Chapter 125: Danger at Every Step

The Wasteland was fraught with danger. A distance of over a hundred miles was a significant journey for an ordinary person, but for Hu Feng, it was nothing. The closer he got to the Great Rift Valley, the thicker the smell of sulfur in the air became. From underground, wisps of choking niter smoke occasionally emerged, condensing into a gray mist that shrouded the sky. Even for a Stronger like a Sword Saint, vision would be greatly impaired after barging in.

“When did Black Horn nurture such a peerless genius?”

Redelson’s face was cold as he led three power ful followers in relentless pursuit, swearing not to rest until Hu Feng was killed. Having wandered the Wasteland for so many years, he had seen plenty of geniuses from various forces, but a troublesome fellow like Hu Feng was a first. No wonder Elder Thrace died at his hands.

Originally, he thought that after taking a punch from him, Hu Feng would be severely injured and wouldn’t be able to run far, no matter how powerful he was. Unexpectedly, whenever he paused to catch his breath, Hu Feng’s speed would slow down; whenever he chased faster, Hu Feng would immediately accelerate. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, it seemed he might fall from the sky at any moment, but he forcibly held on, maintaining a certain distance. The wound on his left shoulder wasn’t deep; he hadn’t cared about it at first and just kept chasing. Unexpectedly, this seemingly insignificant wound wouldn’t stop bleeding. As blood was lost, a trace of weakness and fatigue slowly began to set in.

Not good!

Looking down at the wound on his left shoulder, Redelson was both shocked and furious. He suddenly accelerated. The injury was getting worse; continuing like this wasn’t an option, so he had to settle things quickly. His figure shot up into the air, blocking Hu Feng’s path. With a roar, he smashed a fist toward Hu Feng’s chest. The violent power created a massive air wave. “Blackwater, you are doomed! For opposing our Morgan Family, even if this Plane is huge, you are still doomed!”

Whoosh…

Facing Redelson’s oncoming heavy blow, Hu Feng did not dare to be careless. He stopped abruptly, turned around, and then accelerated into a dive, neatly avoiding the fist that suddenly appeared before him. His enormous Dark Wings flapped hard, and he accelerated into a vast forest stretching for thousands of miles, disappearing from sight.

“Lord, be careful. Isn’t it too risky to chase in like this?”

After catching up, a follower named Royale looked at the dark, dense forest with worry on his face.

The puppet black mist that killed invisibly, the self-detonation of the Sword Saint Quentin, the Killing Formation composed of eight Titan giants… thinking of Hu Feng’s series of methods, even he, a well-informed Sword Saint, felt a chill run down his spine. This forest before them, shrouded in heavy fog, was treacherous and unpredictable. Heaven knew if that cunning fellow Hu Feng had set any traps!

“Hmph, the one truly taking a risk is that guy Blackwater. Hiding in a dense forest, how far can he run?”

Redelson snorted coldly. Relying on his powerful strength, he rushed in without hesitation. Behind him, his three followers exchanged a look and had no choice but to follow helplessly.

Inside the gloomy forest, a thick layer of dead leaves covered the ground. Stepping on it, one would often step into empty air, moving as slowly as if walking through a swamp. Although he was highly skilled and bold, suddenly chasing into a place like this made Redelson instinctively raise his guard as he followed the faint aura Hu Feng left behind. Unexpectedly, after chasing for over ten miles in one breath, the aura in the air grew fainter and finally disappeared completely.

“Lord, is it possible that guy Blackwater has already used a Teleportation Scroll to leave?” Royale’s nostrils twitched slightly, unable to sense a trace of Hu Feng’s aura.

The moment he stepped into this forest, he felt a strong sense of danger, as if Hu Feng was lurking in the dark, staring coldly at him. That feeling made one’s heart pound instinctively with fear. If possible, he wouldn’t want to stay in this place for a moment. Redelson’s body had been Cultivated to the point of being almost invulnerable, so he didn’t fear enemy sneak attacks, but Royale didn’t have that kind of ability.

“Impossible!”

Redelson continued forward. After chasing into this forest, he didn’t sense any unusual Magic Power fluctuations, so it was impossible for Hu Feng to have left. Intuition told him that the Great Demon Head Hu Feng was lurking nearby, patiently waiting for the timing of a Fatal Strike. Hu Feng’s strength was nothing to him; what truly worried him was that strange wooden sword in Hu Feng’s hand. After being stabbed, the wound wouldn’t stop bleeding, let alone heal. Since he reached the Demi-god Realm, this had never happened before.

Being cautious, Redelson expanded his vast Divine Sense while walking, carefully sensing the movements around him. After a few steps, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly spotted a motionless black shadow lurking in the bushes not far away, wearing a dark, pointed cloak on his head. It was precisely Hu Feng, who had suddenly disappeared.

“Come out!”

Redelson attacked decisively. With a ‘boom’, he stomped hard on the ground. The powerful shock wave tore the giant rocks, bushes, and trees blocking his way into pieces, and he pounced forward with overflowing Killing Intent. He had finally found Hu Feng’s figure; this time, he swore to tear him to pieces.

