Flender's Fate

Fifteen minutes later, Ye Feng opened his eyes.

"What skill?" Sword Saint Chen Xin asked.

"Quake in All Directions." With a thought, Ye Feng summoned his Martial Soul, the Xuanyuan Sword. A black Soul Ring appeared beneath Ye Feng's feet.

First Soul Skill: Awe- Quake in All Directions

A powerful golden sword aura emanated from Ye Feng and spread outwards. Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu were propelled backwards by Ye Feng's Soul Skill.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were already quite experienced in combat. After landing, they spun around in place to absorb the impact of Ye Feng's First Soul Skill.

"How can Soul Skill with a lifespan of 20,000 years be so weak?" Xiao Wu frowned.

"Fool, of course I didn't unleash the true power of my Soul Skill," Ye Feng said with a laugh.

"How much of your attack power did you use just now?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

"Twenty percent." Ye Feng held up two fingers.

"You're this strong with only 20% of your attack power? If I were to unleash my full power, wouldn't I have to use my Invincible True Body?" Xiao Wu looked at Ye Feng in shock.

"Mm." Ye Feng nodded.

"Quake in All Directions. Isn't that Sword Grandpa's fifth Soul Skill?" Ning Rongrong interjected.

"That's right. My fifth Soul Skill back then came from the Earthshaking Dragon had been around for ten thousand years. If I'm not mistaken, Ye Feng will be able to obtain my fourth and sixth Soul Skill from the Unicorn Sky Thunder Horse and the Ten Thousand Needle Silver Hedgehog. That is, Unleashing Killing Intent and Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin." Sword Saint Chen Xin looked at Ye Feng with longing and urged, "Disciple, next is the Ten Thousand Needle Silver Hedgehog. Its back is covered with thorns, and its vital point is ten inches below its neck."

Back then, Sword Saint Chen Xin obtained the Soul Skill"Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin" from the Ten Thousand Needle Silver Hedgehog.

Ye Feng did as instructed, and went to the second cage. He took out a dagger and killed the Ten Thousand Needle Silver Hedgehog. He then began absorbing the Ten Thousand Needle Silver Hedgehog's Soul Ring. After that, he absorbed the Soul Ring of the Unicorn Sky Thunder Horse.

The Ten Thousand Needle Silver Hedgehog has a lifespan of 40,000 years, while the Unicorn Sky Thunder Horse has a lifespan of 50,000 years. As Chen Xin had predicted, Ye Feng ultimately obtained the two Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin and Unleashing Killing Intent.

Looking at the three Soul Beast on the ground, Ye Feng was filled with emotion. Other people's masters would take their students into the forest to hunt Soul Beast, but Ye Feng's master directly brought the Soul Beast to Ye Feng, allowing Ye Feng to Soul Beast their Soul Ring.

Ye Feng was deeply moved. Looking at Sword Saint Chen Xin, he asked, "Master, how did you come up with a solution to prevent Soul Master with Twin Martial Souls from exploding and dying while trying to obtain Soul Ring for both Martial Soul?"

Sword Saint Chen Xin reminded him, "You forgot, apart from you, the one from the Spirit Hall possesses Twin Martial Souls."

Ye Feng was taken aback and asked in surprise, "How could she possibly give you such a method?"

"Trade."

"Trade?"

"Yes. I made a deal with her."

"What kind of deal?" Ye Feng asked with concern.

"You don't need to worry, the transaction will not harm me or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School. On the contrary, you need to be careful. With her intelligence, she will definitely guess that I want a solution, and you can be Soul Master with Twin Martial Souls. The Spirit Hall is partisan. If Soul Master in the Soul Master World does not submit, they will be eliminated. If anyone from the Spirit Hall comes looking for you, you must inform me immediately." Sword Saint Chen Xin instructed solemnly.

"Okay, Master."

"Alright, I should go now. I'll come back to find you when I find other suitable Soul Beast."

As soon as Sword Saint Chen Xin finished speaking, he vanished from the spot. A silver light slowly disappeared from where he had stood. Sword Saint Chen Xin's voice lingered in the air.

"Disciple, these three Soul Beast Soul Beast all extraordinary. Their corpses will be beneficial to you. You must make good use of them."

