Modify His Cultivation!

Yun Hai was staring at the Low-grade Spirit Sword in Ye Feng's hand, calculating how to seize the treasure and silence him, when a rapid sound of something slicing through the air suddenly came from behind him.

He whipped around and saw that the Vajra Bear had actually broken through the encirclement of the Baiyang Sect disciples. Its entire body was covered in Black Armor that gleamed with a cold light as it roared and charged straight at him.

Clearly, this Second-tier Beast had been thoroughly enraged by the battle just now—and it had also seen through the fact that Yun Hai was the leader of this group.

"Beast, it's time for you to die too!" A trace of anger flashed through Yun Hai's eyes. The expression that had relaxed from greed instantly turned sharp.

He stopped paying attention to Ye Feng and raised his right fist. White True Qi surged toward his fist like a tidal wave, while an abstruse power condensed around it, faintly carrying the might to suppress everything.

"Mountain Suppressing Force, explode for me!"

Yun Hai let out an angry roar, and his fist, carrying terrifying power, smashed straight toward the Vajra Bear's chest.

With a dull bang, his fist collided with the Vajra Bear's Black Armor. Yet instead of the deafening crash he had expected, it did not even leave the slightest mark on the armor.

The Baiyang Sect disciples all froze in shock. Even Ye Feng raised his brows slightly.

That punch seemed to have no power at all?

But in the next second, an astonishing scene unfolded.

The Vajra Bear's body suddenly stiffened. Its previously enraged expression froze on its face as it lowered its head to look at its chest, its eyes filled with disbelief.

Immediately afterward, blood seeped from a gap in the Black Armor on its chest. Then, with a splurt, a bowl-sized bloody hole suddenly appeared, and blood mixed with viscera gushed out.

The Vajra Bear let out a miserable howl. Its enormous body crashed to the ground, completely lifeless.

This Second-tier Beast, whose defenses even a tenth-layer Qi Gathering Realm cultivator would struggle to break, had actually been killed by a single punch from Yun Hai!

Yun Hai withdrew his fist. His face had turned slightly pale, and he lightly panted as he muttered, "That punch consumed quite a bit of True Qi. As expected, Mountain Suppressing Force can't be used lightly."

Clearly, Mountain Suppressing Force was his trump card. If he had not been worried that Ye Feng would take the opportunity to escape, he would never have exposed it while dealing with the beast.

After resolving the Vajra Bear, Yun Hai no longer had any worries behind him. He suddenly turned toward Ye Feng, the greed and killing intent in his eyes completely undisguised. "Surround him! Don't let him escape!"

The Baiyang Sect disciples came to their senses as if waking from a dream. They hurriedly took up their weapons and closed in around Ye Feng.

In just a few seconds, they formed an airtight encirclement, trapping Ye Feng in the center.

Ye Feng stood where he was, without the slightest intention of fleeing.

He knew perfectly well that with the speed of his Shadow Step, these people could not stop him if he wanted to leave.

The reason he had stayed was, first, for the Bone Tempering Flower, and second, to see just how much strength this seventh-ranked prodigy of the Baiyang Sect's Inner Sect truly possessed.

Yun Hai slowly walked to the edge of the encirclement, his eyes burning as he stared at the Low-grade Spirit Sword in Ye Feng's hand. His tone carried a hint of feigned "magnanimity."

"Ye Feng, I know you have some ability, but you're only at the third layer of the Qi Gathering Realm. You're no match for me. As long as you hand over the Spirit Sword in your hand, I can spare your life. How about it?"

Yun Hai had a very clear plan in mind.

First, he would let Ye Feng lower his guard and hand over the Spirit Sword. Once the treasure was in his hands, he would kill Ye Feng while he was off guard and eliminate the problem forever.

Ye Feng could not help laughing when he heard this.

Did he think he was fooling a child?

"You want my Spirit Sword? Sure. First, chop off your head and give it to me as a stool. Then I might consider letting you have a look."

"Seeking death!" Yun Hai's patience was completely exhausted, and raging fury ignited in his eyes.

"Since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, I'll just take your miserable life with my own hands—and then seize the Spirit Sword!"

Before his voice had even faded, Yun Hai's body shot out like a cannonball. White True Qi wrapped around him completely, making him seem like a bolt of white lightning as he charged straight toward Ye Feng.

The Baiyang Sect disciples hurriedly dodged to either side, terrified of being caught in the aftermath. In an instant, they left Ye Feng completely exposed within Yun Hai's attack range.

