All of you, come at me together

Early the next morning.

Lin Qiye knocked on Shen Fei's door.

Knock, knock, knock-

"Shen Fei, are you up? The person Director Xing sent is already waiting downstairs. We can head to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains now."

Click-

The door opened.

Shen Fei emerged, expressionless.

Fortunately, Shen Fei normally got up early and neither slept in nor got cranky in the morning. Otherwise... Lin Qiye would have been done for.

"Huh? What about your big case? Aren't you bringing it?"

Lin Qiye asked.

Shen Fei said coldly, "I've already absorbed all the Spirit Stones inside."

With that, Shen Fei headed downstairs.

Lin Qiye was dumbfounded.

Absorbed them all?

Curious, he entered Shen Fei's room and opened the large case. Immediately, he saw a huge pile of spent stones, their spiritual energy completely drained.

"No way... He absorbed this many Spirit Stones in one night? That's ridiculous..."

It wasn't as though Lin Qiye had never absorbed Spirit Stones, but it took a very long time. Why else would Li Hongyu's monthly salary be just two Spirit Stones? Because absorbing a single Spirit Stone took him several days!

Shen Fei was different from them. The speed at which he absorbed spiritual energy from Spirit Stones was astonishing!

Is he a monster...? This is ridiculous. Hiss, could this be why Shen Fei gets stronger so quickly? He absorbs spiritual energy from Spirit Stones so fast, so that's why he levels up so quickly? Hiss, good grief, I think I've discovered Shen Fei's big secret... Lin Qiye was inwardly shocked, feeling as though he had discovered Shen Fei's secret!

Lin Qiye lingered no longer. He immediately left the room and went downstairs.

The two got into a large military off-road vehicle.

They headed toward the Ten Thousand Great Mountains!

Three hours later.

They were already very close to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

From here, they could already see the outline of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

The mountains were vast and dangerous. Even before the Spiritual Energy Revival, they had been one of the richest places in natural resources in Nanyun City, and indeed in all of Great Xia.

In the past, Nanyun City had survived famine by relying on the Ten Thousand Great Mountains. Mountains that could feed an entire city were proof enough of just how vast the Ten Thousand Great Mountains were, and how abundant their resources were!

That was precisely why they had been named the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

But now, because of the Spiritual Energy Revival, this place had been designated a Forbidden Zone. Only the Transcendent Administration Bureau's regulators were allowed to come here.

Before long.

Shen Fei spotted the Forbidden Zone Watch Station.

Three people were waiting outside.

Lin Qiye saw them too and spoke quietly to Shen Fei.

"They'll probably try to put us in our place in a bit. Whatever happens, don't act rashly..."

Shen Fei ignored him. His pupils shifted into tomoe once again as he activated his Sharingan.

In an instant, he detected the powerful spiritual energy fluctuations coming from their bodies.

Boring.

Too weak.

Shen Fei assessed their strength in an instant.

To put it this way, even a single Wood Clone of Shen Fei's could thrash all three of them.

The enhancement from Shen Fei's Mangekyō was no joke. What did it mean to be invincible within the same stage? Shen Fei was currently at Mortal Entry Stage Seven, and within that range, he was invincible. He could even fight someone at Mortal Entry Stage Eight by activating his Wood Human! With Susanoo, it went without saying!

Soon, the vehicle stopped.

Shen Fei and Lin Qiye got out.

"Gentlemen, we're here. I'll head back now."

He drove back the way they had come.

The two walked toward the Forbidden Zone Watch Station.

"Hello, seniors. I'm Lin Qiye, and this is Shen Fei."

Yun Meng nodded. "There's no need to call us seniors. I'm Yun Meng, this is Han Tianlong, and this is Li Changkong."

Yun Meng introduced them to the two newcomers.

Lin Qiye was very polite, greeting each of them in turn.

But Han Tianlong and Li Changkong pretended not to notice, leaving Lin Qiye feeling somewhat awkward.

Li Changkong said, "New arrivals here have to undergo a test. Only after the test will you be assigned to a squad."

"But Shen Fei, since you're working with us as a partner, whether you join a squad is ultimately up to you. Still, you'll have to take the test alongside Lin Qiye."

Lin Qiye frowned slightly. "What does the test involve?"

Han Tianlong said, "First, a combat test against Fierce Beasts. Second, a fight against us. You'll fight the Fierce Beasts first, then one of us."

"It's that simple," Han Tianlong said with a grin.

Hearing this, Shen Fei said flatly, "Between you and the Fierce Beasts used in the test, who's stronger?"

Hearing Shen Fei speak, and with words that sounded rather dismissive of them at that, they bristled. How could the Fierce Beasts confined at the Forbidden Zone Watch Station be stronger than them? Those Fierce Beasts were essentially food raised here in captivity, no different from pigs and dogs.

Yet now, Shen Fei was actually asking whether they were stronger than pigs and dogs?!

Never mind Li Changkong and Han Tianlong-even Yun Meng was a little angry.

Lin Qiye froze. He wanted to smooth things over for Shen Fei, but Li Changkong spoke first.

Li Changkong sneered and looked at Shen Fei. "I can slaughter those Mortal Entry Stage Seven Fierce Beasts with one hand! Do you understand?!"

Li Changkong placed heavy emphasis on the words "Mortal Entry Stage Seven"!

He wanted to tell Shen Fei not to think his Mortal Entry Stage Seven cultivation made him some big shot here! He could only throw his weight around outside because no one kept him in check. Here, he was just a worthless little nobody! If they really wanted to deal with him, they could knock him down with one slap!

Lin Qiye had a bad feeling.

Fuck, even Mortal Entry Stage Seven is no match for these people? Then someone like me at Mortal Entry Stage Six Level Nine doesn't even bear mentioning... Looks like some humiliation is inevitable. Shen Fei, please don't act rashly. None of these people are weaker than you... Lin Qiye could only pray that Shen Fei wouldn't act rashly, or he really would be taught a lesson right here!

Yun Meng watched Shen Fei coldly. She felt a little upset too.

Imagine being compared to livestock. Wouldn't you be angry? Those words had stirred a little anger in the previously neutral Yun Meng, and the slight favorable impression Shen Fei's appearance had given her instantly vanished.

Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that Shen Fei had merely made an offhand remark, because he had no need to think so much about it.

Would someone strong enough to utterly crush you be cautious and watch his every word and action when speaking to you?

Of course not! Only the weak did that!

It was always the weak who accommodated the strong, not the strong who accommodated the weak!

In Shen Fei's eyes, they were weaklings. Did he need to think before speaking to them, or watch his every word and action???

Of course he didn't!!!

Shen Fei folded his arms across his chest. A breeze swept through his long hair, setting it dancing. There was not a trace of emotion on his utterly cold face. His red Sharingan watched them without the slightest ripple, as though he were looking at ants, with nothing capable of stirring even the faintest emotion in him.

He said flatly, "Since you're all stronger than the Fierce Beasts used in the test, there's no need to say anything else or waste any more time. All of you, come at me together!"

What?!

The four people present froze for a moment, as though they thought they had misheard.

But a second later, they were certain they hadn't!

Li Changkong was furious.

Han Tianlong was furious.

Yun Meng was furious.

Lin Qiye was dumbfounded. His brain had crashed.