Translator: Anubis Translations
The onlookers were all stunned, rooted to the spot.
They had expected Gu Feng to take Qiu Ze hostage and negotiate with Qiu Tian, ensuring his own safety while maximizing his gains.
This aligned with everyone's expectations and the current situation.
Anyone who wasn't a fool would have done the same.
But—
Gu Feng did no such thing. Instead, he humiliated Qiu Ze, forcing him to kneel and repeat "I was wrong" a hundred times. After Qiu Ze finished the ninety-ninth repetition, Gu Feng grabbed his neck and casually remarked, "What a pity, you didn't finish the hundredth time," before ending Qiu Ze's life without hesitation.
He was too decisive, completely catching everyone off guard.
"This is it, Gu Feng and the Qiu family are now locked in a death feud!"
"I actually admire Gu Feng's approach. Do you really think sparing Qiu Ze today would have saved Gu Feng from the Qiu family's retaliation?"
"You're not wrong, but he was too resolute. I certainly wouldn't have had the courage."
"..."
The outer sect disciples, seeing Qiu Tian's fury, wisely distanced themselves, fearing they might be caught in the crossfire and suffer unintended consequences.
"Impressive, my former junior brother! I'm rooting for you!" Chu Youhuan exclaimed, her excitement palpable. Gu Feng's actions had repeatedly reshaped her perception of him.
Her beautiful eyes sparkled as she gazed at the tall figure on the Wind and Cloud Platform, her thoughts unclear.
Beside her, Yan Yexue's expression remained calm, though her pupils slightly contracted. She glanced at her younger sister, a hint of worry creasing her brow, and couldn't help but sigh.
As someone who had been through it, she knew all too well that such men had a deadly allure for inexperienced young women. Despite the danger, they couldn't help but be drawn to them.
Moreover, Gu Feng wasn't bad-looking—some might even say he was quite handsome. Combined with his tragic and lonely background, it was an irresistible combination.
TL/N: I have no idea how a tragic and lonely background can be an allure.
Qu Yanran, who stood aloof and elegant like an immortal gazing down at the mortal world, also fixed her eyes on Gu Feng.
The two had once been betrothed and had spent time together as children. But today, she suddenly realized that the man before her was a stranger, vastly different from the boy she remembered.
"Heh, he's done for!" Dou Xiaojian sneered from beside her.
As the grandson of an inner sect elder, few in the Sunset Glow Sect could make him wary. The Qiu family's three elites happened to be among them.
He knew full well how ruthless Qiu Tian could be. Gu Feng had offended him to the core—there was no way he'd survive.
On the viewing platform, Elder Liu and the others exchanged glances, shaking their heads with wry smiles, though their eyes couldn't hide their admiration.
This was how a man should be!
Qiu Tian's eyes were bloodshot, his body trembling, and his hair stood on end like an exploding meteor. His raging spiritual power radiated outward from his body at an alarming rate.
Staring at Qiu Ze's lifeless body in Gu Feng's hand, a wave of hatred threatened to overwhelm his rationality.
Gu Feng, this ant from a small town, whose strength was merely at the Body Tempering Realm, had disregarded the threat of Qiu Tian, the second son of the Qiu family and a peak Innate Realm expert.
In front of everyone, he had killed his younger brother as if squashing an ant, trampling the dignity of the Qiu family of Cloud Prefecture underfoot!
If Gu Feng didn't die today, how could Qiu Tian face his parents? The Qiu family would become the laughingstock of Cloud Prefecture.
"Get down here and die!!!" Qiu Tian roared, his appearance resembling that of a maddened wild bull.
On the Wind and Cloud Platform, Gu Feng remained calm and composed, a faint smile on his face, completely unfazed by Qiu Tian's threats.
"Qiu Tian, don't get too worked up. Let's talk terms now."
These words threw the entire crowd into chaos.
You killed Qiu Ze, rubbed the Qiu family's face in the dirt, and now you're telling him not to get worked up?
