The Strongest Dandy in the City Chapter 2379 - 2368: Defeat

The founder of the Zhou clan, Zhou Wufeng, was the one who originally acquired the Corpse Demon Art.

When he obtained this potent cultivation technique, he actually received two separate manuals for it.

The complete Corpse Demon Art was comprised of a main cultivation technique and a secondary one.

These two techniques were almost identical, with the main version being more comprehensive than its counterpart.

Upon acquiring the Corpse Demon Art, Zhou Wufeng passed down the secondary cultivation technique to the rest of the Zhou clan for their practice. He, however, kept the main cultivation technique for himself. None of the other Zhou members, not even the late ancestor Zhou Niantian, were aware of the existence of the main cultivation technique.

A unique attribute of the main cultivation technique was its ability to allow the user to refine and absorb those who practiced the secondary version.

However, under normal circumstances, practitioners of the main technique would refrain from such actions. While it could forcibly enhance their strength, it would also accelerate the decay of their own bodies.

For those resurrected via the Corpse Demon Art, bodily decay was an irreversible process. Thus, if a practitioner of the main technique excessively absorbed those cultivating the secondary version, they risked their entire body rotting away and leading to their demise.

Zhou Wufeng, having forcibly elevated his power to the Early Divine Venerate Realm, still harbored some affection for the Zhou clan, considering them his creation. Now, with nearly all of them annihilated, his clan was utterly destroyed.

Individuals resurrected through the Corpse Demon Art were incapable of reproduction.

Pus incessantly dripped from Zhou Wufeng's decaying face as his chilling gaze fixated upon the Old Ghost.

The Old Ghost evinced no fear of Zhou Wufeng, as he himself was an expert at the Initial Stage Divine Venerable Realm. A surge of black mist erupted, and the Old Ghost's form rapidly closed in on Zhou Wufeng.

Zhou Wufeng remained remarkably composed in the face of the Old Ghost's advance. Corpse Qi erupted powerfully from his being.

"Corpse Qi Rampage!"

The torrent of Corpse Qi emanating from his body surged like an immense tidal wave, crashing repeatedly against the Old Ghost.

The Old Ghost's forward momentum abruptly ceased. A flicker of anger crossed his features as he was propelled back three steps by the overwhelming Corpse Qi.

Cheng Yuanmu, Cheng Yiyao, and the old Steward, despite not being the direct targets, reacted intensely to the presence of the Corpse Qi. Cheng Yuanmu and the old Steward turned deathly pale, while Cheng Yiyao doubled over, vomiting on the spot.

A subtle solemnity crossed Ye Chenfeng's eyes. He had initially believed that even with Zhou Wufeng's forceful breakthrough to the Early Divine Venerate Realm, he would still be no match for the Old Ghost, who had achieved that cultivation level long ago. However, the outcome far surpassed Ye Chenfeng's expectations.

The Old Ghost had been directly repelled by the impact of Zhou Wufeng's surging Corpse Qi.

As the Old Ghost retreated, Zhou Wufeng initiated another assault. He did not advance directly on his opponent. Instead, his two visibly rotted arms, covered in verdant pustules, began to flail. The Corpse Qi surrounding him intensified, and his Spiritual Energy ascended rapidly.

"Corpses Strewn Everywhere!"

Zhou Wufeng’s decaying palm struck forward directly at the Old Ghost.

"Boom!"

Numerous spectral forms resembling withered corpses materialized in the air.

Some of the green pustules on Zhou Wufeng's body ruptured, spewing a greenish liquid that poured directly onto these spectral corpse apparitions.

Subsequently, all the withered corpse shadows transformed to a ghastly green and charged furiously towards the Old Ghost.

The entirety of the True Dragon Hall began to crumble at an alarming rate. Zhou Wufeng's "Corpses Strewn Everywhere" technique was formidably powerful, but the Old Ghost proved to be a formidable opponent as well. Yin Qi and death qi erupted from his body.

He thrust both palms forward.

"Ghost Shield!"

Instantly, an exceedingly dense black mist formed before him, coalescing into a shield of dark vapor.

With a resounding "bang!"

The spectral green withered corpses collided forcefully with the Ghost Shield.

The Ghost Shield disintegrated.

The withered corpse apparitions also vanished entirely.

Although this confrontation seemed balanced on the surface, a few droplets of the verdant liquid from the withered corpse shadows had managed to splatter onto Old Ghost’s person.

Just as Old Ghost prepared to unleash his next assault—

An immediate stiffness seized his body. It was only then that he realized the green liquid must have been the culprit. His aura surged erratically, yet his body grew increasingly immobile, until at last, he found himself utterly paralyzed.

This potent green fluid originated from the pustules that had ruptured on Zhou Wufeng’s form.

This particular green liquid harbored a potent, deadly poison, a venom against which even a ghost creature could find no defense.

Observing Old Ghost’s inability to move, a smirk graced Zhou Wufeng’s lips, the pus on his decaying visage flowing more rapidly. “Waste not your effort,” he rasped. “For the next two hours, your freedom of movement will be completely denied.”

A savage contortion twisted Old Ghost’s features.

He had never anticipated that on his maiden excursion from the Coffin of Death to render aid to Ye Chenfeng, he would encounter such a predicament. The humiliation was profound. More critically, he could not tolerate any harm befalling Ye Chenfeng—for Ye Chenfeng was the cherished disciple of his benefactors, Wu Fengxian and Jiang Yuntian.

Cheng Yuanmu, Cheng Yiyao, and the elderly Steward had been intently observing the unfolding battle. Ever since their arrival at the Zhous' domain, it had been a relentless series of setbacks; just when they thought the conflict was nearing its conclusion, Ye Chenfeng would reveal something utterly unexpected.

Yet now, even the ghost creature assisting Ye Chenfeng, a being of the Early Divine Venerate Realm, had been incapacitated. Ye Chenfeng must surely have depleted all his remaining trump cards, mustn't he? To have persevered to this extent, in their estimation, Ye Chenfeng had already accomplished one miracle after another. This in itself was a remarkable feat.

Ye Chenfeng, seeing that even Old Ghost had been overcome.

His brow furrowed with increasing intensity. In his present state, even if he were at his former pinnacle, confronting an Initial Stage Divine Venerate Realm expert would have been a challenge, let alone now, when his combat prowess was at its nadir.

At this juncture—

The most prudent course of action was to swiftly escort Cheng Yuanmu and the others into the pocket dimension contained within the Chaos Ring.

Ye Chenfeng had just begun to initiate his move—

Only to witness Zhou Wufeng abruptly thrust out his arm. A torrent of corpse qi and raw aura erupted from his limb, striking Ye Chenfeng’s chest with violent force.

Ye Chenfeng’s body was propelled backward through the air.

Half of the True Dragon Hall had already succumbed to ruin. Ye Chenfeng’s form crashed heavily against a supporting pillar.

With an audible “crack!”

The pillar shattered.

Ye Chenfeng expelled a mouthful of blood. At this moment, he was utterly outmatched by an Initial Stage Divine Venerate Realm expert, and Zhou Wufeng’s peculiar abilities only added to the insurmountable difficulty.

Gazing at the blood-spewing Ye Chenfeng, Zhou Wufeng rasped, “Insolent brat, from the very start, had you not interfered in the Zhous’ affairs, my clan would never have reached this dire state. Now, what further tricks do you possess? What hidden cards remain? Come, reveal them all to this Venerable.”

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