Chapter 903: Murderous Intent Soaring

Seeing this scene, He Qi Feng instantly understood.

This Dao-robed woman knows Lu Ran, and their relationship is deep!

If Jiyedao were personified, in He Qi Feng's heart, Jiyedao was a genuine cold and aloof godlike figure.

Yet now, Jiyedao had taken the initiative to lend a hand?

Even willingly slipped its hilt into the white-robed woman's grasp?

What did this prove?

He Qi Feng's heart stirred deeply.

Since meeting Lu Ran, he had always cared for her—returning her artifact, the Wind Barrier Pearl, and offering to return the divine weapon's core, the Nine-Ring Golden Chan Staff.

Before Lu Ran, He Qi Feng had always felt inferior.

Today was the time to repay the debt!

"Stop!" He Qi Feng barked, striding forward.

Below the small hill, trees lay shattered and toppled, flames spreading relentlessly—the battlefield was a ruin.

Hss~

A middle-aged man, still in invisible form, sniffed sharply, straining to catch a scent.

His expression darkened—he realized many had arrived!

And when the man saw the tall figure atop the hill, he raised an eyebrow.

Isn't that He Tangzhu of Wu Jifeng?

"He Qi Feng?" Si Xianxian's face also twisted in shock.

She had been searching for Lu Ran, yet never expected to see such a familiar figure.

As the Second Prodigy of Great Xia, he was universally known.

He Qi Feng looked down upon the battlefield and called out: "I am He Qi Feng of Wu Jifeng. All followers of Tanlang, step forward."

The forest fire still spread, with only the crackling of burning trees—no voices answered.

He Qi Feng's face darkened: "I'll say it again. Step out."

She was barely in her early twenties, yet this aura of authority was truly astonishing.

"He Tangzhu, long time no see." Finally, a man's voice came.

He Qi Feng turned to see a man around forty, clad in straw garments, barefoot, hair wild and disheveled.

His cruel, sharp gaze and overwhelming malevolence sent chills down the spine!

Four words: Eagle's Gaze, Wolf's Stare!

Yinlang Forest·Dai Tianming?

He Qi Feng spoke: "So it's the Yinlang Forest group."

Dai Tianming's sharp eyes fixed on the divine weapon in Si Xianxian's hand: "Congratulations, He Tangzhu, on seizing a divine weapon."

He Qi Feng snorted coldly: "Do you think I'm as beastly and heartless as you?"

Dai Tianming didn't anger—he merely smiled without warmth at He Qi Feng: "He Tangzhu, from a renowned orthodox sect, walks upright and stands true. Dai admires you."

So it seems He Tangzhu intends to personally slay the Lietian followers and rid the land of this scourge?"

Si Xianxian was instantly furious!

She raised her hammer and pointed it at Dai Tianming: "You're the one who's a scourge! You murderer!"

The more she cursed, the angrier she became.

These Jiangjing Tanlang disciples were nothing but cruel, venomous criminals!

What is a Great One?

Look at Great Xia—what Jiangjing Great One doesn't protect humanity and safeguard the land?

It's because they're revered that they're called Great Ones!

But here,

Even their shared ethnicity, even their identity as Great Xia compatriots meant nothing—these Jiangjing Tanlang followers sought only to kill.

This shattered Si Xianxian's understanding entirely.

"Hah." Dai Tianming sneered.

His gaze at Si Xianxian held more than cruelty.

Beneath it lurked a trace of greed.

Undeniably, fair-skinned and beautiful Si Xianxian was a peerless beauty.

Beautiful in the most striking way.

"This person is mine," He Qi Feng said, looking down.

Dai Tianming looked up at He Qi Feng: "He Tangzhu! To rid the land of evil, anyone may strike—but this spoils—"

He Qi Feng frowned slightly.

Dai Tianming still smiled without warmth: "My brothers chased this scourge for so long—it was perilous. One wrong swing could've crushed us to death."

My brothers have earned merit and endured hardship.

Her black obsidian hammer, her clothes and shoes—"

Within the Sacred Spirit Mountain Realm, fine garments from the mortal world were indeed a resource.

"F**k you! You shameless bastard!" Si Xianxian's eyes blazed with fury, nearly exploding.

She swung her stone hammer hard at Dai Tianming.

Instantly, flaming hammer shadows shot out.

"Bang! Bang!"

"Boom!"

The earth trembled, flames spread.

Each hammer shadow struck, carving a deep crater—stones and soil flew, dust billowed.

Dai Tianming immediately entered invisible form.

Tanlang Divine Art·Wolf Concealment!

His eyes turned vicious; even as he dodged, he didn't mind revealing his position, his voice hissing: "You dare resist?

Then Dai will rid He Tangzhu of this scourge!"

"Die!" Si Xianxian slammed her hammer down, a furious wave of fire surging forward.

"Huuu!!"

Suddenly, the sky darkened.

A colossal golden palm rapidly materialized in the heavens.

Wu Seng Divine Art·Great Jin Tianseng Palm!

Dai Tianming's face turned pale—seven or eight Tanlang disciples hiding nearby fled instantly, escaping the palm's shadow.

Si Xianxian's eyes narrowed; beneath the terrifying pressure, she became slightly more alert.

She looked up, instinctively stepping back—then her heart leapt with joy.

The sky-shrouding palm did not cover her head!

"Boom!!"

The Great Jin Tianseng Palm crashed down, leaving a deep crater.

The earth shook; vast trees were crushed into splinters.

Golden waves surged, extinguishing much of the forest fire.

"He Tangzhu, what is your intent?" A cold voice echoed from afar.

He Qi Feng slowly retracted his palm, standing with hands behind his back.

