Chapter 591 - 354: Who Is Surrounding Whom?
With the help of the Silent Extinction Poison Flame, Zou Feng could quickly perform Refinement on the white-robed man and extract the toxins he needed.
He had originally chosen to practice the Cultivation of the Silent Extinction Poison Flame precisely for the convenience it offered when refining poisonous substances.
"AHHHH..."
Amidst bloodcurdling screams, the white-robed man was swiftly engulfed by the poison flame, as if he’d been thrown into a raging Pill Furnace. It wouldn’t be long before he was incinerated into what his opponent desired.
Back in the Spiritual Energy Realm, Zou Feng had killed Dao Foundation Realm beings before. This time, with a planned ambush against an unsuspecting victim, taking down this "Impermanence" from the Yama Underworld was a simple matter.
Furthermore, Zou Feng’s poison resistance was maxed out, so he had no fear of the Exotic Poison on his opponent. This was why he could get close and seemingly, effortlessly, strangle the life out of him.
Soon, under Zou Feng’s control, the poison from the white-robed man’s body was refined into two Poison Pills that glowed with a white light.
The reason he made two was, of course, to give one to Su Qingyu.
"Palace Master!"
Zou Feng flicked his wrist, tossing one of the Poison Pills to Su Qingyu.
Su Qingyu didn’t stand on ceremony. She snatched it and immediately began its Refinement.
A Poison Pill refined from a Dao Foundation Realm Poison Cultivator was an absolutely incredible tonic for the two of them.
As soon as Su Qingyu finished the Refinement, she grew dizzy, as if drunk.
But this tipsy state was just a side effect of absorbing too much at once; it was nothing serious.
Naturally, Zou Feng also immediately absorbed his Poison Pill completely.
However, he currently didn’t have the luxury of time to contemplate the benefits the Pill had brought him.
After all, while their plan to go hunting had succeeded, the hunters were now about to become the hunted. New trouble was right on their heels...
Although catching the white-robed man and completing his Refinement didn’t take much time, it was long enough for the enemy Cultivators hiding in the dense forest to seize the opportunity and block their escape route back to the Array’s barrier.
It couldn’t be helped. To make the white-robed man become delirious and show himself, Zou Feng had been telling Su Qingyu to increase the output of her foul odor.
This caused the foul odor to spread so far that even non-Poison Cultivators could smell it.
And these Cultivators who had followed the scent were ruthless. They actually allowed Zou Feng to refine their companion, focusing only on circling around to block the path.
Thus, their path forward was now blocked by three Dao Foundation Realm Cultivators. Behind him and Su Qingyu were two more Dao Foundation Realm Cultivators and dozens of Spiritual Energy Realm Cultivators wielding various Magical Artifacts.
Don’t ever think Spiritual Energy Realm Cultivators are useless. Once their numbers reach a certain point, the trouble they can cause when assisting Dao Foundation Realm Cultivators in a siege is immense.
"Excellent! Two Core Disciples from the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect... We’ve hit the jackpot!"
"I suppose Li Wei had a worthy death. Brother Li, oh, Brother Li, we’ll avenge you right now!"
"That girl smells so fragrant... Leave her for me later..."
Meanwhile, Su Qingyu, who had also long since sensed that something was wrong, had already sent out a distress signal.
The situation seemed dangerous, but as long as those wily old-timers by the nearby Array barrier could spare a few people to help, it wouldn’t be difficult for her and Zou Feng to escape back.
Having reinforcements nearby was the very reason the two of them had dared to go hunting in the first place.
Unfortunately, Su Qingyu had ultimately underestimated the slacker nature of those wily old-timers.
The group naturally received the distress signal and immediately sent over a dozen people to check on the situation.
The two leading them were, of course, also Dao Foundation Realm disciples of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect.
However, the moment this group of more than ten saw the formation ahead, especially the number of experts the enemy had deployed to encircle them, they were immediately filled with apprehension. They stopped in their tracks, clearly unwilling to risk getting involved.
In reality, if they had just been willing to rush out and make a token effort to fight, disrupting the situation, Zou Feng and Su Qingyu could have escaped in the chaos.
The risk involved in a feint was truly not that great.
This was especially true since Zou Feng and Su Qingyu themselves were still in peak condition, not some cornered, heavily wounded soldiers on their last legs.
"Brother Wang, should we... help them or not?"
