Chapter 400: Who’s Outsmarting Who?

After parting from Fang Zhuo, Ye Feng spent a month among the early-stage Magical Beast groups under the Main God. With the detector, he could keep track of the movements of many previously unpredictable Magical Beast groups. Hunting was relatively simple—kill the entire group if he could, or kill a few and flee if not.
Over the month, he eliminated eleven groups of Magical Beasts, totaling 361 individuals, which equaled 36.1 million points. This figure might seem astronomical to others, but not to Ye Feng. At this rate, he could earn at most over 400 million points in a year. He planned to earn 1 billion points before returning, but at this pace, it would take more than two years. Though not impatient, he still found two years to be too long.
However, Xiao Lan in his sea of consciousness had now completed the cultivation of the Black Dragon, allowing Ye Feng to use its power to amass wealth quickly. One core from a late-stage Magical Beast under the Main God could be exchanged for 10 million points, meaning just 100 such cores would yield 1 billion points. As for the Black Dragon, now at the peak of its Main God cultivation, it could easily sweep through three late-stage Magical Beast habitats in a single day.
Thinking of this, Ye Feng sent his mental energy into his sea of consciousness to communicate with Xiao Lan. “Xiao Lan, the Black Dragon should be almost fully cultivated, right?”
“Today is the last day of cultivation. After midnight, it will be able to fight for its master,” Xiao Lan replied, unfolding the leaves that covered the Black Dragon. The now completely dark blue giant dragon looked extremely majestic.
“Great!” Ye Feng imagined himself riding on the dragon’s back, feeling extremely excited.
“What about that female worm?” Ye Feng asked further.
“It will take about two more months to complete its cultivation,” Xiao Lan replied hesitantly.
“You can still cultivate seven different species, right?” Ye Feng asked.
“Yes,” Xiao Lan’s voice remained calm.
“Which species have greater potential? There should be records in your inherited memories, right?” Ye Feng asked eagerly.
“The best are those like the female worm—capable of producing large numbers of warriors and capable of evolving through certain means. Or those with extremely strong individual combat abilities…” Xiao Lan’s words sparked an idea in Ye Feng’s mind.

“The God-Killing Ants should be excellent breeding subjects!” Ye Feng said with a smile. “They can give birth to large numbers of warriors, and they can evolve on their own. Moreover, their evolution is much simpler than that of the female worm you’re breeding now—all you need to do is feed them plenty to build up their energy.”
“As for those with strong individual combat skills, once the female worms have given birth to a large number of warriors, we can then kill them and seize their bodies.” Ye Feng had already planned out the next steps for Xiao Lan.
Withdrawning his mental energy from the sea of consciousness, Ye Feng suddenly noticed that one of the three golden light points originally within the territory of the Imperial God-level magical beasts was rushing toward his location. It was one of the three main god-level powerhouses who had descended from the divine realm.
Judging from its appearance, it seemed to be heading toward the location of the exchange platform, but at that moment it was accelerating straight toward Ye Feng.
By the time Ye Feng detected it, the light point was less than 500 kilometers away, clearly indicating that he had already entered the other party’s detection range. Ye Feng had not failed to notice the presence of those three main god-level powerhouses before—they were about 3,000 kilometers away, so it was impossible for them to detect his location. As for them now rushing toward him, it must be that they had accidentally discovered his presence while returning to the exchange platform.
“It seems they’re coming for me!” Ye Feng immediately determined their purpose, as he could clearly sense being watched. Although the range of his mental energy detection was limited, his ability to sense danger hadn’t diminished much. Besides, within a radius of 2,000 kilometers, the detector only showed one living being—so that murderous intent must surely come from them.
“Want to kill me? Let’s see if you have the ability!” Ye Feng frowned slightly, glanced at the various information displayed on the detector, and headed in the direction of his left hand at full speed.
After he changed his route, that main god-level powerhouse also immediately changed its direction and continued to head toward him.
Upon seeing a lake, Ye Feng slowed down, suppressed all traces of his presence, and carefully stepped into the water without making a sound.