Ye Feng did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

Yun Hai was at the peak of the ninth layer of the Qi Gathering Realm and had also comprehended an abstruse power. His strength far surpassed that of Li Da and Li Er earlier.

He drew a deep breath. Two-tenths of Sword Intent erupted without reservation, and azure True Qi poured into the Low-grade Spirit Sword. The sword let out a violent ring, and an incomparably sharp Sword Qi slashed out from the blade, pointing straight at Yun Hai's face.

This was the strongest attack he could currently unleash.

"Hmph, child's play!" Yun Hai had anticipated this. He neither dodged nor evaded. White True Qi erupted around him with a boom, and he raised his right fist again, carrying the might to suppress everything as he smashed it straight into the Sword Qi.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion rang out. Broken stones flew in all directions, smoke and dust surged upward, and a fierce gale swept across the surroundings. The Baiyang Sect disciples watching from the sidelines hurriedly circulated their True Qi to resist it, only barely managing to keep their footing.

When the smoke and dust dispersed, everyone saw in astonishment that the Azure Sword Qi Ye Feng had unleashed had been shattered by a single punch from Yun Hai. Yun Hai's figure had not slowed in the slightest and was still charging toward Ye Feng, now less than a zhang away!

"Not good!"

Ye Feng's heart sank. He hurriedly put away the Spirit Sword, clenched both fists, and silently condensed one-tenth of Fist Intent. Azure True Qi wrapped around his fists as he met Yun Hai's punch head-on.

"Bang!"

The two fists collided, and a terrifying force surged from Yun Hai's fist.

Ye Feng's arms went numb. The True Qi within his body churned, and the force shook him backward again and again. He retreated a full seven or eight steps before stabilizing himself, and his face had turned slightly pale.

In the end, he had still underestimated the strength of someone at the peak of the ninth layer of the Qi Gathering Realm.

Yun Hai stood where he was and looked at Ye Feng, his eyes filled with astonishment. "You actually comprehended Fist Intent too? Two-tenths of Sword Intent plus one-tenth of Fist Intent—the Feiyun Sect actually has a freak like you!"

In Yun Hai's eyes, the power of artistic conception was extraordinarily rare. For an ordinary disciple to comprehend even one-tenth was already a sign of extraordinary talent, yet Ye Feng had grasped two kinds of artistic conception, both at considerable levels. It was practically as easy for him as buying wholesale, making the dread in Yun Hai's heart grow even stronger.

"This child absolutely cannot be allowed to live!" Yun Hai firmly resolved inwardly.

"He's only at the third layer of the Qi Gathering Realm, yet he already possesses such strength. If he's allowed to grow to the ninth layer of the Qi Gathering Realm, he might even be able to fight a True Condensation realm expert. By then, no one in the Baiyang Sect will be able to restrain him!"

Originally, he had planned to seize the Spirit Sword first and kill Ye Feng afterward. But now, killing Ye Feng had become his foremost objective, while the Spirit Sword had been relegated to second place.

Yun Hai suddenly stomped both feet against the ground. With a boom, two deep pits were crushed into the earth, and his body shot forward once more. White True Qi erupted without reserve, and his fist aimed straight at Ye Feng's face.

This time, he had unleashed all his strength, determined to take Ye Feng's life!

Ye Feng watched Yun Hai charge toward him, feeling that suffocating pressure, yet there was not the slightest hint of panic on his face. Instead, a smile appeared.

He stood where he was and made no further move to defend. He merely silently recited in his heart, "System, modify my cultivation. Set the time to Hundred Years Later."

The instant his words fell, a terrifying aura far surpassing anything before suddenly erupted from Ye Feng's body!

This aura was so powerful that the surrounding air seemed to freeze. The ground trembled faintly, and even the trees in the distance began to sway.

Yun Hai, who was charging over, suddenly changed expression. His steps came to an abrupt halt, his eyes bulging round, his face filled with disbelief.

This aura was absolutely not something a third-layer Qi Gathering Realm cultivator could possess!

It was even several times more powerful than his own peak ninth-layer Qi Gathering Realm cultivation!

The Baiyang Sect disciples were even more frightened and hurriedly retreated, staring at Ye Feng in terror as though they were looking at a monster.

Ye Feng slowly raised his head. The calm in his eyes was replaced by sharpness. As he felt the surging power within his body, the corners of his mouth curled into a cold smile.

Yun Hai wanted to kill him? Then Yun Hai would have to see whether he had the life to do so!