Chapter 862: Ancient Path and Warm-hearted Chu Divine King

A shockwave went through the crowd, leaving all onlookers stunned. Luo Shang, who was so powerful and arrogant, had been subdued by the great demon Chu Feng. Chu Feng descended from the sky, stepping on him and pinning him to the ground. The great demon was truly overwhelmingly fierce!

Many found Chu Feng to be monstrous. Luo Shang's earlier arrogance was based on his immense strength, not an empty pretense, yet now he lay utterly miserable, nearly exploded by the great demon Chu Feng, completely suppressed, and pinned to the ground.

Meanwhile, many of the old women from the Great Dream Pure Land had a gleam in their eyes. This prospective son-in-law was truly formidable, an invincible demon of his generation.

No, an invincible king of his generation!

Some old women immediately changed their tune, secretly instructing that Chu Feng should no longer be called the great demon, but rather the young Divine King of this era!

This was naturally an honorific title, reserved only for those invincible in their generation, who swept all before them without a rival. Such a figure rarely appeared across many generations.

This was because few could completely suppress all the prodigious talents of an era.

If the Great Dream Pure Land truly chose such a dao companion for Qin Luoyin, they would remain invincible for countless ages to come. With such a formidable protector, who would dare to provoke or challenge them? It would be good enough if he didn't destroy other orthodoxies!

Furthermore, with this great demon Chu Feng — no, this great Divine King Chu — residing within the sect, once he matured, they wouldn't fear even the top ten, and he would lead the Great Dream Pure Land to ultimate glory.

For a time, discussions quickly spread in secret within the Great Dream Pure Land. Most agreed, feeling that Chu Feng was an excellent match, a match made in heaven for Qin Luoyin.

"Everyone, what if people from the Chaos Heavenly God Palace attack?" an elder who held dissenting views remarked. A few individuals had always disliked Chu Feng.

"What is there to fear?" replied others. "The cosmic will of the Netherworld prevents powerful beings from Chaos from entering. If a saint can come, that's already the limit. As for so-called deities, none have been able to cross over from ancient times until now!"

Many speculated that this was the grand cosmic will providing protection.

The most tragic figure was Luo Shang. Pinned by Chu Feng, he had multiple broken bones, could barely move, and was bleeding from his mouth, nose, and ears.

He possessed a portion of a quasi-saint's original essence, but he still couldn't contend and was defeated!

"Summon the Heavenly God!" he whispered, almost inaudibly, using his soul light to unleash a forbidden secret technique of his clan.

Chu Feng heard it but did not stop him. He had always been curious about the Heavenly God Race's two divine techniques, 'Summoning the Heavenly God' and 'Heavenly God Descends'. What exactly were they?

Where did the so-called Heavenly God bone fragments and similar elements come from?

This time, he wanted to see what was truly happening. While still pinning Luo Shang, he stared into the void, opening his Fiery Golden Eyes to discern the most fundamental essence.

In the void, golden bone fragments appeared. Woven from order, they gave rise to terrifying energy, then flew rapidly, surging into Luo Shang's body and causing a dazzling burst of light.

Undoubtedly, his aura rapidly intensified!

"How is this formed?" Chu Feng muttered. "Is there order energy in the void that corresponds to the Heavenly God Race? If they can summon, why can't I summon an immortal fairy realm?"

This statement made the onlookers dizzy. What was this fellow thinking? They were also struck by the great demon Chu Feng's power and confidence, to be distracted by other thoughts at such a critical moment.

Ying Wudi spoke, offering an explanation.

"Brother Chu," Ying Wudi said, "our Quasi-Immortal Race has studied these two divine techniques, 'Heavenly God Descends' and 'Summoning the Heavenly God'. According to our ancient ancestors, an exceptionally terrifying figure once emerged from the Heavenly God Race and imprinted their laws onto the Netherworld universe. Therefore, when a disciple of that race activates the Heavenly God Breathing Technique and performs the corresponding secret art, they can summon a Heavenly God, which is actually the manifestation of the order imprinted by the most powerful Heavenly God of yesteryear!"

Chu Feng gasped. What a powerful method this was! To imprint one's rules onto an entire universe, to remain immortal and eternally present through the ages.

"It might be related to the supreme powerful beings of the Yang Realm," said the oldest elder from the Great Dream Pure Land, the old golden-body expert who was a sworn brother of Juntuo, revealing a secret. "Countless ages ago, a powerful being accidentally entered the Netherworld universe and left their own imprint."

