Chapter 611 - 364: Excuse Me
At this moment, Zou Feng truly felt as if he had summoned a deity to possess his body.
There was no need to hesitate. Now that he had entered the state of Summoning Gods with an External Pill, not going on a killing spree would be an absolute waste.
Besides, Su Qingyu’s situation probably wasn’t great right now.
Zou Feng could already smell a faint, familiar scent in the nearby air.
That, of course, was the scent of Su Qingyu’s feet... no, of her poisonous gas.
For it to have drifted this far, Su Qingyu must have just gone all out in a major battle.
Su Qingyu was a rare and cherished Fellow Daoist. Not only was she his best point of contact for all things related to Poison Cultivators, but she was also a dance partner with whom he shared an appreciation for the arts. He couldn’t let anything happen to her.
With a BOOM, the ground instantly formed a terrifying crater. Zou Feng was already a hundred meters away, streaking like a meteor toward the most intense part of the battle.
The resistance from the Celestial Hearing Tower’s side hadn’t vanished, so it wasn’t as if he were charging into the enemy lines alone. At most, he was just being a little reckless.
Soon, his field of vision filled with names destined for his List of Gods.
Zou Feng randomly selected nine victims, then locked his gaze on three Dao Foundation Realm Tribulation Cultivators.
In the current state of the battle, even taking out a dozen or so Spiritual Energy Realm Tribulation Cultivators wouldn’t do much to change the overall situation.
He had to kill more Dao Foundation Realm cultivators; that was the best way to turn the tide.
And in his state of Summoning Gods with an External Pill, killing cultivators in the Early Stage of the Dao Foundation Realm was as easy as slaughtering chickens.
The nearest Dao Foundation Realm Tribulation Cultivator from the Yama Underworld—an "Impermanence"—was busy wreaking havoc with his Soul-Summoning Banner Spiritual Artifact when he suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold from behind.
His eyes flew wide, as if targeted by a natural predator. He wanted to turn around but couldn’t summon the courage.
"Excuse me!"
In the final moments of his life, the Impermanence heard only those two words. Then, his vision spun, and his consciousness rapidly faded.
As Zou Feng had "excused himself," he had also taken the man’s head.
SPLAT!
The next moment, the Impermanence’s head burst like a watermelon.
A flicker of regret crossed Zou Feng’s face. ’After all, a Celestial General can be used for Alchemy, but there’s no way to make use of an Impermanence.’
’Killing him so directly feels like such a waste of a perfectly good resource.’
’Looks like I’ll have to practice some Yama Underworld Skills and see if I can find a use for these ghouls and fiends.’
Before anyone else could react, Zou Feng flickered and reappeared beside another Impermanence.
"Who!?"
The only response was a fist the size of a sandbag.
PUFF!
With a single punch, the Impermanence’s head vanished as if by magic.
One punch was all it took. Without pausing, Zou Feng moved like a specter to his next victim.
He had no intention of looting the corpses.
First, there were too many powerful enemies around. Looting meant stopping, which would make him an easy target for focused attacks and put him on the defensive.
Besides, even if he found the Impermanences’ Storage Pouches, they would be useless.
These Tribulation Cultivators’ storage Spiritual Artifacts were designed to self-destruct if the owner died, willed it upon being injured, was separated from the artifact by too great a distance, or if it came into contact with a different type of Spiritual Qi.
Of course, the Storage Pouches of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect disciples had similar functions and wouldn’t easily fall into the hands of these Tribulation Cultivators.
With his current Realm, Zou Feng was unable to stop this kind of self-destruction, which occurred within a miniature Alternate Space.
He might be able to suppress it if he advanced to the Golden Core Realm and studied spatial Skills, but not before.
Zou Feng repeated the process, taking down another Impermanence in a single move.
After he killed three Impermanences in such a short time, the Tribulation Cultivators, who were far from stupid, finally realized they were dealing with a tough opponent who needed to be eliminated immediately.
Just as Zou Feng was about to continue, he found himself targeted by four or five powerful gazes.
The fact that these gazes made even the current Zou Feng feel a sense of danger meant they belonged to experts who were at least at the Dao Foundation Realm Middle Stage.
