Chapter 131: King's Return

Roar...

Huang Xian roared, its golden fur bristling. At that moment, it looked incredibly powerful; even as a weasel, it stretched over ten meters across the forest, resembling a prehistoric beast. The only flaw was that more than half of the tusks in its gaping maw were broken, having been shattered by Chu Feng earlier and broadcast live.

Even Chu Feng, a true King-level creature, had his pupils contract and muscles tense. Then, with a whoosh, he shot back over a hundred meters. He actually retreated, avoiding Huang Xian.

Almost simultaneously, Huang Xian's tail rose, and it sprayed a cloud of yellow mist that enveloped the forest. This was the weasel clan's ultimate survival move; it released "poison gas," which was incredibly foul-smelling. The entire forest was permeated by a light yellow haze, covering a vast area. Chu Feng wasn't unable to counter it, but he found it repulsive. The thought of being bathed in the stench of a weasel's excrement made his skin crawl, so he temporarily withdrew to avoid the brunt of it.

"Ah..." Kong Feng screamed. Not long ago, he had been punched through the chest by Chu Feng, bleeding into the forest as he fell from mid-air, making it difficult for him to move now. Covered by the yellow mist, the irritating gas made tears stream down his face, and he nearly fainted.

"Cough..." Kong Chen's arms had been blown off, and he stumbled backward, his face pale. He was in an even worse state, having been directly sprayed near Huang Xian's rear. The vile stench made him almost vomit!

Both of them were from the Peacock Clan, inherently fastidious – a genetic trait of their race. The stench of the weasel's excrement made them dizzy and almost made them throw up their bile. Given a choice, they would rather self-mutilate or take a beating than be enveloped by this yellow mist; it was simply unbearable.

All of this happened in a flash. Chu Feng stood in the forest several hundred meters away and unslung a large bow from his back. He always carried it, wrapped in silk, on his back, and now he began to use it. He wasn't aiming at Huang Xian; even if this old, cunning weasel had vile methods, he wasn't worried. As long as it was on the ground, it couldn't escape. His divine sense had already locked onto it!

Chu Feng drew the Great Thunder Sound Bow and fired an iron arrow. With his current King-level combat power, even an ordinary arrow could slay numerous foes. A terrifying thunderous roar erupted as the iron arrow soared, trailing dazzling electric arcs and crackling sounds, instantly flying high into the sky, directly targeting Kong Sheng's head.

Kong Sheng was extremely vigilant. Upon seeing the sudden change on the ground, he had already flown into the high sky without any delay, acting decisively. The iron arrow streaked across the sky, flying for over ten miles. Its speed was terrifying, almost catching up to Kong Sheng, startling him and making his face change completely; he could barely believe it. The iron arrow eventually grazed him, exploding there with crackling electric arcs and blinding light, creating a terrifying sight.

Kong Sheng touched his arm; there was a bloody mark, and blood was flowing out. It was incredibly perilous; merely grazing him had caused an injury. He soared upwards again, moving away from Chu Feng, then looked down, his purple pupils chillingly grim. What had happened today utterly shocked him. A young human expert had, in just a few days, become a King-level creature, skipping the quasi-king realm entirely and breaking through directly.

Chu Feng immediately contacted Lu Tong, saying, "Old man, arrange for our people on the ground to lock onto that peacock in the sky. I'll free up my hands to hunt him down later!" Then, he leaped, crossing over the forest like he was flying, covering two to three hundred meters in an instant. This speed made the two nearly-fainting Peacock quasi-kings' hearts pound. That was definitely a true King-level creature; otherwise, it would be impossible to possess such terrifying jumping power.

Huang Xian was now terrified like a stray dog, completely panicked. Its ten-meter-long body tensed, and it ran wildly, tearing through the forest. Its slender body was like a yellow waterfall as it traversed mountains and ridges, desperate to escape. That human made it impossible to even conceive of resistance. Had it known this, it wouldn't have come here even if it meant dying. Intercepting a true King-level creature? That was truly asking for death!

Chu Feng leaped again, this time traversing another two to three hundred meters through the air, landing directly in front of Huang Xian, cutting off its path.

