Chapter 3: A Strange World
Boom!
Kong Die had no time to react — she was sent flying by Mu Qingyao's strike, spitting blood as she crashed hard to the ground!
"How is this possible?"
"How has your cultivation recovered?"
Kong Die's face flooded with panic!
The poison she had administered was the Spirit-Sealing Poison Powder, purchased at great expense — a premium-grade toxin capable of suppressing a person's spiritual power for an entire month.
It had only been ten days. How could Mu Qingyao already channel her spiritual power again?
Moreover, from that single strike just now, Kong Die could sense that Mu Qingyao's cultivation had not merely recovered — she had broken through to the ninth level of the Heavenly Spirit Stage!
Even at the eighth level of the Heavenly Spirit Stage, Mu Qingyao had already been beyond Kong Die's ability to match.
Now that Mu Qingyao had broken through to the ninth level of the Heavenly Spirit Stage, there was even less chance Kong Die could stand against her.
In an instant, Kong Die mustered every last ounce of strength and fled toward the entrance of the ruined temple!
Boom!
The moment Kong Die escaped through the doorway, Mu Qingyao caught up and sent her crashing back inside with a devastating blow.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Mu Qingyao pressed her advantage relentlessly, striking without pause, and subdued Kong Die in just a few moves!
"Qingyao, spare me!"
Pinned down by Mu Qingyao, Kong Die slumped to the ground, her face a mask of terror!
Mu Qingyao paid no heed to Kong Die's pleas. She quickly picked her clothes up off the ground and moved to put them on.
However, she found that her garments had been torn to shreds by Chu Feng earlier, and she shot a fierce glare toward Chu Feng, who stood silently in the corner.
At that moment, Chu Feng was quietly watching Mu Qingyao and Kong Die, his mind racing to think of a way to escape.
But no matter how long he thought, he could not come up with anything.
The gap in strength was simply too vast — the chances of escape were almost nonexistent!
A short while later, Mu Qingyao searched Kong Die's person and recovered the storage ring that had been taken from her. From it, she retrieved a set of robes and changed into them!
Once dressed, Mu Qingyao radiated an air of noble dignity that made one feel unworthy to even look upon her!
Mu Qingyao drew a spirit sword from the storage ring and walked slowly toward Kong Die, her face filled with killing intent!
"Qingyao, I know I was wrong — I'll give you all of these recording stones."
"I swear what happened today will never leave this place. Please, spare me!"
Seeing the murderous look on Mu Qingyao's face, Kong Die hastily pulled all the recording stones from her storage ring and held them out, begging for her life in sheer terror!
"Kong Die, I won't rest until you are torn to pieces — only then will the hatred in my heart be satisfied!"
Mu Qingyao glared at Kong Die with burning fury!
She was the noble and pure Holy Maiden of Yaochi Holy Land, and yet Kong Die had found some filthy beggar to humiliate her for ten whole days!
Thinking back on those shameful scenes — being manipulated by Chu Feng endlessly, lying on her back, on her stomach, standing, being held in his arms...
Mu Qingyao was so overcome with shame and rage that she nearly fainted!
"Ahh!"
Mu Qingyao swung her spirit sword in furious arcs, slashing at Kong Die again and again!
Only when Kong Die was beyond recognition, reduced to a mangled heap, did Mu Qingyao finally lower her hand!
Having killed Kong Die, Mu Qingyao then furiously smashed the recording stones scattered across the ground!
She would erase every trace of this humiliation!
"What a shame!"
By this point, Chu Feng had quietly finished dressing. Watching Mu Qingyao destroy all the recording stones, he felt a pang of genuine regret!
Those recording stones had captured his wild first time with Mu Qingyao — they couldn't be spread around, of course, but keeping them for the two of them to look back on privately would have been rather nice!
Destroying them all — what a terrible waste!
That said, while he had been getting dressed just now, Chu Feng had already secretly tucked one recording stone away inside his clothes...
After smashing all the recording stones on the ground, Mu Qingyao turned her cold gaze toward Chu Feng!
At this moment, Chu Feng was still filthy and unkempt, the scar from the cut across his eye standing out starkly, giving him a somewhat fearsome appearance!
