Hunters and Prey!

"Eh? Isn't this..."

As Zhou Feng sorted through the items in his Storage Bag, he discovered something strange.

A brightly colored blood cicada caught his eye.

He remembered that he had gotten this Blood Cicada Jade Pendant from Zhao Jun.

And when he had first drawn in qi, he had relied on this Blood Cicada Jade Pendant as well.

Later, however, the Blood Cicada Jade Pendant provided very little spiritual qi and had no real presence to speak of.

Gradually, Zhou Feng had forgotten about the Blood Cicada Jade Pendant.

But now, it seemed that the Blood Cicada Jade Pendant had undergone some sort of change.

The longer he wore it, the brighter its color became.

It was almost as though it were about to come alive.

"What's going on?"

Naturally, he was extremely puzzled by this change.

Could this really be some kind of treasure?

He sensed the Blood Cicada Jade Pendant and found that aside from its changed color, it was no different from before.

The only certainty was that the Blood Cicada Jade Pendant was still constantly giving off spiritual qi.

The amount of spiritual qi was small, but it never stopped leaking out.

Wearing it over the long term did offer a slight benefit.

There were no downsides, and wearing it long-term had benefits, so after failing to figure out what was happening, Zhou Feng stopped worrying about it.

After his earlier review, Zhou Feng had gained a clear understanding of his own strength.

Then, he could no longer hold himself back.

With his current strength, if he ambushed someone in the Qi Gathering Realm, his chances of success would be extremely high.

As long as no one knew about the explosive power of his opening strike, no one would be able to react in time.

So he planned to take advantage of tonight.

He would begin hunting on his own initiative. After all, once a hunt succeeded—

the rewards were simply too great.

First, his cultivation could soar. Both his vital energy and spiritual qi would receive an enormous replenishment.

Then, based on his previous experience, every successful devouring of a Demon Devouring Gu

would definitely increase the progress bar on the Skill Panel.

When the time came, he might gain another Passive Skill.

Such high rewards tempted Zhou Feng greatly.

Since he had already leaned toward the demonic path, he might as well follow it to the end.

Seeking quick results was not something he considered at all.

Once he made up his mind, he acted!

Zhou Feng immediately began selecting his prey.

There were not many people in the Qi Gathering Realm on Bitter Bamboo Peak, and he knew even fewer of them.

After considering his options, only Senior Brother Sun at the foot of the mountain remained.

This Senior Brother Sun looked utterly ordinary and dressed just as plainly.

On the surface, he did not look like someone from Bitter Bamboo Peak at all, because the people on Bitter Bamboo Peak generally looked like they had something wrong with them at a glance.

They were like lunatics.

Yet Senior Brother Sun was usually perfectly normal, with an utterly harmless appearance.

But in truth, Zhou Feng could keenly sense the malice in Senior Brother Sun's eyes whenever he looked at him.

Because of the Passive Skill Combat Instinct, as long as anyone watched him with malicious intent,

Combat Instinct would be triggered.

On Bitter Bamboo Peak, Combat Instinct was almost constantly triggered. There was no helping it—the mountain had far too many freaks.

Relying on Combat Instinct, he had repeatedly discovered Senior Brother Sun watching him from concealed corners.

That was precisely why he had chosen Senior Brother Sun as his hunting target.

Someone with cultivation similar to his own who had been secretly watching him was undoubtedly an excellent hunting target.

"Wait until tonight! Acting now would be far too conspicuous!"

Zhou Feng glanced at the sky outside and decided to make his move after nightfall.

What he did not know was that the Senior Brother Sun he planned to hunt was also making preparations in secret.

"Tomorrow is the Martial Arts Tournament. Tonight should be when everyone is at their most relaxed!"

"My chances of succeeding tonight should be at their highest! Don't you think so, Xiao Huahua?"

In a dark room, Sun Gui wore a delighted smile.

He was holding a decaying head in his arms. It seemed that Sun Gui had just been speaking to the head in his hands.

The head had already begun to rot, continuously giving off a foul stench.

Yet one could vaguely make out that it had once belonged to a woman.

In the room, Sun Gui's bed was covered with a large red quilt.

Red candles also stood on the nearby table. The scene looked as though a wedding had been held there.

"As long as I eat this person, I can keep living! My strength will grow even stronger!"

"Xiao Huahua! Did I complete the task you gave me again?"

As Sun Gui grew excited, the smile on his face widened further.

But in the dim room, it appeared especially eerie.

A grown man holding a head and laughing madly for no reason was utterly different from Sun Gui's usual harmless appearance.

"Xiao Huahua! Just wait! Soon, there'll be one more person to witness our wedding!"

With that, Sun Gui placed the rotting head on the bed.

Then he picked up a large red bridal veil and covered the head with it.

The moment the head was covered, the smile on Sun Gui's face vanished without a trace.

As usual, his face was calm. If one ignored the surroundings, he was merely an ordinary person.

After arranging the head, Sun Gui began circulating the Demon Devouring Art where he stood.

Massive amounts of spiritual power surged madly through his body, forcibly drawing over the sparse spiritual qi around him.

A large amount of spiritual qi was compressed into spiritual power, and that spiritual power was further purified.

If anyone were here, they would certainly discover

that Sun Gui was not in the Qi Gathering Realm at all, but firmly in the Qi Condensation Realm.

Moreover, he was at the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation. His spiritual power was about to liquefy, making him a true candidate for the Spirit Platform Realm.

Pale moonlight rose and shone through the window into Sun Gui's room.

A row of heads could be seen beneath the bed.

If each head represented a person Sun Gui had eaten, then he had consumed at least a dozen people.

Even more frighteningly, almost no one on Bitter Bamboo Peak concealed their cultivation.

Because low cultivation meant you were easy to bully, and all kinds of trouble would come looking for you.

At the same time, no one possessed such a method for concealing cultivation.

Sun Gui was clearly at the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation, yet he appeared to be only at the second or third level of the Qi Gathering Realm.

That was simply far too deceptive.

It was even possible that someone on Bitter Bamboo Peak had regarded Sun Gui as prey, only to be killed in return.

The row of skulls beneath the bed was proof.

Even more coincidentally, Zhou Feng had chosen Sun Gui as his prey and planned to act tonight.

Sun Gui had also chosen Zhou Feng as his prey and planned to act tonight.

This time, both sides had become hunters and prey at once.

But Zhou Feng did not know that Sun Gui's cultivation had long since reached the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation.

With one careless mistake, he could very well be crushed outright and die in an instant.

A surprise attack? More likely, Sun Gui would be the one catching him off guard!