"Roar..." Huang Xian's eyes blazed intensely, and it let out a long howl directed at the sky. It knew begging for mercy was useless now, so it employed its strongest technique, firing two brilliant golden beams from its eyes. It launched a mental attack on Chu Feng. Regardless, it didn't want to just wait for death and hoped to escape.

Chu Feng merely snorted coldly, his voice containing the Ox Demon Roar, scattering the incoming golden beams. He remained perfectly still, as unmoving as a mountain.

In fact, that wasn't Huang Xian's true killing move. At that moment, a flying sword shot along the ground, suddenly burst forth, then rose into the air, emitting a dazzling light as it thrust towards Chu Feng's lower abdomen. Chu Feng flicked his finger, striking the shining sword directly. With a metallic clang, the palm-sized flying sword cracked all over, then burst apart with a bang.

Huang Xian was scared out of its wits. That flying sword was no ordinary item; it was forged from rare metals refined from meteorites, making it incredibly hard. It had once tried and even cut through diamonds; its sturdiness and sharpness were truly frightening. Yet, it was destroyed by a powerful flick of Chu Feng's finger. How terrifying was that physical body? The thought sent shivers down its spine. At this level, Chu Feng could naturally look down upon quasi-King level creatures.

Huang Xian's fur bristled all over, and its entire body emitted golden light. Its tail rose again, and it even tried to turn around to face Chu Feng. However, this time it had no chance. The moment Chu Feng shattered the flying sword with his peerless strength, he had already closed in, unleashing a punch forward. This time, in particular, he employed an almost supernatural ability; his fist print emitted a blazing beam, like a laser, shooting straight ahead. The sight was terrifying. After Chu Feng's entire right arm broke free from its shackles, the mysterious energy it possessed was too formidable. The silver light, like a blazing flame or lightning, pierced through all obstacles, splitting Huang Xian's body open. The beam of light from Chu Feng's fist, like a brilliant silver sword, pierced through Huang Xian's forehead. Then, as he brought his fist down, the beam split it in two, killing it instantly.

Chu Feng himself was startled. This was his first time using such a near-supernatural ability against an enemy—a power gained after breaking the first lock. Its might was extraordinary!

The air boomed, like a clap of thunder. Chu Feng reached the speed of sound, then surpassed it, traversing the forest. He had already gone a considerable distance before the immense sonic boom erupted behind him.

In an instant, he appeared in front of Kong Chen and Kong Feng, blocking their path.

Earlier, when Chu Feng punched, Kong Chen's arms had exploded into a bloody mist. Those were also his wings, and now he couldn't manifest his true form to flee. Beside him, Kong Feng was even worse off. His chest had been pierced, bleeding profusely and uncontrollably. He was so weak he could barely stand, let alone fly.

"We are quasi-kings of the Peacock lineage. There are only a few experts at this level in our clan. If we die, the Peacock King will be enraged. You are strong, but you are a newly ascended King and cannot withstand the wrath of the invincible Peacock King. In fact, we can sit down and talk. There are no grudges that cannot be resolved, and for this, we are willing to pay some price." Kong Chen spoke. Though very proud, he didn't want to die and hoped to make this human compromise and spare them.

"Threatening me?" Chu Feng sneered. This clan was truly arrogant, trying to use both persuasion and intimidation, bringing up the Peacock King to deter him, even as prisoners. "You can depart now." Chu Feng said, stepping forward.

"No, you've misunderstood. How would we dare threaten a true King-level expert? We just want to talk with you. Please don't act; let's discuss this properly." Kong Chen was anxious and afraid. If there was a choice, who would willingly die? Even if the Peacock Clan was proud, they couldn't disregard life and death.

"If the Peacock King were here, then perhaps we could talk, but you two are not worthy!" A black short sword appeared in Chu Feng's hand, and he swept it out fiercely. With two soft thuds, two heads flew off. In an instant, they reverted to their true forms, and two massive peacocks lay dead on the ground.

Having been ambushed twice by members of the Peacock Clan, both times by quasi-King level experts, Chu Feng would never let them off lightly. Even bringing up the Peacock King was useless.

"Old man, where did Kong Sheng escape to? Is he locked on?" Chu Feng contacted Lu Tong.

"He headed south the entire way. We've used ground weapons to bombard him several times, injuring him, but he's not gravely hurt and continues to fly south. We can still detect him."

