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Afterwards, Shi Feng and Blackie went to retrieve the trial virtual gaming helmets.

"Hey, Brother Feng." Blackie said as they walked, his expression thoughtful and slightly hesitant.

"What's up?" Shi Feng asked, though he had a good idea of what was on Blackie's mind.

"Is this the first time you reincarnated?" After hesitating for a moment, Blackie couldn't help but ask. After finding out that Shi Feng was capable of reincarnating, Blackie started thinking back to the past and noticed many weird things.

It started from this very day in their previous life. The sudden change Shi Feng had out of nowhere. He didn't think too much about it back then, but now, he finally realized what had happened. There was also the plenty of knowledge Shi Feng had possessed that he shouldn't have had any way of knowing, and how his skills suddenly increased.

Now it all made sense.

However, if dying had triggered it this time, what happened in the ones before that?

Blackie suddenly recalled Shi Feng's words from the previous timeline when he called him for Shadow's recruitment, "Blackie, stop joking around; I just got fired from Shadow."

He had originally written it off as a joke and quickly forgot about it, but thinking about it now, Shi Feng had probably said that before realizing that he had been reincarnated. He also remembered the sourness and resentment in Shi Feng's voice.

Clearly, things hadn't been quite good.

"It's the second time." Shi Feng confirmed Blackie's thoughts.

He had already prepared himself to explain the first life to Blackie and everyone to who he restored their memories. He wondered what they would think of him? After all, Shi Feng knew a lot of them treat him as their idol, so what would they think if they knew their idol was a cheat?

Thinking of that, a slight worry appeared in Shi Feng's mind, and he started doubting whether or not he should restore their memories.

What would they think… what would they do if they knew he had taken advantage of them and changed their fates? That because of him, they were dragged into constant battles and suffering?

Even if those who wouldn't have had good futures didn't hold it against them, what about the others who did have good futures? Like Aqua.

She should have stayed in Twilight Echo and enjoyed the life of a wealthy princess, but because of him, she got dragged into constant battles. Even worse, she spent 80 years of constant fighting and suffering in that Mysterious Space.

Would they forgive him if they knew? Would she forgive him if she knew?

"I see," Blackie's reply shook him out of his thoughts "Well I'm glad you brought me along on the journey, my life would have been boring otherwise." He continued "…I…I think the others would feel the same." He said, as if he had seen through Shi Feng's worries, and tried to reassure him.

It indeed worked as Shi Feng realized he was worrying too much. Whatever happens, happens. He'll cross that bridge when he gets to it.

"I hope so." Shi Feng muttered in reply.

'God I hope so.'

On the 25th of April, at 9 pm Shi Feng laid on the bed and put on his trial helmet, before logging in and starting his journey in God's Domain, for the third time.

Shi Feng passed through a multicolored tunnel before arriving at a solemn golden temple.

A female angel the size of a palm with four pairs of wings flew towards Shi Feng.

"Hello Adventurer, welcome to God's Domain. I am the Navigation Angel, Gabriel. I will be introducing to you the four main categories and twelve main jobs. Please choose the job that you like most."

With a wave of Gabriel's small hand, an illustration introducing the twelve main jobs appeared in front of Shi Feng.

Shi Feng chose Swordsman without hesitation.

He had spent a total of 20 years fighting in God's Domain as a Swordsman during his two lives. He was even the first player of his God's Domain to become a Tier 6 God in his second life.

Hence, the Swordsman class had already become something inseparable from him.

Now that Shi Feng was starting another journey in God's Domain, he naturally wouldn't select any other class.

He had already determined himself to reach the apex of God's Domain as a Swordsman in this life. Shi Feng would make up for the regrets he had in this dream-like world and make sure to never end up in a situation like before.

To be powerless in saving himself and his close ones.

Never again!

This time, Shi Feng won't be settling for just very good like he had in his previous life due to the limited capabilities and knowledge he possessed. He would do everything to perfection and beyond that. He won't accept anything less.

"Job selection complete. Please designate a name for your character."

"Ye Feng." Shi Feng went with the same name.

"Naming successful. Do you wish to adjust your appearance? Adjustment rate limited to 15%."

Shi Feng chose to adjust his character's appearance by 15%, to the same one he had in his previous life.

"Please select a birthplace in the Star-Moon Kingdom."

A map that displayed tens of cities belonging to the Star-Moon Kingdom appeared in front of Shi Feng.

"White River City."

"City confirmed. Player will arrive in Red Leaf Town of White River City in three seconds. We wish you happy gaming."

The sight before Shi Feng immediately blurred as he was sent away.

Shi Feng arrived at the front of a church, he currently wore a gray Novice Leather Armor, and on his waist hung a Novice Sword.

"It looks like me and Red Leaf Town are fated." Shi Feng couldn't help but laugh at starting in the same town thrice.

With a slight wave and touch of his finger, his Attribute Panel appeared before him.

Character: Ye Feng (Human)

Affiliated Kingdom: Star-Moon

Title: None

Job: Swordsman

Level: 0

HP: 100/100

Physical Attack Power: 13

Defense: 4

Attack Speed: 3

Movement Speed: 4

Attributes: Strength 5, Agility 3, Endurance 4, Intelligence 2, Vitality 2.

Free Attribute Points: 4

Weapon Mastery:

One-handed Sword Mastery +5 (Apprentice Rank - Increases One-handed Sword Damage by 5%)

Two-handed Sword Mastery + 5 (Apprentice Rank - Increases Two-handed Sword Damage by 5%)

Free Mastery Points: 0

Job Talent:

Swordsman Talent 1: Sword-related Mastery +5

Swordsman Talent 2: Obtain 8 Free Mastery Points every 5 Levels.

Swordsman Talent 3: Sword-related skills proficiency increased by 50%.

Skills:

Chop. Active skill. Requirement: Sword. Additional 8 points of damage. Cooldown: 5 seconds. Skill Level: 1 (Proficiency 0/300)

Equipment:

[Swordsman's Leather Shirt] (Gray Trash)

Level 0

Defense +2

Durability 10/10

[Novice Sword] (Gray Trash, One-handed Sword)

Level 0

Equipment Requirement: Strength 3

Attack Power +3

Durability 15/15

Inside his bag, there were ten pieces of Bread and ten pouches of Water. Shi Feng immediately placed all his Free Attribute Points into Agility.

Di! Di! Di!

Shi Feng's voice communication rang as Blackie called him.

"Brother Feng, I spawned in Falling Moon Town again. Should I head to Red Leaf Town?" Blackie asked, not sure if the timeline has changed.

