Chapter 1405: Meeting the Empress

Chu Feng’s heart was burning with excitement. The three seeds were truly long-awaited. He deeply desired to activate the super evolution once more, allowing his physique to undergo a qualitative leap.

Now that his foundation was solid, he could advance with great strides!

After refinement, his Minor Underworld Dao Fruit had improved once again. The Eternal King was born, looking down on the world.

Meanwhile, his Yang Realm Dao Fruit had been honed from the Saint realm to the Golden Body level. While his realm appeared to have decreased, his strength was actually greater. There was a saying that this kind of tempering was a form of ascetic practice, referred to as “Buddha walking among mortals, with a body like a Buddha.”

In this state, he was like a golden elixir forged in fire, refined through nine transformations. Now, with all impurities gone, his brilliance would illuminate thousands of mountains and rivers.

At this moment, Chu Feng’s body and mind were tranquil. Although he was being incinerated by the Eight Trigrams Fire of Grand Purity within the stone furnace, he now felt a sense of clarity and coolness.

The flames were no longer lethal; instead, they continuously nourished him, making his entire body glow brightly, as if cast from gold, emitting a dazzling radiance.

He resembled a golden Buddha body, spotless and pure, his entire being like divine glass, possessing an ethereal aura and the gesture of a divine being plucking a flower.

However, when his Fiery Golden Eyes opened and closed, sharp beams of light shot out, their aura intimidating and their edge fully revealed!

Rumble!

At this moment, change occurred again. The golden blood in his body completely vanished, replaced by a silver blood that spread like surging lightning.

In that instant, Chu Feng’s hair also transformed into a silvery light, intertwining like lightning, glowing silver-white. Each strand shimmered brightly and grew explosively, reaching his waist.

A powerful aura and a terrifying secret energy surged forth. This was his Human King Blood undergoing another transformation, turning into lightning-like blood.

Chu Feng silently perceived that his strength had indeed made a leap. This was blood that matched the Eternal King; otherwise, it would not be enough to sustain his physical body.

Only this terrifying and powerful physique would allow him to unleash Eternal King-level energy without restraint, sweeping aside all other kings!

At this point, vortices appeared around his body, silver energy interwoven, as if he were possessed by lightning, or as if a vast silver ocean had manifested and attached itself to him.

With every movement, Chu Feng was clear and natural. He felt exceptionally comfortable, both body and soul. This experience was wonderful, close to heaven and earth, following the natural law of the Dao. He felt as if he were wandering in an ocean of order.

“The Human King Blood’s third awakening!”

He murmured. This was blood corresponding to the power of the Eternal King, evolving into an exceptionally terrifying physique.

Back then, when the Human King Blood first awakened, it was blue, then it turned golden, and now it had become lightning-like silver, perhaps even describable as platinum.

Rumble!

Chu Feng merely clenched his fist slightly, and the surrounding space distorted. Energy was freely released, secret power flowed, and his entire body shifted ceaselessly between an ethereal state and a dominant, awe-inspiring presence.

His lightning-like hair danced and swayed, like platinum beams of light. Chu Feng’s entire body pulsed with a terrifying aura, intimidating this very heaven and earth.

He continuously absorbed the sensation; this super Human King physique was far superior to before, making him feel stronger than ever. Even fragments of the Dao resonated, fluttering around him.

At the same time, the Vajra Bangle on his wrist, forged from various source metals, subtly trembled, resonating with him, as if it were a vessel for the Great Dao itself.

“What a strange feeling, as if I could punch through the heavens!”

Chu Feng murmured to himself, knowing it was, of course, an illusion. That place, the heavens, was peculiar, and he couldn’t possibly punch through it in his current state. This was merely a new, reality-transcending experience brought on by immense power.

Terrifying beams of light burst forth, and the Seven Treasures Art sealed off the universe. In this special stone furnace, he held nothing back, unleashing his wondrous techniques without reservation. It was truly world-shattering!

A celestial map formed, rotating around him. Order descended, like the Milky Way stretching down from the nine heavens. He became the sole center of the field, standing in an inherently invincible position.

Chu Feng continued to assimilate, his gaze as bright as lightning. He said, “Taiwu, I really want to kill you now!”

