Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 165 Separation

Chapter 165: Chapter 165 Separation

"Hmph, you think you could escape!" Seeing the fleeing Rat-man Clan youth, Shi Feng curled his lips into a disdainful, cold sneer, and then unleashed a soul attack, the Nine Nether Soul-shocking Seal thundering towards him.

"Ah!" A shrill cry echoed as just when the Rat-man youth’s body was still suspended in the void, about to fall into the clutches of the black bats, he suddenly screamed miserably, closely followed by a slash of white Sword Qi.

"Third brother!" The last remaining Rat-man youth saw his third brother suddenly cry out, turned his head, and witnessed a streak of white Sword Qi slicing across his third brother’s neck, sending the rodent-like head soaring high into the air.

After that, he saw his third brother’s body, like his eldest brother before, blood spouting red as it surged toward the Human Clan boy, followed by the headless corpse shrinking and shriveling up. With a "plop" sound, a similarly desiccated, unrecognizable yellow wrinkled head fell to the ground, sending shivers down the surviving Rat-man youth’s spine.

Then, the Rat-man youth felt an icy chill all over his body, as if he were being stared at by a ferocious beast. Turning his head, he saw Shi Feng staring at him coldly.

"Spare... spare my life!" The Rat-man youth quickly kneeled, bending both knees to the ground toward Shi Feng.

"Humph!" Shi Feng let out a contemptuous cold snort, and the Bloodthirsty Sword swung out horizontally, under a white crescent-shaped Sword Qi, the Rat-man youth’s head, like that of his third brother, was sent flying high. From the headless neck, blood spurted forth, flowing toward Shi Feng. This time, all the blood was devoured by the Bloodthirsty Sword. The energy of the Blood Yin Beast had been depleted by him and it was time to replenish it.

After slaughtering the three Rat Clan youths, Shi Feng turned around and saw Zi Ya staring in shock. When she noticed Shi Feng looking at her, she finally snapped back to reality, "Brother Shi, you are so powerful!" This was the first time Zi Ya had seen Shi Feng truly in battle. What she had seen before was just Shi Feng fighting spirits, and at that time, she didn’t know the strength of those spirits. But she knew very well that when those three Rat-man brothers united in an attack, it was equivalent to a full-force strike from a One-star Martial Emperor.

"Let’s go, now is not the time to admire heroes. These three big rats just delivered a Flying Demon Beast right to us. With it, you’ll be able to get home quickly," Shi Feng said to Zi Ya as he flicked his finger and a white seal shot out, landing on the black bat.

"Squeak!" The black bat gave out a pained screech with its head lifted, then immediately calmed down.

"Yes! Going home! They just said my people are looking for me everywhere! Especially my eldest and second sisters, they must be very worried about me." Then, Zi Ya and Shi Feng walked towards the black bat, while Dark Evil also surfaced from the ground and leaped onto the bat.

"Lift off!" Shi Feng commanded with a low shout, and the black bat, flapping its black wings, quickly ascended into the air, speeding towards the territory of the Snake-man Clan.

"Brother Shi, up ahead is our Snake-man Clan’s territory. In the skies above our land, there’s a big formation left by our ancestors, a flight Prohibition. Let’s stop here," Zi Ya spoke up at that moment.

"Alright, good!" Shi Feng nodded and quickly ordered the black bat to descend, "Your name is Zi Ya and you also cultivate the Thunder Attribute; this sword is perfect for you. Take it." Shi Feng took out the Purple Thunder Sword that he had obtained from Lei Xiao of the Purple Thunder Sect from his Storage Ring and handed it to Zi Ya. Now that the Bloodthirsty Seal had the Artifact Spirit Blood Yin Beast, the Thunderbolt Sword was no longer needed.

"A Fifth Grade Mystical Weapon!" Zi Ya, seeing the Fifth Grade Mystical Thunder Sword extended by Shi Feng, quickly waved her hands, "No! How can I accept this, Brother Shi? This gift is too precious, I can’t take it!"

"Since you call me Brother, take this sword as a memento. Who knows when we will meet again," Shi Feng insisted, placing the Thunder Sword into Zi Ya’s hands.

"Ah! Brother Shi, aren’t you going to the Territory of the Snake-man Clan?" Holding the Thunder Sword that Shi Feng had given her, Zi Ya said.

"No, our races are different, and only a simple girl like you wouldn’t mind. Your people would not welcome me," Shi Feng said.

Upon hearing Shi Feng’s words, Zi Ya quickly said, "That’s not true! My people are all very kind. My friends are naturally their friends as well; they would definitely welcome you."

After listening to Zi Ya, Shi Feng shook his head and smiled, then said to Zi Ya, "There’s no need. I have many important things to go back and do. If I come to the desert again, I will visit your tribe and see you then."

"Is that so!" After hearing Shi Feng’s words, Zi Ya felt a bit forlorn.

"Also, take this," Shi Feng said as he handed Zi Ya a Jade Scroll, "If you ever need my help in the future, just break this Jade Scroll. I will naturally sense it and will come to find you as soon as I can."

"Okay." Zi Ya nodded and took it from Shi Feng’s hand.

"Well, I’m off. Remember from now on, don’t trust others too easily, especially not the Human Clan," Shi Feng said, commanding the black bat to take flight.

"Brother Shi!" Suddenly, Zi Ya called out, stopping Shi Feng.

"What is it?" Shi Feng ordered the black bat to pause and looked down at Zi Ya from above, asking.

"Take care on your journey!" Zi Ya looked up and said softly to Shi Feng.

"Ah, you too! Take care!" Shi Feng nodded, then issued a command to the black bat, "Go!"

The black bat flapped its dark wings and swiftly broke through the space, flying away.

Zi Ya stared into the sky, one hand holding the Thunder Sword, the other clutching the Jade Scroll, until Shi Feng’s figure had completely disappeared from her sight. She slowly pulled back her head, then looked once more at the purple robe she was wearing, before slowly walking towards the Territory of the Snake-man Clan.

In the Yunlai Empire’s Western Wasteland City, the once quiet border town was now completely different, filled with heavy guards. Soldiers were stationed at every gate and on the city walls. Everyone in Western Wasteland City knew that the heavy troops had been summoned from other regions for one reason—the murder of the City Lord, Leng Xin, by the number one fugitive wanted by the Yunlai Empire—Shi Feng.

After the news of Shi Feng’s appearance in the Western Wasteland spread, even the Northwest Desert King, Elder Changqing, personally came to oversee this small town. Skywind Sect, Purple Thunder Sect, Blood Fiend Gate, and Ice Snow Valley all sent a large number of experts into the Northwest Desert to search for Shi Feng, the fugitive. It was rumored that the Skywind Sect’s Holy Maiden, Feng Xinyan—who had been missing for many years—had also arrived in the Northwest.

Many people could sense that a storm was coming.