An Unusual Request

Although Han Fei was trapped, he showed no sign of panic. He simply watched the Woman in Black Veil perform in silence.

Han Fei said, "You're from Asura Hall? Even with that black veil covering your face, your features look rather delicate, and the corners of your mouth showing through the veil are quite pretty. Your heart can't be that vicious, can it?"

The Woman in Black Veil snapped, "Who said everyone from Asura Hall is vicious? I'm from Asura Hall. Do you think I'm vicious?"

Han Fei retorted helplessly, "You're not vicious? Every move you make is aimed at taking my life. Looks like you really are some demoness from Asura Hall."

The Woman in Black Veil angrily raised her iron rod, preparing to give Han Fei a thorough beating.

She knew the Spirit Binding Lock blocked spiritual energy, so attacking with spiritual energy was useless. However, an iron rod striking the flesh would cause the victim extreme pain.

Seeing the iron rod in her hand, Han Fei immediately understood what she intended to do.

"I say, demoness, isn't this a bit much? Did I provoke you or offend you somehow? You're going to hit me with such a thick iron rod?"

The Woman in Black Veil rested the iron rod on her shoulder and pointed at Han Fei with her left hand. "Try calling me a demoness one more time."

"Demoness."

The Woman in Black Veil said, "You..."

Han Fei wore an innocent expression. "Didn't you tell me to say it? I've never seen a woman make such a request before."

Furious, the Woman in Black Veil formed a hand seal. The yellow net of light shrank again, pinning Han Fei completely against the stone wall.

Then she raised the iron rod with both hands and prepared to bring it down on Han Fei.

Han Fei called out, "Hey, I was just joking. You're seriously doing this?"

With a hum, golden light flowed across his entire body. The golden net binding Han Fei was slowly forced apart by the golden radiance on his skin.

Bang! The iron rod struck Han Fei's body and actually rang out like metal clashing against metal. A powerful recoil surged through the rod and sent the Woman in Black Veil staggering back.

The Woman in Black Veil froze for a moment. That strike had revealed just how formidable Han Fei's physical body was. After lowering the iron rod, she drew her purple longsword.

"Your body is tough, is it? Let's see whether your body can withstand the erosion of a top-grade treasure."

As she spoke, the purple longsword immediately stabbed toward Han Fei.

Han Fei sighed. "I was going to play with you a little longer, but you keep trying to kill me at every turn. There's no point continuing like this."

Power of Heavenly Dao.

A small taiji diagram lit up on Han Fei's forehead. In the next instant, the principles and weaknesses of the entire Spirit Binding Lock entered his mind.

His spiritual energy circulated according to the method of release. The golden net around Han Fei gradually contracted, and in the end, even the imprint on the Magic Treasure was erased by him.

"Since you've been far too unruly, I'll be confiscating this Magic Treasure."

Han Fei put away the Spirit Binding Lock, then smiled. "What other treasures do you have? Take them all out."

At that moment, the Woman in Black Veil truly began to doubt her life. A Magic Treasure had actually been broken like this—and he had even erased her imprint.

Let alone seeing such an ability, she had never even heard of it.

To verify whether Han Fei could truly break Magic Treasures, the Black Veil Woman took out another hexagonal box.

"You may happen to know the structure and principles of the Spirit Binding Lock, which is why you could break it. Try breaking this Soul Capturing Sail."

As she spoke, the Black Veil Woman immediately threw the hexagonal box at Han Fei.

Spiritual energy spread across Han Fei's body, firmly protecting him. At the same time, he extended his left hand and pressed his palm against the hexagonal box.

Whoosh! The moment the hexagonal box touched Han Fei, it shot out six rays of light.

Han Fei did not rush to break it. Instead, he first observed what this hexagonal Magic Treasure could do.

The Black Veil Woman said quietly, "This is the one-use Magic Treasure, the Soul Capturing Sail. It can directly attack a person's soul consciousness. Let's see how you break it."

The Woman in Black Veil moved both hands in rapid succession, forming one hand seal after another. The six rays of light transformed into six banner flags. At the same time, the flags emitted a burst of light that shot directly at Han Fei.

Han Fei did not sense any danger at first, until Hongjun warned him in the Primordial Group.

Hongjun said, "Group Leader, Pangu's Indestructible Golden Body is physical defense. It cannot stop soul attacks. After this strike, even if you don't die, you'll become an idiot. At best, you'll lose all your memories."

Han Fei was startled, but it was already too late to dodge. Within this banner formation, he could not even use Teleportation.

Just as the six rays of light were about to strike Han Fei's forehead, Hongjun had no choice but to use his own Dao power to protect Han Fei's forehead.

