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Chapter 1243: Warming Wine and Assembling Heroes

"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on? Where is he?!""Over there!"A group of people exclaimed, staring at the distance where dust and stones flew. The young saint from the Yongzhou camp, who had arrived quickly, left just as fast, sprinting away.

In his hand, he was holding the Southern Zhanzhou genius by one leg, dragging him along as he ran wildly, kicking up dust everywhere.

Everyone was dumbfounded. This was completely different from what they had imagined. They had thought the young saint from the Yongzhou camp would flee after being defeated. Instead, their own seed-level genius had become a prisoner, shamefully dragged by his leg and carried back to the Yongzhou camp.

"This... this is outrageous!" The prominent figures from Southern Zhanzhou couldn't bear to watch. It was too humiliating to see someone dragged by a leg like that; it brought disgrace to them all.

Many people stared in that direction, seeing the young powerful one from Yongzhou run off gleefully, kicking up dust. Some observed closely and noticed that the Southern Zhanzhou genius's face was distorted, with clear boot marks. His chest armor was also tattered, as if gnawed by a dog, clearly indicating he had been subjected to foul play.

How shameful! Even people from Southern Zhanzhou couldn't stand it, feeling ashamed for their genius. He looked utterly disgraced. Especially since, just moments before, this genius had been composed and disdainful towards the Yongzhou camp, even rising slowly, as if everything was under his control.

Yet, he was defeated so quickly. The young powerful one from the Yongzhou camp had immediately resorted to foul play, kicking his face until it was distorted, swiftly taking him down, picking him up, and running off.

From the young evolutionaries to the prominent figures in Southern Zhanzhou, everyone felt their faces burning with shame. They thought, with resentment, that this seed-level genius had brought utter disgrace upon them. They even felt he deserved it. "Go on, show off," they thought, "and look what happened? You were taken down so swiftly, you didn't even get a chance to use your unique skills!"

In fact, at that moment, the Southern Zhanzhou genius was so full of regret that he was seeing stars and felt his insides churning. He truly wanted to spit out old blood. "This is utterly despicable," he thought. "I was waiting for him to announce his name, and then he just attacked me?!"

He truly felt like vomiting blood. His current experience was too horrifying, too painful. What had he become? A tattered sack, dragged along the ground. His face was swollen, his eyes barely open. He had taken several kicks, the pain was unbearable, and his energy was sealed, leaving him unable to move.

"You're too shameless, ambushing me without any honor!" He was still indignant, completely unaware of the kind of person he had truly encountered.

Chu Feng sneered. He wanted to say that even if the genius had been prepared, he would still have been captured alive; he was merely prey.

In truth, what the Southern Zhanzhou genius most wanted to say was: "You clearly won, so why the hell are you running? What's the meaning of dragging me along and sprinting away like that?"

Indeed, this was a question in many people's minds. Even the Yongzhou camp members themselves were somewhat puzzled, showing surprise.

Fortunately, Chu Feng sprinted back, accompanied by strong winds and flying sand and stones. With a loud thud, he threw the Southern Zhanzhou genius heavily onto the ground.

"You won, and it was quite a decisive victory. Why did you run away?" Heavenly Venerate Qi Rong asked, a strange expression on his face.

In fact, he was very satisfied, as was everyone else. Cao De's arrival and immediate capture of a master from the opposing camp was a huge morale boost.

"Wasn't I afraid that the evolutionaries of the Nine-headed Bird race would attack me?" Chu Feng said very seriously. "After the battle, I quickly ran back. Safety first!"

Everyone heard this and was stunned. God King Chi Feng of the Nine-headed Bird race nearly spat blood. "Damn it," he thought, "you black-hearted bastard, you never miss a chance to smear the Nine-headed Bird race. Even at a critical moment like this, you're still trying to slander us. It's too despicable and shameful!"

The others were also speechless. This reason was so absurd they didn't know what to say. Was it really just for this that he rushed back?

On the ground, the Southern Zhanzhou genius, lying in a human-shaped crater with broken bones and torn muscles, naturally heard this reason. He immediately couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of old blood.

