Chapter 452: The Great Demon King

Moments before, a group of people had sought to hunt Chu Feng. Yet, in the blink of an eye, the grassland was splattered with blood, and over a dozen powerful individuals found themselves ensnared as if in a bog, unable to escape. Even Chen Pu had his head lopped off by Chu Feng's sword, a reversal of fortune so swift it left everyone dumbfounded!

However, it was at this very moment that Chu Feng began a rapid retreat, even more decisive than his earlier advance. He pushed his speed to the limit, aiming to distance himself from the area. Rumble! Simultaneously, earth and rocks churned as he activated his domain techniques, pulling several Dragon-Locking Stakes, intending to take them with him.

The native Earth evolutionaries were all astonished. Why would Chu Feng turn and leave when he held the advantage, instead of pressing his attack? Within the field, a dark light erupted, expanding rapidly and surging outwards in all directions, engulfing the domain Chu Feng had established earlier. It was only then that people understood Chu Feng's decisive action. This dark light, initially slow, quickly gained astonishing momentum, like an unstoppable flood bursting its banks. In mere moments, the entire area was shrouded by the dark light.

With immense effort, Chu Feng only managed to retrieve two Dragon-Locking Stakes, along with the topknots of three severed heads, carrying them out with him. Saint Son Li Qing's pupils contracted as he stared at the spreading dark light in the field, revealing a look of astonishment. He exclaimed, "A Domain-Suppressing Seal! Such a thing still exists!" Saintess Li Lin was also moved, her gaze fixed on the scene.

Chen Feng held a stone seal, entirely black and riddled with cracks. It was this seal that glowed, enveloping the area. Crack! As the dark light completely enveloped the domain Chu Feng had laid out, another crack appeared on the stone seal. It looked as though it could shatter at any moment—this was an ancient artifact.

This was the very reason for Chu Feng's swift retreat. He recognized it instantly: it was a Domain-Suppressing Seal, similar to descriptions found in ancient lunar domain texts. As its name implied, such a seal could suppress domains. Domain-Suppressing Seals typically originate from the hands of renowned domain masters. They are incredibly difficult to craft, demanding rare and precious materials. Moreover, the intricate and profound domain symbols inscribed within them are extraordinarily complex. Many domain grandmasters dedicate their entire lives yet fail to forge even one Domain-Suppressing Seal.

Chen Feng felt a pang of heartache. This stone seal was an ancient artifact from Penglai. In antiquity, it had been struck by a powerful artifact and almost destroyed, leaving it crisscrossed with cracks. Since then, each use added another crack, and their assessment indicated it could be used only three or four more times at most. And today, it had been used once more. How could Chen Feng not be heartbroken? This artifact was even rarer and more precious than a Domain-Breaker Flag. Of course, his pain was compounded by the fate of his brother, Chen Pu, who had been decapitated by Chu Feng and had his head snatched away. This made Chen Feng's eyes burn with rage.

"Chu Feng, release Chen Pu!" he urged, trying to keep his voice calm.

Beings in the Free Realm could survive decapitation for a short period. If treated promptly, with their head reattached to their body, they could naturally recover. Chu Feng stared at the black stone seal in Chen Feng's hand, his gaze burning with desire. He truly wanted to seize it from his foe. Domain-Suppressing Seals were exceptionally valuable; they could suppress domains and were the bane of many domain researchers. Of course, if a domain was powerful enough, even a Domain-Suppressing Seal would be useless; everything was relative. Furthermore, Domain-Suppressing Seals had a temporal limitation: each use required several days of 'cooling down.' Otherwise, it would disintegrate. This was primarily because the intricate and complex internal runes, once activated, caused significant wear on the seal's material; continuous operation would cause the stone seal to crack apart.

