The demoness had revealed her true form from the very start.
Crimson skin, crimson long hair, and within a mouth like that of a ferocious beast, rows upon rows of razor-sharp fangs.
She was not entirely naked — she still wore a long dress. But it was precisely that dress, paired with her grotesque appearance, that made her all the more terrifying.
The moment those men and women caught sight of the demoness, they had long since been reduced to trembling wrecks. Setting aside the fact that the demoness's pressure had already sealed off the area, even without it, they likely would not have mustered the courage to flee.
"S-Senior Brother Liao, w-what do we do?!"
In their panic, every one of those men and women turned their gazes toward the man surnamed Liao.
"W-we're dead."
"We're all going to die."
But at this moment, Senior Brother Liao had already been scared out of his wits. Not only was his entire body shaking violently, but upon closer inspection, a large patch of his crotch was clearly wet.
This Senior Brother Liao — who had, just moments ago, cut an imposing figure and declared he would teach Chu Feng a lesson — had been scared into wetting his pants by the demoness.
In that instant, those men and women gave up all hope. Faced with the demoness, they did not even have the courage to beg for mercy. All that remained was to wait for death, and then wait for death still.
"Demoness, we meet again."
But just then, Chu Feng's voice suddenly rang out.
The moment Chu Feng's voice carried over, every one of those men and women froze in disbelief. They had never imagined that the one they had looked down on so thoroughly would dare to speak directly to the demoness.
And not only that — he was perfectly composed, without the slightest trace of fear, as if the demoness were nothing more than an ordinary person standing before him.
"Oh?" At this moment, the demoness also turned her gaze toward Chu Feng. Finding that he actually showed no fear, she was rather surprised, and so she said: "You're not afraid of me?"
"Don't you want to know when we last met?" Chu Feng said calmly.
"We've met before?" Hearing this, the demoness grew even more surprised. Then a strange smile curled across her lips as she said: "For a little whelp as green as you to have seen me and still be alive — that truly is a miracle."
"But this time, I certainly won't be letting this meal slip through my fingers."
As she spoke, she extended a tongue reminiscent of a lizard's and licked her lips.
She did not particularly care about where she had seen Chu Feng before. What she cared about was that he had seen her and yet she had not eaten him — so this time, she was absolutely going to enjoy this feast.
"It seems you truly have no memory of me at all. But I suppose that's to be expected, since last time we never actually crossed paths directly."
"But this time, I won't be letting you go," Chu Feng said.
Hearing Chu Feng's words, the demoness's gaze shifted ever so slightly, and she said: "Did you come here on purpose to hunt me?"
"You killed my friend. This grudge must be settled," Chu Feng said.
"Interesting. With a cultivation of merely the Fourth Grade Half-Sovereign, you actually think you can kill me?" The demoness laughed with contempt.
"Fourth Grade Half-Sovereign?"
Yet that single mocking remark from the demoness landed on those men and women who had threatened Chu Feng like an invisible hammer.
Their own cultivations were mostly at the Martial Emperor realm. Even the strongest among them — Senior Brother Liao — was only a Fifth Grade Martial Emperor.
But the one they had looked down on before was actually a Fourth Grade Half-Sovereign?!
A Fourth Grade Half-Sovereign — perhaps that meant nothing in front of the demoness, but before them, it was an existence so terrifying it could not possibly be more so.
To think that they had actually threatened him just moments ago — a wave of dread surged through them without warning.
"And you yourself are merely a First Grade Martial Sovereign," Chu Feng said calmly.
Even before the demoness had drawn near, Chu Feng had already taken notice of her. At that point, he had already determined her cultivation level.
First Grade Martial Sovereign — that was the demoness's cultivation. Chu Feng had to admit that the demoness was powerful, at the very least far more powerful than he was.
However, the reason Chu Feng had dared to stand here with such composure, waiting for the demoness to approach, and even declare his intent to kill her...