"Yes, I spawned there so you should make your way here quickly."

"Got it. I should arrive in five or so hours." He informed before cutting off the call. It had taken Blackie around seven hours to reach Red Leaf Town in his previous life, but with him reaching the Refinement Realm and cutting out all unnecessary movements from his actions, along with the movement techniques Blackie had learned, he could shorten the trip to less than five hours.

Although Blackie was always working more in management and didn't have as much talent for fighting as the others, after ten years of constant fighting, he had managed to reach the Void Realm. Although such combat standards weren't that special in the Greater God's Domain, for the current players, Blackie was practically a god.

Following which, Shi Feng made his way to Sherlock.

After shooing off the beggars in the surroundings that were pestering him, Shi Feng walked to a corner where a vagrant middle-aged man was lying.

"Do you need any help, Sir?" Shi Feng formally asked the man.

"Can you give me some food? It's been five days since I've last eaten," The male beggar responded.

Shi Feng smiled faintly, seriously saying: "Unfortunately Sir, I cannot agree to your wish. However, if you are willing to pay an appropriate price, I can give you the food you need."

The beggar lifted his head and looked at Shi Feng, his eyes carrying a hint of anticipation as he said, "If I had the money, I would definitely be willing to pay this cost, but right now I have nothing. Although, if you are willing to help me, I will pay you a sufficient price. Are you willing to help me?"

"May I ask what you want me to do?" Shi Feng questioned.

The beggar said seriously, "Please help me kill the Mayor of Red Leaf Town, Cross."

"I agree." Shi Feng unhesitatingly agreed.

System: Unique Quest "Sherlock's Request" accepted.

Quest Details: Kill Cross, the Mayor of Red Leaf Town and bring the [Mayor's Insignia] back to Sherlock. Players must not exceed Level 10.

Shi Feng turned around and headed towards the Town Hall. When he arrived at the front of the two-storied Town Hall, he was met with a scene of hundreds of people, queuing up into a long line.

"Hey newcomer, queue up if you don't wanna cause a public outrage," from within the queue, a simple and honest-looking male Warrior looked at Shi Feng. The Warrior held up his hand, pointing towards the back of the line of people.

"I'm not here for a quest." Shi Feng replied.

The male Warrior cautiously looked at Shi Feng. Everybody was frantically trying to receive a Quest right now… but there was someone who actually said that he wasn't interested in it?

"I'm honestly not here to receive a Quest," Shi Feng said with a smile, "However, I advise you to receive a Quest somewhere else. You'll just be pointlessly waiting here."

"Why would it be pointless? There were already a few people who came out after receiving a Quest." The Warrior curiously asked.

Shi Feng smiled but did not elaborate. Instead, he said, "Seeing as you're not a bad person, I'll point you towards a brighter path. Kill mobs in the fields. You'll have a better future than remaining here."

"I'm not going. There are too many monsters in the wild and I can't compete with those other people. This place is still better" The male Warrior shook his head.

"That's because you went to the wrong place. If you go somewhere with few monsters, naturally, there wouldn't be anybody to compete with you. Compared to the areas packed with both players and monsters, the leveling efficiency there is several times better. Not only that, the respawn rate of the monsters there is slow, so a single person could easily handle themselves," Shi Feng said with a smile.

"Is there really such a place?"

The male Warrior was excited after listening to Shi Feng. He was extremely interested in such a location.

"Of course there is. I'll give you a preferential price of 20 Coppers if you want to go to such a treasured location. Don't mention EXP; after grinding for a day, the materials you could obtain would earn you more than 40 Coppers. If you're lucky, you could make a ton more if a piece of equipment drops," Shi Feng walked closer to the male Warrior, whispering into his ears.

"You're not tricking me, right?" The male Warrior looked at Shi Feng with hesitation in his eyes.

"If you don't believe me, you can pay 10 Coppers up front first. You'll know just from trying after you arrive at the spot. If it's true, you can then pay me the other 10 Coppers. I'm only telling you this because I see that you're a good person. Just forget it, if you don't believe me." Shi Feng turned and left after saying his piece.

Just after walking a few steps away, Shi Feng was stopped by the male Warrior.

"Expert, hold on a moment. Let's talk about it, alright? Isn't it just a deposit of 10 Coppers? Here, take it. I trust that an expert like you won't trick me." The male Warrior revealed an honest smile, resolutely trading 10 Coppers to Shi Feng.

"Seeing your performance, I'll give you a good location. Although this place is slightly far-off, there is only a single mage-type Level 0 Green Gnome. It has low defense and a quick respawn rate. Chances are also greater of money dropping. A Berserker would be great at killing there." Shi Feng gave him a good grinding location after receiving the ten Coppers.

"Brother Expert, do you know a location that drops skill books for Berserkers? It's really hard to fight against mobs with only a single skill." The male Warrior was more fond of Shi Feng now, even treating Shi Feng as his superior.

"It's fine if you want to know., but it'll cost you 2 Silvers," Shi Feng said indifferently.

The male Warrior paled when he heard the price.

"Expert, let's add each other as friends. I'm Lonely Snow. I'll contact you again once I've saved up enough money." The male Warrior sent Shi Feng a friend request.

"Alright." Shi Feng accepted Lonely Snow's request.

"Then I'm off to fight mobs, Brother Expert. I'll mail you the 10 Copper immediately after I've saved up enough." Lonely Snow happily parted with Shi Feng, leaving the long queue and dashing towards the grinding location.

Shi Feng walked towards the fruit stall by the Town Hall and bought ten tomatoes for 20 coppers, before returning to the Town Hall and walking towards the mayor.

"Hey newcomer, queue up. Can't you see others are queuing up as well?"

"Swordsman over there, what do you think you're trying to do? Do you know how many people are queuing up behind?"

The players in the line became enraged, but Shi Feng ignored them and looked at the mayor.

[Cross] (Elite, Friendly)

Level 15

HP 2400/2400

MP 1500/1500

Subsequently, Shi Feng took out a ripe and red Tomato, taking a bite out of it.

"What is this person doing?"

"Hell! He's actually eating a Tomato! Each of those costs 2 Coppers! Such luxury!"

Halfway through his Tomato, Shi Feng suddenly threw it towards Town Mayor Cross' face.

The Tomato accurately landed on Cross' face, spreading bright red liquid all over.

System: Cross' favorability towards you has been decreased by 100 points.

Shi Feng took out another Tomato from his bag, throwing it at Cross. He continued to throw tomatoes and Cross' favorability kept decreasing.

