2531 Destruction Mo Xuan seemed to have gone crazy. He killed one of his men with a single slash, and Han Fei caught that person with the Void Lines effortlessly. “Boss, it’s us!” The peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivator who escaped from Han Fei just now used a space transformation technique to snatch back the person who had just been killed, but he didn’t know that this person had already been controlled by Han Fei. Therefore, the moment he touched this person, this person unleashed his Star Bead and attacked with all his strength. At close range, he directly pierced through this person’s body. Han Fei burst out at ten times the speed of light and put on the God Slaying Boxing Gloves. A series of golden fist marks rumbled. The person’s soul suddenly fell into a struggle as if he had seen a divine path. However, in the eyes of others, it was too terrifying because Han Fei’s methods were too strange. Not only did he instantly kill Tie Han, but he also drove Mo Xuan crazy in a clash. He also killed two peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm powerhouses and even controlled two peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators. At this moment, nearly half of the peak combat power of the Black Wind Pirates had been destroyed. The second brother, Qing Tuo, was on par with the old turtle. Shocked, he immediately activated a secret method, avoiding the old turtle crazily and grabbing at Mo Xuan. Others could die, but if Mo Xuan was dead, the Black Wind Pirates would be gone. The strongest member of the Black Wind Pirates was Mo Xuan. Han Fei seemed to have discovered it too, but he wasn’t in a hurry. The karma distortion hadn’t ended yet, and Han Fei had calmly killed two peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators. As for the remaining three peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators, they began to feel frightened. They didn’t dare to approach Mo Xuan or attack Han Fei. The three of them turned around and fled. This time, they met a tough opponent. They were not stupid. Something must have happened to their boss. Considering the speed at which Han Fei killed the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators, they had to escape. Han Fei shouted, “Old Yuan!” The old turtle left. “I’m going to kill them.” Although the old turtle was strong, the power of his Yang Divine Power alone was not enough to kill Qing Tuo. If he had a body and had his strength doubled, Qing Tuo would be no match for the old turtle at all. However, when Qing Tuo was about to take Mo Xuan away, Mo Xuan suddenly sprayed a mouthful of blood at him. When Qing Tuo saw the blood arrow, his expression changed drastically. He said in shock, “Are you crazy? Did you use the Blood God Arrow on me?” Qing Tuo took out a giant shield and protected himself. Han Fei was amused to see that. Just as the Blood God Arrow was about to touch the shield, the shield in front of Qing Tuo disappeared with a swish and appeared in Han Fei’s hand. Qing Tuo: “???” “Puff ~” Qing Tuo was pierced and his whole body was melting. He struggled hard and most of his soul escaped, but Han Fei extended his fingers and cut his soul apart. Qing Tuo roared, “What did you do?” Han Fei shrugged. “You may not believe it, but I don’t know either.” In fact, Han Fei had a lot of mixed feelings. One cause leads to an effect! When Qing Tuo was suppressed by Han Fei, Mo Xuan finally woke up. Han Fei was a little surprised. There was indeed something wrong with this Causality Killing Technique, so it was classified as an ultra-quality Monarch-level technique. Han Fei had planned to let Mo Xuan be backfired and sow the seeds of his death. He didn’t expect him to attack Qing Tuo. Although Qing Tuo wasn’t killed, his body had been destroyed, and his soul had been seriously injured. He was almost dead. Mo Xuan woke up from the backlash and saw a drop of water converging in Han Fei’s hand, which contained a wisp of remnant soul. Wasn’t that Qing Tuo? He looked around and found that he was the only member of the Black Wind Pirates left. When he saw the heavy rain of blood pouring down from the sky, his heart sank. At this moment, Mo Xuan’s thought was no longer to chase Han Fei, but to run, run quickly. After the first clash with Han Fei, his third brother was gone. He just felt that he was corroded by a drop of essence blood, and then he seemed to fight crazily. When he sobered up, his second brother was gone too, and so were all the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators. Under such circumstances, no matter how stupid Mo Xuan was, he knew that he had been schemed against. This person couldn’t be only in the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm. Such strength was top-notch even among the powerhouses who had reached the perfected Star Transformation Realm. He even thought that with Han Fei’s strength, even if he broke into the Infinite Mining Area, he could occupy a mountain and become a king. Why was such a person here? At this time, two explosions rang out in Mo Xuan’s body. It seemed to be the eruption of some secret method, and he was as fast as nearly 14 times the speed of light. “Huh?” Han Fei frowned. What secret method did this guy use? How could he be so strong? When a blue light enveloped him, Han Fei also burst out at 14 times the speed of light. Mo Xuan was shocked. This was one of his trump cards. Only by shattering his own Dao bone could he burst out with such a terrifying speed. But how did Han Fei reach this speed? Was his eight times the speed of light fake? Is this guy really one of the powerhouses in the Infinite Mining Area? Clang! When Han Fei felt something break in Mo Xuan’s body again, his heart did a flip. This person could still accelerate? This was too much. Even Zhao Qinglong wasn’t so fast back then. Only Feng Yu seemed to have mastered the speed of light explosion. Therefore, Han Fei no longer hesitated. As he issued an order in his heart, Mo Xuan flew out head first. His comprehension of speed instantly disappeared and he flew out. As for Han Fei, he immediately realized that it was a Dao bone. This guy actually broke his Dao bone and obtained speed enhancement. “Fortunately, his comprehension of the Dao bone hasn’t been good enough. Otherwise, I’m afraid I won’t be able to catch up with him.” Han Fei shouted, “I’m told that you’re good at fists, knives, and arrows. It just so happens that I also have a fist technique that I haven’t mastered yet. I hope you can withstand it.” He had mastered the brave side of the Star Fist Technique and could unleash Star Explosion Fist, but he hadn’t mastered the silencing side of the technique, and could not yet erupt with the Silencing Fist yet, let alone the Destruction Fist. However, after punching ten thousand times, the fist intent would eventually appear. One didn’t have to be in a specific environment to comprehend Silencing. He didn’t have to comprehend Silencing himself. Perhaps others would feel Silencing. When Mo Xuan realized that he couldn’t run away, although he was shocked, he was enraged. “Since you won’t let me off, die with me! Divine Spell, Black Sand Storm.” To be able to control the Black Wind Pirates and plunder outside the Infinite Mining Area for many years, Mo Xuan had his own strengths. It turned out that his trump card was a divine technique. When a piece of black sand formed a storm that swept across a hundred thousand kilometers, it opened a void channel. This technique connected to the endless void, and Mo Xuan could use this technique to exile the enemy and also use this technique to invoke the energy of the endless void. “An area-of-effect divine technique?” Han Fei’s heart stirred, but he didn’t really care. If it were before, his first reaction would be to escape. Connecting to the endless void to instantly create hundreds of thousands of void passages that were spinning at a terrifying speed. Only by experiencing it could he know how terrifying it was. However, Han Fei unleashed the Great Dao of Time, twisting space with time, and the Star Fist Technique still passed through the void. The terrifying Star Explosion Fist couldn’t be absorbed even by void channels. Before the Star Explosion Fist arrived, the void channel was shattered. Han Fei laughed. “There are different levels of divine techniques! Take my punch.” The moment the black sand storm was resolved, Mo Xuan’s heart surged with despair. He was sure that this person was definitely not an ordinary passer-by, much less a mere peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivator. However, he had no time to regret it. Especially when he saw the fist mark that was shining like a dazzling star, he felt his soul tremble. It was not that he couldn’t take such a fist mark, but the problem was that if he took it, he couldn’t escape. However, he already couldn’t run away, so he had to take it. Boom! Boom… Like a beam of light, it crossed hundreds of thousands of kilometers in an instant. After he took this punch head-on, most of his flesh and blood evaporated, and only his jade bones were full of cracks. The black sand storm was instantly broken, and another Star Explosion Fist appeared in front of his eyes. At that moment, Han Fei seemed to see despair in Mo Xuan’s eyes. “Steal~” At that moment, Han Fei stole Mo Xuan’s despair. Without despair, Mo Xuan wanted to start fighting back. His fish bones began to burn, and the Star Bead between his eyebrows spewed out, trying to shatter Han Fei’s punch. Han Fei, on the other hand, felt the impact of many emotions, including unwillingness, anger, and struggle. At that moment, Han Fei’s fist mark changed. The scorching and violent light that was as resplendent as the sun was converging and falling silent. The brilliance was contained in order to erupt more intensely. At that moment, Han Fei understood that the Silencing Fist was born for a stronger outburst. Boom! Ka ka ka ~ The sound of bones breaking came one after another. The entire world was ravaged by a violent force that seemed to be venting crazily. How could the exploding Star Bead compete with the self-destructing sun? With this punch, Han Fei only had time to grab a piece of bone before Mo Xuan’s soul and body were completely gone. Rumble! In the sky, a rain of blood fell. Han Fei looked at Qing Tuo who had been shattered by him earlier but still had some soul left, and cast out the Void Lines. Han Fei smiled casually. Let’s see how much information you can tell me. At the same time, in the distant camp, the old man surnamed Chen looked up at the sky in shock. Who was that young man? 2532 No Mercy for the Losers Once upon a time, perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators were a terrifying existence that was beyond reach. A perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivator could build a mobile castle in the wilderness alone. Now, Han Fei had killed three perfected Star Transformation Realm powerhouses in a row. As for peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators, they were no match for Han Fei at all. After a while, Han Fei came to where the old turtle was and saw a corpse. The old turtle said, “They ran away separately. I could only chase one.” Han Fei recalled the person into his Origin Star. “It doesn’t matter. They’re just two peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators. What I want is the entire Black Wind Pirates.” Distant camp. This time, only the three perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators and the few peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators followed Mo Xuan out to hunt Han Fei. The others were still at sea. At this moment, of course, they had already discovered the abnormal changes in the weather. However, because the phenomena of death appeared too densely, it was difficult for them to judge who had died. Logically speaking, they absolutely didn’t believe that their three captains and a group of peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm powerhouses had perished. This was almost impossible. Even if they encountered other powerful pirates or some big shots in the Infinite Mining Area, it was impossible for them to kill the Black Wind Pirates so easily. However, this weather phenomenon clearly exceeded their expectations. Most people wondered if Han Fei and his men had hidden their strength. After all, whose Origin Star would hide a large number of Sky Opening Realm powerhouses? Just when countless people in the distant camp were waiting eagerly to see what was going on… Swish ~ A Void Breaking Shuttle broke through the void and arrived in an instant. However, they felt surging blood and Qi, and a burly man holding a war hammer appeared. Who else could it be if not Tie Han, the third brother of the Black Wind Pirates? “Tie Han” roared, “All Sky Openers of the Black Wind Pirates, follow me. Sea Establishers, get ready to leave the camp and clean up the battlefield at any time…” Han Fei’s words were straightforward and brutal, which didn’t sound out of place to the people of the Black Wind Pirates at all. When they saw Tie Han, although they didn’t know what happened, they knew that they must have won. From his words, the battle seemed to be in a stalemate and needed Sky Opening realm reinforcements. For a moment, figures crossed the sky one after another, following Tie Han away. Even Old Chen was a little confused. He mumbled, “Tie Han is still alive?” … After a while, when the group of people left the camp for a distance, they finally found that something was wrong. This was because if Tie Han wanted to take them to participate in the battle, he wouldn’t let them follow him and fly all the way. The best way was to let them enter Tie Han’s Origin Star. But after a full five seconds, Lord Tie Han showed no intention of letting them enter his Origin Star at all. And the speed of the Sky Opening Realm powerhouses varied. The speed of the late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators was naturally different from that of the early-stage Star Transformation Realm and those who hadn’t entered the Star Transformation Realm. The closest to Han Fei were the 17 late-stage Star Transformation Realm powerhouses. “Master Tie Han, are we going to fly all the way?” When this person said this, Han Fei knew that he couldn’t fool them anymore. He didn’t plan to fool them for long. All he needed to do was to stay a distance away from the camp. Han Fei suddenly stopped. With a flip of his hand, he punched out. At first, the big stars shone, then the stars dimmed, and the void for hundreds of thousands of kilometers was silenced. A desperate counterattack, like the light in the darkness, instantly enveloped behind. In front of the Star Fist Technique, the number of enemies didn’t matter much. The fist intent they faced was the same. The destructiveness penetrated into their bones and made their souls tremble. Without any time to react, this punch was launched, and 13 of the 17 people behind Han Fei were shattered. The other four managed to escape with some