He had come from the Minor Underworld to the Yang Realm with a deep obsession: to kill Heavenly Venerate Taiwu. Taiwu was responsible for the deaths of many of his old friends, and even his parents had been killed by that person.

In the Minor Underworld, during the battle before the Great Abyss, the Black Ox, Yellow Ox, Ouyang Feng, Yaoyao, and others all died because of Taiwu, perished because of him. How could he forget?

Although some had reappeared alive in the Yang Realm, having crossed the suffering of reincarnation, what about the others? What about Yaoyao, forever sunken into the depths of the Great Abyss, never to be heard from again!

Moreover, what about the Little Yellow Ox? What about Ouyang Feng? Where were they now? They hadn't appeared for so many years. The Path of Reincarnation was too perilous; even ancestral figures couldn't guarantee successful rebirth.

His parents were nowhere to be found, and the thought of them made his heart tremble. And his son, the little Taoist priest, who had entered the Path of Reincarnation at such a young age, had also vanished without a trace.

His wife and son separated, his parents deceased, all his old friends perished—everything was Taiwu's doing. Chu Feng had come to the Yang Realm with the conviction to find those people, and even more so, to kill Taiwu!

He sought revenge for them!

“Now, I am powerful enough. With the body of an Eternal King, I think I can contend against a Heavenly Venerate, right? Taiwu, are you ‘doing well’? Don't die too soon!”

Chu Feng's voice was low and deep, but by the end, it was no longer smooth, but trembled.

With a rumble, as he clenched his fists, black fissures appeared in the space between his fingers. Terrifying energy poured forth, utterly dreadful. Beams of law erupted, causing the surrounding endless star sea to reflect them, and great stars fell one after another, terrifying anomalies emerging!

“Yaoyao, it's been so long, and I can't see you anymore. I truly hope you're still alive. It won't be too long, I'll go to the Great Abyss to find you... and bring you back!”

Chu Feng's voice trembled because that was a death he had witnessed with his own eyes. What could he change by going there? He only hoped to find her remains.

There were too many regrets. The woman hailed as the most talented under the starry sky had fallen into boundless darkness like that. Her face would be hard to see in the world again.

Chu Feng closed his eyes, comprehending the Dao, practicing wondrous techniques, and then activating the Breathing Technique of the Daoist Thief. Here, he underwent his final nirvana and perfection, preparing to emerge!

Outside, no one knew what was happening in the stone furnace. They didn't realize that Chu Feng had broken the myths within myths, far surpassing common sense to achieve the body of an Eternal King!

Currently, many still thought he was doomed, believing he had been killed by the five Great Divine Kings from the edge of the Yang Realm.

Jiang Luoshen furrowed her delicate brows, a feeling of "swallows returning to a familiar place" coming over her. She always felt that person was somewhat familiar, and worried for the one in the stone furnace.

The people of the Xuanhuang Human King Clan also sighed, shaking their heads and thinking no more, because even they believed no one could survive against the combined forces of five Great Divine Kings.

Within the Grand Supreme terrain, various clans discussed animatedly, all believing Zhou Zhengde's prospects were grim.

The jingling of bells sounded; someone was approaching the forbidden zone!

It was a white-furred camel, arriving leisurely, vanishing and reappearing with each step, covering several miles with every stride.

Seated on its back was an elder who appeared serene, but a closer sensing revealed he was integrated with heaven and earth, his entire being imbued with the aura of the Great Dao.

“Hmm, the time is nearly up. I wonder if any of my descendants have achieved a super transformation,” he murmured with a smile.

Not far away, a purple Suanni appeared silently, exceptionally majestic. An elder with a youthful face and white hair sat atop it, holding a staff, seamlessly merged with the Dao.

“Heh heh, where are my Yuan Clan disciples now? It's about time they came out,” he chuckled.

In fact, multiple figures appeared silently outside the forbidden zone, all capable of causing the resonance of heaven and earth's rules. They were all Heavenly Venerates!

Heavenly Venerates from various clans had arrived to welcome their disciples back.

“Fellow Daoist from the Yuan Clan, congratulations in advance. With your clan's bloodline power, you will naturally produce extremely formidable young powerhouses, each generation surpassing the last,” someone congratulated with a smile.

