it yet!"
"Let’s move!"
Ling Feng took her hand, and the two rushed into the dense forest, heading deep into the wild mountain.
On their way, they encountered no more sentries or the like; it seemed the opposition was not very vigilant, perhaps too confident in their own abilities.
After arriving near their destination, three people suddenly appeared ahead, blocking their path.
