Chapter 1141: 妖邪

Old Gu was shocked, and Northeast Tiger's eyes went wide, his body trembling uncontrollably. How could a small wooden spear, only the length of a chopstick, possess such immense power? What kind of ancient artifact was this? It was making a half-step Heavenly Venerate bleed!

Even Chu Feng felt a jolt in his heart. Although he had always held high hopes for this item deep down, he was still startled now. Its ability to directly injure the great demon in the black mist was truly astonishing. He naturally knew this small black spear was no ordinary object, because when he was choosing it, a few grains of Reincarnation Soil in the crevices of his fingers had glowed with heat, reacting to its presence. It was then that he understood: this item was world-shaking!

He had picked this inconspicuous small spear from a pile of items held by the middle-aged woman selling the Time Furnace. Many people had laughed at the time, but only Chu Feng knew he had stumbled upon an incredible bargain. This single item surpassed all other objects on that stall, save for the Time Furnace itself! He had even experimented with it in the Heaven-Reaching Waterfall, initially discovering that it could be activated and possessed unfathomable power, though he hadn't dared to overtly unleash it then. Now, at this critical moment, he had activated the wooden spear, and its effect far exceeded his expectations.

"Ah..." The thirty-meter-tall creature in the black mist roared and writhed uncontrollably. It felt as if the end of the world had arrived; its scales were shedding, the Grand Dao symbols in its blood were crumbling and fading, and its energy was rapidly depleting. Even its soul light began to turn a ghastly black, dissolving and dissipating. It felt as though it was falling into an boundless, dark abyss, approaching the end of its life.

How could this be? It simply couldn't believe that its prey, a weak and insignificant being in its eyes, was actually trying to kill it. While terrified, it was also furious and unwilling to accept that its life was ebbing away so completely. It roared, on the verge of madness, wanting to crush the "chickens and dogs" inside the stone jar. However, it realized its rage was futile. Its energy plummeted, and the fragments of the Grand Dao within its blood were vanishing and dispersing.

Meanwhile, Old Gu desperately activated the small black seal, making it glow to block the mouth of the stone jar, fearing a dying counterattack from the opponent. "Retreat! Run!" Old Gu cried out, nearly going mad himself. Facing a half-step Heavenly Venerate at the brink of death, he felt his soul tremble. Such beings, when driven to utter despair, possessed terrifying destructive power even in their final moments.

"We can't escape, the cage of rules he set up hasn't been completely destroyed yet," Northeast Tiger shouted, his face also pale. They still didn't realize the extent of the old demon's deterioration; its entire Dao fruit was collapsing! Northeast Tiger trembled, wanting to summon the lid of the stone jar to seal it, but the lid was stuck by the external rules and wouldn't budge.

"Old Gu, do you want to wear this long dress?" Chu Feng, unflustered, threw a long dress adorned with shimmering stars and constellations towards the mouth of the stone jar for defense. "I...!" Old Gu's face stiffened, turning slightly green. Was it really... coming true? How much time had passed before he was forced to wear a malevolent spirit's dress?

As he hesitated, the half-step Heavenly Venerate went mad, writhing in unbearable pain and shaking violently, instantly sending black mist surging. "I'll wear it!" Old Gu, shameless, wore it. Even hiding in the Celestial Gold Coffin, he felt unsafe and was afraid, so he quickly hid behind the skirt for defense. As for Northeast Tiger, Chu Feng pulled him along, and they both hid beneath the Reincarnation Soil. "Damn it!" Old Gu slapped his own face and sank down into the Reincarnation Soil as well. He had completely forgotten about the soul-meat—a classic case of "hiding in plain sight."

In fact, their worries were unfounded. Even a dying counterattack from the half-step Heavenly Venerate was useless; it didn't affect anything inside the stone jar.

"Ah, no, how can this be? My Dao fruit, the Heavenly Blood I cultivated my entire life, how has it all dimmed? The runes are dissipating, my Heavenly Venerate blood is being stripped away, and my Dao bones... they're broken too!" This powerful being, writhing in the black mist, was in immense pain. Its blood turned black, and its supposed foundation as a powerful entity, along with the traces of the Grand Dao, were being erased, vanishing incredibly fast. Its soul light was also intensely decomposing, and its powerful spiritual energy vanished into the dark glow. It was as if a dark world had descended, stripping away its half-step Heavenly Venerate blood and bones, crushing its cultivation, and reducing it to a mere mortal!