Soon after, people from the Mo family also arrived. As a Human King clan, they were naturally confident, assuming that with their clan members bringing the Purple Mansion Source Gold Human King Furnace inside, they would be safe and destined to undergo a super evolution. Furthermore, a great sage from a past life had also entered from the Mo family, so who could contend with them?

“The Human King lineage possesses unparalleled innate talent and noble bloodline. This time, it's highly likely one or two ‘Kings among Human Kings’ will emerge, right?” a Heavenly Venerate from another clan congratulated.

“Hmm, Daoist brother, you jest. How could a ‘King among Human Kings’ appear so easily? How many have there been throughout history?” the Mo family's Heavenly Venerate said humbly, but in truth, a fervor burned deep in his eyes. He earnestly hoped that such a peerless genius would indeed emerge from his clan, successfully achieving nirvana in the Grand Supreme Eight Trigrams Furnace.

However, they couldn't have imagined that the elite disciples, and even the quasi-Heavenly Venerates, of both the Yuan Clan and the Human King Mo Family had all been slain by Chu Feng!

When they finally witnessed who would emerge, their expressions were bound to be "spectacular."

Chu Feng emerged from seclusion, walking out of the stone furnace!

He walked along the uneven bottom. His body was enveloped in vital energy, and fierce flames surged. In the firelight, the lightning-like silver blood within him coursed, continuously impacting and purifying his entire being.

It was not until he was about to leave the stone furnace that his blood calmed, transitioning from its dazzling, lightning-like brilliance to a gentle state, once again becoming vibrant red and translucent.

In its normal state, the Human King Blood remained crimson. Only when activated, when he erupted, would it display its dazzling and terrifying brilliance, setting it apart from others.

His platinum hair returned to black. Chu Feng changed into a brand new battle suit and stepped out of the Grand Supreme Eight Trigrams Furnace!

“What, it's... Zhou Zhengde, he walked out alive!?”

The moment Chu Feng appeared, a clamor erupted outside the stone furnace. Everyone was astounded and utterly shocked. How was this possible? Five Great Divine Kings had entered, explicitly stating they would intervene to kill him and seize his fortune, yet he was the one who emerged?

What about those five Great Divine Kings?

“What happened to him? How did he successfully transform and emerge? Could it be that those five are trapped in the furnace, unable to escape for now?”

Outside the furnace, everyone was shaken.

As for outside the forbidden zone, some Heavenly Venerates, even through the terrifying field, had faint perceptions. “Hmm, it seems someone has emerged from seclusion. Heh heh, could it be one of our younger descendants?” they mused.

At this moment, Chu Feng ignored the crowd and directly opened his Fiery Golden Eyes, gazing into the deepest part of the Grand Supreme Forbidden Zone.

Because the Fire Essence clan had once promised that whoever mastered profound domain mysteries could cooperate with them and share the fortune at the deepest part of the forbidden zone.

At this moment, the golden symbols in Chu Feng's eyes were so dazzling, like two golden rivers of stars flying out, reaching directly to the front lines of the terrifying terrain.

After the nirvana in the stone furnace, Chu Feng's eyes now possessed great divine abilities, having cultivated super Fiery Golden Eyes, whose power was many times greater than before!

Even the mist and firelight within the forbidden zone could no longer completely obstruct his vision; he saw the truth!

“That is...”

Chu Feng was shaken. Who did he see?

He saw fragments of a broken bell, imperial blood, and the Three Lives Elixir mentioned by the big black dog. In addition, he saw a woman in flowing white robes—was it... the Empress?!

It was a moon-shaped stone gate, continuously emitting silver ripples outwards, like visible, special ultrasound waves. The world behind the gate was incredibly deep, as if connected to the Four Extremes Floating Earth, or to the heavens above, or even to the ancient underworld from before the true Era of Emperors' Demise. Furthermore, was the Empress also there?!

As for the legendary Grand Universe-level spirit herbs, they were naturally there too!

Chu Feng was stunned. Was this the place the Fire Essence clan from the Grand Supreme Forbidden Zone wanted to cooperate with him to go? To go behind that gate, to delve deep inside?!