“Hand over your Summoning Heart Jades.”
After retreating, Gongsun Yuntian shouted loudly at his other brothers.
His tone was not one of discussion, but a direct command.
Puff puff puff puff.
The moment his words fell, several muffled sounds rang out. The remaining geniuses of the Gongsun family simultaneously thrust their palms through their own chests.
Those muffled sounds were the spurting of fresh blood from their chests.
To an outsider, it might have looked like they were committing suicide.
Yet unexpectedly, in the next moment, they pulled their hands back out from their chests.
At this point, Chu Feng and the other two could clearly see that in the blood-drenched palms of those Gongsun family geniuses, each held a special jade stone.
The jade stones were only the size of pearls, but their shape was distinctive: that of a heart. Most importantly, though clearly made of jade, they actually pulsated, just like real hearts.
Moreover, within these jade stones surged two kinds of power.
One was the inherent power of the jade stones themselves, very mysterious and not to be underestimated.
The other was the power of the formations from the Thousand Transformations Illusionary Palace.
At present, these two powers had fused into one.
“No wonder you were able to gain the formation power within this Thousand Transformations Illusionary Palace.”
“So the Summoning Heart Jades really were in your hands.”
“The Gongsun family, you lot are truly despicable.”
Seeing those special jade stones, Xia Yan burst out cursing.
“It doesn’t matter if you know. You’re not leaving here alive anyway.”
Gongsun Yuntian remained unconcerned. Instead, he collected the other Summoning Heart Jades into his hand, then gripped those jade stones tightly. With a puff, he plunged his hand into his own heart.
“Chu Feng, stop him. Don’t let him fuse all the Summoning Heart Jades.”
Seeing this, both Xia Yan and Xiao Yu showed panic on their faces and urgently warned Chu Feng almost in unison.
They clearly knew something about these so-called Summoning Heart Jades.
“It’s fine. Let him fuse them.”
Unexpectedly, Chu Feng was in no hurry.
“No, you don’t understand how powerful these Summoning Heart Jades are. Stop him quickly.”
Xia Yan shouted again, jumping up in anxiety.
Yet Chu Feng remained calm, even wearing a faint smile on his face. “It’s alright. I have my own way to deal with it.”
“Why don’t you two tell me about these Summoning Heart Jades instead?”
“To be honest, I’m rather curious about such a special treasure.”
Chu Feng asked Xia Yan and Xiao Yu.
Chu Feng could now confirm that the source of Gongsun Yuntian’s immense power was precisely these so-called Summoning Heart Jades.
Xia Yan and Xiao Yu were extremely anxious, but only Chu Feng could stop Gongsun Yuntian. Seeing him remain unmoved, they had no choice but to explain the origins of the Summoning Heart Jades to him.
“The Summoning Heart Jades are said to be a supreme treasure-grade source stone from ancient times.”
“As long as one can fuse with it, no matter what ancient site one enters, one can obtain a portion of the formation power within that site, thereby enhancing the user’s strength.”
“The larger the volume of the fused Summoning Heart Jade, the greater the power obtained.”
“Though it is a single-use item, the Summoning Heart Jade can be considered the most useful treasure for exploring ancient sites.”
“However, such a valuable item is not only extremely expensive but also exceedingly rare. In the entire Nine Souls Heavenly River, they are scarce to the point of near extinction.”
“But several decades ago, an ancient site containing a large number of Summoning Heart Jades was discovered in the Nine Souls Heavenly River.”
“Unfortunately, that site was incredibly formidable. Even entering it was difficult, let alone obtaining the Summoning Heart Jades inside.”
“In order to acquire the Summoning Heart Jades, the Nine Souls Sacred Clan personally intervened, unprecedentedly uniting the Zhuge family, the Gongsun family, and several other powerful World Spiritist forces in the Nine Souls Heavenly River to jointly open that site.”
“It is said that even many long-reclusive World Spiritist grandmasters participated at the time.”
“Yet the formations within that site were truly formidable. It required the combined efforts of everyone, working together to set up formations, just to barely suppress the site’s formations.”
“Because activating the formations consumed massive manpower, no one could leave their post. In the end, only members of the Gongsun family could go in to retrieve the Summoning Heart Jades.”
“But when the Gongsun family members emerged, they did not produce the eagerly awaited Summoning Heart Jades. Instead, they told everyone that the Summoning Heart Jades simply did not exist.”
“To prove their innocence, the Gongsun family even allowed the Zhuge family and the other forces to search their persons.”
“The Summoning Heart Jades are of extraordinary importance to World Spiritists, especially since this operation had been initiated by the Nine Souls Sacred Clan.”
“Thus, the Zhuge family and the other forces did not hold back when searching the Gongsun family.”
“Yet the result was that nothing was found.”
“Although the other forces still suspected that the Gongsun family had secretly kept the Summoning Heart Jades, without evidence, they could only let the matter drop.”
“But because of this incident, they gradually distanced themselves from the Gongsun family. Afterwards, almost no one was willing to cooperate with them again.”
“But now it seems that, as expected, the Gongsun family did indeed swallow those Summoning Heart Jades for themselves.”
Xia Yan explained to Chu Feng.
“The Gongsun family really are despicable.”
Having learned the full story, Chu Feng looked at Gongsun Yuntian with utter contempt.
