Just as Lu Feng was breaking through, the next match in the arena had already begun.
It was now midnight, and this was the final match of the night.
Two strangely shaped Tier 3 Exotic Beasts were led onto the arena.
While they were still preparing to start the match, Lu Feng took out his betting device and placed a wager.
He wasn't controlling the Exotic Beasts' fights, but placing bets on at least two matches each night was mandatory, so he could only wager at random.
Fortunately, he wasn't short on money now. His account still held five or six million, all won on the night He Qing was murdered.
After placing his bet, he immediately began absorbing the energy inside the two Exotic Beasts.
As the invisible energy flowed into the Chest Imprint on his chest, a flicker of surprise suddenly crossed his eyes—
The intense burning sensation he'd felt before didn't appear at all. That familiar pain seemed to have vanished.
"What's going on?"
Confusion and puzzlement rose in his heart.
The energy was clearly pouring in without pause, so why was there no pain?
Was it because he'd just broken through to a new realm?
A Three Realm Martial Artist and Tier 3 Exotic Beasts... Could it be that absorbing the energy of Exotic Beasts from the same realm didn't cause a burning sensation?
Lu Feng seemed to understand.
Before, he'd only been in the Iron Bone Realm, yet he was absorbing energy from Tier 3 Exotic Beasts.
His body couldn't withstand the energy surging across realms, which was why he'd suffered that unbearable burning sensation.
Unfortunately, this was the last Exotic Beast match of the night, so Lu Feng couldn't test his theory. He could only wait for another opportunity.
The match ended soon after.
Lu Feng was in luck—he'd won both of his bets that night.
However, aside from a draw, the odds for betting on one side to win were only one to one, so he'd won just two hundred thousand Star Martial Coins in total.
As the match ended, the audience began filing out of the Beast Fighting Arena.
Lu Feng went into the men's restroom, relieved himself, and prepared to head home.
Just then, someone he knew walked in.
Their eyes met, and a flicker of surprise crossed the other man's face.
It was Zheng Tong, the young master of the Zheng Family who had taken Lu Feng's place at Martial University.
"Why are you here again?"
Tomorrow was the first day of school, so Zheng Tong had come to watch the final Beast Fighting match of the night. He hadn't expected to run into Lu Feng again.
At that moment, a boundless hatred blazed in Lu Feng's eyes.
He quickly glanced behind Zheng Tong. The two bodyguards accompanying him hadn't come into the restroom.
"Tell me—was it your Zheng Family who killed Teacher He?"
"Kid! What's with that attitude? How dare you speak to me like that?"
Zheng Tong hadn't given He Qing's death a second thought. Instead, he was furious at Lu Feng's tone.
He was the young master of the Zheng Family. Who didn't treat him with the utmost respect, bowing and scraping whenever they saw him?
"I'll ask you one last time. Did your Zheng Family kill Teacher He?"
"Fuck! Are you tired of living?" Zheng Tong cursed and turned to leave, clearly intending to call his bodyguards in to deal with Lu Feng.
But the moment he turned, Lu Feng's hand was already on his shoulder. He yanked him back and slammed him hard against the wall!
Then one hand clamped around his neck like an iron vise.
"Speak!"
Lu Feng roared. His eyes visibly reddened, and a terrifying killing intent instantly filled the entire restroom.
"Cough... cough, cough..."
Choked by Lu Feng's grip, Zheng Tong's face flushed red as he coughed violently, barely able to breathe.
"L-let... let me go..."
Even now, he still hadn't grasped the full force of Lu Feng's hatred. He desperately tried to pry Lu Feng's hand away, but couldn't move it an inch.
Suddenly, Lu Feng clenched his other hand into a fist and slammed it into Zheng Tong's abdomen!
"Pfft!"
The punch was astonishingly powerful. Zheng Tong spat out a mouthful of blood, and pain tore through his organs as if they'd been shattered.
Before he could recover, Lu Feng yanked him down and pinned him to the floor.
Lu Feng's other hand was already raised high, aimed at his forehead.
"If you don't talk, I'll kill you!"
At last, Zheng Tong was terrified!
He had no time to wonder why Lu Feng had suddenly become so strong, or why he felt as helpless as a puppet in Lu Feng's hands.
From this "madman," he could clearly sense the Aura of Death.
"D-don't kill me! I'll talk... I'll tell you everything..."
He hurriedly begged for mercy and confessed everything: how his grandfather had secretly sent assassins to kill He Qing.
"So it really was your Zheng Family."
Lu Feng's fist, still raised in the air, clenched with a series of cracks. The hand gripping Zheng Tong's neck tightened even more.
"Teacher He's death... really had nothing to do with me... please... let me go..."
Zheng Tong pleaded with difficulty, his voice so faint it was almost inaudible.
"Nothing to do with you? Your Zheng Family lords it over everyone, took my place at Martial University, and killed my family, my friends, my teacher... If I hadn't been reborn, everything you did would have been erased completely, as though it had never happened! Who would ever know that an ordinary family had once been slaughtered by you?"
"Since Heaven gave me another chance at life, I'll make sure you high-and-mighty criminals don't even get the chance to kneel and beg for mercy!"
Crack!
The sharp snap of breaking bone rang out. Lu Feng had twisted Zheng Tong's neck with all his strength.
Silence cloaked the streets in the dead of night. Neon lights flickered on and off in the gloom.
Every so often, a car roared past, like a hurried wound slashing through the long street.
Lu Feng walked alone, the killing intent surging around him gradually fading. A belated, chilling fear was quietly rising from deep within him.
He'd killed someone!
At eighteen, he'd actually killed someone!
His victim had been his sworn enemy, but he was also the grandson of Zheng Henian, Vice City Lord of Jinzhou.
The Zheng Family wielded immense power, yet its numbers were few. Zheng Tong was its only heir.
A moment ago, rage had clouded his reason. Now that he'd calmed down, Lu Feng realized what kind of abyss his rash decision might drag his family into.
The Zheng Family deserved to die, but he had no way to stand against them right now.
He had to go back and get his parents and younger sister out of here immediately!
He broke into a run toward Xiangyang Residential Area, sprinting through the night with all his strength.
Just then, the Military Region Warrior who had been secretly following Lu Feng called Xie An on his Communicator and urgently reported:
"Minister! Something's happened. Lu Feng... he killed Zheng Henian's grandson!"
"What?"
On the other end of the Communicator, Xie An sprang up from his seat, his voice full of shock.
"Blood Cherry Beast Fighting Arena is in chaos. The Zheng Family's bodyguards are demanding that the arena investigate the killer, and they've already notified the Zheng Family."
"Where's Lu Feng?"
"He... should be running toward his home."
"Stay close to him. I'll send people over at once."
Xie An ended the call and quickly considered what to do.
Jinzhou City was one of Tianlan Star's twenty-six cities. Though the Zheng Family was corrupt, they were among the top power brokers in Jinzhou City, with influence that ran deep.
Zheng Henian himself was a Grandmaster Realm Stronger.
With his grandson murdered, and in a fit of rage, how could he possibly care about an officer from the Military Region like Xie An?
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