Not only the proud Qiu Tian, but even a Zen master would struggle to remain calm under such circumstances!
"Do you want your brother's body? I can sell it to you!" As he spoke, Gu Feng waved Qiu Ze's corpse in his hand, flashing a bright smile.
"You... you—" Qiu Tian was on the verge of madness, his fingers digging into his palms until blood flowed freely. His body shook with rage.
"You have ten breaths to decide, or I'll turn him into mincemeat and sell him to a bun shop!"
Without even looking at Qiu Tian, Gu Feng began counting, "One... two... three..."
If looks could kill, Gu Feng would have been sliced into a thousand pieces by now.
Just as Gu Feng was about to reach ten, Qiu Tian gritted his teeth, took off the storage pouch at his waist, and threw it onto the Wind and Cloud Platform.
"Thank you for your business, Young Master Qiu. Here, take this!" Gu Feng grabbed the pouch, beaming with satisfaction, and tossed Qiu Ze's body to Qiu Tian as if it were garbage.
Qiu Tian caught the body, his eyelids twitching violently. Ultimately, mindful of the outer sect's rules, he turned and left.
Meanwhile, Gu Feng leisurely rummaged around the Wind and Cloud Platform, picking up storage pouches from the bloodstains, occasionally letting out hearty laughs.
This haul was far greater than the last.
Each pouch was bulging, filled not only with a vast amount of spirit stones but also numerous rare treasures.
The only downside was that some of the weapons had been destroyed in the fight, rendering them worthless. This pained him a bit.
After ensuring nothing was left behind, Gu Feng jumped down from the platform, satisfied.
The crowd parted to make way, avoiding eye contact.
Yan Xixi cheerfully ran over, circling Gu Feng once before complaining, "Why didn't you use the pills I gave you?"
"They're too expensive. I couldn't bear to use them," Gu Feng chuckled.
Physical exhaustion could be recovered in a day or two, but pills were as good as spirit stones. If he could avoid using them, he would.
Not far away, Yan Yexue's eyelids twitched slightly when she saw the pills in Gu Feng's hand.
"Hehe, these pills have your unique mark on them. Did Xixi take them from you to give to Gu Feng?"
Chu Youhuan nudged Yan Yexue, smiling. The latter pursed her lips, her frown deepening.
"Let's go, what are you waiting for? Didn't you say you booked the First Restaurant?"
"Are your injuries alright?"
"They look worse than they are. Most of the blood isn't mine."
Hearing this, Wu Qi and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
Their gazes were particularly strange. This guy might not be human—killing thirty-one Qi Refining Realm experts without sustaining major injuries!
"I'm going to crash the feast. Are you coming?" Chu Youhuan asked Yan Yexue with a grin.
"No," the latter replied curtly before walking away.
In the distance, Qu Yanran took one last deep look at Gu Feng before turning to leave.
...
The night was pitch black as Gu Feng stumbled back to his courtyard.
Before the victory banquet, he had stopped by the Outer Sect Exchange to convert all the items he'd looted during the day into spirit stones.
Staring at the Divine Fluid in the Three-Mouth Incense Burner, transformed from nearly three million spirit stones, Gu Feng took a deep breath and began refining it.
As he immersed himself in cultivation, the faint white progress bar beneath the burner's mouth slowly inched toward the end.
At a certain moment, it erupted in a dazzling white light.
Gu Feng jolted awake, his face filled with shock and panic.
He leapt off the bed and sprinted to the Hall of Elders at top speed.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
"Elder Liu, something's happened!"
At that moment, the eastern sky was just beginning to brighten, the crimson sun peeking out, struggling to disperse the dark mist.
Elder Liu frowned as he stepped out of his room. "What's wrong? Did Qiu Tian come after you?"
"Qiu Tian didn't come, but the Heavenly Tribulation did!!"
What?
Hearing this, Elder Liu jolted, his eyes widening in shock.
"Are you sure you're not drunk or talking in your sleep?!"
(End of the Chapter)
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