"But now..." Long Guangyi's face revealed a slight smile, "this spear still needs to be honed, so..."

As he snapped his fingers, just as Ling Feng's face began to smile, those spiderweb cracks on the air wall surprisingly started to heal slowly!

"How can this be!" Ling Feng turned around abruptly, looking at Long Guangyi with anger burning in his eyes.

Long Guangyi chuckled, "Did you really think I would just watch as you slowly broke through my Absolute Defense? Do you think I'm that foolish? However, Ling Feng, I must say I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to damage my Absolute Defense to this extent. You should be proud of yourself!"

A wave of despair washed over Ling Feng's heart. Just when they were about to break the Absolute Defense, Long Guangyi had managed to repair it with a wave of his hand! Was the only way to use absolute force to break through instantly?

But now, Ling Feng had already exhausted his strongest power!

At that moment, Ling Feng's palm warmed up, and a feeble breath transferred from it: "This is... Is this the Mo Yu Sword?"

Ling Feng was stunned, a surge of excitement rising in his heart. Could it be that the Mo Yu Sword had awakened?

But after Ling Feng received the message from the Mo Yu Sword, an indescribable emotion surged within him. It turned out the Mo Yu Sword, sensing Ling Feng's plight, had used its last bit of strength to send Ling Feng a message.

Because the Mo Yu Sword had previously absorbed the power of seventeen White Jade Beads, it could still muster the strength for one strike. But after this strike, Ling Feng had to find the energy to awaken the Mo Yu Sword within ten days, otherwise, the Mo Yu Sword would likely fade away, completely disappearing from the earth.

In other words, the Mo Yu Sword was stimulating its most foundational strength to help Ling Feng break through the crisis!

"Mo Yu Sword!" Ling Feng clenched his fists tightly, bitterness coursing through his heart.

Since meeting the Mo Yu Sword, it had always been helping him; even without realizing it, it had become his most trusted companion!

"Should I use its power?" Ling Feng hesitated.

Although there were ten days after escaping the trap, Ao Yun had once said that awakening the Mo Yu Sword required an incredibly vast strength, and Ling Feng could not guarantee that he would find enough energy within ten days!

As Ling Feng hesitated, the Mo Yu Sword conveyed an urgent emotion; it was already using its Origin Power, and any delay meant draining the Mo Yu Sword's Vital Energy.

"You need not struggle any longer!" At that moment, Long Guangyi's voice came, "As I said, I won't harm you, but if you persist in wanting to escape, I do have a suggestion!"

Xia Wan'er and Ling Feng turned towards Long Guangyi, and Xia Wan'er said in a stern voice, "What suggestion?"

Long Guangyi looked at Ling Feng and said, "Ling Feng, I admire you. In fact, I have high expectations for you within the Dragon Group. As long as you're willing to become my disciple, I guarantee I'll release you immediately. What do you say?"

Ling Feng was dumbfounded, and Xia Wan'er was also taken aback!

Neither of them could have anticipated that Long Guangyi would consider taking a disciple at this juncture.

"Why?" Ling Feng couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure you're not joking?"

Long Guangyi said indifferently, "Who do you think I am? How could I possibly joke about such a matter? I share the same lineage as the Dragon King, and now my strength is no less than that of the Dragon King! Although your strength is formidable now, all of it comes from unlocking your Gene Lock. Moreover, the higher you unlock your Gene Lock, the greater the damage to your life's origin!"

Xia Wan'er looked at Ling Feng in surprise, "Ling Feng, what does Long Guangyi mean? What's this about the higher you unlock your Gene Lock, the greater the damage to your life's origin?"

Without the chance to explain, Ling Feng looked at Long Guangyi with a trace of horror, "Who... who exactly are you? How could you know about this?"

This secret of Ling Feng's was the most confidential within the Divine Gate organization. That is to say, aside from a few high-level members of the Divine Gate organization, no one else knew about the dangers brought by unlocking the Gene Lock to its peak!

However, Long Guangyi had now casually disclosed it, which could not help but shock Ling Feng!

"How I came to know of this is not your concern!" Long Guangyi said dismissively, "I can only tell you, with my guidance, you can possess great strength without having to unlock your Gene Lock at all, how about it?"

Ling Feng's expression grew grim. Long Guangyi seemed all too familiar with his secret, giving Ling Feng an ominous premonition! Though Long Guangyi made it sound appealing, Ling Feng simply did not believe it!

"Ling Feng, what is going on?" Xia Wan'er asked anxiously, "What does Long Guangyi mean?"

"Don't tell me you don't know, big sister?" Long Guangyi exclaimed in surprise, "Ling Feng's current state is due to having unlocked the Gene Lock within his body, and to the peak no less! That is to say, every minute and every second, he is consuming his Origin Power, depleting his vitality! He must have only had five years of life left before; now, it must be even shorter, right?"

Xia Wan'er was stunned, trembling as she asked, "Ling Feng, is everything Long Guangyi said true?"

Ling Feng gave a bitter smile. At this point, even if he denied it, it would be useless. Moreover, the Dragon King had long known about his condition.

"Aunt Wan, this... this is indeed true!" Ling Feng sighed, "I'm sorry, even like this, I cannot break free from the shackles of the Absolute Defense!"

"You foolish child!" Xia Wan'er touched Ling Feng's cheek and said, "Lift your state. For my selfishness, you have paid such a high price!"

Ling Feng spoke earnestly, "Please don't say that, Aunt Wan. In my heart, Ting Yu is a girl worth protecting with my life, and as an elder of Ting Yu, you are also my elder, Ling Feng! Of course, I must protect you both!"

Xia Wan'er sighed. Listening to Ling Feng's sincere words, she said lightly, "Alright then, let's admit defeat!"

Even if it meant admitting defeat, she was unwilling to continue depleting Ling Feng's life force! Her thoughts turned to Ting Yu, and looking at Ling Feng, her heart felt sour: "Why must fate always be so cruel to these children?"

Ling Feng smiled faintly, "Aunt Wan, it's not the last step yet; it's not good to admit defeat too easily!"

Xia Wan'er looked at Ling Feng, unclear about what he was planning, when suddenly her expression changed.

"Don't worry, I will not acknowledge Long Guangyi as my master!" Seeing the change in Xia Wan'er's expression, Ling Feng immediately knew what she was thinking and quickly assured her.

There must be a battle between Long Guangyi and the Dragon King, and as the son-in-law of the Dragon King, Ling Feng naturally would not "acknowledge a thief as his father."

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