Revenge

Harvey was caught off guard by Qi Fei's sudden attack and died on the spot.

Beirut was furious and slapped Qi Fei to death with a single palm.

The end of the book.

Of course, that was impossible.

A layer of Scorching Dou Qi merely shimmered over Harvey's body, easily blocking Qi Fei's attack.

This seemingly powerful strike didn't even count as a nuisance to him.

However, Harvey did not show the slightest bit of contempt.

"Not bad, not bad at all. You've actually managed to enter the threshold of the Profundity of Explosion within the Laws of Fire Elements."

To enter the threshold of elemental laws before reaching the Saint Realm—at the very least, one could call themselves a genius within the Material Plane.

"It was just a stroke of luck."

Qi Fei adjusted his breathing while savoring the realization he had just experienced.

The Will Jewel connecting with the heavens and earth allowed him to intuitively perceive the elemental forces; the aptitude stacking brought about by the Shared Space; and the sliver of inspiration Beirut had provided that morning.

It was only because so many conditions had converged that he was able to take the first step toward comprehending the elemental laws.

It truly had not been easy.

Qi Fei's respect for the powerhouses of the Coiling Dragon World increased by a few notches.

These people had all ground their way to the top through sheer comprehension, without any cheats.

"If you've realized it, you've realized it. What's all this talk about luck?"

Harvey shook his head, dismissing Qi Fei's claim.

"Right, as a reward for entering the threshold of the elemental laws, there is a piece of intelligence I can tell you now."

He continued.

"What intelligence?"

Qi Fei asked.

"About your parents."

Harvey replied.

"Please, Senior Brother, tell me."

Qi Fei displayed a feigned sense of calm.

This emotion was somewhat complex, but possessing the memories of the original body, it wasn't difficult to act with a mix of truth and performance.

"Last night, a carriage driver from your estate quietly left the castle to report to someone."

"My father discovered him, followed him to investigate, and then uncovered the true culprit behind your parents' deaths."

Harvey polished the actual process slightly.

The carriage driver who reported the news existed, and uncovering the true culprit was also true, but the two events had little connection.

His old man had been investigating the birth process of the second God-Devouring Rat when he accidentally discovered some things regarding Qi Fei, and then looked into it while he was at it.

In the process, he had discovered that carriage driver who was reporting the news.

To demonstrate the importance Qi Fei held in his father's heart, Harvey swapped the order of the two events.

Thus, it became a story of Beirut being deeply concerned for his disciple, noticing something amiss with the driver, and proactively investigating until the truth was finally brought to light.

"May I ask, Senior Brother, who is the true culprit?"

Qi Fei didn't care about that carriage driver at all.

After the Supreme God of Destruction descended yesterday, he knew that if there were eyes on the castle, they would inevitably take action.

But Qi Fei hadn't bothered to investigate.

He had already become Beirut's disciple; why would he fear some minor mastermind?

It should be the mastermind who fears him.

Moreover, Qi Fei reckoned that after Beirut took him as a disciple, he would likely start investigating him.

It wasn't that Beirut cared about him that much, but rather that he needed to understand his character and personality.

This was to avoid a situation where he might take a Chief God Spark and then turn around to betray him.

Such an investigation would naturally lead to the discovery of the issues surrounding the original body's parents.

It was just that Qi Fei hadn't expected it to happen so quickly.

"The current king of the Fenlai Kingdom, Clayde."

Harvey stated the name.

"It really was him."

Qi Fei muttered.

In reality, the original owner had always harbored suspicions regarding the identity of the true culprit.

A Level 8 Warrior was already a member of the upper echelons within the kingdom; ordinary people would never dare to provoke one, nor would they have the means to do so.

Therefore, the original owner had always felt that this matter must be related to the royal family or the Radiant Church.

However, these were merely guesses, and back then, the original owner hadn't even dared to show the slightest sign that he held such suspicions.

"During your father's rise to power, he infringed upon the interests of many, with the royal family being the most severely affected."

After waiting for Qi Fei to digest the information for a while, Harvey began to speak about what Beirut had uncovered.

"At first, considering your father's talent, the royal family was still able to tolerate him, but the situation changed quickly."

"Because everyone praised him for having the potential to reach the Saint Realm, your father became increasingly arrogant. He gradually became unwilling to remain under the royal family's thumb, and he even stopped holding the Radiant Church in any regard."

"In the end, the royal family, having reached the limit of their patience, took action to deal with your parents, while the Radiant Church chose to sit by and watch."

Harvey tried his best to finish these words in a sorrowful tone.

Otherwise, he was truly worried that he might accidentally blurt out, "Good riddance."

Since when does a weakling take the initiative to provoke the strong?

If he wanted to die, he could have just said so.

After hearing all of this, Qi Fei was left somewhat dazed.

