Chapter 1192: World Is So Beautiful

The special arrow in Chu Feng's hand pierced into the lower half of Hong Sheng's body. At a speed visible to the naked eye, this half of his physical form rapidly disintegrated, melting into foul blood.

"Save my body!" Hong Sheng roared.

In the Lesser Netherworld, a Quasi-Saint could reconstruct their body even after losing parts. However, in the Yang Realm, where the laws are complete, they are severely suppressed, making such a feat impossible for him at present.

Various powerful medicines existed that could restore him, but at a great cost.

Therefore, seeing Chu Feng destroy his physical body, he immediately became anxious. This concerned his future Dao fruit; any delay or damage to his Dao body would impair his future achievements.

At that critical moment, the elder who was standing in front of his upper torso intervened, striking down with a blade and quickly severing the dissolving part of his body.

However, at this point, only half of his legs remained, extending just a bit above his knees.

Everyone was speechless. Many onlookers watched, deeply feeling Cao De's ruthlessness. He was truly a devil; once he acted, his moves were incredibly swift and decisive.

"Cao De, I will never coexist with you!" Hong Sheng roared, his eyes spitting fury, then becoming bloodshot with resentment and murderous intent. He utterly detested the young man before him.

In today's battle, he had suffered too severely; the cost was immense.

He cultivated a renowned type of Dao body, yet now only a pair of legs remained of his lower body. How was he supposed to reconnect and recover from this?

"Do you think you can still live under the same sky as me? Sooner or later, I will kill you!"

Chu Feng's response was far more aggressive than anyone imagined. Showing no fear, he gripped his large club, eager to rush forward and smash Hong Sheng's head.

If not for the elder's protection, he would have definitely acted.

At this point, Hong Yunhai finally drew near, but his old servant was accompanying him, acting as a deterrent, preventing him from attacking Chu Feng.

His face was as dark as water. This was his own grandson, yet he had been dealt with so brutally. Boundless rage and resentment filled his heart. If not for the presence of the God King, he would have crippled Chu Feng with a single slap and then slowly refined his soul.

At that moment, before the elders present could speak, fierce shouts erupted from behind. A young man, agile and striding with power and dignity, rushed forward. It was Hong Yu.

The Hong family intended to promote him, replacing Cao De and securing his place alongside the Six-Eared Macaque and others on that esteemed list.

"Seniors, you must uphold justice for my brother! This Cao De is lawless, unforgivable, and utterly insane to an appalling degree. He made such a lethal move against my brother, suddenly ambushing him, leading him to this miserable state. How vicious is it to attack one of our own? Under normal circumstances, how could a mere Cao De be a match for my brother? I doubt he'd even dare!"

Hong Yu rebuked, his face brimming with anger and murderous intent. He pleaded with the Quasi-God Kings to immediately execute Cao De, verbally condemn him, and enumerate his various crimes.

At this moment, the entire battlefield fell silent. Both enemy and ally ceased their movements, their gazes fixed on the scene. Regardless of the outcome, Cao De's name had certainly shaken the region.

"Noisy, shut up!"

With just those four words, Chu Feng dismissed him, turning his attention instead to the elders. He was genuinely seething with anger; he had nearly been killed, and now both young and old were ganging up on him, accusing him of a malicious attack, effectively turning the tables.

"What's going on?" an elder asked.

"Hong Sheng provoked the fierce white hedgehog to self-destruct, intending to perish with me. Furthermore, he secretly launched a sneak attack. Look at this—it's the Heavenly Demon Blood-Melting Arrow. If I hadn't dodged in time, I would have been killed."

Chu Feng was quite direct, recounting the events and directly accusing Hong Sheng of maliciously attacking him on the battlefield, using a vicious forbidden arrow to shoot him during the chaos.

"You're talking nonsense! This is clearly an arrow you carried yourself. You maliciously injured someone and dare to turn the tables?!" Hong Yu shouted.

Chu Feng glanced sideways. This handsome young man, also at the Golden Body level, was truly shameless to accuse him like this. It seemed a premeditated attempt to kill him.

Chu Feng was somewhat puzzled. He wondered why he, having just arrived on the battlefield with no prior grievances, had attracted such murderous intent.

"Seniors, I suggest immediately searching his soul light. This person most likely has a big problem. Restrain him first!" Hong Yu shouted.

In the field of evolution, problems with one's soul light have severe repercussions, often crippling a person. Hong Yu's intentions were clearly malicious; even a slight mishap during a soul search could leave Chu Feng with permanent soul damage, severely limiting his achievements for life.

Chu Feng glanced at him and said, "You, who hide at the back of the battlefield, seem to see everything and know everything from so far away. Don't say I am guilty and deserve death; you won't escape either!"