kind of death substitution technique. However, in the face of absolute strength, the Death Replacement Art was meaningless. Even if they survived, they would only be killed one more time. At this moment, the four of them were terrified as if they had seen a demon god. Their hearts were filled with despair. But just when they thought that they were dead meat, Han Fei instantly turned into a ray of light, disappeared from the spot, and went behind them. Of course, this wasn’t because Han Fei let them go, because the moment Han Fei left, a Yang soul body appeared in their vision. It was none other than the old turtle. “Hey, surrender or die. It’s your choice.” The old turtle certainly knew why Han Fei kept these people. They would be used to train the soldiers. There was no second possibility. Han Fei had feelings for human beings, but to other races, he was ruthless. The old turtle only asked symbolically, hoping that these people could resist. Unexpectedly, the four of them surrendered at the same time and hurriedly said, “Master, spare us. We surrender.” The old turtle: “…” On the other side, there were 38 ordinary Sky Openers. Nine of them had already entered the Star Transformation Realm, and the rest hadn’t. These people were like leeks to Han Fei. Where could they run to? The God Sealing Spears struck out one after another, and these people all lay flat on the ground, unable to resist at all. Han Fei’s heart did a flip. Hong Yue, Zhou Jingjing, Yingyue, and the others all appeared. When they saw 38 Sky Openers were skewered here, they were all shocked. How long had it been since they entered Han Fei’s Origin Star? And the Black Wind Pirates were already like this? More importantly, at this moment, a rain of blood was pouring down. In the sky, the wind was howling and the rain was whimpering. There was a lonely and murderous aura between the heavens and earth, making them look at Han Fei with fear. At this moment, the old turtle returned with the four captives. He said with a dark expression, “Han Fei, they surrendered too easily. Now that they can submit to you like this, they can also submit to others in the future. I think we’d better kill them.” The four of them were immediately horrified. One of them hurriedly said, “My lord, we will never betray you. We are willing to offer our souls and essence blood.” In fact, their souls and essence blood were in the hands of the Black Wind Three Fiends, but they had been killed, so theoretically, they were safer than when they were in the Black Wind Pirates. However, this Yang Soul guy wanted to kill them. How could they sit still? Compared to their lives, their soul and essence blood were nothing. Han Fei said casually, “I don’t care if they betray us or not.” Han Fei said to these people and the guys skewered in the God Sealing Spears. “You don’t need to care who I am. All you need to know is that Mo Xuan, Qing Tuo, and Tie Han, who are your three perfected Star Transformation Realm leaders, have all been killed by me. If you think you’re stronger than them, you can betray us. However, even if you don’t betray us, it doesn’t mean that you can survive. Behind me, there are a group of strong masters who have just advanced to the Sky Opening Realm. I’ll give you a chance. Those who can beat them can live, but those who can’t will die.” “Gulp ~” These people’s hearts trembled, but then they saw hope. If these people had just advanced to the Sky Opening Realm, they would dare to fight them. From the looks of it, Han Fei seemed to be training these people, deliberately keeping them as their sparring partners and treating them as their whetstones. However, at this moment, who cared if they were used as whetstones? Only when they were useful could they survive. If they weren’t even qualified to serve as whetstones, they would only die. Han Fei said casually, “If you can win, you can live if you can win three times in a row within three hundred years. Otherwise, I don’t need to tell you what will happen to you.” Behind Han Fei, Hong Yue and the others were all dumbfounded. Kill three perfected Star Transformation Realm powerhouses? After fusing with the Giant Whale Fortress over the years, they learned a lot about cultivation. What did the perfected Star Transformation Realm mean? It was equivalent to the level of the top ten lords, a super powerhouse on the verge of Dao proving. Three of such strong masters had died. This made the human beings and the strong masters of the Giant Whale Fortress look at Han Fei as if he were a real king. Someone even said, “I knew it! Master Human Emperor must have the strength of a Monarch, but he hasn’t revealed it yet. Hahaha, our human race is really going to rise!” Only Hong Yue was shocked. He knew Han Fei better than anyone else. How many years had it been since they came to the Sea Realm? Now Han Fei could even slaughter perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators? He couldn’t help but think of Gu Tingnan, who left the Raging Sea 100,000 years ago. Gu Tingnan spent tens of thousands of years building the City of Wanderers, and Han Fei spent hundreds of years on the verge of proving Dao. Sure enough, was this the true leader of the human race? Anyone who could be the Human Emperor was definitely not an ordinary person. After that, Han Fei looked at the old turtle and said, “Old Yuan, let them fight now. Watch the battle. As for the captives, kill those who lose.” The old turtle grinned. “You can count on me.” Then, Han Fei looked at Hong Yue and said, “Old Hong, come with me.” 2533 Incorporate the Black Wind Pirates Hong Yue was flattered. Why was he called at this time? Now, Hong Yue knew that he was nothing except someone who came out of the Raging Sea with Han Fei. Therefore, he also wanted to participate in the battle to polish himself and become stronger. He thought that if he didn’t have some strength, he wouldn’t be qualified to stay by Han Fei’s side in the future. Han Fei said, “Old Hong! You are the only one among these people who came out of the Raging Sea with me. I know that you walk the Dao of Puppet and need puppets to become stronger. So, look…” Han Fei activated the Heaven Enlightenment Divine Technique and condensed 13 beads of blood in the void. They were the 13 late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators who had just been killed by Han Fei with a single punch. At this moment, Han Fei casually threw out a large amount of resources, and these blood beads immediately regathered their bodies. The momentum of the late-stage Star Transformation Realm didn’t change at all. “Huh? Well~” At this moment, Hong Yue couldn’t help but be shocked. Did he pull strings? Han Fei kept his old friends in mind indeed! At this moment, even though Hong Yue had controlled the Mad Corpse World for 100,000 years, he couldn’t help but cry. He shouted in a low voice, “Master Human Emperor, you’ve treated me so well. I, Hong Yue, will never ever let you down.” Han Fei’s lips curled. He was right. Hong Yue was indeed the only person who came out of the Raging Sea and was still with him. He certainly couldn’t chill his subordinates’ hearts. Furthermore, he wouldn’t feel at ease handing over the position of manager to others. No matter how trustworthy others were, they didn’t have a sense of identity towards the Raging Sea. In the future, the Raging Sea would definitely reappear in the Sea Realm, so Hong Yue couldn’t be weak. He had to be a good manager and be strong. Han Fei patted Hong Yue’s shoulder. “Look, Old Hong, you don’t have to be polite to me. I had someone find a puppet technique for me on this trip to the East Sea Divine Realm, but you weren’t strong enough before, so I didn’t give it to you. Now, you are already at the edge of Star Transformation and can enter the Star Transformation Realm at any time. It’s time for me to give this technique to you.” Hong Yue was shocked. “Master Human Emperor, you specially asked someone to find a technique for me?” Han Fei grinned and said, “Don’t be in a hurry to thank me. This is only a mid-quality technique of the Sky Opening Realm. It’s not that good. The person I asked said that he might be able to get a higher-level technique in the future. Even a Monarch-level one is not impossible. But the premise is that you can walk all the way down.” “Gulp ~” “Monarch-level?” In his entire life, Hong Yue had never thought that he could get a Monarch-level technique. It felt like a dream. Happiness came so suddenly that he couldn’t believe it for a moment. Han Fei said, “Old Hong, I don’t need you to swear to me or anything. You have to remember that you are a human, and I am a human. If the human race wants to rise, we have to be united. In the future, if all the people in the Raging Sea come, who do you think I can trust? They haven’t experienced the days in the Raging Sea. Will they really treat the human race like us?” Hong Yue took a deep breath and hurriedly said, “Master Human Emperor, you can rest assured. If the people of the Raging Sea really enter the Sea Realm in the future, I will do my best to help them grow up, teach them great techniques, and teach them knowledge… However, Master Han Xuan is much smarter than me. When the time comes, we’ll still have to count on Master Han Xuan and you to lead the human race.” Han Fei smiled and didn’t speak. This was a smart person. Hong Yue didn’t dare to take power. Even if Han Fei gave him power, it wasn’t his own. But Han Xuan was different. He was Han Fei’s biological uncle. When the time came, his rise would be unstoppable. Besides, what he said was true. If Han Xuan hadn’t helped Han Fei preside over the Raging Sea, he might have already entered the Star Transformation Realm. Putting these thoughts aside, Han Fei tapped at the void and taught Hong Yue the Living Dead Puppet technique. On the path of puppets, puppets were combat power. Although these 13 late-stage late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators couldn’t withstand a single punch from Han Fei, how many people could be like Han Fei? How many people had mastered a divine technique? How many people had pushed a divine technique to the second level? Therefore, they were actually very strong, but they were just unlucky to encounter Han Fei. And if Hong Yue controlled these puppets, his strength could soar. In the short term, he might have the strength to confront a peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivator. Of course, Hong Yue hadn’t entered the Star Transformation Realm yet, so he might not be able to handle these 13 late-stage Star Transformation Realm puppets. But it didn’t matter. His gains this time were quite abundant. His strength would definitely improve greatly, and it was only a matter of time before Hong Yue and the others entered the Star Transformation Realm. … Boom~ When Han Fei and Hong Yue returned, the battles here had only been halfway through. So far, there had been a total of 12 battles. Among them, the Black Wind Pirates had won 10 battles, and only lost two battles to Ling Ran and Xu Meng. Among them, Xu Meng was heavily wounded and almost couldn’t hold on. Han Fei was not surprised that Ling Ran could win. Xu Meng’s victory was beyond Han Fei’s expectations. As Han Fei activated the Heaven Enlightenment Divine Technique, Xu Meng’s injuries recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye. Xu Meng hurriedly bowed to Han Fei. “Thank you, Master Human Emperor.” Han Fei said, “In front of outsiders, just call me Master. Don’t call me Human Emperor.” Xu Meng, Yingyue, and the others all remembered this. Yes, the human race was still developing. It was impossible for the Human Emperor to sweep through the entire Chaotic Wasteland alone. That was why the Human Emperor saved them and sacrificed a huge amount of resources to nurture them to rise. For this great hope, they didn’t dare to let them down. Perhaps because of Han Fei’s arrival, the human race fought a bloody battle one after another. In the end, in a total of 38 battles, the human race won 11 games. Of course, Han Fei showed no mercy to the 11 people who lost. If they lost, they would have to die, so they all became Hong Yue’s puppets. … Outside the camp. The Sea Establishment Realm Army of the Black Wind Pirates was already waiting for their experts to come back and take them to clean up the battlefield. Although they didn’t know how the battle was going, the sky was stained with blood. Judging from the scene where Master “Tie Han” came to call for reinforcements, the enemies must have suffered a heavy loss. Someone said, “Don’t think too much. Since Lord Tie Han still has the time to come back to call for reinforcements, it’s likely that we’ve gained the upper hand. He may be calling for reinforcements because the other party has more people.” Someone agreed. “That’s right. We’ll be courting death if we go to the battle of the Sky Opening Realm, so we can only clean up the battlefield. In a battle between strong masters, even if we just clean up the battlefield, we might not be able to escape unscathed, so we’d better be prepared to clean up the battlefield at any time.” The Black Wind Pirates had blind confidence in their own strength. Most of them felt that they were not in the Infinite Mining Area. Who could destroy them? However, they didn’t know that under their blind confidence, the less likely something was to happen, the more likely it was to happen. In the wilderness, no place was safe, and no force was absolutely powerful. When figures appeared above the fleet of the Black Wind Pirates, the people of the Black Wind Pirates were in an uproar. “Huh! Many of these people look unfamiliar!” “I saw the lords of the Black Wind Pirates. It seems that we have won.” “Wait, that’s not right. Where are the three captains? Why haven’t any of them returned? And these people I don’t know seem to be all in the Sky Opening Realm.” Buzz! A figure appeared in the distance. Someone was shocked, knowing that the captains and the others left the camp to stop this person. Why did this person return now? It meant that the captain and the others… “Hiss ~” Someone had a bad feeling. In the next moment, an echo resounded in the void. “From now on, there will be no Black Wind Pirates in this world. The former captains of the Black Wind Pirates, Mo Xuan, Qing Tuo, and Tie Han, have all died. The cultivators in the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm and late-stage Star Transformation Realm were completely wiped out. From today onwards, the remaining members of the Black Wind Pirates will be incorporated into the human army. You followed the Black Wind Pirates to commit crimes and massacre countless people. Now you have to temper your temperament and change your course. If you repent, you can be released. If you don’t, you should be executed.” On the Black Wind Pirates’ side, there were more than 2,000 Sea Establishers, including more than 1,800 peak-level Sea Establishers. It was not that there were few people below the peak of the Sea Establishment Realm, but that those below the peak of the Sea Establishment Realm were basically all dead. It was difficult to find them. Those who could survive all had potential and had a chance to open the sky. Therefore, these people were actually not weak. More than two thousand of them were enough for the human army and the army of the Giant Whale Fortress to fight for decades. “Dead?” The people of the Black Wind Pirates were all dumbfounded. Three perfected Star Transformation Realm powerhouses had died just like that? Not just them, in the camp in the far outskirts, several strong masters peeped at them. When Han Fei looked at them from a distance, they were horrified and immediately dispelled their perception. Old Chen in the camp was also shocked. Who did the Black Wind Pirates offend? Also, who was that young man exactly? He was strong and confident. The Black Wind Pirates was not a small pirate group, but they were destroyed so easily. It seemed that the Infinite Mining Area was about to welcome a new big shot! He couldn’t afford to offend such a person. Han Fei said casually, “Old Hong, I’ll leave these people to you for the time being. If they disobey you, kill them. I’ll cultivate in seclusion for a day.” “Yes, Master Human Emperor.” After that, Han Fei returned to his Origin Star. He had to go to Mo Xuan’s small treasury to find refined stars or something. After all, he had bought a lot of information from the camp. 2534 Basic Information on the Infinite Mining Area In the Origin Star, Han Fei didn’t learn how to refine stars immediately. He didn’t know much about the Infinite Mining Area at present. Although the old turtle was very familiar with the terrain of the Infinite Mining Area, he hadn’t been here for millions of years. No one knew what had happened here. Although the Black Wind Pirates were only a pirate force operating on the periphery of the Infinite Mining Area, it didn’t mean that they didn’t know the Infinite Mining Area well. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to operate even on the periphery. Any big shot in the Infinite Mining Area could easily annihilate them. Han Fei first plundered the Origin Stars of everyone he hunted. In the end, he found that the total resources of everyone combined except for the perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators were not even comparable to that of Tie Han. Tie Han’s resources were also much less than Qing Tuo and Mo Xuan’s. It was not hard to imagine how many resources this pirate group had accumulated so far. Han Fei just blindly stored these resources into his Origin Star, and he could get nearly 2 million kilometers of resources. These resources could be used to create 400 peak-level Sea Establishers, help 30 Sky Openers with the 250,000-kilometer Origin Sea to enter the Star Transformation Realm, or help 17 Sky Openers with the 360,000-kilometer Origin Sea to enter the Star Transformation Realm. Of course, for the current Han Fei, it was still not enough. He was raising hundreds of thousands of people. Fortunately, in addition to these basic resources, Han Fei seized two high-quality godly weapons, three mid-quality godly weapons, and 11 low-quality godly weapons. In the meantime, Han Fei found a total of 23 refined stars, of which 11 were with a radius of 250,000 kilometers and 2 were with a radius of 360,000 kilometers. The others were all Origin Stars between 250,000 and 360,000 kilometers with non-heavenly number star transformations. However, this was enough to pay for Old Chen. Han Fei didn’t have to refine stars by himself at all. Besides, with the demand for refined stars in the Infinite Mining Area, Han Fei thought that these things were quite valuable. Just these few pieces might cost more than 2 million kilometers of resources. As for the other treasures, pills, spiritual fruits, etc., Han Fei was too lazy to count them. These things were not important now, but they were quite valuable, mainly because they could be exchanged for resources. All in all, Han Fei thought that the harvest this time might be conservatively estimated to be nearly four million kilometers of resources, which could support nearly 1,600 people from the early stage of the Sea Establishment Realm to the peak of Sea Establishment Realm. Han Fei couldn’t help but smile bitterly. Am I so generous now? I have to save all the resources for others. Such a huge amount of resources is enough to exchange for an ultra-quality godly weapon. Unfortunately, it couldn’t be helped. To rise, the human race always needed resources. In general, he lacked a lot of things now. He lacked weapons, resources, spiritual fruits, and pills. In short, he lacked everything. After sorting out these resources, Han Fei explored Qing Tuo’s soul. Soon, Qing Tuo’s soul was searched by Han Fei. From Qing Tuo’s memories, a tremendous amount of information about the Infinite Mining Area entered his mind. Occasionally, Han Fei was surprised that the number of strong masters in the Infinite Mining Area exceeded his expectations. There were more than 300 factions with perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators. Furthermore, these 300 factions weren’t simple. People like Mo Xuan, Qing Tuo, and Tie Han weren’t qualified to make a name in the Infinite Mining Area. Yes, they were not qualified. Although Han Fei felt that these three people were actually not weak, or even strong, and had divine techniques on them, they were still not qualified. Any one of the three hundred forces in the Infinite Mining Area could sweep the Black Wind Pirates. Of course, the sweeping here wasn’t the kind of sweeping without being injured. For example, the weakest faction would have to lose about 30 to 40% of their strength to destroy the Black Wind Pirates. That kind of faction was unstable in the Infinite Mining Area because they would easily be replaced. In the Infinite Mining Area, there were only about a hundred truly powerful and stable forces. No other force could guarantee that they could survive in the Infinite Mining Area. From Qing Tuo’s memories, Han Fei learned that the largest power in the Infinite Mining Area was not only the Divine Capital Dynasty, which was only ranked eighth. The reason was that the Divine Capital Dynasty was too far away from the Infinite Mining Area. They had sent people over repeatedly but were repeatedly assassinated. In any case, the Divine Capital Dynasty could forget about ranking among the top three in the Infinite Mining Area. Otherwise, it would cause all the other powers to join forces to attack them. And the first place, beyond Han Fei’s expectations, was the Capital of Horror. No wonder the Capital of Horror dared to confront the Gate of Heaven and even challenge the Divine Capital Dynasty. It seemed that although it didn’t have the status of the Divine Capital Dynasty, in the wilderness, in the Infinite Mining Area, the Capital of Horror was the true authority. As for the City of Scavengers, it was ranked 32nd in the Infinite Mining Area. It was a very powerful force here. The City of Origin was even higher, ranking 10th, which impressed Han Fei. It seemed that he didn’t know the City of Origin well enough! The tenth place was only two places behind the Divine Capital Dynasty. This was a little too much. This was because pirates needed to be careful of any faction, so they knew the strength ranking of the Infinite Mining Areas well. Han Fei even found a name, Long Wu, from Qing Tuo’s memories. Han Fei didn’t know this person, but he had synchronized with the memories of Nezha and learned that one of the four generals of the City of Wanderers was named Long Xing. And Long Xing had a brother named Long Wu. This news was accidentally learned by Nezha, and from one of the four generals, Xing Yu. In fact, the City of Wanderers was also involved in the Infinite Mining Area. Its ranking was naturally not comparable to the City of Scavengers or the City of Origin, but it still ranked 121st, which was quite good. As for how the rankings were decided, there were many ways. One was to kill someone and directly occupy the other party’s ranking. Secondly, establishing new mining areas. The Infinite Mining Areas had a rule. Every time a new mining area was established, it could prove one’s strength. In this way, his ranking could be moved forward by one. If a faction opened multiple mining areas, its ranking wouldn’t change, but it would be considered a potential strength and would affect the ranking. For example, the Capital of Horror currently occupied the most mining areas, which affected its ranking. Under normal circumstances, rankings were mostly based on these two situations. However, there were also a few camps for itinerant cultivators in the Infinite Mining Area. The camps were spontaneously formed by itinerant cultivators. Don’t underestimate itinerant cultivators. The strongest faction in the world was them. Because they had to compete with the major factions for resources all the time, itinerant cultivators were the most united. One rule to remember in the Infinite Mining Area was not to fight itinerant cultivators and not to kill itinerant cultivators casually. Otherwise, if you dared to expose your identity, you would have to bear the wrath of the itinerant cultivators. In the Infinite Mining Area, there were at least 80 factions that had been destroyed by the camps of itinerant cultivators, including those in the top 100. Of course, that being said, itinerant cultivators were still itinerant cultivators. In exploration of mining areas, ruins, and so on, itinerant cultivators had the highest probability of death. This was related to the nature of itinerant cultivators. They tried their best to survive, become stronger, and prove to the world that itinerant cultivators could also walk their own path. However, there was a price to be paid. The biggest disadvantage of itinerant cultivators was that their cultivation techniques were too scattered and they were undisciplined. Although they would be united if bullied, there were still many contradictions among them. It was said that the exchange of cultivation techniques initiated by the temporary managers of the itinerant cultivator camps had been going on for tens of thousands of years but still hadn’t developed to a large scale. “Huff~” Han Fei thought for a moment. His comprehensive strength was still too weak. The Sea Establishers might not be weak, but the Sky Openers were simply weaklings in the Infinite Mining Area. If they weren’t careful, they might be wiped out. Therefore, it was better to fight alone than to fight in groups. Therefore, Han Fei’s short-term goal was to have his own territory. Anyway, the old turtle was familiar with the Infinite Mining Area. By taking him to find a way to rebuild his body, he could help him establish a territory of his own. As for the qualification to stay in the Infinite Mining Area, it was worth mentioning. To stay in the Infinite Mining Area, one needed to have a special identity card, which was made of the refined ore produced in the Infinite Mining Area. This identity card could also be taken as a token. It was mainly to prove one’s strength. It was a basic condition for everyone in the Infinite Mining Area to avoid conflict when they met. If someone didn’t have an identity token or didn’t wear it, any force had the right to kill that person without any responsibility. There were many ways to obtain an identity token. One was bought from the Hundred Alliance City in the Infinite Mining Area. It was an organization made up of the representatives of the top 100 powers. It managed some basic affairs in the Infinite Mining Area via voting. Or rather, one could buy an identity token in the camps on the periphery of the Infinite Mining Area, or even go to the Infinite Mining Area to kill mine demons and use the refined minerals on them to make one. Of course, the safest way was to buy it from the Hundred Alliance City. Only there could one buy a relatively advanced status token. Outside the Hundred Alliance City, no place in the Infinite Mining Area, including the headquarters of the major factions, was safe. Han Fei licked the corner of his mouth. This was interesting. He wondered if he could hide until he emptied the Infinite Mining Area. 2535 Mysterious Mining Area in the North In the camp. Han Fei put on a simple mask and walked over from the outer sea. Under everyone’s gaze, he entered the tavern. Wearing a mask was just to keep him mysterious. In fact, Han Fei didn’t use his real appearance when he appeared in the camp on the outskirts. Instead, he used a face that was hatefully arrogant. It wasn’t Zhang Xuanyu’s face, but Chun Huangdian’s. At this moment, Han Fei walked to the counter, and Old Chen had already prepared a glass of blue and purple mixed liquor. Without further ado, Han Fei slapped four refined stars on the counter as if they were four glass beads. “Look, I’ve got the refined stars. It hasn’t been more than a day, has it?” Old Chen: “…” Old Chen was speechless. A day? This guy ended the battle in less than an hour. He didn’t know what happened next. Old Chen sighed, but tacitly didn’t mention the Black Wind Pirates. Instead, he regretted agreeing to give Han Fei the basic information of all the pirates in the periphery. Although it was just basic information, it almost exposed all the pirates on the periphery to Han Fei. This person could destroy Black Wind Pirates, so could he destroy other pirate groups. However, he had already agreed to it. There was no going back now. Old Chen first handed over a jade slip and said, “This is a map of the periphery and inside the Infinite Mining Area. The periphery map only showed the east side. As for the other three sides, one is blocked by the Godfiend Sea, and the other two are unexplored Infinite Mining Areas and no one was allowed in, so those two sides are meaningless. Only the east side is an explored area, so the outer sea here gathers almost all the camps and native tribes of the Infinite Mining Area.” Han Fei took the jade slip and scanned it with his perception. Even though he was experienced, he couldn’t help but gasp. It was really big! The entire east side probably spanned nearly a light-year. The map given by the old man only covered the area about 0.2 light-years long in the entire east except for the Infinite Mining Area. Further away, only primitive tribes were marked. Yes, tribes. There were indeed many races in the Infinite Ocean. These races were not collectivized, and some were even tribal. Their combat power was valiant, a bit like the style in the Western Desert. On this map, there were probably thousands of tribes of various sizes. Han Fei looked at the map of the inside of the Infinite Mining Area and saw many irregular areas covered by mountains. The places occupied by the real powers were very small. It was like a chaotic map with a few small safe areas. At the center of the map was the Hundred Alliance City. As for the other major factions, they each occupied an area. According to their rankings, there would be a name marked and a simple explanation. All in all, this sea chart