Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 35: Heading to the Ruins

Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Heading to the Ruins

"Great... Great Emperor..." Dark Evil weakly looked at Shi Feng, stammering out three words.

"Hm?" Shi Feng’s eyes narrowed as he looked at Dark Evil. Having established a master-servant contract with Dark Evil, he often issued commands through his thoughts. It wasn’t strange that Dark Evil could discern his identity from a mere hint of thought, but it seemed that Dark Evil’s consciousness was becoming clearer.

"Great Emperor... save me, I don’t want to perish, lead me on the path of the strong, I want to return to the Nangong Family." Dark Evil seemed too weak to speak further, conveying his thoughts to Shi Feng through his will.

"I..."

Dark Evil still wanted to continue, but Shi Feng immediately waved his hand to interrupt, saying, "You need not say more, speaking further is not good for your injuries. Naturally, I will not let you perish."

While Shi Feng spoke, he stretched out his hands, and his palms sucked in two severed arms that had fallen not far from Dark Evil.

Shi Feng looked at Dark Evil again and said, "This injury was caused by me. I will definitely try every means to heal you and promise you one wish in the future."

"I once created a formation called the Nine Nether Life and Death Array, which can temporarily seal your life, allowing you to be in a state of suspended animation without perishing for a month.

From now on, you will sleep here, and I will definitely find a way to save you and come back for you." Shi Feng spoke while forming hand seals, and bizarre, twisted white runes drifted from his hand seals towards Dark Evil.

Meanwhile, the ground beneath their feet started to tremble and roar.

Dark Evil’s body gradually sank into the ground and then disappeared, after which the ground returned to normal.

After finishing all this, Shi Feng did not return home but turned back along the way he had come, heading towards the gravity room set up by Long Chen.

At the time Shi Feng returned, Long Chen and his two subordinates were still outside the cave.

At that moment, Zhang Hu, who had been the first to break through, had already risen from the ground and was joyfully discussing something with Long Chen.

Hearing the rustle from the woods ahead, the two paused their conversation and looked towards the noise, seeing Shi Feng’s figure slowly emerging from the woods.

"Oh? Brother Shi, why have you come back?" Long Chen asked.

Beside him, Zhang Hu’s gaze towards Shi Feng had completely changed from before, now filled with gratitude and respect.

Shi Feng looked at Long Chen and said, "I may need to leave this place for a few days. Could you ensure the safety of my family? Consider it a favor I owe you."

Long Chen pondered for a moment, then replied, "The Skywind Sect wants you, after all, you have killed their people. If they want to hold you accountable, I can’t interfere. As for your family, I can arrange for them to be in a safe place and assign experts to protect them, ensuring their safety."

"Thank you!" Shi Feng himself couldn’t remember how many years it had been since he last thanked someone.

"Brother Shi is too kind," Long Chen said with a smile and shook his head before continuing, "Between you and me, if there’s anything else you need help with, just speak up."

Shi Feng didn’t stand on ceremony and said, "I need a fast horse, and also..." Shi Feng paused, turning his gaze towards Zhang Hu, "lend him to me for a bit. I assure you, within three days, his Martial Arts Cultivation will have increased by at least one star."

"Advance one star within three days!" Upon hearing Shi Feng’s words, Zhang Hu couldn’t help but exclaim loudly, "How is that possible!" For Zhang Hu, advancing from a three-star Martial Spirit to a four-star Martial Spirit would usually take at least three years. Advancing to four stars in three days was unheard of.

Shi Feng looked at Zhang Hu and explained, "Your Martial Arts Talent is too poor, having been stuck at the two-star Martial Spirit level for so many years. Your Dantian can’t store any extra Primordial Power, and the Heavenly Earth Yuan Qi you’ve absorbed afterwards is all stored in your flesh, meridians, and blood, also forming Primordial Power. As long as I help guide all the Primordial Power scattered throughout your body into your Dantian using a secret technique, it will be enough for you to advance to four stars. With me around, what do you have to worry about in terms of Martial Arts Enlightenment?"

"Is there really such a thing?" Both Zhang Hu and Long Chen showed doubtful expressions, this too was unheard of.

However, Long Chen didn’t hesitate at all and sharply commanded, "Zhang Hu!"

"Your subordinate is here!" Zhang Hu immediately saluted with his fists.

"From now on, you obey Brother Shi’s commands without objection! Otherwise, don’t ever come to see me again," Long Chen ordered.

"Your subordinate obeys the order!" As Zhang Hu solemnly responded, a hint of joy inadvertently crossed his face. If it was as Shi Feng said, three days could equate to three years of hard cultivation, and he couldn’t help feeling excited at the thought.

Although he didn’t fully believe Shi Feng’s words, he was close enough. Tonight, just because of this young man’s appearance, he and his brother Zhao Long had broken through a long-standing level barrier. After his own breakthrough, Long Chen had mentioned that this extraordinary young man had stayed for the duration of three sticks of incense in a fifty-five times gravity room. What he had done tonight wasn’t something one could logically anticipate.

"If you need a fast horse, Your Highness... I need a little time, but...." Long Chen usually referred to himself as Your Highness, but he instinctively changed his address mid-conversation when speaking to Shi Feng, and paused before continuing, "However," just then, Long Chen suddenly paused and let out a long howl to the sky.

"Swoosh!" Suddenly, a swooshing sound echoed in the night sky, progressively growing louder and reverberating through the air.

Long Chen, wearing a look of pride, pointed to the night sky and declared, "This is my mount, the Three-stage Beast, the Two-headed Green-winged Eagle. I will lend it to you as a means of transportation."

Looking up at the sky, Shi Feng saw a huge figure appearing in the night, obscuring the moon and making the night noticeably darker.

The Two-headed Green-winged Eagle, as large as an elephant, was covered in green feathers, with two eagle heads and four talons. As a Three-stage Beast, it equated to the human’s Martial Spirit Realm in terms of Martial Arts Cultivation.

The Two-headed Green-winged Eagle circled in the sky with its wings spread before slowly descending towards where Shi Feng and the others were. Watching the eagle approach closer to the ground, Shi Feng nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good."

Then, Shi Feng looked at Zhang Hu and said, "Let’s go!" Once he’d spoken, Shi Feng kicked off the ground and surged up diagonally into the air. Before the Two-headed Green-winged Eagle had even touched down, Shi Feng had already landed on its back.

Following closely, Zhang Hu also joined in. "Take off! To the north!" Shi Feng commanded the Two-headed Green-winged Eagle with a low shout. Being a spirit creature, and as a Three-stage Beast capable of understanding human language, the Two-headed Green-winged Eagle had already received his master Long Chen’s command to listen to Shi Feng. At Shi Feng’s command, it flapped its wings and immediately soared upward as it had been descending.

From his Storage Ring, Zhang Hu pulled out a massive Double-handed Great Sword and slung it over his right shoulder, quietly standing by Shi Feng’s side. He didn’t ask Shi Feng where they were headed, a habit formed from years by Long Chen’s side. Since Long Chen had ordered him to follow Shi Feng, Zhang Hu saw Shi Feng as his leader for now. It wasn’t his place to ask questions; strict adherence to orders was his duty.

At this moment, Shi Feng’s destination was thirty li north of Moon City to the ancient relic Fatty Wang from Moon City had mentioned...