Volume Seven: Sky Crane Elder's Anticipation

Inside the Black Flying Boat.

With a single thought, Luo Feng erased the causal mark on the surface of the flying boat. Emperor Qing sensed this and asked with some confusion, "Brother Luo Feng, why did you suddenly erase the mark?"

"I left the mark just now to trace the tracker back through cause and effect," Luo Feng said with a smile. "My clone has already discovered the tracker and eliminated him."

"Who's tracking us?" Emperor Qing asked.

"The Strange Workshop Mist Fang God Emperor of the Ghostly Pavilion." Luo Feng shook his head. "The moment I discovered him, I crushed him to death. He probably didn't realize my identity. Unfortunately, he was Xing Zhe from the Source World. I only destroyed one of his avatars."

Luo Feng estimated that the spoils he obtained were worth about 12 million Primal Chaos Crystal, much less than those of the God Emperor Ku Mo!

There was no way around it; the God Emperor Ku Mo didn't have a clone, and he carried all his treasures with him, so he was naturally much richer.

"The Mist Fang God Emperor is notoriously difficult to deal with!" Emperor Qing couldn't help but say, "You crushed him to death the first time?"

"One move," Luo Feng said with a slight smile. "He might even think it was Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform that ambushed him!"

Emperor Qing's heart skipped a beat.

One-hit kill?

The Mist Fang God Emperor, a 'God Emperor Mid-Stage Enlightenment Seeker had accumulated even more knowledge than Emperor Qing,' was crushed to death just like that.

At this moment, Emperor Qing realized even more clearly the gap in strength between himself and Luo Feng.

"Killing him in one move will allow me to conceal as much information as possible," Luo Feng said solemnly. "Before fighting Sky Crane Elder, the more information we conceal, the better."

Sky Crane Elder had reached this level a long time ago, and although Luo Feng was confident in dealing with him, he did not dare to underestimate him.

"We know a lot about Sky Crane Elder, but he knows very little about you." Emperor Qing nodded. "In terms of intelligence, Brother Luo Feng, you have the advantage."

Luo Feng nodded.

After chatting for a while, a blood-red phantom finally returned to the flying boat and into Luo Feng's body.

Luo Feng just used up half of his energy reserves to attack and kill the pursuers.

"We can speed things up now," Luo Feng urged. "Without the trackers, we can focus on the hunt. As for Sky Crane Elder ... we can deal with him slowly once we return."

"Hmm." Emperor Qing piloted the Black Flying Boat, and its speed immediately increased.

Rain Ripple City.

A pure white bird hovered in the air. This was a flying treasure crafted from the corpse of Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform form, and it was also Sky Crane Elder's favorite flying treasure, the 'Soul Feather White Sparrow'.

The interior of this Soul Feather White Sparrow was quite spacious, and the Mist Fang God Emperor flew into it.

Inside the bird.

Sky Crane Elder sat there, draped in a white robe, calmly looking at Mist Fang God Emperor: "Fog Tooth, what exactly happened?"

"Reporting to the Deputy Master, I was tracking Luo Feng Emperor Qing when we left the city. Logically, the surrounding area should be relatively safe." Mist Fang God Emperor was also somewhat puzzled. "However, we were suddenly ambushed and attacked by Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform forms."

"I couldn't even withstand one of its attacks." Mist Fang God Emperor said in disbelief, "It felt like a Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform at the God Emperor Completion-Level."

"The God Emperor Completion level?" Sky Crane Elder frowned in confusion. "A Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform at this level should be an absolute high-ranking member of a certain race. How could it be so close to Rain Ripple City?"

The Mist Fang God Emperor said, "I believe I could escape even if I encountered Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform at the God Emperor Late-Stage. I could even exchange some blows in a head-on fight. But this time, I couldn't withstand a single move! I think it was Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform at the ' God Emperor Completion-Level."

"The entire battle." Sky Crane Elder frowned.

"Yes."

The Mist Fang God Emperor waved his hand.

The entire battle footage from my memory was displayed in mid-air.

In the images of his memory, he was piloting a flying boat when suddenly a gigantic, hairy claw emerged from the depths of the sky, enveloping the entire heavens.

