Chapter 251 Beating Him to Death
Whenever Zhou Feng had reached his limit, he had to give it his all!
Zhou Feng burned the Human Emperor Blood in his body, and his whole body instantly turned golden. The golden Blood Qi was like divine light.
Boom!
This punch shattered half of A'Rixi's body under the many passive stacking effects.
A'Rixi had just defended against Zhou Feng's Soul Punch, so he was unable to resist the Nuke Punch, which was enhanced by the passive Fighting Spirit and Injury Conversion's power boosts.
What's worse… the passive Armor-Piercing Spear was triggered!
"No! No!"
This scene was just like the countless scenes in the bloodline memories.
A'Rixi was terror-stricken!
His bloodline's deeply-rooted fear was once again stimulated, and the current A'Rixi had no other thought than fleeing as far as possible.
Unfortunately, Zhou Feng did not give him such a chance, showering him with one punch after the other.
At that moment, Zhou Feng looked solemn, like a Supreme Immortal Emperor. The avatar behind him permeated the surroundings, suppressing A'Rixi so much that he could not move.
"Die!"
Under the suppression of Zhou Feng's invincible avatar, A'Rixi could only watch helplessly as he was smashed into pieces by one punch after another.
The body of a Demon that was extremely tough was nothing compared to Zhou Feng's body.
In the end, even his soul was shattered by Zhou Feng
After A'Rixi died, Zhou Feng felt all the blood in his body boil again.
The Human Emperor Ring absorbed the pure demonic aura.
"Skill panel!"
The Human Emperor Ring had just converted the pure demonic aura into even purer energy, so he had the skill panel absorb it all.
Zhou Feng hoped to obtain more passive skills than directly raising his realm.
There were many ways to raise one's realm, such as relying on pills, spiritual items, or fortuitous encounters.
He could even rely on slowly grinding his way to the top. After all, his innate ability was Longevity.
As long as he had a long lifespan, he would have the time to cultivate as much as he wanted.
However, accumulating passive skills was a much slower process.
Converting that pure energy into passive skills was better than directly improving his cultivation. This way, it would be more cost-effective.
The skill panel did not respond upon sensing Zhou Feng's thoughts, but it was working slowly.
The pure energy contained in the Human Emperor Ring was converted into passive progress.
"This…"
Leng Maner was astonished.
Leng Maner had completed her task, so she had rushed back to help Zhou Feng kill A'Rixi.
Surprisingly, she only rushed back to… witness A'Rixi being pummeled to death!?
'Such strength! He became stronger again?'
Although Leng Maner couldn't believe it, Zhou Feng indeed appeared to have gotten stronger.
How long had it been? Less than a day had passed, yet his strength improved to a ridiculous level again!?
Leng Maner finally understood why Zhou Feng was fighting with no qualms.
It turned out that this kind of experiential learning really had an effect, and the effect was evident.
'Innate battle maniac?'
Leng Maner had heard that some people with extraordinary talent had extremely poor cultivation aptitudes.
Still, their cultivation speed was terrifying, far surpassing many people with monstrous aptitudes.
The reason was that these kinds of people were innate battle maniacs, and they could improve themselves every time they fought.
Their cultivation speed would be comparable to a first-rate genius as long as they did not die.
However, almost none of these battle geniuses survived until the end.
After years of battle, they would accumulate injuries and afflictions. In addition, these people would often challenge those of a higher level.
Perhaps, these people could obtain extremely dazzling achievements for short periods.
However, they would still die at the hands of a certain monster.
This time, the soul injury is even more severe!'
After Zhou Feng killed A'Rixi, the backlash of this crazy battle knocked on his door.
The first was the weakness of the nascent soul.
Although killing A'Rixi triggered the passive Soul Harvesting and increased his soul power a little, the damage to his nascent soul was still too severe.
Zhou Feng was very sleepy now due to his soul injury. This feeling was as if he had not slept for three days and three nights, waves of exhaustion surging up unceasingly.
Other than that, the physical pain decreased as his passive Tenacious Heart got to work. At most, he could eat a few medicinal pills and spirit herbs, and the injuries would heal faster.
