While waiting for Chu Chaoyan to wake up, Shen Feng was not idle. He was thinking, why had this situation occurred? Why had he led Chu Chaoyan step by step into a dead end, and if not for falling into the underground river, they would have had no chance of survival.
After thinking for a long time, Shen Feng finally understood. The reason for everything was his own lack of strength. If he had been strong enough, he could have killed all the zombies that dared to charge forward during the zombie outbreak, and then both he and Chu Chaoyan would have been safe, instead of hiding and being chased like stray dogs. If he could have quickly dug out a tunnel when they were hiding on the second level, Chu Chaoyan wouldn't have had to save water for him. If he could have killed the two corpse kings the moment the cave entrance was discovered, they could have left潇洒ly with Chu Chaoyan. However, none of these scenarios happened, and Shen Feng was eventually forced by the corpse kings to jump into the abyss.
It could be said that as long as Shen Feng could have done any one of these things, he would not have desperately jumped into the abyss. Shen Feng could have led Chu Chaoyan out of the underground long ago.
Therefore, after summarizing so much, Shen Feng discovered his only problem: he was not strong enough.
Shen Feng once thought he was the first person in the world to become a Tier 4 ability user, so he had extraordinary talent and a boundless future. Especially after taking control of Yuzhou, his mindset also changed. Although it was not explicitly stated, the arrogance of being the best in the world had already begun to emerge.
Until now, Shen Feng's mindset had been shattered by a plan from the corpse kings. He thought he was the best in the world, a favored child of heaven, but when real danger arrived, he didn't even have the strength to protect the woman he loved. This contrast made Shen Feng experience a fall from heaven to hell. Under these circumstances, Shen Feng began to transform. A strong person is not someone who never fails, but someone who can stand up again and again after falling.
Therefore, what Shen Feng lacked now was only strength. The simplest way to gain strength was to consume enough evolution base. Not only would his injuries instantly heal, but he would also gain powerful strength after evolution!
Shen Feng asked Lu Xian to return to the base to get the evolution base from Yang Chang. He consumed the evolution base in the hospital, and his body instantly recovered. The doctors were also carefully examining Shen Feng's changes. They found that the fat on Shen Feng's body was rapidly decreasing, but at the same time, Shen Feng's previously broken leg bones were rapidly healing.
The doctors did not expect the recovery ability during evolution to be so exaggerated. They had never seen an ability user evolve before. Now that they had witnessed Shen Feng's evolution process with their own eyes, they became eager to learn. If Lu Xian were not guarding the ward outside, the doctors would have loved to dissect Shen Feng.
Lu Xian stood outside the door and said to the doctors, "Don't even think about coming in. I am the City Lord's bodyguard. When the City Lord recovers, your job will be to remove the steel plates from his legs, understand? Don't try to get in."
"Let us go in and examine Shen Feng's body. Don't drive us away. If there's any danger, we can help!" the doctors quickly explained.
Lu Xian thought about it and indeed, it made sense. So he said to the doctors, "Then you all stand aside and watch. No touching, or I'll beat you up!"
Thus, more than a dozen doctors surrounded the hospital bed, pointing and discussing Shen Feng. They were talking about terms like energy conversion efficiency and cell induction differentiation. In short, Lu Xian couldn't understand a word, while the doctors discussed with great interest.
Shen Feng lost weight at a visible rate. The energy required for successful evolution was immense. After the fat was almost consumed, the energy needed would be glycogen and protein. Fortunately, the evolution base itself contained powerful energy. Shen Feng did not need to consume his own protein, otherwise, he would wake up emaciated. How could he get revenge then?
Shen Feng spent six hours successfully evolving to Tier 5. When he woke up, he found many doctors surrounding his hospital bed, which immediately made Shen Feng frown, "What are you guys doing?" 138 Reading Network
"You're awake?" the doctors said with a smile, "We've never seen an ability user evolve before, so we're just watching. Don't be nervous, we have no ill intentions."
"With more than a dozen doctors surrounding me, I'll be nervous even if you have no ill intentions. Hurry up and perform surgery to remove the steel plates from my legs. My bones have already healed," Shen Feng said quickly.
The doctors nodded quickly and then began to prepare for the surgery.
After the surgery, Shen Feng still stayed in the hospital for a day. After a day, the incision on his leg had also healed. What he wanted to do most now was to test his abilities. He felt that the ability he controlled had become even more powerful. Revenge was within reach. With greater strength, he could wash away the shame.
