Snatching Kills

"Uh!"

Qin Feng immediately perked up, insisting that he really wasn't that kind of person.

Just then—

Zi Yuan's body trembled slightly, as if she'd sensed that something was missing.

Concerned about his image as a proper gentleman, Qin Feng casually stowed the embroidered, duck-patterned bellyband in his Personal Space, then put on a dazed expression, pretending to be deep in enlightenment.

"Uh..."

After opening her eyes, Zi Yuan hurriedly covered her chest, panic written across her face.

What was going on!?

Why had her undergarment disappeared!?

Besides her, there were only two men in the cave: Qin Feng and Lin San. Qin Feng could be ruled out first. He was just an eight-year-old kid—what would he know?

Besides, Qin Feng was in the middle of a sudden enlightenment, so it was even less likely to be him. That left only Lin San.

"Don't you dare keep pretending!"

Looking at Lin San sitting in meditation, Zi Yuan felt fury surge uncontrollably inside her. A flush spread across her pretty face—not just the bashful blush of a young woman, but the anger of one, too.

She'd never expected him to be such a despicable person!

"Shameless! Pervert! Give it back to me!"

Zi Yuan's Minor Universe finally erupted. She got to her feet and raised a hand, rewarding Lin San with a resounding slap.

"Give what back!?"

Lin San woke up in a daze, completely baffled as to why Zi Yuan had slapped him.

"Elder Sister Zi Yuan, what did Brother Lin take from you?" Qin Feng also came to, conveniently asking with an innocent expression.

"I..."

Zi Yuan couldn't bring herself to say it was her bellyband. Furious, she stamped her foot and ran out of the cave, vanishing into the night.

"Ding dong! Congratulations, host, on successfully framing the Son of Heaven and making a woman despise him. You have earned 500 Villain Points!"

"Good thing I'm quick-witted!"

Qin Feng let out a sigh of relief, growing more and more convinced that the system was indecent.

It knew perfectly well that he was a proper gentleman, yet it had still given him such an improper skill. Wasn't it plainly trying to ruin the glorious image he'd spent years building?

Ah...

Zi Yuan's scream rang out, clearly a sign that she'd run into danger.

"Something's wrong!"

Lin San didn't have time to wonder why Zi Yuan had slapped him. He grabbed the long sword beside him and rushed out of the cave.

"You've got to be kidding! She just started hating him, and now there's a chance to play the hero, save the beauty, show off, and win her favor!"

Qin Feng was increasingly speechless at how unreasonable the Son of Heaven was. He stopped pretending, planted both feet, and shot out of the cave like an arrow loosed from its string.

He was determined to become the fastest man in the Ancient Wasteland, and he wasn't just bragging. Even if he gave Lin San a hundred-meter head start, catching up would be a piece of cake.

"What kind of movement technique is that!?"

Lin San was stunned. He watched Qin Feng glide right over his head.

Ordinary movement techniques cultivated in the Transcendent Realm could only make someone faster. Qin Feng's technique, however, made him as light as a swallow, leaving no trace in the snow. He could glide hundreds of meters through the air, then push off lightly with his toes and fly hundreds more.

Qin Feng's movement technique could already be said to have the beginnings of flight.

Roar!

A powerful growl rang through the night sky, sending ripples through the air and even making the earth tremble.

"A demon beast?"

Qin Feng furrowed his brows and landed on a treetop.

Looking down from above, he saw Zi Yuan being driven backward a hundred meters away. A demon beast shaped like a fierce tiger was roaring at her savagely.

It was two zhang long, with a pair of half-meter-long fangs jutting from its mouth, their metallic gleam revealing how sharp they were. Most unusual of all was its coat, whose bristles were as hard as steel.

A Tooth Tiger Demon Beast!

A giant tiger demon beast. Judging by its aura, it had the strength of the ninth level of the Transcendent Realm.

"Brother Lin, we'll have to work together!"

Lin San finally caught up. His expression turned solemn when he saw the Tooth Tiger Demon Beast.

Because of their different constitutions and environments, demon beasts of the same level were far stronger than humans. Carnivorous demon beasts in particular were not only stronger than cultivators, but fiercer as well.

With him at the fourth level of the Transcendent Realm, Qin Feng at the second level, and a useless young lady at the third, fighting a ninth-level Tooth Tiger Demon Beast would undoubtedly be a fierce battle.

"And you think we need to work together for this!?"

Qin Feng had no intention of playing support for the Son of Heaven, then watching him turn the tide, show off, and win a girl.

Besides, his Great Mighty Dragon was a divine skill that countered the Demon Race. There was no need to think about it—he just had to attack.

Qin Feng leaped down from the tree and landed squarely in front of Miss Zi Yuan.

"Young Master Qin!"

Zi Yuan's voice trembled with emotion. Looking at the not especially tall figure before her, she felt the panic in her heart inexplicably settle.

Roar...

The moment the Tooth Tiger Demon Beast saw Qin Feng, it let out a powerful growl. A bone-chilling aura instantly filled the trees, surging toward him like an endless river.

Suddenly, Qin Feng seemed to sense danger. He wrapped an arm around Miss Zi Yuan's slender waist and stamped down hard with both feet, his figure gliding like a wild goose to a tree behind them.

Rumble!!

The Tooth Tiger Demon Beast's enormous body leaped into the air like a falling star, smashing into the spot where Qin Feng had been standing. Trees with trunks as thick as several people's waists exploded into flying splinters.

"What terrifying speed!"

Zi Yuan couldn't help swallowing. If Qin Feng hadn't held her and dodged just now, she would probably have become the Tooth Tiger Demon Beast's midnight snack.

Roar...

After missing its target, the Tooth Tiger Demon Beast grew visibly more ferocious and lunged at Qin Feng again.

Lin San shouted urgently from the side, "Brother Lin, stop being so reckless! We can only beat it if we work together!"

"You're really annoying!"

As the Tooth Tiger Demon Beast came hurtling toward him like a giant mountain, Qin Feng's black eyes gradually filled with cold intent. If his gaze had previously been sharp as a blade, now it was venomous as a snake's.

Just as the Tooth Tiger Demon Beast's sharp claws were about to strike Qin Feng, the sword momentum of the Changkong Sword God's long sword in his hand flashed as it left its scabbard.

Cutting Heaven Sword Drawing Technique!

Clang!!

The crisp ring of a sword leaving its scabbard resounded through the woods, and the sword's gleam briefly lit up the night. The Tooth Tiger Demon Beast, charging headlong at them, seemed to freeze in place.

"Huff, huff!"

Qin Feng gasped heavily, his arm beginning to tremble uncontrollably.

Pfft!!

A wound deep enough to expose bone split open across the Tooth Tiger Demon Beast's body, and blood gushed out as if it cost nothing.

But the vast difference in their levels meant that this slash hadn't killed it. Instead, it had completely stirred its savage nature.

Roar!!

The Tooth Tiger Demon Beast let out an angry roar, sending ripples through the air. Its mountain-sized body charged straight at Qin Feng.

Trees with trunks as thick as several people's waists kept shattering along its path, pressing down on them with a suffocating force.

"Young Master Qin, look out!!"

Zi Yuan cried out at once, her heart leaping into her throat.

"Brother Lin, don't panic! I'm coming!!"

Lin San charged forward with his sword, clearly trying to steal the kill.

"Damn it, he's trying to steal my kill!"

Qin Feng cursed inwardly and stopped holding back, forming one hand seal after another.

"Great Mighty Dragon, World-Honored Kṣitigarbha..."