Chapter 330 - 223: A Loving Hug

Zou Feng chuckled. "Who’s the prey and who’s the predator... that remains to be seen."

"Let her go!!" Yin Suhong’s piercing shriek cut through the seemingly intimate scene.

This scene was driving Yin Suhong to the brink of madness.

Seeing her beloved in another’s arms was an indescribably awful feeling. Yin Suhong even felt her Dao heart begin to crumble.

But she was a Third Grade Expert, after all, and quickly sensed that something was wrong.

’Wait, why does it seem like *I’m* the one who’s been hit by the Silk Binding Love Gu!?’

’Impossible. Zhi Shuang wouldn’t have the guts, much less the ability, to use the Silk Binding Love Gu on me!’

’Could it be...’

Through the thick layers of poison mist, Yin Suhong thought she could see Zou Feng smirking sinisterly.

Zou Feng had dared to turn their plot against them despite knowing he’d been afflicted with the Silk Binding Love Gu. It wasn’t because he was overconfident in his own strength, but because he trusted that once the Gu flared up, his "number one fan" would bear the burden for him.

Most of the Silk Binding Love Gu’s poison had been transferred to Yin Suhong.

She was the one now bearing the uncontrollable love for Zhi Shuang.

Therefore, seeing Zhi Shuang and Zou Feng embracing was no different to Yin Suhong than catching her lover in the act.

But hearing her shout "Let her go" only fired Zou Feng up more, as if he’d been shot with adrenaline.

He squeezed harder with both arms, unleashing the ultimate technique for any real man: the Sister-in-arms Kill.

With a loud CRACK, the Protective Magical Artifact that had been shielding Zhi Shuang could take no more and shattered.

The continuous sound of Zhi Shuang’s bones breaking followed.

Iron block. Essence Shattering!

This was the result of fully activating the Tribulation-Indestructible Body, using his Gang Qi-infused physique to continuously crush his target like a stone mill.

Zhi Shuang’s eyes widened, filled with disbelief.

After all, according to how things were supposed to go, it should have been Zou Feng, the one afflicted by the Silk Binding Love Gu, who was willing to offer his all.

"Elder... Elder Zou, you... you..." She wanted to say something, but could only choke out mouthfuls of black blood.

Zou Feng grinned ferociously. "Didn’t you say you wanted to become one with me?"

"Then I’ll grant your wish!"

With that, he squeezed again.

Zhi Shuang let out a blood-curdling scream, but it quickly grew fainter and fainter.

In her current state, she looked as if she were being squeezed and crushed into Zou Feng’s body.

It really did look like she was merging into his body.

While Zhi Shuang’s physical body was being tormented to the brink of death, the distant Yin Suhong was suffering mental anguish as if she’d caught her lover cheating.

Even knowing she had fallen for Zou Feng’s trick, Yin Suhong couldn’t suppress the love for Zhi Shuang blooming within her.

"I told you to let her goooo!!"

As Yin Suhong screamed, her True Qi burst forth, and hundreds of small, red snakes formed from True Qi shot from her mouth toward Zou Feng.

Zou Feng completely ignored the True Qi snakes. He was inside the Blood Marrow Snake Cave, after all, and his movements were heavily restricted.

Facing these incredibly agile poisonous snakes, he couldn’t dodge even if he wanted to.

In any case, his Essence Gang Body could take the hit, so he just had to endure it.

Once inside the Blood Marrow Snake Cave, the hundreds of True Qi snakes were like fish in water.

Each one moved fast enough to leave afterimages as they pounced on Zou Feng, tearing at him frantically.

Zou Feng, however, paid them no mind and squeezed again, making Zhi Shuang’s condition look even worse.

In truth, from the moment her Protective Magical Artifact had shattered, Zou Feng could have strangled Zhi Shuang at any time.

The reason he didn’t give her a quick death was, naturally, to throw Yin Suhong into a panic and lure her over to attempt a rescue.

Otherwise, if Yin Suhong came to her senses and tried to escape, she would be difficult to pursue.

Sure enough, seeing her ranged attacks had no effect, Yin Suhong completely lost her cool. With her eyes practically splitting from rage, she leaped from the treetops and shot toward the Blood Marrow Snake Cave.

Seeing Yin Suhong fall for the bait, Zou Feng let out a sinister cackle.

Then, with a sickening SNAP, he crushed Zhi Shuang completely.

He then quickly tossed Zhi Shuang’s corpse, which was now little more than a rag doll, to the side.

He turned to face the approaching Yin Suhong and laughed. "Welcome, welcome! Come give me a hug!"