Whoosh! After the six attacks passed, the light slowly faded. Han Fei stood there somewhat blankly, as if he were still immersed in the soul attack from moments ago.

Meanwhile, the one-use Magic Treasure released by the Woman in Black Veil had reverted to a hexagonal box, lying quietly at Han Fei's feet. However, all the power sealed within it had vanished, and the hexagonal box had turned completely charred.

The Woman in Black Veil muttered blankly, "Th-this was a high-grade Magic Treasure. You... you actually withstood it head-on?"

Han Fei came back to his senses. Though he appeared calm on the surface, his palms were already covered in cold sweat.

If Hongjun had not intervened just now, the consequences for him would have been terrible, wouldn't they?

Letting out a soft breath, Han Fei forced a faint smile. "Do you have any other tricks? If not, let's explore further inside together."

Han Fei no longer dared to speak so arrogantly. Today was the first time he had witnessed the power of a high-grade Magic Treasure, and its might was not something he could currently withstand.

Against a high-grade Magic Treasure, all his methods were useless. He could not use Teleportation, and his spiritual energy was sealed. If not for the help of the Ancient Gods, he would have been nothing more than a lamb awaiting slaughter.

Hongjun said irritably, "Group Leader, you were far too reckless. How strong is your soul right now? You don't even have a soul-defense technique, yet you tried to withstand a high-grade Magic Treasure head-on. The result would undoubtedly have been your death and disappearance."

The Woman in Black Veil walked up to Han Fei with an expression of utter disbelief. She extended her fair palm and waved it in front of his eyes.

"You... you're really all right?"

Han Fei shook his head. "We both ended up in this unfamiliar place, so let's stop fighting among ourselves. Shall we explore together?"

Although Han Fei looked completely sincere, the Woman in Black Veil clearly did not take his words in. She was still studying whether Han Fei had truly escaped without even the slightest injury.

Only after a long while, when Han Fei repeated himself, did the Woman in Black Veil finally react.

"Ah? O-okay."

After coming back to her senses, the Woman in Black Veil looked deeply disappointed.

Han Fei asked, "What's wrong?"

The Woman in Black Veil said dejectedly, "You don't understand. High-grade Magic Treasures are extremely rare. Most high-grade Magic Treasures are one-use items crafted by mighty experts with high cultivation. Every one of them is outrageously expensive, yet they are always unavailable even at a price."

"My Soul Capturing Sail was even known as one of the finest among high-grade Magic Treasures, yet it was completely useless against you. I feel like I wasted all those Spirit Stones."

Han Fei smiled. "Actually, your high-grade Magic Treasure was very powerful. It just so happened that I have a mid-grade Magic Treasure for soul defense, which is why your Soul Capturing Sail was ineffective against me. Against anyone else, the strength of the Soul Capturing Sail's attack would at least cause memory loss, and might even turn them into an idiot or kill them."

The Woman in Black Veil asked skeptically, "Really?"

Only after receiving an affirmative answer did the Woman in Black Veil finally relax. Still, she was deeply annoyed. After all, this high-grade Magic Treasure had cost two hundred thousand Spirit Stones. It had been ruined before it could even be properly used.

Originally, she had planned to withdraw the Soul Capturing Sail as soon as Han Fei showed even the slightest expression of pain. That way, she could preserve its power without injuring Han Fei.

But Han Fei's expression had not changed from beginning to end.

Since it was already gone, the Woman in Black Veil stopped dwelling on it and followed Han Fei deeper inside. As they walked, however, she muttered, "What a jinx. Nothing good has happened since I met you."

Han Fei tilted his head slightly. "Did I ask you to follow me? If you hadn't stepped onto the stone platform, you wouldn't have been teleported in with me. Now, not only do I have to guard against unknown dangers, I also have to stay on guard against you at all times."

The Woman in Black Veil snorted and said nothing more.

Outside, ever since Han Fei and the Woman in Black Veil had disappeared together, the Black Robe Maidservant and Fu Jiahao had been searching for a way to activate it.

Although the ground showed signs of having been turned over, the altar had vanished. No matter how Fu Jiahao ordered his men to dig downward, they found no trace of it.

This made Fu Jiahao somewhat worried. Had they dug in the wrong place?

No matter what, Fu Jiahao was the most anxious one right now. The Black Robe Maidservant had been right: she did not belong to Asura Hall, but Fu Jiahao was different. He was an official member of Asura Hall. If anything happened to the Woman in Black Veil, he would probably be skinned alive several times over.

The Black Robe Maidservant stood atop a mountain peak, watching the Asura Hall experts busily working below. She showed no intention of searching for the Woman in Black Veil, and no one knew what she was thinking at that moment.