Chapter 196: Seeking Death

Liu Yue gleefully hid behind a massive boulder and sat cross-legged, beginning to cultivate the Illusory Heart Flame.

But he had no idea that this was no ordinary Illusory Heart Flame—and even more unexpected, the monkey demon had already noticed him!

Just as Chen Fei was about to attack while engaged in a fierce battle with the monkey, the creature suddenly vanished right before his eyes!

“What’s going on?” Chen Fei didn’t dare lower his guard. With his spiritual vision, he spotted the monkey appearing at the foot of a distant ridge.

What kind of technique was that?

Chen Fei was momentarily stunned.

Liu Yue, just starting to absorb the Illusory Heart Flame’s power, suddenly felt a cold wind sweep over his head.

He opened his eyes abruptly—and locked eyes with the furious gaze of the monkey demon.

“What’s going on!” Liu Yue panicked.

He had only himself to blame. Had he used a special container to collect the flame without releasing any fluctuations, the monkey might not have gone berserk.

But now, Liu Yue had dared to absorb the Illusory Heart Flame from behind while Chen Fei held the monkey off. The monkey, instantly enraged, completely ignored Chen Fei and charged straight at Liu Yue.

“Damn it!” Liu Yue realized the situation was dire—but still couldn’t resist reaching for the Illusory Heart Flame.

The monkey’s gaze was now laced with mocking amusement.

The moment Liu Yue touched the flame, it surged and instantly engulfed him!

“Chen Fei! You dare set me up!”

Liu Yue’s final, furious cry echoed into the distance.

Chen Fei was dumbfounded.

What a scumbag! Truly a scumbag! He had seen shameless people before, but this guy was on a whole new level!

Chen Fei hadn’t even blamed him for leading a powerful beast to him, and now this guy was trying to frame him instead? Unbelievable!

Gong Tianshou and the others naturally heard Liu Yue’s final scream.

“Peh! Absolutely shameless! If he hadn’t been so greedy, Little Martial Brother wouldn’t have been attacked by the monkey!”

“And now he’s blaming Senior Brother Chen? Disgusting!”

Everyone began to criticize Liu Yue, but Gong Tianshou’s face turned grim. Liu Yue wasn’t that important—but his older brother Liu Shan was a real problem.

With that dying shout, Liu Shan would surely come after Chen Fei once they were out.

Chen Fei had figured that out as well, but he paid it no mind.

At that moment, the monkey, having obtained the Illusory Heart Flame, suddenly turned its gaze toward the ant that had wounded it earlier.

“You all deserve to die!” the monkey growled and clenched its fist before vanishing again.

Chen Fei’s expression changed, and without hesitation, he sidestepped rapidly.

The monkey’s flaming punch missed by inches—but the scorched scent that reached Chen Fei’s nose made it clear it hadn’t missed by much.

Definitely not a pleasant experience!

Despite its overwhelming strength, the monkey hadn’t noticed the inconspicuous Void Heaven Cauldron embedded in its arm.

“Absorb!” Chen Fei shouted without hesitation, fusing the Fire Sigil into his sword.

The sword instantly shattered—but Chen Fei didn’t pause. He hurled the pieces at the monkey.

Just as the monkey raised its arm to block, a sudden wave of weakness surged through it.

Especially from its arm, an intense suction force caused its body to tremble.

“You despicable brat, what did you do to me!” the monkey roared.

The Fire Sigil exploded—but it didn’t hurt the fire-attuned monkey.

Instead, the Illusory Heart Flame siphoned some of the monkey’s spiritual energy.

Chen Fei, however, had already summoned the Axe Sigil!

He raised his hand, and an Axe Dao Spirit Weapon appeared—his most powerful offensive method besides the Yin-Yang Five Element Sigils.

Without hesitation, he poured all his spiritual energy into the Axe Dao Spirit Weapon.

Thanks to his increased cultivation, his control over the weapon had also grown. Even without specific axe techniques, he wielded it with precision.

The spirit weapon manifested as a giant axe, floating to Chen Fei’s left.

With a wave of his hand, the axe rotated, then accelerated violently—charging straight at the monkey.

The monkey crossed its arms in a clumsy attempt to block the attack.

But the axe’s power was overwhelming—the shockwave alone split the mountain behind the monkey in half!

“Damn it!” the monkey roared. The Illusory Heart Flame exploded, and the fire engulfed Chen Fei entirely.

This horrifying sight shocked Gong Tianshou and the others.

Even the residual energy from the explosion was beyond what they could handle.

At that moment, Dong Feng stepped forward.

The Thousand-Layer Pagoda’s shield enveloped everyone.

Under its protection, their view of the outside world quickly faded.

But stones kicked up by the battle continued to slam into the shield—causing even this powerful defense to crack slightly, sending chills down their spines.

The intensity of the battle was unimaginable!

Chen Fei stared at the monkey.

The beast had been cleaved in half—while the Void Heaven Cauldron unleashed a powerful suction force, drawing its vital blood into Chen Fei’s body.

His power surged again.

Having risen to the peak of the 7th-grade Dao Realm after devouring the giant serpent, Chen Fei now skyrocketed to the peak of the 9th-grade Dao Realm!

“Fighting really is the best shortcut!” he murmured with emotion.

If he’d relied on the sect’s treasure pavilion, it would’ve taken at least 2,000 merit points to achieve this. But now? Two powerful beasts killed in a short time—clearly, hunting was more profitable.

“The Illusory Heart Flame!”

Chen Fei looked at the flickering flame before him, a smile creeping onto his lips.

Trying to plant flowers gets you nothing; casually tossing a willow branch gets you a whole tree.

And now, here it was.

But just as he reached out to collect it, his body froze in place.

“Tsk tsk… I didn’t expect another strong one to sneak in here. What a surprise,” came an eerie voice.

“You, boy—whose disciple are you? Tell me, maybe I’ll let you die easier.”

Chen Fei spun around in alarm.

The Blood Sect Patriarch now looked like a man in his early forties. Clearly, after absorbing beast blood, even his appearance had rejuvenated.

Standing behind him was the ever-submissive Wang Fang, trying to make himself invisible.

When Chen Fei glanced over, Wang Fang met his gaze and flashed an eerie smile.

Chen Fei didn’t dare let his guard down—the man in front of him radiated danger.

He was clearly standing there, yet Chen Fei’s spiritual vision couldn’t sense a thing!

That meant only one thing: this man’s strength far surpassed anything Chen Fei had expected.

“Who are you?” Chen Fei asked with a frown, and while speaking, used the Void Heaven Cauldron to quietly collect the Illusory Heart Flame.

His movements were smooth—but the Blood Sect Patriarch’s eyes showed amusement.

This young man dared to play tricks right in front of him. Interesting.