Chapter 402: All Shot Dead

Yuan's scalp tingled, and his body stiffened slightly. This was too sudden. Just moments ago, he had been lighthearted, floating along in a good mood.

How could he have known that he would encounter this fiend just after leaving the old Qilin Nest?

In an instant, his pleasant mood vanished, replaced by an icy chill. His spirits plummeted, and the feeling was terrible.

One moment he was in heaven, the next in hell—a classic case of joy turning to sorrow.

He hadn't even gone far when he was intercepted. Chu Feng was clearly waiting here specifically to kill him!

Yuan was no ordinary person; in a flash, he realized that Chu Feng had likely been hiding near the Qilin Nest, personally witnessing him slander Chu Feng, and that's why he was waiting here.

He wanted to vomit blood. How could he be so unlucky? Of all times, he had to run into this demon king!

Furthermore, he felt this was truly tragic. If he hadn't intentionally slandered Chu Feng and tried to pin the blame on him after arriving at the Qilin Nest, things probably wouldn't have come to this.

Although it was Chu Feng's fault to begin with, Yuan had practically courted death by actively trying to pin the blame on Chu Feng, only to be discovered by the demon king himself. This was a sure path to ruin.

Even Yuan himself sighed, realizing he had courted disaster on an epic scale this time!

"I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Chu Feng's single sentence shattered Yuan's last sliver of hope. It was impossible for him not to regret it, especially since he had just broken through and was looking forward to a brilliant future, only to be killed directly!

He felt a sense of injustice. He had just found a shortcut and was about to rise, destined to become glorious and powerful among humanity.

Yet, a mere Chu Feng had shattered his beautiful dream, directly aiming to destroy him utterly.

"Child, can't we be civil?" Yuan asked, his tone very kind and familiar.

"You've got some nerve!" Chu Feng stared at him coldly. Not long ago, this very person had been constantly trying to create enemies for him, devising every possible way to incite the Qilin Nest experts to kill him.

And now he called him "child"? Chu Feng felt no closeness whatsoever; on the contrary, his disgust for this person surged.

"It's a shame we had to come to this," Yuan sighed.

"I once held great respect for you, but what did you do?" Chu Feng looked at him indifferently. "During the bloody battle against the various marine races at Dragon Tiger Mountain, I fought for you. I even went back in specifically to carry you out and save your life. But what did you do? You immediately used dark matter to harm me, condemning me to an abyss and almost causing my complete downfall."

Chu Feng's killing intent soared. His first major low point in life was when he was directly crippled by the dark matter's erosion!

Had his will not been so resilient, anyone else would have long since collapsed. Even so, he endured numerous crises and finally managed to transform the dark matter into an opportunity, shaping it into the black and white millstone.

Anyone else would have surely died!

"That was an accident. I didn't intend to harm you," Yuan argued, refusing to admit guilt.

Chu Feng's expression remained indifferent. "Is there any point in saying that? When you later saw I was crippled, you were determined to keep and confine me. Your true colors were already exposed back then, just not completely."

At this point, Yuan's face contorted into a grimace. He abruptly looked up, realizing that further sophistry was pointless. There were only the two of them; who was he trying to convince?

"I do regret not insisting on keeping you back then. I should have just killed you directly after extracting all your life's value!" He knew his end was near and abandoned his false pretense.

"Excellent. In a moment, I'll be happy to end your life in your preferred manner—by slapping you to death!" Chu Feng said coolly.

"Actually, I quite admire you. Slaying the Azure Wolf, suppressing the abnormals, subduing the marine races—all truly glorious deeds." The Jade Void Palace Master calmed down, then said chillingly, "It's all because you possess an unparalleled breathing technique. Why couldn't you have simply offered it to me for a look? If I had obtained it, I would surely have become the world's foremost expert!"

"So that was your motive for harming me?" Chu Feng looked at him.

"Yes. If you had voluntarily let me see it, none of this would have happened!" Yuan said, a hint of resentment in his voice.

Chu Feng's expression remained cold. Even if it weren't for the fact that the Yellow Ox had imparted it to him through a near-anointing method, making it difficult to transmit, he still wouldn't have passed it on given Yuan's mindset.

"Do you think all the good things in the world belong to you?" Chu Feng demanded.

"The victors write history. If I had won, taken your unparalleled breathing technique, and ascended to the position of the world's greatest evolver, anything I said would be considered wise. Now that I've lost, whatever I say is rubbish!"

