CHAPTER 17: CHAPTER 17: DEVOURING POWER

"One sword sends three flying! And injures two in the Early Stage of Fasting!"

"This can’t be true! How could Junior Brother Gu wield such formidable power?"

"Cultivation at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, how can it be stronger than the Middle Stage of Fasting?"

Yang Shan and the people with Qian Yue, once again, were shocked to the point that their eyes bulged out.

Even witnessing it firsthand, it was hard to believe.

Although no one knew the reason, Gu Chenfeng wielded the power of the Early Stage of Fasting, but one sword sending three in the Fasting Stage flying, such overwhelming power is truly unbelievable.

However.

The next scene left Yang Shan and the others completely stupefied.

After sending three flying, Gu Chenfeng, while channeling Ice Attribute Spiritual Power, darted forward wielding the Spirit Sword.

So fast, his form turned into a white light, leaving white afterimages behind.

"Swoosh!"

Almost in the blink of an eye, a white sword light flashed through a Fasting Stage figure, blood spraying out.

Clean and quick, executed in one go.

"Such a terrifying speed!"

"One sword slash kills a Fasting Stage!"

Yang Shan and Qian Yue’s group were utterly shocked, their eyeballs nearly popped out in fear.

"You dare kill people from the Martial King’s Mansion! You’re begging for death!"

"Gu Chenfeng! The Martial King’s Mansion will never forgive you!"

The Eagle Chief and his companion snarled angrily, unable to believe Gu Chenfeng dared kill people from the Martial King’s Mansion.

Even more unbelievable to them was the speed and overwhelming power of Gu Chenfeng, who was at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Gu Chenfeng suddenly clawed his left hand, reaching toward the Eagle Chief from afar, a terrifying suction forcibly pulling the chief over.

Feeling the powerful suction, the Eagle Chief was shocked internally.

A Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment capable of wielding such formidable power.

"Chief!" Fasting Stage cried out in shock.

But when he tried to help, he found his feet frozen solid, and the ice rapidly spreading, scaring him witless.

"Chief! Save me! Please!" Fasting Stage shrieked in terror and despair.

Just as his cries faded, his entire body was sealed in ice.

With blood-red eyes glancing at the ice-sealed man, Gu Chenfeng stomped down, shattering the icy figure completely.

"You brat! You’re merely in the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, don’t be arrogant!" The Eagle Chief screeched angrily, crazily channeling spiritual power, fighting with all his might against the powerful suction.

Yet.

What shocked the Eagle Chief was his inability to resist the powerful suction.

"I can’t resist at all!" The Eagle Chief’s face was filled with terror, his heart pounding wildly.

Time did not permit the Eagle Chief to ponder; hurriedly, he flung out the Great Saber with vicious force, aiming to strike Gu Chenfeng.

"Junior Brother, be careful!" shouted Yang Shan and Qian Yue, panicking.

The full power of a Middle Stage of Fasting is no small force.

However.

Gu Chenfeng’s face remained unchanged, making no move, as if treating the incoming Great Saber like air.

As the lightning-fast saber hurtled towards him, when it was half a meter away, it suddenly halted, as if hitting something, then dropped down.

To be precise, the powerful force within the Great Saber had vanished.

"How is this possible?" The Eagle Chief widened his eyes in disbelief, "The power just vanished!"

What is happening here?

Yang Shan and Qian Yue’s group were both shocked and bewildered, not understanding the situation either.

At the moment the saber fell, the forcibly dragged Eagle Chief was seized by Gu Chenfeng at the neck.

Gu Chenfeng’s claw-like hand was like iron pincers, no matter how the Eagle Chief struggled, he couldn’t break free.

At this moment.

From deep within, the Eagle Chief felt intense unease and fear, Gu Chenfeng’s strength was greater than he’d imagined.

Even giving him the sense that he was but an ant.

"Gu Chenfeng, spare me, if you kill me, the Martial King’s Mansion won’t let you go, nor will it spare the force behind you." The Eagle Chief begged in terror, yet still tried to threaten Gu Chenfeng.

Unfortunately, driven by rage, Gu Chenfeng paid no attention to him.

At the instant his fingers clenched the chief’s throat, a domineering Devouring Power erupted, forcibly and crazily consuming the Eagle Chief’s spiritual power.

"Oh no! He’s devouring my spiritual power." The Eagle Chief was horrified internally, the will to survive making him struggle violently.

But Gu Chenfeng’s Devouring Power was too dreadful, rendering the Eagle Chief’s resistance futile.

In mere moments, the Eagle Chief could clearly feel more than half his spiritual power being devoured.

"Stop! Gu Chenfeng, stop!" The Eagle Chief screamed in utter panic, regretting bitterly.

Without a word, Gu Chenfeng continued to devour spiritual power crazily.

"Junior Brother is devouring his spiritual power." Yang Shan said, stunned, while Qian Yue’s group was once again shocked to stone.

Is this the Gu Chenfeng they knew?

Could the Foundation Establishment Stage truly be this terrifying?

In less than a minute.

The Eagle Chief’s spiritual power was devoured completely, leaving him feeling utterly empty.

"The spiritual power of a Middle Stage of Fasting, all consumed by Junior Brother Gu."

"How can Junior Brother wield such horrible power? This shouldn’t be attributed to Ice Attribute Spiritual Power."

The terrifying Devouring Power again startled Yang Shan’s group, causing their hearts to race.

With a wave of Gu Chenfeng’s hand, the weakened Eagle Chief was flung away like trash.

"Go back and tell Mu Qingyun that I’ll soon come to the Martial King’s Mansion to find him!" Gu Chenfeng said coldly, then turned and walked towards Liu Sheng.

The Eagle Chief, terrified, scrambled to his feet; despite his frailty, he fled at once, fearing Gu Chenfeng might change his mind.

The Eagle Chief was lucky to survive, now was the time to escape, not linger.

Soon enough.

From the forest came the angry shout of the Eagle Chief: "Gu Chenfeng! The Martial King’s Mansion will never forgive you!"

Gu Chenfeng acted as if he heard nothing, staring at Liu Sheng’s corpse.

"If not for me, you wouldn’t have died." Gu Chenfeng blamed himself immensely, the heart-wrenching pain spreading through him once again.

No one knew how much time passed as Gu Chenfeng gradually recovered, his blood-red eyes fading.

When the power inside him dissipated, Gu Chenfeng suddenly lost vision, collapsing afterward.

"Junior Brother!"

"Junior Brother Gu!"

Yang Shan’s group looked worried, rushing over in panic.

Yang Shan immediately gave Gu Chenfeng an elixir, then hurriedly checked his condition.

"Yang Senior Brother, how is he?" Qian Yue asked anxiously.

After checking, Yang Shan breathed a sigh of relief, chuckling, "Don’t worry, Junior Brother is not in life-threatening danger, likely just fainted from the strain of that power."

Qian Yue and the others also let out sighs of relief.

Yang Shan added solemnly, "Something must have happened to Junior Brother, this place is not safe, let’s head to the Celestial Sound Valley and report this to Uncle Master."

Lu Ming clenched his fists tightly, grinding his teeth in anger, "The Martial King’s Mansion has gone too far! They must pay the price!"