66: Chapter 66 Black Reef Harbor, Lurking Danger

Three days later.

The salty sea breeze was mixed with the scent of rotting seaweed and cheap cosmetics.

This was Black Reef Port.

The largest den of iniquity on the edge of the Chaotic Star Sea, and also a transit point for outlaws.

Huge black reefs interlocked like dog teeth, enclosing the port into a natural sheltered bay.

Various ships were docked at the pier; some flew merchant flags, while others simply flew skull flags, minding their own business and coexisting peacefully.

"Remember, talk less."

Mo Qianxue had changed into an inconspicuous gray cloth robe and wore a veil to cover her face. Her voice was very low. "Black Reef Port has been checking very strictly lately, especially against Cultivators with accents from the Great Yan Kingdom."

Ye Feng didn't say a word, only pressed down on his bamboo hat.

His current identity was a mute guard hired by Mo Qianxue.

Iron Tower followed behind him, the huge profound iron heavy shield on his back wrapped layer upon layer with rags, making him look like a coolie carrying cargo.

The line at the entrance to the city was very long.

A dozen guards wearing black scale armor had their hands on their sword hilts, their gazes scraping over everyone like hooks.

"Next! Take off your mask and speak!"

The guard roughly shoved a thin and small Loose Cultivator. "Read this sentence: 'Red carp and green carp and donkey'."

The Loose Cultivator read it tremblingly, his accent carrying a clear inland tone.

"Great Yan spy, take him away!"

Regardless of how the Loose Cultivator cried out that he was innocent, he was dragged directly into the alley next to them by two guards, followed by a shrill scream, and then there was no sound.

Better to kill the wrong person than to let one go.

Ye Feng lowered his eyelids slightly; it seemed the Zhan family's reach was longer than he imagined, as even the edge of the Chaotic Star Sea had received news.

It was their turn.

Mo Qianxue handed over a token engraved with the words "Treasure Gathering Pavilion" and quietly stuffed a heavy money bag over.

"So it is an official from the Treasure Gathering Pavilion."

The inspecting guard weighed the money bag, a smile squeezing out from the fat on his face, and was about to wave them through.

"Wait."

A sinister voice came from the recliner behind the checkpoint.

A bald, burly man with his upper body bare and a black shark tattoo on his chest walked over.

He was rotating two walnut-sized iron balls in his hand, his gaze passing over Mo Qianxue and staring fixedly at Iron Tower at the back.

To be precise, it was staring at the shield behind Iron Tower.

"This build is not bad."

The bald, burly man walked up to Iron Tower and reached out to pull the rags wrapping the shield. "What are you carrying? Open it and let me see."

The aura on this person was thick and cold, Early Stage Golden Core, and he was the type of combat-hardened veteran who had rolled out of a pile of dead bodies.

The surrounding guards immediately bowed and saluted: "Captain Black Fiend!"

Iron Tower's muscles tensed up, and he subconsciously reached for the blade at his waist.

A hand pressed onto his shoulder.

Ye Feng didn't know when he had stood by Iron Tower's side, shaking his head slightly, then reached out and tore off that layer of rags.

The profound iron heavy shield was exposed to the sunlight, its heavy metallic texture making one's breath hitch.

Black Fiend's eyes brightened instantly.

He was an expert in Body Refining and could tell at a glance that this shield was mixed with extremely rare deep-sea sinking silver; although it was only a blank, as long as it was refined slightly, it would be a Profound Rank High Grade defensive Magic Treasure.

"Contraband heavy weapon."

Black Fiend licked his lips, undisguised greed flashing in his eyes. "The rules of Black Reef Port state that heavy weapons of this level cannot be brought into the city and must be confiscated. When you leave the port, come back to me to retrieve it."

This was blatant robbery.

Mo Qianxue frowned slightly, just about to speak, but Ye Feng took a step forward first.

Like a humble servant, he hunched his back, arduously helped Iron Tower remove the heavy shield with both hands, placed it respectfully at Black Fiend's feet, and even gave a fawning smile.

"Sensible."

Black Fiend sneered and stepped on the shield. "Get lost."

Ye Feng pulled Iron Tower, whose face was flushed red and whose eyes were practically spitting fire, and merged into the crowd without looking back.

Until they walked several hundred meters and turned into a dark alleyway.

"Big Brother! That shield of mine..." Iron Tower's voice was trembling with grievance.

"It's only being stored with him."

Ye Feng straightened his back, his originally hunched figure instantly standing tall like a spear. The humbleness in his eyes vanished completely, replaced by a chilling gleam. "Dead men do not need shields."

Night fell.

Black Reef Port did not quiet down because night had fallen; instead, it became even noisier.

Inside an independent stone building next to the City Lord's Mansion, the lights were bright.

