Chapter 647 - 382: All an Act? (Part 2)
Perhaps they had grown too accustomed to their comfortable lives, forgetting the terror of being dominated by the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect.
But this was no time to dwell on such things. Zou Feng knew very well what he needed to consider right now: how to survive this rebellion...
"Luo Gang, do you know what you’re doing?" Though Yu Lingxiao questioned Luo Gang, she still found it hard to believe.
Luo Gang paid her no mind. With a heavy snort, a powerful and unrivaled pressure suddenly erupted from his body.
This pressure clearly originated from the Dragon Race’s innate Dragon’s Might.
The cultivators throughout the hall were instantly frozen by this pressure, unable to move a muscle.
Even Jiang Wanzhao and Yu Lingxiao struggled to withstand it, their bodies showing signs of stiffening and stagnation.
This wasn’t because Luo Gang was much stronger than Jiang Wanzhao and Yu Lingxiao. Rather, there was a problem with the thousand-year-old vintage they had just drunk, the Yu Long Oceanic Drunk.
Zou Feng had sensed something was wrong with the wine the moment he drank it.
But his claim that the wine was poisoned had been a misjudgment made in the heat of the moment.
In reality, the Yu Long Oceanic Drunk wasn’t poisoned. Otherwise, Jiang Wanzhao and Yu Lingxiao would have detected the problem long ago.
The reason the wine was unusual was that, before its effects dissipated, it could amplify the suppressive effect of "Dragon’s Might."
Even if this effect wouldn’t last long, it gave Luo Gang a rare opportunity...
While the Dragon’s Might had the entire hall suppressed, Luo Gang shot out a claw, aiming straight for Zou Feng’s skull.
After revealing his betrayal, the very first thing he intended to do was take Zou Feng’s life.
He had likely seen Zou Feng’s terrifying potential and realized that he would one day become a pillar of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, so he absolutely could not be left alive.
Unfortunately for Luo Gang, for all his scheming, he could never have predicted that Zou Feng could transfer the effects of the Yu Long Oceanic Drunk elsewhere.
Therefore, this enhanced version of the Dragon’s Might had a very limited effect on Zou Feng.
Furthermore, Zou Feng had long been wary of this newly listed "big brother" making a move and had already pushed his Drunken Immortal Moon Chasing Step to its absolute limit.
As a result, Luo Gang’s supposedly inescapable strike grasped nothing but air.
In the blink of an eye, Zou Feng had retreated over a hundred feet away, simultaneously unleashing a torrent of Golden Lotus Palm Force at Luo Gang.
Luo Gang, not expecting Zou Feng to escape, was about to give chase but was caught off guard by the dense barrage of Golden Lotus Palm Force.
He had originally planned to ignore the Palm Force, but he found he couldn’t. ’This stuff actually hurts so much I want to howl in pain?’
This left Luo Gang astounded once more. ’A mere Dao Foundation Realm Middle Stage cultivator can break through my defenses!?’
It is worth mentioning that as Luo Gang made his move, the other members of the Dragon Race and the Demon Race attending the wedding banquet also attacked.
Zou Feng had previously joked that if they didn’t manage to root out the spies in time, the wedding would probably turn into a bloodbath.
He never imagined it would end up a bloodbath anyway...
After all, none of the cultivators on the Celestial Hearing Tower’s side had expected the Dragon Race of Yu Long Lake to rebel.
Caught by surprise and then suppressed by the Dragon’s Might, their reactions were naturally a few beats too slow.
As a result, many cultivators were struck down by the Demon Race members next to them, and the great hall instantly filled with wretched screams.
"Run!!"
Having temporarily escaped Luo Gang’s dragon claws, Zou Feng immediately turned and roared at Su Qingyu.
Su Qingyu and Zhao Feixiong were relatively lucky. There happened to be no Demon Race cultivators standing near them, so they avoided the first wave of attacks.
But this was clearly just the beginning. As the Demon Race made their move, a large-scale assault brewed by the Ninefold Celestial Court and the Yama Underworld was already rapidly approaching the Celestial Hearing Tower from the outside—that much was certain.
The teleportation array at the top of the tower was destroyed. The Celestial Hearing Tower was lost.
Now, their only choice was to try and escape back to an area covered by the Celestial Dao Cauldron’s signal.
This would not be easy. After all, even on a Flying Celestial Ship, it would take over ten days to reach a region covered by the Celestial Dao Cauldron’s signal.
Even as he was shouting the warning to Su Qingyu, Zou Feng was already making his escape.
