Being able to change form and infiltrate was not without risks or flaws. After all, the target's habits, aura, and other traits were all different. The slightest abnormality could become a fatal flaw that exposed oneself.
The Chameleon had talent and ability, but the problem was he had never undergone the most professional training and couldn't perfectly imitate others. So once inside the tribe, he was almost constantly at risk of exposing himself.
The Chameleon had already infiltrated for a full day and night.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly—until at this moment, he was fully exposed.
Looking up, one could see a figure darting quickly out of the ghoul city. The person appeared utterly ordinary and common—so much so that if placed in a crowd, he would vanish immediately. His face was generic, his shape unremarkable, with no distinctive features, blending completely into the masses. In short, he was utterly ordinary and unmemorable.
But now, he was fleeing wildly as if his backside was on fire. At his feet hovered a cluster of auspicious clouds, shaped like a chameleon. Of course, this was only the appearance.
This auspicious cloud was a specialty developed in Great Yi.
The Heavenly Workshop Pavilion had simplified the method of refining these clouds and specially created a Spirit-Attuned Auspicious Cloud Furnace. This peculiar furnace, once fed with the essence of colorful clouds, could draw on the clouds in the heavens and earth to forge clusters of auspicious clouds.
However, these clouds were uncontrollable; their quality was random. They could take any form and possess various traits—there was no limit to what might be produced.
Their shapes were bizarre and diverse.
Yet, without a doubt, these clouds could be used as flying devices. By refining them with the cloud essence, they could be cultivated to reach quite impressive levels. They were very popular in Great Yi.
After all, everyone had a strong yearning for the sky.
The Chameleon had bought one such cloud. Because it resembled a chameleon and could constantly change color to match the environment, he felt compelled to buy it, paying a high price to obtain it. After acquiring it, he treated it like his own child—no one, not even close comrades, could touch it.
He also spent a fortune buying cloud essence to nurture it.
The importance was clear.
The Chameleon's auspicious cloud was also incredibly fast, and most importantly, it could render him invisible. Without special means, no one could see him.
But now, he was exposed.
While scouting the ghoul tribe, he triggered a restriction and was immediately discovered. He knew many powerful ghouls would come hunting him mercilessly.
"Faster! Almost out!" he shouted desperately in his mind, eyes scanning behind.
Behind him, a group of ghouls chased after him with savage, ferocious faces. These were genuine elites. The Chameleon had reached the fourth-tier Dharma Realm in cultivation. Coupled with some tricks up his sleeve, he could barely survive against a Nascent soul-level opponent. But now, those pursuing him were fifth-tier ghouls, and fourth-tier ones were numerous.
If caught, the consequences were clear—he would become a meal for the ghouls, eaten alive.
The city wall was now close ahead.
"Just a bit faster—I'll be out!" The Chameleon's eyes gleamed with excitement, heart pounding fiercely, blood roaring.
But just as he appeared at the wall's edge, the chasing ghouls' faces twisted into mocking sneers.
Bang!!
Almost at the moment he stepped over the wall, a barrier suddenly appeared, blocking him. The force slammed the Chameleon against the barrier, causing him to instinctively spit a mouthful of reverse blood.
"Barrier! Not good!" Lin Feng, watching, hardened his gaze and suddenly stood up, shouting sharply, "I'll cover you! Get the Chameleon out safely! You all retreat immediately—I'll hold off the pursuers and get the intel back at once!"
As he spoke, an unstoppable aura burst from him, surging with every step he took. Invisible momentum swept the surroundings as he charged toward the ghoul city.
"Dragon fights in the wild!" Lin Feng shouted loudly. Without hesitation, he raised his arm and struck toward the barrier.
Roar!!
A golden true dragon emerged from his palm, manifesting his martial will. It radiated supreme, overwhelming power—unstoppable, indestructible, a fight to the death.
No retreat.
One word.
Fight!
Bang!!
The hundred-zhang-long dragon slammed fiercely into the barrier, and a massive hole was blasted open.
"Captain!" The Chameleon cried out joyfully.
"Go first. Take the intel out and retreat with the others. I'll hold the rear," Lin Feng shouted.
"Captain, the Mad Blood Tribe isn't just large above ground—they've dug vast underground spaces. I was about to enter when I triggered a restriction and was discovered. No one knows how many ghouls still lurk below," the Chameleon quickly reported as he fled the city, though his heart was heavy with grim news.
"Then you must take the intel back. Go quickly!" Lin Feng said decisively, his expression growing even more grave. Without hesitation, he sent the Chameleon off while he himself stood firm like a mountain, eyes locked on the city and the ghouls pouring out.
"No one escapes today," a handsome upper-rank ghoul emerged from the city.
He was an upper-rank ghoul—Ghost Blade.
"Captain, traps all around! Ghouls are surrounding us—we have no way out!" The bounty hunters who had escorted the Chameleon back showed shock and anger.
The area was completely sealed off by ghouls, with space forbidden and the wilderness teeming with them, rapidly closing in for the kill. The ghouls had the city locked down like an iron bucket—any intrusion was met with swift retaliation.
"No way out? Then we'll fight our way through. Follow me!" Lin Feng's determination deepened.
He suddenly stepped forward, golden light flooding his body in layers, his form expanding rapidly, visible to the naked eye.
One zhang!Three zhang!Ten zhang!...
In a blink, he swelled to hundreds of zhang tall.
Dragon-Elephant Golden Body!
In the golden glow, roars of the dragon and elephant echoed, shaking the soul. This was his Dragon-Elephant Golden Body battle form, forged through body refinement. Upon activation, golden qi-blood burst forth like a war smoke, scorching the air.
His cultivation at Body Refinement Stage Five was fully unleashed.
"Looking for death!" Ghost Blade's eyes grew cold. Suddenly, his right hand flashed with black light, summoning a pitch-black greatsword. It was as if the blade was born unnatural but perfectly at home in his grasp.
This was his power—the Ghost Blade.
It could gather countless vengeful spirits. The more souls it devoured, the stronger the blade. At advanced levels, a single slash could unleash thousands of ghosts, turning heaven and earth into a boundless ghostly realm.
As the Ghost Blade appeared, terrible ghostly wails echoed, stirring the soul.
With a swing, the Ghost Blade struck out.
Ghost Blade—Frozen Ghost Formation!!
The slash unleashed countless blade lights that appeared before Lin Feng, but oddly, they didn't strike him directly. Instead, they scattered outward, forming a strange formation. Within each blade light hovered a chilling, malevolent ghost—a frozen ghost, a deadly spirit. The ghosts combined to form a deadly ice formation, multiplying destructive power by tens or hundreds.
Though these ice ghosts were ordinary spirits, Lin Feng's power could easily crush them with a single palm. But the frozen formation's burst released endless cold air, swiftly enveloping him from the feet upward.
Layer upon layer of ice crystals coated his body, threatening to freeze his bloodline itself.
The power unleashed instantly reached the sixth tier, rivaling that of a Yang God Realm.
The true terror of Ghost Blade was not the sword but the ghostly formation.
"Break!" Lin Feng bellowed.
As ice crystals spread to his neck, ready to encase his entire head, Lin Feng shouted and golden qi-blood erupted like flames, violently shattering the ice, even vaporizing some.
He stepped forward like lightning and counterattacked with a palm strike, swift as thunder.
A golden dragon surged from his palm, striking Ghost Blade solidly.
Boom!!
With a roar, Ghost Blade's body exploded on the spot.