BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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”But when I killed that toad old man earlier,” Lin Feng muttered, rubbing his chin thoughtfully, ”Why didn’t Lue Feng Zun Zhe make a move to secretly save him?”

After all, the flesh and soul of a Nine-Star Dou Zong was extremely potent—absorbing it should’ve helped Lue Feng Zun Zhe recover significantly.

Soon, Lin Feng figured it out.

Most likely, Lue Feng Zun Zhe didn’t act because he was afraid of exposing his existence.

After all, his current soul power was already running low.

If everyone present realized that Lue Feng Zun Zhe still existed in some form, then even the densest person among them would begin to suspect something deeper.

And in order to protect themselves, everyone would likely band together to eliminate him.

If that happened, Lue Feng Zun Zhe’s plans would completely backfire.

Moreover, from the Lue Feng Zun Zhe’s perspective, Lin Feng killing Old Chan Chu and stripping away his soul might’ve actually helped reduce the burden on him.

Once Lin Feng was trapped in the array, he would essentially hand over the soul of a peak seventh-tier alchemist on a silver platter.

”But now,” Lin Feng thought, ”I need to find a way to keep the others from entering the Blackstone Plaza. I can’t let that guy recover his strength.”

Casting a glance toward the Dou Huangs and Dou Wangs gathered in the distance behind him, Lin Feng quickly assessed the situation.

Those people had relatively low strength and would be the easiest to deal with.

His gaze then swept across the Dou Zong experts around him again.

In this kind of ruins, Dou Zong-level cultivators had a high survival rate.

As long as they didn’t run into someone far beyond their level in star ranking, they’d usually be able to make it this far.

At present, there were about thirty Dou Zongs present.

Those people… would be a lot harder to handle.

After all, even if he told everyone now that there was danger inside and warned them not to enter…no one would believe him.

Most would assume he was trying to play tricks—trying to scare them off in order to steal the Dou Zun inheritance for himself.

The most critical problem was: once the spatial barrier vanished…if even one person gave in to temptation and rushed in, the rest would absolutely follow.

No one wanted to fall behind and walk away empty-handed, especially after coming all this way.

In the end, it wouldn’t make any difference whether he warned them or not.

As for trying to kill everyone outright—he simply didn’t have the strength to pull it off.

Among the Dou Zongs here, aside from the Bone Transforming Gate’s sect master and the black-clothed man, many of the others were also quite powerful.

If Lin Feng and his companions attempted to take them on, the most likely result would be mutual destruction.

Thinking through the situation, Lin Feng couldn’t help but mutter in his heart: ”This Lue Feng Zun Zhe really is cunning to the core… First, he placed so many stone platforms outside—and each one was safe, with no traps. That made people let their guard down as they picked up treasures.”

”By the time they reached this plaza, they’d already gotten used to the idea that the place wasn’t dangerous.”

”And after having fought so many people to snatch treasures along the way, everyone’s focus shifted to rival competitors, not the ruin itself.”

”So when the spatial barrier disappears, they’ll rush inside without hesitation—and become nothing more than his nourishment.”

If Lue Feng Zun Zhe had revealed this plaza from the beginning, letting everyone see the ruin and the valuable Dou Zun inheritance within, many would have had doubts.

But now, after traveling so far, snatching up treasures one after another…most had long since let go of any lingering suspicions.

As for whether this Dou Zun’s Ruin might be dangerous?

That thought had been pushed to the back of everyone’s minds—if not outright forgotten.

Just then, Tian Huo Zun Zhe suddenly shouted: ”Brat! I know how Lue Feng Zun Zhe managed to suppress our soul perception!”

Lin Feng’s eyes lit up with excitement and he immediately said, ”Elder Yao, hurry and tell me!”

”If this old man’s guess is correct,” Tian Huo Zun Zhe said solemnly, ”Then the source of all this suppression lies in that vast forest surrounding the plaza.”

”There’s likely another formation hidden beneath those trees. It’s that formation which is suppressing our soul perception.”

”And because of it, Lue Feng Zun Zhe has avoided using his soul power directly to interact with us. That’s why we haven’t sensed his presence or realized what he’s been doing from the shadows.”

”However, in this old man’s opinion—rather than calling it suppression, it’s more accurate to say that the formation is slowly eroding our soul consciousness.”

”That way, when we step into the Bloodthirsty Spirit Formation, our weakened soul consciousness will be far easier for him to refine—reducing the chances of our lingering awareness fighting back and injuring him.”

Hearing this, excitement surged across Lin Feng’s face.

That meant Lue Feng Zun Zhe wasn’t the invincible monster he had imagined after all.

His current strength came largely from the traps and setups he left behind when he was still powerful.

And because he hid in the shadows, undetected, he had the advantage of making the first move.

That was what made him so troublesome.

But—if that was the case—then as long as the external formation was destroyed, their soul power would no longer be suppressed.

And if Lin Feng personally launched an attack against that formation…he might even force Lue Feng Zun Zhe to reveal himself!

Once that happened, Lin Feng could rally the other treasure hunters inside the ruins to join forces against him.

That could flip the entire situation.

He immediately turned to pull Xiao Yixian with him to search the forest for signs of the formation.

But just as he was about to act, he abruptly stopped.

Because he suddenly remembered—Lue Feng Zun Zhe wasn’t his only enemy here.

All the other people who came seeking fortune… were also his enemies.

Even if he exposed Lue Feng Zun Zhe now and temporarily united these people to fight against him…what happens after that fight?

When it was over, he’d still have to fight these people for the inheritance.

He refused to believe they weren’t eyeing the Wind and Thunder Fury Flame and the Dou Zun’s storage ring.

Especially the Bone Transforming Gate’s sect master and the black-clothed man—both of them were peak Dou Zong experts, already at the threshold of Dou Zun.

Even he would find it extremely difficult to handle them.

”Kid,” Tian Huo Zun Zhe said, his tone turning sour as he watched Lin Feng sit back down and fall into deep thought, ”You’re not thinking of letting those guys fight Lue Feng Zun Zhe first and then swooping in afterward, are you?”

”We barely stand a chance even if everyone teams up. But if Lue Feng Zun Zhe devours them first and it’s just us left... we won’t be able to stop him!”

Hearing that, Lin Feng frowned deeply and replied, ”Let me think this through first.”

As he sank into thought, his hand, which had been resting on Xiao Yixian’s shoulder, unknowingly tightened.

Sensing this, Xiao Yixian was startled. She glanced at her shoulder, then turned to look at Lin Feng—her beautiful eyes filled with curiosity and concern.

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