"Good!" Chu Feng strode towards the armed helicopter in the mountainous area. Its propellers spun, and it quickly took off, chasing south.

The eyes of the accompanying personnel on the helicopter blazed as they watched Chu Feng. Having witnessed the battle firsthand, they were simply awestruck by him, seeing him as a god of war. This battle was too swift and decisive, utterly crushing. A single person had swept aside three quasi-kings and was now embarking on a thousand-mile pursuit to finish off the escaping young expert of the Peacock Clan.

Kong Sheng fled south, a fire burning in his chest, enraged to the point of madness. This battle was too humiliating! Two more quasi-kings from their lineage had fallen, a massive loss. Three quasi-kings, all accounted for there, while the opponent had effortlessly swept them aside. He was now covered in blood, fleeing in panic. This was truly a profound disgrace. Along the way, he was nearly hit by a missile and almost died on the road.

"Almost there, I'll soon be out of human-controlled territory!" Kong Sheng gritted his teeth, his handsome face filled with resentment and indignation. Today was simply too frustrating. He was injured, one of his wings nearly destroyed by conventional weapons, which slowed him down. He also dared not fly high, as he would easily become a target. He now clung to the forest, fleeing all the way, intending to enter the mountains ahead, where the terrain was complex and there was no human firepower network, allowing him to escape at ease.

"Where do you think you're going?!" A loud shout came from behind, its sound like a thunderclap!

Kong Sheng turned back, only to see Chu Feng standing inside the armed helicopter, door open, drawing his bow and nocking an arrow. With a whoosh, a bolt of electricity flew towards him. "Thud!" He tried to dodge, but it was impossible to evade; that was the most powerful arrow unleashed by a King-level creature. Blood splattered, and he let out a scream.

One of Kong Sheng's wings exploded into a bloody mist, with a small part of it remaining intact, falling to the ground. Kong Sheng's face contorted in unbearable pain; he nearly plunged headfirst into the mountains. At this moment, he was flying in his true form. Such severe injuries were too much for him to bear. However, he possessed extraordinary abilities. Light wings appeared on his back, and his entire body was engulfed in a surging, burning aura of blood, enveloped by blazing red light. His speed increased significantly, and he plunged into the mountains, using the terrain to block the armed helicopter as he desperately fled, aiming to escape Chu Feng's range.

"Chase!" Chu Feng stood inside the armed helicopter, gazing coldly ahead, holding his large bow, ready to shoot again at any moment. The armed helicopter roared, plunging into the mountains, pursuing Kong Sheng.

"Whizz!" Chu Feng fired a second iron arrow, which was like a sky-piercing rainbow, shaking the void and streaking over ten miles away, its range astonishing. This arrow also hit, but unfortunately, it still failed to strike a vital point. Kong Sheng screamed as his other wing was hit and instantly exploded, half of it falling towards the mountain.

The peacock could now only fly with one pair of light wings, fleeing frantically, plunging into the mountain range and circling the mountains to evade pursuit. He was utterly terrified. He possessed incredibly keen divine sense, yet he couldn't evade Chu Feng's iron arrows, which filled him with a sense of defeat.

When Chu Feng's third arrow came, Kong Sheng's feathers ruffled, and a chill ran down his spine. He fled desperately; to him, the young man behind him was simply like a demon god, too terrifying. Unfortunately, he couldn't dodge it. His tail exploded, and all his most vibrant tail feathers detached from his body, falling with blood towards the mountains.

"Ah..." Kong Sheng shrieked. The pain was excruciating; this arrow nearly made him faint, almost driving him insane. With a whoosh, his blood energy surged, then boiled and blazed fiercely. His speed increased once more, surprisingly emitting a sonic boom as he sped away. Such terrifying speed was extremely taxing on his physical body; subtle cracks appeared in some places, bleeding. But he couldn't care less, fleeing madly all the way.

On the armed helicopter, the accompanying personnel, even the other superhumans among them, felt a chill run down their spines and involuntarily shivered.

"He's too quick; he dodged it. My arrow was actually meant for his back!" Chu Feng said. The others exchanged strange glances.

Now, his every move inspired awe; like a great demon god, he had been invincible on this journey, slaying quasi-kings and relentlessly pursuing the Peacock clan's genius, demonstrating unparalleled power.

