Chapter 48: The Hidden Fangs

Long Feng smiled faintly.

"If they discover this cave, both of us will be in danger. I’ll lead them somewhere else."

"But..."

Su Qingxue hesitated. Even if his combat strength was stronger than an ordinary cultivator, fighting so many people alone was extremely dangerous.

"Don’t worry. I’ll come back."

After speaking in a strict tone, he quickly ran out of the cave.

Su Qingxue watched his back disappear. Her eyes carried a trace of worry.

"Be careful..." She whispered.

Long Feng continued walking through the forest.

After traveling a few dozen meters away from the cave, he looked back to confirm no one following him.

His worried expression gradually disappeared. The tension on his face vanished. Instead, a sinister smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

After confirming the direction of noise coming from, he headed towards them. His footsteps were relaxed, as if he were taking a leisurely walk through a garden.

Soon, several figures appeared in his sight.

There were around ten Blood Eagle Gang members searching through the forest, among them were two remaining Golden Core Realm cultivators.

The strongest was Han Tianyu, who already reached the sixth level of the Golden Core Realm. The other Golden Core realm cultivator was at the second level, same like him. The remaining members were all True Spirit Realm cultivators.

At this moment, Han Tianyu also noticed Long Feng. His eyes narrowed in surprise.

"You..."

The other members also turned around. One of them recognized him immediately.

"Isn’t that Long Feng?"

"He’s still alive?"

Han Tianyu stared at him coldly. His voice contained obvious surprise.

"Long Feng! I didn’t expect you to still be alive."

"Why wouldn’t I be?" Long Feng calmly looked at them.

But his attitude made Han Tianyu frown.

Something felt wrong. Long Feng was standing alone in the middle of the forest. His eyes narrowed as he looked around.

"Since you are also here now, let us all search together for that girl because of whom all our people died."

He had no desire to argue with him right now. He ordered his men to continue their search and turned to leave with them.

But suddenly his footsteps halted as he noticed that Long Feng still didn’t move. He looked at Long Feng, his expression became suspicious.

"Why aren’t you searching with us?"

Han Tianyu thought that in the last fight, along with his brother, Long Feng’s Nascent Soul realm guardian was also killed. And that’s why he fled.

But now his strange behavior was planting doubts in his mind.

Long Feng looked toward him with a strange smile on his face.

"You’re still not understanding."

"What do you mean?" Han Tianyu’s heart suddenly tightened.

Long Feng slowly raised his sword. His fingers were tracing on its edge.

"The doubt you’re having... are correct. It was me who killed your brother and all those others too."

Silence!

The expressions of every Blood Eagle Gang member changed.

"What?!"

Han Tianyu’s face instantly became distorted with rage.

"You killed my brother?!"

Long Feng nodded as if this was natural.

"How dare you!" Han Tianyu roared. His spiritual energy erupted violently.

"Kill him!"

The surrounding Blood Eagle Gang members immediately surrounded Long Feng, drawing their weapons, ready to attack anytime.

The atmosphere instantly became murderous.

"Die!"

A True Spirit Realm cultivator rushed forward. But Long Feng was faster than him, his sword flashed.

Clang!

The attack was blocked. But another cultivator attacked from the side.

Long Feng twisted his body and avoided the strike, then his sword swept outward and blood splashed.

The cultivator was forced backward. At the same time, Han Tianyu finally made his move.

Boom!

His terrifying spiritual pressure erupted. His fist tore through the air and smashed toward Long Feng.

Long Feng also raised his sword to counter him.

Bang!

The collision sent both of them backward. Long Feng’s feet dragged across the ground. His expression became serious.

’ So this is the power of a Sixth-level Golden Core realm expert! Not bad, but not too impressive either."

The difference between their cultivation levels was indeed enormous. But it wasn’t enough to suppress him instantly.

The other Golden Core cultivator also attacked from the side, along with several True Spirit Realm cultivators who surrounded him.

Long Feng’s sword moved continuously.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Sword light flashed through the forest. He blocked attack after attack. However, fighting so many opponents at once wasn’t easy.

A blade cut across his shoulder, and blood immediately welled from the wound. Another attack grazed his side.

Han Tianyu took advantage of the opening and punched him in the chest.

Bang!

Long Feng was thrown backward. He crashed into a tree before landing heavily on the ground.

Seeing Long Feng struggling against them, Han Tianyu laughed.

"Hahaha! You really thought you could fight all of us?"

Long Feng slowly stood, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

But Han Tianyu’s eyes became cold.

"Once you die, I’ll find that woman and kill her as well. Aren’t you doing all of this for that woman? She’ll have to pay the price for my brother’s death too."

However, hearing his words, Long Feng couldn’t help but smile. This made Han Tianyu displeased.

"Why are you smiling?"

