Chapter 68

"Me neither." Hei Yue had a sudden idea, realizing this was a great opportunity. The cultivation level of this body was too low, only at the first level of Earth Venerable, which was very unfavorable for her future plans. Coincidentally, she had encountered a mercenary who had experienced a sudden surge in cultivation and had no ulterior motives, so she certainly wouldn't let this chance slip by. "At that time, I had some strange and hard-to-describe experiences."

The fat-faced man, feeling as if he had found a kindred spirit, excitedly described his experiences with animated expressions and gestures. "It was really strange! Those who haven't experienced it wouldn't understand. Suddenly, my head felt dazed, and it seemed like a fire was burning inside me, making my whole body warm and incredibly comfortable. When I suddenly opened my eyes, I felt something different about myself. My cultivation level soared in less than a month!"

"Uh-huh, the feeling is so similar! Could I have really encountered it?" Hei Yue's expression was one of pleasant surprise, which made the fat-faced mercenary nod eagerly in confirmation. "It must be, it must be! Little miss, you're really lucky. You only have a chance to encounter it if you kill a powerful mutant with strong genetic abilities!"

Hei Yue clapped her hands happily and exclaimed, "That's great!"

"Uh... I'm so hungry..." Heng Yi suddenly woke up, his eyes stinging from the bright light. He squinted for a moment before he could see the eleven unfamiliar faces around him. However, his head was still dazed, and he could only focus on the present, unable to think of anything else.

"You're awake?" Hei Yue smiled and helped him sit up, taking out a divine fruit and handing it to him. "Have some."

"Thank you, I have my own." Heng Yi felt it was inappropriate to eat someone else's rations, but Hei Yue had already smiled and pushed the divine fruit into his hands. "You've already taken it."

"Thank you..." Heng Yi took a few big bites of the divine fruit, and the hunger in his stomach disappeared instantly. His thoughts gradually became clearer.

The fat-faced mercenary pouted and said, "The most boring thing about the Divine Gate is always eating divine fruits! Eating meat is much more satisfying!"

Heng Yi had already noticed that these people's magical artifacts had no Divine Gate emblem and felt puzzled. He also sensed that these people naturally exuded a very special aura. Although they seemed easy to get along with, there was an inexplicable pressure about them, something that couldn't be attributed to their cultivation levels. "Who are you?"

"Mercenaries." The broad-faced leader with small eyes and light eyebrows smiled faintly and answered. Seeing Heng Yi's puzzled expression, he added, "Free individuals who have left human civilization. You might not have heard of us."

Heng Yi was very surprised and had never thought such a thing was possible. He asked in a daze, "Leave human civilization? Why?"

The leader, used to dealing with such reactions, knew that too much explanation would be troublesome. He simply said, "Sentient races have complex and diverse thoughts and pursuits. To put it simply, we are the type who can't stand the rules of the Divine Gate and prefer freedom. You'll understand more as you see more. There are many people like us in the universe."

Heng Yi could only nod in a daze, half-understanding. He had joined the San Yuan Sect and received the teachings of Da Yuan, and at that time, he didn't even know about the Divine Gate. In just over half a year, the San Yuan Sect was swallowed up, and he had been in the Hu Hai Sect for only a little over a month before joining the Peak Sect. He had only been in the Peak Sect for a few days, and he had actually spent less than a day and a night there. His understanding of the Divine Gate was very basic, and he had never thought about the existence of mercenaries who had left human civilization.

At that moment, a large group of people flew swiftly toward the north.

Everyone looked up and saw that they were all disciples on a training mission.

The tall woman looked up with a disdainful expression. "Xu Tianfeng's son is a treacherous and despicable person!"

The broad-faced leader said calmly, "People come in all kinds. Don't worry about it."

Heng Yi asked in confusion, "How is he despicable?"

The tall woman laughed and said, "You're so innocent. Don't you understand? This Xu Dafa led so many people and deliberately didn't participate in the battle. He waited until the situation was clear and then came to reap the benefits, aiming for the head of the Shadow Clan. After three days and three nights of fighting, others would be exhausted, and their true qi would be depleted. The remaining Shadow Clan members wouldn't stand a chance against them. This is a case of others fighting to the death while they take the credit!"

Heng Yi suddenly understood, but he didn't even know who Xu Dafa was. He found the man's actions shockingly despicable.

He hadn't thought about the benefits of the training mission, but he naturally believed that those who contributed more should receive more. It was unacceptable to turn things upside down like this!

"I will never let such a despicable person succeed!" Heng Yi said, putting away the divine fruit and standing up suddenly. Hei Yue, concerned, grabbed him, and the arm under her sleeve, which had slipped down, felt as soft as boneless, while her voice was as gentle as water. "You should rest. You just woke up."

"I'm fine!" Heng Yi struggled to free himself, and the tall woman laughed and consoled him. "Look at you, so anxious. Xu Dafa is despicable, but this time he's miscalculated. Trying to snatch this credit from Xu Wenfeng is just a pipe dream."

Heng Yi's righteous indignation subsided, and he nodded in agreement. "Brother Xu is very capable! He won't let them succeed."

At this moment, his fully awake mind suddenly remembered why he was here and wondered about the current situation of Bai Jie, Chen Zizai, and the others. He couldn't stay any longer and bowed to take his leave. "Seniors, I'll see you later. My fellow disciples are fighting the Shadow Clan, and I must go help them as soon as possible."