Words were useless now. There was no time to worry about being held accountable by the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect later. You had to survive first before you could worry about anything else.
Just as he turned to sprint away, Zou Feng noticed that Zhao Feixiong was heading in the wrong direction.
He was going toward the bridal chamber where Luo Zhenzhen had just been taken.
’What the hell? At a time like this, is he still thinking about consummating the marriage?’
"Brother Zhao, you..."
Zou Feng shouted, trying to snap Zhao Feixiong to his senses.
It wasn’t necessarily that Zhao Feixiong was being foolish. He had clearly been suffering from the "Queen Mother’s whispers" lately, and his absurd actions now might be a symptom of that flaring up again.
But before he could get the words out, Zhao Feixiong turned and looked back at him.
His eyes were not confused or dazed, but filled with determination.
Seeing Zhao Feixiong’s resolute gaze, Zou Feng instantly understood.
He most likely wanted to sever this ill-fated connection with his own hands. Since he couldn’t consummate the marriage, he would personally run through Luo Zhenzhen, the woman who was now his Dao Companion in name only...
Seeing this, Zou Feng didn’t have the heart to say something like, ’Leave some Dragon Poison for me.’
He stopped paying attention to such things and continued his escape, darting out of the great hall in a single bound.
Of course, as he burst out, he didn’t forget to pull Su Qingyu along with him.
As for the other cultivators who followed him, like Qin Fengwu and Zhang Chi, he truly couldn’t spare them a thought.
And Jiang Wanzhao, as a Golden Core Realm expert, was not someone he needed to worry about.
In this situation, it was every man for himself, each using their own Divine Skills. It all came down to who could make it back to the sanctuary of the Celestial Dao Cauldron’s domain.
Zou Feng had just pulled Su Qingyu out of the Celestial Hearing Tower when several heart-stopping waves of malicious intent washed over him.
He quickly opened his List of Gods, and sure enough, a number of new, unfamiliar names had appeared.
Judging by the brightness of their names, two of them were clearly Golden Core Realm Tribulation Cultivators.
Zou Feng wasn’t surprised. Once outside the Celestial Hearing Tower, he saw that the defensive line ahead had already been breached by a black tide of Tribulation Cultivators.
It wasn’t that the Celestial Hearing Tower’s defenses had suddenly become fragile, but that the Yu Long Lake Dragon Race, who had helped establish those very defenses, had turned on them. They had coordinated an attack from both inside and out with the Ninefold Celestial Court and the Yama Underworld. It would have been a miracle if the line had held!
With the defensive line broken, the "mark" from the Yama Underworld would become clearer, allowing the Golden Core Realm Judges to lock onto him more accurately—which was why their names had appeared on his list.
Although he had anticipated this, Zou Feng couldn’t help but feel it was a massive headache.
Being hunted by Golden Core Realm Judges... the mere thought of it was overwhelming.
However, before Zou Feng could even take out his miniature Flying Celestial Ship, he felt a sudden, piercing pain in his back.
He didn’t need to look back to know that Luo Gang had given chase.
That’s right. Luo Gang was clearly dead set on killing Zou Feng here and now. He hadn’t bothered tangling with Jiang Wanzhao and Yu Lingxiao, instead sacrificing several of his subordinates to momentarily hold the two women back.
Luo Gang seized the opportunity to give chase, refusing to let Zou Feng get away.
Judging by his ferocious and resolute expression, he had the air of someone who believed, ’The team fight can be lost, but Zou Feng must die.’
Of course, Jiang Wanzhao had realized this as well and was hot on his heels.
Seeing Luo Gang’s crazed determination to take him down, even if it meant taking a direct hit from Jiang Wanzhao, Zou Feng suddenly faced a dilemma.
Should he continue to run, or...
Continuing to run seemed like the safer option, but with the defensive line breached, the Judges could appear at any moment. Jiang Wanzhao would soon have her own hands full.
After that, he would have to face Luo Gang’s pursuit alone.
Ultimately, he probably wouldn’t get far before Luo Gang pinned him down, leaving him to be surrounded by more Tribulation Cultivators...
If that was the case, he might as well fight Luo Gang now, while Jiang Wanzhao could still help!
’On the bright side,’ he thought, ’this might be a rare opportunity to obtain some Dragon Poison.’
With Dragon Poison, his strength would increase dramatically, giving him a better chance of surviving the Judges’ hunt.
At this thought, Zou Feng immediately made his decision.
"Palace Master, you go on ahead!"
The hand holding Su Qingyu’s made a powerful throwing motion, flinging her forward.