On the edge of a battlefield ignored by mages, Lin Feng sat alone amidst ruins buried in frozen soil, gazing blankly at the sky.
After an unknown amount of time, footsteps appeared beside him, followed by the crisp sound of a bamboo stick hitting the ground, subtly striking the frozen earth.
Lin Feng turned his head, his eyes, filled with chaotic emotions, immediately settling on his enemy.
"Number." Hong Qi continued to tap the ground with the bamboo stick in his hand, the subtle sound mixed with internal force, forming an eerie echo in the air: "You killed Su Quan?"
Lin Feng raised his arm, and wisps of unremarkable scarlet light flew from his fingertips before disappearing before his eyes.
Crimson decay...
Upon seeing that familiar light, Hong Qi's hatred intensified. He jabbed the bamboo stick several times before aiming it at Lin Feng's head.
Lin Feng then raised the Holy Nun's Sword.
The crimson blade, as it was swung, unleashed an unusually frenzied magical power, blocking the opponent's path.
Bang bang bang!
Hong Qi changed the shape of his palm several times, and a wisp of true energy spread into the surroundings, causing a continuous echo.
As soon as Lin Feng stood up, the scattered true energy suddenly became several times stronger in its flow, transforming into a vast true essence. It slapped away the demonic barrier in front of him, and bursts of dragon roars gathered from all directions, all striking towards Lin Feng.
A stinging, aching, and twisting sensation arose within him as the magic within him shifted. It then located the power of the Bahui within him and imprinted it with a strange pattern.
What is it?
Lin Feng's body was out of control, but the person in front of him was unusually excited. He injected a stream of true essence into Lin Feng's body again, silently outlining some unknown aura.
Immediately afterwards, the energy entered his arm and rushed straight towards the Curse of the Coprophagia.
"Found it!" Hong Qi's eyes gleamed with an unusual ferocity as he grabbed Lin Feng's arm, took out a beast horn, and stuck it in.
The sharp point easily pierced his protective suit, tore through flesh and bone, and embedded itself in the marks of the Coprophagist's Curse on his arm.
Blood flowed down his skin, and the power stored in the beast's horn surged into his body, frantically drilling into the curse of the dung eater, sprouting energy tentacles within his flesh and blood, piercing towards the power of the Bahui.
So that's how it is... Lin Feng's doubts were finally answered. A section of sharp spikes grew on the skin of his arm, starting from where they pierced the beast's horn, spiraling up layer by layer, growing more and larger spikes, all the way to his shoulder.
"The Crucible: The Corner of Ominous Signs"
Immediately afterwards, the power of the Ba Hui within him, which was running out of steam, was devoured by the curse of the dung-eaters. The painful tentacles that had spread to every corner of his body were brutally pulled out until the prompts kept refreshing in front of him, becoming a cold scene in Hong Qi's eyes.
"The Curse of the Coprophagite in its initial stages: Completed by absorbing the power of the Basil, obtaining the Divine Rune Fragment of Pain (1/)"
"Obtained a sacred rune fragment of the taboo curse..."
The hand protected by true essence gripped the largest ominous horn, while the other hand grabbed Lin Feng's shoulder. The powerful force erupting between their hands tore flesh from the horn, peeling it off from top to bottom along with the two Rune fragments.
"Omen Cursed Sword: Forged from the Omen Horn that grows by absorbing the power of the Bahui, it can counteract the power of the Bahui and can grow stronger by absorbing the power of the Bahui."
The tiny ominous horn attached to the lower end became a blade, emitting a foul aura and emitting a faint, luminous light as it aimed at Lin Feng, who was lying on the ground.
"To die because of the power you crave..." Hong Qi's eyes were indifferent: "You people who only want to pursue power... just like Ouyang Xiu, ultimately died because of your own greed!"
As the cursed sword pierced down, Lin Feng's body was unexpectedly pushed back a section, and a pair of ghostly hands grabbed him, pulling him out of Hong Qi's attack range.
