Chapter 270: Chapter 269: Appearing to Slay

"Yu Yao?"

Qin Feng’s expression turned odd. He had spotted the woman in a pile of corpses some distance away from the six fighters.

Her face was stained with blood, and a massive gash marred her body.

It looked as though she had been killed by an expert from the Demon God Temple!

’She’s playing dead!’ A strange light flickered in Qin Feng’s eyes, and a smirk played on his lips.

Although the woman had used some strange, unprecedented Secret Technique to suppress her aura and even her vitality, Qin Feng had discovered her secret.

Qin Feng had once used a Secret Technique to leave a mark on Yu Yao’s rear, and by sensing that mark, he could feel that while her body was wreathed in Death Qi on the outside, she was actually brimming with vitality on the inside.

"To think even Yu Yao is dead!"

Following Qin Feng’s gaze, Ye Qinghua started for a moment before her expression filled with regret.

Although Yu Yao was only at the Peak of Martial Arts Sixth Realm, she was a master at handling internal affairs.

The young woman was exceptionally capable, handling the myriad complicated affairs of Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion with perfect order.

Many of the experts in Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion had a good impression of Yu Yao.

Ye Qinghua’s expression was also full of regret.

Too many geniuses had died in this Hidden Dragon Points Competition!

Hearing this, a cold smile tugged at the corner of Qin Feng’s mouth, but he didn’t expose the deception.

Qin Feng’s gaze fell upon the many experts attacking from the base of the hill, and his expression gradually grew solemn.

Among the besiegers from the Demon God Temple, three were the strongest. One was a woman from the Celestial Snake Clan. Her face was gorgeous, but her lips were a venomous purple-black, and her demonic beauty was tinged with viciousness. A terrifying, foul-smelling, emerald-green poisonous flame was currently burning in her hand. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

It was a strange type of Spirit Fire.

Qin Feng had seen Lu Han use it before during the Snowfield Trial.

It was the Cyan Qilin Poison Fire.

This Spirit Fire was chillingly cold and possessed a potent, corrosive poison.

Many of the corpses on the ground were pockmarked and riddled with purple-black patches, clearly this woman’s handiwork.

This Celestial Snake Clan woman was currently attacking Long Ling’Er. Her methods were exceptionally vicious; she was specifically aiming for Long Ling’Er’s face, forcing Long Ling’Er to be extremely wary.

Another of the experts was from the White Tiger Royal Family. He looked to be fifteen or sixteen, his features radiating an awe-inspiring arrogance. A pair of snow-white wings sprouted from his back, and he had a tall, sturdy build. His entire body radiated an aura that seemed capable of severing all things.

This was the Geng Metal Divine Power, an innate ability of the White Tiger Royal Family. Capable of corroding swords and sabers, it manifested as an incomparably sharp Geng Metal Sword Aura.

The Divine Abilities of the White Tiger Royal Family were a natural counter to swords and sabers.

If one fought them with a bladed weapon, it was easy to be countered and slain.

Within All Stars Academy, Qin Feng had previously encountered a Martial Artist who had mastered the Geng Metal Divine Power.

Young Emperor Jin’s Divine Ability, the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash, was considered exceptionally formidable, but compared to this youth, it was like comparing a child to an adult.

Qin Feng felt an exceptionally powerful pressure from this young man of the White Tiger Royal Family.

Qin Feng’s eyes lit up with eagerness, his fighting spirit soaring.

He had a sudden urge to strike.

Having just condensed his Seed of Heaven and Earth, Qin Feng needed a powerful opponent to temper it. He needed to break through his limits in a battle of life and death and condense an Extreme Dao Heaven and Earth Seed.

In the next moment, however, Qin Feng suppressed this urge. Zhang Xuan was very strong, especially his Sword Dao.

The Lifeless Sword Way was the ultimate sword of assassination.

It is said that Heaven and Earth always leave a sliver of a chance for survival, but the Lifeless Sword Way was a Swordsmanship designed to sever that very sliver of life.

It forcefully defied the heavens, using its absolute killing power to extinguish all life and cut off that final thread of hope.

This expert from the White Tiger Royal Family couldn’t harm Zhang Xuan.

Not unless he could somehow counter Zhang Xuan’s ghostly Instant Kill Technique.

Qin Feng’s gaze fell on the White Tiger champion. ’If I were to face him,’ he thought, ’I’m confident I could kill him within a hundred moves.’

