Zodiac Twelve Palaces

"Pfft!"

Blood sprayed again. Although Colin had already reached the strength of a level-nine super expert, Liu Feng's change had been far too sudden and strange. Colin himself had also been rather overconfident; he had never imagined that, under the pressure of his level-nine might, this boy would actually still dare to strike. By the time he thought to make a move, it was already too late. He could only watch helplessly as Liu Feng's spear pierced straight through the noble young master's heart.

"Ah!" Several cries of alarm rang out across the field. Everyone, including Master Faraday and Cookson, seemed to have turned to stone, staring in disbelief at the bloody scene before them.

Like Colin, no one had thought that, under the pressure of a level-nine expert, Liu Feng would still dare—and still be able—to kill that noble young master outright.

"No one gets to shout at me. No one gets to trample on the dignity of the Palister Family. Even if it's a fucking god, it's the same!" The madness on Liu Feng's face did not fade. His eyes remained blood-red, and a violent, heart-palpitating aura surged around him. Yet that gentle smile appeared on his face again, making him look extraordinarily eerie. Coupled with the enormous Light Bird behind him that was gradually scattering away, Liu Feng at this moment was like an ancient vicious god, chilling everyone to the bone.

"You... you actually dared to kill him?" Looking at the noble young master whose blood was spraying wildly and who had already completely breathed his last, Colin's eyes were filled with disbelief. He looked at Liu Feng and asked an utterly idiotic question.

"You're too arrogant! I'll kill you!" Before Liu Feng could answer, Colin had already recovered from his shock. In an instant he flew into a rage, a heaven-shaking domineering aura bursting up from his body. His figure flashed, and he was about to attack Liu Feng.

"Fuck! Is The Church and the Twelve Palaces really that impressive? Since when was it your turn to throw your weight around in the territory of the Palister Family? Killed him, so what? What, you don't accept it? Or are you also tired of living?"

Just as Colin's body had barely moved, a somewhat teasing voice suddenly rang out from thin air across the field.

The voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached everyone's ears.

Hearing this voice, Colin's body shook violently. The wild fury in his eyes vanished in an instant and instead turned into fear. His body also stopped. With eyes full of incomparable resentment, he looked into the distance, then looked at Liu Feng. Turning around, he said in a deep voice to the group of mercenaries, "We're leaving!" As he spoke, he scooped up the noble young master's body and swiftly leaped into the distance, his speed extremely fast, like a startled rabbit.

Although he did not know how this level-nine super expert could be scared away by a single sentence, and although he did not know who the owner of that voice was, the middle-aged mage who was the mercenary Vice Captain was definitely no fool. Seeing Colin's clearly terrified appearance, he knew there had to be someone here he could not afford to provoke. How could he dare to waste words? He too shot Liu Feng a hateful look, scooped up the young mage's corpse, and quickly hurried off with his men in Colin's direction.

Hearing the ancestor's familiar voice, Liu Feng immediately felt his heart loosen. Then a tremendous weariness surged up. He could no longer stand steady. His hand loosened, and the long spear fell to the ground with a clang, while he himself toppled backward.

"Young Master! Cousin!" Before he fainted, Liu Feng only had time to hear those concerned voices...

"Young Master! Young Master! You're finally awake!" The moment Liu Feng opened his eyes, he heard Turner's uniquely loud, coarse voice. Then that rough face, filled with concern, appeared before Liu Feng.

His whole body ached, and he had not the slightest bit of strength. Liu Feng knew this was a sign of extreme exhaustion, so he was not in a hurry to get up. After smiling and nodding at Turner, he closed his eyes again and sank his consciousness into his own sea of qi.

Perhaps because of the tremendous impact of the energy when the Crystal Core exploded, Liu Feng's sea of qi was now many times larger than before. And when Liu Feng clearly saw the situation inside, he finally let out a slight breath of relief.

It turned out the Crystal Core had not shattered as he had imagined. At this moment, it was still sitting there perfectly intact, its entire body even more crystalline and translucent. A very powerful energy fluctuation continuously radiated from the Crystal Core. What was rather strange was that within this Crystal Core, he could clearly see the shadow of an animal resembling a small bird, and it even faintly emitted a kind of conscious awareness that possessed thought.

Liu Feng was not surprised by this. It was the natural manifestation of the Eight Realms of Divine Soul reaching the Soul Formation realm. After reaching Soul Formation, the soul of the Magic Beast that had originally owned the Crystal Core would be reborn, though it would have long since lost its original memories.

However, its current state was clearly the most initial stage of Soul Formation. According to the records of the cultivation method, in the later stage of Soul Formation, the Magic Beast soul would gradually become stronger and could communicate with its master. Right now, this beast soul clearly could not yet achieve that.

Even so, Liu Feng could not stop feeling wildly overjoyed and secretly crying out at his good fortune. If not for the pressure of Colin's might forcing him, who knew how long it would have taken to cultivate to this step? Although this was only the initial stage of Soul Formation, it had already brought a substantial increase to Liu Feng's strength, because after reaching the Soul Formation realm, he could simply use some of the magic skills the Magic Beast had possessed in life.

In other words, only upon reaching the Soul Formation realm could someone cultivating the Eight Realms of Divine Soul truly be considered to have stepped into the hall of power, gaining the first faint outline of dual cultivation in both magic and martial arts.

Barely suppressing his excitement, Liu Feng slowly opened his eyes. At this moment, Cookson and Box, the two attendants, had also arrived by the bedside. At last, there was no longer the evasiveness from before in their gazes; instead, it had been replaced by respect and worship.

Someone who dared kill a disciple of the Twelve Palaces in front of a level-nine expert—no such person had yet appeared on this continent. Although this useless young master might have acted on impulse at the time, seized by a reckless tiger-like courage, he had still won the respect of the two attendants all the same.

On the Falan Continent, the strong had always been honored! What was more, Liu Feng had acted then to defend the family's reputation. They were also members of the Palister Family, and the family's honor and disgrace were likewise closely tied to them.

Not seeing Master Faraday or Catherine, Liu Feng was slightly startled and asked, "Where are Master and Miss? And where is this?" Although Liu Feng was not yet very familiar with the manor, he could tell at a glance that this was absolutely not Palister Manor.

"Young Master, Master left in a great hurry. It seems he returned to the Count's Mansion. Miss Catherine suffered quite a fright, so I already found someone to send her back to the manor. As for this place, it is the residence of Boss Roger from the auction house," Cookson answered respectfully.

This was that fatty Roger's place? Liu Feng was immediately stunned. He forced himself to sit up from the bed, and a sudden flash of inspiration crossed his mind. He asked Cookson, "Do you know what the hell that Zodiac Twelve Palaces is? Tell me about it. Why does it feel like it's something really amazing?"