Chapter 980: Chapter 997: Waiting [3rd Update]
Time flew by swiftly, and soon, another day had passed. On this day, near the exit, a stone tablet was discovered. Carved on the stone tablet was a blood-colored longsword, and Ye Feng could clearly feel the Ling Li killing intent emanating from the stone tablet.
"Could this be the Sword Intent Xuanyuan mentioned?" Ye Feng’s eyes showed a look of doubt.
Then, Ye Feng raised his hand and reached towards the stone tablet. At that moment, an endless dazzling light burst forth from the stone tablet. Subsequently, a blood-colored Sword Qi erupted from the stone tablet and shot towards Ye Feng.
The speed of the sword was incredibly swift, slicing through the void, and waves appeared directly in the void.
Ye Feng remained calm and unhurried, directly extending his own palm, reaching towards the Sword Qi.
"Pfft!" Instantly, blood gushed forth, and Ye Feng’s eyes showed a look of surprise.
Ye Feng did not expect the Sword Qi to be so sharp, directly breaking through the Protective True Essence on Ye Feng’s palm, cutting Ye Feng’s palm open. Ye Feng immediately exerted all his strength to grasp the Sword Qi, and the power of the Sword Qi gradually disappeared.
Then, the Sword Qi dissipated, leaving behind only a powerful Sword Intent. When Ye Feng entered the Xuanyuan Sword Tomb, he obtained a small wooden sword, and with a flash of light, the Sword Intent was directly absorbed into it.
Ye Feng was extremely surprised. Although the Sword Qi released by the Sword Intent had a speed only comparable to the full-force strike of a Legendary Great Perfection expert, its attack speed was not very fast, but its power could compare to the early stages of the Divine Realm, even approaching the mid-stages of the Divine Realm, and only Ye Feng dared to grab it with his bare hands. If it were someone else, they would have likely been slain by a single Sword Slash.
Ye Feng returned to the exit of the Sword Intent Maze once again, sitting at the exit of the Sword Intent Maze.
Adjusting his breath and recovering from his injuries, Ye Feng did not seem at all concerned that Evans and Hymes would obtain the twelve Sword Qis before him and thus enter the second layer of the Xuanyuan Sword Tomb.
Time passed, day by day, and soon five days had passed. During these five days, Ye Feng remained at the entrance, never moving, just meditating there. Ye Feng did not look for Sword Intent either, and his wounds had long since healed. Ye Feng felt the Xuanyuan Sword Intent contained within the small wooden sword could help improve his Conception comprehension. Ye Feng used the Sword Intent to enhance his own comprehension, with no intention of seeking out Sword Intent.
It was as if Ye Feng did not want to enter the second layer of the Xuanyuan Sword Tomb.
Soon, another three days passed, yet Ye Feng still remained at the exit of the Sword Intent Maze, never going anywhere else, and had no intention of seeking other Sword Intents.
At this moment, from not far away, chaotic footsteps could be heard, followed by one figure after another appearing in front of Ye Feng. Ye Feng slowly opened his eyes, seeing a total of eleven people approaching.
The two leading individuals were none other than Evans and Hymes, two experts with strength comparable to the mid-stages of the Divine Realm.
Originally, their group had sixteen people, but now only eleven appeared, indicating five had died. Of course, Ye Feng was not surprised, as even if an expert of the early stages of the Divine Realm was careless, they would be severely injured by the Sword Qi formed by the Sword Intent. It was to be expected that those with Legendary strength were killed.
Evans, Hymes, and Casey were all visibly excited upon seeing Ye Feng.
They were very surprised, never expecting Ye Feng to be here alone, at the exit of the Sword Intent Maze.
At that moment, a bloody glint appeared in Casey’s eyes, as if he wanted to tear Ye Feng apart, his expression utterly manic, and the killing intent exploded aggressively, his body involuntarily trembling.
That was the shiver of excitement. Casey had long wanted to kill Ye Feng, but never had the opportunity. Ye Feng had caused him to take the blame and lose face, something he had firmly etched in his mind.
But seeing Ye Feng standing here alone now, how could Casey not be excited, not be pleased?
Casey took a step forward, but just as he stepped out, Evans grabbed him firmly.
Casey looked anxiously at Evans, saying, "Lord Evans, this is a rare opportunity. Don’t forget, this kid ruined your and Lord Hymes’ plans, and now he’s alone!"
"I know!" Evans interrupted Casey directly, then looked at Ye Feng with an incredibly "friendly" smile. The smile was utterly insincere, and Evans laughed, "Little brother, we meet again..."
Ye Feng sat there, motionless, his expression unchanged, and calmly uttered a few words, "You’ve finally arrived, been waiting for you for a long time..."
Hearing Ye Feng’s words, everyone was taken aback, then warily surveyed their surroundings, uncertain of what Ye Feng meant by saying he had been waiting for them for a long time. Could there be an ambush prepared by Ye Feng?
Everyone looked around vigilantly, wondering where the Old War God and his team might be hiding.
But Ye Feng remained at ease, calmly saying, "Don’t bother looking, I’m the only one here..."
"Just you?" Upon hearing Ye Feng’s words, everyone was stunned, clearly not believing him.
Evans’ eyes showed doubt, "Little brother, you say it’s just you here? Don’t joke with me, weren’t you with Duan Lingfeng when you came in, so where are they?"
Ye Feng replied calmly, "We got separated when we came in, haven’t seen them since..."
The more Ye Feng spoke this way, the more suspicious they became. Evans then signaled his men to search around.
A few minutes later, Evans’ and Hymes’ subordinates returned, reporting to Evans, "Lord, we’ve inspected carefully, and indeed, there’s no one else nearby, just this guy here!"
Upon hearing their subordinates’ report, Hymes and Evans both breathed a sigh of relief, a relaxed expression in their eyes.
Casey was even more ecstatic, trembling with excitement, and asked cheerfully, "Lord, can I now?"
Evans chuckled, "Of course, go ahead as you please!"
Casey’s eyes immediately burst forth with intense killing intent...