Devouring Family

"No!!" The Star Extreme Immortal King roared, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets as he stared in disbelief at Gu Qingfeng’s hideous, savage face.

He never imagined that the one time he chose to trust someone in his life, he would lose so thoroughly. First, his woman fled, and now Gu Qingfeng—this sworn brother of life and death he had just acknowledged—had stabbed him in the back.

In just a short span of time, having suffered two consecutive betrayals, the Star Extreme Immortal King suffered a complete mental breakdown.

At this moment, seeing that the Star Extreme Immortal King was still clinging to the edge of the Gates of the Underworld, Gu Qingfeng frowned. He stomped viciously onto the man's hand—the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Finally, filled with boundless rage, despair, and unwillingness, the Star Extreme Immortal King plummeted into the bottomless abyss.

Simultaneously, the attacks from the three Quasi-Immortal Kings arrived.

In a split second, three terrifying forces capable of dominating heaven and earth slammed ruthlessly into Gu Qingfeng.

Yet, Gu Qingfeng made no move to defend himself; instead, a sinister, savage grin curled the corners of his mouth.

Bang!

Gu Qingfeng’s body was blasted apart once more, vanishing into the void.

"This won't do. We must seal this brat immediately!" the Scruffy Old Daoist said gravely, the ominous premonition in his heart growing heavier by the second.

Just as they were scanning for traces of Gu Qingfeng, a miserable scream suddenly rang out from Marquis Shenwu nearby.

The three were startled and hurriedly looked over, only to see that Gu Qingfeng—who should have been dead—had eerily appeared behind Marquis Shenwu.

The head of this peak Great Luo Immortal was being firmly gripped by him, and a terrifying suction force erupted from his palm.

Marquis Shenwu’s power was being devoured by Gu Qingfeng like water being pumped away.

"Save... Save me!"

Marquis Shenwu cried out in panic.

"Quick! We cannot let this brat continue devouring him. Stop him!"

The Scruffy Old Daoist reacted the fastest, slashing out with his sword.

Swish!

In an instant, beneath the gloomy firmament, countless rifts suddenly cracked open. Sharp sword qi poured out from every rift, crisscrossing in a dense web.

It was like a storm of sword energy; the moment it appeared, it ruthlessly tore apart the surrounding void, leaving shocking sword scars everywhere.

Facing this terrifying strike, Gu Qingfeng, holding Marquis Shenwu’s body high, let out a ferocious laugh.

Whoosh!

His figure vanished instantly, taking the half-dead Marquis Shenwu with him.

The sky-filling sword qi hit nothing but air, shattering the void where Gu Qingfeng had just stood.

"Jie jie jie..." A terrifying laughter echoed from behind the three men.

They whipped around, only to see that hideous, gloomy smiling face. He was clutching Marquis Shenwu's head, holding the body high in the air. Because of the excessive force, Marquis Shenwu's skull had fractured, and blood was trickling down.

Some of the bright red blood flowed onto Gu Qingfeng’s body, making him appear even more savage and terrifying. Accompanied by Marquis Shenwu's ceaseless wailing, he looked like a demon who had walked right out of a horror story.

"You made a grave mistake killing the Star Extreme Immortal King first. When my 'family' is around, this Emperor is restricted and tied down. But now that he is dead, this Emperor's only weakness has vanished!"

Gu Qingfeng grinned savagely at the three of them.

The three were somewhat speechless and desperately wanted to retort—asking just who exactly had killed the Star Extreme Immortal King—but seeing the increasingly powerful aura radiating from Gu Qingfeng, they had no time for banter. They attacked him madly.

Facing their onslaught, Gu Qingfeng casually tossed aside Marquis Shenwu, who had been reduced to a dried husk.

He licked the corner of his mouth. "Truly delicious. I wonder... what does a Quasi-Immortal King taste like?"

As soon as the words fell, the violent attacks swallowed Gu Qingfeng.

But a second later, a voice came from behind them: "What are you aiming at?"

"Damn it! When did he move?!"

