Chapter 199: Chapter 198: Each with Their Own Sinister Plans

"Chaos Divine Thunder!" Su Mu’s heart pounded in his chest.

Chaos Divine Thunder was a terrifying thunderbolt capable of striking down even a master of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm!

How could this Qin Feng have mastered something so terrifying?

Seeing his two subordinates on the ground, gravely wounded by the Chaos Divine Thunder, Su Mu’s expression turned incredibly dark.

Behind Su Mu, the faces of the other experts drained of color.

One person tried to retreat and break out of the area covered by the thunderclouds, but the result was tragic. With a deafening BOOM, a bolt of Chaos Divine Thunder struck him, turning him directly into a charred corpse.

Smoke still rose from his body as faint gray bolts of lightning crackled across his skin. He was barely clinging to life.

The sight terrified many of them.

The Inspectors of the Medicine King Hall were all trembling with fear.

The more Su Mu observed, the more frightened he became. This was an array—an extremely powerful one.

An array capable of unleashing a terrifying force like the Chaos Divine Thunder!

The array exuded a palpable threat, a sense of mortal danger that chilled Su Mu to the bone.

A sliver of regret pricked at Su Mu. It wasn’t that he regretted confronting Qin Feng, but that he should have used a different approach—a soft touch first, followed by a swift assassination.

’This Qin Feng can actually set up such a terrifying array. It seems I must change my strategy. I should find a way to placate him, then kill him in one fell swoop when he least expects it!’ As various countermeasures flashed through his mind, Su Mu waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to be quiet. Softening his expression, he forced a smile onto his face and looked at the black-robed youth with an air of authority.

"Qin Feng, it’s not too late for you to repent. I know you were just hot-headed for a moment and accidentally injured Wei Qinghuang. But Wei Qinghuang is, after all, an Inspector of my Medicine King Hall. If I don’t do something about this, how will the Medicine King Hall command the respect of its Medicine Boys and disciples in the future?"

Seeing Qin Feng remain silent, a flicker of killing intent crossed Su Mu’s mind, but he kept the smile plastered on his face. "Qin Feng, you must also be considerate of us. You are, after all, still a disciple of the Medicine King Hall. As an Elder, I must consider the Hall’s reputation."

"How about this: surrender now and accompany me to the Medicine King Hall. We will have everyone state their case and get to the bottom of this. If it turns out you truly did not strike first, I can personally guarantee that you will walk away completely unharmed!"

But Qin Feng was not so easily fooled. With a single glance, he saw right through Su Mu’s hypocritical mask to the vicious killing intent hidden beneath.

’I might as well play along with him for now. This Su Mu won’t be easy to kill. He’s an Elder of the Medicine King Hall. If I take the initiative and kill him, it’ll cause a massive uproar. I’d be expelled from All Stars Academy for sure. That’s the worst possible outcome,’ Qin Feng thought, his eyes glinting.

’It would be best to make him act first. That would give me justification. I could seize the opportunity and eradicate him completely, eliminating the problem at its root!’

Qin Feng was exceptionally ruthless. Since Su Mu had come here baying for his blood, Qin Feng had already decided to eliminate this threat for good.

Standing at the Array Hub, Qin Feng sneered. "Su Mu, cut the crap. A moment ago, you were screaming for my head. You’ve only softened your tone because you fear my array. However, if you truly want to reconcile, you’ll have to show some sincerity!"

Qin Feng was even more difficult to deal with than he had imagined!

Su Mu asked, "What kind of sincerity?"

Qin Feng let out a cold laugh. "Your subordinates destroyed hundreds of my rare spirit herbs. You will compensate me for the loss immediately! I won’t ask for much—just one thousand Points!"

A thousand Points! That was pure extortion!

Su Mu had no intention of being taken for a fool, especially since he was dead set on killing Qin Feng.

Su Mu’s expression darkened, and his tone grew cold. "Qin Feng, it’s true that I am wary of your array, but I am also giving you a chance!"

"You are a disciple of the Medicine King Hall. A Spirit Medicine was stolen from Heavenly Red Peak. You owe the Hall an explanation, don’t you?"

Su Mu’s words were eloquent and his reasoning specious, carrying a thinly veiled, righteous-sounding threat.

The expressions on the Heavenly Red Peak disciples shifted uncomfortably. Su Mu had indeed struck at their weak point.

Qin Feng scoffed. "Su Mu, don’t twist the facts. It’s true that Heavenly Red Peak lost a Spirit Medicine, but the Medicine King Hall has its own rules. As long as I compensate with Spirit Medicine of an equivalent Point value, what’s the big deal?"

"Lift your head and see for yourself. What’s that over there?"

Su Mu’s expression flickered. His gaze fell upon clumps of Profound Yin Ginseng on the hillside near the Spirit Garden.

Their leaves were pitch-black, and their roots were gnarled like old men. There were hundreds of them in a large patch, and a dozen or so were already seven or eight hundred years old.

