270: One against three, easily killed

Mu Feng's attack came without any warning; even the three who had been closely watching his movements couldn't have predicted his decisive strike.

Only when the copper ring in his hand vanished did the three react.

They scattered, retreating in various directions.

But it was too late.

The attack of this ancient treasure, the Five Elements Ring, was silent and swift.

One second it was in Mu Feng's hand, the next it was already around Ma Lian, the Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator who was leading the group.

“Whoosh!”

Suddenly ensnared by the Five Elements Ring, he initially remained calm.

As a powerful Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, he possessed several excellent Magic Treasures.

In his view, breaking free from the Five Elements Ring's restraint should not be difficult.

However, his expression quickly changed to one of unease.

Because when he tried to use his Lifebound Treasure to counterattack, he found that he couldn't even communicate with the True Qi within his body!

Not only was his True Qi inaccessible, but so was his Divine Sense.

He couldn't even muster the strength to move.

His entire being felt like a wooden puppet, directly immobilized in place.

What made him even more despairing was that the opponent seemed to have planned this in advance.

No sooner had the copper ring encircled him than twelve soul-devouring, purplish-black Flying Swords followed, attacking him.

He didn't know what these Flying Swords were made of; just looking at them made him feel dizzy.

Fortunately, when the opponent made their move, his two companions also attacked.

Plus, he had multiple body-protecting Magic Treasures on him.

No matter how sharp the opponent's attack, it would be impossible to kill him in a short amount of time.

He only needed to wait for his companions to exert their strength and deal with the opponent.

Then he could reap the benefits.

He had already decided that once he was free, he would make the opponent truly experience his methods!

Ma Lian had considerable confidence in his two companions.

Their small team, due to frequently hunting down lone players, had always had resources superior to players of the same cultivation level.

They each had several Magic Treasures on them.

Two people simultaneously dealing with a player of the same cultivation level—

And one who had just broken through to the Dan Formation—in his opinion, it would be as easy as picking something up.

Now, all he had to do was preserve his life and wait for the other two to come and rescue him.

Meanwhile, Mu Feng.

The moment the copper ring was unleashed, he immediately released his Soul-Devouring Bee Cloud Sword towards Ma Lian, the Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator leading the group.

To catch the bandits, first catch their leader.

As long as the most formidable of the three was dealt with, the remaining two would not be a threat.

After being upgraded to a Medium Grade Magic Treasure,

The Soul-Devouring Bee Cloud Sword's speed became even swifter.

With just a whoosh, it was already in front of Ma Lian's face.

It launched a fierce attack on him.

“Clang!”

The Soul-Devouring Bee Cloud Sword struck the man's body, but there was no instant kill as expected.

Instead, there was the sound of metal colliding.

“Body-protecting Magic Treasure!”

Mu Feng frowned.

Seeing this situation, he naturally understood that the opponent had a defensive Magic Treasure protecting him.

“Heh!”

Looking at the defensive shield activated on his body, Ma Lian became excited.

As long as the opponent couldn't break through his defense, only death awaited them.

This made his eyes, as he looked at Mu Feng, grow increasingly hostile.

He had even already thought about how he would torment Mu Feng once he was free.

However,

The moment this thought emerged,

The next second, the opponent's Flying Sword Magic Treasure suddenly spun, arranging itself orderly above his head.

Just as he wondered what Mu Feng intended to do,

Countless sword lights and sword shadows assailed him from all directions!

He didn't know how these sword lights and sword shadows were formed, but their power was incredibly strong.

His protective light shield became dim after just a few touches; it looked like it wouldn't last much longer.

This discovery made Ma Lian extremely panicked.

Fortunately, it wasn't all bad news.

While the opponent was attacking him, his two companions had already released powerful Lifebound Treasures, slashing towards the opponent.

As long as they could kill the opponent,

Everything would be fine.

The moment this thought just emerged,

The next second,

A flower basket appeared in the opponent's hand, and then his companions' released Lifebound Treasures were effortlessly absorbed into the flower basket by a radiant glow.

“What!”

“No, this is impossible!”

The man and woman on the field watched their Lifebound Treasures being taken away by the flower basket in Mu Feng's hand, both revealing expressions of terror.

But even more terrified was Ma Lian in the sword formation.

Under the high-frequency attacks of the sword formation,

His body-protecting Magic Treasure could no longer hold up.

Without the body-protecting Magic Treasure,

The next second, his body was cut into fine dust by countless sword threads.

“Puff!”

After a muffled sound, the strongest of the three directly turned into a cloud of blood mist.

The battle on the field seemed to last a long time.

But in reality, it was over in an instant.

The man and woman still alive on the field, busy with their attacks, didn't even know how Ma Lian had died.

In their line of sight,

They only saw Mu Feng releasing the copper ring to restrain Ma Lian, then unleashing Flying Swords to attack.

And then their own Lifebound Treasures were taken away.

By the time they regained their senses, their most powerful companion had already been annihilated by Mu Feng.

Judging by the situation, it seemed even his defensive Magic Treasure had been cut into fine dust along with him.

The two swallowed with difficulty, looking at each other and seeing the fear in each other's eyes.

They had never dreamed that such a result would occur.

Without thinking,

They jumped onto a flying boat and immediately turned to flee!

“Hmph, trying to escape!”

Mu Feng snorted coldly.

Since he had made his move, he wouldn't let them leave.

“Little Moon, Little Purple, attack!”

As Mu Feng called out,

A strange cry immediately appeared in the ears of the two.

“Hiss, hiss, hiss…”

The two, who were about to activate their flying boat to escape, felt their True Qi stagnate after hearing the strange cry.

They couldn't even mobilize it!

Without True Qi,

The two fell along with the flying boat.

They crashed heavily onto the ground.

This move was precisely the strange cry attack of the Flying Purple Patterned Scorpion after it had awakened last time.

Truth be told, Mu Feng had never had the chance to use it.

This was the first time he had let them attack.

The effect was also good.

If used in conjunction with the Five Elements Ring in the future, it should have miraculous effects.

“Brother, no, Big Boss, spare our lives!”

“We are willing to give you anything, as long as you spare our lives!”

Their Lifebound Treasures were gone.

Their True Qi could not be mobilized for a while.

The two looked terrified, kneeling down and begging for mercy.

Their ability to bend and stretch made Mu Feng involuntarily give them a thumbs-up.

Unfortunately,

People always have to pay for their mistakes.

This place wasn't very safe, and Mu Feng didn't bother to waste any more words with them.

With a flick of his palm,

Several Soul-Devouring Bee Cloud Swords shot towards the two.

Without their Lifebound Treasures and without True Qi,

The two had no ability to resist.

With two soft thuds,

The three who had been so arrogant just moments ago fell dead on the ground.

Only two Storage Rings were left scattered on the ground.

(One more chapter, to be released shortly.)