"What's wrong?"
Leng Maner noticed his complexion did not look good and immediately approached him, her cold face revealing traces of concern.
"Do you still have the Gu that can heal soul injuries?"
"Your soul… I have one more! This Soul Gu is extremely difficult to cultivate!"
Leng Maner finally understood why Zhou Feng was like this.
'His soul is actually so weak.'
"Give it to me!"
Zhou Feng forced himself not to fall asleep.
This time, he had overestimated himself. He did not expect the Soul Punch's side effects to be so great.
Moreover, A'Rixi had actually withstood the Soul Punch Fist. Evidently, he had been on guard previously.
Perhaps, the other Demons also had the means to deal with this move. It appears that this attack would be useless against the other Demons.
He was still not strong enough!
If he were, there would be no need to be so low-key. He could just rely on his physical body to destroy these Demons.
"Okay!"
Leng Maner did not hesitate and directly gave him the remaining Soul Gu.
Although it was not easy to cultivate Soul Gu, Leng Maner was still relatively clear-headed.
Now that A'Rixi was dead, the other Demons would definitely react. And among the two, the only one who could fight against these Demons was Zhou Feng.
Thus, she had to ensure Zhou Feng's battle strength under such circumstances.
Leng Maner was very clear about her own strength. Although it was impossible to fight head-on, the strange Gu system allowed her to be a great support-type expert.
Zhou Feng devoured the Soul Gu, healing his nascent soul to a certain degree.
Waves of coolness rushed throughout his body, and his exhausted nascent soul could be considered to have rested.
After his nascent soul recovered by half, Zhou Feng asked, "How is it? Have you found it?" "Not yet. I was afraid that A'Rixi had a backup plan, so I only sent a Gu to investigate.
"Eh? I found it!"
As she said this, Leng Maner's eyes lit up. The Myriad Spirit Gu had been found!
"Good! Let's Go See What good stuff is in that Treasure Vault!"
Zhou Feng wanted to go to A'Rixi's treasury and see his spoils of war.
Thus, the two slowly walked to the treasury entrance, and they saw a small Gu dragging a rock out of the treasury.
"Myriad Spirit Gu!"
Leng Maner's eyes immediately showed traces of excitement.
She had been hiding for so long just for this Myriad Spirit Gu! The Divine Ability realm was no longer a dream! Moreover, Zhou Feng had beaten A'Rixi to death, which was akin to taking revenge on her behalf for the extermination of her family.
Leng Maner felt that several knots in her heart had been severed in less than a day.
She could finally cultivate wholeheartedly.
Although Leng Maner was very excited, she still appeared very calm.
First, she used all sorts of methods to check whether there was anything wrong with the Myriad Spirit Gu.
Only when she did not feel anything wrong did she finally keep the Myriad Spirit Gu.
Zhou Feng was a little surprised by her caution. Remaining calm under such circumstances was really rare.
Chapter 252 Leng Maner's Good Impression +1
"According to the agreement, all the things inside are yours."
After putting the Myriad Spirit Gu into her bag, the trace of joy on Leng Maner's face disappeared without a trace. She returned to the ice mountain goddess of the past.
All the things in this treasury belonged to Zhou Feng alone.
One had to know that A'Rixi was a Demon that had been alive for God knew how long. Hei also controlled many sects behind the scenes, so there were definitely many good things in the treasury.
As for these treasures, Leng Maner said she didn't want any of them.
"Okay!"
Zhou Feng didn't stand on ceremony. After all, these things were what he deserved.
'Appraising Eye! Activate!'
Compared to Leng Maner, he had a huge advantage—the passive Appraising Eye.
There was basically no need to be afraid of any traps as the passive Appraising Eye would see through them all.
(Demon Soul Chasing Formation: This is the inheritance formation of the Demon race. Once you enter, demonic aura will contaminate you.)
Zhou Feng checked the treasure and his passive skill informed him that a large formation was covering it.
This was the Demon Soul Chasing Formation, and It did not have any offensive or defensive functions.
