Chapter 985: Common Undertakings

After stunning the two, what new trick was he pulling now?

“At this crucial moment, let us undertake a great endeavor together!” Chu Feng declared passionately, appearing to be deeply self-inspired.

However, people’s attention wasn’t on his words; instead, they were staring at his foot. As he spoke with excitement, he stomped it onto a piece of charred remains, raising his arm and shouting loudly.

In fact, that charred mass was Hong Xuan, a descendant of the Martial Heavenly Venerate, with the Heavenly Venerate's blood flowing in his veins!

A group of people were wide-eyed; even those from the Yang Realm were dumbfounded.

“Stop it! No, lift your foot! Get up!” someone shouted, feeling indignant for Hong Xuan. It was outrageous that a Heavenly Venerate's descendant was being used as a mere stepping stone.

Others also wanted to rescue him. Some sought to make an impression, believing that success or failure, they could still forge closer ties with the Martial Heavenly Venerate's descendant.

Others believed that Chu Feng couldn't possibly have so much purple crystal divine thunder left, thinking he was nearly out. It seemed like the perfect moment to kill him using their own power.

“I hate it when people interrupt me. Why don't you go eat some grapes?” Chu Feng grabbed eight purple crystal divine thunders, flipped his hand, and threw them, engulfing the person.

“There's more?!” the person shrieked. Amidst the blinding light and terrifying thunder, he was blasted apart, flesh and blood flying, bones broken, and limbs twisted. His body was no longer intact as he crashed to the ground.

He was half-dead. The area instantly fell silent.

Naturally, these were Saint-level purple crystal divine thunders; there was no need to use higher-grade ones against him.

“Ah, I've finally used them all up. No more powerful weapons,” Chu Feng sighed.

“It's over?!” Hearing this, some individuals immediately revealed cold smiles. In an instant, with whooshing sounds, eleven more figures appeared on the stage, all from the Yang Realm.

“Let me!”

“No, let me.”

A group of young envoys, showing no modesty, scrambled onto the arena, each proclaiming themselves extraordinary and capable of looking down on all so-called geniuses in the shattered universe.

“Come on, come on, come on, all of you come at me together! I'll take on all eleven of you myself!”

Chu Feng charged forward, ready to engage them, attacking everyone simultaneously. The group grew furious and launched a joint assault on him.

“Boom!”

Thunder exploded once more. A handful of purple crystal divine thunders detonated simultaneously, and the area was instantly filled with agonizing screams.

“You scoundrel! How shameless! Didn't you say you had none left?!” someone cried out indignantly, feeling utterly naive. He was a rogue; how could anyone believe his words?

The entire arena trembled as electric currents rampaged. All eleven individuals were knocked down.

“In an instant, the whole world fell silent,” Chu Feng sighed. At this point, all these young geniuses from the Yang Realm met a tragic end, turning into charred remains. He then tied them up one by one, binding them into tight bundles.

Below the stage, everyone watched in stunned silence, including Zihuan and Yuan Mo.

The evolvers from across the shattered universe simply couldn't believe their eyes. This guy was too ferocious! Who was he, and where did he come from, to dare attack a group of young envoys from the Yang Realm, knocking them all down? Even the so-called fairies weren't spared from his vicious hands!

“Let us all undertake this great endeavor together, explore the ruins, complete the trials of the final testing ground, and from there, enter the Yang Realm!” Chu Feng shouted, calling for everyone to unite.

However… there was no enthusiastic response. Everyone remained silent.

“What are you worried about? Haven't you seen me subdue a group of Yang Realm geniuses? They will all be at my command, entering the trial ruins with us to help you pass!”

“Help us pass? How could I possibly listen to you? Go dream your impossible dreams!” one young genius from the Yang Realm said with a gloomy expression. Of course, even without the gloominess, his face was already blackened and charred.

Chu Feng walked over and kicked him a few times, showing absolutely no respect.

“You're not keeping your word! Didn't you promise earlier? If I won, you'd do anything I asked.” Chu Feng kicked him, sending him rolling uncontrollably.

At this moment, Hong Xuan, the descendant of the Martial Heavenly Venerate, awoke, and Fairy Feiling also revived again. Seeing Chu Feng abusing the others, they both shouted, one after another, “Stop it!”

“Stop!”

“Shut up! Can't you see I'm disciplining my subordinates? Be quiet!” Chu Feng retorted impolitely. With two loud thumps, he swung his broken Saint-level shield, hitting them so hard they saw stars, developed large bumps on their foreheads, and their soul lights became unstable, causing them to pass out once more.

