CHAPTER 683: CHAPTER 408 THE THREAT OF THE LUTE FAMILY

Buzz!!

On that day, within the courtyard of the Flame Tiger Sect.

A stream suddenly appeared in the empty void, then flowed back and forth, gradually forming the shape of a portal.

Chen Feng squinted, concentrating his thoughts.

A vortex like a blue ocean emerged from the portal, as if formed by the fusion of huge suction and repulsion, ready to unleash its power and summon a powerful tide at any moment.

After a brief attempt, Chen Feng had an idea in his mind.

"I can normally summon ocean tides."

He let out a sigh of relief and immediately communicated with Jia Ta through the Soul Fire.

In an instant, his expression turned serious.

There seemed to be bluish tentacles appearing in the vortex, but Chen Feng clearly sensed his physical strength depleting rapidly, far faster than the consumption in the Dead World.

In just a few breaths, he had lost a tenth of his physical strength.

The thoughts in his mind gradually faded away, and he immediately stopped activating his talent.

The portal and the vortex disappeared together, and a puzzled voice from Jia Ta came through the link of the Soul Fire.

"Phew!"

"It seems that cross-world summoning is much more taxing than I imagined."

Letting out a deep breath, Chen Feng shook his head.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t summon Jia Ta, but the consumption was extremely high.

At present, he is a Pseudo Angel, superhuman in physical strength, with robust recovery, even if he were to fight with all his might for several days, it would be hard to tire.

But to actually summon Jia Ta here would likely consume a significant amount of strength.

"It seems that ocean tides and summoning creatures are indeed two different matters."

"The physical strength consumption of the former is not much different from the Dead Secret Realm, bearable, whereas the latter....."

His eyes flickered as Chen Feng pondered for a moment, finally abandoning the idea of summoning creatures from other worlds to temporarily descend on Earth Star.

Summoning Saint Level creatures is such a struggle, it would be easier for him to do it himself.

However...

Thinking about how the Holy Shield Giant could now exist independently, without consuming his physical strength,

He felt that the Sea Gate would surely grow alongside his strength.

By then, with minimal cost, summoning an army of creatures from other worlds would not be impossible.

Then, without further thought,

he pushed open the door, preparing to give some orders.

But then.

"Hm?"

His perception moved, suddenly detecting some kind of subtle disturbance.

Chen Feng’s gaze shifted, and he leaped to the rooftop of the attic.

Looking up, he could see in the distance near the grey-black high walls, the scenery inexplicably distorted.

It was like the refraction of light from high temperatures, but the edges of his enhanced perception brought faint, intangible tremors.

Then.

Buzz!!

A more intense commotion arose, as if the entire Nanjiang Suburb shook for a moment.

The Flame Tiger Sect disciples on the martial arts training ground were momentarily stunned, and both Yang Wudi and Selin’s expressions changed slightly as they finally sensed the disturbance, climbing onto the rooftop to look far away.

The colossal grey-black high walls, supposed to be calm, now had faint ripples visible to the naked eye in the void.

A booming sound seemed to erupt, terrifying waves surged into the sky, even dispersing the clouds.

"It’s a spatial fluctuation."

Chen Feng squinted, quickly recognizing the unusual activity of the distant scene.

When the energy node’s transition reaches a certain level, a temporary space gate forms.

This causes massive impacts within a certain range, which is why high walls are built to mitigate the damage.

This was explained in a previous meeting by Chu Shihong.

Buzz! Buzz!

Suddenly, a vibration from his phone.

He received a notification from the Association and the military, confirming these speculations.

The spatial fluctuation in the distance, visible to the eye, persisted for several minutes, causing even the Flame Tiger Mountain Gate to slightly shake, making people feel the ground beneath them tremble.

Near the high walls, flying devices seemed to ascend, followed by a force field barrier transforming into a blue light screen, covering the open air above the high walls.

"It seems they deliberately disabled high-altitude force field protection earlier to alleviate the impact."

"However, with the formation of the temporary gate..... this means, the migration of the Radiant Secret Realm is about to be completely finished."

....

Buzz!

At the same moment, within a building in Nanjiang City.

The image of the high wall was reflected, appearing as a black mirror suspended in mid-air.

The mirror was pitch black, engraved with several special patterns.

Faint black mist lingered on the mirror’s surface, adding an invisible shadow to the high wall image.

"It has begun."

An eerie voice said in front of the mirror, sunlight streaming through the window, casting a long shadow.

"The temporary gate has appeared, the space crystal in Nanjiang City will enter a semi-open state."

"This is our best opportunity."

As he spoke, he looked towards another person in the room.

A handsome man wearing a big brim hat and a black trench coat.

His skin was unusually pale, with scarlet eyes that gave an eerie feeling.

"No... don’t kill me...."

At his feet lay a corpse, abnormally withered, with sunken eye sockets as if all the blood and moisture were drained, yet still faintly smiling in death.

Such a scene terrified the remaining black-haired woman, causing her to kneel and plead incessantly, but she could not escape the clutches of evil.

Squish!