The original owner's father was truly worthy of being a father; he was far more skilled at courting death than the original owner himself.

If nothing else, he was living in the Holy Union, yet he actually dared to show no respect to the Radiant Church.

Admittedly, the Radiant Church in the Coiling Dragon World looked bright and glorious, but in reality, they had a mountain of dirty secrets behind the scenes and were indeed not worth respecting.

But the problem was, one at least had to keep up appearances.

After all, their dozen or so ordinary Saint Realm experts and five peak Saint Realm experts were not to be trifled with.

Not even a Saint Realm expert himself, how did the original owner's father dare to do such a thing?

Qi Fei truly could not understand it.

"My father originally requested that I only tell you this once you reached the Saint Realm, but aside from not being able to fly, your strength should be considered quite good among Saint Realm experts now."

Harvey said this while Qi Fei was digesting the information.

Now, Qi Fei's strength could be considered upper-middle tier among Saint Realm experts, which was more than enough for him to seek his own revenge.

"Are you going to take revenge?"

Harvey continued to ask.

"I am."

Qi Fei said this with a hint of hesitation.

At first, he really wanted to help the original owner take revenge, after all, he had gotten the original owner's body and inheritance for free.

But after hearing the reason for the original owner's father's death, Qi Fei admitted that his resolve had wavered just a little bit.

"Then let's set off now."

Harvey, on the other hand, was very decisive.

After all, in his view, the sooner these trivial matters were dealt with, the sooner Qi Fei could return to cultivate in peace.

Harvey shrank his body and, with a leap, hopped onto Qi Fei's shoulder.

Qi Fei looked at Harvey, then looked at the other two brothers lying on the lounge chairs eating desserts.

"Senior Brother Harry, please trouble yourself to tell Teacher that I will be back shortly."

"Don't worry."

Harry waved his paw.

With the old man's abilities, he surely already knew.

"Many thanks, Senior Brother."

Seeing Harry act this way, Qi Fei knew that there was a high probability that Beirut was secretly watching them from somewhere.

Then there was nothing to worry about.

"Senior Brother, how are we getting there?"

He asked Harvey, who was on his shoulder.

Harvey patted Qi Fei's shoulder, and a gentle force of wind-style energy enveloped Qi Fei.

Qi Fei couldn't help but have a strange feeling; it was as if he could fly.

"I've cast a Flight Technique on you; we will fly directly to Fenlai City."

Harvey's words let Qi Fei know that the feeling just now was not an illusion.

Qi Fei put his Greatsword back into his Space Ring, then followed his instincts to control his own power.

The next moment, Qi Fei rose from the ground and shot straight into the sky.

Perhaps because it was his first time attempting flight, his movements were somewhat reckless, and his flight trajectory resembled a firework shooting into the sky.

"Wrong, wrong, you're flying in the wrong direction."

Harvey grabbed Qi Fei by the shoulder and shouted loudly.

"Oh, oh."

Qi Fei turned around rather stiffly and flew toward Fenlai City.

The Flight Technique performed at Harvey's Saint Realm level was extremely fast.

Before long, Qi Fei saw the holy city of the Holy Union, which was also the capital of the Fenlai Kingdom: Fenlai City.

"Stranger, please state your purpose."

A bald man dressed in white robes flew out from the Temple of Light, intercepting Qi Fei just as he was about to charge into Fenlai City.

However, the person he looked at while speaking was not Qi Fei, but Harvey on Qi Fei's shoulder.

"This is the current Pope of the Radiant Church, Heidens."

Harvey introduced him to Qi Fei.

"So it is His Holiness the Pope, a pleasure."

Although Qi Fei said this, there was not much respect in his tone.

This caused Heidens to frown slightly.

To speak to him in such a manner, even with a Saint Realm Magic Beast backing him, this person before him was being far too arrogant.

But thinking of that individual from the Forest of Darkness who seemed to still be active nearby, he had no choice but to swallow his pride.

"May I ask what purpose brings you two here today?"

Heidens asked.

"Qi Fei Cadmus, that is my name."

Qi Fei was as cold as a true avenger.

"Cadmus? Are you here to seek revenge on Clayde?"

Heidens struggled to dig information about this surname from his memory.

That can't be right? Wasn't it said that the orphan of the Cadmus family spent his days drinking and indulging in debauchery, his cultivation completely ruined?

Looking at him now, he had at least the level of a Level 9 Warrior; could someone with ruined cultivation achieve this?

"I hope the Pope will not interfere, just as you sat by and watched when they attacked my father back then."

Qi Fei displayed a cold and restrained demeanor.

After all, he was a modern person; he could not bring himself to slaughter without cause.

Other than Clayde, he would only consider killing others if they took the initiative to attack him.

After hearing Qi Fei's words, Heidens's frown deepened even further.

