Chapter 519: Towards the Divine Child and Saintess for Protection Fees

The alluring woman, whose tattered long dress revealed large expanses of her fair skin, was startled by his words. Her eyes darted around as she quickly tried to mend the situation, saying, "Sister Ziluan, you've misunderstood me. I saw you surrounded at the time and wanted to help you. Think carefully, did I ever lay a hand on you then?"

Ziluan glared at her and said, "You scrutinized me, made commenting sounds, openly mocked me, and even disparaged Chu Feng as a demon!"

Hearing this, the seductive woman immediately sensed trouble and said, "Sister Ziluan, let's not make false accusations. I merely praised your good figure and said Brother Chu had excellent taste."

"Don't try to gloss over it," Ziluan retorted. "You instigated others to capture me, saying I could be given to the Young God of the Deva Race to humiliate Chu Feng!"

Upon hearing these words, Chu Feng stopped listening. He immediately attacked, unleashing the Deva Race's Streamer Fist. It was incredibly fast; even with her quick reactions, the woman was no match.

The woman was struck, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, and she stumbled backward. Then, Chu Feng's next blow sent her flying sideways, rendering her unable to fight.

As Chu Feng raised his hand, dozens of Xuan-magnetic needles shot into her body, sealing her powers, just as they had the red-haired man earlier.

"Brother Chu, don't listen to her nonsense! This little girl is making false accusations. I merely touched her, I truly had no intention of targeting you, Brother Chu." The woman was anxious. Her alluring demeanor was now useless; her entire body was stiff and immobilized.

"Is that so?" Chu Feng looked at Ziluan skeptically, wondering if this proud girl was truly trying to use him to exact personal revenge. In principle, he would show mercy to Divine Sons and Saintesses who bore no animosity towards him, only collecting a toll rather than outright robbing them for protection money.

Ziluan puffed out her cheeks and said, "This woman is too seductive and wicked! She certainly mocked you, saying that you haven't sold me yet because... well, it's just offensive to the ears! She absolutely deserves a beating!"

Chu Feng chuckled, instantly understanding.

"Detain her for now. We haven't sold any Divine Sons or auctioned off any Saintesses lately, and we're short on merchandise. We should be able to capture some today."

Upon hearing Chu Feng's words, both the alluring woman and the previously captured red-haired youth turned pale. Even the boldest among them felt fear. If they were truly sold by Chu Feng, the implications were... unimaginable!

"Brother Chu Feng, please be merciful!" the woman cried out, then revealed her identity, stating that she was Luo Miaoxiang, the cousin of Fairy Qin Luoyin from the Great Dream Pure Land.

Chu Feng felt nothing upon hearing this; he had no idea about the Great Dream Pure Land's origins. However, Ziluan's small face was filled with alarm, and she looked a little nervous.

"Is the Great Dream Pure Land very powerful? Is Qin Luoyin very strong?" Chu Feng asked.

"The Great Dream Pure Land is exceptionally formidable. The planet governed by this lineage consistently ranks among the top twenty in the cosmos and has never fallen," Ziluan whispered, a hint of nervousness in her voice. "It's definitely one of the universe's top evolutionary sects, with forbidden masters at the Heaven-Reflecting level presiding over it. Forget the top twenty; even if it were dozens of ranks lower, it would still be an unshakeable behemoth in the cosmos. In fact, the top hundred planets are not to be provoked; they all have Heaven-Reflecting level experts. At that level, the ranking is determined by their respective accumulation and foundational strength."

"Qin Luoyin is the Saintess of the Great Dream Pure Land, and she is also very famous throughout the cosmos. Her Great Dream Breathing Technique is incredibly masterful; she can project dreams at will, enter people's dreams, and surpasses many of her sect's predecessors. She can kill invisibly, and she is also one of the most beautiful women in the starry sky, listed among the Ten Beauties." Ziluan secretly transmitted this, genuinely a little scared. Provoking the Great Dream Pure Land would lead to endless trouble, as their lineage cultivated through dreams, making them virtually impossible to guard against.

However, Chu Feng was not afraid. He had already dealt with visitors from the top ten Deva Race, even selling their flesh. Why would he fear the subtle threats of this woman named Luo Miaoxiang?

