CHAPTER 183: CHAPTER 183: CANG NANYUE’S KISS

Luo Feng’s face was flushed as he brandished his saber, aiming a lethal strike at Chen Hei Feng.

"The Grand Momentum is a saber!"

Scorching black flames splattered outwards, and the Yuan Qi in the gorge seemed to boil in an instant.

The ten-meter-long, blood-colored saber light struck heavily against the black flames surrounding Chen Hei Feng. The intense impact made the entire gorge tremble.

SSCHT!

Suddenly, a subtle tearing sound echoed as a huge gash was cleaved in the black flames around Chen Hei Feng.

The scarlet saber light did not diminish; instead, it flared even stronger, the blood-red glow intensifying dramatically!

Chen Hei Feng’s expression finally changed, a blood-red glint flashed in his eyes and vanished.

A line of blood appeared on Chen Hei Feng’s forehead. He remained standing, his eyes fixed deadly on Luo Feng.

THUD!

The light in Chen Hei Feng’s eyes dimmed, and his body crashed to the ground, fresh blood staining a large patch of earth crimson.

An eerie silence descended. The surrounding black-clad martial artists gaped, dumbstruck.

Just moments ago, everyone had thought Luo Feng was undoubtedly done for, yet in the blink of an eye, Chen Hei Feng had been slain by a single slash of Luo’s saber.

The feeling was like being slapped across the face.

"He actually killed Lord Black Wind!" one of the men in black gasped.

Another man in black beside him swallowed hard. "That strike was terrifying. I really thought I was going to die."

"Lord Black Wind is dead. What do we do now?" The crowd exchanged dismayed glances.

"Look at him! Something’s wrong with him!" a black-clad martial artist suddenly cried out.

Everyone hastily looked towards the center of the gorge.

Luo Feng stood his ground, his face, initially pale red, now a deep purplish-red, as if he were wreathed in fire.

His bloodshot eyes seethed with killing intent—anyone he looked at felt the terrifying sensation of a blade pressed against their neck.

With Chen Hei Feng dead, the tyrannical killing intent that had invaded Luo Feng’s body surged like wildfire. He felt his blood boil hotter and hotter, as intense waves of murderous intent swirled in his mind, gnawing away at his sanity bit by bit.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Luo Feng suddenly threw his head back and howled, low roars erupting from his throat. Each roar was accompanied by a shocking saber gleam that tore through the gorge, carving deep, terrifying scars into the rock.

AAH!

A few black-clad martial artists, unable to dodge in time, were cleaved in two by the Saber Qi, dying instantly.

"He must have used some forbidden martial art! He’s gone berserk!"

"This is too terrifying! I have to get out of here!"

"Wait for me..."

The surrounding martial artists, pale with fright, turned and fled into the forest outside the gorge.

In the gorge, red saber gleams continued to flash, whipping the surrounding Yuan Qi into a wild frenzy.

Luo Feng, his entire body suffused with a purplish-red hue and his eyes blazing with a bloodthirsty light, unconsciously unleashed terrifying streams of Saber Qi, as if intending to shred the entire world to pieces!

What should I do... At some unknown time, a graceful figure in a simple skirt had appeared at the cave entrance. Cang Nanyue watched Luo Feng, who was rampaging through the gorge, a flicker of anxiety in her eyes.

She had already recovered seventy percent of her strength and could sense that Luo Feng’s body was seething with Yuan Qi. This was an extremely dangerous state. If not stopped in time, he might even become a cripple.

After a moment’s hesitation, seeing Luo Feng showed no sign of stopping, Cang Nanyue gritted her teeth. Her beautiful eyes locked onto Luo Feng, who was lost in madness within the gorge.

I have no other choice...

Exhaling softly, Cang Nanyue darted towards Luo Feng, her slender hand reaching out, aiming for the back of his neck to knock him unconscious.

"Kill!"