As Shi Feng's last Tomato landed on Cross' face, Cross' favorability fell towards Hostile. Cross' Level became question marks and the yellow marker above him quickly turned a crimson red.

"Damnable insect! I'll send you down to hell!"

The bright red Cross roared loudly as he rushed at Shi Feng. With a high speed, Cross instantly arrived in front of Shi Feng, his fist stretching out towards Shi Feng.

However, Shi Feng had already predicted this and leaned out of the fist's trajectory before Cross had even swung it. He then backed away further.

"Die, insect!"

After failing his strike, Cross was further enraged. Suddenly, his clothes were ripped apart, revealing a body covered in pitch-black fur; Cross had turned into a Werewolf with sharp fangs.

Every player was shocked at this moment. Never would they have thought the mayor was an evil Werewolf.

Cross arrived at Shi Feng's back in an instant, raising his bright snowy claws and slashing them at Shi Feng's heart. However, Shi Feng didn't bother dodging.

Cross' claws suddenly stopped; they were only a few centimeters away from dealing with Shi Feng. Unfortunately, Cross was hit by a Level 25 Guard's [Charge], entering a Fainted state for 1 second.

Shi Feng took this chance to quickly move away.

Just when Cross was about to rush Shi Feng after awakening, he was interrupted once more by another Guard.

Both of the Guards were Level 25 Warriors. Although neither of them was an Elite, the damage they dished out was relatively high. A Charge, coupled with a normal attack, had quickly taken 300 HP away from Cross. Two Guards had taken away a total of 600 HP, causing Cross' HP to fall to 1700 in an instant.

As such, Cross was now being attacked by the two Guards. Although the damage dealt by the Guards was very high, Cross' target had never shifted away from Shi Feng. He continuously aimed to kill Shi Feng but, unfortunately for him, the two Guards stuck to him like glue. One of the Guards used [Bone Crusher], while the other used [Thundering Strike], causing Cross' Movement Speed to plummet.

Just like that, Cross' over 2000 HP was nearly depleted.

When the other players saw Cross dying, many of them started becoming restless; they wanted to land the last strike on the mayor. They did not understand why the Guards were attacking Cross instead of Shi Feng but a Town Mayor who was also a Level 15 Elite… if he died, he would definitely drop some great items.

When Cross only had 100 HP remaining, all the other players started moving. All of them simultaneously rushed towards Town Mayor Cross. All of them wanted to give the final strike, snatching away the dropped items.

Shi Feng got closer, but he didn't bother attacking. Not only was there a 15 level difference, but Shi Feng's equipment was literally trash. It'd be a miracle if he could even do damage to Cross, not to mention the Guards' damage was too high and they'd kill Cross before his HP even got within range of Shi Feng being able to kill him. Even if he could kill Cross, Shi Feng wouldn't get any EXP.

As expected, not a single one of the players was able to strike at Cross. After the mayor's death, Shi Feng immediately took away the [Mayor's Insignia] and disappeared into the crowd.

"Crap! The System's bugged! Why can't I attack the mayor?"

"I want to complain! Why didn't the mayor drop anything after death?"

Some of the rookie players resentfully complained.

"Moron. Don't you know you have a Friendly relationship with the NPC? Players can't attack an NPC with a Friendly relationship. If you don't even know such common knowledge, why bother playing God's Domain?"

After ridiculing the rookies, the competent players searched for traces of Shi Feng. A player who could kill the Town Mayor in such a way was definitely an expert, someone they should associate with. However, they could not spot Shi Feng, even after looking for a long time. They also did not know his name. They could not help but secretly feel pity.

Meanwhile, news of Town Mayor Cross' death spread throughout Red Leaf Village, creating a sensation amongst all the players.

Not even thirty minutes since God's Domain's opening, a news thread appeared on the official site's forums.

Mysterious Swordsman kills off Level 15 Elite, Red Leaf Town Mayor. The leader of a town was actually a Werewolf in disguise. Exactly what kind of game is God's Domain?

This news thread instantly caused a sensation amongst the players. It only took a moment for the number of clicks to the page to go past ten million. Everyone became interested in this mysterious Swordsman. Unfortunately, they could not contact the person since nobody knew his name.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng had already arrived at the dark alley.

"Mister Sherlock, this is the Mayor's Insignia that you requested." Shi Feng passed silver colored Mayor's Insignia to the Sherlock.

"Thank you. Thank you, so much. I have finally attained revenge for my friend. These things should be of help to you."

Sherlock passed Shi Feng a delicate little box. Subsequently, Sherlock took the Mayor's Insignia and left the dark alley.

System: Unique Quest "Sherlock's Request" completed. Rewarding 2000 EXP, 20 Free Mastery Points, 1 [Luxurious Ornament Box].

Shi Feng leveled up to Level 1, with only 1000 EXP away from Level 2. He placed all his Free Attribution Points into Agility before opening the Luxurious Ornament Box.

As the Luxurious Ornament Box slowly opened, a dazzling array of multicolored light burst out from within.

When the glowing brilliance faded, a simple silver necklace and a purple-gold ring could be seen lying inside the Luxurious Ornament Box. Carved on the ring's exterior were words resembling the ancient language of Elves and within them stored a tremendous magical power. The ring was the ring of gravity and the necklace was the same one he got in his previous life.

[Ring of Gravity] (Mysterious-Iron Rank)

Equipment Level: 0

Strength +2, Agility +1, Endurance +1

Additional Skill: 'Gravity Liberation'. Greatly reduces the gravity acting upon the user. Duration 30 seconds. Cooldown 5 minutes.

Shi Feng's Agility rose to 12 points, his Attack Speed to 5 points, and his Movement Speed to 6 points.

Afterward, Shi Feng added 15 of the Free Mastery Points into his One-Handed Sword Mastery. With his One-Handed Sword Mastery now at a total of 20 points, Shi Feng advanced from Apprentice Swordsman to Basic Swordsman, and the additional damage dealt by using a one-handed sword increased to 10%.

Shi Feng then made his way to the Black Market Challenge

When he got there, Shi Feng saw that several players were standing in front of the field. They were receiving the Gnomes' challenge.

"Good luck! You have to succeed this time!"

"Good luck! Stomp those Gnomes!"

A few players were currently cheering with all their might for an Assassin player that stood on the field. Their reddened eyes made them look no different than crazed gamblers.

After a short while, the Assassin on the field was struck. His body lay at the 20-yard mark, still ten yards away from the final point.

