"What!?" Dongfang Wantang and Dongfang Xun covered their mouths in disbelief.
Han Feng simply nodded, without saying anything more, and began issuing commands to the Reverse Scale Squad via the communicator:
"Iron Tower, mobilize all forces and wipe out the remaining forces of the Nangong family!"
"Roger that, Captain!"
"Received! Should we leave no one behind?"
Han Feng said calmly, "Leave none alive!"
The Dongfang siblings broke out in a cold sweat upon seeing Han Feng's decisive and ruthless actions. Han Feng looked at Dongfang Wantang and asked, "Which direction did your grandfather and the others go?"
Dongfang Wantang snapped out of her daze and pointed in a direction. Han Feng nodded and instantly transformed into a streak of light.
---This is the dividing line---
Han Feng followed the energy fluctuations, tracking the dense forest along the way, which was torn to shreds by the violent true energy. Towering ancient trees were either cut in half or uprooted, and the ground was covered with crisscrossing cracks, some several meters deep, still containing residual waves of scorching energy.
"What an intense battle..." Han Feng crouched down, his fingertips lightly touching a still-smoking sword wound. Three different true qi auras were intertwined.
Another violent explosion echoed in the distance, the shockwave shaking the entire mountain forest. Han Feng's eyes narrowed, and he transformed into a streak of light, speeding away.
When he arrived at the battlefield, the scene before him was horrifying. The terrain within a radius of a kilometer had been completely altered, with giant craters tens of meters in diameter and molten lava that had then solidified everywhere. Dongfang Lin and Zhang Jingcheng floated back to back in mid-air, both with blood trickling from the corners of their mouths and their clothes torn, clearly having been engaged in a fierce battle for some time.
Their opponent, Shangguan Ce, however, seemed completely at ease. This white-haired old man stood in the void, surrounded by nine eerie blue ice crystals, each radiating a chilling aura. Most bizarrely, his eyes were completely ice-blue, devoid of any human emotion.
"They caught up so quickly." Shangguan Ce suddenly turned his head, his icy blue pupils locking onto Han Feng. "Looks like there's no escaping it today."
Before he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeve, and three ice crystals shot towards Han Feng like meteors. Wherever they passed, the air froze into tiny ice flowers.
"Be careful! Those ice crystals can freeze true energy!" Dongfang Lin warned urgently.
Han Feng neither dodged nor evaded, but simply raised his hand. The power of the stars formed a miniature vortex in his palm, and the three ice crystals, like moths drawn to a flame, plunged into the vortex and disappeared.
Shangguan Ce's expression changed slightly, but he quickly recovered: "As expected of the Star Soul Lord, but my Shangguan family's centuries-old heritage is not to be underestimated." He formed hand seals, and the remaining six ice crystals suddenly combined into a strange array. "Try this!"
"The Mystic Ice Sealing Heaven Formation!" Zhang Jingcheng exclaimed in shock. "Han Feng, retreat quickly! This is the Shangguan family's ultimate technique!"
The formation was complete, and the temperature within a hundred meters plummeted to absolute zero. Grass and trees instantly turned to dust, and even light was frozen and distorted. Han Feng felt his blood begin to congeal, and the flow of stellar power in his meridians became sluggish.
Shangguan Ce laughed wildly, forming a hand seal: "Lord of Star Souls? Nothing special! Today I'll show you..."
His words came to an abrupt halt. Han Feng, standing in the center of the formation, suddenly raised his head, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
"Have you had enough fun?"
As he spoke, a layer of dazzling starlight suddenly appeared on Han Feng's body. The light grew brighter and brighter, eventually exploding like a supernova. The Xuanbing Sealing Heaven Array shattered like fragile glass, and all six ice crystals simultaneously turned to dust.
"Pfft!" Shangguan Ce spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered backward. The backlash from the broken formation had caused him serious internal injuries. What terrified him even more was that Han Feng had walked out of the center of the explosion completely unharmed, not even the hem of his clothes was ruffled.
"Impossible! The Xuanbing Sealing Heaven Formation can even trap experts close to the Great Dao Realm!" Shangguan Ce's voice trembled, and the icy blue in his eyes began to flicker erratically.
Han Feng approached step by step, the frost beneath his feet melting away with each step: "Now, we can settle the score."
Shangguan Ce's expression shifted between anger and uncertainty. He suddenly withdrew his attack, forcing a stiff smile: "Lord of Star Souls, I was deceived by Nangong Wentian and Mu Xiaoxiao before, which is why I became your enemy. What will it take for you to spare my life?"
"Let you off the hook?" Before Han Feng could answer, Zhang Jingcheng spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. "Didn't you think about the consequences when you were going for the kill? Did you think we were just running wild?"
Shangguan Ce's face darkened: "I'm speaking to the Lord of Star Souls, it's none of your business to interrupt!"
"His meaning is my meaning," Han Feng said calmly, his voice not loud but carrying an undeniable authority. "Explain Mu Xiaoxiao's plan and what she entrusted to you clearly, and I might let you die a quicker death."
A flicker of despair crossed Shangguan Ce's eyes, but he remained resolute: "Is there really... no other choice?"
Han Feng shook his head, his eyes as cold as ice.
"Since that's the case..." Shangguan Ce suddenly launched an attack, conjuring a dark blue ice sword in his hands, "Then you can die!"
This sword strike contained all his life's power; wherever the blade passed, even the space itself cracked. Dongfang Lin and Zhang Jingcheng wanted to help, but it was too late; they could only watch helplessly as the ice sword pierced Han Feng's heart.
\"clang!\"
A clang of metal clashing rang out. The ice sword came to an abrupt halt three inches from Han Feng's chest, blocked by a layer of star armor that suddenly appeared. Countless tiny star maps flowed across the armor, each containing profound and mysterious principles.
Shangguan Ce's eyes widened in disbelief that his full-force attack couldn't even break through Han Feng's defense. He frantically channeled his inner energy, causing the ice sword to emit a piercing hum, but it could no longer advance even an inch.
"That's it?" Han Feng sighed in disappointment and waved his hand dismissively.
"Crack!" The ice sword shattered with a sound. Shangguan Ce was struck as if by lightning, and his whole body flew backward, crashing heavily into the mountain wall a hundred meters away, creating a deep human-shaped crater.
As he struggled to crawl out, fear finally showed in his eyes. Without any hesitation, Shangguan Ce turned and fled, his figure transforming into a streak of blue light and shooting into the distance.
"Trying to run?" Han Feng sneered, his right hand making a fist. The space within a kilometer radius suddenly froze, and Shangguan Ce was like an insect frozen in amber, unable to move in mid-air.
"I told you," Han Feng said, walking step by step toward the imprisoned Shangguan Ce, "that I would make your death quick and painless."
A tiny glimmer of starlight appeared at his fingertips, small yet enough to send shivers down the spines of everyone present—it was the aura of a dying star.
The starlight pierced directly into Shangguan Ce's brow, and he instantly fell into a coma.
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