Swoosh swoosh swoosh!!

Before Lin Feng finished speaking, the three figures immediately retreated rapidly, each retreating hundreds of miles, creating a distance between themselves and Lin Feng.

However, the three did not escape entirely, as the young man in fine clothes was still under Lin Feng’s sword.

"How dare you openly rob us!"

"Release Brother He immediately!"

"Release him quickly, or we will never let this go!"

The three shouted angrily, their faces filled with killing intent. If they were not wary of Lin Feng’s strength, they would have attacked already.

Lin Feng sneered inwardly at their words; they initially attempted to extort him, yet now they accused him of robbery.

"Three breaths’ time—if you don’t hand over the storage rings, I’ll kill him!" Lin Feng said coldly.

"You court death...!" The three were furious—there was no way they would hand over their storage rings, but they couldn’t watch the young man in fine clothes perish, either.

"Gentlemen, hand over the storage rings; I will compensate all your losses in the future!" the young man in fine clothes shouted, desperate to save his life, willing to bear any loss.

"This...!" The three hesitated—such a huge loss, when could the young man in fine clothes ever repay it!

"Gentlemen, we have known each other for so long, risking life and death together, can you not trust me?" the young man in fine clothes pleaded once more.

The three sighed inwardly; having a good relationship with the young man in fine clothes, they were naturally willing to trust him.

Yet voluntarily surrendering their storage rings not only meant a colossal loss but also a significant humiliation.

After some hesitation, the three exchanged glances and could only let out a helpless sigh, deciding to suffer this loss today and seek revenge later.

"Sir, we will give you the storage rings; we hope you keep your word and release him immediately!" one of them shouted.

"Of course!" Lin Feng nodded.

Thereupon, the three reluctantly removed their storage rings, handing them over to Lin Feng.

"Go!" Lin Feng casually checked them and then withdrew the dozens of lifebound spirit swords from the neck of the young man in fine clothes.

"Let’s go!"

Once freed, the young man in fine clothes immediately called out, transforming into a flash of lightning and fleeing swiftly.

The four moved incredibly fast, disappearing beyond the horizon within a breath’s time.

"Kid, today’s grudge, I will repay it a hundredfold, a thousandfold!"

From afar, the furious roar of the young man in fine clothes was heard, shaking the surrounding tens of thousands of miles.

On the island, watching the disappearing figures of the four, Lin Feng sighed inwardly, knowing that trouble would likely follow.

But he had no choice—unable to completely wipe them out, he had to let the tiger return to the mountain.

"Su, what should we do now?" Nie Qian and Han Ying approached Lin Feng, with Nie Qian asking.

At this moment, both of them were filled with mixed feelings; four Martial Emperor Realm Second Layer individuals had come to extort them, only to be extorted in return by Lin Feng—truly a strange turn of events.

"Let’s go back!" Lin Feng sighed, acknowledging that having offended these four, staying in the Demon Cloud Sea was now unsafe; if they brought experts for revenge, it would be problematic.

"Alright!" Nie Qian and Han Ying nodded in agreement.

Subsequently, the three did not linger and promptly set off for their return.

Several days later, the three returned to the Divine Martial Academy, informed each other of their residences, agreed to train together again in the future, and then each departed to their own abodes.

Lin Feng returned to his loft, sat cross-legged on a cushion, and checked the storage rings of the four young men in fine clothes.

Inside the storage rings of these four, there was a considerable amount of wealth, totaling nine hundred low-grade spirit crystals, plus the low-grade spirit crystals obtained from Liao Yunjian, making up a total of over one thousand two hundred pieces.

With so many spirit crystals, coupled with the demon crystals acquired from slaying the demon-armored man, it was enough for Lin Feng to devour two or three times.

Of course, he’s currently stuck at the Quasi Emperor level; if Star doesn’t evolve, he can’t enhance his cultivation.

Aside from the spirit crystals, there were also a dozen or so emperor-level weapons and several martial arts jade scrolls in the four storage rings.

However, neither the weapons nor the martial arts were what Lin Feng needed.

These treasures, he would keep for now and plan to sell when the spirit crystals were depleted.

Sitting quietly on the cushion, Lin Feng was quite troubled; his Star still had a long way to go to advance into a Battle Soul.

Not to mention how much it needs to devour to reach the ninth heavenly rank, the Mystical Technique alone was enough to give him a headache.

The Immortal Mystical Technique could only serve as a supplementary Mystical Technique and was entirely unsuitable for condensing a Battle Soul.

But what Mystical Technique would best complement his Devouring Stars!

In fact, Lin Feng could now attempt to condense a Battle Soul, but he sought perfection, wanting the most powerful Battle Soul.

For Battle Souls also have differences in quality.

The quality of a Battle Soul is categorized as low, intermediate, advanced, and perfect.

For instance, those stars at heavenly rank first or second rank, even if they are special stars, after evolving into a Battle Soul, can only become a low-level Battle Soul. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Some stars at heavenly rank seventh or eighth rank, even with highly compatible Mystical Techniques, at best become advanced Battle Souls.

Only a ninth heavenly rank star, combined with the most powerful and harmonious Mystical Technique, can forge a perfect Battle Soul.

It can be said that the power of a Battle Soul depends not only on its type but also on its quality.

If Lin Feng evolves his Battle Soul now, even if successful, the quality of the Battle Soul would not be high, likely an intermediate Battle Soul or, at best, an advanced Battle Soul—certainly not a perfect Battle Soul.

The differences in quality are significant; according to Instructor Sun’s lectures, the same Battle Soul, a perfect Battle Soul is several times stronger than an advanced Battle Soul and a dozen times stronger than an intermediate Battle Soul.