Urban God of War: The Live-in Son-in-law

The undead centipede was clearly provoked by one of Ye Feng's Emperor's Sky-Flipping Seals, as it spewed black beams of light in all directions. Ye Feng mobilized all his strength, veins bulging on his forehead as he rapidly dodged through the air.

"Damn, luckily the range of these black beams isn't too wide, otherwise I'd really be done for!"

After desperately dodging, Ye Feng felt like he had a narrow escape from death. It was a close call, one of the black beams nearly pierced through his arm. Thankfully, his quick reaction allowed him to evade at full strength, but even so, the Emperor's Armor he wore was corroded with a gap.

Ye Feng looked down to see a large section of the withered trees in the Withered Wood Forest had collapsed, and the ground was now peppered with seven or eight bottomless black holes. Dense spots of black light emerged in the air, resembling a rain of darkness moving against the flow, all rushing into Ye Feng's body from above.

"Awesome, this is just too awesome!"

Ye Feng was overjoyed. Although the situation was perilous, the gains were substantial. All the black light spots were absorbed by the Divine Path Heavenly Edict Scroll, converted into the source of energy, and fed back to him.

However, Ye Feng quickly noticed something amiss, "All this energy is only enough to open up a dozen or so acupoints? In the past, it would have been enough to open several dozen. Could it be that unlocking the last five hundred acupoints is more difficult than before?"

Ye Feng made his judgment swiftly and was certain of his thoughts. Indeed, cultivating the final five hundred acupoints proved to be harder. Nevertheless, he could clearly feel an improvement in his strength. Although the increase wasn't significant, it was still a cause for celebration.

"No good, the giant skeleton is coming again!"

Ye Feng's expression changed, as the attack from the undead centipede came once more, making his scalp tingle with alarm.

Meanwhile, Xiao Chuanqi and Sima Zhantian, who had been charging outward, were panting and rushed out of the Skeleton Forest, bursting into a barren desert.

Gazing back at the Withered Wood Forest, Xiao Chuanqi saw no more skeleton figures and collapsed on the ground with a gasp, saying, "The skeletons are gone, it looks like they can't leave the Withered Wood Forest. We're safe, everyone."

Sima Zhantian and others were also exhausted, collapsing in the desert sand. They had fended off the hardy skeletons all this way and were now utterly drained.

Shadow, though tired as well, kept a worried eye in the direction of the Skeleton Forest, "I wonder how the master is doing now..."

Upon hearing Shadow's words, everyone fell silent. To enable their escape, Ye Feng alone had held off the most powerful undead centipede, and his fate was still unknown.

Seeing the grim atmosphere, Sima Zhantian tried to lighten the mood with a laugh, "The master is the Northern King and the Martial Academy Principal of Xuanyuan Nation, how could anything happen to him? Right, Xiao Chuanqi?"

However, just as Sima Zhantian's words ended, seven or eight black beams lit up from the Skeleton Forest, instantly drawing the attention of Xiao Chuanqi and others.

The black beams blotted out the sky with such a terrifying might that even Xiao Chuanqi and others, who had made it out, were left with hearts pounding. They could feel that if they were touched by even a hint of the black beams, they would very likely be obliterated!

By the location of the black beams, they could tell it was where they had just escaped from, which likely meant that Ye Feng was battling the undead centipede.

In an instant, Sima Zhantian felt the cold gaze of Shadow, and even Xiao Chuanqi and Leng Wuming looked at him with strange expressions.

With an eerie tone, Shadow said, "Sima Zhantian, if anything happens to the master, I'll kill you first to accompany him in death!"

Sima Zhantian shivered, hairs on his body standing on end and a chill settling in his heart. If it were Xiao Chuanqi who had said it, he might have taken it as a joke, but coming from Shadow, he believed it to be true; after all, they could all see Shadow's special feelings for Ye Feng.

The atmosphere turned awkward suddenly, and Xiao Chuanqi cleared his throat to break the silence, "Let's not panic just yet, it looks like there's still a fight going on inside the Skeleton Forest. The master should be fine. Let's all wait peacefully. The master's luck is against the heavens; he's bound to be alright."

Despite his words, Xiao Chuanqi was also unsure, because the black beams just now had been truly terrifying – even from a distance, they made one's heart skip a beat.

Shadow watched the Skeleton Forest with anxious eyes, hoping that in the next moment the emperor-like figure would emerge from within.

At this very moment, on the Great Wall of Heaven, in a different time and space from this Outer Battlefield, Old Man with Big Tobacco Pipe was still puffing on his dry pipe, sensing something as he looked towards a certain direction.

Shortly after, Old Long raised his White Brows, "That's the direction of Skeleton Forest. Why is that centipede acting up again? I had injured it with a slap when I passed by a few days ago; how come it's jumping around now?"

"Hold on... that's... Ye Feng's aura!"

Old Long's face showed a hint of surprise. Hearing Ye Feng's name, Sausage Sister became curious, "Grandpa Long, what are you talking about? What's this Skeleton Forest and Ye Feng all about?"

"That kid Ye Feng has entered the Outer Battlefield again, but this time he seems to be unlucky, having been transported to the Skeleton Forest, one of the Four Great Desolate Lands." Old Long's face revealed a smile that seemed to delight in Ye Feng's misfortune, which left Sausage Sister speechless. Isn't that your disciple? Is that an appropriate expression?

