Ye Feng: Big Brother... Are You Going to Kill Me?

Clearly, this great formation was designed to force everyone to make a choice! Li Guanqi had clearly sensed the formation's intent as well. Red Lotus slowly coalesced in his grip, terrifying power threatening to tear the entire illusion apart! Tears clung to Ye Feng's eyelids, his hands frozen midair. Through strands of hair, his eyes stared at Li Guanqi in disbelief. "Big Brother... are you... going to kill me?" As he spoke, Ye Feng's eyes were filled with shock, along with a storm of complex emotions. His hands trembled. In the next instant, a figure moving at blinding speed arrived before him! Red Lotus pierced right through his body! Li Guanqi embraced the illusory Ye Feng, his vision already blurred by tears. Ye Feng rested his head on Li Guanqi's shoulder, the rims of his eyes red. Two streaks of bloody tears ran down Ye Feng's face, and he held Li Guanqi with all his might. He clung tightly. With a trembling voice, he said, "Big Brother, dying by your hand... isn't so bad after all." Li Guanqi's emotions surged violently. Gently patting Ye Feng's back, he whispered, "Don't cry. Your big brother still claims you. "It's just that... your shadow cannot be allowed to exist in this illusion." Li Guanqi patted him with immense gentleness, like an elder comforting a wronged youth. Ye Feng's body slipped down from atop the pile of corpses, his legs giving way as he sank to one knee in midair. Li Guanqi dropped to one knee as well, cradling Ye Feng's body, and murmured softly, "Wait for me. "Wait for me to bring you back. "No matter what terrible sins you commit, you are still my brother." Bang! Ye Feng's body abruptly burst into flecks of spiritual light, scattering between heaven and earth. Looking out over the field of corpses, Li Guanqi was left in a daze. The illusion shattered, and Li Guanqi stood steadily upon the formation altar once more. A fiery red jade slip condensed in his hand. Seeing this, Meng Wanshu breathed a sigh of relief. She had worried Li Guanqi would become trapped in those emotions, unable to strike. Yet she had not anticipated that Li Guanqi had already pondered what lay years into the future. He had already envisioned the absolute worst, most wretched outcome for what might happen to Ye Feng. She had not realized how deep Li Guanqi's feelings for Ye Feng truly ran. Her gaze casually drifted toward Pengluo, only to find the little spirit did not seem surprised by Li Guanqi's choice in the slightest. A line of glowing spiritual script slowly materialized: "Trial Passed!" Li Guanqi stood upon the altar, his feelings churning, but anyone could tell he had already arrived at his answer. Pengluo whispered softly, "That's Ye the Second, after all... "Master's closest brother. Even if he does something wrong, so what? Not to mention, this whole thing started because of Master in the first place." Li Guanqi's chest rose and fell slightly. Exhaling a breath of turbid air, he opened his eyes. Buzz! Meng Wanshu let out a soft exclamation. "Why do I feel like his strength has improved again?" Indeed. Li Guanqi's aura had thoroughly stabilized in the middle stage of the Body Integration Realm. With the misgivings in his heart swept away, his aura even surged upward a bit more. Li Guanqi took out Ye Feng's life-bound jade slip. Stroking it with his fingers, he suddenly froze. For some reason, the power of the demon spirit residing in Ye Feng's body had actually been suppressed! Li Guanqi frowned and murmured inwardly, *Did he suppress it himself?* He did not dwell on it. After all, this was a good thing. If the demonic qi's power spread across half of the life-bound jade slip, it would mean half of Ye Feng's divine soul had been taken over by the demon spirit. By then, what Ye Feng wanted or did not want to do would no longer be up to him. Yet right now... it seemed Ye Feng still held the upper hand! Meanwhile, within a mysterious chamber. Ye Feng casually tossed Song Zhi'ang into the black pool, while he sat at the pool's edge, gnawing on the head of a demon spirit. The demon spirit's terrified shrieks rang out incessantly as Ye Feng refined its power bit by bit. For some reason, a warm current had seemed to flow through Ye Feng's heart just moments ago. The corners of his handsome face curved upward slightly. Even though he was trapped in this wretched prison, he knew that many people were worried about him. His parents, his elders, and... his brothers. Crunching, chilling sounds echoed each time Ye Feng bit down. Mingled with the demon spirit's shrill screams, Ye Feng wore a smile, his eyes filled with reminiscence. To the demon spirit, the scene was horrifying beyond words. Ye Feng murmured to himself, *I wonder if Gu Li and Big Brother became sworn brothers yet.* *I wonder if that fat guy Tang Ru is doing any better...* *I really want to drink with everyone again...* Back on the ruin's formation altar, Li Guanqi stood lost in thought for a while before tightening his grip on the jade slip, finally suppressing his emotions. Looking up at Meng Wanshu, he smiled faintly and spoke softly: "Be careful, Wanshu." As he leaped down from the altar, Li Guanqi did not call on Jiuxiao. Given Jiuxiao's nature as a dragon, the altar of the Trial of True Self was practically intangible to him... Illusions were nothing more than tickles to Jiuxiao. Meng Wanshu smiled. Her long dress fluttering in the air, she flew up onto the altar. Li Guanqi was actually somewhat curious; he did not know what Meng Wanshu feared most or found hardest to face. In his eyes, Meng Wanshu had never experienced any truly catastrophic upheavals. Even being taken back to the Shenbao Domain by Meng Jiangchu was a good thing, not to mention Meng Jiangchu doted on Li Guilan. Aunt Li was also considered an immortal cultivator now, even though she still enjoyed raising chickens, ducks, and livestock. Soon, Meng Wanshu closed her eyes. A faint smile curled at the corners of her lips; she too was curious about what worries might lurk in her heart. Before long, the formation barrier surged and closed once more. Yet just when Li Guanqi assumed this trial would be like the previous two... Suddenly! Fire flared brilliantly across the formation barrier! It was as though the altar of this domain did not welcome Meng Wanshu at all, violently repelling her power! Li Guanqi's expression darkened. From the direction of the back mountain, another fiery tempest swept in! Rumble! Roaaar! Clawing onto the peak overlooking the mountain hollow, the colossal phantom qilin lowered its massive head, glaring down at the woman on the altar! Furious, Jiuxiao instantly assumed his full true form, stretching over a hundred and eighty zhang! His gargantuan body coiled atop the mountain peaks in a flash, and he unleashed a blast of lightning breath straight at the phantom qilin! Vast dragon might knocked unconscious every demon beast across the Illusory Forest! The qilin seemed startled for a moment, but as a spiritual entity, it felt little fear. Besides, the phantom qilin was now considered to have crossed boundaries! An invisible barrier seemed to lie between the two regions, suppressing a considerable portion of the qilin's strength. For a time, the two colossal beasts clashed violently atop the mountain peaks!