The last of the three strongest experts was from the Ape Race. He was a Mountain Giant Ape with a powerful build, wreathed in an earthy-yellow aura. Every move he made unleashed a terrifying pressure.

Mountain Giant Apes are spirits of the earth. Their bloodline contains the Divine Power of the Mountain Demon God, a Postnatal True Spirit. This one commanded the Power of Earth, and his every gesture generated a powerful gravitational field.

This Ape Race expert was assisting six or seven others from the Demon God Temple in besieging the other four geniuses from All Stars Academy, vowing to slaughter every last one of them.

"Surrender, you little ants, you little rats! There’s no escape for you this time! All the experts from All Stars Academy will die, and the academy itself is destined to be crushed under the heel of our Demon God Temple!"

"Surrender! Become slaves of my Barbaric Divine Temple, and I’ll spare your lives!"

With a great roar, the Mountain Giant Ape slammed its massive fist into the ground. An invisible shockwave instantly erupted. BANG! A young man wielding a saber was violently struck in the back. He coughed up a mouthful of blood, his internal organs clearly having sustained heavy damage.

This was one of the Mystical Meanings within the Profound Mysteries of Earth: the Earth Vein Mystical Meaning!

"Pah! Surrender? In your dreams! You think a bunch of blood-drinking, uncivilized beasts like you can make me, Lin Zhiqiu, surrender? You can keep on daydreaming!"

The saber-wielding youth staggered back to his feet, a cold sneer plastered on his face.

"If you have any guts, you bastards, come and fight your grandpa one-on-one!"

"You ungrateful two-legged sheep! Since you don’t want to be a slave, I’ll just eat you!" the Mountain Giant Ape roared from its nearly thirty-foot-tall true form. With a wave of its hand, massive boulders condensed from thin air, each weighing several hundred pounds, and it hurled them one after another toward Lin Zhiqiu.

This was the Talent Divine Ability of the Mountain Ape Race: control over earth and stone.

Lin Zhiqiu’s expression changed. Moving like an agile monkey, he flipped and dodged out of the way.

RUMBLE!

The entire ground shook.

’This isn’t good. The Demon God Temple has the advantage in numbers. Although Long Ling’Er and Zhang Xuan can hold on for now, the other four probably won’t last much longer!’

As he thought to himself, Qin Feng glanced at the eager expressions on the faces of Ye Qinghua and Jiang Bing’Er.

’I don’t normally like to meddle,’ he mused, ’but this could be a chance to form a good connection with the Master of No-Life Sword. I’ve heard that this Second Demon Ancestor has no concept of good or evil, doesn’t distinguish between right and wrong, and would even kill his own disciples. However, he places extreme importance on Cause and Effect. If I plant a good seed now, I might gain a powerful ally in the future!’

As these thoughts raced through his mind, Jiang Bing’Er’s voice reached his ears. "Qin Feng, we have to go! The others can’t hold out for much longer!"

Ye Qinghua also looked at Qin Feng, her gaze searching.

Qin Feng nodded, stood up, and pointed at the four youths being overwhelmed by the Mountain Giant Ape. "We’ll kill that big monkey first. Those four can’t hold on much longer. We’ll finish off that stinking monkey as quickly as possible, then help Long Ling’Er kill that demoness from the Celestial Snake Clan!"

"Alright, Qin Feng! My Cyan Wood Divine Abilities are the perfect counter for this Earth Attribute Barbaric Beast. I’ll launch a sneak attack on the Mountain Giant Ape and use my Soul-Devouring Vine to trap it. You can use that opportunity to finish it off!"

"This damned monkey is so arrogant! It’s the perfect chance for me to kill it. If my Little Spirit devours its Essence Blood, it might even advance another Tier and become a Seven-Colored Spirit-Devouring Flower!"

With that said, Ye Qinghua’s figure blurred. In the next instant, she appeared behind the unsuspecting Mountain Giant Ape. Her ten fingers intertwined, rapidly forming a Seal Technique.

Jet-black Spirit Vines as thick as a child’s arm burst violently from the soil, coiling around the startled Mountain Giant Ape like giant pythons.

Qin Feng’s eyes lit up. ’Ye Qinghua is an amazing teammate.’

In the next moment, Qin Feng’s figure shot out like a Flood Dragon ascending from the Nine Heavens. With a CLANG in mid-air, his Beiming Divine Water Sword left its sheath. He flew forward and slashed. A faint gleam of sword light flashed, and the Mountain Giant Ape, which had only just managed to turn around, suddenly found its enormous head severed from its neck, flying high into the air...