However, Heavenly Venerate Qi Rong was very serious. He nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, I'm watching!"

At this moment, not only was God King Chi Feng fuming and wanting to curse, but even the ancestor of the Nine-headed Bird race, located in the chaotic mist, twitched his mouth. They hadn't expected Cao De's slandering to actually have an immediate effect, with his baseless accusations being accepted.

The others also showed surprise. Heavenly Venerate Qi Rong was now specifically targeting the Nine-headed Bird race, carefully protecting Cao De.

Chu Feng was all smiles, immediately expressing his gratitude.

Then, he picked up the captive from the ground and proceeded to strip him clean. From head to toe, from his armor to his spatial bracelet, and even the weapons he carried—everything vanished. His movements were incredibly swift and practiced!

Everyone was a bit stunned. They had seen spoils of war taken, but they had never seen such smooth movements. In the blink of an eye, those items were gone. How many people had he stripped to achieve such proficiency? Was it truly practice making perfect?

A group of people looked at him strangely. This guy's movements were truly too natural and practiced, all done in one fluid motion.

Chu Feng felt a bit awkward. This was truly an instinct, but he had forgotten the setting. However, he remained quite calm, his face solemn, and said, "This is how I normally practice. I use everything around me—even plants, moths, and ants—to train my movements. I focus on striking like lightning, being smooth and natural, and paying attention to eliminating all potential hidden dangers."

Everyone was speechless.

Chu Feng felt fortunate. Luckily, he hadn't sold the captive publicly, demanding the strongest pollen from Southern Zhanzhou in exchange. Otherwise, the impression wouldn't have been very good. After all, he wasn't a human trafficker right now.

Monkey, Peng Wanli, and Xiao Yao, who already knew Cao De quite well, quickly shut their mouths, afraid of accidentally revealing his true nature.

In any case, Heavenly Venerate Qi Rong was very satisfied. Cao De's arrival immediately turned the unfavorable situation around, securing a great victory. As for the others, including the old God King, they were all delighted. Earlier, the Southern Zhanzhou genius had been excessively arrogant, openly despising the Yongzhou camp and constantly mocking their people. There could be no better outcome than to capture him alive directly.

While joy permeated the Yongzhou camp, silence reigned in Southern Zhanzhou. The older generation's faces were grim, and the younger ones felt ashamed. The recent battle had left everyone speechless.

Meanwhile, people from the Western Hezhou camp were roaring with laughter, mocking the Southern Zhanzhou evolutionaries. "Yongzhou has lost eight consecutive matches. Every time we face them, it's almost a walkover; we don't even have to fight. Yet, the seed-level expert from Southern Zhanzhou was dragged away by his leg. How interesting!"

The evolutionaries from Western Hezhou mocked Southern Zhanzhou. In their eyes, in the saint realm, the Yongzhou camp's repeated avoidance of battle and forfeitures meant they had already lost their qualification to compete. Their true opponents were the powerful ones from Southern Zhanzhou.

In many people's eyes, the Southern Zhanzhou seed-level expert had completely brought it upon himself. Seeing his opponent charge, he had still acted leisurely, underestimating the enemy too much. Being suddenly knocked down was entirely his own fault.

On the Yongzhou side, Heavenly Venerate Qi Rong spoke, telling Cao De to enter the arena again. One victory was far from enough. "Cao De, go on. Later, I will bestow upon you a cup of medicinal wine. Someone, go warm the wine for me!" Heavenly Venerate Qi Rong commanded.

A group of people were immediately astonished, then showed expressions of immense envy. How could a wine bestowed by a Heavenly Venerate be ordinary? It surely contained astonishing potent medicine; it was extraordinary elixir wine!

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng was delighted. He immediately sprinted towards the battlefield, winds sweeping and carrying large amounts of dust and sand. He reappeared on the battlefield once more.

At this moment, the people of Southern Zhanzhou camp became agitated upon seeing Chu Feng reappear. Especially several seed-level experts, their eyes turned cold. They resolved to rise from where they had fallen.

Their camp had performed terribly just a short while ago, being overly arrogant, resulting in their genius being captured by that Yongzhou youth. Now was their chance to directly take down that Yongzhou youth!

