Chapter 730 - 424: Path of Rebirth

Before arriving, Gongyang Yuhuan had never imagined she might perish here.

She simply couldn’t understand why Zou Feng, already cornered and hunted by a Nascent Soul Realm Tribulation Cultivator, would ignore the lifeline she offered.

And without any rhyme or reason, he had suddenly flown into a frenzy and viciously attacked her...

’I only just arrived in the Eastern Earth Immortal Realm, and I haven’t even made a public appearance. There’s no way he should have recognized me.’

Of course, the power Zou Feng had displayed also far exceeded Gongyang Yuhuan’s expectations.

She had been certain that her royal brother, Gongyang Wuji, was the true Child of Fortune. Even if Zou Feng was strong, he had only just achieved his breakthrough. It was impossible for him to be powerful beyond her comprehension.

But now, it seemed she couldn’t have been more wrong.

"Ghh... Let... let me go... I can give you... more..."

Held in an iron grip, any attempt to cast a Skill was instantly interrupted. The fear of being strangled until she burst shattered Gongyang Yuhuan’s composure, and she could only sob and beg for mercy.

But Zou Feng paid her no mind, intent only on continuously applying pressure with his arms.

At the same time, the budding Golden Lotus that had manifested in response to Zou Feng’s Five Poison Creatures Dharma Seal finally began to blossom.

"POP!"

With a sickening pop, Gongyang Yuhuan’s eyeballs burst first.

Then, her entire porcelain doll-like body exploded from the inside out.

Gongyang Yuhuan, the prodigy of the Dubhe Divine Domain’s Royal Family’s younger generation, had meticulously plotted and laid a trap for Zou Feng, all to provoke a battle between him and Gongyang Wuji.

Who would have thought that just when her plan was on the verge of success, Gongyang Yuhuan would meet such a brutal end while simply trying to deliver a message, dying a most pathetic and anticlimactic death.

Even as her consciousness faded, Gongyang Yuhuan couldn’t understand why Zou Feng would be so ruthless to someone like her, a peerless Celestial Maiden.

’By all rights,’ she thought, ’for a being like me, who has integrated beauty itself into the Laws, the worst-case scenario should have been capture, followed by being locked in a dungeon and... toyed with...’

After ruthlessly crushing the beautiful flower, Zou Feng didn’t dare linger and immediately resumed his flight.

Through that "intimate" contact just now, Zou Feng had already determined that Gongyang Yuhuan had no value for Refinement; she couldn’t provide him with any significant help.

Unless he were to use the Dual Cultivation Dao to draw on her for replenishment.

But with a Nascent Soul Realm baleful star hot on his heels, how could Zou Feng possibly have the leisure to perform the Dual Cultivation Dao?

Admittedly, while the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills were all heinous techniques that defied the heavens, if the victim was his sworn enemy, Zou Feng wouldn’t hesitate to use them on a beautiful woman. When the time came, he would act without compunction.

It was just a pity he didn’t have the opportunity now, so killing her was the only option.

After all, this Gongyang Yuhuan had some unknown method of locating him.

As long as she lived, how could Zou Feng possibly feel safe?

At the same time, far from this location, Gongyang Wuji sensed his sister’s demise through the connection of their Divine Domain bloodline.

In response, his eyes first filled with disbelief, which quickly turned to a face full of grief and uncontrollable rage.

"Sister... how could you..."

Gongyang Wuji covered his face in anguish, but quickly looked up again, his gaze chilling. "ZOU—FENG—"

He knew, of course, that Gongyang Yuhuan had gone to find Zou Feng on his behalf. Now that she had suddenly perished, who else could the culprit be but Zou Feng?

Just as Zou Feng had guessed, Gongyang Yuhuan did indeed possess a special tracking Skill.

However, it couldn’t pinpoint an exact location, only divine a general area. Whether she actually found her target after that still came down to Luck.

To increase the chances of finding Zou Feng, Gongyang Yuhuan had suggested they split up.

Gongyang Wuji knew his sister’s abilities well. With her Innate Spiritual Body, which integrated beauty and charm into the very Law, she should have been able to escape with ease at the very least.

So he had agreed without much hesitation.

He never expected that she would be gone just like that...

Gongyang Wuji then threw his head back and roared. Towering flames erupted from his body, instantly turning the surroundings into a Purgatory.

He then leaped high into the air, streaking across the sky like a meteor as he dove toward a certain direction.

In his blind rage, Gongyang Wuji no longer cared that he was on the territory of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect. He wanted only to find Zou Feng and avenge Gongyang Yuhuan immediately.

Unfortunately, he lacked Gongyang Yuhuan’s tracking Skill. He couldn’t even determine Zou Feng’s general vicinity and could only dart about aimlessly like a headless fly.

Meanwhile, Zou Feng was panicking.

It wasn’t because he sensed Gongyang Wuji’s frantic thirst for revenge, but because the Nascent Soul Realm Tribulation Cultivator from the Ninefold Celestial Court, the one called Ink Ash Abyss, was closing in on him.

Gongyang Yuhuan’s interference had delayed Zou Feng after all, and the time he had bought using his Outer Body Incarnation was now wasted.

So, Zou Feng could only grit his teeth and continue creating Outer Body Incarnations, hoping to interfere with Ink Ash Abyss once more.

This time, however, despite struggling to create another three Outer Body Incarnations, Ink Ash Abyss continued to close in on his true self.

The incarnations that had fled in different directions were all destroyed before they could get far.

He could sense that the incarnations had been destroyed almost simultaneously...

This startled Zou Feng for a moment, but then he realized that Ink Ash Abyss must have used a similar technique.

But upon this realization, Zou Feng wasn’t alarmed. Instead, he was delighted!

It was clear now. After being thrown off by his Outer Body Incarnations, Ink Ash Abyss had no choice but to deploy his own incarnations, or a similar Skill, to continue the chase.

There was no other choice. Zou Feng was in a hurry, and so was Ink Ash Abyss.