After catching his breath, a vial of nanotherapy was inserted into his arm, but he slowly raised his head as if nothing had happened, and spoke in a clear and steady voice from the chaos: "You want to use this sword to kill Ni Tiansheng?"
Nanomedicine repaired his wounds, and as the abnormality dissipated from his body, the shadow that had been gathering on his brow finally lifted slightly: "His Azure Dung Ascension is at least at the third level, and with the forbidden techniques of this world, you don't even have the right to get close to him."
Seeing that the other party was unwilling to answer, Lin Feng stood up, patted the dirt off his body, and chuckled: "I have never been to the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. From the perspective of interests alone, following you is far less simple than following villains like Mei Chaofeng and Ouyang Xiu."
"The protagonist, the master, the imperial court—ordinary people have no right to talk about these things without power and background."
"You wouldn't be interested in an ordinary person with no background."
“Even if we successfully get close to you, if you make an enemy, we will be the first to die. But Ouyang Xiu, even if he angers the whole world, I can still stand alive in front of you and wait for him to regain his face.”
"You!" Hong Qi was furious. Just as he was about to strike out with his palm, Lin Feng had already disappeared from the spot.
"Chivalry, these two words are not good words. It is true that the greatest heroes are those who serve the country and the people, but before that, your chivalry is nothing more than an extreme personal behavior."
Lin Feng appeared in the distance and continued, "Guo Jing can shoulder responsibility, can you?"
"Do ordinary heroes dare to marry and have children? Do they dare to start a family and build a career?"
"Traveling through wind and rain with your child, and wandering the world with your pregnant wife?"
"People in the martial world are filled with love, hate, grudges, deceit, and betrayal... That's how the martial world is. You can just walk away after something is over. But people are different. People have to shoulder their responsibilities and have their own lives. They won't be like you, nor can they be as self-righteous and detached as you are."
"A chivalrous knight and a wandering knight are two different things!"
"Your existence is merely to embody a chivalrous spirit, a fantasy of roaming freely in a chivalrous world."
Lin Feng chuckled coldly, but swallowed back the last few words that were on the tip of his tongue. There's no need for people to blindly pursue the life of a great hero. In reality, as long as you can do your best in whatever you do, aren't you a "great hero" too?
Is it right to abandon all responsibilities you can't bear, take a sword, kill a few people, laugh loudly for a moment of pleasure?
"So... what about Ding Xiu? Did he go looking for that magic book?" Lin Feng drew the Holy Nun's Sword: "How did you know that book was the key to Ni Tiansheng's advancement?"
Hong Qi gritted his teeth, ignoring Lin Feng's thoughts. He used his light footwork to stomp several times, and with a flick of his palm, he unleashed a dragon's roar that resounded throughout the heavens and earth.
A golden dragon phantom appeared from above, its head clearly visible, mouth open, eyes as furious as Hong Qi's, before crashing headfirst into the upright blood-red longsword.
"It wasn't me who destroyed Su Quan's world. By the time I arrived, that world was already..."
Amidst the smoke and dust, Lin Feng was tightly draped in a layer of armor composed of demonic power. This time, he did not allow the demonic power to form a solid armor, but instead left a section in the middle filled with demonic power.
"It has been corrupted by the evil Yuan Dao."
Before he finished speaking, Hong Qi sheathed his cursed sword and used the bamboo stick in his hand to tap the blood-red light and shadow several times in the direction of the figure, producing a series of cracking sounds.
Snap!
The sword blade that had just been raised scattered all over the ground, and Lin Feng felt a slight stinging pain in his palm. He gripped the hilt tightly again.
"Evil!"
"Prepare to die!"
A murderous voice rang in his ears. Hong Qi moved closer to his side, his palms, imbued with true energy, roared like dragons, stirring up dust as he struck Lin Feng.
At this critical moment, Lin Feng showed no more hesitation and disappeared from the other party's sight.
call!
The smoke and dust were dispersed by the force of his palm. Hong Qi clenched his fists tightly, waited for a moment, and then left without looking back.
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