After saying this, Yuan shouted, "Let's begin!"

With a whoosh, he directly charged forward, his hand glittering as he summoned a small tower, shimmering with metallic light.

It was a broken tower that quickly expanded as it met the wind, pressing down on Chu Feng. It was undoubtedly a formidable spiritual weapon!

As the head of a national awakened organization, how could he not possess powerful weaponry?

The tower crashed down, exuding a terrifying aura. Strands of energy light cascaded from it, dense and brilliant like golden curtains.

Chu Feng leisurely stepped forward, not paying much attention. With a sudden swing, he slapped directly at the broken tower with a loud crack.

The sight was somewhat terrifying. His palm shone as brilliantly as the sun, as if a scorching star had exploded there, causing energy particles to boil.

The entire broken tower first cracked, then burst apart, shattering into pieces!

Yuan was astonished. Such a powerful weapon was shattered by Chu Feng with a single slap? Some fragments grazed his body, leaving him bleeding profusely.

"Your strength truly exceeds my expectations..." Yuan said calmly, but then his expression suddenly turned ferocious. A silver paper, sharper and more dazzling than a flying sword, abruptly flew from his left hand, spiraling towards Chu Feng like a galaxy.

It was devastating. Even the mere fluctuations were heart-stopping; surrounding vegetation, massive rocks, and everything else exploded. Even the large lake evaporated, as if about to be boiled dry.

This item could injure evolvers in the Binding Realm. It was similar to the 'Golden Arhat Paper,' a crude artifact left behind by ancient Daoists and powerful figures from antiquity.

If hit by it, one would be instantly pulverized!

Chu Feng's intuition was astonishing, and his speed was even more phenomenal. Displaying the Divine Legs, his feet glowed, and in an instant, he was two thousand meters away, or four li.

He now possessed eight times the speed of sound, which in ancient times would have been considered the speed of an immortal.

Now, with each gentle leap, he could cover four or five li, which was incredibly terrifying.

Thus, when he had a bad premonition, he leaped and instantly evaded the attack.

Boom!

Behind him, rocks exploded, the great river evaporated, and the forest was utterly destroyed, with the energy likely melting rocks and causing lava to flow.

After unleashing the silver paper inscribed with energy symbols by an ancient mighty being, Yuan immediately fled, heading deeper into the Great Wilderness Marsh, hoping to reach the old Qilin Nest once more.

Once there, powerful extraterrestrials would naturally protect him.

However, just as he started to move and had only run a short distance, his vision blurred. Chu Feng, having started later, arrived first, blocking his path, and a kick flew towards him.

Yuan felt an intense pain in his lower body, and then his entire body was sent flying horizontally.

When he looked down, he was drenched in cold sweat, utterly terrified. With just that one kick, his lower body had vanished, turning into a bloody mist.

What immense combat power was this? A casual kick had crippled him!

"You..." Yuan exclaimed in shock and rage. No one wished to die, especially not such a humiliating death.

"I told you, I'll end your life in the very manner you intended for me—by slapping you to death, just to satisfy you!" As Chu Feng spoke, he took a single step and arrived directly in front of the Jade Void Palace Master, who was still flying backward in mid-air.

Chu Feng swung his palm down viciously. His hand radiated a faint golden luster, absorbing dense energy particles, and descended with crushing force.

The next moment, Yuan shrieked, then his eyes widened before he lost the ability to scream, as his body directly exploded, as if struck by a meteor. The immense power was incomparable.

He had just broken the seventh seal, beginning his glorious path, and by cooperating with extraterrestrials, he was destined to become a peak expert among humanity.

But now, everything was over.

In his final moments, he felt fear and regret. He wanted to scream but couldn't.

His spiritual energy cluster was also dispersed by that slap.

A ball of light flared from Chu Feng's right palm, incinerating the blood and shattered bones into ash. Yuan was utterly annihilated, body and soul, completely dead!

Chu Feng calmly walked away into the distance.

Since his successful evolution a few days earlier, his strength had surged dramatically. He was so formidable that he killed Yuan, who had broken seven seals, with just a single slap.

If news of this spread, it would surely shake the world!

Yuan, one of the Ten Great Masters of the East, was killed by a single palm strike shortly after his magnificent transformation. It was truly shocking!