"This giant claw..." Sky Crane Elder observed carefully.

This colossal, furry claw, with its docile fur and five sharp, blackish-yellow tips, bore a mottled surface and exuded a terrifying aura. The moment it descended, it sliced through space, creating a spatial cage! It trapped the Mist Fang God Emperor's flying ship.

Clench your claws tighter!

All of Mist Fang God Emperor's life-saving measures were useless, and he died completely.

"Although the Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform are powerful, their moves are generally very crude," Fog Tooth said from the side. "But these furry claws imprisoned me in one move. The move was so exquisite that I couldn't even resist. Only the Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform the ' God Emperor Completion-Level can bring their talents to such a terrifying level."

Sky Crane Elder nodded in agreement.

Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform at the God Emperor Completion-Level is incredibly powerful and terrifying. Every move it makes is exquisitely subtle. It is naturally capable of crushing the Mist Fang God Emperor with a single claw.

"It does indeed resemble the attack of Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform at the God Emperor Completion-Level," Sky Crane Elder said, frowning. "However, it's too much of a coincidence!"

"It's too much of a coincidence that you were attacked as soon as you left the city while tracking Luo Feng and Emperor Qing."

"Moreover, the place where you were attacked was too close to Rain Ripple City! A low-level Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform at the God Emperor Completion-Level would risk infiltrating such close range just to crush a God Emperor Mid-Stage Enlightenment Seeker like you?"

Upon hearing this, the Mist Fang God Emperor also felt that it made sense.

Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform at the God Emperor Completion-Level would risk coming so close to Rain Ripple City; they usually have a grand plan! Just to kill one of his clones?

"I think it's another possibility," Sky Crane Elder said, squinting.

Fog Tooth looked at Sky Crane Elder.

"It might be the work of one of the elders," Sky Crane Elder said.

"A certain elder?" Fog Tooth was startled.

"Luo Feng Emperor Qing are from the Source World and have some background. Luo Feng didn't give me any face and now he's brazenly left the city." Sky Crane Elder smiled slightly. "I had long suspected that he must have something to rely on."

Fog Tooth nodded.

"On the surface, the two of them left the city, but in reality, there must be a protector in the shadows," Sky Crane Elder said. "This giant claw was probably made by this protector."

The main materials used by Xing Zhe to forge artifacts come from the corpses of countless Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform forms, so while rare, treasures shaped like 'giant claws' do exist.

"They have an elder behind them?" Fog Tooth, somewhat surprised.

"Interesting."

A golden glint flashed in Sky Crane Elder's eyes. "He'd rather pay the price to ask an elder for help than bow down to me and offer 50 million Primal Chaos Crystal? It seems this Luo Feng is quite arrogant."

"Deputy Master, this elder knows your identity, yet he still dares to interfere in this matter. I'm afraid he has ill intentions!" Fog Tooth said worriedly.

Sky Crane Elder said softly, "I want to see which elder dares to interfere in my affairs."

So what if they're veterans?

He was never afraid!

In the Dark Holy World, the minimum requirement is to reach the level of a 'God Emperor Late-Stage Enlightenment Seeker'. Sky Crane Elder has experienced too many battles and killings! Because he comes from the Source World, he has never been afraid of fighting and killing.

He has an incredibly wealth of combat experience at the veteran level!

"Even if the elders dare to interfere, I will tear one of your bodies apart." Sky Crane Elder's eyes turned cold.

"Qiu Yi Ke," Sky Crane Elder suddenly spoke.

"Vice Master," the Golden Armor Figure beside him replied respectfully.

"Dispatch four Plundering Team to set up the 'Shadow Deception Grand Formation' outside the four gates of Rain Ripple City! As soon as Luo Feng and Emperor Qing return, make sure to seal them off and trap them," Sky Crane Elder instructed.

"Yes." The Golden Armor Figure immediately responded, then couldn't help but say, "Deputy Master, we need to ensure we intercept them, so our Shadow Deception Grand Formation can't be too far from the city gate. But it should be close enough that once they escape inside the city gate, it will be difficult to pursue them."

Once you enter the city gate, you are within the territory of Rain Ripple City, and you must abide by the rules of Rain Ripple City.

