C21 Holy Dragon Map Nine Petals Flower

The sword halted mere inches from Ye Feiling's neck, its chilling aura biting into his skin.

Ye Feiling felt as though a massive block of ice was pressed against his throat, the cold piercing deep into his bones and straight to his heart.

What truly terrified him was the unmistakable intent to kill emanating from Ye Feilong. There was no question about it—if he remained silent, Ye Feilong would not hesitate to sever his neck.

"Don't kill me, Feilong. I'll talk, I'll talk," Ye Feiling pleaded in a panic.

"They are disciples from the Vast Ocean Sect. My master is Elder Fu Dong of the Vast Ocean Sect, and Senior Sister Fu is his daughter," he revealed.

Ye Feilong raised an eyebrow in surprise and inquired, "When did you become his disciple?"

"I haven't been formally accepted yet, but he's coming next month to take me back to the Vast Ocean Sect."

Ye Feiling's voice rose with renewed vigor as he mentioned his "Master." "Senior Brother and Senior Sister were on a mission and happened to pass through Cloud Forest City. They asked me to join them on a trip to the Cloud Pool Mountain Range. Feilong, my master is a Martial Soul Stage Level 9. Once I'm officially his disciple, I can request his aid for our Ye family, and even ask for his help against the Lee family. So, you see, you can't kill me..."

"Pfft!"

In an instant, the sword sliced through Ye Feiling's neck, his head rolling away as his life was abruptly extinguished.

Ye Feilong was all too aware of Ye Feiling's true nature.

If he spared Ye Feiling, the man would certainly not seek Fu Dong's assistance against the Lee family; he would betray Ye Feilong at the first opportunity. If Fu Dong learned that Ye Feilong had slain his daughter and disciple, he would seek vengeance without needing any prompting from Ye Feiling. He might even extend his wrath to Ye Feilong's father and uncles, wreaking havoc upon the Ye family.

Should such a scenario unfold, Ye Feilong was convinced that Ye Feiling and his son would feel no remorse. They would likely be grateful to Fu Dong for eliminating all opposition within the Ye family, leaving them to seize control of everything.

To this father and son, their own interests were paramount, with no regard for life or familial bonds, for they lacked any sense of brotherhood or kinship.

"If there's a next life, don't cross me again!"

Ye Feilong discarded Ye Feiling's body into the dense underbrush nearby. He paused briefly before also tossing Niu Qian's and the woman's corpses and heads into the thicket. As he did, a money pouch fell from Niu Qian, and a black leather book dropped from the woman.

Ye Feilong opened the pouch and counted: 21 gold coins, 23 silver coins, and 50 copper coins.

While he was counting the gold coins, his phone chimed, asking if he wanted to charge it. After charging, he noticed five gold coins were missing.

A prompt from the map application then appeared.

With a gleam in his eye, Ye Feilong looked at the 16 remaining gold coins and said, "Yes."

Five more gold coins vanished.

The map icon transformed into a coiled dragon.

Its name changed to "Holy Dragon Map."

Intrigued, Ye Feilong tapped to open the map.

The layout was similar to the Gao De map, but the place names were different.

"Fascinating."

Ye Feilong settled down in a spot to meticulously study the map.

"Nearby? Let's see what's around here… It costs one gold coin to use this feature? Brother King, are you throwing money away? Fine, one gold coin it is. It's not like I'm short on cash…"

Having recently come into a bit of wealth, the affluent Mr. Loong spent another gold coin.

The nearby feature was now accessible.

He clicked to view it.

"Devil Beast, Spiritual Grass, Spiritual Fruit, Character, Building…"

There were many more options within the nearby feature.

"Devil Beast."

Ye Feilong selected Devil Beast.

Red flags immediately dotted the visible map, multiplying as he zoomed in.

Ye Feilong's expression grew increasingly delighted, eventually turning into sheer elation.

The red flags marked the locations of various Devil Beasts, indicating the strongest among them and their levels.

"Is this even possible? Let's check out the Spiritual Grass, Spiritual Fruit…"

Eagerly, Ye Feilong proceeded to explore the other features.

"Are there Spiritual Fruits here?"

Ye Feilong glanced at the map and noticed that there were Spiritual Fruits indicated nearby. Eager to verify the map's accuracy, he quickly set out to find them.

The distance was less than twenty meters.

"Bear's Gall Spiritual Fruit! The map can actually lead me to Spiritual Fruits. Haha, this one is perfect for healing injuries. Fantastic!"

Ye Feilong consumed the Bear's Gall Spiritual Fruit.

True to its name, the Spiritual Fruit worked wonders. Shortly after eating it, his wounds began to itch—a sign that new flesh was forming.