Chu Feng believed this Domain-Suppressing Seal was highly extraordinary. Had it not been fractured, it would likely be a 'supreme artifact,' far surpassing ordinary weapons and secret treasures. If he could seize it, he could use it to enter secret areas within renowned mountains and rivers, where he might harvest sacred exotic fruits. The place he most desired to visit was the Fengchan Land. On its altar lay treasures like the Flat Peach and the Grass Rejuvenation Pill. If he possessed the Domain-Suppressing Seal and combined it with his own domain techniques, he might be able to ascend the altar and claim those rare offerings! At that point, he could undergo tremendous evolution!

"Return my Dragon-Locking Stakes!" Chu Feng demanded of Chen Feng. In the end, two of the Dragon-Locking Stakes remained trapped within the dark light emanating from the Domain-Suppressing Seal, unable to be retrieved. At this moment, the dozen or so strong individuals who had been previously ensnared as if in a bog had recovered and could now move freely, unaffected by the dark light. Each of them cast a cold gaze upon Chu Feng.

The next moment, they all surged forward, pouncing on Chu Feng. Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! The two Dragon-Locking Stakes Chu Feng had brought out sank into the ground. He then unleashed the numerous pre-carved magnets from his spatial bottle, which began to glow intensely. In an instant, the dozen or so individuals halted, not daring to act recklessly. The fate of Zhu Chengkun and Crocodile Sea, whose heads Chu Feng still clutched, served as a stark warning.

"Chu Feng, release my brother," Chen Feng said again. Then, he secretly transmitted a message to the dozen individuals: "He's missing two Dragon-Locking Stakes, and his domain is incomplete. There's nothing to fear; a single charge from all of you will be enough to break it and kill him instantly." Indeed, the dozen individuals exchanged glances, then advanced together.

Chu Feng's expression was grim. "All of you, stop right there, or don't blame me for being ruthless," he warned. Then, still holding Chen Pu's head, he delivered over a dozen resounding slaps in quick succession. The smacks were crisp and deafening, nearly disfiguring the entire head.

"You…" Chen Pu felt dizzy and disoriented. Having lost his body below the neck, he was incredibly weak and felt utterly humiliated by the barrage of slaps. He longed to rage and unleash his mental power in an attack, but for some unknown reason, whenever he approached Chu Feng, his spirit was suppressed, rendering him as rootless as duckweed. Finally, to his horror, he discovered the reason: it was the kasaya wrapped inside Chu Feng's robes.

"Still thinking of attacking me?" Chu Feng looked down at him. "You once acted as if you knew everything, lecturing others. Have you forgotten what I told you? When you see your own head fall, everything you said to me will seem utterly ridiculous."

"You still won't stop?" Chu Feng suddenly lifted his gaze, seeing the dozen individuals still drawing closer. Then, with a resounding kick, he sent Chen Pu's head flying, where it instantly shattered into pieces in the air.

"Ah, the pain is unbearable!" Chen Feng shrieked, his eyes bulging with fury. He had incited the dozen others to approach, intending to pressure and kill Chu Feng, but Chu Feng's decisiveness had been too swift, kicking his brother to death.

"Still won't stop?" Chu Feng lifted the heads of Zhu Chengkun and Crocodile Sea, looking at the dozen Free Realm experts.

"No!" Zhu Chengkun, though very weak, continued to wail, pleading for those individuals to stop. Crocodile Sea was also on the verge of collapse. He truly didn't want to die and begged them to retreat.

"Chu Feng, desist, or nothing good will come of it for you." The dozen individuals halted, but a black-clad figure spoke up, threatening Chu Feng and demanding he release Zhu Chengkun and Crocodile Sea. Without a word, Chu Feng delivered another sword strike to Zhu Chengkun's head, utterly annihilating his body and spirit.

"You… how dare you! How audacious!" The black-clad figure, who was a black tiger in human form, erupted in rage. If word of this got out, the Yin Sparrow lineage might blame him for Zhu Chengkun's gruesome death, attributing it to his intimidation. Splat! Upon hearing the black tiger's renewed roar, Chu Feng decisively unleashed another sword strike, completely obliterating Crocodile Sea.

