Chapter 34. The Eerie Withered-Bone Fiend, the Seven-Colored Glazed Physique!
There were also some among the crowd who could not fathom the Chu Emperor’s intentions.
After all, an existence like Chu Xinghe was extraordinarily outstanding—rare across generations.
Yet when he died, the Chu Emperor remained unmoved, as though it were nothing.
Only after more and more prodigies perished, and numerous members of the imperial clan rose to remonstrate, did he finally send someone inside to investigate.
At the banquet, the gazes of the four Imperial Princes slowly turned toward the Chu Emperor upon the dragon throne.
At this moment, no one stood beside him. He appeared incomparably frail, as though a single hand could crush him to death.
Seeing this, the four Imperial Princes’ eyes flickered incessantly, each harboring hidden motives.
Was the Chu Emperor truly nearing the end of his lifespan—or merely putting on an act?
Their purpose in coming this time had been precisely to probe his true condition.
Yet even now, they still could not see through him.
Meanwhile—
Within the void vortex, inside the Royal Hunting Grounds—
Chu Feng strode through the air, his expression calm and unhurried.
Black-gold light circulated within his eyes as he searched for that enormous mass of black mist.
That cloud of darkness reached from heaven to earth. Its strength was, without doubt, the most terrifying demonic presence Chu Feng had encountered within the Royal Hunting Grounds.
Soon, Chu Feng slowed his pace.
From a thousand zhang away, he had already seen that boundlessly terrifying creature.
When he laid eyes on it, his brows furrowed slightly.
This could hardly be called a demonic beast—it was more fitting to call it a fiend.
Its body had not grown naturally. It was formed entirely of withered bones, pieced together from the skeletons of unknown races.
Thick beast bones formed its core, yet its limbs appeared to be assembled from human finger bones and arm bones, with hundreds of human skulls filling the gaps.
The overall form exuded a twisted, disharmonious evil—like a moving mountain of bones.
Looking closely, faint blue flames flickered within its eye sockets, faintly revealing a venomous light of resentment.
“It’s somewhat strong.”
A thought stirred in Chu Feng’s mind. This fiend’s strength was extraordinary. Judging purely by realm, it had likely already reached the Condensing Dao Realm!
And at this moment, Chu Feng was merely at the Wheel Sea Realm.
To fight this fiend would mean crossing two major realms!
Even so, Chu Feng remained fearless.
Under the illumination of his Chaos Dual Pupils, he could clearly sense that he possessed the strength to battle it.
However, at this moment, Chu Feng also noticed that the fiend was entangled in combat with a human cultivator.
The figure was slender and graceful—clearly a young girl.
She wielded a long whip nearly five zhang in length as she fought the fiend.
Rather than a battle, it was more like one-sided resistance.
At this rate, it would not be long before the girl was defeated and reduced to the fiend’s blood food.
Taking a closer look, Chu Feng suddenly understood.
“The Ninth Princess, Chu Mengyao?”
He recognized her at once.
Chu Feng’s expression remained as calm as drifting clouds, with a faint trace of amusement in his gaze.
He held no particular impression of Chu Mengyao. The two had never interacted.
Ordinarily, the former Chu Feng, as a wastrel, had been despised throughout the entire imperial clan.
Not to mention the other princes and princesses—even some powerful heirs and commandery princesses had avoided associating with him.
As Chu Feng watched silently—
On the other side—
BOOM!!
The fiend composed of countless withered bones unleashed overwhelming ferocity, crushing everything as it let out a thunderous roar toward Chu Mengyao.
ROAR!
In that instant, Chu Mengyao seemed struck by lightning. She swung her long whip desperately, trying with all her might to resist.
A gentle seven-colored radiance emanated from her body, rendering her figure somewhat translucent.
This was her special physique—the Seven-Colored Glazed Physique in operation.
Yet it proved largely ineffective.
Under the fiend’s roar, everything teetered on the brink of shattering. Chu Mengyao’s long whip was shaken loose by the terrifying demonic might and flew from her grasp.
PUFF!
She could not help but spit out a mouthful of blood. Her face turned deathly pale in an instant.
Her slender body fell from the air like a kite with its string cut, crashing to the ground.
“So strong…”
Chu Mengyao’s face was pale, her eyes filled with shock.
How could this fiend be so terrifying?!
They had exchanged fewer than three moves.
She had already unleashed all her techniques.
None of her trump cards had been held back.
Yet within three moves, she was utterly defeated—miserably and completely outmatched.
It must be known that she had even carried a life-saving treasure upon her.
Yet it had been effortlessly broken through by this fiend.
At this moment, the vitality within her body was draining rapidly, leaving her face devoid of color.
“What should I do…”
Her thoughts raced. At this point, it was likely that no one within the entire Royal Hunting Grounds could save her.
For according to her judgment, this fiend’s strength had already reached the Condensing Dao Realm—terrifying beyond measure.
Moreover, her attacks produced almost no effect on it.
Even if she unleashed all her divine abilities and shattered parts of its body, it would be useless.
The fiend’s body would reassemble in an instant.
It was as though it were eternally unkillable.
After battling for a short while, Chu Mengyao realized she was no match for it.
It seemed the only possible outcome was to be slaughtered at will.
After crashing to the ground, she found it difficult even to rise.
She looked up at the towering fiend, its entire body radiating an eerie, dark aura.
Boom.
The withered-bone fiend slowly approached Chu Mengyao.
Just as it was about to make a move—seemingly preparing to devour her—
HUM!
The fiend’s gaze suddenly shifted toward a location a thousand zhang away.
From that direction emanated an extremely enticing aura.
The faint blue flames within its eye sockets burned brighter, filled with desire.
And the direction it stared toward was precisely where Chu Feng stood.
“Mm? I’ve been noticed?”
A thousand zhang away, Chu Feng’s expression remained calm.
He quietly observed the fiend.
He did not care in the slightest whether Chu Mengyao lived or died. Yet now, it seemed the fiend did not intend to deal with her first—it appeared to want to devour him instead!
Chu Mengyao, lying on the ground, was stunned for a moment.
Someone had arrived?
Immediately, a glimmer of hope arose within her heart.
If someone had come, she might have a chance to live!
However, when Chu Mengyao followed the fiend’s gaze—
She saw Chu Feng’s figure.
“How could it be him?!”
At that instant, her expression changed drastically.
It was Chu Feng?
Then it was over. There was no way he could save her. There was no possibility of survival.
Even with all her trump cards unleashed, she could not endure three moves.
As for Chu Feng—he would likely be annihilated in both body and soul in a single strike!
BOOM!
At that moment, dozens of human skulls detached from the fiend’s body and descended around Chu Mengyao.
They formed a cage, locking her inside like prey awaiting slaughter.
Her face pale, heavily wounded and without the strength to resist, Chu Mengyao could only await her fate.
After the fiend devoured Chu Feng, it would likely be her turn.