242: Eradicate the remnant soul of the Immortal King

Gu Feng flew into a rage instantly, and his World Venerable aura erupted with a bang.

Cao Bu stopped in his tracks and looked at the intruding Gu Feng with leisurely composure, a playful arc curling at the corners of his lips.

When Luo Qingcheng heard Gu Feng's voice, her body trembled violently, and a flash of extreme shame and panic crossed her hollow eyes.

She wanted to break free, to hide the collar, and to shout for Gu Feng to run away.

But thinking of Fang Ruodan beside her, she gave up on everything.

"Brother Feng, congratulations, you've finally woken up." Cao Bu spoke, his voice calm yet carrying an invisible pressure. "I am teaching my female slave some new rules; outsiders should not disturb us."

"Fe... female slave?!" Gu Feng felt as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue, unable to believe his own ears.

He looked at Luo Qingcheng and hissed, "Eldest Aunt! What on earth is going on?! What did he do to you?! Where is my big brother?!"

Luo Qingcheng avoided Gu Feng's gaze, keeping her head bowed low as tears of humiliation rolled down silently.

She couldn't answer; every question was like a whip, lashing hard against her scarred heart.

"It seems Brother Feng has many questions!" Cao Bu turned back and said in a deep voice, "My little slave, why don't you explain to him who you belong to now?"

Gu Feng's eyes felt like they were splitting. "Cao Bu! You're looking for death! Let go of my aunt!"

He could no longer restrain himself and raised his hand to summon a Medium Grade sword-shaped Emperor Weapon.

The sword light surged as he slashed toward Cao Bu with a strike containing all his power, attempting to rescue Luo Qingcheng and kill Cao Bu.

However, Cao Bu merely raised his left hand casually, spread his fingers, and gave a light squeeze toward the violent sword light.

"Buzz—!"

Gu Feng's sword light, powerful enough to split mountains and seas, seemed to crash into an invisible mire, stopping three inches before Cao Bu's palm. Then, with a soft sound, it shattered into a sky full of light specks and vanished into nothingness.

"What?!"

Gu Feng's pupils shrank suddenly, unable to believe his eyes.

His full-power strike was actually so pathetic?!

"Brother Feng, it seems sleeping for so long has made you forget how to revere your elder brother." Cao Bu's voice was flat and emotionless, yet it made Gu Feng's body tremble.

"Bastard! Give my aunt back!"

Gu Feng was filled with shock and rage; his obsession with saving Luo Qingcheng overrode everything else.

He no longer held back. Spiritual power surged wildly throughout his body, and a noble aura erupted from his chest with a boom!

"immortal bone, open!"

Brilliant golden light radiated from Gu Feng's chest, illuminating him like a deity.

At his chest, a piece of bone engraved with Innate Dao patterns emerged, emitting a heart-palpitating immortal pressure.

This was his greatest trump card.

From the emperor bone's Nirvana came the immortal bone, which contained an Immortal Technique he had already begun to master.

"Cao Bu, die! immortal bone Secret Technique—Three-Part Return to Origin Qi!"

Gu Feng roared, his hands forming profound seals.

The emperor bone at his chest glowed intensely as three distinct yet unified streams of majestic energy gushed out, transforming into a terrifying three-colored light pillar that carried fearsome immortal pressure, crushing toward Cao Bu!

Facing this terrifying strike capable of threatening an ordinary Great Emperor, a hint of seriousness finally flashed in Cao Bu's eyes.

"A bit interesting," he whispered. Then, with a thought: "Virtual-Real Yin-Yang Boundary, open!"

In an instant, with Cao Bu as the center, a strange Domain of light and shadow expanded.

Within the Domain, the boundaries between reality and illusion intertwined continuously.

"Virtualization."

The invincible Three-Part Return to Origin Qi light pillar, the moment it rushed into this Domain, began to distort. Most of the destructive energy passed through the void illusions, traversing through Cao Bu and Luo Qingcheng's bodies without causing any substantial damage!

"This is impossible!" Gu Feng was completely stunned.

This was an Immortal Technique from the immortal bone.

Even if he had only mastered the basics, it wasn't something an ordinary Quasi-Emperor could withstand.

Could it be that Cao Bu already possessed the combat strength of a true Great Emperor?

No! That's impossible!