He remained calm and composed. With the Six-Eared Macaque clan's old servant present, he knew no complications should arise at this moment.

Chu Feng spoke again, pointing to the sky, "There's a Heaven-Reaching Mirror monitoring up there. Even if the Quasi-Saint who tried to kill me acted discreetly, by retrieving the imprinted images from the mirror, we can find clues. Furthermore, this arrow is right here; no matter how well they tried to conceal it, I believe it must still carry a trace of his aura. I ask the God Kings for a thorough investigation. If that's not enough, then please invite the Heavenly Venerable to use their power to trace the origin and uncover the truth."

He remained utterly composed, appearing like true gold unafraid of fire.

At this moment, Six-Eared Macaque, Peng Wanli, and Xiao Yao also approached.

"Don't let the people from the opposing camp mock us!" an elder said, gesturing that this was a battlefield and it would be best to resolve it back at the encampment.

At the same time, he perceived Chu Feng's remarkable calmness and composure, surmising that he was unafraid because he was telling the truth, and that Hong Sheng might indeed be the one at fault.

Given his existing friendship with Hong Yunhai, he felt it appropriate to offer some assistance, at least to downplay the situation and resolve the matter quietly, putting it behind them for the time being.

"Alright, let's go back!" another person said.

Chu Feng said, "Seniors, the evidence is all here. I truly cannot tolerate this. I was fighting on the front lines, and someone shot me from behind. If I don't get an explanation, sweeping this under the rug will be disheartening!"

"Don't worry, once the truth comes out, you will get an explanation!" an elder nodded solemnly.

The Six-Eared Macaque clan's old servant also spoke, saying, "Let's go back first!"

A thorough investigation of this matter could have extremely negative repercussions, making it impossible to reveal publicly. Doing so would deeply demoralize countless people.

At this moment, Hong Yunhai's heart turned cold. He knew the trouble was immense. Why hadn't the Heavenly Demon Blood-Melting Arrow exploded? According to his design, the arrow should have disintegrated on its own after being fired, leaving no trace.

In truth, tampering with forbidden artifacts was exceedingly difficult, and the precise timing was hard to control, which was why this arrow remained perfectly intact.

At that time, with the white hedgehog's self-destruction, everyone would have assumed Cao De was caught in the explosion and perished with it; no one would have thought further.

However, the outcome made Hong Yunhai's heart tremble: Cao De was not dead, but completely unharmed, and was now standing there, holding the Heavenly Demon Blood-Melting Arrow.

"Let's go!"

The battlefield quieted, and people from both factions retreated.

In the Golden Body cultivators' camp, the elders' expressions were grim. All signs indicated a premeditated assassination; Hong Sheng had tried to maliciously kill Cao De.

"Old Hong, your grandson went too far. This was really not well done," someone said.

Hong Yunhai's face was as dark as water. He couldn't erupt in anger now, as acting aggressively in front of his peers was not an option, and making an unreasonable fuss would only worsen his grandson's predicament.

"This little bastard has gone crazy. I don't care anymore; you can severely punish him, but I hope you spare his life!" he said.

This was a strategic retreat. He requested that the matter be handled impartially, stating that any punishment would be acceptable as long as Hong Sheng's life was spared.

Someone said, "The impact is indeed very bad. Although Cao De was not killed, he cannot go unpunished. Let him serve on the battlefield for ten years or more!"

While the punishment sounded light, Hong Yunhai's expression changed. Ten years of fighting on the battlefield meant anything could happen; his grandson could very well die there.

Currently, Hong Sheng was free to leave; he had only come to the battlefield for tempering and could depart at any time.

"That's too long, how about five years?" another person said.

"Forget it, who among young people doesn't make mistakes? Three years, give him a chance to reform. If the time is too long, he'll likely never leave this battlefield," the last speaker remarked. This person had a good relationship with Hong Yunhai and was clearly interceding on his behalf.

"You all decide!" The Six-Eared Macaque clan's old servant stood up and walked directly out of the main tent, offering no opinion and ceasing his participation.

At this time, Monkey, Peng Wanli, and Xiao Yao were surrounding Chu Feng, greatly admiring his strength.

"Truly worthy of someone from the 'De' generation, utterly ferocious!" Monkey sighed.

"I still don't understand why they want to kill me," Chu Feng mused. Otherwise, he felt uneasy, being inexplicably targeted, which truly perplexed him.

Six-Eared Macaque, Peng Wanli, and Xiao Yao looked at each other, thoughtfully, as if they had realized something.

"Could it be that Hong Yu wants to join us and get a share?"

"Possible. Several times he was very proactive, trying hard to impress us."

It wasn't long before the three of them deduced the truth and understood the Hong family's motive for taking action.

