Chapter 34: The Crimson Maiden Clan

"Not good." Feixiu Chaos Immortal, clad in a pink robe, looked grim. With a thought, silver-white shuttles floated around him. As his divine power surged into them, the禁制 within these Dao artifacts were activated. Instantly, the nine silver-white shuttles began to transform: first into eighty-one shuttles, then seven hundred and twenty-nine, and then more and more...

Soon, around Feixiu Chaos Immortal, there were tens of thousands of shuttles, densely packed, swirling around him.

"Kill."

"Kill him."

The golden-armored warriors roared, some wielding warblades, some longspears, some gourds, some ropes, some whips, as they frenziedly charged.

"Bang, bang, bang..." The golden-armored warriors soon clashed with Feixiu Chaos Immortal. Tens of thousands of shuttles turned into streaks of light, madly attacking the charging warriors. Since the space around Feixiu was limited, only about a hundred warriors could attack at once, with nearly a hundred shuttles targeting each warrior.

With loud crashes.

The golden-armored warriors charged fearlessly. Some were severely wounded and died, but more warriors emerged from behind. The patterns on the Life-and-Death Millstone still radiated light, which continuously condensed new golden-armored warriors, gradually increasing their numbers on the millstone.

"Not good. I'm using my best technique against group attacks, but it consumes divine power too quickly. I can barely hold on." Feixiu Chaos Immortal was forced to shrink his defensive perimeter.

"Kill."

"Charge."

The golden-armored warriors surged forward, utterly unafraid of death. Many silver-white shuttles dissipated, for among the tens of thousands, only nine were real; the rest were condensed from divine power.

"Not good. I can't hold out much longer." Feixiu Chaos Immortal glanced into the distance, looking for his opponent. In the distance, the Bone-Armored World God was valiantly fighting in close combat, killing golden-armored warriors one after another. Though more warriors coordinated, throwing ropes to bind him or hurling longspears from afar...

The Bone-Armored World God, though somewhat harried, still held his ground.

"World-level perfection?" Feixiu Chaos Immortal's face changed as he saw the Bone-Armored World God easily slap dead golden-armored warriors and block flying weapons. He realized his opponent's strength; the other was killing far more warriors than he was.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The countless shuttles around Feixiu Chaos Immortal kept disintegrating and reforming, but his defensive range shrank. The golden-armored warriors grew more frenzied, and some began hurling longspears. The barrage of weapons made things worse for Feixiu.

"No, no... Am I going to die here?"

"How can this be?"

"I have to go back. I paid such a huge price. I lost all face, killed my only friend, and barely assembled a Small Thousand Ancestral God Formation. I only needed to reach World-level perfection to return. How can I die here..."

"No, no—"

Bang, bang...

As a golden-armored warrior broke into the ten-yard range, more warriors surged in. Soon, Feixiu Chaos Immortal was overwhelmed and killed by the mob.

...

Outside, Ji Ning, Fulong World God, and Su Youji watched with grim expressions.

"Feixiu Chaos Immortal had a good reputation," Fulong World God remarked. "He and Donglu Chaos Immortal were called the 'Two Immortals of Fei and Lu.' Donglu died not long ago, and now Feixiu has died here too. Alas."

"This Life-and-Death Millstone is truly dangerous," Su Youji said worriedly. "Those golden-armored warriors don't seem strong, but there are too many of them."

"That Bone-Armored World God can kill one with a slap. I think those warriors are about at the threshold of World-level," Ji Ning nodded. "But there are too many, and they're utterly fearless."

Fear of death versus fearlessness—combat effectiveness is on two completely different levels.

"Their technique is poor, almost nonexistent," Fulong World God said. "But their strength is great. Did you see? When dozens of longspears flew at once, even that Bone-Armored World God was injured blocking them."

"This Life-and-Death Millstone is supposed to make us fight each other, but there's no need. Just these golden-armored warriors are enough trouble," Ji Ning shook his head.