"You still don’t understand." Wiping the blood from his mouth, Long Feng laughed at his foolishness.

"What?"

"Do you really think that you found us? Idiot! It was me who left those traces."

Long Feng’s smile became increasingly sinister while Han Tianyu felt something wrong in his heart.

"What?!"

The surrounding Blood Eagle Gang members were shocked. But Long Feng ignored their expressions and continued.

"You didn’t find us. I brought you here, you dumbass!"

"You..."

Han Tianyu’s pupils contracted. A terrible feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

Long Feng glanced at the wounds on his body, then he smiled.

"This should be enough."

Han Tianyu didn’t understand. But Long Feng didn’t give him time to think and attacked without hesitation.

Boom!

His previously suppressed aura suddenly surged.

He had deliberately allowed himself to suffer several minor injuries.

The cave wasn’t far away. Su Qingxue could sense the fluctuations of their battle.

Long Feng wanted her to believe that he was struggling desperately against the Blood Eagle Gang. That was why he had deliberately prolonged the battle.

Now, he no longer needed to pretend.

He also possessed a top-tier Mortal Physique. Although it couldn’t compare to a Heavenly Physique like Su Qingxue’s, it still pushed his physical strength far beyond that of an ordinary cultivator at the same realm.

Combined with his powerful techniques and combat experience, these bandits were no longer a threat to him.

"Die!" The second-level Golden Core cultivator couldn’t held back anymore and immediately rushed toward him.

Long Feng’s eyes flashed.

"You’re the first."

He used Blazing Shadow Step and quickly came close to him. But just as their attacks were about to clash, a strange mark suddenly appeared on Long Feng’s forehead.

A terrifying invisible force slammed into the man’s sea of consciousness. The man’s body suddenly froze. His expression became blank for an instant.

But that instant was enough. Long Feng’s sword flashed and directly pierced through his chest.

Pfft!

The man’s eyes widened. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth as his body slowly collapsed.

"How coul..." Seeing this scene, it was not just Han Tianyu, but other member’s expressions became ugly.

But Long Feng didn’t answer nor he waited. He gripped his sword tightly and attacked the closest bandit.

"Let’s see how far my strength can go."

Han Tianyu roared and charged forward.

"Kill him!"

The remaining Blood Eagle Gang members attacked simultaneously.

But Long Feng’s speed was faster than him. Taking advantage of his movement technique and agility, he attacked them one by one. His sword moved like lightning among their group.

The battle erupted once again. But this time, Long Feng was completely different.

He no longer defended, but attacked. Every movement carried terrifying power.

His sword swept across the battlefield, forcing the True Spirit Realm cultivators backward one after another.

Han Tianyu’s expression became increasingly ugly.

’How can this bastard become so strong?’

He immediately unleashed his strongest technique.

"Blood Eagle Fist!"

A gigantic blood-red eagle appeared behind him. Its enormous wings spread across the forest.

Long Feng looked up, his eyes filled with disdain.

"Come on, let me show you what a real technique is."

"Heaven Cleaving Sword—First Form!"

His sword rose above his head, pointed at the sky as a gigantic sword phantom appeared in front of him. The sword collided with the blood-red eagle.

BOOM!

The entire forest shook, trees were shattered. Dust and leaves filled the air.

Han Tianyu’s body was forced backward, a taste of sweetness filled in his mouth. He gritted his teeth and roared.

"I’ll kill you!"

He rushed forward again. But Long Feng prepared more than enough for him.

"Heaven Cleaving Sword—Second Form!"

The sword intent suddenly transformed. The enormous sword phantom descended with overwhelming power.

This time, even Han Tianyu’s face turned pale. He had survived his last attack, that was just its first form, comparable to a low-tier Earth Rank technique. But it didn’t mean he could survive this one.

"No!"

The sword light swallowed his figure. The remaining Blood Eagle Gang members were completely terrified.

Their leader had been defeated. They turned and tried to escape.

But Long Feng didn’t give them the opportunity. His sword flashed repeatedly. One after another, their bodies fell.

The True Spirit Realm cultivators were killed almost instantly. Within a short time, the forest became silent.

Long Feng stood among the corpses. His breathing was heavy.

Even though he had won, fighting so many enemies and casting the second form of Heaven Cleaving Sword, had consumed a tremendous amount of his spiritual energy.

He looked at his wounds, but there was still a smile on his face.

"It wasn’t bad."

This battle had given him exactly what he wanted.

He could feel the Golden Core inside his body trembling faintly. He was even closer to the third level.

Long Feng took out a recovery pill and swallowed it. A warm current immediately spread through his body. He slowly recovered his spiritual energy.

After taking one last look at the corpses, Long Feng turned around and went back.

"Now... it’s time to go back and see my mistress."