After Sword Saint Chen Xin's voice disappeared, Ye Feng walked to the side of the corpses and was about to dissect the three Soul Beast when Xiao Wu's voice rang out.

"Brother, they're already dead. It's not right to continue to tormenting their bodies, is it? Can't we at least give them a proper burial?" Xiao Wu, kind and compassionate, tried to persuade Ye Feng.

"Xiao Wu, I understand what you mean. But they are already dead, so we should make better use of them. Whether they are human or Soul Beast, they all have a moment of death. When the time comes, they will return to dust. Letting the treasures on their corpses shine is another way to demonstrate their value." Ye Feng rejected Xiao Wu's offer.

"Brother, can't you give them a proper burial for my sake? Being Soul Beast is already pitiful enough; they can't even find peace in death."

"Well... okay!"

Ye Feng nodded. He stood up and put away his dagger.

"Thank you, brother!"

Xiao Wu laughed and excitedly gave Ye Feng a kiss on the cheek. Realizing how bold her actions were, especially with Ning Rongrong nearby, her face immediately turned red. She became shy and stammered, "I... I... I just... I went to bury them properly."

Xiao Wu felt Ning Rongrong's shocked gaze and realized she couldn't stay there any longer. She made an excuse and drove the carriage away with the corpse.

"I'll help you!" Ye Feng said.

"Senior brother, I have something to tell you," Ning Rongrong suddenly said.

Ye Feng stopped and turned to look at Ning Rongrong behind him.

"Senior brother, I... I want to know why you rejected Father's kindness?"

"You mean the business partnership with me?"

"Um."

Ning Rongrong nodded, looking at Ye Feng with a puzzled expression. She couldn't understand why her father was willing to split the profits 60/40 with Ye Feng, yet Ye Feng ultimately rejected her father.

Ye Feng reached out and gently flicked Ning Rongrong's forehead.

"Aochi".

Ning Rongrong rubbed her forehead in pain and asked, feeling wronged, "Senior brother, why did you hit me?"

"You're so stupid, let me teach you a lesson," Ye Feng said with a laugh.

"A sudden realization?" Ning Rongrong raised an eyebrow and asked suspiciously, "Senior brother, why did you refuse my father's offer to partner with you in business? Is there another reason?"

"Of course. You are the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Think about why I would refuse your father?" Ye Feng asked.

"I... I can't think of a reason."

"Fool. With the strength of your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it wouldn't be difficult for you to replicate the supermarket, express delivery, real estate and other industries that Flender and I have partnered in, and then compete with me and Flender. But the main reason your father came to me was to try to firmly bind me to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"Is that really true?" Ning Rongrong asked skeptically. She had no idea that her father had already decided on Ye Feng as his ideal son-in-law. Ning Fengzhi's desire to partner with Ye Feng was a plan made for Ning Rongrong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"In addition, there is another reason why I refused your father."

What's the reason?

"There's no one else here. I'm not afraid to tell you. Just think about it. Flender's most profitable business is real estate. He keeps using new properties as collateral for financing and securities lending, and then develops new properties. Once the market is saturated and the houses he builds can't be sold, what will happen?"

"Nothing will happen, we can just sell it at a discount," Ning Rongrong replied to Ye Feng without hesitation.

"It's not that simple." Ye Feng paused, then asked, "Right now, Flender's real estate holdings are like valuable goods. He keeps using these goods as collateral, similar to issuing IOUs, to obtain more funds from others. Then he uses these funds to buy unfinished goods—those bare-bones houses—using them as collateral to obtain even more funds. This cycle continues. Once all those holding IOUs come to Flender to demand their collateralized goods, but Flender's goods are all unfinished and not worth that much money at all, what do you think will happen to Flender?"

Ning Rongrong pondered for a moment, then her eyes widened in shock. "Flender will go bankrupt because of this! Senior brother, does Flender know?"

Ye Feng shook his head and replied, "I tried to persuade him, but he didn't listen. He's still developing real estate on a large scale in the Douluo Continent. If he keeps doing this, one day he'll climb higher and fall harder. That's why I insist on getting my share of the dividends every month. That's also why I refused to partner with your father in business."