Chapter 13 I’ve Got Your Back
Lin Feng wasn't sentimental about it; it was simply the law of the jungle. He guessed this group of unlucky souls must have been discovered by the Demon Beasts, which led to a fierce fight. This in turn attracted several lost Demon Generals, and that's how the great battle ensued. Such a scene was quite common on a thunderous rainy night.
Lin Feng immediately began absorbing the souls of those Demon Generals. What excited him slightly was that the souls of these Generals had not dissipated. He estimated that reaching Third Grade this time was definitely not a problem, to advance securely, at the very least he should reach Fourth Grade.
Wherever his vision reached, there were dozens of Demon Beasts.
Lin Feng didn't dare to delay. After all, he reckoned there were quite a few people with the same idea as him right now. Of course, they weren't after the souls, because they couldn't even detect them, but the corpses of these Demon Beasts were also filled with irresistible temptation.
Lin Feng immediately sat amidst a pile of corpses, directly starting to stimulate the Demon Dragon Star. Instantly, colorful souls transformed into shooting stars, and like specks of starlight, they poured into Lin Feng's body.
Lin Feng only felt an extremely pure energy surging into his body. His Demon Dragon Star could convert these souls into energy to increase his own grade and the strength of the host, which means, Lin Feng's power was also advancing by leaps and bounds.
Lin Feng estimated that with Lin Zihua's strength, it was expected that he could step into the realm of martial master before the opening of the Star Tower. Lin Panghu and the others were not much different. Initially, he didn't plan on stepping into the realm of martial master himself; after all, time was short and the task was heavy, which was basically impossible. But who knew, as fate would have it, everything impossible here turned into possibility.
Here, one could easily find Demon Beasts of the Sixth or Seventh Rank, even Eighth Rank Demon Beasts, and even Demon Generals. If an average person wanted to hunt one, it would require an immense effort.
Yet now, so many were readily available, these many corpses were making Lin Feng's cultivation soar rapidly.
Martial Apprentice Eighth Layer, Middle Stage.
Martial Apprentice Eighth Layer, Late Stage.
Martial Apprentice Eighth Layer, Peak.
...
Time passed unknowingly, and with an invisible and silent explosion, Lin Feng felt an explosive power emerging from deep within his body. Lin Feng clenched his fist.
"Probably about five or six hundred jin of force, but this strength is still insignificant. Although I am now at the Ninth Layer of Martial Apprentice, it seems that I'm only one layer away from martial master. But once reaching martial master, Gang Qi will be cultivated within the body, which can be applied externally to increase attack power and force. Even the worst martial master can burst out a force of over a thousand jin. With my current strength, if I were to directly contend with others, even though I am the Demon Dragon Emperor, I would still be powerless. There is too big of a gap, and all techniques are trivial in comparison, so I better seize the time and continue to break through. My Demon Dragon Star is also at the Peak of Second Grade now, there's still half of the Demon Beast corpses here, including several Demon Generals that I haven't started refining yet. It shouldn't be difficult for the Demon Dragon Star to step into Fourth Grade, and perhaps, I can also directly step into the realm of martial master and take the lead over Lin Zihua and the others."
Lin Feng, based on his rich experience, analyzed his current situation and was about to continue his cultivation when a voice suddenly rang out.
"Lin Feng? What are you skulking around here for?"
Lin Feng opened his eyes and turned his head to look, only to see that it was none other than Wang Dako, the one whose wife had run off with someone else.
Seeing it was Lin Feng, a mocking expression appeared on Wang Dako's face. He approached with a commanding stride, only to see a ground littered with corpses, and his eyes immediately flickered with excitement and surprise.
"Is this what you found?"
Lin Feng replied indifferently, "What do you think?"
Wang Dako ignored him, his gaze instead falling upon the massive bodies of the Demon Generals, "My god, these are Demon Generals!"
"One, two, three, four... a whole four Demon Generals, my heavens."
Wang Dako trembled with excitement. He had never hunted a Demon General in his life, although he had seen them a few times. After all, the mountain range was so vast, and there were certainly no shortage of Demon Generals. But every time he had encountered a Demon General, he either didn't dare to breathe, covering himself in Demon Beast excrement and lying still on the ground, or he was so terrified that he just ran away. When had he ever seen a Demon General that was so dead it couldn't move, and whose Demon Core had not been harvested?
This good-for-nothing Lin Feng, unexpectedly turned out to be a lucky fellow, truly a fool's luck.
With this thought, a fierce light flashed through Wang Dako's eyes. With these Demon Cores and so many Demon Beast bodies, if he sold them to those second-hand dealers when he got back, even if he was a pig-headed Wang Dako, he might have a chance to break through to martial master. And if he could break through to martial master, forget about his former wife, finding another pretty, young wife wouldn't be any problem at all.
"Lin Feng, oh Lin Feng, I've got a proposition for you."
Lin Feng looked at Wang Dako indifferently, sneering inside. This kid, it seems, had murderous intent.
Wang Dako smiled brightly at Lin Feng, "Lin Feng, finders keepers with these Demon Beasts, how about this, I take eighty and you take twenty percent, and from now on, I'll have your back. If anyone dares to bully you, you can just tell them my name, Wang Dako."
Lin Feng gave a faint smile, report his name?
This Wang Dako really thought highly of himself.
"Thank you, but I'm afraid I won't be needing that."
Wang Dako saw that Lin Feng directly refused without even considering it and his face instantly darkened, a fierce glint dancing in his eyes, "Lin Feng, won't you reconsider it at all?"
Lin Feng just answered with a noncommittal smile, "You want to kill me and monopolize all these Demon Beasts, don't you?"
Wang Dako's pupils constricted, and his lips slowly curled into a cruel smile, "Didn't think you were so clever, quite scheming indeed. Yes, to tell you the truth, I do want to kill you. Now that you've found out, I'll give you a chance. Take your own life, in view of your help in discovering these Demon Beasts, I will leave you with a whole corpse."
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng replied with a faint smile, "It seems you've planned this for a while."
Wang Dako laughed heartily, "Correct, you're a smart man. Indeed, I've disliked you for quite a while, and I wanted to take this opportunity to split up and eliminate you. After killing you, I can just bury you anywhere. Who would care about a little brat like you? Even if Ma Han and the others ask, I can just say you were killed by a Demon Beast, and they can't do anything about it. After all, in this place, nothing is cheaper than human life. You can't blame me for being ruthless, only blame your carelessness for leaving footprints."
Saying this, Wang Dako looked at Lin Feng with pity, like a butcher looking at a lamb about to be slaughtered.