I forge eternal life with the Dao seed

Vol. 1 Ch. 17

Facing the Sudden Attack

Faced with this sudden attack, although Zhao Heng's hair stood on end, he didn't panic and instantly responded.

He twisted and ducked his head, hiding behind the shield on his back. Two gleaming flying knives embedded themselves in the shield, vibrating with a humming sound.

Simultaneously, Zhao Heng's legs twisted oddly, his body as flexible as if boneless, avoiding the flying knives aimed at his lower body.

"Oh...?"

A light exclamation came from the dense forest.

"Who's there?"

The moment Zhao Heng dodged the flying knives, he flashed behind a large tree trunk.

"Hehe... not bad skills. No wonder you were able to take out all those people sent by Steward Liu!"

With light footsteps, a young man wearing miscellaneous disciple's clothes emerged from the dense forest.

The youth was well-proportioned with handsome features, but the cold smile and killing intent in his eyes gave him a dangerous aura.

Confrontation

"Are you sent by Liu Hong?" Zhao Heng asked cautiously, never having seen this person before.

"Let's just say I am. However, I'm only here because I owe him a favor, and this time I'll take care of you for him."

Zhao Heng's eyes narrowed slightly. "Have you been following me?"

The youth smiled lightly. "Yes, I was. Initially, I thought those people would handle you, but they turned out to be so incompetent, getting taken down by you alone."

Saying this, the youth looked at Zhao Heng with interest.

"I'm really curious; how did you manage to increase your strength so much in just two months? From the fourth level of body refinement to your current state, did you really consume some heavenly or earthly treasures?"

"If you can offer such treasures, maybe I'll spare your life."

Zhao Heng's expression shifted slightly.

"Really?"

"Of course!"

"Fine, I'll give it to you!"

Zhao Heng directly reached out and threw a handful of lime and a soft tendon dispersant at the youth's face.

The youth, however, was prepared and waved his sleeve to fan away the dust. With his other hand, he pulled out two flying knives from his sleeve and shot them at Zhao Heng, forcing him to retreat.

"Hehe... I expected you'd try that!" the youth laughed coldly.

Zhao Heng didn't say a word and continued to wildly scatter lime.

Although the youth had some precautions, he couldn't withstand the large quantity of lime. Several dozen kilograms of lime were scattered, turning the area around them into a foggy, smoggy environment.

The youth, though not hit directly by the lime, was still choked and his flying knives continued to shoot out as he retreated from the fog.

"Cough... cough... Your lime must be all used up now!"

The youth, covered in dust and looking somewhat disheveled, glared at Zhao Heng with great malice.

"Your flying knives are all used up too," Zhao Heng replied, his eyes equally cold.

Both men locked eyes and simultaneously charged at each other. Zhao Heng took a powerful step forward and unleashed a robust punch.

The punch was mighty and dense, a basic level of the "Stone Shattering Fist."

Facing Zhao Heng's attack, the youth smirked and adopted the same stance, punching out.

"Stone Shattering Fist!"

He also executed the Stone Shattering Fist, colliding with Zhao Heng's punch.

He suddenly moved sideways, actively disengaging from the battle to charge toward that tree.

"What are you doing?" Zhao Heng was greatly alarmed.

Without stopping, Liu Feng sneered, "Kid, don't think I don't know. You've hidden all the good stuff you got from those people here. Since I can't kill you, I can't leave empty-handed. I'll take these things, and I'll tell Liu Hong it was you who took them. Then he'll come finish you off!"

As he spoke, Liu Feng had already reached the tree and was reaching to lift the stone slab.

A fierce wind whistled from his side.

"Don't touch my things!" Zhao Heng rushed over anxiously, throwing a punch at Liu Feng. Liu Feng sneered with disdain, countering with a punch that sent Zhao Heng stumbling back several steps.

"I may not be able to kill you, but you can't stop me either!"

Seeing Zhao Heng's urgent reaction, Liu Feng became even more certain there were valuable items hidden there. After repelling Zhao Heng, he kicked away the stone slab.

Under the slab was a layer of soil with a dead branch stuck in the middle.

Liu Feng didn't notice that the branch moved slightly upward, as if something had pushed it from below.

He brushed away the soil and grabbed hold of a round object.

"What's this?"

He brought the object up to his eyes - it was an iron ball the size of a pigeon's egg, beautifully patterned and quite attractive.

Not far away, witnessing this scene, Zhao Heng sighed softly and expertly dropped to the ground, covering his ears with both hands.

The next moment.

"BOOM...!"

A violent explosion rocked the quiet forest, sending shock waves rolling outward and startling countless birds into flight.

After the explosive force dissipated, Zhao Heng stood up and looked at where Liu Feng had been standing.

Besides a large crater, Liu Feng's corpse was basically nowhere to be found. Based on experience, Zhao Heng judged that Liu Feng had probably passed away very peacefully.

"Say I told you not to touch it, yet you still did. Now you've learned your lesson," Zhao Heng said innocently to himself.

That round ball was none other than the last thunder pearl he had.

Earlier, after eliminating those miscellaneous disciples who were chasing him, Zhao Heng had a vague feeling of hidden danger.

Although he couldn't confirm if this was just his paranoia.

But following the principle of being prepared for danger, he had taken action and set up precautions.

So, Zhao Heng had pretended to bury treasure halfway through his journey but actually set up a "trigger-type landmine" using the thunder pearl.

This was to have a backup plan in case he couldn't handle the enemy.

Unfortunately, Liu Feng perfectly triggered this backup plan.

Although he had spent his last thunder pearl, destroying such a strong enemy made Zhao Heng satisfied.

It was just a pity that the thunder pearl's power was too strong, destroying everything on Liu Feng's body, including the valuable items.

Liu Feng was a miscellaneous disciple from the Spirit Herb Garden, which was a lucrative position. He must have had many good things on him.

"Ah... what a shame!" Zhao Heng sighed.

Preparing to leave, he was concerned that the earlier commotion would attract other participants and patrol teams.

However, at this moment, a prompt from the divine dice system echoed in his mind.

"Detected a dissipating soul. Can use 'Memory Plundering' skill. Do you want to use it immediately?"

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