Obtaining the Sea Heart Flame! Han Feng's Fear!

The Black-Corner Region could offer you the quickest path to success—provided you possessed sufficient strength and capital. Otherwise, before your name could become known, you might lose your life first.

As a chaotic region renowned across the continent, powerful figures died here every day, and powerful figures from outside poured in every day as well.

This land was filled with death, but also with challenges and temptations.

Here, high-level cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, divine weapons and armor, medicine cauldrons, medicinal herbs, high-grade pills, and other treasures rarely seen elsewhere were enough to dazzle the eye.

It was said that Earth Rank Cultivation Methods had appeared at auctions in the Black-Corner Region on two separate occasions.

Of course, obtaining such things required paying a price. That price might be gold, or it might be something else entirely.

In short, there would never be any pies falling from the sky in the Black-Corner Region.

Although this was Gu Fei's first time here, he knew the powers of the Black-Corner Region very well.

He concealed his appearance and found a place to gather information. Once he had learned the location of Maple City, Gu Fei headed there.

Maple City lay beyond the mountain range stretching for thousands of miles around Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy. The city was not large, yet it held an exceptionally important position in the Black-Corner Region.

The reason was simple: Han Feng, the Medicine Emperor of the Black-Corner Region, lived here.

As the number one alchemist in the Black-Corner Region, Han Feng had long since become a sixth-grade alchemist. He held considerable status in the hearts of countless factions and powerful figures.

Of course, even across the entire continent, a sixth-grade alchemist was far from mediocre. At the very least, they had an easier time than most.

Ordinary Dou Emperors, and even Dou Zong experts, had to show him some courtesy when they met him.

After all, everyone knew just how much influence a sixth-grade alchemist wielded!

Maple City had been named after Han Feng.

In the Black-Corner Region, a place filled with chaos and slaughter, only a handful of people could enjoy such an honor—and Han Feng was one of them!

At the very center of the city stood a bamboo forest entirely different from the noisy marketplace outside.

This bamboo forest was guarded with extreme strictness. Ordinary people need not even think of entering.

Anyone who approached within a certain range would be subjected to indiscriminate attacks.

Every year, quite a few people were killed by the Bamboo Forest guards for this reason.

Thus, although the place was tranquil, it was also forbidden ground in the hearts of many Maple City residents.

Deep within the Bamboo Forest stood a bamboo house, within which was a rather tall bamboo room beside a window.

A man sat cross-legged, dressed in an alchemist's robe. On the back of the robe was an exquisitely embroidered character: "Maple."

At that moment, the man was absorbed in a pill formula in his hands. With no distractions in his mind, he appeared wholly focused.

In the midst of that quiet concentration, the man with his head lowered suddenly raised it, his sharp gaze sweeping the surroundings.

Gu Fei had already arrived nearby. Though Han Feng had not discovered anything unusual, unease rose in his heart.

His gaze swept around, but under his Dou Qi perception, there was not the slightest sign of movement.

Han Feng felt uneasy, gaining 15 Emotion Value.

Just as Han Feng lowered his head again, Gu Fei silently appeared, standing one step behind him.

Han Feng abruptly turned around and broke out in a cold sweat from fright.

Han Feng felt fear, gaining 20 Emotion Value.

How was this possible? This person had breached every defense without being noticed by anyone, only to suddenly appear at his side.

Han Feng had no idea why this person had come and did not dare attack rashly.

Gu Fei looked unbelievably weak, but Han Feng had spent many years in the Black-Corner Region. His instincts told him that this kid was extremely dangerous.

Whether to stall for time or test him, Han Feng politely cupped his fists and asked, "Little brother, why have you suddenly come to my bamboo house?"

"Han Feng, I came for your Sea Heart Flame."

Gu Fei spoke directly, making his purpose clear.

Han Feng was naturally both shocked and enraged.

The Sea Heart Flame was practically his lifeblood. Without it, his alchemy ability would decline drastically.

Gu Fei had appeared out of nowhere, and the first thing he did was demand the Sea Heart Flame?

Malice rose in Han Feng's heart. He thought perhaps Gu Fei possessed some treasure capable of concealing his aura, allowing him to appear so suddenly.

It could not possibly be because his strength was extraordinary.

Han Feng's eyes slowly closed. With a light flick of his fingertips, a deep-blue flame like clear lake water eerily emerged from within his body, eventually wrapping tightly around him.

This deep-blue flame was rather strange. It looked like a mass of clear lake water flowing, yet one's senses clearly told them that it was not water, but a flame.

As the deep-blue flames rose, the man's soul power suddenly surged dramatically.

Han Feng opened his eyes and laughed angrily. "The Sea Heart Flame is right here. If you have the guts, come take it!"

The flame shot out, but the scene Han Feng had imagined—Gu Fei being burned to ashes—did not occur.

Gu Fei raised a hand, and the Sea Heart Flame stopped before him, unable to move forward even half an inch.

Only then did Han Feng realize that neither he nor everyone in the entire bamboo house could stand against the strength of the person before him.

Though Han Feng was unwilling, he had no choice but to stop attacking.

Shaking his head helplessly, Han Feng could only take out the Sea Heart Flame and hand it over to Gu Fei.

Gu Fei's expression did not change in the slightest despite having suddenly been attacked by a Heavenly Flame.

He accepted the Sea Heart Flame, then turned and left.

Gu Fei could easily have killed Han Feng, since Han Feng had just harbored murderous intent toward him.

But Gu Fei thought that if someone had demanded his most precious possession the moment they met, he would have wanted to kill that person too.

Therefore, Gu Fei did not kill Han Feng.

Moreover, although Han Feng had offended Yao Lao and Xiao Yan, there was no need for Gu Fei to avenge them.

After all, the grudge between Han Feng and Xiao Yan and Yao Lao had nothing to do with him.

As soon as Gu Fei took the Sea Heart Flame, he felt a wave of comfort wash over him.

The Great Flame Heart Sutra he cultivated had originally been an ordinary fire-attributed Heaven-tier technique. However, after it had evolved once using Emotion Value, the technique had mutated.

Ordinary people could only refine one Heavenly Flame in their entire lives. Heavenly Flames were extremely violent; even the Yan Clan's chief could only forcibly fuse two Heavenly Flames into a new one.

Yet by cultivating this mutated technique, Gu Fei could fuse five different Heavenly Flames.

At this moment, Gu Fei focused his attention on the Sea Heart Flame and forcibly stored it within his body first.

A wisp of powerful aura leaked out inadvertently. The terrifying pressure made Han Feng's face turn deathly pale.

Han Feng experienced extreme fear. Emotion Value +30

Gu Fei's expression became somewhat more pleased.

Han Feng's fortune value was stronger than that of ordinary people, so the Emotion Value generated by his emotional fluctuations was also considerably higher than others'.