Chapter 75

"No way, I hid it here, how could that bastard also find it."

Seeing that the space ring on his lower body had vanished, Gu Te's expression instantly turned to disbelief, and he let out a painful wail.

Originally he thought, that Hei Yi Ren could at most steal only some of the things he had placed in the room.

But he never expected that the space ring he hid in such a place would also be stolen.

Now, no matter how hard he thinks, he can't figure out how that person discovered this space ring.

Afterward, Gu Te seemed to have thought of something; could it be that he found the space ring that way...

Thinking of this, he hurriedly placed his hand behind him to feel.

Ah~

Feeling no discomfort behind him, Gu Te finally let out a big sigh of relief.

Suddenly, he thought of something else.

He hurriedly held up his pants and ran toward another room... uh... it was the side of this large room.

Ah!

Looking at the opened secret passage door before him, Gu Te involuntarily let out a matchless wail.

His most valuable possessions, except for that space ring below, were all stored in this secret passage.

Now, however, there is nothing left.

That day, all the residents of Hei Yan Cheng heard wave after wave of extremely tragic wails.

It made those who heard it feel heartbroken, and those who listened shed tears.

A few days later.

At this time, Lin Feng had already reached the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

Preparing to cross the Magic Beast Mountain Range and head to Great Ridge City...

Looking at a stone cave where no magic beasts lived, Lin Feng quickly used miscellaneous items to block the entrance.

Then he took out all the spoils from before.

In an instant, a large amount of rare treasures filled the originally not-so-large cave to the brim.

Looking at the mountain of items before him, Lin Feng unconsciously began to recite their names: 'Fire Heart Seven-Leaf Flower, Blood Crystal Grass, Blue Rock Heart Stone...'

Suddenly, Lin Feng saw among the items a gray stone the size of a thumb.

Originally he thought it was just some miscellaneous item.

But then he thought, given Gu Te's personality, he wouldn't likely collect low-value items.

Thinking this, Lin Feng hurriedly picked it up to examine.

He found that the stone was smooth as jade all over, without any flaw, and within its core...

A faint blue glow pulsed within it, slowly wriggling like a small lively worm.

This is... ring spirit?

Lin Feng looked in surprise at his hand, at this seemingly insignificant gray stone.

Originally he had thought of going to Heijiaoyu to see if he could find a ring spirit, but he never expected that this old man Gu Te actually had one stored.

This old man really gave him a big surprise; this robbery was truly worth it.

After a moment, Lin Feng had finished organizing all the medicinal herbs.

However, Gu Te's collection of medicinal herbs was indeed rich, with a hundredfold amount.

Moreover, among them, there were hardly any below fourth-grade.

Even the materials for refining sixth-grade pills were available in considerable quantity.

After putting away the herbs, Lin Feng then began to organize some other items.

After looking through the techniques and battle skills, he found they were all of Mysterious Tier level.

Since he lacked no Mysterious Tier techniques and battle skills, he didn't pay much attention and continued to search for pill recipes.

But he then discovered that these recipes were all for fifth-grade or lower.

It seems that Gu Te indeed does not like studying pill refinement.

However, some of those recipes are ones Lin Feng doesn't have, which makes him feel it's okay...

As for magic cores, Gu Te had collected not a few, but most were fourth- and fifth-tier, with only a single fifth-tier magic core.

Looking at the fifth-tier magic core the size of a tennis ball in his hand, Lin Feng played with it for a moment, then placed it together with the several fifth-tier magic cores inside Hai Bodong's space ring.

As for pills, after searching through, Lin Feng saw they were just ordinary pills, so he didn't pay much attention.

However, searching the innermost part, Lin Feng found two jade bottles of extremely high quality.

Taking them in hand, he pulled the stopper from the first jade bottle and looked inside, only to find a pill bearing three patterns.

And as the stopper was pulled open, a rich green medicinal aroma instantly wafted through the cave.

Seeing the colored medicinal aroma that only fourth-grade peak pills possess, together with those three differently colored patterns,

Lin Feng pondered for a moment, then exclaimed in shock: 'This is... three-pattern Azure Spirit Pill?!'

Afterward, he hurriedly replaced the stopper, lest the precious pill's potency be lost.

I never expected that Gu Te would actually have such a pill stored.

Gazing at the jade bottle in his hand, Lin Feng sighed.

Three-pattern Azure Spirit Pill, a fourth-grade pill; an ordinary three-pattern Azure Spirit Pill can help a strong Fighter breakthrough into the Great Fighter realm.

If a strong Great Fighter takes it, there is a slight chance to raise the user's level by one star, with no medicinal backlash.

The three-pattern Azure Spirit Pill comes in three grades; each grade will form a ring of pill patterns on the pill's body.

If three rings of pill patterns can be formed, then it is the highest grade of three-pattern Azure Spirit Pill.

Such a pill, those below the Great Fighter rank, use with caution!

When a Great Fighter takes this pill, there is a chance to boost his three‑star strength within a short period.

At the same time, there is also a certain chance that the effect will backfire.

Those who suffer the backfire may see their strength drop by about one to two stars, but it is not life‑threatening.

To raise the Three‑Pattern Azure Spirit Pill to its highest grade, three distinct types of flame are required.