"Yes. With peak World God strength, one might break through the siege," Fulong World God agreed.

Although the golden-armored warriors were numerous, not many could attack at the same time, and without any formation to unite them, it was still possible for someone strong enough to break through their encirclement.

"Unfortunately, none of us have that strength." Fùlóng World God shook his head, looking at Ji Ning and Su Youji. "Youji, you've just broken through and are too weak. Once you reach the Wheel of Life and Death, it will be too dangerous."

In his view, Ji Ning was a Ancestral God, and Su Youji was a newly broken-through Chaos Immortal—far too weak. Hadn't they just seen Feixiu Chaos Immortal, a top-tier World-level cultivator, overwhelmed and killed by a swarm of golden-armored warriors? Could Ji Ning and Su Youji withstand that swarm? Fùlóng World God was deeply worried.

……

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~"

On the massive Wheel of Life and Death, with Feixiu Chaos Immortal's shrill cry of "I won't accept this!" all the golden-armored warriors halted, and their bodies began to dissipate into nothingness.

Soon, only the Bone-Armor World God remained on the wheel.

"Five rounds, the first is over." The three-eyed bald man spoke coldly, then reached out, his hand transforming into a massive flaming palm that grabbed the Bone-Armor World God by the neck and casually tossed him toward the blood-robed youth. "Since it's over, why are you still standing up there?"

After being thrown, the Bone-Armor World God's eyes flashed with anger, but he suppressed it and obediently stood behind the blood-robed youth.

"Well done." The blood-robed youth glanced at his servant.

"Thank you, master." The Bone-Armor World God showed delight.

"The second round..."

The three-eyed bald man's gaze swept over the assembled World-level cultivators, and his finger pointed at a World God behind the golden-robed youth. It was an ugly old woman with claw-like fingers and a hint of dark red in her pupils, exuding a sinister aura.

"You." The three-eyed bald man pointed at the ugly old woman.

"And... you!" The three-eyed bald man pointed at Fùlóng World God.

"You already know the rules. Go up." The three-eyed bald man commanded.

The ugly old woman looked at Fùlóng World God with some gravity. The golden-robed youth beside her instructed, "Be careful. This Fùlóng World God is a disciple of Lord Damo. His strength is far beyond that of Feixiu Chaos Immortal. Don't disgrace me."

"Rest assured, master." The ugly old woman replied, then flew toward the massive Wheel of Life and Death.

"Brother Fùlóng, be careful." Ji Ning quickly said.

"Brother Fùlóng, we don't know these cultivators; they're probably from other territories, and they're all hostile. The previous World-level cultivator was just a servant; this one might be a World-level cultivator at perfection." Su Youji also worried.

"Mm..." Fùlóng World God nodded slightly.

He knew this was a critical moment.

Swoosh!

Fùlóng World God also flew toward the Wheel of Life and Death.

……

On the Wheel of Life and Death, Fùlóng World God and the ugly old woman faced each other from a distance. The patterns on the massive wheel began to emit light, and the light coalesced into golden-armored warriors.

"Fùlóng World God, I've heard of your fame, but today you will surely die by my hand. Listen clearly, my name is 'Feishui.' Don't die without knowing who I am." The ugly old woman said. As she spoke, her body began to change: her lower half transformed into a massive scorpion-like form, while her upper half rapidly shifted into an incredibly seductive naked woman, her beauty rivaling Su Youji's.

Fùlóng World God's expression changed: "The Feinv Clan?"

……

"The Feinv Clan?" Ji Ning's expression also changed. Before leaving, Lord Tianyi had left him many secret records about the endless territories, including information about the Feinv Clan.

"What are their origins, to have World-level cultivators at perfection and Feinv Clan experts as their servants?" Ji Ning looked at the distant blood-robed youth and golden-robed youth.

"Brother Fùlóng, don't die, don't die." Ji Ning could no longer worry about his own fate; his greatest concern now was for Fùlóng World God.

……