Chapter 1728: Chapter 1728: Do You Take Me for a Fool?

Overlooking Li Feng standing behind him, Murong Ye felt inexplicably satisfied. But it was not enough; he aimed to firmly trample Li Feng underfoot.

Before Murong Ye could continue speaking,

Li Feng smiled lightly, looked at Murong Ye, and said, "I just thought you were moving too slowly, so I stopped to wait for you."

After speaking, Li Feng glanced upwards: "Is the Mountain Master waiting for me in the main hall up there?"

"Hmm, I can handle the rest of the way myself, so there’s no need for this senior brother to lead the way. If I had known earlier that this was the only path without any turns, I wouldn’t have bothered this senior brother to walk once with such effort."

As soon as Li Feng finished speaking, he lifted his foot, stepped past Murong Ye, and walked up the stairs.

Although he couldn’t understand the hostility from the other party, since Murong Ye wasn’t showing a friendly face, Li Feng didn’t intend to tolerate him either.

Isn’t the Nine Layers Mountain known for respecting the strong? At worst, fists could do the talking.

Moreover, he didn’t plan to stay in Ancestor Dragon City for too long. According to his original plan, after joining the Nine Layers Mountain, he would stir up some trouble to attract the attention of the Zeng Family and some with ulterior motives.

He intended to stage an open scheme while secretly executing another, waiting for Lady Tian Wenxin to send the people out of Ancestor Dragon City, and then perform the Golden Cicada Shells technique.

His plan didn’t include meeting the Mountain Master or Ancestor Dragon City’s martial god, which was unexpected. However, this unexpected encounter turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

As for offending Murong Ye, Li Feng thought — with Murong Ye displaying such an attitude, does it matter if he doesn’t want to offend him?

"You."

Watching Li Feng stride confidently and ascend the steps, Murong Ye’s eyes flashed with a cold gleam.

He really is quite arrogant.

But I wonder how long your arrogance will last, Murong Ye smirked inwardly. Here, the gravity has already increased tenfold, and for the remaining quarter of the steps below, gravity will sharply rise, directly going from tenfold to twentyfold.

To know that the first three-quarters of the steps only ranged from a twofold to tenfold increase in gravity. Without holding the Nine Layers Stone and relying solely on physical strength to climb, daring to climb so quickly is risking one’s own death.

Hmph. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Murong Ye waited to see Li Feng suffer. Let’s see how many steps you can actually climb, bearing in mind that even Murong Ye could handle the twentyfold gravity but with considerable effort.

Li Feng, however, did not pause. His entire skeleton emitted cracking sounds. With the increasing gravity, the force pressing upon him was like a mountain, with each step weighing a thousand pounds. Fortunately, here there was no restriction on using only the body’s strength.

The Burning Technique stirred his bloodline, making every cell in his body highly active, naturally providing more robust power. This power countered the Gravity Domain, allowing Li Feng to stride steadily to the mountain’s peak.

Murong Ye followed behind Li Feng with a sullen face, watching Li Feng break a sweat on his forehead, and smiled coldly: "You might as well continue. The Mountain Master is in the hall at the front, but don’t blame me for not reminding you, gravity will continue to increase tenfold."

"Hope you manage to walk across."

After saying this, Murong Ye strolled forward casually.

From here to the main hall was merely two to three hundred meters; elsewhere such a distance would require only a few leaps to cross, but here it was enveloped in a twentyfold gravity field. If these stones on the ground weren’t transformed from the scales of the Nine Layers Mountain’s fierce beasts, they wouldn’t be able to withstand such intangible pressure.

Li Feng glanced at Murong Ye, naturally unwilling to let him watch him fall: "Thanks for the reminder, but don’t trouble yourself."

Li Feng stepped forward once again. Although the straight distance of less than three hundred meters seemed immensely long, Li Feng proceeded deliberately with each step, staying steady despite the slower pace.

Murong Ye reached the front of the main hall first, turned to watch Li Feng, hoping he’d collapse.

But Li Feng showed no signs of faltering—was this guy a monster? Murong Ye roared internally.

Initially, he had looked down on Li Feng, but now he had placed him in the position of a formidable rival.

Li Feng’s lowly origins were his biggest disadvantage, but things were different now. If he gained favor from the Mountain Master and was taken under his tutelage, it would mean instantly acquiring the most robust support and background.

Because their Mountain Master was Ancestor Dragon’s martial god, with a transcendent status in Ancestor Dragon City, even the eight noble families had to heed his words and wouldn’t dismiss them lightly.

If he won Sikong Yu’s favor as well, then Li Feng could truly soar to great heights.

In this moment,

Murong Ye thought a lot, and his gaze toward Li Feng grew several degrees more serious.

Li Feng took half a quarter of an hour to walk this distance of over three hundred meters, and Murong Ye, looking at Li Feng standing before him, took a deep breath.

"Beyond here is the Nine Heavy Hall; you can’t withstand it with mere physical strength alone. Here, take this Nine Layers Stone; it will reduce some gravitational pressure."

Murong Ye took out a Nine Layers Stone and tossed it to Li Feng, willing for him to keep going until he collapsed from exhaustion or even died from the gravitational pressure.

But Murong Ye did not dare to go that far; he could give Li Feng a hard time, yet the hall inside not only housed the Mountain Master but also various elders. He could show cleverness, but if Li Feng really walked in like this, it would be foolish.

Li Feng, however, didn’t extend his hand to catch it, allowing the Nine Layers Stone to fall to the ground. He didn’t pick it up, internally sneering—so this is what it is, no wonder this guy walked with such ease, thinking Murong Ye was so powerful.

Li Feng ignored the Nine Layers Stone, lifted his foot, and stepped onto the hall’s stairs once more.

Upon witnessing this, Murong Ye’s face changed dramatically.

"Li Feng, what do you mean by this?"

Li Feng, facing the obstructing Murong Ye, smirked: "What do I mean? Murong Senior Brother, your question is rather baffling."

"What, worried about your deeds being discovered, so you panicked?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, no one’s panicking."

Murong Ye snapped sharply.

Li Feng scoffed: "The Mountain Master and the elders want to see me, even specifically sent you to the mountain gate to receive me, certainly wouldn’t purposefully make things difficult, nor make me undergo any test, so you should’ve given me that Nine Layers Stone before we walked up from the foot of the mountain."

"Yet you waited until here to think to give it to me; Murong Senior Brother, do you take me for a fool?"

"If I took it, wouldn’t it waste your thoughtful escort all the way? Rest assured, without that stone, I’ll definitely walk into this hall and meet the Mountain Master and the elders."

"I guarantee I won’t collapse inside."

Listening to Li Feng’s coercive words, Murong Ye inhaled sharply—Li Feng truly seeks revenge for the smallest grievances.

Yet if he really walked into the hall, even as a direct disciple, he wouldn’t escape a punitive round from the elders.

The Nine Layers Mountain is managed by military regulations; errors are punished by military rules, though they wouldn’t chop off his head, they would certainly harm him physically.

"Hmph, you should stop being a dog biting Lv Dongbin, not recognizing good intentions. Giving you the Nine Layers Stone is already honoring you; don’t you dare not appreciate it."

Li Feng, observing Murong Ye’s face darkening like water, sneered lightly: "Then let’s see, shall we?"

Having said that, Li Feng strode forward.

"Li Feng, think it through; without this Nine Layers Stone, you won’t make it into this hall. Each step adds three layers to gravity—I can’t believe you’ll endure it."

"Then let’s try it."