Chapter 497: Chapter 449: Becoming Rich and Successful_2
Lin Feng could influence the True Yuan and Qi-Blood within their bodies, this eerie ability terrified everyone.
"I’ll say it one last time, hand over all your Storage Rings. You have no choice, anyone who tries to escape will only face death!"
Lin Feng strolled forward, step by step towards the crowd, the Qi-Blood and True Yuan surging around him were all dispersed by the aura emanating from him.
The crowd’s faces turned ashen, a hideous look upon them; which one of them wasn’t considered a peerless genius in their own Domain? Yet now, so many of them were being coerced by a mere youth to this extent.
And for those few Earth Martial Masters of the Eighth Layer, the frustration in their hearts was even more intense, being oppressed by someone with lower cultivation was a first in their lives.
Shua shua shua!!
Even knowing Lin Feng’s formidable strength and tricky methods, there were still those who desperately took the risk.
Dozens of geniuses, almost each one an Earth Martial Master of the Seventh or Eighth Layer, including Lv Tian and Jiang Xian, hurriedly fled into the distance.
"Since you choose not to cherish your lives, then don’t blame me!"
Lin Feng let out a cold shout, his Devouring Power immediately enveloped them, causing the figures of those desperately escaping to abruptly halt, and what followed were streaks of brutally sharp Sword Qi.
Thump thump thump!!
One by one, the fleeing figures plummeted, struck dead in an instant, even those few geniuses with the cultivation of Earth Martial Master Eighth Layer were no exception; as each was wounded, they were all promptly killed.
Hiss!!
Everyone inhaled a breath of cold air, filled with utter fear in their hearts; it was too ruthless, leaving absolutely no chance for survival!
Even the experts of Martial Master Seventh Layer and Eighth Layer had no power to resist.
Lin Feng looked at the crowd with cold eyes, seeing everyone utterly petrified, their faces deathly pale, he nodded inwardly.
Of course, he had to be ruthless; who would fear him otherwise?
Who would willingly hand over their Storage Rings if they did not fear him? Of course, if Lin Feng simply killed everyone, that would be simpler; but currently, Lin Feng did not want to absorb the Qi-Blood and True Yuan into his body, so he had no wish to slaughter these innocent people.
"You, you, and you, you few come here first!"
Lin Feng pointed towards several people and directly flew over.
If he did not single out individuals, it would be difficult for so many people to hand over their Storage Rings; each one was watching how others reacted, which is why Lin Feng directly pointed to specific individuals.
"This...!"
Hearing his words, those few people immediately showed a bitter look, hesitant.
"Do I need to take action?"
Lin Feng’s face darkened as he raised his longsword high, his face full of killing intent as he stared at them.
"I’ll hand it over... I am willing to hand over my Storage Ring!"
"I’ll give it too, don’t act!"
"We all agree to give them up!"
The color drained from their faces as they hurriedly spoke, fearful that Lin Feng would strike them down.
One by one, they proactively handed over their Storage Rings to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng casually inspected them, nodding to himself in satisfaction; each Storage Ring contained considerable wealth, if not the entirety of their fortunes, then close to it.
Afterward, Lin Feng urged one batch after another to hand over their Storage Rings; no one dared to resist any longer, their faces showing the bitterness of defeat as they handed over their Storage Rings.
Not long after, nearly three hundred people had handed over their Storage Rings, and most left the area once they did, with only a few opting to stay.
In the end, only four people had yet to hand over their Storage Rings; they were Ao Wushuang, Hong Qingtian, the Ninth Princess and her brother, and Chu Yunfeng.
Lin Feng’s gaze shifted, looking at the four.
"...Lin Feng, do we have to hand them over too?"
Hong Qingtian asked with an ugly look on his face, Ao Wushuang’s face was equally hard to look at, her eyes flickering with an indescribable light.
The Ninth Princess had a face full of anger, her teeth biting her red lips; even in death, she would not voluntarily hand over the Storage Ring she had on her.
Lin Feng frowned slightly, glancing at Ao Wushuang, Hong Qingtian, and the divinely beautiful Ninth Princess, lost in thought. The forces behind these three were enormous, and in Hongyu, they were practically entities no one dared provoke. If he were to plunder these three as well, he feared he might incur deep resentment.