Thus, a seed-level genius immediately rushed out without a word, having fully absorbed the lesson, intending to attack with full force.

In fact, Western Hezhou also had its plans. They believed that in the gambling battles of the saint realm, Southern Zhanzhou would definitely be their final opponent. Naturally, they wouldn't miss an opportunity to strike them and make them lose face.

Therefore, almost simultaneously, a seed-level expert from the Western Hezhou camp also charged out, vying to reach Chu Feng first. He wanted to act preemptively, before the Southern Zhanzhou evolutionary, to eliminate the Yongzhou individual and prevent Southern Zhanzhou from rising from where they had fallen. He simply wanted to snatch the kill.

"Hahaha... Southern Zhanzhou brethren, such a weak opponent, easily defeated! Why bother yourselves? Leave him to me; I'll deal with him for you. I'll just slap him dead!" The evolutionary from Western Hezhou, though human-shaped, resembled a huge, hairless grizzly bear. He was rugged and unrestrained, laughing heartily with his blood-red maw, his words arrogant. He completely underestimated Chu Feng, charging straight at him, leaping high into the air, and stomping down with one foot. His posture was ostentatious and domineering, truly looking down on his opponent!

Not only was Chu Feng displeased, finding him utterly despicable, but even the people from Southern Zhanzhou turned ashen. This person was openly ridiculing the Yongzhou camp, but in reality, he was also mocking them, implying that the Yongzhou camp's people were weak and could be slapped to death. Yet, it was this "weak" Yongzhou youth who had just captured a Southern Zhanzhou genius alive.

Therefore, the Southern Zhanzhou evolutionary's face was not pleasant to behold, knowing that this seed-level expert from Western Hezhou was deliberately taunting them with thorny words of mockery.

"He can only be dealt with by me! Even if he's to be slapped to death, it must be done by someone from Southern Zhanzhou. This is a continuation of the previous battle; you Western Hezhou people shouldn't interfere!" The Southern Zhanzhou seed-level expert shouted, his entire body glowing dazzlingly as if burning, transforming into a brilliant divine rainbow that shot across the sky, moving incredibly fast.

"Let me do it instead!" The hairless grizzly bear from Western Hezhou grinned coldly. He also increased his speed, remaining high in the air and stomping down towards Chu Feng from a great distance.

Chu Feng stood still, halting his steps.

At this moment, the two figures in mid-air were like comets colliding with Earth. They abruptly attacked each other. Both dove almost simultaneously, resulting in a fierce battle erupting between them.

This was a choice they both made simultaneously. In their view, they were each other's true adversaries, and a crucial battle awaited. The youth on the ground could be dealt with as an afterthought.

The void roared as energy erupted from every pore on their bodies, their spiritual flames soaring. This was a battle to the death; they immediately unleashed their strongest divine abilities, aiming to determine victory or defeat in the shortest possible time, seeking to kill their opponent with a single strike, holding nothing back.

As a result, both men grunted, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood. Their bodies trembled violently, and they were both sent flying, each severely wounded.

At this point, someone noticed with surprise, "Is this a coincidence? Cao De from the Yongzhou camp's position was too perfect. He was directly behind that rugged, hairless-grizzly-bear-like man, and the Hezhou seed-level expert was falling right towards him."

At that moment, many were speechless, because Cao De moved. He was ambushing, resorting to very dishonorable foul play.

"Hairless grizzly, how dare you underestimate me? Now I won't kill you!" Chu Feng attacked. In the eyes of many, it was truly speechless, somewhat malicious.

Boom! His fist glowed, giving the rugged man no way to dodge. His back and the back of his head were both struck by Chu Feng, almost causing his body to explode and his vision to black out.

Then, he was grabbed by Chu Feng and captured alive.

If Chu Feng hadn't held back, intending to capture him alive, he would have already shattered him.

Then, holding the hairless grizzly, he turned and ran.

The spectators were dumbfounded. This morally bankrupt individual had successfully launched a sneak attack, and then, dragging his enemy, started running away again?!

