Chapter 89

The sunlight spread across the天地之间, invigorating and bright, lifting people's spirits.

Heng Yi's eyes hurt a bit; the sunlight seemed too intense.

Xu Wenfeng squinted slightly, clearly also uncomfortable with the brightness.

Indeed, the light was too strong, and everyone squinted.

Except for the mercenary captain with the broad face, who not only did not squint but suddenly widened his eyes, his face filled with fear!

It turned out he still had emotions and expressions.

Was the sun created by magic this intense?

Impossible.

The sun in the sky seemed to be burning red, emitting an incredibly strong light!

But the light from those burning red suns strangely focused on this small island, even more strangely focusing on those mercenaries.

They were as if on a stage, bathed in an especially bright light, so strong that it seemed to quickly cover them, leaving only an increasingly blinding light.

“No—”

A惨叫 sounded from the obese mercenary. Heng Yi, squinting, could not see the mercenary's condition, only that each mercenary had turned into a sun of light, impossible to look at directly.

The mercenary captain with the broad face suddenly knelt on the ground.

The intense light suddenly disappeared.

Heng Yi opened his eyes and found that the vines缠绕 around his body had vanished, as had the vines on Xu Wenfeng.

Chen Zizai's face showed surprise, and he stared intently at the mercenary captain kneeling on the ground.

Apart from him, there was no other figure around.

Where had those mercenaries gone?

Had they vanished into thin air?

A moment ago, they were reflecting a light so intense that it was impossible to look at, and now, they had all vanished without a trace, as if they had evaporated from the world.

The only one left was the mercenary captain kneeling on the ground, his face filled with fear as he stared at his hands. Those hands were thick and solid, with nothing unusual on them, making it strange to wonder what he was looking at.

“No, no, this can't be—” The mercenary captain's initial tone was one of fear, trembling, but by the end, it was a desperate roar!

At that moment, Heng Yi was shocked to see a brilliant multicolored light suddenly shoot out from the mercenary captain's body!

At the same time, the mercenary captain's skin and hands rapidly faded, becoming lighter and lighter...

When they were almost completely transparent, they suddenly turned into a burst of multicolored light!

Then...

He was gone, leaving not a trace, vanishing without a trace.

“What kind of magic is this?” Heng Yi realized that these mercenaries had not just disappeared but had died.

A mercenary captain of the Star Rank had died without leaving a trace?

Star Rank!

A Star Rank powerhouse, equivalent to an elder in a peak sect!

The sun was high and the sea waves rolled.

The island was left with only three figures.

It was as if those mercenaries had never been there.

Chen Zizai's shocked expression gradually returned to its usual calm. These mercenaries had underestimated the peak sect. The peak sect hiring them did not mean complete trust. How could there be no precautions?

Xu Wenfeng's master was the precaution. Xu Bangwang believed that as long as Hong was present, there was nothing to worry about.

Chen Zizai did not know Hong's background, only that Xu Bangwang had said Hong was the strongest person he had ever seen!

No one else.

But Chen Zizai had never imagined what kind of strength that was.

Now he knew. What had just happened was not some incredible magic or technique; it was simply the manipulation of light energy using the true qi of heaven and earth, creating a strong enough light to transform its nature and form an annihilation phenomenon.

A group of Heaven Rank experts, plus a Star Rank powerhouse.

All died in a moment using this simple method.

There was only one explanation: the gap in strength between them and Hong was too great, too great!

So great that they did not even have the资格 to see Hong, let alone have her act in person.

Chen Zizai decided to ask Xu Bangwang when he returned if he could do it...

A gentle breeze lifted the fiery red robe, and Hong suddenly appeared before the three.

Appearing out of nowhere, no one knew where she had come from or where she had been.

Her head was not lowered, but the wide hood of her robe obscured her face, leaving only her chin visible.

Heng Yi stared at her chin under the hood, her skin crystal clear, as if filled with a milky white energy. That kind of whiteness was not like a mortal's, but more like the fairies his three masters used to imagine.

Heng Yi's heart pounded.

The feeling from the two-pole hall returned.

He gazed at the figure before him, feeling an indescribable comfort and inexplicable excitement.

Hong just stood there quietly, facing Xu Wenfeng.

Xu Wenfeng bowed and said, “Hong.”

“I said, no need for formalities.”

This was the first time Heng Yi had heard her voice, but for some reason, it felt familiar.

Her voice was not soft or melodious, devoid of emotion, plain, and clean.

But to Heng Yi, it sounded like a heavenly melody, touching his heart.

Chen Zizai was also observing Hong, her expression complex. She was indeed stunned by Hong's unfathomable strength. A woman like this could not be an unknown figure; her strength was renowned throughout the universe, known to many civilizations.

Xu Bangwang was a super expert at the first level of the Star Rank, but Hong was the strongest person he had ever seen. Any super expert of the Star Rank, even if not a ruler of a star system, was at least a person of equal or higher status.

