Chapter 669: A Successful Lure Plan

Liu Yuan’s cultivation level was not high—only in the later stage of the Star Universe level. Among the more than 18,000 participants, his cultivation was practically the lowest. Most of the competitors were at the peak of the Star Universe level. This was why Ye Feng agreed to let him act as a bait. Almost everyone who encountered him would think he was easy prey.

However, from the conversations Liu Yuan had along the way, it seemed he had intended to act as bait from the start. He originally thought it would be a straightforward duel, and if he lost, he could just admit it. But when it turned into a cat-and-mouse game, he had no choice but to resort to this tactic. His strength was far inferior to that of most of the competitors.

Ye Feng, on the other hand, had already shown incredible combat prowess at the Star Sea level. Now, with his cultivation elevated to the Star Universe level through blessings, his strength had further increased, which was a great advantage for him as well.

After chatting for a while, Ye Feng began to hide, while Liu Yuan pretended to be an inexperienced newcomer and moved slowly through the forest.

In the forest, everyone’s soul detection range was 100 meters, which was one of the game rules. After almost half a day, Liu Yuan finally detected the first strong opponent within his detection range. But the moment he sensed the opponent, he immediately changed direction and fled.

At the same time Liu Yuan spotted that person, the other person also noticed him. He had planned to wait for the opponent to attack first, but since the opponent fled as soon as it detected him, he hesitated no longer and chose to chase after him.

Logically, if the opponent was fleeing, it meant he must have judged that his own strength was inferior. So, there was no need to overthink—it was enough to just attack. But he didn’t expect that the opponent was doing all this just to lure him into a trap.

While fleeing, Liu Yuan immediately sent a message to Ye Feng, “Someone is chasing me. I’m luring them here!”

Ye Feng patiently waited for his first catch. The opponent at the peak of the Star Universe level quickly caught up with Liu Yuan.

“There’s no need to run. You’re only at the later stage of the Star Universe level—you can’t escape,” the man shouted from behind.

“It’s you who can’t escape!” Liu Yuan suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Hearing this, the strong opponent at the peak of the Star Universe level was momentarily stunned, but then he shook his head and laughed, “Do you think this will fool me? You underestimate me too much.”

“Is that so?” At that moment, Ye Feng’s voice came softly from behind him.
His face turned pale as he turned around. “You’re Ye Feng? Despicable! You actually teamed up…”
“I never said you couldn’t team up,” Liu Yuan said without the slightest shame. “Besides, it was you who came after us. Who can you blame?”
“Hmph! Do you think you two can win by fighting one against one?” The peak Star Universe-level warrior sneered before suddenly unleashing his wind-based speed ability and rushing in another direction.
“You can’t escape!” Ye Feng easily followed behind him.
The peak Star Universe-level warrior quickly struck out, slapping hard backward before accelerating his escape.
Ye Feng braced against the punch, causing a violent explosion. Hearing the explosion, Ye Feng’s lips curled slightly—he wasn’t bothered at all by failing to catch up.
Ye Feng quickly chased after him again. The other man tried to push him away with another punch, but it was blocked once more, resulting in another loud explosion.
After escaping Ye Feng’s pursuit four times in a row, the loud noises in the forest clearly attracted the attention of other strong warriors, many of whom rushed toward that direction.
Ye Feng glanced at Liu Yuan behind him and sent a message to him, “We’ve made such a racket—even deaf people can hear it. I need to end this fight before others arrive.”
As soon as his words faded, he flashed in front of the peak Star Universe-level warrior, blocking his path. “The game is over!”
Before the man could react, Ye Feng shot out a finger, his destructive finger force instantly piercing through the man’s skull. The man’s body fell to the ground.
Ye Feng took his storage ring without hesitation, checked it, and found the number plate inside. Then he nodded at Liu Yuan before hiding himself.
Liu Yuan sat at a distance from the corpse, pretending to meditate.
It had only taken a few moments for the battle to end, and many strong warriors had already arrived.
However, once they reached a certain distance, they began to conceal their presence.
Of course, a few who were confident in their strength stopped hiding and appeared right next to the corpse.
“Wei Chengsi, why aren’t you hiding anymore?” an hunched old man said to a middle-aged man.
“Qian Liu, you’re still as fearless as ever!” the middle-aged man retorted.

“I’ve come all this way with such effort, only to see just the two of you… sigh…” A young woman with tender eyes glanced at the two of them, clearly dissatisfied.
“Madam Chun, are you still thinking about that pretty-faced Ximen Shu?” The middle-aged man said with a lecherous smile. “That kind of pretty face is good-looking but useless. I, Wei, am far superior to him.”
“Hmph, who’s superior will only be known after a fight!” At that moment, a cold voice came through, and a young man in white appeared before the three of them, his expression icy as he stared at Wei Chengsi. It had to be said that the young man was quite handsome, but his cold expression made him unappealing. He also held a long sword in its sheath, suggesting he might be a swordsman.
“Enough, stop wasting time. There are many others watching secretly, eager to see this spectacle. Fight then—end up both injured, and then they’ll swarm in to finish you off.” Madam Chun changed the subject. “Everyone heard the fighting earlier. Let’s first see what’s wrong with this dead man.”
The hunched old man didn’t wait for her to finish speaking and knelt down to examine the body. After a while, he finally spoke, “The deceased was at the peak of the Star Universe level. His cause of death was a punch on his forehead that pierced through him using a destructive technique. No other wounds were found on his body.”
“How is that possible? What about those four explosions? They must have been caused by the impact of palms or fists. That means the killer should be on par with him—how could he be killed in just one strike?”
“If you don’t believe my conclusion, then come and check for yourselves!” The hunched old man stood up and stepped aside.
The middle-aged man was the first to kneel down and examine the body, but his findings were the same as the old man’s, causing him to frown and remain silent.
Then the woman and the young man also examined the body, both shaking their heads with strange expressions.
“Tell me, what exactly happened?” Madam Chun asked the other three seriously.
“It’s possible they fought two against one—one person distracted him while the other attacked secretly.” Ximen Shu could only think of that.
“Another possibility is that someone set a trap to lure us here…” The hunched old man’s eyes sparkled with caution…

“I don’t think that’s likely. Who would be bold enough to attract so many people and then act in front of them? Unless his strength is on par with that of a True Void-level expert…” As the middle-aged man spoke, the image of Ye Feng from the Genius Competition appeared in his mind. He shook his head to dispel the thought, telling himself that even if Ye Feng’s cultivation reached the Star Universe level, it would still take some time for his strength to improve—impossible to reach such a level in just a few days.
“Could it be Ye Feng? He also knows the Finger Techniques of Destruction…” Lady Chun spoke her thoughts openly without any hesitation.
The atmosphere immediately became awkward…