was very worth it. At this time, Old Chen said, “Fellow Daoist, I want to remind you of two things. Firstly, don’t disturb those ancient tribes. They are extremely united. If you beat one of them, a thousand tribal leaders may come to you. Are you afraid? Of course, some of these tribal strong masters have joined various forces. If they die in battle, no one will care.” Han Fei asked, “What about the last one?” Old Chen hesitated for a moment and took out another jade slip. “This is basic information on all the pirates outside the Infinite Mining Area. However, my suggestion is not to kill them all. The existence of pirates also has a significance. Only with pirates can the camps in the outer sea gather, can there be a large number of resources to trade, and can there be the advantage of the circulation of resources inside and outside the Infinite Mining Area. Although pirates will intercept and kill strong masters, their purpose of cultivation is the same as ordinary cultivators. Besides, in fact, the pirates outside the Infinite Mining Area often travel inside and outside and have many connections with some large factions. Help them do some things that are inconvenient for them to do. If they are killed, you will become enemies with many factions in the Infinite Mining Area.” Han Fei smiled casually. “I’m not a bloodthirsty person. Let me take a look at this jade slip first.” After a while, the corners of Han Fei’s mouth twitched. He didn’t expect there to be more than 2,000 pirate groups in the outer sea. Of course, most of them were small pirate groups. These people often mingled in the eight camps near the Infinite Mining Area. There were no more than two hundred pirate groups as powerful as the Black Wind Pirates. However, two hundred was still a lot! If these pirates joined forces, they would be a rather powerful superpower. Han Fei curled his lips. He had wanted to collect information on these pirates to get resources from them. After all, his current demand for resources was particularly high. However, if these pirates surrounded the eight camps, it would be quite difficult to attack them. But the Black Wind Pirates were different, who were wandering in remote places, so it would be no problem for him to intercept and kill them. Han Fei shook his head slightly. His hunting target should be set in more remote areas. His people needed a lot of whetstones, but it was hard to catch anyone nearby the camps. Although capturing pirates and forcing them to be his men’s sparring partners was a way, the effect of sparring was not as good as real killing. Besides, should he really kill all the pirates he captured? Pirates existed for survival and cultivation. In the end, they would mostly submit to him, and then there would be another group of people for him to nurture. For now, Han Fei felt that these people were already his limit. Besides, he didn’t want to nurture people of other races. As the saying went, quality was more important than quantity. If there were too many people, it would be bad if they were not nurtured well. At this time, Han Fei saw Old Chen push out a pile of jade slips. He said, “All the information about the Godfiend Sea in our camp is here.” Han Fei’s eyes lit up. He immediately forgot about the pirates and quickly browsed through the information about the Godfiend Sea. Han Fei grabbed a random copy. It was a record of the missing people suspected to have entered the Godfiend Sea from the Infinite Mining Area. After all, the Infinite Mining Area was right next to the Godfiend Sea, and one side of it was completely blocked by the Godfiend Sea. There might also be some mining areas in the Godfiend Sea where some people accidentally entered. Most of these people disappeared in the north. According to investigation, north of the Infinite Mining Area was a place that no one was willing to go because it was too close to the Godfiend Sea. Furthermore, the closer they were to the north, the stronger the mine demons became. There was once a force that was squeezed and forced to go to the north of the mining area. However, on that day, astronomical phenomena appeared frequently, which was the phenomenon of countless people dying. Anyway, none of those people returned. Also, the Hundred Alliance City had sent a joint army to the north more than once. However, before they approached the Godfiend Sea, they had encountered countless mine demons. After a wave of battle, they had lost one third of their joint army. Later, the official saying was that no one cleared the north all year round and the mine demons went rampant there, so it was not appropriate to attack by force. Northern expeditions like this had happened more than once. According to the records, it had happened eight times. In fact, not only the north, but the unexplored places were also like this. The most common description was that the mine demons went rampant. In short, they were not easy to deal with. Besides, conquering an area was not as simple as conquering it. There would be an invasion of mine demons. You had to defend the place you conquered. If you couldn’t even defend it, your conquest would be in vain. This was why the major powers controlled so many mining areas. It was because they were strong and had many people to conquer and defend the mining areas. Han Fei thought to himself, Isn’t this a natural training ground? No wonder countless Sea Establishers are thrown here every year. According to the degree and frequency of the battles here, it seems to be quite easy to produce Sky Openers here. Of course, that was on the premise that those Sea Establishers could survive. Han Fei continued to flip through the information about the strength of the black chains. It had been proven many times that those who had reached the perfected Star Transformation Realm could barely withstand the black chains extending out of the Godfiend Sea. If anyone below the Perfected Star Transformation Realm was really tied up by the black chains, there was a high chance that they would be dragged in. Also, some of the mine demons in the north showed signs of demonization, which was why the army of the Hundred Alliance was unwilling to explore there. Perhaps they could guess that there were treasures in the north that could benefit them. However, the demonized mine demons were so powerful that even the alliance would suffer a lot of losses. The main reason was that they didn’t gain much from the north, which was the most painful part. Under normal circumstances, they would gain a lot every time they explored other places. There were sacrifices and gains. Although there were losses, they could endure it. But if there were all sacrifices but no gains, who could bear the repeated explorations? Therefore, from this part of the information, Han Fei could roughly tell that the north was a dangerous place, and it had many connections with the Godfiend Sea. From a certain piece of information, Han Fei saw that in the past, someone once said that the sky in the north had cracked, and countless indignant roars seemed to have erupted there. Some people said that someone tried to dig into the northern area, only to dig out strange creatures out of the ground. That group of people was said to be a hundred-person exploration team, but only three people returned. In any case, the mining area in the north was an almost uninhabited place that had the most interactions with the Godfiend Sea. Some people suspected that the seal on the Godfiend Sea in the northern mining area had been loosened, and that there were demons causing trouble there. Han Fei couldn’t help being curious. After reading the information, he couldn’t help but look at Old Chen. “Since the Infinite Mining Area is so dangerous, why didn’t the Monarch come to guard it? Is it really because there are mine demons comparable to gods in the Infinite Mining Area?” 2536 Secret of the Perfected Star Transformation Realm He had only been curious and surprised when Zhou Jingjing described the Infinite Mining Area. But now, after reading some information with his own eyes, he felt that there should be Monarchs here. Old Chen said, “This is a free gift. Before answering your question, I have a question for you. Why do you think the people who came to the Infinite Mining Area went there knowing that it was extremely dangerous?” Although Han Fei didn’t know much about it, he knew that the City of Scavengers would send a group of Sea Establishers here every year. And these Sea Establishers were mostly peak-level Sea Establishers, or at least late-stage Sea Establishers. Sea Establishers came here for nothing but to improve themselves and make breakthroughs. Now that a large number of Sea Establishers gathered in the Infinite Mining Area every year, it was obvious that they took fancy on the environment favorable for nurturing Sky Openers. Only when they really couldn’t be nurtured or weren’t used to the environment here would they go home. This was the current situation of the Sea Establishers here. They came here for opportunities and to make a breakthrough. As for Sky Openers, according to some simple descriptions, they came here mostly for exploration, but their main purpose was still to make a breakthrough or even prove Dao. From the information given to him by the old man just now, he could obtain a lot of treasures from the mine demons, including crystals that carried the essence of mineral veins, mineral crystals that strengthened the soul, blood stones that strengthened blood and Qi, and so on… And these were treasures that could only be obtained from the mine demons. And in some undeveloped mines, one could find the ruins and remains of their predecessors. When people explored the mines, they often obtained weapons, blood and flesh crystals, and luck stones left behind by former strong masters. Furthermore, in the places where those powerhouses perished, there were often some rare precious medicines that could be classified as Spiritual Treasure of Heaven and Earth. They were bred from the flesh and blood of former powerhouses. These things could greatly help a Sky Opener cultivate. And what the Infinite Mining Areas had the most were resources. To develop his Origin Sea, one needed resources. Without resources, all was empty talk. Therefore, although the Infinite Mining Area was dangerous for Sky Openers, there were opportunities everywhere. If they wanted to grow, they were naturally happy to come here. There were many people and places here. It was inevitable that there would be conflicts in the exploration of various ruins and mining areas. When more people died, some people would want to dig up the resources on other people’s Origin Stars, or the Origin Stars themselves. Therefore, there was a way to find other people’s Origin Stars. And this method was in the hands of some major forces. At least, Han Fei didn’t find a way to find other people’s Origin Stars from Qing Tuo’s memories. According to the information, in the Hundred Alliance City, there was an organization that specialized in refining Origin Stars. If you handed over the remains, within a few days, they would provide you with an Origin Star. However, the price for that service was very expensive. Basically, no matter how many good things there were on the Origin Star, they would definitely be dug out by them immediately. You didn’t master the way to find the Origin Star, you didn’t know what was on the other party’s Origin Star, and you didn’t know how many modified stars had been molded outside the other party’s Origin Star. Therefore, that situation would definitely be a loss. Later, those who couldn’t find other people’s Origin Stars set up auctions for this purpose. Such auctions were held almost every once in a while. But in any case, this was an opaque industry with windfall profits. Han Fei was tempted by it. This meant that there would be a steady stream of people sending the remains of Sky Openers to you and you didn’t need to do anything. As for refined stars, no matter how many there were, they were rare and many people competed for them. Han Fei could almost imagine how much he could earn from these peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm and perfected Star Transformation Realm powerhouses in the Infinite Mining Areas. As long as the Star Path was big enough, wouldn’t it be enough to support them to prove Dao? These cultivators weren’t here to die. They definitely wanted to come here to prove Dao. Therefore, they were here for opportunities. Han Fei was silent for a moment. “Their fundamental reason for coming here is to find opportunities, to open the sky, or prove Dao.” Old Chen said leisurely, “It seems that you have thought of a lot of things.” Han Fei: “But what does this have to do with whether there are Monarchs here or not?” Old Chen asked back, “Do you know the path of Monarchs? Do you know how Monarchs can become stronger?” Han Fei didn’t say anything, but Old Chen continued, “The opportunities we see are not of much use to Monarchs. What they need is completely different from what we need. Therefore, if Monarchs come here, they can only explore mining areas. Other things are not opportunities for them at all. As for exploring mining areas, to put it bluntly, this matter is accumulated with human lives. The more people die, the more mining areas will open. Some mining areas can’t be opened no matter how many people die. Do you think Monarchs can definitely open them?” Han Fei shook his head. Nothing is certain. But he said, “But at least, the existence of a Monarch can greatly reduce the mortality rate of the Sea Establishers and Sky Openers here.” Old Chen smiled and said, “Fellow Daoist, first of all, Sea Establishers don’t participate in the exploration of mining areas. Secondly, which strong master doesn’t experience countless life-and-death situations? If Sky Openers don’t risk their lives, how can you expect Monarchs to risk their lives? Is it necessary? In the Infinite Mining Area, there is only one situation that will attract a Monarch, which is the discovery of some ancient ruins that even a Monarch-level powerhouse is tempted by. Then they will naturally come. Other than that, there is no reason for a Monarch to come.” Han Fei frowned. “At least, Monarchs can guard this place and maintain the stability of their faction, right?” Old Chen said, “If every power has a Monarch guarding them, there will be fights, and the Monarchs will definitely be implicated in the end. The war between Monarchs is devastating. Who wants to see it happen? Besides, this kind of thing happened frequently in the past.” After a pause, Old Chen continued, “Also, there’s a rumor outside that the existence of a Monarch will attract powerful mine demons. Mine demons are very territorial. They won’t stop fighting you just because you are a Monarch. About 30,000 years ago! The major factions in the East Sea Divine Realm sent Monarchs to explore the Infinite Mining Areas. Do you know what happened in the end?” Han Fei asked, “What happened?” Old Chen said, “Half of them were killed or injured.” Han