If he sat by and watched Qi Fei kill Clayde in front of everyone in Fenlai City, it would not only be a loss for him as the Pope, but also a blow to the dignity of the entire Church.

This was something Heidens did not want to see.

"Cad..."

"Heidens, I advise you not to make a mistake."

Harvey, on Qi Fei's shoulder, spoke up.

"A mere Level 9 Warrior boosted by a Secret Art—compared to my Forest of Darkness, which carries more weight?"

Although Harvey had missed the point, his words did indeed make Heidens hesitate.

That super powerhouse from the Forest of Darkness was famously fond of rodent-type Magic Beasts, and recently, that individual happened to be treasure hunting within the territory of the Holy Union.

If he were to be noticed, and he didn't give them face...

Heidens sighed.

Although he did not directly step aside, he abandoned the thought of blocking Qi Fei.

"Let's go."

Harvey patted Qi Fei on the shoulder and said.

"Yes."

Qi Fei glanced at Heidens, bypassed him, and dove straight toward the royal palace.

At this moment, the people of Fenlai City had not yet realized what was happening.

The guards on watch at the palace only noticed a figure using flight magic to fly directly toward the palace, so they immediately sounded the alarm.

"Audacious scoundrel, how dare you trespass into the royal palace!"

A burly man darted out from the palace and landed on the roof.

He held a Greatsword and had flowing, emerald-green hair.

Based on the memories of the original body, Qi Fei identified this man as the Royal Palace Guard Captain, the second Level 9 Expert of the Fenlai Kingdom, Caesar.

Qi Fei couldn't even be bothered to acknowledge this person.

"Clayde, come out. Cadmus has come to claim your life."

Amplified by his Dou Qi, his voice spread throughout the royal palace and rippled outward toward Fenlai City.

"How bold, to dare address His Majesty by name!"

Caesar roared in anger, pushing off the ground with all his might, his entire body launching toward Qi Fei in the sky like a cannonball.

"I'm not in the mood to play with you."

Two strings of Life Beads manifested on Qi Fei's wrists.

Following this, he struck out with a palm against the Greatsword Caesar was swinging down.

In the next instant, Caesar and his Greatsword were sent flying backward together, crashing directly into the palace wall on the other side.

The wall shattered under the impact, and the crumbling masonry and dust buried Caesar completely, after which there was not a single sound from him.

Caesar, whose life or death was unknown after taking just one blow, caused all the guards in the royal palace to freeze in their tracks.

The Court Mages, who had been preparing their spells, also silently ceased their incantations.

To be able to defeat a Level 9 Expert so easily—in their worldview, this could only be the Saint Realm.

And against a Saint Realm expert, only another Saint Realm expert could possibly contend.

Seeing that the rest of the palace personnel had stopped their movements, Qi Fei did not launch any further attacks.

He had used the amplification of his Life Beads just now specifically to subdue these people and prevent them from throwing their lives away for nothing.

"Clayde, come out."

Qi Fei shouted once more.

This time, his voice reached across more than half of Fenlai City.

Five minutes passed, but there was no sign of Clayde appearing; he was likely packing his things and preparing to flee.

"Do you want me to help you find him?"

Harvey, who was getting a bit bored of waiting, asked.

"Then I shall trouble you, Senior Brother."

Qi Fei said.

Although he could probably find him himself if he spent a little time, since his Senior Brother was willing to help, there was no need to waste the effort.

"Haha, alright, watch me."

Harvey did not use his soul power to search for Clayde; instead, he blew a breath toward the royal palace.

A cyan current of air flowed from Harvey's mouth, turning into a gale once it hit the ground, whistling as it surged into every passage and room of the palace.

Under this current, all the buildings appeared to tremble.

"Over here."

Harvey pointed out a direction for Qi Fei.

Qi Fei immediately flew toward Harvey and landed in a garden.

"He is in the secret passage underground."

Harvey said, pointing at the ground.

Qi Fei cleanly and decisively drew his Greatsword, gathered his Dou Qi upon it, and slashed down at the spot Harvey had indicated.

Boom—

The ground was successfully destroyed, and the tunnel was revealed.

Appearing along with the tunnel was the King of Fenlai, Clayde, known as the Golden Lion.

"Long time no see, Your Majesty the King. I have come to send you on your way."

Qi Fei grabbed the flustered Clayde and hauled him out.

"Beloved subject Cadmus, is there perhaps some misunderstanding between us..."

Clayde still attempted to use words to stall for time, waiting for the Radiant Church to rescue him.

"There is no misunderstanding."

Qi Fei shook his head, gathered fire-attribute Dou Qi onto his sword, and unleashed the technique he had recently comprehended.

A torrential flood of Dou Qi engulfed Clayde.

A transparent barrier manifested from Clayde's body, but it shattered instantly the moment it faced the attack.

Clayde, the Golden Lion, was dead.