However, if someone entered, they would be contaminated by a very faint trace of demonic aura. Then, an endless stream of Demons would come to find trouble with the marked party.
This was the usual practice of the Demon race to guard against thieves.
In ancient times, there had been a sect that specialized in stealing—the Starseizer Sect.
They had once stolen everything from the Demon race, and the Demon Patriarch of the time was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.
The Demon race had already declined at that time, and they would not dare to make a fuss even if someone stole a few things from them.
This had fueled the Starseizer Sect's arrogance. They did not dare to steal from the human race's great sects, but the Demon race was fair game!
At that time, the Human Emperor of that era and his tribe were looking for trouble with the Demon race everywhere.
As long as they revealed a bit of information, the Human Emperor would force the Demon race to the ends of the earth.
Thus, the Starseizer Sect had been in a frenzy, looting the Demons' belongings, to the point they were forced to create the Demon Soul Chasing Formation.
First, they had let the Starseizer thieves steal the items, and after a few hundred years, they would slowly retrieve them one by one.
In any case, as long as the demonic aura contaminated something, it would not dissipate for a few hundred years.
Because of this, the Demon race had used the demonic aura to find the Starseizer Sect's nest.
They had taken advantage of the Starseizer Sect's decline, eradicating the sect and its inheritance forever.
"Demonic aura? Take out the Myriad Spirit Gu! There's something wrong with it!"
Zhou Feng frowned upon reading the formation's description. It was obvious that demonic aura had contaminated Leng Maner's Myriad Spirit Gu.
No matter what, Leng Maner was his friend now, so he naturally had the duty to help her. "What!? There's something wrong?"
Leng Maner's whole body tensed up upon hearing the first half of his sentence. She thought Zhou Feng was eyeing the Myriad Spirit Gu.
Upon hearing the second half of his sentence, Leng Maner also frowned.
After thinking for a while, she took out the Myriad Spirit Gu.
Based on Zhou Feng's previous behavior, he did not seem to be a despicable person.
Plus, the Insight Gu did not react. Hence, Leng Maner still chose to believe Zhou Feng in the end.
The Insight Gu was also a kind of heaven and earth mystical Gu that could see through people's hearts.
Leng Maner had a certain amount of trust in Zhou Feng was largely because the Insight Gu showed that he did not harbor malicious intent.
Otherwise, Leng Maner would not have chosen to cooperate with Zhou Feng.
[Myriad Spirit Gu: ??? Contaminated with a trace of demonic aura???)
The Myriad Spirit Gu's peculiar description was displayed.
'What's going on? There are a bunch of question marks?'
Zhou Feng's eyes revealed a trace of surprise due to the question marks.
This was indeed a little strange. After all, the Appraising Eye could identify almost everything, even the Demon Soul Chasing Formation. Unexpectedly, it could not identify the Myriad Spirit Gu.
Although this was a little strange, the Myriad Spirit Gu was indeed contaminated.
"Demonic aura has contaminated it! You have to get rid of it. Otherwise, you might be targeted by the Demons in the future!" Zhou Feng informed Leng Maner about the current situation.
"Demonic aura?"
Leng Maner frowned even more when she heard this. She had not felt any trace of demonic aura, but she still believed what Zhou Feng said.
He did not covet the Myriad Spirit Gu. He was only warning her.
"Gnawing Gu!"
After thinking for a while, Leng Maner took out a Gu with a mouth that occupied 99% of its body.
This Gnawing Gu devoured the Myriad Spirit Gu's outer shell.
Following that, the Myriad Spirit Gu's true body was revealed.
Its entire body was shining brightly, like seven-colored glass, sparkling and translucent, without a trace of impurities.
The rainbow-colored light slowly scattered around, and a beautiful and illusory image appeared. "Is this the Myriad Spirit Gu's true appearance?"
Zhou Feng's eyes widened. He had never seen such a beautiful scene before.
On the other hand, Leng Maner was a little nervous, her eyes staring at Zhou Feng.
When she saw that there was no greed in Zhou Feng's eyes, she heaved a sigh of relief.
One could not guarantee that even close relatives and friends would not be greedy when it came to such treasures.
