Chapter 373: Killing a True God

Ye Feng stared intently at the Celestial Sword Master, afraid of missing even the slightest detail of what was happening. It was clear that the Celestial Sword Master was preparing to use another move.
Although his eyes were closed, he precisely controlled the five long swords to block the attacks from the five people.
The true god-level warrior also realized the danger. His two attempts to attack were blocked by the long swords.
“Hmph! If you could use that move, things would be even worse!” he roared and charged at the Celestial Sword Master once again.
Another long sword blocked his attack, but the true god-level warrior forcefully grabbed it, his palm covered in blood. With his other hand, he swung a massive palm at the Celestial Sword Master, shouting, “Die!”
A hundred-meter-tall palm blast erupted from his palm—clearly the result of long-term buildup, aimed at killing his opponent in one strike.
Ye Feng frowned slightly. With the Celestial Sword Master’s defense broken, a successful hit would surely be fatal.
As he hesitated whether to intervene, two swords suddenly appeared out of thin air and shot toward the true god-level warrior’s dantian—those were the two swords he had taken back earlier.
“What a clever tactic—luring the enemy away to save someone else!” Ye Feng was pleased. It was a brilliant move; if the opponent persisted in attacking, he would risk having his dantian destroyed.
“Hmph!” The true god-level warrior snorted coldly, twisting his body slightly. His palm blast paused briefly before continuing toward the Celestial Sword Master.
The two long swords pierced into his right waist, but he held them in place with his muscles, preventing them from moving.
“Damn it! This guy is using such a mutually destructive strategy.” It was already too late for Ye Feng to intervene.
The powerful palm blast was almost upon him.
In a flash, the Celestial Sword Master’s arms finally moved. He crossed the two swords together and swung them forcefully, creating a “Strangling Storm”!
A blue energy burst from the swords, instantly forming a huge hurricane in front of him. The tail end of the hurricane connected to the swords, while the other end grew larger and larger, resembling a massive horizontal vortex. In just moments, it shattered the palm blast and continued toward the true god-level warrior and the other four.
Ye Feng could feel the intensity of that energy; even his own body was affected, forcing him to take a step back.
It was easy to imagine how powerful the pull must have been for the true god and the others facing the storm.

After letting out a few frustrated roars, that True God-level powerhouse was swallowed up by the storm. As for the other half-god level warriors, they didn’t even have a chance to resist before being drawn in as well. The storm lasted only a few breaths before gradually dissipating. A few storage rings and weapons and armor fell from the sky, but not a single person was in sight. After the onslaught of violent energy, Ye Feng felt as if the entire world had become much quieter. At the same time, he was shocked by the power of Heavenly Sword Venerable’s move. Just then, Heavenly Sword Venerable spat out a mouthful of blood, caused by overusing his energy. Ye Feng was momentarily stunned. “I must take him away quickly…” Just as he was about to take action, a strong sense of danger came from behind him. He quickly moved aside and glanced back. “You’re quite fast!” A figure slowly appeared where Ye Feng had stood. “Are you from the demon race?” Ye Feng clearly remembered that this person was a god-level warrior from the demon faction before, but the aura he exuded now was that of a True God. “We’ve been waiting here for quite some time!” The man wore a sinister smile. “We?” Ye Feng frowned. If there was only one person, he could handle it, but two would be troublesome. Moreover, demons usually had greater strength than their cultivation level, making them extremely difficult opponents. “That’s right. Do you really think I’d act alone in such chaos?” The man’s smile seemed rather repulsive to Ye Feng. “Poison Viper, how much longer will you hide? Hurry up and finish off that half-dead guy, then we can work together to deal with this one,” the man in front of Ye Feng shouted in the direction of Heavenly Sword Venerable. “Wait, let me collect all the loot first. This kid probably doesn’t have the strength to launch another attack like that. What a terrifying little guy!” A pale, thin young man slowly appeared in front of Heavenly Sword Venerable, sized him up, then started searching for loot, never stopping talking. “But it seems he’s completely exhausted—his spiritual energy is almost depleted. It will take tens of thousands of years for him to recover, and his consciousness is already blurred. He definitely won’t be able to use that move again.”