"Rest assured."

Sky Crane Elder said calmly, "If they truly have an elder behind them, someone of that level wouldn't bother escaping into the city. They would definitely challenge me."

They are all veterans, and naturally, they are all extremely proud at heart.

Retreat without a fight? How shameful!

"Yes," the Golden Armor Figure replied.

"I will guard the East City Gate. If they are confident, they should return through the same gate they left through." Sky Crane Elder immediately settled in a cave abode near the East City Gate and waited patiently.

"Which elder is disrespecting me? I'm really looking forward to it!" Sky Crane Elder was quite excited. Killing a junior was nothing to him. He would be more satisfied with a fierce battle with another elder, tearing him to shreds!

******

Luo Feng temporarily put the matter out of his mind. He needed to have a good hunt, since he was relatively poor at the moment and needed to hunt enough prey to exchange for the resources he needed for cultivation.

"It's deep in the lake."

Luo Feng was currently inside the Black Flying Boat, his Imitation Life-Death Eye on his brow gazing at a lake in the far distance. He had already seen a Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform that had merged with the lake, its concealment skills were quite sophisticated, but unfortunately it could not escape his eyes.

"Whoosh."

A blood-red phantom flew out from Luo Feng's body and instantly merged into the world.

Then a massive crimson phantom enveloped the entire lake. The crimson phantom, after just a short while, was like a giant net, completely imprisoning that Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform.

"What's going on?" An eight-armed creature, its skin dark and burning with faint, cold flames, struggled desperately to escape after being shrouded and trapped by the blood-red phantom.

However, under the permeation of the blood-red phantom, it completely fell silent in just a moment.

The body was intact, but the Life Core inside the body had cracked.

"The Eight-Armed Underworld Rakshasa Clan is merely the weakest level among all clans, only possessing the strength of the God Emperor Early-Stage." Luo Feng gently shook his head.

The prey at this level was too weak, so Luo Feng didn't even use any secret treasures. He simply relied on the 'Undying Blood Sea Body', where the Blood Sea expanded slightly to cover that vast area, which was enough to imprison and kill the enemy.

This Undying Blood Sea Body is, after all, the strongest Secret Method that Luo Feng developed based on his own cultivation level and the reference of the 'Star Tower Blood-Colored Scale'. It is also the Secret Method that he spent the most time developing.

This body is comparable to Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform in the God Emperor Late-Stage. Combined with Luo Feng's realm and some secret treasures, its power is naturally terrifying.

"We've been hunting for five days now, and we've hunted three Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform at the God Emperor Early-Stage." Luo Feng said with a frown, "Brother Emperor Qing, we need to find some stronger prey."

These three items combined are worth only about 3 million Primal Chaos Crystal, which is of low value.

"Brother Luo Feng, this is how we've always hunted," Emperor Qing said. "Our prey is mainly Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform forms at the God Emperor Early-Stage. We only occasionally encounter more powerful ones."

"What I mean is, can we go deeper?" Luo Feng asked. "According to the intelligence I purchased, our current hunting area is the hunting area of God Emperor Mid-Stage hunting team."

The hunting grounds are areas that generations of Xing Zhe in Rain Ripple City have verified with their lives.

The stronger you are, the deeper you can go in the hunt.

"This is the elders' hunting grounds." Luo Feng waved his hand, and a map appeared in front of him, showing the areas where the elders occasionally went hunting. "We can go deeper into a part of the area first and see how it goes."

The elders of Rain Ripple City usually hunt alone.

The main reason is that people at this level rarely leave the city, making it difficult to assemble a team. Furthermore, they possess the Clone Technique, so when they do venture out of the city, they hunt alone.

Compared to the terror of the Dark Holy World, the Nine Rivers Holy World is indeed much less dangerous.

"The elders' hunting grounds?" Emperor Qing asked nervously. "I've never tried it before, I have no experience."

"Hunting experience is accumulated gradually," Luo Feng said with a slight smile.

"Alright! If you're not afraid, Brother Luo Feng, why should I be?" Emperor Qing's heart burned with excitement. Going to the Elder Hunting Area to explore would be a rare experience.