Alone, he feared nothing, but if they sought revenge on Divine Wind Camp or the Lin Family, it would be an absolute disaster for both. Unless Lin Feng decided to kill them all now, leaving them no chance of a comeback.
After some consideration, Lin Feng decided to spare these three. He couldn’t be too reckless; he still had to think of the Lin Family and Divine Wind Camp.
Besides, compared with the wealth of other geniuses from different domains, what these three had was probably nothing!
"Forget it! You three are the exception!"
He sighed and shook his head as he spoke.
At these words, Hong Qingtian and the other two let out a sigh of relief, truly afraid that Lin Feng would not spare even them.
Even Chu Yunfeng, who was beside the Ninth Princess, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, Lin Feng’s next words made Chu Yunfeng’s face darken.
"You, however, are not an exception. Hand over your storage ring!"
Lin Feng looked towards Chu Yunfeng and said indifferently.
"You...!" Chu Yunfeng’s face turned extremely ugly, rage burning inside him. He and the Ninth Princess were brother and sister disciples. Lin Feng had spared the Ninth Princess and the others, but not him!
Yet, he dared not show his anger, as he was no match for Lin Feng.
"What’s the point of talking so much? Refuse to hand it over? Die!" Lin Feng’s voice was cold; he wasn’t about to give Chu Yunfeng any face.
Chu Yunfeng’s face turned ashen, his eyes stealing a glance at the Ninth Princess. He felt a burning sensation on his face.
Lin Feng was ranked first on the Hongyu Hundred Extreme List and was the one who had defeated the Ninth Princess in the Hundred Extremes Tournament. Previously, Chu Yunfeng had boasted to the Ninth Princess that once they encountered Lin Feng, he would make Lin Feng kneel and apologize, but now, with Lin Feng right in front of him, he didn’t even dare to let out a fart.
He couldn’t keep his own promise now and was being forced by Lin Feng to hand over his storage ring, and it was happening right in front of the woman he loved. This brought Chu Yunfeng to the peak of humiliation.
This time, his dignity and his perfect image were being trampled into a muddy mess by Lin Feng in front of his dear junior sister!
"Lin Feng, just you wait! You just wait for me! If there’s a chance in the future, I will make you kneel before me and repent!"
Chu Yunfeng roared inwardly.
Though he was raging mad inside, Chu Yunfeng’s face showed none of it.
Then, with an expressionless face, Chu Yunfeng took off his storage ring and tossed it to Lin Feng. He dared not refuse!
The Ninth Princess glanced at Chu Yunfeng, her gaze indifferent, the thoughts in her mind unknown.
Lin Feng, unaware of Chu Yunfeng’s various thoughts, collected the storage ring with a light chuckle, then his figure unfolded and vanished into the sky, leaving everyone else exchanging confused glances.
Lin Feng left Shuoyuan Ancient City, and in a short while, he arrived back in the woods outside the city.
At that moment, Han Yijian, Han Qianze, and the other two were in the woods, standing on the branches of a towering tree. Seeing Lin Feng return, they all had stunned expressions on their faces.
They had seen everything that unfolded in the Ancient City clearly. Lin Feng’s formidable strength had left them dumbfounded, and they were still trying to come to terms with it.
"Catch!"
Lin Feng landed beside them, waved his hand, and four storage rings flew towards them, which they caught reflexively.
"These are your rewards. We rest here for one day, and tomorrow we continue!"
Lin Feng said with a smile, and with that, he sat down cross-legged on a thick tree branch.
Han Qianze and the others sank their consciousnesses into the storage rings they held. Upon seeing the contents, their hearts shook.
All spirit stones, jam-packed like mountains of them, each of their storage rings contained at least twenty million low-grade spirit stones.
Hisss!!
The four couldn’t help but take in sharp breaths, their expressions becoming somewhat dazed. They had earned so many spirit stones in such a short time?
This... this robbing business was really damned lucrative!
All of them were ’rich kids’ who had never engaged in banditry before, and only now did they truly realize how quickly robbery could earn money.
After a while, they took a deep breath, calmed the restlessness in their hearts, exchanged glances, and saw a fervent flame in each other’s eyes.
They once more looked deeply at Lin Feng, all of them silent, their eyes full of complexity and desolation.