"We can’t. The enemy has too many powerful Cultivators. If we rush out rashly, we’ll likely get caught up in it ourselves!"
"Sigh, what on earth were those two thinking? Why would they leave the safety of the Array barrier? Are all the new Core Disciples this reckless?"
"Youthful arrogance should have its limits. They really have a death wish..."
The two leaders went back and forth, putting on a little show for their audience.
Although they had decided not to help, they had to find a suitable excuse for this cowardly act of ignoring a sectmate’s call for help. After all, many eyes were watching.
And while Su Qingyu and Zou Feng couldn’t hear what the two were saying, the fact that the dozen or so people had arrived only to stop inside the Array barrier with no intention of coming out made the situation self-evident.
Turning into a slacker through Immortal Cultivation wasn’t actually that strange. It was a helpless act of giving up after recognizing one’s own limits.
It wasn’t all of the Cultivators in the Northern Domain, but a considerable portion of them had lost the ambitious spirit they once had within the gates of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect.
In many cases, they were unwilling to take even the slightest risk.
So what if they were from the same sect? They weren’t family. It was always a matter of "better a Fellow Daoist dies than I."
The next moment, knowing they couldn’t count on these old slickers, Zou Feng exchanged a look with Su Qingyu.
Su Qingyu’s expression was grim. She was clearly preparing to risk her life in a desperate fight.
’This rash hunting trip was indeed poorly thought out,’ she thought. ’I was careless.’
Zou Feng’s face, however, showed not a hint of panic.
To Zou Feng, the current lineup was just a small-time skirmish.
With the Array barrier so close, unless all his opponents were at the Dao Foundation Realm Late Stage, or a Golden Core Realm expert had personally shown up, Zou Feng truly had nothing to fear.
’A few cultivators from the Early Stage of the Dao Foundation Realm? So what if there are five of them...’
"Palace Master, you take the two in the back. I’ll kill the three in front!"
Su Qingyu, who had been preparing for a desperate fight to escape, was stunned speechless for a moment.
’Huh? He wants me to take on two Dao Foundation Realm cultivators?’
’I’m just a newbie who advanced to the Dao Foundation Realm not long ago, and he wants me to fight two at once?’
Just as she was feeling bewildered, a series of deafening dragon roars echoed out.
When Zou Feng said he would kill, he killed. He instantly unleashed nine Evil King’s Black Dragon Waves of Flame and Evil Qi.
Nine terrifying black dragons shot forth in unison, instantly freezing the expressions on everyone’s faces.
The Evil Qi itself carried an immense intimidating power. On top of that, the dragon roars contained the "mental shock" attack of the Great Universal Hand. It was no surprise that an ordinary Dao Foundation Realm Cultivator would be "shocked" into a state of mental blankness for a short period.
As for the Spiritual Energy Realm enemies, many were "shocked" so badly their legs gave out, and they collapsed to the ground with looks of utter terror.
The nearest Dao Foundation Realm Cultivator managed to cast a defensive Skill in time, but was still instantly overwhelmed by the nine black dragons...
A series of violent explosions rang out, accompanied by a bloodcurdling scream. The man was quickly devoured until not even a scrap remained.
However, it still took three black dragons to kill this person.
Of the remaining six, four flew back to Zou Feng, imbuing him with the Power of Four Dragons.
The other two shot toward another enemy.
And Zou Feng, now empowered by the Power of Four Dragons, charged menacingly toward the last person blocking their path...
Inside the Array barrier, the two wily old-timers who had planned to stand by were also stunned by this sudden turn of events.
’Something’s wrong. It was supposed to be five strong enemies surrounding Zou Feng and Su Qingyu, those two reckless fools who didn’t know what they were getting into. How does it now look like the five of them are being surrounded by Zou Feng?’
’The kind of surrounded where they can’t even dream of escaping...’
After being dazed for a moment, both of them broke out in a cold sweat in unison.
It was obvious they had realized the gravity of their mistake.
The consequences they’d face later would likely be more than they could bear...
"What are you all standing around for?! Quickly, follow Brother Zou and kill the enemy!"
"Brother Zou, we’re coming to help you!"
"Kill!"
The next instant, the group’s previous cowardly, slacking demeanor vanished completely.
Every one of them straightened up, adopting the posture of warriors ready to fight to the death to support Brother Zou.