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Chapter 352 Suspicion of Xu Feng [5k]

The strongman obeyed and rose, maneuvering nimbly within the confined space, unleashing punches, palm strikes, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and kicks—

Its moves are fierce and swift, and it also has multiple energy attack modes.

For example, high-energy beams can be emitted from the palm of the hand.

A small shield can be deployed on the chest.

Sharp energy blades can be ejected from the joints.

These new features were redesigned and loaded by Xu Feng by combining Ling Shu technology with his own understanding of combat, using some parts and weapons he found.

He is practically a Ling Shu version of Iron Man.

This "Modified Type 3 Warrior" has combat power far exceeding that of ordinary Limit Lords, and is capable of contending with top Limit Gods of War.

If multiple warriors form a battle formation, they could even threaten a Star God of the First Rank!

"good."

Xu Feng nodded in satisfaction and brought up the proficiency panel.

[Ling Shu Basic Rune Array - Mastery (65/800)]

[Ling Shu Creation Repair - Mastery (28/800)]

These two key skills have been mastered, progressing from "proficient" to "expert" through a month of intensive study and practice!

Mastery of the Ling Shu technology means that he is able to independently design and manufacture Ling Shu creations of moderate complexity.

It can write relatively complex control runes and can perform deep modifications and upgrades to existing creations.

More importantly, he gained a deeper understanding of the energy system of the Ling Shu civilization.

If I could obtain the complete technology library of the main city "Enlightenment," perhaps I could truly grasp the core secrets of the Spirit Pivot civilization.

And then there's the alchemy method of the Ling Shu civilization... Actually, according to the ancient texts, the "Dan Tong" puppet is not best at fighting, but at alchemy!

If I could find the recipe for the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Pill and a suitable alchemy furnace, I might be able to refine this precious pill myself.

There's also the Condensing Qi Pill, which is an excellent medicine for the ultimate war god of the human race.

In addition, there are "Personal Guard" level puppets, which are even higher than Warriors. According to the information I have gathered, the combat power of "Personal Guards" is comparable to that of low-level Star Gods.

If I could control one of them, I might even be able to fight against that Ling Feng envoy!

A strong desire flashed in Xu Feng's eyes.

Lingfeng Shangshi is a Star God of the 3rd rank, while Youquan is a Star God of the 4th rank.

Of course, he was just joking around when he thought that.

After all, the difference between each level of the Star God Realm is enormous.

A Tier 1 Star God has a base strength of 1000 tons, while a Tier 3 Star God has a base strength of 3000 tons.

Even if it's only six times the force amplitude, that's still 18,000 tons!

It would take 18 times the amplitude for a first-tier Star God to catch up, not to mention that Xu Feng isn't even a first-tier Star God.

He's just an ultimate warrior.

Even with a 12-fold increase in psychic power, it's still far inferior to a third-tier Star God.

He could use various tricks to kill Jin Yuyi, but he could never kill a proper Star God Rank 3 like Ling Feng.

Even with a "personal guard" level puppet comparable to a low-level star god, it would be the same.

However, if one does not want to fight against a Tier 3 Star God, simply using a "Guardian" level puppet to save one's life is perfectly sufficient.

"We still need to find an opportunity to acquire the cores of the last two citadels and complete the main city map—"

There are definitely "Imperial Guard" level puppets and pill formulas in the main city. If this goldmine is utilized properly...

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Xu Feng's eyes gleamed as he clenched his fist and shouted, "Fine!"

Put away the weightlifting equipment and tidy up the worktable.

Dawn was breaking, and he needed to return to the ground to continue playing the role of the Seventh Peak Master, who was "recovering from his injuries."

Lei Juefeng.

The first peak of Xiaoqingqiong Mountain.

The summit is perpetually shrouded in thick, leaden thunderclouds.

Thick, purple lightning bolts tore through the clouds from time to time, striking the pitch-black "Thunderclap Pavilion" at the summit with deafening roars.