"Yes, our clan elders have also mentioned this legend!" Ying Wudi informed him, now feeling an overwhelming fondness for Chu Feng. 'Demon Chu,' 'human trafficker' — those infamous titles were nothing in his eyes now.

Luo Shang successfully summoned the Heavenly God. Various golden bone fragments, formed by energy interwoven with order, appeared and rapidly descended from the void, merging into his body.

"Demon, die!" he screamed, fighting desperately, still hoping to turn the tide.

However, under Chu Feng's suppression, it was clear that even if Luo Shang were a true quasi-saint, or even a genuine old monster quasi-saint, Chu Feng's domain powers could still suppress him.

Chu Feng stomped down with a crunch. Luo Shang instantly met a tragic fate, his spine shattered. He screamed in agony, and the energy he had just gathered dispersed again.

"You're just a pathetic cur, don't make a fool of yourself," Chu Feng said. Then, he kicked Luo Shang into the air, causing blood to spray from all seven orifices and cracks to appear all over his body.

This was the result of Chu Feng holding back; otherwise, he could have kicked him into oblivion.

*Whoosh!*

Chu Feng used his domain power, forcibly extracting a dazzling ball of light from Luo Shang's body. It possessed extremely formidable energy fluctuations; this was a portion of the quasi-saint's original essence.

Chu Feng quickly summoned a jade box and sealed the light within it.

Upon losing this essence, Luo Shang's aura sharply diminished. His so-called power dropped significantly; although he was still at the Golden Body level, he was no longer a threat.

At this moment, the starry sky was abuzz.

Earlier, someone had posted images of Ying Wudi being severely wounded and pinned to the ground by Luo Shang on various platforms, causing a huge sensation.

"Extra! Extra! Luo Shang, a powerful figure from the Chaos Heavenly God Palace, has forcefully descended upon the Netherworld universe! He has crushed the Quasi-Immortal Race's genius, leaving them no temper, truly invincible!"

Clearly, people in the universe were still unaware of what had happened next; they were still focused on the astonishing events that had just unfolded.

This was because the Great Dream Pure Land had forbidden live broadcasts this time, and no one dared to invite trouble. Only a few individuals quietly took photos and shared them.

"This... this is too astonishing!" gasped one. "Are people from the outer universe really that powerful? Even a notable young master like Ying Wudi was defeated so miserably; it's terrifying!"

The starry sky vibrated, with various races discussing and causing a huge uproar. Some old monsters of the Quasi-Immortal Race were so anxious they wished they could immediately rush to the Great Dream Pure Land.

"Everyone, things are about to get lively," someone exclaimed. "This Luo Shang came for Qin Luoyin, and also to slay the demon Chu. And now Chu Feng is in the Great Dream Pure Land!"

People everywhere were eagerly discussing it.

At this moment, the Heavenly God Race was the most excited. Their main branch in the Chaos universe had finally dispatched a core disciple, who was overwhelmingly powerful, possessing quasi-saint level energy.

In the past year, the Heavenly God Race had been suppressed and crippled, their ranking plummeting directly to over 250. The entire clan was unstable, and many elders' hearts bled.

"Good, good, good!" they cheered. "Our main branch of the Heavenly God Race has finally arrived! This time, Demon King Chu is certainly dead!"

Then, many cultivators from the Heavenly God Race and other clans immediately activated super wormholes, swarming towards the Great Dream Pure Land, eager to witness the most intense scene.

They arrived very quickly. Upon entering the Great Dream Pure Land, the Heavenly God Race contingent immediately burst into laughter.

"Haha, Divine Son Luo Shang, welcome to our universe!" they roared. "With your unmatched prowess, who could contend with you? You must have suppressed the demon Chu by now."

The Heavenly God Race members were all anticipating this outcome, having received prior news that Luo Shang possessed quasi-saint level energy. How could Chu Feng possibly resist?

Then, their tragedy unfolded. Upon entering, they witnessed Luo Shang being brutally beaten by Chu Feng, nearly bursting apart.

"Ah, how is this possible?!"

Such a scene, when spread throughout the universe, caused another huge shock. Cultivators of all races were dumbfounded: Chu Feng brutally beating the terrifying genius of the Heavenly God Race?

In the Great Dream Pure Land, Chu Feng spoke: "Brother Ying, come forward. Now that he has lost his quasi-saint essence, this is his true strength. Go contend with him, a fair duel!"

