Chapter 1398: One Chu Against Five Kings

Under Chu Feng’s feet, the eternal Eight Trigrams symbols were etched into the ground, a series of gleaming marks that looked as if they had been cast from molten, immortal mother gold.

Standing within the Eight Trigrams diagram, covered in a shower of sacred light, he exuded an indescribable aura, as if he had stepped forth from the era of creation itself.

Yet, he also carried boundless killing intent. Though his body shimmered with brilliance, there was a wildness about him, his murderous aura surging like a raging ocean, instantly cleansing the sky.

He had originally been meditating here, bearing no grudge against these five individuals, yet he was ambushed. He had truly been in danger moments ago; a single misstep would have meant his death.

The five were all Great God-Kings, making no effort to hide their malice, attacking him recklessly to ensure his demise.

"None of you will leave!" Chu Feng said coolly, the day's events having truly enraged him.

He stood within the Eight Trigrams diagram, intersecting with the ancient symbols on the ground. The Yin-Yang dividing line and the Eight Trigrams markings surged with radiant light, merging with him.

"Heh, this is somewhat amusing," said the blonde woman who had attacked earlier, calmly tidying her hair. "Just one person, daring to speak so arrogantly to us. You are merely a sacrifice, like the sacrificial animals."

At this moment, she also harbored boundless killing intent. A trickle of blood hung at the corner of her mouth; she was actually injured. Being hit by the Adamant Gourd had been exceptionally unpleasant.

For a moment, she felt as if the very sky had fallen and crashed upon her. Was that the Thirty-Three Heavens Artifact?!

This remark made Chu Feng’s eyes grow even deeper and darker.

In an instant, two golden bolts of lightning shot from his eyes, streaking across the space. His heart was filled with both shock and fury. These five had snatched the opportunity and treated him as sacrificial animals—an unforgivable act.

"Oh?!"

The silver-haired man among the five mysterious Great God-Kings was astonished; he saw that the Eight Trigrams diagram beneath Chu Feng's feet seemed to come alive.

On the ground, ancient runes revived, surging with brilliant firelight, nourishing the tenacious Chu Feng.

He had endured through the brink of death moments ago and was now in a new state of balance; the entire Eight Trigrams diagram was actually moving with him, centering on him.

All five were startled and noticed this development.

As Chu Feng took a step, the Eight Trigrams symbols on the ground shone brightly, moving with him, as if they had been one with him since ancient times. He seemed to stand at the center of this world, inherently invincible!

Within the Eight Trigrams diagram, firelight pulsed and flickered, as light rain merged with him!

He was like a God of War returning from the immortal flames of the most ancient era, arriving in the present world!

"Something is strange," said the silver-haired man among the five Great God-Kings, his heart trembling violently. "The order within the Grand Supreme Stone Furnace seems to be merging with him. This is not good. Has he gained recognition, nourished by the terrain's runes here?"

"He was the sacrifice we deployed, and now it's starting to take effect," another silver-haired woman said. "He's gaining benefits from it. Kill him!"

The five instantly charged forward, all attacking Chu Feng at once, intending to kill him. This was not a fair competition; they had originally come to kill and seize fortune.

At this moment, dazzling divine rainbows erupted. One of the five brought out a heavy weapon, a great halberd, dark and chilling, as if from hell. It cleaved vertically towards Chu Feng, splitting the void as if opening the gates of hell!

This halberd was incredibly heavy and terrifyingly powerful, emitting dense energy fluctuations and accompanied by the wails of ghosts and spirits, truly frightening. Various corpses of gods and devils appeared around it, creating astonishing phenomena.

Chu Feng threw the Adamant Gourd, and it slammed into the black halberd, which was as heavy as a mountain!

An earth-shattering roar erupted; the entire stone furnace rumbled and trembled. Endless flames soared into the sky, twisting the burning firmament, blurring and seemingly about to fall due to the violent shaking. Firelight was everywhere, engulfing the space above the forbidden area.

Outside, people were horrified.

Everyone stared at the main furnace deep within the forbidden area—that underground cavern. The sight was terrifying: boundless firelight surged skyward, piercing through the heavens and earth, incinerating everything.

The void itself was collapsing, and the heavens and earth were caving in, all due to the firelight burning through them!

It was as if a galaxy had exploded and then poured down, with a shroud of chaotic energy covering everything and the aura of chaos and death pervading the entire area.

Inside the furnace, the Adamant Gourd seemed to drag the heavens along as it fell. It was crystal-white with crimson veins and patterns of stars and black holes, its power unrivaled and boundless.

The impact deformed the halberd's sinister blade, nearly breaking it, and bent the entire halberd downwards.

A violent energy burst erupted, like mountains and seas breaching their dams, flooding the eight directions and raging across the world.

Boom!

Continuous massive energy explosions and boundless boiling firelight made the stone furnace turbulent, annihilating everything.

In this process, the other four individuals' original fist prints, divine spears, immortal swords, and other attacks were all withdrawn. They had only one action: simultaneously reaching out to grab the Adamant Gourd, hoping to immobilize and seize it.

They saw the terrifying nature of this Adamant Gourd; even the special great halberd, which had been doused with Buddha blood and immortal celestial blood, was somewhat deformed by the impact. One could imagine the immense force it had endured!