The hall was not decorated with any extravagant ornaments, except for a huge platform carved from lightning-struck wood.

On the platform sat a middle-aged man with a bare upper body and muscles as hard as cast iron.

His face was resolute, with an imposing aura between his brows. His skin was bronze, with faint, fine purple lightning patterns flowing around it.

If it weren't for the layer of black, needle-like bristles on its back, anyone would probably think it was a human expert.

This fiend is none other than Lei Fei, the first peak master of Little Green Sky Mountain.

At that moment, he slowly opened his eyes.

Deep within those pupils, tiny sparks of electricity flickered and danced.

"Knock knock".

A soft knocking sound came from outside the palace gate.

"Enter."

Lei Fei's voice was deep and rumbling, like muffled thunder.

The palace doors slid open silently, and a figure dressed in a black robe, his face hidden under a hood, strode in and knelt on one knee: "Peak Master, Envoy Youquan summons you and is waiting in the side hall."

Lei Fei frowned slightly.

He is at a critical stage in tempering his Heavenly Spirit Bone, and his mind needs to be completely immersed in it, so ordinary matters will not disturb him at all.

The envoy from Youquan has come in person; there must be something important on his mind.

"understood."

He stood up, grabbed the dark purple robe draped beside him, put it on, and strode toward the side hall.

Inside the side hall, Envoy Youquan stood with his hands behind his back, gazing solemnly at the rolling thunderclouds outside the window.

"Senior Brother." Lei Fei stepped into the hall and nodded slightly.

Youquan turned around, her gaze falling on him. Sensing the increasingly perfect and profound aura emanating from him, which was just one step away from a breakthrough, a hint of admiration flashed in her eyes: "Lei Fei, I'm sorry to have disturbed your seclusion."

In their eyes, only the peak masters of the first three peaks could truly be considered disciples of Qingqiong Mountain, and therefore they were allowed to address each other as "senior brother".

As for the other peak masters, they were all just nominal disciples or servants in Qingqiong Mountain.

Therefore, none of them were of interest to them.

"It's alright," Lei Fei said with a smile, waving his hand. "Your senior brother must have something important to say in person."

Youquan remained silent for a moment, then slowly walked to the main seat in the hall and sat down, gesturing for Lei Fei to sit as well.

"Lei Fei, do you think—since half a year ago, has something been wrong with my Little Azure Sky Mountain?" Youquan slowly opened his mouth.

Lei Fei's eyes narrowed: "What do you mean, Senior Brother?"

"First it was Purgatory Peak, then Azure Cloud Peak, and then the Fall of the Drywood Peak Master a month ago. Before that, the Southern King Jin Yuyi also died near my mountain gate."

Now, even the Red Pheasant has perished at the Hidden Dragon Base.

Youquan's voice was low and deep, carrying a hint of suppressed coldness.

In less than a year, several top experts have been lost in succession—don't you think that's too much of a coincidence?

Lei Fei remained silent.

He has been in seclusion for many years and pays little attention to outside affairs, but the successive deaths of several peak masters are indeed puzzling.

"My senior brother suspects—there's a traitor among us?"

"It's not just an internal traitor," a cold glint flashed in Youquan's eyes, "I suspect someone is deliberately orchestrating all of this."

He looked at Lei Fei: "All the trouble started after one person went into the mountains—Jin Mu."

Lei Fei's pupils constricted slightly.

Kaneki, the newly promoted tenth peak master, has now been promoted to the seventh peak master.

Although he did not know this person well, he had heard of his deeds.

He possesses exceptional talent and formidable combat prowess, earning the favor of both Peak Masters Hongzhi and Qingxuan, and even the envoy Lingfeng holds him in high regard.

"Jinmu—" Lei Fei pondered, "This person has indeed risen too quickly. He has only been in the mountain for half a year, yet he has gone from a rogue cultivator to the seventh peak master."

