A Cunning Pervert in the Cultivation World Chapter 550: The Second Calamity (2)
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[We meet again, kid.]
Li Feng’s pupils contracted sharply at the words.
But in the next moment—
The gigantic monster silently disappeared.
There was no warning fluctuation, no visible movement through space.
One instant it was towering above the ruined capital, and the next it was gone.
Li Feng’s instincts screamed.
He spun around at once—
But it was already too late.
The colossal flame-wreathed beast had reappeared directly behind him.
A massive claw, wreathed in concentrated crimson fire, came smashing down with overwhelming force.
Li Feng reacted instantly as he raised his arm and blocked.
The strike landed with catastrophic power.
Even with his seven hundred ignited stars reinforcing him, the sheer force behind the claw sent Li Feng’s figure flying like a cannonball.
He tore through the air in a violent arc, crashing through multiple ruined buildings in succession.
Stone and flames exploded outward along his path as a long trail of devastation was carved through the already ruined capital.
High above the destruction, the False Crown remained where it stood, its massive form towering over the burning city.
The twisted, fang-filled grin on its bestial maw widened slightly as it watched the silver-clad figure being blasted away.
[And you seem to have gotten stronger too... How interesting.]
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From within one of the collapsed structures, a figure suddenly burst upward.
Li Feng shot out from the wreckage and flew into the smoke-filled sky, his white envoy robes torn and stained.
Fresh blood flowed from the corner of his mouth as he steadied his flight.
The silvery light around his body flickered unsteadily for a brief moment before stabilizing again.
His expression was dark.
’Dammit... This power...’
He wiped the blood from his lips with the back of his hand, eyes locked on the colossal flame-wreathed beast in the distance.
’This thing is probably as strong as a Peak Nascent Soul.’
The judgment came quickly, formed from the brief but clear sensation of that single exchange.
His previous experience within the Rule of the Stars state had given him a far sharper understanding of higher-level power.
Because of that, he could roughly gauge the creature’s strength... and he knew full well that the gap between each stage within the Nascent Soul realm was extremely vast.
Even so, one detail still unsettled him.
’That speed just now...’
’It almost looked like—’
Li Feng’s eyes suddenly widened.
The colossal flame-wreathed beast had disappeared again.
There was no build-up, no spatial fluctuation he could catch in time.
One moment it was standing amidst the ruins, and the next it was gone.
"Teleport!?"
The realization struck him instantly.
In the next second, a crushing sense of danger exploded from above.
Li Feng snapped his head upward—
Only to see the False Crown already looming over him, its massive body blotting out part of the sky as one of its blazing tails came swinging down like a divine whip of pure destruction.
The tail smashed into him with overwhelming force.
Li Feng’s figure was sent plummeting downward like a broken meteor, tearing through smoke and debris as he hurtled toward the ruined earth below.
"Ugh..!"
The impact alone made his vision blur for an instant.
Blood sprayed from his mouth as the sheer power behind the strike rattled his entire body.
But before he could even hit the ground—
Another blazing tail shot out from the side and wrapped tightly around his body mid-fall.
The tail constricted with crushing strength and, in one swift motion, yanked him back upward as if he weighed nothing.
Li Feng’s body was violently pulled through the air.
The False Crown’s bestial maw stretched into another wide grin as it lifted him up to its eye level.
Without giving him even a moment to recover, one of its massive claws, wreathed in concentrated crimson fire came swinging in from the side, aiming to strike him head-on once more.
The claw connected.
A violent crimson ripple exploded across the sky at the point of impact, distorting the air in expanding rings of pure force.
Li Feng’s figure was launched downward like a concentrated beam of energy, his body wrapped in the residual power of the strike as he tore through the atmosphere at terrifying speed.
In the next instant—
He smashed into the earth.
The ground erupted in a catastrophic explosion.
A massive crater blasted open at the center of the ruined capital, sending shockwaves of dirt, flame, and shattered stone surging outward in all directions.
High above the destruction, the False Crown gazed down at the massive crater with a sharp and pleased smile.
The three crimson orbs on its dark crown pulsed slowly as it lifted one of its massive claws and turned it over, examining the residual flames still clinging to it.
The power that had just been unleashed still lingered faintly around its limb, flickering with the distinct authority of the vessel it currently occupied.
[So this is one of the powers of the Crimson Phoenix...]
A low, amused rumble echoed within its voice.
[Quite interesting, I would say...]
In the next moment, the colossal body of the False Crown silently reappeared on the ground.
There was no grand fluctuation, no dramatic descent... one instant it was still high above, and the next its massive form was already standing amidst the ruined capital once more.
The nine blazing tails swayed slowly behind it as a look of pure playfulness spread across its bestial face.
...It was the expression of a cat toying with a mouse.
And yet, beneath that amusement, its interest in Li Feng only continued to deepen.
[A foundation cultivator... yet he possesses a Divine Body Stage?]
A low, laughing rumble rolled from its throat.
[Hahaha... it seems I have found a true treasure.]
Just as the False Crown prepared to toy with Li Feng once more—
Something suddenly fell from the empty sky.
One after another, thick black pillars engraved with strange, glowing runes descended with pinpoint accuracy.
Just as the False Crown tried to dodge—
[...!]
It suddenly found itself unable to move.
A furious growl rumbled from its throat.
[...How dare a mere vessel try to order me!]
But that single moment of distraction was enough.
Each pillar struck with heavy, sealing force... precisely targeting all nine of the False Crown’s blazing tails.
In the next instant, the surface of those black pillars twisted.
Strange, grotesque faces began to emerge from the engraved runes, their hollow eyes and distorted mouths slowly taking shape as if something living had been sealed within the pillars themselves.
The moment the faces fully formed, they opened their mouths in unison and began chanting in a low, eerie cadence.
Then an oppressive sealing force immediately surged through the nine tails.
The False Crown’s eyes narrowed sharply.
The playful air from a moment ago vanished without a trace.
Its bestial maw pulled back, revealing rows of razor-sharp fangs as pure fury once again flooded its expression.
[Peng Jianwei!!]
The deep, wrathful voice exploded across the ruined capital.
[You...!]