Chapter 168: Trouble Approaches

When Ye Feng left, the old man did not chase after him. Instead, he stayed behind and carefully examined the corpse. After a while, he murmured to himself, “The internal organs seem to have been struck hard by something, completely shattered, and many of the bones are broken as well. The fatal wound is in the brain. It’s obvious that the dantian was destroyed completely as a last resort to prevent the opponent from hiding their consciousness in the yuanying.”
“There are no signs of burns from that flash attack… But the victim was at the Qi Exit stage, while the killer was only at the Yuanying stage, and it seems they weren’t injured at all during the fight. The killer killed them head-on—this is a bit suspicious… Killing someone beyond one’s own level, fighting head-on, and not getting hurt at all… How did he do it?” After examining the body, the old man encountered some issues he couldn’t quite understand.
“Never mind. The appearance of that flash means that guy with the special weapon is also on this planet! Finding that guy is far more important than dealing with this matter right now.” After some thought, the old man vanished from the scene in a flash.
Ye Feng kept running desperately, worried that the old man might chase after him. He knew that a being at the Tribulation stage was far too powerful for him to match.
After half an hour of frantic fleeing, Ye Feng finally concluded that the old man seemed to believe his words and hadn’t pursued him. Only then did he stop and take a deep breath.
“Why did that old man ask about the flash? When using a photon cannon, people are usually vaporized outright, leaving little trace at the scene. How did he discover it?” Ye Feng was puzzled.
“Could it be because he found the corpse of that man in black robes on Origin Planet?” Ye Feng finally remembered that the man in black robes had only had half of his body blown off, not completely vaporized. He also vaguely remembered burn marks on the wounds. Perhaps this was what drew the old man’s attention to the photon cannon. After all, its terrifying attack power was truly chilling to behold.
Seeing that the old man had left on the detector, Ye Feng finally relaxed. He located Pei Hong’s position and rushed over.
When he appeared in front of Pei Hong, Pei Hong was clearly surprised. “So fast?”
“Mm, I could have been faster, but I was delayed for a while,” Ye Feng said with a smile.
“Has everything been resolved?” Pei Hong asked in a low voice.

“It’s all taken care of. Otherwise, how could I have come back?” Ye Feng nodded. “But there’s a guy who might cause me trouble over another matter. So, I need to appear under a different identity.”
“A different identity? Do you know how to disguise yourself?” Pei Hong was shocked.
“It’s not exactly disguise; it’s just wearing a mask!” Ye Feng shrugged. “I can give you a few!”
Saying this, Ye Feng took out three masks from the storage cabinet in the virtual realm and handed them to Pei Hong.
Pei Hong took the masks with curiosity. In times of need, they could be life-saving. If he really got targeted by someone, changing his appearance would solve many problems.
“Although you don’t often get into trouble like I do, it’s good to have it as a precaution!” Ye Feng said as he put on a mask himself while chatting with Pei Hong.
Pei Hong looked at Ye Feng, whose face had changed, his expression full of surprise. If it weren’t for seeing him transform with his own eyes, he would never have recognized him.
It was a man with a somewhat sickly pale complexion, appearing to be around thirty years old. His face was the kind that would vanish into a crowd—completely unlike Ye Feng’s original appearance.
At the same time, Ye Feng also stuck something bandage-like around his throat. After adjusting it a few times, his voice sounded weak, matching his new appearance perfectly.
“If I weren’t sitting here, I would never believe this person is you!” Pei Hong still couldn’t recover from his shock.
“I forgot to give you this earlier. It can adjust your accent, voice thickness, and roughness.” Ye Feng handed over another bandage-like item.
“After adjusting the voice, it becomes completely like another person,” Pei Hong said, giving a thumbs up. “It’s impossible for anyone to recognize you!”
“That’s exactly the effect we want!” Ye Feng’s voice remained weak. “I’ll use this identity for now. Just make sure you can recognize me later!”
“By the way, I never expected that kid to have two top-grade spiritual artifacts—armored gear and that storage ring. It’s already impressive for an ordinary Convergence Stage warrior to obtain a top-grade spiritual artifact, and defensive ones are far rarer than offensive ones. It seems his wife really invested a lot in him!” Ye Feng said as he took out the armored gear and ring he had seized from the young man.

“This armor is quite good.” Pei Hong touched the armor with some envy; it was the first time he had seen such a rare item.
“What’s inside the ring?” He finally managed to shift his attention away from the armor.
“I haven’t checked yet!” Ye Feng reached in with his mental energy, carefully examining the contents inside.
Pei Hong waited patiently nearby, also eager to see what was inside.
“There’s a set of mid-grade spiritual weapon armor, two mid-grade spiritual weapon weapons, some spirit crystals, a few bottles of pills, as well as crafting materials and medicinal herbs. And then there’s also a… pornographic painting… Huh, the people in it seem to be able to move…” Ye Feng spoke as if to himself.
Pei Hong was left speechless.
“Pei Hong, I’ll give you this set of mid-grade armor, along with the two weapons. Choose one too! Your current equipment is a bit inadequate!” Ye Feng took out the silver-white armor set from the ring, along with a sword and a knife.
“I’ll take the sword; I don’t need the knife!” Pei Hong made his choice without hesitation.
“Alright, then they’re yours!” Ye Feng said readily.
“By the way, I just reserved a room, but this floor is already full. I’m on the third floor. I’ll go up first and claim ownership of this armor.” With that, Ye Feng put the armor away.
After returning to his room, Ye Feng took out the black top-grade spiritual weapon armor again. He took a deep breath to calm himself down, then bit his finger and dropped a drop of blood on the armor.
The once dull surface of the armor immediately began to glow with black light—a smooth and elegant color, like piano lacquer.
Ye Feng eagerly put on the armor. The moment he did, a woman’s shrill cry came from above, “Who killed my husband? Come out right now!”