The Last Sentinel

Ye Feng turned around. The tens of thousands of local people who had been densely packed in front of him now seemed to be driven by some force, frantically fleeing outwards. Everyone was silent, and the whole scene looked like a silent massacre.

In the blink of an eye, apart from Ye Feng and Meng Xinghun, there was no one else on the Heavenly Street.

Ye Feng looked across the street and saw a dark purple figure standing motionless. The figure gave people the feeling that he had come from the beginning of time and chaos, as if he had always been there. It was as if this place was his territory and you had rudely trespassed into his home!

This is the domineering nature of the causal path.

The Great Way is within me, cause and effect are within me, I am your cause and effect, you are born to owe me a favor, and I am born to receive a great gift.

However, Ye Feng didn't care about Meng Xinghun's demonstration of the Great Dao Laws, nor did he think that such a demonstration could have any effect on him.

After all, when I switch to body cultivation mode, I don't have the wisdom to comprehend any of those bullshit principles of cause and effect.

If a body cultivator's intelligence prevents them from recognizing such a thing, then that thing poses no harm to them.

Ye Feng remained silent, simply standing with his hands behind his back, closing his eyes, and immediately activating [Martial Arts - Imaginary Enemy] to begin deducing Meng Xinghun's moves.

At this moment, deep within Ye Feng's mind, a desolate and boundless ancient battlefield appeared, on which the phantoms of Ye Feng and Meng Xinghun appeared simultaneously.

The time flow in the hypothetical battlefield is extremely slow, equivalent to a year in the outside world for every second there.

Often, Ye Feng only needs 0.1 seconds to complete the test.

One tenth of a second outside is more than a month inside the simulated battlefield.

Ye Feng's statement that he saw through all of your cards in the blink of an eye was the absolute truth, not just empty boasting.

Facing Meng Xinghun's phantom, Ye Feng adjusted his state and directly unleashed his top-tier killing move, [Force Field Deployment], to crush and engulf it. At the same time, he carefully maneuvered and waited for the opponent's attack.

However, Meng Xinghun's phantom neither attacked nor dodged; it was simply enveloped by Ye Feng's [force field].

How could this happen!

It's important to understand that, under normal circumstances, in a hypothetical battlefield, the opponent's phantoms don't have any brains and will immediately start using their ultimate moves to engage in combat!

Why is this happening today!

Ye Feng unleashed a powerful punch, a body-cultivation killing move: Rock-Splitting and Gold-Piercing!

The golden fist energy cleaved the ground, and the boulders that had gathered on both sides parted like a tsunami. The fist light emerged from the sea of ​​stones, and the split fist was filled with murderous intent!

boom--

All that could be seen was Meng Xinghun's phantom image, which shattered instantly!

Ye Feng was stunned. Holy crap, is this a mistake? One punch and he was killed?

Isn't Meng Xinghun a bit too weak?

You know, I've been imagining that Yu Huatian for almost half a month! How come he's dead in just one second?

This guy deserves to be called the number one genius in the Chaotic Star Sea?

Just as Ye Feng hesitated, Ye Feng's phantom trembled violently, and an identical fist beam roared in, piercing through Ye Feng's phantom from behind and killing it!

call--

Ye Feng's phantom revived once more, looking at Meng Xinghun's location. Meng Xinghun was still standing there, hands behind his back, unharmed.

"How could this happen!"

"I punched him!"

"And then that punch came straight at me!"

"This is exactly like the legendary karma! An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!"

"No, I'll try again!"

Ye Feng suddenly threw another punch, this time using his God's-eye view to survey the entire scene.

With his powerful fist strike, Meng Xinghun's phantom shattered on the simulated enemy battlefield!

Yes!

I have indeed shattered Meng Xinghun's illusion!

But even faster, Ye Feng's punch appeared again, another punch that directly shattered Ye Feng's phantom!

Ye Feng's phantom image revived.

Meng Xinghun's phantom image reappeared on the ground in front of him.

Compared to his bewilderment when he was instantly killed the first time, Ye Feng understood this time very clearly. He had indeed shattered Meng Xinghun's phantom, but the phantom disappeared for a period of time after he killed it, and then reappeared.

