Translator: Anubis Translations
On a mountain peak several hundred meters high, Chao Yuan, Guo Renkai, and the five brothers of the Xiong family sat cross-legged on the ground, gathered together. In the center, there were some roasted meats and Spirit Wine.
They were throwing punches, gnawing on meat, and drinking wine, occasionally erupting into intense toasts. If it weren't for the increasing number of Corpse Warriors lurking at the foot of the mountain, one might think they were just here for a picnic.
Nearby, Yu Ying and several female cultivators from the Jade Maiden Sect watched with their eyelids twitching. Please—could they take this a bit more seriously? In just a short incense stick's time, those Corpse Warriors would rush up, and their fate would be to become one of them.
Yu Ying's expression was grave. At this moment, she regretted blowing the whistle. Chao Yuan and the others were too blindly confident in Gu Feng, which misled her judgment.
No matter how strong Gu Feng's physique was, he had only just advanced to the Qi Refining Realm a month ago. Even if he practiced day and night, he could at most break through to the Second Level of Qi Refining; his actual combat power might not even match her own.
She hoped for his rescue, but she didn't know what she was thinking.
Among the hundreds of Corpse Warriors below, there were a few familiar faces. In life, they were all Fifth Level Qi Refining prodigies. Yu Ying's heart sank. This place was a solitary peak; unless they sprouted wings, there was no way to escape.
"Even if we die, we must die standing!"
The female cultivators beside her turned pale, their eyes shimmering with tears, yet they still stood strong, drawing their weapons, ready to fight to the death.
"Senior Sister Yu, come eat something to ease your nerves!" Chao Yuan stood up, handing her a roasted leg with a smile.
"You all..." Yu Ying sighed, wanting to say something but stopping short. When facing the end of life, everyone had the right to choose. Chao Yuan and the others chose to feast, which was understandable; after all, the outcome was already predetermined.
"Senior Sister Yu, you don't need to worry too much. Have faith in Gu Feng; he will arrive in time," Guo Renkai also came over, glancing at the Corpse Warriors climbing up, and said carelessly.
Yu Ying's face showed bitterness, and she didn't say much more.
She had fought against those Corpse Warriors and knew how terrifying they were. Once they lost their minds, they became like puppets, fighting recklessly without regard for their lives. Even against Corpse Warriors of the same realm, she had no confidence in winning.
"Even if we assume Gu Feng can't make it, worrying won't help. We might as well drink and eat heartily!"
Chao Yuan said softly, raising his eyes to look into the distance. Suddenly, his body trembled, and an excited expression appeared on his face.
"Gu Feng... Hahaha... Our luck isn't bad; he's really nearby!"
As soon as he said this, the five brothers of the Xiong family jumped up and shouted towards the approaching Gu Feng, "Gu Feng... We're here!"
While Gu Feng was rushing, he heard the shouts from afar, and his figure paused. It was truly unexpected that Chao Yuan and the others were together with Yu Ying.
"Gu Feng is here?? Hurry—let's charge out and flank those Corpse Warriors from both sides to increase our chances of survival!"
Yu Ying shouted, and the female cultivators beside her knew it was the critical moment. Their momentum surged, and faint spiritual light surrounded them. Gu Feng's appearance gave them immense encouragement.
"Gu Feng is here to save us. If we can't match the Corpse Warriors later, we must fight desperately to cover his escape!
We of the Jade Maiden Sect are all righteous cultivators."
"Understood! We're not like that bastard Zhu Tao."
Looking at the determined expressions of the crowd, Yu Ying revealed a satisfied smile. The cultivators of the Jade Maiden Sect were not cowards. "Let's all fight together!"
After rallying their spirits, she turned to Chao Yuan and the others, wanting to say something, but the next moment, she was left dumbfounded.
Chao Yuan and the others were actually sitting neatly at the edge of the peak, using stones they had found as seats. Each held a roasted leg in their left hand and a jug of Spirit Wine in their right, taking bites of meat, sipping wine, chatting and laughing, and pointing down below as if they were mere spectators.
When Gu Feng reached the foot of the mountain, the climbing Corpse Warriors seemed to receive some command and stopped advancing, quickly sliding down the cliff towards Gu Feng and the others.
The sudden change left Yu Ying stunned. Her eyes brightened, and she immediately shouted, "Now's the time! We should kill..."
Before she could finish, she was interrupted by an even louder voice, "Wu Qi, you useless fighter, don't disrupt Gu Feng's performance! Hurry up and come up to drink and eat while watching Gu Feng fight the Corpse Warriors!"
