King of Gods Chapter 1576 - The Greedy Thieving Cat

Southcloud City reigned as the most flourishing metropolis spanning tens of millions of li. Its enormous expanse featured structures of every conceivable style, embedded with innumerable pearls and gems that radiated brilliant splendor.

“Brother Feng, if you like anything, just tell your little brother!” Zhao Yun’s lively voice rang out from nearby.

Every one of these followers had achieved the Violet Qi Realm in the Three Qi Realm, while the most gifted among them, Zhao Hai, had advanced to the early Star Origin Realm. In contrast, they detected Zhao Feng lingering only at the Blue Qi Realm of the Three Qi Realm.

Despite this, the entire crew remained utterly devoted to Zhao Feng. Truly, he proved himself an outstanding leader.

Within Southcloud City, Zhao Feng’s reputation preceded him everywhere.

Shop owners turned ashen at the sight of Zhao Feng and his group. Though they had seldom dealt with him directly, tales of his notorious exploits were well-known. To strangers, these young masters appeared as spoiled wastrels, but what truly terrified them was the rumor that the city lord’s son enjoyed binding offenders and stripping them bare.

Zhao Feng shut his eyes. Inside his soul, the Dream Origin quivered without cease. This vibration stemmed from his Dream Mark.

From the moment he entered the Alakshana World, Zhao Feng had imprinted Dream Marks on the souls of Liu Qinxin, Zhao Yufei, and the little thieving cat.

“It seems to be in Southcloud City!” Zhao Feng’s heart surged with joy as he pressed onward.

The feedback from his Dream Origin allowed Zhao Feng to pinpoint the Dream Mark’s precise position.

Twisting and turning through the streets, the Dream Mark’s signal grew ever stronger.

When Zhao Feng strolled past a refined restaurant, he came to a halt.

At a window table, an azure-robed elder lacking one arm was feasting heartily. Opposite him sat a petite silver-black cat with eyes sparkling like precious jewels.

“Little thieving cat!” Zhao Feng instantly recognized it with a single look.

Meowmeow!

The little thieving cat bounded across the table, drawing occasional grins from the elder, who seemed entertained by its antics.

Does it already have a master? Zhao Feng wondered silently.

Yet this made no difference. Whatever he desired, he claimed.

Just as Zhao Feng prepared to step inside the restaurant, the cat leaped through the window and bolted away.

“Thieving cat!” Since the little thieving cat was dashing straight toward him, Zhao Feng lunged to intercept it.

Seeing Zhao Feng attempt to block the cat, the other youths swiftly closed in to encircle it.

Meooow!

The little thieving cat lifted its head, pawed the air, and mewed cutely. Its adorable, innocent facade disarmed the youths momentarily. Seizing the chance, it slipped through an opening and escaped.

But as the little thieving cat neared freedom from the ring, one figure blocked its path: Zhao Feng.

A smile played on Zhao Feng’s lips as he fixed his gaze on the little thieving cat.

Strangely, the little thieving cat sensed an odd familiarity—and dread—from this youth’s intense stare. Meowmeow!

The little thieving cat abruptly shook its head and frantically attempted to dart away.

In that instant, a surge of mighty energy burst from the restaurant. The one-armed elder shot out in a streak of azure. “Damn cat!” He glowered at the fleeing thief nearby.

Now Zhao Feng grasped that this man wasn’t the little thieving cat’s owner, and he understood the cat’s desperate haste to flee.

The Zhao Clan youths beside Zhao Feng all trembled. The elder radiated terrifying power; even restrained, it chilled their blood to the core.

In a flash, the elder reached the little thieving cat, enveloping it in invisible force that left it paralyzed.

“Damn thieving cat, you dared steal from this old man!? I’ll slice open your belly!”

The azure-robed elder’s visage turned icy and grim, his murderous aura alarming onlookers everywhere. Meowmeow!

The little thieving cat’s eyes bulged as it adopted a woeful, pleading look.

Yet the elder showed no mercy, his face unchanging.

Swish!

He drew a verdant jade sword, three feet and two inches in length, glinting with icy menace.

Sensing the elder’s lethal intent, the little thieving cat’s fur bristled. It realized it had provoked someone far beyond its league.

Meowmeow!

The little thieving cat shot a glare at Zhao Feng and wailed. Without his group’s meddling, it would have vanished effortlessly into the vastness of Southcloud City, eluding the elder forever.

“Good Sir, stop! This is my cat!” Zhao Feng abruptly proclaimed.

The little thieving cat paused, then flashed a look of profound gratitude.

Internally, Zhao Feng was dumbfounded. This cat’s expressions shifted with lightning speed, and reincarnation hadn’t dulled its greedy streak—instead, it had grown even more audacious.

“And what does it matter if it’s yours?” The elder sneered at Zhao Feng with contempt.

Merely a youngster. As the proverb went, young calves feared no tigers. This boy dared challenge him over a mere cat?

“Now this will be fun! The city lord’s son has taken a liking to this cat!”

“This azure-robed elder has a rather profound cultivation, and he doesn’t seem like an easy person to deal with. And I recognize this cat. It came here last year. Is it really the Second Young Master’s pet?”

Whispers rippled through the gathering crowd.

The elder’s aura and killing intent marked him as an undeniable powerhouse.