Leng Maner had grown up in Tri-Gu Sect, so she had long seen the evil in people's hearts.
Thus, when Leng Maner saw Zhou Feng's pure eyes, her impression of Zhou Feng increased by a large margin.
Adding on Zhou Feng's previous performance and the period that he played along as her husband-in-name, she could not conceal the blush on her cold face. This only lasted for a split second, however, so Zhou Feng did not notice anything
[Myriad Spirit Gu: A top-grade spiritual item nurtured by countless Gus. It can even give birth to spirituality and has the ability to transform into tens of thousands of Gus.]
The details of this Myriad Spirit Gu appeared again.
'That is to say, that layer of stone skin could block detection? Looks like the Appraising Eye won't be so useful after encountering some detection-blocking techniques…'
Zhou Feng finally understood why the Appraising Eye was useless earlier. It was because of that outer layer of stone skin.
"Alright, the demonic aura is gone. There is also a formation here…"
Zhou Feng gestured for Leng Maner to put away the Myriad Spirit Gu. Then, he began to explain why the demonic aura had contaminated it.
After hearing his explanation, Leng Maner could not help but feel some lingering fear.
If Zhou Feng was not here, then it was very likely that the Demons would come looking for her one day.
"Alright! Now it's my turn to collect the spoils of war!"
After Zhou Feng finished speaking, he directly stepped into the treasury.
Furthermore, he didn't take the slightest protective measure, stunning Leng Maner.
'Didn't you just say that there was a l
large formation in this treasury!? How could you be So…'
Chapter 253 Goodbye
Zhou Feng walked straight into the treasury. He didn't even have the slightest bit of protection, and the demonic aura immediately tainted his body.
"It's fine. I just want to be tainted with the demonic aura," explained Zhou Feng.
Unlike Leng Maner, he was eager for the Demons to come knocking on his door.
In Zhou Feng's eyes, a Demon was equivalent to a passive skill.
If a Demon came to him, that would be the best.
Secondly, this demonic aura should be considered a negative state. Thus, it would last for a day at most due to the passive Purification of Heaven and Earth's daily purification.
Then, he could lure some Demons into the pit today.
"Wait outside for a while," Zhou Feng said and walked into the treasury.
After walking into A'Rixi's treasury, he was a little surprised. It was actually very clean inside, and there were not many things.
Apart from a bunch of broken spiritual artifacts, there were only blood-red pills.
(Bloodline Pill: A special pill refined from the purest Blood Qi and Demonic Qi. It can stimulate and purify the most primitive bloodline in one's body.
It contains a small amount of Demonic Qi. If one consumes too many, they easily trigger demonization.]
'Bloodline Pill?'
Zhou Feng understood the pills' specific functions.
This was a special pill that stimulated and purified the bloodline. It did not have any other functions.
The Demons did not need to cultivate to increase their strength. As long as the concentration of the bloodline in their body increased to a certain degree, their cultivation level would naturally increase.
The Demons invested everything in improving their physical bodies and bloodlines.
As for divine abilities, techniques, or battle experience, these things could be obtained through the bloodline memories.
A'Rixi had been in charge of this area for hundreds of years, and he would thin the herd every once in a while and use their Blood Qi to refine this special Bloodline Pill.
Speaking of which, the successors of the first Human Emperor had created this Bloodline
Pill.
They had wanted to recreate the first Human Emperor's glory, but they still failed in the end. They had relied on the Bloodline Pill to stimulate the Human Emperor's bloodline, but it couldn't be compared to the first Human Emperor's.
In the end, it was the Demon race that benefited by stealing the formula and altering
it.
The Bloodline Pills in front of Zhou Feng were the final product of the Demons' efforts.
'Stimulate the bloodline? There are so many of them?"
Zhou Feng looked at the Bloodline Pills in front of him and found that there were so many of them that it was ridiculous.
Were these things useful?
Zhou Feng could not help but contemplate.
'These Bloodline Pills seem to be exclusive to the Demon race. If one eats too many of them, they will undergo demonization…
'Wait! If one eats too many, the Demonic Qi will accumulate. Then, could this be considered a negative state?
