Chapter 79

"High, truly high, no wonder Hu Gao was standing below staring at the wind tunnels without jumping up immediately. Who said he was afraid? He was clearly studying these wind tunnels. Truly impressive, he only needed to observe these wind tunnels up close for a few minutes to find the pattern and immediately apply it. I, Yun Feng, truly can't match him..."

Yun Feng watched Hu Gao as he darted toward another black fire lotus, his pupils filled with genuine admiration.

The few guards standing behind him all had slightly changed expressions. Their young master was hailed as the top genius of Longhua Kingdom, with boundless potential, yet he now showed genuine admiration for a boy around his age. This Hu Gao indeed seemed noteworthy.

"This kid is really special," the old man with the pipe and a few others also marveled.

At this moment, more astonished voices echoed.

"The second one, that young brother has picked the second black fire lotus, and the speed is incredible."

"Indeed, he has clearly grasped the pattern of the wind tunnels. Look, he's heading for the third black fire lotus. Although he is quite far from it, with over a hundred wind tunnels between them, at the speed he just showed, I believe he can pick the third black fire lotus in less than a minute."

"Over a hundred wind tunnels? Our platform is only about twenty wind tunnels away from the third black fire lotus. If... I wonder if anyone dares to try."

"If I'm not mistaken, the pattern is to cross the wind tunnel the moment the fire poison shoots out. But I don't know if anyone can grasp the timing accurately. It's a bit dangerous to try. I wonder if anyone dares... Hey, so many people are trying?"

"Haha, of course someone will try. At the beginning, when no one knew the pattern, about ten to twenty people tried. Now that the pattern is known, even more people will want to try."

In front of the crowd, over a dozen martial artists suddenly rushed forward, leaping onto the platform. The one in the lead glanced at the third black fire lotus not far away, then looked at Hu Gao, who was only about eighty wind tunnels away. He finally made up his mind, focused on a wind tunnel ahead, and quickly approached it. As a ball of fire poison shot out, he didn't hesitate and immediately dashed forward.

"Poof..."

When he reached the center of the wind tunnel, his expression suddenly changed drastically. His speed slowed down, and he paused in mid-air. Before he could react, a ball of fiery red fire poison shot out from the wind tunnel, engulfing him completely.

"Hiss, this..."

The leading martial artist drew a sharp breath, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, making him stop in his tracks.

"Don't block the way here. If you're afraid, get out of the way."

This martial artist had only hesitated for a moment, but the one behind him was already impatient and pushed him aside with force.

"Let me try!"

He roared and, when the fire poison shot out, leaped across. However, the result was the same as the previous person; he was killed by the fire poison.

"This..."

Seeing this, the martial artists on the platform immediately changed their expressions, and many people below frowned, puzzled. Why could Hu Gao jump across the wind tunnels without being harmed by the fire poison, while they were immediately engulfed? This was too unfair.

Looking up at Hu Gao, who was now crossing one wind tunnel at a time with a hint of... enjoyment on his face, it seemed that crossing the wind tunnels was actually quite fun.

This was too demoralizing.

For a moment, many martial artists on the platform hesitated, but some still chose to try. Trying meant there was a chance; not trying meant they would likely get none of the remaining three black fire lotuses.

However, the final result was that no one could cross even one wind tunnel; all were killed by the fire poison.

"The third black fire lotus has been picked. What's going on? How can that young brother ignore the fire poison while they can't?"

Many martial artists below were puzzled. Hu Gao's cultivation wasn't very strong, and he didn't seem to use any special techniques, yet he crossed the wind tunnels as if he were playing a childhood game, with no pressure or danger...

They couldn't figure it out, and those who had been killed by the fire poison couldn't be asked, could they?

"Truly amazing! But these people are too impulsive, no wonder their cultivation is still at the High-Stage Condensation Shadow Realm despite their age."

Yun Feng watched Hu Gao's figure, marveling.