Whoosh…

As soon as Redelson made his move, the three followers behind him scattered tacitly to surround Hu Feng and cut off his retreat, each moving faster than the last. Unexpectedly, Hu Feng, who was punched by Redelson, not only didn’t fall heavily injured but instead gave an evil smile, and his figure suddenly disappeared.

“Not good, it’s a phantom, careful!”

Redelson roared, but unfortunately, he was a step too late. Behind the last follower, Hu Feng’s figure suddenly appeared and pierced his chest with a sword. Following that, a Demon God Phantom with four faces and eight arms emerged behind him and swallowed him alive. By the time everyone rushed over, only a pool of faint blood remained on the ground.

“Damn it, chase him! Today, I must kill this despicable guy!”

Seeing a loyal follower who had been with him for a thousand years die alive before his eyes, Redelson was furious, his face twisting hideously. Following the faint aura in the air, he chased recklessly, punching and kicking, crushing a straight path through the dense forest. The biting Killing Intent and majestic pressure sent the magical beasts inhabiting the forest running for their lives.

Just like last time, after chasing for over ten miles, he lost Hu Feng’s trail again. Although his Divine Sense was vast, Redelson couldn’t sense a trace of Hu Feng’s aura, as if he had completely vanished from this world. But his intuition told him that the Great Demon Head Hu Feng was lurking nearby, staring coldly at their group like a wild wolf. Not walking far, he unintentionally looked back and found a piece of paper on a tree he had just walked past.

“I am insidious, I am despicable, I am fallen. In the endless Abyss, I look up at Heaven.”

On the white paper, a short sentence was written, signed: Blackwater.

An ordinary piece of paper gave Redelson’s group of three a deep chill. No one knew when this white paper had appeared. Even the powerful Redelson had to admit at this moment that Hu Feng’s strength far exceeded his imagination.

“Heaven? What a joke. Such a despicable and evil Great Demon Head, yet he still dreams of entering Heaven?”

Thinking of his many dead companions, a follower flew into a rage. He stepped forward to pull the white paper stuck to the tree trunk, just about to tear it into pieces. Suddenly, tough roots burst out from the towering tree before him, tightly binding his limbs. Following that, Hu Feng, wearing the Ghost King Cloak, suddenly appeared. The follower felt a pain in his chest as a sharp long sword stabbed in, and his Magic Power and life force rapidly drained away. Before dying, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a massive Demon God Phantom emerge behind Hu Feng.

“Little Demon, let’s go!”

Having succeeded in the strike, Hu Feng turned to leave. The massive towering tree shrank into a tall Tree Demon, turning into a green light that entered the Demon Hunter Card on his wrist, disappearing with a ‘whoosh’.

“All of you stay here!”

Seeing yet another follower die before his eyes, Redelson acted as if he were crazy, chasing recklessly. Unfortunately, not far into the chase, he lost Hu Feng’s trail again. By a small lake, two faint rows of footprints remained, as if Hu Feng had just been there. But no matter how they searched, they couldn’t find his figure.

Losing two loyal followers one after another, watching them die in front of him while being powerless, Redelson was simply driven mad with anger. Step by step, he expanded the search range, swearing not to rest until Hu Feng was killed, completely unaware that the surroundings of the lake were shrouded in a faint black gas. The last remaining follower, Royale, had just sat down to rest for a moment when he suddenly trembled all over, his limbs stiffening and his eyes looking blank and lifeless. By the time Redelson turned back to search, he had returned to normal, with only a faint black mark remaining on his brow, fading under the blowing cold wind.

“Not right, this doesn’t look like Black Horn’s methods. Where on earth did this Great Demon Head come from?”

Redelson pondered with a focused mind and sat down beside his follower Royale.

After losing two loyal followers one after another, he only had this one confidant, Royale, left. He couldn’t let Hu Feng succeed in another sneak attack. Looking up at the primeval forest stretching for thousands of miles, he felt a wave of bitterness in his heart. Despite the raging fire in his heart, he had to admit that this mission was a complete failure, defeated at the hands of a small fry he hadn’t taken seriously before. Not only did he fail to win over the powerful ally Quentin, but he also suffered heavy casualties!

“Royale, let’s go!”

After a long silence, Redelson finally chose to retreat and stood up dejectedly. Unexpectedly, the moment he turned around, Royale behind him suddenly pulled out a sharp long sword and stabbed viciously at him. Caught off guard, his chest was nearly pierced by the sword.

“Royale, you…”

Redelson let out a muffled groan and suddenly turned around to grab Royale by the neck. Seeing his cold, lifeless eyes, Redelson was startled in his heart. Before he could react, the Royale he was holding suddenly exploded with a ‘boom’. His already heavily injured abdomen felt the impact again, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. Feeling a chill in his back, a sharp long sword suddenly appeared behind him.

Hu Feng, who had been lurking in the dark, launched another fierce attack!

Utilizing this dense forest, he set up traps one after another, making every step terrifying, and took out all three powerful followers beside Redelson. Although he didn’t severely injure Redelson himself, he had successfully ignited his anger and crushed his powerful confidence and will.