Below the stage, there was dead silence. People were dumbfounded, utterly speechless.

On the stage, the dozen or so Yang Realm geniuses were also speechless. This person was simply too brazen, acting completely as he pleased, like a tyrant. If you dared to disobey him, it didn't matter who you were; he would knock out even a Heavenly Venerate's descendant and beat a fairy unconscious.

Chu Feng dragged over another genius. Without a word, he began to slam and beat him, making the person's eyes roll back, breaking countless bones, and causing his charred outer skin to peel off. It was a truly miserable sight.

This scene made everyone else's hair stand on end.

Then, Chu Feng coerced them: “Come, swear by the Saint-level runes in your soul light to pledge allegiance to me. I will return your freedom after the trial.”

“I refuse!” the person roared.

“If you refuse, I'll beat you again!” Chu Feng said, holding him up. He began swinging him around in the arena, slamming him down repeatedly. The agonizing screams were terrifying.

The others were greatly disturbed, wondering how long they could endure if it were them.

Then, Fairy Feiling's close friend also met a tragic fate. Chu Feng dragged her out and was about to begin the beating when she immediately shrieked.

She was also called a fairy, and if she were to be slammed and tossed around on the ground like a bear breaking corncobs by this guy, it would be utterly humiliating, a complete loss of face.

If news of this reached the Yang Realm, she would be utterly mortified.

So, she surrendered and compromised with Chu Feng, agreeing to swear, but stipulating that her personal dignity must not be offended.

Chu Feng pouted and corrected her, saying, “You're so dark-skinned, do you really think I'm interested in you? I only value your strength to help our shattered universe's evolvers pass the trial. In my eyes, your worth as a strong woman far outweighs your dark face!”

Damn it! The fairy wanted to curse and swear. Was this her real appearance? She had been struck by lightning, for crying out loud! She wanted to retort that she wasn't dark at all; she was always as white as jade!

With her taking the lead in surrendering, the others immediately lost their resolve. In the end, under someone else's roof, they had no choice but to bow their heads.

Hong Xuan opened his eyes and saw Chu Feng incorporating a group of Yang Realm geniuses. He was utterly speechless.

When Feiling woke up and saw her two close friends swearing oaths and compromising with Chu Feng, her chest ached with frustration. She opened her mouth and said, “You…”

“Don't disturb us!” Chu Feng said, and then, with a thud, he knocked her unconscious again.

Both below and on the stage, everyone felt dizzy watching. Even Feiling's friends were somewhat speechless, seeing Feiling knocked out again. They didn't know whether to feel sympathy or relief.

“Don't touch me!” Hong Xuan, not wanting to be knocked unconscious by Chu Feng again, quickly said, “I'll keep my word. Whatever you wish, I will comply. However, if you insult my dignity, I would rather die!”

“Good, then activate your soul light and swear as well, resonating with fragments of the law. I'll be watching, so don't try to fool me!” Chu Feng said.

And so, the entire group yielded and compromised with Chu Feng. He had no special demands, simply wanting them to help pass the trials. Once completed, they would owe nothing to each other; those who should be free would be free, and those who wished to leave could leave.

Of course, many didn't believe Chu Feng could escape.

Chu Feng himself was very satisfied. The waters were finally muddled. His entire purpose in tormenting this group was solely to enable Zihuan and Yuan Mo to enter the Yang Realm.

He couldn't let anyone know, not even Zihuan and the others, otherwise, no one would come to a good end.

Fairy Feiling awoke to see her friends, a group of acquaintances, and even Hong Xuan, all compromising with Chu Feng. She was so furious she could barely contain herself.

As a result, Chu Feng was about to pick her up and throw her again.

“Feiling, don't be stubborn. Look at the state we're all in. Can you really stand idly by?”

“You wouldn't want to expose our humiliation when you get back to the Yang Realm, would you?”

Upon hearing this, Feiling, with her blackened face, looked at her friends, truly speechless. Was this meant to protect her from being beaten, or did they genuinely not want her to remain aloof?

Finally, she too had to bite the bullet and compromise.

“Fellow daoists, we are going to challenge the trials and enter the Yang Realm! Come, this is a rare opportunity, let's embark on this journey together!” Chu Feng extended a warm invitation.

The place instantly erupted in an uproar, completely boiling over!