He chose this lake because the detector showed that there was a group of mid-stage Primordial Dragon Crocs in it—these magical beasts were almost the strongest existences at close range. What excited Ye Feng the most was that deep beneath the lake bed, hidden under sand and gravel, there was also a late-stage Primordial Dragon Turtle. Dragon Turtles were a unique type of magical beast; usually, turtle-like beasts had strong defensive capabilities but limited offensive power. However, Dragon Turtles were different—they not only possessed unparalleled defensive abilities but also had bite forces no weaker than those of the formidable Dragon Crocs. In short, they were mobile fortresses with both offense and defense. Moreover, unlike the docile nature of ordinary turtles, Dragon Turtles had extremely irritable tempers, especially when awakened from sleep, turning furious and attacking anyone or anything that disturbed their rest like mad.

It was precisely because of this that Ye Feng decided to flee here.

Ye Feng completely submerged himself in the lake, yet the Dragon Crocs showed no reaction at all. Over the past month, he had mastered the art of concealing his aura to perfection.

The Primordial God-level warrior was slightly stunned when he saw Ye Feng dive into the lake. He scanned the area with his divine sense but found nothing unusual in the water. “What’s this guy, Dao Feng, up to? Could there be some treasure in this lake?”

Dragon Crocs had a special ability to conceal their aura, making their bodies appear like rotten wood in the water with no trace of aura. This was why the Primordial God-level warrior hadn’t detected the Dragon Crocs in the lake.

Ye Feng, who had absorbed many others’ memories, naturally knew about this as well. He also understood that the other party might not pursue him if he realized he had entered a territory filled with formidable magical beasts.

Just a few breaths after Ye Feng submerged himself, a powerful aura disrupted the tranquility of the lake surface. Nearly a hundred Dragon Crocs turned their heads toward where the Primordial God-level warrior stood.

“I wondered what was unusual here—turns out it’s just a gathering place for Dragon Crocs,” said the Primordial God-level warrior, hovering high in the air, too afraid to land.

At that moment, one of the Dragon Crocs suddenly raised its head and slapped its tail forcefully. Nearly a hundred jets of water sprayed out from its mouth.

“Hehe… Want to kill me? Be prepared to perish!” Ye Feng thought to himself.

“Hmph, a bunch of inferior magical beasts—only fit to be slaughtered!” The god-tier powerhouse sneered, using a shield to block all attacks. “How could your pathetic weapons possibly break through my top-tier divine artifact shield?”
The dragon crocodiles grew even angrier upon hearing this and began slapping the lake surface with their tails. With each slap, water jets shot upward and struck the shield. The sound of the slaps gradually became synchronized and rhythmic.
“Boom…” Suddenly, the rhythm of all the dragon crocodiles’ tail slaps reached an unprecedented unity, and they all spat out water jets at the same time. Those jets merged in the air to form a massive water column that crashed down on the god-tier powerhouse.
In a panic, the powerhouse tried to block it with his shield, but a cracking sound was heard, followed by him being sent flying.
“Is this a combined attack?” Ye Feng watched the scene with interest. He had only encountered information about combined attacks in others’ memories; this was the first time he had seen one up close. “When nearly a hundred dragon crocodiles attack simultaneously, the resulting energy is a hundred times stronger than a single attack. I wonder what principle lies behind this attack and whether it can be applied to other species.”
From this combined attack, Ye Feng thought of the future when the mother insect bredlarge quantities of insect warriors. He wondered if there could be a similar technique to enable those insect warriors to carry out combined attacks as well.
As his thoughts wandered, a voice from afar pulled him back to reality.
“Blade, do you really think hiding inside will help?” the god-tier powerhouse said. “I’ll teach you a lesson after I kill these beasts!”
Ye Feng remained silent. He knew that if he spoke now, the dragon crocodiles would discover his location and attack him. He preferred to endure it rather than respond to their insults.
When the dust from the source of the voice cleared, the god-tier powerhouse, looking disheveled, appeared somewhat comical. He held his shield in front of his face, his expression extremely grim, as if on the verge of crying. “My top-tier divine artifact shield… I spent a huge amount of points to get it just a few days ago. And now, after just a few days, it’s reduced to scrap…”

Ye Feng certainly also heard the murmurs coming from his mouth. He knew that if a top-tier artifact was to be exchanged for points, it would cost 100,000 points. This wasn’t a large amount for him, but it was an enormous burden for the other person. He covered his mouth to prevent himself from laughing out loud.
“Blade! I must kill you!!!” The god-tier powerhouse suddenly raised his head and shouted loudly into the lake.
Not long after his voice faded, Ye Feng sensed an inexplicable tremor coming from the bottom of the lake. He looked down at his surroundings…