The instant Cang Nanyue approached, Luo Feng whirled around with a cold shout, a ten-meter-long saber gleam slashing down.

Such a domineering saber technique! Comparable to a full-force strike from a mid-stage Hell Realm expert! No wonder he was able to kill Chen Hei Feng!

Watching the approaching Saber Qi, Cang Nanyue raised a delicate eyebrow and struck upwards with her fair hand.

CRACK!

With a crisp shattering sound, the blood-red Saber Qi instantly disintegrated into nothingness.

Before Luo Feng could unleash a second saber strike, Cang Nanyue flashed behind him and lightly tapped a point on his back.

CLANG!

The Tiger Soul Saber slipped from Luo Feng’s grasp and clattered to the ground. He stood rooted to the spot, dazed.

Exhaling softly, Cang Nanyue placed her right hand on Luo Feng’s back. The Yuan Qi in her body, vast as a great river, flowed along her arm and into Luo Feng.

As her Yuan Qi entered Luo Feng’s body, Cang Nanyue’s delicate brows furrowed slightly.

Luo Feng’s condition was worse than she had imagined.

His Yuan Qi was turbulent, his entire body like a raging furnace.

What kind of martial art is this, to be so tyrannical!

A look of surprise in her beautiful eyes, Cang Nanyue dared not delay and immediately began to suppress the roiling Yuan Qi in Luo Feng’s body.

Naturally, Cang Nanyue’s Yuan Qi was far beyond what Luo Feng’s could compare to.

When the two streams of Yuan Qi met, the turbulent Yuan Qi in Luo Feng’s body began to gradually subside.

Just when Cang Nanyue thought the crisis was over, a bizarre, blood-colored energy suddenly emerged. The Yuan Qi in Luo Feng’s body began to roil once more, even more violently than before.

How strange!

Cang Nanyue frowned, channeling an even more potent surge of Yuan Qi into Luo Feng’s body.

The vast torrent of her Yuan Qi moved through Luo Feng’s body like a great army, beginning to purge the blood-colored energy within him.

After a short while, Cang Nanyue’s smooth forehead was beaded with perspiration, her expression exceptionally grave.

Each time she managed to suppress the chaotic Yuan Qi in Luo Feng’s body and tried to withdraw her own, his condition would immediately worsen. After several such attempts, even she began to feel the strain.

This won’t do.

Cang Nanyue paused. She looked at Luo Feng’s brow, furrowed in pain, a flicker in her eyes as she murmured softly to herself, What a fool, daring to use such a dangerous martial art...

Although her words sounded like a rebuke, there was no trace of blame in her tone; instead, it held a peculiar warmth.

Watching Luo Feng intently, Cang Nanyue sighed softly and smiled. "You helped me kill Chen Hei Feng. Consider this my gift of thanks to you."

As she finished speaking, a brilliant light suddenly shone in Cang Nanyue’s eyes, and a unique fluctuation emanated from her body.

In an instant, a torrent of Yuan Qi surged into Luo Feng’s body.

Cang Nanyue’s Yuan Qi flowed down Luo Feng’s meridians, finally arriving at his Dantian.

Luo Feng’s cultivation was only at the seventh level of the Essence Storage Realm; the Meridian Wheel within his Dantian had not yet awakened. The space inside was a hazy grey, like a starless night sky.

Gazing at the dark Dantian, Cang Nanyue did not stop but further intensified the input of her Yuan Qi.

RUMBLE...

An immense amount of Yuan Qi poured into Luo Feng’s Dantian, then slowly began to swirl.

Under Cang Nanyue’s control, the whirlpool of Yuan Qi spun faster and faster, rapidly shrinking.

Within the transparent whirlpool, a barely noticeable point of light was rapidly expanding. As the sphere of Yuan Qi condensed, this point of light grew increasingly radiant!

When the Yuan Qi sphere had condensed to its absolute limit, Cang Nanyue severed the connection between this point of light and herself.

HUM!