Ying Wudi's heart immediately warmed, and his eyes even reddened slightly. This Chu Feng was truly a loyal friend, a true hero. He was helping him save face, being very good to him.

He stepped forward, looked at Chu Feng, and declared, "I've decided. If the clan elders insist on my sister marrying, I will support Brother Chu Feng!"

He spoke with great emotion and excitement, filled with gratitude towards Chu Feng, believing him to be a person of ancient warmth and righteousness, a truly good person, worthy of his sister.

Chu Feng was speechless. Finally, he patted Ying Wudi's shoulder and said, "Wudi, you're a good person!"

What could he say? His prospective brother-in-law was too pleasing to the eye now, displaying truly rare enthusiasm. He just hoped he wouldn't fight to the death when he learned the truth later.

Ying Xiaoxiao looked at Chu Feng suspiciously. The more she looked, the more familiar and cordial he seemed. She almost called him 'brother-in-law', but she held back. If she blurted it out, the clan elders would probably be furious, and her sister would surely beat her half to death.

There was no suspense in the battle between Ying Wudi and Luo Shang. Though called a fair duel, Chu Feng had already beaten Luo Shang half to death, ensuring Ying Wudi wouldn't suffer any disadvantage.

In fact, if both had fought at full strength without using quasi-saint essence, Ying Wudi would still have been able to win.

And so, the great battle concluded!

Chu Feng tried to search Luo Shang's soul light but failed due to powerful restrictions. With a single sword strike, he decapitated Luo Shang, who transformed into a large silver fish, similar to the true forms of other Heavenly God Race members.

"Oh dear!" The Heavenly God Race members who had just arrived felt their vision darken. Each of them felt immense heartache. Such a powerful core disciple from their main branch had been directly killed, leaving them feeling stifled and miserable. Who could possibly restrain this demon now?

If the elders of the Great Dream Pure Land hadn't secretly sent a message to Chu Feng, urging him to restrain himself and consider the Pure Land's situation, he would have almost wiped out the rest of the Heavenly God Race contingent as well.

"Who else wishes to fight me?" Chu Feng asked, scanning the crowd and challenging everyone.

At this moment, people awoke as if from a dream. If no one could contend with the great demon Chu Feng, Qin Luoyin would ultimately marry him.

News from this place spread to the outside world, making the young geniuses of all races across the star sea uneasy. In the end, would Qin Luoyin truly sacrifice herself to the demon?

When they thought of this outcome, many felt like spitting blood!

Earlier, everyone had thought that the conditions proposed by Goddess Qin were too simple and easy to fulfill. Many believed they could kill the demon Chu Feng, who had supposedly fallen behind his peers. Who would have expected that he would be the one to emerge victorious in the end?

"If no one challenges me," Chu Feng said, shamelessly declaring himself her dao companion, "it means I am the final victor. Hmm, I will become Luoyin's dao companion."

"Please, Goddess Qin, change your decision! You cannot marry that demon!"

The starry sky erupted in uproar. Everyone found this outcome unacceptable.

"How can this be?" they cried. "He is a great demon, and a notorious human trafficker! How can he be worthy of Goddess Qin!"

Everywhere, people were furious.

Then, Ying Wudi saw the comments on various platforms and immediately became enraged, his face darkening.

"Divine King Chu, with his ancient warmth and righteousness, is my closest friend, Ying Wudi's!" he declared. "Anyone who slanders him again, don't blame me for being impolite. This is an act of hostility against my Ying clan!"

For a moment, many places fell silent. Then, they erupted in uproar once more.

"What the hell is 'ancient warmth and righteousness'?" people scoffed. "He's a human trafficker, alright? He's a great demon! How did he become a Divine King?"

Everyone couldn't stand it. They felt Ying Wudi's stance was too skewed, excessively biased, and that he was speaking blatant falsehoods.

"Brother Yuan, what do you think? Does what I say make sense?" Ying Wudi asked Yuan Shicheng.

Yuan Shicheng was the Crown Prince of the Primordial Demon Race. Given the turbulent undercurrents in the universe, these two races were preparing to form an alliance, even considering intermarriage.

Therefore, Yuan Shicheng, despite himself, also tried to whitewash Chu Feng, saying, "Indeed, Brother Chu is genuinely authentic, with ancient warmth and righteousness. We simply had many misunderstandings before."

"Oh, for heaven's sake!" someone cursed. "Even people from the Primordial Demon Race are becoming shameless! Can this human trafficker also be considered to have ancient warmth and righteousness? Then wouldn't I be the reincarnation of a nine-lifetime benevolent person!"

