Chapter 2072 - 2070: Monstrous Physique

Chapter 2072: Chapter 2070: Monstrous Physique

These calculations merely flashed through Li Feng’s mind. As for the Vermilion Bird’s gnashing of teeth, Li Feng paid no attention at all.

This is my body, and I’m the master of it.

With the Eight Gates opening simultaneously, Li Feng’s body seemed to open several sluice gates, and in an instant, a vast power surged into his body, causing the Vermilion Bird to feel its Phoenix Flame repelled by this overwhelming power.

Though it wished it could bite Li Feng to death, the Vermilion Bird could only swallow its shattered teeth and blood, for contesting with Li Feng for control of the body now would be akin to suicide.

The Vermilion Bird suppressed its agitation, choosing not to resist the power surging from Li Feng’s body, and instead, gathered the Phoenix Flame Power back.

Let’s see how you intend to play this.

At this moment, the Vermilion Bird looked at Li Feng as if viewing a typical scoundrel. I’ve been so good to you, yet you remain ungrateful, insisting on fighting with others.

"I must trouble the Goddess to expel my Golden Core."

Li Feng took advantage again, as the Vermilion Bird had once entered his body, directly occupying Li Feng’s Dantian and swallowing Li Feng’s Golden Core.

It seemed that Li Feng gained endless Phoenix Flame Power with the Vermilion Bird as an energy source, making the Golden Core seem insignificant. Yet, despite the usefulness of the Vermilion Bird’s Phoenix Flame Power, it nonetheless belonged to the Vermilion Bird; although Li Feng used it, there was always a feeling of being someone’s puppet.

The Golden Core, overlooked by the Vermilion Bird, was actually like being kidnapped by the Vermilion Bird, with an undertone of if you don’t obey, then forget about your Golden Core—for a cultivator, losing the Golden Core equates to losing all cultivation.

The Vermilion Bird clenched its teeth upon hearing Li Feng’s request but knew that taking one step back or two was still retreat—it couldn’t truly go down a path of mutual destruction.

The Vermilion Bird could only spit out Li Feng’s Golden Core, sending it back into the Dantian. As the Golden Core reappeared in the Dantian, the power obtained from the Eight Gates found a purpose, flowing continuously towards the Golden Core.

With this transformation.

The Phoenix Flame on Li Feng’s body gradually dissipated. The four Demon Kings watching the single-kneeled Li Feng across from them felt a bit cautious.

Li Feng had pulled too many surprises, catching them off guard each time. Past experiences had made them wary, fearing that he might play some trick again.

"What’s this hybrid up to now?"

"His aura fluctuates, seeming very unstable. The Long-Armed Ape King’s strike didn’t seem to hit him. Could it be that previous battle injuries are flaring up now?"

"Hmm, it could also be a trap, intentionally showing weakness to deceive us." The Peach Blossom Demon King, with eyes like peach blossoms, looked at Li Feng. This hybrid was exceptionally troublesome, consistently acting unpredictably.

"Whether it’s a trap or not, a single strike will reveal everything."

The Long-Armed Ape King didn’t bother with complicated tactics; in the face of absolute power, all traps and tricks were futile.

Moreover, Li Feng was kneeling on one knee and seemed unstable. If not acting now, then when? The Long-Armed Ape King exerted force, his figure breaking through the air like an arrow. Before he even neared, the three-zhang-long iron rod directly executed a sweeping movement.

The Long-Armed Ape King’s arms alone were two zhang long, and with the three-zhang iron rod, totaling five zhang—the rod swung was akin to a mountain roaring with ocean waves, shattering the void.

The breaking sound was like a drum, the air compressed by the sweeping strike forming a wind pressure akin to ocean waves, forcefully crashing towards the kneeling Li Feng.

With the thickness of that iron rod, getting hit meant Li Feng’s body would be crushed into meat paste.

The Bai Ze Demon King, the Mountain Cat Demon King, and the Peach Blossom Demon King all watched as the Long-Armed Ape King’s sweeping rod approached Li Feng, yet he remained unmoving.

What’s he doing?

Has he been scared witless?

No way.

If he were cowardly, he would have long since knelt and begged for mercy. How could he have killed over ten Demon Kings? Acting submissive now is a bit late.

Could he really be injured?

This assumption seemed more reasonable, given that the Ice Phoenix Demon King who attacked earlier wasn’t weak—just a bit unlucky.

Seeing the rod about to smash Li Feng, at the critical juncture, Li Feng suddenly raised his hand to block the direction of the iron rod’s sweep.

Overestimating oneself, trying to stop a chariot with a praying mantis’s arms.

The Long-Armed Ape King saw Li Feng’s reaction and sneered inwardly—did this kid not know how strong his own power was?

If not for the barrier protection from the Heavenly Mechanism Chessboard, his strike could have split this small mountain—that’s how formidable it was.

This mere hybrid still dreamt of stopping his iron rod with one hand.

In the moment of thought, the iron rod swept across.

Bam.

The formidable power swept over as if crushing, the iron rod hovering downward, without any shadow being knocked away.

"What?"

"He actually blocked the Long-Armed Ape King’s rod with his hand."

"Impossible, he’s just a hybrid. Could he possess not only the Vermilion Bird Bloodline but also the Dragon Emperor Bloodline?"

In the Kunlun Realm, dragons undoubtedly possessed the strongest physical power, with formidable bodies and defense.

"What are you thinking? How could one person possess two different bloodlines?"

Yet as several Second Grade Realm Demon Kings were in disbelief, a seductive purple flame suddenly burst from the hand that blocked the Long-Armed Ape King’s iron rod.

As for why Li Feng could block that strike, it was because Li Feng simply couldn’t be measured by common logic at the moment.

Li Feng had just entered Kunlun; even with Eight Gates opening in the Qi Refinement Realm, he managed to eliminate a cultivator who had just entered Golden Core. It is known that even an initial Golden Core cultivator could easily eradicate hundreds or thousands of Qi Refinement cultivators—the disparity is like heaven and earth.

It’s imaginable how brutal opening Eight Gates could be.

Now with late-stage Golden Core strength, reopening the Eight Gates, with strength surging Li Feng’s physique didn’t collapse. Imagining Li Feng’s current ferocity is incredible.

After all, Li Feng had previously stood firm against the Kunlun Realm’s domination and dual domain of gravity, directly tempering his physical body.

Later, in the Molten Lava Cave, Li Feng fell into the Earth Veins, and for the Vermilion Bird to allow Li Feng to accommodate itself, it reforged Li Feng’s physique inside and out with Phoenix Fire.

Hence, Li Feng’s physique became unbelievably strong, and with the Eight Gates open, his physical power surged, reaching a critical mass for qualitative change. Li Feng didn’t even know how strong his body was.

Having caught the opponent’s smashing iron rod with one hand gave Li Feng a certain confidence; his current power might have reached a critical point—absolute pinnacle realm?

Li Feng didn’t know the extent of absolute pinnacle strength, but he knew now that the Long-Armed Ape King, this Second Grade Realm Demon King opposite him, was not his match.

Purple Flame surged in his palm, a fire different from the Phoenix Fire, transforming into a serpentine fire snake swiftly coiling around the iron rod.

"This iron rod is of good quality, I’ll take it."