Now he has been appointed as the deputy head of the Demon Extermination Hall, but if you say he is a traitor—what evidence is there?

"There is no evidence," Youquan shook his head. "It is precisely because there is no evidence that it is even more suspicious."

He stood up, walked up to Lei Fei, and lowered his voice: "Lei Fei, I'm asking you to suspend your seclusion and secretly monitor the entire mountain, especially—Jin Mu."

"This person must either have an extraordinary destiny or possess a great secret."

A cold glint flashed in Youquan's eyes.

"I want you to find out his background and his connection to these events."

Lei Fei frowned.

He disliked this kind of scheming investigation, but since it was personally ordered by Envoy Youquan and concerned the safety of the sect, he could not refuse.

"I need permission," Lei Fei said in a deep voice.

"Here you go," Youquan said without hesitation. "The Enforcement Hall, the Intelligence Hall—all resources are at your disposal."

But remember—do it covertly, don't alert them.

Lei Fei clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Yes."

Youquan patted his shoulder, his tone softening: "Lei Fei, you are the third Star God of my Little Azure Sky Mountain in the future, and one of the people I trust the most."

If this succeeds, you will deserve the greatest credit. Once you break through, this mountain gate—will be jointly managed by the three of us.

Lei Fei's eyes flickered slightly, and he clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I understand."

Youquan nodded, said no more, and turned to leave.

Lei Fei stood there, gazing in the direction where he had disappeared, his eyes flashing with lightning.

"Kaneki————"

He murmured the name and turned to walk out of the hall.

"Someone, summon the Master of the Law Enforcement Hall and the Master of the Intelligence Hall to come to Lei Jue Peak to see me immediately."

Thunderstorms, thunder shadows, thunder roars, follow me.

"Yes!" Three figures immediately flashed into the hall. They were all tall, Ironback Bear Clan experts with metallic skin.

Lei Fei is the current patriarch of the Ironback Bear Clan.

"What are your orders, Chief?" the three asked in muffled voices.

Lei Fei immediately recounted the doubts of the Envoy of Youquan.

Lei Bao said in a deep voice, "Jin Mu? That newly promoted tenth peak master? What abilities does he have to stir up such a storm?"

"That's precisely what's suspicious."

Lei Fei said slowly.

"This person has only been in the mountains for half a year, yet he has risen from an unknown person to the position of the seventh peak master."

He gained the favor of Peak Masters Red Pheasant and Azure Mystery, and even Envoys Ling Feng and Nether Spring looked at him with new respect. His rise to power was unprecedented.

Raikage's voice was hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing: "My subordinate has conducted a preliminary investigation. When Kinki entered the mountain, he claimed to be an orphan of the Golden Wing Clan who had been stranded among humans. He offered to kill a human Shiva master as a pledge of loyalty in exchange for the position of peak master."

After that, he acted decisively and ruthlessly. Although he did not achieve great feats, he escaped danger many times and was besieged by human experts on several occasions. On the surface, he appeared to have no flaws.

"The biggest flaw is that it appears flawless on the surface," Lei Fei sneered.

"Leaving aside the death of Jin Yuyi, when Kumu died, he happened to be away from the mountain."

When Benito died, he was the only one who escaped unscathed from the core battlefield.

The deaths and disappearances of the Purgatory Peak Master and the Azure Cloud Peak Master were also related to him.

He was involved in every major event, yet he always managed to stay out of it, and sometimes even benefited from misfortune.

"How could such a coincidence exist?"

Lei Xiao, his face grim, pondered, "Does the Peak Master mean—that Jin Mu might be colluding with the human race? Or perhaps, he's a spy planted by the human race?"

"That's not necessarily true," Lei Fei shook his head.

"It could also be that their fate is extraordinary, that they are born with a jinx of bad luck, and wherever they go, misfortune follows."

However, this person has become an uncertain factor, and we must investigate their background and bring them under control.

