"So it's..." Ling Feng looked at Di behind Chen Feng and asked, confused. "My name is Judy, I'm an old friend of Kyo Kusanagi!" Judy stepped forward.

"Di, what a lovely name, and you are beautiful too!" Ling Feng smiled faintly, then looked at Chen Feng: "Let's hurry back and check on our Phoenix Clan members!" "Okay, sure!" Chen Feng replied, about to leave, when he remembered the fatty he had captured. He strode over and kicked the man awake from his unconscious state.

"Who are you, and why did you frame me?" Chen Feng demanded. "Hahaha..." The fatty knew escape was impossible, so his courage swelled.

He laughed and said, "Don't get cocky now, you'll be crying soon enough. Do you know who that girl was just now?

She's a disciple of Kyo Kusanagi! We disguised ourselves as you to abduct her.

Once she wakes up and tells Kyo Kusanagi, you are finished..." The fatty burst into manic laughter. Hearing this, Chen Feng's face took on a strange expression as he looked at Judy nearby.

"You're a disciple of Kyo Kusanagi?" Di nodded and stepped closer. It was then the fatty noticed her.

"Ah... he captured you..." the fatty shrieked.

"Oh?" Di raised her right foot and delivered a sharp "Thump!" kick to the fatty's stomach. The poor man was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ground!

"What's going on? You guys..." Before the wretched fatty could finish his protest, he saw Chen Feng reappear silently behind him.

Chen Feng lifted his foot and punted him directly back toward Judy. Boom!!

The fatty was tossed back and forth between them like a soccer ball. "Chen Feng, wait a moment!" Ling Feng suddenly called out.

The fatty heard the halt to his ordeal as if it were heavenly music. When he looked at Ling Feng again, his whole body trembled with excitement.

Through lips swollen and resembling sausages, he stammered loudly, "Thank you..." But before he could say more, Ling Feng's cool voice cut in: "Kicking him is quite fun. Count me in!" "..." The fatty's vision went dark, and he passed out again!

……………………………………………………………… "Speak! Who exactly are you, and what organization do you belong to?" Chen Feng asked coldly, having revived the fatty for the Nth time.

The fatty, battered beyond recognition, could no longer endure the torture and finally confessed: "I don't know either. I'm just a freelance cultivator.

Someone approached me this afternoon; if I followed their instructions, they promised me a low-grade Earth-tier Combat Skill! You know how scarce skills are for freelance cultivators, so..." The fatty then recounted everything, which largely matched what Ling Feng had heard, with nothing extra.

However, when he mentioned that their targets were all individuals under 25 who had reached the Saint Domain, Chen Feng's expression visibly shifted. Xiao Hu...

Ever since Chen Feng burned his soul during his last transformation into Orochi, the soul contract he shared with Xiao Hu had been severed. Therefore, he couldn't communicate with Xiao Hu telepathically anymore.

Xiao Hu wanted to re-establish a contract, but Chen Feng had refused. Xiao Hu was no longer a mere magical beast; in Chen Feng's heart, he was a brother.

How could one re-contract a brother? For this reason, the matter had been postponed.

"Hurry back! I hope Xiao Hu is alright.

If anything has happened to Xiao Hu, I don't mind tracking down that organization and wiping them out in one go!" Chen Feng stated coldly. Perhaps the organization's leader was right about him: never push him to madness.

Once he lost control, his opponents would pay a price they could never have imagined! "What about this guy?" Judy asked, pointing at the fatty.

"Don't you have an enforcement squad? And you people are quite reckless.

Hand him over to them! Let them deal with him, and perhaps they can squeeze more useful information out of his mouth!" Chen Feng said lightly, ignoring Judy and Ling Feng, and flew off.

Ling Feng's power was depleted, but Chen Feng had tossed her over a dozen Purple Fire Crystal Stones. After absorbing some, she felt significantly better, regaining the ability to fly freely.

The two flew to the Phoenix Clan's settlement only to find a large crowd gathered, the ground littered with devastation. The enforcement squad members were carrying out bodies—both intact and fragmented—from within.

Seeing her clansmen so brutally injured, Ling Feng's face paled. She walked over and saw the Great Elder, Feng You, whose legs were severed completely at the root, his entire body raw.

