Chapter 668: Cooperation?

Ye Feng stood in a dense forest, with no visible boundaries in sight. When he tried to use his soul power, he found it severely restricted—given the strength of his soul, he could only detect objects up to a hundred meters away. Within his line of sight and soul detection range, he didn’t spot a single person. It was clear that they had been deliberately separated upon being transported here, to prevent immediate physical confrontations at the start of the game. With no one able to see each other, it resembled a game of cat and mouse, adding considerable interest. The suppression of his soul power further increased the difficulty of the game.

Ye Feng scanned the surroundings. He wasn’t worried at all about someone discovering him; in fact, he hoped someone would come to him. With his strength, even if they attacked all at once, it would likely take only a short while for him to defeat them all.

The environment around him reminded Ye Feng of his own Refinement Domain—where he could simulate various environments and set different rules and restrictions. However, according to the information from the Liuluan Hall, this virtual treasure was at the peak level of virtual treasures, far surpassing the Refinement Domain in quality.

Since it was a peak-level virtual treasure, even a strong warrior at the Dongxu level trapped inside would be affected by its internal rules, let alone him. Ye Feng gave up any thoughts of cheating and decided to enjoy the game slowly. He knew that if he used his Great Dumb Bell, which had evolved to the highest level of virtual treasure, to enhance his soul detection, his range could be expanded by at least a hundred times—but that would ruin the fun.

With these thoughts in mind, Ye Feng smirked and secretly went into hiding, suppressing his aura to the utmost, moving swiftly between the tree branches. Flying in the air would be too obvious, so he planned to play a real game of hide and seek.

By concealing his aura, he appeared as if he had truly become nothingness. Unbeknownst to him, due to his performance in the Genius Competition, he had also become a focal point of attention for the live broadcast. The moment he suddenly suppressed his aura was clearly seen by many viewers, even those pseudo-virtual level warriors were amazed.

Watching Ye Feng’s figure swiftly move between the branches left everyone dazzled. His speed far exceeded what even star universe level warriors could achieve, leaving even many pseudo-virtual level warriors in awe.

After moving in one direction for nearly a period of time equal to drinking tea, Ye Feng’s rapidly moving figure suddenly came to a halt. The sudden shift from extreme motion to complete stillness caused many people to exclaim in surprise. He hid behind a large tree and slowly closed his eyes, this time using not his soul power but his hearing. Throughout his journey, he had relied not solely on soul power for exploration but mainly on his vision and hearing. The onlookers watched Ye Feng’s reactions with puzzled expressions, as they could see the full map and know exactly where each person was. Less than 500 meters in front of Ye Feng, someone was hiding there. Although Ye Feng had stopped, he did not immediately attack the person, which puzzled them. “Let me explain,” said the chief referee, seemingly noticing everyone’s confusion. “For fairness, we have imposed certain restrictions on the environment within the Virtual Treasure. Soul power exploration is limited to a range of no more than 100 meters. Moreover, visibility is restricted by the trees in the scene, allowing sight only up to about 150 meters. So, this preliminary round is actually a comprehensive test of all the strong contestants’ abilities. To detect movements beyond 100 meters, one must rely on hearing and the ability to sense danger. Of course, there are a few special individuals who can use their sense of smell to detect things.” Only then did the audience below understand why so many strong contestants seemed as if they were blind. They became even more eager for this preliminary round. Ye Feng closed his eyes and listened quietly. He had inadvertently heard the sound of fabric rustling in the wind earlier. Though it was just one sound, Ye Feng was sure it wasn’t an illusion, so he immediately stopped in his tracks. The rustling of leaves in the wind was completely different from the sound of fabric moving. With his eyes closed, Ye Feng’s hearing became slightly sharper, but still, he heard nothing else. He frowned slightly. That sound must have been caused by a sudden increase in wind speed. The other person had clearly noticed this as well, which was why there was no second sound. Ye Feng slowly descended to the ground, pulled out a long sword at random from his ring, planted its tip in the ground, and pressed his ear against the hilt. He was taking advantage of the way sound travels, which is more efficient through solids.

Soon, Ye Feng heard a faint heartbeat, not far from him. After determining the direction, he smiled slightly, sheathed his long sword, looked up in that direction, and vanished in an instant.
“Found him!” The onlookers also grew excited.
Ye Feng appeared right in front of that person in an instant, startling him.
The man was of medium height, appearing to be around thirty years old, and was leaning against a large tree, waiting for something. The sudden appearance of another person really stunned him.
However, he quickly regained his composure, and instead of attacking Ye Feng, he ran away at full speed.
Seeing his reaction, Ye Feng was taken aback for a moment before chasing after him and grabbing the man by the collar.
The man smiled at Ye Feng and said, “You must be little brother Ye Feng, right?”
“Oh, you know me?” Ye Feng wasn’t particularly surprised, as many strong fighters had already seen him in previous matches. But he wanted to see what tricks this guy could pull.
“Of course. In the Primary Main Plane these days, your name is well-known to everyone!” The man didn’t seem to intend to escape and instead started chatting casually with Ye Feng.
“Is that so? I didn’t know that.” Ye Feng smiled. “By the way, do you have any last words?”
“Don’t kill me. I have a good idea that can help us quickly gather ten number cards.” The man quickly waved his hands.
“A good idea? Tell me.” Ye Feng didn’t think the other guy could come up with anything good, but he wanted to play the role through to the end.
“Actually, my idea requires two people to work together to carry it out. And the two of us are the perfect choices…”
“Go on!” Ye Feng interrupted his nonsense.
“I’ll be the bait, and you do the killing. We’ll split the tokens we get in half.” As soon as he said this, Ye Feng’s eyes lit up.
“Not bad!” Ye Feng nodded and released the man’s collar. “Let’s give it a try!”
“My name is Liu Yuan…” He stretched out a hand, but Ye Feng ignored him. The man shrugged helplessly, then found a prominent tree trunk to sit on…