Chapter 1138: Great Curse Shield

Chu Feng was very nimble and skilled, undoing the long dress of unknown material. He was filled with exclamations, thinking, "This is definitely a good find."

The skirt was adorned with many shimmering ornaments, all rare treasures emitting a sacred aura. Additionally, numerous special patterns appeared on the dress, sparkling like stars in the night sky, exquisitely beautiful.

However, the Northeast Tiger was terrified, feeling certain it hadn't been mistaken earlier, believing the woman's eyelids had twitched.

"Brother, you're incredibly bold! Let's get out of here!" the Northeast Tiger cried out, its fur bristling.

Chu Feng, however, was in high spirits, busy plundering treasures from the body. Most of the long dress was already torn off, as he believed it to be a rare combat attire. In the process, features like a pair of long, dark legs, a slender, smooth yet dark neck, and beautiful but very dark collarbones naturally caught his eye.

"Don't scare yourself," Chu Feng said nonchalantly. "If there were any danger, we'd be dead already. You have to trust my instincts; we're fine!"

"Brother, this is a very bad omen!" the Northeast Tiger exclaimed, its heart pounding as it continued to warn him, all while staring at the woman's eyelids.

"You beast! You want to strip off her bra too? You're truly depraved!" Chu Feng scolded the Northeast Tiger, but then quickly changed his tone, saying, "However, you make a good point; a bra for large breasts must also be a treasure!"

The Northeast Tiger was dumbfounded upon hearing this. Old Gu was also speechless. This young man... truly embodied the shameless essence of his eldest brother.

"Who are you going to give these things to?" Old Gu asked, considering they belonged to a dead person.

Chu Feng swiftly claimed the long dress for himself and tossed it into the Reincarnation Soil for purification. He replied carelessly, "First, you must admit that this is a divine artifact, a supreme treasure garment. If one day you're cornered, Old Gu, I ask you: would you be willing to wear a Heavenly Venerate's battle suit, or even a mighty being's battle skirt, for defense?"

"Are you keeping it for me to wear?!" Old Gu nearly jumped up, making his coffin clang loudly.

Chu Feng pouted, "It was just an analogy. Don't be so reluctant. When the time comes, you might be crying and begging me for this dress, and I might not even give it to you!"

He then stopped paying attention to the two beside him and instead scrutinized the Great Evil Spirit. She had once been a woman of unparalleled beauty, captivating entire nations. But now... her silhouette was still beautiful, delicate, and perfect, yet her skin was incredibly dark, as if the Guanghan Fairy had fallen into a coal mine.

"Alas, these straight and long... big black legs!"

"And this slender, graspable... that little black waist!"

"A pair of lotus-root arms submerged in ink, and those originally vibrant, sensual red lips were now purple as if she'd eaten a dead child. Her beautiful eyes were bruised black, but I swear I didn't hit her."

Chu Feng sighed repeatedly as he appraised the slightly exposed corpse, finally lamenting, "She was truly a beauty, but alas... she turned dark and died."

"Brother, it's really a terrible omen!" the Northeast Tiger's scalp tingled because it had been staring at the woman's eyelids. It was convinced it hadn't been mistaken earlier, and just now, it felt her long eyelashes seemed to have twitched again.

"Brother Tiger, you're too much of a beast! Stop trying to tempt me, alright? You're too direct, I'm getting embarrassed. We can't steal *that* kind of thing. Okay, I admit, it's a rare treasure, and I'm tempted. Just let me think about it." Chu Feng cleared his throat and said, "Let's start with the battle boots. I think this pair of long boots is strange; they're covered in special runes and are a true gem!"

"Huh, are these... long boots made from Qilin hide?!" Old Gu exclaimed in surprise.

Chu Feng was even more moved by this revelation and, without hesitation, decisively acted, stripping off the delicate and beautiful long boots. Upon closer inspection, they indeed looked like dragon or Qilin hide. When Chu Feng activated a trace of energy, he saw a certain order emerge. He was a discerning person; if these boots were worn, they would at least allow one to shrink distance to an inch.

"Excellent!" he nodded. These would definitely be added to his treasury.

Next, he examined the woman's feet. "These really are a pair of beautiful and delicate black feet!"

This comment left Old Gu somewhat speechless. It was at this moment that the Northeast Tiger thought it saw the woman's eyelids twitch again. It immediately cried out, "Something's wrong, brother! You might have angered her. I think I saw her move again. Heavens, what's happening? Why can't I be sure if I'm seeing things clearly? This is eerie, it's a haunting!"

"Stop yelling," Chu Feng waved, silencing him. "If she were truly alive, do you think we'd still be able to escape?"

Honestly, Chu Feng felt that these feet could originally have been called flawless and delicate divine feet, with toes that were crystalline and lustrous. What a pity they had a black sheen now. He could guess that they were once lamb-fat jade-like toes and small, dainty feet. But now, Chu Feng couldn't help but associate them with... how many years it had been since they were washed, excessively black.

"Good stuff!" Chu Feng exclaimed. He wasn't naturally staring at the divine feet, but rather at the ankle bracelet. It was a round ring, like lamb-fat jade, with small bells, located just below the calf, near the ankle. It was very beautiful and exquisite. If white calves and jade feet were adorned with such an ankle bracelet, it would indeed be pleasing to the eye. But now, Chu Feng had no time for appreciation; he quickly pulled it off.

"Only one ankle bracelet? I thought they'd come in a pair." Then, Chu Feng looked around again, meticulously searching, and muttered, "Why are there no bracelets or anything?" After some searching, the woman had no spatial bracelets or similar items; she was empty-handed, and her belongings were truly limited.

