Chapter 694: Reunion with Old Friends

As he was deep in thought, a message suddenly surfaced in his mind.

‘They found the Kunlun Spirit Ruins?’

Qin Feng’s expression shifted, and he decided against rushing to Earth Pole City immediately.

He turned, tore open the Void, and in just an hour, appeared beside a massive, ancient Demon City.

Golden Light Demon Capital.

The Demon Qi of the Golden Light Demon Capital soared to the heavens. The auras of countless experts resembled pillars of cloud piercing the sky. A single glance from afar was enough to startle Qin Feng.

To avoid alerting the experts within the Demon Capital, Qin Feng appeared on a desolate mountain ridge over a hundred li away.

A moment later, a streak of crimson Demon Qi shot across the sky and landed on the ridge.

“Red-eyed Scorpion greets you, Master!”

Qin Feng gave him an indifferent look and waved his hand. “Get to the point. What’s the lead?”

Red-eyed Scorpion stood up. “Master, after a period of snooping around, the five of us found some clues regarding Ancient Kunlun. It’s not far from the Golden Light Demon Capital. In the Ancient Era, it was called the Kunlun Spirit Ruins, an ancient Holy Land. However, this Holy Land was destroyed during the War of the Gods and Demons. The majestic Kunlun was sheared clean off, and the remnant is now called the Kunlun Platform!”

“The Kunlun Platform?” A glint flashed in Qin Feng’s eyes.

His gaze fell upon Red-eyed Scorpion. “Are there any major Demon Race powers in the vicinity?”

After a moment of thought, Red-eyed Scorpion replied, “Master, there are no major Demon Race powers near the Kunlun Spirit Ruins. There are only scattered Alien Races or various Demon Race members living in mixed communities, occupying Cave Mansions to practice their Cultivation!”

“Good. Go back, and don’t expose yourself for the time being. Keep a low profile and stay safe.”

“Thank you, Master!”

Red-eyed Scorpion nodded. A streak of red light shot toward the sky, disappearing over the horizon in the blink of an eye.

With a flash, Qin Feng made his decision. Since the Kunlun Spirit Ruins had been located, he would head there first in hopes of obtaining the Merit Profound Yellow Qi.

As for attacking the Demon City, Qin Feng wasn’t in a rush.

The Golden Light Demon Country had surely reacted by now, which meant the subsequent Demon Cities would only be more difficult to conquer.

Furthermore, Qin Feng estimated that reinforcements from the other Five Great Demon Countries would be arriving soon, and it was even possible that experts from the Demon God Temple had been alerted.

Rather than getting locked in a deadly struggle, it was better to explore the Kunlun Spirit Ruins first.

‘Time spent sharpening the axe is never wasted.’

With a flash, he tore open the Void and vanished. A moment later, a figure with surging Demon Qi emerged from an old tree, its ancient face surveying the surroundings.

‘How strange. There were clearly abnormal fluctuations nearby from the Void being torn open!’

After a moment, the ancient face’s eyes flickered. ‘Forget it. With all this chaos, it’s probably just some Loose Cultivator trying to take advantage of the situation, or maybe a spy from the Star Sect. This isn’t my business anyway. The most important thing right now is to catch those depraved scoundrels who’ve been abducting the women of my clan!’

A flicker of emerald flame flashed in his ancient eyes. In an instant, streaks of emerald light fanned out into the surrounding forest and vanished.

Kunlun Platform.

This was the former site of Ancient Kunlun. The surrounding landscape was marked by protruding, dragon-like ridges, and it had once been a convergence point for countless Dragon Veins and Spirit Veins. Though it had lost its ancient grandeur since the Dragon Veins dissipated, many from the Demon and Alien Races still made their homes here.

However, with war against the Golden Light Demon Country looming, many from the Demon and Alien Races sensed the impending danger and began retreating toward the Endless Wilderness.

A figure silently emerged from a tear in the Void.

BOOM!

The sound of clashing Demon Qi caught Qin Feng’s attention.

Qin Feng looked down. In a deep ravine below, two groups were locked in a fierce battle.

“You damn spies from the Star Sect! How dare you venture deep into the Barbaric Wilderness to steal our clan’s Spiritual Root! You’re courting death!”

“Kill these members of the Human Race!”

“We’ll skin them, pull out their tendons, and light them as human lanterns! Keep the women alive as slaves!”