Yet Zhao Feng’s standing was equally formidable.

Overhearing the murmurs, the azure-robed elder learned of Zhao Feng’s identity. Under normal circumstances, he might concede. After all, Southcloud City’s Zhao Clan dominated the region, and Zhao Feng’s father, Zhao Tianlong, stood at the peak of Imperishable Realm.

A peak Imperishable Realm master equated to a Mystic Light Realm Sacred King in the Fan Universe.

Still, since the thieving cat had devoured his crucial treasure, surrender was impossible.

“It’s mine, so you’re not allowed to harm a hair on its head,” Zhao Feng stated coolly while stepping closer.

“Brother Feng!” Zhao Yun, Zhao Hai, and the rest exclaimed.

They instantly saw this elder as no trifling foe. Though Zhao Clan turf offered some protection, the cat plainly wasn’t Zhao Feng’s, leaving him scant leverage.

Surprise flickered in the elder’s eyes as he scrutinized Zhao Feng.

“This brat...” Suddenly, the elder found this lower-cultivation youth impenetrable.

Yet backing down like a coward was unthinkable, and releasing the cat was out of the question.

“I advise Young Master to not involve yourself in this affair. If you want a cat, this old man will give you several,” the azure-robed elder said icily.

Far from retreating, he dangled a bribe for Zhao Feng.

Simultaneously, he unleashed his energy to cow the boy. A heavy, piercing force emanated from him, pricking the crowd’s skin painfully and driving them back.

“This man is at least peak Star Origin Realm, and he’s also a Sword Dao expert!” a voice cried in shock.

Zhao Feng strode forward unfalteringly, his face serene.

Evidently, this minor pressure failed to daunt the city lord’s son. The elder’s gaze sharpened as he poured out even fiercer energy.

Divine Transformation initial level! Comparable to a Fan Universe Void God Realm King.

Zhao Feng stood unmoved, utterly unshaken.

Gritting his teeth, the elder escalated further.

Divine Transformation middle level!

Divine Transformation peak!

Complete Divine Transformation!

A mere step shy of Imperishable Realm!

Imperishable Realm attainment would elevate the elder to a local authority even the Zhao Clan couldn’t disdain.

Now, the full might of a complete Divine Transformation expert pulsed from the elder. Masterfully controlled, it menaced without slaying.

Boom!

Onlookers scrambled away. A Sword Dao complete Divine Transformation powerhouse inflicted soul-deep agony.

The nearby little thieving cat quaked, paralyzed by terror.

Yet Zhao Feng, nearer still, showed no effect whatsoever.

Is this kid clad in some top-tier defensive divine artifact? the azure-robed elder mused, extending his Spiritual Sense to probe Zhao Feng.

At that juncture, Zhao Feng uttered, “You want to scare me?”

The azure-robed elder gaped at Zhao Feng’s eyes. Moments later, his frame stiffened and his soul quivered.

An overwhelming aura emanated from Zhao Feng, akin to a sovereign overlooking all creation, an untouchable existence. Peering into those eyes blanked his mind. Upon refocusing, the elder felt dwarfed beneath the youth.

Unwittingly, the elder retracted his energy.

The crowd reeled in astonishment. The elder appeared cowed by Zhao Feng’s gaze, his oppressive force wholly dissipated.

Then, the elder’s eyes glinted. Gazing at the boy stirred an unfounded disquiet.

“Damn it! I don’t believe the Zhao Clan will start a problem with me over a single cat!” the elder snarled. Succumbing to a child’s intimidation was mortifying.

Before he could lash out, Zhao Feng murmured, “If you kill this cat, no one in Southcloud City will help you refine a Soul Origin Purging Pill.”

Barely audible, yet crystal clear to the elder’s keen senses.

His thoughts detonated.

How did he know I seek a pill refiner? And specifically a Soul Origin Purging Pill? The azure-robed elder swallowed his stunned queries.

“In addition, without the Soul Origin Purging Pill, your wounds will never completely heal, and your cultivation will stop at the Imperishable Realm,” Zhao Feng continued smoothly.

Shock blanked the azure-robed elder’s mind entirely. This youth had pierced his concealed true cultivation.

Indeed, the azure-robed elder held Imperishable Realm power, but a dire clash had plummeted it to Divine Transformation. Still, he could briefly unleash his former might.

Furthermore, fleeing foes, he had altered his looks, masked his aura, and sealed his strength to Star Origin Realm—explaining the cat’s successful theft of his ingredients.

“I was just joking with Young Master. I didn’t think that Young Master would possess such divine courage and be so resolved before danger. This old man must express his sincere admiration!”

The elder’s sword vanished, freeing the little thieving cat from its bonds.

The spectators gawked in disbelief at this sudden reversal.

The little thieving cat gaped. The elder’s prowess was overwhelmingly fearsome. Freed, it still dared not flee.

Thwish!

It dashed to Zhao Feng and promptly behaved like his loyal pet.

Trailing Zhao Feng, Zhao Yun, Zhao Hai, and the others stood dumbfounded, eyes bulging. Unaware of the details, they now revered Zhao Feng utterly.

“This one almost injured Young Master’s cat! Please, allow me to repent by treating you to a meal!” The azure-robed elder invited with a wave toward the restaurant.