NOVPUB"Do I need to resort to any tricks or schemes against you?" Luo Changfeng said indifferently.
Gongsun Hong snorted coldly, his face somewhat embarrassed.
He had not expected Luo Changfeng to disregard him completely like this.
All around him, the formidable aura of the Saint Vein Realm spread out, causing ripples to emanate from the nearby Spatial Gate.
Then a beastly roar could be heard from within the Spatial Gate.
"Boom!" The sound of an explosion echoed through the void as a pair of huge purple claws tore open the Spatial Gate, and a massive monster slowly emerged from within.
This monster was entirely purple and roughly the same size as a normal human.
The monster had long hair and wore a purple headband on its head, with a deep yellow ring around its neck.
Its ears were not visible, concealed entirely by its long hair.
However, the deep blue earrings it wore were dazzling, and its eyes were slender and sinister.
It had no head, resembling a merfolk with only a fishtail-like leg supporting it on the ground.
The moment the monster appeared, a heavy stench of blood pervaded the small courtyard.
"Previously, your Elder sneak-attacked us, the Southern Heaven Four Demons, and I didn’t have time to set up the Formation," Gongsun Hong said coolly.
"But now my Extreme Realm Ghost Demon Array has been activated, can a mere Saint Vein Realm like you turn the tide?"
As Gongsun Hong’s words fell, the ghost demon opened its enormous maw, enveloped in faint purple Spiritual Energy, and lunged at Luo Changfeng.
"There’s a good show to watch now," Xuanyuan Xuantian said with schadenfreude from a distant rooftop.
"Did you know there would be such a Formation?" Xu Zimei asked.
"My people kept watch and knew he was setting up a Formation, but exactly what type was unknown," Xuanyuan Xuantian said with a smile.
"But looking at it now, it seems quite formidable!"
"Aren’t you planning to intervene?" Xu Zimei asked.
"If he dies at the hands of this monster, nothing could be better," Xuanyuan Xuantian replied, squinting his eyes.
...…
At that moment in the courtyard, as the ghost demon pounced towards him, Luo Changfeng’s gaze sharpened and his body was shrouded in blood-red Spiritual Energy as he sent a palm strike forward.
"Bang!"
Luo Changfeng and the ghost demon were both sent flying backwards.
Being from the Undying Race, Luo Changfeng’s defensive power and resilience were extremely astonishing.
He naturally would not show any sign of weakness in this exchange of blows.
The ghost demon trembled alongside him, its body radiating purple brilliance as it occasionally roared and opened its giant maw, attempting to swallow him whole.
Yet Luo Changfeng kept searching for an opportunity calmly. However, after a long fight, he realized that the ghost demon seemed to grow fiercer as the battle raged on.
If the battle continued like this, it seemed never-ending.
He glanced in Gongsun Hong’s direction and saw Gongsun Hong standing in front of the Spatial Gate, watching him with keen interest.
Within the Spatial Gate was a purple vortex, rapidly spinning, drawing all the endless Spiritual Energy towards it.
"It’s the Formation," Luo Changfeng realized immediately.
This ghost demon wasn’t a real entity but a manifestation of the Formation; as long as the Formation remained, the ghost demon couldn’t be killed.
He had previously thought it was a Summoning Formation; it seemed he had guessed wrong.
"Since it’s a Formation, there must be a core," Luo Changfeng murmured.
His gaze fixed on the Spatial Gate beside Gongsun Hong as his body surged with Spiritual Energy.
He stepped through the air, crossing through layers of void, and appeared in front of the Spatial Gate.
The ghost demon was unable to stop him in time as he thrust his fist towards the Spatial Gate.
"Puff!"
When Luo Changfeng’s right fist struck the Spatial Gate, the gate twisted and contorted, disappearing without a trace.
Only the space on the spot shattered and collapsed.
Looking at Luo Changfeng’s surprised expression, Gongsun Hong beside him smiled and said, "Did you think I would place the key to the formation in front of you for you to break?"
As Gongsun Hong’s words fell, his figure also twisted and vanished.
The entire courtyard fell utterly silent, enveloped by the barrier of the formation, leaving only the ghost demons howling in rage.
"This is really troublesome," Luo Changfeng slightly shook his head.
The ghost demon howled once more and charged towards him.
Luo Changfeng slowly lifted his head, a gleam flashing through his eyes.
At this moment, a tide of blood energy rose slowly from around him.
This blood energy drifted in the air, quickly enveloping the entire courtyard.
With the blood energy growing denser, Luo Changfeng at the center looked increasingly ferocious.
His skin’s surface turned completely blood red, and a strangely shaped curse mark appeared on his forehead.
This mark radiated a faint red glow, his whole body emitting a "creak creak" sound.
Not only his skin but even his eyebrows, eyes, and teeth turned blood red at this moment.
Luo Changfeng looked especially monstrous.
Compared to the ghost demon opposite him, he appeared even more ferocious and terrifying.
When he opened his eyes and looked indifferently at the ghost demon, the howling figure of the demon hesitated for a moment.
"So this is the Undying Battle Body," Xu Zimei said with a smile.
Xuanyuan Xuantian nodded slightly but did not speak.
He had once been trampled underfoot just like this by the other, losing the position of Saint Heir.
"It seems, then, that your goal is bound to fail," Xu Zimei shook his head and said.
"This Gongsun Hong is probably going to suffer a calamity."
"Waste," Xuanyuan Xuantian snorted coldly.
...
Inside the courtyard, Luo Changfeng’s bloodshot eyes stared at the ghost demon, and his figure directly pierced through the void, appearing in front of the demon.
The ghost demon hadn’t even had time to react before it was grabbed by the neck with a pair of hands and flung away.
The ghost demon hit the ground, slamming into the corner of a house with a "boom".
Half of the wall collapsed, followed by half of the house crashing down.
The entire courtyard was reduced to ruin, the ghost demon standing up with a visible handprint on its neck.
No matter how it tried to heal, the handprint remained indelible.
Luo Changfeng did not bother with the ghost demon; instead, his gaze swept around the courtyard.
Suddenly, his figure, fast to the point of being almost invisible, appeared at a corner of the courtyard.
His hands directly shattered the void, and with one grab, he pulled Gongsun Hong out from the void by his neck.
After he had captured Gongsun Hong, Luo Changfeng’s body gradually stopped radiating the blood red, slowly receding.
He exited the form of the Undying Battle Body and returned to normal.
"Do you know? When you become strong enough, you disdain any scheme or trickery," Luo Changfeng said indifferently.
"Let me go, and I will tell you where the Weakening Water Pearl is hidden," Gongsun Hong said with difficulty.
Luo Changfeng looked at Gongsun Hong, remaining silent.
"The Weakening Water Pearl, one of the Five Spirit Beads—don’t you want it?" Gongsun Hong struggled to say.
"If I die, no one will ever know its whereabouts again."
"Speak," Luo Changfeng said indifferently.
