"Heh, it seems you've come prepared!" Ye Feng said with a cold smile. "If I'm not mistaken, it was that guy at the city gate yesterday who sent you, right?"
"Hmm? Kid, you actually know?"
Hearing this, Xu Song was a little shocked, but he quickly recovered and said indifferently, "Kid, since you know, I advise you to obediently hand over the spirit stones. Otherwise, we can't guarantee what will happen next!"
As soon as these words were spoken, it was no longer a simple matter of collecting protection fees, but outright robbery and threats.
An ordinary person might have been intimidated by the strength of these few and obediently handed over the money.
However, upon seeing this, Ye Feng did not nod. He merely looked at them with a half-smile and said, "Is that so? Are you sure you'll really protect my safety if I give you the money?"
"Naturally!" Xu Song immediately said with a smile, "We do things for money. If you give enough money, we naturally won't attack you!"
Although this was what they said, their actual intention was to get the spirit stones first, and then find an opportunity to deal with him slowly, to achieve a win-win situation.
However, to their surprise, Ye Feng not only did not nod in agreement, but uttered words that made them change color on the spot.
"Heh, a nice thought, but unfortunately..."
Ye Feng's expression suddenly changed, and in the next second, he spoke without mercy, "What are you guys to dare threaten me?"
*Swish!*
Instantly, their expressions changed drastically, and their eyes were fixed on Ye Feng. At first, they thought they had misheard.
What did this kid say, that they were not worthy?
"Good kid, it seems we've underestimated you. We'll see. I hope you don't regret it later!" Xu Song glanced deeply at Ye Feng, did not make a move on the spot, and turned to leave with his men.
Seeing this, Ye Feng smiled faintly and directly ignored their threat, saying, "It's not important whether I regret it or not. What's important is that you don't regret it!"
Let alone that this was at sea, his territory, even if it wasn't, a few mere trash dared to threaten him, they weren't qualified!
Seeing this, Luo Bing Frost, who was beside him, had her beautiful eyes filled with wonder. This was the first time she had been shocked by Ye Feng's dominance.
However, before she could say anything, a loud shout suddenly came from the ship, "Attention everyone, the ship is about to reach the Sea of Undead. Prepare for battle immediately!"
As the words fell, everyone's expressions couldn't help but tremble. They quickly put down what they were doing, gripped their weapons tightly, and looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Seeing this, Ye Feng narrowed his eyes and thought to himself, "Sea of Undead. It seems this should be a rather dangerous place in the Sea of Silence!"
As if to confirm his thoughts, the large ship was suddenly hit by something heavy, causing the entire hull to shake violently, nearly making many people fall to the ground.
Ye Feng was also startled, but before he could regain his footing, the next moment he saw a black monster holding a steel fork leap out of the water in front of him.
*Whoosh!*
Then, a sound of breaking wind was heard, and a merman-like monster, about half the size of a person and emitting black mist all over its body, instantly appeared before Ye Feng, thrusting a spear directly at his forehead.
In an instant, Ye Feng felt a piercingly cold wind blow, and his entire body felt as if it were being targeted by some beast, a chill penetrating his very being.
He dared not be careless. He quickly summoned the Sea God's Trident and thrust it out, directly striking the monster's steel fork.
*Clang!*
A fierce metallic collision sound echoed, and in the next moment, a scene that was both unexpected and logical to Ye Feng occurred.
With a *crack*, the steel fork in the monster's hand was shattered by the Sea God's Trident, turning into countless fragments that fell to the ground.
Then, Ye Feng's Sea God's Trident, as if entering an unoccupied territory, went straight for the monster's head, piercing it and killing it on the spot!
However, just as Ye Feng thought it was over, he suddenly saw the black mist on the monster's body surge towards him like a tide.
"Death Qi!!"
Ye Feng's eyes immediately narrowed. He recognized what this black gas was. It should be the energy that was the complete opposite of spiritual energy, as Luo Bing Frost had mentioned!
Thinking of this, he prepared to dodge, but at this moment, Luo Bing Frost's voice came from the side, "Don't dodge. This death qi is also a form of energy. You can try to refine it!"
"Huh? You can do that?" Ye Feng was very surprised, but he quickly stopped and turned to let the death qi rush towards him.
Immediately after, he felt as if he had been possessed by a ghost, and an incredibly cold sensation surged within him, almost making him tremble uncontrollably.
However, he quickly reacted. He circulated his spiritual energy to surround this death qi and then slowly refined it.
A minute later, Ye Feng showed a look of surprise. He found that after refining the death qi, his cultivation had actually increased by a small amount!
"This thing can actually increase cultivation?"
Ye Feng was somewhat shocked, but his expression quickly turned to ecstasy. This was an unexpected joy for him!
He had originally thought that after falling into this ghost place where there was no spiritual energy, his cultivation would stagnate. He never expected that he could still improve through this method. It was too unexpected.
"No wonder everyone who comes out of here is a Grandmaster. With this thing, it's indeed not difficult!" Ye Feng thought to himself.
After speaking, he held the Sea God's Trident and turned to face another monster, his expression as excited as if he had found money for the first time.
Seeing this, Luo Bing Frost couldn't help but feel a little speechless. She said, "Don't get too excited. Although this thing can increase cultivation, the spiritual power consumed each time it's refined is several times higher, so..."
Before she could finish speaking, Ye Feng instantly disappeared from her sight and charged towards the distance, completely unconcerned about this matter.
This made Luo Bing Frost feel a bit helpless, but fortunately, they had brought plenty of spirit stones when they came out, so she let it be.
At this moment, the people around them, seeing how fierce Ye Feng was, couldn't help but shake their heads. "This kid is really a novice. So eager, isn't he afraid of running out of spiritual energy later?"
"Exactly. He's already fighting so hard right after arriving at the Sea of Undead. There will be many more battles ahead, and he'll have his hands full later!"
"Yes, this place is not like other places where you can recover spiritual energy at any time. This kid is too impulsive..."
Seeing this, Xu Song and the others on the side couldn't help but sneer. They wished Ye Feng would exert himself even more, otherwise, it would be difficult for them to deal with this kid later!
Soon, an hour passed, and at this time, Ye Feng finally stopped fighting.
It wasn't because he had no spiritual power left, but because the large ship had passed through the Sea of Undead and entered a relatively calm sea area.
However, even so, Ye Feng had gained a lot. At this moment, he felt that his cultivation had improved by a large margin, and he was moving towards the middle stage of Grandmaster.
"Hoo, this death qi is really a good thing. In such a short time, it has allowed my cultivation to improve so much!" Ye Feng couldn't help but exclaim.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Luo Bing Frost on the side immediately poured cold water on him, saying, "That's because it's the first time we've refined this death qi. As we refine it more in the future, its effect will be much smaller."
"That's true!" Ye Feng nodded and replied, "But this much is enough. Let's recover spiritual energy first. There will probably be more battles later!"
Saying that, Ye Feng directly took out spirit stones to begin recovering. At this moment, a scene that surprised him appeared...