"Wind Thunder Sword Sect, Nine Star Heavenly Mountain — you dare torture my brothers like this?! I will wipe both your sects from existence!!!"
Watching Chu Feng's agonized expression, the Secret Cave sages trembled with rage.
Though they were already extremely weak, their fury burned so hot that their curses aimed at the Wind Thunder Sword Sect's Sect Master and the Nine Star Heavenly Mountain's Sect Master rang out at full volume.
"Hmph, don't think you'll get off easy either."
But the moment they opened their mouths, they reminded the Nine Star Heavenly Mountain Sect Master of something.
He produced eleven more Nine Star Corpse-Eating Bugs and, one by one, forced them into the mouths of the Secret Cave sages.
Once the venomous insects entered their bodies, all eleven of them contorted in agony, releasing screams of suffering — screams far more wretched than Chu Feng's own, several times over.
Yet it was worth noting that each of them had only a single Nine Star Corpse-Eating Bug inside them.
Chu Feng, on the other hand, had three.
Under these circumstances, some of the more experienced elders actually began to feel a measure of respect for Chu Feng.
They knew that a single Nine Star Corpse-Eating Bug, while excruciating, would not kill a person.
But that was only true of one bug.
As the number increased, so too did the pain — and with it came the threat of death.
Three Nine Star Corpse-Eating Bugs was the quantity at which they became lethal.
That was why they admired Chu Feng's sheer willpower. Without extraordinary mental fortitude, those three bugs should have shattered his sanity long ago.
Yet Chu Feng was still holding on.
Of course, while the torture continued, the Wind Thunder Sword Sect's Sect Master and the Nine Star Heavenly Mountain's Sect Master were not idle.
They began searching Chu Feng's body, hoping to find that mysterious supreme treasure — and they even confiscated the Universe Bag hanging at his waist.
But after the Wind Thunder Sword Sect's Sect Master searched through the Universe Bag, his brow furrowed deeply, his face twisting with displeasure. The Nine Star Heavenly Mountain Sect Master immediately sensed that something was wrong.
Still, given what was at stake — the mysterious supreme treasure — he asked, "Did you find anything?"
"See for yourself."
With a grim expression, the Wind Thunder Sword Sect's Sect Master tossed the Universe Bag over to the Nine Star Heavenly Mountain Sect Master.
The Nine Star Heavenly Mountain Sect Master caught it and quickly used a special technique to open it.
The moment he did, his teeth clenched in fury.
Inside Chu Feng's Universe Bag, let alone a mysterious supreme treasure — there was not a single valuable item to be found.
On the contrary, the moment the bag was opened, a reviling stench poured out, and the contents within were beyond disgusting.
This was no Universe Bag meant for storing treasures. It was a booby trap — designed for anyone who tried to rob Chu Feng of his belongings.
Not only could they not find the mysterious supreme treasure, but they had been mocked by Chu Feng in the process.
This only enraged the sect masters of Nine Star Heavenly Mountain and the Wind Thunder Sword Sect even further.
They were so furious they wished they could tear Chu Feng to pieces.
"Oh, you're stubborn, are you?"
"Fine, fine, fine — let's see just how long you can keep that up."
In his towering rage, the Nine Star Heavenly Mountain Sect Master produced yet another six Nine Star Corpse-Eating Bugs.
"Have you lost your mind?!"
Even the Wind Thunder Sword Sect's Sect Master was alarmed by this, his expression shifting as he hurriedly spoke up to stop him.
His concern was not born of compassion — if making Chu Feng talk meant killing him, so be it.
In truth, he had no intention of letting Chu Feng leave alive. Once Chu Feng handed over the mysterious supreme treasure, he would silence him for good.
He understood clearly that a genius of this caliber could not be allowed to live — leaving any loose ends was out of the question.