Fei’s face slightly changed. “Half of them were killed or injured? What level of Monarchs are they?” Old Chen smiled and said, “Led by Great Monarchs, the Immortal-Level cultivators tried to push forward. However, the terrifying creatures in the mining area were attracted out and the two sides fought for many days. In the end, the battle of the Monarchs caused all the places they once pushed forward to become forbidden areas that others could no longer explore. From then on, Monarchs often disappeared for no reason… Therefore, Monarchs are unwilling to come now.” Han Fei was shocked. It seemed that this Infinite Mining Area was much more dangerous than he had imagined! Old Chen said, “So! In summary, it’s more of a thankless task for Monarchs to participate in the Infinite Mining Area. They won’t get any treasures, and there’s a chance that they will die there. Even if they survive, the places they fought in will become forbidden areas, meaningless to other explorers, and they can’t get close to those places at all. Therefore, over time, Monarchs refuse to come here. If they want resources, they might as well go to the Sea of Stars, the Sky Crater World, and some unknown ruins in the wilderness. And the Infinite Mining Area gradually became a battlefield for Sea Establishers and Sky Openers.” Han Fei asked, “Is it OK for Sky Openers?” Old Chen said matter-of-factly, “Of course, Sky Openers won’t rush in stupidly. Without knowing the specific situation of a mining area and sensing the emergence of a treasure, Sky Openers won’t stupidly push into the Infinite Mining Area. Besides, even if they do push, they will usually join forces to fight and divide the spoils. If a force wants to conquer a mining area, this force has to enter the top 100 forces at least.” Although Old Chen’s explanation was very logical, Han Fei felt that there was something wrong. Unfortunately, he didn’t know what the problem was, so he could only drop it. Just when Han Fei was about to end the topic, Old Chen suddenly said, “Fellow Daoist, are you interested in knowing a secret?” “Huh?” Han Fei couldn’t help tilting his head and looking at Old Chen, who said with a smile, “Secrets always have a price. This secret has a different price for different people. It may be worthless for those below the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm, but for those in the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm or perfected Star Transformation Realm, this secret will be very valuable.” Han Fei asked, “How much is it?” Old Chen looked at Han Fei and extended two fingers. “Because you’ve spent a lot of money on me, I’ll give you a cheaper price. Five refined stars with a radius of 250,000 kilometers, or two with a radius of 360,000 kilometers. Of course, if the stars don’t have a heavenly-number star transformation, you’ll have to give me more of them. Believe me, you won’t lose anything if you learn this secret, because normally no one will tell you this secret.” “Why don’t you just rob me?” Han Fei didn’t know what to say. How much do I need to pay for three pieces of information? You charge me so many refined stars for one secret? Are you robbing me? Old Chen said with a smile, “Fellow Daoist, believe me, this secret may not be worth this price to others, but to you, it is definitely worth it.” Han Fei said, “Interesting. Then I’d like to hear why the news is worth it for me.” Old Chen said, “Because your killing intent is too strong. In the Infinite Mining Area, sometimes it’s not a good thing.” Han Fei said, “With this price, you have to give me more information, right?” Old Chen said, “How about this? You can listen to part of it first. I only want two refined stars with a 250,000-kilometer star transformation. The price can’t be changed. We’re all people who want to prove our Dao. We won’t do anything to ruin our reputation just for a few refined stars, will we?” Han Fei narrowed his eyes slightly. This old man was not simple. He was definitely an old fox. Having guessed that Han Fei would be curious, he asked him if he wanted to listen to his secret first. If he didn’t think it was worth it, he didn’t need to give him a single cent. Since Old Chen had said so, how could Han Fei not listen? Han Fei smiled casually. “Senior, can you give me another cup?” Old Chen poured wine for Han Fei with a smile as he said, “Fellow Daoist, you have to be careful of those strong masters in the perfected Star Transformation Realm.” Han Fei took a sip. “I don’t understand. Senior, please enlighten me.” Old Chen asked, “Have you heard that there are many dying and declining Perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators who like to come to the Infinite Mining Areas?” Han Fei narrowed his eyes. “Yes.” Old Chen shook his head. “Wrong. Those who are really going to die all run to the Sea of Stars. None of them will run to the Infinite Mining Area.” Han Fei didn’t speak but just looked at Old Chen. Then, Old Chen said, “This is a big secret, because all those perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators who came to the Infinite Mining Area can basically prove Dao, and their success rate is not low at all.” Buzz! Han Fei was refreshed and stared at Old Chen. This was indeed a big secret. When he killed Mo Xuan and the other two, he felt that these three people were actually very strong. If he didn’t have the Void Stealing Technique, it would be very difficult to directly kill these three people with just the Star Fist. Even so, they were not qualified to enter the Infinite Mining Area, which was a problem in itself. However, Han Fei had always thought that there were also strong and weak people in the perfected Star Transformation Realm. However, it shouldn’t be to the extent that many perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators didn’t dare to enter the Infinite Mining Area. Han Fei took a deep breath. “They can prove Dao, but they don’t, and still stay here. What’s their purpose?” Old Chen smiled and said, “Have you heard of the Great Dao Lock? When a Sky Opener cultivates to the perfected Star Transformation Realm, they can’t prove Dao yet, but as long as they cultivate, their strength won’t stagnate. Then over time, their strength will exceed the ordinary perfected Star Transformation Realm. And when they reach a certain limit, the Dao Proving Heavenly Tribulation will descend, and then what should they do? Naturally it’s to seal their strength in their bodies with the Star Great Dao Lock… How about it? Fellow Daoist, judging from your strength, you should be reaching the perfected Star Transformation Realm soon. Not everyone can have the sealing technique of this Great Dao Lock. It’s fate that makes us meet. The price I charge you is really not expensive.” “Great Dao Locks?” Han Fei took a deep look at Old Chen, speechless. Why should he ask the old man about this? He had already told him the secret. Wouldn’t it be nice to ask his senior brothers and sisters about it later? It would be free of charge. “Gulp~ Ah~” Han Fei finished the wine in his cup in one gulp, threw down the five lotus stars, and said, “It’s too expensive to afford. Senior, since you’ve reminded me, I’d better figure out the rest of the secrets by myself!” With that, Han Fei turned around and left. Old Chen was dumbfounded. F*ck? It wasn’t easy for him to meet such a spendthrift. He had tried so hard to persuade him, but this guy refused. Old Chen’s face turned green. After a while, Old Chen finally recovered and sighed. “I hope this is good karma.” 2537 The First Life-and-Death Trial Han Fei had already obtained a lot of information. The Black Wind Pirates had been annihilated, and Zhang Daqian should be reaching Zhang Beihai soon. There shouldn’t be any problems in the short term. As for himself, after taking the pirates’ money, he would have to find a way to enter the Infinite Mining Area. As Old Chen said, the pirates outside the Infinite Mining Area were very rampant and were inextricably linked to the Infinite Mining Area. If he were to sweep across the pirates blatantly after the Black Wind Pirates were just destroyed, he would definitely be besieged. Although he wasn’t afraid of the siege of the pirates or the big shots in the Infinite Mining Area, he wasn’t here to fight alone. However, he had to build a batch of strong soldiers. After experiencing the Scattered Star Sea, Han Fei knew that even if he built a powerful team of 100,000 Sky Opening Realm powerhouses, it was still not enough in the Sea of Stars. However, 100,000 Sky Opening Realm powerhouses were already extraordinary in the Sea Realm. He had already achieved the goal of being strong alone, but now his goal was to make each of his men strong. These people were the seeds in his hands, the vanguard of the rise of the human race, and a hope. Of course, this didn’t mean that he would stop fighting the pirates outside the Infinite Mining Area. Of course, he still had to fight them, but he needed to find and hunt some special targets. … One year later. On his Origin Star. This year, Han Fei used it as nearly 200 years, mainly appearing on his Origin Star and the Sea of Stars. On this day, Han Fei finished preaching to his soldiers. Hong Yue and the others hurriedly led a group of people into the Sea Realm to transcend the tribulation. Seven people were going to advance to the Sky Opening Realm. Han Fei personally guarded them, and a total of five people survived. In this year, another 32 people succeeded in opening the sky. Even though their progress was already very fast, it was still not enough. Because there were more and more Sky Openers, more and more resources were consumed. So far, half of the resources looted from the Black Wind Pirates had been used up. As for the Sea Establishers of the Black Wind Pirates, half of them had already been dead. Almost half of the Sky Openers had died too, mainly because Han Fei’s team had improved too quickly. Most of the time, these people were cultivating techniques, tempering the body, and refining the soul. But cultivation alone couldn’t make them grow fast. Han Fei knew that it was time to go hunting again. And this time, with sufficient preparation, there would be one battle after another. Han Fei himself had embarked on a brand-new cultivation system. There was actually a certain conflict between the Supreme Divine Technique of the human race and the Godfiend Formless Technique. The Supreme Divine Technique focused on strengthening the physique and its cultivation speed was extremely fast. However, the Godfiend Formless Technique took a balanced route. The two spiritual heritages were operating in parallel and compatible with the myriad Daos of the world. With it, the soul and power could fuse, entangle, and transform into each other, but it also greatly reduced the cultivation speed of the Supreme Divine Technique. In the past year, he had mainly used his strength to transform into the soul. Although the cultivation speed of the Godfiend Formless Technique was not as fast as the human race’s Supreme Divine Technique, the Dao of perfect balance had brought great benefits to Han Fei’s combat power. However, as his cultivation progressed, Han Fei discovered a problem. That was, the cultivation of the Godfiend Formless Technique had stopped because of the Supreme Divine Technique. This was because it was no longer easy to compress his current Star Core after it had been compressed a thousand times. The Supreme Divine Technique’s way was simple and crude, compressing his Star Core over and over again. Compared to the beginning, his Star Core had already been compressed ten thousand times. Now, it had to be compressed a thousand times more. Han Fei had tried it before, but it was difficult to control. Of course, it wasn’t that he didn’t gain anything. It was that engraving Dao patterns could help lock down the abnormal movements of the Star Core. For others, from the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm to the perfected Star Transformation Realm, they generally only needed to cultivate the Dao Bone. However, to cultivate the Supreme Divine Technique, not only did Han Fei have to cultivate the Dao Bone, but he also had to compress his Star Core. Although the Godfiend Formless Technique could transform the soul and power, Han Fei discovered that once he couldn’t make a breakthrough with the Supreme Divine Technique, the Godfiend Formless Technique itself couldn’t bring him any qualitative improvement. It was equivalent to the Supreme Divine Technique focused on cultivation and the Godfiend Formless Technique on balance. When the Supreme Divine Technique was slowed by the problem of the Star Core, the Godfiend Formless Technique would be slowed too. Han Fei had talked to the God of War and the old turtle about honing his Dao bones. It was to engrave his own Great Dao on his bones in the form of Dao patterns. However, the engraving here wasn’t like engraving words, but to trigger the power of the law to actively imprint on the bones. At present, because Han Fei’s right arm had obtained the inheritance of the Ultimate Hammerin the Dao Enlightenment Palace in the Divine Capital, half of his arm had already formed Dao patterns of the Great Dao of Strength, but this part of the Dao patterns was not complete. Furthermore, Han Fei discovered that this part of the Dao patterns were slowly degenerating and disappearing. Compared to when it was first branded, the engraving was already more than half as shallow. Besides, during this year, Han Fei wanted to enrich the Great Dao of Strength on his right arm and sense the law of strength, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t engrave the Dao patterns on his bones. He had asked the God of War. The God of War said that it was probably because his understanding of the Great Dao wasn’t enough and he needed to get the true meaning of laws. However, he also expressed his doubts. He shouldn’t be unable to imprint anything. Because Han Fei’s strength had just slowed down a little, he didn’t pay much attention to it. He felt that it might be because he had too many Great Daos and needed time to comprehend the laws one by one. Besides, Han Fei was still conflicted about his own Great Dao. He had tried to take his original Great Dao, but he had never succeeded. Therefore, Han Fei was not in a hurry to engrave the Dao bones. Since there was still a long way to go before he reached the perfected Star Transformation Realm, Han Fei simply let it go. Anyway, he felt that he had already solved the mystery of the human race’s Supreme Divine Technique, so he wasn’t in a hurry to cultivate. After all, his time was limited. Therefore, he decided not to cultivate in seclusion anymore. Everyone returned to the Sea Realm and began a new round of trials to temper themselves. In fact, Han Fei had some other people who could be used as whetstones, such as Butcher An. They were taken into the An Taiping’s Origin Sea by An Taiping, and An Taiping was killed by him, so these people were trapped in his Origin Sea and couldn’t leave. Don’t underestimate