Immediately afterward, Chu Feng displayed his divine prowess.
The scorching Sun God light illuminated the area, and the so-called Triple Absolute Poison Technique lost its effect.
More than half of the poison mist was assimilated into harmless natural spiritual energy, beginning to nourish the surrounding vegetation.
"You went through so much trouble to kill me, but unfortunately, it was all for nothing."
After Chu Feng spoke, with a boom, his divine force surged out again, causing the night sky to turn white for half the horizon.
Dugu Bo forcefully supported himself with spirit power; his Spirit, the Jade Phosphorus Serpent Emperor, revealed a massive phantom head that swayed but was unable to attack.
This was because Dugu Bo's strength had reached its limit due to excessive poisoning.
"How can this be? This old man is clearly only half a step away from godhood, so why..."
Dugu Bo panicked.
Chu Feng followed up on his words: "Why are you in such a state? Isn't it because Tang San had ill intentions? I reckon that God Realm Spiritual Water should be a Marrow Cleansing item."
Marrow Cleansing is actually a good thing, generally referring to practitioners washing away their mortal marrow to transform into immortal bones, but Chu Feng's meaning was that there was risk involved.
Firstly, Marrow Cleansing is only useful for a normal cultivator who has reached a certain bottleneck; if a common mortal with physical defects undergoes Marrow Cleansing, they would die instantly.
However, Tang San likely used divinity to help him maintain his state, but as soon as he used poison slightly too aggressively, he would suffer the backlash.
So in summary, Dugu Bo was merely a vessel for Tang San to test poisons.
Chu Feng was able to obtain this information because the Sun God's divine force helped him interpret it, and of course, the system played a role as well.
Whether Chu Feng knew or not didn't matter, but now that Dugu Bo knew, his expression began to collapse.
Furthermore, in the current situation, the backlash effect caused by Dugu Bo's years of poison cultivation had strengthened; his life was gradually coming to an end.
Chu Feng shook his head: "Look, this is the style of God King Tang. He never considered your life at all. At the same time, from the moment you used poison on me, you were actually tolling your own death knell."
Dugu Bo was struck like a bolt from the blue. He, an old scoundrel who had traversed the continent with cunning for many years, actually had a time when he was deceived.
Why did he so decisively believe Tang San's words, when he clearly still had some doubts about them?
He believed in a god but did not receive the god's protection; Dugu Bo was currently filled with extreme regret.
However, Dugu Bo was stubborn by nature. Even if he understood the situation—that Marrow Cleansing had washed away the abilities he should have had—he would not lean toward Chu Feng.
Because this was a fundamental issue of stance. Even if he didn't stand with Tang San, he would stand with the Heaven Dou Empire.
Dugu Bo questioned: "So what are your intentions in saying all this? Whether this old man lives or dies is not for you to dictate."
Such stubbornness was quite in line with his style. After speaking, his body half-slumped; he was about to lose his endurance.
Chu Feng then said: "Then you can just fend for yourself here."
Chu Feng saw that Dugu Bo was a dying man, so there was no need for him to waste more effort.
Then, as he prepared to leave, he unexpectedly heard a wail from behind him.
It was Zhu Zhuyun. This little girl was ruthless enough; those sharp cat claws directly pierced the heart of the old thief Dugu Bo.
She even twisted her arm a bit to make more blood splatter, seemingly enjoying the process.
Chu Feng complained: "Attacking one's own people with such heartlessness, you are truly reaching new lows."
But Chu Feng had long grown accustomed to such lows; Tang San had indiscriminately killed ordinary people before.
"Hmph, what do you know? This is a mission. I should thank you for helping me complete it."
Zhu Zhuyun quickly pulled her hand out, and Dugu Bo immediately slumped to the ground, slowly rotting into a green, thick liquid. This was the consequence of his poison and demonic cultivation.
Then, several more people jumped out from the surroundings, and immediately, a massive stone disc emerged from the ground of the entire town, lifting everyone up.
Zhu Zhuyun curled her lip and said joyfully: "You've fallen into a trap."
"Hmm?"
Chu Feng remained calm; he had long seen that this group of troublesome people wouldn't rest tonight.
First, Zhu Zhuqing was pursued and encountered Zhu Zhuyun; after sparing her, the Poison Douluo jumped out. In the end, Zhu Zhuyun still hadn't given up. All these troubles were generated within the framework of the allied forces heading south.
Because of this, Chu Feng didn't want to continue being patient; this was purely equivalent to a movie padding its runtime.
Chu Feng said: "Let's just start the fight and finish up early."
"Eh? You still dare to speak insolently. Do you know that my mission was to use Dugu Bo's blood to activate this stone disc? This stone disc is a sacred treasure naturally formed from the spiritual energy of the universe at the dawn of creation."
Zhu Zhuyun was gloating. Then, the entire stone disc dissolved Dugu Bo's flesh and blood, turning completely crimson.
Under the illumination of Chu Feng's divine light, one could see a fierce Rakshasa image on the surface of the stone disc.
"Let me open your eyes; this is called the Nether-Hooking Stone Disc."
Zhu Zhuyun introduced it with great excitement, and her subordinates began circling the edge of the stone disc again.
But Chu Feng said indifferently: "Never heard of it."
Bang~
Chu Feng momentarily revealed one-fifth of his Sun God prowess, his heavy footstep bringing the stone disc to a dead stop.
"If it's as I expect, fully activating this disc requires the blood of a saint. Relying on Dugu Bo is useless."
Facing Chu Feng's contempt, Zhu Zhuyun was beyond furious.
Immediately, Zhu Zhuyun chanted some incantations, most of which were likely taught to her by Tang San.
Several dazzling whips of light surged from the stone disc, firmly shackling Chu Feng's feet.
"Let's see how you struggle now."
Zhu Zhuyun was too young and overconfident. She had already strode forward, feeling that she could once again perform the act of digging out a person's heart.
But Chu Feng was not Dugu Bo. Waiting for death was something he might do for fun at most; in actual combat, he would naturally be prepared.
"Hmph, you're the one who fell for it."
Chu Feng's smile blossomed, and with a flash of golden light on the stone disc, those pieces of trash were directly blown away.
While Zhu Zhuyun was bound in place, she was the one truly unable to move.
"What is happening?"
Zhu Zhuyun realized too late, and her face immediately turned bitter.
Not only were her feet surrounded by several clusters of golden light restricting her movement, but all her power was also restricted, dropping almost to the level of an uncultivated ordinary person.
Chu Feng laughed: "Sorry, my divine force has completely permeated this Nether-Hooking Stone Disc; it is now for my use."
Bang~
Several more strands of golden light split into hundreds of tiny light points like silver needles, settling all over Zhu Zhuyun's body.
"This spiritual treasure has a very wicked nature; it can amplify the deepest desires that the trapped person resists most."
Chu Feng had also just learned the function of this spiritual treasure, and he had already guessed what would happen next.
He saw Zhu Zhuyun's tight leather outfit begin to be slowly pierced and then pried open by the silver needle light points, followed by a slash.
Zhu Zhuyun cried out loudly: "Don't look! Let me go!"
"You brought this on yourself; it has nothing to do with me."
Chu Feng just watched quietly. This extreme fairness was something he was encountering for the first time, and it was quite fresh.
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