It felt as if Meng Xinghun had stacked countless save points at the spot where he was standing, so that as long as his phantom was destroyed, he could directly load the next save point and revive on the spot!

So, it's not that he couldn't kill Meng Xinghun's phantom, but rather that Meng Xinghun's phantom set up far too many save points—too many to kill them all! It's truly bizarre! No wonder he's known as the number one genius of the Chaotic Star Sea!

With this one cheating ability of infinite saving and infinite resurrection, the necromancer priest is simply not worthy of carrying his shoes!

What troubled Ye Feng even more was Meng Xinghun's passive skill, [Causal Backlash].

The amount of power you deal to him is the same amount of power he reflects back, which is equivalent to him activating a 100% Thornmail, infinitely reflecting true damage, while he also has a Resurrection Armor with no cooldown.

With those two cheat-like abilities, most opponents would probably just curse and surrender.

But Ye Feng is also a cheater. When cheaters meet, it comes down to who has the wildest methods and the deepest schemes.

Compared to Meng Xinghun's strengths, Ye Feng's strengths lie in his ability to foresee his hypothetical enemies and his invincible nature as a "circular warrior".

The principle of 【cause and effect backlash】is that the amount of damage I inflict on him will be the amount of damage he will suffer!

Simple, what if I attack myself?

Will he attack me too?

Thinking of this, Ye Feng suddenly punched himself!

The next moment, Meng Xinghun's illusory figure on the other side remained motionless, looking at Ye Feng as if he were an idiot.

Does it not work?

Ye Feng suddenly punched himself thousands more times. After thousands of punches, Meng Xinghun's phantom still stood there motionless.

Ye Feng's phantom was exhausted and lay on the spot. Looking at the motionless phantom of Meng Xinghun, he noticed something was wrong: the color of Meng Xinghun's phantom seemed to be much lighter than at the beginning, as if the entire phantom had faded!

In other words, this direct self-attack method is effective against Meng Xinghun!

But here's the problem: in reality, Meng Xinghun isn't some imaginary enemy who can stand opposite you and let you punch him to hurt him!

He probably ran away the moment he saw you punch himself!

This guy has the personality of a cunning old fox, definitely not a stupid, reckless idiot like Charlie!

Ye Feng remained silent and quietly began the test again.

At this moment, less than 0.2 seconds had passed in the outside world. On the other side, Meng Xinghun did not attack. Instead, like Ye Feng, he closed his eyes and pondered, trying to figure out Ye Feng's strength. His lips twitched slightly, and a bitter look first appeared on his face. Then, a constipated look appeared on his face, as if he was a cunning old man who could not figure things out.

The confrontation between the two naturally attracted a large crowd.

Yun Zhongzi was the first to be affected.

On the green-tiled eaves of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion outside the Heavenly Street, Yun Zhongzi looked at the two people staring at each other, a hint of hesitation in his eyes. "One is a martial arts legend who appears only once every five thousand years in the empire, and the other is the reincarnation of the King of Karma in the Chaotic Star Sea. Tsk, this battle is going to be very difficult!"

"Want a drink, you slob!"

A drunken voice came from behind.

Yun Zhongzi was taken aback, then suddenly turned around and waved his sleeve.

The person opposite him used a Dragon-Capturing Strike to lock Yun Zhongzi's shoulder and then slammed his knee into Yun Zhongzi's waist!

"Ah—it hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Layman, let go! Let go!"

"If you injure me, you'll have to pay for my medical expenses!"

This man, dressed in a black and gray wandering swordsman's robe, was unrestrained and had a face full of the smell of wine from the martial arts world. He carried a two-handed long sword on his back and was none other than the money-grubbing hermit Ding Xiu!

Ding Xiu released Yun Zhongzi's shoulder, saying irritably, "You bastard, what are you doing out here instead of cultivating at the Taoist temple!"

Yun Zhongzi retorted irritably, "Why aren't you taking your assassin jobs? What are you doing here!"

Ding Xiu pointed towards the Sky Street in the distance, "Nonsense, of course I came to watch the show! Otherwise, I would have come to see you!"

Yun Zhongzi said, "We're all in the same boat, just watching the show, so let's not look down on each other."

