Chapter 454: Xiao Bei’s New Trick

In the room, Ye Feng, who was searching for items in the virtual realm, suddenly frowned. He retracted his mental energy. “There’s a being at the Imperial God level; it seems they’re targeting us.”

“Could they be looking for trouble?” Bernard, now in the form of a palm-sized panda, jumped off Ye Feng’s shoulder and reverted to his human form, his face filled with excitement.

“That’s possible. It might be one of them causing trouble outside,” Ye Feng said, raising his eyebrows with a helpless expression.

“Boss, let me take care of him!” Bernard was clearly eager for action. Ever since they returned to Ye Feng’s side, they hadn’t had a chance to fight. After all, having completed the training at the ninth level of the Heavy Mysterious Tower, their cultivation level had stabilized at the Main God level, and their strength was no less than that of Imperial God-level warriors. Hearing that an Imperial God-level warrior was causing trouble, he naturally wanted to give it a try.

“Let’s ask first. If necessary, you can go in,” Ye Feng stood up and pushed open the door.

At that moment, two figures landed in front of the Qingfeng Tower. A loud shout rang out above the restaurant, “All the ascendants who entered the city this morning, come out now!”

“It seems they really are looking for trouble…” Ye Feng shook his head helplessly. “Let’s go take a look.”

With that, he stepped outside slowly, followed immediately by Bernard.

“There’s action going on. Do you want to come and see?” William asked Christine.

“It’s good to see. I’ve never seen a Main God-level warrior fight before!” Christine nodded.

Xiao Yu also left the room behind the two of them.

“Do you have something to ask us?” Ye Feng calmly walked out of the restaurant hall and looked at the two people standing across from him. The one who had shouted earlier was the short, fat man, at the early stage of the Imperial God level, which Ye Feng could tell at a glance. The other person was only at the Heavenly God level; he must be the one who had been bullied by Long Tian or Xiao Liu before and now came to seek revenge.

“Is he it?” The fat man looked at Xi Men Chun beside him.

“No, I’ve never seen these people before,” Xi Men Chun shook his head. “The ones I met on the street were four women and one man. All four women were very beautiful. The man was about the same height as him, but seemed a few years older.”

“Then you’ve come to the right people!” Ye Feng said without hesitation. He immediately realized that this guy, who looked a bit effeminate, must have encountered Long Tian and Pearl. “Those five are all my friends!”

The onlookers lining the street were chatting animatedly. “These two clearly came looking for trouble. If that kid had said he didn’t know those five guys just now, wouldn’t everything be fine?”
“So it’s your friend. Since you couldn’t find them, finding you is the same thing.” The fat man sneered.
“Just say what you want.” Ye Feng still wore a smile.
“Alright, my nephew was bullied by your friend, so I plan to teach you a lesson.” The fat man was annoyed by Ye Feng’s faint smile. “I originally wanted you to apologize and pay some divine crystals as compensation. But I’ve changed my mind—I want to leave you a lasting memory.”
“Xiao Bei, it seems this fat man really did come looking for trouble.” Ye Feng turned to Bernard beside him.
“Hehe, boss, leave it to me. I’ll make sure you’re satisfied.” Bernard grinned, revealing his two small canines, then turned his head to fix his gaze on the fat man.
“Just give them a lesson. Don’t kill them…” Ye Feng lowered his voice, but everyone heard it.
“How dare you… how dare you call me fat!!!” The fat man’s eyes were filled with rage. “My name is Lin Hong, and I’m the fourth uncle of the city lord, Lin Xu!”
“Oh…” Ye Feng simply responded, indicating he understood, then gave Bernard a look.
Bernard moved his hands slightly, and a cold aura spread out from him. Immediately, the white frost beneath his feet began to spread rapidly, covering the area where everyone stood in the blink of an eye.
Ye Feng nodded slightly, pleased by Bernard’s growing control ability. Before, this ability had been used for indiscriminate attacks. But now it had evolved into a way to define territory.
Within his own territory, Bernard would have a greater advantage in battle.
Lin Hong frowned slightly. Seeing this move, he knew he had encountered a tough opponent. Though he still couldn’t gauge the other man’s strength, his aura was already on par with his own, so his power was clearly not inferior. But at this point, he didn’t think he would lose. When strengths were equal, the battle became a contest of courage—whichever side showed fear first would lose. So, he needed the confidence to defeat his opponent for the battle to go in the right direction.

However, he also noticed a slight anomaly—after the opponent demarcated an area, it seemed as though the surrounding environment was having a negative impact on him. Although he hadn’t touched the ice, a chill seeped through the gaps in his clothes, making his movements stiff. He found this strange; normally, aside from the extremely icy substances in the divine realm, he shouldn’t feel cold, at least not to the point of his body freezing over.

“Hmph, fall down!” Bernard changed the hand seals he had formed.

Lin Hong felt his body suddenly sink downward. “What’s going on?”

Not only that, but he also felt his body growing heavier by the moment.

“Huh~” Ye Feng raised his eyebrows slightly. As the master of the Zhongxuan Tower, he had already studied earth-based magic. The technique Bernard used this time was one that amplified gravity. He couldn’t help but raise his assessment of Bernard’s inherited knowledge even further.

“Bastard,” Lin Hong cursed involuntarily. From the start of the battle, control had been in the opponent’s hands. Not only had he not gained any advantage, but his movements were also severely restricted. One issue was the cold, which made his movements stiff, and the other was the gravity amplified by the opponent, forcing him to expend a large amount of divine energy to stay in the air. He didn’t dare land—just the chill from the ice beneath his feet could affect him, and who knew what would happen if he stepped on it?

“Can you still hold on?” Xiao Bei smirked slightly, clearly having anticipated this situation. He changed his hand seals again.

Cracks immediately appeared on the ice surface, drawing curious glances from everyone.

Crack… crack… The sound of the ice splitting sounded somewhat abrupt, but the shock that followed stunned everyone completely.

Plants entirely white as snow emerged from the ice and began to grow rapidly, turning the area covered by the ice into a vast white forest in an instant.

Then, slightly pinkish-white flowers quickly formed at the tops of the plants, leaving even Ye Feng in awe.

The white flowers bloomed instantly, their petals drifting in the wind and turning into pure white snowflakes that scattered everywhere.

While Lin Hong was distracted, a snowflake landed on his chubby face. An icy sensation that penetrated to his bones spread from his face, making Lin Hong immediately realize something was wrong.

“This thing… can it actually freeze a soul directly?” The thought crossed his mind just as countless snowflakes rushed toward him.