Goddess Painting

In the darkness, Qin Feng moved silently through the complex passageways.

He reviewed what had happened in his mind while cautiously surveying his surroundings.

"The Star-Fixing Disc in Shadow's hand shattered. He won't know I'm still alive for a while."

Qin Feng sneered inwardly, a chilling killing intent appearing on the face covered by the Thousand Illusions Mask.

"Since you want my life, then let's have some fun."

"I'll see who's the hunter and who's the prey this time!"

He not only wanted to kill the Shadow, but more importantly—

He wants to capture the enemy alive!

"Who exactly is behind this?"

Qin Feng frowned, and names flashed through his mind.

The Lin family? Wang Tianyi?

"impossible."

He immediately dismissed the idea: "My entry into the Earthfall Secret Realm was extremely secretive; they couldn't possibly know."

"Zhou Yuanqing?"

Qin Feng thought of the head of the Internal Affairs Hall who had given him the token and was all smiles and fawning.

"Only he knows my whereabouts..."

"But what good would that do him? If I die, isn't he afraid of offending that fictitious 'Master Wind'?"

"Or... does he have someone backing him?"

The more I think about it, the more confusing it seems.

"Never mind!"

Qin Feng took a deep breath, a glint of light flashing in his eyes:

"Once we catch the Shadow, everything will fall into place!"

He stopped worrying and, by the dim light of the lamp, took out the detailed map again.

"Since it's a case of 'preparedness at the expense of the unprepared,' let's focus on improving our strength first!"

"That shadowy figure is, after all, a half-step Qi Opening Realm being, and should not be underestimated."

"The spiritual herbs in this Earthfall Secret Realm are all top-quality!"

……

For the next half day, Qin Feng transformed into a ruthless herb-gathering machine.

They ransacked the first and second levels of this labyrinthine underground cavern.

Encountering a monster?

Just kill them!

"A Tier 3 Spirit Essence Grass? Good stuff! I'll take it!"

"This is... a fourth-tier Blood Dragon Ginseng? Although it's not mature yet, it's still incredibly nourishing! I'll take it!"

"Tsk tsk, this Purple Ghost Flower is highly poisonous, perfect for boosting my poison-type spiritual power!"

Qin Feng was like a mouse that had fallen into a rice jar, grinning from ear to ear.

Soon, his storage bag contained more than a dozen rare medicinal herbs.

Especially those three Spirit Essence Herbs, which are the main ingredients for refining third-tier cultivation pills!

Just as Qin Feng was preparing to head to the next marked point on the map.

"boom!!"

A loud explosion suddenly came from afar, causing the ground beneath our feet to tremble slightly.

Immediately following was a series of rapid sounds of clashing weapons and sharp shouts.

"Run!! Miss, run!!"

Immediately afterwards, a woman's voice, trembling with tears yet still resolute, rang out:

"I'm not leaving!! If we have to leave, we'll leave together!!"

That sound...

Qin Feng's heart skipped a beat.

"Why does that voice sound so familiar?"

"Hahaha! Trying to leave?!"

A cold, cruel voice rang out: "None of you will escape today!!"

"Li Wanqing?!"

Qin Feng's pupils contracted sharply as he instantly recognized the owner of the female voice.

That crazy girl who kept saying she wanted to marry him and even tried to kiss him forcibly?

"How come she's in trouble too?"

Qin Feng was startled. Without any hesitation, he immediately concealed his aura and moved like lightning, stealthily moving along the rock wall towards the direction from which the sound came.

……

Inside a spacious underground cave.

The place was now a complete mess.

The ground was covered with rubble and stained with blood.

Li Wanqing's fiery red outfit was already tattered, revealing her snow-white skin and shocking wounds.

Her hair was disheveled, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, yet she still gripped her long sword tightly, standing in front of a stone wall.

Behind her, the silver-masked woman who had been protecting her was now lying in a pool of blood, her life hanging in the balance.

"Cough cough..."

Li Wanqing was breathing heavily, but her eyes remained stubborn as she stared intently at the two men in black in front of her.

"Who...who are you?!"

"Why are you killing us?!"

Both men in black were at the peak of the Divine Power Realm!

Moreover, the aura emanating from him was cold and bloodthirsty, clearly indicating that he was a desperate criminal who frequently licked blood from the edge of a knife!

"Hehehe..."

One of them let out a strange laugh, flicked his long sword, and shook off the blood droplets:

"Miss Li, you don't need to know who we are."

"All you need to know is that someone doesn't want you to leave this Earthfall Secret Realm alive!"

"As for why..."

He licked his lips, his eyes sweeping greedily over Li Wanqing:

"That's because you're...too valuable!"

"Attack! Stop wasting time talking to her! Finish this quickly!"

Another man in black snorted coldly, and the long sword in his hand turned into a cold light, stabbing straight at Li Wanqing's throat!

"Want to kill me? Dream on!!"

Li Wanqing gritted her teeth, brandishing her longsword in an attempt to defend herself.

But she was seriously injured after all, so how could she be a match for two peak Divine Power Realm experts?

"clang!!"

With a crisp sound, the longsword in her hand was knocked away!

"Die!!"

The man in black grinned maliciously, his longsword still charging forward, about to pierce her throat!

Li Wanqing closed her eyes in despair.

"My fairy brother..."

"I feel like... I'll never see you again..."

At this critical moment!

"boom!!"

A terrifying shockwave suddenly erupted from the shadows to the side and behind!

"Who gave you the audacity to touch her?!"

The icy voice sounded like it came from the deepest hell!

Before one of the men in black could react, he felt a terrifying force, powerful enough to shatter mountains, come from behind him!

"Varied……"

He only had time to let out a short gasp.

"Bang!!"

Qin Feng's punch was delivered without any reservation!

The four elements of spiritual power merged instantly, and the terrifying power of the jade body slammed into his back without any fancy moves!

Click!

The protective aura shattered instantly, like paper!

Then came the sound of a spine breaking!

"puff--!!"

The man in black coughed up blood and flew out like a cannonball, crashing hard into the rock wall. His chest caved in, and he died on the spot!

Sold out instantly!

"Old Ji!!"

The other man in black was shocked and turned around abruptly, only to meet a pair of eyes as cold as knives.

"Who...who are you?!"

To his horror, he discovered that the aura emanating from this seemingly ordinary young man made his heart pound!

How is this possible?!

The person in front of me is clearly only at the second level of the Divine Power Realm!

How could someone possibly kill a peak-level Divine Power cultivator instantly!

"The one who will kill you!"

Qin Feng didn't waste any words with him. He stomped his foot, causing the ground to crack, and pounced on him like a tiger descending a mountain!

"court death!!"

The man in black roared, abandoned Li Wanqing, and turned his long sword around, slashing at Qin Feng with a chilling sword aura!

"roll!!"

Qin Feng neither dodged nor evaded, but instead unleashed a punch!

Physical confrontation!

"clang!!"

Sparks fly!

The longsword, a mid-grade true treasure, was actually shaken by Qin Feng's punch, causing it to vibrate and bend!

The man in black felt a sharp pain in his hand, and his longsword almost slipped from his grasp!

"What...what kind of monster is this?!"