Without the burden of his 'family,' Gu Qingfeng's advantage in speed was fully realized.

Before, he couldn't dodge; he had to tank the hits to entangle the three and prevent them from harming the Star Extreme Immortal King. Now, completely free of scruples, the advantage of the Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens technique was utilized to its absolute limit.

Furthermore, the power of the Star Extreme Immortal King and Marquis Shenwu was pouring endlessly into his body, making him increasingly stronger.

The only pity was that the Star Extreme Immortal King was not at his peak; he had been heavily injured and near death. In that state, the nourishment he could provide was rather sparse.

However, while the power provided wasn't much, the most precious thing about an Immortal King was never their raw power, but the Profundity of their Laws!

A Great Luo Golden Immortal is an existence that has comprehended the Eternal Laws, while an Immortal King is one who controls the Profundity of those Laws.

Possessing the Star Extreme Law Profundity, Gu Qingfeng felt a transformative change, as if he could wield the power of stellar annihilation of the entire world.

Moreover, with the "support" of his two "family members," the power they provided was enough for Gu Qingfeng to blast open all the Immortal Apertures in his body, successfully forge an Immortal Vein, and enter the early stage of the Heaven Immortal realm.

This enhancement could not be called weak, but it could have been much stronger.

Whenever he thought of this, the rage in Gu Qingfeng's heart surged. He would not let off a single one of these murderers who had forced his "family" to their deaths!

Boom!

Gu Qingfeng’s sleeves billowed as he extended a pale hand and smashed it against the empty air.

Billions of streams of terrifying demonic qi surged out, interwoven with the Star Extreme Profundity—mysterious and obscure, seemingly containing the annihilation of endless stars.

With this strike, the entire firmament was overwhelmed by demonic qi, giving the sensation that the sky was about to collapse.

Under the ravaging of that terrifying demonic qi, heaven and earth shook violently; the sky cracked, the earth split, and rocks pierced through the air.

Seeing this, the expressions of the other three Quasi-Immortal Kings changed drastically.

"Such terrifying demonic qi! Is this kid the reincarnation of the Demon Ancestor?"

"You two, assist me!" the Scruffy Old Daoist shouted, then fiercely swung his immortal sword.

The other two Quasi-Immortal Kings immediately infused their mana into him.

The Scruffy Old Daoist slashed through the air!

Boom!

A streak of azure sword qi, resembling a ribbon of silk, suddenly appeared. It split the firmament, severed the vast sky, and with unstoppable force, crashed down upon the mortal realm.

This strike contained the combined power of three Quasi-Immortal Kings. Its strength was unimaginable, seemingly poised to shatter the heavens and split the earth.

A head-on collision!

BOOM—!

Beneath the dome of heaven, the two forces crashed violently, resembling two blazing suns colliding.

Very quickly, Gu Qingfeng’s demonic qi was cleaved apart. Although he had devoured the Star Extreme Immortal King, it had been a dying Immortal King with barely one ten-thousandth of his power remaining; it was still difficult to withstand the combined might of three Quasi-Immortal Kings.

In terms of strength, Gu Qingfeng was now infinitely close to a Quasi-Immortal King, but he was ultimately still lacking a little; the heavily injured Star Extreme Immortal King simply hadn't provided enough power.

However, the three Quasi-Immortal Kings were also heavily injured. In a one-on-one fight, none of them would be his match, but dealing with their combined assault was strenuous.

Yet, Gu Qingfeng was not worried in the slightest. Because he was undying and indestructible, he could simply outlast them until they died of exhaustion.

After the sword qi severed the demonic qi, it sliced through Gu Qingfeng’s body as well.

The very next moment, endless tribulation energy flowed from the void, pouring into his form and instantly repairing his body.

By now, both sides were locked in a chaotic battle.

Their fierce exchanges and vicious collisions caused mountains and rivers to shatter and the void to collapse.

Violent cascades of Immortal light and Demonic light intertwined, shaking the void in the ten directions until it trembled chaotically.