It disintegrated, its physical body transforming into vast areas of chillingly black, defiled blood. Its immense life force was dissipating, heading towards the ultimate decay; it was on the verge of death. "No, I am a half-step Heavenly Venerate! How can I die at the hands of a few little insects? I had hopes of becoming a true Heavenly Venerate in this life! I refuse to accept this!" It shrieked, truly on the verge of madness. A being that could reach this stage in its life had undoubtedly endured countless dangers; the evolutionary path for creatures at this level was rugged, perilous, and incredibly difficult. Its ability to achieve such a Dao fruit was not merely a matter of talent, but also of great fortune and luck. Yet, to die such a miserable death today was truly lamentable.

"Could it be that our organization betrayed the ancient agreement? Have we committed too many heinous acts, frequent killings and plunderings since recent antiquity? Is this retribution? No, I refuse to accept this! I was merely an enforcer! There are higher-level powerful beings; why don't you go after them instead!"

Its form exploded, swallowed by darkness. Its entire being seemed to blacken, sinking into a hellish abyss where one couldn't see their hand in front of their face, filled only with screams of terror. This death was unlike any other. After being pierced by the small black spear, its life was stripped away, and during its decay, it experienced an unspeakable, immense agony. "Impossible! What am I seeing? I feel as if I'm sinking into a vast dark realm, being dismembered! Ah, what are those? Demonic evils, Asuras, strange substances!" It began to babble incoherently, as if seeing something in its final moments of life, struggling desperately. Unfortunately, with a "pop," it exploded completely. Its form and soul light ceased to exist, turning to dust and smoke, utterly annihilated. Reincarnation was impossible.

Only a small amount of defiled black blood remained nearby, but it had long lost its vital activity, becoming a source of pollution.

A moment later, Old Gu and Northeast Tiger emerged. They had naturally perceived all of this firsthand, and their hair stood on end. What was happening? Even Chu Feng felt a chill. A half-step Heavenly Venerate had been killed by him just like that?! The small black wooden spear, only as long as a chopstick, floated silently in the void, completely still. It was truly malevolent and terrifying. Not far away, the God King was already dead. The remaining part of his head had been splattered with the half-step Heavenly Venerate's dark blood from its final moments, leading to his complete annihilation, body and soul. In fact, had he not been previously bound by the half-step Heavenly Venerate's laws, he would have had a chance to escape.

With a hum, Chu Feng finally steered the stone jar through the cage of laws, breaking free. In fact, as the half-step Heavenly Venerate died miserably, the laws themselves were rapidly dissipating. Chu Feng quickly retrieved the chopstick-long small spear, treating it as a rare treasure, and kept it in the stone jar.

But then he cried out in dismay. Only at this moment did he realize that a small amount of Reincarnation Soil was missing; a small patch of ash lay in that area, having been consumed. It wasn't a large amount, but Chu Feng still couldn't help but wail to the heavens. This was something even Li had sought. Heaven knew what great use it truly had, as no one yet understood the correct way to use Reincarnation Soil. And now, some of it had been unexpectedly consumed by the small wooden spear. He was heartbroken!

"I knew it! This thing is too sinister and demonic. It actually requires Reincarnation Soil to be offered as sustenance before it can be unleashed and possess destructive power!" Chu Feng fumed. However, he had no choice. He had been pushed to that point earlier; even knowing it required consuming Reincarnation Soil, he had to do it.

"Quick, pick up the items!" Chu Feng called out to Northeast Tiger and Old Gu, retrieving the war chariot into the stone jar. However, when they tried to pick up other artifacts, they found them covered in black blood. Other objects were nowhere to be found, having been sent flying too far away. "Forget them, let's run!" Chu Feng roared.

"Hurry!" Old Gu also yelled. At that very moment, they all sensed that a great disaster was approaching, as if their lives were about to be extinguished. Chu Feng steered the stone jar, breaking through the spatial turbulence and fleeing far away. Along the way, he once again set up a teleportation array, decisively making his escape.

"Boom!" The heavens crumbled, the earth cracked, and ghosts wailed. Just as they left, several powerful individuals from that organization arrived. Simultaneously, people from the Mo family also rushed to the scene, discovering the lingering black blood and sensing peculiar items, such as an earring. At the same time, the earth veins burst open, and a great malevolent spirit revived, bursting forth from underground and heading in that direction, arriving at the location.