“Heh…”
“So what if we are?”
“No man is strong without a touch of ruthlessness. Without some cunning, how could my Gongsun family stand firm in the Nine Souls Heavenly River?”
“Not to mention my Gongsun family, even that Lord Black Evil, has he committed few evil deeds? Yet as long as his strength remains, who dares reproach him to his face?”
Gongsun Yuntian remained unfazed, his face instead full of pride.
“Everyone has their own way of surviving.”
“If you take pride in despicable methods, then I can only say you are unfit to be called human. You’re even worse than beasts.”
Chu Feng said.
“Hahaha…”
“You look down on me? Do you have the strength for that?”
Suddenly, overwhelming flames of aura erupted from Gongsun Yuntian’s body.
It was spirit power fused with the power of the Thousand Transformations Illusionary Palace, but far more ferocious than before.
This was the effect of fusing more Summoning Heart Jades.
“Hmph.”
However, Chu Feng merely gave a light snort. Then he formed hand seals.
Boom.
The spirit power within Chu Feng’s body also erupted like a surging volcano, continuously pouring out from him.
Once released, the spirit power transformed into thousands upon thousands of troops and horses, circling above Chu Feng’s head.
It was a special spirit formation.
Under the enhancement of this spirit formation, Chu Feng’s power was greatly amplified.
“So that’s why you didn’t stop me. You were secretly setting up a formation while I fused the Summoning Heart Jades.”
“I’d like to see if your formation can overcome me.”
Although he had seen through Chu Feng’s tactic, Gongsun Yuntian showed no fear. With an angry shout, his surging spirit power charged towards Chu Feng.
At the same time, the roars of thousands upon thousands of troops and horses shook heaven and earth.
Chu Feng’s formation counterattacked in kind.
Boom rumble.
Their clash unfolded once more, only this time it was far more ferocious than before.
The ripples alone forced the other Gongsun family geniuses standing behind Gongsun Yuntian to retreat repeatedly.
On Chu Feng’s side, even though he had already set up a spirit barrier to protect Xia Yan and Xiao Yu,
under the impact of those ripples, cracks spread like spiderwebs across the barrier. If it continued, the barrier could collapse at any moment.
“These two fellows are terrifying.”
Witnessing such a battle, not to mention the Gongsun family geniuses, even Xia Yan could not help but exclaim in awe.
Though Xiao Yu said nothing, the astonishment in her eyes revealed that she too was deeply shocked.
Crash.
Suddenly, the sound of shattering glass rang out. The spirit barrier protecting Xia Yan and Xiao Yu crumbled.
This sight terrified the two women.
The ripples were bearing down directly on them, and they had no way to dodge.
Yet in this critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them and scooped them both into his arms.
It was Chu Feng.
Holding the two of them, Chu Feng formed a seal with one hand. A spirit gate emerged behind Xia Yan and Xiao Yu.
Chu Feng swiftly carried them through the spirit gate.
Once the three of them had entered, the spirit gate immediately vanished.
Almost the instant they escaped, Gongsun Yuntian also stopped his attack at once. With a sweep of his sleeve, he completely dispersed the ripples in the area.
“Damn it.”
Yet upon seeing the now empty cave, Gongsun Yuntian’s expression turned exceptionally dark.
“Yuntian, where are those three? Are they dead?”
At the same time, the other Gongsun family geniuses hurried over.
“They escaped.”
Gongsun Yuntian said.
“Escaped? How could they escape?”
The Gongsun family geniuses asked in confusion.
“How should I know?”
“You ask me, but who do I ask?”
“Useless fools who only know how to watch the show. What use are you?”
Unexpectedly, this question was like poking a hornet’s nest, earning them Gongsun Yuntian’s furious scolding.
Having exhausted every means only for Chu Feng to escape, Gongsun Yuntian was already extremely frustrated. Now he vented all his anger on his family brothers.
Knowing Gongsun Yuntian’s temper, the geniuses dared not talk back.
“Yuntian, when it comes down to it, you’re still the strongest.”
“Otherwise, that fellow called Chu Feng wouldn’t have needed to flee.”
“Yes, yes. Our Yuntian is the strongest. That Chu Feng is nothing at all. Even if he escapes today, he can’t escape forever.”
“The next time they meet, Yuntian will surely take their heads.”
The Gongsun family geniuses seemed to want to cheer him up, praising him while insulting Chu Feng.
Yet Gongsun Yuntian’s expression remained grim, as if he could not hear their words at all.
Puff.
Suddenly, Gongsun Yuntian opened his mouth wide, and mouthful after mouthful of bright red blood sprayed out continuously.
After vomiting, his body swayed, and he slumped directly into his own pool of blood.
“Chu Feng, if I do not kill you, I swear I am not human.”
Gongsun Yuntian gnashed his teeth, his face twisted ferociously in a terrifying manner, yet his voice was exceptionally weak.
Seeing this, the Gongsun family geniuses dared not speak a word.
Though they knew that overusing the Summoning Heart Jades would place a burden on the body,
that burden was not the symptoms Gongsun Yuntian was showing now.
His current condition was that of being injured.
No wonder he was so furious.
Because this injury had undoubtedly been inflicted during the earlier clash.
It was Chu Feng who had wounded him.