In that instant, Luo Feng’s Dantian trembled. The seed formed by Cang Nanyue’s Yuan Qi shone within the pitch-black Dantian, as dazzling as a star in the night sky!

At the same instant, Cang Nanyue’s delicate body trembled as if she had suffered a grievous injury, and her face turned deathly pale in an instant.

Slowly opening her eyes, Cang Nanyue saw Luo Feng’s complexion returning to normal. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, wiping the perspiration from her forehead and sitting down beside him to catch her breath.

Glancing at Luo Feng’s profile beside her, a faint smile touched Cang Nanyue’s lips. This Yuan Qi seed, condensed with a strand of my Primal Yuan Qi, should be able to help you somewhat.

Her gaze drifted to the nearby cave, and a blush crept up the delicate tips of her ears as she recalled what had transpired there earlier.

Standing up, Cang Nanyue looked at Luo Feng, an inexplicable emotion in her beautiful eyes.

Staring at his handsome face, the image of Luo Feng standing resolutely before the cave, his figure battered yet firm as he desperately resisted Chen Hei Feng, flashed through her mind. Her slender, fair fingers gently traced his cheek, and a complex, somewhat helpless smile touched her lips. "To pursue my revenge, I cultivated alone for ten years. I never imagined that in the end, I would... towards my own student..."

Speaking to this point, Cang Nanyue suddenly paused. A flicker in her beautiful eyes, her charming face abruptly showed a girlish, shy smile. She slowly leaned down and gently pressed her alluring lips to Luo Feng’s.

"Thank you."

She gazed at Luo Feng for a long moment, as if to etch his features into her very soul. After a while, Cang Nanyue let out a soft sigh.

"Red Moon Sword!"

With a soft cry, the sword was unsheathed.

SCRITCH! SCRATCH! SCRITCH! SCRATCH!

Cang Nanyue controlled the Red Moon Sword, using it like a brush to etch a few words onto the ground. Then, she gracefully landed on the sword’s edge.

"I too must go and pursue the things I once gave up. Luo Feng, we shall meet again if destiny wills it," Cang Nanyue murmured, looking at him. Her figure then transformed into a streak of red light and vanished among the clouds.

「...」

When Luo Feng regained consciousness, it was already dawn.

"HISS! It hurts so much!"

Slowly opening his eyes, Luo Feng tried to move his body, but a searing, tearing pain instantly shot through every part of him.

After the pain subsided, a comforting, replenishing sensation followed, his body brimming with vitality.

"Chen Hei Feng!"

Remembering he had been in a fierce battle with Chen Hei Feng, Luo Feng shot up from the ground, his sharp gaze sweeping across the gorge.

When he saw Chen Hei Feng’s tragic corpse on the ground and the saber scars riddling the gorge, surprise filled his eyes.

Did I do all of this?

Luo Feng only remembered that when Chen Hei Feng had unleashed the sixth level of the Great Black Dark Palm, ’Black Dark Flame Purgatory,’ he knew he couldn’t withstand it. Desperate, he had gambled by drawing the murderous intent from the mysterious bracelet into his body.

His memory of what happened afterward was hazy.

Right! Sister Nanyue!

Startled, Luo Feng rushed into the cave.

Cang Nanyue was not in the cave. However, Luo Feng found some small footprints near the entrance.

These footprints... Sister Nanyue left the cave on her own. It seems she’s alright. But, where could she have gone...

Luo Feng murmured to himself. Following the footprints, he arrived back at the spot where he had been lying and found words Cang Nanyue had left etched into the ground.

"Luo Feng, I am preparing to go to the Sacred Land of Martial Arts to continue my cultivation. You don’t need to thank me for what happened to you. Also, the martial art you used last night is extremely dangerous. You must never use it again in the future. Remember this well!"

"Cultivate diligently and enter the Sacred Land of Martial Arts as soon as possible. Only then will you discover another, more wondrous world. I look forward to meeting you again. - Nanyue."