RUMBLE—

The momentum from nearly a hundred Sixth-level Martial Artists charging at once was utterly terrifying.

The ground trembled and the air shrieked.

Figures seething with towering rage swarmed in from all directions, instantly sealing off this ancient Relic and forming an airtight encirclement.

Under normal circumstances, faced with such a situation, Qin Feng’s first choice would have been to turn and leave without a second thought. He would have continued his guerrilla tactics of "retreat when the enemy advances, harass when they tire," because a formidable master was still lying in wait, watching from a distance.

But now, things were different.

He looked at his two cousins beside him, their faces still flushed with the excitement and joy of their long-awaited reunion.

Qin Feng couldn’t just turn tail and flee so wretchedly again in front of his younger cousins.

Besides, he hadn’t seen Wang Hao and Wang Jie in decades. There was too much to say, too much to catch up on.

"So be it."

Qin Feng’s gaze slowly turned cold and sharp. ’Since I can’t escape, there’s no need to run anymore.’

He had made his decision.

As for that top-tier expert lurking in the shadows, watching and waiting... while Qin Feng was wary, he was not afraid.

With his current Perfection Realm killing technique and his terrifying physical foundation that far surpassed others at his level, he was confident that even if his opponent was much stronger than Qin Yonglin, there was absolutely no way they could defeat him.

’It’s just a waste of time I could be using to seize resources.’

Just as Qin Feng tightened his grip on the "Raging Tide" Long Spear, ready to strike and "clean up" these reckless pursuers with thunderous force—

a clear, cold, and confident voice rang out before he could act.

"Everyone."

The tall, coolly elegant Female Martial Artist—Wu Yue—stepped forward, blocking Qin Feng.

The long, narrow Battle Saber in her hand remained sheathed, but a powerful and condensed aura was already rising from her.

Her gaze swept calmly over the aggressive Martial Artists surrounding them as she spoke slowly, her tone leaving no room for argument:

"Do me a favor. Let’s end things here today. All grudges are wiped clean. How about it?"

Her words reached every person’s ears clearly.

A brief commotion rippled through the encirclement.

Evidently, the undisguised aura of an expert radiating from Wu Yue made many of them hesitate.

But soon, this hesitation was replaced by even stronger anger and indignation.

"Do you a favor? Who the hell do you think you are?!"

A burly, hot-tempered man wielding a giant axe was the first to jump out from the crowd. He pointed his axe at Qin Feng, who was being shielded by Wu Yue, and roared, "Do you have any idea how many of our resource packs this freak has stolen today?!

"This guy is nothing but a locust who lives by robbing people! Just because he mastered some movement technique, he thinks he’s hot stuff. And now you want us to just drop it with a single sentence? You’re even protecting him? On what grounds?!"

Before he even finished speaking, he could no longer contain his rage. He stomped his foot, launching himself forward like an enraged bull, and swung his giant axe down at Wu Yue’s head!

Faced with this powerful, heavy blow, Wu Yue’s expression remained completely unfazed.

CLANG!

A clear ring of a blade!

No one saw how she drew her blade.

All they saw was a blinding flash of silver light, so fast it seemed to tear through space itself, gone in an instant!

A single exchange!

The aggressive, burly man’s giant axe was knocked from his hands, and he was sent stumbling backward by an irresistible force, a deep, bone-visible gash left on the Combat Suit covering his chest.

If Wu Yue hadn’t turned her blade at the last second and struck with its spine, the burly man would have been killed on the spot!

Even so, the burly man was still defeated and could only wait for a referee Martial Artist to take him away.

Such was the might of a single slash!

This single move instantly intimidated everyone who had been eager to make a move.

Qin Feng’s gaze also focused on Wu Yue.

’Life force index... eighteen thousand points, already at the ’First Great Threshold.’ Her Fourth-level Blade Technique has also reached the ’Major Accomplishment’ stage.’

Qin Feng saw through to the depths of Wu Yue’s power in a single glance.

’This woman’s strength is decent.’

’But it’ll be difficult for her to break into the top one hundred thousand!’

’Only those with a Perfection Realm Killing Technique and a life force index at the eighteen-thousand-point Great Threshold can be considered secure in the top one hundred thousand.’

At that moment, Wang Hao and Wang Jie also stepped forward to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Wu Yue.

In his hand, Wang Hao tightly gripped an Alloy Long Spear of a similar model to Qin Feng’s.

Meanwhile, Wang Jie drew a heavy, formidable-looking Horse-Slaying Saber that radiated a murderous aura.

The two brothers released their auras simultaneously.

Qin Feng briefly gauged their strength. Their life force indexes had also reached around twelve thousand points. However, their Slaughter Realm seemed much weaker than Wu Yue’s, likely still at the ’Minor Accomplishment’ stage.

Seeing these three experts who had suddenly appeared—especially their leader, Wu Yue, with her unfathomable strength—the rage on the faces of the nearly one hundred pursuers was instantly doused, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over them.

Although they had numbers on their side, their strength was uneven.

Most of them had life force indexes just over Ten Thousand Points, and their killing techniques were mostly at the ’Minor Accomplishment’ stage.