"Despicable. Just a little bit more. Do you guys still have money? I'll definitely clear it the next time." The male Assassin said after reviving from the field.

A male Cleric shook his head saying, "Boss Stabbing Heart, the five of us have already given you all our money. We don't have anymore."

The Assassin named Stabbing Heart shifted his gaze onto Shi Feng. After sizing Shi Feng up, his eyes revealed a gaze as if they had just found prey. With a smile, he walked up to Shi Feng and said, "Nice to meet you, friend. I'm Stabbing Heart, Assassin Squad Leader of the [Assassin's Alliance]. Lend 5 Coppers to me and I'll return 20 Coppers to you tomorrow. How about it?"

"I can lend you the 5 Coppers, but you have to pay back 50 Coppers tomorrow." Shi Feng answered.

Stabbing Heart was surprised. He was Stabbing Heart, the Assassin's Alliance's famous Assassin Squad Leader. However, Shi Feng's uncourteous reaction was completely different than what he had imagined it would be. Could Shi Feng be a rookie gamer?

Seeing Stabbing Heart staying silent, Shi Feng asked, "Still borrowing?"

"I'll borrow." Stabbing Heart wanted to weep.

"Here's 5 Coppers. Let's add each other as friends. Don't forget to return 50 Coppers to me tomorrow." Shi Feng took 5 Coppers out of the 60 he obtained from selling the necklace, not forgetting to remind Stabbing Heart to return the 50 Coppers.

With tears flowing down his face, Stabbing Heart received the 5 Coppers and said, "Fine. I won't forget."

Not caring about what Stabbing Heart was thinking, Shi Feng walked away after the trade was completed. He headed towards the green-skinned Gnome who was the Challenge Race's administrator.

"Sir, time is money. What business do you have?" The Gnome administrator said so in a lofty tone.

"I want to enter the Copper Prize Challenge." Shi Feng said as he handed over 5 Coppers.

After flipping the Copper coins a few times, the Gnome nodded his head in approval. He opened the wooden door to the Challenge Race, allowing Shi Feng to enter.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new challenger on the field. Please let us welcome this brave Swordsman." The gnome loudly announced.

"Boss Stabbing Heart, the kid that lent you money is participating in the Challenge Race," the male Cleric pointed out.

The resting Stabbing Heart laughingly said, "That kid's just a rookie. Does he think the Challenge Race is so easy? Even though the distance is only 30 yards, the Gnomes' attack pattern will change after you get past 15 yards and their attack rates greatly increase. Not to mention, even I have difficulty facing them."

"That's for sure! Even an expert such as Boss Stabbing Heart could only reach 20 yards. I'm guessing that kid will, at most, reach five yards before being done in." The male Cleric nodded with a smile.

Inside the field, the three Gnomes standing at the finishing line readied their muskets, aiming them towards Shi Feng.

Above the challenge field, the timer started counting down.

3……

2……

1……

Challenge Start!

The instant the countdown ended Shi Feng's body leaned forward and his legs bent. He dashed away from the starting line with incredible speed.

Xiu!

By the time the muskets had started ringing and shooting towards the starting line, Shi Feng was already six yards away.

Subsequently, another volley of musket shots rang out; a total of six bullets shot towards Shi Feng's path. Several green lines indicating the trajectory of the bullets covered Shi Feng's body.

Shi Feng calmly adjusted his body slightly, and the angle he was moving at changed by just a small margin. To the players spectating, it looked like he didn't move at all, however, the bullets that should have turned Shi Feng into a sieve harmlessly brushed past his body with merely millimeters to spare.

"Crap, that kid is lucky." One of the spectating players commented.

Bullet casings fell to the ground consistently as the three Gnomes continued to aim and shoot. However, the bullets continued to just barely miss Shi Feng, as if they were afraid of him.

"What kind of bullshit is this?"

"Is the system bugged?'

"It can't be. He's already at the 10-yard mark." Seeing Shi Feng taking less than three seconds to reach the 10-yard mark, the male Cleric couldn't help but be shocked; it was only a third of Stabbing Heart's time.

Stabbing Heart became speechless by the side. He silently watched Shi Feng's advance. He originally hadn't paid much attention and chalked the bullets missing up to luck, but as the spectacle continued, it couldn't possibly only be luck. However, as he continued to watch, Stabbing Heart felt like he was seeing something, but couldn't understand what it was.

Shi Feng's movements were just too subtle, with Stabbing Heart's current standards, there was no way he would notice them.

Stabbing Heart had the pride of an expert. He did not think that Shi Feng could be stronger than he was and decided that he might be overthinking things. He explained, "Even if he's lucky, the Gnomes will change their attack patterns after he goes past 15 yards. He won't be able to hold it, by that time."

"You're right, boss. He'll surely be shocked once he reaches 15 yards. Then, he'll turn into a beehive."

"Right. After 15 yards, the number of bullets fired will be twelve. The target would also no longer be focused on the player, himself. Instead, it'll cover a wide area, at that time he'll surely be hit."

The other members of Assassin's Alliance voiced their agreements. They, too, had already witnessed such a scene before; seven to eight times, at that.

Stabbing Heart passed 15 yards on his first challenge. In the subsequent challenges, however, his furthest distance was 20 yards. The difficulty after 15 yards was clear to behold.

"He went past 15 yards," an Assassin's Alliance member commented.

Stabbing Heart and the others quickly focused their gazes on Shi Feng, wanting to see if Shi Feng's luck would keep him safe.

On the field, the three Gnomes became enraged once Shi Feng stepped past the 15-yard line. They no longer aimed as they fired their muskets with wild abandon.

However, the same scene as before played out, as the bullets kept avoiding Shi Feng.

The players outside became speechless. Was this kid really going to pass the challenge without even changing directions once?

"Boss, that Swordsman has run past 25 yards. He'll definitely pass the finish line at this rate." The male Cleric's heart became a chaotic mess as he watched Shi Feng run forward.

"I have eyes. I don't need you to remind me." Stabbing Heart said in annoyance.

The moment Shi Feng went past 25 yards…

"Die, challenger." One of the Gnomes at the finish line laughed. The Gnome took out an automatic musket, sending a wave of bullets towards Shi Feng.

Suddenly, the number of bullets increased to twenty-four. Not only that, their distance from Shi Feng was a mere 5 yards. It was an unavoidable distance for players.

"Hell! This is cheating!" Stabbing Heart unwillingly shouted.

The other players became extremely nervous when they saw the scene and they couldn't help but curse at the shamelessness of the Gnomes.

