Chapter 627: Pretending to Be Weak to Catch the Stronger One

After passing through Bas’s territory, Ye Feng and Yu Hong quickly reached the boundary between the Inner Realm and the Outer Realm.
“This meteor belt leads inward to the Inner Realm,” Yu Hong explained. “There are also a few fragments of virtual treasures mixed in this belt. It takes about three days to cross it, and teleportation isn’t possible here, so there are many who try to kill and steal from others.”
“Let them come then!” Ye Feng sneered. He wasn’t bothered at all by being robbed, as those who came after him were only inviting trouble.
Yu Hong was speechless. Ye Feng, who seemed harmless, could unleash fierce anger when fighting—something he had noticed during the battle with Bas. Usually, he would be extremely cautious when passing through this area, fearing ambushes. But now, there was no need to be wary; he could walk in boldly. If anyone tried to attack, it would be their own fault for not being careful enough. Someone who could kill a peak Pseudo-Virtual-level warrior in just a few breaths wasn’t something the scoundrels in this meteor belt could handle.
Unfazed, Ye Feng continued flying ahead with Yu Hong, not changing their route at all.
As soon as they stepped into the meteor belt, Ye Feng sensed at least three groups of people staring at him—clearly targeting him.
“We’re being watched!” Yu Hong, with a higher cultivation level, was more sensitive to such attention. He sent a message to Ye Feng.
“I know. Ignore them,” Ye Feng replied nonchalantly.
After advancing for several hours, the three groups turned into five. Ye Feng and Yu Hong pretended not to notice and kept moving forward. Inside, Ye Feng thought, “The more, the better. That means more loot for me.”
“Boss, should we take action?” A thin man asked a bald man. “There’s one at the peak of the Star Universe level and one in the early Pseudo-Virtual level—just two of them.”
“Wait a bit longer. Not only us but four other groups are also targeting them. Whoever acts first out of impatience will be at a disadvantage,” the bald man said expressionlessly.
The other factions did the same, choosing to wait and observe.
Ye Feng and Yu Hong continued for a whole day. The five groups targeting them had now grown to eight, yet no one attacked.
Just then, a group appeared slightly ahead of Ye Feng and the others. Upon seeing them, they immediately changed direction to block their path.

There were three people in that group, looking similar, clearly brothers. Two of them were at the early stage of the Pseudo-Empty level, while the third was at the middle stage.

“Hehe, it seems we’re lucky. Who would have thought we’d encounter such an easy target just by passing by,” said the man at the lead, who was at the middle stage of the Pseudo-Empty level, with a loud laugh.

“Act along with me and lure out the other groups,” Ye Feng transmitted a message to Yu Hong.

Yu Hong was stunned. Then he saw Ye Feng take a step forward and bow to the three men. “Greetings, esteemed seniors. I’m here on a training mission with my uncle from my family. Please make way so I can offer you some valuable gifts.”

As he spoke, Ye Feng threw three storage rings at them. Those rings had been seized earlier, each containing the wealth accumulated by a strong warrior at the Star Universe level throughout their life.

“Hehe, you’re quite sensible, kid,” said the leading man. He scanned the rings with his spiritual power and grinned. “But the three of us never like to leave witnesses alive. Besides, if we kill you, all the other treasures on you will belong to us, surely worth much more than what’s in these rings.”

Yu Hong pretended to protect Ye Feng behind him, looking vigilant.

“If you just want money, you definitely can’t kill me,” Ye Feng pretended to be naive. “My parents are both strong warriors from the middle plane, and I’m their only son. If you kill me, no matter who did it, my parents will make everyone in the Chaotic Star Sea pay for it by dying with me!”

“Are you trying to fool us?” The expressions of the three brothers changed drastically. Even the other hidden factions were shocked.

“He’s not lying. His parents are strong warriors who ascended from this realm. Due to his poor aptitude, he’s still at the Star Universe level after all these years of cultivation. I’ve been ordered to bring him here to seek opportunities for him to break through to the Pseudo-Empty level, so that his parents can take him to the higher realm,” Yu Hong added. “If you act rashly and put his life in danger, his parents’ will will descend and possess him. By then, his strength will be enough to defeat warriors at the True-Empty level.”

“Hmph, such nonsense. I don’t believe it…” The shortest of the three brothers clearly didn’t believe it. He suddenly lunged forward and slammed a giant palm at Ye Feng’s head.

Ye Feng’s casual demeanor suddenly turned serious. Two bolts of lightning flashed from his eyes as they struck the palm. The man who wanted to kill Ye Feng was forced to retreat violently.

“My hand!” Those two bolts of lightning not only pierced the man’s palm but also left behind destructive energy within it. In just a few moments, the man’s entire arm became immobile.
“Damn it! The destructive energy has entered his body!” Seeing the situation worsen, the leader slashed off his brother’s arm.
“Leader, you…”
“That’s destructive energy. If we don’t expel it promptly, you might lose more than just an arm,” the man said coldly. He then turned to look at Ye Feng, who was now utterly confused.
“What just happened?” Ye Feng asked, looking at everyone in a dazed state, as if he had lost his memory.
“It seems it’s true…” The onlookers immediately believed Ye Feng and Yu Hong’s words, as they could feel the power of those two bolts of lightning. Even without the strength of a True Void-level attack, it was still extremely powerful.
“Hmph! Hand over all your treasures, and I’ll let you leave!” The leader pondered for a moment before giving this reply.
“This is my own storage ring,” Ye Feng said as he threw out a storage ring. His hands were indeed empty, as the Invisibility Ring couldn’t be detected by these people.
Yu Hong reluctantly glanced at Ye Feng before taking off his own storage ring.
“Don’t worry, you’ll get your money back along with a profit,” Ye Feng transmitted through telepathy.
Only then did Yu Hong throw out his ring as well. It was all he had. If he hadn’t seen Ye Feng’s true strength earlier, he would never have agreed to hand it over.
After obtaining the two rings, the leader snorted coldly, “Get lost!”
Ye Feng immediately took Yu Hong and flew away.