6: Chapter 6: Scheming Against Electrolux (Signed, ready to pounce!)

Five years later, the Far North!

In a land of extreme ice and bitter cold, filled with mountains and ravines, wild beasts ran rampant, powerful Spirit Beasts emerged, and various terrifying sounds rose one after another in the darkness, as if wanting to tear the earth apart.

Lightning flashed and thundered in the sky, with purple lightning and wild thunderbolts constantly striking down like a world-ending disaster. The night sky was filled only with dancing lightning and the wails of ten thousand beasts.

Whoo—whoo—whoo...

A storm suddenly blew in, the bone-chilling cold wind stabbing at one's eyes. Snow gradually fell onto the scorched corpses of the Spirit Beasts, as if wanting to bury them.

Approaching gradually, in the center of these Spirit Beast corpses stood a figure. He was about 1.7 meters tall, with deep blue hair tied behind his head. His eyelashes were long, his skin was as white and lustrous as jade, and faint electric light swirled within his distinct black and white eyes.

This youth was none other than Lin Feng!

Five years later, his appearance had changed significantly. His handsome face had become even more alluring, his facial contours were as sharp as if carved by a knife, revealing a hint of coldness, and the divine light in his eyes seemed never to have dissipated.

The hundreds of Spirit Beast corpses on the ground were all his handiwork. The reason for this could be attributed to a Spirit Beast he had accidentally killed two years ago while Cultivating in the Far North.

At that time, just as he was about to leave, his second Spirit, the Shadow Demon Scythe, had suddenly developed a strong craving for the corpse of that Spirit Beast, as if it wanted to absorb it.

After hesitating repeatedly, Lin Feng decided to give it a try.

Although he knew his second Spirit was somewhat evil, he originally possessed the Thunder Prison Vine and held the purest Power of Thunder, which was the best Sharp Weapon to counter darkness.

But for some reason, the Shadow Demon Scythe did not feel afraid of the Thunder Prison Vine, and there was not even a sense of conflict between the Spirits.

The Thunder Prison Vine was the same; it did not produce any feelings of rejection towards the Shadow Demon Scythe, and they all lived in peace within his body without interfering with each other.

After he summoned the Shadow Demon Scythe, it grew in the wind, instantly becoming two or three meters long. He flew over the Spirit Beast corpse and released a dense black mist.

The Spirit Beast corpse shrouded in the black mist shriveled rapidly, as if its blood and Qi had been instantly drained.

An ice-blue beast Soul was suddenly sucked out by the black mist, roaring continuously. The sound was so real that it made even Lin Feng's scalp tingle.

The blue beast Soul was sucked into the Shadow Demon Scythe like a storm. The magic scythe vibrated slightly and suddenly emitted a layer of dazzling black light, as if it had been activated.

Immediately afterwards, the black mist covering the Spirit Beast corpse was also retracted. One could faintly see blood-colored fluid splashing within the black mist, and the rich, bloody scent was intoxicating.

The magic scythe flew back into Lin Feng's body and simultaneously transmitted a message to him, then expressed a strong craving for Soul and blood/Qi.

Lin Feng's body shook, the Mental Energy in his mind became much clearer, and a warm current flowed within his body. He already knew that this was the feedback from the magic scythe.

The Shadow Demon Scythe could harvest Souls and blood/Qi, and feed them back to the host, enhancing blood/Qi and Mental Energy, and even his Soul Power had increased a little.

Lin Feng was somewhat silent. Was this considered a characteristic of the Shadow Demon Scythe Spirit?

Although this power was very strong, Lin Feng was not intoxicated by it.

Controlling external objects without being used by them—he was the master of the magic scythe, and he would decide how it should be used.

Therefore, over the past two years, Lin Feng rarely took the initiative to hunt Spirit Beasts on a large scale to obtain fresh Souls and blood/Qi.

However, because he was about to do something, he couldn't help but harvest a small wave of Spirit Beasts in the Far North.

However, most of the ones he hunted were hundred-year Spirit Beasts, with a small number of thousand-year ones, which would not have too much impact on this natural land of the Far North.

...

Back to reality.

