Chapter 353 - 235: Ingenious Use of the Snake Stance

Seeing Leng Jing and Zhong Zhe appear at the same time, Zeng Xiuyuan’s expression turned as ugly as it could possibly be.

He knew instantly that his plan to trap Zou Feng had backfired. Zou Feng had turned the tables on him and led him right into a trap of his own.

"Impossible... How could you possibly know that I and..."

Zeng Xiuyuan took two steps back, staring at Zou Feng in disbelief.

He racked his brain, but he couldn’t figure out where he had slipped up.

These past few days, everyone had been searching for Yuchi Jue on their own. They only met occasionally, chatting for a moment before parting ways.

Even Zou Feng’s second visit to the Shuyu Boat today was only because he had guessed Nong Yu was likely Yuchi Jue’s Great Medicine, prompting him to investigate again.

Not to mention, his method of contacting Yuchi Jue was so covert it was almost unbelievable.

They communicated through the mind-controlled patrons on the Shuyu Boat. While being intimate with Zeng Xiuyuan, they would cry out crude profanities and acrostic poems that served as a hidden message, allowing the two to make contact...

So, no matter how hard Zeng Xiuyuan thought, he couldn’t understand where he had exposed his plan!

In truth, he had never revealed any flaw in front of Zou Feng.

Nor was Zou Feng some Divine Catcher with superhuman powers of observation.

The only reason he knew in advance that Zeng Xiuyuan meant him harm was simply because he had a cheat.

From the very beginning, when Zou Feng joined Zeng Xiuyuan and the other two to hunt Yuchi Jue, he had never trusted any of these three Evil Cultivators.

He was even on guard against Zhong Zhe, who was from the same sect and seemed to be on good terms with him.

That went double for Zeng Xiuyuan and Leng Jing, who weren’t from his sect.

Among Evil Cultivators, it was common for them to be each other’s Great Medicine.

Zou Feng himself had benefited greatly from the Refinement of fellow Poison Cultivators.

Therefore, with his Poison Body cultivated to its current state, he was clearly a great tonic for many Poison Cultivators and other Evil Cultivators who practiced related Evil Skills.

This was evident from how everyone coveted Su Qingyu’s body.

The benefits Su Qingyu’s Ten Thousand Poison Holy Body offered to Poison Cultivators were immeasurably vast.

That was the main reason why the Poison Cultivators of Biyou Palace would drool uncontrollably if she so much as stuck out a leg.

Did you really think those Poison Cultivators had never seen a beautiful woman, or that they had no resistance to Charm Skills?

If not for their fear of Su Qingyu’s power, which kept them from acting on their improper thoughts, those Poison Cultivators would have devoured her alive, not even leaving a scrap of bone behind.

Precisely because he knew he was also a Great Medicine for many Evil Cultivators, Zou Feng had been checking the List of Gods from time to time on this trip, just in case these supposed companions developed treacherous ideas.

And just as he expected, not long after arriving in Zhao Hua City, Zeng Xiuyuan’s name appeared on the List of Gods.

Appearing at almost the same time was the name of their target for this trip, Yuchi Jue.

’Those two should be targeting each other, so why did they both develop killing intent toward me at roughly the same time?’

It went without saying. The probability that the two had conspired together to set him up was now sky-high.

So, Zou Feng relied on his "cheat" to reach a conclusion. Using that conclusion as a starting point for his investigation, he paid extra attention to Zeng Xiuyuan’s every move, and naturally, he began to uncover the problem.

"What’s there to panic about? So what if two more showed up? Do you really think my territory is a place you can just come and go as you please?"

"Besides, haven’t you already severely injured Zou Feng?" Yuchi Jue suddenly shouted.

He was reminding Zeng Xiuyuan that the advantage was still on their side.

After all, Zou Feng was badly wounded and temporarily unable to exert his True Qi Realm strength.

Therefore, the situation had simply shifted from a two-on-one to a two-on-two, with him and Zeng Xiuyuan facing Zhong Zhe and Leng Jing.

And this vast underground tomb was, after all, the hideout Yuchi Jue had been operating for a long time. How could he not have some home-field advantage?

With Yuchi Jue’s reminder, Zeng Xiuyuan finally snapped out of his panic.

’That’s right. So what if Zou Feng knew ahead of time? That palm strike of mine just now landed squarely...’

But just as this thought flashed through his mind, Zeng Xiuyuan was stunned to see Zou Feng spit out a mouthful of bloody froth and stand up straight again. Then, with a vicious grin, his True Qi surged forth like a wild, untethered stallion.

’How is this possible!?’

Zeng Xiuyuan was dumbfounded again. The killing power of his Cold Bone Ice Soul Palm was immense, but its most lethal aspect was its ability to freeze an opponent’s meridians, obstructing the flow of their True Qi.

Whether Zou Feng was prepared or not, the fact remained that he had taken a direct hit. He’d even spat out a huge mouthful of blood. There was no way he should have been able to unleash a full-body burst of True Qi so quickly...

"Is it really that surprising?"

Zou Feng rolled his neck, his ten fingers cracking as he flexed them. He advanced on Zeng Xiuyuan, a grim smile on his face. "Spitting blood is spitting blood. Being injured is being injured. Those are two different things, so don’t you get them confused!"

Relying solely on the Tribulation-Indestructible Body’s "Steel" aspect to tank the hit wasn’t enough to completely withstand the damage from the Cold Bone Ice Soul Palm.

After all, many True Qi Realm Cultivation Skills dealt not only physical damage but also came with added magical damage, like Zeng Xiuyuan’s.

That’s why Zou Feng had also conjured two "Poison Fury Fire Lotus Seals," using their Fire Poison to counteract the Cold Poison.

In fact, to be safe, he had remained in a state of Cultivation the entire time...

Before his voice had even faded, Zou Feng’s figure flickered and vanished from the spot.

Although Zeng Xiuyuan couldn’t see Zou Feng, the hairs on his body immediately stood on end. He felt as if he had been targeted by a giant, venomous snake hiding somewhere in the shadows.