…

As the excited, clamoring shouts rose, Qin Feng, who had been about to leave, paused.

A sweep of his Divine Thought revealed a group of Fire Leopard Clan experts who had cornered four or five young men and women.

These Fire Leopard Clan experts were extraordinarily strong. Their leader, a red-haired old man, was a veteran Martial Arts Giant. The aura of his Flame Origin was so distinct it felt like a blazing torch to Qin Feng’s senses.

The rest included over a dozen other experts at the Sea of Reincarnation Realm.

The five trapped young men and women were clearly much weaker. The strongest among them only exuded the aura of the Peak of Sea of Reincarnation Realm.

Among the other four, one was merely at the Void Divine Profound Realm.

All five of them were blood-soaked and in a wretched state, having suffered considerable injuries.

As his gaze fell upon the five trapped youths, Qin Feng’s expression changed, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

‘It’s them?’

Xuelian, Zhang Xuan, Ye Qinghua, Jiang Bing’Er, and Qi Fang felt incredibly unlucky.

They had accepted a mission from the All Stars Academy to come to the Barbaric Battlefield together. Like many others, the five of them had been hoping to make a quick score.

At first, thanks to their combined Cultivation, they did quite well for themselves. Things went swimmingly, and they reaped considerable benefits.

This time, the five of them had joined forces for a mission.

The mission was to steal the Fire Element Ancient Tree, the Clan’s Spiritual Root, from the territory of the Fire Leopard Clan in the Kunlun Mountain Range, near the Golden Light Demon Country.

The five of them had already investigated the Fire Leopard Clan’s strength. Their strongest member was supposedly the Fire Leopard Clan Leader, who had only recently broken through to the Martial Arts Giant Realm.

With a simple ploy, they eliminated the Fire Leopard Clan Leader and obtained the Fire Element Ancient Tree.

They thought the mission would be an easy success, but they never expected to find an old monster lurking in the depths of the Fire Leopard Clan’s territory.

The old monster ambushed them, and in an instant, their strongest member, Zhang Xuan, was grievously wounded. If Zhang Xuan hadn’t fought the old monster with all his might, everyone else would likely be dead.

Even so, that one blow from the Fire Leopard Ancestor had temporarily rendered Zhang Xuan unable to fight.

Hearing the vulgar taunts from the Fire Leopard Clan experts, the faces of the four young women—Xuelian, Ye Qinghua, Jiang Bing’Er, and Qi Fang—grew pale with rage.

But their anger couldn’t suppress their growing dread.

They were hopelessly outmatched against a veteran Martial Arts Giant.

“Heh heh, you’re not going anywhere. Judging by your age, you must be some of the Star Sect’s genius disciples. Trespassing in the Barbaric Wilderness on your own… you’ve got some nerve!”

The Fire Leopard Ancestor licked his dry lips with a scarlet tongue, his tawny, bestial eyes greedily roving over the four young women.

All four of them were exceptionally beautiful, especially the girl in the white dress who resembled a delicate ice lotus. Her beauty was the most outstanding of the group.

‘A truly heaven-sent delicacy!’ The Fire Leopard Ancestor could barely tear his eyes away.

“Little girl, surrender. If you bind yourself and give up, I can consider taking you as my Mistress and sparing your life!”

A chill of revulsion ran through Xuelian. His filthy gaze made her tremble with rage. She pointed at the Fire Leopard Ancestor and cursed,

“You old beast! Don’t even think about it! I’d kill myself before I let a filthy animal like you lay a hand on me!”

“Damn you!” The Fire Leopard Ancestor’s face turned purple with fury.

“You refuse my kindness, so you’ll taste my cruelty! Once I get my hands on you, you little bitch, I’ll teach you a lesson you’ll never forget. I guarantee you’ll be begging for a death that will never come!”

He lunged, simultaneously mobilizing his Cave Heaven True Power to lock down the Void. The faces of Xuelian, Ye Qinghua, Jiang Bing’Er, and Qi Fang changed drastically as they found themselves instantly paralyzed.

They could only watch helplessly as the Fire Leopard Ancestor lunged at them with a savage grin.

(I had a cold yesterday and asked for a day off in the group chat. I’ll still be releasing four chapters today. If there’s enough time, I’ll make up for yesterday’s chapters. If you haven’t joined, you can join the fan group. Also, thanks to “Young Master Hidden Dragon” for the tip!~)