"Such a passionate and vibrant youth," the tall woman said with a sigh, remembering their own youth, but now this passion only burned for the team, not as purely as before.

Heng Yi had already flown away, and Hei Yue bowed in farewell, holding the head of a female Shadow Clan member and chasing after Heng Yi—

At the battlefield.

Many team leaders' training beads were glowing, filled with angry shouts.

"Xu Dafa is here to snatch the credit! This despicable person—"

Hu Baijie's hands were trembling uncontrollably. She had long lost her full combat strength, and it was only because the number of Shadow Clan members had decreased, and the fighting teams had successfully merged, with the protection of experts like Wang Bupa, who possessed blood-drinking weapons, that they had managed to survive this long.

They had persisted until now, and although they were killing enemies slowly and the battle was difficult, they had already passed the most dangerous period. Victory was just a matter of time, as there were not many powerful Shadow Clan members left!

Suddenly, a voice behind Hu Baijie, filled with anger and tears, shouted, "Damn it, damn it! This is too much! The son of the deputy sect leader can do this! Three junior brothers have died! They fought to the death, and these people watched from the sidelines and now come to snatch the credit! Just because he's the son of the deputy sect leader?"

"Why is the Divine Gate's training so unfair!"

...

Among those who had survived the battle, many had once been afraid, exhausted, and even wanted to escape, but they were forced to fight to the end in a desperate situation with no way out.

They had fought until now!

Now, most of the powerful Shadow Clan members were dead, and although they were exhausted, the pressure they faced was much lighter.

At this moment, Xu Dafa arrived!

Wasn't he here to kill the remaining Shadow Clan members and search for their leader when they were exhausted?

Under normal circumstances, these people wouldn't dare to say a word against Xu Dafa, but the accumulated anger had surpassed their reason, and they couldn't control themselves, forgetting the consequences of their words.

Some of the more temperamental team leaders angrily questioned, "Xu Wenfeng! You said you would fight, and now you have to give us an explanation! We've been fighting to the death for so long, and now others are reaping the benefits?"

Xu Wenfeng leaped repeatedly, continuously killing the weak Shadow Clan members around the four goddesses of Nan Xiang Mountain, and said calmly, "If you don't mind me taking all the credit, I have a way to make Xu Dafa's plan fail."

Chen Zizai thought it was despicable and guessed that this was the reason Xu Wenfeng had been so relaxed and unhurried throughout the battle. Although Xu Wenfeng had killed many enemies, his main responsibility had always been to protect the four goddesses of Nan Xiang Mountain. It was impossible for someone at the Heavenly Venerable level to be only this strong. Now that the situation had turned out this way, his casual words seemed like a reluctant effort to help everyone, and he was both taking credit and being a good person!

But even though Chen Zizai understood this, if he had to choose between letting Xu Dafa and his group of despicable people take the credit or giving it to Xu Wenfeng, he would still prefer Xu Wenfeng.

Because Xu Wenfeng deserved to be first, and more importantly, his team had been fighting alongside them all along!

"Better you take all the credit than let them have it!"

This was also the thought of the other trainees.

"Please keep your training beads glowing to avoid accidental injuries," Xu Wenfeng said with a calm smile, leading the four goddesses of Nan Xiang Mountain back into the crowd.

Everyone was puzzled about what powerful means he had. The only thing they could think of was the Heavenly Venerable level summoning a soul beast to join the battle, but with so many Shadow Clan members left, could he really kill them all in a short time and leave Xu Dafa empty-handed?

This seemed hard to believe.

Chen Zizai, however, was not skeptical. He knew that if Xu Wenfeng's soul beast was of an extraordinary and powerful level, it might be possible to achieve this incredible feat, although such a soul beast was extremely difficult to obtain.

"Xu Wenfeng! What about Heng Yi?"

Thinking about the terrifying special skills of a star-level soul beast that might be used, Chen Zizai couldn't help but worry about Heng Yi, whose training bead had long lost its glow.

Without the training bead and the nearby aura, Xu Wenfeng's soul beast's large-scale killing skills could easily harm him.

The continuous fighting had left everyone mentally and physically exhausted, and Hu Baijie had long been too busy to worry about other things, even about herself. At this moment, she also remembered Heng Yi, who had long lost his sight and hearing and whose training bead had probably lost its glow. This didn't mean Heng Yi was dead, because after his training bead lost its glow, he had still rescued them. "Heng Yi's perception has been weakened by the dark matter black gas, and we can't contact him."

"Don't worry, he'll be fine," Xu Wenfeng said confidently, though his reasons were unclear. But his confident demeanor made it seem like he wasn't lying.

Chen Zizai, however, didn't easily believe him and said coldly, "Xu Wenfeng, don't take Heng Yi's life lightly! If you harm him, I won't let you off!"

This threat seemed laughable to others, as threatening someone like Xu Wenfeng was absurd.

Chen Zizai himself found it ridiculous. Would Xu Wenfeng be afraid of his threat?

"Xu Dafa's people are coming!"

A voice in the training bead shouted, filled with impatience.

Xu Wenfeng smiled, his eyes sharp, and a blue crescent moon mark appeared on his forehead.