"Since your cousin is Qin Luoyin, that's even better! With her reputation, her worth must be astonishingly high. I'll contact the Great Dream Pure Land later; I'm sure she wouldn't want you wandering around out there."

Luo Miaoxiang's head throbbed upon hearing this. She had been kidnapped, and Chu Feng was clearly extorting Qin Luoyin. There was no way to deter this demon.

"She's just a distant cousin," Luo Miaoxiang said, trying to be brave. "We've never even met. If you contact her, she might not believe you."

"No matter!" Chu Feng waved his hand, deciding to keep her. He smiled as he looked at her, feeling as though he had caught a good fish.

Meanwhile, he had Ziluan search her, and they found a completely black jade jar filled with Heavenly Fire Liquid.

"Oh, it seems there's a lot of Heavenly Fire Liquid in the grotto-heaven," Chu Feng nodded.

The next few people who emerged were also intercepted by him. The treasures they had acquired were all Heavenly Fire Liquid, and they were attempting to escape immediately after dividing them. Having these items was enough; even Golden Arhats found them useful, so their value needed no elaboration.

The red-haired man, Luo Miaoxiang, and the others looked at each other, speechless. They had divided the Heavenly Fire Liquid inside, only to reconvene outside and then... surrender it all!

Their faces were grim, and they felt excessively disheartened.

Soon after, a man emerged, his black hair disheveled, bloodstains on his body, and his battle armor severely damaged. He had clearly been through an intense fight. His gaze was particularly sharp, and his pupils immediately constricted as soon as he saw Chu Feng.

"He tried to harass me and said he would capture me, but Yuan Mo blocked him. Then, I managed to escape. He once joined others in attacking Yuan Mo!" Ziluan immediately exclaimed upon seeing the man.

"Zhou Sheng!" Chu Feng recognized the man. He had seen him on the Peach Blossom Island where flowers rained down and heard discussions about his brother, Zhou Hai, who was very famous. Not long ago, Zhou Hai had devised the Black Vortex energy body, which immediately propelled him into the top two hundred of the Dark Horse List, with potential for further advancement.

Recently, Chu Feng's Rough Stone Orb energy body and Zhou Hai's Black Vortex energy body had become the most renowned, appearing almost simultaneously and quickly climbing the ranks.

"Chu Feng, I have no grievances with you," Zhou Sheng said, his eyes gleaming, feeling apprehensive.

"You tried to harass my attendant Ziluan and ambushed Yuan Mo, one of my people, while I was away. And you dare say we have no grievances? It's clear you have ties with the Deva Race, the Xilin Race, and others, and you want to be my enemy."

"That's not true," Zhou Sheng denied flatly.

"Whether it's true or not, let me rob you first. If you want to pass this way, you'll have to pay protection money!" Chu Feng declared.

"Why should I?!" Zhou Sheng's eyes gleamed menacingly, but he felt a flicker of panic and immense reluctance. This time, he was returning with a huge haul, having benefited greatly on his own twice. How could he possibly agree to be robbed now?

"Because you laid hands on those close to me! Even if I don't kill you today, I'll sell you!" Chu Feng retorted, his words filled with killing intent.

"You... you wouldn't dare!" Zhou Sheng raged. He was Zhou Hai's elder brother, and his younger brother was now immensely famous, no less so than Chu Feng, having developed the Black Vortex energy body that shook the starry sky.

"Why wouldn't I dare!" Chu Feng said, and with a flick of his hand, fifty crude stone orb energy bodies burst forth, sweeping forward.

However, he had misjudged. Zhou Sheng did not possess his brother's Black Vortex energy body. The sheer number of stone orbs pressing down nearly crushed him to death.

Zhou Sheng coughed up mouthfuls of blood, his body covered in cracks, on the verge of shattering. Around him, shields and armor lay in tatters, and over a dozen weapons were broken, but he had managed to save his life.

He was then suppressed by Chu Feng, his energy completely sealed, rendering him immobile.

"Wow, so many Golden Serpent Fruits!" Ziluan exclaimed. As she was in charge of searching, she immediately found nearly fifty Golden Serpent Fruits radiating brilliant golden light within Zhou Sheng's spatial bracelet.

"The Serpent Race's favorite! Their value is astonishing; each fruit is worth nearly a hundred million cosmic coins."