"To think I was defiled by such a filthy wretch for a full ten days!"
Looking at the grimy Chu Feng, Mu Qingyao felt as though she herself had been tainted beyond redemption!
Kill!
She would kill Chu Feng, erase everything from these ten days, and only then could she forget this shameful ordeal!
"Mu Qingyao, don't be rash!"
"I'm a victim too — I can take responsibility for you!"
Seeing Mu Qingyao advancing with her sword and murder in her eyes, Chu Feng quickly spoke up to placate her!
He had no desire to be killed by the first woman he had ever been with — and besides, he had only just been reborn. He wasn't ready to die like this!
"Take responsibility?"
"You think you're worthy?"
Mu Qingyao looked at the ragged Chu Feng and felt a wave of revulsion!
She was the noble and pure Holy Maiden of Yaochi Holy Land. Spending her life with a filthy beggar like this? She would sooner find a block of tofu to bash her head against!
"Actually, I'm not really..."
Chu Feng was about to explain that he was no beggar — that he possessed many Saint-grade and Divine-grade cultivation techniques he could offer Mu Qingyao as compensation.
But Mu Qingyao gave him no chance to speak. She swung her sword viciously at Chu Feng's neck!
Mu Qingyao's sword was too fast — Chu Feng had no way to dodge.
"To think that I, the Emperor, have barely been reborn and am already about to die — and at the hands of my very first woman, no less!"
Watching the spirit sword close in on his neck, Chu Feng lamented inwardly!
The spirit sword slashed fiercely across Chu Feng's neck — yet in that instant, Chu Feng vanished without a trace!
"Where did he go?"
Mu Qingyao was momentarily stunned, unable to understand how Chu Feng had suddenly disappeared!
Could he have had a spatial teleportation talisman and used it to escape?
Mu Qingyao immediately flew out of the ruined temple, passed through the Array Formation, and soared into the sky above, scanning the distance for any sign of Chu Feng.
An ordinary spatial teleportation talisman could only carry someone a few kilometers — if Chu Feng had truly used one, he would not be able to escape her tracking!
Yet no matter how long Mu Qingyao searched, she found no trace of Chu Feng.
Unwilling to give up, she flew further out to continue her search, but still found nothing.
Before long, Mu Qingyao returned to the ruined temple.
She combed through every corner of the temple meticulously, yet still could not find the slightest clue!
"Ahh!"
Mu Qingyao swung her spirit sword in fury, leveling the entire ruined temple to the ground!
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"Where is this place?"
At that moment, Chu Feng found himself in a barren, desolate world.
The entire world was shrouded in a dull grey haze, the Spiritual Energy utterly depleted, with no sign of life anywhere!
The ground was completely bare, devoid of any vegetation.
Not far away stood a black mountain, equally barren and lifeless!
At the foot of the black mountain ran a small river, flowing quietly along.
Chu Feng walked slowly toward the river!
The river was crystal clear to the bottom, yet even within its waters there was no sign of life!
Chu Feng explored the surroundings for a long while, but still found nothing.
"How strange."
Normally, wherever there was a water source, there would be signs of life.
This world was far too bizarre!
Drawing on his experience from his past life, Chu Feng surmised that this must be some kind of special space.
He just didn't know how he had gotten in — nor how to get out.
But at least he had escaped from Mu Qingyao's hands!
"Is anyone there?"
A short while later, Chu Feng tried calling out, but no matter how long he shouted, no one responded.
Seeing that there was no one around, Chu Feng finally relaxed, lay down on the ground, and drifted off to sleep.
Ten days and ten nights of battle with Mu Qingyao had left him utterly exhausted!
In the heat of the moment, driven by desire, he hadn't felt the fatigue.
Now that he had let his guard down, the exhaustion hit him all at once, and he fell into a deep sleep!
He had no idea how long he slept. Then, all of a sudden, Chu Feng felt as though someone was watching him — he jolted awake and leapt to his feet!
He turned his gaze toward the feeling, and there, not far away, stood a young woman whose beauty was no less than Mu Qingyao's, silently watching him!
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Edited by Fat Goose