However, Shi Feng's face remained unchanged, as he calmly pulled out his Novice Sword. With him being at the Half-step Beyond Domain Realm, Shi Feng could easily sense the bullets' trajectories, so, at his fastest speed, he swung the sword in front of him multiple times, leaving behind many swordlights.

Meanwhile, the bullets that should have hit Shi Feng either bounced off or changed trajectories, creating a series of sparks.

After a few more series of sparks, Shi Feng's body passed through the storm of bullets, rushing past the finish line like a bolt of lightning.

Total time spent: 8 seconds. Estimated record time of 18 seconds for Copper Prize broken.

After passing through the finish line, Shi Feng's face was slightly pale. With his current body's constitution, making so many fast movements was a bit difficult, but this had served as the perfect test for Shi Feng to see what he was currently capable of.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, a round of applause! This Swordsman has passed the challenge!" The Gnome administrator announced loudly.

System: Player was the first to pass the Copper Challenge and break the record. Rewarding player with 1 Silver Coin and Swordsman Skill [Thundering Flash].

Shi Feng took out the Thundering Flash skill book from his bag and immediately learned it.

Thundering Flash

Requires: Sword

Rapidly send out three sword lights to 10- x 2-yards forward. Each hit will cause 130% damage and also give a Damage Amplification effect, amplifying the damage of your following attacks by 20% for 15 seconds.

Cooldown: 30 seconds

"You guys continue playing; I'll be leaving first. Don't forget my 50 Coppers." Shi Feng looked towards the dumbfounded Stabbing Heart, leaving the Black Market after calling out to them.

Stabbing Heart indifferently nodded his head. He couldn't believe what he had just seen. Seeing Shi Feng create so many swordlights, it was obvious that Shi Feng was an expert. Thinking back to when Shi Feng started the challenge, that clearly wasn't just luck, it must have been some kind of movement technique.

Now, Stabbing Heart slightly regretted not trying to befriend him. Thankfully, due to their meeting circumstances, he had added him as a friend.

"Boss, he's gone. He took away the prize, as well. Should we chase after him?" The male Cleric asked.

Stabbing Heart's shock gradually faded after Shi Feng left. He stared at the male Cleric, scolding, "Are you an idiot? We'll be lucky if we have time to even curry up to such an expert Swordsman. Making enemies of him? Are you courting death?"

"Not good. I have to tell this to the Guild Leader. Luckily, I added him as a friend. Is he called Ye Feng? I can't believe I've never heard of such an expert. Could he be some sword expert in disguise?"

At the Trade Area, Shi Feng spent 60 Coppers purchasing 10 [Exploding Berry], instantly shrinking his wealth down to 90 Coppers.

As the world around him darkened, Shi Feng felt weightless.

'Is this what death feels like?' He thought to himself.

Remembering everything that had happened, he was filled with regret. For messing up right at the end after ten years of hard work, for letting Fire Dance die… Also, his guildmates must have heard what happened and were rushing to help him, but they'll only end up with the same fate.

He felt even worse about it now. Not only had he failed Fire, he had also failed everyone else.

Di! Di! Di!

Shi Feng opened his eyes and stared at a familiar ceiling.

It only took him a moment to process what had happened and stare at that broken-down ceiling in disbelief. He couldn't believe it.

He had returned!

Di! Di! Di!

The continuous ringing of his phone shook Shi Feng out of his thoughts. He quickly grabbed the old and broken down iPhone 6, never would he have thought that he would hold one again, and answered.

"What's up?"

"Brother Feng, it's me, Blackie. You're still asking what's up? Didn't we agree to become professional gamers? Shadow Workshop is recruiting at our school today. Haven't you always wanted to become Shadow's core member?"

Shi Feng had never been so glad to hear Blackie's voice.

"Right… I'll be there soon."

"Alright, just come quickly."

After ending the call, Shi Feng took a moment to take in his surroundings, getting flashbacks of his time spent here in the previous two timelines. Looking at his reflection in the mirror, he looked very similar to how he looked like in his previous life.

Due to the advanced technology and resources like the Life Potion, Shi Feng had remained young in his previous life. The only difference now was that he was skinnier and his physique was nowhere near his previous one.

Shi Feng suddenly realized what that familiar sensation he felt was. He didn't notice it the first time he reincarnated, but this time, maybe because of his advanced mental strength, he felt something.

Although he wasn't quite sure what he felt, or how to describe it, it felt like something in his very soul had activated.

Speaking of souls, Shi Feng looked down at his hand and tried to spread his senses.

Suddenly, from Shi Feng's perspective, his hand looked transparent, and some blue energy running through it was visible. Looking at his chest, Shi Feng saw what looked like a blue fireball in the center of his chest. However, there were some black cracks running along the blue fireball.

This was his ability.

The ability that terrified those old monsters, without even knowing what it was. The ability that that person predicted will be a disaster… and he was right, it is going to bring disaster to them.

He originally didn't plan to use it in that way, but now, things were different.

He has changed his mind.

They predicted a disaster, so a disaster is what they'll get.

This was the ability to interfere with the very soul. With it, Shi Feng could decide the fate of any person he touched, and it wasn't limited to only destroying the soul, like how he did to that old assassin.

Thinking of the usage of his ability, an idea came to Shi Feng's mind. If he used it on someone's, soul he could change their memories. Normally this could be used to make someone loyal to you, or erase something they saw, or give misinformation to your enemies.

There were plenty of such uses people might call immoral, but what if…

What if you already knew what the soul of someone with different memories looked like? At most, it could be used to treat amnesia, or such situations where someone lost their memory.

But for Shi Feng's case… it could be used to do something else…

What if he changed the part of the souls' memories of his friends to what they were like in his previous life? Of course, this was under the condition that he remembered what their soul looked like with those memories. However, this wasn't a problem for Shi Feng.

He had unlocked this ability almost a year before he was sent back to this timeline, so Shi Feng had seen the soul of pretty much every important member of Zero Wing.

Though, he couldn't remember most of them right now, if he could boost his brain activity, he might be able to remember some of the ones he saw more often. If he reached the Mental Strength Master standard, he could tap into all of his memories.

But even now, he could still remember the souls of those he was close to. Like Blackie, Aqua Rose, Gentle Snow, Violet Cloud… and Fire Dance…

There was no way he could forget hers when one of the last things he saw was it breaking.

Another call from Blackie interrupted Shi Feng's thoughts, urging him to hurry over.

He tidied himself up before heading to Jin Hai University. Unlike in his previous life, he was somewhat in a rush, as he wanted to try to return Blackie's memories, unsure if it will work or not.