The black tiger's face turned ashen. He simply couldn't bear the blame for this; the experts of both clans had been swiftly executed by Chu Feng directly because of his provocations. "This… this has nothing to do with me!" he declared to those around him.

"It's precisely because you forced my hand that I had no choice but to kill them," Chu Feng stated blandly. The black tiger's fur bristled. He absolutely could not accept such blame. "I will kill you!" he roared. "Everyone, let us unite to dismantle his incomplete domain!"

At that moment, Chen Feng left the Domain-Suppressing Seal with Chen Sheng to guard it. He himself emerged from the dark light, his face contorted into a monstrous grimace. "Chu Feng," he snarled, "I will grind your bones to dust!" At this point, the dozen individuals all moved, converging to jointly breach the now less-threatening domain.

Li Qing intended to intervene, but to his astonishment, he found Saintess Li Lin also moving, her eyes gleaming, clearly intending to hunt Chu Feng as well. "He's going to be killed anyway; I might as well claim his head for the Saint's Bronze Medallion," Li Lin said as she also neared the area. Ultimately, only Li Qing and six others remained in place, exchanging glances. In the end, they did not intervene, nor did they step forward to join the attack.

From a distance, the native Earth evolutionaries believed Chu Feng was under immense pressure and had acted rashly. They thought he shouldn't have completely killed Chen Pu, Zhu Chengkun, and Crocodile Sea, as it would have been better to keep them as hostages. In their eyes, Chu Feng had fallen into a desperate situation.

The dozen individuals launched a combined assault, shattering the domain. Many magnets exploded, and even the two Dragon-Locking Stakes were sent flying. "Chu Feng, you beast, pay with your life!" Chen Feng roared furiously, charging forward as the first to strike, intending to obliterate Chu Feng.

The black tiger cried out, "Wait, let me do it! I must capture him alive to clear my name. Zhu Chengkun and Crocodile Sea's deaths truly had nothing to do with me!" Although Chen Feng desperately wanted to kill Chu Feng immediately, he couldn't stand his ground against the powerful experts from outside the domain and indeed halted.

"Heh heh, allow me," said an evolutionary from the Earth Demonic Bear clan. In his human form, he stood three zhang tall, resembling a towering iron pagoda. He stepped forward, eager to strike first. A woman chuckled, her vibrant red dress flowing as she stepped lightly. With large, glistening eyes and a hint of allure in her brows, she declared, "Don't quarrel; it's perfect for me to kill him." Another individual countered, "Hong Ling, you are also human. It's not right to kill your own kind in such a way. Let us handle it." This was an earthy-yellow giant, ten zhang tall, who extended a massive hand to grab Chu Feng. However, he was intercepted.

Without a doubt, the scene of Zhu Chengkun and Crocodile Sea vying earlier was replayed, but this time with even more powerful individuals participating—over a dozen in total. With the domain gone and no immediate threat, they naturally scrambled to claim the kill, each aiming for the Saint's Bronze Medallion.

"You truly treat me as if I were nothing!" Chu Feng declared, his eyes and brows radiating a murderous aura as he swept his gaze across everyone. Some individuals openly displayed disdain and rebuked him directly.

"It seems it's just you lot; no one else is stepping forward. In that case, I won't wait any longer," Chu Feng murmured to himself.

"Brat, you don't know your limits! Without a domain, I can swat you to death with a single slap!" the black tiger roared, surging forward and directly attacking. Chu Feng's eyes blazed with an icy light. He fixed his gaze on the black tiger, then lunged to meet the attack.

"Hah, you've got guts, daring to fight me!" The black tiger felt his dignity challenged, as Chu Feng was engaging him in direct physical combat without relying on any domain. The two collided, fist winds raging, tiger claws sharp. They engaged in a series of direct, powerful blows. Almost instantly, the black tiger shrieked. He was violently pummeled apart and utterly pulverized by Chu Feng's furious fists! To his dying breath, the black tiger remained utterly bewildered, as if he had just seen a ghost!