these peak-level Sea Establishers who only had more than a hundred people. They were all participating in the 100,000-year competition. If they were really used as whetstones, they would definitely kill many of his men. Therefore, it was not the time to use them yet. The people on his side were not strong enough yet. … Half a month later. Sea Realm. Han Fei had already chosen a target more than half a year ago. This target was a pirate group called Bloodthirsty in the periphery. They were a special species of fish called Bloodthirsty Banner Fish. It was an ancient tribe outside the Infinite Mining Area. Because they were born bloodthirsty, they were not tolerated by the major tribes. In the end, the other tribes launched a joint strangulation on them. However, a group of people escaped and ended up becoming pirates. However, they maintained the habit of living in groups, but their location was unknown. Among the pirates around the camps, the information on the Bloodthirsty Pirates was the most detailed. It could be seen that Old Chen hoped that Han Fei could annihilate this pirate team. So Han Fei’s first target was the Bloodthirsty Pirates. In the past half month, Han Fei had been looking for the location of the Bloodthirsty Pirates and investigating their dynamics, and found a cultivation belt they occupied, which was where they nurtured their clansmen. In the wilderness, there were not only Infinite Mining Areas that could steadily nurture talents. Outside the Infinite Mining Area, there were many clans and factions with fixed cultivation places. These Bloodthirsty Pirates had more than 30,000 Sea Establishers, more than 200,000 Venerables and explorers, and more than 60 Sky Openers. In the outer areas of the Infinite Mining Area, they were much stronger than the Black Wind Pirates. Others couldn’t find the Bloodthirsty Pirates, but Han Fei could. After finding them, it only took Han Fei three days to lock onto the trial field of the Bloodthirsty Pirates. The trial field was for those below the Venerable realm, Venerables and Sea Establishers. Of course, at this time, most Sea Establishers went hunting. Therefore, only less than 10,000 Sea Establishers were training in the trial field. And this was exactly the best whetstone. On Han Fei’s side, there were less than 30,000 Sea Establishers. The remaining 100,000 people were still lacking an opportunity. On this day, Han Fei personally led his army to this place. In the trial field of the Bloodthirsty Pirates. The hunting competition was ongoing, in which countless Bloodthirsty Banner Fish hunted the captives to see who killed the most enemies. There were as many as 50,000 participants, but only 8,000 captives. And there were only seven spectators watching the battle. Among these seven people, except for a late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivator, the others were all in the early-stage of the Sky Opening Realm. At this moment, the seven people were evaluating. Someone said, “Look, that jellyfish has turned transparent. She has completely withdrawn her aura and concealed herself to enforce the law. She’s really good. I bet she can escape 100,000 miles away.” Someone smiled and said, “Heh, she’s just a White Jellyfish. Although she’s rare, how can the contestants of our race be so weak? I bet she can only escape 50,000 kilometers, no more.” The first person grinned ferociously. “Okay! If you win, I have a peak-level Sea Establishment Realm White Jellyfish in my hand. I’ll give it to you as a snack.” While they were talking and laughing, a voice suddenly sounded beside them, “I bet you didn’t notice my existence. Otherwise, why would you still be so happy when you were about to die?” Buzz! The expressions of the seven people instantly changed. When they came back to their senses, they saw a soul body looking at them with a smile. At that moment, the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish in the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm thrust out its palm, and sword light dazzled in the sky. Clang! In front of the old turtle, a soul shell quietly appeared and easily blocked the blow. Seeing this, the others all fled. They were no match for the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivator. The peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivator shouted, “Hurry up, inform our clan that our location has been exposed.” However, the old turtle didn’t stop them. On the other side, Hong Yue stepped out of the void. “Fellow Daoist, how about becoming my puppet? I treat my puppets very well.” On the other side, Yingyue stopped someone. “This road is blocked.” Someone shouted, “Oh, no! We’ve been ambushed!” For a moment, all seven of them were stopped. At this moment, a young man walked out of the void. With a wave of his hand, more than 70,000 people appeared. Their strength was all below the Sea Establishment realm. Han Fei shouted, “Everyone, enter the trial field. This is your first life-and-death trial. Anyone who kills an enemy will be rewarded with a Venerable-level divine-quality technique.” 2538 Too Late to Retreat Now This was the first true life-and-death trial that the people of the Giant Whale Fortress had experienced. Although Han Fei had informed them a few days ago, they were still excited. This was a battle that no Sea Establisher had participated in. They had cultivated so hard for hundreds of years, and at this moment, they were about to test the results. At this moment, everyone only had one thought in their hearts, which was to kill the enemy, prove their value, and prove that their hundreds of years of cultivation hadn’t been in vain. “Kill ~” As everyone roared, they swarmed into the trial field like a tide. Someone shouted, “Brothers, for Master Human Emperor, for ourselves, and for the dream of being the strong, kill the enemy.” Someone went crazy. “Let’s press forward. I want to establish the sea. Now it’s finally time to prove myself.” Someone, who was only a peak-level Explorer, also shouted, “If the heavens don’t take my life, I’ll soar to the sky. Let’s fight…” On the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish’s side, many people were chasing a squid that was covered in wounds. Suddenly, a saber beam slashed out, and a Bloodthirsty Banner Fish’s expression changed. “Who dares to attack me?” A spear emerged from between his eyebrows, trying to pierce through the knife light. Clang! Crack ~ The sabers and spears collided, and the spear broke. The Bloodthirsty Banner Fish’s body was cut apart, and his spear beam barely pierced into the shoulder of a Venerable. The squid that had narrowly escaped death was horrified and was about to run when its savior turned into a squid and flew away. In the void, the squid left a voice. “If you know you’re going to die, why don’t you fight to the end?” Seeing that its fellow squid was so ferocious, the fleeing squid stopped and a killing intent rose from the depth of his heart, but in the end, he still turned around and quickly disappeared from this sea area. Somewhere, five Bloodthirsty Banner Fish were besieging a hermit crab. Someone was mocking and knocking the crab shell, making clanking sounds. “Hahaha, keep running! Not bad!” “Heh! I’d like to see how hard your carapace is.” This hermit crab’s carapace was full of cracks and even had holes poked out. A Bloodthirsty Banner Fish was stabbing a spear into it and stirring crazily. But at this moment, crab pincers appeared, and the Hundred War Divine Hammer bloomed. “Puff ~” A Bloodthirsty Banner Fish was smashed on the spot, leaving nothing but a mist of blood. The other four all roared and charged at the comer. A moment later, a pitch-black crab that was shining with a faint golden brilliance spat. “A bunch of trash.” Of course, the Giant Whale Fortress didn’t win all the battles. When some people encountered a powerhouse, although they were no match for the other party, they were filled with blood vigor and burned their lifespan. They fought until all their bones were broken and in the end, they released all their strength and chose to blow themselves up. They knew that the current Giant Whale Fortress only needed strong masters. Either live or die. Anyway, he couldn’t disgrace Lord Jingjing and Master Human Emperor. Someone had cut off half of the enemy’s body even though he died. In less than half a day, this trial field turned into a sea of blood. In just one day, 30,000 Bloodthirsty Banner Fish were killed. And within the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish Tribe, they seemed to sense that something was wrong. Three Sky Opening Realm powerhouses came, one was in the perfected Star Transformation Realm, and two were in the late-stage Star Transformation Realm. Clearly, their clan didn’t pay much attention to this matter. After all, the dead were all below the Sea Establishment realm. Perhaps something had happened here. However, no Sky Openers had died here, so they were a little careless. At this moment, the two late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators had already been sniped by Hong Yue and the others. Although their combat power was not as good as the other party’s, they had more people! Seventy against two, they ganged up on the two. With the old turtle guarding by the side, as long as no one on their side died, he just let them fight. As for the perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivator, he had been blown up by Han Fei several times. At this moment, only his remnant soul was left, barely maintaining his vitality. The man roared, “Who are you? Kill me if you have the guts… Even if you don’t kill me, when you kill everyone in the trial field, the strong masters of our tribe will find that something is wrong. They will come sooner or later, and then you will definitely have nowhere to go.” Han Fei grinned. “Really? How come you don’t know that I’m waiting for them?” When the man heard this, he was horrified. This person was here specifically to target his tribe. He probably had already had a plan. However, this man didn’t believe that there was an ambush here. Otherwise, all Han Fei needed to do was kill the Sky Opening Realm powerhouses stationed here. Why did he have to think of a way to keep them alive? Another half a day passed. The Bloodthirsty Banner Fish in the trial field were not all dead, but nearly 80% of them had been killed. It was not that they were not strong, but that the Giant Whale Fortress released a large number of people and their strength was astonishing. Han Fei taught them ultra-quality, divine-quality, and body-refining techniques. After hundreds of years of cultivation, it would be strange if these people were still not strong enough. But even so, in this battle, more than 3,000 people on the Giant Whale Fortress’ side had died. Although it was a pity for these people to die, this was inevitable as they grew up. Since they were cultivators, how could they not die? If they didn’t want to die, they had to work hard to become stronger, grow up, and rise. Throughout the whole process, Han Fei and the other Venerables didn’t help. Before the life-and-death trial was over, the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish Tribe finally realized that something was wrong. Logically speaking, the problem here should have been resolved after they sent someone over. However, the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish under the Sea Establishment Realm had been dying nonstop. Finally, some powerhouses in the clan realized that something had happened. The commander of the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish Headquarters personally came. Including him, three perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators and eight peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators came at once. A total of eleven people came. It could be said that the strongest combat power of the Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Tribe had been mobilized. This tribe had once been besieged, and there were only more than 60 Sky Openers left. Most of them were very sensitive. So when they found that the situation was not right, their boss personally came to ensure the problem would be solved. But Han Fei was bold. He didn’t try to lure them away but was really waiting. Having calculated the distance between the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish reinforcements and the trial field, the moment Han Fei felt that it was about time, he said to the old turtle without hesitation, “Old Yuan, kill.” In the next moment, the perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivator suppressed by Han Fei and the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators suppressed by the old turtle died at the same time. Rumble! In the sky, the Great Dao roared, making the strong masters of the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish Clan who were still an hour away from the trial ground almost go crazy. “Old Six…” They knew that this phenomenon was a sign that something had happened to a cultivator in the perfected Star Transformation Realm. The commander roared, “All of you, go forward at full speed. Old Six has been here for half a day. It took these people at least six hours to kill Old Six, which means even if they have a perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivator, there should only be one. Chase and kill them. Don’t give the enemies a chance to escape.” On the other hand, Han Fei said, “Zhou Jingjing, gather up everyone. No rush. Do it unhurriedly. All the other Sky Openers, prepare to watch the battle.” Except for the perfected Star Transformation Realm and peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators who had just been killed by Han Fei and Old Yuan, the others had all become Hong Yue’s puppets. Unfortunately, Hong Yue hadn’t entered the Star Transformation Realm yet, so he couldn’t refine the puppets in the perfected Star Transformation Realm and peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm. After a while, on the way to the trial field, several peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm powerhouses saw a peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivator organizing his men. This person was naturally Han Fei. When they found Han Fei, he showed his powerful perception ability and acting skills. His face changed drastically and he rushed forward at a speed of more than nine times the speed of light. Seeing this, the three perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators of the Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Clan immediately roared, “Take him down!” Swish! Swish! Swish! In an instant, the fastest person, the powerhouse in the perfected Star Transformation Realm, burst out at 13 times the speed of light. Han Fei pretended to be taken aback, but 13 times the speed of light was already an extremely terrifying speed. Being able to reach 10 times the speed of light was the short-term limit of ordinary perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators. And