Chapter 173

: I Shouldn’t Have Doubted You!

Po Xing City was located in Wuzhou Province, in the northwestern region of China.

It was not a large city, but rather a relatively small one situated on the edge of the province.

Buzz—Buzz—Buzz—

A helicopter descended from the sky and slowly landed on the helipad atop a high-rise building.

Ye Feng jumped out of the helicopter and landed steadily on the ground.

Waiting respectfully in front of him were seven or eight people.

These were all subordinates that Sima Hao had stationed at the intelligence branch in Po Xing City.

“Young Master Ye!”

The group bowed deeply.

The middle-aged man standing at the front was named Shi Ming, the president of the Sima Family’s intelligence branch in Po Xing City. His primary responsibility was to coordinate personnel and use Po Xing City as a base for gathering intelligence across hundreds of kilometers of surrounding territory.

Although there were several smaller intelligence branches scattered throughout the region, Shi Ming held the highest authority in this area, as granted by the family patriarch. The other branches were required to follow his directives.

The people who had discovered clues regarding Ye Feng’s mother had already returned from the Abyss Valley region. The valley’s coordinates were extremely well hidden, and it had taken considerable effort to create a map leading there.

Abyss Valley covered an enormous area, and numerous powerful experts resided within it. Simply approaching the place was extremely dangerous.

Fortunately, after painstaking investigations, they had finally gathered general information about the outermost section of Abyss Valley’s three-layer defensive system.

“Young Master Ye, according to our investigation, Abyss Valley is divided into three sectors, which essentially function as three defensive layers. To reach the core region, one must pass through all three defenses.

“The first layer alone contains over twenty early-stage Heaven Realm experts. There are around fifty martial artists ranging from early-stage Grandmaster to peak Grandmaster, and more than five hundred martial artists from early Internal Force stage to peak Internal Force stage.

“That should give you an idea of just how terrifying this place is.”

Shi Ming led Ye Feng into a spacious, luxurious office and seated him on a large sofa while carefully explaining the information they had gathered.

The figures might not be perfectly accurate, but they should be close.

One of their agents had successfully infiltrated the first layer of Abyss Valley by working as a laborer. Through extensive inquiries and cautious investigation, they had managed to obtain these hard-earned pieces of information.

The number of experts in Abyss Valley was simply astonishing. Even they had been shocked when they first learned of the place.

This massive organization was frighteningly powerful.

A single mistake when dealing with such a force could easily cost one’s life.

Even though the agents they sent were experienced and skilled at disguising themselves, Abyss Valley still detected signs of their infiltration, costing them many operatives.

“You don’t need to explain so much,” Ye Feng said calmly. “Just give me the map. I’ll go by myself.”

Although his expression remained composed, he was extremely anxious inside.

That was his mother.

She had suffered severe injuries, and he had no idea how much longer she could hold on.

He knew there was no more time to waste.

Nor did he need anyone to escort him there, because that would only slow him down.

A distance of several hundred kilometers was nothing—he could simply fly there himself.

Although doing so would consume spiritual energy, saving his mother was far more important.

Even taking the helicopter here had already tested his patience.

Though he currently possessed only fifty percent of his peak strength, Abyss Valley’s power was still insignificant in comparison.

A journey of six or seven hundred kilometers would consume at most ten percent of his spiritual energy. Upon arrival, he would still retain at least forty percent of his strength.

While that would leave him below the Mid-Nascent Soul Transformation stage, he would still possess power equivalent to the Early Nascent Soul Transformation stage. The only limitation was that he would no longer be able to project his primordial spirit again.

Hearing that Ye Feng intended to enter Abyss Valley alone, Shi Ming’s expression changed dramatically.

“Young Master Ye, isn’t it too dangerous for you to go there by yourself?”

he urged worriedly.

“Rescuing your mother is certainly urgent, but I think we should make long-term plans and avoid acting impulsively.”

Shi Ming did not know that Ye Feng was a Saint Realm expert.

All he knew was that the family patriarch had described Ye Feng as extremely powerful, but had never specified exactly how strong.

Since even the patriarch spoke of him that way, Shi Ming guessed that Ye Feng was at least a Martial Grandmaster.

But even a Heaven Realm expert they had previously hired had died in Abyss Valley.

A Martial Grandmaster would be even less significant.

At that moment, three elderly men entered the room.

Their auras were not weak—all three were Martial Grandmasters, and peak Grandmasters at that.

Seeing them arrive, Shi Ming was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward.

“Senior Grandmasters, you’ve finally arrived! Please, have a seat!”

These three experts were the Grandmasters he had spent a large sum of money hiring to accompany Ye Feng on the rescue mission.

Though they were not Heaven Realm experts, they were still formidable.

His resources were limited, and Grandmasters were the best he could obtain.

Entering the first layer of Abyss Valley was not especially difficult. Shi Ming had methods to disguise people and sneak them in.

The second layer, however, was another matter.

There was still a chance.

A remote section with relatively weak defenses existed, guarded only by a handful of Grandmasters. If they could break through that point, they could enter the second layer.

But it was extremely dangerous.

One careless move could attract the attention of the Heaven Realm experts.

And if those Heaven Realm experts began hunting them down, the situation would become disastrous.

The three elders wore expressions of arrogance as they nodded slightly and sat down on the sofa.

Shi Ming personally poured tea for them.

The three turned to look at Ye Feng and frowned.

One of them asked Shi Ming,

“So this is the young Grandmaster you mentioned?”

“He seems rather ordinary.”

“Other than being handsome, there’s nothing particularly special about him. I can’t sense even the slightest martial aura from him.”

“Even if he were concealing his strength, it shouldn’t be this completely undetectable.”

“Haha, esteemed seniors, you jest.”

Shi Ming smiled.

“Young Master Ye is indeed a Martial Grandmaster. Even our family patriarch acknowledges how powerful he is.”

“Hmph.”

The black-robed elder seated on the far left sneered.

“Young Master Ye?”

“That title sounds quite impressive.”

“How come I’ve never heard of some Young Master Ye worthy of your patriarch’s respect?”

“He’s just a brat.”

“And yet he dares call himself ‘Young Master Ye’?”

“Could he be an impostor?”

Shi Ming’s expression stiffened.

Just as he was about to speak, the black-robed elder suddenly flew backward.

Boom!

He slammed into the wall, embedding himself into it.

His chest caved inward.

Blood sprayed from his mouth and nose as he let out a miserable scream.

Shi Ming and the other two elders’ pupils contracted violently.

They turned toward Ye Feng, who had already risen to his feet, and stared in complete shock.

This young man had sent a peak Grandmaster flying with a single strike!

That…

That was not something a Martial Grandmaster could possibly accomplish!

The black-robed elder, trapped in the wall, felt excruciating pain throughout his body.

It was as if every bone had been shattered.

Looking at Ye Feng, who was slowly walking toward him, terror filled his eyes.

His heart leapt into his throat.

He was so frightened that he wet himself.

Trembling uncontrollably, he stammered,

“S-Senior…”

“I’m sorry!”

“I was wrong!”

“I didn’t know you were a Heaven Realm expert!”

“I shouldn’t have doubted you!”

“Please… please spare me!”