"Oh no!" the pilot exclaimed. The armed helicopter was rapidly running out of fuel. The journey from Jinmen to Shuntian was too long, and now with the continued pursuit, most of the fuel was expended.

"He's lucky this time!" Chu Feng put away his bow. At the same time, he instructed them to find a suitable landing spot and have a few superhumans retrieve the peacock's wing and the most vibrant tail feathers. These people were all excited, guessing that Chu Feng might post pictures later, which would surely cause another huge stir.

A long time later, several armed helicopters arrived to help Chu Feng transport the various spoils of war, including the peacock expert's feathers and the massive corpses of quasi-kings, which left them astonished. Chu Feng left first, heading towards Shuntian.

At this moment, many in the outside world felt that time was crawling, all waiting for the results, wondering about the battle's outcome. This was because after Chu Feng engaged with the quasi-kings, his communicator had been dropped, and no one was filming. The wait was long; several hours had passed, and there was still no news.

"Our clan will surely win! With three quasi-kings taking action, what if Chu Feng has become a quasi-king? His life is still forfeit!" Little Immortal Huang resurfaced, though feeling a bit nervous, unsure of the outcome. Still, he cheered himself on, firmly believing Chu Feng would be defeated and die.

"Weasel, you dare spout nonsense again? It's about to be reversed again!" someone mocked him.

"Haha, exactly! Since you said that, we're all relieved. There's definitely going to be another divine reversal soon!" Many people replied to the thread, jeering and laughing at him.

"Bullshit! If it reverses this time, I'll ******* kneel down and call you ancestors, and I'll eat this communicator I'm using right now! I refuse to believe it!" Little Immortal Huang grew frantic, truly provoked. The previous reversals had hit him too hard, leaving him stunned and unable to recover for a long time. Now, he was naturally praying, hoping the three quasi-kings would eliminate Chu Feng so he would never have to see that detestable person again.

"No way, if you kneel down and call us ancestors, wouldn't we all become weasels?"

"Haha, no matter! I'm waiting for him to kneel. I'm looking forward to another reversal, just to infuriate this weasel!" Countless people left comments on Little Immortal Huang's social media, betting with him.

Little Immortal Huang was furious and typed: "You bunch of uncouth fools, just wait and see! Chu Feng's life is definitely over. Still hoping for a reversal? Dream on!" However, the very next moment, he was horrified, his hair standing on end. He snapped his head around and instantly spotted a familiar figure. Chu Feng was standing right at his doorway, a brilliant smile on his face, revealing a mouthful of pearly white teeth. He greeted him, saying, "Haven't seen you in a few days. How are you?"

"Oh my god!" Little Immortal Huang shrieked in terror, nearly falling out of his wheelchair. He trembled all over, his face white with fright. He had never imagined Chu Feng would appear at his residence, a place he thought was extremely secret and unknown to outsiders. Little Immortal Huang was almost in tears. This was too terrifying; for him, it was simply horrifying.

He managed a smile uglier than a cry and said, "Hello, Big Brother Chu Feng, I've always admired you immensely! Ah, don't come any closer, let's talk this out!" He shrieked, covered in goosebumps, utterly terrified.

"Oh, you're quite the social media influencer, aren't you? Let me see... Hmm, you've posted so many graphic messages, and many people are following you." Chu Feng picked up his communicator and carefully browsed its contents. "Oh, so you've been constantly cursing me on here, and even made bets with people?" Chu Feng said with a faint smile.

"Come, let's take a photo together, and then you can post it." Chu Feng said, using Little Immortal Huang's communicator to take a selfie of the two of them. In the photo, Chu Feng smiled brightly, while Little Immortal Huang looked on the verge of tears—the contrast was stark.

"Upload it!" Chu Feng said.

"Big Brother, can we discuss this? Please don't upload this photo. I'll take a solo shot of you that's much more heroic!" Little Immortal Huang pleaded with a tearful face, dragging his words.

"Hurry up!" Chu Feng's tone was full of menace.

Finally, Little Immortal Huang bit the bullet and posted it.

As a result, the internet was first silent, then it exploded! "Oh my god, what did I just see?!" "Hahaha..."