"Jie Baobao, you spoke out of turn — you deserve to die."
Just then, someone soared into the air, condensing a barrier sword that pierced straight through Jie Baobao's left leg.
Seeing this, more and more people joined in.
At first, they were trembling with fear, but as more and more hands struck, they grew bolder.
Some even attacked repeatedly, not content with a single blow.
After all, this was Jie Baobao — an existence they had spent their lives looking up to.
Yet now, they had the chance to pass judgment on such a genius. Many felt no shame whatsoever. Instead, they were thrilled.
Though most of their cultivation levels were far weaker than Jie Baobao's, thanks to Ling Kun's formation still in place, even the weakest among them could wound Jie Baobao now.
Aside from Ling Kun's granddaughter's initial strike, none of the individual attacks were truly fatal to Jie Baobao.
But if a single blow couldn't kill her...
There were tens of millions of people here.
Tens of millions, each using their own weapons or formations to tear through Jie Baobao's body.
Even if none of them intended to kill her outright, the combined onslaught had already reached a level that could annihilate any living being.
Jie Baobao had started with a look of pure disdain on her face.
But now, she was pale as paper, collapsed on the ground without the strength to move, unable to even speak.
BOOM— Just then, a piercing roar of thunder exploded across the sky.
Looking up, the great defensive formation that protected this cultivation ground had shattered to pieces.
"What's going on?"
Many people stared at the barrier fragments drifting through the void, their faces filled with unease.
They sensed that something terrible had happened.
"CHU FENG!!!"
Immediately after, someone pointed toward Jie Baobao and let out a scream of pure terror.
Looking closely, Chu Feng had appeared right in front of Jie Baobao.
He was crouched on the ground, lifting her into his arms.
"Chu Feng?"
Even Ling Kun's face contorted upon seeing him.
He was a First Grade Celestial Dragon Spirit World Master — a figure of immense standing.
Yet now, not only did he fail to launch any attack against Chu Feng, he actually recoiled in terror, stumbling backward.
He had witnessed with his own eyes what had happened in the Immortal Star Domain.
He knew all too well how terrifying Chu Feng had become.
"Insolent Chu Feng! How dare you invade our Seven Realms Sacred Palace! Die!!!"
But among the crowd, there were always those too foolish to fear death. One of them activated a formation and launched an attack at Chu Feng.
BANG— BANG— BANG— But Chu Feng merely cast a single glance, and countless bursts of blood mist bloomed across the sky.
Those who had attacked were all reduced to nothing — shattered body and soul.
"Heavens... this..."
That scene finally snapped everyone back to reality.
That was Chu Feng.
The Chu Feng who killed without batting an eye.
Realizing this, many turned and fled.
BOOM— But just then, a vast and overwhelming pressure descended from the heavens.
It transformed the entire cultivation ground into an enormous cage.
It was Little Fishy who had struck.
"Xianhai Yuer?"
"She's entered the Heavenly God realm?"
"Was the celestial phenomenon really her?"
Ling Kun looked up and saw Little Fishy standing in the void above, radiant as a deity.
He trembled so violently he could barely stand.
Chu Feng alone had already been beyond his ability to contend with.
And now, an even more powerful Little Fishy had arrived.
Thinking back on what they had just done — and then looking at the way Chu Feng cradled Jie Baobao in his arms — the arrogance drained from Ling Kun's eyes entirely. His gaze grew clear, stripped of all its previous bravado, leaving nothing behind but raw fear.
He knew — he had brought catastrophe upon them all.
"Chu Feng...?"
Jie Baobao weakly opened her eyes, gazing at the person holding her, and could hardly believe what she was seeing.
Chu Feng's expression was cold as ice.
In truth, he did not know the specifics of what had transpired.
He had come here to seize the power of the Divine Era hidden within this place.
But upon drawing near, he had discovered chaos in full swing — the crowd joining forces to torture someone.
Looking closely, it was none other than his friend, Jie Baobao.
And Jie Baobao's condition was beyond horrific. Aside from her face, which remained intact, her body had been utterly ravaged. Calling it a pile of minced flesh would not have been an exaggeration.
"It's alright now."
As Chu Feng spoke softly to Jie Baobao, he placed a pill into her mouth.
Then he released the power of the barrier to begin healing her wounds.
But the moment he examined her, his heart lurched.
Jie Baobao's cultivation had been destroyed, and under the relentless barrage she had endured, her life was hanging by a thread.
She was, for all intents and purposes, a dead woman walking.
This ignited a fury in Chu Feng that burned to his very core.
Without a word, he reached out and seized several nearby elders, dragging them before him.
"Aaaagh~~~"
Piercing screams of agony rang out.
At their heads, a visible force was being ripped free and drawn into Chu Feng's palm.
Chu Feng was using a soul-extraction technique to plunder their memories.
It was the fastest way to learn the truth of what had happened.