In fact, back in the Minor Netherworld on Earth, when Chu Feng used the initially refined Adamant Gourd, he could inflict devastating blows on opponents whose cultivation realm was higher than his own.

This was because the Adamant Gourd's material was too special; by infusing just a portion of energy, it could become as heavy as a mountain, surging from 108 catties to tens of thousands of catties. When thrown like this, its destructive power was immense.

Now, the Adamant Gourd had absorbed other mother metals and, in the mother metal liquid pool, had evolved into a Thirty-Three Heavens Artifact, a prototype for an ultimate weapon. Furthermore, the energy Chu Feng could now infuse far surpassed what he could as a young cultivator back then, so its power was naturally unfathomable.

After the Adamant Gourd repelled the black halberd, it did not retreat. Instead, it spun rapidly in place, its inner ring transforming into a terrifying black hole surrounded by countless stars. Its speed was exaggeratedly fast, aiming to pull all five Great God-Kings inside!

"Not bad, daring to think one weapon can subdue us?!" scoffed the silver-haired man among the five.

"Hand it over!" the blonde woman who had previously attacked Chu Feng shouted even louder. "Today, we kill you, seize your fortune, and turn your joy to nothing!"

They had almost touched the Adamant Gourd, fearless, for they were covered in special armor. Immortal celestials chanting scriptures and great Buddhas singing Zen appeared around them, as if they had reached the Pure Land of immortal celestials or the realm of true Buddhas. Spirit-orchids swayed, divine birds soared, scriptures transformed into golden symbols falling from the sky, and, of course, Buddha blood and immortal celestial blood flowed…

This sacred yet bizarre spectacle was emitted by their armor. It was enchanting, mysterious, and incredibly powerful, such that the firelight in the stone furnace, capable of burning through the void, could not scorch or destroy them. It merely pulsed around them, with flames rolling.

Heaven and Earth violently shook; the void created by the Adamant Gourd and the black hole formed inside its ring all suffered impact.

Although it almost pulled one Great God-King in, making his body shake violently, ultimately, it fell short. That armor emitted immeasurable light, struggling to break free from the restraint.

Moreover, the other four Great God-Kings, clad in ancient secret treasure armor, violently shook the entire space, causing starlight to dim and continually extinguish, and making cracks appear in the black hole's domain, which was no longer endlessly dark.

Chu Feng waved his hand, retrieving the Adamant Gourd. Five gleaming palms swiftly struck, crushing the void at that spot, and under the blessing of their armor, that area disintegrated.

Chu Feng felt some regret; he was still a bit short, failing to capture a Great God-King. At the same time, he was wary, as these five indeed possessed immense power and could contend with him.

In fact, the five also revealed serious expressions, a mix of surprise and awe. All five had attacked together, attempting to seize the Adamant Gourd, yet it had managed to break free.

"Kill!"

The eyes of the five gleamed like lightning. Immortal celestials stood behind each of them, and great Buddhas were present. Their radiance exploded, more than ten times brighter than before, as they raised their energy to the extreme and simultaneously blasted towards Chu Feng.

Boom!

Heaven and Earth erupted in turmoil, firelight soared into the sky, chaotic electric arcs surged within the entire stone furnace, and order symbols bloomed, like a flickering sea of stars, then turbulent without end.

Yet, the five were alarmed, and then their bodies turned cold. The area in front of them, where the Eight Trigrams runes had formed on the ground, was dazzlingly bright, fully integrated with Chu Feng, inseparable, forming one entity. It created a protective light barrier that they could not break through!

"Something bad has happened. Our guess might have come true," one silver-haired man said coldly, both furious and chilled to the core. "He has likely merged with this terrain and gained its recognition!"

That was the fortune activated by the sacrifice they had deployed, and that man had obtained it.

Their expressions were incredibly grim. Just moments ago it was a death trap, but now it had become a sanctuary; those runes were protecting the man within the Eight Trigrams.

The five Great God-Kings unleashed their full killing intent!

Chu Feng’s expression was solemn. He did not believe this was protecting him; this was a delicate balance. He had temporarily merged with the Eight Trigrams diagram, enduring refinement and obscured by the light barrier. Seemingly protected, it could reverse at any moment.

"Let's blast open this Eight Trigrams diagram together!" the blonde woman said. "The five of us can set up the Innate Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Demonic Domain!" Why had five of them come? It wasn't a coincidence, because if there were any surprises, they could form a special offensive domain—the Innate Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Demonic Domain!

Instantly, the five began to glow. The great Buddhas and immortal celestials behind them became even more tangible, their energy surging like a vast ocean in turmoil.

Clang, clang; metallic aura ripped through the sky as the five, carrying their domain diagrams, spread them out and integrated them with themselves, activating the Innate Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Demonic Domain.

"With me as the vanguard, we'll tear open the Eight Trigrams diagram, and I'll go in first!" the blonde woman shouted. At this moment, a gleaming sword embryo appeared in her hand, dazzlingly bright. Its tip dripped blood, vivid red and piercing to the eye, more crystalline and dazzling than red coral or blood diamonds under sunlight.

In fact, it was Buddha blood. Although seemingly dripping, it had not dried for hundreds of thousands of years on the sword tip, remaining perpetually vivid red and piercing to the eye, as if burning magma.

As the Innate Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Demonic Domain activated, the five seemed to transform into special symbols, condensing terrifying energy, all of which then converged on the woman.