Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement-Chapter 164 - 136: Leave No One Alive! (Part 2)

"Go to hell!"

The black-robed old man seemed to have expected this.

A blood-stained, flame-infused Sword Qi, charged up and ready to explode, shot upward from below, slashing at Jiang Feng in midair.

He wasn’t trying to escape.

Instead, he was making an all-out desperate counterattack, wanting to use the moment Jiang Feng burst out of the sea of flames to kill him.

"Ah, not good!"

Jiang Feng cried out in alarm.

Although he was already on guard, the black-robed old man’s sword seemed to use some kind of forbidden magic; the blazing flames covering the Sword Qi grew extremely chilling. The power of heaven and earth on Black Iron Mountain became biting cold.

Everywhere was tinged with monstrous blood light.

The black-robed old man standing amid the flames looked every bit a maniac.

Jiang Feng felt his Loulan Slash couldn’t withstand this blow at all.

But just as he thought he was about to suffer heavy injury, golden light surged beneath his feet, causing that suddenly attacking Sword Qi to freeze just for a split second—but that instant was enough for Jiang Feng to seize the chance to defend and strike back.

"Howl!"

He unleashed a slash with all his might.

The Breaking Army Techniques burst forth.

The powerful Innate Primordial Power within him seemed to pour out completely, the gathering blade radiance making the black-robed old man’s desperate counterattack look dull and pallid.

The Tai Chi Longevity Skill bestowed him Primordial Power several times greater than his peers.

It was so even at Postnatal.

And the same at Innate.

Even though the power of heaven and earth atop the mountain had been preemptively stripped away by the black-robed old man, under Jiang Feng’s current full unleashing, coupled with the might of Breaking Army, it still had a crushing effect.

"Pft!"

The blood-colored sword light shattered.

The black-robed old man saw the blade light flash past his eyes.

A bloody mark immediately appeared on his brow.

His previously cruel laughter froze on his face; his body toppled backward. With a bang, as the blood mark split him open, the light in his eyes dimmed in an instant. His surging Primordial Flame vanished completely, as if it had never existed.

As if it had never appeared at all.

All that remained atop Black Iron Mountain was the acrid smell of burning.

"Who was this guy, really?"

Jiang Feng confirmed there was no one else alive atop the mountain.

He quickly searched the black-robed old man.

In the end, he found only a token in the old man’s belt.

This token was very familiar.

A red "Black" character was written on it.

Around the character, dragons and phoenixes were carved.

Jiang Feng remembered that back then, he’d also seen such a token on the old Beast Master. However, the Beast Master’s token had a white "Black" character on it, not red like this one.

Could it be that the color represented different status levels?

"Fire Manipulation Demon Suppression, Beast Taming Sect?"

Jiang Feng recalled what Mr. Yang had just said.

Still, if the black-robed old man was also from the Beast Taming Sect, why didn’t he see his Spirit Pet?

Jiang Feng vaguely remembered.

That day on White Tiger Mountain—

The old Beast Master had controlled the Black Phoenix at the foot of the mountain; if not for running into him, Han Dong would’ve long since fallen into the Beast Master’s hands.

"Elder Jin, there are too many people below; Han Dong and Bao Longwei both..."

"Hmm? Elder Jin?"

"No good, let’s go!"

Suddenly, the three who had gone after Bao Longwei and the First Grade Qi Refining Realm expert returned to the mountaintop.

They had been unable to break through the Prison Army’s rain of arrows. Helpless, they could only come up to report and ask for Elder Jin’s help.

But they were greeted instead by Elder Jin’s decapitated corpse.

Beside Elder Jin’s body stood a young man frowning deeply.

"Trying to run?"

"Humph!"

Jiang Feng’s face lit up with delight; he hadn’t expected to then encounter them.

Seeing the three turn and dash away—

He struck out with a full-force palm.

Sweeping Innate Primordial Power, wrapped with the power of heaven and earth in this space, formed a torrent of Primordial Power that instantly engulfed all three, blasting them on the spot to go tumbling down the mountainside.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Jiang Feng rapidly reached the mountain’s edge.

He fired six arrows in quick succession.

Each man was shot twice in the chest, left and right, ensuring that even if the fall didn’t kill them, they’d still die to his arrows.

"Bang bang bang!"

Soon came muffled explosions from below.

Startling the Prison Army soldiers below.

"Phew!"

Jiang Feng went to the other side of the mountain and leaped down.

This Black Iron Mountain wasn’t a thousand meters high.

From the mid-level to the summit, there was a height difference of four to five hundred meters.

