Chapter 495: Fusion

After Chu Feng had viciously beaten him a dozen or so times, the Netherworld Ghost King finally couldn’t take it anymore.

If he continued to stubbornly resist, he figured Chu Feng would probably beat him to death for real, so he didn’t dare to remain defiant.

“Stop! Stop hitting me!” the Netherworld Ghost King shouted, hastily begging for mercy. “I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything!”

If this kept up, he would definitely be beaten to death.

“If you’re going to talk, then spit it out!” Chu Feng roared.

At this point, the Netherworld Ghost King’s Divine Soul had been beaten so badly it was unstable and beginning to dissipate. Naturally, this dissipating Divine Soul Power was absorbed by Chu Feng’s Sea of Divine Soul.

This guy had already reached the Nascent Soul Realm and was incredibly strong. To Chu Feng, he was a great source of nourishment.

“Because the Spiritual Qi of the entire Earth has begun to dissipate. Specifically, the Divine Core at the planet’s center has been extinguished and can no longer release Spiritual Qi. That’s what caused Earth to enter the Dharma Decline Era, making Cultivation impossible. All the people who cultivated—including the Immortal Gods of the Celestial Court—naturally left.”

“Furthermore, this change started with the Celestial Court. On a certain day in the past, the Celestial Court seemed to suddenly lose all contact and vanished without a trace. The Immortal Gods who remained in the Lower Realm couldn’t reach them, and accomplished cultivators from the Lower Realm could no longer achieve Ascension. That’s the gist of it,” the Netherworld Ghost King said.

“If you can’t cultivate on Earth, why not just go to the moon or other planets?” Chu Feng asked.

“You’re oversimplifying things,” the Netherworld Ghost King continued. “There aren’t many planets that have a Divine Core like Earth. They are incredibly difficult to find. A planet with a Divine Core means it can support life, and it will have Cultivators.”

“Then according to what you’ve said, if the Divine Core can’t release Spiritual Power, how come Earth’s lifeforms haven’t been affected?” Chu Feng asked.

“It’s true that the Divine Core can no longer release Spiritual Power, but for the people on Earth, the worst it means is that they can no longer cultivate and can only be ordinary people. How in the world did you become a Spirit Cultivator? Given the circumstances, you shouldn’t have been able to succeed in Cultivation. Even if you have the inheritance of the God of Wealth, so what? You still shouldn’t be able to cultivate,” the Netherworld Ghost King asked in disbelief. He found it baffling and couldn’t understand why Chu Feng was still able to cultivate.

“Hm. Alright, I understand now. You can die,” Chu Feng said nonchalantly.

Now that he had learned what he wanted to know, there was naturally no reason to keep the Netherworld Ghost King around.

‘It was time to finish him off. After all, this guy had just tried to invade my Sea of Divine Soul and possess me.’

“Chu Feng, you tricked me! I told you everything you wanted to know, and you’re still going to kill me!” the Netherworld Ghost King roared, fury blazing in his eyes.

“Did I ever say I wouldn’t kill you? You tried to possess me, and you think I’d let you go? You’re dreaming,” Chu Feng sneered, then immediately struck.

He wouldn’t show the slightest mercy to this guy. ‘Show mercy to someone who wants to kill me? I can’t do that.’

“You son of a bitch! Chu Feng, you’ll die sooner or later too! Don’t get too arrogant! In Earth’s current environment, you’re doomed to never survive until your Celestial Tribulation!” The Ghost King’s face was contorted with rage. He was about to die, and he was filled with extreme unwillingness.

Even at this moment, the guy wanted to put up one last struggle, unwilling to die just like that.

But against Chu Feng, resistance? It was utterly futile.

BOOM!

The Wealth God’s Order smashed down, erupting in a dazzling golden light that mercilessly crushed the Ghost King’s form.

Its Divine Soul Power was instantly shattered and then absorbed by Chu Feng’s Sea of Divine Soul.

With every smash, the Ghost King’s form shattered a little more. Another smash, another shatter.

Just like that, its entire form was smashed to pieces, bit by bit.

Finally, with a bloodcurdling scream, the last wisp of its Divine Soul Power dissipated and was absorbed by Chu Feng’s Sea of Divine Soul.

At that moment, nourished by the Netherworld Ghost King, Chu Feng’s Sea of Divine Soul instantly began to expand.

A terrifying amount of Divine Soul Power flooded the skies above his entire Sea of Divine Soul.

The entire Sea of Divine Soul then erupted with a deafening RUMBLE, a sensation like the earth shaking and the mountains swaying. Even Chu Feng himself felt a bit unsteady on his feet.

Originally, his Sea of Divine Soul had a limit of about five or six kilometers. Now, it had expanded to tens of kilometers, almost reaching seventy kilometers across—an increase in area of more than tenfold.

This gave Chu Feng an unprecedented sensation, an incredible feeling of refreshment.

This was the feeling his enhanced Divine Soul gave him; every significant improvement brought this same sensation.

Chu Feng’s complexion had now returned to normal, unlike before when it had shifted between ashen, black, and crimson.

His breathing had also stabilized, and his skin even began to emit a faint glow that was barely perceptible to the naked eye.

At that moment, outside the door, the nine Elders of the Netherworld Sect were all waiting with anxious excitement.

“This time… will Lord Netherworld succeed in his possession and be reborn?” one of them asked. He had a long, horse-like face, and a hint of doubt crept into his expression.

“Hmph. Netherworld Sect… since you all love being ghosts so much, I’ll oblige you today!” At that moment, Su Qiye opened his eyes, a chilling light glinting within them.