Lin Feng took a deep breath, slowly raised his right palm, and a rich dark fluctuation slowly dissipated. The Shadow Demon Scythe suddenly drilled out.

"Go!"

Lin Feng waved his right hand, and the Shadow Demon Scythe grew in the wind again, hovering in mid-air, releasing a large swath of thick black mist to shroud all the Spirit Beasts.

Countless Spirit Beast Souls rushed into the sky, roaring non-stop. However, the Shadow Demon Scythe just released a wave of energy light, and these beast Souls quieted down and were absorbed one after another.

As the absorption progressed, the Shadow Demon Scythe trembled more violently, and divine brilliance constantly fell. The black divine radiance seemed to have become much more real, as if it were about to come alive.

A hint of nervousness inexplicably rose in Lin Feng's heart. Why did it feel like the Shadow Demon Scythe had developed self-awareness? Was it his imagination?

The black mist gradually drifted to the back, sucked into the body of the magic scythe. On the ground, only some shriveled Spirit Beast corpses remained, completely devoid of blood and Qi.

After the absorption was completed, the Shadow Demon Scythe returned to Lin Feng's body. Just as it intended to provide feedback, it was rejected by a thought from Lin Feng and stored away.

The Shadow Demon Scythe vibrated slightly, as if responding to Lin Feng, and then fell silent.

"Hell, has the magic scythe really awakened self-awareness?"

Lin Feng muttered to himself as he looked at such a human-like Spirit, but he didn't pay too much attention to this matter because he had a more important task waiting for him.

Intercepting Huo Yuhao's greatest Opportunity: the Divine Sense fragment of the Necromancer, Undead Disaster Electrolux!

...

After burying the Spirit Beast corpses on the spot, Lin Feng returned to the Earth Dragon Gate.

"Brother!"

As soon as he entered the door, a pink figure lunged over, throwing herself into Lin Feng's arms in one leap.

Two slender legs habitually wrapped around his waist, hugging him tightly. A pink, tender face buried into his chest, and her shoulders began to tremble slightly.

A gentle smile appeared on Lin Feng's face. He reached out to stroke her head and said, unable to laugh or cry, "Haven't I only been away for a few months? Is there any need to be this excited?"

Nan Qiuqiu raised her head, her eyes red, and a hint of glimmer could still be faintly seen. She looked at him as if she were sulking.

"Alright, alright, don't cry. Haven't I returned?"

Lin Feng shook his head helplessly and raised his hands in surrender. He really couldn't do anything about this little girl; she was incredibly clingy.

"You aren't going to leave again this time, are you?"

Nan Qiuqiu released Lin Feng and jumped down, her voice choking with sobs.

Lin Feng was silent for a moment, then smiled and changed the subject. "Let's not talk about this. Where is Mom? We haven't gathered together for a long time."

"Mom is inside. Brother, can you please not leave!" Nan Qiuqiu reached out and grabbed Lin Feng's arm, her voice pleading.

"Parting is for a better reunion. Qiuqiu, I have my own path to walk. I hope you understand me!" Lin Feng said.

"I don't understand, I don't want you to leave!"

Nan Qiuqiu's eyes were filled with tears, and she buried her head in Lin Feng's chest. Her tears wet his lapels, and feelings of sorrow and parting rippled in her heart.

"Be good, Brother promises you that I will be back soon." Lin Feng stroked Nan Qiuqiu's back and comforted her softly.

"Alright then, be careful!" Nan Qiuqiu's eyes were complex.

It seemed she had realized that no matter how she tried to dissuade him, she could not stop Lin Feng's determination to leave, so she could only give her heartfelt blessings.

"Don't worry. Your brother is a Genius, the youngest Spirit Ancestor in the history of the Douluo Continent, with no enemies among those of the same Rank."

Lin Feng smiled gently and pulled her toward the courtyard.

"Mom, I'm back!" Lin Feng looked at Nan Shuishui, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and a hint of longing appeared in his eyes.

"Xiao Feng, you're finally back. How was the effect of these few months of bitter cultivation in the Far North?"

When Nan Shuishui saw Lin Feng return, a gentle smile appeared on her face. It wasn't that she wasn't excited inside.