Many in the starry sky cursed. Even if these two came from the top ten, they couldn't just twist black into white; it was too much.

"That's right, I, the Tyrant Divine Body, also believe that 'Divine King Chu, with ancient warmth and righteousness' is a good title!" Ouyang Feng chimed in, with a sly grin.

"Don't argue, you've all misunderstood Chu Feng," an old monster from the Great Dream Pure Land also stepped forward to whitewash Chu Feng. "In fact, he truly possesses ancient warmth and righteousness, and his character is honest and sincere..."

This was necessary because they had chosen Chu Feng as Qin Luoyin's dao companion and were troubled by his identity as a demon, burdened with too many debts.

Now, with someone from the top ten helping Chu Feng clear his name, the Great Dream Pure Land naturally had to support him.

"This world is too dark!" people cried. "Human traffickers have become 'anciently warm-hearted,' and great demons are considered 'honest and sincere'! Does that mean his past actions were all due to his 'warm-heartedness' and 'sincerity'? Oh my god, heaven, please send down divine thunder and strike those people dead! This is too dark and shameless!"

Chaos erupted across the starry sky.

Some even questioned, demanding to know how the great demon Chu Feng could suddenly transform into Divine King Chu.

The Great Dream Pure Land immediately responded: "Throughout history, anyone who could suppress their contemporaries was called a Young Divine King. Who among you dares to claim to be the opponent of Chu Feng, the one with ancient warmth and righteousness?"

"Damn!" people cursed. Even this explanation didn't forget to include 'ancient warmth and righteousness,' clearly wanting to make it official. How shameless!

A group of people in the starry sky called out, "Where are you, Righteous Reincarnation King? Hurry and come kill this 'Divine King Chu, with ancient warmth and righteousness'!" They strongly demanded the return of the Righteous Reincarnation King!

No matter how unconvinced everyone was, they couldn't change the Great Dream Pure Land's private decision. They already regarded Chu Feng as their prospective son-in-law; they just hadn't dared to announce it publicly yet.

According to regulations, anyone who could defeat Chu Feng within a month would be qualified to marry into the Great Dream Pure Land.

"Chu Feng, the young Divine King, truly pushes the old waves with new, full of vigor in his golden years of youth," an old monster from the Great Dream Pure Land sighed with emotion.

Then, a group of old monsters from the Great Dream Pure Land privately reached an agreement with Chu Feng: a grand wedding for him and Qin Luoyin would be held in the Pure Land a month later.

During this time, Chu Feng could travel the universe, as it would be better if he did not remain in the Pure Land for the time being.

Chu Feng was suspicious. These people had chosen him, so why were they sending him away?

In fact, some within the Great Dream Pure Land also didn't understand, feeling this easily led to unforeseen changes. Only the most core old monsters sighed, saying there was no other way.

"What's going on?"

"Luoyin is already pregnant," revealed one. "If the great demon Chu Feng learns the truth, he might turn against us, become our mortal enemy, and fight us to the death!"

An old woman mentioned this problem, her face filled with worry. To this day, they still didn't know who the father of Qin Luoyin's child was, because Qin Luoyin had remained silent about it, only telling a female saint, who was now in the Chaos universe.

"What?" The other old women were greatly alarmed. Someone gasped, "Are we making the great demon Chu Feng take on another's burden?"

They realized the problem was serious. They couldn't let anyone cuckold the great demon Chu Feng, otherwise that fellow would go mad, and something terrible would surely happen.

"Therefore, we must send Chu Feng away now and resolve the child issue within this month!"

"Quickly ask Luoyin what happened and who the child's father is! We can't hide it any longer!"

"We've already asked," another replied, "but she still refuses to say. However, her spirits are good, her mind is peaceful, and she even has a faint smile, showing no worry at all."

Then, the group of old monsters all showed strange expressions. This was utterly bizarre.

"I suddenly have an ominous premonition," one elder mused. "Could it be that demon Chu Feng and Wu Lunhui... why do I feel there's a significant karmic connection between them?"

"I also feel there's some connection," another added. "How did the great demon Chu Feng's power suddenly skyrocket from nothing?"

"Oh god, these two..." another exclaimed. "I suddenly feel overwhelmed! If they truly are connected, then that's... utterly shameful! I want to strangle them!"

The old monsters of the Great Dream Pure Land were restless, their scalps tingling, feeling like they were about to be driven to death by this game.