In theory, it should work, but you never know if something might go wrong. What if it doesn't work? What if he breaks Blackie's soul in the process? What if Blackie's current mind isn't able to cope with ten years worth of memories? What if…?

While thinking of all the possibilities, Shi Feng arrived at Teaching Block 1 and caught sight of a thin and tall figure in front of the building. The tanned youth was pacing around the hallway in a panic; it was none other than Blackie.

"Brother Feng, you've finally decided to show up. Fortunately, registration hasn't closed yet, so let's hurry in and sign up." Blackie said anxiously after seeing Shi Feng.

"Blackie, I'm not joining Shadow."

Blackie was stunned for a moment. Looking at Shi Feng, he felt something was different about him, but he still asked "Brother Feng, what do you mean? Why not?"

Shi Feng's face turned serious.

"Blackie, do you trust me?" Shi Feng looked at Blackie again, now seeing him transparent, with blue energy coursing through what his veins should be. In his chest, a small, blue fireball was glowing.

Blackie was once again taken aback by the sudden question, but seeing Shi Feng's serious face, he also seriously answered "Of course I do. You're my good brother, after all."

Hearing that, Shi Feng felt relieved.

"Good." He said, as he extended a finger and pressed it on Blackie's forehead.

Blackie wanted to ask what he was doing, but before he could, his body froze, and his mouth stayed in the middle of trying to speak. Blackie's pupils became diluted and empty. He looked like he was watching his life flash before his eyes.

Shi Feng's aura changed as a torrent of energy rushed out of Shi Feng and went towards Blackie's soul.

Somewhere in the Greater World. In a secluded mansion

An old man opened his eyes as the crystal ball in front of him started glowing.

The man furrowed his brows, as he felt an ominous feeling come from the crystal ball.

"A disaster?" The old man mumbled to himself in confusion "But from where?" He spread his senses as he used his prediction ability with the crystal ball as the catalyst, searching for the source through the entire Greater World.

Seconds went by, then minutes, then hours, yet still nothing. No realm was left unchecked, no stone left unturned.

"How could there be nothing?" The old man was even more confused now. Normally, he would start feeling a bit of danger before it gradually grew; but now, a big sense of danger came at him out of nowhere. Worse yet, he couldn't find the source.

Of course, this was because he was only able to search the Greater World. Shi Feng's world has yet to merge with it or even have a slight connection, so there was no way to sense him. Although the old man knew that he couldn't search for things outside of the Greater World, he never considered the threat to come from one of the smaller worlds.

Something that could be of any threat to him had to be at the Mental Strength Great Grandmaster standard or something that could rival it at the very least. Even reaching the One-star Mental Strength Grandmaster standard while in the smaller worlds without the Greater World's resources was nearly impossible, let alone above it.

So how could the danger possibly come from one of those? Thus, the old man guessed there was something hiding the source.

Alas, no matter how much the old man racked his brains, he would never guess the truth.

Meanwhile, back to Shi Feng.

A moment later, Shi Feng removed his finger as he stumbled, nearly falling over before leaning against the wall. His face was completely pale, and he was drenched in sweat. Although it seemed like it took only a moment, for Shi Feng, it felt like hours had passed.

He could have never imagined it would be so difficult.

Even with his current shitty mental energy, he thought it wouldn't be that difficult. However, he quickly realized how naive he was being. How could reconstructing ten years worth of memories be that simple?

Recreating all those little details wasn't as simple as copying something from one paper to another.

Shi Feng had still thought that, even if he couldn't do it, he could at least recreate the first year or something like that. Even if that didn't work he could at least stop and give up. He could then come up with some excuse to give to Blackie and then convince him like he did in his previous life.

Nope

When he started, there was no going back.

Simply touching Blackie's soul and intervening with his memories had created problems, and he still wasn't skilled enough with his ability to only recreate a small part of Blackie's memories, so he could only finish it or risk breaking Blackie's mind.

Blackie had just told him that he trusted him, so how could Shi Feng do that? Therefore, he pushed himself and completely restored Blackie's memories.

After taking a couple of deep breaths and regaining some of his strength, Shi Feng started observing Blackie, who had a lost expression on his face. A few seconds later, light returned to his eyes.

He looked around in confusion before his eyes fell on the pale-faced Shi Feng.

"Brother Feng?" Blackie asked with an unsure tone.

"Who else has this handsome face other than me?" Shi Feng laughed, but Blackie was now even more confused as he looked at him before looking down at his hands. He reached up and touched his face, before pinching himself, still wondering if he was dreaming.

"A-are we…? How a-am I?" He still had no idea what had happened, and countless questions were swimming in his mind. He looked at the only person who could possibly explain just what the hell was going on.

"Please, Blackie. For your good brother, time traveling is something simple." Shi Feng said, trying to sound like he did something casually, while unsure how to properly explain. He didn't think this far ahead. Originally, Shi Feng hadn't even been sure if it would work and was only thinking about what he'd do if it didn't. In retrospect, he should have thought his plan through a bit better.

So now, he could only awkwardly joke and confirm what Blackie was already thinking.

Meanwhile, Blackie, whose suspicions were confirmed, stood still in a daze, not knowing how to react. However, seeing Shi Feng's pale complexion, he knew that things were nowhere near as simple as they seemed; not that things seemed simple in the first place.

"Ahem, let's go somewhere else." Shi Feng cleared his throat and said. They were currently in a public place, and anyone passing by could listen in on their conversation.

"Alright." His still dazed friend nodded and followed him.

After getting to a private location, Shi Feng explained the gist of things to Blackie, who more or less understood.

He had already heard that Shi Feng was ambushed by a group of Mental Strength Pseudo-Supreme Grandmasters. Blackie had hoped that Shi Feng would get away and was anxiously waiting for the news, not being capable of providing any help at all, but when he saw Shi Feng after his memories were restored, he assumed the worst.

Only, he didn't think that Shi Feng was capable of time traveling, or reincarnating, or whatever it is. And he was technically right, since Shi Feng had no actual idea of how it works.

"So what do we do now?" Blackie asked, gritting his teeth in anger. His best friend had died in battle, while he could only stay safe and wait for news, unable to help. Like a wife whose husband went to war.

Never again. He was determined to get stronger.

Oh how she wanted to tell him

She wanted to tell him that it's not his fault

She wanted to tell him to not worry about her

She wanted to tell him to just stay alive

She wanted to tell him how… how she felt, how he makes her feel

God how she wanted to tell him…

But strength was quickly leaving her body, and she couldn't speak. So she tried to tell him through her eyes, but Shi Feng had already looked away and was focusing on surviving.