But Sausage Sister dared not say much, frowning as she asked, "What are the Four Great Desolate Lands?"

Old Long took another puff of his dry pipe before casually saying, "They are what those who enter the Outer Battlefield call the Four Great Desolate Lands, although to me, they are hardly 'desolate lands.'"

"To be truthful, rather than calling them desolate lands, they are more like prisons..."

Old Long sighed as he spoke, seemingly wanting to say something but ultimately chose to remain silent.

Sausage Sister didn't notice that, as her concern had already shifted to something else, "Could Ye Feng be in danger over there?"

"If it were before, that kid would definitely be dead upon entering," Old Long said, startling Sausage Sister, but then he quickly added with a smile, "But now, the most this kid will suffer is a bit of hardship; he shouldn't be in mortal danger."

Only then did Sausage Sister breathe a sigh of relief. Watching Old Long's expression, she couldn't help but feel a mix of amusement and irony. Her own disciple was in danger, yet here he was, looking quite pleased.

Over at Skeleton Forest, Ye Feng was still entangled in combat with the Undead Centipede. He was also continuously provoking the beast to spray out black beams to kill off the Skeleton Legion, leaving the ground riddled with innumerable deep black holes.

Despite appearing somewhat disheveled, Ye Feng's expenditure wasn't small, but his gains were definitely substantial. In the midst of the battle, he had unlocked more than a dozen acupoints. Furthermore, he noticed something odd about the Undead Centipede; its movements seemed somewhat sluggish, as if it were injured.

Logically, if the Undead Centipede only had such an attack speed, an ordinary Golden Core Grandmaster and a Powerhouse of the Sacred Realm should be able to dodge its attacks. He had been fighting for nearly an hour, and if it weren't for the Skeleton Legion scattered all over the ground, he would have reason to doubt whether this place was really one of the legendary Four Great Desolate Lands.

What Ye Feng didn't know was that if his master, Old Man with Big Tobacco Pipe, hadn't previously injured the Undead Centipede, which resulted in its reduced attack speed, he would have been reduced to ashes by now.

"Emperor's Sky-Flipping Seal!"

"Sky-breaking Divine Spear!"

"Emperor's Divine Dragon Fist!"

Ye Feng was thoroughly enjoying the fight, and to not take advantage of such an opportunity would be foolish.

However, he soon discovered that the Divine Path Heavenly Edict Scroll seemed to have ceased absorbing the black light dots left behind by the destruction of the skeletons.

Eyeing the black light dots suspended in the air, Ye Feng raised an eyebrow, "Is it saturated already and not absorbing this kind of energy anymore?"

Soon, Ye Feng confirmed his suspicion. It really might be saturated. The Divine Path Heavenly Edict Scroll had stopped working, which was quite frustrating. He was still covetous of those black light dots in the air, but it was already useless as they couldn't be absorbed.

"The Spirit Essence in my body is almost depleted too. It's time to leave. I wonder if Xiao Chuan and the others are safe now."

After muttering to himself, Ye Feng confirmed the direction in which Xiao Chuan and the others had left, and turned his head to look at the Undead Centipede that was still relentlessly attacking him.

"Big Skeleton, I'm off; I'll come and find you again if there's a chance!"

With a loud shout, Ye Feng then retreated from a group of skeletons and flew out of Skeleton Forest.

It seemed as though the Undead Centipede understood Ye Feng's intention. Its enormous body trembled wildly, and the entire Skeleton Forest shook as if struck by a massive earthquake.

"Roar Buzz!"

The Undead Centipede let out a bizarre roar, unleashing a wave of deathly aura. It was extremely angry; had it not been injured, it could have easily killed this puny human!

But Ye Feng was oblivious to all of this.

The Skeleton Legion was composed only of skeletons at the Martial King Level and Peak Martial King level, which posed no real challenge to Ye Feng. With the Spear of the Ancestral Dragon in hand, he easily knocked these skeletons away and flew out of Skeleton Forest into a vast desert.

Outside Skeleton Forest, Xiao Chuanqi, Sima Zhantian, and others had been waiting and staring in the direction of Skeleton Forest. Shadow, in particular, had been watching Skeleton Forest intently from the moment Ye Feng stepped out.

At that moment, a towering figure flew out of Skeleton Forest.

Shadow immediately flew over, while Xiao Chuanqi and the others were momentarily stunned. Upon recognizing the towering figure, their faces lit up with joy, and they too dashed forward.

"My lord!"

"Welcome back, my lord!"

Shadow's eyes were slightly reddened, kneel­ing on one knee on the ground, staring intently at the figure.

Xiao Chuanqi, Sima Zhantian, Leng Wuming, and the others also knelt on one knee, their faces filled with excitement.

Ye Feng swept a glance over everyone and noticed that they seemed to be unharmed. A smile appeared on his face, "Good, it looks like everyone is fine. You all look quite drained, though. Take these Spirit Stones and use them to recover."

Ye Feng handed out several luminous Spirit Stones to each of the six individuals. He too had Spirit Stones, some of which he had acquired during his first entry by defeating the Onmyoji from Fusang and other enemies. Others were given to him at the Utility Pavilion by Zhuge Wuming and Zhao Gongming.