Shen Feng took Lu Xian back to the base. At this time, Zhang Jue also came, drawn by the scent. He had not forgotten the conditions Shen Feng had mentioned earlier. Now that Shen Feng had successfully been discharged from the hospital, he had come to claim what Shen Feng had promised, "Didn't you say you would give me an ability potion? Now it's time to fulfill your promise."
When Shen Feng saw Zhang Jue, he felt grateful and immediately stepped forward, saying, "Don't worry, I will definitely give you the ability potion, but not now. Because I have a corpse king's head, which can be used to make an ability potion. After it's made, I'll give you one."
Zhang Jue pouted upon hearing this answer and said, "Don't pretend to be poor. Headquarters said that you gathered the most information, so in the reconnaissance plan, you are ranked first. The evolution potion was also a reward for you. Now you say you don't have it, are you mocking me?"
Shen Feng looked at Lu Xian in confusion and asked, "Is that so? I'm ranked first?"
Lu Xian shrugged helplessly and said, "More than three thousand people went down the hole, and only nine came out alive. And you, City Lord, were the last to come out, so you must be first!"
More than three thousand people descended into the ground for the generous rewards, all thinking of making a name for themselves, but the final outcome was tragic. Only nine people survived, not even enough to form a group of ten to claim the prize. Now, no one dared to underestimate the corpse kings. Everyone was surprised to find that since the war began, humanity had always been led by the zombies. Although twenty million zombies were killed during the defense battle in Yanjing, the situation had become increasingly dire.
Shen Feng said to Zhang Jue, "Then you'll have to wait a bit longer. My reward hasn't arrived yet. When the ability potion arrives, I'll give it to you, okay?"
Zhang Jue nodded with satisfaction and said, "Of course. Mr. Shen has a large fortune and certainly wouldn't care about such an ability potion. If you don't mind, I'll wander around nearby. I'm not monitoring you, I'm just bored and looking around."
"City Lord, I forgot to tell you, while you were in the hospital, the Deputy City Lord led people to take over Yuzhou. The mutated rats, seeing the situation was unfavorable, all fled into the wilderness. Now, Yuzhou is also our territory!" Lu Xian quickly said.
"Is that so? Sister has taken over Yuzhou. What great news!" Shen Feng smiled upon hearing the good news from afar. After more than a month, Sister had finally occupied Yuzhou. According to Professor Chu, it was now in an offensive and defensive position, capable of conquering the world or defending the gateway to the southwest. And his side could also have a better future with his subordinates.
Zhang Jue also chimed in at this moment and said, "Mr. Shen, you are different now. In the past, you were just the City Lord of Jiangyang. There are not too many people like that, but at least there are more than a dozen across the country. But now, you are the representative of a force!"
Shen Feng was a little proud at this moment, but he did not forget that he was in Yanjing, so he quickly and humbly denied it, "Not at all. These are all achievements made under the leadership of the headquarters. We still have to face zombies and mutated beasts together in the future."
After some pleasantries, Shen Feng found an open area to test his strength. Zhang Jue and Lu Xian watched from the side, wanting to know how Shen Feng's strength had improved, whether there had been a qualitative change.
Shen Feng calmed his mind and sensed his abilities. Suddenly, he entered a wonderful state. He found that when he closed his eyes, he seemed to be able to sense the flow of the wind. Whether it was the fierce wind from afar or the gentle breeze around him, Shen Feng could capture the wind's trajectory. And this was not the most exciting part. He suddenly realized that he could condense the wind into a tangible form, like a weapon he could control at will. The wind could also change shape freely in his hands.
"I understand, this is a wind blade!" Shen Feng suddenly woke up. He brought his index and middle fingers together and made a trajectory in the air with his two fingers as a sword. Lu Xian and Zhang Jue did not know what Shen Feng was doing. From a distance, Shen Feng was just gesturing in the air as if he were drawing arcane symbols. Zhang Jue couldn't help but exclaim, "Pfft, is he performing a shamanic ritual?"
Zhang Jue couldn't help but laugh. What kind of ability user made gestures like this? Especially for a wind-element ability user like Shen Feng, shouldn't he be as fast as a gale and attack fiercely? But now he was drawing arcane symbols in the air, which was simply hilarious.
