Merging with Demon Spirits

Chapter 119: Chapter 105: Arrival at the South Sea

”Yes!” Faced with Lin Yuanshan’s serious questioning, Lin Feng remained calm and did not deny it. To him, there was nothing to deny.

In the martial world, killing is the most normal thing.

”Where? How many did you kill?”

Hearing Lin Feng admit it, Lin Yuanshan’s firm face showed two slightly raised thick eyebrows, revealing a gaze like that of a tiger or wolf.

”In Senhai, about thirty people I guess!”

Lin Feng’s body instantly tensed. He could barely resist pure mental pressure, but Lin Yuanshan’s oppression, which clearly contained martial arts momentum, was not something a First Grade Martial Artist like him could resist.

”At least an Eighth Grade Martial Artist, possibly Ninth Grade!” Lin Feng secretly thought.

He didn’t know the exact strength of his grandfather or what level of Demon Spirit he had refined, but to become a general, he certainly wasn’t a simple character.

”Senhai!”

Lin Yuanshan seemed somewhat incredulous. How could a high school student dare to enter Senhai?

However, the momentum weakened slightly, and Lin Feng’s tense body relaxed a bit.

”You dare to enter the Otherworld? Why did you kill?”

”I’m already a Martial Artist; Senhai is just the lowest-level Otherworld Space!”

Lin Feng remained calm, his tone carrying a hint of mockery: ”Why did I kill? Others wanted to kill me, and I killed them instead. Isn’t that perfectly normal?”

Lin Yuanshan could clearly feel that Lin Feng had no reverence for life, quite the opposite—a deep indifference.

This indifference surprised him somewhat.

This indifference towards life wasn’t indicative of a personality problem; many martial artists who had roamed the Otherworld for years exhibited such behavior.

Lin Yuanshan held the same indifference towards life, but that’s because, after fifty years in the army, he had become accustomed to life and death, having faced death many times.

And Lin Feng was only sixteen, just graduated from high school.

As for the ones who wanted to kill Lin Feng, they were probably some Hunters, and as Lin Feng said, being killed in return was normal.

Though still somewhat puzzled by Lin Feng’s heavy killing intent, after learning its source, Lin Yuanshan’s inner reservations slowly eased.

As long as he wasn’t indiscriminately killing the innocent!

For soldiers, decisiveness in killing is seen as an advantage.

”Hmm!”

Lin Yuanshan nodded, thus resolving this issue.

In this moment, Lin Yuanshan finally truly recognized Lin Feng as his grandson.

This grandson had outstanding talent. Although his personality was somewhat cold, his nature was not problematic. As the top scorer in the college entrance examination, he had given him face today and even helped him out.

After recognizing him, Lin Feng became increasingly pleasing in Lin Yuanshan’s eyes.

”Dad, I’m sorry, I was wrong.”

Signaled by Lin Anbang’s eyes and gestures, Lin Fang approached her father, her eyes red, speaking with some fear.

”Hmm!”

Lin Yuanshan responded with a sound.

When Lin Yuanshan acknowledged Lin Feng’s identity, it implied that he had already begun to forgive his daughter.

In fact, earlier, Lin Anbang had explained to him that knowing his daughter hadn’t been well all these years and didn’t return home out of a sense of shame, Lin Yuanshan had already come to terms with it, even started to feel sympathetic.

Although he hadn’t directly expressed forgiveness, his attitude was noticeably different.

Upon seeing her grandfather forgive her mother, whose joyful smile was tearful, Lin Feng also showed a trace of a smile.

Now, he could head to Red Cloud without any worries.

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”Mom, I’m leaving. Take care of yourself!”

Outside the 12th Otherworld Space Gate, Lin Feng spoke to his mother.

Red Cloud University was not in Jiang City but in Guanglin Base City.

Currently, outside the Base City, Demon Beasts were everywhere; not just Advanced-level Demon Beasts, but even powerful King-level Demon Beasts were not uncommon. Only teams of powerful Martial Artists could venture across two Base Cities from the wild.

And for students, their overall strength was too weak, without combat and survival experience. Even with the protection of Martial Artists, they couldn’t succeed and were likely to face total annihilation, consuming a significant amount of time.

To study in a different location, students had to enter the Otherworld Space Gate under military protection, traversing multiple Otherworld Space Gates to reach their destination.

This was the safest and fastest method.

Because military protection was required for coordination, and to avoid wasting manpower, Jiang City had specific regulations on which Otherworld Space Gate students should enter based on their destination, along with the dates and times.

Lin Feng had to go from Jiang City to Guanglin through the 12th Otherworld Space Gate, crossing two Base Cities and seven Space Gates to reach his destination.

Jiang City specified that from September 11th to 17th, students had a seven-day window to choose any day to enter, with no extensions.