There was even a Dao Foundation Realm Late Stage Tribulation Cultivator who had taken notice of him.
Seeing that he could no longer pick off Impermanences, Zou Feng made a snap decision. The Outer Pill Power he had just absorbed erupted once more.
Zou Feng brought his palms to his waist and settled into a Horse Stance. He then gathered the erupting Outer Pill Power, continuously compressing it between his hands.
’Since this is basically like going Super Saiyan, it would be a waste not to fire off an energy blast.’
Of course, this was actually the same type of attack as his previous External Pill Cannon. However, since it was now empowered by the External Pill of a Dao Foundation Realm Middle Stage Celestial General, its power was so immense that even Zou Feng couldn’t predict its full extent.
*External Pill Shockwave!*
Zou Feng fought back the urge to shout the name of the technique. Instead, with a great roar, he unleashed the terrifying shockwave at the several Dao Foundation Realm masters rushing toward him.
After pouring all his energy into that one blast, Zou Feng entered a state of sage-like calm. The bloodlust born from consuming the External Pill rapidly faded.
With no desire to linger in battle, Zou Feng immediately retreated at top speed to the crumbling defensive Array.
Although he didn’t stay to observe the results of his shockwave, Zou Feng was certain that group of Dao Foundation Realm masters was in for a world of hurt. Even if they weren’t dead, at least one or two of them had to be severely wounded.
However, Zou Feng had another way to confirm his suspicion.
Those Dao Foundation Realm experts had all directed their killing intent at him, so they had, of course, been added to his list.
He took a look at the list. If he remembered correctly, four new names had just been added.
But looking at it again now, only two of those new names remained.
’Hm!?’
’The External Pill Shockwave was that powerful? It took out two strong enemies in one go?’
’But then again, that shockwave contained the entire essence of that Celestial General, amplified by my own power. It’s not that surprising it had a one-shot-kill effect.’
Still, Zou Feng felt it was a pity. ’These guys were all high-level talent. How wonderful it would have been to refine them all into External Pills...’
After retreating inside the Array’s barrier, Zou Feng was met with a scene of utter carnage, just as he’d expected. Severed limbs were strewn everywhere amidst screams and wails of agony.
This defensive line had been all but breached, and the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect disciples holding it had suffered devastating losses.
If not for Zou Feng’s recent rampage, which had temporarily halted the Tribulation Cultivators’ assault, the situation would have been even more dire.
But plenty of Tribulation Cultivators had already broken through the Array, and the slaughter within raged on.
Yet even with the situation this dire, no reinforcements besides Zou Feng had arrived, which suggested this catastrophe was not an isolated incident.
And it wasn’t over. The Tribulation Cultivators’ assault had only paused. Once they regrouped, they would almost certainly launch a new offensive...
’So, I have to find Su Qingyu, and fast. I can’t let my kindred spirit get herself killed.’
The next moment, Zou Feng’s nose twitched as he continued to track Su Qingyu by scent.
’As they say, you can identify a woman by her scent. In a chaotic situation like this, with visibility so poor, it was the most effective method.’
Before long, while cutting down enemies along the way, Zou Feng finally spotted Su Qingyu.
Su Qingyu was in a more wretched state than he had ever seen.
An Impermanence and a Celestial General were teaming up against her.
Su Qingyu, who was usually an immaculate and pristine prison guard, was now covered in dust and bloodstains.
She couldn’t even maintain her usual hover. Her energy was nearly depleted—the lamp almost out of oil—and she was forced to stand with her bare feet in the mud and gore.
"This female Demon has some nice legs. How about we each take one later!" said the Celestial General attacking Su Qingyu. Convinced victory was his, he was already starting to divide the spoils.
As for why the legs...
Of course, it was because he had discerned that the legs were the most essential and valuable part of Su Qingyu’s Poison Body. It was definitely not because of any particular fetish.
The Impermanence nodded at the Celestial General’s proposal but, still unsatisfied, began to speak. "Not just the legs, I also want—PWAAAH—"
Before he could finish, a vicious hand shot out from behind him without warning, piercing straight through his chest.
"Go ask your King Yan for them!" Zou Feng snarled, his face twisted into the savage expression of an animal protecting its food.