This time, even in her panic, Yin Suhong realized she shouldn’t engage Zou Feng in close combat.

So, Yin Suhong decided to get vicious as well, thrusting her hands forward and launching two Snake Balls.

At the same time, the poison mist that formed the Blood Marrow Snake Cave instantly condensed into a Giant Snake, which swallowed Yin Suhong whole.

The danger of rushing into Zou Feng’s arms was thus averted.

"Zou Feng..." Yin Suhong’s voice came from the Giant Snake’s mouth, each word dripping with venom. "Did you think killing Zhi Shuang would be enough to make me lose my composure?"

"More hatred will only make the Blood Marrow Snake Cave even more powerful!"

The next moment, as if a Clone Technique had been used, several more identical, monstrous snakes appeared around the first one.

All of them towered over him, their gazes fixed on Zou Feng.

Zou Feng felt his consciousness begin to blur, his head growing dizzy as if he were drunk.

He had been inside the Blood Marrow Snake Cave for some time now, and its effects were growing stronger.

But fortunately, Yin Suhong didn’t seem to have any intention of fleeing. It seemed she was now determined to fight him to the death.

This only made Zou Feng even more excited.

’After all, isn’t the whole reason I turned their plan against them for the Snake Gu King Poison?’

’According to the information I’ve gathered, the Snake Gu King Poison is on Yin Suhong herself.’

’So, as long as I capture and perform Refinement on her, it will be the same as performing Refinement on the Snake Gu King Poison.’

’Then, I can return to Qingchuan City and collect the Blood Poison from the Iron Blood Gu Poison Group...’

’At that point, how could I fail to bring my Five Poison Fire Lotus Skill from the Extraordinary to Saint level?’

’And the moment this Skill reaches that level will be the moment I step into the True Qi Realm!’

’However...’

’I have to admit, this Blood Marrow Snake Cave is far more troublesome than He Yuan’s Snow Night Sword Domain.’

’But the me of today is on a whole different level than before.’

The next moment, Zou Feng clasped his hands together. A massive Fire Lotus appeared, continuously incinerating the surrounding red poison mist.

As the poisonous flames burned, the originally red Poison Domain was gradually engulfed by a black toxic fog.

The area around Zou Feng plunged into darkness.

His battle with He Yuan had given Zou Feng a much deeper understanding of this thing called a "Domain."

Although he wasn’t yet in the True Qi Realm and couldn’t create a Poison Domain instantly, when he went all out, the speed at which it formed was much faster than before.

Seeing her Blood Marrow Snake Cave being steadily consumed by the black toxic fog, Yin Suhong knew this was bad and began to attack frantically.

Dozens of "Giant Snakes" continuously tore at the black fog, spitting highly corrosive venom as well.

Zou Feng, however, stood his ground, maintaining his stance, completely unmoving.

After more than ten seconds of Yin Suhong’s relentless bombardment, Zou Feng finally opened his eyes again.

"Found you!"

The voice seemed to ring out right next to Yin Suhong’s ear.

Her eyes wide with disbelief, she turned her head and saw Zou Feng’s sneering face drawing closer and closer.

Now, Yin Suhong was truly panicking.

She had no idea when Zou Feng had left the area of black toxic fog, or how he had appeared so suddenly beside her...

Her mouth fell open as she tried to say something, but Zou Feng’s Poison Palm had already shot forward—seemingly slow, yet blindingly fast.

Five Poison Heart-Burning Palm!

The surroundings darkened abruptly once more, as if the black toxic fog had instantly teleported to her location.

Since it was called the Five Poison Heart-Burning Palm, the technique was, at its core, a Heart Attack Technique.

In reality, Zou Feng couldn’t teleport. He had been standing in the same spot the entire time.

But the toxic fog Zou Feng released had affected Yin Suhong’s mind, creating the illusion that he was right beside her.

However, even though it was only an illusion, Zou Feng’s Heart-Burning Palm Force had successfully locked onto her and struck from a distance.

In a single breath, Zou Feng unleashed hundreds of palm strikes.

The scene froze. The Palm Force, carrying the pitch-black toxic fog, engulfed Yin Suhong like a black hole.

A moment later, the Fire Lotus flared, and the toxic fog scattered.

Yin Suhong’s body drifted down from the sky like a kite with a broken string, blood gushing from her mouth.

The expression on her face was not just fear, but also one of utter bewilderment.

’I thought I’d already overestimated Zou Feng’s strength, so how could I have miscalculated so badly?!’