Sharp fangs seemed to pierce her neck.

Even though the man with the big brim hat bit her throat, her pain and fear receded, leaving only a smile and infatuation on her face.

Thud!

The withered body fell to the ground, and the batman wearing the big brim hat revealed two slender white fangs.

Specks of blood quickly disappeared, and the fangs restored to the shape of ordinary teeth.

"You’re really not picky."

"Even the life essence of such ordinary goods is good enough for you."

The man in the black robe said mockingly, and the batman with the big brim hat glanced at him.

"The ritual is approaching, as long as the anchor point is left and our lord descends with strength, we can be blessed and ascend to the angel’s position."

"Why not reminisce once more about the frail and pathetic nature of humanity before that?"

Upon hearing this, the black-robed man sneered without retorting.

"Whatever you plan doesn’t matter to me."

"But how have you prepared the sacrifices needed for this ritual?"

No answer came, the batman merely waved his hand gently.

Poof poof!

A black bat flew in from outside the window, then landed and expanded.

Like an inflated balloon, the bat’s shape transformed, finally turning into a refined woman in a white lab coat.

.....

Buzz!!

The invisible space fluctuations gradually dispersed.

Chen Feng’s eyes flashed slightly, knowing the temporary gate should be fixed within the high walls.

Feeling curious, he could not help thinking of the Radiant Secret Realm.

"Through the temporary gate, one can cross space to enter the secret realm."

"However, the Inverted Pyramid seems to still be in the blockade stage, not yet open?"

Thinking of that once-explored Inverted Pyramid, Chen Feng couldn’t help but glance at the panel before him.

[Divine Attribute Fragment: 2]

The number of two is far from sufficient, he hopes to revive the batch of angels within the Heroic Spirit Hall soon.

Ideas flashed through his mind.

Just at this moment.

"Hmm?"

Perception anomaly, Chen Feng suddenly sensed a hint of being spied upon.

Slightly frowning, he surveyed the surroundings.

Yang Wudi and the others were gradually regaining their senses, but clearly not the source.

As for nearby, Iphia, previously heavily injured, was still unconscious, sleeping in the courtyard house.

In an instant, perception amplification occurred, scanning every corner near the Flame Tiger Mountain Gate like a biological radar.

His gaze turned cold as Chen Feng instantly vanished from his original place.

Whoosh!!

Seconds later, the sound of breaking through the air resounded.

He arrived at the martial arts arena in the rear mountains.

The gray stone bricks had long been fully restored, and the traces of destruction left by teaching techniques and the fierce battle with Brad had disappeared.

No other figures were nearby, however.

As he gazed ahead, he noticed an unknown specialized drone had appeared over the cliff and sea of clouds.

Several centimeters in size, entirely silver-gray in color, resembling a disc shape.

The sound of buzzing airwaves emerged from within, faintly blue glimmers transformed into ripples, dispersing into the air.

"Worthy of the strongest martial artist."

"Detected by you without the activation of biological waves."

A smiling voice came from the drone, Chen Feng squinted slightly, recognizing it was controlled by someone.

"Let me introduce myself."

"I am... Oona Rote."

The crisp voice carried a hint of composure, with no intention to disguise identity.

Blue light screens were even projected from the drone.

A phantom half-body silhouette floated into appearance, with chestnut curly hair and skin as white as snow.

Seemingly in her twenties, turquoise pupils met Chen Feng’s gaze head-on, a crystal-like white long dress gleaming brightly.

"Someone from the Lute family?"

His gaze tightened, Chen Feng instantly understood the visitor’s identity.

"Correct."

Nodding affirmatively, the woman named Oona seemed peaceful, but the swan-like raised white neck betrayed her pride.

That was the surname of Lute.

One of the most prestigious super financial group surnames of the Platinum Federation, also the undisputed true dominator of the Western Continent.

"You are the first martial artist to fight against a Peak Flying General till now, I’m very interested in you."

"I wonder if you have any ideas to cooperate with our Lute family?"

Chen Feng frowned upon hearing that.

He couldn’t forget the Destruction Conference, Brad alongside another Peak Flying General, their vicious attacks on him.

If it were other Extreme Martial Artists, even Yang Wudi, they would fear being critically injured or killed.

And all this was because the Lute family used him as bait, intending to assassinate Chairman Li Yun.

"Heh, it seems you still hold a grudge over the past events."

Lightly smiling as if guessing Chen Feng’s thoughts.

Holding composure, the woman named Oona persisted: "The Golden Guard and Onite may be ordinary, but are warriors we trained at Utopia, as well as Brad and Gel..."

"One benefited from our support cooperation, another is a top-tier transformed person nurtured by our conglomerate."

She looked at the black-clad Chen Feng, like assessing merchandise value, discussing: "You killed them all, causing us multiple losses and our dignity shattered."

"To be honest, it is our Lute family who should remember you."

With composure, she finally smiled again.

"Nonetheless, if you agree to cooperate with us, all these past grievances can be forgiven and forgotten."

"Moreover, other rewards are also possible."

"Don’t you find such a deal very profitable?"