Every month, she would go to the Far North to visit Lin Feng, so naturally, she knew how much effort her son had put in to achieve his current results.

Attracting lightning for Body Tempering on the highest glacier in the ravines of the Far North, day and night without interruption—this kind of torture would be unbearable even for many Titled Douluo experts, but Xiao Feng had persisted with perseverance.

Success was inevitable!

"The harvest is great. My Soul Power Rank has now broken through to Rank 45. In another two or three months of cultivation, I will be able to break through to Spirit King."

Lin Feng said truthfully. The main reason his Soul Power could improve so quickly was still the Body Tempering by attracting lightning and the feedback from the Shadow Demon Scythe.

The blood and Qi and Soul Power absorbed by the Shadow Demon Scythe and fed back to Lin Feng were extremely pure, containing not a single trace of Impurities, and could be called a Soul Power cheat device.

The other factor was the Body Tempering by attracting lightning. On the ravines, he used the Thunder Prison Vine to summon natural lightning, allowed the lightning to strike his body, and operated his cultivation technique to absorb the Power of Thunder, greatly increasing his Soul Power.

Moreover, this was still the effect after he had suppressed it to the limit, achieving true extreme sublimation at every Realm.

After his Soul Power accumulated to the Peak, with his Soul Power turning into liquid and flowing through his entire body, and reaching a point where he couldn't advance further, he completed the Breakthrough.

"Mom, I've returned this time to bid you farewell. I'm preparing to go to the Star Dou Great Forest for training." Lin Feng said.

The smile on Nan Shuishui's face stalled suddenly, and her eyes were filled with complexity. Upon hearing his words, her hands clenched until they turned white.

"So soon? Can't you stay a few more days?"

Lin Feng shook his head. "Time is tight. I'll be ready to depart in these next few days."

"Alright, I'll pack your things right now. Rest for a few days before you leave." Nan Shuishui no longer tried to dissuade him, but fully supported Lin Feng.

She knew that Dragon City was too small to trap this golden scale; only the broader world outside could allow Xiao Feng to transform into a real Dragon.

Lin Feng nodded with a smile and gently wiped his Storage Ring. Suddenly, four light clusters emitting strong Soul Power fluctuations appeared on the table.

Among these four light clusters, the one at the front had the most intense Soul Power fluctuation, while the remaining three were evenly matched, both slightly inferior to the first one.

"This is... Spirit Bone?!" Nan Shuishui's eyes widened in shock.

"These four Spirit Bones were obtained by me in the Far North. One is ten-thousand-year, and three are thousand-year." Lin Feng explained slowly:

"The first ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone is called the Ice Demon Wolf King Left Leg Bone. It was attracted by the lightning fluctuations when I was attracting lightning for Body Tempering in the ravine. Seeing that I was weak, it wanted to eat me, so I killed it."

"As for the remaining three, they were obtained when I hunted Spirit Beasts. Now that I am leaving, these three Spirit Bones will be left to the Sect as the Sect's foundation, in gratitude for the Sect's cultivation of me!"

Nan Shuishui shook her head and put the three thousand-year Spirit Bones into her spirit tool. As for that ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone, she pushed it back in front of Lin Feng.

"I will accept the three thousand-year Spirit Bones on behalf of the Sect. After all, the Sect has spent a lot of resources on you over the years. However, you should absorb this ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone yourself."

Lin Feng laughed dumbly. He was a lightning-type Spirit Master; wouldn't it be ridiculous for him to absorb an ice-type Spirit Bone?

Not only would it make his elemental powers messy, but it would also be a hindrance to his own cultivation.

"Mom, you misunderstood. I really don't need this ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone. First of all, it doesn't match my attributes, and secondly, for me, Spirit Bones are really just dispensable existences."

"If the Earth Dragon Gate produces any more Juniors with extremely high talent in ice attributes, you can take them as closed-door Disciples and Cultivate them, and give it to them at the right time."

"Alright then."

Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Nan Shuishui simply collected them all.

Four Spirit Bones—one ten-thousand-year and three thousand-year—were worth tens of millions of gold coins. As the foundation of the Sect, it was indeed enough to keep the Earth Dragon Gate prosperous for a long time.