“Heh…”
Chu Feng suddenly laughed. The laugh was full of contempt.
Chu Feng could bow and bend when needed. If he had to lower his head to this princess for a time and serve under her, he could do that.
But to kill Long Xiaoxiao just to save his own skin? That was something Chu Feng could never do, no matter what.
“It seems you are not willing?”
The princess read Chu Feng’s decision from his expression.
This displeased her greatly and made her deeply unwilling to accept it.
That was why she asked again, wanting to be certain.
“To kill a friend to preserve my own life? I cannot do that.”
Chu Feng said.
“He actually refused.”
“What a loyal and righteous junior.”
“A junior like this is rare in this era.”
“What a pity. He has offended the princess of the Nine Souls Sacred Clan, someone he cannot afford to provoke.”
Seeing Chu Feng reject the princess, many people felt regret for him.
No matter how heaven-defying his talent, the moment he offended the Nine Souls Sacred Clan, people believed he had already been sentenced to death.
Within the Nine Souls Galaxy, no power dared to offend the Nine Souls Sacred Clan.
“Zhao Yuzhuo, this person is yours to deal with.”
“But do not let him die too quickly, and certainly do not let him die too easily.”
The princess turned to Zhao Yuzhuo.
As her words fell, the pressure that had been pinning Zhao Yuzhuo down was withdrawn.
“Your Highness, allow me to deal with this ungrateful wretch.”
After standing up, Zhao Yuzhuo instantly shed his earlier dejection and sorrow.
In truth, he had long known what kind of person this princess was.
He was not unprepared for her to treat him this way.
His earlier grief had come from fear that Chu Feng might accept her offer. If that happened, not only would he be unable to take revenge, he might even end up at Chu Feng’s mercy.
But he had never expected Chu Feng to refuse.
This left him stunned, yet it was exactly what he wanted.
Zhao Yuzhuo walked up to Chu Feng and drew a weapon.
The weapon looked like a long sword, but it was no ordinary blade. Its edge was covered in jagged, saw-like teeth.
The white-haired elder standing beside the princess also understood what Chu Feng was about to endure.
Thus, Chu Feng, who had been forced flat against the ground by the elder’s pressure, was now controlled to float upright before Zhao Yuzhuo.
Under these circumstances, Zhao Yuzhuo grew even more smug.
“I warned you not to oppose me.”
The moment the words left his mouth, there was a squelch. Zhao Yuzhuo’s weapon pierced straight into Chu Feng’s body.
When he pulled it out, it brought with it not only blood but chunks of flesh and bone.
This was no ordinary weapon. It was designed specifically for torture.
The pain was not merely physical. It tormented the soul as well.
Yet Chu Feng clenched his teeth. Let alone scream, he did not even let out a single groan.
“Zhao Yuzhuo, how are you so useless?”
“Do you not even know how to torture someone properly?”
“He has not made a single scream.”
The princess said with some displeasure.
Hearing this, Zhao Yuzhuo lost face and began stabbing Chu Feng even more viciously.
One thrust, two thrusts, three thrusts.
Soon, Chu Feng was mutilated beyond recognition, covered in blood and barely human.
Under such torment, Chu Feng grew extremely weak. His consciousness began to fade.
Yet still he gritted his teeth. Not half a scream escaped him.
Though Chu Feng’s state was utterly tragic, Zhao Yuzhuo could not feel happy.
Instead, cold sweat poured down his face because he could sense the princess’s growing displeasure beside him.
“Useless thing. Get out of the way.”
Finally, the very thing he feared most happened.
The princess raised her foot and kicked Zhao Yuzhuo squarely in the chest.
Zhao Yuzhuo did not even dare to fart. He obediently stepped aside.
“You really are quite the man.”
“You can endure this much.”
“But I wonder whether you can endure this.”
As the princess spoke, she took out a jade vial from her Cosmos Sack.
The vial was only as thick as three fingers and as long as one.
When she opened it, black gas poured out first. Then a blood-red insect nearly a metre long crawled out from within.
The insect’s body was definitely longer than one metre, for part of it still remained inside the vial.
The moment people saw the insect, chills ran down their spines.
It was entirely blood-red, as though its skin had been flayed away, leaving only raw flesh.
It had no eyes and no mouth, yet its whole body was covered in sharp fangs.
Over a hundred fangs lined its one-metre length. The sight was utterly revolting.
“This insect is a poisonous creature from the Ancient Era. Every fang contains venom.”
“The venom from a single fang is enough to make a person wish for death. If it burrows into the body, no one can endure it.”
“However, I will give you one final chance.”
“If you are willing to kill that stinking girl, not only will I spare you, from this day forward I will also guarantee your safety.”
The princess said to Chu Feng.
She was still unwilling to give up. She still hoped Chu Feng would submit to her.
“Heh…”
Yet even though his consciousness was already blurred, upon hearing these words Chu Feng let out another cold laugh.
That laugh, like the one before, was filled with utter contempt.
Hearing it, the corners of the princess’s mouth twitched.
She had never met someone who would rather die than obey her will.
“Very well. You have guts. You did not cherish the chance I gave you, so now you have no chance left.”
“I will make you wish you could neither live nor die!!!”
With those words, the princess formed a hand seal. Runes flashed across the jade vial in her hand.
Screee!
Immediately, the poisonous insect let out a blood-curdling screech and prepared to burrow into Chu Feng’s body.
At that moment, many people closed their eyes, unable to bear watching any longer.
They could not bear to see such a genius subjected to such cruel torture when he had done nothing wrong and did not deserve this treatment.
Yet no one could stop it. Those who believed Chu Feng was innocent could only choose to look away.
As for the Long Clan Chief, the Yu Heavenly Clan Chief, and others, although they desperately wanted to save Chu Feng, they did not dare act.
They did not dare offend the Nine Souls Sacred Clan.
“Stop!!!”
But at that very moment, an aged voice rang out from the horizon.
Everyone turned to look. An enormous war chariot emerged from the distant sky.
The moment they saw the chariot, not only the onlookers but even the princess and all the other members of the Nine Souls Sacred Clan present grew tense.
The chariot was immense. It held not only palaces but entire mountains and rivers.
It was less a chariot and more a moving city.
Pulling this chariot were tens of thousands of enormous horses, each over a hundred metres tall and bearing massive wings.
Every horse was pure white as jade, radiating sacred light under the sun.
Tens of thousands of such divine horses galloped through the air. The void trembled violently, and the earth below began to crack.
This display was far more majestic than the princess’s warship.
Most importantly, the same Nine Souls Sacred Clan banners flew upon this chariot.
Everyone knew that an even more powerful figure had arrived.
Yet at that moment, the previously domineering princess not only withdrew the poisonous insect but hurriedly dropped to one knee in mid-air, performing a great salute towards the approaching chariot.
Not only her, every person she had brought, including the immensely powerful white-haired elder, knelt in the void and paid their respects to the chariot.
This scene shocked everyone even more.
People had already guessed that the person on the chariot possessed an even higher status.
Yet they had never imagined it would also be a princess.
Most crucially, they could see fear and unease in the eyes of the princess who had just been tormenting Chu Feng.
For this domineering princess to be so afraid, the arriving princess had to be truly extraordinary.
And at that instant, the war chariot suddenly halted. Then a graceful female figure floated out from within.
