"You … you're from the Demon Realm!"
The usually cold and arrogant Second Shadow was now stuttering in fear. It wasn't that he was afraid of Du Feng's strength. After all, the two of them weren't that far apart. Du Feng being able to defeat a peak Ultimate Emperor Realm martial artist with a Level 7 Ultimate Emperor Cultivation was indeed impressive, but it wasn't enough to make him tremble in fear.
The reason the Second Shadow was trembling in fear was because he thought of Du Feng's hidden identity. The moment he felt the Demonic Qi, he knew that he had kicked a steel plate. Now, he actually saw the Demonic Ruler in the Pocket World. His previous suspicions were completely dispelled. Now, he was a hundred percent sure that Du Feng was a true demonic cultivator from the Demon Realm.
Not only was he a true demonic cultivator, but he also had a very high status. Otherwise, how could he have brought the Demonic Ruler down to the lower realms?
"It's not too late for you to know now. You can still save your clansmen's lives."
The Second Shadow would definitely die because he had tried to attack Liu Fei and hurt Zhao Tianlei. Du Feng definitely wouldn't let him go. If he told the truth now, he could spare his clansmen. After all, the Shadow Clan had very few members. If the rest were killed, the entire clan would be exterminated.
"I'll talk, I'll tell you everything."
After seeing the Demonic Ruler, the Second Shadow completely collapsed and told everything he knew. The one who had asked him to kill Du Feng was the Poison Emperor of the Western Continent. In reality, both of them were peak Ultimate Emperor Cultivation cultivators. Although the Poison Emperor was a bit stronger, he wouldn't order the Second Shadow around.
More importantly, the Poison Emperor of the Western Continent represented a faction in the Heaven Realm. The Second Shadow could offend the Poison Emperor of the Western Continent, but he couldn't afford to offend an important figure in the Heaven Realm. That person in the Heaven Realm only needed to casually send down a heavenly punishment and the entire Shadow Clan would be exterminated.
The Shadow Clan originated from a shadow. To put it bluntly, they were shadows that had turned into spirits. Their very existence was illogical and was not tolerated by the heavens. Heavenly lightning couldn't casually kill a normal human cultivator. This was because every living person had a soul mark in this world and had their own destiny. Even the Heaven Realm couldn't casually interfere.
But the Shadow Clan was different. They were not tolerated by the heavens. With a single command from that great character in the Heavenly Domain, the God of Thunder and Mother of Lightning could release heavenly thunder and kill all the members of the Shadow Clan. Under this pressure, the Second Generation Shadow had no choice but to carry out the order to assassinate Du Feng.
"Good, you are very honest!"
Hearing this, Du Feng changed his mind. If the Shadow Second Gen came to the island for benefits, he couldn't let him go no matter what. However, in order to protect the lives of his clansmen, he had no choice but to come, so that was another matter altogether. Not only did Du Feng not kill him, but he also helped him eliminate the danger of his clan being exterminated.
The Heaven Realm's power that the West Continent's Poison Emperor mentioned was most likely related to Yun Yun. When Zhuo Dong Lai opened the Sky Gate to let Shang Guan Yun in, it was easy to tell. To put it bluntly, the mighty overlord of the West Continent was actually a lackey of the Heaven Realm.
It didn't matter if the West Continent's Poison King was serious or if he was just threatening the Second Shadow King. As long as he was killed, naturally, someone would be able to pass the news of the Shadow Clan to the higher-ups in the Upper Realm.
"How about it, do you dare?"
If Du Feng wanted to kill the West Continent's Poison Emperor, he needed the Second Generation Shadow's cooperation. The West Continent's Poison Emperor was one of the Four Kings, after all. He was much stronger than a normal peak Ultimate Emperor Realm martial artist.
"I dare. There is nothing to be afraid of."
The Second Generation Shadow knew he had no choice. If he failed to assassinate Du Feng, his clan would be exterminated. Even if Du Feng didn't exterminate the Shadow Clan, the West Continent's Poison Emperor wouldn't let them go. Rather than being stuck between a rock and a hard place, it was better to stake everything on one throw. As long as he killed the West Continent's Poison Emperor, he would have a chance of survival.
"Very well, I will prepare first."
Leaving the West Continent's Poison Emperor alive would be a disaster sooner or later. If he used his connections in the Heaven Realm, he might find another assassin next time. Not only was the island in danger, but the far north could also be in trouble.
Before leaving the island, Du Feng had to rearrange the place. The houses needed to be rebuilt, the trees needed to be replanted, and the formations needed to be rearranged. With his previous experience, he had to strengthen the formations even more. He learned from the far north and forged a batch of swords, then set up a sword formation around the house.
After the defense was done, there was one more important thing he couldn't forget, and that was to set up a transportation formation on the island. In order to rush back to protect his mother, Du Feng had placed the transportation platform in the house. As long as someone triggered the formation, he would be able to teleport back to the island from any corner of the world.
"Brother Du, let me go with you."
Once everything was set up, Du Feng trained with Zhao Tianlei for a bit before leaving the island. Before leaving, Zhao Tianlei heard that they were going to kill the West Continent's Poison Emperor and requested to tag along.
"Don't mess around. Protect the Mistress well and nothing can happen to her. You must remember this."
Du Feng knew that Zhao Tianlei wanted to help him, but if he left, there would be no more powerful experts on the island. The little skeleton that had lived on the island for a long time had been killed by the Second Shadow King. In order to not hurt his mother's feelings, he specially summoned another one based on its previous appearance.
Although the new skeleton looked the same as before, its strength was vastly different. With the help of the male ghost cultivator from Blossom City, it had been forged using parts of the white bone banner. Although it wasn't at the level of a complete Ultimate Emperor Realm cultivator, it was still at the same level. It was Zhao Tianlei's second bodyguard and was also responsible for the island's safety. If it and Zhao Tianlei worked together, they would be able to hold off a peak Ultimate Emperor Realm cultivator for quite some time.
"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
In order not to worry his mother, Du Feng purposely made his words sound casual. In truth, he knew very well that the Poison Emperor of the West Continent was not easy to deal with. There were many complete Ultimate Emperor Realm experts living in seclusion in this world. There was definitely something special about the Poison Emperor of the West Continent that made him one of the Four Monarchs.
After flying away from the island, Du Feng looked back reluctantly, then turned around and sped away. He first rushed up to the Third Layer in one go, then flew west through the clouds. He estimated that he had flown enough before descending from the Third Layer of Heaven.
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