Black Fiend was leaning back on a large animal-skin chair, playing with the profound iron heavy shield in his hands, unable to put it down.

At his feet, a disheveled female slave was kneeling on the ground, trembling and pounding his legs.

"Good stuff, truly good stuff."

Black Fiend gulped down a mouthful of strong liquor, his face flushed red. "Those two big idiots are truly fat sheep. Once I figure out their background tomorrow, I'll catch those two as well and refine them into blood slaves..."

A very slight, dull sound.

Just like a needle piercing through window paper.

The smile on Black Fiend's face froze.

He wanted to turn his head, but discovered his neck was no longer obeying him.

A shadow as black as ink had flowed out from the shadows behind his chair, instantly condensing into a shape.

It was a broken spear.

Without any Qi fluctuation, relying purely on sharpness and speed, it silently penetrated from the back of his head and came out through his mouth, pinning Black Fiend to the animal-skin chair.

The female slave only opened her mouth to scream after the warm blood splashed onto her face.

A cold palm chopped onto the back of her neck, knocking her unconscious.

Ye Feng's figure appeared from the shadows.

Law of Shadow.

This was a small trick he had comprehended after devouring the Spiritual Root of a certain assassination-type enemy previously.

Although it couldn't keep him invisible for long, in this kind of close-range sneak attack, it was more useful than any invisibility talisman.

"In your next life, keep your eyes peeled in the Great Yan."

Ye Feng expressionlessly pulled out the dragon spear.

He pressed his palm onto the top of Black Fiend's skull.

Chaos Devouring Sword Body, activate.

Black Fiend's Golden Core, which hadn't yet had time to dissipate, along with his pure cultivation, instantly turned into a rolling torrent and was violently pulled into Ye Feng's body.

Comfortable.

This pleasure of killing and robbing was far more real than bitter cultivation.

Ye Feng kicked the corpse aside, put away the profound iron heavy shield, and his gaze fell onto the messy desk.

Under a pile of gold, silver, jewelry, and account books, a tattered, yellowed piece of parchment was pressed.

Ye Feng's heart skipped a beat.

He took out the "Azure Dragon Jade Slip" he had obtained in the ruins from his embrace.

At this moment, the Jade Slip was emitting a faint warmth, resonating in a strange way with that piece of parchment.

Picking up the parchment, it depicted a hydrological map of the depths of the Chaotic Star Sea. One of the locations marked with a red circle clearly had four small ancient seal script characters written on it—Deep Sea Sword Tomb.

This location... was actually completely overlapping with the destination pointed to by the Jade Slip!

Searching high and low, and here it is.

This Black Fiend was truly a wealth-dispensing boy; not only did he send cultivation and equipment, he even sent a map.

Just as Ye Feng was preparing to put the parchment into his storage ring.

Clang—!

Three dull and heavy bell tolls exploded abruptly over Black Reef Port.

The bell tolls carried a sound wave that caused Qi and blood to churn, instantly spreading throughout the city.

Nine tolls of the blood bell meant the city had fallen and people were dead.

Three tolls of the blood bell meant a Golden Core stage Captain of the Guard had fallen!

This Black Fiend's life tablet was actually connected to the city defense Formation!

"Fast reaction."

Ye Feng's eyes went cold, without the slightest panic.

He kicked the window to pieces, and his whole body leapt into the night sky like a large bird.

A few breaths later, he landed in the alley.

"Go!"

Ye Feng grabbed Iron Tower and Mo Qianxue, who had been waiting for a long time, without any explanation, and sprinted toward a private berth in the port.

At this moment, the entire Black Reef Port was in an uproar.

Countless torches lit up, and the sound of orderly footsteps surrounded them from all directions.

"Seal the port! Don't let a single fly out!"

The angry roar resounded through the night sky.

But before the chaos completely erupted, Ye Feng had already rushed to the berth.

A streamlined silver speedboat was docked here, with a propulsion Formation driven by two Top-Grade Spirit Stones embedded in the stern; it was Black Fiend's private property used for hunting down prey.

"This is Black Fiend's 'thunder fire shuttle'; it requires a Divine Soul imprint to start..." Mo Qianxue's face was pale.

"Now it is mine."

Ye Feng jumped onto the driver's seat, a violent force of Divine Sense surging from his palm, forcibly wiping away the remaining Divine Soul imprint in the control core.

The thunder fire shuttle let out a beast-like roar, the hull vibrated, and two blue tail flames shot out.

"Sit tight!"

The speedboat was like an arrow off a bow, instantly tearing through the sea surface and rushing toward the vast ocean outside the port.

Just as they rushed out of the port.

The originally pitch-black night sky suddenly lit up as bright as day without warning.

Thousands of Formation pattern light beams, as thick as a child's arm, shot up from the seabed around Black Reef Port, weaving into a huge light net at an altitude of a thousand meters.