Urban All-Round Master

Thinking it over, the Magic Bracelet had helped him far, far too much all this time. You could say that without the Magic Bracelet, he’d never have achieved what he had today. When Lin Zifeng looked at Mu Ruoyun again, there was a clear hint of gratitude in his eyes.

Come to think of it, the Magic Bracelet’s effect and benefits on him were not just a tiny bit.

”Thank you, Mu Ruoyun... All this time, it’s thanks to your help. And my life—you’ve saved it more than once. I honestly don’t know how I should repay you.”

Lin Zifeng’s tone was utterly sincere. Falling into Mu Ruoyun’s ears, it stunned her for a moment before she couldn’t help but purse her lips and smile.

”Pfft...”

Seeing Mu Ruoyun suddenly go from tears to laughter, Lin Zifeng was a bit at a loss. He scratched his head awkwardly, then couldn’t help asking, ”What are you laughing at? Did I say something wrong just now?”

She waved her hand, her twin peaks trembling slightly before her laughter finally died down. Her playful tone even carried a teasing edge: ”You want to repay me? Are you kidding? Even at my worst, I’m still a Divine Artifact. You’re just a little Saint—way too weak.”

Way too weak...

Those few joking words from Mu Ruoyun struck a chord in Lin Zifeng’s heart. Facing the strong, he had lowered his head and compromised again and again, backing down over and over. In the end, it all came down to one thing—he was too damn weak!

His fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and seeing Mu Ruoyun cover her mouth and start giggling again, his face sank and he said coldly, ”What? Is it that funny? Don’t forget, your power was given to you by someone else too!”

Startled by Lin Zifeng’s chilling words, Mu Ruoyun stopped laughing. A hint of grievance rose in her beautiful eyes as she pouted, ”Why are you getting mad? I was just joking. Actually, all this time, your hard work and determination—this young lady has seen it all, and I really do admire you.”

His gaze paused, and the blaze of anger in Lin Zifeng’s heart cooled. He licked his lips and said with a touch of apology, ”Sorry, I lost my temper just now...”

After hearing that, Mu Ruoyun actually waved it off in a straightforward manner and said, ”Alright, since you’ve become my master, let’s skip the polite nonsense. The fact that I can let you enter the Illusion Realm already means I’ve acknowledged you.”

”Acknowledged me?” Lin Zifeng looked confused as he raised a finger and pointed at his own nose. Mu Ruoyun saw this and nodded, saying, ”That’s right. Before, because of your strength, the Ability I could use was very weak. Now that I’ve gained the energy of the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Shadow Stone, I’ll be able to grant you much more powerful strength in the future.”

Only then did the confusion on Lin Zifeng’s face turn into joy. Inwardly he thought, before gaining Mu Ruoyun’s recognition, he’d already had an almost heaven-defying superpower. Who knew what unexpected gains he might get now?

Mu Ruoyun could naturally see through Lin Zifeng’s inner thoughts. With a light laugh, she lifted her hand, and the Primordial Battle Banner dropped into her palm.

Seeing the War Banner in Mu Ruoyun’s hand, Lin Zifeng finally relaxed. During the Heavenly Tribulation, the Primordial Battle Banner had been shrouded within the tribulation. Back then he’d been too anxious and hadn’t noticed that Mu Ruoyun had already retrieved it for him.

”Mm, you’ve seen it yourself—this young lady’s power. Once it’s combined with the Primordial Battle Banner, within a hundred meters, everything that attacks you will be slowed countless times over.”

Slowed countless times... Hearing this, Lin Zifeng couldn’t help throwing his head back in wild delight. With such an Ability, when he faced the Five Supreme Venerables later, no matter how fierce their Elemental Power attacks were, they wouldn’t even be able to brush the corner of his clothes.

Overjoyed, Lin Zifeng couldn’t help wanting to test it out. He said to the Mu Ruoyun standing in front of him, ”Since you can take human form in this Illusion Realm, why don’t we spar a bit? Let me see just how broken this Ability is, hehe...”

”You sure?” A playful, teasing smile appeared on Mu Ruoyun’s pretty face, and even her tone carried a hint of mischief.

He could tell Mu Ruoyun had bad intentions, but wrapped up in his own excitement, Lin Zifeng didn’t care. He quickly nodded, then his figure flickered and landed on the lawn dozens of meters away.

”You’d better think this through. This young lady doesn’t exactly know the meaning of holding back.” At this moment Mu Ruoyun was still wearing a wicked smile as she ’kindly’ reminded Lin Zifeng.

Unable to wait, Lin Zifeng waved his hand. With a thought, the Primordial Battle Banner sliced a streak of afterimage through the air and dropped down beside him.

”Since that’s the case, this young lady will make a move. Be careful.”

Before the words even fell, Lin Zifeng saw streaks of red-gold light flash across Mu Ruoyun’s white robes.

Along with the surging light were ancient, simple characters that Lin Zifeng had never seen before, circling around Mu Ruoyun and forming a Mysterious Formation.

”Hah!” With a crisp shout, Mu Ruoyun’s battle-ready face, bathed in Golden Light, gained an extra touch of holiness. One of the ancient characters circling around her burst forth in response!

”Buzz...”

In midair, the character suddenly expanded dozens of times, transforming into a golden cage that descended from the heavens, intending to imprison Lin Zifeng inside.

”What speed! Primordial Battle Banner!” Lin Zifeng saw the Golden Light flash and arrive in an instant, and his heart jolted. The Primordial Battle Banner standing beside him began to stir on its own despite the still air.

”Space Gravity! Suppress!” With a roar, Lin Zifeng looked up at the sky. The glow of the golden cage was already reflected on the sharp lines of his face.

As the cage drew nearer, cold sweat began to bead on Lin Zifeng’s tightly clenched fists. Why had the golden cage’s speed only slowed by less than one tenth?

Though confused, Lin Zifeng had no intention of letting himself be trapped inside. His figure flickered as he prepared to dart away from his original spot.

But who’d have thought the golden cage was like it had grown eyes, clinging to Lin Zifeng and giving relentless chase. No matter how he tried to flee, he couldn’t shake it off.

On the side, seeing Lin Zifeng chased so hard he was leaping up and down, Mu Ruoyun couldn’t help covering her mouth and laughing softly. Her other hand pointed and gestured in the air, and the golden cage swayed left and right.

Finally, Mu Ruoyun’s jade finger suddenly thrust down. The golden cage hovering above Lin Zifeng’s head plummeted. After a heavy, solemn thud, Lin Zifeng was left gripping the bars with a thoroughly annoyed look, saying in a low voice, ”Hey, Mu Ruoyun, did you not lend me the Space Gravity at all? No matter how hard I try to use Elemental Power, the cage’s speed doesn’t slow in the slightest.”

Another soft laugh. Mu Ruoyun pinched her slender, supple waist as she walked up to Lin Zifeng, giggling as she said, ”Did you forget who this young lady is? I’m a Divine Artifact, remember?”

”Since I’m a Divine Artifact, then the power this young lady uses is naturally Divine Power. Do you really think, with your Saint Realm strength, you can stop Divine Power?”

Divine Power...

Lin Zifeng silently repeated it a few times before he finally understood. Mu Ruoyun hadn’t cheated him—she had lent him Space Gravity. But with his current Realm, how could he possibly resist such overwhelming Divine Power?