Chapter 391: Luring the Enemy In

Ye Feng continued to delve deeper into the forest. He could sense that the amount of mental energy scanning him hardly decreased, suggesting that many people wanted to know the limits of his strength.
He smiled at this. After entering the territory of the early-stage Heavenly God-level magical beasts, he didn’t pause at all but kept moving forward.
By the time he reached the territory of the peak Heavenly God-level magical beasts, most of those who had been observing his movements from a distance behind him had already disappeared.
Ye Feng still didn’t stop. With a slight smile on his lips, he said, “Don’t you want to see the limits of my strength? Then follow closely!”
Seeing Ye Feng keep advancing, the powerful warriors who had been following him grew uneasy. After all, those who could follow him into the territory of peak Heavenly God-level magical beasts were all at the True God level. Few of them dared to enter the territory of the Supreme God-level magical beasts. Killing such beasts at their peak was already their limit. If Ye Feng truly entered the territory of Supreme God-level magical beasts, following him further might cost them their lives.
However, Ye Feng didn’t intend to enter that territory. He was just playing a trick, leading the group behind him in the direction of those canine magical beasts. The gathering place of those 300 peak Heavenly God-level canine magical beasts was located at the boundary between the early-stage Supreme God-level territory and the peak Heavenly God-level territory. In groups, they occasionally hunted lone Supreme God-level magical beasts, which was why they chose such a location.
Ye Feng rushed straight toward the den of those canine magical beasts. About 100 kilometers behind him, a dozen True God-level warriors were carefully tracking him. Their detection range was also around 100 kilometers, even slightly smaller than Ye Feng’s. The stronger one’s soul, the greater the mental energy they could emit. Ye Feng’s soul had reached the peak of True God level, and his mental energy was even stronger than that of those who specialized in mental power at the same level, allowing him to detect over a much wider range. But the True God-level warriors following him didn’t realize this. They thought Ye Feng’s cultivation level was still at the peak of the God level, as he had claimed earlier in the gathering area, and that his detection range must be limited under such constraints. So they stayed far behind him, believing Ye Feng was unaware of it.
“We’ve been following him all the way. It seems this guy, Daofeng, really doesn’t know we’re tracking him—he hasn’t shown any signs of suspicion,” one of them transmitted to the others.

“That’s obvious. No matter how strong he is, his cultivation level is only at the peak of the divine realm, and his soul realm can’t be much higher either. Otherwise, with his cultivation speed, he would have raised his level long ago. Haven’t you seen that his level increases by a large margin each time? It must be that he takes soul-related pills each time, first raising his soul realm by one tier before advancing his cultivation level; otherwise, it couldn’t be that fast,” guessed another person arrogantly.

“We’ve already reached the territory of the peak heavenly beast. Going any further will lead us into the domain of god-tier beasts. Could Blade really intend to go there?” someone couldn’t help but ask. “Should we continue following? If the beasts here detect us, we might all perish, let alone go any deeper.”

“Let’s follow and see first. Maybe we can uncover Blade’s secret…” suggested another person. “We’ve come this far—are you really willing to give up now?”

“True!” Everyone nodded in agreement.

“There’s about 300 kilometers left. Those canine beasts should have already detected me,” Ye Feng narrowed his eyes slightly. He reached this conclusion because he had encountered such beasts several times over the past few days and knew roughly how far their sense of smell could reach. “Another 100 kilometers ahead, those dozen or so guys will likely also be noticed by those beasts.”

With that thought, Ye Feng suddenly accelerated.

“He’s speeding up! We need to catch up quickly!” one of the more than ten pursuers shouted.

“Chase after him! If he gets 100 kilometers ahead, it’ll be hard to find him,” another called.

The group of over ten people began to speed up frantically to keep up with Ye Feng.

At that moment, the massive group of canine beasts started to move. They first detected Ye Feng’s presence, but soon noticed the other dozen or so people as well.

They immediately formulated a battle plan. The huge herd scattered like a vast net, surrounding Ye Feng and his pursuers.

At 130 kilometers away, Ye Feng’s mental power detected that the canine beasts had dispersed and surrounded them. Calmly, he slowed down and continued flying toward where the herd had been—there were only about twenty canine beasts, used as decoys. Pretending to fall for the trap, Ye Feng slowly approached that direction.

The group of beasts acting as decoys pretended to know nothing, patiently waiting.