Dai Tianming reappeared on the opposite side of the deep palm crater, suppressing his rage: "Your sect is a renowned orthodox school! When Master Tu succeeded, he established sect rules!

Sect disciples must not bully the weak, nor kill without cause!"

"Kill without cause?" Yin Tianlong couldn't hold back, his face flushed with anger: "How many lives do you carry?

Ten times over, you deserve death!"

Dai Tianming shouted, twisting the words: "Young man, your Wu Jifeng set these rules yourselves—past offenses forgiven. Have you forgotten your own sect rules?"

That statement wasn't wrong.

"Past offenses forgiven" applied not just to outsiders, but also to pacify one's own.

Otherwise, Wu Jifeng would have to purge its own ranks—few would remain alive.

From another angle, Wu Jifeng's goal was transformation.

If they actively pursued every transgression, their members could kill anyone they met—what transformation would remain?

So it wasn't just "past offenses forgiven!"

Wu Jifeng members must avoid conflict with anyone if possible.

Dai Tianming shouted: "Today, I merely sought to eliminate a scourge—what crime have I committed?

If He Tangzhu's palm strike reaches Master Tu's ears, you'll be in deep trouble!"

He Qi Feng's face was stone. He spoke slowly, each word clear: "I protect this person. She is mine. Do you understand now?"

"Huh?" Dai Tianming was genuinely stunned.

Lietian disciples—everyone must kill them.

That's the consensus of the Sacred Spirit Mountain Realm!

Even a sect like Wu Jifeng should act decisively against followers of Lie Tian, upholding the principle of "eliminating harm to the people"!

Dai Tianming had always assumed He Qi Feng wanted to capture this new Lie Tian disciple just to ask about affairs in the mortal world.

He never imagined He Qi Feng intended to keep this Lie Tian disciple alive?

Is He Qi Feng mad?

"Heh." Dai Tianming suddenly laughed.

This time, it wasn't a forced smile—it was a mocking one.

He gazed up at He Qi Feng, thinking this inexperienced girl had become impossibly arrogant!

Do you really think you're some great summer sun, that Lie Tian disciples will bow their heads and pledge loyalty to you?

Fool!

Other gods' followers may turn their blades on their own kind, but their first duty is at least to collect Holy Spirit Qi!

What about Lie Tian followers?

If you survive long enough in Holy Spirit Mountain, you'll learn one thing:

The first duty of a Lie Tian disciple is to kill!

They are nothing but outright butchers—not here to gather Holy Spirit Qi, but to collect human lives!

Of course, the radiant divine lord doesn't put it so bluntly.

But before Lie Tian followers arrive in this realm, the divine lord specially sends down a whispered message to them:

"Follow your heart!"

Here's the question:

What does "follow your heart" mean to Lie Tian disciples?

Isn't it just letting their violent tempers run wild, descending into utter madness, killing heaven, earth, and everything?

"Are you mocking me, Master Dai?" He Qi Feng spoke in a low voice.

"Never!" Dai Tianming immediately suppressed his smile, clasping his fists in respect, "I, Dai, am merely admiring Master He's boldness!

Since Master He insists on keeping this one, I shall hand him over to you.

May Master He achieve great success soon!"

Dai Tianming wore an expression of sincere admiration, yet his heart brimmed with mockery.

I'd like to see when you get blown to pieces by a Lie Tian disciple!

"Tianlang Hall!" Dai Tianming waved his hand. "Let's go!"

"Master!" A slightly urgent voice came from beside him, though the space appeared empty.

"What is it?" Dai Tianming frowned slightly.

"Someone's coming from behind!"

"Who?" Dai Tianming immediately turned, gazing into the forest.

"Don't know who! Five people total, but our men sensed six qi signatures—there's another hiding in the woods."

Dai Tianming's expression turned grim.

He had already spotted figures racing toward him through the trees!

The leader wore a straw leaf hat and a wide, dripping rain cape, the brim obscuring the upper half of his face.

From his chin alone, he seemed to be a young man?

He radiated murderous intent, utterly unhidden!

Behind the youth were four others, all dressed in green capes and blue hats—three of them radiating overwhelming power!

A terrifying pressure surged down like a tidal wave, crushing forward.

Are these people from the Sea Realm?!

"Gulp." Dai Tianming swallowed hard.

Seeing the uniform, mysterious group, even a fool could tell—they were here to kill!

"I am Dai Tianming, Master of Tianlang Hall, Hidden Wolf Forest. I've never had the honor of meeting you." Dai Tianming raised his fists and called out loudly, "Why have you come with such hostility? Is there some misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstanding?" The lead youth lifted his hat brim slightly.

His cold, piercing eyes brimmed with murderous intent!

"Lu Ran?!" On the other side of the massive palm-shaped crater, Si Xianxian widened her eyes.

Even though she held the Jingye Blade, seeing this long-missing figure, she felt as if she were dreaming.

Dai Tianming's face turned ashen!

Hearing the Lie Tian disciple's startled cry, Dai Tianming's heart froze.

Damn it!

I just wanted to kill someone, seize the Black Obsidian Hammer, and steal some clothes and boots.

Instead, I've kicked a steel plate!

Who the hell is that white-robed woman?

She's a Lie Tian follower—everyone wants her dead—so why does so many protect her?

First Wu Jifeng intervenes, now this mysterious group of hat-and-cloak figures!

At least three of them are Sea Realm experts!

That terrifying aura, that invisible yet real pressure—just looking from afar made one's heart race and skin crawl!

"Shit!"

Dai Tianming cursed inwardly, his face growing paler.

Wu Jifeng imposes self-restraint, branding itself a righteous sect—He Qi Feng must follow its rules.

But this mysterious organization—

Especially that lead youth—his murderous intent is overwhelming!

(End of Chapter)