Blood Cicada Jade Pendant

Every time Zhao Jun said a word, Zhou Feng struck harder.

In a short time, both of Zhao Jun's hands had been twisted out of shape, ensuring that nothing unexpected could happen.

At that moment, Zhou Feng also experienced the terror of Combat Instinct.

Zhao Jun had clearly tried to resist several times just now, and had done so with extreme subtlety.

He wore an arrogant, contemptuous expression.

Yet in secret, he had been exerting force, intending to throw Zhou Feng off him in one move.

Unfortunately, Zhou Feng keenly detected all of it.

He did not even need to think; his body moved directly according to instinct.

In an instant, he neutralized Zhao Jun's resistance.

The fact that both hands had been twisted off was also the consequence of Zhao Jun's resistance.

After doing all this, even Zhou Feng himself was somewhat surprised.

Could he say that his actions just now had all been subconscious?

No one knew what Zhou Feng was thinking, but the surrounding Strongmen, including Old Wan, were frightened by the brutal scene.

Without saying a word, he had twisted someone else's hands apart.

It sent a chill down their spines.

Zhou Feng's face had remained expressionless the entire time, because he wanted to keep others from knowing what he was thinking.

He had deliberately kept himself looking like he had facial paralysis.

After pretending for so long, it seemed he had truly become expressionless, with not the slightest emotion on his face.

That blank expression, paired with such savage behavior, truly made people feel a trace of fear.

"I ask. You answer!"

Seeing that Zhao Jun neither resisted nor spoke, Zhou Feng began his questioning.

"You didn't want to give me today's payment?"

Right from the start, Zhou Feng stated why he had done this.

"You! This is Young Master Zhao Wu's..."

Zhao Jun also understood why he had been attacked.

Even under such circumstances, Zhao Jun remained extremely arrogant.

That was because he was handling matters for Young Master Zhao Wu, who was an Inner Sect disciple.

Not long ago, he had successfully drawn qi and become an Elder Disciple.

Having become an Inner Sect disciple, he naturally wanted a share of the great cake that was the Outer Sect.

This was also an unspoken rule within the Three Gu Sect.

Compared to the Outer Sect, competition among Inner Sect disciples could be said to be even fiercer.

Because becoming an Inner Sect disciple meant that the Bloodthirsty Gu or Five Poisons Gu within one's body had undergone metamorphosis.

After metamorphosis, Gu insects could devour one another.

In other words, once you became an Inner Sect disciple, whether you wanted to or not—

You had simultaneously become both hunter and prey. If you wanted to survive, you had to constantly defeat opponents and constantly devour the Gu insects of your competitors.

Then you climbed step by step, eventually becoming a True Disciple.

Yet becoming a True Disciple was still not enough. If you wanted to truly escape the fate of being controlled by others—

You still needed to become an elder.

Once you became an elder, you could reside atop Gu Mountain and look down upon everything below.

Thus, the structure of the Three Gu Sect was entirely a pyramid.

The bottom layer continuously supplied nourishment, feeding the layer above without end.

The word "struggle" ran through the lives of every Three Gu Sect disciple.

The Inner Sect exploited the Outer Sect disciples, while True Disciples exploited the Inner Sect.

The elders exploited the True Disciples, and the sect master exploited the entire sect.

If the Three Gu Sect were compared to a massive ground for raising Gu, then the sect master was the ultimate Gu King!

Zhao Jun was one of the people Young Master Zhao Wu had sent to gather resources.

Clearly, as a newly promoted Inner Sect disciple—

Zhao Wu possessed far too few resources, to the point that he had directly sent people to the Outer Sect to openly rob them.

These supplies that were about to be taken away would likely be pocketed directly.

Then they would be forcibly apportioned to Zhou Feng, Old Wan, and the others.

"I ask. You answer!"

Seeing Zhao Jun refuse to answer the question directly, Zhou Feng threw a punch.

His hard fist struck Zhao Jun directly in the face.

That somewhat harsh-looking face instantly swelled red.

At this moment, Zhao Jun finally understood.

The brat before him simply did not know Young Master Zhao Wu, nor did he fear threats from an Inner Sect disciple.

A threat from an Inner Sect disciple? If it had been anyone else, they might have been somewhat wary.

After all, if an Inner Sect disciple wanted to deal with an Outer Sect disciple, it was quite easy.

One had to know that the entire Outer Sect was almost completely without supervision.

For example, Zhao Jun was now brazenly embezzling supplies, directly transferring away the resources of this Flesh Gu Cave.

Even if Zhou Feng wanted to report him, there was nowhere to report him to.

Those above would only care whether the numbers were correct. As long as the quota for this Flesh Gu Cave was not met, everyone would be punished.

Thus, Inner Sect disciples could enter the Outer Sect directly and use their greater power to bully the weak.

But Zhou Feng did not think so much about it.

Because if he compromised this time, it would be no different from a slow death.

So why should he compromise? Should he retreat merely because of a title? Absolutely impossible!

"Are you giving me today's payment or not!"

It was the same question again.

"I'll give it! Right away!"

This time, Zhao Jun caved in quickly.

He even revealed a fawning smile, changing from contemptuous arrogance to a face full of ingratiating smiles.

The transition between the two was almost seamless, without the slightest awkwardness or discomfort.

The flattery in his eyes was simply impossible to conceal.

Although no flaw could be seen on the surface, Zhou Feng's instincts kept warning him.

It would be best to kill this man on the spot. Otherwise, he was too dangerous.

This was the intuition given by Combat Instinct.

Zhou Feng suddenly fell silent, his right fist slowly clenching.

Seemingly sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, a thin layer of cold sweat seeped from Zhao Jun's back.

"Wait! I have something good here!"

In his desperation, Zhao Jun gritted his teeth and prepared to offer up his treasure to save his life.

He had originally intended to give this item to Young Master Zhao Wu.

But he could not worry about that now. Preserving his life came first.

"Something good?"

Zhou Feng relaxed his entire body.

"Yes! It's inside my belt!"

To stay alive, Zhao Jun no longer cared about anything else.

Zhou Feng searched him briefly, then found a Blood Cicada Jade Pendant inside Zhao Jun's belt.

The Blood Cicada Jade Pendant was dark red throughout, yet it gave off an exceptionally warm feeling.

When he touched the Blood Cicada Jade Pendant, the blood qi throughout his body actually stirred slightly.

Even the Bloodthirsty Gu, which had been lying dormant all this time, moved faintly.

"It really is something good!"

Merely from touching it, he knew that this was definitely something valuable.

He could tell from the Bloodthirsty Gu's reaction.

And the moment he took the Blood Cicada Jade Pendant away, a trace of venomous resentment flashed through Zhao Jun's eyes.

You're dead! You damned lowborn! You actually dared to steal Young Master Zhao Wu's property!

At that moment, Zhao Jun had already decided that once he got through this ordeal—

He would immediately head to the mountainside and seek reinforcements from Young Master Zhao Wu.

When the time came, he would definitely capture this lowborn and torture him alive for seven days.

Finally, he would cut off his five limbs and place him in a spittoon to refine him into a Human Gu.

When Zhou Feng looked at Zhao Jun again, Zhao Jun swiftly changed his expression, his face filled with fawning flattery.