"Hold on, can I input content to search for items myself?"

Struck by a sudden idea, Ye Feilong tapped on the search bar.

"Brother Hanging King, I truly owe you one..."

A wry smile crossed Ye Feilong's face.

Searching was possible, but it required a gold coin to activate the feature.

Well then, it's a deal.

With the search function enabled, Ye Feilong entered an ingredient needed for the Blood Qi Pill.

The map pinpointed the material's location instantly.

It was quite a distance away, over a kilometer.

But distance was no longer a concern for Ye Feilong; his primary goal was to confirm the search capability.

He entered several more material names and found each one, scattered at various distances. One ingredient was a mere five meters from him, which he promptly collected without a second thought.

"Brother Hanging King, I'm utterly convinced by you."

Ye Feilong was thrilled.

Armed with this map, he could venture into the wilderness to gather materials for pill refining in the future.

Furthermore, the map ensured he wouldn't lose his way and provided insight into the Devil Beast's distribution, significantly expanding the territory he could explore.

"Not bad at all..."

He diverted his attention from his phone.

He was beginning to grasp the value of gold coins.

It seemed that not only the Lee family's gold coins but others' as well could be utilized. It was highly likely that even stolen coins would serve his purposes.

"Is this world encouraging me to become a bandit?"

Ye Feilong couldn't help but feel amused and bemused by the thought.

He absolutely couldn't let his classmates find out that he had turned to banditry in this world, all for the sake of his phone. Otherwise, he couldn't even begin to imagine their reactions.

However, this robber was definitely in for it.

Drawing on his extensive gaming experience on Earth, Ye Feilong knew that since Brother Wang was a notorious money pit, any future features would likely come at a cost. This meant he would need a substantial amount of money to "support" Brother Wang.

But that was no issue.

As long as Brother Wang remained the "big brother," money wouldn't be a problem. Being a robber? He only targeted his enemies, so there was no guilt involved.

He stashed the leftover money in his own pouch and tossed Niu Qian's into the thick underbrush.

His attention then turned to the black leather book.

"Nine Flower Blossoms!"

The black leather book, with its white lettering, showed signs of age.

As Ye Feilong perused it, he realized it was a secret manual for flying daggers, which made him think of the woman's flying daggers.

The "Nine Flower Blossoms" manual detailed techniques for the flying dagger, revealing that at the highest level, one could simultaneously throw nine daggers. The woman had only managed to throw three at a time, indicating she hadn't yet mastered the technique.

"Not bad at all... Scanning!"

Without hesitation, Ye Feilong scanned the "Nine Flower Blossoms" manual. Once done, he destroyed the manual and tossed the remaining flying daggers on the ground into the dense forest.

The daggers were of good quality, but he couldn't risk keeping them for fear that Fu Dong might discover them.

Fu Dong was a formidable Martial Soul Stage Level 9 master, someone Ye Feilong couldn't afford to provoke at the moment.

He meticulously surveyed the area. Without venturing into the thick underbrush, it would be nearly impossible to discover the bodies of Ye Feiling and the others.

"I'm still a long way from reaching the Martial Soul Stage; the journey continues!"

"Most of the Devil Beasts on Pillar Mountain are above Rank 1 and Grade 5. I'll head over there to take a look."

"Let's see if I can find any nearby spirit fruits by chance. Who knows? Maybe I'll come across one that can turn me into a deity."

Ye Feilong consulted the map once more, pinpointed his next destination, and strode off with purpose.

"Huff!"

Just a few dozen meters out, he was ambushed by a Devil Beast—a Rank 3 snake creature. Its blood core was swiftly confiscated by his phone.

Ye Feilong made his way toward Pillar Mountain, relentlessly slaying Devil Beasts along the path.

Upon reaching the Eighth Stage and bolstered by his growing combat experience, he was invincible in this region, cutting down countless Devil Beasts.

Arriving at Pillar Mountain, his phone presented him with a small surprise.

It was a minor surprise, really, since Ye Feilong had braced himself for it, so it didn't make much of an impact.

The Nine Blade Flower had reached 100%.

This meant that if he had nine throwing knives at his disposal, Ye Feilong could launch all nine simultaneously.

He had fully mastered a martial skill in just about two hours—a true hallmark of a King.

Indeed, while being a King might be a rather greedy, pay-to-win option, his martial arts talent was truly unmatched.

Lacking throwing knives, he could improvise with other objects for the time being.

Ye Feilong whittled nine small bamboo knives.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

All of a sudden, the urgent clangor of metal striking metal grew louder, indicating an approaching battle.

Whoosh!

He sprang into action, swiftly scaling a nearby tree to get a better view, and involuntarily inhaled sharply at the sight.