Clang!
The cannonball, now ice, fell to the ground.
Everyone present was horrified and retreated, desperately trying to put more distance between themselves and Ling Feng.
However, those behind them were clearly not giving up!
Bang bang!
Another three cannonballs shot towards Ling Feng.
At this moment, the Golden-Winged Peng behind Ling Feng let out a cry and suddenly soared into the air. At an altitude of thirty meters, it continuously spewed flames downwards!
Rumble!
Before the three cannonballs could hit, they exploded in mid-air.
Ahhhh…
Screams erupted. Fireballs fell to the ground, killing many instantly. More people were engulfed in flames, fleeing frantically.
But this was a forest, and the flames on their bodies quickly ignited the woods.
Their ultimate fate was to perish in the inferno.
More wisely, many chose to get into their vehicles and leave quickly!
Yang Fei looked up at the Golden-Winged Peng soaring in the sky, its majestic cries echoing, even attacking the surrounding humans with flames. This caused Yang Fei's brows to furrow.
He instinctively wanted to stop the Golden-Winged Peng's slaughter!
However, his gaze fell upon Ling Feng, who stood suspended in the air. Yang Fei halted his movement and approached Ling Feng, saying in a deep voice, "Heavenly Venerate, are we helping monsters eliminate humans like this…?"
"Some people are worse than beasts, so how can they be compared to monsters?"
Ling Feng spoke indifferently, cutting off Yang Fei's words and causing him to fall into deep thought.
In two and a half years, Yang Fei had witnessed too many brutal monster massacres of humans. He had also seen some monsters die at the hands of humans, and he himself had killed countless monsters.
Yet, Yang Fei had always felt that humans were on the side of justice, as monsters were usually the ones initiating attacks on humans.
It was only in the last year and a half that humans had gained some power to retaliate, venturing out of safe zones to hunt monsters and exploit their value.
This had also led to monster-derived products becoming extremely popular in cities, with an economic system based on monsters being well-established!
For instance, warriors in the National Martial Arts Hall, upon hunting a monster and submitting valuable materials from its body, would receive corresponding points and even generous rewards!
All of this was to incentivize humans to hunt monsters and expand their safe zones.
However, Ling Feng's words now made it difficult for Yang Fei to accept. Human lives seemed to be considered less valuable than these brutal, bloodthirsty monsters!
Ling Feng glanced at Yang Fei, seemingly aware of his doubts, and asked indifferently, "What would be the punishment for these poachers who came here to hunt monsters without permission?"
Yang Fei was taken aback and frowned, saying, "Generally, they would be sentenced, fined. For serious cases, especially those carrying heavy weaponry like this, they are usually sentenced to death!"
"When was this law established? Who suggested it?" Ling Feng continued to press.
Yang Fei shook his head with a wry smile, "This… I think it was suggested by King Zhenyuan!"
Ling Feng nodded as if it were obvious, "That's right, it must be Li Tianjiao. This kid has foresight. It seems that what you told me about monsters before isn't entirely accurate. War has never had right or wrong, and survival has no right or wrong! But, humanity must always have a distinction between right and wrong. Since these people deserve to die, being slaughtered by monsters or killed by you and me are all the same!"
Yang Fei's heart was somewhat shaken. What Ling Feng said was correct.
It was just that Yang Fei couldn't digest these concepts so quickly.
The surrounding scene was too chaotic.
And how could Ling Feng allow this chaos to continue?
He certainly wouldn't let these people escape with their prohibited heavy weaponry. Ling Feng immediately waved his hand.
Rumble!
Instantly, the surrounding mountain peaks exploded. All the heavy weaponry was destroyed on the spot. As for the hundreds of people around, none survived!
Yang Fei swallowed hard.
Yang Fei was no stranger to such scenes; in fact, he saw them daily.
But for such a scene to be created by Ling Feng alone was incredibly awe-inspiring.
The Golden-Winged Peng in the sky, which had been about to attack, was now shocked and landed. It was already severely injured and had become enraged due to its extreme hatred for the humans attacking it.
But after landing, its furious attacks turned into a final burst of energy.
Yes, this Golden-Winged Peng was dying from its severe injuries!
The raging fires on the surrounding mountains and the mushroom clouds rising into the sky quickly attracted attention.
Yang Fei saw fighter jets streaking in the distance and immediately transmitted the news to the relevant departments.
Immediately, a large number of fighter jets retreated, leaving only two circling in the sky, releasing artificial rain!
Soon, the fires in the forest began to be extinguished.
Meanwhile, Ling Feng stood before the Golden-Winged Peng, watching its desperate struggle. Its nostrils, breathing heavily, expanded, and the light in its eyes gradually faded!
"It's going to die. It's too severely injured!"
Yang Fei stood behind Ling Feng and couldn't help but say this.
There was no grief.
He just didn't want Ling Feng to feel sad about the passing of life, and Yang Fei even felt that Ling Feng was being a bit sentimental.
But Ling Feng's expression remained unchanged. He simply looked in the direction the Golden-Winged Peng was gazing.
Yang Fei curiously followed Ling Feng's gaze.
However, the distant mountains were shrouded in mist, and nothing seemed visible.
As Yang Fei was wondering, Ling Feng spoke, "It still has something unfinished; it doesn't want to die yet! I want to see what obsession this kind of monster has that allows its life force to persist until now!"
Yang Fei was stunned. Turning his head, he saw Ling Feng cut his own palm, and golden blood dripped into the Golden-Winged Peng's mouth!
The Golden-Winged Peng's fading pupils suddenly contracted, and then it brought its mouth to Ling Feng's hand, sucking greedily!
"Beast, you're courting death!"
Yang Fei exclaimed in anger upon seeing this and was about to use his Tang dao to chop off the head of this greedy Golden-Winged Peng that dared to bite Ling Feng!
Ling Feng calmly raised a hand, stopping Yang Fei's action.
At the same time, the Golden-Winged Peng seemed startled and quickly moved its mouth away.
To Yang Fei's astonishment, the Golden-Winged Peng flapped its wings wildly. In the next moment, it ascended to a height of fifty meters and then plummeted down into the forest!
"This beast has recovered its strength and wants to escape!"
Yang Fei's eyes widened, clearly realizing that Ling Feng had just saved the Golden-Winged Peng with his blood.
But in the next moment, the plummeting Golden-Winged Peng flew up again.
Washed by the rain, its feathers were wet. Every time it flew tens of meters, it would fall again!
But the wind and pain did not stop its persistent advance!