Chapter 921: The Only Consolation

Amidst the congratulations from everyone, only Bai Ji sat slumped on the ground, his face ashen.

"It succeeded? How could it have succeeded?"

"How is this possible? No one has succeeded in so many years. How could it succeed this time..."

He muttered with deep resentment.

At that moment, Yi Feng suddenly walked over to him.

Looking down at Bai Ji with a dark expression, Yi Feng asked, "Are you Bai Ji?"

Yi Feng's voice interrupted Bai Ji's muttering.

Bai Ji raised his head and immediately met Yi Feng's icy gaze. That look filled him with terror.

"I... I am..." he stammered, though he found the current outcome hard to accept, he knew he couldn't afford to offend Yi Feng now.

"Did you tamper with the inheritance?" Yi Feng demanded in a low voice.

Hearing this, Bai Ji's heart sank.

He thought that since Yi Feng had entered the inheritance and come out alive, he must have known about the tampering. There was no way to deny it.

"Senior, spare my life! Spare my life!" Bai Ji immediately kowtowed, begging for mercy with tears streaming down his face. "I was blinded by greed and made a terrible mistake. Please, spare this worthless life of mine!"

"So, you really did tamper with it," Yi Feng said, his anger rising. He reached out and grabbed Bai Ji by the collar, lifting him off the ground like a chicken. "Since you admit it, tell me, where did you set the trap? Where is it?"

"Uh... huh?" Bai Ji, who had been thinking of ways to beg for mercy, was stunned by Yi Feng's question.

"You... you didn't encounter it?" he asked in disbelief.

"Are you fucking kidding me? If I had encountered it, do you think I would have inherited the legacy so easily?" Yi Feng cursed angrily. He had initially thought Bai Ji was somewhat clever, but it turned out the so-called trap was nowhere to be found. He had sailed through without any hindrance.

If this bastard had done a better job, he wouldn't have ended up invincible below the Saint level!

"Tell me, where the hell did you set the trap?" Yi Feng shouted, slapping Bai Ji across the face in his fury.

Bai Ji's face swelled up like a pig's head. Under the fear of death, he confessed, "Senior, I set the traps in the Gate of Life!"

"The Gate of Life?" Yi Feng roared. "You idiot! Who told you to set it there? Didn't you know the real path to the inheritance was through the Gate of Death? Why didn't you set it there? Huh? Why?"

"If you had set the traps in the Gate of Death, do you think I would have cleared it so easily? Huh? Answer me!"

As he shouted, Yi Feng continued to slap Bai Ji repeatedly, venting all his anger on him.

Bai Ji's tears flowed freely.

In his heart, he cursed, How was I supposed to know the Gate of Death was the real path? If I had known, I would have set traps every few steps. I wouldn't be in this mess now!

The slaps continued, one after another, making the onlookers tremble with fear.

This was too brutal.

Yi Feng's words were like salt on a wound, and his complaint about clearing the inheritance too easily sounded like sheer arrogance.

But regardless, given Yi Feng's strength and the fact that he had inherited the Death Legacy, they had no choice but to flatter him.

"Senior, with the inheritance, your future achievements will be limitless."

"You'll be invincible in the Heavenly Domain."

"Yes, yes, invincible in the Heavenly Domain!"

"Not just that, I think you'll be unmatched across the entire Cloud Star. No one will be a threat to you!"

Everyone praised him, thumbs up, but they didn't realize their words were like rubbing salt in Yi Feng's wounds, almost making him spit blood.

Yi Feng tossed the half-dead Bai Ji to the ground and then accepted Xu Zhu and the others' invitation to attend the celebration banquet.

Soon, the banquet was in full swing on Fengyue Island.

At the same time, news of someone successfully inheriting the Death Legacy spread rapidly throughout the Heavenly Domain.

According to the agreement, Fengyue Island would not take any of the treasures from the Death Legacy (though they certainly wanted to). However, the inheritor would become an honorary elder of Fengyue Island, obligated to assist the island in times of crisis.

The benefit of spreading this news was to let the entire Heavenly Domain know that Fengyue Island now had a powerful backer—a master who had successfully inherited the Death Legacy.

Any forces with designs on Fengyue Island would now have to think twice before acting, as they would have to consider whether they could afford to provoke such a powerhouse.

After all, the Death Legacy was renowned, and anyone with sense would assume that the power it bestowed was extraordinary.

Xu Zhu and the others were clever enough not to ask Yi Feng what he had gained from the inheritance. The unknown was far more intimidating. Those with ill intentions toward Fengyue Island would have to speculate about the extent of Yi Feng's power, and as long as they couldn't figure it out, they wouldn't dare act recklessly.

If they had asked, even the best inheritance had its limits. No matter how well they kept it secret, rumors would eventually leak out. For Fengyue Island, it was best if no one ever found out what Yi Feng had gained. The more mysterious and unknown he remained, the greater the advantage for the island.

As for the celebration banquet, Yi Feng found it utterly dull.

In fact, it felt like twisting the knife in his wound.

"Being an honorary elder or whatever doesn't matter to me. I only have one request," Yi Feng said indifferently, sitting at the head of the table.

"Senior, please speak," Xu Zhu said, bowing his head.

"The next island lord position must be given to her," Yi Feng said, pointing at Feng Qianyue.

Feng Qianyue immediately bowed, her face filled with gratitude.

"Of course, that's no problem. Qianyue is already one of the candidates for the next island lord. She's cautious, talented, and has great potential. I've always thought highly of her. Now that you've spoken, Senior, the position of the next island lord is undoubtedly hers. I believe in her, and I trust your judgment. Under her leadership, Fengyue Island will surely reach new heights," Xu Zhu agreed without hesitation.

"Good," Yi Feng nodded.

Although Feng Qianyue had tried to keep it quiet, Yi Feng had heard about the bet she made with Bai Ji to get him into the Death Legacy. Because of this, he felt a certain fondness for her.

Helping her become the next island lord of Fengyue Island was the only consolation in his otherwise failed quest for death!