Su Mu sneered. Even a dozen seven- to eight-hundred-year-old Profound Yin Ginsengs couldn’t compare to a single High-tier Yellow Level Spirit Medicine.

There was a huge gulf between Spirit Medicines under a thousand years old and those over a thousand years old; their medicinal properties were worlds apart.

Su Mu was just about to open his mouth!

Qin Feng held out a hand, and a small, dark-colored ball of water suddenly appeared in his palm.

The Little Cloud Rain Technique! Su Mu was stunned. How could he not recognize the Medicine King Hall’s signature Secret Technique? 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

A look of utter disbelief crossed Su Mu’s face. What Qin Feng held was a small orb of Celestial One True Water.

Generally, cultivating the Little Cloud Rain Technique to the 9th Layer only allowed one to condense a single drop!

To condense it into a small orb, there could be only one explanation!

He had reached the Twelfth-Layer Great Perfection of the Little Cloud Rain Technique!

"This..."

Behind Su Mu, the other disciples from the Medicine King Hall were dumbfounded, having realized the same thing.

Who was this Qin Feng? He was the new Elder of Cyan Dragon Academy and had only been at All Stars Academy for two months!

He had cultivated the Little Cloud Rain Technique to the Twelfth-Layer Great Perfection in just two months! How terrifying was that?!

It was simply a miracle! He was a monster!

A sense of foreboding crept onto Su Mu’s face.

As expected, the dark orb of water in Qin Feng’s palm began to spin, then suddenly split into thirty-six black droplets. With a casual flick of his finger, one drop of Celestial One True Water silently fell onto a nine-hundred-year-old Profound Yin Ginseng.

To the naked eye, the nine-hundred-year-old Profound Yin Ginseng began to absorb the drop of Celestial One True Water. A faint glow emanated from its leaves, its root grew plump, and gradually, a layer of Spiritual Light enveloped it.

Suddenly, the Profound Yin Ginseng, which had been sitting in the soil like a turnip, stirred. It burrowed into the ground like a gopher and vanished, reappearing a moment later in the Spirit Garden, where the Spiritual Qi was most abundant.

Its inky leaves unfurled, pulsing with surging Spiritual Light and exuding a crystalline dew, as if thanking Qin Feng for its transformation.

After absorbing the creative power of the Celestial One True Water, the nine-hundred-year-old Profound Yin Ginseng had advanced, becoming a Thousand-year-old Profound Yin Ginseng—a Yellow-Rank Low-Level Spirit Medicine!

With a great wave of his sleeve, Qin Feng sent the remaining thirty-five drops of Celestial One True Water falling one after another. Streaks of faint light erupted throughout the patch of Profound Yin Ginseng.

In that instant, nearly eighteen Thousand-year-old Profound Yin Ginsengs were born!

Qin Feng looked at Su Mu. "Elder Su, are my eighteen Thousand-year-old Profound Yin Ginsengs enough to compensate for the single lost Spirit Medicine?"

They were.

Of course they were.

Although a Five Hundred Years Red Dragon Yellow Ginseng was precious, its value was at most equivalent to three Thousand-year-old Profound Yin Ginsengs.

Eighteen of them was far more than enough.

Eighteen new Spirit Medicines created in one go at the Heavenly Red Peak Spirit Garden... If news of this got out, it would undoubtedly shake the entire Spirit Mountain Blessed Land of All Stars Academy.

Luan Xiaochuan and the others, ignoring their grave injuries, scrambled up from the ground and leaned against the Spirit Garden’s fence, unable to hide the broad smiles on their faces.

The atmosphere grew tense.

Su Mu’s face was grim, and the crowd of Inspectors looked on with dark, shaken expressions.

The 12th Layer of the Little Cloud Rain Technique... Within the Medicine King Hall, such a level of mastery was possessed only by the Four Great Elders and a few other outstanding Seventh-level Disciples.

The Four Great Elders held such high and powerful positions primarily because they had mastered the 12th Layer of the Little Cloud Rain Technique, allowing them to condense Celestial One True Water and nurture Creation Spiritual Objects.

Watching this, Su Mu’s expression flickered, his face dark and grim. ’No,’ he thought, ’this Qin Feng’s talent is simply too terrifying. He reached Great Perfection in the Little Cloud Rain Technique in just two months, and he’s already an Elder of Cyan Dragon Academy. If he’s allowed to mature, he will become an enormous threat!’

’Since I’ve already made an enemy of him today, I absolutely cannot give him any more chances to grow stronger!’

’Even if I have to pay a tremendous price today!’

Seeing the look on Su Mu’s face, Qin Feng’s eyes glinted with a savage grin. ’Good,’ he thought. ’Su Mu can’t hold back any longer. He’s about to make his move. As long as he strikes first, I’ll immediately activate the Chaos Divine Thunder Array at full power and blast him to smithereens! I’ll eliminate this problem at its root!’