The hairless-grizzly-bear-like man from Western Hezhou nearly died of rage. It was utterly infuriating.

The Southern Zhanzhou evolutionary, who had been sent flying and coughing blood, saw his eyes light up at that instant. This was the best opportunity for him; he should pursue them and capture both!

And so he did. He controlled his body, landed swiftly, and sprinted with all his might, chasing Cao De!

Soon, the distance narrowed, and he was about to catch up.

At this moment, Chu Feng suddenly turned around and forcefully threw the hairless grizzly bear towards the pursuer behind him, making it impossible for him to dodge. Moreover, at this point, he unsealed the hairless grizzly bear and injected a portion of energy into his body.

It was too late for the Southern Zhanzhou evolutionary to dodge, as the distance was too close. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, his hands glowed, and he pressed forward, intending to eliminate the powerful one from Hezhou.

The hairless-grizzly-bear-like man's pupils constricted. He didn't blame his Southern Zhanzhou opponent; he would have chosen to deliver a fatal blow too. But towards Cao De, he harbored endless resentment, feeling that the Yongzhou youth was utterly devoid of morals, clearly using him, unsealing him and forcing him to fight desperately for self-preservation. Furthermore, he had no choice but to do so. At such close range, he had no other option. To protect himself, he could only meet the Southern Zhanzhou opponent with full force.

Dazzling light erupted as the two adversaries collided, unleashing their strongest powers, like meteorites crashing into the earth. It was truly an earth-shattering spectacle. Then, both men, covered in blood like tattered sacks, were sent flying, falling onto the ground with cracks all over their bodies, both heavily wounded.

Especially the hairless-grizzly-bear-like man, who nearly died on the spot. This was the third time he had been severely wounded, almost disintegrating and exploding. He was utterly unwilling to accept this, having been used with no choice but to push through and fight for his life. He continuously spat blood, half of it from sheer rage.

The Southern Zhanzhou seed-level expert's eyes also blazed with fury as he stared at Chu Feng, his hatred unbearable. He felt this guy was too shameless, too black-hearted. He hadn't expected the opponent to suddenly unseal the hairless grizzly, forcing the two of them to fight to the death. This defeat frustrated and maddened him.

Chu Feng stepped forward, delivered another blow to each of them, and then "collected the bodies," grabbing each by one leg. Then, he started running, dragging both men, his long legs striding quickly, winds howling, sand and stones flying, as he sprinted away.

People were dumbfounded. What was going on? Everyone stared in the direction of the dust, watching Cao De bizarrely secure a double kill and then run off. This was simply... insane!

In people's view, those two grand masters had been engaged in a suicidal battle, fighting each other to the death, only for Cao De to leisurely come and "collect the bodies."

Some prominent figures from Western Hezhou and Southern Zhanzhou watched, lost in thought, remaining silent for a long time. It was truly a speechless outcome. As for the others, ninety percent were utterly bewildered, somewhat dazed. This result was just too absurd for words.

God King Chi Feng nearly spat blood again. He wanted to shout, "Damn it, you won a great victory this time, and you're still running away? What are you trying to do, slander the Nine-headed Bird race again?!"

"The battle ended too quickly, didn't it?" In the Yongzhou camp, even Heavenly Venerate Qi Rong's mouth twitched slightly, a strange look on his face. Then he asked those around him, "Is the wine warm?""The wine hasn't even been... poured yet," someone whispered, feeling very guilty.

In the distance, some evolutionaries who had originally been focused on the God Kings' fierce battle, hearing the commotion from this side, began to shift their attention to the saint-level battlefield. "What's going on?" some wondered suspiciously.

Among the Asian Immortal Race, a slender and elegant silver-haired beauty, with bright and captivating eyes, truly peerless in her charm, turned her head upon hearing the commotion and looked towards the saint-level battlefield. Ying Xiaoxiao showed a doubtful expression, saying, "Something unusual seems to have happened over there?"

In another direction, someone was also reporting to Maiden Xi. "Miss, we haven't found any devils or great villains, but we did observe some unusual circumstances on the saint-level battlefield. How should I put it? There's someone there... who's a bit peculiar!"

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