Chapter 368

However, when I killed the toad old man back then, why didn't that Lue Feng Zunzhe secretly strike and save him?

Lin Feng extended his palm and rubbed his chin, his mind beginning to ponder this matter.

After all, the flesh and soul of a nine-star Dou Zong contain immense energy, which should allow him to recover a great deal.

Shortly after, he figured it out.

It must be that Lue Feng Zunzhe, worried that his existence would be discovered by everyone.

After all, Lue Feng Zunzhe's soul power is already scant.

If everyone discovered his existence, then as long as these people who entered the ruin aren't stupid, they could infer some of the inside story.

And in order to protect themselves, these people will inevitably join forces to jointly deal with the former.

In that case, Lue Feng Zunzhe would be shooting himself in the foot.

Moreover, in Lue Feng Zunzhe's view, my killing this toad old man and separating his soul actually lessened his burden.

By the time I am trapped by the formation, he can even obtain for free the soul of a Seventh Grade Pinnacle Alchemist.

"However, we must now think of a way to prevent these people from entering Hei Shi Guang Chang, to stop Lue Feng Zunzhe from regaining his strength."

Lin Feng silently noted, then glanced at the distant Battle Emperors and Battle Kings behind him.

Those people are weaker, making them the easiest group to deal with.

Afterwards, Lin Feng's gaze swept over those Dou Zong around him again.

Dou Zong-level cultivators still have a relatively high survival rate within the ruins.

As long as luck isn't terribly bad, encountering vastly stronger opponents, one can basically reach this place smoothly.

Therefore, the current number of Dou Zong is roughly thirty or so.

These people, however, are somewhat difficult to deal with.

After all, even if he now tells everyone that there is danger inside and they must absolutely not enter,

in the end, they would only see him as trying to play petty tricks, scheming to seize the Battle Venerable's inheritance.

Most importantly, when the spatial protective shield disappears.

As long as one person cannot resist the temptation and rushes in,

Those behind will certainly worry that they're a step slow and will end up empty‑handed, yet they still rush in closely behind.

In that case, whether you say it or not, it's not the same.

As for outright killing these people, even with his current strength, it's simply not feasible.

After all, aside from the Huagu Men Men Zhu and that Hei Yi Ren, the other Battle Sect members here are still quite strong.

If Lin Feng and his companions tried to kill them, they'd most likely end up hurting each other.

Thinking of the current situation, Lin Feng silently thought: "This Lue Feng Zunzhe really has deep scheming; he first set up so many Shi Tai outside, and beside each Shi Tai there is no danger, letting those who enter, in the excitement of freely picking up good things, gradually forget the danger of this place."

"Once they arrive here, they'll think this place is just like before, not very dangerous. Moreover, the experience of snatching items from the Shi Tai earlier will make them subconsciously worry about being a step slow; when the spatial shield disappears, they will surely rush into the Hei Shi Guang Chang, and then become his nourishment."

After all, if from the outset everyone had discovered this plaza and seen the most precious Battle Venerable inheritance within the entire relic.

Then those who entered would certainly have many doubts in their hearts.

And just as now, everyone has been fighting over the items on the Shi Tai along the way, all the way to here.

Their doubts have long been directed at their rivals.

As for whether this Battle Venerable relic itself is dangerous, that has pretty much been forgotten.

"Lin kid, I now know why that Lue Feng Zunzhe can suppress our soul perception!"

Just then, the Heavenly Fire Venerable suddenly bellowed.

Hearing that, Lin Feng excitedly said: "Yao Lao, hurry up and tell us."

"If my guess is correct, it's that vast forest outside the plaza that's behind this."

"Under that forest there should still be a formation; he is using this formation to be able to suppress our perception just now."

"And because of the formation, that Lue Feng Zunzhe avoids using soul power to directly contact us; thus we cannot perceive what he's doing behind the scenes."

"However, I believe this formation, while claimed to suppress our soul perception, is actually gradually eroding our soul consciousness."

"This way, when we later enter the Slaughter‑Blood Spirit‑Transforming Formation, that Lue Feng Zunzhe will be able to refine our soul consciousness more thoroughly, lessening the chance of being backlashed by our lingering consciousness."

Hearing the Heavenly Fire Venerable's words, Lin Feng's face instantly lit up with excitement.

It seems that Lue Feng Zunzhe is not as invincible as he thought.

His former strength relies on the various means he left behind from his past power.

Moreover, Lue Feng Zunzhe hides in the darkness, unseen by anyone, giving him the first‑move advantage.

That's why it was so troublesome just now.

In that case, all we need to do is destroy that formation outside.

Then their soul power won't be suppressed by Lue Feng Zunzhe.

Furthermore, attacking that formation now will surely force Lue Feng Zunzhe to show himself.

That way, he can gather all those who came in to hunt treasures together to jointly oppose the former.

Afterward he wanted to pull Xiao Yixian along to go into the forest to search for traces of those formations.

However, just as he was about to act, he abruptly halted.

Now his enemies aren't just Lue Feng Zunzhe.

Those who entered with him seeking opportunity are also his enemies.

Forcing Lue Feng Zunzhe out now can indeed temporarily rally these people to join him against Lue Feng Zunzhe.

But once the matter is settled, he'll have to compete with them for loot.

He doesn't believe these people would be indifferent to the space rings left by the Fury‑Flame Dragon and the Battle Venerable expert.

Especially the Huagu Men Men Zhu and that Hei Yi Ren; they are both experts who have brushed up against the Battle Venerable level.

Even if he goes up against him, he is also greatly troubled.

"You brat, you wouldn't be thinking of waiting for these people to finish fighting with Lue Feng Zunzhe before stepping up yourself, would you? Originally, our chances of defeating that former one were already slim; after Lue Feng Zunzhe devours those people, leaving only us few, we would be even less able to match that Lue Feng Zunzhe."

Seeing that the former one did not go to destroy those formations, but instead sat in place pondering, the Heaven Fire Venerable immediately guessed his thoughts and spoke in an annoyed tone.

"Let me think about this matter."

Lin Feng frowned slightly, beginning to ponder.

As the former one pondered, his hand holding Xiao Yixian's shoulder unconsciously increased its force.

Sensing this situation, Xiao Yixian was instantly startled.

Her beautiful eyes glanced at the shoulder, then immediately turned to Lin Feng, who was deep in thought.