Some were overjoyed, but soon others poured cold water on their enthusiasm, saying that Ye Hao was being so ostentatious that he was practically courting death, and would likely be killed once he entered the ruins!

Immediately, a heated discussion broke out, and the noise was deafening. Many evolvers grew agitated.

“Don't rush, everyone. I'll give you time to consider. Come back in three days,” Chu Feng shouted loudly, adding a reminder: “The Yang Realm is also divided into numerous cultivation sects. If you fear those sects or worry about offending them, you can entirely choose to seek refuge with an opposing one.”

Chu Feng understood that some sects were quite incompatible, and some were even hostile. For instance, he had learned that individuals from the lineage of Martial Heavenly Venerate's adversary had also descended, though they weren't currently present.

The reason Martial Heavenly Venerate was so desperate, even willing to descend his dao body into the Yin Realm universe, was because he faced powerful external enemies. The immense pressure he felt made him urgently seek self-improvement and the legendary treasures of the Yang Realm.

After he lost one of his dao bodies, his adversaries even came to his door and engaged him in a battle, leaving him severely wounded.

Knowing such sects existed, Chu Feng felt significantly relieved. If it weren't for the stone box on him, which held immense secrets, he would genuinely have considered defecting directly to them.

However, old friends like Zihuan and Yuan Mo had no such concerns!

“How come I feel that guy is so shameless and thick-skinned, a bit like Chu Feng?” At that moment, Zihuan muttered suspiciously.

“Don't talk nonsense!” Yuan Mo reminded her, then whispered, “What do you think? In three days, we'll follow them and then seek refuge with Heavenly Venerate Lantuo's sect.”

Heavenly Venerate Lantuo was Martial Heavenly Venerate's rival. Individuals from his lineage had also descended and once declared that anyone with enmity towards Martial Heavenly Venerate could pledge allegiance to them and would undoubtedly receive protection.

The prerequisite, however, was that one must pass the trials and tests within the ruins.

Next, Chu Feng put on a show of borrowed authority, taking his group of coerced Yang Realm 'subordinates' to patrol the continent, searching for other old acquaintances.

The Yang Realm geniuses behind him all wore cold expressions, wishing they could simply smack him dead.

But in the end, they all held back. There was no need to break their oaths, which they had sworn by resonating with fragments of the law. Violating it would easily lead to a backlash.

Anyway, it was only a few days. Once they entered the ruins and passed the trials, they would owe nothing to each other, and it wouldn't be too late to kill this Ye Hao then.

Over these three days, Chu Feng traveled through the so-called refugee camps and other areas, indeed finding some old acquaintances whose situations were not particularly good.

He pondered for a moment and then secretly sent a message, instructing them to definitely follow him into the secret realm, hinting at his identity as a mysterious expert.

Furthermore, he planned to erase those people's relevant memories after entering the ruins to prevent any major issues.

“Old Fox Lu Tong!”

Chu Feng was greatly surprised to find that Old Man Lu Tong, Thousand-Mile Eye Du Huaijin, and Ye Qingrou had indeed been brought into the shattered universe.

Initially, fearing they might be affected, Big Black Ox and the others had hidden them on other planets, but unexpectedly, they were still brought here.

However, their situation wasn't too bad because the Yang Realm was very interested in individuals with 'Thousand-Mile Eye' and 'Wind-Hearing Ear' abilities, deeming them worthy of vigorous cultivation. Both of them possessed rare talents in the domains of sight and hearing.

Along with them, Lu Tong, Ye Qingrou, and the others were also safe, settled together.

Three days passed in a flash. Chu Feng knew it was time to set off!

Once he had sent off his old acquaintances, he would have nothing to fear. In this shattered universe, he could soar to the Nine Heavens or delve into the Nine Underworlds, fighting or retreating as he pleased, acting entirely according to his will, no longer needing to be hesitant!

“Let's go, my brothers and sisters! I'll take you to pass the trials. With my subordinates providing protection, I guarantee everyone can succeed!” Chu Feng shouted loudly.

However, not many responded.

“Tch, we're not going to our deaths! Following you would be ruining our own futures!” someone scoffed, unappreciative and speaking coldly.

Chu Feng was stunned. He said, “You really aren't coming? I guarantee you'll regret it later. Only I can get you through. If you don't believe me, just wait one day and you'll see the result!”

“What's there to regret? You'd better go on your own, and don't drag us along to die!” some people shouted loudly.