Not Even an Inch of Weed Grows

The Paper-Tying Craftsman watched the scene before him, his gaze narrowing slightly.

This kid was simply more terrifying than ghosts and gods!

Although ghosts and gods were brutal, they at least possessed some logic in their actions. Unlike Gu Qingfeng, who didn't play by the rules at all.

Just as the Paper-Tying Craftsman was feeling bewildered, boom!

The Gates of Hell crashed open.

Billions of hideous ghostly hands reached out from within, grabbing the Immortal Kings and dragging them into the Gates of Hell like livestock.

To Gu Qingfeng, these ghosts and gods were his nourishment; how could he let them be slaughtered by the Immortal Kings?

Of course, it wouldn't do for the ghosts and gods to kill the Immortal Kings either. They were all food, so why should they fight each other so desperately?

"Oh no! Stop him, quickly!" The Paper-Tying Craftsman's expression changed. He finally understood what Gu Qingfeng was trying to do—he actually intended to devour all the Immortal Kings to increase his own strength.

Such an evil act, he had always thought, was the exclusive domain of ghosts and gods. He never expected to see it performed by a living human today.

Devouring so many experts at once, was this kid not afraid of losing control of his power, losing his mind, and suffering from qi deviation?

Even ghosts and gods wouldn't dare to devour so many Immortal Kings at the same time.

Although he had his doubts, he didn't dare to gamble.

Nearly a hundred ghosts and gods struck out simultaneously. Their terrifying power drew upon the dense ghostly energy in the city, transforming it into blood-red dark clouds that covered the entire stretch of heaven and earth where Gu Qingfeng stood.

The Paper-Tying Craftsman also made his move. Holding nothing back, he suddenly slammed both hands onto the ground.

Rumble!

A blood-red portal slowly rose from the earth, resembling the gates of hell.

Blood light surged on the portal, carrying a taboo cursing power.

Bang!

The blood-red gates opened wide!

Inside was actually a blood-red vortex, as if the gates to a blood-red purgatory had been opened.

Countless blood-red ghosts and gods surged out from within, scrambling over one another. Densely packed and endless, they formed a vast and mighty blood-red river.

Moreover, each blood-red ghost and god was covered in a thick power of curses, flashing constantly like runes branded onto their bodies.

Facing this terrifying power that was enough to obliterate peak Immortal Kings, Gu Qingfeng didn't even spare it a glance, allowing the attacks to land on him.

He just continued to devour the Immortal Kings on his own.

Watching those once aloof and arrogant Immortal Kings wailing and screaming one by one before being thrown into the Gates of Hell, and feeling his cultivation base skyrocket madly, a trace of morbid satisfaction appeared on his face.

At the same time, the attacks from the ghosts and gods arrived. Even more violent power surged into his body, making him shiver with pleasure.

"Jie jie jie... Power! This is the feeling of power! It's truly intoxicating! But it's not enough! This Emperor wants more! More!!" Gu Qingfeng laughed wildly at the sky, his demonic might unparalleled, his arrogance soaring.

He stood tall among the billions of ghosts and gods, like a supreme and lofty emperor.

The Paper-Tying Craftsman's expression changed drastically. "This is impossible!! You can actually devour so much ghostly and divine power! Are you human or a ghost?! No! Even ghosts and gods couldn't do this! Just what kind of person are you?!"

"Jie jie jie... Food shouldn't talk so much nonsense. Just merge with this Emperor!"

In an instant, Gu Qingfeng moved. He charged into the flock like a lion; everywhere he looked, there was only food!

Without even looking, he pushed his devouring power to the absolute limit. Demonic flames rolled off his body, and six black holes crashed open behind him, madly devouring everything in the surroundings.

None of the ghosts and gods around him could escape his vicious clutches. The moment any ghost or god was touched by him, they instantly twisted into a ball of pitch-black ink and merged into his body.

He was like a warrior who had activated a peerless mode, frantically mowing down the grass.

The ghosts and gods fought back with all their might. Terrifying power gathered and evolved into countless bizarre and fearsome laws of order, transforming into dense, crisscrossing black divine chains that shot toward Gu Qingfeng to suppress him.

This was the ghosts and gods utilizing their origin power. They used their origin power to connect with the Yellow Springs Ghost City. Fighting against them was like fighting against the entire Yellow Springs Ghost City.

However, the stronger they were, the more excited Gu Qingfeng became.

No matter how terrifying the attacks that struck him were, they couldn't stir up the slightest ripple. He was like a divine pillar anchoring the sea, standing tall and unyielding.

The Paper-Tying Craftsman panicked, for he realized that in front of Gu Qingfeng, the immortality that the ghosts and gods were so proud of was completely useless.

Because Gu Qingfeng wasn't killing the ghosts and gods at all; he was eating them directly.

He knew that if this continued, he wouldn't be able to escape the fate of being devoured either. Thus, he continuously drove the ghosts and gods to charge at Gu Qingfeng, while he himself quietly retreated behind the crowd.

Just as he was about to flee, a terrifying, savage laugh rang out by his ear.

Gu Qingfeng appeared beside him as if teleporting, his pale human face full of a sinister smile.

"As the most delicious food on the field, how could this Emperor let you escape?"

"Get lost!"

The Paper-Tying Craftsman roared in shock and anger, attacking madly.

Terrifying ghostly energy condensed in front of him into a bizarre black moon. A crack suddenly split open within the black moon, resembling a vertical pupil, and bizarre, ink-like taboo power continuously poured out from it.

That taboo power began to spread, and an aura of destruction rippled outward like a tide.

In an instant, the heavens collapsed and the earth split. The tall mountains nearby crashed down, and rocks fell like rain, as if a great building was about to topple.

However, before the power of this move could be fully unleashed.

Gu Qingfeng opened his large mouth, suddenly condensing a chilling black hole within it, and then swallowed the bizarre black moon in a single gulp.

He chewed heartily, his expression satisfied. "Tastes pretty good, kind of like a chocolate truffle."

Seeing his ultimate move get eaten just like that, the Paper-Tying Craftsman was scared out of his wits. He turned around and ran.

But before he could take two steps, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck.

Gu Qingfeng's demonic claws directly gripped his neck. The sheer force instantly twisted and deformed his neck.

"Die! Jie jie jie..."

Tide-like demonic energy wrapped around the Paper-Tying Craftsman, continuously surging in through his mouth, nose, and eye sockets, before finally slowly shrinking.

With that, the Paper-Tying Craftsman completely disappeared from the mortal realm.

After the Paper-Tying Craftsman died, the group of ghosts and gods that had lost their controller immediately scattered and fled. Although they were ghosts and gods, they weren't fools; having lost their control, they naturally wanted to run.

But having continuously devoured several Immortal Kings and countless ghosts and gods, Gu Qingfeng's strength had long reached an unimaginable level. It could be said that he had surpassed the Immortal King realm and could casually crush peak Immortal Kings; it was just unknown if he could rival those above the Immortal King realm.

With such terrifying strength, how could a mere billion ghosts and gods—among which there were barely any at the Immortal King level—be his match?

With a wave of his large hand, the six black holes behind him instantly gathered above his head, merging into a super-massive, terrifying black hole.

"Devour the Heavens and Consume the Earth!"

An irresistible, powerful suction force surged from the black hole, madly devouring everything around it. Those ghosts and gods flew backward uncontrollably, being swallowed by the black hole one after another.

A long time later, in the place where Gu Qingfeng stood, not a single ghost remained, leaving only a scene of utter devastation.