Hearing this, Wu Qi shot a knowing glance upwards, scratching his head as he approached Gu Feng. "I think I'm a burden. You wouldn't want to hear my cries for help during a fight, right?"
Gu Feng's mouth twitched, glancing at Wu Qi, and spat out a single word: "Scram!"
"Alright then!"
"Hehe, I'm not much better than this burden Wu Qi. I can scream for help even louder than him. Can I go up too?"
Tuoba Lei chuckled shamelessly and, without waiting for Gu Feng's response, left with Wu Qi.
"Chao Yuan, throw down a rope so we can climb up."
Chao Yuan seemed to have been prepared and immediately tossed down a rope. Wu Qi and Tuoba Lei quickly climbed up, leaving Gu Feng standing alone. He didn't run, appearing calm and collected, quietly waiting for the Corpse Warriors to close in.
This scene left Yu Ying and the other female cultivators from the Jade Maiden Sect dumbfounded, each one frozen like a wooden sculpture, their eyes filled with question marks.
Watching Wu Qi and Tuoba Lei join the drinking and eating ranks, Yu Ying couldn't help but feel flames of anger in her eyes.
These were the friends Gu Feng was risking his life to save? How could they act this way, completely disregarding Gu Feng, who was trapped in a perilous situation?
Gu Feng must be blind; he didn't even fear having his heart chilled. It seemed that Guo Renkai and the others were no better than Zhu Tao.
Yu Ying glared at them with deep disdain, then gritted her teeth and slid down the stone wall. They could watch Gu Feng fight, but her upbringing told her she had to fight alongside him.
Seeing Yu Ying's back, Wu Qi opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopping short.
If it had been before the whistle blew, he and Tuoba Lei would never have left Gu Feng to face the enemy alone. However, after witnessing Gu Feng's full power, they no longer had such thoughts.
This kid isn't human; when he gets serious, he even hits his own people.
On the way here, they had encountered a small team of over twenty Corpse Warriors, including three Fifth Level Qi Refining ones. Gu Feng, in a hurry, unleashed his full power.
The scene was simply shocking. Corpse Warriors below Fifth Level Qi Refining were taken out with a single punch, their heads exploding; the Fifth Level ones took a bit more effort, but two punches were enough to kill them.
Wu Qi seriously suspected that when Gu Feng was surrounded, he would trigger an invincible buff, growing stronger the more he fought, seeing all around him as enemies. When he and Tuoba Lei foolishly tried to help, they almost got beaten to death by Gu Feng, who mistook them for enemies.
Fortunately, he withdrew in time; otherwise, they would have become the rare case of being killed by their ally in a brawl.
From then on, whenever they encountered a siege by Corpse Warriors, they wisely stood aside, doing cleanup and interception work, but they dared not participate in the main battle.
"How long do you think it will take for Senior Sister Yu to be sent back?" Tuoba Lei nudged Wu Qi with his shoulder, asking with a smile.
"Probably no more than a quarter of an incense stick!" Wu Qi blurted out. He had intended to say a few breaths, but considering her Fifth Level Qi Refining strength, he couldn't bring himself to say it.
"You... how can you say that about Senior Sister Yu? She's going to fight for her life, and you won't even lift a finger, yet you make sarcastic remarks!" A female cultivator from the Jade Maiden Sect flushed red, scolding Wu Qi and the others.
"If you won't go, we will!" Several female cultivators exchanged glances, seeing determination in each other's eyes.
"I advise you not to go. With your small frames, you won't withstand even a punch from Gu Feng," Tuoba Lei said, curling his lip.
He was once the top Body Refinement cultivator in the outer sect; if he couldn't withstand Gu Feng's punch, how could those delicate female disciples?
"Anyway, your Senior Sister Yu will be back soon. Why not wait here?"
As they spoke, the battle below erupted.
Hundreds of Corpse Warriors, their eyes glowing with a ghostly light, let out hoarse roars that sent chills down one's spine, as if they were from the underworld, charging towards Gu Feng.
Looking at the snarling Corpse Warriors from all directions, Gu Feng excitedly licked his lips, as if he were a born warrior. The more dangerous the environment, the more it ignited his fighting spirit.
"Roar—"
He unleashed a thunderous roar, standing proudly in his plain robe, which swelled as his spiritual power exploded, a faint spiritual mist swirling around him. His long black hair danced in the wind, and his eyes were sharp like two swords, an invincible aura radiating around him.
Clenching his right fist, he suddenly swung it forward. With a loud bang, the air exploded, and the leading Corpse Warrior had half its head blown off, collapsing straight down.