Red light shimmered as the woman named Hong Ling made her move. She had originally intended to intercept the black tiger, not wanting him to kill Chu Feng as she coveted the kill for herself. However, witnessing the black tiger's horrific demise, her palm instantly lashed out at Chu Feng. Bang, bang, bang… After several collisions, Chu Feng unleashed the Ox Demon Fist with devastating power, striking down the woman named Hong Ling. Her glabella appeared as if it had been pierced by an ox horn, but in reality, it was a fist-sized hole!

"A native…" The Earth Demonic Bear, who had been speaking, instantly fell silent, a look of utter astonishment on his face. In mere moments, both the black tiger and Hong Ling had been defeated and killed? In a flash, Chu Feng appeared before him, soaring through the air like a soaring flood dragon. He unleashed the Flood Dragon Demon Fist, imbued with spiral force, and launched it at his opponent. The two engaged in a fierce battle, but after just ten moves, the formidable Earth Demonic Bear was violently torn in half by Chu Feng's Flood Dragon Demonic Fist, which was imbued with spiral force. Blood splattered everywhere!

What just happened? Everyone was utterly stunned. A Shackled Realm individual killing Free Realm beings—was this defying the natural order? What's more, this wasn't achieved through reliance on a domain or secret treasures, but by bare-handed combat!

"Chu Feng, what are you? How dare you oppose my Penglai orthodoxy? I will slice you into a thousand pieces…" Chen Feng's face was twisted, a monstrous grimace. Initially, he was still cursing, but his voice rapidly weakened until it died out completely. Three Free Realm experts had fallen in the field in mere moments—it was utterly bizarre, happening in the blink of an eye. This sight sent shivers down his spine.

At that very moment, Chu Feng's gaze landed on him, and he charged forward in a single stride, intent on delivering a fatal blow. "It's caused by the kasaya he's wearing. Unbelievable, that's a Buddhist secret treasure containing a 'Universal Equality' domain," Saintess Li Lin explained as she arrived nearby, revealing the truth. Upon hearing this, the Free Realm experts present all paused, then enlightened, showed expressions of shock.

Universal Equality—this type of domain was unique to the Buddhist clan and very peculiar. Within its effective range, it could suppress individuals of two different cultivation realms to the same level. For powerful Buddhist masters, it was impossible to use such a kasaya domain, as it would bring misfortune upon themselves. It was typically reserved for their disciples.

At this point, Chu Feng confronted Chen Feng, already attacking with decisive and domineering force. As his fist winds roared, a black savage ox materialized—an ominous vision that seemed to cleave the starry sky with its hooves. Boom! Boom! Boom! Chu Feng utterly overwhelmed Chen Feng. His powerful punches made Chen Feng cough up gouts of blood repeatedly, and his body was covered in cracks. In a battle at the same cultivation level, Chu Feng's performance was utterly terrifying.

"Penglai orthodoxy? Nothing more than this!" In just five moves, Chu Feng pulverized one of Chen Feng's arms into a bloody mist. Then, with a forceful tug of both hands, Chen Feng screamed as half his body was ripped away. At the same cultivation level, he was simply too far outmatched!

Behind them, Li Qing's pupils contracted. He murmured to himself, "Even on those most renowned planets, he would be considered a Saint Son-level figure!" The native Earth evolutionaries in the area witnessed this clearly, utterly astonished. A surge of excitement coursed through their veins—Chu Feng could actually slaughter so many Free Realm experts?!

At this point, someone attempted to flee, but Chu Feng suddenly shook his kasaya. A brilliant red light enveloped the area, as the kasaya rapidly expanded like a crimson ocean, cutting off everyone's escape route.

"Since you all wish to kill me, then let us fight to the bitter end!" Chu Feng declared with an icy tone, like a great demon king, looking down upon everyone.