An irresistible, all-devouring suction force erupted with him at the epicenter!

Within a radius of over ten meters!

In that single instant, every Spirit Body hiding in the gray mist and every resentful soul that had just slipped through the Shield let out a unified, shrill shriek, filled with ultimate terror!

Everyone inside the Trading Hall was scared witless by the sudden commotion and whipped their heads around.

The scene before them was something they would never forget.

Han Feng stood alone at the edge of the Shield. His clothes whipped about wildly despite the lack of wind, his black hair stood on end, and the very air around him visibly distorted.

Countless transparent, hazy shadows were dragged toward him by an invisible force.

They didn’t even have time to touch Han Feng’s body.

Mid-flight, they were violently crushed, purified, and transformed into the purest form of Energy, which he then devoured!

It was "devouring" in the most literal sense of the word!

The spiritual impurities, which previously could barely be digested even with the help of a Refining Device, were now as fragile as snow in the scorching sun before his upgraded [Heart Clarity and Nature Seeing]. They were instantly converted into the purest form of nourishment!

[Congratulations Host, Passive Trait advanced: Heart Clarity and Nature Seeing (Middle Level).]

[Effect: Your heart is like a clear mirror, unstained by dust. Grants complete immunity to all Tier One and lower negative spiritual effects, significantly reduces Tier Two Spiritual Contamination, and provides considerable resistance to Tier Three Spiritual Attacks.]

[Spiritual Power threshold breakthrough detected.]

[Range of Divine Sense expanding...]

Three meters.

Four meters.

Five meters.

Six meters!

The viscous sensation of being rejected and shackled by the world shattered completely!

Han Feng slowly exhaled a long breath.

His breath condensed as if tangible, forming a white arrow that shot out over a meter before slowly dissipating.

An unprecedented sense of control flooded his body.

Within the six-meter domain of his Divine Sense, every detail was crystal clear. Even the faint breeze from an insect’s flapping wings was reflected perfectly in his mind.

The upgrade to Middle Level [Heart Clarity and Nature Seeing] was like encasing his soul in a layer of indestructible Spiritual Energy Armor.

’This feeling...’

Han Feng clenched his fists, feeling the Sword Essence coursing beneath his skin and his vast, boundless Spiritual Power.

Like a ravenous wolf that had just had its first satisfying meal, he stared at the roiling gray mist outside the Shield, his eyes glinting with pure, unadulterated greed.

’Since digestion is no longer a problem...’

’Then I’ll kill to my heart’s content!’

VMMMM!

At his back, Han Feng’s Ghost Bat·Modified Wingsuit snapped open. Its Rune Circuits, now flowing with Sword Essence, erupted in a blinding silver light.

He didn’t take to the sky.

He channeled the surging Sword Essence down his spine, savagely flooding it into the Wingsuit’s Power Core.

His entire body transformed into a silver streak of light, piercing straight through the Trading Hall’s Energy Shield and plunging headfirst into the boundless horde of beasts outside!

"Is he trying to get himself killed?!"

Zhou Qi, who was in the middle of repairing the fortifications, felt his eye twitch violently. The wrench in his hand fell, hitting his foot with a loud CLANG.

"Without the Shield’s protection! Those Spirit Bodies will suck him dry in less than a second!"

But a second later, Zhou Qi snapped his mouth shut.

He witnessed a scene that completely overturned everything he had ever learned.

Han Feng’s figure flickered erratically through the gray mist, his maneuvers completely defying the laws of aerodynamics!

One moment, he was hurtling forward at high speed; the next, he would suddenly reverse several meters without warning, letting an Iron Armor Rhino’s horn graze the tip of his nose.

He flew so low his body almost scraped the ground, yet he could suddenly spin like an out-of-control top and rocket skyward, dodging the fatal dive of a monstrous bird.

[Body Technique·Spiral Charge]!

[Body Technique·Reversal of Heaven and Earth]!

This wasn’t a battle at all.

This was the most extreme Cultivation!

Every dodge was a gamble, seeking that one thread of life between the fangs of a Demon Beast and his own skin.

And every attack precisely reaped a life.

PSHCHT!

In mid-air, Han Feng performed an unbelievable backbend, an "iron bridge," allowing a Blood Feather Crow’s sharp beak to graze right past his throat.