"Five billion cosmic coins?!" Chu Feng was startled. Just one Zhou Sheng had gathered fruits worth that much? It was incredible!

"That's nothing," Ziluan scoffed. "Heavenly Fire Liquid is even more expensive than Golden Serpent Fruits!"

"Haha, so it's not just getting rich, it's getting filthy rich!" Chu Feng laughed aloud.

"And there's a stone tablet here, with a fist technique inscribed on it!" Ziluan found a stone tablet with an exquisite technique recorded on it within Zhou Sheng's spatial bracelet.

"You... that's mine!" Zhou Sheng's eyes turned red. The Golden Serpent Fruits were one thing, but this stone tablet was something he had painstakingly brought out from inside, enduring bloody battles and seizing it from others.

"It's mine now," Chu Feng said. "And yes, you're also mine. I'll keep you to sell later!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Sheng felt like his lungs would explode from anger. The fortune he had painstakingly fought for was directly snatched away, and even he himself would lose his freedom and be sold? This was outrageous!

"Purple Qi Coming from the East Fist," Chu Feng mused. "Hmm, it looks like a very ancient and powerful fist scripture. Interesting, incredibly subtle, good!" Chu Feng stared at the stone tablet, growing increasingly delighted as he read. Finally, he was moved, feeling that the fist technique recorded on it was exceptionally grand and far from simple.

"Ah, it's the Purple Qi Coming from the East Fist! This is one of the ultimate secret techniques. It's said to be a combat art developed after the Purple Qi Coming from the East Finger reached its pinnacle!" Ziluan exclaimed.

Without a doubt, this was one of Earth's most powerful fist techniques from ancient times! Chu Feng had seen the Xilin Race use the Purple Qi Coming from the East Finger and never expected that beyond that finger technique, there was an even more formidable Purple Qi Coming from the East Fist!

"Excellent, simply marvelous, Zhou Sheng, you're not bad!" Chu Feng praised.

Zhou Sheng coughed up blood upon hearing these words. He had gone to great lengths to seize the fist scripture without alarming others, only to have his efforts benefit another.

He had, of course, heard of this fist technique; its value was immense, and it was an exceptionally powerful combat art.

Chu Feng was quite satisfied and put away the stone tablet.

After that, he became even more proactive, collecting... protection money here!

Divine Sons, Saintesses, and others who had entered the grotto-heaven and gained something emerged one after another. The result? All of them met a tragic fate.

"Stop!""Chu Feng? What... what are you doing?!""Collecting protection money!""What?! Why?!"*Bang!*"Ouch! Ah..."

Chu Feng was beaming, having robbed over twenty Divine Sons and Saintesses, one after another, forcing them to pay protection money. Among them, some were even informed that their very selves belonged to Chu Feng, their freedom stripped, becoming his prey, destined to be sold.

"Stop, pay the toll." Sometimes, Chu Feng spoke more politely, avoiding words like "robbery," but the nature of the transaction remained the same.

The group of Divine Sons and Saintesses were practically going mad. After all their painstaking efforts, blood, and sweat, they emerged from the underwater grotto-heaven with joyous hearts, only to be robbed on the way out.

In the starry sky, on the Primal Beast Platform, all parties were considerably shaken. This... was utterly insane.

"Damn it, this demon is completely deranged! How can he be so rude? Our Divine Sons risked life and limb, painstakingly bringing out divine artifacts, only to have them robbed by him like this?"

"Be content! Haven't you seen those few races with good relations with the Xilin Race? Their Divine Sons and Saintesses have all been detained. That demon has already declared that those people belong to him!"

Throughout the starry sky, evolutionaries from various races were dumbfounded.

Earth, East Sea.

"Stop, pay protection money!" Any evolutionary emerging from the underwater grotto-heaven, regardless of their status, was being robbed.

In the starry sky, many people were nearly speechless, their eyes wide with disbelief.

"Before, he sold Divine Sons, hunted Saintesses, and even sold Deva flesh, and that was one thing. But now he's engaging in robbery and collecting protection money! This guy is simply a bully, a bandit, a gang leader—he's utterly depraved, a top-tier villain, a true scoundrel!" An elder renowned for his wisdom sighed deeply, looking up at the sky. His reason was simple: the Saintess of his clan, his own granddaughter, had been captured by Chu Feng.