Shen Feng's hearing was quite sharp. Hearing Zhang Jue's mockery, he couldn't help but turn his head and say directly, "Throw something over, and I'll show you my skills!"
Zhang Jue looked at himself and didn't have any miscellaneous items on him. There was nothing to throw.
Lu Xian showed a mischievous smile, reached out, and plucked a feather from Zhang Jue's back, causing Zhang Jue to cry out in pain. "What are you doing? Are you trying to ambush me?"
Lu Xian shook the black feather in his hand and smiled, "Don't be so stingy. Look, you have so many feathers. Even if one is plucked, it won't matter. Besides, I heard that when a bird's feather falls off, the one that grows back will be even tougher!"
"Bah! You plucked my feather and you're still talking nonsense!" Zhang Jue didn't believe Lu Xian's nonsense. This guy was clearly finding an excuse, just to pluck his feathers, and he even had the nerve to say it.
Lu Xian mumbled quietly, "What a stingy fellow, not a single feather to spare."
Saying that, Lu Xian threw the feather with all his might. Feathers themselves are not easily supported by air, so the feather in Lu Xian's hand would fall after three meters.
But at this moment, Shen Feng made a gesture with his fingers, and a transparent wind blade instantly flew out, cutting the feather in the air in half. This scene, seen by Lu Xian and Zhang Jue, immediately shocked them. This kind of technique was completely killing without a trace. They couldn't even see Shen Feng's movements, but the feather was instantly cut in half. This kind of technique was simply unheard of.
"Sword energy, this must be sword energy!" Lu Xian had been following Shen Feng for some time and had also been influenced by some chuunibyo tendencies. Now that he saw Shen Feng's technique of cutting feathers from a distance, he immediately exclaimed. This was clearly the legendary sword energy, which could only be achieved by people with profound internal energy. It seemed that Shen Feng was also a sword master.
Zhang Jue was also very surprised to see this scene. He then remembered that Shen Feng's ability was to control the wind. What is wind? The phenomenon of air movement is called wind. Now, Shen Feng's techniques were more powerful than before. The previous Shen Feng was very fast, which was irrelevant. His combat power would only be shown in one-on-one battles. But now, Shen Feng could create wind blades with a wave of his hand, taking people's lives from a distance, which was simply terrifying.
"Mr. Shen's martial arts are peerless. He will surely not be an ordinary person in the future. He will be the strongest among humans. We are all impressed!" Zhang Jue also quickly flattered him. Flattery is always effective. It was most appropriate to say good words at this time.
Shen Feng's previous depression was swept away. He knew that after learning new skills, he would surely be able to wash away the shame. He slowly walked to Lu Xian and Zhang Jue's side and asked, "What do you think would be a suitable name for this move?"
"Since it's sword energy, it must be called 'Wan Jian Gui Zong' (All Swords Return to the Origin). How cool is this move!" Lu Xian quickly suggested.
"No, this move seems a bit plagiarized. Change it!" Shen Feng thought of the novels he had read. Many protagonists' moves were called this name. It seemed too ordinary to give his own move the same name. Although the name was cool, if everyone was cool, it wouldn't highlight his own coolness.
Zhang Jue also offered suggestions, "How about calling it 'Cold Wind Like a Blade'? It's a skill learned in winter, so this name is very fitting!"
Shen Feng frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, this name exposes my skill. If I encounter enemies in the future, they will easily guard against my wind blades."
Lu Xian and Zhang Jue exchanged glances and shook their heads helplessly. Since they felt it wasn't suitable, why did he ask them? He might as well come up with a name himself to save them the trouble of picking and choosing.
Shen Feng finally slapped his forehead and smiled, "I've got it. Let's call it 'Furious Wind'. This is a skill I learned when I was extremely angry. Calling it this name will not expose that I can use wind blades, and it's also a good name."
"Tsk!" Lu Xian and Zhang Jue both showed expressions of helplessness. They both felt that the name of this move was not very good, but Shen Feng liked it so much.
Lu Xian cleared his throat and said seriously, "City Lord's literary talent is extraordinary. Even his naming is so imaginative. This move's name is excellent. I believe anyone who hears this name will give a thumbs up and say it's amazing!"
Zhang Jue looked at Lu Xian curiously and thought, "Where did your disdainful expression go just now? Are you disregarding the truth just to flatter him?"