He held the fingers of his right hand together like a blade and flicked them gently upward.

A wisp of silver Sword Essence shot from his fingertips like a darting fish, instantly piercing the monstrous bird’s neck.

Without even looking back, he made a light grasping motion with his left hand at the empty space behind him.

A Spirit Body trying to ambush him from behind was seized by an invisible giant hand and crushed into nothingness in mid-air!

"This..."

Lei Qianjun’s massive Warhammer drooped in his grasp as he stared blankly at the figure cutting a path in and out of the beast tide.

He knew that if he activated his "Mad Ape" frame and charged out, he too could cause a bloodbath.

But he could never do it with Han Feng’s... effortlessness.

Yes, that was the word. Effortless.

That casual grace, that leisurely confidence... it was as if he weren’t in a life-or-death struggle, but was simply using a pack of the most ferocious Demon Beasts as sparring partners.

"This monster... where the hell did he come from?"

Captain Zhao of the City Guard Army forgot to light the cigarette dangling from his lips, letting the tobacco spill to the floor.

In his more than ten years of service, he’d seen countless geniuses, but this was the first to use a beast tide as workout equipment to train their Body Technique.

What was even stranger was that the gray mist around Han Feng seemed to fear him.

Wherever he went, the omnipresent Spirit Bodies receded like the tide, creating a temporary, absolute Safe Zone around him.

Han Feng himself, however, was completely oblivious to the shockwaves he was sending through the onlookers.

He felt only one thing.

’Exhilarating!’

With his expanded Range of Divine Sense and upgraded [Heart Clarity and Nature Seeing], the Spirit Bodies that had once been such a headache were now nothing more than walking bags of EXP.

’Kill one, take a sip.’

’Spiritual Contamination?’

’That’s just the purest form of nourishment!’

Amidst such an intense slaughter, his expenditure of Sword Essence and Spiritual Power actually struck a delicate balance, and was even slowly increasing!

"More!"

Han Feng let out a low shout, his figure accelerating again.

Leaving a silver afterimage in the air, he charged head-on toward a Tier Two Middle Stage Wind Demon Wolf.

The Wind Demon Wolf had barely opened its mouth, its Wind Blade yet to form, when Han Feng smashed into its chest with a vicious [Spiral Charge].

The terrifying piercing force, infused with indestructible Sword Essence, shattered the giant beast’s sternum in mid-air, sending its body flying backward like a broken sack!

Inside the Trading Hall, all the survivors crowded against the edge of the Shield.

They gazed at the figure, who looked like a Demon God, their expressions of terror slowly transforming into fervent adoration.

In this desperate stalemate, nothing brought a greater sense of security than absolute, overwhelming force.

Han Feng was in a killing frenzy.

He even started multitasking, dividing his focus while maneuvering at high speed to command his "Heart Sword" and precisely assassinate distant Spirit Bodies.

[Ding! Three-Inch Heart Sword (Entry Level), Skill Proficiency +1]

[Ding! Absorbed high-purity Spiritual Energy. Spiritual Strength +0.8]

This invisible method of killing caused his hunt’s efficiency to skyrocket.

An Iron Armor Rhino charged, roaring. Instead of retreating, Han Feng advanced. At the last possible second before impact, he lightly tapped his toes on the Rhino’s horn and launched himself skyward.

[Body Technique·Reversal of Heaven and Earth]!

His body twisted at an unnatural angle in mid-air, narrowly avoiding the bite of another Demon Beast from behind.

[Ding! Reversal of Heaven and Earth·Proficient (368/400), Skill Proficiency +1]

’Too slow.’

Han Feng frowned, dissatisfied with the snail’s pace at which his Skill Proficiency was increasing.

He needed to push himself to the absolute limit. He needed deadlier risks.

His gaze swept into the distance, locking onto three Tier Two Middle Stage Wind Demon Wolves that had a member of the City Guard Army cornered.

VMMMM!

The Ghost Bat·Modified Wingsuit flared with silver light. He transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot straight toward them.

"Stay back!"

The City Guard soldier was scared witless when he saw Han Feng charge alone into the encirclement of three High Tier Demon Beasts.

However, Han Feng had no intention of saving the man.

The instant he broke into the encirclement, his body began to spin at a dizzying speed, forcing his way through the impossibly narrow gap between two of the Wind Demon Wolves!