Chapter 917: Ten Years Apart, Now Look at Each Other Anew

"Who are you, do we know each other?"

From the other's tone it seemed they knew me; Bai Ya's broad dark face flashed with a hint of doubt, then he searched his memory.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

However, before the former could figure it out, several cracking sounds came again from the distant peaks.

Immediately after, a young woman in green stepped onto the air, leading several high‑rank Dou Emperor members of the Heavenly Snake Mansion whose Qi had formed wings, and hurried here.

"Bai Ya, what's happening? Why did you call me here in such a hurry?"

After landing steadily, the green‑clad young woman asked.

Hearing this, Bai Ya fluttered the five pairs of wings behind him and looked at Lin Feng, saying, "Someone has breached the gate."

"Oh, daring to come to my Heavenly Snake Mansion to cause trouble—quite bold."

After hearing the former's words, the green‑clad woman instantly turned her head toward Lin Feng, her eyes narrowing slightly as she spoke.

She has been in the Heavenly Snake Mansion for so long, and today is still the first time she has seen anyone daring to cause trouble here.

After all, the Heavenly Snake Mansion is one of the top powers on the Northwest Continent; normally, no one dares to cause trouble.

At this moment, Lin Feng no longer wished to waste time.

He lifted his foot, took a slow step forward, and said, "Alright, I won't waste any more time. You two, considering the help you once gave me, I won't make things hard for you—just hand over that girl Qing Lin, and let her leave with me."

"Arrogant! How dare you force your way into the Heavenly Snake Mansion's gate and demand our Saintess!"

Seeing the former's move, Lu Man and Bai Ya, along with the Heavenly Snake Mansion disciples behind them, all felt a surge of anger.

The others didn't know, but Qing Lin, their Saintess of the Heavenly Snake Mansion, was certainly well known to them.

Now hearing the former ask them to hand over the Saintess, they instantly became extremely angry.

However, Lin Feng was too lazy to keep wasting time.

He thought for a moment, and in an instant his surroundings ignited with raging azure flames.

The raging fire instantly made Bai Ya and Lu Man, whose strength had already advanced to mid‑rank Dou Sect, break into a cold sweat.

As for the Heavenly Snake Mansion disciples behind them who were only at Dou Emperor level, they fared even worse.

Forced back several hundred meters by the intense heat, they barely managed to withstand the terrifying temperature.

"Unusual fire?!"

Sensing the ever‑spreading violent energy of the flame, Bai Ya and Lu Man exchanged a glance, then exclaimed in surprise.

Immediately after, a flash of understanding crossed Lu Man's eyes; memories of an experience over ten years ago with Bai Ya in the Tagor Great Desert surged into her mind.

After grasping it all, Lu Man stared at Lin Feng, standing amid the azure sea of fire like a fire god, her expression instantly replaced by shock.

"Qing Lian Earth‑core Fire, you are that little fellow from the Tagor Great Desert."

After a moment of silence, Lu Man immediately looked at the former, her tone filled with disbelief.

"Tagor Great Desert?"

Hearing the name, Bai Ya was also stunned in place.

Then, those past experiences slowly poured out from deep within his mind all at once.

"How could that be? You were only a Dou Master back then; it's just ten years—how did you become so powerful?!"

Staring at the terrifying Lin Feng, Bai Ya's deafening voice rang across the sky.

"Hehe, after three days apart, we should look at each other anew. Moreover, it's been ten years."

To the still‑dumbfounded Bai Ya and Lu Man, Lin Feng merely gave a calm smile, swiftly withdrew the surrounding flames, and said evenly, "Since you two have recalled, hand over Qing Lin."

Hearing this, Lu Man and Bai Ya exchanged a glance, their eyes fixed on the former, at a loss for words.

Ten years ago, in the Tagor Great Desert, they had forced the former to hand over the Saintess in this way.

Now, after just ten short years, why has everything taken such a 180‑degree turn?

After a moment of silence, Lu Man finally inhaled deeply, her expression solemn as she looked at the former, saying, "I acknowledge that your current achievements far exceed our expectations. When I first received the Breaking Sect Pill you sent, along with news that the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion was dominating Heijiaoyu, I thought you would be a prodigy like the Young Master of the Ministry. I never imagined you would become even more formidable."

"However, although I don't know exactly how strong you are, our mansion master broke the shackles that had held him for centuries a few years ago and entered the Dou Zun Realm. I advise you to abandon any improper thoughts about the Saintess sooner rather than later. After all, no matter how powerful you are, even if your alchemy has reached the seventh‑grade realm, can you defeat the legendary Dou Zun masters?"

Hearing this, Bai Ya, standing nearby, also nodded in agreement and advised, "Lu Man is right; your current strength may surpass ours a bit. But if you provoke our mansion master now, you may be trapped here forever."

"After all, with the Saintess's help, our mansion master now possesses power far beyond that of a newly‑ascended One‑Star Dou Zun. I fear that across the Zhongzhou Continent, where strongmen are as numerous as clouds, even the Four Directions Hall would have to keep its distance."

Although he acknowledged that Lin Feng's current achievements far exceed their expectations.

He does not believe the opponent can defeat their mansion master who is in the Dou Zun Realm.

After all, across the entire Northwest Continent, such top‑tier unparalleled warriors are so few that one could hardly count them on ten fingers.

Their One‑Star Dou Zun‑level mansion master, even when viewed across the Zhongzhou Continent, is likely a singular existence.

Sweeping across one of the four regions of Zhongzhou would be nothing for him!

The Heavenly Snake Mansion disciples behind them, upon hearing this, instantly raised their proud heads.

Since their mansion master broke through to Dou Zun, the Heavenly Snake Mansion's standing has grown stronger day by day.

Now, across the entire Northwest Continent, how many dare to provoke them?

"Hehe, you people of the Heavenly Snake Mansion are truly interesting."

Hearing the two in front, Xiao Yixian beside them couldn't help but laugh until her flowers trembled.

Since arriving in the Zhongzhou Continent, she hadn't heard such a funny joke in a long time.

A One‑Star Dou Zun's strength can indeed dominate several cities in some smaller regions of Zhongzhou.

But compared with the Four Directions Hall, it's still far off.

Not to mention the other major halls, even the weakest among the Four Directions Hall, the Yellow Spring Hall.

Its hall master also recently broke through the barrier of a Two‑Star Dou Zun and entered the Three‑Star realm.

Each sub‑level within Dou Zun differs vastly.

Without some means far surpassing theirs, they will soon be slaughtered like chicks.