No martial artist dared to cross the wind tunnels easily. They could only watch as Hu Gao picked the remaining two black fire lotuses. Thus, in front of hundreds of high-stage Condensation Shadow Realm martial artists, Hu Gao picked all four black fire lotuses.

A single black fire lotus was worth about 50,000 to 60,000 gold coins, and four were worth at least 200,000 gold coins. This made many people look at Hu Gao with envy, jealousy, and greed, all wanting to snatch the black fire lotuses from him and claim them for themselves.

Especially those with powerful cultivation and support from strong masters were already taking action, waiting for Hu Gao to come down.

"Boss, many people below are coveting the black fire lotuses in your hands. When you come down, they will likely try to snatch them. What should we do? Should we refine them up here? It won't take long; refining one black fire lotus takes me no more than five minutes."

As Hu Gao was about to jump down, Xiao Wu suddenly spoke.

"Try to snatch them? Refine them up here?"

Hu Gao's eyebrows raised slightly, then he shook his head and smiled. "If I don't go down now, it will seem like I'm afraid. Moreover, refining the black fire lotuses in front of them up here will make them try to attack us. So, let's go down and meet them."

Hu Gao didn't show any fear, but rather a relaxed expression. He jumped down the wind tunnel and landed on the ground.

"Young brother, your harvest is truly abundant, picking four black fire lotuses. I wonder if you can sell two of them to me?"

"Haha, since this young brother has decided to sell the black fire lotuses, let me, Bald Wang, buy them. I'll offer 10,000 gold coins for all four black fire lotuses."

"Bald Wang, this young brother has already promised to sell the black fire lotuses to our Sky Shadow Adventure Team. When did he say he would sell them to you? But our offer is also 10,000 gold coins..."

As soon as Hu Gao landed, a large crowd surrounded him, leaving him no chance to leave. They didn't care about his feelings or expression, all arguing to buy his black fire lotuses, and their offers were all 10,000 gold coins, with no one willing to add even a single coin.

"Extortion? Heh, a familiar feeling..."

Hu Gao's eyebrows raised, but he felt no fear, his expression extremely calm. Inside, he was delighted, thinking about whether to show off the Wind Thunder Pearl.

If they wanted to extort him, he had to extort them back.

"Ridiculous, what are you all doing, trying to buy four black fire lotuses for 10,000 gold coins? Are you joking? If Hu Gao wants to sell the four black fire lotuses, I, Yun Feng, will offer 300,000 gold coins."

At this moment, Yun Feng finally couldn't suppress his anger, pushed through the crowd, and walked in with his guards.

"300,000 gold coins... Young Master, no..."

The four guards were terrified when they heard Yun Feng's offer, their faces pale, and they tried to stop him, but Yun Feng waved them off.

"Gentlemen, I, Yun Feng, offer 300,000 gold coins. Does anyone want to bid against me?"

Yun Feng looked around with a faint smile, a hint of coldness in his eyes. These people were truly despicable, clearly trying to extort.

The four guards behind him were extremely anxious. 300,000 gold coins was almost half of their Wu Xu Sword Pavilion's liquid assets. Using half of it would undoubtedly deal a significant blow to their Wu Xu Sword Pavilion.

But Yun Feng couldn't care less about that. Even if it caused some loss to the sword pavilion, he didn't want to see his benefactor bullied or cheated.

"Yun Feng, are you here to cause trouble?"

Bald Wang and the other martial artists looked at Yun Feng with anger. Yun Feng was clearly here to disrupt their plans. They had already secretly agreed to force Hu Gao to hand over the four black fire lotuses and then fight for them, but Yun Feng's appearance disrupted their plans.

"Trouble? Hu Gao is my savior. If you bully my savior, you are bullying me. If you really want to snatch the black fire lotuses from my savior, then defeat me, Yun Feng. I wonder if any of you have the courage to do so?"

Yun Feng laughed coldly, giving no face to the surrounding people.

Hu Gao was anxious inside. Although Yun Feng meant well, he was blocking his path to wealth. Hu Gao really wanted to pull him away.

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