Primitive Hand-to-Hand Combat

Hearing his daughter say that, Qian Shang could not help recalling the time when they had been fleeing.

His daughter had also told him to invest in a little beggar.

At the time, he had hesitated and only paid a small price.

Yet it was precisely because of that little beggar's help that they had safely escaped into the territory governed by the Three Gu Sect.

Ever since that little beggar, Qian Shang had never heard his daughter ask him to invest in anyone else.

Even Jia Ju, their former backer, had never received such treatment.

He had not expected his daughter to ask him to invest in Zhou Feng this time. It seemed Young Master Zhou truly had potential!

Thinking of what they had gone through before, Qian Shang made up his mind in an instant.

If he was going to gamble, he would gamble big! It would be best if he could truly find a powerful backer.

Otherwise, they could not go on like this.

"Father! You still haven't told me about the interesting things that happened in the marketplace today!"

Just as Qian Shang was gritting his teeth and considering a big gamble, Qian Qianqian spoke slowly.

Because she was blind and rather pretty, Qian Qianqian rarely ever left the house.

Normally, she relied on Qian Shang telling her amusing stories from the marketplace to relieve her boredom.

At the same time, Qian Qianqian could analyze many things from those scattered bits of information.

It could be said that Qian Qianqian had contributed greatly to the establishment of this shop.

"All right, all right! Father will tell you later!"

Qian Shang planned to hire some more hands. Because their backer had run into trouble before, practically all the shop assistants had stopped coming to work.

Now, he had to hire people again, and he also needed to hurry and send the protection fee to Bitter Bamboo Peak.

It was worth mentioning that Zhao Wu's lackeys had vanished without a trace just moments ago.

Clearly, they had sensed that something was wrong and fled immediately.

Zhou Feng soon returned to Bitter Bamboo Peak.

Bitter Bamboo Peak was still the same as before, without the slightest change.

Everyone looked like a Starving Ghost. They were either in closed-door cultivation or plotting against one another.

The other peaks had all sorts of rules, but Bitter Bamboo Peak had none at all.

Harming fellow disciples? That might be a grave crime on other peaks, but no such thing existed on Bitter Bamboo Peak.

That also made things more convenient for Zhou Feng.

"Senior Brother Zhou! There's something I'd like to ask you about!"

He directly picked a target.

This Senior Brother Zhou shared his surname and had been on Bitter Bamboo Peak for some time.

He was at the ninth level of the Qi Induction Realm, much higher than Zhou Feng's own realm.

But on Bitter Bamboo Peak, that cultivation was already considered bottom-tier.

Quite a few senior brothers watched Senior Brother Zhou closely. Once he broke through, he would likely be devoured.

At present, disciples in the Qi Induction Realm were simply not worth the effort of those senior brothers and sisters on Bitter Bamboo Peak.

Even Zhou Feng himself had many people secretly watching him on ordinary days.

Senior Brother Zhou's mouth was stretched in a constant grin, and from time to time, he let out meaningless laughter.

Under the influence of the Demon Devouring Gu, there were not many normal people on all of Bitter Bamboo Peak.

Thus, Zhou Feng was no longer surprised by such bizarre behavior.

He even felt that he himself was becoming a little unhinged.

"Hm? What is it?"

Hearing Zhou Feng call out to him, Senior Brother Zhou was somewhat surprised. He turned around and replied.

Zhou Feng could clearly feel a greedy gaze sweeping over him from head to toe.

It was as undisguised as a lecher ogling a beauty, making his skin crawl.

"Let's talk somewhere else!"

He chose to change locations first.

It was truly inconvenient to make a move on Bitter Bamboo Peak, where there were too many potential obstacles.

Even if he succeeded, someone else might steal the fruits of his victory.

"Somewhere else? Sure! Sure!"

Senior Brother Zhou suddenly let out a strange laugh before stopping.

Clearly, just like Zhou Feng, Senior Brother Zhou was also setting his sights on him.

Seeing this, Zhou Feng became even more resolute.

Before long, the two of them headed down Bitter Bamboo Peak.

As they left the peak, several pairs of eyes stared intently at their backs.

Zhou Feng led Senior Brother Zhou deeper into the forest.

Soon, there was no trace of human presence around them.

"Hehe~~ Hehe~~"

The more remote their surroundings became, the stranger Senior Brother Zhou's laughter grew.

Black spiritual power slowly seeped from Senior Brother Zhou's body.

"Junior Brother!"

At last, Senior Brother Zhou could no longer hold back. He called out "Junior Brother" and pounced at Zhou Feng, several droplets of saliva flying through the air.

Zhou Feng had long been prepared. Spiritual power erupted throughout his body.

His fist tore through the air and slammed straight into Senior Brother Zhou's abdomen.

The Full Charge Slash passive triggered instantly!

For this hunting plan, he had made thorough preparations.

He had first fully charged the Full Charge Slash passive, and Bone Plating had regrown as well.

With these two passives, he could seize an enormous advantage from the very beginning.

Sure enough, empowered by the Full Charge Slash passive, Zhou Feng's punch was exceptionally fierce.

In an instant, it shattered Senior Brother Zhou's protective spiritual power and punched clean through his abdomen.

His entire arm passed through Senior Brother Zhou's stomach and emerged from his back, bringing out chunks of blood and intestines with it.

Senior Brother Zhou's sneak attack claw also broke through Zhou Feng's protective spiritual power, but Bone Plating stopped it afterward.

Even so, several long claw marks were left across his chest.

Senior Brother Zhou froze at the sight.

But only for a moment. Then, Senior Brother Zhou went berserk, black spiritual power surging ceaselessly from his body.

Both hands clamped down hard on Zhou Feng's shoulders, and he bit viciously into Zhou Feng's neck.

He kept shaking his head, trying to tear the flesh from Zhou Feng's neck.

Most terrifying of all, Zhou Feng felt his right arm being tightly gripped by a mass of flesh and blood.

Even though Combat Instinct had reacted in that instant and issued a warning, Zhou Feng's body had not had time to respond.

Fortunately, no one was around to witness such a bloody and horrifying scene. Otherwise, it would have scared plenty of people senseless.

This was also why many Inner Sect disciples in the Three Gu Sect did not want to provoke people from Bitter Bamboo Peak.

The people of Bitter Bamboo Peak were all madmen, and their physical bodies were terrifyingly strong. They would rush at you and engage in hand-to-hand combat at any moment.

Most terrifying of all, those Starving Ghosts reacted extremely quickly in battle, like wild beasts.

Ordinary Daoist Arts and spells could not hit them at all, and in the end, you still had to fight them hand-to-hand.

And once it came to hand-to-hand combat, it was a fight to the death, utterly disgusting.

Now, Zhou Feng was experiencing firsthand just how disgusting Bitter Bamboo Peak disciples could be.

This was completely a contest of physical bodies. Every other technique was meaningless.

"Die!"

He used all his strength to yank out his right arm.

He pulled out a whole mass of Senior Brother Zhou's intestines along with it.

His earlier first strike had still given him an enormous advantage.

Without Zhou Feng's arm supporting him, the lower half of Senior Brother Zhou's body collapsed directly to the ground.

That strike had also shattered Senior Brother Zhou's spine.

Severely injured, Senior Brother Zhou finally released his bite.

Facing the fallen Senior Brother Zhou, Zhou Feng delivered another vicious kick, sending a head flying through the air.

Only a headless corpse remained where it had stood.