129: Underestimating Sikong Zhenhai
As the two were describing it, Chen Fei already had some guesses:
"There are only a few possible reasons for this:
First: What we saw might have just been an illusion.
But I can't imagine what kind of illusion could be so realistic.
Second: There's something strange about that place, perhaps related to the 'time' factor.
The village you went to was at a different point in time, while the one I went to was the village at this current point in time..."
The two were more inclined towards the latter!
Only the latter could better explain everything.
Upon hearing this news, both sighed at the same time: "The people in that village were so simple and lived a life apart from the world. I didn't expect them to fall victim to such a fate. Sigh!"
Regarding their sentimentality, Chen Fei only wanted to call it naive.
"An ordinary man is innocent, but possessing a treasure makes him guilty!
They can grow Eight Immortals Valley in patches; as long as this news gets out, there will be a constant stream of people coming to their door.
And among these people, there will be no shortage of wicked and evil individuals.
The village meeting with disaster was only a matter of time, unless there was some peerless figure among them who could protect the village forever."
The two opened their mouths but found they couldn't refute him, leaving only another sigh.
"Alright, the Preaching Hall has opened. If you've obtained an Inner Sect Disciple token, you can all go in and give it a try."
After saying this, Chen Fei left immediately without taking the two with him.
He had just received a message from Little Gu:
"Chen Fei, the Second Generation Bug says Jiang Yiyi has run into Sikong Zhenhai and is currently being suppressed!"
Whether it was aiding the front lines or giving him the Soul Shield, Chen Fei at least acknowledged King Jiang's favor.
Now that Jiang Yiyi was in danger, Chen Fei naturally wouldn't stand by and watch.
Besides, he also wanted to see if this Sikong Zhenhai knew any more information.
"Little Gu, tell the Second Generation Bug to condense a crystal and teleport us over."
"Got it!"
The Second Generation Bug first left the range of Jiang Yiyi and Sikong Zhenhai's battle before condensing the crystal.
This delay took a minute or two.
By the time Chen Fei traveled over, Jiang Yiyi was already spitting blood, her aura withered, and she had fainted.
The Cloud-Soaring Immortal Crane had a broken leg, the Crimson Demon was slumped on the ground, and the Variegated Soul Beast was still struggling against the opponent's Death Soul Bird, but it was constantly at a disadvantage and looked like it was about to be defeated.
Chen Fei knew that if he didn't act now, Jiang Yiyi's life would be in danger.
"Chi Yu, [Tiger Subduing Soul Suppressing Domain]."
As soon as the Domain opened, it didn't matter if the opponent was SS-grade or at the level of Tier 4, Rank 3.
Chi Yu could suppress them with just a lift of its paw!
When dealing with Lü Kai, Chen Fei had spent some effort, but now, he could just suppress them without thinking.
With powerful strength, there was no need for schemes at all.
Chi Yu also knocked Jiang Yiyi's Three Beasts unconscious to save Jiang Yiyi from asking too many questions when she woke up.
Too much trouble!
Then, it suppressed Sikong Zhenhai's beasts beneath the Subduing Tiger Mountain, without killing them directly.
Killing them directly would cause great harm to Sikong Zhenhai; in severe cases, he might die on the spot.
He needed to keep Sikong Zhenhai intact for interrogation.
As Chen Fei approached, Sikong Zhenhai's eyes widened:
"I haven't seen you among the second-year students.
Could it be... you're a first-year!?"
Chen Fei pulled out a chair and sat down: "Correct guess, but no prize!"
Chi Yu's spiritual sense quickly came through: "This person has a Demon King's Soul Protection on him; my interrogation is ineffective."
Soul Protection!?
It seemed Sikong Zhenhai's status was quite a bit higher than Lü Kai's.
Killing him by force with the [Tiger Subduing Soul Suppressing Domain] would take some effort. It would be better to take this time to scare him a little:
"The lives of your beasts are all in my hands.
Now, can you tell me what you know?
For example, The Sower, or the Triangular One-eyed Mural."
Sikong Zhenhai appeared very unwilling and seemed to fall into deep thought.
The next moment!
He suddenly looked up with a wicked smile.
"I acted pretty well, didn't I!"
"Once you survive this strike, then you can ask me!"
Just as Sikong Zhenhai finished speaking, a mirror suddenly appeared in front of him.
When the mirror reflected Sikong Zhenhai and his beasts, it teleported them outside the Domain.
Sikong Zhenhai's original position turned into a mirror.
Then, the mirror turned into shards and attacked Chen Fei.
Not only that, but hundreds of mirror shards from the outside were flying toward the Domain.
The shards were so sharp that wherever they passed, trees and stones were all sliced in two.
If these shards were to cut Chen Fei, death would be the only outcome.
The [Tiger Subduing Soul Suppressing Domain] targets the Soul; Chi Yu could not suppress these soulless mirror shards.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—"
After a series of sounds of breaking air, Chi Yu's Domain vanished as well.
Everything happened in a flash; Sikong Zhenhai didn't believe the opponent could react in time.
"I am a Grandmaster-level Beast Tamer, how could I only have Three Beasts, hahaha..."
It was a laugh of surviving a disaster, but also a laugh of shame.
To think he was almost taken out by a first-year.
How humiliating!
If not for the Soul Protection, he would have been dead long ago.
This fourth beast had been stationed at a distance by Sikong Zhenhai.
Firstly, it was to look for prey.
Secondly, it was to deal with situations like this.
After waiting a moment, Sikong Zhenhai walked over unhurriedly from a distance.
"Eh? He's not dead!"
There was no body of Chen Fei at the scene.
The situation he thought was certain death had actually been avoided by the opponent.
Chen Fei, hiding in the shadows, let out a small breath; he had almost fallen for it.
The moment the mirror appeared, he had ordered Little Gu to use a Crystal Barrier and teleport them away at the same time.
I slightly underestimated this Sikong Zhenhai!
The move just now was [Mirror Substitution Technique], an ability of Mirror System creatures.
However, there are no Mirror System creatures on the Spirit Taming Continent.
This attribute belongs to an external attribute.
And the one who possesses this attribute is the Tenth Evil King.
With Sikong Zhenhai's low level, he naturally wouldn't be favored by the Tenth Evil King.
This Mirror Demon is likely a Kin of the Tenth Evil King, prepared long ago to become Sikong Zhenhai's beast.
Knowing the opponent's background, Chen Fei now felt confident.
"Wu Yun, let's test him out first."
Nine Heavens Divine Thunder fell from the sky, striking directly at Sikong Zhenhai.
It didn't succeed; some mirror shards were left at the scene.
As expected!
Sikong Zhenhai was hiding in the shadows and using mirror substitutes to lure the enemy.
Quite cautious!
However, while Sikong Zhenhai would keep a trick up his sleeve, how could an old schemer like Chen Fei not have a backup plan?
Knowing that Soul techniques were temporarily ineffective, Chen Fei had Little Gu take action against Sikong Zhenhai's other Three Beasts.
First, he injected seeds of Insoluble Poison, ready to detonate at any time.
Although poison isn't very useful against the Ghost System or Necromancy System, it can be used for marking.
As long as those Three Beasts left Sikong Zhenhai's beast taming space, they could be accurately captured by Little Gu..."