"Ruthless enough to directly want to kill Cao De!"

"Hong Yu is still far from ready. With insufficient strength, how does he expect to join us? Does he believe that we will make it onto that list regardless of success or failure, and he merely wants to piggyback for prestige, to get on that list too? He's dreaming big and has considerable ambition, but I fear his luck won't hold out!"

Monkey and the others sneered, a flicker of annoyance in their hearts that someone had managed to spy on their secret plans and knew what they were about to do.

Xiao Yao said, "No, we must quickly have the old servant warn the Hong family's grandfather and grandson. Otherwise, if word gets out, how will we be able to act? They will surely be on guard, and we likely won't even find them."

Upon hearing this, Monkey immediately grew anxious. He quickly found the old servant and asked him to warn the Hong family in the name of the Six-Eared Macaque clan: they had best keep their mouths shut, or face the consequences.

The Six-Eared Macaque clan was one of the few powerful clans in the Yang Realm. The Hong family would absolutely not dare to provoke them; otherwise, enraging the Monkey lineage would mean the annihilation of their entire clan would be no problem.

"I just want to know now how Hong Sheng will be punished. I'm waiting for an explanation."

"You need to be mentally prepared," Monkey sighed. "This kind of scandal usually isn't made public, and the Hong family has good connections, with people speaking up for them. It's estimated that Hong Sheng will be punished to stay on the battlefield for three to five years at most; they won't offer his head as an apology for you."

Chu Feng immediately balked. He felt the situation was deeply unfair; he had been ambushed and nearly killed, and for them to simply brush it aside like this truly displeased him.

"Don't be impulsive, you of the 'De' generation, you must stay calm," Monkey advised. "Didn't you say that in important matters, one must maintain composure? Wait for their punishment to be announced, then we'll help you get your revenge. The Hong family did such a thing; no one will object if we go settle accounts with them."

"Yes, Cao, ancestor, don't cause trouble for now. Calm down and wait a few days!"

Monkey and Peng Wanli, along with the others, held Chu Feng back, speaking many soothing words and promising to help him get his revenge.

"Alright, I'll wait!"

As expected, three days later, it was announced that Hong Sheng had to stay on the battlefield for four years, using military merits to atone for his crime, and could not leave early.

Furthermore, this was announced privately, within a small circle; his crime was not publicly declared, as the incident's repercussions would otherwise be too damaging.

That day, everyone saw Chu Feng's face turn ugly, angered to the point of wanting to leave the battlefield.

Two days later, Monkey sent news that the Hong family, with their vast powers, had acquired powerful medicine for Hong Sheng, allowing him to regenerate his severed body and grow new legs. Of course, he would be very weak for a short period and could not be as strong as his original Dao body.

"Once Hong Yunhai leaves, we'll keep watch for you, or go with you to deal with Hong Sheng, beat him half to death. Of course, absolutely no killing."

After Chu Feng heard this, his eyes lit up and he nodded in agreement.

That day, Hong Yunhai was urgently summoned away. Inside his main tent, Hong Sheng, who was recuperating, looked pale.

His younger brother also wore an angry expression, feeling the ordeal was too difficult. He hadn't made it onto the list, and his elder brother had suffered such a tremendous loss. He truly wished to retaliate immediately, but his grandfather couldn't wield absolute influence here.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the main tent was invaded. Chu Feng strode in, carrying his large club, and without a word, swung it directly at the brothers.

"Ah..."

That day, the Hong family brothers roared in anger, fighting Chu Feng and resisting with all their might.

However, Hong Sheng's body was weakened from illness, having just regrown his legs. His essence was damaged, and his combat power sharply reduced, making him utterly incapable of blocking the spiked club.

As for his younger brother, he couldn't even be compared to Cao De at the Golden Body realm.

The outcome of this battle was a foregone conclusion, especially as Monkey, Peng Wanli, and Xiao Yao also entered the main tent, sending shivers down the two brothers' spines.

That day, many people heard the wailing from inside the main tent. The Hong family brothers were trapped within and brutally crippled by Chu Feng wielding his large club!

"Cao De!"

As Chu Feng and Monkey's group departed, Hong Yu roared in anger, covered in blood and unable to stand. Hong Sheng, meanwhile, lay motionless, appearing as if dead.

"What are you making noise about? The world is so beautiful, yet you are so irritable!" Chu Feng returned, re-entering the tent to intimidate them.

Then, the entire area fell completely silent. The two brothers shut their mouths, their faces pale, daring not to scream again.

Only then did Chu Feng and Monkey's group fully depart.

"I'm so angry I could die!" Much later, Hong Sheng finally bit his lip, his face contorted with furious resentment.