'Could my Purification of Heaven and Earth purify this negative state?
'If it's possible, then these Bloodline Pills seem to be useful.
'Forget it! I don't care if they are useful or not! Let's try them first!'
Zhou Feng did not care whether they were useful or not. He would try one first and would deal with any problem that may arise accordingly. Since these were his spoils of war, he would not waste them.
Anyway, his passive skills gave him the courage to try one pill, which could not have many side effects.
Soon, he popped a Bloodline Pill in his mouth.
As soon as the Bloodline Pill entered his stomach, the Blood Qi in his entire body began to surge.
The Human Emperor Blood in his heart became purer, and the total amount increased by a tiny bit.
This was an instant effect.
Ever since Zhou Feng had broken through to the Purple Mansion realm and began to condense the Human Emperor Blood, the rate at which the Human Emperor Blood was being condensed had been ridiculously slow.
No matter how hard he tried, there was only that single drop. It would be even more challenging to condense even more Human Emperor Blood.
Zhou Feng guessed that the Human Emperor Blood in his body was too thin.
That was why this happened.
But now that he had swallowed a Bloodline Pill, not only did it make the Human Emperor Blood in his body purer, but it also increased the total amount in his body by a little?
There were also side effects, however. Wisps of black gas started to gather and settle in his meridians. Although there were not many wisps, it was difficult to eradicate them.
'Looks like I have to consume them carefully…'
Zhou Feng stored all the Bloodline Pills in his storage ring.
Fortunately, his storage ring was big enough to hold all the items.
As for the other items, he did not have time to look at them carefully. He stored them all in his storage ring.
After all, Leng Maner was waiting for him outside.
After packing everything up, Zhou Feng walked out of the treasury and noticed a conflicted expression on Leng Maner's face.
Coincidentally, the moonlight was like cascading water.
Leng Maner was slim and graceful. Her hair was slightly messy, and her black eyebrows were furrowed.
This appearance caused Zhou Feng to stare blankly at her.
Noticing that someone was looking at her, Leng Maner instantly wore her signature cold expression again.
"How is it?"
"All done."
"What are your plans next?"
"Plans? I think I will continue to train here."
For some reason, the two of them started to talk awkwardly again.
Zhou Feng didn't want to leave this place because he had not experienced enough and could not return to Heavenly Star City just yet.
He might as well farm more Demons and obtain more passive skills until this place was of no use to him anymore.
As for Leng Maner, since A'Rixi was dead and the Myriad Spirit Gu was in her hands, there was no longer any meaning to stay in this dangerous place.
She wanted to pursue the Great Dao of cultivation.
One wanted to stay, and the other wanted to leave.
Leng Maner did not know how to describe it. Zhou Feng should be the first true friend in her life!
None of the so-called friends from the Tri-Gu Sect could be compared to Zhou Feng.
Leng Maner also cherished her first friend very much.
At that moment, Zhou Feng finally understood Leng Maner's intention. He was about to speak first, but Leng Maner beat him to it.
"This is for you! See you again if fate permits!"
Leng Maner was extremely decisive, directly throwing a jade-colored Gu in Zhou Feng's hand.
This was considered a parting gift. She planned to leave immediately.
"Wait!"
Zhou Feng frowned and searched his storage ring for a while.
[Red Blood Sash: Woven from the tendons of an unknown exotic beast. It has the effect of nourishing the body and slightly stimulating the bloodline.]
This was a red hand sash with gold threads inlaid in it. It could be considered a spiritual weapon.
This was an item from Zhou Feng's collection. Its effect was very ordinary, but it looked quite nice. Thus, he gifted it to Leng Maner.
"This is for you. I hope that you'll have reached the Divine Ability realm the next time we meet."
Leng Maner kept the red blood sash and glanced at him. She did not say anything else and turned around to leave.
Under the moonlight,
Although Leng Maner was dressed in plain clothes, she was like an agile fairy under the moonlight. She disappeared in an instant.
Zhou Feng used more than ten seconds to calm his emotions before returning his attention to himself.