"Could they be inside her body?" Chu Feng, however, truly dared not explore with his spiritual power. He had the Reincarnation Soil to protect his form, but if he were to send his spiritual power to invade the Great Evil Spirit's body, he estimated a great disaster would ensue. There was no need to think; a mere corpse could extinguish his soul light!

"Should we also loot this large bra? She's already dead. If we strip her completely bare and leave her with no burial items, it seems a bit unreasonable, right?" Chu Feng sought the opinions of Old Gu and the Northeast Tiger.

Old Gu scoffed, tapping his coffin lid a few times, unwilling to say another word to him.

Chu Feng continued, "It's hard to refuse such strong insistence. Brother Tiger reminded me several times, insisting I 'take it off, take it off, take it all off!' I guess I should take it too then!"

The Northeast Tiger immediately rolled its eyes and said, "Brother, your shamelessness has reached a new level. Don't drag me into this, okay? If you want to loot, just say so directly. There's no need to be embarrassed; we're brothers, we know each other."

Chu Feng, with his refined features, put on an embarrassed expression and said, "Mainly, I suspect she might be a Heavenly Venerate, a mighty being. Anything on her is a divine artifact, a supreme treasure to us, and I can't bear to leave it. For example, what if you two encounter danger in the future? Wearing it, or Old Gu wearing it, would be a life-saving divine treasure."

"Would this old man really need it to save his life?!" Old Gu was the first to jump in protest.

Chu Feng said, "Old Gu, don't speak so soon. What if one day you're crying and begging me for it, wanting to wear this item to save your old life?"

"Pah, impossible! If that happened, I'd rather bash my head in and die. I'd bring complete shame upon my elder brother Li's name."

Chu Feng scoffed and curled his lip, "Forget it. Your eldest brother himself is quite shameless. The pot shouldn't call the kettle black!"

Then, he began to egg on the Northeast Tiger, saying, "Brother Tiger, aren't you always thinking about the Saintess of the White Tiger clan? You know you won't stand a chance without a good betrothal gift. I'm entrusting this task to you."

The Northeast Tiger shook its head like a rattle-drum, saying, "No, truly, I believe this place holds a terrible omen. Let's leave quickly!"

Chu Feng himself moved, flipping the Great Evil Spirit from the black battle chariot onto the ground. "I'll put away this chariot first," he said. The chariot was huge and magnificent, but entirely black, no longer retaining its earlier sacred appearance of radiating golden light. It was vastly different.

Chu Feng asked, "I wish it could be smaller. It's too big for me to put away and purify. Old Gu, do you have any art of commanding weapons? An ancient incantation specifically for controlling such powerful chariots?"

"There actually is!" Old Gu said. In fact, this battle chariot was the only thing he truly cared about; he had been eyeing it from the start.

Chu Feng followed his instructions to try, and the tall battle chariot indeed shrank. Old Gu's secret method was effective. The chariot's body was damaged, missing a part, but it was still terrifying, emitting an astonishing aura. Even with his body covered in Reincarnation Soil, Chu Feng felt a discomfort like being cut by knives. If he had approached the black chariot normally, he was certain he would have instantly shattered, his soul light exploding.

"It works, Old Gu, your method is effective."

"You should see who collected this."

"It's not your eldest brother's, is it?" Chu Feng asked.

"Of course. It's the highest-tier weapon-controlling art, effective regardless of great realms or races. In short, it works!"

After several applications of that ancient incantation, the battle chariot shrank to four inches long. It was exquisite, gleaming with dark light. Chu Feng immediately placed it beneath the Reincarnation Soil in the stone jar.

"Alright, we can hit the road now. Hmm, wait a moment, I just need to take one last treasure."

However, this time, as Chu Feng approached with the wooden spear, even he started to feel a racing heartbeat. He couldn't shake the feeling that the woman was merely in a deep slumber, not truly deceased.

"Great Evil Spirit, you're dead anyway. It's a bit of a waste to bury so many treasures with you underground. I'll take them for you, so they can shine as they should. Don't blame me, 'tolerance is a virtue'." Chu Feng procrastinated, trying to console himself.

Then, he used the wooden spear to prod the large bra. Immediately, a powerful ominous aura rushed towards him, making his hair stand on end. At the same time, he personally witnessed the woman's eyelids twitching, very intensely.

"A ghost!" It wasn't Chu Feng or the Northeast Tiger who screamed; it was Old Gu who shrieked first, making his coffin rattle.

"Old Gu, what the hell are you doing? You're a ghost yourself! Why are you screaming? Trying to scare me to death?!" Chu Feng jumped. Then he grabbed the two of them, dove into the stone jar, and fled. The stone jar transformed into a beam of light, rapidly fleeing underground at incredible speed.

The Northeast Tiger said, "Brother, I told you! She's probably alive, but you wouldn't believe me! Didn't you see? The dark light on her body was dissipating just now, and some areas turned white again."

"Stop talking and let's go!" Chu Feng's conscience pricked him; he had seen it too—the dark light fading. This Great Evil Spirit truly might come back to life.

"Hurry up, you little thief! It's bad enough you stole her battle chariot, but look at you—you didn't even spare her battle boots or her long dress; you've practically stripped her bare! If she comes back to life, she'll definitely hunt you down across the entire world. You won't be able to escape responsibility!"

The Northeast Tiger nodded wildly and said, "A terrible omen!"

"Don't you dare mention those four words to me! Damn it, run!" Chu Feng cursed.

Behind them, the woman's dark light receded, and her entire body turned as white as jade. Her eyelids twitched, and her long eyelashes trembled. She was recovering too quickly! The aura emanating from her was astonishing, earth-shattering!