NOVEL NEXT Chapter 355: Oldman Chan Chu
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"This group was dirt poor... not a single decent item."
Deep within a thick patch of tall grass, Lin Feng was surrounded by blades of vegetation several meters high, concealing him completely.
Right now, he was rummaging through the storage rings of the people he had just slain.
Unfortunately, there wasn't anything inside that particularly caught his eye.
If he had to point out anything even slightly surprising, it would be the soul jade he'd tossed aside earlier.
Based on his judgment, that soul jade was likely something the Sect Master of the Bone Transforming Gate had given to his son.
If the boy encountered danger and crushed it, the sect master would be alerted and could arrive immediately.
Thinking back, Lin Feng felt a chill down his spine. He still couldn't figure out why that young man never used it.
Then again, that was a stroke of luck for him.
As long as he kept his mouth shut, who would ever know that he had killed the sect master's son?
"Sigh… I should focus on finding Xiao Yixian first. Only then can I feel at ease. We've been traveling together for so long, but never exchanged soul jades. Now I'll just have to search slowly..."
Shaking his head, Lin Feng rose to his feet with a wry smile and soared off in the direction of the dense forest.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After flying for several hours, a sudden series of explosive Dou Technique blasts echoed from a forested area to his left.
The power radiating from them far exceeded anything Lin Feng had encountered so far.
"This level… it might even surpass that old hag from before, the one at Eight-Star Dou Zong…"
Sensing the powerful Dou Qi shockwaves, Lin Feng muttered under his breath.
Without hesitation, he activated Hidden Soul and stealthily made his way toward the source of the clash.
At that moment, above a forest clearing, an old man dressed in gray robes hovered mid-air, his voice dripping with killing intent.
"Heh, you two trash dare to fight me for treasure?"
The elder looked to be around sixty years old, but his appearance was—frankly—odd.
Most of his facial features were relatively normal. Not handsome by any means, but still within acceptable bounds.
But his mouth... it jutted out sharply from his face.
The protrusion was even slightly pointed.
At a glance, it looked disturbingly like a toad's mouth.
"Damn... now that's a face only a mother could love."
Hidden within the forest below, Lin Feng watched the elder in gray hover above and couldn't help but murmur in astonishment.
Across from the old man, hovering in mid-air, was a burly middle-aged man. His expression was furious as he stared down the elder.
He and his senior brother had finally cleared out a swarm of troublesome enemies.
They were just about to retrieve the treasure—a scroll—when this old bastard suddenly swooped in like a mantis catching the cicada, only to be eyed by the oriole.
Right as the two were about to claim their prize, the gray-robed elder ambushed them and took down his senior brother within a few strikes.
He might be pissed, but the man knew better than to charge in blindly.
His senior brother was a Six-Star Dou Zong, and even he couldn't handle the old man.
With just his Five-Star Dou Zong strength, trying to fight would only end one way—his death.
After hesitating for a moment, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth and reluctantly spoke.
"Senior, if you're willing to let us leave safely, we're willing to give up the treasure. Would that be acceptable?"
The gray-robed elder fell into a brief moment of contemplation.
A moment later, the corners of his mouth curled into a faint, sinister grin.
He nodded, his tone filled with disdain: "Since you two wastes know when to back down, this old man shall be merciful today and spare your lives."
"Humph!"
Hearing the elder's scornful words, the burly man angrily flicked his sleeve and slowly descended to the ground.
Seeing him land, Lin Feng, who was still hiding in the shadows, shifted his gaze to the spot.
On the ground, there was a stone platform, and floating gently above it was a snow-white scroll, suspended in mid-air by a soft energy force.
The scroll itself was protected within a barrier of light.
Judging by its appearance, it seemed to be on par with the "Star Wheel Reincarnation" scroll Lin Feng had acquired earlier—a high-tier treasure.
Scattered around the stone platform were numerous corpses, sprawled haphazardly across the grass.
From the lingering auras on the bodies, it was clear they had been at the Dou Huang to low-level Dou Zong level when alive.
Not far from them lay another man, a Six-Star Dou Zong, collapsed with an obvious palm-shaped dent in his back.
Clearly, he had been ambushed from behind.
The gray-robed elder had just agreed to let them go, and now the Five-Star Dou Zong burly man stared at him warily as he slowly descended and made his way to his fallen companion.
He knelt beside him and carefully checked his condition.
Upon confirming that his senior brother was still breathing, he let out a breath of relief.
"Heh… naïve. Did you really think this old man didn't know what it means to let the tiger return to the mountain? Insects like you—die!"
Oldman Chan Chu let out a cruel laugh.
"Void Split Slash!"
With a loud shout, a scorching red flame surged in his palm, quickly condensing into a one-meter-long blade of fire.
"You old bastard, you were just playing with me!" the burly man roared in terror, realizing what was happening.
"Oldman Chan Chu… isn't he that hag's husband?!"
Lin Feng's eyes widened as he heard the name.
He clearly remembered that Granny Yin had a husband called Oldman Chan Chu.
Moreover, he was rumored to be a peak seventh-tier alchemist!
While Lin Feng was still surprised, Oldman Chan Chu had already appeared behind the frightened man trying to support his unconscious companion.
Boom!
The fiery blade slashed directly at the man's neck.
Having no time to summon a defense or Dou Technique, he was forced to take the blow with only his physical strength.
His heavy body was instantly hurled away like a cannonball.
As he flew, a torrent of fresh blood erupted from the slash in his neck.
At the same time, a crisp cracking sound echoed through the air.
His cervical spine had snapped under the power of the fiery slash.
In the next moment, his head separated completely from his body and was flung off to the side.
"A Rank 8 Beast Flame!"
Seeing the red fire, Lin Feng was a bit surprised, but quickly calmed down.
Considering the elder's peak seventh-tier alchemist status, possessing such a beast flame wasn't unexpected.
"That Oldman Chan Chu's Dou Qi strength… should be at early-stage Nine-Star Dou Zong. Be cautious," came the reminder from Tian Huo Zun Zhe.
Hearing that, Lin Feng's expression grew solemn.
"So that's why he didn't come with Granny Yin when she tried to ambush me—he must've been breaking through to Nine-Star Dou Zong!"
But thinking about what had just happened, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
"Pfft. A Nine-Star Dou Zong, and he still wastes time toying with a Five-Star. He could've ended it instantly…"
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