As usual, he didn't have the time to focus on her; but now, instead of stopping herself from telling him, like she has been doing for the past ten years, she didn't have the option to choose anymore.

She could only sigh internally in regret, and close her eyes as the last of her strength slowly left her body.

Sensing that Fire Dance was dying, and that there was nothing he could do to save her or himself, rage bubbled inside of Shi Feng. But this time, he didn't suppress it. He directly let it fuel his ability.

When the buff old man attacked him again with a fist capable of sundering mountains, Shi Feng no longer dodged. He switched to holding Fire Dance's body with one hand, below his armpit, and sent a fist back at the buff old man.

There was no great power behind it, and it looked like a last-ditch effort of a man who was at the end of his road.

The buff old man sneered at his attempt.

However, when their fists collided, there was no aftershock or dissipating energy. They just bounced off each other and separated.

As if nothing happened, Shi Feng continued running, but the buff old man just stood still in a daze.

A moment later, the buff old man shook and coughed up blood.

"Old Insane, what happened?" A lithe woman carrying some kind of gun arrived silently next to the buff old man, asking curiously as she aimed at Shi Feng, before firing energy bullets.

The others also perked up their ears without stopping their chase.

It should be known that this Old Insane was a cultivation maniac in his younger days. He was especially known for his sturdy body and brute strength. Even his ability was focused on that.

So, for him to cough up blood from a single exchange, without the opponent even using any energy, it was quite shocking.

"It looks like his prediction was right, as always." Old Insane said as he tried to restabilize the energy in his body "That brat somehow managed to disrupt my energy." He continued in a rough tone.

"That's probably his ability, then." The lithe women reasoned.

The others also came to the same conclusion. If Shi Feng had the ability to disrupt the energy of someone on Old Insane's level after just breaking through, then that indeed was a terrifying ability.

But it wasn't that concerning for them. As long as they avoid his attacks, it can be easily dealt with.

"Yea…" Old Insane replied doubtfully.

Unlike the rest, he experienced the attack personally and felt something; but he chose not to say anything in the end.

On one hand, they probably wouldn't believe him if he told them his thoughts. On the other hand, even he himself doesn't believe it… Because, if it's true, and this kid has that type of ability, then that guy's prediction of a disaster would be an understatement.

He quickly shook those thoughts off, believing them impossible, and continued chasing after Shi Feng.

Unaware of Old Insane's thinking, Shi Feng kept running while avoiding swordlights, bullets, and other attacks from his pursuers.

Although he tried his best, he was getting more and more exhausted with each step and dodge.

Just as he barely dodged another barrage of attacks and thought he could have a millisecond to catch his breath, a dagger appeared out of thin air and stabbed into his abdomen.

With him already being so tired and unfocused, there was no way he could dodge the attack.

However, Shi Feng wasn't planning to.

"There you are." Shi Feng hissed at his attacker, who was none other than the assassin who had nearly killed him and wounded Fire Dance. Tightening his skin and muscles, he locked the dagger, stunning the old assassin by his comment and actions; appearing like he was waiting for him to attack.

The assassin has been silently following Shi Feng from the beginning, patiently waiting for his opportunity while not letting even a peep of his presence leak. So there was no way Shi Feng knew he was there.

His train of thought was interrupted when Shi Feng grabbed his dagger-holding arm with his left hand, while punching at him with his right fist.

All he received from the old assassin for his efforts was a disdainful sneer.

Just as the old assassin was about to use his ability to vanish and retreat, Shi Feng's left hand tightened, and a mysterious energy invaded the old assassin's body, holding him in place.

Shi Feng's fist came closer, and although the old assassin tried to move, he felt like his entire being was held in place. Shi Feng's attack struck the assassin's chest.

It was at this moment the assassin realized what Shi Feng's ability truly is. He wanted to curse at Old Insane for not saying anything. Had he known the truth, he wouldn't have even dared to approach Shi Feng, let alone allow the young man to touch him.

But before he could say anything, the old assassin felt something inside him burst. Blood started flowing in great amounts out of all of his seven orifices, as all his energy and life force left his body.

"I've avenged you, Fire." Just as a faint smile appeared on Shi Feng's face, bullets went through his chest.

"What the hell happened." The gun-wielding woman questioned as she stared at the assassin's lifeless corpse.

The others soon arrived and surrounded Shi Feng, having the same question. When Old Insane saw the assassin's state, he couldn't help but gulp.

'Was I right?' He thought to himself.

"Doesn't matter. Let's just kill the brat. This has already taken too long." An old man carrying a sword said as he walked towards Shi Feng, who was leaning against a tree.

At this moment, Shi Feng's face was as pale as a ghost. Using his ability to that extent was quite draining. Although it's an amazing ability, it costs too much energy. Especially to kill a Mental Strength Great Grandmaster of the assassin's level in one hit, when he himself wasn't even a Great Grandmaster yet.

With the energy he already spent fighting for hours, and that attack just now, along with his injuries both old and new, right now he couldn't even stand properly, let alone continue fighting.

Though he still carried Fire Dance's body.

Right now with all his emotions like despair, regret, anger, unwillingness, frustration, depression, powerlessness, hate, and everything boiling inside of him, he started feeling a familiar sensation, but he couldn't quite place his finger on it.

Shi Feng's thoughts were interrupted by a sword piercing towards his heart.

He wanted to move, but his body didn't listen.

As Shi Feng watched the sword approach him in slow motion, the familiar sensation kept increasing.

Just as the sword started piercing through his skin, his vision darkened…

…

…..

……….

Di! Di! Di!

In the wilderness of the Greater World

Crack!

A young-looking man can be seen running through a forest at high speeds, such that normal people would only see an afterimage.

The young man had an average appearance, and in a world where handsome men and beautiful women were everywhere, his face could even be called unattractive.

Whoosh!

A whooshing sound came from behind. The young man quickly changed directions and jumped to the left, barely avoiding an energy fist that went past his head and smashed into a tree.

Boom!

The tree instantly turned to dust, and the resulting shockwave slightly destabilized the young man's footing, but he quickly leaned forward and continued running. Not a moment later, a bullet filled with mental energy, enough to level a building, went behind the young man's head, breaking a few of his hair strands.

'Dammit.' The young man cursed in his mind, but continued running.

