"What's going on?!"
As crowds fell in large numbers, someone finally noticed that something was wrong.
But by then, smoke had surrounded them from all directions, forming a siege around them.
"Not good, the smoke is toxic!"
Lin Xin'er's expression changed abruptly as she decisively chose to ascend.
High-level experts from the Heaven Heart City transformed their spiritual power into wings, attempting to fly out of the enveloping toxic smoke over the blood-red sea.
Clang!
A crisp sound of a sword echoed through the heavens and earth.
A masked person clad in black suddenly appeared, ignoring the poisonous smoke around, releasing sharp sword energy like raindrops towards Lin Xin'er.
This person was none other than Qin Feng!
Not only did he replicate Lin San's supporting role sword one-to-one, but he also spent 10,000 villain points to transform into Lin San's appearance, and another 10,000 villain points for a breath-hiding charm to conceal his aura.
"Miss! Be careful!"
The people of Heaven Heart City rushed forward without hesitation to block the sharp sword energy.
Bang!
The sharp sword energy, carrying a formidable force, fiercely collided, which sparked fireworks as the harsh clang echoed through the heavens and earth and successfully forced the opponent to retreat.
"Who is it? Such powerful sword energy!"
The people of Heaven Heart City's faces changed abruptly, subconsciously glancing at the opponent's sword to confirm their identity.
However, to their disappointment, the sword was wrapped in black cloth, making it impossible to confirm the person's identity through the sword.
"Hehe..."
Qin Feng's mouth curled slightly. This was exactly the effect he wanted. If he directly revealed Lin San's supporting sword at the beginning, even fools would know it's a setup.
Therefore, the best approach was to let the other party discover subtle clues and use deduction to reach conclusions, satisfying his desire to show off.
Just like an inexperienced girl finding you boring, a mature girl would play along, leaving the other with a sense of clear defeat but a feeling of winning the entire world.
"Who is this person!?"
Lin Xin'er furrowed her delicate eyebrows, realizing that this person's figure was very familiar.
Among the young talents of the ancient era, only three could release such sword energy: Qin Feng from the Moon Godess Palace, Yi Jian from the Nameless Sword Villa, and the one she expelled from Heaven Heart City, Lin San.
Lin San!!!
The people of Heaven Heart City were suddenly shocked, recalling that Lin San also knew of a crystal mine.
"Could this be the crystal mine Lin San discovered!?"
The faces of the people in Heaven Heart City changed one by one, finally realizing that this was a trap.
They also understood why Lin San, knowing that one person couldn't excavate it all, didn't inform them about the crystal mine in the Kunlun Hidden Realm.
Lin San must have wanted to use the crystal mine as bait, lure major forces from the ancient era to come and seize everything. Not only did he want them to help excavate the crystal, but he also set his eyes on all their gains in the Kunlun Hidden Realm.
"Does Lin San really have such audacity?!"
Lin Xin'er noticed that the opponent's figure was not just similar but practically identical to Lin San's. However, their speculations lacked direct evidence, so they couldn't draw conclusions yet.
"Ding dong! Congratulations to the host for successfully casting suspicion on the Chosen One, gaining 100,000 villain points!"
What is happiness? Happiness is being able to bring joy even when you're not around!
Qin Feng was ecstatic, almost transformed, and couldn't love Lin San enough.
"Get lost!!"
A cold and indifferent voice echoed.
Suddenly, the spiritual wings behind Mo Dao rushed towards the leaping Qin Feng, and the broad-backed knife in his hand burst into a dazzling cold light.
Clang!
In an instant, the sword light appeared, a crisp sword sound rang out suddenly.
Lin Xin'er and the others' faces changed abruptly.
Although the opponent swiftly sheathed the sword moments ago, their eyes still caught the pattern on the sword – indeed, it was Lin San's sword.
This person is Lin San!!
Lin Xin'er widened her eyes in disbelief, internally branding Lin San as a madman.
Didn’t he realize that the tens of thousands present represent the major forces of the Huang Gu? Casting such a net would offend the entire ancient era, and once exposed, he'd be hunted by the entire Huang Gu.
Boom!
The clash of sword and dagger created a storm of energy sweeping the heavens and earth.
Since Qin Feng didn't dare to use his signature sword techniques, he uncontrollably flew dozens of meters away.
"Dare to underestimate me!"
Mo Dao was furious on the spot. As the party involved, he could feel that Qin Feng hadn't exerted force, and his previous strike was entirely perfunctory.
Boom!
Before Mo Dao could swing his dagger again, his head felt like it was hit by a heavy hammer. The spiritual wings behind him instantly shattered, and he lost balance, falling from the sky.
"Brother!!"
Tian-Tian panicked and rushed forward.
"Ah..."
The sky was filled with miserable screams as people fell from the sky like dumplings.
Thousands of female ghosts suddenly took action, knocking down anyone daring to fly away. Despite the desperate cries, the entire blood-red sea was finally shrouded, and not a single one of the tens of thousands of prodigies could stand.
"What a joke!"
Yu Lan struggled to stand but eventually fell.
"Don't know how Feng-ge is doing!"
Tian-Tian lay on the ground weakly, Qin Feng's face dominating her thoughts.
"Just kill me!"
Mo Dao lay on the ground, tears streaming down his face, indicating he suffered a critical hit of 10,000 points.
"Poison, despicable scoundrel!"
The faces of the Yan Yun Eighteen riders were filled with reluctance as they swayed and eventually fell.
"What happened to that impressive momentum just now?"
Qin Feng, still masked, disdainfully curled his lips, taking Mo Dao's storage ring as interest for the previous head-snatching.
Soon, Qin Feng approached Yu Lan and noticed the storage ring on her hand. However, despite Yu Lan's weakness, she refused to be robbed easily. Even with her last bit of strength, she fiercely protected the storage ring.
"Hmm!" Qin Feng's expression slightly froze. He discovered that the Chosen One, when everyone else was powerless, still had some strength left. Unfortunately, she couldn't control these treasures, so he decided to take care of them himself.
With a crisp sound, Qin Feng slapped away Yu Lan's small hand, ruthlessly removing the storage ring from her finger.
"You..."
Yu Lan was infuriated.
Lately, she couldn't understand why she kept encountering this one. First, her Dao fruit was ruined by him, and now her crystal mine was plundered. Compared to these detestable actions of him, Qin Feng suddenly seemed much more adorable.
"Ding dong! Congratulations to the host for 'guarding' the storage ring for the Chosen One, gaining 100,000 villain points!"
"Ding dong! Congratulations to the host for irritating the Chosen One, gaining 10,000 villain points!"
"Ding dong! Congratulations to the host's female ghosts for seizing a storage ring, gaining 500 villain points!"
"..."
The system's notifications kept ringing, and Qin Feng's villain points skyrocketed. Now, even when he went to eat hand-pulled noodles with pork slices, he felt like he was betraying his own identity.
After a busy day, Qin Feng and the thousands of female ghosts finally cleaned up the tens of thousands of people. Even if the storage rings were hidden in the seven apertures, eight apertures, or nine apertures, he could retrieve them.
"Finally, it's over!"
Qin Feng, still in his masked black attire, looked towards the setting sun in the sky, knowing that the sinister Lin San should retreat, making way for the righteous Qin Feng to shine...