A Desperate All-or-Nothing Gamble

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Still hoping to pull the same trick? How naive. Through Xu Lingzi and the others, Xu Feng knew clearly that although this demon mosquito’s cultivation realm was not advanced, it could use a self-destruct sneaking attack. Outwardly, he calmly pretended to reach out to grab it, but inside he was full of cold mockery.

With his late Foundation Establishment cultivation, and being on guard, even if the opponent self-destructed, it would not shake his defenses. His cooperation with Chu Xiner was merely a game of cat and mouse.

Xu Feng was quite eager to see the panic on the beautiful young girl’s face once he exposed her in person. At that time, he would also make her understand the extent of his methods.

However, things did not proceed as Xu Feng expected.

The spirit beast pouch flew before him. After using his spiritual power to seal the large mosquito inside, the creature showed no resistance from beginning to end.

Chu Xiner witnessed everything and displayed an innocent expression, shrugging her hands. “Senior Brother, are you satisfied? By the way, what should I call you? How should we meet the elders of Ling Tian Sect? Should I just crush this jade talisman directly?”

“If it were really that simple, then perhaps the Supreme Elder and the others were mistaken. This girl who breeds demon mosquitoes isn’t a spy sent by a hostile sect to cause trouble? Just a wandering cultivator with some fortune?”

Things were proceeding so smoothly it was almost beyond belief. Seeing Chu Xiner holding the jade talisman with downcast eyes and a docile demeanor, Xu Feng suddenly felt a bit bored.

“You’re right. The quickest way to leave Ling Tian Valley is to crush the teleportation talisman... but before that, I need you to truthfully tell me how many of these demon mosquitoes you brought in total. Once we catch all of them, then it won’t be too late to leave.”

After a brief investigation, Xu Feng found the demon mosquito’s demonic power inside the spirit beast pouch to be quite pure. Hearing from Xu Lingzi and the Yunfeng squad that it could come and go without a trace, he grew deeply intrigued.

The sect leader had said to hand over the owner of the demon mosquitoes along with the mosquitoes themselves to the Supreme Elder and the others. If there was only this one, Xu Feng knew he could never study it himself. Hence, he planned to make Chu Xiner hand over the remaining mosquitoes.

After all, all signs indicated she had more than two demon mosquitoes.

Generally speaking, insect beasts differ from demon beasts in that their strength lies in numbers. Xu Feng was sure Chu Xiner had other demon mosquitoes; otherwise, she wouldn’t have handed this one over so readily.

Seeing Xu Feng dodge the question and avoid revealing his identity, Chu Xiner stopped pressing and honestly said, “Senior Brother, these demon mosquitoes are very rare, a species from the primal chaos. I only happened to get three of them by chance.”

“Oh, only three? Then take me to find the others now. By the way, my name is Xu Feng.”

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Chu Xiner said she had three demon mosquitoes, meaning one was not here. Since the girl only carried one spirit beast pouch, there was no way to hide others.

Xu Feng’s eyes brightened, and he stopped paying attention to Xiao Wenzi inside the pouch, issuing instructions.

“Yes, Senior Brother,” the girl replied, transforming into a streak of light flying ahead, with Xu Feng following behind.

They maintained some distance, and Xu Feng did not seal Chu Xiner’s cultivation. On one hand, he was confident in suppressing her at any time. On the other, he needed her to guide him to the demon mosquitoes.

Chu Xiner chose a route away from the mountain range where the Lu Yin siblings dwelled, obviously not heading back the way they came. She had an inkling that the reason they were tracked so quickly might have something to do with Xu Lingzi and the Yunfeng squad.

Xu Lingzi and Xu Feng shared the same surname; such coincidences were rare. It was very likely they belonged to the same sect.

To ensure their plan proceeded smoothly, she headed away from Xu Lingzi and the others.

“How much farther? Don’t try to fool me, or I can’t guarantee what I might do.”

There was no second demon mosquito; Chu Xiner was simply stalling for time. At first, Xu Feng had no suspicions.

But half an hour later, after flying hundreds of miles without reaching the destination, he grew impatient.

The doll-faced girl was exceptionally beautiful, and as a man, Xu Feng’s heart stirred. Early on, his focus was on his sect mission, so no wicked thoughts arose.

Now, staring at the graceful figure ahead, a sinister smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

“Soon, Senior Brother Xu, don’t be anxious. I can already sense roughly where the second one is.”

Chu Xiner responded calmly, though her heart was full of anxiety. She didn’t know if Xiao Wen’s plan would work; otherwise, this time it would truly be tragic.

At the same time, inside the spirit beast pouch at Xu Feng’s waist, Xiao Wenzi suddenly smashed his own head. His consciousness blurred rapidly, and then his entire body disappeared.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Just as Xiao Wenzi revived, several talismans appeared before him. The moment the talismans activated, his body rapidly expanded and exploded.

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“Hmm—”

Xu Feng’s complexion suddenly changed mid-flight. He reached out sharply to grab the spirit beast pouch, intending to toss it away. But before he could touch it, the entire pouch exploded.

Xiao Wenzi had no choice but to rely on this desperate plan. With his and Chu Xiner’s strength, if they couldn’t sneak attack, they had no chance against Xu Feng.

Xu Feng’s misfortune lay in his overconfidence; he never imagined a demon insect below the second rank could ignore his seal and use its claws to self-destruct—and crucially, could revive afterward.

By the time he realized something was wrong and tried to discard the pouch and activate his protective spiritual light, it was already too late.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Seven or eight mid-grade attack talismans combined with Xiao Wenzi’s breakthrough to the twelfth layer, greatly enhancing his cultivation. Their combined power made the self-destruction more than twice as powerful as before.

But that wasn’t the deadliest part. The spirit beast pouch could house spirit beasts and spirit insects, which meant it contained spatial power. When detonated directly, the destructive force multiplied again.

Such a close-range blast would not leave Xu Feng unharmed, nor would elders of Ling Tian Sect in the Core Formation stage.

At the instant of the explosion, Chu Xiner’s face brightened with joy as she halted her flight. With a clap of her hands, a golden sword and a willow-leaf blade flew from her grasp.

At the same time, several talismans appeared in her other hand—top-grade earth defense talismans, top-grade thunderfire talismans, ice spike talismans, sword energy talismans... all expensive purchases from the Spirit Talisman Shop.

Now, no trace of timidity remained on Chu Xiner’s face, replaced by an endless, piercing killing intent.

The defense talismans instantly activated outside her protective spiritual light, while four or five attack talismans transformed into thunderfire, ice spikes, sword energy, and wind blades, coordinating with her two mid-grade magical weapons to strike Xu Feng decisively.

These talismans rivaled the full-power strikes of mid to late Foundation Establishment cultivators. The problem was, taken off guard by Xiao Wenzi’s self-destruction at his waist, the once arrogant Xu Feng’s face now bore a look of utter despair.