Moreover, the transformation among the three flames must reach the realm of flawless furnace fire.

Otherwise, the failure rate is extremely high; those who do not meet the conditions should proceed with caution!

However, even a strong Great Fighter has only one opportunity to take the Three‑Pattern Azure Spirit Pill at this stage.

If taken again, the pill's resistance will render it a futile effort, a waste.

But if one later advances to a higher Dou Ling rank, they can take it once more.

Nevertheless, this time, even if successful, it will at most raise the level by two stars.

And the failure rate also increases exponentially...

Lin Feng naturally knew the pill's rarity and carefully stored it away.

Then, still full of anticipation, he opened another jade bottle.

As the stopper of the second jade bottle was pulled off, it was just like the first.

A strong, lingering purple medicinal fragrance wafted through the cave.

Looking at the two purple pills inside the bottle, he exclaimed with delight, "Could this be… the Purple‑Heart Barrier‑Breaking Pill?!"

The Purple‑Heart Barrier‑Breaking Pill is a fourth‑grade pinnacle pill, similar to the Three‑Pattern Azure Spirit Pill; it is also a type of pill that can directly boost a person's strength.

However, its effect can only apply to the Great Fighter rank.

For those at this rank, taking the Purple‑Heart Barrier‑Breaking Pill can raise their strength by one star.

Moreover, most importantly, a person at the same rank can consecutively take two of these pills without developing excessive resistance.

That means, as long as you can obtain two Purple‑Heart Barrier‑Breaking Pills, you can steadily increase your strength by two stars!

After examining the Purple‑Heart Barrier‑Breaking Pill, Lin Feng quickly sealed the jade bottle and stored it in his storage ring.

Originally, Lin Feng thought that Gu Te's collection would not contain any high‑grade pills.

But he didn't expect two rare pills to appear consecutively, which greatly surprised Lin Feng.

Not to mention that the value of these two pills surpasses that of many fifth‑grade pills.

Their strength‑enhancing effect alone would drive most Great Fighters crazy.

However, Lin Feng knows that Gu Te cannot forge pills of this caliber.

Moreover, based on Lin Feng's experience, the quality of these pills is exceptionally high.

The alchemist who refined these two pills must surely be a master alchemist.

It seems that Gu Te either paid a hefty price elsewhere to acquire them, or Gu He gave them to Gu Te…

In fact, Lin Feng's guess was correct: these pills were made because Gu He feared for his brother's safety.

He personally forged them and sent them to Gu Te so he could take them and raise his own Dou Qi level.

After all, Gu He knows his brother's extensive collection.

He worries that other powerful individuals, blinded by profit, might come knocking and endanger Gu Te's life.

Unfortunately, Gu Te has never been fond of Gu He, his younger brother.

So he never took them, instead keeping them in his own storage ring.

It wasn't until Lin Feng broke in to rob that they fell into his hands...

"Boom!"

Just as Lin Feng was rejoicing over the three pills...

A violent energy wave and a ferocious lion's roar suddenly erupted in the sky like a muffled thunderclap.

From the distant ground, a series of intense tremors followed.

The fierce shaking traveled straight to Lin Feng's feet.

Then, Lin Feng felt the world spin around him.

His whole body felt like it was on a trampoline, constantly bobbing up and down.

Soon after, the cave could no longer hold and collapsed.

Lin Feng let out a "damn" and was buried in the rubble...

"Pfft pfft, what the heck, lucky I'm still alive, not crushed—could this be a rare treasure emerging?"

After a while, Lin Feng stuck his head out of the pile of rubble, gulping fresh air and began cursing.

But he felt immensely grateful inside.

If he hadn't first organized the loot and collected everything...

Now, they would probably have been destroyed by this violent earthquake.

Then he would have wasted all that effort for nothing.

Climbing out of the debris, Lin Feng took a few leaps to a spot where he could rest.

He then turned his head toward the direction of the tremor, wanting to see what had just happened.

His gaze swept the distance, seeing the azure sky above.

The violent energy fluctuations continuously produced sounds like muffled thunder.

Even though Lin Feng was quite far from the battlefield, his ears couldn't help but feel a dull ringing.

His eyes stared fixedly at the distant horizon, where blue‑purple hues spread across almost half the sky.

Even the lazy white clouds were tinged with a dual‑colored glow.

A thunderous roar sounded again in his ears, and Lin Feng swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

The energy pressure coming from the sky actually made his heels tremble a bit.

Although the distance was great, Lin Feng couldn't see very clearly.

But he could also see that within the purple light curtain there was a lion-shaped magic beast.

And inside the cyan light curtain was clearly a human.

Because it was too far away, Lin Feng couldn't tell whether that person was male or female.

However, he saw that she had two small light spots on her back.

He thought it must be those Battle Qi wings.

In that case, that human expert is either a Battle King or a Battle Emperor.

But from the aftermath of that battle, Lin Feng confirmed, based on the previous battle aftermath of Bai Ya and Medusa, that the human was a Battle Emperor.

This human is a Battle Emperor!

Everyone, starting now, I'll release the afternoon chapters all at once in the early morning, with a one-minute interval between the two chapters.

Also, thank you all for your various supports!