He looked at the Raikage: "I'm giving you three days to mobilize all your undercover agents and thoroughly investigate all of Kaneki's movements before and after entering the mountain, the people he contacted, his cultivation progress, and the sources of his resources—"

Especially the details of his interactions with humans, and—whether he truly had a "grudge" against that human, Xu Feng.

"Yes!" Raikage bowed and accepted the order.

"Thunder Roar".

"exist!"

"You are secretly monitoring everything that Jinpeng Peak—no, now the Seventh Peak—does."

Pay particular attention to Jinmu's seclusion patterns, frequency of his outings, and any unusual behavior from his followers. Remember, do not alert him.

"Yes, sir!"

"Thunderstorm, at the Tian Shu Peak meeting in a few days, I will take the initiative to point out that Jin Mu is not qualified to take charge of the Seventh Peak."

Go and take him down, and seize control of the Seventh Peak.

The entrance to the Seventh Peak Ruins is connected to the Tenth Peak; we must not allow Jinmu to completely control the "Enlightened" main city of the Spirit Pivot Ruins.

"Yes!" Lei Bao grinned and nodded in agreement.

Although he was a retainer at Leijue Peak, his strength had long surpassed that of many of the top ten peak masters.

The reason we didn't compete before was because the peak master didn't compete.

Now that he finally had the opportunity to step onto the stage, a feeling of excitement suddenly welled up in his heart.

This time, we must thoroughly intimidate Jin Mu and let everyone know that he is not the only genius in Little Azure Sky Mountain!

Lei Fei waved his hand, and the three of them withdrew.

Silence returned to the hall, broken only by the crackling of lightning.

Lei Fei slowly rose, walked to the palace window, and looked towards the direction of the Seventh Peak with a deep gaze.

"Yu Wang Jinmu... Hehe, this sword was entrusted to me by my senior brother. If I could obtain it..."

Half a day later.

Lei Juefeng, an underground secret chamber.

Lei Fei sat in the main seat, with two people standing below him.

On the left is the Lord of the Law Enforcement Hall, an elderly eagle-clan man with a gloomy face and sharp eyes, codenamed "Iron Feather".

On the right is the head of the Intelligence Hall, a seemingly ordinary middle-aged scholar with a completely concealed aura, codenamed "Hidden Book".

These two were not well-known in Xiaoqingqiong Mountain, but their status was equivalent to that of the top three peak masters.

"Lord Iron Feather, please retrieve all of Jinmu's mission records, movement patterns, and contacts since he entered the mountain."

Lei Fei's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable authority.

"Alright," Tie Yu nodded slightly, "I'll have someone bring you the files. You suspect Jin Mu is a traitor?"

Lei Fei then explained his speculation.

Yin Shu, the head of the intelligence hall, nodded: "Indeed, what's even stranger is the speed at which his strength is increasing."

According to records, when he entered the mountain, he was only a beginner in the Ultimate War God realm, but now he is capable of fighting against top-tier Ultimate Lords.

He even managed to break through the encirclement of multiple ultimate warriors—this rate of progress far exceeds common sense.

"And his whereabouts," Tie Yu added, "He claimed to have been cultivating in Thousand Caves Mountain for three months."

Thousand Caves Mountain is thousands of miles away from the mountain gate, and it is not easy to travel back and forth, which seems to be a reasonable alibi.

However, if he uses certain secret passages—such as the Ling Shu Relics—he can come and go freely and silently.

I remember that Kumu died at the entrance to the secondary ruins on the fifth peak, right?

The Legacy of Ling Shu!

Lei Fei's eyes suddenly sharpened.

The Ling Shu Ruins controlled by Xiao Qing Qiong Mountain have four entrances, each corresponding to one of the first ten peaks. The seventh and tenth peaks are among them.

"Jinmu's previous tenth peak happened to control one of the main entrances and one of the secondary entrances to the Ling Shu Ruins."

"Hidden Book said softly."