Knowing that after heading to Red Cloud, he wouldn’t be able to return home for a long time, Lin Feng treasured his time with family, staying home most days except for occasional gatherings and celebration banquets with Yun Kai and others.

Just a week before the start of school, on the 17th, the last designated day, Lin Feng finally departed.

As teammates, Gao Hai and the other three naturally followed the example of their leader.

Additionally, Lin Xiaofei and the grandchildren of Lin Yuanshan’s comrades or friends also waited until the 17th to leave to get acquainted with Lin Feng.

”Xiaofeng, take care of yourself. Safety is the most important!”

Lin Fang and the eldest sister’s eyes were red, hearts filled with worry and fear.

This was Lin Feng’s first time leaving them, leaving home.

”Don’t worry, your son is quite strong.”

Lin Feng wiped the tears from his mother’s face, smiling in reassurance.

”Brother, you must come back to see me.”

Ma Lele also cried. Although they weren’t related by blood, Lin Feng treated her like his own sister, doting on her greatly.

”Alright, be good at home. I’ll come back to see you during the New Year.”

Pinching his little sister’s cheeks, Lin Feng smiled as he instructed Old Ma a few things.

”Nephew Lin Feng, your mom and others will be taken care of by your uncle, so don’t worry! Please take care of Xiaofei at school.”

Uncle Lin Anbang approached Lin Feng with his son Lin Xiaofei, smiling as he spoke.

”Take care of yourself. I have comrades at Red Cloud. If anything happens, you can call this number.”

Lin Yuanshan also came today to see his grandson and grandnephew off, handing Lin Feng a slip of paper.

”Hmm, thank you, Grandpa!”

Lin Feng opened the slip, seeing the word ”fire” and a phone number written on it.

”Old Lin!”

Under the gestures of comrades and friends, Lin Yuanshan pointed to four boys and two girls: ”These are all our own people. Look after them in Red Cloud.”

”Hmm, don’t worry.”

Lin Feng glanced at the six, giving a slight smile as a greeting.

”We’re leaving.”

Taking one last look at his family, Lin Feng waved his hand. Amidst words of caution and looks of worry and reluctance, a group of eleven gradually departed.

After identity verification by the guarding soldiers, Lin Feng and others entered a massive building resembling a bird’s nest.

The stationed shapes outside each Space Gate were not uniform; the 1st Space Gate resembled a yurt, while the 12th Space Gate resembled a bird’s nest.

Within the giant steel bird’s nest, Lin Feng saw over a hundred boys and girls gathered in the central area.

Just as Lin Feng entered, a man in military uniform appeared before the crowd.

”Come over and line up. We’ll start entering the Space Gate at nine o’clock!”

The man’s eyes held a hint of surprise, his gaze lingering slightly on Lin Feng and Yun Kai, clearly recognizing them.

”Lucky timing, meeting the top scorers of the college entrance exam—today promises a good haul.”

”Little ones, study hard, and don’t cry!”

Lin Feng and the others caught the attention of many Martial Artists, some encouraging, some slightly teasing.

The 12th Space Gate was an Otherworld Space Gate only for those at Fifth Grade or higher to dare venture into, clearly not something greenhorns like Lin Feng and his group could tackle.

The presence of rookies here implied one possibility: the conclusion of the entrance exams, and students travelling through Otherworld Space Gates.

Only those who had been admitted to the Nine Elite Joint Schools or the Three Elite Academies could qualify to use the Space Gates.

In Jiang City, there was one of the Nine Elite Joint Schools, Changkong University. Without exceptional reasons, Jiang City’s students typically chose Changkong University.

Thus, this group of over a hundred were mostly those admitted to Red Cloud University.

Led by the man, Lin Feng and others approached a roughly three-meter-diameter, irregularly shaped space gate, intermittently bright and dark, exuding a faintly white twisted glow.

”It’s Lin Feng and Yun Kai!”

The arrival of Lin Feng and the others prompted several exclamations.

Even though they were all students of Red Cloud University, the difference in talent and ability was evident.

”Hello, Lin Feng. I’m Li Xiao. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

”Yun Kai, it’s a pleasure to meet you....”

Several people came forward to greet them. Lin Feng and Yun Kai nodded politely but then remained silent, seeming a bit aloof.

Some felt displeased, but they did not dare express it directly.

Offending Lin Feng and Yun Kai over a momentary grievance was clearly not a wise choice.

”It’s a Space Gate, although I’ve seen it many times on TV, it’s my first time seeing it in person!”

With curiosity in his eyes, Gao Hai and his friends had never entered the Otherworld before.

More people joined the queue as the time neared nine, the number in line surpassing two hundred.

”Follow me!”

After registering their identities, the man said, leading them into the Space Gate, with Lin Feng’s team closely following in an orderly fashion.