exceeding 10 times the speed of light meant that this person had extraordinary talent, or rather extraordinary luck, so he could comprehend a deeper law of speed. Han Fei pretended that he couldn’t outrun the white mist. He squeezed a jade slip and shouted, “Run!” As soon as he said so, a palm had already pressed on his head. Bang! A white mist disappeared into the void with a swish. “Huh!” The perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivator of the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish Clan changed his expression slightly. “Not good. This person’s movement technique is strange. He actually disappeared without a trace. Not good. We can’t give them a chance to escape. Chase him.” Han Fei pretended to be a scout with his black-mist body, deliberately revealing the information that they didn’t dare to confront the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish Clan head-on. In less than a hundred seconds, the strong masters of the Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Tribe arrived. The fastest person was the commander, but he didn’t rush forward rashly because he realized that the other party must be very strong to be able to kill a perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivator. But when he arrived, he found that the other party only had two perfected Star Transformation Realm powerhouses, two peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators, a group of ordinary Sky Openers, and a large number of people below the Sea Establishment Realm who were still gathering. He immediately put on a ferocious smile. Although the fact that the other party had two perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators was beyond his expectations, these people were still much weaker than them. The old turtle looked at the guy that Han Fei fished out of the Time River weirdly, thinking that this guy was really a monster. He could actually fish people from the past whose strength was not compromised at all. This technique could completely be called a divine technique. Yes, the two perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators on Han Fei’s side were the Blood Fiend Puppet and the recently killed Old Six who was fished from the Time River by Han Fei, but Han Fei put a mask on his face. At this moment, Han Fei controlled the Blood Fiend Puppet and roared, “Everyone, gather quickly and retreat first.” On the other side, the three perfected Star Transformation Realm powerhouses of the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish Tribe all shouted, “Retreat? Do you think you can leave now?” In the blink of an eye, the three people rushed over. Bang! Bang! Bang! For a moment, the Blood Fiend and Old Six blocked two of them. Han Fei, on the other hand, took a step forward and activated the Dharma Idol World. He unleashed the Ultimate Hammer and struck the leader with a full blow comparable to that of a perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivator. At this moment, the commander realized that something was wrong. Was this the strength a peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivator was supposed to have? Another person also shouted, “Not right, this person is full of murderous aura, but his combat power is not obvious. He doesn’t look like a living person.” The other person was a little surprised. “Brother, this masked killer is very similar to Old Six. No, he is Old Six. Old Six has been refined into a puppet.” At this time, from behind, the eight peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm powerhouses attacked at the same time. As for the boss of the Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Tribe, his expression suddenly changed. He felt that the strength of the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivator opposite him had soared again. Boom! When his punch collided with Han Fei’s and one of his arms was crushed by Han Fei, he was shocked to find that this peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivator was the most terrifying existence. However, before he had time to think, he sensed that within a radius of 100,000 kilometers, phantoms appeared and spears stabbed down from the void. “Not good! Everybody, disperse!” At this moment, Han Fei grinned and said, “You want to retreat now? Too late.” 2539 I Am the Human Emperor, Leader of the Human Race As soon as the God Sealing Spear Array was activated, a terrifying suppressing power appeared in the void. Almost at the moment the God Sealing Spear Array appeared, the strength of the three perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators plummeted by at least 30%. The eight peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators were even worse. Their strength plummeted by nearly 50%. This was because they were all in their best state when they entered the God Sealing Spear Array. If they were like Zhao Qinglong, who had defeated thousands of Star Sea Metal-Eating Queen Ants and was suppressed before entering the array, it would be good if they could have 30% of their strength left. At this moment, Han Fei roared, “Old Yuan, kill!” In the blink of an eye, as Han Fei issued an order in his heart, the three peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators were immediately deprived of their consciousness. The old turtle erupted with demonic might and clawed out, enshrouding the world with black clouds, and the sky lost its color. Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! At that moment, everyone was shocked and only felt amazement and admiration in their heart. Han Fei killed three peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators in a row, which stunned Zhou Jingjing and the others, although this was not the first time they had seen Han Fei kill a Sky Opening Realm powerhouse. However, none of them were as vivid as this one. Right in front of them, 100,000 kilometers away, Han Fei seemed to have drawn his saber and killed three Sky Opening Realm powerhouses with three slashes. At first, they didn’t know what realm the three of them were in, but the changes in the weather and the appearance of blood rain made the people present realize that they were all peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators,the people they could only look up to now. Han Fei killed three peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators in a row, and the old turtle tore apart another peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivator with one claw. At the same time, he spewed out a demonic arrow, but the other peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm powerhouse had already reacted and hurriedly launched a Star Bead attack. It wasn’t that he didn’t have other ways to deal with it, but if the Star Bead attack would be faster and safer. Although his strength had plummeted, the Star Bead attack wouldn’t plummet and was still very strong. Therefore, the old turtle’s wish to kill the two powerhouses instantly fell through. But the old turtle was not in a hurry. Black clouds swept across. In this limited space, the enemy couldn’t escape even if he wanted to. However, when the old turtle attacked the second person, Han Fei burst out at his fastest speed. As fast as 14 times the speed of light, Han Fei left only an afterimage in the eyes of Zhou Jingjing and the others. He was too fast for them to see his movement clearly. In such a hurry, Han Fei still ignored the boss of the Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Tribe, because this person was attacking the God Sealing Spear Array. It was not that Han Fei underestimated him. Although this person’s strength was still at its peak, it would take him at least a few hundred seconds to break this array. In the Ten-Thousand-Year Great Competition, he trapped so many strong masters for nearly thirty seconds with the God Sealing Spear Array. How could this person easily break it? The moment the boss tried to break the big array, two more peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators were pierced by Han Fei. But the last person, with a Soul-Subduing godly weapon, actually blocked Han Fei’s first blow. But immediately afterward, a fist light burst out. How could he resist the Silencing Fist? Bang! Although that person launched a Star Bead attack, he and his Star Bead were both shattered by Han Fei’s punch. The Great Dao rumbled between the heavens and the earth, and a rain of blood poured down. The three perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators of the Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Tribe were all dumbfounded. After only three clashes, there was only one person left among the eight peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators, who was wrapped in black mist. It seemed that he couldn’t last much longer. At this time, the boss also realized that something was wrong. His full-strength blow only shattered more than 30 God Sealing Spears. However, there were as many as 10,000 spears in the array, and it would take him some time to break through this array. But now, the Blood Fiend and the puppet Old Six held off Old Four and Old Five. And this mysterious peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm young man was too strong and exceeded his imagination. Although this young man’s speed was not as fast as his, his strength was suppressed at this moment, so he couldn’t crush this young man. The other party was stronger than him, so how was it possible that he was only in the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm? The boss roared, “Who are you exactly?” Han Fei didn’t respond. He held the giant hammer in his hand and activated his Great Dao. When he unleashed his full strength, his strength reached billions of waves, which was already comparable to a Monarch. “Hiss!” The boss of the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish was shocked. “Monarch? Are you a Monarch?” Zhou Jingjing, Hong Yue, and the others were all dumbfounded. Monarch? But they knew very well that Han Fei hadn’t proven his Dao yet. However, although the trial-takers who had already gathered couldn’t see the terrifying battle clearly, their ears were still sharp. “Monarch?” Someone was shocked. “Sure enough, Master Human Emperor has already proven his Dao.” Someone was excited. “Hahaha! I knew it. Master Human Emperor is so strong. He killed a Sky Opener so easily. He must have advanced to a Monarch a long time ago.” Someone exclaimed, “A Monarch! We’re protected by a Monarch!” Someone sighed. “Master Jingjing really has a good eye! It’s such a wise decision to follow Master Human Emperor.” At this moment, everyone including Yingyue looked at Hong Yue. They knew that among them, Hong Yue had followed Han Fei the longest and knew Han Fei the best. Now, the other party’s boss had said that Han Fei was a Monarch. Was it true? Hong Yue, on the other hand, said calmly, “Don’t look at me. Master Human Emperor could kill Sky Openers when he was only in the late-stage Sea Establishment realm. Now that he is about to prove Dao, I won’t be surprised at all if he can launch a Monarch-level strike.” “A Late-stage Sea Establisher can kill Sky Openers?” Everyone clicked their tongues. In history, although there were people who crossed realms to kill enemies, they had never done it like this. Master Human Emperor could already cut Sky Openers before he even reached the peak of the Sea Establishment realm. How crazy was the Human Emperor in the past? Before they had the time to be shocked, the boss of the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish Tribe had burned his bloodline, activated all his secret methods and even activated a divine technique. He roared, “Not only can you unleash the combat power of a Monarch, but I can also do it. Break…” The man roared and a golden chain appeared on his body. Crack ~ The chain was immediately broken. At that moment, Han Fei’s pupils were constricted. This person’s strength soared instantly. The Ultimate Hammer strike he launched just happened to help him break the chain. The old turtle seemed to think of something and immediately shouted, “Han Fei, this is a Dao lock. It’s a seal that cultivators placed on themselves when they reached the peak of the perfected Star Transformation Realm and had to transcend the tribulation. Once this seal is removed, his strength will soar in the short term and he will return to his peak state. After that, he must transcend the tribulation to prove Dao.” “A Dao lock? A Great Dao lock?” Han Fei’s heart trembled. He suddenly remembered what Old Chen told him, the secret of the perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators inside and outside the Infinite Mining Area. When he learned that this secret was the Great Dao Lock, he didn’t care. He had long known about this. An Taiping also had a Great Dao Lock, but Han Fei still killed him easily. Earlier, he was sure that the three perfected Star Transformation Realm pirates of the Black Wind Pirates didn’t have this lock. Otherwise, if they could increase their strength so crazily, they definitely wouldn’t have been killed by him so easily. Now, after the seal was removed, Han Fei clearly felt that this man’s strength had skyrocketed. Although he was still sent flying by Han Fei’s hammer with pure strength, he had completely blocked this blow. This meant that the other party’s current strength was probably a million waves. However, this wasn’t the key. The key was that the other party’s shattered Dao lock turned into boundless Dao runes and blocked in front of him. In the sea of blood, the man was dyed red as if he had turned into a blood demon. His vitality and strength were still soaring. Han Fei seemed to see a sea of blood exploding in front of his eyes. However, Han Fei didn’t care. It just so happened that he could use this person to test his real strength. In the next moment, Han Fei waved his hand and took off his battle suit, only wearing a black battle robe. His Great Dao operated even more violently. If three times the strength wasn’t enough, then four times. When his strength was increased by more than four times, Han Fei felt that his bones were trembling, but he could still withstand it. Looking at the sea of blood in front of him, Han Fei punched back. The flying sea of blood was shattered by Han Fei’s Silencing Fist. The boss of the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish was also sent flying by his punch, but Han Fei could sense that the blood Qi in the sea of blood, like maggots attached to bones, had devoured half of his strength in the blink of an eye. “That’s not right. I’ve completely surpassed him. Logically speaking, he’s not my match. It’s the Great Dao. His Great Dao is a little different, containing a mysterious power that can’t be removed. Is this the power of laws?” Han Fei’s expression changed slightly. This was different from the law of the Law Enforcer realm, which was only the most basic law comprehension, more like a direction. However, the law was the great power hidden between the heavens and