A swordlight destroyed the environment in front of him, forcing him to slide to a stop. Before the young man could even completely stop and stabilize his footing, an explosion from something landing behind him, and rising a cloud of smoke, sent him flying.

Without giving him time to catch his bearings, a fist, aimed at his head, came from the smoke cloud, intending to crush his skull. The young man dodged the fist at an impossible angle, surprising the buff old man who just tried to kill him.

As the young man tried to regain his balance in mid-air, another swordlight attacked him. Again, the young man avoided the swordlight at an impossible angle, and just as he landed, another energy fist came flying at him.

Unable to dodge after just landing, and unable to defend with his preoccupied hands, the young man could only send a kick at the energy fist, which sent him flying through the air once again. As the young man landed, he ignored the pain in his leg and continued running.

'How did this happen?' Despairing thoughts started overwhelming the young man's mind, but he pushed them to the back of his mind. However, those thoughts, along with guilt and regret, came back as he glanced at the heavily injured woman in his arms.

"Guild Leader cough, just leave me behind. Save yourself." The red haired woman with an alluring figure in his arms tried to convince the young man, as she coughed up blood.

"Don't say anything, just save your strength. I'll get us out of this." Said the young man to the woman, who was bleeding profusely, trying to sound calm. However, his shaky voice, heavy breathing, and pained expression didn't convince the woman.

Another swordlight came at the young man from behind. He tried to dodge it, for the god knows what time today, however, with his previous injuries and now injured leg, his dodge wasn't as flawless as before; and his shoulder ended up getting cut.

As if that wasn't bad enough, the swordlight had corrosive energy which he had to push out of his system, which wasted his own energy and concentration, which was being continuously attacked by mental attacks.

"How can you geezers be this shameless!" The young man shouted at his attackers in rage as he continued running.

But the only response he received was an energy fist.

"Brat, you can only blame yourself." The buff old man answered with a laugh, however, he was also feeling extremely bitter and frustrated that they were ganging up on a kid.

They were all proud experts who had surpassed the Three-star Mental Strength Grandmaster standard, and were peerless even among other Great Grandmasters, yet they had to work together to kill a single person, who was barely in his thirties.

If news of this was to get out, even if none dared to say anything out loud, they'd surely laugh at them in private.

However, circumstances have forced them, and there was no going back now. When someone breaks through to the Mental Strength Great Grandmaster standard, they fuse their energy with the world and unlock special abilities. This was why they were trying to kill the young man.

Normally, no matter what kind of ability someone unlocked, these proud individuals wouldn't care. However, the ability this young man that they were hunting unlocked was too frightening, so much so that one of their peers, who had prediction abilities which have never been wrong, had predicted there would be a disaster, without even knowing what the ability the young man had unlocked is.

Originally, they were doubtful even when that person stressed how important it was to eliminate the young man, however, to respect their peer who had never been wrong, they investigated the young man.

The more they looked into him the more interested and less doubtful they became, so they decided to take action. And when they did, all of their doubts disappeared.

Indeed that old man had never been wrong, and now was no exception. The simple proof was that the young man was still alive.

The young man was none other than Shi Feng. Even though he hadn't completely broken through to the Great Grandmaster standard, and only unlocked an ability, he was still able to survive an onslaught from these old monsters, which made them think he had already broken through.

If they knew they were putting this much effort into killing a Mental Strength Pseudo-Great Grandmaster, god knew what they'd do, so Shi Feng thought it best not to correct their thinking.

While in the process of breaking through, he was called for an emergency meeting by his close allies. Though a bit suspicious, he didn't think any of them would betray him.

They were all close allies and friends who wouldn't betray him even if their lives or guilds were threatened, so he didn't think any of them would betray him. LET ALONE ALL OF THEM!

However, when he got there and saw the guilt in their eyes, he immediately knew something was wrong. But before he could react, he was ambushed by these old bastards. Even though he defended himself, he was injured, and an old assassin took the chance to try and kill him.

Thankfully, Fire Dance had accompanied him and saved Shi Feng from a strike that should have killed him. But due to the huge difference in strength between her and the assassin, she ended up lethally wounded.

As she was about to die, Shi Feng intervened and managed to save her before escaping; while being attacked and injured by the assassin and the other old monsters.

Thinking about the traitors, rage overwhelmed Shi Feng's mind; but he tried to calm himself by remembering their eyes full of guilt.

He knew they wouldn't betray him even if their lives were threatened, or they would have at least tried to somehow inform him while pretending. However, it's a different story if their families or close ones were to be threatened.

As the buff old man said, Shi Feng could only blame himself for being careless.

But his mind was once again overwhelmed with despair and guilt as he glanced at Fire Dance, who was barely still alive.

'Was he going to die here?' Such thoughts permeated in his mind, causing him him to lose focus and get more injuries.

Shi Feng suppressed those thoughts, knowing it was the ability of one of the old monsters hunting him. He had previously tried to kill the woman with that ability, but the others pushed him back, forcing him to aimlessly run into the wilderness of the Greater World for hours; until he got into the situation he was in now.

'Dammit, if I had broken through, I could have already killed all these fuckers.' Despite trying to keep a calm mind, rage resurfaced, and because of his tired mind, he didn't notice it was being amplified.

'Got him.' An old woman smirked while running after Shi Feng, but still keeping a safe distance from him at all times; thus preventing him from attacking her, which caused further rage in his mind 'He's beginning to lose it. Hasten your attacks.' The old woman sent a mental message to the other attackers.

'Witch, don't order me around.' The buff old man replied as he sent another, but stronger energy fist at Shi Feng's back.

This is what they were waiting for. For this woman to cause chaos in Shi Feng's emotions. Now when they sent stronger attacks and injured him even more, those thoughts will cause him to lose even more focus, slowly breaking him.

With Shi Feng's tired mind and body, after being on complete alert and fighting opponents at a higher realm from him for hours, he will start to fall apart.

Shi Feng knew that too, but there was nothing he could do…

He could only try his best to survive for as long as possible, and hope for a miracle. To try to create a miracle like he always did. But deep down, he knew that he was really screwed this time. Even if he somehow managed to break through to the Great Grandmaster stage right now, he was too injured. Sooner or later, they would still get him. He might unlock a second ability, but he doubted something like that would happen.

The only thing he could do was hope that Fire Dance could recover enough to run away while he slowed them down, but…

He glanced down at her, who was barely hanging on by a thread. Sensing his gaze, Fire Dance opened her eyes slightly, and seeing the guilt and worry in Shi Feng's eyes, she put on a loving smile. She wanted to speak, but she couldn't.