Red and white mixed with dark green liquid splattered everywhere, igniting Gu Feng's furious assault.
He was like an enraged beast, sometimes charging like a lion, sometimes pouncing like a wolf, sometimes leaping like a deer, and sometimes diving like a hawk. Grabbing, tearing, biting, slapping, hammering—his hands, feet, elbows, knees, shoulders, and even his head became weapons, every bone in his body moving to its maximum potential.
He was unmatched in bravery, his punches like dragons, and the Corpse Warriors before him were like straw dolls, sent flying hundreds of meters by his rapid attacks, their heads exploding in mid-air.
One Corpse Warrior raised a spiked club, roaring as it charged at him, only to meet Gu Feng's fierce attack. He shattered the club with one punch and killed the Corpse Warrior with two.
His hair, infused with spiritual power, shone brightly, and as he suddenly shook his head, he even severed a Corpse Warrior's neck, its head rolling to the ground, crushed under his foot, instantly dead.
Gu Feng's offensive power was invincible, and his defense was equally formidable. A punch from a Third Level Qi Refining Corpse Warrior hit his back like a tickle, even causing the mindless Corpse Warrior to pause for a moment.
Is this guy even human? He looks more like a Corpse Warrior than they do. Who's the real Corpse Warrior here?
The female disciples standing on the peak had their mouths slightly open, their eyes bulging as if they were seeing a monster, their heads buzzing.
Even Wu Qi and Tuoba Lei, who had seen Gu Feng go wild before, couldn't help but narrow their pupils. They thought they had seen everything, but this was just the tip of the iceberg.
Gu Feng's strength was mysterious and unfathomable, like a deep sea, with no sense of its ultimate limits.
"Whoosh—"
A panting figure climbed up the rope to the peak. Her cheeks were swollen, her eyes dark, and blood was flowing from her nostrils.
"Who are you?!" Chao Yuan looked at her warily, and the others were on high alert.
"I am Yu Ying!"
"Senior Sister Yu, you're hurt!" Several female disciples rushed over, looking at Yu Ying with concern.
Her condition was dire; her face was covered in bruises and marks, and she was unrecognizable. Even her family members might not recognize her.
"I was hit by Gu Feng!" Yu Ying swallowed a healing pill, angrily pushed Wu Qi aside, and sat down on a rock, snatching a roasted leg and tearing into it.
"Hehe, I told you not to go, but you insisted. It's lucky you weren't killed," Tuoba Lei chuckled, taking a big swig of Spirit Wine and looking down again.
Yu Ying ignored his mockery, her swollen eyes filled with undeniable shock.
With her peak Fifth Level Qi Refining cultivation, she couldn't withstand even a few punches thrown by Gu Feng. His fists were as hard as diamonds, and even her weapon had been chipped.
Damn it, he just advanced to Qi Refining a month ago. How could he be this strong?
Fortunately, he wasn't targeting her; otherwise, would she still be alive?
The answer was clear: if she had fought Gu Feng one-on-one, she would probably be blown apart in just a few breaths.
As a fellow Qi Refining cultivator, standing under the same sky, how could the gap between them be so vast?
Yu Ying thought angrily, tearing off a large piece of roasted meat, chewing it with a pained expression.
If she had known Gu Feng was this formidable, she wouldn't have gone to help even if it killed her. Sitting on the peak, eating meat and drinking wine while watching Gu Feng fight the Corpse Warriors would have been much better. Why suffer like this?
Gu Feng's robe was already soaked in dark green blood, but his eyes grew brighter.
It was as if his innate battle awareness was gradually awakening.
He walked through the world like a reaper of spirits, revealing a disdainful expression when facing evil beings, effortlessly eliminating them with a wave of his hand.
His invincible image was fully observed by the unseen manipulator behind the Corpse Warriors, whose crimson eyes beneath the black robe could not hide their shock. It seemed Gu Feng's strength had truly frightened him.
"Gu Feng, I didn't expect that just a few months apart, your strength has become so terrifying. My Gu family perished because of you; it's not unjust!
I truly look forward to the treasures you possess!"
Behind him, there was a small blood pool, bubbling with several sinister Corpse Warriors, all opening their eyes simultaneously.
...
At the foot of the mountain, everything was calm. Gu Feng stood against the wind, shaking off the blood splatter, revealing his handsome face.
He glanced at the peak, and the next moment, his legs pushed off the ground with tremendous force, cracking the earth open as he leaped hundreds of meters to the summit in a flash.
"You bunch of bastards! I'm risking my life, and you're just drinking and eating meat!
Bring it all here; let me have some!"
(End of the Chapter)
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