At this point, Yun Zhongzi, in a very familiar manner, took the wine gourd from Ding Xiu's waist and began to sip the wine himself.

Ding Xiu straddled the roof beam, gazing into the distance. He saw Ye Feng and Meng Xinghun standing facing each other, motionless, and couldn't help but feel anxious. "What do you think they're doing? On a blind date? Two grown men, just staring at each other, why don't they start fighting?"

As Yun Zhongzi drank his wine, he said, "Someone like you dares to point fingers at them? They're just trying to gauge each other's strength, aiming for a fatal blow!"

Ding Xiudao asked, "Who do you think has a better chance of winning?"

Yun Zhongzi shook his head and said, "If I knew who would win, do you think I would still have come all this way to watch them fight?"

"That makes sense," Ding Xiu nodded. "But then again, I think martial arts legend Ye Feng has a better chance of winning!"

Yun Zhongzi blinked. "You gambled again? How many chips did you bet on Ye Feng?"

"We may be familiar, but please don't talk nonsense, okay?" Ding Xiu said. "What do you mean by 'gambling again'? That wasn't gambling, it was just a hobby, a personal hobby!"

Yun Zhongzi stroked his beard and said, "To be fair, these two are only average. As the saying goes, there's always someone stronger, and there's always someone better. No matter how powerful Ye Feng and Meng Xinghun are, they aren't the main characters in this subspace tsunami!"

Ding Xiu asked, "What do you mean? Are there even more extraordinary individuals than those two?"

Yun Zhongzi said, "Of course, and there's more than one."

"The Empire seems to have gotten off to a flying start this time, directly obtaining the Martial Arts Myth and the ticket to the Warp Storm Civilization Relics. But in the end, it's just a basic ticket. Without a fortuitous encounter, Ye Feng and Meng Xinghun will at most be able to get a basic living allowance and won't achieve any great results."

Ding Xiu stood up, snatched the wine jug from him, and said, "Why are you taking so long to fight? I'm leaving now. You can watch the show!"

"No!" Yun Zhongzi grabbed Ding Xiu's shoulder. "Old Ding, you're not getting any younger. It's time to settle down and start a family! Haven't you thought about finding a wife, having two healthy sons, and passing on your skills and the resources you've accumulated over the years?"

Upon hearing this, Ding Xiu instantly took several steps back, staring warily at Yun Zhongzi. "You damn Taoist priest, you think you can trick me? Don't even dream about it! I've been to the River of Reverse Entropy, I've been baptized by the Law of Entropy, your tricks won't work on me!"

Yun Zhongzi said, "Don't be so nervous. I'm speaking from the perspective of a good friend I've known for many years, and I genuinely want to play matchmaker for you! I know you have high standards and always like girls under eighteen."

Ding Xiudao said, "Isn't that obvious? What man doesn't like girls under eighteen? But my standards are high. I don't want just a pretty face; I want a child bride who's even better than me, you understand? I like the 'raised' type!"

Yun Zhongzi said, "I understand. I can completely understand your feelings. Coincidentally, I know a beauty who perfectly meets your requirements, except for one thing."

Ding Xiudao asked, "What?"

Yun Zhongzi said, "Her past cannot be mentioned."

Ding Xiu thought for a moment, "No problem. Where is the girl? Shall we meet her now?"

"The girl will appear later." Yun Zhongzi smiled knowingly. "Wait here for a while. After Ye Feng and Meng Xinghun finish their fight, the beautiful girl in ancient style in your heart will appear."

Ding Xiu put down the wine jug and looked at Yun Zhongzi defiantly, "If you're lying to me, this isn't over!"

Yun Zhongzi looked at Ye Feng and Meng Xinghun in the distance, "What are you thinking! How could I possibly fool you with my intelligence! Don't worry, after they finish fighting, your beautiful girl in ancient style will arrive, and you'll have to invite me to her wedding banquet then..."

Ding Xiu didn't quite understand where Yun Zhongzi's confidence came from, but he still followed Yun Zhongzi's gaze and looked towards the Heavenly Street, waiting for the earth-shattering battle between the two prodigies, and waiting for the ancient-style girl that Yun Zhongzi mentioned.