He did not leave the Great Wilderness Marsh but waited quietly on a mountaintop, positioned on the only path leading to the Qilin Nest.

He didn't have to wait long. A day later, six extraterrestrials returned. It was the same small group that had gone to avenge Han Wenze and Huang Weiyue, having set out with great fanfare but returning empty-handed.

"Hey, look who that is?" These beings were all very perceptive. Even without Chu Feng making any attempt to conceal himself, they immediately detected his energy fluctuations.

"Chu Feng!" A man with an alligator tail and human-like body parts immediately leaped into the air, soaring up the thousand-meter-high mountain peak. He grinned menacingly and said, "We were just on our way to kill you!"

He immediately went for the kill, holding a small drum in his hand. As he vigorously beat it, a divine sound deafened the air, shaking the entire mountaintop until it exploded.

No wonder he dared to charge up alone; the spiritual weapon in his hand was indeed extraordinary!

With such a weapon, he was far stronger than Han Wenze, Huang Weiyue, and others who lacked spiritual weapons. Its power was truly astonishing.

Subsequently, everything above the mountainside exploded, leaving the peak half-destroyed with dust and smoke billowing into the sky.

"Is he dead? Surely he's been turned into a bloody mist!" the extraterrestrial muttered to himself as he descended.

However, at that very moment, his scalp felt like it was about to explode. He was utterly terrified because he saw Chu Feng completely unharmed, descending with him, and a fist was already smashing towards him, right in front of his face.

"No!" he roared, but his voice was abruptly cut short.

Chu Feng's punch shattered him, turning him into a ball of bloody light that incinerated on the spot.

Chu Feng seized the small drum. Even if he couldn't use it, he could give it to someone close to him, especially since its power was indeed immense.

Had he not evolved a few days earlier, greatly enhancing his physique, he might truly have suffered muscle tears and massive blood loss from the shock.

But now, his body was resilient, and his spirit was full. Even against beings who had evolved once more than him, he was still like a war god, capable of crushing them!

Thump, thump...

As Chu Feng landed, he beat the drum. The divine sound was deafening, and black ripples shot out, attacking the enemies.

One of them was the first to be struck, instantly exploding and disintegrating under the divine sound.

Then another shattered, body and soul annihilated by the drum's vibrations.

In the blink of an eye, three of the six were dead, leaving the remaining few with chills down their spines, completely stunned.

How could this be? This Demon King Chu was far too formidable! He had just snatched the precious drum and used it to kill them?!

"You're asking for death!" A man resembling a Yaksha roared, charging forward. He raised his fist to strike, his energy boiling and extremely powerful.

Chu Feng felt a chilling awe. This being's evolutionary level was simply too high; it had likely broken ten seals. No wonder they dared to go outside to kill him; its power was truly terrifying.

Chu Feng beat the drum one last time, failing to injure his opponent, then put away this spoil of war and engaged him in a fierce battle.

He wanted to try and see if he could fight someone two evolutionary levels above him.

He had broken eight seals, while the opponent had broken ten. Theoretically, the gap was significant, but he could already easily kill beings who had broken nine seals. He felt that as he evolved, he became increasingly brave, perhaps even capable of fighting higher-level creatures.

Now, Chu Feng took a risk, testing his true strength after evolving in the Purple Gold Mountain's Eight Trigrams Furnace!

Bang, bang, bang...

Intense combat, a terrifying showdown.

In this area, massive rocks weighing tens of thousands of jin were sent flying because the mountaintop had been blown apart. Ancient trees and vines constantly shattered.

The energy was vast and violently boiling.

The two fought in a fierce, bloody battle.

"How is this possible?" The Yaksha who had broken ten seals was utterly horrified. Blood flowed from the web of his hand, and there were bloody holes punched through his body. He was actually heavily wounded.

He looked utterly stunned, saying, "How could a saint-level figure appear on a fallen planet, among a group of natives?!" He simply couldn't believe it.

Boom!

In the end, he was struck by Chu Feng's punch and exploded, with blood raining down everywhere.

The other two were scared out of their wits and immediately turned to flee!

However, Chu Feng opened his mouth and exhaled a stream of Gengjin sword qi, directly decapitating one of them, leaving his corpse on the ground.

Next, a battle spear shot out from his back, like a dragon-serpent, impaling the other person with a wet thud, after which their body exploded.

All six were annihilated!