"Heh, so you're finally thinking about me?"

Qin Feng looked at Ning Yao with a smile. "I thought you were hoping I'd die."

Ning Yao's expression turned very unnatural, and she quickly denied it. "I have never had such a thought!"

"Then why are you so nervous?" Qin Feng scoffed. "Even if you've thought about it, it doesn't matter. After all, it's only natural!"

"You can only regain your freedom if I die, right?"

Ning Yao's face turned pale. She opened her mouth, but ultimately dared not speak.

Qin Feng glanced at Ning Yao and changed the subject. "How could I not have thought of what you're worried about?"

"So we need to make some preparations in advance and give Shadow a big surprise!"

Ning Yao blinked, asking curiously, "What surprise?"

Qin Feng smiled slightly. "Have you ever heard of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation?"

Ning Yao was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "I've certainly heard of it! This formation is rumored to be able to kill enemies even if they transcend a major realm!"

"But as far as I know, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation requires not only the Four Immortal Slaughtering Swords, but also the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram; neither can be missing!"

Qin Feng smiled slightly. "The rumors you heard are true!"

"However, it is possible to set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation without using the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram, but it is only an incomplete version of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation!"

"Although it's only an incomplete version, it's still capable of annihilating an Ancient Emperor!"

"Shadow is only at the peak of the Heavenly Emperor Realm. Even if she is quite strong, she would still have a hard time surviving in the incomplete version of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation!"

Ning Yao looked astonished. "There's even a fragmented version of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation!"

"If that's true, then the shadow is indeed nothing to fear!"

Qin Feng didn't say anything more; he simply took out the Four Swords of Zhuxian and threw them out.

The four swords of Zhuxian landed on their own in the four directions of the valley, east, west, south, and north, and went deep underground, concealing their presence.

Seeing this, Ning Yao asked curiously, "Is that all?"

Qin Feng smiled slightly. "Otherwise what?"

"The four swords of Zhuxian all have weapon spirits, and their strength is not weak. They can set up the Zhuxian Sword Formation on their own without my control."

"This way, the shadow will be impossible to defend against!"

Ning Yao nodded. "I see!"

"Sigh, if you hadn't held back and had just killed Shadow, we might not be in this mess now!"

"Naive!" Qin Feng said speechlessly. "Have you forgotten what I said before?"

"If Ice Soul kills one shadow, it will definitely send out another, even more powerful one!"

"So this situation was bound to happen sooner or later!"

"Furthermore, even if I had used all my strength back then, I might not have been able to kill the shadow."

"Her body is incredibly strong, probably no weaker than a celestial artifact!"

"No way?" Ning Yao was somewhat incredulous. "Even if it were you, your physical body wouldn't have reached the level of a celestial artifact, would it?"

Qin Feng's eyes flickered. "I haven't reached the level of a Celestial Artifact!"

"But don't forget, the shadow is just a clone that has been created!"

"What if her body was created using a celestial artifact?"

Ning Yao was slightly taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise, "That's definitely possible!"

"Given Bingpo's status and strength, he is fully capable of using a celestial artifact to create an avatar."

Qin Feng said nothing more and closed his eyes, pretending to sleep.

Seeing Qin Feng's calm demeanor, Ning Yao felt somewhat helpless.

She couldn't be as calm as this man.

Thousands of Immortal Emperors and hundreds of Heavenly Emperors—this is a terrifying lineup capable of sweeping across the Heavenly Realm.

She immediately stood up and sat down to meditate and regulate her breathing, preparing herself for the upcoming battle to maintain her peak condition.

...

Just as Qin Feng was about to fall asleep, Xiong Potian arrived with tens of thousands of demonized bear-clan troops.

Qin Feng instantly snapped out of his daze, immediately got up and rushed out of the pavilion, then vanished without a trace in a flash.

Although Ning Yao was a beat slow to react, she still got up and rushed out of the pavilion to chase after him at lightning speed.

In a few flashes, Qin Feng arrived in front of the tens of thousands of demonized bear clan soldiers led by Xiong Potian.

He glanced around, his expression slightly grave.

He initially thought the demonized army he had created in a short time wouldn't be very powerful, but now he realized he was wrong.

The demonized army is not only incredibly powerful, but also devoid of intelligence.

Without sanity, there is no fear; a fearless opponent is the most terrifying.

Because each of them is fearless and only knows how to kill.

Ning Yao arrived at Qin Feng's side at this moment and immediately saw the situation of the demonized army.

Her face instantly turned extremely pale. "Master, what do we do now?"

Qin Feng looked at Ning Yao upon hearing this and smiled. "What are you afraid of?"

"Although the demonized army is stronger than I imagined, this is also an opportunity for you to improve yourself."

"You've only recently broken through to the Ancient Emperor Realm, and you need a major battle like this to boost your combat power!"

"Isn't that so?"

Ning Yao relaxed, her fear gone.

Just then, Xiong Potian led his demonized army over, and she immediately flashed to meet him.

Qin Feng naturally wouldn't stand idly by; he immediately rushed in front of Xiong Potian.

Xiong Potian was completely out of his mind; he simply threw a light punch at his opponent, which successfully lured him away.

Xiong Potian is at the peak of the Ancient Emperor Realm. With him here, Ning Yao will definitely have a hard time dealing with him.

Naturally, they should be led away, and kept far away.

As for whether Ning Yao could handle tens of thousands of demonized troops, Qin Feng wasn't too worried.

Ning Yao was at least an Ancient Emperor Realm cultivator; even if she was no match for him, escaping would not be a problem for her.

Moreover, the dragon race was not just for show; with the help of the pills given to them by Qin Feng...

Besides Long Ao, there are ten other Heavenly Emperors, all of whom have reached their peak.

There were also quite a few Immortal Emperors, about a hundred or so.

It can still be of some help.

Moreover, the dragon race had prepared many large formations in advance!

Long Ao and Long Xingtian arrived with nine peak Heavenly Emperors and over a hundred Immortal Emperors.

Long Ao and Long Xingtian immediately ordered everyone to scatter, drawing the demonized army away.

They led the way to the location of the large formation they had prepared beforehand.

The demonized army was devoid of consciousness, and the process proceeded smoothly without any unexpected incidents.

Once drawn into the formation, the demonized army was powerless to resist and was annihilated in a very short time.

On the other side, Qin Feng led Xiong Potian to a stop several hundred kilometers away.

Without pausing, Xiong Potian charged straight at him.

Qin Feng did not choose to confront Xiong Potian head-on, but instead dodged.

Although Xiong Potian is strong, he lacks intelligence, making him much easier to deal with.

It was much easier than Qin Feng had imagined.

However, Qin Feng wouldn't keep wasting time with Xiong Potian like this; he needed to find an opportunity to kill Xiong Potian.

"Heh, Qin Feng, are you a rat?"

Suddenly, a shadow appeared above Qin Feng and Xiong Potian as they were chasing each other.

"What kind of skill is it to keep dodging? If you're so capable, then fight Xiong Potian head-on!"