“Foolish coward! That human is only at the demi-god level, while you’re already in the later stage of a true god.” The guy in front of Ye Feng seemed utterly unconcerned that Ye Feng might run away. “Kill him quickly and then come help.”
“Fierce Crocodile, since you say so, then deal with Blade Edge yourself. If you weren’t afraid of death, you wouldn’t have dragged me into this mess.” These two true god-level warriors clearly knew how powerful Ye Feng was; otherwise, the man in front of Ye Feng wouldn’t have hesitated to act.
“If you touch him, I’ll kill you!” Ye Feng said coldly to the thin young man.
The young man was momentarily stunned, a fierce look flashing in his eyes as he opened his mouth toward Ye Feng. Two extremely sharp fangs slowly grew at a visible speed, then he bit down hard on the neck of Tianjian Zunzhe. He then looked at Ye Feng provocatively. “Do you know why I’m called Poison Viper? Because my venom can penetrate consciousness, turning the victim into my puppet. When you have no chance to resist later, you’ll become my puppet too.”
“How long will it take for him to become your puppet?” Ye Feng suddenly asked.
This sudden question stunned Poison Viper for a moment, after which he laughed. “It doesn’t hurt to tell you. The stronger one’s willpower, the longer they can resist, but the more pain they’ll suffer. Someone like him, though strong, has his willpower severely suppressed by his weakened body. He can hold out at most for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.”
“A stick of incense, huh?” Ye Feng took a deep breath. “It seems I’ll have to deal with you two within that time.”
“What arrogance.” Poison Viper flashed into action and stood alongside Fierce Crocodile. To him, Tianjian Zunzhe, who was already poisoned, was nothing but an easy target and could be ignored.
“Just in time!” As soon as Ye Feng spoke, the two found themselves inside a golden space.
“A domain?” They were momentarily stunned.
“Idiot! Just a demi-god, yet he dares to try to trap us with a domain? Doesn’t he know his domain can’t contain our energy at all?” Fierce Crocodile laughed loudly.
“Destroy it!” Fierce Crocodile gathered all his strength and punched into the void, then looked up at the sky triumphantly. After a while, his smile froze. “This… what’s going on?”

“How is that possible? He’s clearly only at the demi-god level—why can’t even I shake the strength of his domain at all?” The ferocious crocodile looked back in confusion. His companion, Viper, should have been standing there, but instead, he saw that Viper had disappeared, replaced by Ye Feng with a strange smile on his face.

“You… where’s Viper?” The ferocious crocodile felt a chill in his heart.

“Of course, he’s been killed…”

“Damn you! Even inside your domain, I can still kill you! I’ll show you the difference between the demi-god level and the true god level!” The ferocious crocodile’s head instantly transformed into a giant maw as it bit down at Ye Feng’s head.

Viper had only been momentarily distracted. By the time he turned back, the ferocious crocodile had disappeared, replaced by blades attacking him frantically. Without thinking further, he quickly defended himself and counterattacked.

Ye Feng watched the fierce battle from a distance, muttering to himself, “There’s only the time of a burning incense stick left. It seems I’ll have to speed things up for them, just like I did with those demi-gods earlier.”

Ye Feng, who had been enjoying the show, suddenly disappeared.

The two fighting each other suddenly saw a figure emerging from the thick mist not far away.

“Viper, where have you been? Help me kill Blade!” The ferocious crocodile called out to the familiar figure in the mist from afar.

“Ferocious Crocodile, come quickly and help me kill Blade!” Viper also spoke to the familiar figure that seemed to be wandering out of the mist.

“I’m coming!” Ye Feng smirked. Within his domain, he could make the others see whatever he wanted them to see.

He flashed into Viper’s side. Without Viper’s warning, colorful plant leaves instantly bloomed, causing him to fall to the ground in shock.

“Good job!” The ferocious crocodile walked over slowly.

“Let’s see what valuable things he has!” Ye Feng pointed at Viper’s corpse. “I’ll take care of my wounds first.”

“Oh.” The ferocious crocodile crouched down and rummaged through Blade’s corpse.

The colorful leaves bloomed again. The ferocious crocodile slowly turned around only to see Ye Feng’s face. “You… you…”

“It’s too late now that you’ve finally discovered the secret of my domain,” Ye Feng sneered.

He released black energy that flowed into the wounds of both men. In just a few minutes, they were completely consumed by the black energy. Ye Feng took their equipment and the two yellow divine cores before removing his domain.

Glancing at the dying Tianjian Zen Master, Ye Feng frowned slightly, not knowing what to do for a moment. Checking the time, it had only been five minutes since the Zen Master was poisoned, so he wasn’t in a hurry. He first searched the surroundings to see if the Poison Viper had left anything behind. Only after confirming that did he return to the Zen Master’s side and sit cross-legged. “Tianjian, what should I do?” Ye Feng said with a bitter smile. “You’re now poisoned, and after checking the Poison Viper’s ring, I didn’t find any antidote. If I want to save you, I might have to use the Repair Privilege. To be honest, I admire you greatly; I think your future achievements could rival mine. That’s why I really don’t want to use the Repair Privilege on you…” “But if I do nothing, you’ll die here…” Ye Feng placed his hand on the Zen Master’s forehead. “I’m sorry…” “Use the Ultimate Repair Privilege!”