If not for his fierce vitality, he would have been blown to death by that blast. "Divine Phoenix, it's a relief to see you unharmed!" Feng You breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Ling Feng return safe and sound.

"I'm fine. Lie down quickly; I will find a way to heal you..." Ling Feng started to reach for the remaining Divine Power Crystal Beans to crush them, but Chen Feng stopped her.

"Don't rush. Have you forgotten that the Dragon Clan consists of all-elemental mages?

I'll summon the Great Elder and the others to perform a recovery spell of Forbidden Curse level!" Chen Feng explained. Ling Feng nodded.

Chen Feng took flight and soon arrived at the Dragon Clan's residence. Because the Great Elder and others were present, the Dragon Clan hadn't suffered any significant losses.

They were still in the main hall chatting with a few elders and were unharmed. Relieved, Chen Feng explained the situation to the Great Elder and requested immediate aid for the Phoenix Clan members.

Long Yi acknowledged the request and led several elders along with him. Xiao Hu, hearing there was work to be done, trotted along behind them.

Just as Chen Feng was about to follow, a figure rushed toward him. "You saved him!" Kyo Kusanagi declared, tossing the half-dead Leidi toward Chen Feng before instantly vanishing hundreds of meters away.

"Right, don't forget to come find me—I'll be waiting!" Kyo Kusanagi's voice drifted faintly from the distance. Chen Feng caught the near-lifeless Leidi, watched Kyo Kusanagi retreat, and genuinely wondered why the man treated him so well.

Shaking his head, he gave Leidi a pill, turned, and flew back. Soon after, he found Leiao and handed Leidi over to him.

Leiao was overcome with emotion seeing the Prince rescued unharmed. Chen Feng didn't linger for small talk; he immediately returned toward the Phoenix Clan's location.

By this time, the gathered crowd had dispersed, and the Phoenix Clan members had been resettled. Chen Feng found their new quarters and walked in.

As soon as he entered, he heard the excited voices of the Phoenix Clan's Second Elder, Feng Xiang, and the Great Elder, Feng You: "Divine Phoenix, this item is too precious; you must keep it for yourself!" Chen Feng saw that Ling Feng was attempting to give the Purple Fire Crystal Stones he had given her to Feng Xiang and Feng You. Ling Feng had first mentioned the rarity of Purple Fire Crystal Stones, and as Phoenix Clan elders, Feng You and Feng Xiang were certainly familiar with how scarce they were.

When they realized the few stones Ling Feng held were gifts from Chen Feng for her recovery, they absolutely refused to accept them. Chen Feng let out a wry smile and addressed the two elders: "Take these.

If Ling Feng needs them, I have plenty more!" Under their surprised and distrustful gaze, he flipped his wrist, and a pile of Purple Fire Crystal Stones appeared on the ground—at least ten thousand by their appearance. While these stones might be incredibly valuable to the Phoenix Domain, to Chen Feng, they were no different from common crystals.

With a Purple Fire Crystal Mother in his possession, obtaining as many Purple Fire Crystal Stones as he wished was trivial. Feng You and Feng Xiang had never witnessed such a massive quantity of Purple Fire Crystal Stones and had to rub their eyes in disbelief!

Ling Feng knew Chen Feng possessed them, but this was the first time she had seen so many; she couldn't help but be startled. "Chen Feng, this is..." "Oh, I have an abundance of these.

By the way, most in your domain cultivate fire-attribute Dou Qi, right? If you use these stones for the Phoenix Domain, it will surely boost your strength significantly!" Chen Feng said.

He took Ling Feng's spatial accessory and transferred some Purple Fire Crystal Stones into it using his water flask. "Take these Purple Fire Crystal Stones; there should be about one hundred thousand.

Use them to nurture the younger generation of your clan, and establish your own prestige!" Chen Feng instructed Ling Feng. "However, I have one condition: after you have absorbed the energy, find a way to return the remaining ore to me; I will need it again!" ps: Whew, it's already 3 AM.

It really took three hours. How frustrating; it seems my pace of a thousand words per hour hasn't improved at all...

I managed to finish the twelve thousand words for today, but at least I didn't break my promise to everyone. I'm truly sorry!!

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