The Star Rank was not just a super expert in human civilization; in the vast universe, they were among the top tier of any race.

The transaction had failed. What would Heng Yi do?

As she gradually recovered from her shock, Chen Zizai looked at Heng Yi and then—

She saw Heng Yi's unusual gaze and expression.

That focused stare, that suppressed excitement, that lost-in-thought look...

Chen Zizai was stunned, puzzled, and finally heartbroken!

She understood the meaning of that gaze, but she did not believe it!

A person whose face he had never seen could make Heng Yi so infatuated?

Xu Wenfeng's behavior in front of Hong was somewhat strange. His fists, which he had raised, fell naturally, his head slightly lowered, standing still, not knowing what to say, unwilling to speak, his eyes filled with worry and a sense of obligation.

After a while, Xu Wenfeng said, “I made you worry.”

“It's a small matter.”

Chen Zizai, no longer immersed in her own emotions, looked at Hong's side profile and bowed, pleading, “Senior Hong, can you save Heng Yi? No one else can save him!”

This seemed to remind Xu Wenfeng, who, despite his unusual behavior, suddenly regained his usual spirit and confidence. He quickly said, “Heng Yi is my brother. Even though you say I can't have a brother, in my heart, he is my real brother! No one but you can make the peak sect not interfere in the matter of killing Xu's eldest son. I want to ask you to save him.”

“You have no brothers.” Hong's voice was blunt, though not scolding, Xu Wenfeng was clearly intimidated and fell silent.

That was the answer.

Chen Zizai was not willing to give up on the last straw. “Senior Hong, I am Xu Zizai.”

“Indeed, it is you—” Xu Wenfeng's expression changed, his gaze complex as it fell on Chen Zizai's face, while she tightly bit her lower lip, deliberately ignoring Xu Wenfeng's gaze.

Hong said nothing, as if she had not heard the words, as if she had no interest in Chen Zizai.

She slowly turned, clearly about to leave.

“Senior Hong, I am Xu Zizai. Can you not help me with this request?” Chen Zizai, in a hurry, took two steps forward. Xu Wenfeng signaled her not to persist, but Chen Zizai ignored it. She knew Hong was the only one who could help. Seeing Hong about to leave, she urgently shouted to Heng Yi, “Heng Yi, quickly ask Senior Hong to save you!”

At this moment, she noticed that Heng Yi was still staring at Hong's figure, lost in thought...

Xu Wenfeng only then noticed Heng Yi's unusual behavior, his brows slightly furrowed in confusion. He remembered that the first time they met at the two-pole hall, Heng Yi had been the same.

“Brother! Don't be disrespectful to Hong!” Xu Wenfeng was secretly anxious, knowing that this was the look a man gives a woman and that it could have terrible consequences given Hong's temper.

Hong walked, neither fast nor slow, her feet as if stepping on invisible steps, moving toward the void, leaving the island.

Heng Yi took a deep breath, feeling as if he understood some of Hong's emotions, though he did not know why, the feeling was so strong that he did not doubt it was an illusion.

“Why don't you look at me?”

“Heng Yi! No disrespect to Hong!” Xu Wenfeng was very anxious, fearing that Hong would be angry.

Chen Zizai was stunned, never imagining that after being in a daze for so long, Heng Yi would say such an incomprehensible and disrespectful thing!

Was he really crazy?

To say such nonsense and be disrespectful to such a terrifying person?

Hong's raised foot paused, and she stopped.

But she did not turn around.

“Why should I look at you?”

“I can feel it, you want to look at me closely, just as I look at you.” Heng Yi's face was serious, showing no fear despite Hong's terrifying strength, which was so frightening that it defied imagination. Yet, he had no fear of her from the beginning.

“Many souls have a special affinity, which is not new and not worth my special attention.”

“I believe you are lying.” Heng Yi remained serious, while Xu Wenfeng, already anxious, rushed to Heng Yi, grabbing his shoulder and urgently scolding, “Stop talking! Hong has a bad temper!”

Heng Yi ignored Xu Wenfeng, his serious and persistent gaze fixed on Hong's back, repeating, “I believe you are lying, you want to look at me, just as I look at you.”

Chen Zizai was both anxious and shocked, thinking that Heng Yi was so bold as to be outrageous, almost suicidal!

Dying for killing Xu's eldest son was in the future, but dying in front of Hong was now!

Seeing that Xu Wenfeng's persuasion was ineffective, Chen Zizai was about to scold Heng Yi when Hong suddenly disappeared.

Just like when she appeared, she vanished into thin air.

The clean sky, the surrounding void, the endless sea, all showed no trace of her.

Chen Zizai searched for a while, then looked up at the blazing sun in the sky, seeing it as usual, and let out a breath of relief, asking involuntarily, “She's gone?”

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