"If he could travel back and forth quickly via the secret passage in the ruins, he could easily do other things during his 'seclusion'."

Lei Fei remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "Investigate. First, investigate all traces of him before he entered the mountain. I need to know where he came from."

Second, examine the fluctuations at the entrance to the ruins during each of his seclusion periods. I remember there's a main city surveillance order for the Ling Shu ruins in the mountains.

"That's a good idea!" Tie Yu and Yin Shu nodded slightly.

"Remember, do it in secret," Lei Fei said coldly. "If he's really up to something—he'll definitely slip up."

Two days later.

The seventh peak, the Golden Roc Hall.

Xu Feng sat in the main seat, listening to Xiao Feng's report.

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"Brother, the construction of the Demon Slaying Hall is basically complete. Three hundred people have been drawn from various peaks, and the lowest level is a high-ranking warrior."

The Peak Master of Qingxuan Peak has sent fifty portions of "Soul-Chasing Incense," which can be used to track the presence of humans.

Xu Feng nodded: "Well done. Pass down the order: five people per team, well-matched."

With coordinated long-range and close-range combat, supplemented by avian surveillance and medical lords, it is imperative to quickly form a reasonable combat force!

"Yes."

Xiaofeng paused, then said in a low voice, "There's one more thing—my uncle told me..."

Recently, it seems that the people from the Enforcement Hall and the Intelligence Hall have been secretly investigating the operational records of the various peaks over the past six months, especially—your "".

A cold glint flashed in Xu Feng's eyes, but his expression remained unchanged: "Oh? What are you investigating me for?"

"I don't know the specifics, but I heard that Peak Master Lei Jue personally inquired about it and retrieved all the information about you since you entered the mountain."

Xiaofeng's voice was filled with worry.

"Brother, could it be that the envoy's side—distrusts you?"

Xu Feng was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

"Suspicion? That's normal. I rose to prominence too quickly and got caught up in a series of controversies. It would be strange if they weren't suspicious."

He stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the first peak shrouded in thunderclouds in the distance.

"Lei Fei————"

But there was no fear in his eyes; instead, a cold glint of eager anticipation flashed within them.

"But—perfect."

He turned to Xiaofeng and said, "Pass down the order: from this day forward, I will officially emerge from seclusion."

I will personally handle all affairs of the Demon Extermination Hall.

Furthermore, in my own name, I request Peak Master Qingxuan to access all intelligence regarding Xu Feng. I intend to personally formulate a pursuit and elimination plan.

"yes!"

Xiaofeng accepted the order and withdrew.

Xu Feng stood alone in the hall, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

The next day.

Tian Shu Summit.

Three newly appointed peak masters came to bestow titles. At the same time, Peak Master Lei Jue pointed out that the newly appointed seventh peak master, Jin Mu, was not strong enough to control the seventh peak.

Therefore, it is recommended that Lei Bao, a disciple of Lei Juefeng, take charge of the Seventh Peak, so that Jin Mu can focus on the matter of the Demon Extermination Hall.

The Peak Master of Qingxuan Peak immediately became angry and tried to argue, but was stopped by the Envoy of Youquan.

"Whether it succeeds or not, we'll only know after the fight. My Little Azure Sky Mountain has always valued strength above all else; everything else is secondary."

The envoy from Youquan set the tone with just one sentence.

Lei Fei smiled faintly: "I just wonder if Jin Mu dares to accept the challenge?"

Qingxuan sneered, "Leibao has been a Limit Lord for many years and has completed most of the tempering of his body. Even Kumu and others are not much stronger than him."

Now that Kaneki has just recovered from his serious injuries, wouldn't it be cheating to make the two of them fight?

However, before Qingxuan could finish speaking, Xu Feng laughed arrogantly: "If you want to fight, then fight! But let me make this clear: if you challenge me, you have to be prepared to die."

I never compete with anyone; if we're going to compete, it'll be a fight to the death!

This battle is a fight to the death! Do you dare?!