137: Chapter 137 This man is ten thousand times more terrifying than she imagined.

When Chu Mengxi slowly regained consciousness from her deep coma, the first thing that assaulted her senses was not the cold and dampness of the Immortal Cave.

It was an intense, thick smell of blood, and a strange, mouth-watering aroma of roasted meat.

She struggled to open her heavy eyelids, and her vision cleared from a blur.

She discovered she was lying on a thick, soft pile of dry grass, covered by a large black robe that still retained the cold, overbearing Aura of that man.

Her wounds had been meticulously treated and bandaged. Although they still throbbed with pain, the most fatal internal injuries were being slowly nourished by a gentle and pure medicinal power, and the feeling of near-death weakness had faded significantly.

In the center of the Immortal Cave, a bonfire was burning brightly; the orange-red flames dispelled the darkness and brought a hint of warmth.

Lin Feng was sitting cross-legged beside the fire, holding that pitch-black blade that seemed to devour light, leisurely slicing a piece of roasted Yao Beast meat that was as large as half a door panel and propped up over the fire.

The roasted meat had been cooked to a golden crisp. Droplets of hot grease dripped into the flames, making a "sizzle" sound and stirring up an even richer aroma.

Just by smelling this scent, Chu Mengxi felt a rumble in her empty stomach.

She could discern that this aroma contained astonishing power of blood and Qi; this was definitely from a very high-ranked Yao Beast.

"Awake?"

Lin Feng did not turn his head. His voice was flat and devoid of ripples, as if he had long sensed her awakening, or as if this were just a casual greeting, indifferent to whom it was addressed.

"Th... thank you."

Chu Mengxi struggled to sit up to offer a salute, but this simple movement aggravated the injuries to her internal organs, causing her pretty face to instantly turn deathly pale, and she gasped.

"Don't move around."

Lin Feng still didn't turn his head. He used the tip of his blade to pick up a piece of beast meat that was roasted to perfection—crispy on the outside and tender on the inside—and with a flick of his finger, the piece of meat traced a precise parabola and landed steadily by Chu Mengxi's hand.

"Eat it and recover some strength. Don't die here and cause me trouble."

His words were as cold as ever, devoid of the slightest emotion, as if saving her was merely to avoid the trouble of disposing of a corpse.

Chu Mengxi looked at the roasted meat by her hand, then at that aloof back, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

This man was clearly doing something caring, yet the words he spoke were three degrees colder than the ten-thousand-year black ice in the depths of the Ten Thousand Beast Mountains.

She stopped being coy and picked up the roasted meat, eating it in small bites.

The beast meat melted in her mouth, and a majestic, gentle current of heat instantly surged into her limbs and bones, rapidly replenishing her depleted blood and Qi, and the recovery speed of her injuries even increased significantly.

She was inwardly shocked; this was at least the flesh of a Peak Rank 7 Yao Beast!

A Yao Beast of this Rank would be enough to make the lord of a large city respectful, yet now it had become his rations.

"That storage ring..."

As she ate, she spoke cautiously, attempting to report on her mission.

"The item is not bad."

Lin Feng interrupted her concisely, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger. "Sword Demon Zhang Cheng certainly went to a lot of trouble."

Chu Mengxi's heart gave a violent jolt, and she almost choked on the meat in her mouth.

He... he actually addressed the Sword Demon by his name!

And judging by his tone, he seemed completely unconcerned.

Her so-called "orders" were likely a joke in his eyes.

"Stay here and heal your injuries. Before I return, you had best not leave this cave by even half a step."

Before his voice had even faded, Lin Feng's figure had already turned into an almost imperceptible afterimage, disappearing silently beyond the water curtain at the cave entrance. He left behind only a voice so cold it could freeze the Soul, slowly echoing within the Immortal Cave:

"Outside the cave, I have set up Saber Qi. Those who attempt to leave, die."

Chu Mengxi shuddered instinctively. She could clearly feel that the seemingly normal cave entrance had, at this moment, transformed into the gaping maw of a prehistoric beast waiting to devour people, filled with deadly danger.

She had no doubt that if she dared to take a single step out, she would be torn to shreds by that invisible Saber Qi in an instant.

She completely abandoned all extraneous thoughts, silently holding the huge piece of roasted meat, and began to cultivate to heal her injuries.

This man was... ten thousand times more terrifying than she had imagined.

...

Meanwhile, in the inner circle of the Ten Thousand Beast Mountains.

Lin Feng's figure, like a true ghost, moved at high speed through the shadows of the towering ancient trees that blotted out the sky. With a light tap of his toes on the branches, he could streak across hundreds of meters without making a sound.

"Still short more than three hundred million critical hit points; I must find a few decent 'power banks'."

He licked his lips, and in his eyes beneath the bronze mask, a light of excitement and desire flickered.

Emperor Xia alone was already so troublesome; the royal family's foundation definitely went beyond this.

To survive in this game of chess where the world was the board, and even to flip the board, he had to possess greater power.

He must break through as soon as possible!

To step into that legendary Martial Extremity Realm!

"ROAR!!!"

An earth-shattering beast roar, like a thunderclap, interrupted Lin Feng's train of thought.

In a valley not far ahead, a giant rhino, comparable in size to a hill, covered in pitch-black scales with a ferocious single horn on its head, was frantically ramming into a cliff wall. Each collision caused the earth to shake and mountains to rock, with gravel flying everywhere.

"A Rank 7 Yao Beast, Black Prison Dragon Rhino? Not bad, nice and plump, you're the one!"

Lin Feng advanced instead of retreating, his figure like lightning. The Life-Slaying Blade in his hand seemed to sense its master's Battle Intent, emitting a humming sound, eager to drink blood.

The Black Prison Dragon Rhino clearly discovered this uninvited guest as well. Its massive single eye was instantly filled with violent blood-red color. It turned its huge body, its four hooves, thick as stone pillars, stomped heavily on the ground, causing the earth to rumble and crack. With an unparalleled Aura that seemed to crush everything, it charged towards Lin Feng, like an out-of-control heavy war chariot.

"Bring it on!"

Lin Feng did not dodge or evade. Facing this charge that would make even a Martial Artist at the Peak of the Gathered Crown Realm flee in terror, the power of blood and Qi within his body circulated wildly. He advanced instead of retreating, meeting it head-on.

"Slash of Gods and Demons!"