Yu Shenfeng, surrounded by the crowd, stepped out from Yinlong Mountain.
"Finally dared to come out..."
Outside Yinlong Mountain, a dozen young people saw the slight movement of the Mountain Protection Array, and then a group of people filed out, all with disdainful smiles on their faces.
Some people, smelling the rich Spiritual Energy that leaked out with the pause of the Mountain Protection Array, could not help showing greedy expressions.
Another portion of the group looked at the young and beautiful girls like Gu Xiyan, with eyes filled with intrigue and excitement.
"Leave quickly, we are going to take over Yinlong Mountain now."
A slightly older young man withdrew his gaze from Yinlong Mountain and then led the others towards it, ready to enter Yinlong Mountain.
At this moment, a young man behind him looked at Yu Shenfeng a few more times, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes. Then, as if realizing something, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed, "You... you are Yu Shenfeng?! You're not dead!"
Hearing the terrified scream of this person, the faces of the young people all changed dramatically; the pace of their advance abruptly stopped as they quickly recognized this person, known in their understanding as dead for about half a year, a former second-ranked assassin on the Divine Rankings!
"Run!"
Recognizing Yu Shenfeng, the hearts of these young people sank straight down. Without any hesitation, they immediately prepared to escape from this place.
"Heh heh... cough cough..."
Yu Shenfeng chuckled a few times, followed by a few powerful coughs, and then a murderous intent suddenly erupted in his gentle eyes, already triggering the Absolute Intent Domain of killing!
"Boom!!"
In an instant, an incredibly terrifying Murderous Aura erupted from Yu Shenfeng's body, and then Yu Shenfeng's figure vanished into the shadows, disappearing from everyone's line of sight.
"Ah!"
A young man desperately trying to flee the vicinity of Yinlong Mountain suddenly let out a scream, his head flying off, with the headless corpse continuing to run forward out of inertia, flying for over ten seconds before it finally fell from midair!
"No!!"
Starting from this young man, in the subsequent time, one young person after another let out hopeless screams, dying violently on the spot in various manners, with the whole process lasting no more than ten seconds.
Only about two minutes later, Yu Shenfeng's figure reappeared, standing in front of Gu Xiyan and the others. His pale face showed an unusual flush of red; he coughed a few times into his hand and sighed with hands behind his back, "Sigh, I'm really getting old, killing a few small fries actually took this long."
The tone carried a sense of loneliness and sorrow.
At his peak, killing these young people at the one or two layers of the Divinity Transformation Realm would not have taken more than a minute.
Yet now, he had spent almost twice the time, making him sigh at the ineffectiveness of more than half a year of healing.
"Master, are you all right..."
Qiu Bai and Chen Xiuying were concerned about Yu Shenfeng's condition, stepping forward to support him, asking with care.
Yu Shenfeng did not let them support him, motioning for them to return to Yinlong Mountain with Gu Xiyan and the others, before solemnly raising his head to look towards a certain spot, subtly saying, "Old friends gathering, why must the old acquaintance hide in shadows."
Everyone retreated within the protective range of the Yinlong Mountain's Mountain-Protecting Array, and after hearing Yu Shenfeng's words, their faces changed, all looking in that direction following his gaze, but they saw no one.
However, they knew Yu Shenfeng wouldn't say something without basis, so someone must be hiding and watching from the shadows.
And someone called 'an old friend' by Yu Shenfeng certainly wouldn't be ordinary, must be someone from the Divine Rankings!
Connecting with those who have a grudge against their Dragon King Hall on the Divine Rankings, the hidden enemy became prominent.
"Hehehe..."
A hearty laughter rang out, and a white-robed, modest-looking man slowly stepped out from the darkness, standing openly in their line of sight.
The white-robed man's features were very handsome, but the corners of his eyes and brows showed a flippant Evil Qi because of habits, giving off an air of a frivolous scoundrel.
His appearance was well-known within Dragon King Hall, and although Gu Xiyan and the others had guessed his identity before, their expressions still darkened when they saw him appear.
It was none other than the former fourth on the Divine Rankings - Li Youran!
After the Spiritual Energy Revival, he officially transitioned from seclusion to activity, vigorously searching for Spiritual Medicine and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, to enhance his Cultivation. He also made significant contributions in resisting the chaos caused by Ferocious Beasts, leading Dragon King Hall to provide him with quite a few Cultivation Resources.
Thinking they would be allies, no one expected that he, a wolf in sheep's clothing, would directly turn against them and plan to seize Yinlong Mountain only a year later after his Cultivation broke through from the Sixth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm and advanced to the Fanxu Realm!
If not for Mei Yinxue's intuition that something was amiss, he might have subdued them a month ago, forcing their Dragon King Hall into an impossible situation.
Yet, even so, in this past month, Dragon King Hall's days were bitter, forcing them to guard Yinlong Mountain intensely, not daring to venture outside.
Li Youran, aware of their character over more than a year of interactions, stopped resisting the chaos caused by Ferocious Beasts in his ambition to seize Yinlong Mountain, indifferently allowing the disaster to unfold, hoping to force their hand, unable to sit idly by while rivers of blood flowed.
"Yu Shenfeng, you truly didn't die in that ambush..."
After revealing himself, Li Youran calmly looked at Yu Shenfeng, chuckling softly.
He had long suspected that Yu Shenfeng hadn't died in that ambush six months ago, so he took some time to probe.
And indeed, his investigation confirmed that Yu Shenfeng wasn't dead, albeit essentially crippled.
Therefore, he felt unrestrained, openly appearing, planning to claim Yinlong Mountain today for his sect's foundation, marking his first stone on the path to becoming Earth's strongest!
"Master..."
Qiu Bai and Chen Xiuying watched Li Youran's appearance, looking at Yu Shenfeng, whose silhouette seemed gaunter, filled with tension and worry.
Gu Xiyan and the other girls felt the same, fearing today's matter wouldn't end easily.
Mu Hongchen shouted, "Senior Yu, please retreat back to Yinlong Mountain!"
She didn't want Yu Shenfeng to recklessly fight Li Youran, hoping to persuade him back, so they could guard inside Yinlong Mountain, activate the Nine Heavens Mysterious Slaughter Mountain Protection Array, assured that Li Youran would find it impossible to breach the array!
Li Youran responded to Mu Hongchen's words with a scornful laugh, saying, "It's useless. Since my appearance, the outcome is already set. Yu Shenfeng will surely die, Dragon King Hall will surely fall, and Yinlong Mountain will change hands!"
"Hahaha..."
"Yu Shenfeng, you truly survived, surviving the ambush by sheer luck half a year ago. Today, just surrender!"
At this moment, a chilling laugh arose.
Under the incredulous gazes of Gu Xiyan and others, four figures suddenly appeared in Yu Shenfeng's rear path.
All of them at the Fanxu Realm!
Seeing their faces clearly, everyone's faces drastically changed.
Qiu Bai was especially furious, angrily accusing, "It's really you! The traitor who colluded with outside enemies and sold out our master's whereabouts six months ago was you! Li Youran!"