When Ye Feng was about ten kilometers away from that group of magical beasts, the people behind him finally realized that Ye Feng’s target was this herd.
“This herd will be an easy target for Blade Edge—there are only over twenty of them. Even if two or three of us team up, we can kill a few. With good luck, we might even wipe out the entire herd,” one of them said with a smile.
At that moment, Ye Feng suddenly turned and ran back in the direction he came from. The group of magical beasts was momentarily stunned but quickly realized that this human must have discovered something. They immediately launched a full-scale attack, tightening their encirclement.
“What’s going on? Why is he running back…” Before he could finish his question, his expression changed drastically as he realized that he and the others were also surrounded.
“Damn it! Blade Edge accidentally stumbled upon such a large nest of beasts and dragged us in as well,” one of them said gloomily. Only then did they realize that the original group of over twenty beasts was just a part of the more than three hundred magical beasts surrounding them.
“Huh? Where’s Blade Edge?” someone exclaimed in surprise.
“Damn! He tricked us!” someone shouted angrily among the crowd.
While everyone’s attention was drawn to the herd of magical beasts, Ye Feng entered the Flowing Jade Hall. The powers of the Supreme Void Treasure were beyond the understanding of those who had just acquired divinity. They only saw Ye Feng disappear in the blink of an eye.
“Hehehe…” Ye Feng grinned wickedly. “If you want to follow me, I can’t let you go unscathed.”
“Little master, do you want to see what’s going on outside?” The voice of the Flowing Jade Hall’s spirit suddenly rang out.
“Okay, let’s take a look!” Ye Feng nodded.
At that moment, a clear three-dimensional image appeared before Ye Feng—the dozen or so people chasing him were surrounded by a herd of three hundred magical beasts.
“We should scatter and flee. Otherwise, none of us will have a chance!” one of them suggested. “These kinds of magical beasts are best at coordinated attacks. The smaller the herd, the weaker they become.”
“We’re thirteen people. If we each scatter, there will be over twenty beasts per person. No matter what, none of us will die!” Seeing that no one moved, he shouted sharply, “I’ve fought against these kinds of beasts before. Those who don’t want to die, listen to me!”
Only then did everyone look over.
“We’ll follow you!” A bald man at the peak of a true god status nodded in agreement. He was among the strongest in the group, and once he agreed, the others also agreed.

Only Ye Feng shook his head. “A bunch of idiots. While we were talking, the beast herd had already prepared its first wave of attacks. If we had acted a few breaths earlier, maybe we could all have escaped. At this point, out of thirteen people, perhaps only these three peak True Gods can get away.”

As Ye Feng had predicted, before anyone could move, the first wave of hundreds of beasts surrounded them.

“Find your own direction and don’t defend!” shouted the late-stage True God who had earlier called for scattered escapes. “If we defend, there will be continuous second and third waves of attacks! We must break through quickly and escape!”

The few who had been in defensive positions immediately abandoned their defenses upon hearing this and rushed toward the beast herd in a chosen direction.

“This is a battle of life and death. Only those who break through the beast herd will survive. Stop holding back—use your strongest moves!” the man shouted again. Before his voice faded, a black long sword with powerful aura appeared in his hand. With a fierce slash, the entire space roared as a black light surged forth, instantly cutting a path through the beast herd. He rushed out at full speed.

The power of his slash killed three peak Heavenly God-level magical beasts and injured nearly ten more behind them, creating a gap in the attacking formation.

“Huh, that long sword in his hand is quite strange!” Ye Feng watched the scene with great interest. These canine magical beasts weren’t particularly strong defensively, but the power of that man’s slash was comparable to, if not greater than, the ultimate move of the Heavenly Sword Master. Yet in Ye Feng’s eyes, his technique lacked the sophistication of the Heavenly Sword Master’s, relying solely on the high quality of the sword for such effects.

“That sword is a sacred artifact, imbued with the power of inheritance,” Liu Luan’s voice rang out again.

“A sacred artifact…” Ye Feng showed some envy.

“Little master, there’s no need to envy it. Any treasure from the Heavens stored there is far superior in quality to this little sword,” Liu Luan seemed to understand Ye Feng’s thoughts.

“The Heavens?” Ye Feng was slightly puzzled.

“The Heavens refer to the ring given to you by your elder brother. It’s an elite virtual treasure of high rank. We chat when we’re free,” Liu Luan explained.

Only then did Ye Feng remember the ring given to him by Nian Cangsheng, which he had simply placed in Liu Luan’s palace.

“It turns out its name is Cangqiong. This name is somewhat similar to my elder brother’s name,” Ye Feng said with a smile. “I forgot to check if there’s anything useful there.”