Gu Feng was utterly incredulous.

He had thought he would wash away his previous humiliation after waking up, but he hadn't expected to be unable to inflict even a single bit of damage on Cao Bu.

This was too inconceivable!

"It seems you know nothing of power." Cao Bu shook his head, a cold light flashing in his eyes. "Brother Feng, it's time to end this."

He let go of the rope in his hand, took a step forward, and his figure instantly vanished from where he stood.

The next instant, he appeared right in front of Gu Feng.

"Suppress."

The Time Wheel Emperor Palace and the wushi bell appeared simultaneously above Gu Feng's head, their dual Emperor Weapon pressure pouring down on him without reservation.

Cao Bu's palm pressed down lightly on top of Gu Feng's head.

"Soul Search!"

Cold Divine Sense rudely crashed into Gu Feng's Sea of Consciousness.

Gu Feng let out a shrill scream, his entire body convulsing violently.

Cao Bu ignored his pain, rapidly flipping through the depths of his memories.

"Found it, the inheritance brand of Gu Qingtian's Immortal Sword Scripture."

A sharp light flashed in Cao Bu's eyes as he forcibly stripped that golden brand, which contained the supreme Profound Truth of the Sword Dao, from Gu Feng's Sea of Consciousness and then integrated it into himself.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining Gu Qingtian's Immortal Immortal Scripture. Inheritance level increased by 8%. Gained 8 lottery chances!]

"Ah—! Cao Bu, you will die a horrible death!"

Gu Feng's Sea of Consciousness was damaged; he bled from his seven orifices and looked like a madman.

Just as Cao Bu successfully obtained the Immortal Sword Scripture, a sudden change occurred!

A weathered remnant Soul's will suddenly surged out of Gu Feng's body, turning into a gray ghostly light. It followed the arm Cao Bu had pressed on Gu Feng's head and charged violently into Cao Bu's Sea of Consciousness!

"Hahaha... A perfect shell! It should belong to this King!"

A greedy thought echoed in Cao Bu's Sea of Consciousness.

It was precisely the remnant Soul of the Desolate Bone Immortal King hidden within Gu Feng.

He eyeed Gu Feng's imminent defeat and decided to take a risk and possess this Cao Bu, who had unlimited potential!

"Hmm? Remnant Soul Possession?" Cao Bu was startled for a moment, then sneered within his Sea of Consciousness, "You're truly seeking your own death."

[Ding! External malicious Soul invasion detected. Eradicate?]

A cold System notification sounded deep within Cao Bu's consciousness.

"Eradicate," Cao Bu ordered indifferently.

That once-formidable Immortal King's remnant Soul, before the System's indescribable power, couldn't even let out a full scream before instantly dissolving, turning into the purest Soul Origin and becoming nourishment for Cao Bu's Primordial Spirit.

To the outside world, Cao Bu's body merely paused slightly, his eyes dazed for a moment before regaining clarity.

At this moment, Luo Qingcheng, whose eyes had been hollow and numb, burst forth with resolute killing intent.

"Now is the time!"

She roared inwardly, and the nirvana beauty spear appeared in her hand once more.

The spear shot out like a dragon, carrying all of Luo Qingcheng's resentment as it stabbed straight toward Cao Bu's defenseless back!

"Luo Qingcheng, your opponent is me."

Fang Ruodan, who had been standing by and watching, moved.

The xuanhuang creation cauldron emerged silently, shedding ten thousand strands of black and yellow qi.

"Clang—!"

The nirvana beauty spear struck the black and yellow qi screen, producing a dull, heavy bang, unable to advance an inch.

Fang Ruodan raised her jade-like hand, and the xuanhuang creation cauldron glowed brilliantly, instantly suppressing Luo Qingcheng while pulling her nirvana beauty spear into the cauldron's space.

"Fang Ruodan! You are aiding a tyrant!"

Luo Qingcheng was furious, a look of shock flashing in her eyes.

She cultivated the Destruction Law, and with the nirvana beauty spear, her combat strength was at least comparable to a powerhouse of the Great Emperor Third Layer.

Yet before Fang Ruodan, she actually had no power to fight back.

Just what Realm had this Fang Ruodan reached, and why was she colluding with Cao Bu?

All of this became the truth her heart yearned to know.