earth, a mysterious power completely controlled by a person. Although he seemed to have gained the upper hand, his comprehension of the Great Dao was inferior to this person’s, so he couldn’t defeat him with his current strength. On the other side, the boss of the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish shouted, “Old Four, Old Five, break this array. Leave this guy to me.” Then he grinned ferociously. “I don’t care which race or faction you are from. If you dare to attack my Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Tribe, you shall die. Blood Gushing. Blood Entangling.” Buzz! At that moment, Han Fei’s body shone brightly, blocking the blood mist that spread here. Han Fei was horrified. How could this lock be so terrifying? This person was still in the array of the God Sealing Spears, and his strength had been suppressed by 30%. If he was not suppressed, how strong would he be? Unfortunately, the battle was too fierce for him to ponder on this. Han Fei took a deep breath and activated his Great Dao. With five times his strength, he was refreshed and some cracks appeared on his body, but not many. Han Fei’s current basic combat power could reach 330,000 waves. After increasing by five times, it was already comparable to the power of most Dao Proving-level powerhouses. Even so, his physique could still hold on. He had to thank the Void Body Refining Technique and the Supreme Divine Technique of the human race. These two techniques made his physique terrifyingly strong. Amidst the blood, Han Fei extended two fingers and activated All Great Daos in One Sword. Many Great Daos seemed to have torn a bloody hole in the blood-colored sky. “Rip ~” Half of the boss of the Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Tribe’s body was shattered by that blow. He looked horrified. “Impossible. How can you still become stronger? You haven’t even reached the perfected Star Transformation Realm…” Han Fei snorted coldly. “I am the Human Emperor, the leader of the human race. How can you villains resist me? Kill…” 2540 Intercept Han Fei scolded arrogantly, but he was a little frightened in his heart. Is this guy’s blood path so strong? In my current state, I can’t kill him with one slash? Furthermore, another Dao Lock appeared on this person’s body, which had already cracked. Seeing this, Han Fei didn’t waste any time. He couldn’t kill this boss, but Old Four and Old Five weren’t so strong. He would kill these two people first. With a thought, All Great Daos in One Sword slashed out again. The Draw Technique formed by the Infinity Water slashed at another person. However, at the moment when Han Fei attacked, he was shocked. Seeing this, the boss of the Bloodthirsty Banner rushed over and slashed at Han Fei like a bloody knife. At that moment, he showed a trace of determination. The moment he asked Old Four and Old Five to attack this array, he was already prepared to sacrifice Old Four and Old Five and take the opportunity to launch this attack. In the blink of an eye, the invincible will erupted and transformed into an invincible golden body. Puff, Puff~ In Han Fei’s ultimate combat state, neither Old Four nor Old Five could withstand it. They were almost killed at the same time. Of course, the other party also used all kinds of secret techniques. Only Old Five was shattered along with his Star Bead. Old Four managed to block this blow, but his Star Bead was dim. If he was hit again, he would die. However, Han Fei had no time to care about them now. With a clang, Han Fei managed to withstand it on the spot. However, his Invincible Golden Body was corroded by the blood and turned into a blood-colored body in the blink of an eye. Even though the God’s Prayer Bead were shining brightly, the blood still couldn’t be completely removed. It had even touched Han Fei’s body a little. Han Fei was about to try using the Heaven Enlightenment Divine Technique, but suddenly, he felt that a road suddenly appeared on the green jade stone bridge that could only be explored passively. It was the muddy road, the scorching place that even Han Fei couldn’t withstand. A warm sun seemed to be shining over from that place. Reflected in the outside world, it was like a small flame suddenly appeared inside the Invincible Golden Body, emitting a scorching light. Swish ~ The blood that should have touched Han Fei’s flesh was swept away by the light and turned into nothingness. Then, Han Fei’s golden body was still shining with golden light, and the boss of the Bloodthirsty Banner was burning all over. “Ahhh~” This person let out a shrill roar, and the blood and Qi in his body was extinguishing at a visible speed. Upon seeing this, Han Fei couldn’t help but be stunned. The green jade stone bridge moved? The scorching light on that road was actually so terrifying? With just a wisp of light, it burned this super powerhouse who was on the verge of Dao Proving into this? Yes, Han Fei didn’t need to fight anymore, because the boss of the Bloodthirsty Banner no longer burned his essence blood, his Qi and blood were almost exhausted, and his strength was greatly reduced, with at most 30-40% left. Han Fei didn’t show any mercy. This was a battle, and so many people were watching. He was the Human Emperor, the faith of the human race, and the faith of the Giant Whale Fortress. He wanted to show them what strength was. “Puff ~” To prevent any accidents from happening, Han Fei pierced through this person’s Star Bead with his sword and then grabbed his soul with the Void Lines, absorbing a wave of soul and vitality. As for Old Four, he was much weaker than this boss, so Han Fei was not afraid at all. Instead of killing him immediately, he searched his soul. After the soul search, Han Fei was surprised. It turned out that the Bloodthirsty Banner still had Old Two and Old Three, who were also in the perfected Star Transformation Realm. However, the two of them went hunting with five peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm powerhouses and a group of Sky Openers. Now, in the Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Tribe, the strongest people left were two old peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators, some late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators and early-stage Sky Openers. After a while, Han Fei killed this person and threw his broken body into his Origin Star. Looking at the blood-red heavy rain, he stepped in the air and looked down at the hundreds of thousands of people. “Those below the Sea Establishment realm, stay and try to feel the resources of the Great Dao rainwater. Those above the Sea Establishment realm, follow me to fight…” “Fight! Fight! Fight!” For a moment, roars were like thunder and the momentum soared to the sky. In just a moment, the three perfected Star Transformation Realm and eight peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm powerhouses were all wiped out. This was the Human Emperor in their eyes, who was extremely powerful. At this moment, countless people had been moved and firmly believed that Han Fei was a Monarch, a Monarch of the human race. The strong masters of the human race were all excited and proud. Han Fei glanced at the old turtle. “Old Yuan, stay here and let the people below the Sea Establishment realm try their best to comprehend the Great Dao under the blood rain. I’ll lead the Sea Establishment army to attack the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish’s camp.” Old Yuan had just come back to his senses from the bloody mist. His heart was still trembling. Too strong! Han Fei was really getting more and more abnormal. The combat power just now made him feel as if a Monarch was fighting. Although Han Fei might not be good enough on the Great Dao, in terms of comprehensive combat power, Han Fei, at his peak state, had definitely reached the standard of the weakest Monarch. More importantly, Han Fei was only in the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm! The old turtle said, “Okay! Be careful. By the way, finish the fight quickly. I have something to tell you.” After a brief stun, Han Fei nodded and took all the Sea Establishers into his Origin Star. Then, at an absolute speed 14 times the speed of light, he headed for the base camp of the Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Tribe. In the base camp of the Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Tribe, there were a few people who knew that the four bosses went out one after another, but they didn’t pay much attention to it. It was all thanks to the six bosses that so many people of the Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Tribe could escape. It was the six of them who fought their way out of the encirclement of countless strong masters. Their strength was beyond doubt. Because they were the bosses in the first place, the bosses usually didn’t leave their life tablets at home. But peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators would leave their life tablets at home. In the Life Tablet Hall, an old man of the Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Tribe named Zhou Jie stood up when he found that the life tablets of the eight powerhouses in the peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm were broken one after another. His first reaction was not to inform all his clansmen to escape, but to contact Yang Qi, another peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivator of the Bloodthirsty Flag Fish Tribe. After Yang Qi came, he was dumbfounded to see the pieces of the life tablets. “This! Who did this?” Zhou Jie said, “It doesn’t matter who did it. However, one thing is undeniable. We may be besieged again. Who could have killed eight peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm cultivators in such a short time in front of the three leaders? Besides, I suspect that the three leaders went out together because something happened to the sixth leader. Because Zhou Er, who was in charge of the trial field, died too.” Yang Qi said, “Hurry up, take some seeds away, but don’t be too far away from home. What if the boss and the other two leaders win?” Zhou Jie nodded his head. “Okay, go find some bloodline seeds immediately. I need to set up a big array and inform the second and third leaders.” Yang Qi was surprised. “They’re so far away. How can they be notified?” Zhou Jie said, “Otherwise, why do you think the boss asked me to guard the Life Tablet Hall?” Yang Qi nodded. “Okay, this place is quite far from the trial field. Two hours. We still have two hours.” After Yang Qi left, Zhou Jie looked a little disappointed and thought to himself, What an idiot. To be able to kill eight peak-level late-stage Star Transformation Realm powerhouses right under the noses of the three leaders, there must be many perfected Star Transformation Realm cultivators there. Now all the powerhouses in the clan have come out, and only you and I are left. But you still want to take away some seed to continue our bloodline? Zhou Jie set up an array, turned around, and quietly teleported himself from the Life Tablet Hall into the clan’s treasure house. Zhou Jie said, “Don’t blame me for abandoning you. How can I escape if you don’t stay and attract the enemy’s attention? With the treasure house, it’s only a matter of time for me to reach the perfected Star Transformation Realm. With the resources of the whole clan, maybe I can prove Dao in the future. At that time, I will definitely avenge you, definitely.” While thinking, Zhou Jie stuffed all the resources in the treasure house into his Origin Star. In just a hundred seconds, the entire treasure house was empty. After that, Zhou Jie quietly returned to the Life Tablet Hall. He had guarded this place for many years and had already prepared a backup plan. He twisted a life tablet, and then a teleportation array appeared. … About an hour later, Yang Qi secretly took more than 800 Heavenly Talent-level seeds of the Bloodthirsty Banner Fish Tribe to the Life Tablet Hall. However, there was no one in the Life Tablet Hall at this moment. After being stunned for three seconds, Yang Qi rushed into the clan’s treasure house. The treasure house was divided into important and unimportant areas. Not everyone could enter it. Even Yang Qi couldn’t enter the most important part of the treasure house. However, when he saw that the treasure house he was in had been emptied, he was immediately furious. “Zhou Jie, I’m gonna kill you.” At this moment, Yang Qi was very angry, but anger was useless. However, Yang Qi was not stupid. Zhou Jie escaped with the treasure. If the three leaders came back, he would be charged with a serious crime. But if the three leaders didn’t come back, it would be even more terrifying. He would have to die. Should he escape with the hundreds of thousands of people in the clan? The answer was obviously no. With so many people here, what did they eat and drink? How could they cultivate? More importantly, if the enemy did come and found no one here, they would definitely search for him immediately. Therefore, he also guessed that this was the reason why Zhou Jie ran away. He wanted to keep him here to attract the firepower and provide himself with a chance to escape. At this moment, he probably had to escape too. He couldn’t let Zhou Jie monopolize the treasure trove. The problem was, which of the three camps around he would go to? The nearest one? Yang Qi shook his head. “No. If the three leaders come back, they will definitely catch Zhou Jie immediately. He dare not take the risk. The second way leads to the periphery of the Infinite Mining Area. If he uses that camp as a springboard to leave the Infinite Mining Area, I will never be able to find Zhou Jie again.” Of course, the third way led to one of the eight camps outside the Infinite Mining Area. Zhou Jie had obtained so many treasures. Would he go to the Infinite Mining Area? Obviously not. People went to the Infinite Mining Area just to find opportunities. Therefore, Yang Qi seemed to have realized something and immediately flew towards the camp on the periphery of the Infinite Mining Area. As for the camp, he would give up. If the six leaders couldn’t defend it, how could he? While Yang Qi was flying out of the Infinite Mining Area, Zhou Jie sneered on the way to the camp. “Neither Yang Qi nor the three leaders would expect me to run into the mining area. Heh, they don’t know that as long as I come to the Hundred Alliance City, with the resources I have, I can advance to the perfected Star Transformation Realm in the Hundred Alliance City. Then I can take other camps as a springboard and leave the Infinite Mining Area. This is the cleverest way!” However, while Zhou Jie was feeling complacent, suddenly, a pillar of water spear, rolling infinite Dao patterns at ten times the speed of light, suddenly came. “Puff ~” In an instant, Zhou Jie’s mind went blank, and then he was nailed to the bottom of the sea, unable to move. At this moment, a young man walked over from a distance step by step with a smile. “Fellow Daoist, why are you running?”