But unlike the White Tiger Mountain cliffs, where Jiang Feng leapt, there were several places to cushion the force. He used the Three-legged Body Technique, together with his terrifying Innate Primordial Power, stepping on the branches jutting out from the cliff face, as if running across tree-tops, dashing down the mountain.

He vaulted over the heads of the Prison Army; in the darkness, like a phantom, he vanished soundlessly without a trace.

Soon, he was already beyond Black Iron Mountain.

Black Iron Mountain was inside Dragon Capital City.

At the foot of the mountain was a temple, its incense thriving. Countless commoners lived nearby. Jiang Feng quickly slipped into an alley and entered a shabby courtyard.

"Thud thud thud!"

He heard the sound of marching boots.

Clearly, Mr. Yang had lost, so Bao Longwei immediately called over the Forbidden Army and Divine Arrow Army for backup, encircling Black Iron Mountain completely.

Had he delayed a moment longer just now—

No matter how exquisite his Body Technique, it would’ve been hard to leave Black Iron Mountain unseen under all those eyes.

Jiang Feng felt relieved.

He then checked his status panel.

Name: Jiang Feng

Fortune: 48273

Cultivation Technique: Tai Chi Longevity Skill (Minor Achievement)

Skills: Loulan Slash (Minor Achievement+), Wind Palm (Beginner+), Three-legged Body Technique (Beginner+)

Realm: Innate (Primordial Realm)

Divine Power: Immortality

"Heh heh heh, risking the trip wasn’t in vain."

Seeing his Fortune Point rise by nearly fifty thousand, Jiang Feng’s face filled with joy.

Pretending to be Elder Jin, he’d gotten rid of Xiao Ran, and then dealt with Elder Jin and the rest, taking out several of Second Prince’s key followers in one go, resolving this crisis and triggering a huge surge in Fortune Point.

"If Xiao Ran hadn’t died, just killing Elder Jin alone and those First Grade Qi Refining experts—how much Fortune Point would I have gotten?"

Jiang Feng wondered aloud.

"Wait—something’s off?"

With his face still all smiles just before, Jiang Feng’s brow suddenly furrowed.

"Outside White Tiger Mountain before, I killed three First Grade Qi Refining experts in a row and gained tens of thousands of Fortune Points. By right, using Elder Jin to deal with Xiao Ran, then finishing off Elder Jin and the others—all First Grade, one Innate—less than fifty thousand Fortune Points total? Feels a bit low."

Ever since noticing this Fortune Point trend during the crisis, Jiang Feng had become highly sensitive to its increase.

"Could it be Xiao Ran isn’t dead?"

"Impossible, he died right before my eyes. I saw it myself!"

"Maybe it’s because my own strength improved, so the danger level dropped."

Jiang Feng muttered to himself.

"Whatever the case, tonight wasn’t a wasted trip."

He made himself stop overthinking.

"Since things have gotten to this point, I might as well see it through—make the Second Prince pay a heavier price. Otherwise, if this goes on, he’ll really think I’m a pushover."

Jiang Feng thought back to the contents of the account book, his figure quickly vanishing.

This whole time, it was the Second Prince who kept making the first move.

But tonight, Jiang Feng would switch things up.

He was going to take the trouble to the Second Prince.

The contents of the account book—he still remembered roughly who inside Dragon Capital belonged to the Second Prince. Jiang Feng knew a bit about the existence of the Dark Hall too. Before, he’d always tried to keep clear of the Second Prince, never paid much attention.

This time, he’d take the initiative.

Heading straight for Tiger Fang Manor outside Dragon Capital South City Gate.

When the account book was lost last time, the Ning Hongzhuo brothers took the fall. Tiger Fang Manor was deserted for a while; but over a month ago, Jiang Feng and Han Dong had gone out of the city and spotted lights at the manor outside South City Gate.

Jiang Feng knew very well in his heart—

The real master of Tiger Fang Manor had always been the Second Prince.

Now, the people living there could only be those working for the Second Prince. From them, he would surely be able to learn the location of Dark Hall. Tonight, he’d thoroughly uproot and wipe it out.

He wanted to see what the Second Prince would feel the next morning when he discovered all his scheming had been for nothing—so many powerhouses lost, and even the Dark Hall wiped out by Jiang Feng alone.

Most of all, his men had actually killed Xiao Ran.

How would he explain that to King Zhennan?

Just as Jiang Feng left the city and rushed towards Tiger Fang Manor—

Mr. Yang had also brought another Innate powerhouse and returned to Black Iron Mountain, heading to the mountaintop together with Bao Longwei’s group.