Chapter 1230: Killing with a Borrowed Knife

"Which rat are you?"

Ling Feng released Tuoba Yan and Lan Yuhuang, spinning to face the attacker. Before him stood a black-robed old man, a cruel smile twisting his features as his eyes locked onto him with ruthless intensity. Beside the elder leaned a stunning woman dressed in black, unmistakably the Black Widow he had encountered at the foot of the mountain!

The Black Widow pressed herself lightly against the old man's chest, her lips curling into a seductive smile. "Lord Zong Lian, how could you have failed?"

Zong Lian's hand wandered inside Black Widow's robes, but his eyes never left Ling Feng. He chuckled darkly. "This boy is peculiar. I did not expect that even someone of the Spiritual Element Realm could possess such acute perception!"

A flash of killing intent sparked in Ling Feng's eyes. "Old man, I bear you no grudge, yet you strike me in secret. That is low of you!"

Zong Lian rubbed the small beard on his upper lip and laughed. "You have only yourself to blame for showing disrespect to a beautiful woman. Consider yourself lucky that you barely escaped with your life. Now, come over here and apologize to the lady like a good boy. Then, perhaps, I might still spare you!"

Ling Feng snorted coldly, fixing the Black Widow with a cold glare. "Old man, I marvel at your taste. You can tolerate such filth, yet I warn you, do not provoke those you should not. Otherwise, do not expect to die of old age!"

"Lord Zong Lian, listen to him. He dares to defy you!"

The Black Widow wore a look of utter triumph. Zong Lian was a notorious old pervert in the Inner Sea, and she knew that if she just showed him a little flirtatious charm, the old lecher would surely stand up for her.

"Foolish youth!"

Zong Lian growled, his eyes narrowing, locking onto Ling Feng. The two stared at each other, tension crackling as if steel met flint.

Just as the battle seemed inevitable, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Zong Lian! You old filth, how much longer are you going to waste time? The array is about to activate!"

Lou Qianzhong's voice boomed, cutting through the air without restraint.

Zong Lian inhaled sharply, suppressing his killing intent. Clearly, he still feared Lou Qianzhong. He shot Ling Feng a cold glare. "Brat, consider yourself lucky!"

With that, he pulled Black Widow toward the Bridge of Life and Death, producing two medicinal pills. "Beauty, one pill will temporarily grant a hundred thousand catty of strength, the other will double your spiritual power. Take them and you will pass the Bridge of Life and Death without difficulty."

"Thank you, Lord Zong Lian!"

The Black Widow kissed the wrinkled elder's face with exaggerated affection. Zong Lian laughed, "The terms are clear. In our private times, do not use your secret art to drain my essence."

"Of course," Black Widow said with a teasing smile. "I will serve you to your satisfaction."

"

Hehehe!

"

Zong Lian grabbed the Black Widow's hand, gave it a perverted kiss, and only then did he execute his movement art and leap onto the Bridge of Life and Death.

The Black Widow also swallowed the two medicinal pills, immediately feeling a surge of energy, and then followed closely behind Zong Lian without rushing.

They soon reached the center of the bridge. Though their steps slowed slightly, neither showed any sign of weakness, and it seemed they would succeed.

"

Hey!

Old hag, you dare to scheme against me?"

Ling Feng's eyes flashed coldly. He unleashed the Nightmare Heart Technique, his dreamlike power lashing toward the Black Widow. The Black Widow originally passed the center of the bridge without incident and thought she would soon successfully cross. Before she could celebrate, however, the scene before her suddenly changed. In the next moment, her body came to a halt on the bridge.

Then, just like the unfortunate martial artists before her, she automatically leaped off the Bridge of Life and Death without any warning, leaving no trace of her body.

"No!"

Zong Lian's eyes widened in panic. He dared not look away and accelerated with his elemental force, reaching the far side with heart pounding and slammed his fist into the ground.

His two precious pills had been wasted entirely!

"

Hehe!

"

Seeing Black Widow's death, Ling Feng felt a grim satisfaction.

As the saying goes, he who lives by the sword shall die by the sword. If the Black Widow hadn't tried to kill with a borrowed knife, perhaps she could have still relied on Zong Lian's medicinal pills, entered the Sea of Miracles, and obtained a great opportunity.

Unfortunately, she had offended the wrong person.

Ling Feng glanced at Zong Lian. He would not forgive him, though the time for that had not yet come!

Turning back to Tuoba Yan and the other woman, he said calmly, "It's almost time, we must cross!"

Lan Yuhuang's cheeks flushed. "Em, Damned Fatty, there's still time left, take Yan'er across first, then come back for me."

"No need!"

Ling Feng replied with a faint smile, unconcerned by the Bridge of Life and Death.

𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

He pulled both women close and leapt onto the Bridge of Life and Death.

Onlookers, including Human Emperors and wandering cultivators, stared in disbelief.

"What is going on? It seems reversed. Lan Yuhuang is the Human Emperor here!"

"That boy is barely at the peak of the Spiritual Element Realm, yet dares to cross the Bridge of Life and Death, and he intends to bring two people with him? Even Lin Mu would not attempt such a thing!"

"Could he be hiding his cultivation?" a black-faced Human Emperor murmured, suspicion in his eyes.

"Lou Qianzhong and Zong Lian would never directly carry others across. This boy is too arrogant!"

"I suspect that young man has some hidden trick up his sleeve. There's simply no way he can rely only on his own physical body to carry two people across this bridge!"

"If you ask me, all three of them are probably doomed. But for that fellow to bring along two such beautiful women just to die with him, what a waste!

A Human Emperor who had returned from the Bridge of Life and Death shook his head. "Less than an hour remains. The mist will return, we have no chance!"

Just then, Ling Feng's right foot touched the bridge. Instantly, he sensed the immense pressure radiating through the iron chains beneath him. His bones cracked slightly under the weight, and blood rushed through his veins.

A strange wave of spiritual interference pressed into his mind, attempting to paralyze him and force him to fall from the Bridge of Life and Death.

"There really is a bit of pressure," Ling Feng said with a faint smile. However, this level of pressure was not significant enough to affect him.

He activated the Eight Desolations Body Refinement Art, combining it with the Soul Splitting Art. His spiritual consciousness surged, countering the dual forces that threatened to overwhelm him.

"Let's go!"

Ling Feng let out a hearty laugh, slightly increased the strength in his arms to hold the two women tightly around their waists, and then strode forward. His steps were swift as flight, causing the iron chains of the Bridge of Life and Death to rattle loudly.

That terrifying speed stunned all the Human Emperors who had previously shaken their heads in doubt.

The youth was not simply walking. He was, quite clearly, running!